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South Western & Arkansas Mining Company Stock [118435]

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South Western & Arkansas Mining Company Stock  [118435]
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Cert. #515, issued for 100 shares in 1853 at Little Rock, Arkansas. Shares were $100 Each. Black on creme. No printer noted. Endorsed by the shareholder, Ann A. Worthen on the verso. Signed by president Thomas Minton(?) and George A Worthen as secretary. The original Kellogg mine was opened in 1840 south of Kellogg Creek by the South Western and Arkansas Mining Company, under a lease from Benjamin Kellogg. It was followed by several other mines on both sides of the creek; they all ceased operations before 1852. Operations in this period yielded up to 500 tons of lead-silver concentrate, valued at $90 to $100 per ton, all of which was shipped for processing to Liverpool, England. [Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture online] See also Whitney Page 115. The company was incorporated in Arkansas in 1849. Very good condition. Uncancelled.

Date: 1853
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State: Arkansas
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