Butte, Anaconda, and Pacific Railway Company
Biographical notes:
Constructed by Marcus Daly to haul the ore from his Anaconda Mine in Butte to the smelter in Anaconda.
From the description of Records, 1892-1986. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70927155
The Butte, Anaconda and Pacific Railway Company was an independently operated railroad built by the Anaconda Copper Mining Company to haul copper ore, lumber, and miscellaneous freight from Butte to Anaconda, and to haul ingots from Anaconda to Butte for shipment to national markets. The railroad was first incorporated in May of 1891 as a way of circumventing the high freight costs of the other available line. It was constructed from 1892-1893.
From the description of Butte, Anaconda, and Pacific Railway Company records 1958-1963 (Montana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 232666943
The company was incorporated by Marcus Daly in 1892 to provide an alternative carrier to the Montana Union Railway for shipping ore from the Anaconda copper mine.
From the description of Corporate records, 1892-1930. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 313836656
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- Mine railroads
- Ores
- Railroad
- Railroads
- Railroads
- Railroads
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- Montana (as recorded)
- Montana (as recorded)
- Durant--Montana (as recorded)
- Montana (as recorded)
