Philip Deidesheimer collection, 1881-1913.

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Philip Deidesheimer collection, 1881-1913.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/76934853

Philip Deidesheimer (b. 1832) was a mining engineer who developed the square set method of timbering mines. This collection consists of accounts of Deidesheimer's career, his development of the square set method, and a biographical letter (1913) from James C Brown to F.D. Brown. This collection contains a typescript copy of a description (1881) of Phillip Deidesheimer's square set method of timbering mines, with a brief biographical note; an unidentified handwritten account (undated) of the square set method; and a biographical letter (1913) about Deidesheimer written by James Cabell Brown to his brother, F.D. Brown of Philipsburg, Montana. (Small Collection 48)

.1 linear ft.

Montana Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8180729

Montana Historical Society Library

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Deidesheimer, Philip

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Phillip Deidesheimer was a mining engineer in California, Nevada, and Montana, who developed and popularized the square set method of timbering mines. Deidesheimer was the first superintendent of the St. Louis Montana Gold and Silver Mining Company. In 1864 he settled in what was to become Philipsburg, Montana, named in his honor. From the description of Philip Deidesheimer collection, 1881-1913. (Montana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 76934853 ...

Brown, Frank D. (Frank Dean), 1845-1931

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Known as Frank D. "Sandbar" Brown throughout his life in Montana, Brown was born John Francis Deane Brown in Nelson County, Virginia on November 24, 1845. In June 1861 he enlisted in the Confederate Army and served until his discharge in September 1862. He re-enlisted, this time in the marine service. Capture by the Union Army ended his military career in April 1863. Brown was paroled and transported to St. Louis where he booked passage on a steamer to Fort Union on the upper Missou...

Brown, James Cabell

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