North Star Mining Company and associated records 1853-1959

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North Star Mining Company and associated records 1853-1959

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The records document quartz mining in Nevada County, California. The collection consists of the corporate records of the North Star Mining Company, Gold Hill Mining Company, and other Grass Valley companies. The collection contains deeds and maps of the area, as well as printed material on Grass Valley and mining. A smaller quantity of material documents mining in other areas and may have been the property of James D. Hague, one of the largest Grass Valley investors.

Total Boxes: 251; Other Storage Formats: 11 broadside folders; Linear Feet: 109.5

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6349580

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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