Exaggerated claims surround Rochester mining camp
Humboldt County miners warn friends against rushing to Rochester while reports praise and exaggerate discoveries. Only about 40 employed, with many idle and ailing lumbermen in subfreezing conditions at 6000 feet. Winter season and shallow ore favor caution. depth prospects unproven but promising, per Guild Field Tribune report.
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National Bank Protection Means A Great Deal To You
Depositors gain confidence from National Bank Protection plans. This brief notice highlights security for savings and the bank’s commitment to safeguarding funds, reassuring customers during market fluctuations and emphasizing reliability.
Nevada Retrenchment Critique Sparks State Reform Debate
A syndicated opinion weighs retrenchment and reform in Nevada politics. It argues lawmakers fear upsetting patronage, calls for real fiscal reform, and urges selective spending cuts while condemning patronage tied to Carson City. The piece contrasts Reno and Rochester coverage amid statewide fiscal pressures.
New Device For Cabling Links San Francisco to London
Two Mackay companies announce completion of an invention to revolutionize submarine cable transmission. The system allows messages sent from San Francisco to London by land line Morse key to be read on a Morse sounder, enabling long distance telegraph readings.
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Mackay
San Francisco
London
Nevada official accused as not citizen in letter
Carson Nev Feb 13 The charges by Miss J E Somers Cherry Creek Nev claim a unnamed state official is not a citizen of the United States. The letter to the Nevada Legislature urges a birth or naturalization proof law and accuses the official of impersonation debt and graft. The suspected person is identified by local reports as Joe Josepha Clerk of the Supreme Court. Josepha has not commented awaiting investigation.
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Virginia Enterprise
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Supreme Court
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Orphans’ Home
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Stall Brothers Bond Mines In California Nevada Claims
Stall Brothers of Nation Nevada have bonded the Serita mining claim for 25000 and also bonded the Lake View claim for 20000 owned by W T Elliot and John Bryan. The adjacent New York claim has been bonded for 20000. James Logan bonded his quarter interest in the Red Rock claim for 3750. Other owners' interests to be taken over later. These bonds forecast a mining boom and recall the Stalls' rise from National mines.
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National Mines
Reformer urges practical control of saloons and vice
Rev H Martyn Hart, dean of St Johns Cathedral, argues against abolishing saloons and the red light district. He says they exist and must be managed, not eradicated, proposing restricted districts and practical reform to limit what cannot be eliminated. He warns changing human nature would take centuries.
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Red Lubt
H. Martyn Hart
St. John's Episcopal Cathedral
Tom
Willow Creek Camp Seen As Promising Ore Producer
William Lawrence known as the Kentucky gentleman returned from Nye County where Willow Creek camp lies three miles from the Ely Tonopah road and 93 miles from both towns. He says leasing opportunities were taken early with rich ore shipped to Tonopah averaging over 200 dollars per ton. About 200 tons of high grade ore remain on dumps and the camp employs around 80 miners plus others at work in the mines. Lawrences believes the district will become a heavy producer of high grade ore. Ely Record
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Kentucky
Willow Creek
Nye County
Duck+ Water
Ely
Tonopah
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