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Brichta (Augustus) Lynx Creek Manuscript
MS.554  
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  • Acquisition

  • Contributing Institution: Library and Archives at the Autry
    Title: Augustus Brichta, Lynx Creek Manuscript
    Creator: Brichta, Augustus
    Identifier/Call Number: MS.554
    Physical Description: 0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
    Date: 1909
    Abstract: Description of trip to Lynx Creek gold placer mine by Augustus Brichta in 1862 and 1863. Mention of Vulture Mine, and a hunt for Apache raiders on the war-path. Document remarks: Includes a Southwest Museum "Individual Manuscript Form" with additional data on persons mentioned in work.
    Language of Material: English .

    Scope and Contents

    Description of trip to Lynx Creek gold placer mine by Augustus Brichta in 1862 and 1863. Mention of Vulture Mine, and a hunt for Apache raiders on the war-path. Document remarks: Includes a Southwest Museum "Individual Manuscript Form" with additional data on persons mentioned in work.

    Processing History

    Processed by Glenna Schroeder, circa 1977-1981. Finding aid completed by Holly Rose Larson, NHPRC Processing Archivist, 2012 October 5, made possible through grant funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commissions (NHPRC).

    Preferred Citation

    Augustus Brichta, Lynx Creek Manuscript, undated, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.554.

    Conditions Governing Use

    Copyright has not been assigned to the Autry Museum of the American West. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Research Services and Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Autry Museum of the American West as the custodian of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.

    Conditions Governing Access

    Appointments to view materials are required. To make an appointment please visit https://theautry.org/research-collections/library-and-archives  and fill out the Researcher Application Form.

    Acquisition

    Purchase from Joseph Amasa Munk as part of the Munk Library of Arizoniana, 1910 May 10.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Arizona -- History
    Apache Indians
    Gold mines and mining -- Arizona
    Lynx Creek (Ariz.)
    Vulture Mine (Ariz.)