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Mining Prowess and Westerners in Transvaal Venture
The piece profiles R Eel Brown known as Barbarian a young American mining engineer in the Transvaal who aided 400 westerners in an open reef lease effort to outpace 5 000 rivals including Ooms Paul and Rhodes figures crediting Brown with planning strategic entry tactics and connection to John Hays Hammond and Cecil Rhodes. It also shifts to report on the Brandon and Golden Crown Mining Company annual meeting noting development progress ore shipments and officer elections in Greenwood with plans for a new smelter and regional mining activity.
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Transvaal
R. Eel. Brown
Barbarian
Mr. Brown
Coeur
Alenes
The
South Africa
Witfontein
Brown
Paul
United States
Colonial Office
Afriga
John Hays Hammond
Cecil Rhodes
Dom Paul
Dutch Republic
Montana
Wyoming
Idaho
Teddy Roosevelt
Los Guasimas
el Caney
San Juan Hill
Philippine Islands
Brandon & Gorden Crown Mining Company, Ltd
Greenwood
T. Mayne Daly
Q. C
Mayne Daly
Q. G. Rossland
W. A. McDonald
Nelson
J. N. Kirchhoffer
AL Kelley
Brandon
C. EB. le Jarvis
St. Johns
W. A
St.john,n. B
R. Grieger
B. C
Robi. Wood
Grieger
Slate Creek