Special Collections & Archives
Manuscript Group 272
Dayrock Mining Company
Records, 1923-1953
17.5 cubic feet
The records of the Dayrock Mining Company are part of the records of Day Mines, Inc., donated to the University of Idaho by Henry Day in 1984 and 1985. Initial processing of this manuscript group was done by Lena Johnson in November 1988. Processing was completed under the direction of Michael Tarabulski in February 1992. Funds for processing were provided by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, the U.S. Department of Education HEA Title II-C "Strengthening Research Library Resources" program, the Library Associates of the University of Idaho and other donors.
COMPANY HISTORY
The Dayrock Mining Company, eventually to become one of the main producers of lead and silver for the Day interests, was originally incorporated November 30, 1923, under the name of Stratton Mines Company for the purpose of acquiring and operating mining property and a millsite held by Stratton & Stratton, a partnership. Apparently the Days and their associates were the major stockholders from the start, owning over a third of the outstanding shares. The original directors of Stratton Mines Company were Jesse Freeman, president; William J. Stratton, secretary; and James A. Wayne. On February 14, 1924, the board membership was increased from three to five and Jerome J. Day and Frank M. Rothrock elected to fill the new vacancies. On January 6, 1925, William J. Stratton was replaced on the board by James J. Murphy who died in the following year and was succeeded by John Wourms on May 1, 1926. Henry L. Day replaced Wayne on May 13 of that year and F. Wallace Rothrock succeeded Freeman, the last of the original directors, on November 21, 1927. Thus by 1928 Strattons Mines Company no longer had any connection with William J. Stratton or the Stratton & Stratton partnership, except as a business rival, and a special meeting of the Stratton Mines Company directors held on October 3 resolved to change the name of the firm to the Dayrock Mining Company.
The Dayrock mine was located in the Placer Center mining district on the west side of Nine Mile Gulch, approximately three miles north of Wallace, Idaho. Profits were great enough to offer five dividends of about three cents per share between 1928 and 1932, when low metal prices during the Great Depression halted ore production. In 1935 the board of directors decided to restart the mine and levied an assessment of .006 mills per share, but within a year the Dayrock was again making large profits and sent to its stockholders a dividend of two cents per share. Between 1936 and 1947 Dayrock stockholders received four more dividends for about two and one-half cents per share each.
In 1930 the Option Mining Company, consisting of the Pacific and the Ohio Lodes, was purchased for 36,000 shares of Dayrock stock. Other Dayrock purchases included 15 percent of the Press Times Publishing Co. from Hercules Mining Company and the California Consolidated Mining Company.
From 1928 onward the Day interests always held a majority of the Dayrock shares and controlled the board of directors. In 1943 S.F. Heitfeld succeeded Jerome Day who had died, and in 1945 Eleanor Day Boyce succeeded the late John Wourms. Otherwise, the composition of the board remained the same for nineteen years. After the merger of the Dayrock Mining Company into Day Mines Inc. in 1947 the Dayrock mine continued to be a major producer of lead and silver until its closure in 1977.
SCOPE AND CONTENT
The records of the Dayrock Mining Company span the years 1923 to 1953, with the bulk of the material covering the years 1923 to 1947. Included are minutes of meetings, financial statements, correspondence with suppliers and stockholders, annual statements and reports to state agencies, stock ledgers and journals, assessment records, lists of stockholders, financial ledgers and journals, voucher registers, ore settlement records, mill reports, payroll and other personnel records, and tax returns.
Related materials can be found in the records of Strattons Mining Company.
ARRANGEMENT AND DESCRIPTION
The records of the Dayrock Mining Company are divided into seven series.
The first series, Records of the Board of Directors and the Stockholders, includes minutes of meetings, annual reports of operations and printed annual reports to stockholders, lists of stockholders, proxies and other material related to the annual meetings.
General Correspondence and Related Records, the second series, contains accident reports, assay reports, assessment records, contracts for mine work, insurance records, correspondence with suppliers and stockholders, applications for listings on several stock exchanges, financial statements, leases, lists of stockholders, reports to various government agencies, and information of taxes paid.
The third series is Capital Stock Records. Included are stock ledgers and journals, correspondence regarding transfers of stock, reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission, lists of stockholders and information on dividends.
The fourth series, Financial Records, contains financial ledgers and journals, casebooks, a 1946 appraisal of the property, and voucher registers.
The Ore Production and Shipment records in series five include settlement sheets, mill reports, and daily metallurgical summaries.
Series six, Plant and Equipment Records, contains 24 folders of orders for supplies and equipment arranged alphabetically by supplier.
Personnel Records, the seventh series, includes payroll information, time sheets, daily summaries of work done in the mine, and records relating to pay increases and employee withholding tax.
Removal of cancelled stock certificates, returned assessment notices, vouchers, paid checks, bank statements, and duplicate materials reduced the size of this collection by 10.5 cubic feet.
SERIES LIST
Container I. Records of the Board of Directors and the Stockholders, 1923-1947 1 II. General Correspondence and Related Records, 1923-1947 1-8 III. Capital Stock Records, 1923-1947 9-11 IV. Financial Records, 1923-1947 12 V. Ore Production and Shipment Records, 1923-1953 12-15 VI. Plant and Equipment Records, 1928-1941 16 VII. Personnel Records, 1924-1947 16-19
DAYROCK MINING COMPANY
INVENTORY
Box Folder Description
I. Records of the Board of Directors and the Stockholders, 1923-1947
1 1-2 Minutes, 1923-1947 3-10 Records relating to meetings, 1929-1947 11 Annual reports, 1930-1946
II. General Correspondence and Related Records, 1923-1947
A. General Records, 1920-1939
12 A, 1925-1928 12-16a Accident reports, 1924-1935 2 17 Assays Stratton Mill feed, 1925-1926 18 Assessment work, 1926-1929 19 B, 1925-1929 20 C, 1924-1929 21 California Lode, 1929-1931 22 Claims list, 1925-1928 23 Coeur d'Alene Foundry & Hardware Co., 1929-1930 24 Compensation insurance, 1928-1929 25 A.A. Crane - Lois Crane bond for lost stock certificate, 1929-1930 26 D, 1924-1930 27 Deposit slips, 1926-1930 28 Diamond Drill Co., 1931 29 Discovery [photographs], 1924 30 Distribution sheets, 1925 31 Dividend no.1-4, 1929 32 E, 1924-1929 33 Equipment, used: Sold, 1929-1932 34 Ellis, Leslie E., deceased, 1929-1931 35 Exchange, Los Angeles Curb, 1929-1930 36 Exchange, New York Mining, 1930-1934 37 Exchange, New York Produce, 1930-1935 38 Exchange, San Francisco Mining: Application for listing, 1929 3 39 Exchange, San Francisco Mining: Correspondence, 1929-1936 40 Exchange, Seattle Curb, 1929-1934 41 Exchange, Tacoma Stock, 1929 42 F-G, 1927-1930 43 H, 1926-1933 44 Haff, Chas., 1924-1925 45 Hercules Mining Company, 1927-1929 46 Hydrants, Rensselaer Valve Co., 1929 47 I, 1924-1926 48 Insurance - Compensation, 1924-1929 49 Insurance - Fire, 1926-1929 50-51 Inventory, 1928-1931 52 J, 1924-1929 53 Journal entries, deposit slips, 1930-1931 54 K, 1927-1929 55 L, 1928-1929 56 Leases, McDowell-Walden, 1934-1938 57 M, 1927-1935 58 Mancha Battery Locomotive, 1926-1929 59 Monarch tunnel, 1928-1929 60 Mc-O, 1926-1930 61 P, 1925-1930 62 Panhandle, 1926-1927 63 Progress reports, 1930-1939 64 Pumps, 1928-1929 65 Q-R, 1924-1930 66 Rents: Houses, 1930 67 Rooney, Francis P., architect, 1929 68 S, 1925-1930 69 Statements, Financial: Correspondence, 1924-1935 70-71 Statements, Financial: Strattons Mines Co., 1924-1927 72-73 Statements, Financial: Dayrock Mining Co., 1928-1931 74 Stockholders lists, 1924-1929 75 T, 1928-1929 76 Tax file, 1929 77 Tax, Income: Strattons Mines Co., 1923-1924 78 U-V, 1924 79 Ventilation, 1930 4 80 W-Z, 1928-1930 81 Wage schedules, 1925 82 Wallace Bank and Trust Co., 1920-1937 83 Work orders, M.S. Murray, foreman, 1929-1931 84 Zan Group, 1929
B. General Records, 1923-1946
85-88 Accident reports, 1931-1941 89 American Cyanamid Co., 1941 90 American Smelting & Refining Co., 1924-1941 91 Annual reports, 1924-1929 92 Appraisal, 1938 93 Assays, 1925-1937 94-95 Assessment No.1, 1935 96 B-C, 1930-1943 97 Census questionnaire, Lumber manufacture, 1939-1940 98 Claims, Intention to hold, 1935-1941 99 Cochrane, Stanley, 1940-1941 100-101 Coeur d'Alene Mining and Smelting Co., 1925-1937 102 Commissioner of Corporations, 1930 103 Contract, Hospital, 1923-1937 104 Contract, Hutchinson timber, 1941 105 Civil Works Administration, 1934 106 D, 1929-1941 107 Detail of expense, 1932-1935 108-109 Development, 1939 110 E, 1930-1944 111 Engineering & Mining Journal, 1930-1931 112 Exchange, San Francisco Mining Bulletin, 1931-1932 113 Exchange, Spokane Stock Registration, 1934-1946 114 Exchange, Standard Stock, 1927-1934 115 Exchange, Standard Statistics Co., Inc., 1931-1934 116 F-G, 1928-1941 117 Geology report, 1941 118 H-I, 1931-1941 119 Idaho Mining Association, 1931-1940 120 Idaho. Department of State, 1930-1931 121 Idaho. Inspector of Mines, 1930-1931 122 Insurance, Compensation, 1930-1945 123 Insurance, Fire, 1926-1941 124 Inventories, 1928-1931 125 J-K, 1930-1941 126 Keys to master padlock, 1937 127 L, 1931-1940 128 Lease: Caron, 1938 129 Lease: Doyle and Doyle, 1938 130 Leases: Miscellaneous, 1930-1940 131 Lease, Ore, 1937-1939 132 Lease: Osmundson & Muc, 1935-1941 133 Lease: Stansfield, 1936-1938 134 Linde Air Products Co., 1930 135 Lubricators, 1937 136 M, 1928-1941 137 Manager, Henry L. Day, 1929-1940 138 Marietta, 1931 139 Marshall group, 1930 140 Metal, Bureau of Metal Statistics, 1931-1935 5 141 Mill, 1941 142 Monarch Lode, 1930 143 Montana Power Agreement, 1932-1941 144 Monthly settlements, 1930-1931 145 N, 1932-1941 146 New Jersey. Attorney General. Div. of Securities, 1934 147 North Star Deal, 1930 148 O, 1930-1941 149 Option Lease, 1928-1930 150 Option Mining Company, 1925-1930 151 P, 1934-1943 152 Painting - Roofs, 1927-1939 153 Patents, 1929 154 Press Times Publishing Co., 1930-1937 155 Price lists, Miscellaneous, 1930-1931 156 Q-R, 1933-1941 157 Rents, Houses, 1931-1940 158 Report on operations, 1928-1931 159 Reports, Monthly production, 1940-1941 160 Reports, Progress, 1928-1941 161 S, 1931-1944 162 Settlements, Ore, 1931 163-164 Settlements, Ore, 1937-1938 6 165-167 Settlements, Ore, 1939-1941 168 Settlements, Ore: ASARCO, 1937 169 Shoshone County, Road Supervisor, 1931 170 Shoshone Credit Association, "Hired and Quit List", 1937-1941 171-174 Statements, Financial, 1931-1941 175 Strattons Mines Co. v. Option Mining Co., 1926 176 T-U, 1932-1941 177 U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Mines, 1930-1941 178 U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1941 179 U.S. Office of Production Management, 1941 180 V-W 181 Wage scales, 1932-1941 182 Water system, low pressure, 1941 183 Weighted average, 1931-1932 184 Y-Z, 1936-1941
C. General Records, 1928-1948
185 A, 1941-1947 186-189 Accident reports, 1941-1948 190 American Cyanamid Co., 1942-1944 191 American Smelting and Refining Co., 1942-1946 192 B-C, 1942-1947 193 Contract: American Smelting & Refining Co., 1944 194 Contracts: Hospital, 1942-1947 195-222 Contracts: Mine work, raises, stopes, drifts, crosscuts, etc., 1943-1947 7 223 Contracts: Mine work, 1944-1945 224 Contract: Purchase, Carlson, 1943-1945 225 D-G, 1942-1947 226 Goodman Manufacturing Co., 1928-1929 227 H-I, 1942-1947 228 Idaho, Associated Taxpayers, Inc., 1942-1946 229 Idaho. Division of Industrial Hygiene, Dust study, 1942 230-231 International Union of Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers, 1941-1947 232 IUMM&SW: Grievance cases, 1944-1946 233 Insurance: Compensation, 1942-1945 234 J-L, 1943-1947 235 Labor Management Committee, 1945 236 Lease: Bland & Newbury, 1942-1947 237 Lease: Panhandle, 1943-1946 238 Lease: Zannetti & Lindley, 1943-1945 239 M, 1942-1947 240 Mill, 1942 241 Minerals Separation North America Corporation, 1942 242 N-P, 1943-1947 243 Post Falls Lumber & Manufacturing Company, 1940 244 Premium estimates, 1945-1946 245 Q-R, 1942-1947 246 Reports: Production, 1942-1948 247 Reports: Progress, 1942-1948 248 S, 1942-1947 249 Settlements: Black Cloud, 1943 250 Settlements: Panhandle lease, 1943-1944 251 Shoshone Credit Association, 1942-1947 252 Soldiers, Request for release, 1943 253-255 Statements, Financial, 1942-1947 256 T-U, 1944-1948 257 U.S. Bureau of Mines. Form 6-953, 1942-1945 258 U.S. Bureau of Mines. Explosives license, 1942-1945 259 U.S. Civilian Defense, 1942 260 U.S. Civilian Production Administration, Premium affidavits, Panhandle Mine, 1946 261 U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1942-1943 262 U.S. Dept. of Labor. Wage and Hour division, 1941-1945 263 U.S. Nonferrous Metals Commission, 1942-1945 264 U.S. Office of Price Administration, 1942-1945 265 U.S. Treasury Department, 1942-1946 8 266 U.S. War Manpower Commission, 1943-1944 267 U.S. War Production Board, 1942-1945 268-269 Quota Committee, 1943-1947 270 Quota Committee, Monthly Reports, 1945-1947 271 Construction Machinery Branch, 1942 272 Metallic premium payments, 1942-1945 273 Purchasing, 1942-1945 274 V-W, 1942-1946 275 Vacations, 1942 276 Wage scales, 1941-1945 277 Water system, 1941 278 Westinghouse-Baldwin locomotive, 1929
III. Capital Stock Records, 1923-1947
o.s. 279-283 Ledgers, 1923-1947 284-288 Journals, 1925-1927 9 289-313 Transfer Correspondence, A - L, 1930-1947 10 314-338 Transfer Correspondence, L - Z, 1930-1947 339 Securities and Exchange Commission: Application for permanent registration, 1934 340-341 S.E.C. reports, 1934-1947 342 S.E.C. quarterly reports, form 8K, 1946-1947 343 List of stockholders, 1947 o.s. 344 Dividend Record, 1929-1947 345 Ledger, 1923-1947
IV. Financial Records, 1923-1947
12 346-347 Ledgers, 1923-1947 348 Journal, 1923-1947 349-350 Cash books, 1942-1947 351 Appraisement, 1946 352 Appraisement, obsolete pages, 1946 353 National remittance register, 1929-1930 o.s. 354-357 Voucher registers, 1931-1947 357a Voucher index cards, 1932-1947
V. Ore Production and Shipment Records, 1923-1953
358-363 Settlement sheets, 1923-1929 13 364-381 Settlement sheets, 1930, 1942-1949, 1953 382 Settlement sheets, Panhandle Mine, 1927-1928 14 383-406 Mill reports, 1943-1946 15 407-412 Mill reports, October 1945-April 1946 413 Daily metallurgical summary, 1945-1947
VI. Plant and Equipment Records, 1928-1941
Orders
16 414 American Cyanamid Co., 1941 415 Bres Mining & Equipment Co., 1941 416-426 Coeur d'Alene Hardware & Foundry Co., 1928-1941 427 Hecla Mining Co., 1941 428 Hercules Mining Co., 1941 429-431 Miscellaneous, 1931, 1937-1941 432 Monitor Mining Co., 1944 433 Nott-Atwater Co., 1941 434 Oliver United Fitters, 1941 435 Pine Creek Lumber Co., 1941 436 Sherman Lead Co., 1941 437 Tamarack & Custer Cons., 1941
VII. Personnel Records, 1924-1947
o.s. 438 Pay roll, 1929-1936 439 Pay roll cards, 1925-1929 440-441 Administrative pay rolls, 1942-1945 442-449 Time sheets, May-December 1942 17 450-469 Time sheets, January 1943, September 1943-March 1945 18 465-500 Time sheets, April 1945-September 1947 501-512 Shifter's reports & daily summaries, April 1928-June 1931 19 513-519 Shifter's reports & daily summaries, January 1930 516 War bond purchases, 1943, 1945 517 Records relating to retroactive pay increase, 1945-1947 518 Records relating to return of income tax withheld on wages, 1945-1947 519 Employee cards, 1924-1930
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