Virginia & Truckee Railroad papers, 1865-1906

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Summary

Creators:
Virginia & Truckee Railroad.
Abstract:
This collection primarily consists of business correspondence addressed to Henry M. Yerington, vice president of the Virginia & Truckee Railroad, dating from 1865-1906. Subjects include mines and mineral resources in Nevada and Cerro Gordo, California; pumping machinery, and water rights in Inyo County, California.
Extent:
1.2 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Virginia & Truckee Railroad papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection primarily consists of business correspondence addressed to Henry M. Yerington, vice president of the Virginia & Truckee Railroad. Subjects include mines and mineral resources in Nevada and Cerro Gordo, California; pumping machinery, and water rights in Inyo County, California. Of particular interest is a payroll sheet for Chinese laborers (HM 66180) at the Carson Dump, a large lumberyard a mile south of Carson City, Nevada, and James A. Yerington's Hand Book for Homeward- Bound Travellers from India, Australia, and the East, published by Henry S. King & Co., which contain his notes (HM 66181).

Biographical / historical:

The Virginia & Truckee Railroad was incorporated in Nevada on May 8, 1867, but construction did not get fully underway until March 5, 1868. This standard gauge railroad went from Minden, Nevada to Reno where it meets the Central Pacific Railroad. It connected the mines of the Comstock Lode near Virginia City, Nevada with quartz reduction mills along the Carson River and lumberyards near Carson City.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Jerome Schwimmer, May 10, 1968.
Processing information:

Processed by Mitchell W.K. Toda in May, 2003. In July, 2024 Mari Khasmanyan updated the finding aid's linear feat and the collection call number.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged in one box with letters (correspondence) arranged in alphabetical order by author with other materials placed at the end.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Terms of access:

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]. Virginia & Truckee Railroad papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2191
reference@huntington.org
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