16 Aug 1895
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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1895
Page
1
An unusual OCR fragment describing Simmons laxative products and a branding note. Mentions a “Red Z stamp” on wrappers and references J. H. Zellin & Co. of Philadelphia. Content is garbled but indicates product labeling and retailer origin.
In Grant county Oregon Quartzburg rapidly gains prominence as mining thrives across 69 claims. Ore values range from 12 to 250 dollars per ton gold with oxidized ore to 100 feet deep and base ore below. Several groups including Dixie Yankee Boy Forest Queen and Belle of Oregon show productive veins and ongoing development with mills up and running and notable assays and prospects across multiple claims.
The passage argues most claims are owned by original locators, with only four or five exceptions. It asserts the items are provable and urges capital seekers to investigate as safe, paying investments.
E E Gerking returns with his brother J B Gerking from a June 9 trip to Long Valley Idaho to visit their father and seek farming prospects. They report open hostility between settlers and outside cattle raisers, cattle losses, rich placer mining prospects near Warren, and a short summer with deep snow. An Oregon rail excursion to Cascade Locks is planned to discuss an open river policy. A freight train near Kamela hits a band of about 2000 sheep, killing 200 to 300. Ira Reynolds, jailed for burglary in Tacoma, attempted suicide with a nail, brain injury noted. Shops may relocate from Spokane amid Northern Pacific strike impacts.
Dispatches report mixed farming and pork fattening near Havanna, Kansas where James Musgrove shifts to hogs to maximize profits though yields drop this year. Wheat disease and drought hit northwestern Kansas while a burned district spans multiple counties. Army troops march to Nez Perce lands, guarding settlers and paying annuities. Antelope capture by lasso, regional bicycle track in Walla Walla, and various local notices including bank failure, water rights dispute in Roseburg, and game law reminders complete this mosaic of early 20th century life.
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