Mining notes reveal expanding Northwest camps and mixed fortunes
Old prospectors plan treks beyond the St. Joe river across a 40 mile square region unseen by white settlers. The Republic mill reports increased activity with the Tom Thumb and Trade Dollar ventures, while the Lone Pine and Ben Hur tests promise dividends. Some mines pause, including a July shutdown for several camps, as London and Rossland groups push plans for new tramways and mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coeur d’Alenes
St. Joe River
British Columbia mining bonds and moves in Kootenay region
Updates from the British Columbia mining scene report Fred Kelly bonding the Oro Grande and Jack Martin groups near Alamo and Robinsonville, Mark Manley noting the Iron Horse bond payment deposit, and a 1000 pound gold brick valued at $200,000 to be shown in Glasgow. May and Jennie and St Eugene properties face bond changes and a total Moyie impact hinted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leviathan
Kootenay Lake
Fred Kelly
British Columbia
Malcom Munroe
Jack Martin
Robinsonville
Mark Manley
Iron Horse
Ten Mile Creek
W. D. Wrighter
Glasgow
Cariboo Hydraulic Company
W. H. Jeffery
M. B
Kaslo
Chicago
Forty-nine Creek
United Gold Fields
A. Ho
Nelson
St. Eugene
Moyle
Belgium
Moyie
Northwest mining boom extends across Idaho Oregon and Washington
Reports from Wallace Idaho and Malheur County Oregon highlight new ore strikes and expanded development plans. The Chloride Queen Mining contract extends 500 feet, with 66.2 percent lead and 94.7 ounces silver from Hercules ore. Spokane investors form a major development trust while Tyson Idaho and Buckhorn Creek show promising copper veins. Horn Silver mine in Okanogan county yields $117.83 per ton after treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Malhour
Oregon
Wallace
Idaho
Chloride Queen Mining & Milling Company
Hercules
Sunset Peak
Coeur d’Alenes
Flat Creek
Northport
Wash
Mormon Basin
Malheur County
Amador
Tyson
Richmond
A. M. Halter
Helena
Alice Group
Here
Mullan
South Fork
Patrick Clark
Spokane
Northwest
Clark
Pure and Simple
Okanogan County
Puget Sound
Strike Order Shuts Down Over 20000 Steel Workers
A general strike of all union sheet steel workers is declared by President T J Shaffer of the Amalgamated Association. Over 20,000 men will be affected as all mills operated by American Sheet Steel Co. close indefinitely while talks stall. Negotiations failed after manager P Smith and Mr Kline asserted wage terms, with unions demanding signing of the current scale for all plants and union rules for non union mills. A wage conference adjourned without agreement, and a board approved a strike, with no benefits during July and August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republic
Tom Thumb
No. 2
St. Paul
J. J. Hill
Midway
Great Northern
Reservation
California
Delbridge
Kells
San Poil
Ben Hur
David Longley
Belcher Mountain
Frank Raborg
Republic Mill Company
Lone Pine Surprise
George Miller
Pittsbug
Sheet Steel
T. J. Shaffer
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
American Sheet Steel Company
P. Smith
Dewess-Wood
Kline
Smith
Amalgamated Association
Lincoln
McKeesport
Wellsville
Shaffer
Combine
Union
Boers Attack Blockhouses as Train Arrives Near Brugspruit
London dispatch from Pretoria reports Lord Kitchener stating Boers attacked two Delagoa line blockhouses near Brugspruit Bight on June 26. An armored train arrived and scattered the Boers, with four killed and 20 wounded carried off. Field Cornet Depriez surrendered at Pietermaritzburg with 44 men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Delagoa Line
Brugspruit Bight
Cornet Depriez
Pietermaritzburg
Kennedy Wife Sentenced to Ten Years for Murder
Mrs Kennedy Laly Prince Kennedy was sentenced by Judge Wolford to 10 years in the penitentiary for the January murder of her husband Philip Kennedy in the Ridge building corridor. She heard the sentence without visible emotion.
Accidently Shot at Tournament Grounds Walla Walla
Mrs accidentally shot and badly wounded Johnnie Kelly, a bartender, on the tournament grounds in Walla Walla Washington on June 30. The incident occurred during a Northwest event. Police are investigating the shooting and the condition of Kelly is described as serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walla Walla, Wash
the Northwest
Johnnie Kelly
Wheat Prices Mixed Across Markets Portland to Tacoma
Wheat in Portland, Walla Walla and Tacoma shows small shifts with Easy and Bluestem trading around 57 to 59 cents. Quotations include 57 58c for Easy and 59c for Bluestem with Tacoma noting quiet, unchanged levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheat
Portland
Walla Walla
Tacoma
Bluestem
Club
Monument at Kurihama Commemorates Perry Landing
A Kurihama monument dedication is planned for July 14 with American Friends Society and American Asiatic Society backing. Baron Kaneko of Harvard presides, and US and Japanese naval vessels will attend. The project envisions a large native stone slab inscription and future plans for a lighthouse on Plymouth rock at Kurihama harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yokohama
San Francisco
Kurihama
Commodore Perry
American Friends Society
Baron Kaneko
LL. D
Harvard
American Asiatic Society
United States of America
United States
Plymouth Rock
New York Harbor
American Runner Duffy Wins 100 Yard Final in London
A. F. Duffy, racing scratch, carried Georgetown colors to victory at the London Athletic Club meeting at Stamford Bridge. In a tail wind he won the 100 yard handicap final in 10.0 seconds by a yard and a quarter. C. H. Jupp finished second with a yard start and L. F. Trotter was third with two and a half yards. Duffy had only arrived Thursday but matched the leading times and ran in strong form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
A. F. Duffy
Georgetown
London Athletic Club
Stamford Bridge
C. H. Jupp
L. F. Trotter
Duffy
Ninety Millions for Food
London reports a blue book on India showing 18.3 million pounds spent on famine relief in 1800 1900. Plague mortality for five years to March 1901 reached about 600,000. Census to March 1901 shows population rose only five to six million in a decade, half the normal. The loss reflects famine deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
India
Four Regiments Mustered Out At Presidio
San Francisco on July 1 marked the last day of volunteers term as four regiments totaling over 4000 troops were mustered out. Major General W R Shafter retired from active duty and relinquished command of the California department to General G B M Young at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Presidio
W. R. Shafter
Shafter
Department of California
G.B. M. Young
Northwest News Briefs From The Forum Melancouns
A collection of notes from the Northwest region reports open hunting season August 15, deaths of James L. Clark and L. D. Harding, rising Spokane school population, alfalfa harvest in Yakima, coroner verdict in Seattle, Spokane Interstate fair opening, fire at D. F. Anderson & Sons Rosalia, Vancouver packing plant plans, Spokane Pioneer picnic, grain warehouse loss at Reardan, naval academy cadet appointment, opium smuggling case in Seattle, Philippines war horse purchases halted, fruit crop outlook in Whatcom, boundary commission resurvey, Yakima ponies sold to cannery, heavy sheep shipments from Woodriver, oil drilling near Snake River, Idaho Northern rail rails, southwestern crop yields, DeLamoar mine tour, record wood clip sale, rural delivery routes, artesian wells in Caldwell, A Freel injail, Salem peas and canning, Corvallis carriage factory sale, pioneer rocking chair gift, Columbia Dry Dock company backing, Mount Hood ascent hoped with Senator Simon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. Clark
Puget Sound
L. D. Harding
Whitman County
Dayton
Spokane
Yakima Valley
Considine
Seattle
John R. Rogers
D. F. Anderson & Sons
Rosalia
L. B. Clough
Vancouver
Spokane Pioneer Society
John Gibbs
Tacoma Grain Company
Reardan
Randolph Scudder
W. L. Jones
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
T. P. Hodson
William Wilson
Canada
United States
Philippines
Whatcom County
Linton
Ore
Woodriver
Snake River
Idaho Northern Railway
Nampa
Emmet
Clover
Timothy
DeLamoar
Cakdwell
Secretary of the Interior
Congress
A. Freel
Elmore County
Josie Kensler
Freel
Harry Morgan
Ira F. M. Butler
Monmouth
Columbia Drydock Company
Clatsop County
Simpson Drydock Company
New York
Joseph Simon
Oregon
Mazamas
Mount Hood Neymonth
Creamery at Independence Makes Over a Ton of Butter Weekly
A creamery at Independence reports weekly production exceeding one ton of butter. The operation is highlighted as a key local industry milestone, underscoring regional dairy capacity and economic activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
The
Order of the East
Montana A patchwork of issues across Miles City and state
In Montana, Miles City and surrounding areas face moth invasions. Fort Assinniboine receives Thirteenth cavalry recruits. A special deputy sheriff enforces smallpox quarantine near the Flathead reservation. The Western Montana Fruitgrowers' Protective association forms in Missoula with Sam Dinsmore as president and J O Read as secretary. A Butte mine owner sues for 2 million over ore from Ticon and Adirondack claims. A Chinaman prisoner fled Spokane en route to Tacoma. his whereabouts remain unknown. Helena lightweight champion Kid Oglesby defeats Kid Madden in 10 rounds, both at 126 pounds. The Helena grand jury indicts 102 land locators for perjury in the Missoula land district, targeting about 15,000 acres bought by R M Cobban. All Butte pool rooms shut by mayor over licensing and anti-gambling concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Dinsmore
Missoula
J. O. Read
James A. Murray
Butte
Sait
Patrick A. Largey
Ticon
United States
Marshal Wall
Helena
Tacoma
Northern Pacific
Spokane
Kid Oglesby
Montana
Kid Madden
Boston
Madden
United States Grand Jury
R. M. Cobban
Davey
McDaniels Must Serve 15 Years for 1809 Cycle Park Murder
The Oregon Supreme Court upholds the lower court ruling in the Frank McDaniels murder case from July 1809. McDaniels, convicted in Portland for the death of Claire Fitch at Cycle park, will begin a 15 year penitentiary sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Salem
Supreme Court
Frank McDaniels
Claire Fitch
Cycle Park
McDaniels
German Officials Hold Silence on Shanghai Capital News
Berlin reports indicate no knowledge of Shanghai news about Kan-Feng-Fu in Henan becoming the capital. Latest dispatches from Pekin reiterate the court may return to Pekin, with German circles awaiting confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Shanghai
Kan-Feng-Fu
Henan
Pekin
Packing House Brunch Fire Destroys Dried Fruit Plant
Four hundred fifty tons of dried fruit were destroyed by a blaze that gutted the fruit packing house of George N. Herbert near San Jose California. Loss is about $60,000 with $40,000 covered by insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jose
Cal
George N. Herbert
Bank President Died at Saratoga on July 1
Oliver G. Carter president of the National Bank of the Republic of the city of New York died here from heart disease. He was born in Connecticut in 185.
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Saratoga
Oliver G. Carter
The
National Bank of the Republic of the City of New York
Connecticut
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Richelieu
T. G. Roy
le Roi No. 2
Rossland
Fairview
Bernard MacDonald
le Roi
Nickel Plate
Great Western
Metal Report
Bradstreet
Mument
General Northwest News
Forum
Washington
Will
Packing House
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