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Rare 1878 Homestake Mining Co. payroll check

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Rare 1878 Homestake Mining Co. payroll check
HELD AT THE DEADWOOD MOUNTAIN GRAND CASINO, HOTEL, EVENT CENTER
1906 DEADWOOD MOUNTAIN GRAND
DEADWOOD, SD. 57732
for George Hearsts first mining superintendent Samuel McMasters who ran Homestake from 1878 until his death in 1884. Discovered in 1876 Homestake Mining Co. would become the largest and deepest gold mine in Northern America closing in 2002 having produced over 40 million troy ounces of gold during its lifetime, 3 1/4" X 7 1/4". Est. 250-500