Mine Superintendent Resigns From Vinegar Hill
C E Abbott, manager of the Vinegar Hill mine, resigns to join Elk ing Consolidated Mining of Chicago. Elking holds interests in Vinegar Hill and Joplin district and will soon commence drilling on the Feehan land. Alfred L Gray reports rich drill cuttings from J Frank Deuel's Farm mine prospects near Buncombe.
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Alfred L. Gray
Buncombe
Galena
Mr. Gray
J. Frank Deuel
Gray
Dodgeville Mines Activity Boosts Prospecting Across District
Strikes spread west of Dodgeville with new shafts at the Simpson lease and Suydam mine. Oxnem Mining plans expansion as 75 percent lead ore values bolster dumps. Smedley mill nears operation while drilling advances on J. C. Williams and Ben Davey farms. Rising Sun Lead & Zinc reports strong results. Galena Tribune pledges ongoing district mining coverage.
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Oxnem Mining Company
Oxnem
Wan
Suydam
T. H. Harrison
Dodgeville
McKinley Tunnel
McKinley
Carter
Smedley
Missouri
J. C. Williams
Ben Davey
Fair Grounds
Saalsaa
Rising Sun Lead & Zinc Company
Galena Tribune
Tribune
Wisconsin
the Tribune
Galena
Ill
Highland Mining Camp Signals Limited Shipments and Growth
Highland shows no ore shipments for over a week signaling current bottlenecks. Builders bring six carloads lumber for Milwaukee Highland and Red Jacket plus bricks and cement, while two mining machinery cars arrive for Milwaukee and Highland. A projected 100 ton mill and 150 ton Red Jacket mill target season start, with exploration and investor activity increasing.
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Highland
Milwaukee Highland
Red Jacket
Milwaukee
St Anthony
Bennett
Chicago
R. 8
McKee
Joplin
Galena
Nagel Mining shares call meeting as shaft bids are opened
Shareholders of Nagel Mining are summoned for Wednesday evening July 25 to approve bids for sinking a 5 by 8 foot shaft to 120 feet with engine hoist to 50 feet. Other firms report ore finds at 90 to 100 feet depths and possible cross faults shaping future activity.
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Nagel Mining Company
United Mining Company
Winters Mining and Prospecting Company
Winters Farm
Preston
O. P. David
Joplin Ore Market Shows Zinc Prices And Shipments
The week ending July 21 1906 reports zinc prices up to 48 dollars per ton with assay ranges 41 to 45 and a large shipment at 43 to 45. Lead prices reach 75 per ton in the bin, 76.50 delivered, with rumors of 78 unverified. Weekly zinc and lead shipments rise by 555 and 32 tons respectively, boosting year to date value toward eight million dollars. buying remains steady at satisfactory prices.
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Joplin
Missouri
Webb City
Galena Enterprise
Aurora
Alba
Spurgeon
Sherwood
Granby
Badger
Baxter Springs
Cave Springs
Nnee
Neck
Carthage
Linden mining district grows with new cottages and ore shipments
Linden strengthens as carpenters build cottages near the depot while mines like the Ross Glanville O K and Weigle increase output. O K mine at Mifflin reports 50 tons hoisted from a 20ft depth. Glanville and Ross shipments forecast two carloads this week. Weittenheller of Platteville may buy a Joplin concentrator.
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Linden
Highland
Ross
Glanville
Pollard
Weigle
O. K
Miffiin
Lindenites
Slack and Peacock
Koudsen
J. B. Harker
Richard Thomas
Rewey
John Bainbridge
Mifflin
Weittenheller
Platteville
Joplin
Missouri
Excursion to Devil's Lake by Chicago Northwestern Railway
The Chicago and Northwestern Railway announces a cheap rate excursion to Devil's Lake Wisconsin on Thursday August 9. Agent J J McGinnis urges readers to mark the date and await further notices.
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Devil's Lake
Chicago Northwestern Railway Company
Devil’s Lake
Wis
J. J. McGinnis
Baxter Mine Sale Signals Big zinc shift in Platteville district
The Baxter mine at Cuba City sold to Michigan capitalists for 600000. Lake Superior Development Co led by Cleveland Cliffs officers plans multiple zinc mine acquisitions in Benton district as output elsewhere grows. Milwaukeee investors strike black jack and lead at Gray farm near Smallpox Creek, while Platteville plants expand and shipments of hoisting equipment arrive from English Iron Works Co. in Kansas City. A new federal building site is under discussion as construction accelerates.
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Highland
Elizabeth
Ill
Montfort
Dodgeville
Mineral Point
Cuba City
Rewey
Livingston
Linden
Highand
Benton
Hazel Green
Shullsburg
Platteville
Centerville
Galena Tribune
Boston
San Francisco
Buncombe
Paragon
Kennedy
St. Anthony
Tripoli
Coker
Tribune
David Jacka
Mineral Point Zine Company
Mr. Jacka
John Doyle
C. W. Melthon
Frank Fraser
Sandoval Zinc Works
Fraser
Sandoval Company
Jacob Fecht
Smoky Hollow
Austin
Graselli Chemical Company
Cleveland
Ohio
Wallace
N. H. Snow
Illinois Zinc Company
American Smelting & Refining
Franklin
the Tribune
Urry Rk
Baxter
Michigan
Lake Superior Development Co
Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Co
United States Steel Trust
The
Lake Superior Co
Lake Superior
Benton District
Gray Farm
Black Jack Marsden
Milwaukee
Christman
Peru
Smallpox Creek
F. P. Schultz
United States of Columbia
South America
United States
Marsden
Schultz
James Hutton
Waukesha
Empire
Enterprise
Dall
Gray
Platteville Camp
Jarrett & Hodge
English Iron Works Co
Kansas City
St. Rose
Platteville Foundry
Arthur
Washburne
Littlechild Injured While Riding Ice Wagon
Six year old Quenton Blewett, son of B Blewett, suffered aBad injury on Prospect street when a cake of ice slid back from Taylor's ice wagon while he clung to the endgate. His fingers were crushed but amputation was avoided. no one held responsible.
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Quenton Blewett
B. Blewett
Prospect Street
Taylor
Galena Post Office Letters for Week Ending July 25 1906
Ladies’ List includes Mrs John Fritz Mrs Ernest Heins Miss Belle Lynch Miss Anna Schmidt noted as 2 entries. Gentlemen’s List lists J A Richards W N Smith W H Sherrill M W Sherrill Edward Grimm and P M. Public notice of remaining mail items.
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Galena
John Fritz
Ernest Heins
Belle Lynch
Anna Schmidt
Cattle Market Report from Chicago Prices July 25
Receipts 2,200 cattle in Chicago markets with steady demand. Steers range from 4.75 to 6.40 for good to fancy, common to good at 4.75 to 5.75, and inferior to common at 4.00 to 4.75. Cows and heifers priced between 3.76 and 6.40, yearlings 4.50 to 5.65, feeders 3.75 to 4.25, stockers 3.00 to 3.85. Bulls 2.26 to 4.26. Calves 3.00 to 6.25, good to choice 6.25 to 7.00.
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Chicago
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Dodgeville Mines
J. H. Lewis
Consolidated
Madison
Eastman Lumber Company
Black Jack Mine
Brown
Normal
Littlechild
J. A. Richards
W. N. Smith
W. H. Sherrill
M. W. Sherrill
Edward Grimm
P. M
Today's Market Report
Galena Market Report
Timothy Sene
Indiana
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