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CERRO
GORDO UPDATE
1/01/2015 |
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The
Friends of Cerro Gordo is a 501(c)(3) public benefit
corporation established to assist in the preservation,
interpretation and public enjoyment of Cerro Gordo.
Help support these efforts by becoming a member.
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Now Available
Cerro Gordo
A
Ghost Town
Caught Between
Centuries |
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Cecile Page Vargo's collection of
Cerro Gordo stories, true, farce and somewhere in between,
is being published in a new book,
Cerro Gordo A Ghost Town Caught Between Centuries.
ISBN: 978-0970025869
The book gives glimpses of
Cerro Gordo from the silver and lead mining days through the
early twentieth century zinc era to its modern place as,
according to author Phil Varney, "Southern California's
best, true, ghost town." There's even a possible solution to
the location of the fabled "Lost Gunsight Mine" that former
Cerro Gordo owner Mike Patterson once suggested.
We are proud to team with the
Historical Society of the Upper Mojave Desert (HSUMD) in
Ridgecrest, Calif., to bring Cerro Gordo A Ghost Town
Caught Between Centuries to print. This is their first
major publishing venture. The book is available for
sale directly from HSUMD or through selected book sellers.
Contact
HSUMD directly to order:
P.O. Box 2001, Ridgecrest, CA. 93556-2001.
Phone: 760 375-8456
Email:
hsumd@ridgenet.net
Announcing our Arcadia Publishing Book:
Cerro Gordo
by
Cecile
Page Vargo and Roger W. Vargo
ISBN: 9780738595207
Arcadia Publishing
Images of America series
Price: $21.99
128 pages/ softcover
Available
now!
(Click the cover image for ordering information)
Available at
area bookstores, independent retailers, and online
retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at
(888)-313-2665 or
online.
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Mules can
taste the difference--so can you |
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Friends
of Last Chance Canyon is a new organization interested in
sustaining and protecting areas within the El Paso
Mountains, near Ridgecrest, California. The main focus is
preserving and protecting historic sites like Burro
Schmidt's tunnel and the Walt Bickel Camp.
Please click
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Bodie Foundation
"Protecting Bodie's Future by Preserving Its Past |
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Click on Room 8's
photo or phone
951-361-2205
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The Panamint Breeze is a newsletter for people who
love the rough and rugged deserts and mountains of
California and beyond.
Published by Ruth and Emmett Harder, it is for people who
are interested in the history of mining in the western
states; and the people who had the fortitude to withstand
the harsh elements.
It contains stories of the past and the present; stories of
mining towns and the colorful residents who lived in them;
and of present day adventurers.
Subscriptions are $20 per year (published quarterly –
March, June, September & December) Subscriptions outside the
USA are $25 per year. All previous issues are available.
Gift certificates are available also.
To subscribe mail check (made payable to Real Adventure
Publishing) along with name, address, phone number & e-mail
address to: Real Adventure Publishing, 18201 Muriel
Avenue, San Bernardino, CA 92407.
For more information about the
Panamint Breeze e-mail Ruth at: echco@msn.com |
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It's always
FIRE SEASON! Click the NIFC logo above to see what's
burning. |
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Visit Michael
Piatt's site,
www.bodiehistory.com, for
the truth behind some of Bodie's myths. |
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Credo Quia Absurdum |
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Historic California! |
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Not too many years ago, the family station wagon was the magic carpet to
adventure. Today, that family station wagon is likely to be a four wheel
drive sport utility vehicle or pick up truck. SUV's and other 4x4's are
one of the best selling classes of vehicles. Ironically, industry
statistics show that once purchased, few owners will dare to drive their
vehicles off the paved highway.
Click your mouse through the website and enjoy our armchair adventures
and the histories behind them.
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The Journal of Lost
Mine Canyon
by Cecile Page Vargo
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Robert Desmarais
(aka The TroubleShooter) is the caretaker and full time resident of Cerro
Gordo ghost town tucked away in the Inyo Mountains of Eastern California.
Robert's first novel combines his knowledge of history, mining, the backcountry,
and more in an often perilous treasure hunting adventure through time.
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first novel is The Journal of Lost Mine Canyon. Much of the
book's Jake Marshall is based on Robert's real-life experiences as a
miner and caretaker at Cerro Gordo. |
"The ground shook with such force that the mountain began to
crumble right where Abe Ransom had his camp. He dodged the first few boulders
and slabs of granite but a major rockslide caught him before he could get clear
of the area. He became covered along with his gold discovery.
It was over a hundred and forty years later that Abe’s journal
was discovered in a pile of rock that Mother Nature had rearranged. Jim ward was
on a deer-hunting trip where he discovered the old leather-bound book and a few
items that showed someone had been in the area a long time ago. Jim knew who to
give the book to, someone who could get the story out of it.
Jake Marshall owned a mining and treasure hunting business and
had the resources to research and possibly find a lost treasure. This treasure
hunt took the men to the utmost limits of their abilities and endurance and
Mother Nature gave them some tastes of hell, but the treasure was there, just
like the old journal described, two hundred pounds of gold."
The Journal of Lost Mine Canyon
By Robert Desmarias
ISBN: 978-1-61296-566-6
Published by Black Rose Writing,
August. 2015
Available from Robert at Cerro Gordo,
Amazon, and
Black Rose Writing.
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