Bisbee daily review., 1910-05-15

Gold districts of California which today is
by long odds the greatest producing coun-
try in the world, came from the outside;
from the stranger. The local capitalist
and others of smaller means. being abso-
lutely blind as to the opportunity then
within their grasp. From other portions
of the state, California capital and bra ms
took a leading part in the early develop
ment Well known merchants, lawyers,
doctors, lumber and fruit men taking a
leading part, and to this list may be added
the many hundreds of the comparatively
smaller investors. such as mechanics, rail-
road men and particularly the strong sup
port and backing furn shed by the keen
department store emplOyee-two Los An
geles stores alone supporting hundreds OF
investors, each one helping the develop
ment in amounts that ranged from $50 by
the lady cashiers to $2500 by managers of
departments. Another interesting feature
in this connection was the impetus given
by residents of the SHOW Me" state. They
sent their delegation to investigate, were
duly shown, and as consequence
their subsequent investments have added
many millions dollars in Brown Gold to
the worlds wealth. Some towns of about
10000 inhabitants furnishing more sin
ews" than did any of the wealthy eastern
states
It was not very long after the Ellwood
discovery before all the good land in the
h1HNA4N was dN4NAAEds III nIAHdlAg Df ulili-
ing, fruit. lumber and other men. who
through business connections and associ-
ates were brought into active touch with
the exact situation in Kern county, and
who were quick in taking advantage of the
immense pOss biities and profits to be Ill
timately derived from the development Of
Brown Gold as against that OF any other
kind of mining or industrial enterprise
And. as a consequence, those who later on
decided TO engage in the industry were
H.
in other districts. where the indicat ons
and general appearance of the country
were similar 20 those prevalent In the
Kern River District. This "crowding out"
which led TO the compulsory seeking for
other districts was particularly fortunate
from the fact that Z led 10 the further
exploiting. development and ultimately the
proving ND Of the greatest OF all California
Brown Gold Districts-"Cnalinga"
The stupendous magnitude and the re-
cent rapid Advancement made in the de
velopUent Of this great Brown Gold dis
trict is such as fully warrants the name
the wonder DISTRICT" and IN order
to fullv aDDrec ate its immense richness
and the DEVELOPMENT thereof which has
been made during the past few years.
which period covers the real opening ND Of
the field. a counarisOu viii be necessary.
and for the DurDose Of making an intelli-
gent one. the celebrated Kern River Dis
trict. the field that is generally land was
truIv) regarded as being the greatest and
richest producer of Brown Gold IN the
world viii he taken.
The authentic un-todate figures used
in order 70 substantiate the statements
made are those cornpiled for the month Of
March. 1910. and thew are Interesting as
well as remarkable from the fact that they
prove Enthusiastically The supremacy of
Coalinga the Wonder District Of Calitor-
MIA. and shows II TO be by all odds.
through COMPARISON OF present develop
mont as well MS bv results actual pro-
ductOn-the King of all Brown Gold dis