, 1890-01-30
A SURPRISING RECORD.
Four Million Dollars in
Precious Metals.
SPOKANE THE NATURAL CENTER.
Incalculable Benefits That Would
Follow the Location OF an
Assay Once.

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plctrd their lahor4, and tine report
shows some startling figures, which,
considering the comparative uude.
velopcd mining resources tributary
to the city, uppcnrplmost incredible
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main correct, In several Instances Il
much lower estimate 4. pivcu than
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ans ana inc 'nscidr7 which Is gold
or silver producing would contribute
its wealth in the precious metals to
Spnknpe FuIls. Herr thc cold
miner whether hIs nrndpc, Ia. ron
anart, nr ,,tanar. ,iauJI i..in,' It'
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nlort or uuNt' nave II melted run
into bars, assaycd, and direct nom
the government he would receive
his nay for the SAINT.
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h'lN'r III ileta'lc lurH'' whether IL
comes Ir"in Ire. mining ore or thuao
that require chlorlnutiOn before cX-
tractlng the metal.
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1hls article MCuld be incomplete
without IA brief description of
United States assay Office. Al. !
tbough tLc I,nard or tr,d,, mr.. ON.
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h" Iocntcd thc assay Office ucaiotiirr
and other government offices, this /
description Is ohiy y intended to cover
wa. uelal,ll,eht ueNo'ed To th'
"ri ~" chirf ax"c,,,,v ,o,oor ~ .,,,,
mn institution h termed the asStycr
III charge. His office and that of
the mcltpr, who has general churue
of the melting and saInpling of tho
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'is''ii "V uil'onitieo ~ .hc
p'cSiVut' ihv "SsNNSr III 'ilHIg' /
g'HcI"llS S'locls the lefsollH VINO
conduct thc dllcTent departments, /
according 10 their gualiiiCDt ions uul .
fitness for the several branches.
from nnalytlcaI chemist to nortor
nnd pi,ht wnlcbn,nn
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would ne necessary IN Spokane
falIs, Wouln Gnlpioy aDoul twenty |
one persons tho year round, thclr
tahlrlts All DcinY borlle by the gov /
ernment.
In addition to melting, Sanplinp /
md purchnsml. LtIllion' tLc s.tv7
or. I'm nm office uf his kind make iii
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NOMINAL
4 SURPRISING Showing.
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different concerns and the amounts
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GOLD STAMP MILLS, Erc., Now PRODUCING. .
n d'Nlcnc - .-''..-,.1's 61.Oo0 .
Golden Chest. CWur d'A,eno 1900 .
4 Fay Icmpleton uollcr milD
=, t9nr d' Alene ....,-,, ,..,,.., 1900 .
Arnstras, on Prichard ,reek,
C@ur 4 Alene..,...........,. 2tOCo .
Toorman.w hitc, kootenni, &c. fs0.OOO |
iioSoJ,Is "ii iirn,L",s ,vs'"',v, W,,ro. i""o'
Idaho o....,...........,..... 100, 900 |
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Cnrribou RON Creek n 60 30 o,o
uphir company, Oknnognn 40 800 .
Arlington Company, OkanoGan. 100000