@@richardrichard9953 LA bought a lot of land IN ORDER to steal the water. This was the beginning of CA water laws but by then it was too late for most of the farmers and workers that lived around Owens Lake. Many lost their land, livelihood and future where they had homesteaded..
Thanks for putting in the time to research these places and to share your terrific pictures, information and thoughts. My Great Grandparents came to the Owens Valley by train in 1898 and switched to the narrow gauge rail at Keeler on their way to teach school in Bishop. It is great to learn about that place!
Thank you kindly. I plan to present a video of the RR in Owens Valley. Haven't gotten to it yet. The little research I have done on the Carson and Colorado RR in Owens Valley is fascinating. More to come on that story.
Thanks for the video. At 13 minutes the sign on the wall probably refers to Humboldt State University Geology that would run summer field camps out of this area.
I have recently found your channel, and find it very interesting and educational. I drive through California deserts often, and wonder about these small places on maps, and now have a better knowledge of their history, condition, and impact on the economy.
Good job you did your homework on this one, thank you. Looks like the only real value of the valley was its water. It is a shame the history is disappearing. The boom- and bust times did not allow people to build community. No one was born lived and died in these towns and repeated generations of community. Today only memories of folks passing through to the next boom. stay safe ALL
The two main causes of so many California desert ghost towns - the boom-and-bust cycle of mining where when the mine closes the town's economy isn't diversifed enough to sustain it, and Los Angeles' insatiable thirst - which is also the reason why it has so many suburban communities within city limits to where the San Fernando Valley has been called "the New Jersey of LA" but for the most part it *IS* LA.
Did you see any signs of the Salt Tram? Keeler must have handled the salt blocks coming over from Saline Valley. The outside of the motor house for the Salt Tram has been restored. 4X4 required or a motorcycle to get there.
Thank you for the video! I believe that our history has been edited over the years, including some of the vintage photographs, unfortunately. Like the photo of the man infront of the schoolhouse @ 14:27. You see his shadow, so the sun is behind him, how is the shadow of his legs is there, but not the shadow of the fence and wooden posts directly behind him? And his back is reflecting off of the front window? To me that doesn't look natural, but I am not saying that YOU doctored the photo, you just found it on the internet, I'm sure..... Thank you again 😘
Imagine if the USA diverted the billions of $dollars$ we farm off to foreign countries to fund useless wars [like Ukraine] and instead invested in the refurbishment of these beautiful, abandoned areas?