This manuscript collection consists of translations of mining claims made in the Coso Mining District of Inyo County from 1868-1872. Names of mines and their locations are listed here, as well as the names of the claim holders. A note on the front page reads: A document owned by William A. Chalfant of Bishop, California, and loaned by him to the Eastern California Museum Association, Independence, California. Translated by Emilyn Clause at the Southwest Museum, Highland Park, Los Angeles, California, 1931 July 29.

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