Papers, 1880-1902.

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Papers, 1880-1902.

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Papers, 1880-1902, consisting of a letter book dated 1895, eight notebooks, 1880-1898, and a map of mining claims in Butte, Montana and vicinity, purchased in 1902. The letter book, with index of correspondents, deals with the genealogy of the Treadwell family. The notebooks contain sporadic diary entries about mines and mining in Arizona and in Nevada City, California, visits to family and friends, in Brooklyn and New York, and notes on tombstones in Connecticut. One notebook, dated 1895, contains a list of signatories to a petition protesting against the abolition of the State Mining Bureau in California.

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Treadwell, George A.

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George A. Treadwell was a consulting engineer for mining companies, including the Vulture Mine in Wickenburg, Ariz., operated by the Central Arizona Mining Co. of New York. In the 1930s, the company became a subsidiary of the Phelps Dodge Corp., which donated some mineralogical material to the American Museum of Natural History. From the description of Papers, 1870-1912 (bulk 1870-1896). (American Museum of Natural History). WorldCat record id: 57347118 Mining engineer and m...

California State Mining Bureau

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Administrative History The State Mining Bureau was created in 1880 by chapter 105 to collect geological and mineral specimens and to carry out various informational functions relating to mining and geology. At the same time, the office of the State Mineralogist was created. A five-member Board of Trustees of the State Mining Bureau was created in 1885 to direct and control property, money, and the financial affairs of the bureau. (Statutes 18...

Treadwell family.

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