Wendell P. Hammon (1918-2006) Typescript: Gold Dredger as an Instrument of Conservation 1955

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Wendell P. Hammon (1918-2006) Typescript: Gold Dredger as an Instrument of Conservation 1955

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Article “The California dredger as an instrument of conservation” with rejection letter from Olaf P. Jenkins, Chief, State of California Department of Natural Resources Division of Mines, California journal of mines and geology.

0.2 Linear feet; 2 folders

California State University, Chico, Special Collections, Meriam Library

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Hammon, Wendell P., 1854-1939

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Biographical/Historical note Wendell P. (Philucius) Hammon, 1918-2006, the grandson of Wendell P. (Philucius) Hammon, 1854-1939, the founder of Yuba Construction Company and Yuba Consolidated Gold Fields. His grandfather developed the first successful gold dredger in California in 1898, with his partner, Thomas Couch. The senior Hammon came to be known as the “Dredger King”. From the guide to the Wendell P. Hammon (1918-2006) Type...