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Eclipse Tunnel Company Stock Certificate (Territorial)

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Stock & Bond - Mining Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 600.00 USD
Eclipse Tunnel Company Stock Certificate (Territorial)
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160.00USDto D******a+ buyer's premium (32.00)
This item SOLD at 2015 Dec 16 @ 10:45UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
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Location: Sierra District, Humboldt County, Nevada Territory. Inc. July 1st, 1863. Cert. # 289, issued to Irvin Brown for 5 shares. Signed by John M. Henry, president, and by Wetzlan or Wetzlar as secretary. Vignette of ore cart being pushed out of the mouth of a tunnel. Black border on light pink safety printed paper, with black print. Uncancelled. Printer: Towne & Bacon, S.F. Applied 25ct revenue stamp at left. Datelined San Francisco. The secretary could possibly be Gustavius Wetzlar. Irvin Brown was a real estate and money agent, according to Langley’s 1864 directory. There are several listings for John M. Henry. This one was possibly a street contractor, according to the same reference. The Sierra District was organized in 1863 across the Buena Vista Valley to the east of Star Peak at the north end of the East Humboldt Range, 10 miles northeast of Mill City. Dun Glen (later named Chafey—or Chaffey—for the mine there) was the business center for the district. The district has been a continuous producer and fairly profitable. Folds. Measures 5.5 x 10.5.” [www.nevadaobserver.com/ history%20Of%20Humboldt%20County%20(1912)]. City: Humboldt County State: Nevada Date: 1864 hwac# 25316