The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-02-17
Tire LisaIap Undertakings
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kaa Row ShJrty Ter c~ftlnLsAIS
himself a. = b6cks=4er ard Puhfsher in
Szn Pnnr:s.o iaIe5s, Ar. Habert Il
BzDe1JltL@ to COLI; materials fcr
s-:y. and la eo-iIDei such e-o-ts
from lat day u this, the reSai; Le.agi il
ISSl, 25,0Sc volumes, S.ih a nate o. In
erea@ o! about Loco volumes a year.
szi a lick building erected specially 70
bold tis eousedoa. The cost IN money
Illus Ear. not L mention time and ;ay-
ssir. expenses Was about $780, 900. Bzt
this w-s on,y ,he brgianinc. In ISc2.
Mr 3znerost tuned AIS attention more
particularly 20 tie utilizing OF Lis ssth-
cred i-niormaiiOn: sDj e that ed he
ha lis Ebtay e.:alo aed, iHdsxed, AID
such facts sni incidents - lie Gsairci
piAevd before hi;1 in tie forms OF e--
tracts. abstracts and references. THls
labor involved Il: continual application
OF no. less than Twelve assistants during
Es entire term, AMI they s-e 1d-l eagag-
cd IN the same c paeily. The ezPenze
here has been sC-aeiLLly over S-JU,gDO
--say IN all. hall . Tniiiicn il IaCasy.
Bat the money sz?c=dii re was the lg-
er part Of it. 50 far IS st vas possible,
AZ B,ncro:; abladonst business eatire-
j. ard threw Limgei ani Lis life into the
Arduous but fascinating task Of author
ship. the final result being. published
aaato he published Gat-n:=e volumes
O. History, Eihadegy, AID other and
nor special subioela. This, then.
briefly stated, Is the work referred to.
1t vas accident, rather than design
which led both 10 the formation Of the
Library and TO authorship. HavfEg
tIem the FIRST a Paehaai fog publishing
more pleasant ,hAn profitable in a new
co1HEry, AMI feeling Il growing need in
The preparation Of book for tie press,
Pf hat valuable information relative to
the Pacific Coast which VAS dropping
oct OF existence for want of some one to
II, lie began in,tinct.yely to gather
Lni preserve it. Frat, lie went over
his stock and placed by themselves al
hHOls AID pamphlets On California and
Oregon. Then from all parts q! the
coCatEy, he brought in mater:I. gra!u-
Ally extending the area Of his territory,
until th= western halt Of North America
was embraced within its limits. Then
he wen: East aud to Europe, to see
whit could De gathered there; and this
he did many times, and with much dill
fence. Prom the Anirade sale, in Leip-
Sc, OF the licIIcan collection INTENDED
by Marniilsn is the foundation of an
Imperial Liorary, Gbout $500 volumes
were obtained. THIN, there Wan the
sale in LoRio4. OF tn, RI,lirez co'Iac-
t.yuS AID die 81 c il SeSYoEL OF Squier's
mahnseip :, and a score Of o.hccs that
brought 10 81. Bancnost's Library lar,e
aud imP1rtln. additions.
'Hns yaSip.ss w4s originally establish
eJsH Montgomery street. 'eE- Mer-
cnant. D"'h business and Library hay-
ing Assumed considerable proportions,
IN 1856 Ir. Bancroft erected a age
building on Market street. and moved
into it, the Library h!ng placed on the
fifth floor. There ~itrrmainsd. subject 20
no small risk by Are, until 1881, when
Ir. Bancroft purchased n large lot on
ValenciA street, built in the middle Of it
4 two--tory aud bascmcn; bic; building .
40 Z GO feet, covered az openings with
strong iron shutters, and in it placed his
books, maps, ald manuscripts, which liz
this time numbered 50. 600 besides 400
hles Of Pacific Coast newspapers. There
they nov stand, a monument to the ele-
yGtio OF mind and patient devotion Of
the collector.
The plain exterior Of the substantial
structure is someN hat relieved by the
ard flowers which surround j; the
interior is conveniently arranged, and
yrH ligatel AMI ventilated. The main
library and woskins-room is on the sec
Ond floor. Here aiso il the historians
private study, a large apartment facing
the south and east, with light sO.;ened
by tints~ agreeable to the eye, and taste
fully fur. ishod. Pour tables covered
nth historical notes, arranged in the
required BY tie writer for irnmedi-
ale>use. occufy tn door; q; ore OF these
the historian may sit end wii;c, NJ au-
other hs may stand. At one end is a
case Gllcd with manuscript ready Tor the
ptiifer, while on tho walls are hung.
beside maps for constant use. certificates
OF degrees eonaiSrei Anl memberships
oSAsTpsd societies. Three rooms in
tAS are used by as many Of IL.
Baagioftja stan, Whilo tbe remainder
occupy the main hill The Library
walls.0ge filled with shelving nine tiers
high, Containing four classes of books.
Most Of the space Is occupied by works
alphabetically arranged, zach volume
bearing n number, aud the numbers run
ming consecutiyely from 1 to $4,000, |
constitute the FIRST class.
Az btfors intimatcd. It ives not until
after, Eeyhral Scars hid elapsed from The
the collecting, nof until the
Library numbered over 1900 volumes,
That Mr.. Bancroft entertained serious
thoughts Of authorship. But during the
process OF collecting there bad arisen in
liraa sirouS desire for production. lie
during his lifetime to see his
utilized. by the year lsGs
became 10 strong in him that
be determined 10 place in his brothers