Hamilton, Anthony (Gideon Anthony).
In 1864, Gideon Anthony Hamilton began working in the Comstock mines in Virginia City, Nevada. He traveled to South America working on Henry Meiggs' railroad project in Peru and crossing Costa Rica on horseback in 1872. He returned to Virginia City until 1878 when he invested in property in Mason Valley, Esmeralda County, NV. He sold his interest in the property in 1880 and went to San Francisco, CA, and later to Oakland and finally Visalia, where he passed away in 1924.
From the description of Papers of Gideon Anthony Hamilton, 1874-1922. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122499655
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| creatorOf | Hamilton, Anthony (Gideon Anthony). Papers of Gideon Anthony Hamilton, 1874-1922. | Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens | |
| referencedIn | Dexter, Samuel Frank, 1847-1906. Papers of Samuel Frank Dexter, 1862-1907, (bulk 1901-1902). | Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens |
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