A GUIDE TO THE PAPERS OF

Noble Hamilton Getchell

Collection no. NC395

Getchell, Noble Hamilton, 1875-1960. 

Correspondence and Papers, 1918-1936.  

1 carton & 1 box ( ca. 800-900 items)

SCOPE AND CONTENT 

Getchell was a mining developer with interests in many Western states. The library at the University of Nevada was named in his honor. He served as an Arizona State Senator, 1917-1918, and as a Nevada State Senator, 1923-1942. He was Republican State Chairman in Nevada for three terms and Republican National Committeeman for Nevada for three terms. He served as Chairman of the Nevada State Board of Fish and Game Commissioners and was a director of the Bank of Battle Mountain in Battle Mountain, Nevada. Papers and correspondence reflecting all of the above offices are in the collection, as is correspondence with Governor Fred Balzar and U. S. Senator Tasker L. Oddie. 

Mining papers deal with mines and mining prospects, principally with the development of the Betty O'Neal Mines at Betty O'Neal, Nevada, and the Gold Circle Consolidated Mines at Midas, Nevada. Other mining papers deal with the Dan Tucker Mine at Frenchman's Station, Nevada, the Security Mining Company at Betty O'Neal, Nevada, the Skykomish Copper Company at Index, Washington, and the Lost Cabin Mine at Alturas, California.

395/1   General Correspondence, 1926-1936, 14 folders.

Business, personal, and political correspondence; telegrams, incoming and outgoing.

395/1/1            Business and political, 1926-1928, A.

395/1/2            Personal, business, and political, 1929-1931, C. 

395/1/3            Personal and business, 1935, C. 

395/1/4            Personal and political, 1928-1930, E. 

395/1/5            Personal and political, 1928-1931, G.

395/1/6            Business and political, 1926-1927, H.

395/1/7            Business, personal, and political, 1928-1931, H.

395/1/8            Personal and business, 1928-1930, J.

395/1/9            Business and political, 1926-1928, K.

395/1/10          Business, 1926-1927, P.

395/1/11          Business, 1926-1928, R.

395/1/12          Business, 1935-1936, R.

395/1/13          Business and political, 1926-1928, S.

395/1/14          Personal and business, 1934-1935, W-Z.

395/2     Mining Correspondence, 1921-1936, 32 folders.

Financial statements; bullion reports; reports of trustees; and in­quiries from investors.

395/2/1            Betty O'Neal Mines, Betty O'Neal, Nevada, 1921-1930.

Officers: President, Board of Trustees; George W Sias. Secretary and Treasurer: Frank Nye. Manager; Noble H. Getchell.

Auditor: C, E, Dolley.

395/2/1/1            Correspondence with Sias and Nye, 1921. 

395/2/1/2            Correspondence with Sias, 1922-1924. 

395/2/1/3            Correspondence with Sias and Nye, 1924.    

395/2/1/4            Correspondence concerning the development of mine and its financial status, 1924.

395/2/1/5            Formation of Board of Trustees; stock issuance; financial statements, 1927-1928. 

395/2/1/6            Correspondence with Sias, 1924-1925.

395/2/1/7            Bullion statements, 1926-1928.

395/2/1/8            Expansion of Betty O'Neal Mines into Gold Circle Consolidated Mines; Trustees authorization; financial statements, 1927-1928.

395/2/1/9            Correspondence with Ralph Blanchard, publisher and major investor, 1929-1930. 

395/2/1/10          Correspondence with Dolley, 1928-1930. 

395/2/2            Gold Circle Consolidated Mines. Midas, Nevada, 1926-1936. 

Officers: President, Board of Trustees: George W. Sias. Secretary and Treasurer: Frank Nye, President: Noble H, Getchell. 

Superintendent: W. H. Englebright, Superintendent: C. G. Lyons. 

395/2/2/1            Correspondence of accountant and manager, 1927­1928. 

395/2/2/2            Correspondence between Getchell and Trustees, 1926-1928. 

395/2/2/3            Finances and development, 1926-1928.

395/2/2/4            Correspondence of Trustees; payroll; bank and auditor's statements, 1927-1928. 

395/2/2/5            Business records; claims against the mine; business statements, 1926-1928. 

395/2/2/6            Agreements; opening of the mine; 1932-1934.

395/2/2/7            Correspondence concerning machinery and materials, 1930-1934. 

395/2/2/8            Correspondence with H. C, Carlisle, owner of a drilling company, 1935. 

395/2/2/9            Correspondence of Lyons, 1935. 

395/2/2/10          Correspondence of F. P. Robert, member Board of Directors, 1935. 

395/2/2/11          Correspondence concerning the finances of mines, 1935. 

395/2/2/12          Correspondence concerning the financial back­ing of the mine, 1935-1936. 

395/2/2/13          Correspondence concerning the expansion of the mines, 1935-1936. 

395/2/2/14          Financial statements; correspondence concerning finances, 1935-1936.

Box 2    

395/2/3              Eastern Star Mine, (Security Mining Company), Betty O'Neal, Nevada, 1929-1934.

395/2/3/1           Correspondence; financial statements, 1929-1931. 

395/2/3/2           Correspondence concerning the development of the mine, 1930-1934. 

395/2/3/3           Correspondence with L. H, Rand, editor of "The Mines Handbook;", and investor in the Eastern Star, 1929-1935. 

395/2/3/4           Correspondence concerning the financing and de­velopment of the mine, 1929-1935. 

395/2/4              Dan Tucker Mine. Frenchman's Station, Nevada. 1926-1930.

395/2/4/1           Correspondence concerning the Dan Tucker Mine, 1926-1928. 

395/2/4/2           Correspondence concerning investments in mine, 1928-1930. 

395/2/5              Skykomish Copper Mine. Index, Washington.  1929-1930. 

395/2/5/1           Correspondence; financial statements; assay report, 1929-1930. 

395/2/6              Lost Cabin Mine. Alturas, California. 1927-1928. 

395/2/6/1           Correspondence concerning the opening of the mine, 1927-1928. 

395/3                 Mining Correspondence, Legal. 1920-1935. 5 folders.

Incoming, outgoing, correspondence and records.

395/3/1            Nevada Industrial Commission. 1926-1928. 

395/3/1/1            Accident reports, 1926-1928. 

395/3/1/2            Payroll reports, 1927-1928. 

395/3/2            Nevada Engineer's Office. 1925-1928.

395/3/2/1            Correspondence, 1925-1928. 

395/3/3            Nevada Mine Operator's Association. 1925-1930. 

395/3/3/1            Correspondence, 1925-1930. 

395/3/4            H, U. Castle, attorney. 1931-1935.  

395/3/4/1            Correspondence, 1931-1935.

395/4   General Mining Correspondence. 1920-1935. 17 folders. 

Mining and mining prospects, incoming and outgoing correspondence.

395/4/1            Mining prospects, reports and inquiries, incoming. 1927-1935. 

395/4/1/1            Mining prospects, 1927-1931. 

395/4/1/2            Prospects of Horse Canyon Mine, 1928-1931. 

395/4/1/3            Horse Canyon and other prospects, 1931-1933. 

395/4/1/4            Tucarora; Sidewinder; and other prospects, 1932­-1935. 

395/4/1/5            Rock Creek; Cimq; Millet; and other prospects, 1932-1935. 

395/4/2            General Mining Correspondence, outgoing. 1921-1934. 

395/4/2/1            General mining; political; business, 1921-1924. 

395/4/2/2            General miming, 1926-1927. 

395/4/2/3            General mining; political; business, 1926-1928. 

395/4/2/4            General mining; political, 1926-1928. 

395/4/2/5            General mining; political, 1926-1928. 

395/4/2/6         General mining; political; business, 1926-1928. 

395/4/2/7            General mining; business, 1920-1930. 

395/4/2/8            General mining; business; political, 1929-1931. 

395/4/2/9            General mining, 1929-1931. 

395/4/2/10          General mining; business, 1928-1931. 

395/4/2/11          General mining; political; personal, 1931-1934. 

395/4/2/12          General mining; political, 1932-1934. 

395/5   Political Correspondence. 1919-1934. 5 folders. 

Republican State Chairman; Arizona Senate; telegrams; financial statements;; incoming and outgoing correspondence. 

395/5/1            Republican State Chairman. 1928-1931. 

395/5/1/1            Financial statements; correspondence, 1928-1931. 

395/5/1/2            Correspondence with Senator Oddie, 1927-1928.

395/5/1/3            Correspondence with Senator Oddie, 1928-1931. 

395/5/1/4            Correspondence concerning the Herbert Hoover campaign, 1929-1930. 

395/5/2            Political Miscellaneous. 1918, 1922, 1934.

395/5/2/1            Arizona and Nevada documents, 1918, 1922, 1934.

395/6   Private Accounts. 1924-1935. 5 folders. 

Correspondence with the Bank of Battle Mountain; stock broker; Wells Fargo Bank; expense accounts. 

395/6/1            Expense Accounts. 1924-1926. 

395/6/1/1            Itemized accounts, 1924-1926. 

395/6/2            Rank of Rattle Mountain. Battle Mountain, Nevada. 1926-1928. 

395/6/2/1            Correspondence; Senator Getchell was a Director of the bank, 1926-1928. 

395/6/3            Wells Fargo Bank. San Francisco, California. 1928. 

395/6/3/1            Correspondence with T. H. Leitch, stockbroker, 1928.  

395/6/4            Buying and financing of claims. 1928-1930, 1935.

                        Correspondence, 1928-1930, 1935. 

395/6/5            Miscellaneous. 1935. 

395/6/5/1             Deeds; Insurance; Leases, 1935. 

395/7            Miscellaneous Correspondence. 1926-1935. 4 folders. 

395/7/1/1            1926-1927.

395/7/1/2            1929-1931.

395/7/1/3            1930-1931.

395/7/1/4            1932-1935.