Lot of 2 different. Rare. Henry Hartley settled in Meadow Lake about 1861. There he lived trapping and traveling to Cisco for occasional company. In 1864, he saw gold flakes in the black veins that threaded through the granite rock of the area. He and two friends began mining. By 1865 another company came to the area and began mining as well. The news was out and the rush to Meadow Lake began. Unlike other mining towns Meadow Lake was surveyed and the streets were laid out. The town did not grow simply by chance. The Meadow Lake townspeople had big plans and high expectations, but the camp did not pan out. After leaving Nevada, Orion Clemens (Mark Twain's brother) practiced law there in the 1860s. 1) Meadow Lake Mill & Mining Company. "Meadow Lake District, Nevada Count, Cal." (printed at top). Inc. July 1865. No.61, issued for 200 shares to John A. Hall on March 10th, 1866. Signed by president AG Haley and secretary AH Otheman. Not cancelled. Black border and print, vignette of mill. Printed by GR Crawford, Nevada, Cal. 5.5 x 10" Folds, creases. The company was engaged in a variety of activities ranging from mining interests and the operation of sawmills to the organization of the Meadow Lake Turnpike Company which built and maintained a toll road. 2) Cisco Consolidated Gold Mining Company. "Property Located at Meadow Lake Mining District Nevada County, Cal." (printed under title). Specimen stock certificate (No. 0000), punch cancelled. Mining and allegorical vignette. ABN. 6.75 x 10.5" Folds, small stains. Meadow Lake, Nevada County California Fred Holabird Collection