Eureka Mining News Highlights Ruby Hill Resume and Holly Mill Progress
The Eureka Sentinel reports a New York HQ telegram ordering an immediate resumption at Ruby Hill mines after six weeks idle. Holly mine work continues cutting at 600 foot level with ten tons daily hoisted, new mill equipment arriving, and ongoing pale hauling. Five men under C W Ruden start assessment work on Eureka South Holly claims.
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The
Sentinel
Ruby
New York
Ruby Hill Development Company
Eureka
Holly
C. W.ruden
Hureka-South Holly Mining Company
Adams Hill
New 1921 Calendars From Hu Era and Outside Firms
The Sentinel reports receipts of 1921 calendars from local and external businesses. The First National Bank of Elko marks holidays and notable local events, births and deaths. Henderson Banking Co of Elko offers a handy office calendar. Kelley Rebalau’s Garage Eureka features a colored moonlit camp scene. Kopp’s Garage of Cedar City Utah includes a winter auto travel image. Eureka Cash Store celebrates advances with a colored Prosperity scene and a horn of plenty. Light Machinery Repairing Co of Elko shows a calendar with a mother and child motif inviting a piano encore from a child.
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the Sentinel
Hu Reka
First National Bank of
Elio
Henderson Banking Company
Elko
Kelley & Rebalau
Eureka
Kopp
Joseph Kopp
Cedar City
Utah
Eureka Cash Store
Adolph Biancani
Light Machinery Repairing Company
Nevada
Record snowfall and high altitude gnaw above normal
Snippet notes above normal snow records in the Sierra Nevada sugamit section with unusually high amounts over a large area. The fragment hints December records and seventy two inches of shed snow, indicating a notable historic snowfall pattern.
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Sierra Nevada
Local BREVITIES in Eureka Nevada Highlights
A. Santino and family arrived by Thursday’s train from Alpha for a short visit in Hureks. Thomas Clifford left by auto for Tonopah to look after mining interests. Principal L. A. Hunting and Miser Josephine Foster returned from the State Teachers' Institute at Reno. Lou Harris, brother of L. A. Harris, returned from Good Springs and plans to stay. Miss Berenyce Moore, Genoa teacher, holidaying in Eureka. Mrs. Mary Shultes of Beowawe returned to Beowawe. Commissioner F. A. Fulkerson arrived from Beowawe to attend the Board meeting closing 1920 Buruke County business. Kelley & Rebaleau offering 1921 auto licenses. Nob Hill Fire Company Masquerade Ball at the new pavilion. Earl Cobb and wife moved to Eureka. Cobb named chief deputy to Sheriff-elect Mahoney. Alfred and Will Huebner return from Salt Lake. mother Mrs. Caroline Huebner ill but not operated. L. A. Hunting leading teachers’ examination in Eureka. applicants Rosalie Davis, Fanny Gibson, Annie Harvey, Adelaide Jeffries, S. T. Page. A. C. Florio left Duckwater for Eureka to spend Christmas. auto failed in deep snow, walked eight miles over Pinto summit. Charney Mitchell from Elko reports thriving sheep bands south. heavy snows allowed extended range. Sheriff James Mackey files complaint against Merle Wynn for possessing intoxicating liquor where soft drinks sold. preliminary hearing set January 12. Miss Louisa Paulon, cousin of Mrs. A. Berolo, arrives from Hoboken via Barels. prisoner of war experience in Barcia. seeks to make America home.
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A. Santino
Alpha
Hureks
Thamas Clifford
Auto
Tonopah
L. A. Hunting and Miser
Josephine Foster
State Teachers’ Institute
Reno
Lou Harris
L. A. Haris
Mureka
Good Springs
Nevada
Berenyce Moore
Genoa
Eureka
Mary Shultes
Beowawe
F. A. Fulkerson
Bureke
L. A. Hunting
Rosalie Davis
Fanny Gibson
Annie Harvey
Adelaide Jeffries
S. T. Page
A. C. Florio
Duckwater
Hureka
Pinto Station
Pinto Summit
Charney Mitchell
Elko County
Elko
James Mackey
Merle Wynn
Justice of the Peace
Burdick
Justice Burdick
Louisa Paulon
A. Berolo
Hoboken
New Jersey
Barels
Italy
Barcia
Miss Paulon
Misa Paulon
America
Repairing Thompson Smelter Near Wabuska Underway
Work to repair the Thompson smelter near Wabuska is in progress and it is expected to resume operations in early spring. A reverberatory furnace will be added to handle sulfide ores from the north, boosting the smelting process.
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Thompson
Wabuska
President Signs Act Extending Mining Assessment Deadlines
Senator Ashurst sought a clear White House statement on whether Wilson would sign the six month extension to the mining claim assessment rule. The measure allows delaying the 100 dollars in work on claims past December 31, with notices required under old wartime rules. Nevadan legislators and mine operators await official action amid fears of claim jumpers if the bill stalls.
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M. T. Williams
Eureka
Palisade
Wilson
Congress
Washington
Ashurst
Arizona
White House
Interior Department
Frank and Manly
Henderson
Reno Gazette
Henry Rives
Nevada Mine Operators’ Association
Wilsor
New Counterfeit Federal Reserve Notes Described
Treasury notes warning of counterfeit five dollar notes. Philadelphia check letter B face plate 144 Carter Glass Lincoln portrait with heavy blue seal and weak lines. Chicago check letter D face plate 143 W G McAdoo Lincoln portrait, no silk threads, green seal, deceptive back. Specimens numbered C-20142528-A and 8 G-3061324-A.
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Federal Reserve
Treasury Department
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Carter Glass
the Treasury
John Burke
United States
Lincoln
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
W. G. McAdoo
Ore Shipments To Utah Smelters This Week
Ore shipments made over the local railroad this week include one car by Eureka-Holly, four cars by Eureka-Croesus, and twenty four cars by Richmond-Muraka Mining Co to the Utah smelters.
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Utah
Eureka-Holly
Eureka-Croesus
Richmond-Muraka Mining Co
Lynn Mine Owner Arrested for Bigamy in Nevada
Charles Seymour, a noted mining promoter from Eastern Nevada and son of Carlin resident Mrs. Caroline Seymour, was arrested at Lynn Eureka County on charges including violating the Mann Act and bigamy. He was arraigned in Salt Lake City, released on 5000 dollars bail, with a January 19 hearing scheduled. A witness from Atlantic City alleges Seymour pursued multiple partners across states and married her in Maryland in 1919. He reportedly used aliases and moved with another woman to Elko before officers took him to Salt Lake City.
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Elko
Charles
Seymour
Nevada
Caroline Seymour
Carlin
Lynn
Eureka County
Salt Lake City
van Pelt
United States
Seymoura
Chily
Los Angeles
California
Helen Witz
Atlantic City
N. J
Washington, D., C
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Prisoner Confesses to Whisky Purchase in Eureka Tale
A Nevada prisoner from Eureka born December 24, 1920, to A. C. Harris’s wife, confesses to visiting a garage to buy a quart of whisky. The report notes the confession leaves unanswered the reader’s key question about the timing of the event.
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Eureka
Nevada
A. C. Harris
Garoon
Former Eurekan to locate in San Francisco
Ed Whitmore, returning to Ely for holidays, plans to relocate to San Francisco to start Whitmore & Co. a California goods commission business. The firm will handle butter eggs and poultry, representing New York merchants in California purchases with offices in New York and San Francisco. M M Johnson will run the New York end and Whitmore the San Francisco house.
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Ely Times
Ed Whitmore
Easton
Ely
Whitmore
New York
Boston
Lincoln Highway
San Francisco
Whitmore & Co
California
M. M. Johnson
Johnson
Government Stallions for Elko County deployment
Elko Free Press reports three stallions arrived from Front Royal Virginia on Christmas day after a 21 day journey. Two thoroughbreds and one Arabian are assigned to various stockmen for breeding to create cavalry suitable horses, with one horse dying from pneumonia en route. Major Holiday and Chester Brennan toured valleys to select mares, with valley representatives to meet in Elko. Stallions are provided at no cost while stockmen care for them, and the government will sell the horses at market price when they reach four years old.
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Elko Free Press
Elko
Front Royal
Virginia
Army
Major Holliday
Sacramento
Chester Brennen
Elko Farm Bureau
Water prospector gets time limit extension in Nevada
A letter to Clay Tallman, Commissioner of the General Land Office, requests an extension of the six month start period under the water prospector law due to drilling rig shortages. The writer notes a major manufacturer will send an expert to Nevada fields to assess suitable equipment for regional conditions. United States Smelting declares quarterly dividend of 40 cents on common stock, down from 1.50, with 87% on preferred stock.
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Carson News
Clay Tallman
General Land Office
Nevada
U. S
Boston
United States
Proof of Labor on numerous mining claims in several districts
Records list multiple proof of labor filings dated December in various mining districts including Lynn Eureka Buckhorn Antelope and Palisade. Names include Chas B Carter Charles Harvey Fred W Simiack S P Smith J A Bielar Gust Benson Thomas Dixon and others for diverse claim groups such as Pepper Lost Boy Morning Star Magnolia Gold King Salt Lode and more with dates December 23 to 30.
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Chas. B. Carter
Lynn
Hareka County
Charles Harvey
George Arthur Et Als
Fred W. Simiack
W. West
S. P. Smith
Chas
B. Kappler
Ernest &. Kappler
J. A. Bielar
Magnolia
Hope
Thomas Dixon
Antelope
Gust Benson
G. W. Leighton
Unknown
Pete Carletti
D. G. Kelly
Eureka
Dastrict
Richard Jurey
Summit Queen
G. C. Alfranchino
A. Alfranchino
Bains
Victor Con
Ivan Blossom
Kit Carson
Dan M. McNaughton
Mra
J. McNaughton
Morning Star
J. A. Blelar
Kane
Palisade
A. Morlaido
Bernardo Siri
Seymour
United Gold Inc
Nevada
Yorkshire
Death of Paulino Ybaibarriaga Basque worker dies after injury and pneumonia
Paulino Ybaibarriaga a Basque employee of the Eureka Land and Stock Company died last Sunday after a November double leg fracture from hauling charcoal near Roberts Creek ranch. Pneumonia developed and could not be treated. He was 28, native of Spain, brother Antonio also employed by the Stock Company was his near surviving relative. Funeral held Wednesday at Hjul's undertaking parlors with friends and countrymen in attendance.
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Paulino Ybaibarriaga
Eureka Land & Stock Company
Roberts Creek
Eureka
Brennen
Antonio
Spain
Hjul
Parlora
Mine Assessment Under New Act
The U S general Land Office chief says assessment work on mining and stile claims now falls under the new Leasing Act. Denver attorney Harry Lindsley explains that assessment work on a group may benefit others, and can be applied to the entire group, even if not on the claim itself. The department holds drill holes for testing may count as patent improvements if they aid assessment work.
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Law Office
Clay Tallman
United States General Land Office
Harry Lindsley
Denver Witurney
Denver Post
Tallman
Post
Mlarm
Tattman
Land Department
Examinations For Railway Mail Service Positions Held in West
Examinations to obtain railway mail clerks will be held throughout the West on January 19. Elko is designated as an examining point by the postal department. Applicants from this state should register or call upon the secretary of the United States civil service board at Elko Nevada.
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Elko
Postal Department
Secretary of the United States Civil Service Board
Nevada
Harvesting Ich at Elko Keeps Ice Cutting Fast
Chris Eshelman started cutting ice this morning with a full crew. Ten inches thick and of splendid quality, work will rush quickly. He estimates ten days to two weeks to finish at the fee house and stock private ice houses around town. Ren Pross.
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Chris
Eshelman
Fee
Batson phonograph works to close tonight indefinitely
Quits Manufacturing Phonographs in Orange New Jersey will close tonight and remain closed indefinitely due to general business conditions. The action affects 800 employees though the record department will not be affected. Local mining filings show a separate deed recorded for Red Bird Nos 1 2 3 4 and 5 lode claims in the Lynn mining district with a one dollar consideration.
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Wast Orange
N. J
Thomas A. Batson
The
Wight
To-Ay
Record Department
Company of Nelals
Lynn
Dee
Seymour
United Gold Tne
Navada
Red Bird
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Eureka Mining .News
A. A. Harris
Winze
Ralse
Kelley & Rebaleau
Thompson Smelter
Eurekan
Government Stallions
Recorder of
P. Ybaibarriaga
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