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King Mining Company Records, 1908-1961

Overview of the Collection

Creator
King Mining Company
Title
King Mining Company Records
Dates
1908-1961 (inclusive)
Quantity
2.5 cubic feet
Collection Number
MG251 (collection)
Summary
Correspondence and organizational, stock, financial and other records of a company, 1943-1947, owned in part by the Hercules Mining Company and other mines, which was established to consolidate fifteen properties in the Leland and Hunter Mining Districts of Idaho. Portions of the correspondence extend from 1908-1961.
Repository
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, the U.S. Department of Education HEA Title II-C "Strengthening Research Library Resources" program, the Library Associates of the University of Idaho and other donors.
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Historical Note

On August 24, 1943, the King Mining Company was formed, consolidating fifteen properties north of Mullan and east of Burke, Idaho. These properties included 176 patented claims -- encompassing 3177 acres, three mill sites, thirty-five unpatented claims, and a sixteen acre tract of land. John Wourms chaired of the meeting and Wallace Sanford kept the minutes. Attending were Roy W. Anno, Henry Buhrmester, and H.V. Kiebert. Anno nominated the others to act as the first official members of the board.

Following the incorporation meeting, the first board meeting was held to elect officers. Anno was named president; Kiebert, vice-president; Sanford, secretary-treasurer; Paul Jessup, Comptroller, and Wourms, attorney. The company, according to the minutes (p. 11), "...was organized for the purpose of acquiring a group of mining claims or properties in Lelande and Hunter Mining Districts, owned by various corporations, and that under the plan of reorganization, shares would be issued for the purpose of these concerns in the following amounts:"

Company to whom King stock issued No. of Claims for which issued No. of shares issued
Marsh Group 9 266,667
East Hecla 4 40,000
Missoula Copper 10 50,000
Copper King 18 268,000
Homestake 5 50,000
Hercules 53 560,000
Liquidator 13 100,000
Imperial 10 142,439
Sonora 11 166,569
National Copper 16 163,193
Gertie 3 75,000

At the next meeting, held March 1, 1945, new directors were elected. These included, Henry Day, F.M. Rothrock, and W.N. Sanford. R.W. Anno was elected president and Henry Buhrmester, vice-president. The board meeting followed: Henry Day was elected president and manager, and F.M. Rothrock vice-president. The only other order of business was accepting a $3,000 loan from the Hercules to pay-off the company's liabilities.

At the final meeting of the Directors, on June 18, 1947, the decision was made to consolidate King Mining Company with the Hercules and ten other companies, creating Day Mines Incorporated.

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Content Description

The records of the King Mining Company span the years 1908 to 1961, with the bulk of the material covering the years 1943 to 1947. Included are meeting minutes, correspondence, stock records and financial records

See Henry Day's Personal Papers for more records relating to King Mining Company.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The records of the King Mining Company fall into four series: Records of the Directors, General Correspondence, Capital Stock Records, and Financial Records. The first series reflects activities of the board of directors and the stockholders. The second series contains correspondence, several items of which pre-date this company by many years, and a few which postdate it. The bulk of the third series, capital stock records, are stock transfer sheets, organized alphabetically. The final series contains the scant financial record of this company: a check register and a voucher register. Removal of returned proxy notices, and cancelled and nonissued stock certificates reduced the bulk of this collection by 1.5 cubic feet.

Acquisition Information

The records of the King Mining Company are part of the records of Day Mines, Inc., donated to the University of Idaho by Henry Day in 1984 and 1985.

Processing Note

Initial processing of this manuscript group was done by Marilyn Sandmeyer in June 1987.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Detailed Description of the Collection

Finding aid prepared by Michael Tarabulski and Jennifer Jenness
1991

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