Drilling Record Falls To Butte Team At Calumet
At Calumet Michigan on July 30 a contest between Amalgamated Copper of Butte and Calumet & Hecla Mining of Calumet eclipsed the world 15 minute hand drill record by drilling 58 1 2 inches. Calumet team reached 49 1 3 inches as 7 000 spectators watched. McCormick led the Butte crew to victory in a field of copper-country mining men.
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Calumet, Mich
Amalgamated Copper Company of
Butte
Calumet & Hecla Mining Company
Calumet
el Paso
McCormick
Copper
Iron Mines Sold Near Salt Lake Rail Depot
A large iron deposit on the Salt Lake railroad at Scotts siding has been sold to representatives of the Southern Pacific railroad. It is unclear if mining will commence in the fall.
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Salt Lake
Scott’s Siding
Southern Pacific Railroad
Salt Lake Railway Builds Fast Trains Eastward
The Salt Lake railroad plans faster passenger service between Los Angeles and the east. A new high line route to avoid Meadow Valley floods costs 5 million dollars and aims to improve scenery. Last week near Rhyolite two gangs clashed fatally with several wounded, the feud rooted in Mexican and Greek rivalries. East and south of Barstow progress on double tracks continues, with six months more needed for the big stretch east of town.
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Salt Lake Railroad
Los Angeles
East
Salt Lake
Meadow Valley Canyon
Barstow
County division sparks calls for new desert county
The Needles Eye urges creating a new county out of San Bernardino with Barstow as seat, arguing tax savings and easier access for Needles and desert towns. Colton Sentinel cautions that current population and conditions may not justify division, noting upcoming elections will influence proposals. The piece cites desert towns as having substantial population and taxable property, and favors Benefiting Mohave Valley with a split.
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Needles Eye
Barstow
San Bernardino
San Bernardino County
Eye
Needles
Colton Sentinel
Sentinel
Desert
Orange
Mohave Valley
Ludlow
Otis
Daggett
Victorville
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T. G. Nicklin
Price
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Iron Mines
Lubin J. Henderson
Langstaff & Ritchie
Langstaff & Ritchie Hinkley
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T. G. Nic
Heldersow's
Edison's Phonographs & Records
Postoffice
Sal Bernardino National Bank
U. S
E. D. Roberts
W.S. Hooper
I. E. Bruwn
H. B
H. E. Harris
S. Wood
Smith
J. E. Davis
H. B. Stow
Merico
J. Perren Kent
Tlacotalpam, Ver
Mexico
Palace Saloon
W.H. W. Barstow
Akefield
Palace
Hill & Hill
Stewart
Corser
Sts
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