A.B. Hammond constructed the Big Blackfoot Milling Company in Bonner, Montana in 1886. In just a few years, the Big Blackfoot Milling Company was among the largest lumber companies in the world. Most of the lumber for the company came from the Seeley Lake area. Marcus Daly purchased the mill from Hammond in 1898 to support mining operations in and around Butte, Montana. In 1910, it was absorbed by the Big Blackfoot Lumber Company. The Anaconda Copper Mining Company purchased the Big Blackfoot Lumber Company that same year, making the mill the Anaconda Company, Lumber Department.
Township plat book (1894) of the Big Blackfoot Milling Co. In each township a color coded scheme is used to differentiate the individual who is in charge of each area. Also stated is whether the land is state, unsurveyed, or ready to be logged. County lines, lakes, and rivers are also shown on the townships. The plat book includes thirty-three townships which are each given a number and a range number. The areas being mapped are mostly the Bitterroot Valley and part of Deer Lodge County.
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[Name of document or photograph number], Big Blackfoot Milling Company Township Plat Book, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula.
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This plat books was transferred to the Archives by the Montana Historical Society in 1987.
Archives & Special Collections at The University of Montana holds additional records of the Big Blackfoot Milling Company in collection Mss 246.
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