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Carbonate Mining Company Stock, Oro Grande, California 1891

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Mining Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 400.00 USD
Carbonate Mining Company Stock, Oro Grande, California 1891
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225.00USDto r********5+ buyer's premium (54.00)
This item SOLD at 2016 Dec 09 @ 16:35UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
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Cert. #86, issued in 1891 to T.E. Rowan, trustee and signed by Rowan as president. Location of mine: Oro Grande Mining Dist. Printed at top left. Company seal is a large underprint in brown. Oro Grande is located near Victorville, north of the San Bernardino mountain range. In 1859, Aaron G. Lane established a ranch and store along the Mojave River and the Mojave Trail. The settlement was Lane's Crossing. In 1873, east of Lane's ranch, a gold and silver strike was made and the Silver Mountain mining district was born. In 1880, after further discoveries, the Oro Grande mning town was established about 2 miles above Lane's Crossing, named after the Oro Grande mine. A stamp mill for the mines was built on the river and was later used for the mines in Calico (wikipedia). The Carbonate mine was located in the late 1880's and was worked intermittantly until 1942, producing $50,000 or more (Desert Fever, vredenburgh.org website). Very attractive certificate. Millsite vignette at left. EF. Uncancelled. State: California City: Victorville Date: FHWAC#: 41346