Lucius Seymour Storrs papers, 1897-1906.

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Lucius Seymour Storrs papers, 1897-1906.

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Geological reports, mostly pertaining to coal deposits, and related correspondence pertaining to Storrs's work as a geologist for the Northern Pacific Railway Company and its subsidiary, the Northwestern Improvement Company. Montana places surveyed include: Gallatin County, Madison County, Carbon County, Judith Basin, Red Lodge, Chestnut, Ravensdale, Melmont, Roslyn, Livingston, Bull Mountain, and Toston. Other reports pertain to locations in Washington, North Dakota, Wyoming, and Minnesota. The papers also include the text of an undated speech Storrs delivered at Montana State College regarding the history of Rocky Mountain coal fields.

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Montana State University (Bozeman, Mont.). Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6863749

Montana State University (Bozeman, Mont.). Library

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Northwestern Improvement Company

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<<1-2 sentence corporate historical sketch>> From the description of Cuyuna Range Subject Files, 1905-1962. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 313866850 Incorporated in 1897 under the state laws of New Jersey, NWI Company operated as a large-scale holding company for NP, specializing in the acquisition and development of lands, real estate, and coal mining, until its liquidation in 1956. From the description of Corporate records, 1896-1967. (Unknown). Wor...

Storrs, Lucius Seymour, 1869-1945

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Lucius Seymour Storrs was born in Buffalo, N.Y., on 4 Jan. 1869, the son of Origen and Janet Rankin Storrs. He attended the University of Nebraska where he graduated in 1890 with a Bachelor of Science degree. Storrs returned to the university to complete his graduate work later in life, earning a doctorate in engineering in 1927. From 1890 to 1894 he worked as an assistant geologist for the Colorado Fuel Company, and was a geologist for the Northern Pacific Railroad and special writer for the U....

Northern Pacific Railway company

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The Northern Pacific Railway Company was the successor of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company, and was established in 1896. The company operated railway lines between the Great Lakes and Washington State until it merged to form the Burlington Northern Railroad in 1970. From the description of Northern Pacific Railway Company photographs, circa 1900s-1920s. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367951939 The Northern Pacific Railroad Company was chartered in 1864 to build a railro...