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Mojave Desert History

Pioneer of the Mojave: The Life and Times of Aaron G. Lane
By Richard D. and Kathryn L. Thompson

INTRODUCTION

Old Skeletons and New Trails

Lane's Crossing

Outlaws on the Mojave
    OUTLAWS ON THE MOJAVE
    SILAS COX CHASES HORSE THIEVES TO SAN DIEGO
    HORSE THIEVES TRAFFICKING ON THE DESERT
    LOCAL MEN CAPTURED WITH STOLEN HORSES
    SOME GANG MEMBERS ELUDE CAPTURE
    MAT WELCH AND JOHN DOYLE LEE
    THE WELCH AND HARRIS TRIAL
    CITIZENS ON DESERT LEFT UNPROTECTED
    A HOTBED OF LAWLESSNESS AND DISORDER
    CARLETON DENOUNCES GENERAL POPULACE
    REPORTS OF CRIMINAL AND SECESSIONIST ACTIVITY
    OUTLAWRY INCREASES
    CRIMINAL ACTIVITY CENTERED IN DESERT
    NEW SHERIFF PURSUES HORSE THIEVES
    GANG HAS TIES TO THE BLACKBURN BROTHERS
    THE MOTIVATION FOR THE HORSE THEFTS
    DESERT NO LONGER ROUTE FOR HORSE THIEVES

Riding Out the Civil War
    RIDING OUT THE CIVIL WAR
    ELUSIVE SECESSIONISTS
    INDIAN MARAUDERS
    FLOODS OF 1862
    COVERT OBSERVATIONS AT CAMP CADY
    TRAVELERS INCREASE ON THE DESERT
    LANE GETS NEW NEIGHBORS
    LANE'S NEIGHBORS FEND OFF INDIANS
    REPORTS FROM JANE ROUSSEAU
    THIEVING BANDS ALL OVER THE DESERT

Lane versus Andrews
    LANE VERSUS ANDREWS
    LANE'S NEIGHBOR, JOSEPH HIGHMOOR
    LANE STAYS AT CROSSING FOR AWHILE AFTER SALE
    ANDREWS COUNTER-SUES
    LANE V ANDREWS SETTLED OUT OF COURT
    TWO NEW ROADS OPEN UP
    SETTLEMENT BEGINS NEAR MECHAM'S ROAD
    HUNTINGTON'S STATION
    LANE'S CROSSING BECOMES TURNER RANCH

Green Gold and Mint Juleps
    GREEN GOLD AND MINT JULEPS
    LANE'S RANCH IN BRYMAN
    THE MOVE TO BRYMAN WAS WELL-TIMED
    SOLDIERS MARAUD THE COUNTRYSIDE
    LANE'S RANCH BURNS DOWN
    RANCH WASHED OUT BY FLOODS
    THE COURT-MARTIAL OF LT. MANUEL EYRE
    A GLIMPSE OF LANE'S AFFABLE NATURE
    INDIANS SUBDUED AFTER BOLD ATTACKS
    LANE'S IS A PRINCIPAL RANCH ON THE MOJAVE
    SELLS RANCH, MOVES UPSTREAM

Part-time Prospector
    PART-TIME PROSPECTOR
    GOLD DISCOVERED IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
    MINERS IN THE PROVIDENCE MOUNTAINS RUN OFF BY INDIANS
    PEACE TREATY HELPS IVANPAH MINES TO SUCCEED
    ORE DISCOVERED IN THE ORD MOUNTAINS
    ORD MOUNTAIN MINING DISTRICT FORMED
    LANE AND PARTNER JAMES GRANT FILE CLAIMS AT ORD MOUNTAIN
    PATENTING A MINE INVOLVED A LOT OF RED TAPE
    LANE'S SNOW STORM MINE IS A SIGNIFICANT FIND
    FILES ANOTHER CLAIM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH "UNCLE BILLY" RUBOTTOM
    CAPTAIN LANE IS APPOINTED JUDGE OF THE PLAINS
    BOUNDARY CONFLICT BETWEEN THE ORD MOUNTAIN AND MCKENZIE MINING DISTRICTS
    LANE'S SILVER MOUNTAIN MINING DISTRICT
    THE CAPTAIN BECOMES INVOLVED WITH BORAX MINING
    ENTERS INTO A SALE FOR A SILVER MOUNTAIN CLAIM
    LANE APPOINTED OVERSEER FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE ROAD TO THE PANAMINT MINES
    THE NAME OF LANE'S "SILVER MOUNTAIN" MINING DISTRICT IS SUPPLANTED BY THE NAME "ORO GRANDE"
    LANE FILES CLAIMS TO LAND AND WATER RIGHTS ALONG THE MOJAVE RIVER

The Toll Road through Cajon Pass
    THE TOLL ROAD THROUGH CAJON PASS
    SANFORD'S ROAD THROUGH CAJON PASS
    BROWN'S TURNPIKE AND VAN DUSEN'S ROAD BUILT
    BROWN FACES HARDSHIPS DUE TO FLOODS AND MARAUDERS
    A SECOND TOLLHOUSE BECOMES NECESSARY
    MORE PROBLEMS WITH INDIANS AND FLOODS
    LEASES ROAD TO MCKENNEY AND MATHEWS
    A DIARIST'S JOURNEY THROUGH CAJON PASS
    BROWN MAKES IMPROVEMENTS TO TOLL ROAD
    LEASES ROAD TO DRIGGERS
    DRIGGERS V LANE

An Esteemed and Confoundedly Combative Pioneer
    AN ESTEEMED AND CONFOUNDEDLY COMBATIVE PIONEER
    EARLY VOTING PRECINCTS AND POLITICS
    FIGHTING INJUSTICES
    THE DESERT MAIL STATIONS
    CAPTAIN LANE PASSES AWAY


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