Nevada Tunnel & Mining Company Stock Certificate [166927]
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"Esmeralda, Mono County, Cal." printed in the upper right. Dateline Aurora (printed boldly under the title), August 30th, 1863. Certificate no. 85, issued to William Feast for 30 shares. Signed by president Epstein and secretary William Watson. Not cancelled. Black border and print. Rare red Imperforate R50-R4a "Warehouse Receipt" Internal Revenue Stamp affixed on the right. 3.75 x 9.5" Lith. Britton & Co., SF. Folds, clean. William Feast was in Aurora by 1861. He owned a cabin on the northeast corner of Silver & Del Monte. He was the Mono County Treasurer and continued in this capacity after Aurora was proven to be in Nevada. Feast was also the secretary of the West Wind, Fairy Queen, Utah, and Gibraltar. He invested heavily in a number Aurora mines. He did the same for the Comstock. He died in Aurora in 1864. Henry Epstein was city treasurer of Aurora when it was in California and elected an assemblyman for the Nevada Territory on January 19, 1864. No additional information located about this mining company. Aurora Nevada 1863
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