Princess Mine and Milling Company Records
Collection
Identifier: NC1131
Scope and Contents
Contained in this collection is correspondence: letters to and from the superintendent, George G. Lyon; two major stockholders, William I. Sutherland and Nevada Governor John Henry Kinkead; James G. Chesley; D. B. Merry; J. D. Channell; and James H. Kinkead, nephew and private secretary of the governor, dealing with matters of the company and the White Mountain Water Company, operated by the same individuals.,Mention is made of state politics and delegates from Esmeralda County. A cancelled check made out to John H. Kinkead in 1878 by G. B. Hill is also included, as is a miscellaneous lot of telegrams, payrolls, and invoices.
Dates
- 1878-1904
Creator
- Princess Mine and Milling 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
Mining operation in Candelaria, Nevada, begun in 1880.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (84 items)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Contained in this collection is correspondence: letters to and from the superintendent, George G. Lyon; two major stockholders, William I. Sutherland and Nevada Governor John Henry Kinkead; James G. Chesley; D. B. Merry; J. D. Channell; and James H. Kinkead, nephew and private secretary of the governor, dealing with matters of the company and the White Mountain Water Company, operated by the same individuals.,Mention is made of state politics and delegates from Esmeralda County. A cancelled check made out to John H. Kinkead in 1878 by G. B. Hill is also included, as is a miscellaneous lot of telegrams, payrolls, and invoices.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Records,Paul Franklin, Scottsdale, AZ 85251,Donation.,NC1131
- Candelaria (Nev.)
- Channell, J. D.
- Chesley, James G.
- Esmeralda County (Nev.) -- Politics and government
- Governors -- Nevada
- Kinkead, James H.
- Kinkead, John H. (John Henry)
- Lyon, George G.
- Merry, D. B.
- Mines and mineral resources -- Nevada -- Candelaria
- Nevada -- Politics and government
- Princess Mine and Milling Company
- Sutherland, William I.
- Water-supply -- Nevada -- Candelaria
- White Mountain Water Company
Creator
- Princess Mine and Milling Company (Organization)
- Title
- A Guide to the Princess Mine and Milling Company Records
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
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