Colorado Mining Stock Certificates

188_ COLORADO INVESTMENT COMPANY - Incorporated Under the Laws of the State of New York - SHARES $100 EACH printed in bold red ink. This company operated the Denver, Colorado water / irrigation company. I found a couple of sources that stated that the company also owned the Sovereign Mining Company in Colorado. Unissued (1880s) Price - $60.00

1899 THE JOSEPHINE GOLD MINING COMPANY - Incorporated (in 1895) Under the Laws of the State of Colorado - Cripple Creek Mining District. Owned the Oleon and Alceda claims on Copper Mountain. Signed by H. H. Dorsey as president and F. H. Dunnington as secretary. Office at Colorado Springs. Price - $75.00

Claims owned by THE AETNA GOLD MINING COMPANY :

Bourse
Ethel H.
Marguerite
Oro Fino
Brazos
Mariposa
Moonshiner
Overland
Old Year
New Year
Black Hawk
Red Cloud

All located on the east side of Nipple Mountain

1903 GRAND JUNCTION SMELTING COMPANY - Incorporated (in 1902) Under the Laws of the State of Maine - One of the first certificates issued, Stock # 12. Bright red corporate seal. SECOND PREFERRED printed in bold. Office in Boston. This 125 ton ore smelter was in Mesa County, Grand Junction, Colorado. Signed by Edwin Rogers as president and James V. Howard as treasurer. Price - $42.00

1903 GRAND JUNCTION SMELTING COMPANY - Incorporated (in 1902) Under the Laws of the State of Maine - Another variation from the same company. Beehive vignette. COMMON printed in bold. Office in Boston. This 125 ton ore smelter was in Mesa County, Grand Junction, Colorado. Signed by Edwin Rogers as president and Samuel R. Philips as treasurer. Price - $42.00

1881 THE SPRUCE CREEK MINING COMPANY - Incorporated (Dec. 20th, 1880) Under the Laws of the State of Colorado - Issued to the company vice president, C. A. Thompson for 20 shares worth $10 each. Shiny-silver seal. Office at Denver, Colorado. The mine was in Summit County, Breckenridge Mining District, near Red Cliff Pass. Price - $140

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. Issued to and signed by Matt France, who was elected Mayor of Colorado Springs in 1878. From what I could gather from my research, he actually discovered the Sheriff Lode. 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

1901 THE MARIPOSA MINING AND TUNNEL COMPANY - Incorporated (in 1896) Under the Laws of the State of Colorado - CRIPPLE CREEK MINING DISTRICT printed in bold shiny-gold letters. Owned the Yellow Bird and Cotton Tail claims on Gold Hill. Also owned 60 acres of claims 1 & 1/4 miles southwest of Cripple Creek. Signed by W. R. Foley as president and W. M. Dutton as secretary. Issued to Dr. J. A. Breighton. Price - $65.00

1876 COLORADO MINING & LAND COMPANY - This is a rare Colorado Territory document since it was issued about 5 months before Colorado became a state. Offices at Buffalo, NY. Owned property in the San Juan Mountains, Animas Forks - Mineral Point area of southwestern Colorado. Unique vignette. Overall nice condition with a couple of small tears professionally repaired with archival, acid free tape on reverse. First example I have seen from this company! Price - $320

1918 THE GOLDEN CYCLE MINING & REDUCTION COMPANY - Incorporated in West Virginia - Cripple Creek, Colorado - The Largest Cyanide Mill in the U. S. (printed beneath picture). Price - $59.00
I also have a similar one dated 1915 (same price $59) and a somewhat later example from 1929 (this one is $30)

1896 THE ENTERPRISE GOLD MINING COMPANY - Incorporated Under the Laws of the State of Colorado - I don't see too many certificates from Pueblo, Colorado (printed on the date line). Issued for a whopping 7,692 shares. Signed by B. Donahue as president. Price - $82.00

1903 THE UNITED STATES GOLD CORPORATION - Incorporated (in 1903) Under the Laws of the State of Colorado - BOULDER, COLORADO printed beneath title. Claims were located in the Arapahoe Copper - Gold Belt. Some of the names: Klondike Group, Sphinx Group and Livingston Group. Signed by John R. Wolff as secretary and Edward Monroe, president. Price - $55.00

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

1896 THE AETNA GOLD MINING COMPANY - Incorporated Under the Laws of Colorado - LOCATED IN CRIPPLE CREEK MINING DISTRICT (printed beneath title) Notice the large background vignette labeled: Victor, Battle Mt. and Mines. If you look very close you will see that some of the individual mines are noted as well. Charles R. Burger, secretary and F. C. Goudy, president. Price - $275

1898 LA CROSSE GOLD MINING COMPANY of COLORADO - Organized Under the General Law of the State of New York - Beautiful pink certificate! I found a few bits & pieces of information about this early company (some info from Fred Holabird). This mine produced gold & silver averaging 2 to 6 ounces per ton of ore. It was located in Gilpin County, Central City, Black Hawk Mining District, Colorado - at Quartz Hill. The claim was known as the Burroughs Lode. Certificate issued to the company secretary, Edward T. Wastrell for 100 shares worth $10 each. Price - $89.00

1901 THE MIDWAY GOLD MINING COMPANY - Incorporated (in 1899) Under the Laws of the State of Colorado - This was a Cripple Creek mine. J. R. McKinnie was the president, however, this certificate was signed by the vice president, E. P. Shove. Owned the following claims: Axtel, Climax, Fern, Aeneid and Mosquito, all located on Bull Hill. Office at Colorado Springs.
Price - $65.00

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. This company worked the Grand View Lode.

I originally had stock #1, #2 & #3 from this company - the only one still available is #3
Price - $450

1907 THE SAN PEDRO GOLD MINING COMPANY - Incorporated (in 1902) in Colorado - Issued to James H. Day. OURAY, COLORADO punched into the company seal. San Juan Mountains.
Price - $60.00

1924 HOME SAVINGS AND MERCHANTS BANK - Incorporated (in 1924) Under the Laws of the State of Colorado - Stock certificate #34 issued to James A. Curran for 7 shares valued at $100 each. Impressive Bald Eagle with wings spread. Office at Denver, Colorado. Price - $42.00

1879 THE ALPINE SILVER MINING COMPANY of COLORADO - Incorporated Under the Laws of the State of New York - Chaffee County, Chalk Creek Mining District. Claims included the Yellow Jacket and Captain Jack. Had an office in the ghost town of Alpine, Colorado. One of the original locators of the mine was D. J. Splane who signed the certificate as president. J. L. Thompson, secretary. The mine produced a good amount of paying ore. Beautiful vignette shows a Bull Elk in the wilderness. RARE Price - $550

1899 THE EDISON NEW MEXICO GOLD MINING COMPANY - Incorporated Under the Laws of the State of Colorado - The company name is printed in shiny-gold ink. Signed by J. A. Joy as president. Office at Pueblo, Colorado. Price - $80.00