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The silver mines of Nevada
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Rare Books
Proposed route of the Central Pacific Railroad shown. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1865 by G. W. & C. B. Colton in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York." MS note: Geo. W. Nelson 52 Beekman St.. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Polyconic. Printing Process: Lithography.
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Manuscripts
The collection consists of the business correspondence and papers of the Sierra Nevada Silver Mining Company. There are also documents related to the court case of the Sierra Nevada Silver Mining Company v. the American Mining Company (1862-1863). The Sierra Nevada Silver Mining Company was legally represented by William Morris Stewart, and there are seven documents in the collection related to him. Other subjects covered include mines and mineral resources in Virginia City, Nevada and the Comstock Lode, Nevada.
mssHM 64542-64593