01 May 1877
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Newspaper
Butte Miner
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1877
Page
1
The passage compiles bawdy and satirical gibes from various papers noting Punchline style humor on manners, fashion errors, social missteps, and playful critiques. It references jokes about boots and shopping, a Boston revival, wolves of wit, and a Kingly gesture from Queen Victoria.
In a discussion from Travelers Notes and Queries Hawks argues mining can be managed by capable leaders with proper education and honesty. He traces why most ventures fail due to capital limits, poor development, and luck, noting many mines rise only after years of prospecting and persistence.
Harrison Gray bought the Wonden shell at Gold Hill for 1000 dollars. Workers uncovered a tunnel connected shaft deep with a large quicksilver deposit bearing gold and silver. A looping tunnel system allowed waste liquid to flow away and the full ore body remains to be skimmed for extraction.
The article recounts long mining activity at Cerro de Pasco from 1630 to 1840 with silver worth millions passing through government hands and losses to administration. It notes canals dug for irrigation, deeper digging yielding richer veins, and proposes a tunnel opening to access untold treasures to fund rail and mine projects. It also reports the Massachusetts House rejecting a women's suffrage bill.
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