Record of mining proofs and property transfers in early Eureka and Mt Hope
Documents show proof of labor for multiple Eureka and Mt Hope mines dated January 17 20 and 21 1914 by James Kautz D Fervini L G Cavnah and others. Frances Ottis Peter Ottis deed transfer for lot 16 section 6 township 23 north range 52 east valued at 10. Also Goldfield Tribune notes former resident Thomas Robinson elected president of the San Francisco mining stock exchange unopposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Eureka
James Kautz
M. M. Horner
Hercules
Mt. Hope
D. Ferovini
Paroni, Murphy and Sweeney
Montgomery and
Georgia
Mineral Hill
L. G. Cavnah
Frances P. Ottis
Peter Ottis
C. W. Hughes
N. R
Eurekan
Stock Board
The
Goldfield Tribune
Thomas 8. Robinson
Goldfield
Bush Street
San Francisco Mining Stock Exchange
Robinson
Robinson, Kahn & Co
San Francisco
Ray Baker May Be Warden of Atlanta Penitentiary
A Washington dispatch says Ray Baker, secretary to Senator Pittman of Nevada, may be appointed warden of the Atlanta federal penitentiary. Baker, former Nevada State prison warden, is urged by friends to replace Warden Moyer amid charges against the current management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
San Francisco Chronicle
Ray Baker
Senator Pittman
Nevada
Atlanta
Federal
Baker
Moyer
McReynolds
Nevada State Prison
Nevada State News Roundup Highlights Local Changes
W T ONeil plans a Carlin weekly paper after leaving Elko. The Gazette notes Jim May killed in South America from an accidental rifle discharge. E M Simpson named manager of Goldfield Merger property succeeding John Macine who moved to Idaho. Nevada Hospital for Mental Diseases reports 240 patients, nearing peak capacity. Rev Father Sheehan of Ely buys an automobile funded by parish women, first priest in the state to tour parish by car. Ely city council votes to pay former marshals Alexander Baird and Albert Short for license collection claims, while noting their term terms were not presented properly.
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W. T. O'Neil
Elko Independent
Carlin
Mr. O'Neil
Elko
the Gazette
Jim May
South America
May
Wiloon
Reno
E. M. Simpson
Goldfield
John Macine
Idaho
Nevada
Father Sheehan
Ely
Alexander Baird
Albert Short
Lynn district indorses Big Six mine with rich Nevada veins
Mining engineer John T. Jones and J. H. Marshall returned from the Lynn Big Six district praising the No 3 claim. Jones reports two surface veins extending 800 feet, six feet thick, with the west vein widening to 20 feet at 100 feet depth and crosscutting underway to reach the east vein at about 200 feet. He predicts the property could be named Gold Hill and believes it could elevate Lynn district to world prominence.
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John T. Jones
J. H. Marshall
Lynn Big Six
Lynn Big Six Mining Company
Salt Lake Tribune
Jones
Big Six No. 3
Nevada
Lynn
Governor Oddie Praises Tax Commission Work
In an interview in the Tonopah Bonanza Governor Oddie says the Tax Commission will double valuations and cut assessments. He notes cattlemen and mine operators now see the need, land appraisals will be revised adding 14 million to the state roll, and all counties will share the burden as readjustments take years. Nye Esmeralda Ormsby Storey counties have long borne the brunt.
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Oddie
Tonopah
Tax Commission
Nye
Esmeralda
Ormsby
Storey
Newspaper Debt Collection Tactic Highlighted
The Battle Mountain Scout uses a public debt collection method calling on overdue customers by name. Local items note C. A. Eckman and Frank Eaton urged to call the Scout office to settle debts, while others who owe grocers, butchers, bakers, and similar merchants avoid credit with bartenders.
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Eureka
Battle Mountain Scout
C. A. Eckman
Frank Eaton
Shaughnessy Reappointed To State Railroad Guard
At the annual meeting on Monday Commissioner John F. P. Shaughnessy was re elected by unanimous vote. He has been a member of the Railroad Commission since its creation.
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Shaughnessy
State Railroad Guard
John FP. Shaughnessy
Railroad Commission
Large parcels post shipment from Winnemucca to Oroville
A 60 case canned goods shipment weighing 3800 pounds is sent from Winnemucca, Nevada by parcels post to Oroville, Oregon, consigned to Catlow & Allen. It marks the largest parcels post load locally as auto stages handle daily mail and parcels post proves cheaper than freight by team over 125 miles, costing $21 versus $49 by freight.
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Winnemucca
Nevada
Western Pacific
Oroville
Oregon
Catlow & Allen
Humboldt
Oregon Territory
Colorado Geologist Discovers Radioactive Springs
Denver, Jan 17. State Geologist Russell D. George announced at a mining men’s meeting in Denver that he found 11 Colorado springs with high radioactivity and curative powers for bladder liver and kidney diseases. He also reported a newly found ore with 46 percent silver being discarded at copper mine dumps.
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Denver
Colo
Russell D. George
University of Colorado
Denver County
Colorado
George
Coal Vein Found in Shasta Gold Mine
A California mine near Harrison Gulch in Shasta County, previously worked for gold and silver, was transformed into a coal site after a ten foot coal vein was struck at the 500 foot level. The coal passed strict tests in the blacksmith shop and is seen as California’s most significant coal find, stirring discussion among Red ding mining men.
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Redding
California
Harrison Gulch
Shasta County
Automobiles In Nevada Register Large Fleet
Nevada reports 1250 registered automobiles with total value near one million dollars. List shows counts for many makes including Ford 210 Buick 93 Studebaker 103 Reo 61 Cadillac 61 and Thomas 21 among others with 11 unassigned entries.
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Nevada
Overland
Reo
Dorris
Pope
Studebaker
Chalmers
Winton
Plot
Pierce Arrow
Cadillac
Metz
Maxwell
Hupmobile
Buick
Hudson
Rambler
Great Western
Ford
Packard
Knox
Mitchell
Stephens-Duryea
Oakland
Thomas
Appearson
Ex-Senator Reymers Stricken With Eye Trouble
Former senator B. H. Reymers was suddenly stricken with partial blindness after a bath at his Bridge street home. He can see little with the right eye while the left remains unaffected. He left for San Francisco with his son Will to consult a top oculist and determine the cause.
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B. H. Reymers
Bridge Street
Reymers
San Francisco
Will
Yerington Times
Metal Market Quotations Reported in New York
The latest metal quotations list silver at 87 cents per ounce in New York copper at 11,250 a ton and lead at 4.05 dollars per 100 pounds in New York.
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New York
President urges strong laws to curb big business power
The president proposes plain laws to control trusts and interlocking directorates and to empower the Interstate Commerce Commission to regulate railroad securities. A federal trade commission would inform public policy and enforce penalties on individuals. Representative Underwood moves to refer the idea of an interstate trade commission and railroad securities regulation to committee.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Federal Trade Commission
Congress
Interstate Trade Commission
House
House Chamber His Utterances Had Precipitated Action. Representative Underwood
Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
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Eureka Sentinel
BT BE. A. Seiliman
Eurekas
Recorder of
Eureks Nty
State News
Lynn District
Indorsed
Governor Oddie
Shasta
Wilson
Trade Commission
Eureka Supply Company
Palisade
Kaysville
Pillsbury
Graham
Curload
W. H. Russell
Ancelo Berrolo
Eureka, Nevada
Eureka Nevada Railway
Eurecke
Palieade
W. KR. Reynolds
B. Repetto
Lam
Eureka Brewery! Saloon
Evarka's
Porviak Resort
Main and
Clark Streets
P.H. Hils
Ite
Mars Sracer
Evnexa, Nevapa
People’s Meat Market
Wiutton and
Rudolph Zadow
Main Street
Borve
John Kussy
Bucktwrn
H. Mallett
Kiko
C. F. Rickey
Buckhorn
C. F. Rickey & Co
Mallet
F. Rickey & Company
RH. Maucer
F. Ricker
Buckborn
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