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Mines and mineral resources-Idaho-Owyhee County-History-Sources.

 Subject
Subject Source: Source Not Specified

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Henry C. Egerton papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 2/0559
Summary

Letters, receipts, and other documents relating to mining in the Owyhee District, Idaho.

Dates: 1870

J. A. Harrington diary

 Collection
Identifier: MS 2/0639
Summary

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.

Dates: 1873

O. H. Purdy manuscript

 Collection
Identifier: MS 2/1292
Summary

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.

Dates: 1875.

Oro Fino Mining company (San Francisco, California) stock certificate

 Collection
Identifier: MS 2/0903
Summary

Includes photograph.

Dates: 1875

Sinker Tunnel-War Eagle Mines, Inc. records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 2/1048
Summary

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.

Dates: 1911

Tedford F. Halveston letter : Boise, Idaho, to Mr. Herr, DeLamar, Idaho

 Collection
Identifier: MS 2/0467
Summary

Regarding a mining venture.

Dates: 1897

Trade Dollar Consolidated Mining and Milling Company records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0069
Summary

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).

Dates: 1895 - 1911