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495. Nevada. Churchill. Hazen. Palace Hotel Metal Key Tag, c.1900-1910. Palace / Hotel / Hazen, Nev. / 13, with a counter stamp of a large 3 // 3 punched on reverse. Br, diamond shape, 2 x 5. Very fine to extremely fine. Provenance: Holabird Key Tag Collection. Est. $250-500

496. Nevada. Churchill. Wonder. Alice Mining Co of Wonder. Cert #1268. Incorporated in Nevada 1906. Issued to L. A. Carman for 1000 shares in 1906. Signed by Sol Camp president and Darren secretary. Vignette of several miners working underground. Bronze border, seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes, distributed by Nevada Press, Carson City. 8 x 11. A great play on words for a company from the Wonder area - Alice in Wonderland. Tears along fold creases. We have never had this piece before. Fine to very fine. Est. $100-200

497. Nevada. Churchill. Wonder. June Wonder Mining Co. Cert #91. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Busch Bros for 1000 shares in 1906. Signed by E. A. Colburn president and B. L. Gorich asst secretary. Vignette of the valley where Wonder was located. Attractive masthead. No border, bronze seal. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 8 x 11. Busch Bros were stock brokers and mine owners from Rhyolite. The mine was located about a mile northwest of the town of Wonder. It was part of the highest grade of the district, and was sold in February, 1907 for $25,000 to a group of Tonopah investors who spent, all told, $200,000 for properties at Wonder in one throw. (Schamberger). Staple holes at upper left. Wear to left fold crease. Very fine. Est. $200-400

498. Nevada. Churchill. Wonder. Queen Wonder Mining Co. Cert #22. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to W. H. Hawley for 200 shares in 1908. Signed by Colburn president and Wright secretary. Green border. Uncancelled. Printer - W. H. Kistler, Denver. 8 x 11. ;Location of Property, Wonder, Nevada printed on certificate. A unique Wonder certificate that we have never had before. Very fine. Est. $100-300

499. Nevada. Clark. El Dorado Canyon. Colorado Prospecting & Mining Co. Cert #143. Incorporated 1863. ;Lode Certificate of the Colorado Prospecting and Mining Company for Pilot Lode printed at the top. ;Lode located in El Dorado Canon, Colorado District, Territory of Arizona. Not issued to any specific person. Signed by Wilson president and David Borntragen secretary. Vignette at bottom center of a steam powered paddle ship. Black border with ;Five Feet - Five Votes printed within left edge and ;Length of Lode, 1600 Feet printed within right edge. ;Place of Business, San Francisco printed at bottom. 4 x 9 Uncancelled. Small creases affect most of the paper. Minor dark staining. Otherwise very fine. Est. $1000-2000

500. Nevada. Clark. El Dorado Canyon. South Western Mining Co Lettersheet Manuscript Letters, 1881 & 1883. The 1881 letter is written to a woman named Lyra by W. S. Mills. Lyra is Mills daughter. The letter tells of some of the experiences he encounters in the Southwest. Mills had just begun reading ;Major Powell's Explorations and reiterates a passage about the thick sequence of marble in the Grand Canyon, with a comment ;How is that for a marble quarry? Mills talks about two ;squaws getting into a fight, and one of the

squaws had her dress torn off and ad to get another from the store. Mills goes to tell a brief story about another incident. Dr. Geo Williams, a celebrated doctor of the Piute Tribe, wanted to a ride to Cottonwood Island (located within the Colorado River). Captain Jackass Bill, who lived on the island with his ;squaw wife, and owned the sloop ;Black Warrior. Dr. Williams and Capt Jackass Bill were not friends and the Capt denied the Dr. a ride. As the ship was shoving off, Dr. Williams jumped on board. The Capt grabbed a club and knocked the Doctor over the head. He fell over board, covered in blood. A cousin of Chief Tenosh pulled the Doctor from the river, bound him up and took back to the Indian Camp. ;So much for life in the far South West. A second letter, written 2 years later, is also to his daughter who is Sandusky. Mills’ letter states that has been very hot, 106 at 4pm, and that his ranch man had returned with fresh produce, ;living is good. He also tells of his boat being stolen. He sent an Indian to the railroad crossing to have Capt Mellon to intercept the boat and thieves; there were 5 of them Mills also claims the mail has slowed down due to a new route used by the Arizona & Prescott RR. He also states that the ore in the mine is decreasing in grade. This second letter includes a manuscript cancellation from El Dorado. Both are very fine. Est. $400-800

501. Nevada. Clark. Las Vegas. Ta Noats Stereocard, 1874. The picture was taken during the John Wesley Powell's Colorado River Expedition. View is of an Indian identified on back as Ta Noats, Sub Chief of the Nuaguntits. Mounted on yellow board with ;U. S. Topographical and Geological survey of the Colorado River of the West: printed at left edge and ;By J. W. Powell and H. H. Thompson printed along right edge. Reverse has a glued purple sheet with ;Indians of the Colorado Valley, No. 74. Nu-A-Gun-Tits. A tribe of Indians living at the Ve-gas, or Meadows, in Southwestern Nevada. Ta-Noats, Sub-Chief of the Nu-a-gun-tits. Photographed by Hillers. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1874, by J. W. Powell, in the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. Published by J. F. Jarvis, Washington, DC. Some spotting on reverse. Minor wear to edges. This is the earliest Southern Nevada photograph we have ever handled. Very fine. Est. $400-800

502. Nevada. Elko. Cornucopia. Cornucopia Hotel Metal Key Tag, c.1870-1900. Cornucopia / No. 8 / Hotel. brass, diamond shape with the top of the diamond broken off. Heavily pitted, probably from corrosion. Clean, but in only good condition. Provenance: Holabird Key Tag Collection. Est. $250-450

503. Nevada. Elko. (Elko). Bakery Saloon / Joe Currey / Prop. // GF / 12 1/2 / Cts. / IT. Front has 3 counter-stamped ;B in random orientation. Rd, br, 21mm. Unc. Rare. Est. $75-150

504. Nevada. Elko. Elko. J. S. Slauson Manuscripts Letters, c.1880-90. Lot of 4 different pcs. Three letters written by J. S. Slauson to E. S. Davis. Letters discuss a potential insolvency case for a bank in San Francisco. Slauson wants to make sure that Judge Baldwin is aware of their intentions on who will handle the case, ;See Baldwin and fix him. Two of the letters are 5 x 8, one letter is 7.5 x 10 and one receipt. None of the letters are dated. All extremely fine and very readable. Est. $300-500

505. Nevada. Elko. Elko. J.R. ;Jim Dickey Promotional Whetstone. Quite toned on front, stone soiled from use. 55mm. Rare Piece. Est. $50-100

506. Nevada. Elko. Elko. Owl Saloon / Elko // Good For / 12 1/2 c / In Trade. Rd, br, 21mm. XF. Est. $150-300

507. Nevada. Elko. Elko. Telescope Hotel, Headquarters for Sheepmen Matchbook. Package of safety matches from the Telescope Hotel in Elko, Nevada. Touted as ;Headquarters for Sheepmen. Made in Nippon noted on box which has 25 blue tipped matches inside. Box striker plates have never been used. 2 1/4 x 1 1/2 x 3/4. Elko is known for its Basque sheepherding history and home of the annual National Cowboy Poetry Festival. XF. Est. $50-100

508. Nevada. Elko. Jarbidge. Jarbidge Altitude Mining Co Specimen Proof. Cert #0000. Incorporated in Nevada. Specimen. Unissued, unsigned. Vignette of spread winged eagle. Green border and safety print. ;Specimen printed in red on signature lines. Printer - ABN. 7 x 11. Company not listed in the Mines Handbook. Extremely fine. Est. $100-200

509. Nevada. Elko. Rio Tinto. Mountain City Copper Co. Cert #0000. Specimen. Unissued, unsigned. Vignette of two miners operating a pneumatic drill. Orange border and underprint. Cancelled by hole punches through printed signatures. Printed - ABN. 7 x 12. Owned a major copper mine at Rio Tinto in Elko County. In 1945 production from 40,000 tons of ore yielded 4.2 million pounds of copper. Extremely fine. Est. $100-200

510. Nevada. Elko. Tuscarora. Buck's Pool Hall Tuscarora, Nev. // Good For 5 c In Trade. Rd, br, center punched circle, 20mm. XF, dirt in letters. Est. $50-100

511. Nevada. Elko. Tuscarora. Commonwealth Cons Mining Co. Cert #532. Incorporated in California. Issued to Horace M. Sproat for 100 shares in 1879. Signed by Bacon president and Chas Morse secretary. Unique vignette of a seated queen like woman with a younger girl at her feet. Black border and print. Uncancelled. Printed - Britton & Rey, SF. 6 x 10. Datelined San Francisco. ;Veritas & All Alone Mines. Tuscarora, Elko Co, Nev. printed on certificate. The Commonwealth mine produced just under $700,000 in gold and silver through 1901. It was the fourth largest mine at Tuscarora, following the Grand Prize, Navajo and Dexter. (C&C). Very fine. Est. $150-300

512. Nevada. Elko. Tuscarora. Dexter Tuscarora Cons Gold Mining Co. Cert. #667. Incorporated in Utah. Issued to S.A. Whitney for 100 shares in 1903. Signed by president E.H. Airis and secretary L.D. Lee. Uncancelled. Vignette of Native American warrior figure to left of masthead. Brown border, printed by NYBNC. 6 x 10. Vf, slight soiling at folds. Est. $150-300

513. Nevada. Esmeralda. Aurora. Aurora Manuscript Letter, 1862. A manuscript letter datelined Aurora, Esmeralda, 1862, sent to Harris Chambers & George Semp from O. H. Pensin. The letter states that Pensin has purchased a fine ledge with fine quartz that was running at about $10 a foot(?). He had hired a crew to work the mine and to drift 100 feet. Pensin may have been grubstaked by Chambers & Semp, or they had financially backed to him to get them a good mine in the Aurora district. Handwriting is a little difficult to read. Very fine. Rare Aurora item. Est. $300-600

514. Nevada. Esmeralda. Aurora. Aurora Mining Claim Bill of Sale, 1862. A very early Bill of Sale for property located in the Esmeralda Mining District, Calavares County, California. The claim was 52 feet by 125 feet and sold for $1000. The initial claim was recorded in Book A, p.177, of the Esmeralda Mining District, Calaveras County, Cal, 1860. The claim was sold in 1862 and was listed in Book C, p.54. Attached on the inside of the cover is a certificate of the County Recorder from Mono County, California, and was embossed by same. An very rare Aurora piece. Very fine. Est. $400-800

515. Nevada. Esmeralda. Aurora. Aurora Mining Co. Cert #22. Incorporated in New York. Issued to G. W. Blanchard for 100 shares in 1867. Signed by Arlem president and Hamell secretary. Vignette at center, printed in purple, of an artistic rendition of the New York State Seal. Purple border and print. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 7 x 11. 25 cent orange revenue affixed at left edge. Datelined New York. Crease cuts across center of certificate. Wear and small tears along edges. Small, professional tape repair at right fold crease. Fine to very fine. Extremely rare. Est. $400-800

516. Nevada. Esmeralda. Aurora. Cons Esmeralda, Ltd Documents, 1887-1890. Lot of 9 different pcs. A fabulous collection of correspondence and prospectuses regarding the Cons Esmeralda Co. This collection of papers belonged to H. M. Yerington, who was a shareholder in Cons Esmeralda and was very upset over the way the company was doing business. Yerington, in conjunction with other ;American stockholders, hired a British attorney to attempt a suit against the Board of Directors. The attorney was successful, but the opinion of the Judge was that the directors had acted within the power of the Articles of Incorporation, and that essentially, stockholders that did not provide an address in the United Kingdom had no right to receive documentation, nor participate in meetings. This Opinion is included in the lot. The attorney had secured the documents that Yerington had not received, including the prospectus and the announcement of sale of some mines to the Humboldt Electric Power & Mining Co. (please that listing for this company). The company was to retain other property located within the Aurora district. Two typed letters from Alfred Ann to Yerington, both dated in early part of 1890, reveals that Yerington was heavily invested in both the Cons Esmeralda Co and Humboldt Electric Power & MC. Extremely fine condition. Rare. Est. $1000-2000

517. Nevada. Esmeralda. Aurora. Humboldt Power & Mining Co Prospectuses, 1888. Lot of 4 different items. The first item is a prospectus, printed in 1888, 10 x 14, 4 pages. The company was announcing that it had recently acquired the Humboldt, Humboldt West, Curry No 1 and the Durand Hill mines in the Aurora district, Nevada. The property was purchased through a reorganization, or outright take over, of the Cons Esmeralda Co, Ltd. The second item is a 4 page, 5 x 8, Minutes of a Board Meeting, 1889. The third item is a one page announcement that 10 shares of Cons Esmeralda Co stock was exchangeable for 1 share in Humboldt Electric & MC, Ltd, 1888. The last item is a cover postmarked London and addressed to Yerington, in Carson City. All items are in extremely fine condition. Est. $400-800

518. Nevada. Esmeralda. (Aurora). Wade / & / Potter // The New Palace / (star) / Saloon / 12 1/2 / IT. Sc(4), br, 31mm. Toned, some wear to high points. VF. Listed as 2 known in the Nevada Token Book. Probably the same John Wade, who later moved to Gold Hill and opened a saloon there. Est. $300-500

519. Nevada. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Bullfrog Identified Original Photograph Beleived Actually to be Goldfield, c.1905. A. Allen photo marked ;Bullfrog, Nevada. Faded photo by A. Allen, marked ;Bullfrog, Nevada but we think Goldfield. Might be stage leaving for Bullfrog. 5 x 7 1/2. Shows men either sitting in/or standing by buckboard. Est. $250-400

520. Nevada. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Goldfield Bottling Co Soda Bottle, c.1905-08. Embossed with G. B. Co. No top roll and the top has been ground down and polished. Dark purple tint. No apparent chips or cracks. Extremely fine. Rare. Provenance: Holabird Collection. Est. $300-600

521. Nevada. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Goldfield Souvenir Spoon. Sterling silver souvenir spoon, 4, marked ;Goldfield, Nevada and decorated with prospector holding gold pan. Est. $100-200

522. Nevada. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Goldfield Woman's Gold Ring, c.1908. A commemorative gold ring, with an ore bucket over crossing pick and shovel. Two small gold nuggets on either side, and ;Goldfield across the top. S.J. 14K engraved on inside. Appears to be a woman's sized ring. We sold one of these in our last Americana sale, this one a bit more worn at the high points. Provenance: Robert Greenwood Collection of Talisman Press. Very rare. Very fine. Est. $250-400

523. Nevada. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Jenson Block Metal Key Tag, c.1905-1915. Jensen / Block / 23 / Goldfield. Brass, oblong, 1.25 x 1.5. Original key still attached. Key has ;Yale & Towne MBC and ;Solid Steel stamped on shank. Both very fine. Provenance: Holabird Key Tag Collection. Est. $200-400

524. Nevada. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Las Vegas & Tonopah Railroad Co Ore Hauling Receipts, 1916. Lot of 8 similar pcs. Each receipt is for ore haulage from the Florence Mine via the Las Vegas & Tonopah RR picked up at Goldfield. Most of the shipments were around 90,000 pounds. Al have minor small tears at some point along edges. Very fine. Est. $50-100

525. Nevada. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Mining Claim Map, 1907. Town of Goldfield is shown surrounded by colored mining company claims, and includes a list of mining companies with key to the map. Size: 21x28. Distributed by William L. Wilson, ;Pioneer of Goldfield. Published by Clason Map Co., Denver. Some staining around edges, wrinkles, but clear and colorful. Est. $200-300 No Illustration.

526. Nevada. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Nevada Boy Goldfield Mining Co Deed, c.1908. Signed by George Wingfield and George Nixon. Two Nevada's great mining men. Vf. Est. $100-150

527. No Lot.

528. Nevada. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Palace Goldfield Mining Co. Cert #138. Incorporated in Arizona 1906. Issued to W. A. Sherman for 1000 shares in 1906. Signed by W. A. Sherman vice president and W. E. Rowlands secretary. Vignette at upper left of an antlered buck. Green border. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. ;Principal office, San Francisco, California. printed under company title. 8 x 11. Very fine. Est. $75-150

529. Nevada. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Peters & Connor Canvas Ore Bag with Sample. Stamped on bag is ;Peters & Conner Assayers & Chemists Goldfield, Nevada. Bag measures 5 x 8. Of heavy cotton or canvas material with cotton cord drawstring, and contains red rocks. Value and significance of included sample is unknown. Provenance Holabird Collection. Est. $100-200

530. Nevada. Esmeralda. Goldfield. The Den Brothel House Token. Rebate Check / 2 1/2 / The Den / W. A. Schabel. / Prop. / Goldfield, Nevada // (relief of George Washington). Rd, br, 32mm. Au-Unc. This is a condition census piece, listed in the John Schilling Token Sale, lot #304. Possibly the finest known. Provenance: Holabird Collection. Est. $200-400

531. Nevada. Esmeralda. Grapevine. O’Hara Mountain Copper Mining Co. Cert #49. Incorporated in Arizona. Issued to Max Wassel for 1000 shares in 1906. Signed by J. J. O’Hara secretary, no president signature. Vignette of a spread winged eagle. Black border with green seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11. Datelined Denver, Colorado. ;Properties in Esmeralda County, Nevada. printed below title. A direct quote from the 1908 Copper Handbook, p.1065, is the only way to do justice to this piece. ;Alleged property was claims in the Grapevine district of Nevada, and O’Hara, the promoter, is a professional bunco-steerer, masquerading as a mine promoter. He was arrested, tried and found guilty of swindling operations in connection with the promotion of this company, and for punishment was given a light fine and a sentence of one day in jail, which leads to the inevitable conclusion that there is a very strong sentiment in Denver in favor of fake mining promoters. Denver is one o the most beautiful towns in the United States, but its population includes some of the greatest scoundrels in existence, and it has an un-enviable reputation among investors as the hatching place of a multitude of fraudulent mining companies. So notorious is this fact that legitimate mining companies with offices in Denver are seriously handicapped. No more needs to be added to a report like that. Extremely fine. Est. $100-200

532. Nevada. Esmeralda. Hornsilver. M. W. Mitchell, General Merchandise Invoice Ledger, 1919. This invoice ledger was designed like carbon checks of today. The invoice to be sent was detachable with a carbon copy made on blank paper. The invoice was torn out and sent to the client. The only invoice still in the ledger tells us this was from the M. W. Mitchell, General Merchandise, Datelined Hornsilver, 1919. Set up alphabetically, with tabs at side, A-Z. On the front cover is ;Ledger, Wilkes Warehouse Co. Heavy pin binding. Red leather accents with light brown fabric. The hard covers were probably not ordered for this company, but rather reused from the Wilkes Warehouse Co. The invoice copies are 2 inches longer than the ledger boards. This overhang has resulted in the invoices being torn, tattered and worn. 11 x 11 board size. Good. Est. $100-300 No Illustration

533. Nevada. Esmeralda. Mary Mine. Columbia Saloon / Mary Mine, / Nev. // GF / One / Drink. Rd, br, 21mm. Fine. Some wear to high points, toned. One of the great Nevada saloon tokens. Est. $400-700

534. Nevada. Esmeralda. Silver Peak. Foote Mineral Co. Cert #0000. Specimen. Unissued, unsigned. Vignette of two men with a globe between them that also has a rock pick on the globe. Red border and underprint. Cancelled by hole punches through printed signatures. Printer - ABN. 8 x 12. ;Specimen is printed in red at center and along bottom edge. Foote is presently the owner of the lithium mine located in Silver Peak, Nevada. Extremely fine. Est. $100-200

535. Nevada. Eureka. Eureka. Brown Hotel Metal Key Tag. Brown / Hotel / Eureka, Nev / 3. Brass, with original key still attached, both very clean and bright. 2.25 x 4.75. Very fine to Extremely fine. Provenance: Holabird Key Tag Collection. Est. $200-400

536. Nevada. Eureka. Eureka. Eureka Hotel Metal Key Tag. Eureka / Hotel / Eureka / Nevada. 1.75 x 4.5, diamond shape. Extremely fine. Provenance: Holabird Key Tag Collection. Est. $100-200

537. Nevada. Eureka. Eureka. Eureka Lodge I.O.O.F Ribbons, c.1880-1890. Lot of 2 different ribbons. These breast badges were generally worn in parades and are very colorful. Near mint condition with the gold tassel at the bottoms nearly perfect. The medallic pieces are in fantastic condition. Each badge has a ;parade side in red or pink and a black ;funeral side on the reverse. Each is 9 long and 2.5 wide. Est. $200-400

538. Nevada. Eureka. Eureka. Prospect Mountain Ruby Hill Tunnel & Mining Co. Lot of 2 pcs. Incorporated in 1882. Issued to Michael McDermot for 21 shares in 1882 and to Thomas Weathered for 98 shares in 1883. Both cancelled in red. Small vignette of state seal in upper right. Signed by President JE Jones and Secretary Henry Mitchell. Jones was a governor of Nevada. Vf. Est. $200-400

539. Nevada. Eureka. Geology. Atlas to Accompany the Monograph of the Geology of the Eureka District, Nevada. By Arnold Hague, Washington, D.C., 1883, United States Geological Survey. Book, approx 17 x 20 in, bound in red buckram with ¾ read leather. The contents comprise two sheets of title and indexing information and 11 two-page sheets of topographical and geological maps and cross sections. The multi-colored maps shows in part how the area mine are placed with respect to the geological structures. A very important atlas for a very important mining district of Nevada. Leather at corners and spine is heavily worn. With the discard stamp of the Montana Historical Society on front endpaper. The cover is also stamped in gold with the name Geo. F. Hoar. Hoar (1826-1904), graduate of Harvard and Harvard Law School was a U. S. Senator from Massachusetts at the time of this publication. He was chair of several Senate Committees, Regent of the Smithsonian for many years and Chair of the National Unitarian Conference in 1899. Est. $300-500

540. Nevada. Gaming. Antique Dice in Ivory Case. Ivory box, 6 3/4 x 6 3/4, containing 25 gambling dice (3 red, 5 green, 17 yellow). For floating crap game? C. 1900-1920. Very fine. Est. $250-500

541. Nevada. Gaming. Casino Ashtray Collection. Lot of 45. This lot includes 45 ashtrays from a wide variety of Nevada gaming properties. There are four round ashtrays in a light carnival glass from the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall in Las Vegas; one round ashtray from Harrah's Reno and Lake Tahoe and three square Harrah's Club Reno and Lake Tahoe ashtrays in two different styles; one each of Pick Hobson's Riverside (Reno), Pick Hobson's Overland (Reno) and one Riverside and Topaz Lodge; one King's Castle Lake Tahoe; one Boomtown (7 miles west of Reno); two Caesar's Palace Las Vegas; one The Riviera Room Monte Carlo Casino Holiday Inn Reno; one Fabulous Flamingo Las Vegas; one Rainbow Club Davis 3-8150; one Home of the International Follies Nugget Sparks, Nevada, and two John Ascuaga's Nugget in a different style; one Las Vegas Riviera Café Noir, Lighthouse, Delmonico; two Golden Gate Casino Las Vegas; one Winner's Inn Winnemucca, Nev, Red Bull Restaurant & Casino, Joe Mackie's Star; three rectangular ashtrays from the Nevada Club/Nevada Lodge at North Lake Tahoe, these each have calendars printed on them— two for 1967 and one for 1966; one Harvey's Stateline Lake Tahoe; one Caesar's Tahoe; one Four Queens Las Vegas; seven Harold's Club Reno in three different styles; three Carson City Nugget in two different styles; and five MGM Grand ashtrays. Not all are pictured here. For the most part these are in VF to XF condition with one or two being chipped and one having a small crack. Est. $100-200

542. Nevada. Gaming. Geo. Mason Co Ad Poster. Advertising poster for ;The Geo. Mason Co., Dealers in Playing Cards and Ivory Goods and Manufacturer of All Games and Club Room Furniture located in Denver and Chicago. Two vignettes, top corners, of Jack of Clubs. Framed in wood, under glass, poster is on cream colored paper with black print, measures 12 7/8 x 16 7/8. Overall measurements are 18 7/8 x 23 1/8. Est. $100-300

543. Nevada. General. Prospector Saloon / Good For / 12 1/2 c / In / Trade. Reverse is blank. Rd, br, 21mm. VF, corrosion. Nevada Maverick. Est. $75-150

544. Nevada. General. Misc Nevada Photographs. Lot of 45. Includes Sand Mountain, Winnemucca Lake vicinity, Nevada Governor's mansion, Bowers Mansion, Pyramid Lake, Big Horn sheep, an Indian burial site from Lost City (1926-27), Lehman Caves, Boulder Dam, Genoa, Austin, and many other scenes around the state. Provenance: Lane Collection. Est. $250-500

545. Nevada. General. Overland Telegraph Wooden Wire Holders, c.1860-70. The blocks were nailed to posts and a two pronged hook is at the bottom for wire suspension. News of the Civil War and Lincoln's assassination would have come across this wire. The typical layout of was about 60 to a mile. 30 years ago, there were literally bucket loads of these available. Now they are extremely scarce. Est. $250-400

546. Nevada. Humboldt. Andorno. Andorno House Metal Key Tag, c.1905. Triangular shaped, brass, 2.5 x 3. Key attached, but may not be original. The Andorno House was an extremely remote hotel at a small camp on the Andorno (hay) Ranch about 35 miles north of Winnemucca, approximately 10 miles from Paradise Valley on Granite Creek. Bragg's Humboldt County 1905 [1976] discusses the site well. ;The house is one of the best constructed I have ever seen. The house has 48 bedrooms and is fixed up to keep any number of travelers that come along. The hotel was run by Alfonso Pasquale, who had stores in Winnemucca and Paradise Valley, hotels at Andorno and Paradise and ranching interests. This is probably one-of-a-kind. Andorno is so remote that it was not listed in the Polk 1907 Directory. Very fine. Est. $400-800

547. Nevada. Humboldt. Arabia. Hurricane Mining Co. Cert #196. Incorporated in California 1876. Issued to J. H. Dickinson for 140 shares, no date offered. Only signed by A. M. Wilder vice president. Vignette at upper right corner of a variation of the California state seal. Black border on yellow paper. Uncancelled. Printer - A. L. Bancroft, SF. 5 x 9. Datelined San Francisco. ;Location Trinity (Arabia), Humboldt Co, Nevada printed at top. The Arabia district was discovered by George Lovelock in 1859 and was one of Nevada's first organized mining districts. It was originally in Humboldt Co. The first big mine there was the Montezuma. The district produced about $1 million according to Lincoln, but was omitted by C&C. Not in Burchard or Raymond. Typically these certificates are cancelled by signature cut-outs. Very fine. Est. $150-300

548. Nevada. Humboldt. Arabia. Hurricane Mining Co. Cert. #145. No incorporation information. Issued to P. E. Connor Trustee for 2333 shares in 1877. President's signature is cut out and signed by J. D. Hooker secretary. Small vignette at upper right of a woman seated with an animal at her feet. Black border on crème paper. Cancelled by signature cut out. Printer - A. L. Bancroft & Co Lth, SF. 4 x 9. ;Location - Trinity (Arabia) Humboldt Co., Nevada. printed at top of certificate. The Arabia district was discovered by George Lovelock in 1859 and is one of Nevada's first organized mining districts. The district produced about $1 million according to Lincoln, but was omitted by C & C. Not listed in Burchard or Raymond. Stains at left edge. Fine to very fine. Est. $150-300

549. Nevada. Humboldt. Golconda. Golconda Hot Springs Hotel Metal Key Tag. Golconda / Hot Springs / Hotel / Golconda, Nev. / 93. Brass, 2.25 x 4.75. Obverse bright and clean, reverse has some corrosion. Very fine. Provenance: Holabird Key Tag Collection. Est. $250-500

550. Nevada. Humboldt. Relief. Buckeye Mine Property Description, 1880. This is a standardized form for listing potential mining property for sale and would have been sent to San Francisco. This is for the Buckeye claim, located in the Relief district which was about 25 miles from Lovelock. The form is dated 1880. The Buckeye was an antimony mine, a unique mineral to mine at a time when most prospectors were looking for gold and silver. Minor foxing and discoloration. Very fine. Est. $75-150

551. Nevada. Humboldt. Seven Troughs. Seven Troughs Mining District Map by Crosley and Zulch, 1909. Created by Arthur B. Crosley and Herman C. Zulch, mining engineers. Map is divided into mile squares beginning with the northeast corner of Section 6. Shows Stonehouse, Burnt and Wild Horse Canons and various roads. Printed by Smith Brooks Company, Denver. Size: 22 x 50. Map shows all surveyed mining claims in 1909 and specific company ownership. Also shows town plats of Vernon, Mazuma, Seven Troughs and Farrell. Water stains to lower right corner, repair at bottom and right. Otherwise VF. Rare. Est. $200-400

552. Nevada. Humboldt. Willow Point. Willow Point Postmarked Postcard, 1908. The front of the card is a colorful rose. Card sent to a friend at Paradise Valley. Postmark has a bold strike. Willow Point was an early settlement 20 miles northeast of Winnemucca. A post office was operational from 1865 through 1910. (Nevada Place Names, p.247). Very rare. Est. $170-350

553. Nevada. Humboldt. Winnemucca. The Silver State, 1876-77. Three issues of The Silver State from Winnemucca, Nevada, dated: May 20, 1876; April 18, 1877 and June 8, 1877. Entire front and back pages are devoted almost entirely to advertisements with some local news on the remaining two inner pages. The May 20 edition has a local news snippet about some emigrants and the relative unimportance of a penny in some quarters (pardon the pun) even in 1876. ;Nearly three hundred emigrants passed through last night. Two of the eight car loads were Canadian French, and a large majority of the others were from Maine and New Brunswick. In making purchases at the stores they insist on getting every cent of change, and will not accept a dime for twelve and a half cents as Nevadans do. Folded, faded with tears and nicks to edges and folds. Fine to VF. 12 1/4 x 18. One of these bears the ;L.P. Fisher's Advertising Agency stamp from San Francisco. Est. $25-75

554. Nevada. Humboldt. Winnemucca. Roman House Metal Key Tag, c.1900-1910. Roman / House / 20 / Winnemucca, Nev. Brass, 2.25 x 4.75. Some corrosion on both sides. Diamond shaped. Fine. Provenance: Holabird Key Tag Collection. Est. $200-400

555. Nevada. Lander. Austin. Austin Nevada Area Candlestick. Fine construction by a blacksmith in Austin, Nevada. This stick appeared to me originally to be a manufactured stick that was unlisted. After a detailed conversation with friend and author Ted Bobrink (Miners Candlesticks, by Wilson & Bobrink, 1984), we are calling it blacksmith made because it has detailed, fine, symmetrical fancy file work done to the candle holder and thimble. The piece was clearly made from one piece of steel, and several may have been made or manufactured by a blacksmith in Austin. This came from one of the old families there. Ted pointed out that the term ;blacksmith made refers to sticks made one at a time, instead of mass produced. He cited numerous examples of sticks that have numerous specimens known, but that they were made one at a time. He classed this stick in the ;semi-fancy class, not being fancy enough to compare with the figural pieces, etc. There is a distinct possibility that the stick was made by Parker Tin & Hardware, Austin, c 1895-1910. Parker made underground teapot lamps, and certainly may have made candle holders as well. We sold a lamp of his about ten years ago that had a plaque with his name. The piece was found underground at Nightingale, Nevada, and some of you might remember it from 20 years ago when I displayed it at Tucson several times.-fh Rare. Est. $200-400

556. Nevada. Lander. Austin. Austin Original Matted Photograph, c.1890. Great bird's eye view of the center of town. Photograph mounted on original card, showing a town scene of Austin, Nevada, from the 1890's. Measures: 7 x 9 1/4 overall, photo measures 7 x 7 7/8. Minor spotting to matte board, photo is very fine. Est. $300-500

557. Nevada. Lander. Austin. Bank of Austin Document Collection, 1904-07. Lot of 26 pcs. Most are invoices sent to the State Bank & Trust Co, Carson City, dated 1904. All are datelined Austin, Nevada. A few pieces are dated 1907 and one is dated 1899. Very fine. Est. $100-200

558. Nevada. Lander. Austin. Helen Davenport & Co Liquor License, 1908. License #930 signed by county treasurer (illegible), county auditor H.W. Dyer, deputy auditor S.W. Hurtt and bears the handwritten names of deputy J.J. Malloy and sheriff/license collector M.J. Murphy. The last two signatures were written by the same person. License is for a retail liquor permit for Helen Davenport & Co. for three months covering Dec. 1, 1908 to March 1, 1909 for which $30.00 was paid. 7 1/2 x 6 3/4. White paper with red print, details typewritten in blue ink and signatures in black ink. Not listed in 1907-08, 1914-15 Nevada Directories. Folded, torn at fold and at bottom, VF. Est. $50-100

559. Nevada. Lander. Austin. Hogan Hotel/ Austin, Nev.// GF 25cents In Merchandise. Rd, with hole in center. Br, 23mm. Vf, toned, some corrosion. Est. $50-100

560. Nevada. Lander. Austin. Manhattan Silver Mining Co Receipts, 1868. Lot of 7 different pcs. All are datelined Austin, Nev, 1868. One is for payment for cord wood to D. A. High. One is for 14 days work to John Brown. Another is for payment to W. D. Anderson, Attorney, in a case between Manhattan SMC and Annetto SMC. The last 4 are receipts of ore received at the mill for reduction. One is for John Travers, W. P. Jeter, Timoke SMC and New York & Austin SMC. The last four signed by G. S. Paine. All very fine. Est. $100-300

561. Nevada. Lander. Reese River. Batavia & Humboldt Gold & Silver Mining Co. Cert #112. Incorporated in New York. Issued to F. C. Pennewill for 100 shares in 1869. Signed by J. Warren secretary and Chandlerdonk president. Unique vignette of a bustling mining camp with smoke stacks, a horse drawn wagon and other sites. Black border and print. Uncancelled. Printer - Sage, Sons & Co, NY. 7 x 11. Datelined Batavia, NY. 25 cent revenue stamp affixed at left edge. Minor foxing along edges. One inch tear at bottom edge that travels into certificate. Fine to very fine. Extremely rare. Est. $700-1400

562. Nevada. Lander. Reese River. Bunker Hill Silver Mining Co. Cert #109. Incorporated in Nevada. Issued to William Bigler for 1125 shares in 1865. Signed by Dan Law president and A. B. Cochran secretary. Vignette of three miners underground. Black border and print. Uncancelled. Printer - J. O. Seymour & Co, NY. 7 x 11. Datelined New York. 25 cent revenue stamp affixed at left. Signed on reverse by Bigler. Bigler was Governor of Pennsylvania and a US Senator. He became president of the Philadelphia & Erie RR. The Bunker Hill SMC is not listed in Browne, Abbe nor Ross. Bunker Hill is the highest peak in Lander County though. Very fine. Est. $350-700

563. Nevada. Lander. Reese River. Manhattan Silver Mining Co Land Deed Document, 1885. A legal claim filing with the United States General Land Office for the Samson Lode claim located in the Reese River district, Lander County. The document was filed in Eureka, 1885. There are 5 pages total, with three of these being just the legal description of the un-surveyed public land. The map of the property is not inlcuded in the document. Rare. Extremely fine. Est. $150-300

564. Nevada. Lander. Reese River. Mettacom Silver Mining Co. Cert #50. Incorporated in New York. Issued to Rich S. Field for 420 shares in 1866. Signed by F. Mackin president and Chas T. Gray secretary. Vignette of a variation of the New York State seal. Black border with green seal. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 8 x 11. Datelined New York. ;Mining Works New Austin, Nevada printed at bottom of certificate. The company built a large mill that was considered serious competition with the Manhattan SMC. The company owned several producing properties, and was bought by the Pacific Mining Co, Ltd sometime in the late 1860's. Robert S. Field was a Senator and Attorney General of New Jersey. He was very active in the business of the Camden and Amboy RR Co and the Delaware & Raritan Canal Co. He became professor of Constitutional law at the College of New Jersey. Hew was appointed by President Lincoln as a Federal Judge for New Jersey. He died within 4 years of being issued this certificate. (Ross, Browne, Abbe) Very fine. Est. $350-700

565. Nevada. Lander. Reese River. Republic Silver Mining Co Specimen. No Cert #. Unissued, unsigned. Specimen written on president signature line. Vignette of Liberty and bald eagle in political setting, with small vignette of miner at lower left. Printer - Continental Bank Note, NY. 7 x 12. ;These mines and mills are Amador District, Lander Co., Nevada. On the Great Mail & Telegraph route from the east to California. printed on the certificate. The Amador section of the Reese River district is about 6 miles north of Austin. The 1862 Mining Laws refer to the telegraph line as being the northern boundary of the Reese River district. The Republic is not among the list of producing companies by Browne, 1868. Very fine. Est. $200-400

566. Nevada. Lander. Reese River. Vedder Silver Mining Co. Cert #319. Incorporated in New York. Issued to James H. Pizer for 10 shares in 1867. Signed by E. A. Cutler president and A. F. Brigham secretary. Vignette at upper left of several miners working underground; vignette at lower right of a cross sectional view of a mine shaft. Black border and print. Uncancelled. Printer - Henry Seibert & Bros, NY. 7 x 11. Datelined New York. ;Mines Near Austin, Nevada printed on certificate. Included in this lot are two letters informing the stockholders of an annual meeting of the company for the years 1868 and 1869. Also, an envelope with a New York postmark in which one of the letters was mailed to the issuee of this certificate, Pizer. Certificate trimmed tight at left edge. Very fine. Est. $500-900

567. Nevada. Lincoln. Pioche. Atlanta Home Gold Mining Co Specimen Proof. Cert #0000. Incorporated in Delaware. Specimen. Unissued, unsigned. Vignette of two miners underground. Gray border and underprint. ;Specimen printed in red on signature lines. Printer - ABN. 8 x 11. Owned 11 claims at Atlanta with ore assaying at $2 to $4 gold per ton. (Mines Handbook, 1918, p.1151). Extremely fine. Est. $100-200

568. Nevada. Lyon. Dayton. Daney Gold & Silver Mining Co. Cert #968. Incorporated in 1861. Issued to W. G. Crandall for 50 shares in 1877. Signed by J. P. Cantin and Geo R. Spring secretary. Vignette at bottom center of a winged man with a horn. Black border and print. Uncancelled. Printer - Lith Britton, Rey & Co. 4 x 8. Datelined San Francisco. Company owned a 5 stamp mill about 3 miles from Dayton, which was built in 1863. The stock of the company traded between $4 and $15, and always seemed to have money for exploration, although assessments were levied in several different years. The Daney mine was hampered by water problems and low grade ores. (Whitehall, Browne 1867, 1869; Raymond). Very fine. Est. $200-400

569. Nevada. Lyon. Johntown. Nevada Foundry & Machine Shop Billhead, 1871. At upper left is a box with ;Mead & McCone, Manufacturers of Quartz Mills and all kinds Amalgamating Machinery, Saw and Grist Mill Irons. Hoisting Gearing of Every Description, Steam Engines Made and Repaired. Brass and Iron Castings of Every Description, Made to Order. Printed below company title is ;Johntown, Below Silver City, State of Nevada. Datelined Johntown, which is crossed out, and Silver City is hand written above. Receipt for Savage Mine. Johntown was located in Gold Canyon along the Carson River. James Fenemore first worked the gravels in 1851. By 1860, the majority of the placer miners were Chinamen, at that time called ;John Chinaman, hence the name Johntown. Johntown was the supply camp when the Comstock was discovered in 1859 and remained important through 1880's. (Paher, p69). Piece missing from lower right corner. Very fine. Est. $300-500

570. Nevada. Lyon. Lyon County Hunting License, 1910. Fob style metal license. Hunting License / 475 / State of Nevada / Expires/ February 28, 1910 / Issued in / Lyon County. Fob slot at top. 2 x 2. Very fine. Est. $150-300

571. Nevada. Lyon. Ramsey. Ramsey Nevada Mining Co. Cert #378. Incorporated in Arizona. Issued to D. S. Dawson for 10,250 shares in 1908. Signed by president and Edw W Tisdall secretary. Attractive vignettes: one shows a mining camp set in a forest, one shows a miner with a pneumatic drill and the last shows 2 miners underground. Brown border and seal. Uncancelled. Printer - Broun Green, NY. Ramsey is a small mining camp located along the Storey and Lyon County line. The camp briefly boomed prior to 1907. In 1908, a company, presumably this one, built a 30 ton cyanide mill and began large scale mining. But by 1911, only $80,000 had been produced. (Nevada Place Names, p198). Very fine. Est. $50-100

572. Nevada. Lyon. Sweetwater. Fulstone & Fredericks Ledger Account, 1912-1925. An alphabetical account ledger from the Fulstone & Fredericks General Merchandise Store located in Sweetwater. A significant number of their clients were located in Masonic, but the store did business as far south as Bodie and Aurora, and as far north as Reno. Clients were other stores, hotels, mining companies and individuals. A few misc documents were found in the middle of the ledger. Heavy duty, metal hinged boards with leather accents and corduroy fabric. At least 500+ pages, about 3 thick. 9 x 12. Fine to very fine. No Illustration. Est. $300-600

573. Nevada. Lyon. Thompson. Hotel Thompson Metal Key Tag, c.1910-1920. Hotel Thompson / 66 / Thompson, Nev. Rd, br, 1.5 diameter. Slotted at top. Extremely fine. Provenance: Holabird Key Tag Collection. Est. $200-400

574. Nevada. Lyon. Washington. Flora Gold & Silver Mining Co. Cert #38. Incorporated in 1863. Issued to Hilaire Clouet for 10 shares in 1863. Signed by David Brittin president and H. Larichelieve secretary. Vignette at top center of spread winged eagle. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 5 x 10. The mining supporting the Washington district may have been where these men lived, but not listed in Kelley's 1863 Directory. Even the Washington district is not listed in Stretch, 1866. ;Washington Mining District, Lyon Co., N.T. printed at top of certificate. Datelined Dayton, Lyon Co, N. T. A true Nevada Territorial. Fine. Est. $750-1500

575. Nevada. Lyon. Yerington. Sunstedt & Hanson Promotional Wall Hanging for a Saloon, c.1910. White matted ;frame edged in red. Center is picture of young woman seated among red roses and holding red roses, captioned ;American Beauties. The art work has a raised relief, similar to die cut. This item may have had a calendar attached at the bottom, but this one never did. Compliments of Sunstedt & Hanson Office Bar Yering, Nevada Phone 146. Size: 8 1/2 x 18. Nick along left edge and crease top left corner, but VF. Est. $200-400

576. Nevada. Lyon. Yerington. Yerington Drug Co Medicine Bottle. Yerington Drug Co. / Yerington, Nevada. Graduation marks along both left and right sides of bottle front. 6 ounce bottle, 6.5 tall. Small, minor impact marks from ice pick or opening device at top. Near mint condition. Slight purple hue. Very rare. Est. $400-800

(Please also see lot 674 for a Lyon County piece.)

577. Nevada. Mineral. Bell. Fagan Cons Silver Mining Co. Cert #1353. Incorporated in Nevada 1919. Issued to Epstein & Gartland for 1000 shares in 1921. Signed by P. A. Simon president and B. T. Bath asst secretary. Small vignette of a spread winged eagle within the border. Green border with gold accents. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 8 x 12. The company formed as a merger of the Norman Silver MC and the Simon Fagan Mines Co in 1919. Owned the Norman and Fagan mines in the Bell district, Mineral County. The principal office was located in Mina. The ore contained gold-silver-lead with some lead ore being produced. (Mines Handbook, 1926, p.1175). Very fine. Est. $50-150

578. Nevada. Mineral. Belleville. Black Ginger Ale Bottle. This black, 10.5 tall, ginger ale bottle was dug at Teals Marsh, near Belleville by Adele Reed in 1955. Reed's bottle label is still affixed at bottom. Ex-Reed Collection, Ex-Holabird Collection. No apparent dings or chips. Extremely fine. Est. $100-200

579. Nevada. Mineral. Candelaria. Nevada Hotel / Good For / 1 / Drink / Candelaria, Nev. // Choice / Wines / Liquors / & / Cigars. Br, oct, 28mm. Wear to high some points. Very fine. Extremely rare. Est. $750-1200

580. Nevada. Mineral. Candelaria. Princess Mining Co Checks, 1882. Lot of 19. Signed by Geo G. Lyons, supt, who was the superintendent of the Princess Mining Co located at Candelaria. All have RN-G style imprinted revenue stamps. All but one is blue and white, one brown and white. 1882. All cancelled by stamps and triangular punctures. 3 x 8. Fine, folds, wrinkles. Est. $100-200

581. Nevada. Mineral. Douglas. Warrior Cons Gold, Inc. 1935. Lot of 40. Fully issued and uncancelled. Incorporated in Arizona. Dated 1935. Includes original mailing envelope. Signed by J. H. Morris, Vice President and H.A. Houser, Secretary. Two vignettes; bottom center, gilt, woman with scales of justice; top center, underground mining scene. Gilt border, embossed seal and safety print. Printer: Goes. Warrior Consolidated Gold, Inc. owns the Kernick Warrior and Springer Mines in the Douglas District, Mineral County, 5 mi. east of Mina. Employed 15 men in 1937. [Ref: Min. Register, 1937, p.1011]. Est. $150-300

582. Nevada. Mineral. Hawthorne. Carson & Colorado Railway Corner Ad Cover, c.1898. At the upper left corner, printed in black, is ;Carson & Colorado Railway Co, Office, Assistant Superintendent, Hawthorne, Nevada. Stamped in blue ink next to the corner ad is ;Per Wells, Fargo & Co Express. Cover is addressed to H. M. Yerington. Opened at top. Brown discoloration along left and bottom edges. Very fine. Est. $100-200

583. Nevada. Mineral. Mina. Hotel Mina Metal Key Tag, c.1900-1910. Hotel / Mina / Mina, Nev. / 37. Brass, 2.25 x 4.75. Mfg by H. C. Lepsner, Kansas City, MO. Extremely fine and very clean within the stamped letters. Provenance: Holabird Key Tag Collection. Est. $200-400

584. Nevada. Mineral. Mina. Tonopah Shawmuth Mines Co Money Bag. Natural canvas with drawstring opening. ;Property of Tonopah-Shawmuth Mines Company, Ltd., Mina, Nevada. 8 x 13. No Illustration. Est. $100-200

585. Nevada. Mineral. Rawhide. Rawhide Mutual Mines Co. Cert #45. Incorporated in Territory of Arizona. Issued to Isaac Williams for 1000 shares in 1908. Signed by president and secretary. Vignette of three miners operating a pneumatic drill underground. Green border. Uncancelled. Distributed by W. H. Kistler, Denver. 8 x 12. Wear to fold creases. Very fine. Est. $50-100

586. Nevada. Mining. Hoffman Place Cons Gold Mining Co. Cert #28. Incorporated in Arizona. Issued to Isaac Williams for 1000 shares in 1906. Signed by J. V. Butler president and secretary. Vignette of several miners working underground. Orange border and seal. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 7 x 11. Datelined Denver, Colo. Very fine. Est. $50-150

587. Nevada. Mining. Swastika Mining & Milling Co. Cert. #96. Inc. in Nevada 1908. Issued to L. Madarasy, 13th Sept. 1909, 2000 shares. Signed by president and secretary. Vignette, top center, of mountain cabin, man, and covered wagon with horse. Small vignettes each corner of mining scenes. Gilt border and safety print, gold embossed seal, black print. Uncancelled. ;Promotion Stock stamped across top. Printer not shown. 8 x 10. Dateline Colorado Springs. Fine condition. Est. $100-200

588. Nevada. Nye. Belmont. Belmont Real Photo Postcard, c.1908. Captioned ;Main Street, Belmont, Nev, 601 at bottom. Scene shows a very quite Belmont with 7 men standing in the street, two of these men have their dogs. There is a woman and an older man on the wooden sidewalk at left. Osborn & Skinner, Photographers, Tonopah, Nevada printed on reverse. Azo stamp box. Extremely crisp photo. Extremely fine. Provenance: Robert Greenwood. Collection, author of the Nevada Post Card Book. Est. $400-800

589. Nevada. Nye. Big Smoky Valley. Big Smoky Silver Mining Co. Cert #620. Incorporated in New York. Issued to Wm E. Durysa for 50 shares in 1868. Signed by J. B. Hoyt president and W. H. Dudley secretary. Vignette of a seated woman with a spread winged eagle and stars and stripes shield. Green border. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 6 x 10. One tied 25 cent revenue stamp at left edge. Datelined New York. ;Mining District Smoky Valley, State of Nevada printed above title. Paher (Nevada Ghost Towns , p.177) lists a Big Smoky Mining Co which may be the same company. A small town sprang up in 1863 by the name of Geneva, about 15 miles south of Austin. Many promising ledges were being developed, but there was no nearby mill of ore processing. In 1864-65, Big Smoky Mining Co began buying property in and around Geneva. In 1866, the company built a 20 stamp mill. The mill only ran a few days before shutting down because the ore was only worth $10 per ton. ;Geneva was deserted by 1867 and every thing was removed, leaving empty stone buildings in the wilderness. Although this certificate was issued in 1868, after the desertion of Geneva, does not preclude these two companies being the same. 2 inch tear cuts into certificate from right edge. Small hole in border at upper left corner. Fine to very fine. Est. $300-600

590. Nevada. Nye. Bullfrog. Bonnie Clare Bullfrog Mining & Milling Co. Cert #1085. Incorporated in Arizona. Issued to Geo D. Moulton for 100 shares in 1906. Signed by C. A. Forrester president and Harris secretary. Vignette of a mill in a valley next to a stream with attractive title masthead. Orange border and safety print with bronze seal. Uncancelled. Printer - Los Angeles Litho Co. 8 x 11. Datelined Los Angeles, Cal. ;Mines Located in Esmeralda County, Nevada printed at top of certificate. We have never seen this certificate before. Very fine. Est. $250-500

591. Nevada. Nye. Bullfrog. Bullfrog Bank & Trust Co Check, 1909. Check #24. Issued to Knights of Templar Lodge, No. 31, Shoshone Lodge. Vignette of a frog at upper left corner. Entire check printed in green. ;M. M. Van Fleet, Trustee For Creditors of The Bullfrog Bank and Trust Co printed at the top. Printed on the memo line is ;First Dividend 33 1/3 percent. Purple stamp with ;First National Bank, 1909, Rhyolite, Nev. Datelined Rhyolite, Nev. The bank failed in 1908 and this check represents the first payouts to creditors. Rare. Extremely fine. Est. $100-200

592. Nevada. Nye. Bullfrog. Bullfrog Gold Bullion Mining Co. Cert #551. Incorporated in Territory of Arizona. Issued to Fred Crosby for 300 shares in 1907. Signed by Grace be Shaffer president and Chaffer secretary. No vignette. Ornate black border with bronze seal. Uncancelled. Printer - W. H. Kistler, Denver. 7 x 10. Very fine. Est. $150-300

593. Nevada. Nye. Bullfrog. Bullfrog Monitor Mining Co. Cert #37. Incorporated in Nevada 1905. Issued to D. C. Wheeler for 10,000 shares in 1906. Signed by president and James F. Todd secretary. Vignette of a mill next to a stream in a valley with smaller vignettes of miners working underground. Green border and seal. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11. Datelined Reno, Nevada. Extremely fine. Est. $75-150

594. Nevada. Nye. Bullfrog. Bullfrog Original Photographs, c.1910-20. Lot of 3 photos. One is of the Lucky Jack Mine. Two of Bullfrog, Nevada landscape. Very faded in a Plexiglas frame. Est. $100-200

595. Nevada. Nye. Bullfrog. Bullfrog Rush Mining Co. Cert #859. Incorporated in Arizona. Issued to T. W. Stapler for 100 shares in 1906. Signed by Roscoe president and E. H. Latimer asst secretary. No vignette. Attractive masthead. Blue border and print. Uncancelled. Printer - Utah Litho, SLC. 6.5 x 9. Datelined Goldfield, Nevada. ;Mines Located at Bullfrog, Nevada printed below title. We have never had this certificate. Bottom left corner and edges are worn with small chips and creases. Otherwise, very fine. Est. $250-500

596. Nevada. Nye. Bullfrog. California Bullfrog Mining Co Letter to Stockholders. Typed letter on California Bullfrog Mining Co. letterhead, 327 Douglas Block, Los Angeles, Cal., dated March 1st, 1906. Measures 8 3/8 x 10 7/8. Slight tear lower right edge. Est. $50-150

597. Nevada. Nye. Bullfrog. Death Valley Lone Star Mining Co Check & Billhead, 1907. Lot of 2 pcs. Cancelled check on the Southern Nevada Banking Co. Bullfrog, Nevada, to Thos. M. Holt, amount $4.90, dated Jan. 10, 1907. Signed F. P. Kerns, Sec’y. Tan paper with green print and green bullfrog vignette top left corner. Punch hole top left corner. 3 1/8 x 8 1/8. Blank receipt from Death Valley Lone Star Mining Co., Bullfrog, Nevada. 3 3/4 x 8 1/2. Est. $100-200

598. Nevada. Nye. Bullfrog. Denver Bullfrog Annex Mining Co. Cert #546. Incorporated in Territory of Arizona. Issued to Rufus P. Birdseye for 100 shares in 1907. Signed by Sherwood Redrich president and secretary. Vignette at upper left of an antlered elk. Black border with bronze seal, underprint and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11. Datelined Goldfield, Nevada. We have never had this piece before. Very fine. Est. $200-400

599. Nevada. Nye. Bullfrog. Gold Center Mining & Development Co. Cert #477. Incorporated in Territory of Arizona. Issued to Charles S. Hinchman for 1000 shares in 1905. Signed by Earmon vice president and secretary. Vignette of a snow capped mountain with a stream flowing. Brown border with a bronze seal. Uncancelled. Printer - W. H. Kistler, distributed by W. F. Robinson, Denver. 7 x 11. Datelined Denver, Colorado. ;Properties Located in the Bullfrog Mining District, Nevada printed below title. Included with the certificate is a one page stockholder mailer and a 2 page typed correspondence. The company owned Jolly Jane and Gold Center claims in the Pioneer section of the Bullfrog district. The mailer is dated and typed letter are dated 1909. All very fine. Very rare Bullfrog piece. Est. $200-400

600. Nevada. Nye. Bullfrog. Homestake King Cons Bullfrog Mining & Milling Co. Cert #2312. Incorporated in Arizona 1906. Issued to Leo Truman for 440 shares in 1907. Signed by B. D. Milaw president and Geo L. Schumacher secretary. Vignette at upper left of seated woman holding up wreath. Orange border, seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11. Datelined Dallas, Texas. The company was located at Gold Bar, just 2 miles north of Bullfrog. The mine produced about $55,000 in gold in 1909. A lawsuit developed between the Gold Bar Co and the Homestake King due the Homestake mining under the Gold Bar property and was discovered. Later the Homestake King property was part of the open mine operated by Fred Holabird in the 1980's. Minor wear to edges. Very fine. Est. $100-200

601. Nevada. Nye. Bullfrog. Laying Water Pipe Original Matted Photograph, c.1906. Shows four men near a trench that was dug to place the Patrick Pipe, probably a water line to the town of Rhyolite or a mill. Rhyolite drew water for three different spring sources. A. E. Holt photo, marked on photo. Photo 3 x 5.5, white matte 4 x 6.5. Extremely fine. Est. $200-400

602. Nevada. Nye. Bullfrog. Montgomery Shoshone Cons Specimen Proof. Cert #0000. Incorporated in South Dakota. Specimen. Unissued, unsigned. Vignette of two miners operating a pneumatic drill underground. Green border and underprint. ;Specimen printed in red on signature lines. Printer - ABN. 7 x 12. Extremely fine. Est. $100-200

603. Nevada. Nye. Bullfrog. Montgomery Shoshone Mill Original Photograph, c.1910. Slightly faded photo of the Montgomery Shoshone Mine (noted lower right corner), Bullfrog (lower edge). Mill just completed. Est. $200-300

604. Nevada. Nye. Bullfrog. Montgomery Shoshone Mine Original Photograph, c.1905-10. Taken by Allen. Two b/white photos, ea. 3 1/4x 5 1/2: left photo titled ;Montgomery Shoshone Mine (top left) shows beginning of waste dump, previously unpublished; right photo shows mill, ;Montgomery Mine lower left corner. See waste dump conveyor, both plates. Slight wear along edges. Fine. Est. $400-600

605. Nevada. Nye. Bullfrog. Montgomery Shoshone Mine Original Photograph, c.1905-10. ;Montgomery Shoshone Mine Bullfrog, Nev. printed lower edge, very faded. Est. $200-300

606. Nevada. Nye. Bullfrog. Montgomery Shoshone Mine Photograph, c. 1908. Black and white photo, two men pouring into ingot molds. Charles Seltzer photographer. 5 1/2 ; x 3 1/4 in Plexiglas frame. Circa 1908. Est. $200-300

607. Nevada. Nye. Bullfrog. Rhyolite Real Photo Postcard, c.1906. One wonderful shot of an automobile crossing a flat desert valley in blue sepia tone. Image size is 2.5 x 3.5 on the card. There is a note from Jack to Lana that wraps around the image on the front. The note is dated 3-9-07. Jack notes ;Auto stage coming from Greenwater Camp - 52 miles - fare $20. Card is postmarked on reverse Rhyolite, 1907. Minor foxing along edges. Very fine. A great card. Est. $150-300

608. Nevada. Nye. Bullfrog. Shoshone Indian Boy Original Matted Photograph, c.1906. An outstanding view of a young Shoshone boy with his parents behind. View looks up toward the Tramp mine. A. E. Holt style photograph, not identified. Minor stain on brown matte. Photo 3 x 4, matte 4 x 6.5. Extremely fine. Est. $150-300

609. Nevada. Nye. Bullfrog. Shoshone Indian Camp at Bullfrog Original Matted Photograph, c.1906. Exceptional photo captioned ;Indian Camp at Bullfrog. Photograph by Holt. Photo 3 x 5.5, white matte 4 x 6.5. Extremely fine. Est. $250-500

610. Nevada. Nye. Bullfrog. Shoshone Indian Family Original Matted Photograph, c.1906. Card shows a Shoshone mother with her son and daughter in either Bullfrog or Rhyolite. Photo is not identified, but appears to be by Holt, of Rhyolite. Photo 3 x 5.5, matte is white 4 x 6.5. Extremely fine. Est. $200-400

For more Bullfrog photos please see Nye, Rhyolite section.

611. Nevada. Nye. Bullfrog. Shoshone National Bank Mining Co. Cert. #725. Inc. in Nevada. Issued to T.W. Stapler, June 20,1906, 500 shares. Signed by Jno. Cook, President, and Secretary H.F. Hobushaw. No vignette. Black print, embossed seal. Printer: U.S. Crocker & Co., San Francisco. Uncancelled. 6 1/2 x11. Incorporated in 1905. Location of mines, Bullfrog District. This company appears to be the same property as the Bullfrog National Bank, but we are unsure how they are related. They could be two different issues floated for the same property, which would be unethical promoting. The other possibility is that the company was a rip-off of the real National Bank property. Tear along right margin. Est. $100-300

612. Nevada. Nye. Bullfrog. Tramps Cons Extension Mining Co. Cert #290. Incorporated in Utah. Issued to R. M. Brin for 500 shares in 1907. Signed by president and Herbert Cohen secretary. No vignette and no border. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 7 x 10. Datelined Salt Lake City. ;Location of Mines: Bullfrog Mining District, Nye County, Nevada printed at top. This would have been a prospect associated with the Tramp mine. Two hole punches at left edge. Very fine. Est. $100-300

613. Nevada. Nye. Goldfield. Tonopah & Goldfield Railroad Police Badge, c.1910-20. A fabulous railroad police badge. Original pinback still attached. SLS Co. stamped on reverse for Salt Lake Stamp Co., which was very active in making badges, checks and tags from the period roughly covering 1900-1920. On front is ;Police / T & G / 4 / Railroad. There is a star at the middle with a wreath design around. Very fine condition. Extremely rare and may be the only one known. Provenance: Ed Jennings Collection. Est. $1500-3000

614. Nevada. Nye. Grantsville. McMahon & Irvine Cons Mining & Milling Co. Cert #150. Issued to John S. Bowman for 200 shares in 1881. Signed by J. M. Hunter president and John Irvine secretary. Vignette at top center of miners underground. Black border and print. Uncancelled. Printer - Culver, Pop, Hoyne & Co, Chicago. 6 x 9. Datelined Mt. Carroll, Ill. This district is located in the Shoshone Range about 10 miles south of Ione. The largest producer in the district was the Alexander, which was ;an immense body of low grade. European investors were considering some of the properties. This company may have had a lease on of the properties, but failed to realize decent ore. (Burchard, 1882, 1883). Minor foxing. Trimmed tight along left edge. Very fine. Est. $150-300

615. Nevada. Nye. Manhattan. Manhattan Alliance Mines Co Specimen Proof. Cert #0000. Incorporated in Territory of Arizona. Specimen. Unissued, unsigned. Vignette of spread winged eagle at middle with vignettes of miners working within circles. Brown border and underprint. ;Specimen printed in red on signature lines. Printer - ABN. 7 x 11. ;Principal place of business Manhattan, Nevada printed under title. Extremely fine. Est. $100-200

616. Nevada. Nye. Manhattan. Manhattan Original Matted Photograph, 1906. Shows view of the town from nearby hillside. Measures 10 x 12 overall, photo measures 6 7/8 x 8 1/2. Image is dark, but still a nice shot. No photographer noted. Very fine. Est. $150-300

617. Nevada. Nye. Manhattan. Manhattan Pool Co. Cert #1355. Incorporated in Territory of Arizona. Issued to Isaac Williams for 1000 shares in 1908. Signed by J. V. Butler president and secretary. Vignette of miners working underground. Brown border and seal. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 8 x 10. Datelined Denver, Colo. Very fine. Est. $50-100

618. Nevada. Nye. Nevada Test Site. Nevada Test Site Fire Department Badges. Lot of 3. a) 1 7/8 x 2 1/8, ;Engineer Nevada Test Site Fire Dept. Stamped on reverse: ;LAS&SCo. b) 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 Nev. Test Site 14 Fire Dept. Stamped on reverse: ; LAS&SCo. c) 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 ;Nev. Test Site Fire Dept. Stamped on reverse: ;L.A. Stamp & Staty. Co. We contacted the Nevada Test Site to verify that these badges are authentic. We spoke with the Deputy Chief, who verified that the department does issue silver and gold badges that typically have the rank in the middle. Est. $250-500

619. Nevada. Nye. Rhyolite. Death Valley Supply Wagon Original Matted Photographs, c.1905. Lot of 2 different photos. One is of a 24 mule train pulling a supply wagon across Death Valley, captioned ;1905, 24 Mule Freight Train. Photo by C. J. Back of Rhyolite. The second photo captioned ;Trail Across Salt Marsh - Death Valley showing two ruts crossing a flat desert floor. Photo by Back. Photos 3 x 5.5, white mattes 4 x 6.5. Very fine. Est. $300-600

620. Nevada. Nye. Rhyolite. Frank P. Kerns Check Sheets. Lot of 2 sheets. Checks are numbered 1135-1140, all on The First National Bank, Rhyolite, Nevada, with green printed bullfrog vignette top left corner. Each check measures 3 1/4 x 8 1/4. Est. $100-200

621. Nevada. Nye. Rhyolite. Frank P. Kerns Check Sheets. Lot of 2 sheets. Checks are numbered 1141-1146, all on The First National Bank, Rhyolite, Nevada, with green printed bullfrog vignette top left corner. Each check measures 3 1/4 x 8 1/4. Est. $100-200 (similar to lot above)

622. Nevada. Nye. Rhyolite. H.D. & L.D. Porter Billhead & Check, 1914 & 1917. Lot of 2 pcs. H.D. & L.D. Porter, Wholesale and Retail General Merchandise, Rhyolite, Nevada, for various items amounting to $212.28, dated 1-21-1914. (2) H.D. & L.D. Porter check #3300 to Zellerbach Paper Co., amount of $2.40, dated 7-21-1917, and paid by Farmers & Merchants National Bank, No. 1, Los Angeles, July 26, 1917. Check measures 3 1/4 x 8 7/8. Xf. Est. $100-200

623. Nevada. Nye. Rhyolite. Hayseed Mining Co Check & Invoice, 1907. Lot of 2 pcs. Invoice for Joy Pollard, April Labor, $126.00, dated May 4th, 1907, approved by J.P. Nelson, Superintendent. Measures 6 7/8 x 8 3/8. Check is No. 37 paid to Joy Pollard for $126.00 by the Hayseed Mining Co, dated May 4th, 1907, on John S. Cook & Co., Bankers, Rhyolite, Nevada. Signature illegible. Orange printing and design across center of check. Measures 3 5/8 x 8 1/4. Missing piece along bottom right edge. Est. $100-200

624. Nevada. Nye. Rhyolite. Hayseed Mining Co Check & Invoice, 1907. Lot of 2 pcs. Hayseed Mining Co invoice for J.A. Rodgers, April Labor, $142.50, dated May 4th, 1907, approved by J.P. Nelson, Superintendent. Measures 67/8 8 3/8. Check No. 38 paid to J.A. Rodgers for $142.50 on John S. Cook & Co., Bankers, Rhyolite, Nevada. Signature illegible. Orange printing and design across center of check. Measures 3 5/8 x 8 1/4. Bottom right corner missing. Est. $100-200

625. Nevada. Nye. Rhyolite. Indians of Rhyolite Original Matted Photograph, c.1906. Captioned ;Indians Living near Rhyolite, Nev. Photo by Holt. Shot shows 4 women of varying ages. Minor staining on the photo. Photo 3 x 5.5, white matte 4 x 6.5. Very fine. Est. $250-500

626. Nevada. Nye. Rhyolite. Las Vegas & Tonopah Railroad Co Expense Bills. Lot of 2. First is to consignee H.D.& L.D. Porter, dated 2-4-13, amount of $481.66 for 6000 gals. Eng. Distillate from Los Angeles. Two holes in top quarter of page (where punch holes might have been). Measures 6 x 8 5/8. Second bill also to H.D. & L.D. Porter, Rhyolite, Nevada, dated 4-8-13 for 6250 (gals) Eng. Distillate from Los Angeles, for $501.62. Measures 6 x 8 5/8. Both signed by C.? H. Smith, Agent. Est. $50-100

627. Nevada. Nye. Rhyolite. Lost Spanish Mine, Rio Pinto Original Matted Photograph, c.1905. Captioned ;Deserted Raster at Lost Spanish Mine, Rio Pinto. I suspect raster should have been arrastra, a way to crush ore cheaply when a stamp mill is not available. Rio Pinto is not listed in our resources, but we are sure that it is in the Rhyolite or Death Valley area. Photo 3 x 5.5, white matte 4 x 6.5. Extremely fine. Probably taken by C. J. Back. Est. $200-400

628. Nevada. Nye. Rhyolite. Prospecting Trench Original Matted Photograph, c.1906. Shot of two men next to a prospecting trench. This trench was probably just north of the original Bullfrog mine. Remnants of this trench were still present when I worked at the property in 1987 - fh. Photographer not noted, but either A. E. Holt or C. J. Back, both of Bullfrog. Photo 3 x 5.5, white matte 4 x 6.5. Very fine. Est. $200-400

629. Nevada. Nye. Rhyolite. Rhyolite Area Prospector's Sign Original Matted Photograph, c.1906. A fabulous photo of a sign either in Death Valley or near Rhyolite. The sign is written on canvas tacked to a wooden board. Sign reads ;Water 1 14 mil more on left hand corner. By J. P. Hughes and Sam Baysdon. Captioned ;Prospector's Guide, Back Foto. Photo 3 x 5.5, white matte 4 x 6.5. Minor brown spots at right and top edges. Very fine. Est. $100-300

630. Nevada. Nye. Rhyolite. Rhyolite Billheads, 1913-1917. Lot of 3 pcs. (1) Keystone Supply Company Billhead, Wholesale Dealers in Fruits, Produce and Groceries, Fred Remick, Manager, 118 Golden Street, Rhyolite, for $.65 to H.D. & L.D. Porter. (2). H.D. & L.D. Porter receipt dated 1-21-1913, sold to McPherson for bread and candy, $.30. Both receipts printed by Pacific Manifolding Book Co., Oakland, CA. With the H.D. & L.D. Porter receipt is a H.D. & L.D. Porter cancelled check, number 3293, for $1.75 to Thos. L. Rich, dated 7-21-1917, on The First National Bank, Los Angeles, California. Check, 3 1/4 x 9, endorsed on reverse by Security Trust and Savings Bank, Los Angeles, Cal. and further endorsed by Farmers & Merchants National Bank, Los Angeles, Cal. Jul. 25, 1917. Est. $150-300

631. Nevada. Nye. Rhyolite. Rhyolite Bottle House Original Matted Photograph, c.1906. A fabulous shot of the famous Rhyolite Bottle House. On the porch are two women and a young girl, perhaps the inhabitants at that time. Captioned ;House built of bottles, Rhyolite, Nev. 50,000 bottles used. A. E Holt photograph. Photo 3 x 5.5, white matte 4 x 6.5. Very fine. Est. $200-400

632. Nevada. Nye. Rhyolite. Rhyolite Framed Photograph, 1905, by Larson. Wooden shadow box style frame with glass-covered photograph of Rhyolite, as a tent city. Photo is torn along edges, bottom right and left corners missing, and top left corner and edge. Photo is approximately 6 1/4 x 9 and overall measurement including frame is 11 3/4 x 13 5/8. Est. $200-400

633. Nevada. Nye. Rhyolite. Rhyolite Key Chain, c.1905-10. Ring has 21 different styles of keys, most are very rusted, others are in decent condition. A oblong metal tag is attached to the ring with ;If Found Return / L. P. McGarry / Rhyolite / Nev. / And Receive Reward. Reverse side of return tag is rusted, but obverse is fine. Rare. Provenance: Holabird Key Tag Collection. McGarry was a real Estate broker in Rhyolite during the boom period c 1905-10. These keys were probably for houses he rented or had for sale. [Polk, 1907] Est. $150-300

634. Nevada. Nye. Rhyolite. Shoshone Indian Family Original Matted Photograph, c.1907. The photo shows an extended family of Shoshone Indians, 9 men, women and children, including a dog. The elder man at middle is wearing a breast ribbon of ;I’m A Booster for Caugh—-, couldn’t make out the rest. Captioned ‘ Rhyoolite's First Inhabitants, photo by A. E. Holt, April, ‘07 as marked on photo. Minor damage to photo, probably original. Photo 3 x 5.5, white matte 4 x 6.5. Very fine. Est. $250-500

635. Nevada. Nye. Rhyolite. Shoshone Indian Gaming Original Matted Photograph, c.1907. Exceptional photo is of Shoshone ladies playing a gambling game near Rhyolite. Lady at right is wearing a Shoshone ;hat, a hand woven basket used as a head covering. Captioned ;Indians Gambling, photo by Holt Photo 3 x 5.5, white matte 4 x 6.5. Extremely fine. Est. $250-500

636. Nevada. Nye. Rhyolite. Shoshone Indians Original Matted Photograph, c.1906. Captioned ;Indians in front of post office, Rhyolite, Nev. Photo by Holt. View of 2 men and 3 women in front of the post office and stage stop at Rhyolite. Photo 3 x 5.5, white matte 4 x 6.5. Extremely fine. Est. $300-600

637. Nevada. Nye. Rhyolite. Southern Hotel Brass Key Tag, c.1905-1910. Southern / Hotel / 18 / Rhyolite, Nev. Six pronged star, 4.25 across. Very fine. Provenance: Holabird Key Tag Collection. This is perhaps the top collectible Nevada key tag. Est. $300-600

638. Nevada. Nye. Tonopah. Burstin's Advertising Watch Fob, c.1905-10. My Watch Was / Repaired At / B. Burstin's / In Tonopah, Nev. / Why The / H’___ / Wasn’t Yours. Fob slit at top. Some discoloration on obverse. 1.5 x 1.5. Very fine. Provenance: Holabird Key Tag Collection. Est. $200-400

639. Nevada. Nye. Tonopah. Cabinet Saloon / 129 / Main St. / Shoemaker / & Smith / Tonopah, Nev. / L. A. Rub Stamp Co. // GF / (three stars) / 6 1/4 / (three stars) / Cents. Rd, br, 21mm. Vf, toning and some corrosion on obverse and reverse. Wear to 6 1/4 on reverse. Est. $75-100

640. Nevada. Nye. Tonopah. Diamondfield Jack Davis Signed Agreement, 1904. This is a 1 page contract between Jack Davis and B. J. Reilly. Reilly loaned Davis $1000 on October 20, 1904. Davis’ collateral was 7500 shares in Diamondfield Gold Mining Co. The load was to be full paid by Jan 5, 1905 at a 1% monthly interest. If the loan was not paid in full by Jan 5, the stock was to be issued to Reilly. Signed at bottom by Jack Davis and B. J. Reilly. Mint condition. Jack Davis was a notorious gunman and written up in past catalogs. Est. $150-300

641. Nevada. Nye. Tonopah. Family Genealogy Quilt. Entirely handmade. Unfinished (quilt top only), on natural cotton muslin, with names embroidered in red, and individual squares connected by red cross-stitching. Date of 1906 embroidered in one corner square. Raw edges. Size: 32 x 53. Reverend Byers moved to Tonopah in 1901, and set up the first church in that town. Later the Byers family retired to Lamoille. With the date of 1906, this quilt may have been started in Tonopah, or was entirely made in Lamoille. Provenance: Byers Collection. Est. $100-300

642. Nevada. Nye. Tonopah. Fireman's Badge Tonopah Hose #1. Spread winged eagle at top. Deluge / Ho 1 se / Tonopah stamped at middle. Pinback attached. Polished white metal badge from Tonopah Hose 1 fire house. 1 1/2 x 2. Extremely fine. Est. $150-300

643. Nevada. Nye. Tonopah. Hercules Mines Co. Cert #180. Incorporated in Nevada 1921. Issued to Gust Hanson for 1000 shares in 1921. Signed by president and secretary. Vignette of a mill on a slope. Brown border with gilt seal. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 6 x 9.5. Very fine. Est. $50-150

644. Nevada. Nye. Tonopah. Jim Butler Tonopah Mining Co. Cert #0000. Specimen. Unissued, unsigned. Vignette of several miners underground. Brown border and underprint. Cancelled by hole punches through signature lines. Printer - ABN. 8 x 12. ;Specimen printed in red along signature lines. The company owned 241 acres which it was actively mining through 1918 with a profit of $12 per ton. One of the profitable Tonopah mining companies that formed at the beginning of the boom. Extremely fine. Est. $100-200

645. Nevada. Nye. Tonopah. Monarch Pittsburg Mining Co Ledgers, 1914-1925. Lot of 3 different ledgers. (1) Stock Issued ledger dating from 1913 through 1916, about 500 pages, 9 x 14, about 3 thick, metal pin binding, leather accents, gray fabric boards. (2) Assessment Ledger, 1913-1915, covers assessment 3 and 4, 100pps, 8.5 x 14, black fabric hard boards, leather accents. (3) Accounting Ledger, 76pps, 11 x 14, black faux leather boards with leather accents, probably an operations accounting with payroll and other companies listed. All of the ledgers are in fine to very fine condition. Est. $200-400 (not illustrated)

646. Nevada. Nye. Tonopah. Palace Bar. / Tonopah. / T. Balder, / Prop. // GF / One / Drink. Sc(4), al, 29mm. Obverse strike is bold. Reverse has corrosion damage the majority of the left scallop and the ;Good For and near bottom under ;Drink. Obverse has minor corrosion blister near bottom. Previously, this token was listed are extremely rare (3 inventoried), but a small batch has come forward since. Est. $50-100

647. Nevada. Nye. Tonopah. Texas Tonopah Mining & Milling Co. Cert #845. Incorporated in Arizona Territory. Issued to Soloman Rothschilds for 500 shares in 1905. Signed by B. D. Michaels president and Geo L. Schmucke secretary. Vignette of 4 miners working underground. Green border and seal. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 8 x 11. Stamped in purple is ;Pro Rata of Homestake King Stock Issued on this Certificate, Mar9, 1907. Datelined Dallas, Texas. Minor wear to edges. Very fine. Est. $50-150

648. Nevada. Nye. Tonopah. Tonopah & Tidewater Railroad Co Lettersheet Typed Correspondence, 1908. This is a typed letter to a friend named Etta, who seems to be a Notre Dame in school, from Catherine Ryan. Catherine appears to being living in Tonopah or some other small town along the Tonopah & Tidewater rail line. The writer of the letter does quite a bit of reminiscing about the ;good old days with her girlfriends. She states that the town she is living in very dull and boring, especially for a girl. She even goes so far as to say that she wishes she was a boy, ;I guess it is because this is such a man's country, and I lead such a man's life, but oh, if I were only a boy? Three pages, typed. Extremely fine condition. Est. $150-250

649. Nevada. Nye. Tonopah. Tonopah Accounts Payroll Ledgers, 1915-1920. Lot of 3 ledgers. The ledgers appear to be complimentary to each other, having the similar information. The ledgers contain accounting from several different Tonopah and Divide district mining companies: Tonopah Divide, Bougher Divide, High Divide, Silver Divide, Grimes Divide, Tonopah Midway Cons, Monarch Pittsburg, Thompson Divide, Belcher Divide and Belcher Ext Divide. One ledger is 9 x 14. The other two are 15 x 18, one 2 thick the other 3 thick. All fine to very fine. Est. $200-500 (not illustrated)

650. Nevada. Nye. Tonopah. Tonopah Gold Mountain Mining Co. Cert #358. Incorporated in Arizona. Issued to S. A. Hendrickson for 1000 shares in 1908. Signed by J. L. Butler president and C. Runge secretary. Vignette of a mil next to a stream with small vignettes of miners. Black border with bronze seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 5 x 10. Datelined Tonopah, Nevada. Jim Butler is given credit for discovering the rich deposits that led to the Goldfield and Tonopah mining boom at the turn of the century. Initially, Tonopah was called Butler, in honor of Jim Butler. Minor wear along fold creases. Very fine. Est. $120-250

651. Nevada. Nye. Tonopah. Tonopah Home Cons Mines & Exploration Co. Cert #149. Incorporated in Arizona, 1905. Issued to L. Kahn for 500 shares in 1905. Signed by president and Featherstone asst secretary. No vignette. Very attractive company title. Black border and print on pink paper. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 8 x 11. Datelined Tonopah, Nev. This company appears to have had its operations in the Tonopah area. We have never handled this certificate before. Very fine. Est. $150-300

652. Nevada. Nye. Tonopah. Tonopah Midway Cons Mining Co Stock Issued Ledger, 1915-1920. The ledger has alphabetical tabs, but this is only for last names from A-L. The content is a complete transaction of shareholders, assessments paid, certificate numbers, etc. Heavy duty pin binding, 9 x 14, 3 thick. Gray fabric boards with burgundy leather accents. Fine. Est. $100-300 (not illustrated)

653. Nevada. Nye. Tonopah. Verdi Lumber Co(?) Record of Stores Purchased and Sold Ledger, 1919. A fabulous record of materials sold to varying businesses in Tonopah and probably Goldfield. Many of the clients were the major, and minor, mining companies. The ledger is set up with tabs for product categories. These include: Assay Supplies, Auto Supplies, Lumber, Powder Fuse Caps, and other mining and mercantile type categories. The largest supplier in Tonopah at this time was the Verdi Lumber Co being why we think this ledger is from the company. 17 x 23, 2 thick. Corduroy hard boards, red leather accents. Very fine. Est. $250-500 (not illustrated)

654. Nevada. Nye. Tonopah. West End Cons Mining Co. Cert #0000. Specimen. Unissued, unsigned. Vignette of miners operating a pneumatic drill. Blue border. Cancelled by hole punches through signature lines. Printer - ABN. 7 x 11. ;Specimen printed in red on signature lines. Datelined Oakland, Cal. Owned 184 acres in Tonopah. In 1916, production consisted of 1.35 million ounces of silver and 14,750 ounces of gold for a gross value of $1.3 million. At this same time, the West End and the Jim Butler Tonopah were litigating over ownership of ore being extracted by West End. (Mines Handbook, 1918, p.1177). Extremely fine. Est. $100-200

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655. Nevada. Nye. Twin River. Murphy Mining Co. Cert. #71. Incorporated in 1872. Issued to Mrs. Geo. H. Willard for 52 shares in 1873. Signed by president Hill Beachy and secretary J. King. Cancelled by slashes through signatures. Vignette of people near mine operations. Black border, printed by Stock Report. 4 1/2 x 9 1/2. Vf/Xf, folds. Beachy was a western express operator. Est. $200-400

656. Nevada. Ormsby. Carson City. Bank Signature Guarantee Collection, hand picked from the massive Bullion Exchange archive more than 25 years ago. Lot of 20 different pcs. Extremely rare, as these were only used among bank cashiers and were kept in the safe. These powers of attorney are signed by presidents, partners and bank cashiers, and give the signatory authorization to sign for letters of credit and general banking business. Both domestic and foreign banks are represented. New York Banks are: J. & W. Seligman & Co.; William Salomon & Co.; Landenburg, Thalmann & Co.; The Hanover National Bank; Knauth, Nachod & Kuhne (New York and Leipzig); Blaire & Co.; National Bank of Columbus (Georgia); and Brown Brothers & Co. Foreign banks are: Den Danske Landmandsbank, Copenhauge, Danemark; Banque Imp. Roy. Priv., Succursale de Prague; Dresdner Bank, Berlin; Credit Lyonnais, Paris. Dates are from 1884-1902. All are legible, some tears and folds around edges. Est. $1000-2000

657. Nevada. Ormsby. Carson City. Briggs House Metal Key Tag, c.1900-1910. Birggs House / 20 / Carson, Nev. Metal, dark toned, minor pitting. 2 x 5. Fine to very fine. Provenance: Holabird Key Tag Collection. Est. $200-400

658. Nevada. Ormsby. Carson City. Bullion & Exchange Check Book. Owned by E. Williams of Carson City, also a director of the Willows Fruit Co. 57 checks missing, but #'s 58-99 are present, unused. 1899. Held in 13 1/4 x 3 bound book board, with leathery design on cover. Each check has an RN-X style imprinted revenue stamp in center. Black print on pink paper. Est. $100-200

659. Nevada. Ormsby. Carson City. Carson & Colorado Railroad Switch Key, c.1885. A very early C & C RR switch key. ;C & C RR S stamped on round end. Shaft and key part in excellent condition. Brass with minor tarnish. This key is significantly different than the one we offered in our Fixed Price Catalog, February, 2003. Very fine. Rare. Est. $1000-2000

660. Nevada. Ormsby. Carson City. Carson City Savings Bank Deposit Receipts, 1876-1882. Lot of 155. Receipts are all issued and stamped ;Paid. Signed by George Tufly, Cashier, or G.B. Hill, Cashier. Printed by Krebs Lithographing Company, Cincinnati. Some have vignette of woman, left edge. Measure: 3 3/8 x 8. Est. $300-500

661. Nevada. Ormsby. Carson City. Carson City Savings Bank. Cert #35. Incorporated in Nevada. Issued to Richard Kirman for 30 shares in 1877. Signed by George Tufly president and G. B. Hill cashier. Vignette of spread winged eagle atop crag. Brown border, print and underprint. Uncancelled. Printer - Krebs Lithographing, Cincinnati. 8 x 11. Stub glued on reverse and trimmed tight to edge. There were only 51 certificates issued from this bank. Three were issued to Wells, Fargo & Co and the first 15 were issued to the financial founders in equal share amounts of 10 shares. Kirman was one of the original investors in the bank and there is a street in Reno named for him. Although the Carson City Savings Bank was geographically close to the Carson City Mint, the money of the Comstock went to San Francisco. Nevada bank investors never got rich from their investments, but those of San Francisco did, such as the Bullion & Exchange and Bank of California. Very attractive. Very fine. Est. $100-300

662. Nevada. Ormsby. Carson City. Corbett Fitzsimmons Fight Photo Postcards. Lot of 4 different cards. Two identical cards captioned ;Corbett Fitzsimmons Fight, March 17, 1897. Fitzsimmons Down in 6th Round. One shows ;J. J. Corbett, Carson City, 1898 standing in a stripped down fight ring. The last is of ;Jim Corbett, Carson City, Nev, March 17, 1897. Provenance: W. Marks Photopostcard Album. One card has a creased edge. Vf. Est. $100-200

663. Nevada. Ormsby. Carson City. Corbett-Fitzsimmons Commemorative Dollar, 1897, HK-276. Bust of Corbett (looking right) / Jas J. Corbett // Souvenir / For The / Championship / of the / World. / Carson City, / Nev. / March 17, / 1897 / Corbett-Fitzsimmons Contest. Rd, br, 34mm. This souvenir dollar commemorates the world's heavyweight championship fought in Carson City. Fitzsimmons won the bout by knockout in the 14th round. Fitzsimmons held his title until 1899, when he was knocked out by Jeffries at Coney Island. In 1891, Fitzsimmons won the middleweight champion bout, but relinquished this title and jumped to the heavyweight class just to fight Corbett. HK-276. (ref: Hilbert Kappen, p.37-38). Very scarce. Xf, toned. Est. $150-300

664. Nevada. Ormsby. Carson City. Corbett-Fitzsimmons Commemorative Dollar, 189, HK-277. Bust of Fitzsimmons (looking right) / Robt Fitzsimmons // Souvenir / For The / Championship / of the / World. / Carson City, / Nev. / March 17, / 1897 / Corbett-Fitzsimmons Contest. Rd, br, 34mm. This souvenir dollar commemorates the world's heavyweight championship fought in Carson City. Fitzsimmons won the bout by knockout in the 14th round. Fitzsimmons held his title until 1899, when he was knocked out by Jeffries at Coney Island. In 1891, Fitzsimmons won the middleweight champion bout, but relinquished this title and jumped to the heavyweight class just to fight Corbett. HK-277. (ref: Hilbert Kappen, p.37-38). Very scarce. Xf, toned. Est. $150-300

665. Nevada. Ormsby. Carson City. Davis & Gillson Advertising Cover, Wells Fargo franked cover and letter, 1873. Letterhead of Foster, Freeman & Co., successors to Davis & Gillson, dateline Carson City, 1873. Envelope torn at right end, some stains along edges. 3 1/4 x 5 1/4. Est. $100-300 (not illustrated)

666. Nevada. Ormsby. Carson City. First National Bank of Parsons, Kan Manuscript Letterhead, 1893. To the Bullion Exchange Bank, Carson City, 1893. Handwritten letter dated December 19, 1893, from E.B. Stevens, Cashier of The First National Bank of Parsons, Kan., on the bank's letterhead. The letter is inquiring whether the Bullion Exchange Bank in Carson City can supply him with uncirculated coins from the Carson City Mint. Est. $100-300

667. Nevada. Ormsby. Carson City. J. G. Fox Brass Advertisement Tag, c.1875-85. John G. Fox / Carson / City / Nev // Watch / Maker / And / Jeweler. Round eyelet at top attached to squarish shape. About 1 inch long. Fine to very fine. Est. $100-200

668. Nevada. Ormsby. Carson City. James W. Nye Holographic Check, 1862. A manuscript (holographic) check issued to Bearer for $500 payable at Wells, Fargo & Co. Signed boldly by Nye. Very fine. Est. $200-400

669. Nevada. Ormsby. Carson City. Nevada State Legislative Publications, 1861-1899. Set of Nevada Senate & Assembly Publications, 76 volumes. Beginning in 1861, the First Regular Session of the Legislative Assembly, Laws of the Territory of Nevada, Orion Clemens, Secretary of the Territory. Straight out of the gate of the new Nevada Assembly, found on page 1, is ;Organizing the Territory of Nevada, Approved March 2, 1861. Most of this first volume contains acts regarding the formation of the Territory Legislature and acts for Carson City. The 1864-65 Session begins with reprints of important Federal Papers, such as the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. On page 35, is the act for the formation of the State of Nevada. By 1866, the Legislative Acts requiring multiple volumes. Years not present, probably not printed, or Assembly not in session; 1863, 1870, and every even year through 1900. Volumes are in varying condition. Some boards detached, pages in very fine condition, with varying amounts of foxing. Most boards are attached. Several year have more than 3 volumes. A fantastic archive of Nevada Statute development and progression. A wonderful addition to any library. Est. $3000-5000 (not illustrated)

670. Nevada. Ormsby. Carson City. Set of balance weights in original pine box. Eleven brass weights, all AVDP—one is 1 lb., one is 2 lbs, and 9 are 4 lbs.—each measuring 4 1/2 diameter in original pine case measuring 6 1/4 x 9 3/4 and 6 high, including hinged lid w with brass hook fastens. Weights are stamped, ;Crosby S.G. & V. Co. Boston U.S.A. Pat’d Mar. 11’ 84 1 (or 2 or 4) Lbs. AVDP=5 (or 2 or 20) Lbs. Sq. In. Weights are ridged around outside diameter and cut for custom stacking. Case has carrying handle at one end. Possibly from either the Carson City Mint or the Bullion Exchange Bank in Carson City, and used to weigh bullion. Est. $200-400

671. Nevada. Ormsby. Carson City. State Bank & Trust Daily Balances Ledger, 1904. A fabulous account ledger, in alphabetical order, showing the daily balances of every customer. One of the families listed is that of Yerington. H. M. Yerington had a balance of $3166.15 in May, 1905. In July, 1904, $2204.40. S. B. & T. Co in black on spine. Front hard cover has Daily Balances 1. Red leather accents with light brown fabric. Very fine. Est. $250-500 (no illustration)

672. Nevada. Ormsby. Carson City. Vaughan Family CDV Photograph Albums, c.1868-1880. Lot of 2 different albums. One of the albums is full of CDV photos of the Vaughan family that was living in England, 39 different photos, 4 x 6, 2.5 thick. Covers have raised relief design. The second is a album with CDV and Cabinet Cards, 36 photos, of the Vaughan family members who were also living in England. Cloth hinged album with embossed hard covers that have a windmill scene. Both fine. Provenance: Vaughan Collection. Est. $150-300

673. Nevada. Ormsby. Carson City. Vaughan Family Photograph Archive, c.1895-1930. Lot of 16 photographs and several misc. documents. Several of the photographs are professionally taken portraits on matte board, several of Harold Vaughan. Other photographs are of the Vaughan family members. One of my favorites is a photo of Miss Carson City, who was Evelyn Vaughan, 1926. The documents are from the Kingsbury Grade Co. Condition varies from poor to very fine. Provenance: Vaughan Collection. Est. $100-200

674. Nevada. Lyon. Devil's Gate. Governor Nye Gold & Silver Mining Co. Cert #362. Incorporated in 1862. Issued to H. Barroithet for 25 shares in 1863. Signed by A. Y. B. Perkins president and Geo M. Blake secretary. Portrait vignette of Nye at center. Black border and print. Uncancelled. Printer - B. F. Butler & Lith, SF. ;Devil's Gate District, N.T. printed at top of certificate. Datelined San Francisco. We have never seen this certificate style from this company. Tears along fold creases. Wear at center along fold crease. Fine. Rare. Est. $1000-2000

675. Nevada. Ormsby. Genoa. Carson and Genoa Daily Stage billheads, 1894-97. Lot of 16. Nice vignette in top left corners of U.S. Mail stage and running horses in mountains. Est. $100-200 (not illustrated)

676. Nevada. Pershing. Chafey. Pioneer / Saloon / J. P. Walker / Chafey, Nev // Good For One / 12 1/2 / Drink. Rd, br, 21mm. Dark toned, Xf. The post office was only open from 1908-1911. The town was originally known as Dun Glen, then changed to Chafey, and in 1911 back to Dun Glen. (Nevada Place Names, p.74). Est. $1000-2000

677. Nevada. Pershing. East Rochester. Rochester Real Photo Postcard, c.1908. Captioned ;East Rochester, Nevada, #292. Reverse is stamped with ;Miller Photo Co, Commercial Photographers, Klamath Falls, Oregon. AZO stamp box. Unused. The image is of a maybe 20 permanent wood structures with many canvas tents in the foothills. There is a dusting of snow visible on the north side of the foothills. This photo postcard is extremely crisp and in fantastic condition. Extremely fine. Est. $500-1000

678. Nevada. Pershing. East Rochester. Rochester Real Photo Postcard, c.1908. Captioned ;Street Scene, East Rochester, Nevada, No. 293. Scene shows several wagons parking in what must be downtown East Rochester. There are several permanent buildings with canvas tents visible in the foothills. Several people and horses on the main street. On reverse is ;Miller Photo Company, Commercial Photographers, Klamath Falls, Oregon. AZO stamp box. Unused. The view is crisp and sharp, one of the nicest we have seen. Extremely fine. Est. $500-1000

679. Nevada. Pershing. Lovelock. Pershing Hotel Brass Key Tag. Pershing / Hotel / 28 / Lovelock / Nevada. Brass, 2.25 wide x 4.75 tall. Extremely fine. Provenance: Holabird Key Tag Collection. Est. $200-400

680. Nevada. Pershing. Mazuma. Hotel Mazuma Metal Key Tag c. 1908-1915. Hotel Mazuma / 1 / Mazuma, Nev. 1.25 x 1.5. Very fine. Provenance: Holabird Key Tag Collection. Est. $200-400

681. Nevada. Railroad. Nevada Northern Railway Co Pass, 1926. Pass #A590. Issued to Mr. T. H. Perleywits, A.G.F & P. A. of Bingham & Garfield Ry. Printed on purplish paper. Valid through the end of 1926. Extremely fine. Est. $200-400

682. Nevada. Railroad. Southern Pacific Railroad Co Passes, 1918 & 1919. Both passes issued to Rev. J. M. Swander, Field Missionary, Presbyterian Church, for all stations on lines in Nevada. Both printed on crème paper with black print. Different mastheads. Hugh Tolford met with and interviewed Swander when Swander was 92 years old. The church Swander was affiliated with was located in Rhyolite and later was moved to Ryan in Death Valley. Stained by dirt with minor wear. Fine. Est. $100-200

683. Nevada. Storey. Devils Gate. Silver Central Cons Mining Co. Cert #573. Incorporated in 1875. Issued to Thos L. Smith for 1000 shares in 1876. Signed by Geo Pierson president and Wm Harimer secretary. Vignette at upper right of the Nevada State Seal. Bronze border with black print. Uncancelled. Printer - A. L. Bancroft, SF. 4 x 8. Datelined San Francisco. ;Location Devils Gate, Lyon Co, Nevada printed around vignette. Trimmed a little tight at left. Very fine. Est. $150-300

684. Nevada. Storey. Flowery. Queen Mining Co. Cert #1228. Incorporated in 1875. Issued to Wm McClintock for 100 shares in 1876. Signed by McDonald president and McClintock secretary. Vignette at lower left of a queen. Black border and print. Uncancelled. Printer - G. T. Brown & Co, SF. 4 x 9. Datelined San Francisco. ;Flowery Mining District, Storey Co, Nev. printed at bottom of certificate. Extremely fine. Est. $200-400

685. Nevada. Storey. Gold Hill. Alpha Gold Hill Mining Co. Cert #269. Incorporated in 1863. Issued to G. B. Rossi for 4 shares in 1865. President's signature obscured by cancellation, Theo A. Hale signs as secretary. Vignette of a barn style mill with rail tracks in front and several men standing outside. We have never had this vignette style before. Black border with 2 different 25 cent revenue stamps affixed at left, both cancelled. Certificate Cancelled by black pen. When the certificate was printed, Nevada was still a territory. By the time of issuance, Nevada had become a state. ;Gold Hill, N.T. printed on certificate with the ;T crossed out. Printer - Fishbournes Litho, SF. Minor foxing. Very fine. Est. $600-1200

686. Nevada. Storey. Gold Hill. Caledonia Silver Mining Co. Cert #16708. Incorporated in California 1871. Issued to Clute & Lowland for 25 shares in 1879. Signed by G. Beaver president and R. Wegener secretary. Small vignette as part of masthead. Black border on yellow paper. Uncancelled. Printer - A. Waldstien, S.F. 4 x 8. Datelined San Francisco. The mine was located just west of the junction of American Flat with Gold Canyon, west of Gold Hill. Its neighbors were the Overman and Knickerbocker. From 1870-78, it is credited with $400,000 in production. George Beaver was a San Francisco capitalist. Rare. Very fine. Est. $300-500

687. Nevada. Storey. Gold Hill. Gold Hill Area Photo Postcards. Lot of 5 cards. 2 are the same, showing a scene of Gold Hill, 1882. 2 are the same, showing on overview of Gold Hill. The last shows an overview of Gold Hill, numbered 388. Provenance: W. Marks Photopostcard Album. Vf. Est. $100-200

688. Nevada. Storey. Gold Hill. Gold Hill Daily News, 1873. Four issues of the ;Gold Hill Daily News dated June 9, 10, 11, 12, 1873. Lists Alf Doten as editor/publisher. Doten was a famous editor of the Gold Hill News who kept extensive journals which were later published by the University of Nevada Press. Newspapers from his editorial/ownership period are extremely rare since most were not released in the Bancroft Library dispersal. These are clearly not from the Bancroft since they lack the appropriate news dealer stamp in the upper right corner. We’ve never had an Alf Doten paper here in 20 years! All are folded with minor tears and staining. VF. 17 x 24. Est. $100-200

689. Nevada. Storey. Gold Hill. Gold Hill Mines Photo Postcards. Lot of 2 cards and 1 photograph. Photograph is of the mine workers from the Yellow Jacket MC. The postcards are of the mine buildings of Crown Point Mine. Provenance: W. Marks Photopostcard Album. Vf. Est. $75-100

690. Nevada. Storey. Gold Hill. Hailey Sampling Mill Original Matted Photograph. Photograph of mill with a mule team and wagons, and group of men standing on the porch of the mill. In upper right corner of photo, barely visible is ;Gold Hill —-? Photo measures 7 1/2 x 9 1/2. Inscribed on back, ;To Mr. G.L. Havens with Compliments of Conklin & Moulton, Inc. Torn upper right corner and top left corner, staained, and faded. Provenance: Horace W. Havens Collection. Est. $100-200

691. Nevada. Storey. Gold Hill. Jim McLellan Gold & Silver Mining Co. Cert #103. Incorporated in 1863. Issued to M. M. Sanders for 20 shares in 1864. Signed by I. M. Carlen president and William Hunt secretary. Vignette at left edge of Lady Justice. Black border with green underprint. Uncancelled. Printer - Gold Hill News Print. 4 x 8. ;Gold Hill District, Storey County, N. T. printed at top of certificate. Probably the namesake of McClellan Peak, west of Gold Hill, though not recorded by Angel. Very fine. Est. $750-1200

692. Nevada. Storey. Gold Hill. Lady Jameson Gold & Silver Mining Co. Cert #21. Incorporated in 1864. Issued to N. A. Chandler for 10 shares in Feb, 1864. Signed by W. R. Morris president and A. S. McDowell secretary. No vignette. Black border. Printer - Union Print, Virginia. 5 x 9. Datelined Virginia, N.T. ;Location, American Flat, Gold Hill Dist. printed on certificate. 25 cent revenue stamp affixed at left. Chandler took part in an expedition against ;Pah-Ute after the burning of William's Station. As a poorly armed group who didn’t believe the Indians would fight, they were defeated. Chandler may have been the only member of the volunteers to survive, which he did by jumping off a cliff into the Truckee River and hiding in the river, under bushes for hours in the middle of winter. Trimmed a little tight at left edge. Very fine. Est. $500-800

693. Nevada. Storey. Gold Hill. Mount Washington Gold & Silver Mining Co. Cert #21. Incorporated in 1864. Issued to James Donald for 10 shares in March, 1864. Signed by E. W. Pamer president and Wm Beigan secretary. Small vignette at lower left of George Washington. Uncancelled. Printer - Gold Hill News Print. 4 x 8. Datelined Gold Hill. ;Gold Hill District, Storey County, N.T. printed at top. 25 cent revenue stamp affixed at left edge. The mine is not listed in Stretch, or on the actively traded list in the San Francisco Exchange. Not listed in Kelley, 1863. Minor foxing and small brown stains at edges. Fine to very fine. Est. $800-1500

694. Nevada. Storey. Gold Hill. Nevada Gold & Silver Mining Co. Cert #1020. Incorporated in Nevada 1863. Issued to Geo H. Jones for 7 shares in 1863. Signed by Wm Sharon president and W. W. Rice secretary. Vignette of two miners pushing an ore car from an adit with a miner in front. Vignette at left of a well dressed miner leaning an pick. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. ;Gold Hill Mining district, Virginia printed at right. Minor foxing. William Sharon was a major western banker. He owned a majority of the interest in the Bank of California which was the second largest bank on the west coast, flush with wealth from the Comstock mines. Under Sharon's leadership, the bank withstood a serious challenge when Ralston committed suicide and a run on the bank ensued. Sharon managed the bank, securing the funds to carry the Bank of California through the panic and subsequent crash. The Bank of California prevailed, and the investors in the bank through William Sharon an extravagant party in thanks for a job well done. Sharon was active in various mining ventures in the Comstock from the onset. This mining stock certificate is the only one that we have seen where William Sharon personally signs. His Comstock ventures netted him millions. Extremely fine. Est. $2000-4000

695. Nevada. Storey. Silver City. Bonanza Hotel Celluloid Token, [1899.] Good For One Drink / Bonanza Hotel, / J. J. Winn, / Silver City, Nev. // Drink / Jesse Moore / A A / Whiskey / Whitehead & Hoag Co, Newark, NJ. Black print on crème celluloid. .75 x 1.75. Extremely fine. Provenance: Holabird Key Tag Collection. Est. $150-200

696. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. ;A Peep At Washoe an article in Harper's Monthly Magazine, 1860-1861. By J. Ross Browne. The narrative written by Browne appears in three different issues, found in this compilation book on pages 1, 145 & 289 for the years of 1860 and 1861. Browne begins on page one with ;When I inform the reader that I have scarcely dipped pen in ink for six years, save to unravel the mysteries of a Treasury voucher; that I have lived chiefly among Indians, disbursing agents and officers of the customs; that I now sit writing in the attic of a German villa more than eight thousand miles from the scene of my adventures, without note or memorandum of any kind to refresh my memory, you will be prepared to make reasonable allowance for such a loose, rambling, and disjointed narrative as n Ex Inspector General can be expected to write under such adverse circumstances Browne goes on to discuss his experience in the west beginning in the mid 1950's, talking of the Kern River rush and the Fraser River rush leading up to the cry of ;Hurray for Washoe in the streets of San Francisco. Another paragraph sets the tone for the pages to follow, ;Kind and sympathizing reader, imagine a man who for six years had faithfully served his government and his country; who had never, if he knew himself intimately, embezzled a dollar of the public funds; who had resisted the seductive influences of Gold Bluff, Kern, and Fraser River from the purest motives of patriotism; who scorned to abandon his post in search of filthy lucre - image such a personage cut short in his official career, and suddenly bereft of his per diem by a formal and sarcastic note of three lines from head-quarters; then fancy you hear him jingle the last of his Federal emoluments in his pocket, and sigh at the ingratitude of republics. Would you not consider him open to any proposition short of murder or highway robbery? Then consider his position, as he stands musing upon the mutability of human affairs, when those strange and inspiring cries of Washoe fall upon his ears for the first time Each page has an illustration, but the artist is not noted. The last paragraph of the third article, Browne discusses negotiations he has with the Rothchilds to sell property in the land of Washoe to them, hopefully making millions. A wonderful series of articles written by one America's great geologists. The compilation has original hard boards with gilt lettering. Very fine. Est. $100-150

697. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Adolph Sutro Autographed Checks, 1883-1892. Lot of 9. Five checks drawn on The Nevada Bank, San Francisco, and four checks on Wells Fargo & Co's Bank, California, San Francisco. All signed by Adolph Sutro. Est. $150-300

698. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Adriatic Mine Linen Maps. Lot of 2. Larger map is of Haphazard or Adriatic Mine, located between the Brophy and the Lady Bryan and adjacent to the North Bonanza. W.T. Moran, surveyor from Virginia City. c. 1910. Size: 28x41. Smaller map, ;Sheet No.2, shows North Bonanza shaft and all associated underground workings of company's property. c 1910. 18x 24. I had the pleasure of working on this property about 1991-92. After spending a serious amount of time on the geology, it appeared there was a classic low-grade gold deposit here. We acquired the claim fractions that we didn’t already own and began a drilling program which hit a significant 10-oz p/ton gold pocket near or in the Adriatic/Brophy boundary. After viewing the high-grade gold specimens from the Adriatic in this sale, mined by Mr. Spargo, it appears we may have found a faulted extension missed by the old timers. This is exactly the kind of high-grade necessary to help make a small open pit mine profitable. [FH] Stained, tears along top and right edge. Provenance: Spargo Collection. Est. $400-800

699. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Badger Silver Mining Co. Cert #1721. Incorporated in 1872. Issued to Robert Morrison for 50 shares in 1875. Signed by Chas Goodwin president and Mayers secretary. Crude style vignette of spread winged eagle with American flag. Black border and print. ;Nevada Mining Dist., Storey County, Nev printed at top of certificate. Uncancelled. 4 x 9. Minor wear along fold creases. Minor foxing along edges. Very fine. Est. $300-600

700. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Baseball Team Original Matted Photograph, c.1890. A wonderful photograph of the ;Reports Baseball team. The photo shows 10 teenagers in uniform, a well dressed coach and a young boy wearing a banner with ;Mascot. Bats and gloves are visible. The photo is very clear and crisp. No photographer noted. Photo 5.5 x 8, matte 7 x 9. Corners are slightly dinged. Apparent spotting to photo is actually on the wall in the photo. Very fine. Provenance: Spargo Collection. Est. $200-400

701. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Cabinet Mining Co. Cert #174. Incorporated in 1875. Issued to J. L. French for 50 shares in 1877. Signed by A. Badlam president and J F. Whiting secretary. No vignette. Black border and print. Uncancelled. Printer - Stock Report. 4 x 9. Datelined San Francisco. ;Virginia Mining District, Storey County, Nevada printed at top of certificate. Very fine. Est. $150-300

702. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Carbide Lamp Collection, from the Adriatic Mine, c. 1915. Lot of 8. Heavily used. These were used at the Adriatic Mine by Mr. Spargo. Three brass Just Rite lamps with 1913, 1915 patent dates. One is a brass Guy's Dropper, 4 1/2 tall. Three are nickel plated Just Rite, all patent 1915; they are all slightly different sizes from 4-5 tall. None of these 3 have the lids for the carbide departments. The final lamp is a large ;superintendent's lamp, 8’ tall, with a copper plaque on the back, reading: ;HO-BS Fry Lamp Co. across top; ;America, Inc. in center; and ;New York, USA across bottom. All lamps are in fair to very good condition only. Est. $250-500

703. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Carpenter's Wood Shop used by Al Spargo as a handyman, c.1930-1950. Lot of about 2000 pcs. Part of the Spargo Collection. As a special catalog inclusion for our museum customers, we offer this lot at a fixed price because we cannot show the collection properly in an auction catalog. It must be seen in Virginia City to be truly appreciated. It includes tools, clamps, original shop tables, benches, saw sets, tap and drills. This would make a remarkable museum display. We suggest you go and look at the collection in Virginia City. We can provide the telephone numbers. Net price: $5000 (not illustrated)

704. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. City Bakery Interior Original Matted Photograph, c.1890. Exceptional interior view of the City Bakery of Virginia City. Scene shows three workers in aprons with a manager or proprietor seated. Impressive clarity and crispness of the photo quality. Photo 4 x 7, matte 5.5 x 8.5. Pencil marks on reverse identifying photo. No photographer noted. Provenance: Spargo Collections. Est. $300-500

705. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Clark & White Mineral Water Bottles. Lot of 3 variants. All were dug at Virginia City. All embossed. (1) Clark & White / C / New York. Dark green. (2) Clark & White / New York. Weak embossing. Dark Green. (3) Clark & White / New York, strong embossing, crack inside behind W, chips to top. Dark Green. All fine to very fine. Provenance: Holabird Collection. Est. $175-350

706. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Cobbler's Bench and Tools from the Spargo Collection, c. 1900. Lot of hundreds of Hand tools, tacks, lasts and last trees. The collection is in the Spargo building in Virginia City, and we cannot do the collection justice in an auction catalog. This would make a great museum display. We suggest you see the collection in Virginia City. We can provide the telephone numbers. Net Price: $1000 (not illustrated)

707. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Comstock Lithograph by T.L. Dawes, 1876. Outstanding original underground mining scene lithograph printed J. Marshall of Gold Hill, copyrighted 1877. Drawn by T. L. Dawes, 24 x 34, set in glass fronted frame. Frame measures 30 x 35, matte 27 x 32. Contains eleven separate vignettes of the hoist houses of the major mines, a vignette of tools used in the mines, men cooling down after working, vertical and inclined shafts, various methods of working stations next to square set timbers. This is one of the most reproduced images in early mining literature. The edges of the lithograph are covered by the matte and we chose not to remove the backing of the framed to verify the edge conditions. Matte does partially obscure the edges, covering some of the borders. An apparent tear or crease is barely noticeable crossing from the left to right about middle of the lithograph. This tear/crease is only visible upon close inspection, but when hanging on the wall it is unnoticeable. We have had only one of these fabulous Comstock Lithographs about 4 years ago. Est. $5000-7000

708. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Comstock Special Event Photo Postcards. Lot of 2 different cards. One is captioned ;The President, Mr. Harrison and Party with a group of people lined up around Harrison, including Adolph Sutro. The other is captioned ;Hollywood Special to Virginia City Premier, 3-16-1940. showing a bus coming down the main street. Provenance: W. Marks Photopostcard Album. Vf. Est. $50-100

709. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Comstock Tunnel & Drainage Co Silver Ingot, 1980. The ingot is 1.25 x 2.25. At left is a stamped circle with ;Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Nevada with a small ore car at middle with the initials STC, 1908. To the right is a stamp with ;Nevada City Mint in a football shape. Two different rectangular stamps are at the right edge. At top is ;Comstock Tunnel & Drainage Co. The lower has ;Silver OZ 5 Gr 34 .999 Fine. These were minted in 1980 by the Comstock Tunnel & Drainage Co. Rare. Est. $100-300

710. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Cons-Virginia(?) Miners Original Matted Photograph, c.1905. Photograph of more than 100 miners seated in front of mill building. Matte measures 10 x 12, photo 6.5 x 8.5. Matte stamped: ;Virginia City, Nev. Wm. H. Marks. Fine to very fine. Est. $100-300

711. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Crystal & Marks Original Photo & Postcard Album. Photo postcard album from The Crystal Bar Virginia City Nevada Estate. There are some family photos. Front has embossed designs. 10 x 13. Most of the photos were removed and are sold separately in the mail bid Auction #19. Some wear to corners and spine. Fine. Est. $50-100 (not illustrated)

712. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Crystal Bar Glassware & Others Items. All pressed glass. Crystal Bar glassware: 5 ice cream sundae glasses; 2 odd milkshake glasses; 7 wine glasses; 3 wine bottles that sat in Victorian holder; 2 6x9 glass trays; 2 8x8 glass trays, all c. 1920-1950, and one Rayo nickel-plated oil lamp with original glass chimney, c. 1900. 23 pieces. Est. $100-200

713. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Emigrant Prospecting Co. Cert #202. Incorporated in 1881. Issued to Hubbard for 2000 shares in 1881. Signed by Colton president and Hubbard secretary. Circular vignette of the Nevada State Seal. Small vignette at left edge of a miner with a pick over his shoulder. Black border. Uncancelled. Printer - Enterprise Job Print, Virginia, Nev. 5 x 9. The pen is very faded except for the president's signature. Very fine. Est. $200-500

714. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Empire State Silver Mining Co. Cert #113. Incorporated in 1878. Issued to Joseph S. Smiley for 100 shares in 1878. Signed by Joseph Smiley president and T. T. Stewart secretary. Vignette at upper left of the New York state seal. Black border and print. Uncancelled. Printer - Lith H. S. Crocker & Co, SF. ;Comstock Ledge printed at top of certificate. Datelined San Francisco. Owned a claim just north of the Keystone shaft. The stock only traded for a short time, possibly because the buyers realized it had little or no potential. Smiley was president of the California Stock Exchange. (Becker Atlas, Smith, Lord; SF Directory, 1875). Very fine. Est. $150-300

715. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Family in a Parlor Original Matted Photograph, c.1890. Photograph of 3 women, two of whom are elder, 1 man, 2 teenagers, 1 boy and girl. The parlor has ornate wallpaper and carpet. All the family members in dressed-up, with center piece of the photo being a table. No photographer noted nor is the location. Most likely a Virginia City family, as this photo is from the Spargo Collection. Piece of the photo is missing from the left edge. Photo is not firmly attached to matte at left and right edges. Photo 6 x 8, matte 8 x 12. Corners of matte are dinged, with piece missing from lower left corner. Fine. Est. $150-300

716. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Fourth Ward School Original Matted Photograph, c.1900-20. Photo is taken about 1000 yards from the school and is at an oblique angle. Photo 4.5 x 5.5, matte 6 7/8 x 8 7/8. Photo from the Crystal Bar estate. Est. $150-300

717. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Framed shadow box with baseball mitt, postcard and pack of ;Home Run cigarettes. Oak framed shadow box containing baseball mitt, postcard of ;Baseball Grounds, Lincoln Park, Chicago, and package of ;Home Run cigarettes. Circa 1920 or earlier. Frame: 1l4 7/8 x 14 7/8. Provenance: Crystal Bar Collection. We were not able to get a photo of this piece without terrible glare from the glass. Est. $200-400 (not illustrated)

718. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Frank Amburst Portrait Cabinet Card, c.1880-1890. Portrait photograph of Frank Amburst, of City Baker, as identified on reverse. Matte board 7 x 9 with image slightly smaller. Photo by Wm. Cann Jr, successor to John S. Noe, Photographer, No. 82 South C Street, Virginia City, Nev as noted on reverse. Fine to very fine. Est. $75-150

719. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Fuggi Landscape Oil Painting. This painting came from the Crystal Bar Collection, and probably hung the walls at one time. Ornate gold-framed landscape, oil on canvas, by E. Fuggi, 16 1/2 x 20 1/4. The scene is of a Nevada Landscape. Est. $200-400

720. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Gould & Curry Silver Mining Co. Cert #1580. Incorporated in 1860. Issued to J. B. Dickinson for 2 shares in March, 1864. Signed by A. F. Lawton pro tem and J. Wadsworth secretary. Vignette of the terrain with Mt. Davidson at center. Cancelled by red of same, and punch and small chip in vignette. Black border and print. Printer not noted. 6 x 9. Datelined San Francisco. One 25 cent revenue stamp affixed at left edge. The Gould & Curry mine is one of the most famous of all from the Comstock. The mine hit bonanza ore in 1863 in an ore body 500 feet deep, 500 feet long and 100 feet wide. This ore body produced over $16 million dollars in just a few years, with ore averaging over $80 per ton. (A detailed story of the Gould & Curry is offered in Auction Catalog Filer 2, 2000, p.91-92). Trimmed tight at left edge. Fine. Est. $800-1500

721. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Grosh Cons Gold & Silver Mining Co. Signed by S. C. Hastings as president. This is the most important Comstock certificate we have had. The Grosh brothers were two young men that first discovered silver on the Comstock around 1853. By 1856 they had assays of their rock over 2000 ounces per ton silver and wrote home to their father to tell him of the discovery, but asked for silence because of the unsure nature of their discoveries. Tragically, one brother died after striking his foot with a pick. The second brother died while taking samples to California for assay. In an incredible trip through the Sierra during a torrential winter storm, he and a companion, Richard Bucke, barely made it to Last Chance on hands and knees. Grosh, heavily frostbitten, lost his life. Bucke had his foot amputated at the ankle, and went to medical school, vowing never to return to mining, but to learn to help people in medical need. This he did for the remainder of his life in Toronto. The samples and maps that the pair took with them disappeared. A. Grosh, their father, meanwhile was home as a minister and writer in Pennsylvania. His writings to Bucke are well preserved, though generally not known to most historians when we rediscovered them about ten years ago. The senior Grosh hired Hastings at Hasting's request to press for his family's share in the Comstock, basing their claim on senior location of mining claims. Meanwhile, H. T. P. Comstock had taken the other maps and papers from the Grosh stone cabin near Gold Hill and sold them to Comstock interests, according to Court documents filed later. Comstock, unable to understand the importance or content of the maps, could have used them to tremendous advantage in the first days of his ;discovery but had no technical training, and may not have been able to read. Hastings formed the Grosh Consolidated to bring suit against Comstock interests. He claimed in letters to Grosh to have accepted an offer of $10,000 in gold to go away, which Grosh accepted, but died without Hastings ever paying him a cent. As best history can tell, Hastings kept the money. Hopefully time and budget will allow me to complete the editing and publication of the Grosh letters, which include the original surviving letters between the brothers and their father and the letters between the father and Bucke. Est. $3000-$6000

722. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. H. T. P. Comstock Original Documents, c.1865-68. Original documents involving H. T. P. Comstock in the Sierra Nevada Company, the Burning Moscow, etc, dated about 1865, 1868. These rare and unique documents are from title work done in the mid-1860's and surfaced in Placerville a number of years ago. There are two separate documents. First is a four page discussion by a judge, probably his decision notes and directions, involving a boundary dispute. ;It is important that the exact boundaries of the mine be ascertained in order that the fraction of the S. N. Co. are taking no more ore from gm (?) ground .the documentary evidence before me , the claim is uniformly described (description of claim). The claim is sometimes called the Caldwell & Co. claim, sometimes the Comstock & Caldwell. In one of the documents before me, after describing the ground, these words are used ;but not in any manner to interfere with the Walsh & Co mining ground – this instrument is dated 12th August 1859, at which time the Ophir ground was called the Walsh Ground, Judge Walsh and friends having acquired a controlling interesting the Ophir ground. So it would seem that the ground in question was bounded on the north by the McBoc (sp) ground and on the south by the Ophir ground. In the absence of a recorded location, proof should be established of the actual possession by the locators, and work done on the ground to the extent required by the mining laws of Virginia. Can this and the correct locality of the ground be established.

There is no proof before me of the recorded location of this ground by Caldwell & Comstock or by any other person – When did Caldwell part with his interest & to whom did he sell, then did Comstock derive his title – Where & when did H P Smith part with his interest

The next three pages lay out the facts as the Judge saw them. The three pages are a remarkable summary detailing the title problems of the original Comstock locations. Most of this data has been lost and these documents show the intense legal interest is solving the problems by the Judge. These documents may be some of the only documents remaining that discuss in detail the actual problems of title.

The second document is an incredible letter from an unknown person probably to the Judge describing when the title of the Comstock & Collins claim (August 8, 1859) [which, by the way, probably lets us speculate further that the original early location dates of March and April by Comstock are phony a conclusion already arrived at by many scholars, including myself]

;Comstock & Collins located this claim on the 8th day of August, 1859 & was in possession of it until 1861. They leased the ground to a man by the name of Gotshalk to run a tunnel in the quartz ledge and they was to give Gotshalk an interest in the mine. Gotshalk sublet it to a man by the name of Baker. I bought Comstock out & then bought Gotshalk out & then bought Baker out. That made my title good. I worked the mine about one year and could not make it pay & stopped work & stopped work on the mine & put a door on the mine & put the

tools in the tunnel & locked them in & left the mine in the care of a man by the name of Baxter. About one year after Baxter moved to Summit City. I have not been there since 1868. (pencil map showing Spanish Ravine, Burning Moscow lead, and the Summit Mill. This may have been one of the many cases that William Morris Stewart tried regarding Comstock locations cited by Lord in Comstock Mining & Miners, 1883. It certainly relates to the Burning Moscow vs. Ophir case that lasted for years. The notes may be those of the last judge, Judge E. D. Sawyer. More research is warranted. Est. $1000-2000

723. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Industrial Workers of the World Ribbon & Medallion, Labor Union, No. 114, and W. O. W. Hand Made Sign, c.1880-1890. Belonged to Al Spargo, Sheriff of Storey County. Ribbon is red satin on gold metallic fabric with gold metal fringe. 2 1/4 w. x 7 1/2 L. Pin is gold plated with ivory bar inset at top, ;Storey County Labor Union No. 144, I.W.W., below which hangs another ivory bar saying ;Member, and below that a gold-plated medallion with ornate rim and ivory center disc with vignette of a miner and Mt. Davidson. Printed on the vignette is, ;Organized November 6th, 1901. Excellent condition in original envelope within a fabric lined folded pouch. Painted on thin canvas in blue with ;W. O. W. Members over 100,000. 12 x 24. Fold creases and wear to edges. The IWW was a huge tradesman union that was concerned about worker's wages in the same manner as the United Mine Workers of America. It was part of the International Union. [Lewis, 1952, International Union] Provenance: Keller & Batchelder Archive. Est. $200-500

724. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. J. B. Shaw & Son Shopping Paper Bag, c.1900. An original paper bag for items that would have been purchased from ;J. B. Shaw & Son, Importers and Dealers in Gents’ Fine Clothing, Furnishing Goods, Shoes, Hats Caps, Etc. Cor C and Taylor Sts, Virginia City, Nevada. Bag is very fragile, with tears along fold creases. Rare. Provenance: Spargo Collection. Poor. 12 x 18. Est. $100-200

725. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. J. Glazier & Co Assessment Receipts, 1874-1877. Lot of 12. Stock purchase receipts for J. Glazier & Co. from the Succor Mine (1), New York Mining Co. (2), Overman Silver Mining Company (4), Crown Point Gold and Silver Mining Co. (1), and Gould & Curry Silver Mining Co. (4), dated 1874-1877. Est. $100-200

726. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Joseph Fredericks, Paints, Oils, Hardware Promotional Broom Holder. Metal, 6 1/2 x 3 7/8, painted white, ;Joseph Fredericks Paints, Oils, Hardware Virginia City Nevada printing and ;Universal Stoves and Furnaces logo. Est. $50-100

727. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Justrite Miner's Lamp with attached miner's candlestick holder. This piece is from the Crystal Bar Collection. 9 1/2 long. Est. $100-200

728. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Keller & Batchelder General Mercantile Store Original Bawdy Photo Postcards. Lot of 101 cards. Collection contains 4 different poses of women or sculptures of women, divided into batches of 33, 6, 4 and 32 copies, and a batch of 28 miscellaneous pictures. All are women. Some of the group are nudes. Black and white, 3 x 5 size. Early 20th century. Est. $200-400

729. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Keller & Batchelder Grocers Tags, c.1880-1890. Lot of 27 identical pcs. At the top of 2 x 4 tag are two blank lines for information of where or whom to ship. Below ;From Keller & Batchelder Dealers in Groceries And Provisions, Wines, Liquors, Cigars, Tobacco, Etc., No. 170 South C Street, Virginia, Nevada. Extremely fine. Est. $200-400

730. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Knights of Pythias Ribbon, c. 1875-1885. Black rosette with silver helmeted knight and shield in center, ;FCB on shield., White satin ribbon: ;F.C.B. Triumph Lodge No. 11, K.P. Virginia, Nev. 3 x 9. Est.$100-200

731. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Knights of Templar Porcelain Collector Plate, c.1890. Gorgeous commemorative plate with green color around the outside 1.5 with gold leaf accents. At center of plate: ;De Witt Clinton (Knights of Templar Emblem) Compliments of (emblem of California Knights of Templar in gold leaf) Commandery No 1 Knights of Templar Virginia City, Nev. Mfg by Haviland, France. Decorated by H. T. Epperson, San Francisco. Walter N. Brunt Co, Emblematic Souvenirs, San Francisco. 8.5 diameter. Extremely fine. Est. $400-800

732. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Lindahl Candlestick. ;Lindahl miner's candlestick holder with original candle. 11 long, brass scored handle. A small stub of an original candle is still within the holder. The end of the handle unscrews allowing for matches to be stored. Est. $250-500

733. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. M. M. Frederick Silver Pocket Watch, c.1872-1877. No. 115717. Made by M. M. Fredrick of Virginia, Nevada. Also engraved on the watch is B. W. Raymond at Elgin, Illinois on the gold plate on the back. Keystone watch case is ;silveroid. M. M. Fredrick appears on the upper part of the interior face plate. Roman numerals, black on white face with gold pin stripe inside the numerals, and separate 60-second dial at ;6 position. 2 diameter. Operational. See lot below for story about M. M. Fredrick. Est. $700-1200

734. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. M. M. Fredrick Silver Flatware Collection, 1872. The collection contains 41 engraved pieces. Probably one of the finest accumulations of Virginia City silver ever assembled privately. This ;coin silver flatware, all marked with ;M. M. Fredrick, Virg. Nev are on Gorham patterns (floral and medallion) probably made by Schultz & Fisher in San Francisco and marked and sold by Fredrick in Virginia City. Fredrick had only a short run in Virginia City in the mid 1870's. This extremely rare set has 5 medallion pattern pieces: Large Crumb scraper presented to James Kelley, 1872 as engraved, 13.25 long, 0.75 wide. 2 Tablespoons, 1 teaspoon and 1 dinner fork. The floral Gorham pattern has 6 pearl handled knives, 12 dinner forks, 9 tablespoons, 1 serving spoon, 6 butter knives, 1 spreading knife, 1 scalloped sugar spoon. All are in original oak brown felt-lined box that measures 15 x 3 x 10.75. The collection also comes with 3 different Frederick billheads dated 1876 and 1877. One is signed by him personally. The billheads advertise ;fine watches, jewelry, diamonds and silverware.

The M. M. Fredrick business was truly one of the pioneer jewelry businesses in Nevada. It began as Eaves & Nye in Virginia City in late 1862 or early 1863. William T. Eaves and Emanuel Nye started their jewelry store on the corner of C and Union Streets. Eaves lived in the building, perhaps in an apartment in the back or upstairs as was the common practice in Virginia City at the time. Nye, a carpenter in 1862 in Virginia City, lived on Stewart. Eaves was not present in 1862 for inclusion in Kelley's First Directory of Nevada Territory. [1862 and 1863 Nevada Territory Directories]

Nye took over the partnership in the mid-1860's. By 1867 the firm was known as Nye & Rothenbucher, according to Langley's Pacific Coast Business Directory for 1867. Emanuel Nye may have briefly left Virginia City in the early 1870's. The name does not appear again until much later, and then as a saloon proprietor. In 1871, the firm Nye & Co. was run by Issac Fredrick, probably a relative of M. M. Fredrick. Both the Nye & Co. and Fredrick businesses were listed at the same address, 36 South C Street in the 1871 Langley Pacific Coast Business Directory. They were listed as watch makers and jewelers.

M. M. Fredrick took over the business and began using his own name in 1872, calling himself a ;manufacturing jeweler. The business made it through the fire of 1875. By 1877 Fredrick was billed as the ;Nevada Jewelry Manufactory, as listed on his billheads and in the Bishop's Directory of Virginia City and surrounds in 1878. Meanwhile, Fredrick's business was doing so well that he opened two other businesses. The M. M. Fredrick House, a lodging establishment on the north east corner of Union and C Streets, was opened about 1876 and run by his son, M. M. Fredrick, Jr. He also ran an auction business in 1876. [1876 Langley Pacific Coast Business Directory]

By 1883 Fredrick was known as the ;Pioneer Watch Maker, still located at the old shop address, 36 South C. His store and business was then twenty years old. [McKenney's Oregon State Directory for 1883 (and business directory of some western states).

This choice silver came from the boom period of the Comstock, produced during the Crown Point bonanza through the Big Bonanza of Mackay and Fair at the California & Con Virginia. The silver would certainly have been bought by the Comstock wealthy. Provenance: Holabird Collection. Est. $5,000-8,000

735. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Mellin's Food Color Advertising Poster, c.1890-1900. We placed this ad poster in the Virginia City section of our catalog because it came from the Spargo Collection, which included items from the City Bakery and Keller & Batchelder. Poster is full color on one side with an image of a child seated in a chair. On reverse is ;Mellin's Food, For Infants and Invalids. The only perfect substitute for mother's milk When the poster was hung in a window, the reverse would have been readable. Large, 4 inch, wear spot at lower right corner. Other wear spots affect color side of the poster. Fine. Est. $100-300

736. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Mill Interior Photo Postcards. Lot of 6 cards. Two identical cards showing the interior of the California Pan Mill, 1882. One shows a stack of silver ingots, captioned ;$50,000 One Weeks Run Mexican Mill, Virginia City, Nev. Another shows two men within an unidentified stamp mill. Another shows a seated man in front of a boiler. Provenance: W. Marks Photopostcard Album. Vf. Est. $100-200

737. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Mine Crew Original Matted Photograph, c.1890. A fantastic photo of a mine crew, about 50 men, posing for the photograph. The men in the front two rows are almost all holding their candlesticks with candles and their lunch pals. The mine is not identified nor is the photographer. But since this photo is from the Spargo Collection, it is most likely the C & C or the Gould & Curry. Photo 5 x 8, matte 8 x 10. Piece of matte missing from the lower right corner. Otherwise, Very fine. Est. $200-400

738. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Miner's Shop from the Spargo Collection. Lot of hundreds of pieces. Includes miners’ coats, tools, forges, hooks, pry bars, etc. all used by Al Spargo on the Comstock, primarily at the Adriatic mine. Some of the choice high grade gold specimens he found there are present in this sale. We suggest you see the collection in Virginia City. We can provide the telephone numbers. Net Price: $3500

739. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Nevada & Her Resources, 1894. Paper bound book, ;Nevada and Her Resources, State Printing Office, Carson City, Nevada, 1894. Two fold-out maps. About 100pps, but not numbered. Several printed photograph illustrations. Staples are very rusted. Cover missing. Rare. Poor condition. Est. $100-200

740. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Nevada Brewery Token & Billhead, c.1910. Nevada / Brewery // Good For / 5 c / In Trade. Rd, br, small circle hole punched at top of obverse, 20mm. Au-bu. Includes Albert Schnitzer Nevada Brewery Billhead, 1910. Stained, folded, two holes from receipt spike, VF. Est. $75-150

741. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Nevada Mining Corp Mine Map and Flowery Mine Map, 1923 & 1928. Lot of 2 different maps. The Flowery mining district map is a reverse blue line map prepared by Gould & Updike in 1923. The map shows the underground workings of the Flowery mining District, Six Mile Canon. The map is torn along fold creases with one piece detached at lower right corner. The second map is from the Nevada Canyon Mining Corporation, c.1928. This map shows the underground workings with claim blocks identified, such as the Lady Bryan, West End and others. Preparers not noted, some workings are hand colored. 37 x 90 when unfolded. Tears along fold creases. Rare maps of the Flowery district. Provenance: Spargo Collection. The Adriatic was mined by Spargo and he found the high grade native gold specimens found in this catalog. His high grade gold pocket was cut off by a fault, and the extension was found about 1992 which led to an open pit there. Had the gold price not fallen, we might have put the North Bonanza, a neighboring property, in production as well, but it was low grade.-fh These maps were too large to get a good photograph. Est. $200-500 (not illustrated)

742. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Ophir Mine Workings Map on Linen, c.1880-1900. Original working map of the Ophir workings. The different levels are hand colored. Size: 29 1/2 x 32. Stained along top edge, slight tearing around edges. Est. $500-700

743. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Owl Drug Co Promotional Color Poster. Circa 1900. Shows five naked, sleeping cupids sitting on a tree branch, sheltered under the wings of a Great Horned Owl. Bows and quivers hang from a limb below. Moon and stars in background on blue field. 14x20. ;Compliments of The Owl Drug Co. printed in lower right corner. Corners torn and tear along top edge. Stained. Rare. This rare poster was removed from wallpaper at the Keller & Batchelder store in Virginia City and still has a few pieces attached. Est. $200-400

744. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Prospector Related Photo Postcards. Lot of 5 different cards. One shows several men on a rabbit hunt, with a pile of rabbits in front. Another shows 4 miners placer mining. A third is captioned Native Daughters- Virginia City, Nevada and shows two mules with a young little mule. The fourth card shows on old prospector on his trusty mule. The last is of a horse drawn hearse. Provenance: W. Marks Photopostcard Album. Vf. Est. $75-150

745. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Rare C Street View Photo Postcard, c.1910-15. Shows a look down C Street with a person riding a bicycle and a young girl on the sidewalk. Provenance: W. Marks Photopostcard Album. Vf. Est. $50-100

746. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Report Being a Brief Statement of the Situation on the Comstock by Whitman Symmes, 1913. This report is to the Directors and Stockholders of the Mexican Gold and Silver Mining Co., Union Consolidated MC, Savage Gold land Silver MC, Hale & Norcross MC, and Julia Consolidated MC, ;Being a Brief Statement of the Situation on the Comstock The Methods of Mining for Assessments And the Intentional Mismanagement of The Middle and North End Mines by a Clique of Six Crooked Brokers Composed of A.E. Coffin, Herman Zadig, B.F. Shaw, J.H. Berghauser, W.B. Bannan and W.H. Moise, Showing The Reasons That Mining There Cannot Now Be Other Than Unprofitable, Together With An Appeal To All Stockholders In The Middle, And North End Mines To Deal With Honest Brokers Instead Or With The Crooks. By Whitman Symmes, Superintendent of the Mexican Mine, etc. and formerly, for more than one year superintendent of the United Comstock Pumping Association. Paper covered, printed by The Blair-Murdock Company, 68 Fremont St., S.F., 183 pp. Very fragile, binding torn, edges creased and torn, coming apart from binding. This is a rare book that we have luckily had three copies of over the past 5 years. This copy is from the Spargo Collection. Est. $200-400

747. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Room Interior Original Matted Photograph, c.1890. Photo shows the interior of room that is in a residence of a wealthy family. Photographer is not noted nor is the location. Most likely shot of a home in Virginia City as this is from the Spargo Collection. The top and bottom edges appear to have been trimmed, possibly from the original photographer. 4 x 8, matte and photo are about the same size. Very fine. Est. $100-300

748. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Santa Rita Mining Co Dissolution Document Archive, 1864. Lot of 11 different documents all dated prior to Nevada Statehood. One document is a manuscript announcement of a stockholders’ meeting, Feb 24, 1864, to discuss a capitalization increase. The second document is a manuscript letter to stockholders covering the subjects covered at the Feb 24th meeting, including the potential dissolution of the company and take over by the Nevada Co. Also discussed in this document is a potential contract with the Honduras Co to construct a more gentle grade road for ore haulage. The third document is an amendment to the By Laws allowing for an increase or decrease in capital stock as majority vote rules, dated Jan 2, 1864. The fourth document is dated Feb 26, 1864, is list of all the stockholders and the amount of shares owned. This list alone is fabulous. The other 7 documents are proxies from stockholders allowing W. Van Bokkelen power of attorney to vote for them at the Feb 24 meeting. Each of these proxies have revenue stamps affixed. The Santa Rita MC was run by J. L. Van Bokkelen and Wm A. Van Bokkelen, who were living in Virginia City near the Latrobe Tunnel in 1863 Directory of Kelley. The company formed in the early 1860's, perhaps as a reorganization of the Latrobe Tunnel & MC, which was run by the Van Bokkelen brothers. During the early part of the 1860's, the Santa Rita tunnel supplied Virginia City with its water until the Cole Tunnel cut off this water source, allowing for the Cole Co to be the water supplier. J. L. Van Bokkelen was the president of the 1st Nevada Territorial Legislature and served on the 2nd Nevada Territorial Legislature. Wm. Van Bokkelen was a notary public. Sam Clemens visited the Latrobe Tunnel, sending a small package of rocks to Moffat. In a letter to Moffat, Clemens identifies the Van Bokkelens as San Francisco capitalists. The Latrobe tunnel was 1600 feet long and had two air shafts. At the end of the Ophir incline, Clemens (Mark Twain) picked up the rocks he sent to Moffat. At 11:00 on June 23, 1873, Major General Van Bokkelen was killed when the 100 pounds of Hercules Powder, 6 cases of Nitro, 100 pounds of Giant Powder and 200 pounds of common powder, that was stored under his bedroom, exploded. Along with Van Bokkelen, 3 woman and 2 children were killed. (Myron Angel, 1883). A nice document collection. Very fine. Est. $300-600

749. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Seattle Brewing Co Advertising tray, c.1880-1890. Plate is made of metal with ornate full color border with a color image of a woman wearing a unique hat. Printed on reverse in red, ;This is one of a set of three artistic Royal Saxony Plates, To obtain this set free of charge: a coupon will be found wrapped with each bottle of Malt Rainier The Pure Malt Tonic. Upon receipt of

twelve coupons, accompanied by ten cents (stamps or silver) for postage, we will mail you one of these beautiful art plates. State your name and address plainly and send all communications to the Advertising Dept. Seattle Brewing & Malting Co., Seattle, U.S.A. Company logo of Royal Saxony Art Plate. No 105 - Irene, Produced exclusively by the Chas. W. Shonk Co, Chicago, USA. 10 diameter. Extremely fine. Provenance: Keller & Batchelder store, Virginia City. Est. $300-800

750. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Silver State Encampment No. 7 I.O.O.F. Documents. Lot of 110 pcs. 1) 49 sheets with 2 receipts per page, dated 1882-1884, measuring 6 3/4 x 9 3/4. 2) membership application and signed approval document, dated 1879, measuring 8 x 10; one printed membership form, not filled out.; 4) One folded letter 8 x 9 7/8 size to L. Guggenheim, Scribe of Silver State En. #7, signed by P.S. Vucanovich. 5) Two issued receipts and two issued warrants from the Encampment, dated 1877-1884. Warrants printed by Enterprise Job Print. Est. $200-400

751. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Solid Silver Gold & Silver Mining Co. Cert #906. Incorporated in 1876. Issued to Kenney & Dyer for 100 shares in 1879. Signed by H. Cox president and J. H. Appleyard secretary. No vignette. Bold masthead. Black border and print. Uncancelled. Printer - Leo Britton & Rey, SF. 4 x 9. Datelined San Francisco. ;Location, Virginia Dist, Storey Co, Nev. printed at bottom of certificate. Extremely fine. Est. $150-300

752. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Supply Shop Opening Day Original Matted Photograph, c.1890. Photograph by Nichols, are identified at lower right of photo. No location is offered, but is probably around the Virginia City area. A group of men are posing on the front porch of a what appears to be a new building. One man has a case of Sodas, another is holding up a sack of flour, and in the middle is a wooden crate with brooms sticking up. It would seem that is a new opened mercantile store, with perhaps this the first day. A horse drawn wagon is parked just to the right of the building. Minor spots on photo. Photo 6 x 8, matte 9 x 11. Upper left and lower right corners have missing pieces of matte, dings to other two corners. Provenance: Spargo Collection. Est. $150-300

753. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Sutro Tunnel Co, First Issue. Cert #49. Issued to Capt John Day for 70 shares in 1868. Signed by Adolph Sutro president. Vignette of miner holding pick in upper left. Black border and print. Cancelled by red and black pen through signature. Printer not noted. 6 x 10. Datelined New York. One 25 cent revenue stamp affixed at left edge of certificate. John Day was a surveyor from 1862 to 1868. An active miner, and at one time president of the Sullivan Mining district near the town named for him, Dayton, strangely Day is not listed in Kelley's 1862, Nevada Territorial Directory. In 1860, Day suspended mining at Sullivan due to Indian trouble, during which time Major Ormsby and his volunteers were killed. Left edge a bit rough, with the upper left corner damaged. (Angel). Fine. Est. $1200-1800

754. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Tennants’ Shield Pool Room Sign, c.1890-1910. Metal shield-shaped plaque, 13 1/4 x 17 with ;The Tennants’ Shield etched on and poolroom scene. On reverse side sticker: ;Shoot it at the Virginia Pool Room, 21 South C Street, Haffey & Sullivan Prop. Est. $500-1000

755. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Territorial agreement to sell property to Wm. Stewart, 1861. Written on blue paper in Wm. Stewart's hand. Early and scarce. Stained along fold creases, top edge is uneven as removed from tablet. Est. $400-800

756. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. United States Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel, Vol II, with Map Atlas. Vol III is part of a series of publications from the Clarence King expedition in Nevada and Utah. This volume covers the Mining Industry, by Julius Bien. The map atlas is the great Comstock Lode Atlas from which so much work was drawn at the time, and from which served as a model for George Becker's Geologic Atlas in 1882. The text volume is full of cross sections showing which parts of the Comstock had been mined at the time. Compare this volume with the 1882 Becker work and see how much more was mined. This is a classic, not easily obtainable pair. The atlas is 25.5 x 19.5, dark green boards with original gilt lettering. The text volume has 647 pps, and many illustrations, 9 x 11.5, original green hard boards with gilt lettering. Some wear to spine. Both items are Fine to Very fine. Est. $1500-2500

757. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Varney Style Candlestick. ;Sparkle engraved on top. 12 long. Used by Mr. Spargo at the Adriatic Mine. Rare. Est. $200-300

758. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Vaughan Family Personal Archive. Lot of at least 100+ pcs, too many to list specific contents. A lot that you might want to preview in person. Includes photographs, newspapers, documents, rock specimens, etc. H. Vaughan was the owner of a Billiard Hall in Virginia City and the Vaughan family continued as a prominent family in Carson City through at least the 1950's. Provenance: Vaughan Collection. Too many items for a photograph. Est. $250-500 (not illustrated)

759. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Virginia & Truckee Railroad Co Stock Certificate. Cert has no number. Incorporated in 1868. Unissued, unsigned. Vignette of a steam train pulling cars with two men looking on. Black border and print. The V & T Railroad was a product of William Sharon and D. O. Mills. It connected with the Central Pacific at Reno, quickly becoming a great and profitable small railroad. The issue was tightly held with probably only 50 investors. In 1882, the company was valued at $6.1, easily the most valuable in Nevada, and second in the west under the mighty SP RR. Unissued certificates are rare, and issued certificates are exceptionally rare. Extremely fine. Est. $300-600

760. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Virginia & Truckee Railroad Co Suit, 1877. Hand written land dispute document, c.1877, between V&TRR and defendants J.C. Bray and Charles Wells. 8 x 12. Vf, slightly soiled, folds. Est. $50-150

761. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Virginia Caledonian Celebration Best Score Pinback, 1886. A wonderful award medal pinback for a the Best 200 Yard Score at Target Shooting. The top has a rifle with a banner draped across with the initials ;V.C.C. (Virginian Caledonian Celebration). Hanger is square shaped with a bull's eye at middle with wreath design at bottom. On the reverse side of the hanger is engraved ;Best 200 Yd Score at Virginia Caledonian Picnic 1886. Mfg by Braxmar, NY. Overall about 1 wide and 1.5 tall. Brass is bright and shiny. The pinback came to us in an attractive jeweler's box that may be the original. Within the box is marked ;Chatelain & Golden, Virginia City, Nev. One side of the box is broken off. Extremely fine as a set. Rare. Provenance: Spargo Collection. Est. $250-500

762. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Virginia City and Storey County Business Cards and others. Lot of 15 pcs. The cards are from businesses and from candidates who were running for office. Cards included: Vail Pittman, Governor re-election card. Sawdust Corner Saloon & Café Advertising Postcard. Vallejo Restaurant and other business cards from the California Bay Area. Most fine. Provenance: Spargo Collection. Est. $100-200

763. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Virginia City Billheads, 1899-1912. Lot of 10 pieces. (1) Kearns & Co. Billhead, 1912. (2 ) Mallon & McGrath Billhead, 1900. (3) 2 pcs. John McGrath, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Choice Family Groceries, Wines and Liquors, 1901 & 1905. (4) Hatch Bos., Dealers in Groceries, Provisions, Wines, Liquors, Cigars and Tobacco, Foreign and Domestic Delicacies, Fruits, Etc. No. 19 South C Street, 1909. (5) J. W. McDonald, Dr. Billhead, 1875, (6) y Work, All Kinds of Iron Work Done with Neatness and Dispatch. (7) Cafferata=Crosby Co. Dr. Billhead, 1899. Bill is made out to ;Cafferata & Wright for salad oil, spices, pork a hall lamp and more. Billhead is for the ;Crosby Co. Dr. Dealers in Lumber, Wood, Hay and Grain, New and Second-hand Furniture Hardware, Crockery, Paints, Oils, Etc., 1899. (8) C.O. Sloat, Wholesale and Retail Dealer In Groceries, Provisions, Wines and Liquors, and Can Goods. 1867 at the top and Marked ;Duplicate in purple ink across center with a notation that payment was received on Feb. 4, 1867 signed by C.O. Sloat. 8 1/2 x 7. Folded and faded with water (?) damage affecting top of billhead including date line, small hole at left edge from being stored on a receipt spike, VF. Derby & Garhart, Dr. Billhead, 1874. H.C. Lillie & Co. Billhead, 1868. Est. $100-150

764. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Virginia City Documents, 1876-1898. Lot of 39 pcs. (1) 22pcs. V & T RR Receipts for ore shipped from the Savage Mine, 1880. (2) 10pcs. Savage Mine checks, datelined Virginia, Nev, all dated 1876, singed by different people. (3) 6pcs. Savage Mining Co, Bank of California issued checks, all signed by Gorham, 1898. (4) One B & E check issued to Wells, Fargo & Co, 1896. (5) Last two items are unused envelopes, one from the V & T RR and the other from the T & G RR. All very fine. Est. $120-200

765. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Virginia City Mine Workers Original Matted Photograph, c.1905. The photograph shows a group of miners in front of a building, seated and standing on board sidewalk. Several of the miners have their candlesticks in their hands. One miner is holding a roll of fuse. We were not able to identify the mine from the building. We are sure it can be done with a little patience, but we ran out of time. 8 x 10 overall; photo measures 6 x 8 1/4. Stamped on reverse with Virginia City, Wm. H. Marks. 1 inch piece missing from lower left corner. Photo is extremely fine. Est. $100-200

766. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Virginia City Miners Photo Postcards. Lot of 6 postcards and 1 photograph. All show different views of miners posing for the photos. Some show the miners in the work garb with candlesticks, lamps and/or lunch pals. Others shows the miners in their Sunday best. Provenance: W. Marks Photopostcard Album. Fine to VF. Est. $100-200

767. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Virginia City Mining Related Photo Postcards. Lot of 8 postcards and 1 photograph. (1) Savage Mine Miner Group Photograph. Postcards: (2) Savage Mill and Buildings. (3) Chollar Mine Office Building. (4) Combination Shaft and Buildings. (5) Sierra Nevada Mine Worker Group Shot, including some young children and a dog. (6) Interior view of the Union Mill. (7) Ophir Mine Buildings. (8) C & C Vault Ruins. (9) C & C Shaft Hoist with 4 men. Provenance: W. Marks Photopostcard Album. Vf. Est. $150-300

768. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Virginia City Parade Related Photo Postcards. Lot of 8 cards. (1) Co A National Guard Virginia City, Nevada. (2) Pioneer Stages Leaving Wells, Fargo & Cos C Street - Virginia City, Nevada. 1866. (3) Military Parade, Virginia City, Nevada 1880. (4) Virginia City, Nevada with several people on a balcony. (5) View of cavalry type soldiers marching. (6) view of horse drawn wagon decorated as a parade float. (7) Miss Camiletta M. Avansino - Queen of Reno Canraval (sic) July 1st to 5th 1902. (8) View of a parade in Virginia City, 1903. Provenance: W. Marks Photopostcard Album. Vf. Est. $100-300

769. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Virginia City Sheriff Ephemera, C.Y. ;Bud Young, c. 1920. Lot of 2. Sapper is 9 Black Jack, leather with lead weight woven in one end. Cast iron ;brass knuckles with no mfg.'s marks. C.Y. ;BudYoung roomed at the Spargo Rooming House. Est. $100-200

770. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Virginia City Store (Restaurant) Front Original Matted Photograph, c.1890. Somewhat scratched photograph of two women and one man in outside a store or restaurant. On the window is ;Meals 25 cents and Upwards. Photographer not noted. Photo 5 x 7, matte 7 x 9. Most likely from Virginia City, as the photo is from the Spargo Collection. Large piece of matte missing from upper right corner. Fine to very fine. Est. $150-300

771. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Virginia City Winter Original Matted Photograph, c.1890. A great shot of two men seat in a horse drawn sled. There is about 2-4 inches of snow on the ground. One of the men in the sleigh appears to be Frank Armburst, as noted on reverse in pencil. Armburst owned the City Bakery in Virginia City. The photo is crisp and clear. Matte is warped, but doesn’t appear to be from water. Photo 5 x 7.5, matte 8 x 10. Upper corners have dings. Aside from the warping, the item is very fine. Provenance: Spargo Collection. Est. $200-400

772. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Virginia City Territorial Fire Department Brass Seal, c. 1861. Stamp was likely part of a hand ink stamping apparatus. Around edges is engraved: ;Virginia Fire Department Organized March 5, 1881 and in center is fire department's seal. 1 1/2 diameter x 1/2 thick. Est. $500-1000

773. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. William Dunn Personal Items, c.1850-80. The items are from Virginia City, NV and Bodie, CA.: birth record, 1850; Custom-made cufflinks; Watch chain; Watch fob; and three photos of William Dunn. Lot of 7. 1) Photocopy of page from old record book. At top is marriage certificate of Alexander Dunn and Margaret Morrison, William Dunn's parents, dateline New Monkland, 3rd September 1849, and signed by James McGopwan, Minister. Bottom shows births and deaths of the Dunn family children. William Dunn was born 10th Sept. 1850, one of twin boys (other was Thomas), first children born to Alexander and Margaret. Dates include 1850-1906. William Dunn resided both in Bodie, CA and Virginia City, NV and was Comstock Engineer/City Engineer in Virginia City, 1877-1904. 2) Cufflinks are engraved with a blue enameled ;D and silver ;W entwined. They are made from two 1873 quarters, with arrows. There is a strong possibility these were originally Carson City quarters made into cufflinks by a Virginia City jeweler. 3) The gold plated watch chain, has three small engraved pear-shaped pieces by the hooks. 14 length. Piece is shown in accompanying portraits. 4) Gold fob, with ;W. Dunn at top. ;Bodie Chapter No. 55, Lodge No. 252, and ;Bodie Commandery No. 15 around the perimeter. Insignia in center reads, ;Truth Justice, surrounded by initials K.S.T.H.W.S.S. T. Reverse is black enamel with gold, white, green, and red enamel insignia. In blue velvet box from I. Tasem, Jeweler, Tonopah, Nev. 1880. The fob pre-dates the box, which is probably 1904-05. Fob is seen being worn in photos of William Dunn. 5), 6) & 7) Two cabinet cards and a framed portrait: a) Wm. Dunn and son Walter. Taken by Cann, 82 south C St. Virginia Nev.; b) Wm. Dunn, standing. Taken by John S. Noe, Virginia City, Nev. c) Wood framed oval portrait, no glass, hand-retouched photo. Reverse has noted in pencil, ;To be returned to May ‘at the end of the trail’ William Dunn, Va. City, Nevada. Est. $750-1500

774. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. William Marks’ Baseball Uniform & Other Ephemera. Lot of 4. Basketball uniform belonging to William Marks, Virginia City Lions, blue and gold, size 36 jersey; black ;Spalding Official Basket Ball Score Book property of Virginia City High School, with scores noted inside; Virginia City High School Student Body card for ;Bill Marks dated 1933; and business card from the Crystal Bar, William H. Marks, Proprietor. Est. $200-400

775. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Yellow Jacket Hoist Works Interior Original Matted Photograph, c.1890. Great shot of the works of a mechanical hoist. The photo is identified in pen at the bottom of the photo as being the hoist works of the Yellow Jacket Mine. A placard attached to a piece of machinery is clearly visible. The placard reads ;Risdon Continuous Rope Electric Hoist Built By Risdon Iron Works, San Francisco, Cal, Consulting Engineers For Comstock Mines. Photo 7.5 x 9, matte 10.5 x 12.5. Matte and edges of photo have been damaged by water, with dark stains and some degradation of the photo. No photographer noted. Provenance: Spargo Collection. Good to Fine. Est. $100-300

776. Nevada. Storey. Virginia. Yellow Jacket Silver Mining Co. Cert #173. Incorporated in Nevada Territory. Issued to Claus Mangels for 2 shares in 1863. Signed by B. Sherwood president and James Hyatt secretary. Vignette of an allegorical man seated on a horse. Cancelled by cross outs on signature lines. Printer - Lith Britton, SF. 5 x 9.5. Datelined Gold Hill, N.T. 25 cent revenue stamp affixed near left edge. Extremely fine. Est. $600-1200

777. Nevada. Washoe. Mustang. Mustang Ranch Brothel Oil Painting Collection. Lot of 7. The subject of all paintings is ;The Miner (or Prospector) and the Ladies. They feature the same gray-haired prospector, his burro, and a voluptuous dance hall woman. One picture has a townswoman and several men. Painted on fiberboard with painted surface smoothed and prepared for painting. Each is signed ;Alan, with original California Redwood frame, measuring 261/2 x 32 1/4. Each frame is drilled in all four corners for hanging. History: Owned by Al Figoni of the Bonanza Saloon and Casino, Virginia City, Nevada. Sold to his friend Joe Conforte, the paintings hung in the Mustang Ranch Brothel, and then sold during the remodel and expansion. They were next displayed in the Miners’ Club Saloon, Incline Village, Nevada and later sold by the heirs of the estate of the last owner. Est. $2500-3500

778. Nevada. Washoe. Polk's Washoe County Directory, 1937. Directory of all Washoe towns. Red cloth torn along both hinges. 608 pp. Contents XF. Cover colors, F/VF. Est. $100-300

779. Nevada. Washoe. Pyramid. Pyramid Lake Framed Colored Photograph. Wooden framed tinted photograph of Pyramid Lake showing east side cove, beach, and rocks. Measures 18 3/8 x 44 1/2 overall. Two horizontal scratches to center in sky. Est. $100-200

780. Nevada. Washoe. Reno. Charles Lindbergh Welcome Ribbon, 1927. Red, white and blue striped ribbon with ;Nevada Welcomes Col. Chas. A. Lindbergh, Reno, Nev. Sept. 1927 in gold letters. Above this text, attached to ribbon, is a circular portrait of ;Plucky Lindy. Pinback is a rectangular piece with ;Committee. Pinback and portrait appears to be celluloid. Badge about 5 long. Near mint condition. Provenance: Holabird Collection. Est. $200-400

781. Nevada. Washoe. Reno. Cleo Cola Ad Mirror, 15 1/2 x 21. Wood framed ;Cleo Cola mirror, 15 1/2 x 21, once reportedly hung in the Crystal Bar in Virginia City. If we took a picture, your would only see a reflection of one of us here in the office. Est. $100-300 (not illustrated)

782. Nevada. Washoe. Reno. Cleo Cola Bottle & Ad Sign. Lot of 2. 1) Metal sign, age unknown, but at least 50 years, as drink was bottled in Reno probably into early 1950's. Black and white with red lettering. Most likely mounted on building in northwestern Nevada or northeastern California. Meas. 32 x 57. Has numerous .22 cal. bullet holes. 2) Soft-drink bottle, machine made, silk-screen applied lettering. Silver State Carbonated Beverages, Reno, Nevada. C. late 1940's. Bottle found in an old building in the ghost town of Cortez, Lander County, Nevada, about 1968. Est. $150-300

783. Nevada. Washoe. Reno. Eastern Nevada (?) Log Cabin & Reno (?) Cabin Original Matted Photographs, c.1904. The first image is of a seated older man and a seated woman in front of a two doored, hand hewed log cabin. In the open door is another woman standing. The roof appears to be of sod. A bed frame leans up against the right side of the cabin. The cabin appears to be located in Eastern Nevada or Western Utah. On reverse, marked in pen, is ;Received July 16, 1904 at Reno. Ralph was born here. Photo 6 x 8.5, matte 9 x 11. Matte is green with accent trim around photo. Matte has been cut along the left edge and the green color is peeling along top and left edges. Dings to all edges. Photo has only a few dark spots. The second photo shows a mother and father with 3 boys, 4 girls and one dog in front. The cabin is in the background and appears to be sturdy, yet still rough looking. Photo 5 x 6.5, matte 8 x 10. On reverse, in pen, ;Received by Mr. & Mrs. Walter Peterson, Commercial Row, No. 207, Reno, Nevada. June 28, 1904. Both Very fine. Est. $150-300

784. Nevada. Washoe. Reno. Monarch Saloon Reno, Nev. // Good For 5 c In Trade. Rd, br, center punched with star, 20mm. Obverse XF, reverse has wear to high points. Est. $75-150

785. Nevada. Washoe. Reno. Nevada & Oregon Rail Road Co. No cert #. Specimen. Unsigned, unissued. Vignette of two surveyors overlooking a valley with several workers in middle ground and steam train on trestle. Black border and print. Printer not noted. Cancelled by holes punches on signature line. 8 x 12. Blank stub attached at left. Datelined Reno, Nevada. ;May 16, 81 written in orange pencil at bottom center. There is an approximately 1 inch tear along right fold crease. Extremely rare. Est. $600-1200

786. Nevada. Washoe. Reno. Oddie, Scrugham and Wingfield signed pieces, with Nevada State Journal letters, 1920's. Lot of 20. Nevada State Journal letters, Law Offices of Hiram W. Johnson, Jr. , George Wingfield letter, Oakland Bank and others. A few telegrams. Signatures are clear. Oddie and Wingfield were mine financiers who made their fortunes in Tonopah, and later moved to Reno. Est. $250-500 (not illustrated)

787. Nevada. Washoe. Reno. Reno Air Co. Cert #33. Incorporated in Nevada. Issued to Stanley L. Schloz for 63,040 shares in 1991. Hand signed by the president and secretary. Vignette of a spread winged eagle. Green border. Cancelled by hole punches. Printer not noted. 8 x 11. Almost all of the Reno Air stock certificates have printed signatures on different format certificates. Only a few of the early, and large, investors received the hand signed certificates. Extremely rare. Est. $400-600

788. Nevada. Washoe. Reno. Reno Business Men's Association. Cert #30. Incorporated in Nevada. Issued to Geo Wingfield for 1000 shares in 1917. Signed by Albert Edwards secretary and H. Ward president. Vignette at upper left of antlered deer or elk. Black border with bronze seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11. Signed on reverse by Geo Wingfield, mining financier who made millions in Tonopah. Tears along fold creases. Fine. Est. $150-300

789. Nevada. Washoe. Reno. Reno Parade Original Photo Postcard, 1918. View shows a decorated horse drawn wagon in a parade on the main street of Reno, Cann Drug Store sign visible at middle center. A military celebration. Extremely fine. Est. $50-150

790. Nevada. Washoe. Reno. Reno Parade Original Photo Postcard, 1918. View is of a military celebration parade, probably honoring the end of World War I, 1918. Several business names are visible along the main street including the Washoe County Bank, Owl Club and many others. View is a little washed out along the edges, probably from a bright sunny day. AZO stamp box. Photographer not noted. Very fine. Est. $75-150

791. Nevada. Washoe. Reno. Reno Parade Original Photo Postcard, 1918. View is of decorated truck with several men wearing Navy hats, Machinist Lodge, 705, Sparks Lodge. Very fine. Est. $75-150

792. Nevada. Washoe. Reno. Reno Parade Original Photo Postcard, 1918. View of the float from the Washoe Local No 365. Float is in the shape of a large anvil with a sign hanging that reads ;To Hell With The Kaiser. Several people on the sidewalks. Very fine. Est. $75-150

793. Nevada. Washoe. Reno. Reno Parade Original Photo Postcard, 1918. View of a float in the form of a train engine with several business names visible along edge of street, including Owl Club and others. 1918 Military celebration. Very fine. Est. $75-150

794. Nevada. Washoe. Reno. Reno Parade Original Photo Postcard, 1918. View of a float made up to look like a train engine with ;Employees of Southern Pacific Lines, Sparks painted on side. A small boy looks on in excitement. AZO stamp box, reverse has some indication that the card was glued in an album. Probably taken at the same as the other military celebration parade views. Very fine. Est. $75-150

795. Nevada. Washoe. Reno. Reno Parade Photographs, 1918. Four small photographs of parade celebrating the military taken in 1918. 1.5 x 2.5, appear to have been mounted in an album. A small hand written note with ;Parade Reno, 1918. Shop girls from Sparks taking men's places during the war. The photographs show women dressed in men's’ style clothing marching in the parade. Fine. Est. $75-150

796. Nevada. Washoe. Reno. Riverside / Hotel / H.J. Gosse / Reno, Nev. // Good For One / 12 1/2 c. / Drink. Rd, al, 22mm. XF, wear to high points, three rim dings on obverse may be due to manufacturing or bad die. Est. $50-100

797. Nevada. Washoe. Reno. Riverside Hotel Metal Key Tag. Riverside Hotel / (pic of company logo) / Reno, Nev. // (stamped 2 C 8). Br, Sc(8), 1.5 diameter. Original key still attached. ;6 stamped on key. Dark toned. Extremely fine. Provenance: Holabird Key Tag Collection. Est. $100-200

798. Nevada. Washoe. Reno. Royal Beer Can. Original beer can from the Reno Brewing Co of Reno for its Royal Beer can. Original design on can, with a few paint spots, easily removed. The paint is probably from a working having a beer while painting. Design on front of can is of a royal flush of hearts. 5.5 tall can. Very fine. Rare. Provenance: Holabird Collection. Est. $1000-2000

799. Nevada. Washoe. Reno. Stork Club Gaming Chip. Unlisted in The Chip Rack or Campiglia. Dates from 1947-50. Had 21, craps and slots {Ref: Kling, ;Rise of The Biggest Little City, pg.162]. Est. $200-400

800. Nevada. Washoe. Reno. Thyes & Reese Downtown Reno Photo Postcard, c.1909-1911. Photograph of an original photograph that Thyes may have owned. Captioned at top middle with ;Virginia Street looking south. Occasion Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias and Uniform Bank, Company No. 2. Year 1887. Copyrighted by Thyes & Reese. A wonderful shot of men in full uniform marching down Virginia Street. Very fine. Est. $75-120

801. Nevada. Washoe. Sparks. Sparks // GF / 25 / Cents / IT. Rd, br, 27mm. Unlisted. Vf, some toning. Est. $50-100

802. Nevada. Washoe. Washoe City. Washoe City Postmark on Wells Fargo franked cover. Cancellation has blue, oval Wells Fargo stamp on green 3 cent envelope stamp (U44). Est. $100-200

803. Nevada. White Pine. Black Horse. Black Horse Bar Letterhead, 1907. Written to Becker Brewing Co., Esq., dated May 7, 1907, reading, ;Dear Sirs. I just received the 6 Barrels of Beer yesterday I ordered April 10. We have a hard time to get our freight across the desert some times teams are scarce. Yours Respectfully, Jno Rasmussen. Stamped received May 12, 1907. Black Horse was a mining camp established around 1905 with the post office open from 1906 through 1914 and located 49 miles east southeast of Ely (Nevada Place Names, p.53). 8 x 11. Very fine. Est. $50-100

804. Nevada. White Pine. Cherry Creek. Vulcan Mining, Smelting & Refining Co. Cert #576. Incorporated in Wyoming. Issued to Harry Bronner for 1000 shares in 1906. Signed by H. Woodworth president and Orville Durand secretary. Vignette of several miners working underground with shovel-pick crossed vignette at either side. Black border with brown seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - W. H. Kistler, Denver. Datelined Denver, Colo. ;Mines in Nevada printed on certificate. Owned a mine located about 30 miles from Ely that had copper and silver ore. Through 1907, the company was making regular small shipments. Very fine. Est. $50-150

805. Nevada. White Pine. Ely. Aultman Street Photograph, c.1895-1910. Reproduction photograph captioned ;Aultman St., Ely, Nevada. Stoddard Photo, S.F. Large banner indicates that this is a Fourth of July celebration, c.1907. 7 x 5. VF. Est. $75-150

806. Nevada. White Pine. Ely. Ely Bird's Eye Real Photo Postcard, 1908. Real Photo Post Card view of Ely, copyright 1908 by Gallagher & Dutter. Unused, with Artura stamp box. Corners have the faintest bit of wear, else excellent condition. Est. $75-150

807. Nevada. White Pine. Ely. Hilltop Courts Metal Key Tag. Hilltop Courts / Box 1140 / Ely, Nevada. Brass, 1 x 5.5. Very clean. Extremely fine. Provenance: Holabird Key Tag Collection. Est. $75-150

808. Nevada. White Pine. Ely. Nevada Cons Copper Co Machine Tags. Lot of 3 different tags. N C C Co / No. L249 / McGill // blank. Rd, br, 30mm, holed at top. N. C. C. Co. / 624 // blank. Rd, br, 30mm, holed at top. 718 / B. C. Co // blank. Rd, br, 30 mm, holed at top. All very fine. Provenance: Holabird Key Tag Collection. Est. $100-200

809. Nevada. White Pine. Ely. Whiskey Merchant Illustrated Billhead, 1910. Attractive colored illustration of the different sizes of whisky bottles, from 1/2 gallon down to 1/10 pint. At top, in black print is ;The Marks Talbott Company, Distributors of Kentucky's Celebrated Mellwood Whiskey. Below this is a color vignette of a wooden case with Mellwood Whiskey. Datelined Ely, Nev. 1910. Extremely fine. Est. $75-150

810. Nevada. White Pine. McGill. Nevada Cons Copper Co Mill Original Photo Postcard, c.1909-11. View of a massive mill and trestle with large smoke stack in background belonging to Nevada Cons Copper Co. Rare view. Very fine. Est. $100-150

811. Nevada. White Pine. McGill. Nevada Cons Copper Co Railroad Shops Original Photo Postcard, c.1909. Shot shows several buildings at a siding along the rail line, probably owned by the Nevada Cons Copper Co. White stripe along right edge. Probably photographed by Gallagher, but not noted. Rare view. Extremely fine. Est. $100-200

812. Nevada. White Pine. McGill. Nevada Cons Copper Co Specimen Proof. Cert #0000. Incorporated in Maine. Specimen. Unissued, unsigned. Vignette of left and right of masthead of miners working underground. Green border and underprint. ;Specimen printed in red on signature lines. Printer - ABN. 7 x 12. Company was owned by Utah Copper Co. In 1923, the company produced 61.5 million pounds of copper, selling at 14.3 cents with operation costs of 10.9 cents per pound. (Mines Handbook, 1925, 1413-21). Extremely fine. Est. $100-200

813. Nevada. White Pine. McGill. Stray Antlers Gaming Chip, 1927-1932. Cream, rated R-5, in chip book, valued at $100-150 in Campiglia. Est. $50-150

814. Nevada. White Pine. Pinto. Pinto Cons Mining Co. Cert #16. ;Incorporated under the Laws of California and Nevada, Solano County, Cal, June 19, 1869. Issued to Frank A. Leach for 25 shares in 1869. Signed by Dave N. Hubbs president and William R. Cox Jr. secretary. Vignette at top center of a spread winged bald eagle. Vignette at left of a 2 stamp mill. Black border and print. Uncancelled. Printer - Theo. Leonhardt, Phila. 7 x 11. ;White Pine, Pinto District, Nevada printed below vignette. Datelined Vallejo, Cal. Very fine. Est. $300-600

815. Nevada. White Pine. Smelter(ville). Smelter Original Photo Postcard, c.1907. Captioned ;Smelter, Nev. this is rare view of Smelterville downtown. A supply wagon is parked in front of a store front (not identified) with several other buildings, including Steptoe Drug Store. Stamped on reverse Photo by C. D. Gallagher, Ely, Nevada with Artura Stamp box. The post office at Smelterville was open from 1907-08. McGill is visible in the background. Extremely fine. Est. $200-400

816. Nevada. White Pine. Smelterville. Smelterville Townsite Original Photo Postcard, c.1909-1911. A fabulous view of the Smelter townsite set on the valley floor with a mountain range in background. Stamped on reverse with ;Photo by Gallagher & Gutter. Atura vignette style stamp box. The town of Smelter was founded by Basta, who was hoping to steal the smelting business from McGill, and make money from selling home sites. He failed. Small brown stain at lower left corner. Very fine. Est. $100-200

817. Nevada. White Pine. Treasure Hill. Baldy Sour Mining Co. Cert #403. Incorporated in New York. Issued to O. S. Dawson for 100 shares in 1879. Signed by Eugene Robinson president and O. S. Dawson secretary. Vignette of a spread winged eagle atop globe. Black border and print with foil seal. Uncancelled. Printer - Graphic Co, NY. 8 x 11. Datelined New York. Treasure Hill, Nevada printed on certificate. At the time this certificate was issued, it was ten years after the boom at Treasure Hill. It probably formed to ride on the coattails of the Eberhardt and Eberhardt & Aurora, both British financed companies that were producing in Treasure Hill. Trimmed tight at left. Minor foxing. Very fine. Est. $200-400