Nevada railroads collection, 1862-1950 (bulk 1870-1890).

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Nevada railroads collection, 1862-1950 (bulk 1870-1890).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122540477

The collection consists of materials related to railroads built in Nevada and eastern California in connection with the Comstock Lode in Virginia City, Nevada, and other mining booms in Nevada and California (mainly in the period from 1870-1890). Subjects in the collection include not only the railroad and mining industries but also the lumber industry.

Approximately 9,000 pieces.15 volumes.9 gray boxes.9 blue boxes.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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SNAC Resource ID: 6755975

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Carson and Colorado Railroad

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The Carson & Colorado Railway was built in 1880-1881 as a narrow-gauge extension of the Virginia & Truckee Railroad and operated between Carson City, Nev., and Keeler, Calif. From the description of Carson and Colorado Railroad time-roll records, 1897-1898. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 49389844 The C & C, built in 1880-1881 as a narrow-gauge extension of the Virginia & Truckee, q.v., operated between Carson City and Keeler, Califo...

Mills, Darius O. (Darius Ogden), 1825-1910

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Yerington, Henry M.

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Yerington was general superintendent in the construction of the Virginia & Truckee Railroad, 1869-1872, later vice-president and general manager. He became involved in many other mining, milling, railroad, and supply businesses. From the description of Henry M. Yerington papers, 1864-1950. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 26927806 ...

Bliss, Duane L.

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Sharon, William, 1821-1885

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Fair, James Graham, 1831-1894

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Fair was living in Chicago, Ill. when the news of the Calif. gold discovery reached that city. He immediately made plans to terminate his affairs and leave for Calif. His knowledge of placer and quartz mining made him a well-to-do mine and mill owner. In association with Flood, Mackay, and O'Brien, he became a developer of the silver deposits known as the Comstock Lode. Fair served in the U.S. Senate from 1881 to 1887. From the description of James Fair letters and miscellany : ALS a...

Ralston, William Chapman, 1826-1875

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William Chapman Ralston, San Francisco businessman and financier, was born in Plymouth, Ohio, in 1826. He arrived in San Francisco in 1854, and ten years later, when he organized the Bank of California, he became one of the most important and powerful men in California. He died in San Francisco in 1875. From the description of Letter of William Chapman Ralston, 1865, Sep. 9. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122383437 William ...

Lake Tahoe Railroad and Transportation Company.

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Carson and Tahoe Lumber and Fluming Company

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Lumber company of Lake Tahoe and Carson City, Nev. From the description of Carson and Tahoe Lumber and Fluming Company records, 1871-1901. (Nevada State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 76960535 ...

Virginia and Truckee Railroad.

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