March Wigwam Auction Catalog

DAY 5 Monday, March 11 Mining / stock cerficates Lot# 5287 Mariposa, California 1881 Lot# 5290 Mariposa County, California Mariposa Land & Mining Company 1852 Philadelphia and California Stock - Blue Common stock certificate Mining Company Stock # 2058 for # A213 for 5 shares dated March 15, 100 shares to Theodore Walter. Signed 1881 made out to Fred Brumagin. by Solomon Alter and president Parson Signed by Mark Brumagim, Vice Sewill. Dateline Philadelphia 1852. President, and by Robert Cranford, Incorporated 1851. Above ground Asst. Secretary. Incorporated on quartz mining vignette. Not cancelled. June 25, 1863 and capitalized at Cut close on left. No edge, corner, pin $10,000,000; 100,000 shares at $100 each. Vignette at top center hole or discoloration issues. Includes a of allegorical woman, seated next to a bear, and men farming in the copy of the Articles of Incorporation, By-Laws and lease information. background. “Eureka” is printed at the woman’s feet. Orange border, This was a lease from none other than John C Fremont. Letters and black print. Uncancelled. Printer: National Bank Note Co. Datelined notes explain the advantages they have received and gives a detailed New York. 8 x 12.5.” The company had also issued preferred stock at list of the mines (New Britain, Heap and Sargent) and where they $5,000,000; 50,000 shares at $100 each issued as a similarly designed are located. This background information just makes this great stock certificate except printed with a blue border. Solomon Heydenfeldt, certificate that much greater! Est. $500-900 HWAC# 90477 a well-known San Franciscan attorney and former California State Supreme Court Justice, was President of the company. This company Lot# 5291 Mono, California Veta was one of several established from part of the original Rancho Las Grande Gold Mines Company - 2 Mariposas estate, a Spanish land grant owned by John C. Fremont, stock cert. 2 stock certificates for which he had purchased from Juan Alvarado in the 1840s. In the 1880s 1,000 shares each of Veta Grande Gold it was reorganized as the Mariposa Mining & Commercial Company. Mines Company issued to M. Grotyohn. Prag Collection Est. $200-300 HWAC# 90486 Signed M. Grotyohn, asst secy and E. Roberts, pres. 1) Cert. # 1785 issued, Lot# 5288 Mariposa, California signed and countersigned Nov 4, 1880 Mariposa Land & Mining 1925. Brown border. Principal place Company Stock - Orange Common of business, Reno, NV. Inc. under the stock certificate # A576 for 40 shares laws of Nevada on March 24, 1927. 2) dated March 2, 1880 made out to Fred CeThe Veta Grande Mine is a silver mine Brumagin. Signed by Mark Brumagim, located in Douglas county, Nevada at an Vice President, and by Robert Cranford, elevation of 6,201 feet.rt. # 522, issued, signed and countersigned Asst. Secretary. Incorporated on May 15, 1933. 2) Cert. 522 issued, signed and countersigned May June 25, 1863 and capitalized at 15, 1933. Orange border and company seal. Inc under the laws of $10,000,000; 100,000 shares at $100 each. Vignette at top center Nevada on May 26, 1932. Veta Grande Mine is a silver mine located of allegorical woman, seated next to a bear, and men farming in the in Douglas County, Nevada at an elevation of 6,201 feet. Est. $50-70 background. “Eureka” is printed at the woman’s feet. Orange border, HWAC# 91056 black print. Uncancelled. Printer: National Bank Note Co. Datelined New York. 8 x 12.5.” The company had also issued preferred stock at Lot# 5292 Nevada City, California 185- $5,000,000; 50,000 shares at $100 each issued as a similarly designed Banner Quartz Mining Company _ certificate except printed with a blue border. Solomon Heydenfeldt, Rare Share Number 13. Although no a well-known San Franciscan attorney and former California State date is given, the back as a note from Supreme Court Justice, was President of the company. This company the secretary that in 1857 this stock was one of several established from part of the original Rancho Las was transferred. That make this early Mariposas estate, a Spanish land grant owned by John C. Fremont, to mid 1850’s. Very early! Issued to Daniel Barney. Signed by Barney which he had purchased from Juan Alvarado in the 1840s. In the 1880s and president JR Watson. Located in the Nevada City area. Small. Blue. it was reorganized as the Mariposa Mining & Commercial Company. Nicks at fold edges. Extremely nice. Prag Collection Est. $1000-2000 Prag Collection Est. $200-300 HWAC# 90485 HWAC# 90492 Lot# 5293 Nevada County, California Lot# 5289 Mariposa County, California 1862 Iona Copper MIning Company New York & Boston Gold Mining Co. Stock - NUMBER 1 signed by head Proof Stock Certificates, Nevada of SAN FRANCISCO VIGILANCE County, CA Lot of 4. c.1880s. Two COMMITTEE This stock has so much unissued proof certificates for the New going for it. # 1 for 100 shares to York & Boston Gold Mining Company. William T Coleman. Coleman signs as Printed by American Bank Note Co. president. Coleman was leader of the Nice underground mining vignette. 1856 Vigilance Committee and 1877 Pick-handle Brigade. JF Nesbitt Both are marked May 1880 in the lower signs as secretary. Early 1862 dateline. Outside of a small rip middle left. Included with these two finished left and torn corner upper right, extremely nice condition. Towne & products are the ABN order form and the ABN template for the stock. Bacon printer. Incorporated September 30, 1862. William Tell Coleman The template identifies the company as operating in Nevada County, is a most interesting historical figure. He was the leader of the 1856 California and owning the Wheal Jane, El Capitan, and Transcript Vigilance Committee. This all volunteer citizens committee took it mines. This is a unique group for both mining and stock collectors. upon themselves to clean up San Francisco. In 1877 he organized a Mining company not listed in Filer. Est. $240-400 HWAC# 58546 citizen’s army to support local authorities to quell anti-Chinese Riots. Known as the ‘pick-handle’ brigade’ because each member carried a pick-handle. (Prag Collection) Est. $500-800 HWAC# 90491 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 299

DAY 5 Monday, March 11 Mining / stock cerficates Lot# 5294 Nevada County, Empire Lot# 5299 Placer County, California District, California 1864 Center 1890-1897 Placer Mining Trio of Copper Mining Company Stock Stocks 1) Occidental Gold Mining EARLY number 4 for 250 shares to Company. 191 for 50 shares to Spencer George Treat. Signed by Edward W Murray. Signed by WB Hayford and Roberts and McNeil president. Dateline vice president HL Warren. Dateline San Francisco 1864. Incorporated May San Jose 1897. Incorporated 1877! Pen 4, 1864. Located at Empire District, cancelled. Tunnel portal vignette. AL Nevada County, Cal. Not cancelled. 25c Power of Att’y revenue stamp. Bancroft printer. Tears around the word “Capital.’ Rounded corners. Green on white. Fancy Script throughout. Red underprint $400,000. Etc. Overall nice. 2) Live Oak Drift Gravel Mine. # 585 for 100 shares Mountain mining tunnel vignette. Sterett printer. Rips at fold edges. to F Chappellet. Signed by Mangio(?) and president (?). Not cancelled. Hole at vertical and horizontal fold. Prag Collection Est. $400-700 Dateline 1890 San Francisco. Incorporated March 28, 1885. Location HWAC# 90494 of mines: Placer County. Three assessments on back. 3) Live Oak Drift Gravel Mine. # 616 for 7,424 shares to Chappellet. Signed by secretary Lot# 5295 Nevada County, near South Chappellet and president Wilber Zeigler. Not cancelled. Dateline 1894 Yuba, California 1863 Black Hawk San Francisco. Incorporated March 28, 1885. Location of mines: Placer Extension Quartz Mining Company County. Three assessments on back. Prag Collection Est. $140-180 Stock # 46 for 50 shares to Henry HWAC# 90429 Gooding. Signed by BF Moore and president BH Bartlett. Dateline Dutch Lot# 5300 Placerville, California Flat, Placer County - Again Rare! 1883 Lyon Gold Mining Company Incorporated August 13, 1863. Location Stock # 28 for 10 shares to JM Marton. of mines Nevada County, near South Yuba, extension of Tecumseh Signed by Jewett and president Lode. Allegorical and mining tunnel (Loomis) vignettes. Towne & Blanchard. Dateline 1883 Seco, Maine. Bacon printer. Not cancelled. 25c Protest revenue stamp. No edge, Incorporated November 1, 1882. Not corner, pin hole or discoloration issues. One extremely small (need cancelled. Very small gold seal. One hole magnifying glass) nick at top left fold. Prag Collection Est. $500-1000 where company stamp was applied. HWAC# 90493 Folds upper right corner. Overall nice. We found no information on this company. Prag Collection Est. $100- Lot# 5296 Northern California, 150 HWAC# 90444 California Motherlode Stocks (6) 1899 Morning Star Mining, Colfax. Lot# 5301 Plumas County, California 1891 Orient Gold Placer Mining, North San Juan. 1915 Nevada City 1894 California Gold Mining and Hardware. U/I Mountaineer Mines. U/I Alpha Co. 1906 Union Con Investment Company Stock # 2 2 for Gold & Silver Mining Est. $90-130 HWAC# 100064 1000 shares to JF Calapp. SIgned by MR Way and president Cornelius Barker. Lot# 5297 Orega Hill, Santa Barbara, Dateline Chicago 1894. Underground California 1877 Ortega Hill Oil mining vignette with ore cart. Vignette Company Stock # 40 for 50 shares to is repeated in border scroll work twice. William Bowen. Signed by NW Winton Childs & Co printers. Not cancelled. and SB Brinkerhoff president. Dateline Corner fold upper right. Nicks at fold Santa Barbara 1877. Incorporated edgers. In 1896 the California Debris Commission received a request August 8, 1877. Not cancelled. Location: from the California Gold Mining and Investment Co., with their claim, Ortega Hill, Santa Barbara County, near Taylorville, to deposit tailings in Foreman Canyon [Mining and California. Gold border and name script. Allegorical vignette. Blue Scientific Press, 1896] A California court case did appear in our on white. Pin holes top left. No corner, edge or discoloration issues. research where this company was sold at a sheriff’s sale. [Sacramento Newton W Winton was a county clerk and Nevada State Senator in Daily Union, December 8, 1898] Prag Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# Territorial and early MiniNevada! Today Orega Hill is a hiking and 77049 biking paradise. Prac Collection Est. $200-300 HWAC# 90436 Lot# 5302 Poverty Hill, Plumas County, Lot# 5298 Placer County, California California 1867 Gold Valley Main 1890 May Flower Gravel Mining Tunnel & Mining Company Stock Company Stock This is the busiest Most of these we have seen have been mining stock we have seen. The good unissued. # Ten for 100 shares to James news is that there are 13 dividend Lafferty. Signed by Blackburn and stamps on the front. The bad news is president Lafferty. Dateline Poverty Hill that there is 13 assessment stamps on 1867. Incorporated June 18, 1867. Marysville Appeal printer. Location: the back. #1340 for 5 shares in 1890. Location of Mines: Placer County Poverty Hill, Plumas County. No edge, corner, pin hole of discoloration near Forest Hill. “The late rich strike at the May Flower mine, near issues. Extremely nice. Located at Poverty Hill Mining District, Plumas Forest Hill, continues to be the absorbing topic of interest to miners County. Incorporated on June 18, 1867. Printed by Marysville Appeal. and all others who are connected with mining enterprises in this Datelined Poverty Hill (that is unique) 18--. Poverty Hill was the scene county. That ninety or a hundred thousand dollars have been taken of placer mining. Poverty Hill is in Sierra County, though the certificate out in a little more than a month is in itself a statement of the splendid says Plumas County. Poverty Hill was along the extreme western results which pluck and perseverance will some times command...The border of Sierra County. It was about 12 west of Downieville. It was May Flower Gravel Mining Company was organized October 26, 1877. on a ridge between Canyon Creek on the north and the North Fork of The mine, which was bought of W. A. Freeman, is situated in Second the Yuba River on the south. Worked extensively from the 1850’s to Brushy Canyon, a mile and a half northeast of the town of Forest the 1890’s. [Gold Districts of California by Clark] Prag Collection Est. Hill, and comprises a large extent of ground in May Flower Canyon, $200-400 HWAC# 89445 Crary Canyon, Young America Canyon and Stone Canyon.” [Mining and Scientific Press, V. 51, 7/26/1885, p. 66 - found at http://www. placercountyhistoricalsociety.org] Prag Collection Est. $120-250 HWAC# 90484 300 March 2019

DAY 5 Monday, March 11 Mining / stock cerficates Lot# 5303 Randsburg, California Lot# 5307 San Francisco, California Yellow Aster Mining and Milling Co. 1887 Pacific Farallone Company 100 cancelled shares @ $10 each of Stock - Guano Hunters # 125 for 83 Yellow Aster Mining and Milling Co cert. 1/3 shares to James C ox. Signed by # 230 issued to C. J. Curtis on Dec. 27, AW Goodwin and president George 1907. Assigned Apr 4, 1911. Signed by Goodwin. Not cancelled. Dateline 1887 R. L. Burehaur, secy and John Singleton, San Francisco. Incorporated 1875 pres. Grey border with purple company (stamp). Three sailing ship vignettes. seal. Inc. Nov 16,1897 under laws One in rough waters and one by one of the actual islands. Some spotting, of state of NV. Vignette of eagle with cut rough, etc. The Farolloners were a group of islands (actually rocks spread wings with building, boat and projected from the ocean). In 1858 they were sold for back taxes. The train in background. Yellow Aster Mining and Milling Company filed largest being about 2 miles around with a lighthouse. “The Pacific as a Statement & Designation By Foreign Corporation in the State of Farallone Company are busily engaged in collecting and shipping to California June 17, 1898. A corporate filing is called a foreign filing this city a very excellent quality of guano found on the Islands. The when an existing corporate entity files in a state other than the state guano is found in crystalized lumps, and contains a large proportion of they originally filed in, Yellow Aster is a NV corp. Prag collection. Est. ammonia. It is found in grottos or caverns, in inexhaustible beds, and $100-200 HWAC# 77234 promises to prove an incomputable source of riches to the company.” [Sonoma County Journal, November 12, 1857] Prag Collection Est. Lot# 5304 Randsburg Area, California 1897 Two $300-600 HWAC# 90442 Randsburg Area Stock Certificates Two stocks. 1) V. # 237 for 100 shares to orton Williams. Lot# 5308 San Francisco, California Signed by Allenand president Park. Dateline Los 187- Pacific Powder Company Stock Angeles 1897. Excellent (two pin holes are all Unissued. # 29. Location: Marin County. that mar this cert). Gold Seal. Company located Incorporated October 2, 1871. Geo B ENE of Randsburg, along Fiddler Gulch. The Hitchcock printer. Shares $100 each. property covers 80 acres. The Little Butte Mining COmpany name in bright red. No issues. and Milling Company of Los Angeles, California The company had a bad explosion in had several mines located here. 2) Little Butte November of 1867 that killed 3 men and wounded one other. In 1865, Extension Mining Company. # 78 for 100 shares to the Pacific Powder Works were located on Daniels’ or Paper Mill creek, Albert Williams. Signed by Oakley and president where the company had purchased a tract of five hundred acres of Allen (same as above). Dateline Los Angeles land. Prag Collection Est. $80-100 HWAC# 90459 1898. No folds. No edge, corner, pin hole or discoloration issues. Excellent condition. Gold Seal. Both serts are the same in appearance Lot# 5309 San Simeon, San Luis and have sven small mining and miner vignettes. Prag Collection Obispo County, California 1875 Ocean View Quicksilver Mining Company Est. $100-200 HWAC# 90419 Stock Anyone who has been to San Simeon and walked Hearst Castle know Lot# 5305 San Benito County, California 1899 the ocean views from this place can be New Idria Quicksilver Mining Company Stock rather spectacular. # 73 for 200 shares This is the only one of these certificates we have to Mrs. Charles Hosmer. Signed by Daniel Buck and president Henry seen in 40 years! # The New Idria was 505 for 25 K Moore. Dateline San Francisco 1875. Incorporated Jan 5, 1875. Not shares to Frank Bayrd. Signed by Charles Pfaff and cancelled. Some fancy scroll work top center. Britton, Rey & Co. printer. Buckminster. Dateline Boston 1899. Miner pick Bottom left corner slightly rounded. Cut short on left. Nice! The owner vignette. Not cancelled. Horizontal certificate. Pin in 1891 was George Wingfield Gillespie - a Cambria mechanical. He holes and hoes where stamp was applied heavily. grew up on the Gillespie Ranch. In 1898 the Engineering and Mining No orner, edge or discoloration issues. By 1902 the Journal reported that the Ocean View Quicksilver Mine was located New Idria was eclipsing all previous records for on the Pine Mountains adjoining the Pine Peak Mine. The mine is now production in California. It has steadily produced producing after lying idle for some time It is said to be a valuable Prag 60 to 700 flasks monthly. [Evening Transcript, San Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 90438 Bernardino] (Do not confuse this cert with those issued in the 1940’s and 1950’s from San Benito.) Prag Collection Est. Lot# 5310 Santa Cruz, California 1872 $400-1000 HWAC# 90443 Loma Prieta Petroleum Company Stock # 5 for 10 shares to Edwards. Lot# 5306 San Bernardino, California Signed by CM Leonard and president 1893 Manuel Mining Company Stock GL Seaver, Dateline 1872 Santa NUMBER 2! For 1 share to Walter F Clara. Incorporated March 21, 1871. Crosby. Signed by George Manly and 25c Certificate revenue stamp. Not president Robert Bailey. Not cancelled. Cancelled. AL Bancroft & Co. printer. Staining on right. Corner and Gold seal. Dateline Denver 1893. fold issues. VERY EARLY number. Organized for extracting oil from Location of Mines: San Bernardino land lying next to Oil Gulch and near the head-waters of Soquel Creek. County. Gold border. Pioneer Litho of Trustees were RH Whiteside, Charles Huff, Erastus B Hill, AW Saxe and Denver printer. Heavy vertical folds. No PG Keith. Another company with the same name was incorporated edge, corner, pin hole or discoloration June 21, 1872. That makes this company only lasting a little over one issues. Prag Collection Est. $150-250 HWAC# 90487 year! Leonard was the secretary and incorporator. Prag Collection Est. $300-400 HWAC# 90456 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 301

DAY 5 Monday, March 11 Mining / stock cerficates Lot# 5311 Shasta County, California Trinity Lot# 5314 Silver Mountain, Alpine Dredging / Balaklala Central Mining 2 District, California 1863 Mountain cancelled shares of mining stock: 1) 200 shares Chief Gold and SIlver Mining of Trinity Dredging and Hydraulic Gold Mining Company Stock with RARE Co cert. # 106 issued to George L. Taylor, Trustee Markleeville Dateline # 40 for 5 shares on Dec 29, 1899. Mine located in Trinity Center to Conrad Heinz. Endorsed on reverse. Mining District. Inc. Nov. 29, 1899. Adhesive RN Signed by JW Smith and president O stamp. Purple border. Vignette of eagle with Bonney. Dateline Markleeville 1863. winds spread holding shield, globe and leaves. Incorporated September 7, 1863. Small 5c and 20 revenue stamps. not Primary mineral was gold. Printed: Le Count cancelled. Three vignettes. Mountain mining and Native America and Bros. Stationers. SF. 2) 1 share of Balaklala the largest is an in-your-face steam train! Robbins & Com. printer. 1/2 Central Mining and Smelting Co. cert. # 2 issued tear at the single vertical fold at bottom border. Otherwise very nice to Thomas J. Barbour on March 9, 1907. Signed [Thank you to Karen Dustman, local historian and author of the book Thos J. Barbour, pres. Green border and adhesive green company seal. “Silver Mountain City” (Clairitage Press) for background information 3 vignettes of 1) 2 vignettes of miners working in mine and center one on the mine and signatures.] Prag Collection Est. $400-700 HWAC# of mine with smoke stacks in front of mountains in river in foreground. 80316 Inc. WY, located in Shasta Co. Settled in 1906. Peak population when mine was in production 2,000, today a ghost town with no one living Lot# 5315 Silver Mountain, Amador there. Primary mineral was copper. June 26, 1903 smelter built and County, Raymond District, California shut down on Oct 18, 1907. Law suit forced closure due to damage 1872 Norman Gold Mining Company done to crops. Mine shut down on Aug 25, 1914. Prag collection. Stock # 15 (early) for 100 shares to Est. $80-100 HWAC# 77230 Henry Harmon. SIgned by JM Moore and president WG Wayman. Dateline San Francisco 1872. Incorporated April 2, 1872. 25c BLUE revenue Lot# 5312 Sierra County, California stamp. Not cancelled. Assessment # 2 stamp on back. Holes at center 1878 Oriental Consolidated Gold and vertical fold. Corner folds. Original trustees were JM Thompson, WG Silver Mining Company Stock # 1686 Wayman, and ND Plummer. That is the last we here from this mine for 20 shares to Greenbaum Helling outside of assessments. Prag Collection Est. $120-150 HWAC# 90441 Company trustee. Signed by RB Milroy president and Morelach. Dateline San Lot# 5316 Silver Mountain, Amador Francisco 1878. Incorporated Jan. 22, District, California 1864 Kent & 1878. Not cancelled. Vignette of genie and the hope of great wealth. Honsinger Gold & Silver Mining Britton & Rey printer. This cert shows its age; torn corners, rips Company Stock # 107 for 5 shares to at borders, etc. Located at Wet Ravine near Alleghany City. The San OA Nelson. Signed by PW Newell and AJ Francisco Examiner reported on August 222, 1878 that this company Bayley. Dateline Silver Mountain 1964. had just put its stock on ‘the big board’ under very auspicious Incorporated April 4, 1864. Location: circumstances. The Oriental of old was a great producing mine - ten Kent Lode, original location! 25c Power years ago! The new owners have retimbered, bought new machinery of Att’y revenue stamp. Not cancelled. Large rips and tears. See photo and cleared the sitting water. They have a large force of men and at the online. Not in the best shape, but not listed by Dustman and we could 350 level have found rich ore. Prag Collection Est. $150-200 HWAC# find no information on this mine. [Thank you to Karen Dustman, local 90437 historian and author of the book “Silver Mountain City” (Clairitage Press) for background information on the mine and signatures.] Prag Collection Lot# 5313 Silver Mountain, California Est. $300-500 HWAC# 80318 1864 Dictator Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock #18 for 5 shares to Lot# 5317 Silver Mountain, Amador Frank Cooper. Signed by Thomas Owen (1869) District, California 1863 and president J Dennis Lyon. Dateline Pennsylvania Gold and Silver Mining San Francisco 1864. Incorporated Company Stock # 599 for 4 1/2 shares December 9, 1863. Not cancelled. Small to Ole Anderson. Silver Mountain was 5c and 20c revenue stamps. Red underprint ‘Silver Mountain.’ Water a rare western mining camp with a Brothers printer. Bottom right corner torn. Noticeable vertical folds. Scandinavian influx. Signed by John A. The Dictator was a claim identified as being in the Monitor Mining Johnson was Secretary, and O.W. Gilman was President. Dateline Silver District and also another in the Silver Mountain Mining District in 1864 Mountain 1869. Incorporated June 3, 1863. Seal vignette with horses. (per Calif. Division of Mines & Geology listing in “Mines and Mineral 25c Certificate revenue stamp. Three small orange 2c revenue stamps Resources of Alpine County” by William B. Clark) Frank Cooper was on reverse. Endorsed by Anderson on reverse. Not cancelled. Red one of the original Commissioners charged with designating the underprint ‘Silver Mountain.’ Border nicks, one small folded corner, election precincts in newly-formed Alpine Co. (1864 “Alpine County light border staining. Printer Mining and Scientific Press. In 1864 the Bill”; see 1864 Aug 11; see also Board of Supervisors Minutes, Book M&S Press reported that they have “struck their ledge”. It was active “A”, page 1; and see text of “Alpine County Bill” printed in 1864 July 30 in the 1860s and 1870s, with some production; developed by a lower MG). Thomas J Owens was secretary to other local mining companies. adit 900’ long and an upper adit 300’ and shaft, per Appendix chart Not all of his companies turned out to be profitable as he was listed to “Mines & Mineral Resources of Alpine County CA,” by William B. as a delinquent shareholder in the IXL G&SM Co. in 1868 (1868 Jan Clark, 1977. This mine was “located South of Scandinavian Cyn and at 25 Mining & Scientific Press). He did acquire a half-lot adjoining the head of Penna. Cyn, this mine had a tunnel about 1,000 feet long, Betchmann’s stables Dec 2, 1863 from “P.A. Owens” and then conveyed piercing vein at about the 800’ level; boasted ruby silver “in limited it to Mary Frances Owens (N ½ of Lot 4, Block 3)(per Book B, page quantities”, but cost to reduce was prohibitive....” [1873 “Mineral 16 of Deeds, Alpine County ). [Thank you to Karen Dustman, local Resources,”] [Thank you to Karen Dustman, local historian and author historian and author of the book “Silver Mountain City” (Clairitage of the book “Silver Mountain City” (Clairitage Press) for background Press) for background information on the mine and signatures.] Prag information on the mine and signatures.] Prag Collection Est. $400- Collection Est. $400-700 HWAC# 80321 700 HWAC# 80317 302 March 2019

DAY 5 Monday, March 11 Mining / stock cerficates Lot# 5318 Lot# 5320 Silver Mountain, Silver Sil v er Mountain District, California 1863 M ountain, Baltimore Gold and Silver Mining Great Mogul Company Stock VERY EARLY # 3 Distr ict , for 5 shares to Frank Cooper. Signed C alif ornia by J Warren Clark and president WC 1864 Clear Allred. Dateline 1863 San Francisco. Spring Gold Incorporated July 1863. Not cancelled. 25c Protest revenue stamp. and Silver Sailing ship vignette. Towne & Bacon printers. Frank Cooper was one Mining of the original Commissioners charged with designating the election C ompan y precincts in newly-formed Alpine Co. (1864 “Alpine County Bill”; see Stock Unique in “Wood, Water & Milling privilege.””2,000 foot, Ohio 1864 Aug 11; see also Board of Supervisors Minutes, Book “A”, page Ledge, Great Mogul Mining District, Cal. # 28 for 50 shares to A 1; and see text of “Alpine County Bill” printed in 1864 July 30 MG). J. Williams. Signed by O Bonney(?) and president RB Ranney. Datelien Warren Clark was also secretary of the El Dorado Gold & Silver, Silver Markelviell 1864. Incorporated Christmas Day 1863. Also unique. 25c Prize G&S, Mammoth G&S, Tip Top G&S, Napa G&S, George Washington Insurance revenue stamp. Not cancelled. Endorsed on back. Dove with G&S, Sierra Nevada G&S, etc. The Baltimore claim was one of the most olive branch vignette. Also Native American vignette. Badlam’s Print active companies near Silver Mountain, circa August, 1863 (Jackson, p. Sacramento. Some folding at folds. Overall nice. Not listed by Dustman 50). It was located about 2-3/4 miles NE of the Mayo Ranch; Book “H” and we could find no information on this mine. [Thank you to Karen p. 619 (Oct 16, 1903). [Thank you to Karen Dustman, local historian Dustman, local historian and author of the book “Silver Mountain and author of the book “Silver Mountain City” (Clairitage Press) for City” (Clairitage Press) for background information on the mine and background information on the mine and signatures.] Prag Collection signatures.] Prag Collection Est. $400-700 HWAC# 80319 Est. $400-700 HWAC# 80320 Lot# 5321 Silver Mountain, Silver Mountain District, California 1863 Crescent Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock # 107 for 10 shares to Frank Cooper. Signed by J Warren Clark and GH Parsons president. Dateline 1864 San Francisco. Incorporated August 19, 1863. 25c Certificate revenue stamp. Not cancelled. Patriotic vignette of soldier standing by canon with American flags on left and right. Towne & Bacon printer. Location: Silver Mountain Mining District, Amador County, Cal. Pinholes and uneven cuts. Nice. Frank Cooper was one of the original Commissioners charged with designating the election precincts in newly-formed Alpine Co. (1864 “Alpine County Bill”; see 1864 Aug 11; see also Board of Supervisors Minutes, Book “A”, page 1; and see text of “Alpine County Bill” printed in 1864 July 30 MG). J. Warren Clark was also secretary of the El Lot# 5319 Silver Mountain, Monitor District, California 1864 Dorado Gold & Silver, Silver Prize G&S, Mammoth G&S, Tip Top G&S, People’s Gold & Silver Mining Co., Alpine County, late Amador Napa G&S, George Washington G&S, Sierra Nevada G&S, etc. [Thank Stock Certificate Incorporated December 31, 1863 and capitalized you to Karen Dustman, local historian and author of the book “Silver at $500,000; 100,000 shares at $5. Monitor Mining District, Alpine Mountain City” (Clairitage Press) for background information on the County. Early certificate No. 277 made out to Kate Livingston Rowe for mine and signatures.] Prag Collection Est. $400-700 HWAC# 80324 ten shares dated August 27, 1864. Signatures have faded, but we believe they are secretary Samuel Newell and president William Heffley. Lot# 5322 Silver Mountain, Silver Large mining buildings top right, 25 cent internal revenue stamp. Not Mountain District, California 1863 cancelled. Black print. Bosqui print. Rips especially at fold edges. Tears Crinoline Gold and Silver Mining on border. Light staining. Holes along print and folds. Good condition. Company Stock # 106 for 10 shares Incorporated by William Heffley; John B. Pilkington; Frank S. Alling; to Frank Cooper. Signed by Thomas J Samuel Newell; and Henry Reed. People’s was mentioned in Mark Owens and president IB Purdy. Dateline Twain’s December 30, 1863 Territorial Enterprise. Excerpts include, 1863 San Francisco. Incorporated “The certificate of stock is a curiosity in the way of unblushing rascality. September 2, 1863. Small 5c and It does not state how many shares there are in the company, or what 20c revenue stamps. Not cancelled. Miner looking over a mountain a share is represented by.” “The company is “to be” incorporated “for operation vignette. Water Brothers printer. Uneven cut of the certificate the purpose of purchasing machinery” - they only organize a company from the book. Very nice! Location: Silver Mountain District, Amador in order to purchase machinery - the inference is, that they calculate County. The Crinoline Company patented their property. Located on to steal the mine.” “Who is “Wm. Heffly, Esq., of San Francisco,” who the Crinoline Lode. [Thank you to Karen Dustman, local historian knows it all, and who has calmly waited for three years without once and author of the book “Silver Mountain City” (Clairitage Press) for swerving from his purpose of “starting a mining company” as soon background information on the mine and signatures.] Prag Collection as he could become satisfied that quartz-mining was a permanent Est. $400-700 HWAC# 80323 thing? Cautious scoundrel! You couldn’t fool him into going into a highway robbery like the “People’s Gold and Silver Mining Company,” until he was certain he could make the thing look plausible.” Enough said! [Fred Holabird][Thank you to Karen Dustman, local historian and author of the book “Silver Mountain City” (Clairitage Press) for background information on the mine and signatures.] Prag Collection Est. $400-700 HWAC# 88148 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 303

DAY 5 Monday, March 11 Mining / stock cerficates Lot# 5323 Silver Lot# 5327 Tuolumne County, Mountain, Silver Columbia, California 1864 Columbia Mountain District, Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock California 1864 Crystal # 55 for 10 shares to Durbin Van Vleck. Gold and Silver Mining (Van Vleck was a San Francisco wood Company Stock # block carver.) Signed by John M Brunett 149 for 50 shares to and president G Henderson. Dateline AB Cooper. Signed San Francisco 1864. Incorporated June 29, 1863. Not cancelled. 25c by Lawrence Pool Certificate revenue stamp. Detailed town vignette. Columbia??? (The and president Alfred fence around the town and the large flag pole are clures.) Fishbourne Fonda(?). Dateline 1864 printer. Top right corner dog eared. No other appreciable issues. What San Francisco. Incorporated July 17, 1863. Small 5c and 20c revenue we know about this company, we learned from this certificate. They stamps. Not cancelled. ‘Silver Mountain, Amador County, 2500 feet.’ owned three lodes: Kimbal 1800’, Royal 2000’ and Cross 1800’. Prag Mountain tunnel with ore cart vignette. Drouaillet printer. No pin hole, Collection Est. $500-900 HWAC# 90454 corner, edge or disoloration issues. Extremely nice. The Crystal 1 & 2 were claims identified as being in the Silver Mountain Mining District Lot# 5328 Tuolumne County, Indian in 1864 (per Calif. Division of Mines & Geology listing in “Mines and Bar, California 1863 Bull Dog Copper Mineral Resources of Alpine County” by William B. Clark) Although Mining Company Stock # 102 for spelled differently, there is mention of a property with the name 5 shares to WP Coleman. Signed by Chrystal in the Mining and Scientific Press Volume 7, December 1863. Charles Leonard and president Samuel [Thank you to Karen Dustman, local historian and author of the book Cross. Dateline 1863 Sacramento. “Silver Mountain City” (Clairitage Press) for background information Incorporated April 1863. Not cancelled. on the mine and signatures.] Prag Collection Est. $400-700 HWAC# Small 20c and 5c revenue stamps. Bull 80322 dor and eagle vignettes. Bulldor vignette is a Loomis. Towne & Bacon printer. Pin holes center. Some staining near borders. Small rips at fold edges. Overall nice. Trustees were CJ Leonard, Samuel Cross, Lot# 5324 Silver Mountain, Silver Mountain District, California 1863 OP Truesdale, George Rowland and WB Taylor. In October of 1863 Illinois Gold and Silver Mining Leonard, secretary, “absconded from the State without paying over the moneys collected by him for the Bull Dog Copper Mining Company.” Company Stock Number 1 for 10 shares Indian Bar was near Melones. Prag Collection Est. $400-600 HWAC# to BF Pearson. Signed by CG Adams 90455 and PP Moses as president. Dateline San Francisco 1863. Incorporated Lot# 5329 Tuolumne County, Ohio July 1863. Location: Illinois Ledge, Silver Mountain District. Flaming District, California 1864 Jamestown eagle vignette. Towne & Bacon printer. Small 5c and 20c revenue Copper Mining Company Stock # 61 stamps. Rip left border. Stain bottom right corner. Nice. The Illinois for 275 shares to PB Smith. Signed by was a claim identified as being in the Silver Mountain Mining District president and secretary(?). Dateline in 1864 (per Calif. Division of Mines & Geology listing in “Mines and Jamestown 1864. Incorporated Mineral Resources of Alpine County” by William B. Clark; book is at August 24, 1863. Not cancelled. 25c Markleeville Museum). [Thank you to Karen Dustman, local historian Power of Att’y revenue stamp. WB Cooke & Co. printer. Holes at fold and author of the book “Silver Mountain City” (Clairitage Press) for intersections. Nick upper left. Location: Ohio District. We found no background information on the mine and signatures.] Prag Collection information on this mine. Prag Collection Est. $400-600 HWAC# 90467 Est. $400-600 HWAC# 80300 Lot# 5330 Tuolumne County, Sugar Lot# 5325 Tuolumne County, California Pine District, California 1866 Oak Hill 1863 Central Gold Mining Company Gold MIning Company Stock # 167 Stock - Very Rare # 372 for five shares for 200 shares to Peter J Black. Signed to Thomas A Brown. Signed by Thomas by NW Rik(?) and president T Dewey. Stout and president E Holden. Dateline Dateline New York 1866. Not cancelled. 1863 Stockton. Not cancelled.Tow 25c Certificate revenue stamp. Three allegorical (one semi-nude) vignettes. We found no information on mining vignettes: miner and dog on this company. Prag Collection Est. $400-600 HWAC# 90468 the lookout, underground, and underground/above ground. “Issued in payment for mining property.” Certificate has been taped twice to Lot# 5326 Tuolumne County, Big Oak Flat, California 1866 Rattlesnake keep it in one piece. Please inspect the photo online to see the issues. Quartz Mining Company Stock # 86 Prag Collection Est. $300-500 HWAC# 90466 for 5 shares to N Watson. Signed by T Lot# 5331 Yuba - Brown’s Valley Smith and president Joseph C Boyd. District, California 1864 Yuba Gold Dateline Alameda 1866. Incorporated & Silver Mining Company Stock September 1865. Not cancelled. # 352 for 12 1/2 shares to William 25c Power of Att’y revenue stamp. Marble. Signed by Thomas McCallan Steam train vignette. Harrison’s Print. Aged, but in remarkably good and president AN (?). Dateline San condition. We found no information on this mine. Fred Holabird has Francisco 1864. Incorporated June seen a lot of stock certificates in 40 years. But when he saw Rattlesnake 22, 1863. 25c Power of Att’y revenue Quartz Mine located in Big Oak Flat even he was impressed. “Love it!” stamp. Not cancelled. Location: Brown’s Valley Dist., Yuba Co. he quipped. Big Oak Flat is now an entrance to Yosemite Park. It is an Underprint red ‘$720,000.’ Eagle seal vignette. Robbins & Co. printer. old mining town located adjacent to Groveland. Prag Collection Est. $500-800 HWAC# 90453 Pin holes, wrinkles and light staining. We found no information on this mine. Prag Collection Est. $400-600 HWAC# 77042 304 March 2019

DAY 5 Monday, March 11 Mining / stock cerficates Lot# 5332 Yuba - Timbuctoo, Lot# 5336 , California American California 1864 Early Yuba Mining River Water & Mining Co Cancelled Company Stock Panning Started in $4,000 (@ $100 ea) American River 1850 in this now ghost town located on Water & Mining Co. cert. # 471, dated highway 20, west of Grass Valley where Sept. 7, 1859. Assigned. Signed C.T.H. highway 49 intersects highway 20. This Palmer, secy, a 49’er who became area was the site of the first 49’ers in Folsom banker in the late 1860’s and A. the area at Parks Bar, Roses Bar and Sand Hill. Most inhabitants of the T. Arrowsmith, pres. Allegorical vignette of man on rock with sailboat later site moved to higher ground at Timbuctoo across the Yuba River. in background. Inc. Dec., 1854. Rare Gold Rush stock certificate. Incorporated in November 1863 and capitalized at $1,200,000; 12,000 Dateline Folsom, CA. Company formed in 1854 to build a ditch to shares at $100 per. Certificate No. 32 issued on February 27, 1864 to divert water from the North Fork of American River. North Fork Ditch G. A. Moore for 100 shares. Signed by secretary J. H. McFadden and was dug from 1854-1856 and provided water for drinking, irrigation President John McAlly. Black border. Vignette of an “E Pluribus Unum” and mining operations to areas that are near Folsom. Printed: Lith. Banner held by an eagle top center. Green safety print. Uncancelled. Britton & Rey, S. F. Est. $200-300 HWAC# 91029 Printed by W. B. Cooke & Co. 9.75” x 5”. One red R48, R4 hand tied scarce imperforated Internal Revenue 25 cent “Power of Attorney” Lot# 5337 , California Bishop Creek stamp at left. Certificate has tears on top and bottom edges mostly at Gold Company 100 shares @ $5 each folds. One rounded corner. (Ref. HWAC 4-10-21–15 #: 53819; item# of Bishop Creek Gold Company cert. # 5126 P135) Prag Collection Est. $200-300 HWAC# 77041 13219 issued to H. Emanuel Fletcher on Aug. 9, 1909. Rare Bishop Co stock. Lot# 5333 Yuba County - McCortney Assigned May 26, 1910. Vignette of District, California 1863 Chollar eagle with wings spread on top left Copper Mining Company Stock of certificate. Orange border, raised Early # 17 for 90 shares to Hasey. company seal. Inc. AZ. Signed Signed by WL Kirby and president G H. A. Reamus, asst treas. and J. E. King. Dateline 1864 San Francisco. McReynolds, VP. District is on east side of Sierra Nevada mountains Incorporated July 1863. Not cancelled. in northwestern Inyo County, approx 15 miles southwest of Bishop. No revenue stamp. California seal vignette, Towne & Bacon printers. Principal source of gold in the district has been the Cardinal or Location: McCortney District, Yuba County. Exact location was not Wilshire-Bishop Creek mine, in production during 1900’s and from found by us. Prag Collection Est. $280-350 HWAC# 77039 1933 to 1938. Estimated total production of more than $1 million. Ore deposits occur in a zone of quartzite enclosed in granitic rocks. Lot# 5334 Yuba County - Zinc House There are bodies up to 8’ thick and contain fine free gold and fairly District, California 1863 Never Sweat abundant pyrite, pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite and arsenopyrite. Mining Company Stock Here is a Deposits developed to a depth of 600’. Printed: Snyder & Slack, N.Y. certificate we have never seen before! Prag collection. Est. $60-100 HWAC# 91037 # 74 for 50 shares to Carlos Curtis. Signed by C McClasky and president Lot# 5338 , California 1879 California henry Hogarsh. Dateline TImbuctoo, Ramie Machine Manufacturing California. Incorproated August 1863. Location: Zinc House District, Stock Rare i/u #3 Thomas Thielfall Yuba County. Steam engine vignette. Not cancelled. 25c Protest 100 shares 1879. Signed by president revenue stamp. WB Cooke & Co printer. Heavy folds and staining. Has Thielfall Est. $100-150 HWAC# 89808 been quite professionally restored. Still, it is a certificate that will be hard to find again! The only information we found on this mine was Lot# 5339 , California Gold Stocks the number of assessments issued. Prag Collection Est. $300-600 (6) and Letterhead North Star Gold HWAC# 77040 Mining 1868- California’s best gold mine and rare stock, 3 u/i Gold Quartz Mining, u/i Taylor Foundry. u/i Lot# 5335 Yuba County, Empire District, Gold Hill Mining. Taylor Foundry, Grass Valley unused letterhead Est. California 1879-1892 Marysville Tunnel $200-250 HWAC# 100071 & Quartz Mining Company and two other stocks 1) Marysville Tunnel & Quartz Lot# 5340 , California 1894 Martha Mining Company. # 37 for 1500 shares Washington Mining Company Stock to Gallagher. Signed by Frank Smith and - A RARE Women Speculator Mine president FB Crane. Dateline Marysville # 203 for 625 shares to Mary B Smith. 1886. Incorporated January 25, 1886. Pen Signed by EJC Gilbert and president Cancelled. Crocker & Co. printer. LIghtest of S Gertrude Smyth. Dateline 1894 discoloration on top border. 2) Same as one. # Oakland. Incorporated Sept. 23, 1983. 63 for 5,540 shares to DJ Kertchem. Signed by Not cancelled. Black and gold on pink. Gold seal. Quite pleasing to PJ Williams and president George H Boyd. Not look at. No pin hole, edge of corner issues. Some very light coloring cancelled. Uneven cut. Slight discoloration at the fold edges. It was a drift and hydraulic mine. Located at Table left from attachment to the mining book. 3) Mammoth Gravel Mining Mountain about 5 miles west of Chinese Camp. A report from the Company. Unissued. Location Butte County. Incorporated September state mineralogist in 1894 declared it to be idle! That didn’t last long. 19, 1879. Stamp on back reads, “From AL Bancroft & Co.’s Bank & George had many a mine named for him - Martha not so much. Prag Official Department. 721 Market Street, San Francisco, Cal.” Prag Collection Est. $150-250 HWAC# 90448 Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 90428 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 305

DAY 5 Monday, March 11 Mining / stock cerficates Lot# 5341 , California 1897 Lot# 5344 , California & Nevada 3 mining Miscellaneous Mining Stocks: Early certificates - NV & CA 3 mining stock certificates Numbers including a NUMBER 1! Lot from Nevada and California. 1) 100 Shares of of three. 1) Larkin Mining Company. # American Eagle Mining and Development Co cert. 26 for 50 shares to ER Folger. Signed # 7 issued to J.J. Jackson on Oct 26, 1898 signed by Titcumb and president Dunston. by Bessie E. Carvey, secy and Victor H. Robinson, Dateline and incorporated in 1896. pres. Inc. CA. Sept 19, 1898. Printed Carlisle & Underground mining vignette. Pen Co. SF. 2) 100 shares of Eclipse Gravel Mining Co note top right that this is the property cert. 23 issued to Frank H. Hall- trustee on May of Elizabeth Folger, the stockholder. 2) 7, 1897, signed by Frank H. Hall, sec. and Peter Mars Gold and Silver Mining Company. # 18 for 20 shares to S Howland. Tautphaus, pres. Inc. CA. April 16, 1897. Printed: Dateline and incorporated in 1897. Signed by Shurtleff and president Cunningham, Curtiss & Welch, Stationers. S.F. 3) A Bailey. Larger holes bottom left created when the company’s stamp 100 cancelled shares of New Idria Mining and was applied. 3) NUMBER 1 for the Manhattan Gold Mining Company. Chemical Co cert. #144443 issued to Ira F. Willard on Jun 24, 1959, Issued to Mrs Eva Heegaard. Signed by husband (we assume) CE signed by M.A. Burgess, sec. and C. Hyde Lewis, pres. Inc. in NV, July 3, Hegard president. Secretary Bangle. Dateline and incorporated in 1936. New Idria Mining And Chemical Co. is OK Foreign For-Profit 1899. Gold Seal. Eagle vignette. Corner and edge issues. Prag Collection Business Corp. filed Dec. 29, 1943, status is withdrawn. Inc. NV, July 3, Est. $100-150 HWAC# 90422 1936. Printed: Franklin Lee Division - American Bank Note Co. Prag collection. Est. $100-150 HWAC# 77223 Lot# 5342 , California Sierra Quartz Mining Company Unissued and Lot# 5345 Aspen, Colorado 1892 uncancelled Sierra Quartz Mining Prospect Mountain Mining Company Company of Yuba County, CA. Delicate, Stock # 35 for 1000 shares to TJ Flynn light beige paper 4” x 10” with eagle treasurer. Signed by HR Woodward vignette on top center. c.1850s stock. president and (?). Plain green on Former gold occurrence/mine located in sec. 24, T20N, R10E, MDM, 2.1 white. Paper clip staining upper left. miles NNE of Downieville, along the east canyon wall of Pauley Creek, on Otherwise very fine. Aspen Times National Forest land. Map shows 2 adits and a prospect in this location. printer. We could found no information Workings include surface and underground openings with overall on this mine. Prag Collection Est. depth of 30.48 meters and comprised of 3 adits and 1 shaft on the Ackley $100-200 HWAC# 89419 vein, 665 feet total. 4 adits were driven on Crouse vein, 730 feet total. Printed: Commercial Print. Mongomery St. near Burgoyne & Co’s SF. Lot# 5346 Boulder County, Colorado Est. $200-400 HWAC# 91034 1873 Davidson Coal & Iron Mining Company Stock # 11 for 21 shares to William Berger treasurer. Signed by Lot# 5343 , California Tuolumne Co William Berger secretary and William Mining & Dev Co/S. Springs Hill Gold Davidson (as in namesake) president. Mining 2 stock certificates from CA: Dateline Denver 1873. Incorporated 1) 2 shares Tuolumne County Mining April 28, 1873. Pen cancelled for & Development Co. cert. #618 issued transfer of stock. Small underground to Mr & Mrs. L. Winchell on June 8, mining vignette. Center large vignette 1897. Signed J. L. Marble, sec and N of a miner driving a mule pulling an ore cart. Located in Boulder Manly, pres. Green border. Paid for in County. Original trustees included Berger, Davidson, Jonathan Smith, $1 monthly installments for total $24 George Smiley, Charles Kountze. Prag Collection Est. $100-200 per share price. Back of certificate HWAC# 89456 shows payments and signatures. 2 vignettes of working miners inside and Lot# 5347 Boulder County, Colorado outside. Early 1840s, James Marshall began working for John Sutter 1882 Pilgrim Mining Company Stock who was building a farming empire, which became known as Sutter’s # 160 for 1000 shares to Joseph L Fryer. Fort. January 1848, Marshall discovered gold in the raceway of the Signed by president Charles Benson and secretary. Not cancelled. Two sawmill on south fork of American River. Sam Brannan had come to mining vignettes. Both are unusual. No printer. Dateline Camden New Sutter’s Fort earlier and opened a general store. Brannan heard and jersey 1882. Heavy folds, small rips at border, folded corners. Not leaked the news of gold being found. The gold rush began. 2) 100 in 1883 Colorado Mining Directory. Prag Collection Est. $150-250 shares Consolidated South Spring Hill Gold Mining Co., mine located HWAC# 90524 in Amador Co, CA, cert. #117 issued to H.H. Porter on Feb. 21, 1896. Lot# 5348 Signed L. H. Goodnow, treas. and G. F.Morse, pres. Grey border, raised California Mining District, Lake County, Colorado comp. seal. Vignette of working miners. South Spring Hill is a gold 1880 Powhattan Mining Company mine located in Amador county, CA at an elevation of 1,260 feet. Mine Stock # 28 for 1000 shares to Max produced approximately $2,000,000 in gold, mainly between 1885- Williams. Signed by GW Kendrick and 1895, after being located in 1851. Worked to a depth of over 1200 feet. president EM Haedrich(?). Dateline Printed: Samuel Hobbs & Co. Lithographers, Boston. Prag collection. Est. $120-200 HWAC# 77221 Camden 1882. Incorporated March 27, 1882. Not cancelled. Striking green underprint “Powhattan.’ Underground mining vignette of three miners sharing a find. Location: Little Evans Gulch, California Mining District, Lake County. Very light staining and wrinkles. Very nice. This company should not be mistaken for other Powhattan Mining companies in Colorado. Prag Collection Est. $200- 400 HWAC# 89452 306 March 2019

DAY 5 Monday, March 11 Mining / stock cerficates Lot# 5349 Chaffee County, Colorado Lot# 5354 Cripple Creek, Colorado 1881 National Silver Mining Company 1890’ Colorado Springs Datelined Stock # 156 for 500 shares to Julius Stocks #1 Lotof six. 1) Palace Gold. # Herschfeld. Signed by president 603 for 1000 shares. Definitely Cripple Pinkus and secretary (?). Dateline Creek. Owns 7,380 acres on Squaw Camden 1881. Incorporated 1881. Not Mountain. To a Tucker from a Tucker. cancelled. Shaded underground mining 2) Pansy-Pearl. Early number 19 for vignette. Quite unique. Not cancelled. 2000 shares. Unusual vignette of a tent Corner folds, top right border wrinkled with a wagon in the mountains. 3) Parah Gold. Another killer vignette. tec. Overall nice. Underpring blue ‘10.’ Shows “Air drills at work in breast of tunnel.” Early # 24 for 200 shares. We found no information on this company. Prag Collection Est. $200- Cancelled. 4) Patti Rose Gold # 248 for 2000 shares. Sharp gold seal. 5) 400 HWAC# 89451 Penobscot Gold Mining and Milling. # 298 for 5000 shares to trustee JP Curtis and signed by secretary MF Curtis. 6) Pickaway Gold Mining and Lot# 5350 Clear Creek County, Milling. #Early # 24 for 25,000 shares to LR Menard. All are datelined Colorado 1875 Bullion Consolidated Colorado Springs, which makes them almost assuredly Cripple Creek. Mining Company Stock # 726 for 2134 Prag Collection. Est. $120-200 HWAC# 89417 shares to George A Alden of Boston. Signed by Peter Butler and president J Lot# 5355 Cripple Creek, Colorado Whitney. Dateline 1875. Incorporated 1890’s Colorado Springs Datelined in Massachusetts. Not cancelled. Left Stocks #2 Lot of six. 1) Oro Grande side shows aging. No corner, edge or Mining and Milling. #632 for 4000 pinhole issues. Very nice. Mines located shares to secretary AT McDill. Small in Clear Creek and Summit. In 1879 this company’s stock was trading size. Small size. 2) Oro Grande Mining as seen in Massachusetts newspapers. Prag Collection Est. $200-400 and Milling. # 399 for 5000 shares HWAC# 89426 signed by president AT McDill. Large size. 3) Our Gold # 236 for 10,000 shares. Issued to LR Menard trustee. Lot# 5351 Clear Creek County, Strong gold seal. Stamped ‘Full paid and unaccessible.” 4) Oxford Gold Colorado 1870 Crescent Silver Mining and Milling # 330 or 5,000 shares. 5) Rob Roy Gold Mining Company of Colorado # 107 for and MIlling. #158 for 5000 shares. Issuee name has faded. 6) Ruth- 290 shares to Biggs. Signed by Biggs and president (?). Dateline Esther Gold # 227 for 8000 shares. This claim was located at Victor 1870. Vignette Colorado seal. ‘B’ hole and pen cancelled. Two blue [The Mine, Quarry and Metallurgical Record of the United States...] All 25c revenue stamps - both hole cancelled. Otherwise very nice! The are datelined Colorado Springs, which makes them almost assuredly company’s offices were in Cincinnati and the mines were located in Cripple Creek. Prag Collection. Est. $120-200 HWAC# 89418 the Argentine District, Clear Creek County. Prag Collection Est. $100- 200 HWAC# 89455 Lot# 5356 Cripple Creek, Colorado Cosmos Gold Mining Co 2,000 shares Lot# 5352 Clear Creek County, Upper @ $1 each of Cosmos Gold Mining Co. Union District, Colorado 1883 New cert # 220 issues to B. Van Leer. Signed, York and Colorado Mining and registered and countersigned on Aug. Milling Company Stock # 35 for 54 shares to Louis Halfman. signed 23, 1899 by Edward Parker, pres and by president John Balden and Henry Bormann. Dateline 1883 New R. C. Thayer, sec. Raised company seal. York. Incorporated in 1883. Not cancelled. Bright and beautiful gold Printed beige paper. Inc CO. Located: seal. Mountain vignette with, “Upper Union Mining District Clear Creek Cripple Creek Gold Mining District. County Colorado.”Collins and Sesnon printer. This mine may have been Printed: Pueblo Litho & Prtg Co., Pueblo, CO. Prag collection. Est. located at Union City - which is in Empire today. Prag Collection Est. $50-70 HWAC# 77243 $150-250 HWAC# 90526 Lot# 5357 Cripple Creek, Colorado Lot# 5353 Cripple Creek, Colorado 1890’s Four Cripple Creek / Orphan 1896 Choice Pirate Gold Mining Stock Certificates including a Company with Pirate Ship Vignette NUMBER 1 1) Orphan Bell Mining Blue on white and in nice condition and Milling. # 163 for 500 shares. This (only Two nicks and small rip at vertical company sold its claims in 1899 to the fold edges). Blue border has cannon Orphan Gold Mining Company. 2-4) looking scroll work in corners. Also an Orphan Gold Mining Company. Two circular underground mining vignette different certs with all three cancelled. in gold. Gold underprint ‘Cripple Creek Number 1 was issued to HM Blackmer, president and original director. District.’Pueblo Litho printer. #329 for Also # 163 and 130. There has been 15,000 feet of work so far. 1000 shares to H Gardner, Agent. Signed by William H Coffin Jr and Main claims are leased. No production figures, however, were given president AP(?). Dateline Colorado Springs 1896. Incorporated 1895. [Information from the Official Manual, Cripple Creek District, 1900] The Pirate Gold Mining Company owned 45 acres of rich land only 3/4 Prag Collection Est. $120-200 HWAC# 89414 of a mile from the Lincoln group of mines at Gillett.”Do you want to have a good income coming your way?” [Valley Falls Vindicator] Prag Collection Est. $300-500 HWAC# 89420 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 307

DAY 5 Monday, March 11 Mining / stock cerficates Lot# 5358 Cripple Creek, Colorado Lot# 5362 Cripple Creek, Colorado 1890’s Four Cripple Creek Stock 1895 Rebecca Gold Mining Company Certificates 1) Rapid Transit 1, 5, and 25 shares Certs In French and Prospecting and Mining. # 130 for 2000 English. Pre-printed. 1 share in brown, shares. Stockholder is EB Grosskreutz, 5 shares in green and 25 shares in blue. agent. Bright gold seal. Not listed in All have all coupons attached except “Official Manual, Cripple Creek District, #1. The 1 share has a french seal stamp. 1900.” 2-3) Two different Pharmacist The company had 14 acres at Poverty Consolidated. Both hole punch Gulch. Most of the work has been done cancelled. #’s 90 and 760. Both signed on the C. O. D. shaft. Total production by president James Burns. Location of mines: Bull Hill. Two shafts. THe by 1900 was $300,000 with $150,00 in dividends paid. [Information new one is well prepared to go 1,500 feet. Currently at 550 feet with from the Official Manual, Cripple Creek District, 1900] Prag Collection 1,000 feet in drifts. Gross production by 1900 was $650.000 [Official Est. $90-150 HWAC# 89415 Manual, Cripple Creek District, 1900.] 4) Pauline Gold. # 448 for 5000 shares. Not listed in “Official Manual, Cripple Creek District, 1900.” Lot# 5363 Cripple Creek, Colorado [Information from the Official Manual, Cripple Creek District, 1900] 1890’s Six Cripple Creek 1890’s Prag Collection Est. $120-200 HWAC# 89411 stocks 1) Ross & Hurd Tunnel and Tunnel Site Company. Signed by Lot# 5359 Cripple Creek, Colorado president Ross! # 659. 2) Orinco early 1890’s Four Cripple Creek Stock number fifteen (written out) for 1000 Certificates #2 1) Rose Nicol Gold. # shares. Ore cart & miners vignette. 3) n793 for 1000 shares. Claims located Old Colony #84 for 1000 shares. 4) on Bull Hill and Battle Mountain. Steam Pharmacist Consolidated #1020. Hole hoist in place to drill a shaft. Indications punch cancelled. 5) Quartette Gold # are this could be a good mine. 2) 345. Issued to the agent R. C. Day. 1,000 Papoose Gold. # 1158 for 500 shares. written through company stamp. 6) Owns 21 acres on southwest slope of Nipple Mountain Gold # 113. Incorporated 1894. This is a treasure lot Squaw Mountain not far from the Gold - sure to be something in here for every collector. Prag Collection Est. Coin, Portland, etc. 3) Old Gold. # 1914 for 200 shares. Pen cancelled. $160-300 HWAC# 89407 Owns 1,147 acres on the west slope of Beacon Hill. Currently two tunnels are being worked for 570 feet. God ore has been found, but Lot# 5364 Cripple Creek, Colorado no paying ore yet. 4) National Gold Reserve. # 524 for 1000 shares. 1890’s Three Bird Related Cripple Bright gold seal. Not listed in “Official Manual, Cripple Creek District, Creek Stocks 1) Oriole Gold. # 1999 1900.” Overall these stocks are in very nice condition. [Information for 1000 shares. (1000 also stamped from the Official Manual, Cripple Creek District, 1900] Prag Collection over company stamp.) Owns the Daisy, Est. $120-200 HWAC# 89412 Capitol Hill, Alleghany, Oriole and Pearl Cecil. 25 acres on Gold Hill. 2) Pelican Lot# 5360 Cripple Creek, Colorado Gold. # 761 for unknown shares. Yes, 1890’s Four Cripple Creek Stock everything is filled out and properly Certificates with Large Shares. 1) signed, but no where is the number O. and M. Gold Mining and Milling. of shares listed??? Owns the Summit and Little May on Ironclad Hill. Very early # 18 for 50,000 shares. 12 acres. By 1900 only surface development with shallow shafts! Nice gold seal Issued to the president 3) Raven & Bull Hill Tunnel and Mining. Early # 92 for 500 shares. of the company. Not listed in “Official Crisp seal. Not listed in “Cripple Creek. Official Manuel, 1900.” Prag Manual, Cripple Creek District, Collection Est. $90-150 HWAC# 89408 1900.”2) Potsdam Gold. # 491 for 5,000 shares. Ore cart and miners vignette. Lot# 5365 Cripple Creek, Colorado Not listed in “Official Manual, Cripple Creek District, 1900.” 3) Raven 1890’s Three Cripple Creek Stocks Hill Mining and Milling. # 561 for 10,000 shares to the president. with Place Names: Reno, Ontario and Ore cart and miners vignette. Not listed in “Official Manual, Cripple Oregon 1) Reno Mining and Milling. # Creek District, 1900.” 4) Rex Gold Mining and Milling. #441 for 13,000 933 for 2000 shares. All claims (Reno, shares to William Clark. By 1900 had done 250 feet of shaft work Bon Ton, TE Merit and Pet) located with nothing to show for it. Stocks sold as high as $4.50 per thousand at Poverty Gulch. By 1900 there was shares or $0.0045 per share! Overall these stocks are in extremely no machinery on the property! Was nice condition with little or no corner, edge, pinhole or discoloration surrounded by shipping mines. 2) issues. [Information from the Official Manual, Cripple Creek District, Ontario Gold Mining and Milling. # 1900] Prag Collection Est. $120-200 HWAC# 89413 1100 for 1000 shares. Owns 16 1/4 acres on Grassy Mountain. 3) Oregon Central Gold MIning and Milling. # 234 for 5000 shares. Not Lot# 5361 Cripple Creek, Colorado listed in “Official Manual, Cripple Creek District, 1900.” [Information 1910 Gold Hammer Mines & Tunnel from the Official Manual, Cripple Creek District, 1900] Prag Collection Company Stock Certificate #512 for Est. $90-150 HWAC# 89409 200 shares to Elroy H Davis in 1910. Signed by FA Joslin and J Jay Joslin. Fabulous Gold Hammer Vignette. By 1915 this company was defunct. This is an important Denver family J. Jay Joslin ran the Joslin Dry Goods Store with his son Frank. The Joslin Building (Tritch Building) is in historic Downtown Denver and is now a Courtyard by Marriott. Excellent condition. Two folds. Est. $200-300 HWAC# 89816 308 March 2019

DAY 5 Monday, March 11 Mining / stock cerficates Lot# 5366 Cripple Creek, Colorado Lot# 5371 Denver, Colorado 1896 New 1890’s Three Official Sounding York-Central Gold Mining Company Cripple Creek Stocks 1) President Stock # 17 for 10,000 shares to MR Gold. Early # 33 for 5000 shares. Not Cobb. Signed by Watters and stamped listed in “Official Manual, Cripple Burnell president. Dateline Denver Creek District, 1900.” Issued to trustee 1896. News Print printer. Underground and president AL Andrews. 2) Prince mining vignette. Cancelled and reissued Albert. # 1131 for 1000 shares. Well Number 59. Corner fold. Light staining paying claims situated on Beacon Hill. on borders. Nice looking cert. Prag By 1900, $500,000 had been produced. 3) Royal Age Gold. # 1377 Collection Est. $80-200 HWAC# 77033 for 100 shares. 1000 written over company stamp. Extremely nice condition. Not listed in “Official Manual, Cripple Creek District, 1900.” Lot# 5372 Eureka District, San Juan [Information from the Official Manual, Cripple Creek District, 1900] County, Colorado 1878 Inter Ocean Prag Collection Est. $90-150 HWAC# 89410 Mining Company Stock # 101 for 3800 shares to Oliver Olinger. Signed Lot# 5367 Cripple Creek, Colorado 1893, 1899 by Robert Payne and president James Two Fabulous Underprint Cripple Creek Reynolds president. Dateline Chicago Stocks 1) Orphan Bell Mining and Milling. # 7 1878. Incorporated April 1878. Gold for 600 shares. Stamp has been placed over a underprint with ‘Inter Ocean Mining New Years Cherub ringing a Bell. Staining around Company, San Juan, Colorado.’ Early number. One small hole top left. border. Cancelled. 2) Papoose Gold Mining Otherwise no edge, corner or discoloration issues. The mines of the Company. # 2145 for 1000 shares. Greenish San Juan District contributed a large portion of the mineral wealth that blue underprint of a papoose in a cradleboard. fueled the late 19th- and early 20th-century growth of our nation. Very No edge, corner, pinhole or discoloration issues. small. Prag Collection Est. $50-100 HWAC# 89465 Two striking certs. Prag Collection Est. $60-120 HWAC# 89416 Lot# 5373 Eureka District, San Juan County, Colorado 1881 Sun and Moon Lot# 5368 Cripple Creek, Colorado 1895 Two Beam Mining Company # 105 for 100 shares to E Eldridge. Signed by Willis Postal Related Colorado Mining Stocks This is Barnes and L Ewald president. Dateline an interesting grouping. 1) Railway Postal Clerks New York 1881. Fabulous sun setting Mining and Milling Company. Great underprint over water vignette. Collins and Sesnon of a railway postal bag complete with lock. # 43 printers. Some discoloration and top for G Shields. Signed by George Meldrum) and left corner cut. Over all quite nice! We found no information on htis president RH Magee. Dateline Colorado Springs. company. Prag Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 89446 Incorporated 1894. Not cancelled. Underground mining vignette. Gold and black on brown. Nicks Lot# 5374 Georgetown, Colorado at fold edges. Very nice! Had five claims in Cripple 1870 Extra Rare Baker Silver Mining Creek. 2) Postal Gold Mining and Milling Company. Company This has quite an interesting # 393 for 1000 shares to Gus Anderson. Signed history. Starting with the note that by John Dyhawes(?) and president Michell. Not says “The mortgage herein referred to, cancelled. Dateline Denver 1896. Incorporated 1896. Underground has placed on it the proper amount of mining vignette. Prag Collection Est. $200-300 HWAC# 89422 Revenue Stamp.” A revenue stamped Lot# 5369 Custer County, Colorado document without a revenue stamp! Custer County Consolidated Mining Signed by John Maish (?), Treasurer, Company Stock Certificate, 1879 Inc. and Edwin Booth, President. Booth, in Colorado. Mines in Custer County, perhaps the older brother of presidential assassin John Wilkes Colorado. No. 386, issued for 1,000 Booth, lived and worked in Philadelphia from 1865 to 1867. While shares to Joseph Ross on November he could have been involved in this firm, we believe this document 24th, 1879. Signed by Isaac Freese was not signed by Booth: 1) because he was living and working (?) as president and the company in New York City in 1869 and 2) it does not match known Booth secretary. Not cancelled. Underground mining vignette. Deep folds, pinholes, and light staining. 6.25 x 10.5” Est. $100-200 HWAC# 57638 signatures. It could have been signed by a secretary in his name. Ovando J. Hollister reported in his book “The Mines of Colorado” that the Baker Lode was half way up Kelso Mountain, with the lode cropping Lot# 5370 Custer County, Colorado 1880 Del Monte Mining Company out in seams 30 feet wide. By 1866, the company had started an adit of Colorado Stock Very early # 12 for on a “considerable showing of ore. The indications are good for a very 1200 shares to Fredric Odiorne. Signed large vein of ore - seven feet is expected.” The crevices consist[ed] of by A Parker Mune(?) and president FH sulphuret and bromide of silver and argentiferous galena; all these ores Odiorne. Dateline 1880 Boston. Blue being more or less interspersed within the vein matter of quartz and feldspar. Samples of ore, taken from these crevices, yielded by assay, as paper. T Goom & Co printer. One very high as $800 to $2000 per ton” [Ref: Hollister, The Mines of Colorado, small pin hole center left. No other p. 260-61, 1867]. By 1871, the company had run out of money and issues. Our research shows this claim to most probably be in Custer County. Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 89464 sought remedies to refinance the operation. Originally, a small mill had been built to test the res at nearby Elizabethtown, which may have been renamed Bakerville. The mine did not produce sufficient ore to feed the mill. A Mr. Wolters, a local assayer, took charge of running the mill owned by the Baker, and ran it until it burned down in 1871. 15 x 16”. 7 0f the 10 coupons remain. Vertical and horizontal folds. No pin holes Edges are sharp. Very fine. Est. $500-1000 HWAC# 55036 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 309

DAY 5 Monday, March 11 Mining / stock cerficates Lot# 5375 Georgetown, Colorado 1885 Lot# 5379 Hinsdale County, Colorado Pelican and Dives Mining Company 1880 Palmetto Consolidated Mining Stock # 331 for 100 shares to Emery & and Milling Company Stock # A62 Hodges. Signed by George C Wilde and president (?). Not cancelled. for 1000 shares to BP Crane. Signed Underground mining vignette with an ore bucket and ore cart. Also by A Earle and president William three smaller vignettes around the borders. American Bank Note M Lent. Dateline New York 1880. printer. No major flaws (two pin holes, top right corner has slight fold). Incorporated 1880. Underground In 1883 the superintendent was WA Ruff. They owned six patented mining vignette. American Bank Note lodes including the Pelican and Dives. Mine was located on Sherman printer. Two pin holes and one stain Mountain in the Griffith mining district three miles from Georgetown. upper right. Very nice! The Times of Philadelphia notes on May 31, Assays at 100 to 150 ounces of silver per ton. In 1883 there was 200’ 1880 that JH Maugham effected a sale of the Palmetto, etc to a New of shafts, 500’ of winzes, 1380’ of tunnels and 5000’ of drifts in the York syndicate. A leading member of this company is William M six lodes. Output to date was $3,500,000. “The property is in good Lent, “a well-known practical California miner”With a large capital, condition for future working.” Does this mean it was not actually being machinery is already on the move to Colorado. William M Lent was the worked at this time? [Colorado Mining Directory 1883] Prag Collection first to countenance and aid the early locators of the Comstock with Est. $150-250 HWAC# 90522 money and at one time advanced the necessary means to develop the Central, Mexican, Savage, Bullion, and Yellow Jacket mines. If he was Lot# 5376 Gilpin an older man, he might be called one of the fathers of the Comstock. County, Colorado Bill, as he was known familiarly by the miners, did almost as much 1875 Granby Gold to develop the Comstock as even the present kings. That Mr. Lent and Silver Mining has been connected with nearly every prominent mining enterprise Company Stock on the Pacific Coast is simply an undeniable fact. Mines are Lent’s # 32 for 10 shares hobby. The latest, and perhaps the most successful, venture of Mr. to Camp. Signed Lent’s has been in the Bodie District, Mono County, California The by EW Cobb and Bodie mine has certainly developed most wonderfully - far beyond president JH Jones. the expectation of even the most sanguine holders. Prag Collection Dateline Denver Est. $200-400 HWAC# 89448 1875. Incorporated June 24, 1875. Not cancelled. Und er gr o und mining vignette with cart and ore car. Green on white with bright green underprint ‘Shares $10.00 each.’ Large folds on bottom corners. Otherwise quite striking with no other issues! Organized by Jones, AJ Williams, E Winslow Cobb, J George Hoffman and Charles F Leimer. Prag Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 89427 Lot# 5377 Goodloe, Colorado 1884 Gold and Silver King Mining Company Stock # 361 for 500 shares to John Williams. Signed by G Parnulee(?) and president William Davis. Dateline Lot# 5380 Idaho Springs, Colorado 1880 Red Elephant Mining 1884. Incorporated 1882. Location: Company Stock # 2439 for 100 shares to FB Gilbert trustee. Signed Goodloe, Colo. and Topeka, Kansas. Not by JH Westin and vice president GSW Lubold. Dateline 1880 New York. vignette, but red, green and gray on Not cancelled. Underground mining vignette. Kilbourne Tompkins white is quite beautiful. Red border. Green writing. Gray underprint’ printer. Edge wrinkles and two staple holes. Otherwise nice. Situated Shares $10.’ Geo. W. Crane of Topeka printer. General Willard Davis near Red Elephant Mountain about 7 miles west of Idaho Springs was an investor. No edge, corner, pinhole or discoloration issues. Folds in Clear Creek County.Mines included the White, Bolder Nest, Free are wavy. We not only could find no reference to this mine, we could America and Free America Extension. Balch reports that 80 to 100 not place Goodloe in Colorado? Someone needs to do further research on this wonderful stock. Prag Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 89434 tons of high grade ore is shipped daily to Golden. Prag Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 89437 Lot# 5378 Gunnison County, Colorado 1879 Denver and Gunnison Mining Company Stock # 53 for 1/4 share to Lot# 5381 Jefferson County, Colorado George B Allen. Signed by R Holmes and 1879 Malachite Mining Company of president BF Woodward. SMall Civil Colorado Stock # 187 for 75 shares to War vignette. Unique ‘Denver Times EL Berthoud. Signed by Edward A Lord Pint’ box. Not cancelled. Dog ears on and president Elijah E (?) president. left, otherwise extremely nice. Prag Dateline 1877 Boston. Underground Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 89466 mining vignette. Also a Colorado Shield with Native American female vignette. Corner folds, nicks at vertical fold edges. JH Buford & Sons printer. Pen cancelled. Rare Jefferson COunty mining company. Works can treat 5 tons daily. Located on the COlorado Central Railorad and in the limits of Golden. [The Colorado Directory of Mines: Containing a Description of the Mines ... by Corbett] Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 89460 310 March 2019

DAY 5 Monday, March 11 Mining / stock cerficates Lot# 5382 Lake County, Colorado 1887 Lot# 5386 Leadville, Colorado 1881 Dinero Mining and Milling Company Grey Eagle Consolidated Mining Stock # 191 for 100 shares to JC Ewald. Company Stock # 1037 for 65 shares Signed by Samuel B Bowman and to WW Knight. Signed by AJ Woodside president John W Kaufman. Dateline and president P Wilcox. Dateline 1881 Leadville and Saint Louis 1887. Denver. Black on green. Underprint Underground mining vignette of ore ‘$10.’ Wrinkled. Nice. Underground and bucket lowering to miners. Buxton eagle vignettes. Collier and Cleaveland & Skinner printer. Office in Leadville printer. The Grey Eagle was part of the and Saint Louis. Mines in Lake County. Ballarat group of Governor Tabor, Governor Pitkin and Perry Brandon. Oversized. Not cancelled. Small rips at [Daily Commonwealth, Topeka] The Grey Eagle was involved in an vertical fold edges. One small red spot Border lower left. Nice. Gold interesting court case. They declare their stock is non-assessable. But underprint ‘$10.’ Bowman was also the superintendent. Ewald was vice needing money they assessed a three cent a share assessment. The president. The Dinero Mining District became part of the Independent stockholders are taking them to court. [Daily Deadwood Pioneer- Mining District. This district includes the area from St. Kevin Gulch to Times, Deadwood] Prag Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 89436 Sugarloaf Mountain [Colorado Mining Districts by Dunn and Leadville Mining Directory, 1888 by Shockley] The Prag Collection Est. $100- Lot# 5387 Leadville, Colorado 1879 300 HWAC# 89467 Highland Chief Consolidated Mining Company Stocks Lot of two. 1) # 19, series Lot# 5383 Lake County, Colorado 1889 B for 50 shares to Charles F Phillips. Brown Rothschild Silver Mining Company of border. Signed by Horace Steele andvManners Colorado Stock Early # 3 for 10,000 president. Dateline Leadville 1879. shares to AC Hayes treasurer. Signed by ACHaynes and president Frank Underground mining vignette. American R Walton. Cancelled. Underground mining vignette. Blue on pinkish Bank Note printer. Not cancelled. No color white. Thos. Leonhardt & Son printer. No edge, corner or discoloration edge, discoloration or pin hole issues. 2) issues. Very nice! The original Rothschild was incorporated in 1881. Same as one, but # 395 Series A. 100 shares. We know this is the same company as the president was FR Walton Green border. Hole and pen cancelled. Claims and the treasurer was Archibald C Haynes. The mine was located in included the Highland Chief, Highland Mary, Bird’s-eye Gulch in the California District. Assays 150 ounces per ton. Robert Burns and Gilderoy Aztec. We found In 1883 they had a shaft 80’ deep with a tunnel 285 long. [Mining four reference to a Highland Chief Mine, but none were in Leadville. Directory of Colorado, 1883] Prag Collection Est. $150-250 HWAC# Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 89459 90521 Lot# 5388 Leadville, Colorado 1882 Lot# 5384 Leadville, Colorado 1880 Little Diamond Consolidated Mining Equitable Mining Company Number Company Stock # 229 for 1000 30 for 60 shares to Richard C Jackson. shares to WR Thompson. Signed by Signed by William Schott and President John Wood and John A Selzer. Dateline TL James. Dateline 1880. Incorporated Philadelphia 1882. Incorporated 1881. 1880. Not cancelled. Two vertical Not cancelled. Two underground folds. No edge, corner, pin hole or mining vignettes. Bright red on white. discoloration issues. Location of Underprint red scroll work with ‘$10.’ Mines:Oregon Boy Ledge, Fryer Hill, Very attractive. Corner folds and Leadville, Lake County. Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 89457 staining. Rips at fold edges in borders only. Identified as Leadville. Oversized. We found no reference to this mine. Prag Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 89433 Lot# 5389 Leadville, Colorado 1881 Mount Sheridan Mining Company of Leadville Stock # n602 for 200 shares to William Whitall. Signed by Huntly and president JS Doughty. Dateline Philadelphia 1881. Incorporated 1879. Not cancelled. One shield vignette and two underground mining vignettes. Breuker & Kessler printer. Stain lower L ot# 5385 right. Small hole where stamp is Leadville, Colorado 1880 Eureka Prospecting and Mining Company probably from application. Otherwise in nice condition. We found no information on this mine. Prag Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 89432 Stock Early number 20 for 100 shares to William M Van Winkle. Signed by HR Pendery and president LV Bond. Dateline Leadville 1880. Lot# 5390 Leadville, Colorado 1883 Incorporated in colorado. Black on green. Unusual long mining vignette Paris Consolidated Mining Company tells the story of mining (placer, quartz, teamsters, and milling). Not of Colorado Stock Paris Consolidated cancelled. Franklin Printing House. Gold seal. Some light discoloration with Leadville dateline 1883. # 204 for bottom left. Not edge or corner issues. The Eureka bought the Molly 100 shares to (?). Signed by Eldridge lode. Being of such value, it was feared loss of life would come from and president R McCachen. Printer St. the sale when both parties refused to give it up. Eventually the Eureka Louis Bank Note. Vignette of steam Prospecting Company won claim. JH Wilson Superintendent. They train in valley and oen of underground also purchased the Tiger, Snowflake, Pride of the West and Gypsy King / above ground mining. No folds, edge, lodes. Prag Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 89423 corner, Pin hole or discoloration issues. One crease upper right that was part of the printing process. This was a short-lived company that was only able to perform prospecting and was dead by 1884.[Burcard, 1885] Prag Collection Est. $150-300 HWAC# 77038 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 311

DAY 5 Monday, March 11 Mining / stock cerficates Lot# 5391 Leadville, Colorado 1881 Lot# 5396 Ophir Mining District, Plattsburgh Junior Mining Company Colorado 1881 Ophir Mining, Milling Stock # 73 for 100 shares to HB & Prospecting Co. Stock These are Carrie. Signed by Walter Church and usually black ink cancelled of with SA Greenlaw president. Dateline 1881 other condition issues. This is quite Leadville. Nice valley vignette with pristine. No edge, corner, pinhole or plenty of ore wagons on the road. discoloration issues. Only two vertical Collier, Cleaveland printer. Black on green with underprint ‘$10.’ One folds wavy at edges. No. 713, issued hole at company stamp. Otherwise very nice. Prag Collection Est. for 10 shares to A.S. Patton on March $200-400 HWAC# 89463 23rd, 1881 in Denver. Signed by Luther J. Ingersoll, president, and the secretary. Not cancelled. Green border, black print. Two mining Lot# 5392 Leadville, Colorado 1880 vignettes. Folds, very fine. Not in Filer. “Ophir” is a very common mine Bald Mountain Mining Stock I/U name. In addition to the famous mine on the Comstock, there was #5244 100 shares JN Hoduett 1880. an Ophir mine in Cripple Creek although this certificate is too early. Signed by President Harris. Wrinkles, Possibly Leadville (there is an “Ophir Cons. Mining & Smelting Co.” in top toning, pin holes. Est. $100-120 the 1882 directory, but different corporate officers). There is an Ophir HWAC# 89360 Mine in Ouray and an Ophir Gold Mining Co. in Gilpin County. There is also Ophir, Colorado located in San Miguel County. This exact company could not be located, although there was a Luther J. Ingersoll who was a prominent physician in Denver. Prag Collection Est. $200-300 Lot# 5393 London Mountain, Park County, Colorado 1883 Parnell Mining HWAC# 89425 and Reduction Stock # A126 for 1060 Lot# 5397 Ouray, Colorado 1880 shares to William A Ellis trustee. Signed Osprey Consolidated Mill and Mining by Finley Anderson and president Ellis. Company Stock # 333 for 100 shares Dateline New York 1883. Incorporated to Charles Bauer trustee. Signed by Edward Webb and vice president 1882. Not cancelled. Unique Native CS Longstreet. Dateline 1880. Incorporated 1879 in New York. Not American, Pilgrim, cherub, silver dollar cancelled. Two mining vignettes. One small discoloration top center - vignette. American Bank Note printer. not easy to find. Otherwise in extremely good condition. This certificate Ellis endorsement on reverse bleeds lightly to front. Top left corner is associated with Colorado. However, the Colorado 1883 ‘Mining dogeared. Owned 11 claims on London Mountain in the Mosquito Directory’ lists an Osprey Mine and MIlling incorporated in Colorado district near the D&SP Ry. One tunnel was developed to 300 feet in 1881. Probably just a reincorporation as they add the the word according to 1883 Colorado Mining Directory. Three veins have been cut with a 50 foot drift at the bottom. Prag Collection Est. $200-400 ‘The’ to the front of the name and took out the word ‘Consolidated’. HWAC# 89450 Whatever the connection the 1879 Geoergetown COlorado Miner called the company “an infamous and damnable fraud.” Prag Collection Est. $150-250 HWAC# 90520 Lot# 5394 Montezuma, Colorado 1880 Gray’s Peak Mining & Milling Lot# 5398 Park County, Colorado Company Stock Rare Montezuma 1882 Nestor Mining Company Stock dateline. # 77 for 3200 shares to Joseph # 78 for 50 shares to WIlliam H Curd. L Fryer. Signed by Henry Johnston and Signed by ES Skinner of Chicago and president George F Batchelder president Harvey Quicksell. Original of Leadville. Dateline 1882. Incorporated 1882. Not cancelled. directors included Quicksell, Marcus Underground mining vignette of miners loading ore cars. Henry Korp A Root, TR NorvalJeffries and EJ of Chicago printer. Cut roughly at left. Heavy folds. some small rips at Mathews. Dateline Montezuma 1880. fold edges, etc. Superintendent was EE Calwell of Park City. Owns the Incorporated November 6, 1878. Not cancelled. Edge rips, folds and Montgomery, Robert Keeley, Winchester, Gold-Leaf, Silver-Leaf, and staining issues. Stock is nice. Two underground mining vignettes. Illinois. Situated on the Mosquito slope of the Pennsylvania Mountain Lehman & Bolton printers. Montezuma is a former mining camp that 1/2 mile from Park City. Pay-streaks probably 4 to 10 inches. Assaying sits at an elevation of 10,200 feet, just west of the Continental Divide, between $40 and $80 a ton. Currently developed by 11 shafts at 10 to nestled among mountains that reach an elevation of 12,000-13,000 100’ each, two open cuts and about 800’ of drifts. [Colorado Mining feet around it. It is situated in the upper valley of the Snake River. directory, 1883] Prag Collection Est. $150-250 HWAC# 90523 Gray’s Peak is the 10th highest mountain in the Rocky Mountains. Prag Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 89435 Lot# 5395 Montgomery Mining District, Colorado 1878 Musk Ox Gold and Silver Mining Comp[any Stock In 40 years here is a stock certificate Zoom in and see we have never seen before. NUMBER close up detail 3 for 50 shares to LA Chisolm. Signed by treasurer AR Chisolm and president High Resolution Charles K BIll. Dateline New York 1878. Incorporated 1878. Not cancelled. Two mining vignettes: underground mining and mountain mill scene. Images of ALL LOTS Henry Seibert & Bro printer. Discoloration bottom left and dog ear bottom right. Overall very nice. The Musk Ox Company owned the available online at Rob Roy mine. It was located on the eastern spur of Mount Lincoln six miles from Alma and twelve from Fairplay. [The Colorado Directory FHWAC.com of Mines: Containing a Description of the Mines ... by Corbett] Prag Collection Est. $300-500 HWAC# 89421 312 March 2019

DAY 5 Monday, March 11 Mining / stock cerficates Lot# 5399 Park County, Colorado Lot# 5403 Rosita, Colorado Rosita, CO 1880 Sacramento Gulch Mining Mining Stocks (2) 2 issued. Chieftan Con Company Stock # 111 for 1000 shares Mining #193 300 shares 1884, Game Ridge to MJ Bartley. Signed by D McKee Con Mining #73 1882 4800 shares Est. $150- and president WT Brown. Dateline 250 HWAC# 89800 1880 New York. Location of Mines: Sacramento Gulch, Park County, Colorado. Two underground mining vignettes. Not cancelled. Collins & Sesnon printers. Green safety paper with striking underprint eagle vignette. Corner folds, pin holes, nicks at fold edges. The Sacramento Mining District was five miles from Fairplay. “The Fairplay Flume says that the Sacramento Gulch Mining Company has commenced operations upon its property in Sacramento Lot# 5404 Russell Gulch, Colorado Gulch District. This company was organized last July under the laws 1864 Rocky Mountain Gold Mining of New York and purchased at that time an extensive tract of valuable Company Mortgage Bond Number 69. mineral land in the above named district. This property consists of Signed by EL Bolles secretary and HC Beach president. Also trustees the Clinton, Little Clyde, Vestal, Ella T Fisher and lodes The original George B Satterlee and Martin Howell trustees. 11 x 17.5”. Stamp owners of the lodes had very satisfactory results from ore taken from cancelled. Striking red print. Heavy folds, a few holes at intersections. them before the company came into possession of the property and Good condition. William Greeneberry Russell, a miner from the now that the work is to be pushed upon these claims it is reasonable gold fields of northern Georgia, had come to the vicinity of present- to expect further favorable developments. Buildings consisting of day Denver, then part of western Kansas Territory, in 1858. Russell shaft engine and boarding houses have been erected and a force of discovered placer gold deposits in June 1859 in the valley that was men is at work upon the shafts. The superintendent says the work is soon named Russell Gulch in his honor. By the end of September, 1891 to be pushed vigorously through the winter regardless of the weather.” men were mining gold in the gulch, and the eponymous town was built [Engineering and Mining Journal, Volume 30, December 1880] Prag near the head of the gulch to serve the miners. Russell Gulch is about Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 89441 two miles from present day Central City. Est. $300-500 HWAC# 55071 Lot# 5400 Pioneer District, Doloras Lot# 5405 San Juan County, Colorado County, Colorado 1880 Rico Mining 1880 Pine Bluff Mining Company Company Stock Early number 23 for Stock # 19 (early) for 1 share to 100 shares to William S Hoyt. Signed Charles Squires. Signed by James R May and president William D by William J Osborn and president Kerfoot. Not cancelled. Underground mining vignette with ore cart. Dean. Dateline New York 1880. Note Orange underprint ‘$100.00.’ Shober & Carqueville of Chicago printer. cancelled. Unusual underground miner Dateline 1880. Location: Silverton, Colo. and Chicago, Ills. Folds. Nicks with cherubs on each side. Franklin at left border. Beautiful orange circle for company stamp. Not in 1883 Bank Note printer. Wrinkles, pin holes Colorado Mining Directory or in 1879 Colorado Directory oif Mines. and light stain on left side. The Rico was Prag Collection Est. $150-250 HWAC# 90525 part of the 1893 miners strike. Prag Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 89439 Lot# 5406 San Juan, Lake City, Colorado 1876 Lake City Mining & Smelting Lot# 5401 Pueblo, Colorado 1880 Company Stock VERY Early Number Ophir Consolidated Mining Company 4 for 23 shares to PH Woodward Stock # 1642 for 20 shares. Names are Trustee. Signed by James Abbott and difficult to read on the green square president FC Garbutt. Dateline Lake safety paper. Dateline Pueblo 1880. City 1876. Incorporated February 5, Colorado seal vignette. Rounded 1876. Not cancelled. Mining and seal corners and shows its age. Prag vignette. Excellent condition with no Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 89462 edge, corner, pinhole or discoloration issues. Organized by Frank C Garbutt, John M Holcombe, Edward P Wilder, David D Belden, James W Lot# 5402 Rico, Doloras County, Abbott, Alba R Thompson and Jacob J Abbott Jr. Listed in The Colorado Colorado 1894 Rico-Aspen Directory of Mines by Corbett. Prag Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# Consolidated Mining Company Stock 89431 - Signed by Moffat # 644 for 100 shares to GLS Jameson. Signed by Asgood and Lot# 5407 Silverton, San Juan County, president Moffat. Dateline Denver Colorado 1884 Reliance Mining, 1894. Not cancelled. CJ Kelly printer. Milling & Tunnel Company Stock Eagle and shield vignette. There is little # 133 ro 500 shares to Theodore to mar this certificate: a few pin holes. Grabowski. Signed by Levi (?) and small discoloration bottom right. Rico president George Deming. Dateline was settled in 1879 as a silver mining center in the Pioneer Mining 1884. Location: Eureka Mining District. District. 27 miles from Telluride. Exploration of the area may have Not cancelled. Three vignettes: Classic started as early as 1861. The Pioneer claim was located at the future below ground winch, large mill scene site of the town of Rico in 1869, giving the name Pioneer to the district. with stem train, and semi-nude Native Americans. Green underprint The district was mostly abandoned after a period of discouraging in shape of revenue stamp with ‘Ten Dollars’ and ‘Shares $10 each.’ production, until rich silver discoveries were made on Nigger Baby Hole below stamp. Bottom edge has issues (please see photo online). and Chestnut hills in 1878-1879. The town of Rico (Carbonateville, Prag Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 89438 Lead City) was established at about the same time; the Grand View Smelter was built in 1880. [Colorado Mining Districts by Dunn] Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 89461 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 313

DAY 5 Monday, March 11 Mining / stock cerficates Lot# 5408 Spanish Bar, Clear Creek, Lot# 5412 Summit County, Colorado Colorado 1879 Hukill Gold and Silver 1885 Robinson Consolidated Mining Mining Company of new York Stock # Company Stock # 11400 for 100 shares 2409 for 100 shares to John H Tingue. to Jenny Brinsmade. Signed by Pauchen Signed by secretary EW Willitt and and vice president John Jay White. president JL Brownell. Dateline New Dateline 1885 New York. Location York 1879. Incorporated June 28, of Mines: Ten Mile, Summit County. 1875. Not cancelled. Nice underground Not cancelled. Underground mining mining vignette by ABC. Cert is in very nice condition with no edge vignette. Green on white. American corner or discoloration issues. Small marks mar borders. The Hukill Bank Note printer. Pin holes. No edge, corner or discoloration issues. was located on Hukill Hill in the Spanish Bar Mining District. Claims Quite nice. Among other claims, the Robinson owned the G. B. R. It was 50 x 1288’. Near Idaho Springs. Currently there are ten shafts with was located twelve miles from Breckinridge. Corbett [The Colorado an aggregate of 800 feet and tunnels with an aggregate of 800’. The Directory of Mines: Containing a Description of the Mines and ...] also owned the Dragon and Nuckolla. Prag Collection Est. $200-400 notes that there were two shafts - each 15 feet. “Two prospectors, HWAC# 89430 Charles Jones and Jack Sheddon were grubstaked by a Leadville merchant, George B. Robinson. Jones and Sheddon had located Lot# 5409 Summit County, Colorado several fine claims. It is estimated that two thousand people flocked 1875 Greenleaf Mining Company Bond into the immediate area. Robinson’s Camp and Carbonateville fused # 10 for $1000. 1000 total bonds to be to become the town of Robinson, named after its principal benefactor. sold. Coupons 9 through 20 attached. Rip George Robinson, realizing the potential of the bonanza that was at fold intersections. Bright and colorful! occuring, moved quickly to buy out his partners. Backed by some Signed by AM Greenleaf as president. New York financing, the Robinson Consolidated Mining Company was Greenleaf made his fame with water: created. Robinson became immensely rich and extremely popular. In ditches and flumes. For example in 1871 November of 1880, he was elected to the office of Lieutenant Governor AM Greenleaf purchased all water rights of Colorado. Within a month he died tragically. A dispute had amanated of the Cooley and other gulches with the between Robinson and Captain J.W. Jacque regarding the ownership intent of conveying such water to Saw of the Smuggler Mine. Expecting violence, Robinson posted armed Mill Gulch in the Gold Hill Mining District. guards at the site. On the night of November 27, 1880 Robinson went He also incorporated the Springfield to the mine to check on the guards. Thinking he was an intruder, one Mining, Ditching and Fluming Company; the Greeley Mining, Ditch of the guards shot Robinson. He died two days later. According to the and Fluming Company and the Fuller and Greenleaf Mining and Ditch guard, he had called out to Robinson to identify himself but received Company. Interesting Colorado personality. Prag Collection Est. $200- no answer.” [Colorado Mining Camps by Southworth] Prag Collection 400 HWAC# 89428 Est. $200-400 HWAC# 89440 Lot# 5410 Summit County, Colorado Lot# 5413 Telluride, Colorado 1889 1879 Greenleaf Mining Company San Miguel Gold Placers CompanY Stock # 1288 for 100 shares to HS Paul. Stock # 1188 for 30 shares to Sereno Signed by SA Norton and president D Hunt. Signed by John Bagley and William Downing. Dateline St. Louis vice president parker. Dateline Denver 1879. Incorporated January 3, 1873. 1889. Incorporated 1888. Not issued. Not cancelled. Nice wood mill scene. Great vignette of pipe coming down the Considering Greenleaf’s hsitory with hillside to a water hose being used by ditches and fuming, most appropriate. miners to blast away a hillside. Denver (See Greenleaf stock in this auction for more information.) Fancy left Litho Co. printer. Border staining. One side scroll work. A Gast printer. Small edge issues. Otherwise very nice. dog ear. Nice. Located at San Miguel River 5 miles west of Telluride. Prag Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 89429 The company was reported to be operating two hydraulic giants (monitors) using over 6 million cubic feet of water with a 200 foot fall Lot# 5411 Summit County, Colorado on “E’ Bar. One of eleven owned by this company, washing 5,000 cubic 1880 Montezuma Silver Mining yards of gravel daily. [Ref: Burchard 1884, EMJ Vol. 47 No. 20, Dallas Company Stock # 548 for 10o shares 1985] Prag Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 89447 to EA Johnson. Signed by Holgale(?) and president Hayden(?). Dateline Lot# 5414 Uncompahgre Mining New York 1880. Incorporated 1879. District, Mineral City, Colorado Not cancelled. Miners starting a tunnel 1880 Palmyra Mining and Milling Edward Lyon & Co. lithographer and Company. # 178 for 50 shares to Mrs Franklin Engraving and Printing Bradshaw. Signed by James Best and printers. Staining on left. Pin holes. etc. Good condition. Owns 13 president Charles Currier. Dateline claims; 10 patented. Situated on the wst slope of Glacier Mountain. All 1880. Not cancelled. Underground about three miles from the Montezuma Snake River District. 13 shafts mining with winze vignette. Ed Mendel aggregating 500 feet and 1500 feet of drifting. Pay ledges are 40% lead of Chicago printer. Small fold top right and 50 to 150 ounces of silver. Has all the necessary improvements. corner. Otherwise on edge, corner, pin hole or discoloration issues. {1883 Colorado Mining Directory] Parg Collection Est. $200-400 The Umcompahgre district is 15 sq miles; used as the preferred name HWAC# 89453 by Vanderwilt (1947); name used in the records of the US Surveyor General in Denver up to 1924 (Henderson 1926); includes the Paquin district; probably once included an adjoining area in San Juan County; overlaps the Red Mountain district and may have included it at one time. This is one of six original districts in Ouray County as defined by 1882, along with the Sneffels and Red Mountain districts.” [Colorado Mining Districts by Dunn] Prag Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 89449 314 March 2019

DAY 5 Monday, March 11 Mining / stock cerficates Lot# 5415 , Colorado 1878 Bertha & Lot# 5420 , Colorado c1890 Three Edith Gold Mining Company Stock # unissued Colorado Certificates with 928 for 100 shares to Ryerson. Signed Colorado Datelines 1) Orphan Bell by SM Smith and president EB Grant. Mining and Milling with Colorado Not cancelled. Placer mining vignette. Springs Dateline. # 610. Eagle Nice. Prag Collection Est. $100-200 vignette. 2) New York-Central Gold HWAC# 89454 mIning with Denver dateline. # 80. News Print printer. 189-. 3) Mineral Lot# 5416 , Colorado 1890’s Colorado Springs Manufacturing and Investment Company. Denver dateline. 18--. Mining Company Grouping #1 Lot Unusual Native American vignette. Denver Litho printer. # 63 These of nine. 1) Nabob out of Clear Creek. certs are generally in excellent condition. Prag Collection Est. $90- 1899. Revenue out of Leadville. 1899. 150 HWAC# 77037 3) Raspberry Mountain, Chalk Creek, Chaffee County. Dateline Buena Vista Lot# 5421 , Colorado c1890’s Two Colorado 1890. 4) #28 Pueblo Bell out of Pueblo. Certificates with Interesting Vignettes 1) 1892. 5) O’Brien out of Pueblo. 1892. 6) Pilgrim Gold Mining Company with Pilgrim Nelson Tunnel and Mining out of Crede. vignette. # 915 for 100 shares to Charles Ellery. 1893. Currently the only incorporated Signed by Charles Peters and F Davis president. town in Mineral County. 1893. 7) Plymouth Rock out of Fremont Dateline Denver 1898.Western Litho printer. 2) City, Fremont County. 1893. 8) Portage out of Garrettsville, Upper Parah Gold Mining Company with “Air drills at San Miguel Gold Mining District. 1899. 9) Rocky Mountain Mining work in breast of tunnel. Unissued and cancelled. Company out of Mineral Point, San Juan County. 1898. Sure to find # 222. Prag Collection Est. $80-130 HWAC# some bargains here! Prag Collection Est. $200-300 HWAC# 89404 77036 Lot# 5417 , Colorado Colorado Mining Company Grouping #2 - Eastern Ties Lot of four. 1) Needle notch datelined Lot# 5422 , Colorado c1890 Two unused Colorado and Mining Company Boston. $1.00 document stamp. 1898. Certificates with East Coast Connections Gold seal. 2) Ohio-Colorado. Located 1) Newfoundland Gold. Underground at Tomichi, Gunnison County. Eastern mining vignette with ore cart. 18--. 2) office in Cleveland. 1893. Number 32. Cape Cod Mining and Reduction Company. 3) Ohio City Land & Improvement. Mining, mill, and building vignettes show Gunnison County. 1896. Number 37. 4) the entire process from beginning to end. Notaway datelined Chicago. 1899. Gold seal. Sure to be a treasure here. Prag Collection Est. $80-160 HWAC# 188-. Collier & Cleveland print. Dateline 89405 Golden. Condition on both is excellent. Prag Collection Est. $60-100 HWAC# 77035 Lot# 5418 , Colorado 1890’s Colorado Mining Company Grouping #3 - Denver Datelines Lot of thirteen. 1) North Star Gold and Silver. Gold is in ‘gold’ and Silver is in ‘silver.’ Black on bluish silver safety paper. Nice five pointed star vignette. # 37. Fabulous condition. 2) Rialto RETURN POLICY Mining 1891. 3) NUMBER 1 Roxanna. 4) Phenix 1896. 5) Rossiter. 6) Red All items are guaranteed to be authentic Bird. 1897. 7) Queen Victoria 1896. 8) Queen Bess 1983. 9) # 34 New unless otherwise noted. If authenticity Emmons. 1896. 10) New Bassick 1893. 11) Rustler and Prima Donna is challenged, please call our office for (Great Name). 1895. 12) Paris Bourse. 1896. 13) Rose Lee 1893. assistance. ALL SALES ARE FINAL. You may Sure to be some treasures here. Prag Collection Est. $250-500 HWAC# only return any piece that was significantly 89406 inaccurately described by calling our office within 10 days of receipt of item(s) Lot# 5419 , Colorado Colorado and notifying us of the error and reason Mining Stock and Bond Rico Mining for return. We do not refund postage or #1, I/C 1911. Columbus Con Gold insurance. PLEASE CALL US IF YOU REQUIRE Mining Bond with all coupons. Est. A MORE SPECIFIC CONDITION REPORT OR $100-150 HWAC# 90580 ADDITIONAL PHOTOS. Any items that are returned must be returned in the exact, unaltered condition. When we receive your bids we will assume you have read the description in the catalog, viewed the image of the item, have contacted us regarding any questions you may have on any lot and/or have previewed the lot in person. Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 315

DAY 5 Monday, March 11 Mining / stock cerficates Lot# 5423 Blue Hill, Maine 1880 Lot# 5429 , Michigan 1909 Superior Bisbee Copper Mining and Smelting and Globe Copper Stock I/U #556 Company State of Main is a big clue. Is Emma Knechtus 1909 63 shares, signed this the Bisbee that the town in Arizona by President Daniels. Upper right small is name for? It seems not DH Bisbee dogear Est. $100-150 HWAC# 89928 was a native of Maine. As a matter of fact it isn’t even an Arizona company! Bisbee was in the mining business, sort of, as the 1880 census ways he is in the explosives business. # 169 for 250 shares to WF Pictman. Singed by SQ Milliken as secretary and Lot# 5430 , Michigan 1916 Wyandot transfer agent and DH Bisbee as president and treasurer. Surely a Copper Stock I/U #5641 Proctor Cook Mom and Pop type organization. Dateline 1880. Underground mining 20 shares 1916 signed by President vignette. Arthur & Ronnell of New York printer. Not cancelled. Some Watson. Upper right dogear and small staining top Center. 2 vertical folds. Bisbee Copper operated on Blue foldover. Est. $60-100 HWAC# 89929 Hill in Hancock County on the coast of Maine near Mt. Desert Island. Frank Bartlett, state assayer, reporter, “At the present time there are six regular companies at work. Among these may be mentioned the Bisbee, Blue Hill, Doaglass, Atlantic and Stover Hill. These mines are so well known that an extended description of them would be out of Lot# 5431 Butte, Montana 1881, place.” Ore was shipped to Baltimore for smelting. The ore was such 1885 Moulton Mining Company that there was little contaminants to hinder the process. [Filer] Prag Stocks One of the great Montana Stock Collection Est. $500-800 HWAC# 77000 Certificates. Three stocks: black, green and blue. Issued and punch-cancelled Lot# 5424 , Michigan 1905 Ash Bed stock certificates for Moulton Mining Mining Co Stock I/U #1666 J Bruce Company. Inc. in Territory of Montana. Paton 100 shares 1905, signed by Same cert except color. Mining and President Weston. Staple holes, lower allegorical vignettes the same. Two are right chip Est. $200-300 HWAC# 89926 signed by William A Clark. Small issues with each one - light staining and dog ears. Overall in nice condition and make a nice set. Clark worked mining in Colorado before heading for the Montana Gold Rush. He was more successful as a trader than miner at first. Later, he went Lot# 5425 , Michigan 1915 Calumet into banking in Deer Lodge, Montana, repossessing defaulted mining and Hecla Mining Dividend Stock claims. Slowly, he became a powerful mining force and was known as Issued dividend of capital stock one of the three “Copper Kings” from Butte. Prag Collection Est. $150- 250 HWAC# 90405 Tamarack Mining Co, #2330 1/5th share, signed by President illegible. 2 Lot# 5432 Butte, Montana 1888 Two corner dogears. Est. $300-500 HWAC# 89925 Butte Stocks: Cleveland and Parrot 1) VERY EARLY #2 for the Cleveland Mining Company. 16,666 shares (40% of shares) to James Reardon. Signed by James Neahy Lot# 5426 , Michigan 1913 Cass and president Reardon. Dateline Butte City Copper Co Stock I/C #72 John Black 1888. No vignette or printer. Rubber stamp 100 shares 1913. Signed by President cancelled. Upper right corner folds. Simple, Howe? Light top wrinkle. Est. $200- but striking. 2) Parrot Silver and Copper 400 HWAC# 89924 Company. # 52 for 1200 shares to Migeon. Signed by Grayland nad president Franklin Farrel(?). Dateline Butte 1889. Parrot vignette. Western Bank Note printer. Hole and horseshoe punch cancelled. Again no corner, edge, discoloration issues. Incorporated in 1880. Prag Collection Est. $80-120 HWAC# Lot# 5427 , Michigan 1912 Houghton 77060 Copper Stock I/U #180 Paine Webber 1912 50 shares, signed by President Lot# 5433 Clarks Fork, Montana 1886 Paine. Est. $100-300 HWAC# 89930 Clarks Fork Mining Company Stock #Early number 45 for 20 shares to Senthald(?). Signed by SF Babcock and president Dudley. Dateline BIllings 1886. Company was in business Lot# 5428 , Michigan 1909 Rhode before 1884. Printer Johnson, Smith & Harrison of Minneapolis. In 1886 it was Island Copper Specimen Stock Very reported a new railroad, the Clark’s rare crisp specimen #00000. Est. $300-500 HWAC# 89931 Fork and Cook CIty Railway, would open up the Clarks Fork Mining District. That news was broken on April 3rd and this stock certificate was issued two months later. Prag Collection Est. $150-250 HWAC# 90400 316 March 2019

DAY 5 Monday, March 11 Mining / stock cerficates Lot# 5434 Deer Lodge County, Montana Lot# 5438 Granite County, Hamark, 1892 Elizabeth Mining Company with Montana 1881 Algonquin Company Morgan Dollar Vignette Elizabeth Stock # 205, issued for 100 shares to Mining Company stock issued 1892 Christopher Magee on Oct. 3, 1881. with vignettes of the Morgan Dollar Signed by H.A. Stiles as president front and back. Woodward & Tiernan and F.H. Williams as secretary. Not printer of St. Louis. 10 x 7 1/2 inches. cancelled. Red border and vignette No folds. No corner, edge, pin hole or of miners working underground. No discoloration issues. Truly quite nice. # printer listed. One stain near the title. 5469 for 100 shares to Gaylard Blessing No other discoloration, pin hole, corner & Co. Signed by John Lucas and LM Ramsey president. Dateline St. or edge issues. Extremely nice. The company was founded with Louis 1892. According to an 1891 Report by the Inspector of mines, Philadelphia money in 1877, discovered a rich vein two years later and the superintendent was W.D. Dodds. In 1891, the mine had a 3 built a mill. The town of Hasmark rose around the success of the mine. compartment shaft down 470 feet. The company had 14 miners on its Hamark’s peak population was about 89. It is about 1 1/2 miles from payroll. Prag Collectionhttps://holabirdwesternamericana.quickbase. Philipsburg. Prag Collection Est. $120-200 HWAC# 77067 com/db/bje4a2a9u?a=nwr# Est. $160-200 HWAC# 90417 Lot# 5439 Helena, Montana 1876 Lot# 5435 Deer Lodge, Champion, 1876 Territory of Nevada Bond Montana 1890 Lion Mining Company - NUMBER 1 # 1 for $1,000 signed Stock # 454 for 500 shares to CP by Governor BF Potts, auditor Cuthebert and treasurer Westum. To Damon. Signed by George S Miller Kountze Brothers. Gold Underprint “Original’ and ‘$1,000.’ Coupons 6 and James H Miles. Dateline 1890. through 4 still attached. All hole punch. Signatures cancelled with an Incorporated April 22, 1890. Not oral ‘PAID’ stamp. One vertical fold with a tear in the middle and small cancelled. Two vignettes: underground hose where stamp was applied. Otherwise in excellent condition. mining and majestic lion. Brown Underground mining vignette. New North West printer. 14x16”. Prag on yellow. New Northwest printer. Collection Est. $150-250 HWAC# 77079 Assessment stamps 1 through 6 on back. Corner folds, rips, tape marks. Lot# 5440 Helena, Montana 1886 Good condition. Incorporators were William Coleman, JH Miles, CE Blackfoot Mining and Reduction Gable, Conrad Kohrs, ED Holland and JN Fox. The big news for the Lion Company Stock # 36 for 250 shares on July 11, 1890 was the shooting of the ex-foreman by the deputy to EW Knight. (Given the location and sheriff for resisting arrest. His arm had to be amputated. Oh, and date, most likely the E. W. Knight was yes, the stock for this company was being listed on the Butte Stock the mayor of Helena?) Signed by Jno. Exchange in July of 1890. Prag Collection Est. $150-250 HWAC# 77076 B Clayberg and president Henry Klein. Dateline Helena 1886. Herald of Helena Lot# 5436 Deer Lodge, Willow Creek, printer. One inch rip right middle. Three Montana 1887 Black Pine Mining corners are torn. Tears and Discoloration around borders. Etc. Not in Company Stock # 279 for 500 shares the greatest condition. but rare. The Company owned 159 acres of to Lyman E Hanna(?). Signed by Joseph placer ground in township 8, range 6. [Anaconda Standard, December Harper and JM Wenell(?) president. 27, 1897] Prag Collection Est. $120-200 HWAC# 77073 Dateline Butte City 1887. Incorporated October 1886. Location Deer Lodge Lot# 5441 Helena, Montana 1885 County. Beautiful blue scroll border. Boardman Amalgamator Company Two vertical folds. No edge, corner, pin Stock Early number 5 for 25 shares hole or discoloration issues. Original to Lorenzo M Boardman (mine trustees were Judge Barrett, Henry Williams, RB Wallace, JA Peck, namesake?). Signed by JH Hind and etc. In January of 1887 they purchased a ten stamp mill. In February president FW Flint. Dateline 1885 they owned the Oxide, Combination, Combination No, 2, Beneventura, Helena. Incorporated August of 1884. Tempest and Gladstone mines. “In every one of the them there is a Striking green safety paper Printer large well-defined vein, compactly filled with medium and high grade Gies & Co. of Buffalo. Not cancelled. ore. [Helena Weekly Herald] We have sold the Black Pine material No pin holes, edge, corner or discoloration issues. In 1878 Boardman recently, but not this certificate. Prag Collection Est. $120-200 HWAC# received a patent for his amalgamator and concentrator for a stamp 77069 mill. [Commissioner of Patents Report] Prag Collection Est. $150-250 HWAC# 90401 Lot# 5437 Georgetown, Montana 1887 Flint Creek Mining Company Stock Lot# 5442 Helena, Montana 1888 We haven’t seen this certificate before. Capital Gold Mining Company Stock # 77 for 200 shares to George H Butler. # 114 for 1000 shares to JD McCutchin. Signed by John F (?) and president Signed by JL Gessler and president HL William Young. Not cancelled. Two Frank president. Dateline Butte City underground mining vignettes and one July 1888. Incorporated May 3, 1888. eagle vignette. Green underprint ‘$5.00 General manager is James Moffet. per share.’ Stephens Litho of St. Louis At the time this stock was issued, printer. Hole punched for storage. Other holes top left and at stamp. the Capital was being pursued by an OVerall nice. “Issued for property purchased. Incorporated August English Investment Firm. The company 1887. This Butte corporation owned the Homestake and Grubstake says it will not sell. “...property is steadily increasing in value as depth mines at Georgetown. Prag collection. Est. $120-200 HWAC# 77074 is gained.” Rips and tears at fold edges. Corner issues. Good condition. Prag Collection Est. $120-200 HWAC# 77072 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 317

DAY 5 Monday, March 11 Mining / stock cerficates Lot# 5443 Helena, Montana 1890’s Lot# 5447 Jefferson County, Montana Helena Mining Stock Group Lot of 1890 Cataract Mining Company five. First four are unissued and in Stock Early number 17 for 5000 shares Remarkable condition. 1) Penn-Yan- to John H Shober. Signed by Till Clewell Mining Company. Famous for the ‘Nine and president William Thompson. Gold Coin Vignette’(1732-1882). # Dateline 1890 Helena. Incorporated 779. 2) Striking gold on white Overland 1890. Not cancelled. No vignette. Consolidated Mining Company. 189-. # bottom left corner folded. One spot 266. 3) Silver Cliff Mining and Tunnel center bottom border. Brown border is Company. 1880-. Famous strong ram still bright and colorful. Overall nice. The Cataract was the successor weilding a pick in green. Gold on white. # 133. 4) St. Helena Gold to the Boulder Chief. The principal mine of the Cataract is the Boulder and Silver Mining Company. “Mines 3 miles from Helena. 189-. This Chief. Prag Collection Est. $80-120 HWAC# 90414 unissed cert does have upper border issues. # 152. 5) This stock is issued and is in nice condition. Bottom left corner was large fold and Lot# 5448 Jefferson County, Montana nicks at fold edges. # 328 for 200 shares to H Burkholder. Signed by 1891 Lightning Gray Copper Mining LCT Lotz and president JS (?). Dateline Helena 1896. Gold seal. Est. Company Stock #98 for 10,000 shares $150-200 HWAC# 77062 to Henry S Jenkins. Signed by Aaron H Nelson and president EW Knight. Lot# 5444 Helena, Montana 1899 Original incorporators were Nelson, Postal Telegraph Cable Company Knight, Hiram Burch, Samuel Davis and of Montana Stock - NUMBER 1 All WD Smith. Dateline 1891. Incorporated pertinent information is handwritten. May 1890. Not cancelled. Montana Mining Review printer. Not # 1 for one share to Albert L Smith. cancelled. One pin hole at stamp. Bottom left corner folded. Nice Signed by FA Snyder and president condition. Prag Collection Est. $80-120 HWAC# 90415 Wilson (?). Dateline Helena (New York) crossed out. Incorporated July Lot# 5449 Jefferson County, Cataract 17, 1899. John D Rankin Jr of New York District, Montana 1890 Copper Bell printer. Company was in service until at least 1944. (This was issued Mining Company Stock # 552 for one day later.) Pen and Hole punch cancelled. 5c document stamp. 625 shares to H Jenkins. Signed by HS Perhaps unique! For sure extremely rare! Prag Collection Est. $300- Howell and president Samuel Word(?). 600 HWAC# 77066 Not cancelled. Underground mining vignette. Printer Pioneer Press St. Paul. Lot# 5445 Helena, Montana 1886 Small stain upper left. Otherwise no Whitlatch Union Mining and Milling apparent condition issues. Incorporated Company Stock VERY Low No. 3, in December of 1889. Original trustees included Howell, Word, LG issued to First National Bank of Helena Phelps, JM Fox, LL Dahler, DF Riggs and AJ Bradley. “The Cataract trustee. For 25,000 shares on March district is situated almost north of Basin City along the Cataract Creek 23rd, 1886. Signed by B.H. Tatem as which flows into the Boulder at this point The district is full of quartz president and George Hill as secretary. discoveries The majority of them however are undeveloped except Not cancelled. Great vignette of mine by such annual work as was required in representing. Some of the winze and shaft. Printed by Maverick properties on which considerable development has been done show & Wissinger, NY. 7” x 11.5” Nick bottom left and some discoloration good bodies of pay ore.” [History of Montana. 1739-1885 by Leeson] along borders, otherwise nice. Est. $80-120 HWAC# 90411 Prag Collection Est. $120-200 HWAC# 77075 Lot# 5446 Hot Lot# 5450 Kalispell, Montana Springs District, 1899 Little Spokane Gold Mining Montana 1865 Company Stock # 138 for 1000 New York and shares to LA Tklas. SInged by WEJ Montana Mining Winston and president DR Peeler. Not and Discovery cancelled. Dateline Philipsburg 1899. Company Stock Two underground mining vignettes # 215 for 250 and one eagle with a shield vignette. shares to Caroline Gold border. Brown Tressy & Co. R Pitman. Signed printer. Two vertical folds. Top of folds by WN Oliver are rough. The only information we found on this company was their and president incorporation: December 16, 1898. Incorporators were DR Peeler, LCC Backus. EJ Voss, John Peterson, and WJ Winston of Kalispell and AB Railron Dateline New York 1856. Incorporated January 28, 1865. 25c of Spokane. Mining to be carried out in Flathead County. An annual Certificate revenue stamp. Not cancelled. Miner with rifle and pick. report was filed on September 19, 1900. Prag Collection Est. $150- Jacques Sandmeyer printer. Discoloration. Upper border tears. Light 250 HWAC# 77078 discoloration, especially where this cert was pressed by a revenue stamp. Overall very good. By 1866 there were already three quartz mills in the new Hot Spring District. The largest was the New York and Montana Mining and Discovery Company. In 1865 Montana Supreme Court Justice Hosmer wrote to Eastern investors about this company pitching, “There will never be another time on this continent when opportunities so inviting will be presented for investment as are now open here.” [The Montana Vigilantes 1863–1878 by Dillon] And here we have a New Yorker investing in this company in 1865. Could Justice Hosmer have influenced this decision? Prag Collection Est. $300-600 HWAC# 77065 318 March 2019

DAY 5 Monday, March 11 Mining / stock cerficates Lot# 5451 Park County, Montana Lot# 5455 summit District, Montana 1891 Yellowstone Land and Mining 1866 Montana Gold and Silver Mining Association stock # 33 for 5000 Company Bond We usually see these shares to Henry S Jenkins. Signed by with four digit certificate numbers AH Wilson and president (left blank). and some of the coupons missing. But Dateline 1891 Helena. Not Cancelled. this is Very Early # 13 for $100 with Orange and yellow. Montana Mining all five coupons attached. Signed by J Review printer. One light stain bottom Cook and president William McClellan. right. One horizontal fold. Extremely nice! Incorporated August of Beautiful vignette of hoisting works 1890. Directors were Timothy Wilcox, WIlliam D Smith, Samuel K & mill. Leonhardt printer. Dateline 1866. Located March 23, 1865. Davis, John F Fallon, AH Nelson, HE Brch, BF Fowles, George Martin Very nice condition. Folds. One pin hole at fold intersection. No edge, and John SM Neill. The company was formed to acquire miners and corner or discoloration issues. 12x14”. The Montana Gold And Silver other lands in Park County. Prag Collection Est. $150-250 HWAC# Mining Company was listed on the Philadelphia Stock Exchange. The 90402 company built a quartz mill and a one-story residence in Spring Gulch, Summit District in 1866. [Ref: http://deq.mt.gov/abandonedmines/ Lot# 5452 Philipsburg, Montana linkdocs/129tech.mcpx] Prag Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 77068 1893 Bi-Metallic Extension M and M Company Stock Here is yet another Lot# 5456 Thmopson Falls, Montana treasure from the Ken Prag collection. 1889 Montana Fire-Clay Company This is another certificate we rarely see. Stock This is one of the most striking # 31 for 100 shares to F Coy. Signed by certs. Blue and red scrolled border Josiah Shuer(?) and president Joseph on yellow paper. Majestic perched A Ofyd(?). Not cancelled. Dateline eagle vignette. Writing in red. # 39 for Philipsburg 1893. Seal vignette. 1000 shares to George Alihoff. Signed Stephens Litho of St. Louis printer. by James Nealy(?) and president CM Small holes on left side and light stain upper left. Nicks at fold edges. In Bradshaw. Dateline Butte City 1889. October of 1890 it was reported the company was selling the stock to Two R. E. M. Com. Co., Brokers stamps sink a shaft 400’ and cross-cut as needed. Their claims were the Susie on front. Inter Mountain Print. Corner fold top left. Otherwise no edge, H, Great Western and Shoe Fly. Located in Flint Creek District. In 1893 corner, pin hole of discoloration issues. Location of Banks - Thompson the company lay idle and a lawsuit was in the works against them.Prag Falls, Montana. Prag Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 77070 Collection Est. $150-250 HWAC# 77077 Lot# 5457 Winton, Lewis & Clark, Lot# 5453 Philipsburg, Montana 1888 Montana 1899 Ajax Mining Company Pearl Silver Mining Company Stock Stock Early number 17 for 2,050 We have not seen this stock before. shares to William Treacy. Signed by # 642 for 200 shares to Mantle & Smith and president Treacy. Dateline Warren. Signed by George W Wilson Helena 1898. Incorporated 1896. Not and president and general manager cancelled. Eagle vignette. Remnant of JK Pardee. Dateline Philipsburg 1888. 10c document stamp. No edge, corner, Very nice vignette of miners talking pin hole or discoloration issues. We outside a tunnel and next to an ore have not had this stock certificate since cart. Palmer Press of St. Paul printer. No corner, edge, pin hole or the Filer sale in 2000. Owned the Stray Horse mine in Winston. Prag discoloration issues. AD McDonald was vice president, Joseph A Hyde Collection Est. $80-120 HWAC# 90409 treasurer. Located in the Granite, midway between the San Francisco and Granite Mountain mines. IN Jun eo 1888 there was of 390’. At 265’ Lot# 5458 , Montana 1881 Alta a shaft was being started. [The Philipsburg Mail] Prag Collection Est. Montana Co. Stock Rare, I/U #1387 $120-200 HWAC# 77071 Cote Saunders 1881 66 shares. Signed by Vice President Snow. Train and mine Lot# 5454 Stemple District, Montana site vignette. Bottom toning Est. $200- 1888 Empire Mining Company 300 HWAC# 90311 Limited Stock # 5251 for 30 shares to Geoege Bck. Dateline London 1888. Heavy vertical folds. ‘6’ written at some Lot# 5459 , Montana 1894 Buckeye point. Not cancelled. The Helena Weekly Gold and Silver Mining Company Herald reported on April 22, 1886 that Stock # 115 for 1000 shares to Harper this company released 60,000 shares & Co. Signed by Murdock and president and they were all taken up in a short David Miller. Dateline Columbus, Ohio time and the company was ready to 1894. Incorporated 1890. We found no begin work. The mines were located in the Stemple District about 18 miles from Helena. Prag Collection Est. information on this mining company. $80-120 HWAC# 90408 Not cancelled. Obviously an Ohio group of investors trying to strike it rich in Montana. Underground mining vignette with ore cart. Green safety paper. Webb Stationary and Printing. Two pin noles. No edge, corner or discoloration issues. Prag Collection Est. $80-120 HWAC# 90412 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 319

DAY 5 Monday, March 11 Mining / stock cerficates Lot# 5460 , Montana 1890’s Montana Lot# 5463 Bullfrog, Nevada 1905-1910 Mining Stock Group (No Helena Bullfrog Bundle This is a wonderful or Butte) Lot of five. 1) Basin Gold lot of mining collectibles centered and Copper. # 573 for 200 shares around the Montgomery Shoshone to EW Alexander. Signed by Charles Consolidated Mining Company of Lowenstein and president Robert Bullfrog, Nevada. It includes two stock Smith. Underground vignette. Heavy certificates, one issued on November folds by border with one small rip. 2) 30, 1906, for 100 shares to William W. Eastern Montana Mining and Smelting. Cohen and signed by D.H. Peery, vice # 655 for 25 shares to Emil Ketterer. president (who later died in Los Angeles Signed by AD Macherson and president and was replaced by his brother, H.E. ED Ferguson. No vignette. Red seal. Nicks at vertical fold edges. Peery) and E.H. Mead, secretary. The Otherwise very nice. 3) Unissued Alder Gulch Consolidated. 1888- second stock was issued on June 16, 1910, for one share to John F. . Vignette of ore wagons and a stagecoach making its way down a Wallace. This certificate is ornamented by the photo of a man in a mountain. No issues. 4) Unused Bannock Ditch and Mining Company. headdress. The lot also includes two printed reports to stockholders 18--. Green on white. Farming vignette. Bottom right corner has a from February and November of 1907. The February report is small tear. 5) Different unused Bannock Ditch and Mining Company. smaller and includes a map of the claims and a colored map of the 18--. Allegorical lady riding a stag vignette. No issues. Prag Collection underground workings in relationship to the claim boundaries. The Est. $70-100 HWAC# 77061 November report includes a before-and-after center-fold photograph of the significant improvements in infrastructure that occurred over Lot# 5461 Austin, Lander, Nevada the previous year. Lastly, this lot includes a mimeographed geologic 1865 Combination Silver Mining report from 1905, signed by the author that includes two diazo-type Company of Nevada Stock # 237 for cross sections of the ore body as it relates to the various claims. It is an 16 shares to Caroline Waller(?). Signed by president and secretary. 25c interesting read as it describes the ore body in terms that a lay person Power of Att’y revenue stamp. Not cancelled. Miner on knee chipping could understand. All documents are in remarkably fine condition away at tunnel. Also two allegorical vignettes. One fold is starting to rip with no tears or missing pieces. Est. $400-800 HWAC# 88424 apart near bottom. Other minor issues: heavy folds, rounded corners, discoloration. Incorporated in 1865 in New York. Stock wiped out by Lot# 5464 Bullfrog, Nevada Bullfrog foreclosure in 1870 [Obsolete American Securities and Corporation] Group 3 mining certificates 1) 500 Most likely an Austin / Reese River stock since it is listed as ‘silver’ shares of Tiger Group Mining and and in 1865 New York companies were investing heavily there. Prag Milling Co cert.# 145 issued to J. Collection Est. $240-500 HWAC# 90512 Rothschild on Mar 18, 1908. Signed A. S. Bowie, sec and C. H. Clark, pres. Gold Lot# 5462 Bristol Mining District, border and company seal. Vignette of Eureka County, Nevada Hillside mine in valley and in each corner of Mill and Mining Company Stock working miners. Inc. WY. Printed The and Assessment Receipt 1) Stock: W.H. Kistler Stationery Co., Denver. 2) Incorporated Nov. 8, 1877. Certificate 1000 shares of Gold Spur Mining and Milling Co cert. #145 issued to #992 issued to Y.B. Bagley for 50 shares. George P. Bower on June 29, 1903. signed Banks B. Hall, pres. and F. Datelined San Francisco. Signed by Jaeuieges. secy. Gold border and seal. Vignette of working miners. Secretary T. Frankenthal and President Inc. CO. 3) 500 shares of New Jerome Superior Copper Co cert. # 438 B.J. Blain. According to Davis, “The early issued to P. C. Gernet on Mar 29, 1926. Signed Chas. S. Lindsey, pres 80s marked a revival in the mines in the and E. Hinoon, secy. Grey border and gold seal. Vignette of miners area of Pioche. The Hillside, in two years, produced $518,265.45 in working in upper right corner and 6 smaller ones around border. silver ore alone” [Ref: Davis, History of Nevada, 1913, p. 943]. Green on Printed: GOES 93. Prag collection. Est. $100-150 HWAC# 77226 crème with vignette of mill at left. 9.5” x 4.25.”MIll vignette. Benj. Bore printer. Green on white. Pin holes left. Light folds and discoloration Lot# 5465 Bullfrog, Nevada Bullfrog right. Nice. “The Hillside ever since its discovery some sixteen months Group Mines 5 stocks from the Bullfrog ago has been in the hands of the Hillside Mill and Mining Company of Group Mines: 1) Bullfrog Bonanza San Francisco. It first attracted notice in San Francisco in August a year Mountain Consolidated Mining Co - ago where in the stock market it sold as high as $800,000 and it was unissued and uncancelled, cert # 190. then that the offer of $500,000 for the mine was refused. The furnace Green border, gray inner border, Inc. not running up to expectation, the stock declined and the impression Dec 1, 1906 Under the laws of AZ. was prevalent that the ore could not be worked. Then it was that MD 2) Reorganized Pioneer Mines Co. Howell took control of the mine and under his able management - unissued and uncancelled, cert # soon had everything in splendid working order making the long run 6365 @ 10 cents each. Green border of forty eight days and turning out over $82,000 worth of bullion. with nice vignette of miners working The next run through was a surprise he running up to ninety days in mine in oval at top of certificate. 3) and shutting down only on account of coil turning out bullion to the 1,000 shares of Traps Consolidated Extension Mining Co. cert # 198 amount of $170,000 the sum total for the two runs amounting to over issued to F. W. Blizzard on Dec 5, 1906. Signed by R. Cohen, sec, an A. $250,000 - the value of the lead not considered.” 2) Receipt for the C. Eunis, Jr. VP. Beige paper. 4) 500 shares @ $1 each of Homestake first assessment on this stock certificate. Nice pairing. [Engineering King Consolidated Bullfrog Mining & Milling Co. cert. # 3793 issued and Mining Journal, Volume 28, October 1879] Prag Collection Est. and countersigned to J. A. W. Laughlin on Oct. 15, 1902. Inc. under $150-250 HWAC# 88732 the laws of AZ. Vignette of women with flag shield and flower wreath. Orange border and company seal. 5) 75 cancelled (July 24, 1941) shares @$5 each of Montgomery Shoshone Consolidated Mining Co. cert # 3073 issued to Marcy L. W. Orvis on Apr. 9, 1907 signed by J Howard, ass. secy and Y . Donald, 2nd VP. Vignette of miners working in mind. Green border. Printed: American Bank Note Co. NY. Est. $100-150 HWAC# 91052 320 March 2019

DAY 5 Monday, March 11 Mining / stock cerficates Lot# 5466 Bullfrog, Nevada Mayflower Lot# 5470 Churchill County, La Plata, Gold Mining Company 64,7000 shares Nevada 1866 La Plata Liver Mining of Mayflower Gold Mining Co cert. # 55 Company of Nevada Bond (loan) issued, registered and countersigned # 22 for $1000. To bearer. Signed by Daniel Hunter and president to N. F. Patrick on Jan 11, 1905, signed Hose(?). Directors: Dr. CH Hunter, EL Richie, John L Hoffman. Loan by Neva Stahl, secy. Green border. Inc $1000. Six $20 coupons attached. JOurnal Office printer. One small rip WY. Raised company seal. Mines at at upper left fold. Otherwise in very nice condition. 8.5 x 9”. This was Goldfield, NV. Vignette of circle with issued during the two years La Plata was the county seat of Churchill flowers. Small tears. Printed: Denver County. La Plata never reached a population of more than a couple of Litho. Co, Denver. Colo. Prag collection. hundred. On top of that it was, like most Nevada mining camps, in a Est. $100-200 HWAC# 77228 remote mountain area. La Plata was given the county seat, because the current county seat was Buckland Station. That’s right a wagon Lot# 5467 Bullfrog, Nevada c 1907 station in an area with a few ranches - and, oh yes, Fort Churchill - was Original Bullfrog Mines Stock the first county seat. In 1867 the county seat was moved to Stillwater, Certificate and Stories This is a nice a small town with a lot of ranches. The ore was surface, ran out quickly, collection of items centered around and by 1867 there was little population left and no real mining! Prag the Original Bullfrog Mines near Collection Est. $240-500 HWAC# 90509 Beatty, Nevada. It includes an original Original Bullfrog Mines Syndicate stock Lot# 5471 Columbus Mining District, certificate issued on May 1, 1907 for Esmeralda County, Nevada 1881 East 300 shares to Mrs. S.O. Wells. Signed Mount Diablo Mining Company by P.F. Carney, president, and E.P. Foster, asst secretary. The company Stock # 1393 for 1000 shares issued was incorporated in the Territory of Arizona (not a state until 1912). to GW Fisher and signed by company The lot also includes an article from the August, 1905 issue of Sunset secretary (faded) and William H Sears Magazine titled The Bullfrog Bonanza with ten pages of stories, black president. Dateline San Francisco and white photos, and a drawing of a poker game by Maynard Dixon. 1881. Incorporated October 1879. To round out the lot is a four-page pamphlet titled The First Year’s Not cancelled. Fancy ‘E’ with vignettes rRecord of Bullfrog Nevada and its Marvelous Mines printed by the inside! Creative. Britton & Rey printer. Forward Mining Development Company of Denver, Colorado. Est. Two assessment stamps on back. Pin $300-500 HWAC# 88423 holes and some light discoloration. No corner or edge issues. The Columbus district included all of the area Lot# 5468 Bullfrog, Nevada Pioneer between Teels Marsh, Rhodes Marsh, Fish Lake Valley, and the summit Consolidated Mines Company 2 stock of the Monte Cristo Range. Became part of the Candelaria District. certificates for Pioneer Consolidated Mines Co., [Mining Districts of Nevada by Tingley] Prag Collection Est. $100-200 Bullfrog Mining District , Nye County, NV. Inc. HWAC# 77045 WY. 1) 300 shares, cert. # 2684 issued to M. M. Rinn dated Oct 12, 1912 signed by Chas. Lot# 5472 Columbus Mining District, J. Clayton, sec and Wm. J. Tobin, pres. Orange Esmeralda County, Nevada 1887 border and company seal. Nice vignette of mine Holmes Mining Company Stock Rare and mill site in the mountains. Printed: The Candelaria mining district stock for a mine operating just at the start Smith-Brooks Co., Denver, Colo. 2) 200 shares, of the twentieth century in response to the massive mining boom cert. #232 issued to Thomas R. Fox dated July 1, caused by Tonopah and Goldfield discoveries.Signed by RE Wilson as 1909 signed by Chas J. Clayton, secy and David president and Charles Elliot as secretary. # 2177 for 20 shares issued R. C. Brown, pres. Black border and raised to Charles Elliot trustee. Dateline 1887 San Francisco. Incorporated company seal. Vignette of eagle with wings spread. Printed: The W.H. Feb. 16, 1880. Location: Columbus Mining Dist., Esmeralda Co., Nev. Kistler Stat’y Co., Denver. 85207. Pioneer Mine several miles north of Mall milling vignette on bottom. One assessment stamp on back. Pin Rhyolite. Mine produced millions in gold from 2 types of ore deposits holes and dog eared corners.Nice looking stock. In 1883 the Holmes and veins, 12 claims located on 180 acres. Fire swept through the made big news when they were involved in a major lawsuit with the wood buildings in town in 1909, destroying the town. Parts of the Northern Belle. In 1886 they declared their first dividend and at least town were rebuilt, but never really recovered. In 1914 mine partially three more. In 1887 the mine and mill was closed through February. collapsed. The mine and mills shut down. Mining activity continued Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 90513 until 1931 when it become unprofitable to continue. Mine closed and the town died after producing $1.6 millions worth of ore at height of Lot# 5473 Comstock, Nevada 1850 production. Prag collection. Est. $120-200 HWAC# 77222 American Mining Co Stock I/U #4950, 1850. Although it is not clear which Lot# 5469 Churchill County, Clan mine this certificate might represent, Alpine, Nevada 1866 Clan Alpine the American Mining Company owned Consolidated Mining Company Stock mines all over the United States, from # 55 for 32 shares to Henry Sageman. Signed by WC Robinson and SL Virginia to California. One of their most WIlson president. Not cancelled. Torn (authentic to era) 25c Certificate successful mines was the San Antonia mine, which was located at New revenue stamp. Three vignettes. The most intriguing as a farmer Almaden, California, the largest quicksilver mine in the U.S. This mine holding a candle with a timber ladder reaching to the surface above was located about two miles northwest of New Almaden, and may him. Ferd. Mayer pinter. Small rips and nicks at fold edges. Otherwise have been leased to the American Mining Company [Ref: K. Johnson, very nice. Clan Alpine is just off of Highway 40 - The Loneliest Road in The New Almaden Quicksilver Mine, 1962]. 3 vignettes-a full length America. Prag Collection Est. $240-500 HWAC# 90511 image of George Washington, an eagle perched on a rock at top, and an image of Vulcan seated at his forge. Small top crease Est. $150-300 HWAC# 89940 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 321

DAY 5 Monday, March 11 Mining / stock cerficates Lot# 5474 Comstock, Nevada 1889 Lot# 5478 Comstock - Badger District, East Sierra Nevada Mining Company Nevada 1863 Emma Gold and Silver Stock # 89 for 55 shares to George Mining Company Stock - Signed by Spinney trustee. 1887. Signed by C. Hirshfield (?), president and Geo. Adolph Sutro and Named for his Spinney, secretary. Assessment stamps 1, 2 and 3 on back. Britton Daughter Here is a chance to own a & Rey printer. Pin holes and corner folds. Nice. The Sierra Nevada very early uncancelled Adolph Sutro Mining company will work on the East Sierra Nevada ground to signature on a rarer stock certificate. open and properly develop the mine. All this is virgin ground The # 43 for 10 shares to William Milliken. assessments now being collected by the Scorpion and East Sierra Signed by William Borniman and president Adolph Sutro. Dateline Nevada companies are to defray the expense of the contemplated Dayton, Nevada 1863. Incorporated February 5, 1863. Not cancelled. development work. [Engineering and Mining Journal, September 21, Two vignettes at left—one of a ship and the second of an eagle—a 1889] (Prag Collection) Est. $100-200 HWAC# 77084 small dog and safe vignette at bottom, and a 25ct. revenue stamp affixed at right. Uncancelled. Printer-Enterprise Print. Small fold Lot# 5475 Comstock, Nevada 1863 bottom left corner. Light stain where revenue stamp (it seems) bled Santa Fe Silver Mining Company through from the reverse. The 1863 Kelly Nevada Directory lists Stock # 278 for 3 shares to HN Conger. Milligan as a mining man bedding at the Roberts Hotel. A. Sutro Signed by NO Smith and president Company is listed as bankers and assayers. Both in Dayton. The Emma Conger. Dateline Virginia 1863. is not listed in Collins Nevada Directory of 1864. The Badger Mining Incorporated March 9, 1863. Not District was eventually combined with many others to form the Silver cancelled. Hole where revenue stamp City Mining District. The Badger was located near the Sutro Tunnel. should have gone. Sun setting on water Apparently, the Company consolidated the San Francisco Company - vignette. Towne & Bacon printer. Nicks and wrinkles at fold edges. Neighbor Ledge, the Great Western Company - Great Western Ledge, Santa Fe is listed in Collins. Conger was an attorney according to the Murphy Company - Ball Ledge, and the Kinkead Company - Snow Thompson & West. Prag Collection Est. $400-800 HWAC# 88704 Ledge, into one. Fred Holabird says, “The Emma was a prospect named Lot# 5476 Comstock, Nevada 1870 after Sutro’s daughter. It was near the Sutro Tunnel entrance, located up in the hills near the #1 shaft for the Tunnel. Prag Collection Est. Waller’s Defeat Mining Company $1200-2000 HWAC# 88717 Stock with 3 William Sharon Signatures. # 39 for 100 shares to Lot# 5479 Comstock - Desert District, William Sharon. Signed by Sharon as Nevada 1864 Lake View Gold and president and secretary Edgington. Silver Mining Company Stock Sharon also signs on reverse. Datelined Location: Desert Mining District, Virginia 1870. Incorporated on Churchill County, N.T. (printed below September 10, 1867 with the purpose of mining for gold and silver in logo). Incorporated December 1863. the Gold Hill district and Devil’s Gate district. The Territorial Enterprise Place of Business: Virginia (City). reported on February 19, 1868 that the Bank of California (Sharon and Dateline Virginia, N.T., Jan. 27th, 1864. Ralston) had applied for a patent for a streak of ground around 1,800 No.42 1/2 (we see shares fractioned, but never a stock number?) , feet in length and 400 feet in width commencing at the old Waller’s issued for 10 shares to J.V.B. Perry. Perry was a U.S. Marshal and then Defeat Mine and running south. This in Devil’s Gate mining district. constable in Virginia City. He is also later listed as a saloon owner Stock from this company was traded regularly in 1868. Prag Collection in Eureka, NV in the 1884 Polk. Signed by president G.A. King and Est. $1000-2000 HWAC# 88729 secretary W.E.F. Deal. King is listed in 1864 Collins as a clerk with the district court in Virginia City. Deal is listed as a mining secretary Lot# 5477 Comstock - Argentine, working at 45 South C Street. Not cancelled. Unusual vignette of Nevada 1863 Sapphire Mining hunting dogs overtaking a buck. Small vignette at the bottom of a dog Company Stock Very Rare! Early! # next to a safe. Commercial Print, Virginia. 25 cent Power of Attorney 19 for 50 shares to A Dubois. Signed stamp at left. Some separation or nicks at folds. The Desert District was by WE Hale and WK Smith president. also known as the White Plains District. A 5 stamp mill was built there Dateline Virginia City 1863. Organized about 1863, but was unsuccessful, perhaps because of the isolation December 10, 1862. 1200 shares / and lack of water. Most of the White Plains companies were financed 1200 feet! Secured by Deed of Trust. Location: Vulcan Ledge. Beehive by the East Coast. A mining Camp that has been lost to history! The vignette. Towne & Bacon printer. Not cancelled. Nick, and light Lake View was on the more promising City Ledge in the Desert Mining staining left border. Hand written over the ‘Virginia Mining District’ District. This District was most easily reached by Ragtown (Fallon). is ‘Argentine Mining District. ‘ The Jumbo district lies on the western The Lake View Mine was not listed by Stretch, but was listed in Collins. slope of the Virginia Range west of Virginia City. The original district Prag Collection Est. $500-700 HWAC# 88705 name was Argentine. This district was active from 1861 to 1863. The Sapphire is not listed in Collins or Kelly. This is the first certificate Lot# 5480 Comstock - Devil’s Gate, identified with this district from the Prag Collection. Est. $500-800 Nevada 1862 Governor Nye Gold & HWAC# 88702 Silver Mining Company Printers Sample Book This comes from the B. F. Butlers Lithograph printers sample book. Listed as incorporated October 3, 1862. According to the Sacramento Daily Union this company was incorporated on September 30. A 50c Assessment was levied on October 13. George M Blake was secretary. In April another $1.00 per share of assessment was levied. On JUne 18th there was yet another $1.00 assessment. [Daily Alta California] Prag Collection Est. $60-100 HWAC# 89468 322 March 2019

DAY 5 Monday, March 11 Mining / stock cerficates Lot# 5481 Comstock - Devil’s Gate, Lot# 5485 Comstock - Gold Hill Nevada 1878 Industry Gold & Silver District, Nevada 1864 Crescent Gold Mining Company Stock Lot of two. and Silver Mining Company Stock # 1) Stock certificate NUMBER 2; it was 59 for 10 shares to A Servis. Signed by issued to John E SIsson for 1,000 shares president OH Platt and (?) secretary. on January 21, 1878 in San Francisco. It Dateline Gold Hill 1864. Incorporated was incorporated on October 2, 1877. January 7, 1864. No revenue stamp. The printer of the stock is identified as Not cancelled. Allegorical and Eagle Britton, Rey & Co. of San Francisco. There vignettes. Gold Hill News Print printer. Top right corner fold. No is a vignette of a miner located on the left other edge corner or discoloration issues. This company should not side. The location of this site was in Silver be confused by the companies with the same name at Esmeralda and City, but operations only lasted until 1883 Silver Mountain. Plat was the Gold HIll pastmaster at this time? Prag (Holabird, 2000). The stock measures Collection Est. $500-700 HWAC# 89476 9.55” x 5.45.” There is some wear on this stock including some rough sides. 2) Unused certificate # 155. Very nice. Est. $200-300 HWAC# Lot# 5486 Comstock - Gold Hill 88736 District, Nevada 1863 Fuller Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock #43 Lot# 5482 Comstock - Devil’s Gate, for 2 shares to AH Carpenter. Signed by Nevada 1863 Niagara Falls Mining OH PLatt and no president). Dateline CompanY Stock # 36 for 5 shares to Gold HIll 2863. Incorporated April 1, G Armstrong. Signed by C Davidson 1863. (Was this an April’s Fool joke?). and president WH Howard. Davidson 25c Certificate revenue stamp. Not was a Storey County assemblyman cancelled. Two vignettes: Both by Loomis. One shows ore coming out and a Storey county sheriff [Thompson of a mountain tunnel and working its way down a hill and the other & West]. Dateline Virginia 1863. shows two miners handling a man worked hoist. Towne & Bacon Incorporated July 1863. 25c Power of Att’y Revenue stamp. Not printer. Top left corner rounded. Tear bottom right. Listed in the cancelled. Native American vignette. On green safety paper with Collins ‘1864 Nevada Directory.’ WE Hale was secretary and his office a green underprint ‘Niagara Falls.’ Torn corner upper left. one was in the Gold Hill Wells Fargo Express Office. Prag Collection Est. discoloration center top. Prag Collection Est. $500-700 HWAC# 89470 $500-700 HWAC# 89472 Lot# 5483 Comstock - Eldorado Lot# 5487 Comstock - Gold Hill Canyon, Nevada 1864 Imperial Coal District, Nevada 1863 Gilmore Gold Company Stock - One of Two Nevada and Silver Mining Company Stock # Territory Stocks We Have Ever Had # 104 for 20 shares to DR Dale. Signed 26 for 10 shares to OV Chauvel. Singed by W Doolin and HG Hill president. by H Huguet and president CL Ross. Dateline 1863 Virginia. Incorporated Dateline Virginia 1864. Incorporated September 25, 1863. Small 20c and 5c revenue stamps. Not cancelled. February 23, 1864. 25c Power of Att’y revenue stamp. Not cancelled. [Territorial] Enterprise Job Print. Green safety paper with green No vignette. “First issuance of stock at 50 - 100 par value.” Pin holes and underprint ‘Gilmore.’ Original typing on left border. No edge, corner, corner folds. Location: Ormsby County. Probably in El Dorado Canyon. pin hole of discoloration issues! Not listed in Becker’s atlas of 1883. Eldorado canyon is in the Pine Nut Mountains between Carson City Hill and Doolin were both miners in Virginia City, per Kelley’s 1863 and Silver City of Dayton. Coal mining was done in this canyon as early directory. Doolin went on to become a state senator and assemblyman as the early 1860’s. [“Nevada Heartland” by Ansari] Prag Collection from Nye County in 1868 [Angel]. Prag Collection Est. $500-700 Est. $500-700 HWAC# 88703 HWAC# 89471 Lot# 5484 Comstock - Flowery, Nevada Lot# 5488 Comstock - Gold Hill 1863 Monte Cristo Silver Mining District, Nevada 1864 Gold Hill Company Stock # 33 for 20 shares to Tunneling Gold and Silver Mining Joseph H Moore. Signed by secretary Company Stock # 11 for 10 shares (?) and president S Heydenfelt. Dateline to A Dubois. Signed by RH Smith San Francisco 1863. Incorporated and president ST King. Dateline San march 26, 1863. 25c Warehouse Francisco 1864. Incorporated April 16, revenue stamp. Not cancelled. Printed 1864. 5c and 20 small revenue stamps by Britton & Co, San Francisco. Information about this company is very with bold circular stamp endorsement. Not cancelled. Pin holes and hard to find. Articles from June-July 1863 in the Daily Alta California small upper left corner fold. Very nice! This company was in business mention stockholder meetings, an assessment being levied, and that through 1869. Original trustees were Charles Sutro, PG Venra, ST King, their San Francisco office was located at No. 712 Montgomery Street. H Huguet, J Mayer P Torre, and A de Tavel. Alexander Dubois’s name According to Bancroft’s 1862 Washoe map (and Raymond 1870), the appears time and time again on stock certificates from California and mine was located in the Flowery Mining District (Virginia City). It was Nevada during this time period. He was an importer and manufacturer actually located just above the Gould & Curry at the intersection of 6 of watches in San Francisco. Prag Collection Est. $500-700 HWAC# and 7 Mile Canyon. It was part of the Brunswick Lode between the 89474 Comstock and Flowery Lodes. Although this is a common certificate from 1866 to 1869, it is a rare territorial certificate. The certificate would have been purchased at the height of the first Comstock boom and this company (near the G&C) would have had a lot of interest. [Red Holabird] Prag Collection Est. $500-900 HWAC# 89479 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 323

DAY 5 Monday, March 11 Mining / stock cerficates Lot# 5489 Comstock - Gold Hill Lot# 5492 Comstock - Palmyra, District, Nevada 1863 (1865) Green Nevada 1863 Andrew Jackson Mining Gold and Silver Mining Company Company Stock This is a Van Winkle Stock # 559 for 20 shares to WIlliam family affair. Issued to A Van Winkle Ready. Signed by RH Smith and and signed by president A Van Winkle president John Henderson. Dateline San and secretary P Van Winkle. Number Francisco 1865. Incorporated March 5, 109 for 20 shares. Dateline unusual 1863. 25c (partially torn) Certificate Carson City, 1863. Incorporated April 10, 1863. Location: Palmyra revenue stamp. Not cancelled. Towne & Bacon vignette. Endorsed District, Lyon County, N. T. Mountain mining with sun setting over lake. on reverse. Ready was delinquent on this certificate in 1868. [Mining Towne & Bacon printer. Held together by tape entire center vertical & Scientific Press] In 1865 DJ Oullaman was the superintendnet. fold. Tape seems to be museum quality. Tape job is a little off though. Prag Collection Est. $500-700 HWAC# 89473 25c Certificate revenue stamp. Not cancelled. The Washington mine in the same district was also a Van Winkle affair. We found no information on this mine. Van Winkle was used by many local mining companies Lot# 5490 Comstock - Gold Hill as a secretary. The Palmyra district was located at the north end of the District, Nevada 1864 Sam Patch Gold Pine Nut Mountains, extending generally from Lyon Peak on the south and Silver Mining Company Stock # to the Carson River on the north. The Palmyra district, which included 20 for 50 shares to Isaac Josephi. Signed the towns of Palmyra and Como, was organized in 1862 in the Pine Nut by CC Chaffee and president A Rhodes. Mountains 8 miles southeast of Dayton and just above Fort Churchill. Dateline Virginia 1864. Incorporated Prag Collection Est. $300-500 HWAC# 88146 December 1863. Waterfall vignette (which would be more closely associated with Lake Tahoe) . Agnew Lot# 5493 Comstock - Palmyra, Nevada & Deffebach printer. Red underprint ‘$200,000.’ Not cancelled. 25c 1863 George Washington Gold and Power of Att’y Revenue Stamp. Two pin holes. Otherwise very nice! Silver Mining Company Stock # 70 The 1864 Nevada Directory lists the Sam Patch in the American Flat for 50 shares to LC Preston. Signed by District. There was also a Sam Patch at Esmeralda and Lake Tahoe. N Barber president and secretary (?). Rhodes is an interesting person. In 1860 he started a stage line from Dateline Virginia 1863. Incorporated Placerville to Carson. Rhodes Marsh is named for AJ Rhodes. AJ July 1863. 25c Insurance revenue stamp. Not countersigned. Not Rhodes incorporated the Western Nevada Railroad (to become the cancelled. Eagle, shield and clipper ship vignette. Enterprise Print NCO) with the purpose of developing Rhodes Marsh. Our AJ Rhodes? (as in Territorial Enterprise). Small staining, nicks and corner folds. Prag Collection Est. $500-700 HWAC# 89477 The Palmyra district was located at the north end of the Pine Nut Mountains, extending generally from Lyon Peak on the south to the Carson River on the north. Located just above Fort Churchill. The Palmyra district, which included the towns of Palmyra and Como, was organized in 1862 in the Pine Nut Mountains 8 miles southeast of Dayton. Prag Collection Est. $400-700 HWAC# 88147 Lot# 5494 Comstock - Palmyra, Nevada 1863 Oriental Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock # 88 for 10 shares to AJ Maxwell. Signed by S Heidlesheim and JC Hazlett. Hazlett ran against Lewis ‘Longhorns’ Bradley for Governor of Nevada in 1874. Dateline Dayton (rare) 1863. Incorporated May 28, 1863. Not cancelled. Trimmed at right. Enterprise Print (Virginia City Territorial Enterprise). Location: Palmyra Mining District, Lyon County, N. T. The Palmyra district was located at the north end of the Pine Nut Lot# 5491 Comstock - Gold Hill District, Nevada 1864 Yellow Jacket Mountains, extending generally from Lyon Peak on the south to the Silver Mining Company Stock - Rare Territorial and William Carson River on the north. The Palmyra district, which included the Chapman Ralston Related # 430 for three shares to Donohoe Ralston towns of Palmyra and Como, was organized in 1862 in the Pine Nut & Company. Dateline Gold Hill 1864. Incorporated February 17, 1863. Mountains 8 miles southeast of Dayton and just above Fort Churchill. 25c Power of Att’y revenue stamp. Naked Native American riding a Prag Collection Est. $300-400 HWAC# 88160 horse vignette. Britton and Company printer. Left side shows staining Lot# 5495 Comstock - Virginia District, from original telegraph attached to rear. Pen and cut cancelled. Nevada 1879 Mining Company # 1086 Donohoe Ralston was an early San Francisco banking company. for 100 shares to JD Hunt. Signed by Established in 1861, William C Ralston began his own bank in 1865 JM Buffington and president JD Hunt. Dateline San Francisco 1879. - The Bank of California. This is not an uncommon stock certificate, Incorporated August 29, 1878. Not cancelled. AL Bancroft & Company but rare as a territorial certificate. The Yellow Jacket would go on to e one of the top seven producers on the Comstock. Incorporated on printer. Tear and discoloration bottom left. Cut unevenly top corners. “The Mackey gold and silver mining company and the Essex gold and February 17th, the February 13th Sacramento Daily Union reported silver mining company have filed for record an agreement to sink that “They struck it fearfully rich in the Yellow Jacket claim in Gold a joint shaft at Cedar hill near the Phil Sheridan works The Mackey Hill yesterday.” Telegraph gives agent permission to sell one share at agrees to commence forthwith the sinking of the said shaft and to $1,000! It would be risky Comstock loans made by Ralston that would carry on said work with all reasonable dispatch for the period of one caused Donohoe and Ralson to split. Fabulous history in this cert. Prag Collection Est. $600-1000 HWAC# 89475 year and to furnish and advance all money that may be needed to carry on and prosecute said work at its own cost and to furnish and do all things necessary thereto.” [Mining and Scientific Press, 1880 Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 90516 324 March 2019

DAY 5 Monday, March 11 Mining / stock cerficates Lot# 5496 Comstock - Virginia District, Lot# 5499 Comstock - Virginia District, Nevada 1863 Bald Eagle Gold and Nevada 1875 Leviathan Mining Silver Mining Company Stock # Company Stock This stock certificate 219 for 5 shares to A Bryant. Signed was issued in the middle of the Comstock ‘Big Bonanza.’ # 225 for by James Meagher and president D 3,194 shares to Leviathan Mining Company of California. Signed Lachman. Dateline Virginia CIty 1863. by Burbock(?) and president LT Hap. Dateline Virginia 1875. Not Incorporated March 5, 1863. 25c cancelled. Nevada state seal vignetted. Purple on left is from signature Power of Att’y revenue stamp. Not of EO Lutz. Overall very nice. In July of 1863 the Leviathan commenced cancelled. Location of Claim: Ophir Hill. Ophir Hill is the neighbor of suit against the Segregated Belcher to recover 2,000 linear feet of their Mount Davidson. Two vignettes: Eagle and shield and ore working mining lode. Since this is the earliest information I could find on this its way down a mountain side (Loomis vignette). Towne & Bacon mine, it makes this look like a mine gegun for the sole purpose of printer. Some minor discoloration and bottom right corner wrinkled. suing a major mining company and getting a settlement and making Not listed in Collins. In 1862 Meagher was elected to the territorial their money! The mining company incorporated in January 1874. Assembly (first!) from Storey County. He purchased land in Virginia “The Leviathan Mining Company keep as large a force at work as they City in 1861 when it was still part of the Utah Territory. Prag Collection can running the northerly and southerly drifts and are making good Est. $500-700 HWAC# 88701 progress. In about forty feet more the north drift will reach the same ore body which was found on the 625 foot level and I have no doubt but that it will be found in sufficient quantity and quality to start the mills on it. The arrangement which they have for drawing loaded cars up the incline and vertical shaft is very ingenious and novel It is economical and convenient saving the expense of running an engine in the mine as the power above fetches the cars up the incline and to the top and lowers them.” [The Mining Record, 1878] The Leviathan levied assessments through 1881. Prag Collection Est. $200-300 HWAC# 90529 Lot# 5500 Comstock - Virginia District, Nevada 1863 Lima Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock # 59 for 20 sashes to Charles Hosmer. Signed by William B Hickok and president George B Winters(?). Dateline Silver City Lot# 5497 Comstock - Virginia District, Nevada 1863 Consolidated August 1, 1863. 25c Certificate revenue Cedar Hill Gold and Silver MIning Company Stock #48 for 32 shares stamp. Not cancelled. Loomis mining to David Turner. Signed by RW Billet and president SA McMeans. vignette. Towne & Bacon printer. Cut unevenly and rounded corners. McMeans was an original member of the Pacific Coast Pioneers in This mine is not listed on the Becker map of 1883. Hickok would have Virginia City and the organizer of the Democratic party in Storey been Nevada’s first State Treasurer if the 1863 constitution had been County. [Thompson & West]. Dateline Virginia City 1863. Incorporated approved. He was a member of that first constitutional convention March 19, 1863. 25c Power of Att’y revenue stamp. Not cancelled. Two from Lyon County (Silver City). He was listed as a speculator in the vignettes: loaded ore cart being hauled up by a hoist and ore wagon on 1863 Nevada Directory. Prag Collection. Est. $500-800 HWAC# 89478 the road to the mill. Towne & Bacon printer. Bottom left corner slightly rounded. Some foxing throughout. Cedar Hill was the only location on Lot# 5501 Comstock - Virginia District, the Comstock where placer mining was tried. The Cedar Hill Ravine Nevada 1863 Triton Gold and Silver below the hill was home to Virginia City’s first brewery. As you come Mining Company Stock Very early into Virginia City from Reno it is the last ravine on the right. Stone number 6 for 50 shares to LP Wardle. ruins are visible 1/2 mile up the ravine. Prag Collection Est. $500- Signed by William E Moody and 900 HWAC# 89469 Thomas Adams president. Dateline San Francisco 1863. Incorporated March 31, 1863. Twenty-five cent U.S. revenue Lot# 5498 Comstock - Virginia District, stamp on left. Uncancelled. Small vignette of dog with key sitting next Nevada 1874 Insurance Mining to safe on the bottom. Printed by Robbins & Co’s Print, 417 Clay Street. Company Stock - a G. T. Brown The 1862 Territorial census lists a Thomas Adams living in Gold Hill. In Lithograph # 171 for 400 shares to 1870 a Thomas Adams was elected to the state assembly from Storey John Lutz trustee. Signed by E Landers County. Light toning around upper right edge. Fold marks. Unknown and president Robert F Bunker. Dateline Comstock mine. Not listed in Browne (1866, 1867) , Lord, Angel, 1874 San Francisco. Incorporated June Ansari, Smith, DeQuille, Kelley (1862), Bancroft (1863, 1864), S.F. 4, 1872. Not cancelled. One age spot bottom center. Otherwise no edge, Directory of 1865, or Stretch (1866). Extremely rare! Prag Collection corner, pin hole or discoloration. Nice. Phoenix vignette. Lithograph Est. $500-700 HWAC# 88700 by G. T. Brown. Brown ws San Francisco’s famous African American lithographer. (Robert Chandler’s book for more information on Brown.) This company was active as late as 1879 when a stockholders meeting was held on June 30. Original trustees were Bunker, James Blackie, RG Brown, Landers, Samuel L Heller. Issued at the height of the Big Bonanza. Prga Collection Est. $200-300 HWAC# 88735 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 325

DAY 5 Monday, March 11 Mining / stock cerficates Lot# 5502 Cornucopia District, Lot# 5505 Esmeralda, Nevada 1861 Jarbidge, Nevada 1878 Leopard First North Extension Esmeralda Mining Company Stock # 12859 for Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Aurora, 100 shares to W Crandall trustee. Signed by President Fred Coffin and Nevada, 1861 Wow. An 1861 issued RH Brown 1878. Inc in Nevada in 1874. Mine in Cornucopia mining Aurora stock. Inc. March 2nd, 1861. district near Jarbridge. Nice leopard vignette from Brittan & Rey. Many No. 81, issued for 5 shares to Isaac pin holes and one folded corner. Light discoloration. According to Kirkpatrick on July 15th, 1861 in San Thompson and West (1881, p. 393), silver ores were discovered and Francisco. Signed by Alex. Gamble, the district was organized in 1872. The excitement led to the town of president, and Solon Pattee. Not cancelled. Beautiful design by Britton Cornucopia. The Leopard Mining Company built a 10 stamp mill which & Co. Grey background, fancy logo, vignette of child with dog. Fold, was destroyed by fire. There are two principal mines in the district, the extremely fine. 5.25 x 9” Pattee was the secretary for a number of Leopard which was* the larger and the Panther. The Leopard shaft Aurora mines, including the Wide West. Gamble is listed in the SF was said to be 5OO ft deep, but the deep workings are caved. (Emmons, directory as being in the mining business. Clemens never mentioned 1910, p. 62). Notes taken from scripophily.com. Prag Collection this mine and its activity is unknown. The original district was Est. $100-200 HWAC# 90515 ten miles square and named by M.J. Corey, one of the three original discovers in the summer of 1860. James Braly, E.R. Hicks, and Corey Lot# 5503 Ely Mining District, were camped at Esmeralda Hill when Hicks went out to shoot some Pioche, Nevada 1872 Hermes Mining game for breakfast. He noticed quartz outcrops, and brought back Company - a G. T. Brown lithograph chunks to camp. They tested them for quartz and gold. The first claim # 105 for 5 shares to JP Cavallier trustee. Signed by RB Miner and was the Old Winnemucca Ledge, located August 25, 1860. The first mill president JB Haggar. Not cancelled. Incorporated Oct. 13, 1871. was built in June 1861. Within a year, there were ten mills. {Holabird Dateline 172 San Francisco. Vignette of the God Hermes. G. T. Brown Auctions] Prag Collection Est. $400-800 HWAC# 82000 & Company lithographer. Location: Ely Mining District, Nevada. This certificate is well worn, but completely intact. The Hermes was located next to the famous Raymond & Ely and was involved in a lawsuit with them in 1873. It seems from reading some of the testimony from this suit in the Pioche Record, that the Hermes may have been established for the express purpose to force a lawsuit and settle from some money. The lawsuit was considered one of the the greatest and most hotly contested in its time. Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 90514 Lot# 5506 Esmeralda, Nevada 1863 New York Mining Company Stock # 33 for 25 shares to Charles Huber. Signed by A Black and president EM Bacon. Dateline Aurora, Mono County, 1863. Incorporated April 9, 1863. Ledges: 1200 of the New York, 1,000 feet of the Ne Plus Ultra, 1,000 feet of the Adventure and 1,000 of the Summit. Located on the Excelsior Ledge. Eagle vignette. Kenny & Alexander printers. Small Lot# 5504 Esmeralda, Nevada 1861 (1864) Antelope Silver Mining size. Not cancelled. No edge, corner, pin hole or discoloration issues. Company Stock - Mark Twain Related #519 for one share to Alf Fabulous. Est. $500-1000 HWAC# 82001 Gamble. Signed by Jno. L. MacKenzie and president William Norris. Dateline San Francisco 1864. According to the Sacramento Daily Union an Antelope Silver Mining Company of San Francisco with the same Lot# 5507 Esmeralda, Nevada 1863 $600,000 capital stock and the same 1,200 shares was incorporated Sierra Madre Mining Company around February 1, 1861. This would actually put this stock certificate Stock VERY EARLY # 2 for 20 shares in the Utah Territory! Antelope vignette. Britton & Co. printer. 25c to WIlliam Feast. (Number 11 to Power of Att’y revenue stamp. Nick top left. Otherwise no corner, 30.) Signed by Feast and president edge, pin hole or discoloration issues. Mark Twain in a letter of May RP Johnson. Dateline Aurora 1863. 4, 1862 writes his brother, “Yesterday we took a spirit level and got Incorporated December 31, 1862. Note the angle of the celebrated “Antelope” ledge, and tomorrow we shall that this stock does not identify if it is in commence a hunt after the second E. extension of it. We may find it Nevada or California. At the time this company was incorporated both and we may not. The thing has often been tried before, but with no states claimed Aurora and the rich Esmeralda mines. Not cancelled. success. If we find it, our fortunes are made - if we don’t, - they ain’t. I Discoloration and edge rips around vertical fold. Folds lower left have 75 feet in a spur of the “Antelope,” which promises nothing save corner. Two allegorical vignettes: one of semi-nude woman and that it is an offshoot from a good family - and I am aristocrat enough one showing a monster guarding his treasure from three allegorical to attach some importance to that sort of thing.” On May 5 he writes, women. Britton & Co. printers. William Feast was in Aurora by 1861. “Hunted for “Antelope” today, and found a ledge - but hardly think it is He owned a cabin on the northeast corner of Silver & Del Monte. He the right one. Four of us boys have dug two trenches, each 20 feet long was the Mono County Treasurer and continued in this capacity after and 6 feet deep, to-day, in the gravelly hill side. Finally, if we do find the Aurora was proven to be in Nevada. Johnson was known as “Capt” and “Antelope,” we shan’t care a d—n any more.” [Letters from the Mark was connected with the Wide West mine in 1862.Feast was secretary Twain Project] Prag Collection Est. $1000-2000 HWAC# 82005 to the Wide West Mine! [Aurora by Shaw] Prag Collection Est. $500- 1000 HWAC# 82004 326 March 2019

DAY 5 Monday, March 11 Mining / stock cerficates Lot# 5508 Esmeralda, Nevada 1863 Lot# 5511 Esmeralda - Silver Hill, Silas Wright Tunnel and Mining Nevada 1863 Toledo Tunnel and Company Stock # 65 for 10 shares to Mining Company Stock # 22 for 15 Kimball & Canfield. Signed by William shares to William Morton. Signed by Feast and Robert Robinson. Dateline A Tannahill and William Jones (faded) Aurora 1863. Incorporated March 24, president. Dateline Aurora, Mono Co., 1863. Not cancelled. Ore cart and miner Cal. 1863. Incorporated June 1863. Not vignette. Valentine printer. Location: cancelled. Mining and milling vignette and underground vignette by Esmeralda District, Aurora, Mono County, Cal. Nicks top border. Above Loomis. Green safety paper. Agnew and Deffenbach printer. Top right ground ore cart vignette. Small 5c and 20c interchange and agreement corner fold. Very nice! Location Silver Hill. Of over 500 ledges located stamps. Valentine printer. Kimball and Canfield had a clothing store in the Esmeralda district, within a space not exceeding three square in a prominent two story brick building in 1864. It was located under miles, the number that are now thought to be valuable form but a the Masonic and Odd Fellows Hall. Carried a fine variety of dress coats, small fractional part. As may be imagined, the sides and summits of pants, vests, etc. Even pipes, cigars and stationary. Feast was Mono Last Chance, Middle and Silver Hills are riddled with prospect holes County. William Feast was in Aurora by 1861. He owned a cabin on and cuts. On November 14, 1863 the Daily Alta California printed as the northeast corner of Silver & Del Monte. He was the Mono County story how John M Middleton ended up with Col. John Middleton’s 150 Treasurer and continued in this capacity after Aurora was proven to shares of Toledo stock. It was worth at least $1.00 per share. Prag be in Nevada. [Aurora by Shaw] Prag Collection Est. $500-800 HWAC# Collection Est. $500-800 HWAC# 82002 82003 Lot# 5512 Eureka, Nevada 1880 Lot# 5509 Esmeralda - Pacific Ledge, Hoosac Consolidated Gold & Silver Nevada 1863 Pacific Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock Rare. Inc. in Mining Company Stock #69 for 18 New York. Location of Works: Eureka, shares to D Nathan. Signed by Henry Nevada. No. 486, issued for 100 shares K Reed and president AP Stanford. to WC Baird on April 22, 1880 in New Stanford was a director of the Central York. Signed by the president (Sheldon) Pacific Railroad from construction to and secretary (Cotton). Not cancelled. completion (1866-1870). He sat with Black border and vignette of miners working underground. National such people as Crocker, Huntington, Hopkins, etc. Dateline 1863 San Bank Note printer. Heavy toning. No rips or tears. Pin Holes. The Francisco. Incorporated Feb. 5th, 1863. 25c Certificate revenue stamp. Hoosac Mine was one of the oldest in the district, having been located Faded. Not cancelled. Location: Pacific Ledge, Middle Hill, Esmeralda in 1869. All of the mine workings were in quartzite. Prag Collection Mining District. Eureka vignette of people seeing the sun rise. Also a Est. $120-250 HWAC# 88739 sailing ship vignetted. Small pinholes where stamp was applied. Very light fading on bottom. One corner fold. Valentine & Co printer. In 1860 Lot# 5513 Eureka, Nevada Hoosac it was reported that this hill had fewer claims than others. The chief Consolidated Gold and Silver Mining claim as the original Pacific which was located in 1860. In February Co 100 shares of Hoosac Consolidated 1860 it was sold to San Francisco investors and the name changed to Gold and Silver Mining Co., cert # 483 the Pacific Gold and Silver. At present there is 2,000 feet of work and dated Apr. 22, 1880 issued to W. C. Baird. the new owners seem anxious to determine their wealth. They have a Assigned Dec 6, 1886. Signed Fred C. shaft of 40’ which compares favorably with other mines in the district. Colton, secy and Geo H. Sheldon, pres. [Daily Alta California, June 21, 1863] Prag Collection Est. $500-1000 Inc New York. “Location of Works, HWAC# 82006 Eureka, NV.” Grey border, raised company seal. Vignette of 4 miners working underground. Hoosac Mine was one of oldest in district Lot# 5510 Esmeralda - Silver Hill, located in 1869. Mine workings were in quartzite. Location of Mine, Nevada 1861 (1863) Consolidated Eureka, NV. Printed: National Bank Note Co . NY Lithographed. Prag Silver Hill Mining Company Stock collection. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 77231 - Early and Rare # 736 for 5 shares (numbered 455 to 559). Issued to Lot# 5514 Eureka, Nevada Mining William Feast. Signed by Solon Pattee stock from Eureka, NV - 8 certificates and president Alex Gamble. These are 8 stock certificates for mining stock the same names as the First North in Eureka, NV. Very nice condition. 4 Extension in this sale. Dateline San Francisco 1863. Incorporated unissued and 4 issued stocks, dated January 31, 1861. 25 ct Revenue Stamp at top left. Uncancelled. Printer: from 1888 - 1926. Mines include Britton & Co. Miners pushing wooden ore carts out a tunnel vignette. Northwestern Consolidated Mining “Esmeralda’ printed on top. Braly, Cory & Hicks staked the first claims Co, Gilbert Eureka Mining Co, Eureka in the Aurora Mining District on Silver Hill on August 24, 1860. The Tunnel Consolidated Mining Co. first shipment of are was made on November 10, 1860. Shortly (Prospect Mountain) and Eureka thereafter the Esmeralda Mining Company and the Consolidated Central Mining Co. Est. $130-150 Silver Hill Mining companies were formed and incorporated. Althour HWAC# 91053 the certificate says the company was incorporated in January of 1861, Lot# 5515 Eureka County, Nevada the Daily Alta California reported that articles of incorporation for 1882 Kit Carson Consolidated Mining the company was flied early November 1860!!! They report the mines Company Stock How appropriate for a are in Mono County, said to be Calaveras County. William Feast was in Nevada mine to be called the Kit Carson. Aurora by 1861. He owned a cabin on the northeast corner of Silver It was Carson who was Fremont’s guide & Del Monte. He was the Mono County Treasurer and continued in through Nevada. # 217 for 2750 to E this capacity after Aurora was proven to be in Nevada. Feast was the Matthews. Signed by Randolph Cruger secretary of the West Wind, Fairy Queen, Utah, Gibraltar etc. He died in Aurora in 1864. Prag Collection Est. $600-1000 HWAC# 82007 and president Harry (?). Dateline New York 1882. Not cancelled. Underground mining vignette. Robert H Penfield printer. Vertical folds. No edge, corner, pin hole or discoloration issues. Sweet! If the name is great, the company didn’t seem to be. We could find no information on this mine. Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 88737 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 327

DAY 5 Monday, March 11 Mining / stock cerficates Lot# 5516 Gold Park, Nevada c1900’s Lot# 5522 Goldfield, Nevada 1907- Gold Park Mining Co Stock Rare 09 Goldfield/Great Bend, NV Mining Unissued #306. 1” bottom tear and Stocks (4) 4 Goldfield/Great Bend toning. Est. $50-100 HWAC# 89962 I/U stocks. Great Bend Fraction Mining 1907, Great Bend Extension 1909, Great Bend Annex Mines 1908, Goldfield Great Bend Mining 1907 Est. $100-250 HWAC# 89375 Lot# 5517 Goldfield, Nevada 1907 Early Goldfield Co Mines Stock with Wingfield Sig #7032 1st generation, 1907 with George Wingfield signature. Est. $100-150 HWAC# 90561 Lot# 5518 Goldfield, Nevada Goldfield Co Mining Stock with Different Sigs (7) 7 green. All different signature at vice president in presidents signing position. Est. $120-180 HWAC# 90560 Lot# 5519 Goldfield, Nevada Goldfield Con Mines Stock Issued to Women Lot# 5523 Goldfield, Nevada 1905-1907 Mining Companies of (10) 10 stocks issued to 10 different women, 9 green, 1 brown Est. $140- Central Goldfield, Nevada This is a collection of ten mining company 200 HWAC# 90319 stock certificates and a map of the central portion of the Goldfield Mining District where those companies held claims. the Albemarle Mining and Milling Company issued on January 5, 1905, for 2000 shares to E Sherman Robinson; Goldfield Commonwealth Mining Company issued on December 22, 1906, for 1000 shares to John King; the Goldfield-Lone Star Mining Company issued January 15, 1907, for 1000 shares to NAT BOAS (Nat Boas was a trader in San Francisco Lot# 5520 Goldfield, Nevada Goldfield Con who had connection to an exclusive right to private wire privileges Mines Stock with Wingfield Sigs Brown and in Goldfield allowing him to secure an advantage in the market for green, I/C, Geo Wingfield signatures.Both Goldfield mining stocks); Goldfield Lucky Strike Mining Company certs have pinholes and heavy creases Est. issued on November 17, 1906, for 1000 shares to A. S. Leitch; Two $150-250 HWAC# 90318 certificates for the Oakland-Goldfield Mining Company, both issued November 21, 1906 for 500 shares to A. O. Thueson Trustee (there is an Alma Thueson registered as the owner of a Ford in Wells, Nevada, in the 1919 List of Registered Automobiles in Nevada as recorded in the Journals of Senate and Assembly of the State of Nevada); Wonder Goldfield Mining Company issued on November 20, 1906, for 1000 shares to C.A. Earle Rinken; The Goldbutton Mining Company issued on January 4, 1905, for 1000 shares to A.S. Brooks Trustee; Goldfield Lot# 5521 Goldfield, Nevada 1906 Treasure Mining Company issued on October 19, 1906, for 500 shares -1914 Goldfield, Nevada, Mining to Frederick Butter; and finally there is a blank stock certificate of Stocks (10) This is a fine collection rather uniquely plain design for The Goldfield Sovereign Mining of ten stock certificates for mining Company incorporated in Wyoming. Also in this lot are two maps operations in Goldfield, Nevada, in showing the claims of various mining companies. One map shows the early 1900s. Included in this set which mines were producing ore valued between $25 and $100 per are The Atlantic Mines Company; ton, and those producing values over $100 per ton. Lastly, there is a Florence-Goldfield Mining Company prospectus document from the Downing Investment Company of (see S. Zanjani, pp 113-114); Goldfield Denver, Colorado, promoting the Goldfield Sovereign Mining Company. Combination Fraction Mining Company All of these items are in very good condition. Est. $200-300 HWAC# (see H. Shamberger, p 191, re: J.D. Jack Campbell, Reilly Lease); 88427 Goldfield Florence Extension Mining Company; Goldfield Kewanas Extension Mining Co (gold ink lettering on this one); Jumbo Extension Mining Company; Lou Dillon Goldfield Mining Company; The Red Top Extension Mining Company; Red Top Fraction Mining Company; and the Silver Pick Extension Mining Company (see H. Shamberger, pp 20,137, 188, and 211). This set comes with a colorful map of Goldfield mining claims which shows the locations of many of these mines. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 88421 328 March 2019

DAY 5 Monday, March 11 Mining / stock cerficates Lot# 5524 Goldfield, Nevada 1905-1912 Mining Companies of Lot# 5526 Goldfield, Nevada Northeastern Goldfield, Nevada Here is a wonderful, multi-item 1905-1909 Mining Companies of collection of mining stocks and other documents related to the Southwestern Goldfield, Nevada This northeastern portion of the Goldfield, Nevada, mining district. Included is an interesting collection of six mining are nine beautifully company stock certificates and a map rendered stock of the southwestern portion of the certificates, a Goldfield Mining District where those stock offer flyer, a companies held claims. Certificates stock subscription include Goldfield Eastern Star Mining form, a Western Company issued July 11, 1905, for 5000 shares to M.M. Loughrey; Union Telegram, Brown Bonanza Mining Company issued October 9, 1908, for 20 and a colored map shares to C.R. Douglass; Frisco Goldfield Mining Company issued on locating the mining July 8, 1905, for 500 shares to C.L. Richards, Trustee; The Goldfields company claims. Syndicate Mining Company issued November 30, 1906, for 100 shares Stock certificates to Edward Joseph Tolan; The Goldfield Sierra Mining Company issued include Goldfield January 12, 1909, for 500 shares to James P. Morris; and the Goldfield Banner Gold Big Bonanza Mining and Milling Company issued July 24, 1905, for 500 Mining Company shares to Isaac M. WIlliams. A colored claim map is include showing issued on September 2, 1907, for 333 shares to Miss M. Corgan and the location of the claims in this portion of the Goldfield District. All signed by Thomas J. Fisher, president, and John H. Pape, secretary; certificates are in good condition with beautiful lithograph vignettes. Goldfield American Mining Company issued on October 25, 1905, Est. $120-200 HWAC# 88426 for 250 shares to C.O. Coleman signed by L.W. Spear, president, and E Griswold, secretary; Goldfield Horseshoe Mining Company, issued Lot# 5527 Hamilton, Nevada 1869 August 5, 1907, for 1000 shares to J. W. Doudma signed by [illegible], Nevada Freehold Properties Trust president, and Charles Thomas, assistant secretary; Heart of Goldfield Certificate of 2 Pounds and Coupon Mining Company issued on March 31, 1906, for 100 shares to of Revision. I/U, signed by secretary Catherine Dillman signed by David Mackinzie, president, and Edmund illegible. Treasure Hill area. Est. $120- Wolcott, secretary; Panyan Goldfield Mining Company issued on 250 HWAC# 90571 April 13, 1906, for 2000 shares to S.H. Wheeler signed by W.J. Harris, president, and Eugene Howell, secretary; Goldfield-Noble Mining Company issued February 5, 1906, for 500 shares to T. Matchett signed by David Mackinzie, president, and Stephen A. Pinrel, secretary; Lou Dillon-Montezuma Mining Co. issued January 5, 1907 to Mrs. Fannie M. Brown signed by J.P. Jicerrell, president; The Rochester Goldfield Lot# 5528 Highland District, Lincoln Mining Company issued on April 17, 1905 for 500 shares to James F. Highland Canyon, Nevada 1874 O’Brien signed by J.D. MacMaster, president, and F. Harding, secretary; Consoldiated Mill & Mining Company Katherine-Goldfield Consolidated Mining Company issued on May 29, Stock # 430 for 50 shares to James 1912 for 500 shares to H.C. Snowden, Jr. Also included is a Special Final Battersly. Signed by James L Trask Offering flyer promoting the remaining 25% of available stock in the and president J Williams. Dateline San Goldfield-Noble Mining Company, a Cash/Installment Subscription Francisco 1874. Incorporated October Blank for Goldfield-Noble, and a Western Union Telegraph blank for 8, 1872. Stag vignette. Wheeler Phelan & Co. printer. Two vertical ordering Goldfield-Noble stock. This is a very interesting collection folds. Overall nice with no major issues. Not in Filer or McDonald & of historic items from this notable gold-producing region. Est. $200- Holabord or CDNC. Prag Collection Est. $150-250 HWAC# 88733 400 HWAC# 88425 Lot# 5529 Humboldt County, Nevada 1864 Utica Bullion Mining Company Lot# 5525 Goldfield, Nevada 1905-1907 Mining Companies of Northwestern Goldfield, Specimen Proof Specimen proof. c 186-. Two nice vignettes: allegorical Nevada This is a collection with eagle and shield and quaint of six mining company stock country scene. Geo. F Nesbitt of New certificates and a map of the York printer. Green on white. Glued to northwestern portion of the cardboard backing. rounded corners. Goldfield Mining District Fold on right. etc. On August 20, 1864 Under the so-called “Humboldt where those companies held Right”, the Utica Bullion Mining Company laid claim to use all the claims. Certificates include the waters of the Humboldt River. The mining company established a dam High Ore Gold Mining Company across the Humboldt River below the Humboldt lakes to process its ore. issued January 12, 1907, for The dam became a center of considerable controversy as it prevented 1000 shares to Mrs M.M. upstream migration of fish and was eventually blown up in June 1884 Walker; Goldfield Northern by a party of masked men, after which the mining company’s claim Mining Co. issued January 26, to any waters of the Humboldt River seemingly collapsed for want of 1907, for 1000 shares to M. use. [Nevada Water Basin Information and Chronology Series, http:// Macdonald; Chicago Goldfields water.nv.gov/mapping/chronologies/humboldt/] If you are lucky Mining Co. issued on February 27, 1908, for 1000 shares to Nate R. enough to won this unique piece of history, the University of Nevada Salsbury; Combination Annex Mining Company issued on February Special Collections deposit has the mining company records. “The bulk 1, 1907, for 1000 shares to Julius B. Stark; Goldfield Ore Producing of this collection consists of correspondence to Samuel Campbell from Company issued July 24, 1905, for 125 shares to L. L. Book; The Est. Walter Schmidt, providing reports of mining and milling operations of $200-300 HWAC# 88428 the Utica Bullion Mining Company and of the operations of the Desert Crystal Salt Company. Other documents contained in the collection include legal documents such as contracts, mining laws, water and mineral claims, deeds, agreements, abstracts of title, certificate of incorporation, bylaws, and court orders.” A visit there would seem very enlightening. Prag Colelction Est. $100-200 HWAC# 77050 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 329

DAY 5 Monday, March 11 Mining / stock cerficates Lot# 5530 Humboldt County - Buena Vista District, Nevada 1863 Empire Gold and Silver Mining Company Unissued. Territorial. Located at the Empire Ledge, Buena Vista District, Nevada Territory. Lady Liberty vignette. Kenny & Alexander printers. Dateline Unionville, Humboldt Co., N. T. Bottom right corner torn. Nick at bottom left fold. Est. $60-100 HWAC# 88721 Lot# 5531 Humboldt County - Buena Vista District, Nevada 1864 Kentucky Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock This is a great Nevada Territorial Stock for a collector. It is NUMBER 1. It is actually dateline Unionville. All three names seem to be found in Thompson and West. # 1 for 130 Lot# 5533 Humboldt County - Sierra District, Nevada 1864 Great shares to WIlliam Weatherlow. Signed by FW Blake and president Basin Mining Company Stock Incorporated in 1863. Issued to J.D. John H Neal. Dateline Unionville 1864. Not cancelled. Cornucopia and Hunt for 50 shares in 1864. Signed by president Jno. Williams and lady vignettes. Simple design. Kenny & Alexander printers from San secretary George A. Hill. Wonderful vignette at top right showing Francisco. Pin hole at fold intersections. Nicks around the border. Small frontiersmen on one side and Indians on the other overlooking the rip right border. In 1862 FW Blake was an original member of Carson Great Basin. This is a classic portrayal of the Great Basin in 1864. Black City’s Odd Fellows Lodge. There is a John M Neal who was an original border and print. Humboldt Co. N. T printed on certificate. Datelined member of the Nevada Democratic Party. 1860 William Weatherlow San Francisco. Printer - Britton & Co. Uncancelled. Corner fold upper was living in Susanville witch was often considered in the Nevada left and small stain bottom border. This is an important certificate Territory. He wrote a letter to the Governor of the Utah Territory for a number of reasons. First, the vignette shows the classical reporting on an attempt to negotiate with the Pah-Ute Indians. Very representation of the Great Basin at a time when life there was difficult Interesting. Later in 1860 Captain Weatherlow had a party of men for miners and Indians. The two cultures clashed. Battles were hard scouting around Pyramid Lake after the Battle of Pyramid Lake. Prag fought. This is also the first time we have seen the phrase “Great Collection Est. $500-800 HWAC# 88719 Basin” that Fremont coined when he crossed it in the 1840’s. The term was not well adapted into Nevada language until many decades later. Humboldt County silver mines were discovered right after the Comstock. They were in such a remote location, however, that getting to and from Unionville and surrounding mining camps required risk of life from both the lack of food and water, and conflicts with Indians. The Great Basin Co. owned the Auld Lange Syne, Clydesdale, Occidental, Neptune, Las Tablas, and Frost mines near Dun Glen, the central mining camp for the Sierra District, just south of the Humboldt River south of Winnemucca. The Company had built a mill, which was the only one still standing in 1866. Mining came at a time before records of production were kept, though local owners in Winnemucca in the early 1900’s claims about $200,000 in silver and gold had been produced there. George Hill was a real estate agent, and Hunt a merchant in San Francisco. The claims of the Great Basin Co. were among those first patented in Humboldt County. The property (not the company) remained active for at least five decades, and may have then changed names. (Ref: Stretch 1867, Clayton 1865, Vanderburg, 1865 SF Dir.) Est. $800-1500 HWAC# 88720 Lot# 5532 Humboldt County - Buena Vista District, Nevada 1864 (1865) Mount Vista Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock # 435 for 1 share issued to John M Waggoner. Signed by president John Lot# 5534 Humboldt County - Star PM Kennedy and J Chapman. Four vignettes: steam ship, lady with City, Nevada 1864 Amazon Gold and shield. miner with pick and steam train. Dateline New York 1865. Silver Mining Company Stock # 66 Incorporated February of 1864. 25c Certificate revenue stamp. Not for 10 shares to Hugh Mockdall(?). cancelled. Although this is a little older than most of the certificates we Signed by JJ Dunne and president (?). have seen for this company, it is in far better shape. It does have some Writing is faded from age. Dateline discoloration on right, corner fold bottom left,etc. It is one of the very Star City, Humboldt County, N. T. few Nevada Territorial stocks with much color. The company stamp is 1864, Incorporated June 9, 1863. bright red and written in red is ‘New Issue / Full paid & unassessable.’ Not cancelled. Light peper stock and fragile. Nicks and tears around Stretch lista all of the active claims in Humboldt County in 1865/66 entire border. Discoloration on right. Mill vignette. Allegorical woman sand the Mount Visa isn’t one of them. A nice example! Prag Collection holding sword vignette. Bluish green underprint ‘Amazon’. Towne Est. $600-900 HWAC# 88718 & Bacon printer. The Star district is located on the east slope of the northern Humboldt Range, generally between Tehama Canyon and Coyote Canyon. The original Star district was confined to the region drained by Star Canyon. Certificate is not listed in McDonald and Halbird’s early work. Prag Collection Est. $500-800 HWAC# 88725 330 March 2019

DAY 5 Monday, March 11 Mining / stock cerficates Lot# 5535 Ione, Nevada 1865 Lot# 5538 Peavine District - Washoe Knickerbocker & Nevada Silver County, Nevada 1875 Cleopatra Gold Mining Company Stock Mines & Silver Mining Company Stock Rare located in the Union Mining District. Peavine Mountain stock certificate. The Knickerbocker & Nevada Mining # 106 for 500 shares to Mrs Lizzie Company came to life in 1865. On March Perkins. Sainge by John Hallahan and 20th a meeting was held in New York president WIlliam, Curliss. Dateline to discuss offering stock options. The Reno 1875. Incorporated July 10, 1874. Not cancelled. Tunnel opening meeting describes the Knickerbocker vignette. AL Bancroft printer. Location: Peavine District. Color is aged. as actually three mines: Phoenix, Olive, some wrinkles. At least 8 assessment notices through 1877 in the local and Lockwood. (As we recall we have seen a Phoenix Stock Certificate Reno paper, but no information on any progress the mine was making! come through here at one time.) They point out that 3 is better than Not listed in Filer or in McDonald & Holabird. Prag Collection Est. 1. They notice goes on to say that by June of 1865 the president will $100-200 HWAC# 88728 be out in Nevada with machinery. A second meeting was held on August 1, 1865. And, my how promising things were. The president Lot# 5539 Reese River, Nevada 1863 had arrived and found that a tunnel was being run at the Phoenix. It Honest Miner Gold and Silver Mining was a lateral tunnel which “obviates hoisting, drains the mine, etc.” Company Stock # 41 for 11 shares to The ore at the Olive has been ordained as “unusually good, for so near H Bradley. Signed by JA Drinkhouse and president HH Allen. Allen the surface.” Recent assays show the Olive at $650 per ton, Phoenix was also president of the Whitlach Gold and Silver. Drinkhouse in one at $736.64 and Lockwood at $888.32. The minutes confirm that the advertisement was listed as the secretary to 17 Reese River mining mine is in the Union Mining district at Ione. A third meeting was held companies. Dateline San Francisco 1863. Incorporated July 10, 1863. on October 22, 1866 just about one year later. Here is was announced 25c Bond revenue stamp. Not cancelled. Vignette of an ‘Honest Miner.” that the mines “for all present purposes proved to be worthless.” Since Britton & Co printer. Underprint ‘Lander Co. N. T.’ Wrinkles, corner a large sum of money had already been spent and since they had a folds and toning upper left. Prag Collection Est. $400-700 HWAC# steam driven, twenty stamp mill up and running, it was approved to 90508 buy the “Great Eastern” mines. But capital is very short. So desperate are the times that the stock holders would either have to agree to sell the company or come up with $050,00 immediately. The suggestion was that they offer another round of stocks. These would be preferred stocks and dividends would be paid back at twenty-five per cent per annum. So where does this stock certificate fit in all of this? It was issued on September 5, 1867. It is preferred stock. It says on the stock certificate that “Dividends [will be paid] at the rate of twenty-five per cent per annum payable annually [written in pen from August 24, 1867] on the first Tuesday of May....” And with that we do not hear of this company again. This is a # 153, issued for 20 shares to William Vail of New Market , New Jersey on September 6, 1865. Signed by George N Taylor (president) and Frank Fuller (secretary). Not cancelled. Printed on thin paper with an ornate border and underground mining vignette by Hatch & Co., New York. Trimmed tight on the left, toning, wrinkled folds and some creases. 8.5” x 10.25” [Information on the Knickerbocker was found at the Nevada Historical Society.] Est. $200- Lot# 5540 Reese River, Nevada 1864 Live Yankee Gold and Silver 300 HWAC# 88738 Mining Company No. 2 Stock # 18 for 20 shares to Silas Fuller. Silas Fuller is listed as a speculator in the 1864 Langley directory. Signed Lot# 5536 Lander County, Lewis by secretary Jonathan Hunt Jr. and president Myles D Young(?). District, Nevada 1881 Eagle Silver Dateline San Francisco 1864. Incorporated February 23, 1864. 25c Mining Company Stock # 358 for Power of Att’y revenue stamp. Not cancelled. Mountain mill vignette. 100 shares to William Clark. Signed by Thomas L Carpenter and vice Female soldier with sword that says , ‘UNION.’ Francis, Valentine & Co. president R Lincoln. Dateline New York 1881. Incorporated 1881. printer. Torn lower left. This stock certificate is one of the Front Street Location: Lewis Dist., Lander County, Nevada. Pen cancelled 1883. consortium. Instead of investing in stock, they invested in mining Eagle and Shield vignette. American Bank Note printer. Pin holes. companies and sold stock. This group of San Franciscans Benjamin Otherwise no edge, corner or discoloration issues. Very Fine!!! The Silliman Jr to promote their companies. The report neatly ties together Eagle Silver Mining Company was sold at a sheriff’s sale in 1889. Prag and describes the 30 mines. However an assay of over $5000 a ton Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 90517 should have given an investor pause. Ore could be worked for $40 to $50 a ton. The big Comstock companies were working at $100 a ton. Lot# 5537 Manhattan, Nevada Benjamin Silliman, Jr. was essentially a hired gun. Benjamin Silliman, Manhattan, NV Stock Collection (8) 8 Sr., a Yale chemist, had been one of America’s preeminent scientists, stocks from Manhattan, NV. Manhattan and the son had closely followed the father’s footsteps, specializing in Bonanza Copper, Manhattan Virginia chemistry, mineralogy and metallurgy, serving often as a consultant to Gold Mining, Manhattan Higgins government, business and industry. H. (Henry) W. Bradley, President Mining, Manhattan Gold Mines, of the Chicago, was a partner in the photographic art gallery Bradley Manhattan Isabella Mining, Manhattan and Rulofson, 429 Montgomery St., and an importer and jobber of Dexter Mining Co of Manhattan, Assoc. photographic and ambrotype materials, 622 Clay St. R. (Richard) W. Mines of Manhattan, Manhattan Giant Mining Est. $100-120 HWAC# Heath, President of the Apollo and the Black Ledge, was a member 90575 of Heath & (Charles R.) Allen, commission merchants and dealers in tobacco and wood, and Consulate for San Salvador, 609 Front St. [The Bradley Find: Scripophily of a Nevada Mining Venture by Mahler] Prag Collection Est. $500-700 HWAC# 88712 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 331

DAY 5 Monday, March 11 Mining / stock cerficates Lot# 5541 Reese River, Nevada 1863 Lot# 5544 Reese River, Nevada 1864 Lo Lane Gold and Silver Mining Nevada Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock We have not seen this Company Stock #69 for 7 1/2 shares certificate before. # 8 for 5 shares to to JJ Williams. Signed by PC Lander HW Bradley. Signed by RW Heath and president and (?). Is Lander a relative secretary (?). Dateline San Francisco of Colonel Lander and namesake of 1863. Incorporated July 9, 1863. Lander oOunty? Dateline San Francisco 25c Insurance revenue stamp. Not 1864. Incorporated July 28, 1863. Small cancelled. Staining on back shows through Wrinkles. Overall nice. 5c and 20 revenue stamps. Not cancelled. Unique Native American Mountain mining vignette and semi-nude allegorical woman vignette. with pick searching for gold. Britton & Co. printer. ‘Lander County, N. Britton & Co. printer. This stock certificate is one of the Front Street T.’ is inside a heart. No edge, corner, pin hole or discoloration issues. consortium. Instead of investing in stock, they invested in mining PLeasing to the eye. Prag Collection Est. $500-900 HWAC# 88707 companies and sold stock. This group of San Franciscans Benjamin Silliman Jr to promote their companies. The report neatly ties together Lot# 5545 Reese River, Nevada 1863 and describes the 30 mines. However an assay of over $5000 a ton (1865) Old Colony Silver Mining should have given an investor pause. Ore could be worked for $40 to Company Stock # 35 for 50 shares to $50 a ton. The big Comstock companies were working at $100 a ton. George H Howard. Signed by Henry Benjamin Silliman, Jr. was essentially a hired gun. Benjamin Silliman, O Howard and George H Howard (a Sr., a Yale chemist, had been one of America’s preeminent scientists, real family affair). Shares worth $500 and the son had closely followed the father’s footsteps, specializing in making the certificate worth $25,000. chemistry, mineralogy and metallurgy, serving often as a consultant to A nice hefty sum for the president. government, business and industry. H. (Henry) W. Bradley, President Dateline 1865 San Francisco. Incorporated September 1863. Not of the Chicago, was a partner in the photographic art gallery Bradley cancelled. Steam train vignette. Robbins & Co. printer. No edge, corner and Rulofson, 429 Montgomery St., and an importer and jobber of or pinhole issues. Very light coloring on right side, possible residue photographic and ambrotype materials, 622 Clay St. R. (Richard) W. from a revenue stamp. Incorporated in September of 1863 and on Heath, President of the Apollo and the Black Ledge, was a member September 23rd of said year a 50 cent assessment was levied. There of Heath & (Charles R.) Allen, commission merchants and dealers in was also an Old Colony Gold and Silver MIning Company in 1863 tobacco and wood, and Consulate for San Salvador, 609 Front St. [The from Reese River. Same secretary! Same Company? In March of 1865 Bradley Find: Scripophily of a Nevada Mining Venture by Mahler] Prag assessments were still being rlevied. But we found no production Collection Est. $600-900 HWAC# 88711 information. According to McDonald and Holabird’s early work, known dates for this certificate were 1863 to 1864. Prag Collection Lot# 5542 Reese River, Nevada 1864 Est. $400-600 HWAC# 88714 Massachusetts Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock Location: Lot# 5546 Reese River, Nevada 1863 Massachusetts Ledge. Incorporated Pomona Gold and Silver MIning February 23, 1864. Cert# 26. Issued Company Stock # 34 for 10 shares to P to Silas Fuller on June 22, 1864 for 20 Monroe. Signed by William T Stanford shares. Signed by secretary John Hind and president S DeWolfe. Dateline Jr (sp) and president Miles (sp). No San Francisco 1863. Incorporated edge, corner, discoloration or pin hole issues. A 25 cent (Power of August 12, 1863. Not cancelled. Large Att’y revenue stamp appears on the upper left corner. Measures 10 x fold bottom right corner. Nicks from 5.25”. Vignette of flag-draped woman (left border) and small vignette cutting stock (?) bottom border. Otherwise very nice. Mines located of dog next to safe (bottom center). Printed by Francis, Valentine at the Pomona Ledge, Lander County, N. T. Kenny & Alexander & Co., SF. White settlers began to arrive in Lander County in 1862- printers. Vignette of allegorical woman riding a stag. Small 20c and 5c 63. Many settled around the Reese River in hopes of striking it rich. Agreement Revenue stamps. Original trustees were DeWolfe, Stanford, Though several mining camps emerged in those early years, only two WS Higgins, P Chander, and JS Wall. Pomona was incorporated by the survived to the mid 1860s. A few more mining camps were established same group that did the Marie Muller, Guttenberg, Bonita, Batavia, etc. in the 1870s and 80s, but they too failed. Mining success from Austin Prag Collection Est. $400-600 HWAC# 88716 drew many away from the area [Paher, Nevada Ghost Towns & Mining Lot# 5547 Reese River, Nevada 1864 Camps, 1970, p. 159] Not listed in Filer. Silas Fuller is listed as a San Francisco Gold and Silver Mining speculator in the 1864 Langley directory. The mining company is not listed. Est. $500-700 HWAC# 88709 Company Stock #20 for 20 shares to S Fuller. Signed by J Hunt Jr. and Lot# 5543 Reese River, Nevada 1863 president Miles D Sweeney. Dateline Monte Leone Gold & Silver Mining San Francisco 1864. Incorporated Feb. Company Stock # 114 for 10 shares to 23, 1864. Marvelous allegorical woman William Messer. Signed bt PH Bush and inside a fancy scroll on left by Heastman. J Bluxome Jr. president. dateline San Also sun rising over Lighthouse on a bay. Certainly San Francisco Bay Francisco 1863. Incorporated May 14, or representing the bay? Printer Francis Valentine. Small 5c and 20 1863. 25c Certificate revenue stamp. revenue stamps. Not cancelled. Two small stains top border center. No Not cancelled. Eagle and flag vignette. apparent issues. Very nice indeed. Location: Sweeney Ledge. Signed by Robbins & Co. printer. Blue underoprint $130,000. One stain upper president Mike Sweeney! Sweeney was an importer and jobber wines right border. Very nice condition with no edge or corner issues. We and liquors. Office 709 Sansom. Silas Fuller is listed as a speculator found reference to the company on August 24, 1863 announcing in the 1864 Langley directory. Prag Collection Est. $500-700 HWAC# an annual meeting. The president was Isaac Bluxome Jr. He was, of 88708 all things, in iron and coal and was a stockbroker. His office was at 206 Front Street. William D Messer was a commission merchant at 206 Front Street. These two obviously knew each other! [1863 San Francisco Directory] Prag Collection Est. $500-700 HWAC# 88713 332 March 2019

DAY 5 Monday, March 11 Mining / stock cerficates Lot# 5548 Reese River, Nevada 186 Lot# 5552 Reese River - Summit Upper Lander Gold and SIlver District, Nevada 1864 Gem Hill Silver Mining Company Stock # 51 for Mining & Tunnel Company Stock 5 shares to Robert (?). Signed by # 98 for 2 shares to M J Goodfellow. William H Knight (professional mining Signed by Henry S Dent and William secretary) and CN Kellogg. Dateline H Ladd. Dateline 1864 San Francisco. 1863 San Francisco. Incorporated Incorporated July 6, 1863. Not April 16, 1863, 25c Certificate revenue cancelled. 25c Power of Atty’ revenue stamp. Ledges: Gem, Eclipse and stamp. Not Cancelled. Staggs on the run, patriot holding flag and miner Georgia. Each is 1800 feet. Towne & Bacon printer. Slight upper left with pick vignettes. Red underprint’$120,000.’ Robbins & Co. printer. corner issue. Otherwise extremely nice. Kingston as the principal city No edge, corner, pin hole or discoloration issues. Excellent condition. in the Summit District. It was an early gold and silver camp located The Wisconsin Tunnel Company had the same quarterly meeting. This in the Big Smoky Valley east of Austin and north of Round Mountain. company had no record of production,nor was listed by Browne in The Kingston Mine was the largest in the district and through modern 1867 as active. It was either a prospect that never panned out or just a times produced more than $100, This mine was not listed as a scam. [Filer] Prag Collection Est. $400-600 HWAC# 88715 producer. One of three Ladd properties in this auction: Alhambra, Gem Hills, and Osceola. Ladd was a San Francisco Real Estate Broker. Prag Lot# 5549 Reese River - Big Creek, Collection Est. $500-700 HWAC# 88724 Nevada 1863 Phoebus Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock # 37 Lot# 5553 Reese River - Summit for 5 shares to WD Messer. Signed by District, Nevada 1864 Osceola Hill M Allison Wheeler (oft used mining Silver Mining and Tunnel Company secretary) and SA Parker. Dateline San # 108 for 75 shares to Christian Reis. Francisco 1863. Incorporated August Signed by Henry S Dent and William 12, 1863. Not cancelled. 25c Protest H Ladd. Dateline 1864 San Francisco. revenue stamp. Two vignettes: Native american and three people Incorporated July 6, 1863. Not celebrating the sun coming up (or going down depending on how cancelled. 25c Power of Atty’ revenue stamp. Ledges: Alto, Osceola, this stock was doing we assume?). Valentine & Co. printer. Green Margarita and Blue. Each is 1500 feet. Towne & Bacon printer. Top left underprint ‘Reese River.’ No pin holes corner, edge or discoloration corner rounded and right corners have folds. Kingston as the principal issues. Extremely clean. Company named for the God of light. his city in the Summit District. It was an early gold and silver camp located certificate was purchased during that assessment period. Prag in the Big Smoky Valley east of Austin and north of Round Mountain. Collection Est. $500-700 HWAC# 88710 The Kingston Mine was the largest in the district and through modern times produced more than $100, This mine was not listed as a producer. Lot# 5550 Reese River - Santa One of three Ladd properties in this auction: Alhambra, Gem Hills, and Fe District, Nevada 1864 Kenndy Osceola. Ladd was a San Francisco Real Estate Broker. Prag Collection Company Stock # 129 for 10 shares to Est. $500-0 HWAC# 88723 Patrick Welsh. Signed by MJ Power and president JA McDonald. Dateline 1864 Lot# 5554 Royston, Nevada 1934 Virginia. Incorporated June 10, 1863. Royston Coalition Mine Stocks and 25c Power of Att’y revenue stamp. Docs I/U #422 SE Williams 500 shares Not cancelled. Location: Mammoth 1934. Also 1951 and 1956 letters on Ledge, Santa Fe District, Lander County, N. T. Mountain mill and flag company letterhead, 1959 stockholder vignettes. Towne & Bacon printer. Cut unevenly top right. Fold bottom report Est. $60-100 HWAC# 90562 right corner. No edge, pin hole or discoloration issues. The district is sometimes divided into the Santa Fe district, on the north, and the Bunker Hill or Victorine district, on the south. Est. $500-800 HWAC# 88727 Lot# 5551 Reese River - Summit Lot# 5555 San Francisco Mining District, Nevada 1864 Alhambra Hill District, White Pine County, Nevada Silver Mining and Tunnel Company 1869 Hercules Gold and Silver Mining Stock # 132 for 20 shares to DJ Company Stock # 42 for 200 shares to Hessy A Benjamin. Signed Oullahan. Signed by Henry S Dent and by CS Haley and president SH Brown. Dateline San Francisco 1869. William H Ladd. Dateline 1864 San Incorporated June 29, 1869. 25c Bond revenue stamp. Not cancelled. Francisco. Incorporated July 6, 1863. Orinal trustees were Ferd. Vassault, WG Waymar, TJ Dunning, WK Not cancelled. 25c Power of Atty’ revenue stamp. Ledges: Empire, Leveridge and Brown. Assessment # 1 was levied eleven days after Alba and Alhambra. Each is 2100 feet. Towne & Bacon printer. Top incorporation. Light staining left. Uneven cut. Still this is one of the right corner rounded and some light discoloration along tob border. crispest stocks from the 1860’s we have seen. Prag Collection Est. On April 13, 1864 the Daily Alta California reported on the Alhambra, $200-300 HWAC# 90510 Gem and Osceola properties. The Alhambra have been running a tunnel through hard rock day and night for months at a cost of $25 to $40 per foot. They are within a few feet of their ledge. Once hit, they expect to impress the natives. The lode is 12 feet wide and will assay up to $1,000 a ton! Kingston as the principal city in the Summit District. It was an early gold and silver camp located in the Big Smoky Valley east of Austin and north of Round Mountain. The Kingston Mine was the largest in the district and through modern times produced more than $100, This mine was not listed as a producer. One of three Ladd properties in this auction: Alhambra, Gem Hills, and Osceola. Ladd was a San Francisco Real Estate Broker. Prag Collection Est. $500-700 HWAC# 88722 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 333

DAY 5 Monday, March 11 Mining / stock cerficates Lot# 5556 Santa Fe District, Nevada Lot# 5561 Tonopah, Nevada 1921 1879 Southern Nevada Mining West End Con. Mining Stock I/U Company Stock Rare Reno, Nevada #14576 signed by FM Smith known dateline. Location only identified by as “Borax” Smith 1921. Est. $60-80 four ledges: Sunrise Ledge, Badger HWAC# 89357 Ledge, Jennie Ledge and London Ledge. Company owns 1,500 feet of each! # 589 for 100 shares. To AH Allen. Signed by secretary M Lippman and George Lot# 5562 Treasure Hill, Nevada 1869 King vice president. Incorporated Independence Consolidated Mining 1878. Underground mining vignette. Hatch Little Company of New Company Stock #69. Issued to J Clem York printer. Not cancelled. Some wrinkling, rounded corner, etc. Still Uhler, Trustee for 50 shares on April 26, no major issues. There has been some confusion as to its location. 1869, datelined San Francisco. Signed The Reno Gazette Journal of October 28, 1879 gives us a start. There by M. J. McDonald president and R. is an assessment notice for this company located in Esmeralda from Wegener secretary. Vignette of George Washington on a reared up secretary M Lippman. An article in the Boston Globe In 1879 finds they horse. Incorporated on March 18, 1869; capitalized at $2,000,000; own the Jennie, Reno, Badger, and London lodes. The article goes on to 20,000 shares at $100 per. Black border and print. Uncancelled. say that a good wagon road and plenty of water, timber and charcoal Printer - C. Harrison, SF. 4 x 9”. Printed around the vignette are the are available. EJ Thompson is foreman (formerly of the Consolidated names of the lodes with the total length, these include “Independence, Virginia). The Southern Nevada is located in the Santa Fe district 6000 ft; Vallejo, 800 ft; Glengarry, 1000 ft; Bernadotte, 1000 ft; Black which covers the southern Gabbs Valley Range, east of Luning. The Prince, 1000 ft and Edward Everett, 1000 ft.” Printed at top “Treasure district extends from Stewart Valley on the east to Soda Spring Valley Hill, White Pine Mining District, Nevada.” In less than two years, over on the west, and includes the area around Black Dyke Mountain in the 13,000 claims were located on Treasure Hill; most of them were never eastern Garfield Hills, west of Luning. It is located 27 miles northwest worked. By 1868, Treasure Hill’s population swelled to 6,000. Probably of Belleville. Prag Collection Est. $200-300 HWAC# 89403 as much as $20 million in silver was mined by 1880 (Paher). Twenty- five cent revenue stamp affixed at the left. Very fine. Prag Collection Lot# 5557 Storey County, Nevada Est. $200-400 HWAC# 77046 1881 Western Amalgamating and Reduction Co of New Jersey Stock A Lot# 5563 Tuscarora, Nevada 1879 unique Comstock amalgamating stock Independence Mining Company that we have not seen before. We could Stock #5553, issued for 100 shares to GB not find any info on this company. #3 Bayley trustee. Signed by S. Browne as I/U to ?H Chandler 50 shares 1881, president and Jno. E. Dixon as secretary. signed by President Thompson. Dateline San Francisco. Incorporated Creases, lower left dogear. Est. $200- August 3, 1877. The Independence was 300 HWAC# 90609 a good small mine with an output of just over $600,000 during 1878- 1886. By 1884 it was levying heavy assessments. It was one of 6 mines Lot# 5558 Tonopah, Nevada in an east-west band through the center of the district. This certificate Halifax Tonopah Mining Company is in better condition than the one sold in Filer II. Tuscarora District, Uncancelled 100 shares @ $1 each of Elko County, Nevada printed at the bottom. 5 x 10. One of the lesser Halifax Tonopah Mining Company cert. seen Tuscarora certificates. Two assessment stamps on back and one # 1091 issued to H. B. Walker on Apr 27, dividend stamp. Uncancelled. Very nice condition. Pin holes. (Prag 1912. Assigned May 9, 1912. Inc. under Collection) Est. $100-300 HWAC# 77047 laws of UT. Brown border with raised beige company seal. Mine located at Lot# 5564 Tuscarora, Nevada 1876 Tonopah, NV. West End Consolidated Rowe Silver Mining Company Stock Mining Co. controlled 185 acres on # 29 (early) for 100 shares to James the southwest side of the Tonopah Mining Company’s property. The B Best trustee. Endorsed on reverse. company also controlled the Halifax-Tonopah Mining Company and Signed by Charles E Corvis president leased land from Jim Butler. Located in Nye, Co., Tonopah District, and HP (?) secretary. Datelined San state of Nevada. Principal metal is silver. Printed: RMBN Co. Prag Francisco 1876. Incorporated April collection. Est. $100-150 HWAC# 91038 29, 1876. Not cancelled. Portrait of Mr. Rowe (we presume) in center. Geo. H Baker printer. No edge, corner, Lot# 5559 Tonopah, Nevada Tonopah pin hole or discoloration issues. Not in Filer or McDonald & Holabird and Goldfield Railroad Stock or Balch or CDNC or newspapers.com. Prag Collection Est. $150-250 Unissued #139 fractional scrip for HWAC# 88734 common stock. Rare, crisp and unfolded Est. $100-200 HWAC# 89959 Lot# 5565 Virginia City, Nevada Consolidated Virginia Mining Co stock 12 cancelled stock certificates @ $1 each from Consolidated Virginia Mining Co., registered with Lot# 5560 Tonopah, Nevada Tonopah/ Nevada Agency and Trust Co, Reno, NV. Dated from 1936 - 1938. Mining district: Virginia, NV. Adhesive RN stamps. Est. $60-100 Goldfield, NV Mining Stocks (7) 7 HWAC# 91079 Tonop/Goldfield stocks. Philadelphia Tonopah Mining, Reorganized Booth Mining Co of Goldfield, Tonopah Extension Mining, 3 Red Hill Florence Mining, Tonopah Gipsy Queen Mining Est. $100-120 HWAC# 90584 334 March 2019

DAY 5 Monday, March 11 Mining / stock cerficates Lot# 5566 White Pine County, Nevada Lot# 5570 , Nevada Mono Mining 1869 New Era Gold and Silver Mining Co. of Nevada 1,250 shares of Mono Company # 37 for 25 shares to James Mining Co. of NV cert. # 820 issued Battersby. Signed by D McLaren and to Ang E. Anderson, pres. on Feb 28, John Currey. Dateline San Francisco 1925 signed by Alvin E. Stein, secy and 1869. Incorporated March 8, 1869. Ore A. S. Anderson, VP. Grey border and wagon and mill vignette. Not cancelled. gold company seal. Principal Office: 25c BOnd revenue stamp. Bottom left Sweetwater, NV., resident agent W. H. corner has a fold. Otherwise no corner, edge, pin hole or discoloration Roach. Inc NV. 6 small vignettes of issues. Original trustees were Battersly, Currey, Eston, Reynolds, miners working in each corner and Hutchinson, Chamberlain and Shepard. Prag Collection Est. $120- 1 larger one in top left corner of 4 working miners. According to 200 HWAC# 90432 Mines Handbook 1924, the Mono Mining Co., incorp. Feb. 3, 1922. Company owned 35 claims and a mill site, including Silverado and Lot# 5567 White Pine Mining Kentuck mines, in Patterson District, Mono County. Date 1922. District, White Pine County, Nevada Printed: GOES 93. Prag collection. Est. $50-100 HWAC# 77233 1869 Silver Star Mining Company Stock #79 for 10 shares to George Lot# 5571 , Nevada Nevada Mining W McClellan. Signe by George W and Stocks with Notable Sigs (4) DVM McClellan. Dateline San Francisco California Divide Mining signed by TL 1869. Incorporated March 12, 1869. Oddie, Rosetta Mines signed by January Not cancelled. Allegorical vignette. Jones-a scammer, Re-organized Victory Women’s Co-operative Union Print. Heavy folds. Some discoloration. Divide Mining signed by D’Arcymini- We could not find any information online about the printing company. Wingfield’s right hand man, Tonopah It must, however, be an early and historically important woman’s Divide Mining signed by EB Brougher-a company. Prag Collection Est. $240-400 HWAC# 88731 Tonopah mover and shaker. Est. $100-150 HWAC# 89821 Lot# 5568 White Pine Mining District, Lot# 5572 , Nevada New Monte Cristo White Pine County, Nevada 1869 South Mining Co. CC Julian Sig 100 shares of Featherstone Silver Mining Company New Monte Cristo Mining Co cert. # Stock EARLY # 9 for 20 shares to H 15251 dated Feb 3, 1921 issued to Mrs. Farrier. Signed by Charles Kellogg and Julius Farrell. Inc. NV. Based in Reno, president Hiram Tubbs. Dateline San NV. Blue border and company seal. Francisco 1869. Incorporated April 20, Vignette of the company’s logo, hand 1869. Allegorical vignette covered by signed by C.C. Julian, pres., H.B. Flasher, 25c revenue stamp. Frank Eastman printer. Hiram Tubbs (1824-1897) secy. Julian was a swindler from LA was a well-to-do businessman who lived in East Oakland in the 1800s. which led to the largest financial fiasco in Southern California history. He arrived in California in 1853. He and his brothers created the Tubbs Julian was main character of the book “The Great Los Angeles Swindle.” Cordage Company selling ropes to mining companies. His is credited Joined forces with a Texan named S.C. Lewis incorporating company with the Oakland, Brooklyn and Fruitvale Railroad, a street car system to create an oil refining company, The Julian Petroleum Company that ran up 12th Street to 13th Avenue and for twenty years it was the (known as “Julian Pete”). Lewis soon took control of Julian Pete. Put only connection to East Oakland other than 7th Street. He’s known for in play strategies such as hiring one FBI accountant investigating the creating the Tubbs Hotel, a luxurious hotel that stood at 5th Avenue company. Things were heating up at Leadfield, but commission put and East 12th Street, and also as one of the founders of Mountain View a stop to Julian selling his mining company’s stock. That occurred as Cemetery. [Oakland wiki] Original trustees for this company were company hit the ore it was looking for, but it was low-grade. Company Tubbs, Kellogg, FA Hamden, William K Flint, and HJ Davis. Serious did not get a chance to search for higher grade ore. C.C. Julian later discoloration center bottom and light discoloration through out. pulled off some scams in Arizona and Oklahoma with the C.C. Julian Oil Corner folds. Est. $240-400 HWAC# 88730 & Royalties Company before he fled to Shanghai where he committed suicide in 1933. Scandal changed the state’s banking industry, Lot# 5569 , Nevada Mettacom Silver influenced state law and helped alter the political face of LA and Mining Co of Reese River 7 shares of Southern California by reinforcing the powers of the regulators. SF’s Mettacom Silver Mining Co. of Reese Bank of America also won in this battle, for the scandal broke several River cert. # 422 issued to Chas F. Gray banks in the southland (some of which were ultimately acquired by B on Dec 26, 1866. Signed by Chas Gray, of A) and changed the laws that had kept the northern bank to a very secy and F. Machim, pres. Red adhesive limited business in the LA region. Printed: Jeffries Lithograph Co. Los co. seal, adhesive RN stamp. Inc under Angeles U.S.A. Prag collection. Est. $150-200 HWAC# 91041 the laws of the state of NY. Vignette of 2 women, 1 with flag and another with basket with horse between them. Bottom border “Mining Works Near Austin, Nevada.” Reese River district covered a mineral area of 15 square miles, formed in 1862 with 1st discoveries in Pony Canyon. Austin, NV became county seat soon after discovery. Average production in this area of Lander Co. approx. $296.26/ton. This mine produced as much as $600-$1000/ton. Printed: M .R. Dennis & Co., Newark, NJ. Prag collection. Est. $120-200 HWAC# 77225 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 335

DAY 5 Monday, March 11 Mining / stock cerficates Lot# 5576 , NV-CA-AZ Yucca Cyanide, Yuma Copper & Mojave Tungsten stock 1) 1,000 shares of Mojave Annex Tungsten Co. cert. #142 issued to J. M. Whitney on May 21, 1918. Signed by Jos B, Eveur, pres. and J. M Shomson, secy. Gold border and seal. Vignette of working miners. Assigned by Clard Louise Pedkey, Executrix for estate of J. M. Whtney. Located: Clark Mountain district, San Bernardino Co., CA. Printed: Grimes-Stassforth Stationary Co. LA 25296. 2) 50 shares of Yuma Copper Co cert. #2025 issued to Paine, Weber & Co on Feb 8, 1910. Assigned. Feb. 17, 1910. Brown border. Inc. under laws of Territory AZ. 3) 500 shares of Yucca Cyanide Mining and Milling Co. @ $2 each, cert #2014 issued to Dr. H. F. Williams, on Jan. 2, 1906. Signed by C. D. Pickering, secy. Grey border, gold adhesive company seal. Main Office - LA, CA. 3 vignettes 2 of working miners and one of mine in valley with smoke stakes. The company owned the San Francisco group of claims and operated a 10 stamp mill. The mill was capable of amalgamating, concentrating and cyanide treatment. There was a 600 foot shaft. (Mineral Resources, 1907, p.172). Printed: GOES. Prag Lot# 5573 , Nevada Three Nevada mining stocks Three stock collection Est. $100-120 HWAC# 77224 certificates: 1) 100 shares of California-Nevada Copper Co. cert. #C 1439 issued to Herman W. Hoops.Signed on March 5, 1909, Lot# 5577 , Ohio countersigned March 6, 1909. Signed by A. L. Underwood, pres. Inc. Salero Mining & under laws of ME. Blue border, raised company seal. Nice vignette Manufacturing of working miner using a drill. According to the Copper Handbook C ompan y Vol. 10, company owned property in CA that was idle: the Ne Plus Unissued and Ultra copper mine at Daulton and a 100 ton smelter at Madera. They uncancelled stock also owned property in Alaska: the Ebner Mine (gold) located near for Salero Mining the Alaska-Treadwell. In 1910, they were making plans to build a & Manufacturing 200-stamp mill at the Ebner. Date: 1909 Location: Treadwell, Alaska. Company cert # Printed: International Bank Note Co. NY. 2) 100 shares @ $1 each 2238. Shares are of Round Mountain Mining Co. cert. #787, signed Oct 17, 1907. $100 each. Green Cancelled Apr 23, 1926. Assigned April 26, 1926. Principal place of border. Mine business: Goldfield, NV. Inc. under laws of NV, March 29, 1906. Gold located in Pima company seal with grey border. 3 vignettes - 2 of miners working County, AZ Territory. Inc. 1875. Rich silver mine located on the Arivaca and larger center one of mine building with smoke coming out of top Ranch in Truman Mining District. One of the earliest mines in Arizona with mountains in background. In 1906, the first 2 mining companies Territory. Vignette of stage coach being pulled by horses over barren to begin operations were the Round Mountain Mining Co. and the land in Sonoran desert. Another vignette of Henry Wells, of Wells- Fairview Round Mountain Mines Co. The value of the ore produced Fargo & Co., American Express Co and first president of Salero. Very by the Round Mountain Company during the first ten years (1906 to nice condition. Printed: John H. Duyckinck Stationer, 184 Pearl St. 1916) was a little over $3 million. 3) 100 shares @ $1 each of Fairview- NY. Prag collection. Rich silver mine located on the Arivaca Ranch - Aztec Mining Co cert. # 1178 issued to Ohm. H. Fausl on Aug 29, 1912. Truman Mining District. This was one of the earliest mines in Arizona Assigned Sept 20, 1912. Brown border, beige raised company seal. Territory. Shares worth $100 each. Main picture shows a stagecoach in Inc under the laws of WY. Mine in Goldfields, NV. Prag collection. Est. rugged terrain in the Sonoran Desert. Portrait at left shows company $100-200 HWAC# 77235 president, Henry Wells, who was previously president of the American Express Company and one of the founders of the Wells Fargo Company. Prag collection. Est. $60-100 HWAC# 91039 Lot# 5574 Lander, Nevada Territory 1864 Mills, Post & White Lot# 5578 , Texas West Texas Mining Consolidated Silver Mining Company Stocks Two stocks. Sierra Blanca Certificate I/U #118 Harvey Mills 1864 Mining & Reduction Co., issued Feb 241 shares. Signed by President Davis. 19, 1902 to Chas. Van Inswegen for 100 shares on cert #220, signed Reese River Mining District, Nevada by Willet McMillan as president, uncancelled, incorp in Colorado, Territory. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 89955 printed by Out West..., Colorado Springs. La Fe Mining Co., Houston, TX, Delaware Corp, issued for 1000 shares to John Dokos on Dec 14th, Lot# 5575 McDowell County, North 1931. President sig is illegible.Goes. Uncancelled. Cert No.11. Sierra Carolina 1879 Ganville Gold Company Blanca is a tiny base-precious metals district just west of El Paso. Stock # 1470 for 100 shares to Thomas There was one key mine, which we reopened about 1980 (FH). The Allcock. Signed by Edward H Mulford underground workings exposed a massive lead-zinc-silver deposit, and FA White. Dateline New York with a gold zone way out in the oxidized area.I’ll never forget the big 1879. Aging discoloration throughout. cat that ran out from underground one morning......then there were the Bottom corners torn. Etc. Not cancelled. bats..... Mining certs from Texas are rare. Est. $80-100 HWAC# 90978 Striking Pink boxes for shares and numbers and underprint ‘one hundred shares.’ This mine was located two miles southeast of Vein Mountain in McDowell County. [Burchard, 1882] Balch [1882] reported that the mine was a placer deposit in gravels that were mine hydraulically. The company had ditches 20 miles long and a sixty foot head of water. Prag Collection Est. $100- 200 HWAC# 89458 336 March 2019

DAY 5 Monday, March 11 Mining / stock cerficates Lot# 5579 , USA Submarine Gold Lot# 5583 , Washington Inter Ocean Dredging Company 1) 700 shares of Mining Company 500 shares of Inter Submarine Gold Dredging Company Ocean Mining Co. cert. # 103 issued to cert. # 46, Class B issued to William Nancy M. Abbott on March 31, 1904. E. Barnes on Nov 15, 1937. Assigned Signed F. M. Horshberger, secy and by admin. of Barnes estate. Inc. NV. president. Assigned. Grey border with Signed by asst secy and VP. Orange green background and green raised border and raised company seal. company seal. Inc. 1904 under laws of X-Rare stock certificate. Printed: Washington State. Possibly an Alaskan GOES 360. 2) Cancelled $4,000 of operation where InterOcean could refer stock for American River Water & Mining Co. cert #471 issued to area near Skagway to Ketchikan. to Ramsey & Thompson on Sept 7, 1859. Vignette of man looking Green & white vignette of snow-covered mountain. Printed: North back to ship. Inc. Dec 1854. Printed: Lith. Britton & Rey, SF. Pacific Co. Tacoma. Prag collection. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 77232 Est. $50-100 HWAC# 91028 Lot# 5584 , Mexico Lampazos Silver Mines Company 100 shares @ $1 each of Lampazos Silver Mines Company cert # C1152 issued to J. Heims on April 12, 1918. Registered Apr 13, 1918. Signed by pres and secy. Assigned. Green border with raised company seal. Vignette of working miner. Signed by George Graham Rice on reverse. Rice was convicted of stock fraud Lot# 5580 , Utah Utah Mining Stock for over-promotion on Nevada mines, and and Bond Collection (15) National is famous for his book “My Adventures With Coal Railway, 3 US Mining, 2 South Your Money.” Printed: New York Bank Note Utah Mines and Smelters, Sampson Mining-rough condition, Bingham Company. Prag collection. Est. $100-150 Mines, Muncy Lead Silver Mining, US Smelting, Curtis Minerals, Basic HWAC# 91033 Resource Corp, Victoria Con Mining. Bonds-Utah Intl Finance, US Mining Est. $150-250 HWAC# 90313 Lot# 5585 Sinaloa, Mexico Guadaloupe & Sacramento Gold & Lot# 5581 , Utah Utah Mining Stocks Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate, (3) 3 stocks in frames. I/U Cleveland 1866, Sinaloa, Mexico First seen Mining 1892 mines in Tintic. I/U Sandy by us. Rare Sacramento District in Run Miners & Producers 1942. I/U Opohongo Mining 1912, 2 pins Sinaloa. Sinaloa is located across the holes, some toning Est. $100-200 HWAC# 90985 Sea of Cortez from the mining district on the east side of Baja. Inc. in New Lot# 5582 Eureka Gulch, Washington York. No. 52, issued for 5 shares to J.N. c1910 Luxor Gold Mining Company Bell on Feb. 19th, 1866. Signed by the Stocks and Mining Deeds The Luxor Gold president, Miles, and secretary, Dunlap. Not cancelled. Two vignettes: Mining Company was located in the Eureka patriotic eagle (top center) and mine hoisting scene (left). 25 cent District in the state of Washington. It was adhesive IR revenue stamp. As is. Needs to be repaired: in two pieces, incorporated in New Jersey. New Jersey with folds, separation and other wear. Please inspect. Est. $100-200 records mention the Luxor in 1911, 1912, HWAC# 57637 1914, 1915, and 1916 that we could easily find. (Eureka Gulch is a gorgeous route that Lot# 5586 , Mexico Delfina Silver climbs up to the location of one of the most and Copper Mining Stock Issued disastrous mining accidents to ever happen #261 An Baily 5 shares 1864, signed in the mining industry; the collapse and by President Rankin. Left side damage total drainage of Lake Emma. The Sunnyside Est. $150-300 HWAC# 90565 Mine had tunneled directly under Lake Emma, 70 feet above to reach a rich gold vein located there. On Sunday June 4, 1978, on the only day of the week that the mine was completely shut down, the lake Lot# 5587 , South Africa Virginia burst through into the empty mine shafts. This incident completely (Transvall) Gold Mining & drained Lake Emma and left the empty basin that still can be seen.) Developing Co Ltd 10 Shares @ $1 each Six mining deeds all revolving around Martha Adele Mallory. Also two (#5711 - 5720) of Virginia (Transvaal) mining stocks. Stocks are for the British American Feldspar Limited: Gold Mining and Developing Co., Ltd, Numbers 2 and 7. These deeds are for the Luxor, Quilp Faction and London warrant. #32, dated April 24, Alice Fraction. Date of last ore shipment was 1940. One patented claim. 1889. Inc. under the Companies Acts, Developments consisted of one 400-foot shaft with several drifts and London. Signed by R. Lawrence Spicer, stopes. A winze was sunk from the 400-foot to 500-foot level. The claim secy and Sefred Jones and Stewart was originally located as the San Poil. Total reported production value Chambers as directors. Raised company seal. RN stamp for 3 shilling was: $720,938 to the end of 1920. Reported production was 22,402 tons on left edge, with 18 coupons attached at bottom border. Slight tears. in 1937; 9,828 tons in 1938; and no total in 1939-1940 (Huntting 1956). London Gazette reported on Aug. 25, 1891 that R. Lawrence Spicer One complete book of stock certificates: numbers 101 to 200. Vignette was appointed liquidator of old company and authorized to register a of two allegorical women, liberty and prosperity, holding a shield. new company using the identical name on July 29, 1891. Est. $100- Excellent condition. Unused. Est. $500-750 HWAC# 57435 150 HWAC# 91031 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 337

DAY 5 Monday, March 11 mining / stock cerficates Lot# 5588 , Eastern Coal Stocks (2) Black Lot# 5590 Clear Creek, Colorado 1876 Ridge Coal 1884, Cheney’s Grove Coal 1889. Both Benton Gold and Silver Mining Bond I/U Est. $100-200 HWAC# 90607 #107 $1000 first mortgage bond. Nice Silver seal. 1 coupon missing. Miner vignette. Est. $80-150 HWAC# 89354 Lot# 5591 , Colorado Colorado Mining Bonds (2) Colorado Gold Mining and Smelting #3100 $100 6% 1902. Benton Gold and Silver #26 $1000 1876 Est. $50-300 HWAC# 90612 Lot# 5592 , Idaho Territory Waddingham Gold Silver Mining Co. Mortgage Bond for $100 for John P. Newkirk. No. 180 issued by Waddingham Gold & Silver Mining Company. Located in South Boise District, Bear Creek, Alturas County. Idaho Territory. City: Alturas County. Date: 1867. Blue border and ink, raised company seal on cream paper. $100 printed Lot# 5589 , Arizona Specie Basis Mining Co. bond Uncancelled in center of certificate in red. $100 1st Mortgage bond cert #369 with 2 coupons from Specie Basis Signed by James L. Hobart, pres. and James Selleck, Mining Co issued in 1866. Gray ornate border. Vignette of mill along treas. Signed on Aug 1, 1867. Assigned Sept 12, 1890. Printed: side river. Blue underprint “One Hundred Dollars.” Bottom of the Wm H. Trafton & Co. Stationers and Printers, 85987 Broad St. NY. certificate says “Gold, Silver and Copper Mines in Arizona.” Incorp. PA on June 20, 1866. Signed R. B. Gitts, pres. John E. Potter, trustee Est. $100-150 HWAC# 91036 and William R. Allen, sec. Raised company seal. Specie Basis Mining Co is among well-known mines in western America. “Specie basis” refers to an outdated monetary payment revolving around gold and silver, which were called specie. Term “specie basis” refers to payment “in kind” or payment in gold or silver. District located about 15 miles northeast of Florence in central Arizona. High Chance Specie Basis Mining Co and Specie Pay Mine are related. These are uncommon terms. Very rare. Gitts signing as president may be related to the Gitts of Casa Grande scam. Printed: Jas McGuigan Lith 3rd & Dock Sts. Phil. Est. $500-800 HWAC# 91027 View High Resolution Images, Register, Place Bids, See Current Opening Bids Visit the online catalog at FHWAC.com 338 March 2019

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March 2019 Auction PHONE BID SHEET For Office Use Only Holabird Western Americana Collections 3555 Airway Dr. #308 Reno, NV 89511 775-851-1859 fax 775-851-1834 Bidder # Email: [email protected] Website: www.FHWAC.com Entered By Name ___________________________________________________ Date Company ________________________________________________ Bid Increments Phone ___________________________________________________ From: To: Increment: $1 $95 $5 Alt. Phone _______________________________________________ $100 $190 $10 Address _________________________________________________ $200 $475 $25 $500 $1450 $50 City ________________________________State ___ Zip__________ $1500 $3400 $100 Email ____________________________________________________ $3500 $9750 $250 $10,000 $30,000 $500 Dealer ________ Retail Tax ID ________________________________ $30,000 up $1000 Lot # Bid Lot # Bid Lot # Bid Absentee bidding is offered as a convenience to our clients who cannot attend the live sale. We are not responsible for any errors or failures to execute bids. For highly desired lots, bidding live is always the best way to secure your bids, whether in person or on the phone. If you have any questions or concerns regarding bidding, please contact us and we will guide you through the process and help you find the best method of bidding for your circumstance. By submitting these bids, I agree that I have read and will honor all terms and conditions of the sale. I have submitted all lot numbers and bid amounts correctly, and acknowledge that it is my responsibility to check the accuracy. I understand that a 25% bidder’s premium will be added to the hammer price on Americana, and 20.5% on numismatic items as outlined in the terms and conditions. Signed_____________________________________________________________________________ Date_____________________