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Mining Recorder Certification for Aurora, Nevada Wide West Mine

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Mining Recorder Certification for Aurora, Nevada Wide West Mine
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Office of the Mining Recorder, Esmeralda Mining District. Dateline Aurora, August 19th, 1879. Certifies that the recorder has examined Wide West No. 2 Mine and finds that $100 in labor has been expended on said mine as required by law. Signed by the recorder, John Neidy. Ornate border. Printed by Herald Job Print of Aurora. 3.5 x 8" Neidy is mentioned in Bodie and Esmeralda on pg.46 as being someone who made money off of the lower grade ore left in Aurora (realizing $75,000 in 3 or 4 years time). His name also appears in 1884 in the Mining & Scientific Press as working the Esmeralda claim with Judge Seawall. The Wide West Mine was mentioned by Mark Twain/Samuel Clemens in Roughing It. Clemens claims that he and Calvin Higbie had discovered an extension of the Wide West Mine, but failed to work their claim and thus never received ownership of it. Clemens had to leave to attend to a sick friend and left instructions for Higbie to work the claim, not knowing that Higbie had left leaving instructions for Clemens to work the claim. No records exists for Clemens or Higbie actually filing their claim on the Wide West extension. Date: 1879 City: Aurora State: Nevada HWAC# 77661