Jack Family Papers

Newspaper clipping. 'The Horseless Line: A Company being Formed to put on a Line of Auto's to Connect Paso Robles with the San Joaquin Valley. During the past week an agent of the San Joaquin Valley and Coast Transportation Company, has been in town talking up the interest and value of a line from here to the San Joaquin valley, and no one with whom we have talked but acknowledged that such a line would be a great benefit to Paso Robles. The Company propose to run a line from here to Cholame, thence to Rock Springs...'

Letter from Howard V. Jack to his father Robert Edgar Jack regarding a fire on Visalia Road, October 22, 1909.

Back side of a postcard to Robert E. Jack dated February 2, 1911

Letter from Howard V. Jack to his father Robert Edgar Jack regarding finding hogs in the hills, and the status of his plough teams, January 28, 1910.

Letter briefly mentions a 'school bill' (to make Cal Poly a school), political problems, and remarks on the weather in Jack's town.

Whitsel complains about the state legislators and discusses political issues

Stow informs that Jack has iron and copper, and magnetite on his property.

Letter stating the interest of Stateler and a friend in a potential oil field Jack found somewhere between Coalinga and McKittrick districts. Letter written on Northern Pacific Railway Company letterhead with advertisement on reverse.

Letter from Howard V. Jack to his father Robert Edgar Jack regarding cattle business, March 28, 1910.

Signed D.W. Robinson? - most of the content relates to his business

Hollister requests Jack to perform political 'missionary work' on his behalf

Agreement for Gleason to mine on the hill and in exchange give Jack one tenth of any gold or other minerals extracted

Alaska Grubstake Proposition Gold bearing sands in Alaska, Seward Peninsula

Check made out to Dick.

Check made out to Guadalupe.

Check made out to Juan Najas.

Red Front Cigar Store letterhead, sender asks if he can bring his ill horse to Jack's Cholame Ranch to see the veterinarian there.

R.E. Jack $20,000 bond to Southern Pacific Railroad

Agreement to fund and construct a railroad from Bakersfield to Morro Bay.

Document transferring ownership of mining claims which were called La Libertad, La Union, Morro View, El Molino, Guadalupe, Arroyo del Radilla, El Colorado, La Radilla, Las Amigas, La Soledad, Santa Teresa and El (Fl-?), also the Lone Pine and Estrella chrome mining claims. Also transferral of copper mines Ocean View and Rufuio(?)

Includes several months worth of correspondences and cost estimates

Letters discussing business agreements

James Gillion writes to R.E. Jack apologizing for the behavior of his associate Otto E. Never, owner of the Paso Robles hotel. He mentions 'The "gunshot" episode and all the troubles arriving from it.'

Amendment to change the San Luis Obispo county border

Letter from Gertrude Jack to her father R.E. Jack describing some of her experiences teaching abroad in Mexico, including meeting U.S. Minister General Matt Whitaker Ransom who she described as "a very lonely old chap - and a great ladies' man"

Letter from Howard V. Jack to his mother Nellie, October 12, 1910.

Declaration of Intention to purchase "The Chorro" Ranch, wife of J. H. Hollister

Receipt for $50 received in US gold coin.

Howard describes his fishing trip and the Teacher's Ball at the Ramona Hotel

Howard mentions Hubbard Hollister, school

Howard talks about his time in school

Mention of contracts, offer to Jack to be a director in the Automobile Company

Letter from Howard V. Jack to his father Robert Edgar Jack regarding the hay situation at Cholame Ranch, dated April 22 (no year specified).

Note written on Fairmont Hotel letterhead discussing Cholame Ranch property value.

Title page, 1927 edition of the book "Reminiscences of a Ranger" by James S. Bodrero. Features a Jack Residence stamp.

Letter from Geo. R. Adams in the Street Railway Office, El Paso de Robles, CA, dated February 8, 1894.