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M005 Mining records and printed materials

Collection Summary   

Title Mining records and printed materials
Dates (Inclusive) 1860-2000's
Dates (Bulk) 1920-1990
Creator Donations by gift from various sources over time.
Abstract This Collection contains records of mining in the San Juan mountains of southwestern Colorado and beyond.
Unique ID M005
Quantity 14 linear shelf feet of records contained in 18 document boxes, 2 flat boxes, 1 small box, 1 thin box, and 2 record boxes.

Historical Note   
For a brief early online history of mining in the San Juan Basin region of Southwest Colorado, see Mines and Mining Men by John G. Canfield. And, read the article entitled Western Slope plant eletrified industry for a background on the fact "that the modern electrical current was first generated and transmitted for commercial use" in the Telluride, CO mining industry.

Arrangement  
The series are numbered consecutively. Boxes are not numbered as we expect to add materials to this collection. Folder numbers start over with 1 in each series. Items within each series (e.g., correspondence, reports) and within each folder are arranged chronologically, unless otherwise noted. The series are organized from highest hierarchical level to lowest; or from most general to most specific.

Scope & Contents  
This collection includes bills, deeds, newspapers, ore shipment records, invoices, receipts, maps, production reports, ledgers, prospectuses, agreements, histories, etc., pertaining to various mining operations in the San Juan Mountains of southwest Colorado and further afield.

Mines and mining companies represented in this collection include the Ledge Mining and Milling Company, Iowa Mining and Milling Company, L.B.G. Mining Company, Socorro Mines, and Red Arrow Mine. The collection also includes the American Institute of Mining directories, 1927-1953, Who's Who in Engineering, 1931-1948, various reports, yearbooks, and other records and printed materials pertaining to mining. Includes 2 bound volumes (and a photocopy of the Durango, Colorado, section of) Mines and Mining Men by John G. Canfield, 1893.

Restrictions   
Access. There are no access restrictions on the use of these materials for research purposes. This collection is open to the public for use in the Delaney Southwest Research Library at the Center of Southwest Studies.

Use and Copyright. These materials are for use only in the Delaney Southwest Research Library; they are noncirculating. Limited duplication of print materials is allowed for research purposes. The user assumes full responsibility for observing all applicable laws regarding copyright, property rights, and libel.

Preferred Citation  
Mining records and printed materials, Fort Lewis College. Center of Southwest Studies.

Processing Info 
This collection was arranged and described by Center archival volunteers Dr. Bud Davis and Paula Wiseman in early 2008. The folder list and online inventory was produced by Deandra Jones in Winter 2010 and Tia Flippin in Summer 2010.

Acquisition Info 
These materials were donated by gift from various sources over time.

Separated Materials   
None.

Related Materials   

Pathfinder #14 Mining-related collections at CSWS (focus: mines and miners of southwestern Colorado)

Access Terms   
Mining industry and finance--Four Corners Region, US.
Iowa Mining and Milling Company--Accounting.
Ledge Mining and Milling Company, Silverton, CO--Accounting.
L.B.G. Mining Company--Accounting.
Socorro Mines--Accounting.
Red Arrow Mine--Accounting.

Series/Container List   

Record Groups

RG 1: Who’s Who in Engineering and national mining organizations
RG 2: General mining publications
RG 3: Mines and mining in Colorado, including uranium and vanadium
RG 4: Oil and gas exploration in Colorado
RG 5: Coal mining in colorado
RG 6: Mines, mining, mills and smelters in southwest Colorado
RG 7: Mines and mining in states other than Colorado and in other countries
RG 8: Miscellaneous items

RG 1: Who's Who in Engineering and national mining organizations     back to RG list

Contains records of American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, 1920-1953. 4 document boxes.

Series Description Date Folder
1.1 Who’s Who in Engineering, 3rd and 4th Editions 1931, 1937 1
  Who's Who in Engineering, 5th and 6th Editions 1941, 1948 2
1.2 American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers 1927-1931 1
  American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers 1933-1936 2
  American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers 1937-1940 3
  American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers 1941,1942 4
  American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers 1943,1945 5
  American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers 1946,1947 6
  American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers 1948,1953 7
1.3 Proceedings of the American Mining Congress 1920 1

RG 2: General mining publications    back to RG list

Contains mining publications that include the Mining Handbook, the Mining Register, Mining Yearbook, etc., 1923-1992. 4 document boxes.

Series Description Date Folder
2.1 The Mining Handbook 1931 1
  The Mining Register 1937, 1946 2
2.2 The Mineral Yearbook, US Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines 1944, 1945, 1949,1950 1
2.3 Yearbook of American Bureau of Metal Statistics 1951-1956 1
2.4 Miscellaneous Regulations Re: Timber and Stone, Building Code, Civil Service Exam 1923 1
  The Preservation of Mines Timbers 1992 2
  Liquid Oxygen Explosives, Bureau of Mines 1923,1926 3
  Modern Connections for Timber Construction 1933 4
2.5 Mineral Commodity Summaries, Bureau of Mines, Department of the Interior 1987 1
2.6 Publications dealing with the ores of lead, beryllium, and tungsten-molybdenum (3 inserts)   1
2.7 The National Amateur Mineralogist, Vol. 3., No. 4. Ad for Colorado Gem Company, Bayfield, CO 1943 1
2.8 Yesterday’s Mining, line drawings by Frank E. Maynes and Carl E. Snook 1969 1

RG 3: Mines and mining in Colorado, including uranium and vanadium    back to RG list

Contains publications including newspaper and magazine articles and mining laws, federal & state, Colorado Bureau of Mines, 1893-1969. 1 1/2 document boxes.

Series Description Date Folder
3.1 Newspaper Article on Guggenheim Family, Empire Magazine, 4 Dec. 1996 1
  Biographical notes on James Whittaker ca. 1845-1904 2
  Telluride residents, early 20th Century by B. Wells, G. Oberto & H. B. Ericson   3
  “Durango” article from Mines & Mining Men of Colorado. 1893 4
  Mines & Mining Men of Colorado 1893 5
3.2 Mining Laws, Federal &State, Colorado Bureau of Mines 1916 1
  Colorado School of Mines Quarterly, Vol. 55, #3.Mineral Economics and the Problem of Equitable Taxation 1960 2
  Economic & Tax Problems of Mining in Colorado, School of Mines Quarterly 57,#4 1963 3
  Mineral Taxation, Colorado Assembly 1975 4
  U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 486, Results of Spirit Leveling in Colorado 1896-1910 5
  Report of the State Bureau of Mines 1905-1906 6
  University of Colorado Bulletin #12. Industrial and Commercial Survey of Grand, Moffat, and Routt Counties. 1927 7
  Quarterly of the Colorado School of Mines, Vol. XXXII, #3. Mining Companies & Mills of Gilpin County, CO 1937 8
  Geological Survey Research 1960 9
  A Summary of Mineral Industry Activities in Colorado 1968,1969 10
  U.S. Geological Survey Mines Report for Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, & Zinc In Colorado 1915,1917, 1919,1921 11
  Relation of the Ore Deposits of the Southern Rocky Mountain Region to the Colorado Plateau 1929 12
  Colorado Mineral Localities 1948 13
  Tungsten Mines of Colorado 1960 14
  Finding new mines within Old Mines at Leadville, CO 1992 15
  International Congress Guidebooks, #’s 18 &19. Colorado & Colorado Plateau 1933 16
  Mining Articles from Colorado Newspapers 1899 17
  The Daily Mining Record, Denver, CO 1889,1906,  1908 16
3.3 Summary of Uranium Ore purchased by the Shattuck Chemical Co 1948-1951 1
  Vanadium Deposits near Placerville, CO 1947 2
  Historical Review of Carnotite Mining & Processing in S.W. CO 1993 3
3.4 The Forward Mining Development Co. Prospectus & Annual Report, 31 July. 1905 1
  The Patrick Investment Co. Advertising Booklet 1907 2

RG 4:Oil and gas exploration in Colorado    back to RG list

Records pertaining to oil and gas in Colorado and the Four Corners, 1958-1961. 1/2 document box.

Series Description Date Folder
4.1 Properties of Petroleum from the Four Corners Area of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah, Bureau of Mines Report 1960 1
  Colorado Oil & Gas Industry Statistical Report. 1959,1950-1960 2
  Fort Lewis Reservation, La Plata County, Colo. Great Western Drilling Company Lease May, ca. 1960 3
  Maps – Mining Leases – Oil and Gas. S.W. Colorado 1958 4
  Mining, Oil and Gas Articles, Denver and Durango Newspapers 1957,1958,  1961 5
  Where the Oil Shale Industry Stands Today by John W. Savage and Henry W. Hough 1959 6

RG 5:Coal mining in Colorado    back to RG list

Records pertaining to coal mining in Colorado and the Four Corners area. 2 record boxes.

Series Description Date Folder
5.1 Coal Fields of Northwestern Colorado and Northeastern Utah 1910 1
5.2 Coal Basin Mine Permit Application, Mid-Continent Resources, Inc., Carbondale, Colo. Vol. 1-4 1981 1

RG 6: Mines, mining, mills and smelters in southwest Colorado    back to RG list

Contains records regarding gold mining in Colorado and the Four Corners area, 1860-2000. 7 document boxes, 1 thin box, and 1 flat box.

Series Description Date Folder
6.1 Map of Red Mountain and the Mining Region of San Juan, Ouray, San Miguel, and Dolores Counties, Colorado, USA, by Emil B. Fischer 1891 1
  Maps of the San Juan Basin Mining Areas   2
  Charles Baker Letter to the Santé Fe Gazette, Nov. 29. 1860 3
  Hayden Survey- Geological and Geographical Survey (6 inserts) 1874 4
  History of San Juan County, taken from Quarterly of the Colorado School of Mines, October. 1910 5
6.2 The Engineering and Mining Journal, San Juan Silver Mines, Articles. 1878-1891 1
  The Engineering and Mining Journal, San Juan Area Articles photocopies, in oversized boxes 1878,1883 2
  Silverton Strike. the Primer Vol. 1 No. 1, August 25 1939 3
  Newspaper articles: Silverton Standard, Silverton Democrat, La Plata Miner. Copies pp1-200   4
  Newspaper articles: Silverton Standard, Silverton Democrat, La Plata Miner. Copies pp 201-390   5
6.3 American Smelting and Refining Co vs. Frank Goodman, Bill of complaint. 1907 1
  American Smelting and Refining Co vs. Frank Goodman, Brief and argument of defendant on demurrer to bill of complaint. 1907 2
  American Smelting and Refining Co vs. Frank Goodman, Answers. 1907 4
  American Smelting and Refining Co vs. Frank Goodman, Demurrer. 1907 5
  American Smelting and Refining Co vs. Frank Goodman, Remonstrance. 1911 6
6.4 History of Mining and Milling Practices and Production in the Upper Animas River Drainage by William R. Jones.1871-1991. 2000 1
  Silverton, CO Mining Records Inventory ND 1883-1916 2
  The Sunnyside, Ross Basin and Bonita fault systems and their associated ore deposits, San Juan County CO, Vol.15, Vol. 17. 1951 3
  Sliver Enrichment in the San Juan Mountains, Colorado by Edson S. Bastin, Dept. of the Interior Bulletin 735-D, U.S.G.S. 1922 4
  Resurvey of the geology and ore deposits of the La Plata Mining District, CO preliminary report by Edwin B. Eckel 1936 5
  Copper Ores of the La Plata District, Colorado, and their. By Edwin B. Eckel, Colorado Scientific Society Proceeding, Vol. 13 No. 12 1938 6
  Investigation of Colorado Minerals Co. Calcite deposits, Archuleta and Hinsdale Counties, Colo. By Ernest V. Deshayes and S. R. Wilson.   1949 7
6.5 Lake County Mining Claims, CO By William P. Cain. 1906 1
  Mining Claims, Silverton, Ouray Areas ND   2
  Animas Mining District, Mining Deeds. Title and Stock Certificates 1900,1903,1906, 1914,1917,1924 3
  Deed from William McClure Wright to General George P. Buel for properties in the Junction Creek Mining District. 1879 4
  Egypt Lode, Junction Creek Mining District, Quit Claim Deed. 1879 5
  US Land Office Abstract of Mineral Entries, Southwest Colorado, Located in oversized boxes 1884-1898 6
  M. A. Garrett Mineral Certificate #43379/#1805 by U.S. General Land Office, Animas Mining District, San Juan Co., Colorado. 1906 7
  Mark Antony Lode Mining Claim Deed, Junction Creek Mining District. 1879 8
  Sliver Moon Lode, Junction Creek Mining District. Abstract of Title. 1879-1880 9
  Saratoga-Mancos Gold Mining Company, Mancos, CO, Stock Certificates. 1892 10
  The Bullfrog-Colorado Mining Co., Incorporated under the laws of the Territory of Arizona. Stock Certificate. 1905 11
  The Gold Mountain Combination Mining Co., of Colorado, Incorporated under the laws of the State of New York, Stock Certificate. 1865 12
  The Gold Dollar Consolidated Mining Co., Incorporated under the laws of the State of Wyoming, Stock Certificate, Copied on Perma-Life 1911 13
  The Isabella Gold Mining Company, Incorporated under the laws of the State of Colorado, Stock Certificate, Copied on Perma-Life 1897 14
  The Mascotte Gold Mining Co., Mines located in Park County, CO, Incorporated under the laws of the State of Colorado, Stock Certificate. 1899 15
  Wheeler vs. the First National Bank of Aspen& Several Individuals re. Payment of promissory notes. 1898 16
6.6.1 Albany Mining Company, The OK Mining Co., Ledger. 1875-1879 1
  R.W. Hollis assay for (British) Queen Mine Silverton, CO. 1889 2
  D. Duyckinck & Company ,ore assay settlement statements. Silverton, CO. (British Queen) 1892 3
  H.A. Dolsen, Assayer ,assay reports. Ouray, CO British Queen) 1899,1903 4
  Goodell and Goodell ,assay reports. Denver, CO (British Queen) 1898 5
  Henry E. Wood & Co., assay reports. Denver, CO (British Queen). 1902 6
   The Omaha and  Grant Smelting Co., ore settlement purchase statements. Durango, CO (British Queen). 1896 7
  Philadelphia Smelting and Refining Co., ore assay quote statement. Denver, CO (British Queen) 1899 8
  The Public Sampling Works, ore assay settlement quote/statement. Silverton, CO (British Queen) 1898 9
  San Juan Smelting and Mining Co., ore purchase statements. Durango, CO (British Queen) 1892-1893 10
  The Silverton Smelting and Mining Co., ore settlement purchase statement. (British Queen) 1894 11
  Colorado Juneau Mines Ledger 1934 12
  American Smelting and Refining Co., ore settlement purchase statement. Dines Leasing Co. 1907 13
  Escalante Mine, La Plata County, CO, War Minerals Report #7 1943 14
  Gem Mining Company Legal Documents Co. By E.D. Peters, Secretary and Treasurer. 1913 15
  Gem Mining Company Records & Correspondence. By E.D. Peters, Secretary and Treasurer. 1913,1920 16
  Golden Horn Mining Corporation: London, England, Incorporation Papers. Located in oversized boxes 1896 17
  Fred McL. Strout, assay report for Hagerty & Murphy. Ouray, Colo. 1899 18
  Iowa Gold Mining and Milling Co. Company Store Purchases, Invoices, Silverton, CO, May-Dec. 1899-1900 19
  Jumbo Mining Company, Legal Documents 1919,1937, 1924,1936,  1935 20
  Jumbo Mining Co., Records of Minutes, Durango, CO 1918-1934 21
  Jumbo Mining Company, Stock Certificates 1918,1919 22
  Ledge Mining and Milling Co. Plaintiffs Exhibits, Silverton, CO 1915 23
  Little Giant Mining Co., Ledger and Miscellaneous Correspondence. 1891-1912 24
  Mineral Point Reports on Mining Claims: Bill Young, Rip Van winkle Claims and San Juan Chief Lode.(6 inserts) 1881-1952 25
  San Juan Chief Lode, Claim & Mines at Mineral Point (4 inserts) 1887-1957 26
  The Neglected Mine & Nearby Properties, Durango Quadrangle, CO,  U.S.G.S Bulletin 260, Pp 121-127 1904 27
  The Newsboy Mining & Milling Co. Report. 1905-1909 28
  Red Arrow Mine Description and Newspaper Articles 1933 29
  Red Mountain Railroad, Mining and Smelting Co., Reorganization Plan letter and subscription agreement 1912 30
  Silver Star Mine, Hinsdale County, Co. Documents, Located in oversized boxes 1881, 1882, 1931, 1932, 1933,1969 31
6.6.2 Round Mountain Mine, Ore Shipments for Sliver Lake Mines 1879,1883, 1886,1887, 1889,1891 1
  Silver Lake Mine, Silverton, CO, Assay Settlement Records Correspondence 1883-1884,  1888 2
  Wm. Keith, Successor to D. Duykinck & Co., Certificates of Assay, Sliver Lake Mines 1893, June 24 3
  San Juan Smelting and Mining Co., Durango, CO, Ore settlements, Outgoing Corres., by Ernest J. H. Amy, et. al. 1893, Apr.29-Aug.29. 4
  San Juan Smelting and Mining Co., Durango, CO, Ore settlements, Outgoing Corres., by Ernest J. H. Amy, et. al., to E. G. Stoiber. 1893, Sept.1-Dec.30 5
  San Juan Smelting and Mining Co., Durango, CO, Ore settlements, Outgoing Corres., by Ernest J. H. Amy, et. al. 1894, Jan.2-Dec.13. 6
  Edward G. Stoiber, Telegrams for Silver Lake Mines 1895, Oct.30-1898, June 24 7
  E. E. Burlingame & Co., Denver, CO, Assay Certificates for Earnest G. Stoiber 1900, Dec.1-1901, June 23 8
  American Smelting & Refining, Silver Lake Mines, Ore Settlements 1914,1916 9
  Silver Lake Mines Payroll Receipts 1901-1902 10
  Silver Lake Mines Employee Expense Accounts Reimbursement Records 1901, 1902 11
  Rev. Evans, Silverton, CO, Funeral Services, Bill Payable by Silver Lake Mines 1901, Dec.9 12
  Silver Lake Mines Insurance Policies, Records and Corres. 1901 13
  Denver & Rio Grande Express, Silverton, CO, Bills of Lading for Edward G. Stoiber/ Silver Lake Mines 1892 14
  Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Co., Denver, CO,  Bills, Statements by Silver Lake Mines 1892, 1894 15
  Denver & Rio Grande R. R. Co., Payments Received from E. G. Stoiber, Silver Lake Mines 1892, 1894, 1895 16
  Silver Lake Mine Ore Bills of Lading/ by Denver & Rio Grande Railroads Co., Silverton, CO 1895, May 3- Dec.31 17
  Denver & Rio Grande Freight Bills, Silver Lake Mines 1895, June-Nov. 18
  Denver Rio Grande R.R. Co., Silver Lake Mines Statements 1901, Dec. 19
  Silver Lake Mines Cancelled Checks 1901 20
  Silver Lake Mines Cancelled Checks 1901-1905 21
  Silver Lake Mine purchases, receipts, and invoices, various 1891, 1894 22
  Mrs. A.A. Steward bills to Silver Lake Mines for meals furnished 1901 23
  Allis-Chalmes Co., Chicago, IL, Bills to Silver Lake Mines 1901 24
  A. W. Danes bills and correspondence re: meals furnished for Silver Lake Mines 1901 25
  Boston Coal & Fuel Co., Durango, CO, bills payable by Silver Lake Mines 1901 26
  Buchanan & Searcy, Silverton, CO, legal services bills payable by Silver Lake Mines 1902 27
  Beach & Co., Pueblo, CO, bills payable by Silver Lake Mines 1902 28
  Continental Oil Co., Durango, CO, bills to Silver Lake Mines 1901 29
  Colorado Confectionery Co., Pueblo, CO, bills payable by Silver Lake Mines 1901 30
  Doud Brothers., Silverton, CO,  bills payable by Silver Lake Mines 1902 31
  D.W Thompson, Silverton, CO, bills payable by Silver Lake Mines 1902 32
  D. Cole, Aspen, CO, bills payable by Silver Lake Mines 1902 33
  Denver Fire Clay Co., Denver, CO, sales receipts/invoices for Edward G. Stoiber. 1892,1901 34
  Durango Foundry and Machine Co., bills payable by Silver Lake Mines 1901-1902 35
  Ford Gas Regulator Co., Denver, CO, bills payable by Silver Lake Mines. 10, Dec. 1901 36
  F.H. Leonard & Co., Denver, CO, bill payable by Silver Lake Mines.11, Dec. 1901 37
  Fort Scott Foundry & Machinists Works Co., Fort Scott, KS, purchase receipts/invoices for Edward G. Stoiber. July 5-Nov. 28 1890 38
  Foster Mungel Co., Chicago, IL, bill to Silver Lake Mines 1901 39
  Fred Goble, Silverton, CO, bills payable by Silver Lake Mines 1901-1902 40
  Mrs G.A. Singer, Silverton, CO, bills payable by Silver Lake Mines, Dec. 1901 41
  General Electric Co., Schenectady NY, bills payable by Silver Lake Mines. Dec. & Jan. 1901,1902 42
  George Tritch Hardware Co., Denver, CO, sales receipts/invoices for Edward G. Stoiber. May, June; Dec.; Jan. 1890,1901,  1902 43
  Gold King Consolidated Mines Co., Durango, CO, bills for Silver Lake Mines, Jan 1902 44
  Grove & Prior, Denver, CO, bills payable by Silver Lake Mines, Dec. 1901 45
  H.A. Guess, Silverton, CO, bills payable by Silver Lake Mines, Dec. 1901 46
  Hamilton- Kendrick Stationery Co., Denver, CO, bill payable by Silver Lake Mines, Jan. 1902 47
  Harvey H. Post & Co., Denver, CO, bills payable by Silver Lake Mines, Dec. 1901 48
  Hendrie & Bolthoff Mfg and Supply Co., Denver, CO, bills payable by Silver Lake Mines. Nov., Dec.; Jan.; April 1901, 1902, 1904 49
  Henry Heil Chemical Co., St. Louis, MO, bills payable by Silver Lake Mines. Nov., Dec. 1901 50
  Humphrey- Jones Mercantile Co., Denver, CO, bills payable by Silver Lake Mines, Jan. 1902 51
  J.B. McDonald, Silverton, CO, bills payable by Silver Lake Mines, Dec. 1901 52
  J. Mulcahy, Silverton, CO, bills payable by Silver Lake Mines, Dec.; Jan. 1901, 1902 53
  James F. Kernan, Silverton, CO, bills payable by Silver Lake Mines, Nov., Dec. 1901 54
  John Pinyan, Silverton, CO, bills payable by Silver Lake Mines, Dec.; Jan. 1901, 1902 55
  Joseph Bordeleau, Silverton, CO, bills payable by Silver Lake Mines, Nov., Dec.; Jan. 1901, 1902 56
  Keuffel & Esser Co., New York, NY, Bill for Silver Lake Mines, 24 Jan; 4 Jan. 1902 57
  L.G. Prosser, Silverton, CO, bills payable by Silver Lake Mines, Dec. 1901 58
  M. Hyman Cigar & Importing Co., Denver, CO, bill to Silver Lake Mines Co. 24 Dec. 1901 59
  Mancos Lumber Co., Gardens, CO, bills payable by Silver Lake Mines, Dec. 1901 60
  McCord- Bragdon Grocer Co., Pueblo, CO, bills payable by Silver Lake Mines, Nov, Dec; Jan 1901, 1902 61
  Medart Patent Pulley Co., St. Louis, MO, bill payable by Silver Lake Mines, Dec; Jan 1901, 1902 62
  Mine and Smelter Supply Co., Denver, CO, bills payable to Silver Lake Mines. Nov, Dec; Jan 1901, 1902 63
  N.B. Wilcox, Silverton, CO, bills payable by Silver Lake Mines, Mar. 1903 64
  New Mexico Lumber Co., Edith, CO, bill payable by Silver Lake Mines, Dec. 1901 65
  Out West Printing and Stationery Co., Colorado Springs, CO, bills payable by Silver Lake Mines. Dec; Jan 1901, 1902 66
  Porter Fuel Co., Durango, CO, bills to Silver Lake Mines, Jan. 1902 67
  Post Printing and Publishing Co., Denver, CO, bills payable by Silver Lake Mines, Dec. 1901 68
  Pueblo Novelty Works & Mfg Co., Pueblo, CO, bill payable by Sliver Lake Mines, Dec. 1901 69
  S.D. Cunningham, Silverton, CO, receipts/invoices for Silver Lake Mines. Dec; Jan. 1901, 1902 70
  San Juan Meat  Market, Silverton, CO, bills payable by Silver Lake Mines. Dec; Jan. 1901, 1902 71
  Silverton Northern Railroad Co., Silverton, CO, bills to Silver Lake Mines. Dec, Jan; Mar, Apr, June. 1901, 1904 72
  Silverton Dairy, Silverton, CO, bills payable by Silver Lake Mines 1901, Jan. 1902 73
  Stearns- Roger Manufacturing Co., Durango, CO, bills payable by Silver Lake Mines. Oct, Nov, Dec. 1901 74
  Struby Estabrook Mercantile Co., Denver, CO, invoices/receipts for Silver Lake Mines. Nov, Dec. 1901 75
  Stubbs & Jakway, Durango, CO, sales receipts/invoices for Silver Lake Mines. Nov, Dec. 1901 76
  Trent Engineering & Machinery Co., Salt Lake City, UT, bills payable by Silver Lake Mines. Nov, Dec. 1901 77
  Trenton Iron Co., Trenton, NJ, bills payable by Silver Lake Mines. Nov, Dec. 1901 78
  W.H. Kistler Stationery Co., Denver, CO, bills payable by Silver Lake Mines, Dec. 1901 79
  W.J Clark ( Monte Vista, Colo.) bills payable by Silver Lake Mines. Dec; Jan 1901, 1902 80
  Wallack Paint, Oil, and Glass Co., Denver, CO, bill to Silver Lake Mines, 18 Dec. 1901 81
  Warren Co., Chicago, IL, 27 April 1904 82
  Western Union Telegraph Co. Jennie Eggry, Silverton, CO, bill to Silver Lake Mines, 31 Dec. 1901 83
  Wm. D. Gibson Co., Chicago, IL, bills payable by Silver Lake Mines. Dec; Jan 1901, 1902 84
  Wrought Iron Range Co., St. Louis, MO, bills payable by Silver Lake Mines. Nov, Dec. 1901 85
  Underhill Manufacturing Co., Denver, CO, bills payable by Silver Lake Mines, Apr. 1904 86
  Wallburn Swenson Co., Chicago, IL, bill to Silver Lake Mines 1901 87
6.6.3 Sunnyside Mines, Orders to Porter Fuel Co. 1915, 1916, 1917 1
  John H. Terry Estate, Sunnyside Mines, Correspondence with Porter Fuel Co. 1913, 1914, 1915 2
  Terry Tunnel, CO, Correspondence to Mr. Beach/ from Lew________, Aug 3., Eureka, CO, Sunnyside Mine 1918 3
6.6.4 Tomboy Gold Mining Co., Telluride, CO, Incoming Telegrams to Harry B. Adsit, Mgr. 1896-1898 1
6.6.5 Mining Level Sample Books, 18 books. Silver Lake Mine, Mayflower Mine, others not labeled. 1926, 1931, 1932, 1
6.7 Maps of Mines, Southwest Colorado (15 locations, 18 maps) Located in Oversize Boxes   1
6.8 Gold Prince Mine, San Juan County, CO, resources assessments, (3 inserts) 1990, 1996 1
  Hanson Mill, Placer Gulch, CO, Historic Resource Evaluation/ by R. G. Aly. July (2copies) 1990 2
  Mastodon Mill, Placer Gulch, CO, Historic Evaluation/ by R. G. Aly. July (2 copies) 1990 3
  Red Mountain Mining District Planning #2, Ouray County, CO, Condition Assessments & Stabilization Plans/ by A. James Viets. July (1 vol.: ca. 60p.) 2000 4

RG 7: Mines and mining in states other than Colorado and in other countries     back to RG list

Contains records regarding iron mining in Colorado and the Four Corners area, 1910-1998. 1 document box and 1 flat box.

Series Description Date Folder
7.1 Iron ore (Hematite) Mining practice in the Birmingham District, ALA, US Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Mines. 1926 1
7.2 Iron Mining in Minnesota, University of Minnesota, by Charles E. Barnwald 1912 1
7.3 Geologic Maps of Mines in Jefferson County, Montana, Located in oversized boxes 1950 1
7.4 Nevada's Common Minerals/ report by Vincent P. Gianalle. Sept. 15. (1 vol.; 110 p.) 1941 1
  Geology of the White Pine Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada by Fred L. Humphrey. Bulletin 57. (1 vol.;119 p.) 1960 2
  Geology and Mineral Deposits in Mineral County, Nevada/ report by Donald C. Ross. Bulletin 58. (1 vol.; 98 p.) 1961 3
  An inventory of Fluorspar Occurrences in Nevada/ report by Robert C. Horton (1 vol.; 31 p.) 1961 4
  An inventory of Molybdenum Occurrences in Nevada/ report by John H. Schilling. (1 vol.; 48 p.) 1962 5
  Iron Ore Deposits of Nevada : Pat C. Iron Ore Deposits of Northern Nevada. Bulletin 53 by Fred R. Shawe, et al. (1 vol.; pg 79-125) 1962 6
7.5 Gold Mining and Gold Deposits in New Mexico by E.H. Well and T.P. Wootton, April, March. 1932, 1940, 1953 1
  Carbon Dioxide in New Mexico by Sterling B. Talmage & A. Andreas (Circular 9, 2 copies). 1942 2
  Geology and Ore Deposits of Hansonburg Mining District, Socorro County, NM by Frank E. Kottlowski. 1953 3
  Coal Resources of the Fruitland Formation—Ute Mountain Ute Reservation, San Juan County, New Mexico by Lavra N. Robinson Roberts 1991 4
  New Mexico Oil and Gas Production Industry by New Mexico Oil & Gas Assn., Santa Fe, NM 1962 5
  New Mexico Oil Conservation a Commission Rules and Regulation. Nov. 1. revision. 1963 6
  Occurrences of Uranium in New Mexico, compiled by E.C. Anderson, Socorro County. Jan 15. (Circular 29, 2copies). 1955 7
  Socorro Mining & Milling Co., Mogollon, NM, Accounting Records 1913 8
  Socorro Mining & Milling Co., Mogollon, NM, Accounting Records 1914,1915 9
  Socorro Mining & Milling Co., Mogollon, NM, Payroll Records, Located in oversized boxes 1910 10
7.6 Mining Claim Tax Payment, Williamsburg Township, Eastern District, Canada 1849 1
  Mining Investigations into the Ore as Occurring at the Lake Shore Mine, Ottawa, Canada May 1933- Jan. 1936 2
7.7 Maps of Mines in Unknown Locations, Located in oversized boxes 1920, 1958 1

RG 8: Miscellaneous items     back to RG list

Contains miscellaneous objects, such as a box that once held blasting caps, 50 cent envelopes from Burns National Bank, and a Coleman Quick-Lite Lamps and Lanterns instruction manual, wrench and mantles. 1 small box.

Series Description Date Folder
8.1 A box that once held blasting caps, 50 cent envelopes from Burns National Bank, and a Coleman Quick-Lite Lamps and Lanterns instruction manual, wrench and mantles. Unknown N/A