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Wallis and Marilyn Kimble Northwest History Database
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    • Northwest history. Mining. Discovery. 1920-03-27


    • Report strike of silver ore

    • 1920

    • Report strike of silver ore.
      Rich silver ore is found in two new strikes announced by the Cascade Silver Mines and Mills company at Neihart, Mont. H. Lowndes Maury, vice president, reports that the first shoot of ore, discovered by leasers on...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Discovery. 1920-03-27
    • Northwest history. Mining. Discovery. 1919-08-28


    • Alleged strike made on beach near Icy Cap, Alaska

    • 1919

    • Alleged strike made on beach near Icy Cap, Alaska.
      Port Townsed, Aug. 27.-A report has reached here of rich gold strikes on the beach in the vicinity of Icy cape, and also near Mount St. Elias. The report has created some little excitement here,...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Discovery. 1919-08-28
    • Northwest history. Mining. Discovery. 1931-01-20


    • Several Idaho croppings big.

    • 1931

    • Several Idaho croppings big. - Bunker hill estimated at more than 15 feet, morning and golconda eight each. - Poorman had six feet. - Tiger surface rich -- all early strikes became famous and profitable. - The surprising discovery of ore at the...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Discovery. 1931-01-20
    • Northwest history. Mining. Discovery. 1933-08-02


    • New gold vein in basin camp.

    • 1933

    • New gold vein in basin camp. - Rock being sacked for market -- deeper level to intersect all veins. - One of the most sensational strikes in Montana for years has been reported on the proeprty of the Basin Goldfields in the Pole mountain district,...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Discovery. 1933-08-02
    • Northwest history. Mining. Discovery. 1931-05-08


    • Golconda cuts two important ore veins.

    • 1931

    • Golconda cuts two important ore veins. - Two strikes of importance in the Golconda have been made in the last few days. One is the opening by a cross-cut of the ore body east of the fault on the 1400 level, and the other is finding by a diamond...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Discovery. 1931-05-08
    • Northwest history. Mining. Discovery. 1928-03-17


    • Mining strike is made on farm close to Spokane

    • 1928

    • Mining strike is made on farm close to Spokane.
      Spokane, Mar. 17.-(AP)-Echoes of famous mining strikes were heard here today with the announcement that, following the discovery of specimens of free silver ore near here assaying $6,000 to the...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Discovery. 1928-03-17
    • Northwest history. Mining. Discovery. 1936-03-03


    • Finds gold mine after half century hunting for silver

    • 1936

    • Finds gold mine after half century hunting for silver - For 52 years Robert M. (Bob) Hanson has been searching for silver in the hills and mountains of Yavapai county, around Prescott. Most of teh time he was "broke," for he seldom found ore worth...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Discovery. 1936-03-03
    • Northwest history. Mining. Discovery. 1928-05-17


    • Mining strike is made on farm close to Spokane

    • 1928

    • Mining strike is made on farm close to Spokane.
      Spokane, Mar. 17.-(AP)-Echoes of famous mining strikes were heard here today with the announcement that, following the discovery of specimens of free silver ore near here assaying $6000 to the ton,...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Discovery. 1928-05-17
    • Northwest history. Mining. Discovery. 1934-04-13


    • Rich silver strike made in page mine at kellogg.

    • 1934

    • Rich silver strike made in page mine at kellogg. - One of the most important strikes in many months in theh Coeur d'Alenes has been made on the 1500-foot level of the Page mine at Kellogg. Mining men say the ore opened on this level is so wide and...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Discovery. 1934-04-13
    • Northwest history. Mining. Discovery. 1937-07-29


    • Vet prospector finds another.

    • 1937

    • Vet prospector finds another. - Alexander of donimion fame opens copper-silver vein in idaho mountains. - E. E. Alexander, discoverer of the Old Dominion silver mine with the Kearny brothers 52 years ago, has added another possible source of metals...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Discovery. 1937-07-29
    • Northwest history. Mining. Discovery. 1936-08-25


    • Strike in Gnome boost to mining

    • 1936

    • Strike in Gnome boost to mining - In the opinion of E. E. Eddy and other Spokane mining men, the recent strikes of high-grade gold in deeper levels of the Gnome gold mine near Elk City, Idaho, may prompt influx of capital into the northern Idaho...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Discovery. 1936-08-25
    • Northwest history. Mining. Discovery. 1937-09-21


    • Rich gold strike made in oregon.

    • 1937

    • Rich gold strike made in oregon. - Operators of the Argonaut mine forty miles east of here repoted one of the richest gold strikes of the season today. Tests of ore show it to carry values ranging from $100 to $400 per ton.
    • Northwest history. Mining. Discovery. 1937-09-21
    • Northwest history. Mining. Discovery. 1937-09-24


    • Argonaut mine in oregon reports rich gold strike.

    • 1937

    • Argonaut mine in oregon reports rich gold strike. - Operators of the Argonaut Mine, 40 miles east of here, reported one of the richest gold strikes of the season. The ore tested $100 to $400 a ton.
    • Northwest history. Mining. Discovery. 1937-09-24
    • Northwest history. Mining. Drilling. 1931-08-15


    • New ore level in Grandview

    • 1931

    • New ore level in Grandview.
      Churn drill strikes show horizon 200 feet lower, says camp visitor. Ore disclosures at 320 to 350 foot depths in the Grandview Mines in the last week are accepted with satisfaction in Metaline Falls, according to J.H....
    • Northwest history. Mining. Drilling. 1931-08-15
    • Northwest history. Mining. Exhibits. 1934-12-13


    • "Gold" brick is displayed at mine show

    • 1934

    • "Gold" brick is displayed at mine show - "Gold! Weight, 554 ounces. Value $19,390, or $35 per ounce!" That bar of gold is the first thing that strikes the eye as one enters the mineral exhibition of the Northwest Mining association at W518 First....
    • Northwest history. Mining. Exhibits. 1934-12-13
    • Northwest history. Mining. Exploration. 1936-10-04


    • Drift nearing Sunshine con.

    • 1936

    • Drift nearing Sunshine con.
      A drift on the 1700-foot level proceeds on a vein that strikes from the Sunshine toward the Sunshine Consolidated on the opposite side of Big creek, Coeur d'Alenes silver belt. As the east side of the Consolidated...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Exploration. 1936-10-04
    • State history. Native Americans. Chiefs. 1937-05-02


    • Indian epic of our own.

    • 1937

    • Indian epic of our own. - Nez Perce's Chief Joseph, whom Fee recalls in a history. - CHIEF JOSEPH: The Biography of a Great Indian, by Chester Anders Fee (Wilson-Erickson, $4). The epic tragedy of the North American Indian epitomized in the person...
    • State history. Native Americans. Chiefs. 1937-05-02
    • State history. Grand Coulee dam. Labor. 1937-06-12


    • Arbitration to settle dispute.

    • 1937

    • Arbitration to settle dispute. - Friendly arbitration rather than strikes will be used to settle labor disputes between members of the Federation of Construction Employees at Grand Coulee and dam and their employers, according to articles of...
    • State history. Grand Coulee dam. Labor. 1937-06-12
    • State history. Grand Coulee dam. Labor. 1937-07-31


    • 'Closed shop' granted A. F. L. at Coulee dam

    • 1937

    • 'Closed shop' granted A. F. L. at Coulee dam. - Exclusive contract provides there shall be no strikes or lockouts; pay unchanged. - The Grand Coulee Dam, the nation's greatest river harnessing project, today became the first major government...
    • State history. Grand Coulee dam. Labor. 1937-07-31
    • State history. Grand Coulee dam. Labor. 1937-08-20


    • A. F. of L. Unions sign Coulee dam agreement

    • 1937

    • A. F. of L. Unions sign Coulee dam agreement. - Closed shop pact negotiated by the building and construction trades with contractor on big government power project in state of Washington establishes 40-hour week, protects wage scales, bans strikes...
    • State history. Grand Coulee dam. Labor. 1937-08-20

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