Goldfield Merger Mines Company Records, 1903-1914

Summary

Creators:

Goldfield Merger Mines Company.

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.

Extent:

5 Linear Feet (1 box, 1 roll)

Language:

English.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Goldfield Merger Mines Company Records, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

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.

Biographical / historical:

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.

Acquisition information:

Purchased from Talisman Press, November 24, 1978.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged in chronological order in one box and an oversize map.

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Related resources

Other descriptive data:

Gold mines and mining – Nevada – Goldfield – History – 20th century – Sources

1. 1908-1909. [Goldfield Merger Mines Company], Articles of incorporation and minutes of meetings of incorporators, trustees, and stockholders. HM 65039.
2. 1908, June 10. Daniel Johaussen, report on Goldfield Merger Mines Company. HM 65042.

Mineral industries – Nevada – History – 20th century – Sources

1. 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.
2. 1908-1909. [Goldfield Merger Mines Company], Articles of incorporation and minutes of meetings of incorporators, trustees, and stockholders. HM 65039.
3. 1908, Apr. 7. Washington (State). Dept. of State, annexed copy of articles of incorporation of Goldfield Merger Mines Company. HM 65040.
4. 1908, Apr. 7. Washington (State). Dept. of State, Certified copy of articles of incorporation of the Goldfield Merger Mines Company. HM 65041.
5. 1908, June 10. Daniel Johaussen, report on Goldfield Merger Mines Company. HM 65042.

Mines and mineral resources – Nevada – Goldfield

1. 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.
2. 1908-1909. [Goldfield Merger Mines Company], Articles of incorporation and minutes of meetings of incorporators, trustees, and stockholders. HM 65039.
3. 1908, June 10. Daniel Johaussen, report on Goldfield Merger Mines Company. HM 65042.

Mining claims – Nevada – Goldfield

1. 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.
2. 1911, Mar. 16. Goldfield Merger Mines Company, application for land patent for the Velvet, Sunflower and Algae lode mining claims. HM 65045.
3. 1913, Feb. 10. Mineral patent for Goldfield Merger Mines Company for the Butler and Moonshine lode mining claims. HM 65052.
4. 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

1. 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.
2. 1908-1909. [Goldfield Merger Mines Company], Articles of incorporation and minutes of meetings of incorporators, trustees, and stockholders. HM 65039.
3. 1908, Apr. 7. Washington (State). Dept. of State, annexed copy of articles of incorporation of Goldfield Merger Mines Company. HM 65040.
4. 1908, Apr. 7. Washington (State). Dept. of State, Certified copy of articles of incorporation of the Goldfield Merger Mines Company. HM 65041.
5. 1911, Oct. 6-10. Minutes if a meeting of the Board of Trustees of Goldfield Merger Mines Company. HM 65048.

Goldfield Mining District – Maps

1. c. 1910. Manuscript map of the mining claims of the Goldfield Merger Mines Company. HM 65060.

Goldfield (Nev.) – History – Sources

1. 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.
2. 1908, June 10. Daniel Johaussen, report on Goldfield Merger Mines Company. HM 65042.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

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
Business records -- Nevada -- 20th century
Legal documents -- Nevada -- 20th century
Corporation records -- Nevada -- 20th century

Places:

Goldfield Mining District (Ariz.) -- Maps
Goldfield (Nev.) -- History -- Sources

Restrictions:

Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader Services.

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]. Goldfield Merger Mines Company Records, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:

Huntington Library, Manuscript Collections

1151 Oxford Road

San Marino, CA 91108, US

Contact:

(626) 405-2191

reference@huntington.org

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