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Pacific Mill & Mining Co. Mill Reports - Virginia City, NV

Currency:USD Category:Western Americana Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 300.00 USD
Pacific Mill & Mining Co. Mill Reports - Virginia City, NV
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c1876 Lot of 8: reports from the various mills in the Pacific Mill & Mining Company`s arsenal. These reports indicate production accounting from the Trench Mill, the Morgan Mill (2), the California Mill (2), and General Expense reports (2). All pieces are in good condition, some exhibit some staining. The Pacific Mill Co. was owned by the vast Consolidated Virginia Mining Co. The Consolidated Virginia Mine was one of the top two producing mines on the Comstock, and by the time it’s neighbor and chief competitor, the California Mine merged with the company, it was the most important mine in Nevada’s history. Together, the two mines produced over $125 million in gold and silver. The owners of the Con Virginia used their profits to dominate the Comstock. They established a milling monopoly with the Pacific Mill and Mining Company; organized the Nevada Bank of San Francisco to assure financing; controlled water resources with the Virginia and Gold Hill Water Company; and formed the Pacific Wood, Lumber, and Fluming Company to ensure adequate wood supplies. These acquisitions gave the owners almost complete control of the whole mining process, excluding transportation via the Virginia and Truckee Railroad. This dominance lasted until 1895 when Mackay sold his interests to San Francisco stockbrokers. O’Brien died in 1878, Fair withdrew in 1881, and Flood died in 1889. Sources: Elliott, Russell R. History of Nevada. 2nd ed. revised, 1976. “Individual Histories of the Mines of the Comstock” A joint project of the W. P. A. Nevada State Writer’s Project and the Nevada State Bureau of Mines, 1842. - HKA#65196