Dennis Searles diary : Borax Lake, Calif.: mss, 1890 May 21-July 4.

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Dennis Searles diary : Borax Lake, Calif.: mss, 1890 May 21-July 4.

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Describes Searles' summer vacation at his father's borax mine at Borax Lake in the Mojave Desert. Included are descriptions of the flora, fauna, and climate of the Mojave, and the industry of borax mining, including freight, structure of the mine, Chinese laborers employed at the mine, and the prevalence of fraudulent mining schemes.

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San Bernardino Borax Mining Company.

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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. From the description of Letter to Carrie Searles, 1863, Aug. 26. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122565195 Born 27 February 1874, Searles is sixteen years old when he visits the mining operation while on vacation from boarding school...