Mineral production up 40 percent over 1898 in 1899
United States Geological Survey summary shows total mineral value at 876 million dollars in 1899, up from 697 million in 1898. Pig iron and coal lead the gains, with copper and petroleum also rising. non metal values also increase, while silver and lead show mixed results. Government survey funding urged by Colorado business groups, plus local notices on lodge election and poultry prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David T. Day
Division of Mining and Mineral Resources
United States Geological Survey
United States
Colorado
Denver Chamber of Commerce
The
Board of Trade
Mines and Mining News from the Virginia Enterprise
Reports show Seattle gold deposits from July 1 to November 15 totaled 19 827 000 dollars. California miners reach Berlin in Nye county to work for Nevada Company. Cripple Creek district eyes Portland mine sale at 21 000 000 dollars or seven dollars a share with English buyers rumored. John Hays Hammond studies Portland ore bodies with local experts. Yake tunnel progress puts Golden Eagle within reach by January, with 9000 feet advanced to the breast. Rail bins ready for 75 to 100 tons daily of sulphide ore. Sutro tunnel contracts signed in San Francisco for a 10 stamp mill at the tunnel mouth powered by water from a 54 foot head. Union Iron Works to build the mill, 90 days to completion, later expanding to 20 stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cripple Creek
Col
Portland
John Hays Hammond
Yake
Leadville Herald-Democrat
Golden Eagle
San Francisco
Leonard
Sutro
Union Iron Works
Virginia Enterprise
Smallpox Cases in Salt Lake City and Global News
Thirty four smallpox cases were reported in Salt Lake City last week. Lord Roberts requested twenty thousand fresh troops, but the British government refused. Czar’s condition in St. Petersburg is critical and death is now expected. Exports from New York show silver shipments of 1,370,199 and gold exports of 23,560. A violent fight between Catholics and Greeks in Wilkeson Washington left many injured but no fatalities. Dentistry ad offers gold bridges crowns and other work at Lafayette hotel. Hotel for sale notice for Busch Hotel via Thomas Shone of Winnemucca Nevada. An illness story extols Khodol Dyspepsia Cure and Brown Bros Liver Pills as effective remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Roberts
St. Petersburg
New York
Theory of Holmes Method Ends in Servant Girl Theft
A broken narrative blends a tale of Holmes style deduction with an anecdote about a burglary misfire. The piece shifts to Willow Point School’s November report, listing pupils, honors, and a teacher’s name, followed by brief ads and medical pitches for cough cures, indigestion remedies, and salves from Brown Bros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherlock Holmes
Detroit Free Press
Willow Point
Bessie Darrah
Eliza Stewart
Alice Stewart
Belle Weber
Clara Weber
Mabel Weber
Ruth Stewart
Terisa Dela Vega
Annie Dela Vega
Isidore Dopson
Also Mentioned on This Page
KE. W. Grove
Wach Box
Zoe
Winnemucca
Gilbert's
Mines and Mining
Seattle
California
Berlin
Nye County
Nevada Company
Olinghouse
Salt Lake City
Wilkeson
Wash
Lafayette Hotel
H. G. McDonald
Busch Hotel
Thomas Shone
Winnemaces
Nev
Harry Wiliams
Booneville
Ind
Brown Bros
DeWitt
Prown Bros
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Choa
Lake
FE. Reinhart & CO
Winnemucca, Nevada
Paradise
Nevada
Peres
Shiloh
J. B. Martin
Huateville
Ala
Gy Wells & Uu
LeRoy
Bert L. Hood
Silver State Building
John T. Wheeler
E. D. Giroux
Goconpa
Golconda Hot Springs Hotel
Fron Lem. Tod
Frank X. Murphy
Winnemucca, Nevasa
Bridg and Fourtreets
Tod
FR. T. C. Hanson
Pfice—Weber
Eagle Duty
Alfred Chartz
Attorney AT Law
Garson City, Nevada
A. H. Holt
Humboldt County
Paradise Valley
New
Charles M'Connell
Schlitz Brewing Co's
John Diehl
Winnemucca, New
Diehl’s Book Store
Bridge Street
Torie
C. Diehl
Silver State Mills
Nevasta
Castle Gate
N. Owen, Trnar
Geo. Berk
Felix Poulin
Blidoe Street
Winnemucoca
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