Description: THE ROMANCE OF A MINING VENTURE MEMOIRS OF DAVID M. HYMAN,Cincinnati, Ohio lawyer turnedmining speculator Book: original gold-printed green binding,only 200 copies, printed by Larchmont Press,Cincinnati, Ohio, 1981 Book dimensions:6-1/8 inches by 9-1/4 inches;105 pages Book sold with an original Aspen, Coloradosilver mining stock certificate --THE BI-METALLIC MINING AND MILLING COMPANY --signed byDavid M. Hyman as vice president,issued 1893, not cancelled by the Company Condition: book is fine condition and does not appear to have been read; stock certificate is in very good plus condition with usual 2 folds and a bit of paper loss at bottom of one fold, in margin. DAVID M. HYMANonce owned most of the Aspen, Colorado townsite,as well as numerous productive silver mines in theAspen Silver Mining District of Pitkin County,Colorado.There is still a "Hyman Avenue" in the center of the Townof Aspen, Colorado to this day.Hyman owned such mining companies as theBi-Metallic, Smuggler, Aspen Contact, andthe Mollie Gibson, and others.The famous apex mining lawsuit that set Coloradomining laws concerning mineral veins surfacing ona specific claim was centered on Aspen miningproperty owned by David M. Hyman and D.R.C. Brown. David Hyman's mining operations continued from the1880s into the 1920s. He was one of the few Aspenmining entrepeneurs who continuously operated hismining properties for over 40 years. He also becameinvolved with the Guggenheims of Leadville,copper mining in Utah, and the American Smeltingand Refining Company. Educate yourself on the extraorindary history ofDAVID M. HYMANand Aspen, Coloradowith this lot of two historic items. COLORADO ARTIFACTUAL
Price: 2500 USD
Location: Crested Butte, Colorado
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: Cincinnati, Ohio
Signed: Yes
Publisher: Larchmont Press
Subject: Memoirs of David M. Hyman
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1981
Language: English
Aspen Colorado mining stock certificate: Bi-Metallic Mining & Milling Co., signed by David M. Hyman, 1893
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Collector's Edition, Illustrated, Inscribed
Limited edition book: #98 of 200
Author: David M. Hyman
Region: North America
Personalized: No
Topic: Aspen Colorado silver mining
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Unit Quantity: 2
Character Family: David M. Hyman
