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The The Mt. Hope Mining District Recorder Records contains Book "A" of mining records contains claim notices for mines and mills within the district. Each claim contains the name of claim, and names of claimants and location. One mechanic's lien is also laid in.

History of the Sparks United Methodist Church includes brief history of early mining in Nevada; Methodist missionary efforts in Nevada Territory beginning in 1861; establishment of churches in Virginia City, 1861, and Sparks, 1905; and charts demonstrating the membership growth of the church and donations to world service funds.

The Index to Some of the General Laws of Utah Territory was compiled by or for Judge S. F. Gilcrest. Entries include type of law, such as "absconding" or divorce; and section and page number of the Compiled laws of Utah Territory, 1855, and acts of the fifth through the ninth sessions, 1855/56-1859/60.

Report to the Senate Committee of Ways and Means details amount of taxable property in the state, taxes collected, expenditures (by type of fund), estimated expenses for 1865, and salaries of state officials.

Received copy, on letterhead of the California State Telegraph Office, of Nevada Governor Nye's certification that the accompanying proclamation was a true copy, and article by Joseph H. Hazleton "The assassination of President Lincoln."

Speech before the Pacific Railway Club on Treasure Island, San Francisco, California, details the railroad's route, double track system in Nevada, elevational changes, early company history, predecessor companies, and railroad construction.

Report to stockholders by W. F. Kane, President, details work done on the mine, equipment purchased, and news of the surrounding district.

History of Jews in Nevada from 1826-1958 includes statistics, names and brief biographies of Jews in various Nevada locations and San Francisco, and data on temples and on politics.,Based on interviews conducted in 1958 for a brochure published in connection with the dedication of the Temple Beth Sholem in Las Vegas.

Poem by Becker about Nevada.

The Oneness Trail: A Novel of the Washoe Indians contains a manuscript of book The Oneness Trail: A Novel of the Washoe Indians eventually published in 1956 by Exposition Press. Comments in another hand appear throughout.