Nine Mile Sunsets district advances mining notes
In the Coeur d Alenes the Nine Mile Sunset district sees development under way with expected discoveries in months. The Butte and Boston assesses one mill due March 14. Twenty tons of Morning Glory ore shipped to Granby smelter價 per ton higher than prior $450 level. A provisional mill test aims to settle custom treatment rates, possibly on a new basis. Republic Consolidated orders 10 drill compressor 60 hp hoist 80 hp boiler from Bradley Engineering to boost output. capacity rising to 15 drills with a two ton hoist. The Sullivan contract with Trail smelter and St Eugene shipments to Belgium keep Hast Koote nay output steady. treatment issues fade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republic
Butte & Boston
Granby
Republic Consolidated Mining Company
Spokane
Bradley Engineering & Machinery Company
Mining notes on Pool Creek and Boundary district prospects
Reports from the Boundary district describe sinking progress at various camps including Ah There and Rock Creek placer workings. Depths reach 175 212 feet with new ore bodies opened near Hewitt, plus plans at Pool Creek Camborne and Morrison Mines with favorable contracts for Standard Pyritic smelter and shipments to CP and other smelters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dardanelles Mining & Milling Comeen
Canmen
Rock Creek
War Eagle Mining Company
Toronto
T. G. Blackstock
Greenwood
Jack Hanly
R. Bell
Summit Camp
Greyhound
Deadwood
Hewitt
Silverton
No. 3
Pool Creek
Lardeau District
Fish Creek
Comaplix
Arrow Lake
Camborne
Cholla
Morrison Mines, Ltd
Boundary District
Boundary Mines
North Star
East Kootenay
Canadian Pacific
Nelson, Trai
Everett
Mining notes signal ore finds and plant boom in the West
Ore stringers appear in Kill Buck tunnel near Wallace as a Rainbow mine body yields rich ore. The Standard Mining plant at Colorado City begins with 250 workers, six acres, cost 750000. New copper prospects near Loon Lake and Cedar Canyon road woes. Keller Hill quartz shows gray copper. Gold Cord tunnel passes 100 feet. Monuments exceed 200000 in Stevens county. J. A. McG notes Oregon gold fields show large leads and rich ore. Quebec machinery hauled to Sumpter district. several mills to be erected including 25 ton Bryan at Mammoth and a 20 stamp mill on Bald Mountain. Red Boy ore rising in value with sinking to 200 feet. Bonanza strike reveals 16 foot ledge worth at least 100 per ton. Sumpter Valley railroad nears Alamo. Public buildings bill funds Boise to Seattle sites. Sugar noted in parsnips and vegetables.
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Kill Buck
Wallace
Rainbow
Lake Pend d'Orielle
Standard Mining & Smelting Company
Colorado City
Providence
Cedar Canyon
Keller Hill
Laura May
Keller Camp
South Half
Wash
Silver Creek
Stevens County
Bear Mountain
J. A. McG
Alimo
Red Boy
Oregon
Quebec
Sumpter
Oregon-Colorado Company
Strassberg
Concord
Alamo
Bryan
Mammoth
Bald Mountain
Sumpter Valley Railroad
Boer War Ends Near, British Hope for Surrender Near
London reports a phase near termination with rumors of Botha and Dewet surrendering. Kitchener's steps aim to disintegrate Boer units and curb their resistance while civil government shifts under Milner and Kitchener. Dewet incursions reduce losses, but intelligence often misreads Boer movements.
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London
South Africa
Botha
Broderick
Kitchener
Dewet
British War Office
Pall Mall
War Office
Associated Press
Alfred Milner
Pretoria
Laborers Ordered Deported In British Columbia
In Rossland British Columbia E P Bremner and Edward Willimas dominion labor commissioners spent a week investigating alien labor. Sixteen men employed by Masons Winters Parsons and Boomer on a Red Mountain railway contract were ordered deported and returned to the United States. The $1000 fine per laborer was not enforced this time but will be in future, as authorities vow to protect Canadian workers from unfair competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rossland
B. C
E. P. Bremner
Vancouver
Edward Willimas
Dominion Labor Commissioners
Mesars
Mob hangs Black miner after fatal mine altercation
A Black miner named Dewey Smith fatally struck Chester Stanley a white man at Mine No 4 near Richmond Missouri. Smith was captured in Camden and brought back to the scene where his body hangs from a tree near the railroad. Stanley and Smith known as McNeil or Bob McBrien argued over a trivial matter preceding the fatality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Camden
Dewey Smith
Chester Stanley
Richmond
Stanley
Smith
McNeil
Bob McBrien
Bank Statement Summary from New York March 4
Weekly statement of averages of the associated banks shows loans at 913,200,400 with an increase of 2,408,500. Deposits rise to 1,081,514,000 up 3,327,000. Circulation 31,300,000 up 1,000. Specie 193,048,500 up 805,200. Total reserve 267,929,600 up 1,086,200. Reserve requirements 253,128,500 up 891,775. Surplus reserve 114,881,100 up 254,425.
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New York
Major Curtis Dies in Atlantic Iowa
Major H. J. Curtis former member of the United States insular commission that set up the Porto Rico government died at his home in Atlantic Iowa. He returned to Washington last summer in ill health and never fully regained his vigor.
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Des Moines
Iowa
H. J. Curtis
United States Insular Commission
Porto Rico
Atlantic
Washington
Helena melee over senator bribery fight erupts in lobby
In Helena Montana on a Saturday a conflict between the Helena Herald and the Wilbur F Sanders faction of republicans over Senator Carter spilled into blows in the house of representatives lobby. J H Geiger of Flathead county was in a crowd when A B Keith editor of the Herald struck him with a heavy cane, slipping after the attack as Kelly and Siler intervened.
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Helena
Mont
Helena Herald
Wilbur F. Sanders
Carter
House of Representatives
Evening Herald
J. H. Geiger
Flathead County
Geiger
House
A. B. Keith
The
Herald
Keith
Sagir
J. J. Kelly
Siler
Robber Steals Diamond Rings From Bridge Street Jewelers
Bridge Street jewelry store in Grand Forks, British Columbia, was smashed by a burglar who stole two cases of rings set with diamonds and other stones valued at 9100. The robber escaped as the store, usually busy, had been left unmanned. Frank White, brother of the owner, was away, delaying any immediate confrontation. The incident was discovered after the glass crash woke nearby residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Forks
B. C
M. D. White
Bridge Street
Frank White
Dulcimer’s long lineage linked to Persia and Europe
The dulcimer, in the form known today, has ancient roots in Persia and Arabia and likely entered Europe during the crusades. The historical account traces its enduring use and cross region adoption across civilizations.
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Persia
Arabia
Europe
Northwest State Notes Snapshot of Idaho Items
A compilation of brief Idaho notes covers Welser delivery growth, the Bank of Troy opening, Shoshone Falls park plan abandoned, and Riverside canal improvements near Caldwell. Reports include deaths at Hailey Hot Springs, Pocatello switch foreman killed, Last Chance mine accident, and a sheep shipment to Nampa from Nebraska. News on Genesee creamery plans, Jefferson county bill defeat, snow slides near Halley, Murray post office and bank fire, Apple shipments from Genesee, and deaths of Mrs. Charlotte Davis. Also mentions Chinese doctor Ah Fong winning license case, home seeker influx, grain samples from Russia, and state plans to buy Thurston county court house for capitol use. Governor Rogers backs purchase. capital debate ends with Olympia favored.
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Idaho
Welser
Bank of Troy
Shoshone Falls
Riverside Canal
Caldwell
John Rasmussen
Hailey Hot Springs
Thatcher Canal
Gentile Valley
Bannock County
Ed H. Shoemaker
Pocatello
James Graham
Last Chance
Quartzburg
Lincoln
Nampa
Nebraska
W. H. Dewey
Franklin
Ost
Murray
Genesee
Senate
Jefferson
Bingham
Fremont
Della Mountain
Halley
Raymond & Co
Montana
Charlotte Davis
Lewiston
Boise
State Board of Medical Examiners
Joplin
Agricultural Department
Samuel B Sweeney
Russia
Sweeney
Lapwai
Atkinson
Bryan
Thurston County Court House
House
Rogers
Olympia
Walla Walla Prison Population and Nearby News
The compilation reports 4000 inmates at Washington state’s Walla Walla penitentiary. February 1901 saw no Spokane property losses by fire. The wrecked City of Topeka will be rebuilt at Tacoma for 65000 dollars. a Tacoma firm lands the contract. Louise Holmes of Walla Walla accidentally swallowed poison during headache treatment.
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Walla Walla
Spokane
Topeka
Tacoma
Louise Holmes
Senate
Blue Canyon
Whatcom
Edward Mulligan
Dick Daley
Republic
Palouse
William Codd
Colfax
I. Wallace Cary
Rogers
Tacoma Waterway
Montana News Roundup From Butte To Helena
Reports from Montana recount a Butte boxing win by Jack Wade over Kia Lee in Helena, the death of Mickey the Greek Patrick McAlasney in Butte, a Cannon & Sons saloon robbery netting $14, and grand jury deliberations in Missoula. Other items note a rising jockey club in Missoula, mine deaths in Boston & Montana and Stevensville, a deceased rider near Bear Gulch, a missing Anaconda Road resident, and Capt. Charles Schofield’s death in Cuba. Also reported are water-train operations by Montana Central, a lumber-accident at Hoffmans to Cook’s mine, a $10,000 damages suit over William Courtney’s death, circulating counterfeit coins in Butte, the Stevensville M B church training school, Bitter Root fundraising for a new building, and approved township plats for Lonesome Prairie north of Fort Benton.
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Jack Wade
Butte
Kia Lee
Helena
Patrick McAlasney
Mickey the Greek
Cannon & Sons
Missoula
Jockey Club
William Faull
Boston & Montana
United States
Grand Jury
Knowles
Charles Maynard
Jervis Hotel
Beargulch
John Adamick
Anaconda Road
Charles B. Schofield
Second
United States Cavalry
Matanzas
Cuba
Schofield
Montana
R. B. Bower
Donayer
Stevensville
Bower
Montana Central
Flowerree
Tunis
Hoffman's
Chestnut Branch
Livingston
Cook's
Cook’s
William Courtney
John H. Courtney
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Company
Courtney
M. B Church
Bitter Root
Helena Land Office
Lonesome Prairie
Fort Benton
River pressures flood Umatilla as Salem reads news
The Umatilla river runs bank full while Marion Postoffice in Salem reports a recent robbery. Governor Geer vetoes Port land charter bill. Prohibition enforcement pulls all slot machines in Salem. William Beagle ships seven draft horses to Skagway for Matlock. Formosa's railway network remains limited to a single line.
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Salem
Marion
Geer
Portland
William Beagle
Skagway
Alaska
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American Smelting & Refining Company
Sullivan
Trail Smelter
St. Eugene
Belgium
Hast Kootenay
Baitise
Columbia
San Francisco
Cheyenne
Wyo
Salt Lake City
Seattle
Germany
Cape Colony
Hertzog
Orange River
Hamilton
Unites Town
Colesburg
Philipstown
Ueams
Siwap
of Weiser
Hart
Toole
James H. Dailey
J. D. O'Brien
Deer Lodge
Ya-Ya-Ya-Ya
Umatilla
Byers
Pendleton
Siberia
W. J. Spillman
Washington Agricultural Experiment Station
Pullman
Inland Empire
Roberts
Lewis and Clarke
H. W. Scott
H. B. Bellinger
L. B. Cox
H. W. Corb
Pacific Northwest Baseball League
W. H. Lucas
Supreme Court
McColl
Claude M. Heneley
Owen Biglow
le Roi Company
Cage
Alexander Chisholm
Major Curtis
Northwest States
Formosa
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