27 May 1892
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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1892
Page
1
The School of Mines trip readers recounts a raucous Colorado Springs tale and a famed wandering figure. A professor jokes about hell while the party tours furnaces and deserts, mixing satire with observations on gold history and a sensational tramp wager.
The British public and business sector react with amazement and disgust at the Inman Line’s transfer of ocean racers to the American flag. English pride in supremacy is shaken while merchants fear a slide in Britain's commercial dominance as U S expansion prompts calls for government action amid confusion on steps to deter similar moves.
The article notes gold output is fading yearly, with no more than 100 million dollars mined annually, insufficient for expanding commerce. It explains golds rarity due to weight, compares heavier metals, and touches on earth formation and historic gold sources from Asia, Ophir, Pactolus, and Alexander the Great era.
A traveler recounts a long journey from Cairo to New Orleans via multiple cities, detailing injuries and endurance on a 2600 mile walk. He explains daily mileage, wheelbarrow losses, and an El Paso layup, while noting his Saxon birth and German military system praised by Lt. Clarke. The piece juxtaposes personal hardship with Germany’s disciplined army training and efficiency.
Amber Mining in New York Press notes ancient fossil resin, called German avant call, used in a lady's necklace and a lord's pipe tip. It describes transparent golden resin found in fossilised wood along the Baltic coast near East Prussia, buried beneath blue earth and treacherous breakers.
The article describes how storms strip seaweed and amber from coastal bottoms, bringing valuable resin to shore where locals profit amid excitement. Divers from France failed climate tests. Lithuanians replace them. Amber mining expands to submarine methods, with strict searches of miners. Theft is harshly punished in Baltic amber fields.
Reports indicate several mines in the Black Range area and nearby prospects are active. Otto leaves for Hermosa to survey the L mine for poten Kiars while Mid mine work is expected to resume soon. Local residents Schmidt and family visit Hillaboro and Binboo, Arizona. A large ore body mention near Palomas suggests output of about six sacks daily.
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