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General Washington Mining Company Stock Certificates (102527)

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General Washington Mining Company Stock Certificates   (102527)
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Lot of 3, two different varieties, including one signed by Webb Parkinson. 1) General Washington Mining Company. No. 77, issued in 1907 to Parkinson and signed by Parkinson as president. Not cancelled. Black border and print, with color vignette of George Washington in Revolutionary War uniform. Also a smaller mining vignette. Pinholes, folds, toning. 2) General Washington Development Company. One issued stock (1917) and one unissued but with corp. signatures. Not cancelled. Green border and background. Folds, stain. This is the c.1917 reorganization of the first company. 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] Ken Prag Collection

Date: 1907, 1917
City/County: Goldfield
State: Nevada