Guide to the Feather River Canal Company Collection, 1889-1897

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Guide to the Feather River Canal Company Collection, 1889-1897



California State Library

Sacramento, California

Contact Information:

  • California History Room
  • California State Library
  • Library and Courts Building II
  • 900 N. Street, Room 200
  • P.O. Box 942837
  • Sacramento, California 94237-0001
  • Phone: (916) 654-0176
  • Fax: (916) 654-8777
  • Email: cslcal@library.ca.gov
  • URL: http://www.library.ca.gov/
Processed by:
The California State Library staff
Encoded by:
Xiuzhi Zhou
© 1999 California State Library. All rights reserved.

Descriptive Summary

Title: Feather River Canal Company Collection,
Date (inclusive): 1889-1897
Box Number: 194-195
Creator: Feather River Canal Company
Extent: 2 boxes
Repository: California State Library
Sacramento, California
Language: English.

Administrative Information

Access

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Feather River Canal Company Collection, California State Library.

Access Points

Irrigation--California
Canals--California
Feather River (Calif.)

Contents

Account books (1889-1897), annual reports (1890-1893), articles of incorporation and bylaws, checks, correspondence (1889-1892), deeds, receipts (1893-1898), reports, stocks, vouchers (1890-1897).

History

The Feather River Canal Company was incorporated September 28, 1889, to construct canals from the Feather River near Oroville to divert water to agricultural lands in Butte and Sutter Counties.

Correspondents

  • Fleming, A. C.
  • Fleming, F. R.
  • Humber, P. A.
  • Jones, A. F.
  • Reece, Thomas W.

Material Transferred from the Collection

Books

  • Feather River Canal Company. Cash book, 1889-1898.
    Identifier/Call Number: (CALIF** HF5681 C28 F4)
  • Feather River Canal Company. Ledger, 1889-1897.
    Identifier/Call Number: (CALIF** HF5681 L5 F4)
  • Feather River Canal Company. Minutes of Board of Directors and Stockholders meetings, 1897.
    Identifier/Call Number: (CALIF** HD2745 F3)
  • Feather River Canal Company. Stock ledger, 1889-1898.
    Identifier/Call Number: (CALIF** HF5681 S85 F4)

Box 194

Annual reports, articles of incorporation and by-laws, correspondence, deeds, receipts, reports, stocks

Box 195

Vouchers