Nevada Mining Companies collection, 1862-1901.

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Nevada Mining Companies collection, 1862-1901.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122396652

The collection consists of letters, documents, and bound volumes documenting the legal and business affairs of the Savage Mining Company and the Hale and Norcross Mining Company. It includes receipts and disbursements, payrolls, bank books, time books, stockholders' statements and accounts, reports on ore extracted, and assays, vouchers, etc. The collection also includes letters to mining superintendents, a few pertaining to the mining town of Bodie, California, and some material concerning operations of the U.S. Mint in Carson City, Nevada (1888-89).

Approx. 12,176 pieces.24 boxes.29 volumes.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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SNAC Resource ID: 6701523

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Savage Mining Company

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United States Mint

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Indian head pennies or cents were minted from 1859 to 1909. They were designed by James Barton Longacre. Buffalo nickels were minted from 1913 through 1938, they were designed by James Earle Fraser. The nickels were different from previous coins that pictured an Indian in that the Indian portrayed was more than a European looking individual adorned with a headdress and instead had more accurate facial characteristics. From the description of Indian head penny and buffalo nickel, 1905...

Hale and Norcross Silver Mining Company

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