BUNKER HILL AND SULLIVAN MILL, COUER d'ALENE IDAHO, BERNARD STUDIO/RIEDER C 1910

Description: Simeon Reed bought the Bunker Hill Mine and Mill and incorporated the Bunker Hill and Sullivan Mining and Concentrating Company in 1887. John Hays Hammond was hired to manage the mine, and a new concentrator. The Old South Mill, became operational in 1891, capable of 150 tons per day. Hammond became president in 1891, followed by Nathaniel H. Harris in 1893, when company headquarters were located in San Francisco. Before the mining boom began in the Coeur d’Alene, Idaho mining district, the area was lightly inhabited. The Bunker Hill and the Sullivan companies built a boarding house for miners in 1887. By 1894, the company employed 332 workers, and in the late 1890s, the company built single-family houses to attract family men. In 1900, the company opened a company-built Kellogg school building, contributed to the construction of local churches, and started a loan program so employees could own their homes. Frederick Worthen Bradley, a college-educated engineer, became president in 1897 and remained so until 1933, when Stanley A. Easton took over. The company employed a total of about 7,000 people from 1902 to 1912, with about 460 men working the mine in 1915. The Bunker Hill Mine and Smelter complex closed in 1982. It is, however, still on this card, “Published for the Bernard Studio, Wallace, Idaho, by M Rieder, Los Angeles” and chronicles “Bunker Hill and Sullivan Mill”. It is not dated but Reider published cards between 1901 and 1915. The card has a dogged lower left corner but is otherwise in good condition. The image is clean and clear as is the reverse. The colors on the card may vary due to the scanner settings and screen projections.Unless otherwise noted, I use Wikipedia, Playle's and Metropostcard for research and try to be as accurate as possible. Corrections appreciated. If this your card, it will be mailed promptly upon receipt of payment...... Free Shipping WorldWide.Thank you for your interest and I hope that I can help you with your collection..... Life and History on a Card",,,,Visit My eBay Store: HartsCardCart

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