EASTERN STATES

856. Connecticut. Fairfield. Bridgeport. Republican Standard, December 11, 1849, Vol. XI, No. l9. Four pages, very fragile. Contains news from the California Gold Fields under articled titled From California—eg. Gold quite plentiful, average take $10/day. Problems with Dysentery. 100 British vessels in San Francisco harbor on Nov. 1. San Francisco population 30,000 with 80,000 at the mines. Under ;Melancholyy column, far right, is noted that the constitution of California as adopted by the Convention was received by the steamer notes that Messrs. King and Fremont are the prominent candidates to represent the new state in the U.S. Senate. Est. $75-150 (not illustrated)

857. Eastern. Newspaper. Daily National Intelligencer, 1822, 1846-53. Lot includes seven issues of the ;National Intelligencer: September 18, 1822; February 27, 1846; February 8, 1848; March 2, 8 and 15, 1848 and June 14, 1853. Several of these issues from 1848 would have come out immediately after the discovery of gold in California— but quite possibly too soon for it to have been made public via the news media of the time, yet. A quick glance through these papers yielded no such mention of the discovery of gold in California. Est. $75-150

858. Georgia. Newton. McClaius. Georgia Gold Rush Land Deed, 1832. The deed was granted in 1837, but was originally surveyed in 1832, The original 1832 document has a plat map showing the 40 acres that Nicholas Goode had been granted by lottery. The plat was located within the ;...Gold Region in the lands at present in the occupancy of the Cherokee Indians The survey sheet has been repaired with clear tape although most pieces are present. Attached to the 1832 survey is what appears to be a wooden seal that probably had the Georgia State Seal, but is now worn. The second, 1837 document officially granted to 40 acres to Nicholas Goode is in much better condition with only minor wear and foxing. William Schey, James Anderson and Tho Copeland all signed the earlier document. The second document is signed by B. H. Robinson. Est. $150-300

859. Illinois. Cook. Chicago. Clinton Mercantile Exchange Commercial Rating for Chicago, 1904. Not paginated, about 100pps, printed on one side only. Prepared on a custom basis. The red cloth covers are printed with black print. A photograph of the South Chicago Savings Bank is adhered to the front cover as originally applied. The subscriber's number is also applied to the front cover. The contents were assembled from carbon or mimeographed copy with two brass tabs for customized contents. Ads appear on the inside front and rear covers. Several original documents of the subscriber are present, tucked in the front. It is unclear if the information contained is for South Chicago or Chicago in general. 6.5 x 10, some water stain on cover extremities, contents and covers otherwise fine to very fine. Est. $150-300

860. Kansas. Cherokee. Galena. Mining Scene Souvenir Collectible China Plate. Scene of a mill with several conveyors. The mine shown was probably processing lead-zinc ore. Colorful and attractive. Gold leaf trim on interior of rim with speckled gold leaf accents along outer rim. On reverse ;Wheelock, Made in Germany for The Big Racket, Galena, Kans, Weimar. 5 diameter. Extremely fine. Est. $100-300

861. Massachusetts. Suffolk. Boston. Daily Evening Transcript, 1849. Contains 6 issues of the Daily Evening Transcript of Boston, dated December 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 1849, each with an item on the California Gold Rush. One contains a summary of the report from the Mint showing the influx of California gold and related problems for the Mint. ;The California gold, brought to the Mint in the present year for coinage has increased our expenses, not only by its large amount, (exceeding $3,200,000 in value) but by the character of the gold itself, which contains a large portion of silver requiring a great and expensive increase in the laboratory and the employment of additional workmen. Most of these issues include a California correspondence column documenting the travails of those who rushed to find their fortunes in California. ;I have been cook for the last week. You may smile at the idea of my cooking for eight

men, but I think I have done justice to my office I have come to the conclusion that I am a handsome man, for you know that smoke always goes to the good-looking people, and my eyes have had to suffer this week. Folded, stained mostly along the top, some foxing, wear and tears to edges. Fine to VF. 14 1/2 x 20. Est. $120-250

862. Michigan. Dickinson. Iron Mountain. Oliver Iron Mining Co Souvenir China Creamer Cup. Scene on side of the mill of the Oliver Iron Mining Co, Chapin Mine, Iron Mountain, Mich. Image is in light gray, mimicking pencil sketch. On bottom is ;Wheelock, Made in Germany for Chas E. Anderson, Iron Mountain, Mich. Ornate handle. White ceramic with light gold leaf accent around top rim. About 3.25 tall and 2.25 in diameter. Extremely fine. Est. $100-300

863. Michigan. Keweenaw. Boston Mining Co. Cert. #197. No incorporation information. Issued to R.A. Delano for 10 shares in 1846. Signed by trusties William Ward and Thos. Jones. T.A. Delany lived in Boston, occupation unknown. Unfortunately William Ward and Thomas Jones were moderately common names in 1852 Boston, with 8 Wm. Wards and 6 Thos. Jones. The most prominent W. Ward appeared to be a carriage maker, Thos. Jones was probably the Jones of Clark and Jones Co. Express Agents. The Cliff vein sat on Boston MC property, rich in copper. Work was begun in 1846, at which time the vein was worked at the 462 foot level, yielding about $1,328,406. ;It may be safely asserted that nowhere in the world had there previously been produced so large an amount of copper from the same amount of ground paying to the company a net profit of $20,000 per month. (Ref: Mineral Statistic, MI, 1881, p.14; Boston Directory, 1852). Uncancelled. No vignette, handsome black border and design at left. We have had the bonds for this company, but we have never had the stock. Very attractive. 7 x 8. Vf, small tear at bottom at fold, and in center. Est. $500-1000

864. Michigan. Marquette. Ishpeming. Underground Iron Mining Original Photograph, c.1890. No photographer noted. The shot shows an electric ore haul train with several miners at the side looking on. On the reverse, in pen, ;Electric haulage in the Lake Augeline iron mine, on the Marquette Range, near Ishpeming, Michigan. J. F. Newrow, Stanford University, California. 4.5 x 7.5, matte 5 x 8. View is very crisp and clear. Minor dings to matte board edges. Very fine. Est. $200-300

865. Michigan. Mining. Copper Ingot View Stereocards, c.1900-1915. Lot of 2 different cards. Keystone View Co, #22044 and 22049. One card shows the pouring of copper ingots at the Calumet & Hecla smelter. The second card shows the off loading of copper ingots from flat rail cars to a steam ship at Houghton. Both have text on reverse. Crisp and clear shots. Very fine. Est. $100-200

866. Michigan. Ontonagon. Calumet. Calumet & Hecla View Stereocards, c.1900. Lot of 2 different cards. Underwood & Underwood, #7971 and 7973. One captioned ;Shaft houses and machine shops above the richest copper mines on the earth, Calumet, Mich. The other is ;Copper in bars and plates leaving the smelters of the Calumet & Hecla Mines, Michigan. Both have text on reverse. The card showing the mine buildings has been creased at middle, but does not detract from the view. Very fine. Est. $100-200

867. Michigan. Ontonagon. Calumet. Italian Hall Disaster Stereocard Collection, c.1880-1900. Lot of 18 cards. These stereocards depict the infamous ;Italian Hall Disaster that took place during the copper mine strikes in Calumet, Michigan on Christmas Eve in 1913. The tragedy occurred at a benefit Christmas party for the children of the striking miners which was being held in an upstairs room at the Italian Hall. During the program someone opened the doors at the foot of the stairs leading outside and yelled ;Fire!. The party guests— who were mostly children— rushed downstairs towards the doors which openeded inwards. Most of the first children to reach the doors were crushed in the ensuing panic. There was, of course, no fire. It's believed that strike breakers hired by the mine captains were responsible for the disaster, but no one was ever arrested for nor convicted of the crime. In all, 73 victims (15 were adults and 58 were children) died of suffocation and entire families were killed in the Italian Hall Disaster. Today, all that remains of the Hall is the fabled doorway and a plaque in remembrance of those lost. Some of the stereocards in this lot show corpses, funeral processions and caskets. Other cards show the Hall interior and exterior. All are printed photocards. By Allied Printing, Trader Council. Captioned at bottom right in English and Finnish (many of the victims were from Finland). Some cards have brown stains which are minor. Overall, all very fine. Est. $400-800

868. Michigan. Ontonagon. Houghton. Pennsylvania Mining Co. Cert #211. Incorporated in Pennsylvania. Issued to Manufacturers National Bank for 66 shares in 1868. Signed by Joseph Wharton president and William F. Weaver secretary. Vignette of the Pennsylvania State Seal. Red border, print and vignette. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 7 x 10. Datelined Philadelphia. ;Incorporated 1861, Consolidated With Delaware Mining Co printed below vignette. The Pennsylvania MC was but one step in a long series of failed operations. The company was formed through the reorganization of the failed Northwest Copper Co. Northwest itself was formed in 1849 from the previously existing Northwest Copper Mining Assoc formed in 1847. The Pennsylvania located new prospects in light of the poor return the previous mines had yielded. New mines were opened on the Eagle, the Branch and Trotter veins. It seems probable the new company fared no better then the last. In 1863, a portion of the estate of the Pennsylvania was purchased by the Delaware MC. This partnership ended in 1866 when the bondholders took possession of and operated the mines. Eventually, in 1876, a new company, the Delaware Copper MC was formed which, in turn, was sold to the Conglomerate MC which was succeeded by the Lac La Belle MC. (Wright, 1881). Joseph Wharton is the namesake of the famous Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania. Wharton made his fortune in a monopoly he developed in the nickel processing industry which led to a wealthy career in steel manufacturing. 25 cent revenue stamp affixed at upper left. We have not had an uncancelled certificate from this company. Extremely fine. Est. $350-700

869. Midwest. Mississippi Valley. New York and St. Louis Mining & Manufacturing Co Document Archive, 1901-1908. Large untouched archive of about 300 pcs./and 1000 pages. New York and St. Louis Mining and Mfg. Co. was a New York corp. organized to do business in Missouri and Tennessee, and later Arkansas. They owned property in Hickman Co., Tenn., Arkansas and other places. The company owed a lead-zinc mine in Arkansas and bauxite property in Saline Co., Arkansas. They also had a phosphate mine. They had a mill in Aetna, Tenn. that processed phosphate. The three mines were ultimately unprofitable. The archive traces the history of the company through legal agreements, correspondence, and financial statements. There are short property reports, a few maps, shareholder meeting minutes, and title abstracts, shareholder lists, etc., but no thorough property reports or photographs. The correspondence is nearly all detailed long letters with few short notes. The content is very good. The approximate inventory is: a) legal documents, 1901-08, about 55 pcs. Comprised of several hundred pages. B) 1902-4 correspondence, about 50 pcs./perhaps 150 pages. C) 1905 correspondence, about 15 pcs./ 45 pages. D) 1906 correspondence, about 11 pcs. E) 1907-08 correspondence, about 10 pcs./perhaps 50 pages. This is a great Mississippi Valley lead-zinc, bauxite, phosphate mining company archive. Est. $500-1000

New Hampshire. General. Lebanon, Hanover & Enfield Directory, 1907. Please Late Additions at the end of the catalog.

870. New Hampshire. General. New Hampshire State Directory, 1916. Published by the Union Publishing Co, 34pps of ads in front, 607pps, pages 593-607 are all ads also. The book has a business directory for each town listed alphabetically by subject. 6.5 x 9.5. Oyster boards with maroon cloth binding. Overall very fine to extremely fine. Only minor corner wear. Est. $300-500

871. New Jersey. Mining. Bristol Franklinite Co. Cert #123. Issued to J. R. Capelberg for 50 shares in 1874. Signed by O. L. Maub president and E. Wilson secretary. Vignette of 2 miners seated with trains in middle ground and a paddle wheel steamer in background. Pink border and ornate underprint. Uncancelled. Printer - Moss & Co, Phila. 8 x 11. Trimmed tight at left. Very fine. Est. $150-300

872. New York. Cattaraugus. Olean. Olean Directory, 1899. Published by Olean Evening Herald Print, 432pps plus fly pages (ads). Black cloth binding with printed covers, ads throughout. Nice front fly advertisement for the Smith Bicycle Co. Generally very fine, some wear to cloth binding at top and bottom. Map is about 15 x 16, printed in blue showing Olean city layout. Est. $300-500

873. Pennsylvania. Alleghany. Pittsburg. Iron Mining Interior and Exterior View Stereocards, c.1905-1915. Lot of 9 different cards. All cards are by Keystone View Co. #6531 (2 pcs), 6528, 6524, 6322, 6322 (different view than other 6322), 6523 (2 pcs), 6539 and W33928. All have text on reverse. Each image is crisp and clear. All extremely fine. Est. $200-300

874. Pennsylvania. Bradford. Bradford County Directory with Map, 1900. Published by George Hanford, NY, 910pps. The only ads are on p.910 and 1, 2, 5, 7 and 9. 6.5 x 9. Plain brown covers and spine with light gilt lettering on spine. Inside front cover weakening at binding. Contents excellent and clean. The map is about 14 x 16, adhered to the inside back cover as originally applied. Various townships are shown in varying colors such as pink, green, blue, red and yellow. Very fine. Est. $300-500

875. Pennsylvania. Lancaster. Lancaster. Lancaster City Directory, 1886. Barnes Annual Directory, 436pps. Includes business directory and street address information in the back. This directory was bound upside down as originally made. The exterior boards carry advertisements as did the black leather spine which is seriously deteriorated with pieces missing. Numerous colorful full pages of ads throughout. Page 429 through 434 have news articles adhered. (These news clippings overlay the street index part, not the business directory section.) Interior binding solid and page condition is very fine. Est. $300-500

876. Pennsylvania. Mining. Coal Mining Exterior and Interior View Stereocards, c.1905-15. Lot of 10 cards. All by Keystone View Co. #20048 (2 cards with same number but show different views), 7060, 7064, 7025, 7024, 13204, 6365, 29219 and 11258. This last card shows several boys seated at the coal breaker, working breaking coal. A far cry from today's child labor laws. All views very crisp and clear. Extremely fine. Est. $200-500

877. Pennsylvania. Mining. Steel Mill Interior View Stereocards, c.1905-1915. Lot of 6 cards. All by Keystone View Co, #6420, 6416, 6414, 6412, 6421 and 6422. Each has text on reverse. Each view shows a different aspect of a steel mill. All crisp and clear. Extremely fine. Est. $100-200

878. Pennsylvania. Mining. Underground Mining Scene Stereocards, c.1905-15. Lot of 8 stereocards. 7 cards by Keystone Co, 1 by Littleton View Co. A fabulous array of underground stereocards. Each card shows miners working in underground coal mines in Pennsylvania, mostly near Scranton. All of the miners have lit tea pot lamps. All crisp and clear. Very fine. Est. $200-600

879. Tennessee. Roane. Harriman. Harriman City Directory, 1892. Published by G. M. Connelly, Chattanooga. 174pps, with ads at front, middle and back. A complete directory for the town of Harriman including Businesses, Churches, Government, Education, Historical, and other categories. Blue hard boards with black print that is heavily mottled by chemical reaction with climate or atmosphere. Binding is sloppy, but all pages attached. 5 x 8. Pages and contents are very fine, cover is good to fine. Est. $200-400

880. Vermont. Addison. Addison County Directory, 1881. Compiled and Published by Hamilton Child, Syracuse. Brown covers, front cover has gilt lettering of ;County Gazetteer and Directory and gilt on spine. Covers embossed. 541pps. Only half of the book is a true directory. The other half covers historical backgrounds in the individual towns of the county. Addison County contains the famous Middlebury College. Ads found throughout the book. Wear cover edges and spine. Pages intact. Binding is a little sloppy, all pages attached. Fine. Est. $200-500

FOREIGN

881. Australia. Coolgardie Goldfields. Supplementary Atlas, Geological Survey, Bulletin 107, The Geology of the Country about Coolgardie, Coolgardie Goldfields. By J.C. Mc Math, N. M. Gray and H. J. Ward, Perth, William H. Wyatt, Government Printer, 1953. With the stamp of the Corona Corporation corporate Library at the bottom of the title page. The atlas is comprised of 24 fold-out plates showing the geology of the Coolgardie Goldfields, W.A. Est. $100-300

882. Canada. British Columbia. Cariboo. Cons Cariboo Hydraulic Mining Co, Ltd. Cert.#807. Incorporated under The companies Act, Revised Statues of Canada, Chapter 119. Dated at Toronto, 17th October 1898, issued to Osler (?) Hammond, 500 shares. Uncancelled. Signed by W. D. Matthews, President, and J. L. Lane, Secretary. Vignette at center top of hydraulic mining scene. Embossed gold seal. Gray border on cream paper. Measures 8 1/2 x 12 1/4. Very fine. Est. $100-200

883. Canada. British Columbia. Second Annual Report of the Minister of Mines for the Year Ending 31st December, 1875, Being An Account of Mining Operations for Gold, Coal, Etc. in the Province of British Columbia. Under the names of the Hon. A.C. Elliott, Minister of Mines, and Mr. Charles Good, Deputy Minister of Mines. Published Victoria: Printed by Richard Wolfenden, Government Printer, at the Government Printing Office, James’ Bay. 1876. Pages numbered 601-623. The report includes gold mining in the Cassiar, Cariboo, Omineca, Kootenay and Frasier River districts of British Columbia, and the Vancouver Coal Mine. 6 1/2 x 10. Very fine condition. Est. $50-150

884. Canada. British Columbia. Observatory Inlet. Hidden Creek Mine Reports, 1910-1915. This soft bound book contains 18 different mine reports dating from 1910 through 1915, by different authors, probably the superintendent or independent consultants for the parent company Hidden Creek Copper Co. The mine was located on a peninsula that separated Observatory Inlet and Portland Canal, which is the separator between British Columbia and Alaska. Instead of summarizing the reports, the Hidden Creek Copper Co is listed in the Copper Handbook, 1910, p.943. This company organized in 1908 after purchasing the property for $100,000. M. K. Rodgers was the vice president and also an author of the 1910 mine report. Ore was reported as siliceous chalcopyrite assaying at 3-7% copper, 1-3 ounce silver and $1-3 gold per ton. A series of surface trenches and a 750 foot tunnel constituted the bulk workings. The company planned an extensive development of the property. The company was later merged into the Granby Cons Mining Smelting & Power Co. 9 x 12 and 2 inches thick. Minor wear to cover. Very fine. Est. $250-500

885. Canada. General. Canadian Red Ensign Flag, c.1921-1957. This is an official Canadian flag used between 1922 and 1957. Flag is fine red linen with traditional British Union Jack in upper left corner. It's what's commonly known as a Red Ensign design with a coat of arms that bears three golden lions on a red background, a red lion rampant on a golden background, three fleurs de lis on a blue background, three green maple leaves on a white background and a stringed golden argent on a blue background. It has minor holes/disintegration of the fabric at the upper center, upper and lower left and upper right corners. It's also met with liquid at some time with a resultant stain that's mostly confined to the upper and lower edges. VF. The flag itself measures 16 3/4 x 33 1/4, matted and framed to a total of 38 3/4 x 21 3/4. Very desirable, yet common. Est. $300-500

886. Canada. Nova Scotia. Nova Scotia Land & Gold Crushing & Amalgamating Co, Ltd. Cert.#/14931. Dated 2nd February, 1863 (London). One pound paid on a two-pound share. Signed by J.N. Darnell, Robert Smith and Arthur Miller, Directors. Uncancelled. Printed by Waterlow & Sons, London. Very plain paper, perforated on left edge, with two punch holes along left side for ring binder. Elaborate scrolled design on left. Faintly embossed seal. lower right corner. Coat of arms drawing at top center. Beginning of the Nova Scotia gold rush. B. Sullivan wrote a report of ;The Gold Property of the New York and Nova Scotia Gold Mining Company in 1864. [Ref: MSP, 4-9-64]. He stated that the narrow veins carried the best values. This company was not mentioned. [Ref: MSP, 4-16-64]. 8 x 9. Very fine. Est. $300-600

887. Canada. Ontario. Kingston & Pembroke Iron Mining Co. Cert. #3000. Issued to H.H. Hollister for 100 shares in 1903. Signed by the prolific printer Henry Seibert as president and treasurer D.L. Gibbons. Rare signature from a non-mining man running a mining company. Uncancelled. Vignette of miners in tunnel, posing for picture to left of masthead, and small vignette of mine operations at bottom center. Black border with light green underprint. Printed by H. Seibert & Bro. 8 x 12. Vf, slight foxing around edges. Est. $100-300

888. Canada. Quebec. Thunder Bay. Pie Island Silver Mining Co of Canada. Cert. #307. Incorporated in New York. Issued to William A. Shepard, Trustee, 4th April, 1882, 2000 shares. Signed by A.D. Breed, Vice-President, and Wm. A. Sheheen, Secretary. Embossed seal. Grey border and vignette at top center. Pie Island, originally a silver mining site, was granted to Simon James Dawson in 1872. He was born in 1818 and was a surveyor and politician who

developed the route from Upper Canada to Red River and instigated the Treaty Three negotiations in the early 1870's. The mine exchanged hands several times before it was transferred to Newaygo Timber Company from George Mead in 1927. During that period, Dawson's original mine was sold to the Pie Island Silver Mining Co. However, it was seized by the sheriff for default of mortgage payments and labor commitment, and resold. The Newaygo Timber Company was located approximately 12 miles east of Fort William along the north shore of Lake Superior. [Ref: Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society, archives, at www.tbaytel.net]. Very fine. Est. $100-200

889. Mexico. Chihuahua. Mines Company of America. Cert #0000. Specimen. Unissued, unsigned. Vignette of miners operating a pneumatic drill. Brown border and underprint. Cancelled by hole punches in signature lines. ;Specimen printed in red on signature lines. Printer - ABN. 7 x 11. This company was incorporated in 1902 and becoming a conglomerate of several companies all operating in the Chihuahua State in Mexico. Several of the companies were very profitable until the Revolution in 1911-12. This forced the closure of the mines with the bulk of the valuable ore on the dumps being placed back into the workings and then drowned. By 1916, the company had paid out nearly $5 million in dividends and was employing 225 men. (Mines Handbook, 1918, p.1626-1630). Blank stub attached at left. Extremely fine. Est. $100-200

890. Mexico. Michoacan. Morelia. Dona Louisa Copper & Gold Mining Co Specimen Proof. Cert #0000. Incorporated in Delaware. Specimen. Unissued, unsigned. Vignettes within circles at upper corners of miners working underground. Green border. ;Specimen printed in red on signature lines. 7 x 12. Printer - ABN. Company claimed to own property that assayed at 67% copper, 120 ounces silver and $32 gold per ton. Company was viewed with suspicion due to the fact that dividends were paid, most likely from stock sales, not earnings. Considered a swindle. (Copper Handbook, 1908, p.635). Extremely fine. Est. $100-200

891. Mexico. Sonora. Altar. Cabrillo Mine Maps of the, property of Aztec Consolidated Mining Co. Lot of 2 maps, blue print format. 1) Shows various shafts and stopes. Size: 24x25. 2) Shows shafts, lines of broken ground, seven levels. Size: 41 1/2 x 43 1/4—torn along folds. Est. $100-200

892. Mexico. Sonora. Cabullona Dev Co Specimen Proof. Cert #0000. Incorporated in Territory of Arizona. Specimen. Unissued, unsigned. Vignette of four miners working underground. Purple border and underprint. ;Specimen printed in red on signature lines. Printer - ABN. 7 x 11. Company owned property near Arizpe with ore that was reported to be 37% copper, 35% lead and 20 ounces silver per ton. Formerly employed 35 men, but company is understood to have surrendered bond and to have dismantled the plant. (Copper Handbook, 1908, p.443). Extremely fine. Est. $100-200