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Nelson,NV - Clark County - 11/10/1863 - Waitt Consolidated Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock Certif

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Nelson,NV - Clark County - 11/10/1863 - Waitt Consolidated Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock Certif
Colorado Mining District. Incorporated June 1, 1863. Certificate No. 168 issued to B. Stacey for 20 shares on November 10, 1863. Signed by W.H. Culver as President and George R. Parbush as Secretary. Printed by Agnew & Deffebach print, 511 Sansome Street, S.F. Vignette of bust of woman holding a flower at center middle with allegorical woman holding flag at center right. Uncancelled. "Colorado District, El Dorado Canon" printed on certificate. Datelined San Francisco. Black border and print on white paper. Approx. 4 x 9". Wm. H. Culver was Justice of the Peace in the 2nd Township in SF in 1862. (Ref: 1862 SF Dir) He was later a Tucson attorney known as "Judge Culver." Culver was also President of the Arizona Narrow Gage Railroad, thought by some to be a million dollar scandal. (Ref: Reavis; Tucson's Million Dollar Railroad to Nowhere; 1989) The Waitt was active in 1864, as noted in the Mining and Scientific Press: "The Waitt Consolidated Company has gone down 65 feet, and suspended work; but have now resumed again, in consequence of the improved condition of things growing out of the establishment of a reliable steam line on the river. (4/2/1864) The reference to reliable water transportation came from the fact that the steamer company that had been operating on the Colorado had failed. The company was accused of overly excessive high rates, lost some important contracts, and in response, cut the rates, but went broke, as we surmised from other articles in the Press. Slight folds, 1.5" slice just outside of right boundary.