Pacific Coast Borax Company
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The Pacific Coast Borax Company was a United States mining company founded in 1890 by the American borax magnate Francis Smith, the "Borax King".
A 20-Mule Team Wagon, in Death Valley, California
Westend chemical plant engine, on display at Knott's Berry Farm.
Borax
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Borax is a salt normally encountered as a hydrated borate of sodium, with the chemical formula Na2H20B4O17. Borax mineral is a crystalline borate mineral that occurs in only a few places worldwide in
Pacific Coast Borax Company
…The Pacific Coast Borax Company (PCB) was a United States mining company founded in 1890 by the American borax magnate Francis Smith, the "Borax King". The roots of the Pacific Coast Borax Company lie in Mineral County, Nevada, east of Mono Lake, where Smith…
Borax crystals
Traction steam engine hauling borax, Death Valley, California 1904
Borax-based laundry detergent
Old steam tractor with borax wagons, Death Valley National Park