United Comstock Mining Company Records
Collection
Identifier: 83-07
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
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.
Arrangement
Arranged by name of individual mine and then chronologically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by USGS via UNR Mines Library on May 10, 1983.
- Challenge Mine (Nev.)
- Challenge-Jacket-Imperial Mine (Nev.)
- Comstock Lode (Nev.)
- Confidence Mine (Nev.)
- Crown Point Gold and Silver Mining Company
- Imperial Consolidated Mine (Nev.)
- Imperial Empire Mine (Nev.)
- Jacket-Crown Point-Belcher Mines Company
- Mines and mineral resources -- Nevada
- Overman Mine (Nev.)
- Silver mines and mining -- Nevada
- United Comstock Mining Company
- Yellow Jacket Silver Mining Company
Creator
- United Comstock Mining Company (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the United Comstock Mining Company Records
- 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
Contact:
Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center
1664 N. Virginia St.
Reno Nevada 89557-0322 USA
775-682-5665
775-682-5724 (Fax)
specoll@unr.edu
Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center
1664 N. Virginia St.
Reno Nevada 89557-0322 USA
775-682-5665
775-682-5724 (Fax)
specoll@unr.edu