Word: mountaineer
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Mountain Lakes...
...former Kaiser, King and All Highest, came tidings last week that his fourth son, August Wilhelm, had been kicked and beaten by police at Königsberg ("King's Mountain") while participating in a Fascist demonstration. Recently August Wilhelm swore a public oath of loyalty to Adolf Hitler. It has been denied by all concerned that Wilhelm II is financing the German Fascists...
States east of the Mississippi gave $6,232,887.75. Pennsylvania gave $974,396.53 which was substantially more than the $919,114.49 from seven Pacific and Rocky Mountain States, plus Alaska. Alaska gave $3,115.02. New York's $2,321,835.75 was a trifle more than the total of the States between the Rockies and the River. No State other than Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois and California, gave more than $500,000. Nevada (lowest State) gave $5,414.75. Judge Payne said that the Red Cross has helped 2,000,000 persons with food, clothing or other relief...
...Mclntyre-Porcupine, Homestake, Tech-Hughes, are all selling near or above their 1930 highs. Another evidence of the fever is seen wherever there is a chance of gold being found. Globe, Ariz, bubbled with excitement last week on the report that the so-called "Lost Dutchman" mine in Superstition Mountain had been found again after 20 years. Several weeks ago more than 500 men, many jobless, were stampeded by a rumor of gold from Calgary to the bleak, cold Livingstone River Valley 100 miles away. Australia still teems with excitement over a 94-lb. nugget found two months ago. Gold...
Meanwhile Frank T. Crowe, hard-rock engineer who will superintend the actual construction of Hoover Dam, opened a Six Companies office at Las Vegas, Nev., the rail junction for the job. Then he proceeded across the mountain wastes to Black Canyon. Before Superintendent Crowe could start actual dambuilding, he had to do these things: 1) complete the 20-mile railroad from Las Vegas to Black Canyon rim over which all material must be lowered. 2) Construct Boulder City to house 2,500 workers and their families. 3) Build an eightmile, double-track, standard-gauge rail line from Boulder City down...