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.

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

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.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

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.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

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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

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.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

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

General Correspondence Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
1 / 1
Alice Allanach
1914-1915
1 / 2
American Institute of Mining Engineers
1906-1915
1 / 3
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
1905-1916
1 / 4
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)
1905-1916
1 / 5
Thomas T. Baker
1904-1906
1 / 6
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Hell Gate Lodge
1905-1915
1 / 7
A.J. Bettles
1906-1912
1 / 8
T.W. Bettles
1907-1912
1 / 9
Peter Breen
1905
1 / 10
British Columbia
1906-1915
1 / 11-12
P.W. Byrne
1906-1915
1 / 13
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)
1905-1916
1 / 14
J.T. Conner
1907-1908
1 / 15
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)
1906-1916
1 / 16
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)
1906-1916
1 / 17
Daly Bank and Trust
1907-1913
1 / 18
L.M. Davis
1909
1 / 19
Deer Lodge Company
1906-1914
1 / 20
F.J. Driscoll
1912-1915
1 / 21
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)
1904-1916
1 / 22
Aaron W. Edge
1905-1911
1 / 23
W.H. Emmons (USGS)
1906-1916
1 / 24
Engineering and Mining Journal
1909-1914
1 / 25
Charles G. Ewing (ind August Ewing Estate)
1907-1916
1 / 26
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)
1905-1916
1 / 27
Featherman Mercantile Company / O.F. Featherman / Mrs. Oliver Featherman
1910-1912
1 / 28
John I. Fisher
1905
1 / 29
Paul J. Fisher
1906
1 / 30
Paul A. Fusz
1902-1904
2 / 1-13
Paul A Fusz
1904-1907
3 / 1-11
Paul A Fusz
1907-1908
4 / 1-7
Paul A Fusz
1909-1909
4 / 8
Paul A Fusz [died February 16]
1910
4 / 9
Paul A Fusz Estate
1916
4 / 11
Granite - Bi Metalic Consolidated Mining Company
1910-1916
4 / 12
Granite County Offices
1904-1914
4 / 13
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)
1905-1916
4 / 14
J.P. Hartnett
1915-1916
4 / 15
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)
1905-1916
4 / 16
Improved Order of Red Men
1906-1913
4 / 17
Henry Jonas and Son
1908-1914
4 / 18
C.D. Joslyn
1909-1910
4 / 20
M.F. Kent
1907
4 / 21
John Klein / Klein and Bourne
1907-1910
4 / 22
Knights of Columbus. Missoula Council
1911-1913
4 / 23
K (correspondents include Louis Kaufman and Company; Peter Kelly; George Kempland; Kessler Brewing Company; C.N. Kessler; Lucile Kimball; Blair King; John M. Klein)
1905-1915
5 / 1
John Lawry
1907
5 / 2-3
Lucas Family (WE and John Jr.)
1906-1911
5 / 4
Lucas Family (Edward and William John Jr.)
1912-1913
5 / 5
Lucas Family (Edward, WE, John Jr.)
1914
5 / 6
Lucas Family ( WE and John Jr.)
1915-1916
5 / 7
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)
1906-1914
5 / 8
Charles D. McLure's (includes Jesse B. Mellor Secretary)
1904-1906
5 / 9-11
Charles D. McLure's office (includes Jesse B. Mellor)
1907-1910
5 / 12
Charles D. McLure's office (includes Jesse B. Mellor)
1910
5 / 13
Charles D. McLure
1911
5 / 14
Charles D. McLure (includes Jesse B. Mellor
1912-1915
5 / 15
H. McPherson
1905-1916
5 / 16
Jesse B. Mellor (see also Charles D. McLure)
1912-1916
5 / 17
A.D. Moffat; David Moffat; Millen A. Moffat
1905-1913
5 / 18
Montana [offices]
1908
5 / 19
Montana State Society of Public Accountants (includes constitution)
1908-1909
5 / 20
W.E. Moore
1907-1915
5 / 21
Cyrus J. Morgan
1905-1916
5 / 22
Evie Morris
1905-1910
5 / 23
Henry L. Myers
1912-1916
5 / 24
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)
5 / 25
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)
1904-1916
6 / 1
National Geographical Society
1911-1916
6 / 2
National Life Insurance Company
1909-1914
6 / 3
Northern Pacific Railway Company
1907-1913
6 / 4
Notre Dame University (regarding John Lucas Jr.)
1910-1914
6 / 5
N (correspondents include New Quincy Mining Company; New Southern Cross Gold Mining Company; New York Life Insurance Company; H. Nicolayson; Edwin M. Norris)
1905-1915
6 / 6
Orthwein Investment Company / James P. Newell and Company
1907-1912
6 / 7
O (correspondents include John O'Donnell; John W. Opp; W.B. Orem; Edward S. Orr; Bernice Overly; R.M. Owen and Company)
1905-1915
6 / 8
Edward B. Patterson
1912-1915
6 / 9
Frank and Martin Peterson and Carl
1911
6 / 10
M.F. Power weather observer
1909-1910
6 / 11
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)
1905-1914
6 / 12
Racine Bath Cabinet Company (includes brochure Turkish bath)
1907
6 / 13
J.P. and S.C. Ray
1909-1910
6 / 14-15
L.M. Rumsey Jr.
1910-1916
6 / 16
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)
1906-1916
6 / 17
St. Louis Union Trust Company
1912-1914
6 / 18
St. Paul Book and Stationery Company
1908-1912
6 / 19
Axel H. Sander
1908-1909
6 / 20
Avy Short [cousin]
1907-1914
6 / 21
Joseph Sorenson
1905-1915
6 / 22
Governor Samuel V. Stewart
1912
6 / 23
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)
1905-1916
6 / 24
Charles A. Tyrall
1913-1914
6 / 25
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)
1905-1915
6 / 26
Union Knitting Mills Company
1908-1911
6 / 27
United States Government agencies
1905-1916
6 / 28
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)
1905-1916
6 / 29
Mary Van Dusen
1910
6 / 30
V (correspondents include B.K. VanDeusen; Vapor Shower Bath Company; Vasco Mining Company)
1907-1916
6 / 31
F. Wartenweiler
1907-1913
6 / 32
Kate and Owen White [sister and nephew]
1907-1914
6 / 33
Dr. Charles A. Wilson
1907
6 / 34
Dr. John Wolf
1908-1916
6 / 35
R. Lee Word
1904-1905 1915
6 / 36
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)
1905-1916
6 / 37
Nannie S. Yeates [sister]
1910-1913
6 / 38
George S. Zehnder [Granite-Bi Metallic Consolidated Mining Company]
1906-1915
6 / 39
Robert Zumwalt
1908-1909

Outgoing Correspondence Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
7 / 1-2
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)
1903-1905

Reports Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
7 / 3
Assay Reports
1907,1916

Financial Records Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
7 / 4
Scattered
1914-1916

Legal Documents Return to Top

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

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

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.

Finding aid prepared by MHS staff
2005

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