California Mining Company

Date

1882

Location

Nevada

Amount

$10,000

Signatures

  • C.P. Gordan
  • G.B. Bayley
  • R.H. Jollis

Description

This stock certificate (No. 106163) represents 100 shares valued at $100 each for the California Mining Company. Although originally a risky venture when opening this mine to increase exploration, during this mine's nine years of operation it yielded more than $100,000,000.

Notable Bond Imagery

The font for the title of the company and the information about the capital stock is somewhat ornate.

Certificate with black ink shows intricate borders and lettering
Backside shows legal language and stamps with space for dates, amounts, and signatures
Transcription
						The California Mining Company stock certificate reads:
Incorporated Dec. 30th 1873
Number 106163 | 100 Shares
540,000 Shares | Capital 54,000,000 Dollars | $100 Each
California Mining Company
Virginia Mining Dist, Storey Co. Nev.
San Francisco, Mch 23 1882
	This Certifies that G. B. Bayley, Trustee is entitled to One Hundred Shares of the Capital Stock of the California Mining Company. Transferable on the books of the Company by endorsement hereon, and surrender of this Certificate.
Signed by the Secretary C. R. Gordon
Signed by the President R. H. Jollis

The backside of this document has 3 assessment stamps, and a body of legal text
The text states:
	 For Value Received, I do hereby sell and assign unto ________ shares of the Capital Stock of the within Company, standing in my name on its Books, and I constitute and appoint illegible my lawful Attorney, irrevocable, for me and in my name and stead, to transfer the above number of shares, and to sign and execute all necessary papers to that end, hereby ratifying all lawful acts of my said Attorney done by virtue hereof.
Witness my hand this ____ day of ____ A. D. 188_
Signed by G. B. Bayley
Witness: M. S. Mitlan
The stamps read:
Assessment No. 3
Paid
Apr 29 1882
Gordon, Sec’y
Per — 

Assessment, No. 4
Paid Jul 8 1882
Wells, Fargo, & Co.
Per — 
(illegible) 

Assessment 
No. 5 Paid
Oct 2 1882 T
By Laidlaw and Co., N. Y.
					

Accession No:

2017.002.075