Ophir Silver Mining Company records, 1875-1919.

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Ophir Silver Mining Company records, 1875-1919.

Payroll (1875-1878); certification (18 Dec. 1896), of the election of directors and officers of the company; checks; and financial documents signed by superintendents James G. Fair, John W. Mackay, Joseph R. Ryan, Gilbert McMillan Ross, and T.F. McCormick.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8076906

Nevada State Historical Society

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Mackay, John William, 1831-1902

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Fair, James Graham, 1831-1894

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Fair was living in Chicago, Ill. when the news of the Calif. gold discovery reached that city. He immediately made plans to terminate his affairs and leave for Calif. His knowledge of placer and quartz mining made him a well-to-do mine and mill owner. In association with Flood, Mackay, and O'Brien, he became a developer of the silver deposits known as the Comstock Lode. Fair served in the U.S. Senate from 1881 to 1887. From the description of James Fair letters and miscellany : ALS a...

Ophir Silver Mining Company (Virginia City, Nev.)

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Mining company of Virginia City, Nev. From the description of Ophir Silver Mining Company records, 1875-1919. (Nevada State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 71130582 ...

Ross, Gilbert McMillan

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Ryan, Joseph R.

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McCormick, T. F.

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