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Small broadside, probably printed between 1853 and 1858, containing text of poem by Catharine Harris (cf. Burrillville; as it was, and as it is / H. Keach (Providence, 1856), p. 136). The poem was first published in the New England diadem and the Rhode Island temperance pledge of Feb. 9, 1850 as lines "suggested on hearing read an extract of a letter from Captain Chase, containing the dying words of Brown Owen, who recently died on his passage to California." Owen realizes he is dying of fever and will be buried at sea, never having reached California where he was hoping to strike gold, "the precious dust." With each stanza, he bids farewell to his father and mother, his children, his wife, and his sisters in turn, urging them not to mourn, for although he never reached California, he did reach Heaven. According to various Owen genealogies available on ancestry.com, Brown Owen was born in 1820 in Gloucester, Providence Co., R.I., and married Elizabeth P. Randall in 1845 in Providence, R.I. They had two children, Ora Owen (b. 1846) and John Owen (b. 1848).

Records of Bannack Mining District, Mont.. Records consist of a handwritten record of a meeting held in Bannack (24 May 1863) "for the purpose of electing a Judiciary and Executive for Bannack District"; and photographic copies of several mining claims (1862) including that of John White. Among the officials elected at the meeting was Sheriff Henry Plummer who was later hanged as the head of the local outlaws.

Francis Elliott's papers consist of letters (1866-1871) to his family discussing his experiences in Virginia City and Beartown, Montana Territory, where he was a miner, farmer, and freighter. Also included are three letters (1880-1881) to Elliott's brother, George, from Joseph Skettington concerning Elliott's death, burial, and estate., This collection consists of ten letters (1866-1871) from Frank Elliott in Montana to his family in Illinois. The letters describe the beauty of Montana, the physical hardships of the bitter winters, a planned civilian campaign against the Indians, and economic difficulties. The last letter in 1871 expresses considerable disillusionment with Montana. There are also three letters (1880-1881) to Elliott's brother from Joseph Skeffington of Bear Town, telling of Elliott's death in 1875. (Small Collection 660)

The Alice Gold and Silver Mining Company was a mining operation in Walkerville, Montana. Its headquarters were in Salt Lake City, Utah. The records consist primarily of letterpress volumes of outgoing correspondence from Walkerville mine superintendents to Salt Lake City company officials. Also included are organizational materials, financial records, productions records, and legal files., This collection is composed primarily of interoffice correspondence and financial records. The former includes letters between Joseph R. Walker and Matthew H. Walker at the Salt Lake City company offices and the company superintendents at the mine in Walkerville. These letters discuss daily operations, national mining issues, equipment used, labor relations, assay results, dealings with Butte business interests, etc. (1877-1940). In addition, the collection contains court papers, legal documents, and organizational materials. (Manuscript Collection 57).