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'White gold' carries disaster to pioneers of Owens River Valley

Claremont Colleges Digital Library

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Title 'White gold' carries disaster to pioneers of Owens River Valley
Creator Kunze, C. E.; San Francisco Call
Subject Aqueducts; Aqueducts--California; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Los Angeles Aqueduct (Calif.); Real property; Valuation
Coverage Los Angeles (Calif.); Owens Valley (Calif.)
Description Fifth in a series of articles on the Owens Valley, this piece begins with an assessment of the value of water in the Owens Valley once it has reached Los Angeles. The article then contrasts the assessment with short stories on citizens from the town of Laws who suffered financial loss through land purchases by the City of Los Angeles for the Los Angeles Aqueduct.
Publisher Honnold Mudd Library. Special Collections
Date 1924-04-25
Language eng
Source Newspaper clipping, 4.13 x 14.88, 4.88 x 2.06 inches, 2 scanned pages: Owens Valley Collection, Water Resources Collection, box 1, folder 14, Special Collections, Honnold/Mudd Library
Relation Owens Valley Collection California Water Documents - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/cwd
Rights The Claremont Colleges Library, Special Collections For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact Honnold Mudd Library Special Collections at https://library.claremont.edu/scl/
Type Text
Format image/jp2
Identifier cwd00181 http://ccdl.libraries.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/cwd/id/2747

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