Mines and mineral resources -- Nevada
Found in 171 Collections and/or Records:
Watson Van Etten Diaries
Watson Van Etten was a professional miner and prospector in California and Nevada in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Collection contains 24 diaries of experiences of a Watson Van Etten as a miner and prospector in California and Nevada from 1891-1920.
Virginia and Gold Hill Water Company Records
Includes agreements for water acquisition from individual mines in the Comstock Lode, correspondence, financial statements, and invoices for supplies. The collection contains material from 1864-1875 created by the Virginia and Gold Hill Water Company.
Vivian Mining Company Records
Vivian Mining Company was a subsidiary of the Virginia and Truckee Railroad Company. Check book includes unused checks and stubs with running balance, 1875-1876; invoice and tax statements, 1876-1880; and map of mining claim, 1892.
Western Ephemera Collection
Western Governors' Conferences, Mining Advisory Council Records
Includes reports, resolutions, minutes, list of delegates and history of the Nevada Consolidated Copper Company by F. Sommer Schmidt.
Ellemerie Putnam Morgan Wickham Papers
Ellemerie Putnam Morgan Wickham (1897-1958) was a mining field enginieer and prospector/owner of mines in Nevada and California. The collection contains biographical materials, photographs of Wickham at various mining locations, and a mining memoir written by Taylor Boyd.
Silas Williams Letter
Letter from Williams to G. H. Dinsmore about business transactions involving the mine. The collection contains material from 1871 created by Silas Williams.
Wilson Mining District Records
The Wilson Mining District was organized in October 1866 and located 23 miles south of Yerington, Esmeralda County, Nevada. The collection includes bylaws, minutes, oath of office of the district recorder, and claim notices.
George F. Wright Papers
These papers were created or gathered by George F. Wright in his role as attorney for the Washoe Tribe before The Indian Claims Commission. Included in the collection are correspondence, reports, testimonies, maps and records of other relevant dockets before the commission.
Yellow Jacket Silver Mining Company Records
The Yellow Jacket Mine, staked in 1859, was one of the deepest in the Comstock Lode. Operation records of the Yellow Jacket Mine include minutes of stockholders' and directors' meetings, by-laws, deeds, financial statements, stock transfer records, and letters, from 1861-1911.