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Chico Gold and Silver Mining Company

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Mining Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 800.00 USD
Chico Gold and Silver Mining Company
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200.00USDto k*******2+ buyer's premium (39.00)
This item SOLD at 2014 Dec 10 @ 16:01UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
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#87 issued to S. M. Sproul for 50 shares in 1867. Signed by J. Bidwell president and Jas. C. Martin secretary. John Bidwell was a California pioneer who settled at Bidwell, now Chico. Bidwell worked for John Sutter, fought with him in the Mexican War in 1844 and later with Fremont. He was with Sutter right after Marshalls discovery and found gold on the Feather River. Bidwell was in politics, friends of the Indians, and was a source of political and economic stability for the region. The Hardin District had a fair bit of prospecting in the 1860s but it did not continue much longer. Bidwell must have had great hope in Hardin but any ore that may have been present was played out early. Sproul was a long-time Nevadan. He was selling barley to the soldiers at Camp McGarry as early as 1866.Vignette of building, ore being dumped at left from ore car, wagon and horses out front. Black border. Uncancelled. Datelined Chico, Butte County, Cal. “Hardin District, Humboldt County, Nevada.” printed at top. Hardin District is located at Black Rock which is known by that name. Extremely fine.

Date: 1867
City: Hardin District
State: Nevada
ID: 21378