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United Comstock Pumping Association Records

 Collection
Identifier: NC89
Abstract

The Comstock Pumping Association was established in 1898 by 28 mine companies in Virginia City. Designed as a means to increase stock values, the purpose of the association was to pump water from the Comstock mines below the Sutro Tunnel level. Records of operation include daily and weekly reports (including Ward Shaft Association, 1910-1912), letters, cashbooks, financial ledgers, and a tunnel account book, 1905-1909.

Dates: 1898-1920
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department

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  • Repository: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department X
  • Subject: Silver mines and mining -- Nevada X
  • Subject: Silver mines and mining -- Nevada X
  • Names: Ward Shaft Association X
  • Names: Comstock Pumping Association X