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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1894
Page
1
Attorney W Parker outlines ore smelting charges for Deaver Ores and Metals. Rates vary by silica iron sulfur zinc barium lime and silver content with credits for lead iron and lime. Also notes ore type as dry silicious carries highest smelting charge. Weekend anecdote recounts Ambler blanket borrow in Deming and recovery.
Two Las Vegas Optics from Harvard University, Forent A Heizer and William Terence Stuchell, announce a July departure from Cambridge to Alaska. They will travel by rail and boat to Annette Islands, then canoe to Fort Wrangel and Glacier Bay, hike to interior lakes, and publish five letters detailing encounters with people and landscapes in a non sensational style.
A summary of T A Rickard’s discussion on stamp mills compares California and Gilpin county methods. It explains how early California type mills failed with unoxidized pyritic ore, leading to longer drops and deeper discharges as Gilpin innovations evolved. The piece notes cost pressures from smelting and freight, and argues the choice of mill must suit local ore and conditions. It also touches on the broader adoption of Gilpin techniques in other regions.
On the street in Tombstons a gunfight ended with both sides firing about. Bradley was struck by a bullet but the doctor says he will live. Lyall is under arrest.
Denver dispatch reports miners at Cripple Creek seized a mining camp destroying property worth thousands of dollars and injuring several men after a dispute over an eight hour day and three dollars pay. Camp residents were searched and some guns and papers were confiscated as authorities faced the escalating tension.
The piece discusses mine strikes at Cripple Creek, contrasting miners’ demand for $3 for eight hours with owners willing to pay or not, and notes casualties from clashes with sheriffs’ officers. It criticizes public officials aiding the strikers, comments on wage declines and labor conditions, and mentions a San Francisco temperance congress report about Mrs True and her sisters.
A terse moral fragment urges honoring women as man’s salvation and warns against defaming them. It contrasts moral injury with social standing, implying respect preserves dignity and communal harmony. The archaic phrasing reflects period language about virtue and gender.
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