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Royal Mining Company Records, 1891-1921

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Royal Mining Company (Mont.)
Title
Royal Mining Company Records
Dates
1891-1921 (inclusive)
Quantity
.6 linear feet of shelf space
Collection Number
MC 254
Summary
The Royal Mining Company, originally the Royal Gold and Silver Mining Company, was located near Philipsburg, Montana. Records include correspondence (1899-1921) between company secretary W.M. Bickford and various stockholders and officers; assay reports; financial records; mining leases (1910-1921); and organizational records (1891-1912).
Repository
Montana Historical Society, Library & Archives
Montana Historical Society Research Center Archives
225 North Roberts
PO Box 201201
Helena MT
59620-1201
Telephone: 4064442681
Fax: 4064445297
mhslibrary@mt.gov
Languages
English
Sponsor
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

William A. Clark incorporated the Royal Gold and Silver Mining Company on May 2, 1891. The company established its office in Anaconda, but moved it to Deer Lodge on August 22, 1891. Larabie Bros & Co. Bankers of Deer Lodge was its official depository. The company owned six mines: the Etna, Extension, Pine Tree, Omega, South Fraction, and Royal. They were located in the Philipsburg Quadrangle near the towns of Princeton, Granite, and Royal, all in Granite County. The mines produced free gold and covered an area of 94.87 acres. The Royal Mine, located near Granite, operated mostly in the 1890s and produced about $1,000,000 in gold, with $8 to $200 of gold to the ton. After 1910, the mines fell into disrepair. Many tunnels had collapsed and it was not profitable to fix them. In 1912, in an attempt to save the company, the Royal Gold and Silver Mining Company was reorganized as the Royal Mining Company. The company also began to lease its properties. Finally, in 1920, W.A. Clark advised the directors to close the company's affairs. On October 30, 1920, the stockholders voted to sell the company. When a purchaser could not be found, the property was let go for taxes.

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Content Description

Records include assay reports; general correspondence (1899-1921), primarily between company secretary W.M. Bickford and various stockholders and officers of the company, including Conrad Kohrs, A.L. Truscott, W.A. Clark, Alex J. Johnston, and James M. Hall; finanical records, including an inventory of personal property, bank receipts and statements, tax returns and assessments; mining leases (1910-1921); organizational materials, including a record book (1891-1903) containing articles of incorporation, bylaws, and minutes, a stockbook (1912), stock certificates (1892), and a stockholders dividend checkbook (1895-1910).

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

by series

Acquisition Information

Acquisition Information:

available upon request

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection

  • General Correspondence

  • Miscellaneous Correspondence

    • Description: Frank L. Sizer to A.H. Wethey (re April Fool Mine)
      Dates: 1899
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 18
      Location: Miscellaneous Correspondence

  • Assay Reports

    • Description: Assay reports: Royal Mine
      Dates: 1909-1911
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 19
      Location: Assay Reports

  • Financial Records

    • Description: Inventory of personal property
      Dates: 1911
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 20
      Location: Financial Records
    • Description: Receipts and statements from Larabie Bros & Co. Bankers
      Dates: 1908-1919
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 21
      Location: Financial Records
    • Description: Tax receipts, assessments, and returns
      Dates: 1908-1920
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 22
      Location: Financial Records
    • Description: Miscellaneous (includes receipts, statement of account)
      Dates: 1908-1911
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 23
      Location: Financial Records

  • Legal Documents

    • Description: Mining leases
      Dates: 1910-1921
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 24
      Location: Legal Documents

  • Organization

    • Description: Record book: Royal Gold and Silver Mining Company (includes articles of incorporation, bylaws, minutes)
      Dates: 1891-1903
      Container: Box/Folder 2 / 1
      Location: Organization
    • Description: Record book: Royal Mining Company (includes articles of incorporation, bylaws, minutes)
      Dates: 1912-1920
      Container: Volume Vol. 1
      Location: Organization
    • Description: Materials removed from record books (includes legal documents, tax papers, proxies, minutes, correspondence)
      Dates: 1891-1920
      Container: Box/Folder 2 / 2
      Location: Organization
    • Description: Stock book
      Dates: 1912
      Container: Box/Folder 2 / 3
      Location: Organization
    • Description: Stock certificates
      Dates: 1892
      Container: Box/Folder 2 / 4
      Location: Organization
    • Description: Stockholders dividend checkbook #7
      Dates: 1895-1910
      Container: Box/Folder 2 / 5
      Location: Organization

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Subject Terms

  • Gold mines and mining
  • Mines and mineral resources--Montana--Granite County

Geographical Names

  • Granite County (Mont.)--Industries


04/29/1994

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