DAKOTA

434. Dakota. Grant. Larimore. Great Northern Railroad Locomotive Original Matted Photograph. Original photo of Great Northern locomotive and tender #32, with four men posed alongside and identified on back: F. S. Parker, brake, Chas. Garland, brake, George Sturm, fireman, Chas. Oaks, engineer. Dated Aug. 21, 1890 at Larimore, North Dakota, and with rubber stamp of photographer A. D. Courteau, of Minneapolis. [Mautz lists a Courteau in Wisconsin in 1886]. 9 x 7 ¼ in mounted on 10 x 8 in dark beige board. Upper left corner chipped off mount and board cracked at upper and lower right corners, not affecting image. Very clear. Est. $100-300

435. Dakota. Lawrence. Iron Creek. Buckeye Placer Gold Mining Co. Cert.#106. Inc. in Dakota Terr. Issued to Geo. B. Stineman, 24 Jan. 1887, 100 shares. Signed by St. John, President, Chesler P. Morrell, Secretary. Eagle vignette at top center with train in background. Printed on cream paper with embossed seal. Black printed border. Printer: Jos. Eichbaum & Co. Measures 8 3/4x 10 3/4.Very fine.. Est. $150-200

436. Dakota. Lawrence. Lead. Columbus Gold Mining Co. Cert #90. Incorporated under laws of New York., Issued to R.W. Hamilton, 200 shares in 1880. Uncancelled. Signed by Henry F. Herkner, President and Jas. B. Richards, Secretary. Printer Henry Siebert & Bro.., 12 & 14 Warren St., N.Y. Center top vignette of two miners working underground, and another vignette along left edge of certificate showing ore buckets being lowered to miners underground. Cream paper with gray border, embossed seal. Measures 7x 11 5/8.Very fine. Est. $150-200

437. Dakota. Lawrence. Lead. Homestake Gold Mine, Lead, S.D. by W.R. Cross Studio, c, 1880's. Views of The Homestake Gold Mine, Lead., S.D. showing Chicago North Western Railroad trestle. Printed on right edge of card: Wind Cave, Black Hills, Indian & Badlands Chicago Northern Western, Ry.and on left edge: Cross, Hot Springs, S.D. Scenic Views of the North Western Railway.Accompanied by photocopied short biography of Cross taken from Mautz, Biographies of Western Photographers: Born in Vermont, c. 1843. Studio in Omaha at Caldwell

Black, 186, southwest corner of Dodge and 15th Street, 1870; in Niobrara, 1875-85; also in Norfolk; Meade, 1885-88. Active in Hot Spring, South Dakota. Photographed Plains Indians and life around Deadwood and other Black Hills mining areas. John A. Anderson apprenticed with Cross and bought his Nebraska studio. 1889.Est. $75-150

438. Dakota. Lawrence. Lead. Homestake Mining Co. Cert #0000. Specimen. Unissued, unsigned. Vignette of two Indians looking over an outcrop at the spread of industrialism. Green border and underprint. Cancelled by hole punches through printed signatures. Specimenprinted in red on printed signatures. This is the classic certificate style familiar to the Homestake MC for the duration of the company. Extremely fine. Est. $100-200

439. Dakota. Pennington. Castle Creek. Pennington Gold Mining Co. Incorporated State of New York. Cert #46, dated May 23, 1882, issued to J.T. Thompson, 300 shares. Uncancelled. Signed by Wm. Edgar Bird, president, and Theo L. Bird, treasurer, printed on pink paper, 5 1/2x 10. Two corners slightly creased. Est. $100-200

440. Dakota. Railroad. Black Hills & Fort Pierre Railway Co Pass, 1896. Issued to W. P. McFarlane, Supt Telegraph of Fremont, Elkhorn & Mississippi Valley RR. Blue print on crème paper. Signed by Grier. Minor dirt staining. Very fine. Est. $150-300

IDAHO

441. Idaho. Alturas. Bear Creek. Victor Gold & Silver Mining Co. Cert #334. Incorporated in New York, 1864. Issued to W. R. L. Ward for 125 shares in 1866. Signed by William W. Fried president and Jno J. Treadwell secretary. Vignette of a seated woman with shield and bald eagle. Vignette at left edge of a cross sectional view of a mine shaft. Black border with red seal. Uncancelled. Printer - J. O. Seymour & Co, NY. 7 x 12. Location, Bear Creek District, Alturas County, Idaho Territoryprinted below company title. Early Idaho Territory mining stock. Alturas County was the site a continuous mining for the next 40+ years. Very fine. Est. $200-400

442. Idaho. Alturas. Bellevue. Minnie Moore Mine Original Matted Photographs, 1891. The view shows the Minnie Moore mine buildings set in a small valley with a town visible in the background. In pen on reverse is Geo W. Campbell, Bellevue Idaho.Campbell may have been the photographer. Photo 8 x 9, matte slightly larger. Matte is thick and originally had a beveled edge with gold gilt accent, now partially worn away. Image is somewhat dark, but the Minnie Moore is very clear. Fine to very fine. Est. $250-500

443. Idaho. Alturas. Bellevue. Neil Campbell Livery Original Matted Photograph, c.1900. A covered wagon is parked in front of the stables along with several horses, three men and one boy. Stamped on reverse is Geo D. Campbellprobably the photographer. In pen on reverse is 1900, Bellevue. In Bellevue, Idaho, Alturas (Blaine) County Directory, Campbell & Hays Blacksmiths, Idaho.Photo 5 x 7, matte 7 x 8.5. Minor dark spots. Very fine. Est. $200-400

444. Idaho. Alturas. Hailey. Hailey Community Band Original Matted Photograph, c.1885. A great shot of a small town band. Each of the men pictured are identified on the reverse. No photographer. Photo 5 x 8, matte 7 x 10. Small piece missing from lower left of photo. Minor staining to matte. Very fine. Est. $175-350

445. Idaho. Alturas. Hailey. J. J. Tracy Mercantile Store, 1903. The image shows the interior of a cram packed mercantile store that carried cigars, pharmaceuticals and other goodies. Two men are visible behind the glass counters. Identified on reverse, in pen, Store of J. J. Tracy, Hailey, Idaho, March 11th, 1903. J. J. Tracy and Phil Swinn.Photo 4 x 5.5, matte 7 x 9. Extremely clear and crisp. Est. $150-300

446. Idaho. Alturas. Hailey. Wood River Valley Original Matted Photograph, c.1886. A nice overview of Wood River Valley with an attractive town in the valley. The back drop is composed of treeless mountains. 5 x 8, with matte slightly larger. Minor dark spotting. Very fine. Est. $300-500

447. Idaho. Alturas. Hailey. Woodman of the World Fraternal Meeting Original Matted Photograph, c.1895. A wonderful shot of a fraternal chapter posing in their ribbons and proudly displaying a banner with Idaho. Prize Banner. The reverse has an attached sheet that identifies most of the men in the photograph. No photographer noted. Photo 6 x 8, matte 8 x 10. Very fine. Est. $75-150

448. Idaho. Alturas. Wood River. Doniphan(?) Original Matted Photograph, c.1886. An outstanding bird's eye view of a small town in a small valley amongst small foothills that are brush covered. Merchant names are visible on some of the buildings includingShea Blackaby Merchandise, Alta House and Combination. We were unable to locate Doniphan in McKenney's 1883 Directory and the directory lists proprietors not establishments. There is no apparent sign of mines on the hillsides, but this does not preclude this town from being a mining camp. Photo 8 x 9.5, matte slightly larger. Fold crease at lower left and upper right corners. Stamped in blue on reverse is M. M. Hazeltine, Baker City, Oregon.Needless to say, this photo is not of Baker City. Very fine. Est. $250-500

449. Idaho. Alturas. Wood River. Mine & Mill Original Matted Photograph, c.1900. This clear and crisp shot shows two men on horseback below the mill with several men seated and standing one tier up the hillside. The mill building is 7 tiered with a large dump to the right of the mill. The matte is trimmed tight at the top with part of the photo being affected at upper right corner. Photo 6 x 9.5, matte 7.5 x 12. Stamped on reverse is Geo W. Campbellprobably the photographer. Stain to matte at right edge. Fine to very fine. Est. $175-350

450. Idaho. Bannock. Pocatello. Pocatello House Brass Key Tag, c.1900-1910. The Pocatello House was located on East Center Street near the First Congregational Church and near the Phoenix Building today. Diamond shaped with small rounded spikes at edges. 2.5 x 4. Fine. Provenance: Holabird key tag collection. Est. $100-200

451. Idaho. Blaine. Sun Valley. Sun Valley Ski Posters, c.1950. Lot of 3 different posters. The Sun Valley Ski Resort was owned by the Union Pacific Railroad. Three color posters, approximately 25x 33, showing a man and a woman enjoying skiing, ice skating and golf , each poster titled, Sun Valley, Owned and Operated by Union Pacific Railroad.Art by Willenarth. Stamp on reverse: W. G. Abraham, 4256 Los Palos Place, Palo Alto, California.Ski boots date c. 1950's. Union Pacific Railroad sold the resort in 1964. Est. $100-200

452. Idaho. Camas. Fairfield. Pre-fight Meeting Real Photo Postcard, c.1900. Person at left of group has been identified as Oscar Perkins by former owner's writing. There are ladies in the audience. Unused, c.1904-1920. Est. $50-100

453. Idaho. Custer. Mackay. White Knob Copper Co Ltd Specimen Proof. Cert #0000. Incorporated in New Jersey. Specimen. Unissued, unsigned. Vignette of a large mill complex. Green border and underprint. Specimenprinted in red on signature lines. Printer - ABN. 7 x 12. This company was reorganized in 1900 as the White Knob MC and later reorganized as the White Knob Copper & Dev Co. (Mines Handbook, 1918, p.574). Extremely fine. Est. $100-200

454. Idaho. Franklin. Preston. Heavy Halling (sic) Photograph #2, c.1906. This photograph is a reverse angle of the first Heavy Halling (sic) by Smith & Greenpicture by Degn. No location noted— one guess was Logan, Utah— but further research indicates a location about 26 miles north— Preston, Idaho. We found a photographer named Degn active around 1906 in Preston. There is also a Preston Producein the background hence our placement. This photo is taken from the head of the first pair of horses harnessed to the giant piece of equipment that's mounted on a flat wagon bed for hauling. This image clearly shows that there are 16 sturdy work horses required to drag this item. The photo also shows the men taking part in this endeavor posing on the wagon seat and atop the load with town shops such as The Popular(most likely a saloon) and The Preston Produce Co.of which spudswere one staple boasted of on the storefront. Photograph is 17x 13with matting the overall size is 20x 16. Matting has minor damage to corners and edges, photograph has some staining to edges which does not affect the image— it also has minor dirt, VF. Est. $500-1000

455. Idaho. Franklin. Preston. Heavy Halling (sic) Photograph, c1906. Photograph of Heavy Halling (sic) by Smith & Greenby Degn. No location noted— one guess was Logan, Utah— but further research indicacates a location about 26 miles north— Preston, Idaho. We found a photographer named Degn active around 1906 in Preston. The reverse angle photo of this hauling endeavor also shows a Preston Producein the background hence our placement. Wonderful picturre showing a large team of 14 or more horses harnessed up to pull a giant piece of machinery in which several men are standing to pose for this picture. A team of four horse are lined up directly behind pulling one man on a single trap. Mounted on black photo board. Photo size is 16 1/2x 13 1/4, with matting it's 20x 17. Matting board is top left and bottom left corners and chipped at bottom. Photo has minor dirt and a minor stain at the upper left corner which does not affect image. VF. Est. $500-1000

456. Idaho. Latah. Genesee. Genesee Original Matted Photograph. Image of false fronted building with Post Office and Meat Market signs and three men including the butcher posed in front. 8 1/8x 6, mounted on a black mat approx. 11x 9, which has a blind stamp of photographer C. W. Hanson, Genesee, Idaho. Hanson was active in Genesee 1900-1908 [Mautz]. Mat is frayed on the corners; the image is excellent. Est. $75-150

HAWAII

457. Hawaii. Hawaii Hand Colorado Framed Photograph. Wooden frame is gold colored. The glassed hand tinted photograph of a Hawaiian scene shows river and palm trees with a building in background. Overall measurements: 13 1/4x 16 1/2.A sticker on the back reads,Knudsen's Artistic Picture Framing 2689 Mission St. San Francisco, Calif.Est. $100-200

MONTANA

458. Montana. Butte. Peavine. Palo Alto Mining Co. Cert #593. Issued to A. E. Moady for 60 shares in 1893. Signed by Jno. A .Hinks secretary and A. McDonald president. No vignette. Black border and print. Uncancelled. Printer - A. S. York. Datelined San Jose, Cal. 5.5 x 9. Two assessments stamps on reverse. Small chip at lower left corner. Very fine. The Palo Alto mine is located about three miles north of Merrimac. It had a 3-5’ wide vein in granite with 2 stamp mills comprised of 22 stamps in 1890. It was originally located in 1884, employing 10 men by 1889. The ore was reported to run $500-$1000 per ton but was idle in 1893 when the certificate was issued. [ref: Ireland, California State Mining Bureau 1890 p129, 1893 p164.] Est. $150-300

459. Montana. Cascade. Cascade. Cascade Postal Cancellation Device, c.1965. A wonderful postal history piece from Montana. The stamp has a changeable date that to be done by hand each date. Last date used was March 3, 1955 with Cascade, Mont. around date. Wooden handle with a rubber protector above stamp. Includes a key to unscrew the holding pin for date changing. About 5 inches tall. Very fine. Est. $50-150

460. Montana. Chouteau. Spring Gulch. King & Queen Mining Co. Cert #1099. Incorporated in Montana. Issued to C. W. Ott for 500 shares in 1910. Signed by Nelson Skeddle president and J. Hinckley secretary. Vignette at upper left of spread winged eagle. Red border. Uncancelled. Printer - Western Bank Note. 8 x 12. Properties Located Carter, Missoula Co, Montanaprinted below title. Datelined Pittsburgh, Pa. The company formed as a reorganization of the Montana Mining & Dev Co in 1905. Owned 15 claims 3.5 miles from Keystone (formerly known as Carter) in Chouteau Co, 9 miles northwest of Superior in the Spring Gulch district. Ore was reported to 4.5% copper, 12 ounce silver and 8 ounce gold per ton in a limestone-quartzite contact deposit. In 1913, production was around 40-50 tons per day. A new 125 ton lead-silver concentrator was built in 1914. (Mines Handbook, 1918, p.1021-22). Minor stain at left edge. Very fine. Est. $50-150

461. Montana. General. Algonquin Co. Cert. #327. Montana Territorial. Incorporated in 1876. Issued to Mrs. Mary B. Williams for 5 shares in 1880. Signed by president H.A. Stiles, Treasurer F. H. Williams, and initialed by secretary. Vignette of miners working in underground mining scene, with ore bucket lowering overhead. Aqua blue border, printed by the Chandler Printing House. 8x 11. Vf, folds, smudge at right. Est. $175-350

462. Montana. General. Cowboy Camp Photographs. Lot of 2. 1) Three cowboys sitting around camp, with tents and cook stove set up, saddle and other items on ground, low hills in background. 2) Man in a hard brimmed hat sitting and reading, six tents nearby, two women and covered wagon, with trees and hills in background. Both photos measure 6x 71/2glued to cardboard backing. Backings are worn and slightly stained but photos in Fine. Est. $180-350

463. Montana. General. Montana Newspapers, 1874-1882. This lot contains 6 issues of various Montana newspapers. The first two are editions of "The Montanian" from Virginia City dated Sept. 3 and 10, 1874. They contain stories on Custer's Black Hills expedition, the Modoc Indians, and Brigham Young's divorce suit among others. These measure 13 3/4" x 21 3/4". There is one issue of "The Sunday Miner" from Butte on March 19, 1882. Includes items on the Garfield-Rosecrans Letter, and Mining Review, and measures 15 3/4" x 21 1/2". The last three pieces are editions of "The New North-West" from Deer Lodge, on Nov. 9, 16 and 20, 1872. Articles regard Pioche election news, Reno to build a woolen mill, horse theft, the Northern Pacific Railroad, and more. They are 20 3/4" x 27". All have wonderful ads. All papers are folded with some minor staining and dirt. With the exception of one of the Montanians, all have very worn and torn edges with small tears at folds. The New North-Wests all have non-archival tape repairs along top edges. Good to fine. Est. $75-150

464. Montana. Granite. Philipsburg. Pearl Silver Mining Co. Cert #588. Incorporated in Montana. Issued to Wautte & Warren for 500 shares in 1888. Signed by J. K. Pardee president and John King secretary. Vignette of several miners taking a break leaning on a full ore car at an adit entrance. Brown border with gold gilt seal and green safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. 6 x 9. Datelined Philipsburg, Montana. Philipsburg is the county seat of Granite County. Extremely fine. Est. $250-500

465. Montana. Jefferson. Basin. J. C. Whiteley / Butte / Saloon / Basin, Mont. // GF / One / Drink/ Or / Cigar. Rd, wm, 21mm. Basin is located in Jefferson County. Unlisted in Gould. Rare. Est. $150-300

466. Montana. Jefferson. Basin. Lehman / & / Dobler / Basin, Mont. // GF/ One / Drink. Rd, wm, 21mm. Xf. Listed as scarce in Gould. Est. $150-300

467. Montana. Jefferson. Jefferson City. Gregory Mining Co. Cert #19. Incorporated in Territory of Montana. Issued to W. F. Sanders for 100 shares in 1876. Signed by W. S. Paynter president and J. G. Sanders secretary. Vignette of a variation of the soon to be state seal; vignette at lower left of several miners working underground. Black border with light gray seal. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 7 x 10. Datelined Jefferson City, Montana. Trimmed tight along left edge. Extremely fine. Est. $200-400

468. Montana. Jefferson. Jefferson City. Gregory Mining Co. Cert #21. Incorporated in Territory of Montana. Issued to W. F. Sanders for 100 shares in 1876. Signed by W. Paynter president and Sanders secretary. Vignette at center of two men leaning on a shield bearing an image of a waterfall and the motto Oro Y Plata (a variation of what was to became the state seal). Vignette at lower left of several miners working underground. Black border and print. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 7 x 11. Datelined Jefferson City, Montana. Trimmed tight at left edge. Very attractive certificate. Early Montana piece. Very fine. Est. $200-400

469. Montana. Jefferson. Lump Gulch. Legal Tender Mining Co. Cert #1327. Incorporated in Territory of Montana. Issued to Sam Hansen for 7275 shares in 1885. Signed by S. H. Herriman president and Robt Brooke secretary. No vignette. Black border and print. Uncancelled. Printer no noted. 7 x 11. Datelined New York. The company operated the Legal Tender mine in the Lump Gulch district. The area today is called Clancy, a few miles south of Helena. Nearby is a locals’ favorite steakhouse by the name of Legal Tender - (dm). Extremely fine. Est. $150-300

470. Montana. Lewis & Clark. Helena. Goodkind Bros Advertising Mirror, c.1890-1910. Paper insert on reverse has See Yourself Improve After Drinking / Celery / Gin Tonic / Goodkind Bros. / Helena, Mont. / Distributors. Mirror on obverse. Rim appears to be made of aluminum and has minor dings. Very rare. Est. $100-200

471. Montana. Lewis & Clark. Helena. Molitor Bros Assay Office Bullion Deposit Receipt, 1869. Memorandum of Gold Bullion deposited at the Assay Office of Molitor Bros (Bohm is crossed out before Bohm & Molitor). (Great Salt Lake City is crossed out) with Helena written in pen. The bullion was from the I. S. L. Mining Co. Total of the bullion was $3,347.02 in gold. At left bottom is I R Taxwhere a revenue tax stamp would have been placed, but this receipt was issued shortly after a repeal of this tax. Printed in red ink. Several tape repairs on reverse. Fine to very fine. Extremely rare. Est. $250-500

472. Montana. Lewis & Clark. Helena. U. S. Assay Office Building Lithograph, c.1880-1890. Original U.S. Treasury Department print, professionally framed in archival materials for long life. The print is on the original matte board as done by the U. S. Government. This type of print was also done for the Carson City Mint, which only a few are known to exist. Likewise, the print of the Assay Office at Helena is extremely rare, with maybe only 2 known. The Federal Government had these prints made to hang in institutions or as presents for managers. Frame is carved wood, 2wide, and glassed print is double matted. Brass caption reads, U.S. Assay Office, Helena, Montana Wm. A. Totter Supervising Architech (sic) Treasury Dept.Measures: 19x 23. Extremely fine. The framing is as nice as the print. Est. $300-500

473. Montana. Lewis & Clark. Ten Mile. Cons Ten Mile Mining & Reduction Co. Cert #48. Incorporated in New York 1885. Issued to S. T. Hauser for 100 shares in 1886. Signed by John Caplice president and A. D. Churchill secretary. Vignette of the New York State Seal. Black border. Uncancelled. Printer - Speth & Co, NY. 6 x 10. Ten Mile Creek starts on Colorado Mountain, just north of Rimini, and ends at Lake Helena. Samuel T. Hauser was the governor of the Montana Territory at the time this certificate was issued. Extremely fine. Est. $150-300

474. Montana. Madison. Montana Gold Mining & Milling Co. Cert #279. Incorporated in Illinois. Issued to George Elder for 50 shares in 1881. Signed by M. B. Parmelee president and W. R. Hubbard secretary. Vignette at left of a mule train traveling up a canyon road. A second vignette at right, turned 90 degrees, of a large scale mill. Brown border and print. Uncancelled. Printer - Western B N & Co, Chicago. 4 x 8.5. 2 small tears at bottom that have clear tape on reverse. Mines Located in Madison County, Montanaprinted below company title. We have never had this certificate. Very fine. Est. $150-300

475. Montana. Madison. Wanted poster, Arrest for Murder!Poster, c.1900. John Stradter or Stroeder (alias Frank Morgan), by the Sheriff of Madison and the Sheriff of Gallatin Counties, Montana. Broadside is 8 1/2x 11framed in wood with glass by Brundidge's, 136 North Sierra Street, Reno, Nevada, #11414. Printed on acid paper with numerous tears and chip repairs along edges. We are unable to view original edges because of the frame. Est. $100-200

476. Montana. Mineral. Sheep Mountain. Sheep Mountain Tunnel & Mining Co. Cert #721. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to J. P. Eldridge for 500 shares in 1893. Signed by Mill J. Cann vice president and Geo Eaton secretary. Vignette of a mountain sheep with an attractive masthead around. Brown border, seal and underprint. Uncancelled. Printer - Hudson Kimberly, Kansas City. 8.5 x 11. There is a Sheep Mountain located in Mineral County, Montana. But there may also be a Sheep Mountain in Colorado. Minor wear and foxing to edges. Small tears along fold creases. Est. $200-400

477. Montana. Mining. Elizabeth Mining Co. Cert #5484. Incorporated in Territory of Montana. Issued to Gaylord Blessing & Co for 100 shares in 1892. Signed by L. Ramsey president and Jno Lucas asst secretary. Vignette within title masthead of US Silver dollar obverse and reverse; obverse dated 1889. Brown border and print. Uncancelled. Printer - Woodward & Tiernan, St. Louis. 8 x 11. Datelined St. Louis, Missouri. Very fine. Est. $150-300

478. Montana. Mining. San Francisco Cons Mining Co. Cert #3344. Incorporated in Territory of Montana. Issued to Henry Schmaren for 200 shares in 1889. Signed by Plumb president and Hewitt secretary. No vignette. Attractive title masthead. Black border and print. Uncancelled. Printer - Stephens Litho & Eng, St. Louis. Datelined St. Louis, Missouri. At this time, many companies incorporated in the Territory of Montana were actually operating in Montana. Very fine. Est. $150-300

479. Montana. Railroad. Butte, Anaconda & Pacific Railway Co Pass, 1899. Issued to F. E. Jones, Nevada Central RR. Printed on light green paper with dark blue print. Signed at bottom. Very fine. Est. $100-200

480. Montana. Silver Bow. Butte. Anaconda Mine Souvenir Collectible China Plate, c.1900-1910. Scene at center of plate is a very attractively colored view of the Anaconda Mine at Butte, Montana. Pink hue in sky suggests of a sunrise or sunset. Lime green color around plate edge with gold leaf accent around rim. Manufactured by Wheelock, Dresdon with Made in Germany for Hight & Fairfield, Butte, Mont.printed on back. 6.25diameter. Extremely fine. Est. $100-300

481. Montana. Silver Bow. Butte. Anaconda Mine Souvenir Items. Lot of 3 different pcs. (1) Napkin Ring, brass, oblong, with attached Anaconda logo showing headframe and some mind buildings. (2) Solid copper figurine of a prospector with a mule on either side of him. Anaconda logo plate at bottom front. 3.25tall. (3) Souvenir pewter (?) cup with mining scenes specific to Montana and Butte area. 3.5tall. All very fine. No Illustration. Est. $150-300

482. Montana. Silver Bow. Butte. Anaconda Mine Workers Original Matted Photograph, 1902. Photograph showing a group of miners in front of the Anaconda Mine, Butte, Montana, 1902. Most of the miners have at least three candles in their pockets, but the sticks are not as obvious. Measures: 8 3/4x 10 3/4 overall. Photo measures 6 1/2x 8 3/4.Very fine. Est. $100-200

483. Montana. Silver Bow. Butte. Anaconda Souvenir Copper Clock, c.1895-1910. The clock base measures 1 1/2x 3 1/2and is copper. The clock face is white, 2 3/8round with Arabic numerals and rimmed in brass. Next to it stands a figurine of a miner. A plaque on top of the clock reads, Gallows Frame & Hoist Anaconda Mine Butte MontanaPatented May 29, 1894. Est. $100-300

484. Montana. Silver Bow. Butte. Bullwhacker Copper Co. Cert #0000. Specimen. Unissued, unsigned. Vignette of several miners working underground. Brown border and underprint. Cancelled by hole punches along signature lines. Blank stub attached at left. The company owned property in the east side of the Butte district. Ore was siliceous with copper assaying around 5%. In 1906, nearly 850,000 pounds of copper was produced, but the ore was difficult to concentrate. The property was idle for years until reorganization to Butte Bullwhacker Copper Co. (Copper Handbk, 1908, 421). XF. Est. $100-200

485. Montana. Silver Bow. Butte. Butte Mining Scene Stereocards, c.1905-15. Lot of 3 different cards. 1 by Keystone View Co, #13638 - Copper Smelters and Mines, Butte, Montshowing a small boy next to a tailing pond (?) with a large smelter in background, text on reverse. The other 2 cards do not have the photographer noted. #146 - Train load of copper ore going to Washoe Smelters with scene of the same. #234 - Tons of copper ready for the market, Washoe Smelters. Numerous plates of copper are leaning up next to each other. All very to extremely fine. Est. $100-200

486. Montana. Silver Bow. Butte. Captain Thomas Couch Original Matted Photograph, c.1890-95. A crisp and clear photo captioned Capt Thos Couch and mine foremen at Mountain View, Butte, Mont.Three men with Couch are seated on a piece of mining equipment (probably shaft timbers) with a mill building in the background. All of the men have acid stains on their clothing. Photographer not noted. Thomas Couch was a Cornish miner who came to American and made his fortune. For years, Couch was the superintendent of the Boston & Montana, of which the Mountain View was one of the properties owned. During the midst of the War of the Copper Kings, while Marcus Daly fought for Anaconda to be the capital of Montana, W. H. Clark and Couch sided with Helena. Daly never forgot the betrayal of Couch and pitted F. Augustus Heinze to take down the Boston & Montana. Heinze was a notorious promoter who eventually went to jail in the early 1910's. Couch was whittled away at, while Daly, Clark and Heinze went on to fame (or infamy). As for the Mountain View mine, it was instrumental in the underground warfare at Butte. In October 1903, Heinze began illegally mining the Rarus by hand through a neighboring shaft. Finally caught red handed in December, opposing miners began dynamiting various stopes and adits to try and gain control. Several men died. In late December, miners from the Rarus blasted their way into the Mountain View and hand-to-hand combat ensued until the Rarus men were driven back with home made grenades. This was perhaps the worst of the battles. In early 1904, the Heinze faction was in retreat and within a few months the underground fighting was over - (dm). A great shot of one of the Copper Kings. Photo 4.5 x 7with matte slightly larger. Purple stain along bottom of photo. Est. $250-500

487. Montana. Silver Bow Butte. Classic Butte Style Candlestick. 12 inch long, one piece candlestick. Hanger is 3.5 inches. Purposeful file grooves along stick and hanger on opposite side of candle holder. Very fine. Est. $75-150

488. Montana. Silver Bow. Butte. Orphan Girl Presentation Silver Ingot, 1885. Inscribed C. D’Joselyn, Orphan Girl Mine, Butte City, MT. (Montana Territory) March 23, 1885. On a side panel is inscribed Jas. Moffet. 17mm x 47mm x 12mm tall. 2.78 troy ounces. We suspect containing both gold and silver, but we were not willing to perform the destructive test needed for assaying. Slightly trapezoidal shape. The Orphan Girl mine was one of many mines at Butte. This silver ingot was produced at a time when the mine was at its height of popularity and still relatively near surface in the ore zone while they were producing silver and gold with the copper. As the years and deposits quickly deepened, the ores shifted from silver rich to copper rich.

Little mention is made of the mine in professional literature of the period. Burchard, in his 1885 Report of the Director of the Mint said the Orphan Girl has become one of the best known producers in the district.(p337) It had a shaft of 240 foot depth and a drift just begun at the 175 foot level. The mine supplied the Dexter Mill with about 30 tons of ore daily for the pre

ceding year, circa 1883-4, though there is no mention of the mine in E&MJ in that period. In 1884 they produced 210,000 ounces of silver, 300 ounces of gold, valued at $231,700.

The Orphan Girl mine may have been leased or purchased by one of several large companies that formed just after 1885: The Anaconda, Parrott, Moulton, or others. News of the mine seems to disappear from literature at that time. The Orphan Girl was not listed on the New York, Boston or San Francisco exchanges by 1889 either as a dividend paying or a non-dividend company. Detailed data for the Butte mines, the most important copper mines in America by 1885, was sketchy in Mining and Scientific Press and the Engineering and Mining Journal of the period. More research is needed.

Though the Orphan Girl was not written up by Weed in his treatise on the Butte Mines, or listed in several of the histories of Butte, the mine played a significant part in Butte's history simply as a single contributor to the great mass of copper produced there. When George Hearst and partner Lloyd Tevis took Marcus Daly's suggestion to turn the small underground mines into the world's largest copper mine by putting all the properties together and mining on a bulk scale, they changed the world's course of mining forever. It was in Butte that the low grade open pit mining got its start.

James Moffet probably gave this ingot to C. D’Joselyn. Moffet and/or D’Joselyn may have been involved with the financing of the mine, which may have been in New York. Neither is found in 1883-4 or 1889 directories for Butte and the surrounding areas during that period. Nor are they found in San Francisco directories, thus my assumption that the company is not based out of Montana or California, the two prominent mining financial centers for the west and Butte. Boston and New York were also pivotal in the financing of Butte mines, and I suspect it is in New York that more information will be found, since I also struck out with Boston. We did find one James Moffet in the New York Directory, 1855, owning a gas fixture and equipmentbusiness. Several questions arise in my research of this ingot: Who was the Orphan Girl? Was it D’Joselyn? More research is needed. Est. $5000-$10,000

489. Montana. Silver Bow. Butte. United Copper Co. Cert #2836. A common stock issued from Amsterdam, Holland, 1908. The stock has 20 coupons attached. Blue border and print on with light gray safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Druk van J. H. de Bussy, Amst. Certificate is 7 x 9, unfolds with coupons to 9 x 21. United Copper Co was organized in 1902 and spent the next 10-15 years swindling unsuspecting investors of their money. By 1908, the company that F. Augustus Heinze had built was falling like a house of cards. A lengthy description of the deception is listed in the Copper Handbook, 1910, but is too lengthy to list here. But this paragraph may give the reader an idea of the company: The United Copper Co is operated as a blind pool by F. Augustus Heinze, who has shown himself utterly rapacious, unscrupulous and conscienceless in his mining and financial operations. Shareholders were tremendous losers in the slump of 1907, when both preferred and common shares declined to merely nominal values. About one-third of the common stock is said to be held in Holland, and the unfortunate Dutch investors were endeavoring June 1911, to obtain some explicit information regarding the company's affairs. In view of all the facts, the United Copper Co can be considered only as an exceptionally daring piece of stockjobbery.(Copper Handbook, 1910, p.1723-24). Very fine. Est. $100-200

490. Montana. Silver Bow. Silver Creek. Boston & Montana Gold Mining Co. Cert #2133. Incorporated in New York. Issued to Emery & Hodges for 100 shares in 1886. Signed by Jess W. Liliesthal president and George Chied secretary. Attractive vignette of a mining camp with many miners and workers outside around the property with a mill and adit visible in background. Black border and print. Uncancelled. Printer - Winkley, Dresser & Co, Boston. Datelined New York. Gloster Mine: Silver Creek Mining District, Lewis & Clark County, Montanaprinted below vignette. Extremely fine. Est. $250-500

491. Montana. Silver Bow. Silver Creek. Butte New York Copper Co. Cert #0000. Specimen. Unissued, unsigned. Vignette of three miners working on the surface. Blue border and underprint. Cancelled by hole punches in signature lines. Printer - ABN. 7 x 12. Specimenprinted in red along signature lines. This company controlled all the stock of the Butte Milwaukee MC which owned several claims in the Silver Creek district outside of Butte. By 1918, both companies were incorporated into the very successful Butte & Superior MC. (Mines Handbook, 1908, p.440). Extremely fine. Est. $100-200

492. Montana. Silver Bow. Summit Valley. Vulcan Mining Co. Cert #103. Incorporated in New York. Issued to W. C. Chied for 10,000 shares in 1882. Signed by Chied president, Charles Miller treasurer and Geo Chied secretary. No vignette. Attractive masthead. Black border and print. Uncancelled. Printer - F. C. Philbrick & Co, Boston. Datelined New York. Location: Summit Valley Mining District, Butte, Montanaprinted below title. Very fine. Est. $150-300

493. Montana. Silver Bow. Walkerville. Alice Gold & Silver Mining Co. Cert #0000. Specimen. Unissued, unsigned. Vignette at top center of an active mill with horse drawn wagons in front. Vignette at bottom center of a woman. Black border and print. Specimen printed in Red over signature lines. Blank stub attached. Printer - ABN. 7 x 11. Datelined New York. Walkerville, Montanaprinted on certificate. There is a major problem with this certificate - the dateline has 19xx. The Alice G&SMC was incorporated in 1880, not in the 1900's and the style of this certificate is consistent with the 1880's. The company was incorporated in Utah. Owned the Alice, Magna Charta, Curry, Valdemer, Rooney and many other claims on the Rainbow lode. By 1888, $1.5 million in dividends had been paid. The company and property was purchased in 1906 by the Butte Coalition MC, and later there was an attempt by Anaconda to purchase the property. (Mines Handbook, 1918, p.977-978). Extremely fine. Est. $100-300