Colorado Mining Stock Certificates

1899 THE SHERIFF GOLD MINING COMPANY - Cripple Creek, Colorado - Owned the Sheriff Lode, which was 10 acres, on the saddle between Raven and Bull Hill. Ore of paying grade was shipped from nearly every working on the property, but no large continuous chute was found. What a great "Old West" certificate!

Price - $195

1903 THE OLD GOLD MINES COMPANY - Cripple Creek, Colorado - Mines included the Old Gold, Buckeye, and Geneveve on the west slope of Beacon Hill. Signed by James M. Downing as president, who was a prominent Denver attorney.

Price - $42.00

1897 LA CROSSE GOLD MINING COMPANY of COLORADO - Gilpin County, Central City - Black Hawk Mining District - Produced gold & silver averaging 2 to 6 ounces per ton. The mine was on Quartz Hill.

Price - $99.00

1899 BANK DRAFT from the THE VINDICATOR CONSOLIDATED GOLD MINING COMPANY - Cripple Creek, Colorado - Signed by Adolph J. Zang as treasurer. He was the son of Philip Zang, founder of the Zang Brewery in Denver.

Price - $95.00

1900 THE FINDLEY GOLD MINING COMPANY - Cripple Creek, Colorado - Located on Bull Hill where two shafts were sunk to depths of 600 and 415 feet.

Price - 42.00

1905 THE BURNS - MOORE MINING & TUNNEL COMPANY - Idaho Springs, Clear Creek County, Colorado - Organized in 1902. Dr. W.C. Abbott president and John M. Shaller company secretary. Owned 42 lode claims, 5 placer claims, and a millsite 7 miles from Idaho Springs. Water for the operation was channeled through a 4,000 foot drainage tunnel, starting from Chicago Creek and running to Saxon Mountain. The ore contained gold, silver, lead and copper.

Price - $72.00

189_ THE BUENA VISTA GOLD MINING COMPANY - Mines in Cripple Creek Mining District - Incorporated Under the Laws of the State of Colorado. Offices at Colorado Springs. The Buena Vista was the first mine to ship paying ore from Bull Hill. It was discovered by Sam Dougherty, who found ore from the grass roots downward. (Ref. Fred Holabird) Although unissued (1890s), the corporate seal is punched into the lower-left corner. This is a "must have" for any Cripple Creek collection!

Price - $85.00

189_ THE BROKERS' GOLD MINING COMPANY - Cripple Creek Mining District (printed in gold beneath title) - Colorado gold mine incorporated in 1895. Offices at Colorado Springs. Unissued but the company seal is clearly punched into the lower-left.

Price - $68.00

GENUINE CORE SAMPLE FROM THE BLACK CLOUD MINE - LOCATED AT LEADVILLE, COLORADO - This is certainly the nicest sample I have seen from this famous western mining district. Beautiful veins and pockets of gold-colored minerals go all the way around - even on the ends. I acquired it from a reputable seller who is quite knowledgeable about mines in the Leadville region. I am told it contains Quartz (the white areas), Pyrite (there are some larger Pyrite crystals on one end), Galena, Zinc and a small amount of actual Gold and Silver. I of course cannot guarantee how much precious metal it contains. Gold and Silver mine specimens like this do not come along very often!

Price - $95.00

1897 THE ARKANSAS VALLEY SMELTING COMPANY - Leadville, Colorado - This scarce ore assay sheet contains a lot of specific information about how rich the rock was from the Yak Mining, Milling & Tunnel Company located near Leadville. It is quite large and did not fit entirely on my scanner.

Also available are ore assay sheets from THE OMAHA AND GRANT SMELTING COMPANY of Denver, Colorado - The origin of this ore was also Leadville. Dated 1897.

Price - One from each company / $50.00

1880 GRAND VIEW MINING COMPANY - State of Colorado - Beautiful, very early Colorado certificate. This is the very first one issued by the company - Stock# 1 Issued to Dumont Clarke for 500 shares worth $100 each. I acquired this certificate with other old stocks that also contained the name Dumont Clarke, originating from Leadville, Colorado, so I assume this was also a Leadville mining operation. Unique oval vignette shows a group of miners using an ore chute to fill ore carts in a tunnel - another miner can be seen swinging a pickax. Printed by the Franklin Bank Note Company, NY.

Price - $450