Rich gold and silver strike at Gayer and Donellson lease
The National camp reports a striking vein at thirty five feet with three feet of ore showing free gold and silver. An assay returns 77951.69 in gold and silver. C K Jarvis and J E Fleming visit from National as milling ore bodies expand.
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Gayer and
Donellson
C. K. Jarvis
J. E. Fleming
National
Workman
Jarvis
Charleston Hill
Humbold Star
Bonanza Bindery Delivers Best Local Work
The bindery of the Bonanza prints the finest and most complete work in the city, serving lawyers, brokers, promoters, and mining companies. One trial proves its quality, with guaranteed satisfaction and a pledge to patronize home industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Primitive Hotel and the War on Dress Codes
A Hoboken pastor ridicules fashion excess while recounting a rough miners camp. A guest begging sugar encounters a waiter's rough but kind protest and a scene of scarce provisions, with locals Redface Leary and Stump Jerome active in the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. C. Dickinson
Second Baptist Church of
Hoboken
Mr. Dickinson
Editor’s Revolt and a Lively Obituary Tale
A Michigan editor rebels against false obituaries by crafting a single famous notice. The piece sketches a deceased curmudgeon described as a mild pirate with whisky taste and a sharp wit. It notes debts, late prayers, and a cremated farewell with palm fans, ending with a wry funeral image.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Jesus
Earned Dowry Sentiment Sparks First Wages Claim
The St. Louis Times notes a man proudly declares money earned marks his first income ever, while a witty aside about a dowry arrangement reflects social expectations and family ties in a bygone era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jove
St. Louis Times
Desert Corporation Seals Feature Shortest Night Talk
Dialogue snippets reveal a casual chat about meeting a wife and a witty remark on bargains. The text references a desert setting and mentions a Bonsass figure, hinting at corporate seals and a terse nocturnal exchange. The fragments imply social tension and intrigue.
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Corporation
Von
The
Bonsass
Emperor donates funds to Koch foundation for tuberculosis fight
In Berlin on August 21 the emperor contributed 24000 dollars to the Koch foundation to resist tuberculosis spread. The gift completes Andrew Carnegie’s condition for a 100000 dollar pledge, matched by a similar sum made last winter, to be available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Koch Foundation
Andrew Carnegie
Suit Filed Over Missing Gold From Safety Box
Henry Calleaud of Sonoma county sues the French American Bank of San Francisco for $17 215 in gold specie alleging theft from his safety deposit box. He says the coins were placed in the box June 18 and missing when he opened July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Henry Callleaud
Sonoma County
Copper prospects eyed near Ubehebe and Lida district
London mining engineer Robert Anna Wood and James H. Dalton of New York have surveyed copper prospects sixteen miles west and south of Lida, Inyo County California. They plan a 1000 foot tunnel to access outcropping ledge, hoping rail trunk lines into Goldfield spurs will enable profitable work. Wood praises Highland Bay mine in Utah and notes a promising silver mine, but transport delays hinder immediate profitability.
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Robert Anna Wood
London
England
Ubehebe
Inyo County
California
Lida
James H. Dalton
New York
Wood
Highland Bay
Bingham Canyon
Utah
Tribune
Abehebe
Goldfield
Goldfield Tribune
Roman spectacle revived near Marseilles tiger fight halted
A private estate near Marseilles hosted a savage spectacle as a tiger and a bull were caged and goaded to fight. The bull wounded the tiger in the first encounter before police intervened and dispersed the crowd.
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Marseilles
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Jambo Ex
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Atlanta
Great Ben
Florence
Pallas
Diamondfield Con
Daisy
Kenanas
Red Hills
Pitts, Sil
Bloom
Pecque
Tonopah Banking Corporation Capital and
Aan Beg
United States
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Tourpan
Manhattan
Summerfield & Johnson
H. J. Hall
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Lower Main Street
Depot
Bonanza
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