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Virginia & Truckee Railroad Stock Certificate Issued to Bonner, Signed by Sharon

Currency:USD Category:Western Americana / Collectibles - Railroad Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD
Virginia & Truckee Railroad Stock Certificate Issued to Bonner, Signed by Sharon
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600.00USD+ (126.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2016 Dec 10 @ 17:42UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
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50 shares to Charles Bonner in 1869. Signed by president William Sharon and Secretary Tritle. Names are hole cancelled. 25c United States Revenue Stamp and a 25c Nevada Revenue Stamp are on the left side. Bonner was an early superintendent of the Savage Mine. Later he was the mining supervisor of Gould & Curry in Virginia City. Bonner is noted to have a more accurate estimate of processing ore at the Gould & Curry Mill an elaborate structure built in the shape of a Greek cross. The mill was initially supposed to process ore using the Veatch process at roughly $38/ton. It was a failure and the mill was later reconstructed at a cost of $560,000 (Holabird). History of the state of California by Guinn. (George Garfield & Robert Greenawalt Railway Express and Wells Fargo Collection) State: Nevada City: Virginia City Date: 1869 FHWAC#: 41732