2532

Rare Mining Water Scrip to Chinese Merchant, Campo Seco, 1867

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Mining Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 300.00 USD
Rare Mining Water Scrip to Chinese Merchant, Campo Seco, 1867
SOLD
225.00USDto C*****r+ buyer's premium (56.25)
This item SOLD at 2018 Mar 16 @ 16:18UTC-7 : PDT/MST
SHIPPING & HANDLING: Shipping and Handling cannot be estimated prior to invoicing, based on the size and weight of your purchase. All shipping is subject to a minimum charge of $19.00. If additional shipping and handling costs are required, the buyer will be reinvoiced for the balance due. Items are not shipped until the invoice is completely paid. Many buyers purchase a number of lots. Every effort will be made to include all lots in a single shipping charge calculated to cover the weight and size of the package(s). NOTE: Some shipments (of unusual size, dimension, or weight) may require sp...
Water Scrip from the Mokelumne Hill and Campo Seco Canal and Mining Company. Dateline Campo Seco, Oct. 7th, 1867. No. 27, issued to Yee Sung (?) for $32.95 in water "along the line of the New Ditch from Chili Camp to Cat Camp." Signed by the agent. Also has Chinese characters at lower left. 4 x 7" Folds. According to Gudde, Campo Seco was located in Calaveras County 8 miles SW of Mokelumne Hill in 1850. It originally had no water until the Mokelumne Water Co. was established in 1856. The mines of the camp yielded several large clumps of gold, including a 93 ounce nugget in 1854. Date: Location: Calaveras County, California HWAC# 55574