LIVE AUCTION #24

HAWAII-MICHIGAN

486. Hawaii. EWA Plantation Co, Specimen. Incorporated in Territory of Hawaii, 1890. Specimen stamped in red and holes punched over signature of president W. Budge and treasurer Tom Bush. Vignette of crane in a field lifting sugar cane? To load into a wagon, and several laborers standing around. Olive green border and underprint. Specimen #CN271 stamped at top margin and “Last Specimen Return To Files Promptly.” Printer: Western BN & Eng. Co., Chicago. 8 x 12. XF. Est. $300-600

487. Hawaii. Honolulu. Honolulu Glass Negative of Executive Building, c.1900. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood, N.Y., negative measures 3.25 x 4.” #341-10688.

Est. $25-50

IDAHO

488. Idaho. Adams. Seven Devils. Idaho Gold Coin Mining & Milling Co. Lot of 3 different variations. Cert #1399. Issued to Samuel Dassler for 40 shares in 1901. Vignette at middle top of miners working above ground. Gold border and seal, 10 cent revenue stamp on seal. Uncancelled. Cert #D489. Issued to S. W. Dassler for 3 shares in 1906. Vignette at upper left of miners underground. Black border with gold safety print. Uncancelled. Cert #D1234. Issued to Mrs. S. W. Dassler for 16 shares in 1912. Vignette at upper left of miner with smaller vignettes of miners. Uncancelled. All signed by the same president and different secretaries. All incorporated in Colorado. All datelined Denver, Colorado. Although not listed in the Copper Handbooks, this company operated in the Seven Devils district, Adams County. On the internet we found a small publication for sale titled “History of the Idaho Gold Coin Mine (Maid of Erin and Summit Mines), Adams County, Idaho.” offered by Idaho Geological Society. All fine. Est. $75-150

489. Idaho. Alturas, Cassia Argyle. Clarke Placer Flats Brochure & Map, 1882. The Clarke Placer Flats are located along the Snake River. The brochure has about 4 pages and a map inside the cover of the Argyle Mining District. Map meas. 7 x 10 and is very similar to the one in the brochure. Est. $100-200

490. Idaho. Cassia. Juniper Gold Mining Co. Cert. #106. Incorporated in NY, 1882. Issued to S.C. Whittier, 1883, for 15,000 shares. Signed by. C. B. Caldwell, president, and John R. Murphy, Jr., secretary. Unusual vignette of hydraulic mining operation with sluice and flume. Black border, gilt safety print. “Cassia County, Idaho Territory” printed on certificate. Uncancelled. Printer: Collins & S?, N.Y. 6 1/2 x 10 1/2.” Trimmed tight at left edge.

Burchard, 1884-85, reported: “This county, lying east of Owyhee, is bounded on the north by the Snake River….its mining resources are confined to placers on the Snake river…operated by Chinese.” While this is not a Chinese venture that is at least evident, it provides interesting background on the district. VF-no tears or pieces missing. Folds. Est. $160-300

491. Idaho. Cassia. Argyle. Boston Placer Mining Co Documents. Letter, Mining Deed, and Warranty Deed Regarding A.D. Clarke. 1) Letter dated 1883 from New York, addressed to E. Clinton Clark, Esq. and signed with initials ADC (A.D. Clarke); regards a proposal to be made to the Boston Placer Mining Co. to decide water rights on claims held by Clarke. It is handwritten and noted as “Copy.” Folds. 8 x 10. 2) Mining Deed is between the Clarke Placer Gold Mining Company and the Boston Placer Mining Company, 1884, and cedes 40 acres known as the Lower Claims in the Argyle district, formerly known as the Fall Creek Ditch and Mining Co’s claims, to John Calder and J.J. Davis. 2 pgs. 8 x 14, folds. 3) Warranty Deed, dated 1880, is between John Calder of Bonanza Bar, Snake River, in Cassia County, Idaho Territory, and A.D. Clarke of Omaha, Nebraska. It grants and conveys to A.D. Clarke one-half interest in the claims known as the Fall Creek Ditch and Mining Co. claims, consisting of 40 acres in the Argyle district. 8 x 14. Folds and foxing, with tears along the folds. These 3 documents provide a fine insight into the way mining claims changed hands early on in Idaho mining history Est. $180-300

492. Idaho. Elmore. South Basin. Waddington Gold & Silver Mining Co. Cert #24. No incorporation info. $100 Bond issued to Bearer in 1867. Signed by James L. Hobart president, James K. Selleck treasurer and John P. Newkirk trustee. Blue border and print. Uncancelled. Printer - Wm H. Trafton & Co, NY. 11 x 12”. Datelined New York.

The South Boise district was discovered in 1863 by placer miners from the Boise Basin. One of the early promoters and property owners was H. T. P. Comstock, who owned the Elmore claim that boasted of $325 gold per ton. Comstock played up the Elmore as being as rich as the district given his name, the Comstock Lode of Virginia City. South Boise drew nearly 1800 men by the summer 1863, but did not experience the expected 8000+ prospectors expected by the spring of 1864. The district struggled with production from lode ore for lack of milling and transportation, but had plenty of rich ore on hand. The primary milling technique was arrastras. But this process was exceedingly wasteful with H. T. P. Comstock was noted as being “disturbed to recover $10 to the pan from tailings taken 100 feet below his arastra.

William Waddington was on the scene early and recognized the milling problems. He gathered up several ore samples from his own the claim the Elmore and from selected others and them assayed in Portland. The results were outstanding: averaging $800 per ton with assays as high as $7,000. A toll road was completed to South Boise by September, 1864 which allowed for Waddingham, and his partner, J. W. McBride, to haul out 7 tons of ore, transporting the load to Portland. Waddingham was able to erect a mill through his New York financiers, the Waddingham Gold & Silver MC. Unfortunately, by 1865 the district was suffering from unscrupulous promoters who left a bad taste in the pocket books of potential South Boise investors. The New York Victor Co was the notorious of the scams. Waddingham stuck it out within the district, but had several milling set backs, not to mention any transportation improvements to the district. Completion of the Oregon Short Line finally in 1882-83 finally allowed for the district to enjoy some prosperity. (Idaho State Historical Society). Minor foxing along edges. Very fine. Est. $300-600

493. Idaho. Fraternal. Rebekah State Assembly I.O.O.F. Ribbon. Green ribbon with pink overlay and gilt print. Vignette of woman and palm tree in gilt. Dated Idaho, 1895. Meas. 2.5 x 8 with metal fringe at bottom. Manufactured by Wm. M. Horstmann Company. Pin back is a safety pin sewn on. Est. $75-150

494. Idaho. General. Clarke Pneumatic Amalgamator Prospectus, 1882. For use in placer mining, the brochure includes testimonials from users in Idaho Territory. 6 pgs., including covers, folded to 4 x 9 size. Printer: Cameron, Amberg & Co., Chicago. The Clarke Co. is located in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska. It advertises: “Absolutely ‘Dry Wash’ Requiring Not a Drop of Water for its Successful Operation.” “It will be seen from the foregoing Certificates that The ‘Clarke Pneumatic Amalgamator’ takes up to 95% of Snake River Flour Gold, heretofore supposed to be ‘Too Fine to be Saved.’” VF. Est. $100-200

495. Idaho. Idaho. Big Creek. Blackfoot Gold Mining & Development Co, Ltd., 1903. Lot of 2 different pcs. Prospectus and “Special Extra Announcement.” Known as the Silent Friend Group of Quartz Mines, the company consisted of eight claims, “located two claims long and four claims wide, making a block of ground 3,000 feet in length by 2,400 feet in width.” Each claim was reported to have a 12’ shaft sunk, running as high as $200 in gold ore. Investment insert included. The cover has an illustration of Mr. Martin H. Jacobs, Vice-president and Gen’l manager of the company, with an image inside captioned, “Starting the main working tunnel on “Silent Friend” Group. Red and black print. 8” x 11”. Fine, bottom right corner missing, folds, foxing. Est. $75-150

496. Idaho. Idaho. Warren. Cons Junior Tunnel Co, 1901. Designed to encourage investing in a new tunnel, where “the ore taken out…will at least pay the cost of constructing the tunnel, leaving a(n)…body of ore…” Cost of the tunnel was projected at $12 per foot, or a total of $32,400. Map of Warren Mountain attached at back. Nice red and blue cover, with an illustration of a sun setting in valley. 4” x 9 1/4”. Vf, wear to corners and edges. Est. $100-200

497. Idaho. Mining. Western Gold Mining Co Ltd, Specimen. Incorporated in Idaho. Date 19xx. Specimen stamped in red across signature lines and holes punched. Three vignettes across top: Center, allegorical female standing with scales and a sword; left: miners working a placer, one with wheelbarrow; right, 3 miners working an outcropping. Orange border and underprint. Stub attached. Printer: ABNCo., New York. 7 x 10.5 Trimmed tight on left. VF. No information found on this company. Probably Idaho. Est. $100-200

498. Idaho. Shoshone. Couer d’Alene. Coeur d’Alene Gold Mining Co, Specimen. Incorporated in Kentucky, 18xx. Specimen stamped in purple and holes punched on signature lines. Vignette of Indian with bow and arrow seated on cliff edge, top right, and elaborate masthead. Green border and underprint. Stub attached. “Location of Works Eagle and Fancy Creeks, Shoshone County, Idaho Ter.” printed on certificate. Printer: Homer Lee BNCo., N.Y. 8 x 10. Very stained and discolored. Dateline New York. Burchard describes the area as containing mostly placer deposits in very rough and remote country, with some quartz deposits on which little development has been done, owing probably to the less expensive and more profitable placer mining. “Very little has been done by way of development on Eagle Creek, yet the prospects obtained show beyond a doubt that gold in paying quantities exists along its bed.” [pp.472-3].

Est. $100-200

499. Idaho. Shoshone. Wallace. Lucky Calumet Copper Mining Co, Ltd. Two certificates, Cert. #1227 and #2587. Incorporated in Idaho, 1906. Issued to G.M. Graves in 1909, for 1000 shares, and to Wm. A. Michalls in 1916 for 5000 shares. Signed by John H. Nordquist, vice-president, and by secretaries Carlton Fox and Otto A. Olsson. Vignette of allegorical seated female, top left. Orange border, seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer: Goes. 8.5 x 12. Dateline Wallace, Idaho. Ten claims patented, 181 acres on Snowstorm hill, between the Independent and Snowstorm mines, and about 5 miles N.E. of Mullan. Property shows 2 fissure veins of 10 to 50’ width, in quartzite. Developed by 3 tunnels…worked intermittently with proceeds of annual assessments, but information is hard to obtain from this as well as all other Nordquist companies. [Ref: Mines Handbook, 1918, pg. 783.] Fragile condition, tears along folds, pinholes top left, foxing, paper is weak. Est. $50-100

500. Idaho. Shoshone. Wallace. Wallace Postcards, 1945. Lot of 3 pcs. Two photo postcards of Wallace, 1945, and one chromo litho c. 1907 card (chipped, torn corner). One photocard by Tabor of upper Burke, Idaho, the other also by Tabor of upper Burke, but a different view. The third card is of the Mammoth and Standard Concentrators, c. 1907. Wallace is the center of the Coeur D’Alene district, one of the top ten producing districts in the United States. Est. $50-75

501. Idaho. Washington. Heath. Black Bonanza Mining Co, c.1902. Prospectus. Located on Grade and Brownlee Creeks. Mining consisted of copper and silver lead. The copper occurred in a Lime “foot wall” and Garnet Quartz “hanging wall”: ‘the formation is one that carries the ore throughout the district, containing plenty of good grade in copper, silver and gold.” Printed by Hayes Bros. Co., Phila. Nice green cover, with silver print. 5 3/4” x 9’. 16 pages, dark green cover with metallic silver print. Xf, folds, minor tear in interior. Est. $75-150

ILLINOIS

502. Illinois. Cook. Chicago. Columbian Expo Photographic Book by W. H. Jackson, 1893. The White City (As It Was). The Story of the World’s Columbian Exposition Illustrated by a Series of Eighty Perfect Pictures from Photographs by W. H. Jackson. Text by Selim H. Peabody and Stanley Wood. Photo-etching by the Franklin Engraving & Electrotyping Co. Published by The White City Art Co, 1893. Each page is full sheet photograph of the Expo as taken by W. H. Jackson. Photos are 11 x 14” on pages of 13.5 x 17”. W. H. Jackson is the most famous of Colorado photographers. Original black padded boards with gilt lettering. Binding is torn at top and bottom. Pages are in extremely fine condition and over all very fine. We have never seen this book before. Extremely rare. Est. $75-150

503. Illinois. Cook. Chicago. Columbian Exposition Souvenir Medal, Unlisted in Hilbert-Kappen. The Ferris Wheel / Height 264 Feet 8600000 lbs. Capacity 2160 People / (pic of Ferris Wheel) / One of the Wonders of the World // World’s Columbian Exposition / (pic of lady with flags, shield and eagle). This “so-called dollar” is not listed in Hilbert Kappen. The obverse is same as that of HK-170. Reverse is same as that of HK-167a. Xf. Est. $50-100

INDUSTRIAL

504. Industry. Book. Mechanics for the Millwright, Machinist, Engineer, Civil Engineer, Architect and Student. Containing a Clear Elementary Exposition of the Principles and Practice of Building Machines. By Frederick Overman, 1864. Published by J. P. Lippincott & Co. 154 illustrations. 420pps. The book begins with an elementary review of the elements and matter leading into physical laws and mechanics. Original hard boards with some wear to spine. 5 x 7.5”. Fine. Est. $150-300

INSULATORS

505. Insulators. W. F. G. Co. Denver, Colo. Petticoat. Purple glass. Some chips along rim and on inside lower skirt. Attractive. Est. $25-75

506. Insulators. Whitall Tatum Co. No.1 Insulators. Lot of 6 pcs. Two are the Whitall Tatum, purple glass. Extremely fine. Lot includes two green Hemingway No 2 and two ceramic insulators. All of these were found in the Bisbee, Arizona area. Est. $50-100

JAPAN

507. Japan. Currency. Japanese Paper Money. Lot of 9 different pcs. Five Centavos, The Japanese Government. Tien Cent, Japansche Regeering. Fifty Centavos, The Japanese Government. Half Gulden, De Japansche Regeering. One Peso, The Japanese Government. 50, Japanese Writing (2 pcs). 50, Japanese Writing. 1 Fine Rentenmark, all German. Poor to good condition. Est. $25-50

JEWELRY

508. Jewelry. Gold Nugget Ring. Modern design with 18 small nuggets of native gold set in silver. About size 6.5. Est. $150-300

509. Jewelry. Gold Nugget Rings. Lot of 2 different rings. One has butterfly design with 5 native gold nuggets. The other is a linear design with 5 native gold nuggets. Both set in silver. Est. $300-600

510. Jewelry. Ideal Fountain Pen, 14 Kt, and Lady’s 14Kt. Croton Wrist Watch. 1) Black plastic body with gold band encircling center engraved with initials “DCM” and marked 14 Kt. Refill lever and pocket hook both marked “Ideal” within a circle that looks like a baseball. 5 3/8” long. 2) Lady’s Croton wrist watch, Arabic numerals. 14 kt. Marked on case. 1 1/2 mm. Diameter. Black double cord strap with gold accents. Clasp is marked Kreisler .025 and “AT NO 733545. No crystal. Est. $50-100

511. Jewelry. Placer Gold Filled Pendant and Earrings, c.1900. Pendant attached to gold chain. Earrings have posts. The placer gold is set within “eyeglass”. The pendant has about 1/4 ounce of gold and is 11/16”. Earrings combined about 1/4 ounce and are about 1/2” each. Unique. Est. $250-500

512. Jewelry. San Carlos Indian Reservation Turquoise Bracelet. Silver bracelet with single turquoise nugget set in circular setting. Rather small size, perhaps pre-teen or small adult. Est. $75-150

513. Jewelry. San Carlos Indian Reservation Turquoise Bracelet. Silver bracelet with inlaid turquoise set into rattlesnake diamond pattern. Medium sized. Est. $75-150

514. Jewelry. San Carlos Indian Reservation Turquoise Bracelet. Three polished turquoise cabachon set in oval silver setting. Rather small size, possibly pre-teen or small adult. Unsigned. Est. $75-150

515. Jewelry. San Carlos Indian Reservation Turquoise Ring. Elongate silver ring with turquoise and red coral leaf pattern accents. Signed “Hoskie” on reverse. 1.5” long. About size 6.5-7. Est. $75-150

516. Jewelry. San Carlos Indian Reservation Turquoise Ring. Elongate silver ring with dark green turquoise and red coral in circle pattern. Signed “Dims” on reverse. 1” long. About size 6.5 - 7. Est. $75-150

517. Jewelry. San Carlos Indian Reservation Turquoise Ring. Silver ring with 8 polished turquoise cabachon tears surrounding round turquoise cab. Unsigned. About 6.5 - 7. Est. $75-150

518. Jewelry. Antique Silver Nugget Bracelet. We wish we knew where this piece came from, the provenance has been lost. Nice silver nugget attached at the end of a short gold chain that is attached to a brass mesh bracelet. Nugget has some original matrix within. Was probably an ore piece originally, now worn along the edges. Silver is about 1” long, 0.75 wide, 0.25” thick. Bracelet is 1” wide and 5” long. Very unique. Est. $350-700

519. Jewelry. Victorian Beaded Maiden’s Purse, c.1880-1900. Colorful flowerlike pattern with beads forming petals. Wrist strap attached, beaded. Round mirror sewn on inside. Purple fabric liner. 3” diameter. Est. $100-200

520. Jewelry. Catalog. Western Jeweler Annual Catalog, 1914. Hardbound, red cover, 448 pages, 9 1/4” x 12”. Front cover is slightly sprung and has tear which affects inside, a couple of pages towards the rear are severely folded, otherwise VF. Catalog includes drawings and prices for watch cases, cuff links, rings, colored spectacles, picture frames, handbags, vanity boxes, corkscrews, cigarette cases, pins, necklaces, umbrellas and much, much more. Outstanding! Est. $200-400

521. Jewelry. Flatware. Sterling Cake Cutter. Wide blade, 3” x 6 1/4” long, is incised with foliage and trailing ribbon design. Handle is topped by a seated robed man with tam o’shanter-type hat and armored neck piece, holding key ring. He is seated atop an antique brick column. Front of server is in a dark finish, back is bright silver. Stamped R (anchor pic) G (or B) // Sterling // Measures 11 1/4” overall. Est. $40-80

522. Jewelry. Pocket Watch. Hampden Co Pocket Watch, c.1880-1900. White face with Roman numerals for hours. Separate hand for seconds at bottom middle. Dueber Silverine on inside back cover. SN#1405406. Key included. When wound is operational. Very fine.

Est. $150-300

523. Jewelry. Pocket Watch. Rockford Watch Co Pocket Watch, c.1880-1900. White face with Arabic numerals for hours. Separate face for seconds. Cover plastic has yellow tint. Inside back cover Keystone Watchcase, SN #7987297. Inside, on workings, Rockford Watch Co, 17 Jewels, SN #815495. Gold case. Very fine. Est. .$100-300

524. Jewelry. Pocket Watch. Swiss Pocket Watch with Key, 1852. Plain white face with Roman numerals, 1 3/4” diameter, no second hand, with sterling silver rococo case. Inside case lid is: maker’s hallmark, a Shield with 3 chevrons inside and “Argent” stamped below. Inside case on back of watch is: No. 42643 // Echappement A Cylindre // Aiguilles (“Hour Hand”, beside the place to set the time) // Quatre Joyaux (beside the place to wind the watch.” Watch workings look to be made of brass. Crystal is either celluloid or plastic, is slightly raised and beveled. There are several jeweler’s repair marks inside the case lid, and another stamped number, 7908. Small key (1 1/4”) is attached. The Argent hallmark is used to indicate the location of the assay office for the case only, in this instance Neuchatel, Switzerland, of .800 sterling silver. In the reference cited are these words next to the hallmark, “Poincons d’essay de decembre, 1852.” [Ref: Complete Price Guide to Watches, Cooksey Shugart Publications, Tenn., 2001, pg. 444.] The watch still works. Est. $50-100

525. Jewelry. Pocket Watch. Waltham Gold Pocket Watch, c.1880-1900. 1 13/16 diameter with gold chain. Roman numerals in black for the hours and Arabic numerals for minutes in red above hours. Inset second face at bottom. Inside back cover has “ROY US ASSAY” 14kt. Serial #273126. Extremely fine. Est. $300-400

526. Jewelry. Pocket Watch. Watham Pocket Watch, c.1880-1900. White face with Roman numerals for hours. Separate face for seconds, hand missing. Inside on workings American Waltham Watch Co, Safety Barrel, SN #9668044. Middle back cover Guaranteed J. Ross 14k, SN #6504185. Outside back cover Keystone Watchcase SN#6504185. Front cover SN#6504185. Gold. Floral pattern on outside. Fine. Est. $100-300

JUDAICA

California. Los Angeles. V. Wolfenstein Photographer CDV, please Session II, California. Los Angeles.

527. Judaica. Knights of the Maccabees Ribbon. Framed piece with tintype photograph of Mark Twain. Next to tintype is a ribbon. Round celluloid with: Knights of the Maccabees / K over O (pic of Arabian style tent) T over M / Astra Castra Numen Lumen. Ribbon had two crossed American Flags. Celluloid is about 1.75” diameter. Ribbon is about 1.5” long. Frame is 12 x 14”. The piece was found in Virginia City, but it is uncertain if the encampment was there. Circa 1890.

The Knights of the Maccabees were a Judaic organization honoring the deliverers of Judaism, according to The Century Cyclopedia of Names by Smith, 1895, v1 p 634. Castra refers to the encampment, hence the tent for the gathering of the group. Numen refers to a god or goddess and lumen, light, perhaps enlightened. Astra may refer to a goddess.The reverse of the frame has a card from the Pony Express Museum with the following in pencil: Young Mark Twain with his Knights of the Maccabees badge from Virginia City, Nevada. Fine. Est. $100-200

KANSAS

528. Kansas. Cherokee. Baxter Springs. Mission Mining Co, 1906. Prospectus and letters. Owned and operated the Mission Mine located in the Baxter Springs district of Cherokee County, Kansas. A lead zinc mine showing 40% lead and 60% zinc (rather difficult to believe the numbers, but the ore may have been a solid mass) contained within a 30 foot blanket that was drill tested to underlie the entire 40 acres the company controlled. The prospectus has a blue cover with an image of a mission at the center. There is a small tear of the glued on image at lower left which has slightly raised the paper. 30 pages long with a pencil sketching of the proposed mill, 6 underground photographs and a 2 page map at the center of the prospectus. Unfortunately, the top staple has rusted and affects the map directly around it. With the prospectus is the original subscription form and return envelope. Included is a typed property report by M. S. Parker, Consulting Engineer from Baxter Springs, KS, dated 1906. Parker writes a glowing report of the Mission Mine, stating it is one of the richest lead-zinc deposits every found. All very fine. Est. $100-200

MEXICO

529. Mexico. Chihuahua. Santa Barbara. El Rayo Mines Co. Specimen Bond. #00000. Incorporated in New York, 1908. $500 denomination. “Feb 8-1908” hand stamped in purple. Unsigned, with specimen printed in red across signature lines, and holes punched. Vignette of spread-winged Bald Eagle clutching “El Pluribus Unum” banner, green border with underprint (“500”). Printer: Franklin-Lee, N.Y. 10 coupons attached. Meas. 10 x 15”. The company owned 21 claims of gold, silver in fissures in Rhyolite. Due to revolutionary conditions the property was closed down Sept 9, 1915, to be reopened when practicable. Under normal operating conditions the company employs 15 Americans and about 385 Mexicans. [Ref: Mines Handbook, 1918, pgs.1630-31.] Est. $100-200

530. Mexico. Guerrero. La Union. Rio Grande & Dolores Silver Mining Co. Cert #60. A London Corporation. Issued to Bearer for “One Tenth of a Barra or One Hundred and Fortieth of the Fourteen Barras Aviadoras”. Signed by Smith, T. C Watson and Robt Smith. Issued 1886. No vignette. Printed in both English and Spanish on pink background. Uncancelled. 17 x 17”. Barras - shares of a mine; under Spanish law generally 1/24 of a mine. Aviadoras - shares based on direct investment in a mining operation. The company owned the La Nava mine at Guadalupe, carrying copper and silver ore. Incorporated in 1877, the company was consistently producing through the Mexican Revolution (c.1911-20). (Mines Handbook, 1918, p.1649-50.) Very fine. Est. $100-200

531. Mexico. Sonora. Alamos. Quintera Mining Co Token. Quintera / 100 / Mg Co Ld / (Miner walking with shovel and pick on shoulder, sunset in background) Cowhead counter stamp at right of miner. Oct, br, 32mm. Quintera operated a silver mine from 1882 through 1902. The cowhead counterstamp is speculated to indicate the usage on one of the ranches located close to the Quintera mine. The 100 denomination is scarcer than the 25 denomination. Heavily pitted. VG. Est. $100-200

532. Mexico. Sonora. Arizpe. La Cananeas Copper Co. Cert #115. Incorporated in Arizona. Issued to Charles W. Ray & Co for 200 shares in 1902. Issued to Chas. D. Camp vice president and E. King secretary. Vignette of miners underground. Green border and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - New York Bank Note. 8 x 11”. Datelined New York.

Owned the La Libertad and El Ultimatum mines. Property considered promising but long idle and company apparently moribund.” (Copper Handbook, 1908, p.853). Very fine. Est. $75-150

533. Mexico. Sonora. Hermisillo. United States Mining & Smelting Co. Cert #140. Incorporated in Delaware. $1000 Bond issued 1903. Signed by L. F. Megargel president and C. P. Davidson. Vignette of spread winged eagle. Green border. 11 x 14”. Three coupons cashed in. The last coupon cashed in would have been dated for Jan 1, 1905. This date coincides with when the company was presumed to have ceased. Owned the San Jose de Garcia, aka Ajogada, mine located in Hermisillo, Sonora, Mexico. Mine was reported to have been worked by ancients, but idle and filled with water for about a century. (Copper Handbook, 1905, p.791). Very fine. Est. $75-150

MICHIGAN

534. Michigan. Gogebic. Dunham. Dunham Copper Co. Cert #1. Incorporated in Massachusetts. Issued to Robert A. Fisher for 100 shares in 1864. Signed by Homer A. Choate president and Alfred Case treasurer. No vignette. Blue print. Uncancelled. Printer - Mudge & Son, Boston. 5 x 8”. Datelined Boston. Dunham is located in Gogebic County, near the southwest border of Ontonagon County. It seems that a revenue stamp was once affixed to the left edge, but now is missing and apparently torn off. Some foxing along edges. Hole where revenue stamp once was. A great Michigan stock certificate. Fine. Est. $500-1000

535. Michigan. Houghton. Copper Range Co History Pamphlet, 1970. Pamphlet is based a presentation made by James Boyd to the Newcomen Society, April 17, 1970. James Boyd was the president of the Copper Range Co which, in 1969, produced nearly 160 million pounds of copper with a net profit of $16 million. .24pps, 6 x 9”, extremely fine. Est. $25-50

536. Michigan. Houghton. Seneca Copper Corp, Specimen. Incorporated in New York, 1916. Specimen stamped in red and holes punched across signature lines. S4284 stamped in red, top left corner. Vignette of 2 miners underground with hydraulic drill. Blue border and underprint. Printer: ABNCo. Stub attached. 7 x 11 without stub. Company owns 11,960 shares of the 20,000 in the Seneca Mining Co. Balance sheet of Jan 4, 1917, shows assets totaling $2,420,000, including 13,926 Seneca M. Co. shares at $60 each…and debit balance, $20,000 [Mines Handbook, Weed, 1918, p. 912]. XF. Est. $100-200

537. Michigan. Houghton. Ahmeek. Ahmeek Mining Co Annual Report 1908 & Certificate. Lot of 2 pcs. (1) Report of the Directors to the Stockholders for the year ending in 1908. 14pps. Report outlines progress made on the mine and lists the balance sheet. Company sold 5.78 million pounds of copper at 13.46 cents per pound. 6 x 9”, green wrap, extremely fine. (2) B9036. Incorporated in Michigan. Issued to Paine, Webber & Co for 1 share in 1922. Signed, cancelled. Vignette of two beavers. Green border and underprint. Printer - John A. Lowell. 8 x 11”. This certificate was issued during the transition period when the Ahmeek and Allouez were being absorbed into Calumet & Hecla. Fine. Est. $100-200

538. Michigan. Houghton. Hancock. Pewabic Mining Co., 1866. Report to the Stockholders. As of 1885, the company was in litigation, and, as a result, idle. The ownership of the mine was said to either go to the Franklin Mining company or Quincy. Up until litigation, the mine had produced 13, 894 tons, 620 lbs of copper (Ref: Mineral Resources, 1885, p.267). 32 pages. R. Pumpelly written in pencil on the front cover. This was probably his personal copy. We often quote Pumpelly in our research of mining companies from this time period. Fine, cover removed from book, foxing, soiling. Est. $400-600

539. Michigan. Houghton. Hancock. Winona Mining Co, 1864. Organized in 1864, the Winona Mining Co. was comprised of 640 acres of land. Lodes discovered by opening veins were an epidote lode and a vein of amygdaloidal trap rock, believed to be laden with copper ore. Openings up to 1000 feet were made, revealing copper ore reportedly already mined at $3000. 19 pages. Stitching at binding missing, a bid folded and worn. Fine. Est. $200-400

540. Michigan. Houghton. Houghton. Quincy & Torch Lake Railroad Shipper’s Log, 1906-07. 50 pps, 5 x 9”. Quincy Mine printed at top. Printed below “Shipp today via Quincy and Torch Lake Railroad.” Each sheet represents one day’s shipment from the Quincy Mine storehouse to the mills or other operations. The first page is missing and several at end are missing. Fine. Est. $75-150

541. Michigan. Ontonagon. American Mining Co. Cert #1559. Incorporated in Vermont, 1849. Issued to Bearer for 1 share in 1850. Signed by L. E. Phelps president and W. Currin secretary. Vignette at top middle of spread winged eagle, vignette at left of George Washington, vignette at right of seated man. Uncancelled. Printer - A. Halbert. 3 x 7”, resembles the size of scrip or currency. Datelined Windsor, Vermont.

Company owned the Norwich, Derby, Windsor and Sharon mines west of the Ontonagon River. Scudder reports, “Operated with good intentions and poor judgment with the usual result.” (p.71). Work on the Norwich mine began in 1850 and continued through 1858 when it was suspended. Whitney (1854) reported the company had made ore shipments totaling 73,700 pounds copper. Very fine. Est. $150-300

542. Michigan. Ottawa. Ottawa Mining Co. Cert #566. Issued to Robert A. Fisher for 100 shares in 1863. Signed by A. B. Ely president and W. N. Ely treasurer. No vignette. Green print with red unembossed corporate seal. Printer - Alfred Mudge & Son. 6 x 8”. Datelined Boston, Mass. This company was probably named after Ottawa County which abuts Keweenaw County. First time we offered this piece. Extremely fine. Est. $500-1000

543. Michigan. Wayne. Detroit. GAR Encampment Detroit Medallion, 1891. National G. A. R. Encampment / (raised relief busts) / Aug 3-8 Detroit 1891 // Mabley & Company / Detroit / 12 Stores & 62 / Departments / (pic of two buildings) / The / Medal / Winners / The Largest Retail Establishment in Michigan. Rd, brass, 45mm. Hanger at top. Vf-Xf. Est. $50-75