Up for consideration is a Newport Gold and Silver Mining Compy. Stock certificate from 1864. Issued to William H. Peterson for 50 shares on July 15, 1864. 2 stamps affixed to left side. Certificate in very good condition. Company owned property in the El Paso Mountains in the northern Mojave Desert, El Paso Mining District, in Los Angeles County (now Kern County), California. Very rare certificate from rare mining district.