Wildcat Mining Graft and Public Losses Highlight Seattle History
The article recounts wildcat mining schemes in Seattle from the Klondike and Nome booms, noting promoters behind stocks like Big Index Gold & Hs and Olympic Mining. It describes how investors lost savings to flimsy assays, overcapitalized companies, and deceitful promoters, with parallels to earlier panics and a pattern of fraudulent promises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gold & Hs Company
William Rt
Washington
Wall Street Banco
Wall Street
Wildcatters
Guggenheims
Standard Oil
Seattle
Denny
Portland
Alaska
Klondike
Cooperative Mining Company
Olympic Mining Company
Mike
Northwest Alaska Prospecting Company
John A. Huffman
Found perfectly sane wedding follows
An inmate at the Florence Crittendon Home in Dunlap faced the insanity commission after the manager claimed Miss Osborn had delusions. The commission judged her perfectly sane, and Matthias Cringie stood by her as they married and left for a minister then became Mr and Mrs Cringie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beet
Florence Crittenddon
Dunlap
Home
Miss Osbern
Matthias Cringie
Mies Osborn
Mr. Cringie
Births Registered Today in City Notes
Births were registered at multiple addresses including Prime at 271 Pontius Street on February 10 a son to the wife of Robert Prime Regley at 2010 B Cherry Street on February 11 a son to the wife of Neal H Perkine at 1107 22nd Avenue February 2 Lilian Lamb at 902 N February 10 a son to the wife of Charles H Lamb Cravens at 4013 19th Ave N on February 6 a son to Oliver P Cravens Card at 616 46th Ave N on February 19 a daughter Honan at Rosas Place on February 11 a daughter Moser at 502 29th Ave on February 8 a daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prime
Pontius St
Robert Prime
Regley
B. Cherry St
Neal H
Perkine
Walter A. Perkins
Bimpson
Sith
O. T. Simpson
John Honan
Moser
Leo Moser
Two Vessels Sink After Collision Off Block Island
Block Island dispatch reports the Larchmont and Knowlton collided near Block Island. Survivors say the Larchmont sank within minutes. eighteen bodies recovered and eight survivors found amid zero temperatures and rough seas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Block Island
Jack O'Neil
Solicitor
Atlantic
R. L
McVey
Knowlton
Healy
George McVey
Larchmont
Record of Deaths From February Registrations
Deaths registered today include Allan M Patterson aged, February at Providence MacDonald Mrs Anna Mac Donald aged, February 7 at 1914 Federal Way. Peter McMahon 74 February 10 at Providence Hospital. Mayant M Kelly 9 weeks February 6 at York Station. Sophie Valley 35 February 9 at Renton Mitchell-Huth Mitchell 10 February 10 at 022 22nd Day. Henry Cranston 57 Broam Bath e fc Oriental Baths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patterson
Allan M. Patterson
Providence MacDonald
Anna MacDonald
Federal Ay
MacMahon
Peter McMahon
Providence Hospital
Kelly
Mayant M. Kelly
Wooka
York Station
Valley
Sophie Valley
Renton Mitchell
Huth Mitchell
Cranston
Henry Cranston
Broam Bathe Fc
Oriental Baths
Eee
February 4 at Providence Hospital event details
Fragmentary notice lists Yem em-Ching, 24, and a February 11 date at 414% Washington et location. The text is incomplete but indicates a medical or hospital related item involving a person named Yem em-Ching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence Hos
em--Ching Yem
Washington Et
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ned
el Capitan Mining Company
Mountain Mining Company
Frankton
Gall Mining & Smelting Company
Gan’s Peak Copper Mining Company
Yiex Bornite Copper Mining Company
Creek Hydraulic
P Olympic Mining Company
Wildcats
White Heights
Spokane Avenue
Georgetown
City
Georgetown Valley
McQuaid Bros
Duwamish Avenue
John H. White Co
Oriental
Bal Rentella
James D. Hoor
N. Bd
Solner
Cahier
Union Savings & Trust Co
Second Ave
Cherry
Hoge Bidg
Seattle, Waeh
Alaska Banking and Safe Deposit Co
Nome, Alaska
West Seattle
Cash
California
Whittlesey
Robert Gay
Bridgeport
Late Bulletin
Jeland
Haley
New York
Tamm & Kunkel
Henry Tamm
Chas
G. A. Kunkel
Merion Building
Corner Second and
Marion
Ind
West
Sutherland Add
Columbia Ave
Benj. F. Nudd
Sidney F.woody
Timber and Lumber
10Th Ave
Cherry St
Joseph E. Thomas & Co., Inc
Lowman Bldg
Columbia Canal CO
A. K. Leese
Marion Bu
Washor
Attalia, Wella Walle Co. Wack
Gregor M
Gregor
Denny Building
Eastlake Ave
University
Jensen's Grove
AL Blk
Mountain View
Fetter
Hoover Bros
Marion Bldg
Main
Maple Leaf
Gregor McGregor
Danny
Youngstown
Rosenbaum Bros
Oriental Block
Hopking & Ryer Re
Alaske
Michigan Avenue
Oxbow
Pfourth Avenue
McLaughlin Realty Co
Ata American Bank
Bateman and
Estelle Streets
van de Vanter Davis Co
Starr-Boyd
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