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Monte Cristo Railway Co. - Washington Railroad Stock Certificate - Branch Line o For Sale
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Monte Cristo Railway Co. - Washington Railroad Stock Certificate - Branch Line o: $335.00
Stock printed by Wycliffe Press Corporation Stat., NY. The Monte Cristo Railway started operations in 1900 and stopped service in 1903 for a total period of operations of 3 years. Monte Cristo is a ghost town northwest of Monte Cristo Peak, in eastern Snohomish County in western Washington. The town was active as a mining area for gold and silver from 1889 to 1907, and later became a resort town that operated until 1983. Monte Cristo is located at the headwaters of the South Fork Sauk River in eastern Snohomish County. It lies in the valley between Silvertip Peak and Cadet Peak. The town is connected via a trail to the Mountain Loop Highway, which continues west to Granite Falls and north to Darrington. The Monte Cristo Peak, named for the town, is located to the southeast. Prospecting in the region began in the Skykomish River drainage with the Old Cady Trail used for access. In 1882 Elisha Hubbard improved the trail up the North Fork Skykomish, from Index to Galena, then north up the tributary Silver Creek. A boom shortly followed at Mineral City. The mineral belt was traced in various directions, including north over the divide between the Skykomish and Sauk River drainages. In the early summer of 1889 Joseph Pearsall saw glitteri Item ordered may not be exact piece shown. All original and authentic.
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