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Old Mines Lure

Geology Buffs

By Nona Yates
The recent geology field
t r i p 1 e d b y Winst on wutkee ,
geology instructor, with more
than 70 students and guests
participating was both a learn-
ing experience and an enjoyable
break from the routine of class-
room study .
The three-day (Veterans
D ay holiday) trip covered the
Randsburg-Johannesburg mining
area, Red Rock canyon, Olivine
basalt flow, R ed Mountain cin-
der cone, Lone Pine, Whitney
Portal, Dolomite, Darwin, Pan-
amint Springs, and Death Vall ey
in California and Rhyolite and
B eatty in Nevada.
Purpose of the excursion,
according to Wutke e, was to
''collect rock and geological
specimens and to note land
forms". Num e rous specimens
were brought back for lab study.
T h e t r i p a 1 s o e m p hasized
"living textbook pictures" in Mike Rosenberg examines tarantula found on recent geology trip into Death Vaoley country. More than 70
contrast to stati c textbook pho- students and guests joined the safari led by Win Wutkee, geology instructor . (See adjoining story).
tographs.
Highpoint of the Ransburg-
Johannesburg stop was the Y el- Today it is mostly a ghost t own, turned on to light thP strip. Thi s Everyone head ed for home on
~ low Aster gold mine which pro- with marvelous but rottin g build- ac tid ty attract ed l ocal gend- Monday--but not directly. The
armes who are sensitive bP-
jected the district into prom- ings, circa the late 1800s, pPrch- c au s e o f th P pr e v a l encP of caravan visit ed Rhyolite and
inence in the 1890s. Although ed on the hill s. "ill egal ca rgo " flights by air- B eatty in N evada and ins p.ected
millions in gold were removed, Students converged on the a fluorit e min e own e d by a
it stands abandoned today. network of mines and tailings in craft in the area. (Presumably friend of Wutkee .
In addition to abs orbing search of copper, lead, and zinc marij uana smugg ling from Mexi- Consensus among the t-rip-
geolog,y, students also enjoyed ore s pee imens , fluoresce nt min- co). pers--and they included parents,
youngsters
and
grandparents,
talking to the "natives" of the erals, and a few semi-prec ious But the la w was soon con- as well as COC student s--was ·
area, some of whom now mine stones. vinced that 70 students trav el- that the excursion was simply
tungsten .. The drive to Death Valley ling in 27 cars were not invol-
was interrupted by a stop in the ved in an illegal PntPrprisP, ''great''.
The caravan camped the first
night at Lone Pine which is near Panamint Vall ey to pet and feed
wild burros, survivors of a hardy
Whitn e y Portal, gateway to breed introduced by early pro-
14,495 foot Mt. Whitney, high- spectors.
est p o i n t i n t h e c o n t i n e n t al The caravan (27 cars ) had
United States. been followed all day by an air-
Starting from the portal, 25
students hik e d towards the plane piloted by Royce Jones
and Jeff Sen our. The plan e
mountain, some reaching the landed near Furnace Cre ek in
intersection of the John Muir-
Death Valley, site of the sec-
Whitney Portal trail, well on the ond night's camp, but the desert
way to the summit. strip had no lights.
Main stop on the second day
was at Darwin where rich silver- In order for the plane to take
lead deposits were found in 1874. off that night, car lights were
Impeachment Al Boykin: I haven't given it
much thought. I believe he's
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faced with many decisions. Be-
in world politics. The only area e au s e our society is morally
in which Mr. Nixon's done well and spiritually decadent, he is
in is foreign affairs and at this only an indicator of that society.
t i m e w e n e e d s om e on e who If individuals were to change,
knows what he's doing in this Mr. Nixon wouldn't have to react
area. the way he does.
Bryan Tornel lo: No, he
sh o u 1 d n 't be impeached. He
ended the Vietnam war and got
the prisoners home, and I think Conklin, Berson
he's b~tterthanGeorge McGovern.
Rick Signoretti: Yes, he Named To Senate
should be impeached because
he lacks true leadership and he Two new members have been
doesn't involve himself with the appointed to temporary Student
people. Any information on wa- Senate seats by President Duane
tergate has had to been forced Nichols.
from him. Anyone who shows Judi Conklin wil 1 re place
such drastic character changes Scott Dixon as representative of
as reflected in his firing of Cox student activities, and Peter
to his hiding f ram the American Berson will replace Gary Fitch
people, seems to be psycho- as AMS representative.
logically unbalanced. He is a The appointments w i 11 be
professional politician and I made permanent after President
think the American people are Nichols receives official letters Trip proved to be a bonanza for rock hounds who collected.many speer ..
permitting themselves to be led of resignation from the incum- mens, including fluorite crystals at Crowell mine (above) near Beatty,
around like a bunch of sheep. bent office holders. Nev.