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NV - Bristol,Lincoln County - 1901-1912 - Bristol Ephemera Group

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 600.00 USD
NV - Bristol,Lincoln County - 1901-1912 - Bristol Ephemera Group
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Lot of 5. 1). The Bristol Consolidated Mines and Smnelting Co. Incorporated in Arizona. Cert. #1574 issued in 1912 to Frederick K. Pennypacker for 33 shares. U/C. Signed by Middleton, secretary and Wm. Gelder, president. 2). The E. & F. Mining Co. Incorporated in Utah, 1902. Cert. #42 issued in 1903 to G.M. Emery for 300 shares. U/C. Signed by Beebey, asst. secretary and A.C. Ellis, president. 3). The Bristol Copper Mining Co. Incorporated in Wyoming. Cert. #694 issued in 1901 to H.H. Powers for 100 shares. U/C. Signed by M.E. Buffington, secretary and Wm. Gelder, president. 4). Bristol Copper Mining Co. Letter to Stockholders. Issued Jan. 2, 1902 from Denver, CO. Reports progress of events in the Bristol Range (15 miles NW of Pioche, NV). Written by the company president, Wm. Gelder. 5) Nevada-Utah Mines and Smelters Corp. Billhead duplicate for the purchase of one map of Bristol and Jackrabbit Mining Districts. Issued to A.D. Knowlton in 1908 at Pioche, NV. Mormons discovered silver in the Bristol Range in 1870. Bristol was originally named National City and by 1882 the town had a number of businesses. Bristol became the trading point for seemingly every area and outlying mine (nearly 700 total). But by 1884, the population dwindled little by little. A few years later, operations at Bristol and Jackrabbit were combined and the population began to increase again. Bristol's ores were sent by tram to the railroad for processing in Salt Lake City via Pioche. While the Bristol mine continued to produce far into the last part of the twentieth century, Bristol is today mostly a ghost town [Paher, Nevada Ghost Towns and Mining Camps, 1973]. - Clint Maish Collection