West Granite Mountain Mining Company records
Scope and Contents
Records. 1886-1889. 1 linear foot. These records contain a small amount of interoffice correspondence, financial records, and legal documents for the period during which the mines operated (1886-1889).
Dates
- Creation: 1886-1889
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Collection open for research.
Conditions Governing 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.
Biographical / Historical
The West Granite Mountain Mining Company was formed in February 1886, to acquire and develop the Alameda, Rattlesnake, and Fraction lodes on Granite Mountain near Philipsburg. The incorporators were A.M. Holter, H.M. Parchen, T.J. Lowry, Edward I. Zimmerman, Charles K. Wells, and George H. Hill of Helena; Samuel Word of Butte; Thomas Cruse of Marysville; and J.W. Buskett of Wickes. In addition to the original three lodes, the Company acquired the Elizabeth, the Daisy, the Comet, the Douglas, the Butte, and the Clear Grit lodes, all in the Granite Mountain area. Headquarters for the Company were in Helena. The Company operated the mines until mid-1889. The properties were then apparently acquired by the Bi-Metallic Mining Company and eventually became part of the massive Granite-BiMetallic Consolidated Mining Company property.
Extent
1 linear feet
Abstract
The West Granite Mountain Mining Company was formed to work several mining claims near Philipsburg, Montana Territory. Collection (1886-1889) includes interoffice correspondence, financial records, and legal documents.
Arrangement
Arranged by series. Some material housed in manuscript volumes. Some material housed in oversize folder in archives map case. See inventory below for more information.
Physical Location
5:5-6
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquisition information available upon request
- Title
- Guide to the West Granite Mountain Mining Company records 1886-1889
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by MHS staff
- Date
- 2004
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard 2nd Edition)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Repository Details
Part of the Montana Historical Society, Research Center Archives Repository
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