Copper Camp Riches Seen Near Mason Valley District
Fred A. Flindt reports Goldfield Exploration Company has secured sixteen copper claims in Mason Valley between Virginia City and Bodie near the California line. Captain O A Tibbitts starts sampling ore bodies while nearby properties, including one owned by E H Miller, yield high grade copper ore. The district is described as yielding substantial tonnage with plans for power mills and a railroad spur.
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The
Goldfield Exploration Company
Fred A. Finct
Mr. Plindt
Mason Valley
Virginia City
Bodie
California
O. A. Tibbitts
M. J. Heller
J. R DeLamar
E. H. Miller
United States Company
Salt Lake
Flindt
Maison Valley
Machinery Arriving for Bluestone Concentrating Plant Test
Littell's teams have hauled twenty five tons of machinery to the Bluestone this week for a concentrating plant to handle Bluestone ore. The ore will be treated by an electro magnetic separating process and the current setup is a test. Purchasers have prepared the power site on the river and plan operations on a large scale.
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Littell
Lyon County Times
Magician Balardini Ends Engagement with Daring Handcuff Escape
The Kintescope venue announced a highly successful engagement featuring Balardini the magician. Audiences enjoyed splendid films and novel tricks as he closed with a handcuff escape in which a steel slipped from his grasp, a mystery to witnesses.
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Balardini
Ttm
General Carter Amid Samar East Coast Pacification
Manila dispatch notes General Carter leading efforts to pacify the eastern Samar coast. The piece includes harsh, unsparing observations about tactics and outcomes of American pacification campaigns in the Philippines.
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Manila
Carter
Samar
U. S
Tonopah Post Office War Stalls Mail Service
Retiring Postmaster Booth refuses to deliver boxes and office equipment claiming 1025 dollars from the Tonopah Lumber Company owner of the leased post office building. An altercation with Deputy Postmaster Swart left Swart injured. Booth warned the mail would stay on the sidewalk until new quarters are ready. Clerks resign except Miss Finnegan leaving a strained, nearly nonfunctional office.
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Tonopah
Booth
Swart
Posmaster General
Finnegan
Russian Warships Reported at Manila Bay
Reported at Manila San Francisco June 3 two Russian war ships Amura and Olza under Lieutenant Eneaist have been seen at Manila Bay. The ships show battle damage and their disposition in American waters is uncertain while the State Department reviews the matter.
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San Francisco
Navy
Manilla Bay
Amura
Olza
Eneaist
State Department
Highland Ditch extension contract awarded to Prosser Valley area
Flanigan of the Reno Power Company awarded the nine mile Highland Ditch extension from Reno to Prosser Valley. The project will irrigate about 2000 acres at a cost of 45000 dollars. A separate contract to a Sacramento firm covers a Reno Sparks pipeline at 65060 dollars bringing water and gas to Sparks by July. Hal Lemmon arrives from Reno with a new Rambler car praised as powerful and stylish.
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Flanigan
Reno Power Ter
Reno
Prosser Valley
Ohe
Sacramento
Sparks
Mining Boom Sweeps County With Rich Copper And Gold Prospects
Prospects across the district draw mining excitement as claims are vigorously developed. Barret, Day, and False Alarm show high grade copper and silver values while new tunnels expand depth. Eastern investment funds liven the market as operations at Winte and other sites promise possible smelter development. James Cross, former Mammoth mine superintendent and Hobart estate manager, dies in Stockton at 65 to 75.
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Carson
Mr. Cowden
Chase Root
Barret
Jim Gardner
Delaware
Con Ly
Winte
Voltaire
James Cross
Stockton
Mammoth
Candelaria
Hobart
Mine near Golden Gate seen as bullion producer soon
A. Pratt reports progress at the Golden Gate area mine with remodeling underway and water power surveys completed. New leadership pushes work and expects the bullion producer to start before summer ends.
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A. ©. Pratt
Golden Gate
Gold Strike Reported North of Yerington
A rich gold strike is reported nine miles north of Yerington. The notice also seeks a girl to perform chamber work to apply at the Exchange.
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Exchange
Yerington
Renowned Reno Resident Mrs Mayberry Dies
Mrs. Wm. Mayberry, longtime Reno resident and well known in the city, died yesterday. The Lyon County Bank has opened its doors for business in Yerington, expanding local financial services.
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Wm. Mayberry
Reno
Lyon County Bank
Yerington
Special Day Invited for Portland Exposition
Carson Day letter from H W Goode invites Mayor of Carson City to celebrate August 17 as a Special Day at the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition in Portland Oregon. The note promises extensive publicity and a visiting special representative to assist in organizing local arrangements for the event.
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Portland
Oregon
Carson City
Nevada
Pacific Slope
Far West
H. W. Goode
Market Report on Tonopah Goldfield Bullfrog Stocks
The Tonopah Goldfield Bullfrog shares show a weak week with mostly dull demand and lower Goldfield prices. North Star stays active though prices dip, bears are receded, and low priced stocks draw attention as mills ready ore and a new railroad from Tonopah nears. MacNamara hints at upcoming developments affecting the market.
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Tonopah
North Star
MacNamara
Fine Records Delights Music Lovers at Columbia Agent
Fine Records Co W Friend reports several excellent new Columbia phonograph records. Latest productions boast clear tone and superior reproduction. selections offered each evening please music lovers. State Board of Dental Examiners met here yesterday with several applicants passing.
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Co. W. Friend
Columbia Phonograph
Friend
State Board of Dental Examiners
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Manilla
New Auto
Hal Lemmon
Ormsby County
Jas. Cross
W. DA Y
Carson Day
Fine Records
J. Walsh
Continental Tailors
Joe Platt
Burlington
Imichaels-Stern
Emporium Blue Front
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