Extremely rare. "Principal Mines, La Plata County, Colorado" (printed under title). Inc. in Colorado. No. 508, issued for 110 shares to Walter Oakley on Sept. 24th, 1881. Signed by president John P. St. John and secretary F.S. Thomas. Not cancelled. Black border and print. Three vignettes: miners filling ore bucket (upper left), state seal (center), and mine hoisting scene (right side). Printed by A. Gast & Co., St. Louis. Folds. 8.25 x 10.25" From an 1881 prospectus for the company: "The property of this Company consists of seven gold and silver bearing mining lodes, situated in the Kennebeck and Heffernan Gulches, at the heads of the La Plata River and Junction Creek, upon Cumberland Peak, one of the most prominent of the lofty La Plata Mountains, and being in the exceedingly rich and recently discovered mineral territory, known as the Junction Creek Mining District, the unusual richness of which in both gold and silver is creating so much excitement in Southwestern Colorado." Located in 1880. The seven claims include: Bunker Hill, Fort Schuyler, R.F. Abbott, Port Henry, W.F. White, Brooklyn, and Adirondack. Date: 1881Country (if not USA): State: ColoradoCity: La Plata CountyProvenance: