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CRIPPLE CREEK STOCK CERTIFICATES

 

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THE GOLD KING MINES COMPANY

Issued October 15, 1917; uncancelled.

Issued on the original gold discovery claim in Poverty Gulch by Bob Womack

Signed by E.A. Colburn, Cripple Creek gold baron, owner of the Ajax and Strong mines.  Issued to J.E. Hundley, financier of the first stage coach service in the Cripple Creek District.

Condition: fine.

 

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THE MOUND CITY MINING COMPANY

Issued December 19, 1893, uncancelled

Mining property near Mound City, in the Cripple Creek Gold Mining District, Colorado

Near fine condition, usual folds

 

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THE UINTA TUNNEL, MINING AND TRANSPORTATION COMPANY

Issued May 17, 1905, uncancelled

Mining property in the Cripple Creek Gold Mining District, Colorado

Signed by Warren Woods as president

Near fine condition, usual folds

 

 

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THE GOLD COIN PROSPECTING AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY

Issued January 9, 1900; uncancelled

Company had a mining lease on the Gold Coin Mine in Victor, Cripple Creek Gold Mining District, Colorado.

Very good plus condition; usual folds

 

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ISABELLA GOLD MINING COMPANY

Issued August 31, 1901, cancelled

Issued to Charles L. Tutt and signed by Tutt on the back of certificate

Near fine condition

Mining property in the Cripple Creek Gold Mining District, Colorado

 

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THE PHARMACIST CONSOLIDATED MINING COMPANY

Issued October 5, 1899, uncancelled

Mining property in the Cripple Creek Gold Mining District, Colorado

Signed by James F. Burns (Portland Mine) as president; Charles N. Miller (Miller Young Brokerage Company); and, A.D. Jones (discoverer of the original Pharmacist Claim)

Issued to A.D. Jones and signed by Jones on back of certificate

Certificate is very good condition; usual folds

 

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THE COLORADO TRADING AND TRANSFER COMPANY

Issued July 2, 1898, cancelled

Signed by W.K. Gillett (one of the directors of the Colorado Midland Railroad, and founder of the Midland Terminal Railway to the Cripple Creek Gold Mining District, Colorado) as president

This Company was purchased by the Carlton Brothers, A.E. and L.G., and launched them on their endeavors to incorporate most of the Cripple Creek District under one corporate umbrella

Near fine condition: punch-cancelled

 

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THE AJAX GOLD MINING COMPANY

Issued March 27, 1914, uncancelled

Signed by E.A. Colburn as president

One of only 2 certificates known on this large gold producer on Battle Mountain in the Cripple Creek Gold Mining District, Colorado

Near fine condition, usual folds

 

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THE OLIVE BRANCH GOLD MINING COMPANY

Issued October 19, 1899, uncancelled

Signed by Henry M. Blackmer (this is the Cripple Creek Gold Baron who ultimately found himself embroiled in the Teapot Dome Affair -- Wyoming oil -- and fled the country to become one our most infamous ex-patriates) as president

Small-sized certificate; unique vignette

Near fine condition

 

 

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THE INDEPENDENCE TOWN AND MINING COMPANY

Issued August 2, 1900, unancelled

Mining property included the Hull City Mine in the center of the Town of Independence in the Cripple Creek Gold Mining District, Colorado.

Unique mining vignette detailing the Hull City Mine.  The Pueblo Lith & Print. Co., Pueblo, Colorado.

Signed by Cripple Creek Gold Baron, W.S. Montgomery, as president

Very good condition; usual folds; light aging in one fold (left-hand side of certificate)

 

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THE LITTLE PUCK GOLD MINING COMPANY

Issued March 25, 1902, uncancelled

Signed by Judge Earnest A. Colburn as president (Cripple Creek Gold Baron and friend of W.S. Stratton)

Mining property in the Cripple Creek Gold Mining District.  Colburn is most noted for his ownership and development of the Strong and Ajax mines.

Condition: near fine; usual folds

 

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THE DIAMOND R MINING COMPANY

Issued June 1, 1892, uncancelled

Company had mining property in both Crested Butte and Cripple Creek, Colorado

Oversized certificate; usual folds

Condition: very good; light stain

 

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THE SHERIFF GOLD MINING COMPANY

Issued February 16, 1906, cancelled

Mining property in Cripple Creek, Colorado

Condition: very good with remnants of stub on left-hand side

 

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THE CANON CITY AND CRIPPLE CREEK ELECTRIC RAILWAY COMPANY

Issued November 1, 1897, uncancelled

Issued with two pages of dividend coupons; both of these pages present and uncut.

Large-sized bond.  Very good plus condition

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Recommended links:            The Dr. Colorado Web Site

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Denver Public Library        Denver Stock Exchange       

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