Rabu, 18 Oktober 2017

Borax Has Meant Big Business In California’s Death Valley

The 20-mule teams are still remembered today. In 1881 hardscrabble prospector Aaron Winters, after making camp at Furnace Creek in California’s Death Valley, gathered up some white crystals from the bed of a dried-up lake, placed them in a saucer, added sulfuric acid and alcohol as he had been taught, and touched the mix with …

The post Borax Has Meant Big Business In California’s Death Valley appeared first on HistoryNet.



0 komentar:

Posting Komentar