Gold Rush Legend and Buried Treasure Tales
The article recalls the Klondike gold rush sparked by George W. Carmack and notes the first high grade gold on Bonanza Creek. It also reports a New York woman discovering 14th and 15th century coins buried in Hatton Chatel, with 10 percent reward for the finder and a donation to the Metropolitan Museum.
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Klondike
George W. Carmack
Bonanza Creek
Engineering and
Wold
Robert Henderson
Yukon Territory
Carmack
Yukon
Dawson
Henderson
Bananan Creek
Skookum Jim
Pete
Tagish Charlie
David Mackay
Daniel McGillivray
Harry Waugh
Carson
Excelsior
San Francisco
Golden Gate
France
New York
Hatton Chattel
America
Duke of Lorraine
Metropolitan Museum of New York
More Light With Less Current In Lighting Practice
Ward Harrison and J R Colville in Electrical Review and Industrial Engineer discuss lighting depreciation and waste. Factories waste over 30 percent of light, with half to two thirds lost due to neglect of simple maintenance. Cleaning open reflectors costs about 3 cents per unit of plant time.
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Ward Harrison
J. R. Colville
Electrical Review
Fearless Wells Fargo Guard Aaron Ross of West Frontier Fame
Aaron Ross known as Dad Ross Hold the Fort guard and stage driver for Wells Fargo died in Ogden Utah at ninety three. Born Old Town Missouri in 183? he fought Indians repelled bandits on bullion car and saved lives on routes in California Oregon Nevada. In 1883 he defended a $80 000 gold express car at Monto ll o Nevada and received a $1000 gold reward and a $650 engraved watch with his name and a praise letter from the Wolf Fargo superintendent.
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Aaron. Ross
Ross
Aaron
West
Old Town
Ogden City
Utah
Wells-Fargo
California
Sutter Creek
Oregon
Wells- Fargo
Fort Benton
Sunriver
Baker
Sliver Star
Rosa
Aaron Ross
Jack Davis
Moss
Nevada
Hold-the-Fort
San Francisco
Montello
Nev
Tess
Hayes
Ogden
Great Salt Lake
Wolf-Fargo
Heartless Family
A Philadelphia Ledger item recounts Mrs. Cocker waking after a severe overnight thunderstorm and scolding her relatives for not waking her. She lamented being treated like a boarder and argued someone should have protected her from possible harm in sleep.
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Joe
Philadephia Ledger
Rainfall requires temperature drop not dust nuclei
Facts from M Angot of the French meteorological office show that two equal saturated air masses at 0 C and 20 C would need rapid mixing through four miles of air to produce 0 inch rainfall. Dust particles and ions are insufficient alone to cause precipitation without a temperature drop. Man-made explosions would have an exceedingly small chance to cause rain, says Scientific American.
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M. Angot
French Meteorological Office
Scientific American
Crotona Park Boy Runs Makeshift Boat Business
A Bronx boy set up a one cent ride on a waterlogged street near Crotona Park after a rainstorm. He dragged an old tin bathtub through sewer-flooded water as crowds watched, charging fares and eventually using the proceeds to enter a nearby movie house with his brother.
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Crotona Park
Bronx
New York Sun
Discouraged Insects Question Prompts Local Wit
A farmer quips about mosquitoes in a humorous exchange. He claims there are none where he is, blaming bootleg product experiments by summer hoarders for driving skeeters away. The banter echoes a rural, lighthearted tone.
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Corntessel
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Achandise
de Laval
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Becan
George W. Garmack
Ln Hla
Dad
Gun Fighter
Cood Guard
Holland
LeGrand, Iowa
LeGrand Elevator Co
ALER
Trogan Steel
ODAY
McCornick
LeGrand Implement
Puoneer Burton
Minish
Mer
Mccormlick
Deering
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