A GUIDE TO THE PAPERS OF THE

Pacific Wood, Lumber and Fluming Company

Collection no. NC90 

Pacific Wood, Lumber and Fluming Company Records, 1869-1904. 

The Pacific Wood, Lumber and Fluming Company was incorporated in January, 1875 for the purpose of cutting and manufacturing lumber and wood, and fluming; also buying, selling and dealing in real estate and personal property of any description. The founding trustees were John B. Hereford, president and superintendent; James G. Fair, vice president; Timothy B. Stoner, Secretary; and John W. Mackey and Henry B. Penoyer, trustees; the company's office was in Virginia City, Nevada. In 1875 the company constructed a flume from near Huffacker's Mill, north Lake Tahoe, to the junction of Hunters Creek and the Truckee River, four miles west of Reno. In May, 1875 the company agreed to transport timber, lumber and wood for the Virginia & Truckee Railroad. In November, the company name was changed from the Pacific Wood, Lumber and Flume Company of Nevada to the Wood, Lumber and Flume Company of California. Records of operation include titles of real estate and water rights, correspondence between trustees, a time book, account ledgers, articles of incorporation, and agreements with other companies.

90/1/1-8                  Deed Book, 1876, 1869-1887. 

90/2/1-3                  Letters, 1875-1880. 

90/3                         Time Book, 1875-1876.

90/4/1-12                Accounts, 1874-1880, 1874-1904.

90/5                         Articles of Incorporation. 

90/1         Jan. 1876. 

Includes assets and liabilities of the company, real estate owned by the company and deeds held by them. 

90/1/1                Deeds- 1869-1874. 

90/1/2                Deeds- 1875-1883. 

90/1/3                Land Agreements 1869-1887. 

                          Documents. 

90/1/4                Land Patents-1870-1876.

90/1/5                Central Pacific Railroad land Documents, 1873-1887. 

90/1/6                Pacific Wood, Lumber and Fluming Co. v Lewis Lillie and J.D. Marks, 1876-1877. 

90/1/7                Land lists, Land descriptions. 

90/1/8                Land plats. 

90/2         Letters 

90/2/1                Feb. 20, 1875- Aug. 16, 1876. 

90/2/2                Aug. 25, 1876-Sept. 20, 1880.

90/2/3                Correspondence, 1872-1879. 

90/3         Time Book, Aug. 1875-July, 1876. 

90/4                Accounts 

90/4/1                Ledger, Dec. 1874-May 1877. 

90/4/2                Lumber office accounts, May 1875- July 1877. 

90/4/3                Ledger, Dec. 1877- Sept. 1880. 

90/4/4                Wood ledger, Jan. 1, 1876-April 1880. 

90/4/5                Lumber ledger, Dec. 15, 1875- Dec. 5, 1877.

90/4/6                Duplicate order ledger.

90/4/7                Account ledger.

90/4/8                James Mayberry, Board Receipts, 1876; Wage Receipts, 1876.

90/4/9                Receipts, 1869-1889. 

                          Bank Book, 1877-1898. 

90/4/10              Land Receipts, 1871-1876. 

                          Tax Assessments, 1885-1904. 

90/4/11              Yard book. 

90/4/12               Lumber Accounts, 1876. 

 90/5         Articles of Incorporation, Minutes.