W.D. Burcham collection, 1905-ca. 1970.

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W.D. Burcham collection, 1905-ca. 1970.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26982689

Contains 842 leaves: mining papers of the Terlingua Quicksilver Mining District and Opal, Zacatecas, Mexico.

1 box (1 cubic foot)

Bryan Wildenthal Memorial Library, Sul Ross State University Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7175625

Bryan Wildenthal Memorial Library, Sul Ross State University Library

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Brewster Quicksilver Consolidated.

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Burcham, William D., 1884-1972.

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Chisos Mining Company

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The Chisos Mining Company was established and began operations in 1903 near what would become Terlingua, Texas. The company specialized in quicksilver mercury mining. The marketability was established in 1799 when Charles Harvard discovered that compounding the element generated fulminate mercury crystals. These crystals can be used to cause small explosions and are useful in the manufacture of gunpowder cartridges and shells. The Chisos Mining Company was preceded in th...

Rosicler Mines

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Colquitt-Tigner Mine

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Brown, Herman E.

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Proprietor of Simon Brown's Sons, Inc., a general store located in Blackville, S.C., dealing in farm eqipment, and the ginning, purchase, and shipping of cotton. From the description of Herman Brown papers 1960 Nov. 28-Dec. 2. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 34607493 ...

Burcham, William Ernest

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