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Discovery Claims of Scholes Quartz Sedge Scott Valley

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-308

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of an April 10, 1866 handwritten claim for the Scholes Quartz Sedge Scott Valley Discovery Claim.

Dates

  • April 10, 1866

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research without restriction.

Usage Restrictions

No restrictions.

Biographical / Historical

Discovery claims of Scholes Quartz Sedge Scott Valley were located in Siskiyou County, California. The 1866 handwritten claim states that for five dollars George Scholes sold fifty (50) feet of his mining claims on Cedar Creek to Geo. C. Furbey. According to the claim the fifty feet was in the northeast part of George Scholes two claims of two hundred and fifty feet (250) of what are called the discovery claims of Scholes Sedge. The claim states that the 50 feet was located “on the Sedge on the northeast by Joseph Magill’s claim called as claim No. 1 on the northeast extension of the Scholes Sedge, and on the southwest by the remainder of my discovery claims”. The claim was executed and delivered before an E. H. Hall, and signed by George Scholes.

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet (1 item)

Abstract

An April 10, 1866 handwritten claim for the Scholes Quartz Sedge Scott Valley Discovery Claim.

Arrangement

Original

Publication Rights

The library can only claim physical ownership of the collection. Users are responsible for satisfying any claimants of literary property.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchase, January 29, 1992.

Alternate Form of Material

No other forms of material.

Processing Information

Processing of the Discovery Claims Scholes Quartz Sedge Scott Valley was generously funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and administered by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). The [ABC repository] was awarded a Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives grant from 2010-2012, "Uncovering California's Environmental Collections," in collaboration with eight additional special collections and archival repositories throughout the state and the California Digital Library (CDL). Grant objectives included processing of over 33 hidden collections related to the state's environment and environmental history. The collections document an array of important sub-topics such as irrigation, mining, forestry, agriculture, industry, land use, activism, and research. Together they form a multifaceted picture of the natural world and the way it was probed, altered, exploited and protected in California over the twentieth century. Finding aids are made available through the Online Archive of California (OAC).

Title
Discovery Claims of Scholes Quartz Sedge Scott Valley
Status
Completed
Author
Processed by: Leilani Silver 6/2010
Date
6/28/2010
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English
Sponsor
Processing of this collection was funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and administered by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR), Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives program.

Repository Details

Part of the California State University, Chico, Special Collections, Meriam Library Repository

Contact:
California State University Chico
400 West First Street
Chico CA 95929-0295 USA US