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1909 MONTANA CONSOLIDATED COAL AND COKE COMPANY - Incorporated (in 1907) Under the Laws of Maine - Attractive blue 100 share stock certificate issued to Paine Webber and Co. This company was organized to acquire the stock of the Montana Coal and Coke Company. The latter company controlled 4,930 acres of coal land at Electric, Montana, about 125 miles from Butte. Its plant operated about 250 coking ovens. One of the signatures at the bottom reads Samuel H. Hudson. Printed by the Franklin-Lee Bank Note Co. Very detailed vignette. SOLD
1915 ROYAL BASIN MINING COMPANY - Incorporated (in 1913) Under the Laws of Arizona - Mines at Maxville, Montana printed beneath title. Attractive bright red corporate seal. Granite County. Property included the North Star mine of 2 lode claims, 90 acres, in Wymans Gulch. Also owns the Northern Bell mine, a silver property near Princeton. Stock certificate issued to G. Carlton Leedom for 75 shares. Operated by the Makeever Brothers. Signed by M. M. Makeever as secretary and Sanford Makeever, company president. Office at Boston, Mass. Price - $72.00
1907 REINS COPPER COMPANY OF BUTTE MONTANA - Incorporated Under the Laws of the State of Montana - Copper and silver mine located in the Meaderville section of the Butte Mining District. Worked two shafts, one being 1,200 feet deep. J. M. Guffey, president and W. F. Johnson, company secretary. One of the first stock certificates issued... this is #9. Main office at Butte, Montana and a branch office at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Printed by the Republic Bank Note Company of Pittsburgh. Price - $120
1893 CLIFT MINING COMPANY - Incorporated August 19th, 1891, Under the Laws of the State of Montana - Stock certificate issued to W. A. Brennan for 1,000 shares valued at $2 each. Property on Bass Creek, Bitter Root Valley, Missoula County. Office at Missoula, Montana. Large copper-colored corporate seal. Signed by S. F. Hodgson as company secretary. Unique border design. Price - $65.00
18__ DEER LODGE MINING & SMELTING COMPANY - Deer Lodge, Montana - Attractive purple background vignette. Unissued (Late 1800s) Price - $35.00
1926 CHECK FROM ANACONDA, MONTANA - Vignette shows the Stack of the Great "Washoe Smelter"
Price - $22.00
1925 CHECK FROM THE TREASURER OF THE CITY OF GREAT FALLS - Cascade County, Montana - Signed by Mayor.
Price - $15.00
1888 THE PEARL SILVER MINING COMPANY - Incorporated Under the Laws of Montana - PHILIPSBURG, MONTANA printed twice on this ornate stock certificate. Detailed vignette shows a group of early miners taking a break at the entrance to a tunnel. Deer Lodge County, Montana. Silver mine located midway between the San Francisco and Granite Mountain mines. Certificate issued for 500 shares worth $10 each. Printed by Lith. Pioneer Press Co. St. Paul, Minnesota. Signed by John C. King as secretary and J. K. Pardee, company president.
J. K. PARDEE, when 18 years old enlisted in Company G of the Ohio 19th Infantry Regiment (Civil War). From August 1861 to September 1865, Pardee served as a Private and later as a Sergeant with Company A of the Ohio 2nd Cavalry Regiment, which participated in campaigns in Kansas, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia. His unit had duty at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, on April 9th, 1865; that was the date and place of Confederate General Robert E. Lee's surrender.
In 1871, J. K. Pardee and a business partner built a smelter at Tannersville on Tanner Flat near the mouth of the Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah. Silver and lead bullion were the main products. In March of 1874 he traveled to Deer Lodge Montana where he became manager of the Speckled Trout Mine. He later developed and patented a "Rotary Ore Roasting Furnace". Over his lifetime, Pardee became involved in many mining ventures, including the Pearl Silver Mining Company. Along with this stock certificate, I will include an extensive biography of J. K. Pardee's life.
⛏ RARE ⛏ Price - $350
18__ AMERICAN SILVER COPPER MINING, MILLING & REDUCTION COMPANY - Helmville, Montana - Unissued (Late 1800s)
Price - $49.00
1914 LAST CHANCE COPPER MINING COMPANY - Location of Mines, Saltese, Montana - Issued to George Champagne who was one of the company directors. The original lode claims were in the St. Regis Mining District, Mineral County, Montana. Claims included the Foch, Montana-Missoula, Buck, Buck Fraction, White Tail, Grouse, Bluebird and Snow Shoe. Price - $56.00
1913 CORBIN COPPER COMPANY - Incorporated Under the General Mining Laws of Michigan - MINES IN MONTANA (printed beneath title) - Office at Butte, Montana. Owned 57 mining claims near the town of Corbin in Jefferson County. The Corbin group of claims was at the head of Clancey Creek. Produced copper and silver. Also had property in the Rochester group of claims in Madison County.
Price - $59.00
189_ ST. HELENA CONSOLIDATED GOLD AND SILVER MINING COMPANY - Incorporated Under the Laws of the State of Montana - Large, impressive stock certificate with two nice mining vignettes. Shares were valued at $10.00 each. The left side reads: MINES, (GROUP) 3 MILES FROM HELENA. This certificate is complete... it did not fit entirely on my scanner. Unissued. (1890s) Price - $85.00
1880s THE SILVER CLIFF MINING AND TUNNEL COMPANY of HELENA, MONTANA - Organized Under the Laws of Montana Territory - During this era, mining shares were usually worth $1 or $5 each. This is the only stock certificate I have ever seen with shares valued at $3 each. Highlighted with shiny-gold ink. Most notable is the arm holding a pickax at center. Office at Helena, MT. Printed by Geo. E. Boos, Print. Unissued. (Dated 188_) Price - $49.00
1909 BEN HUR MINING COMPANY, LIMITED - Saltese, Montana - Missoula County - Owned 5 claims adjoining the Last Chance Mine. Produced lead, copper and silver. The ore was transported 3 miles to a railroad. Price - $30.00
1880s PENN YAN MINING COMPANY - Incorporated (in 1887) Under the Laws of Montana - Operated at Wickes, Montana. Jefferson County. All of you coin collectors out there will appreciate this stock certificate. A full-color vignette shows gold and silver coins that were in circulation during this time period. It is rare to find currency on early mining stocks. Shares were valued at $5 each. Office at Helena, Montana. Unissued but signed by Henry H. Hill as president. The property was sold by the county sheriff in 1891. (Dated 188_ on reverse) Price - $85.00
1908 THE SILVER BAR MINING COMPANY - Incorporated Under the Laws of the State of Montana - Stock certificate issued to C. S. Banghart for 1,000 shares valued at one dollar each. Printed with lots of shiny-gold ink. Although I didn't find any specific information about this mine, it was signed by T. N. Marlowe as secretary. He was involved with some other Missoula County, Montana mines during this era so I'm guessing this operation was in the same area. Price - $60.00
1890 COPPER BELL MINING COMPANY - Incorporated (in 1889) Under the Laws of Montana - Ornate stock certificate issued for 500 shares valued at $10 each. Shiny-gold corporate seal. Helena, Montana. Lewis and Clark County. Signed by Samuel Word as company president. Price - $150
1900 THE WESTERN MONTANA PLACER MINING COMPANY - Incorporated Under the Laws of Montana - Stock certificate issued to company secretary, C. S. Crysler for 10,000 shares. $10,000 was a huge sum of money in 1900! Worked the Bessie M. Dredge near Martina, Montana and had placer gold workings on Nine Mile Creek. Also owned the Lo Lo Quartz Mine near Lo Lo. Missoula County. Lolo Mining District. Office at Missoula, Montana. Center vignette shows a large wooden flume used to separate placer gold from the gravel. Three prospectors inspecting a chunk of ore at left and another prospector panning for gold along a creek while smoking a pipe at right (my favorite). Price - $70.00
1919 BUTTE TOMBSTONE COMPANY - Stock certificate issued to George L. Mooney for 1 share worth $100. Signed by Charles Mooney as secretary and Albert Mooney, company president. Office at Butte, Montana.
Incorporated in Butte, Montana, on August 5, 1903, the Butte Tombstone Company stated its business goals as "making monuments, headstones, tombs, grave decorations, vaults, copings, fencing, house buildings, and fiscal dealings." James Welch served as the first president, Horatio Hazelton as secretary, and Julia Welch as vice president.
Between 1903 and 1909 the company expanded to offices in Billings, Bozeman, Great Falls, Helena, and Missoula, Montana, and Idaho Falls, Idaho. The main office remained in Butte, while the other shops were managed by one of the major stockholders. Each office had regional sales representatives responsible for installation and sales
In 1911, after several years of steady losses, the major stockholders, including Horatio Hazelton, O. Hazelton, Dale Hodson, Mathew Roche, Albert Mooney, and Charles Mooney, divested their holdings in return for control of certain assets. The Hazeltons took over the Billings Marble and Granite Works, Bozeman Marble Works, some Helena assets, and a portion of the Missoula assets. Dale Hodson retained control over the Missoula Monumental Company and its assets. Mathew Roche gained ownership of the Helena Monumental Company. The Butte holdings and corporate name were retained by the Mooney family. The former business partners retained close ties.
The Mooney brothers, Albert and Charles, and their families, owned and operated the Butte Tombstone Company until its sale in 1967. Their assets included the Union Granite Works located in Butte, and the Idaho Falls Monument Company. After 1925 Charles Mooney resigned from the Butte Tombstone Company to run the Idaho Falls Monument Company. From 1955 until 1967 Butte Tombstone operated at a loss. In 1967 the family sold the business to the general manager, Hugh Choquette. The company closed its doors for good in 1990.
The Mooney family arrived in Montana in 1877 when John A. Mooney, and his wife Catherine McCarthy, were stationed at Fort Missoula. After his tour ended, John Mooney moved his family to Helena. His sons, Albert S. and Charles E., born in 1871 and 1878 respectively, were both apprenticed at an early age to learn granite and monument work. Albert S. moved to Butte in late 1890s. He bought interest in the Butte Tombstone Company in 1903. His brother joined him in this business venture, serving as the Billings branch office manager for the next ten years. In 1911 the Mooney brothers took over the Butte office and all its holdings. Albert S. married Laura M. O'Brien in 1899. Their son, Albert S. was born June 23, 1900. Charles E. married Nellie Allard in 1900. They had three sons, Walter E., Frank L., and Harry L.
Source: http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv95764
Price - $225
1884 STEVENS GOLD AND SILVER MINING COMPANY of BUTTE CITY, MONTANA - Organized (in 1881) Under the Laws of Montana Territory - Stock certificate issued to Jas. Long for 1,000 shares worth $10 each. This was known as the Stevens Mine. It was said to have a rich ore vein 10 feet wide and contained fine specimens of wire gold and native silver. Signed by Mallock Davis as secretary and Alfred Wartenweiler, company president. Office at Butte City, Montana. *** SCARCE *** Price - $275
1882 VULCAN MINING COMPANY - Incorporated (in 1881) Under the Laws of the State of New York - LOCATION, SUMMIT VALLEY MINING DISTRICT, BUTTE, MONTANA. This was known as this Tecumseh Lode Claim and contained rich gold & silver ores. The operation was apparently owned by the Original Butte Mining Company. Stock certificate issued to W. C. Child for 300 shares valued at $10 each. Signed by Charles S. Miller as treasurer. This signature looks familiar - I believe I have seen it on a number of early Cripple Creek certificates as well. An excellent piece of Montana Territory history! Price - $225
1907 VALLEY FORGE MINING COMPANY - Incorporated Under the Laws of the State of Montana - MINES AT RIMINI, MONTANA (printed beneath title). Stock certificate issued for 500 shares. Rimini is a ghost town located in Lewis and Clark County, about 14 miles west of Helena. At its peak in 1890, the population was only around 300 people. This is one of the oldest mining districts in the state. Ore contained gold, silver and lead. Signed by Charles E. Morris as president. Certificate registered at the Union Bank & Trust Company of Helena. Price - $85.00