Register of the Sheep Ranch Mine Collection,
1918-1939
Processed by Don Walker; machine-readable finding aid created by
Don Walker
Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
University Library, University of the
Pacific
Stockton, CA 95211
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University of the Pacific. All rights reserved.
Register of the Sheep Ranch Mine Collection,
1918-1939
Collection number: Mss231
Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
University
Library
University of the Pacific
Contact Information
- Processed by:
- Don Walker
- Date Completed:
- Sept. 1998
- Encoded by:
- Don Walker
© 1998 University of the Pacific. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Sheep Ranch Mine Collection,
Date (inclusive): 1918-1939
Collection number: Mss231
Creator:
Extent: 0.25 linear ft.
Repository:
University of the Pacific. Library. Holt-Atherton Department of
Special Collections
Shelf location: For current information on the location of
these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Language: English.
Administrative Information
Access
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Sheep Ranch Mine Collection, Mss231,
Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific
Library
Access Points
personal name
Collier, John H.
personal name
Feusier, C.L.
personal name
Plate, H. Robinson
personal name
Austin, B.C.
corporate name
Sheep Ranch Mine (Calaveras County, Calif.)
corporate name
Best & Belcher Gold & Silver Mining Co. (San Andreas,
Calif.)
subject
Gold mines and mining -California -Calaveras County
subject
Sheep Ranch (Calif.) -History -Sources
subject
San Andreas (Calif.) -History -Sources
Biography
The Sheep Ranch Mine, Calaveras County (Calif.) was one of the major
gold-producing mines in the southern Mother Lode. Deposits on the Ranch were
not discovered until 1866. The principal mine, of which George Hearst, father
of William Randolph Hearst, was one of the owners (1874-1893), reportedly
produced $4 million in gold during the years of Hearst's involvement. The mine
was worked intermittently during the early twentieth century, producing about
$3 million by 1942.
Scope and Content
The Sheep Ranch Mine Collection consists of reports, notes and
correspondence pertaining to 20th c. activity at the mine (1918-1939). It also
contains a Report of the Best & Belcher Gold and Silver Mining Co. of San
Andreas.
BOX 1: SHEEP RANCH MINE COLLECTION
1.1: "Report on the Sheep Ranch Mine," 1918 [typescript; 5
pp.]
1.2: Annual Report, 1920 [typescript; 9 pp.]
-C.L. Feusier. "Notes on Sheep Ranch Mine" [typescript;
4 pp.]
-C.L. Feusier. "Measurements of planes in all ground
mined..." [typescript; 6 pp.]
1.4: H. Robinson Plate. [untitled report], 1936
[typescript; 7 pp.]
1.5: John H. Collier. "Report on Sheep Ranch Mine,"
1934-36 [4 versions; 15 pp.]
1.6: John H. Collier correspondence & notes [12
pp.]
1.7: B.C. Austin. "Report on Best & Belcher Gold &
Silver Mining Co. property," 1939 [typescript; 8 pp.]
1.8: Untitled Report, n.d. [after 1922] [typescript; 5
pp.]
