Secret Ravine Mining Company Records, 1908-1913

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Summary

Title:
Secret Ravine Mining Company Records,
Dates:
1908-1913
Creators:
Ronald H. Limbaugh
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Secret Ravine Mining Company Records, Mss78, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library

Background

Scope and content:

The Secret Ravine Records consist of correspondence (1908-1913), By-Laws, Minutes and Ledgers (1909-1911).

Biographical / historical:

The Secret Ravine Mine was an unprofitable drift gravel gold mine operated on the Middle Fork of the Yuba River near Alleghany, Sierra County (Calif.). The Mining Company was incorporated in San Francisco (April 1909) and its five member Board of Directors was chaired by S.W. Powell. The Company sold stock between May 1909 and December 1910, but never had more than twenty shareholders.The Secret Ravine Mining Company ceased operations in 1911.

Physical location:
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Physical description:
1 linear ft.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Don Walker; machine-readable finding aid created by Don Walker
Date Prepared:
© 1998
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from paper by means of scanning and OCR; OCR file edited for typographical errors before encoding. Date of source: October 1998.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Secret Ravine Mining Company Records, Mss78, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library

Location of this collection:
University of the Pacific, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University Library
Stockton, CA 95211, US
Contact:
(209) 946-2404
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