Historical information

The page lists information about the Good Hope gold mining company at Black Lead, 'Old Linton'. There is also a separate registration for an "area for machinery". Information about the Good Hope company includes mining registration numbers (213 and 214), date of registration (24th May 1862, for both registrations), class of mining, extent of claim, location, names of shareholders and their mining right numbers, and transfers of share ownership which have taken place.

Physical description

A3 size photocopy of a page which has probably come from a register of mining companies, most likely maintained at the Smythesdale Court of Mines or another local Court of Mines. (The actual source of the document is not known.) The page is numbered "58" at the top left.