E.J. LONGYEAR COMPANY:

An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

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	Creator:	E.J. Longyear Company (Minneapolis, Minn.), creator.
	Title:	E.J. Longyear Company records.
	Dates:	1883-1990 (bulk 1890-1975).
	Abstract:	Correspondence, leases, mining and drilling reports, proposals, consulting files and reports, mine production and shipping statements, maps, letter books, minute books, and financial records of a family-owned mining company incorporated in 1911 by mining entrepreneur Edmund Joseph Longyear to encompass his exploration and drilling activities on Minnesota iron ranges and elsewhere. The name of the corporation was later shortened to Longyear Company (ca. 1970) and, in 1988, the corporate offices were moved to Salt Lake City.
	Quantity:	190.75 cubic feet (188 boxes, including 132 volumes, and 1 item in Reserve).
	Location:	See Detailed Description section for shelf locations.

Edmund J. Longyear was born in Grass Lake, Michigan, November 6, 1864. After attending the University of Michigan for two years, he entered the office of his cousin, John Munro Longyear, Marquette, Michigan. He worked in John Munro Longyear's office for a few months and in 1886 became a rodman on the survey for the Marquette, Houghton and Ontonagon Railroad. In 1887 he became a timber and iron ore cruiser for Edward G. Kingsford. After this he entered the Michigan Mining School at Houghton, from which he was graduated in 1888. John Munro Longyear then hired him for test pitting on the Upper Peninsula's Gogebic Range and at Metropolitan, Michigan. He married Nevada Patten in 1890, the same year John Munro Longyear sent him to Minnesota to drill on his recently acquired lands. Between 1890 and 1901 Edmund J. Longyear centered his drilling activities on the Mesabi Range and made his home in Hibbing. During his drilling work he acquired interests in mineral leases and mineral lands.

In 1901, when he moved to Minneapolis, he left a local organization in Hibbing to manage the drilling and other business interests in northern Minnesota. Longyear & Hodge, a partnership formed in 1903 with John E. Hodge (Marquette, Mich.) took charge of the expanding business outside Minnesota. In 1911 he incorporated the E.J. Longyear Company to encompass all the drilling business and to manufacture diamond drills at Marquette. His interests in mineral lands, mines, mineral leases and townsites were reflected in other companies in which he was shareholder, officer, and director.

In the years between the incorporation of the E.J. Longyear Company and Edmund J. Longyear's retirement from the presidency in 1924, the company's business became world-wide. The scope of business continued to widen during the presidency of his son, Robert Davis Longyear, who retired in 1960 to become chairman of the board of directors. The company had drilling and shaft digging contracts, provided professional geological and mining engineering services, and sold drilling equipment in almost every state in the United States, including Alaska, as well as in Africa, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Brazil, China, Cuba, San Salvador, France, India, Nicaragua, Norway, Peru, Russia, Spain, Sweden and Venezuela. The minerals the company drilled for or analyzed were coal, gold, nickel, cobalt, copper, iron, pyrites, oil, molybdenum, bauxite, tungsten, manganese, asbestos, potash, salt, asphalt, lead, zinc, silver, titanium, sulphur, clay, marble, granite, aluminum, silica, quartzite, lithium, chromium, trona, phosphates, and barium. The company also did soil sampling and foundation testing.

As the activities became more complex and far-flung, the business organization was changed to meet new needs. The E.J. Longyear Exploration Company, incorporated in 1922, took charge of exploring and prospecting. The E.J. Longyear Manufacturing Company, incorporated in 1922, manufactured and sold diamond drills and other equipment. The E.J. Longyear Development Company, incorporated in 1922, took charge of shaft sinking, tunneling, and mine development. To the E.J. Longyear Company, as the parent, remained the function of supervising and coordinating corporate and financial matters and operating results for the three subsidiary companies. The Longyear Holding Company was incorporated in 1928 as a personal holding company, to own and manage the personal holdings of Edmund J. Longyear, including mineral lands and other investments, and to perform all keeping of records and execution of financial transactions.

The only foreign subsidiary was Canadian Longyear, Limited (North Bay, Canada), incorporated in 1931 during the period covered by these papers.

Sales agencies were as follows:

Austin Hoy and Company, Ltd., London, England

Atkins, Kroll & Company, Manila, Philippines, and San Francisco, Calif.

The Clarence L. Boyd Company, Ltd., Tulsa, Okla.

W. R. Grace & Company, New York, N.Y.

Brooks Equipment & Mfg. Company, also known as: Brooks-Payne-Osborne Equipment Company, Knoxville, Tenn.

J. P. Bonardi, 1775 Broadway, New York, N.Y.

Cia. Importadora de Maquinas, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Carolina Engineering Company, Charlotte, N. C.

J. F. Comer Company, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Dominion Distributors Company, St. John's New Foundland, Canada

The Dominion Construction Company, Wellington, New Zealand

The Denver Rock Drill & Machinery Company, Ltd. (or) The Denver Machinery Company, Ltd., Johannesburg, South Africa

H. W. Foester, Inc., El Paso, Tex.

Gildemeister, Meltzer, Ambor, Cia. Ltda., Santiago, Chile

International Machinery Company, Lima, Peru, Santiago, Chile, Antofagasta, Chile, Oruro, Bolivia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Kipp-Kelly, Ltd., Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Lewis Brothers Company, Tulsa, Oklah.

Lynn Mac Cleod Engineering Supplies, Ltd., Thetford Mines, Quebec, Canada

R. S. McClintock, Spokane, Washington

The Mine & Smelter Supply Company, Denver, Colorado, and Salt Lake City, Utah

Mine & Contractors Supply Company, Ltd., Birmingham, Ala.

Northern Commercial Company, Fairbanks, Alaska, Anchorage, Alas.

Perrault Brothers, Tulsa, Okla.

Jorge A. Perry & Alberto Lobo-Guerrero, Bogota, Columbia

John Rieckermann, Kobe, Japan

Purves E. Ritchie & Sons, Ltd., Vancouver, B.C., Canada

Salmon & Cowin, Birmingham, Ala.

Western Machinery Company, Ltd., Perth, Australia

The companies in which E.J. Longyear had interests as stockholder, officer, or director are as follows:

American International Corporation, New York. Incorporated in the early 1900s. Edmund J. Longyear was a stockholder. The business of the company consisted of investment and financing.

Bovey Company. Real estate, village lots in Bovey, Minnesota.

Brazilian Iron and Steel Company. Incorporated in 1910. Edmund J. Longyear was a stockholder. The business of the company consisted of exploration for and development of iron ore in Brazil.

The Cascade Corporation. Incorporated in 1908. Edmund J. Longyear was president from 1908 to 1932. The company was a "pool" for the development of ore bodies around Palmer, Michigan. In 1955 the properties were leased to Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company and other mining interests. Taconite operations were scheduled to begin in 1962.

Cascade Land Company. Incorporated in 1912. Edmund J. Longyear was a stockholder. The business of the company was ownership of certain lands in the vicinity of Palmer, Michigan, in particular, an undivided one-half interest in the fee of a 160-acre tract, which, with the other lands, was leased to the Cascade Corporation.

Cascade Mining Company. Incorporated in 1912. Edmund J. Longyear was a stockholder. The company was organized to carry on mining operations on the property of the Cascade Corporation, in particular the Isabella Mine, which shipped a total of 42,000 tons and closed down in 1920 due to unprofitable operation.

The Division Company, Minneapolis. Incorporated in 1913 by Edmund J. Longyear, John E. Hodge, Frank G. Jewett, Rollin N. Dow, Marshall E. Pearce. The business of the company was property acquisition and management.

Edmund Iron Company.

The Extension Company, Minneapolis. Incorporated in 1916 by Edmund J. Longyear, Frank G. Jewett, John E. Hodge, Marshall E. Pearce, Rollin N. Dow. The business of the company was acquiring title to land, land contracts, personal property, and stock of other corporations.

Falconbridge Lands, Limited. Incorporated in 1918 as a Canadian firm to take over the Sudbury nickel properties and other Canadian lands of the Minneapolis and Michigan Development Company. Fred B. Snyder was president. Edmund J. Longyear and E.J. Longyear Company recognized the possibility of buried nickel-copper deposits in the Sudbury, Ontario, nickel district and presented this possibility to Falconbridge Lands, Ltd. This was followed by diamond drilling which proved up a commercial ore body of approximately 6,000,000 tons. This was then submitted to Thayer Lindsley of Toronto and subsequently led to the organization of Falconbridge Mines, Ltd., now one of the leading nickel producers of the world.

First National Bank of Minneapolis. Edmund J. Longyear was a stockholder.

First Security and National Bank, Minneapolis. Edmund J. Longyear was a stockholder.

Judson Land Company, Chicago. Edmund J. Longyear was a stockholder. Incorporated in 1912. When exploration work was done on the lands of the Nevada Land Company, it was found that ore bodies existed on adjoining lands. The Judson Land Company was founded to take options on the lands and explore them. Fifty-year leases were taken out from the fee owners. The Mastodon property on the Judson lands was leased to the Balkan Mining Company. Other portions were leased to the Judson Mining Company.

Judson Mining Company, Chicago. Incorporated in 1913. Had an office in Crystal Falls, Michigan. Edmund J. Longyear was a stockholder. Operated mines on lands leased from the Judson Land Company.

Kearsarge Land Company. Incorporated January 26, 1906. E.J. Longyear was a director, 1906-1927.

Keewatin Mining Company, Hibbing, Minnesota. Incorporated July 16, 1912. E.J. Longyear was a director, 1912-1928.

Kona Iron Company, Minneapolis. Organized in 1929 by R. M. Bennett, E. J. Longyear and John R. Van Derlip to take title to certain mineral lands on the Cuyuna Range, Minnesota.

Longco Oil Corporation. Incorporated in 1916. Edmund J. Longyear was president. On the board of directors were Russell M. Bennett, Fred B. Snyder, Wilbur L. Ball, John E. Hodge, and Rollin N. Dow. Frederick Ayer was a large stockholder. The E.J. Longyear Company turned over to Longco for development properties with oil prospects and for exploration and development certain properties with oil possibilities. The E.J. Longyear Company held half of the common stock. P. W. Donovan was general manager.

Longyear Mesaba Land and Iron Company, Jackson, Michigan. Organized in 1887. Edmund J. Longyear was a stockholder; John Munro Longyear was president. The business of the company was dealing in timber and mineral lands and exploration of mineral lands.

Meriden Iron Company, Hibbing, Minnesota. Russell M. Bennett was secretary-treasurer and Oscar B. Warren, general manager. Incorporated September 15, 1903.

Minneapolis and Michigan Development Company, Minneapolis. Incorporated November 12, 1912 to own, lease, explore, and develop mineral properties in Minnesota, Michigan, and elsewhere in the United States and Canada. E. J. Longyear was a director, stockholder, and participant in exploration. The company was dissolved July 16, 1941.

Minneapolis Industries Association, Minneapolis. Organized in 1916 to promote an industrial area in Minneapolis. Edmund J. Longyear was a stockholder.

Molybdenum Products Corporation. Incorporated in 1917 to develop a molybdenum mine near Denver, Colorado. Edmund J. Longyear was a stockholder. General manager was M. S. McCarthy, Wilbur Ball and C. F. Clay were also heavily interested in the company. The E.J. Longyear Company became owner of the assets of the corporation in 1921.

Nashwauk Company.

Nevada Land Company, Chicago. Organized around 1911 to develop ore properties on the Menominee Range in Michigan, called the "Porter" Lands. It leased some of the property to the Judson Mining Company, other portions to the Balkan Mining Company and to the Nevada Mining Company. The company founded on its property the town of Alpha. President of the company was G. G. Hartley, secretary-treasurer was George F. Porter, vice president was H. H. Porter, and assistant secretary-treasurer was C. L. Buehl (1915).

Nevada Mining Company, Chicago. Organized in 1915 to develop the Amasa-Porter mine on lands of the Nevada Land Company. The officers were the same as those of the Nevada Land Company.

Sargent Land Company. Organized the townsite of Keewatin in Itasca county, Minnesota. Incorporated January 26, 1906. E. J. Longyear, a director, 1906-1927.

Southern Townsite Company.

Standard Rock Products Company. Rock aggregate and gravel company. Operated in California about 1918-1919. Discontinued because of unprofitable operation.

Standish Iron Company. Edmund J. Longyear was a stockholder.

Sutton Land Company.

Tri-State Development Company, Limited.

In addition to the companies in which he had a financial stake, Edmund J. Longyear was interested as a businessman in a large number of civic, trade, and professional, social, and other nonprofit organizations. Prominent among them were the following:

Aero Club of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Tulsa, Oklahoma.

American Committee of Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Americanization)

American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, New York.

American Mining Congress, Washington, D. C.

American Petroleum Institute, New York.

Associated Charities, Minneapolis.

Automobile Club of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Trinity Baptist Church, Minneapolis.

Bureau of Legal Aid, Minneapolis.

Chamber of Commerce of the United States.

Civic League of Minnetonka, Minnetonka, Minnesota.

Council of Social Agencies, Minneapolis. (Also listed as Minneapolis Council of Social Agencies, Inc.) Edmund J. Longyear was member of the budget and distribution committee.

Diamond Core Drill Manufacturers Association. (company membership.)

Duluth Bethel Society, Duluth, Minnesota.

Excelsior Fruit Growers Association, Excelsior, Minnesota.

General Fresh Air Fund Committee, Minneapolis.

Infant Welfare Society, Minneapolis.

International Committee of the YMCA.

Iron County (Michigan) Welfare Association. (Purpose was prohibition.)

Juvenile Protective League of Hennepin County, Minneapolis.

Lafayette Club, Minneapolis.

Lake Superior Iron Ore Association, Cleveland, Ohio.

Lake Superior Mining Institute, Ishpening, Michigan.

Lowry Hill Improvement Association, Minneapolis.

Lowry Hill Protective Association, Minneapolis.

Machinery and Allied Products Institute, Chicago.

Maternity Hospital, Minneapolis.

Minikhada Club, Minneapolis.

Minneapolis Athletic Club.

Minneapolis Civic and Commerce Association.

Minneapolis Club.

Minneapolis Humane Society. (Social welfare, women and children.)

Minneapolis Industries Association.

Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts.

Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra.

Minneapolis Working Boys' Band Association.

Minnesota Anti-Saloon League, Minneapolis.

Minnesota Employers' Association, St. Paul.

Minnesota Game and Fish Protective League, Minneapolis.

Orchestral Association of Minneapolis.

Prohibition State Committee, Minneapolis.

Union City Mission, Minneapolis.

University of Michigan Alumni Association.

Voters' League, Minneapolis.

War Chest, Minneapolis. (World War I)

YWCA, Minneapolis.

In the 1950s the company began to expand its international operations with the opening of offices and manufacturing facilities in Europe, Mexico, Central America, Australia, Japan, and other places.

E.J. Longyear Company had from the beginning been a family-owned corporation. In 1964, however, a 25% stake in the company was sold to FACTS (Finance, Accounting and Technical Services), a holding company that controlled Boart International.

The name of the corporation was shortened to Longyear Company around 1970. In the mid-1970s Boart became the sole owner of the company, and Longyear became a manufacturer of diamond bits as well as a provider of contract drilling services.

Following a collapse in prices for base metals and in demand for minerals in the early 1980s--and a consequent decline in the company's business--a period of retrenchment set in. Longyear's Minneapolis plant was closed, and its operations transferred to its plant in North Bay, Ontario. The company then sought to diversify and broaden its base, and a series of corporate acquisitions were undertaken.

In 1988 the corporate headquarters was moved to Salt Lake City, Utah.

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ARRANGEMENT

The collection contains no boxes numbered 169-536. These box numbers were eliminated in the course of a later reboxing project.


	These documents are organized into the following sections:
		Correspondence and Related Papers
		Trip Reports
		Miscellaneous Papers
		Lee C. Armstrong Files
		Percy W. Donovan Files
		Oversize Materials
		Volumes

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Access Restrictions:

Access to reserve materials requires the curator's permission.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. E.J. Longyear Company Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 7267; 7270; 7627; 7745; 14,919

Appraisal Information:

A substantial number of financial records, numbered volumes 89-200, were culled in 1995 as part of a larger reappraisal project that focused on reducing the bulk of records from business collections.

Processing Information:

Processed by: Lucile M. Kane, 1962; David B. Peterson, August 1995

Previously cataloged under the call number P980, this collection was reboxed sometime before 1995 resulting in a gap in box numbers. Additional gaps in box numbering also resulted from a weeding of financial records. There are no boxes numbered 169, 536, 551, and 553-567.

Catalog ID number: 990017318150104294

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

CORRESPONDENCE AND RELATED PAPERS

The papers from 1885 through 1913 are filed chronologically, since they were in so chaotic a condition upon receipt that their original organization could not be retained.

From 1914 through 1920, the original order has been retained, but within each subject or author folder, the items have been filed chronologically. From 1921 through 1945 the order within each filing unit has not been changed, and they progress from the latest date to the earliest.

The overall filing system from 1913 to 1945 is alphabetical by year. Letters are filed either by the name of the signer, the organization he represents, or the individual or organization concerned in the correspondence. The filing system is not consistent. For example, in the P. W. Donovan file are letters written by Donovan as well as letters written to him; and in the Cuyler Adams file there are letters written about him as well as to and by him. Letters concerning the various companies in which Edmund J. Longyear was interested may be filed by the name of the company or by the name of the company official who is corresponding with him. At the end of each letter there is usually a miscellaneous file, arranged alphabetically. Many times there is duplication between the regular file and the miscellaneous. For example, there may be a Cuyler Adams file in its proper location in the alphabetical file, then several letters in the miscellaneous file. Too, a letter relating to the University of Michigan might be filed under U one instance, and M the next. Because of the complex and uneven organization, scholars are advised to note the box number in their citations.

The correspondence files have not been weeded. Thus a great deal of trivia is filed with matters of great importance.

1885-1892.

Correspondence for the years 1885-1889 covers the period when Edmund J. Longyear was in his native state of Michigan, attending the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and the Michigan Mining School at Houghton; working on a survey crew for the Marquette, Houghton and Ontonagon railroad on the south shore of Lake Superior; cruising timber and iron under Edward R. Kingsford; and, in the employ of John Munro Longyear, working as a mining engineer at Watersmeet and Metropolitan, Michigan, where he sank test pits on the Gogebic Range. Most of the letters for this period are from John Munro Longyear to Edmund J. Longyear. They contain information on John Munro Longyear's attempts to secure employment for Edmund J. Longyear; Edmund J. Longyear's education; John Munro Longyear's plan to offer a prize for papers on mining and geology; photography; family news; directions and information on test pits, options on mineral lands, and supplies. There is an invoice for a drill shipped to Edmund J. Longyear by the Diamond Prospecting Company, Chicago, enumerating the parts of the drill, and letters offering carbon and other supplies from the Millie Iron Mining Company and others. There are also letters to Edmund J. Longyear from M. E. Wadsworth, Michigan Mining School, with comments on Minnesota geology, and letters to Edmund J. Longyear from John Munro Longyear with references to plans for explorations in Minnesota.

In 1890 Edmund J. Longyear and his assistant, Fred Mitchell, went to the Mesabi Range in Minnesota to explore lands acquired in 1887 by the Longyear Mesaba and Iron Company. The papers for 1890 have information on arrangements with the Duluth and Iron Range Railroad Company for a switch at Mesaba (now a ghost town) for unloading coal and the purchase by Edmund J. Longyear of rights to cut wood on the company's lands; recruiting a labor force; securing supplies and equipment; leasing additional land; instructions and guidance from John Munro Longyear regarding the work; drilling operations; family news, including Edmund J. Longyear's marriage; and Edmund J. Longyear's assignment as Mesabi correspondent for the Lake Superior Mining and Manufacturing Review. Included also is data on explorations made for Bennett & Longyear (John Munro Longyear and Russell M. Bennett); an independent exploring contract between Edmund J. Longyear and the Mallmann Iron Mining Company; assays; and other matters relating to exploration, land acquisition, and leases.

1893-1901.

The correspondence for the 1893-1901 period covers most of the years Edmund J. Longyear lived in a camp on the Mesabi Range and in the village of Hibbing. There is information about supplies; work progress; drilling instructions; options and leases on mineral lands; contracts for drilling for John Munro Longyear, Russell Bennett, and the Pillsburys as individuals or as partners; explorations for or inquiries concerning explorations from Leonard Day, A. M. Chisholm, Martin B. Koon, Ezra Rust, M. H. Alworth, Wright, Davis & Company, O. D. Kinney, Mahoning Ore and Steel Company, Chester A. Congdon, Oliver Iron Mining Company, Eastern Railway Company of Minnesota, the Bank of Montreal, J. S. Mundy, G. G. Hartley, the Niles Land Company, Henry Nienstedt, Arthur Hill and Company, Frank J. Hecker, George E. Tener, George L. Chesebrough, A. B. Robinson, Great Northern Railway, Charles R. Haines, H. F. Brown, T. D. Merrill, J. L. Washburn, M. S. Rutherford, Dwight B. Woodbridge, John P. Morrow, J. B. Adams, John Helmer, G. H. Warren, L. W. Hill, the North American Iron Company, and Drake Bartow & Company.

There is also information on laboratories offering assaying services; the townsite of Biwabik; job applicants; construction of the Edmund J. Longyear home in Hibbing; the townsite of Hibbing; the Pillsbury addition to Hibbing; civic affairs in Hibbing, particularly schools; activities of the alumni of the Michigan Mining School; family news; minerals in other parts of the nation, such as gold mines near Custer, South Dakota and copper and gold mining in Montana; the Tri-State Development Company (Limited) of Michigan, of which Edmund J. Longyear was field manager; lands of the "Merritt Pool" in which John Munro Longyear had an interest; gold mining properties of A. B. Upton near Rat Portage; general news of developments on the Minnesota iron ranges, economic conditions in the iron industry, and the quality of Minnesota ores; European travels of G. G. Hartley; affairs of the American Institute of Mining Engineers; Edmund J. Longyear's report on "Explorations on the Mesabi Range"; R. M. Bennett's mineral properties in Ashland, Oregon; affairs of the Electric Metal Locating Company, of which John Munro Longyear was one of the organizers; and insurance. There are quite a few letters from Edmund J. Longyear, written when he was absent from his Hibbing office. The rest of the correspondence consists of letters to Edmund J. Longyear, addressed to him largely at his Hibbing office, and letters sent to him as enclosures.

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Box

145.F.14.5B

1885-April 1897.

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Box

145.F.14.6F

May 1897-May 1901.

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145.F.14.7B

June 1901-September 1902.

1902-1913.

The papers for the 1902-1913 period consist of correspondence and accounts, as well as reports on productivity of mines and status of various drilling operations. The correspondence from 1902 to 1904 is for the most part incoming letters. Beginning in 1904 and continuing throughout the period carbon copies of outgoing letters are included.

The collection continues to embrace both personal and business matters. The personal papers have information on the Longyear family's religious life (Baptist); political campaigns (local, state, and national); requests for support by religious, charitable, cultural, and political organizations both on the range and in Minneapolis, where the family made its home after 1901; activities of various members of the Longyear family (travel, education, health, etc.); furnishing the Longyear homes in Minneapolis and at Lake Minnetonka; the experience of friends in exploring and mining operations in various parts of the world (see particularly letter dated January 2, 1904 regarding mineral explorations in the Philippines); the Lake Superior Mining Institute; the Michigan College of Mines; the American Institute of Mining Engineers; and a proposal by Lord Murray to bore diamond drill holes in the bottom of the ocean to get information about the earth's crust (see John Munro Longyear to Edmund J. Longyear, May 13, 1911; Edmund J. Longyear to Alfred C. Lane, May 15, 1911; Lane to Edmund J. Longyear, May 19, 1911, Dec. 16, 1912).

The papers document the activities of several business organizations which Edmund J. Longyear owned, managed, or had an interest in. Prominent among them were two exploration companies. E.J. Longyear, Mining Engineer, continued the work in Minnesota and spread its activities from the Mesabi to include all the other ranges as well. Longyear & Hodge, a firm in which John E. Hodge was Longyear's partner, was organized in 1903 (?) to perform all work outside Minnesota. The two firms operated until 1911, when all exploring operations were consolidated into the E.J. Longyear Company. The two companies explored or investigated mineral lands in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, North Dakota, Illinois, Kentucky, Wyoming, and Canada.

The papers relating to mineral explorations contain a vast fund of information ranging from matters of policy to petty operational details. Included is data on supplies and equipment; construction of an office building in Hibbing; instructions on drilling operations from clients and progress reports from workmen in the field; applications for positions; inquiries from individuals and companies planning to buy mineral lands about the mineral resources of various areas; experiments with an electric locating device; and analyses of ores.

Among the individuals and firms who engaged the Longyear companies to drill, explore, or study mineral lands in this period were the following:

Adams, David T.; Algoma Iron Mining Company; Bennett, Russell M.; Bovey-DeLaittre Lumber Company; Bradford Mining Company; Bradley, C.H.; Buffalo and Susquehanna Iron Company; Canisteo Mining Company; Chemung Iron Company; Cherry Valley Iron Company; Chisholm, A.M.; Clarke, Hopewell; Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company; Cliff Mining Company; Congdon, Chester A.; Crosby, George H.; Croxton Mining Company; Day (J.W.) & Company; Drake, Bartow & Company; Drake & Stratton Company; Eastern Railway Company of Minnesota; Eaton Bros.; Elizabeth Iron Company; Fay, George A.; Fay, Marcus L.; Florence Iron River Company; Great Northern Iron Ore Prop.; Haines, Chas. R.; Hanna (M.A.) Company; Hartley, G.G.; Hill, Louis W.; Hovland, H.B.; Humphreys, W.Y.; Hunter Mining Company; International Harvester Company; Iron King Mining Company; Iroquois Iron Company; Kerr & Kerr; King, Owen; Lake Erie Ore Company; La Rue Mining Company; Lake Superior Powder Company; Leetonia Mining Company; Leopold, Nathan F.; Little, Henry A.; Little & Prindle; Mahoning Ore and Steel Company; Miller, A.M., Jr.; Minneapolis Threshing Machine Company; Minnesota Iron Company; Mississippi Land Company; Morrison, Clinton; Morrow, John P.; New Jersey Zinc Company; Niles Land Company; North American Iron Company; Northwestern Improvement Company; Ohl, Edwin M.; Oliver Iron Mining Company; Onondaga Iron Company; Orelands Mining Company; Philbin, D.M.; Pickands, Mather and Company; Pillsbury, Bennett and Longyear; Pillsbury Estate; Pitt Iron Mining Company; Provident Life and Trust Company; Robinson, A.B.; Rogers, Brown and Company; St. Paul Iron Mining Company; Sauntry, William; Sellwood, Joseph; Smith and Wyman; Spry, John C.; Simmons, Parke; Sutherland, George C.; Tener, George E.; Vermillion Pine and Iron Land Company; Wahl (T.W.) and Company; Walker, Archie; Walker, Thomas B.; Wanless Iron Company; Warren, G. H.; Washburn, William D., Jr.; Washburn Lignite Coal Company; West Missabe Land Company; Wisconsin Pine Land Company; Woodbridge, Dwight E.

In addition to exploring, drilling and studying mineral lands for others, Edmund J. Longyear acquired an interest in various mineral lands and leases for himself and partners. Chief among his associates in these transactions were John Munro Longyear and Russell M. Bennett.

Other companies in which Edmund J. Longyear was interested were the Longyear Mesaba Land and Iron Company (with John Munro Longyear and others); the Meriden Iron Company; the Kearsarge Land Company; the Sutton Land Company; the Sargent Land Company; the Nevada Land Company; the Edmund Iron Company.

Edmund J. Longyear's correspondence with his clients and his associates in the various companies in which he had an interest reveal a great deal of peripheral information about the iron ore and steel industries as well as about the main business at issue in each relationship. There is data on general economic conditions in the industry, state iron ore leases, iron ore taxation in Minnesota, production of the various mines, transactions in mineral lands on the Minnesota ranges, and royalties paid on various leases. Of interest too are the letterheads of the many small iron ore companies in Minnesota, as well as those in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Michigan.

Edmund J. Longyear was interested in the development of various townsites in northern Minnesota: the Pillsbury Addition to Hibbing; the Southern Addition to Hibbing; Nashwauk; Bovey; Keewatin; and Chisholm. The correspondence relating to the townsites includes information on platting; organization of the several townsite companies; company profits; the sale of lots; civic affairs; elections; local politics; governmental organization; taxation; schools, streets, water plants, street improvements, and other public works; and requests by inhabitants of the townsites to the proprietors for gifts to churches and other organizations.

Among those associated with Longyear in the several townsite companies were M. H. Alworth, R. M. Bennett, Joseph Sellwood, G. G. Hartley, O. D. Kinney, E. B. Hawkins, A. B. Coates, W. J. Moore, C. E. Moore, Marshall E. Pearce, Bovey-DeLaittre Lumber Company, Alfred F. Pillsbury, Kearsarge Land Company, and Longyear Mesaba Land and Iron Company.

Location

Box

145.F.14.8F

October 1902-March 1904.

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Box

145.F.14.9B

April 1904-June 1905.

Location

Box

145.F.14.10F

July 1905-April 5, 1906.

Location

Box

145.F.14.11B

April 6-November 30, 1906.

Location

Box

145.F.14.12F

December 1906-July 4, 1907.

Location

Box

145.F.14.13B

July 5, 1907-February 13, 1908.

Location

Box

145.F.14.14F

February 14-October 31, 1908.

Location

Box

145.F.15.1B

November 1908-July 26, 1909.

Location

Box

145.F.15.2F

July 27, 1909-May 17, 1910.

Location

Box

145.F.15.3B

May 18, 1910-July 31, 1911.

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Box

145.F.15.4F

August 1911-December 1913.

1914-1945.

The alphabetical-by-year filing system, which begins in 1914, includes the major units listed below. The list is not complete. It encompasses only the names of correspondents and subjects (individuals and organizations) that occur frequently in the files. Since the listing is not complete, searchers looking for data should not rule out the possibility that it is present in the collection even though it does not appear here. The exact location of the files listed below cannot be given, but, whenever possible, alternate filing possibilities are indicated.

Aero Club of Minneapolis. Edmund J. Longyear was a member.

Ajo Consolidated Copper Company, Ajo, Ariz. Drilling client.

Alberta Block Coal Company, Drumheller, Alberta, Can. Drilling client.

Algoma Steel Corp., Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., Can. Drilling client.

American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Tulsa, Okla. Longyears were members.

American Committee of Minneapolis Edmund J. Longyear gave financial support.

American Immigration Company, Chippewa Falls, Wis. Drilling client.

American Institute of Mining Engineers, New York. Longyears were members.

American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, New York. Longyears were members.

American International Corp., New York. Edmund J. Longyear was a stockholder.

American Metal Company, Mexican Division, New York. Purchased diamond drills from Longyears.

American Mining Congress, Wash., D.C. Longyears were members.

American Petroleum Institution, New York. Longyears were members.

American Smelting and Refining Company, Tucson, Ariz. Drilling client.

Anaconda Copper Mining Company, Butte, Mont. Longyears sold drilling equipment.

Anderson, Eric. Longyear drill foreman.

Anderson, Frank. Longyear drill foreman.

Anderson, Herman. Longyear drill foreman.

Anderson, Martin. Longyear drill man and drill foreman.

Anderson, Oscar. Longyear foreman.

Anderson, O.B. employee in Marquette. Some letters of Fred F. Fredlund, in charge of the mechanical department in Marquette, appear in the Anderson file, and vice versa.

Associated Charities, Minneapolis. Longyears contributed.

Augustson, Axel. Longyear runner and drill foreman.

Automobile Club of Minneapolis. Longyears were members.

Auvinen, Henry. Longyear mining foreman in shaft sinking operations.

Baehr (Wm. E.) Organization, Chicago, Illinois. Drilling client. Managed and operated the St. Cloud Public Service Company

Ball, Wilbur L. Owned stock in Molybdenum Products Corp. Was stockholder and member of the board of directors of Longco Oil Corp. Was member of the N.Y. firm Rosenberg, Levis and Ball.

Bandler (Bernard) and Sons, Inc., N.Y. Longyears purchased carbons from the firm.

Trinity Baptist Church of Minneapolis. Longyears were members and supporters.

Barto, William. Longyear drill foreman.

Bennett, Russell M. Longyear associate in several companies, including Molybdenum Products Corp.

Bethlehem Steel Corp. Bethlehem, Pa. Drilling client.

Big Jim Consolidated Gold Mining Company, Los Angeles, Calif. Drilling client.

Black River Regulating District Watertown, N.Y. Tunnel client.

Bonardi, John P. Longyear sales representative in N.Y.

Boyle, Hugh. Longyear representative in Canada and first manager of Canadian Longyear, Ltd.

Boyles Brothers, Spokane, Wash. Purchased drilling equipment.

Bradley and Pischel, Salt Lake City, Utah. Drilling client.

Brazilian Iron and Steel Company, Longyear family members were stockholders. Pres., C. K. Leith.

Bureau of Legal Aid, Minneapolis. Longyears contributed.

Cal Chemical Company, Staunton, Va. Longyears purchased supplies from the firm.

Calumet and Arizona Mining Company. Drilling client.

Calumet and Hecla Consolidated Copper Company, Calumet, Mich. Drilling client.

Canadian Mining and Metallurgical Bulletin, Montreal, Canada. Longyears placed advertisements.

Canadian Mining Journal, Gardenvale, Canada. Longyears placed advertisements.

Carlson, William. Longyear drill foreman.

Carpenter, F. I. Drilling client.

Cascade Corporation. Edmund J. Longyear was president.

Cascade Land Company.

Cascade Mining Company.

Castile Mining Company, Ironwood, Michigan. Drilling client.

Castile Mining Company, Ramsay, Michigan. Drilling client.

Cerro de Pasco Copper Corp., New York (Peru). Purchased Longyear drills and supplies.

Chamber of Commerce of the United States.

Chenowith, Fred. Longyear mining captain.

Chile Exploration Company, N.Y. Purchased Longyear drills.

Civic League of Minnetonka, Minnetonka, Minn. Longyears were members.

Clark Drilling Corp., N.Y. Purchased Longyear drills.

Clausen, Arthur C. Architect and landscaper for Longyears' Rose Farm, Lake Minnetonka.

Clay, C. F. Denver attorney who was stockholder in Molybdenum Products Corp.

Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company, Ishpeming, Mich. Drilling client. Leased Longyear mineral holdings. Purchased Longyear drills; drilling client.

Clifton Porcupine Mines, Limited, Toronto, Canada. Drilling client.

Clover Leaf Gold Mining Company, Deadwood, S. D. Purchased Longyear drills.

Coal Age, New York. Longyears placed advertisements.

Coal Industry, Longyears placed advertisements.

Cole, Willard A. Longyear engineer and superintendent, shaft sinking operation.

Cole and McDonald Exploration Company, Virginia, Minn.

Collector of Internal Revenue. Longyear taxes. Check also under United States Departments, and under the names of states.

Columbus, Ohio. Test borings for water supply dam. Longyear client.

Congdon, Chester A. Longyear associate in mineral land and lease transactions.

Combination Iron Company. Drilling client.

Compania Cienfueguera de Minas, Cienfuegos, Cuba. Drilling client.

Compania de Real Del Monte Y Paschua, Pashuca, Hidalgo, Mexico. Purchased Longyear drills.

Compania Exploradora International, S.A., New York. Drilling client.

Compania Minera de Penoles, Santa Eulalla, Mexico. Drilling client.

Compania Minera La Luz y Los Angeles, Nicaragua. Drilling client.

Consolidated Coal Company, New York. Drilling client.

Continental Diamond Drilling Company, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Purchased Longyear drills.

Cooper, Lloyd D. In charge of Longyear work in Norway, chief engineer and manager of Longyear mining department; general manager of E.J. Longyear Company.

Copper Range Company, Painesdale, Mich. Drilling client. Associated with Copper Range were Champion Copper Company, Trimountain Mining Company, and Atlantic Mining Company.

Corbett, Clifton S. Geologist with Longco Oil and Gas Corp.

Costa Rica Oil Corp., New York. Purchased Longyear drills.

Council of Social Agencies, Minneapolis. Longyears were contributors. See also Minneapolis Council of Social Agencies, Inc.

Cowin, Percy G. Engineer, foreman, shaft sinking operations, sales representative in Alabama.

Culbert, J. F. Longyear foreman.

Cuyuna-Bessemer Iron Company, Duluth, Minn. Drilling client.

Davison Chemical Company Drilling client (Cuba).

Davey, James H. Longyear mining foreman.

Denver Machinery Company, Ltd. Johannesburg, So. Africa. Successor to Denver Rock Drill and Machinery Company. Longyear agent. Purchaser of Longyear drills.

Denver Rock Drill Manufacturing Company, Pittsburgh, Pa. Furnished equipment to Longyears.

Desbarats Mining Company, Limited, Ontario, Canada. Drilling client and professional services.

Dessau, Maurice S. Sold carbons to Longyears.

Diamond Core Drill Manufacturers Association Longyears were members. Most of the files are under Rohrbach.

Diamond Drill Carbon Company, New York. Longyear purchased carbons from the firm.

Division Company, Minneapolis. Edmund J. Longyear was incorporator.

Dixon, James C. Longyear drill runner.

Donovan, Percy W. general manager of Longco, Manager of E.J. Longyear Company, contract drilling department and other positions with Longyears; director of E.J. Longyear Company.

Douglas, George P. Drilling client.

Dow, Rollin N. Secretary of E.J. Longyear Company and other positions with Longyears.

Duluth Bethel Society, Duluth, Minn. Longyears gave financial support.

Edmund Iron Company.

Edson, Frank A. Petroleum engineer and president of the Continental Diamond Drilling Company. Client.

El Potosi Mining Company, Mexico. Purchased Longyear drills.

Ellis, Bruce. Longyear drilling superintendent Arizona and the Southwest.

Elnes, Olaf. Longyear drill foreman.

Empire Steel and Iron Company, Wharton, New Jersey. Drilling client, and development consultation.

Engineering and Mining Journal, New York. Longyears furnished news for publication, exchanged news with editor about developments in the field, and advertised in the journal.

Engineering and Mining Journal-Press, New York. Longyears advertised in the journal.

Engineering News-Record, New York. Longyears advertised in the journal.

Erickson, George. Longyear drill foreman.

Ernst & Ernst, Minneapolis. Auditors for Longyears

Eubanks, George. Stockholder in Longyear companies, especially Molybdenum, manager for field operations E.J. Longyear Company, mining division.

Eureka Corp., Limited, Eureka, Nevada. Drilling client.

Excelsior Fruit Growers Association, Excelsior, Minn.

Extension Company, Minneapolis Edmund J. Longyear was an incorporator.

Falconbridge Mines, Ltd. Edmund J. Longyear was an incorporator. Pres. was Fred B. Snyder. See also files under Bureau of Mines, Canada, and H. Foster Bain.

Fangel and Company, Oslo, Norway. Purchased Longyear drills.

Fargo Engineering Company, Jackson, Mich. Drilling client (dam sites).

First National Bank, Bovey, Minn. Handled Bovey lots.

First National Bank, Minneapolis. Longyears were stockholders.

First Security and National Bank, Minneapolis. Longyears were stockholders.

Foester, Hallard W. Representative of E.J. Longyear Manufacturing Company, Southwest and Mexico.

Fredlund, Fred F. Head of mechanical department, E.J. Longyear Company, Marquette, Mich.

Garvey (Chas.) Diamond Drilling Company, Port Henry, New York. Drilling client, and purchaser of supplies.

General Chemical Company, New York. Drilling client (Cuba).

General Fresh Air Fund Committee, Minneapolis. Longyears contributed. Check under Minneapolis for all Minneapolis organizations, since the filer sometimes classified by city.

Gholz, Arthur L. Longyear drilling superintendent., manager, drilling division, 1917-1921.

Gildersleeve, A.M. Had interest in Molybdenum Products Corp.

Gill, E.J. Longyear drill foreman.

Goldfields American Development Company, Ltd. Shaft digging client.

Gowling, Thos. A. Longyear drill superintendent and sales manager, E.J. Longyear Manufacturing Company and E.J. Longyear Company.

Grace (W.R.) and Company, New York. Purchased Longyear drills.

Grasselli Chemical Company, Terre Haute, Ind.

Great Northern Iron Ore Properties. Drilling client and mineral leases.

Hanifen and Company, Spokane, Washington. Longyears ordered carbon supplies from the firm.

Hanna (M.A.) Company. Drilling client. Purchased Longyear drills, and other relationships.

Hartley, Cavour. Vice president of Nevada Mining Company and Judson Mining Company. Associated with Edmund J. Longyear and H. H. Porter in a potash proposition in New Mexico.

Hartley, G.G. Associated with Longyears in mineral land and lease transactions, in townsite companies; president of Judson Land Company, Judson Mining Company, Nevada Land Company, Nevada Mining Company, Edmund Iron Company, Standish Iron Company.

Heed, T. D. President of the Nevada Mining Company and the Judson Mining Company.

Hellsten, August. Longyear drill foreman.

Henderson, Edward. Longyear drill foreman.

Hodge, John E. Vice president of E.J. Longyear Company and officer and incorporator in other Longyear companies.

Holman, W. H. Longyear mining foreman.

Home Savings and Trust Company, Denver, Colorado. Trustee in a contract between Molybdenum Products Corporation and E.J. Longyear Company.

Homestake Mining Company, Lead, South Dakota. Drilling clients and purchaser of drilling equipment.

Hoy (Austin) and Company, Limited, London. Longyear agents and purchasers of drilling equipment.

Hunt, Walter E. Longyear engineer and district drilling superintendent, Mesabi Range.

Hunter, James W. Longyear drill foreman.

Hurja, Matt. Miner and mining foreman.

Importadora de Maquinas, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Longyear agent.

Infant Welfare Society, Minneapolis. Longyears gave financial support.

Inland Steel Company, Ishpeming, Michigan. Drilling client and purchaser of equipment.

International Committee of the YMCA. Material is sometimes filed under YMCA. Longyears gave financial support.

International Harvester Company, Chicago. Leased mines from Longyears and others.

International Mining Corporation, New York. Affairs of the Inter-Alaska Exploration Company.

Iowa Railway and Light Company, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Drilling client.

Iron County (Michigan) Welfare Association. Longyears gave financial support.

Iron Trade Review, Cleveland, Ohio. Longyears advertised in the journal.

Jefferson Island Salt Mining Company, Jefferson Island, Louisiana. Drilling and shaft sinking client.

Jewett, Frank G. Vice president of E.J. Longyear Company, 1911-1916.

Johnson, Albin. Longyear drill foreman.

Johnson, Andrew. Longyear drill foreman.

Johnson, John. Longyear drill foreman.

Judson Land Company. Longyears were stockholders.

Judson Mining Company. Longyears were stockholders.

Juvenile Protective League of Hennepin County, Minneapolis. Longyears gave financial support.

Kearsarge Land Company. Longyears were stockholders. Russell Bennett was secretary and treasurer of the company.

Keewatin Mining Company, Hibbing, Minnesota. Longyears were stockholders. Other men interested were Oscar B. Warren, Russell M. Bennett, John R. Van Derlip, John Munro Longyear, Harold O. Ayer, Fred B. Snyder, John P. Snyder, E. C. Gale, and Charles S., John S. and Alfred F. Pillsbury.

Klippel, Walter G. Sales representative, E.J. Longyear Manufacturing Company, in Oklahoma and elsewhere.

Lafayette Club, Minneapolis. Longyears were members.

Lake Superior Iron Ore Association, Cleveland. Longyears were in frequent correspondence with the Association.

Lake Superior Mining Institute, Ishpeming, Michigan.

Leith, Charles K. Faculty member, University of Wisconsin, who did geological work for Longyears, stockholder in Molybdenum, president of Brazilian Iron and Steel Company.

Lewis Brothers Company, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Agents for Longyears.

Longco Oil and Gas Corporation. Edmund J. Longyear was president. Other men interested were Russell M. Bennett, Fred B. Snyder, Wilbur L. Ball, John E. Hodge, Rollin N. Dow. Basic plan of the company is in 1916 file under Ball. Percy W. Donovan, Manager.

Longyear, Clyde. Son of Edmund J. Longyear who made trips to various parts of the country for the companies; salesman and superintendent of drilling operations.

Longyear, Edmund J.

Longyear, John Munro.

Longyear, John Munro, Jr. Family interest by Edmund J. Longyear in introducing John Munro Longyear's son to the exploring business.

Longyear, Philip O. Family letters regarding school at Williams College and service in the ambulance corps, World War I.

Longyear, Robert Davis. Education and service with the companies.

Longyear (E.J.) Company.

Longyear, Canadian, Ltd.

Longyear Mesaba Land and Iron Company, Jackson, Michigan. Longyears were stockholders. John Munro Longyear was president.

Lowry Hill Improvement Association, Minneapolis. Longyears were members.

Lowry Hill Protective Association, Minneapolis. Longyears were members.

Lum, Leon E. Associated with Edmund J. Longyear in mineral lands and leases.

Lynch Brothers. Purchased Longyear drills.

Machinery and Allied Products Institute, Chicago.

Malquist, David. Longyear drill foreman.

Mammoth Cave Development Company, Louisville, Kentucky. Shaft digging client.

Marland Refining Company, Ponca City, Oklahoma. Drilling client and purchaser of Longyear drills.

Maternity Hospital, Minneapolis. Longyears gave financial support.

McClintock, Richard S. Agent and purchaser of Longyear drills.

McIntyre-Porcupine Mines, Limited, Ontario, Canada. Drilling client and purchaser of drilling equipment.

McMillen, F. D. Drilling client.

Mead, Warren J. Faculty member of the University of Wisconsin who worked as a Longyear geologist. Was stockholder in Molybdenum.

Meriden Iron Company, Hibbing. Longyears were stockholders. Others interested were Russell M. Bennett and Oscar B. Warren.

Mesabi Iron Company, Babbitt, Minnesota. Drilling client.

Miller, James P. Longyear drill foreman.

Minas de Matahambre, Cuba. Shaft sinking client.

Mine and Smelter Supply Company, Denver, Colorado. Longyear agent.

The Miner, Vancouver, Canada. Longyears advertised in the journal.

Minikahda Club, Minneapolis. Longyears were members.

Mining Corporation of Canada, Limited, Toronto, Canada. Drilling client.

Mining and Metallurgy, New York. Longyears advertised in the journal.

Mining Journal, Phoenix, Arizona. Longyears advertised in the journal.

Minneapolis and Michigan Development Company, Minneapolis.

Minneapolis Athletic Club. Longyears were members.

Minneapolis Civic and Commerce Association. Longyears were members.

Minneapolis Club. Longyears were members.

Minneapolis Humane Society. Longyears gave financial support.

Minneapolis Industries Association. Longyears were stockholders.

Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts. Longyears were members.

Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra. Longyears gave financial support.

Minneapolis Working Boys' Band Association. Longyears gave financial support.

Minnesota Anti-Saloon League, Minneapolis. Filing is occasionally under Anti. Longyears gave financial support.

Minnesota Employers' Association, St. Paul. Longyears were members.

Minnesota Game and Fish Protective League, Minneapolis. Longyears gave financial support.

Minnesota Testing Laboratories, Inc., Duluth, Minnesota. Tested mineral samples for Longyears

Molybdenum Products Corporation. Longyears were stockholders. Check Ball, Clay and McCarthy files too.

Mount Isa Mines, Limited, Mount Isa, Queensland, Astralia. Longyear shaft sinking client.

Nevada Land Company. Longyears were stockholders.

Nevada Mining Company. Longyears were stockholders. Others interested were G. G. Hartley, H. H. Porter, George F. Porter, C. L. Buehl, T. D. Heed, Cavour Hartley, W. L. Anderson, M. E. Richards, H. P. Gaston.

New Jersey Zinc Company, New York. Drilling client, purchasers of equipment.

New York Orient Mines Company, New York. Drilling client.

Newport Mining Company, Ironwood, Michigan. Drilling client.

Nichols, Clifford R. Longyear engineer.

Northern Commercial Company, Seattle, Washington. Agent for Longyears.

Northern Miner, Toronto, Canada. Longyears advertised in the journal.

Northern Ore Company, Edwards, New York. Drilling client.

Oglebay, Norton and Company, Cleveland, Ohio. Drilling client.

Oil and Gas Journal, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Longyears advertised in the journal.

Oliver Iron Mining Company. Material found in Edmund J. Longyear files, and Oliver company officers.

Onahman Iron Company, Duluth. Drilling client. Some material under Ferro Mine.

Orchestral Association of Minneapolis. Longyears gave financial support.

Orkla Grube-Aktiebolag, Lokkens, Norway. Shaft sinking client.

Palatine Mining and Development Company, Chicago. Drilling client.

Pamlico Lumber and Development Company, Peoria, Illinois. Drilling client.

Patrick, R. S., Duluth, Minnesota. Supplied Longyears with carbon (Black diamonds).

Pearce, Marshall E. Hibbing and Minneapolis. Treasurer of E.J. Longyear Hibbing organization and first treasurer of E.J. Longyear Company. Date of employment: 1901-1917; died about 1918 or 1919.

Penn Arizona Development Company, Tucson, Arizona. Drilling client. See Ellis file also.

Pennsylvania Drilling Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Purchased drilling equipment from Longyears.

Peterson, Charles. Longyear drill foreman.

Peterson, Louis. Longyear drill foreman.

Peterson, Robert. Longyear drill foreman.

Phelps Dodge Corporation, Morenci, Arizona. Drilling client and purchaser of Longyear equipment.

Pickands, Mather and Company. Drilling client.

Pickard, Albert F. Longyear drill foreman and field superintendent, 1939-1957.

Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company, Barberton, Ohio. Drilling client.

Porter, George F. Associated with Longyears in Judson Land Company, Judson Mining Company, Nevada Land Company, Nevada Mining Company.

Porter, J. Clarke. Sold Longyear drills on commission and in charge of coal department of E.J. Longyear Company.

Prohibition State Committee, Minneapolis. Longyears gave financial support.

Purdy, Edward. Longyear drill foreman.

Reber, Maxine. Drilling client.

Republic Iron and Steel Company, Birmingham, Alabama. Drilling client; mine leases.

Republic Steel Corporation. Drilling client.

Reward Arizona Mining Company, Casa Grande, Arizona. Drilling client. See Ellis file also.

Richards, Maurice E. Associated with Longyears in Judson Mining Company and Nevada Mining Company.

Rincones (R.P., Jr.) Company, New York. Longyears purchased carbons from the firm.

Roan Antelope Copper Mines, Limited, Northern Rhodesia, Africa. Drilling client.

Roberts, Hugh. Longyear geologist.

Rohrbach, Clifford H. Secretary of Diamond Core Drill Manufacturers' Association.

Rose Farm. Longyear farm at Excelsior.

St. Joseph Lead Company, Bonne Terre, Missouri. Purchased Longyear drills, and was also a drilling client.

St. Louis Smelting and Refining Works, St. Louis, Missouri. Drilling client.

Sargent Land Company. Longyears were stockholders.

Saskatchewan Exploration and Development Company, Limited, Toronto, Canada. Drilling client.

Shepstedt, Axel. Longyear foreman.

Silverwood, Benjamin A. Longyear drill foreman.

Simes, E. W. Longyear Sales representative in Oklahoma.

Sjolander, Charles P. Longyear drill foreman.

Smit (J.K.) and Sons, New York. Longyears purchased supplies from the firm.

Smith, John R. Officer, Molybdenum Products Corporation.

Smith, William E. Longyear drill superintendent. With Falconbridge Mines, Limited also.

Snyder, Gale and Richards, Minneapolis. Attorneys for Longyears.

Sodergren, Oscar. Longyear drill foreman.

Standard Rock Products Company.

Standish Iron Company. Longyears were stockholders. G. G. Hartley was interested in the firm, too.

Stith Coal Company, Birmingham, Alabama. Shaft digging client.

Stewart, J. B. American consul at Chihauhau, Mexico, important to Longyears in Mexican drilling.

Stovel, Joseph H. Manager of mining department and engineer for Longyears.

Stryker, J. L. Associated with Longco Oil and Gas Company.

Stryker, Maurice. Associated with Longco Oil and Gas Corporation as superintendent and representative.

Sullivan Machinery Company, Michigan City, Indiana. Business of the Diamond Core Drill Manufacturers Association.

Sun Oil Company, Dallas, Texas. Drilling client.

Taylor, William L. Longyear Superintendent, Shaft Sinking Operations; drilling superintendent on Cuyuna.

Tennessee Valley Authority. See also U.S. Departments. Drilling client.

Tri-State Development Company, Limited.

Union City Mission, Minneapolis. Longyears gave financial support.

United States Departments.

Sometimes the federal file includes data on state offices, but files for each state are usually under the name of the state.

United States Engineers

United States Geological Survey

United States Bureau of Standards

United States Bureau of Mines

United States Treasury Department

Bureau of Reclamation

Superintendent of Documents

University of Michigan, Alumni Association. Edmund J. Longyear was a member.

Van Derlip, John R. Attorney for Longyears and investor in Longco.

Van Derlip and Lum. Attorneys for Longyears.

Voters' League, Minneapolis. Longyears gave financial support.

War Chest, Minneapolis. Longyears gave financial support.

Warren, Oscar B. Association with Longyears in Cascade Mining Company, Mace Iron Mining Company.

Wells and Dickey, Minneapolis. Offered investments to Longyears.

Western Machinery Company, Limited. Perth, Australia. Agent for Longyears.

Whimster, H.M. Longyear geology consultant.

Wicklund, Peter. Longyear drill foreman.

Wisconsin-Minnesota Light and Power Company, Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Drilling client (dam sites).

Woodward Iron Company, Bessemer, Alabama. Drilling client.

YMCA, Minneapolis. Longyears gave financial support.

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145.F.15.5B

A-Z, 1914.

A-El, 1915.

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145.F.15.6F

Em-Ou, 1915.

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145.F.15.7B

Pa-Z and miscellaneous, 1915.

A-Corbett, 1916.

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145.F.15.8F

Cor-Gowling, 1916.

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145.F.15.9B

Gowling-Porter, 1916.

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145.F.15.10F

Por-Ze, 1916.

Ab-Anderson, 1917.

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145.F.15.11B

And-Dom, 1917.

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145.F.15.12F

Do-Gholz, 1917.

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145.F.15.13B

Gi-Longyear, 1917.

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145.F.15.14F

Loo-Poi, 1917.

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145.F.16.1B

Pol-Taylor, 1917.

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Taylor-YMCA, 1917.

Ac-Can, 1918.

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Can-Gholz. 1918.

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Gholz-Mea, 1918.

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145.F.16.5B

Mil-Sell, 1918.

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145.F.16.6F

Ser-Z. 1918.

Ad-Ber, 1919.

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145.F.16.7B

Bes-Har, 1919.

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145.F.16.8F

Haw-Longyear. 1919.

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145.F.16.9B

1919:Longyear-Ree, 1919.

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145.F.16.10F

Rei-Wr, 1919.

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145.F.16.11B

YMCA-Z, 1919.

Ac-Di, 1920.

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145.F.16.12F

Do-Hunter, 1920.

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145.F.16.13B

Hunt-Min. 1920.

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Min-Stovel. 1920.

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145.F.17.1B

Stovel-Z. 1920.

Ac-Cor. 1921.

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Cowin-Gy. 1921.

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G (miscellaneous)-Mu. 1921.

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M (miscellaneous)-Stryker. 1921.

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145.F.17.5B

Stryker-Z and (miscellaneous). 1921.

Ad-A (miscellaneous). 1922.

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A (miscellaneous)-E. 1922.

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Fe-Longyear. 1922.

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Longyear-Q. 1922.

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Ra-Z. 1922.

Ad-Boy, 1923.

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Bradley-F, 1923.

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Gowling-Loomis. 1923.

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L (miscellaneous)-Story, 1923.

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Stovel-Z, 1923.

Al-By, 1924.

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B (miscellaneous)-Hellsten, 1924.

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Hunter-New. 1924.

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Nicholas-V. 1924.

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We-Z. 1924.

Agress-C (miscellaneous), 1925.

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C (miscellaneous)-Hellsten. 1925.

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Hunter-Mar, 1925.

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Mc-South. 1925.

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Stovel-Z. 1925.

Ag-Anderson, 1926.

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Anderson-Engineering, 1926.

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Eubanks-K, 1926.

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Longyear-New York, 1926.

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Nor-T. 1926.

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U.S. Departments-Z and miscellaneous.

American-Corrigan, 1927.

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C (miscellaneous)-Hanna, 1927.

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Hellsten-Longyear, 1927.

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Longyear-Patrick. 1927.

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Pe-T. 1927.

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145.F.19.3B

U.S. Departments-Z and miscellaneous, 1927.

American-B, 1928.

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Callinan-Gowling, 1928.

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Gowling-Longyear. 1928.

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145.F.19.6F

Longyear-Nagel. 1928.

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145.F.19.7B

Norden-Shork, 1928.

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Sodergen-Z, 1928.

American-B, 1929.

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145.F.19.9B

Cole-L, 1929.

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145.F.19.10F

Minas-R (miscellaneous). 1929.

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145.F.19.11B

Sullivan-Z, 1929.

American-C (miscellaneous). 1930.

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145.F.19.12F

C (miscellaneous)-H (miscellaneous), 1930.

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145.F.19.13B

H (miscellaneous)-M (miscellaneous), 1930.

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145.F.19.14F

M (miscellaneous)-Sodergren, 1930.

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141.C.10.4F

Sprague-W (miscellaneous), 1930.

American-A (miscellaneous), 1931.

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141.C.10.5B

A (miscellaneous)-H (miscellaneous), 1931.

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141.C.10.6F

H (miscellaneous)-Pickands, 1931.

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141.C.10.7B

Purdy-Z, 1931.

American-A (miscellaneous), 1932.

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141.C.10.7B

B-L, 1932.

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141.C.10.9B

1932: Meriden-Z, 1932.

A-C, 1933.

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141.C.10.10F

Diamond-L, 1933.

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Box

141.C.11.1B

Machinery-Z.

American-Compania, 1934.

Location

Box

145.F20.9B

Cooper-I (miscellaneous), 1934.

Location

Box

141.C.11.3B

I (miscellaneous)-Sullivan, 1934.

Location

Box

141.C.11.4F

S (miscellaneous)-Z, 1934.

American-Foester, 1935.

Location

Box

141.C.11.5B

Foester-Longyear. 1935.

Location

Box

141.C.11.6F

Longyear-Rohrbach. 1935.

Location

Box

141.C.11.7B

R miscellaneous-Z, 1935.

American-Bonardi, 1936.

Location

Box

145.H.1.1B

Boyles-Hoy, 1936.

Location

Box

145.H.1.2F

Hoy-Longyear. 1936.

Location

Box

145.H.1.3B

Longyear-Rohrbach, 1936.

Location

Box

145.H.1.4F

Rohrbach-Z, 1936.

American-Australia, 1937.

Location

Box

145.H.1.5B

A (miscellaneous)-Foester, 1937.

Location

Box

145.H.1.6F

100

Foester-Levine, 1937.

Location

Box

145.H.1.7B

101

Longyear-Mine, 1937.

Location

Box

145.H.1.8F

102

Mining-U.S. Departments, 1937.

Location

Box

145.H.1.9B

103

U.S. Departments-Z, 1937.

Acme-D.

Location

Box

145.H.1.10F

104

El-Kirk, 1938.

Location

Box

145.J.2.1B

105

K (miscellaneous)-Matheny.

Location

Box

145.H.2.2F

106

McClintock-S, 1938.

Location

Box

145.H.2.3B

107

Taylor-Z, 1938.

Akron-D, 1939.

Location

Box

145.H.2.4F

108

Eklund-Ingersoll, 1939.

Location

Box

145.H.2.5B

109

International-Longyear. 1939.

Location

Box

145.H.2.6F

110

Longyear-Pennsylvania. 1939.

Location

Box

145.H.3.7B

111

Pennsylvania-U (miscellaneous), 1939.

Location

Box

145.H.2.8F

112

U (miscellaneous)-Z, 1939.

Adams-Denver, 1940.

Location

Box

145.H.2.9B

113

Derby-Jones. 1940.

Location

Box

145.H.2.10F

114

J (miscellaneous)-Longyear, 1940.

Location

Box

145.H.3.1B

115

Longyear-Prentice, 1940.

Location

Box

145.H.3.2F

116

P (miscellaneous)-U, 1940.

Location

Box

145.H.3.3B

117

Walgren-Z, 1940.

Aero-Cole, 1941.

Location

Box

145.H.3.4F

118

Columbia-Hoffman. 1941.

Location

Box

145.H.3.5B

119

Homestake-Longyear, 1941.

Location

Box

145.H.3.6F

120

Longyear-O, 1941.

Location

Box

145.H.3.7B

121

Panama-U.S. Departments, 1941.

Location

Box

145.H.3.8F

122

U.S. Departments-Wynne, 1941.

Adams-Barto, 1942.

Location

Box

145.H.3.9B

123

Barto-Foester, 1942.

Location

Box

145.H.3.10F

124

Foester-K (miscellaneous), 1942.

Location

Box

145.H.4.1B

125

LaLuz-Longyear Company, 1942.

Location

Box

145.H.4.2F

126

Longyear Company-Peterson, 1942.

Location

Box

145.H.4.3B

127

Peterson-R, 1942.

Location

Box

145.H.4.4F

128

St. Joseph-U.S. Departments. 1942.

Location

Box

145.H.4.5B

129

U.S. Departments-Z, 1942.

Absand-Barto, 1943.

Location

Box

145.H.4.6F

130

Bean-Foester, 1943.

Location

Box

145.H.4.7B

131

Foester-Longtin, 1943.

Location

Box

145.H.4.8F

132

Longyear Company-McClintock, 1943.

Location

Box

145.H.4.9B

133

McGraw-Pickands, 1943.

Location

Box

145.H.4.10F

134

Pickard-Roundup, 1943.

Location

Box

145.H.5.1B

135

R (miscellaneous)-U.S. Departments, 1943.

Location

Box

145.H.5.2F

136

U.S. Departments-Z, 1943.

Adams-Armstrong, 1944.

Location

Box

145.H.5.3B

137

Armstrong-DuPont, 1944.

Location

Box

145.H.5.4F

138

D (miscellaneous)-Hoy, 1944.

Location

Box

145.H.5.5B

139

H (miscellaneous)-Longyear Company, 1944.

Location

Box

145.H.5.6F

140

Longyear Company-M (miscellanous), 1944.

Location

Box

145.H.5.7B

141

National-St. Joseph, 1944.

Location

Box

145.H.5.8F

142

St. Joseph-U.S. Departments. 1944.

Location

Box

145.H.5.9B

143

U.S. Departments-Z, 1944.

Longyear Company, 1945.

Location

Box

145.H.5.10F

144

Longyear Company-Perry, 1945.

Location

Box

145.H.6.1B

145

Peterson-S (miscellanous). 1945.

Location

Box

145.H.6.2F

146

S (miscellaneous)-Z (miscellanous), 1945.

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TRIP REPORTS

The filing arrangement is alphabetical by the name of the person making the report. See also box 167 for a small group of reports that postdate these.

E.J. Longyear Company, General, 1919-1925.

Location

Box

145.H.6.2F

146

Anderson, O. B., 1936-1947.

Armstrong, L. C., 1945-1949.

Boyle, Hugh, 1928-1938.

Burnhart, V. N., 1946-1949.

Cole, W. A., 1922-1940.

Cooper, L. D., 1920-1941.

Cowin, P.G., 1920-1923.

Davenport, W., 1934-1949.

Davidson, D. M., 1941-1949.

Location

Box

145.H.6.3B

147

Davis, F. F., 1947-1949.

Donovan, P. W., 1920-1949.

Gardner, H. C., 1946-1949.

Gowling, T. A., 1920-1934.

Hansen, M. G., 1947-1949.

Hermiston, P. A., 1941-1949.

Hodge, John E., 1920-1922.

Klippel, W. G., 1925-1935.

Kurtze, H. A., 1938-1949.

Longyear, C. S., 1922-1923.

Location

Box

145.H.6.4F

148

Longyear, R. D., 1920-1950.

Zavitz, Douglas, 1937-1941.

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MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS

Location

Box

145.H.6.4F

148

Nashwauk Company, Duluth, Minnesota, 1902-1928.

Incorporated in 1902 by Edmund J. Longyear, Joseph Sellwood, Frank Jewett to deal in real estate and mineral leases and explore lands for iron ore. The records consist of the following: articles of incorporation and bylaws; stock certificates; trial balances (1902-1928); sales reports (1902-1916); and miscellaneous, including minutes, deeds, letters, and other papers re: platting the townsite of Nashwauk, organizing a school district, mineral reservations, and inventories of lots sold.

Bovey Company, Hibbing, 1904-1928.

Incorporated by Edmund J. Longyear, Frank Jewett, and Marshall E. Pearce in 1904 to deal in real estate and mineral leases and explore for iron ore. Founded the townsite of Bovey. The papers consist of the following: sales reports (1904-1925, not complete); trial balances, 1905-1928 (not complete); deeds and agreements (1904-1922); and articles of incorporation and papers relating to incorporation.

Location

Box

145.H.6.5B

149

Molybdenum Products Corporation. 1917-1919.

Stock certificates, leases, agreements, assignments, claim notifications, and stock lists.

Aurora Company, 1905-1906, 1912.

A plat of Aurora. Second Division: and legal papers, including receipts for deeds, lists of lots sold, agreements and an affidavit.

Minneapolis and Michigan Development Company, 1913-1941.

Contracts, agreements, letters concerning contracts and liquidation papers.

Judson Land Company and Judson Mining Company, 1912-1916.

Articles of incorporation (1912) and bylaws of the Judson Land Company; bylaws of the Judson Mining Company; financial reports of, Judson Mining Company (1914-1915) and Judson Land Company (1914-1915); leases, agreements, indentures, and miscellaneous legal papers (1912-1916); and reports to the stockholders of the two companies as well as the Nevada Land Company and Nevada Mining Company.

Nevada Land Company and Nevada Mining Company, 1908-1916.

Articles of incorporation and bylaws (1909) of the Nevada Land Company; bylaws of the Nevada Mining Company; reports (1908-1911); and miscellaneous legal papers (1909-1916).

Sargent Land Company, 1908-1918, 1921.

Annual reports and financial statements.

Sutton Land Company, 1908-1914, 1921.

Annual reports and financial statements.

Kearsarge Land Company, 1908-1915, 1921.

Annual reports and financial statements.

Location

Box

145.H.6.6F

150

Lake Mining Company, 1943-1948.

Financial statements.

Division Company, 1913-1922.

Articles of incorporation (1913); stock certificates; and miscellaneous legal papers.

Extension Company, 1914-1920.

Articles of incorporation (1916); promissory notes (1916-1920); stock certificates; and miscellaneous legal papers (1914-1920).

Miscellaneous articles of incorporation.

Includes: Longyear Holding Company, E.J. Longyear Manufacturing Company, E.J. Longyear Company, E.J. Longyear Exploration Company, E.J. Longyear Development Company, and Longco Oil Corporation.

Legal files: Longyear companies:

Drilling contracts, agency agreements, option agreements, mineral leases, royalty agreements, land sales (indentures, deeds), and papers created in the process of lawsuits.

1891-1902.

Location

Box

145.H.6.7B

151

1903-1912.

Location

Box

145.H.6.8F

152

1913-1918.

Location

Box

145.H.6.9B

153

1919-1939.

Location

Box

145.H.6.10F

154

1940-1946 and undated.

Reports on mine shipments and royalties:

Adams Mine, 1905-1917.

Alexander Mine, 1905-1910.

Alworth Lease, 1905-1919.

Beckfelt-Finnegan Lease, 1907-1915.

Boeing Mine, 1922-1927.

Bovey-De Laittre Lease, 1908-1934.

Bruce Mine, 1930-1932.

Diamond Iron Company Lease, 1908-1915.

Dunwoody Mine, 1917-1933.

Glen Mine, 1902-1933.

Kerr Mine, 1905-1926.

Location

Box

145.H.7.1B

155

Knox-Gilbert Lease, 1907-1915.

Longyear Mine, 1905-1933.

Mace Mine, 1908-1932 (Mace No. 1, St. Louis; Mace No. 2, Itasca).

Mahoning Mine, St. Louis Company, Minn. 1906-1907.

Monroe Mine, 1905-1914.

Mesaba Leases (Trial balances), 1907-1913

Nassau Mine, 1907-1909.

New Richmond and Isabella (Marquette, Michigan.), 1932.

North Harrison Mine, 1916-1932.

Patrick Mine, 1917-[1931].

Location

Box

145.H.7.2F

156

Patrick Mine, 1917-[1931].

Pearce Mine, 1903-1914.

St. Paul Mine, 1905-1923.

Sargent Mine, 1917-1932.

Stevenson Mine (includes North Stevenson), 1902-1913.

Sweeney Mine, 1905-1923.

Syracuse Mine, 1910-1934.

Syracuse Lake, 1918-1934.

Monthly reports 1947-1948.

Trip reports, 1940, 1944-1948.

Location

Box

145.H.7.3B

157

Clippings, 1908-1915.

Newspaper clippings relating to railroad building in the Minnesota iron range country; discovery of iron ore at Aitkin, Minnesota and at other locations; protest against the incorporation of Deerwood, Minnesota; iron ore transportation rates; state claims to ore beneath lake beds; development of the Cuyuna Range; the manufacturing plant of Longyear & Hodge; mining machinery; incorporation of iron mining and related companies; the Higbee Iron Company, St. Paul; the Rogers-Brown Ore Company's operations on the Cuyuna; the town-sites of Crosby, Ironton and Oreland; operations of the Ogle Iron Development Company of Duluth, around Brainerd; operations of the Brainerd Mining Company near Brainerd; Longyear drilling on the Vermillion Range; Iron Mountain Mining Company operations on the Mesabi and Cuyuna; Cuyuna-Mille Lacs Iron Company operations on the Cuyuna; William C. White of Milwaukee and his Minnesota iron interests; Martin Exploration Company drilling near Brainerd; Aloha Iron Mining Company (Minneapolis) operations on the Cuyuna; litigation of many kinds; Great Northern Iron Ore Properties; operations of the Mangan Iron and Steel Company (Duluth) on the Cuyuna; Coleman and McDonald Exploration Company drilling agreements; Brainerd-Cuyuna Mining Company operations at Brainerd; gold discovery near Northome; and the production, taxation, and history of the ranges.

Undated manuscript by L. D. Cooper entitled "Suggestions and opinions from the experience of bringing a crew of American workmen to Norway."

Financial statements, E.J. Longyear Company:

Volume 220. 1945.

Volume 221. 1946.

Volume 222. 1947.

Volume 223. 1948.

Location

Reserve 6

Herbert Hoover letter to E.J. Longyear Company, October 6, 1920.

Restricted.

Digital version

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LEE C. ARMSTRONG FILES.

Armstrong served as a geologist (1941-1953), chief geologist and mining engineer (1953-1973), and consulting geologist and mining engineer (1973-). He apparently was also something of a company historian.

Location

Box

143.F.16.7B

158

Consulting reports and related papers:

These files include consulting reports on mineral exploration and other projects in the United States and abroad.

American Exploration and Mining Company: Lights Creek District (Plumas County, Calif.), 1969. 2 folders/2 reports.

Aruban Exploration and Mining Company, Ltd.:

Phosphate Deposits on Aruba, 1960.

Phosphate Mining (Aruba), 1961.

Atlanta/La Salle Corporation:

Vol. I: Susquehanna-Western, Inc. (Tex.), 1972.

Vol. II: Mines Development, Inc. (S.D.), 1972.

Bureau of Public Roads: Willow-Talkeetna Area (Alaska), 1958. 2 folders.

C. Brewer and Company, Ltd.: Bauxite-Bearing Soils (Hawaii), 1958.

Carey Salt Company: Exploratory Drilling in Louisiana, 1959.

Clifford Swanson & Associates: Clay Deposit near Hamel (Minn.), 1956.

Compania Minera Arocena, S. A.:

Matahambre and Lenchito Properties (Cuba), 1951.

Mercedes Mine (Cuba), 1951.

Concrete Minnesota, Inc.: Sand and Gravel Deposits (Howard Lake, Minn.), 1973.

Cooley Gravel Company:

Aggregate resources of the South Denver area, 1977.

Denver area sand and gravel resources, 1970.

Sanger Property (Jefferson County, Colo.), 1970.

Donovan, Inc.: Fairfax Paper Clay Deposit (Renville County, Minn.), 1959.

Edward Kraemer & Sons, Inc.: Drilling on Kraemer Tract (Dakota County, Minn.), 1961.

Eveleth Taconite Company:

Dam site near Forbes (Minn.), 1963.

Primary crusher site sub-surface, 1963.

Freeport Sulphur Company: Old Pool Mine (Litchfield County, Conn.), 1943.

Gopher State Silica, Inc.: Hayes Property (Le Sueur County, Minn.), 1961.

Hidden Splendor Mining Company: Ore reserve estimates (Utah), 1962. 2 folders.

Location

Box

143.F.16.8F

159

Holabird and Root and Burgee: First National Bank Property (Minneapolis), 1956.

Island Creek Coal Company: Coal Drilling (W.V.), 1971.

J. L. Shiely Company:

Cement raw materials, 1968. 4 different reports/4 folders.

Deer Creek drill cores (Jefferson County, Colo.), 1978-1979.

Deer Creek Quarry Site (Jefferson County, Colo.), 1978.

Dolomite resources northeast of Twin Cities, 1966.

Granite quarry sites on Soo Line Railroad in Central and Northwestern Minnesota, 1974.

Gravel resources: Twin Cities Metropolitan Area, 1966.

South Table Mountain (Colo.), 1973-1974. 3 folders.

Trap rock (Douglas County, Wis.), 1976-1977.

Von Der Weyer Limestone Property (Grey Cloud Island, Washington County, Minn.), 1957.

Kalman & Company: Grey Cloud Island Gravel Deposit (Washington County, Minn.), 1952.

Karl DeLaittre Estate: Itasca County mineral interests appraisal, 1959.

Landers-Norblom Christenson Company: Scott County (Minn.) stone deposit (Sections 2, 3, and 11-115-22), 1955.

Larson and McLaren:

Lake Soundings: Southdale Center area, 1953.

Southdale Center area (Hennepin County, Minn.), 1952.

Marian Council Home Association: Gravel on Knights of Columbus Retirement Center (Chaska, Minn.), 1974.

National Garages, Inc.: Parking ramp for First National Bank of Minneapolis, 1959.

North Central Lightweight Aggregate Company: Clay reserves, 1964.

North Star Concrete Company: Minnesota River in Blue Earth and Nicollet counties, 1976.

Northwestern Gravel Company, Inc.: Feasibility of establishing a lake in Dakota County, 1966.

Oregon King Consolidated Mines, Inc.: Oregon King Mine area (Jefferson County, Ore.), 1965-1966, 1975.

Pan American Petroleum Corporation:

Chignik area (Alaska Peninsula), 1964.

Iliamna area (Alaska), 1964.

Placer Development Ltd.: Uranium in Portugal, 1974.

Prolomac Corporation: Proposed lightweight aggregate enterprise (Mass.), 1960.

Location

Box

143.F.16.9B

160

Ray W. Skelton Company:

Gravel deposit: Section 32-115-20 (Dakota County, Minn.), 1957.

Gravel property: Section 24-115-21 (Dakota County, Minn.), 1954. 3 folders.

Southern Cement Company: Water problem: Roberta Mine (Ala.), 1966.

Stirling Brothers, Inc.: Rio Humo Copper prospect (Costa Rica, 1968-1969). 2 folders.

Susquehanna-Western, Inc.: Uranium ore reserves in South Dakota and Wyoming, 1974.

Torpedo Porphyry Copper Prospect (N.M.), 1967.

Unisil Corporation:

High-silica sand reserves (Gore, Va.), 1971.

Silica sand deposit in Secs. 3 and 4-110-26 (LeSueur County Minn.), 1977.

Western Marble Company Ltd.:

Kinsley marble deposit (Nev.), 1966.

Marble deposits (Nev.), 1970.

Westinghouse Electric: Foundation test drilling (Aruba), 1961.

White-Weld and Company:

Clay deposit near Hamel (Minn.), 1956-1958.

Market for lightweight aggregate enterprise, 1956.

William Brothers Boiler & Manufacturing Company: Clay property near Hamel (Minn.), 1956.

Location

Box

143.F.16.10F

161

Subject Files:

Subject files contain biographical data (about Armstrong), information about nickel deposits in northeastern Minnesota, and a report on a 1972 trip to the Soviet Union by a group of Longyear people.

Lee C. Armstrong. Biographical data, 1979.

Compania Minera y Metalurgica San Miguel, S.A.: Examination of properties in Mexico by Longyear, 1970-1972.

Diamond Finds in Midwestern United States, 1957-1963.

Geddes Webster Company (Toronto): EXPAN Resources Ltd., 1971-1975.

International Nickel Company, Inc.:

Minnicu Prospect: Lake and St. Louis counties, 1953-1967.

Miscellaneous correspondence and papers, 1953-1973.

Longyear agreement, 1953-1974.

Longyear delegation visit to U.S.S.R., (1972), 1972-1973.

Longyear operations review report, 1957.

Stanton, Pittelkow, Bann, and Associates, Inc. consultant's report regarding Longyear office organization, operations, and procedures.

Mining engineering seminar, (1967), 1917, 1966-1967.

N.V. Aruminco: Copper and gold surveys in Aruba, 1976.

Ronald M. Hays and Associates, 1978-1980.

Mining and metallurgical consultants. LCA did some consulting with them.

Western Marble, Inc.: Stock offering circular and other papers, 1968-1976.

Miscellany, 1969-1975.

History Files:

History files include information about Edmund J. and Robert D. Longyear, the history of the company, and the development of Longyear's first Mesabi Range drill site into an historic site.

Corporate history:

Chart, (1888-1975), 1975.

Historical sketch, 1990.

Mineral Ventures manuscript, undated.

Chapter 4 of Part 2 of a history of Longyear. Photocopy of an annotated typed manuscript by Lee C. Armstrong.

E.J. Longyear Company printeds (miscellaneous), undated.

First Diamond drill hole on the Mesabi Range (1890), 1974-1975.

Includes information about the "Longyear Historical Site Project," a recreation of the drill site near Hoyt Lakes, Minn.

Longyear, E.J.:

Autobiography, 1951-1953.

Biographical sketches, 1951-1961.

Correspondence with Robert D. Longyear, 1917-1934.

First drill hole on Mesabi Range: Field notes and correspondence (Section 34-59-14.), (1890-1891).

Typed transcript.

Longyear, Robert D.:

Biographical data and obituaries, 1963-1971.

Correspondence, memoranda, and miscellaneous papers, 1943, 1959-1972.

Miscellaneous professional writings, 1920, 1952-1959.

Miscellaneous writings authored or collected by RDl, undated and 1920-1939.

Trip schedules and reports, 1961-1967.

Longyear: Consultants to the Mineral Industry 1963.

Longyear: Consultants to the Mineral Industry 1971.

Longyear Engineering Services [circa 1948?].

"An outline of services and equipment which E.J. Longyear Company supplies in the appraisal, exploration, development and operation of mineral resources."

Miscellany, undated and 1906-1975.

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PERCY W. DONOVAN FILES

Donovan was for many years manager of Longyear's Contract Drilling Division (1916-1947). After retiring in 1947 he served the company as a consulting engineer (1947-1973). He was also a director (1916-1972) and a vice president (1940s).

Location

Box

143.F.17.1B

162

Directors' Files:

Directors' files include miscellaneous financial information about the company, memoranda to and from other company officials, divisional annual reports, information about certain subsidiary and related companies, and biographical data about Longyear officers and directors.

Advertising program, 1956.

Burnhart, V. N.: Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and related materials, 1960-1969.

Consolidation study, 1954.

Consultant's report.

Contract Drilling Division, 1947-1966.

Corporate information: Affiliates, subsidiaries, and associates, 1966-1967.

Davenport, Wesley, 1953-1958.

Vice President.

Divisional annual reports, 1954-1956.

E.J. Longyear Company-Nippon Longyear Company Ltd. Agreement, 1959.

Japanese subsidiary.

E.J. Longyear 3% Contracts, incentive plans for middle management and "key" employees, stock split, 1968-1970.

Eckes, Philip A., 1955-1961.

Executive salary information, 1968.

Financial statements: Christensen-Longyear Companies, 1966-1967.

Geological Division reports, 1947-1950.

Incentive bonus plans: E.J. Longyear Company and Canadian Longyear Ltd., 1966.

Long-range planning, 1956-1957.

Longyear, Robert D.: Memoranda, 1956-1969.

Longyear credo, 1957.

Longyear product-service policy, 1960.

Longyear Venture "B" (San Mateo, N.M.), 1957.

Meeting at Encampment Forest, 1960.

RDL's summer home/retreat at Two Harbors, Minn.

Mining Division reports, 1950-1955.

Officers and directors: Historical and biographical information, [circa 1976].

Peters-Richmond report on European Companies and proposed facilities in Holland, 1967.

Survey of budgetary control procedures, 1955.

Consultant's report.

Miscellaneous papers, 1944-1969.

Consulting Files:

Consulting files document Donovan's consultations (on behalf of Longyear) with and negotiations between owners of surface and mineral rights, mining companies, mining engineers, prospectors, investors and speculators, and others with regard to mineral exploration, mineral resources and their evaluation and appraisal, surface sales, and mining possibilities on lands on the Mesabi, Cuyuna, and Gogebic iron ranges. Most of these consultations have to do with exploration for iron ore, copper, nickel, gold, and uranium, although there are other sorts of projects as well.

A. E. C. conferences, 1953.

Adams, Robert M.: Correspondence and negotiations for exploring option and lease on section 18-55-25, (Itasca County), 1948-1949.

Arizona: Casa Grande Copper Prospect, 1962.

Arizona Diatom Corporation (Tucson, Ariz.), 1955-1960.

Barlow Realty Company (See also Walker, Archie D., below):

Classification of northern Minnesota land holdings, 1955-1958, 1974.

Becker and Otter Tail counties (M.A. Hanna Company), 1950-1953.

Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company:

Exploration: Lands in sections 4-54-26 and 8-54-26 (Itasca County), 1955-1957.

Negotiations for exploring option on lands in T54 R26 (Itasca County), 1950-1955.

Negotiations for exploring option on section 35-56-25 (Itasca County), 1954.

M.A. Hanna Company: Negotiations regarding proposed dam site, 1965-1966.

On Swan River, section 26-56-23 and 35-56-23.

Negotiations with C. A. Wagner: Section 7-54-26 1955.

Option for Lease in Section 18-55-25 (Itasca County), 1953.

W.S. Moore Company negotiations:

Exploring option in sections 18-55-25 and 35-56-25 (Itasca County), 1953-1954.

Mineral rights: Itasca and Koochiching counties, 1968-1969.

Miscellany, 1954-1960.

Bennett, Russell H., 1957-1963.

Berent iron ore prospect: Kingdom of Jordan, 1957.

Bovey-DeLaittre Lumber Company-Oliver Iron Mining Company agreement, 1951.

Section 28-56-24, Itasca County.

Bovey-DeLaittre Lumber Company mineral properties, 1951-1956.

Location

Box

143.F.17.2F

163

Bovey-DeLaittre Lumber Company mineral properties, 1957-1958.

Can-Fer iron deposit (Central Onaman Range, Western Ontario), 1960-1961.

Cant, Harold G.: Consultation regarding Aitkin County and Iron County (Utah), 1952-1956.

Chute, Frederick H.: Consultation on Iron Springs (Utah) iron property, 1948-1958.

Chute Realty Company: Iron ore holdings (Iron County, Utah), undated and 1910.

Maps.

Chute Realty Company consultation: Iron holdings (Iron County, Utah), 1948-1958. 2 folders.

Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company: Surface SE-SW section 8-56-23 (Itasca County), 1950-1952.

Cole Mining and Milling Company: Cole's Mine (Eagle County, Colo.), 1928-1930, 1971.

Consolidated Water Power and Paper Company (Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.), 1959-1960.

Corsica mine data, AJO sampling, and bid regarding American Zinc Company, 1950.

Cracker Creek Gold Mining Company, 1963.

Dominican Republic: Iron ore exploration, 1950.

Pat Butler and Associates, St. Paul.

E.W. Coons Company: Exploring option on Barlow Realty Company lands, 1953.

Section 18-55-25, Itasca County.

Edmund Iron Company and lot 5-27-55-26 1953-1958.

Edmund Iron Company, Cascade Corporation: Shareholders' and directors' meetings, 1965-1966.

Edwards, N. P.: Offer to Pickands Mather of NE 1/4 section 30-46-29 1952.

Cuyuna Range.

Evans Coms. SE 1/4 section 35-48-26 1950-1959.

Aitkin County.

Fies consultation: Pyriton Sulphide Property (Clay County, Ala.), 1953-1954.

Fillmore County (Minn.) iron ore deposits, 1951-1953.

Fort Gouraud contract (French West Africa), 1951-1952.

Giessler, Paul W.: Lands in Carlton County (Minn.), 1950.

Hartley Office, Bear Creek Mining Company: Exploration for nickel and copper near Ely (Minn.), 1956.

Johnson, Mel: Redemption of lands in Hubbard and Becker Counties, 1951-1953.

Johnson, Rodney: Aitkin County sulphide area, 1951.

Section 20-46-25.

Kona Iron Company: Valuation problem, 1949-1950, 1962-1964.

Koochiching County drilling: Warren S. Moore Company, 1952-1953.

Lake Mining Company: Embarrass Mine, 1963.

Longco Oil and Gas Corporation, 1954-1955.

McFarland, R. A.: Negotiations with Pickands Mather & Company regarding interest in minerals in section 9-54-26 (Itasca County), 1951-1952.

Mesabi Mines and Taconite operations: Reports by F. E. Downing, etc., 1954-1968.

Milford Mine (Cuyuna Range, Crow Wing County). Appraisal, 1957.

Section 23-47-29.

Minnesota and Ontario Paper Company:

1957-1959.

Consultation: Cracker Creek Gold Mining Company property near Baker Creek, Oregon, 1959-1960.

Consultation: Uranium prospecting permit and lease, 1955-1956.

Minnicu lands and agreements (St. Louis and Lake counties, Minn.), 1952-1969.

Minnicu-International Nickel Company, 1956-1967.

Possible copper-nickel mining near Ely, Minn.

Mintintic IV: Participant interests (Utah), 1948-1950.

Mineral exploration.

Mintintic VII (Jenny Lind): Executed unit and lease agreement (Juab County, Utah), 1898, 1918, 1952-1953.

Molybdenum Corporation of America: Proposal for evaluation at Questa, N.M., 1963.

Mulally, J. H.: Section 22-55-26 (Itasca County), 1953-1956.

Assistant general counsel for the Great Northern Railway Company.

O'Brien, Tom (Brainerd, Minn.): Exploration in Section 21-45-30 and 22-45-30 (Crow Wing County), 1952, 1968.

Oliver Iron Mining Company: Oliver ponds case, 1947.

Section 2-55-25.

Location

Box

143.F.17.3B

164

Oliver Iron Mining Company: Oliver ponds case, 1947-1960.

Section 2-55-25.

Oliver Iron Mining Division, United States Steel Corporation, 1952-1953.

L. J. Severson.

Option and lease forms, 1951-1953.

Oregon Nickel-M.A. Hanna Company, 1960-1962.

Pan American Petroleum Corporation: Alaska project, 1964.

Also includes information about a project in British Honduras.

Peever, South Dakota drill hole, (1944), 1959.

Pennsylvania Railway Company: Gypsum investigation in southwestern Indiana, 1955.

Pickands, Mather & Company: Exploring option and lease, 1948-1952.

Sections 18-55-25 and 35-56-25, Itasca County.

Pillsbury, Alfred F, Estate: Gypsum deposit near Bridger (Mont.), 1951-1956.

Schwab lands:

Iron Range Mining Company lease (Morrison and Todd counties), 1948-1951.

Morrison County, 1948-1950.

Todd County, 1948-1950.

Shasta Forests Company (SHAFCO): Classification of California lands, 1954-1956.

Walker family.

Sheldon, Stewart D.:

Enkema property surface rights, 1966.

Near Hoyt Lakes, St. Louis County, Minn.

Mineral lands consultation, 1950-1953.

Sections 4, 5, 8, and 9, T54 R26, Itasca County.

W. S. Moore County exploration (Itasca and Koochiching counties), 1968-1970.

Sheldon/W. S. Moore Company consultation (Itasca County), 1968.

Sierra Ventures/Clinton Davidson, 1961.

Smith, Justin V., 1956-1957.

Member of the Walker family. File includes information about Barlow Realty Company iron rights.

Soo Line-Bear Creek Mining Company: Ashland and Bayfield counties (Wis.), 1953-1957.

State v. Lake Mining Company: Embarrass Mine-Great Northern Railway Company (summer 1952), 1947-1953.

State leasing terms (Minn.), 1949-1962. 2 folders.

Thor I, 1963.

Mining of oil shale.

Torpedo Venture (Dona Ana County, N. M.), 1966-1967.

Uranium ore reserves (Carbon County, Wyo.), Gilbert-Longyear Mineral Projects Venture, 1963.

Veritasca Corporation: Sections 11-56-23 and 14-56-23, 1952.

Wagner, C. A.: Interested in mineral exploration, 1952-1953.

Attorney at Bovey, Minn.

Walker, Archie D.:

OVERSIZE MATERIALS

Consists mostly of geologic and other maps of the Mesabi, Cuyuna, and Gogebic iron ranges. There is also a sheet of printed illustrations of Longyear Diamond Core Drills, and a set of blueprint maps/diagrams of the Longyear Mine at Hibbing (Minn.).

Location

Box

142.E.7.6

168

Oversize Items:

Geologic Map, Mesabi District, Minnesota, by C. K. Leith, 1909, corrected to January 1, 1911. 3 sections.

Scale: 1:62,500.

Maps of the Longyear Mine, Hibbing, Minnesota, by A. P. Silliman, mining engineer, and O. B. Warren, superintendent, undated and 1902-1903. 16 numbered sheets, with cover sheet.

Scale: 1" = 40'.

Printed Illustrations, Longyear Diamond Core Drills, undated. 1 sheet.

Maps:

Gogebic Range:

[County Diagram], T45-48, R41-45 [1914?].

"Checkings of C. E. Lyman, 813 Lbr. Exchange."

Geologic Map of the Penokee-Gogebic District, Wisconsin-Michigan, 1909. 2 copies: 1 of them annotated.

By C. R. Van Hise and R. D. Irving.

Geological Map of the Gogebic Iron Range, Wisconsin-Michigan, 1906.

Wisconsin Central Railway Company.

Gogebic Iron Range, Gogebic County, Michigan, Showing [in red] the Lands of The Keweenaw Association, Ltd., 1906.

J. M. Longyear, Land Agent, Marquette, Mich.

["Gogebic Range, from map furnished by W. L. Taylor, 1920-"].

Shows towns and mines along the Wisconsin Central in the Iron Belt (Wis.) - Wakefield (Mich.) area.

"Map of the Ontonagon Copper and Silver Region and the Gogebic Iron Region Showing Location of Mines & C. & C.," 1902.

T43-52, R38-49. The Keweenaw Association, Ltd., J. M. Longyear, Land Agent.

Map of the Western Part of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, undated.

T47-51, R42-49. J. M. Longyear, Marquette, Mich.

Shows land controlled by J. M. Longyear

Minnesota Iron Ranges, etc.:

Cuyuna Iron Range, undated.

Shows property controlled by Cuyuna-Duluth Iron Company.

Cuyuna Iron Range, undated.

Shows property controlled by Cuyuna-Sultana Iron Company.

Cuyuna Range, 1942.

State of Minnesota, Department of Conservation. Annotated.

Generalized Cross-Sections of Orebodies in the Lake Superior Iron District, undated.

Geologic Map of the Lake Superior Region, with Sections, undated.

U.S. Geological Survey map; geology compiled by C. R. Van Hise and C. K. Leith.

Lake Superior Iron Ore Region, Showing Location of Marquette, Menominee, Gogebic, Mesaba, Vermilion, Cuyuna, Moose Mountain, Atikokan, and Michipicoton Districts, undated. 5 x 9 in.

L. E. Paddack, Lake Superior Land Industries.

Vermilion Range, 1943.

State of Minnesota, Department of Conservation. Annotated.

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VOLUMES

Location

Box

148.D.14.7B

537

Minute books:

1. Nashwauk Company, 1902-1936.

2. Division Company, 1913-1924.

3. Longco. Oil Corporation, 1916-1919.

4. Extension Company, 1916-1922.

5. Molybdenum Products Corporation, 1917-1922.

Location

Box

142.G.4.3B-2

572

244. E.J. Longyear Company, June 30, 1911-July 2, 1934.

Location

Box

148.D.14.7B

537

Stock ledgers:

6. Division Company, 1913-1914.

7. Extension Company, 1916.

8. Longco Oil Corporation, 1916-1918.

9. Longco Oil and Gas Corporation, 1919.

Location

Box

142.J.8.2F

538

Letter books:

10. Letter copy book, 1888.

11. Letter pressbook, book (no. 1), 1889-1890.

12. Letter press book (no. 2), 1890-1891.

13. Letter press book (no. 3), 1891-1892.

14. Letter press book (no. 4), 1891-1892.

15. Letter press book (no. 5), 1892-1893.

16. Letter press book (no. 6), 1892.

17. Letter press book (no. 7), 1893.

18. Letter press book (no. 8), 1893-1894.

19. Letter press book (no. 9), 1894.

20. Letter press book (no. 10), 1894-1895.

21. Letter press book (no. 11), 1895.

22. Letter press book (no. 12), 1895-1896.

23. Letter press book (no. 13), 1896.

24. Letter press book (no. 14), (Reports), 1891-1894.

25. Letter press book, 1896-99.

26. Letter press book, 1899-1900.

27. Letter press book, 1900-1901.

Location

Box

142.J.8.3B

539

28. Letter press book, 1900-1906.

29. Letter press book, 1901-1902.

30. Letter press book: Pillsbury and Southern Addition, Nashwauk, 1901-1904.

31. Letter press book, January-April 1902.

32. Letter press book, April-December 1902.

33. Letter press book, 1902-1903.

Location

Box

142.J.8.4F

540

34. Letter press book, 1904-1905.

35. Letter press book: Nashwauk Company Real estate book, 1904-1906.

36. Letter press book, 1905-1906.

37. Letter press book: Real estate, 1905-1906.

38. Letter press book: Minneapolis, 1906-1907.

Location

Box

142.J.8.5B

541

39. Letter press book, 1906-1907.

40. Letter press book: Hibbing, 1906-1907.

41. Letter press book, 1907.

42. Letter press book, 1907-1908.

43. Letter press book: Hibbing, 1907-1908.

Location

Box

142.J.8.6F

542

44. Letter press book: Hibbing, 1908.

45. Letter press book, 1908-1909.

46. Letter press book, 1908-1909.

47. Letter press book: Hibbing, 1908-1910.

48. Letter press book, 1909-1910.

Location

Box

144.I.1.1B

543

49. Letter press book: Minneapolis, 1909-1910.

50. Letter press book, 1909-1910.

51. Letter press book, 1910.

52. Letter press book: Minneapolis, 1910-1911.

53. Letter press book: Hibbing, 1910-1911.

Location

Box

144.I.1.2F

544

54. Letter press book, 1910-1911.

55. Letter press book: real estate, 1911.

56. Letter press book: Hibbing, 1911.

57. Letter press book, 1911-1912.

Location

Box

144.I.1.3B

545

58. Letter press book: Edmund J. Longyear personal, 1911-1913.

59. Letter press book: Brainerd, 1912-1913.

60. Letter press book, 1913-1914.

61. Letter press book, 1913-1914.

62. Letter press book, 1914-1915.

Location

Box

144.I.1.4F

546

63. Letter press book, 1914-1915.

64. Letter press book, 1915-1917.

65. Letter press book: Minneapolis, 1915-1917.


		Reports on exploration
			66. 1889-1891.
			67. 1900-1901.
			68. 1902.
Location	Box
144.I.1.5B	547		69. 1902-1903.
			70. 1902-1903.
			71. 1903.
			72. 1903-1904.
			73. 1904-1905.
Location	Box
144.I.1.6F	548		74. 1905-1906.
			75. 1906.
			76. 1907.
			77. 1907.
Location	Box
144.I.1.7B	549		78. 1908.
			79. 1908-1909.
			80. 1909.
			81. 1909-1910.
Location	Box
144.I.1.8F	550		82. 1910-1911.

Assay record:

83. 1892-1901.

84. 1901-1902.

85. Longyear & Hodge, 1909-1911.

86. Longyear & Hodge, 1909-1913.

87. Longyear & Hodge, 1913-1916.

Location

Box

148.D.14.8F

552

88. Cuyuna Range, 1909-1916.

Estimates:

201. 1896-1904.

Land records:

202. Owner index, Mesaba Range, Itasca Company.

Location

Box

142.D.14.1

570

203. Wisconsin plat book: Record of ownership.

Location

Box

148.D.16.5B

568

204. Minnesota plat book.

Location

Box

142.D.14.2

571

205. Michigan plat book.

Location

Box

148.D.16.5B

568

206. Land Book. Pillsbury addition to Hibbing, 1896-1904.

Mine reports:

207. Report on Longyear Mine Made to Messrs. Pillsbury, Bennett, and Longyear, 1903.

208. Report on Pearce Mine, made to Messrs. Pillsbury, Bennett, and Longyear, 1903.

Location

Box

142.D.14.2

571

209. Mines report, 1913-1926.

Location

Box

144.I.2.1B

569

Government field notes

210. Range 32W, Twp. 43, 4th Mer.

211. Range 31W, Twp. 43, 4th Mer.

212. Range 30W, Twp. 44, 4th Mer.

213. Range 29W, Twp. 45, 4th Mer.

214. Range 28W, Twp. 46, 4th Mer.

Due bills:

215. 1894-1895.

216. March-September 1895.

217. September-December 1895.

218. January-May 1896.

219. 1896-1899.


		Financial statements, E.J. Longyear Company:
Location	Box
145.H.7.3B	157		220. 1945.
			221. 1946.
			222. 1947.
			223. 1948.

Location

Box

144.I.2.1B

569

Mining leases:

224. Fred B. Snyder to Sargent Land Company, 1907.

225. Sargent Land Company to Van Buren Mining Company, 1907.

226. J. M. Longyear & R. M. Bennett to West Missabe Land Company, Ltd., 1907.

227. J. M. Longyear & R. M. Bennett to Wells Land Company, 1907.

228. J. M. Longyear & R. M. Bennett to Harrison Iron Mining Company, 1907.

229. J. M. Longyear & R. M. Bennett to Tyler Iron Mining Company, 1907.

Reports:

230. Report on Mesabi Iron Ore Properties by E.J. Longyear Company, to Douglas & Robinson, Minneapolis, 1918.

231. Report on Oil and Gas in Kansas by E.J. Longyear Company.

232. Industry and Geology of Oil Shales by E.J. Longyear Company, 1917.

233. Merchandising Investigation made for E.J. Longyear Company by Mac Martin Advertising Company, 1915.

Expense books, E.J. Longyear:

234. January 5, 1883-August 18, 1884.

235. September 5, 1884-December 26, 1885.

236. May 30, 1892-October 24, 1895.

237. November 1, 1895-December 28, 1898.

238. January 4, 1899-December 29, 1900.

239. January 1-December 31, 1901.

240. January 1, 1902-May 27, 1904.

Catalogs:

241. Longyear Diamond Core Drilling, Catalog no. 9, Canadian Longyear, Ltd.

242. Longyear Diamond Drill Equipment and Supplies, Catalog No. 60, E.J. Longyear Company.

243. Longyear Diamond Drill Equipment and Supplies, Catalog No. 200, E.J. Longyear Company.

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RELATED MATERIALS

Annual reports and corporate newsletters are in the Minnesota Historical Society serials collection.

The Edmund Joseph Longyear and family papers, and a collection of genealogical data pertaining to the Longyear family, are in the Minnesota Historical Society manuscript collections.

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CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:: Copper mines and mining.; Family corporations -- Minnesota.; Gold mines and mining.; Iron mines and mining.; Mine surveying.; Nickel mines and mining.; Ores -- Sampling and estimation.; Prospecting.; Townsite law -- Minnesota.

Persons:: Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar), 1895-1972, author.; Armstrong, Lee C., author.; Bennett, Russell Meridan, 1865-1934, author.; Congdon, Chester Adgate, 1853-1916.; Donovan, Percy W. (Percy William), 1879-1973.; Hartley, Guilford G., 1853-1922, author.; Hodge, John E., auhtor.; Longyear, Edmund J. (Edmund Joseph), 1864-, author.; Longyear, John Munro, 1850-1922, author.; Longyear family.; Longyear, Robert D. (Robert Davis), 1892-1970, author.; Walker, Archie Dean, 1882-1971, author.

Organizations:: American Institute of Mining Engineers, author.; Falconbridge Nickel Mines Limited, author.; Inland Steel Company.; Keewatin Mining Company (Hibbing, Minnesota).; Lake Superior Iron Ore Association.; Meriden Iron Company (Hibbing, Minnesota).

Places:: Gogebic Range (Mich. and Wis.).; Biwabik (Minn.).; Bovey (Minn.).; Chisholm (Minn.).; Cuyuna Range (Minn.).; Hibbing (Minn.).; Keewatin (Minn.).; Mesabi Range (Minn.).; Nashwauk (Minn.).

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