SOLD
325.00USD+ (56.88) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2011 Jun 28 @ 11:51UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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Bond #102, Series B, Bodie & Benton Railway and Commercial Company, dated December 31st, 1886. Coupons No. 5-10, for 30 dollars each, are still attached to the bottom of the bond (No. 1-4 have been removed). Each coupon states that interest is due the first day of either July or January, 1889-1892. Hand signed by Henry Marvin Yerington as President and Thomas Menzies as Secretary.
Cancelled by hole punch through signatures. Vignette of railroad and logging mill site near center top, with an ornate border in black ink. Britton & Rey Lith. San Francisco. One of the many companies with Yerington as President, the Bodie & Benton was designed to supply the bustling mining camp of Bodie, one of the richest of the eastern Sierra. Located at 8,500 feet, 30 miles north of Mono Lake, the booming camp required large amounts of lumber for homebuilding, shoring mines, and for fuel. Nicknamed the "The Railroad in the Sky, " it ran from Bodie to Mono Mills, with branches to the Woodyard and Standard Mine. Work on a planned extension to Benton was discontinued as many of the Bodie mines began closing in 1882 and 1883, with the railroad operating intermittently. The entire railroad was leased in 1884, and operated on an “as needed ” basis until 1890. At this time conditions at Bodie were limited, and the railroad was inactive for three years. In 1893, after the installation of electric motors at the Standard Mine, Bodie rebounded, allowing the railroad to increase activity. Business picked up again two years later, as a new cyanide process allowed gold to be recovered from tons of "worthless" tailings. Charles Knox of Tonopah, Nevada, and Jim Cain of Bodie, purchased the railroad in 1906, creating the Mono Lake Railway & Lumber Co. Although stockholders expected business to grow as contracts for wood and lumber had already been negotiated and many proposals for an outside rail connection were made, the only rail expansion resulted in more tracks into the woods. Bodie mining declined after 1912, with the Standard Mine closing in 1914 after producing about $90 million in gold [Ref: explorehistoricalif.com/mono_mills].
Auction Location:
Atlantis Casino Resort 3800 S. Virginia St., Reno, Nevada, 89502, United States
Previewing Details:
Atlantis Hotel Casino ~ Grand Ballroom #4
Monday, June 27th ~ 12pm-6pm
Tuesday, June 28th ~ 10am-6pm
Wednesday, June 29th ~ 10am-6pm
Sales tax will apply, according to state law, for any items that ship to Nevada or California or are picked
up at our Reno, Nevada location, unless a current, valid re-sale certificate is provided at the time of
purchase.
Taxes:
| Tax | Rate | Desc. |
| NST |
7.725% |
Nevada Sales Tax: |
| CST |
9% |
California Sales Tax: |
Buyer's Premiums:
| From (Incl.) | To (Excl.) | Premium |
| 0.00 |
Infinite |
17.5% |
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