Overview of the Collection
University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
MG324
Orofino Group
Orofino Group Records Records
1925-1945
0.20 cubic feet
Alphabetically arranged file concerning the operation of a small lead-silver mine near Murray, in the Summit Mining district, Shoshone County, Idaho.
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The Orofino Group of mines was located near Murray, Idaho in the Summit Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho. It consisted of four lode claims, the Banner, Orofino, Great Eastern and Old Slick.
The records of the Orofino Group span the years 1925 to 1945, with the majority of the records covering the years 1925 to 1937. Records consist of an alphabetically arranged file of correspondence concerning the operation of the mine by various leasers.
The records of the Orofino Group of mines are part of the records of Day Mines, Inc., donated to the University of Idaho by Henry L. Day in 1984 and 1985.
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or
places should search the catalog using these headings.
Idaho
Mines and Mineral Resources
Orofino Group
Silver mines and mining -- Idaho -- Coeur d'Alene Mining District -- History -- Sources
Lead mines and mining -- Idaho -- Coeur d'Alene Mining District -- History -- Sources
Detailed Description of the Collection
Series I. Records
1925-1945
1/1
A; Assays, Assessment work
1926-1937
1/2
American Smelting and Refining Smelter, East Helena, Montana
1926-1929
1/3
Bunker Hill Smelter, Kellogg, Idaho
1926-1928
1/4
C; Day Henry L.
1925-1936
1/5
F-I
1926-1930
1/6
Keister, Walter, Murray, Idaho
1927-1928
1/7
L
1926-1928
1/8
Leasers: Fred Eyster, Ernest Eyster, William Blaine
1928-1929
1/9
Leasers: E.T. King, John Maule, L.L. Hutchings
1927-1928
1/10
M-P
1926-1945
1/11
Records, Unsorted
1925-1934
1/12
S
1926-1928
1/13
Timber Butte Milling Co.
1927-1928
1/14
U-W
1928-1937