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Oregon Quicksilver Incorporated mining records , 1937-1942
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Oregon Quicksilver Incorporated
- Title
- Oregon Quicksilver Incorporated mining records
- Dates
- 1937-1942 (inclusive)19371942
- Quantity
- 1 linear feet, (2 containers) : 2 manuscript boxes
- Collection Number
- Coll 423
- Summary
- This collection contains information about Oregon Quicksilver Incorporated and Mines Service Incorporated, both located in Oregon. The collection contains superintendent's reports, timecards, stocks, invoices, correspondence, photographs, and legal documents. Also contained in this collection is information about the Prosperity Mine and the Bonanza Bar in the form of placer claims, drawings of locations, legal documents and notes.
- Repository
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University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
UO Libraries--SCUA
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene OR
97403-1299
Telephone: 5413463068
spcarref@uoregon.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open to the public. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time.
- Additional Reference Guides
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See the Current Collection Guide for detailed description and requesting options.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Oregon Quicksilver Incorporated was formed in 1940 by George S. Barton. The company operated at the Nisbet Cinnabar mine which was located along the southwest bend of the Clackamas River Oak Grove Fork. Here, Oregon Quicksilver mined for mercury, which was a valuable commodity in the United States until the end of World War II. The mine was purchased via Mines Service Incorporated from George Nisbet (1878-1958) who had originally discovered it in 1925. The mine was developed through five tunnels and one shaft and it extended 500 feet. Oregon Quicksilver Incorporated was a short-lived company and was dissolved early in 1941 after not being able to uphold their lease agreement with George Nisbet. George S. Barton eventually settled in Eugene, Oregon where he passed away in 1972.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Oregon Quicksilver Incorporated mining records consists of time cards, stock certificates, correspondence, supply invoices, and legal documents. The information in this collection details the exploits of George S. Barton, mostly from his time with Oregon Quicksilver Incorporated, but there is also information on George Barton's earlier endeavors in mining at the Prosperity and Bonanza Bar mines in southern Washington State.
This collection is arranged into 22 folders in 2 boxes. The first box contains Superintendent's Reports that note the workers' schedule, stock certificates, correspondence, and legal documents such as mining contracts, agreements, and notices of placer claims.
The second box contains timecards, a notice for a stockholder's meeting about dissolving Oregon Quicksilver, supply invoices, photographs of miners and the Nisbet mine, and also photographs of the Bonanza Bar mine, and finally information on the Prosperity and Bonanza Bar Mines which include placer claims, drawings of the locations, assays, and notes.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Mercury mines and mining--Oregon
- Mining claims--Oregon
- Mining corporations--Oregon
- Mining corporations--Washington (State)
Personal Names
- Barton, George
- Nisbet, George
Geographical Names
- Bonanza Bar (Idaho)
- Clackamas County (Or.)
Form or Genre Terms
- Business records
- Correspondence
- Legal documents
- Photographs
- Stock certificates
