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Henry C. Egerton papers
Letters, receipts, and other documents relating to mining in the Owyhee District, Idaho.
J. A. Harrington diary
One page of a diary concerning the Illinois Central mine. It describes the depth of the mine and value of yield. Includes original, copy, and transcript of page.
John Rogers McBride reminiscences : typescript
A description of Idaho's justice system, the bar of Idaho, trials, the Owyhee war, and the Iron Clad Oath; sketches of John S. Gray, Hill Beachy, E. D. Holbrook and La Fayette Cartee; and a description of McBride's trip west in 1846.
"Jones" stagecoach driver manuscript
Partial reminiscences of a "Mr. Jones," a stagecoach driver in the Wood River, Idaho, Silver City, Idaho, and Nevada area in 1867-1978. Includes stories of mining in Idaho and the Bannock Indian War. Includes original and typescript.
O. H. Purdy manuscript
Manuscript of article published in the Owyhee Avalanche regarding the twelth anniversary of the discovery of the Owyhee mines and telling the history of mining since 1863. Manuscript was held by Elisha Lewis, the oldest continuous resident of Silver City - Age 72. Includes original and photocopies.
Oro Fino Mining company (San Francisco, California) stock certificate
Sinker Tunnel-War Eagle Mines, Inc. records
Mining claim of Sinker Tunnel, War Eagle Mines located in War Eagle Mountain, Owyhee County, Idaho. Documents include maps and a history of the company.
Tedford F. Halveston letter : Boise, Idaho, to Mr. Herr, DeLamar, Idaho
Regarding a mining venture.
Trade Dollar Consolidated Mining and Milling Company records
Correspondence between Thomas B. McKaig, secretary-treasurer; Frederick Irwin, general manager; James Hutchinson, superintendent; and Leo A. Philips, superintendent of Electrical Department. Also included is general business correspondence (1895-1908); supply, financial, and miscellaneous legal records (1895-1908); and diagrams of the mining levels 800 to 1200 (1909).