California Mining Stock Certificates

1899 SAN DOMINGO GOLD MINING COMPANY - Calaveras County, California - This was a successful placer mining operation on San Domingo Creek, which was dredged in later years.

Price - $75.00

1908 FURNACE VALLEY COPPER COMPANY - Mines were in the Greenwater Mining District, Inyo County, California. It is reported that the company owned 8 claims. The deposits were in limestone and assayed from 4 - 15% copper.

Price - $66.00

1914 HORSE MOUNTAIN COPPER COMPANY - Eureka, California - This operation was in Humbolt County. It consisted of 70 unpatented claims. The ore was hauled by railroad to the town of Eureka, which was 25 miles away. The ore concentrates averaged about 20% copper and also contained a small amount of gold.

Price - $62.00

1877 REPUBLIC MILL & MINING COMPANY - Eureka Mining District, Nevada County, California - Stock# 4 - This gold mine was located at Grass Valley in the Hills Flat area.

Price - $120

190_ CALIFORNIA NAVIGATION & IMPROVEMENT COMPANY - Stockton, California - Large, panoramic vignette showing early sailboats and steamships. Also interesting is there are names on some of the boats: Mary Garratt, J.D. Peters, T.C. Walker, J.R. McDonald. Unissued (Early 1900s)

Price - $72.00

1903 POTOMAC OIL COMPANY - Incorporated (in 1901) Under the Laws of the Territory of Arizona - Very impressive certificate. My research indicates that the actual Potomac Oil Company properties were located in California. Offices at Los Angeles, California.

Price - $85.00

18__ ORIGINAL HIDDEN TREASURE MINING COMPANY - Incorporated Feb. 2nd, 1869 - Early California certificate with a great name. At the time of printing, the company had 21,333 shares to offer, at $100 each. Offices at San Francisco, California. I found reference to this company in an old mining book, which was published in 1871... so the Original Hidden Treasure was in business until at least that date. Printed by A.J. Leary, S.F. Unissued.

Price - $42.00

19__ SECRET CANYON MINING COMPANY - Incorporated Under the Laws of California April 3rd, 1909. Principal Place of Business, Sacramento, California. According to a 1911 Secretary of State (CA) publication, this companys' charter was forfeited in 1910.... so this was a very short-lived operation. Certainly a nice name for a mining company. Unissued.

Price - $46.00

1903 THE CALIFORNIA KING GOLD MINES COMPANY - Incorporated Under the Laws of the Territory of Arizona - Mines were in the Chuckwalla Mountains of California. "CALIFORNIA KING" is also printed underneath the crown picture at the top. Issued to J.F. Hearne. Offices at Yuma, Arizona.

Price - $95.00

1907 THE PEG LEG MINING COMPANY - Incorporated (in Sept. 1906) Under the Laws of the State of California - To the best of my knowledge, the Peg Leg was a gold mine located in Imperial County, in the Chocolate Mountains of California.

Price - $65.00

1908 SALT LAKE CALIFORNIA COPPER COMPANY - Incorporated (in 1907) in Utah with an office in Salt Lake City. Also had an office at Smith River, Del Norte County, California. W. Mont Ferry was president and J.H. Turner secretary. Had 10 mining claims near Smith River in the Low Divide District, just 12 miles from the coast of California. The property was first worked from 1857 - 1867 and was one of the first copper mines on the Pacific coast. The ore contained copper, gold and silver. Issued to L.B. McCornick.

Price - $69.00

1880 J. & W. SELIGMAN & COMPANY BANKERS letter regarding stock in the CALIFORNIA WATER AND MINING COMPANY. Reference is made to a certificate of 499,989 shares in this early company, located in El Dorado County, California. This company supplied water for hydraulic, gravel (sluice) mining, saw mills, irrigation and other purposes.

The J. & W. Seligman Company was founded by Joseph Seligman and his brother James Seligman. Appears to have actually been written by one of the Seligman's. Very interesting document!

Price - $75.00