Beautiful certificate from the Burns-Moore Mining & Tunnel Co. issued in 1906. This historic document has an ornate border around it. This item has the hand signed signatures of the Company's President, Dr. W.C. Abbott and Secretary, John M. Shaller and is over 105 years old.
The company owned 42 lode claims, 5 placer claims, and a millsite 7 miles from Idaho Springs. The water supply for the operation was channeled through a 4,000 foot drainage tunnel, starting from Chicago Creek and running to Saxon Mountain. The ore contained gold, silver, lead and copper