North End Mines Records
Scope and Contents
The North Ends Mines Records include a cash journal for the Mexican Milling Company, 1916-1920; mill book, 1915-1920; and survey book of the Con Virginia, Ophir, Mexican, Union, and Sierra Nevada mines, 1920. The mill book records tonnage of raw material, gold and silver extracted, and "tails;" surveys record excavation progress in the shafts. This collection also contains a report by Charles Liddell, "Study of the Ventilation Problems of the North End Mines of the Comstock," 1914.
Dates
- 1914-1920
Creator
- North End Mines (Organization)
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 North End Mines of the Comstock Lode, Nevada, consisted of these mines: California Mining Company, Consolidated Virginia Mining Company (Con Virginia), Mexican Gold and Silver Mining Company, Ophir Silver Mining Company, Sierra Nevada Silver Mining Company, and the Union Consolidated Silver Mining Company.
Extent
1.625 Linear Feet (1 shared box, 1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The North End Mines of the Comstock Lode, Nevada, consisted of the California Mining Company, Consolidated Virginia Mining Company (Con Virginia), Mexican Gold and Silver Mining Company, Ophir Silver Mining Company, Sierra Nevada Silver Mining Company, and the Union Consolidated Silver Mining Company. The collection includes a Mexican Milling Company cash journal (1916-1920) and mill book (1915-1920), a Con Virginia, Ophir, Mexican, Union, and Sierra Nevada mines survey book (1920), and a report by Charles Liddell, "Study of the Ventilation Problems of the North End Mines of the Comstock" (1914).
Arrangement
Arranged without hierarchy.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred from the Mackay School of Mines circa 1965.
- California Mining Company (Virginia City, Nev.)
- Comstock Lode (Nev.)
- Consolidated Virginia Mining Company
- Liddell, Charles (Creator)
- Mexican Gold and Silver Mining Company
- Mexican Milling Company
- Mills and mill-work -- Nevada
- Mines and mineral resources -- Nevada
- North End Mines (Nev.)
- Ophir Silver Mining Company (Virginia City, Nev.)
- Sierra Nevada Silver Mining Company
- Union Consolidated Silver Mining Company
Creator
- North End Mines (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the North End Mines 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
Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center
1664 N. Virginia St.
Reno Nevada 89557-0322 USA
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