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["149 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 3 \n Sat, June 17 \nIngots \nJeweler William Manning makes the Ingot \nThis silver ingot was engraved and sold by Hamilton jeweler William \nManning. \nThe Secret Revealed \nAbout twenty years \nago, another similar \ningot appeared in the \nmarketplace. I wrote a story \non a silver ingot engraved \n\u201cPresented to Gertie O. \nRugg\/ By her friends\/ May \n25 , 1876\u201d. It was from the \nth \nAl Bingle Collection. This \nremarkable ingot was made \nin nearly the exact same \nsize, style and engraved \npatterns as the Kennedy ingot \nhere. The Rugg ingot proved to be from Virginia City. It also carried a \ntin type portrait under a glass cover, surrounded by a border \u201cframe\u201d \nin silver nearly identical to that of the Kennedy ingot, except not gold \nor gold plated. \nThe Kennedy and Rugg ingots are very nearly identical. So far as is \nknown today, there are no other ingots remotely the same, and no \nother ingots with photographic portraits emplaced upon the top \nsurface of the ingots. Upon close side by side photographic inspection \nand comparison of the engraved patterns surrounding the portraits, \nin conjunction with the overall unusual \u201cinvention\u201d of a presentation \ningot with an original photograph, there is only one conclusion \u2013 the \ntwo ingots were made by the same person. \nA look at the assayers, photographers and jewelers in Hamilton in \n1870 compared to the list of these men in Virginia City (and the \nComstock overall) in 1876 reveals one \u2013 and only one - common \nthread, jeweler William Manning.` \nManning the Jeweler \nWilliam Manning was born in 1844 or 1845 in Ireland. His family \nemigrated to Methwold, Norfolk, England about 1847, where they \nwere farmers (\u201cagricultural laborer). Methwold is about a two hour \ndrive north of London near the east coast, once known for raising \nrabbits. In 1869 at the age of 24, Manning boarded the Ship of \nAntwerp in Liverpool bound for New York, landing on September 15, \n1869. Manning must have read the many reports of the White Pine \nRush of 1869 in the New York newspapers and decided to go there, \nprobably utilizing the newly completed Central Pacific Railroad, \ngetting off at Elko, and taking the stage or on horseback to the remote \nmining camp of Hamilton, about ten thousand feet in altitude, high in \nthe mountains \u2013 much higher than anywhere he\u2019d ever been, far from \nanywhere. \nThe 1870 Census shows Manning rooming with ten other men \nin a Hamilton boarding house. One of the other men present was \nIsidor Lebeyrie, a jeweler. Lebeyrie, born in France in 1831, was \na trained jeweler. Based upon the property owned in Hamilton in \n1870, Lebeyrie must have owned his own building and perhaps \nthe boarding house where Manning lived. This gave the newly \narrived Manning the opportunity to train under the older and more \nexperienced French jeweler. \nManning worked with Lebeyrie through perhaps into 1871. Along the \nway, he took a trip to the Comstock in June, 1870. It must have excited \nhis imagination, because it appears he moved there as things in \nHamilton were cooling off about 1873 and 1874 as production from \nthe Eberhardt and Aurora had dropped off precipitously. It is possible \nhe had briefly moved to a nearby silver camp Pioche in 1873, and by \nthe end of 1875 was firmly implanted in the business community of \nVirginia City as a jeweler and watch dealer. In Virginia City, Manning\u2019s \nbusiness took off. He became a United States citizen in October, 1876. \nAs Manning\u2019s business grew, so too did his popularity. He became \nknown for his fancy engraved items and unusual engraved prizes, all \nduly noted in local newspapers, particularly silver items. His store \nregularly exhibited unique and unusual things. \nThe Manning jewelry store was robbed in 1881 while Manning was \naway on a trip to Tahoe with his wife. The pair had just had their \nfirst child, a daughter, a year earlier. Taking a fast stage back to \nVirginia City, Manning and the Sheriff were keen to catch the robbers. \nRattlesnake Dick was suspected to be involved, and soon, based on \na \u201ctip\u201d, many of the items were recovered in San Francisco. Shortly \nafterwards, Manning announced he was packing up and moving to \nSan Francisco in mid 1882. \nThe San Francisco jewelry store was also a hit. He continued \nengraving fancy silver prizes. In the late 1880s, his wife and daughter \nwere regular guests at various Lake and Napa County resorts. His son, \nWilliam Manning Jr. worked with him for awhile. He retired sometime \naround 1900, and died December 23, 1913 in San Francisco. \nThe Lost Mule and the Assayer \n-An 1870 Story from a Hamilton Assayer \nNow and then a really interesting and fun story arises from a true \nlife adventure. Such is the case today. While browsing the White Pine \nNews for any information I could find on Mr. Kennedy, I discovered a \nlost mule. \nA pet mule belonging to Cinque Barnes was left in the \nstreet yesterday, when he concluded to move off on his own \naccount. But one of our assayers, knowing the animal, caught \nhim by the bridle and led him to the sidewalk, near a Main \nStreet saloon, thinking he would remain there till his owner \nreturned. The assayer then went into the saloon to determine \nthe quality of the \nbar \n, and was not a little astonished, on \nturning suddenly round, to behold the good natured face \nof the mule intently peering over the counter, for all the \nworld as if he had been invited to take a drink, and he hadn\u2019t \nrefused. But as the cupelling process of the establishment did \nnot oxidize liquors in sufficient quantities for mule drinks, the \nassayer declined to treat, and the owner of the bar refused \nto take the only \nbit \nthe animal had as sufficient collateral. \nThat mule was therefore hustled out, like any other bummer, \nnotwithstanding he had a bit left. \n (White Pine News, July 30, \n1870) \nSummary \nThis is a remarkable silver ingot, unique in the world of Western \nprecious Metal ingots.","150 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 3 \n Sat, June 17 \n Ingots \nGould & Curry Silver Mining Co. Silver Ingot, \nc1904 \nby Fred Holabird \nDescription \n\u201c14.85 ozs, .0285 fine gold, value $8.74; 963 fine silver, value $18.58, \n$27.82\u201d \u201cNo. 2\u201d \nMeasures 3 3\/8\u201d x 1 9\/16\u201d x 1\/2\u201d. The reverse and sides are all \nunmarked. The G & C bullion punch matches the style of the punch \nheld by the Keck (Mackay) Museum in Reno, given them by the \ndescendants of the Con Virginia MC, probably prior to 1940 (Fulton \ncollected much material from key Comstockers before 1929). No \nassay chip, but there is a drill hole in the upper right corner of the \nreverse where an assay was taken. \nThe rounded corners of this ingot, and its general style of \nmanufacture have always led me to believe the ingot is a product of \npost-bonanza production, certainly post-1890, which took advantage \nof the new cyanide extraction process for lower valued ores. \nAfter much research, it is believed that the ingot was produced \nin 1904, in conjunction with a major new mining effort and a \nreincorporation of the company in San Francisco, California, where \nits head office was located. The ratio of gold to silver was typical of \nComstock mines. \nProvenance \nThis Gould & Curry Silver Mining Co. silver ingot is x-Ford, Part XXI, \nlot 3514 ($27,600). The original documentation of Ford, complete \nwith letters, comes with the ingot. \nFord purchased the ingot from the family of William L. Warren, \nCurator, Old Sturbridge Village Museum, Sturbridge, Massachusetts \nin 1966. The letter states that Warren\u2019s father was given the ingots \nfrom his cousin Edwin Tomlinson of Quaker Farms, Connecticut. \nTomlinson was an active mining investor, prospector, and traveler. His \nbiography states \u201che (made) a fortune in the mining and oil business \nbetween 1874 and 1897.\u201d The letter mentions another ingot and gold \nnuggets, the whereabouts of which are unknown today. \nBackground - 1860\u2019s History \nThe Gould & Curry is unarguably one of the most important mines \non the Comstock, and also is solely responsible for the huge gains in \nComstock mine stock prices in 1863 that made millionaires overnight \nof many mining men (stock quoted in July, 1863 at $6,300 per foot). \nGeorge Hearst was one of the men who helped consolidate the Alva \nGould and Abe Curry (First Superintendent of the Carson City Mint) \nclaims into the Gould & Curry. He and partners John Earl and William \nLent and others went on to incorporate the G&C, ultimately making \nthem millions. Inflated stock prices in 1863 later caused a massive \nmarket crash, because investors couldn\u2019t tell the legitimate mines \nfrom the promotions and development efforts of the outright frauds \n(ex: Fly By Night Gold and Silver MC). G&C stock fell to $900 per foot \nby July, 1864. The Gould & Curry built the largest mill in America in \n1863, only to nearly run out of ore within a year. The superintendent, \nCharles Strong, ultimately committed suicide after all of his mining \ninvestments failed. \nThe mine produced just under $16 million before 1889. It is entirely \npossible that half of this came before 1864, though records are poor. \nAs a visual reference, a significant portion of the men listed in Kelly\u2019s \n1863 Territorial Directory were employed by the G&C MC. \nPost-1885 History \nMuch is written on the Comstock from the discovery through the Hale \n& Norcross Bonanza of the mid-1880\u2019s. But little summary work has \never been published on the post-1885 period, particularly post-1890. \nWith production during that period at nearly nine million ounces \nof gold and 220 million ounces of silver, it is no wonder it has been \nLot# 3217 \n Virginia City, Nevada c.1904 \n Gould & Curry Silver \nMining Company Ingot, Virginia City, Nevada \nEst. $20,000-40,000 \nHWAC# 165231","151 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 3 \n Sat, June 17 \n Ingots \ngenerally left out of the modern historical record. However, a careful \nsearch of the Mining and Scientific Press and Engineering and Mining \nJournal, accompanied by the Mines Handbook, gives us a much better \npicture of the \u201cnew era\u201d of mining on the Comstock. \nIn summary, the mines of the middle and north end of the Comstock \nwere generally flooded below the Sutro Tunnel Level since about \n1880-1885. Mining on the Comstock was basically dead during the \ndepression of the early 1890\u2019s, a great part due to the flooding of the \ndeep levels. Annual production during that decade was at an all-time \nlow of under $1,000,000 per year (1895-1910). \nIn 1897, the G&C had begun to experiment with low grade ore, \naveraging about $12 per ton. By November of that year, reports had \nconfirmed the grade. The experiment was for 1000 tons. But it was \nunsuccessful, and by the end of 1899, the company only had $468 \nin the bank and owed another $4,000. Many of the mines were in \na similar position. The group of northern and middle mines got \ntogether in about 1902 and put together a plan to pump the lower \nlevels to access what they thought would be more ore. The plan \nincluded revamping the Ward Shaft and accessing all of the mines of \nthese groups through the Ward Shaft. The shaft, which was caved, a \nmess and inoperative in 1902, was completely revamped by 1904. By \nApril, it was pumping full force. Additionally, with renewed interest \nand access to ores not accessible in 25 years, the Butters Mill, using \nthe new, more efficient cyanide process, was reopened as were \nseveral other mills. \nThe G&C SMC, taking advantage of the new operations, \nreincorporated in 1904 to sell more stock to pay for their portion \nof the Ward, and for exploration activity. It represented a new day \nfor the G&C. It was at this time, I believe, that the ingot was issued \nand used as a marketing tool in San Francisco, or at a shareholder \nmeeting in December, 1904. The serial number of #2 is very \nindicative of a new beginning, and very typical of ingot numbering. \nIt ultimately took years for the mines of the north and middle ends to \nget going. The pumping was slow, as was mine cleanup, sampling and \ndrilling. After 1915, production on the Comstock again rose to over \n$1 million per year. \nThis unique ingot is a choice example of a Comstock mine ingot. \nLot# 3218 \n Virginia City, Nevada c.1869 \n William Sharon \nPresentation Ingot, E. Ruhling & Co., Virginia City, Nevada \nEst. $35,000-50,000 \nHWAC# 165230 \nAssayer Edward Ruhling\u2019s Presentation Ingot to \nWilliam Sharon, circa 1869 \nIntroduction \nThis important silver ingot was first illustrated in the book, The \nAnatomy of an Ingot (Franklin, 2012, p. 12). It is ornately engraved \n\u201cPresented to William Sharon, Esq. by E. Ruhling & Co., Virginia City, \nNevada.\u201d It measures 2 1\/4\u201d x 1 3\/16\u201d and weighs 4.90 troy ozs. \nThe ingot is perfectly rectangular, with the top and bottom corner \nedges beveled at the edges. It is blank on the reverse, highly polished \nthroughout, indicative of its importance at the time. \nThis unique and significant silver ingot was made by Edward Ruhling \nand engraved by Nye & Co. of Virginia City in 1869, for William \nSharon, the Infamous King of the Comstock and commensurate with \nthe creation of the silver spike for the Central Pacific Railroad and the \nsilver hammer for the Virginia & Truckee Railroad. (See biography of \nWilliam Sharon by Michael J. Makley, 2006) \nEdward Ruhling Background \nFriedrich Wilhelm Eduard Ruhling was born in Hamburg, Germany in \n1832 and arrived at San Francisco in 1850. Little is known about his \nearly life in California which, like so many other pioneers, may have \nbeen spent in the goldfields. \nRuhling may have been assayer for the prestigious assay firm Wass, \nMolitor & Co., a well-known pioneer gold coiner, which later evolved \ninto Wass, Uznay & Co, in 1856. It is documented that he was working \nat the California Metallurgical Works owned by Wass, Uznay & ","152 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 3 \n Sat, June 17 \n Ingots \nWarwick by 1858. Ruhling probably worked with and perhaps was \ntrained by the famed assayer and metallurgist, Guido Kustel who was \nemployed during the same period by this firm. By 1859 he was an \nexperienced assayer with Harris, Marchand & Co. in Sacramento, one \nof the companies represented in the SS Central America gold ingot \ndiscovery. While working for Harris, Ruhling was among the first to \nreport (October 1859) on the richness of the Comstock ore, analyzing \nspecimens of \u201cWashoe silver ore\u201d assaying some $4000 per ton. \nGrass Valley assayer Melville Atwood was the first to report on the \nComstock high grade silver and gold ore on June 27th, 1859. Nevada \nCity assayer J.J. Ott became the second a few days later. Ruhling, at \nHarris\u2019s Sacramento branch assay office, became the third assayer to \nreport on the rich ore helping set off the great rush to the Comstock \nsilver and gold deposits. Motivated by his own assay analysis of the \nComstock ore, Ruhling quickly left Harris to set up his own assay \noffice in Virginia City in mid-1860 with Joseph Trench. Harvey Harris \nsoon followed his former employee, Ruhling to the Comstock and \neventually set up three assay offices in the Nevada Territory. \nThe western assay business involved a variety of precious metals \ntrading transactions. Dore, the melted product of the reduction of \nores at a mill, mainly a mixture of gold and silver, was brought to the \nassayer for valuation. He, in turn, would pay the client in gold coin, \nreturn new ingots to the client, or ship the dore to a bank, smelter, \nor Branch Mint per the owners instructions. Being involved in \nconverting ingots to cash, essentially a banking function, the western \nassayer was at the center of commerce during these early days. \nEntering the banking business was a logical next step for Ruhling. \nWith his partner H. V. S. McCullough, he established one of the early \nComstock banks in 1862 associated with their assaying business. \nOver time, Ruhling expanded his business interests setting up branch \nassay offices in Gold Hill and Hamilton, Nevada. In 1871 he sold out \nto his partner McCullough and returned to San Francisco working \nas an assayer and joined the Assay Department at the San Francisco \nMint by 1878. Ruhling died in San Francisco at the age of 66 in 1898. \nRuhling on the Comstock \nAs one of the pioneer assay firms on the Comstock, Ruhling quickly \ntook control of a significant portion of the assay business after \nhe opened his office at Virginia City in 1860. When the Bank of \nCalifornia opened their doors in that location with William Sharon \nat the helm in 1864, the bank required precise information on the \nmining interests to which they were loaning money. Ruhling was \nthe \u201cgo-to\u201d assayer for Sharon, keeping him abreast of the values of \nthe mines and production, allowing him to make informed decisions \non high risk ventures. Over the years, the two became close friends, \naccording to several sources. \nSharon had envisioned a railroad link from the Comstock to the \nCarson River ore mills, ultimately connecting with the Central Pacific \nRailroad (CPRR) at Reno. The Virginia & Truckee Railroad (V&T \nRR) became the main artery from the Comstock to the mills and the \nCPRR, with Sharon leading the venture. Sharon and William Ralston \n(Bank of California president) controlled the mills through their \nprivately owned Union Mill and Mining Co. When the first link of the \nV&T RR to the Carson River mills was completed in November, 1869, \na special silver hammer was made for driving the last spike: \u201cAt Nye \n& Co.\u2019s jewelry store, Virginia, this morning, we saw the hammer \nbeing finished there with which the last spike of the Virginia and \nTruckee Railroad is to be driven, in about ten days from now when \nthe final celebration will take place. This hammer is of solid silver \nbullion, weighing 43 ounces, cast by Ruhling & Co., who furnished the \nbullion, in which each mine on the Comstock is represented. It was \nforged by Haskins & Co., blacksmiths, and is being polished off and \nappropriately engraved by Nye & Co.\u201d (Gold Hill News 11\/13\/1869) \nThus the Ruhling & Co., Sharon and Bank of California enterprises \nwere closely woven, forming a unique bond. By 1871 Sharon and \nRalston controlled most of the mines and mills on the Comstock \nmaking them the two most powerful financial figures in the West. \nThis ingot, most likely was engraved by the same Nye & Co. Jewelers \nas the Ruhling silver hammer, has been in the same family collection \nfor more than 50 years. Other important Sharon personal artifacts \nleft the family over time, including his personal gold quartz engraved \nwalking cane now at the Bank of California Museum in San Francisco, \nand the Sharon document archive, now thoroughly distributed, which \nincluded deeds, checks and other documents. \nDating the Ingot \nThe Ruhling-Sharon ingot probably dates to the 1869 period, at a \ntime when Ruhling also made the ceremonial silver hammer for the \nopening of the V & T RR and the silver spike for the CPRR. Ruhling \nwas asked to produce the silver spike for the CPRR completion \npresentation at Promontory Point, Utah taking place on May 10, \n1869. The \u201cNevada silver spike\u201d was made at the request of Nevada \nRailroad Commissioner Fred A. Tritle, containing 25 ounces of silver. \nIt assayed 942 fine silver and 050 fine gold. A leftover piece was given \nto the editor of the Territorial Enterprise, Mr. Goodman, the man \nwho hired the famous Sam Clemens (aka Mark Twain) to write for \nthat paper, etching his name in history. Another piece was given to \nAlf Doten, Editor of the Gold Hill News, who wrote in his Journal on \nMay 7: \u201cAfter I got back from the Hill I went to Ruhling & Cos office, \nVirginia, B Street, & got a little piece of the \u201clast spike\u201d \u2013 the silver \nspike of Nevada, that finishes the great railroad \u2013 the spike was made \nat Virginia City and sent to the front yesterday \u2013 the spike was 4 or 5 \ninches too long - & this was part of what was cut off \u2013 got about a half \nounce of it \u2013 David Sampson, the young assayer at Wiegand\u2019s assay \noffice gave me a small, brick of silver bullion this PM, worth about \n$6.\u201d The Nevada Silver Spike today is owned by the Museum of the \nCity of New York (see Tents of the Golden Spike, by our friend Bob \nSpude.) The Virginia & Truckee Railroad silver hammer was given \nby the Yerington family to the Mackay Museum in Reno in 1929. Its \nwhereabouts today is unknown. \nSharon gave two important speeches in Virginia City and Gold \nHill in early October, 1869 pressing the importance of the new \nrailroad. On November 12, as the railroad neared final completion, \nhe and Senator Jones made speeches of the upcoming successes for \nminers with the completion of the Railroad. That day, he wrote in \nhis journal: \u201c\u2026Gold Hill \u2013 1PM the track layers finished the railroad \nto Crown Point Ravine, & at 5PM in presence of big crowd the two \nconstruction trains passed over the big trestle bridge \u2013 brass band \nplaying on first locomotive \u2013 flags flying everywhere \u2013 big gun at Ft \nHomestead firing, whistles all blowing, people cheering, and hell of a \nnoise generally \u2013 After both trains passed over, speeches were made \nby JP Jones and Sharon and lots of cheers were given for RR & its \nsuccessful projectors and all the most prominent persons connected \nwith it \u2013 Then there was a huge lot of champagne, lager, etc. drank\u2026\u201d \nThis would have been the time that Ruhling presented the ingot to \nSharon in recognition of his great feat, the completion of the Virginia \n& Truckee Railroad. \nSummary \nThis choice presentation ingot was made by Edward Ruhling, an \nassayer at two of the great California Gold Rush assay firms and a key \nNevada assayer, for presentation to one of the West\u2019s most powerful \nmen upon completion of the Virginia & Truckee Railroad. This unique \ningot personally represents two of the most significant men of the \nearly Comstock Mining boom.","153 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 3 \n Sat, June 17 \nIngots \nLot# 3219 \n New York 1880 \n Mathey, Kustel & Riotte Silver Ingot, 1880 \nEst. $25,000-50,000 \nHWAC# 165232 \nMathey, Kustel & Riotte Silver Ingot, c1880 \nSummary \nThis ingot stands out from all others in terms of the amount \nof documented information, provenance and history available \nsurrounding the assayers whose names are on it. It is unique. No \nother example of an ingot from this firm has surfaced from other \ncollections to date. \nThe backgrounds of these mining men, their businesses and the \ntiming of the production of this ingot render it an irreplaceable ingot \nof great significance. These men formed a partnership with an office \nin New York to take advantage of the Wall Street financing of western \nmines, particularly those in Leadville, one of the largest silver \ndiscoveries in the history of the world. \nDescription \nThe ingot carries the Mathey, Kustel & Riotte logo punch, which, with \nthis ingot, is unique. It carries a value of $6.42 and weighs 4.97 ozs. \n\u201c999 fine\u201d is punched on one side, and the serial number \u201cNo. 121\u201d \nis punched on the opposing side. The reverse of the ingot is blank. \nThere are no assay chips, which is a typical attribute of refined silver \n(and gold). \nProvenance \nWaldo C. Newcomer Collection; B. Max Mehl (1931); Art Kagin; John \nJ. Ford (1957); previous owner, John J. Ford Jr. Part XXI sale, 2007, lot \n3524. Realized $43,125. \nThis important and unique assayer ingot is the subject of a recent \nbook, \u201cThe Anatomy of an Ingot\u201d, by Paul Franklin (2012). Franklin \nexamined all of the businesses and competitors surrounding the \nmanufacture of this ingot, as well as the history of the men who made \nthe ingot. The three principals are all experienced mining men, each \nindividually important in his own right. All had extensive experience \nin and with western precious metal mines. A signed copy is included \nwith the ingot. \nGuido Kustel \nGuido Kustel was one of the most important mining engineers of his \ntime, spanning the California Gold Rush, early silver mining days of \nArizona and the subsequent silver boom on the Comstock in Nevada. \nHe was born in 1817 in Hungary in a region presently straddling the \nborder between Poland and Ukraine. Kustel attended the prestigious \nFreiberg School of Mines, where intense training spawned graduates \nas assayers, metallurgists and mining engineers. \nKustel came to California, in 1852. Here he leveraged his Hungarian \nroots practicing his craft as an assayer and metallurgist with firms \nfounded by his fellow countrymen such as Wass Molitor, Wass, Uznay \n& Co., Haraszthy, Uznay & Co. and their permutations. Haraszthy had \nbeen the first supervisor of assaying and refining at the new San \nFrancisco Mint in 1854 and set up a competing firm, the Eureka Gold \nand Silver Refinery where Kustel was a key player. While employed \nunder Wass, Kustel assisted one of their customers, the Sonora \nExploring and Mining Company, in setting up silver refining and \nassaying operations in the untamed Arizona Territory frontier. Part \nof his responsibilities involved the famous Heintzelman Silver Mine \nsouth of Tucson. \nKustel returned to San Francisco in 1860 after Indian hostilities \nbroke out in Arizona Territory, teaming up with Joseph Mosheimer, \na German assayer and metallurgist. They were the first to refine \nthe rich Comstock ore in San Francisco. Realizing it was far cheaper \nand expedient to construct mills near the operating mines, Kustel \nwent to the Comstock and built his own. Kustel later returned to San \nFrancisco and set up a series of assay offices finally partnering with \nEugene Riotte, another important assayer in Austin and the Reese \nRiver Mining District of Nevada. \nGuido Kustel\u2019s experience in Arizona and on the Comstock led him \nto write a series of books and articles about ores and metallurgical \nprocesses that were landmark efforts. His first book (1863) \n\u201cProcesses of Silver and Gold Extraction, for General Use and for ","154 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 3 \n Sat, June 17 \n Ingots \nthe Mining Public of California and Nevada, with Full Explanations \nand Directions for All Metallurgical Operations Connected with \nSilver and Gold from a Preliminary Examination of the Ore to the \nFinal Casting of the Ingot\u201d was a masterpiece. It quickly became one \nof the standard references for mining and mill men, of particular \nimportance to Comstock interests. He wrote a second book on the \ntreatment of refractory gold and silver ores containing hard to \nremove sulphides mixed with complex compounds of antimony, \narsenic and copper typical of many of Nevada\u2019s mining districts. A \nthird volume was published on roasting complex silver ores and \nextracting gold without the use of quicksilver. His work on these new \nmethods were a prelude to more modern cyanide based extraction \ntechniques. Kustel died on August 16th, 1882 leaving his son to \ncontinue on with the assaying business in San Francisco until 1892. \nEugene Riotte \nEugene N. Riotte was born in Prussia 1843. The family came to \nthe United States in 1848. His father Charles became an important \nAmerican diplomat to Costa Rica and Nicaragua. Riotte attended the \nFreiberg mining school, and was hired by past-Freiberg graduates \nDr. Adelberg and Rossiter W. Raymond in New York. He accompanied \nDr. Adelberg on one of his trips to Nevada in 1865 examining various \nmining prospects. \nPrior to 1865, funding Western mining ventures passed through \nSan Francisco, the financial center of the West. In a way, the Western \nmining men kept the game \u201cto themselves\u201d, not allowing outsiders \n\u201cin on\u201d the investments. But by 1865, the New York capital market \nhad \u201cwoken up\u201d, and eastern capitalists began to invest in Nevada \n(and Colorado) mines, especially in the Reese River District. Riotte \nand Adelberg were thus able to garner a lot of work on Nevada \nproperties from New York capitalists. The mining frontier of Nevada \nimpressed Riotte so much he decided to stay, joining H. W. Theall \nin Austin. Theall was an important assayer having branch offices in \nVirginia City, NV and Marysville, CA. Theall sold out his Austin office \nto Boalt & Stetefeldt, ultimately taken over by Riotte who had stayed \non through the transition. Riotte assisted Stetefeldt in developing his \nfamous furnace used throughout the West for roasting ore and took \nover the Auburn Mill near Reno, NV. Meanwhile, Kustel was carefully \nmonitoring the successes of the Stetefeldt Furnace that Riotte had \nplayed a pivotal role in and wrote a review for the Mining & Scientific \nPress. \nRiotte moved on to San Francisco to join with well-known assayer \nCaesar Luckhardt and later ventured into the mining stock \nbrokerage business before teaming up with Kustel in 1879. (Figure 1 \nadvertisement of Kustel & Riotte). Kustel and Riotte recognized that \nthere was a strong need to establish an office in America\u2019s financial \ncenter, New York. They needed an experienced partner. That man \nwas Henry Mathey, a French mining engineer. Riotte continued his \nposition as an assayer and mining engineer headquartered at the \nNew York Metallurgical Works until he died in an accident in 1891 at \na North Carolina gold property. \nHenry Mathey \nMathey was a mining engineer born around 1835 in France. He \nemigrated from French Guiana, South America where rich gold \ndeposits were discovered in 1854 that are still mined today. He came \nto the United States in 1872 and became a naturalized citizen in San \nFrancisco in 1874. He took part in the mining boom at Panamint near \nDeath Valley, and in the Coso Mining District near the mining camp \nof Darwin, CA. From there he joined Riotte and travelled to New \nYork City in the spring of 1880 to open a branch office known as the \nNew York Metallurgical Works - Mathey, Kustel & Riotte. (Figure 2 \nAdvertisement of and figure 3 Table of Gold and Silver values from \nthe company). It was here that this silver ingot was made probably in \nlate 1880 or early 1881. \nMathey and the New York Metallurgical Works \nThe trio were particularly good at solving metallurgical problems \nassociated with complex sulfide ores that necessitated roasting. The \nNew York office appears to have been set up to take advantage of \nthe financing of Colorado mines by New York interests. At the time, \nthere was an explosion of exploration in Leadville and in the San Juan \nMountains. Prospecting in Colorado was at a record level, and the \nNew York financial market that had missed the California gold rush \nand the massive Comstock production was eager to jump on board \nthe Colorado mining frenzy. \nThe lab undoubtedly ran hundreds to thousands of samples from \nmines financed by New Yorkers. The underwriters of prospecting \nventures (also known as grub-staking) were eager to see what the \nsample results were, and needed a competent \u201chome town\u201d assay lab \nto manage them. \nGuido Kustel died a short while after his partnership with the New \nYork Metallurgical Works ceased to exist. Riotte continued to run the \nbusiness in New York for almost another decade until his untimely \ndeath. \nMathey left the New York Metallurgical Works in late 1884. He had \nbecome enthralled with a cheaper method for making cement, and \nsought to realize its potential. He became one of the city\u2019s business \nelite and was a board member of Thomas Edison\u2019s Edison Electric \nIlluminating Company. Here he met a co-founder of Edison\u2019s company, \nJose F. Navarro, a successful industrialist who was impressed with \nMathey\u2019s results in manufacturing Portland Cement. He quickly \nbought out the Mathey Cement Company along with all the patent \nrights. Navarro, a close friend of J. P. Morgan and the principal in \nEdison\u2019s company, built up the company which eventually supplied \nthe cement for the construction of the Panama Canal. His firm, the \nAtlas Cement Company, the largest in the world, would later merge \nwith the United States Steel Corporation which evolved from J.P. \nMorgan\u2019s buying out Andrew Carnegie at the turn of the century. \nU. S. Steel was the first corporation in the world with a market \ncapitalization over $1 billion. \nMathey meanwhile went back to his mining roots and developed \none of the first producing tin mines, the Temescal Tin Mining Co. in \nsouthern California as well as some additional mining ventures in \nCalifornia and Nevada. He is not related to Johnson Matthey & Co. of \nEngland. \nSummary \nThis ingot is one of the most important American \u201cassayer\u201d ingots \nbecause it represents a part of the business where three of the most \nexperienced professionals branched out to take advantage of markets \nfor their services outside the mining regions, but located in the \nfinancial center of America, New York.","155 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 3 \n Sat, June 17 \nMinerals \nLot# 3220 Gold in Quartz, \nWattle Creek Mine, Australia \n8.4 grams, gold in quartz from \nWattle Creek Mine, Victoria, \nAustralia. 1x1\u201d. \nEst. $150-300 \nHWAC# 167904 \nLot# 3221 Gold in Quartz, Wattle Creek \nMine, Australia \n25 grams, gold in quartz, \nWattle Creek Mine, Victoria, Australia. 1.5x1\u201d. \n. \nEst. $150-250 \nHWAC# 167905 \nLot# 3222 Gold on Chrysocolla, Dome \nRock Mine, Australia \nNative wire gold on \nChrysocolla from Dome Rock Mine, South \nAustralia. Ex museum numbered sample. \n1x1.75\u201d. \nEst. $150-300 \nHWAC# 167901 \nLot# 3223 Irish Gold on Matrix \nRare Irish \ngold on matrix from Croagh Patrick, County \nMayo, possibly near one of the original early \nIrish gold mine sites, responsible for great \ncollars on display in National Museum in \nDublin. About .75x.38\u201d. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# \n167903 \nLot# 3224 Crystalline Gold in Quartz, \nVarespatak, Romania \nRare crystalline gold in \nquartz from Varespatak, Romania from an old \ncollection with an old label. 1x.75\u201d. \nEst. $200- \n500 \nHWAC# 167907 \nLot# 3225 Gold and Detrital Pyrite, \nWitwatersrand Reef, South Africa \nLoaded \nwith visible gold in detrital pyrite from one \nof the world\u2019s greatest gold ore deposits, \nWitwatersrand Reef in South Africa. 2 7\/8x3\u201d, \n59 grams. \nEst. $300-600 \nHWAC# 167902 \nLot# 3226 \n Calico, California \nSilver Ore from Calico \nin a Sack \nc. 1950-60\u2019s cloth sack, Silver Ore from \nCalico California, Assaying at up to $40oo per ton, \nwith ore inside. Bonus item is a broken aqua Bodie \nbottle portion. \nEst. $120-200 \nHWAC# 167467 \nLot# 3227 \n Colorado \nNative Gold on \nColoradoite \nNative gold on Coloradoite \n\u201cwart\u201d from Bessie G Mine, La Plata, Colorado. \n1.75x1.38\u201d. \nEst. $150-250 \nHWAC# 167906 \nLot# 3228 Boxwood Tree Root & Stone \nSculpture \nSculpture made of the polished roots of \na Chinese boxwood tree which had grown around a \nrock. Carved eagle or falcon. 17x15x26 \nChunlin Zhu \nCollection \nEst. $400-600 \nHWAC# 149191 \nLot# 3229 Boxwood Tree Root & Stone \nSculpture \nSculpture made of the polished \nroots of a boxwood tree which had grown \naround a rock. Carved .Buddha and a figure \nbowing, on a base. 17x24x12\u201d \nChunlin Zhu \nCollection \nEst. $400-600 \nHWAC# 149190 \nLot# 3230 \n Alaska \nAncient Mammoth Partial \nTusk \nAncient mammoth partial tusk. 18.5\u201d \nwith some delamination, mostly on 1 side. \nEst. \n$200-400 \nHWAC# 165251 \nLot# 3231 Crinoid Plates, 3 \nLot of 3. Hight \nQuality, straight edges. 12x1x13\u201d, 10x1x13\u201d, \n12x1x19\u201d. Outstanding Huge Crown 7x10\u201d \nw\/9\u201dstems. Outstanding huge crown 7x7\u201d w\/ crossing stem. Series of \nvertical stems and crowns, a virtual crinoid forest. \nChunlin Zhu Collection \nEst. $1200-1800 \nHWAC# 159244 \nLot# 3232 Crinoid Plates, 2 \nLot of 2. 7 or \n8 rough edges. 4-6\u201d stems. 10x1x10 and \n10x1x13\u201d \nChunlin Zhu Collection \nEst. $500-900 \nHWAC# 159241 \nLot# 3233 Crinoid Plates, 3 \nLot of 3. Crinoid \nplates w\/ straight edges. 13x1x13\u201d, 13x1x13\u201d, \n15x1x10\u201d. Several large crowns and multiple \nof stems. 3x3\u201d crowns. \nChunlin Zhu Collection \nEst. $700-1200 \nHWAC# \n159243 \nLot# 3234 Crinoid Sawed Edges \nLot of 2. \nNor crated, good features partially exposed. \n10x1x11\u201d and 11x1x8\u201d. \nChunlin Zhu Collection \nEst. $200-300 \nHWAC# 159242 \nLot# 3235 Uncurated Crinoid \nLot of 5. \nUncurated plates. Shows stems and crowns. \n10x12 up to 19x12 \u201c. \nChunlin Zhu Collection \nEst. \n$260-400 \nHWAC# 159149 \nLot# 3236 Fossil Coral \nNice cut piece of \nbrown fossil coral. 7x8.5x4.5\u201d. 9 lbs. \nChunlin Zhu \nCollection \nEst. $300-500 \nHWAC# 163992 \nLot# 3237 Trilobite Plates \nLot 2. 15x10x1 \nand 8x14x1 \u201c. Six on one 2-3\u201d and Three on \nthe other. \nChunlin Zhu Collection \nEst. $300-500 \nHWAC# 159240 \nLot# 3238 \n Juneau, Alaska 1900 \n Fabulous \nAlaska Gold Rush Letter and Photo, Last \nChance Gold Mine \nLast Chance Gold Mining \nCompany framed letter and photograph. From \nFinest Known Exquisite Historic Rarities. Letter \ndated November 1, 1900. Author is letting his \nfriends know there is 6 new inches of snow and \nthat he had moved to the house with electric \nlights and a bath. Picture is 11 x 8.5\u201d. Shows four miners in foreground \nready to dig for gold. A great placer mining scene. Extremely nice \nframe; 18 x 24. The current Last Chance Museum sits about a mile and \na half up the hill from downtown Juneau. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 164806","156 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 3 \n Sat, June 17 \n Mining \nLot# 3239 \n Arizona \nTucson Gem & Mineral \nRibbons, 200 \nAbout 200 ribbons from Tucson \nGem and Mineral Show and other shows. Nice \ncollection. \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 166749 \nLot# 3240 \n Vulture, Arizona \nVulture Mine \nEarly Stereoview by Rothrock, 1880 \nEarly \nstereoview of Vulture by GH Rothrock, Dec 20, \n1880. The mount has Rothrock\u2019s imprint on \nthe back. The photograph is not numbered. \nRothrock was a prolific Arizona photographer \nwith an extensive history by Rowe in his book \n\u201cArizona Stereographs\u201d 2014. The Rothrock family moved to California \nin 1854 onboard the brand new steamer SS George Law which later \nwas renamed the SS Central America. The family was separated \nin Panama but were able to regroup. He travelled through mining \ncamps of California and Nevada for nearly 10 years when he began \npartnering with a California photographer in the mid late 1870s he \nloaded a wagon with photographic supplies for Arizona and from there \nbegan photographing towns and mining camps. Some of his photos \nare the most historic known, and in many cases the first photographic \nrepresentation of these places other than the Wheeler surveys. The \nVulture mine was an important early discovery in Arizona and remains \nand important location today. The region was known for the shape of \nthe rocks which resembles the outline of a vulture. This is thought to \nbe one of only 3 known early views of Vulture. \nEst. $500-1000 \nHWAC# \n168023 \nLot# 3241 \n Allegheny, California \nAllegheny \nMining Company Stock Prospectus w. \nClaim Map, 1904 \nAllegheny, California is also \nthe site of the famous Sixteen-to-One mine \nin California. It is located in Sierra County. \nAllegheny was one of California\u2019s early gold \nrush towns and the Allegheny Company tunnel was begun in April, \n1853 (Gudde). The town was located on Kanaka Creek, just south \nof Downieville. Among the rich lode mines at Allegheny, the largest \nwas the Sixteen-to-One mine which produced over $25 million thru \nthe 1960\u2019s. This prospectus is quite rare from 1904. The company\u2019s \nproperty ran parallel to the noted Bald Mountain mine, which \nproduced over $9 million. Twenty six pages in all plus a fold out claim \nmap inside the back cover. The prospectus had been folded at one time \nbut otherwise the condition is very good and it is tightly bound. \nEst. \n$140-300 \nHWAC# 165475 \nLot# 3242 \n Amador County, California 1874 \nAmador Canal & Mining Company Five \nDollar Note \nIncredibly rare. $1 and $5 \ndenominations are known. This is the $5. Dated Nov. 3, 1874, serial \nnumber 55. An extremely rare California scrip item which is as close \nto a true obsolete note as exists from early California. This note is \npayable for water used by the bearer and is \u201can equivalent for a Five \nDollar Gold Note,\u201d a clear reference to the then current National Gold \nBank. Signed by the President, J. S. Emery, and Secretary, A. M. Brown. \nA vignette at left shows a miner operating a water canon in a hydraulic \nmining scene with another two miners below working near a tunnel. \nOn the right is a second vignette of Mercury standing with an open \nsafe with piles and sacks of coins and ingots. The reverse is in ornate \ngold-orange color and features a portrait of Neptune, appropriately \nGod of the Sea. There is a faint signature on the reverse; possibly \nAntonio Penning. Printed by Britton, Rey & Co., S.F. 3 x 6.25\u201d Very fine. \nSee full description online. \nEst. $2000-4000 \nHWAC# 166971 \nLot# 3243 \n Amador County, California 1903 \nRegister of Mines and Minerals, Amador \nCounty, California \nIssued by the State Mining \nBureau, Lewis E. Aubury state mineralogist. \nData Collected August 1903. Paper wrappers, \nstrong binding. Has a full-page color Economic \nGeological Map of the Western Half of Amador \nCounty. Bulk is detailed table listing Mine Name, \nNearest Town, Location, Character of Ore, Hanging Wall, Foot Wall, \nDevelopments, Company Owner or Supt., and Remarks. Information \nfor over 200 mines. About 20 pp. 9.25 x 11.75\u201d Stains, toning. \nKen Prag \nCollection \nEst. $120-200 \nHWAC# 165775 \nLot# 3244 \n Angel\u2019s Camp, California \nAngel\u2019s \nCamp Mining Ephemera, 7 \n7 pieces of Angel\u2019s \nCamp ephemera. 1894 Angels Race Track(horse \nracing) letterhead regarding damage caused \nby the breaking of a reservoir. 5x c. 1895 Utica \nMining checks. 1890 Utica Mining billhead to \nHarvey S Blood Dr. for repairing fence caused \nby braking(sic) of resivior(sic) belonging to \nUtica Mining. \nEst. $120-200 \nHWAC# 166482 \nLot# 3245 \n Coulterville, California \nMaxwell Creek \nGroup of Mines Prospectus \nRare 1879 prospectus \nfrom Maxwell Creek Group of Mines in Coulterville, \nMariposa County in the Mother Lode near Pinon \nBlanco. Over 100 mines yielding gold in significant \nquantity. Several nice mine illustrations.13pp, \nmissing front and back covers and maps. \nEst. $300- \n500 \nHWAC# 167800 \nLot# 3246 \n Nevada County, California \nNevada \nCounty Mining Review, 1895 \n1895 Nevada \nCounty Mining Review with lots of historic \nmining photos. Mines include Omaha, \nIndependence, Rose Hill etc. and hydraulic \nmining scene. 143pp plus advertisements. \nFront cover has tape repairs, back cover has \ncorner chip. Both covers have stains, please \ninspect. 9x12\u201d. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 167536 \nLot# 3247 \n Sweetwater, California 1926 \n Mono \nMining Company, Sweetwater, California \nPostcard \nVery rare early printed color postcard \nshowing the mining property of the Mono \nMining Company at Sweetwater, California. \nTyped message on the reverse mentions \n\u201cmoving pictures\u201d taken by the president on \nhis recent trip to the mine properties. Chicago 1926 cancel. Creases, \ntear. Rare Mono County, California mining location. \nEst. $70-100 \nHWAC# 166892 \nLot# 3248 \n Tuolumne County, California \nTuolumne \nCounty Quartz & Gravel Mine Map, Dart, 1879 \nChoice and important early map of Tuolumne \ncounty mines printed by Bancroft, SF. with data by \nJ. P. Dart. The map shows the holdings of various \nmining companies along this important section \nof the original California motherlode. It also has \npictorial representation of timberlands. The map \ncenters on Sonora and Jamestown with Cherokee and \nSummersville on the far right, Groveland near the \nbottom. Strong horizontal fold at center. This map is more important \nthat the more common version which does not show outlines of the \ncompanies various claims and holdings. It is an excellent gold rush \ngold location map. The map measures 34.5 x 26.5\u201d overall frame size \n30 x 43\u201d \nEst. $700-1500 \nHWAC# 168002","157 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 3 \n Sat, June 17 \nMining \nLot# 3249 \n Yuba, California \nYuba Mfg. Dredge \nPhoto Album \nInteresting album of about \n70 b\/w 3.5x4.75\u201d mostly related to Yuba \nManufacturing Co. and a dredge for tin mining \nused in Malaya c. 1916-28. Binder is labeled J. \nEllery Sanders. Some Siam photos. Dredge photos, many with notes on \nverso. Also family photos. This is probably the dredge that became The \nBEMA dredge in Nome, AK. \nEst. $300-1000 \nHWAC# 167328 \nLot# \n3250 \nCalifornia \nc1868-1870 \n Houseworth \nStereoview of a Classic \nMulti-Stage Long Tom \nThe \nlong tom is a small sluice \nthat uses less water than \na regular sluice. It consists \nof a sloping trough 12 feet \nlong, 15 to 20 inches wide \nat the upper end, flaring to \n24 to 30 inches at the lower end. This also shows a miner sampling the \nbox by panning. Notice the hand constructed stone road in the rear \nwith a wagon. \nEst. $240-500 \nHWAC# 123692 \nLot# 3251 \n California \nSix Months in the Gold \nMines by Buffum, 1850 \nSix Months in the \nGold Mines: From a Journal of Three Years\u2019 \nResidence in Upper and Lower California. \n1847-8-9. By E. Gould Buffum, Lieutenant First \nRegiment New York Volunteer. Published by \nLea and Blanchard in 1850. Interesting source \non the early gold discoveries in California. \nBuffum was a newspaper reporter and Mexican War volunteer soldier. \nHe was discharged in 1849 and went searching for gold in California. \nIn this book, he describes his experiences during the Gold Rush and \nthe early history of California. 172 pages plus advertisements. This is \na good copy in its original cloth binding. Spine ends corners chipped, \ntop of joint cracked, front hinge loose, circular erasure mark on title \npage, otherwise good condition. 5 x 8 inches. \nEst. $500-800 \nHWAC# \n158992 \nLot# 3252 \n California 1853-1943 \n California \nGold Rush Mining Group incl. Stocks & \nRepro. Booklet \nLot of 5. 1) Anglo-California \nGold Mining Company stock. Mariposa County. No. 6309, issued in \n1853 for one share. Signed by two directors and the company secretary. \nNo vignette. Approx. 8\u201d x 8\u201d square. According to Filer (Holabird), this \nwas the largest foreign issue of a California Gold Rush venture that \nwe know of. The company literally sold thousands of shares. The \ncompany began as the Anglo California Gold Mining & Dredging Co. in \n1849, owned by Luke Williams. It was the last of Williams \u201cgold bubble \ncompany promotions.\u201d Williams sent Henry Vere Huntley to Calaveras \nRiver in 1849. Huntely was unsuccessful, so he hired miners of the \nQuartz Rock Mariposa Gold Co. and arranged a deal with them. While \nhe was in America, the name of the company had changed. The lack \nof progress and name changing made the directors of the company \nvery suspicious, and they forced Williams out in April 1851. See full \ndescription online. \nEst. $400-600 \nHWAC# 166953 \nLot# 3253 \n California \nGrass Valley & Mother \nLodes Book and a Stock \nPlacer Mining for Gold \nin California by Division of Mines, 1946, 357pp \nwith index and 2 back pocket maps. USGS 17th \nannual report, 1895-96, Part II, 864pp with index. \nFront board detached, back board detaching.1897 \nissued Butte Creek Gold Mining & Power stock. \nEst. $150-250 \nHWAC# 167629 \nLot# 3254 \n California 1856 \n Report on \nThe Geology of Northern and Southern \nCalifornia, 1856 \nReport on The Geology of \nNorthern and Southern California: Embracing \nThe Mineral And Agricultural Resources \nOf Those Sections, With Statistics Of The \nNorthern, Southern And Middle Mines by \nTrask, John Boardman - Sacramento 1856 - \nRebound 66 pp. Includes a table of gold mines in operation in 1855. \nCowan, p.643. Greenwood 776. \nEst. $300-1000 \nHWAC# 163232 \nLot# 3255 \n Aspen, Colorado \nAspen Mining \nDistrict, USGS, 1898 \n1898 USGS Geology of \nthe Aspen Mining District by Spurr, 260pp with \nindex. Area photo plates. \nEst. $150-250 \nHWAC# \n167980 \nLot# 3256 \n Boulder, Colorado \nBoulder Mining \nEphemera, 4 \n4 Boulder ephemera items. \nFederal Reserve Mining report. 1892 Gold Dust \nprospectus for Boulder County. Livingston Gold \nMining prospectus. Slide Mines stock, issued \n1934. \nEst. $150-250 \nHWAC# 167549 \nLot# 3257 \n Brownsville, Colorado \nBrownsville \nMining Camp Stereoview \nStereoview by \nUnderwood and Underwood. C. Bierstadt, \nPublisher. Sharp and contrast and clear \nphotographs. Titled \u201cBrownsville Mining \nCamp on the C. C. R. R. Col.\u201d Brownsville was a \nsmall town that was considered a suburb of Silver Plume, Clear Creek \nCounty, Colorado. The photographs show residences along dirt roads \nnear the bottom of Brown\u2019s Gulch and further up the gulch larger \nbuildings. Contrast is extremely nice. It was victimized by a number of \nsnow and mud slides in the late 1800s and was eventually abandoned. \n1875 - 1895. \nEst. $240-500 \nHWAC# 123607 \nLot# 3258 \n Central City, Colorado \nCentral City Bird\u2019s-eye View \nStereoviews-Choice! (2) \nLot of \n2 different. 1) Reed & McKenney. \nIncredibly sharp overview of \ntown. 3.25 x 7\u201d 2) WG Chamberlain \n(label and description on back). \nReally nice contrast. 4 x 7\u201d Two \nchoice old photographs of Central \nCity for sure! Reed & McKenney \nhas some light discoloration. Both \nhave edge wear. \nEst. $480-1000 \nHWAC# 123611 \nLot# 3259 \n Cripple Creek, \nColorado \nCripple Creek USGS \nGeology Books, 2 \nHardcover \n1895 Annual Report of the USGS \nto the Secretary of the Interior, \nPart II, Papers of an Economic \nCharacter, 598pp with index. \nSoftcover 1906 USGS Geology \nand Gold Deposits of the Cripple \nCreek District, Colorado, 516pp with index. Back envelope empty. \nEst. \n$300-400 \nHWAC# 167981","158 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 3 \n Sat, June 17 \n Mining \nLot# 3260 \n Georgetown, Clear Creek, Colorado c1885 \nGeorgetown Bird\u2019s-Eye View Cabinet Card by \nJackson \nc. 1885. No. 1814. \u201cGeorgetown from Green \nLake Road.\u201d High to medium contrast. Suffers from \nminor yellowing, but the focus is sharp. There are \nsome minor blemishes on the left side. Pencil and pen \nnotations on reverse and identified as WH Jackson \n& Co. 7 x 4.5\u201d Photographer William H. Jackson is \none of the best known photographers from the 19th \ncentury west and this image is part of his Rocky \nMountain Scenery series out of Denver. Much of Jackson\u2019s Colorado \nwork was done in the 1880s [ref: Mautz]. Located 45 miles west of \nDenver, the first substantial body of silver ore was found in Clear Creek \nCounty about 5 miles northwest of Georgetown in 1864. Hafen says \nGeorgetown is regarded as Colorado\u2019s first Silver City [Colorado and \nits People, 336]. \nEst. $320-600 \nHWAC# 123597 \nLot# 3261 \n Georgetown, Clear Creek, Colorado \nGeorgetown Cabinet Card by McKirahan & \nWhitter \nCabinet card photo of three miners, \ntheir stone cabin, and six fully loaded pack \nmules in the snow. Some discoloration. Crisp \ndetails. Revere has printed label attached \ndescribing each of photographs for sale in the Georgetown Series by \nMcKirahan & Whitter, Georgetown, Colo. 4 x 7\u201d \nEst. $160-300 \nHWAC# \n123598 \nLot# 3262 \n Georgetown, Clear Creek, Colorado \nGeorgetown, Colorado Stereoviews (3) \nLot of 3 different. 1) Kilburn Bros. No. 4401. \nLooking down a main street. Nice contrast. 2) \nW. H. Jackson, Denver. No. 1720. Clear Creek \nSeries. Overview of the town in the valley. \nInformation about Clear Creek Canon on the reverse. Chain & Hardy \nTrade-agents. 3) A different WH Jackson. No. 1717. Clear Creek Series. \nBird\u2019s-eye view. \nEst. $480-1000 \nHWAC# 123610 \nLot# 3263 \n Leadville, Colorado \nLeadville Mining \nDistrict Map \nNice Leadville Mining District colored \nmap, 1901 by Chas F Saunders. Compiled from \nofficial records and other reliable sources. Handy \nindex in lower left. 44x32\u201d. 2 small left chips. \nEst. \n$400-800 \nHWAC# 167758 \nLot# 3264 \n Leadville, Colorado \nLeadville, \nColorado Stereoviews (2) \nLot of 2 different. \n1)J. Thurlow Photo, Manitou, Col. No. 188. \n\u201cChestnut street, looking west.\u201d Fantastic early \nview with easily readable signage. Dirt road \nhas people and wagons! Pen notations on back \nthat this was presented to the Soldiers Home \nby William Lakey, Co. D 17 New York Volunteer. \nc.1870s. 2) Mining scene by Kilburn Brothers. \nA large town sits below with a myriad of small \nbuildings. # 2876. \nEst. $480-1000 \nHWAC# 123608 \nLot# 3265 \n Leadville, Colorado \n\u201cStruck It Big\u201d \nLeadville Stereoview- 1880 \nGreat stereoview \nshows two miners and their mineshaft where \nthey struck it big. View by Martin\u2019s Rocky \nMountain Scenery, published at Denver, \nColorado. #223 in the series. The miners seem \nto be admiring an ore sample. The winze is above the shaft which drops \nstraight down. The photographer on the back gives a detailed view \nof Leadville as the third wonder of the world producing $13 million \nthat year. Oversized stereo, a little taller from top to bottom than the \naverage. Photo and mount are VF. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 145735 \nLot# 3266 \n Leadville, Colorado \nUSGS Geology \nand Mining Of Leadville, 1886 \nUSGS Geology \nand Mining Industry of Leadville, Colorado \nwith Atlas by Emmons. 766pp with index. Includes several furnace and \nother equipment plates in back pocket. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 167982 \nLot# 3267 \n Colorado 1879-1912 \n Rare \nColorado Assay & Mining Ephemera \nCollection \nLot of 21 different. This is a choice \ncollection. Items from Leadville, Pitkin, Red Cliff, Silver Plume, and \nVirginia City, Colorado. 1) Leadville: 17 items. Includes: Leadville \nHardware Co. 1909 billhead with fantastic mining spike vignette; \nHenry E. Wood Assay Office billhead, 1881; Hayes & Wood Assayer \nbillhead, 1879; TJ Moynahan Machine Shop billhead, 1881, vignette of \nstore; Will J King hardware billhead, 1879, vignette of store; LG Hunt \nFairbanks\u2019 Standard Scales billhead, 1887; James R. Morris assayer \nbillhead, 1881; Enterprise Mining Co. letterhead, 1880s; Leadville \nGold & Silver Mill Co. letterhead, 1881; Eaton & Gary Vulcan Powder \nbillhead, 1880s with vignette of blacksmith; Eddy, James & Co. assay \nmemorandum, 1881; Enterprise Mining Co. billhead, 1881; Howard \nE. Burton assayer billhead, 1912; Atlantis Land & Mining Co. two \npage letter, 1879; Little Pittsburg Cons. MC receipt, 1883; and Henry \nH. Tomkins & Co. letterhead, 1886, and pictorial billhead, 1900 with \nore cart vignette. 2) Other Colorado: extremely rare Tin Cup & Gold \nHill Mining & Milling Co. letterhead, Virginia City, Colorado, 1880; \nRoberts Bros. Mining supplies billhead, Silver Plume, 1891; Mussetter, \nFarsworth & Co. Mining Supplies letterhead, Red Cliff, 1883; and \nSG Rhoades, US Mineral Surveyor & Assay Office billhead, Pitkin \n(Gunnison County), 1883. \nEst. $400-600 \nHWAC# 167071 \nLot# 3268 \n Platte Station, Colorado \n\u201c65 \nTons of Silver Bullion & 10 Tons Silver \nOre\u201d Stereoview - Platte Station, Colorado \nVery nice Gurnsey Photo #87 from his Rocky \nMountain Views series. Information printed \nby the photographer on the back gives the \nlocation, Platte Station, Colorado. Great view of eight miners around \nthe giant piles of bullion and ore sacks. Gurnsey published his views at \nColorado Springs with his location on Pike\u2019s Peak Avenue. Condition \nof the views and the mount couldn\u2019t be much nicer than this. Platte \nStation was a stage stop along Weston Pass and is now a ghost town. \nLocated just outside of Alma, it was located in Park County. According \nto ghosttowns.com there are still some building remains and mines \nlocated there. This view looks to be circa 1880. 291 mines and mining \ncompany\u2019s are listed in Park County as operating by Corregan & \nLingane so there was plenty of production in the area. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 145712 \nLot# \n3269 \nSilver \nCliff, \nColorado c1882 \n Silver Cliff \nStereoview by Charles E. \nEmery \nc1882. \u201cSilver Cliff \nlooking South\u201d printed at \nbottom. Purple stamp for \n\u201cCharles E. Emery, Portrait \nand Landscape Photographer, \nSilver Cliff, Colo.\u201d on reverse. \nNote on back that \u201cThe church, I guess was Presbyterian, was where I \nmarried.\u201d Some discoloration. Edge issues that do not affect the photos. \nContrast is sharp and clear! \u201cCharles Emery was an early photographer \nin Canon City. He was born in Sweden in 1859, emigrating to the United \nStates in 1867. He learned photography from his adoptive father, A.G. \nEmery, who had a studio in Silver Cliff. He began his career in Silver \nCliff before moving to Canon City and opening a shop at 510 Main \nStreet in 1885. On August 14, 1886, an ad was placed in the Canon City \nRecord by Emery listing images for sale. The 129 images were Views of \nRocky Mountain Scenery which included Canon City, Manitou Springs, \nand Silver Cliff among others.\u201d [Royal Gorge Regional Museum]. \nEst. \n$240-500 \nHWAC# 123602","159 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 3 \n Sat, June 17 \nMining \nLot# \n3270 \nColorado \nStereoview \nof \nMining \nArrastre, \nPossibly \nin \nColorado \n\u201dThe Gold Regions. \nNo. 20. Arrastre in Motion \nand Arrastre at Rest. Near \nStirling, \nwith \nsnow-clad \nMountain in the distance.\u201d \nTwo early Arrastre\u2019s which \nwere used to crush the ore from the mine. They were driven by a mule \nor oxen dragging a large rock (dragstone) around in circles over the \nore which was spread out on a bed of flat stones. Publisher\u2019s label on \nreverse: E. & H. T. Anthony & Co. 501 Broadway, N.Y. Light contrast. \nSome soiling. Rare mining view. According to information found \nonline, \u201cGold Regions\u201d referred to Colorado. Is this a Colorado view? \nEst. $400-800 \nHWAC# 164582 \nLot# 3271 \n Colorado 1958- \n1973 \n Colorado Mining \nTown Books - R.L. Brown \n- 5 \nColorado Mining Town \nBooks by R. L. Brown (5) \n#1. 1) \u201cGhost Towns of \nthe \nColorado \nRockies\u201d. \nPublished \nby \nCaxton \nPrinters, 1973. Illus. with photographs. (6\u201d x 8-1\/2\u201d HB, 401 pages). 2) \n\u201cAn Empire of Silver\u201d, a History of the San Juan Silver Rush Published by \nCaxton Printers, 1965~Illustrated with photo- graphs. (6\u201d x 8-1\/2\u201d HB, \n328 pages). 3) \u201cJeep Trails to Colorado Ghost Towns\u201d, publ. by Caxton \nPrinters, 1969. Illus. by photographs. (6 \u201cx 8-1\/2\u201d HB, 245 pages). 4) \n\u201cColorado Ghost Towns, Past & Present\u201d, Caxton Printers, Caldwell, \nIdaho, 1973. Illus. with photographs. (6\u201d x 8-1\/2 \u201c HB, 322 pages). \n5) \u201cGulch of Gold\u201d, a History of Central City, by Caroline Bancroft, by \nJohnson Publishing Co., Boulder, Co., 1958. Illus. With photographs. \n(6\u201d x 8-1\/2\u201d HB, 387 pages). \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 163501 \nLot# 3272 \n Colorado 1880-1980 \n Colorado \nMining Town Books - Various Authors - 3 \nMore Colorado Mining Books (3) #3. 1) \u201cRocky \nMountain Boom Town\u201d, a History of Durango, \nby Duane A. Smith, published by University \nof New Mexico, 1980 (8-1\/2\u201d x 11\u201d HC, 215 \npages). Comes with August 1979 arial photograph of Durango in color \n2) \u201cColorado Mining\u201d, a Photographic History, by Duane A. Smith, \npublished by University of New Mexico Press, 1977 (8-1\/2\u201d x 11\u201d HB, \n176 pages). 3) \u201cColorado\u201d, it\u2019s Gold and Silver Mines, Farms and Stock \nRanches, and Health and Pleasure Resorts, 1876-1880. A tourist guide \nto the Rocky Mtns., by Frank Fosset. Reprint of the 2nd edition, 1880, \npublished by C. G. Crawford, N.Y., this copy reproduced by the Rio \nGrande Press, Glorieta, NM, 1976. (8-1\/2\u201d X 11\u201d, HB, 623 pages). \nEst. \n$120-250 \nHWAC# 163503 \nLot# 3273 \n Colorado 1950-1986 \n Colorado \nMining Town Books - Various Authors - 5 \nColorado Mining Town Books (5) #2. 1) \u201cSilver \nTown\u201d, Georgetown of the seventies, by John \nW. Horner, published by Caxton Printers, \nCaldwell, ID, 1950 (6\u201d x 9\u201d HB, 322 pages). 2) \n\u201cMoney Mountain\u201d, the Story of Cripple Creek \nGold, by Marshall Sprague, published by Little, \nBrown & Co., Boston, 1953. (6\u201d x 8-1\/2\u201d HB, \n342 pages). 3) \u201cAspen\u201d, the History of a Silver \nMining Town, 1879-1893, by Malcolm J. Rohrbough, Publ. by Oxford \nUniversity Press, 1986. (6\u201d x 9\u201d HB, 263 pages. signed by author). 4) \n\u201cCripple Creek Days\u201d, a nostalgic reminiscence of the last of the great \ngold rush towns, by Mabel B. Lee, publ. by Doubleday & Co., 1958. (6\u201d \nx 9\u201d HB, 270 pages). 5) Gilpin County Gold\u201d, by H. Wm. Axford, publ. by \nSwallow Press, Chicago, 1976. (6\u201d x 9\u201d HB, 210 pages). \nEst. $150-250 \nHWAC# 163502 \nLot# 3274 \n Colorado 1951-1971 \n Colorado \nPublications - Various Authors - 5 \nMore \nColorado Publications (5) #4. 1) \u201cThe \nCarbonate Camp Called Leadville\u201d, by Don \nL. & Jean H. Griswold, published by The \nUniversity of Denver Press, 1951. Illustrated \nwith photographs. (6\u201d x 9\u201d HB, 282 pages). 2) \n\u201cThe Bonanza Kings\u201d, The Social Origins and \nBusiness Behavior of Western Mining Entrepreneurs, 1870-1900, \nby Richard H. Peterson, published by University of Nebraska Press, \nLincoln, 1971~ (5-1\/2\u201d x 8-1\/2\u201d HB, 191 pages). 3) \u201cColorado\u201d, A \nSelected Bibliography of its Literature, 1858-1952, by Virginia Lee \nWilcox, published by Sage Books, Denver (5-1\/2\u201d x 8-1\/2\u201d HB, 155 \npages). 4) Colorado Ghost Towns & Mining Camps Guide, by Perry \nEberhart, 1959. 4th revised edition, publ. by Sage Books, 1968. \n(Profusely illustrated, 6\u201d x 9\u201d HB, 496 pages). 5) \u201cGuide to the Colorado \nMountains\u201d, by Robert Ormes, with The Colorado Mountain Club. 6th \nEd., published by the Swallow Press, Chicago, 1971. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 163504 \nLot# 3275 \n Wallace, Idaho \nIdaho Mining \nCheck Collection \nUnsorted mostly Wallace, \nIdaho checks, c. 1920-50. Tamarack and Custer \nMine, Amazon Manhattan Mining, Success \nMining etc. About 6.5 lbs. \nStuart Mackenzie \nMontana Ephemera Collection \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 166686 \nLot# 3276 \n Wallace, Idaho \nWallace Bulk Check \nGroup, 500 \nAbout 500 or more Wallace checks \nin bulk. Mostly sorted-Tamarack and Custer \nMining, Success Mining, Amazon-Manhattan \nMining, Wallace National Bank, Miners and \nSmelters Bank etc. c. 1904-24. About 5 lbs. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection \nEst. \n$200-400 \nHWAC# 166687 \nLot# 3277 \n Michigan \nMichigan Mining \nReports, 5 \n5 Michigan mining reports with \nassets and liabilities, shaft info and expectations. \n1886 Osceola Cons. Mining-vertical crease. \n1886 Quincy Mining-vertical crease. 1896 \nKearsarge Mining with foldout map and vertical \ncrease. 1890 Boston and Montana Cons Copper \nand Silver with foldout map. 1896 Boston \nand Montana Cons Copper and Silver-vertical \ncrease. \nEst. $300-400 \nHWAC# 167788 \nLot# 3278 \n Michigan \nTamarack Mining \nReports, 3 \n3 reports from Tamarack Mining, \n1886, 1896, 1897. Copper mining assets and \nliabilities, discussion of yields, machinery etc. \nVertical creases. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 167787 \nLot# 3279 \n Anaconda, Montana \nAnaconda Brass \nEquipment Tags, 17 \n17 brass oval Anaconda equipment \ntags, 1x2.5\u201d. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection \nEst. $150-250 \nHWAC# 163776 \nLot# 3280 \n Anaconda, Montana \nAnaconda \nMine Photographs form Montana Court \nExhibits \nThis lot contains over 20 photos \nfrom the District Court of Montana for Carson \nInvestment Company (plaintiff) vs. Anaconda \nCopper Mining Company 1926. Each photo is \nB&W, 6 in. X 8 in. as court evidence. Some dups. \nStored in a circular format. \nStuart Mackenzie \nMontana Ephemera Collection \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 162522","160 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 3 \n Sat, June 17 \n Mining \nLot# 3281 \n Butte, Montana \nButte Concentrator \nPhoto \nLarge photo at Butte Concentrator, \n1888, with list of men on back. 10x13\u201d with \nedge damage and left side tape. Please inspect, \nsold as is. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana Ephemera \nCollection \nEst. $150-200 \nHWAC# 164875 \nLot# 3282 \n Deer Lodge County, Montana \nEmpire \nLode Mining Claim Booklet \nc. 1880\u2019s Notice of \nLocation, Empire Lode Mining Claim, 66pp. \nStuart \nMackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 163773 \nLot# 3283 \n Hecla, Montana \nEarly Hecla \nMining Ephemera \nAbout 30 early Hecla \nMining letterheads c. 1878-80 to Henry Elling \nin Virginia City, MT. related to silver assays, \nchecks etc. \nEst. $120-250 \nHWAC# 167804 \nLot# 3284 \n Helena, Montana \nHelena Mining \nDistrict Map, 1915 \n1915 Montana Mining \nDistrict map by The Engineering Corporation. \n61x42\u201d. Some edge tears, chip, tape repairs etc. Please inspect. \nStuart \nMackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection \nEst. $500-1000 \nHWAC# 166813 \nLot# 3285 \n Marysville, Montana \nMontana \nMining Co, LTD Archive \nArchive of Montana \nMining Co. LTD c. 1889-96. About 120 \ncorrespondences-electric plants, wire rope etc. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection \nEst. \n$200-400 \nHWAC# 166659 \nLot# 3286 \n Ramsay, Montana \nDuPont Dynamite \nPlant Brass Equipment Tags, 50 \nAbout 50 \nDuPont dynamite plant brass tags, Ramsay, MT, \nabout 7 miles from Butte, 1.25x1\u201d. \nStuart Mackenzie \nMontana Ephemera Collection \nEst. $300-500 \nHWAC# \n163777 \nLot# 3287 \n Twin Bridges, Montana \nMerk \nFamily Letter Archive, Montana Mining \nCollection of 200 or more letters to and from \nFred R. Merk Esq., c. 1890-1900. 200 or more \nletters c. 1869-1906 from Ella Merk to her \nparents. Fred Merk lived in Twin Bridges, \nMontana and was involved in the quartz mining \nindustry. He was a partial owner and superintendent of the Broadway \nMill Company, a mining operation near Silver Star. These letters \nprimarily contain information about his professional endeavors and \nfamily matters. These letters can provide hours of interesting reading \nabout Merk who lived during the early development of the American \nWest, specifically Montana. All letters are contained in 3 three-ring \nbinders with plastic sheets, 12.25 x 11.5 x 3.5 inches. \nStuart Mackenzie \nMontana Ephemera Collection \nEst. $1500-2500 \nHWAC# 164221 \nLot# \n3288 \nVirginia \nCity, \nMontana \nEaston \nMine \nEphemera \nAbout 35 pieces of \nEaston Mine ephemera including \nbillheads, bill of lading, ore \nreceipts, etc. c. 1883-1905. \nEst. \n$120-200 \nHWAC# 168140 \nLot# 3289 \n Virginia City, Montana \nVirginia \nReduction Co. Records and Receipts \nAbout \n65 check style receipts and 3 company \npurchase records from Virginia Reduction Co. \nc. 1883-84 in small paper holder with string. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 167781 \nLot# 3290 \n Montana \nMontana \nMine Related Billheads and \nLetterheads \nLot of 30. Mostly \nbillheads and letterheads. Griffith \n& \nWedge \nportable \nengines, \nTomlins \nmine \nand \nsmelter \nsupplies, Wade & Wheeler mining \nengineers, \nTuttle \nmine \nand \nmill manufacturing (Missoula), \nTC Power mining machinery \n(Helena), \nDenver \nFire \nClay, \nHendrie & Bolthoff manufacturers \nof mining and milling Supplies, \nBofSE with mining with machinery \npictorial. Also 4 location notices from Utah in 1905. c1880-1910. Some \nduplicates. All either from or to Montana. See photo for an idea of what \nis available. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 165734 \nLot# 3291 \n Montana \nMontana Mining \nEphemera \nAbout 25 pieces of Montana mining \nephemera c. 1885-1935. Anaconda Copper, \nElkhorn Mining, Nevada Crescent Gold Mines, \nFraser Chalmers, Highland Cons. Mining, \nRuby Silver Mining, North Butte Mining cover \nboards. Photos-Butte Highlands Mining small \npanorama and 8x10\u201d, 2x mine buildings. \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 168092 \nLot# 3292 \n Montana \nMontana Mining Co. \nIncorporation Paper Collection, 29 \n29 \nMontana mining incorporation papers. Mines \ninclude Orq Fino, Coeur D\u2019Alene, National, \nGalena, Bearpaw, Orlando, Pennmont, Triangle, \nMint, New York-Montana, Billy Maddox, Silver \nCable, Kokomo, San Martina, Eddy, Mammoth \netc. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection \nEst. $400-800 \nHWAC# 164238 \nLot# 3293 \n Montana \nPlacer Gold Mining \nAnnual \nStatements \nand \nArticles \nof \nIncorporation, 10 \n10 Montana placer gold \nmine annual statements and articles of \nincorporation. Marion Creek, Kennedy Creek, \nDeep Creek, Meadow Creek, Clark\u2019s Fork, \nCalifornia Gold Dredging-consent to be sued \nin Montana. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection \nEst. $150-300 \nHWAC# 164901 \nLot# \n3294 \nAurora, \nNevada c.1927 \n Aurora, \nNevada \nPhotograph \nTrio incl. Two NE \nJohnson \nLot of 3. Two \nare \nc.1920s \nsimilar \nbird\u2019s-eye views, 5 x \n7\u201d. Both from the NE \nJohnson \nPhotograph \nCollection. Third is a \nmodern copy of a c.1890 \nview. 5x 8\u201d \nEst. $200- \n400 \nHWAC# 164652","161 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 3 \n Sat, June 17 \nMining \nLot# 3295 \n Carson, Nevada \nBullion and \nExchange Bank Stock Transaction Ledgers, \n52 \n52 Bullion and Exchange bank ledgers, c. \n1880\u2019s-90\u2019s. They used a stock broker on the \nSan Francisco Stock and Exchange Board for \nthese transaction, featuring mines in Bodie, \nCA and Virginia City, NV. Each sheet shows the \nnames of mining companies, and number of \nshares bought by the bank in Carson using this San Francisco broker. \nMines of note include Ophir, Potosi and Con. California and Virginia in \nVirginia City and Navajo in Tuscarora, Mono in Bodie etc. A nice record \nof stock transfers. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 165152 \nLot# 3296 \n Gold Hill, Nevada 1865 \n Stereoview \nof the Alpha & Exchequer Mines, Gold Hill, \nNevada \nLawrence & Houseworth stereoview, \npublished in 1865, showing \u201cGold Hill.\u201d Two \nmines with readable signs are the Alpha (left) \nand Minerva Mining Co. (right) which became \nthe Exchequer Mine. FH notes that this view shows where the Yellow \nJacket open pit is now today. Possibly taken from Sandy Bowers cabin. \nMedium contrast, sharp focus. Two famous upper Gold Hill mines in \nthe mid-1860s. The Alpha was staked as almost 300 feet on the Lode \nin 1859. It was reported to have higher silver content than other Gold \nHill mines, but was ultimately a disappointing producer. The same was \ntrue of the Exchequer. [Ansari] \nEst. $400-1000 \nHWAC# 164637 \nLot# 3297 \n Gold Hill, Nevada \nMounted \nPhotograph of Gold Hill from the Belcher \nMine Dump \n4.5 x 7.75\u201d photo on 5.75 x 8.5\u201d \nmount. Mount has label \u201cGold Hill, From the \nBelcher Dump.\u201d Reverse has notation that \nthis is an RJ Waters photo. Waters worked in \nVirginia City and Gold Hill c. 1886 (Mautz), \nbut this could be an earlier 1870s view. (We cannot verify the Waters \nattribution; we also see Crockwell mentioned online) Light contrast, \nbut good focus. Nice view of the busy mining camp looking towards \nthe Divide and Virginia City. Chip to mount, some stains. \nEst. $400- \n800 \nHWAC# 164657 \nLot# 3298 \n Gold Hill, Nevada c.1864 \n CDV of \nBowers\u2019 Canon, Gold Hill, Nevada Territory \nThis spectacular CDV is one of the earliest views \nof Gold Hill known, believed to have been taken \nin 1862. Album Views of Nevada, Lawrence & \nHouseworth, 317 & 319 Montgomery St., San \nFrancisco. \u201c236. Bowers\u2019 Canon, Gold Hill.\u201d \nBlue 2 cent US IR Proprietary stamp, likely c.1864 (date illegible). \nGreat contrast, sharp focus, and fantastic content. Looking north of \nthe Crown Point Ravine (FH). Business signs are readable, including \nCheap John, Wells Fargo, and the What Sheer Hotel. Cheap John is \nmentioned in the 1864 Collins Comstock directory. The What Sheer \nHotel is not. 2.5 x 4\u201d \nEst. $1500-3000 \nHWAC# 164643 \nLot# 3299 \n Gold Hill, Nevada \nc.1870s \n Stereoview of Hoisting \nWorks, Ore Bucket, & Ore Car \nin the Bullion Mine \nFantastic \nscene photographed by Thomas \nHouseworth & Co. \u201c736. Hoisting \nWorks of the Bullion Mine--Gold \nHill.\u201d View shows man with ore \nbucket being hoisted up beyond him, while another man stands on a \nlift with an ore car! Contrast washed out in bottom third of photos, but \ngreat detail. One side has a portion missing on the left. The Bullion \nMine was located on the Divide (bordering Gold Hill and Virginia City). \nIt was sandwiched between the Consolidated Imperial and the Collar- \nPotosi, but was not a producer. John Mackay was supt. in the 1860s, \nbut even under his good management, the mine was not profitable. \nEst. $300-800 \nHWAC# 164642 \nLot# 3300 \n Gold Hill, Nevada \nBoudoir \nPhotograph of Bullion Ravine Residence \nand Trestle, Comstock \nNice view of multiple \npeople standing on porch of home with mine \ntailings on the hill to the right and trestle in the \nbackground. Identification on reverse: \u201cMrs. \nLamb Residence, Bullion Ravine.\u201d This is on \nthe Ophir Grade road opposite the Bullion Mine. Photographer is J.H. \nCrockwell of Virginia City (28 South C Street). The Virginia City Water \nSupply (trestle) is in the background on the other side of the divide \nfrom Ophir. Alexander and Theodore Lamb were miners at the Bullion \nMine residing at Bullion Ravine, bend of Ophir Grade, opposite the \nBullion Mine. Listed in Bethel\u2019s Business Directory of 1875, p.84 and \nin the V&TRR 1873-4 Directory. 5.25 x 8.5\u201d Nice contrast and sharp \nfocus. Some staining. The Bullion Mine was located on the Divide \nabove Gold Hill. It was worked by John Mackay in the 1860s, but was \nnever made profitable. \nEst. $300-600 \nHWAC# 164654 \nLot# 3301 \n Gold Hill, Nevada \nForman Shaft, Gold Hill, \nNevada Mounted Photograph \nNo. 927. \u201cForeman[sic.] Shaft, \nGold Hill, Nev.\u201d No photographer \nlisted. Probably c.1900-10. 5 x 8\u201d \nphoto on 7.75 x 10.75\u201d mount. \nContrast and focus good for \ntwo thirds of the photo; washed \nout on the left. The Forman \nShaft was the Joint Shaft of the \nOverman, Caledonia, Belcher, Seg. Belcher, and Crown Point mining \ncompanies in Gold Hill, according to Thompson & West. Likely one of \nthe 1870s wave of shafts sunk to chase the lode at great depth. Not \nlisted in Ansari! \nEst. $300-400 \nHWAC# 164651 \nLot# \n3302 \nGold \nHill, \nNevada \nc.1870s \nStereoview of Gold Hill \nfrom Fort Homestead, \nBowers\u2019 \nCanyon \nThomas Houseworth & \nCo., No. 9 Montgomery \nSt. \u201c743. GOLD HILL-- \nFrom Fort Homestead, \nBowers\u2019 Canon.\u201d Built in \nthe late spring of 1864, Fort Homestead sat atop a small hill leased \nfrom the Homestead Mining Co. overlooking Gold Hill and Virginia \nCity. It was administered by the local militia. In the fall of 1865 the \nGeneral Grant, a 24 pounder gun, was placed here at Ft. Homestead \nfor celebrations. The Virginia & Truckee Railroad\u2019s tunnel No. 3 passed \nthrough Homestead Hill and under the fort in 1869. \nEst. $400-1000 \nHWAC# 164592 \nLot# 3303 \n Gold Hill, Nevada \nStereoview of \nthe Leviathan Mine in Gold Hill, Nevada \nStereoview from Continent Stereoscopic \nCompany, New York, Descriptive Views of the \nAmerican Continent (active c.1870s-90s). This \nview is mislabeled as \u201c82. Mining Works at \nVirginia City, Nevada.\u201d The reason we believe \nthis is wrong is because of the sign on the top of the building in the \ncenter of the view: \u201cLeviathan M. Co.\u201d The Leviathan Mine was in Gold \nHill, not Virginia City. It was located east of and next to the Belcher \nand Crown Point. In 1876, they had sunk a shaft 600 ft. with multiple \ndrifts and promising findings (Annual Mining Review & Stock Ledger, \n1876). The stereoview shows 11 people in front of the mine building \nwith other buildings on the hillside in the background. Medium \ncontrast, sharp focus. Stamped on the reverse: \u201cFrom Ewald\u2019s Bazar, \n156 Newark Avenue, Jersey City\u201d and labelled in pen \u201cMining Works \nat Virginia City Nevada\u201d (which is incorrect ID). \nEst. $300-600 \nHWAC# \n164537","162 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 3 \n Sat, June 17 \n Mining \nLot# 3304 \n Gold Hill, \nNevada c.1870 \n Stereoview \nof the Yellow Jacket Mine, \nGold Hill, Nevada \n\u201dPeeps \nat Scenes in Washoe.\u201d J.C. \nScripture, Publisher, Big \nTrees, Cal. Active c.1868- \n77. No. 3439. Yellow Jacket \nMine, Gold Hill, Nevada. \nReverse is stamped for \nF. Boegle, bookseller in Virginia City. Also has pencil notations on \nreverse. Light contrast but good focus. Famous Comstock mine that \nwas the site of a horrific mine fire on April 7th, 1869 that left at least \n35 miners dead. Located in Gold Hill between the Con. Imperial and \nKentuck Mines. Mismanaged by William Sharon in the 1860s. Later \ntaken over by Mackay & Fair, who sank the East Yellow Jacket Shaft in \nthe 1870s to explore the lode at great depth. Sharon regained control \nof the mine in 1883. [Ansari] \nEst. $500-1000 \nHWAC# 164644 \nLot# \n3305 \nGold \nHill, Nevada c. 1875 \nStereoview \nof \nMule \nTeam \nTransporting \nOre, Gold Hill, Nevada \n\u201d1223. A A Mule Team-- \nOre from the Silver Mines, \nVirginia City, Nevada.\u201d \nContinent \nStereoscopic \nCo., Publishers, No. 60 \nNassau \nStreet, \nNew \nYork. Reverse has ad \nfor Conklin\u2019s \u201cPicturesque Arizona.\u201d Choice stereograph of a sixteen \nmule team leaving Gold Hill with a load of ore. Stereograph measures \n7\u201dx 4 1\/8\u201d including the white mount, medium contrast, and focus is \ngood. This view of Gold Hill combines a view of the town and a classic \nscene of the much needed resource for the mines and towns: wood. \nGold Hill, located 3\/4 mile south of Virginia City, helped to initiate the \nComstock Lode. Gold Hill was the site of numerous high producing \nmines, such as Crown Point, Belcher, Yellow Jacket, Imperial, Kentuck, \nand Confidence mines. The 1870s were the biggest producing years \nfor the lower portion of the Comstock. \nEst. $300-500 \nHWAC# 164539 \nLot# 3306 \n Gold Hill, Nevada c.1865 \n CDV of \nQuartz Mills at Gold Hill, Nevada \nFantastic \nCDV by Lawrence & Houseworth. \u201c738. Quartz \nMills at Gold Hill.\u201d Two cent orange US IR Bank \nCheck stamp attached, but the date is a little \nillegible (likely 1865). View is sharp with great \ncontrast and detail! Shows a various business \nmining center of Gold Hill with numerous mine names visible. From \nleft to right: Confidence, Challenge, Empire, and Imperial. In 1874, \nthe Challenge and Confidence mines were consolidated. In 1876, \nthe Empire and Imperial were consolidated with numerous other \nclaims to form the Consolidated Imperial. Wagons can also be seen \nloading ore below the mines. Stain in upper right corner. 2.25 x 4\u201d \nA spectacular and rare snapshot of Gold Hill in the mid-1860s! \nEst. \n$700-1500 \nHWAC# 164638 \nLot# 3307 \n Gold Hill, Nevada 1865 \n Stereoview \nof Quartz Mills at Gold Hill, Nevada \nFantastic \nstereoview by Lawrence & Houseworth. \n\u201c738. Quartz Mills at Gold Hill.\u201d 1865. View \nis sharp with great contrast and detail! \nShows a various business mining center of \nGold Hill with numerous mine names visible. From left to right: \nConfidence, Challenge, Empire, and Imperial. In 1874, the Challenge \nand Confidence mines were consolidated. In 1876, the Empire and \nImperial were consolidated with numerous other claims to form the \nConsolidated Imperial. Wagons can also be seen loading ore below the \nmines. A spectacular and rare snapshot of Gold Hill in the mid-1860s! \nEst. $300-800 \nHWAC# 164641 \nLot# 3308 \n Gold Hill, Nevada \nThree Different Gold \nHill, Nevada Stereoviews \nLot of 3 different. 1) View \nidentified on reverse as the famous Yellow Jacket \nMine. Stamped G.L. Hepburn, Photographer. Light \ncontrast, medium focus. Some staining. 2) Thomas \nHouseworth & Co., 9 Montgomery House, under Lick \nHouse, San Francisco.\u201d738. Quartz Mills and Mining \nWorks--Gold Hill.\u201d This is a later printing of an 1860s \nview. You can read the signs for the Empire and \nImperial mines. Fair contrast and focus. 3) Descriptive \nViews of the American Continent by Continent Stereoscopic Company, \nNew York. \u201c99 The City of Gold Hill, Nevada.\u201d View shows wagons in \nthe street next to a house and tailings pile, facing towards Divide and \nVirginia City. Good contrast and focus. Stamped on the reverse for \n\u201cEwald\u2019s Bazar, 156 Newark Avenue, Jersey City.\u201d Soiling. \nEst. $700- \n1000 \nHWAC# 164648 \nLot# 3309 \n Gold Hill, Nevada c.1870s-80s \n Three \nDifferent Stereoviews of Gold Hill, Nevada & the \nV&T Railroad Trestle \nLot of 3 different from Watkins \nNew Series. 1-2) Two very similar views looking \ndown on Gold Hill from Ophir Grade. Crown Point \nRavine Virginia & Truckee Railroad trestle in view in \nboth (built in 1869). 4188 and 4189. Both stamped \non the back \u201cPrivate Library of HC Peterson.\u201d Good \ncontrast and focus. One has water damage. The Ophir \nGrade a road from Gold Hill over the mountains to \nthe Washoe Valley and was used to import lumber from the Sierra \nforests. 3) 4162. \u201cGold Hill. V&TRR Bridge.\u201d View is lower down than \nprevious two showing the trestle cross Crown Point Ravine. Medium \ncontrast, slightly out of focus. \nEst. $1200-2000 \nHWAC# 164647 \nLot# 3310 \n Gold Hill, Nevada c.1876-79 \n Three \nDifferent Views of Gold Hill, Nevada from the \nReservoir \nLot of 3 different. All are bird\u2019s-eye \nviews of Gold Hill from the reservoir. All are from \nWatkins\u2019 New Series, Yosemite and Pacific Coast, 26 \nMontgomery Street, and Woodward\u2019s Garden, S.F. \n(c.1876-79). Includes 4158 and 4159, \u201cGold Hill, \nfrom the Reservoir\u201d and 4164 \u201cGold Hill. View down \nthe Canon\u201d (with Virginia & Truckee train trestle in \nview).Good contrast, sharp focus. Busy and crowded \nGold Hill with many mines, miles, and other buildings visible. \nEst. \n$1500-2500 \nHWAC# 164583 \nLot# 3311 \n Gold Hill, Nevada c.1864-67 \n Two \nDifferent Early Gold Hill, Nevada CDVs \nLot of 2 different, mid-1860s. Opposite \nviews. 1) Lawrence & Houseworth, Album \nViews of Nevada, 317 & 319 Montgomery \nSt., SF. \u201c737. Gold Hill--General view, from \nthe Ophir Grade, Looking South.\u201d Good \ncontrast and sharp focus. Looking from the \nDivide area back towards Silver City. 2.2 \n5x 4\u201d 2) Sutterley, Photographer, No. 37 C \nStreet, cor. Taylor, Virginia, Nev. Looking \nup towards the Divide and Virginia City. \nOkay contrast, sharp focus. Residue\/stains \non reverse, likely from being in an album. 2.25 x 4\u201d \nEst. $1500-3000 \nHWAC# 164640 \nLot# 3312 \n Gold Hill, Nevada \nTwo Different \nStereoviews of Gold Hill, Nevada \nLot of 2 \ndifferent. 1) Watkins\u2019 New Series, Yosemite \nand Pacific Coast, 26 Montgomery St., SF. \u201cGold \nHill. View down the Canon.\u201d Virginia & Truckee \ntrain trestle in view. Good contrast; slightly out \nof focus. 2) Continent Stereoscopic Company \nPublishers. \u201c99 The City of Gold Hill, Nevada.\u201d \nNice street scene view with wagons, mine \ntailings, a church, and more. Looking towards \nVirginia City. Good contrast and focus. Some soiling. \nEst. $500-900 \nHWAC# 164588","163 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 3 \n Sat, June 17 \nMining \nLot# 3313 \n Gold Hill, Nevada \nTwo Opposing \nViews of Gold Hill, Nevada incl. Very Rare \nEarly Bowers Canyon \nLot of 2 different, both \npublished by Thomas Houseworth & Co. 1) \n745. Bower\u2019s Canon--Gold Hill. This is a reprint \nof one of the earliest views of Gold Hill known, \nbelieved to have been taken in 1862. (Same \nview as CDV 236 by Lawrence & Houseworth). \nLooking north of the Crown Point Ravine (FH). \nBusiness signs are readable, including Cheap John, Wells Fargo, and \nthe What Sheer Hotel. Cheap John is mentioned in the 1864 Collins \nComstock directory. The What Sheer Hotel is not. Great contrast and \nsharp focus. An important territorial view! 2) 737. Gold Hill--General \nview, from the Ophir Grade, looking South. Nice contrast and sharp \nfocus. Back of stereoview has paper loss. \nEst. $800-2000 \nHWAC# \n164591 \nLot# 3314 \n Silver City, Nevada \nc.1870s \n Bacon and Trench \nMills Stereoview Pair, Silver \nCity, Nevada \nLot of 2 different. \nThese mills were in the vicinity \nof the original discovery site \nfor the Comstock by the Grosh \nbrothers. Both stereoviews \nare published by J.C. Scripture, \nBig Trees, Cal. and part of the \nseries \u201cPeeps at Scenes in \nWashoe.\u201d 1) Prominent close- \nup shot of the Bacon Mill with \nsign clearly in view. Contrast \nis light, but it\u2019s a nice shot \nregardless. Stamped on the \nback for Charles A. Smallwood, San Francisco. The Bacon Mill was \nlocated in Silver City at the intersection of Gold Canyon and American \nRavine. It was built in 1862. In 1865, it was processing ore from the \nBacon Mine in Gold Hill. By 1868, it was controlled by William Sharon \nand the Bank of California. In 1869, Fair and Mackay bought it to \nprocess Hale & Norcross mine ore. In 1871, it was reported to have \n20 stamps and a 40 ton daily capacity. 2) No. 3445. Bacon and Trench \nMills, Silver City, Nevada.\u201d View from on the hills behind the mills, \nlooking down onto them with a man posing. Good contrast, sharp \nfocus. Stamped on the back for VC bookseller F. Boegle, who operated \nin the 1870s and 80s. The Trench Mill was built in 1860 in lower \nSilver City near the mouth of American Ravine by Erastus Sparrow \nand Joseph Trench who also owned a mine in Gold Hill. Mackay and \nFair purchased it in 1869. In the 1870s, it had 40 stamps and a 20-ton \ncapacity (Ref: Ansari) \nEst. $1000-1800 \nHWAC# 164590 \nLot# 3315 \n Silver \nCity, \nNevada \nc.1864 \n CDV of \nSilver City from \nthe \nDevil\u2019s \nGate \nFantastic \nearly \n(c.1864 \nor earlier) view \nby Lawrence & \nHouseworth \nas \npart of the Album \nViews of Nevada. \n\u201c233. Silver City \nfrom the Devil\u2019s Gate, looking North.\u201d This is an error. Devils Gate sits \nbetween Gold Hill and Silver City. This view is looking south back at \nSilver City. Devils Gate is a natural rock formation where a toll gate \nwas established. Blue 2 cent US IR Proprietary stamp attached. Great \ncontrast and focus. Chip off bottom right corner. \nEst. $1000-3000 \nHWAC# 164646 \nLot# 3316 \n Silver City, \nNevada \nDevil\u2019s Gate \nToll Road Stereoview, \nSilver \nCity, \nNevada \nNo. 3443. Devil\u2019s Gate, \nDevil\u2019s Gate Toll Road, \nNevada.\u201d J.C. Scripture, \nPublisher, Big Trees, Cal. \nPart of the series \u201cPeeps \nat Scenes in Washoe.\u201d \nFantastic Western mining view showing a loaded stagecoach passing \nthrough the toll gate. Medium contrast and focus, some scuffs and \nsoiling, small hole upper left. What makes this card even more \nspecial is that it is stamped on the reverse for F. Boegle\u2019s bookstore \nin Virginia City, which operated in the 1870s and 80s. Devil\u2019s Gate is \nat the boundary of Gold Hill and Silver City. From the State Historical \nmarker: \u201cThis rugged reef of metamorphic rock was once one of the \nfamous landmarks of the Nevada Territory. In June of 1850, John Orr \nand Nicholas Kelly unearthed a gold nugget nearby, the first ever \nfound in Gold Canyon. For the next ten years, the canyon was the scene \nof placer mining and one of the first stamp mills in the Territory was \nerected just to the south of Devil\u2019s Gate during the summer of 1860. \nDuring the brief Paiute War of May, 1860, the people of Silver City \nbuilt a stone battlement atop the eastern summit and constructed a \nwooden cannon for protection. Devil\u2019s Gate marks the boundary line \nbetween Story and Lyon Counties. Through this narrow gorge paraded \nthousands of the most adventurous souls of the mining West as they \nmade their way to the gold and silver mines of the Comstock Lode.\u201d \nEst. $300-700 \nHWAC# 164577 \nLot# \n3317 \nSilver \nCity, Nevada c.1864 \nTwo Different Early \nPhotographs of Silver \nCity, \nNevada \nand \nDevil\u2019s Gate \nLot of 2 \ndifferent by Lawrence \n& \nHouseworth. \n1) \nCDV. \u201c748. Silver City, \nfrom the Devil\u2019s Gate, looking South.\u201d c.1864. Contrast uneven, but \ngood focus. Rare territorial view. 2) Stereoview. \u201c231. The Devil\u2019s \nGate, Silver City.\u201d Published in 1864. Good contrast, sharp focus. A few \nscuffs. Devil\u2019s Gate is rock formation at the boundary between Gold \nHill and Silver City. It was the site of a toll gate, which is visible in this \nphotograph. \nEst. $1500-2500 \nHWAC# 164584 \nLot# 3318 \n Silver City, \nNevada c.1864-65 \n CDV \nof Silver City Showing \nthe \nComstock \nDiscovery Site \nA key, \nhistorically important \nview! \u201c746. Canon at \nSilver City.\u201d Lawrence \n& Houseworth, Album \nViews of Nevada. 2 \ncent US IR Proprietary \nstamp \nwith \n1866 \ncancel. View is likely from 1864-65. This photo shows the intersection \nof Gold Canyon and American Ravine. In the center of the photo is the \nSilver Hill mine\/mill, with the Bacon and Trench mills on either side. \nSomewhere in this exact area is the original Comstock discovery site of \nthe Grosh brothers in 1856. The precise location is not known (taken \nto the grave by the Grosh brothers). Ethan Allen Grosh and Hosea \nBallou Grosh lived in a cabin in American Ravine near the present \nSilver City. In 1856, they wrote their father to tell him they had found a \nmassive vein of silver near Gold Canyon. Tragedy struck both brothers, \nand they died in 1857 (Hosea from gangrene from a pick accident and \nEthan Allen from exposure in a Sierra snowstorm). \nEst. $1500-3000 \nHWAC# 164585","164 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 3 \n Sat, June 17 \n Mining \nLot# 3319 \n Silver City, Nevada \nc.1860s \nTwo \nSilver \nCity \nStereoviews of the Silver \nHill Mine near the Comstock \nDiscovery Site \nLot of 2 different. \nThis is the area of Silver City near \nthe intersection of American \nRavine and Gold Canyon where \nthe Grosh Brothers made their \nsilver discovery in 1856. 1) \nLawrence & Houseworth. 1865. \n\u201c746. Canon at Silver City.\u201d The \nSilver Hill mill is at the center, \nwith Bacon and Trench mills \non either side. Good contrast \nand sharp focus. Partial 3 cent stamp on reverse. Soiling. Somewhere \nin this photo is the Comstock discovery site! 2) \u201cPeeps at Scenes in \nWashoe.\u201d No. 3447 Silver Hill Hoisting Works, Nevada. J.C. Scripture, \nPublisher, Big Trees, Cal. View shows twenty or so people in front of \nmine works with mill in the background (Trench?). Okay contrast, \ngood focus. Some soiling. The Silver Hill Mine was a long-time producer \nlocated in Gold Canyon about 0.5 miles northwest of Devils Gate. Made \nup of 5 claims staked in 1859. In the early 1870s, Mackay and Fair \nincorporated the Silver Hill Mining Co. and consolidated the claims. \n[Ansari] \nEst. $1000-1500 \nHWAC# 164586 \nLot# 3320 \n Silver City, Nevada c.1874 \n Silver \nCity, Nevada Stereoview by Carleton Watkins \nWatkins\u2019 New Series, Yosemite and Pacific \nCoast, 26 Montgomery Street, and Woodward\u2019s \nGarden, S.F. \u201cSilver City, Nevada 4166\u201d View \nis looking towards Gold Hill and Virginia City. \nMill visible on the left (likely the Trench Mill) and a lumber mule team \nbottom right. Nice contrast and good focus. Staining on reverse of \ncard. Of the three principal Comstock mining towns, items for Silver \nCity are the rarest. Great view! \nEst. $400-1000 \nHWAC# 164645 \nLot# 3321 \n Virginia City, Nevada \nPossible \nBrunswick Lode Mine Stereoview, Plus \nBrunswick Bullion Card \nLot of 2. The \nBrunswick Lode (previously called the \nOccidental or Monte Cristo Lode) was 1.25 \nmiles east of Virginia City and Gold Hill, parallel \nto the Comstock Lode. 1) Stereoview, \u201cNoe\u2019s \nViews. South C Street\u201d (left border), \u201cVirginia, \nNevada. Photographs Made to Order in any \nPart of this state\u201d (right border). Pen writing at bottom, \u201cWashoe \nMountains Nev.\u201d Pencil writing on reverse says \u201cBrunswick?\u201d We agree \nwith this identification, given the lack of buildings and trees. View \nshows mine\/mill facility in canyon with numerous buildings. Light \ncontrast and focus, but great content. 2) Card for bullion deposit in \n1879 at the Brunswick Mill, 752 lbs. Received and weighed by Elder \n(for the Savage Assay office?). 2.5 x 3.75\u201d \nEst. $400-800 \nHWAC# 164524 \nLot# 3322 \n Virginia City, Nevada c.1910 \n C&C \nShaft Photograph, Virginia City, Nevada, \nc.1910 \nc.1910 view with the company name \nclearly visible on sign on the top of the building. \nNo photographer listed. Mostly good contrast, \nsharp focus. Creases. 4.75 x 7.75\u201d The C&C \nShaft was the joint venture of the Con. Virginia \nand California Mines (the \u201cBig Bonanza\u201d Mines). It was the largest \nand most modern of the Comstock shafts. Started in the mid-1870s, \nit reached a depth of 2,450 ft. by the early 1880s. [Ref: Ansari] \nEst. \n$300-500 \nHWAC# 164655 \nLot# 3323 \n Virginia City, \nNevada \nCarson \nRiver \nComstock Mills Stereoview \nGroup \nLot of 4 different. \nSome of the largest Comstock \nmills were built along the \nCarson River from Empire \nto below Dayton. Harnessing \nthe water for power (and \naccess to lumber), quartz mills starting springing up in the early \n1860s. This is a rare group. 1) Watkins\u2019 New Series, Yosemite and \nPacific Coast, 26 Montgomery Street, and Woodward\u2019s Garden, S.F. \n\u201cBrunswick Mills, Carson River, Nev. 4088\u201d Great contrast and focus. \nReverse has paper loss. c.1870s. The Brunswick Mill, constructed \nin 1864, was located one mile east of Empire City. The Pacific Mill \n& Mining Co. (owned by Mackay, Fair, Flood, O\u2019Brien) bought it in \n1875 to process Con. Virginia ore. 2) Watkins\u2019 New Series, Yosemite \nand Pacific Coast, 26 Montgomery Street, and Woodward\u2019s Garden, \nS.F. \u201cInterior Merrimac Mill, Carson River, Nev. 4103.\u201d The \u201cNevada \nand the Comstock Series,\u201d #4066-4192, were taken from 1875-1877 \nby Carlton E. Watkins. View shows pans and mill equipment. Good \ncontrast, okay focus. The Merrimac was 1\/2 mile below the Brunswick \nand two miles below Empire City. It had an impressive dam. 3) JC \nScripture, Publisher, Big Trees, Cal. \u201cPeeps at Scenes in Washoe.\u201d \u201cNo. \n3434. Quartz Mills of Nevada. The Santiago.\u201d Rare view shows large \npile of wood next to buildings. Light contrast, medium focus. Some \nscuff marks. Stamped on the reverse for VC bookseller Fred Boegle. \nPunch hole upper left. The Santiago Mill was located between the \nVivian and Eureka Mills three miles east of Empire City. Built by \nWilliam M. Stewart. 4) JC Scripture, Publisher, Big Trees, Cal. \u201cPeeps \nat Scenes in Washoe.\u201d \u201cNo. 3435. Quartz Mills of Nevada. The Eureka.\u201d \nGreat view of the mill and water with track in foreground. Medium \ncontrast, sharp focus. Stamped on the reverse for VC bookseller Fred \nBoegle. Punch hole upper left. The Eureka was one of the largest mills \non the Carson River, located approx. 3 miles above Dayton. Taken over \nby the Union Mill & Mining Co. (William Sharon) in 1871. \nEst. $2000- \n4000 \nHWAC# 164634 \nLot# 3324 \n Virginia City, Nevada c.1888 \nBoudoir Photograph of Lumber Floating \nDown Carson River at Brunswick Mill \nFantastic! View shows two empty wagons and \nmen in the Carson River loading timber that has \nbeen floated down to the mill. Good contrast \nand focus. Labelled in pen at bottom right \n\u201cCarson River at Brunswick Canyon.\u201d Labelled on reverse as \u201cCarson \nRiver at Brunswick\u201d with the stamp for JH Crockwell\u2019s Photography \nStudio on South C Street in Virginia City, Nevada (c.1888 in Virginia \nCity). 5.25 x 8.5\u201d Wood was cut in the Sierra Nevada Mountains \n(Genoa, Markleeville, Tahoe Valley, etc.) and then floated down the \nCarson River to Empire where it was then transported up to Virginia \nCity. The Brunswick Mill, constructed in 1864, was located one mile \neast of Empire City. The Pacific Mill & Mining Co. (owned by Mackay, \nFair, Flood, O\u2019Brien) bought it in 1875 to process Con. Virginia ore. \nThis is a rare scene. \nEst. $500-1500 \nHWAC# 164574 \nLot# 3325 \n Virginia City, Nevada c.1876- \n79 \n Stereoview of the California Pan Mill, \nVirginia City, Nevada \nWatkins\u2019 New Series, \nYosemite and Pacific Coast, 26 Montgomery \nSt, SF. \u201cCalifornia Pan Mill, Virginia City, Nev. \n4126\u201d Impressive view with the mill filling the \nbottom half of the photo and numerous other mines and buildings in \nthe background. What makes this stereoview more special is that it \nis stamped on the reverse for \u201cF. Boegle, Books & Stationery, 44 C. St., \nVirginia City, Nevada.\u201d Wear\/damage but center of photo has great \ncontrast and sharp focus. The California Mill was built in the mid-1870s \nby the Bonanza Firm to process Bonanza ore from the Consolidated \nVirginia and California Mines. Lord reported it to have 80 stamps, 46 \npans, 20 settlers, with a capacity of 380 tons a day. [Ansari] \nEst. $500- \n1000 \nHWAC# 164631","165 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 3 \n Sat, June 17 \nMining \nLot# 3326 \n Virginia City, Nevada \nChollar Mine, \nVirginia City, Nevada Photograph \nNo. 14. \nChollar Mine, VA City, Nev. 5 x 8\u201d Undated and \nphotographer not listed; probably c.1900-10. \nGood contrast and focus. The Chollar Mine \nis located between the Hale & Norcross and \nPotosi mines in Virginia City. In the 1860s, \nit was involved in litigation with the Potosi which ended with them \nmerging, but they eventually split again. Tours are still offered today. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 164650 \nLot# 3327 \n Virginia City, Nevada 1865 \n Two \nDifferent Stereoviews of the Chollar Mine \nBuildings in Virginia City \nLot of 2 different \nLawrence & Houseworth (San Francisco) of \nthe mine office of the Chollar Mine in Virginia \nCity. Both stereoviews are dated 1865. No. \n732. \u201cChollar Mining Works, Virginia City\u201d \nand No. 733. \u201cSix-Mile Canon--From Office of \nChollar Works.\u201d Both stamped on the back for \nLawrence & Houseworth, Opticians, Importers \nof Stereoscopic Goods, Etc., 317 & 319 Montgomery St., San Francisco. \nGood contrast, medium focus. Some soiling. The Chollar Mine, staked \nas a placer claim in 1859, is located between the Hale & Norcross and \nPotosi mines. It was involved in a lawsuit with the Potosi in the 1860s, \nand the two companies were merged for a number of years. \nEst. $500- \n1000 \nHWAC# 164521 \nLot# 3328 \n Virginia City, Nevada \nc.1885\/86 \nChollar-Norcross- \nSavage Shaft Mounted Photograph, \nVirginia City, Nevada \nChoice mounted \nphotograph of this joint shaft, also \nknown as the Combination Shaft. Two \nmen pose in front of the building with \nthe company name in clear view on the \nleft. Photo is 6 x 8\u201d on 7 x 9\u201d mount. \nGreat contrast, good focus. Reverse has \npartial stamp for Mark Requa with 1885 (or 86) date and pen writing \n\u201cGranville Abbott Perrington\u201d (no info found). Stains, hole on left \nmount border. Mark Requa was the son of prominent Comstock mining \nengineer Isaac Requa, who worked for this mine and shaft. This shaft \nwas once the largest and deepest mining shaft in the US. The Chollar- \nPotosi, Savage, and Hale & Norcross mines combined their efforts in \nthe mid-1870s and sunk this 4-compartment shaft located southeast \nof the Chollar Mine. In 1886, the shaft reached an astonishing depth \nof 3,250 ft. Flooding was such a big problem that they had to install \n3 pumps and eventually cease operations at the lower levels. Within \n36 hours of not pumping, the water had filled the shaft to the 2400-ft- \nlevel. [Ref: Ansari] This photo was possibly taken at the time of them \nreaching the +3,000 ft. depth milestone. \nEst. $500-1000 \nHWAC# \n164656 \nLot# 3329 \n Virginia City, Nevada \nc.1870s \n Stereoview of Virginia \nCity from the Combination \nShaft \nLabel on the back provides \nidentification: \n\u201cNorthern \npart of Virginia City, from the \nCombination Shaft.\u201d Part of the \nViews of the Great West, From \nthe Missouri River to the Pacific \nOcean, Taken By C.R. Savage, Salt Lake City, Utah. Nevada Series. Also \nwritten in pen is \u201cWard Lockwood.\u201d Mines and mills in the foreground, \na bustling Virginia City in the background. Low contrast, good focus, \nand great content. The Combination Shaft, also known as the Chollar- \nNorcross-Savage Shaft, was once the deepest mining shaft in the US. \nIt was completed in 1875. It reached 3,250 ft. deep in the mid-1880s. \nFlooding forced them to abandon the lower levels. \nEst. $400-800 \nHWAC# 164535 \nLot# 3330 \n Virginia City, Nevada c.1910 \nCombination Shaft, Virginia City, Nevada, \nMounted Photograph \nMounted photograph of \nbuilding with faint \u201cCombination Shaft\u201d visible \non side (also matches earlier views of this \nstructure). 5 x 8\u201d photo on 7.5 x 10.5\u201d mount. \nNo photographer listed. Stains. Good contrast \nand focus. This shaft, also known as the Chollar-Norcross-Savage Shaft, \nwas once the largest and deepest mining shaft in the US. The Chollar- \nPotosi, Savage, and Hale & Norcross mines combined their efforts in \nthe mid-1870s and sunk this 4-compartment shaft located southeast \nof the Chollar Mine. In 1886, the shaft reached an astonishing depth \nof 3,250 ft. Flooding was such a big problem that they had to install \n3 pumps and eventually cease operations at the lower levels. Within \n36 hours of not pumping, the water had filled the shaft to the 2400-ft- \nlevel. [Ref: Ansari] \nEst. $400-800 \nHWAC# 164658 \nLot# 3331 \n Virginia City, Nevada c.1876-79 \n Con. \nVirginia Pan Mill Stereoview Trio, Virginia City, \nNevada \nLot of 3 different. All are Carleton Watkins, \npart of the Watkins\u2019 New Series, Yosemite & Pacific \nCoast. The Con. Virginia Pan Mill was owned by the \nPacific Mill & Mining Company, controlled by the \nBonanza Firm (Mackay, Fair, Flood, and O\u2019Brien). It \nwas located near the Virginia and Truckee Railroad \nyard in Virginia City. It was destroyed by the 1875 \nfire, but rebuilt. It had 60 stamps, 40 pans, 20 \nsettlers, and 4 agitators. The Con. Virginia Mine was the site of the Big \nBonanza discovery in 1873. [Ansari] 1) \u201cCon. Virginia Pan Mill and \nRetort House, Virginia City. 4142\u201d Nice exterior view with pans in the \nforeground. Okay contrast and focus. Stamped on the reverse from VC \nbookseller F. Boegle. 2-3) Two interior views. 4145 and 4146. Great \nviews of the mill machinery and pans. One is a little light. \nEst. $1000- \n2000 \nHWAC# 164589 \nLot# 3332 \n Virginia City, Nevada 1870s-80s \nConsolidated Virginia Mine Stereoview \nGroup, Virginia City, Nevada \nLot of 4 \ndifferent for the largest producing mine on \nthe Comstock, the site of the Big Bonanza \nore discovery in 1873. Located between the \nCalifornia and Best & Belcher Mines. The Bonanza firm quietly bought \nup its stock in the early 1870s (like they did with the Hale & Norcross) \nand their gamble paid off big with the Bonanza discovery. The Con. \nVirginia produced 809,000 tons. 1) Pacific Coast Views, C.E. Watkins, \nSan Francisco. \u201cConsolidated Virginia Hoisting Works, Virginia City. \n4141.\u201d Great view looking up towards the town (International Hotel \nin view) with large stacks of lumber in front. Medium contrast, sharp \nfocus. 2) Noe\u2019s Views, South C Street, Virginia, Nevada. \u201cConsolidated \nVirginia Mine--Hoisting Works.\u201d Name visible on sign. View even more \nspecial because there is a Virginia & Truckee Railroad train in front \n(name visible on side of car). Good contrast, medium focus. 3) Noe\u2019s \nViews, South C Street, Virginia, Nevada. \u201cInterior of Hoisting Works.\u201d \nShows belt driven reduction pulleys that were in turn driven by a steam \nengine. Eight men in view. Stamped on the reverse \u201cF. Boegle, Books & \nStationery, 44 C. St. Virginia City, Nevada.\u201d 4) Continent Stereoscopic \nCompany, New York. \u201cMining Works at Virginia City, Nevada\u201d Photo \nmatches views in other photos. Horse with wagon in foreground. Light \ncontrast, medium focus. \nEst. $1600-3000 \nHWAC# 164633 \nLot# 3333 \n Virginia City, Nevada c.1876-79 \nStereoview of the C&C Mill, Virginia City, \nNevada \nWatkins\u2019 New Series, Yosemite and \nPacific Coast, 26 Montgomery Street and \nWoodward\u2019s Garden, SF. \u201cC. & C. Mill, Virginia \nCity. 4144\u201d The C&C was the join venture of the \nConsolidated Virginia and California Mines, the site of the Big Bonanza \nore discovery in 1873. Owned and operated by the \u201cBonanza Kings\u201d \n(Mackey, Fair, Flood, & O\u2019Brien). The Con. Virginia was incorporated in \n1873. Eventually they also drove a C&C Shaft which was part of a third \nwave of shafts meant to explore the Comstock at great depths. Medium \ncontrast, sharp focus. \nEst. $500-1000 \nHWAC# 164630","166 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 3 \n Sat, June 17 \n Mining \nLot# 3334 \n Virginia City, \nNevada \nEmpire \nMill \nStereoview & Photograph, \nComstock Lode \nLot of 2. The \nEmpire State Mill was located \nin Sixmile Canyon at foot of \nSugarloaf. In the early 1870s, \nit had 15 stamps a 40-ton- \na-day-capacity. The Butters \nMill was later built at that \nsite. 1) Thomas Houseworth \n& Co. stereoview. \u201c752. \nEmpire Mill and Sugar Loaf \nMountain--Six Mile Canon.\u201d \nGreat shot showing the mill \nright at the base of Sugarloaf \nwith a wagon coming towards the camera. Good contrast and focus. \nCrease in card and wear to edges. Small hole in upper left corner. 2) 3.5 \nx 4.75\u201d black and white copy of an early view. Labelled on the reverse: \n\u201c17. Empire State Mill.\u201d \nEst. $400-1000 \nHWAC# 164635 \nLot# 3335 \n Virginia City, Nevada \nc.1860s \n CDV of Gould & Curry Mine \nand Mt. Davidson, Virginia City, \nNevada \nLovers of the Comstock and \nmining history could not ask for a \nbetter composed shot! Man pushing \nan ore cart on track (in foreground), \nmine and wagons (background to the \nright), Virginia City and Mt. Davidson \nin the background. Lawrence & \nHouseworth, 317 & 319 Montgomery \nSt., San Francisco. \u201c718. Mount \nDavidson. From the Lower Dump \nof the Gould & Curry Mine, Virginia \nCity.\u201d Good contrast, medium focus, \nand spectacular content! Likely \npublished before 1865 (no revenue \nstamp). 3.75 x 2.25\u201d \nEst. $700-2000 \nHWAC# 164538 \nLot# 3336 \n Virginia City, \nNevada c.1864 \n Gould \n& Curry Mill CDV Pair, \nVirginia City, Nevada \nLot of 2 different early \nCDVs of the Gould & \nCurry Mill by Lawrence \n& Houseworth, c.1864. \nThis mill was built at \nconsiderable cost in \n1862 and located at the \nconfluence of Sixmile \nand Sevenmile Canyons. By the end of 1863, approx. $900,000 had been \nspent. Charles Strong was replaced as supt. by Charles Bonner, and the \nmill was reconstructed for a cost of $560,000. It used both stamping \nmills and a variant of the Washoe Pan Process (Veatch Process) along \nwith Spanish style Patio Process. In 1866, it had 80 stamps and a \n100-ton-a-day capacity. In 1871, the mill was sold to Parke & Bowie, \nbut shutdown soon after. The Omega Mill was built on the same site in \n1876. Comstock historian Elliot Lord had harsh words about the first \nmill, calling it \u201cthe most conspicuous monument of inexperience and \nextravagance ever erected in a mining district.\u201d [Ansari] 1) \u201c723. Gould \n& Curry Works. General View, From the South.\u201d Medium contrast and \nfocus. 2) \u201c724, The Gould & Curry Quartz Mill from the West.\u201d 2 cent US \nIR stamp. Opposite view as other. Good contrast and sharp focus! \nEst. \n$1500-3000 \nHWAC# 164578 \nLot# 3337 \n Virginia \nCity, Nevada c.1864 \nGould & Curry \nMill CDV, Virginia \nCity, \nNevada, \nc.1864 \nVery rare \nCDV by Lawrence \n& \nHouseworth \nshowing the mill \nin full production, \nc.1864. \u201c726. The \nPatio \nProcess-- \nGould & Curry Mill.\u201d \nThe patios are seen in the foreground. The Spanish used arrastre\u2019s to \ncrush the ore from the mine, whereas here the more efficient stamp \nmill inside the building was used. The Arrastre was driven by a mule \nor oxen dragging a large rock (dragstone) around in circles over the \nore which was spread out on a bed of flat stones. The Patio was large \nround circular area where mercury, salt and copper sulphate was \nmixed into the wet crushed ore from the Arrastre. Mules and oxen \nwere again used to slowly mixing in wet crushed ore with mercury \nand the salts. Remnants of stamp. Great contrast, sharp focus. A choice \nview. FH says this was the most important mill in the US at its time. \nThis mill was built at considerable cost in 1862 and located at the \nconfluence of Sixmile and Sevenmile Canyons. By the end of 1863, \napprox. $900,000 had been spent. Charles Strong was replaced as \nsupt. by Charles Bonner, and the mill was reconstructed for a cost of \n$560,000. It used both stamping mills and a variant of the Washoe \nPan Process (Veatch Process) along with Spanish style Patio Process. \nIn 1866, it had 80 stamps and a 100-ton-a-day capacity. In 1871, the \nmill was sold to Parke & Bowie, but shutdown soon after. The Omega \nMill was built on the same site in 1876. Comstock historian Elliot Lord \nhad harsh words about the first mill, calling it \u201cthe most conspicuous \nmonument of inexperience and extravagance ever erected in a mining \ndistrict.\u201d [Ansari] \nEst. $1000-3000 \nHWAC# 164579 \nLot# \n3338 \nVirginia \nCity, \nNevada 1865 \n Gould & Curry \nMill Stereoview Pair, Virginia \nCity, Nevada \nLot of 2 different \nstereoviews of the Gould & Curry \nMill by Lawrence & Houseworth, \n1865. This mill was built at \nconsiderable cost in 1862 and \nlocated at the confluence of Sixmile \nand Sevenmile Canyons. By the end \nof 1863, approx. $900,000 had been \nspent. Charles Strong was replaced \nas supt. by Charles Bonner, and the \nmill was reconstructed for a cost \nof $560,000. It used both stamping mills and a variant of the Washoe \nPan Process (Veatch Process) along with Spanish style Patio Process. \nIn 1866, it had 80 stamps and a 100-ton-a-day capacity. In 1871, the \nmill was sold to Parke & Bowie, but shutdown soon after. The Omega \nMill was built on the same site in 1876. Comstock historian Elliot Lord \nhad harsh words about the first mill, calling it \u201cthe most conspicuous \nmonument of inexperience and extravagance ever erected in a mining \ndistrict.\u201d [Ansari] 1) \u201c723. Gould & Curry Works. General View, From \nthe South.\u201d Great contrast and focus! 3 cent US IR Proprietary stamp \non reverse. 2) \u201c726. The Patio Process--Gould & Curry Mill.\u201d The patios \nare seen in the foreground. The Spanish used arrastre\u2019s to crush the \nore from the mine, whereas here the more efficient stamp mill inside \nthe building was used. The Arrastre was driven by a mule or oxen \ndragging a large rock (dragstone) around in circles over the ore which \nwas spread out on a bed of flat stones. The Patio was large round \ncircular area where mercury, salt and copper sulphate was mixed into \nthe wet crushed ore from the Arrastre. Mules and oxen were again \nused to slowly mixing in wet crushed ore with mercury and the salts. \n3 cent US IR Proprietary stamp on reverse. \nEst. $1000-2000 \nHWAC# \n164639","167 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 3 \n Sat, June 17 \nMining \nLot# 3339 \n Virginia City, Nevada c.1900 \n Hale \n& Norcross Mine, Virginia City, Nevada \nMounted Photograph \n\u201dNo. 6 HALE & \nNORCROSS MINE VA CITY NEV\u201d written in \nwhite text on the photo. No photographer \nlisted. 4.75 x 7.75\u201d photo on 7.5 x 10.5\u201d board. \nStains, tear in bottom left corner. Good contrast \nand sharp focus. The Hale & Norcross Mine was \nstaked in 1859 and located between the Savage and Chollar Mines. \nIn the early 1860s, a 3 compartment shaft was sunk to explore the \nproperty at greater depths. In 1868, William Sharon controversially \nelected a board of directors, but the mine wasn\u2019t successful that \nyear. James G. Fair saw an opportunity, and convinced John Mackay \nand James Flood that the property was a worthy one to pursue. They \nsecretly bought up shares and wrestled control of the mine away from \nSharon and the Bank of California in 1869. This was the first large \nmove by the Bonanza Firm; they would go on to make millions with \nthe Bid Bonanza discovery in 1873. Flood became president and Fair \nwas elected superintendent, and the mine prospered under their \nmanagement. In the 1870s, the Hale & Norcross joined forces with the \nChollar-Potosi and Savage mines to sink the Combination Shaft which \nreached over 3,000 ft. in depth. \nEst. $400-800 \nHWAC# 164571 \nLot# 3340 \n Virginia City, Nevada 1860s-1910s \nMexican Mine CDV & Photograph, Virginia \nCity, Nevada \nLot of 2 for this important \nComstock mine. 1) Very rare Lawrence & \nHouseworth CDV. \u201c730. Mexican Mine, Virginia \nCity.\u201d View shows white building with mine \nname on the outside and men standing in \nfront. Other mines in the background. Medium \ncontrast. Okay focus. 2.25 x 4\u201d According to the \nLibrary of Congress, this view was published in \n1866. (This piece has a revenue stamp on the reverse dated 1867). \nThis would make it the second iteration of the Mexican Mine. The \nfirst mine, staked in 1859, had a cave-in in July 1863 and was then \nconsolidated with the Ophir. A new Mexican Mine was split off from \nthe North Ophir later in the 1860s and was eventually taken over by \nthe Bonanza Kings in the 1870s. [Ansari] 2) 3.5 x 6\u201d black and white \nphoto labelled \u201cMexican. 1916. Virginia, Nev.\u201d \nEst. $750-2000 \nHWAC# \n164632 \nLot# 3341 \n Virginia City, Nevada c.1876-79 \nOphir Mine Interior Works Stereoviews, \n4 Different, Virginia City, Nevada \nLot of \n4 different from Watkins\u2019 New Series. The \nOphir Mine is one of the oldest claims on the \nComstock and the discovery site for the Virginia \nCity branch of the lode. It was located at the north end of Virginia \nCity between the Mexican and California mines and discovered by \nMcLaughlin & O\u2019Reilly. 1) \u201cInterior Ophir Hoisting Works. The Cages. \n4154.\u201d Great shot with 4 miners standing in front of cages that have \nfull ore cars. Medium contrast, slightly out of focus. 2) \u201cInterior Ophir \nHoisting Works, The Cages. 4151\u201d View shows the top of three cages \nwith hoisting wheel in the background. Medium contrast, slightly out \nof focus. 3) \u201cInterior Ophir Hoisting Works. Incline Hoisting Works, \n4157\u201d Medium contrast, slightly out of focus. 4) \u201cInterior Ophir \nHoisting Works. General View. 4155\u201d Contrast and focus best in lower \nhalf, wheel in motion on the left. \nEst. $2000-4000 \nHWAC# 164532 \nLot# 3342 \n Virginia City, Nevada c.1898 \nOphir Mine, Virginia City, Nevada Mounted \nPhotograph \n\u201dNo. 11. OPHIR MINE VA CITY \nNEV\u201d in white print on photo. 4.75 x 7.75\u201d \nphoto on 7.5 x 10.5\u201d board. Great contrast and \nfocus except for right edge where it is washed \nout. Reverse has pencil notations that this was \ntaken in 1898, which seems right to us (c.1900). No photographer \nlisted. The Ophir Mine is one of the oldest claims on the Comstock \nand the discovery site for the Virginia City branch of the lode. It was \nlocated at the north end of Virginia City between the Mexican and \nCalifornia mines and discovered by McLaughlin & O\u2019Reilly. \nEst. $400- \n800 \nHWAC# 164570 \nLot# 3343 \n Virginia City, Nevada \nOphir Mine Exteriors & Ore \nHouse Stereoviews, Virginia \nCity, Nevada \nLot of 2 different. \nThe Ophir Mine is one of the \noldest claims on the Comstock \nand the discovery site for the \nVirginia City branch of the lode. \nIt was located at the north end \nof Virginia City between the \nMexican and California mines \nand discovered by McLaughlin & \nO\u2019Reilly. 1) Watkins\u2019 New Series, \nYosemite and Pacific Coast, \n26 Montgomery Street and \nWoodward\u2019s Garden, SF. \u201cOre House, Ophir, Virginia City.\u201d Good focus \nand contrast. c.1876-79. 2) Views of the Comstock. \u201cOphir\u201d visible in \nlower right of photo. \u201cOphir, Virginia City--Nevada\u201d written in pencil at \nthe bottom. No photographer identified. Sign going into the mill reads \n\u201cGo Very Slow.\u201d Light contrast, sharp focus. \nEst. $1000-2000 \nHWAC# \n164533 \nLot# 3344 \n Virginia City, Nevada c.1900 \nSavage Mine, Virginia City, Nevada Mounted \nPhotograph \n\u201dNo. 8. Savage Mine, VA City Nev.\u201d \nNo photographer listed. 4.5 x 7.75\u201d photo on \n7.5 x 10.5\u201d mount. Good contrast, sharp focus. \nSome soiling and foxing. The Savage Mine was \nstaked in 1859 by AO and Leonard C. Savage. \nIt was located on middle part of the Comstock \nLode between the Hale & Norcross and Gould & Curry mines. The \nNorth Potosi and Birdsall Company\u2019s claims were annexed by the \nSavage as the result of a lawsuit. The Savage Mine was a great early \nproducer during the late 1860s. In 1869, it was producing 50-80 tons \ndaily yielding $35-70 per ton. James G. Fair was supt. in the 1870s \nbut resigned. John P. Jones and Alvinza Hayward gained control of \nthe mine in 1871. In the mid 1870s, the Savage joined forces with the \nChollar-Potosi and Hale & Norcross to sink the Combination Shaft, \nwhich eventually reached a depth of over 3,000 ft. in the 1880s. [Ref: \nAnsari] \nEst. $400-800 \nHWAC# 164659 \nLot# 3345 \n Virginia City, \nNevada c.1870s-80s \n Sierra \nNevada \nMine \nStereoview \nPair, Virginia City, Nevada \nLot \nof 2 different for this important \nmine. The Sierra Nevada Mine \nwas located on the north end \non the Comstock in Sevenmile \nCanyon and was its second \nlargest producer. First staked \nin 1859. Located on the south \nside of the canyon below the \nUtah Mine. In the late 1870s, \nthe stock soared when ore was \nfound that was assaying at $300 \nper ton. When no profitable \nreturns materialized, the stock crashed, which Ansari states \u201cmarked \nthe end of the Comstock stock market bonanza days.\u201d 1) Pacific Coast \nViews. C.E. Watkins, San Francisco. \u201cSierra Nevada Hoisting Works. \n4177\u201d Fantastic! Great contrast and sharp focus. Mine building in the \nbackground. Man dumping wagon in the foreground. Man pushing \nore cart on track (to the right). Stamped on the back by noted Nevada \ndealer Grahame Hardy. c.1879-90 2) Watkins\u2019 New Series, Yosemite \nand Pacific Coast. 26 Montgomery Street, and Woodward\u2019s Garden, S.F. \n\u201cPanorama of Virginia City from the North End. No. 4. 4123\u201d Building \nat lower left matches the Sierra Nevada Mine building from other \nidentified stereoview. Also nice view of the rest of Virginia City in \nthe background. Low contrast on top, sharp focus, and great content. \nc.1876-79 \nEst. $800-1000 \nHWAC# 164536","168 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 3 \n Sat, June 17 \n Mining \nLot# 3346 \n Virginia City, Nevada \nc.1900 \n Sierra Nevada Mine, \nVirginia City, Nevada Mounted \nPhotograph Pair \nLot of two \ndifferent from a series of Comstock \nphotographs taken about c.1900 \nfrom an unidentified photographer. \nThese two identify the mine in white \nink on the photo. The first shows the \nSierra Nevada in the background to \nthe right, with probably the Utah \nMine in the foreground on the left. \nThe second is a close-up view of \nthe Sierra Nevada. Both are 5 x 8\u201d \nphotos on 7.75 x 10.75\u201d boards. \nGood contrast and sharp focus. \nFoxing, some stains. The Sierra \nNevada Mine was located on the \nnorth end on the Comstock in \nSevenmile Canyon and was its second largest producer. First staked in \n1859. Located on the south side of the canyon below the Utah Mine. In \nthe late 1870s, the stock soared when ore was found that was assaying \nat $300 per ton. When no profitable returns materialized, the stock \ncrashed, which Ansari states \u201cmarked the end of the Comstock stock \nmarket bonanza days.\u201d \nEst. $800-1000 \nHWAC# 164572 \nLot# \n3347 \nVirginia \nCity, \nNevada c.1869-70 \n Stereoview \nof Sixmile Canyon & C Street, \nVirginia City, Nevada \nNice \nview looking down from B \nStreet to C Street and Sixmile \nCanyon in the background. \nThomas Houseworth & Co., \n317 & 319 Montgomery St., SF. \nFrom a \u201cNevada\u201d series, this is No. 717, \u201cSix Mile Canon--From C Street, \nVirginia City.\u201d Stamped on the back \u201cMary Hooper.\u201d Good contrast, \nfocus, and content! Business signs in view include the Virginia Planing \nMill, Sierra Valley Lumber, and the Virginia Public School. Wear to \nedges of card. One photo starting to peel up. \nEst. $500-1000 \nHWAC# \n164522 \nLot# \n3348 \nVirginia \nCity, \nNevada \nc.1868-70 \nStereoview \nof \nSixmile \nCanyon from the Gould & \nCurry Mine Dump \n\u201d720. \nView Down Six-Mile Canon-- \nfrom the Lower Dump of the \nGould & Curry Mine, Virginia \nCity.\u201d Thomas Houseworth & \nCo., 317 and 319 Montgomery Street, S.F. View shows buildings with \ntrack leading to tailings dump and Sugarloaf in the center background. \nMedium contrast and focus with excellent content! Soiling, wear to \nedges. \nEst. $400-1000 \nHWAC# 164529 \nLot# 3349 \n Virginia City, \nNevada c.1870s \n Utah Mine \nStereoview, \nVirginia \nCity, \nNevada \nNoe\u2019s Views, No. \n29 South C Street, Virginia, \nNevada. Reverse has paper \nlabel identifying this as the \nUtah Mine Hoisting Works. The \ncontrast is light, with decent \nfocus. The Utah Mine was located at the north end of Virginia City in \nSevenmile Canyon one mile north of town. It was staked in 1859, lay \ndormant from the mid-1860s to early 1870s, and then reopened in \n1872 after the Crown Point bonanza in Gold Hill. It was worked in the \n1880s and early 1890s. [Ref: Ansari] \nEst. $400-800 \nHWAC# 164636 \nLot# 3350 \n Virginia City, Nevada c.1870s \nHedger & Noe CDV of Unidentified Comstock \nMine\/Mill \nGreat CDV of an unidentified \nComstock mine or milling operation. View \nshows building with smokestacks and piles of \nwood out front. Medium contrast and focus. \nFH believes this may be in Sixmile Canyon. \nReverse is stamped in purple for Hedger & Noe, Photographers, No. 37 \nC St., cor. Taylor, Virginia, Nevada. Pen writing at top says \u201cVirginia City \nMine, Nevada.\u201d Illegible writing at bottom. 2.5 x 4\u201d Hedger & Noe were \nsuccessors to Sutterley\u2019s (sold in Jan. 1869). \nEst. $500-1000 \nHWAC# \n164523 \nLot# 3351 \n Virginia City, Nevada c.1880 \n Two \nDifferent Stereoviews of C Street, Virginia \nCity, Nevada incl. International Hotel \nLot of 2 \ndifferent. Both feature political banners. Both by \nContinent Stereoscopic Co., Publishers, New York. \nOpposite views of the main street of Virginia City. \n1) \u201c101, C Street, Virginia City, Nevada\u201d Great \nview of the International Hotel. Banner across the \nstreet reads \u201cHead Quarters Democratic County \nCentral Committee.\u201d Men standing in front of the \nhotel. This was the post-1875 structure. The hotel initially opened \nas a wooden one-story building in 1860. Two years later, a three- \nstory brick addition was added to the hotel. The wooden portion was \ndismantled in 1863, and was used to construct a new International \nHotel in Austin, Nevada, where it remained operational as of 2014. A \nfour-story brick addition took the place of the wooden building. The \nInternational Hotel burned down in the \u201cGreat Fire of 1875\u201d. A new \nInternational Hotel began construction the following year, and opened \nwith 160 rooms on March 31, 1877. At six stories, the hotel was the \ntallest building in Nevada until a fire destroyed it in December 1914. \nThe site of the former hotel became a parking lot. Water stains, soiling. \nStamp on reverse for Wm. A .Frey, San Francisco. 2) \u201c218 \u201cC\u201d Street \nVirginia City, Nevada--looking South.\u201d Banner hung across street reads \n\u201c Head Quarters Republican County C..\u201d Same time period as other? An \nunknown political gathering. Top of International Hotel visible. Stains. \nReverse has ad for Conklin\u2019s \u201cPicturesque Arizona.\u201d \nEst. $400-800 \nHWAC# 164581 \nLot# 3352 \n Virginia City, Nevada c.1870 \nStereoview \nof \nC \nStreet \nfrom \nthe \nInternational Hotel, Virginia City, Nevada \nThis is an c.1860s view (see the CDV also in this \nsale) being reproduced on a stereoview in the \n1870s. Excellent early view of the main street \nin Virginia City, with Gillig, Mott & Co. hardware building identified \non the right (makers of the famous Gillig mining lanterns). \u201cNevada\u201d, \n\u201c713. C Street, Virginia City--Looking South.\u201d Published by Thomas \nHouseworth & Co., No. 9 Montgomery St., SF. Good contrast and focus, \nfantastic content. Rare view! \nEst. $500-1000 \nHWAC# 164527 \nLot# 3353 \n Virginia City, Nevada c.1864 \nCDV of C Street from the International \nHotel, Virginia City, Nevada \nExcellent \nearly view of the main street in Virginia \nCity, with Gillig, Mott & Co. hardware \nbuilding identified on the right (makers of \nthe famous Gillig mining lanterns). \u201c713. \nC Street, Virginia City, from International \nHotel, Looking South.\u201d Published by \nLawrence and Houseworth 317 & 319 \nMontgomery Street San Francisco. No \nInternal Revenue Stamp indicates it was \npossibly sold in 1864 or earlier. Medium \ncontrast and focus, fantastic content. 4 x \n2.5\u201d Rare view! \nEst. $1000-2000 \nHWAC# \n164526","169 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 3 \n Sat, June 17 \nMining \nLot# 3354 \n Virginia City, Nevada 1865 \n CDV \nof Stagecoaches at the Wells Fargo Office \nin Virginia City, Nevada \nFantastic view \nby Lawrence & Houseworth, 317 & 319 \nMontgomery St., San Francisco (identified \non reverse). 710. \u201cPioneer Stages, leaving \nWells, Fargo & Co\u2019s, C Street, Virginia City.\u201d \nOne orange 2 cent bank check stamp with Oct. 10, 1865 date cancel. \nView shows many men in trench coats standing in C St. in front of the \nWells Fargo office with stagecoaches lined up. Perhaps a big bullion \nshipment? Good contrast, medium focus, excellent content! An iconic \nview of a busy Virginia City, just a year after statehood. 2.5 x 4\u201d \nEst. \n$1000-2000 \nHWAC# 164525 \nLot# 3355 \n Virginia City, Nevada c.1880s \nStereoview Looking Down on Virginia City \nfrom Mt. Davidson \nRare view looking down \non Virginia City and down Sixmile Canyon.\u201d \nWatkins\u2019 New Series of Pacific Coast Views, \n427 Montgomery Street, S.F. ( c.1880-1888). \nWhat makes this stereoview even more special is that it is stamped on \nthe back from \u201cF. Boegle, Books & Stationery, Virginia, Nev.\u201d So it was \nsold in a Virginia City store! Rare view with Sugarloaf in the upper left. \nMultiple business signs are readable incl. Robert Biroth, US Hotel & \nRestaurant, Occidental, and PH Ford. \nEst. $500-1000 \nHWAC# 164530 \nLot# 3356 \n Virginia City, \nNevada c.1880s \n Choice \nVirginia City, Nevada \nPhotograph by RJ Waters \nThis is a fantastic boudoir- \nsized photograph showing \nthe amazing amount of \nmines, \nmill \nbuildings, \nbusinesses, and homes \nthat encompassed Virginia \nCity in its boom period. \n\u201cVirginia City, Nev. from \nthe California Pan-mill. R.J. Waters, Photo, Berkeley, Cal.\u201d printed \nin gold ink on the green board. Consolidated California Pan Mill left \nforeground. The richest ore on the Comstock was processed here from \nthe fabulous Big Bonanza. Choice clarity with great contrast and sharp \nfocus. Pencil notations on the top say \u201cLooking Northwest\u201d and \u201cMount \nDavidson.\u201d 5.25 x 8.25\u201d Slight bend. Waters was unquestionably the \nmost famous photographer of his time, which was the post-Carleton \nWatkins era, c1880-1900. His photos of the lake Tahoe region and the \nComstock are outstanding! \nEst. $1000-2000 \nHWAC# 164573 \nLot# 3357 \n Virginia City, Nevada c.1870s \nc.1870s Mounted Photograph of Virginia \nCity, Nevada, Looking West \nPossibly a \nLawrence & Houseworth view. Reverse has \nthe following pencil notations: \u201cVirginia City \nlooking west from mint, L&H.\u201d Possibly a \nreference to the Mint Mine in VC. The presence \nof St. Mary\u2019s Hospital at right, and the Combination Shaft on the hill \nat upper left put this view as mid to late 1870s. Probably also the \nCalifornia Pan Mill at bottom left. Low contrast and focus, but still a \nnice view. 3.75 x 6\u201d photo on 4.5 x 7.25\u201d mount with some chips and \nfoxing. \nEst. $400-800 \nHWAC# 164653 \nLot# 3358 \n Virginia City, Nevada c.1876- \n79 \n Virginia City, Nevada Cabinet Card by \nWatkins \nFrom Watkins\u2019 Yosemite Art Gallery, \nPortrait and Landscape, 26 Montgomery \nStreet, opp. Lick House Entrance, S.F. Good \ncontrast and sharp focus. View, possibly taken \nfrom the Combination Shaft, looks back at Mt. \nDavidson with the Divide at center, Gold Hill to the left, and Virginia \nCity to the right. 4.25 x 6.5\u201d \nEst. $500-1000 \nHWAC# 164576 \nLot# \n3359 \nVirginia \nCity, \nNevada c.1876-79 \n Watkins\u2019 \nStereoview, \n\u201cPanorama \nof \nVirginia City\u201d \nWatkins\u201d New \nSeries, Yosemite and Pacific \nCoast, 26 Montgomery Street, \nS.F. \u201cPanorama of Virginia City. \nNo. 5. 4116\u201d This was one of a \nseries of photographs that were \ntaken of Virginia City to provide a panorama. Mine tailings and mills in \nforeground and a large, busy city in the background! Medium contrast \nand focus. \nEst. $500-900 \nHWAC# 164531 \nLot# \n3360 \nVirginia \nCity, \nNevada c.1880 \n Panorama of \nVirginia City from the North \nEnd, Stereoview \n\u201dPanorama \nof Virginia City from the North \nEnd, No. 3. 4122.\u201d One view of a \nfour part Virginia City Panorama \nwith the California Pan Mill in \nthe foreground. Photographed \nby Carleton Watkins; Watkin\u2019s New Series of Pacific Coast Views 427 \nMontgomery Street, S. F. Reverse has stamp of F. Boegle\u2019s Books & \nStationary Store in Virginia City! Great contrast and sharp focus in the \ncenter; washed out around the edges. \nEst. $400-800 \nHWAC# 164587 \nLot# 3361 \n Virginia City, \nNevada \n1864-1870s \nTwo \nDifferent Early Bird\u2019s-eye \nView Stereoviews of Virginia \nCity, Nevada \nLot of 2 different. \n1) Lawrence & Houseworth, \n1864, 240. \u201cVirginia City and \nMount Davidson, from the \nEast.\u201d Reverse is stamped with \ntheir information for their \nstudio at 637 Clay Street, San \nFrancisco. Medium contrast, \npoor focus. 2) Watkins\u2019 New \nSeries Yosemite and Pacific \nCoast, 26 Montgomery Street, \nSF. c.1876-79. \u201cPanorama of Virginia City, Nev. No. 1.\u201d 4112. California \nPan Mill in the foreground. Sharp focus, medium contrast. Carleton E. \nWatkins photographed the Comstock twice in the mid 1870\u2019s at the \nheight of the Big Bonanza strike. \nEst. $1000-2000 \nHWAC# 164528","170 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 3 \n Sat, June 17 \n Mining \nLot# 3363 \n Virginia City, Nevada \nDe Groot Map of the Washoe Mines, Third Edition, Original, 1860 \nEst. $10,000-20,000 \nHWAC# 167525 \nDeGroot\u2019s 1860 Map of the Comstock and \nWashoe Region, Original \nFred N. Holabird \nThis is one of perhaps five known copies of De Groot\u2019s third edition \nmap of the Washoe mines published by Hutchings and Rosenfield \nof San Francisco, lithography by L. Nagel. De Groot\u2019s map and later \nreport on the Comstock mines was a historic breakthrough for the \nrich mines discovered in 1859. This may be the only copy of any \nedition of all of the 1860 Washoe maps in private hands. \nHenry DeGroot, Mining Reporter to Horace Greeley and the New \nYork Tribune \nHenry DeGroot was born in New York in 1815. He became a lawyer, \nand along the way befriended Horace Greeley, the editor of the New \nYork Tribune. When the California Gold Rush was launched upon the \nworld, Greeley sent young DeGroot to California to write about the \nfuss. After more than a year in California and many news columns \non California later, DeGroot returned to New York, packed up his \nwife and child, and off to the West Coast they went. He kept up his \nwriting for the Tribune, venturing all over California. DeGroot was \ndetermined to write some of the first stories for America from all \nof these new magical places so full of gold. It was in all probability \nDeGroot who convinced Greeley to come out West, where the \nmystical phrase \u201cGo West Young Man, Go West\u201d was coined after \nGreeley\u2019s fabled stagecoach ride through the Sierra Nevada driven by \nHank Monk to Sacramento.","171 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 3 \n Sat, June 17 \nMining \nHenry DeGroot was a well known writer of western mining regions \nand was often one of the first to visit a mining district, often living in \na mining camp and region for some time. He covered the Fraser River \nRush in 1857, and as soon as news of the discoveries at Washoe hit, \nhe was off to explore and examine the mines. Unlike other writers, \nDeGroot moved into the region, living at first in Gold Canyon in 1859, \nprobably somewhere very near where the Grosch Brothers first made \ntheir historic discovery in 1857. \nAbout the same time, another writer, J. Ross Browne, went to Washoe \nin 1859. Browne\u2019s visit was well chronicled in Harper\u2019s Weekly in \n1860, known as \u201cA Peep at Washoe.\u201d \nDeGroot is credited with early writings of the Comstock and Washoe \nregion in the Daily Alta Californian, San Francisco\u2019s main news organ. \nIn March, 1860 the paper reported that DeGroot had written several \narticles on Washoe for them, though none carry his name as author. \nHe may have written under the pen name \u201cPioneer.\u201d Two of the best \narticles, long and detailed reports, were printed on Feb. 19 and Feb. \n20, 1860. Only the first article is signed \u201cPioneer.\u201d Was the \u201cPioneer\u201d \nreally De Groot? He later published some of his early observations of \nWashoe in the Mining and Scientific Press about 1876, known as \u201cthe \nComstock Chronicles,\u201d a key source today for historians. \nThe First Map of Washoe \u2013 A DeGroot Gem \nWith thousands of prospectors aware of the new discoveries at \nWashoe in 1859, it was instinctive that there was a rush to Washoe. \nAfterall, the first prospectors there could stake claims on the best \nground. While the initial strikes were in early summer, 1859, there \nwas plenty of open ground open for mining locations. Lucky and \nskilled prospectors were successful in finding more rich ground, such \nas George Hearst locating the famous Crown Point, and discovering \nthe Flowery Lode. \nThere was thus an immediate need for a map. With prospectors \ncoming from all over the West, the map should include the \nsurrounding areas for perhaps one hundred miles. DeGroot, as a \nlocal resident, and a man who had been all through the California \nmining regions, knew well what was needed, perhaps more so than \nany other person.","172 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 3 \n Sat, June 17 \n Mining \nThis was the scene: \n\u2026every day large pack trains leave that town (Placerville) for \nthe Washoe Diggings. The streets of Placerville are crowded \nwith strangers, and the stages from Folsom daily arrive \nloaded down with more, all eager to get to the \u201cpromised \nland\u201d as quick as possible. The rush is already great, but \nnothing in comparison to what it will be in a month or two\u2026\u201d \n(California Farmer and Journal of Useful Sciences, V13, No.6, \nMarch 1863.) \nWith no maps to or of the new Washoe region, DeGroot knew what to \ndo, and he was the sole person to get it done. \nWhat Maps Were Available? \nThere were many maps published by 1859, all chronicled in Carl \nWheat\u2019s Maps of the Trans-Mississippi West series. But none of these \nhad any detail of the land that became known as Nevada. The early \nmaps of the \u201cNevada\u201d region were made for the specific purpose of \nshowing wagon roads into California and the land of gold, as well as \nshowing proposed routes for a cross country railroad. \nThe Washoe Maps by DeGroot are the very first maps published of \nthe Washoe region. DeGroot didn\u2019t have much to go on, as true survey \ndata as we know it today was essentially non-existent. DeGroot had \nwidely traveled California, so he was in a good position to make a \nform of \u201cdiagrammatic\u201d map that utilized his personal knowledge \nalong with that of other surveyors or cartographers to chart out \nroutes to Washoe. For those very reasons, the first map would not, \nand could not be perfect. \nBut DeGroot was there \u2013 he was living among the Washoe Rush. \nHe saw and heard first hand how prospectors got there, and knew \ninstinctively that some form of guidance was necessary. He could \nwrite all the articles in the world for the Alta Californian, as did \nBrowne for Harper\u2019s, but somebody had to come up with a proper \nmap, otherwise prospectors might find themselves out in Central \nNevada where Winnemucca is today. \nThe following is a list of the first four maps published on the Washoe \nregion. DeGroot published three editions of his map, making \ncorrections and editions each time. The three editions were closely \nfollowed by that of a competitor. \nThe DeGroot 1860 Maps. The Very First Map \u201cGuide\u201d to Washoe \n1860, the first edition \n, published by Hutchings & Rosenfield (often \nnoted as Rosenfeld) of San Francisco. Hutchings was one of the well- \nknown publishers of illustrated California Gold Rush letter sheets of \nthe 1850s. \nSeven hundred copies were published of the first map, many \ndistributed to California and Nevada newspapers for free publication \nof the new map and its availability. The term \u201cmap guide\u201d is used here \nbecause the inaccuracies on the map rendered it \u201cdiagrammatic\u201d, and \nit was therefore a \u201cguide\u201d to get to Washoe, with liberties taken on \ncartography. \nDe Groot\u2019s first map was first recorded by the Nevada (City) \nDemocrat, February 29, 1860. It was followed two days later by the \nDaily Alta California on March 2, 1860. It thus may date to February \n28 or earlier, or perhaps early in the third week of February, 1860. \nThe Nevada Democrat article referred to a copy of the map sent to \nG.W. Welch at his Pioneer Book Store in Nevada City. It further stated \n\u201cIt is not based upon an actual survey.\u201d It further discussed that many \nof the stated distances would be shortened by new wagon roads \nbeing constructed. The simple fact that the first edition was not based \nupon a survey, of which there were none (yet), was lost by other \nobservers, as noted in the Alta article that appeared two days later. \nThe later Alta article referred a map published by De Groot received \nby merchant Kierski & Brother that they said could not sell because \nit ignored (and did not show) the Big Trees route to Wash \noe \n, used \nby so many emigrants from the Southern Mines in the area of Sonora \nand Angel\u2019s Camp. The same complaint was made in the Sacramento \nUnion the next day. An entirely new complaint came in the Nevada \n(City) Journal on March 9, who commented that the new map showed \nNevada (City) ten miles north of its actual location, and thus did not \nshow the advantage of the Nevada City route over the Placerville \nroute. News of the map reached Marysville, when DeGroot\u2019s map \narrived at the office of the Daily Democrat, who stated \u201cwe cannot \nspeak for its correctness.\u201d \nThis map is important because it does not show the names of the \nsoon to be important mines, but does rather show the names of \nthe mining camps, headed by \u201crich silver mines.\u201d Of the few mines \nshown, none retained any importance. Above Janesville was the Muy \nRico; east of 6 Mile Canyon was the La Trinidad and Mohawk; below \nChinatown was the Hastings Lode; and the Veta Azule west of Silver \nCity. \nChinatown is shown where Dayton exists today. Washoe lake is \nshown adjacent to Franktown, as is the boiling spring at what later \nbecame Steamboat. The old road that went up Geiger grade is \nshown along with the short lived town of Janesville, now near the \nintersection of the VC highway and Toll Road. The map is bounded \nby Marysville on left edge center, Sacramento City lower left, Sonora \nlower center, Mono lake lower right, along with nearby \u201cnew diggins\u201d \nsoon to be named Monoville. Bound by Walker Lake at right center \nand Ragtown upper right. The old immigrant road from Salt Lake \nshows passing through Ragtown. The Beckwourth Pass route, top \ncenter, is shown coming into the Truckee Meadows. The original \nWestern States trail, used by so many emigrants inclusive of the \nGrosch brothers, shows as the \u201cOld Truckee Route\u201d that pass s by \u201cDe \ne \nGroot lake,\u201d a name applied by DeGroot himself that was the subject \nof controversy at the time and did not stick. The \u201cOld Carson Road\u201d is \nshown leading to Silver Lake and Carson Pass. No prospect symbols \nare shown near the future site of Silver Mountain, though there is a \nnotation \u201cSilver L. V.\u201d near that location. \nThe term \u201cDe Groot Lake\u201d, as it appears on the first edition for what \nis today Donner lake, was the subject of a humorous complaint \npublished on April 20 , 1860 in the Nevada (City) Journal: \nth \nWe cannot account for the strange location of places by \nallowing the late earthquake to have mixed things up a \ngreat deal worse than first supposed. It must have been an \nextraordinary earthquake to shake the beautiful name of \nTruckee from a lake known to every emigrant of \u201849 and \nshake at the same time the name De Groot on (to the map). \nAny frogs in that lake? \nThe De Groot first edition map is discussed and shown in Carl \nWheat\u2019s Mapping the Trans Mississippi West, 1960, v4, pp188\u2014189. \nVery few of the first edition maps still exist (perhaps three or four, all \nin institutional holdings.) The second edition is entirely unknown, \nand may never have had a large print run (see below.) Wheat lists a \nfirst edition, 1009b, held by the Bancroft, the \u201cSherman Day\u201d copy, as ","173 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 3 \n Sat, June 17 \nMining \na folded map inside a soft cover, thus a pocket map, complete with a \ntable of distances. It was reported as a 24pp pamphlet. \nThis is one of the most important maps in the history of Nevada \nbecause it was the very first map to show the rapidly developing \nmining regions of Western Nevada and the routes to them. \nMeanwhile, in the press, it becomes difficult to distinguish comments \non the first two editions of the DeGroot map over the first three \nweeks of March, 1860. Free copies of the first and second editions of \nDeGroot\u2019s map sent out by Hutchings & Rosenfield took time to get to \ntheir intended destinations. \n1860, Second edition \n, published about March 8 by Hutchings and \nRosenfield. The first news of the 2 \nnd \n edition was March 9 in the \nCalifornia Farmer and Journal of Useful Sciences. The short article \nsimply stated \u201cenlarged and corrected.\u201d The Marysville Appeal, \ncommented March 15th that De Groot\u2019s map was \u201cvery nearly \ncorrect.\u201d This appears to be a comment on the second edition. The \nSecond edition was reported in North San Juan on March 17, noting \n\u201cit omits however, the great highway from Marysville via N. San Juan \nand Forest City.\u201d \nThe Red Bluff Beacon published news of the second edition on March \n21. \nThe press run is unknown. As of this writing in 2023, we were unable \nto find any copies of the second edition extant, and caution that \nvarious editions may not be so marked in print, but rather by are \nnoted by their content. More study is necessary. \n1860, Third edition \n. The first news of the third edition of DeGroot\u2019s \nmap came March 30, 1860. \nThe next day, March 31st, the Daily Alta discussed the new \npublication of a pamphlet by De Groot of his observations of the \nWashoe District \u201coriginally published\u201d in the Alta. It must be assumed \nthat these \u201cobservations\u201d were the February, 1860 articles, and \nperhaps a few more. The short article did not say whether a map \nwas folded into the contents of the pamphlet, but it probably was, as \nmay be evidenced by the map within this lot, which shows signs of \nadherence and folding as if placed firmly in a pamphlet sized \u201cpocket \nmap\u201d booklet. The interesting point of discussion was that the \nemergence of the \u201cthird\u201d edition of the De Groot map was generally \nnot noted by most of the press until April 12th via an article in the \nSacramento Union. \nThe inclusion of the written material, and the corrections and \nadditions to the map in all areas sets the third edition aside as a more \nimportant work than the first edition. \nThe third edition shows significant detail around the Comstock not \npresent on the first edition. Particularly important are the specific \nmine names and the inclusion of the word \u201cComstock\u201d near Virginia \n(City.) This new information not on the previous editions is thought \nto have been provided in part by the new Recorder, Parker H. Pierce. \nPierce, through R.M. Evans, later published their own map, but since \nPierce was a public employee, the information was also available to \nDeGroot. The DeGroot map would have been the \u201cto go to\u201d map, as he \nwas a well known writer and western traveler by that time. \nInterestingly, and not noted by the Press or other historians, is the \nfact that the DeGroot third edition carries significant errors \u2013 many \nthat should have been caught by the new recorder for Utah Territory. \nFurther, many of these errors were carried over to the competitor\u2019s \nmap- the Pierce\/Evans map. These significant errors include: the \nmisplacement of Washoe Valley; the complete misplacement of the \nFlowery diggings; misplacement of many mining claims along the \nCarson River including Dick Sides and Billy Cullough Co, clearly a \nmisspelling of Billy Chollar, which were in the middle of the main \nComstock zone. The first edition DeGroot does not have any of this \ndata in any form. \nDeGroot\u2019s third edition also shows significantly more, and better, \ninformation of nearby geography: the area around Genoa, Mottsville \nand Woodford\u2019s is in much more detail. The roads heading west of \nJanesville, such as the Truckee Pass road, show significantly more \ndetail. They simply appear in a diagrammatic form on Pierce\/Evans. \nStanford, the Huntington, and University of Nevada libraries all have \ncopies of the third edition, also exceedingly rare, with this copy \nperhaps the only one in private hands, though there could be another \nunknown to the author (FH). \nIn November, 1860, DeGroot\u2019s Sketches of Washoe Silver Mines \nwas published by Hutchings & Rosenfield. This is another very rare \npublication. \nA Competitive, Copied Map Arises. \nWith three editions of the DeGroot map circulating throughout \nAmerica, it became a target for publication by a competitor. Most of \nthe public would have no way of knowing that there had been three \nseparate editions of the map published, with corrections and addition \nto each edition. \n On March 30, 1860, the first news of a competitive map arose in the \nSacramento Union for a map by R.M. Evans, \u201cwith claims located by \nParker H. Pierce.\u201d It has also been referred to as the Parker H. Pierce \nmap, complete with a \u201ctraveler\u2019s guide.\u201d Though the Union writer \nhad not yet seen the map, he had news of it. The Evans\/Pierce map is \nundated on its obverse. \nParker Pierce, formerly of Nevada County, California, was elected \nor appointed as Recorder of the Washoe District for Utah Territory \nabout January 28, 1860. The need for a map was critical, and the \ninteractions of DeGroot and Parker at that time are unknown. \nUndoubtedly, DeGroot would have tried to get proper information \nfrom the Recorder, with whom all mining claims were filed. But the \nfiling of mining claims was not an exact \u201cscience\u201d, as rules for the \ndistricts were being created as necessary. Surveyors were not around, \nand any \u201crecording\u201d of a mining claim was therefore a guestimate \nbased upon his and the neighbor claimant\u2019s physical and geographic \ndescription. Parker may have had some limited data, and DeGroot \nneeded it for publication of a map. But the net result can be seen in \ndirect comparison of the two competing maps. The \u201cfindings\u201d become \nimportant: \n1. \nThe cartography of the first edition DeGroot and the third \nedition DeDroot are identical, but the topography on the \nPierce\/Evans map is diagrammatic- more loosely drawn, \nobviously not carefully copied from DeGroot. Look at the \nspecific sketches near Ragtown, as an example, as well as \nthe outline of Carson Sink. \n2. \nThe Pierce\/Evans cartographer added Honey Lake and \nPyramid Lake, as if in a manner to make the map unique, \nbut look closely at the detail near Beckwourth Pass \u2013 here \nagain the cartographer got sloppy with a diagrammatic \nrepresentation of what DeGroot did a better job of doing. ","174 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 3 \n Sat, June 17 \n Mining \n3. \nThe same style of observations holds true all over the \nPierce\/Evans map. \nThe obvious conclusion here is that the Pierce\/Evans map copies the \ninformation from DeGroot, 3 edition. In fact, DeGroot himself may \nrd \nhave provided the new recorder with his own data. \nAt this point, a discussion of R.M. Evans becomes important. In an \nextensive literature search of Evans, we find that: \n1. \nEvans was listed as a \u201ccorrespondent to the London Times.\u201d \n2. \nEvans did, in fact, send written communications, which \nwere published, to the Times from time to time on the \nComstock, and also reportedly sent communications on \nparts of the Gold Rush and of the British Columbia gold \nrush. \n3. \nEvans never used his proper name, or a \u201cpen\u201d name as \npublished author of the London Times articles. The articles \nsimply read: \u201cFrom our own correspondent.\u201d \n4. \nHe may have also reported to other London newspapers, \nas a number of articles appear copied, word for word. The \nother papers include the London Daily News, London Daily \nStandard. \n5. \nEvans was in California and Nevada at least 1858-c1864, \nwhen he published a notice in London that he intended \non writing a compilation of the history of California and \nNevada. \n6. \nIn late1863 Evans made notice in San Francisco that he was \npublishing another map of Washoe through H. H. Bancroft. \nHe claimed it was to be the first of a new series, showing \nmining claims from \u201cactual surveys.\u201d The article does not \nmention Pierce. \n7. \nIt was difficult to follow Evans after 1864, as there were \nat least four different men around the Western world that \nused the name \u201cR. M. Evans.\u201d \nThe conclusion here is that Evans was a writer in much the same \nmanner as both J. Ross Browne and Henry DeGroot, but DeGroot \nwas far more experienced. Writing of the Western mining regions to \nLondon newspapers, Evans was ostensibly drumming up interest in \nprospecting in the American West. Getting his own map was a way of \njustifying his existence in America. \nPierce also deserves another note. Parker H. Pierce, Jr. is also difficult \nto trace. \n1. \nIn 1852 he was Whig delegate to the California State \nConvention. \n2. \nHe married in 1853 and operated the Oriental Hotel in \nMarysville. He was also the engineer of the Marysville Fire \ndepartment. In 1856 he leased the Sierra Nevada Hotel in \nNorth San Juan, and remained active in State politics as the \nchairman of the Nevada County Democratic Committee. \n3. \nIn 1857, a man of the same name applied to be the Indian \nAgent in Crescent City, and if the same man, was born there \nas the first white child. It is not confirmed to be the same \nman. In 1860, he was appointed as Utah Territory Recorder. \nHe appears to have left that job shortly after. \n4. \nIn 1861, he was on a Territorial Committee with Henry \nDeGroot, who was the Chairman, that voted resoundingly, \nthough \u201cresisted by malcontents\u201d to maintain the \n\u201cConstitution and the Union, and \u201cresolved that all attempts \nto overthrow the Union are treason.\u201d \n5. \nFor years, he disappeared from news, resurfacing in Kansas \nCity displaying \u201csilver bricks\u201d at a state fair from Colorado \nin September, 1871. \nThere has been discussion that Parker H. Pierce may have created the \nfirst \u2018survey\u201d of mining claims, and thus provided data to DeGroot. He \nwould have had to do this immediately upon appointment, and had \nperhaps two weeks at best to do it. Impossible! He had absolutely \nno experience at surveys, no experience with laws regarding mining \nclaim location which were still in their formative years, and Pierce \nhad no experience in mining. \nI believe (fh) that Pierce leaned on DeGroot for help, and Evans \nneeded something to prove his worth to the London Times and other \nnewspapers, so the Evans\/Pierce map was created from DeGroot \ndata. In so doing, Pierce became a friend of DeGroot\u2019s, ultimately \nserving on the Territorial \u201cUnion\u201d Committee. \nThe Evans pamphlet\/map is not mentioned in Paher or Howes. As \na map. It does not necessarily qualify for bibliographic reference \u2013 \nbut if the map pamphlet did, in fact, contain the 24pp discussion of \nWashoe, then it would have qualified for bibliographic listing. Very \nlittle other information is known. \nA French edition is known, as mentioned by Wheat, but it contains no \nreference to DeGroot. \nComments \nWhat does not appear to be discussed anywhere is the fact that De \nGroot, 3rd edition, and Evans\/Pierce maps are very nearly identical. \nThey are so close that is very clear both were using the exact same \ndatabase for the Washoe area, if not the very same artist. The \ncartographic representations of the geographic features are far more \naccurate on the DeGroot map, rendering the unmistakable conclusion \nthat the Evans\/Pierce map copied the data of DeGroot. \nBoth DeGroot and Evans\/Pierce corrected several discrepancies of \nearlier published edition of the DeGroot map. But they left or created \nmore inaccuracies that were significant. \nThe two separate maps of Evans\/Pierce and De Groot appear to \npossibly have been published the same day- possibly March 30, 1860, \nboth in San Francisco. If the two maps were not published that very \nday, the \nnews \nof their publication was definitely released that very \nsame day. \nIt is clear that De Groot beat Evans\/Pierce to the punch with the \nWashoe pocket map, but his poor data caused him the need to reprint \ntwice within the month of March. Regardless, DeGroot was first with \na map of Washoe. He would be the one to be trusted and relied upon. \nDe Groot soon went on to become a partner in the Virginia City \nTerritorial Enterprise and the Silver Age. He was admitted as a lawyer \nunder Judge Cradlebaugh in June of 1860.","175 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 3 \n Sat, June 17 \nMining \nLot# 3364 \n Gold Hill, \nNevada \nMap of Gold \nHill Front Lodes 1864 \n14.5 x 23.5\u201d black and \nwhite litho by Oakley and \nThomson Boston. Survey \nJuly 1864 Westcoatt on \nclaims located in sept \nand oct of 1859. The map \nwas made to accompany \nreport by Dr J.A. Veatch. \nThis is an important map \noriginal report by Veatch has not been found. Paher was unable to \nlocate a copy of the original report for his bibliography published in \n1980. The map shows a number of important locations, founded by the \njustice works on the left edge up to sandy bowers ground at the right \nedge. The wells Fargo office is shown across from Maynard\u2019s and many \nother mills and mines are listed. Scale 1\u201d to 375\u2019 this map was adhered \nto some backing using 2 sided tape in the corners which shows through. \nThe original crown point, discovered by Hurst is shown as well as the \nlocation of the original crown point mill and yellow jacket outcrop. \nEst. $1000-3000 \nHWAC# 167524 \nLot# 3365 \n Virginia City, \nNevada c.1873 \n Map of \nthe Lower Comstock, \nGT Brown \n16.5 x 8.5\u201d \nhand colored map of \nthe lower Comstock and \nimmigrant consolidated \nmining company mines, \nLyon county Nevada \nlimo by GT Brown and \nCo SF. This rare map \nprobably came from an annual report or prospectus for the Immigrant \nconsolidated company. The Illustrated map is on page 121 of Bob \nChandler\u2019s book on Grafton Tyler brown. He attributes map to 1873. \nThere\u2019s a chance, based on photographic evidence, that this was \nchandler\u2019s own copy. Brown was a well known artist in competition \nwith the artist of Britton and Rey. The map shows the locations of the \nbacon and trench mills at the base of silver city as well as the express \noffice in town. Extremely rare. \nEst. $1000-3000 \nHWAC# 167522 \nLot# 3366 \n Virginia City, Nevada \nRare Map of \nVirginia City, Nevada Mining Claims \nUndated \nmap on vellum that shows claims patented \nby the California MC, Con. Virginia, Ophir, JB \nOverton, Union Consolidated, Mexican, and \nCentral Silver MC. Claims include the Santa \nRita, Silver Terrace, Comstock, Last Chance, \nSummit, Enterprise, and more. Patent dates \nlisted on the side (1880s). Handwritten pencil notations added to the \nmap. 26 x 31.5\u201d No mapmaker or date given. Rare. \nEst. $500-1500 \nHWAC# 164472 \nLot# 3367 \n Virginia City, Nevada 1923 \n Map of \nthe Comstock and Brunswick Lodes, Rand \nMcNally & Company \n\u201dShowing the Virginia, \nGold Hill, Silver City, Silver Star and Six Mile Canon Mining Districts. \nStorey and Lyon Counties Nevada.\u201d 1923. Rand McNally & Company. \nCompiled by WT Moran, C.E. 26.5 x 32.25\u201d Scale: 5000 ft. = 3\u201d. Rare and \nvery detailed! Condition issues: torn out of the booklet, tape repairs, \nand tears. Please see photo. \nEst. $400-1000 \nHWAC# 166973 \nLot# 3368 \n Virginia City, Nevada c.1930s \n Map \nof the Comstock Lode by the Con. Chollar \nGould & Savage Mining Company \nRare map \nnot seen before by us. By E.R. Lovewell. Scale 1 inch=1,000 feet. \nCompliments of the Consolidated Chollar Gould & Savage Mining \nCompany, which was incorporated in 1933. 28.5 x 21.5\u201d Properties of \nthe company are highlights in red\/orange color. Folds. Pencil notations \non reverse. Nice, very detailed map! \nEst. $300-500 \nHWAC# 166972 \nLot# 3369 \n Virginia City, Nevada 1860s- \n1909 \n Virginia City, Nevada Mining Check \nCollection -- All Different -- Key Figures \nLot \nof 15 different. Group has Bliss, Yerington, Mackay, and Fair autographs, \nplus other significant mining superintendents. Includes: Mariposa \nMill, RN-C, signed by Mackay, 1871; Trench Mill, RN-C, signed by \nMackay, 1871; Trench Mill, RN-E, signed by Fair, 1873; Carson & Tahoe \nLumber & Fluming Co., RN-D, signed by Bliss, 1874; Belcher Silver \nMining Co., RN-G, rare, 1879; HM Yerington, RN-D \u201cbuff\u201d signed by \nYerington, 1874; Imperial Silver MC, RN-D, 1876, Batterman; Empire \nMining Co., 1867, signed by Graves; Gould & Curry SMC, RN-B, signed \nby Requa; Gould & Curry SMC, RN-C, signed by Batterman, 1871; \nCarson Lumber Co., signed by Bliss, 1873; Savage MC, 1903, signed by \nGorham; Con-Virginia MC, 1909; Gould & Curry, 1860s unused draft; \nand New York & Washoe MC, 1860s, RN-B. Please inspect. \nEst. $200- \n300 \nHWAC# 167074 \nLot# 3370 \n Virginia City, \nNevada \n1874-77 \nPacific \nMill & Mining Co. Check \nCollection incl. Mackay & \nFair Signatures \nLot of 4. 1) \nRare 1874 Bank of California \ncheck issued to the Carson \nWood Company, signed by Fair. \nManuscript \u201cPac. M&M Co.\u201d \nwritten next to signature line. \n2-3) Pair of Bank of California \nchecks with green print and \nRN-D. Both issued in 1875. \nOne is signed by John Mackay, \nand the other is signed by \nFair. The Mackay signature \non this check is rare. 4) Bank \nof California check with RN- \nC21b, unissued. Occidental \nMill check with that crossed \nout and \u201cPac. Mill & Mng Co.\u201d \nwritten in ink below the RN. \nRare RN. The company took over the Occidental Mill along with about \na dozen others. The Pacific Mill & Mining Company was established by \nthe \u201cBonanza Firm\u201d (Mackay, Fair, Flood, and O\u2019Brien) in the 1870s. \nThe Bonanza Firm challenged the broad control Ralston and Sharon \nexercised over the Comstock Mines, backed by the Bank of California, \nby joining their finances in various stock operations and transactions, \nleading to the formation of a new group of mining corporations. \nThese included Hale & Norcross, Gould & Curry, Consolidated \nVirginia, and others. In their campaign against the Bank Crowd, the \nBonanza Firm adopted tactics similar to those Ralston, Sharon and \nthe Bank of California used the previous decade to gain control over \nthe Comstock. They purchased all the major mine suppliers, and in \n1877 the group established an \u201cindependent\u201d mill, the Pacific Mill and \nMining Company, which was wholly owned by the \u201cBonanza Firm\u201d \nand incorporated under the Laws of California. The company owned a \nnumber of other mills in the Comstock area including the Bacon Mill, \nBrunswick Mill, California Mill, California Pan Mill, Consolidated Mill, \nMariposa Mill, Morgan Mill, Occidental Mill, Omega Mill, Rhode Island \nMill, Trench Mill, and the Woodworth Mill\/Ditch. Later, the Bonanza \nFirm successfully defended monopoly accusations and shareholders \nclaims of fraud involving the Pacific Mill and Mining Company, by \narguing that their business practices represented \u201cindustry custom.\u201d \nEst. $240-400 \nHWAC# 163916","176 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 3 \n Sat, June 17 \n Mining \nLot# 3371 \n Virginia City, Nevada \n1875 \n Pacific Mill & Mining Co. \nRevenue Check Pair Signed by \nMackay & Fair \nLot of 2. Each is on \nthe check form with green print \nand RN-D imprinted revenue. 1) \nNo. 131, issued to the Virginia \n& Gold Hill Water Co. in 1875. \nSigned by John Mackay. Rare to \nsee Mackay\u2019s signature on this \ncheck type. 2) No. 883, issued to \nDerby & Gerhart in 1875. Signed \nby James G. Fair. Both checks \nhave light stains. The Pacific Mill \n& Mining Company was established by the \u201cBonanza Firm\u201d in the 1870s \n- a partnership formed by Irish immigrants, John W. Mackay, James G. \nFair, James C. Flood, and William S. O\u2019Brien, men who later became \nknown as the \u201cSilver Kings\u201d or \u201cBonanza Kings\u201d of the Comstock. \nThe Bonanza Firm challenged the broad control Ralston and Sharon \nexercised over the Comstock Mines, backed by the Bank of California, \nby joining their finances in various stock operations and transactions, \nleading to the formation of a new group of mining corporations. These \nincluded Hale & Norcross, Gould & Curry, Consolidated Virginia, and \nothers. In their campaign against the \u201cComstock Bankers\u201d the Bonanza \nFirm adopted tactics similar to those Ralston, Sharon and the Bank of \nCalifornia used the previous decade to gain control over the Comstock; \nThe Bonanza Firm purchased all the major mine suppliers, and in \n1877 the group established an \u201cindependent\u201d mill, the Pacific Mill and \nMining Company, which was wholly owned by the \u201cBonanza Firm\u201d \nand incorporated under the Laws of California. The company owned a \nnumber of other mills in the Comstock area including the Bacon Mill, \nBrunswick Mill, California Mill, California Pan Mill, Consolidated Mill, \nMariposa Mill, Morgan Mill, Occidental Mill, Omega Mill, Rhode Island \nMill, Trench Mill, and the Woodworth Mill\/Ditch. Later, the Bonanza \nFirm successfully defended monopoly accusations and shareholders \nclaims of fraud involving the Pacific Mill and Mining Company, by \narguing that their business practices represented \u201cindustry custom.\u201d \nEst. $150-200 \nHWAC# 163898 \nLot# 3372 \n Virginia \nCity, Nevada 1867- \n74 \n Sapphire Mill \nCheck \nCollection, \nWS Hobart, Virginia \nCity, \nNevada \nLot \nof 4 different. The \nSapphire Mill was \nbuilt in the early \n1860s and was located 1\/4 mile below Gold Hill. It was originally \nknown as JB Gagnon & Co.\u2019s Mill. In the 1870s, it had 15 stamps and \na 40-ton daily capacity and was processing ore from the Crown Point \nMine. It was one of a few mills owned by WS Hobart. Hobart was \nheavily involved with numerous logging operations at Lake Tahoe \nthat fed the Comstock\u2019s need for lumber, including the Sierra Nevada \nWood & Lumber Co. (which eventually relocated from Crystal Bay at \nTahoe to Hobart Mills near Truckee), the Virginia & Gold Hill Water \nCo., and numerous mining projects. 1) 1867 Bank of California check. \nLists Nevada, Sapphire and Atlas Mills, though \u201cNevada\u201d and \u201cAtlas\u201d \nare crossed out. Issued to and signed by WS Hobart. Orange 2 cent \nNV adhesive revenue stamp. 2) 1874 Bank of California. RN-D. Issued \nto Robert Young. Young is listed as a horse clipper in the 1873 V&T \nDirectory. Signed for Hobart by Raymond. 3) 1870 Bank of California, \nRN-B plus US IR adhesive revenue stamp. Issued to Thomas Cain. \nCain is listed as a miner for the Gould & Curry Mine in the V&T 1873 \nDirectory. Signed by for WS Hobart by Raymond. 4) 1871 Bank of \nCalifornia, RN-B17b. Issued to C. Derby. Signed for Hobart by Raymond. \nEst. $240-400 \nHWAC# 163918 \nLot# \n3373 \nVirginia \nCity, Nevada 1872 \n V&T \nRailroad Receipt Signed \nby Emanuel Penrod, \nOne of the Original \nComstock Discoverers \nExtremely rare Comstock \nautograph. Virginia & \nTruckee Railroad receipt, \nCarson, March 14th, 1872. Issued to E. Penrod for 9 7\/8 cords of \nnut pine wood. Signed boldly on the back by Penrod--this signature \nmatches earlier autographs. 3.5 x 8\u201d Emanuel Penrod was a major \ncharacter in the story of the Comstock discovery. Leaving his ranch \nin Genoa in search of gold, he became one of the original founders of \nthe Comstock Lode in Virginia City, a partner of Henry Comstock, but \nthey sold out before they struck it rich. Later, Penrod traveled 75 miles \nnortheast of the mining town of Tuscarora to an 8,000-foot mountain \nsurrounded by clouds that he called Island Mountain. Here, he realized \nhe needed water for his placer mining so he turned to Chinese workers \nthat he knew about from their work on the irrigation systems in China \nand the Carson Valley. Penrod and his partner Charles Mayon of San \nFrancisco struck it rich, taking out a quarter of a million dollars in gold \nfrom this area. Penrod won a seat in the Nevada Assembly, but is as \nwell-known for his enlightened attitude toward his Chinese neighbors. \nFor more information on Penrod, see Thompson & West\u2019s History of \nNevada. \nEst. $1000-2000 \nHWAC# 164481 \nLot# 3374 \n Virginia City, Nevada \nCons. Virginia \nMine Square Set Compressed Wood Group \nThree cubes of dense compressed wood from \nthe square set which was used to support the \nmine walls at the Cons. Virginia Mine. About \n1.5x2.5x2.5\u201d. Includes article about the mine \nwood. \nEst. $200-300 \nHWAC# 166783 \nLot# 3375 \n Virginia City, Nevada 1862 \nSketches of the Washoe Mining Region by \nEdward Vischer \nSo rare FH didn\u2019t even know \nthis existed! \u201cSketches of the Washoe Region: Photographs, Reduced \nfrom Originals, Twenty-five Numbers\u201d by Edward Vischer. Printed in \n1862 by Valentine & Co., San Francisco. A series of 25 Sketches reduced \nin size to photographs. The original sketches were made by Vischer in \nvisits to the Washoe in May and September of 1861. They were then \nphotographed (reduced from the originals) and copies sold with this \npamphlet to the public. (Photos are NOT included) The pamphlet was \npublished later in 1862 with the photo descriptions. These represent \nsome of the earliest descriptions and views of the Comstock Lode. \nVischer\u2019s photos were produced in two sizes: CDV and this booklet \nsize. See our online catalog for a full description. \nEst. $2000-4000 \nHWAC# 166969 \nLot# 3376 \n Virginia City, Nevada 1866 \n Comstock \nLode by Richthofen, 1866 \nRare. The Comstock \nLode: Its Character, and the Probable Mode of \nits Continuance in Depth by Ferdinand Baron \nRichthofen, 1866. 83pp. First edition. Richthofen \nwas a Prussian geologist who discovered goldfields \nin California. At the request of the Board of the Sutro \nCompany he was asked to study and report on the \nComstock Lode. Richthofen discusses the geology of \nWashoe, the general structure of the Comstock vein, \nthe formation of the vein, and the probability that it extends deep \ninto Mount Davidson. He concludes: \u201cThe future yield of the mine, as \nargued before, is not to be expected from other concentrated bodies \nof rich ores, but from large accumulations of middle-grade and poor \nores, which cannot be profitably extracted but after the completion \nof a deep adit. We consider its execution as the only possible way \nof securing the future productiveness and profitable working of the \nComstock vein.\u201d Quite prophetic! Paher calls this work \u201ca rare Sutro \nitem.\u201d Howes R271; Paher 1668; Sabin, 71227; Not in Cowan. Water \nstain on front which diminishes on subsequent pages, 4\u201d cover\/spine \ntear, inscription on title page, otherwise very good. \nEst. $500-1500 \nHWAC# 166794","177 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 3 \n Sat, June 17 \nMining \nLot# 3377 \n Virginia City, Nevada 1866-78 \nKey Nevada Mining References w\/ Great \nComstock Content \nSix key Nevada mining \nreferences, 1866-78. As per FH, \u201cincludes the single most important, \noriginal source material for mining of the period. Exceedingly rare!\u201d \n1) Nevada State Mineralogist: Annual report of the State Mineralogist \nof the State of Nevada for 1866. 2) Nevada Biennial Report 1867\/68. \nCarson City: Henry R. Mighels, State Printer, 1869. 3) 1869\/70. Carson \nCity:: Charles L. Perkins, State Printer, 1871. 4) 1871\/72. Charles A. \nV. Putnam, State Printer Carson City: SPO,, 1873. 5) 1873\/76. Carson \nCity:: John J. Hill, State Printer, SPO,, 1877. 6) 1877\/78. San Francisco: \nA. L. Bancroft, Printers, 1879. Please see our online catalog for a \ncomplete description of each publication! \nEst. $2000-3000 \nHWAC# \n166785 \nLot# 3378 \n Virginia City, \nNevada \nReport of State \nMineralogist, \nNevada, \n1873 and 1874--First \nAnalysis of the Big \nBonanza \nCarson City: \nJohn J. Hill, State Printer, \nSPO, 1875. First edition, \nlimited to 3000 copies of \nwhich 500 were bound \nin cloth. 8 7\/8 x 5 3\/4. \n191 pages. This copy is \nin original mauve printed \nwraps. Nevada Imprints \n195; Armstrong, Nevada \nPrinting \nHistory \n807. \nNot in Paher\u2019s Nevada \nBibliography. Henry R. Whitehill was the state mineralogist. Early \nreport referencing Nevada mining including a wealth of valuable data \nregarding all the mines. The report starts out with a brief review of \nSilver Mines of the world. After a brief report on all the counties with \nsome more detail on Nye County (the Philadelphia and the Jefferson \nCanon Districts) a great deal (55 pgs.) is devoted to Storey County and \nthe Comstock Lode including discussion of \u201cThe Big Bonanza\u201d shortly \nafter its discovery. Much detail on the Crown Point, Belcher, Chollar- \nPotosi and especially on the Consolidated Virginia mine operations. \nThe first analysis of the extent of the Big Bonanza is detailed along \nwith estimations of the adjacent California mine where assays ranged \nfrom an average of $1200 to a high of over $8000 per ton. Included is \na 50-page supplement, \u201cShowing Proceeds of Mines during the years \n1871, 72, 73 and the first three quarters of 1874\u201d with data for many \nhundreds of mines in tons and value produced for each per quarter. \nFront cover has slight staining, some soiling and chipping, but overall, \nvery good. \nEst. $200-250 \nHWAC# 166784 \nLot# 3379 \n Virginia City, Nevada \n1879 \n Bonanza Mines and the \nBonanza Kings of California by \nDewey \nVery rare gilded cover, \nBonanza Mines and the Bonanza \nKings of California by S P Dewey, \nTheir Five Years Reign. 1879. \n87pp. Spine wear, repaired front \ninner board at spine, some foxing. \nSecond edition. A biased account \nof the stock market manipulations \nand other financial machinations \nof the owners and principal shareholders of the Consolidated Virginia \nand California Mining Companies. Presentation copy from the author \nto \u201cReverend W. A. Scott (of the Calvary Presbyterian Church in San \nFrancisco) from the Author\u2019s Complements. Reverend Scott organized \nan expedition in late 1855 to Yosemite after Hutching\u2019s famed trip \nearlier that year. An outspoken critic, he was hanged in effigy when \nhe spoke out against Vigilantism after the Committee of Vigilance of \n1856 hung S. F. Supervisor Casey for the assignation of James King \nof William. Graff 1074. Cowan p. 168. The reader gets behind the \nscenes in the businesses of the celebrated Consolidated Virginia \nand California Bonanzas. This vicious attack was prepared by Alfred \nWheeler at the instigation of S. P. Dewey, whose silence, it is alleged, \nthe \u201cBonanza Kings\u201d refused to purchase. Paher Nevada 476: \u201cA rare \nbook which was expanded in its second edition, 1880. These \u2018kings\u2019 \nreigned for five years, making fortune in Nevada mining.\u201d Howes D302. \nStreeter Sate 3459 (first edition): \u201cDewey is perhaps chargeable with \nbias, for he sold a dividend on the mines short and then the \u2018bonanza\u2019 \ncrowd Flood, Mackay and Fair had the regular dividend paid, much \nof Dewey\u2019s wrath and loss. At any rate, this is one side of the story of \nthe famous Consolidated Virginia Mine which made millionaires out of \nMackay, Fair, et al.\u201d \nEst. $500-1500 \nHWAC# 164158 \nLot# 3380 \n Virginia City, Nevada \nComstock \nMining and Miners by Lord \nComstock \nMining and Miners by Lord. Original 1883 \nprinting as a monograph of USGS. 451pp \nwith 117 illustrations. 2 maps, 1 folding. \nA comprehensive volume about about the \nComstock and Virginia City. Corners are dinged, \notherwise fine. \nEst. $150-200 \nHWAC# 166789 \nLot# 3381 \n Virginia City, Nevada 1947 \n \u201cDown \nMemory Trail to The Comstock in Pictures\u201d by \nJohn J. \u201cCount\u201d Mahoney \nDown Memory Trail \nto The Comstock in Pictures - by John J. \u201cCount\u201d \nMahoney. No date listed, but its publication \nis mentioned in the Nevada State Journal on \nWednesday, August 6, 1947. An apparently self- \npublished work reproducing many interesting \nphotos of work and life in the Comstock mining \nregion. Includes 6 text pages plus 55 photos and \nphotographic reproductions of earlier photos and printed items. Each \nleaf linen mounted; string bound with stiff black cloth covers with \ngold title imprinted. Photos of buildings, mines, families, and events. \nRear cover soiled; else very good. 7.5 x 6.25\u201d Fascinating and worthy \nof more research. \nEst. $500-1500 \nHWAC# 164575 \nLot# 3382 \n Virginia City, Nevada \nComstock \nGeology Books, 3 \n3 Comstock geology books. \nNevada Bureau of Mines, 1969 Geology and \nMineral Deposits of Washoe and Storey \nCounties Nevada, 140pp with detached cover. \nA Summary of the Geology of the Comstock \nLode and the Washoe District by Becker, pages \n291-330, removed from cover, with color \nmaps. 1937 printing, Geology of the Silver City \nDistrict and the Southern Portion of the Comstock Lode, Nevada by \nUniversity of Nevada, 108pp. \nEst. $100-120 \nHWAC# 166790 \nHigh Resolution Images including \nadditional photos for most lots are \navailable in our online catalog at \nFHWAC.com","178 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 3 \n Sat, June 17 \n Mining \nLot# 3383 \n Nevada 1865 \n Silver Mines \nof Nevada, 1865, by Bryant \nThe \nSilver Mines of Nevada-1865, Wm. C \nBryant & Co. 1865, 77pp. plus folding \nmap. Original printed wrappers. In \nchemise and half morocco slipcase \nwith spine gilt. The Bookplate of \ncollector John J. Ford, Jr. on inside \ncover of slip case. Rare early pamphlet \non Nevada Mining. Describes new \ndiggings, towns, mines, settlements \nwith many extracts from local newspapers. Map by EW Perry shows \nWashoe, Humboldt and Reese River silver mines. The publication of \nthis rare pamphlet\/booklet coincides with the push for investment in \nReese River Mines in Central Nevada by New York money. The first \nten pages discusses the California mines and the great Comstock Lode. \nIt then moves slowly into discussion of the Reese River discoveries, \nwith citation after citation from the Reese River Reveille. According to \nEberstadt: \u201cA comprehensive account of all that could be ascertained \nat that time regarding the new diggings, containing descriptions \nof the towns, mines, and settlements, together with many pages of \nextracts from the local newspapers. A scarce compilation of western \nnewspaper accounts of silver mining in Nevada. Among the sources \nused are newspapers in Nevada and California, and the report of \nInterior Secretary J.P. Usher to the Congress on the mineral resources \nof the intermontane region is also included. Almost half of the volume \ndevoted to the Reese River district with much of the rest split between \nAustin and the Comstock districts. The map, by E.W. Perry, shows \nthe region of the Washoe, Humboldt, and Reese River silver mines in \nNevada. The topography of the map is somewhat confused, but it ably \nshows the locations of several Nevada mines, especially those around \nAustin. Wheat notes that the same map also illustrates a promotional \npamphlet for the Mountain Queen Silver Mining Company, which was \nalso issued in 1865.\u201d WAGNER-CAMP 422c. HOWES N-61. PAHER, \nNEVADA, AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY, 229. EBERSTADT 107:293; \n107:404. WHEAT TRANSMISSISSIPPI 1128. \nEst. $500-800 \nHWAC# \n166793 \nLot# 3384 \n Nevada 1876 \n Nevada, \nthe Land of Silver by Powell, 1876 \nPublished by Bacon & Company, Book \nand Job Printers, San Francisco., 305 \npp, illustrated with 17 plates with \n6 pgs. of advertisements at end; not \nindexed.. 9 x 6, Original blind-stamped \nbrown cloth with gilt decoration and \ntitles on front cover and spine. A study \nof the silver mining industry of Nevada. \nFeatures chapters and sections on: \ngeology and natural history of the Comstock Lode; mining methods, \nequipment, etc.; sketches of principle silver mines of Nevada; mining \nand territory laws of the period; descriptions of mineral deposits; \ndescriptions of Nevada cities, railroads, and byways; and biographical \nsketches of key figures in the mining industry of the time (John P. Jones \nand William Sharon). Contains descriptions of most of the Comstock \nmines, and goes on to report on mining methods, the quartz and tailing \nmills in Lyon, Ormsby and Storey counties, discusses prominent silver \nmines such as Gould & Curry, Yellow Jacket, Belcher, Caledonia and \nothers, gives a brief account of the Sutro Tunnel and then proceeds to \ncover the mines of Central and Eastern Nevada. The illustrations of all \nthe major pieces of mining equipment for the mill are reproduced from \nthe actual detailed blueprint drawings. One of the ads is for the well- \nknown Thomas Price Assay office in Sacramento. It also reports on the \nmountains, valleys, rivers, lakes etc. of Nevada, cities, railroads, flumes \nand water ditches and even social and educational conditions. Howes, \nUSiana, P-526. Cowan, A Bibliography of the History of California \np.180. Paher, Nevada: An Annotated Bibliography, 1577: \u201cPowell is one \nof the best reference works on early Nevada mill construction.\u201d Cover \nis worn and faded, hinges starting but holding, otherwise the overall \ncondition is very good. Very scarce especially in this condition. \nEst. \n$600-900 \nHWAC# 164152 \nLot# 3385 \n American Fork, Utah \nNotice of \nLocation for Gold Ledge Claims, Utah \n1931. \nIn American Fork Canyon about half way \nbetween South Fork and Deer Creek.. Five \ndifferent locations listed for the Gold Ledge: 1, \n2, 3, 4 and 5 mining claims. \nGeff Pollock Collection \nEst. $120-200 \nHWAC# 165707 \nLot# 3386 \n Bingham, Utah \nUtah Copper Co. \n1912 Annual Report w\/Fold Out Maps \n25 \npages. Includes a 5 page photograph of mine \nnear Bingham. Looks hand colored. 5 page \nphoto of Carr Fork Canyon and mining property. \nFold out maps include a 6 page colored map of \nthe Bingham mining project showing geology, \nprincipal workings, ore body and surface improvements. Also 2 page \nfold out map of claims, 2 page map of principal workings and 1 page \nmap of vicinity of mine from the Great Salt Lake to Salt Lake City. All \nfoldouts are pristine!!! \nGeff Pollock Collection \nEst. $300-500 \nHWAC# \n165725 \nLot# 3387 \n Bingham, Utah \n1917 \n Utah Copper Co. 1917 \nAnnual Report w Fold Outs \nTwo reports. 1) 1917. 23 \npages. Includes 6 page colored \nfold out map showing geology, \nprincipal workings, ore body \nand surface improvements. \n2 page colored longitudinal \nsection map. 2 page black and \nwhite claims map. Maps are \nin very nice condition with one tear upper left near booklet. Reports \non the Bingham & Garfield Railway and the Utah Copper Company. 2) \n1918 annual follows the same 1917 pattern, but without fold outs! \nGeff \nPollock Collection \nEst. $500-1000 \nHWAC# 165726 \nLot# 3388 \n Bingham, Utah \nc1930 \n Utah Kennecott \nMining Color Panorama \nColor panorama of the \nKennecott copper works. \nFacts about the mine and \nits value included on the verso. Located in Bingham County. c1930 \nGeff \nPollock Collection \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 165716 \nLot# 3389 \n Camp Floyd, Utah \nCamp Floyd \nMining Ephemera, 25 \nAbout 25 pieces of \nCamp Floyd mining ephemera. Camp Floyd \nwas a very early Utah mining district. Mainly \nnotices of location-White Cap. Golden Bell, \nUnion Pacific, Ollie, Golden Cross, Reno, Terrace \netc. \nGeff Pollock Collection \nEst. $300-500 \nHWAC# 165170 \nLot# 3390 \n Mercur, Utah 1895 \n Mercur Mining \nDistrict History by Spurr \nEconomic Geology \nof the Mercur Mining District, Utah by J. Edward \nSpurr. The Mercur mining district lies on the \nsouthwestern flank of the Oquirrh Mountains \nin eastern Tooele County. The district was \noriginally organized in 1870, and the initial \nproduction was from high-grade silver pockets. \nStarts with how General P. E. Conner made this important discovery. \nHe was commanding California volunteers at Fort Douglas when he \nfound deposits of Argentiferous galena at Little Cottonwood Canyon \nin the Wasatch Mountains. Book has one fold out geological sections \nmap (excellent condition). Includes map of the underground workings \nof the Mercur Mine. 16 illustrations all told. Some staining on front \npage and first page has had lower corner ripped. Rest of content has \nno issues. \nGeff Pollock Collection \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 165704","179 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 3 \n Sat, June 17 \nMining \nLot# 3391 \n Park City, Utah 1908 \n Silver King \nCoalition Annual Report w\/ Fold Out Maps \nBy D MacVhie. December 1, 1908. Twenty- \nseven pages. 12 page foldout map of the \nunderground workings. 6 page fold out map \nof the Coalition and adjacent mines (tear \nat connection to booklet). 8 page longitude \nsection of the Coalition. Eight full page \nphotographs. This work is extensive with \ninformation, graphs, photos and maps. Everything is intact, but the \ncover is beginning to come apart and needs care. \nGeff Pollock Collection \nEst. $700-1500 \nHWAC# 165724 \nLot# 3392 \n Rush Valley, Utah \nRush Valley, UT \nMining Ephemera \n15 pieces of Rush Valley \nmining ephemera, mostly Notice of Location- \nRoyal Mining, Ada No 2, April Fool, Viper, \nOrient, Eureka, Pluto and more. c. 1870\u2019s to \n90\u2019s. \nGeff Pollock Collection \nEst. $300-500 \nHWAC# \n165100 \nLot# 3393 \n Sunnyside, Utah \nNordberg \nManufacturing Co. Sunnyside, Utah Proposal \nProposal from the Norberg Company through \nKaiser Steel for a Cylindrical Drum Mine Hoist \nfor the Sunnyside Mine. Estimated shipping \nweight 171,000 pounds! All for $183,185! \nDetailed description of operative conditions \nand date for the hoist. Includes directions for \nuse and a 2+ page diagram of the Hoist (perfect \ncondition). Much more information! Three copies included. \nGeff Pollock \nCollection \nEst. $150-300 \nHWAC# 165705 \nLot# 3394 \n Tintic, Utah \nLarge Mammoth \nMountain Archive! \nIncludes an archived \nphotograph, billheads (Mountain State Rubber, \nHooper Building, Shields Stationary, Garlock \nPacking, Johns-Manville, Utah Fuel, etc.), \nMammoth Mining Company checks (three \nvarieties), letters, notice of locations, etc. \nGeff \nPollock Collection \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 165712 \nLot# 3395 \n Tintic, Utah 1932 \n Mammoth MC\/ \nInternational \nSmelting \nContract \nContract \nbetween the Mammoth Mining Company and the \nInternational Smelting Company on the transfer \nof ore from the mine to the smelter (no more than \n50 tons a day or 1500 tons a month). Mines in the \narea around Mammoth produced silver, and gold. \nThe Mammoth Mine was in production for around \nseventy-five years. It was considered part of the \nTintic Mining District. 10 page document and very \nlawyer like. Still very interesting to read! \nGeff Pollock Collection \nEst. \n$100-200 \nHWAC# 165708 \nLot# 3396 \n Tintic, Utah c1920 \n Steedman & \nthe Mammoth Company Collection \nThe \nstory of Andrew Steedman as told through \nthe Mammoth Mining Company. Large stack \nof papers c1920. Many of them specifically \nmentions Steedman\u2019s name. Items include \nstock certificates purchased by Steedman, \nMammoth Mine Company payrolls, two large \none month pay rolls on stiff paper, Billheads \nfor items bought, etc. Over 50 sheets of paper that tell a mining story. \nSteedman was in America less than twenty years when he gained \nrespect as a mechanic and was the key figure for the Mammoth Mining \nCompany mill. He was born in Scotland and converted to Mormonism \nthere. Utah was a perfect place to raise a family. Before his work in \nthe Tintic district, he could be found in Bingham, Coalville and Austin, \nNevada. He was described as upright and honorable. \nGeff Pollock \nCollection \nEst. $200-300 \nHWAC# 165703 \nLot# 3397 \n Tintic, Utah 1929 \n Tintic Lead \nCompany Annual Report \nAlmost 100 years \nold! Eight pages. Two pages of pictures of the \nHorn Silver Mine and Mill at Frisco. The Tintic \ntook over the famous Horn Silver. Three pages \nof notes by the president on the doings in 1929; \n$150,000 to retimber the shaft of the Horn \nSilver, new electric transformers, railroad spent $40,000 upgrading \nthis branch, etc. \nGeff Pollock Collection \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 165721 \nLot# 3398 \n Utah 1918-1954 \n Utah Mining \nPamphlet Group \nLot of four. 1) Utah-Apex \nMining Company 1918 annual report. Seven \npages with financial reports and information \non the last year. 2) 50th Anniversary of the \nUtah Copper Story by the Utah Copper Division \nand Kennecott Copper Corporation. 1954. \n23 pictures. One tri fold picture. One graph \non the growth of Utah Copper. 3) Diamond Drilling at the Boston \nConsolidated Copper Mine, Salt Lake County, Utah. 1949. By Jones & \nWilson. 21 pages with lots of graphs, two pictures, one diagram, one \nmap and one fold out map. 4) South Hecla Mining Company annual \nreport, 1920. Graphs and one picture of a view of the mine. \nGeff Pollock \nCollection \nEst. $100-150 \nHWAC# 165723 \nLot# 3399 \n Utah \nUtah Mining Letterheads, \n20 \nAbout 20 Utah mining letterheads c. 1886- \n1908. Marion Gold, Consolidated, Star, Great \nDivide, Dry Canyon, Stockton, Helvetia, De \nLa Mar\u2019s Mercur, Ohio Copper, Kemmerer, \nConglomerate etc. \nGeff Pollock Collection \nEst. \n$300-400 \nHWAC# 165103 \nLot# 3400 \n Northport, Washington \nNorthport \nSmelting & Refining Reports and Documents \nLarge collection of assay reports and records \nfrom Northport Smelting and Refining. c. \n1910\u2019s-1920\u2019s. Assays show high grade silver \nore, about 60 oz.\/ton with 98% lead, et. al. Also \nincludes reports from Pennsylvania Smelting, \nHercules Mine and others. Well organized \nrecords in many folders. Northport had a half million dollar smelter in \n1918 with 3 lead furnaces and 300 tons daily capacity. About 62 lbs. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection \nEst. $1000-1500 \nHWAC# \n164215 \nLot# 3401 \n 1882 \n Mines, Miners, and \nMining Interests of the United States, \nBalch, 1882 \nMines miners and mining \ninterests of the United States in 1882: \ncompiled by William Ralston Balch \n1882 - Publisher: Philadelphia- Mining \nIndustrial Publishing Bureau, 1191 pp. \nA history of mining in the United States. \nMany illustrations, charts and tables. \nThis book is one of the all-time classic \nmining references. It contains detailed \ninformation on companies, individual \ndistricts and metals in general. It is a large- \nscale reference work of approximately 8 \nx 11\u201d size and 4 inches thick. Boards are \nunattached and the binding loose. This reference only comes up for \nauction about once every 10 years. Rarely available to collectors. \nEst. \n$500-1500 \nHWAC# 163248 \nLot# 3402 Mining Library by McGraw Hill, 9 \nvols. \nMining Library by McGraw Hill, 9 volumes, \n1909-15. Costs, accounting, surveying, 2 \ndifferent details, ore dressing, timbering, principles, examination. Ex \nLibris, R W Jones. All have some cover wear. \nEst. $300-400 \nHWAC# \n168126","180 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 3 \n Sat, June 17 \n Mining \nLot# 3403 Two Choice Western Books: Marvels \nof the New West and Report of the Director of \nthe Mint \nLate 19th Century Publications of Interest \n(2). 1) Report of the Director of the Mint, upon \nthe Statistics of the Production of the Precious \nMetals in the U.S., 1883 Consists of Production of \nStates & Territories and their Statistics, & an index \nfor all mines and their Localities. (6\u201d x 9\u201d HB, 873 \npages, fully intact, and 10 maps 2) Marvels of the \nNew West, by Wm. M. Thayer, publ. Henry Bill Co., \n1888. Includes the marvels of race, enterprise, mining, stock-raising & \nagriculture. Illustrated with 350 fine engravings & maps. (6\u201d X 9\u201d HB, \n715 pgs.). \nEst. $400-600 \nHWAC# 163532 \nLot# 3404 Classic Mining References, 5 \n5 \nclassic mining references. Biennial Report, \nInspector of Mines 1907-08 2 different, 1909- \n10, Inspector of Mines 2x 1890. \nEst. $150-200 \nHWAC# 167785 \nLot# 3405 Underground Miner\u2019s Lights (3) \n& Book \nMiner\u2019s Underground Lighting Devices \n& History Book (4). 1) The Miner\u2019s Flame Light \nBook, Henry A. Pohs, Flame publ. Co., Denver, \nCO, 1995. The story of man\u2019s development of \nunderground light and the definitive work on \nmine lighting. Amazingly illustrated. (8-1\/2\u201d x \n11\u201d HB, 867 pages). 2) Universal brass carbide \nlamp. 3) Butterfly (TM) brass carbide lamp. 4) \nIron Candlestick (no mfg.). \nEst. $400-600 \nHWAC# \n163539 \nLot# 3406 Prospectors Guides, 2 \n2 prospectors \nguides. The Prospectors Handbook by J W Anderson, \n1911, 13th edition, 198pp with index. Edge cover \nwear and stain on lower edge of pages. Pocket Book \nfor Miners and Metallurgists by F D Power, 1914 \n371pp with index. \nEst. $200-300 \nHWAC# 168120 \nLot# 3407 Dupont Blasting Library, 5 \n3 \nDupont Blasters\u2019 Handbooks, 1922, 1942, \n1958. Dupont Blasting Powder 1913 with \nblue writing on cover. Dupont High Explosives \nCatalog 1920 \nEst. $240-400 \nHWAC# 168125 \nLot# 3408 Mining Fuse Wrappers (4) \nNow \nhere is a unique items we don\u2019t see very day. \n1) Blue Label Manufactured by Coast Mfg & \nSupply Co. 2) Pacific Fuse. 100 feet. Keep Cool \nand Dry. Manufactured by Coast Manufacturing \nSupply Co. Manufactured expressly for E. I. Du \nPont deDemours Powder Co., Wilmington, \nDel. 3) Comet Brand. Latest improved 100 \nfeet. Safety fuse. Manufactured by Coast \nManufacturing and Supply Co., Livermore, Cal. 4) National Fuse & \nPowder Co., Denver, Colorado. Black Monarch. 100 feet safety fuse. \nWarning-in cold weather warm the fuse before unrolling. \nGeff Pollock \nCollection \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 165711 \nLot# 3409 Mining Covers, Many with \nContents, 10 \n10 mining covers many with \ncontents, c. 1889-1907, mostly to S R Buford, \nVirginia City, MT. San Francisco Candle, 2x \nCoiled Wire Belting, 2x California Powder \nWorks, Champion Powder with reverse \nadvertising, Excelsior Powder, J A Folger, E I du Pont, Theo. Noel \nAssayer. \nEst. $300-500 \nHWAC# 167830 \nLot# \n3410 \nMining \nEphemera \nwith \nProspectus \nAbout 30 pieces of mining \nephemera c. 1878-1911, mostly to Henry Elling. \nGoldfield Rex, Sierra Nevada Mines, Spring \nGulch with hand drawn map, several letters \nfrom F R Merk, etc. Delaware and Maryland \nPatents prospectus mentioning F R Merk as the \nowner, undated. \nEst. $300-500 \nHWAC# 167821 \nLot# 3411 Mining Explosives Tokens \nLot \nof 4 different. Colorado, Pennsylvania, and \nUtah. 1) Salem \/ Good For \/ One \/ Stick \/ \nPowder \/\/ blank. Square, brass. Listed in David \nSchenkman\u2019s Explosive Control tokens as an \nissue of The Keystone Coal & Coke Company, \nheadquartered in Greensburg, PA and used at \na mine near New Alexandria, PA. 2) C.C. \/ & \/ \nC. Co. \/\/ One \/ Stick \/ Powder. Brass, round. \nCarbon Coal & Coke Company. Cokedale, \nColorado. 3) C.E.S.Co. \/ No. 1 \/ Hiawatha \/\/ GF \/ One \/ Exploder. Brass, \nround. 28mm. Utah. 4) Mohrland \/ Mercantile \/ Co. \/\/ GF \/ One \/ \nExploder. Brass, S8. Mohrland, Utah. \nEst. $50-100 \nHWAC# 164593 \nLot# 3412 Western Mining Ephemera \nAbout \n20 Western mining items. Anaconda hatchet \ncharm, 3x FA Terry business cards. Boulder & \nCo. cover. 2x RPC\u2019s and 1 Yellow Jacket photo. \nACM co metal tag. Tonopah Mining time check \n1908. Meyer Mining car list . Warranty deed \n1871. Tonopah Railroad way bill 1905. John S \nCook Bankers, Tonopah, NV, 2x Grant Smelting 1882 and more. \nGary \nBracken Collection \nEst. $150-300 \nHWAC# 163036 \nLot# 3413 \n 1920-1950 \n Oil & Gas Industry \nArchive - 128 \nOil & Gas Industry Archive (128 \npieces). Collection from a Southern California \nGeologist & Petroleum Engineer, active during \nthe period, 1920-1950. Consists of: 1) Major \nCalifornia oil field maps (32), on heavy paper \nstock, in sizes up to 42\u201d x 54\u201d. 2) Smaller Calif. \noil & gas field maps (9). 3) Calif. Oil Co. production records (4), for \nApril, May, Sept. & Nov. of 1947, produced by Pacific Coast Gasoline \nCo. 4) Individual file folders for valuation & appraisal reports for \npetroleum companies (15). 5) Various publications (7), concerning oil \n& gas production. 6) Plates (18), from U.S.G.S. Professional Paper No. \n163, \u201cSignificance of Geologic Conditions in Naval Petroleum Reserves \nNo. 3, Wyoming, 1931. 7) Sets of 1953 & 1957 Lawndale photos (15), \nand set of 1960 unknown oil operation (21) - (all are either 3-1\/2\u201dx \n5\u201d or 4\u201d x 5\u201d). 8) U.S.G.S. Geologic formation charts (6) for California, \nOklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Wyoming & New Mexico (1925-1927). \nIncludes 10 Early postcards. \nEst. $500-750 \nHWAC# 163512 \nLot# 3414 \n Bay Area, California \nBay Area Soda \nBottles, 3 \n3 Bay Area soda bottles, about 7.25\u201d. \nLight lime bowling pin shaped Thompsons\/ \nMineral Water\/\/San Francisco\/Union Soda \nWorks, lip chip. Aqua Empire Soda Works\/ \nVallejo stained. Aqua San Francisco Glass \nWorks case wear. No other apparent chips or \ncracks. \nEst. $150-250 \nHWAC# 166809 \nLot# 3415 \n Mother Lode, California \nMother \nLode Hutch Soda Bottles, 3 \n3 Mother Lode \nHutch soda bottles, all about 6.5:. Aqua C A \nWerle\/Mok. Hill. Aqua J & R\/Auburn. Off clear \nChampion\/Soda Works\/Plymouth, Cal. stained. \nNo apparent chips or cracks. \nEst. $300-400 \nHWAC# 166805","181 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 3 \n Sat, June 17 \nBottles \nLot# 3416 \n Napa, California \nNapa Long Neck \nWater Bottles, 2 \nAqua Napa\/Soda\/Phil Cadug\/\/ \nNatural Mineral Water. Light lime Jackson\u2019s\/Napa\/ \nSoda. Both about 7.25\u201d. No apparent chips or cracks. \nEst. $120-180 \nHWAC# 166807 \nLot# 3417 \n Placerville, California \nPearson Bros Marble \nStopper Water Bottle \nRare Pearson Bros\/Placerville \naqua bottle with Codd marble stopper top. 6.25\u201d, no \napparent chips or cracks. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 166808 \nLot# \n3418 \nSacramento\/San \nFrancisco, \nCalifornia \nSacramento\/San Francisco Soda \nBottles, 9 \n9 Sacramento and San Francisco \nsoda bottles, all about 7.25\u201d. Aqua Bay City \nSodawater Co\/San Francisco\/Cal .75\u201d back \nchip. Aqua California Bottling Works\/T Blauth\/407 K Street\/ \nSacramento. Aqua E L Billings\/Sacrament\/Cal. Aqua Casey Cronan\/ \nEagle\/Soda Works stained. Aqua U S W\/Sac. Aqua Hugh Casey\/Eagle\/ \nSoda Works\/Sacramento\/Cal. Aqua Henry J Postel\/Sacramento\/Cal. \nAqua M. Cronan\/230 K Street\/Sacramento. No other apparent chips \nor cracks. \nEst. $180-240 \nHWAC# 166804 \nLot# 3419 \n California \nCalifornia Pontil Water \nBottles, 3 \n3 California as dug c. 1850\u2019s pontil \naqua water bottles. A W Cudworth\/& Co\/San \nFrancisco a few dings and case wear. Mineral \nWaters. Unmarked. All about 7\u201d. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 166806 \nLot# 3420 \n Canon City, Colorado \nCanon City \nMedicine Bottles, 3 \n2 R5 in Preble embossed \nCannon City bottles. Earle Bros.\/City Drug \nStore\/Canon City, Colo. 5.25\u201d. Palace Drug \nStore\/Geo. Pedley Mgr.\/Cannon City, Colo. \n5.75\u201d. Geo. Pedley\/Druggist\/Canon City, Colo. \n3.25\u201d. No apparent chips or cracks. \nGary Bracken \nCollection \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 164925 \nLot# 3421 \n Carbondale, Colorado \nE D Tandy \nMedicine Bottle \nR5 in Preble, c. 1906-10. E. D. \nTandy\/City Drug Store\/Carbondale. Colo. 5.75\u201d. \nNo apparent chips or cracks. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 164920 \nLot# 3422 \n Delta, Colorado \nDelta Medicine \nBottles, 2 \n2 different Delta medicines. \nR4 in Preble The Delta Pharmacy\/ Delta \nColo. 3.5\u201d-small inner lip chip. R5 Clarke\u2019s\/ \nDrugstore\/ Delta, Colo. 4.25\u201d, back crack, \nbottom has 2 sections missing, please inspect. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# \n164927 \nLot# 3423 \n Denver, Colorado \nDenver Medicine \nBottles, 3 Different \n3 embossed. The Mayers \nDrug Company\/625-627 16th St., Mack Blk.\/ \nThe Middle Of The Block Pharmacy\/Denver \n4.75\u201d, small base chip. Tremont Drug Co\/401 \n16th St. Cor. Tremont\/Denver, Colo. 5.25\u201d, .25\u201d \nlip chip, base ding. B. F. Richards M. D.\/Masonic \nTemple\/Denver, Colo. 5.75\u201d. No other apparent \nchips or cracks. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 164938 \nLot# 3424 \n Denver, Colorado \nEd A Seiwell \nDenver Medicine Bottles, 3 \nR4 in Preble. \nSeiwell was in Black Hawk 1875-81, and only \nin Denver 1881. 3 rare white embossed bottles. \nEd. A. Seiwell\/Druggist\/Denver Colo. 3.5\u201d, 4\u201d-2 \nlip dings, 6\u201d. No apparent chips or cracks. \nGary \nBracken Collection \nEst. $150-450 \nHWAC# 164922 \nLot# 3425 \n Denver, Colorado \nJ O Bosworth \nMedicine Bottles, 2 \nBoth are unlisted varieties in \nPreble. c. 1873-77. J. O. Bosworth\/Denver. Col. 5\u201d, \nwith W McC on base, not Stoeckel. Side molding \nflaw. 4.5\u201d variety has no monogram, flattened letters \nwhich indicates an earlier bottle with no air vents \nin letters. Flattened applied top, possibly the first of \nthe Bosworths. .25\u201d lip chip. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 164932 \nLot# 3426 \n Denver, Colorado \nTaylor Medicine \nBottles, 10 Different \n10 different Taylor \nmedicine bottles. R. T. Taylor & Brother 5.75\u201d, \nlip chip. The Taylor Drug Store 7.25\u201d. Geo. E. \nTaylor 2.5\u201d-lip chip, 3.75\u201d, 5.25\u201d. Taylor & Allen \nDruggists 3.5\u201d, black embossed 3.5\u201d with base \nbruise, 4\u201d-lip chip, 4.5\u201d-glass swirls, 5.5\u201d-glass \nswirls. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 164993 \nLot# 3427 \n Denver\/Georgetown, Colorado \nForbes & Stromberg Medicine Bottles, 2 \nDifferent \n2 embossed medicine bottles. Forbes \n& Stromberg\/Pharmacists\/Denver & Georgetown 3.5\u201d embossed, and \nsame black embossed 4.25\u201d-2 small lip chips. No apparent cracks. \nGary \nBracken Collection \nEst. $300-50 \nHWAC# 164947 \nLot# 3428 \n Eaton, Colorado \nN W Bellrose Medicine \nBottle \nR% in Preble. 2 oz\/N. W. Bellrose\/City Drug Store\/ \nEaton, Colo. 4.5\u201d. No apparent chips or cracks. \nGary Bracken \nCollection \nEst. $150-300 \nHWAC# 164918 \nLot# 3429 \n Edgewater, Colorado \nEdgewater Pharmacy \nBottle \nR$ in Preble. Embossed Edgewater Pharmacy\/ \nEdgewater, Colo. 4.5\u201d. No apparent chips or cracks. \nGary \nBracken Collection \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 164924 \nLot# 3430 \n Fort Lupton, Colorado \nClock Pharmacy \nMedicine Bottle \nR4 in Preble. The Clock Pharmacy\/ \nPhone Walnut 71 Fort Lupton, Colo. Black embossed. \n5.25\u201d. No apparent chips or cracks. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 164917","182 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 3 \n Sat, June 17 \n Bottles \nLot# 3431 \n Fort Morgan, Colorado \nFort Morgan Drug \nBottle \nR4 in Preble. Black embossed The Fort Morgan \nDrug Co\/The Rexall Store\/Fort Morgan, Colo. 4.25\u201d. \nNo apparent chips or cracks. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. \n$100-200 \nHWAC# 164928 \nLot# 3432 \n Goldfield, Colorado \nGoldfield \nMedicine Bottles, 5 \n5 embossed Goldfield \nmedicine bottles. R3 in Preble Black embossed \nPalace Drug Store\/Prescriptions\/Goldfield, \nColo. 3.5\u201d. 4\/L on page 746, no rating in Preble, \nblack Gallinger\u2019s Pearl Cream\/ Gallinger & \nAult\/Goldfield Colo. 5.5\u201d-internal chip. R3 City \nDrug Store\/E. Gallinger\/Goldfield, Colo. 4.5\u201d \nand 4 5\/8\u201d. R5 black City Drug Store\/G.L. Gallinger\/Goldfield, Colo. \n5.5\u201d-3 back scratches. No other apparent chips or cracks. \nGary Bracken \nCollection \nEst. $150-300 \nHWAC# 164946 \nLot# 3433 \n Goldfield, Colorado \nGoldfield Medicine \nBottles, 2 Different \n2 embossed bottles. Palace \nDrug Stores\/Prescriptions\/Goldfield, Colo. 3.5\u201d \nsmall lip chip. Gallinger\u2019s Pear Cream\/Gallinger & \nAult\/Goldfield\/Colo. 5.5\u201d, .5\u201d lip chip. No apparent \ncracks. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# \n164944 \nLot# 3434 \n Leadville, Colorado \nGiant 14 Sided Davis \nDrug Medicine Bottle \nGiant 14 sided Embossed The \nDavis\/Drug Company\/ The Rexall Store\/Leadville, \nColo. This bottle will really standout among your other \nmedicines. 8.5x3x2\u201d. Small base chip, no apparent cracks. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $100-400 \nHWAC# 164940 \nLot# 3435 \n Leadville, Colorado \nDavis Drug \nCompany Bottle Collection, 9 Different \n9 \ndifferent The Davis Drug Company. Amber, \nembossed and white embossed bottles. \nAmber-3\u201d, 3.5\u201d-small ding, 4\u201d. Clear-3.5\u201d, 4.5\u201d, \n5.25\u201d, 5.5\u201d, 5.5\u201d with partial original brown \ncontents, 6.75\u201d. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. \n$200-400 \nHWAC# 164991 \nLot# 3436 \n Leadville, Colorado \nGiant Kolsch\u2019s Pharmacy \nBottle \nUnusually large embossed Kolsch\u2019s Pharmacy\/202 \nHarrison Ave.\/Leadville, Colo. This one will really stand \nout next to your other medicine bottles. 8.25x3x1.75\u201d. No \napparent chips or cracks. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $100- \n400 \nHWAC# 164929 \nLot# 3437 \n Leadville, Colorado \nKolsch\u2019s and \nLuedke\u2019s Pharmacy Bottles, 9 Different \n4 \nembossed R2 Luedke\u2019s Pharmacy, Leadville \nbottles- 3.5\u201d, 4.75\u201d-lip chip, 5.25\u201d-small lip \nchip, 5.75\u201d-lip chip. 5 different R1 embossed \nand white embossed Kolsch\u2019s Pharmacy, \nLeadville-3.5\u201d, 4.25\u201d-1 bruise, 5.5\u201d, 6.5\u201d, \n7\u201d-small bruise. Please inspect. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 164959 \nLot# 3438 \n Leadville, Colorado \nNicolai\u2019s \nMedicine Bottle \nRare embossed Nicolai\u2019s\/ \nPharmacy\/Leadville\/Colorado. \n7.5\u201d. \nNo \napparent chips or cracks. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $100-500 \nHWAC# \n164948 \nLot# 3439 \n Leadville, Colorado \nFancy Embossed \nStewart Noble Drug Bottle \nR% in Preble. Fancy \nlettering black embossed The Stewart Noble Drug \nCo.\/Leadville, Colo. 5.75\u201d. No apparent chips or \ncracks. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $100-400 \nHWAC# \n164930 \nLot# 3440 \n Leadville, Colorado \nLeadville \nDrug Store Bottles, 14 \n14 Leadville drugstore \nbottles with some R2, these are duplicates \nfrom other Leadville lots. The Davis Drug \nCompany-amber 3\u201d with lip chip and side \nmolding defect, 2x 3.5\u201d-1 with internal chip, \n5.25\u201d, 6.75\u201d. McArthur and Davis 6.25\u201d. Harvey \nJ Brown 5.25\u201d. St. Lukes Hospital-4\u201d with lip \nchip, 2x 4.75\u201d. J S Miller -2x 5\u201d with lip chip. Luedke\u2019s Pharmacy 3.5\u201d-2 \nlip chips. Geo E Taylor-5.25\u201d with lip chip. Please inspect. \nGary Bracken \nCollection \nEst. $150-300 \nHWAC# 164990 \nLot# 3441 \n Leadville, Colorado \nLeadville \nDrug Store R2 Group, 11 \n11 Preble drugstore \nbottles, no duplicates. Instant starter collection! \n4 R2 McKenzie Bros.\/Pharmacists\/Leadville, \nC3.5\u201d. R2 McArthur and Davis 3.25\u201d and 6.25\u201d. \nR3 St. Lukes Hospital 4.25\u201d, 4.75\u201d, 6.5\u201d-internal \nlower chip. Robt. H. McKennie 6.5\u201d and 6.75\u201d. \nNo other apparent chips or cracks. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $150- \n250 \nHWAC# 164952 \nLot# 3442 \n Leadville, Colorado \nRare Leadville \nMedicine Bottles, 4 \n4 rare Leadville medicine \nbottles. Embossed-R3 W. S. Haswell\/Druggist\/ \nLeadville, Col. 3.5\u201d-lip ding, and 4\u201d-.25\u201d lip chip. Black embossed R4 \nFrank H. Bower\/Druggist\/Leadville, Colo 4.5\u201d-1\u201d front base chip and \n5.25\u201d with partial original cork. No other apparent chips or cracks. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $150-200 \nHWAC# 164949 \nLot# 3443 \n Leadville, Colorado \nLeadville \nMedicine Bottles, 8 \n8 R3 Leadville medicine \nbottles. 4 different Harvey T. Brown\/ \nPrescription Druggist\/ Leadville, Colo.3.5\u201d, 4.5\u201d, \n5.25\u201d, 6.25\u201d. Heil &Hoelke\/Druggists\/Leadville \nColo 4\u201d 2 lip chips, 4.25\u201d.J. A. Uhland\/Druggist\/ \nLeadville Colo 3.5\u201dinternal ding. E. Hoelke & \nCo\/Druggists\/Leadville 3.75\u201d large lip chip. No apparent cracks. \nGary \nBracken Collection \nEst. $120-300 \nHWAC# 164951 \nLot# 3444 \n Littleton, Colorado \nLouis & Martin Medicine \nBottle \nEmbossed Louis & Martin\/Modern Druggists\/ \nLittleton, Colo. 6.25\u201d. No apparent chips or cracks. \nGary \nBracken Collection \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 164942","183 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 3 \n Sat, June 17 \nBottles \nLot# 3445 \n Manitou, Colorado \nManitou \nMedicine Bottles, 4 Different \n4 different \nManitou embossed bottles. c. 1882-87 R5 \nin Preble, A.A. Rowe\/Pharmacist\/Manitou, \nColo.4\u201d. Black embossed F. D. Ford\/Pharmacist\/ \nManitou, Colo. 5.25\u201d -.5\u201d lip chip. R2, Fox \nPharmacist\/Manitou Springs, Colo.6.5\u201d-small \nlip ding, and 7\u201d. No other apparent chips or \ncracks. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $150-250 \nHWAC# 164941 \nLot# 3446 \n Nevadaville, Colorado \nD B \nComer Medicine Bottle \nExtremely rare, \nfrom a popular Colorado ghost town camp \nnear Central City. D. B. Comer\/Pharmacist\/ \nNevadaville, Colo. Embossed white. 4.75\u201d. No \napparent cracks, 3\/8\u201d base chip. \nGary Bracken \nCollection \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 164919 \nLot# 3447 \n New Castle, Colorado \nNew Castle \non the Grand Medicine Bottles, 3 \n4 known \nvarieties from this Garfield County locale, 3 \nare in this lot, and all are R3. c. 1892-1904. \nBlack embossed Max L. Shayer\u2019s\/New Castle \nPharmacy\/ New Castle On The Grand, Colo. \n5\u201d. Embossed Max L. Shayer\u2019s\/New Castle \nPharmacy\/ New Castle On The Grand, Colo. \n4.75\u201d. Embossed Glen Elk\/Drug Co.\/New Castle \nColo. 4\u201d. Max L. Shayer\u2019s\/New Castle Pharmacy\/ New Castle On The \nGrand, Colo \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $100-250 \nHWAC# 164921 \nLot# 3448 \n Ordway, Colorado \nEdgar Brothers Medicine \nBottle \nRare R4 in Preble. Edgar Brothers\/Pharmacists\/ \nOrdway, Colorado. No apparent chips or cracks. \nGary \nBracken Collection \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 164933 \nLot# 3449 \n Palisade, Colorado \nPalisades Pharmacy \nMedicine Bottle \nR4 and only Palisade mention in Preble. \nPreble states c. 1910-16, but this bottle predates that \nperiod. Palisades Pharmacy\/Palisade, Colo. 3.75\u201d. No \napparent chips or cracks. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $100- \n200 \nHWAC# 164937 \nLot# 3450 \n Silver Plume, Colorado \nJ M Watts \nDruggist Bottles, 3 \nR3 in Preble, c. 1887-90. 3 \nembossed, white and black embossed. The only \nembossed medicine from Silver Plume. J. M. \nWatts & Co.\/Druggists\/Silver Plume Colo. All \n3.5\u201d. No apparent chips or cracks. \nGary Bracken \nCollection \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 164931 \nLot# 3451 \n Silverton, Colorado \nB A Taft Medicine Bottles, 2 \nR4 \nin Preble. 2 embossed B. A. Taft\/ \nDruggist\/Silverton Colorado. 4.5\u201d \nand 5\u201d. No apparent chips or cracks. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $150-300 \nHWAC# 164923 \nLot# \n3452 \nTelluride, \nColorado \nTelluride \nMedicine Bottles, \n2 \nDifferent \nR2 and R3 in Preble. \nWhite embossed J. F. Quine\/Rexall \nDruggists\/Telluride, Colo. 5\u201d. Black \nembossed City Drug Store\/Henry \nC. Baisch\/Telluride. Colo. 4.5\u201d. No \napparent chips or cracks. \nGary Bracken \nCollection \nEst. $200-300 \nHWAC# 164936 \nLot# 3453 \n Telluride, Colorado \nTelluride \nMedicine Bottles, 4 \n4 different Telluride \nmedicine bottles. R4 in Preble c. 1908. \nEmbossed J. F. Quine & Co.\/Rexall Druggists\/ \nTelluride, Colo. 5\u201d-small back and neck molding \ndefects. Embossed and white embossed City \nDrug Store\/Henry C. Baisch\/Telluride, Colo. \n3.75,\u2019, 4.5\u201d, 4.75\u201d. No other apparent chips or \ncracks. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $120-300 \nHWAC# 164934 \nLot# 3454 \n Telluride, Colorado \nW R Sampson \nDruggist Bottles, 6 \n6 different embossed, \nblack and white embossed bottles. W. R. \nSampson\/Druggist\/Telluride, Colo. 2x 3\u201d-1 \nwith lip chip, 2x 4.5\u201d, 1x 5\u201d, 2x 5.5\u201d- 1 with large \nlip chip. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 164926 \nLot# 3455 \n Telluride, Colorado \nW R Samson \nDruggist Bottles, 7 Different \n7 different \nembossed and black or white embossed W \nR Samson Druggist bottles. 3\u201d, 3.5\u201d, 4.5\u201d-base \ncrack, 5\u201d-lip bruise, 5.25\u201d, 5.5\u201d-base ding, 6.75\u201d. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $150-400 \nHWAC# \n164992 \nLot# 3456 \n Victor, Colorado \nVictor, CO \nMedicine Bottles, 3 Different \n3 embossed \nsmall Victor medicine bottles. Jno. E. Smith\u2019s\/ \nPharmacy\/Victor, \nColo. \n2.75\u201d-lip \nchip. \nBlack embossed Jno. E. Smith\u2019s\/Pharmacy\/ \nVictor, Colo.2.5\u201d back ding. W. F. Bente & Co.\/ \nPharmacists\/Victor, Colo. 4.5\u201d. No other \napparent chips or cracks. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 164943 \nLot# 3457 \n Walsenburg, Colorado \nW N Wycoff \nDruggist Bottles, 2 \n2 rare pictorial c. 1898- \n1907 medicine bottles. W. N. Wycoff\/Druggist\/ \nWalsenburg, Colo. 1 has a small face chip, the \nother one is mint. 5.25\u201d. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $120-300 \nHWAC# 164916 \nLot# 3458 \n Colorado \nColorado Paper Label \nMedicine Bottle Collection, 6 \n6 Colorado \npaper label medicine bottles. John L Morgan, \nOak Creek 4.5\u201d-stained. J. B. Cann Buena Vista \n4\u201d-stained. Hair Oil, Leadville 4\u201d=stained. \nCough Syrup, Saguache 5\u201d. J A Merriam, \nWestcliffe 5.5\u201d. Walter J Moffitt, Cortez 6.5\u201d. No \napparent chips or cracks. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 164945","184 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 3 \n Sat, June 17 \nBottles \nLot# 3459 \n Colorado \nClear Coffin Colorado \nBottles, 2 \n2 damaged clear Colorado coffin \nbottles. Badly damaged pint Pioneer Saloon\/ \nLeadville,\/Colo., \nrepaired \nwith \nexternal \nadhesive visible. Clear quart L Levy & Co\/Cor. \n17th\/Blake St\/Denver Col. with base chip and \nrepair. Both are highly desirable bottles and \nwill make great examples for your collection \neven with repairs. Please inspect, sold as is. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $120-400 \nHWAC# 164912 \nLot# 3460 \n Colorado \nEmbossed Whiskey \nBottles with Major Breaks, 6 \n6 smaller \nembossed whiskey bottles with major breaks, \nsuitable as examples only. O\u2019Neil & Richardson \nGlenwood Springs, CO 7\u201d. High Grade Liquors, \nDenver CO 5.75\u201d. Goldsmith & Wacker Denver, \nCO 7\u201d. Old Private Stock Whiskey Glenwood \nSprings CO 5.5\u201d. Schwer Bros, Pueblo CO 5.5\u201d \nwith 2 other broken parts. PH? Leadville Colo \n5.25\u201d. Please inspect, sold as is. \nGary Bracken \nCollection \nEst. $100-400 \nHWAC# 164957 \nLot# 3461 \n Indian Territory \nIndian Territory \nCrown Top Soda Bottle Collection, 12 \n12 \nIndian Territory embossed crown top soda \nbottles. Green-Comanche Bottling\/Comanche I \nT 7.75\u201d. Muskogee Bottling\/Muskogee I T 7.5\u201d. \nClear-Durant Bottling\/Durant I T 8\u201d. Farleys \nBottling\/Chickasha, IT-glued top. Ardmore \nBottling\/Ardmore I T 7.75\u201d-lip ding. Aqua-L C Moses Bartlesville IT \n7.75\u201d. L C Moses\/Parsons, Kans. and Bartlesville IT 7.75\u201d. Atoka Ice \n& Power Co, Atoka, I T 7.75\u201d. Creek Bottling\/Okmulgee I T 8\u201d. Crown \nBottling & Mfg\/Ardmore I T 8\u201d with small lip chip. Crown Bottling\/ \nDurant IT8.25\u201d. H T Hatton\/Chickasha IT 7.5\u201d with glued top. Some \ncase wear and stains. Please inspect. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $400- \n1000 \nHWAC# 166109 \nLot# 3462 \n Kansas \nAtchison Medicine Bottle \nHoard \nHoard of Atchison medicine bottles. \nFletcher lists dozens of examples. Kaffer & \nBenning 6.75\u201d. SF Stoll\u2019s 5\u201d. M. Noll\u2019s 5\u201d. 2x \nAmber Chapman 5.25\u201d. McPike & Fox 5\u201d. Geo \nBarton 5.5\u201d. Taylor 4.75\u201d. Kaffer & Byrne 5.25\u201d. \nJW Allen 3.5\u201d. Kaffer & Kessler 5\u201d. Bereman & \nStevens 3.5\u201d.Kaffer & Benning 4.25\u201d. Aug Lang 3.25\u201d. W U Ingham 4.25\u201d. \nFor these named bottles, no cracks or significant defects. There are \n23 more Atchison bottles in Bracken\u2019s paper wrapping that are not \ndescribed or inspected. This collection is a great starter group or \nto add to your existing Atchison collection with at least 2 desirable \nambers. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $100-500 \nHWAC# 165059 \nLot# 3463 \n Kansas \nMidwest Coca Cola Bottle \nCollection, 5 \n4 Kansas and 1 Oklahoma Coca \nCola bottles. Embossed Topeka, Kansas. White \nembossed Enid, Okla with 2\u201d front scratch. \nIndependence, Kans. 1\u201d base chip. Emporia \nKansas 1.25\u201d base chip. Iola, Kans. .75\u201d base \nchip. Please inspect. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. \n$100-500 \nHWAC# 165257 \nLot# 3464 Western Coca Cola Bottles, 4 \n4 \nWestern Coca Cola bottles. All predate modern \n1923 Christmas Cokes or were private issue \nCokes by a specific bottler. For example, \u201cBest \nBy a Dam Site-Nevada\u201d which is not included \nhere. 2x Blue embossed Denver, Colo. E. Las \nVegas, N M. Denver, Colo. No apparent chips \nor cracks. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $100-500 \nHWAC# 165164 \nLot# 3465 \n Sedalia, Missouri \nConnor Mini Jug \nBrown ? E Connor\/Ohio St\/Sedalia Mo mini jug. Lip, \nhandle and base wear. 3\u201d. Please inspect. \nGary Bracken \nCollection \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 165184 \nLot# 3466 \n Eureka, Nevada \nW H Stowell Druggist \nBottle \nEmbossed W H Stowell\/Druggist & \nAssayer\/No. 3 Main St.\/Eureka - Nev. 6.5\u201d. Small lip \nding. No apparent chips or cracks. \nEst. $600-800 \nHWAC# 166516 \nLot# 3467 \n Tuscarora, Nevada \nHenry F Schuldt \nPharmacist Bottle \nEmbossed Henry F Schuldt\/ \nPharmacist\/Cor. Weed & Main Sts\/Tuscarora, Nev. 5.25\u201d. \nNo apparent chips or cracks. \nEst. $300-500 \nHWAC# 166518 \nLot# 3468 \n Virginia City, Nevada \nA. M. Cole Apothecary \nAmber Bottle \nA. M Cole \/ Apothecary \/ Virginia City, \nNev. \/\/ 1878-1880. 5 7\/8\u201d x 2 3\/8\u201d Tooled top, light \nyellow amber. Base: W.T. & Co.\/ U.S.A. \/\/ One of only two \nNevada drug bottles produced in amber ! Very rare. 3\/8\u201d \nlip chip in top, the rest of the bottle is super mint ! No \nother damage of any kind. \nEst. $300-500 \nHWAC# 166517 \nLot# 3469 \n Virginia City, Nevada \nDr. J B Lefevre Medicine \nBottle, \u201cRed Light Druggist\u201d \nEmbossed Dr. J B Lefevre\/ \nDruggist\/Virginia City, Nev. 4\u201d. 3 non embossed sides have \na very slight ripple. No apparent chips or cracks. Lefevre \nis called the \u201cRed Light District Druggist.\u201d Lefevre came \nwith his family from France to California during the Gold \nRush. Other members of his family were also involved in \nthe drug business. JBB opened his store in Virginia City \nin 1868. His store focused on women\u2019s drugs and goods, \nand Lefevre successfully catered to this neglected group, \nincluding the brothels. His store was rebuilt after the 1875 fire. He died \nin 1875\/76, and his son continued the business. When prostitution \nbecame a political issue in 1878, the son left VC for San Francisco. \nFor more historical info, please see Volume Two of the Nevada Bottle \nBook. \nEst. $300-1000 \nHWAC# 166520 \nLot# 3470 \n Virginia City, Nevada c.1874 \n Stephens & \nJose Aqua Soda Bottle \nFantastic aqua Stephens & Jose\/ \nVirginia City\/Nevada soda bottle. Nice logo on reverse. 7\u201d \ntall. .75\u201d base repair. No other apparent chips or cracks. \nStephens & Jose was a soda firm in business in Virginia \nCity just prior to the fire of 1875 which burned and \ndestroyed the business. Jose moved to Reno shortly after \nand began his own soda works, using what few leftover \nStephens & Jose bottles he had. There are less than two \ndozen of these bottles known, and it is one of the all-time \nmost popular Nevada embossed bottles. \nEst. $1000-2000 \nHWAC# \n166515","185 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 3 \n Sat, June 17 \n Bottles \nLot# 3471 \n Kingfisher, Oklahoma \nKingfisher \nMedicine Bottles, 3 \n3 Kingfisher embossed \nmedicine bottles. Palace Drug Store 9\u201d. Black \nembossed-Pete\u2019s Drug Store 2.75\u201d. Pete\u2019s Drug \nStore 8.5\u201d. No apparent chips or cracks. \nGary Bracken \nCollection \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 165381 \nLot# 3472 \n Oklahoma \nOklahoma Mercury \nJug with Contents \nSmall Oklahoma City Drug? \n2 tone slope shoulder mercury jug with full \ncontents. 3\u201d, partial paper label. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $80-100 \nHWAC# 164935 \nLot# 3473 \n Oklahoma \nOklahoma Crown Top \nSoda Bottle Collection, 11 \n11 Oklahoma \ncrown top soda bottles, all designated \nOklahoma Territory except Frederick, OK Coca \nCola. All have some damage, mostly cracked or \nheavily chipped, some missing pieces. A nice \nTerritorial collection for those that need an \nexample. Cold Storage, Alva. Crown Bottling, \nS. McAlester. JL McCarthy, Ponca City. Sallisaw \nBottling, Sallisaw. Eagle, Lawton. Kingfisher, \nKingfisher. Hugo, Hugo IT. Chickasaw, Pauls Valley IT. Anadarko, \nAnadarko. Coff Bottling, El Reno. Please inspect, sold as is. \nGary Bracken \nCollection \nEst. $100-500 \nHWAC# 165071 \nLot# 3474 \n Oklahoma \nOklahoma Crown Top Soda Bottle Collection, \n35, and 2 Wood Cases \nNice Oklahoma crown top soda bottle \ncollection with 22 different towns among 35 bottles. Ille & Kutter, \nLexington-internal chips. Holdenville Bottling-dings. Crown, 2x \nConsumers, OKC. Coalgate-dings. El Reno Ice Cream. Cleveland Ice- \ndings. Chickasha IT-dings, case wear. Coca Cola, OKC. Soda Water(Coca \nCola)-dings. Blackwell-dings. N B W, Norman. Guthrie Bottling. \nCoca Cola, Bartlesville-case wear.2 x New Kirk Bottling-1 stained. \nCoca Cola, Lawton. Ardmore Bottling, Ardmore IT-case wear. Alva- \ninternal chip. Coca Cola-Lawton. Coca Cola, Ardmore-4 chips. Sand \nSprings, Tulsa. Stiller Bros., OKC. Anchorsteam, Shawnee. Ponca City \nBottling. Perry Steam Bottling-lip chip. Woodward Bottling-case \nwear. Standard Syrup, OKC. Pawhuska Bottling-inverted dip on \u201cK\u201d. \nO K W, OKC-lip wear. Tulsa Bottling-2 internal chips. Major condition \nissues noted, there may also be other small blemishes. Please inspect. \nWood cases-Double Cola, Ponca City and Dr. Pepper, Ponca, City, about \n18.5x12\u201d. About 37 lbs. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $300-1000 \nHWAC# \n165437 \nLot# 3475 \n Oklahoma \nOklahoma Territory \nSoda Bottle Collection, 5 \n5 Oklahoma \nTerritory embossed soda bottles. Hutch G W \nSchlegel, Chandler, OT-probably a clear bottle \ncoated in varnish. Crown tops-El Reno Bottling, \nEl Reno, OT-lip crack, and another one with \nsmall lip ding. Schafer Bottling, El Reno OT. J \nL McCarthy, Norman OT. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 165129 \nLot# 3476 \n Cave Mine, Utah \nCave Mine \nEarly Drug Bottles, 2 \n2 early c. 1860-early \n1870\u2019s flattened lip drug bottles with side \nfluid markings. Appear to be light aqua or \nlime green. 3\u201d with lip chips, 4.25\u201d with a \nfew light dings. \nGeff Pollock Collection \nEst. \n$100-200 \nHWAC# 165653 \nLot# 3477 \n Manchester, Georgia \nOriental Tooth Paste Ceramic \nPot Lid \nCeramic pot lid. Oriental \nTooth Paste, Jewsbury & Burton, \nChemists, 113 Market Street \nManchester. 2.5\u201d. No apparent \nchips or cracks. \nGeff Pollock Collection \nEst. $200-300 \nHWAC# 165097 \nLot# 3478 \n Nantasket Beach, Massachusetts \nHotel \nNantasket Souvenir Beer Glass \nThin wall glass with \nlip gilt Hotel Nantasket\/Souvenir\/Nantasket Beach, \nMass. beer glass. 3.75\u201d. \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 166214 \nLot# 3479 \n St. Louis, Missouri \nLouisiana Purchase \nExpo 1904 Beer Glass \nThin wall gold gilt Louisiana \nPurchase Exposition\/1904\/Palace of Liberal Arts. \n3.6\u201d. Small internal lip chip, some gilt wear. \nEst. \n$100-300 \nHWAC# 166223 \nLot# 3480 \n St. Louis, Missouri \nSt. Louis 1904 Eads \nBridge Souvenir Beer Glass \nThin wall glass St. \nLouis 1904 Eads Bridge souvenir beer glass with \ngilt lip. 3.5\u201d. No apparent chips or cracks. \nEst. $150- \n300 \nHWAC# 166211 \nLot# 3481 \n St. Louis, Missouri \nWorlds Fair 1904 \nSouvenir Beer Glass \nThin wall souvenir beer glass. \nFrankie Walker\/Worlds Fair 1904. Missouri State \nBuilding. 3.4\u201d. No apparent chips or cracks. \nEst. $100- \n200 \nHWAC# 166145 \nLot# 3482 \n Buffalo, New York \nPan Am Expo 1901 \nSouvenir Beer Glass \nThin wall glass with gilt lip Pan- \nAmerican Expo, Buffalo 1901\/Temple of Music. 3.5\u201d. \n.25\u201d lip chip. \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 166215","186 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 3 \n Sat, June 17 \n Bottles \nLot# 3483 \n Buffalo, New York \nPan Am Expo 1901 \nSouvenir Beer Glass \nThin wall glass Pan-American \nExposition, Buffalo, 1901\/Manufacturers and Liberal \nArts Building. 3.5\u201d. No apparent chips or cracks. \nEst. \n$100-300 \nHWAC# 166217 \nLot# 3484 \n Buffalo, New York \nPan Am Expo Beer \nGlass, 1901 \n1901 Pan Am Expo, Buffalo thin wall \nsouvenir beer glass. Partial lip gilt. No apparent chips \nor cracks. \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 166143 \nLot# 3485 \n Buffalo, New York \nPan Am Expo Beer \nGlass, 1901 \nThin wall souvenir beer glass with \npartial gilt lip. Pan-American Exposition. Buffalo \n1901. Temple of Music graphic, reverse has McKinley \nassassination info. 3.5\u201d. No apparent chips or cracks. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 166210 \nLot# 3486 \n Buffalo, New York \nPan Am \nExpo Beer Glass, 1901 \nThin wall gilt lip \nPan-American Exposition, Buffalo, 1901\/ \nElectricity Building souvenir beer glass. \n3.5\u201d. Some gilt wear. No apparent chips or \ncracks. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 166221 \nLot# 3487 \n Buffalo, New York \nPan American Expo \n1901 Souvenir Beer Glass \nThin wall glass Pan- \nAmerican\/Exposition\/1901 souvenir beer glass. 3.6\u201d. \nNo apparent chips or cracks. \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# \n166216 \nLot# 3488 \n Robesonia, Pennsylvania \nGerhart & \nMoyer Souvenir Beer Glass \nThin wall Compliments \nof\/Gerhart & Moyer\/Robesonia, PA souvenir \nglass.3.75\u201d. No apparent chips or cracks. \nEst. $100- \n200 \nHWAC# 166224 \nLot# 3489 \n Henry, South Carolina \nM Mathiesen Beer \nGlass \nc. 1890-1910 thin wall souvenir beer glass. \nCompliments of\/M Mathiesen\/Henry, S D. 3.75\u201d tall. \nNo apparent chips or cracks. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# \n166144 \nLot# 3490 \n Salt Lake, Utah \nSaltair Beach Souvenir \nBeer Glass \nThin wall and gold gilt Saltair Beach\/Salt \nLake, Utah souvenir beer glass. 3.75\u201d. Some upper \nscuffing. No apparent chips or cracks. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 166225 \nLot# 3491 \n Salt Lake, Utah \nMormon Temple \nand Tabernacle Beer Glass \nThin side wall and \ngilt Mormon Temple & Tabernacle\/Salt Lake City \nsouvenir beer glass with decal. 3.5\u201d. Some missing \nimage on \u201cS\u201d in Salt. \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 166219 \nLot# 3492 Admiral Dewey USN Souvenir \nBeer Glasses, 2 \nThin wall glass Admiral \nDewey USN souvenir beer glass. 3.75\u201d. .3\u201d lip \nchip. Admiral Geo Dewey with photo 3.75\u201d. \nEst. \n$150-250 \nHWAC# 166213 \nLot# 3493 US Battleship Maine Souvenir Beer \nGlass \nThin wall glass, gilt lip, US Battleship Maine\/ \nBlown Up In Havana Harbor. 3.5\u201d. Small lip ding. \nEst. \n$100-200 \nHWAC# 166212 \nLot# 3494 \n Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania \nG A R \nPittsburgh 1894 Beer Glass \nThin wall glass 28th \nEncampment\/G A R\/\/Pittsburgh. 1894 souvenir \nbeer glass. 3.5\u201d. No apparent chips or cracks. \nEst. \n$100-200 \nHWAC# 166222 \nLot# 3495 G A R Souvenir Beer Glass \nThin wall \nglass, Grand Army of Republic, G A R\/Souvenir beer \nglass. Abraham Lincoln portrait\/\/L. O. Possibly \ninitials of a Union soldier. 3.75\u201d. Small lip internal \nchip. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 166218 \nLot# 3496 G A R Souvenir Beer Glass \nThin wall \nglass G A R \/Souvenir with George Thomas image, \ngeneral in the Union Army during the Civil War and \na principal commander in the Western Theater. \n3.75\u201d. No apparent chips or cracks. \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 166220 \nLot# 3497 McKinley, Our Next President Beer \nGlass \nThin wall beer glass. Our Next President\/ \nWm McKinley.3.5\u201d. No apparent chips or cracks. \nEst. \n$150-300 \nHWAC# 166146","187 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 3 \n Sat, June 17 \nBottles \nLot# 3498 Our Martyr President Beer Glass \nThin \nwall beer glass. Our Martyr President\/Assassinated \nSept 6-1901, Died Sept 14-1901. 3.75\u201d. Lip chip and \n3 lip dings. Please inspect. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# \n166147 \nLot# 3499 Sixteen To One Beer Glass \nc.1891-1910 \ntin wall beer glass. Sixteen To One\/Free Coinage Of \nSilver. 3.5\u201d. No apparent chips or cracks. \nEst. $100- \n300 \nHWAC# 166149 \nLot# 3500 Remember Me & US Eagle Beer \nGlasses, 2 \nc. 1890-1910 Thin side beer glasses. \nRemember Me and US Eagle. 3.75\u201d tall. No \napparent chips or cracks. \nEst. $100-150 \nHWAC# 166142 \nLot# 3501 Star Spangled Banner Beer Glass \nThin \nwas glass Star Spangled Banner beer glass. 3.6\u201d. No \napparent chips or cracks. \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# \n166148 \nLot# 3502 Custom Made California Historical Coors Beer Stein \nand Custom Oil Painting \nLarge ceramic decorative beer stein. 17\u201d tall \n6.5\u201d diameter at the base. Multi color. Custom art scene of waterfall in \nthe center possibly intended to be Yosemite. 2 engraved metal bands, \ntop one with Coors emblems, bottom one says Roehm distributing \ncompany Santa Ana California 25 years continuous service. This \nhistoric and special beer stein comes with an original black and \nwhite photograph of the employee given the stein. Also comes with \nan original oil painting done over the top of a photograph. 36\u201d x 28\u201d \nshowing the Roehm beer truck with employees in it, in front of their \nbusiness office. The Roehm company was a proud distributer of Coors \nbeer. \nEst. $300-1000 \nHWAC# 167366 \nLot# 3503 Vintage \u201cHead\u201d Back Bar \nBottle Stopper \nNice vintage back \nbar bottle stopper with a head likely \ndepicting a mythological or literate \nfigure. The face is pre c. 1900 ivory and \nnicely carved, unfortunately his 2 head \nhorns are broken off. Still an attractive \nback bar item who will maintain a \nwatchful eye over your bottles! 3.25x2\u201d. \nVery bottom of the stopper may be \nmissing as there is glue residue. \nEst. \n$200-500 \nHWAC# 165069 \nLot# \n3504 \nWhisky \nEphemera \nand \nBroadside \nGroup of about \n25 pieces of whisky and \nwine ephemera including \npictorial letterheads, price \nlists, c. 1880\u2019s to 90\u2019s. Also \nInternal Revenue Service \nbroadside \nfor \nSpecial \nTaxes, 1905, on liquor and \nfood 17x14\u201d. \nEst. $400- \n500 \nHWAC# 168145 \nLot# 3505 Beer Pumps Books, 2 \n2 rare beer \npumps books. The Russ Company, Cleveland, \n80pp with price and illustrations of parts, some \nfoxing mostly on side edge, front cover dogear. \nKruecke Bros, Milwaukee, WI, water damage \nwith wrinkles and many sticky pages etc. Sold \nas is. \nEst. $120-200 \nHWAC# 167809 \nLot# 3506 Chas Passow Bar Fixtures Price \nLists,1906 and 1907 \nRare bar fixture price \nlists from Chas Passow & Sons. This company \nprobably issues tokens.1906 72pp. 1907 has \nstuck pages and mold. Sold as is. \nEst. $120- \n200 \nHWAC# 167810 \nLot# 3507 Bottlers Machinery and \nSupplies Catalog \nc. 1910\u2019s Bottlers \nMachinery and Supplies Catalog for \nsoda, beer and water bottlers. Lots of \nmachinery and supply photos. 167pp \nwith index. Spine is detaching, stains \non first pages. \nEst. $150-250 \nHWAC# \n167807","188 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 4 \n Sun, June 18 \n Philatelic - Postal History \/ Postcards \nLot# 4000 \n San Francisco, California 1939 \n1939 San Francisco Expo Real Photo Post \nCards \nlot of 28. Street level views of events. \nSome nice birds eye views of the dredging \nfor Treasure Island and the completed event. \nSeveral of the Chinese Village entry. Postmarks: \nSan Diego, S.F., Berkeley. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. \n$150-200 \nHWAC# 148349 \nLot# 4001 \n San Francisco, California \nFillmore, \nWinterland etc. Psychedelic Rock and \nRoll Postcards, 37 \nAbout 37 original, no \nreproductions, psychedelic rock and roll \nconcert postcards from Fillmore West, Cow \nPalace, Winterland etc. Many mailed to Dave, \nothers were purchased at the performances. \nFrom the D. Foorman Collection. \u201c I spent my first year at Stanford \ngoing to concerts at the original Fillmore in San Francisco. If you were \na regular, then you signed up and they sent you postcards for every \nshow. Theses are from September 1966 to June 1967 and a few later. \nOne of the cards has my class notes on it, I do not remember the class. \nAfter June\/July 1967, I got any injury. They outgrew the Fillmore \nand moved the concerts to Winterland and later to Fillmore West in \ndowntown. When we went to concerts they handed out apples and \nlollipops, and also posters and postcards, and I would grab some\u201d. \nCards are about 7x4.5\u201d. Butterfield Blues Band, John Lee Hooker, The \nDoors, Chuck Berry, Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Chambers Bros, \nBuffalo Springfield, Steve Miller, Donovan, Otis Redding, Quicksilver \nMessenger Service, Muddy Waters, Young Rascals, BB King etc. Great \nshows for sure. A fantastic group of concerts presented by legendary \npromoter Bill Graham! Overall very nice condition. \nEst. $500-1000 \nHWAC# 167632 \nLot# 4002 \n California Early 1900\u2019s \n California \nPost Cards by A.W. Ericson Co. \nLot of 15. \nPost Cards w\/photos by A.W. and Co., Not \nRPC\u2019s. Street level view: Trinidad Ca., Redwood \ntrees, Redwood Highway, Redwood Highway \nLighthouse, Redwood logging, All are in \nprotective sleeves. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $200- \n400 \nHWAC# 166281 \nLot# 4003 \n California \nCalifornia Postcard \nHoard \nAbout 1500-2000 mixed California \npostcards, c. 1907-70. San Francisco, Los \nAngeles, Mt. Shasta, Stockton, Missions, trees, \nNapa, Santa Cruz etc. 12 lbs. \nEst. $500-800 \nHWAC# 167441 \nLot# 4004 \n California \nCalifornia Postcards, \n300 Unsorted \nAbout 300+ unsorted California \npostcards, c. 1907-1970. Lake Tahoe, Knott\u2019s \nBerry Farm, San Jose, Santa Cruz, Palo Alto, \nDisneyland, Mammoth Lakes etc. Nice mix! \nStuart Mackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection \nEst. \n$300-400 \nHWAC# 166579 \nLot# 4005 \n California \nCalifornia Postcards, \n300 Unsorted \nAbout 300 unsorted California \npost cards with about 25 RPC\u2019s and Death \nValley, borax, mining, Tuolumne etc. \nEst. $150- \n250 \nHWAC# 167335 \nLot# 4006 \n Montana \nMontana RPC Group, \n500+ \nAbout 500 or more Montana RPC\u2019s c. \n1938-42. This is inventory from a store with \nmany duplicates. Landusky, Bovey Tracey etc. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection \nEst. \n$350-600 \nHWAC# 166684 \nLot# 4007 \n Omaha, Nebraska 1896- \n1905 \nTrans-Mississippi \nAnd \nInternational Expo Official Pioneer \nPostal Cards \nLot of 10. Color post \ncards of venues w\/ color seal of the \nexpo. One non-used sleeping permit \nfor the expo. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. \n$200-500 \nHWAC# 159954 \nLot# 4008 \n Tahoe\/Donner, Nevada \nNorthern \nSierra Nevada Mts. Postcards, 25 \nAbout 25 \npostcards from Lake Tahoe, Truckee, Emerald \nBay, UNR, Cave Rock, Truckee River, Donner \nLake etc. \nEst. $100-150 \nHWAC# 167336 \nLot# 4009 American Postcard Collection, c \n1908-1945 (200+\/-) \nA nice varied collection \nof about 200 US postcards, c 1908-1940. The \ncollection is housed in a notebook with 4pc\/ \npage. The cards are virtually coast to coast. Nice \nvariety, assembled by a young man in Michigan. \nThis is the sort of collection to light the imagination of anybody who \ndreams of travel around the USA. \nEst. $200-300 \nHWAC# 165463 \nLot# 4010 Animal Postcards, 350 \nAbout 350 \nanimal postcards. Horse, chicken, squirrel, \ndeer, dog, pelican, seal, bull, cat, bird etc. \nEst. \n$150-200 \nHWAC# 167345 \nLot# 4011 Assorted Postcards, 1000+ \n1000+ \nunsorted postcards of all ages. California, Butte, \ngreetings, Colorado Springs, Philadelphia, New \nJersey etc. Postmarks not looked at. A true grab \nbag. \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 167446 \nLot# 4012 Better Western RPC\u2019s, 20 \nAbout \n20 Western RPC\u2019s. Mostly white border, c. \n1925-40. NV, AZ, CO, Ca including Mt. Lassen \neruption. etc. \nEst. $150-200 \nHWAC# 167334 \nLot# 4013 Mostly Western RPC\u2019s, 25 \nAbout \n25 mostly Western RPC\u2019s. Mt. Shasta and other \nunidentified California scenes. Also NM, AZ, AL \netc. \nEst. $100-120 \nHWAC# 167333 \nLot# 4014 Birthday and General Greetings \nPostcards, 500 \nAbout 500 mostly older \nbirthday and general greetings postcards. \nEst. \n$300-500 \nHWAC# 167344 \nLot# 4015 Christmas Postcards, 1000 \nAbout \n1000 older Christmas cards including fancy \nred Santa Claus cards. \nEst. $400-800 \nHWAC# \n167346 \nLot# 4016 Easter Postcards, 400 \nAbout 400 \nolder Easter postcards. \nEst. $150-250 \nHWAC# \n167348","189 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 4 \n Sun, June 18 \nPhilatelic - Postal History \/ Postcards \nLot# 4017 Holiday Postcards, 500 \nAbout 500 \nsorted holiday postcards. Valentine\u2019s Day, St. \nPatrick\u2019s, Thanksgiving, New Years. \nEst. $300-400 \nHWAC# 167339 \nLot# 4018 Fruit and Flower Postcards, 500 \nAbout 500 mostly older assorted fruit and \nflower postcards. \nEst. $200-300 \nHWAC# 167343 \nLot# 4019 Linen Postcard Hoard, 3000 \nAbout 3000 mostly US linen postcards, c. 1940- \n50. Many subjects and locations, Washington, \nRockefeller Center, Gettysburg, Ketchikan, \nYellowstone, DC etc. 21 lbs. \nEst. $500-900 \nHWAC# 167440 \nLot# 4020 Logging-Related: Plate, Book, \nToy Truck, Postcards \nCollection of Logging \nRelated Ephemera (4). 1) Long-Bell Lumber Co., \nLongview, WA. 9\u201d Dinner plate with name, used \nby their loggers, for meals in the cookhouses \nof the lumber camps. Manufactured by Buffalo \nChina Co. in 1925. 2) \u201cThe Loggers\u201d, part of the \nOld West Series by Time-Life Books (8-1\/2\u201d x 11\u201d, decorative embossed \ncover, 240 pages). 3) Model Logging Truck. 16\u201d long with cab & logs 4) \nColor Postcards (22). Representing all operations of logging (1909- \n1914). \nEst. $200-300 \nHWAC# 163540 \nLot# 4021 Marilyn Monroe, Romance and \nPinup Postcards, 300 \nAbout 300 modern and \nolder postcards. Marilyn Monroe, romance and \npinups. \nEst. $150-200 \nHWAC# 167347 \nLot# 4022 Humor and Cartoon Postcards, \n650 \nAbout 650 assorted humor and cartoon \npost cards, 6 lbs. \nEst. $300-400 \nHWAC# 167330 \nLot# 4023 Mark Twain Post \nCards \nTotal of 33. Seventeen are \nRPC\u2019s. Postmarks: Sonora \u201848, Tour \nCo. Inc Nord. Street Level scenes: \nTerritorial Enterprise Virginia City \n(2), his different residences and \ncabins, poem on Hawaii. \nKen Prag \nCollection \nEst. $200-300 \nHWAC# \n148343 \nLot# 4024 Mostly RPC\u2019s with White \nBorders, 500 \nAbout 500 cards. \nRoughly 85% RPC\u2019s with mostly \nwhite borders, post 1925. Mt. Hood, \nMt. Rainer, caves, Des Moines, Mt. \nLassen eruption, military, Virginia \nBeach etc. \nEst. $500-800 \nHWAC# \n167442 \nLot# 4025 Native American Postcards, 30 \nAbout 30 Native American postcards. Mostly \nchromolitho across several publishers. c. \n1900-20\u2019s featuring many chiefs. Perhaps half \nare pre split back. Overall a nice group! \nStuart \nMackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection \nEst. $200- \n400 \nHWAC# 165146 \nLot# 4026 Post Cards of Post Card Clubs \nand About Post Cards \nLot of 63. Many of these \nwere mailed to Ken Prag from clubs for Post \nCard Week. A few RPC\u2019s, a couple of pre-split \none Pvt. Mailing Cards one Pvt Post Cards.. \nOne from the Montana Postcard and Paper \nClub has a reproduced Charles Russel postcard \nsketch. Postmarks: Inglewood Ca., Superior Wis., Pasadena Ca (Bill \nCody 15c stamp), Cazadero Ca., N.Y., Pasadena, Bedford Or., Colorado \nSprings, Selma Al., Hornell N.Y. Some have Carl Schurz Sinclair Lewis \nand Richard Russell stamps. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $150-250 \nHWAC# \n159953 \nLot# 4027 Postcard Travel Albums of US \nSouthwest, 400 \n2 albums with perhaps 400- \n500 US travel postcards, c. 1920\u2019s-30\u2019s. Mostly \nSouthwest US themed with RPC\u2019s of mound \nbuilder in Illinois, Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam, \nNew Mexico etc. Book plate inscribed Michael \nLaughman. 10x13\u201d. \nEst. $400-600 \nHWAC# \n165249 \nLot# 4028 Transportation Postcards, 500 \nAbout 500 modern and older transportation \npostcards. Aviation, ships, cars, trains. \nEst. \n$200-400 \nHWAC# 167342 \nLot# 4029 Unsorted Postcard Hoard, 2500 \nAbout 2500 unsorted postcards up to 1980\u2019s. \nMostly US, some RPC\u2019s, historical and modern, \nalso some Italy with lots of variety. 26 lbs. \nEst. \n$1000-2500 \nHWAC# 167447 \nLot# 4030 Vintage Postcard Collection \nA \nbox of over 200 vintage post cards. Mostly \nall greeting cards, c1906-1908; numerous \npre-1906, pioneer cards, political cards, bull \nfighting and the 1904 World\u2019s Fair, \u201cMeet Me \nin Saint Louis, Louis\u201d. \nEst. $200-300 \nHWAC# \n163198 \nLot# 4031 Women, Children and People \nPostcards, 400 \nAbout 400 mostly older \npostcards featuring women, children and \ngeneral people. \nEst. $150-200 \nHWAC# 167341 \nLot# 4032 Fantastic Pioneer Card Group \nin Album \nA fantastic group of 100+ Pioneer \nCards c. 1898-1907 in a period album titled \nCruise aus der Ferne. England, mostly Germany, \nholidays, New York etc. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# \n167534 \nLot# 4033 Mostly German Postcards, 350 \nAbout 350 German postcards, c. 1848-1920. \nMany if not most addressed to USA, with higher \nthan normal foreign postage, some carry \nUS military postmarks. Each painstakingly \nidentified on individual slips of paper by the \noriginal collector. \nEst. $150-400 \nHWAC# 167459","190 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 4 \n Sun, June 18 \n Philatelic - Postal History \/ Stamps - USA \nLot# 4034 \n San Francisco, California 1874- \n1875 \n California Poll Tax Receipts w\/ \nFacsimile Poll Tax Stamp, 1874-75 \nLot of 2 \ndifferent. 1) Receipt for Poll Tax 1874, County \nof San Francisco, March 1874. Issued to Dr. \nEllinwood. Signed by the Deputy Assessor. \nBlack on yellow paper. This receipt does not \nhave the stamp facsimile seen on the other \npoll receipts. 2) Receipt for Poll Tax 1875, \nissued May 1875 to C. Ellinwood living at 427 Sutter. Signed by Deputy \nAssessor John Kiernan. $2 facsimile stamp in upper right corner. Black \non green paper. Lith. Britton, Rey, & Co. 3.25 x 7.5\u201d Mahler calls these \nreceipts \u201cexceedingly rare.\u201d He argues that these were only indirectly \nrelated to voting and more used as a \u201chead tax\u201d on adult males. He has \nseen only 32 examples of these receipts. For more information, please \nsee \u201cCalifornia Poll Tax Receipts\u201d by Michael Mahler, The American \nRevenuer, Vol. 65, No. 2. \nEst. $500-1000 \nHWAC# 167581 \nLot# 4035 \n San Francisco, California 1876 \nCalifornia Poll Tax Receipt w\/ Facsimile \nPoll Tax Stamp, 1876 Unlisted Variety \nThis is \nan unlisted variety. Receipt for Poll Tax, 1876, \nwith $2 Poll Tax facsimile adhesive stamp \nin upper right corner. Black on pink. Issued May 1876 to Dr. Chas. \nEllingwood of the US Marine Hospital. Signed by Deputy Assessor M. \nMcCarthy. Lith. Britton, Rey & Co., SF. 3.25 x 7.5\u201d Mahler calls these \nreceipts \u201cexceedingly rare.\u201d He argues that these were only indirectly \nrelated to voting and more used as a \u201chead tax\u201d on adult males. He has \nseen only 32 examples of these receipts. For more information, please \nsee \u201cCalifornia Poll Tax Receipts\u201d by Michael Mahler, The American \nRevenuer, Vol. 65, No. 2. \nEst. $500-1500 \nHWAC# 167579 \nLot# 4036 \n San Francisco, California 1877 \nCalifornia Poll Tax Receipt w\/ Facsimile \n$2 Poll Tax Stamp, 1877 \n2920 issued March \n1877 to Dr. C. Ellingwood of the US Marine \nHospital, San Francisco County. Signed by \nDeputy Assessor M. McCarthy. $2 Poll Tax facsimile adhesive stamp in \nupper right. Black on blue paper. Lith. Britton, Rey & Co., SF. 3.25 x 7.5\u201d \nMahler calls these receipts \u201cexceedingly rare.\u201d He argues that these \nwere only indirectly related to voting and more used as a \u201chead tax\u201d \non adult males. He has seen only 32 examples of these receipts. For \nmore information, please see \u201cCalifornia Poll Tax Receipts\u201d by Michael \nMahler, The American Revenuer, Vol. 65, No. 2. \nEst. $500-1000 \nHWAC# \n167580 \nLot# \n4037 \nSan \nFrancisco, \nCalifornia 1879-1885 \n California \nPoll Tax Receipts w\/ Facsimile \nAdhesive & RN Poll Tax Stamps, \n1879-1885 \nLot of 2 different. \nThese are the only two of the \ngroup that have both a facsimile \nadhesive revenue stamp and a \nfacsimile imprinted revenue at \ncenter! 1) 1879 receipt for Dr. LC \nLane. Signed by Deputy Assessor \nMaloney. Blue print on white \npaper. Lith. Britton & Rey, SF. $2 \nfacsimile adhesive stamp in upper \nright corner, facsimile imprinted \nrevenue at center. 3.75 x 6\u201d 2) \nReceipt for 1885 (last year) issued \nfor Dr. Chas Ellinwood. Black print on yellow paper. Lith. Britton & \nRey, SF. $2 facsimile adhesive stamp in upper right corner, facsimile \nimprinted revenue at center. Signed by Deputy Assessor Gilmore. 3.5 x \n6\u201d Mahler calls these receipts \u201cexceedingly rare.\u201d He argues that these \nwere only indirectly related to voting and more used as a \u201chead tax\u201d \non adult males. He has seen only 32 examples of these receipts. For \nmore information, please see \u201cCalifornia Poll Tax Receipts\u201d by Michael \nMahler, The American Revenuer, Vol. 65, No. 2. \nEst. $1000-2000 \nHWAC# 167583 \nLot# 4038 \n San Francisco, California 1881-88 \nCalifornia Poll Tax Receipts w\/ Facsimile Poll Tax \nStamps, 1881-88 \nLot of 3 different. 1) 1881 receipt \nfor LC Lane. Signed by Deputy Assessor Macmillan. $2 \nfacsimile adhesive stamp in the upper right. Black on \nyellow paper. 2) 1882 receipt for C. Ellinwood. Signed \nby the deputy assessor. $2 facsimile adhesive stamp \nin the upper right. Red print on blue paper. 3) 1888 \nreceipt for Chas. Ellinwood. Vignette of prospector \n(not seen on others). No facsimile stamp. Signed by \nDeputy Assessor Richy. 3.25 x 6\u201d These receipts do not have a printer \nlisted, though earlier versions were done by Britton, Rey & Co. Mahler \ncalls these receipts \u201cexceedingly rare.\u201d He argues that these were only \nindirectly related to voting and more used as a \u201chead tax\u201d on adult \nmales. He has seen only 32 examples of these receipts. For more \ninformation, please see \u201cCalifornia Poll Tax Receipts\u201d by Michael \nMahler, The American Revenuer, Vol. 65, No. 2. \nEst. $1000-2000 \nHWAC# 167582 \nLot# 4039 \n California \nUS Hunting Permits \n& Fishing Licenses w\/ Adhesive Revenue \nStamps \nLot of 15: 11 hunting permits and 4 \nCalifornia fishing licenses, all with stamps. \nTotal of 36 stamps incl. RW 15, RW 34-8, RW 41, \nand RW 43. The rest are state ducks from Iowa \nand California, 1968-2000. 1) Hunting permits: \n7 California, 3 Iowa, and 1 Wisconsin. 1948- \n2006. 2) Four California fishing licenses. 1961 \n(2), 1964, and 1973 (each with two stamps). Interesting philatelic lot! \nEst. $240-450 \nHWAC# 166882 \nLot# 4040 \n Colorado Springs, Colorado \nWells, \nFargo & Co\u2019s Colorado Springs Label \nRare \norange Wells, Fargo & Co\u2019s Express label, \nColorado Springs, Colo. 1.5x2.5\u201d. \nGary Bracken \nCollection \nEst. $100-150 \nHWAC# 162927 \nLot# 4041 \n Hawaii \nUS Stamp Hawaii Scott \n80 Full Sheet \nFull sheet of 50 US Stamps, \nHawaii Scott 80. 1c dark green. NH, imprints \nto top and bottom. Bright, fresh, VF. \nEst. \n$400-700 \nHWAC# 167897 \nLot# 4042 \n Maryland \nEarly US Covers, 4 \n4 early US folded paper covers, c. 1810\u2019s. 2 \naddressed to Postmaster in Cumberland. \nEst. \n$80-150 \nHWAC# 167974 \nLot# 4043 \n Virginia City, Montana \nCovers to \nVirginia City, MT, 150 \nAbout 150 covers to \nVirginia City MT, mostly sent from the Midwest. \nc. 1992-1908. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 167837 \nLot# 4044 \n Virginia City, Montana \nVirginia \nCity Missent Covers, 4 \n4 missent covers, 3 \nwith front advertising. All addressed to S R \nBuford, Virginia City, MT, however they were \nall delivered to Virginia City, NV. Covers are \nstamped missent and forwarded to Virginia \nCity, MT. Two of four have stamps. \nEst. $200-300 \nHWAC# 167850","191 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 4 \n Sun, June 18 \nPhilatelic - Postal History \/ Stamps - USA \nLot# 4045 \n South Carolina \nSouth Carolina \nLiquor Tax Stamp Sheet Set \nLot of 3 different \nsheets with of 100 stamps each, 3 different \ndenominations: 17 cent (green), 34 cent (red), \nand 68 cent (blue). Printed by American Decal \n& Mfg. Co. \nEst. $160-250 \nHWAC# 167584 \nLot# 4046 \n 1931 \n Dornier Do X First Flight \nCover, Europe to South America \n1931 \nGermany Dornier Do X first flight cover, Europe \nto South America via Rio de Janeiro. Has six \nstamps, five different, including: a 2 Reichmark \nZeppelin (C38), two 50 PF Deutsche Luftpost, \nand a Zwei Mark Deutsche Luftpost. Four \nstamps cancelled by circular 1931 Dornier \nDo X Flugschiff cancel. The Dornier Do X was the largest, heaviest, \nand most powerful flying boat in the world when it was produced by \nthe Dornier company of Germany in 1929. It was a semi-cantilever \nmonoplane. Three Do Xs were constructed in total. The luxurious \npassenger accommodation approached the standards of transatlantic \nliners. \nEst. $340-600 \nHWAC# 166871 \nLot# 4047 \n 1930 \n Graf Zeppelin First Europe- \nPan American Roundtrip Flight Cover \nCover \nwith US 1930 $2.60 Graf Zeppelin stamp (Scott \nC15) tied by Varick, St. Sta. NY May 6, 1930 \nmachine cancel. On cover for first Europe \nPan-American Round Flight, Friedrichshafer \nto Lakehurst Route. Two philatelic over stamps. \u201cVia Graf Zeppelin.\u201d \nClear cancel. Very fine. \nEst. $300-600 \nHWAC# 166880 \nLot# 4048 US Graff Zeppelin Mailed Plate Corner \nTrio, C13-15 \nScott C13-15 Graf Zeppelin on cover and \npostcards, April 21, 1930. 65c, $1.30, $2.60 set of plate \nnumber singles. 1 First Flight Cover($2.60) and 2 First \nFlight postcards. Each tied by Los Angeles cancel and \nall sent to same address. 65c on Lakehurst to Seville \nroute. Others Friedrichhafen to Lakehurst Europe-Pan \nAmerican route with all proper markings. VF set! \nEst. \n$600-1000 \nHWAC# 167890 \nLot# 4049 US 1930 Graf Zeppelin Scott # C13- \n15, Complete Set \nLot of 3 different: 65c, $1.30, and \n$2.60. Scott #s C13-15. Extremely well-centered, \nlightly hinged. Very fine. The choice scenes of US \nairmail! \nEst. $800-1200 \nHWAC# 166879 \nLot# 4050 1991 First Day Cover Collection \n(100+\/-) \nA nice cached First Day cover \ncollection from 1991. Most of the cachets are \ncolor, and include all the categories, inclusive of \nspace. The collection is housed in a Showgard \ncover album. \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 165464 \nLot# 4051 Corner Advertising Cover Group \nAbout 30 corner advertising covers, c. 1890\u2019s to \n1910. E M Chessman, Force Foods, H M Marks, \nC H Hanson, Combe Printing, Cascade Stables \netc. \nEst. $150-200 \nHWAC# 167834 \nLot# 4052 Corner Advertising Covers, 13 \n13 \nmainstream US company advertising covers, \na couple with reverse advertising c. 1892- \n1909. Ghirardelli, Montgomery Ward, Durham \nTobacco, Libby\u2019s, Hills Bros., J A Folger, New \nYork Life, H J Heinz etc. \nEst. $200-300 \nHWAC# \n167842 \nLot# 4053 Corner Advertising Pictorial \nCovers, 17 \n17 corner pictorial advertising \ncovers c. 1883-1906. San Jose Fruit-we sold a \ncan like this one in a previous auction! Fruit, \ncalf meal, black leg vaccine, crushed oats, \ncocoanut, soup, honey, tobacco etc. \nEst. $200- \n300 \nHWAC# 167840 \nLot# 4054 Full Face Advertising Covers, 9 \n9 full face advertising covers c. 1879-94. Salt, \ncoffee, carriages, fruit, liquor, seeds, etc. Some \nwith stamps. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 167812 \nLot# 4055 Norman Rockwell Covers In \nAlbum \nPostal Commemorative Society binder \nwith Norman Rockwell cachets. 100 covers c. \n1978-80. \nEst. $120-200 \nHWAC# 164915 \nLot# 4056 Northeast Postal Covers \n1) 1856 \nNewington manuscript with contents. Written on \ncover \u2018on board Ship Patterson.\u2019 2) Portola Maine \nstamped letter sheet. 1853. One page letter. 3) \nKennebunk, Maine 1851 stampless letter. Short \nquestion about mortgaged land.4) Winthrop Maine \nc 1850\/60\u2019s. 5) Bancroft (most likely), Maine. \nPostmark is cancel and the postmark has a \u20183 PAID\u2019. \n6) Keene, New Hampshire. Handwritten year of \n1862. 7) Claremont, New Hampshire. 8) Stowe, \nVermont. 9) Letter from Bangor 1854 addressed to the selectmen \nof ???. Letter about city name. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $120-200 \nHWAC# 161457 \nLot# 4057 Reverse Advertising Covers, \n13 \n13 reverse advertising covers, some are 2 \nside ads, c. 1899-1907. Coffee, book, harness, \nlumber, tent, soap, fixtures, starch etc. All but 1 \nwith stamp. \nEst. $300-500 \nHWAC# 167811 \nLot# 4058 LOT WITHDRAWN \nLot# 4059 Western Corner Advertising \nCovers, 43 \nAbout 43 Western corner \nadvertising covers, many with contents c. \n1892-1908. D W Gill, F A Folgers, Sweet Candy, \nHelvetia Milk, Dalles Fruit, Salt Lake Candy, \nBolcom, Guggenhime & C0. etc. \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 167831 \nLot# 4060 Wine and Whisky Company \nCovers, 7 \n7 wine and whisky covers with \ncontents, c. 1886-1904.James Levy & Bro. with \nreverse advertising including Tea Kettle Whisky \nwith no Western agent named, American Wine \nCo., 2x Dallemand & Co., Goldberg, Bowen & \nCo., 2x Cohn Liquors. \nEst. $120-200 \nHWAC# 167839 \nLot# 4061 America\/Europe Covers \n1) 1866 \non cover New York to Switzerland. Fancy cancel \nand interesting postmark - New York Transit \nSwitzerland stamps on reverse. 2) England \nto New York banking cover. 1852 stampless. \nPaid 5 cents. Banking business. \nGary Bracken \nCollection \nEst. $150-300 \nHWAC# 162736","192 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 4 \n Sun, June 18 \n Philatelic - Postal History \/ Philatelic Covers - USA \nLot# 4062 US Cover Group incl. Stampless, \nExpo. Stamps, & Express \nLot of 19 covers. \nIncludes: US Mail Express red cancel on 1840s \nNY stampless cover; fancy cancels incl. on New \nOrleans, 1863; three covers with Columbian \nExpo stamps; and more. Please inspect. \nEst. \n$100-300 \nHWAC# 167578 \nLot# 4063 US Domestic Cover Group, c. \n1860\u2019s, 4 \n4 US domestic covers, c. 1860\u2019s \nand post Civil War. #65 on Sacramento to San \nFrancisco advertising cover. Rust 3 cents and \n3 cents postal stationery, New Orleans to New \nYork. Rust 3 cents from Charleston, SC to New \nYork-address partially remove and small tear. \n1864 A5 and A10 on cover from Philadelphia(octagonal cancel) to \nMaine, postage on lower left. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $120-200 \nHWAC# 163947 \nLot# 4064 US Imprint Postal Covers, Unused \nAbout 120 unused US imprinted postal covers, \nc. 1932-1980\u2019s. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. \n$100-150 \nHWAC# 163834 \nLot# 4065 Series of 1869 Stamp Group on \nCovers, 6 \n6 covers with 1869 series stamps. \nA34 1 cent, A36 3 cents, A33 15 cents, 2x A35 \n2 cents, A37 6 cents, off center. \nGary Bracken \nCollection \nEst. $150-400 \nHWAC# 163932 \nLot# 4066 US Stamp E-1, 10c Special \nDelivery \nUS stamp, Scott E-1, 10c blue Special \nDelivery. Mint, OG. F-VF, catalog $575. \nEst. \n$200-300 \nHWAC# 168133 \nLot# 4067 US Stamp Scott #1 \nAmerica\u2019s \nfirst stamp, Scott #1, 5c brown. Appears \nunused, hinged. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# \n167893 \nLot# 4068 A24 Covers, 5 Different \n5 \ndifferent A24 covers, c. early 1860\u2019s. Some with \nadditional stamps. See photos. \nGary Bracken \nCollection \nEst. $120-350 \nHWAC# 163853 \nLot# 4069 A29 Cover, 1865 \nA29 cover from \nRichmond, VA to Sheffield England. Paid in \nLiverpool. Red and black cancel. Sheffield \ncancel on back. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. \n$150-300 \nHWAC# 163844 \nLot# 4070 A30 in Light Brown on Cover \nA30 \nin light brown on cover from San Francisco \nto New York and finally Frankfort Germany. 7 \ncents paid cancel. Front of cover only, white \npaper partially adhered to both sides. Please \ninspect. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $150-250 \nHWAC# 163856 \nLot# 4071 A48 Cover to Prussia \nA48 on 1872 \ncover to Prussia with orange 7 cent. Bremen \nfront cancel and AUSC. back cancel. \nGary Bracken \nCollection \nEst. $150-250 \nHWAC# 163939 \nLot# 4072 U68 and U73 on Cover to \nSwitzerland \nUS 73 black 2 cents and 2x 98 \ngreen 10 cents tied by San Francisco cog \ncancels on cover to Switzerland. Jun 29(1867) \nSF CDS, Aug 4 67 France received. Docketed per \nsteamer of the 29 of Jun 1867. Jul 24 paid 18 \nNew York recd cds. Pencil writing on back. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. \n$150-250 \nHWAC# 163955 \nLot# 4073 Cover with #70 to England \n#70 tied by black target cancel, matching \nWashington DC circular date stamp and \nred Boston exchange marking to London \nNW England where it was readdressed and \nforwarded. 3 proper London receiving marks \non back and face, piece missing at top left. Pencil writing on back. \nGary \nBracken Collection \nEst. $150-250 \nHWAC# 163953 \nLot# 4074 Brown #76 Pair on Cover \nPair of \nbrown #76 on cover with double postmark and \nmatching target cancel tie. To Norwich Canada \nfrom Rome NY. Small water stain on left. \nGary \nBracken Collection \nEst. $150-300 \nHWAC# 163858 \nLot# 4075 78b on Cover \n78b on cover, 1866 \nfrom Washington, DC via British ship, to \nLiverpool England with black cancel on back. \nAdditional 19 cents paid. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $150-300 \nHWAC# 163921 \nLot# 4076 A87 and A89 \nA87 black 2 cents. \nA89 green 10 cents, well centered. Both star \ncanceled. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $150-300 \nHWAC# 163928 \nLot# 4077 US Stamp #155 \nUS Stamp #55, red \n90c, very fine condition. Well centered, light \ncancel. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $120-200 \nHWAC# 164304 \nLot# 4078 Group of Scott 183 2C Vermilion \nLincoln Stamps \nLot of 67 used Scott 183 2c \nvermilion Lincoln stamps. A variety of different \ncancels and varying condition and centering. Book \nvalue is $335. \nEst. $240-400 \nHWAC# 167920 \nLot# 4079 US Stamp Scott 239 \nUS stamp \nScott 239, Columbian Expo 30c brown. Original \ngum, hinged. \nEst. $120-200 \nHWAC# 167891 \nLot# 4080 US Stamp Scott 242 \nUS stamp \nScott 242. $2, some original gum. Repaired, \nplease inspect. \nEst. $160-250 \nHWAC# 167892","193 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 4 \n Sun, June 18 \nPhilatelic - Postal History \/ Stamps - USA \nLot# 4081 US Stamp Scott 243 \nUS stamp \nScott 243, $3 green Columbian, well centered, \nF-VF. Original gum NH. Catalog $2400. \nEst. \n$300-600 \nHWAC# 167894 \nLot# 4082 US Stamp Scott 244 \nUS Scott 244, \n$4, mint, original hinged gum. Catalog price \n$2100. Off center, top perforations have back \nadhesive, please inspect. \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# \n167638 \nLot# 4083 US Stamp #244, $5 Columbian \nScott US 244, $5 Columbian. Mint, OG, deep \nintense color. Catalog $2400. Off center. \nEst. \n$300-400 \nHWAC# 168132 \nLot# 4084 US Stamps, Scott 294-99 \n6 Pan \nAm stamps, Scott 294-99. 1c green, 2c red, 4c \nbrown, 5c blue, 8c dark brown, 10c brown. \nMint NH. Catalog price $938 in 2004. \nEst. \n$600-800 \nHWAC# 167639 \nLot# 4085 US Stamps Scott 323-27 \nUS \nstamps Scott 323-27, Louisiana Purchase. Mint, \noriginal gum. 1c green, 2c red, 3c violet-hinged, \n5c blue, 10c brown-hinged. F-VF. Catalog $490. \nEst. $300-600 \nHWAC# 167900 \nLot# 4086 US Stamps Scott 328-30 \nUS \nstamps Scott 328-30. 1907 Jamestown trio. \nMint, original gum, NH. 1c green, 2c red, 5c \nblue. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 167899 \nLot# 4087 US Stamp Scott 630, Full Sheet \nUS \nStamp Scott 630. Full White Plains sheet. Mint, \nNH. Slight perforation separation at B. \nEst. \n$200-350 \nHWAC# 167895 \nLot# 4088 US Stamps, Back of the Album \nCollection \nBack of the stamp album collection \nincluding postage due with 12 plate blocks \nwith 4x mint $5. Hoard with dozens of official \nmail stamps with 11x $5, #0133. \nEst. $200- \n400 \nHWAC# 164213 \nLot# 4089 Philatelic Expo Commemorative \nSheets, 8 \n8 commemorative sheets plus a few \nsingles on album pages. CM75, CM120, CM121, \nCM125, CM140, CM141, CM168, CM184. \nGary \nBracken Collection \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 164012 \nLot# 4090 Regular Issue Stamps with a Few \nMint Coils \nGroup of regular issues with mint and \nused stamps on album pages, c. 1938-60. Nice well \ncentered $5 Calvin Coolidge and mint horizontal \ncoils. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $150-200 \nHWAC# \n164014 \nLot# 4091 Regular Issue Stamps, 1908-17, \n49 \n49 Regular issues from 1908-17. 1c to $1. \nComplete except for #262. 7 cancelled, the rest are \nmint. On album pages. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. \n$200-500 \nHWAC# 164053 \nLot# 4092 Regular Issues, Series of 1912- \n22, 127 \nMix of 127 mint and canceled regular \nissues from 1912-22 on album pages. Includes \nimperforates. 1c to $5. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 164056 \nLot# 4093 Regular Issue Series 1922- \n34 with Imperforates, 73 \nMix and mint \nand cancelled regular issues from 1922-34 \nincluding imperforates, on album pages. 1\/2c \nto $5. 1922-26 and 1923-26 all mint. Many well \ncentered. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 164055 \nLot# 4094Presidential Series of 1938, Excellent \nPlate Block Set \nPresidential Issue series of 1938 \nplate blocks. All in excellent condition. Of special \nnote in exemplary condition-$1, $2, $5 with top \nsheet arrows and registration. \nEst. $500-1500 \nHWAC# 163798 \nLot# 4095 Regular Series of 1954 Plate \nBlocks with Exemplary $5 Block \nRegular Issue \nseries of 1954-57 plate blocks and 3 from 1960- \n61 series. Look at that exemplary well centered \n$5 block! \nEst. $300-500 \nHWAC# 163797 \nLot# 4096 Sheets of US Stamps Collection \nAbout 24 sheets of US stamps with a face \nvalue of $171.50. Includes Christmas, flags, \nstamps and coins, regular issues, a few odd \nand old sheets-#651(large red) and 703, both \nimperfect. \nEst. $300-600 \nHWAC# 164210 \nLot# 4097 \n 1800s-1930s \n Springer Tobacco \nStrip Stamp Collection \nLot of approx. 110+. All \nin protective sleeves with faults to be expected. \nExcellent study group! Includes: 3 strips, Act \nof 1868, First Series; 1 strip, Act of 1875, 100 \ncigars; 4 strips, Series of 1878, all different; 56 \nstrips, Act of 1926, Series 102-125; 10 strips, \nAct of 1909, Series of 1910; 18 strips, Act of 1901, Series of 1901; 10 \nstrips, Act of March 1883, two stamped Series of 1898; 3 strips, Series \nof 1879; 6 strips, Act of 1890, Series of 1891; 1 each of Series of 1895, \nSeries of 1897, and Series of 1898. Please inspect. \nEst. $2000-3000 \nHWAC# 167575 \nLot# 4098 U. S. Stamp Mint Block Books \nLot \nof five mint plate block books with U. S. Stamps, \nalso a 1972 Ben Franklin first day cover. The \ngrey book has Bicentennial stamps on the front \npage, and 6-20 cent plate blocks inside. the \ntwo black books have 29-32 cent stamps; the \nbrown Hygrade Handifile has 29-40 cent plate \nblocks. And the large blue binder starts with 22 cent Enrico Caruso \nand ends with 29 cent Chinese New Year. \nEst. $60-100 \nHWAC# 166869","194 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 4 \n Sun, June 18 \n Philatelic - Postal History \/ Stamps - USA \nLot# 4099 US Duck Stamps, 1944-85, 39 \n39 \ndifferent US Duck Stamps, 1944-85. RW11-52, \nless RW19, RW25, RW31. LH, generally VF. \nCatalog $2211. \nEst. $400-600 \nHWAC# 167896 \nLot# 4100 US Plate Block Collection, 1926- \n1958 \nArchival plate block collection on album \npages, 1926-58. Features exceptional $5 #1053. \nScott 627 onward except 1938 and 1954 regular \nissues. \nEst. $400-1000 \nHWAC# 164998 \nLot# 4101 Plate Block Collection \nNice \ncollection of about 17 corner plate blocks plus \nabout 19 half sheet plate blocks. Mix of old \nand new including full sheet of 10c Christmas \nprecanceled self sticking Peace on Earth. A \nfew others attached. See photos. \nGary Bracken \nCollection \nEst. $150-250 \nHWAC# 164011 \nLot# 4102 Massive Plate Block Collection, \n1959-1980 \nMassive, though incomplete in a \nfew later years, collection of US Plate blocks in \n2 Minkus Albums. 1959-1980 \nEst. $400-1000 \nHWAC# 165000 \nLot# 4103 US Possessions Stamp Group \nAssortment of US Possessions stamps. Canal \nZone, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Marshall Islands, \nMicronesia. \nEst. $300-600 \nHWAC# 167627 \nLot# 4104 Beginner\u2019s Stamp Collection, US \n& UK \nBeginner\u2019s stamp collect with US & UK. \nFDC\u2019s, mint, cancelled, old, 1970\u2019s US mint sets, \nStatesman album etc. Most UK is modern commemorative in mint \ncondition, US has some older. \nEst. $150-200 \nHWAC# 167919 \nLot# 4105 US Airmail Plate Blocks and \nSingles Collection \nNice collection of US \nAirmail singles and plate blocks. Plate \nblocks-C25-31 and all very fine, C32-36, C38- \n40, C42-46. Singles 1946-76, mostly complete. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 164211 \nLot# 4106 US Stamp Collection c. 1920 and \nNewer \nUS stamp collection. Includes regular \nseries c. 1920 thru commemoratives, $3 Scott \n423 canceled, several blocks including 651 \nplate block. A171 color varieties. National Park \nseries with some plate blocks, imperfs, singles, \n1934 special blocks, unusual blocks including gutter blocks 727, 728 \nand 729. 4c Philippines from booklet pane. Scott 839 centered line \npair with plate #. Portrait series A234 etc. 2 booklet panes with plate \n#. Modern coil series varieties. Modern self adhesive and coils with \nsome line pairs. \nEst. $400-800 \nHWAC# 164212 \nLot# 4107 All American Stamp Album, \n1935+ \nAll American Stamp Album binder, \n1935-1973. Mix of mostly canceled and mint. \nEst. $150-200 \nHWAC# 164214 \nLot# 4108 \n 1914-1944 \n Adhesive Revenue \nStamps on Stock Certificates \nLot of 12 stocks \ncertificates that have adhesive revenue stamps \nattached. Includes: Philmont National Bank \n(4 stocks, 1934-39, 21 stamps total); Athens \nNational Bank (2 stocks, 1944, 17 stamps \ntotal); Hudson River Trust Company (4 stocks, \n1937, 35 stamps total); Citizens National Bank \nof Oneonta (1922, 2 stamps); and American \nReal Estate Co. (1914, 2 stamps.). Please \ninspect. \nEst. $120-200 \nHWAC# 167576 \nLot# 4109 Christmas Seal Stamp Archive, \n1932-2001 \nSheets of Christmas Seals in 2 \nalbums, 1932-2001. Collection not totally \ncomplete but well represented. \nEst. $500- \n2000 \nHWAC# 164999 \nLot# 4110 \n 1997-98 \n Golden Replicas of U.S. \nPostage, 33K - 74 \nPostal Commemorative \nSociety\u2019s Golden Replicas of the U.S. Stamp \nProgram Collection. Each 22K Gold Replica \nStamp is enclosed with an official First Day \nCover bearing the First Day Issue Postmark of \nthe First Day City designated by the U.S. Postal \nService. This binder carries 74 Covers produced in 1997 and 1998. \nEst. $400-600 \nHWAC# 163535 \nLot# 4111 Australia & New Zealand Stamp \nCollection \nAustralia and New Zealand. Balance \nof over 800 different in a binder filled with \nstock sheets, lots of mint, good lot for the \ngeneralist or eBay seller. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $150-300 \nHWAC# 162242 \nLot# 4112 \nGreece, 1870 Lettersheet to \nMarseille, France & Covers \nGreece 1870 \nlettersheet to Marseille franked with 1868 40L, 20L \n& 10L (Scott #26-8) tied by \u201c67\u2019 killers, alongside \nSyra date stamp and red French RPO date stamp, \npretty three-color franking, also 1876 lettersheet \nwith 1875 20L, and a selection of Hermes Heads \n(x39, owner\u2019s 2005 Scott $193). \nGary Bracken \nCollection \nEst. $150-300 \nHWAC# 162336 \nLot# 4113 \n 1859 \n Mauritius, 1859 \u201cLapirot\u201d 2p \nMauritius 1859 \u201cLapirot\u201d 2p, worn impression \n(Scott #14c), five-ring target cancel and part of \nmanuscript word in ink, Sisimondo certificate, \nsmall thins and tiny tear in top margin only, \nnice appearance, good opportunity to acquire a \npopular classic. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $150- \n300 \nHWAC# 162325 \nLot# 4114 Mexico, 1868 Hidalgo Issues, 12 \nCovers \nMexico. 1868 Hidalgo issues, 12 covers, \nfrom Alvarado, Mineral del Monte, Morelos \n(front), Nazas, Papasquiaro, Soyaniquilpan, \nTla---coyati, \nToluca \n(Judicial), \nYrapuato, \nViezca, also two with Rio Florida datelines but \nindistinct cancels. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. \n$150-300 \nHWAC# 162257 \nLot# 4115 \n 1872 \n Mexico, 1872 Hidalgo \nIssues, 8 Covers \nMexico. 1872 Hidalgo issues, \neight covers, from Coapilla, Cosamaloapam, \nFlahuelila \n(docketing, \ncancel \nindistinct), \nHuajuapam (judicial front with 25c & 12c), \nHacienda del Carro, S. Luis Potosi, S.Miguel \n(docketing, cancel indistinct), Tehuacan. \nGary \nBracken Collection \nEst. $150-400 \nHWAC# 162263","195 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 4 \n Sun, June 18 \nPhilatelic - Postal History \/ Stamps - Worldwide \nLot# 4116 Mexico, 1882 Juarez Foreign Mail \n50c Yellow \n1882 Juarez Foreign Mail 50c yellow \n(#142), Merida 2682, trivial perf thin mentioned \nfor accuracy, rare. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $150- \n400 \nHWAC# 162269 \nLot# 4117 Mexico, 1882 Juarez Foreign Mail \n100c Orange \nMexico. 1882 Juarez Foreign Mail \n100c orange (#145), Mexico 5483, straight edge \nat left, rare. 1 \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $150-400 \nHWAC# 162300 \nLot# 4118 \n 1882 \n Mexico, 1882 Railroad \nCover to Virginia \n1882 cover to Virginia from \nNational Construction Co., Manzanillo & Laredo \nRailroad, with 1882 Juarez Foreign Mail 5c tied \nby killer with Mexico date stamp alongside, \nscarce on cover. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. \n$150-300 \nHWAC# 162268 \nLot# 4119 Mexico Duck Stamp Accumulation \nMexican duck stamps in quantity. Se-tenants \nand strips including quantities of 1297a strip of \n5 with label, 1341a strip of 4 with label, 1347a \nattached pair and 1347a, hundreds of pairs with \nlabels. Some sheets are rolled\/curled. Please \ninspect. \nEst. $300-500 \nHWAC# 167625 \nLot# 4120 Mexico Souvenir Sheet Hoard \nMassive Mexico souvenir sheet hoard with \nthousands of Olympic and commemorative \nmodern souvenir sheets in quantity. 10 lbs. \nEst. $300-500 \nHWAC# \n167626 \nLot# 4121 Modern Mexico Stamp Hoard, \nThousands! \nThousands of modern Mexico \nstamps, never hinged. Singles, blocks and \nsorted by Scott number, #647-1376 with \nvarious airmail issues. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# \n167630 \nLot# \n4122 \n1893 \nCook \nIslands \nto \nChristchurch Postal Cover \nCook Islands \n1893 cover to Christchurch N.Z. (Auckland \nbkstp) franked with 1892 values complete tied \nby Partial Raratonga date stamps with clear \nstrike alongside, staining top left affecting 10p, \nphilatelic but scarce and eye-catching. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $150- \n300 \nHWAC# 162322 \nLot# 4123 Philippines Souvenir Sheets, \n1000+ \n1000+ Philippines souvenir sheets. \n1000a, 998a, 983a, 985a, 975, 1385,1357 etc. \nIncludes Japanese occupation. \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 167624 \nLot# 4124 \n 1868 \n Portugal\/Madeira, 1868 \nFirst Issue 100r \nPortugal\/Madeira. 1868 First \nIssue 100r (#5), generous margins, EF. \nGary \nBracken Collection \nEst. $150-300 \nHWAC# 162329 \nLot# 4125 \n 1900 \n Transvaal, 1900 Cover to \nPort Elizabeth Cape Colony \nTransvaal 1900 \nregis. cover to Port Elizabeth Cape Colony \nfranked with 1900 \u201cV.R.I.\u201d ovptd 1\/2p through \n5s (Scott 202-211) tied by Pretoria boxed regis. \ndate stamps, philatelic but spectacular and \nenjoyable. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $150-300 \nHWAC# 162324 \nLot# 4126 Souvenir Sheet Group from Spain, 100+ \nSets \n100+ sets of souvenir sheets from Spain, Scott \n2677-2682. \nEst. $200-300 \nHWAC# 167622 \nLot# 4127 \n 1865 \n Great Britain, 1865 \nLettersheet to St. John, New Brunswick \nGreat Britain. 1865 lettersheet to St. John New \nBrunswick franked with 1865 1s & 1862 4p \n(Scott #34, 48) tied by \u201c466\u201d targets, two back \nflaps cut away, scarce destination and franking. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $150-300 \nHWAC# \n162422 \nLot# 4128 \n 1868 \n Great Britain, 1868 \nLettersheet to Caen France \nGreat Britain. \n1868 blue lettersheet to Caen France franked \nwith 1865 4p (Scott #43, plate 10) tied by \n\u201c545\u201d duplex, pretty single franking. \nGary \nBracken Collection \nEst. $150-300 \nHWAC# 162424 \nLot# 4129 \n 1868 \n Great Britain, 1868 \nCommercial Lettersheet to Paris \nGreat \nBritain. \n1868 \nblack-edged \ncommercial \nlettersheet to Paris franked with 1867 6p & \n1858 2p (Scott #29, 50) tied by \u201c18\u201d targets, \nscarce destination and franking. \nGary Bracken \nCollection \nEst. $150-300 \nHWAC# 162423 \nLot# 4130 \n 1872 \n Great Britain, 1872 \nLettersheet to Copenhagen, Denmark \nGreat Britain. 1872 lettersheet to Copenhagen \nDenmark franked with 1865 4p & 1869 1p \n(Scott #30, 43) tied by sharp \u201c89\u201d duplexes, \nred \u201cL2\u201d late fee handstamp, very clean and \nattractive. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $150-300 \nHWAC# 162425 \nLot# 4131 \n 1874 \n Great Britain, 1874 \nLettersheet to Ofen Hungary \nGreat Britain. \n1874 lettersheet to Ofen Hungary franked with \n1873 3p & 1864 1p (Scott #33, 61) tied by \nLeith \u201c221\u201d duplexes, scarce destination. \nGary \nBracken Collection \nEst. $150-300 \nHWAC# 162426 \nLot# 4132 Massive Foreign Stamp Collection \nMassive foreign stamp collection in 4 albums, 2 \nstock books and 1 Majestic album. Thousands \nof stamps, all properly identified and sorted by \ncountry. Mostly 1870\u2019s to 1930\u2019s. A nice starter \ncollection of older foreign stamps. 17.4 lbs. \nEst. \n$300-600 \nHWAC# 164914","196 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 4 \n Sun, June 18 \n Philatelic - Postal History \/ Stamps - Worldwide \nLot# 4133Western Europe Stamp Collection \nWestern Europe stamp collection with about \n50 Netherlands, 79 Poland, 92 Yugoslavia, \n539 Germany, 900? Hungary, 68 Belgium, 400 \nAustria, 700? Romania etc. \nEst. $150-300 \nHWAC# 164225 \nLot# 4134 Huge Stock of US and Foreign \nStamps, 15 lbs. \n15 lbs. of US and Foreign \nstamps collected from 1970\u2019s to 1982. Many \non small cover squares, some US are mint, plate \nblocks etc. A good starter collection. \nEst. $200- \n400 \nHWAC# 167542 \nLot# 4135 \n 1955 \n Camillo Pascual and \nRoy Sievers 1955 Topps Card \nTwo of the \nWashington Nationals better players G\/VG. \nPascual\u2019s rookie card. See photo. \nEst. $50-80 \nHWAC# 164696 \nLot# 4136 1959 Hank Aaron Card in \nExtremely Nice Condition \n#380. Near perfect \nborder. Extremely nice corners! \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 165365 \nLot# 4137 1959 Topps Bob Gibson High \nNumber Card in Extremely Nice Condition \nNumber 514. Border is very close to perfect. \nNo corner wear. Gibson was a rookie for this card. Hastily added \nwas that he had been optioned to Omaha in April. His minor league \nstats were 14 wins and 13 loses. Boy did he get better. \nEst. $600-800 \nHWAC# 165375 \nLot# 4138 1959 Topps Mickey Mantle in \nExtremely Nice Condition \nNumber 10. No \nedge wear. Nearly perfect border. A fine card \nfor your collection! \nEst. $300-700 \nHWAC# 165372 \nLot# 4139 1959 Topps Roger Maris Card \nin Extremely nice Condition \n#202. Second \nyear Maris card. Kansas City Athletics. Strong \ncorner and edges. Border is nice; not perfect. Maris would soon be a \nYankee and hit 61 home runs! \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 165368 \nLot# 4140 1959 Topps Maris and F. \nRobinson Cards in Excellent Condition \nLot \nof two. 1) #435 Frank Robinson. Strong border. \nExtremely nice corners. 2) #202. Second year Roger Maris card. Nearly \nperfect border!!! No edge of corner wear! \nEst. $120-240 \nHWAC# 165369 \nLot# 4141 1959 Topps Yankee Group (With \nRoger Maris) \nEight cards. Includes extremely \nnice Whitey Ford, Don Larsen and Roger Maris \nCards. Also Cletis Boyer, Jerry Lumpe, Bobby Shantz, Johnny Kucks, \nand Art Ditmar. See photo for fabulous condition on all cards. \nEst. \n$100-150 \nHWAC# 165374 \nLot# 4142 1959 Topps Roy Campanella \nSymbol of Courage \nHigh number 550! Shows \nCampanella in a wheel chair and highlights him \nas a symbol of courage. Nice condition! See Photo! \nEst. $50-75 \nHWAC# \n165376 \nLot# 4143 1959 Topps Sandy Koufax Card \nin Extremely Nice Condition \n#163. Nice \ncorners. Border is strong on right and bottom! \nEst. $100-150 \nHWAC# 165366 \nLot# 4144 1959 Topps Stan Musial Card in \nExtremely Nice Condition \nMusial did not have \na card from 1954 to 1957. # 150. Very good \ncorners. Excellent border. See photo. \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 165367 \nLot# 4145 1959 Topps Willie Mays in \nExtremely Nice Condition \nNo edge of corner \nwear. Borders are slightly off center. Overall a \ngreat card! \nEst. $150-400 \nHWAC# 165371 \nLot# 41461959 Topps Team Check Lists \nBest \nbuy is the New York Yankee high number card. \nAlso Cincinnati Redlegs, Kansas City Athletics, \nSt. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Braves \nand Washington Senators. See photo for the extremely nice condition \nof these cards. \nEst. $140-250 \nHWAC# 165373 \nLot# 4147 1959 Topps Collection of 18 \nPremium Players \nIncludes Joe Adcock, Ernie \nBanks, Richie Ashburn, Whitey Ford, Nellie Fox, \nBill Mazeroski, Bob Friend, Jackie Jensen, Roger Maris, Roy Sievers, Gil \nHodges, John Roseboro, Hoyt Wilhelm, Roy McMillan, Ken Boyer, Lou \nBurdette, Roy Face and Curt Flood. Border condition varies, but most \nare extremely fine. No corner wear! Fox has a little light discoloration \non top. Overall a great group for a now or experienced collector! \nEst. \n$200-400 \nHWAC# 165378 \nLot# 4148 1959 Topps Baseball Cards - 250 \nCards! \nApproximately 250 cards! Includes the \nlikes of Roy Sievers, Early Wynn (6 cards), Bob \nFriend, Ernie Banks (2), Don Larsen (2), Fence Busters Combination \nCard of Aaron & Mathews (6), Roger Maris (2), John Roseboro, Joe \nAdcock (5), Roy Face (3), Gill Hodges (3). Mostly players, but some \nteam cards, all stars, etc. As you can see from the photos there are \nsome big names, but many lesser known players also! \nEst. $500-750 \nHWAC# 164730 \nLot# 41491959 Topps Baseball Rookie Stars \n(5) \nJim O\u2019Toole, Bob Allison, John Callison, Ron \nFairly and Deron Johnson. Borders and corners \nare extremely fine. Some very Fine rookies here who would play for \nmany years!!! \nEst. $50-80 \nHWAC# 165362 \nLot# 4150 1959 Topps Baseball Starter \nSet (194 total) \nUnlike other large groups of \nbaseball cards offered for sale, you will find \npopular players like Hall of Fame players. These are all baseball \nplayers - no teams, combination cards or all star cards!!! Includes \nSandy Koufax, Vada Pinson, Robin Roberts, Whitey Ford, Ernie Banks, \nRocko Colovito, Don Larsen, Lou Burdette, Curt Flood, Gil Hodges, \nWarren Spahn, Dod Drysdale, Joe Adcock, Brooks Robinson and a boat \nload more! Most of these are in pristine condition with no corner or \nedge issues, bright color and a border that is quite good to excellent. \n(The Duke Snider does have creasing issues at the top of the card.) See \nphoto for more stars and to check on the high quality of the cards! \nEst. \n$600-1000 \nHWAC# 165379 \nView High Resolution Images, Register, Place Bids, See Current Opening Bids \nVisit the online catalog at FHWAC.com","197 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 4 \n Sun, June 18 \nSports \/ Baseball \nLot# 4151 1959 Topps High Number All \nStar Cards ( Kaline, Banks, Spahn, etc.) \n1) \nAl Kaline. #562. Weak border on left. 2) Ernie \nBanks. #559. Near perfect border! 3) Warren Spahn. # 571. Extremely \nnice border. 4) Bill Skowron, #554. Weak border on right. 5) Bob \nFriend. #559. Border weaker on right, but good. 6) Wes Covington. \n#565. Near perfect border. Edge and corners are extremely nice! A \nnice addition to your collection \nEst. $150-250 \nHWAC# 165363 \nLot# 4152 1959 Topps High Number Cards \nLot of four. 1) The Dodgers Wall Moon. Slight \ncreases right and left. 2) Jim Coates. Yankees \nrookie. Extremely nice! 3) Jom Perry, Crease down center right of card. \n4) Mike Garcia. No edge or corner issues. \nEst. $40-60 \nHWAC# 165364 \nLot# 4153 1960 Topps Baseball; Hank \nAaron!!! \nNumber 300. Excellent condition \nexcept the lightest bend on lower right corner. \nEst. $240-300 \nHWAC# 164736 \nLot# 4154 1960 Topps Baseball; Youngster \nCepeda and the Old Pro Berra \n# 480 for Yogi \nBerra. Number 450 for Orlando Cepeda. (Berra \nhas 1727 games under his belt. Cepada has 299!) Berra\u2019s card has \nborder issues. Overall extremely nice. \nEst. $100-140 \nHWAC# 164742 \nLot# 4155 1960 Topps Baseball; Bob \nGibson and Jim Kaat Rookie Card \nNumber \n136 for future Hall of Famer. Number 73 for \nsecond year Bob Gibson. This is a nice young pitching pair! Very Good \n\/ Excellent \nEst. $100-140 \nHWAC# 164741 \nLot# 4156 1960 Topps Baseball; Roger \nMaris!!! \nNumber 377. Maris is just beginning \nhis career here. Border on right was cut \nroughly. Overall very nice. \nEst. $100-140 \nHWAC# 164734 \nLot# 4157 1960 Topps Baseball; Roger \nMaris!!! \nNumber 377. Maris is just beginning \nhis career here. Excellent condition. \nEst. $120- \n180 \nHWAC# 164732 \nLot# 4158 1960 Topps Baseball; Willie \nMays!!! \nNumber 200. Overall excellent! Upper \nleft hand corner has slight fold. \nEst. $240-300 \nHWAC# 164735 \nLot# 4159 1960 Topps Baseball; Willie \nMays!!! \nNumber 200. Red smudge upper left. \nBorders are nice. No corner issues! \nEst. $200- \n250 \nHWAC# 164739 \nLot# 4160 1960 Topps Baseball; Willie \nMcCovey Rookie All Star Card \nNumber 316 \nfor this future bomber. However, his rookie \nseason wasn\u2019t so bad; .354 batting average with 13 home runs in 192 \nat bats! Small borders on left and top. Overall extremely fine! \nEst. \n$150-200 \nHWAC# 164745 \nLot# 4161 1960 Topps Baseball; Carl \nYastrzemski Rookie Card \nNumber 148. \nSpotting on card. See photo! \nEst. $140-200 \nHWAC# 164733 \nLot# \n4162 \n1960 \nTopps \nBaseball; \nCombination and Coaches Cards \nTotal of \n36 cards. Includes Fork & Knuckler, Master \nand Menter, Dodger Backstops, Win Saves, Mound Magicions and \nSophomore Stalwarts. Fifteen teams are represented by their coaches! \nAlso a Game 3 of the World Series card. \nEst. $100-150 \nHWAC# 164744 \nLot# 4163 1960 Topps Baseball; Premier \nGroup of Four Players \nFour big names in this \ngroup: Stan Musial, Ernie Banks, Whitey Ford \nand Duke Snider. Borders are not strong, but the cards have no corner, \nedge or discoloration issues. \nEst. $150-250 \nHWAC# 164731 \nLot# 4164 1960 Topps Baseball; Team \nCheck Lists \nHard to find team checklists \nin very nice condition. Six different teams \nincluding the Senators and the Tigers. Also the Reds, Dodgers, White \nSox and Indians. See photo for the conditions of the best cards. Lot of \nfourteen all together ranging from good to very good +. \nEst. $100-150 \nHWAC# 164743 \nLot# 4165 1960 Topps Baseball; Three \nPower Hitters \nIncludes Stan Musial, Ernie \nBanks and Ed Mathews. Overall condition is \nexcellent. See photo \nEst. $120-200 \nHWAC# 164737 \nLot# 4166 1960 Topps Baseball - Small \nStarter Group (all with names) \nLot of \neighteen. Bobby Richardson, Hoyt Wilhelm, \nDick Groat, Harvey Haddix, Luis Aparicio, Cletis Boyer, Bill White, \nMinnie Minoso, Bill Skowron, Early Wynn, Bill Virdon, Jim Bunning, \nTony Kubek, Bill Mazeroski, Dick Drott, Jim Grant and Wally Moon! The \ncolor, edges and corners are very nice! Some borders are weak. See \nPhoto. \nEst. $250-350 \nHWAC# 164738 \nLot# 4167 1960 Topps Baseball; Starter \nSet of 300 Cards \nAll different. Many stars like \nWhitey Ford, Joe Adcock, Richie Ashurn, Johnny \nPadres, Bobby Richardson, John Roseboro, Gil McDougald, Vern Law, \nRoy Face, Bob Skinner, Hoyt Wilhelm, Lou Burdette, Nellie Fox, Dick \nGroat, Tito Francona, Tony Kubek, Vern Law, etc. These card generally \ngrade as very good to EXCELLENT!!! See photos for more cards and \nquality of the cards! \nEst. $450-900 \nHWAC# 164746 \nLot# 4168 1960 Topps Baseball; Remainder \nof Cards \n250 cards give or take a little. Some \nreal finds; many lesser known players. Includes \nWhitey Ford, Joe Adcock, Bob Skinner, Tito Francona, Ronnie Hansen \nrookie, Roy Face, Del Carndall, Deron Johnson rookie, Johnny Callison, \nLou Burdette, Chico Cadenas rookie, Don Larsen, John Roseboro, Herb \nScore, Tito Francona, etc. Up to 6 cards per player. \nEst. $200-250 \nHWAC# 164747 \nLot# 4169 1976 No. 1 Hank Aaron Card \nFor \nbreaking the most runs batted in in a lifetime. \nVery nice border and no corner issues. Fine \nspecimen! \nEst. $40-70 \nHWAC# 165360 \nLot# 4170 1979 Topps Combo Cards \nFourteen different extremely find combination \ncards. Includes, among others Fence Busters \nwith Aaron & Mathews, N. L Hitting kings with Mays & Ashburn, Words \nof Wisdom with Stengel & Larsen, Pitchers Beware with Kaline & \nMaxwell, Destruction Crew with Minoso Colavito and Doby. Incredibly \nfine borders and no corner issues. See photo for all 14. \nEst. $200-350 \nHWAC# 165361 \nLot# 4171 Derek Jeter 1993 Topps Draft Card \nA \nmost sought after Jeter card. \nEst. $50-100 \nHWAC# \n164694","198 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 4 \n Sun, June 18 \n Sports \/ Baseball \nLot# 4172 Nine VERY Early Topps Baseball \nCards \nLot of 9. Bill Skowron 1954 rookie, Roy \nFace 1954, Harvey Kuenn 1954, Sherm Lollar \n1954, Jackie Jensen 1956, Jackie Jensen 1954, Bob \nNieman 1956, Pete Runnels 1954, Gus Zernial 1955 \nEst. $100-150 \nHWAC# 164695 \nLot# 4173 250 Assorted Baseball Cards \n(#10) \nFeatures, Stephen Strasburg, Mike Trout, \nJustin Verlander prospect, Bo Jackson, 1968 \nBobby Knoop, Frank Thomas cut card, 3 Michael Jordan, Oneil Cruz \nrookie, Yorden Alvarez, Alfonso Soriano future star, Jackie Robinson, \nAlex Rodriguez, Frank Thomas baseball hat card, Kris Bryant, Manny \nMachado, 1960 Ken Boyer, 1935 Goudey 4-in-1 Athletics card, etc. \nSee both photos for some of the nicer cards. 250 +\/- cards. Includes \nmostly well-known players, Hall of Fame inductees or future \ninductees, everyday players, and rookies (some of which blossomed; \nmost fizzled). Many insert cards! Randomly selected. Mostly 1980\u2019s \nand later. Older cards are peppered in and an occasional 1950\u2019s card \nappears. Who knows what treasure might be hidden in this collection? \nGreat buy at 5c a card as start price! \nEst. $50-100 \nHWAC# 164718 \nLot# 4174 250 Assorted Baseball Cards \n(#11) \nFeatures 1960 Luis Aparicio, Mickey \nMantle, 3 Chan Ho Park rookies, 1968 Willie \nDavis, Bo Jackson, Frank Thomas, Jose Abreu, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., \n1967 Al Kaline, Nolan Arenado, Carlo Correa, Rod Carew sporting \nnews all star, Ronald Acuna Jr., 1971 Al Klaine, Ichiro, Chipper Jones, \netc. See both photos for some of the nicer cards. 200 +\/- cards. \nIncludes mostly well-known players, Hall of Fame inductees or future \ninductees, everyday players, and rookies (some of which blossomed; \nmost fizzled). Many insert cards! Randomly selected. Mostly 1980\u2019s \nand later. Older cards are peppered in and an occasional 1950\u2019s card \nappears. Who knows what treasure might be hidden in this collection? \nGreat buy at 5c a card as start price! \nEst. $50-100 \nHWAC# 164721 \nLot# 4175 250 Assorted Baseball Cards (#14) \nIncludes Mike Piazza, Nomar Garciaparra, Robin \nYount, Dennis Eckersley, Curt Schilling, Ichiro, \nRyan Sandberg, Adam Dunn rookie, Derek Jeter, \nFrank Thomas, Tony Gwynn, Ken Griffey Jr., Mike \nPiazza, 1871 Cecil Cooper, etc. See both photos for \nsome of the nicer cards. 250 +\/- cards. Includes \nmostly well-known players, Hall of Fame inductees \nor future inductees, everyday players, and rookies \nand minor leaguers (some of which blossomed; \nmost fizzled). Many insert cards! Randomly selected. Mostly 1980\u2019s \nand later. Older cards are peppered in and an occasional 1950\u2019s card \nappears. Who knows what treasure might be hidden in this collection? \nGreat buy at 10c a card as start price! \nEst. $50-100 \nHWAC# 164711 \nLot# 4176 250 Assorted Baseball Cards (#15) \nIncludes Ichiro rookie all star, Tony Gwynn \nnumbered, Ken Griffey Jr., Randy Johnson rookie, \nJosh Donaldson, Miguel Cabrera, Derek Jeter, Barry \nBonds, Wade Boggs, Ryan Howard, Jeff Bagwell, \nLarry Walker metal card, Three mirror cards, \n1978 Rick Burleson, Clint Frazier see-through \nrookie card, Frank Thomas, Gilberto Celestino \nrookie, etc. See both photos for some of the nicer \ncards. 250 +\/- cards. Includes mostly well-known \nplayers, Hall of Fame inductees or future inductees, everyday players, \nand rookies\/minor leaguers (some of which blossomed; most fizzled). \nMany insert cards! Randomly selected. Mostly 1980\u2019s and later. Older \ncards are peppered in and an occasional 1950\u2019s card appears. Who \nknows what treasure might be hidden in this collection? Great buy at \n10c a card as start price! \nEst. $50-100 \nHWAC# 164706 \nLot# 4177 250 Assorted Baseball Cards (#16) \nIncludes, Justin Veralander Topps rookie of the \nyear, Jason Kendall rookie, Miguel Cabrera, Ken \nGriffey Jr. Alex Rodriguez golden prospect, 1954 \nTopps Hoyt Wilhelm, Cal Ripken Jr., Ryan Howard, \nnumbered Frank Robinson, Nolan Ryan, Cliff Floyd \nrookie, Blake Snell glossy, Cody Bellinger, Paul \nMolitor post, William Contreras rookie, etc. See \nboth photos for some of the nicer cards. 250 +\/- \ncards. Includes mostly well-known players, Hall of \nFame inductees or future inductees, everyday players, and rookies\/ \nminor leaguers (some of which blossomed; most fizzled). Many insert \ncards! Randomly selected. Mostly 1980\u2019s and later. Older cards are \npeppered in and an occasional 1950\u2019s card appears. Who knows what \ntreasure might be hidden in this collection? Great buy at 10c a card as \na start price! \nEst. $50-100 \nHWAC# 164713 \nLot# 4178 250 Assorted Baseball Cards \n(#17) \nFeatures Orestes Minnie Minoso 1952 \ncard with fold, Ken Griffey Jr., Marques Grissom \n1990 rookie, 1970 Steve Carlton, 1960 Vada Pinson sophomore, Reid \nVanscoter autograph, 1960 Frank Malzone, Carlos Delgado rookie \nprospect, Will Clark collect a book, Noah Dean numbered, Clayton \nKershaw, Manny Ramirez picture perfect, Bryce Harper, Miguel Cabrera, \n1967 Al Kaline, 1991 Barry Bonds post cereal, 1950 Elmer Valo, Chuck \nKlein 1936 Goudey, etc. 250 +\/- cards. Includes mostly well-known \nplayers, Hall of Fame inductees or future inductees, everyday players, \nand rookies\/minor leaguers (some of which blossomed; most fizzled). \nMany insert cards! Randomly selected. Mostly 1980\u2019s and later. Older \ncards are peppered in and an occasional 1950\u2019s card appears. Who \nknows what treasure might be hidden in this collection? Great buy at \n10c a card as a start price! \nEst. $50-100 \nHWAC# 164722 \nLot# 4179 250 Assorted Baseball Cards \n(#19) \nFeatures 1955 Topps Camilo Pascual and \nEd Lopat, Pete Alonso, Christian Yelich, Mark \nGarce rate rookie, Ken Griffey Jr., Reggie Jackson, 1960 Casey Stengel, \n1961 Richie Ashburn, Ichiro, Frank Thomas #1 draft pick, Joe Maddon \nworn jersey, Negro League Lou Dials autographed, Eiji Sawamura \nJapanese card who struck out Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmy Foxx and \nCharlie Gehringer in a row at the age of 17, etc. See both photos for \nsome of the nicer cards. 200 +\/- cards. Includes mostly well-known \nplayers, Hall of Fame inductees or future inductees, everyday players, \nand rookies\/minor leaguers (some of which blossomed; most fizzled). \nMany insert cards! Randomly selected. Mostly 1980\u2019s and later. Older \ncards are peppered in and an occasional 1950\u2019s card appears. Who \nknows what treasure might be hidden in this collection? Great buy at \n5c a card as a start price! \nEst. $50-100 \nHWAC# 164720 \nLot# 4180 250 Assorted Baseball \nCards (#22) \nIncludes Junio Gilliam \n1954 ($14-$40), 1980 Willie \nStargel, Cal Ripken Jr., Albert Pujos, \nMiguel Carera, Derek Jeter (at least \n3), Alex Rodriguez (at least 3), \nHarry Simpson 1960 Topps, Paul \nGoldschmidt 145\/149, Ken Griffey \nJr., Frank Thomas, Ross Detwiller \ngold and silver, Ichiro blue and \nbrown star quest, at least 15 home \nrun king Barry Bonds, etc. See both \nphotos for some of the nicer cards. \n250 +\/- cards. Includes mostly \nwell-known players, Hall of Fame \ninductees or future inductees, \neveryday players, and rookies\/minor leaguers (some of which \nblossomed; most fizzled). Many insert cards! Randomly selected. \nMostly 1980\u2019s and later. Older cards are peppered in and an occasional \n1950\u2019s card appears. Who knows what treasure might be hidden in \nthis collection? Great buy at 10c a card as a start price! \nEst. $50-100 \nHWAC# 164715"]