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Aurora Consolidated Mines Company records

Description: The Aurora Consolidated Mines Company records, composed mostly of plans and blueprints for mine equipment, appear to be primarily from the mine's metal and repair shop. The collection is composed of one manuscript, a large number of plans and blueprints, one letter, a number of clerical documents, and two pieces of ephemera.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1913-1918
Call number: mssAurora mines records
Creator: Aurora Consolidated Mines Company(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from W. P. Hammon, February 19, 1964.
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Manuscript - Plan: Oxygen Mask

Manuscripts

The Aurora Consolidated Mines Company Records, composed mostly of plans and blueprints for mine equipment, appear to be primarily from the mine's metal and repair shop. The collection is composed of one manuscript, a large number of plans and blueprints, one letter, a number of clerical documents, and two pieces of ephemera.

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Plan: Pedestal Bearing - Tunnel Set, Correspondence, Documents, and Ephemera

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Consolidated Virginia Mining Company Records

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This collection contains correspondence, business papers, 16 ledger books, maps and reports of the Consolidated Virginia Mining Company of Virginia City, Nevada, dating from 1876-1955. The 112 rolled maps in collection, dating from 1876 to 1947 document the early period, the general mining district, and other mines and mining claims on the Comstock Lode such as the Ophir mines and the Mexican Gold and Silver Mining Company. One map is signed by Charles Frederick Hoffmann. The collection includes an account book and many letters of Zeb Kendall, president of the firm. Some notable items include: Hoffmann Charles Frederick. General Map of Comstock Mines [c. 1879]. Map 1 Osborne, W. L. Consolidated Virginia and Ophir Mines: Assay Plans (10 maps showing details of original level workings). 1933-1934. Map Roll 16 Consolidated Virginia Mining Co. Minutes of the Board of Directors. 1932-1935. Box 1 Con-Virginia Diamond Drill Logs and correspondence. 1950. Box 4

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Document: Slime Filter Record

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Document: Pumps and Compressors Records

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Document: Mine Machine Repairs

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Aurora Consolidated Mines Company records

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