Letter on free silver in Mexico by Major Jules A. Randle
Major Jules A. Randle of Monterey Mexico argues for free coinage of silver, praising Mexico’s liberal government, rail expansion, and economic stability since 1866. He contrasts Mexican prosperity with US monetary policy, warns of foreign influence, and pledges US citizenship while criticizing hearings on gold standards.
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Yellow Jacket Mines prospect in Idaho district expands
Prof N Bibikov reports Yellow Jacket district spans about 600 acres with a 40 stamp mill, 20 more soon, and a 400 to 450 horsepower water power flume. The site yields surface gold and silver lodes, hydraulic placers nearby, and potential open-cut tonnage near 1,000,000. Company officers are John E. Searles, A B Roeder, and Winthrop W Tuttle.
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Yellow Jacket
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Winthrop W. Tuttle
High value metals surpass gold in worth
The article notes gold is not the most valuable metal. Gallium commands about $3000 an ounce and germanium around $1125. It also cites the 1885 Winkler discovery of germanium and 1875 Mou nt Lecoq find in the Pyrenees, and states rhodium ruthenium osmium and palladium exceed gold in value.
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