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Charles C. Stevenson biographical sketches : Carson City, Nevada, 1888-1889.
BANC MSS P-G 55LOCAL
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Title:
Charles C. Stevenson biographical sketches: Carson City, Nevada, 1888-1889Creator/Contributor:
Stevenson, Charles C., 1826-, creatorAbstract:
Autobiography by the Nevada governor, with a covering letter to George H. Morrison, 1889, and a dictation, 1888. Describes
his overland journey in 1859 by way of Salt Lake and the Humboldt; mining at Gold Hill; early efforts to establish a local
government; the Paiute War of 1860; later mining and milling interests; political career; and southern California real estate
interests.
Date:
1888 (issued)Subject:
n-us-nv -- n-us-ut -- n-us-caGovernors -- Nevada
Overland journeys to the Pacific -- Personal narratives
Mines and mineral resources -- Nevada -- Gold Hill
Paiute Indians -- Wars, 1860
Real estate agents -- California, Southern
Voyages par terre jusqu'au Pacifique -- Récits personnels
Agents immobiliers -- Californie (Sud)
Paiute Indians
Governors
Mines and mineral resources
Overland journeys to the Pacific
Real estate agents
Great Salt Lake (Utah)
Salé, Grand lac (Utah)
Southern California
Nevada
Nevada -- Gold Hill
Utah -- Great Salt Lake
Note:
Also available on microfilm.
Forms part of the Hubert Howe Bancroft Collection.
Type:
Personal narratives.Autobiographies.
Physical Description:
3 items
partial microfilm reel (17 exposures) : negative (Rich. 112:17) and positive
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS P-G 55LOCAL