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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...
...steam was used to concentrate boric acid brought to the surface by natural soffioni (blowholes). In 1905 it ran a steam engine and a 20-kilowatt generator. A sizable industry has grown up around Larderello, producing borax, carbon dioxide and ammonia as well as power. Italian geologists believe that the output, both of chemicals and power, can be increased considerably, hence the new power plant...
...proved a potent weed destroyer when applied to the soil in extra-heavy doses before planting. Chief users so far: tobacco growers. ¶Oil. California vegetable growers who have tried spraying the soil with a light oil report it highly effective against weeds in carrot and onion fields. ¶ Borax. In heavy applications, this chemical sterilizes the soil against weeds for two years, has given promising results on railway roadbeds and highway shoulders. ¶ Ammonium sulfamate. This new chemical, recently put on the market by Du Pont, has been so successful against poison ivy that enthusiasts predict the complete eradication...
...Borax Cartel. Seven companies, headed by British-owned Borax Consolidated, Ltd., and American Potash & Chemical Corp. and eleven individuals (four living in Britain) were indicted by a federal grand jury in San Francisco. The charge: violating antitrust laws by operating a worldwide cartel in borax. The antitrust division alleged that the companies controlled over 90% of the world supply (used for bombs, steel and copper alloys, etc.), most of which comes from California's Mojave Desert. The companies allegedly had kept prices skyhigh, had eliminated competition, and had hampered the war effort seriously. The antitrust action further charged that...