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Porter G&S MC Certificates, 1860's (59501)

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Porter G&S MC Certificates, 1860's  (59501)
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Group of 28 unissued Porter G&S MC stock certificates for their mine in Butte Co., California. Vignette of the mine itself at center, (which is site specific).
The mines in Butte County were generally centered around Table Mountain, which has a basalt layer that covers an important gold bearing Tertiary gravel. Important companies of the period included the Oregon Gulch, Cherokee Blue Gravel. Other mines were located at Forbestown, Wyandotte, Bangor and a few other locales. Raymond's 1867 treatise does not mention the Porter, even though it discusses the active mines of the 1864 period. Unissued, no folds or tears. State: California City: Butte Co. Date: