Nevada Salt and Borax Company Records
Scope and Contents
Material dates from 1882-1900 and includes correspondence and shipments, 1882-1889; account books, 1885-1892 and 1882-1900; monthly statements of sales; quarterly tax statements, 1883; and bank receipts, 1883-1899.
Dates
- 1882-1900
Creator
- Nevada Salt and Borax 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 Nevada Salt and Borax Company was located at Rhodes, Nevada in Esmeralda (later Mineral) County during the 1880s and 1890s. The business of the company was the production and shipment of salt and borax from Rhodes Salt Marsh, named for A. J. Rhodes. An office of the company was located in San Francisco, California with H. L. Coye as President.
Prior to the establishment of the Carson and Colorado Railroad in 1880, which served the Nevada Salt and Borax Company, salt from the area was transported north by camel and mule trains to Virginia City, Nevada, for use in processing ore.
Extent
1 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Nevada Salt and Borax Company was located at Rhodes, Nevada in Esmeralda (later Mineral) County during the 1880s and 1890s. Operational records including correspondence between the superintendent and the secretary, statements of receipts and disbursements, statements of shipments and sales of salt and borax, tax statements and bank account books.
Arrangement
Arranged into the following series: 1) Correspondence; 2) Accounts
Custodial History
Originally part of the records of the Virginia & Truckee Railroad Company.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Gordon A. Sampson in 1952. Transferred via the Mackay School of Mines in 1961.
Creator
- Nevada Salt and Borax Company (Creator, Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Nevada Salt and Borax Company Records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Lenore Kosso and Amy L. Mazza
- Date
- February 1985
- 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