ALASKA

100. Chilcoot Pass. Chilcoot Pass Mining Stereo Cards. Lot of 5 different views. Outstanding series of cards showing the gold miners and their ascent up the famous Chilcoot Pass. Taken from many different perspectives, two are taken from the bottom, looking up, two taken from the hill, one a close-up of individual climbers, and one taken of the pass from a distance. All copyrighted by B.L. Lingley, each with a descriptive narrative on reverse. Xf, with some wear to edges. Est. $350-700

101. Dyea. Dyea Trail Stereocard, c.1898. This stereocard view shows the difficult conditions under which the gold seekers had to endure in search of a fortune. About 50 men are standing on a well beaten trail with about 3 feet of snow on the ground. Most of the men have sleds that are completely loaded down with supplies. The men pulled the sleds themselves. The card is captioned “9284 - In the canyon, Dyea Trail, Alaska.” This location is probably just outside of the town of Dyea, with the men on the way to the gold regions. Keystone View Co. Minor wear to edges. Reverse is pink. Very fine. Est. $75-150

102. Elliott Creek. Chitina. Hubbard-Elliott Copper Co. Cert. #6582. Incorporated in Washington in 1911. Issued to George R. Swallow for 500 shares in 1915. Signed by president J.W. Steever and secretary A.J. Elliott. Uncancelled. Consisted of 35 patented claims with 4 mills sites, and 84 unpatented claims, covering over 2400 acres. Developed mainly by a 1000’ foot tunnel called the Alber Johnston, copper ore occurred in fissure veins. Plans to expose a 350’ outcrop by way of a new tunnel was in the workings as of 1916 (Mines Hdbk, 1916, p.600). Orange border, with detailed vignette of horse-powered hoist. Printed by Western Bank Note. 8” x 12”. Vf, with some folds. Est. $75-150

103. Fairbanks Area North. Alaska Mining Stereocards, c.1900. Lot of 2 different cards. The first card is captioned “11562 - Prospectors Burning Down A Hole, North Arctic Circle, Alaska.” One the reverse is a description of why the miners were burning a hole. Mining for gold in tundra gravels was only workable in the winter, due to the extreme thaw of summer. The miners would dig a small shaft and light a fire to thaw the gravels, which typically was about 2 feet deep. The gravels were removed and the process repeated. An extremely difficult lifestyle. Published by Keystone View. The second card shows placer mining operation with a long sluice box and 5 miners shoveling gravel. Captioned “The strenuous life in the Klondyke.” Universal Photo Lab, publisher. The first card is in extremely fine condition. The second card has some spotting on front and back. Est. $100-200

104. General. Alaska Petroleum & Coal Co. Cert. #12532. Incorporated in Washington in 1902. Issued to R.C. Byers for 600 shares in 1919. Signed by president T. Lippy and secretary Chas. Davis. Uncancelled. Vignette of oil field in upper left, and four smaller vignettes of oil field operations throughout border. Black border and gilt seal. Printed by Goes. 8” x 11”. Xf, folds. Est. $75-150

105. General. Alaska Photo Postcard Collection, c.1930. Lot of 47. White-bordered. Views of Eskimos engaged in daily activities as well as Alaskan wildlife, industry, natural beauty and cities. Several showing dredging operations. Four different photographers identified. 18 cards do not have photographer noted. 1 by A. Eide. 1 by Fisher. 10 by Robinson. 17 by Johnston. All in extremely fine condition. Est. $300-500

106. Alaska. General. Yukon Gold Co. Cert #D19636. Incorporated in Maine 1907. Issued to Adelia A. Spence for 15 shares in 1917. Vignette of winged woman holding looking glass. Green border and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - New York Bank Note. 8 x 11”. This company owned many claims in Alaska and other Western states. 650 acres in the Klondike, 24 claims on Flat and Greenstone Creeks, Iditarod district, property along the Trinity, American, Butte and Yuba Rivers in California, lease on property outside Murray, Idaho in the Couer D’Alene district, claims at Jarbidge, Nevada. Most of the properties were placer except those at Jarbidge. In 1916, the company had a cummulative production of nearly 13 million yards ranging from 10 to 90 cents gold per yard. &#x201CCompany’s financial and technical direction is excellent.” (Mines Handbook, 1918, p.295-96). Minor wear to fold creases. Very fine. Est. $100-200

107. Kenai Peninsula. Turnagain Arm. Turnagain Arm Gold Mining Co. Cert #3723. Incorporated in Territory of Arizona. Issued to Margaret K. Hule for 500 shares in 1903. Signed by Joseph Michaels president and Leo Ovitt secretary. Vignette of a spread winged eagle atop globe and shield. Green border, gilt seal and green safety print. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 8 x 11”. Tears at bottom of fold creases. This was probably of lode gold operation. Turnagain Arm is still in existence today. Very fine. Est. $50-100

108. Landlock Bay. Chisna Cons Mines Co. Cert #912. Incorporated in Washington State 1906. Issued to J. E. Lane for 1000 shares in 1907. Signed by Geo McKay president and Charles Kreis secretary. Vignette at upper left of allegorical robed woman holding up wreath. Orange border, seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11”. The company’s office was located at Landlock, Alaska and was the successor to Central Alaska Gold & Copper Co. Owned 42 claims on Landlock Bay near Valdez, with ore assaying at 5% copper, 4 ounce silver and $1.66 gold, which was considered slightly exaggerated. The company was promoted by Geo McKay, a shark who was put out of business by the government postal authorities, April, 1909. Many abominable lies were told by McKay, but the present management apparently had no connection (Copper Handbook, 1910, p.667). Small tear along fold creases. Foxing along edges. Fine to very fine. Est. $75-150

109. Sentinel Island. Princess May wrecked on Sentinel Island, Alaska August 5, 1910. Winter-Pond Co. photo. Spectacular, clear clean view of the ship beached on rocks. Image 7.5 x 9.5 on dark gray board11 x 13” with black trim. Provenance: McFarland Collection. Est. $250-500

110. Seward Peninsula. Nome. Nome & Sinook Co. Cert #63. Incorporated in Maine, 1903. Issued to E. Wallace Smith for 10 shares in 1908. Signatures are difficult to read. Vignette of a placer operation with flumes and two smaller vignettes of miners inspecting ore. Black border with bronze seal and safety print. Cancelled by several rubber stamps of same. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11”. The company probably had placer property. Gold was, suprisingly, found in the beach sands in Nome in 1897, which resulted in a mad rush to the territory. Everyone thought they could set up rockers and shovel in sand, making a fortune. The was actually true for a short while, until the gold ran out, within 2 years. Minor tears at top edge along fold creases. Very fine. Est. $50-100

111. Sheep Camp. Sheep Camp Stereocards, 1898. Lot of 3 different stereocards. All of these cards show the difficult conditions of an Alaskan mining camp. Sheep Camp was at the foot of Chilkoot Pass, the gateway to the goldfields. The first card shows Dr. J. Jones and G. B. Winter’s tent with their names written on the roof. Two men standing outside making dinner. Card captioned “9200 - Dr. J. Jones Residence, Preparing Dinner, Sheep Camp, Alaska.” The reverse tells the story of deceit so typical of mining interests at the turn of the century. Dr. J. Jones was a prominent physcian and Mr. G. B. Winter a wealthy grocer, both of Evanston, Illinois. A promoter came through their town, instigating gold fever. The promoter promised, for a small fee, under the guise of the Evanston Klondike Gold MC, to go to Sheep Camp, purchase supplies and secured good placer ground for the investors. Dr. J. Jones and G. B. Winter were two of these investors. When these two gentlemen arrived at Sheep Camp, there was no promoter, no supplies waiting for them, and their money was gone. This card has 6 pin sized holes, not sure for what reason. Keystone View Co. (2) The second card is captioned “9212 - Courtneys Store and Post Office, Sheep Camp, Alaska.” The view is of the store with several men outside and a small girl. The reverse side tells us that it cost 5 cents to get a letter from Dyea to Sheep Camp and another 5 cents to get that same letter to the Lakes beyond. The last card is captioned “9215 - Big Tree Store, Sheep Camp, Alaska.” The view is of several men waiting in line at a store, presumably to purchase supplies. A big tree is visible at center. All cards by Keystone View Co. All very fine. Est. $250-500

112. Sheep Camp. Sheep Creek Stereocard, c.1898. A fabulous view of an Alaskan mining camp. The image is of a bustling snow covered and muddy street, “Main Street, Sheep Camp, Alaska” with the Golden Gate Restaurant at right. Most of the dwellings are tents, with a few wooden structures in background. The reverse has a short story about the camp and the gold rush to Alaska. Card #9210. Keystone View Co. Extremely fine. Est. $75-150

113. Sheep Creek. Alaska Gold Mines Co. Lot of 2 different certificates. Cert #10128 & 20392. Both are issued and signed by different officers. One is for 100 shares, issued in 1917, with blue border, underprint and safety print. The other is for 50 shares, issued in 1929, with orange border, underprint and safety print. Both uncancelled. Each has a vignette of spread winged eagle. Printer - Republic BNC. Alaska Gold Mines Co was the sole controller of Alaska Gastineau MC, which began production in 1911. The mine properties were located within the Juneau Gold Belt near the Bastineau Channel at the mouth of Sheep Creek. The company operated through several shafts to depths of about 1500 feet, with many miles of tunnels. One of the directors, D. C. Jackling, was a famous mining engineer. The Mines Handbook (1925) states that the gold occurrence was very promising and resulted in mining of nearly 6,000 tons of ore a day for the next 10 years. In 1920, total tons to the mill was nearly 2.2 million. Unfortunately, the cost of production, at $0.82/ton, was considerably more than the resale value of $0.69/ton. The mine began shutting down operations and selling off mining equipment in 1921. Plans were made to alter the mill to produce wood pulp or some other product; whether this was successful is unclear. In addition to the mine proper, Alaska Gold Mines Co owned several hydroelectric power plants that supplied power to Juneau, the income of which covered all expenses. The final line of the Mines Handbook (1931, p.194-95) entry for this company is “This is an unfortunate end of a great gold mining promotion.” Both very fine. Est. $100-200

114. Somewhere. Kasa An Stereocard, 1898. This Alaskan village is called Kasa An. The stereocard shows natives in canoes near a beach and settlement. Around the dwellings and at the edge of the beach, are several 30-50 feet tall totem poles. Stereocard distributed by Underwood & Underwood, J. F. Jarvis, Publisher. Card #57. One the reverse are several different translations of the name of the village, Kasa An, including Russion, French and others. Minor spotting on front and back. Very fine. Est. $50-100

115. Sulzer. Beaver Mountain Mining Co. Incorporated in Nevada in 1903. Cert #304, issued to Allen W. Conner, July 1909, for 10 shares. Signed by G. I. Schooley, secretary, and Heensy Miller. President. Printer J. W. Middleton, Chicago. There is a vignette in each corner of the black border of a miner holding a pick over his head. There is a vignette on each side of a miner holding a pick. There is a large vignette in the upper middle of a mill with a train and stream in the foreground, and mountains in the background. Gold seal with gold safety print, printed in black on light brown paper. Size 8 ¼ x 10 1/4. Uncancelled. Folds. Very Fine. There is a note stapled to the back transferring ownership to Wayne Bruning Conner, in 1941. Est. $75-150

116. Yukon. A.Y.P. Expo Souvenir Spoon. Copper spoon, with SEATTLE ‘09 down handle, with warrior figure holding an A.Y.P. Plaque seated at top. Image of the Alaska Bldg. in bowl. The back of the handle is engraved with an image of Seattle, with SEATTLE ‘09 repeated near the bottom. MB with shovel and pick-axe engraved at base on the back of handle. AYP may have stood for Alaska Yukon Prospectors. Expositions were held in Seattle to attract new prospectors to the goldfields. 6 inches long.. Vf, a bit tarnished. Est. $75-150

ARIZONA

Arizona. Please see the Maps and Atlases section

117. Arizona/New Mexico. General. Arizona & New Mexico Publications. Lot of 4 different pcs. Arizona Cowboys by Dane Coolidge, 1938 with photos by the author, 160 pages, appears to be real life accounts of cowboys in Arizona. USGS Bulletin 743, Geology of the Oatman Gold District Arizona, 1923, 58 pages with index, includes two fold out maps, various charts, drawings and photos. USGS Survey Bulletin 1355, Placer Gold Deposits of Arizona, 103 pages, includes large fold out map in pocket at rear of book. Last piece of this lot is a softbound New Mexico book called Fort Union, written by Robert M. Utley, 68 pages with appendix, 1962, includes lots of photos and maps. Condition on all is fine. Est. $50-100

118. Cochise. Tombstone. Tombstone Mining & Milling Co. Cert #A1304. Incorporated in Connecticut, 1880. Issued to H. E. Case for 200 shares in 1881. Signed by J. S. Corbin secretary and Geo Burnham president. Vignette at top right corner of three Native Americans on a ledge looking at a train the valley. Another vignette at lower left of a seated Native American warrior. Black border with ornate orange safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - ABN. 7 x 11”. &#x201CLocation of Property, Tombstone District, Pima County, Arizona” printed at bottom. This was one of the largest companies to operate in Tombstone. They generally were second in production each year just behind the Grand Central MC. In 1884, production was $435,000. By 1887, production dropped to $423,000, but continued as a steady producer. The original owners, Gird and Schieffelin, sold for “$600,000 by a syndicate of eastern capitalists

consisting of the Corbin Brothers, of Oil City, PA, and Simons & Squires, of Boston.” The new company, now including the Corbin Mill & MC, kept the Tombstone Mill & MC name. Water was encountered in the shaft at the 560 level in 1881 and brought the equipment from the mills at Charleston to Tombstone. Later, the Girard Mill was purchased, which was the first mill in Tombstone. Property included the Tough Nut, Lucky Cuss, West Side, East Side, Good Enough, Survey, Defense, Owl’s Nest, Tribute and Owl’s Last Hoot. The company went on to be the top Tombstone producer, with $10.5 million in silver between 1879 and 1896. The mine was forced to close with the crash in silver prices in the middle 1890’s. In 1901, E. B. Gage consolidated all the mines in Tombstone under Tombstone Cons Mines Co. Brown stain at left center. Very fine. Est. $300-600

119. General. Gold Nugget Mining & Leasing Co. Cert #124. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to P. E. Stafford for 1000 shares in 1903. Signed by Kimball president and Pierce secretary. No vignette. No border. Gilt seal. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 7 x 9”. Datelined Denver, Colorado. Very fine. Est. $50-100

120. General. Old Colony Development & Mining Co. Incorporated in Arizona Territory. Cert. #106. Issued to Wm. R. Adee for 1000 shares in 1906. Signed by Allen P. Russell president and C. W. Claybourne secretary. Vignette of a mining camp on a treeless slope with two smaller vignettes of miners underground. Gold border, seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11. This company is not listed in Garbani nor the Mines Handbooks. There is an Old Colony Copper Co that operated in Michigan for at least 30 years. It was very common in the early part of the 20th century for miners to flock to Arizona to Michigan, both honest miners and thieves. This may have been a company that borrowed, or stole, the namesake of Old Colony. Xf. Est. $50-100 (no illustration)

121. Gila. Oro Grande Gold Mining Co. Cert #986. Incorporated in Arizona. Issued to P. E. Stafford for 2000 shares in 1905. Signed by Wilson president and Kistler secretary. Unique vignette of several men working a hydraulic mining claim with two smaller vignettes of miners posing. Black border with bronze seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. Datelined Denver, Colo. 8 x 11”. Extremely fine. Est. $50-150 (no illustration)

122. Gila. Globe. Union League Silver Mining Co. Incorporated in New Jersey on November 14, 1881. Cert. #181 issued to Harvey J. Ubert for 100 shares on January 31, 1882 in Jersey City, New Jersey. Signed by President, Geo W. Dickson Jr. and Secretary Geo. Dickson. Printed by Henry Seibert & Bros., New York. Raised, embossed seal to the left of the signatures. Cross-section vignette along left side with miners working at the bottom of a shaft and buckets being lowered down into the shaft by miners above. Second vignette above title depicting miners working below ground. Non-assessable. Capital $1,000,000. 100,000 shares. $10 each. Uncancelled. Vf, fine. 6 3/4” x 11”. Balch (1882 p. 1178) reports the company’s property lies 800 feet northwest of Mack Morris mine, in the Richmond basin, Globe mining district. Ransome (1903 p. 114-117 and Barns p. 103, 113) report that in 1976 Mack Morris was the locator of the first silver mine in Richmond Basin, where people could actually pick up silver nuggets. Morris’ mine was incorporated in 1881 and became the Union League Silver MC. The Union League name is derived from the Union League, a fraternal organization in support of the Union during and after the Civil War, still in existence today. The main office is in Philadelphia, which today houses the Union League collection. The building and contents are a marvelous complement to the Union theme, and to American history. Ex. Rare. Est. $300-600

123. Graham. Spenazuma. Spenazuma Gold Mining & Milling Co. Cert #1700. Issued to C. G. Pillot for 500 shares in 1899. Signed by Wm. R. Whitehead president and C. Henry Wosher secretary. Vignette of a unique looking miner with vignettes at each side of miners working. Green border and underprint. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 8 x 11”. There is no corporate seal embossing. The Share box is not filled out. The lot includes a receipt for payment to C. G. Pillot for $250 in 1899, signed by Whitehead. Datelined New York on both certificate and receipt. This was one of Dr. Flower’s most impressive scam mining companies, although he had developed many in Arizona (please see our Auction #12 catalog)). By 1899, snake oil doctors were on the out with increased medical advances and government intervention and increased standards. One of snake oil doctor the made a fortune was that of Dr. Flower, owner of the Flower Medical Co in New York City. Dr. Flower was always on the look out for an easy money scheme, and mining in Arizona hit him like a ton of bricks. Dr. Flower closed his snake oil company and the next day he had put up a sign that read “Gold” in the windows. In forming a mining company, Dr. Flower was reported to tell his attorney “Any name which will make them spend mazuma.” The attorney was inspired and came up with Spenazuma (Spend a mazuma). There was no property, no mine no nothing when the company was incorporated with a $10 million capitalization at $10 par per share. Stocks began to sell immediately, under the master of publicity of Dr. Flower, placing ads in the major newspapers of the East Coast. Dr. Flower traveled to Arizona, got off the train near Geronimo, and travelled to an obscure location known as the San Carlos Strip. Dr. Flower was able to hire hands to form a fictitious mining camp, complete with a

mill, false workings and saloons. With the use of a very fancy prospectus, attractive stock certificates and the power of persuasion, the stock was selling like wild fire. A narrative written by George E. Smalley in the Arizona Historical Review (photocopy included with lot) tells the story of the scam from the person who uncovered it. Smalley was hired by Bucky O’Neil to make a survey of the mineral lands to be supplied to the public in attempt to save the reputation of Arizona. Dr. Flower went on to be arrested several different times, rarely doing an jail time because he would jump bail. Dr. Flower was the originator of several scams similar to the Spenazuma GM&MC. The certificate is extremely fine condition. Est. $750-1500

124. Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon Mule Descent Photographs, 1910 & 1912. Both photos show a group of men and women riding mules along the Bright Angel Trail down into the Grand Canyon. First picture is very clear and dated June 24, 1910, 5 x 7”. Second photo is set within a matte and dated August 11, 1912. The second photo by Kolb Brothers, Grand Canyon Landscape photographers. The photo is either is slightly washed out at the bottom. 7 x 9”. Both pieces vf. Est. $100-150 Falcone

125. Mohave. Cedar. Leviathan Mines Co. Cert #2764. Incorporated in Arizona. Issued to G. W. Patten for 23 shares in 1918. Signed by Theo Hollister president and C. S. Tremelling asst secretary. Vignette of spread winged eagle. Black border with orange safety print. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 8 x 11”. The company owned the Whale and Copper Wonder mines in Copper Canyon showing ore of 1% molybdenum and minor copper minerals. A 250 foot shaft accessed several tunnels. Operations were suspended in 1919 due to the collapse in molybdenum prices (Mines Handbook, 1920, p.257). Very fine. Est. $50-150 5390 3

126. Mohave. Chloride. Redemption Mines Co. Cert #72. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to P. E. Stafford for 1000 shares in 1904. Signed by Kimball president and Pierce secretary. No vignette. No border. Uncancelled. Gilt seal. Datelined Denver, Colorado. No printer noted. 6.5 x 9”. Very fine. Est. $50-150 (no illustration)

127. Pima. Arivaca. Enriguetta Gold Company of Arizona. Cert. #56. Incorporated in New York. Issued to M. Davidson for 200 shares in 1864. Signed by president Geo. Forrester, secretary Randol and M. Davidson as trustee. Datelined New York. M. O. Davidson was in charge of the company’s workings, which were located southwest of the Cerro Colorado near Arivaca. He had been a supervisor of the Cumberland coal mines in Maryland and a chief engineer of the Havana Railroad in Cuba. Bringing with him about 30 men, Davidson arrived in Arizona in 1863 and took charge of the Cerro Colorado, aka “Sam Colt’s Mine, clearing the mine of water and obstructions. In 1864 Davidson was appointed special agent with the Papago agency, pulling in $100 a year in salary. In the same year he became director of the Arizona Mining Co., which operated the Heintzelman mine. Browne (1868, p.445) reports that some expensive machinery had been erected on the Enriguetta, &#x201C…several years since, but like that upon the Heintzelman mine it is now idle. These lodes are probably too small to be profitably worked until mining can be conducted at less expense.” According to Arizona Surveyor General, John Clark, Davidson erected the first telephone line in Arizona over the 13 mile stretch from the Cerro Colorado to the Enriguetta in about 1864. For more information on the Arivaca and Arizona Mining Companies, see Auction #12 catalog. 6 1/4” x 9”. Vf, folds. Est. $150-300 5280 21

128. Pima. Empire. Total Wreck Mining and Milling Co. Incorporated in New York in 1881. Cert. #110 issued to Walter L. Vail on May 14, 1881 for 500 full paid shares. Signed by President J. M. Regda and Secretary John McMillan. Printed by L.H. Bigelow & Co., New York. Black border and print with vignette under the title, depicting miners working in the foreground and high mountains behind. Official seal in bottom left-hand corner. Uncancelled. 6 3/4” x 9 3/4”. The first location on the Richmond Lode in the Empire Mountains was made in 1879 by John Dillon. The following year, the claim was relocated by Vail and Harvey and renamed the Total Wreck. The bonanza silver deposit was extensively worked in 1880, but operations were delayed the following year pending the outcome of a lawsuit to determine title to the claim. Burchard reported in 1882 “the Total Wreck has proved itself to be one fabulously rich. There are over 50,000 tons of ore in sight, showing a value of nearly $4,000,000. At the present writing its 20 stamp mill is about ready to turn the ore into bullion.” (p. 306-307) Title was granted to N. R. Vail and the Empire Mining and Smelting Co. was organized to equip the mine (Tenney, p 246, 267-268). The Vail concerns owned the majority of the Total Wreck stock. A photocopy with this certificate of the January 1881 plat map of the Total Wreck claim lists the claimants as W. L. Vail, Jerry Dillon and J. N. Harvey. It isn’t clear how the Total Wreck Mining and Milling Co. is related to all of Vail’s operations, but Vail’s name on this certificate links the company to the mine. The mine operated through 1884, producing about $500,000 in silver, or more. Our guess is that the actual production may be significantly higher. We were unable to find specific production records. The mine suffered from water problems, which appear to have been solved in 1883. Burchard gave another lengthy write-up of the mine in 1883. The original owners, Vail and Harvey bought the mine for owed taxes after it closed, reportedly in late 1884 or 1885. Little production was made from the mine during the next 20 years, but it saw a minor production of wulfenite after WWI. It is not known if J.M. Requa was related to the father and son mining engineers, Isaac and Mark Requa, respectively on the Comstock and Robinson districts in Nevada. This is one of the most desirable Arizona certificates, both for the story, site and the minerals collected there. Vf, folds. Est. $500-1000 Beach.

129. Pima. Gunsight. Gunsight Mining Co. Cert #638. Incorporated in New York, 1883. Issued to S. A. Hendrickson for 500 shares in 1883. Signed by J. B. Baker president and Geo Matthurst secretary. Vignette at upper right of several miners working. Ornate black border with ornate yellow safety print. Uncancelled. Printer 0 Theo Leonhardt & Sons, Philadelphia. Datelined Camden, N.J. Black ink stain at right edge. Located at the north end of the Ajo Mountains, the district lies in what is now the Papago Indian Reservation. The district was first prospected in the late 1860’s and early 1870’s, but the bulk of production came in the early 1880’s from this mine that yielded high grade silver ore. Hamilton (1884, p.235-6) reported the Gunsight was the primary mine in the district on which work had been done. At the time of his visit, a 380 foot shaft had been sunk to the water table on a large, but low-grade, ore body. The district produced intermittently through 1965, yielding a total of about $176,000 from the metals produced (ABM, Bulletin 189, p.28-29). Very fine. Est. $300-600

130. Pima. Tombstone. Arizona Queen Mining Co. Cert. #155. Incorporated in Maine in 1880. Issued to Perry Brigham for 150 shares in 1881. Signed by president Levi Newcomb and secretary Geo. R. Taber. Uncancelled. Owned the Chicago gold mine water problem (Ref: Burchard, 1882, p.330). There is also listed another company under the same name, operating out of Groom Creek, Yavapai Co., but it is unclear whether it is the same company as the one we have listed here. Black border with handsome design, no vignette. Printed by J.H. Buffords Sons Boston & New York. 5 1/2 “ x 10 1/2”. Vf, foxing. Est. $100-300

131. Pima. Tombstone. Silver Cloud Mining Co. Lot of 2. Cert #131. Incorporated in Connecticut, 1879. Issued to Harvey E. Case for 40 shares in 1879. Signed by E. A. Corbin president and P. C. Dunham secretary. No vignette. Very unique masthead with the letters of the title having stripes similar to African artwork. Black border printed on yellow paper. Uncancelled. Printer - Thos Hunter, Philadelphia. &#x201CLocation Pima Co, Arizona” printed at upper left corner. Datelined New Britain, Conn. We have never had this stock before. The stock comes with a printed letter from the management of the company verifying the certificate. Very fine. Est. $200-400

132. Pinal. Pioneer. Silver King of Arizona Mining Co. Cert. #D4287. Incorporated in Arizona. Issued to A.B. Morley & Co. for 30 shares in 1920. Signed by president A.W. Hillenbrand and secretary Ainsworth. Uncancelled. Vignette of mine and mill operations at water’s edge. Blue border, printed by E. Schmidt. The company’s mine was an old silver property referred to as a vein. The ore body was a stockwork, in which the extraordinary rich ores, carrying various silver arsenical and antimonial sulphides of silver, that apparently gave out at lower levels. Lower grade, but payable ore lay below, hence plans were to develop laterally. By 1924, the company was sold and became the Silver King Mines Inc (Mines Handbook, 1920, p.314-15). 8”x 11”. Xf, slightly soiled at top edge. Est. $75-150

132.5. Unknown. West Virginia & Arizona Mining Co. Incorporated in 1882. Issued to Annie E. Hunter for 4 shares in 1883. Signed by A. Cowdon president and R. H .Sweeney secretary. No vignette. Blue border and print. Uncancelled. Printer - Intelligencer, Wheeling. Datelined Wheeling, West Virginia. 6 x 8”. A wonderful piece. Unfortunately we could find no reference to this company. Extremely fine. Est. $150-300