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Virginia G&S MC Certificate--Number 1 with two characters from Virginia City [144370]

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Virginia G&S MC Certificate--Number 1 with two characters from Virginia City [144370]
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Certificate Number One! Location: Desert District, Churchill County, N.T. (printed under logo). Incorporated January 12th, 1864. Dateline Virginia, N.T. Issued for 25 shares to J.V.B. Perry on January 29th, 1864. Perry was a U.S. Marshall and constable in Virginia City and later owned a saloon in Eureka (1864 Collins, 1884 Polk). Signed by president C.P. Johnson and secretary W.W. Coryell. Johnson was the city engineer and surveyor in Virginia City. Coryell is listed a mining secretary living at 45 C Street. Vignette of an eagle with its wings spread on top of an American flag. Black border on cr'me paper. Commercial Print, Virginia. 25 cent IR stamp attached sideways at top right. Folds, creases, some soiling and other wear. The Desert District was also known as the White Plains District. A 5 stamp mill was built there about 1863, but was unsuccessful, perhaps because of the isolation and lack of water. Most of the White Plains companies were financed by the East Coast. The Virginia Mine was not. Bios on Perry and Coryell - both with interesting stories!!!

Date: 1864
Country (if not USA):
State: Nevada
City: White Plains, Churchill
Provenance: Joe Elcano Nevada Mining Stock Collection