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St. Lawrence Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate (Inyo Mining District)

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Stock & Bond - Mining Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 1,100.00 USD
St. Lawrence Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate (Inyo Mining District)
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Incorporated September 22, 1863 and capitalized at $180,000; 1800 Shares at $100 per. Cert. #127, issued to Benjamin Dore for 5 shares and dated December 1st 1863. Signed by Secretary, W. H. Davis and President, Benjamin Dore. Vignette at upper left of Indian man holding a rifle and kneeling by a waterfall, and a small vignette at bottom of an Indian man's head. Uncancelled. Printer: Waters Brothers & Co. There are two internal revenue stamps totaling 25 cents. Revenue stamp applied at lower left. Black border and print. 5.5 x 10.Ó The certificate is datelined San Francisco.



The discovery of gold in California prompted Benjamin Dore to join a party of fifty six men who purchased the bark Cantero, loaded it with lumber and a general cargo, and set sailed in October, 1849. He was actively involved in the lumber industry in San Francisco. Politically active in 1856 Mr. Dore was a member of the Vigilance Committee. [Be sure to see our Vigilance Committee Medal in this auction.] Mr. Dore was a member of the State Legislature, and in 1865 was Sergeant at Arms.

In 1864, disposing of his lumber interests, Mr. Dore engaged in mining speculations, and in locating, working and incorporating mining companies, giving his attention to that work for sixteen years. He accumulated securities representing thousands of dollars in mining interests, but none really paid out. Mr. Dore gave up the business in 1880, though with a heavy loss. (KP 5-8-10 P595)

Date: 1863 Location: Inyo Mining District, California HWAC# 41803