Gold Bars Arrive in Kennewick
A local mining company displays the first haul from its new stamp mill, fueling regional investment excitement.
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Two bricks of gold, together weighing 41.5 ounces and worth $800, arrived in Kennewick yesterday from the Montana mine in the upper Okanogan district and are being displayed today by the president of the company, D. L. Taylor, to the many interested stockholders. This gold is the result of the first partial clean-up from the company's recently installed stamp mill. D. L. Taylor wouldn’t give an estimate of what the profits will be when the stamp mill is adjusted and running steadily, for fear he wouldn't get it high enough.
“D. L. Taylor wouldn’t give an estimate of what the profits will be... for fear he wouldn't get it high enough.”
Mining boosterism was a quintessential part of the Pacific Northwest's economic landscape in the early 1900s. These 'gold brick' displays were meant to signal stability and attract local capital, a practice that mirrors modern speculative investment culture in the region.
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