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CO - American City,Gilpin County - 1904 - Boston-Occidental Mining Company Stock Certificate

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CO - American City,Gilpin County - 1904 - Boston-Occidental Mining Company 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!!!
American City was larger than Nugget and File Hill City and a short distance north of Apex. File Hill City was located above timberline on the northeast shoulder of James Peak. Several companies were located at American City. There were the Boston-Occidental Mine and Mill, Imperial Mine and Milling, Evergreen Gold and Mining, and the Mantz and Palmer Mill. The town had a rather sophisticated hotel call the Hotel del Monte [Refs: The Hal Miller Files; Eberhart, Guide to the Colorado Ghost Towns and Mining Camps, 1959]. No. 651 issued to F. H. Hewton for 500 shares on 6 September by E. M. Steadman, Secretary, and Charlie S. Ripley, President. U/C. Excellent condition.