Montana Mining Company Records 1882-1934

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Montana Mining Company Records 1882-1934

http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv28731

The collection focuses on the workings of two mining companies that owned and operated the Drumlummon mine in Marysville, Montana, over five decades.

34.0 linear feet

eng,

Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library Archives and Special Collections

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SNAC Resource ID: 6369112

Related Entities

There are 3 Entities related to this resource.

Drumlummon Provident and Accident Insurance Association

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w61q13bg (corporateBody)

St. Louis Mining and Milling Company

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6mf225q (corporateBody)

Montana Mining Company

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6fz193z (corporateBody)

On November 11, 1882, the Joint Stock Association, a London syndicate, agreed to purchase the Drumlummon Mine in Marysville, Montana Territory, from Thomas Cruse. Cruse filed a claim on the Drumlummon in 1876 and he spent the next four years driving a 500-foot tunnel. Two years later a five stamp mill constructed by the Mayger Bros. was processing Drumlummon ore and turning a profit. That same year Cruse transformed his small claim into a return of $1,500,000 by selling the Drumlummon to British...