Doane Rambler Mine to Start Major Battle Lake Project
Battle Lake Tunnel Site Mining Co plans a large dam at Battle Lake outlet to create water power for the Doane Rambler mine. A 125 ton per day mill will expand to 500 tons, with concentrates sent to Encampment for blister copper. Founders include J W Brooke, W J Lloyd, C P Dungan, L A Goore, G F Meehan, H F Brown, H J Stegemann.
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Penn-Wyoming
Battle Lake Tunnel
Brown
Stegemann
Herald
Battle Lake
Newton company opens 12 feet of copper pyrites in 125-foot shaft
The Newton mining company reports a 12-foot width of copper pyrites at 6 to 10 percent grade exposed in a 125-foot inclined shaft near Encampment seven miles west, at the old Elwood transfer. Indications suggest a large low grade proposition. John Hayes discovered it, later sold to Newton. Development continues with Indiana financing and steady progress.
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Newton Mining Company
Newton
Encampment
Elwood Transfer
John Hayes
Newton Company
Indiana
M. B. McKillip
Herald
Our Town Forever: Embrace Permanent Ties and Growth
Citizens urged to settle roots in Encampment and shed talk of leaving. Emphasizes home pride, community building, and making the town the best place to live, noting newcomers should contribute long term.
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Nature Tas
Farewell Scenes in America Lecture at M E Church
Mrs. B F Farmer will lecture on Farewell Scenes in America and First Impressions of England at the M E church on Monday evening August 21. A musical program will accompany the talk, drawn from her recent mother country visit. Admission is 25 cents.
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America
England
B. F. Farmer
M. E. Church
Great Copper Strike Reported at Anchoria Property
Special to the Herald from Dillon August 17 indicates a major copper strike at the Anchoria property. Four feet of nearly solid copper show over fifty percent purity in sight, with a vein wall not yet found. The strike began at roughly 120 feet depth with a strong lead near the surface and ore shoot widening with each blast.
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The
Herald
Dillon
Anchoria
Government dam project transforms Shoshone canyon in Wyoming
In the Big Horn Basin a vast irrigation scheme grows from a dam on the Shoshone river. Jeremia Ahern leads government engineers while a 150 ton granite block is blasted into the canyon below. The plan aims to irrigate 150 000 acres, create 1000 farms, and use western public lands revenue to build prosperity across the region.
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Big Horn Basin
Wyoming
Colonel Cody
Buffalo Bill
Shoshone Canyon
General Miles
Tts
Missouri
Canyon
Jeremia Ahern
Neas
Indiana
West
Ramesea
India
Investors Property prospect praised in Geologist Beeler report
The Herald prints extracts from State Geologist Beeler on the Investors Mining and Prospecting Company property. The report describes it as highly favorable for a venture at a similar development stage in the district. The company plans to resume sinking soon and continue work on the lead.
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Herlad
Beeler
Investors Mining and Prospecting Company
Stockholders Elect Trustees at Standard Copper Mining Meet
The annual meeting in Encampment elected Ohio residents George P. Waldrof Jos M Spencer Peter Parker Walter D Guilbert Fred Paddock Alphonse Mennel Charles E Winter as trustees. Waldrof praised encampment prospects while noting upcoming winter sinking and possible year round operation. He spoke of railroads, opportunity, and potential governorship backing from Hanna circle.
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Standard Copper Mining Co
George P. Waldrof
Internal Revenue
Jos, M. Spencer
First National Bank
Peter Parker
Treasuer
Walter D. Guilbert
Fred ©. Paddock
Alphonse Mennel
Charlies E. Winter
Harvey M. Cook
Wm. L. Mackenzie
Ohio
C. E
Waldorf
Encampment
Marcus A. Hanna
Hanna
Railroad to Connect Encampment with Union Pacific
A letter from a railroad proposer in Encampment claims ground work will start within two weeks to lay a north south line through Wyoming to Denver. Penn Wyoming Company pledges support and wants local business, with no delays anticipated. Denver reports a Boston contractor seeks bids for sub contracts to build the road to Encampment.
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Encampment
Wyoming
Denver
Union Pacific
Penn-Wyoming
Hum
Boston
Rail link urged from Encampment to Walcott Wyoming
Rail proponents say no stretch west of Chicago matches potential freight and passenger traffic of a proposed Encampment Walcott line. Walcott handles more freight than any UP station between Omaha and Salt Lake City, driven by Encampment district shipments. A railroad reaching Encampment within a year could quadruple freight and passenger volumes as mines develop to sustain growth.
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Chicago
Walcott
Wyoming
Union Pacific
Omaha
Salt Lake City
Penn Wyoming Notes and Ore Output Rise at Mine
The concentrator lost two shifts this week due to a rope transmission upgrade and belt replacements. The Corliss engine now powers the sampler and matte smelter and will run the city light dynamo. The big furnace has seen days of rising output while the small furnace awaits a new bottom. G. H. Hand reports fine mine conditions with new ore reserves developing faster than being mined.
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Corliss
G. H. Hand
Anchoria
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