Golden Fleece origin of the myth of the golden fleece—unless they call them Iberians, by the same name as the western Iberians, from the gold mines in both countries." Another interpretation is based on the references in some versions to purple or purple-dyed cloth. The purple dye extracted from the purple dye murex snail and related species was highly prized in ancient times. Clothing made of cloth dyed with Tyrian purple was a mark of great wealth and high station (hence the phrase "royal purple"). The association of gold with purple is natural and occurs frequently in literature. Jason attempts to put
Golden Fleece Mining and Milling Company (New York) Golden Fleece Mining and Milling Company (New York) The Golden Fleece Mining and Milling Company (New York), probably already founded in 1879, but incorporated on April 22, 1882 in Tompkins County, New York, with a capital of $1,000,000, was a San Francisco Stock and Exchange traded mining company. The company operated several mining sites, including at Deadwood, Placer County, California, after driving a three thousand foot tunnel, the Golden Fleece Tunnel, and one mine near Georgetown, Clear Creek County, Colorado, The company reportedly also held some interests in gold mining in Cave Creek, Arizona. In September 1892, George W. Peirce,