Nevada Belmont Copper Mines Co. - Unissued Mining Stock Certificate - Manhattan, Neveda

Unissued Stock printed by Goes. Manhattan, Nevada. Manhattan is an unincorporated community situated in Nye County, Nevada, at the terminus of Nevada State Route 377, approximately 50 miles (80 km) north of Tonopah, the county seat. The town was established in 1867 during the silver mining boom. In 1871, George Wheeler discovered the district in a state of abandonment. However, in 1905, the area experienced a resurgence as "4,000 people flooded into the region" during the gold boom. The Nye and Ormsby County Bank, notable for being the only stone structure constructed in the town, was built in 1906. Unfortunately, a decline ensued following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and the economic downturn of 1907, leading to the bank's closure shortly thereafter.

In 1904, "Mom" Ronzone began her retail venture by selling socks to miners in Manhattan, which eventually led to the establishment of Ronzone's department stores in Tonopah and later in Las Vegas. A further mining boom in 1909 allowed operations to persist until the late 1940s. Significant mining activities continued through the 1970s and into the 1990s, although production has recently diminished considerably.