Lot of 2 stock for Reese River district, datelined in Austin. Includes 1)Hobart Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock. This is a certificate with questions! Number 113(?) for 20 shares to Winslow Crocker. Datelined Austin, Lander Co. N. T. (in fancy script), 1863. Signed by president JJ Rolfe and secretary Backer(?). Incorporated June 16, 1863. Located on Red Jacket Ledge in the Reese River Mining District, Lander Co., N. T. Semi-nude lady liberty vignette. Also an eagle holding a shield. No printer mentioned. 25c torn Certificate Revenue stamp and smaller 20c Exchange revenue stamp attached. Faded names. Cert is fragile from over 150 years of wear and tear. QUESTION 1: Was it named for Comstock Lumber King WS Hobart?. QUESTION 2: Was it located in Ophir Canon?. QUESTION 3: Was the secretary Winslow Crocker from San Francisco? QUESTION 4: Was the secretary Winslow Crocket from Aurora? 2) Ellemada Tunnel and Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock. VERY EARLY NUMBER 8 for 1 share to SS Brewster. Signed by Henry Jacobs and president G Wood. Dateline Austin June 15, 1864. Incorporated May 1864. Location Reese River Mining District, Lander N. T. County. Number and shares inside silver bars. Fancy script text. HS Crocker printer. Ten feet to one share. One of two stocks for this company listed in Mahler. Vertical folds. Bottom right corner mis-cut. Overall, in very nice condition. 25c Power of Att'y Revenue stamp. Jacobs was secretary of the Union Party, supporting Abraham Lincoln, in Nevada. Woods was a Reese River miner. Historical background on Jacobs, Woods and the mine is included. Austin, Lander Co. Nevada 1863 Fred Holabird Collection