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  1. Records of the United Verde Copper Company

    The United Verde Copper Company was a mining company located in the Verde Mining District near Jerome, Yavapai County, AZ. It was organized in 1882 by Fred Thomas Treadwell and Eugene Jerome; and was later sold to W.A. Clark in 1889. The collection ...

    castanoe - 2020-06-08 19:09

  2. Mines and Mining in Arizona; Newspaper Clippings

    The collection contains newspaper clippings that pertained to the mines and mining in Arizona from 1904 to 1912. Included materials: Manuscript Subject Area: Mining Journalism Collection Area: Arizona & Southwest 1904 to 1912 Number: AZ 096 ...

    castanoe - 2020-06-09 12:35

  3. Papers Pertaining to the Silver King Mine

    Benjamin W. Reagan was a prospector and one of the discovers of the Silver King Mine, Pinal County, AZ.  The collection contains correspondence, assay reports, financial papers, legal papers, three photographs of family members and other materials ...

    castanoe - 2020-06-09 12:40

  4. Papers of the Murphy Mining Company

    The Murphy Mining Company was a mining company operating the Crown King Mine and other claims in Yavapai County, AZ. The collection includes correspondence, minutes of stockholders meetings, financial and legal papers relating to the Crown King Mine and ...

    castanoe - 2020-06-09 12:40

  5. Records of the Spenazuma Gold Mining and Milling Company

    The Spenazuma Gold Mining and Milling Company was formed in 1898 by Richard C. Flower to fraudulently sell stock in a non-existent mine. The scheme was exposed in 1899 by newspaperman George H. Smalley. The collection includes promotional and descriptive ...

    castanoe - 2020-06-09 13:23

  6. Freight Bills of Magma Copper Company

    The Magma Copper Company was a mining company operating in Superior, AZ. The collection contains typescript and holograph carbon copies of freight bills pertaining to the equipment shipment to the mine during its first years of operation, most coming from ...

    castanoe - 2020-06-09 13:27

  7. Papers of Samuel Clark

    Samuel Clark (b. 1871) was the founder of Clarkston, AZ, which would later be known as Rowood. Clark laid out the townsite of Clarkston in 1916, and operated mining properties in Ajo and Clarkston beginning in 1907. The collection contains mining papers, ...

    castanoe - 2020-06-09 13:52

  8. Stevens Family Correspondence

    The Stevens family were residents of Rockton, IL. Calvin Stevens’ three sons, Albion, George, and Herman, served in the U.S. Army as volunteers during the Civil War. The collection includes correspondence between members of the Stevens family, mainly sons ...

    castanoe - 2020-06-10 14:45

  9. John Francis Papers

    John Francis (1848-1899) was a manager for the Camarones Copper Company. From 1890 through 1894, he managed the Astillero Mine in Huasco, Chile. Collection includes original mechanical drawings of smelting installations used in the Chilean copper industry ...

    castanoe - 2020-06-10 16:53

  10. Western Mines and Mining Notes

    The collection includes a portfolio of typescript pages with brief descriptions of 91 mines. Locations are mostly in California and Arizona, but other western areas are also included. Historical and technical information is given, appraising each mine ...

    castanoe - 2020-06-13 17:54

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