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Tombstone,AZ - Cochise County - June 15, 1905 - Pittsburg-Arizona Gold & Copper Company Stock *Terr

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Tombstone,AZ - Cochise County - June 15, 1905 - Pittsburg-Arizona Gold & Copper Company Stock  *Terr
Incorporated in Arizona. Cert. #341, issued to W.F. McCook in 1905 for 20,000 shares. Signed by H.F. Fisher, president, and Edward H. Bradley as secretary. Gilt border, safety print and seal, with black print. No vignette. Uncancelled. Printer: A. Gast Bank Note Co., St. Louis. Principal place of business: Charleston, Arizona printed at bottom and Mines, Cochise County, Arizona printed at top. Datelined Tombstone. The certificate indicates that company's claims may have been located near Charleston. Charleston was the choice location for mills from Tombstone due the availability of water from the San Pedro River (Barnes, Arizona Place Names, 1988, 38). Charleston was considered rougher than Tombstone.