Gold mines and mining -- California -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
F. T. Seawell letters
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230346725]
Identifier: MSS 858
Scope and Contents
Seven handwritten letters and typed copies of the items. Seawell writes to family members about his experiences moving to the West and his activities in various mining communities in California and Montana.
Dates:
1850-1865
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections