Sheep Creek Copper Mines Prospect in Hig Sheep Creek District
P. M. Sweeney reports on the Hig Sheep Creek district in Beaverhead county where the deepest shaft reaches 95 feet and a ledge 50 feet wide assays four percent copper. He describes geology, ore veins, crosscuts, and development at the Dell Lina and Eldorado oil settlements alongside lignite coal prospects near the Little Muddy area. He filed oil placer claims for 100 acre parcels at Dell and Lina with other residents.
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Beaverhead County
Sheep Creek Basin
Rockies
Sheep Creek
P.M. Sweeney
Waaminthk
Riaia Fonpe
Butte
Aithea Trois Dell Tie
Moadtena
MM Sweeney Aunt Polka Boothins
Bern En
Saeweerni
Yale
Sweeney
Pennsylvania
Gil
Eldorado
Lima No
Dell
Lina
Wedding of Peter Jenson and Miss Jennie Peterson
Peter Jenson and Miss Jennie Peterson were wed at the Nelson home with Rev. Ro OP Sanithoot officiating. The ceremony drew a small gathering of friends and family including John Peterson and Miss Ataida Peterson, sister and brother of the bride. The bride, a Dillon resident and sister of Mrs. Nelson, received presents as the couple began their life together.
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Peter Jenson
Jennie Peterson
Nels Nelson Weed
Ro OP
John Peterson
Ataida Petersoan
Bredar
Eon
Dillon
Mis Nels Nelson
Phe Proc
Fragmentary OCR Item From Local Column
Readable fragments describe a dated local notice with scattered names and items listed. Several proper names and place indicators appear amid garbled text, offering only hints of a community event or sale and a list of names such as Moe and Craver.
Hecla Mines Still Producing Despite Difficult Year
The twenty first annual report of Hecla Consolidated Mining Co led by Hon Henry Kuippenberg shows net cash profit of 31757 57 for the year versus 8950 59 prior. Ore prospects dominated activity with ore production and planning for future operations amid rising maintenance costs and structural challenges.
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Hecla Consolidated Mining Company
Henry Kuippenberg
Land Patents Patched to Sitste Nerme School Acreage
The state lend department received a government patent for 23 acres of land credited to Sitste Nerme School. The land is described as grazing fields within the county.
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State Lend Department
Bes
Sitste Nerme School
Lend Ise
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Vipercestre
Lawrence Strem
Smallhorn Canyon
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Maddy
Jeanie Peter
Ralph
Mio
Jenson
Idaho
Walsey
Kercider
Salmon City
Sudehatiaiea
Webb
Unies
Churth
Moe
Nere
E. Craver
Hecla Mines
Sauplas
Desaf
DRM
Ciera Wind
Fonty
Ghent
No. Zievei
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