Favorite Gold Mining Company stock certificate 1899 (Colorado) 

Cripple Creek Colorado mining collectible. Unusual brown vignette and top print. Fantastic vignette of a large mountain. Issued and cancelled. Punch cancel in vignette as shown. Dated 1899. Measures approximately 10 x 7 inches.

The Favorite Gold Mining Company was a Colorado-based mining firm incorporated in March 1894, operating in the Cripple Creek Mining District's Bull Hill and Battle Mountain areas in Teller County.  The company is listed in the 1900s official manual of the Cripple Creek district. It was part of the early mining boom, with records showing it was eventually deeded to W.S. Stratton.

Winfield Scott Stratton (1848–1902) was a Colorado gold miner, businessman, and philanthropist who became the first millionaire of the Cripple Creek Mining District. A carpenter by trade, he spent nearly two decades prospecting before striking gold at his Independence Mine on July 4, 1891. Stratton is famously known as the "Midas of the Rockies" for his massive mining success.

Millionaire Status:
He became the district's first millionaire in 1894 and later sold the mine for $11 million in 1899.
Bowl of Gold Theory:
He believed the area's rich gold veins originated from an ancient volcanic crater.

Favorite Gold Mining Company:

Operations & Location:
Its primary claims—including the "Favorite," "Gold Leaf," and "Nugget"—were located on Bull Hill, Galena Hill, and Battle Mountain.

Incorporation:
Incorporated in Colorado in March 1894.

History:
The company had productive years early on, but records indicate the land sat idle by 1910.

Deed:
The company's claim was famously deeded to Winfield Scott Stratton, a prominent Cripple Creek mining figure, the first millionaire of the Cripple Creek district.

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