2019 July Americana Auction Catalog

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Minerals Lot# 3027 Utah Dogtooth Lot# 3033 Utah Potpourri of High- Calcite from Ophir Hill This is an Grades Ore from Utah Mines This is approximately 5.2 pound cluster of nearly 7.5 pounds of high-grade ore large dogtooth calcite crystals. The base specimens, short diamond drill cores, is about 4x2-inches across and made of and other minerals collected in and opaque white crystalline calcite. The around various Utah mines. Build crystal mass grows to be almost 6.5 your own starter mineral collection inches tall and 5x5 inches across where or add to what you already have. You the crystals become quite translucent. can expect to find pyrite, chalcopyrite, Faces are mottled by a sandy-like galena, bornite, malachite, azurite, calcite, quartz, and more. Est. $50- texture. There is some wear on a few 75 HWAC# 88627 points, and one point shows an original skeleton-like structure. See image for Lot#3034 Mexico MexicanFlorescent details. This would make a ruggedly attractive shelf decoration. Body Purple Lace Agate Specimens Approx of the crystals fluoresces reddish pink under our UV LED flashlight. 11.5# of vivid greenish yellow agate, Est. $25-50 HWAC# 88603 mostly sliced collected in Mexico Est. $150-250 HWAC# 105120 Lot# 3028 Utah High-grade Ore Lot# 3035 Mexico Ore Specimens Specimens from Ophir Hill Mine, from Chihuahua, Mexico Five labeled Utah Five small hand samples of ore specimens from the Upchurch high-grade ore from the Ophir Hill Collection representing various Mining District in Utah. These all show locations in Chihuahua, Mexico. Total prominent massive and crystalline weight is about two pounds for the pyrite, chalcopyrite, and galena. Est. five pieces. Mines represented include the Las Vigas Mine, Nica, Rosario $30-50 HWAC# 88620 Guadalupe y Calvo (2 pieces), and La Lot# 3029 Utah Large Ore Specimens from Ophir Hill Mining District Here Cobriza. All are clearly labeled with are four large pieces of high-grade ore black ink on a painted white background. Minerals represented include material from the Ophir Hill Mining pyrite, galena, and oxide copper minerals. Est. $50-100 HWAC# 88623 District in Tooele County, Utah. the Lot# 3036 South Africa largest is aoub 13.5 inches long and Witwatersrand Gold Two hand holds massive pyrite seams between specimens of visible native gold in lighter colored country rock. There is quartz from South Africa’s fabulous evidence of chalcopyrite, galena, and Witwatersrand gold deposit, from possibly bornite in the mix. Another large piece, approximately 10x7 the Reeve Collection. Est. $300-500 inches across, has a 1.5-inch diamond drill hole right through it and contains pyrite and probably other sulfide minerals filling cracks HWAC# 108024 within the lighter-colored material. A third piece has pyrite crystals Lot# 3037 in a matrix of dark and light calcite or dolomite, The fourth piece is a tabular mass of pyrite and probably other sulfides that was probably broken out of a fracture. It is approximately 5x6 inches across and about 1/2 inch thick. These would make intriguing display pieces. Est. $75-140 HWAC# 88628 Lot# 3030 Utah Mineral Resources Apophylite Utah 1905-1931 Hardbound Xerox copies of 1905-1931 originals. Est. Specimen Collection Eighteen specimens, $50-100 HWAC# 86678 all about four inches square from numerous Lot# 3031 Utah Ophir Mine locales. Several are District, Utah, High-grade Ore Two massive high-grade specimens from particularly nice, the Ophir Hill Mining District in Utah, weighing approximately 11 pounds some containing total. Prominent pyrite and possibly chalcopyrite in a calcite-bearing matrix. other minor minerals. Est. $50-100 HWAC# 88616 Crystal size varies fro clusters of 1/4” crystals to a large single crystal about 1.5” on coarse crystalline matrix. Colors range from white to yellow, light green. Each specimen has a label with locale Lot# 3032 Utah Ophir Mine District, and accessory mineral names. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 61330 Utah, High-grade Ore This is a splendid specimen of high-grade ore from the Lot# 3038 Bag of Golden Tiger Eye Ophir Hill Mining District in Utah. Specimens A quart zip bag full of The massive 7.8-pound piece shows golden tiger eye sliced specimens Est. a thick layer of pyrite/chalcopyrite/ $60-90 HWAC# 104591 galena-rich mineralization sandwiched between altered country rock. A visually beautiful presentation piece worthy of display on your desk or bookshelf. Est. $50-100 HWAC# 88617 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 149

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Minerals Lot# 3046 Large Attractive Mineral Slabs 9 slabs-sandstone, bertrandite, Lot# 3039 Cut Agate Collection 3 quart green agate, tempsky fern, tremolite, zip bags of cut slabbed agates Est. $60- 120 HWAC# 104593 bird of paradise agate and more Est. $60-90 HWAC# 105121 Lot# 3040 Cut Agates and Crystal Lot# 3047 Gold in Quartz Specimens Geode 19.6 pounds of mostly banded, Four gold in quartz specimens, none lace and moss thunder egg agates with with location data. reeve Collection. a crystal geode. Largest agate is 6”. Nice The best of the group is crystalline/ display setSalvatore Falcone Collection wire gold in an iron stained quartz Est. $150-250 HWAC# 105228 (8.6g); large cut surface specimen with native gold visible in goertite; 2 white Lot# 3041 Dinosaur Bone Slabs quartz specimens with minor visible gold. Est. $400-800 HWAC# Approx 5# of sliced dinosaur bones 108021 Est. $70-100 HWAC# 105122 Lot# 3048 Ore Specimens from Lot# 3042 Gold In Quartz Cut Slab, Various Mines This is a selection of Heizer Estate 14.5 gram cut slab of seven ore and mineral specimens from high grade dendritic gold in quartz various locations. Included is a nice from the John Heizer estate, Nevada hand-size specimen of dumortierite Mining Engineer. about 1.5” square. from the Rochester Mine in Pershing Est. $300-500 HWAC# 103327 County, Nevada. Labels on other pieces include Baja Sur California, Mexico; Hornet, New Mexico; Pilares Pipe; Syc Can (split core); and Flambeau (two split core). Total weight for the seven pieces is 2.6 pounds Est. $25-50 HWAC# 88605 Lot# 3049 Placer Gold Fines About 1.2 troy of placer gold fines. No location data. Please see photos. Est. $1200- 1600 HWAC# 108015 Lot# 3043 Gold In Quartz, Heizer Lot# 3050 Placer Gold from Estate 10.3 g cut sample with polished Gottschalk Collection Three small face, possibly Goldfield, Nevada. Very vials of placer gold from the Gottschalk high grade native gold. about 1” diameter. Collection. Unlabeled, possibly a Est. $200-300 HWAC# 103328 Nevada source. Less than ten grams. Est. $300-500 HWAC# 108019 Lot# 3044 Gold In Quartz, Heizer Lot# 3051 Polished Holly Purple/ Estate 16.8 gram native gold in quartz Blue Agates 9 small polished agates from the John Heizer estate, Nevada Est. $70-120 HWAC# 105128 Mining Engineer. about 1” cube. Est. $300-500 HWAC# 103326 Lot# 3045 High Grade Varicite Lot# 3052 Semi-Precious Stones Specimen Nice varicite specimen, Heizer Estate Nice group of six semi- 1.25x1.5” Est. $80-100 HWAC# 105123 precious stones from the John Heizer estate, Nevada Mining Engineer. Beautiful jade sample with 2 cut, polished edges; two euhedral garnets; gorgeous precious opal leaning toward black opal; and some Nevada turquoise, which will cut as spiderweb. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 106467 150 July 2019 Americana Auction

Lot# 3053 Slabbed Agate Specimens DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Minerals 5# of assorted slabbed agates. Moss, bacon ribbon, fortification, laguna, Fort Lot# 3059 Mineral and Mineralogy Books Agate and more Est. $100-150 HWAC# (8) Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals by Pough, Danas Manual of Mineralogy by Ford, 105126 Mineralogy by Hunt, Textbook of Minerals by Dana and more, Gems and Gem Materials by Kraus and more Est. $50-60 HWAC# 86665 Lot# 3054 Rocks & Gems from the Lot# 3060 1867 Mineral Resources of the Reeve Collection Group of rocks, US by Browne and Taylor Hardcover. West of minerals and artifacts. copproloite, the Rocky Mountains. 360pp with index. Spine fluorite and other minerals from the has wear and cracks Est. $100-150 HWAC# Gottschalk Collection, gold specimen 105080 from pearl Idaho, about 20 arrowheads and more. please see the photo. Est. Lot# 3061 1873 Mineral Resources West $100-200 HWAC# 108022 of the Rocky Mountains by Raymond Hardcover ex Harvard library copy. 566pp Lot# 3055 Smoky Quartz Crystals with index Est. $100-150 HWAC# 104598 6 x 6” smoky quartz crystals from the Heizer Collection. Location unknown. Est. $100-150 HWAC# 108217 Lot# 3056 Stibnite Crystals from Lot# 3062 Mineral, Chemistry and Heizer Collection. Three groups of Mining Books (3) Chemists Handbook large stibnite crystals. On display in by ICS 1912 332pp, front board Nevada Mining engineer John Heizer’s detaching, Metalliferous Minerals office. Needles to 6” Est. $300-500 and Mining by Davies 1892 524pp HWAC# 108214 with index plus ads, Gold-History and Genesis of Deposits by Boyle 676pp Lot# 3057 Jackson, California with index Est. $100-120 HWAC# Beautiful Leaf Native Gold Pin 105125 from Queen 2 Mine Leaf native gold with pin back. Appears to be from Lot# 3063 1869 Nineral Resources of the a mine in Jackson, CA. Engraved on States West of the Rockies by Raymond reverse”Dorothy Gillis Queen 2 Ann’l Hardcover reference. 256pp with index, boards Mining/ CE Lee/Oroville”. 8.4 grams. have light foxing Est. $100-150 HWAC# 104596 CE Lee was a Placer miner in Plumas County, CA 1988, a Los Angeles Lot# 3064 Papers Dealing with the property owner in 1893 and a stockholder in Culver-Baer Mining in Study of Minerals More than 100 Cloverdale in 1907. We could not find info on Dorothy Gillis. Approx preprints and separate papers dealing 1.4 x .6”. A gold specimen that makes a vivid statement! Est. $1000- with the study of minerals. This is 2000 HWAC# 106492 an advanced library of mineralogical study. Some of the imprints are signed Lot# 3058 Mineral and Gold Rush Books by the author. They range in date from (3) THE MINERAL INDUSTRY, ITS STATISTICS, material by Waldo, Marlin up through TECHNOLOGY AND TRADE FOR 1895, modern mineral species identification. ANNUAL VOL. IV. by Rothwell, hardcover This is a choice reference library for the advanced mineral collector. 849pp with index and advertising, front cover Est. $100-200 HWAC# 53370 is detaching. Gold Rush Album by Jackson, 1949, 239pp with index, hardcover, some page edge staining. Mineral Resources of the United States 1930, Part I-Metals by Kessling, 1142pp. Est. $50-75 HWAC# 571568 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 151

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Minerals Lot# 3065 California 1929 Mohave Lot# 3069 Klondike, Alaska 1898, 1904 Two Desert Region, Paper 578 by USGS Klondike Stocks 1) Gypsy Queen Gold Mining Softcover 758pp with index. Front Company. # 355 for 2000 shares to Elizabeth cover and title page loose, rear cover Tiernan. Signed by Ash and president William and spine missing. rare and sold as is Lake. Not cancelled. Quartz mining vignette. Est. $100-150 HWAC# 104597 Underprint placer mining vignette. Discoloration upper right. No edge or corner issues. Dateline Lot# 3066 Copper River, Alaska 1904, 1908 Two Chicago Feb. 7, 1898. Incorporated 1897. In Alaska Mining Stocks including Copper River 1897 they ran a unique offer to its major stock 1) Monte Cristo Gold Mining Co. # 390 for 105 holders. They will take them to the mines shares to Hiram Hans. Signed by president Jacobs in a stern wheel paddle boat to inspect. 2) and secretary. 1904. Small tears at fold edges. Metropolitan Gold and SIlver Mining Company. Otherwise, very nice. 2) Copper River Copper Co. L Office located at Lardeau, British Columbia. Inc. in Arizona. No. 978, not cancelled. Issued for # 337 for $10.00 eight per cent convertible gold bond. Corner bend 45 shares to Walter B Robinson on November bottom left. pin holes. Overall extremely nice and attractive. Ken Prag 5th, 1908. Signed by Peterson (vice president) Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 104021 and Hensley secretary. Very plain stock: no vignette, black border. 8.5” x 10” Condition: one Lot# 3070 Nome, Alaska 1900 Alaska mark bottom right otherwise no edge, corner and Cape Nome Co. I/U/ No. 260 for or discoloration issues! . According to the 100 shares to W.E. Barnard, signed by 1907 Copper Handbook, this company is “a brazen swindle, and its M.J. Ruller(?) President. This is very promoters should be in jail. Ken Prag Collection Est. $80-120 HWAC# early Nome, at the beginning! Good 103589 condition. Est. $120-250 HWAC# 106639 Lot# 3067 Juneau, Alaska Alaska Lot# 3071 Nome, Alaska 1901 Alaska Juneau Mine Station Signal Sign This Gold Mining Association (Stock blue enameled-metal sign with white Cert.) I/U No. 19 shares of 1000 to letters, approx 16x12-inches, gives the H.J. Barnes. Early Mining Association station signals for the skip that would (Union), would have had a lot of Nome carry men, equipment, and possibly members. Signed by George Clark, ore up and down the shaft of the Secretary. Unsigned by President. In Alaska-Juneau Gold Mine three miles good condition. Est. $120-200 HWAC# from Juneau, Alaska. At one time, this 106638 mine was one of the world’s largest gold mines. It’s 30-stamp mill was driven by electricity generated by a Lot# 3072 Nome, Alaska 1902, 1911 Two Nome hydroelectric plant they built on Gold Creek. The mine closed in 1944 Alaska Stocks: Greater American and Hunter because of the labor shortage during World War II. The property is Creek 1) Greater American. 1902. #378 for 100 now owned by the Alaska Electric Light & Power Company of Juneau. shares to Mary Cadmus. Signed by Steiner and Geff Pollock Collection Est. $600-2000 HWAC# 108248 president Doremus. Not cancelled. Allegorical vignette. 5c documentary stamp. DatRips at Lot# 3068 Juneau, Alaska 1900 Last fold edges, otherwise nice. The company had Chance Gold Mining Co. of Alaska 205 claims in 8 districts at Cape Nome. 2) Stock No. 783 for 7500 shares. 1900. Hunter Creek Mines Company. # 43 for 25 Issued to Daniel F. Houston. Signed by shares to WB Robinson. Signed by Russell and Henry Kile and William Reeker. Not president Pyu(?). Not cancelled. Dateline 1911. cancelled. Red-brown border. Miners Incorporated 1911. Heavy fold left border. working with sluice vignette. Small Otherwise no major issues. Ken Prag Collection folds throughout certificate. Very nice! Est. $100-200 HWAC# 104022 Gold Seal. Incorporated in New Jersey. . Goes style certificate. Incorporated Lot# 3073 Nome, Alaska 1907 Two Nome New Jersey. SO Oliver was manager. The principal property is situated Mining Stocks: Flambeau-Hastings and Port one half mile from Juneau and consists of a basin of gravel 9 feet deep Clarence 1) Flambeau-Hastings Company. # 594 where the tunnel taps it. It comprises about 130 acres. The average for 2125 shares to SS Soule. Signed by president value of the gravel where the tunnel breaks through is claimed to be Ryan. Not cancelled. Dateline 1907. In 1904 the $1 per cubic yard. The company also owns the Lurvy basin of nine San Francisco Chronicle reported that 25 men, acres with an average depth of 50 feet. At the head of Gold Creek the 24 horses and 50 tons of machinery were on company also owns 30 acres of quartz property adjoining the Lurvy their way to the company’s site by boat. Three basin. Est. $100-250 HWAC# 106531 stock mining vignettes. Edge folds and nicks. 2) Port Clarence Gold Mining and Development Company. # 303 for 2000 shares to HG Fitteke. Signed by president Ring. Not cancelled. Same mining vignettes as above. Stock was sold for this company as early as 1905. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 104027 152 July 2019 Americana Auction

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3074 Seward, Alaska 1902 Lot# 3079 Alaska 1901-1910 Various Visually Spectacular Bear Creek Canadian Mining Stocks Nine Consolidated Gold Mining Company different. 1) Copper Metals Company Stock Vignette shows a bear standing bond. # 543. President seems to be a on a large gold rock (in gold) in front rare woman - Ela Rawls Reader. 1910 of place mining. We have seen a lot of bond. 2) Cobalt Exploration & Mining. stock certificates over 40 years, but VP Sapp president 1906. 3)Black King this ranks right up there as one of the Edward Silver Mines. 1907. Temporary most pleasing to look at. # 46 for 500 certificate of stock. Issued to Sol. Davis shares to Ella B Dennison. Signed by Moss. 4) Orange King Edward Silver secretary Lena Goodell and Abner Mines. 1908. Signed by Egbert. King Edward vignette. 5) Brown King Goodell. Dateline February 5, 1902. Incorporated in New Jersey. Green, Edward Silver Mines. 1907. Signed by Egbert. King Edward vignette. black and brown on white. Broun Green Co. printer. Heavy folds. Small 6) Colonial Copper Company. 1901. Orange. 2c Documentary stamp. tears at fold edges. Underprint green ‘Shares $1.00 each.’ The company Located in Cumberland County, Cape D’Or. 7) Colonial Copper Company. stock would have been void by 1906. [Obsolete American Securities] 1902. NUMBER 4. Issued to Chapin and signed by president Gorham. Est. $500-1000 HWAC# 103598 8) Micmac Gold MC. 1909. Signed by president Arnold. Indian Chief vignette. Locate in Nova Scotia. 9) Later Jack Waite Mining Company. Lot# 3075 Stewart River, Alaska 1910 1966. Incorporated, however, in 1930. Blue border with blue bald Stewart River Gold Dredging Co. eagle vignette. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 104023 Stock Cert. I/U/ No. 1573 for 100 shares to Walter H. Cloudman, & signed Lot# 3080 Alaska 1883 Alaska Mining by B.B. Ralphla(?). Stewart River is a Co. Stock I/U #96 John Thompson tributary of Yukon River. Yukon Gold 100 shares 1883. Signed by President Dredge. Good condition. Est. $120- Hag??? Est. $140-250 HWAC# 76504 180 HWAC# 106640 Lot# 3076 Alaska c1898-1901 RETURN POLICY Alaska Gold Rush Papers (6) Letter and cover from Hollister, CA. James All items are guaranteed to be authentic Parmer appointment letter and power unless otherwise noted. If authenticity of attorney 1898, Towle and Stetson is challenged, please call our office for stockholder report 1901, Towle signed assistance. ALL SALES ARE FINAL. You may notice of location, application for power only return any piece that was significantly of attorney to Towle. The letters discuss inaccurately described by calling our the Towles in Alaska for the gold rush, office within 10 days of receipt of item(s) getting “rich”. Towle had formed the and notifying us of the error and reason Towle and Stetson Alaska Commercial Co. Some of their properties for return. We do not refund postage or were in Lake Long mining District, Kenai Peninsula. The lot includes a insurance. PLEASE CALL US IF YOU REQUIRE report by Towle on the company, 4pp, prepared for presentation at the A MORE SPECIFIC CONDITION REPORT OR annual stockholders meeting. Est. $140-275 HWAC# 89145 ADDITIONAL PHOTOS. Any items that are returned must be returned in the exact, Lot# 3077 Alaska 1904-1944 Four unaltered condition.  When we receive Different Alaska Mining Stocks 1) your bids we will assume you have read the Cordova Copper. Vadex, Alaska. 2) description in the catalog, viewed the image Windham Chief Consolidated Gold of the item, have contacted us regarding any Mining and Milling. 1908. Windham questions you may have on any lot and/or Bay. 3) Ear Mountain Tim Mining. have previewed the lot in person. Seward Alaska. NUMBER 21. Orange. 4) Northern Homestake. 1904. 5 Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-300 HWAC# 104019 Lot# 3078 Alaska 1906-1944 Six Alaska Mining Stocks 1) Cold Bay Exploration. Kodiak Island. NUMBER 3. 2) Ear Mountain Tim Mining. Seward. 1914. 3) Orange on white Ramble Gold Mining. 1912. Number 26. 4) This is different. A temporary certificate issued in 1906. Incorporated in 1906. 5-6) Mother Lode Coalition Mines. Brown and Blue. Ken Prag Collection Est. $150-300 HWAC# 104020 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 153

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3081 Amado, Arizona 1858 A full description of his archive and more about Jones’ harrowing Sopori Land and Mining Company Stock Certificate story can be found in the Holabird Americana Live Auction Catalog #43 dated November 12, 2005. Est. $2100-3500 HWAC# 106526 This stock certificate represents an important piece of the same puzzle. This document proves the date of the organization of the Sopori Land and Mining Company Stock Certificate May 1st, 1858. Sopori Land and Mining Company to be in April, 1858, not 1859 as “This Certifies that Samuel Pratt proprietor of 25 shares of the stated elsewhere. One of the earliest major papers of substance that includes the Sopori was “Silver and Copper Mining in Arizona”, edited Sopori Land and Mining Company, subject, in all respects to the by William Phipps Blake, an eminent mining geologist. It appeared provisions of the Articles of Association of said Company, bearing date in Mining Magazine in November 1859 and contained 22 pages of the twenty-fourth day of April A. D. 1858, reference thereto being herby information on the various mines and prospects, including details of had and made for the terms thereof – transferable on the books of the the 13 different public companies organized to explore for and mine Company on the surrender of this Certificate. In witness whereof, this ores in the Arizona country. Certificate is signed by a majority of said Trustees and countersigned by the Treasurer this 21st day of May A. D. 1858. Trustees Samuel G. Because Holabird was aware of the existence of this stock certificate, Arnold and Alfred Anthony, Treasurer A. J. Burroughs, Treasurer.” we have known the Sopori was organized April 24th 1858 and initial officers were Sam Arnold and Alfred Anthony as trustees and A. J. In 2005 Holabird Americana sold the original 1859-1861 diaries, Burroughts as Treasurer. Sam Pratt was an initial investor and C. D. survey books, notes and documents of Richmond Jones, Jr. and his Poston ran the company. The above referenced article mentions the work on the Sopori Land and Mining Co. in Arizona, which represented Sopori Mining Company as one formed in August 1858 with Welcome a significant discovery and offered new insight into much of the early B. Sayles as Director. The makeup of the company described with the mining activity of Arizona. The archive added an important dimension, same names stated on this stock certificate, thus there appears to be tying together a complicated web involving the Sonora Exploring & confusion by Blake on exactly what the name of the company was. Mining Company, Sopori Land & Mining Company and the Arizona Land & Mining Company, detailing the timing expenditures, travel log The Arizona Land & Mining Company incorporated in Rhode Island and daily experiences of an early engineer to the Territory, Richmond in 1859 under President, John N. Francis, Treasurer, Amos M. Haines Jones, Jr., who was murdered by the Apache in July 1861. The archive and Secretary, John R. Bartlett. Arizona Land & MC owned a large sold by Holabird in 2005 is now part of Richmond Jones Papers held tract of land, including some of the Sopori Rancho land and the old by the University of Arizona, which summarizes his life as follows: silver mine at San Xavier that had been worked by the Jesuits, which was reported to be very rich. The Company was owned, in part, by Richmond Jones, Jr. (1833-1861) was a mining engineer hired Samuel Colt and Sylvester Mowry. In Sylvester Mowry’s book: Arizona by Welcome B. Sayles (1812-1862) of the Sopori Land and Mining and Sonora, 3rd Edition, published in 1864, is given the report of F. Company and the Arizona Land and Mining Company of Providence Biertu, metallurgist, on the Mowry mine and others situated in that Rhode Island to survey the Sopori Rancho boundary in the Arizona part of the country, which describes, perhaps better than can be done Territory. Both the Sopori Land and Mining Company and the Arizona in any other way, the condition of the mining industry around Tubac Land and Mining Company were incorporated in Providence Rhode and Tucson in the year 1860. On Page 74 the report states, “...Anthony, Island in 1859 by Sayles with firearms manufacturer Samuel Colt President of the Jackson Bank of Providence. Colonel Colt, Lieutenant (1814-1862) as a major stockholder. Although the Sopori Company Mowry, and other rich capitalists of the East are the actual owners. Mr. was financed mainly out of Providence, Cincinnati financiers Charles Mowry is the holder of more than one-half of the stock of the company. Debrille Poston (1825-1902) and Samuel Peter Heintzleman (1805- N. Richmond Jones, Jr., is the engineer-in-chief of this mine, as also of 1880) founders of the Sonora Exploration and Mining Company the Sopori Mine..” were also involved. Jones’ diaries help to tie together the sometimes complicated interactions of the companies. When the Civil War began Mowry also purchased the Patagonia mine, later renamed the in 1861 United States troops were withdrawn from the territory of Mowry. Both Colt and Mowry were major shareholders in the Sopori Arizona and many mines closed due to increased raiding by Apaches. Land and Mining Company (Mowry, 1864, p. 81.) As the attacks increased Jones diary entries become less frequent until they cease altogether in July 1861 when Jones was killed in an Apache The crossover principals in the early AZ mining companies is raid while attempting to return to Tucson, Arizona. obvious. The Sonora Exploring and Mining Company and the Santa Rita Silver Mining Company were both formed in Cincinnati in 1856 and 1858 respectively. Ehrenberg was geologist for both the Sonora Exploring & MC and The Sopori Land & MC. Bruncknow was “mineralogoist” for the Sonora. Charles Debrille Poston was Director and Secretary of the first, Director of the second and Manager of the Sopori (possibly the Director as well). Poston’s activities in Arizona were so numerous that he became known as the “Father of Arizona”. Ever the promoter, even after the horrible Apache killings and raids of 1860 & 1861 that killed his brother and many members of the mining community, Poston kept at it. He became an Officer in charge of Indian Affairs in about 1863 and in December that year enjoined J. Ross Browne for a trip through Arizona for the purpose of Browne writing an article for Harper’s Magazine. In January, 1864 when Poston and Browne got to Tubac, the center of mining in the region, Browne described the scene: “I saw on the road between San Xavier and Tubac… almost as many graves of the white men murdered by the Apaches within the past few years. Literally the roadside was marked with the burial places of the unfortunate settlers. There is not now a single living soul to enliven the solitude. All is silent and death like… on reaching the old Pueblo of Tubac, we found that we were the only inhabitants. There was not a living soul to be seen… Old pieces of machinery belonging to the neighboring mines lay scattered about the main building… formerly the headquarters of the Arizona Mining Co.” Brown and Poston became lifelong friends. Such was the state of affairs just a few short years after Richmond Jones Jr. was killed. 154 July 2019 Americana Auction

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Browne later turned his articles on Arizona into a popular book, founded the “Society of Arizona Pioneers” which is now known as the Adventures in Apache Country (1871). Arizona Historical Society in Tucson. In 1899 the territorial legislature voted him “Father of Arizona” with a stipend to live upon. He died in A NOTE ON SOME OF THE PRINCIPALS squalor and poverty in Phoenix in 1902. He is buried on top of Poston Sam Arnold (1821-1880) Lawyer, historian and politician, was Butte near Florence. For his long and notable and adventuresome identification with Arizona, his eminent services in the creation of a member of one of the earliest families of Providence, RI and grew the Territory, and his role in founding the historical society which up wealthy, traveled extensively attended Harvard Law School and in has contributed so conspicuously to the cultural development of the 1861 became an aide-decamp to General Sprague. state, Charles Debrille Poston deserves to be enshrined in history as a distinguished westerner and prince of Arizona Pioneers. [Ref: Sharlot Alfred Anthony lived in Providence in the 1860s, along with Sayles, Hall Museum Archive Description] Arnold, Sprague and others and wrote an extensive treatise on the history of the colony of Rhode Island about 1865. The Sharlot Hall Museum Archives lists a Sopori Land and Mining Company Stock Certificate as one of the papers in the collection. This Charles Poston (1825-1902) “Father of Arizona” A collection is the only other known certificate at present. of his papers are held by the Sharlot Hall Museum Archives. His accomplishments are summarized below: HISTORY OF THE LAND Sopori could have been named after the Sobaipuri, a Pima Indian Charles Debrille Poston was born in 1825 near Elizabethtown, Kentucky. He was a Lawyer in Tennessee and Washington DC and went group named by Father Eusebio Kino in 1700s, or it could have come to California in 1850 as a clerk in the Custom House, where he met J. from the Spanish word, “sopor”, meaning peaceful or drowsy. Before Ross Browne. He led a party to Arizona to look for ore deposits in 1854. European settlement, it was a historic Pima village, occupied as a Pima He first came to the Arizona Territory in 1854, interested in silver Rancheria into the 1740s. In the 1760s, it was a 142,000-acre Spanish mining, and organized the Sonora Exploring and Mining Company as a land grant, supplying food to the Spanish military’s Tubac Garrison. private company and later as an Ohio corporation. Poston formed the When American mining interests bought the land after the Gadsden Sonora Exploring and Mining Company in 1856. He went east to raise Purchase of 1854, Col. James W. Douglas began mining at Sopori in “about a million dollars” and bought mining machinery and the Arivaca 1855, prior to the organization of the different mining interests. Later, Ranch. “All was abandoned in 1861 because of the devastation of the it was a ranch, then a gold mine, farmland and a site of an 1861 attack Apache Indians that swept Arizona unchecked during the Civil War. by Apaches, among other infamous Apache acts of aggression. It was (DAB v. 15, pp121-122) Poston was involved with the first convention ranched under numerous owners, including the famous Arizona held in Tucson to consider the question of territorial organization pioneer family, the Penningtons, many of whom are buried in the for Arizona in 1856 and in 1862-63, he and several other Arizonans historic Sapori Ranch Cemetery; the rich history of the Sopori Ranch made determined and forceful efforts to organize Arizona into a land and mines, is eloquently summed up with the words carved on territory. His unofficial title, “Father of Arizona” was first published a chunk of granite stuck in the ground at the entrance of the Sopori in 1884 in the Tucson Arizona Weekly Citizen. After his due diligence Ranch Cemetery that states, “Tread softly here, These stoney mounds to pass the Arizona Territory bill in Washington in 1862, Poston was shelter the bones of Arizona’s oldest pioneers.” [Ref: Green Valley appointed Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the new territory by Times News article written by David Rookhuyzen, published July 2017 Abe Lincoln. In 1866 and 1881, efforts were made to appoint Poston online] For more information on the Pennington family, please see the as Governor for the Territory. In July of 1864, Poston was elected as article by David RookHuyzen online. Arizona’s first delegate to Congress, however his tenure was brief due to the start of the Civil War. After his term in Congress, Poston stayed This is one of the earliest known of the most important of all in Washington to practice law. Twice more he was a candidate for Arizona Mining Stock Certificates from the original Gold Rush Era. reelection to Congress, but both times was defeated. In 1884, Poston Lot# 3082 Bisbee, Arizona 1911-1921 Lot# 3084 Cherry Creek, Arizona 1909 Calumet & Arizona Mining Co. Stock Cherry Creek Mines Stock Rare #91 Certificate Group Lot of 4 different. Two Eric Weaver 1909, signed by Evans as types with different colors. 1) 1911 and 1915 president. Cherry is in Yavapai County issued stocks, punch cancelled. “Location of and had a population of 400 in the Mine: Bisbee, Arizona.” Blue or orange border, 1907 peak. Ore contained gold and mining vignette. ABN. 7 x 10.75” Pinholes, silver. Corner hole and 3 small tears. folds. 2) 1918 and 1921 issued stocks, punch cancelled. Same vignette Est. $100-1501 HWAC# 106217 as previous, brown or blue borders. 7.5 x 10.75” ABN. Folds, pinholes. According to the Copper Handbook, Vol. 8, the company was organized Lot# 3085 Eureka District, Arizona in 1901. Properties included the Mammoth Group at Bisbee plus a 1864 Cocamunga Mining Company 640-acre smelter site at Douglas. Twelve claims adjoin the Copper Stock Rare early Arizona mining stock Queen. [See long report in Copper Handbook, Vol. 8, pg.450-454] Ken with a very low number. # 8 for 57 Prag Collection Est. $120-200 HWAC# 104260 shares to Fitch. Signed by McComb and president Eugene Crowell. Dateline San Lot# 3083 Bisbee District, Cochise County, Francisco 1864. Incorporated April Arizona 1911 Bisbee Extension Mining of 1864. Small 5c and 20c revenue Company Stock Certificate ARIZONA stamps. Not cancelled. Harrison & Co San Francisco printer. We found TERRITORIAL STOCK! Copper mining stock. no information on this mine with a quick search. Ken Prag Collection Incorporated under the Laws of Arizona. Bisbee Est. $300-600 HWAC# 86021 District of Cochise County. Certificate no. 46 for 300 shares. Issued to B. T. Snyder on January 20th, 1911. Signed by Secretary Paul B. Moody and President C. A. Joslyn. Printed by Calvert Litho Co. Detroit. Embossed Seal, vignette of mining underground in center. Printed on reverse in green. Beautiful certificate in vf to xf condition. In 1909 the Sacramento Hill or at Bisbee was explored by drilling. The Bisbee Extension Mine was operated from 1910 -1913 by the Bisbee Extension Mining Company. The operation consisted of one 800 foot deep shaft. It was located near the Modern Mine eight miles northwest of Bisbee. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 108041 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 155

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3086 Fort Breckinridge, Arizona 1860 Lot# 3090 Graham County, Arizona 1910-1912 Maricopa Mining Company of Arizona - Early Calumet & Copper Creek Mining Co. Stock Arizona Mining Stock # 81 for 100 shares Certificates & Bond Lot of 4, all different. to WR Hopkins. Signed by WR Hopkins and According to the Mines Register, 1911, the Robert Soulter. Both mentioned in the History company was located at Copper Creek, Graham of Arizona by Farish. Dateline New York 1860, County, Arizona. Organized in 1910. 36 claims Incorporated in 1860. Not cancelled. Different including the Copper Giant Mine. Shafts are 450 quartz mining vignette. Geo F Nesbitt & Co. printer. Rips are fold edges. and 650 ft. 1) Three stocks issued in 1912. Same Very good! “This company is working a copper mine, situated forty vignette of mine, different border colors (green, blue, and brown). One miles from Fort Breckenridge at the junction of the San Pedro and is punch cancelled. Folds and toning. 2) $500 bond for the company Arivaca Rivers, and from three to four miles south of the Gila. The road issued in 1910. Not cancelled. Signed by president Frank Sibley and known as the Leach Wagon Road, near by, renders the transportation the secretary. Green border and background, allegorical vignette. 8 of the ores and provisions quite easy. It is under the direction of Mr. A. coupons attached. Folds, heavy toning. Ken Prag Collection Est. $150- B. Gray, ex-surveyor of the United States attached to the commission 300 HWAC# 104257 of the Mexican frontiers, and engineer-in-chief of the Pacific Railroad. Mr. Hopkins is the engineer of the mines; the house of Soulter, of New Lot# 3091 Graham County, Arizona 1897 Gold York is the principal owner.” [History of Arizona by Farish] Ken Prag Cliff Mining and Reduction Company collection Collection Est. $250-425 HWAC# 88015 of Stick, Letterheads and Maps Lot of five. 1) Stock # 99 for 30,000 shares to Stephen Parrish. Lot# 3087 Gila River, Arizona Gila River, AZ Signed by trustees Balbach, Day and Norman. Stocks (2) I/U Boston and Gila River Cattle Dateline New York 1897. Incorporated 1896. 1882, aqua color. Unissued Gila River Mining- Location: Copper Mountain Mining District. toning Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-150 Excellent condition. Not cancelled. Eagle Vignette. 2-3) Two letter HWAC# 105497 heads Both mining and stock related. Signed by Balbach and Day. 4-5) Maps of the Micawber Mines. One shows the shaft and ores at different levels the other is a plat map. What a great grouping! Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-300 HWAC# 88142 Lot# 3088 GLobe District, Arizona Lot# 3092 Jerome, Arizona 1918-1926 Calumet 1878 Gen’ L Lee SIlver Mining & Jerome Copper Co. Stock Certificates Lot of District Stock # 619 fir 1000 shares 4, three different. Issued 1918, 1922, and 1926 to CE Gillette. SIgned by president (x2). None cancelled. Plain style with different DA Bennuell and Thomas A Atkinson. colored borders and backgrounds. Folds, toning. Dateline San Francisco 1878. Organized in April 1907. Claims located 2 miles Incorporated October 1877. Location: south of the United Verde. No work reported in Globe District, Pinal County. Not cancelled. GH Floto printer. Rubber 1908. [Copper Handbook, Vol. 8, pg. 469] In the 1920 Mines Register, stamped assessments on reverse striking through. Slight browning at the company is reported to have 10 claims, 160 acres near the United margins. Very good. In the 1870’s the Globe District was very active. Verde. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 104262 Silver nuggets were being found in Richmond Basin with one as large as 60 pounds being circulated. Hinton states that the General Lee had a Lot# 3093 Meislla, Arizona c1861 6’ vein of silver ore and was near the McMillan (also in this sale) about San Augustine Mining Company of 20 miles east of Globe on the east side of Apache Mountain. The name Arizona Stock Certificate Unused. probably refers to southern sympathizers, perhaps ex-soldiers from Signed by secretary James A Lucas the Civil War. [Filer] Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-250 HWAC# 88019 and president Samuel G Jones. Some discoloration bleed. But the stock Lot# 3089 Globe/Miami, Arizona itself is in near perfect condition 1909-1915 Arizona “Cactus” Mining otherwise. Vignette of Native American. Printed by Mesilla TImes. April Company Stock Certificates Lot of 5, 2-5, 1860, a Constitutional Convention was held at Tucson. Thirty-one three different mining companies for delegates were present. The Constitution ordained and established the same property in Arizona. 1) Cactus a provisional government to remain in force until Congress should Copper Company. Inc. in Minnesota. organize a Territorial Government. This Territory included all of New Mining property near Globe (according Mexico south of latitude 33 degrees, 40 minutes, and was subdivided to E&MJ Vol. 89). Three stocks issued into four counties. James A. Lucas was president of the convention. 1910-1911, none cancelled. Green or Lucas would go on to become Secretary of the Territory. This mining brown borders, underground mining company was part of an incredible story. Confederate Arizona vignette. Printed by ABN. Pinholes, folds. 2) Cactus Development (Arizona Territory) was claimed by the Confederate States of America. Company. Inc. in Minnesota. This company had property near Globe The territory was officially declared on August 1, 1861, following the and was reorganized as the Cactus Copper Co. Stock issued in 1909, not Confederate victory at the Battle of Mesilla. The Confederate hold in cancelled. Brown border and black print. Folds. 3) Cactus Consolidated the area was broken after the Battle of Glorieta Pass, March 26–28, Mining Company. Inc. in Delaware. This company is a re-organization 1862, the defining battle of the New Mexico Campaign. In July 1862, of the Cactus Copper Co., which in turn was a re-organization of the the government of the Confederate Territory of Arizona relocated to El Cactus Development Company. Development is “said to show 32’ of Paso, Texas. With the approach of Union troops, it withdrew to eastern ore, assaying $10.40 per ton in silver, and a vein…richest in the district. Texas, where it remained for the duration of the war. The territory Company also owns and is operating the Leona gold mine…averaging continued to be represented in the Confederate Congress, and from $12-$30 per ton.” (Ref: Mines Handbook…, Weed, Vol. 13, 1918, Confederate troops continued to fight under the Arizona banner until p. 590) Stock issued in 1915, not cancelled. Black border with many the war’s end. When the American government redrew the borders mining vignettes. Folds, toning. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 for Arizona, parts - including Mesilla - were placed into New Mexico. HWAC# 104285 (Prag Collection) Ken Prag Collection Est. $250-425 HWAC# 88017 156 July 2019 Americana Auction

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3096 Pinal County, Arizona 1905 Arizona Copper Hill MC Stcok I/U #1241 L Miller 1250 shares 1905. Signed by president Scott. Vignette in blue of prickly pear cactus on left front, mill and underground mine working on reverse. Est. $150-300 HWAC# 106626 Lot# 3094 Muni Mountain District, Arizona 1895 THE GOLD MINING Lot# 3097 Pinal County, Arizona 1878 COMPANY - Western United States Classic Stock Certificate Hannibal Silver Mining Company Incorporated in West Virginia in 1886, issued 1895 to Lillie L Stock # 204 for 100 shares to Josiah Broker(?) for 75 shares, cert #949,. Secretary and President’s names Flowery trustee. Signed by Jossiah difficult to read with the full size map. Datelined Washington, D.C. Flowery and president (?). Dateline 7.5 x 15”. Green border and print, striking gold underprint which is a 1878 San Francisco. Incorporated map encompassing the entire certificate, vignette of The Gold Mine at January 15, 1878. Not cancelled. upper right in gold. Ellen Jane printed at right edge and Tommanotto Underground miner and ore cart vignette. AL Bancroft printer. printed on left edge. Folds, very fine. Uncancelled. Printed by A. Gadney, Location: McMillen Mining District, Pinal County. No edge, corner, pin Washington, D.C. The Muni Mountain district is located on the slopes hole or discoloration issues. The Hannibal silver mining company are of the Grand Wash Cliffs in the Music Mountains. Here a few prospects vigorously at work sinking their 400’ foot shaft. Shipped 2,104 ounces were located in the mid-1880 s within a limited mineralized area. The .050 fine silver. [Mining and Scientific Press, 1878] Ken Prag Collection Gold Mining Company was the most important of the prospecting Est. $120-250 HWAC# 88024 groups, working the Ellen Jane and Tommanotto. The work performed by this company appears to be of a prospecting nature. When they Lot# 3098 Prescott, Arizona 1896 were reorganized in 1892, the new venture mined and processed Alma Gold Mining Company Stock 700 tons of ore at their mill. The mine was worked by lessees through Cert. I/U/ No. 91 for 500 shares to John the first part of the twentieth century until 1915 when the Lucknow Clyne(?) Signed by N.J. Hart, President. and Music Mining Co. began further prospecting after tying up all Nice condition. Est. $100-200 HWAC# the good properties in the district. The map and vignettes on this 106635 certificate tell all the story. The upper right corner of the certificate has a vignette drawing in gold of the mine site. The underprint of the Lot# 3099 Tombstone District, Cochise entire certificate is a map showing the location of the mine and its County, Arizona 1882 Cincinnati relationship to neighboring mountains, railroads, stage routes, and Gold and Silver Mining Company mining camps. The Ellen Jane mine was accessed from a stage coach Stock Certificate - TERRITORIAL! US Mail route that ran northwest of Hackberry, a community southeast Certificate no. 1590 for 1500 Shares. of the Ellen Jane. The Ellen Jane and Tommanotto mines are nestled Issued to Cassatt & Co. Datelined in the Music Mountains below Shipman Peak. The Atlantic & Pacific Camden, N.J. January 10th, 1882. Railroad line is shown on the map as well, which stretches from south Signed by Wilson Loyd, Treasurer of Mineral Park eastward through Hualapai, Hackberry, and Truxton. and William W. Wright, President. The company was unable to produce significant quantities of precious Printed by Wm. F. Murphy’s Sons, 509 metals to keep afloat. This extremely rare, extremely fine certificate Chestnut St. Phila. Incorporated on November 1880. Not cancelled. was used for the cover of Garbani s book because of its unusually Underground mining vignette at center, vignette at right of locomotive attractive and artistic art work. Few certificates in America display on bridge over waterfall with American Indians watching from below. this degree of artisanship. [ref: Tenney] Ken Prag Collection Est. Small eagle with shield at bottom. Ornate black print, fancy border, $2400-4250 HWAC# 86002 very attractive TERRITORIAL stock. Creases from folding, small tears at edge of creases, worn right edge, otherwise good condition. Lot# 3095 Pima County, Cababi Approximately 8” X 11”. Rare certificate. TOMBSTONE, TERRITORIAL District, Arizona 1878 Aztec Silver - highly collectible. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 108043 Mining Company Stock # 52 for 1000 shares to James Kennedy. Signed by Lot# 3100 Yavapai, Bradshaw, Arizona E Beecher and JC Angell president. 1890 Oro Bella Mining Company Dateline New York 1878. Incorporated Stock # 456 for 600 shares to George E November 1873. Not cancelled. Mining Morse. Signed by Charles H Briggs and shaft and country mill vignette. EA president Isaac Goddard. Dateline New Kingsland & Co. printer. Top and bottom small rips. Top right corner York 1890. Incorporated 1887. Gold is folded. The Cababi or Comobabi mining district covers the North deal. Not cancelled. Mines in Yavapai and South Comobabi Mountains and the neighboring Ko Vaya Hills, County, Arizona. Allegricial vignette. lying in the eastern section of the main Papago Indian Reservation Printed by Maverick & Wissinger. A to the North of Sells. Cababi is from the Papago word for “hidden few small pin holes and one heavy vertical fold. Over all very nice. springs.”[Index of Mining Properties in Pima County Arizona by Keith] “A mining enterprise that has the confidence of many conservative Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-300 HWAC# 88138 businessmen of New York and Connecticut and one which is likely to prove exceedingly profitable in the near future is the Oro Bella Mining Company....The mines are in the well known Bradshaw mountains forty or fifty miles south of Prescott, Arizona and attracted considerable attention a dozen years ago when a quarter of a million dollars or more in gold was realized from the surface ores which were worked on the ground by arastras.” [Financial and Mining Record, July 14, 1888] Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-300 HWAC# 88140 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 157

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3102 Arizona Arizona Mining and Cattle Stocks (5) I/U Boston and Lot# 3101 Yuma, Arizona Yuma Gila River Cattle 1882. I/U Copper Belt Consolidated Blueprints (19) Mining 1884. Silver Nugget Mining Collection of 19 blueprints: loading bin, 1881. Copper King of Arizona 1899. Quenner disintegrator, carriage frame, Gold Cliff Mining and Reduction of concentration plant and many more Est. Arizona 1897-4 seam tears. Unissued $150-250 HWAC# 91487 Gila River Mining-heavy toning Ken Prag Collection Est. $250-400 HWAC# 105495 Lot# 3103 Arizona 1880 Crescent Gold and Silver MC Stock I/U #145 Moses Severy 44 shares 1880. Pick and shovel vignette. Est. $120-180 HWAC# 106616 Lot# 3104 Arizona 1866 MINING THE PICACHO Picacho Silver Mining Company of Arizona Stock Certificate According to Michael N. Greely in his 1987 book, Early RARE! Est. $2000-3000 HWAC# 106527 Influences in Arizona Mining, “Herman Ehrenberg ….produced the first private map of the area encompassed by the Gadsen The Picacho Silver Mining Company of Arizona, Incorporated Purchase and, as an employee of the Sonora Exploring under the Laws of New York, cert No. 72. Issued to Wm W. Shepard for and Mining Company, he produced a plan of the company 120 shares. Dated (New York) March 12th, 1866. Signed by Thomas headquarters at Tubac and sketches of the silver regions H. Perkins, Secry. and L. W. Winchester Prest. Lithograph by Latimore around Tubac. In August 1856 he helped draft a petition to Bro’s. & Seymour, 21 Naussau St., N.Y. Congress seeking separate territorial status for Arizona. Buy mid 1858 he resigned from the Sonora Exploring and Mining This extremely rare, possibly unique certificate is important to not Company. As President of the Cahuabi Mining Company, he only early Arizona mining, but also for Civil War Historians, Overland reopened the old Picacho silver mine in the South Cahuabi Stage Collectors, and those interested in infamous Western Outlaws. Mountains” The United States took possession of the area of Arizona north of James Tenney states in this 1929 Thesis on the History of the Gila River in 1848 after the Mexican American War, and secured Mining in Arizona, “The Cahuabi or Picacho Mine was worked the area south of the Gila River in 1854 under the terms of the Gadsen from 1862 to 1864 by Mexican leases who realized a net Purchase. The Mormon Battalion’s march through southern Arizona in profit, according to J. Ross Brown, of about $50,000. The total 1848 helped blaze the way for the Gadsden Purchase. They were the yield of all mines from 1858 to 1864, including the Mowry, only religion-based battalion and constructed a wagon road through which is outside of the area under consideration was not over Picacho Pass, opening a southern wagon route to California, which $300,000. Including ore stolen by Mexican “gambucinos” was used by many forty-niners during the Gold Rush. The route was from 1861-1863. Excluding the Mowry, the yield from the later traversed by the Butterfield Overland Stage to carry passengers. present Eastern Pima County from 1858-1864 was not over $200,000. Early in 1861 when it became certain that the civil War could not be averted, all the American troops were withdrawn. Absolute chaos and panic resulted. The Apaches immediately descended in force on the haciendas and most of the Americans either precipitately fled to Yuma, accompanied the troops to El Paso and Santa Fe, N.M. or took up their residence behind the walls of Tucson. Lieutenant Mowry was the only one to stick to his guns.” Practically one out of every four people in the Territory of Arizona in 1864 was a miner. The population at the Picacho Mine the same year was just 7. [Ref: Early Influences in Mining in Arizona, Michael N. Greely] CIVIL WAR L. W. Winchester, the President of the Picacho Silver Mining Company and signer on this document was a Quartermaster (handled the payroll) for the Union 7th NYSM in the Civil War. (1861-1866) In 1861, Texan Confederate John Baylor, with the approval of Confederate President Jefferson Davis declared Arizona Territory a Confederate State, with himself as the Governor and Tucson as the Capitol. Around the same time Davis also approved the plan of Confederate Brigadier General Henry Hopkins Sibley to be in command of the whole of New Mexico with the main objectives to seize the Union’s military supplies and to recruit the Mormon Battalion, New Mexicans as well as the miners of Colorado to the Confederacy. 158 July 2019 Americana Auction

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I The mineral wealth that was prevalent in California, Colorado and young Jesse James and a family friend, Dr. Samuel, as a result of the the Southwest played a factor in all strategic military decisions due to attack in Kansas and shortly thereafter, in 1864, Jesse joined up with the desperate need for funding for the Confederate cause. The Battle William “Bloody Bill” Anderson, at just 16 years of age, who led a raid of Glorieta Pass was fought in the northern territory of New Mexico on Centralia Missouri robbing passengers on an incoming train and in late March 1862. Despite the efforts of Sibley and Davis, a Union killing 24 unarmed Union soldiers. When Federal Infantry pursued militia out of Colorado defeated the Confederates on March 29th. In the killers, they were bushwhacked and 120 troops were killed. Both April, 1862. Baylor’s ambitions were thwarted by the Union soldiers Frank and his younger brother Jesse participated in the violence that during the infamous bloody Battle at Picacho Pass, the westernmost day. Famous outlaw, George Washington Shepherd and his brother battle during the Civil War that was fought between Confederate oliver also fought with William Quantrill’s gang of guerrillas during the soldiers out of Tucson and a Union Patrol, the 1st California Cavalry Civil War and afterward joined up with the James-Younger Gang. Both out of Yuma. Quantrill and Bill Anderson were killed by Union forces in skirmishes with the gang of Quantrill raiders shortly thereafter, leaving the While the mineral resources in New Mexico and Arizona territory James Brothers, Shepard Brothers and Younger Brothers to their own were only beginning to be discovered, and mining for silver, gold, devices. On Feb 13, 1866---Between ten and fourteen men robbed the copper and lead ore was in it’s infancy in the state in the 1850s. The bank at Liberty, Missouri of Yankee money. A citizen, George Wymore, fact that this document is signed by a Union Quartermaster as the was killed during the robbery. The identity of most of the robbers are President of such an early, relatively unknown, small silver mining unknown, but Frank James, Cole Younger, John Jarrette, George and operation, is noteworthy, especially considering the known intent of Oliver Sheppard (spelling of last name differs in other references: the Confederate leaders to claim lands with mineral wealth in hopes Shepard), and Little Arch Clements are confirmed as being present. of acquiring resources to replenish their greatly depleted military Jesse James was recovering from a chest wound but he helped plan the supplies and better feed, equip, train and arm their hungry, worn robbery. The amount of cash stolen during the Liberty Bank Robbery down Confederate troops, whose numbers were rapidly diminishing. is reported between $57,000 and $62,000 and the number of outlaws It is no secret that Nevada, one of only two states admitted into the estimated to be involved in the robbery varies between 6 known and Union during the Civil War, had a massive impact on the Northern 10-14 suspected participants in total. It is documented and known for war effort due to the $400 million produced from the Comstock a fact that both the Sheperd brothers participated. Lode gold and silver that put new money into the American business system, which some say “helped finance the Union.” While Nevada Sibley and Quantrill were both part of the Confederate effort in Territory’s fast-track to becoming a State of the Union was a strategy Texas. In Texas, an Apache trained Quantrill on Apache-style ambush implemented to ensure Lincoln’s re-election and expedited in order attacks. Sibley led the Confederate efforts to gain control of the to garner additional support for the Union in the war effort, the fact southern territories and mines. The Shepard brothers became part of that Nevada’s mineral wealth played such a major role in supplying the Quantrill Raiders. and funding the Northern troops, was not unknown to Davis and the Confederacy. Confederate efforts were eager to acquire their own Perhaps coincidentally, this mining certificate is issued to a William mineral resources during the battles that took place in New Mexico W. Shepard, for $6,000 (approximately 1/10th of the amount of cash and Arizona, as well as Colorado and other neighboring states. News robbed from the Liberty Bank by a gang of outlaws estimated to be of new discoveries throughout the Western and Southwestern states about 10 in number.) The certificate issue date is almost 1 month, to undoubtedly traveled quickly and soldiers fighting the battles were the day after the February 13th bank robbery. Research on William W. not unaware of the stakes. Shepard has been difficult and inconclusive; more time for extensive genealogical research on both William W. Shepard (other spellings of The stakes to take over the precious metal mines in remote the name vary; Shepherd, Shephard, Sheppard, Sheperd) to confirm southern Arizona were tremendous. The Apaches had virtually wiped the identity of this hard-to pin-point mining investor, as well as the out all of the Mexican and American miners by 1860- the mining camps Sheperd outlaws is necessary. The timing of the famous Liberty bank set up by Pompelly, Mowry, Kustel and Poston on historic Spanish robbery and the substantial investment made by a relatively unknown mines worked for more than a century were all destroyed. The Anglos mining investor with the same last name as two of the bank robbers completely vacated the entire region, and the Apache took over. is too coincidental to be ignored and warrants further investigation. Further, the ties between the bank robbers to the Confederacy and the The Confederates may have thought they had “easy pickings”. Their known strategy of Davis and his top Brigadiers and Generals to take numbers were too small, forces not prepared for war with the Apache, over areas with mineral wealth adds to the mystery of this relatively or prepared for the difficult conditions. unknown Silver Mining Company and extremely rare, never-before seen certificate. “...That Sibley’s 3,000 men failed to take the West in April 1862 had two important ramifications for Confederates: Most importantly, they Beautiful vignette at top center of mining scene, and one at bottom lost access to Pacific ports and to many supply routes through Mexico, left of miner. 25 cent orange Internal Revenue Stamp at right with which made them even more vulnerable to Union blockades. From cancellation over stamp in black ink. Significant folds, worn edge, that point on in the war, the Confederacy would have to rely on its tear at top center on fold, some staining. Paper at fold and on reverse own forms of production and its own citizens to fund the war effort bottom in one square, which would have been on the outside of the (rather than gold drawn from western mines).” (Megan Kate Nelson, folded document appears to have been scorched black - It is likely this 2017, Civil War Times Magazine, Why the Civil War West Mattered-- document survived a fire. and Still Does) GUERRILLA OUTLAWS In early 1861 Frank James, brother of Jesse James, joined the Confederate Army at the age of 15. He was discharged shortly thereafter, so in July 1862 he joined William Clark Quantrill and became one of Quantrill’s Raiders, a Confederate guerrilla band operating out of Missouri. On September 7, 1862, a large force of William Quantrill’s pro slavery raiders surrounded and staged a bold night attack on Olathe, a small community on the Santa Fe Trail in eastern Kansas. Male civilians and soldiers were rounded up, and many were killed; horses were stolen; large quantities of property were looted or destroyed, and the town was set on fire. The border ruffians escaped unharmed and stirred up panic along the Kansas border with Missouri. Raiders went on a killing spree in Lawrence, Kansas in 1863 and massacred 150-200 men, women and children, robbing residents, and burning much of the town. Union soldiers tortured and terrorized Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 159

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3105 Arizona 1866 Specie Basis Lot# 3111 Amador County, Ione City, Mining Warrant #386 $100 first mortgage California 1863 Ione Copper Mining interest warrant. 2 coupons attached. Company Stock Certificate Incorporated Waterfront vignette. Gold, silver and copper in 1863. Cert. #33, issued to John Edwards mines in AZ..3” tear on bottom Est. $200- for one share on May 30th, 1863 in Ione 275 HWAC# 89820 City. Signed by Geo. Withington, president, and Joseph Bowen, secretary. Not cancelled. Lot# 3106 Alpine County, California Zacatero Vignette at left of mine tunnel entrance, trestle, and wagon team. A Gold Mining Company 75 shares @ $100 central vignette of a miner with shovel standing on a rocky slope. An each of Zacatero Gold Mining Company cert applied 25ct revenue stamp is on left side. Printer: Towne & Bacon, # 131 issued to Mrs. L. B Dimon on August San Francisco. This property was located near the Newton and the 4, 1874. Located in Alpine, Co., CA. Inc. Feb, Copper Hill mines, which were the big producers of copper in Amador 1873. Scarce certificate. Unusual vignette Co. Measures 5.25” x 10.25” Folds, light wear. Ken Prag Collection Est. as it is turned on its side and located on the lower left side. Printed: $300-600 HWAC# 104341 Lithographer Wheeler Phelan & Co., SF. Est. $120-200 HWAC# 100420 Lot# 3112 Auburn, California 1880 Auburn Lot# 3107 Altoona, California Integral & Rock Creek Gold Mining Co. Prospectus Quicksilver MC Stock Rare I/U quicksilver Key mine. 27pp. in softcovers. Printed by stock. #44 Archibald McGaw 500 shares 1891 Mining Record Press, NY. Poor condition: Est. $130-200 HWAC# 108189 heavy folds, toning/soiling, foxing, pencil notations, rips. But text and information very Lot# 3108 Amador County, California readable. 9.5 x 6.75” No maps. Organized in 1899-1942 Amador County Mining Stock New York. The company owns two claims (23 Certificate Collection Lot of 25, some acres): the Rock Creek (1500x300ft) and the duplication. Includes: Moore MC (1922); Auburn or Brave (2000x600ft), located 3.5 miles northeast of Auburn. Lopez Mining & Milling Corp. (Plymouth, Report includes developments, assays, etc. Ken Prag Collection Est. 1929); Little Illinois GMC (1909); Amador $300-500 HWAC# 107229 Climax GMC (2x1905); Nevada Wabash MC (Sutter Creek, 1942); Amador Coalition Lot# 3113 Auburn, Placer County, California Mines, Inc. (unissued and 1929, 1931, 1880 Auburn and Rock Creek Mining 1933); Amador Star MC (1915); Central Company Stock, Placer County # 87 for Eureka MC (1925, 1926, 1928 and 1930, 500 shares to John Bermingham. Datelined 3 varieties); Amador Mother Lode MC (1936); Industrial MC (two New York 1880. Signed by secretary Charles unissued); Ivanhoe GMC (1899); Bunker Hill Cons. MC (1920, 1922, Puwhaw(?) and president PM Bowen. and 1923); Kennedy Mining & Milling Co. (1941 plus unissued); and Uncancelled. Printed by Litho. & Eng. Co. Dog small version of Bunker Hill Cons. MC (1905). Please inspect. Ken Prag eared corners. No folds, edge issues or color issues (one tan smudge Collection Est. $240-400 HWAC# 107132 bleeds over from revesere near the ‘Y’ in company). We paid a hurried visit this week to the mine and works of the Auburn and Rock Creek Lot# 3109 Amador County, California mining company, located on Rock Creek, about three miles north of 1873-1890s Amador County Mining Auburn. Since our last visit, some two months ago, this company has Stock Certificates Lot of 4 different, done a great deal of work, and of a kind which indicates unmistakably most self-identified. 1) North Star that they mean business. Where men were then engaged in grading Improvement Co. Issued in Sutter down the bank, a new 12-Stamp mill now stands all ready, barring a Creek, 1888, not cancelled. Very fine. few minor details, for operation. [“Mining and Scientific Press (Jan.- 2) Valparaiso Mining Company. Issued June 1881)] Prag Collection Est. $85-180 HWAC# 79213 in 1873, not cancelled. Very good condition. 3) Plymouth Consolidated Gold Mining Company. No. 14, Lot# 3114 Badger Hill Mining District, issued in 1883 in New York. VG. 4) Peerless Gold Mine Development Nevada County, California 1888 Seneca Company. Jackson. Unissued, 1890s. Please inspect. Nice group! Ken Mining Company Stock, Badger Hill Prag Collection Est. $200-250 HWAC# 104373 Mining District, Nevada County Early # 42 for 2,000 shares to Charles Lot#3110AmadorCounty,Herbertville, Hegarty. Datelined Cherokee, Nevada California 1855 Herbertville Quartz County, Cal. 1888. This is a very rare (unique?) dateline. Signed by Mining Company Stock Certificate secretary JA Hustier and president J Hustler. Incorporated August 12, Gold Rush-era Amador County! No. 50, 1887. Printed by The Bancroft Company. “Location of mine, Badger issued for one share to WP Jones on Hill, Badger Hill District.”. Faded. One vertical fold and two pin holes. April 2nd, 1855 in Herbertville. Signed “This mine is located on the mountain side just south of the Middle by the president (illegible) and Samuel Yuba River and directly north of Badger Hill, being about two miles Davis (secretary). Not cancelled. down the river in a direct line from the now famous Delhi. When the Printed on delicate blue paper with no ledge was first discovered some of the loose croppings were crushed vignette. Reverse has notations for transfers of shares. Measures 5.25” and yielded $2.50 per ton. A tunnel was then run in the hillside to x 8.” Folds and small stains. The city of Herbertville began in 1851 and strike the ledge at a depth of 100 feet and a crushing was taken out was named after reverend Lemuel Herbert, who was an owner of which yielded $10 per ton in free gold. The company then descended Spring Hill Mine. It is now a ghost town. According to the Sacramento the mountain side and ran in a prospect tunnel 150 feet lower down Daily Union, March 8th, 1859, the Herbertville Quartz Mining Co. took or at a depth sufficient to give 250 feet of backs to stope out if found out $4,750 in the month of February, a “good beginning.” On July 1st to pay. The lower tunnel reached the ledge a few days ago and is being of the same year, the same newspaper reported a yield of $6,500 from run on the line of the ledge to determine its extent. The ledge thus their operation on Sutter Creek. Ken Prag Collection Est. $300-600 far in the lower tunnel is over three feet thick and the rock shows HWAC# 104342 some free gold. The quartz being taken out in running the drift ahead is being hauled to J Hustler’s one stamp prospect mill to be crushed ascertain its richness.” [Mining and Scientific Press, Volume 57, 1888] Prag collection Est. $85-180 HWAC# 79224 160 July 2019 Americana Auction

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3115 Bagdad, San Bernardino County, California Lot# 3117 Bear River, California c1851 Bear River & Auburn Water 1908-1910 Bagdad-Chase Gold Mining Co. Stock & Mining Co. Stock Certificate Choice. A key California Gold Rush Certificates Lot of 3 issued stocks, two varieties. rarity! Inc. May 1st, 1851. No. 1632, issued to PB Fagen for one share. Incorporated in New York in 1909. Best is cert. #598, Not dated. Signed by the president (Loyell?) and secretary R. Crandall. issued March 22, 1910 to Chauncey M. Depew for 5,000 Not cancelled. Black border and print on thin paper. A stunning shares. Depew was a famous railroad executive in 1910, California Gold Rush vignette takes up nearly half of the certificate. as well as a US Senator (1862-63), and Secretary of It shows a complex mining scene with sluice boxes, Chinese workers, State (till 1866). Signed by J.N. Beckley as president miners, a mine tunnel, a train trestle, and more. “Drawn by L.W. Smith and W.W. Buckley, Ass’t Treasurer. Not cancelled. from Nature.” Lith, by Britton & Rey, San Francisco. Heavy folds with Black print on yellow. Oval vignette of miners working some separation. Toning and some stains. Please inspect. 6.5 x 10” underground and small nuggets. Also No. 453 and No. The Sacramento Transcript, Volume 3, Number 56, June 2nd, 1851, 570, issued in 1908. Blue and yellow varieties. Signed provides a good summary of the company and its intentions: “A project by Buckley as president and one is signed by Benjamin is on foot by a company styled as above, to turn Bear River out of its Chase as treasurer! Neither cancelled. All three in good condition with channel, by means of an artificial canal, and leave about 35 miles of folds. The Bagdad mine was discovered by John Suter, a roadmaster the bed of the stream entirely dry. The canal will commence at the employed by the Santa Fe Railway. The company’s mines were located upper crossing of the river, between Nevada City and Illinois Town; in the Stedman district about 8 miles south of Ludlow. The Rochester and run thence parallel with and on the north side of the dividing or Buckeye district. The Bagdad-Chase mine produced over $6 million ridge between Bear River and the North Fork of the American River. of gold. The deposit at the Bagdad-Chase was eight to 20 feet thick and On reaching a point opposite Auburn, the canal will be dug through the was mined down to a depth of 450’ [Gold Districts of California, 1970] dividing ridge, and the water turned into the Big Ravine that passes Ken Prag Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 107140 through Auburn, and empties into the American River. The canal will have to be about forty miles long, to accomplish the object desired. Lot# 3116 Baker, California 1882 South The contracts for the excavation, ditching and fluming of the works Pacific MC Stock I/U #5320 JA Baker of this company, have been made, and already the workmen are 1882. JA Baker signed stock certificate. employed in grading the contemplated water course. The object of Located in the old Salt Springs area of this company, as declared in their charter, is “to drain Bear River, so Death Valley (Lingenfelter, 1986, Death that the miners engaged in working the bars, and the bed of said river, Valley & the Amargosa, p.158-159). may not be prevented from profitably working the same, by reason of Has an ornate border around it with a the depth of water therein.” Another object of the company, is to take vignette of two part underground scene the water through numerous dry diggings on the contemplated line of miners loading two mule drawn ore cars and miner operating a drill of the work, heretofore of no value as min ing lands; but, which will with decorative maidens in the corners. Printed by Homer Lee Bank soon yield a golden harvest to the enterprising and industrious miner. Note Co., N.Y. Has signatures of the Company’s President and Secretary The company propose laying off the river bars, and portions of its bed, J. A. Baker. J. A. Baker is the namesake of Baker, California. Located in into suitable lots for mining purposes, and disposing of the same for the old Salt Springs area in Death Valley. This was one of the biggest a small sum. say $50 a lot or claim.” Ken Prag Collection Est. $1500- mine frauds of the 19th century! Lingenfelter, describes it best, “Early 2500 HWAC# 107030 in 1881 Luckhardt (a San Francisco assayer) sold it to James Madison Seymour. Seymour was a slim, dapper operator in his mid-thirties. He Lot# 3118 Bodie, California Bodie, had speculated in cotton in Texas and grain in Chicago before coming CA Stocks (2) i/u Consolidated Pacific to New York to buy a seat on the New York Stock Exchange and staging Mining #4332 ER Grant 100 shares a run of stock manipulations. Together, Luckhardt and Seymour 1884. i/u Bodie and Hawthorne dressed up the old Salt Spring mine until it became the new speculative Telephone and Telegraph #121 favorite of Broadway. They bought the mine for $22,500 and gave it Standard Con Mining 95 shares 1909- the exotic stage name of the South Pacific Mining Company. Staying left and lower right tape repair Ken behind the scenes themselves, they gave their creation a conservative- Prag Collection Est. $200-300 HWAC# looking, paper capital of $500,000 in $1 shares and a respectable- 105586 looking paper directorate that included New Jersey Lieutenant Governor Garret A. Hobart and several New York brokers who were distinguished by the fact that they had ‘not before been identified with any mining scheme.’ Posing as a disinterested expert, Luckhardt then came forward with a wonderfully romantic report on the mine – that it was first discovered by Spaniards, that it had produced the richest gold quartz ever found in California, and that it was abandoned only because the Indians attacked and burned the mill. Further fantasizing a 1,200-foot fall of water from the Amargosa River to power a fifty- or more stamp mill, Luckhardt envisioned profits running into millions a year. In the glow of Luckhardt’s praises, Seymour put the South Pacific stock on the exchanges in October 1881, and within a month he and his broker friends had ‘washed’ the price up from its $1 par to $14.63 a share! No other mining stock on the New York exchanges had ever been so far above par, and none had ever been more fictitious.” (Ref. MM 3209 P175) Est. $100-200 HWAC# 108119 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 161

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3119 Bodie, California 1879 Lot# 3123 Bodie, California 1878 Boston Consolidated Mining Handly Mining Stock I/C #10 issued Company Stock #1025 for 100 shares to illegible 2000 shares at $100 each to ER Grant trustee. Signed by FE equal to $2,000,000! Mine was located Luty and vice president W Atkinson. between Goodshaw and Bodie claims. Dateline San Francisco October 24, One of the earliest claims at Bodie, the 1879. Inc. in California, July 14, 1879. ore contained $300-400 in gold per ton Location: Bodie District, Mono Co., Cal. Britton & Rey printer. Not in 1878 dollars. Signed by Edward Stone secretary and Clinton Gurnee cancelled. Reverse has two assessment stamps. Pinholes. No edge, president. Rare. Upper left staple hole and impression Est. $400-800 corner or discoloration issues. Reverse has two assessment stamps. HWAC# 106222 Work on the Boston Consolidated was progressing rapidly in 1880, according to Burchard, with sufficient ore in the two drifts open to Lot# 3124 Bodie, California 1881 keep a 10-stamp mill busy. The Boston Consolidated was separated Hidden Treasure Consolidated Mining from the Last Chance by a double compartment incline shaft, which Co. Stock Certificate ”of Bodie District, was 300 feet in depth. The company was making arrangements to California” (printed under vignette). work the mine on an extensive scale in 1880.Not easy to find. Prag Rare! Inc. in New York. No. 247, issued Collection Est. $140-300 HWAC# 84533 for 500 shares to H.L. Underwood, trustee, on Jan. 20th, 1881 in New York. Lot# 3120 Bodie, California 1879 Signed by the president (Chas. Bermer) Brooklyn Consolidated Mining and secretary (Prescott Burbank). Not Company Stock # 60 for 100 shares to cancelled. Orange border, black print, J Cheney trustee. Signed by secretary and vignette of miners wearing headlamps. Printed by The Hatch Lith. and president. Dateline 1879 San Co., NY. 8.25 x 11” Heavy folds, toning (mostly on reverse). Other light Francisco. Incorporated February wear. Not listed in Balch, 1882. Not in Filer. No additional information 1879. Not cancelled. Small mining could be found in our numerous Bodie references. Ken Prag Collection vignette on left. W Daxey, San Francisco printer. No major issues - Very Est. $300-500 HWAC# 103501 Nice. Although the mining operation was in Bodie, the company office was located in San Francisco. Little else is known of this company or Lot# 3125 Bodie, California 1880 of those who run the company. Ken Prag Collection Est. $250-425 Queen Bee Mining Company Stock HWAC# 86143 Certificate Bodie Mining Dist., Cal. (printed upper left). Inc. August 1876, Lot# 3121 Bodie, California 1879 early for Bodie. No. 193, issued for Consolidated Pacific Mining 4,000 shares to FM Luce, trustee, on Company Stock # 1704 for 50 shares Jan. 13th, 1880 in San Francisco. Signed to James Coffin trustee. Signed by FE by president JK Bechtel and secretary GW Fisher. Not cancelled. Black Lutz and vice president A Rinsou(?). border and print, ornate company logo. Lith. Britton & Rey, SF. One Dateline San Francisco 1879. assessment stamp on reverse. Pinholes, folds, very fine. 4 x 8.5” Barely Incorporated August 22nd 1878. mentioned by Balch, 1882. Located on a hill of the same name. When Location: Bodie Mining District, Mono Co., Cal. Not cancelled. Britton bonanza discoveries were made in the Bodie Mine, investors got & rey printer. Many pin holes and some discoloration. Located on the excited and theorized that the Bodie gold stretched from Bodie Bluff Southern slope of Bodie Peak. It was a good producing mine for about to Queen Bee Hill, similar to the Comstock Lode. Ken Prag Collection two years. There was a 500’ shaft and a sizable amount of ore had been Est. $300-600 HWAC# 104374 outlined by 1881. [Burchard, 1881] Ken Prag Collection Est. $180- 350 HWAC# 86139 Lot# 3126 Bodie, California 1881 Union Consolidated Mining Lot# 3122 Bodie, California 1878 Company of New York Stock Bodie Handly Mining Company Stock Very Mining District. Incorporated in New early #19 for 7,000 shares to William York in 1880. Cert. #146, issued to Ward. Nice vignette in the lower right- HA Dickenson in 1881 for 100 shares. hand corner of a miner swinging a pick Signed by Nat B. Freeman as president with the text “Bodie Dist./ Mono County, and by Chas. Chapman as secretary. Cal.” Printed by Britton & Rey, San Black on cream with embossed seal. U/C. Printer: Henry Koch, New Francisco. Reverse is signed by William York. Unusually large at 6.5” x 11.25” and in fine condition. (Hole at Ward and has some pencilled tallying stamp and dog ear bottom right.) Extremely rare Ken Prag Collection in tabular form at one end. Measures 9 Est. $180-350 HWAC# 86776 3/16” x 4.” The Handly Mining Company’s mine was located between the Goodshaw and the Bodie (to the south) and covered an area of Lot# 3127 Burns Ranche, California 1,500 feet by 100. It “ranks as among the earliest locations made in 1851 Burns Ranche Union Mining Bodie’” and the “title is complete and unquestioned.” In 1878, a vertical Company - One of the Earliest Known shaft had been sunk 70 feet and the ore was carrying from $300 to California Issued Mining Stocks $400 a ton in gold. [ref: United States Annual Mining Review and Stock Burns’ Ranche Union Mining Company. Ledger, pg. 202, 1879] Very rare, early Bodie stock! Fine Condition!!! Location: Mariposa County. Dateline Est. $350-650 HWAC# 88672 San Francisco, April 2, 1851. No. 473. Issued to E.W. Kimball for one share in the ranch and mines belonging to the company. Signed by Wm. Gorham (president) and K. Root (secretary). Red font and border, no vignette. Gold was discovered in Burns Ranch in 1849. The Burns brothers settled in the area in 1847 from New England. Placer mining was tried at first before quartz mining. This company started operations in late 1850 or early 1851. The other earliest California mining stock is from the Rocky Bar Mining Co. which inc. in 1850. So this may be the earliest, or at the very least, the second earliest. Wonderful!!! 6.75” x 3.5” [Ref: Gudde, pg. 53, 1975] Est. $1500-2500 HWAC# 108010 162 July 2019 Americana Auction

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3128 Butte County, California Lot# 3132 Calaveras County, California 1908-1933 Butte County Mining Major Calaveras, CA Mining Archive Stock Certificates Lot of 7. Included: Rich cobalt ore area. Photos-10, up to Shirt-Tail Gold Dredging Co. (1908, 3 7x8.5” of mine exteriors, workers, ore mining vignettes); Genii Consolidated etc. Mar Johm Mines stock 1926. 1929 Mines Co., Ltd. (1931, mining vignette); cobalt mine assays, unknown mine. Premier Metals Corp. (quicksilver, Legal title file. 1926 Mar John Mine Butte & Plumas, two issued in 1929); map, mostly intact. Approx 35 small Magalia Channel Mines Co. (Chico, 1922, stocks number ONE and 9, b/w photos of people probably related mining vignette); and Dix Mines, Ltd. (1933, 3 mining vignettes). Fair to Mar John Mine. Approx 10 Mar John Mines receipts 1929. 1928 Lease to good condition. Please inspect. Ken Prag Collection Est. $80-100 and Bond in Calaveras. Several Mar John correspondences c. 1930’s. HWAC# 107249 Approx 5 Calaveras Iron & Steel billheads 1929. Interesting letter from a disgruntled stockholder or two and other correspondence during Lot# 3129 Butte County, California Depression era. Mar John Mine certified reports,1930 with ore photos. 1876 Red Hill Hydraulic Mining & 1924 bound Mar John Mines report. Interesting group of mostly Mar Water Co. Stock Certificate Located John Mines items Est. $300-600 HWAC# 91489 in Butte County, California (printed along the top). Inc. July 14, 1874. No. Lot# 3133 Calaveras County, California 177, issued for 25 shares to George c1853 Mokelumne Hill Canal & Swift on January 25th, 1876. Signed by Mining Company Stock Certificate president Moore and secretary Wiegand. Not cancelled. Gold border, Incorporated in the State of California. black print. Attractive design with the certificate and share numbers Certificate No. 1785, issued for one written on ingot vignettes. Also hydraulic mining vignette on left. share to James Walton. No date listed, Folds. 4 x 9” Located in 1852 on the west branch of the Feather River however most likely between 1852 and 1853 (reverse has 1853 near Magalia. One of the oldest claims in the county. [Ref: Balch, pg. transfer date). Signed by Henry Eno as President and E. Pomeroy as 1145] Ken Prag Collection Est. $80-140 HWAC# 107034 Secretary. Not cancelled. Black border and print. Britton & Rey, SF. 3.75 x 9”Creases, uneven edges. An attorney and prospector, Henry Eno Lot# 3130 Calaveras County, California was an important pioneer in both California and later Nevada Mining 1860s-1930 Calaveras County Placer history. His letters spanning 20 years provide an intimate glimpse in Gold Mining Stock Collection Lot the mining camps Mokelumne Hill in the early 1850’s, Alpine County of 13 different. Included: Carson Hill in the mid 1860’s and White Pine, County, Nevada in the late 1868-9. GMC (Angels Camp, Specimen, photo (Reference: Twenty Years on the Pacific Slope – Letters of Henry Eno vignette of mine); Calaveras Copper from California and Nevada 1848-1871 by Turrentine Jackson.) The Co. (1912, mining vignette); Blazing Mokelumne Hill Canal and Mining Company was organized in 1852, Star MC (1916, allegorical vignette); and a 16 mile canal was constructed for $180,000 from the South Melones MC (1917, mining vignette); Fork of the Mokelumne River to the mining and agricultural districts California-Calaveras MC (1907); around Mokelumne Hill. The area boomed with the arrival of water Calaveras Central GMC, Ltd. (unissued); in 1853. This company was one of a number of western financed Calaveras Mining & Developing Co. (1907, allegorical vignette); ditch companies organized for bringing water to the California placer Calaveras Central MC (1931, eagle vign.); San Domingo GMC (1898, gold deposits and Mokelumne Hill was one of the richest areas of mining vign.); Honest G&SMC (unissued 1860s, mining vign.); Murray California’s Mother Lode. This company was the predecessor for the Creek MC, Reorganized (1908, bear vignette); and two different Mar- Mokelumne Hill and Camp Seco Ditch Co. They first built a wood flume, John Mines Company (1926 and 1930). Good to very good condition. but replaced it with a ditch at a cost of $500,000. These ditch or canal Please inspect. Ken Prag Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 107271 companies charged for the water by the inch. In 1853 water arrived from the Mokelumne River and the area boomed. This company later reorganized as the Mokelumne Hill and Campo Seco Canal Company and extended to Campo Seco and mining camps along its course. The company later reorganized as the Mokelumne Hill and Campo Seco Canal Company. (ref: Browne, 1868, p195 and calaverashistory.org) Ken Prag Collection Est. $500-800 HWAC# 107028 Lot# 3131 Calaveras County, California 1863 Folsom Gold, Silver and Lot# 3134 Calaveras County, California Copper Mining Company Stock # 15 (early) for 10 shares to George 1874 & 1879 Two Calaveras County M. Folsom (namesake of mine?). Officer names are difficult to read. Mining Stock Certificates Lot of 2 Dateline Campo Seco 1863. Incorporated November 14, 1863. Not different, both self-identified. 1) Zacatero Gold Mining Company. West Point District cancelled. Allegorical vignette. W.B. Cooke printer. Small 5c revenue (according to Raymond). No. 116, issued for 200 shares to secretary Hermann stamps. Located on Bull Run Ledge, Spring Valley District, Calaveras on July 21st, 1874. Also signed by the president. Not cancelled. Black border County. Large rip upper left, fading, light foxing. Nice condition. This and print, fancy title, and small mining would turn out to be a copper mine first Near Spring Valley. Very vignette. Folds, clean. 4 x 8.5” 2) New fragile piece. Est. $300-500 HWAC# 106537 York & Calaveras County Gold Mining Company. No. 245, issued for 100 shares to WL Boyd on Dec. 3rd, 1879. Signed by president Marshall and secretary Lamsbery. Not cancelled. Ornate black border and print, mining vignette. Pinholes, folds. 8 x 10.5” On June 4, 1881, an ad in the “Engineering and Mining Worlds” advised the New York & Calaveras County Gold stockholders that they could change their percent of stock for bonds in the Calaveras Water and Mining Company. Ken Prag Collection Est. $220-400 HWAC# 107003 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 163

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3135 Calaveras County, Lot# 3138 Calaveras County, California 1899 Two California Stock Mokelumne Hill, California 1861 Certificates: Mining & Canal Lot of Mokelumne and Campo Seco Canal 2 different. 1) Shenandoah Mining and Mining Company Stock No. 68 & Development Company. Mountain for 200 shares issued to Michael Reese. Ranch, Calaveras County (according to Amazing vignette is there. Takes the Minerals Yearbook, 1909). Inc. 1890. entire left side as water runs down No. 172, issued to secretary C.E. Gillett the mountainside to the river below on Nov. 13, 1899 in Oakland. Signed by with mining going on throughout. Gillett and president Henry Evans. Not Incorporated 1859. Signed by Chaz C. Bowman, president and Chad cancelled. Red print. Folds, toning. 4 x Longbody, secretary. Dateline Mokelumne Hill, March 31, 1861. 9” 2) The Feather River Canal Company. Unissued. Principal Place of Britton & Rey printer. “The works of the Mokelumne Hill Canal and Business: Sacramento. 1890s dateline. Stub attached, very fine. 4 x Mining Company were begun in 1852, and completed to Mokelumne 9.5” The Feather River Canal Company was incorporated September Hill the following year. The ditch, with a capacity of 1000 miner’s 28, 1889, to construct canals from the Feather River near Oroville to inches, was subsequently extended to Campo Seco, Camanche, and divert water to agricultural lands in Butte and Sutter Counties. Ken vicinities, a distance of 60 miles from the flume at the head of the canal Prag Collection Est. $80-120 HWAC# 103481 on the South Fork of the Mokelumne River. Under Samuel L. Prindle, the renamed Mokelumne Hill and Campo Seco Canal and Mining Lot# 3136 Calaveras County, Angels Company completed extensions to Chile Camp and Spring Valley (near Camp, California 1889 & 1900 Two Valley Springs and Burson today). The demise of hydraulic mining in Different Angels Camp Mining Stock Calaveras County in the early 1900s, however, brought the prosperity Certificates Lot of 2 different. 1) Stickle of the independent water companies to an end.” [Mokelumne Hill and Quartz Mining Company. Angels Mining Campo Seco Canal and Water Company by Judith Marvin online] Est. District, Calaveras Co., Cal. (printed $800-1200 HWAC# 108068 under title). Inc. 1871. No. 48, issued for five shares to AW Rose Jr. on May Lot# 3139 Calaveras County, Gopher 1st, 1889 in San Francisco. Signed by District, California 1877 Eagle Copper president WA Merill and secretary & Silver Mining Company Stock Halsey. Not cancelled. Black border and Certificate Rare. “Gopher District, print, tan background, pink underprint. Calaveras Co., Cal.” (printed under Spaulding & Barto, Printers. Pinholes, vignette). Low number 3, issued for 50 folds. 4 x 9.5” 2) Demarest Gold Mining Company. Inc. 1898. No. 30, shares to L.L. Bullock on Jan. 17, 1877 issued for 250 shares to John E. McKay on May 23rd, 1900. Signed by in San Francisco. Signed by Frank Coy and the secretary. Black print on president Demarest and secretary Verde. Not cancelled. Black border yellow paper, eagle on flag vignette. Horizontal and vertical folds. 4 x and print, eagle vignette. Folds, toning. 7 x 10.75” Ken Prag Collection 9.25” An 1879 Daily Alta California article notes a lawsuit between this Est. $140-200 HWAC# 107255 company and the Boston Hydraulic Gold Mining Company for rights to a claim on Gopher Creek. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 104411 Lot# 3140 Calaveras, California c1896 Calaveras Water and Mining Co., Gold & Silver Mining (4 Stocks Assortment) Assortment of 4 stocks include: Calaveras Water and Mining Company, No. 557 for 100 shares to W. S. Rockwood signed by president H. Marshall. I/U; Rio Vista Gold and Silver Mining Company Unissued; Melones Mining Company I/C No. C817 for 100 shares to Amy W. Teffin(?) signed by W.E. G. Eustis, President; San Domingo No. 123 for 100 shares toT.F. Johns, I/U, signed by A.B. Thompson, President. Est. $120-150 HWAC# 106651 Lot# 3137 Calaveras County, Carson Hill, California 1862 Gold, Silver Lot# 3141 Carrolton, California 1856 & Copper Mining Company Stock Extra rare and very early. Melones American River Water & Mining and Stanislaus Gold, Silver & Copper Mining Company incorporated Co. Stock Certificate Rare location. October 29, 1862. Stock is # 1124 datelined San Francisco on August Dateline Carrollton[sic.], Cal., January 17th, 1864. Issued to S. G. Bigelow. Signed by Ginzel Longdon and 28th, 1856. Low stock number THREE, president J. D. Matterson. 25c Bond revenue stamp. Not cancelled. issued for 25 shares to John W. Shaw. Mountain vignette. Drouaillet printer. Folds at corners, nick upper right Signed by president AP Carlin and at fold edge and some upper right border toning (hardly noticeable). secretary CTH Palmer. Palmer was also a banker, assayer, and Wells In 1863 the trustees were Gariel Stevenot, BE Auger, E Cazalis, and Fargo agent in the Folsom area in the 1860s. Pen cancelled. Black AC Day. On April 27, 1863 the Sacramento Daily Union reported that border and print, allegorical vignette. Lith. Britton & Rey, S.F. Folds, the Meloes and Stanislaus had discovered richer quartz than had ever pinhole, some toning and light wear. 4.25 x 9.5” The American River been discovered before in that famous locality at Carson Hill. Carson Water and Mining Company was formed in 1854 to build a ditch to Hill, by the way, went by Melones and Stanislaus Flat in its early days! divert water from the North Fork of the American River. The North Est. $500-1000 HWAC# 108066 Fork Ditch was dug from 1854-1856, and provided water for drinking, irrigation and mining operations to areas that are near Folsom. According to Gudde, Carrolton was located in Placer County on the North Fork of the American River, opposite Condemned Bar. The introduction of water in 1855 by this company turned it into a town quickly. Ken Prag Collection Est. $300-500 HWAC# 107323 164 July 2019 Americana Auction

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3142 Coloma, California 1905 Lot# 3146 Colusa County, California Coloma Gold MC Stock Choice I/U 1899 Ruby King Copper Mining & #344 Harry Drake 200 shares 1905, Townsite Improvement Co. Stock signed by president Sarrabi? Site of the Place of Business: Sacramento City, original California Gold Rush discovery. Sacramento County, Cal. No. 115, issued Vignette of James Marshall, the original for 10 shares to Philip Steiner on Oct. discoverer of gold in California. Est. 2nd, 1899. Signed by the president and $200-400 HWAC# 108094 secretary. Not cancelled. Black border and print. 5 cent stamp. Heavy folds, toning. 5.25 x 10” Became the Lot# 3143 Coloma, California 1905 Ruby Mineral Paint Company. Their “paint rock” mine was located Coloma Gold Mining Company Stock near Lodoga, Colusa County, California. 40 acres, 6 unpatented claims. Certificate Inc. in Arizona. No. 366, Also some copper claims to the south. [Mines and mineral resources of issued for 100 shares to Warner Miller the counties of Colusa, Glenn, Lake, Marin, Napa, Solano, Sonoma, Yolo, on Nov. 22nd, 1905. Signed by vice 1915, pg.8-9] Ken Prag Collection Est. $80-150 HWAC# 104399 president Chamberlain and secretary Goldbreth. Not cancelled. Gold border Lot# 3147 Copperopolis, California and purple print. Photo vignette of 1865 Copperopolis MC Stock James W. Marshall, “Original Discoverer Extremely rare. I/U #20 Charles of Gold in California.” Folds, light wear. 7 x 11” An article about the Stracey? 50 shares 1865. Mine in company in United States Investor, Vol. 16 (1905), the company has Calaveras. Signed by James M Latimer. several claims in the Coloma district. Development includes tunnel RN stamp, underground miner vignette. and cuts to expose the vein system, with roughly 10,000 tons of rock Creases, some toning. Est. $900-1500 ready for milling on the surface. John Grey is superintendent. Ken Prag HWAC# 106622 Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 107142 Lot# 3148 Crescent City, California Lot# 3144 Columbia, California 1855 1866 Sanitary Copper Mining Co., Columbia Gulch Fluming Co. Stock Stock #141 for 50 shares to Robert Dateline Columbia, March 25, 1855. Devine. Signed by John Wood(?) and No. 48, issued for one share to James president John (?). Dateline November McKahan. Signed by president John G. 2, 1866. Incorporated 1865 in New James and secretary G. Romney. Not York. Not cancelled. Two mining cancelled. Ornate logo and border, no vignettes. CC Newhouse of New York vignette. Printed on thin paper. 5.75 printer. Red seal attached. Trimmed x 9.75” Fold, light wear, especially given its age! Competed early on unevenly at left. Two vertical folds. Dog ears. “It is lear in my mind with the Tuolumne County Water Co., but later combined and supplied (says the author] that one million of dollars judiciously spent in most of the ditch water used in the county by 1867. Supplied water for the country would give millions in return in one year.” [Daily Alta the Gold Rush camps of Columbia, Yankee Hill, Gold Springs, Mormon California, June 23, 1864] Mine was located somewhere near Crescent Gulch, Saw Mill Flat, Martinez, Jamestown, Montezuma, Chinese Camp, City in Del Norte County in northern California. Ken Prag Collection and others. Columbia was founded in 1850 and known as the “Gem of Est. $300-500 HWAC# 103586 the Southern Mines.” Between 1850 and the early 1900s, $150 million in gold was removed. Est. $500-1000 HWAC# 106598 Lot# 3149 Death Valley, California 1906-1908 Death Valley Furnace Lot# 3145 Columbia, California 1855 Creek Mining Stock Certificates Lot Columbia Gulch Fluming Company of 5 different. 1) Furnace Creek South Stock Certificate Dateline Columbia, Extension Copper Company. Issued May 25th, 1855. No. 98, issued for in 1906, not cancelled. Blue border, one share to Adam Fairley. Signed by black print, ornate logo. Pinholes, president John G. Sparks and secretary heavy folds, toning/soiling. 2) Furnace O. Bonney. Not cancelled. Ornate logo Creek Oxide Copper Company. Issued and border, no vignette. Printed on in 1906, not cancelled. Multiple mining thin paper. 5.75 x 9.75” Fold, light wear, rough right edge. Competed vignettes. Folds. 3) Furnace Valley early on with the Tuolumne County Water Co., but later combined and Copper Company. Issued in 1908, not cancelled. Brown border, mining supplied most of the ditch water used in the county by 1867. Supplied vignette. Folds, pinholes. 4) Furnace Creek Copper Company. Issued in water for the Gold Rush camps of Columbia, Yankee Hill, Gold Springs, 1906, not cancelled. Allegorical vignette. Pinholes, folds. 5) Furnace Mormon Gulch, Saw Mill Flat, Martinez, Jamestown, Montezuma, Creek Extension Copper Company. Issued in 1906, not cancelled. Chinese Camp, and others. Columbia was founded in 1850 and known Orange border, mining vignette. Folds, toning. Ken Prag Collection Est. as the “Gem of the Southern Mines.” Between 1850 and the early $150-250 HWAC# 107230 1900s, $150 million in gold was removed. Ken Prag Collection Est. $300-600 HWAC# 107321 View High Resolution Images, Register, Place Bids, See Current Opening Bids Visit the online catalog at FHWAC.com Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 165

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3150 Death Valley, California 1907- Lot# 3153 Death Valley, California 1906 Three 1910 Death Valley-Arcalvada Consolidated Rare Death Valley Mining Stock Certificates Mines Co. Collection Lot of 5 different: four Lot of 3 different. 1) Death Valley Golden Buck bonds and one stock certificate. Mines at Cima, Mining Company. Inc. 1906. Low number 5, issued San Bernardino County, California (printed in 1906 to secretary (and Nevada political figure) on bonds). Inc. in Wyoming. 1) Stock No. 131, Clay Tallman at Rhyolite. Signed by Tallman and issued for 1,000 shares in 1907 to JT Conant president FP Kerns. Not cancelled. Three mining in Denver. Signed by the vice president and vignettes. Folds. Six claims located 20 miles from secretary. Not cancelled. Orange border and Rhyolite (Mines Directory, 1910). 2) The Death underground mining vignette. Folds, toning. 2) Valley Lone Star Mining Company. Issued in 1906 to Two different bonds issued in 1908 that feature the company president, SR Phail. Signed by Phail and a vignette of the mine and camp! $25 and $50, secretary Kerns. Not cancelled. Allegorical vignette. not cancelled. Signed by the president Leopold Heavy folds, wrinkles. Located in the southern Hahn and the secretary. Orange or brown border. Each has many portion of the Bullfrog District. Eight claims. (Mines Directory, 1910). coupons still attached. Folds, toning. 3) Two different bonds issued 3) The Death Valley Gold Mining & Milling Company. Issued in 1906. in 1910. No vignette. $10 and $25. Signed by president Salisbury and Signed by president and secretary Dawson. Not cancelled. Gold border the secretary. Not cancelled. Multiple coupons attached to each. AR- and seal, black print on blue paper. Three mining vignettes. Deep CAL-VADA usually means Arizona, California and Nevada. According folds, light wear. Thirteen claims in the Death Valley District. (Mines to an advertisement in the Western Investors Review, Vol. 14 (1907/8 Directory, 1910). Ken Prag Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 107227 page 109), this was a consolidation of the Death Valley Gold Mining and Milling Company and the Arcalvada Mining and Milling Company. Lot# 3154 Death Valley, Inyo County, Chas. A. Tarbel, the Treasurer and Fiscal Agent for the company claims California 1913 Keane Wonder that the “new” mining company is free of debt and all stockholders Mining Company Stock Certificate should transfer their certificates. The Mining and Scientific Press Vol Extra rare. Major and important 104, January to July of 1912, page 290 mentions that waterpower has Death Valley mine. Inc. in Arizona. been developed and a mill built on the property. Ken Prag Collection No. 556, issued for 13 shares to C. Est. $300-400 HWAC# 107231 Boyd on Dec. 15, 1913. Signed by vice president WH Wells and the secretary Lot# 3151 Death Valley, California 1910 Thomson. Not cancelled. Brown Death Valley-Arcalvada Consolidated border and background with company Mines Company Bonds Lot of two name incorporated into the design. Black print and vignette of mine. different. Both issued in 1910, $10 and No printer listed. 9 x 12.5” Deep folds, some toning, wear to edges. $25. Same design with different border Please inspect. Funeral Mountains east of Death Valley and Furnace colors (brown or green). Signed by Creek, California. The location was discovered by a miner named Jack president RA Salisbury and secretary JC Keane in 1903. Keane and a partner named Domingo Etcharren had Cooper. Not cancelled. Twenty coupons scouted the area, called Chloride Cliffs, and had located a potential attached to each. Folds, light wear. 15 x silver mine. Etcharren eventually left while Keane stayed behind to 9” The silver mine was located at Cima scout the area more thoroughly. As Etcharren was leaving he noticed in San Bernardino County. According to an outcropping of quartz, which can often be found near gold deposits. an advertisement in the Western Investors Review, Vol. 14 in 1907/8 When Keane investigated further, he discovered gold. Keane named page 109, this was a consolidation of the Death Valley Gold Mining the find “Keane’s Wonder” and the two miners quickly sold an option and Milling Company and the Arcalvada Mining and Milling Company. on the claim to a New Yorker named Joseph DeLamar. Now part of Chas. A. Tarbel, the Treasurer and Fiscal Agent for the company claims Death Valley National Park. Ken Prag Collection Est. $300-600 HWAC# that the “new” mining company is free of debt and all stockholders 107121 should transfer their certificates. The Mining and Scientific Press Vol 104, January to July of 1912, page 290 mentions that waterpower has Lot# 3155 Death Valley, Inyo County, been developed and a mill built on the property. Ken Prag Collection California 1913 Keane Wonder Est. $100-200 HWAC# 107228 Mining Company Stock Certificate Extra rare. Major and important Death Lot# 3152 Death Valley, California 1906-1920 Valley mine. Inc. in Arizona. No. 1001, Three Different Death Valley Mining Stock issued for 100 shares to C. Boyd on Jan. Certificates Lot of 3 different. 1) Death Valley 23rd, 1913. Signed by vice president Mining and Milling Company. Issued in 1906, WH Wells and the secretary George not cancelled. Elk vignette. Deep folds, hole in Thomson. Not cancelled. Green border seal, some soiling. 2) Death Valley Talc Refining and background with company name & Manufacturing Company. Principal place of incorporated into the design. Black print and vignette of mine. No business: Tonopah. Issued in 1920, not cancelled. printer listed. 9 x 12.5” Deep folds, toning. Funeral Mountains east Green border and eagle vignette. Heavy folds, bent of Death Valley and Furnace Creek, California. The location was corners. 3) Death Valley Big Bell Mining Company. discovered by a miner named Jack Keane in 1903. Keane and a partner Unissued 190-. Stamped and punched cancelled. named Domingo Etcharren had scouted the area, called Chloride Three mining vignettes. Folds. Ken Prag Collection Cliffs, and had located a potential silver mine. Etcharren eventually Est. $100-150 HWAC# 107225 left while Keane stayed behind to scout the area more thoroughly. As Etcharren was leaving he noticed an outcropping of quartz, which can often be found near gold deposits. When Keane investigated further, he discovered gold. Keane named the find “Keane’s Wonder” and the two miners quickly sold an option on the claim to a New Yorker named Joseph DeLamar. Now part of Death Valley National Park. Ken Prag Collection Est. $300-600 HWAC# 107120 166 July 2019 Americana Auction

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3156 Death Valley, Inyo County, Lot# 3159 Death Valley, California California 1917 Keane Wonder Death Valley, CA Area Mining Stocks Mining Company Stock Certificate (4) 4 I/U stocks. Furnace Creek Copper Extra rare. Major and important Death 1907, Death Valley Arcalvada MC 1910, Valley mine. Inc. in Arizona. No. 4500, issued for 1,000 shares to Dauser & Furnace Creek Oxide Copper 1906, Co. on August 23rd, 1917. Signed by vice president WH Wells and the asst. Tecopa Con MC 1915 Est. $150-250 secretary. Not cancelled. Gold border and background with company name HWAC# 108180 incorporated into the design. Black print and vignette of mine. No printer listed. 9 x 12.5” Deep folds, some soiling, creases on right Lot# 3160 Del Norte, California 1882 border, wear to edges. Please inspect. Funeral Mountains east of Death Crescent Copper MC Stock Rare Valley and Furnace Creek, California. The location was discovered I/U #86 1000 shares 1882. Signed by a miner named Jack Keane in 1903. Keane and a partner named Domingo Etcharren had scouted the area, called Chloride Cliffs, and by President Smiley. From a massive had located a potential silver mine. Etcharren eventually left while sulfide deposit. Underground miner Keane stayed behind to scout the area more thoroughly. As Etcharren vignette. Vertical creases Est. $150- was leaving he noticed an outcropping of quartz, which can often 250 HWAC# 106615 be found near gold deposits. When Keane investigated further, he discovered gold. Keane named the find “Keane’s Wonder” and the Lot# 3161 Del Norte County, California two miners quickly sold an option on the claim to a New Yorker 1863 Evoca Consolidated Copper named Joseph DeLamar. Now part of Death Valley National Park. Mining Co Stock #4 I/C #4 to ? 25 Ken Prag Collection Est. $300-500 HWAC# 107119 shares 1863. Inc 1862 signed by President Moody. Ship and eagle vignettes. We could find very little info on this mine online. Printed: Towne & Bacon, printers, S.F. Prag Collection. Est. $200-375 HWAC# 83208 Lot# 3157 Death Valley, Inyo County, California Lot# 3162 Del Norte County, California 1906-1920 Three Different Death Valley Mining 1878 Armand Gold and Silver Mining Stock Certificates Lot of 3 different. 1) Death Company Stock # 51 for 100 shares Valley Big Bell Mining Company. Inc. in Arizona. to BC Jackson. Signed by CC Emery Issued in 1907 for 500 shares to JE Basch. Pen and president AW Mann. Dateline cancelled. Signed by president JS Pruall and the San Francisco 1878. Incorporated secretary. Black border and print, gold seal, three March 25, 1878. Not cancelled. Black mining vignettes. Folds, light wear. 2) Death Valley on yellow. Stag vignette. Cubery & Co Consolidated Mining Company. Inc. in Arizona, printer. Shares $100 each. Location: Del Norte County. Large fold upper 1905. Low number 12, issued in 1906 to Mrs. right. Tape residue on back does not affect stock. Very nice looking. Winnie Lannon. Signed by president Seaman and The company had 440 acres. [United States Annual Mining Review and secretary Clay Tallman (NV political figure). Stamp Stock Ledger, 1878] Ken Prag Collection Est. $90-180 HWAC# 86165 and pen cancelled. Black border, gold seal, black and red print, and elk vignette. Folds. 3) Death Valley Talc Refining & Lot# 3163 Dotan’s Bar / Mormon Manufacturing Company. Inc in Nevada, 1920. Issued in 1920 to Chas. Island, California 1855 American Mehrer for 1,000 shares. Signed by vice president Jones and secretary River Water & Mining Co. Stock Patton. Not cancelled. Green and yellow border, black print, and eagle Certificate Rare Gold Rush location. vignette. Pinholes, folds, tape repairs. Ken Prag Collection Est. $150- Dateline Dotan’s Bar (handwritten 250 HWAC# 107232 over printed Mormon Island). No. 91, issued for one share to M. Andrews Lot# 3158 Death Valley/Leadfield, on April 14th, 1855. Signed by president A.P. Carlin(?) and secretary California 1906 Death Valley CTH Palmer. Palmer was a 49er who became a Folsom banker in the Consolidated Mining Co. Stock 1860’s, as well as a Wells Fargo agent and assayer. Stamped Paid over Certificate Inc. in Arizona, 1905. president’s signature. Sacto. Coy. California printed above allegorical Principal Office: Rhyolite, Nevada. Low vignette. Black border and print. Lith. Britton & Rey. 4.75 x 9.25” certificate #5, issued to Clay Tallman Folds, light wear. The American River Water and Mining Company was for 1 shares in 1906. Signed by W.H. formed in 1854 to build a ditch to divert water from the North Fork of Seaman as president and Tallman as the American River. The North Fork Ditch was dug from 1854-1856, secretary. Not cancelled. Black border and provided water for drinking, irrigation and mining operations to and print, gold seal, elk vignette. Folds, areas that are near Folsom. Dotan’s Bar was located on the American toning. 8.25 x 11” Seaman formed the company during the Bullfrog River in Placer County. At one time, it had a hotel, store. livery and excitement to work the big, low grade lead deposit called the March trading post. It was a very rich bar; producing much gold. It is now Storm at the head of Titus Canyon (Lingenfelter). After about six buried under Folsom Lake. [“History of Placer and Nevada Counties months, Seaman gave the property up as worthless. Nearly 20 years California by Lardner & Brock] Ken Prag Collection Est. $400-600 later, C.C. Julian bought the claims and formed the Western Lead HWAC# 107287 Mines Company. Julian went wild promoting his new venture. He built a road up Titus Canyon to the mine, started two tunnels and laid out a townsite called Leadfield. Julian fleeced his investors for much more than he had invested with the same worthless mine. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 107226 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 167

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3164 Downieville, Sierra County, Lot# 3168 El Dorado County, California California 1909-1935 Downieville 1898 Two El Dorado County Mining Mining Stock Certificate Collection Stock Certificates Lot of 2 different. Lot of 4 different. 1) Golden Scepter 1) The Placerville Gold Bug Mining Gravel & Quartz Mining Company. Company. No. 48, issued for 50 shares Issued in 1909, mining vignette, not to FR Pedlar on Sept. 26th, 1898 in cxl.; pinholes, folds, separation. 2) Blue Fresno. Signed by vice-president Ridge Midway Gold Mines Co., Ltd. Everts and the secretary (illegible). Not Issued in 1931, mining vignettes, not cancelled. Black border and print, light cxl; folds, soiling. 3) Sierra Pacific Gold, Ltd. Issued in 1934, not cxl, orange background. IR stamp attached eagle vignette. folds. 4) Oxford Cons. Mines Co. Issued in 1935, not cxl, at bottom center. 5.25 x 9.75” Folds, mining vignettes; folds, light wear. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-150 toning. A Sept. 11th, 1898 San Francisco Call article reports that an HWAC# 107135 “exceedingly rich strike” has been made at the Gold Bug, which is located within the town of Placerville behind M. Mayer’s blacksmith Lot# 3165 El Dorado County, California shop. 2) Unissued 1870s stock for Tunneling & Quartz Mining 1853 Eureka Quartz Mining Co Stock Company--not a very original name! Spanish Flat Hill (printed at top). Mine in Eldorado County. Mine ran Mining vignette. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 104416 for for several decades before closing around 1882. Since gold can be fond in Lot# 3169 El Dorado County, Garden quartz veins this was a good operation Valley District, California c1876 in the Gold Rush. #120 for 1 share, no Rozecrans Gold Mining Company issued to name. Signed by President Stock Certificate Location at Garden Jas. A Shorb. 1853. Nice condition. Vignette of working miner’s with a Valley Mining District, El Dorado Co. waterwheel mill. Est. $750-1500 HWAC# 72036 (printed under title). FH notes that Garden Valley is known for its fabulous Lot# 3166 El Dorado County, native gold. Inc. Dec. 1875. No. 19, California 1872 Cederberg Gold issued for one share to CF Irwin. Not dated. Signed by president H. Mining Company - Lithograph by GT Robinson and secretary A. Edward Ball. Heavily punch cancelled. Brown # 70 for 10 shares to Mrs. Lydia Attractive design with gold border and title, black print, and mining V Elliot. Signed by PF Mohrhards and vignette. Printed by Bancroft & Co., SF. 5.5 x 9.25” Folds, some toning. Job M Seamans as president. Dateline Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 104404 San Francisco 1872. Incorporated April 25, 1872. 25c blue Revenue stamp. Lot# 3170 Eldorado County, California Shares $100 each. Black on Brown. Not cancelled. GT Brown printed. Choice Eldorado, CA Mining Stocks San Francisco’s famous African American lithographer. Some age ear (2) 2 choice I/U. Argonaut Milling and and light staining.Folds. Same vignette, miners with picks, as other MC 1880, Oro Fino Gold MC 1882 Est. Cederberg stock certificate. Cederberg Quartz specimens were being $240-300 HWAC# 108117 sold on June 1, 1872 by Job M Seamans, president of the Cederberg Gold Mining Company. SEALED [Daily Alta California] Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-250 HWAC# 86163 Lot# 3167 El Dorado County, California Lot# 3171 Eldorado County, California 1903-1930 El Dorado County, 1863 Cosumnes Grove Copper MC California Mining Stock Collection Stock I/U #13 AJ McClure 50 shares Lot of 11. Included: Union Mine 1863. Signed by president Ac???s”A Extension (Placerville, 1914, mining former Au-Pb-Mo-Ag-Cu occurrence/ vignettes); Mount Pleasant Cons. GMC mine located in the SE¼SW¼ sec. 24 & (Grizzly Flat, two different, 1903 and in the NW¼ sec. 25, T9N, R12E, MDM, 1905); El Dorado Mines Corporation 1.4 km (0.9 mile) SSW of Coles Station, (Georgetown, 1930, eagle vignette); along the S side of the Middle Fork Cosumnes River (4 miles NW of Newton MC (three stocks, Nevada Fairplay). Operated by Lee Miller (1955). Operated originally in 1850; City, 1923-24); Newtown Deep Gravel MC (1919); Stricker Company active around 1896 and during both world wars plus in 1955. “ from (Placerville, 1913, mining vignettes); El Dorado & Placer Counties mindat.com Est. $400-600 HWAC# 106620 Gold Mining & Power Co. (1911, eagle vignette); and El Dorado County Mining & Development Co. (1925, eagle vignette). Fair to good Lot# 3172 Eureka, Humboldt condition. Please inspect. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# County, California 1865 Philadelphia Petroleum Oil Company Stock, 107220 Eureka, Humboldt County # 135 for 300 shares to George Wallace. Datelined San Francisco 1865. Signed by secretary James Ganiss(?) and president JP Dyer(?). Incorporated April 28th 1865. Printed by Towne & Bacon. Oil field vignette. “1440 acres of land in Humboldt County.” This is on the Tilden & Fowler Petroleum stock. And like the former we could not find any reference to the Philadelphia Petroleum Company. Prag Collection. Est. $275- 425 HWAC# 79713 168 July 2019 Americana Auction

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3173 Eureka, Humboldt Lot# 3178 Fresno, California 1880 County, California 1865 Tilden & North Fresno Mining Company Stock Fowler Petroleum Oil Company Certificate -- Number 1 Location: Stock, Eureka Humboldt County # Fresno County, Cal. (printed at top 50 for 50 shares! How cute! To (?). center). Inc. Jan. 1880. Stock number one, issued to company president W.F. Datelined San Francisco 1865. Signed Myers on Feb. 11th, 1880. Signed by Myers and secretary W. Allen. Not cancelled. Black border and print, by secretary John (?) and president mining vignette. Printed by Britton & Rey. Tape repaired tear, areas of heavy toning. 4 x 9” No additional information located. Ken Prag McCullough. Incorporated April 20th, Collection Est. $140-200 HWAC# 107017 1865. Uncancelled. Oil field vignette. “On 1440 acres land in Humboldt County.” 25c certificate Revenue Stamp. The location of the lands was Lot# 3179 Georgetown, California not mentioned on incorporation and we could not find it 150 years 1857 Extremely Rare Washington later. Prag collection. Est. $275-425 HWAC# 79712 City and Mining Co Bond Extremely rare bond. #388 to C Lott $500 1857 Lot# 3174 Folsom, California 1857 signed by Treasurer Henry Malleson. American River Water & Mining Yellow seal. 2 Washington vignettes Co. Stock Certificate Gold Rush era. and 2 train vignettes, 1 bald eagle. Dateline Folsom. No. 363, issued for Rear ink bleed thru, center crease one share to John W. Shaw on Oct. holes, tattered lower right edge, several 30, 1857. Signed by president AT crease tears, toning. Please inspect, sold as is. Prag Collection. Est. Arrowsmith and secretary CTH Palmer. $750-1250 HWAC# 83212 Palmer was also a banker, assayer, and Wells Fargo agent in the Folsom area in the 1860s. Pen cancelled. Black border and print, allegorical Lot# 3180 Golden Gate Ledge, San vignette. Lith. Britton & Rey, S.F. Folds, pinhole, some toning and light Bernardino, California 1863 San wear. 4.25 x 9.5” The American River Water and Mining Company was Francisco Gold & Silver Mining formed in 1854 to build a ditch to divert water from the North Fork of Company stock, Golden Gate Ledge, the American River. The North Fork Ditch was dug from 1854-1856, San Bernardino # 44 for 31 shares to and provided water for drinking, irrigation and mining operations to BF Mauldin. Datelined San Francisco areas that are near Folsom. Ken Prag Collection Est. $300-500 HWAC# 1863. Signed by secretary Elmore and president Hof. Incorporated March 107324 13, 1863, Location “Golden Gate Ledge, City of San Francsico.” Two allegorical vignettes. Uncancelled. Printed by Agnew and Deffebach. Lot# 3175 Folsom, California 1863 Cut unevenly, wrinkled, some staining. Still very good! September Folsom Coal and Copper Mining 18, 1863 article in the Daily Alta lists the location as Silver Hill in San Company Stock # (unreadable) Bernardino. Prag Collection Est. $425-700 HWAC# 79708 for 5 shares to NA Bruner. Signed by secretary Bruner and president Lot# 3181 Grass Valley, California 1879 Burgess. The number of shares is a Deadwood Gold Mining Company word and not a number. It is written Stock # 349 for 400 shares to William in the secretary’s hand and must mean something, but we could not White. Signed by RB Symington and figure it out. Datelined Folsom 1863. Incorporated May 5, 1863. 25c president George E Turner. Dateline Warehouse Revenue Stamp. Uncancelled. Printed by HS Crocker. Grass Valley 1879. Incorporated Vertical and horizontal folds. Pin holes. Over all, very clean and nice. February 1877. Location: Willow The lead was on the American River about six miles above Folsom. In a Valley District, Nev. Co., Cal. District got its name on January 23rd, very brave statement, “Mr Long, one of the proprietors, said he would 1877 at a meeting at Willow Valley house. Boundaries: on the south not exchange it for any of the silver mines in Washoe.” [Marysville commencing at Beck’s ranch — running with the wagon road to the Daily Appeal, January 16, 1863] Any more reliable information seems foot of Saccarrappa Flat, then southeast, to the head of Mosquito creek, to disappear by 1864. Prag Collection Est. $275-425 HWAC# 79719 thence east to Suite creek — including both banks of said streams; east by Slate creek, on the north by the Sugar Loaf mountain range, and Lot# 3176 Forest City, California 1864 west by Beck’s ranch. We found notice of a first annual meeting of this Bald Mountain MC Stock I/C #24 company, but no more! Ken Prag Collection Est. $70-120 HWAC# 88078 Joseph Vowden 100 shares signed by president Redding. Mine in Forest City Lot# 3182 Grass Valley, California near Downieville in Sierra County. 1899 Powning Gold and Silver Mining River vignette. RN stamp, creases, small Stock Certificate Issued September upper left chip. Est. $400-600 HWAC# 1899 to Henry P Walter for 500 shares in the Powning Gold and Silver Mining 108100 Stock Est. $100-200 HWAC# 105253 Lot# 3177 Fresno, California Fresno Mining Stocks (2) 2 I/U. Sterling MC 1884, North Fresno MC 1880 Est. $160-250 HWAC# 108186 Lot# 3183 Grass Valley, California 1878 Bullion Con Gold MC Stock I/U #329 MA Burke 5623 shares 1878. Nice mine entrance vignette and 2 ingots for # and shares. Signed by president Burke Est. $120-160 HWAC# 108107 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 169

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3184 Grass Valley, California Lot# 3189 Grass Valley, California 1877(1870) Gold Springs Gravel Mortar & Pestle from the Empire Mining Company Stock # 144 for 100 Mine 6” diameter, 7” tall odd shares to Charles Kingenspor. Signed shaped mortar and pestle from the by Rolfe as secretary (an original incorporator) and Isoard as president Empire Mine at Grass Valley. This (also an original incorporator). Dateline Nevada City January 10, piece is from the old Newmont 1877. Incorporated June 25, 1870. Three vignettes. California seal. office in Grass Valley. Est. $200- Two unusual placer mining scenes. One center fold. two pin holes. 400 HWAC# 106455 Otherwise extremely nice! Mine located about two miles east of Grass Valley and adjoining the Harmony. In 1875 it was reported that the company has an incline has been run 146 feet and that a tunnel will commence at that point. Other mines are idle in this area, but Rolfe & Company have persevered. In 1876 they reported once again of striking good paying ore.[Grass Valley Daily Union] Est. $120-200 HWAC# 103595 Lot# 3185 Grass Valley, California Lot# 3190 Grass Valley, California Gracie Mine Map, 1932 18 x 24” black Original Empire Mine Stamp Mill ink on linen. “The Gracie Mine, Nevada Drawings, 1914 Three Empire Mine City, Calif., scale 100 ft to the inch. Edw. Stamp Mill original black ink on C. Uren, ME, 1932” with a cross section linen drawings for engineering and in upper right corner. From the old construction purposes. 1914. Approx Newmont files. Est. $240-400 HWAC# 2’ x 2’ each. 60 stamp mill for one of 106452 California’s richest underground gold mines. Newmont owned this mine Lot# 3186 Grass Valley, California and neighboring properties, including 1860s-1898 Grass Valley Mining Stock he Zeibright. One of the drawings is Certificate Collection Lot of 9, seven beautifully framed. This is a choice different mining companies. Included: group of original drawings from the Grass Valley Newmont office at Rocky Bar GMC (unissued 1870s); New closure, c1980’s. Est. $600-1500 HWAC# 106454 York Hill GMC (two, one unissued, one issued in 1880); Pennsylvania Cons. Lot# 3191 Grass Valley, California MC (two, one unissued, one issued 1908 Prescott Hill Mine Framed in 1898); New Eureka Cons. GMC Sketch of Buildings and Water Pipe (1888, not cancelled); Scadden Flat System Framed hand colored sketch of GMC (1878, signed by Scadden, not mine buildings and water pipe system. cancelled); North Banner Con. Tunnel Co. (1885, pen cancelled); and “Mineralization is a vein deposit hosted North Star GMC (unissued 1860s). Please inspect. Ken Prag Collection in diabase and granodiorite. The Est. $360-500 HWAC# 104366 ore body strikes NW and dips 25SW. Associated rocks include granodiorite. Lot# 3187 Grass Valley, California Local rocks include Mesozoic volcanic Grass Valley Region Geologic Maps rocks, unit 2 (Western Sierra Foothills Three published geologic maps and and Western Klamath Mountains). Workings include underground one proprietary geologic map (1938) openings with an overall depth of 518.16 meters and comprised of from the old Newmont files from the an inclined shaft and crosscuts.” from mindat.com. Sketch 14.75x19”, Grass Valley Office. The 1938 map was frame 22x26.5”. Est. $300-600 HWAC# 106487 made to accompany a private report by Mining Engineer Jouis Janin. the maps Lot# 3192 Grass Valley, California 1902-1923 range from about 18 x 24” to 2’ x 3’. Est. Three “Grass Valley” Mining Stock Certificates $200-500 HWAC# 106453 Lot of 3 different with Grass Valley in the company name. 1) Grass Valley Exploration Company. Inc. in Lot# 3188 Grass Valley, California West Virginia. No. 109, issued for 3 shares in 1902. Map of the Rocky Bar Quartz Mine, Not cancelled. Black border, green background and 1887 25 x 36 black ink on linen. allegorical vignette. Folds, creased corner. 2) Grass Map showing underground works at Valley Consolidated Gold Mining Company. No. 865, the Rocky Bar Quartz Mine. Nevada issued for 400 shares in 1904. Not cancelled. Black County, CAl. July, 1887. 50 feet to the border and print, no vignette. Folds. 3) Golden inch. W.F. Engleright, Nevada City, Cal. Center of Grass Valley Mining Company. Inc. 1913. Spectacular map with cross sections No. 353, issued for 33 shares in 1923. Not cancelled. at left that include surface buildings. Gold border and seal, black print, mining vignette. Shows the Rocky Bar to the 340 level and the Chevanne Shaft to the Heavy folds. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 107302 540 level.The Rocky Bar was opened early in the 1850’s, and was a great producer for more than 100 years. Taken over eventually by Newmont, as part of the Empire Mine project, as well as the Zeibright, which was a great money-maker for the company. This map came from the Newmont Grass Valley office at closure in the early 1980’s. Est. $400-1000 HWAC# 106450 170 July 2019 Americana Auction

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3193 Grass VAlley, Lot# 3197 Grass Valley/ California WYOD Mill Nevada City, California Ink Drawing, c1890 14 1883 Powning Gold x 23” black ink on linen, and Silver Mining Stock undated, no engineer Ledger This original ledger shown. Four views of for the Powning Gold and the W.Y.O.D. Mill and two Silver Mining Company views of the Penn Mill has receipts for 191 issued (Pennsylvania), 1”=20’. certificates, and over 200 From the Newmont office unissued certificates. The in Grass Valley at closure. first receipt was issued The WYOD shaft is 1883, the last in 1955. The immediately west of the Empire mine, and located right over the main album has no indication who line of the strike of the shaft. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 106451 printed the certificates or where the mine was located. Lot# 3194 Grass But certificate number one was issued to Ambrose Valley, California Powning, and there is a reference to a miner by Zeibright Mine this name in an article on the Empire Mine Historical District. The article was presented to Long Section with the Society for California Archaeology in 2013 named, “The Empire Mine Historic District Revisited: Evolution Of A Golden Landscape” Reserves 2 feet x by Steve Hilton, California Department Of Parks And Recreation and Mark Selverston ASC, Sonoma State University, led to these clues:“The 40”, 1” =200’, undated Empire Mine Historic District in Grass Valley, California, encompasses remains of numerous gold mining ventures. Many of the historic-era map, perhaps 1930’s, operations, from early placer mining to large incorporated hard rock extraction and milling ventures, have been long forgotten, as have showing reserve their contributions to the gold mining history of the West. ““The Daisy Hill Mining Company under Ambrose Powning, a middle-aged English blocks in a long immigrant—probably Cornish—hired local contractor James Fiddick in late 1871 to relocate a hoisting plant from the Dromedary Mine section. From the near town to the Daisy Hill ledge (District Court 1872).” The receipt for old Newmont office certificates numbers 1 & 2 are issued to Ambrose Powning; number 3 in Grass Valley. The to Grace Powning, number 4 to Annie Powning, and number 5 to Mary Powning. The rest are issued to other people. More research might find Zeibright was a great producer for Newmont, according to an old who these investors in the 1880s were in the Grass Valley community. office manager. it was very rich and steady ore, perhaps 0.8 oz/t gold. The hard cover ledger is 14 x 9 inches. Est. $300-500 HWAC# 105255 also comes with a blue line for a conveyor system for the mill. Est. Lot# 3198 Greenville, Plumas County, California $200-400 HWAC# 106457 1909-1912 Greenville, California Mining Stock Trio Lot of 3 from two different companies. 1) Lot# 3195 Grass Valley & Nevada City, Greenville-Pacific Development Company. Inc. California 1904-1926 Grass Valley & in Nevada. Office in Carson City. Stocks number Nevada City Mining Stock Certificate 2 and 3, issued in 1909, one to the company Collection Lot of 6 different including secretary. Neither cancelled. Black border and a No. 1. Includes: Grass Valley print, gold seal, three mining vignettes. Folds, Consolidated GMC (1904, not cxl); toning. 2) Greenville Bullion Mining Company. Inc. Mountaineer Mines, Consolidated in Arizona. Low number 5, issued in 1912 for 250 (Nevada County, unissued, eagle shares. Not cancelled. Black border and print, gold vignette); California-Montana Mining seal, multiple mining vignettes. Heavy folds with Company (Nevada City, Number 1, some separations, toning. Ken Prag Collection Est. 1907); Golden Center of Grass Valley $100-120 HWAC# 107129 MC (1913, not cxl, mining vignette); Alcalde Gold Mines, Inc. (1926, not cxl); and Quaker Hill GMC (Nevada Lot# 3199 Greenville, Plumas County, City, 1919, not cxl, eagle vignette). Please inspect. Ken Prag Collection California 1878 Plumas National Est. $100-200 HWAC# 107329 Gold Mining Co. Stock Certificate Greenville, Plumas Co., Cal. (printed Lot# 3196 Grass Valley & Nevada City, under title). Inc. in California. No. 381, California 1890-1893 Grass Valley & Nevada issued for 500 shares to William A. City Mining Stock Certificate Trio Lot of 3 Caldwell on May 21st, 1878. Signed by different. 1) South Idaho Consolidated Mining president CM Reed and secretary A. & Milling Company. No. 52, issued for 40 shares Marshall. Not cancelled. Orange border, in 1893 in Grass Valley. Not cancelled. Black black print, gold seal. California state seal vignette (bottom left) and border and print, no vignette. Folds, stains. 2) mining vignette (top center). Printed by Hosford & Sons. Folds, tape Nevada County Development & Improvement repaired separations, toning, chipped corners. 8.25 x 11.75” Ken Prag Company. Grass Valley Mining District. No. 44, Collection Est. $120-200 HWAC# 107071 issued for 50 shares to the company president EJ de Sabla Jr. in 1893. Not cancelled. Black border and print, no vignette. Very fine. 3) The Emmett Water and Mining Company of Grass Valley No. 111, issued for 200 shares to Herman W. Hoops on April 25th, 1890. Not cancelled. Black border and print, ornate logo with floral vignettes. Folds, fine. Ken Prag Collection Est. $130-200 HWAC# 104377 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 171

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3200 Greenville, Plumas County, Lot# 3205 Inyo County, Bishop, California California 1912 Round Valley Water Co. 1902-1920 Bishop Area Mining Stock Stock Certificate This is an 1870s stock Certificates Lot of 4. 1) California-Nevada issued in 1912. Stamped dateline is Greenville, Mining Company. Two stocks, issued in 1902 Cal., August 1st, 1912. Inc. May 1876. No. 66, and 1903. Signed by the president (Chas. issued for 100 shares to Bruce Bidwell. Signed McKelsy?) and the secretary. Brown border, by president Clara Bidwell and secretary A.R. Bidwell. Not cancelled. black print, and eagle vignette. Folds, creases, Black border and print. Vignette of prospector sitting next to mining rips. Detailed in Vol. X of the Copper Handbook. Owned 10 claims at scene. Printed by AL Bancroft & Co. Folds, hole in seal. 4 x 8.5” Reservoir the head of Black Canyon, 5 miles north of Cedar Flat and 16 miles and water supply used to for power generation by Greenville mines. southeast of Bishop. Developed by a number of 10 foot pits and Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 107070 tunnels, reported to be showing well-defined veins carrying auriferous and argentiferous copper and lead ores. Presumed idle in 1910. Other Lot# 3201 Greenville, Plumas County, references indicate this may have been a swindle that also advertised California 1881 Southern Eureka Mining properties at Lovelock. 2) Consolidated Wilshire Mining Company. Company Stock, Greenville, Plumas County Two different stocks, issued in 1916 and 1920. Heavy folds, one with # 382 for 250 shares to JB Scott trustee. tears. Signed by president Wilshire and secretary Kearns. According Datelined New York 1881. Signed by secretary to the Copper Handbook, the company owned 99 claims, 12 patented, (?) and president and trustee JB Scott. Uncancelled. Incorporated on the headwaters of Bishop Creek, 16 miles from Bishop. Ken Prag March 18th, 1880. “Location of mines Plumas County, California.” Collection Est. $120-200 HWAC# 107328 Full name given seems to be “Southern Eureka Mining Co. / Southern Eureka, Atlantic & Pacific Consolidated.” Located at Greenville, Plumas Lot# 3206 Inyo County, Cerro Gordo, California 1910- County, California. The property consists of 12 claims on 450 acres. 1918 Cerro Gordo Mining Stock Certificate Trio Lot of Located a half a mile of the Crescent Indian Valley and other lodes near 3 different rare Cerro Gordo mining stocks. Cerro Gordo Greenville. [Mines Register, Volume 12] Prag collection Est. $85-180 is a ghost town located east of Owens Lake in Inyo County. HWAC# 79221 1) Cerro Gordo Mines Company. Low number 2, issued in 1914 to FJ Hagenbarth for one share. Not cancelled. Lot# 3202 Greenwater, California Greenwater, Brown border, black print, no vignette. Heavy folds, some CA Mining Stocks (4) 4 very rare. I/U. Green toning. 2) Four Metals Smelting & Mining Company. water is on the Edge of Death Valley. Greenwater No. 1200, issued for 200 shares in 1910 to Evangeline Furnace Creek Copper 1906, Greenwater and Graessle. Signed by president AR Short and secretary Death Valley Copper 1907, South Greenwater JO Hestwood. Not cancelled. Black border, green background, and Copper, Greenwater Copper Mines and Smelter elaborate logo with mining vignette built-in. Heavy folds. Ran a 50-ton 1908 Est. $200-300 HWAC# 108183 smelter at Keeler and tramway to Old Cerro Gordo Mine (E&MJ Vol 87). 3) Inyo Cerro Gordo Mining & Power Company. No. 2029, issued for 66 Lot# 3203 Inyo County, California 1909- shares to Maurice Reynolds in 1918. Not cancelled. Black border and 1970 Inyo County Mining Stock Certificate print, gold seal, multiple mining vignettes. Heavy folds, toning. Ken Group Lot of 4. 1) Tecopa Consolidated Mining Prag Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 107304 Company. Two stocks, issued 1910 and 1914, neither cancelled. Orange border, black print, Lot# 3207 Inyo County, Greenwater, California and vignette of Chief Tecopa. Folds, light wear. 1906-1908 Four Different Greenwater Mining Productive mine located at Tecopa, south end Stock Certificates Lot of 4 different for this of Death Valley. 2) The Inyo Gold Mining & Milling Company. Stock no. ghost town in Death Valley, Inyo County. 1) 79, issued in 1909, not cancelled. Gold border, black print, and mining Greenwater Consolidated Mining Company. Inc. vignette. Heavy folds with some separation, toning. 3) Ajax Resources in AZ. No. 603, issued in 1908. Not cancelled. Corporation. Stock issued in 1970. Green border, black print. Folds, Gold border and 3 mining vignettes. Folds, staples. Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-150 HWAC# 107106 tear top center. 2) Greenwater Mining, Prospecting and Developing Company. Inc. in AZ. No. 50, issued in 1908. Not cancelled. Gold Lot# 3204 Inyo County, California 1915 Santa border, 3 mining vignettes. Deep folds, pinholes, heavy toning. 3) Rosa Mining Company Stock Certificate Cert. Greenwater Mohawk Mines Company. Inc in SD. No. 542, issued in #242, issued to Edwin S. Schoonmaker for 1,000 1906. Not cancelled. Orange border and allegorical vignette. Pinholes, shares on March 8th, 1915 in Oakland. Not signed folds, toning. 4) The Greenwater Death Valley Mining Company. Inc. by the president, but signed by B.F. Edwards in Wyoming. No. 234, issued in 1907. Not cancelled. Blue border and as secretary. Not cancelled. Black border and vignette of stream. Heavy folds, some separation. Ken Prag Collection print, gold seal, multiple mining vignettes. Folds, Est. $200-250 HWAC# 107257 pinholes, stain on reverse. 8.5 x 11” The Santa Rosa lead-silver mine was discovered in 1910. It was located east of Cerro Gordo and 26 Lot# 3208 Inyo County, Greenwater, California miles from Keeler, where the mine office was. Production through 1906-1909 Greenwater Copper Mining Stock 1920, $500,000 of silver, lead and copper ore (Mines Handbook, Certificates Lot of 8 different. Greenwater is a 1924). There were two systems of veins with average width of 4’. The ghost town near Death Valley in Inyo County. fine outcrops would indicate a high degree of mineralization, but the Included: United Greenwater Copper Co. (1906, orebodies and rich ore was in all cases found close to the surface. The not cxl, 3 mining vignettes); Boston-Greenwater mine re-opened in 1916 and was operated in a small way in 1920 by Copper Co. (1906, not cxl, eagle vignette); the company and lessees (M.H.). The company was still operating Greenwater& Death Valley Copper Co. (1906, in 1931 according to the Mines Handbook. In 1901, Edwards was a not cxl); Greenwater Bimetallic CMC (1906, merchant in Candelaria and producing borax at Columbus Marsh, not cxl, 3 mining vignettes); Greenwater Red Boy Copper Co. (1907, under lease from Borax Smith. On his first day in Tonopah, he bought not cxl, 3 mining vignettes); Greenwater Copper Mines & Smelter Co. a half interest in the Mizpah lease and the West End claim. In 1906, (1909, not cxl); Greenwater-Ely Consolidated Copper Co. (1906, not the West End Consolidated Mining Company was formed with Borax cxl, eagle vignette); and Johnnie-Greenwater Cons. Copper Co. (1907, Smith as president and Zabriskie and Edwards involved. The West End not cxl, mining vignette). Fair to good condition. Please inspect. Ken Consolidated was a majority owner of this company. A rare certificate Prag Collection Est. $220-400 HWAC# 107303 Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 107309 172 July 2019 Americana Auction

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3209 Inyo/Mono, California 1912 Lot# 3214 Mariposa, California Ave Maria Gold Quartz USGS Bulletin 540-Mineral Resources Mine Stocks (5) 5 i/u stocks. Undated but Gold Rush of White Mountains Very rare edition. era. According to the company’s description detailed on Contributions to Economic Geology by the reverse of each stock, this London based association David White Est. $100-150 HWAC# 105079 held half the rights to the Ave Maria Gold Quartz Mine in the Mariposa District, California which would be worked Lot# 3210 Johnsville, Plumas County, California 1910 under a lease with the owner of the other half. The Ave Plumas Eureka Mines Co. Stock Certificates incl. #1 Maria’s place is verified by a letter written from John and #2 Lot of 3. Key mine! Stocks no. 1, 2, and 177. No. Duncan to John Fremont on December 26, 1851. In the 1 and 2 are both issued to Julian McCarty Little. None letter he clearly states that the Ave Maria is located on the Mariposa cancelled. Black border and print, gold seal, allegorical Estate and on the Ave Maria River. [Ref: The Expeditions of John vignette of woman next to bear. Heavy folds, toning. Charles Fremont, Volume 3, edited by Spence]. Today the Ave Maria 8 x 11” From mindat.org: “The Plumas-Eureka Mine is River is known as the Stockton Creek [Ref: Gudde]. There was a small one of the most productive gold mines in the northern town by that name at the confluence of the Ave Maria and Mariposa. Sierra Nevada and the preeminent gold mine in Plumas Printed on onion paper with blue font. Each certificate is good for five County. Extravagant claims of up to $20 million have shares. Signed by two member of the committee and the company been attributed to the Plumas-Eureka during its lifetime from 1851 secretary. Ken Prag Collection Est. $400-800 HWAC# 105588 to 1942. However, most high estimates are unsubstantiated and tend to be associated with assertions connected with the mine’s promotion Lot# 3215 Mariposa, California c1852 Quartz or sale. What is reasonably clear is that during operation by the Sierra Rock Mariposa Gold Mining Company Stock Buttes Mining Company, between 1872 and 1902, the mine produced Certificate #21 in ink on top. Issued for ten approximately $7 million. Records preceding 1872 and after 1902 are shares (10971 to 10980). Signed by secretary unavailable.” Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-200 HWAC# 107130 J Waddell and directors Thomas Kelley and Erskine. Incorporated in London. “Fully paid up Lot# 3211 Kern & Madera, California Scrip for one share.” J. and F. Biden, Printers, 97, 1904-1908 Kern & Madera Mining Stock Cheapside. 6 x 8.75” Pinholes, folds, stains. This is one of the original Certificates Lot of 4 different. 1) Kern River Fremont-Hoffman companies. Lord Erskine secured the rights to work Mining & Power Company. Issued in 1908, not a 21 year lease. When the supt. arrived in California in 1852, Fremont’s cancelled. Black border and print, photo vignette men refused to give him control of any land. He found a quicksilver of miner dumping out ore cart. Heavy folds with claim nearby and then they took over the Mary Harrison and Virginia large tape repairs, other wear. 2) Edison Kern mines at Maxwell Creek near Coulterville, California in April 1853. River Placer Mining Company. Issued in 1907, not cancelled. Black The existing Mexican workers demanded a pay increase, but the border, multiple mining vignettes. Deep folds, toning. 3) Kern County company hired Chinese at a lower cost. They had Mexican, Chinese, Consolidated Gold Mines, Limited. Issued in 1906 for 20 shares, text in French, German, English, and American employees. [See Money Pits, English and French, nice mining vignette, foreign revenue imprints. 20 Woodland, pgs. 114-120 for a detailed history of the company] Ken coupons attached. Heavy folds, rough edges, toning, uneven cut on top Prag Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 107288 border. 4) Jack Boy Mining Company. Madera. Issued in 1904 for 500 shares, not cancelled. Black border and print, three mining vignettes. Lot# 3216 Mariposa District, California Folds. Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-200 HWAC# 107235 Philadelphia and California Mining Stock I/C #2048 Theodore Walker 100 shares 1852. Lot# 3212 Lake County, California Signed by Pearson Servill (president) and L. 1877 Coast Range Mining Company Alter (secretary). Great mining vignette at top: Stock # 20 for 100 shares to WA miners working a placer claim with a cabin Hutchinson. Signed by CB Weide and and bear in the background. Printer: Gratlan. president RA Robinson. Dateline San Part of John C. Freemont’s Mariposa Estate and one of the first Francisco 1877. Incorporated May 22, Fremont leases to Americans. This appears to be the first of a series 1877. Location: Lake County, California of mining investments by Philadelphia parties in Western mines and elsewhere (interesting?). Harrison printer. Rounded corner (see: Philadelphia & Arizona, Philadelphia & Nevada, Philadelphia & bottom left and staining along edge. After incorporation information, Montana, etc.). This is one of only three mining ventures of the 1850s we could find no reference to this mine. Ken Prag Collection Est. that was “hands on” for Fremont. 7.5’ x 9.75” in fine condition. Lower $120-180 HWAC# 86152 right corner crease. Ken Prag Collection Est. $300-500 HWAC# 105584 Lot# 3213 Marin County, California Lot# 3217 Mattole District, Humboldt 1879 & 1880 Two Marin County, County, California 1865 Buckeye California Mining Stock Certificates Petroleum Mining Company, Mattole Lot of 2 different, both self-identified. District, Humboldt County Very early Almost the same officers. 1) San Diego number 20 for 10 shares to S Whipple. Gold & Silver Mining Company. No. 29, datelined Eureka, Humboldt Co. 1865. issued for 1,000 shares to Ai Peck on Signed by secretary S Whipple and Oct. 22nd, 1879 in San Francisco. Signed president JE Wyman(?). Incorporated by president CB Higgins and secretary July1865.Uncancelled.25cPowerofAttyrevenuestamp.PrintersTowne E.A. Peck. Not cancelled. Black border & Bacon. Oil well vignette. “640 acres land, Mattole District, Humboldt and print, no vignette. AJ Leary. Folds. Co., Cal.” Light stains extreme left and bottom border. We could find no 4 x 9” 2) San Geronimo Gold & Silver Mining Company. No. 105, issued information on this mine. A Buckeye oil field was still in use in 1901. for 900 shares to Ai Peck on March 1st, 1880 in San Francisco. Signed Prag Collection Est. $275-550 HWAC# 79710 by Ai Peck as vice president and E.A. Peck as secretary. Not cancelled. Black border and print, no vignette. AJ Leary. 4 x 9.25” Folds. Ken Prag Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 104466 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 173

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3218 Mattole District, Humboldt Lot# 3222 Mono County, California 1884-1923 County, California 1866 Fonner Farm Mono County Mining Stock Certificates (incl. Oil Company, Mattole District, Bodie) Lot of 3 different. 1) Consolidated Pacific Humboldt County # 88 for 5 shares Mining Company. Bodie. Issued in 1884 for 100 to H Heeser. Datelined a rare Mattole shares to Geo Grant. Signed by president Warren 1866. Signed by secretary A Heeser and Holt and secretary FE Luty. Not cancelled. president F Stansbury. Incorporated Pinholes, folds, heavily toned, chipped corner. 2) October 1865. Printed by Geo. H Gold Mint Mining Company. Topaz. No. 30, issued Baker. Uncancelled. Located “160 Acres, Humboldt Co., Cal. At the for 7,662 shares in 1923. Nto cancelled. Black Fonner Farm Well they keep their drill in motion; and were down, on border and 3 mining vignettes. Four revenue Thursday, 256 feet. For the present this is the well showing superior stamps attached on the upper right. Heavy folds indications of oil [Mining and Scientific Press, 1866] Prag Collection with some separation, toning. 3) Killian Mining Est. $200-425 HWAC# 79717 Company. Near Bridgeport. No. 698, issued for 200 shares in 1908. Not cancelled. Black border and print, multiple Lot# 3219 Mattole District, Humboldt mining vignettes. Folds, toning. Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-200 County, California 1865 Lyon HWAC# 107107 Petroleum Company Stock, Mattole District, Humboldt County # 24 for Lot# 3223 Mono County, Keyes 5 shares to HC Howard. Datelined San District, California 1876 Rubicon Francisco 1865. Signed by secretary No. 4 Consolidated Gold and Silver James Monroe and president HC Mining # 636 for 5 shares to David Howard. 25c Power of Atty Revenue Bowenmaur. Signed by J. P. Van Hagan stamp. Allegorical vignette on right and portrait of ? on left. and president James B. Johnson. Uncancelled. Location listed as “Mattole District, Humboldt County, Dateline San Francisco February 26th, Cal.” Original trustees were Minor Martin, HC Howard and Joshua Lyon 1864. Incorporated October 5, 1863. (hence the name of the company). This stock has seen the wear of 150 Rubicon # 3, we sold #2 as well. 25c Power of Att’y revenue stamp. + years. left side has been completely torn off. Prag collection Est. Not cancelled. Mill vignette. Sterett printer. Location of Mines: Keyes $200-425 HWAC# 79716 Mining District. The Keyes district was centered mostly around Keyesville, the first settlement in what would eventually become Kern Lot# 3220 Mojave, California Karma MC county. The gold helped the area flourish, but when the gold boom and Mojave Tungsten Stocks 2 I/U. Karma ended, the town died off. On January 7, 1864 a petition was filed with MC 1901-The company was located four miles the California Senate to make Rubicon City the county seat of Mono south of Mojave. In 1906, the company merged County. Rubicon Numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4 were all incorporated on the with the Mojave Mining and Milling Company same day with the same trustees: Daniel H Mitchell, Joseph Lelong, and the Karma Queen Consolidated Co. to Wheeler Martin, Thomas Porter, and J.W. Spencer. Some wrinkling form the Karma- Ajax Consolidated Mining Co. and bottom border nicks otherwise in fine condition. Est. $500-1000 The Karma mine, a gold mine in the Soledad HWAC# 108069 Mountain district was worked by the Karma Mining Co. from 1898 to 1904. Mojave Tungsten Lot# 3224 Mormon Island, California 1917 Est. $150-200 HWAC# 108190 c1850s American River Water & Mining Co. Stock Certificate Rare Lot# 3221 Mono, California 1866 Mormon Island, 1850s dateline. Not Sierra Blanca Silver Mining Company issued, but signed by the company Letterhead - RARE! Three page letter president (AP Carlin?), the treasurer, from President Low on Sierra Blanca CP Nichols, and secretary WA Eliason. Silver MIning Company of California Sacto. Coy. California printed above allegorical vignette. Black border letterhead. The letter was written to and print. Lith. Britton & Rey. 4.75 x 9.25” Folds, light wear. The provide a status on the mine to its American River Water and Mining Company was formed in 1854 to shareholders. “2875 feet of quartz build a ditch to divert water from the North Fork of the American River. ledge.” “Depth of 140 feet.” Quartz The North Fork Ditch was dug from 1854-1856, and provided water mill in “fine running order, etc. The only reference we found to this for drinking, irrigation and mining operations to areas that are near company was in the San Francisco Examiner on October 21, 1865. Folsom. Mormon Island is now buried under Folsom Lake. [“History of In a long article on Mono County it is mentioned. Mr. Low and New Placer and Nevada Counties California by Lardner & Brock] Ken Prag York capitalist were very choosy in selecting this site to invest in. The Collection Est. $100-300 HWAC# 107322 area has ample water and power resources. W. H. Dalyrymple of San Francisco is the superintendent. Boarding houses for the workers, Lot# 3225 Mud Springs District, stables and ore houses are currently being built. The mill will wait until El Dorado County, California 1873 spring of 1866. First class ore from this site will yield $700 to $1000 Lamoille Mill and Mining Company a ton and be shipped to England. They have also purchased 600 acres Stock # 17 for 50 shares to John S of the Hot Spring Valley - the entire valley! No gambling or whiskey Hunt Trustee. Dateline San Francisco establishment will be tolerated on their property. One hotel has been November 1873. Incorporated October granted license - that to Mr. Bick of Aurora. The hype was certainly 31, 1873. Not cancelled. Location: Mud there, but since we found no additional information we assume the Springs Mining District, El Dorado, Co., Cal. Harrison of Sacramento ore wasn’t.We also found reference to a meeting chaired by Mr. Low on printer. Three vertical folds. Slight dog ears. The Lamoille was one of January 12, 1866 at the New York Chamber of Commerce. Est. $180- several mines and mills operating in Logtown Canyon in El Dorado 300 HWAC# 104001 County. These operations were most productive in the late 1850’s. This company was attempting to revive the district in 1873. Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-180 HWAC# 86048 174 July 2019 Americana Auction

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3226 Napa County, California 1901 Lot# 3231 Nevada County, California Quicksilver Mines (California USA) c1855 Nevada County Canal Company Ltd. Stock Certificate Rare Napa County Stock Certificate Never seen by us! quicksilver. No. 25, issued for 100 shares to Inc. Sept. 18th, 1855. Offices in London company secretary William Harvie of London & Manchester. Unissued. Black print on March 1st, 1901. Signed by Harvie and two on thin paper. Early hydraulic mining directors (James Johnston and illegible). Not vignette! 5.75 x 11” Creases, wrinkles, cancelled. Green border and print, silver seal. some toning. There is a January 1855 11 x 11.75” Folds, toning. According to The Sacramento Daily Union article that says the governor has signed a Chemical Trade Journal and Oil, Paint and Colour Review, Volume 22, bill changing the name of South Yuba Mining Company to that of 1898, the company was formed to adopt an agreement with William Sacramento and Nevada County Canal Co. Perhaps this is the same Harvie to acquire and work mining properties in Napa County, company? According to a prospectus for the company sold by GS California. Dissolved in August 1904 (Copper Handbook Vol. 6). Ken MacManus & Co., the canal was to go through the Sacramento mining Prag Collection Est. $200-300 HWAC# 104409 districts, tapping the South Yuba River through the gap at Bear Valley, and thus affording a commercial stream for use at the mines and Lot# 3227 Natoma, California American River and towns of the area. No other information found. Ken Prag Collection Natoma Water and Mining Map An early print that Est. $200-400 HWAC# 104441 appears to be on linen. Has handwritten ink notes regarding origin date of map. 29x21” Est. $150-200 Lot# 3232 Nevada County, California HWAC# 91508 1903-1928 Nevada County, California Mining Stock Collection Lot of Lot# 3228 Nevada & Sierra Counties, 11 different. Included: South Yuba California 1891-1893 Sierra & Nevada Mining & Smelting Co. (1911, French County Mining Stock Certificates Lot of 5, Corral, mining vignette); New York- three different companies. 1) Nevada County Grass Valley GMC (1903); Union Hill Development & Improvement Company. Mines (1915, Grass Valley); Gold Lead Grass Valley Mining District. No. 52, issued in Placer Mines (1923, Grass Valley, 1893 to the company president, EJ de Sabla. mining hydraulic); Gold Tunnel MC (1903, Nevada City, two mining Not cancelled. 2) Orient Gold Placer Mining Company. Dateline North vignettes); Marne California MC (1924, Grass Valley); Isis GMC (1904, San Juan, Nevada County. Placer Mining in Sierra County. Three stocks, Washington, mining vignette); Columbia Hill GMC (1907); Western two issued 1890 and 1891, one pen cancelled. Allegorical vignette. Mines Consolidated, Inc. (1928, eagle vignette); Cold Spring Quartz & 3) Republic Mill & Mining Company. Eureka Mining District, Nevada Channel MC (1910, mining vignette); and Union Con. G&SMC (1904, County. Unissued. 1870s. Please inspect. Ken Prag Collection Est. mining vignettes). Fair to good condition. Please inspect. Ken Prag $150-250 HWAC# 104365 Collection Est. $200-300 HWAC# 107256 Lot# 3229 Nevada City, California 1863 El Lot# 3233 Nevada County, California Pichacho Gold & Silver Mining Stock #5 New York & Boston Gold Mining Co. Early New City stock, #5 C Hosmer 1 share Proof Stock Certificates, Nevada 1863. Signed by Wm. W. Cozzins, president County, CA Lot of 4. c.1880s. Two and secretary E.H. Gaylord. Unusual design unissued proof certificates for the New with the same allegorical woman vignette York & Boston Gold Mining Company. on both the right and left sides of the certificate. 25 cent IR stamp Printed by American Bank Note Co. covering most of right vignette. No printer listed. Folds, some toning Nice underground mining vignette. and soiling, ink showing thru from endorsement on reverse. Not in Both are marked May 1880 in the lower Filer or other Holabird indexes. H.B. Hosmer was an assemblyman left. Included with these two finished in San Francisco during the 1850s. Prag Collection. Est. $200-375 products are the ABN order form and the ABN template for the stock. HWAC# 83476 The template identifies the company as operating in Nevada County, California and owning the Wheal Jane, El Capitan, and Transcript Lot# 3230 Nevada County, California mines. This is a unique group for both mining and stock collectors. c1860s Middle Yuba Canal & Water Mining company not listed in Filer. Est. $240-400 HWAC# 58546 Company Stock Signed by Judson Unissued but signed by Egbert Judson Lot# 3234 Nevada County, California as president. Judson formed the Judson 1913 Red Ledge Quartz Mining Explosives and Powder Company in Company Stock Certificate Extra 1890 after partnering with the Giant rare! Located at Scott’s Flat on Kanaka Powder Company in San Francisco. The two plants were adjacent to Creek, Nevada County, California. FH each other, and Judson had provided Giant with acids to manufacture says this was a very famous native gold their dynamite. This stock has a dateline of North San Juan, Nevada specimen mine. Inc. in CA, 1911. No. County, Cal. Inc. Sept. 1859. Black border and print on thin paper, 428, issued for 5 shares to Vera Francis hydraulic mining vignette. Lith. Britton & Co., SF. Pinholes, some Grousand on April 29th, 1913. Signed by Chris Johnson (president) and toning. Stub attached. 4.25 x 9” The Middle Yuba Canal & Water Co. Walton (secretary). Three mining vignettes along the top: prospectors, merged with the Eureka Lake Water Co. in 1865 to form the Eureka underground workers, and panners. Reverse endorsed. Folds and a Lake & Yuba Canal Co. The Middle Yuba’s canal went from the North few small stains. According to the San Francisco Call (June 23, 1912), San Juan, along the south side of the Middle Yuba to its junction with “an immense ledge with surface oxidized discloses good values in free the Main Yuba, then on the SE side of the Main Yuba past Sebastopol, gold and a long tunnel has been driven deeper into the vein, where Manzanita Hill, Sweetlands, Buckeye, Birchville, and French Corral, a it has shown to be heavily impregnated with sulphurets containing distance of six miles. The consolidated company’s property included gold.” 5.5” x 10” Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 107247 100 miles of flumes and ditches. [Ref: House Documents Volume 21, Vol 256, 1868, pg. 184-85] Ken Prag Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 107029 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 175

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3235 New Almaden, California 1916- Lot# 3240 Oroville, California 1924 1919 New Almaden Quicksilver Mines El Oro Dredging Company Stock Corporation Stock Certificates Lot of Certificate Rare! Location of Works: 5 different. Issued 1916-1919, all punch Oroville, California (printed under cancelled. Different border/background colors title). Inc. in 1902 in Arizona. No. (purple, green, maroon, brown, and orange). 8 380, issued for 50 0shares to Amelia x 11” Folds, creases, toning. This company was H. Turner on Dec. 3rd, 1924 in San formed in 1915. The mine ran intermittently Francisco. Signed by president Boyes after 1927 and eventually closed. It was and secretary Stebbins. Not cancelled. purchased by the county and is now part of Almaden Quicksilver Black print with orange underprint vignette of gold dredge! Printed County Park. Ken Prag Collection Est. $80-150 HWAC# 107277 by Synder & Black, NY. 7 x 9.5” Staple holes, folds. According to Mining and Engineering World, Volume 44 (1916), the company had a Lot# 3236 New Almaden, California 1915- dredge on Greenhorn Creek near Yreka. According to Gold Dredging in 1931 New Almaden Quicksilver Mining Stock California, 1910, the company began operations in 1904 and had two Collection Lot of 6, three different mining dredges. Their claims encompassed 218.5 acres on the east side of the companies. 1) California-Nevada Quicksilver Feather River, one mile inland (pg. 120-123). Ken Prag Collection Est. Mining Company. No. 428, issued in 1931 for $100-200 HWAC# 107108 2,400 shares. Not cancelled. Orange border, black print, no vignette. Folds, rough edges, toning. Lot# 3241 Oroville & Yuba, California 2) The Quicksilver Mining Company. New Almaden, 1866 (printed 1905-1956 Oroville & Yuba Area in seal). Four different: two unissued (brown and orange borders) Mining Stock Certificates Lot of and two issued in 1915 (blue border) and 1916 (green border). Not 11, most different. Included: Yuba cancelled. Pinholes and folds. Unique vignette of miners pouring Cons. Gold Fields (1949, 2x1956); molten material into crucibles. National Bank Note Co. 3) Quicksilver East Magalia Gold Placer MC (1905); Investment Company, Inc. Stock trust certificate issued in 1915, not United States Diamond MC (2x1908); cancelled. Folds, toning. Green border and background, black print. Easy Money MC (Yuba, 1928, 1929); Ken Prag Collection Est. $300-700 HWAC# 107139 Mammoth Channel GMC (1912); Bully Hill Mines, Inc. (Oroville, 1920); and Lot# 3237 New Almaden, California Golden Empire Co. (Oroville, 1941). Please inspect. Ken Prag Collection 1902 Quicksilver Mining Company Est. $100-150 HWAC# 107123 Stock Certificates Lot of 2. One unissued and one issued. “New Almaden Mines, Lot# 3242 Placer County, California California, 1866” printed in the seal at 1895 Gray Eagle Mining Company bottom. No. 6532, issued for 100 shares Stock Certificate Location: Placer to Frederick Stevens in February 1902 in County, California (printed at center New York. Stamp and punch cancelled. bottom). Inc. in 1885. No. 1166, issued Green border and print, unique vignette for 400 shares to Thos. Horton on Dec. of miners pouring molten material 5, 1895 in San Francisco. Signed by into crucibles. National Bank Note Co. president Harrison and secretary W. Gurnett. Not cancelled. Black Toning. Also an unissued orange version. print on yellow paper. Heavy folds and creases, soiling. 4 x 9.25” From Very important quicksilver mine! Ken The Forest Hill Divide’ October 15, 1892: “The Gray Eagle Mining Prag Collection Est. $150-250 HWAC# 107138 Company started in three miles below the Dardanelles and three miles above the point where the Middle Fork of the American river Lot# 3238 Newhall, Los Angeles cuts the divide. They have spent $150000 in experimenting and have County, California 1893 Newhall shown conclusively within the last two years the existence of the Blue Hydraulic Mining Co. Stock lead at this point. Seven miles more of this ancient river course are Certificate Location: Los Angeles thus accounted for and given over for future development. The Gray County, Cal. FH says this was near the Eagle,—As noted this is the most recent enterprise on the divide. The first California gold discovery site (pre property was first prospected through a shaft 375 feet deep and a 1848). No. 62, issued for 100 shares to short drift and incline 150 feet more to the bedrock. Thus justified, John E. Lane on January 3rd, 1893 in Los a tunnel was then run from the western slope in Owl Creek Canyon Angeles. Signed by president Edgar Moore and secretary BA Holmes. 2675 feet; an incline 165 feet long on 1/3 pitch brought them to the Not cancelled. Black border and print, hydraulic mining vignette. bottom of the channel, and the old workings and exposed both rims. Printed by Los Angeles Lithographic Co. Pinholes, heavy folds, some The tunnel is the working passage. At the top of the old shaft are the toning. 6 X 10.75” Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 107149 old hoisting works, no longer used except the engines, which furnish steam to drive the hoist and the pump below. One ten-inch Hooker Lot# 3239 Oat Hill/Calistoga, handles all the water at present. A north gangway has been driven California 1927-1942 Acme Mining 300 feet. The breast is carried forward about 60 feet wide and four Company Stock Certificates Lot of feet high. The gravel, in places showing a thick sprinkling of free gold 4 different. Napa quicksilver. Two are on the walls, is generally of a very fair quality and gives indications for the Acme Mines & Mill, Inc., issued of improvement with the progress of the work. The mine cannot be in 1927 and 1929. Neither cancelled. said to be fully opened up as yet by any means as the channel was The other two are for the Acme Mining only struck in July, but no anxiety is expressed as to its future. The ten Company, issued in 1931 and 1942, stamp steam-mill, completed the latter part of June, is running but ten neither cancelled. Blue, orange, and hours a day for the present. T. G. Durning is superintendent.” Ken Prag green borders, no vignettes. Folds, Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 104414 toning. Two have staple holes. According to newspaper articles in 1929, the Acme Mines & Mill Co. operated the La Joya Mine. In 1929, the Healdsburg Tribune reports that the company have acquired the famous Oat Hill quicksilver mine at Knoxville, Napa County. Ken Prag Collection Est. $80-100 HWAC# 107127 176 July 2019 Americana Auction

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3243 Placer County, California Lot# 3247 Placerville, California 1852 Iowa Hill Mining District Map Iowa South Fork Canal Company Stock Hill Mining District, Placer County, CA Certificate, California Gold Rush Very color map. 19x19”, tape repair, multiple rare. Dateline Placerville, El Dorado seam tears, sold as is Est. $80-120 County, Cal., December 15th, 1852. No. 142, issued for one share to JC Bullious. HWAC# 89970 Signed by B.F. Reese, president, and A.T. Taylor, secretary. Not cancelled. Lot# 3244 Placer Interesting “bookend” borders and vignette of dog outside next to safe with flume feeding a lake in the background. Reverse has salmon- County, California colored background of eagle and ornate design. Printed on thin paper by Harmon & Springer, El Dorado News Office, Placerville. 6 x 10.5” 1879-1886 Placer Has condition issues: pieces missing from left and right border, one inch tear, etc. Please inspect photo. Browne (1868) reports a main County Mining ditch line of 34 miles carrying 600 inches of water 24 miles at a grade of 4.5 feet per mile from the south fork of the American River Stock Certificates supplying Placerville and vicinity. Original cost was $500,000 but the value in 1868 had dropped to $50,000. There were 108 miles Lot of 4 (3 different), of lateral channels and three reservoirs: Silver Lake, Red, Lake, and all self-identified. Willow Valley, all of which held nearly 350 million cubic feet of water. 1) Pemberton Gold They charged 25 cents per inch for mining and domestic use, and $7 per acre for vineyards. B.F. Keene was a physician, popular California Mining Co. Forest Mother Lode politician and once president pro-term of the Senate. He died in 1856 while president of the State Medical Society. A.T. Taylor Hill District (printed was a California pioneer and one of California’s earliest historians and prolific writers. He came to California from China in Sept. 1848. at right). No. 199, issued for 500 shares to Peter French in 1879 in Bancroft consulted with Taylor for his monumental work on the history of California. Ken Prag Collection Est. $300-500 HWAC# 107097 Auburn. Signed by president Samuel Phillips and the secretary. Not Lot# 3248 Placerville District, cancelled. Black print on yellow paper. Hydraulic mining vignette. Eldorado County, California 1864 Harmon Gold and Silver Mining Pinholes, dog eared corner. 4.5 x 9” 2) The Rising Sun Gold Mining Co. Company Stock # 435 for 5 shares to Benjamin Hall. Signed by secretary No. 1518, issued for 100 shares to Geo. Norman in 1881 in New York. Benjamin Hall and president George W Paget. Dateline San Francisco 1864. Incorporated May 15, 1863. Signed by the vice-president and sect. Not cancelled. Black border Allegorical vignette. 1400 shares at $500 each - quite steep! Paper is dark, but easily read. Small 5c and 20c revenue stamp. Heavily faded. and print, orange background. Pinholes, folds. 3) The McIntire Mining Green revenue imprint type art work on reverse. Torn in half and taped. Rips and heavy discoloration throughout. Paget was heavily involved & Lumbering Co. Two stocks: one unissued and one issued in 1886 in politics - especially for the Union! In 1870 he was held to answer before the Grand Jury on three charges of Grand Larceny. In August for 10 shares to John McIntire (namesake?). Pen cancelled. Ken Prag of 1864 Hall was listed as being delinquent on paying assessment on a certificate for this company. This is another mining company that Collection Est. $200-300 HWAC# 104415 seemed to collect assessment and not deliver a paying product. Ken Prag Collection Est. $180-350 HWAC# 86045 Lot# 3245 Placer County, California 1900-1934 Placer County, California Lot# 3249 Plumas County, California 1920 Mining Stock Group Lot of 9. Included: & 1970 Engels Copper Mining Company Peckham Gold Mines, Inc. (1934, mining Stock Certificates Lot of 2 different. Very vignettes); Rubicon Placer MC (Auburn, large Plumas County mine. 1) Engels Copper 1915, mining vignettes); Canyon Mines Mining Company. Inc. 1901. No. 6447, issued Corp. (Towle, 1916); Continental for 5 shares to Susie J. Holton on Jan. 2nd, Mines Corp., Ltd. (Auburn, 1929, eagle 1920. Signed by president Henry Engels and vignette); Occidental GMC (Grizzly Flat, the treasurer. Punch and stamp cancelled. two issued in 1900, mining vignette); Black print on orange paper. Folds, pinholes. Ophir Valley MC (1907, mining 6.25 x 10.25” 2) California-Engels Mining vignettes, revenue stamps); and Grouse Company. No. CE1564, issued for 10 shares Creek MC (Forest Hill, two issued in 1907 and 1908, mining vignettes). in 19170. Not cancelled. Green border, black Fair condition. Please inspect. Ken Prag Collection Est. $160-200 print, allegorical vignette. Folds. 8 x 11.25” HWAC# 107221 Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 107310 Lot# 3246 Placer County, California 1863 Sacramento Mining Company, Placer County Early number 43 for 25 shares to DB Moore. Datelined Sacramento 1863. Signed by secretary Josiah Lowell and president SM Hey. Incorporated April 17, 1863. Mines located in Place County. Printed by HS Crocker. Small 20c and 5c Internal Revenue Agreement stamps. No edge, corner, discoloration or pin hole issues. Excellent!!! Hard to Find! Prag Collection Est. $200- 425 HWAC# 79702 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 177

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3250 Plumas County, California Lot# 3254 Poverty Hill, Plumas County, 1878 Maxwell Hydraulic Mining California 1867 Gold Valley Main Company Stock Certificate Plumas Tunnel & Mining Company Stock County, Cal. (printed under title). Inc. Most of these we have seen have been 1873. No. 31, issued for 100 shares to unissued. # Ten for 100 shares to James Thomas A. Brown on Oct. 24th, 1878 in Lafferty. Signed by Blackburn and Martinez (San Francisco crossed out). president Lafferty. Dateline Poverty Hill Signed by president Brown and the secretary. Not cancelled. Black 1867. Incorporated June 18, 1867. Marysville Appeal printer. Location: border and print. Vignette of mine. Printed by Geo. B. Hitchcock & Co., Poverty Hill, Plumas County. No edge, corner, pin hole of discoloration Stationers. Folds, toning. 4 x 8.5” According to the Daily Alta California, issues. Extremely nice. Located at Poverty Hill Mining District, Plumas Oct. 7th, 1873, the company was formed to extend the Maxwell Mining County. Incorporated on June 18, 1867. Printed by Marysville Appeal. Company’s ditch “down Spanish Creek and the Feather River to a point Datelined Poverty Hill (that is unique) 18--. Poverty Hill was the scene about 25 miles, and to use the same for gold mining and for other of placer mining. Poverty Hill is in Sierra County, though the certificate purposes.” Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-180 HWAC# 104379 says Plumas County. Poverty Hill was along the extreme western border of Sierra County. It was about 12 west of Downieville. It was on Lot# 3251 Plumas County, California a ridge between Canyon Creek on the north and the North Fork of the Plumas County, CA Mining Stocks (3) Yuba River on the south. Worked extensively from the 1850’s to the 3 I/U Greenville, Plumas County. Gold 1890’s. [Gold Districts of California by Clark] Ken Prag Collection Est. Stripe MC of California 1881, Green $120-250 HWAC# 89445 Mountain Gold MC 1882, Cherokee Gold MC 1880 Est. $300-500 HWAC# 108187 Lot# 3255 Quincy, California 1882 California Prospect Mining Co. Stock Certificate ”Incorporated at Quincy, Plumas County, Cal.” (printed to the left of the vignette). Low number 12, issued for 100 shares to Mrs. Mary S. Gore on May 27th, 1882 in Boston. Signed by Geo. Van Doren as president and OB Smith as secretary. Not cancelled. Ornate black border and print, two different mining vignettes. Printed by MR Warren, Boston. Heavy folds, some toning. 7 x 11” Sold by sheriff in 1883 (Bradstreets). Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-200 HWAC# 104407 Lot# 3252 Plumas County, California Lot# 3256 Randsburg, California 1895-1940 Plumas County, California 1898 Eureka Gold Mining & Milling Mining Stock Collection Lot of 12 Company Stock Certificate Extra rare different. Includes: International pre-1900 Randsburg. Inc. in California. Copper Co. (Portola, 1910); Feather No. 32, issued for 2,950 shares to River Cons. MC (1905); Shenandoah Emma. D. Ely on Dec. 3rd, 1898. Mining & Development Co. (1895); Randsburg dateline. Signed by A.W. Big Mohawk MC (1940); Uneda MC Collins as president and H.C.Collins as (Beckwith, 1905); Crown Point GMC secretary. Not cancelled. Black border (unissued); Kingbird MC (Clipper Mills, unissued); Plumas Mines and print, gold seal, green background. Company (1916); Plumas-Sierra Investment Co. (1929); Plumas Highly pictorial: allegorical and mining Sierra Cons. Mines Co. (1932); Morington MC (1921); and Five Bears vignettes in the border and a vignette on top showing an arrastra. Deep MC (Quincy, 1904). Please inspect. Ken Prag Collection Est. $200-400 folds, pinholes, creases, light toning. 8.5” x 10.5” This company’s main HWAC# 107128 properties were the Black Hawk and O.K mines, located 3 miles S.E. of Randsburg. A few months after this stock was issued, a strike was Lot# 3253 Plumas County, California made: “RANDSBURG STRIKE--Mr. A. W. Collins reports an important 1880 Plumas National Gold Mining strike in the O. K. No. 1, one of the Black Hawk Group of mines in Co. of California Stock Certificate this district. The strike was made in the winze, as a depth of 29 feet, Inc. in New York. No. 188, issued for starting from the 100 foot in the drift, which latter is now 125 feet. The 100 shares to John H. Tingue in 1880. strike showed an 18 inch vein of ore which runs $15 to the ton. About Signed by president William H. Guion a ton of ore was taken from the winze.--Mining Review.” Bakersfield and secretary Henry Rogers. Not Californian, August 14, 1899. Randsburg had water problems and A.W. cancelled. Gold border, black print, Collins successfully drilled a well to help with the issue the following mining vignette, and California state year. (A detailed history of the mines via newspaper clippings seal vignette. Printed by Dennison & Brown, NY. Pinholes, some can be found at: http://randdesertmuseum.com/site/randsburg/ staining, rough edges. 7.25 x 11.5” The Plumas National Mine was blackhawk-eureka-mining-and-milling-co/) Ken Prag Collection Est. located at Soda Creek and discovered by Ellis & Lowry in 1877. This $80-120 HWAC# 103480 company also operated a 30-stamp mill. Sold in a sheriff’s sale in 1882. [Ref: Illustrated History Of Plumas, Lassen & Sierra Counties; E&MJ Volume 33, 1882] Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-200 HWAC# 104402 178 July 2019 Americana Auction

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3257 Randsburg, California Lot# 3262 San Bernardino County, 1922-1951 Randsburg, California Searles Lake, California 1913 Searles Mining Stock Certificates Lot of 6, Lake Potash Mines Company Stock mostly different. Included: Randsburg Certificate Extra rare. According to Silver Mining Co. (1939, mine drilling E&MJ Vol.98, 1914, the company’s vignette); Merton Mining & Milling Co. plant was to start operations in (unissued, 190-, 3 mining vignettes); October. Their property at Searles Operator Consolidated Mines Co. (three Lake, San Bernardino County, covered stocks, two varieties, 1933-1951, 10,000 acres. Inc. in Arizona, 1913. 3 mining vignettes); and different No. 158, issued for 2,000 shares to Randsburg Silver Mining Co. (1922, eagle vignette). Fair to good FG Cartwright on Sept. 2nd, 1913. Signed by president JV Kelly and condition. Please inspect. Ken Prag Collection Est. $140-300 HWAC# secretary DM Kent. Punch cancelled. Black border and print, gold 107267 seal, and multiple mining vignettes. 8.5 x 11” Folds, toning. Ken Prag Collection Est. $80-150 HWAC# 107126 Lot# 3258 Randsburg, California 1917 Yellow Aster Mining & Milling Co. Lot# 3263 San Diego, California Stock Certificate Extra rare--the only 1900 Advance Gold-Dredging Co. one we’ve ever seen! No. 226, issued Stock Cert. I/U/ No. 32 for 1000 for 2,500 shares to John Hickey on July shares issued to Turnbow(?) Hutton & 19th, 1917. Signed by president Albert Williams & signed by George Gardner, Ancker and secretary RL Burcham. President. This gold-dredging company Not cancelled. Black border and print. was probably located near to Julian, Photo vignette of mine! Printed by The San Diego County. Printed by Denver Neuner Co., Los Angeles. Deep folds, Lithograph Company, Denver. Est. toning. 9 x 12” This was the 1917 reorganization of the mine that $200-300 HWAC# 106637 was originally incorporated in 1897. Property included 47 patented and 6 unpatented claims, water rights and placer areas, 796 acres, at Lot# 3264 San Diego County, Ogilby, Randsburg, Kern County, California. In 1920, development totaled 27 California 1887 Gold Rock Cons. miles of underground workings to a depth of 750 feet. From 1898 to Mining Company Stock Certificate October 1917, revenue for this famous mine was over $8.7 million. Extra rare. Great name! Location of [Mines Register, Vol. 14, pg 495] Ken Prag Collection Est. $200-500 Mines: Ogilby Mining District, San Diego HWAC# 107268 Co., California (printed at upper left). Inc. in West Virginia. No. 130, issued for Lot# 3259 Rocklin, California Big 6,000 shares to Chas. Gill on Sept. 19th, Gun Quarry Shadow Box Impressive 1887 in New York. Signed by president John Brodsky and secretary oak and glass shadow box displaying Wm. Riddle. Not cancelled. Green border and print, underground Rocklin Big Gun Quarry artifacts mining vignette. 6.75 x 11.25” Pinholes, folds. According to E&MJ, including 4 metal bits and chisels, 3 big Vol. 43-44, 1887, the company owned the Little Mary, Little Mabel, chain links, Rocklin White and Sierra Three Sisters, Little Pete, Alice, May, Christmas, and January mines. On Gray granite specimens. 32x22” Est. December 14, 1884, Gold Rock miners held a meeting that formally $300-500 HWAC# 91516 established the Ogilby Mining district and christened their settlement Gold Rock Camp. Approximately twenty mines operated in the Gold Lot# 3260 Saginaw District, Rock District. By the late 1880s surface ores were all but exhausted. Sacramento County, California 1863 Faced with increasingly greater expenditures to pursue deep rock Spread Eagle Copper Mining mining, Gold Rock operators sold out. [https://sandiegohistory.org/ Company Stock, Saginaw District, journal/1996/april/cargo/] Ken Prag Collection Est. $300-500 Sacramento County # 55 for 20 HWAC# 107020 shares to Richard Ireland. Datelined Sacramento 1863. Signed by secretary Lot# 3265 San Francisco Mining Chambers and president FA Park. Incorporated July 17, 1863. District, California 1863 Suburban Uncancelled, Printed by HS Crocker. 25c Power of Atty Revenue stamp. Mining Company Stock, San Not in Filer. Eagle vignette with wings spread! Located in Saginaw Francisco Mining District # 51 for Mining District, Sacramento County. The object of the mine was to work 3 shares to F Morrill. Datelined San certain mining grounds on the Spanish lead in the Saginaw Mining Francisco 1863. Signed by John B District. [Sacramento Daily Union, July 18, 1863] Prag Collection Est. Feltis(?) as president and secretary (?). $275-425 HWAC# 79720 incorporated July of 1863. Towne & Bacon printer. United States 25c Insurance Revenue Stamp. Two inch Lot# 3261 San Bernardino & Riverside, rip bottom center could use museum quality tape. By December 2 of California 1906-1936 San Bernardino 1863 the Sacramento Daily Union noted, “Enterprise is a failure.” Prag & Riverside Mining Stock Certificate Collection Est. $275-425 HWAC# 79701 Collection Lot of 9, most different. Included: Picacho Gold Mines Co. (1896, mining vignettes); Mojave Tungsten Company (San Bernardino Co., 4 stocks, three different, 1916-1918, 3 with mining vignette); Bullion Mountains Copper Co. (Lavic, San Bernadino Co., 1906); Mount Whipple GMC (1919, San Bernardino Co., 4 mining vignettes); Sunrise Mines (Riverside, 1936); and Black Warrior Mines, Inc. (San Bernardino Co., 1929, mining vignette). Good to very good condition. Please inspect. Ken Prag Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 107269 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 179

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3266 San Jose, California Lot# 3269 Shasta & Red Bluff, California 1904 North America Consolidated 1903-1931 Shasta & Red Bluff Mining Gold Mining Co. Stock Certificate Stock Certificate Collection Lot of Fantastic hydraulic mining vignette! 19, most different. Included: Basler Incorporated on August 24, 1878. Mining & Development Co. (Red Bluff, Certificate #87, issued for 1,000 chrome mining, 1905); Shasta Copper shares to J. R. Lewis on Feb. 26, 1904. Co. (1907); Shasta Zinc & Copper Co. Signed by secretary A. P. Hatcher and (1924); Iron Mountain Copper Co. president J. R. Koched. Not cancelled. (1916); Pittsburg & Mt Shasta Gold 8.5 x 13” Beautiful, large vignette of two water cannons being used Mining & Milling Co. (1916 & 1922); in a hydraulic mining operation. Folds and creases. Clean. Hydraulic Mt. Shasta Coal Company (1926 and mining had been banned in the State of California due to the damage 1928); Afterthought Copper Co. (Shasta, 1909 and 1916, different); caused by it to streams and adjacent lands. Later permits were given Great Western GMC (Belle Vista, Shasta County, 1904); Betty May enabling hydraulic mining to be resumed after careful review and a Gold Mines, Inc., Ltd. (Shasta, 1930); Shasta Zinc & Copper Co. company’s plans and projects. By act of Congress approved March 1, (1921); Shasta May Blossom Copper Mining & Smelting Co. (1903); 1893, the California Debris Commission was created. On Nov. 16,1903 Shasta-Kennet Copper Co. (1907); Shasta May Blossom Copper Co., the North America Consolidated Gold Mining Company was one of the Consolidated (1909); Pittsburgh & Mt. Shasta Corp. (1928); Mountain few mines to receive a permit. Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-200 Monarch GMC, Ltd. (Redding?, 1931); and Redding Gold & Copper MC HWAC# 107217 (1905). Very pictorial group. Please inspect. Ken Prag Collection Est. $250-400 HWAC# 107253 Lot# 3267 San Jose, California 1900 Silver Creek Mining Co. Stock Lot# 3270 Shasta County, California Certificates (Quicksilver) We have 1914 Mountain Lion Consolidated never heard of this company! Inc. Dec. Mining Co. Stock Certificate Extra 22, 1899. Two different. No. 53, issued rare. Inc. in California. Low number 2, for 1,000 shares to H. Herrington on issued for 200 shares to JP Stauley on March 16th, 1900 in San Jose. Signed Aug. 12th, 1914. Signed by president by president HR Bradford and secretary Geo. H. Sarkin and secretary H. Allyn. Not cancelled. Purple border Sheldon. Not cancelled. Brown border, and background, allegorical vignette of black print, gold seal. Two different woman. Pinholes, folds. Also No. 111, mining vignettes. Fabulous underprint issued to Herrington on May 18th, 1900 vignette of lion! Pinholes, folds, toning. 8.25 x 11” Located at French in San Jose. Sam corp signatures. Green Gulch, Shasta County according to Healdsburg Enterprise June 21, border, same vignette.Pinholes, folds. According to the Los Angeles 1919. Ken Prag Collection Est. $80-120 HWAC# 107118 Herald (Jan. 3, 1900), the company “has entered actively into the development of an old quicksilver mine on Silver creek. Thirty years Lot# 3271 Shingle Springs, California ago the mine was worked, and it is said that over $300,000 worth 1908 Owl Copper Mining Company of quicksilver was taken out. With the fall in price the mine was Stock Certificate Never seen by us abandoned. Tho present high prices have caused the organization before. Inc. in Arizona, 1907. No. 232, of the new company and a renewal of work. A new smelter will be issued for 1,000 shares to Clara K. constructed.” Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 107137 Awadarasz on May 8th, 1908. Signed by president A.A. Leonard and secretary Lot# 3268 Santa Rosa, California 1873 FB Thomas. Not cancelled. Black Santa Rosa Coal Mining Company border and print, eagle vignette. Owl Stock Certificate Rare! Inc. May 1873. vignette stamped over green corporate No. 17, issued for 45 shares to Edward seal! Pinholes, folds, chipped bottom left corner, pencil notations. 8.75 Galpen, trustee, on July 21st, 1873 in x 11.25” According the Mines Directory (Vol. 1, 1910), the company San Francisco. Signed by president owned 3 gold & copper claims near Shingle Springs, El Dorado County, HH Haight and secretary R. Galpen. California. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 107279 Not cancelled. Black border and print, salmon colored background. Two allegorical vignettes incl. one with Lot# 3272 Sierra County, California the California state seal in it. “COAL” printed in blue in the background. 1908-1937 “Sierra” California Printed by Francis & Valentine, NY. Folds, light wear. 5.25 x 9.75” Mining Stock Certificates Lot of 7: 6 From the Sonoma Democrat, August 2, 1873: “The Superintendent, different stocks plus one letterhead. who has Just come from the Santa Rosa Coal Mine, reports a very All California mining companies with remarkable circumstance. I have read of such discoveries before, but “Sierra” in their name, likely Sierra have never had one to come within my own personal knowledge. The County locations. Includes: Sierra report is as follows: “In sinking the main working shaft of the Santa Mohawk MC (1908); Sierra Land & Rosa Coal Mine we found embedded thirty feet down in a stratum Mineral Corp. (1920); Sierra Refining of hard sandstone bed-rock, above the coal lead, three toads, two of Co. (1922); Sierra Cons. MC (1929); them quite together, the other about two inches from them. They must Sierra GMC (1924); Shamrock GMC have become embedded there at the time of the rock formation. As the (1933); and 1937 letterhead for Sierra pick opened the rock these toads jumped out, and could not possibly Exploration Corp. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 107134 have come from any other place.” The toads are preserved, and at last accounts were doing well. The pieces of rock immediately surrounding the toads are also preserved, but much broken by the pick.” An 1877 Sacramento Daily Union article notes the company has a coal vein that is 3.5 feet whose quality is “the best yet found in California.” Ken Prag Collection Est. $150-250 HWAC# 104419 180 July 2019 Americana Auction

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3273 Sierra County, California 1906-1937 Lot# 3277 Silver Mountain, California Three Different Sierra County, California Mining 1863 Magnolia Gold & Silver Mining Stocks Lot of 3 different: Gibsonville. La Porte, and Co. Rare! Lists 10 claims, date lined Port Wine. 1) Sierra Nevada Mining Corporation. La Gold Hill. Issued to Gold Hill Banker, Porte. Issued in 1937, not cancelled. Green border H.H. Flagg on certificate #13 for 25 and eagle vignette. Pinholes, folds. 2) Gibsonville shares to H.H. Flagg, & signed by Flagg Mining & Development Company. Issued in 1906, not in 3 places on front & back. Locations cancelled. Black border and three mining vignettes. Monitor & Mogul Districts. Has red Folds, toning. 3) Clipper Ship Mining Company. Port underprint reads Magnolia. Est. $500-1000 HWAC# 106645 Wine. Issued in 1927, not cancelled. Multiple mining vignettes. Folds, toning. Ken Prag Collection Est. Lot# 3278 Silver Mountain, California $80-100 HWAC# 107219 1865 The People’s Gold & Silver Mining Company, Monitor District, Lot# 3274 Sierra County, California 1864 Amador County Number 1587 for two Twenty-One Gold Quartz Mining Company shares to Rosa A. Heammony. Datelined Stock, Sierra County Early # 56 for 50 shares San Francisco June 30, 1865. Signed to C Wheeler. Datelined Sacramento City 1864. by secretary Herb Reau and president Signed by secretary (?) and president FW Clute. J. Patter. Incorporated in December of Incorporated Sept. 7, 1863. 25c Power of Atty 1863. Not cancelled. 25c Power of Atty Revenue Stamp. Crude vignette Revenue Stamp. Union Job Print. Semi-nude allegorical woman of very early steam engine. Location at “Monitor District, Amador Co., with scales and an eagle with a flag. Vertical folds. One tear top left. California.” No printer. Good condition. Shares are $5 Each. “Fully Paid Otherwise excellent condition. $120,00 red underprint. The Twenty- Stock Unassessable” stamp on stock. Est. $400-600 HWAC# 108000 One Union was incorporated to work grounds on Kanaka Creek. FW Clute, JH Carroll and JW Spaulding serve as trustees. [Sacramento Lot# 3279 Silver Mountain Eureka, Daily Union, Volume 25, Number 3888, 7 September 1863]. Kanaka California 1863 Eureka Gold & Silver Creek is a stream and is nearby to Bope Ravine, Holley Ravine and Mining Company Stock No. 45 for Trestle Ravine. Kanaka Creek is also close to Footes Crossing Bridge. It 10 shares to Frank Cooper. Signed by is north of North Bloomfield and south of Plum Valley. Prag Collection JW Clark and FJ Owens(?). Dateline Est. $275-550 HWAC# 79707 San Francisco August 19th, 1863. Incorporated August 3, 1863. California Lot# 3275 Sierra County, California 1868 & 1888 Two seal vignette. No printer. 25c Protest revenue stamp. Location of mine; Sierra County Mining Stock Certificates Lot of two Silver Mountain District, Amador County, Cal. Not cancelled. No pin different, both self-identified. 1) Adella Gold Mining hole, edge, corner or discoloration issues. A claim identified as being Company. Location of Mine: Rock Creek, Sierra Co., in the Silver Mountain Mining District in 1864 [per Calif. Division of Cal. Inc. April 1868. No. 22, issued for 20 shares to H. Mines & Geology listing in “Mines and Mineral Resources of Alpine Schwarze on May 13th, 1868 in SF. Signed by president County” by William B. Clark]. Frank Cooper was one of the original Wm. Trelan and secretary J. Buffington. Not cancelled. Commissioners charged with designating the election precincts in Black border and print. Vignette with California state seal. Folds, newly-formed Alpine Co. (1864 “Alpine County Bill”; see 1864 Aug 11; toning. 4.25 x 9.5” Rock Creek was a major tributary of the Yuba River. see also Board of Supervisors Minutes, Book “A”, page 1; and see text of Channel gravels were mined here. Not in Filer. 2) The Pilgrim Gold “Alpine County Bill” printed in 1864 July 30 MG). [Thank you to Karen Mining Company. No. 424, issued for 100 shares to A. Allen in 1888 Dustman, local historian and author of the book “Silver Mountain in New York. Not cancelled. Black print on yellow paper. 6.25 x 9.75” City” (Clairitage Press) for background information on the mine and Pinholes, folds. Ken Prag Collection Est. $160-250 HWAC# 104417 signatures.] Est. $400-500 HWAC# 106536 Lot# 3276 Silver Mountain, Amador County, Lot# 3280 Silver Mountain, Amador California 1864 Orinelia Consolidated Gold County, California 1864 Granite State & Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate Gold and Silver Mining Company Possibly a Mark Twain/Samuel Clemens related Stock Certificate Granite State Gold document. Very rare. Only two others currently and Silver Mining Company Stock known to us. The Orinelia Consolidated Gold Certificate No. 14 for 5 shares. Silver & Silver Mining Company Incorporated April 23, 1864. Datelined Mountain District in Amador County, San Francisco May 12th, 1864 Silver Mountain District. Amador California. Previously this district County. California. Certificate No. 8. Ten shares. “This certifies that was located in Douglas County Nevada. Incorporated April 23, 1864. A. C. Perkins is entitled to Ten Shares in the Capital Stock of the Datelined San Francisco, May 12th 1864. Issued to A. C. Perkins. Orinelia Consolidated Gold and Silver Mining Company.” Signed by W. Signed by William Smith, Secretary and Stephan Otis, President. Same Belsmith, Secretary and Stephen Otis, President. Printer: Buswell & officers and almost identical certificate to the Orinelia Consolidated Co. 509 Clay Street. Two revenue stamps at left. Crease marks from Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate also in this sale. folding. According to R.M. Smythe & Co. description of one of the only Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) and his brother, Orion were in the Silver other known certificates from this company, which sold in their 10th Mountain area at in late April, 1864. See Reference under Orinelia. Anniversay Strasburg Stock and Bond Auction #159, only 1,875 shares Two revenue stamps at left with handwritten ink over stamps. Printed were authorized, making this an extremely rare stock certificate. The by Buswell & Company, 509 Clay Street. Light creases from folding, Silver Mountain District is about 65 miles south of Virginia City in faint discoloration on right, edge worn and chipped at bottom right. what was Douglas County, Nevada, but later became part of California Very collectible certificate. Rare. Est. $300-500 HWAC# 108040 as a consequence of the California-Nevada Boundary Settlement [Ref: Kelly, J. Wells, First Directory of Nevada Territory 1862; Carlson, Helen, Nevada Place Names 1974] Mark Twain’s Letters, Volume one states that Samuel Clemens visited the Silver Mountain Area in the final week of April, 1864 after receiving a “crazy letter” from his brother, Orion, the subject of which was speculated to be a mine in the Silver Mountain District. That locates Twain in the exact location of the Orinelia Consolidated Mines within weeks of the date this stock was issued. Est. $400-600 HWAC# 108002 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 181

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3281 Silver Mounty, California Lot# 3285 Siskiyou County, California 1863 Cataract Gold and SIlver 1895-1959 Siskiyou County Mining Mining Company Stock Very early Stock Certificates Lot of 6. Includes: number 8. For 10 shares to F Cooper. Siskiyou Placer Mining Company (1895, Signed by J Warren Clark and president vignettes of a topless woman with a GH Parsons. Dateline San Francisco banner and a Native American, not October 1863. Incorporated September 1863. Not cancelled. Small cxl); Siskiyou Mining & Development 5c and 20c revenue stamps. ‘Union’ female vignette. WB Cooke & Co. Association (1902, 3 mining vignettes); printer. Only one small rip at fold bottom. Otherwise no edge, corner, Blue Ridge Midway Gold Mines pin hole or discoloration issues. Extremely nice. Frank Cooper was Company, Ltd. (three issued 1945- one of the original Commissioners charged with designating the 59, two varieties, eagle vignette); and election precincts in newly-formed Alpine Co. We have seen Parsons Fidelity Metals Corp. (1929, eagle vignette). Fair to good condition. name several times as a secretary, but never as a president. J. Warren Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 107250 Clark was also secretary of the El Dorado Gold & Silver, Silver Prize G&S, Mammoth G&S, Tip Top G&S, Napa G&S, George Washington Lot# 3286 Smartsville, Yuba County, G&S, Sierra Nevada G&S, etc. Parson was president of the Mountain California 1878 Nevada Reservoir Oak and stockholder in the Crescent at Silver Mountain. The Cataract Ditch Company, Smartsville, Yuba was a claim identified as being in the Silver Mountain Mining District County # 278 for 13 shares to Charles in 1864 (per Calif. Division of Mines & Geology listing in “Mines and E Jones. Datelined San Francisco 1878. Mineral Resources of Alpine County” by William B. Clark] Thank Signed by secretary Samuel Baker and you to Karen Dustman, local historian and author of the book “Silver TL Barker. Incorporated in 1862 with a Mountain City” (Clairitage Press) for background information on the stock increase in 1867. Location “Smartsville, Yuba Co., Cal.” Crocker’s mine and signatures. Est. $300-500 HWAC# 103594 Print, Sac. No edge, corner, discoloration or pinhole issues. Not Cancelled.Not in Filer. “The Nevada Reservoir Ditch Company takes Lot# 3282 Silver Moutain, California 1,000 inches of water from Wolf creek, and supplies Sucker Flat and c1864 Almira Gold & Silver Mining Mooney Flat. The main ditch is 28 miles long, and in that distance there Company (Stock Cert.) I/U/ No. 226 are not more than 600 feet of flume, the highest 12 feet. The ditch was issued to Almira Young for 10 shares. commenced in 1857, and finished in 1860, at a cost of $116,000. The Has RN stamp. Signed by President G.E. company does not sell any water, but uses it all on Sucker Flat, in its (?) Wolf. Great Mogul District, Silver own claims. There has been no washing at Mooney Flat for two years. “ Mountain California. Has tear in upper [Resources of the Pacific Slope by Browne] Prag Collection Est. $140- right margin of cert. approx. 2” length. 350 HWAC# 79235 Please inspect. Est. $300-400 HWAC# 106634 Lot# 3287 Solano County, California Lot# 3283 Silverado, California 1878 Solano County, CA Mining and Water Blue Light Mining Company Stock # Stocks (2) I/U Jackson Butte MC 1899. 203 for 5 shares to Thomas J Hanagan. Suisun and Fairfield Water 1868 Est. Signed by JD Dunlap (discoverer of $120-200 HWAC# 108188 the mine) and WIlliam T Lambie(?) as president. Dateline Los Angeles Lot# 3288 Sonoma, California 1863 September 25, 1878. Incorporated Sonoma County Coal Mining Stock Sept. 5, 1878. Not cancelled. No vignette. No location, but see below Very Rare. I/U #210 JD Fowler 1 share to provide authenticity. Mirror Print. One slightly rounded corner is 1863. Signed by president Tustin. all that mars this wonderful specimen. Elsie McClelland [“Silverado Toning Est. $400-600 HWAC# 108185 Canyon Sketches--1853-1953,”] credited U.S. Marshal J. D. Dunlap with stumbling upon an old Mexican silver mine here in 1874 while chasing Lot# 3289 Sonoma, California a murderer in the Santa Ana Mountains. McClelland said Dunlap filed 1864 Sonoma Quicksilver Mining a claim to that old Mexican mine. It was at first called the Dunlap Mine, Company of California Stock Cert then renamed the Blue Light Mine. Whatever its origin, the Blue Light Extra, Extra Rare! I/U/ No. 15 for 100 Mine endured. It became the largest silver producer of the boom town shares to Thomas A. White. Signed of Silverado. Mining at the Blue Light continued, off and on, until the by N.A. Shephard, President. Has RN late 1950s, with zinc being the principal mineral taken out during the stamp. This is earliest mercury cert. 1940s. Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-180 HWAC# 86172 for Sonoma County, well known for mercury mines. Printed by Wm.H. Lot# 3284 Siskiyou County, California Arthur 39 Nassau & 56 Liberty Streets, 1872 Eliza Mill & Mining Company New York. Has .5” tear in lower right going into border only, it does not Stock Certificate Location of Works: encroach into stock cert. Est. $600-1500 HWAC# 106636 Siskiyou County, Cal. (printed at top center). Inc. April 5th, 1872. No. 58, issued for 100 shares to EA Richardson on April 23, 1872 in San Francisco. Signed by the president (Arch. Peachy) and the secretary (RA Cochran). Not cancelled. Blue border, red print. Folds, pinholes, creases, toning, soiling. 4.75 x 9.75” No additional information located. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 104412 182 July 2019 Americana Auction

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3290 Sonoma, California 1907-1926 Three Lot# 3294 Tuolumne County, Different Sonoma Mining Stock Certificates Lot California 1926-1930 Mark Twain of 3 different. 1) Sonoma Consolidated Quicksilver Mining Company Stock Certificate & Company. Issued in 1907. Not cancelled. Black Ephemera Location of mine: Jackass border and print, green background and seal, eagle Hill, Tuttletown, Tuolumne County, vignette. Deep folds, creases, stoning and soiling. California (printed on letterhead). 2) Sonoma Magnesite Company. Trust Certificate Stock certificate plus two typed letters issued in 1914. Not cancelled. Black border and from the company to stockholders. print, green background. Folds, creases. 3) Sonoma Letterhead and stock have a photo Mineral Company. Low cert. #4, issued in 1926. Not vignette of Mark Twain’s cabin. Stock cancelled. Heavy folds with separation, pieces torn off. is No. 170, issued for 250 shares to the Springs on Feb. 26th, 1926. Black border and print, green background and seal, Signed by vice president Charles Ross and secretary HJ Peirsol. Not allegorical vignette. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100- cancelled. Maroon border and seal, black print, photo vignette. Heavy 120 HWAC# 107283 folds, spindle hole, and toning. Pen writing in upper left. 9 x 11.25” According to the 1926 typed letter, the properties included the Chilano Lot# 3291 Sonora & Mariposa, Mine and Wilson & Means. Drifting had been done on the 450 ft. level California 1900-1931 Mariposa & of the Chilano. Also a 1930 letter to the stockholders talks about the Sonora Area Mining Stock Certificates company ceasing operations in 1927, but lessees working the claim. Lot of 6 different. Included: Sugar Pine Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-200 HWAC# 107145 Mining & Development Co. (Sonora, 1931, 3 mining vignettes); Sugarman Lot# 3295 Tuolumne County, California Mines, Inc. (Sonora, 1930, very poor 1904-1926 Tuolumne County, condition); Santa Ysabel Mining & California Mining Stock Collection Milling Co. (Jamestown, two different, Lot of 9, mostly different. Included: issued 1900 and 1904); Coarse Gold United Mines Corp. (1912, mining Gulch MC (unissued); and Mariposa MC vignette); Karnac Mining & Milling Co. (1907, eagle vignette). Most are in good (unissued); Goldwin MC (1904, mining condition. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 107276 vignette); Clio Vindicator Mines, Inc. (two issued in 1923 and 1925, photo Lot# 3292 Trinity County, California vignette of mine); Reorganized Silver King Divide MC (1926, mining 1899-1936 Trinity County Mining vignettes); Old Tuolumne Mining & Development Co. (1906, eagle Stock Certificate Collection Lot of vignette); Black Oak South Extension MC (1913, Soulsbyville); and 18, mostly different. Mostly for Trinity Kanaka MC (1926, mining vignette). Fair to good condition. Please River gold. This area was the Northern inspect. Ken Prag Collection Est. $160-200 HWAC# 107222 Gold Region in the 1850s, and the site of very rich placers. Included: Trinity Lot# 3296 Tuolumne County, California 1870 & 1872 Gold Mining & Reduction Co. (1909 Tuolumne Gold Mining Co., Ltd. Stock Certificate and 1911, multiple mining vignettes); & Bond Lot of two different for this British funded Trinity Dredging Co. (stock number Tuolumne County mining company. 1) Stock No. 165, 1, 1909, dredge vignette, plus 1912 issued for ten shares in 1870. Signed by two directors and unissued); Trinity GMC (1900, 3 mining vignettes); Three Peaks and the secretary. Not cancelled. Black print on very Gold Co. (1902, mining vignette); United Trinity Mines (1927); Trinity thin paper, fancy scrollwork fonts. 8.25 x 9” Creases. Dredging & Hydraulic GMC (1899, eagle vignette); Trinity Goldbar 2) Bond No. 8, issued in 1872 for ten pounds. Signed MC (1927 and 1932, mining vignettes); Trinity River Mining Corp. by two directors and the secretary. Black print on thin (#5, 1936); Trinity River MC (1909, mining vignettes); Silver Queen paper. Folds, some foxing. 11.75 x 7.75” The company MC (1906, mining vignette); Pacific Holding & Mining Co., Ltd. (1929, owned two mines: the Martin and the Grizzly, eleven eagle vignette); Trinity Copper Corp. (1921 and 1925); and Trinity miles from Sonora. Assays are reported at $20 per ton. Copper Company (1907). Fair to good condition. Please inspect. Ken [Ref: Investors Chronicle and Money Market Review, Prag Collection Est. $240-400 HWAC# 107254 Volume 22, 1871, pg. 607] Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 104405 Lot# 3293 Tulare County, Mineral King District, California 1881 Crystal Consolidated Mining Company Stock # 80 for 10,000 shares to Peter Malloch. Signed by A Beattie and LA Johnson president. Dateline Visalia 1881. Incorporated December 13, 1879. Location: Mineral King Mining District, Tulare, County, Cal. Not cancelled. Visalia Delta Print. Staining. Ken Prag Collection Est. $85- 150 HWAC# 87906 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 183

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3297 Virginia, Placer County, Lot# 3300 Yosemite, California 1880 California 1863 Fifty-One Union North Hite & Yosemite Gold Mining Mining Company Stock, Virginia, Co. Stock Certificate Inc. in New York. Placer County # 121 for 25 shares to No. 715, issued for 100 shares to George George D Aldrick. datelined Virginia, Willis on Sept. 20th, 1880 in New California 1863. Signed by secretary York. Signed by president Edward H William H Hunt and president Geo. Spooner and secretary Lindley Teaman. Glass. Incorporated March 13, 1863. Not cancelled. Orange border and Printer HS Crocker. 25c US Certificate Revenue Stamp. Uncancelled. background, black print and two vignettes of placer and underground No edge, corner, discoloration or pin hole issues. Vignette, showing a mining. Lith. of Snyder & Black, NY. Folds, a few small stains. 7 x 11” miner with a pick axe, in front of a mine entrance. And another of a John R. Hite discovered gold at this location in 1862, and the ore was woman at left. A red brown 25 cent “Protest” Internal Revenue stamp initially processed with arastras until a mill was constructed in 1866. is affixed. Printed by H.S. Crocker & Co., Sacramento. Virginia (or A twenty stamp mill was in place by 1874, and by 1888 a 40-stamp Virginia town) was founded in June 1851. The want of water during mill was operating. Total production from the property was estimated the dry season retarded the work of miners for two or three years at $3 million. From the Engineering and Mining Journal, Vol. XXX, #1 subsequent, which was finally remedied by the introduction of water (July 3, 1880), p. 114: “The agent of this company telegraphed on the by the same canal which conveyed water into the Gold Hill district. 4th inst. as follows, “Surveyor commenced making his surveys on the In 1853, a company of miners built a railroad track from Virginia Hill 2nd. We shall have extracted by the 7th of September about 1200 tons to the Auburn ‘ravine, for the transportation of ore. This road was of ore, which will mill $20 per ton.” Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-200 certainly the pioneer railroad of Placer, if not the first laid down in HWAC# 107103 the State for any purpose. The work was finally abandoned by the company, and its labor was redirected towards the introduction of Lot# 3301 Yosemite, California 1881 water, through canals, direct to the tops of the various hills lying in and South Hite Gold Mining Company composing the Virginia district. [Ref: Bancroft] Prag Collection Est. Stock Certificate Location of Works: $200-425 HWAC# 79704 Hites Cove, California, which is in Mariposa County near Yosemite. Inc. Lot# 3298 Virginia, Placer County, in California, January 6th, 1881. No. California 1863 Rock=Creek Mining 1133, issued for 100 shares to Clinton Company, Virginia, Placer County O. Field on August 8th, 1881. Signed by Number 54 for 100 shares to DZ Moore. S.D. Osborne as vice-president and J.F. Datelined a rare Virginia, Cal. in 1863. Lowle as asst. secretary. Not cancelled. Black border and underground Signed by president Josiah Howell mining vignette. Engraved by Maverick & Wissinger, NY. Folds and and secretary Everts(?). Incorporated some soiling upper right. 6.25” x 10” From the 1881 Report of the March 16, 1863. Printed by HS Crocker Director of the Mint: “Improvements are reported in the Hite Mine. The of Sacramento. “400 feet, 4,000 shares, $100 per share.” 25c certificate South Hite Mining Company are making developments on their 500- US Revenue Stamp. Virginia is not to be confused with Virginia City, foot level which shows a continuous chute of ore from the croppings Nevada. Prag Collection Est. $200-425 HWAC# 79703 down to that point. They are now sinking the Gergin Shaft and are running several levels and cross-cuts” (pg.37). Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 107313 Lot# 3299 Volcano, Amador County, California 1857 Open Cut Lot# 3302 California Anglo Fluming Company Stock Certificate Ultra-rare Volcano stock! No. Californian Gold Mining Stocks 58, issued for one share. Dateline Volcano, October 30th, 1857. Signed (5) 5 i/u stocks 1853. According to by president S. Hale and secretary H.R. Elwell. Not cancelled. Brown Filer (Holabird), this was the largest print on blue paper. 4 x 7.25” A few small tears, toning. A May 16th, foreign issue of a California Gold Rush 1859 Sacramento Daily Union article reports that: “The Open Cut venture that we know of. The company Fluming Company completed, on Friday, the excavation of the canon literally sold thousands of shares. The into the Volcano Flat, and turned the water into it Saturday morning. company began as the Anglo California The miners are already opening their claims near the head of the cut.” Gold Mining & Dredging Co. in 1849., No other references found. Not in Filer or other Holabird indexes. owned by Luke Williams. It was the last Volcano, located in Amador County, is named for its setting in a bowl- of Williams “gold bubble company promotions.” Williams sent Henry shaped valley which early miners thought was caused by a volcano. Vere Huntley to Calaveras River in 1849. Ken Prag Collection Est. The area was worked by men who mined Soldiers Gulch in 1849. $150-300 HWAC# 105589 In 1851 a post office was established and by April 1852 there were 300 houses. Hydraulic mining operations, begun in 1855, brought Lot# 3303 California 1855 California thousands of fortune seekers. Ken Prag Collection Est. $1000-2000 Coal MC I/U #161 Francis Le Roy 1 share 1855. This is possibly the earliest HWAC# 107031 known coal mining certificate out of California. Several folds, some foxing. Rare! Est. $1000-2000 HWAC# 106607 Lot# 3304 California c1912 California Mining Stock (4) Superior Channel Mining Co., Chico, Butte County, California I/U No. 5 for 1000 shares to John S. Folin, signed by president O.G. Martin; The Yuba Construction Company, I/C No. 81 for 10 shares to N. Cleaveland, signed by President C. Hammond(?); The California Copper Company I/U No. 798 for 100 shares to John Turnbull, signed by President F.L. Underwood. RN stamped; The Pacific Guano Company Unissued. No. 198. Est. $100-120 HWAC# 106658 184 July 2019 Americana Auction

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3305 California California Mining Lot# 3310 California 1912 Maire Stocks (3) 3 California mining certificates: 1) Placer Mining Company Stocks 1) Gold Valley Main Tunnel & Mining Co @ $20 |Golden Sands Placer. # A110 for 195 each issued to and signed by James Lafferty, shares in 1904. Signed by president pres. Located in Plumas Co., CA in Poverty Hill Wilson. Green and black on white. Mining District. Inc June 18, 1867. Vignette of Very nice looking. 2) Excelsior Blue dog by box. Printed: Marysville Appeal print. Gravel NUMBER 5 for 2500 shares in 2) 100 shares @ $10 each for Monte Cristo 1902. Signed by vice president Charles Mining Company cert. # 86 issued to John W. Thomas. 3) # 63 for 1 share to WB Johnson. Inc. June 16, 1875. Principal place of Boardman. Signed by Edgar Curtis business, Stockton, CA, located in Sierra County, and president Harry Weston. Not cancelled. Broun Green Company CA. Printed: D. H. Berdine, Steam Job Printer, printer. Rips at fold edges. some light discoloration.Incorporated 224 & 226 Main St. Stockton, CA. 3) 500 shares in Massachusetts. Although we could not find a location, it is most @ 25 cents per share cert. # 3134 for Gruss Mining Co. issued to O.A. probably California. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 104014 Newcomer on Apr 21, 1921. Inc. CA, July 6, 1917. Orange border with raised company seal. Vignette of eagle with spread wings. Workings Lot# 3311 California Motherlode, include underground opening(s) totaling 288.04 meters in length and CA Mining Stocks (4) I/C Republic an overall depth of 121.92 meters including a 400 foot deep vertical Mill and MC 1905, Scaden Flat Gold shaft with 3 levels at 70, 200 and 400 feet. Mine produced Copper in its MC 1878. I/U Sykes Placer MC 1880. early days and then gold during the 1890’s. Production was $460,000 Unissued Pride of the West Silver MC in 1918, mostly in gold. Printed: A. Carlisle & Co. SF. Est. $120-160 1860’s Est. $100-200 HWAC# 108116 HWAC# 100422 Lot# 3312 California Shasta / Butte Counties, Lot# 3306 California California CA mining stock 2 mining stock certificates for Mother Lode Mining Stocks (7) South Shasta / Butte Counties, CA. 1) 100 shares of CA Hite Gold Mining 1882, Diamondville Dredging and Mining Co. @ $100 each issued to Blue Gravel Mining 1870’s, Sierra A.E. Buckingham, Trustee on May 21, 1879 cert. Nevada Con Mining 1886, Original #335. Assigned. Inc. April 27. 1877. Raised Hidden Treasure Mining 1880’s, company seal, gold printing, gold background. Auburn and Rock Creek Gold Mining Probably operating in Nevada Co., or other placer 1880, Calaveras Water and Mining areas of the Mother Lode region. 2) 300 shares 1882, Van Mining 1890’s Ken Prag @ $1 each of Shasta May Blossom Cooper Co. Collection Est. $120-250 HWAC# 105505 Consolidated cert. # 389 issued to Robert M. Doumott, issued Dec 15, 1904. Inc. Under laws Lot# 3307 California 1910-1928 of AZ May 26, 1903. Green border and company California Oil Stock Certificates incl. seal. 3 Vignette of Mt. Shasta w/ snow capped peak, miners pushing a No. 1 Issued Lot of 4 different oil rail car into mine entry and miners loading railroad car. Mine office: stock certificates plus one letterhead. Winthrop, Shasta Co., CA Est. $120-180 HWAC# 100415 Included: San Joaquin Petroleum Company (Stock Number One, 1921, Lot# 3313 California 1860’s Sierra oil vignettes); San Francisco & Nevada Gold, Silver, Copper Mining & McKittrick Liquidation Corporation Pacific Coast Dual signed but possibly (1928 pictorial stock plus letterhead); Britton & Co., San Francisco 1860’s. Maricopa, Ventura & Los Angeles Pipe-Line Co. (1916): and Kern West Sierra Nevada Gold, Silver & Copper Side Oil Company (1910, Native American vignette). Fair to good Exploring Company. Possibly Silver condition. Please inspect. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# Mountain? “Dividends paid in gold 104437 coins” This is possibly the only one known. Signed by President James B. Bidlack. Has some tearing in left Lot# 3308 California Gold Rush Stocks (2) upper corner approx. .75” & fold creases, please inspect. Est. $800- i/u Ave Maria Gold Quartz mine undated, i/u 1000 HWAC# 106647 Anglo Californian Gold Mining 1853 Ken Prag Collection Est. $150-300 HWAC# 105590 Lot# 3314 California Thomas Lunt Hale CDV and Travel Brochure CDV by Carl Meinerth of Thomas Lunt Hale who is not listed in Bancroft. Also, The Log of a Forty-Niner by Hale about his 1840’s and 1850’s journeys with photo and BJ Brimmer catalog for The Log., 1923. Est. $200-350 HWAC# 89301 Lot# 3309 California 1851 Le Nouveau Monde Stocks 5 Le Nouveau Monde, 1851 Ken Prag Collection Est. $300-500 HWAC# 105483 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 185

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3315 California 1874-1899 Three Lot# 3320 Aspen, Colorado 1896 Different California Mining Stock Certificates Aspen Contact Mining Company Lot of 3 different. 1) North-western Gold Stock Certificate Inc. in West Virignia. and Silver Mining Company. Issued in 1890 No. 1085, issued for 100 shares to in San Francisco. Not cancelled. Blue print. Folds, creases, toning. Not located. 2) Oakland Harriet M. Rose on March 16th, 1896. Consolidated Gold Mining Company. Issued in 1899 in Oakland. Not cancelled. Black border Signed by vice president DM Hyman and print. Four 10 cent stamp attached. Folds, toning. Owned the Texas Mine in the Blue and secretary Percy Hagerman. Not Canon District, 4 miles south of Emigrant Gap. 3) Redman Mining Company. Issued in 1874 in cancelled. Maroon border, black print, San Francisco. Not cancelled. Black border and print, mining vignette. Heavy toning and folds. Not located. Ken Prag and underground mining vignette. ABN. Collection Est. $150-250 HWAC# 107035 Folds, some soiling. Seal is almost punched out. 7.5 x 10.75” According to Aspen Weekly Times, January 7, 1893: “The Aspen Contact Mining company s property is located on the south side of Woody Creek, about seven miles northeast of Aspen. The development has proved that pay ore is not confined to that portion of the vein at Aspen.” Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 107191 Lot# 3316 California 3 CA Mining Stock certs. 3 Lot# 3321 Aspen, Colorado 1894 California mining stock certificates 1) 100 shares Aspen Deep Mining Company Stock @ $1 each of Golden Gate Mining Co of CA. cert. # Certificate Inc. in Colorado. No. 733, 2621 issued to Mr. W. Six on Mar 20, 1903. Mines issued for 5,000 shares to Amos located in Mud Springs Mining District, El Dorado Bomquin on December 11th, 1894 Co, CA.Inc. under laws of Territory of AZ. Grey in Aspen. Signed by president HO border, gold company seal. 7 vignettes of miners Corvenhoven and secretary Thos. Little working. Printed: GOES, Louis C. Hesse, PR 316- Jr. Not cancelled. Black border and 318 Market St. 2) 100 shares @ $2 each issued to E. print, circular vignette incorporating R. Grant, Trustee, Grenoble Mining Co cert # 416 on the Colorado state seal plus mining and Jun 8, 1887. Signed by A. H. Koefoed, VP. Inc. May, Nature scenes. Printed by JM & EH Armstrong, Denver. Staple holes, 1887 under the laws of CA, registered Jun 10, 1887. many folds, other light wear. 8 x 11.25” Not in C&L. Many mentions of Printed: Railway & Bankers Eng & Lith Co. NY. 3) this company in newspapers on CHNC, including 1889 mentions that 1,000 shares @ 10 cents each for Newtown Mining Co. issued to L. M. they are working on the Homestake lode near the Enterprise Tunnel. Carman on Mar. 5, 1914 in Nevada City, CA. Assigned. Orange border Involved in litigation in the mid-1890s. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100- and company seal. Inc CA, Sept 29, 1920. Vignette of working miners. 150 HWAC# 107187 Signed R. O. Sharrett, secy and Lester M. Duff. pres. Est. $100-120 HWAC# 100414 Lot# 3322 Aspen, Colorado 1890 Aspen United Mining & Milling Co. Lot# 3317 Brome, Quebec, Canada Stock Certificate Inc. in Colorado. 1864 Bedford Copper Company No. 509, issued for 500 shares to AB Stock Early Canadian copper mining Sullivan on Feb. 13th, 1890 in Denver. company stock. # 335 for 500 shares Signed by president ON Hilton and to Peter V Parker trustee. Signed secretary Chas. Dudley. Not cancelled. by secretary Bolles and president Black border and print, fancy logo with George A Freeman. Issued April 1, mining vignette. Printed by Denver 1864. Incorporated June 30, 1864. Lith. Co. Folds with some separation, John W. Amerman printer, New York! toning. 8.75 x 11” Dudley arrived in Denver in 1882 and organized the 25c United States Certificate revenue stamp. (Interesting since this public library in 1885. He would also become a member of the Board is a Canadian operation?) Small spot upper left. One fold. Over all in of Regents for the University of Colorado and the secretary of the excellent condition. Est. $200-500 HWAC# 104002 Colorado Historical Society. According to the Aspen Weekly Chronicle, November 11, 1889, the company operated on the Sunset Lode in the Lot# 3318 Aspen, Colorado 1892 Maroon District of Pitkin County. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-150 Agnes C. Mining Company Stock HWAC# 107190 Certificate Inc. 1891. Offices at Manitou and Aspen. No. 223, issued for Lot# 3323 Aspen, Colorado 1895 500 shares to RG Kimball on February Bushwhacker Mining Company 26th, 1892 in Manitou. Signed by vice Stock Certificate Inc. in Colorado. No. president Jno. Hulburt and secretary 1413, issued for 1,000 shares to Marnie GP Townsend. Not cancelled. Red and Young on Feb. 18th, 1895 in Aspen. blue border and print. No printer listed. Signed by vice president HR Woodward 6.25 x 9” Folds, nice condition. According to Aspen Evening Chronicle, and secretary JJ Ryan. Stamp cancelled. September 9, 1891, the company was formed by the owners of the Green border and background, North Star and Agnes C. lodes. The company property was located black print, and beautiful vignette of near Hunter Creek (which is at Aspen). Ken Prag Collection Est. $100- prospector leading train of animals in the mountains. Printed by ABN. 150 HWAC# 107155 7 x 10.75” Folds, toning around edges. Stamps on reverse. According to the Aspen Evening Chronicle, November 8, 1889, the Bushwhacker Lot# 3319 Aspen, Colorado 1902 Claim was on Smuggler Mountain, Roaring Fork Mining District, Argentum Juniata Stock Cert I/U/ No. Pitkin County. Not in C&L. In the CO 1898 Mining directory, total gross 11032 for 5000 shares to A. Bramah. tonnage is reported as 30,939. They own the Alpine and Bushwhacker Signed by T.(?) Hayes, President. The claims with 3,000 ft. of shafts and tunnel (The Mine, Quarry and location of this mine was in Aspen, Metallurgical Record of the United States, 1897). Ken Prag Collection Colorado. Nice little underground Est. $100-150 HWAC# 107173 vignette of miners at work. Est. $120- 160 HWAC# 106641 186 July 2019 Americana Auction

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3324 Aspen, Colorado 1894 Lot# 3328 Black Hawk, Colorado 1874 Carmer Mining Company Stock Collom Black Hawk Dressing Works Certificate Inc. in Colorado. No. 51, Co. Stock Certificate Inc. in 1873. No. issued for 10,000 shares to WF Nine 33, issued for ten shares to Fred. R. on June 16th, 1894 in Aspen. Signed Wilkinson on May 14th, 1874 in Trenton, by president Nelson and secretary New Jersey. Signed by president Edgar Stallord. Not cancelled. Brown William Hancock and secretary PW border and black print, fancy logo with Coger. Not cancelled. Ornate border vignette of miners inspecting a piece and small mining vignette. Black print of ore. Folds, toning, light wear. 6.5 x 10.25” Not in C&L or the 1898 on pink paper. Heavy folds and creases, CO Mining Directory or CHNC. No additional information located. Ken toning. 8.25 x 10.5” Listed by Corbett: Bradford H. Lock of Central City Prag Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 107172 is the manager, with works on North Clear Creek within the limits of Black Hawk. [Corbett, 1879, pg. 242] According to The Gold Mines Lot# 3325 Aspen, Colorado 1893 St. of Gilpin County, Colorado (Samuel Cushman, J. P. Waterman, 1876), Joe & Mineral Farm Cons. Mining John Collom was a successful inventor of dressing machines who first Company Stock Certificate Inc. in worked in mines at Lake Superior before introducing technology into Colorado. No. 1381, issued for 100 the Keith/Mammoth Mill at North Clear Creek. In 1876, he was looking shares to James R. O’Hare on Feb. 6th, to also build a smelter at Golden [pg.108]. Ken Prag Collection Est. 1893 in Aspen. Signed by B. Clark $100-300 HWAC# 104474 Wheeler as president and secretary EW Young. Not cancelled. Green border, Lot# 3329 Black Hawk, Gilpin County, black print and small mining vignette. Colorado 1867 Reliance Gold and Silver Heavy folds with tape repaired Mining Stock I/U #68 William Williams 125 separations, pinholes, toning. Please inspect. 8.5 x 11.5” The Wheeler shares 1867. Signed by President Tucker. signature is significant because Wheeler founded and named the Stamp was repaired, see rear photo. Est. town of Aspen. Wheeler arrived in “Ute City” in 1880 and purchased $100-200 HWAC# 72052 several mining claims. He surveyed a new town site and formed a town company. He owned several businesses in Aspen and promoted it heavily. This company was reorganized as the Mineral Farm Cons. Mining Company. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 107146 Lot# 3326 Aspen, Colorado 1895 Two Different Lot# 3330 Boston, Colorado 1880 Aspen Mining Stock Certificates Lot of 2 First We’ve Seen Tying Colorado different; one issued and one unissued. 1) Aspen Mining Exchange to Boston This is a Favorite Mining & Milling Company of Colorado. very unique and historically interesting No. 453, issued for 2,000 shares to WB Boardman piece. It is well known that Boston on March 1st, 1895 in Aspen. Signed by president was actively engaged in the Colorado Miller and secretary Stallord. Not cancelled. mining scene c1880. The cover is dated Brown border and print, mining vignette, and August 4, 1880. The corner advertising fancy logo. Heavy folds, some toning/soiling. 6.5 x is for the Colorado Mining Exchange, 10.5” Not listed in the 1898 CO Mining Directory. AJ Ware & Co., 292 Washington Street, According to Aspen Evening Chronicle, October 3, 1890: “The Aspen Boston. The letter is from D. McMartin. It is to George B Holland of Favorite is located up Maroon creek, about 12 miles from Aspen and Walpole, New Hampshire. It addresses an opportunity to sell Colorado two miles south of the Monte Cristo. It is on the opposite, or west side of stock at a nominal fee of 10%. The first stock mention is the Silver the gulch to the Monte Cristo, and is overtowered by tho lofty Pyramid Lake Mining Company. Silver Lake was close to Silverton and the birth peak. It is in rugged country, and the mountain slope has a pitch of 35 place of Colorado mining. The letterhead is of the Colorado Mining degrees. This is a very favorable condition for tunneling and it is in this Exchange and lists AJ Ware of Leadville, OC French of Denver and EH way that the Company is developing its property.” 2) Unissued stock Goff, D McMartin and EH Hastings as members! Cover and Letter have for the Caverhill Consolidated Mining & Milling Company of Colorado. ink that has expanded over the years. Still the letter is quite easy to 1890s Aspen dateline. Listed in the 1898 CO Mining Director with JT read. RARE! Est. $500-1500 HWAC# 104000 Stuart as superintendent. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 107192 Lot# 3331 Boulder / Clear Creek County, Colorado 1883 Silver Plume Lot# 3327 Aspen, Pitkin County, Mining Company Stock Certificate Colorado 1881 Wheeler Consolidated ”Boulder Co., Colorado” (printed Mining Company Stock Certificate under vignette). Inc. in New Jersey. Inc. in Colorado. No. 48, issued for 200 No. 694, issued for 500 shares to M.M. shares to Kimberly on Fed. 24th, 1881 Swaab on Feb. 9th, 1883 in Camden. in Denver. Signed by B. Clark Wheeler Signed by the president and treasurer as president and E. Butler as secretary. (illegible). Not cancelled. Black border Not cancelled. Very attractive and small certificate. Reb, black, and and print, vignette of miners working on the surface. Pinholes, heavy gold border, red title, and black print. No vignette, but golden state folds and creases, toning and soiling. 7 x 9.5” According to an article seal underprint. Printed by Hildreth Printing House, Denver. 3.25 x in the Silver Standard, Nov. 30th, 1889, this company was one of 7.25” Excellent condition. B. Clark Wheeler was a founding pioneer many bought in Clear Creek County by the Pay-Rock Milling & Mining of Aspen and gave it its name. Wheeler arrived in “Ute City” in 1880 Company. Possibly the same claim described in C&L as being located and purchased several mining claims. He surveyed a new town site on Republican Mountain in the Griffith Mining District. No Boulder and formed a town company. He owned several businesses in Aspen County “Silver Plume” mines listed by C&L. Ken Prag Collection Est. and promoted it heavily. This mining company owned the Ruby Lode $100-150 HWAC# 104316 situated on Aspen Mountain, Roaring Forks District, .75 miles from Aspen. Located in 1879. Assayed at 100 ounces of silver per ton. Developed by two tunnels. [Corregan & Lingane, 1883, pg. 586] Ken Prag Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 104301 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 187

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3332 Boulder County, Colorado Lot# 3336 Breckenridge, Summit 1881 Shumway Mining Company County, Colorado 1882 Warrior’s Stock Certificate Boulder Co., Colorado Mark Mining Company Stock printed on the certificate. Inc. in Certificate Inc. in Colorado. “Mines Colorado. No. 42, issued for 50 shares to near & Principal Office at Breckenridge, H.C. Wilson on Feb. 17th, 1881 in Denver. Colorado” (printed under vignette). Signed by president James Roads and Dateline Breckenridge, Col. Feb. 17th. secretary P.P. Gormer. Not cancelled. 1882. No. 217, issued for 50 shares to Black border and print, green facsimile DH Rutledge. Signed by president George Puterbaugh and secretary underprint, mining vignette. Heavy folds, some soiling. 6.5 x 10.25” B. Newcomb. Not cancelled. Black border and print, vignette of Native Not listed in C&L or Fossett. Not found on CHNC or newspapers.com Americans looking down at locomotive. Printed by Western Bank Note Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 104318 & Engraving Co., Chicago. 5 x 9.5” Pinholes, folds, a few ink stains. Owned 9 claims: Warrior’s Mark, Etna, Queer Name, Queer Name No. Lot# 3333 Boulder County, Colorado 2, and Cassandra Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, on the west side of Indian Gulch, 1881 Sultana Mining Company one half mile from Dyerville and seven miles from Breckenridge. Stock Certificate Sugar Loaf District, Located in 1880. Much development described. [See: Corregan & Boulder County, Colorado (printed Lingane, 1883, pg. 878] Ken Prag Collection Est. $150-250 HWAC# under vignette). No. 188, issued for 100 104307 shares to A.E. Irwin on Nov. 14th, 1881. Signed by president Charles Baker and Lot# 3337 Canon City, Colorado secretary HH Spencer Jr. Not cancelled. 1903 Copper King Free Gold Mining Ornate black border and print, two Company Stock Certificate Inc. in different mining vignettes. Printed by Geo. V. Magee, Philadelphia. Colorado. No. 773, issued for 10,000 Folds, bent corner, clean. 8 x 11.5” Not listed in C&L or Fossett. The shares to Robert Powell on Jan. 2nd, Gold Hill-Sugar Loaf District was the largest gold producer for Boulder 1903 in Colorado Springs. Signed by County, and included the mining camps of Gold Hill, Sugar Loaf, vice-president CB Phay and secretary Salina, Sunshine, and Rowena. Gold was discovered in Jan. 1859. [Ref: EF Dawson. Not cancelled. Gold border Geological Survey Professional Paper 610, 1968] Ken Prag Collection and seal, dark blue print, gold title, and Est. $160-250 HWAC# 104324 vignette of golden sun rising above a mountain. Canon City printed on seal. Printed by Pueblo Litho & Lot# 3334 Boulder County, Colorado 1894-99 Printing Co. Folds with minor separation, small stains. 8.75 x 11” Three Different Boulder County Mining Stock According to Report of the Director of the Mint, 1903, the company Certificates Lot of 3 different. 1) Ballarat-Smuggler operated at Dawson, a mining camp located a few miles from Canon Mining & Milling Co. Inc. in Colorado. No. 43, issued City. During the early part of that year, they completed a concentrating for 60 0shares to Bertha Tallman on Dec. 2nd, 1899 mill and processed 500 tons of ore (pg. 120-121). The town of Dawson in Denver. Signed by president Marshall Baker and City sprung up in 1898. Ken Prag Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# secretary JC Working. Not cancelled. Black border and 104220 print, green seal, allegorical vignette, stamps. Folds, toning. 8 x 10” 2) The Adele Gold Mining Co. Located Lot# 3338 Chaffee County, Colorado near the Gray Eagle Mine in the Left Hand District of 1881 Grizzly Gulch & Monarch Boulder County, according to Engineering and Mining Mining Co. Stock Certificate Location Journal, Volume 57. Inc. in Colorado. No. 194, issued printed on certificate: Chaffee County, for 2,000 shares to FJ Baker on Oct. 23rd, 1894. Signed Colorado. No. 37, issued for 200 by president C Mead and secretary Foster. Not cancelled. Gold border shares to Theo. Langley on June 3rd, and seal, mining vignette. Folds, toning, some separation. 8 x10” 3) 1881 at Alpine, Colorado. Signed by The Active Gold Mining & Leasing Co. No. 374, issued for 5,000 shares the president, Newell Gleason, and to Emilie Campion on June 11th, 1898 in Denver. Punch cancelled. secretary, W.B. Bidwell. Not cancelled. Gold border and seal, mining vignette. Pinholes, folds, toning, some Vignette of mountain scene. Printed by Nevers & Bowen, Chicago. 7.75 separation. 8.25 x 10.25” Owned the B&M Mine at Ward (1898 CO x 10.75” Folds. Grizzly Gulch was 4 miles from Alpine. This company Mining Directory). Ken Prag Collection Est. $150-250 HWAC# 107162 owned the Marquis of Lorne and its extension plus several other claims situated on the divide between Grizzly Gulch and gulch formed Lot# 3335 Boulder County, Colorado 1896- by the Arkansas, Chalk Creek Mining District. Assays are 1-2 ounces 98 Two Different Boulder County Mining of gold and 50-100 ounces of silver per ton. Developed by two shafts Stock Certificates Lot of 2 different. 1) (60 and 90 ft.). [Corregan & Lingane, 1883, pg. 94] Ken Prag Collection American Ajax Gold Mining Company. Owned Est. $100-200 HWAC# 104461 the American Mine at Sunshine, Boulder County. John Gunn is supt. and they have a Lot# 3339 Chaffee County, Colorado 600 ft. shaft (1898 CO Mining Directory, pg. 1882 Victor Mining & Milling Co. 117). Inc. in Colorado. No. 33, issued for 233 Stock Certificate Inc. in Colorado. No. shares to the company secretary Renam on 45, issued for 1,000 shares to HH Dean Jan. 13th, 1896. Also signed by president on Jan. 27th, 1882 in Leadville. Signed TC Hipple. Not cancelled. Green border and by president JF Tabor and secretary background, black print, and fancy logo. John McGowan. Not cancelled. Folds, toning. 4.5 x 9” 2) Amalgam Mining & Attractive design with green border Milling Company. Boulder, Col. printed on gold seal. Inc. in Colorado. and background, black print, gray seal, No. 235, issued for 400 shares to Goodkind on July 27th, 1898. Signed gold RN facsimile underprint, and two by the vice president and secretary. Pen cancelled. Black border and circular mining vignettes. Printed by Emprie Lith & Eng. Co., NY. Folds print, eagle vignette. Folds, light wear. 8 x 9.75” Ken Prag Collection with toning. 8 x 10.75” Office in Leadville. Owned 8 claims, 40 acres, Est. $100-200 HWAC# 107161 situated at Cottonwood in the Cottonwood Mining District, Chafee County, 12 miles from Buena Vista. Developments included 8 shafts 20-90 deep. [Corregan & Lingane, 1883, pg. 113] Ken Prag Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 104325 188 July 2019 Americana Auction

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3340 Chaffee County, Colorado Lot# 3343 Clear Creek & Gilpin 1887 Victor Mining & Milling Counties, Colorado 1926-28 Gold Dirt Company Stock Certificate No. 67, Mining Company Stock Certificates issued for 100 shares to (illegible) on Lot of 3, two different forms. 1) Two March 5th, 1887 in Louisville, Kentucky. are issued in 1926 and have a great Signed by president Chas. Harmony vignette of a golden clump of dirt! Both and secretary Chas. Goldswish. Not signed by president HL Shattuck and cancelled. Black border and print, gold secretary EV Shattuck. Not cancelled. seal, torch vignette. Printed by Falls 8.5 x 10.5” Folds. 2) Different stock city Lith. Co. 6 x 9” Heavy folds, some soiling. According to C&L, the for the company with three mining vignettes, issued in 1928. Same company owned 8 claims, covering 40 ares, situated at Cottonwood, corp. officers. Not cancelled. Folds, toning. 5.75 x 9.5” According to Cottonwood Mining District, 12 miles from Buena Vista. Developments The Mining American, Volume 49 (1904), the company was working at included eight shafts to 20-90 feet in depth. [C&L, 1883, pg. 112-113] Perigo in Gilpin County. The Perigo was an old property that included Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 107184 the Virginia, Comstock, Ophir, Crown Point and Savage claims--clearly named after their Nevada counterparts. At that time, work was being Lot# 3341 Clear Creek, done on the 600 ft. level. According to the Mining Reporter, Volume 51 (1905), the company had completed the foundation for a 200 ton Colorado 1865 South cyanide plant in Clear Creek County. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100- 300 HWAC# 104268 Clear Creek Gold & Lot# 3344 Clear Creek & Gilpin Silver Mining Company Counties, Colorado 1909 Lucania Tunnel & Mines Company Stock Stock #is not listed??? 200 Certificate Inc. in Colorado. “Mines in Clear Creek and Gilpin Counties, shares to Damon Wells. Colorado” (printed under title). No. 902, issued for 75 shares to Frank Hawes on Datelined Canastota Feb. 5th, 1909. Signed by the president (Colfeerie?) and secretary Gorich. Not 1865. (Canastota is a cancelled. Green border and seal, black print. Very ornate logo with a vignette of the RMS Lucania! Printed by small village that was Rocky Mountain Bank Note Co., Denver. 8.25 x 10.75” Pinholes, folds, large crease. The Lucania Tunnel Co. property was near Idaho Springs incorporated in 1835. It is on Bellevue Mountain. The tunnel started 2 miles NW of the Central Tunnel, heading for Quartz Hill. The portal was located on the east side located along the banks of of Fall River gulch (a tributary of Clear Creek). [Ref: The New Zealand Mines Record, Volume 9, Issues 1-11; he Mining Investor, Volumes 71- the Erie Canal.) Signed by 72] The RMS Lucania was a British ocean liner owned by the Cunard Steamship Line Shipping Company and launched in 1893. Ken Prag secretary D Hasbach and Collection Est. $120-200 HWAC# 104219 president OB Thomas. Lot# 3345 Clear Creek County, Colorado 1871 Crescent Not cancelled. Large vignette of an allegorical woman looking over Silver Mining Company miners in the field. Small vignette of miners working in the field. Stock Certificates Lot of 2: Printed by Major & Knapp. Location of mining works is Clear Creek Co. one issued and one unissued. Inc. in Ohio. No. 37, issued Pin holes especially at fold intersections. Some corners are dog eared. for 33 shares to EW Thayer on Sept. 7th, 1871. Signed by Heavy folds with very small issues at edges. According to Hollister C.G. Pearce (president) and Thos. J. Biggs (secretary). Pen (1867), the company’s works were located above Spanish Bar on the and punch cancelled. Ornate border with three vignettes: north side of the creek where the Lincoln Ledge crosses to become miners working with an ore bucket being lifted (left), the Oro. They have an adit at creek level that has been run in 135 feet miners working underground (top center), and the Colorado to intersect a shaft 65 feet deep. The ore vein is 8-10 inches in width, seal. Printer: American Bank Note Co., Cincinnati. Blue 25 with 50-60 tins of ore being taken out. A substantial dam is giving cent revenue stamp upper left that has been punched. 6.5 x 10.5” Folds, them 900 feet of water power with a 550 ft.long flume race, 15 feet of toning. The company operated mines and mills in the Georgetown, CO area from 1869 to the 1880s. They eventually owned mines in the fall, and a 100 horse centervent turbine wheel. Their stone mill has 20 Columbus and Stevens lodes. [Ref: Filer; institutional holdings at UC Berkeley] Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-300 HWAC# 104472 stamps, two Freiberg pans, and a Crosby & Thompson desulphurizer. D.B. Myres serves as agent for the company. It is a “promising mine” [pg.235-36]. Prag Collection Est. $700-1400 HWAC# 79739 Lot# 3342 Clear Creek, Colorado 1864 Star Gold Mining Company stock #250 for 50 shares to Julia Wadsworth. Datelined New York 1864. Signed by secretary John N Power and president Nathaniel Comsten(?). 25c Life Insurance Revenue Stamp. Allegorical vignette. Howe & Ferry printers. Not cancelled. No edge, corner, color or pin hole issues!!! Hollister [Mines of Colorado, 1867] writes “”The Star Gold Mining Company” own 1200 feet on the Crystal, west of Virginia Kanyon, from which they have run an adit west 200 feet, intersecting a shaft 153 feet deep, showing, said the agent to us* a fair crevice. Three hundred feet west is another shaft 123 feet deep, in cap; and 300 feet further is another 65 feet deep, also in cap. They have a water power 1500 feet long, 18 feet head, upper end of Payne’s Bar, wooden mill building 55 by 100 feet, raised, and enclosed, machinery for forty stamps on the Missouri River. They have besides a great deal of lode property from Idaho to Empire, and other valuable water powers.” Prag Collection Est. $350-700 HWAC# 79741 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 189

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3346 Clear Creek County, Colorado Lot# 3350 Conejos County, Colorado 1911 Gold Hammer Mines & Tunnel 1914 Asiatic Tunnel, Mining & Company Stock Certificate One of the Milling Company Stock Certificate all-time great mining stock vignettes. Inc. in Colorado. No. 569, issued for Inc. in Colorado, 1902. No. 1284, issued 25 shares to Louise A. M. Gerth on for 133 shares to LJ Mathewson on April 20th, 1914. Signed by president June 20th, 1911 in Denver. Signed by Ulysses Carpenter and secretary FA Joslin (secretary) and J Jay Joslin C.J. Carpenter. Not cancelled. Very (president). Not cancelled. Fabulous attractive certificate with green border, vignette of hammer with gold head! gold seal, black print, and large vignette Printed by the Denver Lith. Co. Folds, toning, a few ink stains on the of mountains with the company logo floating in the clouds. Printed by bottom. 8 x 11” J. Jay Joslin ran the Joslin Dry Goods Store with his son Denver Litho. Co. 9 x 11.75” Folds with some separation. According Frank. The Joslin Building (Tritch Building) is in historic Downtown to Mineral Resources of the US, 1908, the company had property in Denver and is now a Courtyard by Marriott. Based on a prospectus we the Decatur District, Conejos County, Colorado. They reported driving previously sold for the company, their claims were all within 1,000 feet 1,300 feet of as crosscut tunnel which will be 3,000 ft. when it contacts of Clear Creek and they had an electric power plant on-site. The mouth the veins [pg. 251]. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 103509 of the tunnel of the Gold Hammer Group was within 1,000 feet of a railroad and 38 miles from the smelters at Denver. According to an ad Lot# 3351 Creede, Colorado 1894-96 Antlers-Park in The Mining Investor, Vol. 61, 1911, the company had nine patented Regent Leasing Company Stock Certificate Trio Lot claims and four others on Donaldson Mountain, Idaho Springs, Clear of 3, two different varieties. Two different issued in Creek County. At that time, the tunnel was 300 ft. Ken Prag Collection 1894 and 1896. 1) No. 450, issued to D(avid) H. Moffat Est. $200-400 HWAC# 104245 (of Colorado railroad and mining fame) in 1896. Not endorsed by Moffat. Signed by president Firth and Lot# 3347 Clear Creek County, Colorado 1880 secretary Reid. Mining vignette. Folds, chipped corner. Panama Mining & Reduction Company 2) No. 467, issued for 25,000 shares to JH Barlow in Stock Certificate Mines Located Clear Creek 1894. Signed by president Barnett and secretary County, Colorado (printed under title). Inc. in Minihan. Pen cancelled. Underground mining vignette. Illinois. No. 26, issued for 100 shares to John Folds, heavy toning on right side. 3) Unissued of second Manning on July 1st, 1880 in Chicago. Signed variety. Mine located at Creede, according to an article by president R.C. Garrabrant and secretary J. Hyde. Not cancelled. in the Creede Candle, March 23, 1894. This article Black border and print, no vignette. Printed by Ed. Mendel, Chicago. mentions that the shaft is down 400 ft. and has cut the extension of Folds with separation along left border. 4.75 x 8.75” Not in Fossett or the Amethyst vein. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 107153 C&L. According to an article in the Colorado Miner, Jan. 8, 1881, the Panama lode was in the Lincoln Mining District, Clear Creek County. Lot# 3352 Creede, Colorado 1912 The sheriff was selling the property of the company (called “a foreign Creede Mines Co. Stock Rare I/U #504 corporation”). Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 104447 JM Terriday 16 shares 1912.Signed by president Bryant. Choice Humphreys Lot# 3348 Clear Creek County, Empire, Hill vignette. Est. $300-600 HWAC# Colorado 1865 Peck Gold Mining Company 106614 Stock Certificate Not offered by us before. No. 72, issued for 998 shares to James Lot# 3353 Creede, Colorado 1893 Schuylkill Peck (probable namesake of the company) Mining Company Stock Certificate ”of Creede, on March 7th, 1865 in Boston. Signed by Colorado.” Office in Pottsville, PA. Inc. in president Linus Child and treasurer E.R. Colorado. No. 63, issued for 100 shares to John Sawyer. Not cancelled. Black border and T. Haines, MD, on April 25th, 1893 in Pottsville. print, rare vignette of miners using a sluice box. Not many of these Signed by the president (illegible) and secretary early 1860s Colorado stocks have vignettes. Printed by TR Holland, Rosengarten. Not cancelled. Black border and Boston. 25 cent US IR stamp attached on the left. 6.5 x 9.75” Heavy print, ornate company logo. No vignette. Printed by Gies & Co, Buffalo. folds, holes in seal. According to Hollister (1867), the company had 50 Heavy folds, toning. 7.75 x 10.5”According to Colorado Miner (Weekly), 0ft. on the Atlantic Lode, Union District, high up on Silver Mountain, Volume III, Number 38, July 1, 1893, manager FP Rosengarten has Empire. Ore is run down 1500 ft. on a wooden rail to a 12-stamp steam- returned to camp and will begin working on the Red Jacket group of mill at North Empire. Shaft is 225 ft. deep. 1,000 tons of ore have been claims on Campbell Mountain. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-150 taken out, $15 per ton. James Peck of Empire is their agent (who this HWAC# 104340 stock is issued to). [Hollister, pg. 247-248] Ken Prag Collection Est. $400-600 HWAC# 104346 Lot# 3354 Creede, Colorado 1893 Two Creede Mining Stock Certificates Lot of 2 different. 1) Lot# 3349 Clear Creek County, Baltimore-Creede Mining Company. Inc. in West Georgetown, Colorado 1869 Colorado Virginia. No. 272, issued for 19,375 shares to the Territory National Silver Mining Co. company secretary WH Bryant on April 25th, Stock Certificate Inc. in Maryland, 1893 in Denver. Not signed by the president. 1868. No. 164, issued for 10 shares to Stamp cancelled. Black border and print, gold CJ Gop on Jan. 4th, 1869 in Baltimore seal, mining vignette. 8.25 x 10.25” Pinholes, City, Maryland. Signed by president folds. 2) Bachelor Hill Mining Company. No. 50, Wm. Helmish and secretary F. Howard. issued for 1,000 shares to Henery S. Grove on Not cancelled. Black border and print, green highlights, plus vignette Jan. 3rd, 1893 in Pueblo. Signed by president of Capitol Building. Printed by JF Gedney, Washington DC. Heavy folds Wright and secretary McKinney. Not cancelled. with minor separation, toning. 7 x 12” Still active for Corregan & Black border and print, pink background. Folds. Lingane’s 1883 Colorado Mining Directory. Own the Baltimore Group, 8.25 x 10.25” Mining in Saguache, Hinsdale, and Rio Grande Counties 19 claims, situated on Brown Mountain, Queen Mining District, 2.5 (according to The National Corporation Reporter, Volume 4). Ken Prag miles from Georgetown. Assays 25 ounces silver per ton. Developments Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 107163 include a 700 ft. tunnel and 5,000 ft. of drifts. [Corregan & Lingane, 1883, pg. 126] Ken Prag Collection Est. $150-300 HWAC# 104471 190 July 2019 Americana Auction

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3355 Creede, Colorado 1904 & 1909 Two Lot# 3359 Cripple Creek, Different Creede Mining Stock Certificates Colorado 1892 Anaconda Lot of 2. 1) The Creede United Mines Company. Extension Gold Mining Co. Inc. in CO. No. 430, issued for 1,000 shares to Stock Certificate Signed Nellie Norton on April 4th, 1904. Signed by by Tabor Great autograph president Charles Thomas and the secretary. piece. Inc. in Colorado. Stamp cancelled. Attractive design with black “Cripple Creek, Colorado” print, green background, Nature vignette. “Mines printed under title. No. 272, Located at Creede, Colo.” printed under title. issued for 5,000 shares to I. Denver Lith. Co. Folds, creases. 8 x 10.75” 2) The Grove on Oct. 6th, 1892 in North Creede Mining Company. Stock number Denver. Signed by H(orace) TWO, issued in 1909 to Harry Biddell for one AW Tabor as president and share. Signed by president Charles Thomas and SM Kirkland as secretary. secretary Eckman. Not cancelled. Golf border with multiple mining Pen cancelled (but doesn’t affect signatures). Gold border and seal, vignettes. Folds, toning, bent left border. 8 x 10” Ken Prag Collection black print with fancy title. No printer listed. Pinholes, folds. 8 x 10.5” Est. $80-120 HWAC# 103483 Horace Tabor, “The Bonanza King of Leadville,” made his millions in the Little Pittsburg and Chrysolite mines at Leadville. He served briefly Lot# 3356 Creede, Colorado 190- as a US senator for Colorado from Jan.-March 1883. The Anaconda United Mines Company Stock Mine was inc. June 1892. Hills lists its 1899/1900 properties as the Lone Star, Lone Star No. 2 and No. 3, Rustler, Puffer, Anaconda, Grover Certificate ”Mines Located at Creede, Cleveland, Superior, Excelsior, Great View, Hub, Little Mack, and more Colo.” printed under title. No. 1518, on Gold Hill. [Cripple Creek Manual, pg. 55] Ken Prag Collection Est. unissued but signed by the president $300-600 HWAC# 104467 Charles Thomas and the secretary. Not cancelled. Inc. in Iowa. Attractive Lot# 3360 Cripple Creek, Colorado design with gray shaded background 1897 Antlers Gold Mining Company and large Nature vignette. Printed by Stock #160 for 2000 shares to Fred the Denver Litho Co. 8.25 x 11” Missing F. Horn. Datelined Colorado Springs lower right corner, toning. In 1905, this company, which owned the 1897. Signed by secretary RB Taylor Del Monte, Last Chance and New York Mines, was the largest producer and president BB Grover. Large and in Mineral County. [Ref: Colorado Geological Survey, Neubert & Wood, small vignettes of bucks with antlers. 2000] Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 104273 Faded gold seal. Elgan Bank Note Company printers. Not cancelled. Lot# 3357 Cripple Creek, Colorado “Mines at Cripple Creek.” No edge, corner or color issues. Two small 1900-1977 12 Cripple Creek Mining pin holes. This company had four claims in the heart of Cripple Creek. Stock Certificates Lot of 12, all listed The Rufus Lode is located on the south side if Rhyolite Mountain. It has by Hills. Includes AE Carlton autograph. a 40’ tunnel and a 100’ shaft. The Rock Island group is near Cripple 1) Cresson Cons. GMMC: seven issued Creek situated on Iron Mountain. Not yet developed. The Leonard stocks, 1916-1977. One is signed by AE lode is a valuable piece of property on Gold Hill and joins the Ellen Carlton as president (punch cancelled). McGregor and Midget Mine. A strong contact vein has been developed 2) Midway GMC. Issued 1901, not cxl. by a shaft and other veins of considerable value are known to pass 3) Sheriff GMC. Issued 1900, stamp through it. The Whats Left Lode is also on Gold Hill. Prag collection cxl, eagle vignette. 4) The Midget GMC. Est. $140-350 HWAC# 79748 Issued 1933, not cxl, eagle vignette. 5) Princess Alice Cons. GMC. Issued 1910, not cancelled, mining vignette. Lot# 3361 Cripple Creek, Colorado 6) The Pharmacist GMC. Issued 1912, not cancelled. Issued to A.E. 1898 Apothecaries Gold Mining Carlton, mining, banking, and railroad millionaire known as the “King Company Stock #1070 for 1000 shares of Cripple Creek.” Fair to good condition for the group; please inspect. to WH McIntyre. Datelined Colorado Ken Prag Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 104244 Springs 1898. Signed by president S Ben Smith and secretary Frank Heron. Lot# 3358 Cripple Creek, Incorporated in Colorado in 1895. Blue Colorado 1901 Alert print on white background. Unique- Gold Mining Company to-site vignette of apothecary balance Stock Certificate Inc. with beacon sitting on top of scales. in Colorado. No. 461, Printer was Telegraph Printing Co. issued for 1,000 shares to Mines include the Chicago, Red Mountain, as well as several others. William A. Otis & Co. on This is one of the classic Cripple Creek stocks. Prag Collection Est. Jan. 26, 1901. Signed by $140-350 HWAC# 79750 vice president Harwood and secretary Stovell. Not cancelled. Attractive design with background vignette of Victor, Battle Mt, and Mines. Also vignette at the top with a woman and the state seal. Printed by the WH Kistler Stat. Co., Denver. 8 x 10” Folds, small tear on right border. According to Hills, they owned the Kalamazoo and Little Joe on Bull Hill; and the Cozad No. 2 on Signal Hill. Most of the development has been on the Kalamazoo including a 500 ft. deep shaft and 1,000-1,200 ft. of cross-cuts [1900, pg. 45]. Ken Prag Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 104182 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 191

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3362 Cripple Creek, Colorado 1899 Lot# 3366 Cripple Creek, Colorado Bankers Gold Mining & Leasing Co. Stock 1901 Cannon Ball Gold Mining Co. Certificate Inc. in West Virginia. No. 166, issued Stock Certificate One of the all-time for 1,000 shares to G.E. Hemphill on March great mining stock vignettes! Inc. in 16th, 1899 in Pittsburg. Signed by president Wyoming. Mines in Cripple Creek RB Ward and secretary HV Curll. Not cancelled. District, Colorado (printed under Green border, gold seal, black print. Great title). No. 31, issued for 5,000 shares vignette of bank teller in bank cage! Ornate to Frank Fish, company secretary, on logo around the vignette. No printer listed. Two 10 cent documentary June 20th, 1901. Signed by L.E. Kimball stamps at upper left. Heavy folds, toning. 8.75 x 11.5” This company as president and Fish as secretary. Not was located using a single article in the Clarion Democrat newspaper cancelled. Great vignette of cannon firing cannon ball into the fancy (Clarion, PA), Feb. 9, 1899. The paper was proud of local secretary HV company logo. Very fine. 6.5 x 9.25” Printed by Denver Lith. Co. Owned Curll and reported on his involvement with the mine and its progress. the Lizzie M and Cannonball mining claims on Big Bull Hill. They had E.G. Argensinger was manager at Victor, Colorado. The company a shaft 150 ft. deep with assays $6-12. [Hills, 1900, pg. 104] Ken Prag owned the Morning Star Mine, near the Isabella which was producing Collection Est. $150-300 HWAC# 104193 rich ore. The Morning Star shaft was down 125-150 feet on a direct line with the Isabella lead. Assays were $17/ton. Surrounded by other Lot# 3367 Cripple Creek, Colorado rich mines including the Emma No. 1 and No. 2, and the Buena Vista. 1892 Consolidated Nighthawk and Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-200 HWAC# 104195 Nightingale Gold MC Stock Rare I/U #1797 Geo Wheeler 5000 shares 1892. Lot# 3363 Cripple Creek, Colorado Signed by president HH Brown. 2 nice 1901 Ben Hur Mining & Milling vignettes. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 106628 Co. Stock Certificate ”Cripple Creek Gold Fields, El Paso County, Colorado” Lot# 3368 Cripple Creek, Colorado (printed under title). Inc. in Colorado. 1900 Cosmos Gold Mining Company No. 532, issued for 500 shares to W.W. Stock Certificate -- Herbert Johnson on Sep. 7, 1901 in Colorado Hagerman Signed Signed by a future Springs (printed over Cripple Creek governor of New Mexico! Inc. in dateline). Signed by president Frank Colorado. No. 576, issued for 5,000 Pettingell and secretary LA Civill. Not shares to Sam Strong on March 1st, cancelled. Gold border and seal, very ornate logo with underground 1900 in Colorado Springs. Signed by mining vignette. Printed by Denver Lith. Co. Folds, toning. 9 x 12” HJ Hagerman as president and RC According to Hills, they owned the Little King and Queen, and the Thayer as secretary. Not cancelled. Plain design with “Cripple Creek Optimus on Gold Hill; the Minnie H. and the Moss Back on Globe Hill; Gold Mining District” printed in the background. 7.5 x 10.5” Printed and the Bon Ton and the Tejon on Squaw Mountain. Most of the work by Pueblo Litho & Printing Co. Folds, some toning. Herbert James is being done on the Little King and Queen and Optimus. [Hills, 1900, Hagerman was the son of JJ Hagerman, a key mining and railroad figure pg. 80] Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-200 HWAC# 104194 in Colorado and New Mexico. Herbert practiced law in Colorado and assisted with his father’s mining interests. In 1906, he was appointed Lot# 3364 Cripple Creek, Colorado territorial governor of New Mexico by President Theodore Roosevelt. 1904 Black Crow Gold Mining The Cosmos Gold Mining Co. owned the Nessie Box (west of Mound Company Stock Certificate Rare. Inc. City); and the Christopher Columbus No. 1, 2, 3, and 4 on Rhyolite in Colorado. No. 24, issued for 300 Mountain. [Ref: Hills, 1900, pg. 135] Ken Prag Collection Est. $100- shares to Augustus Quatman on June 200 HWAC# 104247 13th, 1904. Signed by vice-president F.M. Woods and secretary W.S. Tarbell. Lot# 3369 Cripple Creek, Colorado Not cancelled. Decrative orange border 1900-1936 Cripple Creek Mining and seal, black print. Unique logo with Bond & Stock Certificates Lot of 5 crow perched on the letter “C.” Printed different, all self-identified. Four stocks by the Pueblo Lith. & Printing Co. Pinholes, folds, toning. 8.25 x 10.25” and one bond. 1) Freeport and Cripple Not listed in Hills. According to Mining American, Volume 49, 1904, Creek Gold Mining Company. $100 the company was working under lease the E.F.C. claim on Galena Hill. bond issued in 1901, not cancelled. 6 They had opened a phonolite dike which had a galena ore streak 2-4 coupons attached. Green border, gold inches wide carrying 120-200 ounces of silver per ton. Next to the seal, black print, no vignette. Folds. 2) galena ore is another streak giving 2 ounces of gold per ton. Ken Prag Ingham Cons. Gold Mining Company. Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 104197 Stock issued in 1901, not cancelled. Black border with eagle vignette. Lot# 3365 Cripple Creek, Colorado 1893 Black Pinholes, folds. 3) New Gold Dollar Mining Company. Stock issued in Diamond Gold Mining Co. Stock Certificates 1936, not cancelled. Plain design. Folds, toning. 4) Fort Wilcox Gold Lot of two different incl. low numbers 2 and Mining Company. Stock issued in 1901, not cancelled.Green border, 7 issued. Mining property in Cripple Creek, black print, eagle vignette. Pinholes, folds with some separation. 5) according to newspaper reports (see Colorado The Nipple Mountain Gold Mining Company. Stock issued in 1900, not Daily Chieftain, April 13, 1893). Not listed in cancelled. Black border with multiple mining vignettes. Folds. Ken Hills. 1) No. 2, issued for 550,000 shares to the Prag Collection Est. $100-300 HWAC# 104222 company president, JR McKinnie, on April 18th, 1893 in Colorado Springs. Signed by McKinnie as president and secretary Frank Peck. Pen cancelled. Unusual design with black print, gray background. Stub attached. 6.5 x 9” Folds, toning. 2) No. 7, issued for 5,000 shares to Robert Hillhauser. Also signed by McKinnie and Peck. Pen cancelled. Same design as other, but red border and background. Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-200 HWAC# 107174 192 July 2019 Americana Auction

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3370 Cripple Creek, Colorado 1896-1898 Lot# 3375 Cripple Creek, Colorado Five Cripple Creek Mining Stock Certificates 1892-1907 Five Different Cripple Lot of 5, 4 different. One listed in Hills. All self- Creek Mining Stock Certificates identified. Included: Buffalo Gold Mining & Lot of 5 different. Two listed in Hills. Milling Co. (1896, not cxl, mining vignette); Included: Anna May Gold Mining Acacia GMC (1898, punch cxl, floral vignette); Company (1899, not cxl, floral vignette, Cherokee MC (1896, not cxl, mining vignette); heavy folds, toning); Blackstone Gold and Buena Vista GMC (two stocks, one issued in Mining Company (1896, not cxl, eagle 1897 and one unissued). Fair to good condition. vignette, pinholes, folds); C.&S. Mining Please inspect. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-300 HWAC# 107181 & Milling Company (1907, not cxl, mining vignette, folds, chip on edge); Lot# 3371 Cripple Creek, Colorado Cabinet Gold Mining Company (1896, 1900-1908 Five Cripple Creek Mining not cxl, mining vignette, folds); and Chat Mining & Milling Company Stock Certificates Lot of 5 (4 different (1892, nto cxl, eagle vignette, folds, tape repairs, portions missing). companies). All are self-identified as Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-300 HWAC# 107178 Cripple Creek. 1) Blanche Gold Mining Co. Issued in 1902, not cancelled. Plain Lot# 3376 Cripple Creek, Colorado design. Pinholes, folds with some 1892-1902 Five Different Cripple separation, soiling. 2) Big Twenty Creek Mining Stock Certificates Lot Consolidated Gold Mining Company. of 5 different. Three are listed by Hills. Two stocks issued in 1908, not Includes: Big Pocket Mining & Milling cancelled. Green border, gold seal, black print, eagle vignette. Heavy Co. (1892, not cxl, eagle vignette); folds, toning. 3) The Big 4 Gold Mining Company. Issued in 1900, not Beacon-Gold Hill Consolidated Mining cancelled. Gold border and seal, black print, underground mining Co. (1897, not cxl, allegorical vignette); vignette. Pinholes, folds. 4) The Carrie S. Gold Mining Company. Issued Beatrice Gold Mining, Milling & Tunnel in 1900, not cancelled. Gold border and seal, black print, mining Co. (1897, not cxl, mining vignette); vignette. Folds. Please inspect. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-300 BPOE Gold Mining Co. (1896, not cxl, HWAC# 104221 mining and elk vignette); and Addie C. Mining Co. (1902, not cxl, mining vignette). Fair to good condition. Lot# 3372 Cripple Creek, Colorado Please inspect. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-300 HWAC# 107158 1896-1899 Five Cripple Creek Mining Stocks w/ International Names Lot Lot# 3377 Cripple Creek, Colorado of 5 different. One listed in Hills. Four 1896-1899 Five Different Cripple are self-identified. Included: Abdallah Creek Mining Stock Certificates Lot Gold MC (1897, stamp cxl, allegorical of 5 different. All listed in Hills Cripple vignette); Adriatic Gold Mining & Creek Manual. Included: Antelope Tunnel Co. 1896, not cxl, allegorical Gold Mining Co. (1899, not cxl, mining vignette); Aztec GMC (1897, not cxl, vignette); Arcadia Mining Co. (1896, mining vignette); Bombay GMC (1896, not cxl, floral vignette); American not cxl, allegorical vignette); and Cons. Mining & Milling Co. (1899, not Atlantic & Pacific Gold Mining & Milling cxl); Alton Gold Mining Co. (1896, not Co. (1899, not cxl, floral vignette). Fair to good condition. Please cxl, mining vignette); and the Arvilla inspect. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-300 HWAC# 107179 Tunnel & Mining Co. (1896, not cxl, eagle vignette). Good to very good condition. Please inspect. Ken Prag Lot# 3373 Cripple Creek, Colorado Collection Est. $100-300 HWAC# 107157 1896-1899 Five Cripple Creek Mining Stocks w/ Town Names Lot of 5 Lot# 3378 Cripple Creek, Colorado 1901- different. One is listed in Hills. Included: 1918 Five Different Cripple Creek Mining Atlanta, Cripple Creek & Creede MC Stock Certificates Lot of 5 different, all (1899, self-ID, not cxl, mining vignette); listed in Hills. Includes: Requa-Savage Mines Burlington GMC (1896, self-ID, not cxl, Company (1916, not cxl, mine drilling horse vignette); Boston & Cripple Creek vignette); Rose Maud Gold Mining Company GMC (1898, not cxl, mining vignette); (1903, not cxl); Rose Nicol Gold Mining Co. Brooklyn GMC (1896, self-ID, not cxl, (two different, issued 1901 and 1918, neither mining vignette); and Boston-Colorado cancelled); and the Victor Mines & Land Co. (1911, not cxl, signed by Cons. GMC (1899, not cxl, large tape repair). Fair to good condition. FM and HEM Woods). Fair condition with toning, some stains. Please Please inspect. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-300 HWAC# 107180 inspect. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-300 HWAC# 104242 Lot# 3374 Cripple Creek, Colorado Lot# 3379 Cripple Creek, Colorado 1896-1900 Five Different Cripple 1900-1911 Five Different Cripple Creek Mining Stock Certificates Lot of Creek Mining Stock Certificates Lot of 5 different. Two listed in Hills. Included: 5 different, all self-identified. Included: Atchison Gold Mining & Milling Co. The Woman’s Gold Mining Company (1896, self-ID, not cxl, mining vignette); (1901, not cxl, state seal vignette, Brokers’ GMC (unissued, self-ID, 1890s); pinholes, folds, toning); The Carolina Carbonate Hill Gold Mining & Milling Gold Mining Company (1900, not cxl, Co. (1900, not cxl, mining vignette); mining vignette, pinholes, folds); City Aetna GMC (1896, Victor, not cxl, mining of Cripple Creek Gold Mining Company vignette); and Colomont GMC (1899, (1906, not cxl, photo vignette of mine, folds); Hiawatha Gold Mining self-ID, not cxl, eagle vignette). Fair to Company (1911, not cxl, mining vignettes, folds); and the Ide Gold good condition. Please inspect. Ken Prag Mining Company (1900, not cxl, folds). Nice group. Please inspect. Ken Collection Est. $100-300 HWAC# 107182 Prag Collection Est. $100-300 HWAC# 104231 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 193

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3380 Cripple Creek, Colorado Lot# 3384 Cripple Creek, Colorado 1900-1944 Five Different Cripple 1900-1905 Five Different Cripple Creek Mining Stock Certificates Lot Creek Mining Stock Certificates Lot of 5 different, all self-identified. 1) of 5 different, all identified in Hills. Primrose Cons. Gold Mining Company. 1) Hoosier Boy Mining and Tunnel Issued in 1901, pen cancelled. Brown Company. Issued in 1901, not cancelled. border, black print, horse vignette. Gold border and seal, mining vignette. Folds, toning. 2) Acacia Gold Mining Folds, toning. 2) Hermosa Gold Mining Company. Issued in 1944, not cancelled. Company. Issued in 1902, not cancelled. Ornate logo and design. Pinholes, folds. Green border, eagle vignette. Folds, 3) Cripple Creek-Columbia Mining tape repairs. 3) Antelope Gold Mining Company. Issued in 1900, not Company. Issued in 1901, not cancelled. Gold border and mountain cancelled. Green border and seal, mining vignette. Pinholes, folds, mining vignette. Folds, glue/paper residue on reverse. 4) Sedan Gold toning. 4) Arrow Gold Mining Company. Issued in 1900, not cancelled. Mining Company. Issued in 1901, not cancelled. Brown border, print, Folds, toning. 5) The Anchor Gold Mining & Milling Company. Issued and seal. Folds, soiling. 5) The Abdallah Gold Mining Company. Issued in 1905, not cancelled. Orange border and seal, mining vignette. Folds. in 1900, not cancelled. Floral design with state seal vignette. Nice Please inspect. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-300 HWAC# 104213 condition. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-300 HWAC# 104230 Lot# 3385 Cripple Creek, Colorado Lot# 3381 Cripple Creek, Colorado 1900-1905 Five Different Cripple 1900-1908 Five Different Cripple Creek Mining Stock Certificates Lot of Creek Mining Stock Certificates Lot 5 different, all identified in Hills. 1) Gold of 5 different, all listed in Hills Cripple and Globe Hill Cons. Mining Company. Creek Manual. 1) Sacremento (sic) Gold Issued in 1902, not cancelled. Brown Mining & Milling Co. Issued in 1900, border and seal, mining vignette. Heavy not cancelled. Gold title, green seal, folds, toning, soiling. 2) Anchor Gold multiple mining vignettes. Folds. 2) Mining & Milling Company. Issued in Colonial Dames Gold Mining Company. 1905, not cancelled. Orange border and Issued in 1901, not cancelled. Small seal, mining vignette. Folds. 3) Gold Retort Mining, Leasing & Bonding portrait of woman. Folds, toning. 3) Company. Issued in 1901, not cancelled. Black border and mining Comanche Plume Mining Company. Issued in 1901, not cancelled. vignette. Heavy folds. 4) Molly Dwyre Gold Mining Company. Issued Plain design. Pinholes, folds, toning. 4) Pelican Gold Mining Company. in 1900, not cancelled. Black border, green seal, allegorical vignette. Issued in 1901, not cancelled. Folds, holes, toning. 5) Pharmacist Cons. Pinholes, heavy folds. 5) Chicolo Cons. Gold Mining Co. Issued in 1903, Mining Company. Issued in 1908, punch cancelled. Folds, toning. Ken not cancelled. Three mining vignettes. Heavy folds, toning. Please Prag Collection Est. $100-300 HWAC# 104229 inspect. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-300 HWAC# 104212 Lot# 3382 Cripple Creek, Colorado Lot# 3386 Cripple Creek, Colorado 1897-1927 Five Different Cripple 1905-1958 Five Different Cripple Creek Mining Stock Certificates Lot Creek Mining Stock Certificates Lot of 5 different, all self-identified. 1) of 5 different, all self-identified. 1) Blue Triumph Gold Mining Company. Issued Diamond Gold Mines Company. Issued in 1901, not cancelled. Gold border in 1906, not cancelled. Turquoise and seal, black print, Nature vignette. border and Nature vignette. Heavy folds Folds. 2) Gilbert-Cripple Creek Gold with separation, other wear. 2) The Mining Company. Issued in 1927, not Rattler Gold Mining Company. Issued cancelled. Orange border, green and in 1905, not cancelled. Brown border black print, eagle vignette. Folds. 3) The Inter-State Gold Mining and print, logo in the clouds vignette. Company. Issued in 1897, not cancelled. Gold border and seal, black Folds. 3) The Rocky Mountain Gold Mining & Milling Company. Issued print, mining vignette. Heavy folds and creases. 4) The Treasure Vault in 1905, not cancelled. Green border, gold title, and floral design. Folds. Mines & Mills Company. Issued in 1906, not cancelled. Gold border 4) Leon Cons. Mining Company. Issued in 1905, not cancelled. Brown and seal, black print, mining vignette. Folds. Great name for a mine! 5) print, gold seal, eagle vignette. Folds, toning. 5) Gold Coin Mining & The New Century Gold Mining Company. Issued in 1900, not cancelled. Leasing Company. Issued in 1958, not cancelled. Orange border, eagle Brown print and seal, logo in the clouds vignette. Pinholes, folds. Ken vignette. Pinholes, heavy folds. Please inspect. Ken Prag Collection Prag Collection Est. $100-300 HWAC# 104223 Est. $100-300 HWAC# 104204 Lot# 3383 Cripple Creek, Colorado Lot# 3387 Cripple Creek, Colorado 1900-1906 Five Different Cripple 1900-1919 Five Different Cripple Creek Mining Stock Certificates Lot Creek Mining Stock Certificates Lot of 5 different, all identified in Hills. 1) of 5 different. 1) Flower of the West American Cons. Mining & Milling Co. Gold Mining Co. Issued in 1900, not Issued in 1905, not cancelled. Pinholes, cancelled. Blue and gold print with folds, toning. 2) Pinnacle Junior Mining floral logo. Folds, toning. 2) The Old Company. Issued in 1901, stamp Judge Gold Mining & Milling Co. Issued cancelled. Orange border and mining in 1900, not cancelled. Green border vignette. Folds, toning. 3) World’s Fair and eagle vignette. Folds, toning. 3) Mining Company. Issued in 1900, not The New Gold Dollar Mining Co. Issued cancelled. Black border and mining vignette. Folds, toning. 4) Atlas in 1919 in CC, punch cancelled. Folds, notations. 4) The Freeport & Cons. Gold Mining Company. Issued in 1900, not cancelled. Black Cripple Creek Gold Mining Co. Issued in 1901, not cancelled. Gold border, gold seal, and Colorado state seal vignette. Folds, toning. 5) border and mining vignette. Folds, creases, toning. 5) The Solitaire The Work Mining & Milling Company. Issued in 1906, not cancelled. Gold Mining Company. Issued in 1901, not cancelled. Gold border, Plain style with blue print. Folds, toning. Please inspect. Ken Prag black print. Folds, pinholes, toning. Please inspect. Ken Prag Collection Collection Est. $100-300 HWAC# 104214 Est. $100-300 HWAC# 104203 194 July 2019 Americana Auction

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3388 Cripple Creek, Colorado Lot# 3392 Cripple Creek, Colorado 1900-1907 Five Different Cripple 1903-1908 Four Different Cripple Creek Mining Stock Certificates Lot Creek Mining Stock Certificates Lot of 5 different, all self-identified. 1) The of 4 different, all self-identified. 1) The Copper Signal Gold Mining Company. Cripple Creek Enterprise Gold M. Co. Issued in 1900, not cancelled. Green Issued in 1903 in Cripple Creek. Not border and black print on yellow cancelled. Blue border, black print, paper with floral logo. Folds. 2) Cripple Nature vignette. Deep folds. 2) Cripple Creek Homestake Mining & Reduction Creek Drainage and Tunnel Co. Issued Co. $100 Bond issued in 1905, not in 1908 to the Elkton Cons. M&M Co. Not cancelled. Black print, plain cancelled. Ten coupons attached. Folds, design. Folds, toning. 3) Cripple Creek Cons. Mining Company. Issued toning. 3) Cripple Creek Imperial in 1907, not cancelled. Gold border, dark red print, Nature vignette. Mining Co. Stock issued in 1901, not Staple holes, folds. 4) The Portland GMC. Unissued. Brown border and cancelled. Brown border and floral logo. Folds, toning. 4) Cripple background, fancy logo and mining vignette. Please inspect. Ken Prag Creek Sampling & Ore Co. Stock issued in 1901, not cancelled. Green Collection Est. $100-300 HWAC# 104201 border, black print, griffin vignette. Fold. 5) Pharmacist Cons. Mining Co. Stock issued in 1907, punch cancelled. Please inspect. Ken Prag Lot# 3393 Cripple Creek, Colorado Collection Est. $100-300 HWAC# 104200 1917 Gold Sovereign Mining & Tunnel Co. Stock Certificate ”Cripple Lot# 3389 Cripple Creek, Colorado Creek Gold Mining District” printed in 1900-1912 Five Different Cripple gold underprint. Inc. in Colorado. No. Creek Mining Stock Certificates Lot 9745, issued for 1,000 shares to Ira of 5 different, all self-identified. 1) Harris on Sept. 22, 1917 in Colorado Pilgrim Cons. Mining Company. Issued Springs. Signed by the president 1905, not cancelled. Green border, (illegible) and secretary Jno. Hawkins. seal, print and fancy logo in the clouds. Not cancelled. Gold border and seal. Pinholes, folds. 2) The Shannon Gold Fancy logo with underground mining vignette incorporated. Printed Mining Company. Issued in 1900, not by the Franklin Press Co., Pueblo. 8.5 x 12” Folds, staining on bottom cancelled. Black border and print, left. According to Hills, the company owned the Gold Sovereign Lode, gold seal. Folds. 3) Sioux Falls and Cripple Creek Gold Mining and the J.G. Blaine Lode, and the Gold Sovereign Tunnel Site, 6.21 acres, all Development Company. Issued 1903, not cancelled. Black border, located on Bull Hill. The tunnel had been driven in 640 feet into the green seal, multiple mining vignettes. Toning, folds with tape repairs. hill with 2,000 feet of work (numerous shafts). Inc. in 1895. [Ref: Hills, 4) The Colomont Gold Mining Company. Issued in 1900, not cancelled. 1900, pg. 223] Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-200 HWAC# 104190 Brown border and seal, eagle vignette. Folds with tape repairs. 5) The Pharmacist Gold Mining Company. Issued in 1912, not cancelled. Folds Lot# 3394 Cripple Creek, Colorado with separation. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-300 HWAC# 104199 1900 Hugo Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate Fantastic! Not listed Lot# 3390 Cripple Creek, Colorado in Hills. Inc. in Colorado. No. 255, 1896-98 Four Different Cripple Creek issued for 5,000 shares to GB Bent on Mining Stock Certificates Lot of 4 May 15th, 1900 in Colorado Springs. different. One is listed in Hills. Three Signed by president T.P. Barber and are self-identified. 1) Bull & Mineral the secretary (illegible). Not cancelled. Hill Gold Mining & Milling Company. Gold seal, black and red print, red floral Issued in 1896, not cancelled. Brown underprint design. Portrait vignette of border and eagle vignette. Folds, Victor Hugo. Printed by the Evening News, Colo. Springs. Folds. 7 x toning, separation. 2) Black Wonder 9.5” The United States Investor, Volume 13, Issue 27, 1902 discusses Gold Mining Company. “Mine in Cripple a Victor Hugo Gold Mining Company of Cripple Creek that worked the Creek” (printed upper left). Issued in 1896, not cancelled. Gold Pay Car Lode, the H.E. Lode, and the E.D.F. Lode. We could not locate border and mining vignettes. Pinholes, folds, separation. 3) Belmont any more information. Ken Prag Collection Est. $300-500 HWAC# Gold Mining & Town Company. Issued in Cripple Creek in 1896. Not 104228 cancelled. Brown border and mining vignette. Folds. 4) The Aetna Gold Mining & Milling Company. “Mines Located South of Victor, Lot# 3395 Cripple Creek, Colorado Colo.” (printed below title). Issued in Victor in 1898. Not cancelled. 1901 Moon-Anchor Gold Mining Allegorical vignette. Folds with some separation. Ken Prag Collection Company Stock Certificate Scarce! Est. $80-200 HWAC# 107177 “Cripple Creek Gold Fields” printed in the background. Inc. in Colorado. Lot# 3391 Cripple Creek, Colorado No. 5295, issued for 500 shares to AS 1893-1896 Four Different Cripple Kraker on April 8th, 1901. Signed by Creek Mining Stock Certificates J.R. McKinnie as President and the asst. Lot of 4 different. None listed in Hills. secretary. Not cancelled. Very attractive Included: Auburn Mining & Milling and unusual design with a gold anchor hanging from a moon in the Company (1893, not cxl, eagle vignette); logo, and anchors & chains making up the border. 9 x12.5” Printed Accumulation Gold Mining Company by the Gowdy-Simmons Co., Colorado Springs. Folds, nice condition. (1895, not cxl, mining vignette); Belle According to Hills, the company owned the New Moon, part of Anchor Plaine Gold Mining Company (1896, and Anchor No. 2, and the Little Anna Roney, 10 acres, on Gold Hill. A not cxl, mining vignette); and Beaverale British company took possession of the property in 1899 and equipped Placer Mining Company (unissued 1890s). Fair to good condition. Ken it to pursue deep mining. Shaft was 700 ft. deep. [Hills, 1900, pg. 338] Prag Collection Est. $80-120 HWAC# 107327 Ken Prag Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 104191 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 195

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3396 Cripple Creek, Colorado Lot# 3400 Cripple Creek, Colorado 1901-1949 Nine Different Cripple 1899-1906 Seven Different Cripple Creek Mining Stock Certificates Creek Mining Stock Certificates Lot Lot of 9 different, all with offices in of 7 different, all identified in Hills. Colorado Springs. Included: United Included: Little Cut Diamond Cons. States Reduction & Refining Co. (1904, Gold Mining Co. (1902, not cxl); Bonnie eagle vignette); Zoe Gold Mining Co. Nell Merger GMC (1906, stamp cxl); (1901, mountain vignette); Jennie Bob Lee GMC (1900, not cxl); Chicolo Sample Cons. Mining Co. (1904, mining vignette); Transit Gold Mining GMC (1899, not cxl, state seal vignette); Co. (1901, mining vignette); United Gold Mines Co. (1949); Raven & Gold and Globe Hill Cons. MC (1902, Beacon Hill Gold Mining Co. (1905); Little Man Gold Mining Co. (1904); not cxl, mining vignette); C.O.D. GMC Hart Cons. Mining Co. (1906); and the Colorado Gold Camp Mining Co. (unissued); and the Pharmacist GMC (unissued but corp. signatures). (1906). Condition is fair to good with folds and toning. Please inspect. Good condition with folds, toning. Please inspect. Ken Prag Collection Ken Prag Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 104239 Est. $150-300 HWAC# 104211 Lot# 3397 Cripple Creek, Colorado Lot# 3401 Cripple Creek, Colorado 1910 Prince Albert Mining Company 1901-1931 Six Different Cripple Stock Certificate Location of Mines: Creek Mining Stock Certificates Lot Cripple Creek, Colorado (printed under of 6 different, all listed in Hills. One title). No. 3836, issued for 1,000 shares of them is signed by CC millionaire to BK Kimberly on Aug. 22, 1910. Signed Warren Woods. Includes: Gold Bullion by the vice-president and secretary. Mining & Milling Co. (1901, not cxl, Green border, black print, fancy title, eagle vignette); Bonnie Nell Cons. GMC and Native American on horseback (1901, not cxl.); Little Cut Diamond vignette. Western Bank Note Co., Chicago. Folds, toning, stains. 7.25 Cons. GMC (1903, not cxl); Gold x 10.5” Owned the Prince Albert, Beacon, and Eureka on Beacon Hill. Coin MC (1931, not cxl., mining vignette); Uinta Tunnel, Mining & Inc. 1895. 3,860 feet of drifts and cross-cuts, 740 ft. in shafts. [Hills, pg. Transportation Co. (1902, not cxl, signed by Warren Woods); and the 387] Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 103491 Rose Nicol GMC (1906, not cxl). Fair to good condition. Please inspect. Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-300 HWAC# 104243 Lot# 3398 Cripple Creek, Colorado 1896 & 1897 Santa Rosa Gold Mining Co. Lot# 3402 Cripple Creek, Colorado Stock Certificates Lot of two different. 1) 1902-1905 Six Different Cripple No. 280, issued for 500 shares to GE Moore Creek Mining Stock Certificates Lot on Jan. 2nd, 1896. Signed by president of 6 different, all listed in Hills’ Cripple RP Davie and secretary FH Pettingell. Not Creek Manual. Included: Volcano cancelled. Black border and print, gold seal GMC (1905, not cxl); Oriole GMC (two and title. Folds, pinholes, toning. 2) No. different, one unissued, the other 1040, issued for 1,000 shares to Edward issued in 1902, not cxl); the Ore Or No Wiley on Feb. 17th, 1897. Signed by vice- Go Gold Mining & Leasing Co. (1900, president LA Keys and secty. Pettingell. not cxl); “O.K.” GMC (1902, not cxl); Not cancelled. Green print with company and the Orphan Bell Mining & Milling logo in the clouds. Pinholes, deep folds, Co. (unissued). Fair condition with folds, toning, and some separation. some toning. Owned the Santa Rosa, Hill Side, Mary Brown, Louis B. Please inspect. Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-300 HWAC# 104240 No. 1 and 2, Deer Trail, the Belle City, and the Lulu S. [Hills, 1900, pg. 422-423] Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 104339 Lot# 3403 Cripple Creek, Colorado 1900 Specimen Gold Mining & Lot# 3399 Cripple Creek, Colorado Milling Co. Stock Certificate Inc. in 1899-1930 Seven Different Cripple Colorado. No. 2834, issued for 1,000 Creek Mining Stock Certificates shares to Tucker, Ballard & Co. on May Lot of 7 different, all listed in Hills’ 3, 1900 in Colorado Springs. Signed Cripple Creek Manual. Incl. a Warren by vice-president D. Chisholm and Woods autograph. Includes: Isabella secretary John J. Key. Not cancelled. GMC (1899, punch cxl, eagle vignette); Brown border and print. Highly ornate Volcano GMC (1900, not cxl, mining logo with floral design and eagle vignette); Buckhorn GMC (1900, not vignette. No printer listed. 9 x 10.5” cxl, elk vignette); Rose Nicol GMC Heavy folds with separation, staple holes. According to Hills, they (unissued but signed by secretary); owned the Specimen claim on Bull Hill, 10 acres. Four shafts have been Gold Coin MC (two different, both issued in 1930, not cxl, mining sunk, 200-450 feet, and 1,500 feet of cross-cuts. [Hills, 1900, pg. 436] vignette); and the Victor Mines & Land Co. (1905, not cxl, mining Ken Prag Collection Est. $150-300 HWAC# 104192 vignette, signed by millionaire Warren Woods). Please inspect. Ken Prag Collection Est. $150-300 HWAC# 104241 Visit the catalog online for high resolution images, additional descriptions, and current bid status at www.FHWAC.com 196 July 2019 Americana Auction

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3404 Cripple Creek, Colorado Lot# 3408 Cripple Creek, Colorado 1897 Sunflower Gold Mining 1906 Vindicator Cons. Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate Wow! Company Stock Certificate Inc. in Cripple Creek has some of the best Colorado. “Cripple Creek Gold Mining pictorial mining stocks, and this is a District” (underprint). No. 3103, issued great example. Inc. in Colorado. No. for 100 shares to William Banks on Feb. 25, issued for 100 shares to vice- 3, 1906 in Denver. Signed by president president John Pedersen on Jan. 18th, F.L. Sigel and secretary T.J. Campbell. 1897 in Colorado Springs. Signed by Not cancelled. Gold seal, black print and president WH Bacon and secretary vignette of the mine. Folds, pinholes. Taylor J. Downer. Not cancelled. Gorgeous design incorporating 8.5 x 11.5” Pueblo Litho & Printing Co. Inc. 1896. According to Hills, colored sunflower vignettes with the company title. “Mines in Cripple they owned 692 feet of the Vindicator and COD No. 2; the west fraction Creek Gold Mining District” printed in the background. Printed by of the Gold Knob; the Wallace, Trotter, Omonde; the west 450 feet of The “Telegraph”, Colorado Springs. 6.5 x 8.75” Pinholes, folds, toning. the Christmas; and the Pinkerton, Propolite, and the Anna J, on Bull Owned the Phillipian and the Myrtle on Iron Mountain. In 1900, the Hill. [pg. 475] Ken Prag Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 104227 Myrtle had a 45 ft. shaft and vein 12 inches wide; the Phillipian had a 35 ft. shaft and several open cuts. [Hills, 1900, pg. 449] Ken Prag Lot# 3409 Denver, Colorado 1878 Gold Collection Est. $300-500 HWAC# 104338 Bullion Deposit Receipt Gold bullion deposit receipt from Denver Mint 1878. Lot# 3405 Cripple Creek, Colorado $419.12 gold, $7.60 silver. City National 1896-1899 Three Different Bull Hill Bank. Est. $140-275 HWAC# 89362 Mining Stock Certificates, Cripple Creek, CO 1) Bull Hill Gold Tunnel Lot# 3410 Denver, Colorado 1882 Company. No. 1295, issued for 5,000 The Colorado Powder Company shares to HA McIntrye on Oct. 24th, (Explosives) Stock Certificates Lot 1896. Signed by president Griffith and of two stocks issued in 1882, both pen secretary Robinson. Not cancelled. cancelled, one punch cancelled. Signed Gold seal, gilt border, floral logo, and by secretary JO Bosworth and president vignette of Bull Hill. Folds, very fine. 2) Henry Wolcott. Black border and print, The Bull Hill Mining Company. No. 246, CO state seal vignette surrounded by issued for 1,000 shares to John Pedersen on Aug. 1st, 1899. Signed by Nature and mining scenes. Printed by president Ponds and the secretary. Not cancelled. Green border, black Britton & Rey. 5 x 9” This company had print, and underground mining vignette. Pinholes, folds. 3) The Bull a patent that they could produce powder Hill Mining Company. No. 293, issued for 1,00 0 shares to company for 9c cheaper than what was being president John Pedersen on Oct. 30th, 1899. Signed by Pedersen and charged for powder from the east. The secretary Davis. Not cancelled. Very similar design to previous except mill was completed in 1884 and they started to sell powder for 28c maroon color. Folds. Est. $240-320 HWAC# 59095 a pound. The powder back east was immediately dropped to 20c a pound. Superintendent Bosworth told a committee that the railroads Lot# 3406 Cripple Creek, Colorado 1900-1906 were giving East Coast powder a rebate to ship to Colorado by train. Three Good Cripple Creek Mining Stock Wolcott went back east to investigate and found that the east coast Certificates Lot of 3 different self-identified. 1) monopoly and the railroads were too powerful. The mill ran for six Cannon Ball Gold Mining Company. One of the most months, but since they were up against the powerful DuPont family, sought-after Cripple Creek stocks! Issued in 1901 to they realized they could not win. So they closed the mill. Ken Prag company secretary Frank Fish. Signed by Fish and Collection Est. $150-200 HWAC# 104353 president Kimball. Not cancelled. Gold seal, black print, and vignette of cannon firing a ball into the Lot# 3411 Dillon, Colorado 1911 logo. Very fine. Owned the Lizzie M and Cannonball Buffalo Placer Mining & Milling Co. mining claims on Big Bull Hill. 2) Acacia Gold Mining Stock Certificate ”Mines at Dillon, Col.” Company. “Burns and Morning Star Mines at Cripple printed under title. Inc. in Colorado. Creek” printed under title. Issued in 1900, punch No. 968, issued for 1,000 shares to cancelled. Black border and print, with a very Dr. E.R.P. Fourtin on Oct. 27th, 1911. ornate floral logo. 3) Portland Gold Mining Company. Issued in 1906, Signed by vice president Clark and not cancelled. Brown border and black print, mining vignette. Folds. secretary Gibbs. Not cancelled. Orange Hills lists 24 mining claims for the company on Battle Mountain. Ken border and seal, black print, vignette Prag Collection Est. $200-300 HWAC# 104202 of buffalo! No printer listed. 8 x 11” Pinholes, folds, small tear at bottom left. Mining and Scientific Press, Lot# 3407 Cripple Creek, Colorado 1892 Volume 99 (1909) reports that TE Shaw has secured a contract to and 1897 Two Anaconda Gold Mining Co. erect a hydraulic plant on the property of this company near Dillon, Stocks signed by David Moffat Lot of 2. Both Summit County, Colorado. The company owned 1840 acres. Ken Prag signed by Colorado railroad and mining tycoon Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 104269 D(avid) H Moffat as president and RH Reid as secretary. Signatures are punch cancelled. Gold border and seal, black print. Issued in 1892 and 1897. Folds, creases, light wear. Owned the Lone Star, Lone Star No. 2 and No. 3, Rustler, Puffer, Anaconda, Grover, Cleveland, and more, 150 acres, on Gold Hill. [Hills, 1900, pg. 55] Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-200 HWAC# 107154 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 197

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3412 Dolores County, Rico, Lot# 3416 Fremont County, Colorado Colorado 1883 Grand View Mining 1878 Colorado Oil Company Stock & Smelting Co. Stock Certificate Inc. Certificate Inc. June 1877. No. 129, in New York. No. 397, issued for 100 issued for 100 shares to Ira Pendleton shares to RN Prestidge on Sept. 26th, on April 18th, 1878 in Denver. Signed by 1883 in New York. Signed by president president Alex M. Cassiday ad secretary T. Dean and secretary C.F. Dean. Not BA Spencer. Not cancelled. Purple cancelled. Black border and print with border and print, vignette featuring two vignettes: underground mining Colorado state seal. No printer listed. scene (top center) and allegorical 5.5 x 7.5” Light wear. The Colorado Oil woman (bottom center). Printed by Franklin Bank Note Co. Folds, Company was first formed in the 1860s and tried to drill for oil outside many pinholes, some soiling/toning. 7.25 x 9.5” Described in detail in of Florence, Fremont County, Colorado. Production never reached the 1883 CO mining directory. Five claims (Grand View, Major, Phoenix, high levels, but, in 1881, Alex Cassiday (this company’s president and Yellow Jacket, and Pelican) on Telescope Mountain, 0.5 miles from Rico an oil promoter) and oil driller Isaac Canfield struck deep oil at the in the Pioneer district; plus the Aztec on Expectation Mountain and Oil Spring site. This led to the development of the Florence Oil Field. the Elliot at Rico. Smelter located on the Columbia Mill site adjoining [https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/fremont-county] Ken Prag Rico. [Corregan & Lingane, 1883, pgs. 207-208] Ken Prag Collection Collection Est. $100-300 HWAC# 104473 Est. $100-200 HWAC# 107024 Lot# 3417 Fremont, Lake, Custer, and Lot# 3413 Eagle County, Colorado San Juan Counties, Colorado 1879 1881 Micawber Silver Mining Colorado Co-Operative Prospecting Company Stock Certificate Inc. in & Mining Co. Stock Certificate Colorado. No. 334, issued for 1,187 Company properties listed on the right: shares to J. Walton on May 18th, 1881 Frisco, Newsboy, & Lookout Lodes in Philadelphia. Signed by president (Fremont Co.); Washington, Emma, A.L. Ganer and secretary E. Harris. & Star Lodes (Lake County); Boston Chicago Chlorides & Sun Lodes Not cancelled. Black border and (Custer County); and Uncompogery, Union, and Galenite Lodes (San print. Vignette of mine hoisting scene. Juan County). No. 1557, issued for five shares in 1879. Signed by Printed by Wm. E. Murphy’s Son, Philadelphia. Folds, creases. 7 x 11.5” the president and secretary. Not cancelled. Black border and print, The claim was situated on the west slope of Taylor Hill, Eagle Mining vignette with Colorado state seal. 3.25 x 7” Folds, large stain. Please District, Eagle County. Located in 1881. Assays one ounce gold per ton. inspect. Not listed in C&L. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-300 HWAC# Developed by two shafts (27 and 40 ft.). [Corregan & Lingane, 1883, 104470 pg. 246-247] Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 104448 Lot# 3418 Georgetown, Colorado Lot# 3414 Eagle County, Colorado 1881 Steele Gold & Silver Mining Co. 1882 Tellurium Mining Company Stock Certificate Location of Mines: Stock Certificate Great name! Inc. in Georgetown, Clear Creek County, Colorado. No. 279, issued for 50 shares Colorado (printed at bottom center). to Sol Levy on March 2nd, 1882 in Inc. in Colorado. No. 401, issued for Leadville. Signed by president James 10 shares to Evan Julian on April 13th, Streeter and secretary CF Lee. Not 1881 in St. Louis. Signed by vice-president Hale(?) and secretary cancelled. Black border and print. Two Jno. Hanage. Not cancelled. Black border and print, mine hoisting vignettes: allegorical woman (bottom vignette. Printed by Woodward, Tierman & Hale, St. Louis. 4 x 9” Some left) and underground mining scene (center). Printed by Collier & toning around edges. Not listed in C&L. Not found on CHNC. Ken Prag Cleaveland, Denver. Pinholes, folds. 6.5 x 10” They owned 15 claims Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 104337 on the south-west slope of the Holy Cross spur of the Rock Mountain range in the Tellurium District, Eagle County. Assays are 20 ounces Lot# 3419 Georgetown and Clear silver and $25 gold per ton. Developed by 15 shafts ranging from 15-95 Creek, Colorado Colorado Mining ft. deep. [Corregan & Lingane, 1883, pg. 252-253] Ken Prag Collection Certificates (4) 2 from Steele Gold Est. $200-300 HWAC# 104330 and Silver Mining#404 i/u to Evan Julian 1881, 10 shares, #515 i/u ti Evan Lot# 3415 Eagle County, Colorado 1909 & Julian 1881, both signed by president, 1912 Two Cross Creek, Colorado Mining incorporated in CO. 2 from Democrat Stock Certificates Lot of two different. Cross Mountain Tunnel, #43 i/u to G. Walker Creek is located at Mount of the Holy Cross in 1883 4 shares, #121 i/u to G. Walker Eagle County, Colorado. 1) The Cross Creek 1888 119 shares, both signed by president Wheelock, incorporated in Mining Company. Inc. in CO. No. 14, issued for CO Est. $240-320 HWAC# 58904 52,500 shares to Malcolm Lindlam on Jan. 2nd, 1912. Signed by the president and secretary Lot# 3420 Gilpin, Colorado 1865 Charles Craven. Not cancelled. Brown border, Austin Gold Mining Company Stock black print, and photo vignette of Mount of the Very early # 12 for 875 shares to Isaac Holy Cross. Printed by New York Bank Note D Guyen. Datelined New York 1865. Co. 8 x 11.25” Pinholes, folds, creases. An 1887 Signed by secretary WE Parish and article (in E&MJ Vol. 43-44) states that the president Laman(?). Organized June company operates the Treasure Vault Mine in Eagle County, and they 7, 1865. “Mining Property in Gilpin have received machinery to build a stamp mill. 2) The Cross-Creek County, Colorado” in red. 25c Entry of Hydraulic Company. Inc. in CO. No. 11, issued for 417 shares also to Goods Revenue stamp. Not cancelled. Printed by Brower Brothers. Lindlam on March 15th, 1909. Signed by president Charles Craven Two rather interesting vignettes. We have not seen this stock before and secretary Chester Kirman. Not cancelled. Maroon border and an did not find any information on it. Prag Collection. Est. $350-700 background, black print, and underground mining vignette. New York HWAC# 79744 Bank Note Co. Folds, pinholes, toning. 8.25 x 11.25” According to the US Investor, Vol. 23, the company had an office at Red Cliffe but was not operating. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 104248 198 July 2019 Americana Auction