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Nelson Tunnel & Mining Co. Stock Certificate Pair [155455]

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Stock & Bond - Mining Start Price:75.00 USD Estimated At:150.00 - 300.00 USD
Nelson Tunnel & Mining Co. Stock Certificate Pair [155455]
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Lot of 2 different for the same company. According to the Colorado Daily Chieftain (March 31, 1892), the company was formed to drive a tunnel into Bachelor Mountain and running through to Bachelor City, a distance of 3,000 ft. "The work will definitely settle the mooted question of fissure veins in the hill." The Nelson Tunnel is now a Superfund site located 1 mile north of Creede, Mineral County. 1) Stock no. 306, issued for 30 shares to Weaver and Warren in 1892 in Creede. Signed by president AW Brownell and secretary BF Kelly. Not cancelled. Eagle vignette. Folds, minor separation. 2) Different style stock issued in 1898 for 150 shares to Jeanette McClarran. Signed by president RB Wallace and the secretary. Not cancelled. Eagle vignette. Folds.

Date: 1892 & 1898
Country (if not USA):
State: Colorado
City: Creede
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