Gold Development Company of Utah records, 1895-1913
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Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Gold Development Company of Utah
- Title
- Gold Development Company of Utah records
- Dates
- 1895-1913 (inclusive)18951913
- Quantity
- 1.60 cubic feet (4 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 00748
- Summary
- Repository
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American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu - Access Restrictions
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Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Historical Note
The Gold Development Company of Utah was founded in 1903 in Evanston, Wyoming, and conducted general mining, milling, leaching, ore reducing and smelting. The company also held interest in several mining companies and mines in the West. P.S. Merrill served as company President from 1903-1905 and Herbert C. Bloom from 1906-1910. Thomas B. Harned served as Vice-President from 1908-1910. The company owned controlling interest in the Utah Gold Mountain Mining Company in Piute County, Utah; Mount Wilson Gold and Silver Mining Company in Mount Wilson, Colorado; Log Cabin Gold and Copper.
The Gold Development Company of Utah was founded in 1903 in Evanston, Wyoming, and conducted general mining, milling, leaching, ore reducing and smelting. The company also held interest in several mining companies and mines in the West. P.S. Merrill served as company President from 1903-1905 and Herbert C. Bloom from 1906-1910. Thomas B. Harned served as Vice-President from 1908-1910. The company owned controlling interest in the Utah Gold Mountain Mining Company in Piute County, Utah; Mount Wilson Gold and Silver Mining Company in Mount Wilson, Colorado; Log Cabin Gold and Copper Mining Company, which owned properties in Utah; and the Rio Grande and Southern Gold Mines Company, which leased property to Mount Wilson Gold and Silver Mining Company.
Content Description
Collection documents the corporate activities of the Gold Development Company of Utah and its related companies from 1895-1913. Contains the records of the Gold Development Company of Utah, including articles of incorporation, balance statements, legal agreements, expense accounts and the correspondence of its presidents, vice-presidents and stockholders. Most of the materials deal with financing and sale of stock. There are also files on Edward Taft, a company stockholder and financier.
Affiliated company records contain conglomeration of materials of mining companies in which the Gold Development Company of Utah held controlling interest. This series contains reports, legal agreements, sale of stock and company financing.
Unrelated company records contain stock certificate books for the Grey Horse Mining Company and the Favorite Gold Mining Company, and a record book of the Olive Branch Gold Mining Company.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
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Preferred Citation
Preferred CitationItem Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Administrative Information
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in the following series:
I. Gold Development Company of Utah records
II. Affiliated company records
III. Unrelated company records
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Untitled
The American Heritage Center is in the process of converting its older container list)s to a more accessible format. This link is to an older version of a container list.
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Description: Link to Container List (PDF)
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Gold mines and mining -- Colorado.
- Gold mines and mining -- Utah.
Personal Names
- Bloom, Homer C.
- Harned, Thomas B.
- Merrill, P. S.
- Taft, Edward A.
Form or Genre Terms
- Business records.
- Financial records.
- Legal documents.
- Stock certificates.
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- Favorite Gold Mining Company -- Stock certificates.
- Grey Horse Mining Company -- Stock certificates.
- Log Cabin Gold and Copper Company -- Records.
- Mount Wilson Gold and Silver Mining Company -- Records.
- Olive Branch Gold Mining Company -- Records.
- Rio Grande and Southern Gold Mines Company -- Records.
- Utah Gold Mountain Mining Company -- Records.
