Mining

Abstract The collection contains the family papers of Edwin Burt Sr. and Alice Casad-Burt. Alice Casad, the daughter of Thomas Casad and Sarah Wakefield Van Winkle Casad, married Edwin Burt Sr. in 1897. These papers consist of family papers pertaining to the Casad and Burt families. The papers primarily cover the years 1850-1949 and document the period when Edwin Burt Sr. was in the countries of Chile and Mexico working in the mining industry.

Abstract Photographic images, primarily of the Lake Valley Mine in Lake Valley, New Mexico. Also, photographic images of the surrounding mining areas in and around Chloride, New Mexico. The collection contains the photographs of Henry A. Schmidt, who lived and worked in the area. Photographs document general mining operations: building, equipment, miners and surrounding area views. The collection consists primarily of photographs of the Lake Valley Mine operation, ca. 1880s-1915, Lake Valley, New...

Abstract Photostatic and microfilm copies of papers of Stephen B. Elkins, a territorial legislator in New Mexico and later U. S. Senator from West Virginia. Correspondence, legal papers, land deeds and leases, financial accounts and assay reports from Elkins’ New Mexico period relate principally to his mining interests.

Abstract Papers of William J. Weatherby and his wife, Laura Weatherby, an Alma, New Mexico, couple involved in mining and ranching operations. The collection consists primarily of correspondence, most of it relating to the promotion and development of various mines in the Mogollon Mountains near Cooney, New Mexico. Other correspondence is of a personal nature and provides a glimpse into turn-of-the century ranch life. Some legal papers, reports and printed material are also included.

Abstract Papers of a White Oaks, New Mexico attorney who specialized in gold and mining interests. Includes promotional brochures, correspondence, a copy of Forest Conditions in the Lincoln Forest Reserve, New Mexico and a 1900 contract.