Up for sale is a rare, highly detailed 3-page historical correspondence archive from March 1908 detailing legal and political friction in the historic Cracker Creek mining district of Eastern Oregon.
**The archive includes:**1. A 2-page complete handwritten letter (March 11, 1908) from J. Henderson in the historic boomtown of Bourne, Oregon, to Hon. J.N. Hart in Baker City. It outlines a mining lien lawsuit against the Tabor Fraction Company, references the famous Columbia Mine (\"running pumps for the Columbia Co.\"), and discusses political backlash over the Miners\' Lien Law.2. An official typewritten letter (March 27, 1908) from the State of Oregon Office of the Secretary of State (signed per F.W. Benson, who later became Governor), confirming Hon. John L. Rand as the attorney in fact for the Tabor Fraction Mines Company.
**Condition Report:**[Insert condition details here, e.g., \"Excellent legibility, natural age-toning, mild edge wear consistent with 110+ year-old paper, horizontal folds from original mailing. No major tears or liquid staining. See photos for exact condition.\"]
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