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Green River Mining and Improvement Company records [photocopies], 1895-1896
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Green River Mining and Improvement Company
- Title
- Green River Mining and Improvement Company records [photocopies]
- Dates
- 1895-1896 (inclusive)18951896
- Quantity
- 0.25 linear feet
- Collection Number
- MS 0663
- Summary
- The Green River Mining and Improvement Company records (1895-1896) consist of photocopies of documents from several companies formed in the late nineteenth century. Their purpose was to exploit the resources to be found in the area of the lower Green and Grand (renamed the Colorado in 1921) Rivers. Included are stock certificates, certificates of incorporation, letters, and a prospectus.
- Repository
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University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860
Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu - Access Restrictions
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Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Interest in the Green and Grand Rivers for navigation and transportation was high during the decades from 1890 to 1920. Steam and other powered boats were built and used on the rivers for transporting passengers, freight, ore, produce, and other goods by B. S. Ross, Tom Wimmer, Cap Yokey, and others. Many attempts were made to establish a regular, scheduled freight and passenger line between the towns of Moab and Green River, Utah, but due to shallow channels and shifting sandbars, this was never done successfully.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Green River Mining and Improvement Company records (1895-1896) consist of photocopies of documents from several companies formed in the late nineteenth century. Their purpose was to exploit the resources to be found in the area of the lower Green and Grand (renamed the Colorado in 1921) Rivers. Included are stock certificates, certificates of incorporation, letters, and a prospectus.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Mines and Mineral Resources
Corporate Names
- Grand River Transportation, Mining, and Improvement Company
- Green River Mining and Improvement Company--Archives
- Green River Mining and Improvement Company--History--Sources
- Green River Navigation and Improvement Company
Geographical Names
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Navigation--History--Sources
- Green River (Wyo.-Utah)--Navagation--History--Sources
Form or Genre Terms
- Certificates of incorporation
- Correspondence
- Prospectuses
- Stock certificates
Finding aid created by Roy Webb.
1993 (last modified: 2019)
