A GUIDE TO THE RECORDS OF THE

BODIE WOOD AND LUMBER COMPANY

Collection no. NC716

THE BODIE WOOD AND LUMBER COMPANY

The Bodie Wood and Lumber Company was organized by H.M. Yerington, J.W. Haynie and others to acquire timber lands and water rights in Mono County, California, just south of Mono Lake. In 1881, the same group built a narrow gauge railway to carry freight from Bodie to the timber area. The company was sometimes referred to as the Mono Lake Lumber Co., The Mono Wood and Lumber Co. and The Mono Lumber Co.

SCOPE AND CONTENT

The Bodie Wood and Lumber Company records are contained in 7 folders.  Included are correspondence, receipts and accounts and land related material covering the period from 1877 to 1880. Material is original and handwritten.

This collection is divided into the following series:  

Series 1            Correspondence 

Series 2            Receipts and Accounts 

Series 3             Real Estate 

Series 1                  NC716/1                Correspondence

The correspondence in this series chiefly concerns land acquisition around Mono Lake, California, 1877-1880. 2 folders.

Series 2                  NC716/2                Receipts and Accounts

This series includes company accounts 1877-1880 and company receipts for services and supplies, 1877-1880. 2 folders.

Series 3                  NC716/3                Real Estate

This series includes 26 Special Power of Attorney documents appointing Samuel D. King of Carson City as an agent for taking possession of Mono County lands, 1878; land lists and maps, Mono County, 1880; water locations, Mono County, 1877. 3 folders.