Union Mill and Mining Company vs H. F. Dangberg, et al, case 520

Collection

Identifier: 82-27

Staff Only

Included are the complaints, testimonies of witnesses for plaintiff and defendants, documentary evidence, indexes of ditches involved, defendant's abstracts of title, and judgement. Testimonies provide information on the holdings of the Union Mill and Mining Company, mining and milling history of western Nevada, water use and ditches in Douglas and Ormsby Counties, Nevada, and historic allocation of the Carson River.

Dates

1889-1897

Creator

United States. Circuit Court (9th Circuit) (Creator, Organization)

Restrictions

Collection is open for research. Materials must be used on-site; advance notice suggested. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Extent

3 Cubic Feet (3 boxes)

Additional Description

Abstract

In Union Mill and Mining Company vs. H. F. Danberg, et al. case 520, the plaintiff sued to stop the defendants from diverting water, needed to power the company's mills, for agriculture from the Carson River in Nevada. Included are the complaints, testimonies of witnesses for plaintiff and defendants, documentary evidence, indexes of ditches involved, defendant's abstracts of title, and judgement. Created by the United States Circuit Court (9th Circuit) between 1889-1897.

Administrative History

In case 520, the plaintiff sued to stop the defendants from diverting water for agriculture from the Carson River in Nevada; water that was needed to power the company's mills.