BROOKLAND MINING COMPANY 1882. Leadville, CO. Carbonate Hill. Mining Claims VIG

Description

The
Brookland Mining Company of Leadville, State of Colorado
. Stock issued March 30,
1882 at New York City. Incorporated in January 1882 in the State of Colorado.
Embossed company seal lower left-center. Certificate
No. 118
was issued to
William H. Gelshenen, Treas. Bell Co.
for 500 shares of capital stock ( per share). Company capital was
,500,000
. Hand signed by company
president Thomas D. Adams
and
secretary James Dunne
. Certificate is about 6.5” x 11”.
Unique reverse side with a detailed map of the company’s mining claims in Leadville. “Map showing the property of the Brookland Mining Co. on Carbonate Hill, Leadville, Colorado” is printed above the map.
The Brookland Mining Company had mining operations in the Leadville Mining District in Lake County, Colorado. Company mines were in the Carbonate Hill outside of Leadville where rich silver and gold ores were mined from underground lodes. Their mining claims and mine shafts and drifts are shown in detail on a map on the reverse side of the stock certificate. As documented on the reverse side of the certificate, the company’s mining claims included the Agassiz, Wolftone, Monte Cristo, Brookland, Maid of Erin, Henriette, Waterloo, Morning Star, Evening Star, and Catalpa, which were some of the richest claims in the Carbonate Hill mining district of Leadville.
Condition:  Very Fine
, light vertical folds, minor creasing, no tears, minor signs of wear/handling/toning (see photos), punch cancelled.
Printer:
(none noted)
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