Records, 1906-1933 (bulk 1906-1909)

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Records, 1906-1933 (bulk 1906-1909)

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This small collection contains copies of documents concerning the founding and operation of the Granby-Alaska Company. The documents appear to have been assembled for some purpose, perhaps to prepare for the numerous lawsuits against the company. Included are the agreement and declaration of trust establishing the company in 1906 and documents from John C. Green outlining the requirements and costs for work on the mine in the first year. Most of the collection consists of copies of letters to George Burnham, 1906-1908, from the other trustees of the company, from attorneys, from John Green and from Green's son, Harold, who appears to have been responsible for day-to-day operations in Alaska. The collection also contains a photocopy of a report done by M.A. Floyd for Harold Burnham of Wellesley, Massachusetts, a nephew of George Burnham. Floyd outlines the history of the company and its many problems and analyzes the possibility of realizing some profit from Burnham's holdings. A letter to Harold Burnham from the Director of the U.S. Geological Survey provides information about the status of the mine site in 1933.

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Raymond H. Fogler Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7683879

Raymond H. Fogler Library

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Floyd, M. A.,

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Burnham, George, 1831-1909.

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Granby-Alaska Company.

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The collection contains records of the Granby-Alaska Company, incorporated in 1906 to operate a gold mine in Omilak on the Seward Peninsula in Alaska. The mine was started by John C. Green who was associated with the Russian-American Mining and Exploration Company in Washington State. In 1906 Green conveyed the mining property to George Burnham, Jr. of Portland, Maine, and S.H.C. Miner of Granby, Quebec Province; Alfred D. Chandler of Brookline, Massachusetts, Charles C. Young of Ellsworth, Main...

Green, John C., 1932-....

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