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| '''Gypsite''' |
'''Gypsite''' was a small community at the site of a mill in ], ].<ref name=gnis /> | ||
| It is located {{convert|3|mi|km}} southwest of ], in the ] of the ]<ref name=CGN>{{California's Geographic Names|1043}}</ref> at an elevation of {{Convert|1959|feet|}}.<ref name=gnis /> It is located near ] south-southwest of ] near ]. | |||
| ==History== | |||
| In late 1909<ref>{{cite report |title=Gypsum Deposits near Cane Springs, Kern County, California |last1=Hess |first1=Frank L. |year=1909 |pages=417–418 |number=430 |publisher=US Geological Survey |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I1vaVS9lqF4C&q=Hess |access-date=December 29, 2020}}</ref> Charles Koehn found a large deposit of gypsite (a mixture of gypsum and clay) in the bed of Koehn Lake. In 1910<ref>{{cite report |title=Gypsum Deposits of the United States |first1=F.L. |last1=Hess |editor1-first=R.W. |editor1-last=Stone |page=73 |year=1920 |number=697|publisher=US Geological Survey |url=https://pubs.usgs.gov/bul/0697/report.pdf |access-date=December 29, 2020}}</ref> or 1911, the California Crown Plaster & Gypsite Company leased Koehn's claims and built a mill at Kane (Cane) Spring,<ref name=hensher>{{cite newsletter |title=Gypsite: A Humble Product from a Humble Camp |first1=Alan |last1=Hensher |journal=SBCMA Quarterly |volume=45 |number=1,2 |publisher=San Bernardino County Museum |url=https://vredenburgh.org/mining_history/pdf/1998SBCMAv45n1&2.pdf |access-date=December 29, 2020}}</ref> located just north of Gypsite.<ref>{{cite map |title=Searles Lake |year=1915 |edition=1915 |scale=1:250,000}} Shown as Cane Spring.</ref><ref>{{cite map |title=Searles Lake |year=1915 |edition=1922 |scale=1:250,000}} Shown as Koehn Spring.</ref> A post office operated at Gypsite from June 1911 to March 1912.<ref name=CGN /><ref name=hensher/> In January 1912, Koehn was involved in a shootout at "Cain" springs where he constructed a rolling fort and held off 17 gunman during a dispute with T.H. Rosenberger about Koehn's mineral claims.<ref>{{cite news |title=Behind A Mobile Fort He Fights 17 |newspaper=San Francisco Call |date=January 24, 1912 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74787894/behind-a-mobile-fort-he-fights-17/ |access-date=March 31, 2021}}</ref> During the summer of 1912, 12 men produced 30 tons of plaster per day.<ref name=hensher/> In December, 1912, after a court case concerning the gunfight, Koehn sold the springs to Thomas Thorkildsen who then sold to the Diamond Salt Company of Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite news |title=Charles Koehn sells famous Salt Springs |newspaper=Bakersfield Morning Echo |date=December 9, 1912 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74788430/charles-koehn-sells-famous-salt-springs/ |access-date=March 31, 2021}}</ref> In 1913, a 3-mile narrow-gauge railroad was built on the lake bed. The company also built a hotel, houses, a depot and a post office (which was never reopened).<ref name=hensher/> | |||
| In 1915, the operation failed and Koehn took over the mill. Production was intermittent until 1928, when Koehn was convicted of attempted murder of a San Bernardino judge and Koehn lost control of the site. George Abel took over production until his death in the early 1930s. Intermittent production again continued until the 1950s.<ref name=hensher/> | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| * {{cite web |title=Kane Springs/Gypsite |publisher=Rand Desert Museum |url=http://randdesertmuseum.com/site/?p=10920 |access-date=December 29, 2020}} - Newspaper articles about Gypsite | |||
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Latest revision as of 21:48, 25 July 2023
Unincorporated community in California, United StatesGhost town in California, United States
| Gypsite | |
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| Ghost town | |
  GypsiteLocation in CaliforniaShow map of California GypsiteGypsite (the United States)Show map of the United States | |
| Coordinates: 35°19′52″N 117°55′52″W / 35.33111°N 117.93111°W / 35.33111; -117.93111 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Kern County |
| Elevation | 1,959 ft (597 m) |
Gypsite was a small community at the site of a mill in Kern County, California.
It is located 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Saltdale, in the Fremont Valley of the Mojave Desert at an elevation of 1,959 feet (597 m). It is located near Koehn Lake south-southwest of Ridgecrest near Garlock, California.
History
In late 1909 Charles Koehn found a large deposit of gypsite (a mixture of gypsum and clay) in the bed of Koehn Lake. In 1910 or 1911, the California Crown Plaster & Gypsite Company leased Koehn's claims and built a mill at Kane (Cane) Spring, located just north of Gypsite. A post office operated at Gypsite from June 1911 to March 1912. In January 1912, Koehn was involved in a shootout at "Cain" springs where he constructed a rolling fort and held off 17 gunman during a dispute with T.H. Rosenberger about Koehn's mineral claims. During the summer of 1912, 12 men produced 30 tons of plaster per day. In December, 1912, after a court case concerning the gunfight, Koehn sold the springs to Thomas Thorkildsen who then sold to the Diamond Salt Company of Los Angeles. In 1913, a 3-mile narrow-gauge railroad was built on the lake bed. The company also built a hotel, houses, a depot and a post office (which was never reopened).
In 1915, the operation failed and Koehn took over the mill. Production was intermittent until 1928, when Koehn was convicted of attempted murder of a San Bernardino judge and Koehn lost control of the site. George Abel took over production until his death in the early 1930s. Intermittent production again continued until the 1950s.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gypsite, California
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1043. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- Hess, Frank L. (1909). Gypsum Deposits near Cane Springs, Kern County, California (Report). US Geological Survey. pp. 417–418. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- Hess, F.L. (1920). Stone, R.W. (ed.). Gypsum Deposits of the United States (PDF) (Report). US Geological Survey. p. 73. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ Hensher, Alan. "Gypsite: A Humble Product from a Humble Camp" (PDF). SBCMA Quarterly. Vol. 45, no. 1, 2. San Bernardino County Museum. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- Searles Lake (Map) (1915 ed.). 1:250,000. 1915. Shown as Cane Spring.
- Searles Lake (Map) (1922 ed.). 1:250,000. 1915. Shown as Koehn Spring.
- "Behind A Mobile Fort He Fights 17". San Francisco Call. January 24, 1912. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
- "Charles Koehn sells famous Salt Springs". Bakersfield Morning Echo. December 9, 1912. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
External links
- "Kane Springs/Gypsite". Rand Desert Museum. Retrieved December 29, 2020. - Newspaper articles about Gypsite
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