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Overview of the Collection Title: Records Dates (inclusive): 1903-1914 Collection Number: msshm 65037-65060 Creator:. Extent: 140 pieces in 1 box + 1 map. Repository: The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. Manuscripts Department 1151 Oxford Road San Marino, California 91108 Phone: (626) 405-2129 Email: reference@huntington.org URL: http://www.huntington.org Abstract: This collection consists of business records and a map of the, dating from 1903-1914. The collection covers the subject of gold mines and mining in the Goldfield, Nevada, area, including information on the mineral industry and other mines and mineral resources. Language: English. Access Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader Services. Publication Rights The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher. Preferred Citation [Identification of item]. Records, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California. Provenance Purchased from Talisman Press, November 24, 1978. Historical Note Edward S. Byrnes and R. P. Oldham founded the in 1908. The company had business interests in Seattle, Washington and Goldfield, Nevada. The company owned several other companies and their mining claims, including the Gold Horn Mining Company, Potlatch Mining and Milling Company, St. Ives Gold Mining and Milling Company, and the Velvet Gold Mining Company. Scope and Content This collection consists of the business records of the with articles of incorporation, minutes of meetings, mining claims, reports, and legal documents. The collection covers the subject of gold mines and mining in the Goldfield, Nevada, area, including information on the mineral industry and other mines and mineral resources. Also in the collection is a manuscript map of the mining claims of the. Arrangement The collection is arranged in chronological order in one box and an oversize map. Indexing: Subjects Gold mines and mining Nevada Goldfield History 20th century Sources 1908-1909. [], Articles of incorporation and minutes of meetings of incorporators, 1908, June 10. Daniel Johaussen, report on. HM 65042. Mineral industries Nevada History 20th century Sources 1908-1909. [], Articles of incorporation and minutes of meetings of incorporators, msshm 65037-65060 2
1908, Apr. 7. Washington (State). Dept. of State, annexed copy of articles of incorporation of Goldfield Merger Mines Company. HM 65040. 1908, Apr. 7. Washington (State). Dept. of State, Certified copy of articles of incorporation of the Goldfield Merger Mines Company. HM 65041. 1908, June 10. Daniel Johaussen, report on. HM 65042. Mines and mineral resources Nevada Goldfield 1908-1909. [], Articles of incorporation and minutes of meetings of incorporators, 1908, June 10. Daniel Johaussen, report on. HM 65042. Mining claims Nevada Goldfield 1911, Mar. 16., application for land patent for the Velvet, Sunflower and Algae lode mining claims. HM 65045. 1913, Feb. 10. Mineral patent for for the Butler and Moonshine lode mining claims. HM 65052. 1914, Feb. 13. Land patent to the for the Mt. Hood, Potlatch and Crown lode mining claims. HM 65056. Mining corporations Nevada Archives 1908-1909. [], Articles of incorporation and minutes of meetings of incorporators, 1908, Apr. 7. Washington (State). Dept. of State, annexed copy of articles of incorporation of Goldfield Merger Mines Company. HM 65040. 1908, Apr. 7. Washington (State). Dept. of State, Certified copy of articles of incorporation of the Goldfield Merger Mines Company. HM 65041. 1911, Oct. 6-10. Minutes if a meeting of the Board of Trustees of. HM 65048. Goldfield Mining District Maps c. 1910. Manuscript map of the mining claims of the. HM 65060. Goldfield (Nev.) History Sources 1908, June 10. Daniel Johaussen, report on. HM 65042. Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Huntington Library's Online Catalog. Subjects -- Archives. Gold mines and mining -- Nevada -- Goldfield -- History -- 20th century. Mineral industries -- Nevada -- History -- 20th century. Mines and mineral resources -- Nevada -- Goldfield. Mining claims -- Nevada -- Goldfield. Mining corporations -- Nevada. Goldfield Mining District (Ariz.) -- Maps. Goldfield (Nev.) -- History -- Sources. Forms/Genres Business records -- Nevada -- 20th century. msshm 65037-65060 3
Legal documents -- Nevada -- 20th century. Corporation records -- Nevada -- 20th century. Box 1 Business records 1903-1911 Statement of title to the Velvet, Sunflower, Algae, Butler, Moonshine, Potlatch, Mt. Hood and Crown lodes in Goldfield Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada HM 65037 1904, Aug. 13 Potlatch Mining and Milling Company. Articles of incorporation, Phoenix, Ariz. HM 65038 1908-1909 []. Articles of incorporation and minutes of meetings of incorporators, trustees, and stockholders, [Seattle, Wash.] HM 65039 1908, Apr. 7 Washington (State). Dept. of State. Annexed copy of articles of incorporation of, Seattle, Wash. HM 65040 1908, Apr. 7 Washington (State). Dept. of State. Certified copy of articles of incorporation of the, Seattle, Wash. HM 65041 1908, June 10 Johaussen, Daniel. Report on, Goldfield, Nev. HM 65042 1909, Aug. 13 Legal document of L. W. Smith v. Claude M. Smith, Esmeralda County, Nev. HM 65043 1910, Mar. 11 Notice of attachment for in L. W. Smith v. Claude M. Smith, Esmeralda County, Nev. HM 65044 1911, Mar. 16. Application for land patent for the Velvet, Sunflower and Algae lode mining claims, Goldfield, Nev. HM 65045 1911, Aug.-Sept. stockholder proxy votes (117 pieces) HM 65046 1911, Sept. 9 Smith, Claude M. List of stockholders of record in the Goldfield Merger Mines Company, [Goldfield, Nev.] HM 65047 1911, Oct. 6-10 Minutes of a meeting of the Board of Trustees of Goldfield Merger Mines Company, [Goldfield, Nev.] HM 65048 1912, Mar. 27 Smith, Claude M. To J. Ross (James Ross) Clark, Goldfield, Nev. HM 65049 1913, Jan. 15 Judgment and final order of condemnation of Goldfield Merger Mines Company v. Goldfield Consolidated Eastern Extension Mines Company, Esmeralda County, Nev. HM 65050 1913, Feb. 5 Foley, T. L. To, Goldfield, Nev. HM 65051 1913, Feb. 10 Mineral patent for for the Butler and Moonshine lode mining claims, Carson City, Nev. HM 65052 1913, Mar. 29 Foley, T. L. To, Goldfield, Nev. HM 65053 1913, Oct. 6 Writ of attachment to in A. E. Talbot v. Lee Burnett, Goldfield, Nev. HM 65054 1913, Dec. 6 Writ of attachment for Henry Peterson v. J. W. Baker, Goldfield, Nev. HM 65055 1914, Feb. 13 United States. General Land Office. Land patent to the Goldfield Merger Mines Company for the Mt. Hood, Potlatch and Crown lode mining claims, Carson City, Nev. HM 65056 Undated Date of stockholders and trustees meetings of Merger, St. Ives, Velvet, Gold Horn, Potlatch, [Goldfield, Nev.] HM 65057 Undated Distribution list for, [Goldfield, Nev.] HM 65058 Undated Petition to help A. L. Watson, [Goldfield, Nev.] HM 65059 Map msshm 65037-65060 4
Map Approximately 1910. Manuscript map of the mining claims of the Goldfield Merger Mines Company. HM 65060 Physical Description: 107 x 144 cm. msshm 65037-65060 5