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Carson and Tahoe Lumber and Fluming Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: NC72
Abstract

The Carson and Tahoe Lumber and Fluming Company was organized in 1873 with Duane L. Bliss as president and general manger and H. M. Yerington, D. O. Mills and J. A. Rigby as stockholders. It was probably the largest and most extensive lumber operation serving the mines of the Comstock. Collection includes correspondence, company papers, land related documents, financial accounts, lumber statistics and maps from 1858-1946.

Dates: 1858-1946
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department

El Dorado Wood and Flume Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: NC76
Abstract The El Dorado Wood and Flume Company was incorporated in Nevada in 1875 with H. M. Yerington, J. W. Haynie and A. J. Ralston as trustees; H. M. Yerington was the president when the company incorporated. Its major areas of operation were in Lake Valley, El Dorado County, California and in Hope Valley, Alpine County, and California. The company also held land in Ormsby, Douglas, and Washoe counties, Nevada. Collection contains correspondence, land related documents, financial accounts, legal...
Dates: 1850-1941
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department

Kelly Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2017-68
Abstract

Originally emigrants from Ireland, the Kelly family settled in Nevada around 1867. By the turn of the 20th century, family members had relocated to California and Montana. Collection includes letters to and from Kelly family members, a certificate of citizenship for October 12, 1868 for P. N. Kelly, and business and legal documents.

Dates: 1862-1931
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department

Land patent

 Collection
Identifier: NC45
Abstract

James Easton was a superintendent of the Carson Tahoe Lumber and Fluming Company. Certificate from Nevada governor C. C. Stevenson granting Easton land in Nevada township 14N, range 19E, in 1887.

Dates: 1887
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department

Southern Development Company of Nevada Records

 Collection
Identifier: NC74
Abstract

The Southern Development Company of Nevada was incorporated on October 6, 1881. Among the stated purposes of the company were to buy and sell land, build and operate toll roads, locate and hold water rights and privileges in order to construct waterways and systems, and to acquire lands for timbering. Collection contains correspondence, company papers, land related documents, financial accounts, township plats and maps between 1880-1957.

Dates: 1880-1957
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department

H. M. Yerington Papers

 Collection
Identifier: NC115
Abstract Henry Marvin Yerington was born in Calborne, Canada in 1828 and came to Nevada in 1863. He was actively involved in mining, lumbering, railroads, and land development in Nevada and California until his death in 1910. Collection includes a fragmentary collection of H. M. Yerington papers. Includes correspondence; personal financial statements; assay reports; land related documents and material from the H. M. Yerington estate and the Elizabeth Kinkead estate. Also included are three important...
Dates: 1865-1919
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department

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Yerington, Henry M. 4
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Carson and Tahoe Lumber and Fluming Company 2
El Dorado Wood and Flume Company 2
Haynie, John W., 1836?-1897 2
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Bender, D. A. (David Almon) 1
Bliss, W. S. (William Seth), 1865-1941 1
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Kinkead, Elizabeth 1
Markleeville Flume Company 1
Merrill, Mary 1
Mills, Darius O. (Darius Ogden), 1825-1910 1
Oliver, I. 1
Ralston, Andrew J. 1
Rigby, J. A. 1
Southern Development Company of Nevada 1
Summit Flume Company 1
Tickner, H. L. 1
Tobey, W. D. 1
Walker Lake Wood and Lumber Company 1
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