Copper and Lead Mines Spark Newfoundland Development
Reports from Betts Cove and Moreton's Harbor show extensive mineral work underway in Newfoundland. At Betts Cove a shaft yields 70 tons daily from a thick lode with copper grades from 42 to 15 percent and ore valued at 116 shillings per ton. A lead seam at Moreton's Harbor has surfaced with surface samples around 7 percent lead and potential for shipping routes and export.
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New Foundland
Alvicus
Betts Cove
Moreton's
Cooperative experiment at Briggs Brothers mill sparks worker profits
A 1866 plan by the Briggs Brothers to share profits with workers led to a stock company of 7700 shares with 30 each. Workers held 26 shares while profits were split: 10 percent dividend, half remaining profits to labor, and the rest shared by wages. Arbitration settled disputes. profits funded education and improvements, with notable gains in morale and thrift among employees. The scheme inspired further labor reform discussions in political economy.
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Han Cout
Fawcett
Briggs Broth
Briggs Brothers
Briggs
Iggs Brothers
Steel belting praised by Dr William in Wilmington patent
Dr William Fields of Wilmington Delaware applies for a patent on steel belting. The Wilmington Republican extols steel belting as superior to leather for price durability and consistency, noting low material costs and quick manufacture. It mentions a method to slacken and tighten belts without disturbing joints.
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Norluwest
Nturprises
Wak Versil
Trier- Ocean
William, Fields
Wilmington
Del
Wilmington ‘Republican
England
Bolton
Smoke and fires drive pests from the plains in a storm of claims
The report argues that Indian smoke from vast fires has driven grasshoppers from western lands, aiding farmers. It discusses canal schemes connecting rivers, feasibility studies by scientists, and potential political economic effects of such major works.
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Coe
United States Army
Westion
Sea of Azof
Fragmentary Anecdotes About Expenditures And Observations
Fragmentary notes describe various expenditures and opinions in an unsteady narrative. The text references names, locations, and events with unclear connections, blending financial mentions with scattered commentary and an account of a fire. The passage is fragmentary and bereft of a coherent single event or conclusion.
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