Nevada Rivers Described by Augustus W Doug in Depth
Augustus W Doug details Nevada’s geography and rivers, noting its size, arid climate, elevated plateau, and parallel mountain ranges. He describes the Humboldt and Trackee rivers, Lake Tahoe, Pyramid Lake, Carson, Walker, Quinn, Rio Virgin, Reese, Owyhee, and others, emphasizing that most streams disappear in desert basins or salts and rarely reach the ocean. The piece highlights irrigation, gold mining regions, and the state’s dry, clear waters feeding valley ranches.
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Augustus W. Doug
Nevada
Union
Battle Born
America
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Great Basin
Rocky Mountains
Stnte
Sage Branh
Humboldt
Utah
Iast
Humboldt Lake
Tatoo
California
Pyramid Lake
Lake Tahoe
Lofty Peak
Carson River
Sierras
Caranatuke
Carson Valley
Walker Lake
Quinn
Idaho
Colorado
Reese
Columbia
Snake River
Columbia River
Pacific Ocean
Well Repaid for Courteous Act
A Georgia man received a $20,000 bequest in a Florida will after he swapped a lower berth for an upper sleeping car berth four years earlier. Willow R. ONeill of Bainbridge, then 26, aided J.K. Young of Oakland on a Florida trip for his health, a favor now rewarded by the fortune.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Willow R. O'Neil
Bainbridge
O'Neil
J.K. Young
Oakland
California
Florida
Young
Nevada Railroad Commission orders lower coal freight rates
The Nevada Railroad Commission orders the Virginia and Trakes Railroad to set lower coal rates between Reno and Carson by September 1, 1911. The complaint over class rates was dismissed.
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Nevada Railroad Commission
Virginia and Trackes Railroad
Reno
Carson
Wisconsin Passes State Life Insurance Law with Funding Plan
The legislation creates a state life fund to pay policies to residents, with the Commissioner of Insurance and state officials overseeing administration. Policies target ages 20 to 50 with limits rising by insured numbers, using mortality tables and 3 percent interest, plus expense allowances. The measure aims to lower costs and provide a cautious, limited experiment in state life insurance.
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Wisconsin
Commissioner of Insurance
Secretary of State
Life Fond
Extea Bezards
Costa of Insurance
Salt Lake Tribune
Lost Nevada copper gold mine linked to 6500 acre lease
Colonel W. Froskey and partners John B Cassidy and Richard Welling secured a ten year lease on 6500 acres in Washoe County from Sierra Nevada Wood and Lumber Company to prospect a famed copper and gold deposit. They plan full-scale surveying, chasing a legend traced to 1860s finds and a 1870s copper shipment linked to Barclay, Wilbur, and the old Washoe, Franktown mining rumor. The land, patented in 1874 and tied to Sioux scrip, is described as prospectors’ land now open for inspection and discovery.
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W. 5. Froskey
Nevada
John B. Cassidy
San Francisco
Richard Welling
New York
Washoe County
Sierra Nevada Wood and Lumber Company
Barclay
Hobarte
California
Washoe
Franktown
Barclaya
Wilbur
Convicts Capture Escaped Embezzler Near Care
Jim Antone, an embezzler, escaped from a road gang near Care and was pursued by a posse led by W A Wilson a murderer serving 20 years A R Nelson horse thief and James Lyle manslaughter convict serving 10 years. They caught Antone in the mountains after a quarry escape. Wilson rode to camp to inform the warden.
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Jim Antone
Care
W. A. Wilsop
A. R. Nelson
James Lyle
Antone
Baker
Wilson
Prospector Jack Conant Dies After Wealth And Woes
The body of Jack Conant, famed prospector who located the Uncle Sam mine in Shasta County over ninety years ago and sold it for 360000, was found at Salt Creek near Shasta California. He reportedly spent the money rapidly and died of natural causes three weeks prior, leaving a tale of vanished fortune and lingering hope.
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Jack Conant
Salt Creek
Shasta
Cal
Conant
Uncle Sam
Shasta County
Tipping It to Son About Honesty in Business
A father advises his son about starting a business stressing honesty as the best policy. The son retorts in a witty exchange about following laws while staying honest, reflecting a humorous take in the Cleveland Plain Dealer style.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Sam Kee Leaves Gold Hill for China to End His Days
Sam Kee, who arrived in Gold Hill in 1867 and lived on the Comstock most of the time since, bade friends farewell this week and departed for China. He has saved enough wealth to spend the remainder of his days in peace and plenty on the old sail.
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Sam Kee
Gold Hill
China
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First National Bank
Elko, Nevada
Mall
A. K. Kimball
C.K. Nobile
J. A. Sewell
F. Williams
H. B. Enno
Asst
State Life Insurance
Son
Palisade
Eureka
Minoletti Bros
Schecline Banking & Trust Co
General Banking
Trust Company
Business Exchange
Savings Department
P. H. Hiul
Eureka, Nevada
ONE Paice
ONE Price
Mes. A. Fraser
Johnson Mercantile Go
Hiram Tohnson
Hotel Zadow
A. T. Taylor
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