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Mines Contracting Company Records, 1936-1944
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Mines Contracting Company
- Title
- Mines Contracting Company Records
- Dates
- 1936-1944 (inclusive)19361944
- Quantity
- 1 cubic foot
- Collection Number
- MG301 (collection)
- Summary
- Correspondence, a ledger, payroll records, and other records of a silver-lead mining partnership in the Coeur d'Alene mining region of northern Idaho.
- Repository
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University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 2088850845
libspec@uidaho.edu - Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funds for processing were provided by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Mines Contracting Company was a partnership created on October 10, 1936 by Henry L.V. Day, Norman Ebbley and L.D. Barry. Apparently the only project undertaken by the Mines Contracting Company was the excavation of the Vulcan Tunnel, two miles west of Wallace, for the Callahan Zinc-Lead Company. Work on the Vulcan Tunnel began October 14, 1937 and ended February 2, 1938. Mines Contracting rented a great deal of equipment, including a locomotive, from the Golconda Lead Company. Most of the assets of Mines Contracting Company were sold after completion of the Vulcan project although not until September 21, 1943 were the remaining assets liquidated and the final profit of $65 divided between the three partners.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Records of the Mines Contracting Company span the years 1936 to 1944. Included are correspondence, reports to state agencies, tax returns, payroll and social security records, and financial records.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The records of the Mines Contracting Company are divided into two series.
General Correspondence and Related Records, series one, contains business correspondence, financial statements, reports to state agencies, tax returns, payroll and social security records.
The second series, Financial Records, consists of a ledger, voucher register, bank statements and invoices.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I. General Correspondence and Related Records , 1936-1943Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | A; Atlas Powder Co.; B; C |
1936-1943 |
| 1/2 | Contract, Vulcan; Ebbley, Norman, jr.; Edison Storage Battery Co.; Electric Storage Battery Co. |
1936-1943 |
| 1/3 | G; Golconda Lead Mines; H |
1936-1938 |
| 1/4 | I; Idaho - Annual information return; Idaho - report of income; Inventories |
1937-1939 |
| 1/5 | M; Orders; Partnership income |
1936-1938 |
| 1/6 | Payroll and compensation records |
1936-1937 |
| 1/7 | S |
1937 |
| 1/8-10 | Shifter's daily reports |
November 1936-September 1937 |
| 1/11 | Social Security |
1936-1937 |
| 1/12 | State Insurance Fund; Statements; Summary |
1936-1938 |
| 1/13 | U; U.S. partnership return of income |
1936-1942 |
Series II. Financial Records , 1936-1944Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/14 | General ledger |
1936-1938 |
| 1/15 | Voucher register |
1936-1943 |
| 1/16 | Vouchers |
1936-1943 |
| 1/17 | Bank statements and invoices |
1937-1944 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Lead mines and mining -- Idaho -- Coeur d'Alene Mining District -- History -- Sources
- Silver mines and mining -- Idaho -- Coeur d'Alene Mining District -- History -- Sources
Corporate Names
- Mines Contracting Company
Finding aid prepared by Judith Nielsen
1992
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