Title	Finding aid for Papers of the Sierra Nevada Silver Mining Company, 1860-1880 (bulk 1860-1864).
Creator	Sierra Nevada Silver Mining Company.
Extent	53 pieces. 1 box.
Biographical Note	The Sierra Nevada Silver Mining Company, one of the mines of the Comstock Lode at Virginia City, Nevada, was actively worked during the boom years of the 1860s and 1870s but never produced great yields. The company continued to produce ore until 1881. Among the investors in the Sierra Nevada Silver Mining Company were George Hearst and William Morris Stewart, a prominent lawyer in Comstock mining cases and U.S. senator from Nevada (1864-1875; 1887-1905).
Scope and Content	The collection consists of the business correspondence and papers of the Sierra Nevada Silver Mining Company. There are also documents related to the court case of the Sierra Nevada Silver Mining Company v. the American Mining Company (1862-1863). The Sierra Nevada Silver Mining Company was legally represented by William Morris Stewart, and there are seven documents in the collection related to him. Other subjects covered include mines and mineral resources in Virginia City, Nevada and the Comstock Lode, Nevada.
Notes	All inquiries about this collection should be directed to the H. Russell Smith Foundation Curator, Western American Manuscripts.
Date	1860-1880.
Provenance	Purchased from Graham H. Hardy, March 28, 1950.
Subject	Sierra Nevada Silver Mining Company -- Archives. Mines and mineral resources -- Nevada -- Virginia City. Comstock Lode (Nev.) -- History --19th century -- Sources. Nevada -- History -- 19th century -- Sources.
Form/Genre	Business records Nevada 19th century. (aat) Corporation records Nevada 19th century. (aat) Letters (correspondence) Nevada 19th century. (aat)
Contributors	Stewart, William M. (William Morris), 1827-1909.
Department	Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. Manuscripts Department.
Call Number	mssHM 64542-64593
Physical Collection	Sierra Nevada Silver Mining Company Papers.
Digital Collection	Finding Aids, Huntington Digital Library
Physical Description	6 p.
Digitization Specifications	Original finding aid converted into PDF document by B. Black, 2011-12-23.
Date Digital	2011-12-23.
DCMI Type	text
Digital Format	pdf
Original Finding Aid	Finding aid prepared by Mitchell W. K. Toda, September 30, 2002.
Citation Information	Finding aid for Sierra Nevada Silver Mining Company Papers, Huntington Digital Library, San Marino, California.
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