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La Porte Mining Docs, Lot of 11 [175296]

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La Porte Mining Docs, Lot of 11   [175296]

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11x La Porte Mining Documents, including pictures, postcards and Bald Mountain Stock Certificates: 1) Photograph, B&W, by Schubert Photo, La Porte. Showing 3 buildings and some workers sitting on the porch in the background. Photo is attached to black cardboard with embossed border.
2) Photograph, B&W, by Schubert Photo, La Porte. Showing Quarrying area and rock formations of the mine. Photo is attached to grey cardboard with embossed border.
3) Copy of Photograph above of the Mine/ rock formations in La Porte. On back, handwritten, "Hydraulic Mining". 4) Postcard of La Porte # 62, titled" La Porte, Plumas Co., Cal.- Famous Hydraulic and Drift Gold Mining Camp." B&W, Birdseye view over the entire camp. 5) 6x Bald Mountain Gold and Silver Mining Company, La Porte, 18--, incorporated Apr 1869, unissued, selling a total of 40 shares at $1000 each. Romantic central vignette of worker standing on side of the mountain and looking towards the camp. Black border and print by Spaulding & Barto, Printers, SF. 6) Receipt page from La Porte, for dues payed by Brothers (no indication of the fraternity), dated Mar 12, 1881. Bald Mountain was located in Sierra County, North of Forest City. The deposits were apparently discovered during the Gold Lake hunt. $3.1 million were taken out of Bald Mountain, between $1/2 and $1 million out of the Bald Mountain extension. [Ref.: California Gold Camps, by E.G. Gudde, p. 25] Garvis Collection.


City: La Porte,
State: California La Porte California