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Chinese Camp Mining District Documents
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Contributing Institution:
University of California, Davis Library, Dept. of Special Collections
Title: Chinese Camp Mining District Documents
source:
McBride Rare Books
Identifier/Call Number: MC344
Physical Description:
3 items
Three documents, totaling [5]pp.
Date (inclusive): 1859-1869
Abstract: A collection of three documents relating to mining claims in the Chinese Camp Mining District in California in the aftermath
of the California Gold Rush.
Physical Location: Researchers should contact Archives and Special Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite.
Language of Material:
English
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Collection is open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from McBride Rare Books, 2022.
[Identification of item], Chinese Camp Mining District Documents, MC344, Archives and Special Collections, UC Davis Library,
University of California, Davis.
A collection of three documents relating to mining claims in the Chinese Camp Mining District in California in the aftermath
of the California Gold Rush. The cases involve numerous claims in Chinese Camp, variously described as "certain gold placer
mining claims situated in the Chinese Camp Mining District...formerly owned by Reed & Fisher," "about twenty eight claims
more or less in the sag of the Salvado Hill marked by stakes," "about two hundred and fifty claims more or less situated below
the Dutch Ranch on the Hill side near the Stockton and Sonora road," and others. The documents relate prices paid for the
claims and detailed descriptions of their boundaries in and near Chinese Camp. In addition to the land, the documents also
report related sales of mules, mining carts, and stables along with one of the claims.Chinese Camp is a small town in Tuolumne
County, California that was once the main destination for Chinese laborers in the early years of the Gold Rush. Originally
founded as Camp Washington, the area became known as Chinese Camp after the influx of as many as 5,000 Chinese prospectors
during the 1850s. The laborers moved to Chinese Camp after they were driven from nearby Camp Salvado.
All applicable copyrights for the collection are protected under chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code. Requests for permission
to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Archives and Special Collections. Permission
for publication is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California as the owner of the physical items. It is
not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Foreign workers, Chinese -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century
Gold mines and mining -- California
Mining claims--United States
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