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CA - Sierra City,October 31, 1889 - Excelsior Drift Gold Mining Company Stock - Gil Schmidtmann Coll

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 250.00 USD
CA - Sierra City,October 31, 1889 - Excelsior Drift Gold Mining Company Stock - Gil Schmidtmann Coll
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 1887. No. 355, issued to Ed. E. Trethewaif for 300 shares. Signed by Angle Busch, president, and by J.H. Kruithson, secretary. Vignette at center of mill site, tall pines and mountains in the background. Black border and print. U/C. Printer: Crocker & Co., Sacramento. Datelined Sierra Co., Cal. Location of Works Sierra Co. is printed below vignette. 4 x 9.” The mine was located 1.5 mi. southeast of St. Louis, Sierra Co. and comprised 48 acres. “…The gravel yields both coarse and fine gold, worth $19 to $50 per ounce.” W.N. Bissett of St. Louis is listed as the superintendent [Ref: California Journal of Mines and Geology, Vols. 12-13, pg. 265].