[J. E. Spurr Collection]. [1902-1913]

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[J. E. Spurr Collection]. [1902-1913]

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Collection consists of manuscript "Geology and ore-deposition at Tonopah, Nevada" by J.E. Spurr with hand-drawn diagrams. This manuscript is a geological description of the Tonopah mining area, and the Tonopah Mining Company is mentioned frequently. It is undated, but dates could be ca. 1902-1913.

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University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries

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Spurr, Josiah Edward, 1870-1950

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Josiah Edward Spurr, a geologist, graduated from Harvard in 1893. He was a field assistant with the Geological and Natural History Survey of Minnesota, where he did the first rough geologic maps of the Mesabi Iron Range (1893-1894). From 1894-1896, 1898-1900, and 1902-1906, he worked for the United States Geological Survey in Colorado, Alaska, California, Nevada, and Washington. In 1906, Spurr became chief geologist for American Smelting and Refining Company, and in 1912 became vice president of...

Tonopah Mining Company of Nevada

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