20 Nov 1909
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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1909
Page
1
The author argues a prospector must be honest with himself, applying a judicial mind to sampling and assays. He warns against overreliance on a single high result, stresses checks against mill and assay work, and notes how faulty averages mislead. He compares ore law to natural laws in berry picking.
Senator George F Nixon announces two vacancies at the U S Naval Academy Annapolis for 1910 with six alternates. Nominations will occur soon ahead of Civil Service and academy examinations in Reno and Annapolis in April and June 1910. applicants must be Nevada residents for two years, aged 16 to 20, physically fit, and pass exams in spelling arithmetic geography English history and mathematics.
Senatorial Irrigation Committee visit to Nevada received Col. H B Maxson’s data on rivers lakes and land. Findings list Humboldt Carson Amargosa Colorado Reese Little Humboldt Walker Truckee Quinn Owyhee Virgin Salmon Marys Kings Muddy and others totaling over 2000 square miles of lake surface. 1880 census notes 35 rivers 925 lakes and ponds. State covers 72 million acres with 1 million water, 2.5 million timber, 30 million swale, 16 million mineral land and 20 million agricultural area. Seventy thousand acres cultivated in 1899. 500,000 irrigated two years earlier per State Surveyor General.
Nevada City California November 15 The greatest crushing of gold ore ever made in California was finished there. Two days of operation yielded nearly 500000 dollars worth of amalgam from the Siz town to Ove mine ore. E A Wilson mine manager brought 00 sacks of ore for safe keeping valued at 400000 dollars with actual yields about 50 dollars excess. The rock was so rich that the mill stopped hourly to unclog batteries and raised stamps by block and tackle. It was the richest ore crash through any mill in the state in the same period.
Sacramento Bee rails at Nevada for permissive divorce laws influencing Margaret Ilington to file a collusive non support divorce. The piece attacks agent Daniel Frohman and contrasts Nevada with Oklahoma, urging stronger standards to protect marriage and state honor. It emphasizes alleged public scandal and calls for reform.
An early chemical breakthrough claims alcohol can be produced from sawdust at six cents a gallon, with raw materials and manufacturing included. The piece highlights sawdust as a waste resource becoming a valuable fuel and potential light and heat source far surpassing kerosene and coal.
The Rhyolite Herald reports Nye County will retry Fred Skinner in Tonopah after a judge's charge error let a previous verdict stand. Skinner, who killed a young woman in Rhyolite, was sentenced to life in Carson City, with $14,000 spent on the trial and conviction. The editor notes a miscarriage of justice and criticizes the court and penalties while recounting Skinner’s jail conduct. Bailey Willis and Stephen J Kabel depart New York for London to attend a World Topographers Conference starting November 16 to draw a global map for the United States Geological Survey.
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