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Wood Box Attempt To Close Lakeview Gusher photo - picture in Maricopa, Kern County, California
 
According to the San Joaquin Geological Society, a huge box constructed of massive wooden timbers was pulled across the oil gusher with cables in an attempt to stifle the flow, but it was unsuccessful, and the box was eventually destroyed by the oil gusher activity.
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                       Last updated: Jan 10 2021 19:09:24   Latitude & Longitude:
35° 5' 29.1264",
-119° 24' 4.9572"