Atolia | |
|---|---|
 The Atolia mining operation,c. 1908 | |
| Etymology:portmanteau of "Atkins" and "DeGolia" | |
  Atolia Location in California | |
| Coordinates:35°18′53″N117°36′33″W / 35.31472°N 117.60917°W /35.31472; -117.60917 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | San Bernardino County |
Atolia is aghost town in theMojave Desert nearRandsburg, in northwesternSan Bernardino County,California.
In 1904 and 1905, veins of thetungsten orescheelite were discovered at a site east of theRandsburg gold mine. Operations at the site were funded in part byBernard Baruch and operated by the Atkins-Kroll Company, who organized the Atolia Mining Company in 1906.[1][2]: 30
A weekly newspaper, theAtolia News, began publication in May 1916 under the editorship of Erwin Lehmann.[3]
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