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NV, Virginia City-Storey County-Sutro Tunnel Blueprint

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:375.00 USD Estimated At:750.00 - 1,500.00 USD
NV, Virginia City-Storey County-Sutro Tunnel Blueprint
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Holabird-Kagin Americana Office
3555 Airway Drive Suite#309
Reno, NV 89511
Thursday April 11, 10am-6pm
* Preview also available by appointment

Live Auction
Friday & Saturday
April 12-13, 2012
9am PDT starting time, both days

Location
Atlantis Casino & Resort
Grand Ballroom #4
3800 S. Virginia Street
Reno, NV 89502

Lot Pick Up
Holabird-Kagin Americana Office
3555 Airway Drive Suite #309
Reno, NV 89511
Sunday April 14th, 10am-1pm

This is a blueprint mounted on linen of the projected work timetable for the Sutro Tunnel beginning in 1869, with a schedule of completion by 1877.Adolph Sutro, who came to the area in the 1850s and later was mayor of San Francisco, envisioned a tunnel to drain and ventilate the Comstock mines, after extreme heat and hot water were hindering mining even deeper under Virginia City. The blueprint measures about 68"x 16" and is in very good condition. This would be a great companion piece to the Sutro petition that is also in this auction.

HKA#63006