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Auction: 317 - The Collector's Series
Lot: 60

Idaho Territory. Idaho City - Boise City. First National Bank of Idaho. $50. 1860s. Abraham Lincoln. Overland Mail stagecoach. "Beacheys' Line for California." Ornate green back. Quartz mill. "B. M. Durell & Co.," left. VF-EF. Unissued remainder. A very scarce and desirable example of territorial stage coach money.
In 1864, Barnes and Yates formed a stage company that offered tri-weekly service from Boise to Silver City. Beachey ran the line from Unionville and Star City to Ruby City and Silver City via Gianca's Bridge (Winnemucca) and Paradise Valley. By June 1865 they were forced to close the line due to Indian troubles. In December 1865 Beachey purchased Barnes' and Yates' Boise to Silver City line and he turned the management over to his brother-in-law John Early. In June 1866 a mail contract was obtained by Jesse Carr from Virginia City, Nevada, to Boise. Beachey bought out Carr and made arrangements with Central Pacific Railroad to act as the transportation link between terminus of Central Pacific Railroad and southwest Idaho mines.
B. M. Durell & Co. were merchants who later became involved in banking.

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