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Empire Mill and Mining Company Stock Certificate

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Empire Mill and Mining Company Stock Certificate
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Number 23 for 200 shares issued to trustee CD Morrison. Signed by president Alfred Lyon and secretary William Drake. The Empire Mine in Amador County was located 2 miles west of Mokelumne Hill and 2.5 miles south of Jackson in the central Mother Lode region. The company was re-incorporated as the Empire Mill and Mining Company April 23rd, 1877. It was capitalized at $500,000; 50,000 shares at $10 per. The Pacific company took over the Empire`s assets after 1883 [Ref: Logan, Mother Lode Gold Belt, 1934, p 106-7]. Between 1850 and its closure in 1956, the Empire Mine produced 5.8 million ounces of gold, extracted from 367 miles of underground passages. The Empire Mining Co. was originally incorporated in 1854, after John Rush the original owner was bought out after acquiring it two years earlier. This mine was probably the first Hard Rock (quartz) gold mine in California. (Al Adams Gold Rush Memorabilia Collection) HWAC# 58328 Date: 1878-1899 Location: Amador, California