Comstock Lode (Nev.)
Found in 70 Collections and/or Records:
History of the Comstock Lode
Jewett Family Papers
Principally detailed letters from brothers Oscar and Alonzo Jewett to their family in Saginaw, Michigan, in which they discuss their life and mining ventures in Virginia City, Nevada, and Oscar's military activities. Also included are letters from their parents and sister in Michigan reporting news of the family and Saginaw. Material between 1861-1867.
Gerry Kane Scrapbook
Scrapbook of clippings about the Comstock Lode, Nevada; and a speech of Thomas Fitch of Nevada in the U.S. House of Representatives on railroad land grants and U.S. Indian policy.
Land patent records
Documents filed in the U. S. Land Office by the Roman Capitol company in the matter of Joe Scates Consolidated Mining Company's application for a land patent include Roman Capitol's articles of incorporation, protest and adverse claim, land patent, and maps of the Roman Capitol and Joe Scates' claims.
Land patent records
Documents filed in the U. S. Land Office by the company include their land patent application, protest by Guiseppe Fortana Fortana, maps of the claim, abstract of title, complaint in the Nevada District Court case of John Shipton et al. vs Joe Scates Consolidated Mining Company, and patent.
C. W. Lightner Correspondence
Letter from Lightner in Virginia City to W. H. Duncan in Austin, Nevada, discussing a job offer in Mexico and his conditions for accepting employment in the Reese River Mining District near Austin. The collection contains material from June 12, 1865 created by C. W. Lightner.
Mackay, Fair and Company Records
Mackay, Fair and Company was one of the largest silver producing companies in the Comstock Lode, Nevada, owned by John W. Mackay and James G. Fair. Collection contains letterpress copybooks of outgoing correspondence and one volume of quicksilver cash receipts and disbursements, from 1871-1887.
Merrimac Mill Company Records
The Merrimac Mil Company was a mineral processing mill built two miles below Empire City, Comstock Lode, Nevada in 1861-1862. The collection contains a daily account ledger that provides names of mines and individuals with whom the mill did business, and dates and amounts of transactions.es.
Mexican Gold and Silver Mining Company Records
The Mexican Gold and Silver Mining Company was part of the North End Mines of the Comstock Lode. The initial claim of 100 feet was staked in 1859. Collection includes business records of the company's mining operations, including reports (weekly and annual), letters, accounts of expenditures and proceeds, and legal materials, 1876-1923.
Mine Operators of Storey County agreement and letter
Agreement between the mine operators, Virginia City Miners' Union no. 46, and the Gold Hill Miners' Union no. 54 setting wages of miners at $5 per day during World War I (1918); and a letter from the mine operators to the unions rescinding the previous wage agreement, mentioning I. W. W. influence among agitators, and threatening to halt all mining if lower wages were not accepted (1919).