Searles, Dennis
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Searles, Dennis
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Searles, Dennis
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In 1862, while looking for gold, John Wemple Searles and his brother Dennis discovered borax in what is now Searles Lake, California. In 1873 they formed the San Bernardino Borax Mining Company.
Born 27 February 1874, Searles is sixteen years old when he visits the mining operation while on vacation from boarding school near San Francisco.
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https://viaf.org/viaf/4391085
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n2007162959
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Borax mines and mining
Business enterprises
Gold miners
Gold mines and mining
Mines and mineral resources
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California--Kern County
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Mojave Desert (Calif.)
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California--Mojave Desert
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California--Searles Lake
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Borax Lake (Calif.)
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Searles Lake (Calif.)
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California
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California
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