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PENOBSCOT VALLEY CHIEF 1880s 6 PG MINE REPORT DAKOTA TERRITORY BLACK HILLS TIMES
| Item: |
Antique historic mining examination report / document |
| Letterhead: |
- Van Cise & Wilson
- Attorneys at Law
- Deadwood, D.T. (Dakota Territory)
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| County: |
Lawrence |
| Addressee: |
John Fortune, Supt |
| Date: |
circa early 1880s |
| Content summary: |
- In accordance with request:
- Examined Penobscot and Valley Chief Mines
- Highly detailed report:
- Penobscot Mining Company
- Located northwest of Custer City, Custer County DT
- Summit of hill between Greenwood Gulch and Coles Fork of French Creek
- Little mining done on Valley Chief
- Rattletrap 25 stamp Quartz Mill about 20 years old
- Penobscot Mine
- Considerable body of ore has been removed
- Tramway from mouth of the tunnel
- Quartz in fine grained of rose color, live in appearance and carries gold in paying quantities
- Convinced that it is as rich and more uniform than the ore in the open cut of the Homestake Mine
- Concludes Penobscot is virtually a mountain of ore
- Recommend that a large 3 compartment shaft be sunk where you determine to locate your mill
- In matter of fuel; thousands of acres of the finest timber will furnish fuel for ages at small cost
- Believes Penobscot Mine shows better than any mine he has ever examined and feels sure of ultimate success
- Signed:
- H.H. Wright
- Practical Miner and
- Mining Editor of the Black Hills Daily Times
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| Pages: |
6 (only 1st and last page imaged) |
| Size: |
8½ x 13¾" (brass fasteners in upper margin) |
| Condition Description: |
Very Good with age toning and heavy fold lines |
| History: |
Penobscot Mining Company was incorporated on 10/9/1881 in Deadwood with 5 directors and 2,000,000 shares of Capitol stock John Fortune was a miner / investor in Dakota Territory and Colorado during 1877-1903
- Please watch for our listings of other John Fortune, Dakota Territory and Colorado Mining Ephemera
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| Authenticity: |
- Territorial documents tend to be difficult to find and are quite rare. This item, along with many other related ones offered, past present and future, originate from a private collection which has not seen the light of day for well over a century!
- Everything we offer is original unless otherwise stated.
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| CC ID# SL: |
EMI 13795 TE1
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