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Newspaper
Galena Tribune
Location
Galena, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1906
Page
2
The Platteville mining district shows continued activity with new strikes, strong ore shipments, and expanding mill work. The Place Lead and Zinc company plans development, while Robart Kickapoo and Linden area projects attract investors and emphasize rail access and road improvements.
C E Abbott of Hazel Green says Vinegar Hill mines are more prosperous than ever with the shaft at 95 feet and deeper development planned. Ore has been found below this depth and a strong water flow is managed by two 700 gallon per minute pumps. The Roe farm near Buncombe reports a rich ore deposit struck during Thursday drilling.
Drillers hit a rich deposit at 197 feet after near abandonment at Waters Mine. Ore found two feet below glass rock with evident richness. Coleman & Company, buyers of the Waters mine, push operations with one drill already in several days and a second arriving Friday to be set up promptly.
Hazel Green Wisconsin June 22. A striking discovery on T J Day’s farm one mile southeast of town finds ore at six feet depth in a ten o clock crevice. A half inch resin rack sheet lies west of this range with a two to four inch lead sheet crossing it. A four o clock network runs east west above and other strong ranges exist. Miners earlier quarried here sixty years ago but water halted deeper work. The Wonder Mining company on Richard Andrews’ land drills for jack and sinks a shaft with a promising prospect for lead and jack.
A large jack shaft was found while sinking at the Saalsaa mine in Dodgeville Wisconsin on June 22. After blasting and a shot, a sizable ore body was uncovered and samples shown in town. The ore is of good quality and stockholders are optimistic.
Josiah J. Moore and Jennie M. Speer wed at the bride’s home near Hanover with about 200 relatives and guests present. Rev. Hugh Speer officiated, uniting two longtime Jo Daviess County families. The couple left by Great Western for Chicago to begin their honeymoon.
A drunken man employed by Great Western caused a disturbance near the Illinois Central depot in Galena. He slept nearby after drinking, woke and cried for help, then fled. A local East Side resident frightened himself by peeking from his window and breaking a windowpane.
Evidence was taken in the Bishop Strikel will contest brought by a daughter of the late Mrs Edw Strikel to invalidate a will favoring an older sister. The case, involving undue influence and alleged incapacity, has drawn local attention and may go to the circuit court in November. Dr and Mrs George Crissman of Canyon City Colorado visit Lucille Wallace Crissman’s parents in Galena.
A partial ledger lists J. H. Hellman W. H. Stahl F. J. Burrichter Wm. Hurst and others including C.8. David Sheean T. J. Birmingham A. J. Millhouse Geo. E. Mann Merrick among named individuals in the archival record.
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