Signed by Ed Hickey original owner of Anaconda Copper Mine Butte Montana

Description

A 1917 stock certificate for 100 shares in Tuolumne Copper Mining Company signed by Ed J. Hickey as President.
The company was incorporated in Arizona Territory but had mine and office in Butte, Montana.
This is
NOT CANCELED.
It is rare for the stock of this company to not be canceled with large punch holes through the signature and elsewhere. This is the only example in this condition I have seen.
Endorsed on reverse. Vertical folds. About 12 pin or staple holes on left and right.
Edward J Hickey
Biography Dated 1902:
Edward Hickey, who has attained great prominence in mining circles of the state, is now one of the active and influential citizens of Butte, He came to Butte during the Civil war, a young man, and has since been closely identified with its growth and development. He was born in St. Lawrence county, N.Y., on October 12, 1841, the sixth of nine children. His father, Thomas Hickey, a native of Ireland, born in 1809, came to United States while a boy and throughout his life was engaged in farming. He died in 1867. His mother, Catherine (Curran) Hickey was also a native of Ireland and emigrated to this country when a little girl. Edward Hickey received a limited education in the public schools, but he made the most of every opportunity and added to the few advantages offered to him in this direction by home study. Before attaining his majority he removed to Wisconsin and worked in the pineries until 1867, when he came to Virginia City, Mont., and thence to Silver Bow, near Butte, where for many years he was actively engaged in placer mining. It was in 1875 that he first directed his attention to quartz mining, and he has since successfully pursued that business in Butte and its vicinity.
Mr. Hickey located and sold the famous St. Lawrence mine, one of the most valuable properties in the state. Among other mines in which has been interested heavily are the Nipper, Lizzie and Diamond.
He was also one of the locators of the Anaconda mine, which he subsequently turned over to his brother , Michael.
In nearly all of these enterprises his success has been pronounced, and his general knowledge of mining is most comprehensive and accurate. In 1883 Mr. Hickey was married to Miss Margaret Murphy, of Illinois, the daughter of Matthew Murphy, of the same state, who was engaged in the railway business. Six children have been born to them, of whom three, Elizabeth, Mabel and Thomas are dead. The living are Edward, Ella and William. Although he has never aspired to political office, Mr Hickey is keenly interested in the successive campaigns, viewing the issues from a Democratic standpoint. During the Indian outbreak of 1877 he joined the expedition against Chief Joseph, and served gallantly until the close of the trouble. Fraternally he is a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, and in religious faith adheres to Catholic church.
Source: Progressive Men of the State of Montana; Publisher, A.W. Bowen & Co., Chicago, ca 1902