| 1 | Author: | Richmond Jones Jr. (1833-1861) | Requires cookie* |
| Title: | Richmond Jones papers, 1859-1861 ead | ||
| Date(s): | 1859-1861 | ||
| Abstract: | Diary and Notebooks, 1859-1861. This collection includes materials which document the travels and surveys of Richmond Jones (1833-1861) while working for the Sopori Land and Mining Company in the Santa Cruz Valley of Arizona. The diary describes his journey from Rhode Island to Tucson, Arizona and offer insights on individuals and mining activities in southern Arizona until his sudden death at the hands of Apaches, in the field, in 1861. Includes account books, letters, survey books and documents, as well as a report on the Sopori and San Xavier mines by mining engineer Raphael Pumpelly (1837-1923) who was in charge of the Santa Rita Mine from 1860-1861. | ||
| Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | ||
| Subjects: | Ranches -- Arizona -- Pima County | Sopori Land Grant (Ariz.) | Land Grants -- Arizona | Surveying -- Arizona | San Xavier Mine (Ariz.) | Sopori Mine-(Ariz.) | Geology -- Arizona -- Pima County. | ||
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