Heading: (California - Nevada City Oil)
Author:
Title: Small archive of items relating to the Prosperity Oil Company based in Nevada City, California
Place Published: Nevada City, CA
Publisher:
Date Published: 1900-1901
Description:

Includes:

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  Prosperity Oil Company prospectus. 11 pp. With 6 illustrations from photographs, including frontispiece; folding map. (8vo) 21x13 cm (8¼x5"), wrappers.


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  The Herald newspaper, Nevada City. Vol. XLVI, No. 34, Dec. 21, 1900. With article "Prosperity Oil Company's Prospects." (Some darkening, edge wear, a few short splits at folds.)


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  Broadside "An Oil Man's Opinion. Great Future Certain for McKittrick District. Strong Endorsement of the Property of a Nevada City Company." From S.F. Daily Post, Feb. 13, 1901. 30x14.5 cm (11¾x5¾"). (Darkened, a 2" tear.)


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  Four unused slips for subscribing to shares of Capital Stock in the Prosperity Oil Company.


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  Unused Prosperity Oil Co. envelope.

Rare prospectus and related items for a little-known California oil company, oddly based in Nevada City in the heart of the Gold Region, though the wells were in Kern County. The map is "Map showing property of the Prosperity Oil Co. of Nevada City, Cal. and the West Side Oil Belt of Kern County. Compiled from the latest authentic sources. Edw. C. Uren, C.E." OCLC/WorldCat lists only three copies of the prospectus, at the University of California Berkeley; Yale University; and Southern Methodist University.

Very good condition.