Manuscripts

John Hunt letters

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Description: The four letters which John wrote to his family back in England describe in detail his life in a mining town in California. He talks about the climate and conditions in California, the hardships of mining, how easy it is to spend money in town on gambling and alcohol, his relationship with his Spanish girlfriend, and his desire to buy a ranch and have his family join him in California. Hunt specifically talks about Deadwood, Weaverville, San Francisco, and the following mines: French Gulch, Big Bear Mine, the Wheeler Claim and South Fork.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1900-1913.
Call number: mssHM 68215-68218
Creator: Hunt, John (active 1900-1913)(Opens in new tab)

Lyman H. Howland letters to his son

Manuscripts

Lyman H. Howland wrote seven of these letters to his son, Garrald, after he left New Bedford to become an itinerant miner in California, Idaho, Nevada, and Montana. The first letter is a 16-page description of his 1892 railroad journey to Sacramento. In 1894, Howland is living in Spokane, Washington and talks of mining prospects. In 1896, Howland is mining in Troy, Idaho, and in 1897, he is mining in Sylvanite, Montana. Besides mining and his life as a miner, Howland also lectures his son on the evil of alcohol, talks of sending for his son to join him, and asks about family and friends back in New Bedford. Two of these letters are incomplete.

mssHM 83122-83129

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George Lundy Hunt papers

Manuscripts

The collection consists chiefly of letters to George Lundy Hunt from family and friends, with a few business letters, dating from 1864-1877. Subject matter includes life in Ontario, Canada, and in Victoria, British Columbia; history of the Cariboo Mining District of British Columbia; gold and copper mining in Calaveras County, California; and the Fenian Invasions of Canada from 1866-1870. Also included is Hunt's diary for the year 1867, when he was in the mining town of Campo Seco, California, and a few pieces of manuscript fragments, legal documents, and ephemera.

mssHuntg

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A. E. Heald letters

Manuscripts

Four of the six letters are written by A. E. Heald and are addressed to his mother and sister. In his letters, which are written from Missoula, Montana and Evanston, Wyoming, Heald talks about working in the freight business, local coal mines as well as going to Ogden, Utah and witnessing Mormons celebrating Mormon Pioneer Day. The other two letters are written by a family member, A. D. Heald, and a family friend, Lucinda Thursten. The letter by A. D. Heald is written from Humbug, California, a mining town. In the letter he talks about mining, money that is due to him and his desire to leave California and return home. The letter by Lucinda Thursten is written from Plainview, Minnesota. In the letter she talks about the growth of the town, the agriculture of the area and the ill-health of her husband.

mssHM 71158-71163

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N. S. C. Clowes. To Margaret Hunt

Manuscripts

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John Girdler letter to John Low and Hannah Low

Manuscripts

Captain Girdler wrote this letter to his sister and brother-in-law while on board the ship Vandalia in San Diego harbor. In the letter he describes agriculture, commerce, and the people in California. He also talks about his success at selling hides.

mssHM 68186

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Golden Reward

Visual Materials

An album containing 14 photographs of the Golden Reward mine near Deadwood, South Dakota, showing the town of Deadwood and nearby Lead, mining operations, and local workers. Among the photographs is one of men with surveyor's equipment; one captioned "The Chief, The Captain, Uncle Jimmy & the Rig," which includes Captain Seth Bullock, a frontier sheriff and board member of the Golden Reward Mining Company; and one of three women in a dining hall, including an individual who appears to be Asian American.

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