AFRICAN AMERICAN 100. African American. Book. Life and Adventures of Nat Love Better Known in the Cattle Country as Dead Wood Dick, by himself. A True History of Slavery Days, Life on the Great Cattle Ranges and on the Plains of the “Wild and Woolly” West, based on Facts, and Personal Experiences of the Author. 1907. An autobiography of a Native American who finds himself out west, becoming a cowboy and eventually a Pullman porter, and apparently wealthy. 162pps, illustrated with sketches and photographs. Binding worn, corners dinged. Fine. Est. $50-100 ALABAMA 101. Alabama. Jefferson. Birmingham. Birmingham Land, Tanning & Manufacturing Co. Cert. #149. Incorporated in Alabama. Issued to J.G. Hamilton in 1887 for 5 shares. Signed by president and James Hays, secretary. Green paper with navy blue border and red applied seal. Uncancelled. No printer noted. 7 x 12. Datelined Birmingham, Ala. Est. $75-150 ALASKA 102. Alaska. Alaska Commemorative Medallions. Lot of 2 pcs. (1) North Slope Alaska / Prudhoe Bay / (pic of oil derrick and oil pipeline) / November 15, 1973 / Trans / Alaska Pipeline // Valdez / (pic of Valdez Bay). Rd, br, 39mm. Unc. (2) Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition / (pic of 3 people) / Seattle, 1909 // Alaska Yukon Pacific / Exposition / (pic of building) / US Government Building / Seattle, 1909. Rd, br, 35mm. Au. Est. $50-100 103. Alaska. Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition Logo Engraved Lock. Possibly a souvenir from the AYP Expo of 1909. No mfg noted. The side with key has the vignette. 2 x 2.5”. No key. Very fine. Est. $75-150 104. Alaska. S. S. Alameda Radio News Newsletter (Alaska Steamship Co.), 1927. Four pages promoting “See Alaska First” via Alaska Steamship Co. Shows photograph of the ship (length 332.6, beam 41 feet, 1939.10 tons), captained by C.V. Westerlund, and includes news items regarding the passengers, Stateside sports and other news, and has numerous business ads from Ketchikan, Juneau and Skagway. Approximately 8 x 9” (16 x18 folded over), very fragile and brittle. The Alameda was 3,000 gross tons, iron hulled steamship, built 1883 in Philadelphia for the Oceanic Steamship Co. and made her maiden voyage in Oct.1883 between San Francisco and Honolulu. In 1885 she was used on the San Francisco to Hawaii and Sydney service and in 1890 was put on the S.F to New Zealand via Hawaii route. In 1901 with the advent of new ships, she was switched back to the San Francisco - Hawaii service. Laid up in 1907 when the U.S. Government terminated Oceanic’s mail contract to the South Pacific and they were left with redundant ships, she was eventually sold to Alaska SS Co in 1910 and placed on the Seattle - Alaska route. On 28th Nov.1931 she was burnt out at Seattle Pier.[Cargoes, Matson’s First Century in the Pacific by W. L. Worden] Est. $75-150 105. Alaska. Book. Alaska, 1903. Atlas of Alaska. Compiled by E.C. Barnard and others under the director of geography R.U. Goode. Scale 40 mi. to one inch. Meas. 35 x 48.” Printed by Julius Bien & Co Photo Lith, New York. Fine. Est. $100-300 106. Alaska. Cordova. Cordova Real Photo Postcard, c.1908-12. Captioned “A June Mid-Night, Cordova, Alaska.” Photo by Roark Photo. Shot of the main street with cars parked. The street lights are on but the sky is bright. Business names visible. Crisp and clear. Extremely fine. Est. $50-150 107. Alaska. Dawson. Dawson City Business License, 1911. Issued to Harry Sandahl to sell Cigars & Tobacco on King Street in City of Dawson. Cost was $50. License #225. Blue border and print. 7.5 x 10”. Rare. Est. $50-100 108. Alaska. Skagway. Skagway Souvenir Spoon. Embossed bowl with A. B. Mountain, Skagway, Alaska. Mountain scene with mining camp in valley. At top of handle is the Seal of Alaska. Below is a train trestle over miner’s gold pan over totem pole. Handle reverse has dog sled team and another view of A. B. Mountain. 6” long. Mfg by H. D. K. Sterling. Very fine. Est. $50-100 109. Alaska. Yukon. Ballads of Cheechako, 1909. Lot of 2 different printings. By Robert W. Service. One of the printings has red hard boards with gilt lettering, 4 x 6”, 158pps. Some wear to spine and corners. The second has a leather cover and spine, 5 x 7.5”, 137pps. Same layout for both. The book contains “ballads” about life in the Yukon. Both fine. Est. $100-200 110. Alaska. Yukon. Dawson Souvenir Spoon. Bowl is engraved with “Deilvie Bridge, Dawson, Y. T.” Scene of a bridge. At end of handle is a gold miner’s pan with faux nuggets. Pick and shovel under pan. Design on handle. Overall 4” long. Extremely fine. Est. $100-200 ARIZONA 111. Arizona. Cochise. Courtland. Heffern Co-Operative Con Gold Mining & Milling Co., Specimen. Incorporated in Arizona. Dated 19xx. There is a lot going on in this masthead, including 3 photographs of the shaft/mine operations, and a picture of Heffern. Green border. No printer noted. 8.75 x 12.” Datelined Bisbee, Arizona. This company is not listed in the Mines Handbooks; however, the Heffren Mining & Development Co. is listed in the 1910 & 1912 Copper Handbooks (p.933-4; p. 436). This latter company owned 210 claims in the Swisshelm Mountains near Courtland. There were 2 shafts. The first is called the No. 1, which is 500 ‘ deep with 4 x 10 opening. The second shaft is not described. The mine was first worked in 1907 and had employed 50 men offering excellent potential. Unfortunately, by 1912 the Copper Handbook [1912, p. 436] states that the company was bankrupt and the property sold at a sheriff’s sale. Regarding the certificate offered here: There is a distinct lack of any description of the location of the property other than that it is in the Swisshelm Mts. Unresolved whether this was a scam or a sincere second attempt. VF. A few wrinkles, no folds. Est. $100-200 Arizona. Cochise. Tombstone. Butte Tombstone Co certificate, please see Montana. Silver Bow. Butte. 112. Arizona. Cochise. Tombstone. Gunsight Mining Co. Cert #301. Incorporated in New Jersey. Issued to Elizabeth W. Harper for 40 shares in 1883. Signed by Q. B. Baker president and Jno P. Watkins treasurer. Vignette at upper right of several miners working. Black border with yellow and red underprint. Uncancelled. Printer - Leonhardt, Phila. 7 x 11”. Datelined Camden, NJ. The Gunsight district was first prospected in the late 1860’s and located in the Ajo Mountains. Hamilton (1884, p.235-36) reported that Gunsight was the primary mine in the district on which work had been done. At the time of his visit, a 380 foot shaft had been sunk to the water table on a large, but low grade ore body. The district produced intermittently through 1965 yielding a total of about $176,000 from the metals produced. Very fine. Est. $200-400 113. Arizona. Coconino. Grand Canyon. Shinumo Mining & Milling Co, Proof. Incorporated in District of Columbia. Dated 190x. Holes punched across signature lines. Vignette of Capital building. Brown border, black print. Printer: Norton Printing House, Reading, Pa. 8.5 x 11. Dateline Washington D.C. Probably located in Arizona’s Coconino county, as there is a Shinumo summit, basin, camp, stream, rapids, and wash in the Grand Canyon quadrangle. Est. $150-300 114. Arizona. General. Boston & Gila River Cattle Co. Cert #16. Incorporated in 1882. Issued to C. A. Newcomb for 10,000 shares in 1883. Signed by Wm Newcomb president and C. D. Jenkins treasurer. Vignette of three cows. Blue border and print on lighter blue paper. Uncancelled. Printer - Samuel Hobbs & Co, Boston. 6 x 9”. Datelined Portland, Maine. This company could have had its operations anywhere along the Gila River which crosses half of the state of Arizona. Extremely fine. Est. $250-500 115. Arizona. General. North American Smelters & Mines Co, Specimen. Incorporated in Arizona Territory. Dated 19xx. Specimen stamped in red and holes punched across signature lines. Vignette of spread-winged bald eagle atop globe of North America, and vignettes on either side of miners working. Green border and underprint. Printer: ABNCo. Stub attached. 11 x 15. Dateline New York City. March 1907 stamped in purple on the stub. Est. $100-200 116. Arizona. Gila. Inspiration. Inspiration Cons Copper Co Bond, Specimen. #00000. Incorporated in Maine. Printed in red at top outside, “49688.” $500 denomination. Unsigned, dated 1914. Vignette of miners underground. Brown border and underprint “6%,” and Specimen printed in red on signature lines, also holes punched. Printer: AMNCo. Nine coupons attached. One of the major Arizona copper mining companies. Est. $100-200 117. Arizona. Grand Canyon. El Tovar Hotel at Grand Canyon Billhead, 1918. A Fred Harvey hotel. Billhead shows photograph of the hotel on the rim of the canyon. Dated July 26, 1918. Room receipt for J.M. Allred, Room 19, for $44.10, 4 3/4 days stay. Printed on Form 1059 (*) (E.H.D.) (El T.) Bill - 10m-1-15. J.M. Allred was a Graham County elected official. Creases but fine. Est. $40-80 118. Arizona. Greenlee. Greenlee. Frohner Gold & Silver Mining Co. Cert #21058. Incorporated in Delaware. Issued to Edwin S. Phelps for 20 shares in 1907. Signed by C. R. Jeffers asst treasurer and A. B. Clough vice president. Vignette of several miners working underground. Blue border and underprint. Uncancelled. Printer - ABN. 7 x 10”. A successful copper mine until the price of copper dropped in 1912 and then experienced several labor strikes. The company incorporated in 1899 and persisted for the next 25 years. Was probably a reorganization of a company by the same name that operated in Montana (which see this catalog). Minor wear to fold creases. Very fine. Scarce. Est. $50-100 119. Arizona. Maricopa. Phoenix. Phoenix Gold Mining Co, Specimen. Inc in Maine, 1896. Specimen stamped in red on signature lines and holes punched. Vignettes top center of at least 6 men working on face underground, and another of a bald eagle, bottom center. Red border and underprint (“Common”). Printer: ABNCo. 7 x 11. Was a reorganization of the Phoenix MC. Burchard states that the Phoenix mine is the most promising mine in the district. The ledge was gold bearing quartz of large dimensions, and was profitably worked by the arrastra in years past. Development work already done was said to show a half million dollars worth of ore in sight. The mine was eventually purchased by the Phoenix MC of New York. It was said to be the intention of the company to erect a 100-stamp mill shortly after purchase. Competent mining engineers gave assurance that it could readily supply a mill of this capacity, after a thorough examination. This would be the first 100-stamp mill of the territory, the next in size the Vulture mill at 80-stamp capacity. [Ref: E&MJ, 1887, p.77; 1898, p. 649.] Est. $150-300 120. Arizona. Maricopa. Phoenix. Phoenix Gold Mining Co, Specimen. Incorporated in Maine, 1896. Specimen stamped in red and holes punched on signature line. Stub attached. Vignette of miners working in underground tunnel, and small vignette of eagle at bottom. Brown-red border and underprint (“Preferred”). Printer: ABNCo. “Location of Mine, Arizona” printed on certificate. 7 x 16. Dateline New York. See story above. VF. Est. $100-300 121. Arizona. Maricopa. Wickenburg. Black Rock Mining Co. Cert. #1857. Incorporated in South Dakota. Issued to Rogers-Rugers Co. in 1905 for 500 shares. Signed by A.D. Billinger as president and J.A. Merrill, sec’y. Vignette of miners underground with ore cart and bucket, and two small vignettes on left and right border of individual miners. Black border with gilt safety print and seal. Uncancelled. No printer noted. 8 x 10. Dateline Superior, Wis. Folds, with burned chip missing from bottom of one fold. Company owned 9 claims of 180 acres, in the Bradshaw Mountains 17 miles from rail connection at Wickenburg. Country rocks are granite and syenite, showing 4 fissure veins, averaging about 30” width, carrying copper, lead, gold and silver, with quartz gangue, and also showing porphyritic dykes carrying low-grade ores. Development is by several shallow shafts and short tunnels. Has gasoline power. Idle some years and apparently moribund. [Ref: Copper Handbook, 1910-11, p.432.]. Est. $50-100 122. Arizona. Mining. Arizona Parral Mining Co. Specimen Bond. #00000. Incorporated in Massachusetts, 1909. “#30975” printed in red on front and specimen printed in red across signature lines. $1000 denomination. Green border. No vignette but $1000 printed where vignette would be. Printer: ABNCo. 10 coupons attached. Meas. 10 x 13. Not listed in the Copper Handbooks. Est. $100-200 123. Arizona. Oro Blanco. Idaho Cons Mines Co. Cert. #910. Incorporated in Arizona. Issued to Harriette L. Reed for 125 shares in 1904. Signed by William Herrick 2nd vice president and Eugene H. Clarke secretary. Vignette at upper left of miners underground with smaller vignettes at each corner. Black border with gold safety print and seal. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 10”. We found an Idaho Cons Mines Co Ltd within the Copper Handbook but the description is not a perfect match. The variations include that the company was incorporated in Virginia in 1902 and the officers don’t match. But the similarities include a $3,000,000 capitalization and the timing of issuance. The company listed had property near the Salmon River, Mineral Hill district, near the town of Bellevue, Blaine County. Ore assayed at 15% copper, 41 ounces silver and $2 gold per ton. (CH, 1910, p.964). Very fine. Est. $25-50 124. Arizona. Pima. Ajo. Ray Cons Copper Co. Cert #A2159. Incorporated in Maine. Issued to A. G. Edwards & Sons for 20 shares in 1908. Signed by T. T. Sherman vice president and J. S. Henson treasurer. Vignette of spread winged eagle. Blue border and underprint. Cancelled by hole punches and rubber stamp. Printer - ABN. 8 x 11”. Owned property near Ray Junction. The company was profitable and became known for its mineral specimens. An extensive write-up can be found in the Mines Handbook, 1918, p.524-28). First example we have offered. Good condition. Stains and foxing along edges. Est. $200-400 125. Arizona. Pima. Arivaca. Arivaca Milling, Mining & Commercial Co. Cert. #37. Incorporated in Missouri in 1878. Unissued, unsigned, uncancelled. Very nice vignette below masthead of large mill complex with several horse drawn carts entering and leaving; top left of three miners underground inspecting rock sample and at top right of two surface miners with ore-car train at mine portal and mill building in background. Black print and border on white paper. Printed by R. P. Studley Co. St. Louis. 9 x 12. We could find no reference to this company among our resources. The name strongly suggests the company as organized to operate in the Arivaca district, located in southern Pima County. It is unlikely they operated very long, if at all, since there is no record of their activities. This is one of the oldest districts in the state and we have had a number of lots from this locality. Folds, minor foxing at edges. Est. $100-200 Shop Online @ holabird.org 126. Arizona. Pima. Arivaca. Cerro-Colorado Mill & Mining Co. Cert. #102. Incorporated in California, 1876. Issued to T.M. McEntee, Trustee in 1876 for 10 shares. Signed by E.M. McEntee, president, and A. Derre, secretary. Vignette, top center, of Heintzelman Mine (Cerro Colorado), and Liberty at left. Uncancelled. No printer shown. “Cerro Colorado Mining District, Arizona Territory,” printed beside vignette. Black border on crème, 5 x 9.” This certificate is a further and later attempt to mine the famous Heintzelman mine (please see Arizona Mining Co. for the story of the mine). McEntee also appears to be an Arizonan since he is not listed in the Langley’s San Francisco Directory for 1875. By 1883 there were fewer than 100 people left at Arivaca, according to McKenney’s 1883-84 Directory, with a hotel, 2 saloons and a brewery, one grocery store, a general merchandise store, blacksmith and butcher. In an article in the Arizona Citizen from July 21, 1877, we have the following information on this company. “Last year…a young man (E.P. Voisard, well known mine operator and promoter in Arizona) came into our district ads the Secretary of the Cerro Colorado Mining Co., which company, by the way, after an attempt to bring in a mill, dissolved, and (he) soon began operations on his own account.” This certificate is an important document as part of the ongoing exploration efforts at the Heintzelman. Rare. Trimmed tight at left edge. Very fine. Est. $300-600 127. Arizona. Pima. Tombstone. Arizona Queen Mining Co. Specimen. No cert. #, Unissued, unsigned (holes punched over signature lines). Incorporated in Maine. No vignette, but nice masthead. Black border and print on crème paper. Printer: J.H. Buffords Sons, Boston & New York. Original stub attached. “Location Tombstone District Pima Co. Arizona” printed above masthead. Meas. 5.5 x 10.” VF. Est. $125-200 128. Arizona. Pima. Twin Buttes. Twin Buttes Mining & Smelting Co Scrip. Lot of 2 different pcs. (1) #4618. Good for $10 in merchandise at the company store. Unissued, unused. 3 x 5”. (2) Good for $5, unused, Unissued. 2 x 5”. Twin Buttes company began operation in 1903 and quickly a small supporting town developed to accommodate the needs of the miners and miners’ families. Over the years, the company issued various kinds of scrip such as a meal card for the mess house and coupon books specifically for the company store. The first scrip booklet is probably the one of the first series of scrip offered, c.1907. The second booklet probably dates from c.1915. Both extremely fine. Est. $150-300 129. Arizona. Pinal. Globe. Takoma Copper Mining Co. Incorporated in New York. Unissued, unsigned, dated 188x. Vignette of two miners underground, showing their backs only, with filled wheelbarrow. Stub attached at left. Black border, brown safety print, no seal. Handwritten on lower margin in orange crayon is Dec. 11/80. Uncancelled. Printer: ABNCo. 8.75 x 12. Foxing and 2 pieces missing at margin. Dateline New York. The spelling of the mine name is incorrect. This company did exist, and owned several claims about 2.5 miles NW of Globe. Each had at least one shaft and several levels. The veins were at least 4 feet wide, and carried up to 60% copper glance. The company built a mill and smelter to process 60 tons per day. The rest of the history of the company is unclear. Ransome wrote a great paper on the district for the USGS in 1903 but fails to mention the Tacoma property, which could easily have changed names by that time. [Ref: Hamilton]. Est. $100-200 130. Arizona. Pinal. Mineral Creek. Arizona Giant Copper Mining Co. Cert #8. Incorporated in Territory of Arizona. Issued to R. K. Reid for 50,000 shares (no date). Signed only by W. P. Dunham president. Cancelled by red pen with “Issued through Error.” No corporate seal. Fabulous vignette of young girl seated. Green border. Printer - Denver Lith. 8 x 11”. Datelined Los Angeles, California (Denver, Colorado is crossed out). “Mines Located in Pinal County, Arizona” printed on certificate. Not listed in the Copper Handbooks. Very fine. Est. $150-300 131. Arizona. Pinal. Mineral Creek. Specie Basis Mining Co $100 Bond. Cert. #664. Incorporated in Pennsylvania, 1866. Signed by R.B. Gitts, president, and Wm. R. Allen, secretary. Uncancelled. Black print on white paper with blue underprint, “One Hundred Dollars.”. Vignette of mill next to a river at top. Printer: Jas. McGuigan Lith., Phil. Folds. 9 1/2 x 12. The name on this certificate is among the best in western American mines. Specie basis refers to an antiquated monetary payment methodology revolving around gold and silver, which were called specie. The term specie basis refers to payment “in kind” as we say today, or payment in gold or silver. The stock certificate states “Gold, Silver, and Copper Mines in Arizona.” We were unable to find specific reference to the company in J. Ross Brown’s 50 pp. section on Arizona mines published in 1868. There is a strong possibility, however, that this company is directly related to the SPECIE PAY mine. Burchard in 1882 reported that the Specie Pay mine was driving a new tunnel in 1881 in ore that averaged $42 per ton. It had apparently been reactivated after some time of dormancy. Hamilton, in 1884 cited this mine as the key mine in the district along with the Alice mine. The ore was reported to run $30 per ton, and a mill was erected on the Alice about 1882, producing pay ore on a regular basis. Burchard had noted that the district was in desperate need of a custom mill, and the Alice mill must have been a welcome addition after years of prospecting with no local reduction works. The vignette depicts a mill on a river, which may have been the company’s goal at one time. The district is about 15 miles northeast of Florence in central Arizona. The chances of the Specie Basis Mining Company and a Specie Pay mine being related are extremely high. These are uncommon terms not used haphazardly. Very rare. This Gitts may be related to the Gitts of the Casa Grande scam. Est. $500-1000 132. Arizona. Yavapai. Burro Creek. Seven Stars Gold Mining Co, Specimen. Incorporated in New Jersey, 1892. Specimen in red and holes punched on signature lines. Stub attached. Large detailed circular underground mining vignette incorporated into masthead. Green border and underprint, black print. Printer: ABNCo. 7 x 11 without stub. Dateline Jersey City, New Jersey. This was a real scam. Because of the prospectus, the public made a heavy stock purchase. It was all predicated upon H. H. Warner’s comments and guarantee that there would be dividends for 5 years and that they would buy back the stock at par from a fund placed in escrow. Warner, an important druggist, founder and president of Warner’s Safe Remedies Co., was the big selling name, and the board he assembled was a virtual Who’s Who of eastern industry. Little did innocent people realize that this company was only mining about 20 tons a month and even less in some months. See complete story in our Auction 12 catalog, Lot 1229. XF. Est. $400-800 133. Arizona. Yavapai. Congress. Congress Cons Mines Co Ltd. Specimen. #00000. Incorporated in Arizona Territory (pre-1912). Unissued, unsigned, undated. Vignette at left end of underground miner standing in a tunnel, with pick over his shoulder, carrying a lunch pail. At Bottom center a vignette within the border of a group of underground miners using picks and shovels, an ore wagon, with mouth of tunnel in background. Orange border and underprint, “Shares $10 Each.” Specimen printed in red on signature lines and holes punched. Printer: ABNCo, New York. Orig. stub attached. Meas. 7.5 x 11 without stub. Property, with Offices in Prescott, consisted of 27 claims (540 acres). A 4-mi. standard gauge road connects the mines with the main line of the Santa Fe, Prescott, & Phoenix RR. Company owns 2 40-stamp mills, a cyanide plant, and all necessary machinery. Mine was idle in 1914-15. Shaft said to be 3,000’ deep, and reported to have produced more than $15,000,000. [Ref: Mines Handbook, Weed, Vol. XII, p.369.]. VF. Est. $100-200 ART 134. Art. Native American. Artist Fred Fellows, 1979 Print, “Winter Camp”. Print of oil painting of Indian tents on snowy river bank with Appaloosa mare and foal in foreground. Professionally framed in Polson Mt. Dark stained wood frame with tan/gray double matting, under glass. Meas. 26 x 35. Fred Fellows is past president and current director of the world-famous Cowboy Artists of America. He has won two gold and three silver medals at CAA exhibits for oil painting, drawing and sculpture. Featured in many magazines throughout the country, such as Arizona Highways, The Western Horseman, Newsweek, Southwest Art, and Artists of the Rockies, Fellows’ paintings and sculpture have gained acclaim nationwide. His work has won numerous awards and is included in many private, corporate and museum collections. The Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa, Okla. featured Fellows in its 2002 Rendezvous Show. Currently Fellows is working on a monument sculpture—a paniolo, or Hawaiian cowboy—for a town on the big island of Hawaii. Fellows lives with his artist wife Deborah at Adobe Walls Ranch, Sonoita, Arizona. His work is represented by Big Horn Galleries, Cody, Wyo. and Tubac, Ariz.; Trailside Galleries, Scottsdale, Ariz. and Jackson, Wyo.; and Altermann Galleries, Dallas, Texas and Santa Fe, NM. His original oil paintings regularly sell for $6,000-$8,000. This print is in very fine condition. Est. $300-600 135. Art. California. Big Sur. Artist is I. Zetter, showing the California Coast, probably Big Sur.. Oil Painting, 20” x 24,” in Gold Wood Frame (29” x 32.”) Original period frame, gilt floral patterns along the left. Circa 1925. Beach scene with people on the beach, and cars along the cliff road above them. Great early view of motoring on the California Coast in the early days. Est. $2000-4000 136. Art. Artist: J. O. Proulx, 1943. Oil Painting on Board, 20.5 x 26.5”. Impressionist style, bright yet soft pastels. Harbor scene, possibly South Pacific, shows freighter at dock being loaded, longshoremen, and flatbed truck. Other men are walking in the foreground. Est. $1000-2000 137. Art. California. J. Henry Sandham Watercolor, 1883, of a Mexican Baile. Original watercolor in colors of black, white and tan painted on plain brown paper. Mexican vaqueros on horseback are in the foreground while men and women watch a couple dancing under a roofed structure with white flags flying from the top. Signed by the artist, l.r.c., dated (18)83. Matted in off-white, under glass, black wood frame. Meas. 15 x 21, painting meas. 9.25 x 15. Looks like painting might be on two pieces of paper, one glued to the other, with paint extending over edges of first onto the second. Torn at top, piece missing. J. Henry Sandham (1842-1910) was the son of John Sandham, house decorator, who taught his son the rudiments of painting. In the early 1860’s he attended Notman Studios in Montreal, where he associated with Jacobi, Vogt, John and William Fraser, and other prominent Montreal Artists. Was in Saint John, N.B. 1880, in Boston, USA 1885 (some say 1881) where he achieved considerable success as illustrator and painter of historical scenes. To England late in life ca. 1901 and died in comparative neglect. He was very versatile as a painter, both in oils and watercolor. Painted landscapes in Canada, USA, Belgium, Italy and the Azores. Completed many genre and American historical paintings, and some portraits. He was the illustrator of Helen H. Jackson’s Glimpses of California and The Missions, published in 1883, and we believe this painting may be associated with that collection since the timing and subject matter coincide. Helen Jackson was sent west as part of a federal commission to investigate conditions among the Mission Indians in 1882, and her experiences as part of that commission inspired her famous 1884 novel Ramona. She offers a narrative history of the California mission system and the early years of Los Angeles as a Hispanic community and the work of Junipero Serra as well as an analysis of the fate of the Mission Indians after those missions were dismantled. Est. $1000-2000 138. Art. Manila. Battle of Paceo Color Poster, 1899. Captioned at bottom “Battle of Paceo (Manila) Feby 4 + 5, 1899. Am Loss:Kil 22 Wd 145, Philips Over 1000. Copyright Kurz & Allison, Chicago, 1899. 20 x 26”. Minor spots near top edge. Very fine. Est. $400-800 139. Art. Poster. End of the World Play Poster, c.1900. “Superb Scenic Production of J. W. Carner’s Great Play The End of the World.” Scene shows a several men in a bar holding up their drinks in a toast. At lower right is “Hang him! Hang him! The Egg Supper Act 3rd.” 21 x 28”. By Erie Litho, Erie, PA. Chips and small tears affect edges. Creased and folded. Fine. Est. $300-500 ATLAS Atlas. Buckskin District Pocket Atlas, 1907 please see Nevada. Douglas. Buckskin. Shop Online www.holabird.org 140. Atlas. Mitchell’s New General Atlas of the World, 1862. “Containing Maps of the Various Countries of the World, Plans of Cities, Etc., Embraced in 50 Quarto Maps, Forming a Series of 80 Maps and Plans,” with statistical tables. Published in Philadelphia by S. Augustus Mitchell , Jr. Beautiful and detailed colored maps. Is the only map we’ve seen which SHOWS THE PONY EXPRESS ROUTE, and the Overland Mail Route through the Southwest, and geologic features along the way. Includes Indian tribes, railroad routes and more—I.e. list of Post Offices in the United States, US population according to the Census of 1850 and 1860, a table of population and a table of distances, mountains and rivers of the world. Hard boards, leather covered, very worn on spine and coorner, easily repairable. 12. X 16. A rare and beautiful volume. Est. $2000-4000 141. Atlas. Mitchell’s New General Atlas of the World, 1866. Containing “Maps of the Various Countries of the World, Plans of Cities, Etc., Embraced in 55 Quarto Maps Forming a Series of 87 Maps and Plans,” with statistical tables. Published by s. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. in Philadelphia, 1866. Maps of color and detail, including the OVERLAND IMMIGRANT TRAIL ROUTES, location of Indian tribes, rivers, railroads and more. Nevada and Utah now divided. City plans of New York, Washington, New Orleans and others. Also includes Post Offices of the United States and Canada, tables of population, distances, rivers and mountains of the world. Red leather covered boards with gilt design and lettering. Worn at edges and spine. 13 x 16.” Rare and informative. Est. $2000-4000 Consignments Wanted Call our office for details Toll Free 877-852-8822 142. Atlas. Rand McNally & Co Universal Atlas of the World, 1897. 456pps, indexed. Full color maps, many with historical and descriptive text. 11 x 14”. 1.5” thick. Original hard boards are detached from binding. Binding is very worn with binding cover missing. Poor. Est. $200-400 143. Atlas. People’s Popular Atlas of the World, 1904. Published by Thompson & Thompson. Attractive full color map plates. Several pages of historical text. 316pps, indexed. Original hard boards. Dings to board corners. Some wear to top and bottom of binding. 12 x 15”. Fine. Est. $200-400 144. Atlas. California. Santa Cruz. Geologic Atlas of the United States, Santa Cruz Folio, California. Published by the USGS, 1909. San Mateo/Santa Clara counties, #163. 11 pgs. Text, 3 maps, 2 pgs. Photographs. Folio is coming apart—binding separated and covers are loose. Est. $75-100 (not illustrated) 145. Atlas. Canada. Geologic History of Western Canada, 1964. Published by the Alberta Society of Petroleum Geologists, Alberta, Canada. A fully illustrated text describing the geologic history of Alberta and British Columbia. Illustrations include geologic maps, stratigraphic columns and fence diagrams, cross sections, etc. 15 x 22”. Chips and wear to covers. Some pages have been creased at corner or show mark from paper clip. Fine. Est. $50-100 146. Atlas. Michigan. Marquette. Marquette Iron Bearing District Atlas, 1897. Title page: “Atlas to Accompany Monograph XXVII on the Marquette Iron-Bearing District of Michigan by Charles Richard Van Hise and William Shirley Bayley.” 39 Color Plates showing the geology of the range. 18 x 21”. Original green hard boards. Water damage affects all pages at top edge to right corner. Most staining does not cross border into maps. Fair. Est. $200-400 Shop Online www.holabird.org AUSTRALIA 147. Australia. Mining. West Australian Mine Owners’ Exploration Syndicate, Ltd Promotional Documents. Four pages, includes list of directors, application form for shares, bankers’ receipt for deposit on application, and an extract from the “Money Market Review,” October 13, 1894. Small tears at folds, foxing, chips missing. Est. $75-150 AUTOMOBILE 148. Automobile. Chrome Leather & Rubber Tire Co. Lot of 2 certs. Cert #16 & 26. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to T. G. McCarthy in 1920. Signed by W. L. Hamilton president and E. A. Warner secretary. No vignette. One has brown border and underprint, other is identical except has green border and underprint. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 9 x 11”. Datelined Pueblo, Colorado. Both certificates suffer from wear to edges. Folded along bottom edges. Fair. Nice auto certificate. Est. $40-80 149. Automobile. East Palestine Rubber Co. Lot of 3 different pcs. This is a fabulous lot. (1) East Palestine Rubber Co. Cert #4799. Incorporated in Ohio. Issued to T. G. McCarthy for 6 shares in 1917. Signed by Erwin L. Lyon president and Abram Hartley secretary. Vignette of spread winged eagle. Black border with yellow seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 10”. (2) Nabab Tire Bond, issued 1917. Nabob Tire Bond printed at top. Full size vignette of the Nabob Tire with text within tire. Green border and gilt seal. East Palestine Rubber Co printed at lower right corner. The text within outlines the guarantee for Nabob tire: Safety Traction Tread, 6000 miles. Plain Tread, 5000 miles. FABULOUS. (3) Original Stockholder’s Bonus Bond. Cert #4799. Issued for the six shares that McCarthy had purchased. Vignette of spread winged eagle, black border, green safety print. This bonus bond allows for McCarthy to buy tires for his registered car at cost. The tire size he requested was 36 x 4.5 - 32 x 5, type S. S. This lot is one of the most unique automobile lots we have ever handled. Staple holes. Some chips to edges. Fine. Est. $70-100 Holabird Associates Will be at the Palmer/Whirf’s Portland Expo March 5-7, 2004. Bring Your Consignments. 150. Automobile. Packard Motor Car Co. Lot of 3 pcs. All issued in the 1950’s. Printed signatures. Vignette of a robed woman flanked by two men. Orange borders. Cancelled. 8 x 12”. All very fine. Est. $50-100 151. Automobile. Victor Motor & Clutch Co. Cert #1489. Incorporated in Utah. Issued to T. G. McCarthy for 50 shares in 1919. Signed by Harry Kaar vice president and W. S. Holaday Jr secretary. Vignette at upper left of seated woman. Orange border, seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 10”. Datelined Salt Lake City, Utah. Small tears along fold creases. Fine. Est. $75-150 152. Automobile. Book. History of the Studebaker Corporation by Albert Russell Erskine, 1918. Book is written “…for the information of the 3,000 stockholders of the Studebaker Corporation, the 12,000 dealers in its products living throughout the world, its 15,000 employees and numberless friends” according to the author’s preface. Contains lots of illustrations, photos, facts and figures. Hardbound, 5 1/4” x 8 3/4”, printed by Poole Bros. of Chicago, 97 pages. Very handsome edition. Each page is two toned with a dark vanilla rectangle centered on white paper. Images and print are contained within each vanilla rectangle. Covers show wear to corners and edges, some dirt. VF. Est. $150-300 153. Automobile. Certificate. Baker Steam Motor Car & Manufacturing Co. Cert #261. Incorporated in Arizona. Issued to J. H. Roddy for 1000 shares in 1918. Signed by Hartley O. Baker president and E. Still Conner secretary. Vignette at top of seated woman. Orange underprint vignette of convertible touring car. Orange border. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 9 x 11”. The company was based in Pueblo, Colorado. Tears and tape repairs to fold creases. Fine. Est. $200-400 Shop Online www.holabird.org 154. Automobile. Directory. Chilton Automobile Directory, April, 1925. A complete listing of manufacturers of automobile parts. Many pages of ads. 804pps, last ad page torn out and missing. Some wear to original orange boards and corners. 6 x 9”. Fine. Est. $75-150 155. Automobile. Fobs. Automobile Fobs, c.1915-1940. Lot of 5 pcs. (1) REO, br, round, pitted on reverse. (2) Ford, pic of three cats in shield. (3) Ford, spread winged logo style, The Universal Car, with blue enamel. (4) Ford, die style with reverse print, spread winged logo style, The Universal Car, larger than previous. (5) 1940 Commemorative for the 28 millionth car token, rd, br, with embossed car on obverse. (6) Jitney, in shape of the front of the car with license plate. All fine. All dug in Arizona. Est. $100-200 BOOKS 156. Book. Gems. Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue of the Celebrated Devonshire Gems from the Collection of the Duke of Devonshire, K. G., Arranged and Mounted for His Grace as a Panre of Jewels, 1857 by C. F. Hancock. Printed by T. Brettell, Rupert Street, Haymarket. Remarkable 8.5 x 11” catalog format with brown boards and gilt trim and title page. Red satin fly covers with beautiful silk page with printed images of the jewels facing the title page. Unpaginated, 16pps plus the silk fly. Gilt on page edges. Mint Condition. Rare. NUC reports one copy, apparently another edition. Est. $750-1500 157. Book. History. History of the Reformation, 1855. by J. H. Merle D’Aubigne, translated by David Dundas Scott. Published by Blackie & Son, Glasgow. 4 vol series. Sparse but nice portrait illustrations. Vol 1 has 653pps. Vol 2 has 671. Vol 3 has 515 and Vol 4 has 544pps. This last volume is in the worst condition of the four. All have worn bindings. Overall fair condition. Est. $50-100 Next Sale A#25 May , 2004 158. Book. History. Last Seven Years of the Life of Henry Clay. By Calvin Colton, LL.D., Professor of Public Economy, Trinity College. Published by A.S. Barnes & Co., New York, 1856. Hard cover. 500 pgs. Plus index. Cover showing wear to edges, but book is firmly bound and in good condition. Est. $30-60 159. Book. Photography. Catalogue of Photographic Apparatus, 1895. from Rochester Optical Co, Rochester, NY. 68pps, 6 x 9”. The catalog offered everything needed for the photographer, from cameras to wide angle lenses to brushes. Minor foxing to cover. Near mint condition. Est. $50-100 160. Book. Photography. Mathew Brady, Historian with a Camera, 1955. by James D. Horan. Published by Bonanza Books, New York. 244pps, indexed. Original dust jacket. 9 x 12”. A wonderful book that discusses the background and history of Mathew Brady, photographer. The book is full of images of Brady’s Daguerreotype photographs ranging from the 1850’s through the 1870’s. The photographs are enough to make this book a necessity to any library. Fine to very fine. Est. $25-50 161. Books. History. History of the United States, 1858. by J. A. Spencer, D. D. 3 vols. “Illustrated with high finished steel engravings from original pictures by Leutze, Weir, Powell, Chappel and other American artists.” Published by Johnson, Fry and Co, New York. The series is titled “The Earliest Period to the Administration of James Buchanan.” Vol 1 has 540pps. Vol 2 has 540pps. Vol 3 has 552pps. Each volume has fabulous illustrations. Bindings in poor condition. Spotting and foxing to some pages, especially the first 10 of each volume. Poor condition, pages very readable. The illustrations make up for the condition of this series. Est. $50-100 BOTTLES 162. Bottle. Jumbo Beverage Co Soda Bottle. A large 60 ounce soda bottle. Embossed with Jumbo / (pic of elephant) / Jumbo Beverage Contents 60 ounces. On reverse bottom is French of last line. 14” tall, 5” diameter. Clear. No chips or dings. Near mint. Rare. Est. $75-150 163. Bottle. Monkey Wine Bottle. Monkey has his arms wrapped around this green wine bottle. The monkey has copper gilt with grooves, was probably completely copper gilted. 13” tall, 3” diameter. Scarce. Mint, no dings or chips. Est. $30-60 164. Bottle. Book. Dr. Pepper, King of Beverages, 1979. by Henry E. Ellis. Published by Taylor Publishing. 268pps, hard boards. Embossed cover with one of Dr. Pepper early advertisements showing a lion and a bottle of Dr. Pepper. 8.5 x 11”. A book on the history of Dr. Pepper. Rare. Extremely fine. Est. $50-100 165. Bottle. Fire. Fire Eye Fire Grenade. 4” diameter at widest, 5” tall. Red paint on glass that is chipped and scratched. Contains original liquid. Aluminum metal wrap with “ Fire Eye, Watches While You Sleep, Works Automatically, San Antonio, Texas, For Instant Results, Throw Into Fire.” Fine. Est. $25-50 166. Bottle. St. Louis. G. Sudhoff & Co / Soda Water . St. Louis / Mo embossed on aqua soda blob top, c.1860’s.. No chips or dings. Interior staining. Heavy glass. Very fine. Est. $50-100 167. Bottles. Jugs. Clay Jugs. Lot of 2 pcs. Both about the same size, 7” diam x 9” tall. Similar styles but different glazing. One is monochrome beige, the other is two-tone beige and brown. No names present. Classic whiskey jugs. Fine. Est. $50-100 CALIFORNIA 168. California. Wells, Fargo & Co Express Hand Sealer. Stamps bag sealer. One side has W. F. Co. Ex. The other side has 8640. Designed to stamp about 0.5+ inch blank. Stamp mfg Your Consignments Wanted, Record Prices Realized by Chas Morrill, New York, Patented 190x (difficult to make out). Overall length is 10”. We believe this piece to original authentic. Very fine. Est. $300-500 169. California. Alameda. Oakland. Atlas Imperial Engine Co Brass Engine Placard, 1925. 4 x 8.5”, heavy brass, raised lettering. Placard from diesel engine with 65 horsepower. Patent dates listed at bottom. Fine. Est. $50-100 170. California. Alpine. Scheelite Ore Specimen. Tungsten ore collected by AL Laird, Lane’s cousin. About 5 pounds in four specimens. Museum size, largest about 4 x 5 x 4”. Please see the story of Lane and Laird in California. San Bernardino. Calico. Est. $50-100 171. California. Alpine. Leviathan. Alpine County Mine Survey Book. Survey book for the Leviathan mine by L. B. Spencer & Co. Entire book used for the survey of mining claims, millsites and underground workings of the Leviathan Mine, today a superfund site. Spencer performed the work for the Siskon Corp. in 1945. For the story of L. B. Spencer see Nevada. Mineral. Est. $75-150 172. California. Amador. Herbertville. Herbertville Quartz Mining Co. Cert #25. Issued to Lewis B. Harris for 1 share in 1854. Signed by Lorenzo Hamilton president and Samuel Davis secretary. No vignette. Black print on blue paper. 5 x 8”. Located at Amador City in the early 1850’s, it was renamed the Talisman and was ultimately part of the Spring Hill mine. It produced good free gold from quartz almost immediately, about 1 ounce per ton recovered. (Logan, p.91). Very fine. Est. $350-700 Shop Online www.holabird .org 173. California. Amador. Jackson. Argonaut Mining Co vs. Kennedy Mining & Milling Co, 1897. Titled “In the Circuit Court of the United States, Ninth Circuit, Northern District of California.” 56pps, 6 x 9”. Damaged at upper right corner affecting all pages, otherwise Very fine. This is an indepth legal dispute over what constitutes a “mining claim” with several diagrams outlining the projection of the claim in question. The claim in question is the Pioneer Quartz claim located in the Jackson mining district, Amador County. These were neighboring major gold producers in Jackson! Est. $75-150 174. California. Butte. Morris Ravine. Monte Del Oro Mining Co. Cert #1340. A British corporation. Issued to James Aitken for 520 shares in 1887. Signed by Charles Mowery, Claude Webb and John Gayland. No vignette. Brown print. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 9 x 10”. Burchard states (1884, p.126) “There are several other mines in Morris Ravine upon which but little work as been done, while high upon the mountain side may be seen Monte de Oro, a drift claim that has paid well and is still yielding gravel.” Very fine. Est. $100-200 175. California. Butte. Oroville. Butte Table Mountain Cons Mining Co Receipt, 1865. Received of Arthur McDermott, $84 for mining shares assessment on the Butte Table Mountain Consolidated MC. Signed by Charles Waldren, secretary. Vignette of allegorical maiden on left edge. Printer: Butte Record. Datelined Oroville. 3.5 x 8. VF. Est. $75-150 176. California. Butte. Railroad. Western Pacific Railway Tunnel Collapse Photo Postcards. Western Pacific Railway tunnel collapse somewhere near Oroville, c1908. Group of six original photo post cards from the McFarland collection. Four are sharp views of a tunnel collapse, but are unlabeled. In the same file are three other views labeled as W. P. Ry, photos by Hogan of Oroville. Grizzly Creek Tunnel, Bridge A (trestle) and trestle near Clio, California. All are unused. Est. $150-300 Your Consignments Wanted California. Calaveras: Calaveras County Gold. In 1849, a placer gold deposit was discovered in Calaveras County along Carson Creek, a Tributary of the Stanislaus River in the Mother Lode District. A year later, on Carson Hill, above the placer deposit an extremely rich gold-quartz lode deposit was found. This important discovery and others in the area precipitated a rush to the county and the town of Melones was founded. Lode mining in Calaveras County from 1880 through 1960 yielded over 2 million ounces of gold. Since its beginning in 1849, it is estimated that placer gold mining produced nearly 3 million ounces. The state of California has yielded a tremendous bounty of gold. The famous California gold rush, touched off by the discovery of placer gold in El Dorado County in 1848, accelerated a migration of hearty souls to California (and the entire mountain west region) that changed the course of American history. From 1848 through 1965 over 106 million ounces of gold were produced in California. Gold mining continues today in California, but, the historically important placer and lode gold mines have been largely replaced by large open pit, heavy leach mining operations which are now processing huge volumes of sulfide and oxide ores to recover gold. The famous Mother Lode Gold Belt, as well as the East Gold Belt and West Gold Belt which bracket the Mother Lode, extend for over 120 miles through the Sierra Nevada geomorphic province. This 120 mile long series of gold-bearing quartz veins and mineralized schist/greenstone extends through Placer, El Dorado, Amador, Calaveras, Tuolumne, and Mariposa Counties. California’s gold production is not limited, however, to the Mother Lode district. Significant quantities of gold have been mined in 41 of California’s 58 counties. In fact, the Grass Valley-Nevada City District, which lies outside of the Mother Lode district has produced well over 12.6 million ounces of gold. Many of the world’s finest crystallized gold specimens and spectacular gold nuggets have been found in the lode mines and placer gold deposits of California. (Ref: Principal Gold-Producing Districts of the United States-USGS Professional Paper 610, Koschmann and Bergendahl, 1968). 177. California. Calaveras. Calaveras Gold Specimen. A cluster of bright, skeletal octahedral gold crystals. Largest individual being approximately 4mm on edge. 4.6 grams, 20mm x 10mm x 6mm. Est. $250-500 178. California. Calaveras. Calaveras Gold Specimen. This piece is a crystallized gold specimen featuring a combination of very bright, sharp octahedral to slightly skeletal octahedral gold crystals along with tightly packed dendritic gold crystals. The largest of the individual octahedral crystals being 4mm across and the majority being 1mm across. Superb. 8.9 grams, 26mm x 25mm x 5mm. Est. $1500-2500 179. California. Calaveras. Sonora. (Gold Rush). Sonora Gold Rush Illustrated Lettersheet, c.1953. Captioned Sonora From the North, Published by G. S. Wells, Sonora, May 1853. By C. H. Goddard. Printed by Lith Britton & Rey, SF. 7.75 x 10” image on sheet. Baird 257 [ Baird, Joseph; California Pictorial Letter Sheets, 1849-1869; 1967]. Britton & Rey, San Francisco lithographer. Art by C. L. Goddard. Published by G. S. Wells, Sonora, May, 1853. Light foxing on right half. No back sheet. (Most letter sheets were published with one blank page) Unused. This classic scene of Sonora in 1853 exemplifies the gold rush in many ways. The hills have been stripped of most of the trees. The town had one long, wide dirt street with many prominent buildings. Sonora was the center of the “southern mines.” It was the most important of the southern gold rush communities and as such, acted as the central hub of commerce. The lithograph itself is 7 1/16” x 9 15/16” on light blue paper, typical of the period. Scarce. Baird recorded six examples in institutional holdings and three in private hands. Est. $500-1000 180. No Lot 181. California. Contra Costa. Martinez. San Francisco to Martinez Letters with Covers, 1864, 1865. Both letters are one-page, single side, authored by M.J. Klanche and covers carry a 3-cent George Washington stamp, postmarked San Francisco. Brown ink on white 5 x 8” paper. Excellent. Est. $200-400 182. California. General. California Fruit, Grain & Grazing, Specimen. Incorporated in New Jersey. Dated 18xx. Specimen in red and holes punched across signature lines. Stub attached. Vignette of allegorical seated female with bear reclining at her feet and farm workers in background. Brown border with allegorical faces in corners within border, brown underprint (“Common Stock”). Printer: ABNCo. 7 x 11 without stub. Dateline Jersey City. VF. Est. $150-300 183. California. General. California Gas & Electric Corp, Specimen. Incorporated in California. Dated 1907. $1000 denomination. Specimen stamped in red on signature lines and holes punched. Vignette of seated allegorical female beside a reclining bear, with farmers working in background, flanked by a male and female angel. Orange border and underprint. Printer: ABNCo. 10 x 15. 60 coupons attached. Est. $200-400 184. California. General. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. Specimen. #00000. Incorporated in California, 19__. Unissued, undated, unsigned. Vignette of two allegorical female figures seated beside a turbine, with streetcars in background. Red border and underprint, denomination of 10,000 shares. “Registered and Refunding Mortgage Gold Bond Seven Per Cent Due, December 1, 1940” printed under masthead. Orig. stub attached. Printer: ABNCo. Meas. 9.25 x 13” without stub. Est. $200-400 185. California. Inyo. Lone Pine. Bonham Bros Dairy Milk Bottle. Embossed with: Bonham’s Bros / Dairy / Lone Pine. Half pint bottle. Clear glass, no chips or dings. Very clean. This is an exceptional specimen. Mint. Est. $100-200 186. California. Lassen. Westwood. Westwood Lumber Real Photo postcards. 8 photo post cards from Eastman’s studio of views of Westwood lumber camps , town views, birdseye views and a street scene. Eastman #’s: 3081, 5780, 1090, 1144, 471, 7802, 62, 1710. All mint. Est. $50-100 California. Los Angeles. Los Angeles. Los Angeles Original Watercolor by Sandham, please see Art. California. 187. California. Los Angeles. Los Angeles. Buttercup Creamery Milk Bottle. Embossed with One Quart / Buttercup / B / Creamery Co. L.A. Cal. One quart bottle. Clear. Mint condition. Fantastic display piece. Est. $25-75 188. California. Los Angeles. Los Angeles. Los Angeles City Department of Water & Power, Specimen. Incorporated in California. Dated 1954. $1000 denomination. Specimen stamped in red over signatures and holes punched. Vignette of Mexican senorita above cityscape of Los Angeles with dam and electric towers in background. Green border, underprint and seal. Printer: ABNCo. 10 coupons attached. 10 x 15. Est. $200-400 189. California. Los Angeles. Los Angeles. Los Angeles Documents, 1888-1892. Lot of 3 different pcs. One is a billhead from J. J. Hathaway for building supplies sold to W. S. Devant and A. G. Brice, datelined Los Angeles, 1888. The second is a Western Union Telegraph sent to Wm. S. Devant from A. G. Brice, 1887. The last item is a legal property deed issued to Charles Ducommun in 1892. The property was located in the Alan’s Vineyard Tract situated on Ducommun Street (formerly known as New Commercial Street). This legal sized document has four pages. All fine. Est. $40-80 190. California. Los Angeles. Los Angeles. Los Angeles Improvement Co. Cert. #2. Incorporated in California, 1885. Issued to J. M. Tompson in 1885 for 1250 shares. Signed by Jesse Yarnell, president and Edw. A. Hall, secretary. Cancelled with lines through signatures and “Cancelled” written across face. Vignette of a bunch of grapes at left end and of dog’s head bottom center. Black border and print. Printer: Kingsley, Barnes & Co., L.A. 4 x 9. Dateline Los Angeles, Cal. Est. $150-300 191. California. Los Angeles. Los Angeles. Southern California Edison Co. Cert #0000. Specimen. Unissued, unsigned. Vignette of a winged man holding up a torch. Brown border and underprint. Cancelled by hole punches through printed signatures. Printer - ABN. 8 x 12”. “Specimen” printed in red over printed signatures. Extremely fine. Est. $100-200 192. California. Los Angeles. Mt. Lowe. Mt. Lowe Photographs. Three 8x10” photos of the Mt. Lowe railway car on the way to the Taverrn. Probably printed about 1935 from the original negatives. From the McFarland Collection. Also includes a Mitchell post card circa 1908. All xf. Est. $60-120 193. California. Mariposa. Fremont Estate. (Gold Rush). Anglo Californian Gold Mining Co. Cert #53516. Certificate of Share issued to Mary Topham in 1852. Signed by John Baker, Murphy Dawson and George Gardman. No vignette. Black print. Uncancelled. 8 x 8”. This was the largest foreign issue of a California gold rush venture. The company literally sold thousands of shares in a venture of which little or nothing is known. The company began as the Anglo California Gold Mining & Dredging Co. Very fine. Est. $100-200 194. California. Mariposa. Fremont Estate. (Gold Rush). Le Nouveau Monde. Share #35751-35755. Issued to bearer 1851. Signed by Kraus, Rick Taylor and one other. No vignette. Printed in French and English. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 6 x 10”. “Le Nouveau Monde” printed at left edge in red, typically this feature is trimmed off. Paper clip mark at upper left. This was the first company formed by Fremont to work the gold rich estate of Fremont. Fine. Est. $150-300 195. California. Mariposa. Fremont Estate. (Gold Rush). Le Nouveau Monde. Lot of 2 different pcs. Similar styles. One is printed on white paper, the other on pink paper. Both very fine. See story above. Est. $200-400 196. California. Mariposa. Mariposa. Crusader Mining Co. Cert. #173. Incorporated in California, 1875. Issued to H. J. Band, Jr. in 1876 for 100 shares. Signed by A. White, vice president, and Wm. St. Matson, secretary. Vignettes of masted, steam side wheeler vessel beneath masthead, and California poppies at bottom center. Black border and print. A band of design borders left side. Uncancelled. Printer: H.S. Crocker & Co., S.F. 4 x 9.5. Dateline San Francisco. Discolored along top, some wrinkling, but good condition overall. Est. $300-600 California. Merced. Yosemite. Yosemite Beer Advertising Piece, please see Saloon. Beer. 197. California. Modoc. Strawberry Valley. Strawberry Valley Ledgers, 1872-3 & 1885. Lot of 2 pcs. One ledger is the Strawberry Valley Hotel Register for Jan-Oct. 1885. 281 pgs. Filled in with handwritten entries. Leather covered with impressed design on the cover. 8 x 12. Condition very good. Second volume is a grocery ledger, No. 19, 1872-Sept. 19, 1873, consisting of 288 pgs. Filled in. Boards covered in multi-colored scallop-design paper, with leather corners. Worn at edges. 8 x 13. Fine. Strawberry Valley is located northeast or Oroville and slightly southwest of Eagleville, California. Est. $400-800 198. California. Mono. Banner Springs. Gray Butte Gold Mining & Milling Co Lettersheets, 1910. Lot of 2 typed letterheads. Each are two page letters from 1910 to the stockholders of the company discussing progress of the company. Ben Kimber of Black Hawk Colorado was a shareholder. Please see the Colorado section for more information on Kimber. In the matter of the Grey Butte, the mine manager was George E. Austin. The August 1909 letter indicates a surface strike and their intent on driving a 50 foot long drift to reach the vein and a shaft. They also owned the Swastika Mill. The letter is signed by Albert Lewis as secretary and is all double talk about what they will do versus what has been done and exactly where they expect to get. The 1910 letter is specifically addressed to Kimber, instead of a generic mailer. It discusses the production at Casa Diablo Mine. The letter notes that the Grey Butte now has a 200 foot drift and 4 men working. The neighboring property is the Chicago, which was producing that year. The remainder of the letter is a pitch to sell Kimber more stock in a rather odd manner. Est. $100-200 199. California. Monterey. King City. King City Train Wreck Photo Postcards. Three photo post cards of the King City Train wreck, 1910 on the Western Pacific Railway. Photos by Hill & Smith. Unused. Today King City is famous for being a town where everybody has a story of getting a speeding ticket, similar to Tonopah, Nevada. Est. $50-100 200. California. Monterey. Monterey. Monterey Souvenir Plate, c.1905. Scene of Midway Point, near Monterey, California. The classic stunted Cypress trees of Monterey are depicted on rocky coastal outcrops. Image is reminiscent of 17 Mile Drive in Carmel. 7” diameter. Made in Germany stamped on reverse. Minor wear to rim. Very fine. Est. $75-150 201. California. Nevada. Nevada City. Red Dog Mining Co Cash & Journal Ledger Books. Cash Ledger, dates 1895-1902, approximately 103 pgs. with entries. Meas. 8 x 12.5, cloth boards with leather corners. Journal Ledger, dates 1895-1899, 30 pgs with entries. Includes 3 receipts signed by J. S. Goodwin with nice vignette of eagle with nest of eaglets, dated 1900, and billhead from Rix Compressed Air Machinery Co. in San Francisco, dated 1897. This company is not listed within our library. 8 x 12.5, cloth boards with leather corners. Corners on both slight worn, otherwise Fine. Est. $300-500 (not illustrated) 202. California. Nevada. Truckee. Truckee Original Matted Photograph, c.1880. Several men on horseback pose in the middle of the street. Several businesses visible in background: The Yellowstone, Truckee Mercantile & Groceries and Post Office. 5 x 8”. Hole in photo at left edge. Blue ink smudge right bottom center. No photographer noted. Fair. Est. $200-400 California. Nevada. Washington. Red Ledge Gold Mine is located on the eastern side of the Melones fault zone-serpentine belt in central Nevada County. Gold was discovered at the site in 1907. The mine has produced crystallized gold, rich sulfide gold ore which assayed at several thousands of dollars per ton, and interestingly chrome ore (chromite). Over the years, the mine has produced numerous, large, spectacular crystallized gold specimens. Many of these large, crystallized gold specimens (some as large as a man’s forearm) have been preserved in Natural History museums and in private mineral collections, worldwide. One Red Ledge mine gold specimen, worthy of mention, was displayed at the 1950 California State Fair. It is described as being a 18 tall feather of gold on quartz/gold matrix rock. The feather was composed of overlapping leaves of gold which were laced around the edges by sharp, mirror-bright gold crystals. 203. California. Nevada. Washington. Red Ledge Mine Gold Quartz. An attractive, bright cluster of gold dendrites and sharp euhedral gold crystals rising up from a crystalline quartz matrix. Primary clus ter of gold crystals measures 20mm tall x 10mm wide. Excellent specimen. Ex-F.J. Barlow Collection. 15.1 grams, 20mm x 42mm x 10mm. Est. $1200-2500 204. California. Nevada. Washington. Red Ledge Mine Gold Quartz. Specimen features an aesthetic group of lusterous, sharp dendritic gold crystals on an iron-stained quartz matrix. Primary dendritic group measures 23mm tall x 10mm wide. Ex-F.J. Barlow Collection. 9.8 grams, 20mm x 42mm x 12mm. Est. $1500-3000 205. California. Placer. Placer County Gold Specimen. A group of leaf gold (16mm tall x 12 mm wide) growing from a large piece of milky quartz matrix. Ex-F.J. Barlow Collection. 36.8 grams, 40mm x 40mm x 20mm. Est. $900-1800 206. California. Placer. Auburn. (Gold Rush). The Placer Herald, September 1855-August 1857. Placer Herald bound volume, 1855 (vol 4)-8/1857, incomplete, about 100 issues. This is a classic California gold rush research volume from the heart of gold country. It is a bit different from many of the other papers and takes a decidedly political tone. The Democratic editor Tabb Mitchell regularly makes derisive remarks of and carries stories of African Americans. Mitchell takes pains to try to get good national news coverage and also has fairly good local coverage. In one notable article from the Oct. 6, 1855 paper, Mitchell noted gold east of the Sierra Nevada. “We learn that good diggings are being worked in Gold Canyon.” But the article also mentions that someone was trying to build a 30 mile ditch to the mines there, which was never attempted to my knowledge. The paper carries lots of local ads which are the usual, except that there are a lot of photographer ads, saloon, stage line and express companies. The lacking thing is a local assayer. There are no assayer ads that were found in the entire volume, possibly a result of the political leanings of Mitchell. By the mid 1856 period, a lot of articles appear about vigilance committees. There is a lengthy writeup on the Mammoth Cave 5/24/56. This is great research material for central mines, politics and social affairs. Hard-cover volume of The Placer Herald, beginning with Vol. 5, No. 4. Spine is disintegrated and boards are not attached. Paper is fragile but undamaged apart from flaking at margins. 17 x 22.” One of a kind. Est. $2000-4000 (not illustrated) 207. California. Placer. Auburn. Wells, Fargo & Co Money Orders, 1901-02. Lot of 11 pcs. Money Order Receipts, most dated 1902. One of the receipts is stamp Cisco. The others were for money orders sent from Auburn to Cisco. All fine. Est. $100-150 208. California. Placer. Newcastle. California Fruit Exchange Ledgers, 1914 and 1923-4, and F.W. Barkhaus & Sons, 1859. Lot of 3 pcs. One ledger labeled Compliments of California Fruit Exchange, Sacramento, California, has some pages with entries for 1914. Hard cover, 10.5 x 16.” Second ledger reads, Grower’s Orchard Ledger, Compliments of California Fruit Exchange, paper boards with leather spine. Entries for 1923-4, not all pages used. 11 x 17. Third ledger contains entries for 1859 for Master Fred W Barkhaus of Newcastle, California and a fruit wrapper for his “Fancy Mountain Bartletts.” Cardboard covers in green/gold design. Large tear in front cover. 8 x 14. Est. $300-500 (not illustrated) 209. California. Placer. Newcastle. Newcastle Real Photo Postcards. Four great photo post cards of Newcastle, circa 1908. Two are unused. Two views are of the train depot and surrounding area in a semi-birds eye view. No photographer noted. Two are postmarked from Newcastle, 1910. Another is a street scene with many buggies and wagons, unused. The last is a birdseye view from an entirely different perspective than the depot view mentioned earlier. Mostly good contrast and focus. The 1910 depot shot is a bit faded. Otherwise generally vf. Est. $130-250 210. California. Placer. Rubicon Springs. Indian Women Photo Postcards, 1907-1909. Lot of 2 pcs. One postcard shows Indian mother and child in bonnet, with “Poma Mother” as title of card. Written 1907 and postmarked Ukiah. Second card shows a woman with a scarf on her head, titled “A Study [ Piute].” Taken by Smith & Co.—Carson City, Nev. Dated 1909, postmarked Carson City, and mailed to R. Colwell in Rubicon Springs,, Lake Tahoe, California. Both meas. 3 x 5. Some creases in second card. Est. $100-200 211. California. Plumas. Quincy. Quincy Cover, 1882. Addressed to Quincy A. Shaw, Esq. Of Boston Mass., cover contains seven 3-cent stamps (G. Washington), postmarked Jan 30, 1882. Handwritten on one end is “Argentine Mines” Map & Letter July 1882.” Meas. 5 x 11.5”. No letter or map included. Edges are worn in places revealing fabric of the paper. Est. $75-150 Shop Online www.holabird.org 212. California. Ranching. California Cattle & Land Co. Cert #12. $100 Bond issued 1903. Signed by E. D. Baker president and M. A. French secretary. Gorgeous vignette of single cowboy on horseback with a herd of cattle around. Green border and underprint with gilt seal. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 15 x 17”. 6 of the original 20 coupons cashed in. Very to extremely fine. Est. $500-800 213. California. Sacramento. New Helvetia. (Gold Rush). New Helvetia Diary, 1939. “A record of events kept by John A. Sutter and his clerks at New Helvetia, California from September 9, 1845 to May 25, 1848.” This more modern reprint was published in arrangement with the Society of California Pioneers in 1939. Includes introduction by the Society of Pioneers which gives some history on Sutter himself and the people who surrounded him: “I had a man in my employ named James Wilson Marshall, a good mechanic who had made me looms, ploughs, spinning-wheels and all such kindred material. In discussing a saw-mill with him, he said he thought he could build it. I was dubious about trusting him out of my sight with all his craziness, but the tools which one finds on a raw frontier are never stable enough to a builder’s liking. I had no one else, so I must needs gamble on the man.” Sutter’s worries were for naught because “Marshall did build the saw-mill at Coloma…and in so doing found gold on January 24, 1848 thus precipitating the ‘rush’ to California in 1849.” A fascinating read. Hardbound, 8” x 12 1/4”, extremely clean deckled edges, gorgeous! Extremely fine. Est. $300-600 214. California. Sacramento. Sacramento. (Gold Rush). Explorations for a Railroad Route, Vol VI, 1855. from Sacramento Valley to the Columbia River. Original marble boards. Spine shows wear, but for these volumes, this one is in fine condition. Inscribed boldly on first leaf “From Hon Schuyler Colfax”. Schuyler Colfax was elected to the House of Representatives in 1854, after helping to establish the Republican Party. He became Speaker of the House in 1863 and became Vice President in 1868, along side Ulysses S. Grant. Colfax was not re-nominated in 1872. The Railroad Survey series are highly sought after not only for the text, but the color illustration plates are fabulous. This particular volume discusses the area from Sacramento Valley to the Columbia River with marvelous plates from the Sacramento area through the Cascades of Oregon. 9 x 12”. Est. $300-500 215. California. Sacramento. Sacramento. Sacramento Valley Irrigation Co Specimen. #00000. Incorporated in Delaware. Printed in red at top outside, “38321.” $100 denomination. Unsigned, with specimen stamped in red across signature line. Unsigned, dated 1909. Orange border and underprint “Gold,” with allegorical female vignette, seated by masonry wall with jug pouring water beside her. 15 coupons attached. Printer: Franklin Lee BNCo. Meas. 10 x 15. Est. $100-200 216. California. Sacramento. Sacramento. Wells, Fargo & Co First of Exchange, 1857. No #92218. Issued to A. B. McNiel, Cashr for $86.50. Datelined Sacramento, Cal, 1857. Light gray paper with black print. On front is a blue revenue stamp with “California State Tax, Exchange First, Above $20 to $50 8cts.” Left corner of tax stamp is creased. Very fine. Rare. Est. $150-300 California. San Bernardino. Calico. The John and Lucy King Lane Collection. We are exceptionally pleased to have received part of the John R. and Lucy King Lane Calico Collection. Lucy Lane (c1875-1967) was a life long resident of Calico. Her father, George Valentine King, was a long time miner in Southern California and at Calico. It was in Calico, as a young lady, that she met the clerk of the general store John Robert Lane and agreed to marry him when she turned 18, though he was 16 years her senior. Lane later bought the store. George King had moved the family to Calico in 1884 just after the beginning of the discoveries there. The first locations were made in 1881, and the third location recorded in the district was the Red Cloud, later owned by the Lanes and represented in the specimen collection herein. The King mine there may have been named for him. Lane ultimately sold Calico in 1950 to Walter Knott of Knott's Berry Farm fame, who made Calico a destination ghost town, even though many of the buildings had been moved to Yermo. The Lanes had encountered tourism at Calico as early as 1931, according to her Memoirs. The collection consists of a fantastic ore specimen collection collected from about 1890 to the late 1920's. More than half the collection is from Calico. Another quarter is from other southern California desert mines worked on by John Lane or submitted to the mill in Daggett where he was superintendent. Lucy noted in her Memoirs that many custom ores were milled from nearby mines. Lucy carefully labeled nearly every specimen. Those that were not, were in bags containing the label for a group of specimens. The collection may have been displayed at her home in Calico before 1940, but were generally packed away. They were in storage for at least 55 years, moved three times, until uncovered for this sale. This represents the most important ore collection from Calico that we know of. As such, different specimens are grouped as one lot so that the collection remains intact. The duplicates are offered separately. Early Calico ore specimens were present in the first mineral display of the new California Division of Mines exhibition in Sacramento in 1885. Among the wide variety of specimens were about 15 ore and mineral specimens from various Calico mines. This may be the only other well recorded collection of Calico ores. As of this writing, we have been unable to determine if this original 1885 collection is still intact. They were inventoried with other specimens in the Fifth Annual Report of the State Mineralogist, 1885. Documents and photographs from the Lane family also survive. Many of these relate to two mining companies of which John and Lucy Lane owned a large part, the Zenda Gold Mining Company and the Calico-Odessa Mining Co. Personal papers of Lucy's form an important part of this collection, and are mostly summarized in her memoirs, privately published as Calico Memories of Lucy Bell Lane by The Calico Historical Society, 1993. These important memoirs document the collection dates of the specimens, adding important historical background. Much has been written of Calico in professional journals, though there are few other references to this important southern California desert mining camp. Early references of ongoing work and discoveries can be found in various annual volumes of Horatio Burchard's Report of the Director of the Mint (1883, 1885) and the Report of the State Mineralogist for California during the 1880's to late 1890's. These reports form the core of knowledge for this period. Subsequent work was published in Engineering and Mining Journal and the Mining and Scientific Press during the circa 1882-1915 period. Production dropped after that. By 1920, John Lane had acquired most of the mines in the district except the Silver King, which he acquired a few years later. Several reports by the California Division of Mines and Geology summarize the geology and ore deposits at Calico. Among these are works from 1920 (Report 17 of the State Mineralogistpp359-370), 1940 (CDMG Report 39) and 1953 (CDMG Vol. 49 #1 and 2, pp126-133). No work to date has summarized Calico production data in detail (if it exists) or incorporated social historical data such as the Lane memoirs. Such a work would be most welcome. Important Mines of the Calico District. There have been more than thirty mines in production at Calico. Among the most important were the Silver King, Red Cloud, Occidental, Wall Street, Odessa, Blackfoot, Waterman. Most, if not all, of these mines are represented in the specimen collection. Calico was discovered in 1881. Through 1940, it was estimated to have produced more than $20 million in silver and gold. The name Calico was derived from "the variety of colors in the ore," according to W. H. Storms in his report to the Engineering and Mining Journal published April 5, 1890. Names of Known Calico Mining Companies The following list of companies was compiled as completely as possible from the published sources listed below “Calico Mines.” Alhambra Consol. M&MC, 1885 Barber M&M C, 1888 Blackfoot Mining Co., c1880's Calico-Odessa MC, 1922 Guinda MC, c1920 Mineole Land and Water Co. c 1891 Old Oriental Mining Co., c 1880's Oriental MC, 1883 Oro Grande MC, 1883-1888 Runover MC, 1888 Silver King MC Ltd., 1891-1896 Silver King Mining Co. c 1888 Silver Odessa Mining Co., 1880's Waterloo MC, 1888-1896 Zenda MC, c1920 on Calico Mines The following list of mines at Calico was compiled from Burchard 1883, 1885; Report of the State Mineralogist of California 1885, 1888, 1892, 1896, 1920; CDMG 1940 and 1953 San Bernardino County Reports. Alabama, 1953 Alhambra, 1885 Alvord, 1888 Argenta, 1885 Argentum, 1953 Bedford, 1888 Belle McGilroy, 1883 Bismark , 1883-1953 Blackfoot, 1892, 1940-1953 Bull's Eye, 1885 Bunker Hill, 1888 Burcham (Total Wreck), 1940-1953 Burning Moscow, 1885 Calico Queen, 1885 Carbonate, 1953 Cleveland, 1888-1896 Comet, 1888, Consolidated (St. Louis), 1953 Crown point, 1888, Cuba Silver Mine, 1885- 1888, DeSoto, 1885 Dora Belle, 1885 Dragon, 1885 Dunderburg, 1885 Empire, 1940, Falls, 1953, Forrest, 1888, Galena King, 1953, Garfield Mine, 1883 - 1953 Geneva Mine, 1885, Gobbler Mine, 1885, Golconda Mine, 1885, Harmonial, 1888, Hawkeye, 1885 Humbug, 1883-1892, 1940-1953 Inca, 1888, Invinvible, 1885-1896, Iron Clad, 1888, Jessie Tay, 1885 Josephine, 1883-1896, Kearsarge, 1883 King , 1883-1920, Lamar, 1953, Langtry, 1892-1953, Leviathan, 1953, Lion, 1885 Little Bonanza, 1885 Little V, 1885 Little Waterman, 1885-1892, Lone Star, 1885, 1953, M'shane , 1888, Mammoth, 1883-1888 Mastadon, 1885 Midnight mines, 1888 Monte Christo, 1885 Mountain Brow, 1883-1885 Mozart, 1883 Mountain, 1888, Occidental Mine, 1885-1953 Odessa , 1885-1953 Oriental Mine, 1883-1896, 1953 Oro Grande, 1885 Pinto, 1885 Plutarch Mine, 1885, Possibility, 1953, Queen Mine, 1885, Red Cloud, 1885-1888, Red Jacket, 1883-1896 Richmond, 1885 Rock Point, 1883 Runover Mine, 1883-1896 Sam Houston, 1883-1885 Shenandoah, 1883 Silver Bow, 1953, Silver Contact, 1953, Silver King, 1885-1953 Silver Monument, 1888-1953, Silver Odessa, 1883 Silver Reef, 1888, Silveretta, 1885 Sioux, 1888, Smelter, 1888, Sue, 1883-1885 Three Total Wrecks, 1888, 1940, Thunderer, 1885-1953, Union, 1888, 1940-1953, Veto Mine, 1885-1896, Voca mine, 1888, 1953, Waleby, 1888, Walhall Mine, 1885, Wall Street, 1888, Walthal, 1888, Waterloo Mine , 1885-1953 Waterman, 1885 Young Waterman, 1888, 217. California. San Bernardino. Calico. Bullfrog Banner Mines Co & Calico Mines Ledger, 1906. Bullfrog Banner Mines Co has only 3 pages. The remainder of the ledger is of Lane’s Calico accounts with W. S. Edwards of Rhyolite (an early stock broker) and others, including Gemmill et al, 1919 to 1922. This event was chronicled in Lucy’s book on pages 52-54. Here, the Lanes leased the Calico mines property to Gemmill’s group, but he was unable to raise the capital necessary for proper exploration and let the lease go. About 42 of 175pp used in the ledger. 10 x 14”. Est. $250-500 218. California. San Bernardino. Calico. Calico Mining & Milling Works Lettersheet, 1920. Lot of 2 pcs. Lane leased some of his mines to David Gemmill of the Calico Mining and Milling Works, who here chronicles the shipments made on his ore to the San Francisco Mint, which total $1669 for three months in 1920. A manuscript accounting on another sheet shows royalties and other payments made to various parties, including Lane for the period 1921-1922. Est. $100-200 219. California. San Bernardino. Calico. Calico Odessa Mining Co Ledger. Ledger belonged to John and Lucy Lane, c1927-1937. Bank holdings, cash statements, journal entries. 75pp ledger mostly full. Original hard boards. Extremely fine. Est. $100-200 220. California. San Bernardino. Calico. Calico Original Photograph, c.1910. 5.75 x 9” clear focus with sharp detail labeled in pencil by Lucy on the front “Calico in Early Days.” Looking up the center of the main street at the mountains with the church in the distance. The photo was made for Lucy by Ira Hoke of Hollywood, Cal. The photo appears to date from 1890-1900. There are no autos present and only one wagon. The streets are deserted. The date of the print may be circa 1910. Est. $300-600 221. California. San Bernardino. Calico. Calico Original Photograph, c.1915. 8 x 10” clear focus with sharp detail labeled in pencil by Lucy on the front “Calico after the collapse.” The photo was made for Lucy by Ira Hoke of Hollywood, Cal. The photo appears to date from about 1910-15. The town is in a state of decay and the streets are deserted. The date of the print may be circa 1915. Est. $300-600 222. California. San Bernardino. Calico. Calico Photographs. Group of 9 8 x 10” photographs that were copies of photos made for Lucy Lane from her originals by O. Russell, Yermo, California, circa 1945-50. They are of: Silver Odessa, Calico Birdseye view circa 1890, building in Mule Canyon; Men of Calico, c 1890; similar view, all labeled on reverse; birdseye view of the cabins and buildings at Mule Canyon, c 1890-1900; a different view of Mule Canyon; Lucy and dog; mule team with supply shipment from the railroad head at Yermo or Daggett. Most are labeled on the back by Lucy. None of these were used for illustrations in Lucy’s book. Est. $150-250 223. California. San Bernardino. Calico. Calico Related Magazine Articles. Lot of 2 pcs. A) “Mother of a Ghost Town” story of Lucy Lane with her own notations on the pages as published in Desert Magazine, May, 1938; B) 4pp newspaper style piece called “Calico Print” published at about the same time just after Walter Knott bought the town. This great piece has articles on the history of Calico. Est. $100-200 224. California. San Bernardino. Calico. Lane Calico Ore Specimen Collection. This important collection was assembled by Lucy and John Lane while they worked in Calico mines, circa 1890-1920. Each specimen is labeled by her, or contains a label from a bag of specimens with one label, such as the Silver King. Lucy’s Memoirs specifically state what years they worked in the various mines. Some of these were collected before 1900. There are 52 specimens here, of varying sizes. Many are large, about 3” or larger. Several are in the 6” category. All are classic high grade examples, though there is no visible native gold in any specimen. Most are silver specimens and several from west Calico exhibit classic barite and galena typical of that region. Specimens from the following mines and the respective number of specimens in the collection from that mine are listed in alphabetical order: Barium Hill 2; Blackfoot 1; East Calico 1; Guinda 2; Iron Clad, 1; Last Chance 1; Odessa 6; Oriental 1; Pinto 3; Red Cloud 3 ; Silver King Group 4; Thunderer 2; Unknown Calico mines (no specific mine given) 8; Veta 1; Waterman 2; West Calico 8; Zenda 2. This is probably the best specimen collection from Calico extant, and was collected by an important mining family who controlled the mines for decades before selling to Walter Knott. There are several rare mineral species reported from Calico by advanced collectors. We did not have time for physical or spectrographic identification of these rare minerals at the University’s lab. All of these specimens are high grade sulfide ores. Many may have native silver or argentite, as well as silver-lead mixes. Some specimens are well oxidized, but most have fresh sulfide. We did not curate any of the specimens, and they appear as they have for more than 50 years of storage. This collection should be viewed. It is a rare opportunity to acquire high grade ores from mines that may have become mined out over the years. Est. $2500-5000 225. California. San Bernardino. Calico. Lucy Lane Personal Correspondence Archive, 1900-60. This is one of the most important of all the Calico lots in this sale. Here, Lucy saved important letters to her with questions about Calico and her family history. Attached to each are her answers. Additionally, there is an unpublished story “Lady of the Calicos” she wrote (6pp). Thre are poems about Calico, photos of Lucy, of the store they worked in in Rhyolite after it crumbled into ruins, etc. There are about 15 letters dating from about 1900-1960, adding great detail to a story that has never been published. Est. $300-500 226. California. San Bernardino. Calico. Lucy Lane Personal Correspondence, 1938. Separate letter similar to the above lot dated 1938 with questions regarding the Keane Wonder operation of her husband. In Death Valley and the Amargosa, John Lane’s name is incorrectly written as Joseph Lane, and this letter discusses some of the details. Two pages of questions, and two pages of answers. Est. $100-200 227. California. San Bernardino. Calico. Silver King Argentite and Ruby Silver. Four specimens of exceptional high-grade. Collected by John Lane probably well before 1920. 16.31 oz troy. Est. $200-400 228. California. San Bernardino. Calico. Zenda Gold Mining Co Documents, c.1927-1954. From the Lane family. These important papers chronicle correspondence, cash flow, sales of stock and corporate matters that all concerned Lucy or John Lane. Included are several annual reports (about 5) (mostly touting the Calico property) and about thirty letters from the Company to Lane or shareholders. Also included are a ledger for cash transactions, 1927 and the original agreement between the Lanes and Zenda dated 1927. It is an excellent archive that would allow a researcher to write a significant story on the company’s activities at Calico which were not discussed in Lane’s memoirs. Est. $600-1000 229. California. San Bernardino. Calico. Zenda Gold Mining Co. Three different stock certificates. This lot contains three different stocks issued to Lucy or John Lane by the company. Lane had sold his interests in the Silver King and other mines to the Zenda company, payable in cash and stock. The Zenda company was incorporated in 1919, but it was not until the mid 1920’s that they cut a deal with Lane for exploration and development of ore on his property. The company stayed alive through the depression, through at least 1954, when correspondence in these files stops. Along the way, Lucy Lane was able to buy back some of the Calico mines at tax sales when Zenda did not have enough money. The three stocks are a brown 100 share certificate dated 1929, a green 500 share certificate dated the same, both with eagle vignettes; and a plain green certificate to Lucy dated 1942. This is one of only two sets of the three different stocks in the family collection. Est. $400-800 230. California. San Bernardino. Calico. Zenda Gold Mining Co. Two different stocks from the Zenda Gold Mining Co issued to John R. Lane dated 1929. Both have the eagle vignette and are uncancelled (see lot above). Extremely fine. Est. $300-400 231. California. San Diego. Dulzura. Dulzura Postmarked Covers with Letters, 1917. Three very fine covers with letters intact, bold postmarks. All excellent, particularly the letter content. Dulzura was a small community near the US/Mexico border where young Kimber’s group was stationed temporarily, possibly for border patrol. These letters are written from Christmas, 1917 by a young Ben Kimber (III), probably Ben Kimber’s grandson to his mother in Santa Barbara after the family moved there from Colorado. The letters discuss that they are living in tents. “The mess is cooked by an ex lumberjack and is fair.” Est. $100-200 232. California. San Diego. Julian. Banner Gold Mine Ore. Cut Slab of native gold in quartz. Extremely rare. 2 x 3” about 0.25” thick with a small piece. The slab is unpolished with perhaps ten percent gold. Slab weight 1.93 oz troy. This specimen came from the Lane Collection which is described in California. San Bernardino. Calico. Est. $1000-2000 233. California. San Francisco. San Francisco. California & Hawaiian Sugar Refining Co Cover, 1909. Postmarked San Francisco, April, 1909, Ferry Station. Addressed to Buford Mercantile Co. in Virginia City, Montana. G. Washington 2 cent stamp. 4 x 6.” VF. Est. $40-80 234. California. San Francisco. San Francisco. (Gold Rush). Adams & Co Express & Banking Office Original of Exchange, 1854. #24108. Issued to Henry I. Isaacs for $500 in 1854. Signed by E. Hall. Vignette at top center of the Adams & Co building in San Francisco. Vignette at left of a miner with a pick. Black border and print. Original in underprint in light red or orange. Trimmed tight at left edge. Printer - Fox LeCount & Strong, SF. 4 x 8.5”. Endorsed on reverse by Henry I. Isaacs. Very fine. Est. $100-200 235. California. San Francisco. San Francisco. (Gold Rush). Adams & Co Express Office Second of Exchange, 185x. No. #483. Dateline not filled in. Issued to Hunter & Co. Signed, but signature obscured by ink blotch. Vignette at top middle of several miners working a placer claim. Vignette at left of three women. Two black pen marks. This exchange appears to have been voided prior to issuance. Printer - Toppan, Carpenter Casilear & Co, Phila. 4 x 10”. Fine to very fine. Est. $75-150 Shop Online www.holabird.org 236. California. San Francisco. San Francisco. (Gold Rush). Adams & Co Original of Exchange, 1854. #24796. Issued to Frederick & Burke for $175 in 1854. Signed by Haubalkenburgh. Vignette at top center of the Adams & Co building in San Francisco. Vignette at left of a miner with a pick. Black border and print. Original in underprint in red. Trimmed tight at left and top edges. Printer - Fox LeCount & Strong, SF. 4 x 8.5”. Endorsed on reverse by Henry I. Isaacs. Very fine. Est. $100-200 237. California. San Francisco. San Francisco. (Gold Rush). Adams & Co Original of Exchange, 1857. #36125. Issued Isaac W. Cook for $65. Signed by W. H. Harnden. Vignette at top center of Adams & Co building. Vignette at left of miner. Torn left edge. Trimmed tight at top edge. Set into frame with glass. Fine. Est. $75-150 238. California. San Francisco. San Francisco. (Gold Rush). Adams & Co Original of Exchange, 1857. #36197. Issued to Thomas Grealy for $115 in 1857. Signed by W. H. Harnden. Vignette at top center of Adams & Co building. Vignette at left of miner. Trimmed tight at top and left edge. Set in frame with glass. Fine. Est. $75-150 239. California. San Francisco. San Francisco. American-Hawaiian Steamship Co Advertising Card, Specimen. Postcard-size, with picture of a steamship on one side, with masted sailing ship and another steamer in background. Stamped Specimen in red, two holes punched in either lower corner, and purple stamp at top reading, “Return to Issue Room To be held for Reference.” Reverse reads: Regular Steamer Service / From / New York to San Francisco and Honolulu / Steamship “Oregonian” / 8,000 Tons / Will leave New York about July 12, from Company’s Covered Pier, 42nd Street, South Brooklyn, N.Y. For Rates of Freight, Reservations and other particulars, apply to the Company or its Agents, who alone are authorized to name rates. Freight rates subject to change without notice. Insurance effected at lowest rates. American-Hawaiian Steampship Company / Williams, Diamond & Co. Federal Agents for Pacific Coast, 202 Market Street, San Francisco / Dearborn & Lapham General Agents 8 Bridge St. (Maritime Bldg.), New York City. 3.5 x 6. Extremely fine. Est. $150-300 240. California. San Francisco. San Francisco. (Gold Rush). Assassination of James King of William Colored Scene. Image is from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, July 19, 1856. 7 x 11”. Captioned “Assassination of James King, of William, Corner of Montgomery and Washington Streets, San Francisco, California.” James King opened the first bank in San Francisco and was very successful until the bank’s demise in 1855. He began the Committee of Vigilance in 1851 because of the extreme crime that was infesting San Francisco. He formed the committee not only to apprehend culprits but to protect the innocent until proven guilty. In 1855, he began the Evening Bulletin and served as its editor until his assassination. James King was shot on March 14th, 1855, by James P. Casey who had spent time at Sing Sing. King had written an article in his Bulletin that outlined Casey’s criminal background which infuriated Casey. At the end of that day, King was walking home. Casey met King in the streets in front of the Pacific Express building and shot him through the left side of his chest. King died a few days later. Casey was immediately apprehended. But the citizens of San Francisco were agitated to the point of a frenzy in anticipation of revenge. Eventually, Casey and an accomplice named Cora, were hanged. Fabulous. Est. $50-100 241. California. San Francisco. San Francisco. Bank of California Duplicate of Exchange, 1872. Issued to George P. Pope for $146.40. Vignette at upper right of woman with a sailing ship behind. 2 cent revenue stamp at left edge. Red print. Printer - ABN. Very fine. Est. $100-200 242. California. San Francisco. San Francisco. (Gold Rush). Banking House of Burgoyne & Co Second of Exchange, 1852. No #10807. Issued to Lyle Cholwell for $86.98. Datelined San Francisco. No vignette. Printer - Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson, NY. Small tear at top center extending downward. Very fine. Est. $100-300 243. California. San Francisco. San Francisco. Cliff House Lettersheet Embossing Die, c.1900-05. Die measures 3” tall, 2” wide (die base is square). Actual face is round. At the center of the die face is a shield shape enclosing a scene of the Cliff House with ocean just below the building. We believe this die was used to emboss lettersheets, but it may have had other applications. One such alternative is a die for making souvenir tie-clips or something similar. Weight: 3.7 lbs. Extremely fine. Est. $300-600 244. California. San Francisco. San Francisco. Dr. Henley’s IXL Bitters Aqua Bottle, c.1870’s. Dr. Henley’s / Wild Grape Root / IXL / Bitters. Aqua color. 12.5” tall with 3.5” diameter. Mint Condition, no chips or dings. Est. $120-200 245. California. San Francisco. San Francisco. Geary Street Park & Ocean Railroad Co. Cert #19. $1000 Bond, 1915. Signed by president Charles F. Crocker, the son of the Central Pacific magnate, Crocker. Charles F. Crocker was also the first vice president of the Southern Pacific System. White paper with brown underprint and border. Bond title and vignette in black. Vignette is of an open passenger rail car with three men in front of it, two standing and one sitting on a rock. Allegorical female figures adorn left and right sides of central portion of vignette. 10” x 14 3/4”, staples along top edge, one minor fold and some fading VF. Est. $400-800 246. California. San Francisco. San Francisco. (Gold Rush). Page, Bacon & Co Original of Exchange, 1855. No #25815. Issued to Gideon W. Chadbourne for $1978.75 in 1855. Datelined San Francisco. Vignette of a sidewheeler/sailing vessel. Vignette at left edge of the Page Bacon building. Crease at lower left corner. Red pen across face of exchange. Fine. Est. $100-300 247. California. San Francisco. San Francisco. (Gold Rush). Richard Sutton, Licensed Ship Broker, 1849. This a very early shipping receipt for cargo shipped to San Francisco. The cargo just happened to have been “4000 hard silver dollars.” This agreement, made out by Richard Sutton Broker, was for the transfer of the silver dollars from one Swedish vessel to another vessel, named the Lightner. The transfer was port was Buenos Aires, September, 1849. The Lightner had 70 days to make to trip. Two vignettes of sailing vessels at top corners. 10 x 16”. Large piece missing from middle bottom edge. Extremely rare and early Gold Rush Document. Fine. Est. $500-1000 248. California. San Francisco. San Francisco. S. Molitor & Co Assay Receipt, 1861. Printed at top, in red, “Memorandum of Gold Bullion Deposited at the Assay Office of S. Molitor & Co, 418 Montgomery Street.” The receipt of 75 ounces of gold assaying at $1395.92. 5 x 11”. Printer - Towne & Bacon, Printers. 5 x 11”. Very fine. Est. $100-200 249. California. San Francisco. San Francisco. S. Molitor & Co Assay Receipt, 1863. Printed at top, in purple, “Memorandum of Gold Bullion Deposited at the Assay Office of S. Molitor & Co, 418 Montgomery Street.” Receipt for 25.50 ounces of gold valued at $505.18. Chip missing at upper right and lower right. Printer not noted. 5 x 11”. Fine. Est. $80-150 250. California. San Francisco. San Francisco. San Francisco Land Association. Cert. #3031. Issued to Sally A. Lennig in 1881 for 113 shares. Signed by Davis as president and C.M. Fulton, secretary. Vignette of seated female allegorical figure with port and train crossing bridge in background. Black border on crème paper. Uncancelled. Printer: ABN Co. Phila. Datelined Philadelphia. This company appears to have been incorporated in Philadelphia, no unusual for early California financial ventures. It is difficult to determine if this company was investing in land in San Francisco, or in other areas already familiar to them, such as land in or around the Mariposa Estate. 6.25 x 9.75”. VF. Est. $150-300 251. California. San Francisco. San Francisco. Southern Pacific Co, Specimen. Incorporated in Kentucky, 1884. $100 denomination. Dated 19xx. #S81363 in red at top left corner. Specimen stamped in red and holes punched on signature lines. Vignette of two seated allegorical females clasping hands over a stars and stripes shield. Blue border and underprint (“Capital Stock”). Printer: ABNCo. 8 x 12. Beautiful condition, no folds. The corporation was created by special charter, authorizing it to contract for and acquire by purchase or otherwise, stocks, bonds, or securities of any company, corporation, or association; to enter into contracts in respect to the construction, establishment, acquisition, ownership, equipment, leasing, maintenance, or operation of any railroads, telegraphs, or steamship lines…and to buy, hold, sell and deal in all kinds of private and public stocks, bonds, and securities. [Poor’s, 1917, p. 487]. Est. $200-400 252. California. San Francisco. San Francisco. Standard Oil Co of California Bond Specimen. #00000. Incorporated in Delaware. Printed in red at top outside, “S99993,” and “Last Specimen/ Return to Broad Street Files.” Unsigned, with “Specimen” stamped in red on signature lines, also holes punched. Debenture due date of August 1, 1966. $50,000 denomination. Blue border with oil field and derricks vignette at top center, flanked by 2 allegorical men. Meas. 10 x 15. Est. $100-200 253. California. San Francisco. San Francisco. The San Francisco Calamity. A promotional flyer for the book of the same name. The flyer offers excerpts: “A Thrilling and Accurate Story of the Fearful Disaster which Visited the Great City and the Pacific Coast…” Told by Eye-Witnesses and edited by Charles Morris, LL.D. Promoted by the National Book Concert, St. Louis, Mo. Includes cartoon style sketch on front with a more accurate sketch on reverse of San Francisco in flames. Two printed sides, meas. 9 x 12”. Black print on white paper. VF. Est. $100-300 254. California. San Francisco. San Francisco. United Railroads of San Francisco, Specimen. A street railway incorporated in California, 1902. Specimen stamped in red and holes punched on signature lines. Vignette of 2 streetcars with a horsedrawn carriage passing them and two women walking. Orange border and underprint (“First Preferred Stock”). Printer: ABNCo. 8 x 13 without attached stub. 30 coupons attached. Company controlled by United Rys. Investment Co. of San Francisco. 258.35 total miles of track as of Dec. 1904: 52.61 cable; 201.85 electric; and 3.89 horse. As of the same date, the company owned 423 electric cars; 6 horse and trailers; 423 cable cars, and 16 steam cars. The company also owned shares in the following: Market Street Ry. Co.; Sutter Street Ry. Co.; Sutro RR Co., and San Francisco and San Mateo Electric Ry. Co. [Poor’s, 1906, p. 906]. Discoloration and some foxing along top margin. VF. Est. $200-400 255. California. San Francisco. San Francisco. Wells, Fargo & Co Second of Exchange, 1864. #268115. Issued to O. R. Kingsbury for $192.00. Gray paper with white print. 2 cent blue revenue stamp at upper left. California (mostly missing as original misstamped) / Exchange / Above $50 / to $200 / 40 Cents / Second / State Tax. Very fine. Rare. Est. $100-200 256. California. San Luis Obispo. San Luis Obispo Real Photo Postcards. Two rare photo post cards. Circa 1910. One is a street scene of a parade known as “the Swiss Celebration.” Noted as Aston Photo 2. The other is a rare view of the Owlville railroad station near San Luis Obispo, dated 1910, noted as Aston Photo 622. Both have sharp focus and are undamaged. Est. $100-200 257. California. San Mateo. Ledger of Extractions From County Records, 1874-1905. Ledger contains extractions from several county books under different headings: Liber 1, 2 & 3, Power of Attorney; Liber 1 & 2, Sheriff’s Certificates; Separate Property of Wife and Sole Traders; 1 & 2 Deeds Trust. Items are handwritten and checked off in red. Probably these extractions were made for compiling an index. Leather and cloth covered ledger, with only a few dings to corners and spine. 9 x 14.” Fine condition. Est. $100-200 258. California. Santa Clara. Alma. Misenheimer & Hall Blob Top Soda Bottle, .c1863. Dark aqua or teal. Professionally repaired. The top was broken off, repair line is 2” below top. Embossed with Misenheimer & Hall / Alma Soda. Embossed on bottom is Pacific Glass Works. There are only three known of this soda, which is a recent discovery. All three were dug in Eureka, Nevada. One of the sodas is in mint condition. The next best is this one offered. The following background is but an abstract of an article in Antique Bottle & Glass Collector (Oct, 2003, by Fred Holabird). Alma was a town located along Los Gatos Creek near the junction with Soda Creek, located in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Today, the townsite is under Lexington Reservoir just east of Hwy 17 (880). The Alma Hotel was built in the late 1850’s. Misenheimer homesteaded the springs site. The hotel catered to travelers on the stage line between San Jose and Santa Cruz. At the height of the quicksilver mining at New Almaden, the Alma Hotel was probably doing a brisk business. A rail line was finished in 1876, most likely diminishing the importance of an Alma stop over and the mining slowly dried up by the 1880’s. Lexington Reservoir was built in the 1950’s. The date of this bottle falls between 1862 and 1865 as based on the embossing. Extremely rare. Est. $1000-2000 259. California. Santa Clara. Santa Clara. Santa Clara County Promotional Book, 1915. by Leigh Irvine, 64pp plus soft color cover. 6.5 x 9.5”. Cover shows wear and was beginning to detach at top, now with old tape repair on inside. Does not bleed through. Printed under the Direction of the Board of Supervisors. Printed by V. Hillis Co., San Jose. Highly pictorial promotional book covering all aspects of the county. Includes a folding map 22 x 8” “Bird’s Eye View of the Santa Clara Valley”. Wonderful book promoting an important region of California, home to Stanford University, and containing many large towns. Generally fine. Est. $100-200 260. California. Shasta. Shasta. Mt. Shasta Gold Mines Corp., Specimen. Incorporated in South Dakota, 19xx. Specimen stamped in red on signature lines and holes punched. Stub attached. Vignette of 6 miners working underground with pry bars and drill. Green border and underprint (“Shares $1 Each”). Printer: ABNCo. 7 x 11. Stamped in purple at top is “Return to Issue Room to be held for Reference.” This is a new company, a reorganization of the Mt. Shasta Gold Mining Company, which paid a small dividend in 1899. Mine lies in the Mount Shasta district of California, between the Mountain Copper Company’s mine sand the Trinity mine. Ore carries both gold and copper. [Ref: Copper Handbook, 1902-04, p 328.] VF. Est. $100-200 261. California. Sheriffs. (Gold Rush). California Alcalde, 1950. by Stephen J. Field. Published by Biobooks. 174pps. Original red hard boards. Only minor wear overall. Very fine. Stephen Field traveled in to San Francisco in 1849. He immediately headed to Marysville where he was appointed Alcalde, Mexican law for an officer with limited jurisdiction. Field’s contributions to California’s development are far to numerous to outline here ( the book does that in detail). Some of his credits are: the fundamental basis for mining law, founding of the state’s judicial system, created the counties of Nevada and Klamath, etc. Attached to the last page is a fold out map of a reproduction of California, 1851. Each county is colored differently. The map shows Nevada as still part of Utah Territory. Map is crisp, no tears. Overall very fine to extremely fine. Est. $100-200 262. California. Sheriffs. Duties of Sheriffs and Constables, Particularly Under the Practice in California and the Pacific States and Territories, 1907. by W. S. Harlow. 3rd edition. 603pps, indexed. Original hard boards. Inscribed on outer board and first leaf by Dudley Kinsell. The book is a general outline and tutorial for what it takes to be a sheriff or constable. Wear to spine and corners. Fine. Est. $100-200 263. California. Sierra. Downieville. (Gold Rush). Downieville Lettersheet, c.1955. Captioned View of Downieville, Forks of the Yuba River. By W. H. O’Grady. Printed by Justh Quirot & Co, San Francisco. 9 x 14”. Baird 292 [Baird, Joseph; California Pictorial Letter Sheets, 1849-1869; 1967]. Lithograph by Justh. Quirot & Co., San Francisco. Art by W. H. O’Grady. Undated, circa 1852. Sold by Langton’s Express. 9 3/16 x 13 7/8” Paper size 11 x 16 5/8”. Unused. Fold vertically at center, as original. Printed in white paper. Downieville was the center of northern mine activity during the California Gold Rush. It was well away from the center of activity in Sierra County at La Porte several ridges away. The confluence of the two rivers here was perhaps the richest placer deposit in the region. The lithograph shows long sluice boxes erected to control the water courses. At the time, the town was still quite small with one central dirt street perhaps a quarter of a mile long flanked by substantial structures on each side, nearly the same as it appears today. The town was named after Major William Downie, a California ‘49er who wrote of many of his adventures in Hunting For Gold published in 1893. Downie came to the forks of the Yuba River in October, 1849. The town grew up around the site where he built his first cabin. This is a very choice view of an important northern mining camp in the beginning of the gold rush. Baird recorded two institutional copies only. The Clifford sale noted the same. The Clifford copy, purchased from John Howell Books, and illustrated in the Sloan catalog (1994) is indistinguishable from this copy, and may be the same. Nonetheless, this is a very rare gold rush lithograph, with only three known examples. Very rare. Very fine. Est. $2000-3000 264. California. Sierra. Downieville. P. A. Lamping & Co Certificate of Deposit, 186x. A sheet of two attached Certificate of Deposits. Datelined Downieville. Vignette of seated man overlooking the ocean where a sailing vessel is at sea. Printer - Britton, SF. 7 x 12” overall. Very fine. Est. $100-200 265. California. Sierra. Downieville. P. A. Lamping & Co Original & Duplicate of Exchange Sheet, 186x. A sheet that has both the original and duplicate of exchange. Vignette of seated man with ocean view in background. Black print. Printer - Britton, SF. 8 x 12”. Datelined Downieville. Extremely fine. Est. $100-200 266. California. Southern California. Southern California Desert region Ore Specimen Collection of John and Lucy Lane, collected circa 1897-1920. Nineteen different original labeled specimens as follows: Johannesburg Silver Mine, collected 1897 per memoirs, 0.78 oz troy, misc gray sulfides in quartz; B) Ballarat (Panamint Range) , 5.04 ozT, sulfides in qtz breccia; Bagdad Chase, collected circa 1905 per memoirs, 1.98 ozT, iron sulfides in rhyolite; Tecopa (Death Valley), 15.72 ozT, galena, silver sulfides, chalcopyrite, massive; Frazier Tunnel(Kern County), 11.44 ozT, brown gangue breccia with good boxwork (Frazier gold mine); galena from Anderson collection, San Bernardino, 0.58 ozT; Silver glance ore, Johannesburg, collected 1897 per memoirs, 2.40 ozT , high grade silver sulfides in qtz.; Ivanpah silver, 2 specimens, 2.33 ozT, probably submitted to the custom mill Lane worked, c1907, silver sulfides; Panamint, 3.54 ozT, green mineral and sulfides in quartz; Goldstone, Cal., 1.78 ozT, sulfides in quartz breccia, probably collected before 1910; Hubbard Mine, Banner District, San Diego County, 2 specimens, 4.28 ozT, sulfides in banded quartz; 2 specimens of silver-lead ore from northern Mexico collected by Bonham, 6.22 ozT, galena with silver; Pine Creek, Bishop, molybdenite in quartz, 1.35 oz troy, tin ore from Borrego and Colorado desert collected by Mr. Byers, 3.57 troy. May be pyrolusite (Mn); 5 different specimens collected by John Anderson. All San Bernardino county silver-gold deposits but no specific locations given. General locales could be found by tracing mining claim records in County records. For the story of these specimens see California. San Bernardino. Calico. Est. $900-1500 267. California. Yolo. Yolo Water & Power Co, Specimen. Incorporated in California. Dated 1912. $1000 denomination. Specimen stamped in red over signature lines and holes punched. Vignette of 3 allegorical figures, center female holding a staff, two males seated on left and right holding an electric light and a train engine. Green-gray border and underprint. Printer: Franklin Lee BN Co. 10-15. 80 coupons attached. Est. $200-400 268. California. Yuba. Edwards Woodruff vs North Bloomfield Gravel Mining Co, Omega Gold Mining & Ditch Co, 1886. 18pps. Original wrap, minor wear to binding. 7 x 10”. The suit claims that the two companies, especially the Omega GM&Ditch Co was hydraulic mining the banks of the South Yuba River with two “little giants” at the rate of about 2000 cubic yards of material per day. The debris from the hydraulic mining was routed to Stockmans Creek, and presumably blocking the flow or being deposited on another claim(s). In a previous decision, Edward Woodruff was successful in obtaining an injunction against the two mining companies. It would seem the Omega Co disregarded the injunction and was continuing to hydraulic mine the banks. Several affidavits were submitted supporting the contempt of court and the operation of mining ground. The court found that the Omega Co was in contempt based on strong circumstantial evidence. Very fine. Est. $75-150 Shop Online www.holabird.org 269. California. Yuba. People of the State of California vs Gold Run Ditch & Mining Co, 1884. 67pps. Front cover has been tape repaired, back cover is missing. 7 x 10”. The State of California is arguing that the hydraulic mining of the Gold Run Ditch & Mining Co is, and will, cause the impairment of navigation and debris build-up in the American and Sacramento River. “Nowhere in California is the power of water more noticeable than in that section of the North Fork of the American River between Giant’s Gap and Cape Horn, and it is here - perched on the south slope of the divide near the little village of Gold Run, Placer County, about one mile from the North Fork, by way of a short tributary of it, called Canon Creek (having a grade of 1000 feet to the mile) - is located the Gold Run Mine. It is owned by a mining corporation of nearly the same name, and its operations - though beginning in 1872 - did not reach much magnitude before 1876. It has an artificial water supply of not less than 2150 miners’ inches - about forty millions of gallons - which is largely increased by natural contributions of rain water. Its banks are very high, and the pressure under which water is used in its mining operations is about 275 feet. It uses the most approved processes, such as little giants or monitors, great iron pipes - and electric lights - for night work. It has not been a lucrative mine, as the assessments, have more than counterbalanced the dividends, nor is the earth worked by it rich in gold. It has, as the Court declares, only from 5 to 20 cts of gold per cubic yard in it.” This is opening argument from the State which goes on to portray that 20 million yards of “mining debris” would be transported to the American and Sacramento Rivers with 67 million yards already had been deposited from previous hydraulic mining starting in the 1860’s. The precedent on which the State sues is that the hydraulic mining of the Gold Run Co was a “nuisance” to the navigation of the rivers, to the agricultural lands and the potential of levee failure along in the Sacramento River in the city of Sacramento. The State also argues that the State has the right to pursue this action, citing several precedents. An informative legal battle that eventually led to the banning of hydraulic mining along the tributaries of the of the American and Sacramento Rivers for the exact reasons as argued in this case. Very fine. Est. $120-250 270. California. Yuba. Roddan Family Investment & Account Ledger, 1898-1910. Hardbound in leather and suede, 476 pages filled in with names, dates and amounts. 9 x 14 size, 2” thick cover is tattered but still together. Est. $300-600 (not illustrated) CANADA 271. Canada. British Columbia. Dawson Creek. Dawson Creek Souvenir Spoon. Engraved bowl with Dawson Creek, B. C. End of handle has color enamel with Dawson Creek, Alaska Highway, Mile 0. 4” long. Made in Canada, Sterling. Very fine. Est. $75-100 272. Canada. British Columbia. Phoenix. Phoenix Souvenir Plate. Plate is 3.5” diameter with gold leaf accent around rim. Scene is a sketch of a small town in a shallow valley. No mfg noted. Phoenix is a small unincorporated location just east of Grand Forks, BC, just north of the international border with Washington. The location is east of the Columbia River placing in Kootenay area. Probably a mining and lumber town. Rare. Est. $100-200 273. Canada. British Columbia. Victoria. Nest Egg Mining Co. Cert #192. Incorporated in Canada. Issued to Edith Le Neveu for 100 shares in 1896. Signed by G. A. Kirk president and M. S. Ellis secretary. Fabulous vignette 4 eggs, one is cracked open with coins falling out of the egg. Gold border. Uncancelled. Printer - Colonist Lith. 6 x 11”. Datelined Victoria, B.C. Brown stains affect certificate from top middle downward. Fine. Est. $100-200 274. Canada. Ontario. East Ontario. Ore Chimney Mining Co, Ltd, 1916. Prospectus. Incorporated in Ontario, 1909. The company owned 500 acres in the Eastern Ontario district about 11 miles from Kaladar, the nearest train station. By 1918, the company had over 2000 feet of workings, and a 403 shaft. The company had completed a 20 stamp mill, equipped with tables and magnetic separator and was hoping to bring it on line in late 1917 (Mines Handbook, 1918, p.1552). 18 photographs show everything from an investors’ visit and to fishing in the local lakes and streams. The ore was mostly of lead with minor copper and silver. 66 pages, original brown cover with an image of an outcrop with the title of the company. Original brown string at binding. 6 x 9”. Extremely fine. Est. $200-400 275. Canada. Ontario. Hastings. Home Gold & Copper Co, c.1902. Prospectus and letters. Lot of 5 different pcs. Incorporated in Ontario, promoted from Buffalo. The company held several different claim groups in Ontario as described in the prospectus. The listing of this company in the 1905 Copper Handbook, p.467, tells the story of this company far better than my attempt at described the contents of the prospectus. It is as follows “Lands are sundry claims in Eastern and Western Ontario. Company also claims to have mineral lands in Nova Scotia and New Mexico. Has peddled its stock assiduously, and complains that previous editions of the Copper Handbook have done the company great injustice, but cannot be prevailed upon to furnish a detailed report. One Rufus L. Herrick, a pious agent for the company, sold stock by opening his office with prayer in the morning, and washing out free gold from quartz in the afternoon.” The listing in the 1908 Copper Handbook, p.792, listed as “Dead. Formerly infested Ontario.” The prospectus has an attractive cover with gilt lettering and an image of a boarding house also in gilt, wet on a black cover, 32 pages with a 2 page county map of Ontario showing the property of the company, 4 x 8”. Except for the map pages, entirely printed on blue paper. The lot includes 2 smaller prospectuses and 3 stock purchase subscriptions all printed on blue paper. The official prospectus is extremely fine and accompanying paper is very fine. Est. $100-200 276. Canada. Ontario. Manitou. Imperial Gold Mines, Ltd, & Laurential Gold Mines Co, c.1904. Prospectus and Report. Lot of 2 different pcs. These 2 items are lotted together because they both have to do with the Laurentian gold mine located in the Manitou district near Manitou Lake. The pamphlet for the Imperial Gold Mines has a purple cover with gilt lettering titled “Imperial Gold Mines, Limited, Laurentian Gold Mine.” The entire pamphlet is made up exclusively of photographs of the property, a total of 10. 4.5 x 6”. The second item is a 5 page, 8x 13”, typed copy of a report on the Laurentian Gold mine owned by the Laurential Gold Mines, Ltd. There are no dates offered on either piece and the relation between the 2 different companies. Both extremely fine. Est. $100-200 277. Canada. Ontario. Rainy River. Lucky Coon Gold Mining Co, c.1902. Prospectus. Incorporated in Wisconsin, promoted from Duluth and Superior. The company owned property in the Rainy River district near Mine Centre, where the name Lucky Coon came from is not clear. There was a 5 stamp mill and several out buildings on the property. The president of this company, Hillyer, was involved with several other companies in the Rainy River district (see lots above). The front cover has an image of a young African-American boy. A claim map is found on the second page and there are 5 photographs. 12 pages, original gray cover with black print, 6 x 8.5”. Cover is beginning to detach. Very fine. Est. $100-200 CHILE 278. Chile. Potrerillas. Andes Copper Mining Co. Specimen Bond. #00000. Incorporated in Delaware, 1916. $500 denomination. Unsigned. #S23513 and Specimen printed in red. Vignette of two miners underground with hydraulic drill. Orange border and underprint (“500”). Printer: ABNCo. Meas. 10 x 15. Dated 1925. Sheet of 36 coupons attached. A very large tract of ground at Portrerillas, held by the Anaconda Copper Mining Co. Reported to have shown the existence of a very large tonnage, over 50,000,000 tons…carrying 1.67% copper. [Ref: Mines Handbook, 1918, pgs.1835-6.] Est. $100-200 COLORADO 279. Colorado. Mount Lincoln Lithograph Reprint. Captioned Mount Lincoln, The Town of Montgomery is Seen at its Base. Originally done by A. E. Mathers in Pencil Sketches of Colorado, 1866. Reprints done by Dr. Molie Mumey, 19xx. Images are 9 x 15.5”, overall 14 x 22”. Extremely fine. Est. $30-60 280. Colorado. Arapahoe. Survey Notes, 1868. Sixteen handwritten pages, including paper covers, tied with red ribbon. Corners dog-eared and curled, cover torn bottom left. The original survey was completed in 1866 for Township 4 N. and Range 62 W., in what today is probably Weld County, east of Greeley; it was re-surveyed in 1868 by officials from Arapahoe County, which in those days encompassed Adams and Morgan counties in Colorado. Est. $300-500 281. Colorado. Arapahoe. Denver. Colorado Powder Co. Cert. #82. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Wm. D. Farwell in 1882 for 9 shares. Signed by H.R. Wolcott, president, and J.O. Bosworth, secretary. Cancelled by Void written in red across face and by holes punched through signatures. Vignette of Colorado seal flanked by a vulture perched atop crag to left and miners working an outcropping to right. Black border on white paper. Printer: Lith Britton & Roy, SF. Dateline Denver. 4 x 7. This is an explosives company that probably manufactured gun powder and dynamite for mining, etc. Very Fine. Est. $200-400 282. Colorado. Arapahoe. Denver. Denver Fire Clay Co. Assay Catalog, 1898. Contains reference tables, illustrations and prices for chemists’ and assayers’ lab supplies, chemical apparatus, physical apparatus, outfits, school sets, mineral collections, models, charts, scientific books, fire brick and clay, chemicals and more. Fabulous! Softbound, 280 pages inclusive of index, 6 1/2” x 10 1/4”. Cover is worn, torn, stained, faded and folded. Chips from spine and rear cover. Fine. Est. $300-500 283. Colorado. Arapahoe. Denver. Denver Fire Clay Company, Reagents and Heavy Chemicals. Soft cover excerpt from another book, starts with pg. 569 to 664. A rare volume containing a variety of information for professionals and amateurs alike. Stapled , cover torn on edges and spine. Good condition. Est. $100-300 284. Colorado. Arapahoe. Denver. Omaha & Grant Smelting Co Color Lithograph, c.1882-1890. Fabulous duotone lithograph of the smelter of the Omaha & Grant Smelting Co that was in Omaha, Nebraska. Printer - Rees Print & Litho, Omaha. 27 x 36”. The Omaha Smelting Works was one of the first businesses established in Omaha. It was located along the western bank of the Missouri River just north of the downtown area. Omaha Smelter opened on October 15, 1870. Ten years later, they were the largest smelting works in the United States employing up to 250 men. The company used 1200 tons of coal per month to process raw ore into lead and precious metals. The smelter at Denver handled the bulk of the Leadville ores. James Benton Grant was born in 1848 in Alabama, the son of a plantation owner later impoverished by the Civil War. After studying at the prestigious Freiburg mining institute in Germany. Grant moved to Leadville in 1877 and built a smelter, known as the Grant Smelter. In 1882 the Grant Smelting Company relocated to Denver. That same year, Grant was elected third governor of the state, a position he held for one term from 1883-1885. In August 1882, the Grant Smelting Co. of Denver, Colorado, merged with the Omaha Smelting Works forming the Omaha & Grant Smelting & Refining Company. (source” coloradohistory.org; Lynn Sullivan, 2003). Several long tears affect middle bottom, but displays wonderfully. Professionally canvas backed. Fine. Est. $1500-3000 285. No Lot. 286. No Lot. 287. Colorado. Arapahoe. Denver. Omaha & Grant Smelting & Refining Co Specimen. #00000. $1000 Bond. Incorporated in Colorado, 1892. Specimen stamped in red on signature lines, holes punched. Vignette of bald eagle perched on rock outcropping at top, and of allegorical female standing with hand resting on wheel, bottom center. Green border and safety print. 38 coupons attached. Printer: ABNCo., N.Y. 9.5 x 14. See story above. Fine. Est. $200-400 288. Colorado. Arapahoe. Denver. Omaha & Grant Smelting Co. Certificate. Specimen. Incorporated in Colorado. Dated 18xx. Specimen stamped in red across signature lines and holes punched. Stub attached. Vignette of spread-winged eagle perched on rocky peak. And allegorical heads in corners of the green border. Printer: ABNCo. 7 x 10.5”. See story above. XF. Est. $200-400 289. Colorado. Boulder. Central. Buena Gold Mining Co. Cert #4150. Issued to Geo W. Shepherd Jr for 500 shares in 1881. Signed by Thomas H. Gill president and H. C. Eggleston secretary. Underprint vignette of roads and waterway through mountains, showing underground workings with “To Boulder” and “Road to Smuggler Mine”. Black border. Uncancelled. Printer - Review Print. 7 x 10”. The mine is located on the divide between Little Jim and Big Jim Creeks, half mile west of Jamestown. Thomas Gill was a noted naturalist in Washington D. C. He was a professor and naturalist for the Smithsonian. (Burchard). Extremely fine. Est. $150-300 290. Colorado. Boulder. Central. Governor Group Gold Mining Co. Cert #1548. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Tracy Vallance for 1000 shares in 1881. Signed by Medink Adams president and H. D. Hughes secretary. Vignette of miners underground. Black border and print. Uncancelled. Printer - Review Pub & Printing, Philadelphia. 7 x 10”. Datelined Philadelphia. Owned the Governor, President, Charter, Denver View, Fanny H, Star of the North, Philadelphia, Jamestown, Annex and Junction claims located between Jamestown and Gold Hill in the Central district. Ore was reported to run at $20-40 per ton. There were 5 shafts and a main tunnel 600 feet long. Also owned a stamp mill at Jamestown. (Colorado Mines Directory, 1883, p.58). Extremely fine. Est. $250-500 291. Colorado. Boulder. Magnolia. Little Maud Mining Co. Cert #771. Incorporated in Pennsylvania. Issued to Burtis Barber for 1000 shares in 1883. Signed by Burtis Barber president and John C. Zeller secretary. Vignette at top of miners working underground; smaller vignettes at each side of PA State Seal and CO State Seal. Gold border and revenue style underprint. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 9 x 12”. Datelined Philadelphia. Owned property on the Maud and Pickwick lodes located half mile from Magnolia in the Magnolia district. The claims were discovered in 1875. Ore ran at $50 per ton and was developed by a 133 foot shaft. (Colorado Mines Directory, 1883, p.64-65). Extremely fine. Est. $150-300 292. Colorado. Clear Creek. Colorado Smelting Co Documents & Others, 1872-1907. Four-page Letter, 1872, from Wm. Chambers to Pierson. Addressed to Pierson, letter advises that iron prices have risen sharply and this should help in getting the Colorado Smelting Company going. “…metals and course ores have gone up surprisingly. The price of iron here ought to enable you to get your own furnaces going—Cumberlland ore, our best hematite, is fetching 32x 6d per ton.” Usual folds, VF. Also mentions the work of Richard Pearce (see above), from whom Pearceite took its name. The Pearce family had close and important ties with early Colorado history. Harold was the son of Richard Pearce, an experienced metallurgist from Swansea, Wales, who came to Colorado in 1872 to help find a profitable method for smelting gold ores in the Central City area. Richard became the manager of Nathaniel P. Hill’s Argo Smelter in Denver and Harold succeeded him. When the Argo burned in 1906, the Pearce family moved back to England. Henry McAllister, Jr. a lawyer, bought the house in 1907, and later willed it to his son, Townsend Sherman McAllister. Townsend bequeathed the house and its contents to the Colorado Historical Society. Est. $100-150 293. Colorado. Clear Creek. Morfa Silver Works Documents, 1867 & 1871. 1) Richard Pearce writes the 1867 letter from the Morfa Silver Works stating he would not charge for his assays and report-of-ores but would accept a “trifling present as an acknowledgment for my work.” 2) Letter marked “Copy” from Morfa Silver Works, 1871, by Richard Pearce, discusses that he found pitchblende in Colorado, “a gentleman has already called to know if I would give him the chance of buying it.” Richard Pearce (1837-1927), from Cornwall, England, was a metallurgist with the Boston and Colorado Smelting Co.; and British Consul [internet]. Est. $100-200 294. Colorado. Clear Creek. Morfa Silver Works Letter, 1871-1872. Four-page letter(s) with dates of 1871 and 1872, from London. Addressed to Pierson (the same man referred to in the above letter by Richard Pearce, we believe), and signed by Wm. Chambers, mentioning that Pearce (see above) has written of his arrival and is now hard at work…”Pearce has discovered the value (of the ores)…for this production of a good matte—I mean the ores of Russell Gulch district……your pitchblende can be prepared for market there!” 5 x 7 size, one side is bordered mourning paper. Folds, with some tearing along folds and slight staining. Est. $100-200 295. Colorado. Clear Creek. Swansea Smelting Co Document, 1873. Four-page Letter, 1873, from Richard Pearce to Col. Pierson. Letter is noted as being from the Swansea Smelting Company, Georgetown, Colorado Ter. Mentions that Pierson is acting in the capacity of Swansea’s agent in New York. Pearce also notes that he is the person who discovered pitchblende “in your property which has proved remunerative to your company and that without any risk….It is the first discovery of that mineral in the United States & I would like to have from the owners of the property some trifling present which I can keep as a souvenir.” 5 x 7 folded, torn on lower folds. Blue paper. See above stories on Richard Pearce. Est. $100-150 296. Colorado. Clear Creek. Swansea Smelting Co Document, 1873. Three-page Letter, 1873, from Richard Pearce to Col. Pierson. From the Swansea Smelting Mining Co. in Georgetown, Colorado Terr. An interesting letter about pitchblende and the rich ores in Georgetown, Colo. Terr. “The average yield of the ore is 1/2 to 3/4 oz. Of Gold, 8 oz of Silver and 4% copper….As soon as I receive particulars of first sale of Pitchblende you shall have a statement of the returns together with a draft of your share of the proceeds.” Pierre and Marie Curie, together with G. Be’mont, were able to isolate the salts of both radium and polonium from pitchblende by many laborious operations. For these discoveries, the Curies shared the Nobel Prize in physics with Becquerel in 1903 [Ref: Enc. Britannica, p. 308]. Est. $100-150 297. Colorado. Clear Creek. Empire City. Empire City & Elizabethtown Chromolithograph Reprints. Two images on one sheet. Captioned Empire City, Clear Creek County, From Near the Foot of Silver Mountain, Looking Toward Elizabethtown. Second captioned Elizabethtown, Clear Creek County, From the Griffith Tunnel. Originally done by A. E. Mathers in Pencil Sketches of Colorado, 1866. Reprints done by Dr. Mumey, 19xx. Images are 7 x 10.5”, overall 14 x 22”. Extremely fine. Est. $30-60 298. Colorado. Clear Creek. Eureka. Mackey Lode Mining Claim Patent, 1890. Patent No. 16851, Cert. # 3326 to Richard Mackey on the Mackey Lode Mining Claim. 4 pgs. Tied by red ribbon and secured by red seal. Signed by Ellen Macfarland, asst. secretary to President Benjamin Harrison. 10 x 15. Some staining and foxing. Please story of Richard Mackay at Colorado. Gilpin. Est. $100-200 299. Colorado. Clear Creek. Fall River. Fall River Lithograph Reprints. Two images on one sheet. Captioned The Old Mountaineer, Fall River. Second captioned Profile Rock, Fall River. Originally done by A. E. Mathers in Pencil Sketches of Colorado, 1866. Reprints done by Dr. Mumey, 19xx. Images are 7 x 10.5”, overall 14 x 22”. Extremely fine. Est. $30-60 300. Colorado. Clear Creek. Idaho Springs. Idaho & Fall River Lithograph Reprints. Two images on one sheet. Captioned Idaho, Clear Creek County. Second captioned Fall River, Clear Creek County. Originally done by A. E. Mathers in Pencil Sketches of Colorado, 1866. Reprints done by Dr. Mumey, 19xx. Images are 7 x 10.5”, overall 14 x 22”. Extremely fine. Est. $30-60 301. Colorado. Clear Creek. Lincoln. Colorado Lode Patent No. 3889 to Richard Mackey, 1880. Document contains a large vignette on first pg. Showing a mill and outdoor mining activities—miners digging, surveying, ore cars going toward the mill—surmounted by a Bald Eagle and “The United States of AmAmerica” above the half-circle. Includes a hand-drawn survey plat of the Colorado Lode. Signed for President Rutherford B. Hayes by his secretary Wm. L. Crook. Meas. 12 x 18, tied along left side by red ribbon and secured on pg.3 (of 3) by red seal. VG. Folds, tears along folds, some discoloration and foxing. The claim is Shop Online www.holabird. org 1500 x 150 feet, situated on Mt. Pisga in the Lincoln district, 4 miles from Central City; first located in 1876 and patented in 1879; vein and fissure, with a crevice 4’ in width, containing galena assaying 100 oz. Silver per ton; developed by a shaft 90’ in depth. [Ref. Colorado Mining Dir., 1883, p.269]. Please story of Richard Mackay at Colorado. Gilpin. Est. $300-500 302. Colorado. Clear Creek. Lincoln. Lake Lode Location Certificates, 1879. Lot of 2 pcs. Both claims by John Sheedy and Michael Slattery, and Clear Creek County is marked out and Gilpin written in as their county of residence. Please story of Richard Mackay at Colorado. Gilpin. Very fine condition. Est. $100-200 303. Colorado. Clear Creek. Lincoln. Mackey Claim Patents, 1891. Lot of 13 pcs. Patent No. 17094, Min. Cert. 3332 to Richard Mackey on the following claims: Chloride No. 3, Chloride No. 2, Wedge, Chloride Extension, Chloride, Benton, Cross, Buck, Rattler No. 2, Brooklyn, Mackey No. 2 Extension, Mackey Extension, and Denver Lode. 23 pages including hand drawn colored map of claims, and signed by secretary McKean for President Benjamin Harrison. Tied together by green ribbon ending in red seal on final page. Foxing, fold, staining. Please see story of Richard Mackay at Colorado. Gilpin. Est. $400-800 304. Colorado. Clear Creek. Lincoln. New York Extension Lode U.S. Patent for Richard Mackey, 1890. Patent No. 16917, Cert. # 3331. 5 pgs, including a nice handcolored map of the lode, signed for President Benjamin Harrison by secretary McKean. Tied with green ribbon, ending in a red seal. 10 x 15. Slight foxing. Please see story of Richard Mackay at Colorado. Gilpin. Est. $100-300 305. Colorado. Clear Creek. Lincoln. Richard Mackey U.S. Patent for New York Lode, 1890. Patent # 16916, Cert. # 3330, to Richard Mackey, 1890, for the New York Lode Mining Claim. 10 x 15, tied with green ribbon, secured on 4th page by red seal. Signed by McKean, secretary to President Benjamin Harrison. Please see story of Richard Mackay at Colorado. Gilpin. Est. $100-300 306. Colorado. Clear Creek. Lincoln. U.S. Patent on Six Richard Mackey Claims, 1891. Patent No. 17095, Certificate # 3335 to Richard Mackey on the following claims: Morning Star, Morning Star Extension, Last Chance Extension, Last Chance, Mount Pisgah, and Hamlin Lode claims. 13 handwritten pages, including colored map of claims, and signed by secretary McKean for President Benjamin Harrison. 10 x 15. Tied at top with green ribbon ending in a red seal on last page. The Last Chance claim was situated on Quartz Hill, in the Nevada mining district, at Nevadaville; located in 1879; vein a fissure, with a crevice two and 1/2’ in width, containing gold-bearing quartz and iron and copper pyrites, the stamp-rock milling, when sorted, 6 oz. Gold per ton, and the smelting ore about $20 per ton; developed by a shaft 150 feet deep and 50 feet of drifts. There was another Last Chance held by some of the same owners, including James Mackey, located on Alps Hill in the Illinois Central mining district, 2 mi. from Central City; located in 1862; vein a fissure, with a crevice from 18-24” wide containing gold-bearing quartz and iron and copper pyrites; the stamp-rock milling, when sorted, from 1 1/2 to 8 oz gold per cord, and the smelting-ore yielding $30 per ton; developed by two shafts 100 and 125’ in depth [Ref: Colo. Mining Dir., 1883, p. 289]. Some stains and edges foxed and dog-eared. Please see story of Richard Mackay at Colorado. Gilpin. Est. $300-400 307. Colorado. Clear Creek. Lincoln. United States Patent, Mineral Certificate, 1888, on the Battle Extension Lode Mining Claim. Claim filed by Benjamin F. Pease, William M. Jones, William M. Lynn, and Ephraim A. Lynn in 1885 in Central city, Colorado. Mineral Cert. No. 2774, General Land Office No. 12913. 4 pages threaded with blue ribbon at top (4 punch holes) and ending on 4th page with ribbon ends secured by red seal. Signed for President Grover Cleveland by his secretary, March 1888. Meas. 10 x 15. Pink stain on first page but still readable. Property is 5.17 acres, “more or less.” VG. Please see story of Richard Mackay at Colorado. Gilpin. Est. $100-300 308. Colorado. Clear Creek. Queen. Colorado Territory National Silver Mining Co. Cert #209. Incorporated in Maryland 1868. Issued to Walter W. Burdette for 10 shares in 1869. Signed by Wm. Celnick president and F. Howard secre tary. Vignette of the US Capitol Building. Black border with green print accents. Uncancelled. Printer - J. F. Gedney, Washington DC. 7 x 11”. Datelined Baltimore City, Md. Company owned the Baltimore group on Brown Mountain in the Queen district, 2.5 miles from Georgetown. Hand sorted ores were averaging 25 ounce silver per ton. Developed by about 5000 feet of underground workings (Corregon & Lingane). We have never had this certificate before. Trimmed tight at left edge. Very fine. Est. $500-1000 309. Colorado. Custer. Hardscrabble. Bull-Domingo Cons Mining Co of Colorado, Specimen. Incorporated in New York, in the winter of 1881-82. Unissued, unsigned, undated. Vignette of 7 or 8 miners underground at the junction of two tunnels, with two mules in the background. Small bull’s head vignette at bottom center. Brown border, black print. Printer: ABNCo. Meas. 7.5 x 11 not including attached stub. Penciled date in orange crayon on signature line: Dec 1/79. Penciled in blue on stub: March 8th/80. Company owned 4 patented locations, viz.: the Bull Domingo and Johnny Bull, the surface ground of which conflicts, and covering about 15 acres; situated at the foot and on the south slope of Blue Ridge, 2 1/2 mi. northeast of Rosita. The formation in this property is peculiar, but it is well known that in the workings near the surface the ore occurs in the form of shell-like coatings on boulders, varying from a mere scale to an inch or more in thickness, increasing in thickness as depth is gained, and consisting of sulfides of zinc, iron, and lead, sometimes rich in silver…average value of ore—50% lead and 60 oz. Silver per ton, although portions of it mill much higher. One shaft 350’ and 1000’ of cross-cuts; steam hoisting and pumping machinery. Output about $300,000; and two other claims contiguouus to Bull Doming and Johnny Bull. [Ref: Colorado Mining Directory, 1883, p. 182.] Est. $100-200 310. Colorado. Custer. Rosita. Game Ridge Cons Mining Co. Cert #101. Issued to Farmer’s Loan & Trust Co for 1000 shares in 1882. Signed by W. K. Smith vice president and Thomas McDowell secretary. Vignette of three miners underground. Black border. Uncancelled. Printer - National Bank Note. 7 x 10”. Datelined New York. “Location of Mine Rosita, Col” printed on certificate. Rosita was a mining camp that boasted of 2000 people at its peak in the mid 1870’s. Stories of gunfights abound in local histories. Production was $2-3 million, but none of the mines were significant producers. Xf. Est. $200-400 311. Colorado. Eagle. Holy Cross. Ogontz Mining Co, Proof. Dated 18xx. Written in Spanish. Top statement declares in Spanish that this a specimen of N.F. Seebeck, New York. Datelined both New York and Matamoros, Mexico. “Mines Located in Holy Cross District Colorado” printed on face beneath masthead. Vignette of miner working with pry-bar underground. Narrow black border, green safety print, no seal. Reverse has a number of monograms and a vignette of two allegorical figures. Certificate has been pasted into an album and brown paper is stuck to sides on reverse. 6.5 x 9. No information, company may not have gotten off the ground. Clearly a specimen from the American Bank Note Co., or other, scrapbook. Est. $100-200 312. Colorado. El Paso. Colorado Springs. United States Smelting Co Specimen. Cert. #00000. Incorporated in Colorado, 1902. $1000 denomination. Specimen stamped in red on signature lines, holes punched. Printer: ABNCo. Vignette of 6 smoking smelters at foot of mountains. Eagle vignette at bottom. Pink border. 40 coupons attached. 10 x 15. Est. $150-300 313. Colorado. El Paso. Garden of the Gods. Garden of the Gods Original Photograph, c.1880 (or earlier). Photograph is a Mammoth Plate. Image is circular with 16” diameter. Photographic paper is cut with six sides and was in frame when it came to us. The frame was broken and discarded. Image is dirty but we believe it can be cleaned. Photo was pen identified as a Ross Photo. View shows carriage on the path through the Garden of the Gods. Fair. Est. $200-400 314. Colorado. El Paso. Garden of the Gods. Garden of the Gods Souvenir Spoon. Engraved with Gateway Garden of the Gods with the classic scene of Garden of Gods. Handle has enamel end with burro in color. 5” long. Sterling. Very fine. Est. $150-300 Shop Online www.holabird.org 315. Colorado. Gilpin. Central City. Mount Pisgah Extension Lode U.S. Patent for Richard Mackey, 1892. Patent No. 16852, Mineral Certificate #3327, dated 1890. Contains 5 pgs., including a map of the lode, and signed for President Benjamin Harrison by asst. secretary Ellen MacFarland. 10 x 15, tied together at top with green ribbon secured on last page by red seal. Some foxing and discoloration. F. Property located on Mt. Pisgah in 1879, 3 miles from Central City; vein a fissure, with a crevice from 3 to 5 feet in width, containing galena, which assays $100 per ton, with a quartz gangue; developed by one shaft 110 feet in depth [Ref: Colorado Mining Directory, 1883, p. 298]. Please see story of Richard Mackay at Colorado. Gilpin. Est. $300-500 316. Colorado. Gilpin. Central City. Mackey Family Personal Papers, 1895-1958. Lot of 13 pcs. Includes 11 deeds on various Colorado properties, a Special Use Permit issued by the U.S. Forest Service to A.R. Mackey of Greeley (1943), and a packet of 11 copies of correspondence, to or from U.S. Congressman Wayne N. Aspinall, regarding the Mackey family. Please see story of Richard Mackay at Colorado. Gilpin. Est. $100-200 317. Colorado. Gilpin. Glimpses of Golden Gilpin Colorado, 1908. A soft bound book published by the Gilpin County Chamber of Commerce commemorating 50 years since gold was discovered. Printed by Denver Engraving Co. 35pps, with printed photographs on almost every page. 8 x 9”. The first page begins with a history of gold discoveries in Gilpin County. The Russell brothers found gold 6 miles above Denver in 1858 and in 1859, John H. Gregory found the Gregory lode. Photographs show the old mills, buildings, miners, etc. There are short biographies of important people such as: Pat Casey, Eben Smith, Henry Wolcott, etc. The back cover has corner missing and small tears. 34 pgs. A great Gilpin County piece. This is the nicest one we’ve seen. Est. $200-400 318. Colorado. Gilpin. Mining Scenes Hand Colored Lithograph, 1866. Original color lithograph approx 11 x 18” from A. E. Mathews 1866 folio on Colorado. This lithograph has four separate views, all roughly 7.5 x 4.5” each. All are important views illustrating Colorado mining scenes from the early mining period. (1) “Gulch mining – Colorado Gulch” This spectacular view shows placer mining by long tom, looking east up the valley toward Climax. This is a very early view of Leadville, long before that name came into being. There are 9 buildings visible with three men working the Long tom. Hollister commented on California Gulch in his 1867 treatise on Colorado mining, noting that there were 5,000 to 6,000 people there about 1861, but at the time of his visit circa 1866, it was “almost deserted.” (2) “Spanish Arastra on Clear Creek” This view is a detailed look at a Colorado arastra. The arastra has a typical round stone base of fitted shaped rock with two levels of carefully shaped and fitted stones above that contain the water, ore, and two large dragging stones. The setting on Clear Creek could be downstream of Black Hawk or upstream after the valley widens slightly. Hollister, in Mines of Colorado, 1867 (p103) tells us where this arastra is located. It was built in July of 1865 or 1866 by Lehmer, Laughton & Peckat the mouth of Gregory Gulch It was 10-12 feet in diameter. Hollister claims this arastra was the first such mill ever built in Colorado. (3) The Stamp Process – Mr. Sensenderfer’s Mill” This is a mill interior view of a very small 20 stamp mill with steeply sloping mercury amalgamation tables below. The view does not show a tails race, the channel used to let tailings run out of the building. A man at left is loading the ore in the mill be hand shovel. Sensenderfer was a prominent local mining man during the 1860’s. He held interests in the Bobtail and other mines, including the Sensenderfer’s Gold Mining Co.., which held part of the Bobtail lode. Hollister commented on this company “The company have a 20 stamp mill in the upper part of Black Hawk, with steam and water power in good order, running and paying.” (p161, Hollister, Mines of Colorado, 1867). (4) “Shaft or Lode Mining – Interior of No. 1, on the Gregory, Black Hawk Co.’s Mine” This great view is clearly artistically modeled after the many views or sketches of underground mining found in early European books on mining, generally from the 17th or 18th centuries. It shows nine men working in a stope, but the sketch artist has made a few flaws, such as omitting the ladders for access to the overhand stope miners. This is one of the most important mines at Black Hawk and in Colorado at this time. The condition is very fine with only one small brown spot in the lower left margin. Extremely fine. Est. $600-1200 Shop Online www.holabird.org Lowest Prices, Amazing Selection 319. Colorado. Gilpin. Mining Scene Lithograph Reprints. This is a reprint of the above described original lithograph. Originally done by A. E. Mathers in Pencil Sketches of Colorado, 1866. Reprints done by Dr. Mumey, 19xx. Images are 4 x 7.75”, overall 14 x 22”. Extremely fine. Est. $30-60 320. Colorado. Gilpin. Nevadaville. Nevada Lithograph Reprint. Captioned Nevada, Colorado. Originally done by A. E. Mathers in Pencil Sketches of Colorado, 1866. Reprints done by Dr. Mumey, 19xx. Image are 9 x 15.5”, overall 14 x 22”. Extremely fine. Est. $30-60 Richard Mackay & Ben Kimber Colorado. Gilpin & Blackhawk. Richard Mackay and Ben Kimber were partners. We have an extensive historical background on Ben Kimber written up in out Auction #23 Catalog in the Colorado section. We received the Richard Mackay archive just after our A#23 went to press with the Kimber archive. There are some lots that can be found within this catalog are also from the Kimber collection. Receiving two totally separate but completely related archives is just one of the perks of doing the research that you find in our catalogs. The next lot will help to outline Mackay’s role. 321. Colorado. Gilpin. Richard Mackey Documents Relating to Various Mining activities. Lot of 8 pcs. Richard Mackey, prominent in Colorado mining circles, is shown to be involved in numerous mining activities. Two of the 8 documents are copies of his testimony regarding acquiring the St. Louis-Gunnel mining group post-1891, and another is a copy of a letter from his daughter Minnie, dated 1903, to attorney Charles Hughes, Jr. of Denver, regarding tax sales or deeds on her father’s property. Attached is a handwritten list of properties assessed to R. Mackey in 1902. There is an Agreement of Lease between partners Job Kimber and William Fullerton and Richard Mackey of Gilpin, dated 1884. Another is a 2-pg. List of names, titled Richard Mackey Grantor, dates 1884-1898. Two legal documents of Mackey’s, one an estate deed dated 1890, and the second a notice regarding the Premium and Other Lodes, dated 1894. The last is a Warranty Mining Deed dated 1951 between A.R. Mackey and Richard V. Mackey signing over their ownership of 9 claims to the Mackey Mines, Inc. The claims are: War Dance lode, Mackey lode, Mackey No. 2 lode, Mammoth No. 2,3,4,5 and 6 lodes, and the Andrew lode. Two revenue stamps are attached ($2, $10). Various sizes, all in good shape. The Mammoth Vein was considered the richest vein in Gilpin County. It runs west through Quartz Hill and was called “The richest square mile on earth,”….much gold, silver, lead, copper and even pitchblende and uranium have been taken out of the Diamond Lil tunnel which almost intersects the Mammoth Vein [Ref: Guide to the Colorado Ghost Towns and Mining Clamps, by Perry Eberhart, p. 24]. See story on Job Kimber Auction Catalog #23, Dec. 2003. Est. $300-600 322. Colorado. Gilpin. Richard Mackey Mines Mineral and Location Certificates. Lot of 27 pcs. 26 Location Certificates on Mackey’s mines, dates 1883-1896, most are 1887, including: Mammoth mines #1-9, War Dance Extension, Clifford, Monarch, Cliff, Mettle and Mettle Extension, Moulton and Moulton Extension, A. R. Mackey and A.R. Mackey Extension, Mackey and Mackey Extension, Mackey No. 2 and Extension, and Mackey No. 2 East. Also, a United States Mineral Certificate #207, General Land Office No. 28869 document to Richard Mackey, 1897, on all his mines, 32 pgs., 10 x 14, tied together with green ribbon secured by r ed seal, and signed for President William McKinley by his secretary, F.M. McKean. Folds, some discoloration, but VG. Est. $300-500 323. Colorado. Gilpin. Richard Mackey Warranty Deed, 1876. Signed by Elizabeth A. and Joseph B. Tomlinson of Gilpin Co. to Richard Mackey for Mining Claim Number 6. Tears along folds. 10 x 15. Est. $75-150 324. Colorado. Gilpin. Black Hawk. Black Hawk & Central City Documents, 1860’s. Group of 10 documents from the 1860’s for mining properties held by Job Kimber. Contains deeds etc. signed by many of the local notable personalities on early locally printed forms. William Slaughter, James Miller, Ouren and others were involved with the Kimbers in these mining deals. Very historical group. Est. $300-500 325. Colorado. Gilpin. Black Hawk. Booster Mine Production Documents, 1893-1900. Lot of 3 documents. Production reports 1893, mine expenses 1897, and a hand drawn map of the same period. The map is about 1.2 x 1.7 feet. The lode intersected the Pine Creek Placer. It is unknown if the Pine Creek Mill ran the Booster ores. A mill is shown along Pine Creek next to the Booster shaft. Probably near Central City. Est. $100-200 326. Colorado. Gilpin. Black Hawk. Colorado Territory Revenue Stamped Documents. Two early Colorado Territory documents from the Kimber Archive. Both have $5 US adhesive revenue stamps, one a Mortgage stamp R91, the other Charter Party R88. One of the documents is particularly important, a deed from 1866 from the Manhattan Gold Mining Co. of Colorado to the Gregory Gold Mining Co of Colorado for property on the Fisk lode. The deed was executed in New York and witnessed by the Commissioner for Colorado in New York and a notary public. Signed by G. C. Satalee as president of the Manhattan Company. The second document is a quit claim deed for the Sir William Lode in Central City. on a form printed by Collier & Hall, Central City. The Gregory and Fisk lodes were very important gold producing lodes at Black Hawk. Est. $150-300 327. Colorado. Gilpin. Black Hawk. Fullerton Mining Documents, c.1879-1888. Lot of 6 documents. Warranty deed from Virginia Kimber to Fullerton, 1887, Quit Claim deed from Fullerton 1888, 2 mining deeds from 1887 and a 1879 Power of Attorney. All are printed locally. Involving various claims in Gilpin, part of the original Kimber-Fullerton partnership. Est. $100-200 328. Colorado. Gilpin. Black Hawk. Kimber and Frank Young Legal Trouble Documents. Frank Young was an investment banker in Denver with the Rollins Investment Company. He was able to get some of the Kimber money for various investment schemes and finally went after the Kimber mine holdings with great promises. He never delivered on his promises, but did win the first round of law suits between the two when a judge ignored all the hand written letters from Young to Kimber with the promises. This archive has about 20 pieces, most of which are various letters describing the actions. Est. $200-400 329. Colorado. Gilpin. Black Hawk. Kimber Mines Archive, c.1870-1900. Contains assorted papers, deeds, documents, receipts, expenses, letters, assays, payrolls, title work and other documents from Ben Kimber and his activities at Black Hawk and Central City. Important archive adding much background to the Kimber story. Content quality is high. Est. $600-1200 330. Colorado. Gilpin. Black Hawk. Mortgage with Unique Revenue Stamp Usage, 1863. Revenue Document. Rare 1863 Colorado Territory document signed by D. C. Collier as notary public with his oval stamp that states “Gilpin County, C. T.” In this case, the recorder was out of regular issue US adhesive revenue stamps and adhered a beautifully printed 2 cent black Scott 73 (A32) under Collier’s stamp. This is a very rare usage, though we have seen it once before, but not on a Colorado piece. The document is a mortgage executed in 1863 for mining property in Gilpin County. It was printed by the Register in Central City, the first newspaper there. Collier was the editor of the Register and a lawyer. [David O’Neill to Harmon Pederson for a lot and house] Provenance- Kimber archive. Est. $100-200 331. Colorado. Gilpin. Black Hawk. Ore Buyer Receipts, 1889-1904.. Lot of 16 pcs. 16 receipts from three different ore buyers for ores from Black Hawk, Central City and the Russell area. Chamberlain-Dillingham Ore Co. 1904, 14 receipts. For ore received from Kimber and a partner, received at Idaho Springs. The ore was about 5 tons per load. No assays present. The other two are for George W. Foreman of Black Hawk and W. J. Chamberlain, also of Black Hawk, 1889-1901.The latter two have assays. Gold in the two ran 0.08 oz/ton and silver 3-4 ounces per ton. Est. $75-150 332. Colorado. Gilpin. Black Hawk. Pacific Express Receipt, 1890. Receipt is for 2 boxes of minerals sent by Ben Kimber to Denver valued at $25, signed by the agent M. E. Hill. The receipt is nearly identical to a Wells Fargo receipt in size and color. The piece is printed in red ink on yellow paper. The specimens must have been very valuable for a shipment of this nature. Very rare. Est. $50-100 333. Colorado. Gilpin. Black Hawk. Pine Creek Mill Papers, 1893-1898. 16 documents from the Kimber archive. (1) US Mint receipt from Denver Mint for retort. The mint processed a 5 ounce ingot worth $90 in gold. (2) 5 receipts from the Pine Creek Stamp Mill for ore received at the mill showing original weight and the yield. In one case the shipment was 3.25 cords of rock that yielded 4 ounces 6 pennyweights. This is well illustrative of how the Colorado gold milling process developed differently from the California-Nevada system. (3) A number of receipts in manuscript for expenses at the mill. Est. $150-300 334. Colorado. Gilpin. Black Hawk. Polar Star Mill Archive, c.1870-1890. Contains more than 30 documents describing throughput, payroll, expenses, tailings production and assays. Important record of milling in Black Hawk. Est. $300-6003 335. Colorado. Gilpin. Black Hawk. Rockdale Gold Mining Co. Cert #37. Incorporated in New York. Issued to Daul L. Winchester for 25 shares in 1865. Signed by J. Tuckerman president and Jas. Z. Taylor secretary. Vignette of three miners working above ground. Vignette at left of cross sectional view of shaft. Black border. Cancelled by pink pen and signature cross-outs. Printer - B. F. Corbes & Macy, NY. 6 x 11”. Datelined New York. 25 cent revenue stamp at right edge. Stub attached at left edge. Located near Central City where John Gregory discovered gold in 1859. (Corbett, 1879). Small chips on top edge. Very fine. Est. $300-600 336. Colorado. Gilpin. Black Hawk. West Point Lode Location Certificate, 1867. Territory of Colorado 1867 location notice printed by Collier & Hall for the Register (newspaper) signed by Job Kimber and partners for the West Point Lode. It has a block of six (attached) 5 cent certificate (R3, R24) revenue stamps with printed blue cancels perfectly centered on each horizontal pair of the block of six. The left edge of the stamps is folded as part of the document fold. The Territorial nature of the document is rare as is the stamp usage. Very fine. Est. $100-200 337. Colorado. Gilpin. Blackhawk. United Windsor Gold Mining Co of Colorado. Cert. #14. Incorporated in New York. Issued to C.D. Invilliers in 1864 for 1000 shares. Signed by president Sidney Thomas and secretary Geo. Niven, Jr. Black border and print on crème paper. Uncancelled. Printer: Dodge & Grattan, N.Y. 6.5 x 10.5 Slight wrinkling on top margin, trimmed tight at left. The Windsor mine was a placer mine in Russell Gulch near the site of some of the first lode gold discoveries in Colorado. [Ref: Hollister, 1867.] Adhesive revenues front and back. XF. Est. $300-500 338. Colorado. Gilpin. Central City. East Gunnel Mining Co Documents. Three items, the minutes of 1898 and 1904 stockholder’s meeting in manuscript form and the official Articles of Incorporation papers for the company signed by the Secretary of State of Colorado, 1896. The East Gunnel was located on a ridge near Nevadaville and was a fair producing gold mine. Est. $100-200 339. Colorado. Gilpin. Central City. First National Bank Account Books, 1887-1897. Three different leather covered bank books from the First National Bank, Central City. The bank name is boldly printed on the cover of each book A) Ben Kimber’s book of deposits, 1887-1896, 3.5 x 5.5”; B) Virginia Kimber 1878-1880 showing daily deposits, 4.5 x 6.5” C) Kimber & Fullerton 1897-1898. 4.5 x 7”. All excellent condition. Est. $100-300 Consignments Wanted Call Toll Free 877-852-8822 340. Colorado. Gilpin. Central City. Central City Lithograph Reprint. Captioned “Central City from the Side of the Mammoth Hill Looking up Gregory and Eureka Gulches.” Originally done by A. E. Mathews in Pencil Sketches of Colorado, 1866. Reprints are by Dr. Mumey. View of Central City. Image 9 x 16”, overall 14 x 22”. Extremely fine. Est. $30-60 341. Colorado. Gilpin. Enterprise. After Supper Mine Document, 1899-1902. Group of four documents from the Kimber archive on the After Supper mine. A) assignment of a lease by Kimber and others to a new operator, B) Lease agreement on the After Supper with many extra signature pages attached C) Another assignment by Kimber. D) note to bank regarding the last item. The After Supper was one of Kimber’s many mining interests near Central City. Est. $100-200 342. Colorado. Gilpin. Enterprise. Colorado Territory Documents, 1862-63. Two early 1862-3 Colorado Territory documents from the Kimber archive. (1) Manuscript deed from Caleb Sam to Ouren for a house and lot at the mouth of Chase Gulch. Caleb Sam used an “x” to mark his name (illiterate). Executed June, 1862 and witnessed by H. P. Cowenhoven, notary Public in Colorado territory. The seal for Cowenhoven is particularly striking with red color and fairly bold “Colorado Territory.” He was the first president of the school board in Black Hawk. (2) The second document is a quit claim deed between the same two people from September 1863 and has a 50 cent blue Conveyance stamp adhered (just after the start of the revenue stamp period) It has the Collier oval black stamp on the back as notary denoting “Gilpin County, C. T.” Documents showing the territorial status are rare. Est. $300-500 343. Colorado. Gilpin. Eureka. Richard Mackey Location Certificate and U.S. Patent for the Lake Lode Claim, 1883 & 1890. Location Certificate dated 1883, signed by Richard Mackey. Printer: Culver, Page, Hoyne & Co., Chicago. U.S. Patent issued to Richard Mackey in 1890, 6 pages tied together with red ribbon and secured on pg.6 by red U.S. seal. Includes hand drawn colored map of location. Signed by Ellen Macfarland, asst. Secretary for President Benjamin Harrison. 10 x 15, staining and foxing. Est. $250-500 344. Colorado. Gilpin. Eureka. St. Louis Claim Group Map, c.1900. Shows the Nevadaville and Central City areas at top, including the Gunnell, St. Louis Extension, Holman, Jackson, Butler, Mount Lincoln, Prize Extension, Newfoundland, Whiting and Wood mines. Bottom half shows longitudinal sections of the St. Louis shaft, Pleasant View shaft, and St. Louis Extension shaft. 8 x 14. Torn at right end with piece missing. Folds and foxing. Est. $100-300 345. Colorado. Gilpin. Georgetown. Helmick Tunnel Co. Cert #53. Incorporated in Washington DC. $500 Bond issued to W. Burdette in 1876. Signed by Wm. Helmick president and R. S. Lacey secretary. No vignette. Black border. 8 x 10”. William Helmick was a US Representative from Ohio. In 1861 he lost his bid for reelection. Lincoln appointed him to run the Pension Office. Helmick died in 1888. Extremely fine. Est. $200-400 346. Colorado. Gilpin. Georgetown. Helmick Silver Mining Co. Cert #37. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Walter W. Burdette for 10 shares in 1869. Signed by F. Howard president and N. M. Ross secretary. Vignette of miners working placer operation. Brown border and background. Uncancelled. 6 x 9”. Datelined Washington City, DC. This is an older issued certificate than the one described above. Trimmed tight at top edge. Very fine. Est. $350-700 347. Colorado. Gilpin. Gregory. Gregory Lode Map, 1889. 9 x 11” pen & ink map, two color of the Gregory Second Working shaft. Attached is a letter to a lawyer regarding the dip of another shaft on the property. Est. $100-200 348. Colorado. Gilpin. Gregory. Miller Lode Claim Notices, 1864. An original pre-emption certificate filed by J.W. Pendleton & Co. and signed by J.W. Pendleton and J.M. Pendleton, August 13, 1864. Measures 5 x 7.75. Vignette along left side of 3 deer in a mountain stream, and small vignette of dog and strongbox, bottom center. 5-Cent revenue stamp above vignette. The Miller Lode was located at Blackhawk in the Gregory District. Very early. XF. Est. $200-400 349. Colorado. Gilpin. Illinois Central. Richard Mackey Pocohantas Lode Deed, 1873. Signed over by John W. Stratten for a fee of $2.00. Of Carbonate Hill the Leadville Democrat says [Burchard, 1883, p. 344] : “This district is enclosed by Big Stray Horse, Stray Horse Valley or East Leadville, California Gulch, and Graham Park. The claims located there on may be divided into four divisions: First, the apex locations; second, those on the fall of the contact;…. To the second class belong ...wholly the following: A large part of the Henriette and Waterloo, the Portland, Carleton, Forsaken...and others of no demonstrated value, such as Gem of Leadville, Little Diamond, Muchachinack, Carbonate King, Crawford, Big Dutch, Barnes, American Eagle, Pocahontas.” A few stains. Fine. Est. $75-150 350. Colorado. Gilpin. Independent. Hope Gold Mining Co Mill Interior Lithograph. Four images on one sheet. Overall captioned The Keith Process, Hope Gold Company’s Works. (1) The Ore Breaking Room - Blake’s Ore Process. (2) The Furnace (3) The Ore Pit, or Drying Room (4) Amalgamating Room. Original hand colored lithographs by A. E. Mathews from Pencil Sketches of Colorado. Images are 4 x 7.75”, overall 14 x 22”. Important 1866 Lithograph of a mill interior of the Hope Gold Mining Co. on the Gold Dirt Lode in the Independent Mining District on Gamble Gulch. The mine of the company was gold and silver occurring in “regular quartz veins.” According to Hollister, in his 1867 treatise Mines of Colorado, p219. There are four views in this lithograph, all about 4.5 x 7.5” in two colors. The page is entitled “The Keith Process.” Hollister describes the mill in fair detail: three story frame, 60 x 75 feet, engine room 40 x 50…” The mill capacity was 30 tons per day, managed by Col. C. L. Grafflin, who claimed an 80% recovery on local ores after a six month test period. Very fine to excellent. Extremely fine. Est. $600-1000 Please Lot #392 for the reprint of this lithograph described. 351. Colorado. Gilpin. Nevada. East Nevada Lode Patent, 1895. Issued to Richard Mackey. Patent No. 25765, Cert. 2968 to Richard Mackey. 5 pgs. Tied by blue ribbon and secured on last page with red seal. Signed by secretary McKean for President Grover Cleveland. 10 x 15. Folds, slight stains. VG. Property located in the Nevada mining district near Central City and the Nevadaville townsite, close proximity to the Butler and Ashtabula lode claims. Est. $150-300 352. Colorado. Gilpin. Nevada. Richard Mackay East Nevada Lode Location Certificate, 1877 & Nevada Lode U.S. Patent. Location certificate signed by Andrew Bitzenhofer and James Farley. Some chips missing and staining. Patent is #16856, Cert. #3334, for Richard Mackey on the Nevada Lode, includes hand drawn colored map of location, 4 pgs. Tied by green ribbon and secured on 4th pg. By red seal. Signed by Ellen Macfarland, asst. secretary to President Benjamin Harrison, 1890. 10 x 15. Folds, some staining. Is the Nevada Lode the source of Nevadaville? We don’t know when it was started. Est. $200-400 353. Colorado. Gilpin. Russell Gulch. Russell Gulch & Idaho Springs Lithograph Reprint. Two images on one sheet. Captioned Russell Gulch, Gilpin County. Second captioned “The Chief, Squaw and Papoose, As Seen from Idaho. Originally done by A. E. Mathers in Pencil Sketches of Colorado, 1866. Reprints done by Dr. Mumey, 19xx. Images are 7 x 10.5”, overall 14 x 22”. Extremely fine. Est. $30-60 354. Colorado. Gilpin. Russell. Legal Tender Gold & Silver Mining Co, Proof. Incorporated in New York, 1880. Unissued, unsigned. Vignette of miners with lighted hats working underground. Orange border and cross-hatched safety print, with green printing. “Location of Mines, Gilpin County, Colorado” printed on face. 7.5 x 10.5. Offices in Central City, the company owns the Legal Tender, Irona, Harvest Queen, and 1/3 of the Agra lode; situated in Davenport Gulch, Russell Mining district, and in process of patent; veins all fissures, with crevices from one to five feed wide, containing gold-bearing quartz and iron and copper pyrites, the stamp-rock milling, when sorted, from thee to seven ounces gold per cord, and the smelting material yielding from $15 to $45 per ton; developed by a number or shafts from 40 to 75 feet in depth. [Ref: Colorado Mining Directory, 1883, pgs. 289-90]. Reverse has glued on paper with removed from album. Est. $200-400 355. Colorado. Gilpin. Vermillion. Richard Mackay Rattler Lode Location Certificate, 1887 & 1888. Lot of 2 pcs. Rattler Lode location cert. Signed by Richard Mackey. Patent is issued to Benjamin F. Pease, William M. Jones, William M. Lynn, and Ephraim A. Lynn (Mackey’s partners) in 1888. Patent tied with blue ribbon, secured on 4th page with red seal, and signed for President Grover Cleveland by McKean. 10x 15, slight staining. Est. $150-300 356. Colorado. Gilpin. Vermillion. Richard Mackey Location Certificates, 1887. Lot of 14 pcs. Claims include: Premium, Premium Extension, Wedge, Mineral Extension, Franklin, Dexter Extension, Eagle, Bonanza, Bonanza Extension, Bloomfield, Bloomfield No. 2, Kaiser, Mineral, and Dexter lodes. Signed by Richard Mackey. Est. $200-400 357. Colorado. Gilpin. Vermillion. Richard Mackey Location Certificates & Ore Deposit Receipt, 1887. Lot of 7 pcs. Location certificates for: Brooklyn, Cross, Chloride No. 3, Chloride Extension, Denver, and Chloride lodes. All 1887, all signed by Mackey. One Denver National Bank deposit receipt, 1887, for $390 deposited by Richard Mackey for surveys of the Shop Online www.holabird.org following: Chloride, Chloride No. 2 and No. 3, Chloride Extension, Wedge, Benton, Cross Buck, Rattler No,. 2, Brooklyn, Mackey No. 2 Extension, Mackey Extension, and Denver. 4.5 x 9, chips and small tear on right margin. Est. $200-400 358. Colorado. Gilpin. Vermillion. United States Patent, Mineral Certificate, 1890, on the Mackey Placer Mining Claim. Filed by Richard Mackey, partner of Job Kimber (see Kimber Family Archive story, Auction #23 Catalog, Dec. 2003, pgs. 42-6). Mineral Cert. No. 3329, General Land Office No. 16854. Property contains 10.45 acres “more or less.” Signed for President Benjamin Harrison by his asst. secretary, Ellen Macfarland. The property was located within the area covered by Pine, Fairfield and Vermillion districts. 5 pages, threaded with red ribbon at top (4 punch holes), with ribbon ends secured by red seal. Some staining. Meas. 10 x 15. Est. $100-300 359. Colorado. Gilpin. Wisconsin. Prize Extension Lode Proof of Abandonment, 1878. An application filed by J.W. Bostwick to claim the Prize Extension Lode, with signed 1878 affidavits by witnesses corroborating that the property was abandoned. Attached is a Department of Interior General Land Office certificate dated 1889 attached and signed by the Acting Commissioner of the General Land Office. Green ribbon and read seal. 7 pgs. Meas. 8 x 12. Folds, with some tearing along folds, and staining. Burchard (1883, p. 301) notes: “The Prize-Senderberg, southwest of the Gunnell, has been worked extensively during the past year. The deepest workings are 700 feet; the aggregate in levels are about 300 feet.” Est. $100-300 360. Colorado. Gilpin. Wisconsin. Richard Mackey Abstract of Title, 1897-1915. Fifteen pages noting dispensation of properties: tax sales, judgments, sales, sheriff’s deeds, and certificates of lease. Mines include: Monarch, Mackey, Mettle, War Dance, Mammoth, Joe Dandy, Minnie, and Cliff, plus multiple Extensions. 8.5 x 14, folded, with blue paper cover. Richard Mackey and his partner Job Kimber were involved in a great many enterprises. See above story. Est. $100-300 361. Colorado. Gilpin. Wisconsin. Richard Mackey Location Certificates Claims, 1887. Lot of 4 pcs. Includes the B & M, Park, Joe Dandy and Hill lodes. All situated near Mammoth Gulch and Mackey’s Tunnel. Signed by Richard Mackey. Printer: John Morris Co., Chicago. 8 x 14. VF. Est. $150-300 362. Colorado. Gilpin. Wisconsin. Richard Mackey Location Certificates for the Mammoth Gulch Area, 1887. Lot of 6 pcs. Lodes include: Lake View, Daisy, Hurricane, Deadwood, Hindoo, and Lake View Extension. All are located close to Mammoth Gulch. All signed by Richard Mackey. Printer: John Morris, Chicago. VF. Est. $100-200 363. Colorado. Gilpin. Wisconsin. Richard Mackey Location Certificates, 1887. Lot of 18 pcs. Lodes include: Hindoo Extension, Mount Hope Extension, Sweet No. 2, Sweet, Dolly, Jessie Walker, Longfellow Extension, Jessie Walker Extension, Crown Point, Volunteer, Thistle, Toboggan, Steel, Minnie, Jumbo, Boulder, Mount Hope, and Shamrock. All signed by Richard Mackey. Some are Mammoth Gulch related. Printer: John Morris, Chicago. VF. Est. $300-600 364. Colorado. Gilpin. Wisconsin. Richard Mackey Location Certificates, 1887. Lot of 2 pcs. The lodes are the Dead Broke and the Dead Broke Extension, both dated 1887, signed by Richard Mackey. Proximity to Yankee Hill shaft. Printer: John Morris, Chicago. VF. Est. $100-150 365. Colorado. Gilpin. Wisconsin. Richard Mackey Longfellow Lode Location Certificate, 1887. Signed by Richard Mackey. “B.T. Longfellow” cut on a dry spruce. This was the normal method mentioned in many of the Mackey claim certificates. 8 x 14. VF. Est. $100-300 366. Colorado. Gilpin. Wisconsin. Richard Mackey Mammoth Placer Claim Notice of Ownership and U.S. Patent, 1894 and 1897. The notice is titled “Notice in Lieu of Annual Labor - Law of 1894,” and is signed by Richard Mackey in 1894. Has a very few spots. The U.S. Patent #28870, Cert. #208, issued to Richard Mackey, William Mcdonald, Wm. O. McFarlane, Peter McFarlane, Henry J. Hawley and Frank H. Messinger. 6 pages, tied by green ribbon and secured on last page by red seal. Signed for President Wiliam McKinley by secretary McKean. Some staining and foxing. Est. $150-300 367. Colorado. Gunnison. Tomichi. Granite Mountain Gold Mining Co. Cert. #1063. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to W.H. Emery in 1898 for 1000 shares. Signed by W.G. Webber as president and John N. Stockwell, treasurer. Underground mining scene vignette, top left, and 6 small vignettes of individual miners in corners and at sides. Black border with gilt safety print and seal. Printer: Mount & Co., Cleveland, O. Two 10 cent revenue stamps on face. 8 x 10. Dateline Tomichi, Colorado. The Tomichi district includes Robbins Gulch (near the Legal Tender mine), the North Star, Sleeping Pet, Twin Lakes, and the Chicago mines, to name a few. In 1883 the Tomichi district produced $400,000 in output [Ref: Burchard, 1884, pgs. 308-10]. XF. Est. $60-120 368. Colorado. Hinsdale. Sherman. Black Wonder & West End Gold Mining Co. Cert #1387. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to E. W. Townsend for 75 shares in 1895. Signed by J. H. Allen treasurer and H. S. Heanny president. Vignette of a mill with mountains behind annotated with the name of the lodes and claims. Black border and print. Uncancelled. Printer - Boston Bank Note. 7 x 9”. “Of Sherman, Hinsdale Co, Colorado” printed on certificate. Mines included the Black Wonder and the West End. In 1898, there was 2000 feet developed within the Black Wonder and 250 feet in the West End. The mines were connected by a mill and tramway and included a 30 stamp mill. The (ghost) town of Sherman was located at the junction of Lake Fork and Cottonwood Creeks. The mountainous terrain and extensive snowfall left this town essentially deserted in the winter months and prone to devastating spring floods. The Sherman House Hotel was the centerpiece of the town. At the turn of the century, a company undertook the construction of a dam to prevent the flooding problem. This company went broke halfway through and another company completed the project. Within a few days of the completion, a cloudburst filled the streams tearing the new dam to pieces taking most of the town of Sherman with it. A few cabins still exist, but only those that escaped the flood. Mining began in the 1870’s and continued until 1925. The major producer was the Black Wonder (Dunbar, p.250; Eberhart, p.393). Very attractive. Extremely fine. Est. $200-400 369. Colorado. Hinsdale. Sherman. Ohio Cons Mining Co. Cert. #639. Incorporated in New York. Issued to J. Percy Keating in 1881 for 100 shares. Signed by R.C. McCormick, president, and A.H. Girard, secretary. Vignette at right edge of men working underground in large cavernous mine; small vignette of dog, bottom center. Blue border and underprint. Uncancelled. 7 x 10. Printer: ABNCo. The Ohio mine was located in the Carson mining camp. The ores consisted of pyrite (probably auriferous), galena (lead), zincblende (zinc), gray copper and others. [Burchard, 1883, p. 480]. Folds. Pin holes top left. Est. $150-300 370. Colorado. Huerfano. South Central. West Spanish Peak Mining Co. Cert. #468. Incorporated in Wisconsin. Issued to Miss Mary E. Morse in 1890 for 500 shares. Signed by H.J. (illegible), president and Chas. G. Mayers, secretary. Vignette of mountain peak, top center, in light purple color. Black border, gilt seal. Uncancelled. Printer: Democrat Printing Co., Madison, Wis. 9.25 x 11.5. South central Colorado’s Spanish Peaks, elev. 13,626’, have long been one of the most important landmarks in the southwestern U.S. The first known coal mine opened around 1876 and subsequently became the largest industry in Huerfano County. At one time there were nearly 50 mines and over 10,000 people in the area. In 1914 the Ludlow miners organized a union to protest poor working conditions. Mine owners eventually quashed the protestors. The end result was the “Ludlow Massacre” in which 33 people died and many wounded or missing, including women and children. The mines involved were owned by Colorado Fuel & Iron, whose chairman was John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Coal was sporadically mined until the 1940’s and then abandoned. When the mines closed, the townspeople were offered rooms for $100 per room. Many of those homes were eventually moved to towns throughout the area. The ruins of the old mining camp can still be seen throughout the Walsenburg area and west of Trinidad. Est. $75-150 371. Colorado. La Plata. Lady Eleanora Mining Co. Lot of 6 pcs. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to T. G. McCarthy in 1930. Signed by Lloyd Peters secretary and E. M. Becker president. Vignette of spread winged eagle. Green border and seal. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes, 8 x 10”. Datelined Denver, Colorado. Owned the Little La Plata gold and silver mine in La Plata County, Colorado. Mines Register, 1937, p.440. All fine to very fine. Est. $100-200 372. Colorado. La Plata. Mancos. Bay City Gold Mines Inc. Lot of 3 pcs. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to T. G. McCarthy in 1935. Signed by J. J. Wasson secretary and W. G. Duffy president. Vignette of spread winged eagle. Orange border and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes, 8 x 11”. Owned the Bay City mine, Mancos district, La Plata County. Mines Register, 1937, p.130. Staple holes. Fine to very fine. est. $50-100 373. Colorado. Lake. Granite. Robert George Lode Location Certificate, 1868. The lode is situated about 300 feet south of the Yankee Blade Lode and running North Easterly and Southwesterly. 14 5-cent revenue stamps attached on reverse. Signed by Thomas Keyes, Recorder. 7.5 x 10. 4 small tape repairs on reverse. VF. Est. $75-150 374. Colorado. Lake. Iowa Gulch. Arcade Mining & Milling Co. Cert #366. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to T. G. McCarthy for 1400 shares in 1911. Signed by Apple president and D. Swinehart secretary. Vignette of treeless slope with mining camp and smaller vignettes of miners. Gold border, seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes, 8 x 10”. Datelined Denver, Colo. Probably owned the Arcade mine located in Iowa Gulch, near the Nellie S mine. (Burchard, 1883, p.362). Foxing and staining along edges. Some red ink bleed. Datelined Denver, Colorado. Fine. Est. $25-50 Shop Online www.holabird.org 375. Colorado. Lake. Leadville. Bald Mountain Mining Co. Cert #1015. Incorporated in New York. Issued to Alfred Peckham for 100 shares in 1880. Signed by J. E. Peyton president and Chas. Wendell secretary. Vignette of Leadville captioned Fryer Hill, Leadville, Col. Black border. Uncancelled. Printer - Franklin Bank Note. 7 x 11”. Datelined New York. Located on Fryer Hill. Gold was discovered in California Gulch in 1860 where Bald Mountain MC was located. Extremely fine. Est. $150-250 376. Colorado. Lake. Leadville. Bald Mountain Mining Co. Cert #A1675. Incorporated in New York. Issued to L. C. Heill for 100 shares in 1880. Signed by Samuel L. Harris president and Chas. Wendell secretary. Vignette of Leadville captioned Fryer Hill, Leadville, Col. Green border, print and vignette. Uncancelled. Printer - Franklin Bank Note. 7 x 11”. Datelined New York. See story above. Vf. Est. $150-250 377. Colorado. Lake. Leadville. Breece Mining Co. Cert #A2807. Incorporated in New York. Issued to Stedman Bent for 47 shares in 1920. Signed by Charles G. Raymor vice president and W. J. Walworth secretary. Vignette of miners working pillared mine. Brown border. Uncancelled. Printer - Franklin Bank Note. 7 x 11”. Datelined New York. Owned the Ben Franklin, General Cadwallader, Philadelphia and William Penn all on Breece Hill, three miles from Leadville. Discovered in 1875. The mine remained in operation until 1921, one year after the issuance of this certificate. (Mines Register, 1925, p.563). Very fine. Est. $100-200 378. Colorado. Lake. Leadville. Canterbury Mining Co. Cert #431. Incorporated in Wyoming. Issued to Albert Hahuewald for 300 shares in 1900. Signed by R. W. Bohen president and J. J. Rowan secretary. Fabulous vignette of Canterbury Cathedral England. Brown border, gilt seal, printed on pink paper. Printer - Denver Lith. 5.5 x 8.5”. Datelined Leadville, Colo. “Mines Located at Leadville, Colo” printed on certificate. We have never had this certificate before. Fabulous. Extremely fine. Est. $180-300 379. Colorado. Lake. Leadville. Catalpa Mining Co. Cert #7249. Incorporated in New York. Issued to Edward C. Miller for 100 shares in 1888. Signed by J. P. Whitney president and W. J. Downing secretary. Vignette of several miners working underground. Brown border and print. Uncancelled. Printer - ABN. 7 x 11”. Datelined New York. Discovered in 1877 high up on Carbonate Hill, a shaft penetrated the ore body at 170 feet. The mine was reported to have been producing regularly and that the eastern incline had been run 585 feet from the main shaft disclosing ore that averaged 13 ounces of silver and 40% lead. Joel P. Whitney was a native New Englander who was among the most talented and energetic promoters of Colorado mines. His mining activities spanned some 40 years. He developed many mines and volunteered to serve as the delegate from Colorado to the Grand Paris Universal Exposition that opened in the Spring of 1867. He took a large quantity of minerals and ores from Leadville and other Colorado mines to be displayed and promoted. He was given a gold medal at the Expo. When the famous French mining engineer and author of “La View Souterraine ou Mines et Les Mineurs”, Louis Simonin, visited the United States, Whitney (who spoke fluent French) was his guide. Trimmed tight and erratic at left edge. Fine to very fine. Est. $150-300 380. Colorado. Lake. Leadville. Crescent Mining Co. Cert #A7. Incorporated in New York. Issued to George W. Gardner for 40 shares in 1918. Signed by Harry S. Fowler president and W. J. Fleming secretary. Vignette of miners underground. Green border and underprint. Uncancelled. Printer - ABN. 7 x 11”. Datelined New York. See story above. Very fine. Est. $100-150 381. Colorado. Lake. Leadville. Iowa Gulch Mining Co of Leadville. Cert #2190. Issued to Chas. P. Coane for 100 shares in 1880. Signed by Wm. M. Greiner president and B Tucker secretary. Vignette of several miners working above ground with smaller vignette of miners. Gold border and underprint. Uncancelled. Printer - Breuker & Kessler. 9 x 11”. Datelined Philadelphia, Pa. Iowa Gulch is located about 3 miles from Leadville and was named by prospectors who staked claims in 1860. They organized the Adams district for Iowa Gulch, but it never became a big producer. (Blair, 1990, p.5, 10, 24). Gorgeous certificate. Very to extremely fine. Est. $250-500 382. Colorado. Lake. Leadville. Leadville Map & Cross Section, c.1900. “The mining claims of Leadville, Colorado” by Whipple Printing and Stationery, Leadville “Price 50 cents”. No date, circa 1900. 14 x 24”, three color. Cross section along top underlain by the claim map. Ore chutes are delineated in brown. Many folds, only minor spotting. Nice piece. Est. $150-300 383. Colorado. Lake. Leadville. Leadville Stereocards, c.1890. Lot of 2 pcs. (1) Captioned 2880. Burro Pack Train on the way to Leadville, Col. View shows several burros on narrow mountain road. (2) Scene of a furnace Leadville(?). Taken by Collier’s Rocky Mountain Scenery. Both images are washed out. The second has damage at upper edge of left view. Good. Est. $100-200 384. Colorado. Lake. Leadville. Little Chief Mining Co, Specimen. Incorporated in New York. Specimen in red and holes punched on signature lines. Stub attached. Vignette of miners underground with mule-drawn ore cars. Green border and underprint. “Location of Mines Fryer Hill, Leadville, Col” printed on certificate. Printer: ABNCo. 7 x 9. Datelined New York. Located in the California sub-district of Leadville. The Little Chief mine contains lead carbonates with assays of 10-30% lead and 20-100 ounces of silver per ton. Production in 1881 netted the company over $100,000, but was idle in 1882-3 [Corregan & Lingane, 1883, p. 422]. Very fine. Est. $150-300 385. Colorado. Lake. Leadville. Little Chief Mining Co. Specimen. Incorporated in New York, 188_. Unissued, unsigned, undated. Vignette of miners underground working with picks and shovels, and mule drawn ore cars. Brown border and underprint, “Shares $50 Each.” Specimen printed in red on signature lines. Printer: ABNCo. See story above. Very fine. Est. $150-300 Shop Online www.holabird.org 386. Colorado. Lake. Leadville. Morning Star Cons Mining Co, Specimen. Incorporated in New York, 190x. Specimen stamped in red and holes punched on signature lines. Stub attached and shows handwritten date of 1905. Vignette of star surrounded by a wreath at center. Black border and print. Printer ABNCo. 7 x 10. Stamped in pink across face, “Return to Record & Specimen Dept.” Datelined New York. Not listed in Mines Handbook of 1905, 1910, or 1918. VF. Est. $200-400 387. Colorado. Lake. Leadville. Paris Cons Mining Co. Cert #252. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Jno Livizey Jr for 100 shares in 1882. Signed by R. McCracken president and C. J. Eldridge secretary. Vignette of train in a stream valley with large peak in background. Black border with gold gilt underprint. Uncancelled. Printer - St. Louis Bank Note. 8 x 10”. Datelined Leadville. A short lived company that was only able to perform prospecting and was dead by 1884 (Burchard, 1885). Trimmed crooked at left edge. Extremely fine. Est. $200-400 388. Colorado. Lake. Leadville. Union Leasing & Mining Co. Cert. # C. 1674. Incorporated in Colorado, 1892. $500 debenture bond, issued to N.M. Estey in 1896. Signed by H.J. Higgins, treasurer, and S.W. Mudd, president. “Leadville, Colorado” printed on certificate. Green border, underprint and seal. Printer: Denver Lith. Co. 9 x 12. Piece missing on bottom margin, some wear at folds and discoloration. VG. We could find no reference to this company among our resources. Est. $120-250 389. Colorado. Lake. Leadville. Vanderbilt Cons Mining Co. Cert #98. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to D. C. Spooner for 500 shares in 1882. Signed by J. J. Martin vice president and Chas. H. Graham secretary. Vignette of several miners above ground with vignette of cross sectional view of shaft at left edge. Green border and underprint printed on pink paper. Uncancelled. Printer - Breukeer & Kessler, Philadelphia. 10 x 12”. Datelined Philadelphia, Pa. Owned the Vanderbilt claim on Yankee Hill in the California district about 0.5 mile from Leadville. It had fairly low grade ore for Leadville, running at only 15% lead and 10 oz/ton silver. Near mint condition. Est. $200-400 390. Colorado. Mineral. Creede. Globe Lode Mine Claim Correspondence with U.S. Land Office, Department of Interior. Lot of 11 pcs. Dates from 1909-1912, all are carbon copies. 8 x 10. Folds and foxing, some discoloration. Est. $100-200 (not illustrated) 391. Colorado. Mineral. Creede. Mammoth Tunnel Mines & Milling Co. Cert #521. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Chas. N. Alexander for 500 shares in 1906. Signed by Chas. Kane president and Chapin secretary. Vignette of treeless slope with mining camp and smaller vignettes of miners underground. Gold border, seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 10”. The Mammoth Tunnel was 1840 feet long. Company was dead by 1918. Small tears along fold creases. Fine to very fine. Est. $50-100 392. Colorado. Mining. Keith Process Chromolithograph Reprints. Four images on one sheet. Overall captioned The Keith Process, Hope Gold Company’s Works. (1) The Ore Breaking Room - Blake’s Ore Process. (2) The Furnace (3) The Ore Pit, or Drying Room (4) Amalgamating Room. Originally done by A. E. Mathers in Pencil Sketches of Colorado, 1866. Reprints done by Dr. Mumey, 19xx. Images are 4 x 7.75”, overall 14 x 22”. Extremely fine. Est. $30-60 Please see Lot #350 for the original lithograph for the lot above. 393. Colorado. Mining. Smelting Process Lithograph Reprints. Four images on one sheet. Overall captioned The Smelting Process, James E. Lyon & Co’s Smelting Works. (1) Ore Dressing Room - The Buddle and Jiggs. (2) Reverberatory Furnace (3) Cupel Furnace (4) Scotch Hearths. Originally done by A. E. Mathers in Pencil Sketches of Colorado, 1866. Reprints done by Dr. Mumey, 19xx. Images are 4 x 7.75”, overall 14 x 22”. Extremely fine. Est. $30-60 394. Colorado. Mining. Star Consolidated Mining & Prospecting Co, Proof. Incorporated in New York, 188x. Unissued, unsigned. Vignette of miners with lighted hats working underground, and small vignette, bottom center of Colorado state seal, eagle at top, flanked by two seated allegorical figures. Green border with black print, gray seal, not embossed. 6 x 10. Datelined New York. We were not able to locate this company. We believe it to be Colorado, but nearly every state has a star mine. Reverse shows glued edges where certificate was taken from an album. Est. $200-400 395. Colorado. Mining. Western Union Placer Co. Cert #9. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to E. H. Rankin for 1000 shares in 1881. Signed by E. H. Rankin president and J. C. Davidson secretary. Vignette of spread winged eagle. Black border with gilt seal. Uncancelled. Printer name obscured by seal. 7 x 11”. Datelined Denver. We were not able to locate this company. Fantastic company name. Very fine. Est. $250-500 396. Colorado. Park. Buckskin. Colorado Gold Mining Co of Philadelphia. Cert #482. Issued to Mrs. Ella G. Fell for 375 shares in 1879. President did not sign, signed by James Claghord treasurer. Vignette of spread winged eagle with vignette at left edge of cross sectional view of shaft. Black border. Uncancelled. Printer - J. F. Finkeldey, Philadelphia. 7 x 10”. Datelined Philadelphia. Was one of two companies operating in the Buckskin district, Park County, in 1860’s. Company was working the Excelsior lode and built a mill in 1866. Ore was averaging $79 silver per ton with high grade pockets of $5000 silver. As the mine was deepened, rich copper ore was discovered. (Hollister, p.299-300). Very fine. Est. $200-400 397. Colorado. Park. Montgomery. Moose Mining Co, Proof. Incorporated in Colorado, 1871. First mortgage 10% bond. Holes punched across signature lines. Elaborate masthead with $ sign incorporated into design, and two small vignettes to left and right: left of an elk and the Colorado seal on the right. Black border. 10 coupons attached. Printer: ABNCo. 9 x 13. The mine was opened in 1871 at an elevation of 14,000 feet on Mt. Bross. The Moose was on of the richest of Colorado’s early Shop Online www.holabird.org silver mines, producing $3 million in its first 5 years of operation. When sorted, the ore yielded from 50-400 ounces silver per ton. Development included about 10,000 ft. of tunnels and 3 shafts with a number of improvements such as ore houses, shaft houses, bunk and lodging houses. Quartzville grew up below this noted mine at an elevation of 11,500 ‘ and had a population of some 2,000, served by a post office, bank and numerous other businesses. The Moose closed in the depression of 1893 and many of Quartzville’s buildings were moved away [Eberhart, p. 127; Corregan & Lingane, p. 548-9]. Folds, with small tears at edges. VF. Est. $200-500 398. Colorado. Pikes Peak. Pike’s Peak Hydro Electric, Specimen. Incorporated in Colorado. Dated 1903. Denomination $1000. Specimen stamped in red and holes punched on signature lines. Vignette of Pike’s Peak in background with hills and trees in foreground. Green border and underprint. 40 coupons attached. Printer: ABNCo. 10 x 14. VF. Unique. Est. $200-400 399. Colorado. Pikes Peak. Pike’s Peak Souvenir Spoon. Sterling silver demi-tasse spoon, only 3 1/2” in length. Bowl has picture of a packed mule. Handle has tiny beaded edge. Reverse is marked “Sterling” and what looks like a fancy “M” logo. Est. $35-70 400. Colorado. Pitkin. Aspen. Agnes C Mining Co. Cert #167. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to A. R. Kingsbury for 2000 shares in 1892. Signed by Lewis R. Ehrich president and G. P. D. Townsend secretary. No vignette. Blue and red print. 6 x 9”. Datelined Manitou, Colo. “Branch Office: Aspen, Colorado.” This company was probably operating near Aspen. Very fine. Est. $75-150 401. Colorado. Pitkin. Aspen. Argentum Juniata Mining Co. Cert #9875. Incorporated in Iowa. Issued to C. L. Tutt for 1000 shares in 1899. Signed by C. E. Paine president and F. W. Luhn asst secretary. Vignette of miners underground. Green border and underprint. Uncancelled. Printer - ABN. 7 x 10”. Datelined Colorado Springs, Colorado. “Location of Mine Aspen, Colorado” printed on certificate. Endorsed on reverse by Charles Tutt. Owned the Argentum, M & Y, Juniata, Oriental, Caribou, Golden Fleece, Amazon, Jessie C, Emolite and Cameron mines. The company was successful and profitable. The Aspen area stayed productive until 1962 producing more than $100 million. Charles Tutt was the partner and friend of Spencer Penrose. Tutt owned the COD mine, which made him and Penrose two of the wealthiest Cripple Creek mine owners. Extremely fine. Est. $200-400 402. Colorado. Pitkin. Aspen. Aspen Smelting Co. Cert. #141. Incorporated in Delaware, 1923. Issued to J.J. Elkin in 1924 for 250 shares. Signed by J. Cuzler, president, and H. McKeen, treasurer. No vignette. Green border and seal. Uncancelled. Printer: Jas. M. Matthews & Co., Pittsburgh. 8.25 x 11. Property includes Smuggler, Mollie Gibson, Durant and Compromise groups, and several mines tributary to the Cowenhoven tunnel. Ore occurs in a dolomite-lime contact and carries lead, zinc and silver. Reported to have produced over $20,000,000. Mill closed in 1926 and operations have been carried on by lessees, of which there are 45, who are shipping steadily at the average rate of 4 cars per week. [Ref: Mines Handbook, 1926, pgs. 571-2.]. Folds, VF. Est. $50-150 403. Colorado. Pitkin. Aspen. J. B. Wheeler Banking Co of Aspen, Specimen. Incorporated in Colorado, 189x. Specimen stamped in red on signature lines and holes punched. Orig. stub attached. Vignette of seated woman and two children and a dove. Green border and underprint (“Shares $100 Each”). Printer: ABNCo. Purple stamp, top right, to hold this copy for reference. 7 x 11. VF. The J.B. Wheeler is listed in the 1898 Mining Directory (pg. 288) along with the “Morning Star and others, silver. Shaft, tunnel.” Est. $150-300 404. Colorado. Pitkin. Aspen. Slayden Mining Co, Specimen. Incorporated in Illinois, 18xx. 100 shares. Specimen stamped in red and holes stamped across signature lines. Stub attached. Vignette of bald eagle with winged stretched most of the way across the top of certificate. Black border on crème paper. Printer: ABNCo. 7 x 11. Dateline Champaign, Ill. “Location of Mine, Pitkin County, Colorado, Near Aspen” printed at top of certificate. Est. $150-300 405. Colorado. Pitkin. Aspen. Taylor & Brunton Sampling Works Co, Duplicate Invoices of Ores Processed. Dated 1894 at Aspen. Lot of 3 pcs. These billheads show ore received from The Mineral Farm (signed by B. Clarke Wheeler, Agt.) of about 65,000 lbs each (32.5 tons ea.). Assays are about 37 oz silver p/ton, probably from Aspen Silver mine. Taylor & Brunton were taking such large deductions for impurities and freight and sampling charges, in addition to high royalties of 20-35%, that the Mineral Farm was receiving less than 25% of the value of their ore after processing. The royalty recipient was grossing more than two times as much as the mining company’s gross. Brunton was the geologist who invented what today is called the Brunton Compass. The tool combines a reverse compass, inclinometer and backsight feature all indispensable to field geologists for more than 100 years. 6 x 13”. VF. Est. $150-250 406. Colorado. Pitkin. Aspen. Woody & Silver Creek Mining & Milling Co, Specimen. Incorporated in Colorado, 18xx. Specimen stamped in red on signature lines and holes punched, stub attached. Vignette of men working underground with picks and shovels and ore cart in background with tunnel mouth visible behind. Brownish-red border and underprint. Printer: ABNCo. 7 x 11. XF. Est. $150-300 407. Colorado. Pitkin. Aspen. Woody Creek Mining Co, Specimen. Incorporated in Colorado, 189x. Specimen stamped in red on signature lines and holes punched. Original stub attached. Vignette of headframe standing on a mountain precipice surrounded by pine trees and a man standing at the base. Green border and underprint. Printer: ABNCo. 8 x 11. Dateline Aspen, Colorado. Est. $150-300 408. Colorado. Pitkin. Highland. Hope Mining, Milling & Leasing Corp Lease Document. Eight page typed Lease and Option agreement between lessor R.H. Tucker of Glenwood Springs, Colorado, and lessee Hope Mining, Milling and Leasing Company of Pitkin county, Colorado property described as Pride of the South Lode Mining Claim in the Highland Mining District. Dated May, 1925. 8.5 x 13”. Est. $40-80 409. Colorado. Pitkin. Lincoln Gulch. Placer Location Certificate. Claim filed in 1933 by George W. Reichert and Ed Pearce on the property between Lincoln and Grizzly creeks. Meas. 8.5 x 14.” Printer: Out West Printing and Stationery Co., Colorado Springs. Folds, minor foxing. Fine. Est. $25-50 410. Colorado. Pitkin. Red Mountain. Red Mountain & Lincoln Gulch Mining Deeds, 1897 & 1934. The 1897 deed is between James V. Dexter and The Timber Line Mining Company, wherein Dexter is signing over his interests in the Dexter No. 1-7 Lodes in the Red Mt. Mining district to the Timber Line MC. The 1934 deed testifies that Edward J. Hoefnagels grants to Al Antwine the mining property described as the Dexter Lode, being one claim of the Dexter group of claims. Both meas. 9 1/2 x 17, Printers are: Out West Printing and Stationery Co. in Colorado Springs, and the C.F. Hoeckel Blank Book & Litho. Co. in Denver. Folds, the 1934 deed has tears along folds and foxing on edges. Est. $50-75 411. Colorado. Pitkin. Roaring Forks. Mollie Gibson Cons Mining & Milling Co. Specimen. Incorporated in Iowa in 1889. Unissued, unsigned, dated 19__. Unique vignette of mine buildings, old train, village in background. Brown border with floral design in upper corners, black print, brown underprint, “Shares $5 Each.” Printer: ABNCo. Of N.Y. Meas. 7 x 10.5.” Specimen printed in red on signature line and holes punched. Penciled on reverse is June 1901. Datelined Colorado Springs, Colo. Located on Smuggler Mountain, Roaring Forks district, Aspen, Pitkin County. The mine was staked out by John Adair who named the mine after his sister Mollie, who had married Judge C.M. Gibson of Pueblo, Colorado. A vast orebody had been opened up north of the incline. Assays varied from 1500, 2,000, up to 12,000 ounces of silver per ton. “The best specimens (of argentite) came from the Molly Gibson and the Smuggler mine,” states Kosner & Miller (1976). See more information on company officers in our Filer II auction, June 2000, Lot #786. [Ref: E&MJ, vol. 51, no. 4, pg.123, and No. 11, pg. 322/ Kosner & Miller, Min Rec vol. 7, no. 6, Nov-Dec. 1976, pgs. 291, 294]. Original stub attached. Beautiful. Est. $150-250 Shop Online www.holabird.org 412. Colorado. Pitkin. Roaring Fords. Mollie Gibson Cons Mining & Milling Co. Cert #6093. Incorporated in Iowa. Issued to Harrieta W. Rose for 75 shares in 1893. Signed by Rieh. H. Boller president and Percy Hagerman secretary (relative of J. J. Hagerman). Vignette of mill operation. Brown border and underprint. Uncancelled. Printer - ABN. 7 x 10”. Datelined Colorado Springs, Colorado. See story above. Percy Hagerman was one the sons of J. J. Hagerman, who became the wealthiest man in Colorado through his mining and railroad interests. Small chip at left edge. Very fine. Est. $180-300 413. Colorado. Pueblo. Colorado Coal & Iron Development Co., Specimen. Incorporated in Colorado, 18xx. Specimen in red and holes punched on signature lines. Stub attached. Vignette of coal mill site with train in foreground. Black border and print. Printer ABNCo. 7 x 11. Datelined Pueblo. Colorado did have a thriving coal industry development in the late 19th c. “Colorado is one of the States which experienced in her coal production the full benefit of the remarkable industrial activity which prevailed throughout 1902. In this report for 1901 it was stated that the building of the extensive iron works at Pueblo would probably augment the production of coal in 1902, a prediction which has been abundantly realized. In fact, the industrial development of the State as reflected in its coal production has been without interruption since 1894, the output having increased each year since that date…” [USGS Min. Resources, 1902, pp.359-362]. Est. $100-200 414. Colorado. Pueblo. New York & Boston Cattle Co, Specimen. Incorporated in Colorado, 1884. Specimen stamped in red on one signature line and holes punched. Geo. McCrary, president signed and his signature is cancelled by hole punches. Vignette of bull’s head, top left. Printer: ABNCo. 7 x 11. Dateline South Pueblo, Colo. Est. $150-300 415. Colorado. San Juan. Wisconsin & San Juan Mining Co. Cert. #560. Incorporated in Colorado “Under the Old Law.” Issued to Geo. B. Waterhouse in 1881 for 4 shares. Signed by Alonzo Ellwood, president and D.L. Fairchild, secretary. Vignette of miners underground, one with pick and one pushing with ore car. Black border, green underprint. “Principal Office at Whitewater, Wisconsin” printed on certificate. Uncancelled. Printer: H. Gugler & Son, Gen’l Litho., Milwaukee. 8 x 10. Stained along left margin, but does not interfere with body of certificate. Not listed in Burchard, or Colorado Mining Dir. Est. $200-400 416. Colorado. San Juan. Animas. North Star Mining & Smelting Co. Specimen. Incorporated in New York, 1878. Unissued, unsigned, undated. Specimen stamped in purple over president’s signature line and holes punched. Vignette of two allegorical females seated on either side of the state seal with an eagle perched on top. Incorporated December 31st 1878 under the laws of the State of New York” printed beneath masthead. Black border and print. “Location San Juan Colorado” printed at bottom of certificate. Datelined New York. The Colorado Mining Directory (1883, p. 658) lists a North Star Mining Company incorporated in New York in 1880, which may be a successor to this company. It was located on the apex of King Solomon Mt., six miles NE of Silverton, Animas district. Est. $100-200 417. Colorado. San Juan. Silverton. Bandora Mining & Milling Co. Cert. #937. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Wm. S. Mosher in 1892 for 100 shares. Signed by D.M. Holden, vice president, and W.M. Harriott, secretary. No vignette, but fancy masthead and border in black print. Uncancelled. No printer noted. Meas. 9 x 11. In 1882, prospectors discovered ore along Mineral Creek and later in the nearby Ice Lake district. Several rich claims were located and work has continued intermittently to the present day in the area. Nothing remains of the town of Bandora. We could find no reference specific to this company. Folds, very fine. Est. $100-200 418. Colorado. Summit. Breckenridge. Farncomb Hill Mining Co. Lot of 2 pcs. Cert #4541 & #2023. Both issued to George S. Spence in 1892. Signed by F. E. French president and John F. Davis treasurer. Vignette of prospectors heading up mountain road. One has a $25 vignette at upper right, other has $100 vignette. Uncancelled. Printer - Buifods Sons Lith Co. 4 x 9”. “Mines in Summit County, Colorado.” printed on certificates. On Farncomb Hill are the Gold Flake and Wire Patch mines which are in French Gulch. (mindat.org). Farncomb Hill is a well known mineral locality. Very fine. Est. $250-500 419. Colorado. Summit. Breckenridge. Gibson Hill Mining Co. Cert. #29. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to O.W. Pitcher in 1907 for 2000 shares. Signed by W.F. Froman, vice president, and G.W. Kellogg, secretary. No vignette, black print on white paper. Uncancelled. Printer: Out West Ptg. & Stay. Co., Colo. Spgs. 7 x 10. Dateline Breckenridge. “The Gibson Hill Mining Company’s property is composed of twenty patented claims, situated on the slope of Gibson Hill, McKay mining district, about a mile from Breckenridge. They are working twelve men steadily, and are doing development work principally, but are taking out enough ore to pay all expenses. The ore is a galena, and the coarser part is shipped as taken out, and nets from $60 to $75 per ton. The second-class ore is being concentrated by Messrs. Newcomb and Musgrove at the Elyria concentrator.” [Burchard, pg. 430]. Est. $75-150 420. Colorado. Summit. McBarnes. Diamond State Mining Co. Cert. #17. Incorporated in Colorado, 1882. Issued to (illegible), for 500 shares in 1882. Unsigned. Vignette of Colorado state seal. Black border with pink safety print. Meas. 5.25 x 9.75. Trimmed tight at left. Dateline Breckenridge and Wilmington. Offices in Wilmington, Del. and Farnham. Own the Warrior’s Mark No. 3,Grand Prize, Silver King, Silver Prize, Iron Rod, and another claim;….veins all fissures from two to thirty-two inches wide, containing galena, gray copper, and quartz, assaying from $50 to $500 per ton; developed by a number of shafts from 10 to 150 feet in depth and 500 feet of tunnels.[Ref: Colorado Mining Directory, 1883, p. 774.] VF. Est. $130-250 421. Colorado. Summit. Peru. Calla No. 1 Lode Location Certificate, 1901. Claim taken by D. Bellotti, C. Valentine and Mrs. Chas. W. Pollard. “ Said lode is situate on Ruby mountain.” 8.5 x 14. Includes sketched map of the mine workings, naming Turks drift and Turks shaft. Est. $50-120 422. Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek. Abdallah Gold Mining Co. Cert #7. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to D. N. Heizer for 500,000 shares in 1896. Signed by N. W. Wisler president and D. N. Heizer secretary. Vignette of woman leaning on shield. Black border with brown seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 7 x 10”. Datelined Colorado Springs, Colorado. Although D. N. Heizer signed as secretary, he is listed as the president of the company in Hills, 1900. Owned the Mima S which had a 200 foot shaft and 300 feet drifts. (Hills, p.33). Minor foxing along edges. Very fine. Est. $75-150 423. Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek. Acacia Gold Mining Co. Lot of 7 pcs. Two different styles. All issued, 1899-1903, signed and cancelled. Two of the certificates have a gold border with light green safety print. The other 5 pcs have a black border. Fine to very fine. Est. $50-100 424. Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek. American Gold Co. Cert #2615. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Frederic A. Tupper for 400 shares in 1940. Signed by Henry Panlot general manager and A. G. Lawson secretary. Vignette of spread winged eagle. Green border and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11”. “Mine Office, Cripple Creek, Colorado” printed on certificate. The company is listed as dead by 1946 with its main office in Colorado. (Mines Register). Very fine. Est. $25-50 425. Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek. Anaconda Gold Mining Co. Cert #2475. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to G. H. Nash for 50 shares in 1892. Signed by D. H. Moffat president and R. H. Reid secretary. No vignette. Gold border, seal and safety print. Cancelled by rubber stamp and hole punches. Printer not noted. 7 x 10”. Datelined Denver, Colorado. “Cripple Creek, Colorado” printed on certificate. David H. Moffat arrived in Colorado in 1860 with a load of books and opened a book store in Denver. He became cashier of the First National Bank at Denver and 15 years later was president. He invested in mines in Leadville, Cripple Creek and Creede. He was president of the Denver & Rio Grande RR and built the Florence & Cripple Creek RR which connected the Cripple Creek mines with the Denver & Rio Grande RR. He spent his personal fortune of $11 million to breach the Rocky Mountains directly west of Denver with a railroad. He died before it was completed. Today the railroad goes through the Moffat Tunnel from Denver to Salt Lake City. Stain from glue where stub was attached, no longer present. Very fine. Est. $100-200 426. Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek. Calera Gold Mining Co. Cert #927. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to E. H. Van De Venter for 550 shares in 1902. Signed by Bogy president and Dunnington asst secretary. Vignette of a Mexican miner captioned Minero Mexicano. Brown border and seal. Uncancelled. Printer - Denver Lith. 9 x 11”. Datelined Denver, Colo. This company was operating in Cripple Creek. Tears along fold creases. Fair to fine. Est. $50-100 427. Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek. Colorado City & Manitou Mining & Milling Co. Cert. #728. Incorporated in Colorado 1905. Issued to George Peyser in 1905 for 1000 shares. Signed by W.J. Cherin, vice president, and J.P. Jackson, secretary. Vignette of underground mining scene, top center. Green border, safety print and seal. Uncancelled. No printer noted. 8 x 11. Dateline Colorado City. “Property in the Cripple Creek Mining District” printed on certificate. The closest reference to this company in our library is for the Colorado City and Manitous Prospecting & Mining Co. which produced gold and was located in Colorado City, El Paso County. Perhaps this company was a predecessor to the Mining & Milling Co. [Ref: Poole, 1898, p. 295]. Folds, VF. Est. $50-100 428. Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek. Comanche Plume Mining Co. Cert #484. Incorporated in Iowa. Issued to Mrs. Frank A. Averbeck for 1000 shares in 1900. Signed by Wm. Pettit president and E. W. Adams secretary. No vignette. Uncancelled. Printer - Out West Printing. 7 x 10”. Datelined Colorado Springs, Colo. Owned the Mountain Gate, Magdalene, Little Edith and Stella Girl located on Battle Mountain in the Cripple Creek district. (Hills, 1900, p.126) Very fine. Est. $25-75 429. Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek. Commonwealth Mining & Milling Co. Cert #265. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to A. G. Sharp for 1000 shares in 1901. Signed by Spencer Penrose president and Charles Davis asst secretary. Vignette of a treeless slope with small mining camp. Gold border, seal and underprint. Uncancelled. Printer - Gowdy Simmons Co. 7 x 11”. Datelined Colorado Springs. Owned the Deadwood on Squaw Mtn, San Francisco on Galena Hill, and lots on Beacon Hill. There was 525 feet of tunnels, 405 feet of shafts and 175 feet of drifts. Company was still performing development work in 1900. (Hills, 1900). Spencer Penrose was partners with Charles Tutt. After Tutt located the COD and found rich ore, Spencer moved to Colorado. Penrose had a natural flair for promoting mines. The two began buying mines and businesses in Cripple Creek. Penrose, with Tutt, went on to purchase the Granite, Gold Coin, Ajax mines and the Golden Cycle mill and mines. In 1904, Penrose raised half a million dollars to finance the founding of the Utah Copper Co, a mill proposed by Daniel Jackling for treating low grade copper ore from a deposit at Bingham. The success of this mill was underestimated and the district eventually produced more than a billion tons of ore earning Penrose more than $200,000 per month. Very fine. Est. $250-500 430. Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek. Cons Mines & Reduction Co. Cert. #414. Incorporated in Colorado, 1916. Issued to Henry E. Willer in 1916 for 100 shares. Signed by P.A. Burris as president and John H. Gallup as secretary. No vignette. Orange border and seal on blue paper with 2 blocks of yellow. Uncancelled. Printer: Bankers Supply Co. Litho, Denver. 9 x 12. Dateline Denver. Property includes the Mary A. and Ella W. claims on Tenderfoot Hill, the Kittie Wells No. 2 mine on Carbonate Hill, the Buckhorn mine, and the Tenderfoot Hill mine. Claims to have shipped 20 cars ore in first 3 weeks of March, 1916. Plans building a 250-ton mill and cyanide plant, sinking a third shaft, extending the Tenderfoot tunnel an additional 700’, and adding a 6-drill air compressor to the tunnel. Company has sent out much expensive advertising and is evidently in the hands of the “promoter.” [Ref: Mines Handbook, 1918, p. 716.]. Est. $30-60 431. Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek. Cripple Creek Central Railway Co. Specimen. Incorporated in Maine. Common stock #47763 in red stamped on attached stub. Vignette of C.C.C.R.Co. engine and tender at top center, flanked by round vignettes on either side of miners working underground. Olive green border and underprint (“Common”), with Specimen stamped in red on signature lines and holes punched. Printer: ABNCo. 8 x 11.5 XF. Est. $200-400 432. Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek. Cripple Creek Ore Monographs, 1894 & 1895. Geology of the Cripple Creek Gold Mining District, Colorado, by Whitman Cross, Ph.D. and The Ore Deposits of Cripple Creek, Colorado, by R.H.F. Penrose, Jr.—Read before the Colorado Scientific Society in Denver, June 4, 1894. 37 pgs. Second is titled, “Calaverite From Cripple Creek, Colorado,” by W.FF. Hillebrand, from the American Journal of Science, Vol. L, August, 1895. 4 pgs. Paper covered. 6 x 9. Est. $120-250 433. Colorado Teller. Cripple Creek. Cripple Creek Gold Ore Specimens. Two gold specimens with iron sulfides (no visible gold) collected by G. King, Lucy’s father, in 1894 when he was there. Both are about 3 ozT each, 1.5” cube approx. For the story of these specimens see California. San Bernardino. Calico. Est. $75-150 434. Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek. Free Coinage Gold Mining Co Payroll of the Pinto Mine, 1900. Payroll totals $2714.00 for July, 1900. Measures 15 x 17. The Free Coinage GMC, incorporated 1892, owns the Pinto, the Rising Sun, the Wilson, the Bison No. 2 and the Pueblo, all situated in the N.E. 1/4 section 20, in a group on Bull hill. Bull hill is the highest part of the Cripple Creek district and has been a prominent producer from the earliest days of the district. The main working shaft is 550’ deep, with about 5,000’ of drifts and cross-cuts. During 1899 there as about 3,000 tons of good ore shipped, and the property is now producing to the full capacity of the machinery. This company is not a marketable stock proposition, but it is developing its property in such a way as to make it a dividend payer. It is a close corporation.[Ref: Official Manual of the Cripple Creek District, 1900, p. 183; Cripple Creek District, Colorado, Cross & Penrose, 1895, pg. 190.] Est. $75-150 435. Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek. Gold Dollar Cons Mining Co. Cert. #2154. Incorporated in Wyoming, 1901. Issued to H.J. Nichols in 1902 for 1000 shares. Signed by Warren Woods, vice president, and J. Mauer, assistant secretary. No vignette. Light brown border, black print. Uncancelled. Printer: Gowdy-Simmons Co., Colorado Springs. 8.5 x 11. Dateline: Colorado Springs. Part of the Arequa townsite in the Cripple Creek district. Gold ore occurs in veins 2-4’ wide, said to average $20 gold per ton. Under lease to various syndicates, one, the Union Leasing Co., reporting good development. Developed by the 1,050’ Mabel M. and Union shafts, from which there has been considerable drifting and crosscutting. In July 1917, fire destroyed most of surface plant. [Mines Hdbk., 1918, p. 722]. VF. Est. $75-150 436. Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek. Gold Magnet Mining, Leasing & Milling Co. Cert. #196. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to J.W. Bergen in 1897 for 1000 shares. Signed by E. MacDermott, president and M.S. MacDermott, secretary. Vignette of underground mining scene, top center. Green border, safety print, and gilt seal. Uncancelled. No printer noted. .5 x 10. Dateline Cripple Creek. Very worn on folds with tears along folds at margins. Est. $75-150 437. Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek. Granite Hill Mining & Milling Co. Cert #2551. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Gardner & Co for 1000 shares in 1900. Signed by J. P. Madden president and W. H. Gowdy secretary. No vignette. Black border. Uncancelled. Printer - Gowdy Simmons Printing. 7 x 10”. Datelined Colorado Springs, Colorado. Owned the Granite Hill claim in Poverty Gulch, Midget claim located on Gold Hill, Oro claim on Rattlesnake Hill. Gross production, through 1900, was $30,000. (Hills, 1900, p.231.) The Gowdy that signed this certificate may be the same or related to the printing company, Gowdy Simmons. Very fine. Est. $50-100 438. Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek. Life & Letters of R. A. F. Penrose, Jr., 1952. by Helen R. Fairbanks and Charles P. Berkey. Published by Geological Society of America. 6.5 x 10”, 764pps. Original burgundy hard boards. R.A.F. Penrose, Jr. was the fourth of seven sons of a patrician, financially comfortable family. He received private schooling and tutors for primary and secondary education. He entered Harvard at 17, graduated summa cum laude at 21, and received a Ph.D. degree at the young age of 23. During his studies at Harvard, he was strongly influenced by Nathanial Shaler (GSA President, 1895). Penrose was a tall, physically strong man, who enjoyed sports—crew team, hunting, fishing.. During the first half of his professional career, Penrose was a field and mining geologist. He worked in Texas, Arkansas, Arizona and Colorado; he pursued mapping assignments with the U.S. Geological Survey and did private consulting. Most of his work focused on economic geology of phosphate, copper, silver, gold, and other ore deposits. During the 1890s, Richard joined his brother Spencer in the gold rush at Cripple Creek, Colorado. Working for the U.S. Geological Survey, Cross and Penrose (1895) reported on geology and mining conditions in the Cripple Creek vicinity. They made a rock collection that still exists in the Cripple Creek museum. Penrose joined the faculty at the Dept. of Geology, University of Chicago under Chamberlin and was editor of the Journal of Geology. Penrose began an investing career, and he co-founded the Utah Copper Company in 1903. His company developed the fabulous Bingham Canyon copper deposit, which is now part of Kennecott Corp. This was the major basis of Penrose’s fortune. He sold out his interest in 1925. Penrose made several fortunes for his brothers and others by telling them where to invest in mining prospects. The death of his father in 1908 precipitated a major change in Penrose’s career. He largely gave up field geology and devoted himself to investments. He was highly successful and became a multimillionaire, though few people knew of this. Penrose had few close friends, but many business acquaintances and honors. His greatest honor was election as GSA President in 1930. On his death (1931), few suspected his true wealth or knew of his will. Penrose had no children or other heirs who could benefit. The majority of his estate was equally divided between two scientific organizations—American Philosophical Society of Philadelphia and the Geological Society of America. (source: www.academic.emporia.edu).. When Penrose died, he left half of his nearly $10 million estate to the Geological Society of America. This is still considered one of the most important events to help aid the GSA. Est. $75-150 439. Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek. Lone Pine Gold Mining Co. Lot of 3 pcs, two are similar styles. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Catherine McCarthy in 1936. Signed by M. A. Derryberry president and H. R. Bixler secretary. Uncancelled. One style has vignette of treeless slope with mining camp and smaller vignettes of miners, gold border, seal and safety print, printed by Goes, 8 x 10”. The other two have a vignette at upper left corner of seated woman, orange border, seal and safety print, 7 x 11”, datelined Pueblo, Colorado. Company owned the Lone Pine mine on Mineral Hill in Cripple Creek. (Mines Register, 1937, p.525). Staple holes. Very fine. Est. $50-100 440. Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek. Midland Hotel Original Matted Photograph, c.1885-95. The scene is nearly 60 people standing outside of a square building identified as the Midland Hotel. The Colorado Midland Railroad was under construction around 1895 and these are probably the workers. Slightly overexposed. 4.5 x 7.5”, matte 8 x 10”. Minor spotting along matte edges. Very fine. Est. $100-200 441. Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek. Rocky Mountain Directory & Colorado Gazetteer, 1871. This is the first major mining directory for Colorado, and cited by us in our research. It is a rare and important work. Approximately 500 pages. Green hardbound, with gilt embossing on cover. One of the indispensable research tools we have used in the past. Although the condition of the directory is moderate, the information contained makes this lot an extremely fine book to own. Binding broken. Est. $500-1000 442. Colorado. Washington. Akron. Eastern Colorado Town Site & Improvement Co. Lot of 4 pcs. Includes a promotional letter to sell lots in First Ward, Akron, Colorado, a warranty deed, an abstract of title, and a plat map showing part of 1st Ward, Akron, Colo. In its original envelope from the County Clerk and Recorder of Akron. Secretary of the company is R.S. Langley. He and his wife R.G. Langley are the promoters. All in very nice condition; envelope has some spotted staining; also, a 2 cent Washington stamp. Est. $100-200 443. Colorado. Weld. St. Vrain. Saint Vrain Town Co. Cert #19. Issued to Thos. H. Bayaud for 10 shares in 1859. Signed by R. B. Bradford president and Thos. J. Bayaud secretary. No vignette. Black border and print. No printer information. 5 x 8”. Thomas J. Bayaud is listed has being lumberman who bought property in the 75 & 76 block and built the Episcopal Church around 1863. In November 1836, the Bent brothers and Ceran St. Vrain received a license authorizing them to trade on the South Platte. Construction began in 1837 on the trading post, which was to be the largest and most enduring along the river. The main business at Fort Lookout, as it was first named, was trading trinkets and beads for buffalo hides and tongues and beaver pelts, as well as accommodating passing mountain men. Fort Lookout was renamed Fort George in honor of George Bent, one of the Bent Brothers; however, this fort was generally known as St. Vrain’s Fort or Fort St. Vrain. Fort St. Vrain was located one mile north of St. Vrain Creek on the east side of the South Platte River, on the “Trapper’s” or Taos Trail, which ran from Fort Taos, New Mexico, past Bent’s Fort in Colorado to Fort Laramie in Wyoming. Fort St. Vrain was said to be exactly halfway between Bent’s Fort and Fort Laramie and was located just a little north of its major competitors, Fort Vasquez and Fort Lupton. Fort St. Vrain was constructed in the likeness of Bent’s Fort, which was located on the Arkansas River near present day La Junta, Colorado. Exclusive of the bastions, the total length of Fort St. Vrain proper was 125 feet north to south and the total width was 75 feet. The front looked nearly straight east. There were two bastions, one on the southwest and one on the northeast corners. The walls were made of adobe bricks and were about 2 feet thick and 14 feet high. The main entrance was guarded by heavy gates and, above, by a tower. The interior of the court was surrounded by houses one story high. There was a corral inside for the cattle and horses and a cistern, lined with lime, near the southwest bastion. Marcellin St. Vrain, Ceran’s younger brother, was appointed to manage the fort for the Bent & St. Vrain Company. He worked to protect the Bent brothers’ interests and lure business away from the other trading posts. To this end, he was quite successful. Fort Jackson was the first to capitulate under the Bent’s power; it was sold to Bent and Company in 1838. Fort Vasquez was the next to close its doors in 1842. During the years it operated as a trading post, St. Vrain’s Fort served as a way station and provisioning point for travelers. John C. Fremont stopped there June 10, 1842, during his first expedition, to obtain horses and coffee. In this party were 21 men, mostly from St. Louis, including 12-year-old Randolph Benton, son of Thomas H. Benton. Kit Carson was their guide. Fremont also stopped at the fort in July, 1843, during his second expedition. Richard L. “Uncle Dick” Wooten ran the first courier service between St. Vrain’s Fort, Bent’s Fort and Fort Laramie in 1842. The charge for this service was $5 per half ounce plus regular government postage. It has been suggested that this was the first Pony Express of the Rocky Mountain region. In 1844, Fort Lupton was the last fort to close under the Bent’s pressure. With Fort St. Vrain’s mission accomplished and with the rapid decline of the fur trade, the Bent & St. Vrain Company ended its operation of the fort in 1845. However, Marcellin stayed on for several years, at least part time, and continued with operations of the fort on his own. In 1848 Marcellin moved back to the St. Louis area. However, this was by no means the end of Fort St. Vrain. There are indications that the fort was fixed up and used to supply the prospectors of the 1849 gold rush. By the late 1850s, St. Vrain’s Fort was fast becoming a ruins but was still holding it’s own as a focal point and landmark for the early settlers. Ranchers lived around the deteriorating fort and used it as a corral. In 1859, the St. Vrain Claims Club was formed by the settlers along the South Platte to protect their land claims from claim jumpers. William N. Byers moved at the first meeting that each claimant be entitled to 160 acres, etc . . . and that “the jurisdiction of this club be coextensive with the county of St. Vrain, to embrace not less than 24 miles square, with the Town of St. Vrain, near the center. . .” Post offices were established at Fort St. Vrain and Fort Lupton in 1859. When Weld County (one of the original 17 counties of the Colorado Territory) was organized in 1861, the town of St. Vrain was designated the County Seat and a log courthouse was built. Unfortunately, the town did not flourish and the County Seat was moved to the Latham Stage Station, located in present day Greeley, in the mid 1860s. The original log courthouse has been preserved and moved to the historic “Centennial Village Museum” in Greeley where it may currently be viewed. (source: stvrainsfort.homestead.com). Est. $1200-2500 DAKOTA 444. Dakota (North). Sheridan. Goodrich. Goodrich Farmers Elevator Co. Lot of 12 pcs. Issued in the 1940’s, signed. Vignettes of harvested corn fields with woman in middle. Green border. Uncancelled. 10 x 12”. Company was based in Goodrich, North Dakota. All very fine. Est. $50-100 445. Dakota. Lawrence. Central City. Bald Mountain Alert Mining Co. Cert #40. Incorporated in Dakota. Issued to W. A. Dunn for 2000 shares in 1889. Signed by J. S. Graham president and R. H. Driscoll secretary. Vignette of tree with a man on horseback chasing a buffalo and other scenes. Black border and print. Uncancelled. Printer - Cohn Morris Chicago. 8 x 11”. Datelined Central City. Central City is located 2 miles west of Deadwood and has a population (2000 census) of 149 residents. A fabulous certificate that we never had before. Very fine. Est. $100-200 We Want Your Consignments Rare Tokens, Casino, Photo Postcards, Mining History, Books, and any other collectibles. 446. Dakota. Lawrence. Lead. Glover Gold Mining Co, 1902. Prospectus. Incorporated in South Dakota, promoted from Iowa. Owned 56 acres located 1 mile west of Lead. 10 pages, original royal blue cover with gilt lettering, 3.5 x 5.5”. There are no specifics regarding ore values other than having free milling gold. One testimonial from the Mayor of Lead. Printed by Rees Printing Co, Omaha. Extremely fine to near mint condition. Est. $75-150 447. Dakota. Lawrence. Whitewood. Shawmut Cons Gold Mining Co, c.1903-04. Prospectus. Company organized as a consolidation of the Esmeralda, Fairview and Great Western mines located in the Whitewood district, Blacktail Gulch, Deadwood. There was a 100 ton crusher and 50 ton cyanide plant with a total historical production of $18,000. The prospectus does not offer any assays. A property examination indicates there are 5 tunnels that were probably pre-existing. A Boston promotion. 2 photographs, one at the front showing the mill building and another at the end showing the Esmeralda workings. 12 pages, original burgundy cover, 5 x 6.5”. 2 orthogonal fold creases. Extremely fine. Est. $75-150 448. Dakota. Mining. Certigue Mining & Dredging Co. Cert. #5302. Incorporated in South Dakota, 1905, reorganized 1912. Issued to Elizabeth M. Sterling, 1912, for 240 shares. Signed by John M. Felts, v-president, and Geo. D. Calphin, secretary. Three vignettes: Center shows dredging barge; left shows 3 Native children by waters edge with thatched huts on stilts in background; and right shows dredging buckets descending into the water. Brown border. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 9 x 12. Folds. VF. Est. $30-60 449. Dakota. Mining. Geyser Silver Mining Co. Cert #3836. Incorporated in South Dakota, 1907. Issued to Chas. F. Gately, 1909, for 200 shares. Signed by B.W. Carpenter, secretary, and R. H. Jenness, president. Brown border, black print. No printer noted. Uncancelled. 9 x 12. Wrinkling. VG. Est. $30-60 450. Dakota. Pennington. Stephens Tin Mining, Milling & Manufacturing Co. Cert. #138. Incorporated in Pennsylvania. Issued to A.J. Van Cleft in 1889 for 7 1/2 shares. Signed by Chas. McMullen, president and G.F. Reynolds, secretary. Vignette of underground mine tunnel showing lift, ore cart and miners working along the track. Black border and gray seal. Uncancelled. “Location of Property..Pennington County, Dakota” printed on certificate. Printer: Dennison & Brown, N.Y. 8 x 10. VF. Datelined Scranton, Pa. From America’s first tin rush when it was worth the same as gold. Est. $75-150 451. Dakota. Pennington. Black Hills. Cheyenne Cons Mining Co. Cert. #294. Incorporated in New York, 1880. Issued to F. V. Welling for 100 shares in 1881. Signed by G. M. Jetten president and R. M. Wright secretary. Vignette of two men operating a hand crank hoist over a shaft. Black border. Uncancelled. Printer - John S. Hudin, NY. 7 x 11. Two pin holes near left edge. Very fine. Est. $150-300 452. Dakota. Pennington. Keystone. Bismarck Cons Mines Co. Cert #1079. Incorporated in South Dakota. Issued to C. N. & M. A. Dorsett for 600 shares in 1911. Signed by Fred B. Hutchings president and Martin S. Harding secretary. Vignette of spread winged eagle. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 8 x 10”. “Deadwood, South Dakota” embossed on seal. This company probably had its operations in the Keystone district near Deadwood. Minor wear to fold creases. Fine to very fine. Est. $30-60 453. Dakota. Pennington. Keystone. Tykoon Mining Co of Keystone, South Dakota. Cert.#526. Incorporated in South Dakota. Issued to Miss Lucia Holuces for 325 shares in 1902. Signed by president E. J. Bealer. Vignette of Abraham Lincoln in masthead. Green border and underprint. This company was so obscure that it is not listed in any of our classic references. The Keystone district is on Battle Creek, 23 miles southwest of Rapid City. In more modern times it has been the site of fantastic mineral collecting in the pegmatites. The district was discovered in 1875, around the time of the Homestake. Gold and tin were mined there through the 1880’s, however, the Tykoon was most active around the turn of the century. In 1902, Sanford stated “The Tykoon mine is rapidly being developed under wise management.” It had a ten stamp mill that was “soon to be greatly enlarged.” The mine may have been purchased by the Homestake. (Ref: Sanford, Connolly & O’Harra). Extremely fine. Est. $150-300 ENGLAND 454. England. Cornwall. Cornwall Great United Mines. Cert #4986-90. Issued to Bearer for 5 shares in late 1830’s. Signed by Sir John Claridge, Owen Flintoff and Chas. Graham Stook. No vignette. Blue border and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Whiting, London. 7.5 x 9”. Trimmed tight at left and right. Fold crease at center. Printed on heavy weight paper with company’s regulations printed on reverse. Fine. Est. $50-100 ENTERTAINMENT 455. Entertainment. Atari Corp. Lot of 18 pcs. All issued in the 1990’s. Printed signatures. Vignette of the classic Atari company logo. Blue border. Cancelled. 8 x 11”. All fine. Est. $100-150 456. Entertainment. Collins Radio Co. Lot of 4 pcs. All issued in the 1970’s. Printed signatures. Vignette of man holding a staff with two different views of the earth. Blue border on one and green border on other three. Cancelled. 8 x 11”. All fine to very fine. Est. $40-80 457. Entertainment. Euro Disneyland SCA. Lot of 6 pcs. All issued in the 1990s. Printed signatures. Vignette of Mickey Mouse at top center. Blue border with red safety print. Cancelled. 8 x 12”. Printed in French. All very fine. Est. $75-150 FRANCE 458. France. Champion Cavalier Du Monde Engier Attendance Tickets. Samuel Franklin Cody (1867-1913) was American-born but moved to England in 1890 and eventually became a British citizen. He arrived in Europe as a Wild West Showman, appearing in music halls with a trick shooting and fancy roping act. He looked the part of a showman, very similar in appearance to ‘Buffalo Bill” Cody, with long hair and beard and a waxed mustache, a look he did not alter even after leaving the theater world. His real contribution came as an aviation pioneer starting with an interest in kites. He put together a sophisticated system of man-lifting kites (financed by his theatrical success). He eventually gave up the theater entirely to concentrate on aviation and worked briefly with the British War Office, trying to convince them of the value of using kites for observation. From there he progressed to the creation of a glider kite and, after that, a motor kite with the ultimate intention of developing a piloted, powered aircraft. It was difficult to interest the British government in financing the building of aeroplanes, even though the Wright Brothers had been flying for a number of years. In 1908 Cody completed his aeroplane, which made its first official flight in October. The British Army, however, did not believe there was a future in these contraptions and terminated his contract. Thereafter, Cody worked without official sanction, backing or manpower, financing his efforts solely with the help of family and friends. He was killed in August 1913, when he and his passenger crashed while flying over Ball Hill Farnborough. He was buried with all military honors in the Aldershot Military Cemetery. The similarity in name and appearance to Buffalo Bill Cody often led to confusion between the two. S.F.’s real surname was Cowdery, born in Davenport, Iowa, and probably changed his name for theatrical purposes. The two tickets for sale advertise a performance of the Wild West show, which makes them early, probably dating to the 1890’s. Est. $100-200 GOLD SPECIMENS 459. Gold. Gold Leaf Specimen. Location unknown. Nice display piece with pseudo-octradhedrons at leaf ends. 25mm x 30mm x 10mm. Overall 0.42 oz troy. Est. $500-1000 See Us at Tucson Gem & Mineral Show, Feb. 12-15, 2004 460. Gold. Gold leaf specimen. Location unknown. Very attractive, bright gold leaves in V shape. 50mm x 20mm x 11mm. Small pieces of the original dark matrix within gold. Overall 1.02 oz troy. Est. $900-1800 461. Gold. Gold Leaf with quartz matrix within. Attractive narrow leaves form a nice, bright specimen. 33mm x 22mm x 8mm. Location unknown. Overall 0.42 oz troy. Est. $400-800 462. Gold. Gold Quartz Specimens. Two specimens with quartz matrix. The gold stands upward in leaves. One specimen has small vein associated with the leaf. 30mm tall x 11mm wide, gold is 9mm tall. Quartz 30mm tall x 21mm wide, gold 6mm tall. Overall 0.49 oz troy. Attractive thumbnails. Est. $100-200 GUNS 463. Guns. Flintlock Pistol, c.1600-1700’s. Trigger and hammer operational. Wooden stock with barrel having octagonal shape near hammer and round shape at end. Stock is cracked on right side of barrel about 2.5”. No obvious markings. We are far from gun experts. Fair to fine condition. Est. $300-500 464. Guns. General. National Rifle Association of America Membership, 1944. Issued to Jean Paul LaRue, May 1944. Signed by C.B. Lester, secretary. Vignette of spread-winged bald eagle clutching crossed rifles, top center, and on right and left sides vignettes of engraved muskets. Black print. Printed at bottom: “A patriotic organization organized in 1871 for the purpose of promoting and encouraging rifle shooting among the citizens of the United States. 9 x 11. Est. $30-60 HARDGOODS (aka 3-D) 465. Hardgoods. Albers Cereals & Flours, Look for the Miner Advertising Spatula, c.1914. Made of metal, the spatula has an image of a miner. The end of the handle of spatula forms a bottle opener. 11.5” long. Spatula is 2.5 x 3.5”. Very fine. Est. $25-75 466. Hardgoods. Brown Suede Coin/Money Belt. Measures 2.5” wide x 26.6” long, excluding strap. Six red-snapped flap pockets (one is double length, for paper money). Simple chrome buckle. Est. $25-50 (not illustrated) 467. Hardgoods. Cyclists Cup, c.1880-90. Raised relief on one side of a tandem bicycle with cyclists. Cyclists Cup in raised letters. When this top piece is removed, the interior exposes a telescopic cup. Clearly designed to be a pocket piece. Mfg not noted. Patented 1887. Made in USA. Aluminum, 2.5” diameter. Very fine. Est. $75-150 468. Hardgoods. Jail Keys, 19th Century. Metal ring with 30 keys. All about 3.5” long, some longer. Many are marked with numbers. All different. Have a jailer’s or security lock you can’t open? One of these may open it. Est. $75-150 469. Hardgoods. Jail Keys, c.18th or 19th Century. Four large steel keys attached to steel round. Ring is about 8” diameter. Keys are 5.5” long. Each has a slightly different shaft width and key end. Some rust. Could be 18th or 19th century. Est. $50-100 470. Hardgoods. Steel Leg Irons. Adjustable leg irons attached with chain that is 12” long. Key is attached to chain but does not appear to open lock. Heavy grade steel. Est. $75-150 471. Hardgoods. Bell. Crystal Metal Co Steel Bell. No 1 Upright 1886 on hanger. The bell has been restored with fresh black paint. The lettering on the hanger have been touched up with gold paint. Bell is 12” tall and about 12” diameter. Chain attached for ringing. Fabulous bell for yard or house decoration. Very fine. Est. $800-1500 472. Hardgoods. Canteen. Civil War Soldier’s Canteen Reproduction. Canvas wrap around aluminum(?) canteen. 1st VA. C.S.A written in black pen on canvas. 8” diameter. Probably an early reproduction. Fine. Est. $50-100 473. Hardgoods. Civil War. Civil War Era Hand & Leg Irons. Lot of 2 sets. Wrist Irons with key, marked 25 and 2 3/4. Leg Irons with key, marked 58. Chain attaches leg irons, about 40 inches apart with ring at middle of chain. Some rust. Very fine. Est. $300-600 474. Hardgoods. Coins. Miscellaneous U. S. Coins, c. 1870-1963. Lot of 44 pcs. Good for a starter collector. Contains a cross-section of U.S. coins: Cents: 6 Indian, 5 Lincoln, 5 steel; Nickles: 1 shield, 5 V, 4 Buffalo, 1 silver Jeff; Dimes, 6 misc.; Quarters: 4 misc.; Halves: 4 Franklin; Dollar: 1 Morgan on a money clip with attractive artificial blue saphires. Condition is generally poor to vg. Many with dates worn, about 5 pieces recovered from soil. About $5.50 face.. Est. $25-50 475. Hardgoods. Corporate Seal. Tobacco Feeder Co. Incorporated in Maryland, 1922. 11” high x 7” long. The seal does not stamp well, difficult to read. Fine. Est. $50-100 Next Sale A#25, May, 2004 476. Hardgoods. Irons. Flat Irons, c.1900-20. Lot of 4 pcs. Three steel flat irons and one holder. These are from Mark Roger’s family. His grandmother and mother used these in everyday life. He recalls his mother heating the irons on a 3 burner coal stove when he lived in a cabin in the San Bernardino Mtns that had no electricity. All fine. Est. $40-80 477. Hardgoods. Kitchen . Depression Glass. Lot of 2 pcs. Matching green color. One is a cup. The other is a funnel shaped ice cream(?) bowl. Very attractive. Extremely fine. Est. $50-100 478. Hardgoods. Kitchen. Borden’s Pioneer Evaporated Milk Can. Original paper label with “Borden’s Pioneer Brand Unsweetened Evaporated Milk” with an image of a miner holding a pick and shovel. A gold pan lays near his feet. Can has been opened. 3” diameter, 4.5” tall. Stains and some of the paper label torn. Fair. Est. $50-75 479. Hardgoods. Kitchen. Dazey Churn Jar and Top. Square jar, 6 x 9” with screw top. Top is metal with handle that turn spindle with two wooden paddles. Operational. Jar embossed with Dazey Churn / No 40 / Patented Ped 4 22 / Dazey Churn & Mfg Co / St. Louis, Mo. / Made in USA. Clean. Some wear to top. Fine to very fine. Est. $75-150 480. Hardgoods. Kitchen. Hand Blender with Original Jar, c.1915. Round jar with graduated measurements up to 30 ounces. Original metal screw on top with blender that has a wooden handle design to allow for blending when lifted. Very fine. Est. $50-100 Consignments Wanted Record Prices Realized Easy Consignment Terms Call Us Toll Free 877-852-8822 481. Hardgoods. Kitchen. Patria Amsterdam Bisquit Tin. 20th century style. Top has paint entirely worn off, sides scratched from age. Fantasy style figurines on sides with green background. On bottom is “Biscquit Factory Patria Amsterdam Patria Ltd, 42 Baker St, London, W. I.” 5.5” tall, 5” wide, 3” deep. Est. $25-50 482. Hardgoods. Kitchen. Wall Mount Grinders. Lot of 2 pcs. The first is an original cast iron base with jar. Jar embossed Crystals. Arcade Crystal on metal grinder. Hand crank protude forward. Some rust and chips in black paint. Screw top lid on jar. 5 x 12” tall. The second piece is a reproduction with white ceramic top, metal grinder, handle with Fassenhaus. Both fine. Est. $75-150 483. Hardgoods. Lock. Star Lock & Key, Scandinavian-Type. Unmarked except for a Star surrounding the rectangular opening on the bottom. Measures 2 7/8”, from base to top of shackle. A working key, 2 1/8” with five prongs or bits, twisted at the 3rd bit, and cast in 2 pieces. The key handle has two large openings in the oval top. Star was the largest manufacturer of Scandinavian padlocks in their time, 1836-1926. Type-type locks were also known as jail, barrel or store padlocks, usually made of malleable iron. Shackle looks to be steel. Dark patina overall. [Ref: The Padlock Collector, Franklin Arnall, 1977 and 1982.] Est. $25-75 484. Hardgoods. Medical. Super Marvel Violet Ray Medical Kit, c.1927. Kit comes in a hinged case (9” wide x 14”long x 3” high). Includes all the original glass “applicators” for the ultra violet light. The machine was promoted by the Eastern Laboratories of New York City. The Violet Ray machine was stated to be the cure-all for aches and pains and all other human ailments. The kit comes with a short history of the device as written by Audrey DeBlock in the Antique Trader Weekly, July 12, 1978. The kit also includes that original instruction booklet. Found and probably used, in Goldfield, Nevada. Mint condition. Est. $75-150 485. Hardgoods. Tobacco. Wall Mount Cigarette Paper Dispensers. Lot of 2 different pcs. (1) Chantecler Cigarette Papers. (2) Vogue Papers. These would have been in a store mounted to the wall and dispensed individual packages of cigarette papers. Made of metal. Same style. Very fine. Est. $75-100 HAWAII 486. Hawaii. EWA Plantation Co, Specimen. Incorporated in Territory of Hawaii, 1890. Specimen stamped in red and holes punched over signature of president W. Budge and treasurer Tom Bush. Vignette of crane in a field lifting sugar cane? To load into a wagon, and several laborers standing around. Olive green border and underprint. Specimen #CN271 stamped at top margin and “Last Specimen Return To Files Promptly.” Printer: Western BN & Eng. Co., Chicago. 8 x 12. XF. Est. $300-600 487. Hawaii. Honolulu. Honolulu Glass Negative of Executive Building, c.1900. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood, N.Y., negative measures 3.25 x 4.” #341-10688. Est. $25-50 IDAHO 488. Idaho. Adams. Seven Devils. Idaho Gold Coin Mining & Milling Co. Lot of 3 different variations. Cert #1399. Issued to Samuel Dassler for 40 shares in 1901. Vignette at middle top of miners working above ground. Gold border and seal, 10 cent revenue stamp on seal. Uncancelled. Cert #D489. Issued to S. W. Dassler for 3 shares in 1906. Vignette at upper left of miners underground. Black border with gold safety print. Uncancelled. Cert #D1234. Issued to Mrs. S. W. Dassler for 16 shares in 1912. Vignette at upper left of miner with smaller vignettes of miners. Uncancelled. All signed by the same president and different secretaries. All incorporated in Colorado. All datelined Denver, Colorado. Although not listed in the Copper Handbooks, this company operated in the Seven Devils district, Adams County. On the internet we found a small publication for sale titled “History of the Idaho Gold Coin Mine (Maid of Erin and Summit Mines), Adams County, Idaho.” offered by Idaho Geological Society. All fine. Est. $75-150 489. Idaho. Alturas, Cassia Argyle. Clarke Placer Flats Brochure & Map, 1882. The Clarke Placer Flats are located along the Snake River. The brochure has about 4 pages and a map inside the cover of the Argyle Mining District. Map meas. 7 x 10 and is very similar to the one in the brochure. Est. $100-200 490. Idaho. Cassia. Juniper Gold Mining Co. Cert. #106. Incorporated in NY, 1882. Issued to S.C. Whittier, 1883, for 15,000 shares. Signed by. C. B. Caldwell, president, and John R. Murphy, Jr., secretary. Unusual vignette of hydraulic mining operation with sluice and flume. Black border, gilt safety print. “Cassia County, Idaho Territory” printed on certificate. Uncancelled. Printer: Collins & S?, N.Y. 6 1/2 x 10 1/2.” Trimmed tight at left edge. Burchard, 1884-85, reported: “This county, lying east of Owyhee, is bounded on the north by the Snake River….its mining resources are confined to placers on the Snake river…operated by Chinese.” While this is not a Chinese venture that is at least evident, it provides interesting background on the district. VF-no tears or pieces missing. Folds. Est. $160-300 491. Idaho. Cassia. Argyle. Boston Placer Mining Co Documents. Letter, Mining Deed, and Warranty Deed Regarding A.D. Clarke. 1) Letter dated 1883 from New York, addressed to E. Clinton Clark, Esq. and signed with initials ADC (A.D. Clarke); regards a proposal to be made to the Boston Placer Mining Co. to decide water rights on claims held by Clarke. It is handwritten and noted as “Copy.” Folds. 8 x 10. 2) Mining Deed is between the Clarke Placer Gold Mining Company and the Boston Placer Mining Company, 1884, and cedes 40 acres known as the Lower Claims in the Argyle district, formerly known as the Fall Creek Ditch and Mining Co’s claims, to John Calder and J.J. Davis. 2 pgs. 8 x 14, folds. 3) Warranty Deed, dated 1880, is between John Calder of Bonanza Bar, Snake River, in Cassia County, Idaho Territory, and A.D. Clarke of Omaha, Nebraska. It grants and conveys to A.D. Clarke one-half interest in the claims known as the Fall Creek Ditch and Mining Co. claims, consisting of 40 acres in the Argyle district. 8 x 14. Folds and foxing, with tears along the folds. These 3 documents provide a fine insight into the way mining claims changed hands early on in Idaho mining history Est. $180-300 492. Idaho. Elmore. South Basin. Waddington Gold & Silver Mining Co. Cert #24. No incorporation info. $100 Bond issued to Bearer in 1867. Signed by James L. Hobart president, James K. Selleck treasurer and John P. Newkirk trustee. Blue border and print. Uncancelled. Printer - Wm H. Trafton & Co, NY. 11 x 12”. Datelined New York. The South Boise district was discovered in 1863 by placer miners from the Boise Basin. One of the early promoters and property owners was H. T. P. Comstock, who owned the Elmore claim that boasted of $325 gold per ton. Comstock played up the Elmore as being as rich as the district given his name, the Comstock Lode of Virginia City. South Boise drew nearly 1800 men by the summer 1863, but did not experience the expected 8000+ prospectors expected by the spring of 1864. The district struggled with production from lode ore for lack of milling and transportation, but had plenty of rich ore on hand. The primary milling technique was arrastras. But this process was exceedingly wasteful with H. T. P. Comstock was noted as being “disturbed to recover $10 to the pan from tailings taken 100 feet below his arastra. William Waddington was on the scene early and recognized the milling problems. He gathered up several ore samples from his own the claim the Elmore and from selected others and them assayed in Portland. The results were outstanding: averaging $800 per ton with assays as high as $7,000. A toll road was completed to South Boise by September, 1864 which allowed for Waddingham, and his partner, J. W. McBride, to haul out 7 tons of ore, transporting the load to Portland. Waddingham was able to erect a mill through his New York financiers, the Waddingham Gold & Silver MC. Unfortunately, by 1865 the district was suffering from unscrupulous promoters who left a bad taste in the pocket books of potential South Boise investors. The New York Victor Co was the notorious of the scams. Waddingham stuck it out within the district, but had several milling set backs, not to mention any transportation improvements to the district. Completion of the Oregon Short Line finally in 1882-83 finally allowed for the district to enjoy some prosperity. (Idaho State Historical Society). Minor foxing along edges. Very fine. Est. $300-600 493. Idaho. Fraternal. Rebekah State Assembly I.O.O.F. Ribbon. Green ribbon with pink overlay and gilt print. Vignette of woman and palm tree in gilt. Dated Idaho, 1895. Meas. 2.5 x 8 with metal fringe at bottom. Manufactured by Wm. M. Horstmann Company. Pin back is a safety pin sewn on. Est. $75-150 494. Idaho. General. Clarke Pneumatic Amalgamator Prospectus, 1882. For use in placer mining, the brochure includes testimonials from users in Idaho Territory. 6 pgs., including covers, folded to 4 x 9 size. Printer: Cameron, Amberg & Co., Chicago. The Clarke Co. is located in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska. It advertises: “Absolutely ‘Dry Wash’ Requiring Not a Drop of Water for its Successful Operation.” “It will be seen from the foregoing Certificates that The ‘Clarke Pneumatic Amalgamator’ takes up to 95% of Snake River Flour Gold, heretofore supposed to be ‘Too Fine to be Saved.’” VF. Est. $100-200 495. Idaho. Idaho. Big Creek. Blackfoot Gold Mining & Development Co, Ltd., 1903. Lot of 2 different pcs. Prospectus and “Special Extra Announcement.” Known as the Silent Friend Group of Quartz Mines, the company consisted of eight claims, “located two claims long and four claims wide, making a block of ground 3,000 feet in length by 2,400 feet in width.” Each claim was reported to have a 12’ shaft sunk, running as high as $200 in gold ore. Investment insert included. The cover has an illustration of Mr. Martin H. Jacobs, Vice-president and Gen’l manager of the company, with an image inside captioned, “Starting the main working tunnel on “Silent Friend” Group. Red and black print. 8” x 11”. Fine, bottom right corner missing, folds, foxing. Est. $75-150 496. Idaho. Idaho. Warren. Cons Junior Tunnel Co, 1901. Designed to encourage investing in a new tunnel, where “the ore taken out…will at least pay the cost of constructing the tunnel, leaving a(n)…body of ore…” Cost of the tunnel was projected at $12 per foot, or a total of $32,400. Map of Warren Mountain attached at back. Nice red and blue cover, with an illustration of a sun setting in valley. 4” x 9 1/4”. Vf, wear to corners and edges. Est. $100-200 497. Idaho. Mining. Western Gold Mining Co Ltd, Specimen. Incorporated in Idaho. Date 19xx. Specimen stamped in red across signature lines and holes punched. Three vignettes across top: Center, allegorical female standing with scales and a sword; left: miners working a placer, one with wheelbarrow; right, 3 miners working an outcropping. Orange border and underprint. Stub attached. Printer: ABNCo., New York. 7 x 10.5 Trimmed tight on left. VF. No information found on this company. Probably Idaho. Est. $100-200 498. Idaho. Shoshone. Couer d’Alene. Coeur d’Alene Gold Mining Co, Specimen. Incorporated in Kentucky, 18xx. Specimen stamped in purple and holes punched on signature lines. Vignette of Indian with bow and arrow seated on cliff edge, top right, and elaborate masthead. Green border and underprint. Stub attached. “Location of Works Eagle and Fancy Creeks, Shoshone County, Idaho Ter.” printed on certificate. Printer: Homer Lee BNCo., N.Y. 8 x 10. Very stained and discolored. Dateline New York. Burchard describes the area as containing mostly placer deposits in very rough and remote country, with some quartz deposits on which little development has been done, owing probably to the less expensive and more profitable placer mining. “Very little has been done by way of development on Eagle Creek, yet the prospects obtained show beyond a doubt that gold in paying quantities exists along its bed.” [pp.472-3]. Est. $100-200 499. Idaho. Shoshone. Wallace. Lucky Calumet Copper Mining Co, Ltd. Two certificates, Cert. #1227 and #2587. Incorporated in Idaho, 1906. Issued to G.M. Graves in 1909, for 1000 shares, and to Wm. A. Michalls in 1916 for 5000 shares. Signed by John H. Nordquist, vice-president, and by secretaries Carlton Fox and Otto A. Olsson. Vignette of allegorical seated female, top left. Orange border, seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer: Goes. 8.5 x 12. Dateline Wallace, Idaho. Ten claims patented, 181 acres on Snowstorm hill, between the Independent and Snowstorm mines, and about 5 miles N.E. of Mullan. Property shows 2 fissure veins of 10 to 50’ width, in quartzite. Developed by 3 tunnels…worked intermittently with proceeds of annual assessments, but information is hard to obtain from this as well as all other Nordquist companies. [Ref: Mines Handbook, 1918, pg. 783.] Fragile condition, tears along folds, pinholes top left, foxing, paper is weak. Est. $50-100 500. Idaho. Shoshone. Wallace. Wallace Postcards, 1945. Lot of 3 pcs. Two photo postcards of Wallace, 1945, and one chromo litho c. 1907 card (chipped, torn corner). One photocard by Tabor of upper Burke, Idaho, the other also by Tabor of upper Burke, but a different view. The third card is of the Mammoth and Standard Concentrators, c. 1907. Wallace is the center of the Coeur D’Alene district, one of the top ten producing districts in the United States. Est. $50-75 501. Idaho. Washington. Heath. Black Bonanza Mining Co, c.1902. Prospectus. Located on Grade and Brownlee Creeks. Mining consisted of copper and silver lead. The copper occurred in a Lime “foot wall” and Garnet Quartz “hanging wall”: ‘the formation is one that carries the ore throughout the district, containing plenty of good grade in copper, silver and gold.” Printed by Hayes Bros. Co., Phila. Nice green cover, with silver print. 5 3/4” x 9’. 16 pages, dark green cover with metallic silver print. Xf, folds, minor tear in interior. Est. $75-150 ILLINOIS 502. Illinois. Cook. Chicago. Columbian Expo Photographic Book by W. H. Jackson, 1893. The White City (As It Was). The Story of the World’s Columbian Exposition Illustrated by a Series of Eighty Perfect Pictures from Photographs by W. H. Jackson. Text by Selim H. Peabody and Stanley Wood. Photo-etching by the Franklin Engraving & Electrotyping Co. Published by The White City Art Co, 1893. Each page is full sheet photograph of the Expo as taken by W. H. Jackson. Photos are 11 x 14” on pages of 13.5 x 17”. W. H. Jackson is the most famous of Colorado photographers. Original black padded boards with gilt lettering. Binding is torn at top and bottom. Pages are in extremely fine condition and over all very fine. We have never seen this book before. Extremely rare. Est. $75-150 503. Illinois. Cook. Chicago. Columbian Exposition Souvenir Medal, Unlisted in Hilbert-Kappen. The Ferris Wheel / Height 264 Feet 8600000 lbs. Capacity 2160 People / (pic of Ferris Wheel) / One of the Wonders of the World // World’s Columbian Exposition / (pic of lady with flags, shield and eagle). This “so-called dollar” is not listed in Hilbert Kappen. The obverse is same as that of HK-170. Reverse is same as that of HK-167a. Xf. Est. $50-100 Shop Online www.holabird.org Lowest Prices, Amazing Variety INDUSTRIAL 504. Industry. Book. Mechanics for the Millwright, Machinist, Engineer, Civil Engineer, Architect and Student. Containing a Clear Elementary Exposition of the Principles and Practice of Building Machines. By Frederick Overman, 1864. Published by J. P. Lippincott & Co. 154 illustrations. 420pps. The book begins with an elementary review of the elements and matter leading into physical laws and mechanics. Original hard boards with some wear to spine. 5 x 7.5”. Fine. Est. $150-300 INSULATORS 505. Insulators. W. F. G. Co. Denver, Colo. Petticoat. Purple glass. Some chips along rim and on inside lower skirt. Attractive. Est. $25-75 506. Insulators. Whitall Tatum Co. No.1 Insulators. Lot of 6 pcs. Two are the Whitall Tatum, purple glass. Extremely fine. Lot includes two green Hemingway No 2 and two ceramic insulators. All of these were found in the Bisbee, Arizona area. Est. $50-100 JAPAN 507. Japan. Currency. Japanese Paper Money. Lot of 9 different pcs. Five Centavos, The Japanese Government. Tien Cent, Japansche Regeering. Fifty Centavos, The Japanese Government. Half Gulden, De Japansche Regeering. One Peso, The Japanese Government. 50, Japanese Writing (2 pcs). 50, Japanese Writing. 1 Fine Rentenmark, all German. Poor to good condition. Est. $25-50 JEWELRY 508. Jewelry. Gold Nugget Ring. Modern design with 18 small nuggets of native gold set in silver. About size 6.5. Est. $150-300 509. Jewelry. Gold Nugget Rings. Lot of 2 different rings. One has butterfly design with 5 native gold nuggets. The other is a linear design with 5 native gold nuggets. Both set in silver. Est. $300-600 510. Jewelry. Ideal Fountain Pen, 14 Kt, and Lady’s 14Kt. Croton Wrist Watch. 1) Black plastic body with gold band encircling center engraved with initials “DCM” and marked 14 Kt. Refill lever and pocket hook both marked “Ideal” within a circle that looks like a baseball. 5 3/8” long. 2) Lady’s Croton wrist watch, Arabic numerals. 14 kt. Marked on case. 1 1/2 mm. Diameter. Black double cord strap with gold accents. Clasp is marked Kreisler .025 and “AT NO 733545. No crystal. Est. $50-100 511. Jewelry. Placer Gold Filled Pendant and Earrings, c.1900. Pendant attached to gold chain. Earrings have posts. The placer gold is set within “eyeglass”. The pendant has about 1/4 ounce of gold and is 11/16”. Earrings combined about 1/4 ounce and are about 1/2” each. Unique. Est. $250-500 512. Jewelry. San Carlos Indian Reservation Turquoise Bracelet. Silver bracelet with single turquoise nugget set in circular setting. Rather small size, perhaps pre-teen or small adult. Est. $75-150 513. Jewelry. San Carlos Indian Reservation Turquoise Bracelet. Silver bracelet with inlaid turquoise set into rattlesnake diamond pattern. Medium sized. Est. $75-150 514. Jewelry. San Carlos Indian Reservation Turquoise Bracelet. Three polished turquoise cabachon set in oval silver setting. Rather small size, possibly pre-teen or small adult. Unsigned. Est. $75-150 515. Jewelry. San Carlos Indian Reservation Turquoise Ring. Elongate silver ring with turquoise and red coral leaf pattern accents. Signed “Hoskie” on reverse. 1.5” long. About size 6.5-7. Est. $75-150 516. Jewelry. San Carlos Indian Reservation Turquoise Ring. Elongate silver ring with dark green turquoise and red coral in circle pattern. Signed “Dims” on reverse. 1” long. About size 6.5 - 7. Est. $75-150 517. Jewelry. San Carlos Indian Reservation Turquoise Ring. Silver ring with 8 polished turquoise cabachon tears surrounding round turquoise cab. Unsigned. About 6.5 - 7. Est. $75-150 518. Jewelry. Antique Silver Nugget Bracelet. We wish we knew where this piece came from, the provenance has been lost. Nice silver nugget attached at the end of a short gold chain that is attached to a brass mesh bracelet. Nugget has some original matrix within. Was probably an ore piece originally, now worn along the edges. Silver is about 1” long, 0.75 wide, 0.25” thick. Bracelet is 1” wide and 5” long. Very unique. Est. $350-700 519. Jewelry. Victorian Beaded Maiden’s Purse, c.1880-1900. Colorful flowerlike pattern with beads forming petals. Wrist strap attached, beaded. Round mirror sewn on inside. Purple fabric liner. 3” diameter. Est. $100-200 520. Jewelry. Catalog. Western Jeweler Annual Catalog, 1914. Hardbound, red cover, 448 pages, 9 1/4” x 12”. Front cover is slightly sprung and has tear which affects inside, a couple of pages towards the rear are severely folded, otherwise VF. Catalog includes drawings and prices for watch cases, cuff links, rings, colored spectacles, picture frames, handbags, vanity boxes, corkscrews, cigarette cases, pins, necklaces, umbrellas and much, much more. Outstanding! Est. $200-400 521. Jewelry. Flatware. Sterling Cake Cutter. Wide blade, 3” x 6 1/4” long, is incised with foliage and trailing ribbon design. Handle is topped by a seated robed man with tam o’shanter-type hat and armored neck piece, holding key ring. He is seated atop an antique brick column. Front of server is in a dark finish, back is bright silver. Stamped R (anchor pic) G (or B) // Sterling // Measures 11 1/4” overall. Est. $40-80 522. Jewelry. Pocket Watch. Hampden Co Pocket Watch, c.1880-1900. White face with Roman numerals for hours. Separate hand for seconds at bottom middle. Dueber Silverine on inside back cover. SN#1405406. Key included. When wound is operational. Very fine. Est. $150-300 523. Jewelry. Pocket Watch. Rockford Watch Co Pocket Watch, c.1880-1900. White face with Arabic numerals for hours. Separate face for seconds. Cover plastic has yellow tint. Inside back cover Keystone Watchcase, SN #7987297. Inside, on workings, Rockford Watch Co, 17 Jewels, SN #815495. Gold case. Very fine. Est. .$100-300 524. Jewelry. Pocket Watch. Swiss Pocket Watch with Key, 1852. Plain white face with Roman numerals, 1 3/4” diameter, no second hand, with sterling silver rococo case. Inside case lid is: maker’s hallmark, a Shield with 3 chevrons inside and “Argent” stamped below. Inside case on back of watch is: No. 42643 // Echappement A Cylindre // Aiguilles (“Hour Hand”, beside the place to set the time) // Quatre Joyaux (beside the place to wind the watch.” Watch workings look to be made of brass. Crystal is either celluloid or plastic, is slightly raised and beveled. There are several jeweler’s repair marks inside the case lid, and another stamped number, 7908. Small key (1 1/4”) is attached. The Argent hallmark is used to indicate the location of the assay office for the case only, in this instance Neuchatel, Switzerland, of .800 sterling silver. In the reference cited are these words next to the hallmark, “Poincons d’essay de decembre, 1852.” [Ref: Complete Price Guide to Watches, Cooksey Shugart Publications, Tenn., 2001, pg. 444.] The watch still works. Est. $50-100 525. Jewelry. Pocket Watch. Waltham Gold Pocket Watch, c.1880-1900. 1 13/16 diameter with gold chain. Roman numerals in black for the hours and Arabic numerals for minutes in red above hours. Inset second face at bottom. Inside back cover has “ROY US ASSAY” 14kt. Serial #273126. Extremely fine. Est. $300-400 526. Jewelry. Pocket Watch. Watham Pocket Watch, c.1880-1900. White face with Roman numerals for hours. Separate face for seconds, hand missing. Inside on workings American Waltham Watch Co, Safety Barrel, SN #9668044. Middle back cover Guaranteed J. Ross 14k, SN #6504185. Outside back cover Keystone Watchcase SN#6504185. Front cover SN#6504185. Gold. Floral pattern on outside. Fine. Est. $100-300 JUDAICA California. Los Angeles. V. Wolfenstein Photographer CDV, please Session II, California. Los Angeles. 527. Judaica. Knights of the Maccabees Ribbon. Framed piece with tintype photograph of Mark Twain. Next to tintype is a ribbon. Round celluloid with: Knights of the Maccabees / K over O (pic of Arabian style tent) T over M / Astra Castra Numen Lumen. Ribbon had two crossed American Flags. Celluloid is about 1.75” diameter. Ribbon is about 1.5” long. Frame is 12 x 14”. The piece was found in Virginia City, but it is uncertain if the encampment was there. Circa 1890. The Knights of the Maccabees were a Judaic organization honoring the deliverers of Judaism, according to The Century Cyclopedia of Names by Smith, 1895, v1 p 634. Castra refers to the encampment, hence the tent for the gathering of the group. Numen refers to a god or goddess and lumen, light, perhaps enlightened. Astra may refer to a goddess.The reverse of the frame has a card from the Pony Express Museum with the following in pencil: Young Mark Twain with his Knights of the Maccabees badge from Virginia City, Nevada. Fine. Est. $100-200 KANSAS 528. Kansas. Cherokee. Baxter Springs. Mission Mining Co, 1906. Prospectus and letters. Owned and operated the Mission Mine located in the Baxter Springs district of Cherokee County, Kansas. A lead zinc mine showing 40% lead and 60% zinc (rather difficult to believe the numbers, but the ore may have been a solid mass) contained within a 30 foot blanket that was drill tested to underlie the entire 40 acres the company controlled. The prospectus has a blue cover with an image of a mission at the center. There is a small tear of the glued on image at lower left which has slightly raised the paper. 30 pages long with a pencil sketching of the proposed mill, 6 underground photographs and a 2 page map at the center of the prospectus. Unfortunately, the top staple has rusted and affects the map directly around it. With the prospectus is the original subscription form and return envelope. Included is a typed property report by M. S. Parker, Consulting Engineer from Baxter Springs, KS, dated 1906. Parker writes a glowing report of the Mission Mine, stating it is one of the richest lead-zinc deposits every found. All very fine. Est. $100-200 MEXICO 529. Mexico. Chihuahua. Santa Barbara. El Rayo Mines Co. Specimen Bond. #00000. Incorporated in New York, 1908. $500 denomination. “Feb 8-1908” hand stamped in purple. Unsigned, with specimen printed in red across signature lines, and holes punched. Vignette of spread-winged Bald Eagle clutching “El Pluribus Unum” banner, green border with underprint (“500”). Printer: Franklin-Lee, N.Y. 10 coupons attached. Meas. 10 x 15”. The company owned 21 claims of gold, silver in fissures in Rhyolite. Due to revolutionary conditions the property was closed down Sept 9, 1915, to be reopened when practicable. Under normal operating conditions the company employs 15 Americans and about 385 Mexicans. [Ref: Mines Handbook, 1918, pgs.1630-31.] Est. $100-200 530. Mexico. Guerrero. La Union. Rio Grande & Dolores Silver Mining Co. Cert #60. A London Corporation. Issued to Bearer for “One Tenth of a Barra or One Hundred and Fortieth of the Fourteen Barras Aviadoras”. Signed by Smith, T. C Watson and Robt Smith. Issued 1886. No vignette. Printed in both English and Spanish on pink background. Uncancelled. 17 x 17”. Barras - shares of a mine; under Spanish law generally 1/24 of a mine. Aviadoras - shares based on direct investment in a mining operation. The company owned the La Nava mine at Guadalupe, carrying copper and silver ore. Incorporated in 1877, the company was consistently producing through the Mexican Revolution (c.1911-20). (Mines Handbook, 1918, p.1649-50.) Very fine. Est. $100-200 531. Mexico. Sonora. Alamos. Quintera Mining Co Token. Quintera / 100 / Mg Co Ld / (Miner walking with shovel and pick on shoulder, sunset in background) Cowhead counter stamp at right of miner. Oct, br, 32mm. Quintera operated a silver mine from 1882 through 1902. The cowhead counterstamp is speculated to indicate the usage on one of the ranches located close to the Quintera mine. The 100 denomination is scarcer than the 25 denomination. Heavily pitted. VG. Est. $100-200 532. Mexico. Sonora. Arizpe. La Cananeas Copper Co. Cert #115. Incorporated in Arizona. Issued to Charles W. Ray & Co for 200 shares in 1902. Issued to Chas. D. Camp vice president and E. King secretary. Vignette of miners underground. Green border and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - New York Bank Note. 8 x 11”. Datelined New York. Owned the La Libertad and El Ultimatum mines. Property considered promising but long idle and company apparently moribund.” (Copper Handbook, 1908, p.853). Very fine. Est. $75-150 533. Mexico. Sonora. Hermisillo. United States Mining & Smelting Co. Cert #140. Incorporated in Delaware. $1000 Bond issued 1903. Signed by L. F. Megargel president and C. P. Davidson. Vignette of spread winged eagle. Green border. 11 x 14”. Three coupons cashed in. The last coupon cashed in would have been dated for Jan 1, 1905. This date coincides with when the company was presumed to have ceased. Owned the San Jose de Garcia, aka Ajogada, mine located in Hermisillo, Sonora, Mexico. Mine was reported to have been worked by ancients, but idle and filled with water for about a century. (Copper Handbook, 1905, p.791). Very fine. Est. $75-150 MICHIGAN 534. Michigan. Gogebic. Dunham. Dunham Copper Co. Cert #1. Incorporated in Massachusetts. Issued to Robert A. Fisher for 100 shares in 1864. Signed by Homer A. Choate president and Alfred Case treasurer. No vignette. Blue print. Uncancelled. Printer - Mudge & Son, Boston. 5 x 8”. Datelined Boston. Dunham is located in Gogebic County, near the southwest border of Ontonagon County. It seems that a revenue stamp was once affixed to the left edge, but now is missing and apparently torn off. Some foxing along edges. Hole where revenue stamp once was. A great Michigan stock certificate. Fine. Est. $500-1000 535. Michigan. Houghton. Copper Range Co History Pamphlet, 1970. Pamphlet is based a presentation made by James Boyd to the Newcomen Society, April 17, 1970. James Boyd was the president of the Copper Range Co which, in 1969, produced nearly 160 million pounds of copper with a net profit of $16 million. .24pps, 6 x 9”, extremely fine. Est. $25-50 536. Michigan. Houghton. Seneca Copper Corp, Specimen. Incorporated in New York, 1916. Specimen stamped in red and holes punched across signature lines. S4284 stamped in red, top left corner. Vignette of 2 miners underground with hydraulic drill. Blue border and underprint. Printer: ABNCo. Stub attached. 7 x 11 without stub. Company owns 11,960 shares of the 20,000 in the Seneca Mining Co. Balance sheet of Jan 4, 1917, shows assets totaling $2,420,000, including 13,926 Seneca M. Co. shares at $60 each…and debit balance, $20,000 [Mines Handbook, Weed, 1918, p. 912]. XF. Est. $100-200 537. Michigan. Houghton. Ahmeek. Ahmeek Mining Co Annual Report 1908 & Certificate. Lot of 2 pcs. (1) Report of the Directors to the Stockholders for the year ending in 1908. 14pps. Report outlines progress made on the mine and lists the balance sheet. Company sold 5.78 million pounds of copper at 13.46 cents per pound. 6 x 9”, green wrap, extremely fine. (2) B9036. Incorporated in Michigan. Issued to Paine, Webber & Co for 1 share in 1922. Signed, cancelled. Vignette of two beavers. Green border and underprint. Printer - John A. Lowell. 8 x 11”. This certificate was issued during the transition period when the Ahmeek and Allouez were being absorbed into Calumet & Hecla. Fine. Est. $100-200 538. Michigan. Houghton. Hancock. Pewabic Mining Co., 1866. Report to the Stockholders. As of 1885, the company was in litigation, and, as a result, idle. The ownership of the mine was said to either go to the Franklin Mining company or Quincy. Up until litigation, the mine had produced 13, 894 tons, 620 lbs of copper (Ref: Mineral Resources, 1885, p.267). 32 pages. R. Pumpelly written in pencil on the front cover. This was probably his personal copy. We often quote Pumpelly in our research of mining companies from this time period. Fine, cover removed from book, foxing, soiling. Est. $400-600 539. Michigan. Houghton. Hancock. Winona Mining Co, 1864. Organized in 1864, the Winona Mining Co. was comprised of 640 acres of land. Lodes discovered by opening veins were an epidote lode and a vein of amygdaloidal trap rock, believed to be laden with copper ore. Openings up to 1000 feet were made, revealing copper ore reportedly already mined at $3000. 19 pages. Stitching at binding missing, a bid folded and worn. Fine. Est. $200-400 540. Michigan. Houghton. Houghton. Quincy & Torch Lake Railroad Shipper’s Log, 1906-07. 50 pps, 5 x 9”. Quincy Mine printed at top. Printed below “Shipp today via Quincy and Torch Lake Railroad.” Each sheet represents one day’s shipment from the Quincy Mine storehouse to the mills or other operations. The first page is missing and several at end are missing. Fine. Est. $75-150 541. Michigan. Ontonagon. American Mining Co. Cert #1559. Incorporated in Vermont, 1849. Issued to Bearer for 1 share in 1850. Signed by L. E. Phelps president and W. Currin secretary. Vignette at top middle of spread winged eagle, vignette at left of George Washington, vignette at right of seated man. Uncancelled. Printer - A. Halbert. 3 x 7”, resembles the size of scrip or currency. Datelined Windsor, Vermont. Company owned the Norwich, Derby, Windsor and Sharon mines west of the Ontonagon River. Scudder reports, “Operated with good intentions and poor judgment with the usual result.” (p.71). Work on the Norwich mine began in 1850 and continued through 1858 when it was suspended. Whitney (1854) reported the company had made ore shipments totaling 73,700 pounds copper. Very fine. Est. $150-300 542. Michigan. Ottawa. Ottawa Mining Co. Cert #566. Issued to Robert A. Fisher for 100 shares in 1863. Signed by A. B. Ely president and W. N. Ely treasurer. No vignette. Green print with red unembossed corporate seal. Printer - Alfred Mudge & Son. 6 x 8”. Datelined Boston, Mass. This company was probably named after Ottawa County which abuts Keweenaw County. First time we offered this piece. Extremely fine. Est. $500-1000 543. Michigan. Wayne. Detroit. GAR Encampment Detroit Medallion, 1891. National G. A. R. Encampment / (raised relief busts) / Aug 3-8 Detroit 1891 // Mabley & Company / Detroit / 12 Stores & 62 / Departments / (pic of two buildings) / The / Medal / Winners / The Largest Retail Establishment in Michigan. Rd, brass, 45mm. Hanger at top. Vf-Xf. Est. $50-75 MINERAL 544. Mineral. Specimen. Travertine Stalagmite. Classic golden travertine, perfect for making attractive slabs. There are about 8 rings or layers exposed on the broken tip. 17” long x 4.5” diameter. A small piece is broken off the end. A cylindrical shape with irregular base. Est. $150-300 MINING RELATED 545. Mining. Prices Current List For Copper, Iron, Antimony, Lead, Tin & Nickel, 1883. Four-page brochure, 8.5 x 11”, published by Thos. J. Pope & Bro, New York. 2” tear on right-hand fold. VG. Est. $50-100 546. Mining. Assay. Assay Related Documents, 1868-1905. Lot of 6 pcs. (1) H. K. Miller, Assay & Chemist, Georgetown, Colo, 1905, for samples run from the East Argentine MC. (2) Selby Smelting & Lead Co. One piece is a receipt to Bullion Exchange Bank for a silver bar, datelined San Francisco, 1898. Second item is an assay receipt from the Selby Smelting & Lead Co for 1225 ounces of silver worth $1830.16, dated 1902. (3) Quarterly Assessment of Proceeds of the Mines, Virginia City, Storey County, Nevada, for the Savage Mining Co, 1868. The company was assessed $8927.34. (4) W. S. James, Assayer, 2 assay receipts. One for the Washoe Mill Tailings for a 402 ounce bar of silver and gold. The second is for 3 bars worth $6261.37. Both datelined Gold Hill, Nev, 1890. All fine. Est. $100-200 547. Mining. Book. Blow Pipe Analysis and Determative Mineralogy, 1888. by H. B. Cornwall. 2nd Edition. Published by D. Van Nostrand. 308pps, indexed. Original hard boards with wear spine and dings to corners. Inscribed on first page by Geo G. Hitchcock (probably not the famous painter). A practical manual to the blow pipe process and application. Est. $50-100 The following four lots are the all time classic mining references. Extremely rare. 548. Mining. Book. Copper Handbook, Volume 6, 1906. by Stevens. 1100pps. Original green hard boards with faded discoloration. Text pages are undamaged. Binding is not cracked. Fine. Extremely rare. Est. $300-600 549. Mining. Book. Copper Handbook, Volume 9, 1912-13. By Weed. 1420pps. Original green hard boards. Text pages are undamaged. Binding not cracked. Very to extremely fine. Extremely rare. Est. $300-600 550. Mining. Book. Mines Handbook & Copper Handbook, Volume 13, 1918. By Weed. 1895pps, 6 x 9”. Original green hard boards. Water damage affects first pages of ads, but does not detract from Table of Contents near main body of text. The Copper Handbook/Mines Handbook is the sole most important resource we use for our research. The 1918 edition marks the time when as many mining companies as the editor knew about was listed, not just the copper companies. Fine. Extremely rare. Est. $300-600 551. Mining. Book. Mines Handbook, Volume 14, 1920. By Weed. 1990pps. Original green hard boards. Text pages are undamaged. Binding is not cracked. Very fine. Extremely rare. Est. $300-600 552. Mining. Book. Gold Deposits of the World, 1937. By William Harvey Emmons. Published by McGray Hill Book Co. 562pps, indexed. Original hard boards. Minor wear to spine and corners. One of the early comprehensive publications of gold deposits found throughout the worlds. Emmons attempts some comparative analysis, but limited. Fine. Est. $50-100 553. Mining. Book. Handbook of American Mining Law, 1908. by George P. Costigan. Published by West Publishing Co, 765pps, indexed. Original hard boards, wear to spine and corners. Inside front cover and first leaf have several pen and pencil marks. Pencil marks are found inconsistently on bottom of pages, appears to be from a child. Classic mining law reference. Fine. Est. $150-300 554. Mining. Book. Manual of Determinative Mineralogy, 1875. by George J. Brush. Published by John Wiley & Son. 140pps, indexed. Original hard boards. Wear spine, dings to corners. Text book begins with teaching the Blow Pipe Analysis. This leads into the study of determative mineralogy. Charts form nearly half this book. These charts are the key tool in determative mineralogy. Fine. Est. $100-200 555. Mining. Book. Manual of Fire Assaying, 1911. by Charles Herman Fulton. 2nd Edition. Published by McGraw Hill Book Co. 219pps, indexed. Original burgundy hard boards. Minor wear spine and corners. Book discusses the basic process involved with fire assaying, the most commonly used analysis for ore. Very fine. Est. $50-100 556. Mining. Book. Manual of Practical Assaying, 1908. 6th Edition, H. Van F. Furman, revised by William D. Pardoe. Published by John Wiley & Sons. 515pps, indexed. Book outlines the known assay processes at time of print. The original edition was prompted after the author had run a series of articles on assay analysis within technical publications. The author decided to combine all the short articles into a single reference book. Some wear to spine and original hard boards. Fine. Est. $50-100 557. Mining. Book. Matte Smelting, 1896. by Herbert Lang. Published by Scientific Pub Co. 98pps, indexed. Original hard boards with minor wear to spine and corners. Matte smelting was the primary process for extraction of copper, but was also used for silver, nickel, cobalt, lead and gold. Technical discussion of the matte smelting process. Very fine. Est. $50-100 558. Mining. Book. Mineral Industry, Its Statistics, Technology & Trade. Lot of 2 volumes, 1896 & 1899. (1) 1896, 900+/-pps, original red hard boards with gilt lettering. (2) 1899, 980pps, original red hard boards with gilt lettering. Both are in very fine condition. Valuable resource for historic mining in the United States. These years were important for Cripple Creek and other locations. Est. $100-150 559. Mining. Book. Mineral Yearbooks, 1935-1959. Lot of 15 volumes. Years included: 1935, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947 (2 pcs), 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952 (Volumes I & III only), 1959. Original blue hard boards. All are in fine to very fine condition. Est. $300-600 560. Mining. Book. Mining Directory Catalog & Engineers’ Handbook, 1932. Handbook of Machinery Equipment and Supplies for Mines-Mills Smelters Quarries, Metallic and Non-Metallic. Published by Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, 1932. Hard cover with minor wear to edges. 156 pgs, plus 44 page index. VF. Est. $100-200 561. Mining. Book. Mining Districts of the Western United States, 1912. by James M. Hill. USGS Bulletin 507. 309pps. The book is broken down by State, County and district. Each state has a fold out map that shows the locations of the districts. Front and back of book has been slashed by sharp knife affecting a few pages. 6 x 9”. Original paper wrap. Indispensable reference book for the mining researcher. Fine. Est. $75-150 562. Mining. Book. Report on Mineral Resources West of the Rockies, 1868. by Ross Browne. Browne’s report is 674 pgs. Including index. Followed by Report of James W. Taylor on the Mineral Resources of the United States East of the Rocky Mountains, 1868, 71 pgs. Hard cover. Boards worn at corners and spine is loose. Est. $150-250 Come See Us at the Tucson Gem & Mineral Show Feb 12-15, 2004 Bring Your Consignments or Preview some of the Items in this Catalog. 563. Mining. Book. Report on the Mineral Resources of the States and Territories West of the Rocky Mountains, 1869. by Rossiter Raymond. 256 pgs. Good reference material. No front or back covers. Binding good. Est. $75-150 564. Mining. Certificate. Hawthorne Silver & Iron Mines Ltd. A Scam run by Julian Hawthorne, Son of Nathaniel Hawthorne. Cert #3751. Incorporated in Delaware. Issued to Sidney Thompson for 1000 shares in 1911. Signed by Hawthorne asst vice president and John Kinnon treasurer. Vignettes of miners working underground. Brown border and underprint. Uncancelled. Printer - New York Bank Note. 8 x 10”. This company is not listed in the Mines Handbooks. But thanks to the New York Times (Oct 3, 2003) we found the following information. “On Easter Sunday, 1913, he (Julian Hawthorne) was transported to the federal penitentiary in Atlanta. The formal charge against him and his cronies was misuse of the United States Postal Service, a catchall complaint designed to nail the defendants, whose real offense, according to Judge Mayer, wasn’t selling shares in a worthless silver and iron mine so much as the exploitation of their recognizable names. ‘Theirs is the greater crime,’ spat the New York district attorney, ‘for they have prostituted them.’ The general counsel for the Hawthorne mines, former mayor of Boston Josiah Quincy, was cleared of the one conspiracy count against him, but the neurologist Dr. William J. Morton, whose father had discovered ether just before the Civil War, went to jail with Julian.” Julian Hawthorne was the only son of Nathaniel Hawthorne, an American icon. Julian’s sister, Rose, went to Woodrow Wilson to ask for a pardon for Julian. Wilson granted the pardon and was released in October, 1913. We are not sure where the scandalous company claimed to have its mines. Minor wear to fold creases. Very fine. Est. $100-200 565. Mining. Hardgoods. Atlas Blasting Cap Boxes. Lot of 4 pcs. All the boxes are the same style. Held 100 No 6 blasting caps. Cardboard with flip top. Atlas logo at middle top. 3.5” long x 1.5 x 1.5”. Red with black and white. Fine. Est. $50-100 Shop Online www.holabird.org 566. Mining. Hardgoods. Blasting Cap Containers. Lot of 3 different pcs. Atlas 100 count No. 6 Blasting Cap cardboard box. Lid from metal Du Pont 100 count No. 6 blasting caps. Round tin cap with Blasting Caps Dangerous. All fine. Est. $30-60 567. Mining. Hardgoods. Braun Ingot Mould c.1900-1910. Embossed on top lip of mould “160 Oz S. 300 Oz G. E. F. Braun.” 3.5 x 6” mould. 3” tall, 2” handles. Some rust. Est. $100-200 568. Mining. Hardgoods. California Engraved Miner’s Candlestick. California is boldly stamped on top of pick. Tip of pick is broken. Right mount candle holder. 11” long, 3” tall hanger. Candle was residue within candle holder. Fine. Est. $100-150 569. Mining. Hardgoods. Du Pont Blasting Cap Tin. Metal box that contained 25 No 6 blasting caps. About 1” square box. Red box with white print. Extremely fine. Est. $40-80 570. Mining. Hardgoods. Du Pont Blasting Cap Tins. Lot of pcs. These tins would have held 100 No. 6 blasting caps. Red with white print. One is more faded than the other. 2.5 x 2 x 1.5” tall. Fine. Est. $25-50 571. Mining. Hardgoods. Gold Poke. A gold poke is a miner or prospector’s bag for carrying gold dust and nuggets. This one is made of leather, no markings, with tie strip. Fine. Est. $100-300 572. Mining. Guy’s Dropper Lamp & Cap c.1925. Brass carbide lamp attached to a soft canvas cap. Some dirt and minor dings. Nice lamp. Est. $75-150 573. Mining. Hardgoods. Miner’s Blue Metal Canteen, No Case. Flask-shaped (curved), made of metal and painted with blue enamel. Has metal-topped cork stopper with ring in center of top. Incised in metal top: D (upward pointing arrow) D / Q P. 8.5 “ tall x 5.75” wide. Est. $30-60 574. Mining. Hardgoods. Mining Related Enamel Signs. Lot of 5 pcs. (1) Danger / Open Grizzly / Ahead. White enamel with red and black paint. 14 x 20”. (2) Mines / Danger. White enamel with red paint. 12 x 24”. (3) Caution / Men / Working / In Shaft. White enamel with red paint. 10 x 14”. (4) Wait / 15 Feet / From / Shaft. White enamel with red paint. 9 x 11”. (5) In Case / Of Fire / Hoist / Mine / Rescue / Men / Promptly. Yellow enamel with red and black paint. All have some chips and rust. Holed at corners for suspension. Fine to very fine. Est. $100-200 575. Mining. Hardgoods. Russell Engraved Varney Style Miner’s Candlestick. Russell stamped on top of pick. Classic Varney style stick. 11” long, hanger 3” tall. Left mount candle holder. Very fine. Est. $75-150 576. Mining. Hardgoods. Toy Miner’s Lunchbox, c.1900-20. Miniature miner’s lunchbox that has removable cup at top. When the lid is taken off, there are two bowls within. One of the bowls has three small pyrope garnets. Collected from Dawson, Yukon. 1.5” diam x 2.75” tall. Soldered construction, no mfg noted. Very cute. Rare. Fine. Est. $75-150 MISSOURI 577. Missouri. Dade. Underwriters Land Co, c.1903. A very attractively laid out prospectus by Underwriters Land Co of Dade County which owned 2100 acres offered for lease. The company operated by leasing its property at a 20% royalty. There 14 pages of photographs out the total of 32 pages. Most of the photographs shows mines and mills in the district that are not necessarily leased by Underwriters Land Co.Most of the text refers to other successful mines, large and small, to pitch its own property. The front cover is what makes this prospectus unique and gorgeous. Very colorful with the look of an actual pastel picture with what looks to be a silk screen border, which is pink. Classic art nouveaux signed by the artist, K. Crittendon. Within the bottom edge of the border is the word “Opportunity”. Every page was printed on glossy paper and was probably destined for special wealthy circles of the Eastern Financial districts. 5 x 8”. Extremely fine. Est. $200-400 578. Missouri. Jasper. Joplin. Porter Zinc & Lead Mining Co. Cert #17. Incorporated in Missouri. Issued to Mathew S. Porter for 1000 shares in 1890. Signed by M. S. Porter president and C. Y. Permin secretary. Vignette at upper left of several miners working underground. The vignette is surrounded by a very ornate masthead with flowers with the company name on a fancy banner. Carthage, Missouri printed next to vignette. Uncancelled. Printer - Hudson-Kimberly Publ. K.C. Mo. 9 x 12. Carthage is located within Jasper County. The Porter Zinc & Lead MC is not listed in Poole, 1892 or 1898. However, this county was the major producer of lead and zinc during this time period. In fact, the majority of mining companies either had their mines or offices located in Joplin (Poole, 1892, 1898) which is just four miles from Carthage. Fold creases. Very Unique and Attractive certificate. Extremely fine. Est. $200-400 579. Missouri. Mining. Cliff Mining & Milling Co. Cert #4. Incorporated in Missouri. Issued to Fred L. Crouch for 10 shares in 1917. Signed by Fred L. Crouch vice president and V. C. Erwan secretary. Vignette of spread winged eagle. Green border and seal. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11”. This is probably a founder’s share certificate. This company appears to have been held tightly. There is no listing in the Mines Handbook and the capitalization was only for $75,000. Mostly likely the company had its property in Missouri, where the company was incorporated. Some wear to fold creases. Fine to very fine. Est. $35-70 580. Missouri. Mining. Cliff Mining & Milling Co. Cert #10. Incorporated in Missouri. Issued to A. R. Deacon for 3500 shares in 1917. Signed by Fred L. Crouch vice president and V. C. Erwan secretary. Vignette of spread winged eagle. Green border and seal. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11”. Very fine. Est. $30-60 (see image above.) 581. Missouri. Mining. Cliff Mining & Milling Co. Lot of 8 pcs. Cert #14-20. Incorporated in Missouri. All issued to Cecil G. Fennell in 1917. Signed by Fred L. Crouch vice president and V. C. Erwan secretary. Vignette of spread winged eagle. Green border and seal. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11”. All very fine. Est. $75-150 (see image above) 582. Missouri. St. Louis. St. Louis. St. Louis Exposition Book, 1904. Titled The Book of the Fair. The Greatest Exposition the World has Ever Seen. Photographed & Explained. A Panorama of the St. Louis Exposition. Illustrated with a vast Gallery of Pictures Showing all the Fair in Photographs. by Marshall Everett, 1904. Published by P. W. Ziegler, Philadelphia. 496pps. 7 x 9”. Numerous photographs. Original marbled hard boards. Binding in poor condition. Clear tape on binding. Poor to fair. Est. $75-100 583. Missouri. Washington. Story of the Barytes, 1919. Book format. Tells the story of the Lead and Zinc mining industry in the Ozarks. Story-like narrative, accompanied by illustrations, sketches and oil painting reproductions. Approximately 30 pages. No specific company mentioned. Nice oil painting image on the cover, bound by string. Very artistic. Mint condition. Est. $20 MONTANA 584. Montana. Lewis & Clark. Helena. Frohner Gold & Silver Mining Co. Cert. #4. No incorporation info. $500 Bond issued to Bearer in 1888. Signed by V. Charles Rindo president and E. C. Prosser secretary. No vignette. Black border and print. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 8 x 12”. Datelined Helena, Montana Territory. The Frohner mine was located in Jefferson County. Burchard lists the Frohner mine as being located on Red Mountain in Lewis and Clark County. It was the only mine with production in 1883, being down about 100 feet showing an immense ore body” with 1000 tons of high grade ore having been taken out. (Burchard, 1883, p.487). On the reverse is a blue rubber stamp with “Blackfoot City Historical Society.” A phone call to the Montana Historical Society revealed that Blackfoot City ceased to exist in 1896. A great Montana certificate. Very fine. Est. $200-400 Shop Online www.holabird.org 585. Montana. Lewis & Clark. Helena. Penn-Yan Mining Co. Lot of 2. Cert.#122, 221. Incorporated in Montana. One is issued to J.L. Buskett for 2500 shares in 1891. The other is Unissued. Uncancelled. Both are signed by president Henry H. Hill. Vignette of nine gold and silver coins in full color with varied values. Gilt and silver vignette, burgundy border and underprint. Wonderful vignette of America’s classic coinage. , showing the full variety of gold coins ($2.5, $5, $10, $20 with the obverse and reverse of each). Datelined Helena, thus we suspect one of the many gold properties near there. Printed by Pioneer Press. 9” x 11”. The issued certificate is Vf, stains at left margin. The Unissued certificate is XF. Est. $200-400 586. Montana. Lewis & Clark. Helena. United States Assay Office Deposit Receipt, 1885. Receipt #1276. Memorandum of Gold Bullion deposited at the United States Assay Office, at Helena, Montana by Henry Elling. Description of Bullion: Retort, 151.74 ounces of gold and silver with a net value of $1930.49. Rubber stamped signature of Russell D. Harrison. Red print. 6 x 14”. This assay office was going to become a mint, but never did. Instead the US Assay office refined gold and silver from the surrounding mines and cast them into transport bars to be shipped to existing mints. Minor wear to fold creases. Very fine. Est. $75-150 587. Montana. Lewis & Clark. Helena. US Assay Office Bullion Deposit Memorandum. Assay at Helena, MT, 1905, for the Emigrant Gulch Cons. Placer Mines Co. $212.06 worth of gold. 5” x 12”. Vf, folds, small wear tear at center of fold. Est. $75-150 588. Montana. Lincoln. Libby. Bear Creek Placers Co. Specimen Bond. #0000. Incorporated in Maine, 1902. $100 denomination. Hand stamped in purple on outside, “Mar 1903.” Specimen printed in red across signature lines, holes punched. Vignette of men digging behind a dike with two men mounted on horses and two pack mules. Brown border and underprint, (“100”). 20 coupons attached. Hand stamped in purple ink on title fold: “Return to Issue Room To be held for reference.” Printer: ABNCo. Meas. 9.5 x 13. Owned 10 miles of gravel just north of Libby. (Mines Handbook, 1918). Est. $100-200 589. Montana. Madison. Virginia City. Alder Gulch Cons Mining Co. Cert #4. Incorporated in Montana. Issued to Agnes C. Knight for 40 shares in 1882. Signed by Charles L. Dahler president and Julian W. Knight secretary. Vignette showing wagon trains entering a beautiful valley. Black border and print. Cancelled by red. Printer - Culver Page Hoyne, Chicago. 8 x 11”. Datelined Virginia City, Montana. Gold was discovered along Alder Gulch in 1863 and became the most productive placer deposit in Montana’s history. Cut stub attached at left edge. Fine. Est. $100-200 590. Montana. Madison. Virginia City. Wagon Color Illustrated Handbill. Lot of 2 pcs. (1) Mitchell & Lewis Co, Mfg of Mitchell Wagon. Color vignette of the Mitchell Wagon in green and red. Handbill has text of why you should buy a Mitchell wagon. Stamped at bottom by S. R. Buford & Co, Virginia City, Montana. (2) Bain Wagon Company Illustrated Letterhead. Datelined Lynchburg, VA, 1923. Vignette of Bain Wagon at left and company logo vignette at right. Both very fine. Est. $100-200 591. Montana. Mining. Washington Bar Gold Mining Co. Cert #509. Incorporated in South Dakota. Issued to T. G. McCarthy for 2500 shares in 1933. Signed by M. E. Clark secretary and president. Vignette of spread winged eagle with capital building and city in background. Green border. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11”. The company is listed as dead by 1937 and is listed as have been located in Montana. Small tears along fold creases. Fine. Est. $50-100 592. Montana. Silver Bow. Butte. Amalgamated Copper Co, Specimen. Incorporated in New Jersey, 1899. Specimen in red and holes punched across signature lines. Stub attached. Vignette of underground mining scene. Brown border, safety print and underprint. Printer: ABNCo. 8 x 12. The Amalgamated is a securities-holding corporation, not a mining company. Assets formerly consisted of ownerships, ranging from mere control to practically the entire stock issue, of the Anaconda, Boston & Montana and allied mines in Butte, all of which were merged in 1910 in the Anaconda Copper MC, which also took over the property of the Alice, Original and Colusa-Parrot companies. This merger left Amalgamated as merely a holding company for a single corporation, the Anaconda Copper MC [Ref: Copper Hdbk, p.301]. VF. Est. $150-300 593. Montana. Silver Bow. Butte. Amalgamated Copper Co. Specimen Bond. #00000. Incorporated in New Jersey, 1913. “44629” printed in red on front. Hand stamped on face, “Return to Issuer (illegible) To be Used for Reference.” $1000 denomination. Vignette of 3 miners underground with hydraulic drill. Orange border. Specimen stamped in red on signature lines. 4 coupons attached. Printer: ABNCo. Meas. 9.5 x 13. See story above. Est. $100-200 594. Montana. Silver Bow. Butte. Butte Merger Mines Corp Document Archive. Lot of 30+ pcs. Half of the documents outline a contract between Butte Merger Mines Corp and the US Government to mine manganese if accordance with the “Strategic Minerals Act.” The archive includes 3 stock certificates and one bond for both the Butte Merger Mines Corp and the Butte West End Mines Co. In 1928, Butte Merger took over the property of Butte West End. White was also the president of Tidewater Investment Co of San Pedro, California. From the documents, White was borrowing from Tidewater to fund Butte Merger and than paying back Tidewater. Just one of the receipts is for a transfer of $25,000 to Tidewater from Butter Merger. Nice archive. Est. $250-500 595. Montana. Silver Bow. Butte. Butte Tombstone Co. Cert. #18. Incorporated in Montana. Issued to Charles E. Mooney, 1909 for 6 shares. Signed by H. Hazelton as president and O. Hazelton as secretary. Small vignettes in each corner for horse drawn ore carts emerging from tunnel. Fancy arched masthead with acanthus leaves. Black border, gilt safety print and seal. Cancelled, 1925, written in red ink across face. Printer: Lowman & Hanford Stationery and Printing Co. Dateline Butte, Montana. 9 x 11. Printed in center is “Special” notice that “This certificate draws dividends only on condition that the holder is an official salaried worked in the company….” Folds, very fine. [Not listed in Weed, 1918]. Est. $40-80 596. Montana. Silver Bow. Butte. Butte Underground Mining Stereocard, c.1890. Captioned 325. 1500 Hundred Feet Under Butte. View shows a group of well dressed men and women with miners visible in background. There are two ore trains. One of the women is holding a candle. There is clearly electricity with light bulbs hanging from timbers. Slightly faded, overexposed. Fine. Est. $35-75 597. Montana. Silver Bow. Marysville. Bald Butte Gold Mines. Lot of 77pcs. All issued in the 1930’s, signed. Some are cancelled by hole punches, others have no cancellation marks. No vignette. Brown border. Datelined Marysville, Montana. 8 x 11”. Many have documentary stamps on reverse. All fine. Est. $100-200 NATIVE AMERICAN 598. Native American. San Carlos Indian Reservation Turquoise Jewelry. Lot of 4 pcs. Matched set of native American silver turquoise jewelry. Bracelet, ring and earring. All signed by R. Platero. One of the earring posts is broken off. Turquoise set in artistic silver leaf pattern. Est. $300-500 599. Native American. San Carlos Indian Reservation Turquoise Jewelry. Lot of 3 pcs. Bracelet and two different rings. The bracelet is signed “G”. One of the rings is signed “CJT”, the other is unsigned. Original turquoise set in artistic silver leaf pattern. Est. $100-200 600. Native American. San Carlos Indian Reservation Turquoise Jewelry. Artistic silver bracelet with turquoise and onyx beads. Signed “CJT” on reverse. Est. $75-150 601. Native American. San Carlos Indian Reservation Turquoise Jewelry. Artistic silver bracelet with inlaid turquoise and red coral set in inverted triangles. Signed “LT” on reverse. Rather small size, perhaps pre-teen or small adult. Est. $75-150 602. Native American. Apache. Apache Beadwork Necklace. Glass beads. Black background with geometric designs—arrows, diamonds and crosses—in orange, green and yellow. Necklace is one piece (no clasp), consisting of two 1/2” wide neck pieces—narrowing at the back of the neck—coming together to form a 1 1/2” wide “pendant” with a 1 1/2” fringe of loose beads. Very pretty. Probably made by Western Apaches. “Other Southwest Indians have not developed as much work in glass beads as the Apaches, nor have they developed pieces which possess any more native flavor than the Apache work.” [Ref: p.183, “Southwest Indian Craft Arts, by Clara Lee Tanner, 1975.] “If objects were made of beads alone, the woman wove them on a loom. A common loom was made by nailing two short upright pieces of wood at the ends of a horizontal board. Over these end pieces and around the loom were arranged the ‘warps,’ usually of size 40 commercial thread. The worker picked up the proper colors of beads on the end of her needle and sewed them into the loom threads. Usually she sewed back through the beads a second time to secure them in position.” [Ibid., p. 182]. Provenance: Flagstaff, Arizona. Est. $75-150 603. Native American. Art. Chief Sitting Bull Chromolitho Image. Colorful portrait of Chief Sitting Bull, Sioux. Image is 6 x 8” set within matte of 10 x 13”. 3.5” tear from left center edge extending into image. Some scuff chips to image. Matte has chips and dings. This is a rare large format Est. $50-100 604. Native American. Basket. Apache Basket, Flat Bottomed Bowl Shape. Basket measures 6” in height, has 6.5” diameter base and 8” diameter at top. Basic coil construction of willow shoot bundles wrapped by willow splints with devils claw seed pod (Martynia) pictorial design. The design has male and female figures, with hands joined, in a circle dance around the base. Above this is a band of animal designs depicting horses interspersed with what may be dogs—or shorter-backed horses—encircling the basket. The rim is whip stitched around the top most bundldle in alternating tan and dark colors. The bottom center of the basket is broken out, 3” diameter hole. The basket probably dates from 1875/85 (the beginning of the collector period) through 1930 (the end of fine coiled basketry) [Ref: www.indianterritory.com]. If truly Apache-made, it mostly likely was made by the San Carlos or White Mountain groups. [Ref: Indian Basketry and How to Make Baskets, by George Wharton James Rio Grande Press, 1903, 1975 3rd Ed.]. Est. $500-1000 605. Native American. Basket. Coiled Basket Bowl, Conical with Small Flat Base. Beautifully designed slope-sided bowl, measuring 16” in diameter, with small flat base 3.5” diameter. Classic coil construction of natural willow and devils claw splints wrapped tightly so that coils are only about 1/4” thick with approximately 14 or 15 wraps to the inch. Design, on natural colored ground, consists of concentric pointed arches, or petals, of dark brown splints. Rim is wrapped in dark brown devils claw, whip stitched in the classic Apache style of the San Carlos or White Mountain groups. [Ref: Ibid.] Est. $200-400 606. Native American. Basket. Colored Papago Tray, 12” Diameter. A tray with sloping sides in colors of turquoise and reddish brown (looks like a dyed color, not natural yucca root) on a natural background. Coil construction on what looks like rod and bundle combination weft (horizontal material). Design includes turquoise “man” figures interspersed with reddish horse figures in a band around the top edge of basket. Center of coiled base is 6 rows in red-brown and then spots of same color scattered within the natural ground. A 5-pointed brown star design is outlined in turquoise, encompassing the entire bottom of the basket. Rim is painted in turquoise. Crudely woven with spaces showing between many of the stitches. Outside of basket shows many loose ends and open spaces. About 7 stitches to the inch. Looks like Papago style. Est. $40-80 607. Native American. Basket. Large Coiled Conical Basket Bowl, with Flat Base. Slope-sided bowl, measuring 17” in diameter at top, with flat base of 4.” Coil construction of natural willow splints in varying shades, wrapped around weft bundles. Design in brown devils claw consists of one large band of zig zags, approximately 19 rows in height, with top “peaks” out lined in and bottom “peaks” filled in with the dark brown color. Each top “peak” has a brown line or point extended clear to the rim. Evenly spaced opposite the bottom “peaks” in the band, and extending down from the rim 7 rows, are smaller brown peaks. Rim is a wrapped bundle in both natural and dark brown, where the design reaches the rim. 10-12 stitches or wraps per inch. Design on the outside of the bowl mirrors that on the inside. Coils are round, not flat. Could have been used as a granary (storage basket) or carrying basket. Well made, beautiful condition. Apache? Perhaps Pagago. [Ref: Ibid.] Est. $250-500 608. Native American. Basket. Large Indian Basket Tray From Flagstaff, Arizona. Tray measures 22” diameter and is made of flat coil construction of willow splints wrapping two-rod coils. Design element is a 6 pointed “star” or zigzag design around the base made from a darker tan color outlined by dark brown splint. Around the broadest part of the tray is a large zig zag design with the points filled in and outlined with the same colors s the “star” in the center. Background is natural color. Extending down from the rim, alternating with the zig zags, are arrow- or tree-shaped designs in dark brown (devils claw). Rim is becoming tattered, with some stitches missing, and is finished off in braiding, or plaiting. Could be Papago (Tohono O’otam), Havasupai, or Hopi. [Ref: Ibid.] Est. $75-150 609. Native American. Basket. Small “Feather-Design” Basket. Coil construction consisting of willow splints wrapped around 1/2” size coils of grass bundles. Basket measures 9” in diameter, and is crudely made. Natural color ground with a spiral design of triangular-shaped “feathers” in red (faded to pink) and black. There are 5 spirals radiating from the center of the base. 8-9 stitches to 1.” Rim is wrapped, not painted, and shows sections of inner coil—in one place the rim is separated from the body of the basket, perhaps so it could be hung on wall. Rim is damaged in a few places and center of base has small hole and damaged fibers. Could be Papago (Tohono O’otam), Navajo, possibly Hopi or other. Red color does not appear to be a natural dye. Est. $25-50 610. Native American. Basket. Western Shoshone Basket with Green Yarn Rim. Approximately 4” tall by 8” diameter. Over time has become out of round. Wicker construction where wefts are passed over and under one or two warps at a time, then alternated in the next row. Devil’s claw design (black/brown) in three rows around circumference: 1st and 3rd rows of design are 2 rows deep in 1” lengths, evenly spaced. Middle design row is solid stripe of dark and light intertwined. Entire rows of design are bordered by plain (willow) rope weave. A shellac-type of coating has been applied to outside, probably to preserve the basket. Est. $300-500 611. Native American. Basket. Wicker Basket and Tray. Constructed of rods in a coil pattern, wrapped two-together by wicker splints. Tray measures about 11” in diameter, with rim sloping 2” to base. All natural color, no design. Damage to rim and part of base has become separated from sides of tray, about half way around. Some sort of polish or varnish may have been applied as a preservation effort. Basket is of same construction, with rim finished by a small stand-up edge consisting of two wrapped rods. Also appears to have been varnished. Basket measures 7” diameter, 3.5” tall with “footed” base. Both appear to have been burned or scorched in parts. 11 wraps to 1” with wraps alternating every two rows. Probably a very utilitarian pair. Unknown origin. Est. $75-150 612. Native American. Book. Many Smokes, National American Indian Magazine. Number One, Volume 2, First Quarter, published in Reno, Winter 1967. 20 pgs. Printed by Western Printing & Publishing Co. in Sparks, Nevada. Est. $30-60