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Nevada Oil Stock Certificates- Large Lot (58) [128744]

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Nevada Oil Stock Certificates- Large Lot (58)  [128744]
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Large lot of 58 different Nevada oil stocks, most issued in the late teens to early 1920's. It's possible that some of these companies operated in California. Nevada is not usually thought of as an oil-producing state but exploration for oil, which began 80 years ago, has been successful to a degree during the past 35 years. The first well drilled in search of oil in Nevada was a 1,890-foot deep "dry hole" drilled in 1907 on a terrace overlooking the Truckee River a few miles west

of downtown Reno. Another well is rumored to have been drilled on Peavine Mountain northwest of town. Some of these companies surely were exploring for oil in Nevada, such as Illipah Petroleum Syndicate, principal office, Ely, Nevada, 1926; Elko Oil Development, 1922, resident agent, Elko, Nevada;Fallon Petroleum Oil Company, Lahontan Nevada Oil Company and Ilipah Basin Oil & Gas, offices at Tonopah. Fuel Oil=Gas Company, issued at Los Angeles and Great Western Oil & Development, issued at Los Angeles, were probably California operations. In 954, Shell Oil Co. hit oil near Currant, 50 miles southwest of Ely. The resulting oil field at Eagle Springs in Railroad Valley has produced 3.8 million barrels of oil in the past 32 years (nbmg.unr.edu). The certificates are in average condition and mostly uncanceled.

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Provenance: Ken Prag Collection