Sierra Nevada Silver Mining Company Papers: Finding Aid

Finding aid prepared by Mitchell W. K. Toda, September 30, 2002.

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Overview of the Collection

Title: Sierra Nevada Silver Mining Company Papers

Dates (inclusive): 1860-1880

Bulk dates: 1860-1864

Collection Number: mssHM 64542-64593

Creator: Sierra Nevada Silver Mining Company.

Extent: 53 pieces in 1 box.

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: The collection contains business correspondence and documents of the Sierra Nevada Silver Mining Company, one of the mines of the Comstock Lode at Virginia City, Nevada, with the bulk dating from the 1860s.

Language: English.

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Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item]. Sierra Nevada Silver Mining Company Papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Provenance

Purchased from Graham H. Hardy, March 28, 1950.

Historical Note

The Sierra Nevada Silver Mining Company, one of the mines of the Comstock Lode at Virginia City, Nevada, was actively worked during the boom years of the 1860s and 1870s but never produced great yields. The company continued to produce ore until 1881. Among the investors in the Sierra Nevada Silver Mining Company were George Hearst and William Morris Stewart, a prominent lawyer in Comstock mining cases and U.S. senator from Nevada (1864-75; 1887- 1905).

Scope and Content

The collection consists of the business correspondence and papers of the Sierra Nevada Silver Mining Company. There are also documents related to the court case of the Sierra Nevada Silver Mining Company v. the American Mining Company (1862-1863). The Sierra Nevada Silver Mining Company was legally represented by William Morris Stewart, and there are seven documents in the collection related to him. Other subjects covered include mines and mineral resources in Virginia City, Nevada and the Comstock Lode, Nevada.

Arrangement

Organized in the following manner:

1. Correspondence (arranged in alphabetical order)
2. Business records (arranged in chronological order)

Indexing: Subjects

Stewart, William M. (William Morris), 1827-1909

1862, Jan. 1. William M. (William Morris) Stewart, 1827-1909, letter to John H. Brewer. HM 64563.
1862, July 17. William M. (William Morris) Stewart, 1827-1909, letter to Trustees of the Sierra Nevada Silver Mining Company. HM 64564.
1862, Sept. 25. William M. (William Morris) Stewart, 1827-1909, letter to John H. Brewer. HM 64565.
1863, Jan. 9. William M. (William Morris) Stewart, 1827-1909, letter to John H. Brewer. HM 64566.
1863, Jan. 16. William M. (William Morris) Stewart, 1827-1909, letter to John H. Brewer. HM 64567.
1863, Feb. 4. William M. (William Morris) Stewart, 1827-1909, letter to John H. Brewer. HM 64568.
1863, Mar. 6. William M. (William Morris) Stewart, 1827-1909, letter to John H. Brewer. HM 64569.
1863, Mar. 13. William M. (William Morris) Stewart, 1827-1909, letter to John H. Brewer. HM 64570.

Sierra Nevada Silver Mining Company – Archives

1861, Apr. 3. John H. Brewer, letter to Abram Meyer. HM 64543.
1864, Oct. 27. John H. Brewer, letter to Edward F. Stove. HM 64544.
1861, Dec. 28. Seth Cook, letter to John H. Brewer. HM 64545.
1862, Jan. 10. Seth Cook, letter to George O. Whitney. HM 64546.
1862, Apr. 12. Seth Cook, letter to John H. Brewer. HM 64547.
1862, May 25. Seth Cook, letter to John H. Brewer. HM 64548.
1862, Aug. 2. Seth Cook, letter to George O. Whitney. HM 64549.
1862, Sept. 26. Seth Cook, letter to George O. Whitney. HM 64550.
1862, Oct. 12. Seth Cook, letter to George O. Whitney. HM 64551.
1863, Jan. 23. Seth Cook, letter to John H. Brewer. HM 64552.
1861, Apr. 27. John Brown & Co., letter to John H. Brewer. HM 64556.
1862, Jan. 1. William M. (William Morris) Stewart, 1827-1909, letter to John H. Brewer. HM 64563.
1862, July 17. William M. (William Morris) Stewart, 1827-1909, letter to Trustees of the Sierra Nevada Silver Mining Company. HM 64564.
1863, Jan. 9. William M. (William Morris) Stewart, 1827-1909, letter to John H. Brewer. HM 64566.
1863, Jan. 16. William M. (William Morris) Stewart, 1827-1909, letter to John H. Brewer. HM 64567.
1863, Feb. 4. William M. (William Morris) Stewart, 1827-1909, letter to John H. Brewer. HM 64568.
1863, Mar. 6. William M. (William Morris) Stewart, 1827-1909, letter to John H. Brewer. HM 64569.
1863, Mar. 13. William M. (William Morris) Stewart, 1827-1909, letter to John H. Brewer. HM 64570.
1862, Apr. 25. J. H. Sturtevant, letter to John H. Brewer. HM 64571.
1861, Oct. 22. George O. Whitney, letter to John H. Brewer. HM 64573.
1879, Oct. 26. Stephen Wilkin, letter to T. J. Owens. HM 64575.
1864, Mar. 30. J. R. Williams, letter to John H. Brewer. HM 64576.
1860, July 30. C. F. Wood, letter to J. R. Beard. HM 64577.
1860, July 28-Sept. 1. [C. F. Wood], Monthly statements of Sierra Nevada Silver Mining Company. HM 64582.
1861, Oct. 28. Assessment list for assessment no. 4. HM 64585.
1862, July 10. Deed of George O. Whitney and John S. Henning with the Sacramento Mining Company. HM 64586.
1870, Mar. 18. Indenture between Allen Company & Sacramento & Meredith Mining Company. HM 64588.
1870, Aug. 17. Indenture between Miles Goodman and the Sierra Nevada Silver Mining Company. HM 64589.
[1875]. Memorandum on affairs relative to the Allen Company. HM 64590.
Undated. I. R. Beard, Annual report of the Sierra Nevada Silver Mining Company. HM 64593.

Mines and mineral resources – Nevada – Virginia City

1864, Oct. 27. John H. Brewer, letter to Edward F. Stove. HM 64544.
1862, Jan. 10. Seth Cook, Letter to George O. Whitney. HM 64546.
1862, Apr. 12. Seth Cook, letter to John H. Brewer. HM 64547.
1862, Aug. 2. Seth Cook, letter to George O. Whitney. HM 64549.
1862, Sept. 26. Seth Cook, letter to George O. Whitney. HM 64550.
1862, Oct. 12. Seth Cook, letter to George O. Whitney. HM 64551.
1863, Jan. 23. Seth Cook, letter to John H. Brewer. HM 64552.
1860, Sept. 15. Lucienn Hermann, letter to I. R. Beard. HM 64555.
1860, Oct. 27. Edward McLean, letter to Trustees of Sierra Nevada Silver Mining Company. HM 64557.
1861, Jan. 27. James M. Reid, letter to J. L. Wilson. HM 64561.
1862, Sept. 25. William M. (William Morris) Stewart, 1827-1909, letter to John H. Brewer. HM 64565.
1861, July 31. George O. Whitney, letter to John H. Brewer. HM 64572.
[1875]. Memorandum on affairs relative to the Allen Company. HM 64590.
1880, Nov. 15. Agreement between Peytona Gold & Silver Mining Company & E. G. Norton. HM 64592.

Comstock Lode (Nev.) – History – 19th century – Sources

1862, Jan. 10. Seth Cook, Letter to George O. Whitney. HM 64546.
1862, Aug. 2. Seth Cook, letter to George O. Whitney. HM 64549.
1860, Oct. 27. Edward McLean, letter to Trustees of Sierra Nevada Silver Mining Company. HM 64557.
1861, Jan. 27. James M. Reid, letter to J. L. Wilson. HM 64561.
1862, July 17. William M. (William Morris) Stewart, 1827-1909, letter to Trustees of the Sierra Nevada Silver Mining Company. HM 64564.
1861, July 31. George O. Whitney, letter to John H. Brewer. HM 64572.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Huntington Library's Online Catalog.

Subjects

Sierra Nevada Silver Mining Company -- Archives.

Mines and mineral resources -- Nevada -- Virginia City.

Comstock Lode (Nev.) -- History --19th century -- Sources.

Nevada -- History -- 19th century -- Sources.

Forms/Genres

Business records -- Nevada -- 19th century.

Corporation records -- Nevada -- 19th century.

Letters (correspondence) -- Nevada -- 19th century.

Additional Contributors

Stewart, William M. (William Morris), 1827-1909.

Box 1

Correspondence and records

Beard, I. R. to William M. (William Morris) Stewart, 1827-1909. 1860, Aug. San Francisco, Calif. HM 64542

Brewer, John H. to Abram Meyer. 1861, Apr. 3. San Francisco, Calif. HM 64543

Brewer, John H. to Edward F. Stove. 1864, Oct. 27. [Virginia City, Nev.] HM 64544

Cook, Seth to John H. Brewer. 1861, Dec. 28. Virginia City, Nev. HM 64545

Cook, Seth to George O. Whitney. 1862, Jan. 10. Virginia City, Nev. HM 64546

Cook, Seth to John H. Brewer. 1862, Apr. 12. Virginia City, Nev. HM 64547

Cook, Seth to John H. Brewer. 1862, May 25. Virginia City, Nev. HM 64548

Cook, Seth to George O. Whitney. 1862, Aug. 2. Virginia City, Nev. HM 64549

Cook, Seth to George O. Whitney. 1862, Sept. 26. Virginia City, Nev. HM 64550

Cook, Seth to George O. Whitney. 1862, Oct. 12. Virginia City, Nev. HM 64551

Cook, Seth to John H. Brewer. 1863, Jan. 23. Virginia City, Nev. HM 64552

Cook, Seth to John H. Brewer. 1863, Apr. 23. Virginia City, Nev. HM 64553

Cook, Seth to John H. Brewer. 1863, Apr. 24. Virginia City, Nev. HM 64554

Herman, Lucienn to I. R. Beard. 1860, Sept. 15. Virginia City, Nev. HM 64555

John Brown & Co. to John H. Brewer. 1861, Apr. 27. Virginia City, Nev. HM 64556

McLean, Edward to Trustees of Sierra Nevada Silver Mining Company. 1860, Oct. 27. Virginia City, Nev. HM 64557

Meyer, Abram to John H. Brewer. 1863, Sept. 26. Virginia City, Nev. HM 64558

Moore Blakely Co. to J. Johnson. 1869, Mar. 13. Treasure City, Nev. HM 64559

[Owens, T. J.] to Stephen Wilkin. 1879, Oct. 14. [Virginia City, Nev.] HM 64560

Reid, James M. to J. L. Wilson. 1861, Jan. 27. Carson City, Nev. HM 64561

Sloss, Louis to George O. Whitney. 1862, Oct. 12. Virginia City, Nev. HM 64562

Stewart, William M. (William Morris), 1827-1909 to John H. Brewer. 1862, Jan. 1. Virginia City, Nev. HM 64563

Stewart, William M. (William Morris), 1827-1909 to Trustees of the Sierra Nevada Silver Mining Company. 1862, July 12. Virginia City, Nev. HM 64564

Stewart, William M. (William Morris), 1827-1909 to John H. Brewer. 1862, Sept. 25. Virginia City, Nev. HM 64565

Stewart, William M. (William Morris), 1827-1909 to John H. Brewer. 1863, Jan. 9. Virginia City, Nev. HM 64566

Stewart, William M. (William Morris), 1827-1909 to John H. Brewer. 1863, Jan. 16. Virginia City, Nev. HM 64567

Stewart, William M. (William Morris), 1827-1909 to John H. Brewer. 1863, Feb. 4. Virginia City, Nev. HM 64568

Stewart, William M. (William Morris), 1827-1909 to John H. Brewer. 1863, Mar. 6. Virginia City, Nev. HM 64569

Stewart, William M. (William Morris), 1827-1909 to John H. Brewer. 1863, Mar. 13. Virginia City, Nev. HM 64570

Sturtevant, J. H. to John H. Brewer. 1862, Apr. 25. Washoe County, Nev. HM 64571

Whitney, George O. to John H. Brewer. 1861, July 31. Virginia City, Nev. HM 64572

Whitney, George O. to John H. Brewer. 1861, Oct. 22. Virginia City, Nev. HM 64573

Wilkin, Stephen to J. McDonald. 1879, Oct. 22. Virginia City, Nev. HM 64574

Wilkin, Stephen to T. J. Owens. 1879, Oct. 26. Virginia City, Nev. HM 64575

Williams, J. R. to John H. Brewer. 1864, Mar. 30. Virginia City, Nev. HM 64576

Wood, C. F. to J. R. Beard. 1860, July 30. Virginia City, Nev. HM 64577

Wood, C. F. to J. R. Beard. 1860, Aug. 7. Virginia City, Nev. HM 64578

Wrinkle, L. F. J. to T. J. Owens. 1878, Sept. 15. Virginia City, Nev. HM 64579

Yeres, Fred to T. J. Owens. 1877, Nov. 6. Virginia City, Nev. HM 64580

[Wood, C. F.]. Delinquent assets. [1860], July. [Virginia City, Nev.] HM 64581

[Wood, C. F.]. Monthly statements of the Sierra Nevada Silver Mining Company. 1860, July 28-Sept. 1. [Virginia City, Nev.] HM 64582

Dana, F. F., et al. Proposition from owners in Hearst ground to the Sierra Nevada Silver Mining Company. 1860, July 30. San Francisco, Calif. HM 64583

Whitney, George O. Bill for George E. Brickett. 1861, Oct. 17. Virginia City, Nev. HM 64584

Assessment list for assessment no. 4. 1861, Oct. 28. [Virginia City, Nev.]. HM 64585

Deed of George O. Whitney and John S. Henning with the Sacramento Mining Company. 1862, July 10. [Virginia City, Nev.]. HM 64586

Receipt of J. H. Sturtevant for stock in the Sierra Nevada Silver Mining Company. 1863, May 31. Virginia City, Nev. HM 64587

Indenture between Allen Company & Sacramento & Meredith Mining Company. 1870, Mar. 18. Storey County, Nev. HM 64588

Indenture between Miles Goodman and the Sierra Nevada Silver Mining Company. 1870, Aug. 17. Virginia City, Nev. HM 64589

Memorandum on affairs relative to the Allen Company. [1875]. HM 64590

“J. McDonald in account with T. J. Owens.” 1880, Feb. HM 64591

Agreement between Peytona Gold & Silver Mining Company & E. G. Norton. 1880, Nov. 15. [Virginia City, Nev.]. HM 64592

Beard, I. R. Annual report of Sierra Nevada Silver Mining Company. Undated. [Virginia City, Nev.] HM 64593