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Hope Gravel Mining Co. Assessment, Grass Valley, 1869

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Hope Gravel Mining Co. Assessment, Grass Valley, 1869
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Datelined San Francisco Feb. 15, 1869. One of the oldest hydraulic mining operations just north of Grass Valley, CA. Levied on Jan 11, 1869 at a dollar per share for fifty shares. The Hope Gravel Mining Co. was organized in 1865 in San Francisco on claims located on Alta Hill. Soon after this assessment, a rich channel was discovered by the company attracting others including the Altoona Mining Co. which brought a revival to placer mining in Grass Valley. A brown red 2¢ Internal Revenue Stamp (R1) is attached lower left. 3 x 7.5" Date: Location: Grass Valley, California HWAC# 58510