McMillan Silver Mining Company records, 1877-1927
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McMillan Silver Mining Company records, 1877-1927
Sonoma County Library
Collection Title: McMillan Silver Mining Company records,
Date (inclusive): 1877-1927
Identification: SPC.00075
Creator:
McMillan Silver Mining Company (Santa Rosa, Calif.)
Physical Description:
8 volumes
Language of Materials:
English
Repository:
Sonoma County Library Archives
Abstract: This collection contains certificate holders and meeting minutes of the McMillan Silver Mining Company.
Principal office located in Savings Bank of Santa Rosa at 4th St. and Exchange Ave. Mine located in Gila County, Arizona
McMillen's mine, the Stonewall Jackson Mine, was an "underground Ag-Cu-Pb mine located on 14 claims in the SW quarter sec.
33, T3N, R16E, about 3.6 miles N of Chrome Butte. Unsurveyed, approximately 15 miles N of Globe. Discovered in 1876 by McMillan.
Produced 1878-1947. Previous owners/operators include the McMillian Mining Co. (W.F. Holmes Jr, 1947); McMillian-Stonewall
Mining Co. (1937); the Apache Mountain Development Co; the McMillan Silver Mining Co. (1881); and, Mr. William Langford (1947).
The claims are: Grant, Mary Jane, Little Mac, Mesa, Maud S., Last Chance, Scratla, Hannable, Stonewall Jackson, Robert E.
Lee, Mammoth, Jennie, Kathleen, and the Ben Hur. Additional names for this property include: Old Owen McMillan Mine; Little
Mc Gen No. 97 Mine; Hannible MS 1209 claim; Stonewall Jackson Gen No. 95.
"Workings include a 600 foot deep main shaft and over 700 feet of drifts (1881). There were at least two old shafts connected
at the 170 foot and 440 foot levels, drifts on the 130 foot, 230 foot, and 360 foot levels. The main workings are on the Stonewall
Jackson claim. A 5-stamp mill and steam hoist were installed on the property (before 1881). The dump was reworked in 1947
by J.A. Alexander. No appreciable production after 1916." (source: Mindat.org (
Stonewall Jackson Mine
Certificate holders and meeting minutes
Organized into two series:
- Lists of certificate holders and minute book, 1877-1927
- Minutes, 1877-1927
Arranged chronologically within each series.
This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
McMillan Silver Mining Company (Santa Rosa, Calif.)
Mining corporations--California--Santa Rosa
Mining and mineral resources--Arizona--Gila County
Stonewall Jackson Mine (Ariz.)
Minutes (administrative records)
Archival materials
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McMillan Silver Mining Company records, 1877-1927. SPC.00075, Sonoma County Archives, Sonoma County Library, Rohnert Park,
California.
SCL Special Collections Control Number: SPC.00075.01
Series 1. Lists of certificate holders and minute book
1877-1927
Note:
Series content list:
[???] : ARCHIVES ROW 8 BIN 22 : List : Accession [???]
[???] : ARCHIVES ROW 8 BIN 22 : List : Accession [???]
[???] : ARCHIVES ROW 8 BIN 22 : List : Accession [???]
[???] : ARCHIVES ROW 8 BIN 22 : List : Accession [???]
Physical Description:
Extent: 4 volumes
SCL Special Collections Control Number: SPC.00075.02
Series 2. Minutes
1877-1927
Note:
Series content list:
[???] : ARCHIVES ROW 8 BIN 27 : Minutes : Accession [???]
[???] : ARCHIVES ROW 8 BIN 27 : Minutes : Accession [???]
[???] : ARCHIVES ROW 8 BIN 27 : Minutes : Accession [???]
[???] : ARCHIVES ROW 8 BIN 27 : Minutes : Accession [???]
Physical Description:
Extent: 4 volumes