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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1895
Page
2
Publication details for the Silver State with prices for subscriptions by mail or carrier and advertising rates for a ten line square. Mentions authors B. Case and C. Prrr authorized to collect and remit for subscriptions and to solicit advertising.
A piece from the S. F. Call warns that greenhorn promoters toutting two to three thousand dollar rock mislead investors. Experienced capitalists seek large ledges of medium or low grade ore rather than small rich pockets as steady profitability matters more than high assays.
A Helena observer reports rapid killing of large park animals. Officers and soldiers guarding the park appear incompetent, as buffalo numbers drop from about 500 to fewer than 50 in a few years, with a visitor noting fewer than twenty individuals on a recent inspection.
The report notes the return visit tied to the arrest of Thomas Courtney of Butte on bonds of $1000 to answer for killing twelve buffalo in the park. He recently killed the animals and sold heads and hides in Butte. Authorities were alerted to the depredations after he openly sold skins and named where the killings occurred.
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