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Eldorado Wood and Flume Co. Stock Issued to Ogden Mills, son of Capitalist Darius Mills #110678

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Eldorado Wood and Flume Co. Stock Issued to Ogden Mills, son of Capitalist Darius Mills  #110678
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Eldorado Wood and Flume Co. Stock Certificate issued to Ogden Mills (1856-1929), son of capitalist Darius Ogden Mills (1825-1910), Feb 9, 1925. Incorporated in 1875 in Nevada, EDW&F was a major land, wood, and fluming company with vast timber holdings around Lake Tahoe and in Ormsby and Washoe Counties in Nevada. Owned principally by Henry M. Yerington of the Virginia & Truckee Railroad, William Sharon, D. O. Mills, Alexander J. Ralston, and J. W. Haynie. Signed by Enrico Swift Daugherty (b.1861 Watsonville, CA) as President and Frank E. Murphy (1868-1939) as Secretary. Signed on the verso by the Estate of Ogden Mills. Black border, black print on tan paper. Vignette at top center of what appears to us to be Spooner Summit. Measures 10” x 5-3/4”. Excellent condition--see high resolution image online. Rare, historic stock certificate.

State: Nevada City: Date: 1925