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Sapphire Mill, Virginia City Checks - Hobart (4) [163918]

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Sapphire Mill, Virginia City Checks - Hobart (4) [163918]
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Lot of 4 different. The Sapphire Mill was built in the early 1860s and was located 1/4 mile below Gold Hill. It was originally known as JB Gagnon & Co.'s Mill. In the 1870s, it had 15 stamps and a 40-ton daily capacity and was processing ore from the Crown Point Mine. It was one of a few mills owned by WS Hobart. Hobart was heavily involved with numerous logging operations at Lake Tahoe that fed the Comstock's need for lumber, including the Sierra Nevada Wood & Lumber Co. (which eventually relocated from Crystal Bay at Tahoe to Hobart Mills near Truckee), the Virginia & Gold Hill Water Co., and numerous mining projects. 1) 1867 Bank of California check. Lists Nevada, Sapphire and Atlas Mills, though "Nevada" and "Atlas" are crossed out. Issued to and signed by WS Hobart. Orange 2 cent NV adhesive revenue stamp. 2) 1874 Bank of California. RN-D. Issued to Robert Young. Young is listed as a horse clipper in the 1873 V&T Directory. Signed for Hobart by Raymond. 3) 1870 Bank of California, RN-B plus US IR adhesive revenue stamp. Issued to Thomas Cain. Cain is listed as a miner for the Gould & Curry Mine in the V&T 1873 Directory. Signed by for WS Hobart by Raymond. 4) 1871 Bank of California, RN-B17b. Issued to C. Derby. Signed for Hobart by Raymond. [ Virginia City Nevada 1867-74