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I.B. Mining Company records, 1916-1933
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- I.B. Mining Company (Bannack, Mont.)
- Title
- I.B. Mining Company records
- Dates
- 1916-1933 (inclusive)19161933
- Quantity
- 1.3 linear feet of shelf space
- Collection Number
- MC 85 (collection)
- Summary
- The I.B. Mining Company, located at Bannack, Montana, was a gold mining operation incorporated in 1929 by I.B. Haviland, Carl Becker, and C.W. Stalling. In 1931 the company began quartz mining of low-grade gold ore. Collection includes incoming, outgoing, and interoffice correspondence (1929-1933) relating to the operation of the company; plus lesser amounts of financial records, organizational records, etc. The company went bankrupt in 1933.
- Repository
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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
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Collection open for research. (Summary of access restrictions as appropriate).
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The I.B. Mining Company was organized by I.B. "Ike" Haviland in May 1929, to finance the extraction of low-grade ore from mines at Bannack, Montana. Haviland, whose previous experience included development of a coal mine in Indiana, became interested in the possibilities in Bannack when checking other Montana property for Eastern businessmen. Gold was discovered in Bannack in the early 1860s. However, as the rich ore disappeared, the mines there were abandoned. No attempt was made to retrieve the remaining low-grade ore until 1917, when the 300-ton capacity, hydraulic-powered Gold Leaf Mill was constructed. A shortage of water, among other problems, halted those efforts. I.B. Haviland bought the property in 1929, and the I.B. Mining Company was formed with Haviland as president, C.W. Stallings as engineer, and Carl Becker as secretary-treasurer. Haviland received financial backing from Midwestern businessmen. Haviland directly supervised the rehabilitation of the Bannack property, uncovering large new bodies of low-grade ore. A power line was constructed from Dillon to Bannack to power the Gold Leaf Mill in 1931. However, the mill operated successfully for only nine months. Lack of operational capital resulted in the bankruptcy of the I.B. Mining Company in April 1933.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Records. 1916-1933. 1.3 linear feet. This collection contains extensive correspondence between stockholders and officers of the I.B. Mining Company organized as incoming correspondence and interoffice correspondence. Personal letters (1929-1931) to officers of the company have been listed as miscellaneous incoming correspondence. There is also a small amount of financial records, legal documents, miscellany, and clippings.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
(MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE WHICH VARIES BY COLLECTION). Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of the Montana Historical Society. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collection. In some cases permission for use may require additional authorization from the copyright owners. For more information contact an archivist.
Preferred Citation
Item description and date. Collection Title. Collection Number. Box and Folder numbers. Montana Historical Society Research Center, Archives, Helena, Montana.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Arrangement by series. Each correspondence series (Interoffice, Incoming, and Outgoing) arranged alphabetically by last name.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection
Interoffice Correspondence Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 1-2 | Carl Becker to I.B. Haviland |
1929-1932, undated |
| 1 / 3-4 | I.B. Haviland to Carl Becker |
1929-1933, undated |
| 1 / 5-6 | Francis A. "Hank" Hancock to I.B. Haviland |
1931-1933 |
| 1 / 7 | I.B. Haviland to Francis A. "Hank" Hancock |
1933 |
| 1 / 8 | C.W. Stallings to I.B. Haviland |
1929-1931 |
| 1 / 9 | I.B. Haviland to C.W. Stallings |
1929-1931 |
Incoming Correspondence Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 11 | A (correspondents include Mayme E. Adamson; R.L.
Adamson; Mrs. John Albers; Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company; American Mutual
Liability Company of Boston) |
1929-1933 |
| 1 / 12 | Louis K. Boyson (First Union Trust and Savings Bank,
Chicago) |
1930-1933 |
| 1 / 13 | B (correspondents include Ball Brothers Company; Carl
Becker; Beaverhead County Mining Association; Alvina Becker; Haviland Hollister
Becker; H.A. Becker Company; Walter H. Becker; Beaverhead Chapter Daughters of the
American Revolution; R.W. Bixby; Clarence Blewett; F.C. Bowman; Eunice Conway
Bratcher; Charles P. Brenner; Dorothy Brooke; Ed Buesch; S.P. Burr) |
1929-1933 |
| 2 / 1 | George B. Conway |
1930-1933 |
| 2 / 2 | C (correspondents include Cadillac Motor Car Company;
Howard Candland; June Carlos; Frank D. Chase Incorporated; Chicago Tribune; Estella
Coffey; George G. Collins; Conoco Travel Bureau; Consumers Credit Company; Billy
Cutter) |
1930-1933 |
| 2 / 3 | D-G (correspondents include C.M. Delacy; The Denver
Fire Clay Company; Carl Dicker; Tracy C. Drake; William Dunn Sr.; G.D. Edwards; Emigh
and Cockfield; Dwight K. Emigh; Myrl Erwin; C.D. Evans; H.J. Fennimore Company;
Fireman's Fund Indemnity Company; G.P. Englbrecht; The First National Bank;
Gardner-Denver Company; R.F. Garrettson and Company; Tom L. Gibson; T.E. Gilbert; Sam
M. Gill; The Gilmore and Pittsburgh Railroad Company, Ltd.) |
1929-1933 |
| 2 / 4-5 | John P. Hartman |
1930-1933 |
| 2 / 6 | Fred A. "Shum" and Winifred Hollister |
1929-1932 |
| 2 / 7 | H (correspondents include E.A. Hamilton; Harold H.
Hanson; Philco Hanson; Hanson-MacPherson Company; Clifford Harvey; Mother and the
Harveys; Frank A. Hazelbaker; H.J. Hersey Jr.; Hirsch's; Louis W. Hoffman; H.L.
Hollis; Carl Howard) |
1929-1933 |
| 2 / 8-9 | Howard A. Johnson |
1929-1933 |
| 2 / 10 | W.E. and J.H. Keeney |
1930-1933 |
| 2 / 13 | M. Edgar Mason |
1930-1931 |
| 2 / 14 | M (correspondents include W.S. Marsh Advertising Art;
Arthur McClement; The Merchants National Bank; Metals Bank and Trust Company; Michigan
City Retail Credit Bureau; Fred P. Mignin and Company; The Mine and Smelter Supply
Company; Mining Journal; Montana Auto Supply Company; Montana Hardware; State of
Montana Industrial Accident Board; Montana School of Mines; Montana Secretary of
State; Montana State Auditor; Montana Stock and Bond Company; A.B. Morse Company) |
1921-1933 |
| 2 / 15 | Arley Nation (Nation-Paxton-Delacy) |
1930, undated |
| 2 / 16 | N-O (correspondents include Harry R. Naftalin; George
Neal; New York Montana Mines Company; Earl F. Nieman; O'Brien, Boardman, Conboy,
Memhard and Early) |
1930-1933 |
| 2 / 17 | Louis Preschner |
1932-1933 |
| 2 / 18 | P-R (correspondents include The Pacific National Bank
of Seattle; The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company; Arthur Pauschert; George W.
Paxton; A.P. Peake; Andy Peterson; Elinor Peterson; Jean Jacques Pfister; George P.
Porter; Prather Cadillac LaSalle Company; G. Pritchett; Letha Radamecker; Newton S.
Rogers; C.M. Roode; H.G. Rosebaum; John C. Ryan) |
1930-1933 |
| 2 / 20 | E.A. Stavrum |
1929-1930 |
| 2 / 21 | S (correspondents include Sanders and Company;
Sharman Automobile Company; James E. Shields Company; Silver Bow Trades and Labor
Council; Mrs. Perry Snook; Societe Anonyme au Capital de 1,000,000 de Fr. Entierement
Verses; Roger W. Somers; John S. Sweet; Star Grocery; State Bank and Trust Company; W.
Stussy; Sullivan Machinery Company; Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada) |
1929-1931 |
| 2 / 22 | George and Charles Thompson |
1929-1932 |
| 2 / 23 | T (correspondents include L. Thurston; William R.
Thurston; June Top; Mrs. Dan Turner) |
1929-1933 |
| 2 / 24 | United States Smelting, Refining and Mining Company
(N.M. Wooley) |
1931-1932 |
| 2 / 25 | U.S. Treasury Department |
1930-1931 |
| 2 / 26 | U-V (correspondents include United States Corporation
Company; The State of Utah; Vanadium Metal Products Company; John Velie; R.B. Vickens;
Cecilia Vincent) |
1930-1933 |
| 2 / 27 | W-Y (correspondents include The Waldorf-Astoria;
Washoe Sampler; Arthur L. Webster; J.J. Weinstock; W.E. Peat; The Western Union
Telegraph Company; John B. Wheeler Company; Margaret S. Witter; Worlds Fair Realty;
William Wrigley Jr.; Philip K. Wrigley; Frank Yurka) |
1929-1933 |
| 2 / 28 | Unidentified |
1930-1933, undated |
Outgoing Correspondence Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 3 / 1-12 | Miscellaneous |
1929-1933 |
Financial Records Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 4 / 1 | Accounts, taxes, expenditures |
1916-1933 |
| 4 / 2 | Expenditures |
1913-1914 |
| 4 / 3 | Invoices / receipts (sampled) |
1929-1933 |
| 4 / 4 | Stock certificate sales, etc. |
1929-1931 |
| 4 / 5 | Miscellaneous |
1929-1933 |
Organizational Records Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 4 / 6 | Bannack Mines Consolidated Prospectus (draft) |
circa 1929 |
| 4 / 8 | I.B. Mining Company directors; description of company |
1930-1931 |
Reports Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 4 / 9 | Laboratory reports, mill reports |
undated |
Miscellany Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 4 / 10 | Memorandum |
1932 |
| 4 / 11 | Press releases |
1930 |
| 4 / 12 | Notes, etc. |
1919-1933 |
| 4 / 13 | Miscellaneous (includes "Management Mocks at
Depression"; "Notice to Miners and Others"; "Power Line Impetus to Local Industry";
"Over $1000 Damage from Cold Snap at Bannack" |
1929-1933 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Gold Mines and Mining
- Mines and Mineral Resources--Montana--Beaverhead County
- Silver Mines and Mining--Montana
Corporate Names
- I.B. Mining Company (Bannack, Mont.) (creator)
Geographical Names
- Bannack (Mont.)--Industries
Finding aid prepared by MHC staff
2004
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