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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1900
Page
2
The Challis Idaho column presents a potpourri of sayings and snippets on everyday life and modest wisdom. It recalls naval honor with Admiral Dewey and Napier, notes college traditions and a drowned initiate, while praising steadfastness and practical wit amid social changes.
The Cook County Hospital warden in Chicago refuses to provide accounts of public moneys in his hands citing trust and confidentiality. The county board accepts the arrangement with a note that funds are delayed from the hospital, avoiding exact accounting of the larger trust funds.
An uneven blend of technical jargon and plain talk makes complex ideas accessible to the average reader. The piece contrasts scientific description of a prehistoric monster with lay explanations, imagining a massive steak as a thought experiment and exploring how speculation arises from uncertainty.
In Germany electric plowing costs from 11.25 to 14.25 dollars per acre for deep cultivation, compared with 21.25 dollars per acre for steam plowing. Royal Prussian farms use a motor wagon with a motor driving winding drums, and can couple to wagon wheels to push the plow forward after each pass. Furrow depth reaches 10 inches.
A long reader letter discusses hen roost space and the value of bone meal for egg shells, noting hens crowd roosts and questions about lime and oyster shell benefits. It cites experiments, warns against inexperienced farm experts, and includes a Colorado poultry report with optimistic but questionable profits from 4800 hens, plus remarks on tuberculin testing in dairy cows and general animal foot care.
A Michigan court voids the coloring prohibition in the oleomargarine law arguing the heading fails to show it covers coloring. The piece criticizes opponents of tuberculosis control and urges action at stockyards to see slaughter of diseased cattle.
The Home Mining Company reports a steady daily output of about 20 tons, mostly from the Pearce shaft, with ore bodies expanding northward in the Elkine property. Development suggests potential shipments near 200 tons daily for the coming months, while surface improvements and coal supply efforts bolster operations and finance city needs.
After the sale of the Independence mine to the Venture syndicate of Lowen England, experts questioned Rickard’s ore value estimates. A longtime mine supervisor reports at least 10 million dollars in ore in sight, with new veins found since English ownership began. Large ore bins near completion will expand storage and production as the mine is driven toward earlier projections.
A new Leadville venture, The New Howe Mining Company of Leadville, plans to acquire 260 acres from Venture ditch to Maple street and Tenth street to Front Street. It seeks mineral rights on 150 acres of building lots, with royal stock paid in full, and a 50 year lease. The project aims to be the largest such enterprise worldwide.
The Yak tunnel near Leadville grows to 8200 feet length with multiple shafts including Side Jenny and Forest Queen as crews drill with air drills. Copper sulfides detected, project promises more bonanza as expansion aims toward Little Jonny and Big Four cores. August Ht Meyer, company president, remains in Europe urging investors for a prized venture in the Little Jonny gold belt.
Prospectors should note every iron cropping and velonid deposit as iron sulphide ores can host free gold when oxidized. There are exceptions where fire assays reveal gold. Silver lenis are abundant with a line of iron enop, and copper ore may be absent in iron croppings yet present elsewhere.
A late nineteenth century report notes a remarkable decoy attempt for copper and silver ore near Placerville in San Miguel county Colorado, about four miles from the San Miguel river. Surface assays were claimed to reach over $1,000 per ton with gold traces and copper content around six percent, yielding total values near $158 per ton based on fragmentary figures.
The Anaconda Company in Cripple Creek decided to lease all nitrate ground to a depth of 200 to 30 feet, aiming at increased gold production. The move includes leasing additional prospecting ground deeper below tunnel level, signaling higher output and potential to become a leading shipper in the district.
Isabella Company, via broker William A Otis, has secured 600000 shares of Orphan stock at 20 cents each, giving control of Orphan Mining. The deal signals investor confidence and a price premium over the current market.
The fragment tells of Tavolara, a small island off Sardinia about four miles long, with about a dozen miles of coast and a population of around 94. It notes a peaceful, self‑governed republic where residents vote and handle public affairs without turmoil. It mentions history with Charles Albert and King Paul, a move to independence, and daily life focused on fishing and farming.
The Sutherland family figure prominently in a spicy English society saga. The Duchess of Sythovil, wife of a prominent plowest men, remains active in philanthropy and temperance. Her marital web involves the duke, his father, and Mrs Blair who became a widow after a fatal incident. The duchess, over 40, continues to attract attention as a social figure while owning extensive English lands.
An advertises a method claiming to fatten cats and improve coats using a refrigerator based process. The writer promises to return cats improved within six months and asserts profits from turning common press into genuine Persians. He claims prior success with many cats and notes a seasonal pattern of owners seeking the service in autumn.
The government plans a large scale menagerie on 186 acres southwest of Washington. Officials abroad are to send global specimens, with Africa expected to contribute many species led by gorilla and giraffe in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution.
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