WELLS ARCHIVES
RECORD GROUP 1

 

WRG 1 - Cariboo Gold Quartz Mining Company Limited

Series 10:

Miscellaneous correspondence dealing with mine business, fire equipment, sales tax, Community hall, Employees Cooperative Association, Contracts and licenses.  There are also Annual Reports from 1934 - 1963.

 

In this Series:

1. = Correspondence

2. = Fire Equipment

3. = Crusher Plant and Power Plant

4. = Contracts and Licenses

5. = Shareholders Report

6. = Annual Reports

7. = Canadian Ingersoll-Rand

8. = Retaining Wall for Mine Tailings

9. = Sample Assays

10. = Shareholders correspondence

11. = Miscellaneous letters

1. CORRESPONDENCE

  

   1.1   (16)   -CGQ Change of Address Form (blank)      No date

         -2 Royal Canadian Mint tags (blank)               

         -Envelope addressed to “The Secretary     

          Army and Navy Co-operative Society, Limited

         -Envelope from CGQ Mine (blank)  

         -Y. Franks Parts & Service Ltd. Parts

          parts list.

         -Mine Phones - List of “Rings” for various

          locations.

         -Canadian Safety Fuse Company Ltd.- Use of

          Thermalite ignited cord for rotation blasting.

  

   1.2   (58)   -correspondence to Fred Wells from Vault Smith   July 1932 - December 1932  and JVR Dunlop and various companies.

         -letter to R.J. Spry from various companies

          re:  equipment

         -letter to CGQ (Mr. Dunlop) from R.J. Spry and

          various companies.          

         -correspondence between Spry, Fogle Van Smith    

          and JRV Dunlop

         -Letter to L.J. Fogle, Mill Superintendent, from         

          various companies

         -Goldie & McCulloch directions for operating

          a Three Wheel Combination Lock.

         - instructions from C.L. Ford on how to open safe

  

   1.3   (  )   -correspondence between Frank Sawford, Johnson,      Jan. 1932 - Apr. 1933            Spry and Talbot re:  shipment of various supplies

         -letters between CGQ and various companies

          re:  supplying the mill with equipment and

          supplies.

         - report to Fred Wells from L.J. Fogle, Mill

          superintendent, on the Mill operation from

          Start-up(January) until May 15, 1933.

   1.4   (  )   -correspondence between J.D. Boulding, R.J.         Oct. 1936 - Dec. 1936

           Spry, R.R. Rose, and various companies re:

           quotes and purchases or equipment and supplies

           for Crushing Plant, and Mill

         - pamphlet describing Link Belt Type “70”

           Anti-Friction Belt Conveyor Idler.

         -Blue prints for Idlers.

  

   1.5   (8)   -correspondence between J.D. Boulding,        Jan. 1937 - Apr. 1937

          and various companies for supplies

         -letter from Mutual Life Assurance Co.

          listing insurance premiums for employees

          Enemark, Johnston, Worth, Thorell, Allen,

          Blair, Anderson, Barry, Scott.

         -cards for Spellay, and Sliziak

 

   1.6   (14)   -letter from W.B. Burnett to Mr. Rose discussing      June 1940 - May 1946

          the hospital. 

         -letter to R.R. Rose listing additional names

          for Lombard Code.

         -correspondence with Union discussing arbitration.

       -letter to Mr. Findlayson discussing hospital account.

         -telegraph re:  employment of Andy Lock, from

          Albert Goodwin

         -telegraph charges with list of addressees from

          Government Telegraph Service

 

   1.7   (19)   -Legal Correspondence     1932 - 1933

         -Garnishing Order of Charles

           H. Hughes and Home Oil Distributors

         -letters from Provincial Assessor

         -Garnishee of John A. Fraser

          Quesnel Motors and Paul Krestenuk vs Oscar

          Metz

         -letter re:  Poll Tax 1932

         -letters re: National Motor Company vs E.M.

          Taylor

         -letters explaining Special Revenue Tax Act

        

   1.8   (21)   -correspondence re:  death of Edward A. Lutz,      May - July 1933

           Mucker    

 

   1.9   (10)   -job placement correspondence from Archie               1933-1934

          Watt, Frank T. Beaven, Max Schenk, A.

          Flemming, Gordon Blanck, Sid Grist,

          Dave Westaway

   1.10   (33)   - correspondence between CGQ and Gray's                Sept. 1932 - Feb. 1933

          Lumber Mill re:  payment of account

 

   1.11   (81)   -correspondence between CGQ and               Dec. 1932 - July 1933

          A.R. Williams Machinery (Vancouver)

 

   1.12   (  )   -correspondence from Frank Sawford,      Jan. 1933 - May 1934

          Electrical and Mechanical Engineer

 

   1.13   (24)   -correspondence re:  Sales Tax             Jan. 1939 - Dec. 1939

 

   1.14   (  )   -correspondence re:  Sales Tax             Nov. 1936-Nov. 1938

 

   1.15   (30)   -correspondence re:  Community Hall           May 1937 - Jan. 1939

 

   1.16   (8)   -correspondence re:  Children’s Christmas Party      Nov.-Dec. 1943

 

   1.17   (16)   -correspondence re:  Employee Association,               1939 - 1945

          including Proposed Constitution              

 

   1.18   (34)   -correspondence re:  Accounting    Mar. - June 1945

 

   1.19   (  )   -correspondence re: Income tax, Schedule         Jan, 1946 - Nov., 1946

          of Assets, letters regarding use of explosive

          Forcite and rules pertaining to use. 

         -letters re:  audit of books.

 

   1.20   (  )   -authorization of payroll deduction for Overseas           Feb. 1944 - Aug. 1946

          Soldiers Christmas Parcel Fund

         -copy of Chapter 123 Act Respecting the Investigation

          of Industrial Disputes within the Province

         -payroll correspondence

         -correspondence with various companies re:  fuel

 

   1.21   (  )   -correspondence re:  Scholarships and Bursaries          1963-1966

          for Wells/Barkerville School  

 

   1.21   (  )   -Miscellaneous correspondence         Oct. 1959 - June 1968

         -application for employment

         -correspondence with various businesses re:

         -equipment and supplies

         -bill of sale for Drill to J. Ehlers and Art Smith

         -authorization for A. Lupulack’s to occupy their

          residence which is situated on company property

 

   1.22   (  )   -correspondence re:  petroleum products      July 1958-July 1967

  

   1.23   (  )   -correspondence re:  Mine Safety Appliances              Feb. 1960-May 1964

 

2. FIRE EQUIPMENT

 

   2.1   (  )   -fire equipment circulars      1937 and 1941

         -inventory of CGQ fire equipment, Nov. 1941

         -Steam Radiation of Camp

 

3. CRUSHER PLANT AND POWER PLANT

 

   3.1   (  )   -Inventory Lists           1932 - 1962

         -Supplies ordered from various companies

         -hand written notes

 

4. CONTRACTS AND LICENSES  

 

   4.1   (  )   -Free Miners Licenses        1933-1967         -legal agreement between CGQ and McIntyre

          Research Foundation to “ improve the methods of

          combatting Silicosis and kindred hazards”

         -Unemployment Insurance Stamp Printing machine

          contracts

         - car insurance

         -Contract with CIL, Medical Services, Williams

          Propane, Pajare Instruments, Standard Oil,

          Timber sale,

         -bill of sale for Apex Mineral Claim from Karsten Hansen

 

5. SHAREHOLDERS REPORT

5.1          (  )   -Shareholder’s Report         1940

        

6. ANNUAL REPORTS

 

   6.1   (16)   -CGQM Annual Reports       1934 - 1952

 

   6.2   (25)   -CGQM Annual Reports       1953 - 1959

 

   6.3   (10)   -CGQ Annual Reports            1960, 1961, 1963

 

7. CANADIAN INGERSOLL-RAND

 

   7.1   (2 BOOKS)Canadian Ingersoll-Rand booklets on    April 19367

         Air or Gas Compressor

 

8. RETAINING WALL FOR MINE TAILINGS

 

   8.1   (4)   -correspondence re:  retaining wall for    May and June 1936

         tailings dump from J.P. Scarlett, Gold

         commissioner

         -CGQM vs Island Mountain Mine re:

         matter before Appeal Court invoving staking

         and recording of “NM No. 8 Fraction” and the

         “Brookford No. 9 Fraction”

 

9. SAMPLE ASSAYS

 

   9.1   (5)   -Underground Sample Assays           Sept. 1948

 

10. SHAREHOLDERS CORRESPONDENCE

 

   10.1   (9)   -shareholders correspondencs      1932 -1971

         -blank Mill Operator’s Shift Report

 

11. MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS, STATIONARY ETC.     

 

   11.1   (5)   -BC Chamber of Mines, letter to Randal Rose           

          re: samples of ore, and Wells Snowshoe Cup

         -letter re: “Brookford” trial”

         - letters from Wells Ski Club

         -Certificate awarded to Sidney Anderson from

          St. John’s Ambulance

   11.2          -Wells Townsite Co. Ltd. blank envelopes

   11.3          -blank postcards with  postage

   11.4   (6sheets)-receipts from Wells Townsite Company, Ltd         Feb. 19 - Feb. 23, 1940

          written to:

   T.E. Viney

   R. Willan

   W. Williams

   E. Williamson

   F.T. Bustin

   J. Fribey

   D. J. Buekley

   George Thor

   W.J. Mast

   United Church (E. Johnson)

   H.K. Lucas

   Wells Basketball Club (C. Stewart)

   Hospital

   BC Police

   G.E. Hermanson

   Dick Moon

   Fred Wells

   Screwball Hockey Team

   D. Burmeister

   I. Haugen

         all signed by Claudine Briggs