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Brown Gold Boom in California Kern River District Told
A Bakersfield find by Jud Elwood sparked the Kern River and Coalinga Brown Gold boom. The piece extols outside investment and the California National Crude Oil Company promoting 40 cent stock as a chance to join California’s vast oil wealth and new pipeline marketing networks.
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Jude Elwood
Bakersfield
California
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Kern County
Elwood
Kern River
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Colonel Drake
Col. Drake
Great
Kern River District
West Side
Los Angeles
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Coalinga
Tidewater
Africa
Monterey
Port Costa
Harford
Alaska
Japan
Australia
California National Crude Oil Company
Wonder District
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California National Crude OU Company
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