Cooke City Mining District Maps, 1901-1924

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Sacket, Charles T., d. 1936
Title
Cooke City Mining District Maps
Dates
1901-1924
Quantity
19 sheets
Collection Number
Collection 2202, MtBC, us (collection)
Summary
The Cooke City Mining District Maps in this collection were all allegedly drawn by Sacket. The maps show geographic features as well as mining claim boundaries.
Repository
Montana State University Library, Merrill G. Burlingame Special Collections
Montana State University-Bozeman Library
Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections
P.O. Box 173320
Bozeman, MT
59717-3320
Telephone: 4069944242
Fax: 4069942851
Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Charles T. Sacket (d. 1936) was a Livingston, Montana engineer. He served in the U.S. Army in World War I and settled in Montana shortly after his discharge in 1919. Married to Berenice Geer Sacket in Chicago, 1917, the couple had one son, Charles Jr. (1918-1943).

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Cooke City mining district maps in this collection were all allegedly drawn by Sacket, although three predate his residence in Livingston. The maps show geographic features as well as mining claim boundaries.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

The Charles T. Sacket maps of the Cooke City Mining District were donated to Special Collections by Richard C. Waite, Bozeman, Montana, on September 27, 1989.

Processing Note

This collection was processed 2009 May 27

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
item
1 Plat showing 400 of the principal mines in the New World Mining District, Park County, Montana.
Scale 1"=1500'. 32"x25 3/4" positive. Hand drawn.
1909
2 Map of principal locations and mining claims surveyed for patent. New World (unorg.) Mining District, Park County Montana.
Scale 1"=1500'. 26"x31 3/4" positive. Hand drawn.
January 1913
3 Map of claims surveyed for patent with New World (unorg.) Mining District, Park County, Montana. All in Beartooth National Forest.
Scale 1"=1000'. 35 3/4"x40" positive. Hand drawn.
1918
4 Map of Park County, Montana.
Scale 1"=2 miles. 34 1/2"x 44 3/4" positive. Hand drawn.
1921
5 Map of Park County, Montana.
Scale 1"=2 miles. 33 3/4"x 45 1/4" positive. Hand drawn.
1922
6 Map of Park County, Montana.
Scale 1"=2 miles. 33 1/2"x 45" negative reproduction.
1922
7 Map of Park County, Montana.
Scale 1"=2 miles. 34 x 45" positive. Hand drawn.
1923
8 Map of Park County, Montana.
Scale 1"=2 miles. 33 1/2"x 45" negative reproduction.
1923
9 Map of claims surveyed for patent and principal locations. New World (unorg.) Mining District, Park County, Montana. All in Beartooth National Forest.
Scale 1"=1000'. 35 3/4"x40 1/2" Negative reproduction.
1921
10 Map of claims surveyed for patent and principal locations. New World (unorg.) Mining District, Park County, Montana. All in Beartooth National Forest.
Scale 1"=1000'. 36"x41 1/2" Negative reproduction.
1921
11 Map of New World (unorg.) Mining District. Park County, Montana. Showing claims surveyed for Patent and Principal Locations.
Scale 1"=1000'. 40 1/4"x36" positive. Hand drawn.
1923
12 Map of New World (unorg.) Mining District. Park County, Montana. Showing claims surveyed for Patent and Principal Locations.
Scale 1"=1000'. 35 3/4"x40 1/2" positive. Hand drawn.
1924
13 Map of New World (unorg.) Mining District. Park County, Montana. Showing claims surveyed for Patent and Principal Locations.
Scale 1"=1000'. 35"x40 1/2" Negative reproduction.
1924
14 Map of Claims Surveyed for Patent, New World Unorganized Mining District, Park County, Montana.
Scale 1"=1000'. 32 5/8"x37" positive. Hand drawn.
undated
15 New World Mining District, Aggregate Connection Cheets, tracing with tie lines.
38 1/4"x 58" positive. Hand drawn.
undated
16 New World Mining District, Aggregate Connection Cheets, tracing with tie lines.
38"x 56 1/2" positive. Hand drawn.
undated
17 New World Mining District, Aggregate Connection Cheets, tracing with tie lines.
37 3/4"x 55 1/2" positive. Hand drawn.
undated
18 Cooke City Claims/New World Mining District, aggregate connection sheets, tracing with tie lines.
37"x53 3/4" positive. Hand drawn.
undated
19 Cooke City Claims/New World Mining District, aggregate connection sheets, tracing with tie lines.
36 1/4"x51" positive. Hand drawn.
undated

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Cooke City Mining District (Mont.)
  • Engineers-Montana-Livingston
  • Mining districts-Montana-Park County-Maps
  • New World Mining District (Mont.)

Geographical Names

  • Park County (Mont.)-Maps