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Rare 1864 Inyo Mining Receipts - Inyo, CA

Currency:USD Category:Western Americana Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 750.00 USD
Rare 1864 Inyo Mining Receipts - Inyo, CA
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Two receipts from early Inyo mining camps, 1864. A.) Russ Mining District Recorder`s receipt for a mining claim on the Elizabeth Lode in The Russ District, staked by J. J. Pond. Signed by E. C. Cummings, Deputy Recorder, April 9, 1874. Printed by Towne & Bacon, SF. The Russ District was formed April 20, 1860 by Col. H.P. Russ and S.G. George. The district was on or near the Owens River, and consisted of the Union, Eclipse and Ida claims. Originally, the local Indians were friendly, showing the prospectors around. They told them of their name "Inyo", meaning "dwelling place of a great spirit". But within a few short years, things changed, as too many whites moved into their sacred ground. The district was reorganized in 1862 by Lyman Tuttle et al. One of the interesting traits were the claim size- 300 feet long and 30 feet wide. B) White Mountain mining district pictorial work certificate, April 4, 1864 issued to J.J. Pond and signed for J.S. (Scott) Broder by the deputy recorder. Towne & Bacon printers, SF. The district was formed in 1861 "just over the White Mountain summit from Owens Valley", according to Chalfant. White Mountain City was located on Wyman Creek on the Deep Springs slope. Broder was a placer gold miner from Aurora who came to the area in 1861 looking for placer gold. The Indians threw he and his partners out in 1862, and trouble ensued. After a brief battle, a posse of 23 was formed to fight the Indians,a nd Broder got an arrow through his shoulder. 11 were killed. Broder later became a cattle rancher in the area, but misfortune hit again in the 1870`s when Mexican bandits robbed him on the way to Monache meadows. Lynn Langdon Collection - HKA#65270