Nevada Prospecting and Development stock certificate 1907 (Arizona)

Uncommon NV mining cert. Nice vignette of eagle perched on a rock with wings spread. Unusual red print for company name. Issued and not cancelled.  Dated 1907. Measures approximately 11 x 8 inches.

Incorporated 1906 in Arizona, the Nevada Prospecting and Development Company conducted mine support and operations in the Tonopah area of Nevada,

Tonopah (Shoshoni origin of name) is an unincorporated town in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Nye County. Nicknamed the Queen of the Silver Camps for its mining-rich history, it is now primarily a tourism-based resort city.

Tonopah began circa 1900 with the discovery of silver-rich ore by prospector Jim Butler. The legendary tale of discovery says that he went looking for a burro that had wandered off during the night and sought shelter near a rock outcropping. When Butler discovered the animal the next morning, he picked up a rock to throw at it in frustration, noticing that the rock was unusually heavy. He had stumbled upon the second-richest silver strike in Nevada history. However, this commonly-told story is likely fictional. Butler was married to a local Paiute woman named Belle—her family guided Butler to the area long known by indigenous peoples for its surface minerals.

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