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Title |
1936 Radersburg-Jumbo/Copper Queen Mine Letter |
Object Name |
Letter |
Caption |
1936 Letter to John Rothfus from the Montana School Of Mines. |
People |
Gilbert, F.C Patterson, W.J. Rothfus, John |
Scope & Content |
Letter to John Rothfus from the Montana School of Mines, dated June 15, 1936. Rothfus owned the Jumbo mine near Radersburg; name changed to Copper Queen mine. The Copper Queen mine shipped copper ore in 1931. W. J. Patterson was a long-time Radersburg miner and resident. 8.5"x 11", June 15, 1936 This collection contains mainly information about mining in the Elkhorn and Radersburg areas by John Rothfus and his family. Papers date from 1904-1962. Collection includes assay reports, ore receipts, mining claim locations, and family papers. Many items refer to business activities of the Golden Curry Mining Group in Elkhorn, discovered by Rothfus and containing the following mines: Golden Curry, Sourdough, Jacquiem. DONOR: Likely Louisa Rothfus, according to Sherry Carlson. (No gift agreement found); Louisa (1914-2009)was the daughter of John Rothfus, Sr. About John Rothfus: John Rothfus (1868-1944) was a prominent and active miner in both the Elkhorn and Radersburg areas in the early 1900s, primarily from about 1900 until 1944. John and his family resided in Elkhorn, Radersburg and Helena. RECOMMEND further inventory of this collection, including providing each original document with it’s own accession number. Further research suggested. ***Also see the following collections/items— KEY IMPORTANCE: Mining, Original Documents; Northwest Magazine, 1895, North Jeffco, (Marks Family Collection); Rothfus Elkhorn Mining Collection; Town Collections (i.e. Boulder, Clancy, Corbin, Elkhorn, etc.); Newspapers (Boulder Monitor, Lump City Miner, etc); Oversized Documents; Land Abstracts (any town); Book: Montana Pay Dirt (Wolle). |
Date |
1936 |
Collection |
Mining |
Search Terms |
Copper Mining |
Catalog Number |
2019.279.8 |
Subjects |
Copper Queen Mine Jumbo Mine Montana School of Mines Raderburg, Montana |