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Mowry Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate

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Mowry Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate
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Number 87 for 50 shares to Lyman A Ford in 1881. Signed by Hirem A Johnson and Hutchinson. Looks almost new! No pinholes, dog ears, edge issues or discoloration. Uncancelled. Ever so slight staining where a paper clip once was.

The actual date of discovery of the Mowry vein is unknown and it may have occurred some time in the 18th Century by unknown prospectors who left behind a number of shallow pits and trenches. But it was "rediscovered" by a Mexican prospector at about the time of the Gadsden Purchase and sold for virtually nothing to a group of investors headed by Lt. Sylvester Mowry about 1858. The
mine evolved from the presence of exposed rich, (enriched) silver-lead ores, the dominant metal production through some 50 years of intermittent mining. Elsing and Heinemann (1936) report a production value from 1858 to 1930 of about $1.000,000 in currency of the time.

Sylvester Mowry has his own unique story. He was an American best known as a pioneer and the founder of Mowry, Arizona. In 1860, he was appointed by President James Buchanan a commissioner to establish the border between California and Nevada, but he was removed in 1861 due to politics. During his time as commissioner, Mowry became interested in mining and prospecting and in 1860 he purchased the Patagonia silver mine just southeast of the Santa Rita Mountains in southern Arizona. After renaming it the Mowry Silver Mine, Mowry began constructing a mill and a smelter for extracting precious minerals. His small town was besieged by Apaches and it was virtually destroyed in 1863. His angry response was that they all needed to be unmercifully killed! He served as an officer in the United States Army and was arrested as a traitor during the American Civil War. No actual evidence could be produced and he was released. (Laguna Collection) Date: 1881 Location: Pioneer MIning District, Arizona HWAC# 59479