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Mariposa Mining Stocks (3)

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Stock & Bond - Mining Start Price:300.00 USD Estimated At:600.00 - 1,000.00 USD
Mariposa Mining Stocks (3)
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"Mariposa is where explorers John C. Fremont and Kit Carson found the rich Mariposa Vein and opened the first mill to crush ore and extract gold in California" from www.parks.ca.gov 1)Mariposa Land & Mining #1222 i/u to CA Collins, 100 shares, signed by vp Mark Brumagin, incorporated in CA 2)Mariposa Land & Mining #2425 i/u to CA Collins 1876, signed by vp Haydenfeldt 3) Mariposa Company-likely John Freemont's company,"The largest mine owned by the Mariposa Company -- the Princeton -- which is referred to as having become unprofitable under the present manager, has not only been profitable, but more profitable under his management than it was immediately before. In no month has it paid as poorly as it did in the month before he took it in hand. The whole amount of, quartz at present taken from the mine is richer, on an average, than the average yield during two years before it came into the possession of the Mariposa Company." from NY Times 1864, #4781 i/u to Fellowes and Co 1870, 100 shares, note toning spots. (Al Adams Gold Rush Memorabilia Collection) Date: Location: Mariposa, California HWAC# 58925