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Bodie Gold Mining Co., stub book, 1879-07/1879-08

by: Bulwer Standard Mining Co.

Publication date: 1879-07/1879-08

Topics: californiarevealed, Local finance--California, Economics, Gold mines and mining--California, Mining

Collection: cspa; californiarevealed; americana

Language: English

Rights: Public Domain. No restrictions on use.

Bodie State Historic Park is a genuine California gold-mining ghost town. Visitors can walk down the deserted streets of a town that once had a population of nearly 10,000 people. The town is named for Waterman S. Body (William Bodey), who had discovered small amounts of gold in hills north of Mono Lake. In 1875, a mine cave-in revealed pay dirt, which led to purchase of the mine by the Standard Company in 1877. People flocked to Bodie and transformed it from a town of a few dozen to a boomtown. These financial ledgers and documents record the success and failures of organizations in the Bodie region.

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Contact Information: California State Parks Archives, 4940 Lang Ave., Suite 100, McClellan, CA 95652, Telephone: 916-263-0779, Email: Department.Archives@parks.ca.gov, https://www.parks.ca.gov/

Acknowledgment: Source material provided by California State Parks Archives. Preserved and made available online by California Revealed. California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.