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NV - Esmeralda County,1878 - Rising Sun Mining Company Stock Certificate

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 450.00 USD
NV - Esmeralda County,1878 - Rising Sun Mining Company Stock Certificate
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!!!
Little is known of the Rising Sun Mining Company. It was located in the Lake District in Esmeralda County, Nevada. The Lake District was originally located in California, but after Nevada became a state a survey by the federal government found much of the district, including the county seat of Aurora, Mono County, California, to actually be located in Nevada.



Lake Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada. Incorporated Jan. 21, 1878. Certificate No. 26 issued to Geo. B. Hill, Trustee, for 100 shares at $100 each on February 16, 1878. Signed by (illegible) as President and Henry L. Tickuen as Secretary. A vignette of two prospectors shaking hands is on the far left, with black ink used on the border and text. Dore & Co. Printers, S.F. Assessment no. 1 stamped on reverse in 1878.