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Title	Samuel Thomas Hauser papers, 1864-1914.
Creator	Hauser, Samuel Thomas, 1833-1914.
Date Original	1864; 1865; 1866; 1867; 1868; 1869; 1870; 1871; 1872; 1873; 1874; 1875; 1876; 1877; 1878; 1879; 1880; 1881; 1882; 1883; 1884; 1885; 1886; 1887; 1888; 1889; 1890; 1891; 1892; 1893; 1894; 1895; 1896; 1897; 1898; 1899; 1900; 1901; 1902; 1903; 1904; 1905; 1906; 1907; 1908; 1909; 1910; 1911; 1912; 1913; 1914
Description	Andrew Hammond letter to Samuel Hauser regarding the city of Anaconda’s bid to be Montana’s Capital
Description-Abstract	The materials in this collection reflect the entire range of Hauser's activities. It is especially strong in the business and political areas of his career. More than fifty percent of the material is incoming correspondence (1864- 1914). This series forms the basis of the collection (see name index to the correspondence which accompanies this inventory). Hauser's outgoing correspondence is also present, being most complete for the years, 1881-1911. Financial records, legal documents, organizational records and reports support the correspondence series.; Scope and content: There are thirty-eight subgroups, including the Hauser estate and Hauser's wife, Ellen Farrar Hauser. The remainder of the subgroups are groups into categories of banking, mining, railroads, land and ranching, and hydro-electric power. Many of the subgroups relate closely to records in the A.M. Holter Papers (MC 80), Montana Power Predecessor Companies Records (MC 268) and others.; Scope and content: Banking Subgroups include First National Bank, Fort Benton; First National Bank, Helena; S.T. Hauser and Company, Butte and Virginia City; and Missoula National Bank.; Scope and content: Mining Subgroups include Alta Montana Company; Bourbon Mining Company; Helena and Frisco Mining Company/Frisco Consolidated Mining Company; Helena and Livingston Smelting and Reduction Company; Helena Mining and Reduction Company; Helena and Victor Mining Company; George H. Hill's mining interests; Hope Mining Company; Independence Gold Mining Company; Lee Mountain Group; Livingston Coke and Coal Company; Maginnis Mining Company; Meteor Mining Company; Missouri Petroleum and Mining Company; Original Mining Company; Parrot Silver and Copper Company; Rumley Mining Company; and St. Louis and Montana Mining Company.; Scope and content: Railroad Subgroups include Helena, Boulder Valley and Butte Railroad Company; Helena and Jefferson County Railroad Company; and Montana, National Park and Utah Railroad Company.; Scope and content: Land, Real Estate, and Ranching Subgroups include Cascade Land Company; Pioneer Cattle Company; Rocky Fork Town and Electric Company; Spokane Ranch Company/Spokane Ranch and Water Company; and Sun River Canal Company.; Scope and content: Hydroelectric Power Subgroups include Capital City Power Company; Helena Power Transmission Company; Helena Water and Electric Power Company; Missouri River Power Company; and United Missouri River Power Company. (Manuscript Collection 37); Helena, Mont., banker, business leader, and governor. Samuel T. Hauser was born at Falmouth, Ky., in 1833. After completing school, he migrated to St. Louis, Mo., where he worked as a civil engineer. In 1862 Hauser travelled up the Missouri River by steamboat, headed for the Idaho gold fields, ending up in Bannack. In 1863 he was one of the founders of Virginia City, where he established one of its first banks. Over the years he helped found banks in Helena, Butte, Missoula, and Fort Benton. In addition, in partnership with Anton M. Holter, he actively invested in mines, smelters, townsite companies, real estate, irrigation, cattle ranches, coal mines, branch rail lines, and hydroelectric power. Hauser also served as territorial governor (1885-1886). Hauser died on 10 Nov. 1914.; Samuel T. Hauser was born at Falmouth, Kentucky, January 10, 1833, son of Samuel T. Hauser, a prominent lawyer and legislator and his wife Mary Anne Kennett. Young Hauser spent his early life and was educated in the Falmouth area. His academic and practical education completed, he migrated to St. Louis, Missouri in 1854, where several of his mother's relatives were successful businessmen. Hauser began his career as a civil engineer, participating in the construction of several branch railroads in the Missouri area.; The outbreak of the Civil War, with its attendant local strife and family controversy, persuaded him to try his luck in the recently discovered gold fields of the Salmon River area. In the spring of 1862, Hauser embarked on one of the first steamboats up the Missouri River. After his arrival at Ft. Benton, he and a party of miners began the cross-country trip to the placer mines. Hard traveling and discouraging reports about the Salmon River claims prevented Hauser's party from completing their journey. They instead followed the rush to the new strike at Bannack.; The following year, James Stuart, Hauser and others set out on the now famous Yellowstone Expedition of 1863. While largely unsuccessful, particularly for Hauser (he was wounded by hostile Indians) it did result in the discovery of the fabulous Alder Gulch placers by some members who had failed to join the main party. Sam Hauser later returned to the Yellowstone River area, as a member of the Washburn-Doane Expedition of 1870, which was so influential in the creation of Yellowstone National Park.; Hauser quickly established himself as one of the more dynamic and farseeing of Montana's pioneer citizens. In addition to his early interest in placer mining, he, Hezekiah Hosmer and N.P. Langford established one of the first banks at Virginia City, in 1864. This interest in banking later led him to participate in the founding and operation of banks in Helena, Butte, Missoula and Fort Benton. While mining and smelting, and banking were major interests of Hauser's throughout his career, he was also active in many other facets of Montana's economic life. As an officer, founder or major stockholder, Hauser was involved in townsite development, real estate, irrigation, cattle ranching, coal mining and coke roasting, branch railroads, and hydro-electric power. Hauser's mining interests alone caused him to form or participate in more than thirty mining and smelting companies which operated throughout western and central Montana and Northern Idaho. These wide and varied business interests were instrumental in the development of the Territory and the young state. His activities drew great sums of eastern capital to Montana and set the pattern for the state's economic future.; W.A. Clark, Marcus Daly, C.A. Broadwater and Hauser were the "Big Four" in Montana Territory's Democratic Party. Hauser served as Territorial Governor, 1885-1886, as an appointee of President Cleveland, and was a delegate several times to the Democratic National Convention. He played a large role in the "War of the Copper Kings" largely because of his interest in retaining the capitol for Helena, and because of W.A. Clark's support of Helena in its confrontation with Daly's Anaconda. The decline of silver and national economic panics of the late 19th and early 20th centuries brought Hauser close to ruin. He sought relief in a relatively new industry, the generation and marketing of hydro-electric power. In the latter years of his life, the greatest portion of his energies were spent in this enterprise. Just before his death, natural disaster and competition ended this attempt to recover his financial losses.; Samuel T. Hauser's business affairs were closely allied with his family affairs. In 1871 he married Ellen Farrar Kennett who was divorced from James White Kennett, Hauser's second cousin. Ellen had three children Harry Percy Kennett, Samuel Hauser Kennett, and Anne Kennett from her first marriage. Both the Farrar's and the Kennett's were close business associates. Hauser's three sisters married Edward W. Knight, Henry H. Hill, and James Hervey Barbour respectively. Hauser's brothers-in-law and their children were closely involved in his business affairs. His step-daughter Anna married Otis R. Allen, manager of the Helena and Livingston Smelting and Reduction Company. Ellen Farrar Hauser died in 1906. Samuel Hauser died in Helena, Montana, November 10, 1914.
Subject (LCSH)	Barbour, Ashburn K. (Ashburn Kennett); Broadwater, Charles A. (Charles Arthur), 1840-1892.; Carter, Thomas Henry, 1854-1911.; Clark, William Andrews, 1839-1925.; Conrad, William G., 1848-1914.; Corbin, D. C. (Daniel Chase), 1832-1918.; Dahler, Charles.; Davis, Andrew Jackson, 1819-1890.; De Lacy, W. W. (Walter Washington), 1819-1892.; Dixon, W. W. (William Wirt), 1838-1910.; Hauser, Ellen Farrar, 1841-1906.; Hauser, Henry Dixon, 1838-1925.; Hauser, Samuel Thomas, 1833-1914.; Hewett, Marcus L., 1862-1926.; Hill, George H. (George Hauser), 1861-1922.; Holter, Anton M., 1831-1921.; Kleinschmidt, Theodore H. (Theodore Henry), 1839-1913.; Knight, Edwin W.; Maginnis, Martin, 1841-1919.; Power, Thomas C. (Thomas Charles), 1839-1923.; Sanders, Wilbur Fisk, 1834-1905.; Scallon, William, 1855-1951.; Toole, Joseph K., 1851-1929.; Alta Montana Company (Wickes, Mont.); Cascade Land Company (Mont.); First National Bank (Fort Benton, Mont.); First National Bank of Helena.; Gregory Consolidated Mining Company (Helena, Mont.); Helena & Frisco Mining Company.; Helena and Livingston Smelting and Reduction Company.; Helena and Red Mountain Railroad Company.; Helena & Victor Mining Company.; Helena Mining and Reduction Company.; Helena Power Transmission Company.; Livingston Coal and Coke Company (Helena, Mont.); Maginnis Mining Company.; Missoula National Bank.; Missouri River Power Company.; Pioneer Cattle Company (Mont.); Rocky Fork and Cooke City Railway Company.; Rocky Fork Coal Company (Red Lodge, Mont.); Rumley Mining Company.; S.T. Hauser and Company (Butte, Mont.); S.T. Hauser and Company (Virginia City, Mont.); St. Louis and Montana Mining Company.; United Missouri River Power Company.; Banks and banking--Montana.; Business enterprises--Montana--Helena.; Hydroelectric power plants--Montana.; Mines and mineral resources--Montana.; Mining corporations--Montana.; Ore-dressing--Montana.; Railroads--Montana.; Ranches--Montana.; Smelting--Montana.; Water-power--Montana.; Corbin (Mont.)--History.; DHS Ranch (Fort Maginnis, Mont.); Hauser Dam (Mont.); Helena (Mont.)--Commerce.; Missouri River--Power utilization.; Virginia City (Mont.)--Commerce.; Wickes (Mont.)--History.
Rights Management	Transmission, reproduction, or other use of protected items beyond that allowed by fair use under the copyright laws requires written permission of the copyright owner. For permission to publish contact mhslibrary@mt.gov.
Contributing Institution	Montana Historical Society Research Center
Digital Collection	Letters, Diaries and Documents from the Montana Historical Society
Physical Collection	Manuscript Collection 37 Box 10 Folder 6
Genre (Short List)	documents
Type	Text
Digital Format	image/jp2
Physical Dimensions	22 linear ft.
Digitization Specifications	Scanned at 300-550 ppi, 24bit color. Display images were generated by ContentDM.
Language	eng
Contact Us	To order a reproduction, download our order form at http://mhs.mt.gov/research/photo/servicesfees.asp or contact Montana Historical Society Research Center: (406) 444-2681 / mhslibrary@mt.gov
Relation	http://worldcat.org/oclc/154692602/viewonline; http://nwda-db.wsulibs.wsu.edu/documents/retrieve.asp?docname=MtHiMC37.xml

Title	Page 1 Samuel Thomas Hauser papers, 1864-1914.
Creator	Hauser, Samuel Thomas, 1833-1914.
Description	Andrew Hammond letter to Samuel Hauser regarding the city of Anaconda’s bid to be Montana’s Capital
Description-Abstract	The materials in this collection reflect the entire range of Hauser's activities. It is especially strong in the business and political areas of his career. More than fifty percent of the material is incoming correspondence (1864- 1914). This series forms the basis of the collection (see name index to the correspondence which accompanies this inventory). Hauser's outgoing correspondence is also present, being most complete for the years, 1881-1911. Financial records, legal documents, organizational records and reports support the correspondence series.; Scope and content: There are thirty-eight subgroups, including the Hauser estate and Hauser's wife, Ellen Farrar Hauser. The remainder of the subgroups are groups into categories of banking, mining, railroads, land and ranching, and hydro-electric power. Many of the subgroups relate closely to records in the A.M. Holter Papers (MC 80), Montana Power Predecessor Companies Records (MC 268) and others.; Scope and content: Banking Subgroups include First National Bank, Fort Benton; First National Bank, Helena; S.T. Hauser and Company, Butte and Virginia City; and Missoula National Bank.; Scope and content: Mining Subgroups include Alta Montana Company; Bourbon Mining Company; Helena and Frisco Mining Company/Frisco Consolidated Mining Company; Helena and Livingston Smelting and Reduction Company; Helena Mining and Reduction Company; Helena and Victor Mining Company; George H. Hill's mining interests; Hope Mining Company; Independence Gold Mining Company; Lee Mountain Group; Livingston Coke and Coal Company; Maginnis Mining Company; Meteor Mining Company; Missouri Petroleum and Mining Company; Original Mining Company; Parrot Silver and Copper Company; Rumley Mining Company; and St. Louis and Montana Mining Company.; Scope and content: Railroad Subgroups include Helena, Boulder Valley and Butte Railroad Company; Helena and Jefferson County Railroad Company; and Montana, National Park and Utah Railroad Company.; Scope and content: Land, Real Estate, and Ranching Subgroups include Cascade Land Company; Pioneer Cattle Company; Rocky Fork Town and Electric Company; Spokane Ranch Company/Spokane Ranch and Water Company; and Sun River Canal Company.; Scope and content: Hydroelectric Power Subgroups include Capital City Power Company; Helena Power Transmission Company; Helena Water and Electric Power Company; Missouri River Power Company; and United Missouri River Power Company. (Manuscript Collection 37); Helena, Mont., banker, business leader, and governor. Samuel T. Hauser was born at Falmouth, Ky., in 1833. After completing school, he migrated to St. Louis, Mo., where he worked as a civil engineer. In 1862 Hauser travelled up the Missouri River by steamboat, headed for the Idaho gold fields, ending up in Bannack. In 1863 he was one of the founders of Virginia City, where he established one of its first banks. Over the years he helped found banks in Helena, Butte, Missoula, and Fort Benton. In addition, in partnership with Anton M. Holter, he actively invested in mines, smelters, townsite companies, real estate, irrigation, cattle ranches, coal mines, branch rail lines, and hydroelectric power. Hauser also served as territorial governor (1885-1886). Hauser died on 10 Nov. 1914.; Samuel T. Hauser was born at Falmouth, Kentucky, January 10, 1833, son of Samuel T. Hauser, a prominent lawyer and legislator and his wife Mary Anne Kennett. Young Hauser spent his early life and was educated in the Falmouth area. His academic and practical education completed, he migrated to St. Louis, Missouri in 1854, where several of his mother's relatives were successful businessmen. Hauser began his career as a civil engineer, participating in the construction of several branch railroads in the Missouri area.; The outbreak of the Civil War, with its attendant local strife and family controversy, persuaded him to try his luck in the recently discovered gold fields of the Salmon River area. In the spring of 1862, Hauser embarked on one of the first steamboats up the Missouri River. After his arrival at Ft. Benton, he and a party of miners began the cross-country trip to the placer mines. Hard traveling and discouraging reports about the Salmon River claims prevented Hauser's party from completing their journey. They instead followed the rush to the new strike at Bannack.; The following year, James Stuart, Hauser and others set out on the now famous Yellowstone Expedition of 1863. While largely unsuccessful, particularly for Hauser (he was wounded by hostile Indians) it did result in the discovery of the fabulous Alder Gulch placers by some members who had failed to join the main party. Sam Hauser later returned to the Yellowstone River area, as a member of the Washburn-Doane Expedition of 1870, which was so influential in the creation of Yellowstone National Park.; Hauser quickly established himself as one of the more dynamic and farseeing of Montana's pioneer citizens. In addition to his early interest in placer mining, he, Hezekiah Hosmer and N.P. Langford established one of the first banks at Virginia City, in 1864. This interest in banking later led him to participate in the founding and operation of banks in Helena, Butte, Missoula and Fort Benton. While mining and smelting, and banking were major interests of Hauser's throughout his career, he was also active in many other facets of Montana's economic life. As an officer, founder or major stockholder, Hauser was involved in townsite development, real estate, irrigation, cattle ranching, coal mining and coke roasting, branch railroads, and hydro-electric power. Hauser's mining interests alone caused him to form or participate in more than thirty mining and smelting companies which operated throughout western and central Montana and Northern Idaho. These wide and varied business interests were instrumental in the development of the Territory and the young state. His activities drew great sums of eastern capital to Montana and set the pattern for the state's economic future.; W.A. Clark, Marcus Daly, C.A. Broadwater and Hauser were the "Big Four" in Montana Territory's Democratic Party. Hauser served as Territorial Governor, 1885-1886, as an appointee of President Cleveland, and was a delegate several times to the Democratic National Convention. He played a large role in the "War of the Copper Kings" largely because of his interest in retaining the capitol for Helena, and because of W.A. Clark's support of Helena in its confrontation with Daly's Anaconda. The decline of silver and national economic panics of the late 19th and early 20th centuries brought Hauser close to ruin. He sought relief in a relatively new industry, the generation and marketing of hydro-electric power. In the latter years of his life, the greatest portion of his energies were spent in this enterprise. Just before his death, natural disaster and competition ended this attempt to recover his financial losses.; Samuel T. Hauser's business affairs were closely allied with his family affairs. In 1871 he married Ellen Farrar Kennett who was divorced from James White Kennett, Hauser's second cousin. Ellen had three children Harry Percy Kennett, Samuel Hauser Kennett, and Anne Kennett from her first marriage. Both the Farrar's and the Kennett's were close business associates. Hauser's three sisters married Edward W. Knight, Henry H. Hill, and James Hervey Barbour respectively. Hauser's brothers-in-law and their children were closely involved in his business affairs. His step-daughter Anna married Otis R. Allen, manager of the Helena and Livingston Smelting and Reduction Company. Ellen Farrar Hauser died in 1906. Samuel Hauser died in Helena, Montana, November 10, 1914.
Subject (LCSH)	Barbour, Ashburn K. (Ashburn Kennett); Broadwater, Charles A. (Charles Arthur), 1840-1892.; Carter, Thomas Henry, 1854-1911.; Clark, William Andrews, 1839-1925.; Conrad, William G., 1848-1914.; Corbin, D. C. (Daniel Chase), 1832-1918.; Dahler, Charles.; Davis, Andrew Jackson, 1819-1890.; De Lacy, W. W. (Walter Washington), 1819-1892.; Dixon, W. W. (William Wirt), 1838-1910.; Hauser, Ellen Farrar, 1841-1906.; Hauser, Henry Dixon, 1838-1925.; Hauser, Samuel Thomas, 1833-1914.; Hewett, Marcus L., 1862-1926.; Hill, George H. (George Hauser), 1861-1922.; Holter, Anton M., 1831-1921.; Kleinschmidt, Theodore H. (Theodore Henry), 1839-1913.; Knight, Edwin W.; Maginnis, Martin, 1841-1919.; Power, Thomas C. (Thomas Charles), 1839-1923.; Sanders, Wilbur Fisk, 1834-1905.; Scallon, William, 1855-1951.; Toole, Joseph K., 1851-1929.; Alta Montana Company (Wickes, Mont.); Cascade Land Company (Mont.); First National Bank (Fort Benton, Mont.); First National Bank of Helena.; Gregory Consolidated Mining Company (Helena, Mont.); Helena & Frisco Mining Company.; Helena and Livingston Smelting and Reduction Company.; Helena and Red Mountain Railroad Company.; Helena & Victor Mining Company.; Helena Mining and Reduction Company.; Helena Power Transmission Company.; Livingston Coal and Coke Company (Helena, Mont.); Maginnis Mining Company.; Missoula National Bank.; Missouri River Power Company.; Pioneer Cattle Company (Mont.); Rocky Fork and Cooke City Railway Company.; Rocky Fork Coal Company (Red Lodge, Mont.); Rumley Mining Company.; S.T. Hauser and Company (Butte, Mont.); S.T. Hauser and Company (Virginia City, Mont.); St. Louis and Montana Mining Company.; United Missouri River Power Company.; Banks and banking--Montana.; Business enterprises--Montana--Helena.; Hydroelectric power plants--Montana.; Mines and mineral resources--Montana.; Mining corporations--Montana.; Ore-dressing--Montana.; Railroads--Montana.; Ranches--Montana.; Smelting--Montana.; Water-power--Montana.; Corbin (Mont.)--History.; DHS Ranch (Fort Maginnis, Mont.); Hauser Dam (Mont.); Helena (Mont.)--Commerce.; Missouri River--Power utilization.; Virginia City (Mont.)--Commerce.; Wickes (Mont.)--History.
Contributing Institution	Montana Historical Society Research Center
Physical Collection	Manuscript Collection 37 Box 10 Folder 6
Type	Collection
Physical Dimensions	22 linear ft.
Language	eng
Contact Us	To order a reproduction, download our order form at http://mhs.mt.gov/research/photo/servicesfees.asp or contact Montana Historical Society Research Center: (406) 444-2681 / mhslibrary@mt.gov
Relation	http://worldcat.org/oclc/154692602/viewonline; http://nwda-db.wsulibs.wsu.edu/documents/retrieve.asp?docname=MtHiMC37.xml

Samuel Thomas Hauser papers, 1864-1914.

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Samuel Thomas Hauser papers, 1864-1914.

Samuel Thomas Hauser papers, 1864-1914.