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Huntington Mining Company Stock Certificate (102228)

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Huntington Mining Company Stock Certificate  (102228)
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No. 57, issued for 371 shares to Williamson Wright on Dec. 28th, 1868. Signed by president Coffette(?) and secretary Roche. Not cancelled. Green border and print, allegorical vignettes. Printed by Herald Print. Heavy folds, missing lower right corner, other wear. 6.5 x 10" From the History of Huntington County, 1887: Organized in 1866,"for the purpose of prospecting for gold in the limestone quarries west of the city. The company was organized by several citizens of the town, and large tracts of land leased. Experts examined the limestone formations for traces of the precious metal, and several barrels were shipped to eastern assayists to discover the percentage of gold in the rocks, a number of speculators from abroad were induced to take stock, machinery was purchased, and work begun under the supervision of one of the aforesaid experts. But the dividends were on the wrong side of the ledger account and the scheme was finally abandoned, after an ineffectual attempt to strike oil, the gold having failed to "pan out," by boring on the farm of Thomas Moore, west of the city. And this oil hole that flows with pure water is all that remains of the gold excitement, except the recollections of the stockholders, whose only dividends were assessments to pay expenses." Houghton Estate Collection

Date: 1868
City/County: Huntington County
State: Indiana