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Leadville Mining Stock Pair: Little Corinne and Little Chief [155312]

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Leadville Mining Stock Pair: Little Corinne and Little Chief [155312]
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This item SOLD at 2022 Aug 26 @ 11:17UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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Lot of 2 different. 1) The Little Corinne Consolidated Mining Company. Property Located at Leadville, Colorado (printed under title). Inc. in New York. No. 567, issued for 100 shares to G. de Lachasse on March 29th, 1881 in New York. Signed by president AL Reid and secretary WH Dana. Not cancelled. Black border and print, gold seal, fancy scrollwork. Folds, light wear. 6.25 x 9.25" Not in Fossett or C&L. The Leadville Daily Herald (Jan .16th, 1884) mentions the incorporation of the company, which must have been a reorganization. Reid is listed as one of the directors. 2) Little Chief Mining Company. Location of Mines: Fryer Hill, Leadville, Col. (printed upper right corner). Inc. in New York. No. 9014, issued for 100 shares to Marcus Hein on Jan. 7th, 1891. Signed by vice president Brower and secretary Earle. Not cancelled. Green border, black print, and underground mining vignette. Pinholes, folds, light toning. 7 x 10.5" Printed by ABN. The Little Chief Mine was one of the richest mines on Fryer Hill with ore bodies up to eighty feet thick. It was located shortly after the Little Pittsburg by four Irish miners: Peter Finerty, Richard and Patrick Dillon, and John Taylor. Production up to April l, 1880 was $2.5 million. When sorted, 10 to 30% lead and from 20 to 100 oz. silver per ton. Several thousand feet of workings [Ref: Fosset, Colorado: Its Gold and Silver Mines, 1880, pps. 450-452; Colorado Mining Directory, 1883].

Date: 1881-1891
Country (if not USA):
State: Colorado
City: Leadville
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