Real Poet Is Really Like A Hoosier Legend
A portrait of James Whitcomb Riley through Bliss Carman and Joyce Kilmer notes. The Hoosier poet is praised for moonlit language and dialect verse, while Riley’s playful image and resilience against literary forgery are explored amid anecdotes of his life, humor, and love for children.
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Edgar Allan Poe
Florida
Bliss Carman
the Independent
James Whitcomb Riley
Indiana Songster
Carman
Riley
Joyce Kilmer
New York Times
Poe
Indianapolis Journal
Indiana
Don Marquis
New York Sun
Arcady
Western mining and oil news highlights Oatman activity
Copper prices and ore values move in Colorado and Arizona districts. Oatman reports include One pound of ore from the Oatman district yielded nine dollars in gold. Unwatering of the Arkansas and Arizona shaft at Jerome nears completion. Green Monster and Cliff tunnel ore cutting show progress. United Eastern increases control of Sunny Side and plans to handle Oatman output with a new ore bin at No. 2 shaft. The Lexington Arizona may become Oatman’s next major mine with ore 13.5 dollars per ton at 110 feet deep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oatman
Arkansas & Arizona
Jerome
Mayer
Paragon
Lazy Boy
Esperanza
Lexington-Arizona
United Eastern
Little Jessie
Chaparral
Oklahoma
Arizona-Oklahoma Oil and Gags Company
Charley” Genung
Arizona
Old Homestead
Peeples Valley
Tennessee
Chloride
Tiger
Bradshaw Mountains
Tiger Gold Company
Nogales
Thomas Johns
Pima County
J. S. Bates
Tucson
W. S. Humbert
Green Monster Mining Company
Jerome Copper District
Wilcox Company
Colorado mining activity expands with new mills and discoveries
Colorado reports multiple mining developments including the incorporation of Colorado Alunite Mining at Pueblo, a Continental Oil plant at Cripple Creek, a 25 ton logan mine mill near Crisman, and plans to reopen Ouray smelter. Newell and Blake buy Black Cloud mill for oil flotation and a 50 ton mill rises in Lake City district. A rich lead-silver find in Silverton’s Queen City claim tops county news, with assay returns from Florence W mine valued at 120 dollars per ton and renewed Little Daisy operations near Isabella Mines. Cresson Consolidated Gold Mining declares a 10 cent monthly dividend amounting to 122 thousand dollars, while Modoc Mining holds three car output at Cripple Creek. Leadville reports a major oxidized iron ore body in Prospect mountain with silver and manganese values at 150 feet depth.
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Colorado Alunite Mining Company
Pueblo
Continental Oil Company
Cripple Creek
Logan
Crisman
Ouray
Delta
Black Cloud
Salina
C. A. Newell
J. G. Blake
Denver
Little Daisy
Bull Hill
Isabella Mines Company
Cresson Consolidated Gold Mining and Milling Company
Modoc Mining and Milling Company
Battle Mountain
Leadville
Prospect Mountain
Carbonate
Fryer
Breece Hills
Arizona Oil and Railway News Across Western Wyoming and Arizona
ARIZONA STATE NEWS reports oil leases secured west of Meeteetse near Rawlins the Lost Soldier field gains in value as a third well is drilled. Wyoming firms file for Fremont county oil and coal development while rigs begin work in Lusk and Old Woman creek. Arizona events include bank association meetings at Grand Canyon Prescott and Phoenix fairs in October and November, a Bisbee suicide, a Knights of Columbus chapter in Douglas, a Ray bridge contract, a Florence creamery bid, and a Douglas to C A smelter highway under construction.
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W. A. Pierce
Chicago
Meeteetse
Rawlins
Soldier
the Knights of Columbus
Douglas
Mineral Creek
Ray
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Philadelphia
Browning Society
Longfellow
Swinburne
Indianapolis
Pennsylvania
Anderson
Ind
Itol Film Service
Lilev
Western Mining and Oil News
Western Newspaper Union News Service
Spomcl
DOMVE
Aceie
Ips
Boulder
Colo
Sunnyside Company
Colorado
Wyoming
Pease Tract
Basin
Scott Mills
Wyoming Oil and Coal Company
Fremont County
Riverton
Norbeck-Nicholson Company
Old Woman Creek
Lusk
Arizona State News
New Mexico Bankers’ Association
Grand Canyon
Prescott
Phoenix
Sin Fontaine
Bisbee
The
Florence Chamber of Commerce
C. & A. Smelter
Salt River Valley
Tombstone
Jeff Dunagan
Old Dominion
Globe
Wm. McDonald
Bipbee
Seventh Street
Nellie Garcia
Twin Buttes
St. Mary’s Hospital
Bureau of Immigration
A. Caminetti
Commissioner General of Immigration
Goll
Douglas Chamber of Commerce
Monte Cristo
Interior
Yavapai
State Board of Equalization
Board
Jesus Campos
Yuma
Selidona Campos
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