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Silver Hill Mining Co. Abstract of Title Ledger NV - Virginia City,Storey County - 2012aug - General

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Silver Hill Mining Co. Abstract of Title Ledger NV - Virginia City,Storey County - 2012aug - General
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Silver Hill Mining Co. (Nevada Mining) Abstract of Title Ledger, 145 pages, containing claims bought and sold, leased, etc. In the Comstock Lodes areas. All claims listed are arranged alphabetically and list both "Grantor" and "Grantee." There multiple bills of sale and deed transfers, some dated 1860. There are 4 receipts of sale dated from mid-1914. Some of the names are prominent men of mining, among them John Bigler, who was the 3rd Governor of California. The is an anomaly within, a guest list for an "Electrical Workers Ball" dated May 8, 1914, and several poems scattered throughout the last half. The book measures 13.75" x 8.5". The covers are worn, but pages within are excellent. Rare and historical. -60349