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Newspaper
Morning Appeal
Location
Carson City, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1900
Page
3
Yesterday's observations from the local Weather Bureau Office include maximum, minimum, and mean temperatures with precipitation and snow depth. The forecast for today calls for cloudy stationary temperatures. J. HL Sarria, second director, signs the report.
Carson notes include editor visits, political races, smallpox updates, and a diphtheria death in Wadsworth. The week brings California weather drift and rain with fog. Gold Hill miners mark a 14th anniversary, while C Williams ships eighteen tons of ore yielding a $1000 gold bar. Fox store touts holiday goods and jewelry lines for shoppers.
Jori Sele, vice president of Vulcan Copper, reports the firm at Siegel with 40 men mining. They bought six adjoining claims from Geo Coffin for 1500 and are sinking a 400 foot double shaft during next month. 100000 tons of ore blocked out. ore body lies south of shaft. Gould Curry mine layoffs occur as management shifts are planned. Douglas travels to San Francisco for a stockholders meeting on December 17.
The story notes bright days and frost at night as ice thickens on several ponds and creeks. Henrys pond reaches five inches, Proser Creek eight, Boca six, Dysart eight on mountain ponds, and Tahoe Ice Company four. If weather remains steady, storage costs should drop.
Detective Pendller and officer Brown seized a man named c. Walker early yesterday, finding several wearing apparel items including two new suits. Walker confessed to stealing the goods at Carlin, Nevada Tuesday night as one of three men, while the others entered the store and he watched outside. Nevada authorities were votities Salt Lake Tbine.
In December 1900 two weddings take place in the Presbyterian parlor with Rev. John W. Dorrance officiating, Walter M Cook wed to Ciara I Staples of Surrey City, and JSC Thompson with Nether Barney of San Francisco, Cal, officiated by Rev. John W. Lorrance. Local society notices mention Christmas shopping, jewelry ads, and upcoming social events. Mr Waterhouse travels to Virginé, Watch and crockery displays appear, and Henry Davis works in the gulches. Union land irrigation prospects estimate 1000 acres reclaimable at about 14 million dollars. Nat Boyd of Rome is elected Supervisor at a special Howie election. Mrs Mary Lease files for divorce citing lack of support.
An early morning quake was recorded at 10 28 with three separate tremors lasting about two seconds. Windows and structures shook as the first and second shocks hit hardest and the third subsided, with a something near a building facade giving way in one street.
Fragmentary report notes coyote depredations wiping out sheep near Vale. Observers describe numerous losses, with sheep dying during a period of unusual predator activity before herders arrived. Details remain unclear due to damaged text.
Today Judge Bonnifield and his estimable wife will depart for Winnemavea to make their home. They have resided in this city for six years and made many friends, many as if pioneers of the town. Carson suffers a loss while Winnemavea leads by a long margin.
Dr George W O Donnell convicted in San Francisco for sending non mailable drugs through the mails to a Winnemucca woman and fined 4000 by Judge De Haven. He paid the money at once.
A South African advertiser, chasing fish stories, fished Winnemucca Friday night and cleaned out $150. The Silver State reports a huge shoal of suckers found in his net, illustrating his piscatorial exploits.
An artist advertises twelve carbon finish cabinet photos for one dollar with a guarantee of quality superior to any made in Nevada. The offer is good until January 1st and invites readers to view the work at a gallery opposite the mint, signed OS Dawe.
J Beleove invites locals to inspect his fresh jewelry and notions before shopping elsewhere. Saturday Theodore Winters shipped nine five yearlings to W Lang's horse exchange in San Francisco for highest bids. Davis & Kirman bustle with unpacking a large stock of goods including a dog and wagon while The Gudie Miner notes a storm that damaged the Arnot mine with strong winds reported.
Tonopah, a new mining camp in Southern Esmeralda county, attracts many miners from Sodaville and Silver Peak as the richest Nevada discovery in years. Latest returns claim $2000 per ton in soil and 3000 ounces of silver, with the camp about 50 miles southeast of Soda Springs and 10 miles north of New Klondike.
A chaotic ad dense clipping touts homemade cigars from the Carson Cigar Factory not made in Key West, urging readers to call Brannon & Smith, order a box of Havands, and reserve boxes for Christmas. The notice blends boilerplate business pitches with employment and education ads, including references to Nevada Business College and various local shops, inviting public patronage and inviting inspection of stock.
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