Silver Hill Mining Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: NC94

Scope and Contents

The Silver Hill Mining Company Records includes letterpress copybooks of outgoing correspondence and statements and letter from the company's head office in San Francisco, California, to superintendent A.C. Hamilton regarding a decision by the California Supreme Court, December 30, 1891, making mining company directors liable for a willful failure to have regular superintendent's reports made.

Dates

  • 1887-1904

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

The Silver Hill Mining Company was a silver mine adjacent to the Comstock Lode at Virginia City, Nevada.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet (1 box (2 volumes))

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Silver Hill Mining Company was a silver mine adjacent to the Comstock Lode at Virginia City, Nevada. The collection contains letterpress copybooks of outgoing correspondence and statements and letter from the company's head office in San Francisco, California, to superintendent A. C. Hamilton regarding a decision by the California Supreme Court, December 30, 1891, making mining company directors liable for a willful failure to have regular superintendent's reports made.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Acquired from an unknown source circa 1965.

Title
Guide to the Silver Hill 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
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