Desperate chase against cattle thieves in Morgan Gap
In a rocky frontier division, Thief River and Sleepy Cat fight cattle thieves hiding in Morgan Gap near Calabasas. De Spain kills two outlaws and is badly wounded. Pretty Nan Morgan, niece of gang leader Duke Morgan, loves De Spain as her uncle schemes to wed her to Gale Morgan, a dangerous cousin.
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Thief River
Sleepy Cat
Rocky Mountains
Morgan Gap
Calabasas
de Spain
Nan Morgan
Duke Morgan
Gale Morgan
Nan Hides in House Amid Rain as Emissary Fights Time
De Spain dispatches Bull to locate Nan at Duke Morgan's place. Bull braves a wet, whisky-worn night. Nan secretly aids and writes a note to De Spain: I can stand bloodshed, be patient. De Spain plans a night run to Sleepy Cat as rain pours.
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Tle
Nan
de Spain
Spain
Cat
An Ominous Message Drives Henry toward Nan
Henry de Spain stages a high stakes pursuit after a mysterious telegram from Music Mountain. Lefever and Bob Scott mobilize a full-town search while De Spain plans a solo dash into Morgan's Gap to find Nan. Night falls as he confronts Duke Morgan with Gale and Judge Druel in the room.
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Pardalee
Pardaloe
Old Duke
Sassoon
de Spain
Bunny
Nan
Old Bunny
Mex
Calabasas
Sing
Gale Morgan
Gale
Hel
John Lefever
Music Mountain
Lefever
Bob Scott
Jeffries
Henry de Spain
Central
Tenison
Morgan's Gap
Scott
de Shain
Spain
Soott
Lnte
Henry
Nan Morgan
Duke Morgan
John
Bob
el Capitan
Morgan Gap
A Surprising Slip Ends With Secret Rally Plan
Scott is summoned by Lefever to finish arrangements near a quaking asp grove by El Capitan. He lists four men Farrell Kennedy Frank Bipaso Tommy Moggeson and Wickwire as possible scouts. De Spain and Lefever head toward Music Mountain while Scott warns against leaving the aspens until rain begins and predicts a downpour.
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Scott
Lefever
el Capitan
Farrell Kennedy
Frank Bipaso
Tommy Moggeson
Wickwire
de Spain
Music Mountain
Thane Gap
Fragmented dialogue fragment resists clear headline
The readable text presents a fragmented dialogue about money and inheritance with dialectical spellings, lacking coherent events or identifiable people. No verifiable names, places, or organizations emerge to anchor a news item.
Mining and Oil News Brief Highlights from 1917 Data
Prices for metals are listed with regional quotes including lead at 6.37, bar silver 85 cents, copper casting 23.17. Spelter in St Louis at 7.43, tungsten concentrates and crude ores priced per unit and per cent. Eleven mineral land patents were filed in October. World's Fair mine at Harshaw eyed by buyers. Chino Copper reports Q3 profit of 1,044,524 or $1.20 per share. nine month total 7,854,018 or $9.03 per share, vs 1916's 10.82 per share.
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Wtern
Union News Services
New York
St. Louis
Boulder
Federal Land Office
Harshaw
Chino Copper Company
Mining activity in Colorado districts rises this fall
In Colorado mining districts activity increases with multiple developments. Up-to-Date mine at Boulder park to operate despite heavy snows. Primos Chemical works on molybdenum at Camp Boericke near Empire. Wellington Mines at Breckenridge pays a 10 percent dividend in early November. Prospecting intensifies in Twin Lakes and Red Mountain districts. Argo Leasing erects a 50 ton mill at Idaho Springs. old dumps near Leadville being studied for metal recovery. Bowerman opens a 14 foot wide vein near Gunnison County. widespread interest in silver properties at current prices.
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Boulder Park
Primos Chemical Company
Camp Boericke
Empire
Wellington Mines Company
Breckenridge
Twin Lakes
Georgetown
Terrible- Dunderburg
Idaho Springs
Argo Leasing Company
Leadville
Old Harrison
Boulder County
Gunnison County
Buffalo Group
Bowerman Independent
J. C. Bowerman
Independent
Red Mountain
Oil and gas company formations rise in October in Montana
Montana reports 48 new oil and gas ventures with aggregate authorized capital stock totaling 100,953,700 formed in October. Since January, 962 concerns have organized with total authorized capital 1,289,555,400. October completions reach 2,408 wells and 1,731 oil wells, with east of the Rockies setting new high monthly records after July 1916.
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United States
Rocky Mountains
New Metal Blamath to Boost Grant County Ore Output
New Mexico reports Grant County set to add blamath as a new metal alongside existing production. Brown well Artesia shows short oil flow while Mogollon mines yield 390 tons in October. Mogollon Mines Co handles custom ores easing district milling congestion. Oaks Co ships from Maud 8 Deep Down and Erle. another burro train added to freight. Socorro M and M Co rebuilds after fire hitting upper Mogollon plant. shaft collar retimbered. materials arriving. refinery and pumps undamaged.
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Jo B. Sheridan
Grant County
Blamath
Mogollon Mines Co
Oaks Co
Maud 8
Socorro M. & M. Co
Oil Rig Activity Report From Wyoming Drilling Field
Wyoming holds L D Welch and C L Woods to drill the Sollars lease on Herry locations as a cig in course of erection. Western Exploration Company reached the offshore deep hole on Schoonmaker lease at 2440 feet. Heaton Oll Company ships in a rig to be erected on its acreage west of Hudson Company holdings.
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Wyoming
L. D. Welch
C. L. Woods
Sollars
Herry
Western Exploration Company
Eand
Ite
Schoonmaker
Heaton Oll Company
Hudson Company
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Frank H. Spearman
Whispering Smith
MYS
Bull
Duke
Bull Page
McAlpin
MecAlpin
Espaso
AicAlpin
Preliai
Page
Druel
Rand
Duke Mongan
Weself
Mining and Oil News
Arizona
Colorado
Montana
New Mexico
Artesia
Pacific
Mogollon
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