Global mining notes span metals and discoveries abroad
A roundup covers nickel alloy composition, US lead imports for 1904, early zinc mining in Belgium, Transvaal gold output, a three carat diamond finding in Klerksdorp, pearls from Prairie du Chien, and a profits share plan at American Refining. It also notes Dominion Creek gold finds near Dawson, national gold in circulation and bank holdings, Japan copper exports, Piedmont auriferous pyrites, Chinese tea chest lead use, tempering steel, and major western copper mines under Amalgamated control, plus Snake River gold potential and river course.
Courtship by the Hour Debate on Breach of Promise Fees
The piece mocks a suit for breach of promise where the plaintiff seeks to charge $2 an hour for courtship. It questions how to value time and whether unions or experts could set rates. It compares to jokes about plumbers and warns of a dangerous precedent if timebased dating claims are allowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indy
Purity Variations in Global Gold Sources
The article notes gold is never absolutely pure as silver alloys dilute it. It cites Mount Morgan in Queensland yielding 99.7 percent gold with traces of silver, California around 90 percent, Australia about 94 percent, Alaska near 90 percent, North Carolina up to 96 percent, Nova Scotia up to 98 percent, and white gold in southern Arizona as an alloy rich in silver. It also mentions US and UK gold coins containing copper in differing ratios.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Morgan
Queensland
California
Australia
Alaska
North Carolina
Nova Scotia
Arizona
United States
Great Britain
Canadian report on electric smelting of ores endorsed
Dr Hannel chief of Canadian mines reports to the interior minister that electric smelting is economical and easy and urges adoption in the dominion after a European mission with other commissioners to assess its prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannel
Canada
Europe
Minister of the Interior
Dominion
Ymir's Most Comfortable Hotel Promises First-Class Stay
The Commercial Men description highlights a downtown YMIR hotel in British Columbia offering top quality service and comforts. It emphasizes first class accommodations and a welcoming atmosphere for travelers and locals alike.
Emigration Ad Offers Introductions for American Wives
A recruitment notice invites men to marry English, Scottish, Irish, or Welsh women seeking husbands in America. It promises introductions for a fee, outlines desired husband traits, and specifies a total cost of 50 dollars after marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Scotland
Ireland
Wales
America
Atlantic
Ymir Business Guide Listing Key Local Firms
Local directory listing for Ymir area includes a bakery brokerages and insurance firms butchers dry goods and furnishings Reed DesBrisay and Newitt & Co furniture dealer William Clark groceries DesBrisay Jobbing Co hardware U S T Ross hotels Cosmopolitan McLeod House Finlay McLeod Miller House S Miller Palace Tait Ruddy Vancouver Owen Boyer Waldorf George Colman Ymir J W Masterson ladies furnishing and millinery Mrs John McLeod mining recorder Percy J Gleazer printing Herald Publishing Co stationery D Campbell S H Seaney teamsters Harshaw Wilson Jackson Leahy Alex Oddie undertaker William Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Breau
McLeod House
Finlay Mcleod
Miller House
S. Miller
Palace—Tait & Ruddy
Vancouver
Owen Boyer
George Colman
Ymir
J. W. Masterson
Ladies
John McLeod
Percy J. Gleazer
Herald Publishing Co
D. Campbell
S. H. Seaney
Harshaw & Wilson
Jackson & Leahy
Alex
Oddie
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Patenaude Bros
Watchmakers
Nelson, B. C
H. Shandy
Vielle Montague
Altenberg
Moresnet
Belgium
Transvaal
Klerksdorp
South Africa
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Mississippi River
American Refining and Smelting Company
Ola No
Upper Discovery
Dominion Creek
Dawson
Japan
Ike
Monte Rosa
Piedmont
Italy
China
Butte District
Boston & Montana
Anaconda
Butte & Boston
Parrot
Colorado
Amalgamated Company
Minnie Healey
Barus
Johnstone
Heinzes
Clarks
Spectator
Largey Estate
Snake River
West
River
Yellowstone
Wyoming
Idaho
Oregon Border
Washington
The
Columbia
Lewistown
Groas
Boston
Montana
Butte
Original
Rarus
Speculator
E. W. Widdowson
P.O. Drawer All
Ymir, BC
Waldorf Hotel
Dis
B. C
Central and Western States of America
Iit
Sary
Lars
John’ Loyd
Duncan
St. Mary's Road
Leyton
London
Hunn
Scientific Americar
Anatom Nauraas Net
BL Baat
N & Co
Brantony Aw
Ymir Business Guide
W. A. Hufschmidt
John Philbert
DesBrisay Jobbing Co
Newitt & Co
William Clark
H. Seaney
T. Ross
Undertaker
Ymir Transfer Co
Express
U. S. T. Ross
Kootenay Coffee Co
Nelson, B.C
Porto Rico
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