Mining boom drives large investment in Nevada districts
The New York Mail cites over 80 million invested in Nevada mining, with London capitalists contributing vast sums. Reports from Manhattan and Round Mountain note high grade strikes, including a seven ton shipment at 2000 per ton and a five foot vein with strong values. The American Mining Congress promotes investor protection and a dedicated bureau of inquiry to curb fraud and push mining toward investable, transparent growth. Prospecting near Searchlight, Nevada, yields promising iron-stained quartz veins with assays up to 113 per ton gold, spurring further exploration by Wyoming Searchlight and Golden Rod groups.
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New York Mail
Nevada
London
Manhattan
Yellow Horse
Smoky Valley
Round Mountain Antelope Company
Pittsburg
Melville, Buster
Round Mountain Country
Round Mountain
Searchlight
Edwin Carlson
Rock Springs
Wyoming
Wyoming Searchlight Group
Golden Rod
John Wheatley
Mining suit seeks ore ledge ownership in Wild West trial
Plaintiffs Mrs. F. L. Butterfield of Los Angeles and C. H. Dougherty of Cripple Creek sue the Black Mountain Mining Company Dr. W. F. Chenoweth and H. K. Chenoweth to obtain ownership of a rich ore ledge extending from the Zaragosa claim plus profits from ore previously mined. Ore shipments reported show Tonopah and Goldfield districts delivering thousands of tons. A new wagon road to the Balaklula mine in Shasta county is complete, enabling direct rail shipments once a depot at Redding is ready. A new mining district named New Era near Manhattan contains six locations.
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Nogales
F. L. Butterfield
Los Angeles
C. H. Dougherty
Cripple Creek
Colo
Black Mountain Mining Company
W. F. Chenoweth
H. K. Chenoweth
Zaragosa
Tonopah
Western Ore Purchasing Company
Tonopah Company
Belmont
Midway
MacNamara
Montana-Tonopah
Coram
Balaklula
Shasta County
Kennett
Redding
Manhattan
Tybo Range
Moore Ranch
Miners Rush to New Strike in Douglas Creek District
Thousands of acres of placer claims in the Douglas Cre district near Cheyenne are slated to open after a report to Frank D. Evans from David T. Day, chief of the US Geological Division. Experts estimate deposits worth between 15 and 20 million dollars. Prospectors flood the remote fields once abandoned, with platinum also reported in the sands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Wyo
Douglas Cre
Frank D. Evans
David T. Day
United States Geological
California Imports and Harvest Outlook Across Counties
Ventura county ships bean crop while freestone peaches and apricots fetch strong prices in various markets. Sacramento to Santa Rosa faces picker shortages. Fresno canneries pay high for choice peaches. Deer season runs Aug 1 to Oct 15. Grange county reports half a million bearing fruit trees. Tulare prune crops are robust despite market shifts. Redlands ships large orange and lemon volumes. Hood River expects apples. Washington and Oregon prune crops rise with hot Central California weather. Santa Clara prune output mirrors 1904, 95 million pounds. grape prices about 35 per ton. Pajaro valley apples near last season’s totals. hay and grain crops up. Central California fruit ripens earlier. watermelons risky after four-year cycles. San Joaquin valley grape volume is 350,000 tons with some pickers earning 3.50 daily. Porterville Citrus Fair offers multiple prize categories in horticulture, housekeeping, needlework, art, photography, and Indian culture.
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Ventura County
Valla
San Jacintos
Sacramento
Santa Rosa
Fresno
Grange County
Jeust
Redlands
Hood River
Oregon
Tulare
California
Washington
Santa Clara
Mexico
Pajaro Valley
Sacramento Union
San Joaquin Valley
Porterville
Ite Origin as Indoor Cricket Inspired Chess
A playful remark explains chess emerged for those who crave cricket excitement yet face rain or cold. The inventor notes the game suits indoors, blending strategic play with the sport’s thrill.
Sinking of Sierra Claims Hundreds of Lives at Cape Palos
Cartagena Spain Aug 5 Aboard the Italian steamer Sierra about 645 passengers and 127 crew were lost when the vessel struck the Bajos Hormigas reef near Cape Palos and sank. Three hundred emigrants perished and 500 were stranded. fishermen rescued many, but some rescues failed as boats overturned. Survivors endure hunger and exposure while officials dispatch tugs and relief supplies. The disaster also claimed clergy and others, with harrowing scenes of panic and reunions amid the wreckage and shore camps.
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Cartagena
Spain
Cape Palos
Bajos Homigas
Cierio
Genoa
Barcelona
Cadiz
Montevideo
Buenos Ayres
Hormigas Island
San Pedro
Brazil
Cape Pulos
Sierra
Rio de Janeiro
Hormixgus Island
Navigazio Italia
Barce Jona
Mole
Palos
Serk I
The
Sierro
Ship’s Books Lost After Disaster
The disaster left most ship’s books missing making full extent unknown. Nine tenths of the passengers were stalians and the rest Spaniards. Survivors have been landed at Cape Palos.
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Cape Palos
Homestead Entry Rules Discussed by Local Office
Inquiries on securing government land focus on filing an application with name address and land description. Applicant must swear no more than 160 acres owned, be a U S citizen or declare intent, be head of family or over 2, and intend actual settlement, not to benefit others, and to comply with settlement laws. Applications use blanks from the Land Office. upon compliance, a fee receipt is issued and records updated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Barbara
United States
Land Office
District Office
General Land Office
Je A. Times
Big Money for Cantaloupes in Imperial Valley
The Imperial Standard reports boost for cantaloupe farming in Brawley and Holtville. Brawley shipments reach 150 carloads with strong prices, aiming for a record 2 carloads at $500 each, totaling about $125,000 to local growers. Hart ranch near Imperial expects $3,600 from eight acres, as land valued at $50 an acre yields high returns. Labor shortages appear as many workers leave for the Fourth, leaving farmers with a tough manpower issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brawley
Holtville
Hart Ranch
Imperial
Hart
Colorado
Unlawful Wildlife Rules Cited in Fragmentary List
Fragmentary text outlines multiple illegal acts including buying selling or trading game meat deer hides fishing rules and hunting restrictions. Mentions quail pheasant ibis plover elk antelope and deer with dogs close season possession restrictions nesting egg destruction concealed packaging and fishing near fishways.
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Board of Bish Commissioners
Laramie Man Draws No 1 in Homestead Lottery Prize
Hans Berlin of Laramie Wyo drew No 1 Saturday in a Shoshone Indian reservation homestead lottery. Commissioned officials from the general land office oversaw the drawing with referees Judge J S Maginnis and Colonel W K Schnitger. Berlin will have first choice of all offered homesteads, a privilege said to be worth about 15000 dollars, with numbers up to twenty worth from 0000 to 10000.
Immigration Increase in United States during 1906
Washington notes revised figures show immigration for the year ending June 30 rose to 1,100,103, up from 1,026,499 the year before, with most arrivals from Austria-Hungary Russia and Italy. The year saw 12 persons debarred for various causes, mainly diseases, and 17 aliens imported for immoral purposes were arrested and deported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Austria-Hungary
Russia
Italy
Rot in Sugar Beets Delays Harvest. Eastern Sugar Co Opines
A note from Guy Lincoln Jones to La Fayette Myers discusses rotting sugar beets in the field. The Eastern Sugar Company replies that harvesting should start by the 15th or no later than the 20th, advises one more irrigation, immediate cultivation when dry, and suggests removing heavily rotted beets to stop spread. A deep cultivation is expected to halt rotting.
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Guy Lincoln Jones
la Fayette Myers
Eastern Sugar Company
A Smart Farmer Finds Salt Destroys Fireworms
A farmer dismissed book learning and salted around tomato plants to kill fireworms. The plants died despite claims salt can kill worms when used in quantity. Rural New Yorker notes the gardener’s misguided method and warns salts harm plants. Mile. Marthe Dupuy, prize-winning poet, resides in an attic.
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New Yorker
Mile
Marthe Dupuy
Sally Prudhomme
80 000 000 Tons of Honey in Europe Report
Consul-General in Frankfurt reports European honey production at about 80 million tons valued around 10 million dollars. Germany leads with 1,910,000 hives yielding 20,000 tons. Spain follows with 1,690,000 hives. Austria-Hungary ranks third with 1,500,000 hives. France, Holland, Belgium, Greece, and others lower. The Handels Museum notes climatic effects on yields. U.S. efforts to breed queen bees are highlighted and U.S. Agriculture Department bulletin offers guidance to beekeepers on self-breeding queens.
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Washington
Fyard Guenther
Frankfort
Handele Museum
Germany
Spain
Austria-Hungary
Euro States
France
Holland
Belgium
Greece
Russia
Denmark
Handels Museum
America
United States
Department of Agriculture of
Phillips
Are Too Many Growing Onions
The Orange Judd Farmer notes rising attention to onion farming across the Middle West including Ohio Indiana Michigan Wisconsin and Illinois. It warns that high city market prices tempt farmers to expand to onions without suitable land or information, risking disappointment after varied price years.
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Middle West
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Illinois
Connecticut Valley
New York
Orange Judd
Garden productivity tips from Washington bulletin
The bulletin notes soil richness is rarely harmful in a vegetable garden, reporting 98 loads of manure over five years on half an acre without reducing crop yield. It advises against unnecessary hand tools, promotes seed-bed readiness, close early tillage, and preventing weed seed set. A wheel hoe can cut labor even with horse tillage.
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Washington
State Farm chosen site in Davisville Yolo county
The State Farm settlement in Davisville Yolo county is finalized after title review and legal checks. The site is praised for central location with rail access, fertile soil, and irrigation, with the University beginning practical agricultural instruction immediately.
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Davisville
Yolo County
Exonerating the Bee From Fruit Puncture Claims
The California Cultivator reports that bees are not primary fruit destroyers. Crickets and a June bug were observed causing punctures in grapes, peaches, and plums at night. Prof Gar man of the Kentucky station conducted the watch, naming tree crickets and a June bug as chief culprits in feeding on thin-skinned fruits.
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Garman
Kentucky
California
Wireless Stations Named Named by Navy Bureau in Publication
Washington reports all wireless telegraph stations worldwide have been catalogued by the navy department equipment bureau and will appear in a small forthcoming volume. The publication will include the station lists and the wireless telegraphy systems in use.
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Washington
Bureau of Equipment
Navy Department
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Mining News
Bureau of Inquiry
American Mining Congress
Department of Mines and Mining
Board Ofcrors
Denver
West
Douglas Creek Placer Claims
Hormigas
Ars
Hormigas Islands
Laramie
State Farm
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