Dates

• Existence: 1894 - approx. 1900

Biography

The Superior Mining Company (1894-approx. 1900) was a mining company located in Summit and Wasatch Counties.

The company primarily operated out of claims in Bonanza Flat, located in Blue Ledge and Snake Creek mining districts. The company mined gold, silver, copper, and iron. The company was incorporated in 1894 with Francis H. Lyman as president, Abram H. Cannon as vice president, and Edward L. Lyman as treasurer.

In 1896, the company struck a profitable silver and gold line, and in 1899 the company applied to patent the mine location. In 1899, the company had purchased a bond for nine patented claims in the Blue Ledge mining district. Around the same time, the company had also promised to repay board director Daniel Murchie $175. In 1900, President Francis Lyman called a stockholders’ meeting, increasing capital stock in an attempt to meet these demands. No further records of the company exist.

Citation:

Utah Digital Newspapers, via WWW, accessed July 3, 2023. (Superior Mining Company, 1894 company incorporated to mine gold, silver, copper, and iron, Francis H. Lyman as president, Abram H. Cannon as vice president, Edward L. Lyman as treasurer, Daniel Murchie as board director, company holds claims ; 1896 company struck silver and gold line; 1897 company owned claims in Blue Ledge and Snake Creek mining districts; 1899 company applied to patent mine location, company purchased bond for nine patented claims in Blue Ledge mining district; 1900 stockholders’ meeting called by President Francis Lyman, increased capital stock to repay bond)

Western Mining History, via WWW, accessed July 3, 2023. (Snake Creek District located in Wasatch County, Utah)

Superior Mining Company Promissory Note, 1899, pg. 1 (Company promised to repay board director Daniel Murchie $175)

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