The Northwest Mining Association (NWMA) was organized in Spokane in 1895 and has served as a lobbying and information organization in support of the mining and smelting interests of the Inland Empire. The Association, through research and the publication of its bulletins, monitors and interprets national, state, and local legislation that creates an impact on the mining and metallurgy industry.
The collection includes general correspondence from the offices of the Northwest Mining Association, 1932-1975; files on national and state legislation affecting the industry, including correspondence, clippings, annual reports, and documents; correspondence, clippings, and memoranda regarding activities of the Securities and Exchange Commission, 1950-1969; extensive files concerning wilderness land legislation, including correspondence, clippings, documents and reports, and a file of correspondence, clippings, documents, and ephemeral items on the mining exhibit organized for Expo ’74.
Collection is not restricted.
Copyright has not been assigned to the Eastern Washington State Historical Society. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Museum Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Eastern Washington State Historical Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher
Northwest Mining Association Records (Ms 41), Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, Spokane, WA.
Donated by the Northwest Mining Association, 1984 (Accession #L84-100).
Processed to the file folder level.
Nolan, Edward W.
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The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
In the following, Northwest Mining Association shall be refered to as NWMA.
Contract receipts and list of suppliers. Receipts for ads in NWMA publication.
Letters to and from Eskil Anderson to editors of
Letters to and from Pres. Wallace McGregor to Alaska (various) about land management around Mt. McKinley and mineral development. Copy of Senate Bill 294 on Alaska Mineral Severance Tax.
Lists of Alaska offices related to mining business as requested by Ellamae Anderson for NWMA.
Lists of mining related associations in western states. Includes some brochures. Also returned questionnaires sent by NWMA to mining organizations asking about their group for 1975 NWMA service directory.
By-laws revised to 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977.
List of offices in government of Canada (Yukon and Northwest territories) related to mining.
Election of trustees in 1949. Copies of letters announcing trustees meeting at Davenport on Friday, 2 December. Also returned questionnaires to Pres. Rowland King asking if convention should be held December 2 and 3 or only on December 3 with December 2 evening get together or no gathering (convention) at all. Also ask if NWMA should join and support Washington Resources Association (Formed to fight C.V.A. legislation. Also ask if NWMA should join and support US Chamber of Commerce which asked NWMA to become trade Association member. NWMA already belong to Spokane Chamber of Commerce and American Mining Congress, 32 questionnaires.
List of corporate members (photocopy), 34 or so responses to service directory questionnaire for corporate members.
Seems to be mislabeled. Correspondence is from 1948 in chronological order. Letters to NWMA about mining companies, equipment, and so on with reply copies stapled to the back. Northwest Mining Truth absorbed by Mining World of San Fran. NWMA publishing
Declaration of Policy 1939-1940, 1943, 1945-1949, 1952, 1954-1957, 1960-1963, 1965-1969. Policies includes views on federal land policies, monetary policies, environmental issues, mining safety, and so on.
EPA town meeting in Spokane on February 9. Transcript of meeting. Miscellaneous articles and correspondence related to it.
August 10, 1978, December 1, 1977, revised by-laws January 4, 1977, August 30, 1977, June 1, 1977, March 28, 1977, February 21. 1977, September 7, 1976, July 9, 1976, December 31, 1975 financial statements, April 30, 1976, March 1, 1976, January 30, 1976.
Info on hiring of executive director position including position description, resumes of applicants, correspondence among NWMA people about position. Hired Robert Zache in July and he resigned in October. Resignation letter included. Newspaper articles when Zache hired.
Federal agencies to be in NWMA service directory.
Theme “How Man Can Live, Work, and Play in Harmony With His Environment” – mining exhibit within this. NWMA coordinating raising $100,000 for this exhibit for May-October, 1974. Design and description of exhibit. Letters to companies asking for financial support for exhibit and replies. Russell Chadwick President. NWMA also organized help in constructing for Folklife Festival a working display of mine timbering, track laying, and operating air-driven locomotive and timber cars. Mining week at EXPO was September 30- October 6. Letters go back to early 1973 in making plans for EXPO.
Article from
H.R. 1876 copy, S. 1040, S. 2344, S. 2590, copy of Title 30 on Mineral Lands and Mining. Statements of Pres. Russell Chadwick to Subcommittee on Minerals, Materials and Fuels of Committee on Interior and Insular/Affairs of US Senate March 29, 1974. References S. 3085. 3086 and S. 1040. Also statements of executive secretary of Wyoming Mining Association, Utah Mining Association, Arizona Mining Association, comments of American Mining Congress, American Association of Petroleum Landmen. Flier put out by NWMA to contact congressmen about mining legislation esp., Henry Jackson. Articles on mining laws by Jerry O’Callaghan, Thomas Kimball.
Letter to Margaret Orr, NWMA, from Deputy Minister of Mines in BC with Mineral Production figures of Yukon 1855-1930. 1 letter in folder.
Notes on address by E.M. Ehrhardt, Asst. Director of Licenses to NWMA on April 26, 1943. Dept. administers some 30 odd laws in addition to “Blue Sky Laws.”
Telegrams to governor, senators, bureau, protesting closing of US Bureau of Mines office in Spokane. Bills for legislature activity in Olympia.
Mostly letters of membership, handwritten.
Wray Farmin Pres until Dec. 31, 1947. Rowland King elected for Pres. 1948. Misc. correspondence from and to Farmin from different mining associations, members, govt officials, Western Miner magazine.
Correspondence to and from NWMA secretary-manager Roger O. Oscarson. No theme to correspondence. Senate Bill 462 for establishing mining research station at Spokane. Copy of paper on Senate Bill 1988 relating to submerged land titles.
All from Roger O. Oscarson, Secretary of NWMA. All on slimy yellow and green translucent paper. No theme.
More of Oscarson. No incoming?
In and out for Oscarson. Misc. materials in here including telegram about Bureau of Mines division to be located in Spokane. Washington State Historical Society putting together mining exhibit. Newspaper clippings.
More misc. in and out correspondence mostly of Oscarson. Copy of H.R. 1754 on assessment work. Some correspondence on S. 462 to establish mining research station in Spokane.
Oscarson. More slimy yellow copies. Many thank-yous for contributions to 55th annual convention.
Oscarson. Slimy yellow copies. Thank-yous, responses to inquiries about mines, and so on.
Oscarson. Slimy yellow. Dec. 31, 1948 to March 14, 1949
In and out Oscarson. Copy of report to US Tariff Commission by Emergency Lead Committee on injury to domestic lead industry from trade agreement concessions dated 10 May 1950.
In and out of Oscarson including US Representative Compton White. Copies of some papers given. One by Tom Lyon on silver given i Butte, July 30-31, 1950 at Mining Assoc. of MT convention. R.D. Leisk on silver for 1949 American Mining Congress convention and for MT Mining Assoc in 1948 and for 1946 NWMA. H.J. Hull a Wallace attorney became President in January of 1950.
July 14, 1950 to Dec. 11, 1950 of Oscarson. Copies on slimy yellow paper.
January 3, 1950 to March 2, 1950. Oscarson outgoing yellow copies.
4 items. No Oscarson. Asst Sec’y Howard F. Cameron. H.R. 387 discussed in letter to Walk Horan of House. Colville Resv leasing to be revised.
Copy by-laws of NWMA. Copy of Bonneville Project Act, Aug. 20, 1937, CH. 720, 50 Stat. 731 and proposed modifications to it. AMC bulletin discussing bills in Senate and House. E.C. Stephens now President of NWMA. Letter from Horan. Not really much correspondence.
E.K. Barnes now President. Letter from Sen. Henry Jackson. Amy Satterstrom now office secretary. Bills sent to mining companies for expense of presenting evidence in Olympia for Senate Bill 52, securities bill. Seemed to be mining finance control legislation that they combated.
Telegram about taxing of uranium concentrated as yellowcake. H.R. 8060 discussed. Pamphlet on gold standard. Copy of H.R. 10089. Most of correspondence is from or to Pres. Barnes and concerns legislation.
From or to Barnes (Satterstrom). Letter Dec. 4, 1961 located Mrs. Leon Starmont (former editor of NW
Barnes is Pres. Convention held Nov. 30-Dec. 1. NWMA no longer has publications. 900 members. Horan correspondence. Satterstrom is signing everything. Letter from USC history PhD student James B. Allen with a questionnaire about “company town” for his dissertation. “The Company Town as a Feature of Western American Development.” No reply. NWMA against financing United Nations. Barnes suggests impeaching Pres. Kennedy for creating department of “Urban Renewal”. Letter is to Horan.
Convention Dec. 6 and 7. Mysterious letter from State Bank of Wilbur about L.M. Longwood. Barnes wrote on the letter “real name is Hugh Brown.” Copy of Longwood letter to Spokane Chamber of Commerce claiming that NWMA has abysmal record as representative of mining industry. Implies that small miners despise NWMA. Barnes went by “Ned”.
Barnes still president with Satterstrom at the typewriter. Copy of petition for establishing mint at Spokane.
Eskil Anderson now President at end of 1965 for 1966. Series of letters, report and clippings on closing of coal research laboratory at UW. Mimeo on National Safety Council and mining industry.
Eskil is president by appears as vice president on some addresses before fall of 1966. Satterstrom replies to letters of inquiry about many topics. Stapled correspondence about US Bureau of Mines meeting. Lots of letters to Eskil from House and Senate members he wrote to including Edward Kennedy. Copies of S. 2972 on mine safety. Also stapled together correspondence on H.R. 4665. NWMA still doesn’t keep a list of members says Satterstrom. In letter to UW Press Satterstrom says that much of Fayhey’s material for “Inland Empire: D.C. Corbin and Spokane” book came from NWMA library. Press release for book with photos attached. Eskil wrote to Eric Sevareid of CBS protesting recent program on gold. Ellamae organizing Inland Empire education Association convention for teachers.
Convention is 73rd to be held Dec. 1-2, 1967 at Davenport Hotel. Eskill is President. Correspondence about gold bills. From Roy M. Harrop, Chair of Western States Mining and Business Men’s Association, from Omaha, NE, about Federal reserve and mining industry. Letters to NWMA about Land Committee and Public Land Law Review Commission. Letters objecting to preservation of public lands. More gold legislation correspondence inc. letter from Frank Church, Jackson, Aspinall, Foley, Gruening, Gov. Evans. Also correspondence on lead-zinc bills. Letter giving mines in BC and minerals produced. Eskill objected to removing BLM lands to determine if eligible for geothermal development. Wrote to Gov. Evans to get NWMA on Washington Advisory Board for wilderness. Also correspondence and petition against House Bill 465 of WA that mandates legal registration of engineering geologist.
Eskil is pres. 74th Convention on Dec. 6-7, 1968. Marie Ringel now office secretary. Intierary for Eskil, Ellamae, and daughter Susan June to Moscow and Prague for Geological Congress. Multi-page letter to Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs of House of Reps objecting to H.R. 8970 and 12139 and 16252 and S. 1321. All bills removing public from mining land claims?
Eskil is pres. Copy of speech of US Rep James McClure of ID before Idaho Mining Assoc. Speech is about silver. Letter from American Smelting and Refining Co. Norman Visnes in Wallace that says NWMA probably controlled by Spokane Exchange. He goes to convention but never joined. Views Idaho Mining Association as more effective vehicle. Letter from Eskil to Paul Brooks objecting to his 1965 Atlantic article about preservation in Alaska. Bound report from Mineral Exploration, Inc., on scanned acoustical prospecting. Letter to Eskil from Sen. Jackson with attached documents on confirmation of former Alaska governor Walter Hickel as Secy of Interior. Info on EROS program to be held in Olympia on Feb. 4. Eskil didn’t go. Letter to Gov. Evans about mining resolutions adopted at Western Governor’s Conference in 1968.
Results of audit of NWMA for fiscal 1969 from Nov. 1, 1968 to Oct. 31, 1969. Poor copy of state licensing law for geologists. Eskil to resign June 1, 1970. Some clippings, some about Montana mining bill for reclamation. Russell Chadwick Pres in 1971 and still pres in 1974. Mrs. Worthington secretary in 1974, Ringel gone.
1975 Henry T Eyrick president, did he leave for job in MN, have clipping with no date. Clipping in which Donald C. Springer of Osburn claimed that NWMA didn’t represent small miner and prospector. From “Kellogg Evening News” 12/5/75 COPY. Wallace McGregor also listed as president in 1975? Clipping from Spokane Daily Chronicle, Nov. 4, 1975, honoring Wafford Conrad, R.J. Bruning and L.W. Lieb newspaper editors of Spokane Daily Chronicle, North Idaho Press, and Wallace Miner-COPY. Helen Worthington is secretary. More correspondence on legislation including removing NPS lands from exploration. Articles on mining in Bob Marshall. Copy of program for NWMA meeting on Monday, Feb. 3, 1975 with program on effect of adverse govt policy and taxation on mining in BC. Orange copies of NWMA newsletter single sheet. Also program from Jan. 6, 1975 NWMA meeting with speech on establishing NWMA speaker’s bureau.
Bill Mote now executive director. Clipping with Mote against ID law that requires permit to dredge mine on federal land. Looks like speech (by whom?) dated July 30, 1976 saying that have to have public lands to develop natural resources. Bill Mote is Karl W. Mote.
Lists of Idaho offices connected to mining including state and federal offices.
Copy of bill S. 1651 to provide for recordation of mining claims. Letters to congressmen about federal mine reclamation legislation and land law.
Letters to various agencies and publishers asking for copies of mining related works.
Announcements for luncheon meetings on Mondays of NWMA and Mining Bureau of APokane Chamber of Commerce.
Same as above. One sheet announcements of luncheons.
Robert Austin was acting president for rest of 1970. Same as above.
Clipping on talk. Luncheon announcements – fewer.
Clipping, few announcements, some correspondence about luncheons.
Luncheon announcements and menus. Also text of discussion of withdrawal of lands.
BC, Idaho Mining Assoc, CO Mining Assoc, Mining Assoc of MT, Nevada MA, Spokane Chamber of Comm.
Common Varieties Act of 1955 in 30 USC, Setion 611 to prevent sham mining claims. Discussion of S. 1049 to amend Common Varieties. Letters to Congressmen and so on.
H.R. 8435 to amend Mining Act of 1872. McGregor of NWMA claims HR8435 has totally environmental bias. Map of Clearwater NF with areas identified. Bulletins of rightist organizations like Committee to Restore the Constitution, Inc., and American Challenge.
1952 Colville Chamber of Commerce banquet program. Article on metal shortage by ASARCO. Resolutions of 1852 Colorado Mining Assoc.
List of MT agencies state and federal.
S. 719 bill to establish national mining and minerals policy. Eskil likes it. Copy of AMC interview of Sen. Allott of CO who introduced the bill.
Orange newsletters.
Henry Eyich elected president for 1976 to succeed Wallace McGregor, under whom membership more than doubled. Other releases.
Orange newsletters and announcement that Dixy Lee Ray breakfast speaker for NWMA on Aug. 18, 1976. Candidate for Gov.
Clipping on Bureau of Mines Lab. Another copy of Scanned Acoustical Prospecting paper. Papers on Development of Alaska resources.
Oregon state and federal offices related to mining.
List of past presidents (incorrect listed as founded Aug. 20, 1895 as Spokane Men’s Club by Dennis), life members. Profiles of some life members.
Listing of personal property of NWMA
B.C., Alberta, Yukon, NW Territories General info.
Reaction to energy crisis of '73 defending energy companies by M.A. Kaufman (who?)
S. 2934 to impose federal severance tax of 5% of gross income from all domestic mineral properties. Correspondence, copy of bill.
Copies of Fair Practice Provisions of Investment Bankers Code for 1934, National Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and Washington’s Securities and Mining Act of 1937 (S.S.B. 73). NWMA suggestions to change rules and regulations of SEC. Copies of Form S-11 of SEC to register chares of mining corps. 1945 report of Mining Securities Committee of the National Association of Securities Commissioners. Correspondence.
Correspondence, telegrams about SEC hearing in Denver, copy of address delivered to NWMA in Dec. 1948 called “Functions of the Mining Engineering Staff of the SEC,” address to national Assoc of Securities Administrators by Carl Trauerman of Mining Association of MT called “Sale of Primary Mining Securities”.
Letters to Oscarson. Oscarson appeared before SEC Congressional committee in Denver.
Sept. 27, 1950, SEC representatives meet with NWMA and other mining men in Spokane. Discussed difficulties in filing and sales efforts after filing under Regulations A and A-M of SEC. 109 page transcript produced. Transcript included in file folder. NWMA present were President H.J. Hull, Vice Pres E.C. Stephens, Trustee David Watson, Sec’y Roger Oscarson. Correspondence among mining people about SEC regs. On October 17 and 18, 1949 held Conference on Revision of United States Mining Laws in Spokane. Where are the proceedings? Correspondence on bills including S. 2105 with record of votes, S. 2408 or Frear Bill. In July 3, 1950 letter form SEC to Sen. Magnusson, responses of SEC to questions of NWMA are included. Aug. 1, 1950 luncheon meeting discussed national mineral policies with C. Girard Davidson, Asst Secretary of Interior. Some mine prospecti included.
Copy of address by Jim Newton of SEC in Seattle called “Suggestions on th Use of Regulation A Offerings.” Correspondence with Barnes and SEC about changes in rules on assessable mining stock.
In 1959 Washington State Legislature completely revamped the Securities Act and adopted present Securities Act which uses philosophy of Federal Securities Act. Before this WA had general security act of 1923, mining act of 1937, and oil and gas lease passed in 1951. Explanation of these written by Bernard Lonctot, administrator for Securities Division of Dept. Licenses.
Letter to Sen. Dworshak from Pres of NWMA talking about S. 1123 and “There should be enough good men in the Senate and House to stop this continual grab and try to halt the march of socialism.” Statement of opposition from NWMA to Rules 136 and 140 and Regulation F. Bill S. 1123. Letters of thanks for donations to help NWMA fight with SEC regulations. Also correspondence an telegrams on lead-zinc legislation aids. Copy of SEC Regulation A. General Exemption under Securities Act of 1933.
Long letter from Bernard Lonctot to Hugh Owens of SEC in DC complaining about Jim Newton (SEC director in Seattle). Lonctot claims Newton opposed to intra-state exemption and makes it hard for Lonctot to administer state law. Mentions specific case. Bound publication of SEC called “General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as in effect April 1, 1967.”
Includes 1962 release by SEC of non-public offering exemption, release of 1967 by SEC in Section 15(b)(10). Copy of something labeled “Stocking’s paper on ‘The Shell Game.’” on mining company frauds. Transcript of NWMA meeting March 25, 1969 in which SEC regulations discussed. Also text of talk to NWMA on march 3, 1969 by John Neff “The Federal Securities Laws – A Review of the Basics.”
1976 service directory to be distributed Dec. 4-5, 1975 at convention. Expenditures for directory.
Service Directory forms filled out by A-C.
Service Directory forms filled out by D-F.
Service Directory forms filled out by G-I.
Service Directory forms filled out by J-L.
Service Directory forms filled out by M-P.
Service Directory forms filled out by Q-S.
Service Directory forms filled out by T-V.
Service Directory forms filled out by W-Z.
Ledger, 3 sheets.
Letter announcing more space in directory and prospects for listings.
Printing bills
Correspondence on Eisenhower coin bill (S.J. Res. 158). Copy of HR Bill 12746 on Eisenhower coin. Eskil wants coin to stay 40% silver rather than become non-silver cupro-nickel. Correspondence on surplus sale of silver by GSA no longer needed for coins. Phil Lindstrom letter attaches article to be published in Western Miner of BC called “Silver and Gold in the Future.” AMC publication on “the Silver Market in 1967” and Dept. of Treasury pub on “New US Coins”
Misc. letters in from of box to Mr. + Mrs. Louis Livingston of Spokane from Underwoods in Seoul, Korea, from Morrisons in CA, Christine Tchang-Benoit in Paris, copy of The Pacific Northwesterner. Vol. 33, No. 4, and 1989 82nd annual report of Champlain Society in Toronto.
Abstracts of talks. List of speakers and talk titles. Speakers available at no cost. Correspondence about bureau. Copy of keynote address to Colorado Mining Association in Jan 1976 by Charles W. Margolf called “Can ‘We’ get ‘There’ form ‘Here’? Returned questionnaires asking for committee volunteers and speaker’s bureau.
Done by Mining and Metallurgical Society of America to house Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs on May 7-9, 1962. 50+ pages.
List of geological survey or related offices in all states. Agencies to be listed in service directory.
Official NWMA recipe for pasty (past-ee). Pasties sold for miners relief by NWMA in June 1972. Raised $1600. “Wallace Miner” from May 18, 1972, May 11, 1972, and Kellogg Evening News from May 26, 1972.
1948-800 members. Summary of 1948. Public Lands resolution opposing BLM leasing law. Minutes of NWMA comm. on national legislation Feb. 24, 1949. Minutes of NWMA trustees on Jan. 19, 1948.
Summary of 1949. Resolution to support zinc bill.
Correspondence announcing meeting and agenda.
Just letters announcing March 24, meeting.
Dec. 1-2, 1961 convention report. Expenditures on convention and 1st quarter. Letters announcing meeting.
Nov 30-Dec 1, 1962 Convention report. Minutes of director’s meeting on March 28. Letters announcing and responding.
1964 proposed contributions. Dec. 6-7, 1963 convention report. Expenditures for quarter. Letters of invite and responses.
Letters of invite and response
Dec. 4-5, 1964 convention report. Letters and responses.
List of trustees. Minute of July 22. 1966 trustees meeting. Excerpts from Senator Gruening’s letter to Sec’y of Interior. Policy statement of NWMA that what is good for nation will be good for mining industry followed by resolutions esp. regarding Alaska. Written by Chas. Lambly President. Letters.
List of officers and trustees. Report on Dec. 2-3, 1966 convention. Eskil statement to let Americans buy gold reserve. Copy of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation dated Dec. 17, 1928 creating Board of Trustees of 15 with 3 last 3 past-presidents, 4 elected annually for 3 yr terms. Signed by Pres. Frank Ross and Sec’y Leon Starmont. Amendment dated Nov. 30, 1967 changes to 18 trustees, 3 last past-pres and 5 elected annually for terms of three years. Call for membership dues in 1968 by Eskil. 431 paying members only source of income. Declaration of Policy adopted at Dec. 2, 1967 meeting. Report on convention held Dec. 1-2, 1967. 1966 convention banquet costs. Minutes of trustees’ meeting held Dec. 5, 1968. May 16, 1968 statement on health of NWMA by Eskil. Expenses for 1st quarter 1968.
List of officers and trustees. 1969 statement by Eskil.
Minutes of Dec. 3, 1970 meeting. Policy statements of NWMA on taxation, federal land policies, etc. List of some trustees. Statement by Sec’y John Neff on June 2, 1970 on health of NWMA and Eskil’s resignation.
CPA audit of NWMA. Minutes of trustees Nov. 30, 1972. List of trustees and officers. Ballots on Miner’s Relief event. Minutes of Dec. 2, 1971 trustees.
One ballot.
1973 financial summary. Letters with suggestions for trustees and members. Minutes of Dec. 6, 1973. Sept 1975 income statement. Agenda for Jan. 29, 1973 trustees meeting.
Minutes of executive committee meeting Dec. 15, 27, 1974. Press release announcing Henry Eyrich as new president. Statement of objectives of association.
Exec. Comm. Minutes March 11, 13, Apr. 2, May 1, Oct 9, Dec. 12, 18, 1975. Minutes of educational comm. Feb 13, 1975. Letters to trustee-nominations. Resumes.
List of officers and trustees. Financial statements. Letters
Correspondence. Memoranda. Elaborate list of equipment needs from Montana Tech in Butte. Ballot for Jan. 4, 1977 with by-law amendment and completed ballots.
Professionally printed trustees’ reports now with financial statements, corporate member lists.
NWMA members pay subscriptions through office. Letters of publications with addresses of subscribers.
Subscriptions to
List of state offices and federal agencies connected to mining for service directory.
Pres. Barnes opposed to Wilderness Bill. Correspondence with congressmen.
Opposed to Selway-Bitterroot Primitive area becoming wilderness. Object to other withdrawals of NF lands. “The NWMA believes it for the public interest that National Forest lands that are presently subject to appropriation by the public under the general mining laws should not be withdrawn for merely recreational area or uses.” Barnes. Upset about 981.27 acres in Kaniksu NF to be withdrawn and 4,681.97 acres in Snoqualmie NF. Copy of HR 5159 on multiple use. Object to S. 1123 the Single Purpose Bill. Copy address to AMC on “The Proposed Wilderness Preservation System” by W.D. Hagenstein of Industrial Forestry Assoc of Oregon.
Just goes on and on with NWMA objections to public land withdrawals from general mining claims.
HR9162 to establish National Wilderness Preservation System, copy of bill and 2 letters
Correspondence, statements of Glenn Reed of NWMA to Subcomm of Public Lands of Comm on Interior and Insular Affairs from Jan. 9, 1964, memoranda.
Copies of articles on wilderness debate even environmentalist one. Gov. Evans’ report and recommendations on North Cascades National Recreation Area. Clippings. Brief of Philip Evan Oscarson of NWMA to present to US Senate Comm Hearings in Seattle on Feb. 11-12, 1966 on uses of North Cascade region.
Clippings, correspondence, statements of Public Land Law Review Commission in DC, NWMA statement of opposition to S. 1321 on North Cascades, copies of bills.
More on S. 1321 to create North Cascades National Park. Folder of clippings in folder. More clippings. Joint statement of NWMA and ID Mining Assoc to Public Land Law Review hearing in Spokane on Sept. 2, 1967. Outline of purpose of PLLR from June of 1967 called “PLLR Commission: Problem and Opportunity for the Mining Industry.”
Objections of NWMA to P.L. 90-544 the North Cascades Bill written to “Seattle Times.” More objections to S. 1321 in long letter to Comm in Interior and Insular Affairs dated April 19, 1968. Spokane Chamber of Commerce also opposed. Articles.
Proposed Sawtooth National Recreation Area. Some correspondence even with Nature Conservancy, no one burning issue.
Copy of Senate Report 109 from 88th Congress on Wilderness preservation system. Copy of House Document 92-156 is 7th annual report on status of wilderness preservation system by President in 1971. Paper by Russell Chadwick for short course in Seattle in 1971 entitled “Environment and Environmentalists – A View from the Subsurface.” NWMA upset about shoreline management too. Statement of Russell Chadwick for NWMA to Subcomm on Mineral, Materials, and Fuels to Comm on Interior and Insular Affairs of US Senate in Billings on Aug. 18, 1971 opposed to removing public land and one to Comm on Insular Affairs dated June 22, 1971 objecting to S. 632 and S. 992 to establish a National Land Use Policy. Correspondence.
Object to Sawtooth Primitive Area becoming wilderness. NWMA memorandum of May 10, 1971 objecting to all federal land policies. They are attacks on miner. Long letters to Senator Jackson and Aspinall. Long letter to bunch of senators from Gary Ojala, geologist. Also letters to state congressmen discussing HB 811 for state-wide land use planning. Clippings. Letter on Montana HB 243 on “Hard-rock” Mine Reclamation. List of contributions 1971 to NWMA, Public Lands-Mining Law Fund, Educational Fund. Flier to NW miners that they are being legislated out of business. Copy of AMC address from 1970 by J.H. LaGrange called “Effect of Wilderness Policy on Exploration Activities – An Industry Viewpoint.” Copy of public hearing on Wrangell Mountain National Scenic Area, Alaska, April 23, 1970.
Object to new NF regulations that require permit to build new access to mining claim. NWMA has Public Lands – Mining Law Fund to combat legislation. Letters to thank contributors to it. NWMA memorandum about withdrawal for wilderness study of all large “roadless” areas in NF. Chadwick delivered NWMA statement to Beaverhead NF Public meeting in Dillon, Apr 4, 1972 and to USFS public meeting in Spokane on March 9, 1972. Clippings. Letters from Chadwick to USFS supervisors in forests with withdrawals. Agenda for Jan. 24, 1972 meeting of Public Lands – Mining Law Committee.
Statement of Pres. Chadwick to Comm on Interior and Insular Affairs, March 16, 1973 regarding S. 425, Surface Mining Reclamation Act, and S. 923, Mined Area Protection Act. Another copy of June 1967 Public Land Law Review outline. Chadwick also testified to Joint Federal – State Land Use Planning Commission in Seattle on may, 26, 1973. Copy of newsletter on public lands in Alaska.
Oppose HR 10294, Land Use Bill, Statement of Chadwick to Subcomm on Minerals, Materials and Fuels of Comm on Interior and Insular Affairs, Senate, March 29, 1974, regarding S. 3085, Hardrock Mineral Development Act, S. 3086, Mineral Dev. Act, S. 1040, Mineral Leasing Act of 1973 (others 1974). Object to HR 11500, Surface Mines Land reclamation in letter to Chair Haley of House Comm on Interior and Insular Affairs. Copies of letters of other (not NWMA) to USFS objecting to rules changes for mineral resources. Jan. 30, 1974 memorandum on those changes by NWMA.
Clippings, correspondence, MvGregor is president. Copy of summary of public lands excluded from mineral exploration and development under mining law. Opposed to S. 5393, the Montana Wilderness Study Act. Henry Eyrich for NWMA appeared before Subcomm on National Parks and recreation in Comm on Interior and Insular Affairs of House to testify against HR 3977, 3978 and others calling for Alpine Lakes Wilderness in WA. Ford vetoed coal mine reclamation bill. Paper from AIME meeting in Grand Junction, CO, by Eugene Guccione called “The Cause of the Energy Crisis.” McGregor opposed to National Surface and Reclamation Act of 1975 (Ford vetoed I think; it was H.R. 25 and House didn’t override.)