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75 letters, 130 manuscript pages, (23 retained mailing envelopes), plus 29 pieces of paper ephemera and 5 photographs. The correspondence is dated from 3 April 1904 to 1 July 2013, however of the 75 letters only two are dated outside of the 1904-1908 period, that being a 2013 letter from a granddaughter of MacIntyre providing background on the collection and a 1951 letter written to a daughter of MacIntyre concerning the estate of her parents. The photographs measure from 2 ½" x 3 ½" to 6 ½" x 7", with one of the photographs being a tintype. The paper ephemera material includes articles of incorporation, indentures and agreements, receipts, a stock certificate, etc. Wisconsin & Arizona Mining Company Wisconsin & Arizona Mining Company was organized on 10 December of 1904, under the laws of Arizona, with capitalization at $1,000,000.00, shares $1 par. The lands were five claims known as the Copper King group, 4 miles north of Poland, Arizona in Yavapai County. They had shafts of 35', 35', and 50', also a short tunnel showing a 5' vein carrying 6" stringers of high grade auriferous and argentiferous ore. Michael H. Ryan of Goodwin, Arizona, was president and superintendent, J. L. Jacquot, of Appleton, Wisconsin was vice-president; E. G. Jones, also of Appleton, Wisconsin was secretary, and Dr. Donald McIntyre, of Dale, Wisconsin, was the treasurer. Michael H. Ryan and Sarah E. Randolph leased various mining claims in the Turkey Creek Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, to Donald MacIntyre on 20 May 1904. These claims were the "Copper King" mining claim, the "Atlantic" mining claim, the "Salmon" mining claim, the "Golden Fleece" mining claim, and the "Red Jacket" mining claim. McIntyre after the contract was signed, had the right to take immediate possession of the property, to work, operate, mine, develop and explore the same as he deemed proper, with several provisions (all work to be done in a miner-like manner, etc). McIntyre had the right to extract, ship, mill, treat, or otherwise dispose of the ores found upon the property by his operations. He was to pay Ryan & Randolph 15% of the net proceeds. McIntyre had the option during the life of the agreement to purchase the property for the sum of $20,000.00. To facilitate the carrying out of this agreement and option, Ryan and Randolph executed a deed conveying the property to the McIntyre, which was then placed in an escrow account. McIntyre, after having the contracts signed in his name, then signed over for $1.00 all his right, title, claim and interest in the escrow account to the Wisconsin and Arizona Mining Company, of which he was treasurer, Michael H. Ryan was president and superintendent. Ryan and Sarah E. Randolph then signed over the Turkey Creek mining district claims (the four claims mentioned above) to the Wisconsin and Arizona Mining Company on 3 January 1905. On 10 April 1906, the Wisconsin and Arizona Mining Company purchased the mining claim properties from Sarah E. Randolph (of Howell, Michigan). All of the above documents (articles of incorporation, agreements, escrow account papers, and mortgage) mentioned above are all within the collection offered here. There are a couple of other copies of the articles of incorporation, showing that the company was previously going to be known as the Michigan, or Muskegon and Arizona Mining Company, before settling on Wisconsin and Arizona Mining Company. There is also a "report" of 22 June 1904 that was conducted by J.J. Whiliams, M.E. The report is a detailed look at the mining claims mentioned above, the types of ore he found, the potential, locations, access to transportation, etc. Correspondence: 75 letters, 129 pages, 23 envelopes, dated 1904-2013, as follows: 1904 -2 letters, 3 pages 1905 - 9 letters, 11 pages, 1 envelope 1906 -40 letters, 61 pages, 4 envelopes 1907 -17 letters, 46 pages, 6 envelopes 1908 - 5 letters, 6 pages, 1 envel. Seller Inventory # 029864
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