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Bodie & Hawthorne Telephone & Telegraph Co. Stock Certificate (100875)

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Bodie & Hawthorne Telephone & Telegraph Co. Stock Certificate  (100875)
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Uncancelled No. 50, issued for 20 shares to J & H McCaghren on Oct. 17th, 1892 in Bodie. Signed by president Thomas Leggett and secretary RL McCarty. J. S. Cain assessment stamps on reverse. Pinholes, folds. While Leggett managed the Standard Mine, two significant events occurred. It became one of the pioneers in using cyanide for the recovery of gold and silver. In 1894, he built the first cyanide plant on the Pacific coast at Bodie. The second event, with consequences far beyond the mining industry, was the long distance transmission of electricity. Faced with having to use wood for fuel, Leggett searched for cheaper alternatives. He discovered that in 1892, alternating current had been successfully transmitted three miles at Telluride CO. He installed a 250-kw Westinghouse generator powered by Pelton water wheels with a 300-foot head. The power generated was at 3000 volts and was carried 13 miles on a #1 bare copper wire. By late 1894, the system was considered proven and the steam powered equipment removed. Ken Prag Collection

Date: 1892
City/County: Bodie
State: California