Grizzly Encounters and Miner Ventures on Dry Creek
A detailed narrative describes grizzly encounters in the Rocky foothills near the Chupartel region with hunters Rollins and Hays surviving savage bear attacks. It covers mining techniques including long toms and quicksilver machines, ore quality variations, and the impact of seasonal rain on Dry Creek operations. The piece also follows personal letters from Sacramento, widowed Mrs. Pitcher, and a group of prospectors led by Blanchett exploring near the American River forks Grizzly Canyon where nine ounces and one hundred fifty dollars were won on the first day of Grizzly gulch mining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chaparell
Hays
Brain
Rollins
Haya
Haye
Rullins
Koljios
Red
Dry Creek
Pitcher
Sacramento
Mesna
Overland
Blanchett
Fraizer River
San Francisco
Jane
Mounotain
Shirttail Canyon
Grizzly Canyon
Grizzly Gulch
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised by Toledo firms
An advertisement offers a one hundred dollar reward for an incurable catarrh case and endorses Hall's Catarrh Cure. J Cheney & Co claim reliability after 15 years in business. West & Traux Walding Kinnan & Marvin endorse the product and state the cure is taken internally and reaches blood and mucous surfaces. Price and testimonials offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
J. Cheney & Co
Props
Tolado
F. J. Cheney
West & Traux
Toledo
O. Walding
Kinnan & Marvin
Inherited Estate Claim Report Attributed To James Day
A report claims James Day of Ft Green will inherit a large estate, but the inheritance is likely a fabrication by a shyster seeking money. The notice also touts De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve as a remedy for skin conditions and piles, and reports a series of highway robberies near Macomb in the past two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Day
Ft. Green
James
de Witt
Clouse & Stamm
Macomb
J. F. Kurougror
Gonway
Ark
Prince Serge Wolkonsky visits Moline and travels west
Wild turkeys killed near Nauvoo mark this season as local hunting notes. Prince Serge Wolkonsky, Russian nobleman, hosted by J. W Warr in Moline while visiting Davenport, then departed west toward San Francisco, Hawaii, and Japan. The report mixes local scenes with a travelogue tone and includes unrelated ads and notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nauvoo
Moline
Serge Wolkonsky
Russia
J. W Warr
Davenport
Sod
San Francisco
Hawaii
Japan
Also Mentioned on This Page
D. L. Snediker
United States
Thurritenrs County
M. Geneseo House
Geneseo
A.J Park
Park
Universties
Europe
Canada
London
Paris
Berto
New York
Park Fan
Daleat
D.L Snediker
kKor Medaon Teret
Eneseo
A.J. Park, B.A. M.D
Zimmerman
Pominute
East Exchange S
Fred C. Zimmerman
Procles Fontaimer
Feneral
Renda
Ode Sheetak
Weiddrin
NEW Firm
Bolle & Welbleln
Ill
Henry County
General Hardware
Fred. Berner
bin Bank
Jas. Kay
R. C. White
B. A. White
North State
Geneseo II
J. J. Bloom
Atkinson, Illinois
Brahma Hickens
Bert Walker
Silin
California
Krulp
Hazirda
Langlet
Nebraska
Nez
Miles Medical Co
Elkhart
Ind
Thanh
J M Hartley
Ilinois
Jober
Nluwa
Benuttar
Hancock County
Kirkwood
Fred Myers
Tea Poultry
Ange
Elas
Third Street
Dawg
Bucklen
J. E. Wright
F. D. Merwig, & Co
BH. W. Thornton
Milter
Dr. Waterman
Benjamin Hutchins
Alebion
Hutchins
Congress
Buchanan
Z. Avery
Castoria
Samuel Pitcher
G. C. Osaoop
Lowell, Mass
Iras
A. Axensa
K. D
Oxford
Brooklyn
Children’s Department
Darren
Arias C. Surre
Fress
the Centaur Company
TJ Murray
Stroqt
New York City
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