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Bodie,CA - Mono County - November 15, 1880 - Boston Consolidated Mining Company Stock Certificate :

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Bodie,CA - Mono County - November 15, 1880 - Boston Consolidated Mining Company Stock Certificate :
Bodie Mining District. Incorporated July 14, 1879. Cert. #1870 issued for 100 shares to G.B. Bayley, Trustee. Signed by J.G. McClinton as President and F.E. Luty as Secretary. Lith. Britton and Rey, S.F., printer. Black print on crème paper. No vignette but fancy print with decorations in the left corners. “Location Bodie District, Mono Co., Cal.” printed at center bottom. 4 x 9”. Uncancelled. Work on the Boston Consolidated was progressing rapidly in 1880, according to Burchard, with sufficient ore in the two drifts open to keep a 10-stamp mill busy. The Boston Consolidated was separated from the Last Chance by a double compartment incline shaft, which was 300 feet in depth. The company was making arrangements to work the mine on an extensive scale in 1880. Two assessment stamps on the reverse. The company also assessed it’s shareholders $50,000 in 1882 to sustain it’s operations. Folds, creases and slight browning. Rare