Sierra County Mines and the Black Range Mining Belt
A historical account describes Sierra County’s Black Range with extensive silver, copper, and gold camps. It highlights Lake Valley’s famed Bridal Chamber, Hermosa and Kingston silver outputs, Byers Run workings, Hillsboro gold district including the Bonanza mine, and the St Cloud Atlanta U S drilling near Hagan's Peak. The piece notes rich ore values, vein structures, and the overall large potential of Sierra County mining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Range
Lake Valley
North Percha
Tierra Blanca
Niles
Kingston
Tillsboro
Wimseyrie
Hermosa
Hermosa Camp
Vie Apache
Chloride
Byers Run
Hillsboro
Bonanza
Mesa del Oro Company
Sierra County
Train Arrivals and Departures at Lake Valley Station
G A Hatnoex acts as agent for the Ry CO timetable shown in Lake Valley on January 1. Trains arrive at 12 05 p m with departures listed in the schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aotl& SF
Ry CO
Font Lake Valley
G. A. Hatnoex
Lake Valley
Sanday
Gal HaAmoon
Fragmented Native Ceremony and Market Scene Described
An OCR fragment depicts Native rituals on a reservation and a long tale of the Benton era with a chaotic sequence of events. A trader hires briefly amid a religious gathering, while a sudden transformation and crowd scene unfold including a dramatic restaurant incident and animal deaths.
Fragmentary note on roof garden hospital passage
A damaged OCR fragment describes a heart of New York scene where a hospital for consumptives has roof garden access. Windows open to a walkway, and patients move between rooms and the roof while workers tend plants and water them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ares
New York
Development of Johannesburg and Rand mining boom
The account traces Johannesburg's rise after 1884 discovery of the Rand, noting land value, American expert Hamilton Smith estimates of billion-dollar gold potential and $50 million annual yield, rapid growth to a city of over 100,000, with 18,000 buildings and wartime workforce in the Rand mines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jolmmansburg
Bow City
Philippine drink Bono shocks American troops in the Philippines
Reports describe a rough tale of a local drink nicknamed bono used by soldiers and natives around Manila. Hobart, a fepitar, recalls the drink’s effects on men who lack beer or whiskey, with some going mad or needing hospital care. officials claim it was prohibited once its dangers were known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philipines
Saya
Hobart
Todianapos
Manila
Tanda
Washipton
Fellawa
Hhier Weil
Uobart
Geonp
Hihart
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sierra County Mines
Readjuster
Nordhausen
Grafton
Black Bang
Ivanhoe
Emporia
Engoria
Endjcivat
Hillstone
Union Hotel
Gales
Geo. T. Miller
Brock
Hitboro
N. M
Sierra County Officers
Moray Montoya
Max de Kohler
Vietnet Starnes
Courl
le Storia
Parker
Prvi
Union Bar
Fine Winks
Menico
Chas. I. Meyers
Sar
Tillsboro, N. M
Ocean Grove Hotel
Hillshorn
Serre County
Noa
Ocean Grove
Puebees
J. W. Orchard
UC. Long
Grocer
New MexIco
Crhinhetm
Titian
Yiemedi
Akio
Luetlune
Les Fore
Metit
Ile
Merchent
Owly
Oytaida
Secoretary Gige
Knoxville Sentinel
Chey Mint Firet
Hanna
McKinley
Ansl Groxga
Chicago Chronicle
Pransvaal
Tuva
Danville
Uls
Germany
Haa
Banker Hill
Dabhorne Sampoon
Mabel Percy Haskell
Duly Ladies
Hema Journal
Elo Wan
Boston
Deborah
Robert Shortie
Hin
Deborah Sampson
Thayer
Ei Peel
Mining Scientific Press
Market ST
San Francisco, Cal
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