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Baker City,OR - Baker County - July 5, 1899 - Virtue Consolidated Mines Stock :

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Stock & Bond - Certificates Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 400.00 USD
Baker City,OR - Baker County - July 5, 1899 - Virtue Consolidated Mines Stock :
Virtue District. Incorporated in Oregon. Cert. # 649, issued to Paul Galibert in 1869 for 1000 shares. Signed by A. Gault, President and by the secretary. Vignette at center in green under print of miners working in an underground tunnel. Green border, safety print and seal, with black print. Uncancelled. Printer: Shaw-Borden Co., Spokane. Datelined Baker City, Oregon. 5.5 x 10.” The district is located about 6 miles east of Baker City, and produced some of the “richest and most beautiful” specimens of gold in the world. One of the pockets mined in 1897 produced over $70,000. In addition to the Virtue, some of the mines in the area include: the Flagstaff; the Rattler; the Friday; the Rachael; and Columbian [Ref: oregongenealogy.com/baker/ermine/mining.htm].