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Jupiter Gravel Mining & Water Co. Ephemera #77343

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Mining Start Price:30.00 USD Estimated At:60.00 - 120.00 USD
Jupiter Gravel Mining & Water Co. Ephemera  #77343
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Lot of 7 for this mining company located in Calaveras County. 1) Six of the documents are attached together and represent assay of gravels and quicksilver with Selby Smelting Co. in San Francisco in 1897 plus payment for the bullion. Includes: Two assay memorandums from Selby (one for gold and one for quicksilver; three other Selby documents indicating returns on the assays for gold and quicksilver; and a Bank of California deposit slip for $654 deposited to the company by Selby. )The 7th document is a letterhead for the company dateline Angels, Dec. 26, 1899 re: payment for telegrams and packages and the details of the Christmas dinner. The Jupiter was located about four miles from Angels Camp. The company's properties were known as the Keefer mines, after Windsor A. Keefer, promoter of the mine. The claims included the Jupiter, Buckeye, Bully Boy, Monarch, Aleyone, Lundt, and the Drallmeyer. An April 11th, 1897 SF Chronicle article describes the disappearance and possible murder of Keefer. State: California City: Calaveras County Date: 1897-1899