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CALIFORNIA PART 1: Maps/Atlases, General, Alameda County through Imperial County

175. California. Map of California as an Island, no date, circa 1745. French. 6 x 8" map from page 296 of an unidentified book. Not listed in Leighly, 1972, California As An Island. Shows California as an island with specific changes to the geography so often copied by other map makers. The "east coast" of California has no islands on this map. Usually there are four or five islands shown. Only the R. W. Seale map of 1745 has similar characteristics, but it is different in other places. The map has been cut from a book at left margin, bottom quarter. Two folds, paper clip rust mark on the back. Generally clean. Very attractive display map for California collectors. Est. $300-600

176. California. Atlas. Cummings & Hilliard, Boston, c. 1800. There is no cover to this atlas and it has the appearance of never having had a cover although it appears to have been prepared for binding. It consists of the following maps: 1) The World - double plate, with 2 globes. This double plate appears to have been the cover for the other sheets, folio style. The two outer folded leaves fold over the other maps as contents; on the outside of this cover the name "L. Neicher, Sect'y Brig Rangers" is adhered. There is a pencil note regarding "US Brig. Ranger - War of 18122" We could find no information on the ship or this person, however.. 2) The United States of America - shows the area east and a little west of the Mississippi River; 3) Britain; 4) Africa; 5) Asia; 6) Europe; 7) South America; 8) North America. The North America map shows a number of features along the California coast including Cape Mendocino, Pt. Sir Francis drake, S.F. Bay, Monterry (sic) Bay, Santa Barbara Channel and the missions of Bodega, San Francisco, St Barbara, St. Clara, St. Antonio, St. Diego and others. Est. $300-500

GENERAL

177. General. American Stock Corporation. Incorporated in Delaware in 1918. Issued to Harry M. Albright for 300 shares in 1918. Signed by President George B. Wright and Treasurer Willard P. Jessup. Uncancelled. Brown border and underprint. Five red 2 cent and one red 5 cent documentary stamps. 8-3/4 x 12. Printer - Broun-Green, N. Y. This was another securities trading company. Folds, one minor tear along fold at bottom. Est. $25-50

178. General. California Misc Checks. Lot of 7 pcs. Tuolumne County Water Co, Columbia, 1857; Oakland, Antioch & Eastern Railway, Oakland, 1918; Santa Cruz Water Co, Santa Cruz, 1889;Bank of Pleasanton, Pleasanton, unissued; London, Paris & American Bank, Damascus, CA, 1904; Plumas County Bank, Quincy, 1908; Plumas County Bank, Quincy, 1907. Very fine. Est. $25-50
179. General. CCC Photograph Archive, circa 1935. 106 b &w photos of dozens of CCC camps. The majority of the photos appear to be in California, with distinctive vegetation for southern California camps, with northern California camps shown in pine woods, perhaps near Truckee. Views are of the camps, work in progress, men and families, and completed projects. There are a few camps identified, but they are not among those listed by Paige in The Civilian Conservation Corps and the National Park Service, 1933-1942, 1985. None of the photographs are labeled on the backs. This is a wonderful archive of the CCC movement. If they were labeled, they would make a book. President Roosevelt started the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933 in an effort to utilize and "conserve both the natural and human resources of the Nation." He wanted the Army to recruit 500,000 men, run them through a conditioning camp, then transfer them to work camps run by the departments of Agriculture and Interior. It was a form of unemployment relief. Ultimately the numbers of workers were put to work in hundreds of camps across the country. Est. $200-400

180. General. Ferguson Manufacturing Co., Inc. Incorporated in California in 1941. Issued to Joseph F. Detmayer for 873 shares in 1941. Signed by President Willis F. Cooney and Secretary Elvie H. Cooney. "Cancelled" written across face. Vignette of allegorical seated woman amid blacksmithing tools with factory and ship in background. Brown border, underprint and seal. 8-1/4 x 10-1/2. Printer -Goes Pernau-Walsh Printing Co. Some wrinkles, tears at fold edges, fine. Est. $25-50

181. General. Ferroline Corporation of California. Incorporated in California in 1938. Issued to Richard c. Willits for 100 shares in 1938. Signed by President P. A. Given and Secretary Rose J. Strei. Uncancelled. Green border on white paper, "PREFERRED" in orange underprint. 8-3/4 x 11-1/2. Printer not noted. We have no references to this company among our resources. Extremely fine. Est. $25-50

182. General. Misc Billheads. Lot of 2 pcs. Le Count Brothers Wholesale & Manufacturing Stationers, San Francisco, 1901; Warrant Upon the County Treasurer, Colusa, 1876. Very fine. Est. $10-20

183. General. Pacific Employers Insurance Co. Incorporated in California in 1923. Issued to Victor Montgomery General Agency, Inc. Trustee for 50 shares in 1935. Signed by President Victor Montgomery and Secretary A. L. Woodhead. "Cancelled" written across signatures and face. Vignette of a seated allegorical woman holding hammer and chisel with blacksmithing tools around chair, factory, locomotive and ship in background. Brown border, seal and underprint. 8-1/4 x 11. Printer - Goes. Very fine. Est. $25-50

184. General. Superior California Farm Lands Co. Lot of two. Incorporated in Delaware in about 1916. Two certificates; a voting certificate (VC) and an adjustment mortgage bond (AMB). VC issued to Ada M. Leard for four shares in 1916. Signed by Secretary (illegible). Cancelled by holes through signature. Vignette of bald eagle atop hill overlooking farm land. Red border8-1/4 x 11-1/4. Printer - Republic Bank Note Co., Pittsburgh. AMB issued to Ada M. Leard for $100. Signatures illegible. Cancelled by hole punches through signatures. Vignette same as above. Brown border and underprint. 5 cent documentary stamp on right margin. 9-1/4 x 13-1/2. Printer same as above. Fine. Est. $50-150

185. Automotive. Original logo for Mitchell Motor Car Co. lapel pin, c.1920. "Show me a Mitchell and if I'm satisfied I'll buy," reads an advertisement in Cycle and Automobile Trade Journal, 1907. At the beginning of the automobile boom, the Mitchell Motor Car Co. professed their car to be the "show me" car, making a plea to the businessman with "good judgment". The car was offered in air cooled or water cooled. Both went for $750. Mint. Est. $50-100
ALAMEDA COUNTY

186. Alameda. Alameda. Letter/Cover from Chicago, 1893. Written Sept. 3, 1893. The letter discusses how hard it rained the night before and of his trip to the fair (Columbian Expo). He notes how terrible the food was at the Eating Houses. Signed Love and Kisses by all, Harry. Addressed to Mrs. H. Michaels, Alameda, Cal. Some ink smudges and left edge, but in very fine condition. 9 x 5.5. Est. $20-40

187. Alameda. Berkeley. Berkeley-Carteret Hotel Co. Certificate of Participation issued in exchange for a debt. Issued in 1932 to Speakman Co for $40.21 for fixtures. Cancelled by hole punches through signature of "Authorized Officer". Blue border and underprint. 8 x 11. Printer - Hamilton Bank Note, NY. Very similar to a stock certificate. Some yellowing and minor tears at edges, very fine. Est. $15-25

188. Alameda. Berkeley. Improvement Bond, City of Berkeley. Issued in 1926 for $99.13 for improvements to Montecito Ave. Signed by Treasurer R. Young and clerk Emma M. Hamm. Cancelled. Two vignettes; top center of bald eagle clutching shield and arrows; top in border of Indian male wearing feather headdress. Green border and underprint. 9-1/4 x 16-1/2. Very fine. Est. $10-25

189. Alameda. Berkeley. Scenic Park Realty Co. Incorporated in California in 1898. Issued to James Hewitt in 1898 for 10 shares. Signed by President Frank M. Wilson and Secretary J. W. Richards. Cancelled written across face & lines through signatures. Vignette of bald eagle clutching US flag holding E Pluribus Unum banner in its beak. Black border. One fifty cent, purple documentary stamp, series 1898. 7-1/4 x 11, not including receipt attached at left. Printer - H. S. Crocker Co., S.F. The company was incorporated in Berkeley and probably operated in the Bay Area. Many of these companies were formed to purchase specific large parcels of land and develop them. Most of the embossed corporate seal is torn out, a second 3/4 inch hole torn a fold below Presidents signature, yellowing at edges, fair. Very few of these certificates were issued. Est. $25-75

190. Alameda(?). Mt. Diablo. Pioneer Anthracite Coal and Supply Co. Incorporated in California in 1912. Issued to A. F. Orr for 100 shares in 1912. Signed by President A. M. Hunter and Secretary H. L. Bentley. Uncancelled. Vignette at top of mine site with mill buildings, headframe, waste dumps and other facilities; small vignette lower right corner of 3 miners inspecting a sample. Brown border and underprint with gold seal. 5-1/2 x 10. Printer - Goes. The few coal mines in California were dominated by those at Mt. Diablo. We could find no reference to this company among our resources. Extremely fine. Est. $25-50

191. Alameda. Newark. Newark Lumber Co. Incorporated in California in 1908. Unissued. Green border and underprint. 5-1/2 x 10. Printer - Pernau Pub. Co. Datelined San Francisco, this company may have been a supplier of the building industry. Newark was named by the South Pacific Coast Railroad in 1876. It probably served as a staging locale for lumber and this company. [ref: Gudde] Slight yellowing at edges, extremely fine. Est. $10-20

192. Alameda. Oakland. Distilled Soda Water Co. Incorporated in California in 1891. Issued to A. W. Parker, Jr., cert #19, for 414 shares in 1893. Signed by President J. W. Scott and Secretary A. H. Parker, Jr. No vignette. Black border on white paper. 4-1/4 x 9-1/2. No printer noted. Soda water (water carbonated with CO2 gas) was popular in the latter part of the 19th century. Naturally carbonated beverages such as root beer were well known when it was found carbonation could be introduced artificially. Numerous variations of carbonated beverages were offered to entice the customer, although it seems distilled soda water would be rather tasteless. Soda water is commonly used today as a mixer with alcoholic beverages, but most brands tout their natural flavoring as superior to others. Extremely fine. Est. $50-150

193. Alameda. Oakland. East Bay Country Club, Lot of 2. Two different Certificates. incorporated in California 1923, issued 1924 to Charles Sloan for 2 shares, and a certificate of membership to Sloan, both signed by K. W. Madden as president and W. G. Bohannon as secretary. Brown border, 6 x 10" and 8 x 10". Uncancelled. "Special Life Membership". Probably one of the early ay area golf clubs. The condition of the stock is XF, the certificate is fine only. Est. $50-100

194. Alameda. Oakland. Home Security Building and Loan Association. Incorporated in California in 1875. Issued to J. A. & C. V. Kirk for 4 shares in 1903. Unsigned by corporate officers. Uncancelled. Vignette of Victorian style house. Black border and "CLASS B" in red underprint. 6 x 10. Printer not noted. Extremely fine. Est. $25-50

195. Alameda. Oakland. Oakland Oil Company. Incorporated in Oregon. Issued to C. D. Kendrick for 100 shares in 1923. Signed by President F. E. Merrich and Secretary A. J. Pickthorn. Uncancelled. Brown border, underprint and seal. Red 5 cent documentary stamp upper left corner. 8-3/4 x 11-1/2. Printer - Mysell Rollins Co. We could find no reference to this company among our resources. Minor yellowing at edges, extremely fine. Est. $15-25

ALPINE COUNTY

196. Alpine. Mogul. Almira G&SMC. #227. Incorporated in 1863. Issued to Almira Young for 20 shares in 1864. Uncancelled. Signed by president T. L. Wolf and secretary J. C. Ransom. Central vignette of female allegorical figure lounging against anchor, with American flag flapping in the background; female figure, with armful of wheat, standing on globe at left; man in 19th century garb at right. Black border. Top and left edges damaged. Fine. Accompanied by a receipt, on lined paper, recording Almira Young's payment for shares, $25. The Mogul district is located in Alpine County and is just one of fifteen districts organized after the discovery of silver in 1861. Though few of the mines remained active, the great metallurgist, G. Kustel, built a mill there to process ores in 1867. The fact that this certificate is datelined Mogul is significant. The principals were probably all residents of the area. They are not listed in the 1862 SF directory. (DeGroot, 1889) Grease stains. Fine. 5.25 x 10.25/3.25 x 7.5. Est. $600-800

197. Alpine. Mogul. Morning Star G&SMC. Incorporated about 1864 in California. Assessment receipts and correspondence. Two letters between J. N. Young, S. J. Owens and M. Scot, dated 1869. Letters discuss progress of shaft sinking and taking ore to Markleeville for testing. Owens was company Secretary in 1869. The five assessments receipts date from 1865 through 1869. The State Mineralogist in 1888 reported the mine was developed by a 225 ft shaft and a 1200 ft tunnel. He reports much of the workings were in ore, but that it was "difficult to handle and expensive to work, being in the form of enargite." The mine was purchased in 1882 by Louis Chalmers who took out 700 tons of ore that more than paid for the expense of reduction. (8th Ann. Rpt of the State Mineralogist, Calif. State Mining Bur., 1888, p 38.) Severe chipping around edges of receipts, tears at folds of letters, good. Est. $50-100

198. Alpine. Mogul. Morning Star G&SMC receipt for stock purchase, 1865. Received of Almira Young $10 for 10 shares at $1 per share. Signed by Chas. Capp. Vignette of allegorical figure leaning against American shield. Black border and print. Paper is browned, mostly at right side. 2.75 x 7.25. See above lot for the story. Fine. Est.$25-50

199. Alpine. Monitor. Advance Silver Mining Co., incorporated in California 1875, issued 1878 to Henry Dodge for 100 shares, signed by Cyrus Pulmer as president and B. Lingley as secretary. 4 x 9", vignette of miner in a circle surrounded by "Location: Alpine Co., California" in a double ring. Uncancelled. Printed by Bancroft & Co, SF. The company's stock did not trade in 1876 and was considered worthless, according to Raymond. By 1879, Burchard reported that it was promising. It was next to the Colorado mine on the south. [Burchard, 1880] Est. $200-400
200. Alpine. Monitor. Imperial Silver Quarries Co. Ltd. #305. Incorporated in London, England 1866. Issued to Freeman H. Morse for 305 shares in 1867. Uncancelled. Signed by R. C. Dullus president and L. Chalmers as secretary. Vignette of spread-winged bald eagle at sea with ship in the background. Black border on cream paper. Silver Mountain, Monitor District printed on certificate. Datelined London. Lewis Chalmers was active mine owner the several districts of California. He was one of the vocal protesters to the new mining laws in 1872. He felt that as a foreign owner of a mine, the laws allowed for the government to take that property away without warning. (Spence, 1995). The Imperial is on the Monitor side of the divide, and at Monitor. By 1872, they had driven a quarter mile drift in an attempt to reach the ten parallel lodes they had located, having reached two of them. This company was reported for several years by Raymond in Mineral Statistics West of the Rocky Mountains (1870, 1872). Very fine, with only slight discoloring at left side. 6.25 x 10.75. Est. $300-500

201. Alpine. Monitor. Monitor Gold and Silver Mining Co. Blank receipt datelined San Francisco, 186x. Plain black border and print on vanilla paper. 3-1/2 x 7. Printer Harrison & Co., 417 Clay St. wrinkles, one small tear lower left edge, very fine. Est. $10-20

202. Alpine. Monitor. Mountain Gold and Silver Mining Co. Receipt of the transfer of shares of the company. Unissued. Datelined Genoa, 186x. Plain black border and print on vanilla paper. . 4-1/2 x 8. Printer not noted. We could find no reference to this company among our resources. Slight yellowing at right end, tears. Fine. Est. $20-40

203. Alpine. Silver Mountain. Crinoline G&SMC. #89. Incorporated in 1863. Issued to James M. Connell for 25 shares in 1863. Uncancelled. Signed by J.B. Purdy as president and Thos. J. Owens as secretary. Vignette of man on hillside looking over mill in valley. Black border and print. 5 X 9. Printer - Wallace Brothers & Co. Silver Mountain was a silver camp discovered probably in the late 1850's, but not really heavily prospected until about 1863. A number of companies were formed at about the time of this certificate, but few produced gold and silver profitably. The Crinoline Co. patented their property, which had a shaft and unspecified underground workings. Quite worn, with upper left corner missing. Adhesive Revenue stamp at left margin. Poor to fine. Est. $400-600

204. Alpine. Silver Mountain. Hancock Gold & Silver Mining Co. Incorporated in San Francisco in 1863. Datelined San Francisco. Unissued, uncancelled, and unsigned. Three vignettes, top center of small wood building with mill wheel and windmill in background; left side of man in colonial attire; bottom of safe & dog. Black border on white paper. 5 x 10. Printer H. S. Crovker & Co., Sacramento. Gold and silver were discovered in the late 1850's here. Rush began about 1850. Originally a Scandinavian community known as Konigsburg, the name was changed to Silver Mountain about 1862. Nothing reported in Raymond or Browne. Minor yellowing at edges. Extremely fine. Est. $25-50

205. Amador. Silver Mountain. Mountain Oak G&SMC. #10. Incorporated in 1863. Issued to F. Cooper for 10 shares in 1863. Uncancelled. Signed by J.H. Parsons as president and J. Warren Cluck as secretary. Artistic rendition of California State Seal within a vignette of an aboveground mining scene. Black border and light blue underprint on which paper. Two IRS adhesive stamps in left margin. Extremely fine. Est. $400-700

206. No Lot.

207. Alpine. Silver Mountain. "The Pearl" Gold & Silver Mining Co. #114. Incorporated in 1863. Issued to Mary F. Owens for 5 shares in 1864. Uncancelled. Signed by president J. O. Eldridge and secretary James C. Dayby. Vignette of young girl with left hand to head. Black border. Two IRS adhesive stamps at left margin. Printer - Waters Brothers & Co. 5.25 x 9.25. The Silver Mountain camp was probably discovered in the late 1850's but no intense activity until 1863. Very fine. Est. $400-600
AMADOR COUNTY

208. Amador. Amador. Amador Mother Lode Mining Co. Incorporated in Nevada in 1934. Issued to Mildred Crooks for 500 shares in 1936. Signed by Vice President E. A. Stent and Asst-Secretary C. H. Hermann. Uncancelled. Vignette of bald eagle perched on globe. Green border and underprint, gold seal. 8-1/2 x 11. Printer - Goes. The company probably operated and prospected on several of the old mines in Amador. We could find no reference to this company among our resources. Very fine. Est. $25-50

209. Amador. Amador. Bunker Hill Consolidated Mining Co. Lot of 2. Incorporated in California in 1899. Two certificates, one issued to Fred Roddy for 100 shares the other to P. D. Kahn & Co. for 1000 shares, both in 1921. Both signed by President N. W. Hyler and Secretary O. D. Rohlfs. Both cancelled by rubber stamp through signatures and owner. Vignette upper left corner of eagle on crag overlooking ocean. Black border with gold underprint and seal. 5-1/2 x 10. Printer - Goes. "Originally called the Ranchoree or Rancheria Mine, under which name work started in 1853, the Bunker Hill claim was first worked by open cut, then through the south shaft…" "…the mine produced $1,272,000 prior to 1892." "In 1899, Bunker Hill Consolidated Mining Co. was organized and worked steadily until late in 1922." "During this period, 887,585 tons of ore yielded $3.834,550." (Logan, C.A., 1934, Mother Lode Gold Belt of California, Calif. State Div. Of Mines, Bull. 108, p. 73). Est. $25-50

210. Amador. Amador. Bunker Hill Consolidated Mining Co. Incorporated in 1899. Issued to Adele Hyde Morrison for 1025 shares in 1904. Certificate number 323. Signed by President W. F. Detert and Secretary C. R. Downs. Cancelled. Black border, gray cloud pattern behind masthead. Two 2 cent revenue stamps affixed to reverse. 4 x 6. No printer noted. Property consisted of the Mayflower, Bunker Hill and Nevada claims located 1-1/2 miles north of Amador City "on the lode." In 1918 was developed by a 2,587 ft shaft and numerous working levels. Ore was gold in three ore shoots. The Bunker Hill vein average 6 ft in width and 500 ft in length. A second ore body, 40 ft west was 30 ft in width and 860 ft in length and the third 15 ft by 300 ft. (Minerals Handbook, 1918, p.568). Extremely fine. Est. $25-50.

211. Amador. Amador. Consolidated South Spring Hill GMC. # 113. Amador City District. Incorporated in 1890. Issued to A.H. Porter for 100 shares in 1896. Uncancelled. Signed by G.F. Morse as president and L.H. Goodnow as treasurer. Vignette of miners in shaft tackling ore bucket. Mine was located in 1851, but was not an important producer until the 1880's. Consisted of two shafts, over 1000' each, producing $1.1 million in gold through 1902. Classic Mother Lode Mine. Sold to Keystone after 1920. Was probably originally a part of the Herbertville claim of the 1850's. Black border. 8 x 11. Printer- Hobbs & Boston. (Ref: Logan 1934, p.91). Extremely fine. Est. $200-250..

212. Amador. Amador City. Herbertville Quartz Mining Co. incorporated in California 1855, issued to Lewis B. Harris for 200 shares, signed by Lorenzo Hamilton as president and Samuel Davis as secretary. Blue paper, no vignette or printer. 5 x 8". Uncancelled. This mine was located in the early 1850's and was renamed the Talisman mine, which later became part of the Springhill Mine. It produced free gold in quartz, averaging about one ounce per ton. In 1852 there were three arrastras and a twenty stamp mill in operation. This is one of the few California gold rush certificates issued in California. XF [Ref: Gudde; Logan] Est. $300-500

213. Amador. Amador (?) Louvre Consol. GMC, inc. 1891, issued 1892 to J. Holling for 1000 shares, signed by Henry Pilster as president and Holling as secretary. Datelined San Francisco. Printed by J. Evans. No vignette. Uncancelled. 5.5 x 10". Heavy water stain at left and along bottom. The condition is presentable, but is about good. Brown ink. Uncancelled. Not listed in Crawford 1894-1896, not in Storms 1900, not in Logan 1934, Root 1927. Est. $25-50

214. Amador. Amador. Original Amador Cons. Mines Co. 2 certificates. Inc. in ME, 1913 Unissued. Vignette at upper left of spread winged bald eagle. Black border, gold underprint and seal. 8-1/4 x 11. Printer - Smith Bros., Oakland, CA. The company had 6 claims covering 4400 ft on the lode at Amador City. Ore was in two quartz veins, 12 to 50 ft in width, employing 32 men and producing 300 tons of ore in 1916. Operated a mill and various processing equipment on site. Mine was closed down early in 1917 owing to farmers protesting that their lands were damaged by overflow of tailings. The mine reopened in June of that year, but by 1920 the company was dissolved. Minor yellowing at top edge, XF. (Weed, 1918, 1920) Est. $20-40
215. Amador. Jackson. Anita Gold Mining Co. Incorporated in California in 1894. Issued to Jos. Knowland for 4000 shares in 1897. Signed by President John Barton and Secretary Albert H. Reichling. Cancelled by lines through signatures, "Cancelled" written across face. Black border on vanilla paper. 5-1/2 x 10. Printer - Armstrong & De Guerre, S.F. The property was located 1/2 mile southwest of Jackson. "The surface was worked in early days, but no depth was reached until Anita Mining Co. began sinking in 1895. They sank and inclined shaft at 63 degrees in and near the contact of the footwall greenstone and the narrow strip of Mariposa slate which extends south fro the Argonaut mint and carries the western branch of the Mother Lode. An ore-shoot 114 ft. long was claimed by the promoters. . .at the 500 ft. level but on account of heavy water flow encountered there, the level was closed by bulk-heading. . .without any record of production." (Logan, C. A. 1934, Mother Lode Gold Belt of California, Calif. State Div of Mines , Bull 108, p. 62). Bleed-through of red ink stamp on back side, stains at top and lower right corner, fine. Est. $25-75

216. Amador. Jackson. Johnson Copper Mining Co. Incorporated in California. Unissued, unsigned. Brown border, underprint and blank seal. 8-1/4 x 10-1/2. No printer noted. This is probably the Johnson Ranch Mine located on Stony Creek about 5 miles southwest of Jackson. The mine consisted of two shafts 1500 ft apart and 60 and 90 ft deep on a 5 to 12 ft wide vein. Grades were said to average 2.6% to 10% copper and $3.75 to $24 in gold and $4 in silver. The owner was Frank Johnson. (Aubury, 1908, The Copper Resources of California, Calif. State Mining Bureau, Bull 50, p. 227). Extremely fine. Est. $10-25

217. Amador. Jackson. Kennedy Mining and Milling Co. Incorporated in California in 1886. Issued to H. L. Gunzburger for 1190 shares in 1942. Signed by Vice President J. S. Hutchinson and Secretary Robb. J. Kerr. "Cancelled" written across face & lines through signatures. Black border. 4 x 9-1/4. No printer noted. Operated the Kennedy mine, said in 1931 to be the deepest (4764 ft) gold mine in the US. Production by this company from this mine through 1926 was over $12.3 million. The company had 9 claims covering 3100 ft on the Mother Lode. In the 1920's ore averaged $4 to $10 per ton with mining costs at about $4 to $5 per ton. (1931 Mines Handbook) The 1949 Mines Register reported the company was inactive. Large glue stain on left end, very fine. Est. $20-40

218. Amador. Jackson. Oneida Gold Mining & Milling Co., 100 share certificate with 36 dividend coupons at bottom. Bearer certificate, signed by vp(illegible) and Joseph Mooser as secretary. Issued 1900. Incorporated 1896, probably in California. Underground mining vignette. Green border and underprint. The certificate is made much like some of the Colorado certificates of the same period. Uncancelled. 11 x 17". The Oneida was active on and off for about 50 years, until the late 1890's when it was revived. It employed about 40 people during the 1895-1905 period, but production is unknown. It later sold to the South Eureka M&M Co. It is 2 miles north of Jackson. [ref: Crawford, 1896; Logan] Est. $75-150

219. Amador. Jackson. Peerless Gold Mine Development Co. Incorporated in California in 1899. Unissued. Brown border and print on vanilla paper. 7-3/4 x 9-1/2. Printer - Ledger Print, Jackson. There were two Peerless mines listed in Amador County in the April 1927 quarterly report of the California State Mineralogist, however they don't appear to be related to this company. Slight yellowing around edges, Very fine. Est. $10-20

220. Amador. Middle Bar. Albany Gold Mining Co. Incorporated in California in 1892. Issued to H. R. Lounsbury for 100 shares in 1892. Certificate number 227. Signed by Vice-President W. F. Trotter and Treasurer H. R. Lounsbery. Uncancelled. No vignette, cloud pattern behind masthead. Black border on white paper. 4-1/2 x 8-1/2. Printer -W. E. Badeau, NY. The mines were located about 4 miles south of Jackson near Mokolumne Hill. The company was very active in 1893 at its mines the Albany, Astoria and Littlefield. Not listed in Logan (EM&J 4-1-93, p. 301, p. 565.) Very fine. Est. $50-150
221. Amador. Middle Bar. Valparaiso Mining Co. Incorporated in California in 1872. Issued to T. J. Phelps for 10 shares in 1873. Signed by President C. Jones and Secretary W. H. Watson. Uncancelled. Crude vignette of Indian leaning against stacked grain sack & barrels. Black border. 4 x 9-1/2. No printer noted. The Valparaiso is near Middle Bar. It was considered only a prospect by California geologists Crawford and Irelan in their reports of the 1890's. T. J. Phelps was an attorney in Jackson who came to California from Kentucky in 1849. He was elected District Attorney in Amador in 1873. He was noted as one of the first to recognize the practicality of conveying water to dry placers, thus many men like him made lost of money be investing in ditch companies that supplied water to various placer mines. This certificate may have been given to him in exchange for services. Cyrus Jones was a stockbroker in San Francisco. Valparaiso was a stopover spot in South America for gold rush miners who sailed around the horn. (Mason, History of Amador County, 1881; SF directories). Extremely fine. Est. $150-300

222. Amador. Mok Hill. Empire Mill and Mining Co. Incorporated in California in 1877. Issued to C. D. Morrison, Trustee for 500 shares in 1878. Signed by Vice President Alf. Lyon and Secretary N. R. Drake. Uncancelled. Black border on vanilla paper. 4 x 9. One of the mines this company owned was the Empire mine in Amador County, located about 2 miles west of Mokelumne Hill and 2-1/2 miles south of Jackson in the central Mother Lode region. The Empire ore shoot encompassed parts of the Pacific mine. The Pacific company took over the Empire's assets after 1883. This was a significant gold mining company. (Logan, 1934, Mother Lode Gold Belt, p 106-7) Very fine. Est. $150-300

223. Amador. Plymouth. Plymouth Consol. Gold MC, incorporated in New York. Entitlement share certificate to W.S. Hobart for 3191 shares, 1883, signed by W. Van Norden as president and P. Bedford as secretary. The document acts as a stock certificate, and does not state that any other certificate is forthcoming. 3.5 x 8" Pink paper, uncancelled. No vignette. Important gold mine in Plymouth that was inactive around 1900 but the 250,000 tons of dumps were mined at a cost of 32 cents per ton. Revenue not stated. The mine produced million in gold.[ref: Storms, etc] Est. $50-100

224. Amador. Ranlett. Package Receipt Card for Ranlett, Amador Co, 1896. Postmark on yellow. Clear, purple ink. 3.5 x 6. R2 in Williams. Est. $20-40.

225. Amador. Sutter Creek. Central Eureka MC, Three different certificates. incorporated in California 1894, issued 1926, 1928 and 1929, signed by W. P. Henry as president and J. Stadtfeld as secretary. Two are 1000 share certificates, one common (green) one preferred (orange). The third is an older style certificate for 100 shares with a bald eagle vignette, printed by Carlisle. All are Uncancelled. The Central Eureka mine was once known as the Summit mine. It was discovered in 1869 and immediately produced $30,000 from one chute. From 1896 to 1907 "it paid large dividends.". They also owned the South Eureka MC, Old Eureka MC, etc. [ref: 1931 Mines Handbook] Est. $50-100

BAJA CALIFORNIA

226. Baja. San Antonio. San Juanes Reduction Co. Incorporated in Colorado. Certificate # 74 issued to Virginia L. Langworthey for 1,000 shares in 1911. Signed by President O. D. Berrett and Secretary Paul A. Knapp. Uncancelled. Nice vignette of large mill with rail cars at loading chutes. Black border with gold safety print and seal. 8 x 10. Printer - W. H. Kistler Stationery Co. Denver. Probably related to the San Juan Reduction Co. that operated a mine yielding gold-bearing arsenopyrite ore, 5 miles E. of Triunfo. The reduction plant had dry rolls, Harding mills, roasting furnaces and cyanide tanks. The General Manager of the San Juan R Co. of Mexico was Paul Knapp, probably the same shown on this certificate. (Mines Handbook, 1916, p. 1008). Minor tear at fold edge, very fine. Est. $25-50

227. Baja California, San Antonio district. Triunfo Gold and Silver Mining Co. Inc. in CA in 1863. Issued to Blake I. Moffitt for 5 shares in 1864. Certificate #27. Datelined SF. Signed by President Edward P. Flint and secretary Henry S. Brooks. Uncancelled. Vignette of mountainous valley with small mill near lake. Black border with purple "Unassessable" underprint. Brown 25 cent power of attorney US internal Revenue Stamp lower right corner. 5 x 9-1/2. Printer not noted. We could find no information on this company among our references. Extremely fine. A very pretty certificate illustrating San Franciscan's involvement with financing Mexico mines. Est. $150-300
BUTTE COUNTY

228. Butte. Magalia. Cory Mine Co., incorporated in California 1929, issued 1934 to R. B. Armstrong for 1000 shares, signed by A. E. Owen as president and M. Couch as secretary. Orange border, 8 x 10", strange mining vignette at top (volcano). Uncancelled. No printer shown. Owned control of the Princess Magalia MC and part of the Mammoth Channel at Sterling City. [Mines Handbook, 1931] Est. $20-40

229. Butte. Magalia. East Magalia Gold Placer Mining Co. Incorporated in California in 1904. Issued to Henry A. Borill for 1000 shares in 1906. Certificate number316. Signed by President Chris Leedorn and Secretary P.H. Enright. Uncancelled. Three vignettes; top center of hills with small mining operations in lower part, town at top; top left and right, scenes of miners working underground. Gold border, underprint and seal. 8-1/4 x 11. Printer- Goes & Out West Co., L. A. We could find no reference to this company among our resources. The Magalia district was mined during and after the gold rush.. Large scale mining continued until the 1890's and there was intermittent activity from 1900 to the 1930's. The famous 54-lb Willard, Dogtown or Magalia nugget was found here in 1859. (Clark, 1970, Gold Districts of California, Calif. Div. of Mines and Geology, Bull. 193, p. 88). Very fine. Est. $25-50.

230. Butte. Magalia. Red Hill Hydraulic Mining & Water Co. #325. Incorporated in 1874. Issued to T.B. Wingard, Trustee for 100 shares in 1872. Uncancelled. Signed by president J. Moore and secretary T.B Wingard. Vignette of stream running through valley, with miner in foreground. Gilt border and black print. On of the oldest claims in the county, located in 1852 on the west branch of the Feather River near Magalia. (Ref: Balch 1882 p.1145). Fold down center, but very fine. 3.75 x 8.75. Est. $50-100

231. Butte. Merrimac. Palo Alto Mining Co., incorporated in California 1889, issued 1893 in San Jose to C. F. W. Herman for 20 shares, signed by John A. Hicks as secretary and A. McDonald as president. York Printer in San Jose. No vignette, 6 x 10", uncancelled. The Palo Alto company held 130 acres with a 3 foot wide quartz vein opened by five adits with a few hundred feet of workings. Some ore was taken out and milled at one of two stamp mills on the property. Other mines that were also part of the property included the Bonanza, True Fissure, and Baker. Located three miles north of Merrimac. Idle by 1896. [Irelan, 1890; Crawford, 1896] Est. $50-100

232. Butte. Spring Valley. Spring Valley Gold Co. Incorporated in California in 1886. Issued to James. B. Chandler for 200 shares in 1886. Signed by Vice President N. S. Walker and Secretary H. Pickins. Uncancelled. Black border on white paper. 6-3/4 x 10-1/4. Printer - Boston Printing & Eng. Co. The Spring Valley gold mine was a drift gravel mine operated by hydraulic methods active from 1858 to 1890. Production for this period was estimated at $15 million. The mine was worked intermittently until 1944. It was one of the few places in California where real diamonds were found. (Gudde, California Gold Camps, p. 69) Extremely fine. Est. $100-200

233. Butte. Oroville. Banner Mine. Engineering Reports from 1917-1933, 43 pages text and 4 pages of engineering plans. Reports submitted to W. P. Hammon of San Francisco relating to various properties around the state, but most in reference to the Banner Mine, located near Oroville. Reopening of many of the mines in the Mother Lode country in the 1920's & 1930's proved to be successful ventures owing to technological improvements in mining related equipment. This venture seemed to gain much of its support from these successes. 8-1/2 x 11. Very fine. Est. $25-75

CALAVERAS COUNTY

234. Calaveras. Calaveras Water & Mining Co. Incorporated in New York. Issued to E. W. Gorlies for 5,000 shares. Certificate number A190. Signed by President Marshall and Secretary R.K. Southwick. Uncancelled. No vignette. Brown border. 5 x 10. Printer - Franklin Bank Note Co., NY. The property was located 3.5 miles north of Milton and included the Whiskey Hill gravel mine and a series of water ditches 21 miles in length. The ditches cost $30,000 to construct and were supported by a series of reservoirs. (Burchard, 1881, p. 24.). Extremely fine. Est. $50-100.
235. Calaveras. Calaveras Water & Mining Co. Debenture Bond, issued 1907. 3 coupons cashed in of original 60. Brown border. Signed by Marshall president and Southwick secretary. 14 X 17. Printer - Franklin Bank Not Co, NY. See above lot for the story. Very fine. Est. $25-50.

236. Calaveras. Ditch Tender Monthly Reports, 1884-1892, 20 pages. Log of workers, days worked, daily rates & payments plus misc. notes regarding repairs to flumes, ditches and materials ordered. Operated by Milton Mg. & w. Co., Nichols Mining Co. and later by the Kate Hayes Mining Co. Good condition. We were unable to find information on these companies. Est. $50-150

237. Calaveras. Gold Star Mining Co. Incorporated in Wyoming in 1931. Issued to Wm. E. Barnes for 50 shares in 1932. Signed by President C.R. Kelley and Secretary A. C. Burch. Uncancelled. Vignette on left side of allegorical woman seated on globe holding a torch and tablet. Orange border and underprint. 7 x 11-1/4. Listed in CA Jour of Mines and Geol. as formerly the Tolman Mine and Milling Co. Very fine. Est. $25-50

238. Calaveras. Royal Consolidated Mining Co. Collection of documents including "Report on the Royal Consolidated Mines. Co., Calaveras County, Calif." by W. H. Sirdevan, May 1913. 15 Typewritten pages with 3 maps (MTP, general property map, and detailed property map with underground workings, etc.). The report details the mine, mill, equipment, history of the company, liens against the property and sampling results (0.10 to 0.15 oz/ton gold). The mine had been submitted to the Tonopah Mining Co. for possible joint venture or purchase. About 25 letters trace the involvement of the two companies. Est. $50-100

239. Calaveras(?) Unknown. San Andreas Copper Mountain Mining Company of Camden Co. New Jersey, U.S.A. Incorporated in New Jersey in 1882. Certificate # 72 issued to A. Bouzano for 850 shares in 188?. Dateline Camden, N.J. Signed by President Adolphus Bouzano and Treasurer (illegible). Vignette top center of the Great Seal of New Jersey; at lower left of open stope with miners working above and below surface and; at lower right of 5 miners working underground. Black border on white paper. 10 x 13. Printer - Breuker & Kessler, Lith., Phila. We could find no reference to this company among our resources. San Andreas suggests a California property, but we are unable to find any information to verify this speculation. There is a San Andreas district in NM as well, but we think it is probably California. Top edge soiled and curled with minor tears, otherwise very fine. Est. $150-300

240. Calaveras. Altaville. Great Western GMC, Ltd. Incorporated in London, 20 share certificate in French and English. Issued 1896. Entirely in blue print. 19 coupons attached. Uncancelled. 14 x 17" The Great Western Mine was at Altaville. It had a shaft 220 feet deep with three levels. There were two small stopes near surface from which a small amount of gold ore was mined. It was active about the time of this certificate, but went dormant shortly after, probably from lack of ore. [ref: Storms, 1900] Est. $100-200

241. Calaveras. Angels(?). Angels Creek Mining Co. Incorporated in Delaware in 1921. Issued to Margaret Hills for 100 shares in 1922. Signed by J. Edward Michie, President and Secretary (illegible). Uncancelled. Blue border and underprint. 7-3/4 x 10-3/4. Printer - ABC. Not listed in Weed 1925 or Logan & Frank, 1936 in their report of Calaveras Co. mines. Crease along right edge. Very good. Est. $25-50

242. Calaveras. Angels Camp. Calaveras Central Gold Mining Co. Ltd. Incorporated in 1930 in California. Issued to Bank of America in 1932 for 100 shares. Signed by President Harry Sears and Secretary T. L. Fritzen. Cancelled by hole punches. Vignette of bald eagle perched on rocky crag. Orange border and underprint. 7-1/2 x 11. Printer - Jeffries Banknote Co. L. A. One 5 cent revenue stamp on reverse. A reorganization of the Calaveras Central Mining Corporation organized in 1926 to take over the Victor drift mine. Developed by a 350 shaft and 1500 ft bedrock tunnel. Production prior to 1931 was $100,000. Anticipated future production was $150,000 to $200,000 per year @ 200 ton per day capacity. Folds, some smudging, very fine. Est. $25-50
243. Calaveras. Angels Camp. Lightner Mining Co. Lot of 3. Incorporated in California n 1896. Stock and Bond certificates and a report. Issued to John H. Smith for 600 shares in 1897. Signed by President G. C. Hyatt and B. F. Wellington, Jr. Uncancelled. Vignette lower left corner of three miners working underground. 6 x 10. Printer - Britton & Rey, S. F. The property, located at Angel's Camp was a gold mine on a quartz vein. Operated with a steam hoist and a 20-stamp mill. The company also owned the Fritz Mine. Production is unknown. (Poule, p. 195) Extremely fine. Also included are notices of assessments levied on shares, receipts for assessment payments, internal correspondence c. 1912, and a Five Year Cumulative Income Bond with 8 of 10 coupons attached. Bond has vignette of bald eagle, green border and under print. 10 x 16. Very fine. Est. $150-300

244. Calaveras. Angels. Madison Mining Co., Incorporated in California 1891, issued 1908 to Charles Willard for 100 shares, signed by (illegible) as vice president and H. G. Stevenson as secretary. No vignette. No printer shown. 5 x 9.5", uncancelled. The Madison was a fairly important mine in Angels Camp within the southwestern "Suburbs" of town. By the mid 1890's, the main shaft was 1350 feet deep with levels at each 100 foot depth to develop ore. The mine workings follow a massive quartz vein that is very low grade. A mineralized schist 6 to 20 feet wide with gold bearing pyrite underlies the quartz. In 1895 they employed 38 men and had a 40 stamp mill.[Crawford, 1896] Extremely fine. Est. $50-100

245. Calaveras. Angels Camp. St. Lawrence Mining and Milling Co. Incorporated in California in 1899. Issued to James Shaw Robertson for 10,950 shares in 1899. Signed by President P. McRae and Secretary D. R. Lawrence. Uncancelled. Four vignettes: top center of miner pushing loaded ore car out of portal near river with mill in background; two vignettes in border at sides, one of placer miner operating a rocker with frame buildings in background, the other same with cabin in background; small vignette bottom center of dog lying beside chest with paw on key. Green border. 9-1/4 x 12-1/2. Printer - H. S. Crocker Co., S. F. The company was an affiliate of the St. Lawrence Gold Mining Company that operated the St. Lawrence mine, formerly the Bruner or Bald Hill mine near Angels Camp. Development included a 400 ft declined shaft and several levels of workings. Ore was in quartz vein mixed with diabase and consisted of auriferous pyrite and free gold. Operated by steam hoist. (Storms, 1900, The Mother Lode Region of California, Calif. State Mining Bureau, Bull. 18, p. 120.) Some brown stains, wrinkled and minor tears at edges, very fine. Est. $50-150

246. Calaveras. Angels Camp. Summerville Mining Co. Reports dated 1896, 1898 and 1916 comprising 12 typewritten pages. 4 page report on the Summerville mine, two different four page reports on the Thorpe mine on underground operations in and around these mines in the Mother Lode country near Angels Camp. The area was originally placer mined by hydraulic mining methods. During these operations a vein was exposed that was located by Thorpe in the 1850's. Subsequent work exploited the vein using arastras and stamp mills to process ore. Est. $50-100

247. Calaveras. Carson Hill. Carson Hill Gold Mining Co. Incorporated in 1919 in Maine. Issued to John Wells Morse for 100 shares in 1923. Signed by President W. J. Loring and Asst treas. F. W. Batchelder. Uncancelled. Vignette of two underground miners operating a pneumatic jack-leg. Green border on white paper. 7 x 10-3/4. Printer - ABN. The company owned the Calaveras and Morgan mines, the holdings of the Melones Mining Co. and those of the Carson Hill Mother Lode Mines Co. Their claims covered about 10,000 feet of the Mother Lode. The property was developed by about 15 miles of underground workings to a depth of 4000' The company recovered over a million dollars a year in gold from 1920 through 1923 and was one of the 5 largest producers among the quartz mines. Estimated reserves reported in the 1925 Mines Handbook were in excess of 900,000 tons averaging $7 per ton. It became an open pit gold mine in the 1990's. (Mines Handbook, 1925, p 535). Folds, some pin holes, extremely fine. Rare. Est. $50-100
248. Calaveras. Carson Hill. Melones Mining Co. Lot of 2. Inc. in WV, 1897. One issued to Parkinson & Burr for 100 shares, 1915, the other to Marguerite Swaim for 1175 shares, 1909. Both signed by Pres. W. E. C. Eustis and Treas. S. C. Whitney. 1915 is cancelled by hole punches through signatures. Both have unusual vignette of two-part underground scene of miners loading two mule drawn ore cars and miner operating a jack leg. 1915 certificate has yellow border and underprint on vanilla paper; 1909 certificate has red border and underprint. 7-3/4 x 10-3/4. Printer - NY Bank Note Co. 16 claims on 152 acres on Carson Hill. Ore in quartz veins in schist. Developed by 5 tunnels up to 5000 ft in length. About 3 miles total underground workings. Operated steadily from 1898 though about 1919. (Mines Hdbk, 1914, p. 458) In 1922 its holdings were acquired by Carson Hill Gold Mines, Inc. (Mines Handbook, 1925, p.583). 1915 is extremely fine; 1915 is fine. Est. $75-150

249. Calaveras, El Dorado. Murray Creek Mining Co. Incorporated in 1893 in California. Issued to William Miller for 100 shares in 1895. Signed by President J. L. Gilroy and Secretary D. Husing. Cancelled with rubber stamp through signatures. Black border, fancy mast head in center of certificate. 5-3/4 x 10-1/2. Printer - H. S. Crocker Co. S.F. Not listed in California Mines and Minerals, 1899. Some bleed through from signatures on back, fine. Est. $50-100

250. Calaveras. Mosquito District. Honest Gold and Silver Mining Co. Incorporated in California in 1864. Unissued. Vignette upper right of small mill building with horse drawn wagon in foreground and miners dumping ore car in background. Black border on white paper. 5-1/2 x 9-1/2. Printer - Bosqui & Co. We could find no information about this company. This particular certificate has a printer's error. During printing, the paper was creased leaving a 1/8 inch wide unprinted streak vertically through the right side of the certificate. This is probably the reason it was never issued. Extremely fine. Est. $25-50

251. Calaveras. Murphy's. Amador Coalition Mines, Inc. Incorporated in Nevada in 1927. Issued to Fredric Vincent for 1000 shares in 1933. Signed by Vice-President E. Schiaulineand Secretary L. W. Preston. Uncancelled. Vignette upper left corner of bull elk. Black border with gold underprint and seal. 8-1/2 x 11. Printer - Goes. Company organized by a majority of shareholders of the Reno Divide Consolidated Mines Co. Operated the Tobiassen mine in Nevada County and the Tanner mine at Murphys. (Mines Handbook, 1931, p. 484). Minor brown stains at bottom edge, very fine. Est. $25-50

252. Calaveras. Murphy's. Murphy's Mine Archive. Lot of 6 documents from 6 different mines at Murphys. Most are surveyor's notes (A.B. Beauvais). All are dated 1882 (17pp.). All very fine. 1) Red Wing Quartz Mine: a) Notes of survey. b) Surveyor-general letter to Frank Morse of Murphys. c) Tabling notes. d) Rough notes of survey. e) Notes and report on mine. f) Report to surveyor-general with map. 2) Oro Plato Mine a) Survey of exterior boundaries (2pp.). b) Notes of survey. 3) Rocky Bar Quartz Mine- Notes of survey (2pp.). 4) Pay Rock Quartz Mine. a) Notes of survey. b) Report on mine. c) Surveyor-generall's letter 5) Kelly Quartz Mine- Notes of survey. 6) Wih-man Placer Mine- Description (2pp.) Est. $150-300:0:

253. Calaveras. San Andreas. Edna Gold Mining Co. Incorporated in California in 1896. Unissued. Dateline: Oakland Cal. 189x. Vignette at top center of two underground miners with ore car. Brown border with green underprint. 7-1/2 x 9-1/2. No printer indicated. The Edna mine was located about 3 miles northwest of San Andreas. By 1893 it had a 100 ft shaft and 35 feet of horizontal workings. The ore bearing rock was a dike, 36 feet in width that was mineralized throughout except for a 5 ft thick core in the center. Several large masses of auriferous quartz had been found but not developed in 1893 when reported by Crawford. The mine was owned by J. S. White of San Andreas. (Crawford, 1894, p 92). Extremely fine. Est. $10-25

254. Calaveras. San Domingo. San Domingo Mine. Photograph of hydraulic mining method. Water under high pressure is directed at gravel banks from monitor or nozzle. Gold is concentrated and removed from gravels by passing through various collecting devices. 7-1/4 x 7-1/2. This was a successful placer mine on San Domingo Creek, which was dredged in later years. Minor crease lower right corner. Extremely fine. Est. $125-175
255. Calaveras. San Domingo. San Domingo Gold Mining Co. Incorporated in California in 1898. Issued to Hamilton W. Barnard for 200 shares, cert #219, in 1904. Signed by H. L. Goodman president and A. O. Veeder secretary. Vignette lower left corner of hydraulic mining operations. Black border on white paper. Calaveras Co, Cal printed on certificate. 6-1/2 x 10-1/2. Printer - Britton & Rey, S.F. We could locate no information on this company. See above lot for the story. Extremely fine. Est. $25-50

COLUSA COUNTY

256. Colusa. Sulphur Creek. Manzanita Gold Mining Co., incorp. In New York c 1886, issued 1886 to Henry C. Gibson for 500 shares, signed by Wm. Gibbs as president and (illegible) as secretary. Uncancelled. Printed by Broun, green & Adams, New York. 5 x 10". The Manzanita mine was an important gold, and later mercury, mine one mile from Wilbur springs. At one time it was the main gold producing mine in Colusa County. From the time of this certificate, through at least 1900, the mine was in continuous production. Colusa County is northwest of Yuba City in northern California, and not usually known for gold deposits. [ref; C. Logan in Mining in California, July, 1929, Vol. 25, No.3] Rare. Est. $150-300

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

257. Contra Costa. Contra Costa Basin Map. Map Mo. 4 Salt Marsh & Tide Lands Situate in the City of Alameda, 1882, by G.F. Allardt. Scale is 1" = 66'. Shows depth of water, topographic features, all domestic features, all domestic features and property ownership. Has four tables showing the "meander of sloughs", etc. Blue line map on cloth, with wood roller at the bottom. Browned. Top is rough with chips, cracks, etc., but the cloth backing is competent and whole. The map shoreline extends from section 27 and the town of Oakland at the bottom of the map, to the San Pablo Ranch in the north. 40 x 51. Est. $200-400.

258. Contra Costa(?). Pacific Coal and Transportation Co. Incorporated in Maine in 1901. $500 First Mortgage Gold Bond. Issued in 1904. Signed by President A. W. Hausur and Treasurer F. W. Huestis. 20 of 40 coupons still attached. Vignette of miners working underground. Black border, $500 in orange underprint. 16 x 17. Printer not noted. We could find no reference to this company among our resources. Probably a Mt. Diablo coal operation. Extremely fine. Est. $25-50

259. Contra Costa(?). Stone Canon Consolidated Coal Co. $500 sinking fund gold mortgage bond. Incorporated in California in 1906. Signed by President John Yule and Secretary J(?) Murphy. Brown border and underprint. 8-3/4 x 15. Printer - Britton & Rey, S.F. Brown stains at margins, fine. Probably a Mt. Diablo coal mine. No references located. Est. $25-50

260. Contra Costa. Selby Smelting & Lead Co. Incorporated in California in 1875. Unissued. Black border on yellow paper. 4 x 9-1/2. Printer - Britton & Rey, S.F. See lot below for the story. Extremely fine. Est. $20-40

261. Contra Costa. Selby Smelting & Lead Co. Incorporated in Nevada in 1907. Issued to W.R. Rust for 1 share in 1907. Signed by President H. B. Underhill and Secretary Chas. J. Durbrow. "Cancelled" written across face and lines through signatures. Gold border and underprint on vanilla paper. 5-1/2 x 10. Printer - Not noted. Located at Selby, this company was a refiner of ores shipped from neighboring mining districts. The town obtained the name when the first post office was established in 1887 and named for Prentiss Selby, superintendent of the smelting works and the first postmaster. Low numbered certificates of single shares commonly were given as honoraria to corporate executives or financiers who contributed to establishment and development of companies. The original company was incorporated in 1875 in California. In the early part of the 20th century, the Selby was "perhaps the largest smelter producer of gold in the United States, or possibly in the world." (Mines Handbook, 1916, p 1020). Very fine. Est. $20-40
CURRENCY

262. Currency. Misc Collection of Scrip, Receipts and Funny Money. Lot of 9 pcs. Home Owned Merchants Fair, Est. $5 Auction Money, Pittsburgh, CA, 1934; Eseemunny Certificate, political in nature and very cute; Disneyland Branch of Bank of American, Good for $1, Anaheim, CA; German Sanitary Fund Contribution, $0.25; Sinclair Dollar, political in nature, against Sinclair for Governor; America's Exposition, San Diego, 1935, 400 chips at La Fortuna; Beneficencia Co, lottery ticket, 1907; America's Exposition, San Diego, good for 5 and 10 nuggets at Stamp Mill Gold Gulch Days of 49. Extra fine. Est. $25-50

Currency. Please see several scrip lots: Los Angeles; Santa Clara Co., Almaden; Santa Cruz Co., Santa Cruz; San Francisco.; Sierra, Taylorsville; and the Pioneer Banking section at the end of the San Francisco section.

DOUGLAS COUNTY

263. Douglas. Tahoe. 11 documents relative to the Carson & Tahoe Lumber & Flume Co. Datelined Glenbrook, 1876. All are manuscript invoices or receipts of payment. 6.25 x 8 to 9.25 x 8. Very fine. Est. $100-200.

EL DORADO COUNTY

264. El Dorado. Black Oak Gold Mines, Consolidated. Incorporated in Arizona in 1904. Issued to Lilly Turner for 25 shares in 1906. Signed by President Guy H. Salisbury and Secretary W. H. Fraser. Uncancelled. Vignette of bull elk in mountain scene. Reddish-brown border, black print on white paper. 9-1/4 x 11-1/2. Printer Broun-Green, NY. Referenced on p.223, 259 of CDMG Vol 34, 1938, but we could not locate a copy. Folds, some yellowing at edges, very fine. Est. $25-50

265. El Dorado(?). Eldorado Empire Mining Co. Incorporated in Arizona in 1907. Issued to H. M. De Frust in 1908. Signed by President C. E. L. Gresh and Secretary W. J. Werutz. Cancelled written across face and through Presidents signature. Three vignettes: top center of mill buildings and steam train in rugged canyon; top left of three miners inspecting sample; top right of 5 miners working underground. Brown border, gold underprint and seal. Four revenue stamps on right end: 2 @ 20 cents, 1 @ 10 cents and 1 @ 50 cents. 5-1/2 x 10. Printer -Goes. We could find no reference to this company among our resources. Minor tear bottom center, extremely fine. We speculate that this company was working the Empire Mine in El Dorado County. Est. $25-50

266. El Dorado. Alabaster. Down East Copper Mining Co. Incorporated in 1863. Issued to D. Hugins for 100 shares in 1863. Certificate number 28. Datelined Wild Goose Flat. Uncancelled. Vignette top center of small stern wheeler, clipper ship and sailboat; at left of Indian leaning on bow, holding tomahawk. Thin black border, green underprint. Red 25 cent US internal revenue stamp top left. Signed by President J. Brich and Secretary B. M. Houseworth. 4 x 9. Printer - H. S. Crocker & Co., Sacramento. The Alabaster District is named for Alabaster Cave near Newcastle Station on the S.P.R.R. Copper occurred in a 12 to 20 wide ledge in a carbonate rock unit along a north south fault that could be traced for over six miles. Grades ran about 3 or 4% copper and the property was developed by three shafts, the deepest at 300 ft. (Aubury, 1908, Copper Resources of California, California State Mining Bureau, Bull. 50, p. 212). Very fine. Est. $500-700.

267. El Dorado. Coloma. Robert Chalmers, Manufacturer and Dealer in California Wines and Brandies. Letterhead paper from this company datelined, Coloma, May 9, 1879. "Nevada County, Cal." Printed below dateline; Nevada lined out and El Dorado hand written beneath. El Dorado County was one of the original counties in California, established in 1850; Nevada County followed in 1851. The error is the fault of the printer or the one who requested the letterhead be printed, rather than resulting from a change in county boundaries. Company trade mark in vignette in upper left is rough sketch of "Old Sutter Mill", the site of the discovery of gold that led to the California Gold Rush of 1849. The letter is to a Mr. H. Johnson in Eureka asking for instructions to ship goods ordered when Chalmers was in that town. Chalmers had a wine business in the central mother lode region, and was one of the first to grow grapes commercially there. He is well known to antique bottle collectors for the fine aqua fifth bearing the same emblem as that on this letterhead. Est. $100-200
268. El Dorado. Diamond Springs. Larkin Mining Co. Incorporated in California in 1896. Issued to M. A. Titcomb for 250 shares in 1897. Signed by President Joseph Raylance and Secretary M. A. Titcomb. Uncancelled. Vignette at left side of five miners working underground. Black border and orange underprint. 6-1/2 x 11. Printer - Dickman-Jones Co., S. F. The company was named after the famous Californian, Thomas Larkin. The property was located one mile east of Diamond Springs. It was active through 1906 on a 4-12 ft wide quartz vein. Total production was about $125,000. (Logan, p. 301) Folds, two holes punched at left margin. Est. $50-100

269. El Dorado. Georgetown. Argonaut Mill & Mining Co. Incorporated in California in 1879. Issued to John Sproston Trust for 500 shares in 1880. Certificate number 93. Dateline San Francisco. Signed by president W. B. Davenport and Secretary J. S. Fields. Uncancelled. Vignette of an oar and sail powered boat. Black border on pink paper. Printer - Britton & Rey, S. F. This mine was active through about 1888. The property had a 10-stamp mill with which they could make a reasonable amount of production to pay the costs of mining and overhead. In 1888, their ore ran out and the mill burned, idling the company. Written up in the 10th Report of the State Mineralogist, CSMB, not at our disposal. Note the nice detail in the "Argonaut" vignette in the upper left corner of the certificate. Artists working for Britton & Rey of San Francisco produced some of the finest engravings of the period. Extremely fine. Est. $150-300

270. El Dorado. Georgetown. Argonaut Mill & Mining Co. #133. Incorporated in 1879. Issued to John Sproston for 100 shares in 1880. Uncancelled. Signed by president W.B. Danenput and secretary G.L. Fields. Vignette of Viking ship, which is highly unusual for mining certificates. The Argonaut was a small producing mine in El Dorado, not to be confused with the famous Argonaut in Amador, undoubtedly the namesake of this company. Black border on pink paper. See lot above for the story. Extremely fine. 4 x 9. Est. $150-300.

271. El Dorado. Georgetown. El Dorado Copper MC. Incorporated in Colorado in 1902. Issued to D. M. Augeis for 250 shares in 1903. Certificate number 287. Signed by president A. Grim and secretary F. M. Blodgeth. Uncancelled. Vignette of three men working in mine, one pushing a mine cart. Black border with gold underprint and seal. Owned 17 quartz claims and 4 placer claims covering 400 acres located near Georgetown, El Dorado County. The properties contained gold, copper and asbestos. The most prominent property was the Ford mine. The company reported having men of good standing but "the company's prospectus contains a vast amount of varied misinformation." Company was taken over by 1906. (Mines Handbook, 1905, p.390) Some dark spots in the masthead and left border, but otherwise very fine. Est. $25-50.

272. El Dorado. Mud Springs. Golden Gate Mining Co. Incorporated in Arizona in 1902. Issued to Mrs. Augusta Fahrn for 4000 shares in 1905. Signed by President B. S. Jeffrey and Secretary R. M. Fry. Uncancelled. Seven vignettes: one in upper left corner of five miners working underground; remaining six of single miners at four corners and sides. Black border with gold underprint and seal. 8-1/4 x 10-3/4. Printer - Goes. This company owned the Oakland patent on the Mother Lode proper near El Dorado. [ref: Crawford; Logan] This company is not to be confused with the Golden Gate Mine in Tuolumne County nearby. Minor yellowing at edges, small tears at folds, very fine. Est. $25-50

273. El Dorado. Pilot Knob. Enterprise G&SMC. #930. Inc. 1863. Issued to D. J. Robinson for 300 shares in 1864. Uncancelled. Signed by Joseph Friph pres and E. C. Hare sec. Purple Border, light green underprint. Vignette of spread-winged bald eagle atop American shield. Two 10 cent and one 5 cent revenue stamps attached at left edge. El Dorado County, Pilot Knob, Mud Springs and Mound Springs Mining Districts printed on certificate. Printer - H. S. Crocker & Co, Sacramento. 5 x 9.25. This company was incorporated on June 20, 1863, to mine the Enterprise lode located in the Pilot knob, Mud Springs and Mound Springs districts, now the Volcano area. None of the individuals on the certificate were listed in the SF directories of that period. They were probably all involved and lived in the local mining districts. Very fine. Est. $500-700
274. El Dorado. Nashville. New Montezuma Mining Co. Inc. in CO, 1899. Issued to John C. Spencer for 4000 shares in 1901. Signed by Sec. G. P. Rixford, no pres. signature. Black border. 5-1/4 x 10. Printer - A. Carlisle., S.F. No reference to this company could be found among our resources, but we suspect this company to be related to the Montezuma mine in El Dorado Co near Nashville. The Montezuma is located on the main "mother lode", and is a 12 foot wide quartz vein in slate that had a fair quantity of native gold mined historically. They had a ten stamp mill, active in the 1880's through the early 1890's when the owner died, and mining stopped. We suspect this company was an attempt to revive the mine. [ref: Logan; Crawford, 1894] Extremely fine. Est. $25-75

275. El Dorado. Placerville. Autograph of Chas. McLane. Two documents from Chili Gulch, Placerville. Gold Mining Co. Deed of purchase for the Epley mine near Placerville. Signed by Henry Haight and McLane. Chas. McLane was the brother of Louis McLane, manager and later President of Wells, Fargo & Co. Charles and Louis were close partners. Louis took the front seat on the corporate level, while Charles did the leg work. As a team in the express business, they were unbeatable. Henry Haight is also an important western figure. Printed and handwritten form on blue paper. Two 25 cent revenue stamps at top left. 8-1/2 x 13-1/2. The second document is a claim against the estate of Sam Sampson, deceased. It appears to be an account of goods purchased on credit at a general store that was never paid before Sampson died. The proprietor T. J. Harlam listed the goods and their individual prices that totaled $50.39. The claim was approved, signed J. A. Robinson, Deputy and by Notary Public T. K. Wilson and bears his seal. Extremely fine. Est. $250-500

276. El Dorado. Placerville. Adams & Co. Second of Exchange for $2500 payable in New York to Isaac Lewis, and signed by the Placerville Adams agent across the front of the certificate. Vignettes of placer mining scene at top center and ladies at left. Repaired tear to left lower corner. Numerous folds, as expected. Printed by Toppan, Carpenter, and Casilear & Co., New York. Blue paper. These fancy certificates were a form of money used for overseas or long distance journeys. Most of the time, someone such as Isaac Lewis was going home and did not want to carry gold. He would have purchased an exchange from Adams in Placerville. Hey would have sent his gold to the New York office along with one of the exchanges. One of them would have mailed one to the other end, and Lewis would have had one with him. The first to get there got the gold, and the system worked well. Lewis is not listed in Bancroft. Adams & Co. went broke later that year. Est. $100-200

277. El Dorado. Placerville. Three California [gold rush] Pieces: silver pioneer pocket piece, 1849; 10k gold pan necklace, with actual small gold nuggets and crossed pick and shovel and engraved reverse, "Placerville, 1849"; gold pan lapel pin with "Placerville" engraved in the pan, c.1900. We do not know the owner of these pieces, which were part of an unmarked estate in the Bay area. Clearly these were important keepsakes of a California Pioneer and probably his wife, who would have worn the necklace proudly. The pioneer was a proud miner who apparently was in Placerville (Hangtown) in 1849 at the beginning of the Gold Rush. Very fine. Est. $150-300.

278. El Dorado. Placerville. Lookout Gold Mines, Inc. Incorporated in Nevada in 1933. Issued to A. V. Seymour for 500 shares in 1933. Signed by President J. E. Sullivan and Secretary S. R. Tippett. Uncancelled. Vignette top left of bald eagle perched on cliff over looking ocean, ships in background. Black border with gold underprint and seal. 5-1/2 x 10. Printer - Goes; Parker Printing Co. This company's mine was located about 1860, 1/2 mile sw of the Union., the largest gold producer in the county. The Lookout had been worked intermittently up to the time this company was formed. It was a small producer of gold pockets. In 1912, the mine produced $2,200 but had no recorded output till 1933 when Arthur Seymour,(to whom this certificate was issued) lessee, reported a production of $15,000. Developed by a 600 ft adit. Seymour reported the strike was made in the roof of the adit, where a raise was started 520 ft from the portal, and 270 ft below the surface. The neighboring mine, the Union, was once owned by prominent academic geologist Prof. Silliman of Yale, and later by Alvinza Hayward, who made a fortune on the Comstock at the Crown Point and others. (Logan, 1934, Mother Lode Gold Belt of California, State Div. Of Mines, Bull. 108, p. 30. Extremely fine. (We incorrectly listed this in Inyo County previously.) Est. $25-50
279. El Dorado. Placerville. Murray Creek Mining Co. Lot of 2. Incorporated in 1893. Unissued, unsigned and uncancelled. Certificate number 177. Datelined Oakland. Black border on white paper. 6 x 10. Printer - H. S. Crocker & Co. S. F. Second certificate: Murray Creek Mining Co., Re-organized. Incorporated in 1896. Certificate number 444. Datelined Oakland, Cal. Unissued, unsigned, and uncancelled. Small vignette of bear at bottom center. Black border with red underprint. 5 x 10. Printer - Oakland Printing Co. Murray Creek is a major drainage along Highway 49 that traverses the heart of the Mother Lode belt. The creek drains into the Calaveras River near San Andreas. We could find no information on this mine among our resources. It may have been a placer operation along the creek. Both certificates extremely fine. Est. $10-25

280. El Dorado. Placerville. South Fork Canal Company. Incorporated in California in 1852. Unissued. Signed by President B. F. Keene and Secretary A. T. Taylor. Dated Dec. 9, 1854. Vignette of chest with dog laying in front with paw on key. Black print on extremely thin paper. Red print on reverse side shows through. 5 x 9-3/4. Printed in Placerville. An important canal company that constructed ditches and flumes that supplied water to the hydraulic mines and placer gold deposits near Placerville, California, one of the earliest and most important gold rush communities. The company had more than 34 miles of ditch, and 108 miles of lateral channel. These ditches were critically important to placer and hydraulic mining. Keene was a politician in the Mother Lode region. Taylor was a clerk for the 2nd US Marshal for the southern district. He was a California pioneer and a historian. (Bancroft, Browne). This is one of the few early California gold rush companies floated in San Francisco during the early part of the Gold Rush. Extremely fine. Est. $400-600

281. El Dorado. Placerville. True Consolidated Mining and Milling Co. Incorporated in California in 1886. Unissued. No vignette. Black border, cloud pattern behind masthead. 5-1/2 x 10-1/2. Printer - Moise. At one time the True Consolidated was owned by the Placerville GMC. The mine is 0.75 miles north of Placerville. There are tow parallel gold bearing quartz veins on the property that was intermittently in production from the late 1800's through the early 1900's. [ref: Crawford, 1894; Logan] Very slight yellowing at edges, extremely fine. Est. $10-20

282. El Dorado. Shingle Springs. Grit Gold Mining Co. Incorporated in California in 1920. Issued to J. R. Cullup for 100 share in 1921. Signed by President Walter P. King and Secretary Chandler E. Duezy. Uncancelled. Vignette of flatcars loaded with ore sacks in front of mill building with headframe and mining camp in background. Second vignette lower right corner of man leading two pack burros. Brown border and underprint, gold seal. 8-1/2 x 11. Printer - Goes. The company took over the Vandalia mine in 1923 after having abandoned the Grit mine in Spanish Diggings in the same district. The Vandalia was a replacement deposit and the ore was amenable to treatment with cyanide. The company was reorganized in 1924 under the name Vandalia Mining Co. that forfeited its charter in 1928. (Mines Handbook, 1931, p. 683) Folds, minor yellowing around edges. Est. $25-50

FRESNO COUNTY

283. Fresno. Pollasky. The Fresno Copper Co., Ltd, 1898, 100 shares. British certificate for this California copper mine. Printed in red. Fancy scrolled "FCCL" at left. 9 x 11" The Fresno Copper Co.'s mine was at Clovis. John Graham was the chairman of the company, and Grafton Vercoe was mine superintendent. In 1902 it appears to have been taken over in part by the California Copper Syndicate, Ltd. They held 480 acres near Pullasky, developed a mine on a 50' wide vein with 4 shallow shafts grading up to 7% copper and $2 per ton gold. Vercoe was the owner, who arranged for British financing (Glasgow, Scotland.) A picture of the mine and lengthy write-up are found in L. Aubury's Copper Resources of California, Cal. State Min. Bur. Bull. No. 50, 1908 [ref: 1905 Copper HB] Est. $100-200

284. Fresno. Potter's Ridge. North Fresno MC, incorporated in California in 1880, issued to W. Allen in 1880 (cert #43) for 100 shares, signed by W. F. Myers as president and W. H. Allen as secretary. Britton & Rey, printer. 4 x 9", uncancelled. Vignette of underground mining scene at left. Tight trim at upper left. While there was no information directly on the North Fresno, it could be assumed that the name was taken from the high degree of activity of the Freson MC, which was a quartz mine on the northeast slope of Potter's Ridge in the Sierra. By 1881 the mine had numerous levels and almost a mile of underground workings. With such an operation, one might expect a quartz mill. But they had instead two old fashioned arrastras. Much is written on the property in Burchard's Report to the Director of the Mint, 1882. Est. $150-250
285. Fresno. Potter's Ridge. Sterling MC, incorporated in California 1880, issued 1885 to W. Watson for 10,000 shares, cert no. 59, signed by W. F. Myers as vice president and W. H. Allen as secretary. Printed by Britton & Rey, SF. 4 x 9", uncancelled. Vignette of company monogram at left, fancy masthead. XF. We can assume that the Sterling was a neighboring property to the North Fresno since the officers are the same as the North Fresno. Est. $125-250

286. Fresno. Potter's Ridge. Wade MC, incorporated in California 1880, issued 1880 to W. Allen for 200 shares, cert no. 249, signed by W. F. Myers as president and W. H. Allen as secretary. Printed by Britton & Rey, SF. 4 x 9", uncancelled. No vignette, fancy masthead. XF. We can assume that the Wade was a neighboring property to the North Fresno since the officers are the same as the North Fresno. Est. $125-250

287. Fresno. Selma. Blue Goose Oil Co. Incorporated in California in 1899. Issued to Mrs. Ethel E. Robertson for 1 share in 1899. Signed by President W. F. Chandler and Secretary R. A. Staley. Uncancelled. Black border with blue underprint. 5-1/4 x 10. Printer not noted. This was but one of thousands of oil companies that was operating in California at the turn of the last century. Folds, extremely fine. Est. $50-150

GOLD RUSH, Misc.

288. General. Gold Rush Era Book, 1864: Four Months Among the Gold-Finders in California, by J. Tyrwhitt Brooks, MD, New York, 1849. A diary of an expedition from San Francisco to the Gold Districts; lacks map. Howes V. 134, "One of the most remarkable 'imaginary' voyages since DeFoe." First American Edition. Howes' biased view is without foundation. The book is a printing of Brooks' edited letters home to England and his diary October 11, 1848 to early 1849. Brooks describes early gold camps in fair detail and his mentions of these camps and gold occurrences matches or resembles those of other authors, primarily Buffum, etc. He described Sutter's house as " just like a hotel crowded with more visitors than it could accommodate." Brooks goes to great length to describe the mining process, which is very accurate. Paper covers. Front is work\ n, slightly soiled, with torn pieces from top. Rear cover is detached, spine worn. Ex-"Territorial Pioneers of California Library and Reading Room." Est. $200-400

289. General. Gold. Field Testing for Gold and Silver, a practical manual for prospectors and miners. Book written by Wm. Hamilton Merritt and published by Van Nostrand Co., NY in 1906. A guide for testing gold and silver ores that includes instructions for sampling; assaying by panning, field furnace, chlorination and cyanide; blow-pipe analysis; discussion of placer and hydraulic mining; a section on practical mineralogy that includes tables of useful information; plus a glossary of terms and list of the common rock-forming minerals. A handy guide, both information and size-wise that would have been indispensable for anyone engaged in the minerals exploration field. 4 x 6 inches, 144 page hardbound, gilt-edged pages and cover print. Spine loose, but intact. Est. $50-100

HUMBOLDT COUNTY

290. Humboldt Co. Redwood Photos. Four original, different elongated photos (postcards, but without printing on reverse) of the Redwoods, by Harwood, 1933. One features a Model-T driving through the Coolidge Tree; Quadruped Tree; and two other scenic shots. 3.5 x 11. Fine. Est. $75-100

291. Humboldt. Eureka. Eureka Mining Co. Lot of 2. Inc. in CA, 1897. Two unissued certificates. Dark purple border. 5 x 9-1/2. No printer noted. Datelined. Eureka, Humboldt, CA. We could find no reference to this company among our resources. Some bleeding of print giving a pinkish hue to upper left half of both certificates. No information found within our library concerning this company. Very fine. Est. $50-150

292. Humboldt. Eureka. Oil Creek Petroleum Co., incorporated in California 1865, unissued. Vignette of oil scene. Indian at top left. 6 x 10.5". printed by Agnew & Duffenbach, SF. Humboldt Co. was one of the first oil discoveries in California. Est. $25-40
IMPERIAL COUNTY

293. Imperial. Picacho. California King Gold Mines Co. Incorporated in Arizona. Issued to Lillie Lee Hearne for 100 shares in 1903. Certificate number 2811. Signed by Vice-President R.F. Pittigrew (?) and Secretary Charles H. Fay. Uncancelled. 8 x 11. The company had offices at Yuma, Ariz. "Mines promoted by Senator S. Dorsey, known for his shady financial dealings. He sold out a year before the whole project collapsed in 1904." Picacho became the site of an open pit mine about 1990. (EMJ, 1901, v. 72, p. 306). Extremely fine. Est. $50-100