Description
The Pioneer Reduction Company processed gold ore in Nevada City, California. The
collection contains organizational records (by-laws, check stubs, bullion book, and stock certificate register)
as well as correspondence regarding the plant's operation.
Background
Benjamin Hall was born near Manchester, England on May 28, 1867 to Robert and Rachel (Sykes) Hall. He arrived
in Nevada City, California in April 1880. He began his career as a mechanical engineer in a quartz mill in
Calaveras County. In 1892, with Joe Northey, Northey's son, and William Black, he purchased the Maltman
Reduction Works, a plant established in 1858 in Nevada City. In 1893, they incorporated it as the Pioneer
Reduction Company. Hall served as President.
Restrictions
Copyright is protected by the copyright law, chapter 17, of the U.S. Code. All requests for permission to
publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission
for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of
California, Davis as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the
copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Availability
Collection is open for research.