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Wood County Reporter
Wisconsin Rapids, Wood County, Wisconsin
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Mr. Jesse Waters of Rudolph, Wood County, visited the Reporter office this week and showed a certificate from the Chicago Smelting and Refining Company dated July 14th 1883, assaying an ore sample from A. C. Merritt at $90.16 per ton for gold and silver.
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this week by Mr. Jesse Waters, of
Rudolph, Wood county, and we were
shown a certificate from the Chicago
Smelting and Refining Company dated
July 14th 1883. It reads as follows:
"This is to certify that I have carefully
assayed mill run, for gold and silver the
sample of ore deposited by A. C. Merritt
and marked "mill run 100lbs" and have
found the same to contain to the ton of
two thousand pounds. Silver 6 and 2/10
ozs. Value at $1.10 per oz. Gold 4 and
6/10 ozs. Value at $20.67/100 per oz.
Total $90.16. Signed, Chas. W. Forebush,
assayer. No. 1250."
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Primary Location
Rudolph, Wood County
Event Date
This Week
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silver 6 and 2-10 ozs. value at $1.10 per oz. gold 4 and 6.10 ozs. value at $20.67-100 per oz. total $90.16 per ton of 2000 pounds.
Event Details
Mr. Jesse Waters visited the Reporter office and showed a certificate dated July 14th 1883 from the Chicago Smelting and Refining Company certifying the assay of a 100lbs mill run ore sample deposited by A. C. Merritt for gold and silver content.