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Golden lives : a memoir of Charles and Katherine Rochester Shepard
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mssHM 66139
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Charles Hayward Brooks memoir
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HOFFMAN, Charles: Report: Golden River Mining Co. of Paris
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The collection consists of letters, manuscripts (including diaries and mining reports), photographs and maps related to the career of mining engineer Charles Janin. Subject matter in the collection focuses on minerals, mines and mining, especially in California, Mexico, Alaska, Canada, Russia (including Siberia), and Central and South America. There is information about gold, silver, platinum, and tin mining as well as gold dredging.
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