Guide to the Cleveland Pacific Mining Company Papers
MS 50
Finding aid prepared by Samantha Mills
San Diego History Center Document Collection
1649 El Prado, Suite 3
San Diego, CA, 92101
619-232-6203
March 1, 2017
Title: Cleveland Pacific Mining Company Papers
Identifier/Call Number: MS 50
Contributing Institution:
San Diego History Center Document Collection
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
0.5 Linear feet
(1 box)
Date (inclusive): 1906-1913
Abstract: This collection contains correspondence and other business papers of the Cleveland Pacific Mining Company, owned by William
F. Spieth and his son Lawrence C. Spieth, between 1906 and 1913.
creator:
Cleveland Pacific Mining Company.
Biographical / Historical Notes
The Cleveland Pacific Mining Company was owned and operated by William F. Spieth and his son Lawrence C. Spieth of Cleveland,
Ohio. The company operated the Oro Fino mine near Escondido, in 1901. The mine was not very successful and the owners constantly
struggled with finances to keep it operating. It remained open until the early 1930s, but was dynamited shut due to the depression
and the rising cost of operation.
Scope and Content
This collection contains correspondence and other business papers of the Cleveland Pacific Mining Company, owned by William
F. Spieth and his son Lawrence C. Spieth, between 1906 and 1913. The collection is primarily business and field correspondence
regarding mining operations, as well as financial papers, reports, stock certificates, and incorporation papers.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged into three series, with materials arranged chronologically within each subject folder:
Series I: Business Correspondence;
Series II: Field Correspondence;
Series III: Business Papers.
Preferred Citation
Cleveland Pacific Mining Company Records, MS 50, San Diego History Center Document Archives, San Diego, CA.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The San Diego History Center (SDHC) holds the copyright to any unpublished materials. SDHC Library regulations do apply.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Andrew Wolfson on February 1, 2008 and Samantha Mills on March 1, 2017.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Becker, John
Bieber, F.
Franke, H.
Frey, William P.
Griese, David C.
Hechler, Edward H.
Hedges, G.H.
Hedges, I.R.
Morris, Ada K.
Spieth, Lawrence C.
Spieth, William F.
Strangward, William
Williams, H.L.
Correspondence
Mining
Series I:
Business Correspondence
Box-folder 1:1
Outgoing Correspondence,
1906 August 15 – 1907 August 20
Includes:
Letters to William Z. McDonald; W.L. Clark; F.P. Willard; Philip Lawrence; H.L Williams; directors of Cleveland Mining Co;
and I.R. Hedges.
Box-folder 1:2
Outgoing Correspondence,
1907 September 21 – 1907 December 31
Includes:
Letters to directors of the Cleveland Pacific Mining Co.; W.L. Clark; H.C. Myer; E.H. Hechler; James D. Malcolm; I.R. Hedges;
H.L. Williams; D.C. Griese; A.F. Spurney; and W.P. Frey.
Box-folder 1:3
Outgoing Correspondence,
1908 January 22 – 1908 April 29
Includes:
Letters to H. Franke; W.P. Frey; D.C. Griese; I.R. Hedges; Henry Matill; Ada K. Morris; Delia Orwig; William Strangward; H.L.
Williams; Charles Ellsasser; William Kunder; E.J. Kochmit; H.S. Crymble; L.G. Grether; Tilie Pav; Anna Hechler; E.H. Hechler;
George Kovachi; G.H. Hedges; Brooks Company; H. Franke; A.F. Spurney; and stockholders of Cleveland Pacific Mining Co.
Box-folder 1:4
Outgoing Correspondence,
1908 May 6 – 1909 December 30
Includes:
Letters to George Kovachi; W.F. Spieth; D.C. Griese; George Spear; H.S. Crymble; G.H. Hedges; Woodland Ave. Saving & Trust
Co.; Philip Lawrence; A.F. Spurney; E.J. Kochmit; Girard Trust Co.; Charles W. Hovorka; Theodore Gebauer; L.G. Grether; H.L.
Williams; N.E. Friedman; R.W. Parker; William Strangward; and unknown.
Box-folder 1:5
Outgoing Correspondence,
1910 January 3 – 1910 April 26
Includes:
Letters to Woodland Ave. Saving & Trust Co.; H.L. Williams; R.W. Parker; N.E. Friedman; D.C. Griese; William Strangward; H.
Ellerman; Theodore Gebauer; A.J. Hass; Woodland Avenue Bank; Philip Lawrence; G.H. Hedges; William Koebler; D.E. Christian;
N.E. Friedman; J.W. Koebler; J.C. Sanders; and A.F. Spurney.
Box-folder 1:6
Outgoing Correspondence,
1910 May 2 – 1910 December 21
Includes:
Letters to Woodland Ave. Savings & Trust Co.; William Strangward; W.F. Spieth; William Fry; D.C. Griese; Mary M. Hechler;
William Koebler; G.H. Hedges; F. Bieber; H. Franke; J.H. Hodous; John Kubu; E.H. Hechler; G.H. Hedges; W.P. Frey; John Becker;
Theodore Gebauer; Nettie C. Ehrig; and H.L. Williams.
Box-folder 1:7
Outgoing Correspondence,
1911 January 5 – 1911 May 13
Includes:
Letters to Woodland Ave Savings & Trust Co.; H.L. Williams; A.F. Spurney; Theodore Gebauer; Adolph J. Hass; David Christian;
William Koebler; John Becker; William P. Frey; J. and W. Koebler; Cleveland Rock Drill Company; F. Bieber; E.H. Hechler; W.F.
Spieth; George Spear; and William Strangward.
Box-folder 1:8
Outgoing Correspondence,
1911 May 26 – 1913 September 23
Includes:
Letters to Evelyn K. Spieth; William Koebler; H.L. Williams; George Spear; E.H. Hechler; W.P. Frey; G.H. Hedges; W.F. Spieth;
A.F. Spurney; E. Christian; Woodland Ave Savings & Trust Co.; A.N. Rodway; F. Bieber; and Philip Lawrence.
Box-folder 1:9
Incoming Correspondence,
1906 September 14 – 1908 March 31
Includes:
Letters from Fleming Howell; Philip Lawrence; H.L. Williams; Ada K. Morris; I.R. Hedges; J.D. Malcolm; Enoch Pepper; H. Matill;
G.H. Hedges; and David C. Griese.
Box-folder 1:10
Incoming Correspondence,
1908 April 7 – 1909 December 7
Includes:
Letters from A.F. Spurney; H.L. Williams; G.H. Hedges; L.D. Brown; David C. Griese; I.R. Hedges; Philip Lawrence; O.M. Stafford;
and unknown.
Box-folder 1:11
Incoming Correspondence,
1910 February 15 – 1911 March 28
Includes:
Letters from H. Ellenman; H.L. Williams; Philip Lawrence; David C. Griese; J. and W. Koebler; G.H. Hedges; Mr. Sycamore; G.H.
Hedges; John Becker; F. Bieber; A.F. Spurney; and George H. Hall.
Box-folder 1:12
Incoming Correspondence,
1911 April 6 – 1913 September 6
Includes:
Letters from H.L. Williams; F. Bieber; George H. Hall; and J. W. Koebler; and Philip Lawrence.
Series II:
Field Correspondence
Box-folder 1:13
Field Correspondence: W.L. Clark,
1906 September 20 – 1907 May 10
Box-folder 1:14
Field Correspondence: W.L. Clark,
1907 June 1 – 1907 December 27
Box-folder 1:15
Field Correspondence: W.F. Spieth,
1909 August 25 – 1909 October 31
Includes:
Letters to F. Bieber; L.C. Spieth; and E.H. Hechler.
Box-folder 1:16
Field Correspondence: W.F. Spieth,
1909 November 2 – 1909 November 24
Includes:
Letters to Joe Miller Butler; E.H. Hechler; L.C. Spieth; O.M. Stafford; H.L. Williams; John Becker; F. Bieber; and A.F. Spurney.
Box-folder 1:17
Field Correspondence: W.F. Spieth,
1909 December 1 – 1909 December 21
Includes:
Letters to F. Bieber; L.C. Spieth; H.L. Williams; O.M. Stafford; and E.H. Hechler.
Box-folder 1:18
Field Correspondence: W.F. Spieth,
1910 February 20 – 1911 January 29
Includes:
Letters to L.C. Spieth; F. Bieber; E.H. Hechler; and the directors of the Cleveland Pacific Mining Co.
Box-folder 1:19
Field Correspondence: W.F. Spieth,
1911 February 13 – 1911 May 29
Includes:
Letters to L.C. Spieth; directors of the Cleveland Pacific Mining Co.; E.H. Hechler; and F. Bieber.
Box-folder 1:20
Field Correspondence: W.F. Spieth,
1911 June 13 – 1911 August 17
Includes:
Letters to the directors of the Cleveland Pacific Mining Co. and E.H. Hechler.
Series III:
Business Papers
Box-folder 1:21
Business Papers,
1906-1913
Includes:
Taxes; stockholder lists; stock subscriptions; bank notes; disbursements; and a treasurer’s report.
Box-folder 1:22
Business Papers,
1908-1911 and undated
Includes:
Stockholder lists; financial papers; reports on work progress and equipment; memo of gold bullion; cost estimates; telegrams;
and specifications for a contract.
Box-folder 1:23
Bills,
1907-1911
Includes:
Bills from Mount & Co.; The Burrow Brothers Company; Excelsior Stamp Works; J. and F. Strauss Company; The Brooks Company;
and Cleveland Rock Drill Company.
Box-folder 1:24
Incorporation Documents,
1907-1912 and undated
Includes:
Bills from incorporating bureau; certificate of incorporation; notice from Philip Lawrence; incorporation laws of South Dakota;
and blank Articles of Incorporation form.
