Marcus L. Hewett records
Scope and Contents
Records consist of a personal journal (1898-1899) and ledger (1898-1903); correspondence, financial records, legal documents, etc. for the Cataract Copper Mining Company (1903-1904); the Montana Consolidated Copper Company (1907); the Boston and Alta Copper Company (1909-1911); and the Hewett State Bank (1906-1907).
Dates
- Creation: 1898-1911
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Montana Historical Society is the owner of the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the Research Library before any reproduction use. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners.
Historical Note:
Marcus L. Hewett was born in Maine in 1862. He moved to Montana around 1891 and began investing in mining properties in the Basin area. He was one of the founders and general manager of the Cataract Copper Mining Company from 1901 to 1904; vice president of the Boston and Alta Copper Company in 1909; publisher of The Basin Progress; founder of the Hewett State Bank of Basin; and served in the fifth, ninth, and eleventh Montana legislatures. He died August 23, 1926, in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
The Cataract Copper Mining Company was incorporated in 1901 by Marcus L. Hewett of Basin, T.J. Walsh of Helena, and Oscar Nelson of Pierre, South Dakota. C.C. Darrow served as cashier of the company and the mines were managed successively by J.A. Heany, A.G. VanEmen, and Walter S. Perkins. The company acquired the Grey Eagle, High Ore, Rumley, Crystal, St. Lawrence, Comet, and Bullion claims, located in the Cataract Creek area. In 1904, the firm built a smelter at Bullion. Although the smelter ran efficiently, the Company was unable to show a profit due to the extreme costs of getting coke and other necessary supplies to the smelter and mines.
The Boston and Alta Copper Company was incorporated in July 1909, with Marcus L. Hewett as one of its directors. It operated mines in the Corbin Mining District.
The Hewett State Bank was incorporated in February 1906 by Marcus L. Hewett, Louis Sponheim, and Charles N. Kessler. Lynn D. Kent was cashier.
Extent
1.5 linear feet
Abstract
Marcus L. Hewett was a mine operator, banker, and legislator from Basin, Montana. Records include correspondence, financial records, legal documents, etc. for the Basin Gold and Copper Company (1898-1903); the Cataract Copper Mining Company (1903-1904); the Montana Consolidated Copper Company (1907); the Boston and Alta Copper Company (1909-1911); and the Hewett State Bank (1906-1907).
Arrangement
Arranged by subgroup and series
Physical Location
12:5-1
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquisition information available upon request
Separated Materials
Artifacts transferred to Museum. See inventory below for more information.
Geographic
Occupation
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Marcus L. Hewett records 1898-1911
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Ellie Arguimbau, 1991
- Date
- 2006
- 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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