AINSWORTH MINING & SMELTING CO. Stock 1897. Ainsworth, BC. Kootenay Lake

Description

Ainsworth Mining & Smelting Company. Stock issued February 22, 1897 at Seattle, Washington. Incorporated in 1897 in the State of Washington.
Gold embossed company seal lower left. Certificate
No. 22
was issued to
Annie Graham for 2,500 shares
of capital stock ( per share). Company capital was
,000,000
. Hand signed
president William A. Cheney
and
secretary Walter J. Brown
. 8” x 10.5.” Certificate is about 8” x 10.5.” Black print with gold underprint. Seven mining vignettes around border.
The Ainsworth Mining & Smelting Company owned silver-lead mines at the mining camp of Ainswoth, West Kootenay, British Columbia. The Ainsworth district was discovered in the 1890s – the Ainsworth mines were perched on a hill overlooking Kootenay Lake. A dirt road was constructed in 1899 from the mines to Kootenay Lake.
Condition:  Very Fine++
, light folds, minor creasing, no tears, light signs of wear/handling/toning (see photos),
pen cancelled.
Printer:
Shaw - Borden Co., Spokane.
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