Testing Ore Samples from Colorado Mines
The article contrasts ore sampling methods among miners and explains that the best practice is to take a large composite sample from the vein, crush it, and assay to gauge true value. It notes miners’ eagerness to brag on high assays, the unpredictability of ore, and humorous or stubborn reactions to results. It also recalls Leadville carbonate lore and the variability of assayers handling picky directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Boston Transcript
Onotan
Kent
Transmigration yarn from Louisville sports tale told by Wintersmith
Washington letter in Courier Journal notes Mas Wintersmith of Texas spins yarns for newspaper men. He recounts a Louisville prewar tale about Dick Watson and Bill Miller, two old sports. Dick, a believer in transmigration, claims to meet Miller years after his death, prompting puzzled friends at the Galt House to accept the tale after Miller allegedly appears as a bus horse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Courier-Journal
Mas
Wintersmith
Texas
Louisville
Jim
Dick Watson
Bill Miller
Miller
Galt House
Bill
Old Dick
Old Bill
Western Man Lost in New Jersey Wanders for Dinner
A Western man from Philadelphia wandered Ocean Grove pleading for directions and dinner, mistaking Ocean Grove for a hotel named North Pole while locals explained there is no such hotel. He quipped about Arctic confusion as he dashed off. A separate note discusses a proposed tunnel linking England and Ireland for direct rail connection, highlighting its vast potential.
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New York
San
Ocean Grove
N. J
Philadelphia
North Pile House
North Pole
Arctic
Vault Lock Delays Open At Sub Treasury
A time-lock at the Nassau Street sub-treasury failed to release the vault this morning after a short vacation for maintenance. Officials used an electric battery to restart the mechanism, risking a six month delay before authorized access resumes. The vault contains tens of millions in cash, but the government says operations remain normal and no panic hit markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Star
Sub-Treasury
Nassau Street
Uncle Sam
George Ashley
William
Mercury
Ashley
Sherrar
Equal and Exact Justice in a Country Church Scene
A bygone Methodist minister in a rural town rebukes sin with blunt speeches while congregants' dogs disrupt service. In a dramatic moment he shouts at Deacon Leighty to kick out the dogs, sparking a churchyard clash between a black dog and a white shepherd. A Detroit Free Press note adds a fashion rumor about women bearing arms in France.
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Pittsburg
Hough
Orr
Deacon Leighty
Detroit Free Press
Vanderbilt Deadhead Dodge and Noted Duels in 19th Century Tales
A New York World tale shows a Bowery car driver recalling Vanderbilt relatives ride free antics ending with a paid fare and a hospital aid from Cornelius Vanderbilt. The piece then catalogs famed duels in U S history from Jackson-Dickinson to Hamilton-Burr and beyond, noting political figures and notable clashes.
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New York World
Fourth Avenue
World
Bowery
William H
Vanderbilt
Mr. Vanderbilt
Cornelius
Luke Cornelius
Chambers‘stréut
Andy Cornelius
St.’ Luke's Hospital
Webb
Boston Journal
Andrew Jackson
Nashville
Charles Dickinson
Wade Hampton
Frank Hampton
E. D. Dick
R. J. Stockton
Gibraltar
Commodore Perry
C. C. Clay
Alabama
W. Tate
Henry Clay
Humphrey Marshall
John Randolph
Wim. H. Crawford
Georgia
Treasury
France
Thomas H. Benton
Mississippi
St. Louis
Mr. Lucas
J. Cumming
George McDuffie
Jonathan Cilley
Maine
W. J. Graves
Kentucky
Wm. L. Yancey
Thomas J. Clingman
Congress
North Carolina
Washington
B. Qratz Brown
Missouri
I. GC. Reynolds
Terry
D. C. Broderick
California
D. C. Buell
Phil’ Kearney
New York
Col. Chambers
Sam. Houston
Albert Sidney Johnston
Jefferson Davis
Samuel Cobb
Winfield Scott
DeWitt Clinton
District of Columbia
Francia Cutting
John C. Breckinridge
Jonathan Dayton
New Jersey
Clinton
Armistead T. Munken
Virginia
John M. McCarty
Stephen Decatur
James Barron
Bladensburg
Edward’ Stanley
Samuel Inge
Thomas K. Harris
Tennessey
Col. Simpson
Spencer Pettis
Maj
Cheminx Biddle
George A. Waggaman
United States
Louisiana
Mrs Clemmer Hudson in Washington Letter and fashion notes
Washington Letter highlights Mrs Clemmer Hudson as a successful writer earning mainly from letters to The New York Indépendent and The Brooklyn Argus. The piece details her wealth, lifestyle, taste for luxury, and a portrait of her as a self-reliant, cheerful figure admired by friends amid a colorful social scene.
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Clemmer Hudson
Washington
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Demorest’s
England
Ireland
Port Patrick
Toledo
Bill Arp
New School
F. T
K. T
Thrusday
Cincinnati Enquirer
Lincoln‘park
Enquirer
Cincinnati
George Alfred Townsend
Peck
J. B. Morrow
Cheyenne, Wye
Publisher Leader
Creighton & CO. P. O
Omaha, Neb
Pine Bluffs
W. T. Range
Horse Creek
Wyo
Purapkin Creek
Neb
Powder River Cattle Company
Ranges
Powder River
Tongié “River
Johnson County
Wyoming
Fred. Hesse
Galves
Brands
Tongue River
Culves
Rawhide Branch
Powder River Cattle Co
Range
Rawhide
Ana DS
Benjamin, Weaver & CO
Fort Fetterman
Wyolunge
North
Platts River and Sage and
E, H. Ford
P. O. Adaress
Range, Lance and
Old Womanu Creeks
Lemuel Smith
Jn. VP
Dress
Fetterman
Northlatte River
M. E
Post
Horse Creeks
North Park
Hhs
Mia
Plunkett
Warkeo, GH
Increase
Markieey Iorses
Cattla
Sturgis, Goodest. & CO
Wattle
Sturgis & Lanl
Cheyenne, Wyo
Custer City
Dakota
Fox
Horn Creek
Goshen Hole
Cheyenne
Eaer City
Cheyenne River
Postoce
Sturgys
Goodell & Lane
Pitts
Retu
Bank of the
Boston
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