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Miner Boy Mining Company Stock Certificate (91807)

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Miner Boy Mining Company Stock Certificate  (91807)
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Inc. in Colorado. No. 2799, issued for 100 shares to B, Atkins on Oct. 31st, 1881. Signed by president AA McLeod and secretary Geo. Blarr. Not cancelled. Black border, green background, and vignette of miners with headlamps using drills. Printed by the Hatch Lith. Co., NY. 7.5 x 11" Pinholes, folds. Located on Breece Hill, California Mining District. The mine was discovered on March 27, 1879 by Peter Conley, M.C. Kennedy, James Dahoney, etc., who sold it on June 17, 1879 to A.A. McLeod for $75,000. The mine soon had three shafts, down 490 ft., 5 levels and 250 ft. of drifts producing 20 tons per day. Assays showed 1029 ozs. silver per ton, and 945 ozs. gold per ton. The minerals produced were pyrargyrite, free gold, and tetrahedrite. By 1880 the mine was employing 35 miners with assaying showing 600 ounces of gold per ton [Ref: Griswold, 1996; Corregan & Lingane, pg. 427] () Ken Prag Collection

Date: 1881
City/County: Leadville
State: Colorado