Letter to Carrie Searles, 1863, Aug. 26.

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Letter to Carrie Searles, 1863, Aug. 26.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122565195

The letter, which was written by Dennis Searles in San Francisco and addressed to his sister Carrie, discusses the Searles' mines and a mill that they are building. Dennis mentions that John "left for the mines about three weeks ago," and was doing well. Dennis also talks about their frustration in business and their recent purchases of new mining equipment. Dennis signed the letter "John and Dennis Searles."

1 letter, 25 cm.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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SNAC Resource ID: 6766854

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Searles, John Wemple.

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Searles, Dennis

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In 1862, while looking for gold, John Wemple Searles and his brother Dennis discovered borax in what is now Searles Lake, California. In 1873 they formed the San Bernardino Borax Mining Company. From the description of Letter to Carrie Searles, 1863, Aug. 26. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122565195 Born 27 February 1874, Searles is sixteen years old when he visits the mining operation while on vacation from boarding school...