Alice Gold and Silver Mining Company records

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1 Alice Gold and Silver Mining Company records, Overview of the Collection Creator Title Dates Quantity Collection Number Summary Repository Access Restrictions Languages Sponsor Alice Gold and Silver Mining Company Alice Gold and Silver Mining Company records (inclusive) linear feet of shelf space MC 57 (collection) The Alice Gold and Silver Mining Company was a gold and silver mining operation in Walkerville, Montana. Its headquarters were in Salt Lake City, Utah. The records consist primarily of letterpress volumes of outgoing correspondence from Walkerville mine superintendents to Salt Lake City company officials. Also included are organizational materials, financial records, productions records, and legal files. Montana Historical Society, Research Center Archives Montana Historical Society Research Center Archives 225 North Roberts PO Box Helena MT Telephone: Fax: mhslibrary@mt.gov Collection open for research. English Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Historical Note In 1875, Marcus Daly purchased mining property north of Butte, Montana Territory, for four Walker brothers in Salt Lake City, Utah. Three years later, the Alice Gold and Silver Mining Company organized, with Joseph R. Walker as president and Marcus Daly as superintendent of the Walkerville operations. In 1880, Daly withdrew from the Alice and bought into the Anaconda Mine. Walker served as president until his death in 1901 when his brother, Matthew H. Walker, succeeded him. During these formative years, the Walker brothers invested in new machinery and enlarged the Alice's production capacity. The company constructed a 60-stamp mill, considered at the time to be the world's largest dry crushing and chloridizing mill. These technological improvements proved that, in addition to silver bullion, base ores could be economically mined. This was a particularly significant development after the Silver Panic of 1893, when silver prices fell and the Alice management sought profits through 1

2 the extraction of zinc. The Anaconda Copper Mining Company acquired majority control of the Alice Company in 1910, and in 1930, the Alice Gold and Silver Mining Company was dissolved. Content Description This collection is composed primarily of interoffice correspondence and financial records. The former includes letters between Joseph R. Walker and Matthew H. Walker at the Salt Lake City company offices and the company superintendents at the mine in Walkerville. These letters discuss daily operations, national mining issues, equipment used, labor relations, assay results, dealings with Butte business interests, etc. ( ). In addition, the collection contains court papers, legal documents, and organizational materials. Use of the Collection Restrictions on Use Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of the Montana Historical Society. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collection. In some cases permission for use may require additional authorization from the copyright owners. For more information contact an archivist. Preferred Citation Item description and date. Collection Title. Collection Number. Box and Folder numbers. Montana Historical Society Research Center, Archives, Helena, Montana. Administrative Information Arrangement Arranged by series. Some material housed in oversize folder in archives map case. See inventory below for more information. Location of Collection 4:2-4 Acquisition Information Acquisition information available upon request Detailed Description of the Collection The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection Interoffice Correspondence 2

3 1 / 1-8 Salt Lake City general office to Walkerville office H. Walker, treasurer; Benjamin G. Raybould, secretary) 1 / 9-13 Salt Lake City general office to Walkerville office H. Walker, vice president; James F. Lees, secretary) 2 / 1-4 Salt Lake City general office to Walkerville office H. Walker, vice president; L.H. Farnsworth, secretary) 2 / 5 Salt Lake City general office to Walkerville office (correspondents include Joseph R. Walker, president; L.H. Farnsworth, secretary) 2 / 5 Salt Lake City general office to Walkerville office H. Walker, vice president; L.H. Farnsworth, secretary) 2 / 6-10 Salt Lake City general office to Walkerville office H. Walker, vice president; L.H. Farnsworth, secretary) 3 / 1-9 Salt Lake City general office to Walkerville office H. Walker, vice president; L.H. Farnsworth, secretary) 3 / 10 Salt Lake City general office to Walkerville office (correspondents include Matthew H. Walker, president; L.H. Farnsworth, secretary; Joseph R. Walker, director) 4 / 1-3 Salt Lake City general office to Walkerville office (correspondents include Matthew H. Walker, president; Joseph R. Walker, vice president; L.H. Farnsworth, secretary) 4 / 4-7 Salt Lake City general office to Walkerville office (correspondents include Matthew H. Walker, president L.H. Farnsworth, secretary) December January 1882, December January 1884 January January 1889 January, November December 1895 February, August, November 1896 February, August, November 1896 January April 1898 May June 1901 July-December 1901 January June 1903 July November

4 4 / 8 Butte, Great Falls and New York offices to Walkerville office (correspondents include John D. Ryan, president; J.W. Allen, treasurer) 4 / 9 Anaconda Copper Mining Company General Office to Alice Dept. office in Walkerville 5 / 1 Walkerville office to Salt Lake City Office (letterpress book: correspondents include W. Read, L. Dunn) 5 / 2 Walkerville office to Salt Lake City Office (letterpress book: correspondents include W. Read) 5 / 3 Walkerville office to Salt Lake City Office (letterpress book: correspondents include William E. Hall, superintendent) 6 / 1 Walkerville office to Salt Lake City Office (letterpress book: correspondents include William E. Hall, superintendent) 6 / 2 Walkerville office to Salt Lake City Office (letterpress book: correspondents include William E. Hall, superintendent) 7 / 1-2 Walkerville office to Salt Lake City Office (letterpress book: correspondent, William E. Hall, superintendent) 8 / 1-3 Walkerville office to Salt Lake City Office (letterpress book: correspondent, William E. Hall, superintendent; also includes assay reports, July-September 1887) 9 / 1-3 Walkerville office to Salt Lake City Office (letterpress book: correspondent, William E. Hall, superintendent) 10 / 1-3 Walkerville office to Salt Lake City Office (letterpress book: correspondent, William E. Hall, superintendent) 11 / 1-2 Walkerville office to Salt Lake City Office (letterpress book: correspondent, William E. Hall, superintendent) September June 1878 March August 1880 June August 1882 July April 1882 September January 1884 January November 1886 October August 1889 April August 1890 August December 1892 January November / 3 Miscellaneous [scattered originals] Incoming Correspondence 4

5 11 / 4 Miscellaneous (correspondents include Knowles Steam Pump Works, George O'Brien) 11 / 5 Miscellaneous (correspondents include Griffith and Wedge Company, Minnie Moore Mine and Concentrating Works, John M. Kinnear, Phoenix Steel Broom and Brush Company) 11 / 6 A-I (correspondents include Bi-Metallic Mining Company, William P. Blake, Blue Bird Mining Company, Butte Boiler Works, Boulder Hot Springs, William A. Clark, Gilbert Clements, Sol Erickson, Fraser and Chalmers, Granite Mountain Mining Company, Griffith and Wedge Company, David Hall, F.W. Iredell) 11 / 7 K-W (correspondents include C.B. Kirkland, A. Kleinschmidt and Company, McCormick and Company bankers, Montana Mineral Land Association, Montana Union Railway Company, People's Forwarding Company, Phoenix Steel Broom and Brush Company, Union National Bank, Union Pacific Railway Company) 11 / 8 Miscellaneous (correspondents include Butte Miners Union, Butte Chamber of Commerce, Montana Union Railway Company) 11 / 9 A-W (correspondents include Anaconda Copper Mining Company, Crew Levick Company, Diamond Coal and Coke Company, L.C. Trent and Company, F.G. White) 11 / 10 A-H (correspondents include Anaconda Copper Mining Company, Alexander Andrews, Butte General Electric Company, William A. Clark's office, Colorado Smelting and Mining Company, Chrome Steel Works, Crew Levick Company, Diamond Coal and Coke Company, Divide Lumber Company, John D. Haines, William E. Hall) 11 / 11 L-W (correspondents include Lexington Mine, Montana Power Company, Montana Union Railway Company, R.H. Officer and Company, Parrot Silver and Copper Company, L.C. Trent and Company) / 1 A-W (correspondents include Butte and Boston Consolidated Mining Company, Butte Terminal Association, Thompson Campbell, W.E. Carroll, Chrome Steel Works, W.A. Clark's

6 office, Diamond Coal and Coke Company, Granite-BiMetallic Consolidated Mining Company, S.P. Holden, Kemmerer Coal Company, Lynch and Bacheler, R.A. Reynolds, Charles C. Rueger, Sturtevant Mill Company, L.C. & S.V. Trent Mining Machinery, W.S. Tyler Wire Works Company, United States Assay Office, Walker Brothers Bankers, W. Winagar) 12 / 2 A-V (correspondents include Chrome Steel Works, W.A. Clark's office, A.N. Clement, Granite Bi-Metallic Consolidated Mining Company, Mountain View Methodist Episcopal Church Building Committee, W.S. Tyler Wire Works Company) 12 / 3 A-W (correspondents include W.A. Clark's office,.a. Granite Bi- Metallic Consolidated Mining Company, McHatton and Cotter, Salt Lake Hardware Company, M.E. Smith, Western Labor Union, Wetherill Separating Company enclosing assays) 12 / 4 A-W (correspondents include Anaconda Copper Mining Company, Butte Stationary Engineers' Union, W.A. Clark's office, James R. Hendra, Axel O. Ihlseng, Midland Smelting Company, Thomas G. Robinson, W.S. Tyler Company, Henry Williams) 12 / 5 A-W (correspondents include Albemarle Company, W.A. Clark Jr., International Mining Congress, J.M. Lewis, Richard Lockey re fire at Alice hoist, Metal Volatization Company, Lewis B. Rogers re hoist fire) 12 / 6 B-W (correspondents include Butte School District 1, E.J. Lavine and Company, Montana World's Fair Commission, Oregon Short Line Railroad Company, Payne Separator Company, Refractory Ore Metals Company, United States Assay Office, United States Census Office) 12 / 7 A-W (correspondents include American Metal Company Ltd., G.O. Angell enclosing report of C. Gordon Richardson, Butte Blacksmiths and Helpers' Union, Taylor and Brunton Ore Company, Western Forge Company, C.B. Wisner) 12 / 8 K-N (correspondents include Kirk and Clinton, Mount Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church, Northern Pacific Railway Company) 12 / 9 A-T (correspondents include Anaconda Copper Mining Company re taxes on Alice property, Montana Zinc Company, James O'Grady, Morris and Fay, H. Brownson Smith)

7 12 / 10 A-P (correspondents include Anaconda Copper Mining Company re taxes on Alice property; Butte Coalition Mining Company; Pogson, Peloubet and Company re adjusting Alice books with New York books) Outgoing Correspondence 12 / Letterpress books , / 1 to Clarence B. Wisner, Montana Zinc Company / 2 Miscellaneous Court Papers 13 / 3 Michael Reynolds vs. Alice Gold and Silver Mining Company Financial Records 13 / 4-8 Assay reports , a / 1-3 Assay reports / 1-5 Assay reports / 6-8 Bank pass books [17 books] / 1 Bullion receipts 1894,

8 15 / 2 Cash book / 3 Debit balances / 4 Expenditure reports: abstracts January - February / 5 Expenditure reports: estimates and statistics / 6-7 Expenditure reports: monthly abstracts 1894, January - March / 1-6 Expenditure reports: monthly abstracts 1898, 1902, / 1-6 Expenditure reports: monthly abstracts 1898, 1902, / 1-3 General ledgers , / 4 Monthly financial reports / 1-3 Monthly financial reports / 1 Monthly financial reports / 2 Office supply book / 3-6 Operational reports / 7 Order book A / 1 Order book A / 2 Ore shipment record / 1 Ore ledger / 2-3 Payrolls / 4 Price book circa

9 20 / 5 Receipts: Alice Hospital Fund; miscellaneous 1889, 1898, / 6 Silver quotations book / 7-10 Statements and invoices / 1 Superintendent's log / 2 Superintendent's log: Lexington Mine / 3 Tax returns / 4-5 Time books [payroll] , Legal Documents 21 / 6 Abstracts of title / 7 Abstracts of title: Theseus Quartz Claim / 8 Agreements / 1 Deeds / 2 Lease notes [2 notebooks] / 3 Lease reports / 4-5 Patents Oversize Folder 1 General Land Office Mineral Certificates

10 22 / 6 Superintendent's contract book [2 volumes] / 7 Miscellaneous Organization 22 / 8 Stockholders' lists; minutes of foremen's meetings Miscellany 23 / 1 Blueprints and diagrams Oversize Folder 2 Blueprints / 2 Chicago Iron Works catalog [belonging to William H. Hall] / 3 Notebook on inspection routes undated 23 / 4 "Schedule for sulphide silver-lead zinc ores"; notes on West Saukie Mine 1901, / 5 Miscellaneous 1902, undated Names and Subjects Subject Terms : Assaying--Montana--Butte Gold mines and mining--montana--butte 10

11 Labor and laboring classes--montana--butte Labor relations--montana--butte Labor unions--miners Miners--Montana--Butte Silver mines and mining--montana--butte Stamp mills--montana--butte Strikes and lockouts--copper mining--montana--butte Wages--Montana--Butte Zinc mines and mining--montana--butte Corporate Names : Alice Gold and Silver Mining Company (creator) Geographical Names : Butte (Mont.)--Industries--Mines and mining Butte (Mont.)--Labor relations Lexington Mine (Butte, Mont.) Walkerville (Mont.) Finding aid prepared by MHS Staff 2004 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License: Creative Commons Licenses in Archives West: