Alice Gold and Silver Mine records

Collection

Identifier: ACCN 2408

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Alice Gold and Silver Mine records (1880-1906) contain correspondence, receipts, account balances, insurance memoranda, orders, assay reports, general ledgers, telegrams, and an 1896 annual report on the mine located in Walkerville, Montana. Includes correspondence from Matthew H. Walker and two company secretaries, Benjamin G. Raybould and L. H. Farnsworth. The letters are all addressed from the company headquarters in Salt Lake City to the mine superintendent at Walkerville, either William E. Hall or T. W. Buzzo.

Dates

1880-1906

Creator

Alice Gold and Silver Mining Company (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Organizational History

The Alice Gold and Silver Mining Company was founded by the Walker Brothers in 1878, with Joseph R. Walker serving as President. Later, Matthew H. Walker (originally treasurer, then Vice-President) became President. The mine was located in Walkerville, Montana Territory. The mining company was incorporated on 16 May 1880 in Utah. In 1906 a controlling interest in the mine was purchased by the Butte Coalition Company, and then in 1910 sold to Anaconda Copper Mine. By 1930 the Alice Gold and Silver Mine Company had been dissolved.

The Walker family emigrated to Utah in the 1850s from England. Arriving in Salt Lake Valley in 1852, the Walker brothers developed large commercial, banking, and mining interests. Due to an investment in new machinery, the production capacity of the mine increased and the company constructed a 60-stamp mill, which was the largest dry crushing and chloridizing mill at the time.

Extent

2.75 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Alice Gold and Silver Mine records (1880-1906) contain correspondence, receipts, account balances, insurance memoranda, orders, assay reports, general ledgers, telegrams, and a 1896 annual report. The Alice Gold and Silver Mining Company was a mining operation in Walkerville, Montana founded in 1878. Its headquarters were in Salt Lake City, Utah.