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Silver Prize Gold & Silver Mining Company, Silver Prize Lode, Silver Mountain District

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Stock & Bond - Mining Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 900.00 USD
Silver Prize Gold & Silver Mining Company, Silver Prize Lode, Silver Mountain District
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This item SOLD at 2018 Oct 20 @ 10:49UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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NUMBER 3 for 11 shares to Frank Cooper. Datelined San Francisco 1863. Signed by secretary E Warren Clark and president WC Albert. Incorporated in July of 1863. 25c Protest Revenue stamp. Town & Bacon Printers. Located at, "Silver Prize Lode, Silver Mining District."50 Years printed on stock probably stands for the length of time the company had been incorporated for. Not cancelled. One small tear on right border. Excellent condition. On May 28, 1864 the Sacramento Daily Union report that the major lodes in Alpine Valley were the Galena, Iron City, Silver Prize, Galena Chief and Bay State. A May 30, 1864 article in the Daily Alta California lists the best mines. The IXL leads the pack. Other major producers are the Buckeye, Fremont and Lady Franklin. But also showing great promise is the Silver Prize, George Washington, Murphy, Nob, St. Charles, Uncle Sam, Mountain, Pennsylvania and Sierra Nevada. (By the way, anyone interesting in Silver Mountain and it city should read this article.) Frank Cooper was one of the original Commissioners charged with designating the election precincts in newly-formed Alpine Co. (1864 "Alpine County Bill"; see 1864 Aug 11; see also Board of Supervisors Minutes, Book "A", page 1; and see text of “Alpine County Bill” printed in 1864 July 30 MG). J. Warren Clark was also secretary of the El Dorado Gold & Silver, Silver Prize G&S, Mammoth G&S, Tip Top G&S, Napa G&S, George Washington G&S, etc. [Thank you to Karen Dustman, local historian and author of the book "Silver Mountain City (Clairitage Press) for background information on the mine and signatures.] Prag Collection City: Silver Prize Lode, Silver Mountain District State: California Date: 1863 HWAC# 79732