El Paso Mining Company - Site Unknown..

[BuffaloBob]

Here are pix of a ancestor at the site of the EL PASO MINE. No location gaven, but the stock was registered in Texas in the late 1800's. No info if it was for gold or silver. Just the pix and stock certificate.
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Hole-and-Cap Tin Cans.....

The tin can shown is a Hole-and-Cap type appears to be a "Norton's 1887 Side Seam" used from 1887-1904. From my reference book:

The Mining Camp Speak
Beth and Bill SAGSTETTER
Benchmark Publishing of Colorado, 1998
ISBN 0-9645824-1-4