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MT - Ontonogan County,1848 - Vulcan Mining Co. Stock Certificate - Fenske Collection

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 600.00 USD
MT - Ontonogan County,1848 - Vulcan Mining Co. Stock Certificate - Fenske Collection
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!!!
Ontonogan. Vulcan. Vulcan Mining Company of New Jersey. Issued to James F. Cooke for 10 shares, cert #138, in 1848. Signed by Orren Hutchinson and William Clark, Trustees, and R. H. Shannon Secretary. Three vignettes along left edge of allegorical women, each with different animals. Vignette at top center of a seated man with a wrap around his waist. Small vignette at center bottom of farm tools. Black border and print. U/C. Printer - Engd by J. Meignelle, NY. Measures 8 1/2" x 5". The Vulcan Mining Co is listed as obsolete in the Mines Handbook, 1918. It notes, “Operated, 1848, on War Dept. lease No. 98, in Ontonagon Co, Mich.” Lawton (1888, p. 94-98) describes two mines with the name Vulcan located in the Menominee Range. However, from his write-ups, it appears production in this district did not begin until the late 1870’s. Trimmed tight along left border. Extremely fine.