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CO - Leadville,Lake County - 1880-1901 - Leadville, Fryer Hill Stock Group

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 600.00 USD
CO - Leadville,Lake County - 1880-1901 - Leadville, Fryer Hill Stock Group
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!!!
Lot of 3. 1. The Colorado Mine Developing Company. Fryer Hill, Leadville Mining District. John F. Humphrey was a major stock holder in the famous Robert E. Lee Mine and Mayor of Leadville. The Robert E. Lee mine was located on Fryer Hill in June of 1878 by George W. Belt and William Knight. This was one of the richest mines on Fryer Hill. In January of 1880 it produced $118,500 in silver in a 17 hour period and at 1880 prices. Assays ran as high as 10,306 oz. per ton. This company owned the Red Fox, Gray Fox, Honest John, Windsor, and Gray Eagle covering about 43 acres, situated on Mt. Zion, California Dist, about 4 miles from Leadville. Located in 1879. Vein consists of Cerrusite and Chlorides [Ref: Corregan and Lingane, Colorado Mining Directory, 1883]. No. 681 issued to J. S. Loomis by John R. Mathews, Secretary and John F. Humphreys, President on 20 October 1880. U/C. Vignette of a smelter on top of the ground with miners working underground. Mountains and a train are in the background. White paper with a black border. Excellent condition.



2. The Grafton Consolidated Mining Company, Leadville Mining District. Carl Swift said that this mine was located in Poverty Gulch [E. & MJ, Vol. 23, #21, 1902, p. 738]. White paper with a gold border. No. 86 issued to Mrs. H. G. Curran by John A. Ewing, Secretary and A. D. [illegible], President on 31 January 1901. Square vignette of the Colorado state seal with an eagle on the left side and a mill on the right side in the background. Miners are fording a river in the foreground with their pick axes over their shoulders in the right foreground. Not cancelU/Cnt condition.



3. Leadville Consolidated Mining Company, Leadville Mining District. The Leadville Consolidated owned the Carbonate and a number of other claims on Carbonate Hill. The ore ran 25 to 50% lead and up to 200 oz. a ton of silver. By 1882 the mine had nearly two miles of underground workings, according to Carl Swift [Corregan and Lingane, Colorado Mining Directory, 1883]. No. A12933 issued to J. L Moss, Jr. by E. F. [illegible] as President and T. Moore, Jr., Secretary on 30 June 1898. Also signed by C. W. Jessup, Second Vice President for the Metropolitan Trust Company on the same date. Signed on the reverse by Moss and a witness, W. W. Handy on 5 July 1898. Brown, adhesive, not serrated, twenty-five cent, document revenue stamp, series of 1898 affixed on reverse. There is ship on the stamp. Vignette of a western, mountain man on his horse overlooking a valley where a train is going over a river and buffalo are wading in the river. U/C. ThereU/Cater mark on the stock but otherwise, it is in excellent condition.