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Memoirs of the Mines of Almaden and Almadenejos

Description: The collection consists of personal and business papers primarily related to the James De Barth Shorb family and their business ventures and estate settlements. There is also a substantial amount of material about Benjamin Davis Wilson and his business dealings in California. Topics covered in the collection include agriculture, land development in southern California, the history of the San Marino area, mining operations, water rights and irrigation, politics, society stories, and wills, court documents, and settlement papers related to the Shorb estate.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1821-1957.
Call number: mssShorb1
Creator: Shorb, James De Barth(Opens in new tab)

Bernaldez, Fernando and Ramon Rua Figueroa. Memoirs of the mines of Almaden and Almadenejos: [manuscript]. Part I: Chapter 5-8. (1861). 100 p

Manuscripts

The collection consists of personal and business papers primarily related to the James De Barth Shorb family and their business ventures and estate settlements. There is also a substantial amount of material about Benjamin Davis Wilson and his business dealings in California. Topics covered in the collection include agriculture, land development in southern California, the history of the San Marino area, mining operations, water rights and irrigation, politics, society stories, and wills, court documents, and settlement papers related to the Shorb estate.

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Bernaldez, Fernando and Ramon Rua Figueroa. Memoirs of the mines of Almaden and Almadenejos: [manuscript]. Part II: Chapter 1-3. (1861). 121 p

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Bernaldez, Fernando and Ramon Rua Figueroa. Memoirs of the mines of Almaden and Almadenejos: [manuscript]. Part I: Chapter 1-4. (1861). 100 p

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Bernaldez, Fernando and Ramon Rua Figueroa. Memoirs of the mines of Almaden and Almadenejos: [manuscript]. Part II: Chapter 4-5 and appendix. (1861). 85 p

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Maps of Douglass, Arizona, and Sonora Development Companies, showing World's Fair Mine. (Approximately 1890). 3 items

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Dreyfus, Benjamin. Deed to James De Barth Shorb [for mineral, mining, and right-of-way rights]. (1883, April 3). 1 item

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Bernaldez, Fernando and Ramon Rua Figueroa. Memoirs of the mines of Almaden and Almadenejos: [manuscript]. Part I: Chapter 5-8. (1861). 100 p

Bernaldez, Fernando and Ramon Rua Figueroa. Memoirs of the mines of Almaden and Almadenejos: [manuscript]. Part II: Chapter 1-3. (1861). 121 p

Bernaldez, Fernando and Ramon Rua Figueroa. Memoirs of the mines of Almaden and Almadenejos: [manuscript]. Part I: Chapter 1-4. (1861). 100 p

Bernaldez, Fernando and Ramon Rua Figueroa. Memoirs of the mines of Almaden and Almadenejos: [manuscript]. Part II: Chapter 4-5 and appendix. (1861). 85 p

Maps of Douglass, Arizona, and Sonora Development Companies, showing World's Fair Mine. (Approximately 1890). 3 items

Dreyfus, Benjamin. Deed to James De Barth Shorb [for mineral, mining, and right-of-way rights]. (1883, April 3). 1 item