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A confrontation between a miner and a member of Chief Moses' band leads to a fatal shooting during Fourth of July celebrations.
“There were fears for awhile that there would be a general uprising of the Indians, but they finally calmed down and buried their dead brother.”
A disabled fisherman and a rancher quarreled over who owned a patch of grass near Palmer Lake. It was the third killing caused by a ranch-boundary dispute in a single year.
“This is the third murder caused by ranch disputes in this section within a year.”
A prospector files a homestead claim on 'Tunnel Flat,' a prime piece of land long overlooked by local mining interests.
“In a few years the flat will be one of the most valuable orchards in the upper country, and there will be many wondering why they ever let such an opportunity escape.”
A Loomis resident finds himself fined by government agents for buying timber that he didn't know was illegally cut.
“The laws governing the protection of timber are peculiar, as well as strict.”
After twelve years of service, the oldest newspaper in the county suspends publication due to a lack of local support.
“For some reason the business men of Loomis could not appreciate the service they were getting.”
After years of inactivity and economic hardship, local miners attempt to prove the viability of a massive, long-neglected ore deposit.
“It is the consensus of opinion that the only certain way of demonstrating the true value of the Copper World Extension is to sink to the 500 foot level.”
A longtime prospector sells his claims to a New York operator, marking a transition from solo labor to industrial-scale mining near Loomis.
“He will not follow a policy of procrastination and postponement, but by rushing work demonstrate at the earliest possible date whether the ground he has secured is valuable or valueless.”
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