Patterson Mining Collection- Maps, 1848-1936 1848-1936

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Patterson Mining Collection- Maps, 1848-1936, 1848-1936

Patterson Mining Collection- Maps, 1848-1936 1848-1936

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: The collection, spanning 1848-1936, consists of manuscript mine maps including; surveys, claims, assays, with annotated manuscript annotations. The collection is housed in 1 box containing 153 m.s. maps. The bulk of the collection covers the period after the California Gold Rush (1848-1855) Numerous Nevada County mining maps are featured but there are a few other northern California counties also featured: Sierra County, Yuba County, Placer County, People that are prominently featured in the collection are Waldo Wade Waggoner (hydraulic mining engineer), W.F. Englebright ( mining engineer, Harry L. Englebright (mining engineer), F. L. Sizer ( surveyor) C. Hesse (mining engineer), C.H. Seymour (U.S. Developer), James J. Ott ( metallurgist, assayer) Major companies present in the collection are Milton Mining and Water company, California Power Works, South Yuba Mining Co, Henry Lund and Co.

1 box

eng,

The Society of California Pioneers.