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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1899
Page
3
The Chainman Mining Company has completed its initial clean-up of 300 tons of tailings at the White Pine operation, claiming the cyanide process yielded bullion nearing expectations. The firm plans to expand tanks and crushing capacity as richer ore from current leaching progresses.
Joseph Bray and associates bought the Calumet group of copper claims at West Camp near Ely. A $1,009 payment was made, promoter William Clements receiving a percentage. Ore prospecting began Monday with headquarters at the old Ragafale house in Lane City and a crew of about 80 men. Exploration aims to map ore extent and deepen shafts to 15 feet.
Dan O'Toole of Oakland and manager for the California and Nevada Copper Mining Company visits Reno and plans systematic work at the newly acquired Pyramid district property. A carload of tools and track arrives today and will be used to extend the Crown Prince tunnel to strike the ledge. Employment will be offered at $2 a day to miners.
High zinc prices and shelter costs push prospectors to open mines beyond traditional districts. Mines near Dubuque Iowa revive. Tennessee sites reopen. ore from Colorado adds supply. Colorado ore, though lower grade, becomes attractive as Joplin ore costs rise. Concentration can yield 35 percent zinc with manageable iron per European standards.
Rich ore strike at the Tinhorn claim in Ely reports two assays last week showing 60 to 70 percent lead with 20 to 31 ounces of silver and 4 to 5 dollars per ton in gold. The vein, about two feet wide, lies in a 50 foot celine bottom, and several tons are on the dump as workers Ostergard Lawson Rynearson and McDonald push to prove a permanent lead camp alongside existing gold and copper activity.
Notes report Tron ore in Hote aul province and Darfur with gold mines south of Fasog in Egyptian Sudan. A cyanide plant will be installed at Hedge California to process tailings from the Golden Cross mines. The Wattlings are valued at 800000, Vulcan Copper buys Mt Diablo 10 stamp mill for smelting. Draper mine in Tuolumne county reopens after 30 year shutdown amid owner disputes. An ore wagon costing 1000 is built in Stockton for C D Lane to haul ore from Uttea mine near Arizona. Wagon carries ten tons. In Randburg California a new ore vein in Yellow Aster at Hercules level, width sixty feet, shows gold cores and wheat-grain sized particles. Wage price ranges from 12 to 20 dollars per ton.
Gardnerville Courier reports Will Dangberg aged about 17 was killed Thursday evening when an Indian named Joe Pete, from Woodfords, shot him in the kitchen after an alcohol fueled dispute. Jim Jock fired twice at Pete, who fled toward town. constable and sheriff seek Pete as whisky sales to Indians are blamed.
A telegraphic report notes a rapid drop in barometric pressure along the north Pacific Coast with high pressure over northern Nevada and southern Oregon. Pressure rose overnight over south eastern California, southern Nevada and western Utah while falling elsewhere. Temperature fluctuations were minor except in Idaho and Utah where rises and falls occurred. The southward high has limited coastal influence, so northern Nevada will see cooler tonight though Sunday may be warmer. continued fair weather is expected for at least 36 hours. J Hayden, Weather Bureau, Cheyenne.
An old style advertisement column touts Hood s Sarsaparilla for chronic disease signs such as pimples digestive trouble and weak blood urging early use. It promotes De Witt s Life Early Risers and Witch Hazel Salve as cures and highlights Eagle Drug Store as supplier with multiple product pitches. It mentions One Minute Cough Cure used by J A Schear to help his child with croup and cites Chamberlain s Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy recommended by a Pulaski Ky stock dealer for fast relief.
Reports from the Weather Bureau via Willow Creek detail expansive grazing in the McDermit and Quin rivers region. Cattle, sheep, and horses graze the Kings River and Paradise Valley ranges, with sheep shorn at Kings River head and sales totaling over 50 million dollars for the year, marking a record surplus and statewide growth across Butler to Washington counties.
The Lakeview region of Oregon reports 500000 to 600000 sheep on range with wool output over a million pounds this season. Cattle herds near Fort Bidwell and Mud Lake area drive to markets as hay and grain stacks rise. Alpine Valley farms show thousands of tons of hay and substantial alfalfa plans. Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Wyoming notes discuss cattle, hay, and crop yields, while Nevada aims for an irrigation storage reserve. A 1886 Toledo affidavit notes Hall’s Catarrh Cure and ranching as a profession requiring education.
Secretary F D Coburn of the Kansas Department of Agriculture provides the Denver Stockman with figures underscoring Kansas as a leading stock raising region. The State Board of Agriculture has completed a compilation showing the value of animals slaughtered or sold for slaughter along with poultry and related stock data.
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