Pacific Coast Borax Company
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Pacific Coast Borax Company
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Pacific Coast Borax Company
Borax Consolidated, ltd. Pacific Coast Borax Company
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Borax Consolidated, ltd. Pacific Coast Borax Company
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In 1872, Francis Marion Smith discovered borate near his cabin in Teel's Marsh, Nevada, founding the Pacific Coast Borax Company. In 1891, the focus of the company shifted to Death Valley from Teel's Marsh, as disclosed in correspondence to Teel's Marsh superintendent J.H. Strachan.
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https://viaf.org/viaf/267332426
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n81119205
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n81119205
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Borax
Borax mines and mining
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Nevada
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Death Valley (Calif. and Nev.)
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