Eastern Mojave Vegetation
Tom Schweich
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Eastern Mojave Vegetation
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Tom Schweich |
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When I first read the field notes of Annie Alexander and Louise Kellogg, I was fascinated by the descriptions they wrote about the places they went and the plants and animals they found there. By publishing my field notes on the Internet I hope to follow a little bit in their tradition. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1800s
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| 1834
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| 1851
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Birth of Hortense Arvilla Peebles in Martinsburg, New York
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Birth of Lydia Shaw and William Lucien Shaw to Lucien Thomas Shaw.
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Literature Cited:
Other articles: Field Notes June 22, 1961 Locations: North Table Mountain.
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June 22, 1871. An estimated 1,000 tons of rock fell from the south
face of North Table Mountain with a roar like an earthquake [reported
in the Golden Transcript newspaper column "90 Years Ago
Today" for June 22, 1961.] (VanHorn, 1972, p. 108).
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Literature Cited:
Locations: Golden.
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July 5, 1879. Hailstones as much as 7 inches in diameter caused much
damage in Golden (VanHorn, 1972).
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| 1881
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Literature Cited:
Locations: North Table Mountain.
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March 12, 1881. A landslide occurred near the Valley Smelter on the
south side of North Table Mountain. The material slid down a
wet bedrock surface. Deep cracks formed near the Church Ditch,
. and a small hill rose beneath the railroad tracks. On March 19,
1881, the Golden Globe reported that as many 'as 40 men had been
employed in the previous week to keep the track straight, but that
it was still bulged considerably (VanHorn, 1972).
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August 7, 1881: Birth of Irma Hemenway Shaw
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Locations: Beaver Brook. Clear Creek Canyon.
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August 10, 1881. A cloudburst in Clear Creek Canyon 1~ miles east
of Beaver Brook caused 22 "landslides" in 5 miles downstream. The
railroad line was broken at several places, and debris as much as
5 feet deep was deposited on the track. [These 22 "landslides" may
not have been true landslides and are not included in the count
of landslides.] (VanHorn, 1972).
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| 1882
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1882: Birth of Paul Robert Schweich.
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Literature Cited:
Locations: Kinney Run. Tucker Gulch (lower).
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June 10, 1882. Floods down Kinney Run [now called Kenneys Creek]
and Tucker Gulch washed out the railroad beds (VanHorn, 1972).
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| 1883
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Literature Cited:
Locations: North Table Mountain.
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July 21, 1883. A landslide on the south side of North Table Mountain
near the Valley Smelter caused damage to the Church Ditch and
the railroad. Subsequent movement was reported on July 28 and
August 4 of 1883 (VanHorn, 1972).
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Literature Cited:
Locations: Tucker Gulch (lower).
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August 11, 1883. Small flood on Tucker Gulch washed out roads (VanHorn, 1972).
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| 1884
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 Irma, 1884
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Irma Heminway Shaw | Photo taken 1884. Born August 11, 1881. Galliton, MO Mother of Paul Schweich. "Heminway" was the last name of a conductor on a train. who got milk for Irma, when she was a baby, We are not sure of the spelling of Heminway. stopping the train at a dairy, When asked what she could do in return, he said "Does she have a middle name?" When told No, the conductor said give her a middle name the same as my last name. Father was a Stationmaster at Galliton, MO. He would also be the telegraph operator. So they could ride the train for free.
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| 1887
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 David Whitmer, 1887
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A Dying Mormon
| Richmond, Mo., Jan 23 -- Davis Whitmer, the last of the three witnesses to the truth of the book of Mormon is now in a dying condition at his home in Richmond. Last evening he called the family and friends to his bedside and bore his testimony to the truth of the book of Mormon and the bible. He is past 83 years of age. Mr. Whitmer is an old citizen of this town and known by every one here as a man of honor, having resided here since the year 1838. He is not and never has been a believer in polygamy. He left the Mormon church in 1838, on account of their departure from the faith as he believes. His mind is still clear, and he has no pain whatever, but is gradually sinking, and death is expected at any hour.
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Literature Cited:
Locations: Tucker Gulch (lower).
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July 14, 1887. A cloudburst caused floods in Tucker Gulch, Dry [now
called Van Bibber], and Ralston Creeks. At Glencoe [now covered
by waters of Ralston Reservoir] Ralston Creek was 150 feet wide
and swept away the Post Office (VanHorn, 1972).
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| 1891
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1891: Birth of Peter Paul Pawluk
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| 1893
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Other articles: Field Notes 12 April 1945
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November 17, 1893: Birth of Anna Korolewicz, the date as given on her death certificate.
| The death certificate also gives Westanice, Austria as the place of her birth. Westanice, Austria is not found in Google or Google Earth.
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| 1894
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| 1895
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| 1896
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Literature Cited:
Locations: North Table Mountain.
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May 16, 1896. Another landslide occurred on the Gulf Railroad opposite
the Carpenter place [on the south side of North Table Mountain] (VanHorn, 1972).
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Literature Cited:
Locations: Clear Creek. Cressmans Gulch (lower). Mount Vernon Canyon. Tucker Gulch (lower).
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July 24 and 25, 1896. Widespread floods on these dates were reported
in the papers issued on August I and 8, 1896, and mentioned in
the paper of May 21, 1898. Floods occurred in Mount Vermon Canyon,
Cub Creek, Clear Creek, Tucker Gulch, Crismans [now called
Cressmans] Gulch, and Ralston Creek. Great damage was sustained
in Golden, and by the bridges and railroad tracks up Clear Creek
Canyon. Six deaths resulted, three in Golden and three in Mount
Vernon Canyon (VanHorn, 1972).
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Literature Cited:
Locations: Chimney Gulch.
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July 25, 1896. Heavy rain the previous week washed out the Gulf
Railroad tracks at Chimney Gulch [southwest of the campground,
and across Clear Creek, at Golden] (VanHorn, 1972).
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Locations: Clear Creek Canyon.
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August 15, 1896. In Clear Creek Canyon two men, who were working
on the railroad, were injured by a falling rock and three others
were injured by being buried in a landslide (VanHorn, 1972).
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Locations: Beaver Brook. Clear Creek Canyon. Guy Gulch.
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August 22, 1896. A rockslide in Clear Creek Canyon 3 miles west of
Golden near Guy Gulch delayed the train, and 100 feet of track
was washed out near Beaver Brook (VanHorn, 1972).
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September 5, 1896. Two men, while working on the railroad, were
injured by dirt and rock caving ori them. No location is given (VanHorn, 1972).
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Literature Cited:
Locations: Tucker Gulch (lower).
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September 12, 1896. A small flood occurred on Tucker Gulch (VanHorn, 1972).
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Literature Cited:
Locations: Golden Gate Canyon.
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September 19, 1896. A man showed the editor a bottle of crude petroleum
and water he had recovered from a crevice in some rocks near
Golden Gate Canyon. [This started Golden's first oil boom and
within a month a well was being drilled in the vicinity of the brickyard
north of town-subsequent issues of the newspaper indicate
that it was a dry hole.] (VanHorn, 1972).
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| 1897
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Literature Cited:
Locations: South Table Mountain.
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June 5, 1897. Another landslide on. the Agricultural Ditch just west
of Rees Easely's [South Table Mountain] (VanHorn, 1972).
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Locations: Golden.
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July 10, 1897. The railroad is building a 350-foot bridge at the slide
1 1/2 miles below Golden (VanHorn, 1972).
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Literature Cited:
Locations: Tucker Gulch (lower).
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August 7, 1897. A small flood occurred in Tucker Gulch (VanHorn, 1972).
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| 1898
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| 1899
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Literature Cited:
Locations: Clear Creek Canyon.
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April 8, 1899. A rockslide in Clear Creek Canyon derailed a Colorado
and Southern locomotive (VanHorn, 1972).
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July 22, 1899. A flood occurred on Ralston Creek (VanHorn, 1972).
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Literature Cited:
Locations: Golden Gate Canyon.
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August 12, 1899. A rockslide at the mouth of Golden Gate Canyon
damaged the road (VanHorn, 1972).
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