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WA - Newport,Stevens County - 1899 - Copper Hill Mining and Milling Company Stock Certificate - Fens

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:38.00 USD Estimated At:75.00 - 150.00 USD
WA - Newport,Stevens County - 1899 - Copper Hill Mining and Milling Company Stock Certificate - Fens
Session D is a Mail-Bid Only Auction. Absentee bids will be accepted only. No live bidding will be allowed. All winners will be contacted after the auction. BIDDING ENDS MONDAY JUNE 27 AT 5PM PACIFIC TIME!!!
Incorporated in Washington. Cert. #205, issued at Spokane in 1899 to John N. Benson for 500 shares. Signed by F.R. Fish as president and J.W. Hays as secretary. Mining vignette top left of two miners, one is panning for gold. Black and gold on crème with gold seal. Company name printed in gilt print on the masthead. 10” x 8”. U/C. The company’s lands, 4 claims of 80 acres were opened by a 230’ shaft and a 260’ tunnel, showing an 18’ vein carrying chalcopyrite, disseminated in pyrrhotite. The company was moribund by 1908 [1908 Copper Handbook]. Heavy folds and small fold splits. Purple revenue stamp affixed at the top. VG+