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Collapsed timber inside the Sterling Borax mine, circa 1984. The man pictured is Melvin English.* According to Deric English (pers. comm. 2021), Melvin was a U.S. Borax & Chemical Corporation employee who entered the Sterling mine to ascertain the water level and perform other tasks for U.S. Borax. From the Borax Collection, Death Valley National Park, National Park Service, Cat. No. LAN75. Located in Tick Canyon at Davenport Road between Sierra Highway and Agua Dulce, the Sterling Borax mine was active from 1908-1921. The tailings are still visible along Davenport Road; the camp is gone, but some of the dwellings still exist. Read about the mining operation here. *Previously misidentified as his co-worker, Kevin Doxey.
sw_lan75: 9600 dpi jpeg from this jpeg image courtesy of Stan Walker.
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History/Description (CA Div Mines 1954)
Sterling Borax Story (Keebler)
Stephen Mather Story (Shankland)
Scorza Video 2007
Points of Interest
L.A. Times 1907
Origins 1907-1908
Orig. Corp. Seal 1908
Ink Blotter ~1910s
Multiple Views
Dinky Locomotives (Mult.)
Mine, Mill, Camp (Mult.)
Teacher Hired 1923
Inside Shaft ~1984 x2
Tick Canyon Howlite in Smithsonian 2014
Tick Canyon Howlite
Modern Times
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