Land titles -- California

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Bodie Wood and Lumber Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: NC716
Abstract

The Bodie Wood and Lumber Company was organized by H. M. Yerington, J. W. Haynie and others to acquire timber lands and water rights in Mono County, California, just south of Mono Lake. The collection include correspondence, financial accounts, and land related material.

Dates: 1873-1880

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

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

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

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