Yellow Aster Mining and Milling Company records, 1917-1919

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Summary

Creators:
Yellow Aster Mining and Milling Company.
Abstract:
This collection chiefly contains correspondence from the offices of the Yellow Aster Mining and Milling Co. in Los Angeles, California, to its mining facility in Randsburg, California, dating from 1917 to 1919.
Extent:
2.42 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Yellow Aster Mining and Milling Company records, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

Much of the collection consists of correspondence from the offices of the Yellow Aster Mining and Milling Co. in Los Angeles, California, to its mining facility in Randsburg, Calif. The correspondence (including telegrams) often discusses billing expenses, supplies, and the operations of the mine. Individuals frequently represented in the correspondence include Albert Ancker (Vice President of Yellow Aster), Arthur Asher (President of Yellow Aster), H. L. Bennett, Rose La Monte Burcham, J. H. Farrell, Mr. Manby, George W. Paymal (Superintendent of the Yellow Aster), George W. Schilling, and Mr. Woodling.

Of note in the collection is some correspondence in April 1918 between the Yellow Aster Mining and Milling Co. and a C. J. Elsasser of the Industrial Accident Commission concerning the injury and disability case of a mine employee named Teodoro Bayo.

Biographical / historical:

Charles Austin Burcham, John Singleton, and Frederic M. Mooers staked their claim on the Rand Mine, later renamed the Yellow Aster Mine, on April 25, 1895 in eastern Kern County, California. Approximately 150 men were employed at the Yellow Aster by the end of 1899, and both a thirty stamp mill and a one hundred stamp mill were constructed by 1901. After the deaths of Mooers (1900), Burcham (1913) and Singleton (1914), lawsuits over the ownership of the mine eventually gave way to the control of Albert Ancker and Arthur Asher, whose families had long been associated with the Tehachapi and Mojave areas. However, Dr. Rose La Monte Burcham, wife of Charles Austin Burcham, continued to hold a position on the Yellow Aster's board of directors and retained many of the company's shares.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from Greg Bock, February 17, 1999.
Processing information:

Processed by Huntington Library staff, circa mid-20th century. In July 2002, Jennifer L. Martinez prepared the finding aid. In August 2024, Mari Khasmanyan updated the collection's container information and linear feet.

Arrangement:

Arranged chronologically in 2 boxes:

  1. Box 1: 1917–1918 July 30
  2. Box 2: 1918 Aug. 1–1919 Jan. 14
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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Restrictions:

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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]. Yellow Aster Mining and Milling Company records, 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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