LIVE AUCTION #24

COLORADO

279. Colorado. Mount Lincoln Lithograph Reprint. Captioned Mount Lincoln, The Town of Montgomery is Seen at its Base. Originally done by A. E. Mathers in Pencil Sketches of Colorado, 1866. Reprints done by Dr. Molie Mumey, 19xx. Images are 9 x 15.5”, overall 14 x 22”. Extremely fine. Est. $30-60

280. Colorado. Arapahoe. Survey Notes, 1868. Sixteen handwritten pages, including paper covers, tied with red ribbon. Corners dog-eared and curled, cover torn bottom left. The original survey was completed in 1866 for Township 4 N. and Range 62 W., in what today is probably Weld County, east of Greeley; it was re-surveyed in 1868 by officials from Arapahoe County, which in those days encompassed Adams and Morgan counties in Colorado.

Est. $300-500

281. Colorado. Arapahoe. Denver. Colorado Powder Co. Cert. #82. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Wm. D. Farwell in 1882 for 9 shares. Signed by H.R. Wolcott, president, and J.O. Bosworth, secretary. Cancelled by Void written in red across face and by holes punched through signatures. Vignette of Colorado seal flanked by a vulture perched atop crag to left and miners working an outcropping to right. Black border on white paper. Printer: Lith Britton & Roy, SF. Dateline Denver. 4 x 7. This is an explosives company that probably manufactured gun powder and dynamite for mining, etc. Very Fine. Est. $200-400

282. Colorado. Arapahoe. Denver. Denver Fire Clay Co. Assay Catalog, 1898. Contains reference tables, illustrations and prices for chemists’ and assayers’ lab supplies, chemical apparatus, physical apparatus, outfits, school sets, mineral collections, models, charts, scientific books, fire brick and clay, chemicals and more. Fabulous! Softbound, 280 pages inclusive of index, 6 1/2” x 10 1/4”. Cover is worn, torn, stained, faded and folded. Chips from spine and rear cover. Fine. Est. $300-500

283. Colorado. Arapahoe. Denver. Denver Fire Clay Company, Reagents and Heavy Chemicals. Soft cover excerpt from another book, starts with pg. 569 to 664. A rare volume containing a variety of information for professionals and amateurs alike. Stapled , cover torn on edges and spine. Good condition. Est. $100-300

284. Colorado. Arapahoe. Denver. Omaha & Grant Smelting Co Color Lithograph, c.1882-1890. Fabulous duotone lithograph of the smelter of the Omaha & Grant Smelting Co that was in Omaha, Nebraska. Printer - Rees Print & Litho, Omaha. 27 x 36”. The Omaha Smelting Works was one of the first businesses established in Omaha. It was located along the western bank of the Missouri River just north of the downtown area. Omaha Smelter opened on October 15, 1870. Ten years later, they were the largest smelting works in the United States employing up to 250 men. The company used 1200 tons of coal per month to process raw ore into lead and precious metals. The smelter at Denver handled the bulk of the Leadville ores.

James Benton Grant was born in 1848 in Alabama, the son of a plantation owner later impoverished by the Civil War. After studying at the prestigious Freiburg mining institute in Germany. Grant moved to Leadville in 1877 and built a smelter, known as the Grant Smelter. In 1882 the Grant Smelting Company relocated to Denver. That same year, Grant was elected third governor of the state, a position he held for one term from 1883-1885.

In August 1882, the Grant Smelting Co. of Denver, Colorado, merged with the Omaha Smelting Works forming the Omaha & Grant Smelting & Refining Company. (source” coloradohistory.org; Lynn Sullivan, 2003). Several long tears affect middle bottom, but displays wonderfully. Professionally canvas backed. Fine. Est. $1500-3000

285. No Lot.

286. No Lot.

287. Colorado. Arapahoe. Denver. Omaha & Grant Smelting & Refining Co Specimen. #00000. $1000 Bond. Incorporated in Colorado, 1892. Specimen stamped in red on signature lines, holes punched. Vignette of bald eagle perched on rock outcropping at top, and of allegorical female standing with hand resting on wheel, bottom center. Green border and safety print. 38 coupons attached. Printer: ABNCo., N.Y. 9.5 x 14. See story above. Fine. Est. $200-400

288. Colorado. Arapahoe. Denver. Omaha & Grant Smelting Co. Certificate. Specimen. Incorporated in Colorado. Dated 18xx. Specimen stamped in red across signature lines and holes punched. Stub attached. Vignette of spread-winged eagle perched on rocky peak. And allegorical heads in corners of the green border. Printer: ABNCo. 7 x 10.5”. See story above. XF.

Est. $200-400

289. Colorado. Boulder. Central. Buena Gold Mining Co. Cert #4150. Issued to Geo W. Shepherd Jr for 500 shares in 1881. Signed by Thomas H. Gill president and H. C. Eggleston secretary. Underprint vignette of roads and waterway through mountains, showing underground workings with “To Boulder” and “Road to Smuggler Mine”. Black border. Uncancelled. Printer - Review Print. 7 x 10”.

The mine is located on the divide between Little Jim and Big Jim Creeks, half mile west of Jamestown. Thomas Gill was a noted naturalist in Washington D. C. He was a professor and naturalist for the Smithsonian. (Burchard). Extremely fine. Est. $150-300

290. Colorado. Boulder. Central. Governor Group Gold Mining Co. Cert #1548. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Tracy Vallance for 1000 shares in 1881. Signed by Medink Adams president and H. D. Hughes secretary. Vignette of miners underground. Black border and print. Uncancelled. Printer - Review Pub & Printing, Philadelphia. 7 x 10”. Datelined Philadelphia.

Owned the Governor, President, Charter, Denver View, Fanny H, Star of the North, Philadelphia, Jamestown, Annex and Junction claims located between Jamestown and Gold Hill in the Central district. Ore was reported to run at $20-40 per ton. There were 5 shafts and a main tunnel 600 feet long. Also owned a stamp mill at Jamestown. (Colorado Mines Directory, 1883, p.58). Extremely fine. Est. $250-500

291. Colorado. Boulder. Magnolia. Little Maud Mining Co. Cert #771. Incorporated in Pennsylvania. Issued to Burtis Barber for 1000 shares in 1883. Signed by Burtis Barber president and John C. Zeller secretary. Vignette at top of miners working underground; smaller vignettes at each side of PA State Seal and CO State Seal. Gold border and revenue style underprint. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 9 x 12”. Datelined Philadelphia.

Owned property on the Maud and Pickwick lodes located half mile from Magnolia in the Magnolia district. The claims were discovered in 1875. Ore ran at $50 per ton and was developed by a 133 foot shaft. (Colorado Mines Directory, 1883, p.64-65). Extremely fine. Est. $150-300

292. Colorado. Clear Creek. Colorado Smelting Co Documents & Others, 1872-1907. Four-page Letter, 1872, from Wm. Chambers to Pierson. Addressed to Pierson, letter advises that iron prices have risen sharply and this should help in getting the Colorado Smelting Company going. “…metals and course ores have gone up surprisingly. The price of iron here ought to enable you to get your own furnaces going—Cumberlland ore, our best hematite, is fetching 32x 6d per ton.” Usual folds, VF. Also mentions the work of Richard Pearce (see above), from whom Pearceite took its name. The Pearce family had close and important ties with early Colorado history. Harold was the son of Richard Pearce, an experienced metallurgist from Swansea, Wales, who came to Colorado in 1872 to help find a profitable method for smelting gold ores in the Central City area. Richard became the manager of Nathaniel P. Hill’s Argo Smelter in Denver and Harold succeeded him. When the Argo burned in 1906, the Pearce family moved back to England. Henry McAllister, Jr. a lawyer, bought the house in 1907, and later willed it to his son, Townsend Sherman McAllister. Townsend bequeathed the house and its contents to the Colorado Historical Society. Est. $100-150

293. Colorado. Clear Creek. Morfa Silver Works Documents, 1867 & 1871. 1) Richard Pearce writes the 1867 letter from the Morfa Silver Works stating he would not charge for his assays and report-of-ores but would accept a “trifling present as an acknowledgment for my work.” 2) Letter marked “Copy” from Morfa Silver Works, 1871, by Richard Pearce, discusses that he found pitchblende in Colorado, “a gentleman has already called to know if I would give him the chance of buying it.” Richard Pearce (1837-1927), from Cornwall, England, was a metallurgist with the Boston and Colorado Smelting Co.; and British Consul [internet].

Est. $100-200

294. Colorado. Clear Creek. Morfa Silver Works Letter, 1871-1872. Four-page letter(s) with dates of 1871 and 1872, from London. Addressed to Pierson (the same man referred to in the above letter by Richard Pearce, we believe), and signed by Wm. Chambers, mentioning that Pearce (see above) has written of his arrival and is now hard at work…”Pearce has discovered the value (of the ores)…for this production of a good matte—I mean the ores of Russell Gulch district……your pitchblende can be prepared for market there!” 5 x 7 size, one side is bordered mourning paper. Folds, with some tearing along folds and slight staining. Est. $100-200

295. Colorado. Clear Creek. Swansea Smelting Co Document, 1873. Four-page Letter, 1873, from Richard Pearce to Col. Pierson. Letter is noted as being from the Swansea Smelting Company, Georgetown, Colorado Ter. Mentions that Pierson is acting in the capacity of Swansea’s agent in New York. Pearce also notes that he is the person who discovered pitchblende “in your property which has proved remunerative to your company and that without any risk….It is the first discovery of that mineral in the United States & I would like to have from the owners of the property some trifling present which I can keep as a souvenir.” 5 x 7 folded, torn on lower folds. Blue paper. See above stories on Richard Pearce. Est. $100-150

296. Colorado. Clear Creek. Swansea Smelting Co Document, 1873. Three-page Letter, 1873, from Richard Pearce to Col. Pierson. From the Swansea Smelting Mining Co. in Georgetown, Colorado Terr. An interesting letter about pitchblende and the rich ores in Georgetown, Colo. Terr. “The average yield of the ore is 1/2 to 3/4 oz. Of Gold, 8 oz of Silver and 4% copper….As soon as I receive particulars of first sale of Pitchblende you shall have a statement of the returns together with a draft of your share of the proceeds.” Pierre and Marie Curie, together with G. Be’mont, were able to isolate the salts of both radium and polonium from pitchblende by many laborious operations. For these discoveries, the Curies shared the Nobel Prize in physics with Becquerel in 1903 [Ref: Enc. Britannica, p. 308]. Est. $100-150

297. Colorado. Clear Creek. Empire City. Empire City & Elizabethtown Chromolithograph Reprints. Two images on one sheet. Captioned Empire City, Clear Creek County, From Near the Foot of Silver Mountain, Looking Toward Elizabethtown. Second captioned Elizabethtown, Clear Creek County, From the Griffith Tunnel. Originally done by A. E. Mathers in Pencil Sketches of Colorado, 1866. Reprints done by Dr. Mumey, 19xx. Images are 7 x 10.5”, overall 14 x 22”. Extremely fine. Est. $30-60

298. Colorado. Clear Creek. Eureka. Mackey Lode Mining Claim Patent, 1890. Patent No. 16851, Cert. # 3326 to Richard Mackey on the Mackey Lode Mining Claim. 4 pgs. Tied by red ribbon and secured by red seal. Signed by Ellen Macfarland, asst. secretary to President Benjamin Harrison. 10 x 15. Some staining and foxing. Please story of Richard Mackay at Colorado. Gilpin. Est. $100-200

299. Colorado. Clear Creek. Fall River. Fall River Lithograph Reprints. Two images on one sheet. Captioned The Old Mountaineer, Fall River. Second captioned Profile Rock, Fall River. Originally done by A. E. Mathers in Pencil Sketches of Colorado, 1866. Reprints done by Dr. Mumey, 19xx. Images are 7 x 10.5”, overall 14 x 22”. Extremely fine. Est. $30-60

300. Colorado. Clear Creek. Idaho Springs. Idaho & Fall River Lithograph Reprints. Two images on one sheet. Captioned Idaho, Clear Creek County. Second captioned Fall River, Clear Creek County. Originally done by A. E. Mathers in Pencil Sketches of Colorado, 1866. Reprints done by Dr. Mumey, 19xx. Images are 7 x 10.5”, overall 14 x 22”. Extremely fine. Est. $30-60

301. Colorado. Clear Creek. Lincoln. Colorado Lode Patent No. 3889 to Richard Mackey, 1880. Document contains a large vignette on first pg. Showing a mill and outdoor mining activities—miners digging, surveying, ore cars going toward the mill—surmounted by a Bald Eagle and “The United States of AmAmerica” above the half-circle. Includes a hand-drawn survey plat of the Colorado Lode. Signed for President Rutherford B. Hayes by his secretary Wm. L. Crook. Meas. 12 x 18, tied along left side by red ribbon and secured on pg.3 (of 3) by red seal. VG. Folds, tears along folds, some discoloration and foxing. The claim is 1500 x 150 feet, situated on Mt. Pisga in the Lincoln district, 4 miles from Central City; first located in 1876 and patented in 1879; vein and fissure, with a crevice 4’ in width, containing galena assaying 100 oz. Silver per ton; developed by a shaft 90’ in depth. [Ref. Colorado Mining Dir., 1883, p.269]. Please story of Richard Mackay at Colorado. Gilpin. Est. $300-500

302. Colorado. Clear Creek. Lincoln. Lake Lode Location Certificates, 1879. Lot of 2 pcs. Both claims by John Sheedy and Michael Slattery, and Clear Creek County is marked out and Gilpin written in as their county of residence. Please story of Richard Mackay at Colorado. Gilpin. Very fine condition. Est. $100-200

303. Colorado. Clear Creek. Lincoln. Mackey Claim Patents, 1891. Lot of 13 pcs. Patent No. 17094, Min. Cert. 3332 to Richard Mackey on the following claims: Chloride No. 3, Chloride No. 2, Wedge, Chloride Extension, Chloride, Benton, Cross, Buck, Rattler No. 2, Brooklyn, Mackey No. 2 Extension, Mackey Extension, and Denver Lode. 23 pages including hand drawn colored map of claims, and signed by secretary McKean for President Benjamin Harrison. Tied together by green ribbon ending in red seal on final page. Foxing, fold, staining. Please see story of Richard Mackay at Colorado. Gilpin. Est. $400-800

304. Colorado. Clear Creek. Lincoln. New York Extension Lode U.S. Patent for Richard Mackey, 1890. Patent No. 16917, Cert. # 3331. 5 pgs, including a nice handcolored map of the lode, signed for President Benjamin Harrison by secretary McKean. Tied with green ribbon, ending in a red seal. 10 x 15. Slight foxing. Please see story of Richard Mackay at Colorado. Gilpin. Est. $100-300

305. Colorado. Clear Creek. Lincoln. Richard Mackey U.S. Patent for New York Lode, 1890. Patent # 16916, Cert. # 3330, to Richard Mackey, 1890, for the New York Lode Mining Claim. 10 x 15, tied with green ribbon, secured on 4th page by red seal. Signed by McKean, secretary to President Benjamin Harrison. Please see story of Richard Mackay at Colorado. Gilpin. Est. $100-300

306. Colorado. Clear Creek. Lincoln. U.S. Patent on Six Richard Mackey Claims, 1891. Patent No. 17095, Certificate # 3335 to Richard Mackey on the following claims: Morning Star, Morning Star Extension, Last Chance Extension, Last Chance, Mount Pisgah, and Hamlin Lode claims. 13 handwritten pages, including colored map of claims, and signed by secretary McKean for President Benjamin Harrison. 10 x 15. Tied at top with green ribbon ending in a red seal on last page. The Last Chance claim was situated on Quartz Hill, in the Nevada mining district, at Nevadaville; located in 1879; vein a fissure, with a crevice two and 1/2’ in width, containing gold-bearing quartz and iron and copper pyrites, the stamp-rock milling, when sorted, 6 oz. Gold per ton, and the smelting ore about $20 per ton; developed by a shaft 150 feet deep and 50 feet of drifts. There was another Last Chance held by some of the same owners, including James Mackey, located on Alps Hill in the Illinois Central mining district, 2 mi. from Central City; located in 1862; vein a fissure, with a crevice from 18-24” wide containing gold-bearing quartz and iron and copper pyrites; the stamp-rock milling, when sorted, from 1 1/2 to 8 oz gold per cord, and the smelting-ore yielding $30 per ton; developed by two shafts 100 and 125’ in depth [Ref: Colo. Mining Dir., 1883, p. 289]. Some stains and edges foxed and dog-eared. Please see story of Richard Mackay at Colorado. Gilpin. Est. $300-400

307. Colorado. Clear Creek. Lincoln. United States Patent, Mineral Certificate, 1888, on the Battle Extension Lode Mining Claim. Claim filed by Benjamin F. Pease, William M. Jones, William M. Lynn, and Ephraim A. Lynn in 1885 in Central city, Colorado. Mineral Cert. No. 2774, General Land Office No. 12913. 4 pages threaded with blue ribbon at top (4 punch holes) and ending on 4th page with ribbon ends secured by red seal. Signed for President Grover Cleveland by his secretary, March 1888. Meas. 10 x 15. Pink stain on first page but still readable. Property is 5.17 acres, “more or less.” VG. Please see story of Richard Mackay at Colorado. Gilpin. Est. $100-300

308. Colorado. Clear Creek. Queen. Colorado Territory National Silver Mining Co. Cert #209. Incorporated in Maryland 1868. Issued to Walter W. Burdette for 10 shares in 1869. Signed by Wm. Celnick president and F. Howard secretary. Vignette of the US Capitol Building. Black border with green print accents. Uncancelled. Printer - J. F. Gedney, Washington DC. 7 x 11”. Datelined Baltimore City, Md. Company owned the Baltimore group on Brown Mountain in the Queen district, 2.5 miles from Georgetown. Hand sorted ores were averaging 25 ounce silver per ton. Developed by about 5000 feet of underground workings (Corregon & Lingane). We have never had this certificate before. Trimmed tight at left edge. Very fine. Est. $500-1000

309. Colorado. Custer. Hardscrabble. Bull-Domingo Cons Mining Co of Colorado, Specimen. Incorporated in New York, in the winter of 1881-82. Unissued, unsigned, undated. Vignette of 7 or 8 miners underground at the junction of two tunnels, with two mules in the background. Small bull’s head vignette at bottom center. Brown border, black print. Printer: ABNCo. Meas. 7.5 x 11 not including attached stub. Penciled date in orange crayon on signature line: Dec 1/79. Penciled in blue on stub: March 8th/80.

Company owned 4 patented locations, viz.: the Bull Domingo and Johnny Bull, the surface ground of which conflicts, and covering about 15 acres; situated at the foot and on the south slope of Blue Ridge, 2 1/2 mi. northeast of Rosita. The formation in this property is peculiar, but it is well known that in the workings near the surface the ore occurs in the form of shell-like coatings on boulders, varying from a mere scale to an inch or more in thickness, increasing in thickness as depth is gained, and consisting of sulfides of zinc, iron, and lead, sometimes rich in silver…average value of ore—50% lead and 60 oz. Silver per ton, although portions of it mill much higher. One shaft 350’ and 1000’ of cross-cuts; steam hoisting and pumping machinery. Output about $300,000; and two other claims contiguouus to Bull Doming and Johnny Bull. [Ref: Colorado Mining Directory, 1883, p. 182.] Est. $100-200

310. Colorado. Custer. Rosita. Game Ridge Cons Mining Co. Cert #101. Issued to Farmer’s Loan & Trust Co for 1000 shares in 1882. Signed by W. K. Smith vice president and Thomas McDowell secretary. Vignette of three miners underground. Black border. Uncancelled. Printer - National Bank Note. 7 x 10”. Datelined New York. “Location of Mine Rosita, Col” printed on certificate. Rosita was a mining camp that boasted of 2000 people at its peak in the mid 1870’s. Stories of gunfights abound in local histories. Production was $2-3 million, but none of the mines were significant producers. Xf. Est. $200-400

311. Colorado. Eagle. Holy Cross. Ogontz Mining Co, Proof. Dated 18xx. Written in Spanish. Top statement declares in Spanish that this a specimen of N.F. Seebeck, New York. Datelined both New York and Matamoros, Mexico. “Mines Located in Holy Cross District Colorado” printed on face beneath masthead. Vignette of miner working with pry-bar underground. Narrow black border, green safety print, no seal. Reverse has a number of monograms and a vignette of two allegorical figures. Certificate has been pasted into an album and brown paper is stuck to sides on reverse. 6.5 x 9. No information, company may not have gotten off the ground. Clearly a specimen from the American Bank Note Co., or other, scrapbook. Est. $100-200

312. Colorado. El Paso. Colorado Springs. United States Smelting Co Specimen. Cert. #00000. Incorporated in Colorado, 1902. $1000 denomination. Specimen stamped in red on signature lines, holes punched. Printer: ABNCo. Vignette of 6 smoking smelters at foot of mountains. Eagle vignette at bottom. Pink border. 40 coupons attached. 10 x 15.

Est. $150-300

313. Colorado. El Paso. Garden of the Gods. Garden of the Gods Original Photograph, c.1880 (or earlier). Photograph is a Mammoth Plate. Image is circular with 16” diameter. Photographic paper is cut with six sides and was in frame when it came to us. The frame was broken and discarded. Image is dirty but we believe it can be cleaned. Photo was pen identified as a Ross Photo. View shows carriage on the path through the Garden of the Gods. Fair. Est. $200-400

314. Colorado. El Paso. Garden of the Gods. Garden of the Gods Souvenir Spoon. Engraved with Gateway Garden of the Gods with the classic scene of Garden of Gods. Handle has enamel end with burro in color. 5” long. Sterling. Very fine. Est. $150-300

315. Colorado. Gilpin. Central City. Mount Pisgah Extension Lode U.S. Patent for Richard Mackey, 1892. Patent No. 16852, Mineral Certificate #3327, dated 1890. Contains 5 pgs., including a map of the lode, and signed for President Benjamin Harrison by asst. secretary Ellen MacFarland. 10 x 15, tied together at top with green ribbon secured on last page by red seal. Some foxing and discoloration. F. Property located on Mt. Pisgah in 1879, 3 miles from Central City; vein a fissure, with a crevice from 3 to 5 feet in width, containing galena, which assays $100 per ton, with a quartz gangue; developed by one shaft 110 feet in depth [Ref: Colorado Mining Directory, 1883, p. 298]. Please see story of Richard Mackay at Colorado. Gilpin. Est. $300-500

316. Colorado. Gilpin. Central City. Mackey Family Personal Papers, 1895-1958. Lot of 13 pcs. Includes 11 deeds on various Colorado properties, a Special Use Permit issued by the U.S. Forest Service to A.R. Mackey of Greeley (1943), and a packet of 11 copies of correspondence, to or from U.S. Congressman Wayne N. Aspinall, regarding the Mackey family. Please see story of Richard Mackay at Colorado. Gilpin. Est. $100-200

317. Colorado. Gilpin. Glimpses of Golden Gilpin Colorado, 1908. A soft bound book published by the Gilpin County Chamber of Commerce commemorating 50 years since gold was discovered. Printed by Denver Engraving Co. 35pps, with printed photographs on almost every page. 8 x 9”. The first page begins with a history of gold discoveries in Gilpin County. The Russell brothers found gold 6 miles above Denver in 1858 and in 1859, John H. Gregory found the Gregory lode. Photographs show the old mills, buildings, miners, etc. There are short biographies of important people such as: Pat Casey, Eben Smith, Henry Wolcott, etc. The back cover has corner missing and small tears. 34 pgs. A great Gilpin County piece. This is the nicest one we’ve seen. Est. $200-400

318. Colorado. Gilpin. Mining Scenes Hand Colored Lithograph, 1866. Original color lithograph approx 11 x 18” from A. E. Mathews 1866 folio on Colorado. This lithograph has four separate views, all roughly 7.5 x 4.5” each. All are important views illustrating Colorado mining scenes from the early mining period.

(1) “Gulch mining – Colorado Gulch” This spectacular view shows placer mining by long tom, looking east up the valley toward Climax. This is a very early view of Leadville, long before that name came into being. There are 9 buildings visible with three men working the Long tom. Hollister commented on California Gulch in his 1867 treatise on Colorado mining, noting that there were 5,000 to 6,000 people there about 1861, but at the time of his visit circa 1866, it was “almost deserted.”

(2) “Spanish Arastra on Clear Creek” This view is a detailed look at a Colorado arastra. The arastra has a typical round stone base of fitted shaped rock with two levels of carefully shaped and fitted stones above that contain the water, ore, and two large dragging stones. The setting on Clear Creek could be downstream of Black Hawk or upstream after the valley widens slightly. Hollister, in Mines of Colorado, 1867 (p103) tells us where this arastra is located. It was built in July of 1865 or 1866 by Lehmer, Laughton & Peckat the mouth of Gregory Gulch It was 10-12 feet in diameter. Hollister claims this arastra was the first such mill ever built in Colorado.

(3) The Stamp Process – Mr. Sensenderfer’s Mill” This is a mill interior view of a very small 20 stamp mill with steeply sloping mercury amalgamation tables below. The view does not show a tails race, the channel used to let tailings run out of the building. A man at left is loading the ore in the mill be hand shovel. Sensenderfer was a prominent local mining man during the 1860’s. He held interests in the Bobtail and other mines, including the Sensenderfer’s Gold Mining Co.., which held part of the Bobtail lode. Hollister commented on this company “The company have a 20 stamp mill in the upper part of Black Hawk, with steam and water power in good order, running and paying.” (p161, Hollister, Mines of Colorado, 1867).

(4) “Shaft or Lode Mining – Interior of No. 1, on the Gregory, Black Hawk Co.’s Mine” This great view is clearly artistically modeled after the many views or sketches of underground mining found in early European books on mining, generally from the 17th or 18th centuries. It shows nine men working in a stope, but the sketch artist has made a few flaws, such as omitting the ladders for access to the overhand stope miners. This is one of the most important mines at Black Hawk and in Colorado at this time. The condition is very fine with only one small brown spot in the lower left margin. Extremely fine.

Est. $600-1200

319. Colorado. Gilpin. Mining Scene Lithograph Reprints. This is a reprint of the above described original lithograph. Originally done by A. E. Mathers in Pencil Sketches of Colorado, 1866. Reprints done by Dr. Mumey, 19xx. Images are 4 x 7.75”, overall 14 x 22”. Extremely fine. Est. $30-60

320. Colorado. Gilpin. Nevadaville. Nevada Lithograph Reprint. Captioned Nevada, Colorado. Originally done by A. E. Mathers in Pencil Sketches of Colorado, 1866. Reprints done by Dr. Mumey, 19xx. Image are 9 x 15.5”, overall 14 x 22”. Extremely fine. Est. $30-60

Richard Mackay & Ben Kimber

Colorado. Gilpin & Blackhawk. Richard Mackay and Ben Kimber were partners. We have an extensive historical background on Ben Kimber written up in out Auction #23 Catalog in the Colorado section.

We received the Richard Mackay archive just after our A#23 went to press with the Kimber archive. There are some lots that can be found within this catalog are also from the Kimber collection.

Receiving two totally separate but completely related archives is just one of the perks of doing the research that you find in our catalogs. The next lot will help to outline Mackay’s role.

321. Colorado. Gilpin. Richard Mackey Documents Relating to Various Mining activities. Lot of 8 pcs. Richard Mackey, prominent in Colorado mining circles, is shown to be involved in numerous mining activities. Two of the 8 documents are copies of his testimony regarding acquiring the St. Louis-Gunnel mining group post-1891, and another is a copy of a letter from his daughter Minnie, dated 1903, to attorney Charles Hughes, Jr. of Denver, regarding tax sales or deeds on her father’s property. Attached is a handwritten list of properties assessed to R. Mackey in 1902. There is an Agreement of Lease between partners Job Kimber and William Fullerton and Richard Mackey of Gilpin, dated 1884. Another is a 2-pg. List of names, titled Richard Mackey Grantor, dates 1884-1898. Two legal documents of Mackey’s, one an estate deed dated 1890, and the second a notice regarding the Premium and Other Lodes, dated 1894. The last is a Warranty Mining Deed dated 1951 between A.R. Mackey and Richard V. Mackey signing over their ownership of 9 claims to the Mackey Mines, Inc. The claims are: War Dance lode, Mackey lode, Mackey No. 2 lode, Mammoth No. 2,3,4,5 and 6 lodes, and the Andrew lode. Two revenue stamps are attached ($2, $10). Various sizes, all in good shape. The Mammoth Vein was considered the richest vein in Gilpin County. It runs west through Quartz Hill and was called “The richest square mile on earth,”….much gold, silver, lead, copper and even pitchblende and uranium have been taken out of the Diamond Lil tunnel which almost intersects the Mammoth Vein [Ref: Guide to the Colorado Ghost Towns and Mining Clamps, by Perry Eberhart, p. 24]. See story on Job Kimber Auction Catalog #23, Dec. 2003. Est. $300-600

322. Colorado. Gilpin. Richard Mackey Mines Mineral and Location Certificates. Lot of 27 pcs. 26 Location Certificates on Mackey’s mines, dates 1883-1896, most are 1887, including: Mammoth mines #1-9, War Dance Extension, Clifford, Monarch, Cliff, Mettle and Mettle Extension, Moulton and Moulton Extension, A. R. Mackey and A.R. Mackey Extension, Mackey and Mackey Extension, Mackey No. 2 and Extension, and Mackey No. 2 East. Also, a United States Mineral Certificate #207, General Land Office No. 28869 document to Richard Mackey, 1897, on all his mines, 32 pgs., 10 x 14, tied together with green ribbon secured by r ed seal, and signed for President William McKinley by his secretary, F.M. McKean. Folds, some discoloration, but VG. Est. $300-500

323. Colorado. Gilpin. Richard Mackey Warranty Deed, 1876. Signed by Elizabeth A. and Joseph B. Tomlinson of Gilpin Co. to Richard Mackey for Mining Claim Number 6. Tears along folds. 10 x 15. Est. $75-150

324. Colorado. Gilpin. Black Hawk. Black Hawk & Central City Documents, 1860’s. Group of 10 documents from the 1860’s for mining properties held by Job Kimber. Contains deeds etc. signed by many of the local notable personalities on early locally printed forms. William Slaughter, James Miller, Ouren and others were involved with the Kimbers in these mining deals. Very historical group. Est. $300-500

325. Colorado. Gilpin. Black Hawk. Booster Mine Production Documents, 1893-1900. Lot of 3 documents. Production reports 1893, mine expenses 1897, and a hand drawn map of the same period. The map is about 1.2 x 1.7 feet. The lode intersected the Pine Creek Placer. It is unknown if the Pine Creek Mill ran the Booster ores. A mill is shown along Pine Creek next to the Booster shaft. Probably near Central City. Est. $100-200

326. Colorado. Gilpin. Black Hawk. Colorado Territory Revenue Stamped Documents. Two early Colorado Territory documents from the Kimber Archive. Both have $5 US adhesive revenue stamps, one a Mortgage stamp R91, the other Charter Party R88. One of the documents is particularly important, a deed from 1866 from the Manhattan Gold Mining Co. of Colorado to the Gregory Gold Mining Co of Colorado for property on the Fisk lode. The deed was executed in New York and witnessed by the Commissioner for Colorado in New York and a notary public. Signed by G. C. Satalee as president of the Manhattan Company. The second document is a quit claim deed for the Sir William Lode in Central City. on a form printed by Collier & Hall, Central City. The Gregory and Fisk lodes were very important gold producing lodes at Black Hawk. Est. $150-300

327. Colorado. Gilpin. Black Hawk. Fullerton Mining Documents, c.1879-1888. Lot of 6 documents. Warranty deed from Virginia Kimber to Fullerton, 1887, Quit Claim deed from Fullerton 1888, 2 mining deeds from 1887 and a 1879 Power of Attorney. All are printed locally. Involving various claims in Gilpin, part of the original Kimber-Fullerton partnership. Est. $100-200

328. Colorado. Gilpin. Black Hawk. Kimber and Frank Young Legal Trouble Documents. Frank Young was an investment banker in Denver with the Rollins Investment Company. He was able to get some of the Kimber money for various investment schemes and finally went after the Kimber mine holdings with great promises. He never delivered on his promises, but did win the first round of law suits between the two when a judge ignored all the hand written letters from Young to Kimber with the promises. This archive has about 20 pieces, most of which are various letters describing the actions. Est. $200-400

329. Colorado. Gilpin. Black Hawk. Kimber Mines Archive, c.1870-1900. Contains assorted papers, deeds, documents, receipts, expenses, letters, assays, payrolls, title work and other documents from Ben Kimber and his activities at Black Hawk and Central City. Important archive adding much background to the Kimber story. Content quality is high. Est. $600-1200

330. Colorado. Gilpin. Black Hawk. Mortgage with Unique Revenue Stamp Usage, 1863. Revenue Document. Rare 1863 Colorado Territory document signed by D. C. Collier as notary public with his oval stamp that states “Gilpin County, C. T.” In this case, the recorder was out of regular issue US adhesive revenue stamps and adhered a beautifully printed 2 cent black Scott 73 (A32) under Collier’s stamp. This is a very rare usage, though we have seen it once before, but not on a Colorado piece. The document is a mortgage executed in 1863 for mining property in Gilpin County. It was printed by the Register in Central City, the first newspaper there. Collier was the editor of the Register and a lawyer. [David O’Neill to Harmon Pederson for a lot and house] Provenance- Kimber archive. Est. $100-200

331. Colorado. Gilpin. Black Hawk. Ore Buyer Receipts, 1889-1904.. Lot of 16 pcs. 16 receipts from three different ore buyers for ores from Black Hawk, Central City and the Russell area. Chamberlain-Dillingham Ore Co. 1904, 14 receipts. For ore received from Kimber and a partner, received at Idaho Springs. The ore was about 5 tons per load. No assays present. The other two are for George W. Foreman of Black Hawk and W. J.

Chamberlain, also of Black Hawk, 1889-1901.The latter two have assays. Gold in the two ran 0.08 oz/ton and silver 3-4 ounces per ton. Est. $75-150

332. Colorado. Gilpin. Black Hawk. Pacific Express Receipt, 1890. Receipt is for 2 boxes of minerals sent by Ben Kimber to Denver valued at $25, signed by the agent M. E. Hill. The receipt is nearly identical to a Wells Fargo receipt in size and color. The piece is printed in red ink on yellow paper. The specimens must have been very valuable for a shipment of this nature. Very rare.

Est. $50-100

333. Colorado. Gilpin. Black Hawk. Pine Creek Mill Papers, 1893-1898. 16 documents from the Kimber archive. (1) US Mint receipt from Denver Mint for retort. The mint processed a 5 ounce ingot worth $90 in gold. (2) 5 receipts from the Pine Creek Stamp Mill for ore received at the mill showing original weight and the yield. In one case the shipment was 3.25 cords of rock that yielded 4 ounces 6 pennyweights. This is well illustrative of how the Colorado gold milling process developed differently from the California-Nevada system. (3) A number of receipts in manuscript for expenses at the mill. Est. $150-300

334. Colorado. Gilpin. Black Hawk. Polar Star Mill Archive, c.1870-1890. Contains more than 30 documents describing throughput, payroll, expenses, tailings production and assays. Important record of milling in Black Hawk. Est. $300-6003

335. Colorado. Gilpin. Black Hawk. Rockdale Gold Mining Co. Cert #37. Incorporated in New York. Issued to Daul L. Winchester for 25 shares in 1865. Signed by J. Tuckerman president and Jas. Z. Taylor secretary. Vignette of three miners working above ground. Vignette at left of cross sectional view of shaft. Black border. Cancelled by pink pen and signature cross-outs. Printer - B. F. Corbes & Macy, NY. 6 x 11”. Datelined New York. 25 cent revenue stamp at right edge. Stub attached at left edge. Located near Central City where John Gregory discovered gold in 1859. (Corbett, 1879). Small chips on top edge. Very fine. Est. $300-600

336. Colorado. Gilpin. Black Hawk. West Point Lode Location Certificate, 1867. Territory of Colorado 1867 location notice printed by Collier & Hall for the Register (newspaper) signed by Job Kimber and partners for the West Point Lode. It has a block of six (attached) 5 cent certificate (R3, R24) revenue stamps with printed blue cancels perfectly centered on each horizontal pair of the block of six. The left edge of the stamps is folded as part of the document fold. The Territorial nature of the document is rare as is the stamp usage. Very fine. Est. $100-200

337. Colorado. Gilpin. Blackhawk. United Windsor Gold Mining Co of Colorado. Cert. #14. Incorporated in New York. Issued to C.D. Invilliers in 1864 for 1000 shares. Signed by president Sidney Thomas and secretary Geo. Niven, Jr. Black border and print on crème paper. Uncancelled. Printer: Dodge & Grattan, N.Y. 6.5 x 10.5 Slight wrinkling on top margin, trimmed tight at left. The Windsor mine was a placer mine in Russell Gulch near the site of some of the first lode gold discoveries in Colorado. [Ref: Hollister, 1867.] Adhesive revenues front and back. XF. Est. $300-500

338. Colorado. Gilpin. Central City. East Gunnel Mining Co Documents. Three items, the minutes of 1898 and 1904 stockholder’s meeting in manuscript form and the official Articles of Incorporation papers for the company signed by the Secretary of State of Colorado, 1896. The East Gunnel was located on a ridge near Nevadaville and was a fair producing gold mine.

Est. $100-200

339. Colorado. Gilpin. Central City. First National Bank Account Books, 1887-1897. Three different leather covered bank books from the First National Bank, Central City. The bank name is boldly printed on the cover of each book A) Ben Kimber’s book of deposits, 1887-1896, 3.5 x 5.5”; B) Virginia Kimber 1878-1880 showing daily deposits, 4.5 x 6.5” C) Kimber & Fullerton 1897-1898. 4.5 x 7”. All excellent condition. Est. $100-300

340. Colorado. Gilpin. Central City. Central City Lithograph Reprint. Captioned “Central City from the Side of the Mammoth Hill Looking up Gregory and Eureka Gulches.” Originally done by A. E. Mathews in Pencil Sketches of Colorado, 1866. Reprints are by Dr. Mumey. View of Central City. Image 9 x 16”, overall 14 x 22”. Extremely fine.

Est. $30-60

341. Colorado. Gilpin. Enterprise. After Supper Mine Document, 1899-1902. Group of four documents from the Kimber archive on the After Supper mine. A) assignment of a lease by Kimber and others to a new operator, B) Lease agreement on the After Supper with many extra signature pages attached C) Another assignment by Kimber. D) note to bank regarding the last item. The After Supper was one of Kimber’s many mining interests near Central City. Est. $100-200

342. Colorado. Gilpin. Enterprise. Colorado Territory Documents, 1862-63. Two early 1862-3 Colorado Territory documents from the Kimber archive. (1) Manuscript deed from Caleb Sam to Ouren for a house and lot at the mouth of Chase Gulch. Caleb Sam used an “x” to mark his name (illiterate). Executed June, 1862 and witnessed by H. P. Cowenhoven, notary Public in Colorado territory.

The seal for Cowenhoven is particularly striking with red color and fairly bold “Colorado Territory.”

He was the first president of the school board in Black Hawk. (2) The second document is a quit claim deed between the same two people from September 1863 and has a 50 cent blue Conveyance stamp adhered (just after the start of the revenue stamp period) It has the Collier oval black stamp on the back as notary denoting “Gilpin County, C. T.” Documents showing the territorial status are rare. Est. $300-500

343. Colorado. Gilpin. Eureka. Richard Mackey Location Certificate and U.S. Patent for the Lake Lode Claim, 1883 & 1890. Location Certificate dated 1883, signed by Richard Mackey. Printer: Culver, Page, Hoyne & Co., Chicago. U.S. Patent issued to Richard Mackey in 1890, 6 pages tied together with red ribbon and secured on pg.6 by red U.S. seal. Includes hand drawn colored map of location. Signed by Ellen Macfarland, asst. Secretary for President Benjamin Harrison. 10 x 15, staining and foxing. Est. $250-500

344. Colorado. Gilpin. Eureka. St. Louis Claim Group Map, c.1900. Shows the Nevadaville and Central City areas at top, including the Gunnell, St. Louis Extension, Holman, Jackson, Butler, Mount Lincoln, Prize Extension, Newfoundland, Whiting and Wood mines. Bottom half shows longitudinal sections of the St. Louis shaft, Pleasant View shaft, and St. Louis Extension shaft. 8 x 14. Torn at right end with piece missing. Folds and foxing. Est. $100-300

345. Colorado. Gilpin. Georgetown. Helmick Tunnel Co. Cert #53. Incorporated in Washington DC. $500 Bond issued to W. Burdette in 1876. Signed by Wm. Helmick president and R. S. Lacey secretary. No vignette. Black border. 8 x 10”. William Helmick was a US Representative from Ohio. In 1861 he lost his bid for reelection. Lincoln appointed him to run the Pension Office. Helmick died in 1888. Extremely fine.

Est. $200-400

346. Colorado. Gilpin. Georgetown. Helmick Silver Mining Co. Cert #37. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Walter W. Burdette for 10 shares in 1869. Signed by F. Howard president and N. M. Ross secretary. Vignette of miners working placer operation. Brown border and background. Uncancelled. 6 x 9”. Datelined Washington City, DC. This is an older issued certificate than the one described above. Trimmed tight at top edge. Very fine. Est. $350-700

347. Colorado. Gilpin. Gregory. Gregory Lode Map, 1889. 9 x 11” pen & ink map, two color of the Gregory Second Working shaft. Attached is a letter to a lawyer regarding the dip of another shaft on the property. Est. $100-200

348. Colorado. Gilpin. Gregory. Miller Lode Claim Notices, 1864. An original pre-emption certificate filed by J.W. Pendleton & Co. and signed by J.W. Pendleton and J.M. Pendleton, August 13, 1864. Measures 5 x 7.75. Vignette along left side of 3 deer in a mountain stream, and small vignette of dog and strongbox, bottom center. 5-Cent revenue stamp above vignette. The Miller Lode was located at Blackhawk in the Gregory District. Very early. XF. Est. $200-400

349. Colorado. Gilpin. Illinois Central. Richard Mackey Pocohantas Lode Deed, 1873. Signed over by John W. Stratten for a fee of $2.00. Of Carbonate Hill the Leadville Democrat says [Burchard, 1883, p. 344] : “This district is enclosed by Big Stray Horse, Stray Horse Valley or East Leadville, California Gulch, and Graham Park. The claims located there on may be divided into four divisions: First, the apex locations; second, those on the fall of the contact;…. To the second class belong ...wholly the following: A large part of the Henriette and Waterloo, the Portland, Carleton, Forsaken...and others of no demonstrated value, such as Gem of Leadville, Little Diamond, Muchachinack, Carbonate King, Crawford, Big Dutch, Barnes, American Eagle, Pocahontas.” A few stains. Fine. Est. $75-150

350. Colorado. Gilpin. Independent. Hope Gold Mining Co Mill Interior Lithograph. Four images on one sheet. Overall captioned The Keith Process, Hope Gold Company’s Works. (1) The Ore Breaking Room - Blake’s Ore Process. (2) The Furnace (3) The Ore Pit, or Drying Room (4) Amalgamating Room. Original hand colored lithographs by A. E. Mathews from Pencil Sketches of Colorado. Images are 4 x 7.75”, overall 14 x 22”. Important 1866 Lithograph of a mill interior of the Hope Gold Mining Co. on the Gold Dirt Lode in the Independent Mining District on Gamble Gulch. The mine of the company was gold and silver occurring in “regular quartz veins.” According to Hollister, in his 1867 treatise Mines of Colorado, p219. There are four views in this lithograph, all about 4.5 x 7.5” in two colors. The page is entitled “The Keith Process.” Hollister describes the mill in fair detail: three story frame, 60 x 75 feet, engine room 40 x 50…” The mill capacity was 30 tons per day, managed by Col. C. L. Grafflin, who claimed an 80% recovery on local ores after a six month test period. Very fine to excellent. Extremely fine. Est. $600-1000

Please Lot #392 for the reprint of this lithograph described.

351. Colorado. Gilpin. Nevada. East Nevada Lode Patent, 1895. Issued to Richard Mackey. Patent No. 25765, Cert. 2968 to Richard Mackey. 5 pgs. Tied by blue ribbon and secured on last page with red seal. Signed by secretary McKean for President Grover Cleveland. 10 x 15. Folds, slight stains. VG. Property located in the Nevada mining district near Central City and the Nevadaville townsite, close proximity to the Butler and Ashtabula lode claims. Est. $150-300

352. Colorado. Gilpin. Nevada. Richard Mackay East Nevada Lode Location Certificate, 1877 & Nevada Lode U.S. Patent. Location certificate signed by Andrew Bitzenhofer and James Farley. Some chips missing and staining. Patent is #16856, Cert. #3334, for Richard Mackey on the Nevada Lode, includes hand drawn colored map of location, 4 pgs. Tied by green ribbon and secured on 4th pg. By red seal. Signed by Ellen Macfarland, asst. secretary to President Benjamin Harrison, 1890. 10 x 15. Folds, some staining. Is the Nevada Lode the source of Nevadaville? We don’t know when it was started.

Est. $200-400

353. Colorado. Gilpin. Russell Gulch. Russell Gulch & Idaho Springs Lithograph Reprint. Two images on one sheet. Captioned Russell Gulch, Gilpin County. Second captioned “The Chief, Squaw and Papoose, As Seen from Idaho. Originally done by A. E. Mathers in Pencil Sketches of Colorado, 1866. Reprints done by Dr. Mumey, 19xx. Images are 7 x 10.5”, overall 14 x 22”. Extremely fine. Est. $30-60

354. Colorado. Gilpin. Russell. Legal Tender Gold & Silver Mining Co, Proof. Incorporated in New York, 1880. Unissued, unsigned. Vignette of miners with lighted hats working underground. Orange border and cross-hatched safety print, with green printing. “Location of Mines, Gilpin County, Colorado” printed on face. 7.5 x 10.5.

Offices in Central City, the company owns the Legal Tender, Irona, Harvest Queen, and 1/3 of the Agra lode; situated in Davenport Gulch, Russell Mining district, and in process of patent; veins all fissures, with crevices from one to five feed wide, containing gold-bearing quartz and iron and copper pyrites, the stamp-rock milling, when sorted, from thee to seven ounces gold per cord, and the smelting material yielding from $15 to $45 per ton; developed by a number or shafts from 40 to 75 feet in depth. [Ref: Colorado Mining Directory, 1883, pgs. 289-90]. Reverse has glued on paper with removed from album. Est. $200-400

355. Colorado. Gilpin. Vermillion. Richard Mackay Rattler Lode Location Certificate, 1887 & 1888. Lot of 2 pcs. Rattler Lode location cert. Signed by Richard Mackey. Patent is issued to Benjamin F. Pease, William M. Jones, William M. Lynn, and Ephraim A. Lynn (Mackey’s partners) in 1888. Patent tied with blue ribbon, secured on 4th page with red seal, and signed for President Grover Cleveland by McKean. 10x 15, slight staining. Est. $150-300

356. Colorado. Gilpin. Vermillion. Richard Mackey Location Certificates, 1887. Lot of 14 pcs. Claims include: Premium, Premium Extension, Wedge, Mineral Extension, Franklin, Dexter Extension, Eagle, Bonanza, Bonanza Extension, Bloomfield, Bloomfield No. 2, Kaiser, Mineral, and Dexter lodes. Signed by Richard Mackey. Est. $200-400

357. Colorado. Gilpin. Vermillion. Richard Mackey Location Certificates & Ore Deposit Receipt, 1887. Lot of 7 pcs. Location certificates for: Brooklyn, Cross, Chloride No. 3, Chloride Extension, Denver, and Chloride lodes. All 1887, all signed by Mackey. One Denver National Bank deposit receipt, 1887, for $390 deposited by Richard Mackey for surveys of the following: Chloride, Chloride No. 2 and No. 3, Chloride Extension, Wedge, Benton, Cross Buck, Rattler No,. 2, Brooklyn, Mackey No. 2 Extension, Mackey Extension, and Denver. 4.5 x 9, chips and small tear on right margin. Est. $200-400

358. Colorado. Gilpin. Vermillion. United States Patent, Mineral Certificate, 1890, on the Mackey Placer Mining Claim. Filed by Richard Mackey, partner of Job Kimber (see Kimber Family Archive story, Auction #23 Catalog, Dec. 2003, pgs. 42-6). Mineral Cert. No. 3329, General Land Office No. 16854. Property contains 10.45 acres “more or less.” Signed for President Benjamin Harrison by his asst. secretary, Ellen Macfarland. The property was located within the area covered by Pine, Fairfield and Vermillion districts. 5 pages, threaded with red ribbon at top (4 punch holes), with ribbon ends secured by red seal. Some staining. Meas. 10 x 15. Est. $100-300

359. Colorado. Gilpin. Wisconsin. Prize Extension Lode Proof of Abandonment, 1878. An application filed by J.W. Bostwick to claim the Prize Extension Lode, with signed 1878 affidavits by witnesses corroborating that the property was abandoned. Attached is a Department of Interior General Land Office certificate dated 1889 attached and signed by the Acting Commissioner of the General Land Office. Green ribbon and read seal. 7 pgs. Meas. 8 x 12. Folds, with some tearing along folds, and staining. Burchard (1883, p. 301) notes: “The Prize-Senderberg, southwest of the Gunnell, has been worked extensively during the past year. The deepest workings are 700 feet; the aggregate in levels are about 300 feet.” Est. $100-300

360. Colorado. Gilpin. Wisconsin. Richard Mackey Abstract of Title, 1897-1915. Fifteen pages noting dispensation of properties: tax sales, judgments, sales, sheriff’s deeds, and certificates of lease. Mines include: Monarch, Mackey, Mettle, War Dance, Mammoth, Joe Dandy, Minnie, and Cliff, plus multiple Extensions. 8.5 x 14, folded, with blue paper cover. Richard Mackey and his partner Job Kimber were involved in a great many enterprises. See above story. Est. $100-300

361. Colorado. Gilpin. Wisconsin. Richard Mackey Location Certificates Claims, 1887. Lot of 4 pcs. Includes the B & M, Park, Joe Dandy and Hill lodes. All situated near Mammoth Gulch and Mackey’s Tunnel. Signed by Richard Mackey. Printer: John Morris Co., Chicago. 8 x 14. VF.

Est. $150-300

362. Colorado. Gilpin. Wisconsin. Richard Mackey Location Certificates for the Mammoth Gulch Area, 1887. Lot of 6 pcs. Lodes include: Lake View, Daisy, Hurricane, Deadwood, Hindoo, and Lake View Extension. All are located close to Mammoth Gulch. All signed by Richard Mackey. Printer: John Morris, Chicago. VF.

Est. $100-200

363. Colorado. Gilpin. Wisconsin. Richard Mackey Location Certificates, 1887. Lot of 18 pcs. Lodes include: Hindoo Extension, Mount Hope Extension, Sweet No. 2, Sweet, Dolly, Jessie Walker, Longfellow Extension, Jessie Walker Extension, Crown Point, Volunteer, Thistle, Toboggan, Steel, Minnie, Jumbo, Boulder, Mount Hope, and Shamrock. All signed by Richard Mackey. Some are Mammoth Gulch related. Printer: John Morris, Chicago. VF. Est. $300-600

364. Colorado. Gilpin. Wisconsin. Richard Mackey Location Certificates, 1887. Lot of 2 pcs. The lodes are the Dead Broke and the Dead Broke Extension, both dated 1887, signed by Richard Mackey. Proximity to Yankee Hill shaft. Printer: John Morris, Chicago. VF. Est. $100-150

365. Colorado. Gilpin. Wisconsin. Richard Mackey Longfellow Lode Location Certificate, 1887. Signed by Richard Mackey. “B.T. Longfellow” cut on a dry spruce. This was the normal method mentioned in many of the Mackey claim certificates. 8 x 14. VF. Est. $100-300

366. Colorado. Gilpin. Wisconsin. Richard Mackey Mammoth Placer Claim Notice of Ownership and U.S. Patent, 1894 and 1897. The notice is titled “Notice in Lieu of Annual Labor - Law of 1894,” and is signed by Richard Mackey in 1894. Has a very few spots. The U.S. Patent #28870, Cert. #208, issued to Richard Mackey, William Mcdonald, Wm. O. McFarlane, Peter McFarlane, Henry J. Hawley and Frank H. Messinger. 6 pages, tied by green ribbon and secured on last page by red seal. Signed for President Wiliam McKinley by secretary McKean. Some staining and foxing. Est. $150-300

367. Colorado. Gunnison. Tomichi. Granite Mountain Gold Mining Co. Cert. #1063. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to W.H. Emery in 1898 for 1000 shares. Signed by W.G. Webber as president and John N. Stockwell, treasurer. Underground mining scene vignette, top left, and 6 small vignettes of individual miners in corners and at sides. Black border with gilt safety print and seal. Printer: Mount & Co., Cleveland, O. Two 10 cent revenue stamps on face. 8 x 10. Dateline Tomichi, Colorado.

The Tomichi district includes Robbins Gulch (near the Legal Tender mine), the North Star, Sleeping Pet, Twin Lakes, and the Chicago mines, to name a few. In 1883 the Tomichi district produced $400,000 in output [Ref: Burchard, 1884, pgs. 308-10]. XF. Est. $60-120

368. Colorado. Hinsdale. Sherman. Black Wonder & West End Gold Mining Co. Cert #1387. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to E. W. Townsend for 75 shares in 1895. Signed by J. H. Allen treasurer and H. S. Heanny president. Vignette of a mill with mountains behind annotated with the name of the lodes and claims. Black border and print. Uncancelled. Printer - Boston Bank Note. 7 x 9”. “Of Sherman, Hinsdale Co, Colorado” printed on certificate.

Mines included the Black Wonder and the West End. In 1898, there was 2000 feet developed within the Black Wonder and 250 feet in the West End. The mines were connected by a mill and tramway and included a 30 stamp mill. The (ghost) town of Sherman was located at the junction of Lake Fork and Cottonwood Creeks. The mountainous terrain and extensive snowfall left this town essentially deserted in the winter months and prone to devastating spring floods. The Sherman House Hotel was the centerpiece of the town. At the turn of the century, a company undertook the construction of a dam to prevent the flooding problem. This company went broke halfway through and another company completed the project. Within a few days of the completion, a cloudburst filled the streams tearing the new dam to pieces taking most of the town of Sherman with it. A few cabins still exist, but only those that escaped the flood. Mining began in the 1870’s and continued until 1925. The major producer was the Black Wonder (Dunbar, p.250; Eberhart, p.393). Very attractive. Extremely fine. Est. $200-400

369. Colorado. Hinsdale. Sherman. Ohio Cons Mining Co. Cert. #639. Incorporated in New York. Issued to J. Percy Keating in 1881 for 100 shares. Signed by R.C. McCormick, president, and A.H. Girard, secretary. Vignette at right edge of men working underground in large cavernous mine; small vignette of dog, bottom center. Blue border and underprint. Uncancelled. 7 x 10. Printer: ABNCo. The Ohio mine was located in the Carson mining camp. The ores consisted of pyrite (probably auriferous), galena (lead), zincblende (zinc), gray copper and others. [Burchard, 1883, p. 480]. Folds. Pin holes top left.

Est. $150-300

370. Colorado. Huerfano. South Central. West Spanish Peak Mining Co. Cert. #468. Incorporated in Wisconsin. Issued to Miss Mary E. Morse in 1890 for 500 shares. Signed by H.J. (illegible), president and Chas. G. Mayers, secretary. Vignette of mountain peak, top center, in light purple color. Black border, gilt seal. Uncancelled. Printer: Democrat Printing Co., Madison, Wis. 9.25 x 11.5.

South central Colorado’s Spanish Peaks, elev. 13,626’, have long been one of the most important landmarks in the southwestern U.S. The first known coal mine opened around 1876 and subsequently became the largest industry in Huerfano County. At one time there were nearly 50 mines and over 10,000 people in the area.

In 1914 the Ludlow miners organized a union to protest poor working conditions. Mine owners eventually quashed the protestors. The end result was the “Ludlow Massacre” in which 33 people died and many wounded or missing, including women and children. The mines involved were owned by Colorado Fuel & Iron, whose chairman was John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Coal was sporadically mined until the 1940’s and then abandoned. When the mines closed, the townspeople were offered rooms for $100 per room. Many of those homes were eventually moved to towns throughout the area. The ruins of the old mining camp can still be seen throughout the Walsenburg area and west of Trinidad. Est. $75-150

371. Colorado. La Plata. Lady Eleanora Mining Co. Lot of 6 pcs. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to T. G. McCarthy in 1930. Signed by Lloyd Peters secretary and E. M. Becker president. Vignette of spread winged eagle. Green border and seal. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes, 8 x 10”. Datelined Denver, Colorado.

Owned the Little La Plata gold and silver mine in La Plata County, Colorado. Mines Register, 1937, p.440. All fine to very fine. Est. $100-200

372. Colorado. La Plata. Mancos. Bay City Gold Mines Inc. Lot of 3 pcs. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to T. G. McCarthy in 1935. Signed by J. J. Wasson secretary and W. G. Duffy president. Vignette of spread winged eagle. Orange border and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes, 8 x 11”. Owned the Bay City mine, Mancos district, La Plata County. Mines Register, 1937, p.130. Staple holes. Fine to very fine. est. $50-100

373. Colorado. Lake. Granite. Robert George Lode Location Certificate, 1868. The lode is situated about 300 feet south of the Yankee Blade Lode and running North Easterly and Southwesterly. 14 5-cent revenue stamps attached on reverse. Signed by Thomas Keyes, Recorder. 7.5 x 10. 4 small tape repairs on reverse. VF. Est. $75-150

374. Colorado. Lake. Iowa Gulch. Arcade Mining & Milling Co. Cert #366. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to T. G. McCarthy for 1400 shares in 1911. Signed by Apple president and D. Swinehart secretary. Vignette of treeless slope with mining camp and smaller vignettes of miners. Gold border, seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes, 8 x 10”. Datelined Denver, Colo.

Probably owned the Arcade mine located in Iowa Gulch, near the Nellie S mine. (Burchard, 1883, p.362). Foxing and staining along edges. Some red ink bleed. Datelined Denver, Colorado. Fine. Est. $25-50

375. Colorado. Lake. Leadville. Bald Mountain Mining Co. Cert #1015. Incorporated in New York. Issued to Alfred Peckham for 100 shares in 1880. Signed by J. E. Peyton president and Chas. Wendell secretary. Vignette of Leadville captioned Fryer Hill, Leadville, Col. Black border. Uncancelled. Printer - Franklin Bank Note. 7 x 11”. Datelined New York. Located on Fryer Hill. Gold was discovered in California Gulch in 1860 where Bald Mountain MC was located. Extremely fine. Est. $150-250

376. Colorado. Lake. Leadville. Bald Mountain Mining Co. Cert #A1675. Incorporated in New York. Issued to L. C. Heill for 100 shares in 1880. Signed by Samuel L. Harris president and Chas. Wendell secretary. Vignette of Leadville captioned Fryer Hill, Leadville, Col. Green border, print and vignette. Uncancelled. Printer - Franklin Bank Note. 7 x 11”. Datelined New York. See story above. Vf. Est. $150-250

377. Colorado. Lake. Leadville. Breece Mining Co. Cert #A2807. Incorporated in New York. Issued to Stedman Bent for 47 shares in 1920. Signed by Charles G. Raymor vice president and W. J. Walworth secretary. Vignette of miners working pillared mine. Brown border. Uncancelled. Printer - Franklin Bank Note. 7 x 11”. Datelined New York.

Owned the Ben Franklin, General Cadwallader, Philadelphia and William Penn all on Breece Hill, three miles from Leadville. Discovered in 1875. The mine remained in operation until 1921, one year after the issuance of this certificate. (Mines Register, 1925, p.563). Very fine. Est. $100-200

378. Colorado. Lake. Leadville. Canterbury Mining Co. Cert #431. Incorporated in Wyoming. Issued to Albert Hahuewald for 300 shares in 1900. Signed by R. W. Bohen president and J. J. Rowan secretary. Fabulous vignette of Canterbury Cathedral England. Brown border, gilt seal, printed on pink paper. Printer - Denver Lith. 5.5 x 8.5”. Datelined Leadville, Colo. “Mines Located at Leadville, Colo” printed on certificate. We have never had this certificate before. Fabulous. Extremely fine. Est. $180-300

379. Colorado. Lake. Leadville. Catalpa Mining Co. Cert #7249. Incorporated in New York. Issued to Edward C. Miller for 100 shares in 1888. Signed by J. P. Whitney president and W. J. Downing secretary. Vignette of several miners working underground. Brown border and print. Uncancelled. Printer - ABN. 7 x 11”. Datelined New York. Discovered in 1877 high up on Carbonate Hill, a shaft penetrated the ore body at 170 feet. The mine was reported to have been producing regularly and that the eastern incline had been run 585 feet from the main shaft disclosing ore that averaged 13 ounces of silver and 40% lead.

Joel P. Whitney was a native New Englander who was among the most talented and energetic promoters of Colorado mines. His mining activities spanned some 40 years. He developed many mines and volunteered to serve as the delegate from Colorado to the Grand Paris Universal Exposition that opened in the Spring of 1867. He took a large quantity of minerals and ores from Leadville and other Colorado mines to be displayed and promoted. He was given a gold medal at the Expo. When the famous French mining engineer and author of “La View Souterraine ou Mines et Les Mineurs”, Louis Simonin, visited the United States, Whitney (who spoke fluent French) was his guide. Trimmed tight and erratic at left edge. Fine to very fine. Est. $150-300

380. Colorado. Lake. Leadville. Crescent Mining Co. Cert #A7. Incorporated in New York. Issued to George W. Gardner for 40 shares in 1918. Signed by Harry S. Fowler president and W. J. Fleming secretary. Vignette of miners underground. Green border and underprint. Uncancelled. Printer - ABN. 7 x 11”. Datelined New York. See story above. Very fine.

Est. $100-150

381. Colorado. Lake. Leadville. Iowa Gulch Mining Co of Leadville. Cert #2190. Issued to Chas. P. Coane for 100 shares in 1880. Signed by Wm. M. Greiner president and B Tucker secretary. Vignette of several miners working above ground with smaller vignette of miners. Gold border and underprint. Uncancelled. Printer - Breuker & Kessler. 9 x 11”. Datelined Philadelphia, Pa. Iowa Gulch is located about 3 miles from Leadville and was named by prospectors who staked claims in 1860. They organized the Adams district for Iowa Gulch, but it never became a big producer. (Blair, 1990, p.5, 10, 24). Gorgeous certificate. Very to extremely fine. Est. $250-500

382. Colorado. Lake. Leadville. Leadville Map & Cross Section, c.1900. “The mining claims of Leadville, Colorado” by Whipple Printing and Stationery, Leadville “Price 50 cents”. No date, circa 1900. 14 x 24”, three color. Cross section along top underlain by the claim map. Ore chutes are delineated in brown. Many folds, only minor spotting. Nice piece. Est. $150-300

383. Colorado. Lake. Leadville. Leadville Stereocards, c.1890. Lot of 2 pcs. (1) Captioned 2880. Burro Pack Train on the way to Leadville, Col. View shows several burros on narrow mountain road. (2) Scene of a furnace Leadville(?). Taken by Collier’s Rocky Mountain Scenery. Both images are washed out. The second has damage at upper edge of left view. Good.

Est. $100-200

384. Colorado. Lake. Leadville. Little Chief Mining Co, Specimen. Incorporated in New York. Specimen in red and holes punched on signature lines. Stub attached. Vignette of miners underground with mule-drawn ore cars. Green border and underprint. “Location of Mines Fryer Hill, Leadville, Col” printed on certificate. Printer: ABNCo. 7 x 9. Datelined New York. Located in the California sub-district of Leadville. The Little Chief mine contains lead carbonates with assays of 10-30% lead and 20-100 ounces of silver per ton. Production in 1881 netted the company over $100,000, but was idle in 1882-3 [Corregan & Lingane, 1883, p. 422]. Very fine. Est. $150-300

385. Colorado. Lake. Leadville. Little Chief Mining Co. Specimen. Incorporated in New York, 188_. Unissued, unsigned, undated. Vignette of miners underground working with picks and shovels, and mule drawn ore cars. Brown border and underprint, “Shares $50 Each.” Specimen printed in red on signature lines. Printer: ABNCo. See story above. Very fine.

Est. $150-300

386. Colorado. Lake. Leadville. Morning Star Cons Mining Co, Specimen. Incorporated in New York, 190x. Specimen stamped in red and holes punched on signature lines. Stub attached and shows handwritten date of 1905. Vignette of star surrounded by a wreath at center. Black border and print. Printer ABNCo. 7 x 10. Stamped in pink across face, “Return to Record & Specimen Dept.” Datelined New York. Not listed in Mines Handbook of 1905, 1910, or 1918. VF. Est. $200-400

387. Colorado. Lake. Leadville. Paris Cons Mining Co. Cert #252. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Jno Livizey Jr for 100 shares in 1882. Signed by R. McCracken president and C. J. Eldridge secretary. Vignette of train in a stream valley with large peak in background. Black border with gold gilt underprint. Uncancelled. Printer - St. Louis Bank Note. 8 x 10”. Datelined Leadville. A short lived company that was only able to perform prospecting and was dead by 1884 (Burchard, 1885). Trimmed crooked at left edge. Extremely fine. Est. $200-400

388. Colorado. Lake. Leadville. Union Leasing & Mining Co. Cert. # C. 1674. Incorporated in Colorado, 1892. $500 debenture bond, issued to N.M. Estey in 1896. Signed by H.J. Higgins, treasurer, and S.W. Mudd, president. “Leadville, Colorado” printed on certificate. Green border, underprint and seal. Printer: Denver Lith. Co. 9 x 12. Piece missing on bottom margin, some wear at folds and discoloration. VG. We could find no reference to this company among our resources. Est. $120-250

389. Colorado. Lake. Leadville. Vanderbilt Cons Mining Co. Cert #98. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to D. C. Spooner for 500 shares in 1882. Signed by J. J. Martin vice president and Chas. H. Graham secretary. Vignette of several miners above ground with vignette of cross sectional view of shaft at left edge. Green border and underprint printed on pink paper. Uncancelled. Printer - Breukeer & Kessler, Philadelphia. 10 x 12”. Datelined Philadelphia, Pa. Owned the Vanderbilt claim on Yankee Hill in the California district about 0.5 mile from Leadville. It had fairly low grade ore for Leadville, running at only 15% lead and 10 oz/ton silver. Near mint condition. Est. $200-400

390. Colorado. Mineral. Creede. Globe Lode Mine Claim Correspondence with U.S. Land Office, Department of Interior. Lot of 11 pcs. Dates from 1909-1912, all are carbon copies. 8 x 10. Folds and foxing, some discoloration. Est. $100-200 (not illustrated)

391. Colorado. Mineral. Creede. Mammoth Tunnel Mines & Milling Co. Cert #521. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Chas. N. Alexander for 500 shares in 1906. Signed by Chas. Kane president and Chapin secretary. Vignette of treeless slope with mining camp and smaller vignettes of miners underground. Gold border, seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 10”. The Mammoth Tunnel was 1840 feet long. Company was dead by 1918. Small tears along fold creases. Fine to very fine. Est. $50-100

392. Colorado. Mining. Keith Process Chromolithograph Reprints. Four images on one sheet. Overall captioned The Keith Process, Hope Gold Company’s Works. (1) The Ore Breaking Room - Blake’s Ore Process. (2) The Furnace (3) The Ore Pit, or Drying Room (4) Amalgamating Room. Originally done by A. E. Mathers in Pencil Sketches of Colorado, 1866. Reprints done by Dr. Mumey, 19xx. Images are 4 x 7.75”, overall 14 x 22”. Extremely fine. Est. $30-60

Please see Lot #350 for the original lithograph for the lot above.

393. Colorado. Mining. Smelting Process Lithograph Reprints. Four images on one sheet. Overall captioned The Smelting Process, James E. Lyon & Co’s Smelting Works. (1) Ore Dressing Room - The Buddle and Jiggs. (2) Reverberatory Furnace (3) Cupel Furnace (4) Scotch Hearths. Originally done by A. E. Mathers in Pencil Sketches of Colorado, 1866. Reprints done by Dr. Mumey, 19xx. Images are 4 x 7.75”, overall 14 x 22”. Extremely fine. Est. $30-60

394. Colorado. Mining. Star Consolidated Mining & Prospecting Co, Proof. Incorporated in New York, 188x. Unissued, unsigned. Vignette of miners with lighted hats working underground, and small vignette, bottom center of Colorado state seal, eagle at top, flanked by two seated allegorical figures. Green border with black print, gray seal, not embossed. 6 x 10. Datelined New York. We were not able to locate this company. We believe it to be Colorado, but nearly every state has a star mine. Reverse shows glued edges where certificate was taken from an album. Est. $200-400

395. Colorado. Mining. Western Union Placer Co. Cert #9. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to E. H. Rankin for 1000 shares in 1881. Signed by E. H. Rankin president and J. C. Davidson secretary. Vignette of spread winged eagle. Black border with gilt seal. Uncancelled. Printer name obscured by seal. 7 x 11”. Datelined Denver. We were not able to locate this company. Fantastic company name. Very fine. Est. $250-500

396. Colorado. Park. Buckskin. Colorado Gold Mining Co of Philadelphia. Cert #482. Issued to Mrs. Ella G. Fell for 375 shares in 1879. President did not sign, signed by James Claghord treasurer. Vignette of spread winged eagle with vignette at left edge of cross sectional view of shaft. Black border. Uncancelled. Printer - J. F. Finkeldey, Philadelphia. 7 x 10”. Datelined Philadelphia. Was one of two companies operating in the Buckskin district, Park County, in 1860’s. Company was working the Excelsior lode and built a mill in 1866. Ore was averaging $79 silver per ton with high grade pockets of $5000 silver. As the mine was deepened, rich copper ore was discovered. (Hollister, p.299-300). Very fine. Est. $200-400

397. Colorado. Park. Montgomery. Moose Mining Co, Proof. Incorporated in Colorado, 1871. First mortgage 10% bond. Holes punched across signature lines. Elaborate masthead with $ sign incorporated into design, and two small vignettes to left and right: left of an elk and the Colorado seal on the right. Black border. 10 coupons attached. Printer: ABNCo. 9 x 13. The mine was opened in 1871 at an elevation of 14,000 feet on Mt. Bross. The Moose was on of the richest of Colorado’s early silver mines, producing $3 million in its first 5 years of operation. When sorted, the ore yielded from 50-400 ounces silver per ton. Development included about 10,000 ft. of tunnels and 3 shafts with a number of improvements such as ore houses, shaft houses, bunk and lodging houses. Quartzville grew up below this noted mine at an elevation of 11,500 ‘ and had a population of some 2,000, served by a post office, bank and numerous other businesses. The Moose closed in the depression of 1893 and many of Quartzville’s buildings were moved away [Eberhart, p. 127; Corregan & Lingane, p. 548-9]. Folds, with small tears at edges. VF. Est. $200-500

398. Colorado. Pikes Peak. Pike’s Peak Hydro Electric, Specimen. Incorporated in Colorado. Dated 1903. Denomination $1000. Specimen stamped in red and holes punched on signature lines. Vignette of Pike’s Peak in background with hills and trees in foreground. Green border and underprint. 40 coupons attached. Printer: ABNCo. 10 x 14. VF. Unique.

Est. $200-400

399. Colorado. Pikes Peak. Pike’s Peak Souvenir Spoon. Sterling silver demi-tasse spoon, only 3 1/2” in length. Bowl has picture of a packed mule. Handle has tiny beaded edge. Reverse is marked “Sterling” and what looks like a fancy “M” logo. Est. $35-70

400. Colorado. Pitkin. Aspen. Agnes C Mining Co. Cert #167. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to A. R. Kingsbury for 2000 shares in 1892. Signed by Lewis R. Ehrich president and G. P. D. Townsend secretary. No vignette. Blue and red print. 6 x 9”. Datelined Manitou, Colo. “Branch Office: Aspen, Colorado.” This company was probably operating near Aspen. Very fine. Est. $75-150

401. Colorado. Pitkin. Aspen. Argentum Juniata Mining Co. Cert #9875. Incorporated in Iowa. Issued to C. L. Tutt for 1000 shares in 1899. Signed by C. E. Paine president and F. W. Luhn asst secretary. Vignette of miners underground. Green border and underprint. Uncancelled. Printer - ABN. 7 x 10”. Datelined Colorado Springs, Colorado. “Location of Mine Aspen, Colorado” printed on certificate. Endorsed on reverse by Charles Tutt. Owned the Argentum, M & Y, Juniata, Oriental, Caribou, Golden Fleece, Amazon, Jessie C, Emolite and Cameron mines. The company was successful and profitable. The Aspen area stayed productive until 1962 producing more than $100 million. Charles Tutt was the partner and friend of Spencer Penrose. Tutt owned the COD mine, which made him and Penrose two of the wealthiest Cripple Creek mine owners. Extremely fine. Est. $200-400

402. Colorado. Pitkin. Aspen. Aspen Smelting Co. Cert. #141. Incorporated in Delaware, 1923. Issued to J.J. Elkin in 1924 for 250 shares. Signed by J. Cuzler, president, and H. McKeen, treasurer. No vignette. Green border and seal. Uncancelled. Printer: Jas. M. Matthews & Co., Pittsburgh. 8.25 x 11. Property includes Smuggler, Mollie Gibson, Durant and Compromise groups, and several mines tributary to the Cowenhoven tunnel. Ore occurs in a dolomite-lime contact and carries lead, zinc and silver. Reported to have produced over $20,000,000. Mill closed in 1926 and operations have been carried on by lessees, of which there are 45, who are shipping steadily at the average rate of 4 cars per week. [Ref: Mines Handbook, 1926, pgs. 571-2.]. Folds, VF. Est. $50-150

403. Colorado. Pitkin. Aspen. J. B. Wheeler Banking Co of Aspen, Specimen. Incorporated in Colorado, 189x. Specimen stamped in red on signature lines and holes punched. Orig. stub attached. Vignette of seated woman and two children and a dove. Green border and underprint (“Shares $100 Each”). Printer: ABNCo. Purple stamp, top right, to hold this copy for reference. 7 x 11. VF. The J.B. Wheeler is listed in the 1898 Mining Directory (pg. 288) along with the “Morning Star and others, silver. Shaft, tunnel.” Est. $150-300

404. Colorado. Pitkin. Aspen. Slayden Mining Co, Specimen. Incorporated in Illinois, 18xx. 100 shares. Specimen stamped in red and holes stamped across signature lines. Stub attached. Vignette of bald eagle with winged stretched most of the way across the top of certificate. Black border on crème paper. Printer: ABNCo. 7 x 11. Dateline Champaign, Ill. “Location of Mine, Pitkin County, Colorado, Near Aspen” printed at top of certificate. Est. $150-300

405. Colorado. Pitkin. Aspen. Taylor & Brunton Sampling Works Co, Duplicate Invoices of Ores Processed. Dated 1894 at Aspen. Lot of 3 pcs. These billheads show ore received from The Mineral Farm (signed by B. Clarke Wheeler, Agt.) of about 65,000 lbs each (32.5 tons ea.). Assays are about 37 oz silver p/ton, probably from Aspen Silver mine. Taylor & Brunton were taking such large deductions for impurities and freight and sampling charges, in addition to high royalties of 20-35%, that the Mineral Farm was receiving less than 25% of the value of their ore after processing. The royalty recipient was grossing more than two times as much as the mining company’s gross. Brunton was the geologist who invented what today is called the Brunton Compass. The tool combines a reverse compass, inclinometer and backsight feature all indispensable to field geologists for more than 100 years. 6 x 13”. VF. Est. $150-250

406. Colorado. Pitkin. Aspen. Woody & Silver Creek Mining & Milling Co, Specimen. Incorporated in Colorado, 18xx. Specimen stamped in red on signature lines and holes punched, stub attached. Vignette of men working underground with picks and shovels and ore cart in background with tunnel mouth visible behind. Brownish-red border and underprint. Printer: ABNCo. 7 x 11. XF. Est. $150-300

407. Colorado. Pitkin. Aspen. Woody Creek Mining Co, Specimen. Incorporated in Colorado, 189x. Specimen stamped in red on signature lines and holes punched. Original stub attached. Vignette of headframe standing on a mountain precipice surrounded by pine trees and a man standing at the base. Green border and underprint. Printer: ABNCo. 8 x 11. Dateline Aspen, Colorado. Est. $150-300

408. Colorado. Pitkin. Highland. Hope Mining, Milling & Leasing Corp Lease Document. Eight page typed Lease and Option agreement between lessor R.H. Tucker of Glenwood Springs, Colorado, and lessee Hope Mining, Milling and Leasing Company of Pitkin county, Colorado property described as Pride of the South Lode Mining Claim in the Highland Mining District. Dated May, 1925. 8.5 x 13”. Est. $40-80

409. Colorado. Pitkin. Lincoln Gulch. Placer Location Certificate. Claim filed in 1933 by George W. Reichert and Ed Pearce on the property between Lincoln and Grizzly creeks. Meas. 8.5 x 14.” Printer: Out West Printing and Stationery Co., Colorado Springs. Folds, minor foxing. Fine. Est. $25-50

410. Colorado. Pitkin. Red Mountain. Red Mountain & Lincoln Gulch Mining Deeds, 1897 & 1934. The 1897 deed is between James V. Dexter and The Timber Line Mining Company, wherein Dexter is signing over his interests in the Dexter No. 1-7 Lodes in the Red Mt. Mining district to the Timber Line MC. The 1934 deed testifies that Edward J. Hoefnagels grants to Al Antwine the mining property described as the Dexter Lode, being one claim of the Dexter group of claims. Both meas. 9 1/2 x 17, Printers are: Out West Printing and Stationery Co. in Colorado Springs, and the C.F. Hoeckel Blank Book & Litho. Co. in Denver. Folds, the 1934 deed has tears along folds and foxing on edges. Est. $50-75

411. Colorado. Pitkin. Roaring Forks. Mollie Gibson Cons Mining & Milling Co. Specimen. Incorporated in Iowa in 1889. Unissued, unsigned, dated 19__. Unique vignette of mine buildings, old train, village in background. Brown border with floral design in upper corners, black print, brown underprint, “Shares $5 Each.” Printer: ABNCo. Of N.Y. Meas. 7 x 10.5.” Specimen printed in red on signature line and holes punched. Penciled on reverse is June 1901. Datelined Colorado Springs, Colo. Located on Smuggler Mountain, Roaring Forks district, Aspen, Pitkin County. The mine was staked out by John Adair who named the mine after his sister Mollie, who had married Judge C.M. Gibson of Pueblo, Colorado. A vast orebody had been opened up north of the incline. Assays varied from 1500, 2,000, up to 12,000 ounces of silver per ton. “The best specimens (of argentite) came from the Molly Gibson and the Smuggler mine,” states Kosner & Miller (1976). See more information on company officers in our Filer II auction, June 2000, Lot #786. [Ref: E&MJ, vol. 51, no. 4, pg.123, and No. 11, pg. 322/ Kosner & Miller, Min Rec vol. 7, no. 6, Nov-Dec. 1976, pgs. 291, 294]. Original stub attached. Beautiful. Est. $150-250

412. Colorado. Pitkin. Roaring Fords. Mollie Gibson Cons Mining & Milling Co. Cert #6093. Incorporated in Iowa. Issued to Harrieta W. Rose for 75 shares in 1893. Signed by Rieh. H. Boller president and Percy Hagerman secretary (relative of J. J. Hagerman). Vignette of mill operation. Brown border and underprint. Uncancelled. Printer - ABN. 7 x 10”. Datelined Colorado Springs, Colorado. See story above. Percy Hagerman was one the sons of J. J. Hagerman, who became the wealthiest man in Colorado through his mining and railroad interests. Small chip at left edge. Very fine.

Est. $180-300

413. Colorado. Pueblo. Colorado Coal & Iron Development Co., Specimen. Incorporated in Colorado, 18xx. Specimen in red and holes punched on signature lines. Stub attached. Vignette of coal mill site with train in foreground. Black border and print. Printer ABNCo. 7 x 11. Datelined Pueblo. Colorado did have a thriving coal industry development in the late 19th c. “Colorado is one of the States which experienced in her coal production the full benefit of the remarkable industrial activity which prevailed throughout 1902. In this report for 1901 it was stated that the building of the extensive iron works at Pueblo would probably augment the production of coal in 1902, a prediction which has been abundantly realized. In fact, the industrial development of the State as reflected in its coal production has been without interruption since 1894, the output having increased each year since that date…” [USGS Min. Resources, 1902, pp.359-362].

Est. $100-200

414. Colorado. Pueblo. New York & Boston Cattle Co, Specimen. Incorporated in Colorado, 1884. Specimen stamped in red on one signature line and holes punched. Geo. McCrary, president signed and his signature is cancelled by hole punches. Vignette of bull’s head, top left. Printer: ABNCo. 7 x 11. Dateline South Pueblo, Colo. Est. $150-300

415. Colorado. San Juan. Wisconsin & San Juan Mining Co. Cert. #560. Incorporated in Colorado “Under the Old Law.” Issued to Geo. B. Waterhouse in 1881 for 4 shares. Signed by Alonzo Ellwood, president and D.L. Fairchild, secretary. Vignette of miners underground, one with pick and one pushing with ore car. Black border, green underprint. “Principal Office at Whitewater, Wisconsin” printed on certificate. Uncancelled. Printer: H. Gugler & Son, Gen’l Litho., Milwaukee. 8 x 10. Stained along left margin, but does not interfere with body of certificate. Not listed in Burchard, or Colorado Mining Dir. Est. $200-400

416. Colorado. San Juan. Animas. North Star Mining & Smelting Co. Specimen. Incorporated in New York, 1878. Unissued, unsigned, undated. Specimen stamped in purple over president’s signature line and holes punched. Vignette of two allegorical females seated on either side of the state seal with an eagle perched on top. Incorporated December 31st 1878 under the laws of the State of New York” printed beneath masthead. Black border and print. “Location San Juan Colorado” printed at bottom of certificate. Datelined New York. The Colorado Mining Directory (1883, p. 658) lists a North Star Mining Company incorporated in New York in 1880, which may be a successor to this company. It was located on the apex of King Solomon Mt., six miles NE of Silverton, Animas district. Est. $100-200

417. Colorado. San Juan. Silverton. Bandora Mining & Milling Co. Cert. #937. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Wm. S. Mosher in 1892 for 100 shares. Signed by D.M. Holden, vice president, and W.M. Harriott, secretary. No vignette, but fancy masthead and border in black print. Uncancelled. No printer noted. Meas. 9 x 11. In 1882, prospectors discovered ore along Mineral Creek and later in the nearby Ice Lake district. Several rich claims were located and work has continued intermittently to the present day in the area. Nothing remains of the town of Bandora. We could find no reference specific to this company. Folds, very fine. Est. $100-200

418. Colorado. Summit. Breckenridge. Farncomb Hill Mining Co. Lot of 2 pcs. Cert #4541 & #2023. Both issued to George S. Spence in 1892. Signed by F. E. French president and John F. Davis treasurer. Vignette of prospectors heading up mountain road. One has a $25 vignette at upper right, other has $100 vignette. Uncancelled. Printer - Buifods Sons Lith Co. 4 x 9”. “Mines in Summit County, Colorado.” printed on certificates. On Farncomb Hill are the Gold Flake and Wire Patch mines which are in French Gulch. (mindat.org). Farncomb Hill is a well known mineral locality. Very fine. Est. $250-500

419. Colorado. Summit. Breckenridge. Gibson Hill Mining Co. Cert. #29. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to O.W. Pitcher in 1907 for 2000 shares. Signed by W.F. Froman, vice president, and G.W. Kellogg, secretary. No vignette, black print on white paper. Uncancelled. Printer: Out West Ptg. & Stay. Co., Colo. Spgs. 7 x 10. Dateline Breckenridge.

“The Gibson Hill Mining Company’s property is composed of twenty patented claims, situated on the slope of Gibson Hill, McKay mining district, about a mile from Breckenridge. They are working twelve men steadily, and are doing development work principally, but are taking out enough ore to pay all expenses. The ore is a galena, and the coarser part is shipped as taken out, and nets from $60 to $75 per ton. The second-class ore is being concentrated by Messrs. Newcomb and Musgrove at the Elyria concentrator.” [Burchard, pg. 430]. Est. $75-150

420. Colorado. Summit. McBarnes. Diamond State Mining Co. Cert. #17. Incorporated in Colorado, 1882. Issued to (illegible), for 500 shares in 1882. Unsigned. Vignette of Colorado state seal. Black border with pink safety print. Meas. 5.25 x 9.75. Trimmed tight at left. Dateline Breckenridge and Wilmington. Offices in Wilmington, Del. and Farnham. Own the Warrior’s Mark No. 3,Grand Prize, Silver King, Silver Prize, Iron Rod, and another claim;….veins all fissures from two to thirty-two inches wide, containing galena, gray copper, and quartz, assaying from $50 to $500 per ton; developed by a number of shafts from 10 to 150 feet in depth and 500 feet of tunnels.[Ref: Colorado Mining Directory, 1883, p. 774.] VF. Est. $130-250

421. Colorado. Summit. Peru. Calla No. 1 Lode Location Certificate, 1901. Claim taken by D. Bellotti, C. Valentine and Mrs. Chas. W. Pollard. “ Said lode is situate on Ruby mountain.” 8.5 x 14. Includes sketched map of the mine workings, naming Turks drift and Turks shaft. Est. $50-120

422. Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek. Abdallah Gold Mining Co. Cert #7. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to D. N. Heizer for 500,000 shares in 1896. Signed by N. W. Wisler president and D. N. Heizer secretary. Vignette of woman leaning on shield. Black border with brown seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 7 x 10”. Datelined Colorado Springs, Colorado. Although D. N. Heizer signed as secretary, he is listed as the president of the company in Hills, 1900. Owned the Mima S which had a 200 foot shaft and 300 feet drifts. (Hills, p.33). Minor foxing along edges. Very fine.

Est. $75-150

423. Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek. Acacia Gold Mining Co. Lot of 7 pcs. Two different styles. All issued, 1899-1903, signed and cancelled. Two of the certificates have a gold border with light green safety print. The other 5 pcs have a black border. Fine to very fine. Est. $50-100

424. Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek. American Gold Co. Cert #2615. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Frederic A. Tupper for 400 shares in 1940. Signed by Henry Panlot general manager and A. G. Lawson secretary. Vignette of spread winged eagle. Green border and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11”. “Mine Office, Cripple Creek, Colorado” printed on certificate. The company is listed as dead by 1946 with its main office in Colorado. (Mines Register). Very fine. Est. $25-50

425. Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek. Anaconda Gold Mining Co. Cert #2475. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to G. H. Nash for 50 shares in 1892. Signed by D. H. Moffat president and R. H. Reid secretary. No vignette. Gold border, seal and safety print. Cancelled by rubber stamp and hole punches. Printer not noted. 7 x 10”. Datelined Denver, Colorado. “Cripple Creek, Colorado” printed on certificate. David H. Moffat arrived in Colorado in 1860 with a load of books and opened a book store in Denver. He became cashier of the First National Bank at Denver and 15 years later was president. He invested in mines in Leadville, Cripple Creek and Creede. He was president of the Denver & Rio Grande RR and built the Florence & Cripple Creek RR which connected the Cripple Creek mines with the Denver & Rio Grande RR. He spent his personal fortune of $11 million to breach the Rocky Mountains directly west of Denver with a railroad. He died before it was completed. Today the railroad goes through the Moffat Tunnel from Denver to Salt Lake City. Stain from glue where stub was attached, no longer present. Very fine. Est. $100-200

426. Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek. Calera Gold Mining Co. Cert #927. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to E. H. Van De Venter for 550 shares in 1902. Signed by Bogy president and Dunnington asst secretary. Vignette of a Mexican miner captioned Minero Mexicano. Brown border and seal. Uncancelled. Printer - Denver Lith. 9 x 11”. Datelined Denver, Colo. This company was operating in Cripple Creek. Tears along fold creases. Fair to fine. Est. $50-100

427. Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek. Colorado City & Manitou Mining & Milling Co. Cert. #728. Incorporated in Colorado 1905. Issued to George Peyser in 1905 for 1000 shares. Signed by W.J. Cherin, vice president, and J.P. Jackson, secretary. Vignette of underground mining scene, top center. Green border, safety print and seal. Uncancelled. No printer noted. 8 x 11. Dateline Colorado City. “Property in the Cripple Creek Mining District” printed on certificate. The closest reference to this company in our library is for the Colorado City and Manitous Prospecting & Mining Co. which produced gold and was located in Colorado City, El Paso County. Perhaps this company was a predecessor to the Mining & Milling Co. [Ref: Poole, 1898, p. 295]. Folds, VF. Est. $50-100

428. Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek. Comanche Plume Mining Co. Cert #484. Incorporated in Iowa. Issued to Mrs. Frank A. Averbeck for 1000 shares in 1900. Signed by Wm. Pettit president and E. W. Adams secretary. No vignette. Uncancelled. Printer - Out West Printing. 7 x 10”. Datelined Colorado Springs, Colo. Owned the Mountain Gate, Magdalene, Little Edith and Stella Girl located on Battle Mountain in the Cripple Creek district. (Hills, 1900, p.126) Very fine.

Est. $25-75

429. Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek. Commonwealth Mining & Milling Co. Cert #265. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to A. G. Sharp for 1000 shares in 1901. Signed by Spencer Penrose president and Charles Davis asst secretary. Vignette of a treeless slope with small mining camp. Gold border, seal and underprint. Uncancelled. Printer - Gowdy Simmons Co. 7 x 11”. Datelined Colorado Springs. Owned the Deadwood on Squaw Mtn, San Francisco on Galena Hill, and lots on Beacon Hill. There was 525 feet of tunnels, 405 feet of shafts and 175 feet of drifts. Company was still performing development work in 1900. (Hills, 1900). Spencer Penrose was partners with Charles Tutt. After Tutt located the COD and found rich ore, Spencer moved to Colorado. Penrose had a natural flair for promoting mines. The two began buying mines and businesses in Cripple Creek. Penrose, with Tutt, went on to purchase the Granite, Gold Coin, Ajax mines and the Golden Cycle mill and mines. In 1904, Penrose raised half a million dollars to finance the founding of the Utah Copper Co, a mill proposed by Daniel Jackling for treating low grade copper ore from a deposit at Bingham. The success of this mill was underestimated and the district eventually produced more than a billion tons of ore earning Penrose more than $200,000 per month. Very fine. Est. $250-500

430. Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek. Cons Mines & Reduction Co. Cert. #414. Incorporated in Colorado, 1916. Issued to Henry E. Willer in 1916 for 100 shares. Signed by P.A. Burris as president and John H. Gallup as secretary. No vignette. Orange border and seal on blue paper with 2 blocks of yellow. Uncancelled. Printer: Bankers Supply Co. Litho, Denver. 9 x 12. Dateline Denver. Property includes the Mary A. and Ella W. claims on Tenderfoot Hill, the Kittie Wells No. 2 mine on Carbonate Hill, the Buckhorn mine, and the Tenderfoot Hill mine. Claims to have shipped 20 cars ore in first 3 weeks of March, 1916. Plans building a 250-ton mill and cyanide plant, sinking a third shaft, extending the Tenderfoot tunnel an additional 700’, and adding a 6-drill air compressor to the tunnel. Company has sent out much expensive advertising and is evidently in the hands of the “promoter.” [Ref: Mines Handbook, 1918, p. 716.]. Est. $30-60

431. Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek. Cripple Creek Central Railway Co. Specimen. Incorporated in Maine. Common stock #47763 in red stamped on attached stub. Vignette of C.C.C.R.Co. engine and tender at top center, flanked by round vignettes on either side of miners working underground. Olive green border and underprint (“Common”), with Specimen stamped in red on signature lines and holes punched. Printer: ABNCo. 8 x 11.5 XF. Est. $200-400

432. Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek. Cripple Creek Ore Monographs, 1894 & 1895. Geology of the Cripple Creek Gold Mining District, Colorado, by Whitman Cross, Ph.D. and The Ore Deposits of Cripple Creek, Colorado, by R.H.F. Penrose, Jr.—Read before the Colorado Scientific Society in Denver, June 4, 1894. 37 pgs. Second is titled, “Calaverite From Cripple Creek, Colorado,” by W.FF. Hillebrand, from the American Journal of Science, Vol. L, August, 1895. 4 pgs. Paper covered. 6 x 9. Est. $120-250

433. Colorado Teller. Cripple Creek. Cripple Creek Gold Ore Specimens. Two gold specimens with iron sulfides (no visible gold) collected by G. King, Lucy’s father, in 1894 when he was there. Both are about 3 ozT each, 1.5” cube approx. For the story of these specimens see California. San Bernardino. Calico.

Est. $75-150

434. Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek. Free Coinage Gold Mining Co Payroll of the Pinto Mine, 1900. Payroll totals $2714.00 for July, 1900. Measures 15 x 17. The Free Coinage GMC, incorporated 1892, owns the Pinto, the Rising Sun, the Wilson, the Bison No. 2 and the Pueblo, all situated in the N.E. 1/4 section 20, in a group on Bull hill. Bull hill is the highest part of the Cripple Creek district and has been a prominent producer from the earliest days of the district. The main working shaft is 550’ deep, with about 5,000’ of drifts and cross-cuts. During 1899 there as about 3,000 tons of good ore shipped, and the property is now producing to the full capacity of the machinery. This company is not a marketable stock proposition, but it is developing its property in such a way as to make it a dividend payer. It is a close corporation.[Ref: Official Manual of the Cripple Creek District, 1900, p. 183; Cripple Creek District, Colorado, Cross & Penrose, 1895, pg. 190.] Est. $75-150

435. Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek. Gold Dollar Cons Mining Co. Cert. #2154. Incorporated in Wyoming, 1901. Issued to H.J. Nichols in 1902 for 1000 shares. Signed by Warren Woods, vice president, and J. Mauer, assistant secretary. No vignette. Light brown border, black print. Uncancelled. Printer: Gowdy-Simmons Co., Colorado Springs. 8.5 x 11. Dateline: Colorado Springs. Part of the Arequa townsite in the Cripple Creek district. Gold ore occurs in veins 2-4’ wide, said to average $20 gold per ton. Under lease to various syndicates, one, the Union Leasing Co., reporting good development. Developed by the 1,050’ Mabel M. and Union shafts, from which there has been considerable drifting and crosscutting. In July 1917, fire destroyed most of surface plant. [Mines Hdbk., 1918, p. 722]. VF. Est. $75-150

436. Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek. Gold Magnet Mining, Leasing & Milling Co. Cert. #196. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to J.W. Bergen in 1897 for 1000 shares. Signed by E. MacDermott, president and M.S. MacDermott, secretary. Vignette of underground mining scene, top center. Green border, safety print, and gilt seal. Uncancelled. No printer noted. .5 x 10. Dateline Cripple Creek. Very worn on folds with tears along folds at margins. Est. $75-150

437. Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek. Granite Hill Mining & Milling Co. Cert #2551. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Gardner & Co for 1000 shares in 1900. Signed by J. P. Madden president and W. H. Gowdy secretary. No vignette. Black border. Uncancelled. Printer - Gowdy Simmons Printing. 7 x 10”. Datelined Colorado Springs, Colorado. Owned the Granite Hill claim in Poverty Gulch, Midget claim located on Gold Hill, Oro claim on Rattlesnake Hill. Gross production, through 1900, was $30,000. (Hills, 1900, p.231.) The Gowdy that signed this certificate may be the same or related to the printing company, Gowdy Simmons. Very fine. Est. $50-100

438. Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek. Life & Letters of R. A. F. Penrose, Jr., 1952. by Helen R. Fairbanks and Charles P. Berkey. Published by Geological Society of America. 6.5 x 10”, 764pps. Original burgundy hard boards. R.A.F. Penrose, Jr. was the fourth of seven sons of a patrician, financially comfortable family. He received private schooling and tutors for primary and secondary education. He entered Harvard at 17, graduated summa cum laude at 21, and received a Ph.D. degree at the young age of 23. During his studies at Harvard, he was strongly influenced by Nathanial Shaler (GSA President, 1895). Penrose was a tall, physically strong man, who enjoyed sports—crew team, hunting, fishing..

During the first half of his professional career, Penrose was a field and mining geologist. He worked in Texas, Arkansas, Arizona and Colorado; he pursued mapping assignments with the U.S. Geological Survey and did private consulting. Most of his work focused on economic geology of phosphate, copper, silver, gold, and other ore deposits. During the 1890s, Richard joined his brother Spencer in the gold rush at Cripple Creek, Colorado. Working for the U.S. Geological Survey, Cross and Penrose (1895) reported on geology and mining conditions in the Cripple Creek vicinity. They made a rock collection that still exists in the Cripple Creek museum. Penrose joined the faculty at the Dept. of Geology, University of Chicago under Chamberlin and was editor of the Journal of Geology. Penrose began an investing career, and he co-founded the Utah Copper Company in 1903. His company developed the fabulous Bingham Canyon copper deposit, which is now part of Kennecott Corp. This was the major basis of Penrose’s fortune. He sold out his interest in 1925. Penrose made several fortunes for his brothers and others by telling them where to invest in mining prospects. The death of his father in 1908 precipitated a major change in Penrose’s career. He largely gave up field geology and devoted himself to investments. He was highly successful and became a multimillionaire, though few people knew of this. Penrose had few close friends, but many business acquaintances and honors. His greatest honor was election as GSA President in 1930. On his death (1931), few suspected his true wealth or knew of his will. Penrose had no children or other heirs who could benefit. The majority of his estate was equally divided between two scientific organizations—American Philosophical Society of Philadelphia and the Geological Society of America. (source: www.academic.emporia.edu). When Penrose died, he left half of his nearly $10 million estate to the Geological Society of America. This is still considered one of the most important events to help aid the GSA. Est. $75-150

439. Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek. Lone Pine Gold Mining Co. Lot of 3 pcs, two are similar styles. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Catherine McCarthy in 1936. Signed by M. A. Derryberry president and H. R. Bixler secretary. Uncancelled. One style has vignette of treeless slope with mining camp and smaller vignettes of miners, gold border, seal and safety print, printed by Goes, 8 x 10”. The other two have a vignette at upper left corner of seated woman, orange border, seal and safety print, 7 x 11”, datelined Pueblo, Colorado. Company owned the Lone Pine mine on Mineral Hill in Cripple Creek. (Mines Register, 1937, p.525). Staple holes. Very fine. Est. $50-100

440. Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek. Midland Hotel Original Matted Photograph, c.1885-95. The scene is nearly 60 people standing outside of a square building identified as the Midland Hotel. The Colorado Midland Railroad was under construction around 1895 and these are probably the workers. Slightly overexposed. 4.5 x 7.5”, matte 8 x 10”. Minor spotting along matte edges. Very fine. Est. $100-200

441. Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek. Rocky Mountain Directory & Colorado Gazetteer, 1871. This is the first major mining directory for Colorado, and cited by us in our research. It is a rare and important work. Approximately 500 pages. Green hardbound, with gilt embossing on cover. One of the indispensable research tools we have used in the past. Although the condition of the directory is moderate, the information contained makes this lot an extremely fine book to own. Binding broken. Est. $500-1000

442. Colorado. Washington. Akron. Eastern Colorado Town Site & Improvement Co. Lot of 4 pcs. Includes a promotional letter to sell lots in First Ward, Akron, Colorado, a warranty deed, an abstract of title, and a plat map showing part of 1st Ward, Akron, Colo. In its original envelope from the County Clerk and Recorder of Akron. Secretary of the company is R.S. Langley. He and his wife R.G. Langley are the promoters. All in very nice condition; envelope has some spotted staining; also, a 2 cent Washington stamp. Est. $100-200

443. Colorado. Weld. St. Vrain. Saint Vrain Town Co. Cert #19. Issued to Thos. H. Bayaud for 10 shares in 1859. Signed by R. B. Bradford president and Thos. J. Bayaud secretary. No vignette. Black border and print. No printer information. 5 x 8”. Thomas J. Bayaud is listed has being lumberman who bought property in the 75 & 76 block and built the Episcopal Church around 1863. In November 1836, the Bent brothers and Ceran St. Vrain received a license authorizing them to trade on the South Platte. Construction began in 1837 on the trading post, which was to be the largest and most enduring along the river. The main business at Fort Lookout, as it was first named, was trading trinkets and beads for buffalo hides and tongues and beaver pelts, as well as accommodating passing mountain men. Fort Lookout was renamed Fort George in honor of George Bent, one of the Bent Brothers; however, this fort was generally known as St. Vrain’s Fort or Fort St. Vrain. Fort St. Vrain was located one mile north of St. Vrain Creek on the east side of the South Platte River, on the “Trapper’s” or Taos Trail, which ran from Fort Taos, New Mexico, past Bent’s Fort in Colorado to Fort Laramie in Wyoming. Fort St. Vrain was said to be exactly halfway between Bent’s Fort and Fort Laramie and was located just a little north of its major competitors, Fort Vasquez and Fort Lupton. Fort St. Vrain was constructed in the likeness of Bent’s Fort, which was located on the Arkansas River near present day La Junta, Colorado. Exclusive of the bastions, the total length of Fort St. Vrain proper was 125 feet north to south and the total width was 75 feet. The front looked nearly straight east. There were two bastions, one on the southwest and one on the northeast corners. The walls were made of adobe bricks and were about 2 feet thick and 14 feet high. The main entrance was guarded by heavy gates and, above, by a tower. The interior of the court was surrounded by houses one story high. There was a corral inside for the cattle and horses and a cistern, lined with lime, near the southwest bastion.

Marcellin St. Vrain, Ceran’s younger brother, was appointed to manage the fort for the Bent & St. Vrain Company. He worked to protect the Bent brothers’ interests and lure business away from the other trading posts. To this end, he was quite successful. Fort Jackson was the first to capitulate under the Bent’s power; it was sold to Bent and Company in 1838. Fort Vasquez was the next to close its doors in 1842.

During the years it operated as a trading post, St. Vrain’s Fort served as a way station and provisioning point for travelers. John C. Fremont stopped there June 10, 1842, during his first expedition, to obtain horses and coffee. In this party were 21 men, mostly from St. Louis, including 12-year-old Randolph Benton, son of Thomas H. Benton. Kit Carson was their guide. Fremont also stopped at the fort in July, 1843, during his second expedition.

Richard L. “Uncle Dick” Wooten ran the first courier service between St. Vrain’s Fort, Bent’s Fort and Fort Laramie in 1842. The charge for this service was $5 per half ounce plus regular government postage. It has been suggested that this was the first Pony Express of the Rocky Mountain region.

In 1844, Fort Lupton was the last fort to close under the Bent’s pressure. With Fort St. Vrain’s mission accomplished and with the rapid decline of the fur trade, the Bent & St. Vrain Company ended its operation of the fort in 1845. However, Marcellin stayed on for several years, at least part time, and continued with operations of the fort on his own. In 1848 Marcellin moved back to the St. Louis area. However, this was by no means the end of Fort St. Vrain. There are indications that the fort was fixed up and used to supply the prospectors of the 1849 gold rush.

By the late 1850s, St. Vrain’s Fort was fast becoming a ruins but was still holding it’s own as a focal point and landmark for the early settlers. Ranchers lived around the deteriorating fort and used it as a corral. In 1859, the St. Vrain Claims Club was formed by the settlers along the South Platte to protect their land claims from claim jumpers. William N. Byers moved at the first meeting that each claimant be entitled to 160 acres, etc . . . and that “the jurisdiction of this club be coextensive with the county of St. Vrain, to embrace not less than 24 miles square, with the Town of St. Vrain, near the center. . .”

Post offices were established at Fort St. Vrain and Fort Lupton in 1859. When Weld County (one of the original 17 counties of the Colorado Territory) was organized in 1861, the town of St. Vrain was designated the County Seat and a log courthouse was built. Unfortunately, the town did not flourish and the County Seat was moved to the Latham Stage Station, located in present day Greeley, in the mid 1860s. The original log courthouse has been preserved and moved to the historic “Centennial Village Museum” in Greeley where it may currently be viewed. (source: stvrainsfort.homestead.com).

Est. $1200-2500