William Denton Dibb papers, 1846-1923, 1962.

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William Denton Dibb papers, 1846-1923, 1962.

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Diaries (1862-1864) of Dibb, a St. Anthony physician who participated in James L. Fisk's expeditions to the Montana and Idaho gold fields; correspondence between Dibb and his wife Mary (1862-1864); background data on Fisk's and Dibb's alleged discovery of a 'mountain of gold'; and personal memorabilia.

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Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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Order of the Shield (Saint Anthony, Minn.).

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