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Newspaper
Ymir Herald
Location
Ymir, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Sep 17, 1904
Page
4
Aluminum, once limited by rapid surface dulling, can now be electroplated with any metal. A small amount of fluoride in the plating bath removes the oxide film, allowing a superficial copper or tin layer to form, followed by silver or gold. The advance benefits makers of opera glasses lenses and telescopes.
The article details the long history of using a divining rod to locate mineral veins and underground water. It notes the forked witch hazel or similar wood rod bends only when over a potential vein or water source, but argues the method is deceptive and unreliable, with few if any proven successes beyond luck or coincidences.
The text explains ore treatment for gold using crushed ore in vats with water and forced chlorine, followed by leaching until washings test negative for gold. It describes producing gold chloride, treating with sulfur dioxide and hydrogen sulfide to precipitate gold sulfide, then borax refining into bullion. Barrels with water, sulfuric acid, and chloride of lime are rotated to leach and extract gold, especially for low grade ores after roasting, or when gold is native.
A scattered OCR listing shows names and trades: groceries and dry goods, furniture, insurance, hotels, mining recorder, printing, stationery, teamsters, undertakers, and various firms such as DesBrisay Jobbing Co and Herald Publishing Co. Includes individuals like Percy J. Gleazer and J. W. Masterson with company affiliations and local establishments. The text reflects a mixed-era business catalog with multiple entities and roles in a Canadian town.
Bayonne Oxford Maryland Delaware Columbus Ohio Kentucky New Jersey Virginia Illinois list mineral claims in Goat River Mining Division West Kootenay District located on North Work of Summit Creek. Frederick S. Clements agent for Frank C. Risdon Free Miners Certificate Nos B 593 and George Harrison B 81276 intend within sixty days to apply for certificates of improvements to obtain Crown grants. Notices under section 87 require action before those certificates issue. Dated August 6 1904 F H Clements Nelson and Co.
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