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Lodi Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Palmyra District, Nevada Territory, 1864

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Lodi Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Palmyra District, Nevada Territory, 1864
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Palmyra District, Lyon County, N.T. (printed in right corner). Golden Eagle Ledge, 600 feet (printed upper left). Dateline Como, Lyon County, N.T., February 27th, 1864. Low # 6, issued to S.A. Ringo. Signed by R.B. Ellis, president, and J.S. Crosman, secretary. Not cancelled. Ornate logo on ribbon vignette, plus small vignette of American flag. Printed by W.B. Cooke & Co. Printers, San Francisco. 25 cent IR adhesive stamp attached lower left, pen cancelled. Folds, some toning on edges. This mining company is not listed in the 1864 Collins Comstock directory. Nor are S.A. Ringo, J.S. Crosman, or RB Ellis listed. There is a listing for a Robert Ellis mine in the Devil's Gate District with T. Fitch as secretary. Is this our R.B. Ellis? Not in the 1864 Langley SF directory either. Not in Filer or other Holabird indexes. The Palmyra Mining District, which included the towns of Palmyra and Como, was organized in 1862 in the Pine Nut Mountains 8 miles southeast of Dayton between the Sullivan (to the southwest) and Indian Springs (to the northeast) districts. Both districts were combined in 1869. J.D. Winters, of Yellow Jacket Mine fame, once operated a small mill at Como before heading to the Comstock. In 1861 Palmyra had a considerable business district and a post office. The following year promising ledges were discovered a half-mile east, and the town of Como was platted there. Over the next year or two virtually the entire population of Palmyra removed to Como. A letter from Como was published in the Daily Alta California on August 31st, 1863 and paints a picture of a bustling mining camp in competition with Virginia City. The writer mentions many mine names but not this company. Mines mentioned include: Shiloh Lode, Palmyra Consolidated, Wagram Co., Monte Cristo, Rapidan, Sharon, Ray, Sonora, Prince of Wales, Walker, Mineral Tunnel, and many others. They mention a mill being put up and more on the way that fall. Clearly, they are excited about the possibilities of this district! However, by 1865, Como had not panned out. Date: Location: Lyon County, Nevada HWAC# 60609