Local notes on events from Winnemucca and region
Numerous brief items cover social events, travel, and commerce in Nevada towns. Mentions include J. 8. Wheeler in town, Miss May Chappell’s return, Chinese New Year, Lodges and masquerade plans, cattle shipments to San Francisco, a mask ball in Elko, and local crime and court notes. Also reports on weather, mining assays, a tunnel contract near Colorado City, and a leap year notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. 8. Wheeler
San Francisco
May Chappell
Battle Mountain
Mineral Values and Metal Weights From Historic Notes
The record lists unit weights for ore and gravel and coinage values for gold and silver, including a ton values for silver at $82 679 and gold at $496 123. It also gives tempering heat for drills at 430 to 450 degrees and melting points for quicksilver, gold, silver, and lead.
Fragmented 1900s notices mix offers and cures in Toledo ads
A collage of old classified items includes Frank J. Cheney’s oath promising a hundred dollar reward for incurable catarrh, a Singer sewing machine sales pitch with Nevada agent wanted, fast rail time claims via Union Pacific, Hood’s Sarsaparilla sales, and local medicinal and hardware remedies with touts of cures and commissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oko
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Sat
Hall
Also Mentioned on This Page
H. Guernsey
Nevada Land & Cattle Company
Nixon
Wadsworth
M. E
DeLamar Mill
Lincoln County
Horn & Judge
Iron Point
Carson
Poley, Heilbron & Co
A. W. Riley
Paul Laveaga Jr
J. G. Taylor
The
Reno Gazette
Strickler
Colorado City
Col
Pike’s Peak
Truman
John Dias
Weller
Austin
Elko
John
J. B. Ward
Mollie Forshay
Elko County
Board of Commissioners
Tuscarora
Mendocino County
Cal
Westerfield
United
Elko Independent
Ruby
Lovelock
Salt Lake
Il Fame
DeLamar
Silver State Orchestra
PD. P. Crook
Capitol
Paradise
Mill City
Carlin
Winnemucca
George Washington
Nevada
Charles Neth
Charley
Hagar
Railroad Street
Janlmt
M. T. Coats
Orlando North
Denver
North
Clover Valley Land & Cattle Company
Solomon
Reno
Reno Reduction Works
Desert
White Plains
Churchill County
Desert District
Reno Journal
Ivanhoe Lodge No. 18
K. of P
K. of R
Scumier
Boor & Sox
Leavening Powe
U.S
A.D
A.W. Gleason
Notary Public
J. Cheney & CO
Singer
Tre
East
Omaha
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
New York
Union Pacific
Jy Leet
Hood
A.D. Wilcox
Hinkenucu
HSL Company
Washington
Armory Hall
Fellows
J. Rougon
B. Brown
L M
Piper
Ilm
Leonard
Archer
Winnemucca Hoseco
Chris. Wole
M. Fellows, J. A. Rogers, Felix. Poulin, L. J. Crook
Joseph Rougon, G. A, Krenkel J.J. Will
Silver State
Imuade
D. P. Crook
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