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Selby Hill Mining Stock Certificate

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Selby Hill Mining Stock Certificate
Selby Hill Mining Company, incorporated in California in November 1875. Certificate No. 234, issued on 20 January 1874 to H. Aug. Whiting, Trustee for 100 shares, $25 per. Signed by H. Aug. Whiting, secretary, and H. H. Pearson, president. U/C. Measures 5" x 9". Printer: Lith. G. T. Brown & Co. S. F. The property was located 1 mile north of Nevada City and was probably named for Thomas Selby, a San Francisco merchant who was a metals dealer in the 1850s and began a smelting and refining business in 1875 [Ref: Gudde, California Gold Camps, 1975, p. 315]. Minor stains at edges; very fine.

Date: 1874City: Nevada CountyCounty: State: CA