This is one of the most impressive stock certificates you will ever see. Eight gold nugget vignettes. Three miners with a gold nugget. Vials with gold inside. This is cert. # 2049, issued to M.P. Refa for 50 shares in 1906. Measures 15" x 13 3/4". Signed by J. Houghton as President. Incorporated in South Dakota. The company operated in British Columbia, Canada. It was a successor to the British American Gold Mining & Trading Company, which was organized five or six years ago for the purpose of working several claims in the Lightning Creek district of British Columbia. Results fell very far short of the predictions made by the promoters and the company came in for considerable criticism by reason of the fact that it had not been managed in a way which promised very well for stockholders. [Still] if given a careful and conservative management, a thing with which the old company was not blessed, the Great Cariboo Gold Co may make out all right in time. But in view of what has happened in the past we hardly look for such a result. [United States Investor, 1905] . Some small rust spots where paper clips had rested, but overall VF. This is in much better condition than this piece usually is. And it's one of the finest looking gold mining stocks ever. Uncanceled. Date: Country (if not USA): CanadaState: British ColumbiaCity: Provenance: