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Rare Nevada Southern Railway Company Passes, CO - ,

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 1,000.00 USD
Rare Nevada Southern Railway Company Passes, CO - ,
IMPORTANT NOTE ON BUYERS PREMIUMS:

Lot 100 to 343 have a premium of 15%.

The rest of the sale is 19.5% as noted in the listing.

Lot Pick Up: Holabird-Kagin Americana,
3555 Airway Drive Ste #309,
Reno NV 89511,
Sunday - December 9, 10am-4pm
1893-4 - The Nevada Southern Railway Company was incorporated on 15 December 1892 in Colorado. Despite its name, the Nevada Southern Railway never entered Nevada. It left the Santa Fe at Goffs (Blake) California, went north through the Lanfair Valley and ended at Barnwell (Manvel) California. January 1893 began the three months of grading the right-of-way from Goffs to Barnwell. The railroad was opened by mid-May 1893 from Goffs 19 miles north to Lanfair. In June 1893, the line had progressed the 25 miles to Purdy. And by July 1893, the last five miles to Barnwell were completed. The grade of ore at the mines to be served by the Nevada Southern was lower than expected, causing financial difficulty. The business (consisting of both mining interests and the Railway) was reorganization in 1895 as the California Eastern Railway (although many texts continued to refer to it as the Nevada Southern Railway) , which was subsequently purchased by the Santa Fe in 1902 and remained in operation until 1923. This lot includes two rail passes. An 1893 pass, No. A48, issued to Mr. H. P. Aldrich via the Atlantic and Pacific Ry. Co. and endorsed by Isaac E. Blake, president. The second pass is an 1894, No. 228, issued to George J. Ainsworth, President, via Redondo Railway Company, and endorsed by Isaac E. Blake, president. Both in excellent condition. -61548