Background
Coleman was born August 28, 1830 in Walton, Suffolk, and he attended school in England.
Coleman was born August 28, 1830 in Walton, Suffolk, and he attended school in England.
He also served as President of the Board of School Trustees in Grass Valley. And Vice President of the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad. He lived in Montreal for a year, and then went to Toronto, where he remained until the spring of 1852, before moving to New York City.
The brothers moved on to Canon Creek in El Dorado County, where Edward was interested in mining.
In 1855, they moved to Iowa Hill, Placer County where they mined together until early in the spring of 1860. In February 1860, the brothers and others purchased the Helvetia and Lafayette Mining Company in Grass Valley, Nevada County.
Subsequently, Edward became administrator of the North Star Mine, and John became the President. In 1867, the brothers sold out their interest in that mining company and formed the Idaho Quartz Mining Company, of which Edward was the President and Superintendent until the mine was worked out in 1893.
He held interests in the Mohawk Lumber Company.
