Tombstone Miner Finds Mineral Prospect in Creede Camp
Chas. F. Nelson a Tombstone miner and prospector claims first discovery of the ore near Creede Camp in 1885. He later helped develop several claims with Creede and others returning in 1888. Nelson sold the Ridge and Solomon for 21000 in November and later the Yankee Girl group for 10000, while holding other profitable properties.
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Tombstone
Chas. F. Nelson
Ore and Metal Review
Creede Camp
Creede
Nelson
Ridge
the Solomon
Girl with a Rifle Saves Father from Bear Attack
In New Mexico a banker’s daughter shoots a cinnamon bear that lunges at her injured father. W. F. Skinner recalls a dramatic rescue scene where the girl’s rifle saved the banker from a fatal strike as she steadied her aim with calm, pale but determined resolve. The tale mixes frontier bravado with sensational ad copy about remedies and agents.
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New Mexico
Omaha Stock Exchange
W. F. Skinner
Omaha
Brain
Svea
Perdane
Yard of Roses boosts subscription drive in period art circle
A New York Academy of Design rose panel draws crowds while The Youth’s Companion spends twenty thousand dollars to reproduce it. The magazine gifts the yard of roses to five hundred thousand subscribers and offers new readers a free edition with five double numbers and illustrated weekly supplements. Also advertised is a vegetable remedy for nervous debility and throat and lung ailments promising radical relief with free mailed copies in multiple languages.
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New York Academy of Design
Boston
Oslor
Rozes
Pice
East India
Roger Power
Rochester
Tumacaceri Mine shaft discovery near Tumacacori church
An old shaft about nine miles from the Tumacaceri church near Tuban was found by James Fisher and two Nogales Mexicans. It measures about ten by twenty feet with clear drill marks, possibly the famed Tumacacori mine sought for years. The story ties to Jesuit explorers and Apache conflicts, with remnants of the church as a reminder of history. A patent medicine ad follows, touting Drummond’s Lightning Remedy at five dollars.
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Luing
Tuban
Advertiser
James Fisher
Nogales
Jand
New Elastic Gum Deposit Found Above Union Pass
A Mat vein of vulcanized rubber like substance has been located by Mineral Park prospectors four miles north of Union Pass in the river range. The bed extends about two miles with a nine foot thickness. Wallapai Indians knew of it as sandal material. Prospectors Wilkinson Gerrett and Henkle reported the find after observing mountain sheep activity. Professor Chompson suggests it is asphaltum overflow on ozoperite, altered by volcanic action.
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River Range
Union Pass
Mohave
Mineral Park
Wallapai
Henkle
Chompson
Bisbee and Cochise County Notices and Deeds
County records list a Feb 28 daughter for Mr. and Mrs John McTeer of Bisbee and a Feb 20 daughter for Mr. and Mrs R D Terrebonne of Bisbee. Deeds show Chas E Rand transferring Jupiter Victor Magnet mines to Victor Mining Co in Cochise County for 1 dollar. mortgages and land transactions involving Christopher Graner, Louis Fay, and Henry Stave. Butcher’s report notes 24 cattle slaughtered in February. Chicago General Supply Co seeks live agents at 178 W Van Buren Chicago. piano shipment to California for Mrs I Arnold. Nags Nick to reopen Pony saloon. property repairs overseen by Mr God Erey.
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Christopher Graner
Henry Stave
Gilman & Moore
Chicago
Gen's Supply CO
van Buren
City notes move with Arbor Day plans and council actions
Arbor Day set for March 11 in New Mexico as fruit trees blossom amid rain. City council to discuss license adjustments while reports of earthquakes and local accidents surface. Town welcomes Mexican consulate in Phoenix and notes infrastructure updates and property movements across the region.
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New Mexico
Local notices and society items from Bisbee and rail notes
A collage of names and places includes Goo H Walker Sonora L Harris San Francisco JW Swayzee City J Levy Los Angeles James Brown New York PALACE JJ Agard San Francisco W F Thomas H Gerwein Benson SAN JOS HOUSE LA Bodecker Ranch K Hart New York JH Shattuck Sulphur Spring Valley 8 C Perrin Bitbee J E McNair Ranch 8 Bissep St Louis Piles etc. It cites Swayne's Ointment for itching and tumors and a note on Southern Pacific route inspection by W D Gillett and Eads. Other items report a divorce boom in Sioux Falls, a Los Angeles superior court nuisance case destroying 25,000 orange trees, a Leap Year party in Bisbee, social notes, and local letters and ads.
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House
Goo H Walker
Sonora
L Harris
San Francisco
JW Swayzee
City
J Levy
Los Angeles
James Brown
New York
Palace
JJ Agard
F Thomas H Gerwein
Benson
San Jos
LA Bodecker
Hart and Wife
JH Shattuck
Spring Valley
Perrin
J E McNair
St Louis
Superior Court
Los Angeles County
Tahiti
Salesmen Wanted for Manufacturing Samples Offering Five Men
Advertisement offers five men positions selling small samples from a manufacturing corporation. Describes one traveler earning an average of 35 50 per month for the past six years. P O Box 13und New York.
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P.O. Box
New York
P.O. 1
Mexico Catholic Paper Registers Opposition to U S Flag Return
El Tiempo, a Catholic paper in Mexico, opens a register to inscribe Mexicans who oppose accepting the return of flags offered by the United States. The paper has published virulent articles and claims national dignity is outraged. It is seen as reflecting the Catholic church’s stance toward Americans and Protestant influence.
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San Francisco
United States
Catholic Organ of
Mexico
el Tiempo
Catholic Church of
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Chas E. Rand
Victor Mining Company
Jupiter, Victor and Magnet Mines
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Nick
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Ben Smith
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H. G. Howe
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Martin Arce
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Rucker Canyon
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Steve Aguirre
Tucson
Billy Bes
Freano
Chamerone
Eddy
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Mr. Likes
Tim Griffith
John McMallen
San Jose
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Tombstone, Ariz
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Wm. Hattich
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Juan Fenechio
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Detroit, Mich
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Cochise
Sherif Gray
Arthur Gage
Rana
Albert Wagner
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Wilcox
Liberman & Co
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el Paso
Wasatsotos
Chas, M. Shannon, Esq
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Congress
Committee On
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Schiff
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Can Can
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Frank Strain
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Queen Victoria
John Dillon
GH. Carmichael
J. McNair
Erie Cattle Co
J.W. Howell
E.G. Norton
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F. M. Sanford
Atlantic & Pacific Railroad
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Denver
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Corre
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