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Enoch A. Fred Research Collection, 1883-1935
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Fred, Enoch A.
- Title
- Enoch A. Fred Research Collection
- Dates
- 1883-1935 (inclusive)18831935
- Quantity
- 1.2 linear feet
- Collection Number
- MC 398
- Summary
- This collection is comprised of records collected by Enoch A. Fred, and consists primarily of mining-related materials. The collection is arranged into three sub-series: Sub-series I, Correspondence and Legal Documents of Justice George W. Padbury (primarily mining-related litigation, 1889-1911)); Sub-series II, Montana Company, Limited materials, including correspondence, financial reports, printed material, subject files and miscellany (1883-1904); and Sub-series III, Mines and Mining, General, including subject files and miscellany (1883-1935).
- Repository
-
Montana Historical Society, Library & Archives
Montana Historical Society Research Center Archives
225 North Roberts
PO Box 201201
Helena MT
59620-1201
Telephone: 4064442681
Fax: 4064445297
mhslibrary@mt.gov - Access Restrictions
-
Collection is open for research
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Enoch A. Fred was born in Marysville, Montana on April 23, 1910. His parents, Oscar and Annie Magnosson Fred, both immigrated from Sweden, eventually settling in Marysville where Oscar worked as a "timberman" in the local gold mines. By Enoch's 19th birthday (1930), the family had moved to Helena, where Oscar again took up gold mining, this time as a "mill worker." In that same year, Enoch secured work as a clerk at the Holter Hardware Store. Two years later, in 1932, he married Irene Lehfeldt, a native of Musselshell, Montana. In 1934, Irene and Enoch welcomed a son, Earl E. Fred into the world.
Enoch continued to work as a clerk at the Holter Hardware Store until 1950, when he took up work as a mechanic at Anderson Motors. He remained at Anderson Motors until 1976, working his way up from "Parts Man" to Part Department Manager over the course of those twenty years. He passed away in Helena in June of 1987.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection is comprised of records collected by Enoch A. Fred, and consists primarily of mining-related materials. The collection is arranged into three sub-series: Sub-series I, Correspondence and Legal Documents of Justice George W. Padbury (primarily mining-related litigation, 1889-1911)); Sub-series II, Montana Company, Limited materials, including correspondence, financial reports, printed material, subject files and miscellany (1883-1904); and Sub-series III, Mines and Mining, General, including subject files and miscellany (1883-1935).
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on 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.
Preferred Citation
[item description and date]. Name of Collection. Collection Number. [box and folder number]. Montana Historical Society Research Center. Archives. Helena, Montana.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Justice George W. PadburyReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
General Correspondence
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 1 | Correspondents include: Robert
Coombe, P.F. Hosch, Theo Shed, J. Henry Longmaid, H.S. Hepner, William B.
Pearson, Alexander Botkin, Frank Longmaid, Leon A. La Croix, John W. Wade, and
C.T. Roscoe |
1895-1911 |
Legal Documents |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 2 | Cases tried: Carrie
Thomas |
1898-1899 |
| 1 / 3 | Cases tried: Jack
Powers |
1904 |
| 1 / 4 | Cases tried: George Balkenhol
vs. J. R. Jones |
1904 |
| 1 / 5 | Cases tried: E. A. Mongrain vs.
A. Brisette |
1905 |
| 1 / 6 | Cases tried: C.R. Stevenson vs.
A. Austin, John Fitzgibbon |
1904 |
| 1 / 7 | Cases tried: Charles Lehman vs.
Edward Merrill |
1905 |
| 1 / 8 | Cases tried: Nick Pescool vs.
William Merrill |
1905 |
| 1 / 9 | Cases tried: J. A. Shaffer vs.
O. A. Moore |
1905 |
| 1 / 10 | Cases tried: J. C. Hanrahan vs.
E. L. Merrill |
1905 |
| 1 / 11 | Cases tried: Scharpp, Kramer
vs. Herzog |
1899 |
| 1 / 12 | Cases tried: State of Montana
vs. Haynes, McArthur |
1900 |
| 1 / 13 | Cases tried: O. M.
Lanstrum |
1899-1911 |
| 1 / 14 | Cases tried: Frank
Lyn |
1900 |
| 1 / 15 | Cases tried: Potting Bros. vs.
Michael Herzog |
1899 |
| 1 / 16 | Cases tried: State of Montana
vs. Blibal Betor |
1900 |
| 1 / 17 | Cases tried: State of Montana
vs. Maurice Lawler and R. A. Kleinschidt |
1905 |
| 1 / 18 | Cases tried: A. H. Schenk vs.
John Fitzgibbon |
1896-1898 |
| 1 / 19 | Cases tried:
Miscellaneous |
1891-1906 |
| 1 / 20 | Miscellaneous |
1889-1900 |
Printed Material |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 21 | "Rich Mines Near Helena" [The
Northwest Magazine] |
July 1895 |
Montana Company, Limited Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
General Correspondence
|
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 22 | Correspondents include: Alex
Burrell, John Kinna, H. P. Gregory and Company, C. W. Merrill, John Stedman, A.
M. Holter Hardware Company, M. A. Knapp, Charles M. Jefferis, North Pacific
Lumber Company, Helena Iron Works, Thomas Goff, Kessler's Brewery, Montana
Mining Company, Limited. |
1884-1896 |
| 1 / 23 | George Atwood, Manager, Montana
Company, Ltd. Correspondents include: Sanders and Cullen, Attorneys at
Law |
1883-1886 |
| 1 / 24 | R. J. Bayliss, Manager, Montana
Company, Ltd. Correspondents include: Julio Rae, C. C. Warren, L. C. Bent, and
William A. Pinkerton, Pinkerton Detective Agency |
1885-1890 |
| 1 / 25 | George H. Robinson, Acting
Deputy Manager, Montana Company, Ltd. Correspondents include: The Merchants
National Bank, J. R. Whitmire, and John Taylor and Company |
1887-1889 |
Financial Records |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 2 / 1 | Receipts |
1883-1896 |
| 2 / 2 | "Subscription for Mrs. Steele"
(Funds collected for the financial assistance of Mrs. W. Steele, listed by name
and amount) |
1889 |
Legal Documents |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2 / 3 | Lloyd vs. The Anglo-Montana
Mining Company, Ltd. (Reports and Cables as to Mines) |
1887 |
| 2 / 4 | Agreement: Montana Company Ltd.
and Louis Blood |
1891 |
| 2 / 5 | Inquest: Montana Company Ltd.
Drum Lummon Mill, Death of John T. Rowles |
1890 |
Subject Files |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2 / 6 | Bond and Lease on Mining
Property of James W. Allen et. al in Ophir Gulch (Alexander
Burrell) |
1902 |
| 2 / 7 | Bullion Group, Rimini,
Montana |
1896 |
| 2 / 8 | Cinnibar Gold Mine, Prickley
Pear Creek |
1898 |
| 2 / 9 | General Grant Mining Company,
Lewis and Clark County |
1904 |
| 2 / 10 | Marysville Electric Light and
Water Company and Alex Burrell |
1887-1904 |
| 2 / 11 | The Montana Mining Company,
Limited |
1886-1904 |
Mines and Mining, GeneralReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
General Correspondence
|
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2 / 12 | Correspondents
include: E. G. Denniston, Henry Longmaid, William M. Jack, George Voss,
Narcisse, Desrosier, C. A. Clarke, Alex Burrell, L. E. Sisler, and Knights of
the Maccabees of the World |
1883-1929 |
Financial Records |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 2 / 13 | Receipts (Will H.
Murgittroyd) |
1899-1906 |
| 2 / 14 | Receipts (J. A.
Shaffer) |
1913-1915 |
| 2 / 15 | Miscellaneous
Receipts |
1883-1906 |
Subject Files |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 3 / 1 | John V. Cole (mining claims,
etc.) |
1892-1907 |
| 3 / 2 | Cruse Mountain Mining Company,
Lewis and Clark Co. |
n.d. |
| 3 / 3 | Elk Horn Mines, Jefferson Co.,
MT., Elkhorn Mining District |
1903 |
| 3 / 4 | Empire Tailing Dump (Empire
Mining Company) |
1888-1935 |
| 3 / 5 | "Property of Conrad Faick,
Lincoln Gulch, Lewis and Clark Co." |
1896 |
| 3 / 6 | Jay Gould Mine, Lewis and Clark
Co. |
1892-1901 |
| 3 / 7 | Hubbard Property, Fool Hen
Mining District, Lewis and Clark Co. (Tremont Gold Mining and Milling
Company) |
1889-1902 |
| 3 / 8 | Noyau Property, Unionville,
Lewis and Clark Co. |
1902-1905 |
| 3 / 9 | Seven Up Pete District,
Stemple, Lewis and Clark Co. (Mineral Development Company) |
1900 |
| 3 / 10 | Silver Camp, Blackfoot Mining
District, Lewis and Clark Co. |
1899 |
| 3 / 11 | Hitlatch Union Mine, Lewis and
Clark Co. (National Mining and Exploration Company) |
1895 |
| 3 / 12 | Allen's Claim, Prickley Pear
Valley |
1896 |
| 3 / 13 | Blue Cloud and Seven Mile
Properties, Lewis and Clark Co. |
1895 |
| 3 / 14 | Gold Leaf Property, Lewis and
Clark Co., Towsley Gulch |
1897 |
| 3 / 15 | O'Connell's Claim, near
Marysville, Lewis and Clark Co. |
1901 |
| 3 / 16 | Proposition near Drow Siding on
Helena side of Scratch Gravel |
1904 |
Miscellany |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 3 / 17 | Account of Lumber received from
the N. P. Lumbering Company of Portland, OR for the new 60 Stamp
Mill |
1886 |
| 3 / 18 | Pulp and Tailings (Assays for
unidentified mines) |
1890 |
| 3 / 19 | School Census Report, School
District 12 (Lewis and Clark County) |
1895 |
| 3 / 20 | Specifications with Contract
for 20 Stamp Silver Quartz Mill with Engine Capacity for 50 Stamps, for the
Montana Company, Ltd. from the Union Irons Works, San Francisco, CA |
1883 |
| 3 / 21 | Mining and stamping equipment
brochures, J. K. Toole speech on statehood, etc. |
1889-1903 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Mines and mineral resources--Montana.
Corporate Names
- Montana Company, Limited.
Geographical Names
- Drumlummon Mine (Mont.)
- Helena (Mont.)
- Lewis and Clark County (Mont.)
- Marysville (Mont.)
Finding aid prepared by Rachel
Lilley
2013
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