Miscellaneous mines (includes Abby Group, Kendall; Beaver Mine, Zortman; Big Indian Mine, south of Helena; Blanchett property, Elkhorn; Cameron Island property; Cato Mine, Garnet; Crawford Mine, Helena; Dorfler Prospect, Unionville; Emma Darling Mine, Emery District; Eula Homestake, Helena; Golconda Mine, Canyon Creek; Heiser tunnel, Wickes; Hornsilver Project, Arco, Idaho; Iron Mountain Mine, Superior; King Solomon Mine, Jefferson County; Kit Carson Mine, Bernice area; Leslie Lake Group, Elkhorn; Little Giant Mine, Townsend; McClellan Mine, Helena; Morning Glory Mine, Basin; Nordby Property, Montana City; Pilot Mine, Rocker Mine, Elliston; Satellite Mine,Confederate Gulch; Silver Coin Mine, Fort Harrison; Sunrise Mine, Hall; Treasury Mine, Austin), 1899-1949
Content Description:
Collection consists predominantly of subject files kept by Gustaf "Gus" M. Carlson and his father Gustaf "Gust" Carlson on local mines including the Spring Hill (near Unionville), the Klondyke and the Sourdough (in Elkhorn); the East Pacific and the Kleinschmidt (near Townsend); the Drumlummon (near Marysville); mines in the Corbin and Wickes area; and other mines in Montana and Idaho. The most extensive files concern the Spring Hill Mine (near Unionville), owned by the Montana Consolidated Mines Corporation, and includes daily mine production reports (1939-1940), diamond drilling records, and level books. Also included are general subject files on mining processes and maps [OVERSIZE MATERIAL: Map Case] of Iron Ore and Eureka Gulches, Leslie Lake Group, the Skyline, and mines and claims near Corbin and Marysville. [Photographs and maps transferred to the Photograph Archives and Library respectively].
Dates
- Creation: 1899-1949
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Collection open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 2 linear feet
Repository Details
Part of the Montana Historical Society, Research Center Archives Repository
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Helena MT 59620-1201 United States
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