Inc. in the Territory of Montana. No. 466, issued for 500 shares to John Suffin in 1880 in New York. Signed by vice president Michael Snow and secretary Robt. Brooks. Not cancelled. Gorgeous design with black border and print, and two vignettes: train with city and mines in the background on a mountain (top center) and miners working underground (bottom center). Printed by ABN. 7 x 10.5" This mine is one of the oldest in Montana. The Alta was discovered in 1869. Walter Wickes ( later president of this company) and other New York capitalists arrived in the late 1870s, took over the Alta, and platted out the camp of Wickes. In 1880, the company reorganized. They owned the Alta, David Copperfield, and Rocky Bar lodes. [See a detailed report in the Jan. 1st, 1880 Helena Weekly Herald] The mill of the Alta was burned down in 1882, and Sam Houser stepped in and rebuilt it. The Alta Mine stopped operating in the 1890s. Wickes nearly burned down in 1901 and 1902. VF. Uncanceled. Date: Country (if not USA): State: MontanaCity: WickesProvenance: