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22 www.DesertMessenger.com January 18, 2017 Craft Fair 1st Sat. of every month! Daily Activities! QIA 928-927-6325 235 E. Ironwood St., Quartzsite BINGO Opens at 5pm. Early Birds 6:30pm. Main7pm Concessions Available WE ARE BACK for another season! Dance to our music EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT at the Quartzsite Senior Center! 7:00 -9:00 pm $4.00 SUMMER VOLUNTEERS NEEDED At the Yankee Fork Gold Dredge in the Beautiful Mountains of Idaho Stipend Paid for Days Worked Free campground with free showers and laundry. Fishing, Off-Road Trails, Wildlife, Rafting, Hiking For more info contact: Rich Allen 208-316-7555 richallen88@gmail.com Located on the Yankee Fork of the Salmon River 23 miles from Stanley Check out our website: www.YankeeForkDredge.com Our Facebook Page: www.Facebook.com/YankeeForkGoldDredge the stone in the same crystal. In 1903, Tourmaline was discovered in San Diego County, California. The Tourmaline Queen Mine was the leading producer of Tourmaline in the Pala District from 1904 to 1914. During this time the market was fu- eled by high demand for pink stones by Chinese Royalty, but the market collapsed in 1911 due to the overthrow of the Chinese Imperial government. From 1914 to 1971, the Tourmaline Mines in Pala were worked intermit- tently, until a spectacular fi nd in 1972 fueled a renewed interest in the tour- malines of San Diego County. In 1972, the Tourmaline Queen produced sev- eral large rubellite tourmaline speci- mens, and a huge pocket of rare bi- colors called the "Blue-Cap Pocket". This pocket of sticky reddish gray clay produced enormous specimens of a deep red tourmaline with a vivid blue cap at the termination. This pocket was dubbed "the fi nd of the century" and the drama of the Pala Tourma- lines had begun. Shortly afterward, the drama was repeated twice with the discovery of two more major fi nds. The famous Candelabra Tourmaline from the Blue-Cap Pocket discovery is on display today in the Smithsonian. The Pala District in California became a world class tourmaline mining hub with the discovery of those fi nds. The Himalaya Mine was acquired in 1977 and was actively worked until 1998. Today, the Pala District Mines still pro- duce some of the most beautiful and desirable watermelon, bi-color, and tri- color tourmalines in the world. Other colors of tourmaline that come from the Himalaya and Tourmaline Queen Mines are red, salmon, pink, blue, green, and teal. Pala District Tourma- lines are famous and highly sought af- ter the world over. Both the Tourmaline Queen Mine and the Himalaya Mine are privately owned, but the Himalaya Mine offers fee digging to the public at certain times of the year. We have a great selection of tour- malines from Maine and from the Pala District in California, as well as specimens from Brazil. We also have equipment, tools, supplies, books, and more for all your rockhound- ing, prospecting, and lapidary needs. We are located at A37 in Rice Ranch, Quartzsite, AZ, 605-376-8754. We are open from November through April, 7 days a week, from 10 to 5. We are online at www.RocksInMyHead.com and on Facebook. Don't forget to sign up for our Awesome email Newslet- ter for tons of great info, tips, videos and more for all your rockhounding, prospectiing, and lapidary adven- tures. Sign up today at www.Rock- sInMyHeadWorld.com. ROCKS FROM PAGE 13 Call Don 928-927-3080 208-255-6955 Don's Rocks Decorative Landscaping Hauling, Dumptruck & Backhoe Services WE'RE BACK! Looking forward to seeing our Friends! Electrical • Plumbing • Furnaces Refrigerators • Vintage Towables Water Heaters • LPG/propane RV Appliance Repair • BLM Certified • Licensed • Insured 928-916-3500 MARK'S RV Mobile Recreational Vehicle Service 21 Years in Quartzsite! NEW LOCATION at 625 N. Central Blvd. (Hwy. 95) Mark & Susie Taylor-Beauchamp Call for appointment! Bicycle Repair • Appt. Only • Old Costume Jewelry • Old Fountain Pens • Silver & Gold Coins • Sterling Silverware • Gold Filled Jewelry • Old Watches • Gold & Silver Jewelry Any Condition • Gold Nuggets • Dental Gold BUYING • Gold Nuggets Hi Ally Swap Meet ~ Front Row Main St., Quartzsite Unidentifi ed Remains Recovered Near Cholla Road & Dome Rock Road On January 5, 2017, the Quartzsite Police Department was dispatched to a desert area in the vicinity of Cholla Road and Dome Rock Road in the Town of Quartzsite in refer- ence to the discovery of human skeletal remains found by a hiker. The Quartzsite Police spent hours processing the scene and collecting evidence before turning the remains over to the La Paz County Medical Examiner's Offi ce for further exami- nation. At this time, the identity of the de- ceased and the cause of the death are undetermined pending the out- come of the investigation, forensic evidence examination and the Med- ical Examiner's report. If anyone has any information about this case, please contact the Quartzsite Police Department at 928-927-4644 or the La Paz County Dispatch at 1- 888-818-4911 reference QPD DR# 1700009. The hard working men and women of the Quartzsite Police Department are dedicated to protect and serve the citi- zens and visitors of our community. Unidentified remains recovered

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