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Pontiac Mining Company papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MG 048

Scope and Contents

Portions of the financial information, company correspondence, stocks, insurance, and bills of the Pontiac Mining Company of Murray, Idaho, to and from H. C. Stapleton, general manager. Personal correspondence to and from H.C. Stapleton may also be found.

Dates

  • Creation: 1919-1935

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Biographical / Historical

The Pontiac Mine is located outside of Murray, Idaho in Shoshone County was a secondary mine for the Terrible Edith Mine. It was primairly zinc and lead. The records are mostly related to refinancing the Pontiac Mining Company and reactivating the Terrible Edith mine in Shoshone County, Idaho. Little is known about the company as a whole.

Extent

0.5 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The personal and financial correspondence of H.C. Stapleton concerning the Pontiac Mining Company from 1919 to 1935.

Related Materials

Related materials might be found in: MG 367 (Bunker Hill Company records) and MG 572 (Earl Bennett Stock Certificates collection).

Title
Guide to Pontiac Mining Company papers
Status
Completed
Author
Finding aid prepared by Knox Carter.
Date
2024
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository