Gold mines and mining -- California.
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Rogers and Burnett Family Letters
Collection
Identifier: MSS-031
Abstract
The Rogers and Burnett family letters colletions includes letters for John P. Rogers in California to his wife Elizabeth A. Rogers in Oregon and letters from Peter Brunett who was the first Governor in California. Topics include wagon company travel from Oregon through Umpqua country, arrival in Sacramento, gold mining, Yuba River, Indians, cost of provision and family matters.
Dates:
1848 - 1872
Spring Valley Mining and Irrigation Company Records.
Collection
Identifier: MSS-015
Abstract
The Spring Valley Mining and Irrigation Company was founded in 1875 as a result of the consolidation of earlier companies and mining claims. Hydraulic mining was carried on by the company until 1887. A. W. Mellon of Pittsburgh bought the company in 1900 and changed the name to Cherokee Mining Company. Neither Mellor nor later owners were able to separate the mines successfully. Included in the collection are deeds, mining claims and patents (1857-1891) correspondence (1884-1886,...
Dates:
1857-1937