Commonwealth mine records, 1895-1938 (bulk 1905-1935)

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Commonwealth mine records, 1895-1938 (bulk 1905-1935)

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Includes mainly correspondence, legal papers, financial records, and reports relating to the management of the mine by its various owners. The records best characterize the daily operations of the mine between 1910-1930, and the managerial and financial skills which kept the mine operating. The directors of the Commonwealth Mine ventured into several other businesses, and brief records are present for B.S.B. Egg Farm, Coronado Cattle Company, Glenn Land and Cattle Company, Midwest Sugar Company, and Worlds Fair Mine Development Company. A.Y. Smith was also active on the Cochise County Highway Commission in 1919, and some of their correspondence, reports, and minutes are included.

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Pearce, John J. (John Joseph), 1924-

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Cochise County (Ariz.). Highway Commission.

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Commonwealth Development Co. (Ariz.)

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Knox, Charles E. (Charles Eugene), 1833-1900

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Smith, Andrew Y., d.1931.

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Montana Tonopah Mines Co.

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Cole, Thomas F., d.1939.

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Commonwealth Mine.

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The Commonwealth Mine in Pearce, Arizona was discovered in 1895 by John Pearce. By 1905, the high grade silver and gold had played out; D.T. Swatling and A.Y. Smith then leased the tailings. In 1910, the Montana Tonopah Mines Company bought the mine; two of the officers were Charles E. Knox and A.Y. Smith. Smith then leased the mine under the name of the Commonwealth Development Company, an outgrowth of the Worlds Fair Mine Development Company. During the 1930s and 1940s, the mine was controlled...

Worlds Fair Mine Development Co.

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Swatling, D. T., d.1910.

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Commonwealth Mine (Pearce, Ariz.)

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