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Sonoma Pacific Coal Company Stock 1888

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Sonoma Pacific Coal Company Stock 1888
Certificate #141 issued in 1888 to C.C. Tripp for 500 shares, signed by George W. Darbey as president and A. Hammond as secretary. Inc. in California in 1881. Location: Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California printed at top left. Anselm Hammond was a professional mining secretary in San Francisco. Goodyear in his 1879 Coal Mines of the Western Coast discussed the discovery of the Sonoma coal field in about 1877, but at the time it had not been explored. The majority of coal on the west coast had come from the Mt. Diablo mines in the Bay area. California coal certificates are very rare. Excellent, Uncancelled condition.

Date: 1888City: SonomaCounty: Santa RosaState: CA