Union Consolidated Silver Mining Company Records
Scope and Contents
The Union Consolidated Silver Mining Company Records of material dating from 1863-1918 and include operational records of the company. This includes weekly and annual reports of operations (some letters and statements bound in with the reports), letters, cash book, deeds, and a payroll register for August-October 1891.
Dates
- 1863-1918
Creator
- Union Consolidated Silver Mining Company (Creator, 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 Union Mine was Part of the North End Mines of the Comstock Lode, the Union was an 1859 stake of 302 feet between the Mexican and Sierra Nevada Mines. Later, 270 additional feet were acquired from the North Ophir claim. Work began in 1860; although the Union had one of the deepest works (at 3350 feet), it was one of the least profitable of the Comstock; by the late 1870s it was producing no ore.
Extent
3.7 Linear Feet (6 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Union Mine was Part of the North End Mines of the Comstock Lode, the Union was an 1859 stake of 302 feet between the Mexican and Sierra Nevada Mines. Later, 270 additional feet were acquired from the North Ophir claim. Work began in 1860; although the Union had one of the deepest works (at 3350 feet), it was one of the least profitable of the Comstock; by the late 1870s it was producing no ore. Collection contains operational records, including weekly and annual reports of operations (some letters and statements bound in with the reports), letters, cash book, and a payroll register for August-October 1891.
Arrangement
Arranged into the following series: 1) Report of Operations; 2) Letters; 3) Cash Books; 4) Pay Roll Book; 5) Deeds
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by the Union Consolidated Silver Mining Company circa 1929. Transferred to the Special Collections Department in 1960s.
Creator
- Union Consolidated Silver Mining Company (Creator, Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Union Consolidated Silver Mining Company Records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Robert D. Armstrong
- Date
- March 1966
- 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
775-682-5665
775-682-5724 (Fax)
specoll@unr.edu