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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1895
Page
2
The fragment lists subscription rates and advertising terms for the Silver Stats Lovelock publication. It mentions one copy per year by mail, six months by mail, and carrier delivery at 25 cents per week, plus advertising rates per square and reductions for regular advertisers. Details are incomplete and some text is garbled.
The profile highlights Senator John P. Jones of Nevada as a fierce opponent of monometallism and a staunch supporter of free silver with a congressionally set value ratio. Born 1829 in Hereford, he moved to the United States as a child, built a mining empire across California and Nevada, and later promoted railroad links and mine holdings such as Ophir and Crown Point.
The article chronicles a rugged Alaskan figure who built wealth in mining and politics. It notes his slow voyage from Cleveland, early prospecting on Yuba Feather and Stanislaus rivers, residence with notable figures, sheriff tenure, and Crown Point success worth millions. It also mentions Senate terms and residence in Gold Hill Nevada, with later political commentary from Justin McCarthy and Senator Butler and a medicinal ad line for Hood's Sarsaparilla.
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