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California Water & Mining Company Stock Certificate (100741)

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California Water & Mining Company Stock Certificate  (100741)
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"Mines, Canals, Timberlands & Other Property Located in El Dorado, California" (printed at right). No. A59, issued for 500 shares to W.D. Hobbs on June 5th, 1880. Signed by Fred Gilbert as president and a different Gilbert as secretary. Not cancelled. Brown border, eagle vignette. Printed by ABN. Folds, creases. Our company sold a prospectus from this company last year. From that prospectus: Company had a the right to over 700 square miles of water rights on the Georgetown Divide in Eldorado County, Ca. The area encompassed elevations between elevations 2500 and 7500 feet between the middle and south forks of the American River. The area overlaps portions of the Placerville and Forest Hill divides. 21 reservoirs, 41 named ditches running over 257 miles. Each of the 41 ditches are named and described in size and length with the Main Ditch running 34 miles. The capacity of the company’s reservoirs is calculated at over 10,000,000,000 gallons. Sales of water to towns and mines yielded over $30,000 per month. Additional non-mining revenue came from lumber sales of some $8,000 per month. The Company also owns 16 placer mining properties, one quartz mine and one copper mine. Some of the placer mines cover very large gravel deposits; the Mount Hope property is some 160 acres. Besides the Georgetown mining area, the area includes Michigan Bar, Mormon Island and Volcanoville. The Company was capitalized in New York at $10,000,000; 500,000 shares at $20 per. () Ken Prag Collection

Date: 1880
City/County: El Dorado County
State: California