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Globe Area Copper Mining Letters - AZ

Currency:USD Category:Western Americana Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 2,000.00 USD
Globe Area Copper Mining Letters -  AZ
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c1882 Lot of 4 letters with accompanying covers, all written by “White” on the following mine letterheads from the Superintendent’s Office, and all addressed to the same person in Van Buren, Ark. 1) Borva Copper Mining Co.(incorporated in 1881), datelined Globe, April 3rd; 2-3) Two from the Old Dominion Copper Mining Company, datelined Globe, April 3 and January 5; and 4) Old Globe Copper Company, datelined Globe, December 8. We could find no direct reference to this company except possibly one by Balch (1882) in which he mentions that the Globe Copper Company is located in Globe, Arizona. He may or may not be referring to this company. This sort of transcription error is unfortunately common. The first notices of copper prospecting were published in the summer of 1878 in the Arizona Silver Belt, but its significance in the Globe district wasn’t recognized until about 1881 when the Old Dominion Company erected a small copper furnace in the area. By 1884 this company had purchased the old Globe mine, which became the principal producer in the area and was popularly known subsequent to that time as the Old Dominion. The Globe Copper Mining Company was organized in early 1882 or possibly late 1881 and thus was one of the earliest companies created to exploit the copper deposits in the district. The year 1881, “…witnessed a series of developments in the Globe district, at Pinal, and in other sections of Arizona. Many of these enterprises did not reach their full development until late in 1882, while others after a brief period of activity in that year closed down temporarily or for good. Profitable as copper mining has been on the whole in Arizona, it has in a number of instances been disastrous.” (Williams, 1883, Mineral Resources of the United States, pp. 221-222). Since we have found no reference to this company, it appears the Globe Copper Mining Co. was one of those that failed shortly after organization [Ref: www.holabirdamericana.com/americana2002/archive/.../gila.pdf]. - HKA#64301