Nevada securities, 1874-1879.
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Leete, Benjamin Franklin, 1831-1927
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Businessman and politician, of Nev.; born in Lockport, N.Y.; studied civil engineering; employed in construction of the New York Central Railroad; 1858, he took passsage for California and arrived at San Francisco; recognizing that salt was a needed mineral in the reduction of Comstock Lode silver ore, Leete spent three years perfecting his salt manufacturing apparatus; in 1871, Leete's Eagle Salt Works began furnishing salt to area consumers. From the description of Benjamin Frankli...