Word: borax
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...story describes a Civil War episode in which a small Union garrison, perched alone in the borax wastes of the Arizona Territory, must guard itself from a restless crowd of Confederate prisoners within and from a cruel horde of Mescalero Indians without. A romantic fifth column is also on hand in the shape of a Texas belle (Eleanor Parker) who makes a play for the strong man of the garrison (William Holden). Unaware that Eleanor is really conspiring with the leader of the Confederate prisoners (John Forsythe), Holden plays right along with her-until suddenly both of them discover that...
Cord and his friends began buying up scrip from heirs. In 1947, they laid claim to ten borax-rich acres in California's Mojave Desert. The Interior Department refused to recognize Cord's claim on the ground that his scrip could not be used for mineral land. Cord's appeal is still pending in court...