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Four Gem Related Goldfield Stock Certificates - one signed by Webb Parkinson

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Four Gem Related Goldfield Stock Certificates - one signed by Webb Parkinson
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1) Goldfield Gen Gold Mines Company. 1905. Number 285 for 50 shares to WJ Cook. SIgned by EF Nelles(?) and WH Haven. Detailed underground mining vignette. 2) COD Consolidated Mining Company. 1911. Number 5197 for 100 shares to RL Dayton & Company. Signed by Thomas Brown and (?). This stock has a ruby that radiates red rays through the stock. 3) Goldfield Diamond Mining Company. 1905. Number 148 for 100 shares to HW Lipter(?). Signed by Albert Brady and J Mitchell. Vignette of a man pushing an ore cart out of a tunnel. 4) Ruby Gold Mining Company. 1907. Number 64 for 200 shares to SE Graves. Signs by WH Parkison and JM Jackson. A ruby also radiates red rays like a sun into the stock.

Webb Parkinson was a stock broker, tall, handsome and in his twenties. When he quickly amassed a fortune, he must have been one of Goldfield's most eligible bachelors. So when he fell for Bonita, she returned his love. Bonita was one of the most popular dancers in the tenderloin district. She always drew a crowd with her "gay sways and fetching costumes." Webb and Bonita married and had a young dark haired son. They had a house in Goldfield and one in the Bay Area. Bonita became a beautiful and cultivated ornament to local society. But the crash of 1907 ended their lavish life style. Then their five month old son died. Back in Goldfield Webb tried to regain his wealth. He was suspected, properly so, of cheating on his wife. He took the bullets from Bonita's gun fearing what she might do. But she had spent long enough in the tough environs of Goldfield to be smart enough to buy new bullets. On night when Webb walked in, she unloaded the gun on Webb. All except the last bullet which she left for herself! [Goldfield by Zanjani]

Outside of vertical folds, there seems to be no condition issues with these stocks: no rips, tear, dog ears, pin holes, etc. (Bennett Collection) Date: 1905-1911 Location: Goldfield, Nevada HWAC# 59859