GUNSIGHT PASSERS IN ON BIG OIL GUSHER FEVER
Emerson Crawford, David Sanders, and a wary prospector push a bold plan after Number Three yields a colossal oil gusher. Crawford orders vast mobilization as Joyce faces fear and Ben Crawford asserts the need to chase truth and protect his name while a town roars awake to floodgates of work and wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce
Miss Joyce
Rob
Dave
Mr. Crawford
Bob
Negter
Crawford
Dick Rein
Bob Hope
Sig
Flatt
Joy
Tim Harrigan
Sanders
Steve Russell
Fringin
Hawsses
Applegate
Steve
Emerson Crawford
Et Robinson
Hart
Sona
Emerson
O'Connor
Sone
Jed
Russell
Malapi
Court House
Tpama
Bob Hart
Cottonwood Bend
David Sanders
Adventures of the Twins in Rain Town
Nancy and Nick ride Scootalong to Mistland’s Rain Town where rain fairies store water in barrels. They learn rain is gathered from rivers by fairies who fill Sprinkle-Blow’s barrels for future showers. The tale notes the rain supply is running low as summer nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twins
Buskins
Dew Town
Scootalong
Mistland
Rain Town
Nancy
Nick
Mr. Sprinkle-Blow
Senot
Buskines
Seattle Star
Jackpot Oil Geyser Destroys Rig Scene on Prairie
Jed Burna, an experienced driller, orders his crew away as a massive oil geyser erupts beneath the surface. A crown box launches skyward, the structure collapses, and crude oil showers the camp while none of his crew are injured. The landscape fills with black petroleum and a strong odor dominates the air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jed Burna
Dinanter
Rocka
Jackpot No. 3 at Malapi Tamedlong Battle Ended
The Malapi district reels from a massive oil gusher as Burns and Hart battle to control flow and salvage wealth. Oil production estimates soar to tens of thousands of barrels daily while crews fortify the site and build a barrier around the gusher. The strike dominates desert activity as trains and wagons converge. a cork finally stops the spill, prompting the headline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malapi
Emerson Crawford
Hart
Burns
Cork
War Veteran Taxicab Speaks To Polly Darling
Paul tells Polly that the taxicab they ride in is a veteran vehicle from World War I. He notes it once rattled to the Marne on a grim September 6th as Polly reacts to the memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polly
Paul
Wally
Madeleine
Cafe de la Paix
Viola Rand
Polly Darling
Marne
Seattle Arson and Indian Attack Memoir Told by Mrs Kahler
A memoir excerpt follows Mrs Kahler describing isolation with her baby during a nighttime siege by Indians. She voices fear and resolve as she keeps vigil, wards off intruders, and awaits the return of her husband George, who arrives alone as the danger escalates.
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Ruly
BY William Macleod Raine
Ol ME
Castoria
Die
Rignatora
BY Ahern
Ain
Alvin
North Pole
Amos
Major Hoople
Meaux
Pauli
Big Bertha
Stanley
Tshesia
Sanley
Watsonn
Bruno
Jim Watson
Tom
All
Fox
Danny
Daddy
Mother
He, Mother
Freckles
BY Blosser
Gee
Everett True
Mo’ Som & 3S
Polly and
Paris
Seattle
Mabel Cleland
Sience
Mrs. Kahler
Indiana
Chinook
White Man's Lodge
George
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