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.

From the description of Pacific Coast Borax Company letters : TLS, 1891-1892. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 56712941
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referencedIn Dunn, A. van V. Water use study in Furnace Creek area at Death Valley National Monument / by A. van V. Dunn. Water Resources Collections and Archives
referencedIn Chappell, Gordon S. Papers, 1933-1954, 2000. Denver Public Library, Central Library
referencedIn Lippincott, Joseph Barlow, 1864-1942. Estimated value of Pacific Coast Borax Co. water in Death Valley in 1913 / J.B. Lippincott. Water Resources Collections and Archives
referencedIn Henry Dumont and Nina Webster Dumont Papers, 1905-1943, (bulk 1930-1936) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Lippincott, Joseph Barlow, 1864-1942. Valuation of the water rights of the Pacific Coast Borax Company in Death Valley National Monument / by J.B. Lippincott. Water Resources Collections and Archives
referencedIn Jayhawker Party Collection of Materials, 1849-1938 (bulk 1850-1887) The Huntington Library
referencedIn Gerstley, James M. James Mack Gerstley, Executive, U.S. Borax and Chemical Corporation : trustee, Pomona College : civic leader, San Francisco Asian Art Museum : oral history transcript ; with introductions by Elizabeth Lilienthal Gerstley and Norman J. Travis ; interviews conducted by Ruth Teiser and Eleanor Swent in 1990. Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 1991. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Woodman, Ruth C., 1894-1970. Ruth Cornwall Woodman papers, 1913-1969. University of Oregon Libraries
creatorOf Pacific Coast Borax Company. 20 Mule Team borax : advertising brochures, ca. 1900. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Views of the Borax Industry, ca. 1898-ca. 1915 Bancroft Library
creatorOf Pacific Coast Borax Company. Pacific Coast Borax Company letters : TLS, 1891-1892. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Lippincott, Joseph Barlow, 1864-1942. Report on valuation and history of Furnace Creek Ranch. Water Resources Collections and Archives
referencedIn Ruth Cornwall Woodman papers, 1913-1916, 1930-1969 University of Oregon Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Woodman, Ruth C., 1894-1970. Ruth Cornwall Woodman papers [microform], 1913-1969. University of Oregon Libraries
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associatedWith Chappell, Gordon S. person
associatedWith Dumont, Henry, 1878-1942. person
associatedWith Dumont, Nina Webster, 1887-1953 person
associatedWith Dunn, A. van V. person
associatedWith Gerstley, James M. person
associatedWith Lippincott, Joseph Barlow, 1864-1942. person
associatedWith Strachan, J. H. person
associatedWith The Jayhawker party corporateBody
associatedWith Woodman, Ruth C., 1894-1970. person
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