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Mines and Mineral Resources

 Subject
Subject Source: Cclanarrow

Found in 444 Collections and/or Records:

J. L. Simpson letter to William J. Pleasants

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197235227573]
Identifier: MSS 8751
Content Description

Letter from J. L. Simpson, a gold miner in Cisco, Placer County, California, to William J. Pleasants. The letter relates Simpson's experiences mining in California. He notes that the mine he is at currently is near the almost completed transcontinental railroad, on the Southern Pacific Railroad. Dated July 6, 1866.

Dates: 1866 July 6

History of Tooele, Utah sintering plant

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197225524302]
Identifier: MSS 2977
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typed history of the sintering plant at the International Smelting and Refining Company near Tooele, Utah. The operation was a lead smelter. The date of composition is uncertain.

Dates: 1960

Sioux Consolidated Mining Company ledgers, 1890-1926

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8355 Series 25
Scope and Contents

Contains the minute, cash, stockholder, and check register ledgers of the Sioux Consolidated Mining Company. The ledgers date from 1890-1926.

Dates: 1890-1926

Sioux Mining Company ledgers, 1907-1937

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8355 Series 26
Scope and Contents

Contains the accounts payble, journal, banking check, and cash ledgers of the Sioux Mining Company with some references to Tintic Standard Mining Company dating from 1907-1937.

Dates: 1907-1937

William M. Slaughter correspondence and legal documents

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 4113
Abstract

The papers of William M. Slaughter, including letters, certificates, and receipts, dated 1863-1889.

Dates: 1863-1889

Gina T. Sopins letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230339951]
Identifier: MSS 78
Abstract

The folder contains a handwritten letter responding to a request by a person named Franklin to tell about the Ford, Black, and Baker families dated 1925. The author of the letter writes about such families in the gold fields in the Black Hills area and in the state of Colorado. The signature on the item appears to be that of Gina T. Sopins, but that is uncertain.

Dates: 1925

South Lilly Mining Company ledgers, 1899-1907

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8355 Series 27
Scope and Contents

Contains the cash, general, and stockholder ledgers of the South Lilly Mining Company dating from 1899-1907.

Dates: 1899-1907

Spring Canyon Coal Co. records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 252
Abstract

Records of coal companies in the Spring Canyon, Utah area.

Dates: 1913-1954

Standard Reduction Company ledger, 1926-1937

 Series — Box 42: Series 26; Series 28; Series 29; Series 30; Series 31 [Barcode: 31197235230031], Volume: 150
Identifier: MSS 8355 Series 28
Scope and Contents

Contains the general ledger of the Standard Reduction Company dating from 1926-1937. The ledger makes references to the Tintic Standard Mining Company.

Dates: 1926-1937

S. H. Steere letter

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197238103904]
Identifier: MSS 8762
Content Description

Letter from S. H. Steere to Charley, written from Evanston, Wyoming. Written on the letterhead for "Beckwith & Lauder General Merchandise." In the letter, Steere describes a fatal explosion at a mine in the area, as well as his encounters with Mormons. Dated January 15, 1886.

Dates: 1886 January 15