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Cripple Creek-Bull Hill Stock Certificates

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Cripple Creek-Bull Hill Stock Certificates
Lot of 2. 1) Orphan Gold Mining Company. Incorporated in Colorado in 1899. Cert. #1210 issued to W.M. Boyle, Agent in 1900 for 1000 shares. Signed by Nelson B. Williams, president, and W.T. Doubt, secretary. Cancelled. Printer: Gowdy-Simmons Prtg. Co., Colorado Springs. Datelined Colorado Springs. The company also owned the Ida Belle on Bull Hill. Stock selling at 20 CT a share. VF. 2) Portland Gold Mining Company. Incorporated in Wyoming. Cert. #7139 issued to Mrs. Elisabeth W. Cook in 1914 for 2500 shares. Signed by D.H. Rasip, vice president, and Theo. Burns, secretary. U/C. Printer: Gowdy-Simmons Prtg. Of Colorado Spgs. Datelined Colorado Springs. Originally incorporated in Iowa in 1894, it was reorganized in Wyoming in 1905. Company also owned the Independence on Battle Mountain. The Portland mine was staked out in 1892 by Jimmie Burns and Jimmie Doyle, who named it the “Portland” after their home town in Maine. By the time this certificate was issued, the Portland had about 60 miles of underground workings. Theo. Burns was the brother of Jimmie Burns, the mine’s co-founder. Slight fold tears at margin. Fine.City: Cripple CreekCounty: TellerState: CO
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