Archives West Finding Aid

The records of both the Lead Crystals Mining Company and the Crystal Lead Mines Company are contained in this record group. Although boxes and folders are numbered consecutively, the inventory is in two parts, one for each company.

The records of the Lead Crystals Mining Company are contained in one small file box. Since there are so few records they are not divided into series, however, the physical arrangement of the material follows that of the larger groups in the Day Mines collection.

The records of the Stockholders and Directors include a minute book for the years 1914-1927, and two folders of other records including proxy statements, minutes of meetings for 1931, and a director's oath. General correspondence includes correspondence with stockholders, leases, ore settlements, certificate of incorporation, capital stock returns and related correspondence, annual statements to the state of Idaho, proofs of labor, and invoices for supplies and labor. Other items include lists of stock holders, a stock audit, cash book, bank statements and paid checks, and time books for the years 1925-1930.

The records of the Crystal Lead Mines Company are divided into five series.

The first series, Records of the Board of Directors and the Stockholders, includes a minute book for the years 1931-1945 which also includes the certificate of incorporation, articles of incorporation, and by-laws. Additional material in this series includes stockholder lists, notices of and agendas for meetings, proxy statements, reports of elections, annual reports of operations, and comparative balance sheets.

General Correspondence and Related Records, the second series, contains records which relate to all aspects of the finance, operation, and maintenance of the property. Included are correspondence, stock transmittal letters, stockholders lists, probate court documents, statements of account from the Hercules Mining Co., ore settlements, assay certificates, proofs of labor, employment cards, time sheets, other pay records; printed annual reports, typed manager's reports, financial statements, shift reports; federal and state income tax returns, related tax records, annual reports to the state inspector of mines, annual statements of domestic corporations to the secretary of state, and other records. Among the topics taken up are the exchange of Lead Crystals for Crystal Lead shares, stock transfers, assessments against stock, estate settlements, fire insurance, workman's compensation insurance, annual assessment work, mining equipment, leases, contracts for development work, progress in development, the evaluation of ore reserves, ore shipments, the financing and construction of an access road, strikes, employment applications, pay roll deductions, unemployment compensation claims, selective service classification, wartime rationing, a claim for exemption from federal capital stock tax, and federal wartime production regulations.

The third series is Capital Stock Records. Included are a stock ledger and journal and files relating to the numerous assessments levied against the stock to provide money for development of the property.

The fourth series, Financial Records, contains three financial ledgers and two journals/voucher registers which cover the entire operating period of the mine.

Personnel Records, the fifth series, contains payroll records for the years 1941-1944. The pay roll for 1941-1942 relates exclusively to construction of a mining road under a federal wartime grant to provide access to raw materials. The 1943-1944 pay rolls concern the operation of the Crystal Lead mines.

Removal of cancelled stock certificates, returned assessment notices, vouchers, paid checks, bank statements, and duplicate materials reduced the size of this collection by 2.5 cubic feet.