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October 17, 2012

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October 17, 2012 By Jenn Jedidiah Free Fossils, Cool Rocks and Ghost Towns... oh, my! www.DesertMessenger.com ADVENTURES WITH ROCKS fi eld, NV. Now we continue southward 70 or so miles to Beatty. Beatty is a small town in the middle of the desert. And when I say middle, I mean middle. 75 miles to the north is Goldfi eld and Tonopah. Las Vegas lies 150 miles to the south. To the east is a military reservation, and to the west is Death Valley. In between there is vast expanse of desert, and lots of opportu- nities for outdoor adventure. There are old mines, ghost towns, rockhounding and fos- sil hunting sites, cool rock formations, gold prospecting areas, hot springs, and more. Wild burros roam the streets and bighorn sheep can be seen in the moun- tains surrounding the town. The Bullfrog Hills surrounding Beatty are rich in gold and brought settlers to In our last column, we left you at Gold- Beatty in 1904. The Montgomery Ho- tel was built in 1905 and was one of the fi rst businesses in Beatty. Other busi- nesses sprang up in Beatty to serve the mining communities of the Bull- frog mining district. Beatty became the economic center for the large but sparsely populated region consisting mostly of mining camps. During the peak mining years, Beatty was the business and trans- portation hub serving the surrounding mining camps. Horse or mule drawn wag- ons and rail lines connected Beatty and the camps to To- nopah and Las Vegas. tion in Beatty. One of the largest ones is the Carrera Marble mine south of Beatty. Many interesting abandoned mines can also be found throughout There are a few mines still in opera- SEE BEATTY PAGE 20 Full Service Cardiovascular Office in Quartzsite! Page 19 Quartzsite Calendar: www.VisitQuartzsite.com Quartzsite Coachworks On Site RV Repair A/C • Electrical • Plumbing • Roof Repair • All Appliances CALL TODAY! 760-799-2370 RV Specialist PO Box 5082 • Quartzsite, AZ 85359 www.QuartzsiteCoachworks.com CARDIOVASCULAR DIVISION OF IMS Diagnose and Treat • chest pain • shortness of breath • leg pain • varicose veins • leg swelling • palpitations LOCATED in Palm Plaza 255 N. Central Blvd. #5 Quartzsite Cardiac Services Provided • stress testing • echocardiograms • vascular ultrasound • PAD screening • coronary angioplasty/stenting • peripheral angioplasty/stenting All testing done on-site No need to travel 928-927-6105 In HIS Presence Quartzsite First Assembly of God Sunday, October 21, 2012 at 10:30am 665 W. Tyson Street , Quartzsite 928-927-5808 Serving the RVing Community since1977

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