Bullion Beck & Champion Mining Company records, 1881-1929
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Bullion Beck & Champion Mining Company
- Title
- Bullion Beck & Champion Mining Company records
- Dates
- 1881-1929 (inclusive)18811929
- Quantity
- 0.25 linear feet, (16 folders)
- Collection Number
- MS 0220
- Summary
- The Bullion Beck & Champion Mining Company records (1881-1929) consist of by-laws, notices, maps, reports, correspondence, minutes, claims, settlements, and other papers. Organized by John Beck (b. 1843) in the 1880s, the Bullion Beck & Champion Mining Company was located in Juab County, Tintic Mining District, Utah Territory.
- Repository
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University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860
Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu - Access Restrictions
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Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Box 1, folder 14 contains a photocopied version for access purposes. The original item has been removed and placed in Reserve. Access must be given by the Manuscripts Curator and by appointment. An archivist must remain with the item if being used.
- Languages
- English
Historical Note
John Beck was born 19 March 1843 to John and Caroline Hall Beck in Aichelberg, Wurtenberg, Germany. He was converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1861 while studying in Switzerland. He returned to his native town to preach and in 1864, immigrated with twenty others to America. Beck arrived in Lehi, Utah, in October 1864 where he settled down to raise sheep. In 1865, he married a third cousin, Sara Beck, with whom he raised nine children. Beck had seven other children from his plural marriages to Louisa Matti and Bertha, Matilda, and Louisa Goss. His mining career began in 1870 with the first successful attempt to find concealed ore in the Eureka Gulch. After some setbacks, Beck established the Bullion Beck & Champion Mining Company as principal owner, president, and general manager. Beck also held interest in a number of other mines in the area, as well as being a major owner of two asphalt companies and the Bullion-Beck Tunnel. He was also sole owner of the hot spring resort, Saratoga Springs, in Lehi. After serving a voluntary, two-year mission to Germany from 1887 to 1889, Beck spent the major part of three years in California. In 1890, he took up permanent residence in Salt Lake City where he helped found the Deaf Mute Institute of Utah.
Content Description
The Bullion Beck & Champion Mining Company records (1881-1929) consist of by-laws, notices, maps, reports, correspondence, minutes, claims, settlements, and other papers. Organized by John Beck (b. 1843) in the 1880s, the Bullion Beck & Champion Mining Company was located in Juab County, Tintic Mining District, Utah Territory. The managerial operation of the company is detailed in the 1881 by-laws. In 1894, the company acquired a number of smaller claims surrounding their operation. A notice of the company's intent to work these mines, and maps detailing the location of mining claims, are part of the collection. Financial dealings and accident reports are also present. In 1906, the Tintic Mine Operators Association was formed. As the Bullion Beck & Champion Mining Company was a part of the organization, minutes and articles are part of the collection. Complaints, disputes, some biographical sketches, trespass accounts, and ore settlements are also in the collection.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative Information
Return to TopDetailed Description of the Collection
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Mining Materials
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Description: By-lawsDates: 1881; 1894Container: Box 1, Folder 1
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Description: Articles of Agreement, Copy CertificationDates: 1881Container: Box 1, Folder 2
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Description: Notice of Intent to Work ClaimsDates: 1894Container: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: Claims Maps
Maps showing claims incorporated into the Bullion Beck and Champion Mining Company.
Container: Box 1, Folder 4 -
Description: Committee Report
Regarding salaries of officers.
Dates: 1891Container: Box 1, Folder 5 -
Description: Director and Committee Reports
Regarding a joint railroad and outfitting of a new mill.
Dates: 1894Container: Box 1, Folder 6 -
Description: Payments and Monetary SettlementsDates: 1885-1893Container: Box 1, Folder 7
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Description: Monetary Claims against the CompanyDates: 1889Container: Box 1, Folder 8
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Description: Accident ReportsDates: 1893-1911Container: Box 1, Folder 9
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Description: Tintic Mining Operators Association
Mintes and Articles of Association.
Dates: 1906Container: Box 1, Folder 10 -
Description: Stockholder Meeting NoticeDates: 1908Container: Box 1, Folder 11
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Description: Arthur Brown List
List of papers belonging to the company.
Dates: 1889Container: Box 1, Folder 12 -
Description: Bullion Beck & California Mining Company
Complaint and suit against this company by the Eureka Hill Mining Company.
Dates: 1890Container: Box 1, Folder 13 -
Description: Big Cherry Creek Water Rights
Settlement of Orrin Porter Rockwell's claims. This folder contains a photocopied version for access purposes. The original item has been removed and placed in Reserve. Access must be given by the Manuscripts Curator and by appointment. An archivist must remain with the item if being used.
Dates: 1892Container: Box 1, Folder 14 -
Description: People and Place Biographies
Biographies of John Beck, the Searchlight Gold Mining Company, the Beehive House, and others are included.
Dates: 1897-1913Container: Box 1, Folder 15 -
Description: General Materials
Correspondence, trespass records, statements, ore settlement records, and maps are included.
Dates: 1891-1929Container: Box 1, Folder 16
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Mines and Mineral Resources
- Mining corporations--Utah--Juab County--Sources
- Silver mines and mining--Utah--Juab County--Sources
Corporate Names
- Bullion Beck & Champion Mining Company--Records and correspondence
Geographical Names
- Juab County (Utah)
Form or Genre Terms
- By-laws
- Financial records
- Maps
- Reports
