University of Oregon Libraries
Special Collections & University Archives
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1299
URL: http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll/index.html

Guide to the Rough and Ready Quartz Mining Company Records, 1861-1864


B 060





Finding aid prepared by Jenny Palm

Finding aid encoded by Jenny Palm, January 2004
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.


Overview of the Collection
 
Repository Name:
 

University of Oregon Libraries
Special Collections & University Archives

1299 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1299
URL: http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll/index.html
 
Collection Number:
 

B 060
 
Creator:
 

Rough and Ready Quartz Mining Company
 
Title:
 

Rough and Ready Quartz Mining Company Records
 
Dates:
 

1861-1864 (inclusive)
 
Quantity:
 

1 bound volume
 
Languages:
 

Collection materials are in English. 

 
Summary:
 

The Rough and Ready Quartz Mining Company Records includes one bound volume. The volume is the Treasurer's Book spanning, which spans three years, 1861-1864.

 
Location of Collection:
 

Collection is located with other small manuscript collections.
 

Historical Note

The Rough and Ready Quartz Mining Company was a small mining company based out of Jacksonville, Oregon in the 1860's. The company was short lived, and there is no record of substantial land holdings or significant findings. There is also no record of the chain of ownership of the small company. The treasurer's book, the only volume in the collection, was used as Exhibit C in a court preceding.

Content Description

The Rough and Ready Quartz Mining Company records consist of a treasurer's book that spans November 1861 to October 1864. The book is a ledger of credits and debits for the company, which was based in Jacksonville, Oregon.

Arrangement

The materials are arranged in chronological order in one bound volume.

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Access 

Collection is open to the public.

Collection must be used in Special Collections & University Archives Reading Room.

Restrictions on Use 

Property rights reside with Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to the Manuscripts Librarian in Special Collections & University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.

Preferred Citation 

Treasurer's Book, Rough and Ready Quartz Mining Company Records, B 060, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon.

Subjects

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

 
Rough and Ready Quartz Mining Company
Gold mines and mining--Oregon--Jacksonville
Account books--Oregon--Jacksonville--1861

Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.


 
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title  Treasurer's Book