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Roman Brothers Silver Mining Stock, 1865 [187917]

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Roman Brothers Silver Mining Stock, 1865 [187917]
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Issued 1865 Roman Brothers Silver Mining stock with notation of Lander county, Nevada Territory, with Nevada becoming a state in 1864. The Reese River district covered a mineral area of 15 square miles. It was formed in 1862. The mines of Pony Canyon had the first discoveries. Austin, NV was located as the county seat soon thereafter. Mines in this area of Lander County produced on average, $296.26/ton but as much as $600-$1000/ton (Davis, History of Nevada, 2009). 2 underground miner vignettes.
[ Reese River Nevada