Holabird Americana Auction #17Archive

291. Boulder. Central. Buena Gold Mining Co of Colorado. Cert #4029. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Geo Shepherd Jr. for 500 shares in 1881. Signed by Thomas Gill president and Eggleston secretary. Underprint vignette of two small mountains; the mountain on the left has cross section of the workings. Black border and print. Uncancelled. Printer - Review Print, Philadelphia. 7 x 10”. Datelined Philadelphia, Pa. This mine was located on the divide between Little Jim and Big Jim Creeks, about a mile west of Jamestown. Telluride ores were found in 3 shallow shafts. Thomas N. Gill was a noted naturalist who worked for the Smithsonian and was a professor in Washington DC. Gill is given a full page biography in DAB. Extremely fine. Est. $150-300

CHAFFEE

292. Chaffee. Monarch. Zephyr Mining Co. Incorporated in New York in 1881. Issued to James H. Kidder, Trustee, for 2,000 shares in 1881. Signed by vice president R.G. Page and secretary James H. Kidder. Oval vignette of two men turning a hand-operated windlass over a mine shaft with a wooden roof overhead and a hill and trees in the background. Narrow black border, black print on pale copper-brown overprint on white paper, includes a vignette of a bald eagle. Printed by John Hutin, NY. Mines included the Zephyr, Bonnie Bell and Ben Hill, all in Taylor Gulch, six miles northwest of Marysville in the Monarch mining district. Veins were 4 to 8 feet in width containing auriferous galena and pyrite assaying 1 ounce of gold per ton and 40 ounces of silver per ton. Developed by two shafts 76’ and 150’ deep and two tunnels 20’ and 35’ (Ref: Burchard, 1882, p. 368; Burchard, 1883, p. 423; Burchard, 1884, p. 253; Corregan & Lingane, 1883, p. 114). 11 3/4” x 6 1/2”. Certificate stub attached over lefthand border. Cancelled by holes punched through officer signatures. Adhesive residue on back from non-archival tape. Top edge and stub edges worn and folded, dirt, fading. Fine. Est. $150-300

CLEAR CREEK

293. Clear Creek. Georgetown. High Bridge on the Loop Original Matted Photograph, c.1898. Captioned “High Bridge on the Loop, Georgetown, Colo.” A wonderful shot of a train crossing a bridge over a river. The shot is from the river’s edge looking up. In pencil, on reverse, states that the bridge is 90 feet high. Barkalow Bros,, Denver, Photographers. Image is little washed out near top edge. 4.5 x 7.5” photograph on tan matte that is only slightly larger. Very fine. Est. $150-300

294. Clear Creek. Morris. Unadilla Mining Co of Colorado. Incorporated in New York. Issued to Wm. Whitlock for 100 shares in 1880. Signed by vice president A. H. Allen and secretary Wm. Whitlock. “Shares $1.00 Each” printed in gilt underprint with a faint eagle and artistic detail printed in green underneath that. Black border and print on crème paper. Printed by Corlies, Macy & Co., NY. “Of Colorado” rubber stamped under masthead. Owned the Eagle Mine. Iron and copper pyrite in quartz with gold and silver. Also owned other properties in Montana District in Clear Creek (Ref: C&L; E&MJ, 1887, vol. 43, #2, p.28). 10 1/2” x 6’. Uncancelled, upper right corner has been folded, otherwise VF. Est. $150-300

DELTA

295. Delta. Delta. Grand Mesa Resort Original Matted Photograph, c.1900. Captioned “At the Grand Mesa Resort”. The image is of several men, women and children standing on an earthen dam with a small lake behind. Gently sloping treed hills in background. A nice shot. Photographer not noted. Dirt spots and very minor scratches on photo. Location is identified on reverse in pencil. Delta is a town within Delta County located on the Gunnison River, 35 miles southeast of Grand Junction. 4.5 x 7.25” photograph on tan matte that is slightly larger. Wear to edges. Very fine. Est. $150-300

EL PASO

296. El Paso. Colorado Springs. Colorado College Land Co. Receipt, 1882. Unissued demand note #19, dated October 30, 1882, signed by president E. Tenney and sercretary John Campbell. Vignette of church. Black border and print. Printer not noted. Signed on back by Tenney, Campbell and clerk. 5” x 8”. Vf, foxing. Est. $120-250 5305 21

297. El Paso. Colorado Springs. Colorado Springs Original Photographs, c.1890. Lot of 2 different photos. The first is a matted photograph captioned “Pike’s Peak Ave., Colorado Springs.” with a view of a trolley car running down the center of the street with horse and buggies around. At the end of the street is a very fancy building. The backdrop are snow capped mountains. The photo is on an crème matte from W. E. Hook Wholesale View Co, Colorado Springs, Colo. Minor spots on photo. The second photograph is of Barkers Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. The indification is written in pencil at the top edge. The hotel is very attractive looking. Photo is a little washed out. No photographer noted for this piece, c.1892, unmatted. Very fine. Est. $200-400 5410 18

298. El Paso. Colorado Springs/Manitou. Colorado Springs & Manitou Original Photographs, c.1898. Lot of 2 different photos. The first photograph is captioned “424. Manitou” and is an overview of the town of Manitou. W. H. Jackson & Co Photographer, identified on reverse in black print. The second photograph is captioned “610. Pike’s Peak Gateway, Garden of the Gods” with a shot of a well dressed family of 9 people in and next to a horse drawn buggy with Garden of the Gods in background. W. H. Jackson & Co Photographers, printed at bottom. Both photographs are 4.5 x 6.5” on tan matte that is only slightly larger. Images are dirty. Very fine. Est. $150-300 5414 18

FREMONT

299. Fremont. Hillsdale. Colorado Mining, Land & Investment Co. Certificate #82 issued to A. W. Bereholf for 100 shares on March 1, 1911. Incorporated in Colorado. Signed by president E. L. Neeley and secretary Juan D. D. Vigil. Fancy gilt border and underprint with black artwork and print on white paper. Tiny mining vignettes in each corner with larger vignette of mining camp at foot of mountain with two men and a horse and wagon in a clearing between trees. Property comprised of 110 acres owned partly in fee and partly leased. Were said to show gold, silver, copper and lead assaying up to $30 per ton (Copper Hnbk, 1918, p.671). Very attractive. 8 1/4” x 10 1/4”. Uncancelled. XF. Est. $75-150 5441 141

GENERAL

300. General. Across the San Juan Mountains. Written by T. A. Rickard, First Edition, First Thousand. Copyright 1903 by the Engineering and Mining Journal, New York and London. Green Cover with Gold print. Printed in Black ink on white paper. Pp. 115. Many black and white pictures of mines, mills and geologic formations. There is a geologic map, and some hand drawn illustrations of ore bodies. The author, along with H. N. Tod, Lionel Lindsay, and C. H. Wittenoom, rode along the mining districts of the San Juan, in southwestern Colorado. They started at Ouray, and rode across the ranges to Telluride, Silverton, Lake City, Gunnison and to Crested Butte and back, documenting the mines, mills, geology, etc., which is published in the book. Size 6” x 9”. Extremely fine and informative. Est. $150-300 (no illustration)

General. Please see the Maps and Atlases section

301. General. Blanca Peak Mining Co. Cert #73. Incorporated in Colorado, 1900. Issued Mary F. Cox for 1224 shares in 1902. Signed by vice president and Black treasurer. Vignette of an antlered elk. Green border. Uncancelled. Printer - Edward V. Brokaw, NY. 8 x 11”. Blanca Peak is the highest mountain in the Sangre de Cristo Range, at 14,317 feet. The company was probably operating in the vicinity of this mountain. Very fine. Est. $75-150 5323 3

302. General. Colonial Timber & Coal Corp. Lot of 13 different pcs. Incorporated in Delaware. Lot of eight $200 Bonds and five $500 bonds. $200 Bond has brown border, $500 bond with green border. Identical to bonds in lot above. All have 3 coupons cashed in. All very fine. Est. $200-300

303. General. Colonial Timber & Coal Corp. Lot of 2 different pcs. Cert #3664 & #2461. Incorporated in Delaware. $200 Bond, with brown border & $500 Bond, with green border. Vignette of allegorical male with industrial scene around. Each signed by Stiener president and Sunderland secretary. Both have three coupons cashed in. Issued in 1919. Printed by ABN. 11 x 19”. Very fine. Est. $50-100

304. General. Digging Gold Among the Rockies or Exciting Adventures of Wild Camp Life, 1888. Edgewood Edition Illustrated by G. Thomas Ingham, Esq., a “U.S. Deputy Surveyor for the lately discovered extensive mineral belt of Colorado, Dakota, Montana, etc.” This book is a narrative of mining camp experience in Leadville, Gunnison, and over in the Black Hills all during the heat of the gold and silver rushes in those regions. Ingham, the author, was a deputy Mineral Surveyor in these regions. He discusses everything from the location notices the miners used to the gambling problems. The work is important for its statements about many of these emerging mining camps, which were in their infancy. There are several illustrations, , but not of much importance. The text, however, is critical for western researchers. No index. Printed on high acid pulp paper. Very Rare. Spine broken, heavily faded— but print and illustrations are still crisp and strong, wear to cover and corners. Fine. Est. $50-100

305. General. Geyserite Manufacturing Co. Cert #387. Incorporated in Colorado, 1905. Issued Charles S. Harvey for 50 shares in 1906. Signed by F. A. Jordan president and C. C. Marker secretary. No vignette. Bronze border and seal. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 7 x 11”. Datelined Denver, Colorado. Geyserite is a hydrous silica, a variety of opal, that is deposited in white or grayish concretionery masses around some hot springs and geysers. Not sure the industrial use of this type of material. Very fine. Est. $50-100

306. General. Keystone Gold & Copper Mining Co. Cert #10. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Frank Moore for 5000 shares in 1899. Signed by George Mangesser president and Perkins secretary. Vignette of miners underground. Brown border and safety print. Datelined Denver, Colorado. Uncancelled. 8 x 10.5”. Four 25 cent documentary stamps adhered at right upper corner. Very minor wear to fold creases. Very fine. Est. $75-150 (no illustration)

307. General. Maggie Reeves Gold Mining Co. Cert #681. Incorporated in Oregon, 1894. Issued to F. F. Horn for 1000 shares in 1895. Signed by Wm Clark president and J. H. Gorman secretary. Vignette of miners working underground. Brown border and seal. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 8 x 11”. Datelined Colorado Springs, Colo. Very fine. Est. $75-150 (no illustration)

GILPIN

308. Gilpin. Black Hawk. Knights of Pythias Card. The card is Ll. C. Snyder, who was past grand chancellor and supreme representative of the Black Hawk Lodge, No. 4, K. of P. There is a picture on an adhesive stamp of L. C. Snyder in the upper right corner, which looks like, and is applied like a postage stamp. The Lodge logo in the top left corner. Size: 2 ½” x 4”. Very fine. Est. $50-100

309. Gilpin. Black Hawk. Montana Gold Mining Co., $500 bearer bond. Inc in Pennsylvania in 1866 in Pennsylvania, issued March 31st 1866. Signed by William L. Lellan as president and J. Cook as Treasurer. Printed by Leonhardt, Philadelphia. 5 bonds attached, uncancelled. 14 x 18”. Mining scene at top center, a standard Pennsylvania 1860’s vignette. The Montana company held 200 feet on the Kansas, 200 feet on the Kent County, 500 feet of the Illinois, all on Quartz Hill, according to Hollister, in Mines of Colorado, 1867. They had a 30 stamp mill in Spring Gulch at Central City, but only 15 stamps were running in 1865. I suspect this company was the successor to the Montana Gold Mining Co. in an attempt to bring the mills up to speed with new financing. This company went broke before the first coupon could be cashed, and no more was said of the company again (not listed in Fossett, etc.) Rare. Est. $350-600

310. Gilpin. Russell. Decatur Silver Mining Co. Cert. #298. Issued to Geo. M. Beach for 100 shares in 1880. Signed by W. K. Marvin president and Earle secretary. Vignette at middle of four miners underground. Green border. Printer - Bosford & Sons, NY. Uncancelled. 9 x 12”. &#x201CLocation Willis Creek, Russell District, Gilpin County, Colorado” printed on certificate. &#x201CHelmer Lode, 3000 Feet, Decatur, Herschel & Paul, Each 1500 Feet, 5 Acres Mill Site & 22 Acres Gold Placer” also printed on certificate. Datelined New York. The mines were located 2 miles from Central City. Assays ran at 5 to 150 ounces gold per ton and smelting ore was $100 per ton. (Corregan & Lingane, p.272). Foxing along edges, with minor tears at edges. Very fine. Est. $200-400

LAKE

311. Lake. Leadville. Alleghany Mining Co. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Thompson Rogers for 100 shares in 1888. Certificate # 306. Signed by president Jas. Y. Marshall, president and Geo. O. Keeler, secretary. Black border and print on white paper. Vignette of small mining town alongside railroad tracks. Printed by Collier & Cleaveland Lith. Co., Denver. 11” x 7 1/2”. Located on Yankee Hill. Five shafts, 300’ deep, each reported in 1883 (Ref: Burchard, C&L). Some fading at edges, minor dirt, one set of staple holes at top, folded, cancelled with “x” cut through secretary’s signature and “canceled” stamped in black through president’s signature. VF. Est. $150-300

312. Lake. Leadville. Bald Mountain Mining Company, 1881. Certificate #A2509 issued to A.C. Brownell for 100 shares in 1881. Incorporated in New York. Signed by vice president Aren Wendell and secretary Saul R. Earls. Vignette overlooks a mine dump, buildings and a tent on rolling tree-dotted hills with caption beneath reading Fryerhill, Leadville, Col. which was the location of the property. Printed by Franklin Bank Note, NY. Green border and print on white paper. Gold was discovered in California Gulch in 1860 at the site of the mine. Sixty-nine minerals were reported to be found at Leadville. (ref: Mines and Minerals of Leadville in the Min Rec, v16, no.3, May-June 1985). 7 1/2” x 11 1/2”. Uncancelled. VF. Est. $200-300

313. Lake. Leadville. Colorado Mine Developing Co. Incorporated in Colorado in 1879. Issued to F. B. Rice for 100 shares in 1880. Signed by president John F. Humphreys and secretary John R. Matthews. Unique-to-site vignette of old steam engine operating a windlass with a man shoving firewood into the engine with a cutaway beneath of miners underground. Dark blue-black border on white paper. Printer Woodward, Herman & Hale. John F. Humphreys and six others obtained control of Leadville’s Robert E. Lee mine which became a big silver producer. Humphreys went on to be elected mayor of Leadville and worked to end a miners’ strike on June 8, 1880 just months before this certificate was issued. (Ref: Blair, 1980, p.51, 142, 167; Shannon, MinRec, p. 171-201) 9 1/2” x 7”, uncancelled, VF. Est. $150-300

314. Lake. Leadville. Denver City Consolidated Silver Mining Co. Cert #420. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Mary B. Dortie for 500 shares in 1891. Signed by D. G. Dyes Jr. president and I. W. Hart secretary. Vignette of a building in the woods with several horse drawn wagons. Black border. Uncancelled. Printer C & C Litho, Denver. Owned a half interest in Denver City, Shamus O’Brien and Quadrilateral claims (the other half interest owned by Lee Basin MC) all on Fryer Hill, California district. The ore is mostly of lead carbonates on the Denver City where a large ore body has considerable amounts of chlorides. Typically such high chloride content means a low silver/gold ration (Corregan & Lingane, 1883, p.408; Dunbar, 1898). Crease along left edge. Very fine. Est. $150-300

315. Lake. Leadville. Geology and Mining Industry of Leadville, Colorado with Atlas, 1886. By Samuel Franklin Emmons. Monographs of the United States Geological Survey, Volume XII. This was the first major publication of the USGS on Leadville, one of the most important mining camps in America. Emmons was assigned this district from the moment of his employment with the USGS as directed b7y Clarence King. It contains all the maps and plates, but does not include the separate atlas that accompanied this volume. This is a key volume for research on Leadville. Est. $150-300

316. Lake. Leadville. Geology and Ore Deposits of the Leadville Mining District Colorado, 1927. By S. F. Emmons, J.D. Irving and G.F. Loughlin. With separate cloth backed topo map . USGS Professional Paper 148. hard bound. 1927. Splitting at the junction of the table of contents. Contains all the maps and prints. This is the best summary of the Leadville mines written after the mines had undergone several corporate consolidations and significant silver and lead had already been mined. At the time, it ranked fifth in America among all mining districts for production, certainly among the leaders in the world. Est. $150-300

317. Lake. Leadville. Merrimac Cons Mines Co. Certificate #1566 issued to J.R. Young for 1000 shares in 1904. Signed by vice president J. Dunsmuir and secretary J. S. McQueary (?). Incorporated in Colorado in 1900. The company owned three patented claims in the California district (Emmons, et al). Fancy gilt border and underprint with black artwork and print on white paper. Tiny mining vignettes in each corner with larger vignette of mining camp at foot of mountain with two men and a horse and wagon in a clearing between trees. Very attractive. 8 1/4” x 10 1/4”. Cancelled with rubber stamp with purple ink and hole punches. VF. Est. $50-100

318. Lake. Leadville. Mining Claims of Lake County Colorado, 1906. By William P. Cain. Very Important source of mine names. This publication contains all the names of the placer and lode claims alphabetically and by survey number, describing their location and size. Very Rare. Brown Leather covers in excellent condition. Appears to be modernly rebound in a soft light brown leather. Est. $50-100

319. Lake. Leadville. Paris Consolidated Mining Co. Certificate #108 issued to Jno. Livesey, Jr. for 100 shares on Oct. 20, 1882. Signed by president R.H. McCruchen and secretary C.J. Eldridge. Vignette at top center of a steam train traveling through mountainous terrain and along a lake. Vignette at right edge of a cross sectional view of a shaft with miners working both above ground and underneath. Black border with light gray seal and gilt underprint. Uncancelled. Printed by the St. Louis Bank Note Co. 8 1/4” x 10 3/4”.This was a short lived company only able to perform prospecting. It was dead by 1884. (Burchard, 1885). Small folds and minor fading, VF. Est. $200-400

320. Lake. Leadville. Silver Cord Combination Mining Co. Cert #1881. Incorporated in Colorado, 1880. Issued to D. H. Dougan for 500 shares in 1883. Signed by Charles H. Grop vice president and A. C. Conrad secretary. Vignette of four miners working underground. Black border with Non-Assessable in red print. (This variety we have never had before, the ones we have had don’t have the red). Uncancelled. Large purple rubber stamp at left edge. Printer ABN. Uncancelled. 8 x 12”. &#x201CMines Located on Iron Hill, Leadville, Colorado” printed at bottom of certificate. The company owned the Silver Cord claim on Iron Hill. It was only a prospect with no known production. The company was still issuing stock as late as 1890. Impressive for never having any appreciable production (Emmons et al). Very fine. Est. $200-400

321. Lake. Leadville. Sweeney Family Photo Archive, c.1860-1890. Lot of About 77 photos. First group consists of 28 Cabinet Cards photographed in Leadville Colorado. Photographers include: O’Keefe & Stockdorf, Brisbois, Payne & Stockdorf, Wings Gallery, Grove & Luke, Dave Endsley & Co., F. W. Grove, Stockdorf, Hutchinson, E. N. Clements, and Lukes. The second group consists of one Cabinet Card photographed in the west. Photographer: Oiler & Norkin, Denver, Colorado. The next group of 22 Cabinet Cards are from New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Pennsylvania, New Jersey. The next group of 4 photos are Carte de Visite Cards photographed by Fox & Symons, Salt Lake City, Utah, Chas. Weitfle, Central City, Colorado, and Robinson, Maryville, Montana. The next group of 16, Carte de Visite Cards, consists of photographers from Philadelphia. The next group of 6 different sized photos are from photographers Brisbois, Clements, and O. R. Boynton. Photos are in good to excellent condition. Sizes very. The Sweeney family started in Pittsburgh with Willie, who was born in 1883. He married a lady named Mary who lived to be over 100 years old. They moved to Leadville Colorado, then to Denver. The family was involved in mining in Leadville. It is noted that M. F. Sweeney was involved in the search for 10 minors which had not been heard from for about 10 days. There had been a tremendous amount of snow. Sweeney and Michael Conerty who were friends of the miners set out on the morning of April 24, from Eight-Mile House, and inn located in Tennessee Park. Wearing snowshoes, they followed the snow covered creek until they faced a wall of a mountain. They had no place to go so they veered right and ascended in the amphitheater. Above the trees everything was covered with snow. They sensed something was wrong, because they felt they were where the mine should be and there were no foot print, no cabins, and no mine dump. They fired their pistols and cried out to try to find the miners. There was no answer. Horror-stricken, the men returned to Eight-Mile House. The proprietor did not believe them and

investigated himself. After a five hour journey re returned and told Sweeney and Conerty they were right when they said the mine was gone, probably covered by an avalanche, which happened often in the area. The men along with 60 – 100 en went to the side and started digging for the lost miners. The snow was 40 feet deep in places and packed to hard that axes were necessary to cut through it. It took the searchers an hour before the broke into the kitchen of one of the three cabins at the mine entrance. No bodies were found. The miners were found in the bunk house which was tied to the kitchen. They died by freezing, suffocation, or being crushed to death by timbers. (Ref: Colorado Central Magazine, Jan 2001, pp 21.) There is a reference of James Sweeney who was killed August 31, 1889, aged 27 in Leadville. It could be presumed that the mine disaster and the untimely death of James prompted the Sweeney family to move to Denver. There is also reference of Sweeney Mill in Boulder, which is now a supper fund site. Est. $200-500

MINERAL

322. Mineral. Creede. Bachelor Hill Mining Co. Cert #52. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Henry S. Grove for 1000 shares in 1893. Signed by A. Dwight president and McKinney secretary. No vignette. Black border with ornate orange safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - W. H. Kistler, Denver. 8 x 11”. There was a Bachelor claim located in Creede. Datelined Pueblo, Colorado. 8 x 11”. Very fine. Est. $100-200

323. Mineral. Creede. Nelson Tunnel and Mining Co. Cert #1271. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to W. D. Weir for 100 shares in 1897. Signed by R. B. Mallau president and secretary. Vignette of a spread winged eagle. Black border with yellow safety print. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. Datelined Creede, Colorado. Charles F. Nelson organized this company drive a deep adit to allow offer drainage for the Last Chance, Commodore and Amethyst mines. The tunnel was driven 2100 feet, but never encountered any ore to help offset the cost of construction. Eventually, several other tunnel companies organized resulting in over 11,000 feet of drainage tunnels by 1920. (USGS, Bulletin 718, Emmons & Larson, p.5, 1923). Very fine. Est. $75-150

OURAY

324. Ouray. Mt. Ouray. Summit of Mt. Ouray Original Photograph, c.1898. Captioned “963 - Summit of Mt. Ouray, Alt. 14,043 ft., Aug. 31, 90. &#x201CThe Coming Snow Storm.” A view of two men seated on rocks over looking clouds. Photograph is slightly washed out. Photo 4.75 x 7.5”, tan matte board only slightly larger. One reverse is small decal from Erdlen’s Photograph Gallery. Above decal is a round purple stamp with “Sold by Harbottle & Co, Salida, Colo.” Very fine. Est. $100-200

325. Ouray. Ouray. Stamp Mill and Gold Concentrate Stereocard, 1898. Captioned “8080 - Stamp Mill and Gold Concentrator, Ouray, Colorado.” Keystone View publishers. View is of a large concentrator set in a mill building. On the reverse is a short write-up discussing how the gold refining process had greatly increased the recovery rate. Very crisp and clear. Extremely fine. Est. $50-100

326. Ouray. Red Mountain. Red Elephant Mining Co. Cert #2436. Incorporated in New York. Issued to B. Gilbert for 100 shares in 1880. Signed by C. Liebold vice president and secretary. Vignette of several miners working underground. Black border and print. Uncancelled. Printer Kilbourne & Tompkins, NY. Datelined New York. Owned the White, Boulder Nest, Free America and Free America Extension lodes all located on Red Mountain, seven miles from Idaho Springs. Production was running at 80-100 tons of high grade ore shipped to Golden on a daily basis. In 1877, rich silver ore was discovered on nearby Red Elephant Mountain. The resulting town was originally called Free America after John Coburn who came from Ireland and built a home nearby in 1876. He renamed the town Lawson after his son-in-law. (Balch, 1882, p.1174; Dallas, 1985, p.117). Minor foxing along top and right edge. Small chip at lower right corner. Very fine. Est. $150-300

327. Ouray. Red Mountain. Red Mountain Railroad, Mining & Smelting Co. Cert. #5328. Incorporated in Arizona in 1902. Issued to Norman Rutherford for 1500 shares in 1912. Signed by vice president (illegible) and secretary J.B. Staley. Vignette of steam train. Green border, printed by security BNC. &#x201CMines Located in Red Mountain, Ouray Co., Colorado.” 8” x 11”. This company is not listed in the Mines Handbooks or Poor’s Manual of Railroads. The company owned four claim groups, the Yankee Girl, Robinson, Genesee, and Vanderbilt, They were a copper, lead, silver, gold producing company that employed 25 people in 1911, according to Dunbar, 1911, in the International Mining Directory. The Mines Handbook, 1911-2, stated that apparently the company was broke by the end of 1911. They

had spent $1 million on the property and improvements, including some mining, but couldn’t produce enough to manage the debt. The book noted that the railroad, called the Silverton Railroad, was then their only asset. We have sold several of the brown certificates from this rail/mining company but have not had this green cert. Vf, slight foxing, folds. Est. $200-400

328. Ouray. Red Mountain. Red Mountain Railroad, Mining & Smelting Co. Cert #5298. Incorporated in Arizona. Issued to Norman Rutherford for 1000 shares in 1911. Signed by vice president and Statey treasurer. Vignette of a steam train rushing down the tracks. Green border and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Security Bank Note. 8.5 x 11”. Owned 96 claims, including the Yankee Girl, Genesee-Vanderbilt and Robinson mines, in the Red Mountain district, about 10 miles south of Ouray. Historic production was around $7 million from silver, lead, copper, zinc and gold. The company went bankrupt and the property was taken over by the Red Mountain Mines Co (Mines Register, 1931, p.846). Extremely fine. Est. $200-400

PARK

329. Park. Alma. Whitehouse /Alma // GF / 12 1/2 cents/ IT. Sc(12), br, 26mm. Crack into token about 8mm near top. This token is not listed in the first edition of the Colorado Token book by Wright & Nott, but is listed in the supplement as an R7, with 5 to 7 known. Fine to Very fine. Est. $100-150

330. Park. Buckskin. American Exploring Co of Philadelphia. Cert #186. Incorporated in Colorado, 1866. Issued to Mrs. Ella G. Fell for 4 shares in 1879. Signed by Stevens president and Cleghorn treasurer. Vignette of spread winged eagle at top center. Vignette of a cross sectional view of an underground mine at left edge. Printed entirely in blue. Uncancelled. Printer - J. F. Finkeldey, Philadelphia. The company was prospecting for ore at Bucksking, but apparently never acquired any property, according to Hollister. The district was in the Alma placer area, located at an elevation of 10,000 to 12,000 feet. These placers have been the constant source of continuing work for over a century. The placer beds contain a significant amount of gold, but remain uneconomic to exploit. Extremely fine. Est. $400-600

331. Park. Mosquito. London Mining Co. Cert #476. $500 Bond, issued 1882. Signed by president and H. Comstock secretary. Black border and print. No vignette. Three coupons attached. Cancelled by red pen. 11 x 14”. Company owned the London and Hard-to-Beat claims on the north slope of London Mountain and on the North Fork of Mosquito Gulch. The ore was set in a quartz vein system along a major fault. The gold bearing quartz veins ran as high as $35 per ton. There was nearly 5000 feet of workings and a 4500 foot long tram to carry ore to the company’s mill at London Junction via a short six mile railroad. (Corregane & Lingane, 1883, p.545-56). Very fine. Est. $100-150

PIKE’S PEAK

332. Pike’s Peak. Pike’s Peak. Pike’s Peak Original Matted Photographs, 1897. Two wonderful original photographs of the Pike’s Peak Cog Wheel Railroad. The first is captioned “310 - Nearing the Summit, On the Cog Wheel Route”, photograph by Hiestand Photo with a scene of the engine pushing the passenger car with minor snow on the ground. The second is captioned “No 1. June 20, 1897, On Pike’ Peak Mt., 14147 ft., J. C. Hiestand Photo”. The view is of several well dressed men and women standing a the depot boards next to the passenger car. There is a blue X next to one of the woman for an unknown reason. Very clear and crisp. 4.75 x 7.5” mounted on tan matte board that is only slightly larger. Very fine. Est. $200-400

PITKIN

333. Pitkin. Aspen. Little Rule Mining Co. Cert #2708. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Albion Little for 100 shares in 1892. Signed by C. E. Taylor president and secretary. Vignette of miners underground within a fancy masthead. Green border and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - C & C Litho, Denver. Datelined Denver. &#x201CMines at Aspen, Colorado” printed below masthead. 8.5 x 12”. Extremely fine. Est. $150-300

RAILROAD

Railroad. Railroad Related Material, please see the Railroadiana Section.

334. No Lot.

SAN JUAN

335. San Juan. Eureka. Astor Mining Co. Cert. #25. Incorporated in Wyoming in 1901. Issued to C.E. Birch for 20,000 shares in 1901. Signed by president F. H. Arcularius and secretary Mitchell. Uncancelled. Floral design about masthead, no vignette. Rose border and seal. No printer noted. The company is listed in the Copper Handbook, 1905, p.207, as being located in Eureka, San Juan County. The property included the Surprise, Mogul and other claims that carried gold, silver, lead and copper. There was steam power and 25 men employed. The company continues to be list through the 1912 volume, but that is the last entry. There is an Astor Gold MC listed in Hills, 1900, that had the same president, Arcularius. This certificate indicates the company was incorporated in 1901 and may have been a reorganization, or a whole new company. Vf, right edge a bit damaged, ink blotch at left, folds. Est. $100-300

SUMMIT

336. Summit. Breckenridge. Colorado Gold Dredging Co. Cert. #303. Incorporated in Maine in 1906. Issued to Ben Stanley Revett for 100 shares in 1906. Signed by v. president and secretary J. H. Sussmann. Uncancelled. Vignette of two men flanking Maine State shield at upper left. Brown border, printed by Broun-Green Co. Uncancelled. 9” x 11”. The company was controlled by General Development Co and had placer claims near Breckenridge, Summit County. The company was dissolved and liquidated in 1918 (Mines Handbook, 1925, p.678). Extremely fine. Est. $100-200

TELLER

337. Teller. Cripple Creek. Abe Lincoln Mine Ephemera, c.1900. Lot of 2 pcs. Abe Lincoln Mine was being promoted as a tourist destination for Cripple Creek visitors. One of the items is a printed photo postcard with a view of the mille and dumps captioned “3051. Abe Lincoln Mine, Cripple Creek, Colo.”, unused, with chip at right edge near lower corner. The second item is a promotional piece on blue cardstock, 2.5 x 3.5”. The card states that the Gold Hill mine tour is a FAKE from start to finish in a short paragraph on the drawbacks of this tour. In contrast, the Abe Lincoln mine was owned by the Stratton Estate, was open year round and was a producing mine. The last item is a postcard sized promotional flyer touting the Abe Lincoln gold mine trip. A short history of the Cripple Creek district and access from other tourist trips. Chip in lower portion of the first page of the four. A unique Cripple Creek tourist destination promotional lot. All fine. Est. $100-200

338. Teller. Cripple Creek. Aetna Gold Mining Co. Cert. #959. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to C. F. Wellander for 1000 shares in 1897. Datelined Colorado Springs, CO. Signed by president Greene and secretary J.H. Dayton. Uncancelled. Vignette of Indian Princess leaning against a Colorado shield. Cripple Creek and Victor annotated bird’s eye view in orange underprint Orange border, printed by W.H. Kistler Stat. Co. This company must have had property in the Cripple Creek-Victor area. Minor wear to folds, overall very bright. Very fine. Est. $150-300

339. Teller. Cripple Creek. Aetna Gold Mining Co. Cert. #729. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to C.E. Titus for 1000 shares in 1896. Datelined Colorado Springs, CO. Signed by president Greene and secretary Charles R. Burger. Uncancelled. Vignette of Indian Princess leaning against a Colorado shield. Cripple Creek and Victor annotated bird’s eye view in orange underprint. Orange border, printed by W.H. Kistler Stat. Co. This certificate is identical to the one above, but the condition is not as nice with more pronounced wear to folds and minor soiling along edges. Very fine. Est. $100-200

340. Teller. Cripple Creek. Alton Gold Mining Co. Cert. #313. Incorporated in Colorado in 1895. Issued to E.J. Daughters for 1000 shares in 1897. Signed by president Thos. Gough, Jr. and secretary E. Cohen. Uncancelled. Vignette of miners working underground. Gilt border and seal. No printer noted. Company owned the Tim Shea and Tim Shea No. 2 that made up 7 acres and the Ida Taylor, about 1.5 acres, all located on Gold Hill (Hills, 1900, p.49). Vf, small tears at tops of folds. Est. $100-200

341. Teller. Cripple Creek. Antlers Gold Mining Co. Cert. #225. Incorporated in Colorado in 1896. Issued to C.E. Birch for 5000 shares in 1899. Signed by president B. B. Grover and secretary R. B. Taylor. Uncancelled. Vignette of buck’s head in masthead, and two small bucks heads at left at right borders. Green border. Printed by Elgan BNC. The company owned the Rufus, Cumberland and Leonard claims on Tenderfoot Hill. The Rufus had a 60 foot tunnel; the Leonard had a 40 foot shaft (Hills, 1900, p.60). Fine, small tears at vertical folds, soiled and foxed along edges. Est. $100-200

342. Teller. Cripple Creek. Atlas Cons Gold Mining Co. Cert. #396. Incorporated in Colorado in 1895. Issued to Geo. Never for 5000 shares in 1897. Signed by president George Peyser and for secretary F.P. Buck. Vignette of men working in underground mining scene. &#x201COffice at Colorado Springs… Mines at Cripple Creek.” Datelined Colorado Springs, CO. Green border, no printer noted. Vf, small tears at heavy folds. Est. $100-200

343. Teller. Cripple Creek. Atlas Cons Gold Mining Co. Cert. #397. Incorporated in Colorado in 1895. Issued to Geo. Never for 5000 shares in 1897. Signed by president George Peyser and for secretary F.P. Buck. Vignette of men working in underground mining scene. &#x201COffice at Colorado Springs… Mines at Cripple Creek.” Datelined Colorado Springs, CO. Green border, no printer noted. Vf, small tears at heavy folds. Est. $100-200

344. Teller. Cripple Creek. Bi-Metallic Bank Check, 1895. The check is datelined Fremont, Colo, with Cripple Creek in parentheses underneath, check #29. The early printed checks from Cripple Creek were datelined Fremont as this was the first name of the town before Cripple Creek was accepted as the official name. Signed by P. E. C. Burke president of the C. O. D. GMC, with Tutt as vice president. 3 x 7”. Small chip at lower left. Very fine. Est. $100-200

345. Teller. Cripple Creek. Black Diamond Gold Mining Co. Incorporated in Colorado. Cert #179 issued to The Woods Investment Company for 11,000 shares in 1893. Datelined Colorado Springs. Signed by President J. R. McKinnie and Frank G. Peck, Secretary. Black border with gray underprint. Printer not noted. J .R. Mckinnie had a fascinating life full of variety. In his early years he fought for the Union in the Civil War, hunted buffalo and gained valuable mining experience in the San Juan Mountains. He also taught school in Steubenville, Ohio where he met and married a teacher from a neighboring school. They took up farming and moved to Bird City, Kansas and eventually settled down in Colorado Springs with their six children. Once there, McKinnie began hauling freight to Cripple Creek and got the mining bug again. With R.P. Davie he entered the real estate business and in 1891 located the Gold King lode, New Moon, Anchor and Mount Rosa Placer claims near Cripple Creek. Frank G. Peck ‘s family moved to Colorado Springs in 1872. His interest in mining began when he started prospecting in San Juan. Later, in Leadville, like so many others, he owned and sold mining property before its true value was realized. Peck owned several groups that he never fully developed such as the Ingleside Group and the Robinson Group. Eventually he turned to the brokerage business and began investing in profitable mines such as the Portland MC. Together McKinnie and Peck purchased the Black Diamond claim from Bill Fernay in 1892 for $500. Over the next two years they made $70,000 profit from the mine’s 100 foot shaft. That profit enabled them to buy into the Portland mine from which they received regular quarterly payments (Sprague, p. 69-70, 116-117,129, 163, 165, 195, 308; Levine, p. 18-19). Stub glued at an inch and a half into certificate’s left edge. VF. Est. $100-200

346. Teller. Cripple Creek. C. O. D. Cons Gold Mining & Dev. Co, 1916 Prospectus. Incorporated in Colorado, 1915. The company formed to take over the C. O. D. mine and the Rebecca properties located in Poverty Gulch. The C. O. D. mine had a reported $1 million production. There are two photographs on the 2nd page showing the different views of the C. O. D. mill and dumps and a photo on page 5 showing a train at the mill. Attached on the inside back cover are two fold out maps. One is a plat map of the property, 13 x13”. The other folds out to 7 x 18”, showing a diagrammatic cross section of the workings. 8 pages, 7 x 10”. Fold crease at middle, minor water staining. Fine to very fine. Est. $75-150

347. Teller. Cripple Creek. Colfax Mining Co. Cert. #2074. Incorporated in Colorado in 1892. Issued to C.E. Birch for 1000 shares in 1902. Signed by president F. H. Pettingell and secretary L. A. Civill. Uncancelled. Burgundy print, no vignette. Printed by the Telegraph Printing Co. “Properties Located in the Cripple Creek Gold Mining District, El Paso, County, Colo” printed at left on certificate. The entire certificate is printed in rose ink with a rose safety print. Uncancelled. Datelined Colorado Springs. Owned the Mammoth, which was comprised of over 7600 acres on the north slope of Mineral Hill. The company also owned the Antelope, Moose, Caribou, Buffalo, Black Tail, 77, Deer, John R. Watt, Harry Owen and the Elk claims totaling near 45 acres (Hills, 1900, p.115). Extremely fine. Very attractive. Est. $150-300

348. Teller. Cripple Creek. Cripple Creek Area Business Cards, 1900-1912. Lot of 9 pcs. An exceptional group of Cripple Creek business cards. Woodman & Kilpatrick, Insurance, Fire, Life, Accident, Real Estate and Loans with a red seal marking “Member of the State Realty Association”, dated on the back in pencil, 1905. Alex Bliley, Dealer in Coal & Lime, Mining Machinery For Sale or Rent with pencil note on reverse “1897, Rec. of Granite Hill M&MC, $1 for rent of shieve wheel, 24th, Alex Bliley.” Darwin T. Mason, Attorney at Law, with pencil date on reverse of 1902. Cripple Creek District Abstract Company, blue print, with penciled 1904, on reverse. N. G. Nock, Cripple Creek, Colo, dated in pencil on reverse, 1901. Another N. G. Hock, Cripple Creek, with pencil note on reverse “429,350 cu ft., Jan 15, 1912, Water Co.” Mr. Jervis Ralph Harbeck, 205 La Salle St, Chicago, written in pencil at bottom, dated in pencil on reverse as 1901. Two identical cards for Mrs. Victor C. Adams, no date, no information. All very fine. Est. $100-300

349. Teller. Cripple Creek. Cripple Creek Mine Original Photographs, c.1900-1920. Lot of 3 pcs. Three different original photographs that are all marked on reverse in pencil with Cripple Creek, Colorado. All are landscape shots with views of dumps, mill buildings and headframes. All are postcard sized and in very fine condition. Est. $100-200

350. Teller. Cripple Creek. Cripple Creek Photo Postcards, c.1945-60. Lot of 5 pcs. Real photopostcard captioned “Cripple Creek and Sangre de Cristo Range, C-23, Denny(?), with overview of Cripple Creek with a snow capped mountain range in background, white border, unused. Real photocard captioned “Cripple Creek Pikes Peak in distance”, view is an overview of CC with very snow covered Pikes Peak to left, white border, view is slightly washed out, postmarked, Cripple Creek, 1946. Real photocard captioned “No. 1. Pikes Peak as seen from Cripple Creek. Copyright by Hileman, 08.” View is of billowy clouds over Pikes Peak with a few buildings in middle ground, unused. Real photocard captioned, at left edge, “Cripple Creek, Colo., from Tenderfoot Hill, R-21.” View is of Cripple Creek, c.1940-50, with modern style paved road entering town, unused. Modern color card captioned “7003. Early Days in Cripple Creek, Colo.” with a view of a historical celebration, published by H. H. T. Co. Reverse is dirty, small creases at edges. Fine to very fine. Est. $100-200

351. Teller. Cripple Creek. Free Coinage Gold Mining Co. Certificate #25. Incorporated in Colorado in 1892. Issued to M.M. Baldwin, secretary for 500 shares. Signed by president S.J. Altman and secretary M.M. Baldwin. Vignette of a bald eagle with wings spread, perched on a rock crag with train, capitol building and steamship in background. Black border, print and artwork. Company name and seal in gold on pale green background. Mines included the Pinto, Rising Sun, Bison No. 2 and the Pueblo all on Bull Hill. By 1900, the main working shaft was 550’ deep with about 5,000’ of drifts and crosscuts. Samuel J. Altman owned a sawmill in Squaw Gulch a couple of miles south of Cripple Creek. A few years after this certificate was issued he sold the company to Sam Strong, who was later shot to death in the Newport bar in Cripple Creek. The town of Altman was established in 1893 in a saddle between Bull Hill and Bull Cliff at an elevation of 11,146’. It was advertised as the highest incorporated town in the world. The post office was discontinued in 1911 and today the town no longer exists. A very unusual certificate with the signature of a man who had a town named after him. (ref: Fietz 1974, pgs. 6, 18; Hills 1900, pg. 183; Lindgren & Ransome 1906 No. 54, pg. 396, 402-403; Sprague 1953, pgs. 54, 87, 102, 126, 135, 137, 208, 223, 301, 313. “Cancelled by S.J. Altman” written in ink across. 8”x 10 1/4”. Folded, some fading at edges and small red check mark in upper right corner. Fine. Est. $100-200

352. Teller. Cripple Creek. Glaubers Token & Billhead, 1902. Token: Glauber’s / On The Corner / Third / And / Bennett / Cripple Creek, Colorado // The Holder of this Check / Will Be / Allowed / 50 Cents / Rebate On / (illegible) Overcoat. Br, rd, 38mm. Corrosion affects both sides. Billhead: Glauber’s at top, datelined Cripple Creek, Colo, 1902. A short note written to Wm. Lloyd, secretary of Stratton Cripple Creek Mining & Dev Co. Signed by Morris Lehman. We contacted a Colorado collector about this token. His response was that he was not familiar with this piece. But a different token from Glauber’s has an R8 rating. Est. $100-200

353. Teller. Cripple Creek. Gold Hammer Mines & Tunnel Co. Cert. #1106. Incorporated in 1902 in Colorado. Issued to G. M. Wright for 1333 shares in 1911. Signed by president J. Jas. Joskin and secretary F. A. Joskin. Uncancelled. Vignette of a gold-headed sledge hammer vertically across certificate. Black border and gilt seal. Printed by the Denver Lith Co. &#x201CCripple Creek District” printed on certificate. We usually see these certificates unissued. 7 3/4” x 10 3/4”. Xf, folds. Est. $300-500

354. Teller. Cripple Creek. Governor James Peabody collection. Group of ephemera all belonging to Gov. Peabody, including his gold watch, gold lapel pin four ribbons and numerous buttons. Inventory: Gold Watch by Howard, glass screw adhered cover plate, not currently working. Peabody breast badge with ribbon, 1904, Colorado City, Cripple Creek, Telluride, Trinidad, 1903-1904, hanging medallion with bust of Peabody all in original box. ; GAR delegate ribbon with cellulite medallion, Cripple Creek, 1898, mint; Sons of Colorado 1907 ribbon; “aide” breast ribbon, Victor, 1901; Peabody for Governor button as lapel pin and as a campaign button; watch glass with about half ounce of placer gold from Colorado, reportedly the Portland mine; Various Peabody political badges and pins, 8 different pieces; mining gold lapel pin; lady’s gold watch, fancy engraved patterns, American Waltham. Peabody was elected Governor 1902. He was involved in several of the miners strikes at Cripple Creek, particularly at Victor. He addressed M9ine owners there in 1904. At Telluride in 1903 he appealed to President Roosevelt for troops to quell the rioters. In June, 1904 he suspended the military authority there and sent the troops home. [Ref: Stone, History of Colorado]. Est. $1000-3000

355. Teller. Cripple Creek. Ingham Cons Gold Mining Co Ltd. Incorporated in Iowa. Certificate #992 issued at Colorado Springs to William P. Bonbright & Co. for 10,000 shares in 1898. Signed by vice president William P. Bonbright, secretary F. W. (illegible) and assistant secretary J. F. Sanger (?). Black border and print on creme paper. Uncancelled. Left hand border has a fancy griffin type head and eagle head worked into it’s design. Company owned four patented claims on 22 acres on Raven Hill: Ingham, Mattie D., Rose Maud, portions of Wellington and Little Nellie. 5” x 9 3/4”. Folded, small pin holes at lower right and left, rust stains from paperclip at upper left, otherwise, VF. Est. $100-200

356. Teller. Cripple Creek. Isabella Mines Co Document Archive, 1906-1957. Lot of 50+ pcs. This archive includes two different stock certificates, one issued in 1917 and the other in 1957. An annual report from 1916. &#x201CA List of Stockholders of the Isabella Mines Company, 1913”, with 26 pages, original cover, 4.5 x 7”. Six different sets of “Trial Balances” from 1915-16. The rest of the documents are billheads from merchants and from Isabella Mines Co. All fine to very fine. Est. $300-600

357. Teller. Cripple Creek. Josephine Gold Mining Co. Cert. #2443. Incorporated in Colorado in 1895. Issued to C.E. Birch for 3000 shares in 1902. Datelined Colorado Springs, CO. Uncancelled. Vignette of bald eagle atop stars and stripes shield. Rust border and underprint. Printer not noted. The company owned the Oleon and Alceda claims on Copper Mountain near the Anna C. of the Copper Mountain Co. There were several shafts, the deepest being 85 feet. The highest grade of ore was around $8, but typically much less (Hills, 1900, p.269). Vf, tears and wrinkles at folds. Est. $100-200

358. Teller. Cripple Creek. Kimberly Cons Gold Mining Co. Cert. #4359. Incorporated in Wyoming in 1901. Issued to Wm. Dorzback for 1000 shares in 1904. Signed by president W.A. Eelany and secretary Potterill. Uncancelled. The company owned two fractional claims on the west slope of Beacon Hill. With productions yielding $50,000 through the first of 1900, operations consisted of 3 shafts developed by lessees. Property was located next to the Old Gold Mine (Ref: Hills, p.277). 6 3/4” x 9 3/4”. Black print and orange detail and border on yellow paper. Printed by the Denver Lith Co. Xf, Ex-Rare. Est. $100-200 (no illustration)

359. Teller. Cripple Creek. Little Puck Gold Mining Co. Certificate #3376, uncancelled, issued to Gustaf Lundberg for 1000 shares in 1905. Signed by president E. A. Colburn and secretary D. N. Heizer whose name is totally illegible due to an amazingly cramped handwriting style. Incorporated January 11, 1896 in Colorado. Black border and print with brown underprint. Vignette of a woman leaning against a decorative shield with Colorado written on it, a pyramid with an eye in it, a battle axe, a mountain range, a hammer and pick and a banner that reads “Nil Sine Numine”. All of this is centered over what appears to be a stalk of corn (!?). 10” x 7 3/4”, folded. Cripple Creek properties included the Ocean Wave, as well as 2/3 interest in the Climax Nos. 1 and 2, a 1/2 interest in the St. Thomas, the Little Maud, the Crystal group Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, the Little Josie, McKinley, Billy Sherman and Robert W. Gross production up until January 1900 was $25,000. VF. Est. $75-150

360. Teller. Cripple Creek. Matoa Gold Mining Co. Certificate #2286 issued June 26, 1899 to Crosby Ehrich, Syn. Agent for 1000 shares. The company is listed in one source as incorporating in Iowa in May 1891 while Hills’ 1900 “Official Manual of the Cripple Creek District” lists its incorporation date as April 27, 1892. Signed by H.P. Lillibridge, president and W.S. Reynolds, secretary. Patented

claims included Half Moon, Harlan H. and Gold Pass No. 1 all on 12.44 acres (also conflicting reports of acreage. 9 vs. 12.44— but again I side with Hills.) on Gold Hill in Cripple Creek. The company also owned some propperty between Beacon Hill, Arequa Gulch and Grouse Mountain. Matoa GMC grossed $625,474.48 the year after this certificate was issued. 10 1/2” x 7 1/4”, folded, staple holes at upper left corner, cancelled with pink ink and hole punch “Canceled”. Brown print on white paper. Name of company is printed over clouds with what appears to be a coin or a seal used to represent the sun peaking out above. Profile of woman (?) on the “sun”. &#x201CReissue #2991” handwritten across company name. VF. Lot includes an unused envelope from the company with 2 cents postage imprinted. Est. $75-150

361. Teller. Cripple Creek. Milwaukee Gold Mining & Milling Co. Certificate #215 issued to Wm. Clark for 2000 shares in 1898. Signed by president Chas. H. Ashton and secretary C.H. Barnay.8 1/4” x 10 1/4”. Rust-brown border and underprint with print and artwork in black on crème paper. Vignette in oval above masthead depicts miners at work underground. Incorporated in Colorado and datelined Colorado Springs with mines at Cripple Creek. Could find no reference to this company in our library. Folded, slight smear at beginning of president’s signature, otherwise VF. Est. $50-100

362. Teller. Cripple Creek. Mobile Gold Mining Co. Cert. #2451. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to N.M. Caple for 3000 shares in 1903. Signed by president Frank H. Pettingell and secretary Fairchild. Uncancelled. Vignette of Colorado state seal in underprint. Gilt seal, no border. Printed by The Gowdy-Simmons Co. Uncancelled. Company owned the Last Chance mine on Gold Hill, adjoining the Lone Star and the Hub mines of the Anaconda GMC. There were 3 shafts on the property from 40 to 300 feet deep. (Hills, 1900, p.330). Typically we see these certificates with a blue transfer agent stamp at the lower left, similar to the lot below. This certificate is exceptionally clean. Xf, two vertical folds and a small ink spot at lower left corner. Est. $150-300

363. Teller. Cripple Creek. New York Tunnel & Mining Co. Certificate #96 issued in Colorado Springs to J. J. McCarty in 1897 for 2000 shares. Signed by president J. J. McCarty and secretary J. W. Cawfield (?). Incorporated in Colorado with mines in the Cripple Creek Mining District. Rust-brown border and underprint with black print and artwork. Vignette is in an oval above the masthead and depicts miners at work underground. Uncancelled. Embossed seal. The company owned the Lucky B and others and produced gold. The property was developed by a tunnel— hence the naame (ref: Poole, 1898, pg. 303). 8 1/4” x 10 1/4”. Folded. VF. Est. $50-100

364. Teller. Cripple Creek. Nightingale Mine at Bull Hill Stereocard, c.1898. Captioned “(66) - Nightingale Mine at Bull Hill in the World’s richest gold field, Colorado.” Underwood & Underwood Publishers, Sun Sculpture Studios. The view ids two miners shoveling ore out of an ore bucket or car. These men may have been the ones who sorted ore by size. Large dumps are visible in background. Extremely crisp. Mint condition. Est. $50-100

365. Teller. Cripple Creek. Nipple Mountain Gold Mining Co. Cert #436. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to James Clark for 1000 shares in 1900. Signed by William Clark president and Arthur Campbell secretary. Vignette at upper left of three miners underground with smaller vignettes of miners at each corner. Black border with green safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11”. &#x201CMines in Cripple Creek, Colorado.” printed below title. This company is not listed in Hills (1900) or Mining Directory (Poole, 1898). We have never heard of a Nipple Mountain in the Cripple Creek District. Extremely fine. Est. $75-150

366. Teller. Cripple Creek. Official Manual of the Cripple Creek District, 1900. This is the quintessential directory of the Cripple Creek mines, and offers a glimpse of what every mining engineer would have liked to see for every district in the west. Hill’s lists all the mining companies alphabetically. With each company comes the specific property description, the officers, production notes, royalties, corporate dividends, etc. No map in the back. Some loose pages. Cover generally fine. Est. $200-400

367. Teller. Cripple Creek. Parah Gold Mining Co. Certificate #33 issued at Colorado Springs to T. J. Thatcher for 10,000 shares in 1899. Incorporated in Colorado in 1896. Signed by president W. P. Wagy and secretary A. G. Wagy. Underground vignette at top left with caption “Air drills at work in breast of tunnel”. Black border and print with embossed seal on white paper. Stub attached at left. Very few of these certificates were actually issued. Mines believed to have been somewhere between Cripple Creek and Victor. Cancelled by rubber stamp with purple ink. 8 1/4” x 10 1/4”. Very slight fading at corners and a couple of small stains at lower edge, otherwise VF. Est. $100-200 5450 141

368. Teller. Cripple Creek. Penobscot Gold Mining & Milling Co. Incorporated in Colorado. Certificate #332 issued to J. P. Curtis, Trustee, for 5,000 shares in 1896. Signed by president J. P. Curtis and secretary M. F. Curtis. Datelined Colorado Springs. Vignette of spread-winged Bald eagle clutching a stars and stripes shield. Black border and print with a gilt seal and underprint. 10” x 8 1/4”, uncancelled. In the past we had listed this company in Gilpin County. More likely this company’s backers were from Maine with operations or property in Cripple Creek. Commonly, the early Cripple Creek companies had offices in Colorado Springs. Folded with nicks at edges of folds, some fading and dirt. Fine. Est. $50-100 5459 141

369. Teller. Cripple Creek. Portland Gold Mining Company 23rd Annual Report, 1917. Incorporated in 1894. Mines included the Portland, Bobtail, No. 2, Doubtful, Anna Lee and 22 other mines on Battle Mountain. Widely known as “The Queen of Cripple Creek”, the Portland GMC was the largest and richest of all the Cripple Creek mines. The company also operated the Independence mine and mill which it purchased from the Stratton-Independence Company in 1915 (Ref; Hill, 1900, p. 384-385; Levine, 1988, p. 73-81; Weed, 1920, p. 609-610). 7 3/4” x 10 3/4”, cover is brick red faux leather-look with silver printing and artwork. This is the company’s 23rd Annual Report dated February 19, 1917. Fourteen printed pages, includes report to stockholders from president Frank G. Peck. Lists the mine’s profit for 1916 as $768,809.84 with the current balance at a whopping $4,310,185.62. Lists the company’s ore production for years 1894 through 1916 with best production year being 1905 at 109,233,496 net tons with a gross value of $2,422,033.42. Rear cover has two major tears and both outside covers exhibit wear. Interior pages have some dirt. Fine. Est. $150-200 5460 141

370. Teller. Cripple Creek. Rattler Gold Mining Co. Cert. #2755. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to S.J Burns for 4000 shares in 1905. Signed by vice president F.E. Brooke and secretary S. Caldwell. Uncancelled. Cloud design around masthead, no vignette. Brown print and seal. Printed by Bowdy-Simmons. Company owned the Rattler and a 2/3 interest in the Bertha B., both located on Raven Hill. The Rattler had 4 shafts, two at 50, one at 100 and the last at 125 feet with a gross production as of the end of 1899 of 30 tons. Both properties were leased out in 1900 (Hills, 1900, p.399). Vf, folds, small tear at bottom right, wrinkled at bottom. Est. $150-300

371. Teller. Cripple Creek. Raven Hill Mining & Milling Co. Incorporated in Colorado in 1894. Issued to John Lyons for 500 shares, certificate # 521. Signed by president John Lyons and assistant secretary F.E. Brooks. Vignette of several miners working underground loading ore cars. Black border with green underprint on white paper. Datelined Colorado Springs, Colo. Uncancelled. 9 3/4” x 8”. Raven Hill was situated midway between Victor and Cripple Creek and this company was founded to operate the Old Abe claim. The company also owned the Great Wonder near the Elkton and Dakota Girl on Grouse Mountain (Bogy, p. 54). Slight fading around edges, otherwise XF. Est. $75-150

372. Teller. Cripple Creek. Red Spruce Gold Mining Co & Copper Signal Gold Mining Co. Lot of 2 different pcs. Cert #186. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Wm M Broyles Agt for 1000 shares. Signed by J. T. Hadley president and Wm M. Broylen secretary. No vignette. Fancy masthead of the company title. Green border, green border and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Denver Lith, Co. 7 x 10”. Datelined Cripple Creek. Cert #650. Incorporated in Wyoming. Issued to Simonton Bros for 1000 shares in 1901. Signed by G. E. Simonton president and H. E. Kennedy secretary. Vignette of four miners working underground with a pillar in the middle. Brown border and seal. Red print in title. Datelined Cripple Creek. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 7 x 10”. Neither of these companies are listed Hills, 1900. We have never offered these certificates and consider them rare. Both extremely fine. Est. $150-300

373. Teller. Cripple Creek. Shannon Gold Mining Co. Cert. #3779. Incorporated in Colorado in 1898. Issued to N. M. Caple for 6000 shares in 1903. Signed by secretary Hendrickson and stamped by president Geo. Cockburn. Uncancelled. Foliage design around masthead, no vignette. Printer not noted. Black border. Owned the American Beauty claim on the southwest side of Gold Hill that had 250 feet of workings. The property was leased out in 1900 (Hills, 1900, p.425). Xf, folds. Est. $100-200

374. Teller. Cripple Creek. Stratton Cripple Creek Mining & Developing Co Prospecting Licenses, 1906. Lot of 2. First piece is Prospecting License issued June 5, 1908 by the Stratton Cripple Creek Mining and Development Company to Chas. Moss and J.J. McMillan. Signed by D.H. Rice, President and Wm. Lloyd, Secretary. License gives Moss and McMillan permission to “prospect this Company’s Block No. 239 from the surface to a depth of 150 feet” for thirty days from issuance. Folded, black print on white paper, 8 1/4” x 10 1/2”, some fading at edges and folds otherwise VF. Second piece is a prospecting license issued Sept. 7, 1906 by the Stratton Cripple Creek Mining and Development Company to John Bernard. Signed by D.H. Rice, President and Wm. Lloyd, Secretary. License gives Bernard permission to “prospect this Company’s Block No. 236 from the surface to 150 feet in depth” for thirty days from issuance. Folded, black print on white paper, 8 1/4” x 10 1/2”, dark staining at top and middle, some fading at edges and folds, otherwise VF. Est. $50-100

375. Teller. Cripple Creek. Trans-Atlantic Gold Mining & Investment Co. Cert. #463. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to C.E. Birch for 5000 shares in 1897. Signed by president C.C. Hugh and secretary. Uncancelled. Vignette of Indian Princess leaning against Colorado shield. Black border and brown seal. Printer not noted. Not listed in Hills, 1900. Vf, small tears at folds. Est. $150-300

376. Teller. Cripple Creek. Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress 12th Session, 1901, Archive. Archive includes letterhead, Official Call notice, events pamphlets, official badge, photo of a member and an official program. Organized in the late 1880’s, the Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress was born of westward sprawl, Trans-Mississippi territory considered to be west of the Mississippi River. &#x201CThe objects of the Congress are to promote the material advancement of the western half of the nation…,” serving as the voice of the western half in Washington. Territory included AR, CA, CO, IA, ID, KS, LA, MN, MT, MO, NE, NV, ND, OR, SD, AK, Hawaii and the Philippine. Held in Cripple Creek on July 16-20, 1901. The 5 1/2” x 2 1/2” pamphlets detail events and officers. Letterhead and Call sheet 8” x 10 1/2”; Badge — 4” x 2”, with gold ribbon between medal and hangar; 8 1/2” x 6 1/2” matted photo of unknown session member. The program is extensive, with many fine railroad, saloon and other images, both black and white and sepia toned; 9” x 11 1/22”, approx. 100 pages. Vf-Xf, some damage to edges, cover missing from program. Est. $400-600 (no illustration)

377. Teller. Cripple Creek. Ute Gold Mining & Milling Co. Cert. #60. Incorporated in Wyoming in 1901. Issued to C.E. Birch for 2000 shares in 1901. Signed by president John Pederson and secretary A F. Woodward. Uncancelled. Vignette of miners working in tunnels in underground mining scene. Orange border and seal. Printed by Gowdy-Simmons. 5cent document stamp tied to upper right corner. Not listed in Hills or in at least two of the Cripple Creek handbooks of the period. Dead by 1911, since not listed in Dunbar, 1911. Xf, small tears at tops of folds. Est. $150-300

378. Teller. Cripple Creek. Ute Gold Mining & Milling Co. Cert. #61. Incorporated in Wyoming in 1901. Issued to C.E. Birch for 2000 shares in 1901. Signed by president John Pederson and secretary A. F. Woodward. Uncancelled. Vignette of miners working in tunnels in underground mining scene. Orange border and seal. Printed by Gowdy-Simmons. 5cent document stamp at upper right corner. Not listed in Hills or in at least two of the Cripple Creek handbooks of the period. Dead by 1911, since not listed in Dunbar, 1911. Xf, small tears at tops of folds. Est. $150-300

379. Teller. Cripple Creek. Victor High School Football Team Real Photo Postcards, c.1911-15. Lot of 4 pcs. One of the cards shows the team posing on the field with a partially full grandstand in background. Image is misaligned on paper, no caption or photographer, unused. A second card shows a kick off with one football team in dark colors and kicking team in light colors. A score board is visible near a grandstand, a passenger rail car sets on tracks alone, above the field, similar to modern box seats. Marked on reverse in pencil “Cripple Creek vs. Victor, Col, Oct. 7”, no photographer or caption. Third card is a team shot with 1911 on a football being held by one of the boys, photo by Haight, with pencil note on reverse “Cripple Creek High School Football Team, 1911”. The card has a crease from left to right about 1 inch down from top. A 1 inch piece is missing from the lower right corner. The last card is team photo of the Victor High School football team. Card is captioned “VHS after game with CCHS, Oct 3, 1911, Score, V32, CCHS 0. Photographer is noted, but very difficult to make out who it was, possibly Serto. This card is very fine condition. Est. $100-300

380. Teller. Cripple Creek. Zoe Gold Mining Co. Incorporated in Colorado in 1900. Issued to James F. Burns for 1,000 shares in 1901. Rubber stamp signature of president James F. Burns and hand signed by assistant secretary Charles F. Turner. Vignette at top of large hill with a small mine entrance at base. &#x201CCripple Creek Mining District” in faint gilt underprint. Gilt border and seal, black print and artwork on crème paper. Located on the southeast side of Beacon Hill in Teller County. The Zoe mine is a portion of the Arequa townsite situated between the Gold Dollar and the Mabel M mines. The ore from the Zoe mine was calaverite (44%gold) and sylvanite (25% gold, 13% silver). James Ferguson Burns (1853-1917) arrived in Colorado Springs in 1886 from Portland, Maine to look after his three sisters and brother Tom. He started out running a road grader in Colorado Springs and later found work as a plumber and steam fitter. Burns was lured into prospecting in Cripple Creek after hearing Bob Womack’s tales about CC gold. In 1892, Burns and James Doyle staked out a claim they called the Portland after Burns’ hometown. The ore was so rich that they had to sack and remove it at night. In seven months they had $70,000 worth of ore (worth about $1,400,000 in today’s gold market!). When others found out the value of the Portland 27 lawsuits were immediately filed against the property. Burns and his associates won all of those suits (Ref: Lindgren & Ransome, 1906, USGS Paper 54; Sprague, 1953, p. 351-361). Cancelled by hole punches through names. 10 3/4” x 7”. Slight fading at edges, tiny fold at top right corner. VF. Est. $100-300

381. Teller. Goldfield. Fraternal Order of Eagles (F.O.E.) Aerie No. 295 Badge, c.1900. The badge has red, white and blue stripes with metal tassels at bottom. Printed on the striped cloth is “Goldfield, Aerie NO. 295, F.O.E., Goldfield, Col.” At the top of the ribbon is the metal pinback with white celluloid with Goldfield Aerie No. 295. Hanging from here is a elongate metal with Member with red print and hanging from this piece is a spread winged eagle with F.O.E. in relief. Overall size is 3 x 8”. Extremely fine. Est. $75-150

382. Teller. Goldfield. Gold Knob Mining & Townsite Co Document Collection, 1901-1917. Lot of 5 pcs. Gold Knob M&Townsite Co owned a plethora of claims in, and around, Goldfield, including 600 lots in the actual townsite. The officers of the company were wealthy Cripple Creek mining men, including: F. M. Woods and J. R. McKinnie. The property was situated “lying on and at the base of Bull Hill and at the base of Battle Mountain and Big Bull Hill, comprising practically the entire townsite of Goldfield. The 600 lots owned in the town were to be sold as funds were necessary for the aggressive campaign waged by the management. (Hills, 1900, p.219). Cert #2425. Issued to Hughes for 1000 shares in 1901. Signed by James Burns president and Stehr asst secretary. No vignette. Green border. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 9 x 11.5”. Hand drawn claim map of the property of the Gold Knob’s property, c.1901-03, on light blue linen paper, folded. The third item is a legal document selling all the property of Gold Knob to L. E. Hill, 9 pages, signed by James Burns. A fourth item appear to be an informal title search for the property formerly owned by the Gold Knob M&Townsite Co with apparently dated around 1910. The last item is a founder share certificate for the Gold Knob Mines Co, probably a new company attempting to work the original Gold Knob property. Cert #2. Issued to Ralph S. Young in 1917. Signed by Hildreth Frost president and Carma Yoes secretary. Vignette of several miners underground with two smaller vignettes of miners inspecting ore. Black border with gilt seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 6 x 10”. All very fine. Est. $150-300

383. Teller. Goldfield. Goldfield Volunteer Fire Department Membership Certificate. Cert #56. Unissued membership certificate. Vignette at center of firefighting paraphernalia. Brown border with black print with green safety print. Would have been issued by the Goldfield Volunteer Fire Department Number One, Certificate of Service and Diploma. 14 x 16”. Water damage on bottom and right edges, but does not cross border. Two fold creases. The lot includes an application for membership in the Goldfield Fire Dept signed by E. E. Newcomb, recommended by Maroney and Rose, dated 1908, 4 x 8”. Fine to very fine. Est. $75-150

384. Teller. Victor. Victor Fire Wagon Real Photo Postcard, 1911. The view is of 2 white horses pulling a fire wagon with three men seated, the wagon is front of the fire house. The card is only 3.5 x 4” and is cropped poorly on the card. The image has photographic problems, with light spots and dark spots. Minor crease at upper right corner. Unused. Fine. Est. $100-200

385. Colorado. General. American Cons Mining & Milling Co. Lot of 2 different pcs. Cert. #3636 & #3258. Incorporated in Colorado in 1892. Issued to Shove, Aldrich & Co for 1000 shares in 1905. Signed by president C.W. Hays and secretary W.H. Spurgeon. Uncancelled. No vignette, but fancy masthead. Printed by Out West Printing & Stationary. 7" x 9 3/4". Vf, heavy creases. Issued to I. Goldman for 1000 shares in 1902. Signed by president Max Strand and assst. Secretary W.H. Spurgeon. Uncancelled. No vignette, but foliage design around masthead. Black border. Printed by Gowdy-Simmons Co. 7" x 10 3/4". Vf. Est. $100-200