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Gould & Curry Assay Office Bullion Memorandum for the Savage Mine, Empire Mill, Booth's Mill [164671

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Gould & Curry Assay Office Bullion Memorandum for the Savage Mine, Empire Mill, Booth's Mill [164671
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Memorandum of Bullion from the Savage Mining Co. Assayed at the Gould & Curry Assay Office. February 1867. At this point, the Gould & Curry Mine had run out of enough ore to keep their massive mill in operation and were taking in work from other mining companies. This receipt if for five deposits: three from the Empire State Mill, and two from the Booth's Mill. Over 6,000 ounces total, valued at about $7,500. Signed by assayer Gideon E. Moore. Moore studied Chemistry at Yale and then went to San Francisco setting up his own assay office at 612 Sacramento Street by 1863. Realizing the experience and opportunity on the Comstock, he joined as the assayer for the Gould & Curry Assay Office in 1866. Wanting more education in assaying, he went to Europe and received his Ph.D. in chemistry in 1869 from the University of Heidelberg after which he set up a Chemical Laboratory in New York City. The Empire State Mill was in Sixmile Canyon at the foot of Sugarloaf. In 1866, it had 15 stamps and a 15-ton-a-day capacity. Booths Mill was located midway down Sevenmile Canyon. 10 x 17" Blue paper, printed by JP LeCount & Co., SF. Folds with minor separation. Ex. John J. Ford Collection. Very rare.

Date: 1867
Country (if not USA):
State: Nevada
City: Virginia City
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