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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OCH_william-henry-burro-schmidt_Randsburg-CA.html
A Monument to
Determination and Perserverance
William Henry "Burro" Schmidt
Took thirty eight years to hand dig this
half-mile long tunnel—Completed in 1936
Born in Rhode Island, January 30, 1871
Died in Ridgecrest, Calif., January 27,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10FJ_the-baltic-mine-project_Johannesburg-CA.html
Few local miners still burrow underground, lured by the rich yellow gleam of gold. Most gold now recovered from California's Rand Mining District is microscopic in size, and so finely dispersed that it is invisible to the naked eye. Rock containin…
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Rand Camp began as a tent city, erected by eager miners who rushed to the Mojave Desert following a major gold discovery in April 1895. A year later, the town of 1,500 had been renamed "Randsburg." Saloons sprouted, a U.S. Post Office was establis…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10F6_the-commerical-hotel_Randsburg-CA.html
The Commercial HotelThe mining boom of 1922 created a demand for more hotels. To help fill this demand Mrs. Artibe had the Commercial Hotel built in 1922. The lumber for this hotel was finished by the Johannesburg Lumber Company. My Place Dance Ha…
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In October of 1897 Mr. Jones opened a dry good store in Randsburg. His building was wiped out in the great fire of May 1898, but saved most of his stock by placing it in a fireproof cellar. After the fire he immediately built a new adobe building …
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The JointRay and Olga Guyett purchased this building in the 1950's and established The Joint, restaurant and bar. The Joint has been the center of Randsburg's social life for over forty years and has the distinction of being the longest run busine…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10F1_randsburg-drug-store_Randsburg-CA.html
Nicholas N. Miller - Randsburg Drug StoreNicholas Miller, a native of Michigan, came to Randsburg in December of 1896 and opened a drug store a month later. He was burnt out in both fires of 1898 losing $4,000 in the last fire and an unknown amoun…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYVA_garlock_Randsburg-CA.html
In 1896 Eugene Garlock constructed a stamp mill near this spot for the crushing of gold ore from the Yellow Aster Mine on Rand Mountain. Known originally as Cow Wells, by prospectors and freighters during the 1880's and early 1890's, the town of G…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY7U_randsburg-california_Randsburg-CA.html
Gold was discovered on the slope of Rand Mountain in 1895. From this discovery, the town of Randsburg sprang up almost overnight. By 1899, the town had over 3500 residents. Randsburg boasted a 100-stamp mill and conservative estimates are that $60…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY6D_red-mountain_Randsburg-CA.html
One of the richest silver strikes occurred in the community of Red Mountain. The Kelly and Grady claims started a silver boom which brought prosperity to this region in the 1900's. In one 60 day period over $170,000 in silver was mined from a hole…