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No-name Nugget

thing No-name nugget Β· πŸ“ Short Β· 57 words

The No-name nugget refers to two large gold nuggets discovered in Ballarat, Australia, in the 1850s, notable for their size and value. [chunk:3401][chunk:3400]

Muller: Picture Frame and Household Goods Dealer in Santa Fe

person Muller Β· πŸ“ Short Β· 41 words

Muller is a dealer in picture frames, mouldings, and household items in Santa Fe, New Mexico [chunk:3372].

Julius de Mun (fur trader, 1815–1816)

person Julius de Mun Β· πŸ“ Short Β· 49 words

John P. Slough β€” shooting scrape with father-in-law Charles W. White

person John P. Slough Β· πŸ“ Short Β· 85 words

White, in 1891 [chunk:4778][chunk:4811].

John Bell, Cowboy Injured in Gila Roundup

person John Bell Β· πŸ“ Short Β· 29 words

Jim Swartz, Mimbres Farmer With 900 Fruit Trees

person Jim Swartz Β· πŸ“ Short Β· 54 words

Jim Swartz was a Mimbres farmer who owned 900 fruit trees and an acre of strawberries in 1891 [chunk:4496].

J. B. Petrie, Black Range Cattle Company Manager

person J. B. Petrie Β· πŸ“ Short Β· 114 words

Hatch attacks Mescalero at agency, 22 killed

person Hatch Β· πŸ“ Short Β· 86 words

Harry Classen, Assessor

person Harry Classen Β· πŸ“ Short Β· 57 words

Gio Chan See

person Gio Chan See Β· πŸ“ Short Β· 71 words

Frank Jones, Mogollon Hunter and Silver City Resident

person Frank Jones Β· πŸ“ Short Β· 58 words

Frank Jones was a Silver City, New Mexico, resident who planned and participated in a four-week hunting and fishing trip in the Mogollon Mountains in 1891. [chunk:4752][chunk:4914]

Enterprise man (the scribe, the writer)

person Enterprise man Β· πŸ“ Short Β· 37 words

Dr. Charles L. Mason β€” Kingston Doctor Killed by James Hiler

person Dr. Mason Β· πŸ“ Short Β· 86 words

Mason is a 27-year-old Kingston physician [chunk:4782][chunk:4717][chunk:4719] whose 1891 shooting by James Hiler outside the Mountain Pride Hotel stemmed from loans to Hiler’s wife and ended in a trial revealing he w…

Doming (Deming): A Rapidly Growing Railroad and Cattle Town in Grant County, New Mexico

place Doming Β· πŸ“ Short Β· 107 words

Doming (later Deming) is a city in Grant County, New Mexico, that grew from a tent settlement into a substantial town with brick buildings and planned railroad connections [chunk:3275][chunk:4234].

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