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	 <titlestmt> 
		<titleproper encodinganalog="title">Inventory of the Sierra Madre Mountain Mining and Discovery Company records, <date era="ce" calendar="gregorian">1896-1898</date></titleproper>
	   <titleproper type="filing" altrender="nodisplay">Sierra Madre Mountain Mining and Discovery Company records</titleproper>
	 	<author encodinganalog="creator">Processed by Will Chadwick</author>
		
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	 <publicationstmt> 
		<publisher encodinganalog="publisher">University of Wyoming. American
		  Heritage Center.</publisher> 
		<address> 
		  <addressline>American Heritage Center</addressline> 
		  <addressline>Dept. 3924, 1000 E. University Avenue</addressline> 
		  <addressline>University of Wyoming</addressline> 
		  <addressline>Laramie, WY 82071</addressline> 
		  <addressline>Phone: 307.766.2574</addressline> 
		  <addressline>Fax:307.766.5511 </addressline> 
		  <addressline>Email:ahcref@uwyo.edu</addressline> 
		  <addressline>URL:http://ahc.uwyo.edu/</addressline> 
		</address> 
	 	<date era="ce" calendar="gregorian" encodinganalog="date">2014</date> 
		<p>University of Wyoming</p> 
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	 <creation>Finding aid encoded by Will Chadwick
		<date era="ce" calendar="gregorian">July, 2014</date> </creation> 
	 <langusage>Finding aid is in
		<language encodinganalog="language" langcode="eng">English</language>
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	 <head>Collection Summary</head> 
  	
	
  	<origination label="Creator" encodinganalog="110">
  		<corpname>Sierra Madre Mountain Mining and Discovery Company</corpname></origination>
  	
    <unittitle encodinganalog="245" label="Title"> Sierra Madre Mountain Mining and Discovery Company records</unittitle>
		<unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian" normal="Date of Collection"> 1896-1898</unitdate>
	 
	 <unitid countrycode="us" repositorycode="WyU-AH" label="Collection Number">10589</unitid>
	 
  	<physdesc encodinganalog="300" label="Size"> <extent>.45 cubic ft. (1 box)</extent> </physdesc> 
	 <repository encodinganalog="852" label="Repository"> 
		<corpname>University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.</corpname>
		</repository> <langmaterial encodinganalog="546" label="Language(s)"><language langcode="eng">English</language></langmaterial> 
	 <abstract label="Abstract"> Business records of The Sierra Madre Mountain Mining and Discovery Company, which operated in Carbon County, Wyoming.</abstract>
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  	<head>History of the Sierra Madre Mountain Mining and Discovery Company</head><p>The Sierra Madre Mountain Mining and Discovery Company was started by N.K. Boswell and incorporated in the State of Wyoming in 1897. The company was formed for the purpose of mining as well as the discovery of new mines and acquiring land and water rights, town and mill sites and real estate for the purposes of business expansion in towns across the state. Actual operations were confined to a mining venture in the Upper Platte Mining District, Carbon County, Wyoming. Company offices were located in Laramie, Wyoming.</p>
	 
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	 <head>Scope and Content</head><p>The Sierra Madre Mountain Mining and Discovery Company Collection contains business records, including a company shares book, assay reports, correspondence, copies of the company's by-laws, meeting minutes, and receipts.</p>
	 
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	 <head>Access Restrictions</head> 
	 <p>There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes,
	 	and the collection is open to the public.<?xm-replace_text {if appropriate}?></p> 
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	 <head>Copyright Information</head> 
	 <p>The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright,
		property, and libel laws as they apply.</p> 
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	 <head> Related Materials</head> 
  	<p>There are no known other archival collections created by the Sierra Madre Mountain Mining and Discovery Company at the date of processing.</p>  
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	 <head>Acquisition Information</head> 
  	<p>This material was received from Walt Jensen in 1960 and from Donald and Willis Jensen in 1998.</p> 
  </acqinfo> 
  <processinfo> 
	 <head>Processing Information</head> 
  	<p>The collection was processed by Will Chadwick in July, 2014.</p> 
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	 <head>Preferred Citation</head> 
	 <p>Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection
		Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.</p> 
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	 <head>Access Terms</head> 
  	
  	<persname source="lcnaf" encodinganalog="700"> Boswell, Nathaniel Kimball, 1836-1921</persname>
	 
	 <corpname source="lcnaf" encodinganalog="610"> <?xm-replace_text {Corporate Name}?></corpname>
	 
	 <subject source="lcsh" encodinganalog="650"> Mines and mineral resources -- Wyoming -- Carbon County.</subject>
	 
	 <geogname source="lcnaf" encodinganalog="651"> Laramie (Wyo.)</geogname>
  	 <geogname source="lcnaf" encodinganalog="651"> Wyoming -- History -- 1890-1918.</geogname>
	 
	 <genreform source="aat" encodinganalog="655"> Business Records.</genreform>
  	 <genreform source="aat" encodinganalog="655"> Artifacts.</genreform>
	 
	 <occupation source="lcsh" encodinganalog="656"><?xm-replace_text {Occupation}?></occupation>
    
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      <subject source="archiveswest" altrender="nodisplay" encodinganalog="690">Business, Industry, Labor, and Commerce</subject> 
      <subject source="archiveswest" altrender="nodisplay" encodinganalog="690">Businesses and Corporations</subject>
      <subject source="archiveswest" altrender="nodisplay" encodinganalog="690">Agriculture and Natural Resources</subject>
      <subject source="archiveswest" altrender="nodisplay" encodinganalog="690">Mines and Mineral Resources</subject>
      <subject source="archiveswest" altrender="nodisplay" encodinganalog="690">Wyoming</subject>
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		<did><container type="Box" label="Box">1</container>
		  
		  <unittitle>Business Seal</unittitle> 
		  <unitdate>undated</unitdate> 
		</did> 
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  		<did><container type="Box" label="Box">1</container>
  			
  			<unittitle>Company Shares Book</unittitle> 
  			<unitdate>1897-1898</unitdate> 
  		</did> 
  	</c01>
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  		<did><container type="Box" label="Box">1</container>
  			
  			<unittitle>Constitution and By-laws</unittitle> 
  			<unitdate>1897</unitdate> 
  		</did> 
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  		<did><container type="Box" label="Box">1</container>
  			
  			<unittitle>Correspondence</unittitle> 
  			<unitdate>1896-1897</unitdate> 
  		</did> 
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  		<did><container type="Box" label="Box">1</container>
  			
  			<unittitle>Correspondence - Ferree, Charles M.</unittitle> 
  			<unitdate>1897</unitdate> 
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  		<did><container type="Box" label="Box">1</container>
  			
  			<unittitle>Legal Documents</unittitle> 
  			<unitdate>1897</unitdate> 
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  		<did><container type="Box" label="Box">1</container>
  			
  			<unittitle>Meeting Minutes</unittitle> 
  			<unitdate>1897</unitdate> 
  		</did> 
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  		<did><container type="Box" label="Box">1</container>
  			
  			<unittitle>Receipts and Assay Reports</unittitle> 
  			<unitdate>1896-1898</unitdate> 
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