United Comstock Mining Company Records

Collection

Identifier: 83-07

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Contains copies of weekly progress reports for each of these individual mines: Challenge, Challenge-Jacket-Imperial, Confidence, Crown Point, Imperial Consolidated, Imperial Empire, Jacket-Crown Point-Belcher, Overman, and Yellow Jacket. Reports discuss length of tunnels, yields of ore, presence of various types of rock and water, and drain projects. Also included is a plan of "6055 Sub Level and No. 1 Sub Haulage level"; and deeds for mining claims acquired by the company (1918-1922)

Dates

1865-1923

Creator

United Comstock Mining Company (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

Nevada corporation organized in 1920 as a subsidiary of the Metals Exploration Company; this company bought up and worked nine Virginia City, Nevada, mines. Deeds arranged chronologically.

Extent

1 Linear Feet (2 boxes, 1 oversize folder)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Collection contains copies of weekly progress reports for each of these individual mines: Challenge, Challenge-Jacket-Imperial, Confidence, Crown Point, Imperial Consolidated, Imperial Empire, Jacket-Crown Point-Belcher, Overman, and Yellow Jacket, Reports discuss length of tunnels, yields of ore, presence of various types of rock and water, and drain projects from 1865-1923.