Alice Gold and Silver Mining Company records

Alice Gold and Silver Mining Company records, 1877-1930 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 1877-1930 (inclusive) 1877 1930 9.8 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 201201 Helena MT 59620-1201 Telephone: 406-444-2681 Fax: 406-444-5297 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 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv52672 1

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. (1877-1940). 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 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv52672 2

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 1881- January 1882, December 1882- January 1884 January 1887- January 1889 January, November 1894- December 1895 February, August, November 1896 February, August, November 1896 January 1897- April 1898 May 1898- June 1901 July-December 1901 January 1902- June 1903 July 1903- November 1905 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv52672 3

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) 1906-1909 1910-1930 September 1877- June 1878 March 1879- August 1880 June 1881- August 1882 July 1881- April 1882 September 1882- January 1884 January 1884- November 1886 October 1887- August 1889 April 1889- August 1890 August 1890- December 1892 January 1892- November 1893 11 / 3 Miscellaneous [scattered originals] 1886-1906 Incoming Correspondence http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv52672 4

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) 1883 1887 1888 1888 1889-1894 1896 1897 1897 12 / 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 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv52672 5 1898

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) 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv52672 6

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) 1907-1909 Outgoing Correspondence 12 / 11-12 Letterpress books 1881-1885, 1893 13 / 1 to Clarence B. Wisner, Montana Zinc Company 1905 13 / 2 Miscellaneous 1899-1940 Court Papers 13 / 3 Michael Reynolds vs. Alice Gold and Silver Mining Company 1899-1900 Financial Records 13 / 4-8 Assay reports 1887-1888, 1894-1899 13a / 1-3 Assay reports 1892-1896 14 / 1-5 Assay reports 1936-1942 14 / 6-8 Bank pass books [17 books] 1885-1908 15 / 1 Bullion receipts 1894, 1898-1899 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv52672 7

15 / 2 Cash book 1888-1892 15 / 3 Debit balances 1914 15 / 4 Expenditure reports: abstracts January - February 1908 15 / 5 Expenditure reports: estimates and statistics 1899-1905 15 / 6-7 Expenditure reports: monthly abstracts 1894, January - March 1898 16 / 1-6 Expenditure reports: monthly abstracts 1898, 1902, 1904 16 / 1-6 Expenditure reports: monthly abstracts 1898, 1902, 1904 17 / 1-3 General ledgers 1896-1899, 1906-1916 17 / 4 Monthly financial reports 1893-1895 18 / 1-3 Monthly financial reports 1894-1908 19 / 1 Monthly financial reports 1897-1906 19 / 2 Office supply book 1895 19 / 3-6 Operational reports 1917-1919 19 / 7 Order book 1889-1896 19A / 1 Order book 1889-1896 19A / 2 Ore shipment record 1894-1896 20 / 1 Ore ledger 1910-1930 20 / 2-3 Payrolls 1907-1908 20 / 4 Price book circa 1896 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv52672 8

20 / 5 Receipts: Alice Hospital Fund; miscellaneous 1889, 1898, 1908-1909 20 / 6 Silver quotations book 1895-1898 20 / 7-10 Statements and invoices 1883-1929 21 / 1 Superintendent's log 1897-1903 21 / 2 Superintendent's log: Lexington Mine 1950-1956 21 / 3 Tax returns 1937-1938 21 / 4-5 Time books [payroll] 1897-1898, 1935-1939 Legal Documents 21 / 6 Abstracts of title 1878-1890 21 / 7 Abstracts of title: Theseus Quartz Claim 1907 21 / 8 Agreements 1884-1905 22 / 1 Deeds 1880-1894 22 / 2 Lease notes [2 notebooks] 1936-1938 22 / 3 Lease reports 1935-1940 22 / 4-5 Patents 1877-1893 Oversize Folder 1 General Land Office Mineral Certificates 1877-1893 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv52672 9

22 / 6 Superintendent's contract book [2 volumes] 1936-1938 22 / 7 Miscellaneous 1881-1904 Organization 22 / 8 Stockholders' lists; minutes of foremen's meetings 1904-1918 Miscellany 23 / 1 Blueprints and diagrams 1895-1906 Oversize Folder 2 Blueprints 1905 23 / 2 Chicago Iron Works catalog [belonging to William H. Hall] 1893 23 / 3 Notebook on inspection routes undated 23 / 4 "Schedule for sulphide silver-lead zinc ores"; notes on West Saukie Mine 1901, 1925 23 / 5 Miscellaneous 1902, undated Names and Subjects Subject Terms : Assaying--Montana--Butte Gold mines and mining--montana--butte http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv52672 10

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: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Creative Commons Licenses in Archives West: http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/cc-attr.shtml http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv52672 11