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Mono County,CA - August 17, 1882 - Boston Consolidated Mining Company Stock :

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Stock & Bond - Certificates Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 600.00 USD
Mono County,CA - August 17, 1882 - Boston Consolidated Mining Company Stock :
Bodie Mining District. Incorporated in 1879. Cert. #2907, issued to F.E. Luty, Trustee, for 77,950 shares. Signed by W. T. Farner, president, and by F.E. Luty, secretary. No vignette but fancy corner graphics. Black border on crème paper. Uncancelled. Printer: Britton & Rey, S.F. 4 x 9.” Datelined San Francisco. Work on the Boston Consolidated was progressing rapidly in 1880, according to Burchard, with sufficient ore in the two drifts open to keep a 10-stamp mill busy. The Boston Consolidated was separated from the Last Chance by a double compartment incline shaft, which was 300 feet in depth. The company was making arrangements to work the mine on an extensive scale in 1880. Two assessment stamps on the reverse. The company also assessed it’s shareholders $50,000 in 1882 to sustain it’s operations. Folds, creases and slight browning. Rare.