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John R. Lucas Papers, 1903-1916

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Lucas, John R., d. 1917
Title
John R. Lucas Papers
Dates
1903-1916 (inclusive)
Quantity
2.5 linear feet of shelf space
Collection Number
MC 19
Summary
John Lucas was mine superintendent of the Granite-BiMetallic Consolidated Mining Company and other mining operations in the Philipsburg, Montana, area. Papers (1903-1916) include general correspondence with Paul A. Fusz, Charles D. McLure, and others about the operation of the mines. There are also materials on the Montana Democratic Party and the United Confederate Veterans.
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 open for research.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Biographical Note

John R. Lucas was born in St. Louis, Missouri, around 1866. He moved to Montana in 1892 to become assistant superintendent of the Hope Mining Company's mine at Philipsburg. He became superintendent of the Granite-BiMetallic Consolidated Mining Company's operations in 1903, and continued in that capacity until his retirement due to poor health in 1916. As part of his duties, he managed the syndicate's other properties including the Henderson, Combination, Sapphire, Basin,and Hope mines. In 1897, Lucas married Madge Short. She died the following year after giving birth to their son, John J. Lucas. John R. Lucas was active in the Hellgate Lodge of the Elks, the Philipsburg Lodge of the Red Men, and the Knights of Columbus. Lucas died on April 15, 1917, in Long Beach, California.

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Content Description

Papers. 1903-1916. 2.5 linear feet. The John R. Lucas Papers consist primarily of his correspondence with Paul A. Fusz and Charles D. McLure of St. Louis concerning the operation of the Philipsburg mines. In addition there is considerable personal correspondence dealing with the Democratic Party and with the United Confederate Veterans.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

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.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Arranged by series.

Location of Collection

1:2-6

Acquisition Information

Acquisition Information available upon request

Related Materials

This collection fills a gap from 1903 to 1912 in the Granite-BiMetallic Consolidated Mining Company (Manuscript Collection 317) correspondence, but covers many other companies in addition to the Granite-BiMetallic.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection

  • General Correspondence

    • Description: Alice Allanach
      Dates: 1914-1915
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 1
    • Description: American Institute of Mining Engineers
      Dates: 1906-1915
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 2
    • Description: Anaconda Copper Mining Company
      Dates: 1905-1916
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 3
    • Description: A ( correspondents include J.E. Abbey; American Forestry Association; American Gem Mining Syndicate; The American Mining Congress; American School of Correspondence; The American Steel and Wire Company, Theodore Audel and Company)
      Dates: 1905-1916
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 4
    • Description: Thomas T. Baker
      Dates: 1904-1906
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 5
    • Description: Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Hell Gate Lodge
      Dates: 1905-1915
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 6
    • Description: A.J. Bettles
      Dates: 1906-1912
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 7
    • Description: T.W. Bettles
      Dates: 1907-1912
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 8
    • Description: Peter Breen
      Dates: 1905
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 9
    • Description: British Columbia
      Dates: 1906-1915
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 10
    • Description: P.W. Byrne
      Dates: 1906-1915
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 11-12
    • Description: B (correspondents include Charles Barker; Barker and Wilson; Baruch and Company; Bearcreek Coal Company; George B. Bergman; Billings State Bank; O.J. Berry; Thomas L. Berry; Mrs. Grace A. Bettles; Blackfoot Land Development Company; I.R. Blaisdell; C.P. Blakeley; Boston and Montana Consolidated Copper and Silver Mining Company; The Boston and Idaho Mining and Milling Company; Harry Boyle; The Britsh Columbia Copper Company; M. Brogan; Dr. S.A. Brown; Browning Brothers Company; M.H. Bryan; Gilman Bullard; William Anthony Burr; M. Bourell; The Business-Men's Clearing House; Butte Evening News)
      Dates: 1905-1916
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 13
    • Description: J.T. Conner
      Dates: 1907-1908
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 14
    • Description: Ca - Cl (correspondents include California ore Testing Company; University of California; Campbell and Reid and Western Sale Stables Company; Donald A. Campbell and Company; Emmett Carey; Charles P. Carroll; The Cassier Magazine Company; Cassier's Engineering Monthly; Catholic University of America; Ohio Copper Company; Edd Chambers; W.W. Cheely; Clark and Wright)
      Dates: 1906-1916
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 15
    • Description: Co - Cu (correspondents include C.R. Cochrane; Colorado School of Mines; Columbia University; Combination; Confederate Veteran; The Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company; M.J. Connell Company; The Conrad Observer; Continental Casualty Company; Thomas Coonan; Ogden V. Coonan; Copper Curb and Mining Outlook; E.A. Cralle; M.E. Croak; Quin Crowley; Current Literature Publishing Company; Current Opinion)
      Dates: 1906-1916
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 16
    • Description: Daly Bank and Trust
      Dates: 1907-1913
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 17
    • Description: L.M. Davis
      Dates: 1909
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 18
    • Description: Deer Lodge Company
      Dates: 1906-1914
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 19
    • Description: F.J. Driscoll
      Dates: 1912-1915
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 20
    • Description: D (correspondents include O.C. Dallas; William Dampier Company; Richard T. Dana; E.C. Davies and Company; A.R. Dearborn; The Delineator; Democratic Central Committee; J.H. Diekmann; Joseph F. Dickmann; Flossie G. Dillon; William Dingwall; D.F. Don; Pat Donovan; W.H. Donovan and Company; Doubleday Page and Company; Nelson Doubleday; Ferd Draatz; J Duffy; C. Duncan; E.H. Dunshee; F. Durand)
      Dates: 1904-1916
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 21
    • Description: Aaron W. Edge
      Dates: 1905-1911
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 22
    • Description: W.H. Emmons (USGS)
      Dates: 1906-1916
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 23
    • Description: Engineering and Mining Journal
      Dates: 1909-1914
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 24
    • Description: Charles G. Ewing (ind August Ewing Estate)
      Dates: 1907-1916
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 25
    • Description: E (correspondents include Jack Earls; D.A. Easton; F.C. Elliott; Emerson Institute; Empire Trust Company; The Engineering Magazine; John M. Evans; L.O. Evans; Fred Ewing; Mark Ewing)
      Dates: 1905-1916
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 26
    • Description: Featherman Mercantile Company / O.F. Featherman / Mrs. Oliver Featherman
      Dates: 1910-1912
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 27
    • Description: John I. Fisher
      Dates: 1905
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 28
    • Description: Paul J. Fisher
      Dates: 1906
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 29
    • Description: Paul A. Fusz
      Dates: 1902-1904
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 30
    • Description: Paul A Fusz
      Dates: 1904-1907
      Container: Box/Folder 2 / 1-13
    • Description: Paul A Fusz
      Dates: 1907-1908
      Container: Box/Folder 3 / 1-11
    • Description: Paul A Fusz
      Dates: 1909-1909
      Container: Box/Folder 4 / 1-7
    • Description: Paul A Fusz [died February 16]
      Dates: 1910
      Container: Box/Folder 4 / 8
    • Description: Paul A Fusz Estate
      Dates: 1916
      Container: Box/Folder 4 / 9
    • Description: Granite - Bi Metalic Consolidated Mining Company
      Dates: 1910-1916
      Container: Box/Folder 4 / 11
    • Description: Granite County Offices
      Dates: 1904-1914
      Container: Box/Folder 4 / 12
    • Description: G (correspondents include Fred Ganger; Helen Garr; C.M. Goddell; Golden Rule Company; The Goldfield News; Gonzaga College; Goodall Brothers; Phil C. Goodwin; Thomas J. Gorman; James G. Graham; Granite County Milling and Elevator Company; Great Northern Group; Greene Gold-Sliver Company S.A.; Angie Gregovich)
      Dates: 1905-1916
      Container: Box/Folder 4 / 13
    • Description: J.P. Hartnett
      Dates: 1915-1916
      Container: Box/Folder 4 / 14
    • Description: H (correspondents include Mary S. Hammond; E.A. Hannah; E.A. Hannah and Company Bankers; The Hanover National Bank; Harper and Brothers; Hartman and Hartman; L. Hauck; G.S. Henderson; Henderson Mining Company; John L. Henry; Ed Herman; Samuel Herrick; Hight and Fairfield; Hill Publishing Company; E.I. Holland; Godfrey Hollenbeck; Charles D. Horton; A.L. Houston; John Huddleston; G.W. Huffaker; W.R. Hughes; W.R. Hutchinson; T.O. Hyman)
      Dates: 1905-1916
      Container: Box/Folder 4 / 15
    • Description: Improved Order of Red Men
      Dates: 1906-1913
      Container: Box/Folder 4 / 16
    • Description: Henry Jonas and Son
      Dates: 1908-1914
      Container: Box/Folder 4 / 17
    • Description: C.D. Joslyn
      Dates: 1909-1910
      Container: Box/Folder 4 / 18
    • Description: M.F. Kent
      Dates: 1907
      Container: Box/Folder 4 / 20
    • Description: John Klein / Klein and Bourne
      Dates: 1907-1910
      Container: Box/Folder 4 / 21
    • Description: Knights of Columbus. Missoula Council
      Dates: 1911-1913
      Container: Box/Folder 4 / 22
    • Description: K (correspondents include Louis Kaufman and Company; Peter Kelly; George Kempland; Kessler Brewing Company; C.N. Kessler; Lucile Kimball; Blair King; John M. Klein)
      Dates: 1905-1915
      Container: Box/Folder 4 / 23
    • Description: John Lawry
      Dates: 1907
      Container: Box/Folder 5 / 1
    • Description: Lucas Family (WE and John Jr.)
      Dates: 1906-1911
      Container: Box/Folder 5 / 2-3
    • Description: Lucas Family (Edward and William John Jr.)
      Dates: 1912-1913
      Container: Box/Folder 5 / 4
    • Description: Lucas Family (Edward, WE, John Jr.)
      Dates: 1914
      Container: Box/Folder 5 / 5
    • Description: Lucas Family ( WE and John Jr.)
      Dates: 1915-1916
      Container: Box/Folder 5 / 6
    • Description: L (correspondents include Lander Furniture and Carpet Company; L.E. Larsen; W.S. Larssen; Thomas W. Lawson; B.W. Lee; Rod Leggatt; The M.C. Lilley and Company; J.B. Lippincott Company; J.H. Longmaid; Patrick H. Loughran; Will Love; Daniel Low and Company; F.J. Lubeck; Lyon and Healy)
      Dates: 1906-1914
      Container: Box/Folder 5 / 7
    • Description: Charles D. McLure's (includes Jesse B. Mellor Secretary)
      Dates: 1904-1906
      Container: Box/Folder 5 / 8
    • Description: Charles D. McLure's office (includes Jesse B. Mellor)
      Dates: 1907-1910
      Container: Box/Folder 5 / 9-11
    • Description: Charles D. McLure's office (includes Jesse B. Mellor)
      Dates: 1910
      Container: Box/Folder 5 / 12
    • Description: Charles D. McLure
      Dates: 1911
      Container: Box/Folder 5 / 13
    • Description: Charles D. McLure (includes Jesse B. Mellor
      Dates: 1912-1915
      Container: Box/Folder 5 / 14
    • Description: H. McPherson
      Dates: 1905-1916
      Container: Box/Folder 5 / 15
    • Description: Jesse B. Mellor (see also Charles D. McLure)
      Dates: 1912-1916
      Container: Box/Folder 5 / 16
    • Description: A.D. Moffat; David Moffat; Millen A. Moffat
      Dates: 1905-1913
      Container: Box/Folder 5 / 17
    • Description: Montana [offices]
      Dates: 1908
      Container: Box/Folder 5 / 18
    • Description: Montana State Society of Public Accountants (includes constitution)
      Dates: 1908-1909
      Container: Box/Folder 5 / 19
    • Description: W.E. Moore
      Dates: 1907-1915
      Container: Box/Folder 5 / 20
    • Description: Cyrus J. Morgan
      Dates: 1905-1916
      Container: Box/Folder 5 / 21
    • Description: Evie Morris
      Dates: 1905-1910
      Container: Box/Folder 5 / 22
    • Description: Henry L. Myers
      Dates: 1912-1916
      Container: Box/Folder 5 / 23
    • Description: Mc - Mac (correspondents include Patrick McCarty; McClure's Magazine; S.S. McClure Company; J.E. McCormick; McCornick and Company, Bankers; D.F. McDonald; Sherwood McGibbon; Dan McIntyre; D.J. McKenzie; D.A. McKinlay and Company; Neil McLeod; General L.D. McMeekin; Emery McPhail; R. McRae; D.R. MacRae)
      Dates:
      Container: Box/Folder 5 / 24
    • Description: M (correspondents include William E. Maloney; John G. Marony; L.A. Martin and Company; James J. Masuoka; N.J. Matthews; George E. Maywood; Mel S. Mehan; J.P. Meyer; H.P. Miller; George Miltenberger; Mining and Metallurgical Society of America; Mining Press; Mining Science; Missoula Mercantile Company; The Montana; Montana Electric Company; The Montana Mining Association; E. Merrifield; Montana Music Company; Perry Moore; M.F. Moran; Moran-Peterson Company; Lon Morrow; Margaret H. Morton; H.K. Mulford Company; Mullen, Mullen and Mullen; Mike Mungas; The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York)
      Dates: 1904-1916
      Container: Box/Folder 5 / 25
    • Description: National Geographical Society
      Dates: 1911-1916
      Container: Box/Folder 6 / 1
    • Description: National Life Insurance Company
      Dates: 1909-1914
      Container: Box/Folder 6 / 2
    • Description: Northern Pacific Railway Company
      Dates: 1907-1913
      Container: Box/Folder 6 / 3
    • Description: Notre Dame University (regarding John Lucas Jr.)
      Dates: 1910-1914
      Container: Box/Folder 6 / 4
    • Description: N (correspondents include New Quincy Mining Company; New Southern Cross Gold Mining Company; New York Life Insurance Company; H. Nicolayson; Edwin M. Norris)
      Dates: 1905-1915
      Container: Box/Folder 6 / 5
    • Description: Orthwein Investment Company / James P. Newell and Company
      Dates: 1907-1912
      Container: Box/Folder 6 / 6
    • Description: O (correspondents include John O'Donnell; John W. Opp; W.B. Orem; Edward S. Orr; Bernice Overly; R.M. Owen and Company)
      Dates: 1905-1915
      Container: Box/Folder 6 / 7
    • Description: Edward B. Patterson
      Dates: 1912-1915
      Container: Box/Folder 6 / 8
    • Description: Frank and Martin Peterson and Carl
      Dates: 1911
      Container: Box/Folder 6 / 9
    • Description: M.F. Power weather observer
      Dates: 1909-1910
      Container: Box/Folder 6 / 10
    • Description: P (correspondents include W.T. Parkison; F.A. Patrick and Company; Paxson and Rockefeller; W.W. Pennington; Philipsburg Meat Company; Philipsburg Stock Association; A.M. Plumb; Plummer Lumber Company; James a. Pollock and Company)
      Dates: 1905-1914
      Container: Box/Folder 6 / 11
    • Description: Racine Bath Cabinet Company (includes brochure Turkish bath)
      Dates: 1907
      Container: Box/Folder 6 / 12
    • Description: J.P. and S.C. Ray
      Dates: 1909-1910
      Container: Box/Folder 6 / 13
    • Description: L.M. Rumsey Jr.
      Dates: 1910-1916
      Container: Box/Folder 6 / 14-15
    • Description: R (correspondents include Racine Carriage Company; County of Ravalli; La Reclama Cuban Factory; C.W. Renard; James M. Rhoades; C.H. Richardson; C.R. Richley; R.C. Richli; Mrs. Alex Ringling; J.H. Roberts; D.J. Robison; V.H. Robinson; W.H. Rogers; Earle G. Rogers; Oscar Rohn; John Ross; Roundup Mercantile Company; R.J. Rundell; Pat Ryan)
      Dates: 1906-1916
      Container: Box/Folder 6 / 16
    • Description: St. Louis Union Trust Company
      Dates: 1912-1914
      Container: Box/Folder 6 / 17
    • Description: St. Paul Book and Stationery Company
      Dates: 1908-1912
      Container: Box/Folder 6 / 18
    • Description: Axel H. Sander
      Dates: 1908-1909
      Container: Box/Folder 6 / 19
    • Description: Avy Short [cousin]
      Dates: 1907-1914
      Container: Box/Folder 6 / 20
    • Description: Joseph Sorenson
      Dates: 1905-1915
      Container: Box/Folder 6 / 21
    • Description: Governor Samuel V. Stewart
      Dates: 1912
      Container: Box/Folder 6 / 22
    • Description: S (correspondents include St. Aloysius Institute; J.U. Sanders; Sanitary Knitting Company; James Schoonover; S.K. Seeles; S.F. Shannon; Walter I. Shay; Will T. Sheehan; Sherrield Scientific School; E.J. Sieben; Dan Smith; Fred Smith; J. Newton Smith; W.H. Smith; Southern Illinois Electric Company; A.G. Spalding and Brothers; The Standard Publishing Company; F.T. Sterling; Selah Stewart; George A. Storar; H.J. Stoutenburgh; James Stuart; Sullivan Machinery Company; H.M. Swan; Sylvian Brothers; The Symons Dry Goods Company; System)
      Dates: 1905-1916
      Container: Box/Folder 6 / 23
    • Description: Charles A. Tyrall
      Dates: 1913-1914
      Container: Box/Folder 6 / 24
    • Description: T (correspondents include Tai Chong; John J. Taussig; Trousers; Joseph T. Terry; Joseph H. Thomas; James R. Thompson; The Thompson Company; J. Edmund Thompson; Arthur L. Thomas; Thompson-Quincy Consolidated Mining Company; Francis A. Thomson; B.F. Thurston; Henry A. Thurston; B.W. Todd; John H. Tolan; Frank Trainor; John W. Trewhella; Truth)
      Dates: 1905-1915
      Container: Box/Folder 6 / 25
    • Description: Union Knitting Mills Company
      Dates: 1908-1911
      Container: Box/Folder 6 / 26
    • Description: United States Government agencies
      Dates: 1905-1916
      Container: Box/Folder 6 / 27
    • Description: U (correspondents include Uncle Sam Consolidated Mining Company; United Sons of Confederate Veterans; Uion Dairy Company; The United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company; United States Smelting Company)
      Dates: 1905-1916
      Container: Box/Folder 6 / 28
    • Description: Mary Van Dusen
      Dates: 1910
      Container: Box/Folder 6 / 29
    • Description: V (correspondents include B.K. VanDeusen; Vapor Shower Bath Company; Vasco Mining Company)
      Dates: 1907-1916
      Container: Box/Folder 6 / 30
    • Description: F. Wartenweiler
      Dates: 1907-1913
      Container: Box/Folder 6 / 31
    • Description: Kate and Owen White [sister and nephew]
      Dates: 1907-1914
      Container: Box/Folder 6 / 32
    • Description: Dr. Charles A. Wilson
      Dates: 1907
      Container: Box/Folder 6 / 33
    • Description: Dr. John Wolf
      Dates: 1908-1916
      Container: Box/Folder 6 / 34
    • Description: R. Lee Word
      Dates: 1904-1905 1915
      Container: Box/Folder 6 / 35
    • Description: W-Y (correspondents include Walker Commercial Company; S.L. Walker; James A. Walsh; George Walter; John Wanamaker; The Washington Rubber Company; George Weaver; Thomas Weir; Wernse and Dieckman; Buxton K. Wheeler; Joseph C. Willging; L. Winkelman and Company; Wilford Winninghoff; George W. Winter; W.W. Wishon; F.R. Wolfle; Wooley Brothers; World Manufacturing Company; Henry Youlton)
      Dates: 1905-1916
      Container: Box/Folder 6 / 36
    • Description: Nannie S. Yeates [sister]
      Dates: 1910-1913
      Container: Box/Folder 6 / 37
    • Description: George S. Zehnder [Granite-Bi Metallic Consolidated Mining Company]
      Dates: 1906-1915
      Container: Box/Folder 6 / 38
    • Description: Robert Zumwalt
      Dates: 1908-1909
      Container: Box/Folder 6 / 39
  • Outgoing Correspondence

    • Description: Letterpress book (includes American Gem Mining Syndicate; Granite-Bi Metallic Consolidated Mining Company; Goodhope Mining Company; Basin Gulch Mining Syndicate; Montana Water and Electric Power)
      Dates: 1903-1905
      Container: Box/Folder 7 / 1-2
  • Reports

    • Description: Assay Reports
      Dates: 1907,1916
      Container: Box/Folder 7 / 3
  • Financial Records

    • Description: Scattered
      Dates: 1914-1916
      Container: Box/Folder 7 / 4
  • Legal Documents

    • Description: Paul A. Fusz deed; John R. Lucas affidavit regarding Henderson Mining Company
      Dates: 1905,1915
      Container: Box/Folder 7 / 5

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Subject Terms

  • Miners
  • Mines and Mineral Resources--Montana--Granite County
  • Political Parties
  • Silver Mines and Mining
  • Veterans Societies

Personal Names

  • Lucas, John R., d. 1917 (creator)

Geographical Names

  • Philipsburg (Mont.)
  • Deer Lodge County (Mont.)
  • Granite County (Mont.)
  • Twightlight Mine (Southern Cross, Mont.)

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names

    • Granite-BiMetallic Consolidated Mining Company.
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