Answered Prayer lode and mining chatter in brief
A prospector near Central City touts an ore find called the Answered Prayer and seeks capital to develop his mine while noting Mexico's export duties may push smelting elsewhere. The piece also touches on a nimble contract scam, boxing chatter, an epitaph, Canadian seal conflicts, and calls for arbitration with Britain to preserve seal rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central City
Government of
Mexico
Republic
el Paso
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
United States
Alaska
Lord Salisbury
Great
Liberal Party
England
Lim
Great Britain
Mainena
Rain making schemes target Kansas counties with contracts
Melbourne experiments in Kansas sparked new rain making ventures promising irrigation replacement. Two companies form to earn 600 per county for 1 to 2 inches of rain, offering the secret at 2500 per county. Agents Borders and Singers report 1.5 inches of rain at Pixley California, prompting sale of stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Kansas
Messrs. Borders and Singers
Pixley
California
Train Robberies Stir Debate On Courage And Risk
The piece quotes a New York Telegram remark on holds up and rails at a Railway Conductor rebuttal. It argues train crews lack courage if they risk lives for money, noting crew members are valued for judgment and self preservation rather than reckless defense of cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant
Johnny Sullivan
Lavins
Corbetta
Mitchells
Sullivan
Mitchell W
Charley
New York Telegram
America
Lost mine tale and bank fraud cases sprawl across west
The article recaps a dramatic account of a map to three golden hills and a plan to strike it rich, with talk of train lore and desert fortunes. It also reports the arrest of C A Dane Frank Siebold and E V Chase over alleged embezzlement tied to Deming and Silver City banks, with bonds set and grand jury action anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James LB. Lazear
National Bank Examiner
First National Banks
Deming
Silver City
U. S
Christy
C. A. Dane
Deming and
Frank Siebold
Deming Bank
E. V. Chase
United States
A. L. Christy
A. J. Fountain
M. Ashenfelter
Dane
Siebold and Chase
Rio Grande Republican
The Lost Peg Leg Mine Mystery Reignites Desert Quest
Thomas TL Doran and three companions depart San Francisco to locate the Peg Leg mine in the Colorado desert near Warner's ranch, a 30 year-old legend. They plan a six month supply trek across a heat ridden, rock strewn wasteland haunted by rattlesnakes, seeking the northern eastern fork where the mine likely lies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Three Golden Hills
Doran
Peg-Log Smith
Alexander Montgomery
San Francisco
Mojave Desert
Thomas TL. Doran
Colorado Desert
San Diego
Warner
Los Angeles
Peg Leg Smith
Three Little Hills
Marshall
San Bernardino
Waren
Hades
Desert
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Walter C. Hadley Co
Lake Valley and
Hadley, N. M
General Merchandise
Sierra County Bank
Hillsboro, New Mexico
JW. Zollars
W. H. Bucher
C. Mller
Hillshoreo
WY. Va
Keller, Miller
Sierra County
Lake Valley
Hillsboro
Hillsboro Mercantile Co
Onur
Philadelphia
Manscisa Eto
Rariim
Tite
Arya Pure Manager
Paso
Tex
Charles N. Chappel
Jacob Deible
Chapel Street
New Haven
Conn
Deible
Chappell
Liwadilwindl
George Burleigh
Canada
THE
SEALS
Levi Strauss & Co
Wm. Burns
Kingston
N. M
Kil Paso
Burns
Southwest
Sarah Althea Terry
Stockton
Cal
Sheriff's Office
Terry
Lathrop
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