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The Santa Rita Copper and Iron Company of Santa Rita, New Mexico Stock Certificate

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The Santa Rita Copper and Iron Company of Santa Rita, New Mexico Stock Certificate
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Cert. #1550, issued at New York to Ashley Watson & Co. for 100 shares. Signed by J.P. Whitney as president and W.J. Downing as secretary. Inc. in New York. The Santa Rita district was one of the oldest mining districts in the west and ranks next to the Lake Superior district of Michigan as the earliest known copper district within the territories included in the United States. According to J.P. Whitney, croppings of native copper were discovered by an Apache Indian in the later 18th century. After the find was reported to Colonel Carrasco of the Spanish army, a contract was made to supply copper for the Mexican coinage (Likely about 4,000,000 lbs. annually). In 1897, the Hearst family took a lease on the properties to supply sulphide ores to its smelter in Silver City. Through 1904, the total production of the Santa Rita mines was estimated at 80 million lbs. (USGS, Prof. Paper Issue 68, Ore Deposits of New Mexico, p. 306).American Bank Note Co., New York. VF.City: Santa RitaCounty: GrantState: NMDate: