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Papers relating to Randol's work as special agent of the Census Office for the collection of statistics relating to quicksilver for the 11th census, Jan.-Sept. 1890. Included are the following: correspondence with the Census Office; a copy of Census Bulletin No. 10 on quicksilver with related draft; correspondence with American mining companies relating to quicksilver consumption; and reports and statistics on production and importation of quicksilver for several foreign countries (including Austria-Hungary, China, France, Italy, Mexico, Russia, and Peru) with related letters from U.S. consuls and legations, foreign ministers, special agents, etc.

Reports on American quicksilver mines (New Almaden, Redington, Guadalupe, Great Western, Bradford, San Benito, Altoona, and Richmond) with related correspondence, statistical tables, and clippings, 1870-1890; reports of inspection of mines in Oregon, Colorado, Utah and Colusa Co., Calif., 1890; statistics on California production of quicksilver; correspondence and statistics on English production of quicksilver, 1879-1881; pamphlet on quicksilver and the tariff (extracts from the Congressional Record, May and June 1888) published by Randol in 1890.

Report of Watson Andrews Goodyear on New Almaden, 1871.

Report of Luther Wagoner on geological features of the Guadalupe Mine, 1881.

Extracts from or copies of various works on quicksilver.

Translations of or translated extracts from foreign works on quicksilver.

Scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, 1873-1894, relating mainly to mining operations and market reviews.

Letters from Thomas Bell to James B. Randol, 1873-1878, concerning operation of the New Almaden Mine and fulfillment of contracts for Quicksilver Mining Company. Some letters signed for Bell by George Staacke.

Papers pertaining to property of the Quicksilver Mining Company and members thereof, 1849-1894, including deeds and other legal papers concerning company lands (mainly portions of San Vicente and Los Capitancillos Ranchos in Santa Clara Co., California, originally granted to José Reyes Bereyessa and Justo Larios), accounts, and an opinion of Sidney L. Johnson concerning an impending action against the company, 1876.

Miscellanous letters addressed to J. B. Randol as manager of the New Almaden Mine, 1883, by various persons and organizations.

Report of Trip to Quicksilver Mines, Dec. 16-27, 1879, by James R. Smedberg, with note of transmittal, Jan. 9, 1880, addressed to Randol.