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News of the Gold Camp - 10/21/1980
JUNE 13, 1896-While Miss Rose Davenport, otherwise known as ?the sweet-voiced songstress of the frozen north,? was entertaining a party of gentlemen friends in one of the rooms of the Opera House this week, one of the visitors suddenly because desirous of spilling gore and with that intent drew his gun and pointed it at the songstress. Miss Davenport is possessed of considerable nerve-she can sing ?The Durrant Case? to the same audience 32 times in a single month-but she could not stand the looks of the gun and fainted dead away. Two men sprang forward and easily held the little singer up, but when she came to, five men were hardly able to hold her down.
JUNE 20, 1896-The richest vein yet found in the history of Sheep Creek was uncovered this week in tunnel number two of the Silver Queen. The vein is four feet wide and has a streak of galena running 1,540 ounces of silver to the ton.
The Ebner mill in Silver Bow Basin, carried away by a snowslide last winter, is nearly a total loss and the stamps and other machines are fit for little more than scrap iron. John Pearl?s body is still being sought in the snowbanks piled up by the slide.
The Ladies Guild of the Episcopal Church will give a New England dinner at the Harrison Building on June 27. The price will be 25?.
Events for the Fourth of July will include a balloon ascension and parachute drop, Indian canoe race, rock drilling for both single and double hammers, lifting contest, pie eating contest, baseball game and the usual running and jumping contests.
JULY 1, 1986-Chief Johnson of the Taku tribe has completed his big house south of town and has opened it for a ten day potlatch. He says it will cost him $2,000 in cash and $3,000 in goods before it is over.
JULY 4, 1896-The Louvre Theater was opened to the public Wednesday night and there was a large crowd on hand. A minstrel production titled ?An American Reception? was the opening number. In addition there were many song and dance numbers by the Raymond Sisters, Frank Powell, May Aleen and Grace Larue.