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Double Standard Mining Company Stock Certificate [197638]

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Double Standard Mining Company Stock Certificate [197638]
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Principal Place of Business: Lead City, D(akota) T(erritory) (printed at top). Inc. in Dakota, 1887. No. 360 issued for 300 shares to B. Bottleson in 1892 in Lead City. Signed by president Ernest May and secretary H. May. Pen cancelled. Red border, blue and red printing. Folds, creases, pinholes. 5.25 x 8.5" Company held claims on Bald Mountain, 5 miles west of Lead. Ernest May moved to Deadwood in 1876 and mines the Wheeler Claim in Deadwood Gulch. He then opened a mercantile business in Lead, invested in land and mines, served as president of the First National Bank of Lead, was the mayor of Lead, and is credited with the creation of the South Dakota state flag in 1909.
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Date: 1892
Country (if not USA):
State: South Dakota
City: Lead
Provenance: Homestake Mine Geologist Dave Shaddrick Collection