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Billhead: Neuman & Sprankle, Dealers in Groceries, Provisions, Hardware, and Mining Supplies, Silver Plume, Colorado, November 11, 1893 Billhead: Neuman & Sprankle, Dealers in Groceries, Provisions, Hardware, and Mining Supplies, Silver Plume, Colorado, November 11, 1893

Billhead from Neuman & Sprankle, dealers in groceries, provisions, hardware, and mining supplies, located in Silver Plume, Colorado. Dated November 11, 1893. The bill details a sale of goods including one box of candles, one box of caps, one fifty-pound box of powder, and 300 feet of fuse, suggesting a small order possibly for a single prospector. The description notes the difficulty in finding references to miners' candles and states that a box of candles cost $4.75.