Category: George Webber
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Yuba Mine, California
Read more: Yuba Mine, California4.1 oz California. Yuba Mine, Nevada County. Silver. 1897 Measuring 20.9 mm x 50.6 mm x 12.5 mm. Unmarked for weight and fineness. 127.6 grams, 4.10 troy ounces. A very simple ingot, with the top face (bottom of the pour) finely smoothed and polished, then carefully engraved “Yuba” in cursive with a smaller 1897 in…
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Tip-Top Mine, George Webber, A.T.
Read more: Tip-Top Mine, George Webber, A.T.During the winter of 1876-77, the Tip Top mine and silver were first discovered in wh~t is now the Tip Top mining district by Messrs. Corning and Moore. In the fall of 1876 Mr. John Corning came into Prescott,Arizona from the silver mines of Nevada. Eventually the Gillette and Hoffman Tip Top Company, took over…