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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1894
Page
3
Local items report band practice in Lovelock. Visitors from Kennedy and Carson arrive as mining, lodging and real estate activity rise. Nevada politics, fires, trials, and upcoming events in Yerington, Reno, and Ormsby County mix with weather and social notices.
W H Bagwill, worker at Torreyson’s blacksmith shop, locates a silver ore ledge near Pine Nut. At 16 feet the vein measures over 8 inches, assays 216 per ton, with ample wood and water nearby. The discovery traces toward the Pine Nut ledge, raising hopes of a larger vein potentially richer than the Comstock. The Zinn discoveries and the Arlington exhibit fuel renewed excitement about gold values, with reports of an $80 000 per ton assay.
The item combines an Eye quotation on the press with notices from Humboldt county politics. Denekla is announced as a candidate for county clerk, described as a well known local figure. A correction fixes Weighel’s assembly misidentification to senate. Military muster details, court postponement, piano tuning plans, and a health ad for Syrup of Figs appear among district notices and classifieds.
A fragmentary 1884 document advocates limiting private wealth to one million dollars per person and taxing or seizing excess into a U S treasury. It cites constitutional amendment ideas, calls for home-market emphasis, and includes political mottoes and ads for local reform and merchants.
Water consumers notified of daily shutoffs from 9 A.M. to 3 P.M. and 9 P.M. to 5 A.M. until further notice with variation. Also Hood's Sarsaparilla ads claim health benefits. Sloan ranch pasture for rent and hay for sale listed by G. S. Nixon.
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