Mining Kews and Notes From Northwestern Mines
Items from late reports show May copper output at 22,392 tons, with April at 21,438. Wauconda mine reports solid 70 foot ledge in footwall quartz and milling-grade ore. plans to contract lumber for compressor plant. Placer-field development continues with three firms. water limits slow earth moving. Rich quartz strike reported on Connell gulch near Pierce City Idaho with 8 inch free milling ledge carrying high values. Hercules strike at Wallace Idaho shows 66.2% lead and 94.7 oz silver. Smelting trust pressure, court fights over Coeur d Alenes property, and Idaho mineral output rising 1900 versus 1899. Bunker Hill & Sullivan sues Last Chance group for $74,000. bonds posted for five claims near Lewiston. Silver price and other metal quotes listed.
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Wauconda
George L. Hedges
Wauconda Company
London
Cripple Creek
Connell Gulch
Pierce City
Idaho
Central Montana Mines Company
Lewiston
Montana
Huntley Oil & Reining Company
Texas
Charles A. Towne
Minnesota
Benton McMillen
Tennessee
Standard
Bunker Hill & Sullivan Company
Hercules
Wallace
Patrick Clark
Charles Sweeny
Coeur d’Alenes
Northwest
Smelting Trust
New York
United States Assay Office
Boise
Butte & Boston
Butte, Mont
L&bor
Bunker Hill & Sullivan, Mining && Centrating Company
United States
Last Chance Mining Company
Shoshone Mining Company
Empire State-Idaho Mining & Developing Company
Tyler
Eagle Group
Mont
McEvony, Runzler & Stephens
H. T. Kendall &Co
British Columbia Mining Reports And Developments
Mining activity across British Columbia shows varied progress with ore shipments and smelter activity. Rossland camp shipped 915 tons last week while Kasle's totals reached 367 tons. the Granby smelter processed 430 tons and cumulative output stood at 162 084 tons. The Ymir Mines announce a cyanide plant success and plan a large installation. Ontario's British Lion Gold Mining & Development expands capitalization to 180 000 dollars. Bernard MacDonald of Le Roi confirms smelting will start at Northport Monday. other firms consider smelter ventures near Mark Creek falls. R H Parkinson issues a new Yale district map highlighting routes and reserves. Fortunes rise as Happy Medium and International claims bond to Fishburn with tunneling underway.
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Lardo
Rossland Camp
Shi- Joh
Ymir
Silver Crown Consolidated Mining Company
Silverton
Granby
Grand Forks
Kasle
Paine
Slocan Star
American Bay
Arlington
Enterprise
British Lion Gold Mining & Development Company of Ontario
Ymir Mines
Sullivan
Bernard MacDonald
le Roi
Punuay
Northport
Mark Creek
Richard Russell
Fairview Corporation, Limited
Montreal
Gooderham & Blackstock
R. H. Parkinson
Osoyoos
Similkameen
Yale District
Yale
Camp McKinney
Princeton
International Boundary Line
Okanogan Lake
W. J. Hinchiff
F. Benson
Fortune
R. E B. Fishburn
Nelson
Oil Rig at Wild Rose Prairie Near Spokane
The Home Oil Company secures a new drill rig now operating on Wild Rose prairie oil fields, about 20 miles north of Spokane. May output reports show Great Northern Mining’s Gill Edge mill crushed 4400 tons, with bullion shipments from d'Alenes in Del Monte, California.
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Home Oil Company
Wild Rose Prairie
Spokane
Great Northern Mining & Development Company
Gill Edge
d’Alenes
del Monte
Cal
Alcedo Wins Suburban in Fast Finish
In New York on June 17 a crowd of 20,000 saw Alcedo win the Suburban by a narrow margin, finishing just two fifths of a second shy of Salvator’s 11 year old record. The day was notably disagreeable and the crowd cheered as Alcedo led from the start.
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New York
Alcedo
Salvator
Hague Arbitration Court Sees Early International Requests
United States member F W Holls says the Hague tribunal, newly formed with 55 judges, will act only when cases arise. It will not sit permanently and will select a bench for each question. Germany shows support, while Italy debates the dreibund, Shanghai garrison, and Italys premier statements shape doubt over future sessions.
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Berlin
F. W. Holls
United States
Hague Arbitration Court
Associated Press
Transvaal
Holle
Count von Buelow
Baron von Richthofen
Hague
Holls
Germany
Chamber of Deputies
Dreibund
Great Britain
Shanghai
Signor Prettini
Zardini
Profite Divided in George H Phillips corn pool
Checks totaling about 1,000,000 were sent to roughly 300 individuals from Maine to Mexico as a dividend on the May corn deal. The pool, covering 15,000,000 bushels, shows an average 8 cent profit per bushel, with largest holder at 500,000 and smallest at 5,000 bushels. The final gain depends on cash corn sales and market conditions.
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New York
Macy
Pennsylvania Steel
Philadelphia
Chicago
George H. Phillips Company
Maine
Mexico
Laborer Slays Son of Ranch Owner in Olalla Fight
In Olalla near Tacoma on June 17 laborer known as Charlie the Woodchopper killed George Swanson and stabbed employer Jonas Hallstrom twice after a wage quarrel. Swanson died. Hallstrom wounded. Charlie escaped as ranchers form a posse and threaten lynching.
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Tacoma
Charlie the Woodchopper
George Swanson
Jonas Hallstrom
Olalla
Charlie
Hallstrom
Swanson
Increase in the Customs Revenues for Philippine Islands
Washington reports a rise of $940,515 in Philippine customs revenues for the first quarter of 1901 versus 1900. The total for the quarter reached $2,199,304, per the War Department's division of insular affairs.
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Washington
Philippine Islands
Division of Insular Affairs
War Department
Bids Opened for Hay Supply to Manila From Seattle
Seattle June 17. The quartermaster at transportation opened bids for four thousand tons of baled hay to Manila from Seattle. Pacific Mail Steamship Company of San Francisco won the contract at four dollars and fifty cents per ton.
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Seattle
Manila
Pacific Mail Steamship Company of
San Francisco
Transporta
Telegraph to Dawson completes Skeena wire to Hazelton
Telegraph line from Port Simpson to Hazelton on the Skeena river is finished the first message sent from Port Simpson reaches the mayor of Vancouver Minnesota reports 200 fewer inmates in prisons and reformatories than in 1897
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Vancouver
B. C
Yukon
Port Simpson
Skeena River
Hazelton
Minnesota
Powers Yet to Accept Indemnity Demand from China
A Washington dispatch says four powers Russia Germany France and Great Britain have not accepted 450 million taels as the lump sum to demand from China. Diplomats indicate no formal acceptance is needed since each power announced its damages, totaling the limit agreed with Chinese envoys. They doubt The Hague reference will be adopted.
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New York
the Herald
Washington
Rockhill
State Department
China
Russia
Germany
France
Great Britain
The
Hague
Railway combine claimed with vast capital reported
The Tribune reports in Wall Street circles a railway combination with an agreement capital of about 2.06 billion dollars. Supposed members include St. Paul, Burlington, Chicago & Northwestern, Great Northern, Northern Pacific, Wisconsin Central, Union Pacific, and Southern Pacific, with J. P. Morgan named as backer. A prominent official cited says the tale grew from a St. Paul Union Pacific Southern Pacific deal. little credence was given in markets.
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New York
the Tribune
Wall Street
St. Paul
Burlington
Chicago & Northwestern
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Wisconsin Central
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
J. P. Morgan
Skirmish With Dewet Near Reits Reports
Lord Kitchener reports from Pretoria that General Elliott's column clashed with Dewet on June 6 during the march from Wredo. After heavy fighting they seized 71 wagons 45 prisoners 58 rifles 10000 rounds and 4000 cattle. Boer losses were 17 killed and 3 wounded. Our casualties were 3 officers and 17 men killed and 1 officer 24 men wounded.
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London
Lord Kitchener
War Office
Pretoria
Wredo
Elliott
Dewet
Reits
Double Tragedy in Bronx Firearm Incident
New York report states Meinhope a Bronx butcher shot at a young woman named Miss Mary Bolte then shot himself. Bolte died hours later while Meinhope lies in a hospital dying. Bolte may have come from Los Angeles and Meinhope claimed to be her husband.
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New York
Meinhope
Mary Bolte
Bronx
Rockefeller Joins Chicago University 10th Birthday Festivities
John D Rockefeller visits Chicago to join President Harper and faculty for the Chicago universitys 10th birthday celebration. He plans a quiet role and no public remarks. In Montreal on June 18 trackmen of Canadian Pacific strike for higher pay from an average 1.15 dollars per day.
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Chicago
John D. Rockefeller
Harper
Chicago University
Rockefeller
Montreal
Trackmen’s Union
Canadian Pacific
Miner Kills Wife in Jealous Tragedy at Butte
In Butte Montana on June 18 William M Brown a miner at the Speculator mine murdered his wife by slashing her throat from ear to ear. The motive cited is jealousy.
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Butte
Mont
William M. Brown
Brown
Speculator
Editor James Shepperdson Dies by Own Action in Chicago
Chicago June 18. James Shepperdson editor of a weekly society paper shot himself. His mind had been impaired by fever.
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Chicago
James Shepperdson
Platt to Resign in New York Senate
The Tribune reports Senator Platt will retire from the senate at the end of his term in March.
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New York
the Tribune
Platt
Senate
Railroads At Peace Now
Chicago June 17 The Tribune reports H Harriman directs two moves likely to reshape western railroads. A proposed ironclad agreement would end rate wars among Northern group roads including Northern Pacific Burlington Milwaukee St Paul Union Pacific Great Northern, with Southern Pacific Missouri Pacific collaboration. A second move plans transferring Chicago Milwaukee St Paul to Harriman syndicate, linking it to Union Pacific, in a secret conference at the Auditorium Annex. Stock shifts suggest control nearing, with October 1 stock transfer and bond terms offered to St Paul holders.
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Chicago
the Tribune
H. Harriman
St. Paul
Northern Pacific
Burlington
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Union Pacific
Great Northern
Southern Pacific
Missouri Pacific
Pacific Mail
Occidental Steamship Lines
Santa Fe
Harriman
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Harriman Syndicate
Auditorium Annex
J. J. Hill
St. Paul Road
The
Goulds
Fashionable crowds fill royal enclosure atAscot amid mourning
Racing in London draws chic spectators as Ascot week opens with a royal stand draped in black and mourning dress rules. Despite restrictions, demand to enter the royal enclosure far exceeds capacity as crowds await the fashionable function of the year. In Kansas City a jury convicts Mrs Kennedy of murder in the second degree and fixes her sentence at 10 years. The verdict comes after six ballots with initial 10 to 2 for conviction and prompts an immediate appeal notice by the defense.
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London
Ascot
Royal Enclosure
Kansas City
Kennedy
Two Boys Die In Barn Inferno Near Madison
In Woodland California on June 17 Andrew Kramer seven and Fred Kramer year old perished when a barn they were playing in with matches caught fire. A horse also burned in the blaze. The incident is reported as a tragic accident with the boys unable to escape the flames.
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Woodland
Cal
Andrew
Fred Kramer
Madison
Marshal Lambert Wounded. Suspect Cuffed in St Paul
In Salem Oregon on June 17 John Kelly shot and seriously wounded Frank Lambert the town marshal over a private road dispute. Lambert, despite the wound, knocked Kelly down and handcuffed him. The story notes an odd closing line about average Americans views of Europe.
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Salem
Ore
St. Paul
John Kelly
Frank Lambert
Lambert
Kelly
Napoleon on escape from St Helena diary excerpt
An excerpt from Dr O'Meara's St Helena diary in Century reports Napoleon's remarks on escape. He doubts success, notes weekly restrictions, recalls Elba, and says death is the only certain way to quell European powers, while predicting governors and officers will expose the island's rigors.
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Jeon
Dr. O'Meara
St. Helena
Napoleon
Ile
Elba
Lord Castlereagh
Discharging a Duty in a Country Clerk Tale
A Boxelder County clerk is approached by a gaunt ginger haired woman seeking a marriage record. She questions if Jack Peters married Eliza Waters two years earlier and then reveals Peters has escaped, stating she is Size. The anecdote mocks clerks’ supposed control over marriage records.
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East Lake City
Boxelder County
Jack Peters
John Peters
Lize Waters
Eliza Waters
Fragments of a chatty scene and colonial notes
A jumble of village talk shows Mrs Jown and Mrs Bones arguing over rent and hardship, then shifts to a public column about England and America, the rise of U S output and Great Britain lagging, followed by notes on Dutch coffee customs and a stray reference to an old-fashioned man.
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England
America
United States
United
Great Britain
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British Columbia
IME
Peanent Sen
Sion
Holm
Dawson
Mrs. Kennedy
Marshal
Europe
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