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Title
Promising outlook for paying ore at Eureka
Creator
Chandler, N. A. (1818-1880)
Date Created and/or Issued
1872-06-09
Publication Information
Ella Strong Denison Library
Contributing Institution
Claremont Colleges Library
Collection
N.A. Chandler Gold Rush Era Letters
Rights Information
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Description
Chandler writes that he is putting all his money into a new mine. He describes Eureka and its resources. He expects to go to the World’s Fair in 1876. Chandler writes that he favors Greeley over Grant. Chandler extols the virtues of California weather and the seasons as it pertains to health, adding that in the interior of California, “people do not usually die until thier [sic] time comes.” Notations in pencil on the first page at the top read: “Promising outlook for paying ore at Eureka. Favors Greeley in the Greeley-Grant Presidential campaign. California climate.” Pencil marks highlight certain parts of the text pertaining to the title.
Type
text
Format
image/jp2
Identifier
cng00054
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/cng/id/250
Language
English
Subject
Gold miners
Gold mines and mining
West (U.S.) History 1860-1890
Pioneers
Correspondence
Eureka (Nev.)
Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872
Time Period
1855-1872
Place
Eureka (Nev.)
Source
Autograph letter signed, 4 pages; N. A. Chandler Gold Rush Era Letters, D1942.1, box 1, folder 54
Relation
N.A. Chandler California Gold Rush Era Letters - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/cng

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