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Newspaper
Butte Miner
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1876
Page
1
A historical mining declaration argues that mining and mining products saved the United States from financial ruin after the 1873 crisis. It praises profitable mining as a practical art, contrasts with failed manufacturing, and highlights advancements in mining technology, machinery, and metallurgy, emphasizing Western expansion, capital, and skilled labor.
Description of Lampadius theory on impurity separation at low fusion temperatures, and a commercial attempt by Custer to filter tin using a Tron-based graphite crucible setup. Five hundred weights of tinned iron filters produced a paste with arsenic and copper concentrates, while the filtered tin was nearly chemically pure. Other filter materials and applications are discussed.
A Medical Examiner reports on a 31 month military gymnastic course at a French school. Muscular force rose 15 to 17 percent on average, up to 30 percent, chest capacity increased, and weight rose seven to fifteen percent while overall bulk fell. Gains were major in the first three months, then declined, underscoring moderation. The piece argues that excessive training harms constitution and promotes walking as a simple exercise still neglected by many.
An elderly Yorkshireman James Heap died at eighty four near Marsham. He taught at Cotersdale and walked eight miles daily between home and school for 45 years without missing a day from 1822 to 1867. Including Sundays he would have traveled about six thousand miles more each year.
The San Jose Mercury reports strong belief that the South Almaden quicksilver mines will gain prominence, rivaling New Almaden. A Mercury rep toured the 4200 acre site ten miles east by north of New Almaden, noting 12 workers, supervision by Superintendent Goldworthy and Captain Smith, and early surface ore prospects with cinnabar visible near Silver Creek. The lease extends twenty years, with hopeful signs of ledge deposits and future development before heavy pumping begins.
A Madad’y pamphleteer proposes a Gibraltar Straits tunnel linking Europe to Africa by crossing near Tarifa Algesiras and Coma Tangiers. The plan would place the tunnel's length just over a third of the England France route with six mile approaches each side at depth and a rough £4,000,000 cost. If feasible it could enable an overland India railway with no carriage changes. In a separate scene a crowd watched fifteen tons of silver moved to vaults at the United States Assay Office on Wall Street valued around 200,000 dollars destined for mint coinage in Philadelphia.
The article surveys past close electoral college counts from 1780 to 1801, noting Adams, Jefferson, Burr, and House decision in certain elections. It also mentions systems of mixed governance and reforms, and briefly touches on Brazilian development and American trade concerns amid vague references to industrial topics.
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