North End Mines Records
Collection
Identifier: NC178
Included are 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 tonage 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)
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.
Extent
0.4 Linear Feet (3 volumes)
Abstract
Included are 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 tonage 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.
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.
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
- dacs
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