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New Russell Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Stock & Bond - Mining Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 500.00 USD
New Russell Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate
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Issued to John Robert Hough Thompson for 50 shares in 1885. Signed by officers. English. Cancelled by rubber stamp. The New Russell Mine was located in Montgomery County. Gold occurs in schists, associated with certain strata rather than in veins or fissures. Miners found it difficult to predict their coccurances and often had to resort to panning to locate paying areas. Kerr & Hanna (p248-251) report this mine was being worked by a London company, but not yet on the grand scale commensurate with its large resources. Fine. (Al Adams Gold Rush Memorabilia Collection) Date: 1885 Location: Montgomery County, North Carolina HWAC# 57339