1929 Monarch Lead Company stock certificate Nevada

Description

This is a 1929 stock certificate for the Monarch Lead Company.Stock #4163.
The Monarch Lead Company was a Nevada based corporation with company offices located
in Chloride, Arizona. Chloride is in the Wallapai Mining District in Mohave County and
about 20 miles north of Kingman. The min
ing area was one of the earliest in the Arizona
area with chloride silver ore discovered in the early 1860s. By 1900 Chloride had a
population of over 2,000 but declined sharply after the 1940s and the closing of many of the
mines in the area.