Nevada's Soda Lakes in Carson Desert Crater Wonderland
W Fairbanks describes two extinct volcano crater lakes near Ragtown Nevada. The larger crater holds a freshwater lake rimmed by springs and a soda works. A smaller crater with yellow water hosts crystalline soda on its margins. The site features new mill refining soda and evidence of explosive volcanic history.
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Churchill
Carson Desert
Ragtown
Wawr
Explosive Volcanicc Agency
Monolake
Oregon
Uh. W. Fairbanks
Mining and Sientific Press
About Mines And Mining In Reno And Districts
A Reno report lists a dozen mining locations placed on record and notes a twenty-stamp mill planned by Home Mining Co on Deer Creek Nevada County Cal. It covers ore shipments from Eureka district and a new Olympia claim in Gold Hill with locators Hamilton and McTigue Suver City.
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Reno
The
Home Mining Company
Deercreek
Nevada County
Cal
Arizona
John Landers
Landers
Cosmopolitan
Hartford
Gold Hill
Utah
Eureka
Diamond Mine
Eureka Con
Excelsior
Jackson
Richmond
Lord Byron
Recorder of
Storey County
Snell Lode
Hartford Patent
Olympia
C. J. Hamilton
Ed. McTigue
Suver City
Granite Hill
T. H. Deegan
Henry Anderson
J. A. McDonald
Martin Gottisola
John Kellock
Go Down
Joker
Aurora
Barstow
San Francisco
Reno Journal
Seers Massing Near Biggarsberg Against Roberts in South Africa
Reports say seer factions gather near Biggarsberg to oppose Roberts while reconnaissance remains the only notable action. Basutoland works natives to repair Bloemfontein railways as border Free Staters prefer holding land and submitting. British forces under Colonel Pitcher reach Ladybrand and clash, wounding three Britons and eight Boers.
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Seers
Biggarsberg
Roberts
South Africa
Basutoland
Bloemfontein
Free
Natal
Botha
Transvaal
Tugela
Ladysmith
Spion Kop
New Castle
Pitcher
Ladybrand
Landgrost
Senekal
April Weather Bulletin From Winnemucca Station Data
J. Hayden reports April weather facts from Winnemucca for 21 years. Normal temp 47 but April averages show 52 in 1881 and 41 in 1896 as extremes. Highest 83 on April 20 1888. lowest 16 on April 26 1899. Frost mid May. precipitation 0.96 inches. max 1.95 inches in 1896. snowfall 4 inches in 1896. winds S W with 62 mph on April 29 1892.
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J. ©. Hayden
Weather Bureau
Winnemucca
S. W
Huntington comments on C. ac railroad plans in LA interview
In Los Angeles last Saturday, C. P. Huntington spoke on the C. ac railroad. He said he has no definite plan for the road and focuses on today, viewing the line as a feeder to their operations.
Woman's Medicine Praised by Readers of This Paper
Thirty years of use backs the product as effective for women’s ailments. It is described as a woman’s medicine for women’s illnesses with grateful letters from American women. Mrs Pinkham offers free counsel to women and lists Lynn Massachusetts as the address.
Fragmented lines hint at sale plans and rail project notes
The text references a sale and possible construction from Mojave toward Keeler this year. It mentions high rails and buying only needed portions, followed by an odd product note about Quinine Tablets and a B. W. Grove signature.
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Mojave
Keeler
Patent cure claim for Clover Rot Tea advertised
An old ad touts Karl's Clover Rot Tea as an absolute cure for complexions and nauseating breath caused by chronic constipation. It claims fifty years of sale with an absolute guarantee for 25 cents at Eagle Drug Store.
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Eagle Drug Store
Do You Know Consumption is Preventable
An old advert details Shiloh's Cough and Consumption Cure sold by Eagle Drug Store with a two thirds usage guarantee and a refund promise. The pitch emphasizes preventability through science and neglect in crisis, offering bottle sizes priced at 25 cents 50 cents or one dollar.
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Shiloh
Eagle Drug Store
Traditional Patent Remedies Appear in Local Drugstore Ads
An array of old time patent remedies is advertised including Karl's Clover Root Tea said to cleanse bowels liver and kidneys and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething infants. Prices 25 and 50 cents for the tea and twenty five cents for the syrup with claims of universal use and quick relief.
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Karl
Eagle Drug Store
Mrs. Winslow
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Nevada’s
Soda Lakes
Uehearsare
Independence
Nevada Exploration and Development Company
John Sunderland
J. F. Stewart
C. T. Bender
J. A. Pothoff
J. H. Brown
W .J. Westerfield
H. J. Darling
Gazette
Cummings
James Cummings
Virginia
Chinaman
Woodliff
Hood
Hood's
Dr. Pierce
Chas. H. Sergeant
Plain City
Madison Co
South Africa News
Fresno
Southern Pacific
Huntington
Western Division
Lydia E. Prftkham
Tromo
B. W. Grove
Ngai
Huobi
Diehl’s Book Store
Bridge Street
C. Diehl
Fead and Sale Stable
Castle Gate
N. Owen
Tinner Winnemaars
Cordano
First Clas Hotel
Mearche Ceput
Felix Poulin
Borsabeoring
J. H. Hoyt
Wing
Eernaes
E. ‘Neinhare & Co
Lowe
Prines
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