Treasure Vault Mining Company Records, 1906-1947

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Treasure Vault Mining Company
Title
Treasure Vault Mining Company Records
Dates
1906-1947 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 cubic foot
Collection Number
MG290 (collection)
Summary
Minutes of meetings, financial statements, general correspondence, annual statements and reports to state agencies, stock ledgers and journals, assessment records, lists of stockholders, financial ledgers and journals, vouchers, check registers, and tax returns of a small silver-lead-zinc mine in the Placer Center Mining District of the Coeur d'Alene mining region of northern Idaho.
Repository
University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 2088850845
libspec@uidaho.edu
Languages
English
Sponsor
Funds for processing were provided by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Treasure Vault Mining Company was organized on October 17, 1906, by George Champagne, Charles M. Johnson, Hugh Ross, Eugene R. Day, and George Miner. In 1914 the first assessment of 2 cents per share was levied in order to pay for development work. Directors of the company changed periodically; by 1925 they were Jos. A. Brown, W.B. Heitfeld, W.A. Devan, P.J. Maggy, and George Miner. The property was located on Nine Mile Canyon in the Placer Center Mining District of Shoshone County, Idaho.

Records for the stockholders meeting in 1933 showed Henry L. Day owning 1,000 shares of Treasure Vault stock. In that year he was elected to the board of directors along with George Miner, R.W. Anno, S.F. Heitfeld and W.B. Heitfeld.

A report written for the company in 1939 showed that prospecting and development work consisted of three tunnels and one shaft. The upper tunnel, a short one, was caved, as was the middle tunnel, about 300 feet in length. The lower tunnel was open and about 200 feet in length. All tunnels were drifts on the Treasure Vault Vein. The workings of the lower tunnel indicated that the vein at this point, although generally quite strong, was in places broken up and split into several parts. It was unlikely sufficient quantities of ore would be found to make continued mining profitable.

In 1945 three more mining claims, Big, Little, and Keith, were located and an assessment of 1 mill per share was levied to cover the cost of surveying and locating these claims.

On June 18, 1947, the directors met to consider and approve the plan to consolidate the Treasure Vault, Hercules, Tamarack & Custer, Dayrock, Sherman Lead, Monitor, Happy Day, Duluth, King, Stanley, Western Union and Crystal Lead companies to form Day Mines, Inc. At this time the property consisted of four patented and three unpatented claims, with approximately 740 feet of development work done.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The records of the Treasure Vault Mining Company span the years 1906 to 1947. Included are minutes and other records of meetings, financial statements, general correspondence, annual statements and reports to state agencies, stock ledgers and journals, assessment records, lists of stockholders, financial ledgers and journals, vouchers, check registers, and tax returns.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The records of the Treasure Vault Mining Company Mining Company are divided into four series.

The first series, Records of the Board of Directors and the Stockholders, includes minute books, lists of stockholders, reports of tellers for elections of directors and officers, proxy statements, and other records relating to the meetings.

General Correspondence and Related Records, the second series, is an alphabetically arranged series of folders which contains correspondence, annual reports to state agencies financial statements leases, and tax returns.

The third series is Capital Stock Records. Included are stock ledgers, a stock journal, assessment records, a 1947 list of stockholders, and a 1933 stock audit

The fourth series, Financial Records, contains financial ledgers, check and voucher registers, check stubs, and a bank deposit book.

Removal of cancelled stock certificates, vouchers and duplicate materials reduced the size of this collection by 0.5 cubic feet.

Acquisition Information

The records of the Treasure Vault Mining Company are part of the records of Day Mines, Inc., donated to the University of Idaho by Henry Day in 1984 and 1985.

Processing Note

Initial processing of this manuscript group was done by Judith Nielsen in December 1987.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series I. Records of the Board of Directors and the Stockholders , 1906-1947Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
1/1
Minute book
1906-1947
1/2
Records relating to meetings
1906-1947

Series II. General Correspondence and Related Records , 1906-1947Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
1/3
Annual reports to the State of Idaho
1922-1947
1/4
Annual statement of domestic corporations
1921-1947
1/5
B-L
1906-1947
1/6
Bylaws
1906
1/7
Financial statements
1932-1947
1/8
Leases
1940-1942
1/9
M-Z
1914-1947
1/10
Mining claims: Big, Little, and Keith
1945
1/11
Ore settlements: Burns & Small
1941
1/12
Taxes
1918-1928
1/13
U.S. Bureau of Mines, reports to
1928-1946
1/14
War Production Board. Metallic Premium Payments
1942-1943

Series III. Capital Stock Records , 1906-1945Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
1/15
Stock ledger
1906-1914
1/16
Stock ledger
1906-1945
1/17
Stock journal
1906-1945
1/18
Assessments records #1, #3
1927, 1945
1/19
Stockholders list
1947
1/20
Stock audit
1933

Series IV. Financial Records , 1914-1946Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
1/21
Financial ledger
1914-1915
1/22
Financial ledger
1933-1946
os/23
Check register
1914-1915
os/24
Check and voucher register
1933-1946
os/25
Check stubs and bank deposit book
1914-1915
os/26
Current expenses, vouchers and other financial papers
1914-1932

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Lead mines and mining -- Idaho -- Coeur d'Alene Mining District -- History -- Sources
  • Mining corporations -- Records -- Idaho -- Coeur d'Alene Mining District
  • Silver mines and mining -- Idaho -- Coeur d'Alene Mining District -- History -- Sources
  • Zinc mines and mining -- Idaho -- Coeur d'Alene Mining District -- History -- Sources

Corporate Names

  • Treasure Vault Mining Company