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Eldorado Canyon - Southwestern Mining Company letter book [1891 - 1892]Entry/Object ID
MS.33Scope and Content
Eldorado Canyon - Southwestern Mining Company letter book [1891 - 1892]
MS 33
Eldorado Canyon - Southwestern Mining Company letter book
[1891 - 1892]
Eldorado Canyon, located on the west bank of the Colorado River between Boulder City and Searchlight, Nevada, was one of the West's richest gold- and silver-producing districts. Gold was first discovered here in 1852 by trader Francis Aubrey, and by 1862 the area underwent a gold and silver rush. There were several well-known mines in the canyon, including the Techatticup and the Wall Street, which produced well into the 20th century. In 1879 the Southwestern Mining Company was founded by Joseph Wharton, a mining entrepreneur from Pennsylvania who bought up and consolidated most of the mines in the canyon. The letters in this collection detail daily operations of mines in the area and provide rich descriptions of life in the canyon at the end of the 19th century. Donated to the Boulder City/Hoover Dam Museum by Elbert Edwards, two of the letters are quoted in his book, "200 Years in Nevada" [p. 178].
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MS 33
Eldorado Canyon - Southwestern Mining Company letter book
[1891 - 1892]
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[1 box]
Box 1 of 1
folder no.
1. notes on identification
2. letter book [April 1891]
3. letter book [July 1891]
4. letter book [August 1891]
5. letter book [September 1891]
6. letter book [October 1891]
7. letter book [November 1891]
8. letter book [December 1891 - January 1892]
9. letter book [January 1892]
10. letter book [February 1892]
11. letter book [March 1892]
12. letter book [April 1892]
13. letter book [May 1892]
14. letter book [June 1892]
15. letter book [July 1892]
16. transcriptions
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"200 Years in Nevada," by Elbert Edwards [p. 178]General Notes
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Existence of Copies: The material deposited at the Boulder City Museum and Historical Association is copied from the original
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