The Quincy Mining Company Collection
RECORD SERIES 5
OTHER RELATED COMPANIES? RECORDS, 1859-1988 (24 cu. ft.)
A number of mining ventures scattered across the Michigan copper district had
close affiliations with Quincy. In many cases correspondence from several
companies are held in the same letterpress volume or folder. Researchers are
advised to also examine correspondence files elsewhere in the collection for
additional references to these affiliated companies.
| Contents |
| 5.1 |
Houghton County Mines, 1859-1909
5.1.1 Pewabic, Franklin
Junior, and Rhode Island Mines
5.1.2 Pontiac and
Mesnard Mines |
| 5.2 |
Ontonagon County Mines, 1864-1927
5.2.1 Lake Superior
Mine
5.2.2 Adventure, Ridge
and Evergreen Bluff Mines |
| 5.3 |
Keweenaw County Mines, 1874-1876
5.3.1 Island Mine
(on Isle Royale) |
| 5.4 |
Other Companies? and Unidentified Records, 1869-1922
5.4.1 E.G. Trowbridge
& Company
5.4.2 Miscellaneous or
Unidentified Records |
Subseries 5.1 - Houghton County Mines, 1859-1909 (8.5
cu.ft.),
5.1.1 Pewabic, Franklin, Franklin
Junior, and Rhode Island Mines
There are a few references here and in the Quincy correspondence to the Rhode
Island Mine. Some sources affiliate the mine with the Franklin Junior, and this
may underly its link to Quincy. The Rhode Island Copper Company, 1898-1927,
operated on the Pewabic amygdaloid and Allouez conglomerate lodes immediately
northeast of Boston location. It shared several key personnel with Quincy,
including superintendents S.B. Harris and J.L. Harris and president J.
Devereax.
|
| Box |
Fldr |
Description |
Date |
| 388 |
|
Pewabic - Ledger |
Jan 1859 - Mar 1860 |
| 389 |
|
Pewabic - Ledger |
Apr 1860 - Nov 1860 |
| 390 |
|
Pewabic - Ledger |
Dec 1860 - Nov 1861 |
| 391 |
|
Pewabic - Ledger |
1861 - 1962 |
| 392 |
|
Pewabic - Ledger |
1963 |
| 393 |
|
Pewabic - Ledger |
1864 |
| 394 |
|
Pewabic - Ledger |
1865 |
| 395 |
|
Pewabic - Ledger |
Jan 1866 - Jun 1867 |
| 396 |
|
Pewabic - Ledger |
Jul 1867 - Jun 1868 |
| 397 |
|
Pewabic - Ledger |
July 1874 - 1875 |
| 398 |
001 |
Pewabic - Ledger |
1876 - 1879 |
| 398 |
002 |
Pewabic - Ledger |
Oct 1879 - Jun 1881 |
| 399 |
|
Pewabic - Contract Book |
Oct 1859 - Jun 1860 |
| 400 |
|
Pewabic - Contract Book |
Dec 1863 - Mar 1866 |
| 401 |
|
Pewabic - Contract Book |
Mar 1866 - Aug 1867 |
| 402 |
|
Pewabic - Contract Book |
Jul 1874 - Sep 1878 |
| 403 |
|
Pewabic - Contract Book |
Oct 1878 - Jan 1883 |
| 404 |
|
Pewabic - Contract Book |
Oct 1874 - Sep 1876 |
| 405 |
|
Pewabic - Contract Book |
Oct 1876 - Aug 1880 |
| 406 |
|
Pewabic - Time Book |
Jul 1874 - Aug 1879 |
| 407 |
|
Pewabic - Time Book |
Mar 1880 - Jul 1881 |
| 408 |
|
Pewabic - Time Book |
Aug 1874 - Sep 1879 |
| 409 |
|
Pewabic - Time Book |
Apr 1881 - Feb 1883 |
| 410 |
|
Pewabic Time Book for Concord Mine |
Jul 1869 - Oct 1883 |
| 411 |
|
Pewabic - Cash Book |
1858 - 1860 |
| 412 |
|
Pewabic - Cash Book |
1974 - 1877 |
| 413 |
|
Pewabic - Cash Book |
1877 - 1880 |
| 414 |
|
Pewabic - Cash Book |
1880 - 1883 |
| 415 |
|
Pewabic - Check and Invoice Copies |
Aug 1908 - Oct 1909 |
| 443 |
001 |
Pewabic Mine - Inventory |
Apr 3, 1891 |
|
|
5.1.2 Pontiac and Mesnard Mines
There are additional records housed with the State Archives Depository
Collection at Michigan Tech. Specifically, RG 77-105 contains six volumes of records from
the Mesnard Mining Company (1859-1895) and seven volumes from the Pontiac
Mining Company (1859-1896).
|
| Box |
Fldr |
Description |
Date |
| 429 |
|
Pontiac - Ledger |
1863 - 1864 |
Subseries 5.2 - Ontonagon County Mines, 1864-1927
(4.5 cu.ft.)
5.2.1 Lake Superior Mine
The Lake Superior Mine was opened in 1859 by the Lake Superior Copper Company,
an affiliate of the Minesota Company. It?s main openings were along the
Evergreen lode. The mine was sold in 1864 to the Lake Superior Mining Company,
a company with close affiliations to Quincy, including shared New York
corporate offices and the shared services of corporate secretary William Hart
Smith.
|
| Box |
Fldr |
Description |
Date |
| 379 |
001 |
Lake Superior Mining Co - Ledger
|
1864 - 1886 |
| 379 |
002 |
Lake Superior Mining Co - Journal |
1864 - 1873 |
| 379 |
003 |
Lake Superior Mining Co - Time Book |
Jun 1864 - Jul 1865 |
| 379 |
004 |
Lake Superior Mining Co - Receipt Book |
Oct 1864 - Jun 1877 |
| 379 |
005 |
Lake Superior Mining Co - Cash Book |
Mar 1864 - Feb 1887 |
| 379 |
006 |
Lake Superior Mining Co - Cash Book |
May 1864 - Aug 1864 |
| 379 |
007 |
Lake Superior Mining Co - Cash Book |
Mar 1864 - Sep 1864 |
| 380 |
001 |
Lake Superior Mining Co - Day Book |
Sep 1864 - 1877 |
| 380 |
002 |
Lake Superior Mining Co - Letter Press Book |
Oct 1864 - Aug 1893 |
| 443 |
002 |
Correspondence (Letterpress) - Evergreen Bluff Mine |
Jan 1867 - Jan 1875 |
|
|
5.2.2 Adventure, Ridge and
Evergreen Bluff Mines
The Adventure Mine conducted operations along the Evergreen, Butler,
Knowlton and Ogima lodes. The Adventure was originally opened by the Adventure
Mining Company in 1850, but was purchased by Quincy president Thomas F. Mason
in 1863. The mine was worked by the Adventure Copper Company (1863-1898) and
the Adventure Consolidated Copper Company (1898-1938), both with strong ties to
Quincy. A comparison of boards of directors identifies Charles Devereax, T.
Henry Mason, William R. Todd, and W.A.O. Paul serving in varying capacities for
both companies. In addition, both S.B. Harris and Charles Lawton filled
superintendant?s offices at both mines. The Adventure was liquidated in 1938,
though Quincy returned to analyze its copper deposits in 1974 for possible
work.
The Ridge Mine was opened along the Evergreen Bluff lode in 1850. During the
1860's and 1870's, however, the Ridge shared many links with Quincy. T.Henry
Perkins, D.T. Charles and S.J.W. Barry served on the two company?s boards, with
Thomas F. Mason and S.B. Harris working as president and superintendent,
respectively. The Ridge was turned over to tributors during the 1880's and was
lost for failure to pay tax in 1896. The Ridge became part of the Mass
Consolidated Mining Company in 1898.
It is not clear if the Evergreen Bluff Mine shares any direct links to the
Quincy Mining Company. The mine operated intermittently between 1853 and 1890,
often on tribute. It may have been worked by the Ridge Mine whose property lies
adjacent to it.
|
| 443 |
004 |
Correspondence - Adventure and Ridge |
1884 - 1887 |
| 443 |
005 |
Correspondence - Adventure and Ridge |
1898 - 1910 |
| 443 |
006 |
Correspondence - Adventure
|
Aug 1907 - Aug 1911 |
| 443 |
007 |
Correspondence - Adventure
|
Jul 1907 - Dec 1912 |
| 443 |
008 |
Correspondence - Adventure |
Jun 1907 - May 1908 |
| 443 |
012 |
Correspondence - Adventure
|
1907 - 1918 |
| 443 |
013 |
Correspondence - Adventure |
1907 - 1918 |
| 443 |
016 |
Correspondence - Adventure |
Nov 1907 - May 1913 |
| 443 |
017 |
Correspondence - Adventure |
Nov 1907 - Mar 1916 |
| 443 |
014 |
Correspondence - Adventure |
Jun 1908 - Apr 1910 |
| 443 |
015 |
Correspondence - Adventure |
Jan 1909 - Jan 1910 |
| 443 |
020 |
Correspondence - Adventure |
1923 - 1925 |
| 443 |
023 |
Correspondence - Adventure |
1918, 1925 - 1927 |
| 443 |
024 |
Correspondence - Adventure
|
1928 - 1929 |
| 443 |
025 |
Correspondence - Sale of Adventure Property |
1936 |
| 443 |
018 |
Superintendent's Report |
1913 |
| 443 |
019 |
Adventure - Check Stubs |
May 1923 - Jun 1925 |
| 443 |
021 |
Trial Balance |
1923 - 1924 |
| 443 |
022 |
Vouchers |
1923 - 1924 |
| 444 |
001 |
Adventure Mine - Income Accounts |
Dec 1923 - Jan 1924 |
| 444 |
002 |
Adventure Mine - Cost Sheets |
1909 |
| 444 |
003 |
Adventure Mine - Cost Sheets |
1910 |
| 444 |
004 |
Adventure Mine - Cost Sheets |
1911 |
| 444 |
005 |
Adventure Mine - Cost Sheets |
1912 |
| 444 |
006 |
Adventure Mine - Cost Sheets |
1913 |
| 445 |
|
Adventure Mine - Ledger |
1916 - 1917 |
| 446 |
|
Adventure Mine - Freight Book |
1865 - 1866 |
| 887 |
|
Adventure Cash Book |
May 1916 - Dec 1924 |
| 443 |
009 |
Adventure Mine - Daily Mill Reports |
Jul 1907 - Feb 1908 |
| 443 |
010 |
Adventure Mine - Mill Reports |
Aug 1907 - Nov 1908 |
Subseries 5.3 - Keweenaw County Mines, 1874-1876 (3.0
cu.ft.)
| 5.3.1 Island Mine (on
Isle Royale)
|
| Box |
Fldr |
Description |
Date |
| 380
|
003 |
Island Mining Co - Journal |
Feb 1874 - Jun 1874 |
| 380 |
004 |
Island Mining Co - Ledger |
Jan 1874 - Jun 1874 |
| 380 |
005 |
Island Mining Co - Contract Book |
Jan 1874 - Sep 1875 |
| 380 |
006 |
Island Mining Co - Letters |
1876 - 1879 |
| 381 |
|
Island Mining Co - Time Book |
Jun 1874 - Oct 1875 |
| 382 |
|
Island Mining Co - Cash Book |
Jul 1874 - 1891 |
| 383 |
|
Island Mining Co - Receipt Book |
Jun 1874 - Dec 1876 |
| 384 |
|
Island Mining Co - Store Accounts |
May 1874 - Jul 1875 |
| 385 |
|
Island Mining Co - Laborers Ledger |
1874 - 1876 |
| 386 |
|
Island Mining Co - Supplies Used |
Jun 1874 - Oct 1875 |
| 386 |
|
Island Mining Co - Supply Journal |
Jun 1874 - May 1875 |
Subseries 5.4 - Other Companies? and Unidentified
Records, 1869-1922 (8 cu.ft.)
5.4.1 E.G. Trowbridge & Company
The true identity of the firm E.G. Trowbridge & Company has not been
clarified, but it seems likely that the copmany acted as an early supplier for
the Quincy Mining Company.
|
| Box |
Fldr |
Description |
Date |
| 416 |
|
Journal -- E.G. Trowbridge & Co. |
Oct 1869 - Apr 1873 |
| 417 |
|
Journal -- E.G. Trowbridge & Co. |
May 1873 - Dec 1876 |
| 418 |
|
E.G. Trowbridge & Co. - Index to Ledger 'C' |
??? |
| 418 |
001 |
E.G. Trowbridge & Co. - Ledger |
1870 - 1875 |
| 418 |
002 |
E.G. Trowbridge & Co. - Index to Ledger 'C' |
??? |
| 418 |
003 |
E.G. Trowbridge & Co. - Ledger |
1873 - 1876 |
| 419 |
001 |
E.G. Trowbridge & Co. - Index to Ledger 'D' |
1876 - 1879 |
| 419 |
002 |
E.G. Trowbridge & Co. - Ledger 'D' |
1876 - 1879 |
| 420 |
001 |
E.G. Trowbridge & Co. - Index to Ledger 'E' |
??? |
| 420 |
002 |
E.G. Trowbridge & Co. - Ledger 'E' |
1880 - 1882 |
| 421 |
|
E.G. Trowbridge & Co. - Ledger |
1883 |
| 422 |
001 |
Index to Ledger 'G' -- E.G. Trowbridge & Co. |
??? |
| 422 |
002 |
E.G. Trowbridge & Co. - Ledger |
1886 |
| 423 |
|
Time Book -- E.G. Trowbridge & Co. |
1875 - 1887 |
|
|
| 5.4.2 Miscellaneous or
Unidentified Records |
| 424 |
|
N. M. & Co. Hecla Branch - Ledger |
Sep 1876 - May 1882 |
| 425 |
|
N. M. & Co. - Ledger |
Aug 1879 - Feb 1882 |
| 426 |
|
N.M. & Co. - Cash Book |
Mar 1879 - Dec 1881 |
| 427 |
|
Peterson & Co. - Contract Book |
Oct 1864 - Sep 1869 |
| 428 |
|
H.M. Co. - Cash Book |
1863 - 1885 |
| 430 |
|
Unknown - Account Book |
Oct 1874 - Oct 1892 |
| 431 |
|
Unknown - Time Book |
May 1874 - Sep 1875 |
| 432 |
|
Unknown - Contract Book |
Jul 1862 - Nov 1863 |
| 433 |
|
Unknown - Contract Book |
Nov 1863 - Oct 1866 |
| 447 |
|
Rent Roll (Monthly) |
1914 - 1920 |
| 448 |
|
Rent Record |
1920 - 1922 |
| 887 |
|
Index to Ledger |
??? |
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