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CA - Bagdad,San Bernardino County - 1910 - Bagdad-Chase Gold Mining Co. Stock Certificate

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 400.00 USD
CA - Bagdad,San Bernardino County - 1910 - Bagdad-Chase Gold Mining Co. Stock Certificate
Session D is a Mail-Bid Only Auction. Absentee bids will be accepted only. No live bidding will be allowed. All winners will be contacted after the auction. BIDDING ENDS MONDAY JUNE 27 AT 5PM PACIFIC TIME!!!
Incorporated in New York in 1909. Cert. #630, issued March 22, 1910 to Chauncey M. Depew for 100 shares, a famous railroad executive in 1910. Signed by J.N. Beckley as president and W.W. Buckley, Ass't Treasurer. The Bagdad mine was discovered by John Suter, a roadmaster employed by the Santa Fe Railway. The company’s mines were located in the Stedman district about 8 miles south of Ludlow. The Rochester or Buckeye district. The Bagdad-Chase mine produced over $6 million of gold. The deposit at the Bagdad-Chase was eight to 20 feet thick and was mined down to a depth of 450’ [Gold Districts of California, 1970]. Black print on yellow. Oval vignette of miners working underground and small nuggets.