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Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: Goldfield Merger Mines Company Records
Creator:
Goldfield Merger Mines Company.
Identifier/Call Number: mssHM 65037-65060
Physical Description:
5 Linear Feet
(1 box, 1 roll)
Date (inclusive): 1903-1914
Abstract: This collection consists of business records and a map of the Goldfield Merger Mines Company, 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 of Material: English.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item]. Goldfield Merger Mines Company 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 Goldfield Merger Mines Company 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 Goldfield Merger Mines Company 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 Goldfield Merger Mines Company.
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. [Goldfield Merger Mines Company], Articles of incorporation and minutes of meetings of incorporators, trustees,
and stockholders. HM 65039.
- 1908, June 10. Daniel Johaussen, report on Goldfield Merger Mines Company. HM 65042.
Mineral industries – Nevada – History – 20th century – Sources
- 1903-1911. Statement of title to the Velvet, Sunflower, Algae, Butler, Moonshine, Potlatch, Mt. Hood and Crown lode in Goldfield
Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada. HM 65037.
- 1908-1909. [Goldfield Merger Mines Company], Articles of incorporation and minutes of meetings of incorporators, trustees,
and stockholders. HM 65039.
- 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 Goldfield Merger Mines Company. HM 65042.
Mines and mineral resources – Nevada – Goldfield
- 1903-1911. Statement of title to the Velvet, Sunflower, Algae, Butler, Moonshine, Potlatch, Mt. Hood and Crown lode in Goldfield
Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada. HM 65037.
- 1908-1909. [Goldfield Merger Mines Company], Articles of incorporation and minutes of meetings of incorporators, trustees,
and stockholders. HM 65039.
- 1908, June 10. Daniel Johaussen, report on Goldfield Merger Mines Company. HM 65042.
Mining claims – Nevada – Goldfield
- 1903-1911. Statement of title to the Velvet, Sunflower, Algae, Butler, Moonshine, Potlatch, Mt. Hood and Crown lode in Goldfield
Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada. HM 65037.
- 1911, Mar. 16. Goldfield Merger Mines Company, application for land patent for the Velvet, Sunflower and Algae lode mining
claims. HM 65045.
- 1913, Feb. 10. Mineral patent for Goldfield Merger Mines Company for the Butler and Moonshine lode mining claims. HM 65052.
- 1914, Feb. 13. Land patent to the Goldfield Merger Mines Company for the Mt. Hood, Potlatch and Crown lode mining claims.
HM 65056.
Mining corporations – Nevada – Archives
- 1903-1911. Statement of title to the Velvet, Sunflower, Algae, Butler, Moonshine, Potlatch, Mt. Hood and Crown lode in Goldfield
Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada. HM 65037.
- 1908-1909. [Goldfield Merger Mines Company], Articles of incorporation and minutes of meetings of incorporators, trustees,
and stockholders. HM 65039.
- 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 Goldfield Merger Mines Company. HM 65048.
Goldfield Mining District – Maps
- c. 1910. Manuscript map of the mining claims of the Goldfield Merger Mines Company. HM 65060.
Goldfield (Nev.) – History – Sources
- 1903-1911. Statement of title to the Velvet, Sunflower, Algae, Butler, Moonshine, Potlatch, Mt. Hood and Crown lode in Goldfield
Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada. HM 65037.
- 1908, June 10. Daniel Johaussen, report on Goldfield Merger Mines Company. HM 65042.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
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
Business records -- Nevada -- 20th century
Legal documents -- Nevada -- 20th century
Corporation records -- Nevada -- 20th century