Pamlico Mining Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: NC119

Scope and Contents

The material consists mainly of correspondence, financial statements and accounts. Most of the material is original and handwritten.

Dates

  • 1888-1904

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 Pamlico Mine was located in the Pamlico Mining District, situated in the western Garfield Hills, ten miles southeast of Hawthorne, Nevada. The Pamlico Mining Company operated from Hawthorne, Nevada with John Forbes as president, H. M. Yerington, treasurer, and S. A. Knopp, mine superintendent. The district yielded nearly a million dollars-worth of gold between 1885 and 1900. Estimated production for the Pamlico mine from 1886-1889 was 324 tons of ore at a gross value of $167,542.

Extent

0.4 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Pamlico Mine was located in the Pamlico Mining District, situated in the western Garfield Hills, ten miles southeast of Hawthorne, Nevada. The Pamlico Mining Company operated from Hawthorne, Nevada with John Forbes as president, H. M. Yerington, treasurer, and S. A. Knopp, mine superintendent. The district yielded nearly a million dollars-worth of gold between 1885 and 1900. Collection contains correspondence, financial statements and accounts.

Arrangement

Arranged into the following series: 1) Correspondence and Company Papers; 2) Financial Statements and Accounts

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Gordon A. Sampson in 1952. Transferred via the Mackay School of Mines in 1961.

Related Materials

Some court cases dealing with the mining company from the mid-to late 1880s may be found in the Trenmor Coffin Papers, manuscript collection NC06.

Subjects

Related Names

Creator

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Pamlico Mining Company Records
Status
Completed
Author
Lenore Kosso
Date
November 1981
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department Repository

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