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President McKinley and Vice President Roosevelt seated in mine train and about to descend into mine.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1901-06-20
William Loeb sends a check from William Jay Schieffelin to be deposited in President Roosevelt’s primary account. The money represents a share of the profits from the sale of the Whitlatch Mine.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-06-06
President Roosevelt tells John Mitchell, head of the United Mine Workers of America, that he has invited the governors of the United States to a conference on the conservation of natural resources. Roosevelt has received a very positive response from the governors and other politicians, and extends a similar invitation to Mitchell in recognition of his experience working with the mining industry.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-03-04
President Roosevelt asks Republican National Committee Chairman Cortelyou for advice regarding keeping Minister David E. Thompson in Brazil once the United States legation in Brazil becomes an embassy. Roosevelt believes this is better than sending Thompson to Mexico because he understands Thompson has interests in the mines in Mexico.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-12-31
Theodore Roosevelt would like Commissioner of Labor Wright’s investigator to see John H. Murphy in Colorado. Roosevelt wants to know the facts of what is happening there. He would like to know if the Western Federation of Miners has encouraged crime in the past or if employers have committed violence and the role of vigilantes.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08-13
President Roosevelt received a request from John H. Murphy to either send troops into Colorado to protect the miners who are being harassed by the Citizens Alliance or ask District Attorney Earl M. Cranston to take action on behalf of the miners. When an earlier request was made by Governor James Hamilton Peabody to send troops into the state, Roosevelt did not comply, because he believed that the “conditions prescribed under the Constitution” were not met. Roosevelt would like a full report from the investigator who Commissioner of Labor Wright sent to Colorado.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08-05
President Roosevelt designates Thomas Arthur Rickard as a delegate to the American Mining Congress.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-14
President Roosevelt appoints Thomas F. Walsh as a delegate to the American Mining Congress in Portland, Oregon, August 22-27, 1904.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-05
Assistant Secretary of the Navy informs Horatio N. Armstrong that he is not the same Roosevelt Armstrong had inquired about. Roosevelt is not able to help him secure a job with the United States Navy because his department does not have the positions he is interested in.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-08-28
H. Rider Haggard shares with Roosevelt his critiques of the Anglosphere, particularly their love of pleasure and wealth. He then discusses his investments in the African continent, how insider trading is tampering with said investments, and how he believes that the love of nature “seems to be the privilege of the highly educated.” Haggard also predicts that the “white people” living in Africa will be removed within the coming generations, and that overall the “white races” are in noticeable decline.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-05
Daniel Moreau Barringer proposes Theodore Roosevelt stop on his way to the Grand Canyon to visit Meteor Crater. He discusses its formation by the impact of a celestial body, which he and fellow academics have proved. Barringer wants Roosevelt to see the “most wonderful natural curiosities.” He also hopes his visit will draw attention to the site and provide financial assistance to explore the crater’s depths and extract valuable resources.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-28
Bernard Goldsmith urges President Roosevelt to consider visiting Ethiopia during his upcoming safari, and an invitation from Melenik II, Negus (Emperor) of Ethiopia, is coming. Goldsmith explains that his connection to the Emperor is through his friend Baron von Falkenegg, who has a substantial mineral concession in Ethiopia, and the Emperor wants the concession to be financed and controlled in America. Goldsmith discusses some reading he will be helpful for Roosevelt in planning his safari. In a post-script, Goldsmith mentions that an American diplomatic presence is lacking in Ethiopia.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-07-22
Attorney General Moody forwards to William Loeb a letter from U.S. District Attorney for Colorado Earl M. Cranston regarding “the Colorado labor troubles.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-09-15
U.S. District Attorney Cranston asks attorney Frank J. Hangs to send a summary of the facts in a pending labor dispute case. Hangs is to represent the Western Federation of Miners and Cranston is to represent the State of Colorado.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-09-15
U.S. District Attorney Cranston reports to Attorney General Moody on the progress of a mining labor case on which he is working. The case has been delayed by a lack of evidence presented to Cranston’s office by the complainants. He concludes that his office can take no further action until evidence is received.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-09-15
Governor Peabody reports on the situation in Colorado. He tells President Roosevelt that he has the situation under control and that Roosevelt does not need to worry about political fallout or sending federal aid.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-06-09
A rich vein of ore has recently been discovered in the Olympic National Monument, leading to an effort to convert the area into a regular forest reserve, which would allow prospectors to mine the vein–something they are currently prohibited from doing. Theodore Roosevelt reserved the area while president, but President William H. Taft supports the effort to allow mining. The area in Canada nearest to Washington is home to some very productive mines.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-25
Justice Norcross outlines the history of Nevada, starting with Secretary of War Charles A. Dana’s account of President Abraham Lincoln’s fight to make it a state so that it could support a constitutional amendment abolishing slavery. Norcross goes on to describe the rich mineral resources of the state, its contributions to the country, and the current troubles it faces, especially regarding transportation and railroad rates.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-11
In this cancelled letter, President Roosevelt thanks Arthur Clark Kennedy for the Songs of Morocco, and for the information on the mines. He will share the suggestion with Secretary of State Elihu Root.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-09-11
E. F. Osborn, Director of the Bureau of Mines, notifies J. Leonard Volz, Director of the Midwest Region of the National Park Service, that the Bureau of Mines has reviewed the draft environmental statement for the proposed wilderness area in Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park. Although no mineral survey of the park has been made, the park is already closed to mineral development, and therefore the proposal will have no effect on resources like coal and oil which may exist.
1972-11-27