Eureka Mining Revival Amid Prosperity Rise in Eureka Camp
Correspondence from Eureka reports a revived mining boom as ore quality drives strong demand at southern Nevada smelters. Rail freight rates hinge on ore value, with deep shafts limited but widespread productive workings. Real estate and local businesses surge, new Eureka Mining Company forms to develop Reeves and Berry property, and miners/shops see growing employment while several mines attract investor interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LG. Schwalenberg
Ely
Eureka
Nevada
Kureka
Salt Lake
Orw
Prospect Mountain
Louise Zadow
Mayo and
Clark Streets
Eureka County Bank
Oscar J. Smith
HB. Golling
Cahier
H. Gorman
E. A. Skillman
Ku- Moka Sermvnt
Bat Hamilton
Tonopah
Banc
J.C. C. Whitmore
Welle Forge
Ely Stage Lve
Ty Eureka Newa
Koby Hil
Rubes-Pinneer Mines
Dunderberg
Pioneer
John S. Bagg
Ruby Hill
le Broy
Oriental and Belmont
Adams Ti
Ballwhacker
Adams Hill
Kureks
George Hagaman
E. Whitmer
Eureka Mining Company
Reeves and Berry
Spring Valley
Prospect Moontain
Richmond-Eureka Company
Carmen
Eureka Con
Nevada Publicity Commission Should Favor State Papers
The Nevada Publicity Commission should prioritize home interests and Nevada newspapers. It should discourage spending large sums on publicity through weak outlets and avoid any special favoritism. The Reno Gazette notes the Searchlight News, published three months in Searchlight, has suspended publication temporarily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada Publicity Commission
Nevada
Reno Gazette
Searchlight News
Searchlight
APE HANDLING OF DYNAMITE AND A 50 MILLION DOLLAR BABY Heiress
An article from The Denver Mining Reporter outlines dynamite handling to avert accidents, mentioning proper cap placement and safer thawing methods. It also notes high explosives guidance, labeling practices, and quotes Milwaukee Sentinel on a rich baby heiress, Katherine Doer Mackay, daughter of Clarence Mackay, with pearls, a $15,000 car, and future wealth projections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Poliedes
Pennsylvania
Milwaukee Sentinel
John W. Mackay
Comstock
Katherine Doer Mackay
Clarence Hongerford Mackay
Flagler Nervous Wreck at Bretton Woods
Henry M. Flagler, vice president of Standard Oil, lies seriously ill at the Mount Washington hotel in Bretton Woods New Hampshire. His physician and nurses attend him as symptoms of a general nervous breakdown emerge after a month in the White Mountains. he may be unable to testify in the ongoing government suit against Standard Oil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry M. Flagler
Key West
Cuba
New York
Standard Oil Company
Mount Washington
Breton Woods
N. H
Conan
Symptons
White Mountains
Ely school salary increases and rail coal transport plan
Nevada report notes lower grade teachers receive monthly raises from 80 to 290 while the vice principal earns 100 and the principal 150. San Francisco solicitor A Bauman is fined for soliciting without a state license as Berry Coal lines up two coal trains to Reno with armed guards. Miner James Hogan dies in a Goldfield cave-in at the Little Florence shaft. he was 50 and formerly lived in Mercur Utah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno
Reno Reveille
Ely Public School
A. Bauman
San Francisco
Winnemucca
Bauman
H.S. Alden
Berry Coal and Coke Company of
Chicago
Windy City
James Hogan
Little Florence
Goldfield
Hogan
Mercur
Utah
Free cattle vaccines for stock in National forests announced
Washington announces free vaccine for cattle in National forests to combat black leg taberoulasia and other diseases. Forest Service with Dr A D Melvin arranges vaccine supply via grazing permits and forest offices, with directions provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Forests
Washington
Forest Service
A. D. Melvin
Boreas
National
Bureau of Aniwal
Indictments Form Massive Fine Against Pacific Transport Firms
A San Francisco federal grand jury issued five indictments totaling 124 counts against the Southern Pacific Company and the Pacific Mail Steamship Company for violations of the Interstate Commerce law. If convictions occur, fines could total from 124000 to 2480000, with per count penalties from 1000 to 90000. The charges allege secretly cutting freight rates from Kobe to 1.00, against the filed 1.25, for through shipments to the United States. Two eight-count indictments were returned against Pacific Mail, and one eight-count plus two 50-count indictments against Southern Pacific for forwarding cargo in broken lots from San Francisco eastward. The shipments allegedly occurred September 11, 1904, on the Mongolia, from Yokohama merchants to the United States, with published rates filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission. Judge DeHaven ordered summons for senior officers of each company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal
San Francisco
Southern Pacific Company
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
Kobe
Japan
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Grand
Pacific Mail
Southern Pacific
Joseph Wilde & Co
Taylor, Cooper & Co
Smith, Baker & Co
Yokohama
Mongolia
DeHaven
United States District Court
Useful Map for Mining Men From Eureka District
John Pardy county surveyor offers blue linen prints showing patented mines and new locations on Prospect Mountain Ruby McCoy Cariboo and Adams Hill in the Eureka Nevada Mining District. A valuable aid for mine promoters. Location notices and legal blanks for the Sentinel office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Pardy
Prospect Mountain
Ruby, McCoy, Cariboo
Adams Hill
Eureka
Nevada
After American Husbands in New York Harbor
One thousand and two marriageable girls arrived in port from Europe aboard the White Star liner Balwe seeking husbands. They travel in steerage and plan heads North, South, and West to find wives, amid reports that American men are plentiful and marriageable. Also note a local whiskey ad touting I W Harper as good to taste and healthful, sold by Eureka Cash Store and Baby Hill Mercantile Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Europe
Susan Thompson
United States
Pittsburg
I. W. Harper
Eureka Cash Store
Baby Hill Mercantile Company
Hindoo Arrivals In Tonopah Stir Fright Over Riots
A reader describes 4 to 12 Hindoos arriving in Tonopah after riots in Bellingham and Vancouver. They are said to be entering the labour pool, potentially increasing numbers to several hundred. The note claims they accept very low wages, live on rice, and are British subjects. The description notes their appearance and attire, suggesting recent arrival and employment in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonopah
San
Bellingham
Vancouver
Casimally
Hindustan
Bellingha
Washington
Great Britain
Government to Prepare Homestead Papers Free
Officials at the land offices will prepare all papers for homesteading land at no cost to applicants. Papers are complex and delays caused by previous mistakes have led the Government to assist applicants with the required forms and instructions.
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Clarence Mackay
Mns
Flagler
H. H. Rogers
Standard Oil
Park City
Daly West
Ontario
Lite Bell
Western Federation of Miners
State News
Fish Creek Flat
Pinto Creek
Chas. P. Barnum
Palleade
Sentinel Office
Eureka Lodge Directory
Eureka Lodge No
Masonic Hall
W. H. Rosset
W. M. Joux Haxovor
St. John's
Eureka Loige
J. B. Braue
H. Hawt
V. G. ‘Wx, Zapon
J. H. Josy
Diamond Rebekah Lodge
Beatie Lodge No. 7
K. of P
Smith & Richard
Broy
BE. Nosrmess K
Southern Mines
the Brown Hotel
A. C. Florio
Eureka Brewery
Eureka’s
Paul Yost
Main & Clark Streets
ZADOW
Main and
Clark Sts
Louise 8. Zadow
Eureka, Nevada
THE
City Brewery
W. J. Lucey
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