Copper bonanza near Golconda excites mining camps
Mining reports from Geleunda and Smith's Valley detail rich copper finds in Glen Livet, Glen Lyon, and Little Bonanza. Lindsay brothers and Boston investors drive interest, while Johnny Gomes north of Adelaide yields high grade ore. Cuyahoga Company expands in Smith's Valley with a three foot ledge, assays pending, and ten miners employed.
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Geleunda
Rieh
Hind
Lindsay
Lindsiys
Golconda
Glen Livet
Glen Lyon
Salt Lake
Boston
Lindsay Boys
Battle Mountain
Robertson
Johnny Gomes
Adelaide
Gardnerville
Cuyahoga Company
Smith's Valley
Daniel Emerson
Yevington
F.C. Everett
Cleveland
Ohio
F. W. Smith
L. Rodgers
H. M. Strong
D. W. Jones
Everett
Strange Ore Draws Attention in Jumbo District Nevada
Carson City correspondent notes a major mineral discovery in Jumbo mining district sixteen miles north of Carson. Schissler & Co have followed a mineralized vein into a mountain tunnel, revealing a copper rich ore with iron pyrites arsenic sulfur and traces of gold silver and copper.
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Carson City
The
Salt Lake Tribune
Nevada
Jumbo
Schissler & Co
Carson
Che Veln
Gendrog
Selby Works
Nege San Francisco
Salt Lake
Reno
New Canal Plan Ties Sutro Flow to Carson River Power
Virginia Chronine reports on a speculative plan using Sutro tunnel outflow to augment Carson River irrigation and power. The idea envisions 7 million gallons daily added inflow plus surplus water downriver, with potential to drive pumps and mining machinery via a dynamo plant on the river fed by tunnel energy.
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Carson River
Dayton
Sutro
Attom
Carson Sink
Comstock
Hamilton
Salt Lake miner visits state finds good prospects
Salt Lake broker Louie Tamberger returns from Nevada after a week seeking new prospects in old camps. He toured Dolly Varden diggings once famed for wealth, now sparsely worked, and Cherry Creek district where Glasgow & Western invests. The Star mill in Nevada operates well with high grade concentrates sent to Toano, and Tamberger praises the plant as one of the most complete. He notes many opportunities await capital in both old and new camps.
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Louie Tamberger
Nevada
Salt Lake Tribune
Dolly Varden
Cherry Creek
Glasgow & Western
New Star
Toano
Hamberger
T J Connolly Dead Pioneer and Irish Soldier
J T Connolly a Carson City resident and Civil War veteran dies at 74 from brain swelling. Irish Catholic, blunt speaker, well read on Nevada history, leaves wife, daughter, two sons. Funeral at Carson Catholic Church this afternoon. Local notices note large copper ore outcrops east of Cortes district Nevada near Eu reka and Palisade railroad.
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Tithy J. Canenelly
Nevada
Carson City
Ireland
Tim
Carson
Salt Lake Tribune
Cortes District
Reka & Palisade Railroad
Robins & CO
Copper rich era draws Nevada interest amid revived mining talk
Old about copper markets and new copper boom. Nevada attracts attention from party representatives. Pattie Mountain area shows copper to 20 percent and near 820 in gold with silver near. Idaho grubstake case awards half interest to Mallory and others after missteps by Rigley and Robbins. Copper Basin near Prescott noted as remarkable deposits formed by carbonate copper and copper sulfate rich waters. Mines here focus on prospect development over paying high prices, with Genoa area tunneling and notable pockets in Sonora Cal and Tuolumne County.
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Nevada
Pattie Mountain
Batty Mountain
Acchin
Acchin Pmalutvet, In Old Hevenwand
Jersey
Rigley
Robpine
Iehaim
Tee
Mallory
J. & T. LaMar
America
Copper Basin
Prescott
Ariz
Debria
Theo Tiiman
TN. Hansen
Enon
Genoa
Sam Davis
Oliver Roberts
Bonanza
Sonora
Tuolumne County
Cal
Sheepmen Fight on Mountain Trail Leaves One Wounded
A desperate gunfight erupted Sunday morning at Tea Creek, about 15 miles from Mardis, between W A Prattas and W A Bacon. Prattas was wounded in the leg and neck while Bacon fled after being struck in the head. Both men are from Elko County and are confined as authorities file assault charges. Bacon surrendered to Sheriff Campbell. Prattas was transported to hospital with a severely injured leg. A preliminary hearing set, bond posted.
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Tea Creek
Mardit
Mahoney
Bacon
Freitas
Fraitas
Breen
Fred
Frattas
Praitax
Pratias
Frattias
Praitas
Prattas
Winchester
Praitas Strack Macon
Campbell
Mardix
Deeth
Pearson
Mardis
Baron
Seaault
Sherif Graham
Graham
Bineek
Morgan
Mountain Lion Fears Stir Sixmile Canyon Residents
Virginia Chronicle reports a group of young women traveling home Sunday night sighted a loud cracking cry and possibly four large mountain cats along Sixmile Canyon near Sugarloaf Mountain. The panic ended at the Pishor residence as they fled, though witnesses note shadows and moonlight may have misled them. A resident’s son also claims seeing an unusually large lynx near Empire State mill, suggesting thirst driven wandering.
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Sixmile Canyon
Sugarloaf Mountain
Virginia Chronicle
Pishor
Empire State Mill
Sigmile Canyon Creek
Golden Medical Discovery And Pleasant Pellets Claim Cures
An 19th century ad-style narrative extols Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery curing consumption in early stages, cites testimonials from Clara A McIntyre and a testimonial about relief from stomach weakness, and praises Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a safe constipation remedy with no griping.
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de Ieree
Pierce
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T. J. Connolly
Mportant
Idaho
L. J. Fraitas
W. A. Bacon
Hood
C. A. Hare
Hare Bros
Fincastle
W. A Brown
PC Robins & CO
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de Witt
F.C. Robins & CO
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Sherif
Troy
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Diehl’s Book Store
Brides Street
Winnemucca
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Castle Gate
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G. W. Summerfield
Fassion Ivey
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Thos. R. Weber
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Genel Merchandise
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Liontars
Anaconda
GOGO
LOS
Louis Dutertre
Nebti
E. Reinhart & CO
MM. B. Staunton
G. S. Garcia
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D. Cordano
Bridge Street
R. D. Santina & CO
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