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Wagon Road Stock (1891) and WF Express Shipping Document (1856) [190857]

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Mining Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 600.00 USD
Wagon Road Stock (1891) and WF Express Shipping Document (1856) [190857]
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Columbia was one of the absolute key California gold rush mining camps located at the southern end of the mining region near Sonora. Today, it is a California State Park, frozen in time, with many of the original 1850s brick buildings still there for all to see. its history is very rich indeed, as a major gold producer. The 1856 document shows numerous shipments of gold dust and their intended final location. In the middle of one of the two sides shows a gold shipment to Kellogg & Humbert, the huge gold smelting outfit in San Francisco. Other shipments were made to the US Mint in San Francisco and various other Wells Fargo offices.
The South Grove Wagon Road Co. stock is cert #5, issued to Ramans & Patterson for 10 shares June 1, 1891, signed by WH Hilton as president and Eugene Knapp as secretary. U/c ex rare, possibly unique. This wagon road stock belongs with any Wells Fargo gold shipment document because the wagon roads were exceptionally important in the days before motorized vehicles. These roads were often hand made through rough country, allowing shorter access to major cities. [ Columbia California