In August of 1979, Glamis was hit with a pelting rain that caused the train tracks to wash out and a Southern Pacific derailment.

The following and above information is found in an interesting book called GLAMIS SAND HILLS--SCHOOLHOUSE TO DUNEBUGGIES. There was an old road that existed between Palo Verde and Glamis that was used to carry passengers and freight.

The following letter is written by an elderly lady who was reminded of a flood that she experienced in 1911 when she was a child traveling on the Old Palo Verde road.

I have a strange request for someone in Glamis. In 1911, the last of September or last of October, I and my mother came to Glamis from Colton. We had to wait for the train from the East to bring the wife and family of my dad's friend who was living near Palo Verde. A Mr. Randalls (who is long dead). Since the train was late and by the time the wagon was loaded it made our arrival at Wiley's Well (I think) quite late. So by the time we settled for the night it was quite dark. The stars were so bright as we kids went to sleep. I don't know when, but the heavens burst during the night and we never were so soaked and all we could do was to steam in the wet bed. That man who drive us slept under the wagon and was the only dry thing there. Somehow we got a fire, got something to eat and steamed out. Then on the road we had to walk most of the way to Palo Verde as the load of wet things in the wagon almost too heavy for the horses to pull. All the way were tarantulas rained out of their wet holes. All the way from Glamis to our home it rained heavily. Does Glamis have any record of that time? When I heard on national television that Glamis had a raging rain the other day I decided to write. I am now 80 and active.

Sincerely,
Marguerite Barnes
Brea, California

The storm that she referred to was the one mentioned above that happened in 1979.

Cool bit of history!
Where can I get a copy of that book?

If you continue down the road to Boardmanville for 20 + miles you will come to a T in the road. Take it left into the hills and you will end up at whats called the rock house. It has been there sence I was a kid. We used to take our paddles off of the buggies and three wheelers and make a day trip out of it. The shop is like a mine that has everything imaginable made out of rock. My mom bought a beautiful hand carved rock chess set out there way back in the late seventies and she stilll has it on her coffee table to this day! Not many people know about it. Im not sure if it still even there!

Good piece there slappy,

and flashpoint I have never heard that before that sounds like a great day adventure

Sure would like to see that place flashpoint, that is perty cool...Wonder if that has any relation to the Gold Rock Ranch? Gonna look into that one...

Flashpoint, you are as old as dirt! Cool bit of info though!

Cool stuff slappy, love history. Where you getting all that info and how does a guy get a copy?

Those all those 3 in diameter holes in the ground out by china wall are terantula holes? I was thinking that, but not sure. Didn't know what else lives out there in them thar dunes.

I also asked where to get a copy of dat book

Sorry guys, Slaps probobly been busy fightin whitecoats. Several people have expressed interest in the book but it has been out of print for a long time! If I remember right, the publishing company doesn't even exist any more.