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Lost Mines of the Great Southwest Treasures and Trails
The article recounts late 19th century desert gold finds across California Nevada and the Mojave era, focusing on Thomas Schofield near Danby and Jamison with Fieldson Blake Needles and Death Valley locals. It details horned gold vein discoveries at Fort Mohave Homer Wash and the Goler district near Mojave Kern County, describing lost trails, water scarcity, and massive rushed mining booms with fortunes claimed and later mislocated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe Railroad
Clipper Range
San Bernardino County
Danby
Thomas Schofield
Los Angeles
Schofield
Piute Bend
Nevada
Colorado River
Fort Mohave
Jamison
Red Brother
Fields
California
Homer
Santa Fe
Homer Wash
Tields
Blake
Needles
Piute
Panamint Range
Mystery
Death Valley
San Bernardino
Frank Goler
Goler
Mount San Antonio
Mount Baldy
Arrowhead
Hen Moss
Moss
Hamelin
Old Hen Moss
Kern County
Mojave
Southern Pacific