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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

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