Past Pages for Thursday, June 2, 2016

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Past Pages for Thursday, June 2, 2016





















150 years agoFlags at half-mast: The flags flying from the Liberty pole in the Plaza and from the county buildings were at half-mast yesterday, out of respect to the memory of General Scott.140 years agoThe Sutro Tunnel is now in a distance of 13,238 feet. The quantity of water now running out of it is 127 miner’s inches. The rock in the heading is porphyry of a uniform character, and is very difficult to drill and very hard to blast.100 years agoMore real mining development is being done in Nevada today than ever before in its history and that this  …
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