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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.

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Corette and Corette was a Butte, Montana, law firm that was owned and operated by John E. Corette, Sr., and his two sons John E. Corette, Jr., and Robert D. Corette. This collection consists of twenty-four volumes of outgoing correspondence (1915-1916, 1930-1949).

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Kate Fogarty was a Montana author and assistant librarian at the Butte, Public Library. Her papers consist of research notes on the history of the Summit Valley Mining District, Montana Territory, including the names of mines of the district, date of location, and names of locators and owners. Also included are writings on the history of Butte, the Highland Mining District, and on a visit to the site of Fort Union.

Abstract The Montana Ore Purchasing Company was a Butte, Montana, mining and smelting company owned by F. Augustus Heinze and John MacGinnis. The company was involved in a long court fight with the Anaconda Copper Mining Company, known as the "War of the Copper Kings." Records include incoming correspondence (1900-1910), outgoing correspondence (1905-1906), court papers, daily smelter reports (August 1905), two journals (1905), an order book (1905-1906), legal documents, and miscellany. There is a...

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Reno Sales (1876-1969) was an Anaconda Company mining geologist, known as "The Father of Mining Geology." Papers include a biographical sketch by Vincent D. Perry and Charles Mayer; incoming and outgoing correspondence (1957-1967); diaries (1911, 1920-1968); writings; and miscellany. The Valley Ditch Company subgroup includes correspondence (1957-1966), financial records (1945-1966), minutes (1906-1964) and other materials.

Abstract Burton K. Wheeler (1882-1975) was a Butte, Montana, attorney and later U. S. Senator. Papers include general correspondence (1909-1912); three letterpress books of outgoing correspondence (1911-1914) concerning his legal work and his involvement in the Montana Democratic Party; a case file for Mrs. Ed Newman vs. Nat Simons concerning the Consolidated Gold and Sapphire Mining Company; and minor records for the Boulder Creek Mining Company, the Tripp and Dragstedt Company; the Treasure State...