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Oro Mining Company Stock CA - Bodie,Mono County - 1880 - 2012aug - General Americana

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 800.00 USD
Oro Mining Company Stock CA - Bodie,Mono County - 1880 - 2012aug - General Americana
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Bodie Mining District. Incorporated in 1878. Cert. #1131 issued on Oct. 27th to Nat. Stein, Trustee for 30 shares. Signed by Geo. W. Cope as president and Wm. Stuart, secretary. U/C. 7 Assessment stamps on reverse. Datelined San Francisco. Lith. Britton & Rey, S.F. Profitable amounts of gold were discovered in Bodie in 1860, but the district became much more important in 1877 after the incorporation of the Standard Mine produced over $1 million in 1883. Many companies incorporated in the area, but was still considered a wildcat in 1878. The name of this company is consistent with the fact that most of the district's miners were from Mexico (Ref: Burchard, 1884, p. 173-76). -59469