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Charles Koehn (The Bismark Of the Desert)
November 1, 1893: “POST OFFICES have been established at Koehn, Kern County, with Charles Koehn as Postmaster. The Morning Call November 22, 1896: “KANE SPRINGS Twenty-six miles from Mojave and...
View ArticleAUTO STAGES
April 25, 1916: “TAFT-ATOLIA STAGE SERVICE IS STARTED—Taft, April 25 – To care for the increased traffic to Atolia, Kellogg and Hessick, the Taft-Fellows stage owners have installed a three times a...
View ArticleMARRIAGES, DEATHS AND BIRTHS
MARRIAGES April 6, 1907: “Last Monday afternoon, in Hotel Beale parlor, Gertrude Schoonmaker and Charles S. Taylor, of Randsburg were united in wedlock, Rev. W. G. Blakely performing the marriage...
View ArticlePOST OFFICE
Originally established as Osdick on February 14, 1922 with Peter J. Osdick as Postmaster. The name was changed to Red Mountain on May 6 to be effective July 1, 1929. This order was rescinded June 14,...
View ArticleBARBERS
J. LYSER Listed in the September 5, 1897 edition of the Los Angeles Herald as the proprietor of a Barber shop in Garlock.
View ArticleHARNESS SHOP
L. E. HOFFMAN Listed in the September 5, 1897 edition of the Los Angeles Herald as the proprietor of a Harness shop in Garlock.
View ArticleASSAYER
O. E. Avery O. E. Avery was listed in the 1898 California State Gazetteer & Business Directory as being a assayer in Garlock. F. W. Carlisle Los Angeles Herald repirted in their September 5 edition...
View ArticleSCHOOL
September 12, 1911: “THE RANDSBURG SCHOOL opened yesterday with Miss Alice Peter in charge. Miss Lena Reynolds is in charge at Johannesburg and Miss Alma Roberts at Atolia.”—Bakersfield Morning Echo...
View ArticleSummit Diggings
February 05, 1894: “SUMMIT – Summit camp is east from Goler, and from there also good reports come. A miner named Van Slyke is working there; he has two or three partners working with him. A person who...
View ArticleINTRODUCTION
March 1, 1922: “BIG DEVELOPMENTS IN RAND DISTRICT—Twenty Four Companies Are Doing Work or to Start Soon—Randsburg, March 1.—According to a committee of local mining men who have just completed a...
View ArticleOLD DUTCH CLEANSER (CUDAHY MINE)
January 31, 1923: “FULLERS EARTH MINE—A great enterprise is that which is now being advanced by the Cudahy Packing Co., a few miles south of the old town of Garlock on the Southern Pacific railroad....
View ArticleFREMONT PEAK
BYRNE & WIICKERT June 29, 1908: “Pat Byrnes and Chris Wickert are developing their group of claims at Fremont peak and they report several rich stringers of free milling ore in their main tunnel.”...
View ArticleRED ROCK MINING DISTRICT
LACROSSE CLAIM January 8, 1917—A. L. Cram – Lacross claim, Red Rock District. ” – Bakersfield Californian ST. LOUIS CLAIM January 8, 1917: “MINING CLAIM FILED —C Harry E. Dunham and J. E. Smith – St....
View ArticleLAST CHANCE DISTRICT
BOOB McNUTT February 18, 1920: “E. B. DOOLEY HAS LOCATED the Boob McNutt claim in the Last Chance district.” – Bakersfield Californian COPPER CLIFF MINING COMPANY January 30, 1900: “Four copper claims...
View ArticleOTHER MINES, CLAIMS AND LEASES
While it is the intention of the Rand Desert Museum to have each claim posted in to the CLAIMS portion of each town this may not happen for some time while the mechanics of the Claims section are...
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RANDSBURG OTHER MINES AND CLAIMS
While it is the intention of the Rand Desert Museum to have each claim posted in to the CLAIMS portion of each town this may not happen for some time while the mechanics of the Claims section are...
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RED MOUNTAIN OTHER MINES, CLAIMS AND LEASES
While it is the intention of the Rand Desert Museum to have each claim posted in to the CLAIMS portion of each town this may not happen for some time while the mechanics of the Claims section are...
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RED MOUNTAIN OTHER MINES AND CLAIMS PART 2
While it is the intention of the Rand Desert Museum to have each claim posted in to the CLAIMS portion of each town this may not happen for some time while the mechanics of the Claims section are...
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