REF. NO. | DENOMINATION | DESCRIPTION | NO.ISSUED | CONDITION | VALUE |
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102 | $1 shares | 190[6], black and gold | #4092 | VF | $50 |

Creede and Cripple Creek Mining and Milling Company
Incorporated in Colorado in 1892. Owned the Hillside on Gold Hill and Little Mary, and Ocean Wave on Battle mountain, Cripple Creek.
Capital $800,000 in shares of $1
Signed by Irving Howbert as President and Frank Peck as Secretary, miners top left, black and gold. Irving Howbert, 1846-1934, President of the First National Bank of Colorado Springs. One of the organisers of the Colorado Midland Railroad. State Senator in 1882. Frank Peck worked in Leadville gaining experience in the mining industry. Settled in Colorado Springs during the Cripple Creek rush and helped organise the Portland Mining Co. to become one of the well known Cripple Creek millionaires.
1892