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Pyramid Lake Mining Company Stock Certificate signed by Evans and Derby [130956]

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Pyramid Lake Mining Company Stock Certificate signed by Evans and Derby  [130956]
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Number 46 for 500 shares to Alvaro Evans. Signed by brother Pierce Evans and president Chauncey Derby. Allegorical vignette of female with bow. No edge, corner or discoloration issues. One pin hole upper right in border. Stated on certificate is Location of Works: Pyramid Mining District, Washoe County. Alvaro Evans was a key Nevada rancher and Pyramid Lake area mining investor. He had large ranching concerns in Humboldt County (Golconda) and Reno. Chancellor Derby also had large ranching concerns in Humboldt County and Reno. He ran a livery stable in Virginia City during its heyday, ran for mayor of the city, and was a state representative. Two Governors (not on certificate), E. D. Boyle and John H. Kinkead also figure heavily in this stock certificate. The Pyramid Lake Mining Company was incorporated May 1, 1883. The mine was worked by 1884. Five pages of historical background notes on Evans, Derby and the Pyramid Lake Mining Company.

Date: 1884
Country (if not USA):
State: Nevada
City: Pyramid Lake, Washoe Co.
Provenance: Joe Elcano Nevada Mining Stock Collection