Archive Record
Metadata
Catalog Number |
MSNC00008 |
Filing Title |
Leete (Benjamin Franklin) papers |
Collection |
Benjamin Franklin Leete papers |
Dates of Creation |
1856-1922 |
Extent |
12 volumes, 12 boxes (16 ft.) |
Creator |
Leete, Benjamin Franklin |
Scope & Content |
Businessman and politician, of Nevada; born in Lockport, New York; studied civil engineering; employed in construction of the New York Central Railroad; 1858, he took passsage for California and arrived at San Francisco; recognizing that salt was a needed mineral in the reduction of Comstock Lode silver ore, Leete spent three years perfecting his salt manufacturing apparatus; in 1871, Leete's Eagle Salt Works began furnishing salt to area consumers. Chiefly records generated by Eagle Salt Works, Churchill County, Nevada, operated by Benjamin Franklin Leete; together with records from Denver Quicksilver Mining Company and items documenting Leete's bridge construction work in Wisconsin during the 1850s; together with correspondence relating to Republican Party politics, monetary issues of the 1890s, real estate matters in Reno, and the Orr Ditch and Water Company. Correspondents include Charles T. Bender, Denver S. Dickerson, Robert Lewers, George S. Nixon, and Isabelle Leete. Subjects: Bender, Charles T. -- Correspondence. Dickerson, Denver S. Leete, Isabelle. Lewers, Robert, d. 1922 -- Correspondence. Nixon, George Stuart, 1860-1912 -- Correspondence. Eagle Salt Works. Denver Quicksilver Mining Company. Orr Ditch and Water Company. Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) Politicians -- Nevada -- Reno -- Correspondence. Real property -- Nevada. Nevada -- Economic conditions. Mines and mineral resources -- Nevada. Bridges -- Wisconsin -- Design and construction. Salt mines and mining -- Nevada -- Churchill County. Business records -- Nevada -- Reno. Businessmen -- Nevada -- Reno. |
Admin/Biographical History |
Businessman and politician, of Nevada; born in Lockport, New York; studied civil engineering; employed in construction of the New York Central Railroad; 1858, he took passsage for California and arrived at San Francisco; recognizing that salt was a needed mineral in the reduction of Comstock Lode silver ore, Leete spent three years perfecting his salt manufacturing apparatus; in 1871, Leete's Eagle Salt Works began furnishing salt to area consumers. |
Finding Aids |
Hard copy finding aid available in Research Library. |
Language of Material |
English |