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Rocky Mountain Gold Mining Co. of Colorado #110843

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Rocky Mountain Gold Mining Co. of Colorado  #110843
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Rare. Territorial. Incorporated February, 1864. Certificate # 489. Issued for 100 shares to W.H. Lawrence on May 7th, 1867. Signed by Satherton (?) as president and Sam Bond as secretary. Twenty-five cent revenue stamp attached and pen cancelled. No vignette, Reverse is endorsed. The mine operated 3 shafts in Gregory Gulch in 1867 at depths of 150-175 feet. The company also owned 3300 feet of undeveloped property consisting of "the best lodes in Empire District, Clear Creek County" [Hollister, 1867, 193]. W.H. Lawrence may be the same W.H. Lawrence who went on to be a well-known photographer in Denver in the early 1890s [Mautz]. Condition: very light toning. Mowpe & Co. Printer State: City: Date: 1867