14 Jun 1906
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Newspaper
Galena Tribune
Location
Galena, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1906
Page
1
The Dodgeville camp in southwest Wisconsin expands with new mills and concentrators. The Snowball Pollard Williams and McKinley mines push development while Rising Sun and Blue Mounds scale up, generating ore dumps and planned dividends. The district expects rising output and growth as infrastructure and power plants come online.
Franklin Mining ships a large dry bone pile to Mineral Point Zinc works as water access and a July 1 concentration mill start are planned under H. Lewis. St. Anthony and Clark Mining report significant jack and lead deposits, with three new shafts and multiple drill holes confirming extensive ore across Highland Linden corridors.
The article envisions a near future in which Highland and Linden are connected by a chain of mines and mills, signaling regional industrial growth and intertown economic ties.
Hazel Green Company's mining plant is almost finished with Galena Iron Works crews completing the mill and machinery. The opening will resume operations in a few days, allowing large quantities of lead and zinc ore to be produced after the previous fire halted work last winter. The mine shows strong prospect as several large ore quantities were being extracted before the shutdown.
The author warns labor shortages and rising wages will threaten mining plans in the lead and zinc district near Hazel Green and Cuba City. He cites contract labor from Slavs to Italians, housing near mines, and the need for skilled engineers mill men and carpenters to sustain development and profits.
A Montfort report lists 69 000 total sulphur shipments, with 1 992 260 units of zinc lead and 53 000 zinc. The data reflects trading figures for the period and highlights material volumes handled by the firm.
The Galena high school juniors host a reception for graduates Friday evening at Turner Hall. A well arranged program will entertain with music by the Galena Concert and Dance Orchestra. A large number of invitations have been issued and many guests are expected. After the program there will be dancing and other amusements.
About thirty boys and young men from the local YMCA plan a weeklong camping trip to Ice cave on the Hazer farm in Guilford township. The cave features icy walls and a cold draft year round, with explorers unable to reach its end and no clear explanation for the chill.
William Lutenberg and Margaret Mitchetl of East Dubuque received a license on Friday. James Riley, previously a resident here, died Friday at Warren at about 35, with funeral likely in Warren. John F. Wickler of Porter Mann Wickler moved home to Scales Mound amid serious stomach illness. R. J. Edwards, local inventor, patents a new auto spring cushion promising reduced vibration and cost, potentially transforming auto manufacture and extending durability.
George C. Biesmann preserves two to three dozen minnows caught on Galena Main street in June 1880. He sealed them in alcohol and expects long preservation. The 1880 flood on the Galena river and Mississippi flooded streets, ruined crops, and caused heavy losses to farmers, railroads, and river valley property owners.
Galena defeats Eau Claire Chippewa Falls 7 6 in a dramatic ninth inning rally. Firetag ends the tense game with a weak grounder as Frisk and Galena pitcher Strong shine. A quiet wedding followed at the M E church parsonage for Carrie Sherrill and Joseph Griebe.
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