Nevada Reduction Works prospectus
Scope and Contents
Report on the company provides a history of the works and Dayton; description of the property and equipment; report of quantities of ore processed and gold and silver extracted; summary of assets, values, and working costs; and future prospects. Also included are many photos of the Dayton area, mining sites, and mill exterior and interior, and copies of engineering reports.
Dates
- 1904
Creator
- Nevada Reduction Works (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.
Administrative History
Gold and silver milling company at Dayton, Nevada founded in 1897 by Herman Davis, inventor of the patented chloro-cyanide extraction process used by the company.
Extent
0.4 Linear Feet (1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Report on the company provides a history of the works and Dayton; description of the property and equipment; report of quantities of ore processed and gold and silver extracted; summary of assets, values, and working costs; and future prospects.
Arrangement
Arranged without hierarchy.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Prospectus, Bill Kornmayer, Chico, CA 95926, Donation. 02/08/91, 91-15
Creator
- Nevada Reduction Works (Organization)
- Title
- A Guide to the Nevada Reduction Works prospectus
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department Repository
Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center
1664 N. Virginia St.
Reno Nevada 89557-0322 USA
775-682-5665
775-682-5724 (Fax)
specoll@unr.edu