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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1880
Page
3
Fragmentary notes describe a War Department observation at all stations. Mentions Joxk Viyt Maxintin Chermometer and a mine totin thermometer with percentages 80 and 40 in unclear context. Further readable details are limited.
Local intelligence notes Paradise people plan a big event next fall. A mile track is being finished, the program arranged, machinery and livestock will be displayed, and embroidery crochet and other fancy works will be shown. Ed Torrey and W H Woolcock discovered a silver ledge in Winnemucca mountain yesterday. Torrey leased the Fairmount mill and expects ample ore to run steadily.
Coleman and Ward of Paradise sold their spring clip of wel to KB Reine Hart and Co today. It averaged over six pounds to the deep and included lamba and igor superior quality. The whole clip amounted to about 20,000 pounds.
Announcement notes President Hayes and family plan a July or August visit to the Pacific Coast. It questions how residents will greet a leader who vetoed the Silver and Chinese bills and mentions regional mining and education items of the period.
The San Francisco Mining and Scientific Press discusses the unsettled question of what counts as $100 of labor for mining claims under US law. It notes disputes over whether costs of tools and materials count toward the labor value and urges districts to set local rules until a federal decision clarifies the matter.
Conductor Harry Oswald returned from Southern California noting daytime heat between Yuma and Tuscon maxing at 185 degrees in the shade and a midnight reading of 112. He recalls a soldier’s tale of returning after death to tell courages that Yuma’s chill was nearly as harsh as infernal heat.
Personal notes report George W Cassidy the Democratic nominee for congressman passed west today. Frank Snapp returned from Salt Lake to day and went on west to San Francisco. M Brown of Unionville called today.
The Humboldt District mill built by S M Buck on the Corona mine uses a Kendall patent and is said to work efficiently and cost less to crush than ordinary drop-stamp designs. It is the region’s first unit of its kind. Bailey of Mill Creek shipped 5300 pounds of Angora mohair to Liverpool last week, fetching from 75 cents to 3L per pound.
The habeas corpus hearing referenced in yesterday’s columns was held behind closed doors. No further details were released.
A gold quartz charm with initials J. M. 1 and the label Grand Prize Tweewrora Nev vanished last Saturday about a mile and a half above town. Reward offered at the Capital Saloon in Wine nemaces. flader encouraged to leave it there.
A historical notice highlights Dr Charley Lun Chee and colleagues Olive ap Saince Lung and Jeng Li as practitioners treating diverse conditions from fractures and sprains to piles and chronic ailments, advertising medical services.
An oddly phrased note touts Baking Powder brands Everybody's Baking Vowder and Levy & Go's Ideal as superior products. The text asserts no alum in their powder and claims it strengthens a man’s guts with every use.
Latest styles of Ladies Summer Hats offered at reduced prices at J E Reronart and Co. The Depot Bakery advertises bread sales, noting five loaves of hot bread to emigrants and four loaves of stale bread to the people for 25 cents. The bakery emphasizes fresh bread twice daily at 25 cents.
The advertisement extols Universal Accord Carmantit Pints as superior purgatives derived from chemical research. It claims universal adoption by physicians and nations, emphasizes their vegetable make, lack of hairiness, and unmatched curative power. It describes mild, effective action suited to digestive disorders and suitable for children and weak constitutions.
An advertisement touts Green's August Flower as a universal cure for dyspepsia liver complaints and related stomach ailments. It claims quick relief after two doses, offers 10 cent sample bottles, and lists 75 cent regular size, urging readers to buy from reputable druggists across the United States.
Local notices advertise fresh groceries at Caxxonstru Cash Store with cheap sugar offers and warnings against antiquated goods. Depot Bakery and Restaurant promotes weddings and parties while offering strawberry short cake and other delicacies. Also touts Dr A Grtizner cures and Garden Seeds from Chenoweth. Bakeries claim bread pricing parity with emigrants. Also polishes with oysters, celery salad and rubber hose sales.
Special locals promote Brown's Household Panacea as a universal pain destroyer and fever breaker with claims of superior strength. Worm lozenges from Brown's Vermifuge are touted as safe for children and effective at eradicating worms. Also promotes Fredericksburg Beer and Levy & Co store offerings including coffee and dry goods with underselling guarantees and daily arrivals.
A fragmented 19th century list of base ball clubs and players across Nevada towns including Winnemucca Golconda Port Howse Fort McDermit and Dun Glen. Names include F N Levy James Hirtson W Sterel C Biles Asa Moore B F Kiley and others.
A. W. Fisk, chairman of Winnemigen, announces actions planned for June as community leaders pursue local reforms and changes. The notice outlines intended steps and goals for the town.
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