Manuscripts

Alfred Hunt correspondence and technical information about mine operations

Description: The John Janney collection contains correspondence and business records related to mining in the early 20th century American West. Included are files related to John Janney's several properties and interests, most of which were in Lincoln County, Nevada, including the Ely Valley Mines, Mountain View Hotel, Pioche Mines Company, Pioche Power and Light Company, and Tenabo Mining and Smelting Company. This collection exists as an extensive and rich documentation of Nevada mining, especially during the Great Depression and World War II.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1933-1936
Call number: mssJanney
Creator: Janney, John (1877-1967)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Serendipity Books, July 1999.
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Alfred Hunt correspondence concerning technical information about mining operations. Gallons pumped calculated at 3-1 by weight waters to ore milled, plus about 100,000 gal. pumped to city pipe

Manuscripts

The John Janney collection contains correspondence and business records related to mining in the early 20th century American West. Included are files related to John Janney's several properties and interests, most of which were in Lincoln County, Nevada, including the Ely Valley Mines, Mountain View Hotel, Pioche Mines Company, Pioche Power and Light Company, and Tenabo Mining and Smelting Company. This collection exists as an extensive and rich documentation of Nevada mining, especially during the Great Depression and World War II.

mssJanney

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