Victoria Copper Mining Company Records MS-869

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1 Victoria Copper Mining Company Records MS-869 Finding aid prepared by Daniel Michelson This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit June 25, 2014 Describing Archives: A Content Standard Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections Townsend Drive Houghton, Michigan, copper@mtu.edu

2 Table of Contents Summary Information... 3 Biographical/Historical note... 5 Scope and Contents note... 6 Arrangement...6 Administrative Information...6 Related Materials... 7 Controlled Access Headings...7 Collection Inventory... 9 Series I: Correspondence...9 Series II: Engineering Records...72 Series III: Financial Records...86 Series IV: General Files Series V: Injury and Compensation Records Series VI: Purchasing Records Series VII: Victoria Power Project Records Appendix: Victoria Copper Mining Company Directors and Officers, Page 2 -

3 Summary Information Repository Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections Creator Victoria Copper Mining Company. Title Victoria Copper Mining Company Records Date [bulk] Bulk, Date [inclusive] Extent cubic feet 45 boxes, 3 drawers, 31 volumes Language English Language of Material English Mixed materials [Box] 1-28 Mixed materials [Box] Mixed materials [Box] Mixed materials [Volume] V01-V12 Abstract The Victoria Copper Mining Company operated the Victoria Mine and Mill in Ontonagon County's Rockland Township. The records consist of correspondence, engineering, financial, and injury records, and detailed supply records from the Victoria Mine Office. The material covers the operations of the mine, mill, and dams operated by the company. - Page 3 -

4 Preferred Citation MS-869, Victoria Copper Mining Company Records, Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections, Houghton, Michigan. - Page 4 -

5 Biographical/Historical note The Victoria Copper Mining Company operated the Victoria Mine and Mill in Ontonagon County's Rockland Township. A relatively small producer, the Victoria opened as the Cushin Mine in Early development under the Forest Mining Company ( ) failed to make a profit and the mine was only worked intermittently under the Victoria Mining Company ( ). In January 1899, the company was reorganized in Boston as the Victoria Copper Mining Company and work began on the mine site in March under Thomas Hooper (a well-known mining pioneer). The reorganization also reunited Victoria with the Glenn, Shirley, Sylvan, Oneida, and Arctic properties, which had been split off into separate companies in the early years of the Victoria Mine. Presumably due to the numerous earlier failures at the site, the management was cautious with expenditures and the mine expanded its operations slowly. The first mining engineer was not hired until 1902, the first mine captain in 1904, and the first master mechanic in Financial constraints also resulted in the suspension of mining from mid 1904 to early Similarly, the stamp mill was only completed in June 1906, more than seven years after the beginning of mining. In 1902, the Glenn [or Glen] Falls Dam, the first of three major hydroelectric dams, was constructed on the West Branch of the Ontonagon River. Four years later, a second dam (known as the Lake Gogebic Dam or the Bergland Dam) was built on same river near the mouth of Lake Gogebic. In March of the same year, Victoria's famous air compressor went into operation after lengthy construction delays. The Victoria Dam, the largest and last of the dams, was not constructed until after the Victoria Copper Mining Company became defunct. For the history of that dam, see the historical note for Series VII: Victoria Power Project Records. One of the most isolated mines in the Copper Country, Victoria suffered from recurring labor shortages. However, it was one of the few mines unaffected by the strike of The Western Federation of Miners did not organize any of the Victoria labor force. A brief work stoppage was resolved with only a few days lost. Largely due to the post-war collapse of copper prices, the Victoria Mine ceased operations in April In August 1929, the Victoria Copper Mining Company sold its water rights to the Northern Acquisition Company and in December sold the remainder of its property to the Copper Range Company. The records do not indicate the date of the final dissolution of the Victoria Copper Mining Company, but the liquidation of its physical assets in 1929 brought its activities to an end. For a listing of Victoria Copper Mining Company directors and officers through 1929, see the Appendix. - Page 5 -

6 Scope and Contents note The Victoria Copper Mining Company Records consist of correspondence, engineering, financial, and injury records, and detailed supply records from the Victoria Mine Office. The material covers the operations of the mine, mill, and dams operated by the company. Arrangement The collection is arranged into seven series: Series I: Correspondence Series II: Engineering Records Series III: Financial Records Series IV: General Files Series V: Injury and Compensation Records Series VI: Purchasing Records Series VII: Victoria Power Project Records Administrative Information Publication Information Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections Access Available for use in the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections. Conditions Governing Use Various copying restrictions apply. Guidelines are available from Michigan Technological University Archives & Copper Country Historical Collections. - Page 6 -

7 Acquisition The Victoria Copper Mining Company Records were donated by the Ontonagon County Historical Society in Related Materials Related Archival Materials note MS-080, Copper Range Company Records MS-620, Akogibing Research Papers Controlled Access Headings Corporate Name(s) Copper District Power Company. Holland, Ackerman & Holland. Victoria Copper Mining Company. Genre(s) Accident reports Correspondence Financial records Reports Technical drawings Geographic Name(s) Gogebic, Lake (Mich.) Ontonagon County (Mich.) - Page 7 -

8 Ontonagon River (Mich.) Victoria (Mich.) Personal Name(s) Hooper, George, Hooper, Thomas, Subject(s) Copper mines and mining--michigan--ontonagon County Dams--Michigan--Ontonagon County - Page 8 -

9 Series I: Correspondence Collection Inventory Series I: Correspondence (Bulk, ) Arrangement Records are arranged into four subseries: Subseries I: Central Correspondence File Subseries II: Correspondence with James Graves (Treasurer) Subseries III: General Correspondence Subseries IV: Lake Gogebic Correspondence Subseries I: Central Correspondence File Scope and Contents note The Central Correspondence File contains a wide array of correspondence to the superintendent, clerk, and engineer. Some additional outgoing correspondence is also included. Arrangement Files are arranged chronologically. Box Folder Correspondence: A Jul-Dec Correspondence: B Jul-Dec Page 9 -

10 Subseries I: Central Correspondence File Correspondence: C Jul-Dec Correspondence: D Jul-Dec Correspondence: E Jul-Dec Correspondence: F Jul-Dec Correspondence: G Jul-Dec Correspondence: H Jul-Dec Correspondence: I-J Jul-Dec Correspondence: K-M Jul-Dec Correspondence: N Jul-Dec Correspondence: O-P Jul-Dec Correspondence: Q-R Jul-Dec Correspondence: S Jul-Dec Correspondence: T-Z Jul-Dec Correspondence: A Jan-Jun Page 10 -

11 Subseries I: Central Correspondence File Correspondence: B Jan-Jun Correspondence: C Jan-Jun Correspondence: D Jan-Jun Correspondence: E Jan-Jun Correspondence: F Jan-Jun Correspondence: G Jan-Jun Correspondence: H Jan-Jun Correspondence: I-J Jan-Jun Correspondence: K Jan-Jun Correspondence: L Jan-Jun Correspondence: M Jan-Jun Correspondence: N Jan-Jun Correspondence: O-P Jan-Jun Correspondence: Q-R Jan-Jun Page 11 -

12 Subseries I: Central Correspondence File Correspondence: S Jan-Jun Correspondence: T Jan-Jun Correspondence: U-Z Jan-Jun Correspondence: A Jul-Dec Correspondence: B Jul-Dec Correspondence: C Jul-Dec Correspondence: D Jul-Dec Correspondence: E-F Jul-Dec Correspondence: G Jul-Dec Correspondence: H-K Jul-Dec Correspondence: L Jul-Dec Correspondence: M Jul-Dec Correspondence: N Jul-Dec Correspondence: O-P Jul-Dec Page 12 -

13 Subseries I: Central Correspondence File Correspondence: Q-R Jul-Dec Correspondence: S Jul-Dec Correspondence: T Jul-Dec Correspondence: U-Z Jul-Dec Correspondence: A-C Jan-Jun Correspondence: D-G Jan-Jun Correspondence: H-L Jan-Jun Correspondence: M-N Jan-Jun Correspondence: O-R Jan-Jun Correspondence: S-T Jan-Jun Correspondence: U-Z Jan-Jun Correspondence: A-C Jul-Oct Correspondence: D-G Jul-Oct Correspondence: H-K Jul-Oct Page 13 -

14 Subseries I: Central Correspondence File Correspondence: L-N Jul-Oct Correspondence: O-R Jul-Oct Correspondence: S-T Jul-Oct Correspondence: U-Z Jul-Oct Correspondence: A-C Nov 1902-Feb Correspondence: D-G Nov 1902-Feb Correspondence: H-K Nov 1902-Feb Correspondence: L-M Nov 1902-Feb Correspondence: N-P Nov 1902-Feb Correspondence: Q-S Nov 1902-Feb Correspondence: T-Z Nov 1902-Feb Correspondence: A-D Mar-Jun Correspondence: E-J Mar-Jun Correspondence: K-M Mar-Jun Page 14 -

15 Subseries I: Central Correspondence File Correspondence: N-P Mar-Jun Correspondence: Q-T Mar-Jun Correspondence: U-Z Mar-Jun Correspondence: A-C Jul-Oct Correspondence: D-G Jul-Oct Correspondence: H-L Jul-Oct Correspondence: M-N Jul-Oct Correspondence: O-S Jul-Oct Correspondence: T-Z Jul-Oct Correspondence: A-C Nov 1903-Mar Correspondence: D-G Nov 1903-Mar Correspondence: H-L Nov 1903-Mar Correspondence: M-N Nov 1903-Mar Correspondence: O-R Nov 1903-Mar Page 15 -

16 Subseries I: Central Correspondence File Correspondence: S-T Nov 1903-Mar Correspondence: U-Z Nov 1903-Mar Correspondence: A-C Apr-Oct Correspondence: D-G Apr-Oct Correspondence: H-L Apr-Oct Correspondence: M-N Apr-Oct Correspondence: O-R Apr-Oct Correspondence: S-T Apr-Oct Correspondence: U-Z Apr-Oct Correspondence: A-C Sep 1904-Jan Correspondence: D-G Sep 1904-Jan Correspondence: H-L Sep 1904-Jan Correspondence: M-N Sep 1904-Jan Correspondence: O-R Sep 1904-Jan Page 16 -

17 Subseries I: Central Correspondence File Correspondence: S-T Sep 1904-Jan Correspondence: U-Z Sep 1904-Jan Correspondence: A-C Feb-Jun Correspondence: D-G Feb-Jun Correspondence: H-L Feb-Jun Correspondence: M-N Feb-Jun Correspondence: O-R Feb-Jun Correspondence: S-T Feb-Jun Correspondence: U-Z Feb-Jun Correspondence: A-C Jul-Oct Correspondence: D-G Jul-Oct Correspondence: H-L Jul-Oct Correspondence: M-N Jul-Oct Correspondence: O-R Jul-Oct Page 17 -

18 Subseries I: Central Correspondence File Correspondence: S-T Jul-Oct Correspondence: U-Z Jul-Oct Correspondence: A-C Nov 1905-Jan Correspondence: D-G Nov 1905-Jan Correspondence: H-L Nov 1905-Jan Correspondence: M-N Nov 1905-Jan Correspondence: O-R Nov 1905-Jan Correspondence: S-T Nov 1905-Jan Correspondence: U-Z Nov 1905-Jan Correspondence: A-C Feb-May Correspondence: D-G Feb-May Correspondence: H-L Feb-May Correspondence: M-N Feb-May Correspondence: O-R Feb-May Page 18 -

19 Subseries I: Central Correspondence File Correspondence: S-T Feb-May Correspondence: U-Z Feb-May Correspondence: A-C Jun-Sep Correspondence: D-F Jun-Sep Correspondence: G Jun-Sep Correspondence: H-L Jun-Sep Correspondence: M-N Jun-Sep Correspondence: O-R Jun-Sep Correspondence: S-T Jun-Sep Correspondence: U-Z Jun-Sep Correspondence: A-C Oct-Dec Correspondence: D-F Oct-Dec Correspondence: G Oct-Dec Correspondence: H-L Oct-Dec Page 19 -

20 Subseries I: Central Correspondence File Correspondence: M-N Oct-Dec Correspondence: O-R Oct-Dec Correspondence: S-T Oct-Dec Correspondence: U-Z Oct-Dec Correspondence: A-C Correspondence: D-G Correspondence: H-I Correspondence: J-L Correspondence: M-N Correspondence: O-R Correspondence: Reports of "No. 15" (a labor spy at Rockland) (part of O- R file) Jun-Jul Correspondence: S-T Correspondence: U-Z Page 20 -

21 Subseries I: Central Correspondence File Correspondence: A-C Correspondence: D-G Correspondence: H-L Correspondence: M-N Correspondence: O-R Correspondence: S-T Correspondence: U-Z Correspondence: A-C Jan-Jun Correspondence: D-G Jan-Jun Correspondence: H-L Jan-Jun Correspondence: M-N Jan-Jun Correspondence: O-R Jan-Jun Correspondence: S-T Jan-Jun Correspondence: U-Z Jan-Jun Page 21 -

22 Subseries I: Central Correspondence File Correspondence: A-C Jul-Dec Correspondence: D-G Jul-Dec Correspondence: H-L Jul-Dec Correspondence: M-N Jul-Dec Correspondence: O-R Jul-Dec Correspondence: S-T Jul-Dec Correspondence: U-Z Jul-Dec Correspondence: A-C Jan-Jun Correspondence: D-G Jan-Jun Correspondence: H-L Jan-Jun Correspondence: M-N Jan-Jun Correspondence: O-R Jan-Jun Correspondence: S-T Jan-Jun Correspondence: U-Z Jan-Jun Page 22 -

23 Subseries I: Central Correspondence File Correspondence: A-C Jul-Dec Correspondence: D-G Jul-Dec Correspondence: H-L Jul-Dec Correspondence: M-N Jul-Dec Correspondence: O-R Jul-Dec Correspondence: S-T Jul-Dec Correspondence: U-Z Jul-Dec Correspondence: O-R Jan-Jun Correspondence: H-L Jul-Dec Correspondence: M-N Jul-Dec Correspondence: O-R Jul-Dec Correspondence: S-T Jul-Dec Correspondence: A-B Jan-Jun Correspondence: C Jan-Jun Page 23 -

24 Subseries I: Central Correspondence File Correspondence: D-G Jan-Jun Correspondence: S-T Jan-Jun Correspondence: U-Z Jan-Jun Correspondence: A-B Jul-Dec Correspondence: U-Z Jul-Dec Correspondence: A-B Jan-Jun Correspondence: C Jan-Jun Correspondence: D-G Jan-Jun Correspondence: H-I Jan-Jun Correspondence: J-L Jan-Jun Correspondence: M-N Jan-Jun Correspondence: O-R Jan-Jun Correspondence: S-T Jan-Jun Correspondence: U-Z Jan-Jun Page 24 -

25 Subseries I: Central Correspondence File Correspondence: A-B Jul-Dec Correspondence: C Jul-Dec Correspondence: D-G Jul-Dec Correspondence: H-I Jul-Dec Correspondence: J-L Jul-Dec Correspondence: M-N Jul-Dec Correspondence: O-R Jul-Dec Correspondence: S-T Jul-Dec Correspondence: U-Z Jul-Dec Correspondence: A-B Jan-Jun Correspondence: C Jan-Jun Correspondence: D-G Jan-Jun Correspondence: H-I Jan-Jun Correspondence: J-L Jan-Jun Page 25 -

26 Subseries I: Central Correspondence File Correspondence: M-N Jan-Jun Correspondence: O-R Jan-Jun Correspondence: S-T Jan-Jun Correspondence: U-Z Jan-Jun Correspondence: A-B Jul-Dec Correspondence: C Jul-Dec Correspondence: D-G Jul-Dec Correspondence: H-I Jul-Dec Correspondence: J-L Jul-Dec Correspondence: M-N Jul-Dec Correspondence: O-R Jul-Dec Correspondence: S-T Jul-Dec Correspondence: U-Z Jul-Dec Correspondence: A-B Page 26 -

27 Subseries I: Central Correspondence File Correspondence: C Correspondence: D-G Correspondence: H-I Correspondence: Industrial Accident Board Correspondence: James Estate Correspondence: Justices of the Peace regarding Wage Garnishing Correspondence: J-L Correspondence: Marshall-Wells Hardware Company Correspondence: A. H. Meuche Correspondence: Michigan College of Mines A Correspondence: Sydney S. Millett (Secretary) Correspondence: M-N Correspondence: Thomas W. Orbison Correspondence: O-R Page 27 -

28 Subseries I: Central Correspondence File Correspondence: Positions Correspondence: Portage Lake Foundry and Machinery Company Correspondence: Prescott Company Correspondence: Quincy Smelting Works Correspondence: S-T Correspondence: Taxes Correspondence: U-Z Correspondence: A-B Correspondence: C Correspondence: D Correspondence: E Correspondence: Employment Agents Correspondence: F Correspondence: Four Wheel Drive Auto Company Page 28 -

29 Subseries I: Central Correspondence File Correspondence: G Correspondence: H Correspondence: George Hooper (Superintendent) Correspondence: I Correspondence: Industrial Accident Board Correspondence: Ingersoll-Rand Company Correspondence: Inquiries for Work Correspondence: J Correspondence: Justices of the Peace Correspondence: K Correspondence: L Correspondence: Lake Superior Iron and Metal Company Correspondence: M Correspondence: Marshall-Wells Hardware Company Page 29 -

30 Subseries I: Central Correspondence File Correspondence: N Correspondence: Nordberg Manufacturing Company Correspondence: O Correspondence: Thomas W. Orbison Correspondence: P Correspondence: Portage Lake Foundry and Machinery Company Correspondence: Positions Available Correspondence: Prescott Company Correspondence: Quincy Smelting Works Correspondence: R Correspondence: Register of Deeds Correspondence: Joseph T. Ryerson & Son Correspondence: S Correspondence: Scully Steel & Iron Company Page 30 -

31 Subseries I: Central Correspondence File Correspondence: Standard Oil Company (Indiana) Correspondence: I. E. Swift Company Correspondence: T Correspondence: Taxes Correspondence: U-V Correspondence: W Correspondence: Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company Correspondence: Worden-Allen Company Correspondence: X-Z Correspondence: A Correspondence: Applications for Positions Correspondence: B Correspondence: Ball, Pebble, and Conical Mills Correspondence: Boarding House Page 31 -

32 Subseries I: Central Correspondence File Correspondence: C Correspondence: Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company Correspondence: Cisco Lake Correspondence: W. C. Clark Correspondence: Copper Range Company Correspondence: Copper Range Railroad Company Correspondence: D Correspondence: Denver Rock Drill Company Correspondence: Doctor Correspondence: E Correspondence: Electric Lights Correspondence: Elevator Correspondence: Employment Agencies Correspondence: Employment Agents Page 32 -

33 Subseries I: Central Correspondence File Correspondence: F Correspondence: Firestone Tire & Rubber Company Correspondence: G Correspondence: H Correspondence: C. D. Hanchette (Vice-President) Correspondence: Heater Correspondence: Houses Correspondence: I Correspondence: Industrial Accident Board Correspondence: Ingersoll-Rand Company Correspondence: Insurance Correspondence: J Correspondence: Justices of the Peace Correspondence: K Page 33 -

34 Subseries I: Central Correspondence File Correspondence: L Correspondence: Lake Shore Engine Works Correspondence: Local File Correspondence: M Correspondence: Marshall-Wells Hardware Company Correspondence: Michigan College of Mines Correspondence: Moving Picture Show Correspondence: N Correspondence: Northern Handle Company Correspondence: O Correspondence: P Correspondence: Portage Lake Foundry and Machinery Company Correspondence: Quincy Mining Company Correspondence: Quincy Smelting Works Page 34 -

35 Subseries I: Central Correspondence File Correspondence: R Correspondence: S Correspondence: I. E. Swift Company Correspondence: T Correspondence: Taxes Correspondence: U-V Correspondence: M. Van Orden Company Correspondence: W Correspondence: Z Correspondence: A Correspondence: Applications for Boarding House Correspondence: Assignments Paid Correspondence: B Correspondence: C Page 35 -

36 Subseries I: Central Correspondence File Correspondence: W. C. Clark Correspondence: Coal, Hard Correspondence: D Correspondence: Doctor Correspondence: Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railway Correspondence: E Correspondence: Employment Agencies Correspondence: Employment Agencies (telegrams) Correspondence: F Correspondence: Four Wheel Drive Auto Company Correspondence: G Correspondence: H Correspondence: C. D. Hanchette (Vice-President) Correspondence: George Hooper (Superintendent) Page 36 -

37 Subseries I: Central Correspondence File Correspondence: I Correspondence: Industrial Accident Board Correspondence: J Correspondence: Justice of the Peace Correspondence: K Correspondence: L Correspondence: Labor Correspondence: M Correspondence: Marshall-Wells Hardware Company Correspondence: Moving Pictures Theatre (Liberty Hall) Correspondence: N Correspondence: Notices Correspondence: O Correspondence: P Page 37 -

38 Subseries I: Central Correspondence File Correspondence: Portage Lake Foundry & Machinery Company Correspondence: Positions at Mine Correspondence: Prescott Company Correspondence: Priority (wartime) Correspondence: Quincy Smelting Works Correspondence: R Correspondence: S Correspondence: Standard Oil (Indiana) Correspondence: I. E. Swift Company Correspondence: T Correspondence: Taxes Correspondence: U-V Correspondence: W Correspondence: X-Z Page 38 -

39 Subseries I: Central Correspondence File Correspondence: A Correspondence: Assignments Correspondence: B Correspondence: C Correspondence: Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Company Correspondence: Compressor Correspondence: D Correspondence: Doctor Correspondence: Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railway Correspondence: Duplex Manufacturing Company Correspondence: E Correspondence: F Correspondence: Four Wheel Drive Auto Company Correspondence: G Page 39 -

40 Subseries I: Central Correspondence File Correspondence: H Correspondence: Charles D. Hanchette (Vice-President) Correspondence: George Hooper (Superintendent) Correspondence: I Correspondence: Industrial Accident Board Correspondence: Ingersoll-Rand Company Correspondence: J Correspondence: E. R. Jones (Assistant Superintendent) Correspondence: K Correspondence: L Correspondence: Labor Correspondence: M Correspondence: Marshall-Wells Hardware Company Correspondence: Mason Page 40 -

41 Subseries I: Central Correspondence File Correspondence: N Correspondence: Notices Correspondence: O Correspondence: P Correspondence: Portage Lake Foundry & Machinery Company Correspondence: Portage Lake Hardware Company Correspondence: Positions Correspondence: Prescott Company Correspondence: Q Correspondence: Quincy Smelting Works Correspondence: R Correspondence: S Correspondence: Standard Oil Company (Indiana) Correspondence: I. E. Swift Company Page 41 -

42 Subseries I: Central Correspondence File Correspondence: T Correspondence: Taxes Correspondence: U-V Correspondence: W Correspondence: X-Z Correspondence: A Correspondence: Aetna Explosives Company Correspondence: B Correspondence: C Correspondence: Coal Correspondence: Crucible Steel Company Correspondence: D Correspondence: E Correspondence: F Page 42 -

43 Subseries I: Central Correspondence File Correspondence: Four Wheel Drive Auto Company Correspondence: G Correspondence: Government Business Correspondence: H Correspondence: Charles D. Hanchette Correspondence: George Hooper (Superintendent) Correspondence: I Correspondence: Ingersoll-Rand Company Correspondence: J Correspondence: K Correspondence: Kaolin Clay Correspondence: L Correspondence: Labor Correspondence: Lake Shore Engine Works Page 43 -

44 Subseries I: Central Correspondence File Correspondence: Lake Superior Iron & Metal Company Correspondence: M Correspondence: Master Mechanic Correspondence: Sydney S. Millett (Secretary) Correspondence: Mining Engineer Correspondence: Moving Picture Theater (Liberty Theater) Correspondence: N Correspondence: F. W. Nichols (St. Mary's Canal Mineral Land Company) Correspondence: Notices Correspondence: O Correspondence: P Correspondence: Portage Lake Foundry & Machinery Company Correspondence: Positions Page 44 -

45 Subseries I: Central Correspondence File Correspondence: Quincy Smelting Works Correspondence: R Correspondence: Joseph T. Ryerson & Son Correspondence: S Correspondence: Standard Oil Company (Indiana) Correspondence: T Correspondence: Taxes Correspondence: Telegrams Correspondence: Tremont and Devon Correspondence: U-V Correspondence: W Correspondence: A Correspondence: American Manganese Steel Company Correspondence: B Page 45 -

46 Subseries I: Central Correspondence File Correspondence: Ca Correspondence: Ch Correspondence: Cl-Cz Correspondence: D Correspondence: E Correspondence: F Correspondence: Four Wheel Drive Auto Company Correspondence: G Correspondence: Galbraith & McCormack Correspondence: Government Business Correspondence: Henry N. Greeley (Accountant) Correspondence: Green Railroad Correspondence: H Correspondence: C. D. Hanchette Page 46 -

47 Subseries I: Central Correspondence File Correspondence: George Hooper (Superintendent) Correspondence: I Correspondence: J Correspondence: K Correspondence: L Correspondence: Labor Correspondence: Swaby L. Lawton Correspondence: Legislative Correspondence: M Correspondence: N Correspondence: F. W. Nichols (St. Mary's Canal Mineral Land Company) Correspondence: Notices Correspondence: O-P Page 47 -

48 Subseries II: Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Correspondence: Power Correspondence: Q-R Correspondence: S-Z Subseries II: Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Scope and Contents note Starting in 1907, correspondence with Treasurer James P. Graves was filed separately, rather than in the central correspondence file. A partial exception is correspondence relating to Lake Gogebic, which was sometimes filed in a separate file (see Subseries IV). The correspondence in this subseries is the best source for learning about the management of the Victoria Copper Mining Company. Graves and Superintendent George Hooper corresponded in great detail about the operations and plans for Victoria. Note that some correspondence with other officers in Boston is included in this subseries. Additionally, the filing system largely broke down in , due to the rapid reduction in staffing. Researchers are advised that the folders for those years may have inaccurate titles. Arrangement Files are arranged chronologically. Box Folder Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Jan Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Feb Page 48 -

49 Subseries II: Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Mar Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Apr Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) May Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Jun Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Jul Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Aug Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Sep Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Oct Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Nov Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Dec Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Jan Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Feb Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Mar Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Apr-Jun Page 49 -

50 Subseries II: Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Jul-Sep Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Oct-Dec Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Jan Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Feb Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Mar Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Apr-May Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Jun Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Jul Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Aug Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Sep Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Oct Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Nov Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Dec Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Jan Page 50 -

51 Subseries II: Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Feb Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Mar Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Apr Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) May Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Jun Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Jul Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Aug Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Sep Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Oct Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Nov Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Dec Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Jan Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Feb Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Mar Page 51 -

52 Subseries II: Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Apr Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) May Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Jun Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Jul Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Aug Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Sep Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Oct Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Nov Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Dec Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Jan Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Feb Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Mar Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Apr Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) May Page 52 -

53 Subseries II: Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Jun Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Jul Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Aug Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Sep Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Oct Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Nov Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Dec Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Jan Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Feb Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Mar Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Apr Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) May Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Jun Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Jul Page 53 -

54 Subseries II: Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Aug Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Sep Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Oct Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Nov Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Dec Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Jan Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Feb Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Mar Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Apr Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) May Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Jun Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Jul Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Aug Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Sep Page 54 -

55 Subseries II: Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Oct Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Nov Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Dec Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Jan Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Feb Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Mar Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Apr Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) May Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Jun Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Jul Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Aug Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Sep Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Oct Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Nov Page 55 -

56 Subseries II: Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Dec Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Jan Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Feb Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Mar Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Apr Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) May Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Jun Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Jul Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Aug Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Sep Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Oct Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Nov Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Dec Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Jan-Mar Page 56 -

57 Subseries II: Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Apr-Jun Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Jul-Sep Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Oct Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Nov Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Dec Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer): Annual Report and Meetings Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer): Compensation Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer): General Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer): Insurance and Taxes Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer): Labor Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer): Lake Gogebic Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer): Mine Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer): Office Page 57 -

58 Subseries II: Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer): Power Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer): Product Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer): Remittance Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer): Stamp Mill and Boiler Plant Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer): Statement of Cost for Government Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer): Annual Report and Meetings Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer): Compensation Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer): Flowage Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer): General Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer): Labor Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer): Mine Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer): Office Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer): Power Page 58 -

59 Subseries II: Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer): Product Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer): Remittance Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer): Smelter Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer): Taxes Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer): Annual Report and Meetings Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer): Compensation Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer): General Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer): Labor Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer): Lake Gogebic Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer): Mine Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer): Power Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer): Product Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer): Remittance Page 59 -

60 Subseries II: Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer) Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer): Smelter Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer): Stamp Mill Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer): Taxes Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer): Annual Report and Meeting Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer): General Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer): Insurance Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer): Labor and Flowage Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer): Lake Gogebic Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer): Mine Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer): Not Classified Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer): Office Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer): Ontonagon Power Page 60 -

61 Subseries III: General Correspondence Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer): Power Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer): Remittance Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer): Reports and Statements Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer): Shut Down Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer): Smelting Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer): Stamp Mill Boiler Plant Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer): Statement of Cost for Government Correspondence with James P. Graves (Treasurer): Taxes Subseries III: General Correspondence Scope and Contents note The correspondence in this subseries includes the small amount of material that predates the formation of the Victoria Copper Mining Company in It also includes correspondence that was not included in the regular filing system Arrangement - Page 61 -

62 Subseries III: General Correspondence Files are arranged alphabetically. Box Folder Correspondence: Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company Correspondence: Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul Railway Company Correspondence (William C. Clark's file) Correspondence (William C. Clark's file) Jan-Aug Correspondence: Cole & McDonald Exploration Company Correspondence: Copper Range Railroad Company Correspondence: Dumping of Tailings in Ontonagon River Correspondence: Charles D. Hooper to William H. Schacht (Copper Range Company) Dec Correspondence: George Hooper (in Iowa) Jan Correspondence: Industrial Accident Board Correspondence: Job Applicants Page 62 -

63 Subseries III: General Correspondence Correspondence: Joseph Lalonde Payment of Back Taxes to Clear Land Title Jan Correspondence: Michigan Railroad Commission regarding Authority to Construct Telephone Wires over Tracks Jan 26, Correspondence: Sydney S. Millet (Secretary) regarding Estimates for Eastern Expenses Jul 18, Correspondence: Miscellaneous Correspondence: Miscellaneous Correspondence: Miscellaneous Correspondence: Miscellaneous Correspondence: Miscellaneous Correspondence: Ontonagon County Clerk Correspondence: Rockland Township Correspondence: Travelers Insurance Company Correspondence: Watch of Ed Hassa of Hancock Jun Volume - Page 63 -

64 Subseries III: General Correspondence Outgoing Correspondence (letterpress book no. 4) V01 Box Folder Pre-Victoria Copper Mining Company Correspondence: William H. Ashwell's Condensed Report on Glen Falls Water Power Pre-Victoria Copper Mining Company Correspondence: Edward P. Allis Company regarding Stamp Mill Jun 5, Pre-Victoria Copper Mining Company Correspondence: Thomas Hooper to D. L. Wells Pre-Victoria Copper Mining Company Correspondence: Charles A. Parker regarding Falls on Ontonagon River Jan 7, Pre-Victoria Copper Mining Company Correspondence: Charles A. Parker regarding Water Power on Ontonagon River Oct 31, Pre-Victoria Copper Mining Company Correspondence: Charles A. Parker Survey of Glen Falls Jan A Pre-Victoria Copper Mining Company Correspondence: Charles A. Parker and Richard Chynoweth regarding Similarity of Forest and Knowlton Mines Mar 23, Pre-Victoria Copper Mining Company Correspondence: Phoenix Mine Sep Page 64 -

65 Subseries IV: Lake Gogebic Correspondence Pre-Victoria Copper Mining Company Correspondence: Proposal by Massachusetts Electrical Engineering Company for Power at Mines Oct- Nov Pre-Victoria Copper Mining Company Correspondence: Report on Survey for Water Level Oct 16, Pre-Victoria Copper Mining Company Correspondence: Robert H. Richards regarding Water Power Nov 15, Subseries IV: Lake Gogebic Correspondence Scope and Contents note Around 1911, the office began filing Lake Gogebic related correspondence in a separate file from the central correspondence file. Correspondence with Graves regarding Lake Gogebic seems to have been sometimes filed in this subseries and sometimes in the separate Graves subseries. Most of the correspondence relates to Bergland Dam, although the most important material relating to the lengthy dispute with G. A. Bergland can be found in Series IV: General Files. Arrangement Files are arranged alphabetically. Box Folder Lake Gogebic Correspondence: A Lake Gogebic Correspondence: B Lake Gogebic Correspondence: Joesph Bebeau Page 65 -

66 Subseries IV: Lake Gogebic Correspondence Lake Gogebic Correspondence: Estate of James M. Bell Lake Gogebic Correspondence: Bergland Dam Lake Gogebic Correspondence: Bergland Township Board Lake Gogebic Correspondence: J. E. Blomgren Lake Gogebic Correspondence: William Bonifas Lumber Company Lake Gogebic Correspondence: Ole E. Borseth Lake Gogebic Correspondence: Brown and Crichton Lands Lake Gogebic Correspondence: C Lake Gogebic Correspondence: Cisco Lake Lumber Company Lake Gogebic Correspondence: Seymour Coleman Lake Gogebic Correspondence: E. P. Connell Lake Gogebic Correspondence: F. W. Crosby Lake Gogebic Correspondence: George A. Curry Page 66 -

67 Subseries IV: Lake Gogebic Correspondence Lake Gogebic Correspondence: D Lake Gogebic Correspondence: Estate of Margaret M. Dorsey 1911, Lake Gogebic Correspondence: Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railway Company Lake Gogebic Correspondence: E 1913, Lake Gogebic Correspondence: Hans M. Erickson Lake Gogebic Correspondence: John Garvin Lake Gogebic Correspondence: Edward E. Gaudette Lake Gogebic Correspondence: General Lake Gogebic Correspondence: Gogebic County Lake Gogebic Correspondence: Gogebic Lumber Company Lake Gogebic Correspondence: James P. Graves (Treasurer) Lake Gogebic Correspondence: James P. Graves (Treasurer) Lake Gogebic Correspondence: James P. Graves (Treasurer) Page 67 -

68 Subseries IV: Lake Gogebic Correspondence Lake Gogebic Correspondence: Charles D. Hanchette (Vice-President and Attorney) Lake Gogebic Correspondence: Charles D. Hanchette (Vice-President and Attorney) Lake Gogebic Correspondence: Charles D. Hanchette (Vice-President and Attorney) Lake Gogebic Correspondence: Charles D. Hanchette (Vice-President and Attorney) Lake Gogebic Correspondence: Charles D. Hanchette (Vice-President and Attorney) Lake Gogebic Correspondence: Charles D. Hanchette (Vice-President and Attorney) Lake Gogebic Correspondence: Charles D. Hanchette (Vice-President and Attorney) Lake Gogebic Correspondence: Charles D. Hanchette (Vice-President and Attorney) Lake Gogebic Correspondence: J. P. Hanson Lake Gogebic Correspondence: A. C. Hargrave Page 68 -