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COLORADO STOCK CERTIFICATES - Page 5

1897 ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOLD MINING COMPANY - Incorporated (in 1897) Under the Laws of West Virginia - MINES LOCATED AT MINERAL POINT, SAN JUAN COUNTY, COLORADO (printed at top). Stock certificate issued to R. W. Weissenborn for 100 shares. Printed by Albert B. King & Co. NY. Company office at New York, NY. 

1897 ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOLD MINING COMPANY - Incorporated (in 1897) Under the Laws of West Virginia - MINES LOCATED AT MINERAL POINT, SAN JUAN COUNTY, COLORADO (printed at top). Stock certificate issued to R. W. Weissenborn for 100 shares. Printed by Albert B. King & Co. NY. Company office at New York, NY.      SOLD

1890s THE MOTTO MINING COMPANY - Incorporated Under the Laws of the State of Colorado - Pitkin County. Most notable is the vignette, showing a horn of plenty with coins spilling out. If you look closely at the background you can see a train of horse-drawn wagons traveling up a steep mountain road. Office at Aspen, Colorado. Unissued.

1890s THE MOTTO MINING COMPANY - Incorporated Under the Laws of the State of Colorado - Pitkin County. Most notable is the vignette, showing a horn of plenty with coins spilling out. If you look closely at the background, you can see a train of horse-drawn wagons traveling up a steep mountain road. Office at Aspen, Colorado. Unissued.   Price - $60.00

1890s THE SUMMIT MINING AND SMELTING COMPANY - Incorporated Under the Laws of the State of Colorado - Unique picture shows what I believe is an early ore stamp mill, used to crush the rock so the gold can be recovered. Office at Denver, Colorado. Smaller-sized stock certificate. Unissued. 

1890s THE SUMMIT MINING AND SMELTING COMPANY - Incorporated Under the Laws of the State of Colorado - Unique picture shows what I believe is an early ore stamp mill, used to crush the rock so the gold can be recovered. Office at Denver, Colorado. Smaller-sized stock certificate. Unissued.   Price - $55.00

1902 THE CANTERBURY MINING COMPANY - Incorporated (in 1900) Under the Laws of Wyoming - MINES LOCATED AT LEADVILLE, COLORADO. Unique vignette shows the "Canterbury Cathedral, England". Issued for 5,000 shares valued at 10 cents each. Affixed to the reverse are (2) documentary stamps - series of 1898. This was a silver mining operation. The company owned 60 acres of land on Canterbury Hill, located 1.5 miles north of Leadville. Attractive red seal. 

1902 THE CANTERBURY MINING COMPANY - Incorporated (in 1900) Under the Laws of Wyoming - MINES LOCATED AT LEADVILLE, COLORADO. Unique vignette shows the "Canterbury Cathedral, England". Issued for 5,000 shares valued at 10 cents each. Affixed to the reverse are (2) documentary stamps - series of 1898. This was a silver mining operation. The company owned 60 acres of land on Canterbury Hill, located 1.5 miles north of Leadville. Attractive red seal.   Price - $120

1900 THE SURPRISE GOLD MINING COMPANY - Incorporated (in 1895) Under the Laws of the State of Colorado - This was a Cripple Creek mining operation. Stock certificate issued for 1,000 shares. Owns the Surprise Claim on Womack Hill and the Columbia Claim, located on the S.W. slope of Straub Mountain. Signed by J. W. D. Stovell as secretary and Frank H. Hall, company president. Office at Colorado Springs, Colorado. 

1900 THE SURPRISE GOLD MINING COMPANY - Incorporated (in 1895) Under the Laws of the State of Colorado - This was a Cripple Creek mining operation. Stock certificate issued for 1,000 shares. Owns the Surprise Claim on Womack Hill and the Columbia Claim, located on the S.W. slope of Straub Mountain. Signed by J. W. D. Stovell as secretary and Frank H. Hall, company president. Office at Colorado Springs, Colorado.   Price - $72.00

1905 THE EDWIN BOOTH GOLD MINING AND MILLING COMPANY - Incorporated (in 1892) Under the Laws of the State of Colorado - Extremely rare stock certificate issued to Joseph Hartman Jr. for 2,857 shares. CRIPPLE CREEK DISTRICT, COLORADO printed beneath title. Contains the portrait of renowned actor, Edwin Thomas Booth. His career was overshadowed by his relationship with his younger brother, John Wilkes Booth. This name should sound familiar - John Wilkes Booth assassinated the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. This company owned the following mining claims: Hale and Holmes Adelaide Alta Lucetta Edith May Office at Denver, Colorado.

1905 THE EDWIN BOOTH GOLD MINING AND MILLING COMPANY - Incorporated (in 1892) Under the Laws of the State of Colorado - Extremely rare stock certificate issued to Joseph Hartman Jr. for 2,857 shares. CRIPPLE CREEK DISTRICT, COLORADO printed beneath title. Contains the portrait of renowned actor, Edwin Thomas Booth. His career was overshadowed by his relationship with his younger brother, John Wilkes Booth. This name should sound familiar - John Wilkes Booth assassinated the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. This company owned the following mining claims:

Hale and Holmes

Adelaide

Alta

Lucetta

Edith May

Office at Denver, Colorado. Signed by Frank B. McFarlane as secretary and W. O. McFarlane, president.

Price - $395

1899 THE COLONIAL DAMES GOLD MINING COMPANY - Organized (in 1896) Under the Laws of Colorado - CAPITAL STOCK TWO MILLION DOLLARS. Stock certificate issued to Henry W. Meyar for 1,000 shares. This Cripple Creek, Colorado company owned the following mining claims:  *The Grace Darling on the North Slope of Bull Hill. *The Dames group, containing the Ida Lee, Talisman, Silver Lake, Roc's Nest, Ida May and Talesman. *The Don No.2 on Raven Hill. *The Speeler on the south slope of Battle Mountain. Signed by Ben A. Metcalf as secretary and Walter A. Stebbins, vice president. Ornate, tan-colored underprint contains the Colorado state seal. Office at Colorado Springs. Printed by the John Polhemus Printing Co. of New York.

1899 THE COLONIAL DAMES GOLD MINING COMPANY - Organized (in 1896) Under the Laws of Colorado - CAPITAL STOCK TWO MILLION DOLLARS. Stock certificate issued to Henry W. Meyar for 1,000 shares. This Cripple Creek, Colorado company owned the following mining claims:  *The Grace Darling on the North Slope of Bull Hill.
*The Dames group, containing the Ida Lee, Talisman, Silver Lake, Roc's Nest, Ida May and Talesman.
*The Don No.2 on Raven Hill.
*The Speeler on the south slope of Battle Mountain.
Signed by Ben A. Metcalf as secretary and Walter A. Stebbins, vice president. Ornate, tan-colored underprint contains the Colorado state seal. Office at Colorado Springs. Printed by the John Polhemus Printing Co. of New York.   Price - $150

1880 THE GOLD PLACER MINING COMPANY - Incorporated Under the Laws of the State of Connecticut - Stock certificate issued to A. J. F. Hamilton for 100 shares valued at $25 each. This was a tough company to track down. Here is a bit of info I found: Mine located near Summitville. Pitkin County, Colorado in the Alma Mining District. Claims in this area included the Alma, Pease and Sidell Placers. (Ref. Fred Holabird) Company office at New York. Signed by J. S. Banker as secretary and E. S. Munroe, president. Large oval vignette shows an early hydraulic gold mining operation. Shiny-gold seal. 

1880 THE GOLD PLACER MINING COMPANY - Incorporated Under the Laws of the State of Connecticut - Stock certificate issued to A. J. F. Hamilton for 100 shares valued at $25 each. This was a tough company to track down. Here is a bit of info I found: Mine located near Summitville. Pitkin County, Colorado in the Alma Mining District. Claims in this area included the Alma, Pease and Sidell Placers. (Ref. Fred Holabird) Company office at New York. Signed by J. S. Banker as secretary and E. S. Munroe, president. Large oval vignette shows an early hydraulic gold mining operation. Shiny-gold seal.            Price - $175

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