Orleans Hornsilver Mining Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: 2017-16

Scope and Contents

The Orleans Hornsilver Mining Company Records contains corporation income tax returns and a 1923 letter to Kirby Thomas in New York City describing the Orleans Mine location, history and production, geology, development, and ore reserves.

Dates

  • 1929-1936

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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

Incorporated in Nevada in July 1921 and owned the Orleans Mine in the Hornsilver Mining District approximately 30 miles south of Goldfield, the Orleans Mine consisted of five unpatented mining claims comprising approximately 100 acres. The claims were originally located in 1908. Around 1912, it was owned and operated by the Champ d’Or Gold Mining Company. Beginning in 1915 and running for five years, the Orleans Mining and Milling Company leased the property. The reorganization to the Orleans Hornsilver Mining Company occurred in 1921.

Extent

0.41 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Orleans Hornsilver Mining Company was incorporated in July 1921 and located in the Hornsilver Mining District, approximately 30 miles south of Goldfield, Nevada. The collection consists of corporation tax returns and a letter describing the Orleans Mine, 1923-1936.

Arrangement

Arranged without hierarchy.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Received in April 1989 as part of a group of papers previously stored in the Goldfield Hotel.

Subjects

Related Names

Creator

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Orleans Hornsilver Mining Company Records
Status
Completed
Author
Jessica Maddox
Date
March 2017
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department Repository

https://library.unr.edu/SpeColl
Contact:
Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center
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Reno Nevada 89557-0322 USA
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