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George Hearst letters : Dakota Territory to James B. Haggin, San Francisco, Calif., 1877-1890.
BANC MSS 73/38 czLOCAL
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George Hearst letters: Dakota Territory to James B. Haggin, San Francisco, Calif., 1877-1890Creator/Contributor:
Hearst, George, 1820-1891, creatorCreator/Contributor:
Haggin, James Ben Ali, 1821-1914Abstract:
Contains 13 letters, 1877-1879, written from Deadwood and Lead City, Dakota Territory [South Dakota], referring to the Homestake
Mine among others in the Black Hills. Also includes one letter from Tucson, Arizona Territory in 1880 and one letter fragment
discussing mining and a transcript of George Hearst's 1890 autobiography. Autobiography recounts early life, overland journey
from Missouri to Calif. in 1850, mining ventures in California, Nevada, Idaho, Utah, South Dakota, Montana and Mexico, other
business enterprises, politics and public offices held, views on Chinese labor and the acquisition of the San Francisco Examiner.
Date:
1877 (issued)Subject:
n-usp-- -- n-us--- -- n-us-sd -- n-us-wyMines and mineral resources -- West (U.S.)
Overland journeys to the Pacific
Chinese -- United States
Gold mines and mining -- Black Hills (S.D. and Wyo.)
Voyages par terre jusqu'au Pacifique
Or -- Mines et extraction -- Black Hills (Dak. du S. et Wyom.)
Chinese
Gold mines and mining
Mines and mineral resources
Overland journeys to the Pacific
Black Hills (S.D. and Wyo.) -- History
Black Hills (Dak. du S. et Wyom.) -- Histoire
United States
United States -- Black Hills
West United States
San Francisco examiner
Homestake Mining Company.
Homestake Mining Company.
Hearst, George -- 1820-1891 -- Correspondence
Hearst, George -- 1820-1891
Note:
Includes transcripts of letters.
Type:
History.Personal correspondence.
Autobiographies.
Physical Description:
print
1 box (.2 linear ft.)
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS 73/38 czLOCAL