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Yuba County, Calif., indentures and contracts

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Description: Assortment of indentures, contracts, and expense reports relating to the development of Yuba County, California. Includes indentures and contracts for land sales, driving a mule train, the operation of toll bridges (including the Bullards Bar Bridge and one on the North Yuba River), public highway right of way, mining claims (including the Connor and Daily mine in the Cherokee Mining District), and an account of provisions provided to the Yuba County Hospital. Other items include a list of tax payers in Yuba Road District No.6, a report of criminal activity in New York Township, a variety of expense reports and claims submitted to Yuba County, a resolution on water rates in Yuba County, a letter regarding building a wall near the Marysville Courthouse, an expense claim for the 1889 Mechanic's Fair Exhibit in San Francisco, a letter regarding the Marysville Tunnel and Quartz Mining Company, and a letter and map regarding redistricting in the Buckeye County School District.
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Production date: 1864-1896.

Yuba County voting register

Manuscripts

Contains citiziens of Yuba County, Marysville 1st ward, 2nd precinct.

mssHM 84294

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Official Map of Yuba County State of California : Compiled and drawn from official rec. and actual surveys by J.M. Doyle, Co. Sur. Yuba Co. & U. S. Dep. Surveyor

Rare Books

Relief shown by shading Shows drainage, political townships, sections, school districts, land ownership, roads, railroads, etc. "Approved and declared the Official Map of Yuba Co. by order of the Board of Supervisors at the November Session 1887." "Colored by E.M. Sleator, S.F. " Yuba City is not in Yuba County. Submaps: Marysville; Wheatland; Camptonville; Smartsville; Strawberry Valley. Cartouche: Yuba County Court House, Marysville. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: shaded. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography.

320079

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Laws of the Corso mining district, Inyo County, Calif

Manuscripts

Typescript translation of miners' laws from the Corso Mining District in Inyo County, California. Also includes a record of various claims and sales from the district (1869-1872).

mssHM 73768

"Yuba Dam" wharf , Aquia Creek

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The tops of steam locomotives standing next to the Yuba Dam wharf on the Aquia Creek in Northern Virginia. Two ships are docked, the small one is flying the Stars & Stripes flag, and there are a few men standing on the wharf between locomotives and ships. Title on mount: "Yuba Dam" Wharf Aquia Creek. Handwritten in upper left corner: No. 7.

photCL 301 (11)

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Spring Valley Water Company, Yuba River Project: report

Manuscripts

This report was written by engineer Samuel Storrow "at the request of the Spring Valley Water Company in order to make a record of certain studies of The Additional Water Supply Available for Greater San Francisco." It looks at two main possible supplies of water: the Yuba River and the San Joaquin River. The report includes a table of contents, tables, and black and white photographs.

mssHM 75980

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Sears Union Water Company contract

Manuscripts

The collection contains 260 pieces, including ephemera. The bulk of the material is correspondence; however, there are a few business records and legal documents throughout the collection. Most of the letters in this collection were written to Morgan after he had moved back to Vermont. His partners are writing to keep him apprised of business matters. The majority of the correspondence deals with the legal problems the Sierra Union Water and Mining Company was facing due to the hydraulic mining process. Some specific subjects discussed in these letters are: hydraulic mining, lawsuits, mining law, mining claims, claim jumpers, water rights, mining equipment, abandoned mines, and land disputes. Many of the letters are written from or related to San Francisco, St. Louis, Sierra County, and Marysville, California.

HM 60253

Yuba County, Calif., indentures and contracts

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