Johnson process boosts Republic ore extraction to 86 percent
London metallurgist S H Johnson reports Roasted Republic mine ore yields 80 percent gold in two hours and 86 percent in three hours using forced filtration. He will test four to six hour treatments and compare straight cyanide with bromide of cyanogen, aiming for 95 percent in four to six hours.
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Republic
S. H. Johnson
London
Johnston
Republic Camp
Johnson
West Australia
John McKinley Loses His Way on Dewdney Trail
A Yukon era incident recalls John McKinley’s perilous trek from Cascade City toward Sophie mountain. Stranded in snow with no shelter or blankets, he wandered until Friday, his feet frostbitten, before being rescued at Nigger Mountain and cared for at Evening.
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Dewdney Trail
Rossland
Rossinto
McKinley
John McKinley
Tewdney
Cascade City
Cascade
Sophie Mountain
Sheep Creek
Nigger Mountain
Hugh Hastings Escorts Arthur to Sisters Hospital
Superintendent Hugh Hastings brought Arthur to the city on a horse and took him to the Sisters hospital. He is reported to be doing well and will suffer no permanent injury from the experience.
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Hugh Hastings
Arthur
Sisters Hospital
Exaggerated Mining Reports Warned Against
The Mining World cautions that sensational claims of rich ore finds flood new and revived districts. It says assays from new properties often mislead, while seasoned miners know high assay values can misrepresent true abundance.
Tables Vanish at Bell Street Methodist Church Banquet
Ladies of Bell Street Methodist Church Ottawa found fourteen prepared banquet tables cleared of food and dining ware just before a planned social night. Police investigated but no suspects or motives were disclosed as the event was postponed.
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Bell Street Methodist Church
Ottawa
Cascade Water Power and Light Co Awards Two Rock Removal Jobs
Twelve bids were reviewed for a 400 foot tunnel and 20 000 cubic yards of rock removal. S F Quinlivan won the open rock removal contract and Olaf Oleson secured the tunnel drive. The public is not told the contract sums, but Cascade’s power works promise a large payroll and ongoing development in the town.
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Cascade Water Power and Light Co
S. F. Quinlivan
Olaf Oleson
Cascade
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