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Bovard Cons. Mines Stock [187563]

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Stock & Bond - Mining Start Price:10.00 USD Estimated At:50.00 - 80.00 USD
Bovard Cons. Mines Stock [187563]
SOLD
45.00USDto 6****A+ buyer's premium (11.25)
This item SOLD at 2024 Sep 22 @ 13:50UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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Issued 1909 Bovard Cons. Mines stock. "Silver was discovered in this part of the Gabbs Valley Range in April 1908 by Al Bovard & other prospectors from Rawhide. Within the week, a small boom ensued & a tent camp of a few hundred called Bovard was formed. Several saloons were opened, & the Bovard Booster saw a month of publication. That year the Golden Pen & Blue Sphinx mines were located. High grade ore was sent to Rawhide for milling. The camp of Bovard was founded primarily by miners from Rawhide, & when miners from Hawthorne & Luning arrived they established the rival townsite of Lorena & opened a tent saloon. Promotors enticed many from Bovard, who moved to the new camp. In an effort to get even with Lorena, Bovard's promotors bribed the water haulers to skip daily delivery to Lorena, & several returned to Bovard nearly immediately. Lorena dissolved soon thereafter. Even though small amounts of mining continued in the area, Bovard didn't last much longer. The Golden Pen mine was acquired by the Gold Pen Mines Company in 1919, & they started operation of a 20-ton mill in 1920. It only lasted for a few months before closing in 1921 due to financial difficulties. Final production of the Bovard district is estimated at $360,000 & the Golden Pen was its top producer." from nvexpeditions.com [Bovard Nevada