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Carson City,NV - Ormsby County - 1884 - Chilled Car-Wheel Grinding Co. Stock Certificate :

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Carson City,NV - Ormsby County - 1884 - Chilled Car-Wheel Grinding Co. Stock Certificate :
Incorporated November, 1879. Certificate # 72, issued to G.F. Ford for 100 shares on April 4th, 1884. Signed by H.M. Yerington as President and G.F. Ford as Secretary. Datelined Carson City, Nev. "Principal Place of Business, Carson City, Nevada" printed vertically at left of certificate. A small, circular vignette of mine, mill, and railroad in a mountain scene near center top closely resembles the Great Seal of the State of Nevada; while a dog with a key in its paws next to a safe is located at the bottom center. Black border and print on white paper. Uncancelled. Enterprise Steam Print. Hand-written on reverse is endorsement of G.F. Ford and "Divident No.1 paid Dec. 9th, 1890, G.F. Ford, Secty." The President, H.M. Yerington, played a key roll in Nevada's growth and development. Summarized by Davis in History of Nevada, "In 1863 he removed to Carson City and became one of the prominent and representative citizens. Among his earliest work was the construction of the Merrimac mill for the rushing of Comstock ore, the first mill in the state of that description. Later he became associated with D. O. Mills, Villiam Sharon and William C. Ralston in the construction of the Virginia Truckee Railroad, and he had the honor of driving the first and last spikes. He was made general manager of the road, which position he held for many years. He was instrumental in bringing about the construction and had charge of the work of the Carson & Colorado Railroad, which was completed in 1882, which was sold to the Southern Pacific Company in 1900. Mr. Yerington was interested in the Inyo Development Company and the Southern Development Company at Hawthorne. He was interested largely in the Carson Water Works and had holdings in various places in California as well as Nevada, and at one time was president of sixteen different companies. He also constructed the first flume for sending wood and timber down the mountains, built the Carson yard for the timber and flume companies and the Eldorado Wood and Flume Company, through which they delivered a large portion of wood and timber for the Comstock mining companies, embracing about three hundred and ten miles of drifts [Vol II, p.1255].