Wild Rose District Reports Five New Mining Strikes
Five distinct strikes reported last week across Wild Rose area. Notable finds include a 73 foot wide ledge near Skidoo yielding 14 per ton, with two shafts at 85 feet and rich dump ore. Extensive prospecting continues as Shoshone pipeline work nears completion and a townsite plans emerge near Skidoo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stein
Wild Rose
Lanse
Messrs, Raycroft and
Allen
Skidow
Death Valley
Epstein
She Mountain
Poisonous Water Report At Stovepipe Springs
Epstein reports the water at Stovepipe Springs contains sulphur and minerals and is not severely poisonous. He claims he drank from the spring all summer with no ill effects, noting that scum on the surface may mislead tasters and that some parties nearly perished from drinking it. The Miner contemporaries dispute some claims regarding danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. Epstein
Scotty Saves a Prospector
A prospector in Death Valley survived a perilous trek toward Los Angeles after wandering into salt marsh with lost burros. Scotty rescued him at Emigrant springs after a three hour vigil, claiming to travel from Mesquite springs. He boasted of ore samples and tens of dollars spent while delaying others, then departed with a defiant remark about California boosting in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Death Valley
Los Angeles
Beatty
Ignrance
Scotty
Emigrant Springs
Mesquite Springs
Ule
Cotty
Grant
California
New York
Wild Rose Mining Promoters Face Fresh Delay Demands
A murky notice describes Wild Rose Mining Company offering to deposit finds in the United States to stockholders, promising delay of expenses if conditions fail to match representations. The vague pledge hints at looming action as mining firms and promoters face scrutiny and potential enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wild Rose Mining Company
United States
All Mining Co
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Bob Montgomery
Montgomery
East Side
Onco
Shoshon
Hole
Montyels
Becau
Triber
Becaus
Prise
Treasury
Treasury Bullfrog Bank & Trust CO
Nevada
A. V. Withee
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