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Title: The New Idria Story, Told as it Happened
Editor: R. Iddings
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Spiral bound soft cover
Publisher: Three Rocks Research
Date Published: 2008
Description: This is New Idria history as never before told. The New Idria Story, Told as it Happened is a collection of journal clippings from between 1852 and 1974 that tell the story of the New Idria Quicksilver Mines and the people made its history.

In this 140-page book, you'll learn:

Who actually discovered the mine (you'll be surprised)
About the Panoche Turnpike Company
The source of the sweet Panoche nectar (you'll want some - maybe not)
The name of the first child born at Idria
Why U.S. troops were sent to Panoche Valley in 1865
About the Panoche Grande Claim
Who was William McGarrahan and what did he look like
About the gun battle between Sheriff Morse and Juan Soto
The story of Tiburcio Vasquez and a previously unpublished photograph
Prophetess of the Cantua and the commune at Joaquin Rocks
Why John Ashurst killed Frank Lynch
Valecitos Oil Discovery
Discovery of Benitoite
San Benito National Forest and the Paso del Rio Ranger Station
Sixty-Third U.S. Infantry at New Idria
The Smallest Phone Company in California
Death of the quicksilver industry

Spiral bound soft cover, 8½ x 11, 140 pages - Three Rocks Research.

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$49.95, plus $5.00 shipping.

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View Table of Contents Sample Pages	Title: The New Idria Story, Told as it Happened Editor: R. Iddings Edition: 1st Edition Binding: Spiral bound soft cover Publisher: Three Rocks Research Date Published: 2008 Description: This is New Idria history as never before told. The New Idria Story, Told as it Happened is a collection of journal clippings from between 1852 and 1974 that tell the story of the New Idria Quicksilver Mines and the people made its history. In this 140-page book, you'll learn: Who actually discovered the mine (you'll be surprised) About the Panoche Turnpike Company The source of the sweet Panoche nectar (you'll want some - maybe not) The name of the first child born at Idria Why U.S. troops were sent to Panoche Valley in 1865 About the Panoche Grande Claim Who was William McGarrahan and what did he look like About the gun battle between Sheriff Morse and Juan Soto The story of Tiburcio Vasquez and a previously unpublished photograph Prophetess of the Cantua and the commune at Joaquin Rocks Why John Ashurst killed Frank Lynch Valecitos Oil Discovery Discovery of Benitoite San Benito National Forest and the Paso del Rio Ranger Station Sixty-Third U.S. Infantry at New Idria The Smallest Phone Company in California Death of the quicksilver industry Spiral bound soft cover, 8½ x 11, 140 pages - Three Rocks Research. Buy your copy today! $49.95, plus $5.00 shipping. Send payment to: Three Rocks Research 4037 W Fig Tree Ln Fresno, Calif., 93722 or PayPal payment to [email protected]



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