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VC Mining Stock, Comstock, 1863/4, Gold Hill, NT [173790]

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VC Mining Stock, Comstock, 1863/4, Gold Hill, NT [173790]
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2x Comstock, territorial Mining Stocks both datelined Virginia City:
1) Granada Gold & Silver MC Stock, Pres. Winton Arrived in NV 1860; # 254 for 50 shares to George Miller. Datelined Virginia 1863. Signed by Secretary CG Fink (Deputy Clark of Storey County) and president A Winton. Incorporated in January 7, 1863 (early 1863). Location at Virginia District, Storey Co., N. T. Enterprise Print. Small eagle vignette on left. Not cancelled. 25c Warehouse Revenue Stamp. One small stain below the 'a' in 'and'. Really nice example!!! Winton's first official record was on 2/19/1860 in the Utah Territory. He was among the first officers of the Nevada Territory appointed by Governor Nye. In 1865 he was a state senator from Storey County. In July of 1863 the Virginia Evening Bulletin reported that some very fine looking rock was taken from this mine. However, the mine does not appear in Collins 1864 Directory? Additional notes on Winton and the mine.
2) Nevada Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock; # 537 for 5 shares issued to Samuel Knight on April 15, 1864 in Virginia [City]. Endorsed on reverse by Hopkins. Signed by J. M. Hopkins secretary and (?) president. Incorporated August of 1863. Nice Loomis vignette of miner pushing an ore cart out of a mine. Loomis was a favorite San Francisco lithographer at this time with Towne & Bacon printers. Small 5c and 20c revenue stamps. Printed, “Gold Hill Mining District.” Pin holes, one corner fold and one red ‘x’. Within 18 months the company had not paid taxes. Knight seems to by the S. F. Wells Fargo supervisor who lost his life in the tremendous nitroglycerin explosion of 1866. G. W. Hopkins was a 20 year Virginia City citizen, grand master of a V. C. lodge, V. C. mayor, and secretary to many mining companies including the Yellow Jacket and Crown Point (notes included).

Virginia City, Storey Co. Nevada Fred Holabird Collection