Floredia Copper Mining Co.(Scam mining company) - Territory of Arizona 1907

Beautiful certificate from the Floredia Copper Mining Co. This historic document has an ornate border around it with a vignettes of miners and mountain range. This item has the signatures of the Company’s President, C. A. Hubbard and Secretary, W. E. Kreamer and is over 103 years old.


Certificate Vignette



FLOREDIA COPPER MINING CO. COLORADO & NEW MEXICO.

Office: Care of Financial Security & Trust Co., Denver, Colo. E. H. Wahl, president; C. A. Hubbard, vice-president; W. E. Kreamer, secretary. Organized 1907, with capitalization $3,000,000, shares $1 par.

Lands claimed are 3 claims in the Floredia Mountains, Luna Co., N. M., and 3 claims 25 miles west of Canyon City, Fremont Co., Colo., with total holdings of 90 acres.

Company was promoted by the notorious Financial Security & Trust Co., which was responsible for the Lost Bullion Spanish Mines and other similar swindles and larcenies. In 1911, the company was idle, and was considered a scam.

History from:

A MANUAL OF THE COPPER INDUSTRY OF THE WORLD VOL. VIII

COMPILED AND PUBLISHED BY

HORACE J. STEVENS Houghton, Mich., U. S. A. 1908

and from OldCompany.com (old stock certificate research service).