The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-05-15

Note. eve wish the reader to know that
the term Brown Gold" means California
Crude OLD
When Jud Elwood awoke one morning
In his cabin located near Bakersfield, in
tne Slate of California, and decided to
20 on q rabbit hunt, 'by his lonely" he
little dreamed the result of that decision
and the subsequent trip was to lead to the
discovery of one of the greatest Brown
Gold producing districts in the world; and
naturally the thought never occurred to
Jud, because he had in mind simply hunt
ing for rabbits not minerals.
To quote Jud, as he gave the account OF
his find to the writer he on that morning
left his cabin accompanied by his gun and
dogs. and Jud. by the way, was always
fond of dogs and had few that were as
good as any in Kern County: and Jud
knows good dog, too. and why not? His
old home Bakersfield, is the Mecca TO
which all really good ones make an an-
pual pilgrimage to attend the great Ma
tona Tryout Wen, TO continue Juds
story. he started out in direction to the
northwest OF his cabin toward the foot
hills. and after securing a good sized bag
of cotton&ails WAS returning homeward,
when his attention was attracted In one
direction to the different hues of the early
morning mist which, rising from the soil,
gave off a color that had the appearance
OF being a brown-colored haze. or "somo-
thing" entirely different from that notice
able In other directions, with the result
that ElWood was soon convinced of the
presence OF Brown Gold, and the existence
OF the Kern River District today proves
his deductions to have been correct
Jud had hard work at first In his efforts
TO convince friends and ncighbors as TO the
Importance OF his find, his deductions not
being accepted even by experts as being at
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curious story told OF the earliest discov-
cry OF Brown Gold in this country during
the days Of Colonel Drake The Wise
Ones at that time smiled at the prospector.
being amused at the mere idea of finding
Brown Gold in the earth. The son of one
old farmer brought home the news OF Col.
brakes find. which 10 the mind of the old
man was utterly absurd. consequently he
would not believe IT, 'If YOU had told me
that they had found whisley. ! could read.
lily understand it. for we know that whiS-
key is made from corn. and 1t might easily
soak through the roots OF the stalk and
accumulate In the earth, but flowing
Brown Gold never" As a consequence.
the adverse opinions and criticisms In
which Jud was subject showed neither
sympathy nor support. which made him
fully realize the old truth that mo man is
. prophet in his own country" and the Sc
quence in all probability would have been
that the great body of mineral wealth
which had been lying there dormant for
many ages would have remained undis-
turbed il 1t were not for the stranger who
took advantage Of the opportunity and
backed his judgment with money This
fact is notorious in the history OF the de-
velopment OF the great Kern River Dis
trct Practically and excepting one Old
firm which had pinned its faith on what
is now famous as the West Side" the
district where gushers are making million
aires nearly every day, the brains and
means which developed the great Brown