Mining Ledgers and Other Materials

Series

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: The Henry Earl Havenor papers (1892-1969) are a collection of mining papers, including correspondence, stock-promotion materials, stock ledgers, and a letterpress book of correspondence of the West Mining Company located in Nevada. Among personal items in the collection are certificates and diplomas of graduation, items collected during his school years, and World War II (WWII) ration books of the Havenor family. Other materials of importance are news clippings, speeches given by Havenor, public documents, published articles dealing with Utah mines, oil reports, maps, and articles.

The first box of the collection, contains Havenor's personal papers, such as his diplomas, and various mining papers. Oil maps and reports are in Box 2, folders 1-2, on the Big Piney Basin, Sublette County, Wyoming and Church Butte District, Uinta County, Wyoming. Box three deals strictly with Idaho, California, Utah, and West Virginia mines. The materials include correspondence with Clarence E. Eddy, a poet, promoter, and prospector. The files are arranged alphabetically under the names of the mining corporations. The bulk of the papers refer to the Cash Box Gold Mining Company (1910-1916), the Central Idaho Mining Association (1915-1917), and the Monte Cristo Mine (1917-1921), all in central Idaho. The fourth box of the collection concerns Clarence E. Eddy biographical data, which centers on the period of 1910-1920. Included in this box are several correspondence between C. E. Eddy and his wife, and a sampling of Eddy's prose and poetry.

Several items came with the collection which have been added to the Western Americana section, such as a number of Utonians (University of Utah student year book), and a very important collection of mining maps and claims representing locations in Utah, Idaho, Nevada, and Mexico. Additional maps may also be found in the manuscript map case. All maps included in the Western Americana map case are of mines in Utah and printed by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The following mining district maps are represented: Big Cottonwood; Little Cottonwood; Snake Creek; American Fork; Flagstaff-Emma Ore Zone; Miller Mining and Smelting Co.; Columbus Consolidated Mine; Cottonwood-American Fork Mine; Alta Tunnel and Transportation Company Workings; South Hecla, Sells, Rustler, and South Columbus Workings; Frederick Tunnel and Columbus Rexall Tunnel; Maxfield Mine; and Dutchman Mine. The maps to be found in the Manuscript map case are divided into four large folders involving the following mining maps and claims by locality: (1) Utah, Nevada, and Colorado; (2) Himes, Box Elder Co., Trother Kidder-Millard Co., Rangely, Colorado, Oil and Gas locations, and Sinaloa, Mexico; (3) Tintic Mining District; (4) Idaho.

Dates

1892-1969

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.