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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1900
Page
4
A scattered 19th century ad digest highlights women’s health with promises from Mrs Pinkham, plus remedies from Allen’s Foot-Ease and Castoria style products. It references Boxers name origin, sleep aids, catarrh cautions, and a Friedrich Froebel obituary snippet. Also includes a mowing-season warning for farmers and a Viennese steak recipe.
The Skagway wire reports a new strike 100 miles back of Circle City on Faith Hope and Charity creeks feeding the Tanana, plus a Walker's Fork find near Forty Mile. Eureka shows an 80 foot wide pay streak and a $1,500,000 year payoff. Rampart and Koyukuk camps draw hopefuls as cleanups run high. In Oregon Prairie City becomes a mining center with Dixie Spur and Strawberry Spur bold with copper and cobalt prospects. Classic claims on Dixie Creek and Quartzburg attract attention as Canyon City hosts hydraulic work on Canyon Creek with rising placer take.
In Phoenix British Columbia on July 9 an ore strike was reported on the War Eagle claim. Workers drilled into the west drift at the 100-foot level 175 feet from the shaft and found a copper rich body. The vein dips east and runs 11 feet, with 25 feet of clean chalcopyrite removed to date. Tests show ore averaging over $20 in copper and $1.60 in gold per ton.
Seven Republic Washington mining firms push operations as surface showings reveal rich ore. Oxford mine reports up to 255 ounces of silver and $15 per ton in gold near surface with a 65 foot tunnel and plans to extend 40 to 100 more feet to reach ledges. Other camps in Idaho Montana British Columbia and Washington show high copper silver and gold values and widespread prospecting along creeks and claims.
A Rossland Miner report notes several camping camps at the headwaters near Olalla British Columbia with trails and pack access from Olalla. The Rossland payroll exceeds 100000 dollars monthly at Rossland J C camp. Additional items include Boise's planned ice plant, Lincon county fishtrap protests, and a Chemawa Indian education conference set for August.
Sizable reports show Dradstreet’s index signaling dull distributive trade across most sectors with weaker manufactured goods prices, offset by gains where crops are strong. Wheat prices surged then tempered by heavy selling. canning demand boosts sugar and teas. Weather woes hit the cotton belt while farm prices for produce, meat, and dairy fluctuate. rail and port cargoes show mixed movements.
A long promotional passage extols Avenarius Carbolineum as a premier wood preservative for ships, bridges, poles, and farm structures with testimonials from Aix la Chapelle and other figures. It includes recipes, snippets on crops and dental curios, plus notices of related products and trade hints.
The article discusses long term timber value from planted trees such as cherry hickory maple and black walnut with timelines for when they become valuable. It covers potato farming practices including deep plowing harrowing shallow cultivation and crop rotation plus broom corn as a scarce high value crop and notes on land and labor considerations.
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