Colorado Stock Certificates

1900 THE GOLD KNOB MINING & TOWN SITE COMPANY - Incorporated (in 1899) Under the Laws of the State of Colorado - Don't let the simple printing style fool you.... this is quite a piece of western history! The company owned a large area of ground on and at the base of Bull Hill and at the base of Battle Mountain and Big Bull Hill, comprising practically the entire townsite of Goldfield, Colorado. The company also owned 600 building lots in the town, as a treasury asset. There is way more history here than I can possibly include in this small space.... so I encourage you to Google the company for the complete story. The Gold Knob directors included a number of notable mining men - below is a list:

James F. Burns - President (bold signature at lower-right) James F. Burns was also president of the famous Portland Gold Mining Company - one of the richest mines in the Cripple Creek Mining District.

F. M. Woods - Vice-President and General Manager
I. W. Bonbright - Secretary & Treasurer
Irving Howbert
E. A. Colburn
J. R. McKinnie
Frank G. Peck
Syl. T. Smith Office at Colorado Springs, Colorado

Price - $220 Goldfield, Colorado is now a ghost town!

1921 THE SILVER MOUNTAIN MINING COMPANY - Incorporated Under the Laws of Colorado - This company owned the Chief, Ruby Silver and Funston mining claims. The company also leased the Black Jack and Little Silver claims, all located on Silver Mountain, near Blackhawk, Colorado - Gilpin County. The ore contained gold, silver and lead. It was apparently a very rich mine. Signed by D. C. Stratton as secretary and C. W. Savery as president. C. W. Savery also operated a company called The C. W. Savery Securities Company of Denver. Price - $60.00

1893 HENDRIE & BOLTHOFF MANUFACTURING COMPANY - Letterhead - Manufacturers of Mining & Mill Machinery and Railway Supplies - Dealers in Wire Cloth & Hoisting Rope. Stamp Mills, Smelting Works, Hoisting Engines & Boilers, Concentrators, Sampling Machinery, Saw & Grist Mills, Steam & Hand Pumps. Picture at the top of this letterhead shows the actual building, located on 17th Street, Cor. Wazee in Denver, Colorado. This letter was written to the Becker Brewing & Malting Company of Ogden, Utah in regards to a boiler. (Included with this letter is another sheet with the complete specs of the boiler) From what I could gather on the internet, this was a very successful business. Price - $45.00

1899 ARROW GOLD MINING COMPANY - Cripple Creek, Colorado

1919 THE DANTE GOLD MINING COMPANY - Incorporated (in 1895) Under the Laws of the State of Colorado - CRIPPLE CREEK MINING DISTRICT printed in background. Teller County. Owned the Dante Claim on the southwestern slope of Bull Hill. Produced about 250 tons of ore per month. Issued to A. J. Bennitt for 1,000 shares. Signed by A. D. Aitken as secretary and W. Arthur Perkins as vice president. Reverse signed by A. E. Carlton. Price - $66.00

1882 LONDON MINING COMPANY - Incorporated in New York - Large $500 bond. This operation was in Park County, Colorado. Owned the London and Hard to Beat claims on the north slope of London Mountain and on the North Fork of Mosquito Gulch. The gold bearing quartz was in a vein along a major fault and was quite rich. The ore was transported by railroad 6 miles to a mill in London Junction. The company seal is punched into the lower-left. Signed by the president and secretary, H. Comstock. The bond was payable in gold coin of the United States. There is reference to the State of Colorado in the fine print. Reverse signed by W. D. Searls. Price - $120

1895 SACREMENTO GOLD MINING & MILLING COMPANY - Incorporated (in 1894) Under the laws of the State of Colorado - Issued to Henry S. Culver for 1,000 shares. Title printed in shiny-gold. The original Memorandum of Sale is affixed to the lower-left - company seal punched beneath. This gold mine was in Teller County, Cripple Creek, Colorado. Owned the Sacremento and Midnight claims near Bull Hill. Price - $85.00

1904 THE HYLAND MINING & MILLING COMPANY - Incorporated Under the laws of the State of Colorado - This mine was in Clear Creek County, Colorado. Issued to Laura M. Freeman. Signed by Rose A. Dudley as secretary and L. W. Nichols as president.
Price - $60.00

1899 ARROW GOLD MINING COMPANY - Incorporated (July 20th, 1899) Under the Laws of the State of Colorado - Issued just a couple of weeks after incorporation to Tucker, Ballard & Co. on August 8th, 1899. This was a Cripple Creek gold mine. Owned a portion of the Ida Bell #1 & #2 claims and a portion of the Orphan #1 & #2 claims on Bull Hill. It is said to have produced a good amount of gold ore. Signed by Chas. Farnsworth as president and Edward Tripp as secretary.
Price - $56.00 SOLD

1895 THE FAVORITE GOLD MINING COMPANY - Incorporated (in 1894) in Colorado - Teller County, Cripple Creek Mining District. Issued to A. Devereux for 7,000 shares. Signed by J. W. Miller as vice president. J. W. Miller was a druggist who became a millionaire in the mining business before the age of 40. Mines included the Favorite, Olive Branch and Gold Bug on Bull Hill, the Gold Leaf on Galena Hill and the Nugget on Battle Mountain. In March of 1900, the Favorite GMC was sold to W. S. Stratton for $90,000. Price - $50.00

1899 THE ARCADIA CONSOLIDATED MINING COMPANY - Incorporated (in 1896) in Colorado - The property was located on Gold Hill on the east edge of the town of Cripple Creek. Owned part of the Lone Star #1 and part of the Abe Lincoln claims. The company was controlled by W. S. Stratton. Price - $79.00

1918 THE CLEAR CREEK GOLD DREDGING COMPANY - Incorporated (in 1904) Under the Laws of the Territory of Arizona - This was a Colorado placer mining operation located in Jefferson County. Printed by the W. H. Kistler Stationery Co. Denver. Price - $55.00

1910 THE RUSSELL SPRINGS LAND & WATER COMPANY - Incorporated (in 1910) Under the Laws of Colorado - RUSSELL SPRINGS, COLO. printed beneath the title and in the company seal. This town is not listed in my atlas so I assume it is no longer in existance? This is the only certificate I have ever seen from Russell Springs!

While researching, I found some actual (water) springs located in Saguache County, Colorado called Russell, Springs. The town may have been here. Price - $95.00

1917 THE NATIONAL TUNGSTEN MINING COMPANY - Incorporated in Colorado - Issued to J.H. Lacey for 3,000 shares worth 10 cents each. Denver, Colorado printed on the date line. Price - $55.00

1913 THE BOULDER TUNGSTEN PRODUCTION COMPANY - Incorporated (in 1911) Under the Laws of the State of Colorado - Office at Boulder, Colorado. Owned the Forest Home and Clark Mines. Signed by John G. Clark as president. Price - $62.00

1917 THE WELLINGTON MINES COMPANY - Incorporated Under the Laws of Colorado - The Wellington MC worked 15 patented claims on 75 acres at Breckenridge, Colorado. Summit County. The ore assayed at 3% lead, 18% zinc, 23% iron and 15% silver. It is said to have been a very profitable mining operation. The business office was at Kansas City, MO and the mine office at Breckenridge. J. W. Oldham was the president and C. Charpiot secretary. (Both of their signatures are at the bottom)
Price - $75.00

189_ THE MASCOT MINING COMPANY - Incorporated Under the Laws of the State of Colorado - Office at Denver. Attractive certificate printed with lots of shiny-gold ink. Text beneath the picture reads: FREE GOLD MINING DISTRICT, CHAFFEE COUNTY, COLORADO. Unissued (1890s) Price - $69.00