Pacific Coast Borax Company

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Dates:
Active 1891
Active 1892

Biographical notes:

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.

From the description of Pacific Coast Borax Company letters : TLS, 1891-1892. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 56712941

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Subjects:

  • Borax
  • Borax mines and mining

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Places:

  • Nevada (as recorded)
  • Death Valley (Calif. and Nev.) (as recorded)

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