2019 July Americana Auction Catalog

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3421 Gilpin, Colorado 1864 Lot# 3425 Gilpin Co., Colorado 1864 Cook Gold Mining Company of Central Mining Company of Colorado Colorado Stock We have never seen Stock Certificate from the Central MC this one! Number 27 for 50 shares of Colorado. Incorporated in New York. t RP Smith. Datelined Boston 1864. Located in Gilpin County. Certificate Signed by treasurer Joseph Hayden and number 235, issued in 1864 at New president Bay. Not cancelled. 25c Life York to Drexel Winthrop Company. Insurance Revenue stamp. Organized Signed by president and secretary. Size in Massachusetts in 1864. Compared to other Colorado stocks from 7.5 by 10 inches. In nice condition,. Not this era, this is very plain, but quite striking. Printed by Mudge & Son. cancelled. Includes receipt signed by FA “The Cook Gold Mining Company own 66 feet on the Gunnell ; have Reilly. Two Certificate revenue stamps. “Issued for purchase of mining a shaft 250 feet deep, and sinking — in cap at present. The surface property.” Hollister describes a “Central Gold Mining Company” has been worked out to a depth of 150 feet. The shaft is doubtless on located on the Gunnel Lode of Gilpin County. They have 200 ft. on the a pinch in the vein, as well as in cap. There is on the mine an engine lode and a shaft that is 180 ft. deep. That property hasn’t been worked house, with engine and hoisting machinery — no mill. Charles Crosby for 2 years. The company also owns 200 ft. on the Prize Lode at Gold is the agent. The Company have some other slightly developed mining Hill with 3 shafts; 380 ft. on the Rhoderick Dhu at Quartz Hill with 3 property.’ [Mines of Colorado by Hollister] Prag Collection Est. $350- shafts; a 20 stamp mill at the mouth of Nevada Gulch; and more mill 700 HWAC# 79742 machinery. “All this property is lying idle, but is good, and probably will not long remain idle.” [Hollister, pg. 163] Est. $400-800 HWAC# Lot# 3422 Gilpin, Colorado 1866 Nye 104693 Gold Mining Company Stock We have seen this stock certificate once before Lot# 3426 Gilpin Co., Colorado and were unsure of its place in history. 1864 Eagle Gold Company Stock That has not changed! #178 for 500 Certificate from the Eagle Gold Co. shares to CC Allen. Datelined New York Certificate number 280 issued in 1864 1866. Signed by president John Nye to HL Fearing. Signed by president and secretary H eddy Jr. 25c Certificate and secretary. Overall nice condition. Revenue stamp. 5c and 20c small stamps on back. Vignette of miners Not cancelled. Eagle on flag vignette, underground hoisting up ore by bucket. Organized September 13, NY, “issued for the purchase of mining 1866. “Mines in Gilpin County, Colorado.” Bowne & Co. printer. Not property in Colorado.” Hollister notes Cancelled. Pin holes and light staining. Nye Gold Mining Company is that this company owned the Discovery (shaft 150 ft.), No. 1 (shaft not listed in Wallihan (1871), nor in Corbett (1879), nor in Hollister 180ft.) and No. 2 (shaft 185 ft.) east, and No. 5 west on the Gold Dirt (1867). Nye has an advertisement in Hollister opposite the fold-out Lode, Independent District, Gilpin County. The vein is two feet wide, map. John A. Nye ran the Nye Forwarding agency in New York and assaying $40-50 per ton. They also own a 50-stamp mill at the mouth Loyal S. Nye ran it is Denver. Goes to all points in Colorado Montana, of Gamble Gulch. Agent is E.J. Sweet. [Ref: Hollister, 1867, pg. 218-219] Idaho, Utah and New Mexico. Prag Collection. Est. $350-700 HWAC# Est. $300-700 HWAC# 104699 79743 Lot# 3427 Gilpin Co., Colorado 1866 Lot# 3423 Gilpin, Colorado 1867 Hope Gold Company Stock Certificate Reynolds Gold Mining Company of from the Hope Gold Co. Certificate the city of New York Stock # 159 for number 605 issued in 1866, at New 500 shares to Charles Hill. Signed by York to T.L. Swan & Co. Signed by secretary Charles Hill and president president Wally E. Laskin(?) and AZ Huggins. Datelined New York 1867. secretary (?). Size 10” by 5.75”. In “Property located in Gilpin County, average condition (border staining, Colorado.” Printer Bowne & Co. 25c etc). Anchor vignette. Not cancelled. “issued for the purchase of Insurance Revenue stamp on reverse. Not cancelled. Bottom right mining property in Colorado” According to Hollister, the company corner torn. Pin holes and two small nicks on edges. Slight staining owned 2,200 feet on the Gold Dirt Lode, which crosses Gamble Gulch on right. Still very nice. We did not find any information on this mine. about two miles above its junction with South Boulder. Developments Prag Collection Est. $350-700 HWAC# 79746 are described in detail by Hollister (see pgs. 216-218). Cupriferous ore with gold and silver. Col. CL Grafflin is agent. They have 1,750 tons of Lot# 3424 Gilpin Co., Colorado April 13, tailings and a 16-stamp steam mill in Gamble Gulch. Est. $300-600 1864 Benton Gold Mining Company of HWAC# 104723 Colorado Stock Certificate from the Benton GMC of Colorado. Incorporated in April Lot# 3428 Gilpin Co., Colorado June 1864 in New York. Certificate number 40 24,1864 Rockdale Gold Mining issued in April 13, 1864 at New York to CA Company Do not confuse this Brooke. Signed by R Burlege(?), and F Capen. certificate with the large number of Size 9.5 by 7.5 inches. In fair condition. Not unissued certs. This is a rare early cancelled. 25c certificate revenue stamp. issued cert! Stock Certificate from the No vignette. Includes a Benton Gold Mining Rockdale GMC. Incorporated in New Co. letterhead. To CA Brooke from Secretary York. Certificate number 12 issued in Capen about a first assessment. Brooke June 24,1864 at New York to William Seals. Signed by Henry Pinson, owes $125 before August 1865. According and James R Taylor. Printed by BF Corlies, New York. Size 10.5 by 6.5 to Hollister, 1867, the company mined on the Gregory Lode, running inches. In Very Nice condition. Not cancelled. Three vignettes: hoist 600 feet before crossing the Mammoth Lode on Mammoth Hill, and scene, placer mining scene, small dog. 25c Power of Att’y revenue extending another 100 ft. Under the management of Jonathan Cox, stamp. Reverse has a 25c Certificate revenue stamp for the transfer of they are sinking a 60 ft. shaft in Packard Gulch to access a vein 14 stock in 1869. Corbett places this mine in Gilpin County (p. 233). Est. inches wide. They’ve encountered water and had to put in a six-inch $300-600 HWAC# 104710 pump. They also have machinery for a mill of 15 stamps and 6 pans at Atchison. More developments are described (see pg. 150-151). Est. $300-800 HWAC# 104691 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 199

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3429 Gilpin County, Colorado Lot# 3433 Gilpin County, Colorado 1904-1934 Gilpin County, Colorado 1880 Mitchell Mining & Milling Mining Stock Certificates Lot of 6 Company Stock Certificate Inc. in different “Gilpin” mining companies. Colorado. No. 221, issued for 50 shares Includes: Gilpin Eureka Cons. Mines, to Eugene F. Brown on March 9th, Inc. (1934, not cxl, mining vignettes); 1880 in Denver. Signed by president FC Gilpin Hurricane Gold MC (1910, not Taylor and secretary Suther Kauffman. cxl, mining vignette); Gilpin Mines Not cancelled. Ornate black border and Development Co. (1904, not cxl); print, fancy title and mining vignette. Gilpin-Boulder Cons. Mines Co. (1908, Printed by Collier & Cleaveland, Denver. Folds and creases. 6.75 x 10” not cxl, state seal vignette); Gilpin-Apex Mining & Milling Co. (1908, Not listed in Fossett or C&L. An article in E&MJ Vol. 30 (Dec. 1880) not cxl, mining vignette); and the Gilpin-American Gold Mines Co. asks for an update on the status of the mine and gives its location as (1906, not cxl, multiple mining vignettes). Condition is fair to good, Gilpin County. No other info found. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 please inspect. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 104274 HWAC# 104453 Lot# 3430 Gilpin County, Colorado Lot# 3434 Gilpin County, Colorado 1864 Granada Gold Mining Co. of 1867 New York Gold Mining Company Colorado Stock Certificate Early! No. of Colorado Bond Inc. in New York. 114, issued for 100 shares to Henry R. $1,000. Partially issued. Signed by Treadwell on August 6th, 1864 in New president Raymond. Not signed by the York. Signed by president L.L. Sturges secretary. Black border and print, red and secretary Jno. Stanton Jr. Not corporate seal. Blue 50 cent revenue cancelled. Black border and print, fancy stamp on the left with tied cancel. 11.5 title and rare surface mining vignette. x 13” Folds with separation, stain from 25 cent US IR stamp attached at left. Folds, dog-eared corner, very fine. seal. Hollister (1867) notes that the 5.5 x 8.75” According to Hollister (1867), this company had similar company’s property is on the Gregory employees as the Alps GMC. The Granada had 800 ft. on the Mackie Extension, adjoining the Smith & Parmelee. They have a shaft 208 Lode on Quartz Hill. They had 4 shafts (44-175 ft. deep) and an ore ft deep, but the property is in dispute between the two companies. vein 8 inches wide. In addition, they had 3 shaft houses and an engine Work has not been done since 1865 (pg. 155). Ken Prag Collection Est. house. They owned a “magnificent” mill building in Russell Gulch with $150-300 HWAC# 107189 machinery for a 30 stamp mill. George R. Mitchell of Nevada is their agent. [Hollister, pg. 177-178] Ken Prag Collection Est. $400-600 Lot# 3435 Gilpin County, Colorado 1867 HWAC# 104347 Reliance Gold and Silver Mining Company of Colorado Bond This $100 bond was issued Lot# 3431 Gilpin County, Colorado in 1867 and signed by secretary Armitage and 1865 Keystone Mining Company president Tucker. Early number 93. 18 x 16”. of Colorado Stock Certificate Inc. Excellent condition! Includes blue company in Pennsylvania, 1864. No. 61, issued seal. 16 coupons still attached. Gilpin County. for 10 shares to Allen Walton on April Small mining/railroad vignette titled “All for 25th, 1865 in New York. Signed by our Country.” Colorado Territory! Ken Prag vice-president Hiram Hitchcock and Collection Est. $120-300 HWAC# 86035 treasurer Heyes. Not cancelled. Black border and print, state seal vignette. Lot# 3436 Gilpin County, Colorado 1899-1901 25 cent US IR stamp attached bottom Two Different Gilpin County, CO Mining left, obscuring printer. 7.75 x 9.5” Folds, toning. According to Hollister Stocks Lot of 2 different. 1) Bertha Gold Mining (1867), the company had 200 feet on the Calhoun in Leavenworth & Milling Company. Idaho Springs. No. 3088, Gulch (140 ft. shaft); 100 ft. on the Wood (60 ft. shaft); 700 ft. on the issued for 100 shares to McClanahan on Oct. Cisler south of Russell Gulch (140 ft. shaft); 600 ft. on the Rockford (40 12th, 1901 in Denver. Signed by president ft. shaft); and a stone mill building in Russell Gulch. No agent reported Bonteurs and secretary Howard Burk. Not at that time. [Hollister, pg. 182] Ken Prag Collection Est. $300-500 cancelled. Green border, gold seal, small mining HWAC# 104345 vignette. Folds, toning. 2) The Banta-Hill Consolidated Mines Company. No. 494, issued for Lot# 3432 Gilpin County, Colorado 100 shares to Carolyn Walker on Dec. 4th, 1899 Legal Tender Gold & Silver Mining in Denver. Signed by president Henry Muslin and Co 100 shares @ $5 each of Legal the secretary. Not cancelled. Red/brown border Tender Gold & Silver Mining Co. and seal, black print, underground mining vignette. Pinholes, folds. cert #857 issued on July 20, 1882. Stamp at upper right. 8 x 10.25” Located in the Pleasant Valley District Signed by secretary and president. near Central City, according to Mining Reporter, Volume 47. Ken Prag Mine is located in Gilpin County, CO. Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 107168 District: Bonanza (Kerber Creek). Countersigned and registered on Aug 4, 1882. Raised company seal and beige border. Folds on certificate. Organized under the laws of State of New York. Vignette of workers in mine. Printed: W. E. Badeau, 119 Fulton St. N.Y. Assigned. Est. $120-150 HWAC# 106208 200 July 2019 Americana Auction

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3437 Gilpin County, Colorado Lot# 3441 Gunnell Lode, Gilpin 1900 Wire Gold Mining & Milling County, Colorado 1866 Kip & Co. Stock Certificate Inc. in Colorado. Buell Gold Mining and Tunneling No. 970, issued for 1,000 shares on Company Stock # 628 for 25 shares March 8th, 1900 in Denver. Signed to George J Hamilton. Signed by James by president FB Davie and secretary Harriott and president Jonathan Charles Peters. Not cancelled. Gold Stanton. Dateline New York 1866. border and seal, black print, ornate 25c Power of Att’y Revenue stamp. logo and underground mining vignette. Not cancelled. Mossford & Ketchum Pinholes, folds, light wear. 8.25 x 10” printers. Large rips and tears. Fair According to Mining and Scientific condition. The Kip & Buell had 600 feet Press, Vol. 93 (1906), the company had resumed sinking its new shaft on the Kip Lode, crossing Gregory Gulch just above Mountain City, on property in Black Canyon. The shaft is currently 35 feet deep. Free with a 235 foot shaft. An engine house, containing a 10-horse power gold has been taken out of the surface workings. Ken Prag Collection engine, was on the shaft. They also had a log 12-stamp mill, built Est. $100-200 HWAC# 103500 in 1860 and a stone mill-building (45 x 100 feet) containing two 75-horse power engines, a five inch pump and hoisting gear. This Lot# 3438 Gilpin County, Central mill was built at a cost of $15,000. John Kip of Central City was the City, Colorado 1872 Central Gold agent and a owner. (Information came with cert.) Prag Collection Mining Company Stock Certificate Ken Prag Collection Est. $180-350 HWAC# 86033 Incorporated in New York. Certificate number 856, issued for 500 shares to Lot# 3442 Gunnison County, Colorado Henry Evesson on April 11th, 1872 1880 Rock Creek & San Juan Silver in New York. Signed by president JB Mining Co. Stock Certificate Inc. in Simpson and secretary Newton Durfee. Colorado. No. 122, issued for 100 shares Not cancelled. Black border and print. Mine hoisting vignette on left, to Neustradt on May 12th, 1880 in allegorical vignette at center. Printed by CO Jones, New York. Heavy Colorado Springs. Signed by president folds, light wear. 6 x 10.5” The Central Gold Mining Company own AW Stettell and secretary Parrish. 200 feet on the Gunnell, and have a shaft 180 feet deep, with a crevice Not cancelled. Black border and print, green background and mine of fourteen inches of ore. The shaft is in good order, except that the hoisting vignette. Printed by Collier & Cleaveland Lith., Denver. 4 x 8” whim-house has been blown off. The surface of the mine is pretty well Folds. Not listed in Fossett or C&L or found on CHNC or newspapers. hogged out, and it has not been worked for two years. The Company com. Rock Creek was the original name of Crystal Creek and also the also own 200 feet on the Prize Lode, Gold Hill, on which are three shafts, name of a mining district in that area in Gunnison County, Colorado. 90, 165, and 185 feet in depth respectively. [Hollister, 1867, p163] Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 104445 Ken Prag Collection Est. $200-500 HWAC# 107150 Lot# 3439 Gilpin County, Central City, Lot# 3443 Gunnison County, Colorado Colorado 1880 Nonantum Gold & 1884 Silver Ridge Mining Company Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate Stock Certificate Inc. in Colorado. Inc. in Colorado, April 1880. No. 100, No. 27, issued for 25 shares to Ellis A. issued for 100 shares to Albert D.S. Bell Hallett in Colorado Springs on May 24, on July 14th, 1880. Signed by president 1884. Signed by president J.L. Maiston Charles Barton and secretary Thos. L. and the secretary. Not cancelled. Simple Rogers. Not cancelled. Black border design with black border and print, and print, vignette of miners working on the surface. Printed by Page, Colorado state seal vignette. Folds, light Spaulding & Co., Boston. Heavy folds, some toning. 6.5 x 10.75” Owned wear. 6.5 x 10.5” Not listed in C&L. One reference found in an article the British, Last Chance, Iron Rain, Charleston, Nebraska, Duke Swain, in the Salida Mail newspaper, June 28, 1884: the company owns the Congo, Grand Island, Old California, Joe Bates, Gold-pan, African, Star, Fourth of July claim on Treasury Mountain in Gunnison County and Tropic, Lady Rogers, Boston, Telegraph, Chicago Boy, and Snow-flake, have recently hired a superintendent. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100- situated in Russell and Lake Gulches, Russell and Lake Mining Districts, 150 HWAC# 104310 one mile from Central City. Most of the development was on the British incl. a 175 ft. deep shaft and 200 ft. of levels. [Corregan & Lingane, Lot# 3444 Gunnison County, Colorado 1883, pg. 296] Ken Prag Collection Est. $150-250 HWAC# 104468 1888 Sylvanite Mining & Milling Co. Stock Certificate Inc. in Colorado. No. Lot# 3440 Gold Hill, Boulder County, 92, issued for 25 shares to W.S. Baker on Colorado 1881 Gold Hill Consolidated May 4th, 1888 in New York. Signed by Mining Co. Stock Certificate ”of Gold vice-president Clark and the secretary Hill, Boulder County, Colorado.” Inc. in (illegible). Not cancelled. Simple design New York. No. 672, issued for 1,000 with black border and print. Folds, shares to company president Yates light wear. 6.5 x 10.5” According to Ferguson on April 23rd, 1881. Signed a prospectus for the company sold online, the company properties by Ferguson and the secretary. Not include the famous Sylvanite East Wing, the Buckeye Mines, and the cancelled. Green border, gold title, and black print. Two vignettes: Sylvanite Tunnel Site, all of which are located in the Elk Mountain mining (top center) and Colorado state seal (bottom right). Printed Mining District of Gunnison County, Col., six miles north of Gothic, by Colgate & Hetsch, NY. Heavy folds, clean. 6.75 x 11.5” Not listed in and fourteen miles from Crested Butte, the nearest railway station. In C&L. The Leadville Weekly Herald, April 17, 1880, reports multiple the 1883 CO Mining Directory, the Sylvanite Lode was being worked claims being sold to the company in the Ten Mile District, including by the Ruby Gold & Silver Mining Company. Ken Prag Collection Est. the Argenta, Little Maud, Snow Drift, Snow Flake, Zollars, and more. $100-150 HWAC# 104333 Articles in Dec. 1880 refer to litigation being settled. The Georgetown Courier February 17, 1881, reports the company has just finished its first month of work and has seen good results. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 107023 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 201

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3445 Gunnison County, Crystal, Lot# 3449 Idaho Springs, Colorado Colorado 1895 Sheep Mountain 1903-1930 Seven Idaho Springs, Tunnel & Mining Co. Stock Certificate Colorado Mining Stock Certificates Inc. in Colorado. No. 1019, issued for Lot of 7, all self-identified. Included: 100 shares to John A. Kershaw on May The Sterling Mines and Tunnel Co. 25th, 1895 in Aspen. Signed by vice- (1903, not cxl, mining vignette and president Mill J. Carr and secretary purple ribbon under gold seal); The Big George Eaton. Not cancelled. Brown Revenue Gold Bullion Mining Co. (1905, border, black print, and vignette of not cxl., photo vignette of mine!); The big-horn sheep. Pinholes, folds, some Happy Dream Mining and Milling Co. toning. 8.25 x 11” This company operated at Crystal (now a ghost- (1902, not cxl, mining vignette); The Idaho Springs Gold Producing town) in Gunnison County and built the Crystal Mill in 1893 to supply Company, Inc. (1930, not cxl, mining vignettes); and Burns-Moore power to the mines in the area. Water from the Crystal River was Mining & Tunnel Co. (three stocks issued 1903, 1908, 1909). Please dammed and used to provide electricity for air drills and ventilation inspect. Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-200 HWAC# 103485 for miners. The powerhouse at the mill used the flow of the Crystal River to power an air compressor, and the compressed air was piped Lot# 3450 La Veta & Cripple Creek, to the mines to run pneumatic drills. The mine shut down in 1917. Ken Colorado 1896 & 1900 Two “Big Four” Prag Collection Est. $150-300 HWAC# 104336 Colorado Mining Stocks: La Veta & Cripple Creek Lot of two different Lot# 3446 Hinsdale County, Lake City, “Big Four” mining companies. 1) The Colorado 1881 Ohio Consolidated Big Four Mining & Smelting Company. Mining Company Stock Certificate “Mines on West Spanish Peak, Huerfano Property Hinsdale Co., Colorado Co., Colo.” (printed on certificate). (printed at upper left). Inc. in New Dateline La Veta, Colo. No 444, issued York. No. 671, issued for 100 shares for 8,600 shares to WA Castle on Sept. to Frederic H. Sharpless on May 4th, 14th, 1896. Signed by president Shaw 1881 in New York. Signed by vice- and secretary Dickerman. Not cancelled. Black border and print, president Meyer and the secretary. Not mining vignette. Pinholes, folds. 8 x 10” 2) The Big 4 Gold Mining cancelled. Blue border, black print. Mining hoisting vignette on the Company. No. 1147, issued for 1,000 shares to Charles Miller in Cripple right. “O.C.M.Co.” printed in blue in the background. Printed by ABN. Creek on Nov. 27th, 1900. Signed by vice president and secretary. Not Pinholes, folds, light wear. 7 x 11.25” Not listed in C&L. A February 11th, cancelled. Gold border and mining vignette. Folds, pinholes. 8.25 x 10” 1881 Lake City Mining Register article mentions that the company has Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-250 HWAC# 107183 been formed and purchased the Nellie, Ella, and Sunrise Lodes on Bear Creek. According to an article in E&MJ Vol. 30 (1880), the company Lot# 3451 Lake City Mining District, stuck a vein on the McDonald claim, located near Rose’s Cabin, 16 Colorado 1882 Chicago Enterprise miles from Lake City, Hinsdale County. Assays are yielding 160 ounces Gold and Silver Mining Stock I/U of silver per ton. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 104463 #622 Peter Fish 200 shares 1882. Signed by president Francis Griswold Lot# 3447 Hinsdale Countyl, Colorado and Edward Hunt secretarty. Top 1891 American Queen Mining margin creasing Est. $120-150 HWAC# Company Stock # 20 (very early) 106221 for 1000 shares to Louis Shebrino(?). Datelined Indianapolis 1891. Signed Lot# 3452 Lake, Park & Gunnison by secretary Lewis Walker and George Counties, Colorado 1882 Vanderbilt Beck. Vignette of three underground Consolidated Mining Co. Stock miners looking over their latest find. Certificate No. 309, issued for 1,000 “Mines located in Hinsdale County, shares to Mrs. ME Graham on Dec. Colorado.” Gold seal. Not cancelled. 30th, 1882 in Philadelphia. Signed by Gold underprint ‘$10’. Uncancelled. We found no information in our president AM Brown and secretary library. Prag Collection Est. $140-350 HWAC# 79751 JA Porteus (?). Not cancelled. Green border and black print on pink paper. Lot# 3448 Idaho Springs, Colorado Two different mining vignettes and the 1898-1946 National Tunnel & Mines Colorado state seal. Printed by Breuker Co. Stock Collection Lot of 8 with good & Kessler, Philadelphia. Heavy folds with separation, pinholes, and variety. This company operated the toning discoloration around the entire border. 10 x 12.5” Corregan & famous Argo Tunnel at Idaho Springs, Lingane list six different Vanderbilt mines (Clear Creek, Custer, Delores, Colorado. The tunnel was started in Lake, Park, and La Plata counties) in their 1883 CO mining directory. 1893 and eventually spanned 4.16 Newspaper articles from the time period indicate the company had miles, intersecting nearly all the properties in Lake, Park, and Gunnison Counties. In the June 2nd, 1881 major mines between Idaho Springs Indiana Progress newspaper, a dispatch from Alma, Colorado says the and Central City. Four different company names are represented. 1) company owns 11 claims in Park County, 4 in Lake County, and 14 in National Tunnel & Mines Company. Five stocks, 4 different, issued Gunnison County, with the intention to build a smelter in Alma and 1937-1946. Four have a mining vignette. All are cancelled. 2) National another in Gothic. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 104302 Mining, Tunnel & Land Company. One stock issued in 1902, not cancelled. 3) National Union Mining & Tunnel Company. One stock issued in 1908 with a map of the US in the background (and the location in Colorado marked). Hole punched, heavy toning. 4) National Tunnel and Mining Company. One stock issued in 1898, not cancelled, mining vignette. Condition is fair to good. Please inspect. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 104252 202 July 2019 Americana Auction

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3453 Lawson, Colorado 1880 Lot# 3459 Leadville, Colorado 1881 & Oshkosh Consolidated Mining Co. 1900 Catalpa Mining Company Stock Stock Certificate Inc. in Maine, Feb. Certificates Signed by JP Whitney Lot of 1880. No. 262, issued for 50 shares to two different, both signed by JP Whitney CS Lewis on April 21st, 1880. Signed by as company president. Issued in 1881 and president E.C. Nichols and treasurer CT 1900, neither cancelled. Black or brown Plimpton. Not cancelled. Fancy border borders with the same underground and black print, no vignette. Printed mining vignette. Folds, pinholes, creases. by FC Philbrick & Co., Boston. Folds, bends. 6.25 x 10.75” Not listed 7 x 11.25” The Catalpa Mine was located in Fossett or C&L. According to a Feb. 4, 1880 Boston Globe article, on Carbonate Hill between the Crescent the company formed to mine at Lawson, Colorado which is located in and Evening Stare. According to C&L, they Clear Creek County. A March 7th, 1880 Boston Globe article pinpoints owned two fractional claims covering on 7 it further as being in the Montana Mining District. Ken Prag Collection acres situated on Carbonate Hill adjoining Est. $100-200 HWAC# 104451 the Evening Star in the California District. Joel Parker Whitney was a millionaire and very important figure in Colorado (and Wyoming, New Lot# 3454 Leadville, Colorado 1889 Mexico and California) history. He made a fortune in the California Amity MC of Leadville, CO Stock I/U Gold Rush as a merchant before heading to Colorado Territory in #368 RL Griffen 100 shares 1889, the 1860s. He authored an 1865 book on Colorado silver mining signed by president Keeler. 2 nice that many believe helped establish statehood. He continued to make vignettes-underground mine and money in the mining and railroad industries, as well as real estate in above ground scene. Some toning Est. California and ranches in New Mexico. Ken Prag Collection Est. $150- $300-500 HWAC# 108109 250 HWAC# 107188 106643 Lot# 3455 Leadville, Colorado 1854 Lot# 3460 Leadville, Colorado 1880 Arkansas River Mining Company Central Colorado Prospecting and Extra Rare! This river hosted one of the Mine Developing Company Stock No. main routes to Leadville, CO. I/U No. 475, issued for 25 shares to NC(W?) 164,for 2000 shares to L. H. Lehersey(?), Weedles on February 12, 1880. Signed signed by President, signature illegible. by Weedles as president and Am Loomis Manuscript date lined Leadville, Dec. as secretary. Not cancelled. Vignette of 8, 1853. Caw Valley Chief Mine - Near three miners with headlamps. Gray Leadville, CO. Est. $300-500 HWAC# background with imprint of company name. Dateline Leadville, October 1, 1880. Near perfect - crisp, clean, Lot# 3456 Leadville, Colorado 1880 bright. No edge, corner, pinhole or discoloration issues. 7” x 11” In the Big Pittsburgh Con Silver MC Stock 1887 Leadville directory, a William Loomis is listed as a bar keeper Very rare. I/U #614 A Turner & Co 50 for C. Visscher & Company. (Prag Collection) Ken Prag Collection Est. shares 1880. Mine on Yankee Hill in $90-180 HWAC# 86742 California District. Creases, a few staple holes. Est. $300-600 HWAC# 108106 Lot# 3461 Leadville, Colorado 1904- 1938 Five Different Leadville Mining Lot# 3457 Leadville, Colorado 1880 Stock Certificates Lot of 5 different. 1) California & Colorado Con Tunnel The Fryer Hill Gold Mining Company. and MC I/U #370 APW Skinner 100 Issued in 1904, not cancelled. Signed shares 1880. Signed by President by president EM Brown and sect. Price. Loveland. Carbonate Hill mine vignette. Green border and background, griffin Est. $400-800 HWAC# 106608 vignette. Folds. 2) London Option Gold Mining Company. Issued in 1933, not Lot# 3458 Leadville, Colorado 1880 & 1898 cancelled. Green border and eagle Casco Mining Company Stock Certificates Lot vignette. Folds. 3) The London Fault of 2 different. 1) Casco Consolidated Mining Mining Company. Issued in 1906, not Company. Mines in Lake, Gunnison, Summit cancelled. Brown border, eagle vignette. & Park Counties (printed under vignette). No. Folds, heavy toning/staining. 4) The London Gold Mines Co. Issued in 223, issued for 100 shares to Geo. O Keller 1931, pen cancelled. Three mining vignettes. Folds, toning. 5) London on July 26th, 1880 in Leadville. Signed by Deep Mines Company Production Warrant for $100. Issued in 1938, president Matt Adams and the secretary. not cancelled. Orange border and eagle vignette. Pinholes, folds. Ken Not cancelled. Black border and print, gold Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 103495 seal, mining vignette. Franklin Bank Note Co. Pinholes, folds. 2) The Casco Mining Company. Lot# 3462 Leadville, Colorado 1902- Inc. in Wyoming. No. 24, issued for 1,042 shares 1934 Four Different Leadville Mining to Emma Anderson on June 28th, 1898. Signed Stock Certificates Lot of 4 different. 1) by the vie president and secretary. Red pen cancelled. Black border The Fryer Hill Mines Company. Issued and print, gold seal, allegorical vignette. Folds, areas of heavy toning. in 1902, not cancelled. Gold border The Casco property was located in Lackawanna Gulch, according to and three mining vignettes. Pinholes, Carbonate Chronicle, June 16, 1883. They also appear to be involved in folds. 2) The Lost Canon Cons. Deep legal battles around 1900. Not listed in 1883 C&L. Ken Prag Collection Tunnel Gold Mining Company. Issued Est. $150-300 HWAC# 107171 in 1903, not cancelled. Yellow border and mining vignette. Heavy folds, glue residue on reverse corners. 3) The Reindeer Mining Company. Low number 3, issued in 1918. Not cancelled. Brown border, mining vignette. Pinholes, folds, tape repairs. 4) London Mountain Gold Mining Company. Issued in 1934, not cancelled. Orange border and eagle vignette. Heavy folds. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 103496 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 203

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3463 Leadville, Colorado 1900- Lot# 3467 Leadville, Colorado 1880 1925 Four Different Leadville Mining Gold Fortune Mining Company Stock Stock Certificates Lot of 4 different. 1) Certificate Leadville, Lake County, London Gold Mines Co. Issued in 1925, Colorado (printed under vignette). Inc. not cancelled. Three mining vignettes, in Colorado, 1879. No. 910, issued for 6 revenue stamps. Folds, tape repairs. two shares to C.G. Warfield on January 2) Capitol Hill Mining Company. Issued 20th, 1880 (date on reverse). Signed by in 1900, not cancelled. Gold border, vice president LN Buck and secretary AJ multiple mining vignettes. Folds with House. Not cancelled. Black border and some separation, tape repairs, heavy toning. 3) Mollie Gibson Mining print, gold seal, and underground mining vignette. Green underprint. Company. Issued in 1911, punch cancelled. Heavy folds with some No printer listed. 6.75 x 10.5” Pinholes, folds, toning. Not listed in separation, toning. 4) The Bonanza Development Co. of Colorado. Fossett or C&L. No other information located. Ken Prag Collection Est. Issued in 1908, not cancelled. Signed by JP Whitney as president! $100-200 HWAC# 107022 Green border and mining vignette. Pinholes, heavy folds, toning. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 103494 Lot# 3468 Leadville, Colorado 1882 Grey Eagle Consolidated Mining Lot# 3464 Leadville, Colorado 1892- Company Bond $100 bond No. 27 1932 Four Different Leadville Mining issued on July 29th, 1882 in Denver. Stock Certificates Lot of 4 different. Signed by vice-president W.W. Knight 1) The Mollie Gibson Cons. Mining & and secretary Cantril. Not cancelled. Milling Co. Issued in 1892 for 50 shares Four coupons attached. Black border to Abraham Shockley. Signed by VP and print, underground mining Bollis and secretary Lillibridge. Not vignette. Printed by Collier & Cleaveland, Denver. 6.75 x 12” Leadville cancelled. Brown border and mining Herald articles in Oct. 1881 note the company is in trouble over vignette. Folds. 2) The Yak Mining, assessments levied when the stocks had been clearly labelled “non- Milling and Tunnel Company. Issued in 1932, not cancelled. Folds, assessable.” 1894 articles mention the properties are being worked pinholes. 3) Pittsburg Cons. Gold Mining Company. Issued in 1931, through the Penrose shaft. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# not cancelled. Gold border and mining vignette. Pinholes, folds. 4) 104460 The Royalty Gold Mining and Milling Company. Issued in 1900. Heavy water damage and soiling. Please inspect. Ken Prag Collection Est. Lot# 3469 Leadville, Colorado $100-200 HWAC# 103493 1881 Leadville Mining and Stock Exchange Stock Certificate from the Lot# 3465 Leadville, Colorado 1900- Leadville Mining and Stock Exchange. 1917 Four Different Leadville Mining Incorporated in Colorado. Located at Stock Certificates Lot of 4 different. Leadville. Certificate number 58 for 1) Bonanza Development Company. 1 share issued in 1881 at Leadville, Colorado to J.F. Tabor, Signed by Issued in 1917, not cancelled. Orange HAW Tabor and William A Leeds(?). Size 9.25” by 4”. Not cancelled. border, black print, vignette of Allegorical vignette. Company seal, Horace Austin Warner Tabor prospectors. Pinholes, folds. 2) Revenue is known as the Bonanza King of Leadville. He was a United States Leasing & Mining Company. Issued in for three months replacing Henry Teller. He was also the second Lt. 1909, not cancelled. Black border and Governor of Colorado. Incorporated in 1879. Re-incorporated in 1881. print, eagle underprint. Folds. 3) Different Revenue Leasing & Mining This exchange had a short life and was finished in 1882. [Mining Stock Company. Issued in 1900, not cancelled. Green border, black print, Exchanges and Financing the Colorado Mining Industry: 1864 - 1900 vignette of prospector with train in the background. Folds, toning. 4) by Copeland] Est. $500-1000 HWAC# 104761 Pittsburg Cons. Mining, Milling & Tunnel Company. Issued in 1906, not cancelled. Brown border, black print, unique mining vignette. Folds, Lot# 3470 Leadville, Colorado 1881 creases. Nice group! Please inspect. Ken Prag Collection Est. $120- Little Corinne Consolidated Mining 200 HWAC# 104216 Co. Stock Certificate Property Located at Leadville, Colorado (printed under Lot# 3466 Leadville, Colorado 1890- title). Inc. in New York. No. 565, issued 1919 Four Different Leadville Mining for 200 shares to G. de Lachasse on Stock Certificates Lot of 4 different. March 29th, 1881 in New York. Signed 1) The Silver Cord Company. Issued in by president AL Reid and secretary 1890 for 1,000 shares to DH Dougan. WH Dana. Not cancelled. Black border Signed by VP Goop and the secretary. and print, gold seal, fancy scrollwork. Folds, light wear. 6.25 x 9.25” Not cancelled. Black border with Not in Fossett or C&L. The Leadville Daily Herald (Jan .16th, 1884) mining vignette. Pinholes, folds. 2) The mentions the incorporation of the company, which must have been Catalpa Mining Co. Issued in 1919, not a reorganization. Reid is listed as one of the directors. Ken Prag cancelled. Brown border and nice mining vignette. Pinholes, folds. 3) Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 107152 The Revenue Leasing & Mining Company. Issued in 1906, not cancelled. Green border, vignette of two miners. Folds, toning. 4) The South Winnie Leasing and Mining Company. Issued in 1901, not cancelled. Brown border and eagle vignette. Heavy soiling, water damage. Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-200 HWAC# 103486 204 July 2019 Americana Auction

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3471 Leadville, Colorado 1880 Lot# 3475 Leadville, Colorado 1880 Little Corinne Consolidated Mining Northern Mining & Prospecting Co. Stock Certificate Property Located Company Stock Certificate Inc. in at Leadville, Colorado (printed on the Colorado. No. 13, issued for 25 shares to left border). Inc. in New York. Low GH Jackson on April 19th, 1880. Signed number 9, issued for 100 shares to by the president and secretary. Not Charles Dortle on June 16th, 1880. cancelled. Black border and print on Signed by president AL Reid and thin pink paper. Underground mining secretary WH Dana. Not cancelled. vignette. Printed by the JMW Jones S & P Co., Chicago. Folds, creases, Black border and print, fancy scrollwork. Folds, rough edges, some toning. 5.25 x 9” According to the Leadville Weekly Herald, July 17, toning. 6.5 x 9.5” Not in Fossett or C&L. The Leadville Daily Herald (Jan 1880, the company purchased the Mollie Kelley, Nova Scotia, Florida, .16th, 1884) mentions the incorporation of the company, which must Michigamme, and Cinnus Lodes and Concord Tunnel for $65,000. Ken have been a reorganization. Reid is listed as one of the directors. There Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 107002 was also a Little Corinne at Alma. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 104449 Lot# 3476 Leadville, Colorado 1881 Plattsburgh Junior Mining Company Lot# 3472 Leadville, Colorado 1881 Stock # 73 for 100 shares to HB Little Delaware Cons. Mining Carrie. Signed by Walter Church and Company Stock Certificate Leadville, SA Greenlaw president. Dateline 1881 Colorado (printed under vignette). Leadville. Nice valley vignette with Inc. in Colorado. No. 26, issued for 150 plenty of ore wagons on the road. shares to John Coleman on Aug. 27th, Collier, Cleaveland printer. Black on green with underprint ‘$10.’ One 1881 in Leadville. Signed by president hole at company stamp. Otherwise very nice. Ken Prag Collection Est. Louis C. Leonard and secretary C.W. $120-250 HWAC# 89463 Waite. Not cancelled. Dark blue border and print, gold seal, mining vignette. Lot# 3477 Leadville, Colorado 1881 Printed by Shober & Carqueville, Chicago. Heavy folds, light wear. 7.75 Provident Mining Company Stock x 11” Owned the Little Delaware, Justice, Kangaroo, Smasher, Letter Certificate Location of Mines: Lake Kenny, and McKeon, 39 acres, situated in California Gulch, California Co., Colorado (printed at upper left). District, one mile from Leadville. Located in 1881. Developed by 7 Inc. in Colorado. No. 255, issued for shafts, 50-200 feet in depth. [Corregan & Lingane, 1883, pg. 423] Ken 500 shares to Sol Levy on Oct. 29th, Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 107021 1881 in Leadville. Signed by president AS Reston, secretary LD Cog, and Lot# 3473 Leadville, Colorado 1881 treasurer John Avery. Not cancelled. Little Piney Gold & Silver Mining Brown border, black print, and vignette Co. Stock Certificate No. 534, issued of allegorical woman. Printed by the Hatch Lithographic Co., New York. for 100 shares to W.E.A. Gorton on Deep folds. 8.25 x 10.5” Not listed in C&L. According to an article in Sept. 8, 1881 in Philadelphia. Signed the Leadville Democrat, June 11, 1881 titled “Strike at the Provident,” by president E.G. Fay and secretary E. the company struck a fair vein of galena and sulphureted ore in the Graves. Not cancelled. Ornate black Provident Lode. The company’s properties were at Lake Park, 5 miles border and print, vignette of miners on NW from Leadville. The shaft was down 70 ft. Assays were showing the surface and also the Colorado state 110-190 ounces of silver per ton. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 seal. Printed by Wm. Mann, Philadelphia. 8.25 x 12” Folds. They owned HWAC# 104462 21 lode claims, all situated at Tennessee Pass, California District, 10 miles from Leadville. Also 4 placer claims, 900 ft. of fluming with 8 Lot# 3478 Leadville, Colorado sluice-boxes worked by one four-inch Giant. Developments include 1882 Royal Mining, Smelting, & one 60 ft. shaft, one 60ft. drift, and 50 ft. of cross-drifts. [Corregan & Prospecting Co. Stock Certificate Lingane, 1883, pg. 423-24] Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# Leadville, Colorado (printed below 104455 vignette). Inc. in Colorado. No. 96, issued for 5,000 shares to GW Barrett Lot# 3474 Leadville, Colorado 1882 on April 5th, 1882. Signed by president Little Pittsburg Cons. Mining Co. James Huston(?) and secretary Hill. Stock Certificate Inc. in New York. Not cancelled. Black border and print, No. 4842, issued for 100 shares to WL green background, gold seal, and vignette of three miners working Samson on March 8th, 1882. Signed underground. Printed by Wm. Burford. Heavy folds, foxing, light wear. by vice president David S. Draper and 8 x 12” Not listed in Fossett or C&L. No additional information found. secretary H. Kirkham. Not cancelled. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 104477 Green border, black print, allegorical vignette. Printed by ABN. 7.5 x 11” Lot# 3479 Leadville, Colorado 1880 Folds, pinholes, creases. This was an important Leadville mining Sappho Mining Company of Leadville company. They owned the Little Pittsburg, New Discovery, Dives, Stock Certificate Inc. in New York. No. Union, and Winnemuck on Fryer Hill, California District. Located in 87, issued for 70 shares to Richard N. 1878. Developments included 2,000 ft. of shafts, considerable stoping. Spencer on May 20th, 1880 in New Paid over $1 million in dividends. [Corregan & Lingane, 1883, pg. 424] York. Signed by president Chas. H. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 107005 Emerson and secretary Bloomer. Not cancelled. Black border and print, small allegorical vignette. Printed by Arthur & Bonnell, NY. Pinholes in seal, folds. 5.25 x 10” Not in Fossett (1880). They owned the Sappho, situated on Yankee Hill, California district. Located in 1878. Developed by 2 shafts (125 and 265 ft. deep), four levels, and some other workings. [Corregan & Lingane, 1883, pg. 434] Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 104444 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 205

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3480 Leadville, Colorado 1881 Lot# 3484 Leadville, Colorado 1881 Satellite Consolidated Mining Silver Rock Mining Company Stock Company Stock Certificate Name is Certificate ”California Mining District, misspelled. Inc. in Colorado. No. 590, Lake County, Colorado” (printed under issued for 253.5 shares to company title). No. 162, issued for 1,000 shares president BF Smith on Oct. 14th, 1881 to Jas. L. Groeb on Sept. 19th, 1881 in in Leadville. Signed by Smith and also Leadville. Signed by president Geo. secretary TH Barker. Not cancelled. V. Magee and secretary W.J. Radcliffe. Ornate border and logo with underground mining vignette. Printed by Not cancelled. Ornate design with Collier & Cleaveland, Denver. Folds, creases, toning, some rough edges. black border and print, underground 6.75 x 11.5” Owned the Satellite, No Name, Alice, and Washington mining vignette. Printed by Geo. V. Magee, Philadelphia. Rare that the claims, 30 acres, on Iron Hill, California District. Located in 1879. engraver is also the company president! Folds, wrinkles. 9 x 11.75” Developed by one 200 ft. shaft. [Corregan & Lingane, 1883, pg. 435] Not in C&L. No references found. Ken Prag Collection Est. $200-400 Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 107000 HWAC# 104311 Lot# 3481 Leadville, Colorado Lot# 3485 Leadville, Colorado 1885 Saw-Tooth Milling & Mining Silvercord Combination Mining Company Stock Certificate Inc. in Stock i/u #4594 DH Dougan 100 shares New York. No. 25, issued for 300 shares 1890. Underground miner vignette Ken to Robert Lenox Belknap on Nov. 24th, Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 1885 in New York. Signed by president 105612 Ludlow Patton and secretary Weeks. Not cancelled. Black border and print, Lot# 3486 Leadville, Colorado 1897 no vignette. Pinholes, folds. 5.25 x 9” C&L list a Saw-Tooth mine on Iron Small Hopes Cons. Mining Company Hill, California District, Lake County. Located Feb. 1882. Developed by Stock Certificate ”Issued in Payment a shaft 175 ft. deep. [1883 Colorado Mining Directory, pg.435] Ken for Property Situated in Lake County, Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 104446 State of Colorado” (printed under title). Inc. in New York. No. A3320, Lot# 3482 Leadville, Colorado 1883-1888 Silver issued for 100 shares to Theo Camp on Cord Combination Mining Co. Stock Certificates May 27th, 1897. Signed by president Lot of 3 different. This is a rare grouping! According McCormick and secretary Cameron. to EMJ Vol. 52, in 1891 the mine, under the direction Stamp cancelled. Green border and background, black print, and of Albert Blow, was working to construct a double- fabulous vignette of stagecoach moving through the mountains! track tunnel from California Gulch (under Iron Printed by Ralph Trautmann, NY. Four revenue stamps attached on and Breece Hills) to drain the mines and make reverse. Pinholes, folds. 7.25 x 11” The company appears to have paid lower-grade more accessible and less expensive to dividends in 1886, and in 1904, an article in the Salida Record says the process. Leadville’s own Sutro Tunnel? This was mine took out $38,000 from a rich ore shoot before closing. According first known as the Blow Tunnel, and later the Yak to an 1882 Leadville Daily Herald article, they operated the Ranchero Tunnel. According to the 1883 CO Mining Directory, Lode in the California District. Ken Prag Collection Est. $150-200 the company owned the Silver Wave and 7 other HWAC# 104349 locations plus 60 acres of additional surface ground. These three stocks were issued in 1883, 1887, and 1888, all to DH Lot# 3487 Leadville, Colorado 1881 Dougan. All three are signed by vice president Charles H. Grop and Star of the West Mining Company the secretary. None cancelled. Black border and print, underground Stock Certificate ”Embraces 7 claims mining vignette. Three different color varieties for the underprint situated in California Mining District, (green, red, blue). “Mines located on Iron Hill, Leadville, Colorado” Lake Co., Col.” (printed under title). Inc. (printed at bottom center). Pinholes, folds, light wear. Ken Prag in Colorado, 1881. No. 288, issued for Collection Est. $180-300 HWAC# 104218 100 shares to James Davis on Aug. 30th, 1881 in Leadville. Signed by president Lot# 3483 Leadville, Colorado 1882 HC Rose and secretary WD Gammon. Not cancelled. Black border and Silver Girl Mining Company Stock print, made to look like currency. Poor condition with heavy soiling, Certificate Unique name for a mining pinholes, folds, hole in seal, small tears. Please inspect. 4.75 x 9” company! Inc. in Colorado. No. 131, Claims included Star of the West, Mattie Rose, Nannie R., Omar, Belle issued for 500 shares to H.C. Swain of the West, Black Cloud, and Maggie, situated on French Mountain, on April 1st, 1882 in Leadville. Signed 14 miles from Malta. [Corregan & Lingane, 1883, pg. 437] Ken Prag by vice president James Streeter Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 104323 and secretary FA Tappan. Stamped “Stock Full Paid and Non-Assessable.” Black border and print, tan background, and mining vignette. No printer listed. 6.5 x 11” Deep folds, creases, some toning. Not listed in C&L. According to a March 4th, 1881 Leadville Democrat article, the company was incorporated to mine in Lake, Park, and Summit Counties. No other information found. Ken Prag Collection Est. $200-300 HWAC# 104319 206 July 2019 Americana Auction

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3488 Leadville, Colorado 1882 Lot# 3492 Leadville, Colorado 1881 Stray Horse Gulch Mining Company Union Pacific Cons. Mining Company Stock Certificate Inc. in Colorado. No. Stock Certificate Very rare Leadville 57, issued for 250 shares to company stock with CO pioneer autograph! Low vice president John C. Adams on Jan. number 3, issued for 100 shares to 6th, 1882 in Leadville. Signed by company treasurer M.B. Camplin on president N. Rollins and secretary JF June 28th, 1881. Signed by president Frenoff. Not cancelled. Black border E.H. Gruber, treasurer Camplin, and and print. Small mining vignette. secretary John Reynolds. Not cancelled. Printed by FL Waite, Chicago. Many folds and creases, separation, Attractive multi-color design with green, red, and black print and train soiling, a few small holes. Please inspect. 7.5 x 11” Owned the Rarus, vignette. Printed by Longshore & Ward, Leadville. 6.25” x 9.75” Folds. 300 x 1500 feet situated in Adelaide Park, two miles east of Leadville E.H. Gruber co-founded the influential pioneer Colorado banking firm in the California District. Located in 1877. Developments include one of Clark, Gruber & Co. According to the reverse of this certificate, the 102 ft. shaft. [Corregan & Lingane, 1883, pg. 438] Ken Prag Collection company owned the Camp Point & Devanport Lodes adjoining the Est. $100-150 HWAC# 107036 Long & Derry mines, California District, Lake County, Colorado. In the Devanport Lode, they have 14 feet of contact matter which had a mill Lot# 3489 Leadville, Colorado 1882 run of 40 ozs. silver per ton. Not listed in C&L. Ken Prag Collection Est. Stray Horse Gulch Mining Company $200-400 HWAC# 104328 Stock Certificate Inc. in Colorado. No. 62, issued for 300 shares to DH Dougan Lot# 3493 Leadville, Colorado 1881 on Jan. 12th, 1882 in Leadville. Signed Victor Mining Company of Colorado by president N. Rollins and secretary Stock Certificate Rare. Inc. Feb. 1881 JF Frenoff. Not cancelled. Black border in New Jersey. No. 606, issued for 1,000 and print. Small mining vignette. shares to Mrs. Caroline Hallowell on Printed by FL Waite, Chicago. Many August 3rd, 1881 in Camden. Signed folds and creases, a few small holes. 7.5 x 11” Owned the Rarus, 300 x by president Sprogle and secretary 1500 feet situated in Adelaide Park, two miles east of Leadville in the Jos. Fryer. Not cancelled. Black border California District. Located in 1877. Developments include one 102 ft. and print, green background. Two shaft. [Corregan & Lingane, 1883, pg. 438] Ken Prag Collection Est. mining vignettes, including one of $100-200 HWAC# 104267 Leadville(?) Printed by Geo. V. Magee, Philadelphia. Folds, wrinkles, dog eared corners, some toning. 9 x 11.75” Not listed in C&L. Located Lot# 3490 Leadville, Colorado 1880 in Leadville, according to a prospectus for the company found online. Tenderfoot Cons. Mining Company Their Victor claim was located on Long and Derry Hill, close to the Stock Certificate ”Issued in Payment Little Canada and Ready Cash mines. Development included a 20 ft. for Property Situated in Lake County, tunnel. [See: https://mountainscholar.org/handle/11124/172206] State of Colorado” (printed top center). Ken Prag Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 104389 Inc. in New York. No. 256, issued for 100 shares to Bowen on June 7th, Lot# 3494 Leadville, Colorado 1881 1880 in New York. Signed by president Wabash Mining & Smelting Co. Stock Prentice and secretary Howell Smith. Certificate ”Mine & Works at Ten Mile Not cancelled. Orange border, black print, and underground mining near Leadville, Colorado” (printed vignette. Folds, pinholes, heavy toning. 7 x 10.5” Not listed in C&L. along the top). Inc. in New York. No. According to a sheriff’s sale announcement in Leadville Daily Herald, 291, issued for 250 shares to William April 18, 1884, the company’s claims were on Little Ella Hill, California F. Robinson on March 14th, 1881 in Mining District. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 104329 New York. Signed by the president and secretary (Barnes). Not cancelled. Black border and print, vignette Lot# 3491 Leadville, Colorado 1883 & of surface workings. Printed by Collins & Sesnon. Folds, some toning 1899 Two Different Leadville Mining and soiling. 7 x 11.25” Owned the Wabash group of 11 claims situated Stock Certificates Lot of 2 different. 1) on French Mountain and in Lackawanna Gulch, Lackawanna District, Bonanza Development Company of Colorado. Lake County. Located in 1880. Assays are 12% copper and 40 ounces Incorporated in Colorado. Cert. #9914, issued silver per ton. Developed by 8 tunnels. [Corregan & Lingane, 1883, pg. to Thomas Young in 1899 in Leadville for 441] Ken Prag Collection Est. $150-250 HWAC# 104309 100 shares. Signed by President J.P. Whitney, an investor in many mining companies, and Lot# 3495 Leadville, Colorado 1884 Secretary W. J. Downing. Not cancelled. Black Waterloo Mining Co. of Colorado border, mining vignette. Printer: ABN Co., N.Y. Stock Certificate Inc. in Colorado. No. Whitney took an exhibit of Colorado ores to the 157, issued for 10,000 shares to the Paris Exhibition in 1867 in order to promote company secretary John J. McGowan on investments.Folds, pinholes. 2) Aetna Gold Nov. 1st, 1884 in Leadville. Signed by & Silver Mining & Milling Company. No. 124, issued for 500 shares McGowan and president David Flitner. to RS Davis on June 14th, 1883 in Leadville. Signed by the president Not cancelled. Black border and print, and secretary (signatures faded). Not cancelled. Two vignettes: train green background. Very ornate title under mountain and mine hoisting scene. Poor condition including with an unusual vignette of a horse stains and large chunk missing on the left. Ken Prag Collection Est. drinking water from a trough next to a man and woman. Printed by $100-200 HWAC# 107186 Empire Lith, NY. 8.25 x 10.25” Folds, bent corners, toning, and piece missing on bottom left. According to Corregan & Lingane, 1883, the Waterloo mine became part of the Morning Star Consolidated Mining Company along with the Morning Star and Bismarck claims, located on Carbonate Hill, California District [pg. 428]. Ken Prag Collection Est. $150-250 HWAC# 104306 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 207

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3496 Leadville, Colorado Lot# 3499 Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado c1884 Watseka Mining & Discovery 1868 Quartz Hill Gold Mining Company We Company Stock Certificate No. 180, have seen two Nevadaville stocks in 40 years. issued for seven shares to John Sheehan. This is one of them. # 3094 for 100 shares to Not dated. Signed by president W.W. James H Barre. Signed by J Frank Bernard and Grimes and secretary BB Evans. Not president Charles K Randall. Not cancelled. cancelled. Black border and print, green background with Nature Stamp and signature in middle of stock is a vignette and Colorado state seal. 3.25 x 8.5” Folds, toning. According counter signature. 25c Certificate revenue stamp. Two mining and to the Leadville Daily Herald, May 9, 1884, the company filed a mining one eagle vignette. JC Seymour & Co or New York printer. Dateline application for the Gypsy Carbonate mine, 1500 x 300 feet, in the New York 1868. Location: Nevada District, Colorado Territory. A few California Mining District, Lake County, Colorado. Ken Prag Collection small holes and weka spots. Some light staining. Good condition. Est. $100-150 HWAC# 104305 The Quartz Hill Gold Mining Company own 90 feet, upon which is a shaft something more than 200 feet deep, well timbered, having two bucket Lot# 3497 Leadville, Colorado 1881 ways, and a fair ore-vein in the bottom. Thirty or forty feet above the Western Union Consolidated Mining bottom of the shaft a level has been run the whole length of the mine and Company Stock Certificate Classic the back mostly taken out, paying in stamp mill, $35 a ton, average three Western mining name! Inc. in Colorado. feet of crevice crushed. The hoisting is done by whim. The Company No. 200, issued for 2,500 shares to Sol have a compact 12-stamp, steam mill in the gulch near the mill, which Levy (the company president) on June commenced running in December 1864, and did well, producing in 24th, 1881 in Leadville. Signed by the three months 480 ounces of gold. It was subsequently stopped together vice president, secretary (Adams), and with work on the mine, because the whole institution was on too small treasurer (Lyles). Not cancelled. Gilt a scale to work to advantage. [The Mines of Colorado by Hollister] border and vignette of Colorado state seal. Folds and some creases, Nevadaville was a gold-mining town in Gilpin County, Colorado, United one pinhole. Very clean. 7.5” x 11.25” Not listed in Corregan & Lingane. States. It was also known in the 1860s and 1870s as Nevada City. The According to the Leadville Daily Herald, April 8, 1881, the company post office at Nevadaville was called the Bald Mountain post office, purchased the Pomeroy lode, the Little Cora lode, 1/6 of the Cora Bell, to avoid confusion with other Nevadas and Nevadavilles. Nevadaville 1/6 of the Laura, and 2/3 of the Bonnie Lassie. Ken Prag Collection started in 1859, soon after John H. Gregory found the first lode gold in Est. $100-150 HWAC# 104304 what is now Colorado. At the time, the townsite was in western Kansas Territory. The town grew to house the miners working the Burroughs Lot# 3498 Leadville and lode and the Kansas lode. The population was predominantly Irish. The Aspen, Colorado 1900 & 1905 town was one of the most important mining settlements in the area. Two Colorado Mining Stocks The community is now largely a ghost town, although not completely with Important Autographs deserted. [wikipedia] The Nevada district centered around Nevada Lot of 2 different. 1) Catalpa Gulch, a tributary of North Clear Creek; near Gregory Gulch SW of Mining Company. Leadville. Central City. [Colorado Mining Districts by Dunn] Ken Prag Collection Issued in 1900 for 100 shares Est. $250-500 HWAC# 87937 to Elmer Balcon. Signed by JP Whitney as president and Lot# 3500 Ophir, Colorado 1883 Ophir W.J. Downing as secretary. Not Needles Mining Company Stock Certificate cancelled. Black border and No. 424, issued for 56 shares to Gorham D. print, underground mining Lenney on June 6th, 1883 in Ophir, Colorado. vignette. Pinholes, folds. The Signed by treasurer John Bailey and president Catalpa Mine was located on J.M. Devine. Not cancelled. Black border and Carbonate Hill between the print, no vignette. Printed by Lucien Sanderson & Co., Boston. Folds, a Crescent and Evening Stare. few small stains. 5.5 x 9.75” They owned 6 claims: Tidal-Wave, Silver Joel Parker Whitney was a Leaf, Pompeii, Mayflower, Grand Turk, and Utah. Situated on the south millionaire and very important slope of Silver Mountain, 2.5 miles NW of Ophir in the Iron Springs figure in Colorado (and district of San Miguel County. Located in 1881 and 1882. Pay streaks Wyoming, New Mexico and California) history. He made a fortune in from 8-10 inches. Developed by one drift 160 ft. long and 4 open cuts the California Gold Rush as a merchant before heading to Colorado with 10 ft. faces each. [Corregan & Lingane, 1883, pg. 719] Ken Prag Territory in the 1860s. He authored an 1865 book on Colorado silver Collection Est. $150-300 HWAC# 104452 mining that many believe helped establish statehood. He continued to make money in the mining and railroad industries, as well as real Lot# 3501 Ophir Mining District, Colorado 1881 estate in California and ranches in New Mexico. 2) The Mollie Gibson Ophir Mining, Milling & Prospecting Co. Stock Consolidated Mining & Milling Company. Aspen. Issued in 1905 These are usually black ink cancelled of with for 1,000 shares to R.F. Trueblood. Signed by Percy Hagerman as other condition issues. This is quite pristine. No president and William O’Brien as secretary. Punch cancelled. Brown edge, corner, pinhole or discoloration issues. Only border, black print, and vignette of mine. Folds. Hagerman was the son two vertical folds wavy at edges. No. 713, issued of legendary Colorado mining and railroad figure JJ Hagerman. Percy for 10 shares to A.S. Patton on March 23rd, 1881 in Denver. Signed by not only took over many of his father’s mining interests, but was an Luther J. Ingersoll, president, and the secretary. Not cancelled. Green active mountaineer and is known for his Colorado artwork. The Mollie border, black print. Two mining vignettes. Folds, very fine. Not in Filer. Gibson Mine was located on the east edge of Aspen, directly adjacent “Ophir” is a very common mine name. In addition to the famous mine to the Aspen branch of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad. It was a very on the Comstock, there was an Ophir mine in Cripple Creek although important mine in Aspen; four pages of Spurr’s Geology of the Aspen this certificate is too early. Possibly Leadville (there is an “Ophir Cons. Mining District are devoted to it Ken Prag Collection Est. $150-300 Mining & Smelting Co.” in the 1882 directory, but different corporate HWAC# 104217 officers). There is an Ophir Mine in Ouray and an Ophir Gold Mining Co. in Gilpin County. There is also Ophir, Colorado located in San Miguel County. This exact company could not be located, although there was a Luther J. Ingersoll who was a prominent physician in Denver. Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-180 HWAC# 89425 208 July 2019 Americana Auction

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3502 Ouray, Colorado 1906- Lot# 3506 Park and Summit 1919 Ouray, Colorado Mining Counties, Colorado 1881 Hall’s Gulch Stock Certificates Lot of 4, three Cons. Mining & Tunnel Co. Stock different companies. 1) Ouray City Certificate Park and Summit Counties, Mining Company. Issued in 1906 in Colorado (printed below vignette). Ouray for 666 2/3 shares to Andrew Inc. in Colorado. No. 507, issued for 5 Shipman. Not cancelled. Gold border shares to HC Train on Nov. 15th, 1881 and mining vignette. Heavy folds with in Denver. Signed by president Walter some separation, toning. 2) The Ouray Dunning and secretary Richard Le Consolidated Mining & Reduction Bert. Not cancelled. Black border and print, gold seal, and vignette Company. Two stocks issued in 1919 to LJ Mathewson. Not cancelled. of a Colorado mining camp. Lith by Mills Eng. Co., Denver. Heavy Black border, green background, eagle vignette. Folds, toning. 3) The folds, creases, some toning. 6.5 x 10” They owned a 3/4ths interest Ouray Smelting and Refining Company. Issued in 1914 to CA Lindsay. in the Great Eastern Group (five claims): Great Eastern, Anglo-Saxon, Not cancelled. Black border, eagle vignette. Folds, repaired tear, some International, Picket Guard, and Kalamazoo in Hall’s Gulch, Hall’s smudges. Ken Prag Collection Est. $80-100 HWAC# 104279 Valley District, Park County, nine miles from Webster. They also own the Manhattan, the Cashier Extension, and the Lena (0.5 miles from Lot# 3503 Ouray, Colorado 1885 the other group). Multiple developments noted in C&L. No Summit Silver Hub Mining Company Stock County properties listed. [See: Corregan & Lingane, 1883, pg. 536-37} Certificate Inc. in Colorado. Low Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 104476 number 13, issued for 417 shares to HC T---- on Jan, 26th, 1885 in Ouray. Lot# 3507 Park County, Colorado Signed by the president G. Geoman 1881 Gem Mining Company Stock secretary S.A. Butler. Not cancelled. Certificate ”Location of Property: Park Ornate design with black (or dark blue) County, Colorado” printed under title. border and print, attractive logo with Inc. in Maine. No. 60, issued for 46 shares Colorado state seal, and vignette of birds. Printed by Ramsey, Millett & to E. Jackman on Sep. 24th, 1881 in Hudson, Kansas City. Heavy folds, creases, toning. 7 x 10.5” Not listed Saco. Signed by vice president Mathias in C&L. Not found on CHNC or newspapers.com. Ken Prag Collection Crocker and secretary Wardwood. Not Est. $150-300 HWAC# 104315 cancelled. Simple design with black border and print, ornate company logo. Lot# 3504 Ouray, Colorado 1880 St. Hamilton Print, Boston. 7.5 x 10.75” Folds, light wear. The Gem mining Nicholas Cons. Mill & Mining Co. claim was on North Star Mountain, Montgomery District, 6.5 miles Stock Certificate Inc. in New York, from Alma. It was located in 1881. The vein was four feet wide with a January 1880. No. 278, issued for 50 25 inch pay streak containing gold-bearing quartz, $35 per ton. It was shares to E.S. Eldridge on Feb. 6th, developed by a 25 ft. tunnel. [Corregan & Lingane, 1883, pg. 534] Ken 1880. Signed by vice president C.S. Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 104271 Longstreet and secretary Newland. Not cancelled. Black print on pink Lot# 3508 Park County, Colorado paper. Two different mining vignettes. No printer listed. Heavy folds, 1883 Glen Mining Company Stock some toning. 5 x 9” Not listed in Fossett or C&L. The property is no Certificate Location of Property: Park doubt related to the Osprey Consolidated Mill and Mining Company County, Colorado (printed below title). in Ouray, as their officers are the same and the properties were Inc. in Maine. No. 220, issued for 200 both incorporated in New York within a year of each other. Ken Prag shares to Fanny Bishop on May 6th, Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 104465 1883 in Saco. Signed by president C.E. Folsom and secretary Wardwell. Lot# 3505 Ouray County, Colorado Not cancelled. Black border and print, 1882 Wheel of Fortune Cons. Mining ornate company logo. No vignette. Company Stock Certificate Inc. in New Hamilton Print, Boston. Folds, portion of left border torn off. 7.75 York. No. 113, issued for 100 shares x 10.5” Not listed in C&L. Not found on CHNC. However, notices of to Ada L. Starr on Dec. 20th, 1882 in dividends paid can be found in E&MJ Vol. 35-36. Ken Prag Collection New York. Signed by Aaron H. Cragin Est. $100-200 HWAC# 107025 as vice president and asst. secretary to J. Wright. Not cancelled. Blue border Lot# 3509 Park County, Colorado and seal, black print, and underground 1881 Little Annie Cons. Gold & Silver mining vignette. Printed by Kendall Mining Co. Stock Certificate Inc. in Bank Note & Co. Folds with some separation, toning. 8 x 11” Owned Colorado. No. 323, issued for 60 shares the Wheel-of-Fortune Group of mines plus a 5-acre mill site situated to Oliver Pierson on Feb. 8th, 1881 in on Ruby Mountain between Imogene and Sneffles Basins, 7 miles New York. Signed by president Elias H. from Ouray in the Mt. Sneffles District. Eight claims: Wheel of Fortune, Ogden and secretary John H. Russell. Monetizer, B.J. Smith, Silver Queen, Grand Truck, Mark Twain, Wild Not cancelled. Black border and print, Cat, and Bell. [Corregan & Lingane, 1883, pg. 517] Ken Prag Collection green underprint design. Two different Est. $150-250 HWAC# 104308 mining vignettes. Folds, toning, a few stains. 6.5 x 10.5” Owned two claims, the Little Annie and the Eliza, situated on Mt. Lincoln, Montgomery District, Park County, 5.5 miles from Alma. Veins are both contact, assaying from 60-120 ounces of silver per ton. Developed by two drifts, 20 and 25 ft. [Corregan & Lingane, 1883, pg. 543] Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 104478 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 209

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3510 Park County, Colorado Lot# 3514 Rio Grande, Summitville, 1881 Michigan Mining, Milling & Colorado 1875 San Juan Consolidated Prospecting Co. Stock Certificate Inc. Mining Company Stock # 43 for in Colorado, January 1881. No. 522, 100 shares ($10,000) to Charles W issued for 10 shares to AS Patton on Tankersly. Signed by Thomas M Bowen March 23rd, 1881 in Denver. Signed and president Tankersly. Dateline Del by vice president Reuben Jeffery and Norte 1875. Cancelled on transfer. secretary Geo. W. Clark. Not cancelled. Small Goddess of Gold vignette. J Black border and print, gold seal, and underground mining vignette. McKittrick of St. Louis printer. Owned Folds, creased corner. 6.5 x 11” Not listed in Corregan & Lingane. The the Little Ida mine near Summitville, 27 Fairplay Flume (Sept. 1881) has an article about the Michigan Mining miles from Del Norte. In 1870 gold was discovered in the area by John Company operating the Shoe and Twelve-Mile claims at Horse Shoe. Esmund, a rancher. A rich vein of gold ore was discovered int he Little It appears the Horseshoe ledge and district was in Park County. Ken Ida which assayed at $1500 to $2500 a ton. Four months later the Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 107315 mine had produced $250,000. Thomas Meade Brown was admitted to the bar at 18. He fought in the Civil War and became a Arkansas State Lot# 3511 Park County, Colorado 1881 Supreme Court Justice. He was governor of Idaho in 1871. He was said Mount Lincoln Cons. Mining Company to be lucky in poker, which is where he won the ownership of this Stock Certificate Property Located mine. [Holabird Western Americana, Auction #11] Ken Prag Collection near Leadville, Colorado (printed under Est. $90-150 HWAC# 87946 title). Inc. in Colorado. No. 311, issued for 100 shares to A.A. Earhart. Signed Lot# 3515 Rosita, Colorado 1866 by the vice president and secretary Cosmos Silver Mining Co of NY Rare Geo. Stark. Not cancelled. Black border choice stock with imprinted revenue. and print, ornate border and logo, no #52 I/U Wm Yoorhis 10 shares 1866, vignette. Printed by Kendall Bank Note Co., NY. Pinholes, folds, tape signed by Vice President Ezra Woolsey. repair (with staining). 7.5 x 11.5” Corregan & Lingane (1883) describe Originally purchased in 1999 for $1175. this company in Park County--so kind of near Leadville? They own 8 Great for RN collectors. Fantastic! Est. claims: Main, Main No. 1, Mt. Lincoln, Silver, ROgers, Dublin, Huron, $1000-2000 HWAC# 106603 and Monster, situated on the Platte River slope of Mt. Lincoln in the Montgomery District, 8 miles from Alma. Located from 1874-80. Lot# 3516 Rosita, Colorado 1882 Developed by 8 tunnels from 20-200 ft. in length. [1883 CO Mining Game Ridge Consolidated Mining Directory, pg. 549] Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 104454 Company Stock Certificate ”Location of Mine: Rosita. Col.” printed on either Lot# 3512 Park County, Colorado side of the vignette. Inc. in New York. 1866 Pioneer Mining Co. of Colorado No. 170, issued for 4,000 shares to the Stock Certificate Extra rare. Inc. Farmers Loan & Trust Co. on Nov. 3rd, in Pennsylvania, March 31st, 1864. 1882. Signed by the vice-president and No. 528, issued for 200 shares to secretary. Not cancelled. Black border Joseph Duckett on Sept. 22nd, 1866 and print, mining vignette. 7 x 10.5” National Bank Note Co. Pinholes, in Philadelphia. Signed by Ward B. left border trimmed. Not listed in the 1883 Colorado Mining Directory. Haseltine as president and George P. According to Engineering and Mining Journal, Volume 35 (1883), they Kimball as secretary. Not cancelled. owned the Green River and Ditto Lodes. Burchard (1883) lists them Ornate logo and border, blue print on white paper. 25 cent revenue in the Hardscrabble District of Custer County. According to History stamp attached at bottom left with tied cancel. Stamp is covering of the Arkansas Valley, Colorado, Issue 889 (1881), the company was printer’s name. Folds, some wear to edges. Very fine. 7 x 10.75” Briefly building a large 40-stamp mill in Wilmer Gulch. Their property was on mentioned by Hollister (1867). In his section on Park County mines in Game Ridge at Rosita with assays of 25 ounces of silver per ton. Ken the Montgomery District, he mentions a Philadelphia-based company Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 104270 called “The Pioneer” organized in 1864 on “scattered lode property.” After they built a mill-building but had to move it--Hollister refers to Lot# 3517 Rosita, Colorado 1876-1879 this as “some pretty costly bungling”--they began work in 1866. Capt. Virginia Mining Co. of Rosita Stock Daniel Plummer is their agent. [Hollister, pg. 298] Ken Prag Collection & Bond Lot of 3. All issued to B. Paul. Est. $400-600 HWAC# 104344 Inc. 1876. 1) Stock no. 10, issued to 20 shares to B. Paul on August 23rd, 1876 Lot# 3513 Park County, Colorado 1884 in Rosita. Signed by the president and Sovereign Mining Company Bond Rare. secretary. Not cancelled. Heavily toned, $1,000 Bond no. 1095, issued in 1884. Signed pinholes, folds, pieces missing. 7.5 x 9” by president E.S. Gillette and treasurer Chas. 2) $100 bond No. 32, issued to B. Paul Allen. Not cancelled. Green border, black on Oct. 15th, 1877. Signed by president M. Cuthbert and secretary print, and vignette of miners walking with Thos. Parish. Not cancelled. Red border, black print, and vignette mules. Printed by Franklin Bank Note Co. 59 including the Colorado state seal. 13 x 11” Pinholes, folds, some toning. coupons attached. 14.5 x 10” Some toning. 3) Manuscript promissory note to HS Paul for $86.60, dated July 14th, The bond states the company’s claims include 1879 in Philadelphia. 5 x 8” Fossett (1880) reports that the Virginia the Sovereign, Quartzville, First National, has a shaft 355 ft. deep, 700 ft. of levels, and 465 square fathoms of Cummins Placer and Whipple Placer groups in stoping (pg. 463). Ken Prag Collection Est. $300-500 HWAC# 107079 the Consolidated Montgomery Mining District, Park County, State of Colorado. Ken Prag Collection Est. $80-120 HWAC# 104360 210 July 2019 Americana Auction

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3518 Rosita & Silver Cliff, Lot# 3522 San Juan County, Colorado Colorado 1888 Security Mining & Tuttles Peak Mining Co 50 shares @ Milling Company Stock Certificate $10 each of Tuttles Peak Mining Co. in ”of Rosita, Custer County, Colorado.” Uncompahgre Mining District, San Juan Inc. in Colorado. No. 4124, issued County, CO issued to E. A. Hunt, Trustee for 100 shares to James N. Ham on on January 28, 1881. Signed by S. P. March 30th, 1888 in Rosita. Signed by Parmly, president and Edward S. Hunt, president A.A. Rowe and secretary Jas. sec’y. Adhesive red stamp. Inc. under laws of Colorado. Assigned. Est. Cartwright. Not cancelled. Attractive $120-150 HWAC# 106207 design with red border, black print and two different mining vignettes. Printed by ABN. Pinholes, folds, small ink stain. 7 x 10.75” Not listed Lot# 3523 San Juan County, Colorado in Corregan & Lingane. The company was founded in 1884 and ran 1876 Colorado Mining & Land the Leavenworth, Plymouth, and Julian mines in the Rosita area. In Company Stock Certificate Inc. in 1885, they purchased the Silver Cliff MC properties at Silver Cliff (8 New York. No. 1740, issued for one claims and two stamp mills). They developed an open pit mine there share to company president Chas. and worked it through 1887, even though they started to receive bad McIntyre on March 9th, 1876 in Buffalo. press and rumors that they were a scam. They reported a bonanza Signed by McIntyre and secretary JS discover in 1887 and decided to drive a shaft called the Geyser Shaft Buell. Not cancelled. Black border and in July 1887. They continued working on it until June 1888 when they print. Two vignettes: train passing shut down. The shaft had reached a depth of 440 feet. Many of the through Nature (top center) and same people who had formed this company then formed the Geyser buffalo (bottom center). Printed by Gies & Co., Buffalo. Heavy folds, Mining & Milling Co. to continue the shaft. They dug into the 1890s, some toning and roughness to edges. 7.5 x 10” Inc. 1875. By the time reaching an impressive depth of 2,600 feet before closing in 1900. of the 1883 CO Mining Directory, they owned six patented claims on [Ref: https://www.mininghistoryassociation.org/Journal/MHJ-v15- Houghton Mountain, Uncompahgre District, San Juan County, one mile 2008-Copeland.pdf] Ken Prag Collection Est. $150-200 HWAC# 104299 from Mineral Point, as well as Lake Park, Buell, and 3 other locations (unpatented). Assays $100-300 per ton in silver and gold. [Corregan Lot# 3519 Saguache County, Colorado & Lingane, 1883, pg. 624] Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-300 HWAC# 1882 United Silver Mining Company 104469 Stock Certificate Inc. in Colorado. No. 27, issued for 25 shares to SE Bird on Lot# 3524 San Juan County, Colorado Dec. 20th, 1882. Signed by president JA 1885 San Juan & New Jersey Discovery Reid and the secretary (illegible). Not & Mining Co. Stock Certificate Inc. in cancelled. Very attractive design with New Jersey, April 1880. No. 179, issued black border and print, three different for 1,000 shares to A.T. Jennings on mining vignettes, and green RN March 17th, 1885. Signed by president facsimile underprint. Printed by Culver, B.A. Vail and secretary John Weaver. Page, Hayne & Co., Chicago. Folds, light wear, left border uneven. 8 x Black border and fancy logo, printed on 10.75” Not listed in C&L or on CHNC. The only reference we could find yellow paper by Maverick & Wissinger, NY. Not cancelled. Deep folds was in E&MJ Vol. 35, 1883, which stated the company’s operations with some separation and small areas of soiling. 5.5 x 10” Not listed were in Saguache County, Colorado with an office in Chicago. Ken Prag in the 1883 CO Mining Directory. Described in Balch, 1882: numerous Collection Est. $150-250 HWAC# 104327 claims in the Uncompahgre District (Ouray/San Juan Counties) and claims in the Pioneer and Rico Districts (in adjacent Dolores County). Lot# 3520 Salida, Colorado 1905-1924 Most work has been done on the Western Belle claim. “The object of Seven Salida, Colorado Mining Stock the company is to secure all the good mine claims possible in the San Certificates Lot of 7 (with 6 different). Juan district...” [See: Balch, 1882, pg.1126] Ken Prag Collection Est. All are self-identified as Salida. $100-200 HWAC# 104464 Includes: Salida Copper Co. (1912); Salida Mines Co. (1924); Salida Granite Lot# 3525 San Juan County, Colorado Co. (1912); Bon-Ton Mining Co. (1915); 1880 Serrano Silver Mining Company Giant-Eclipse Cons. Mines Co. (1917); Stock Certificate ”of the Uncompahgre and the Turret-Independence Mining Mining District, San Juan County, Co. (1905 and unissued). Fair to good, Colorado” (printed under title). Inc. in please inspect. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 104196 New York. Low number 4, issued for 17 shares to treasurer RM Mitchell Jr. on Lot# 3521 San Juan & La Plata May 14th, 1880. Signed by president Counties, Colorado 1910 Gold King Strong and Mitchell as secretary. Not Consolidated Mines Co. Stock cancelled. Simple design with no vignette but ornate company logo. Certificate ”Properties in San Juan and Printed by HD Dumont, NY. Folds, pinholes, toning. 6.5 x 10” Not listed La Plata Counties, Colorado” (printed in Corbett (1879), Fossett (1880), or Corregan & Lingane (1883). under title). Inc. in Maine. No. 2406, E&MJ Vol. 35 (1883) mentions a Serrano Silver Mining Co. working the issued for 100 shares to Andrew Serrano Lode in the Lake City District of Colorado. Ken Prag Collection Scorolry on Oct. 5, 1910. Signed by Est. $150-250 HWAC# 104298 the president (illegible) and treasurer John D. Chipman. Not cancelled. Orange border and seal, black print, vignette of mine. Heavy folds with tape repairs, heavy toning and soiling. As is. 9 x 12”According to Corregan & Lingane, the Gold King mine in La Plata County was located on Junction Creek, 15 NW of Durango. In that directory (1883), it is listed with the Angel claim. Perhaps this is the consolidation of those two? Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 103499 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 211

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3526 San Juan County, Colorado Lot# 3530 Silver Cliff, Colorado 1879, 1882 Silver Crown Mining Company 1880 Two Different Buckeye Mining Stock Certificate San Juan County, & Tunneling Co. of Colorado Stock State of Colorado (printed below title). Certificates Two different. Inc. in Inc. in New York, 1880. No. 397, issued Colorado, 1876. 1) No. 941, issued for for 100 shares to EP Safford on Oct. 100 shares to JA Bowers on Feb. 4, 1879 14th, 1882 in New York. Signed by in Denver. Signed by Alex. M Cassidy, president Cromwell and the secretary president, and FA White, secretary. (illegible). Not cancelled. Not cancelled. Small (5 x 8.5”) certificate with the Ornate black border and black print, no vignette. Printed by CG Colorado state seal surrounded by an Crawford, NY. Folds, clean. 6.75 x 10.25” Owned five claims (Silver eagle and miners. Pinholes, cut close Crown, Wonderful, and 3 others) in Mill Gulch, 1.75 miles west of left. 2) 1880 issued stock No. 107 for Chattanooga, Red Mountain District. Pay streak is 30 inches, assaying 5 shares to Mark H Barnum. Signed 45% lead and 40 ounces of silver per ton. Developed by two tunnels by Cassidy as president and George Keep, Secretary. Not cancelled. and five open cuts. [Corregan & Lingane, 1883, pg. 671] Ken Prag Green border with red and black print and a mining vignette. No edge, Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 104317 corner, pinhole or discoloration issues. Excellent! Owned the Silver Cliff mine with assays $20-75/ton. Large masses of ceragyrite (75% Lot# 3527 San Juan County, Red silver chloride) of this ore were mined near the surface works which Mountain Mining District, Colorado yielded 30-50 oz/ton. At the time of these certificates, Silver Cliff had 1884 Solid Gold & Silver Mining a population of 5,000. Alex M. Cassidy lived in Colorado for some time Co. Stock Certificate ”Red Mountain before becoming president of this company. In 1862, he purchased oil Mining District” (printed at top center). claims at Oil Springs, Fremont County from Gabriel Bowen. Cassidy Inc. in Colorado. Issued for 50 shares sunk six wells that were moderately profitable. The timing of these to Samuel T. Richards. Signed by certificates matches the boom period for the Silver Cliff Mining District. president O.D. Levis and secretary R.R. Lowry. Not cancelled. Black [Ref: Dallas, p174-177; Balch p.1153; Eckel, p.94; Stone, 1918, p.287] border and print, green background, ornate logo. Pinholes, folds, some Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-250 HWAC# 86739 soiling. 4.75 x 9.75” Not listed in C&L, on CHNC, or newspapers.com. The Red Mountain Mining District lies between Ouray and Silverton Lot# 3531 Silverton, Colorado 1880 on Highway 550 (also known as the Million Dollar Highway) in the Pride of the Alps Mining & Reduction San Juan Mountains. Ken Prag Collection Est. $150-250 HWAC# 104321 Co. Stock Certificate Inc. in Colorado. No. 169, issued for 100 shares to the Lot# 3528 San Juan County, Silverton, company president and the secretary, Colorado 1883 Southern Colorado George Leonard and Henry A. Staples, Bismuth & Silver Mining & Smelting on May 8th, 1880 in Silverton. Signed Co. Stock Certificate Fantastic! by Leonard and Staples. Not cancelled. “Eureka Mining District, Bonita Black print on blue paper. Three Mountain” printed at bottom center. vignettes: two allegorical, one with “San Juan Co., Silverton, Col.” Inc. in CO state seal, plus a mining vignette. Printed by JH Buffords & Co., Colorado. No. 626, issued for 500 Boston. Pinholes, folds, creases, some toning. 8.5 x 11” Not listed in shares to Henry Schnairffer on June C&L, Corbett, or Fossett. According to a Lake City Mining Register, Vol. 18th, 1883. Signed by president Edwin 1, No. 34 (1881), the company owned the Pride of the Alps, the Black Fowler and the secretary. Not cancelled. Interesting design with black Crook, and the Grand Republic Lodes on Brown Mountain at the head border and print, green background, and vignette of hand holding up of Poughkeepsie Gulch, San Juan County. Ken Prag Collection Est. the company title. Printed by WJ Morgan & Co. Folds, light wear. 8 x $200-300 HWAC# 104313 10.5” According to the Colorado Daily Chieftain, November 25, 1885, the company owned the Sampson gold mine and mill at Gladstone Lot# 3532 Silverton, Colorado but were in financial trouble. This company not listed in C&L, but 1881 The “7/30” Cons. Mining the Sampson mine is. It was situated on the south slope of Bonita Company Stock Certificate ”Mines Mountain, 8.5 miles from Silverton. Located in 1878 and 1881. Assays at Poughkeepsie Gulch, Colorado” 75-300 ounces of silver per ton. [1883, pg. 669] Ken Prag Collection (printed under title). Inc. in Colorado. Est. $150-250 HWAC# 104322 No. 47, issued for 2,000 shares to company president George Alder on Lot# 3529 Silver Cliff, Colorado 1879 March 17th, 1881 in Silverton. Signed Silver Cliff and Gold Rock Mining by Alder and secretary Brown. Not Company # 511 for 1000 shares to cancelled. Black border and print, gold seal, ornate logo. “7/30” AB Kinman. Signed by HH Child and in green underprint. Printer obscured by seal. 5.75 x 9” Deep folds. president BG Noble. Dateline New Corregan & Lingane (1883) list three different “7/30” mines in Ouray York, 1879. “Location, Custer Co., County, San Juan County, and Clear Creek County, but none of them Colorado. 28 mining claims. 39,600 appear to be in Poughkeepsie Gulch, which is NE of SIlverton and SE of feet feet length and 600 feet in width.” Ouray. Ken Prag Collection Est. $150-300 HWAC# 104297 Underground mining vignette. N. Y. Litho. Border rips and tears. Ken Prag Collection Est. $90-150 HWAC# 87947 212 July 2019 Americana Auction

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3533 Silverton, Colorado 1905-1921 Three Lot# 3537 Summit County, Colorado Different Silverton Mining Stock Certificates Lot of 1880 Anglo American Mining Co of 3 different, all self-identified. 1) The Iowa Gold Mining Colorado Stock I/U #55 James Bovett & Milling Company. Issued in 1916, not cancelled. 84 shares 1880. Silver mine. Vignette Green border, black print, and mining vignette. of 2 miners, one resting while the other Pinholes, folds, tears, soiling. 2) The Boston & Silverton one pushes a wheel barrel Est. $120- Mining & Reduction Company. Issued in 1905, not 150 HWAC# 106239 cancelled. Multiple mining vignettes. Heavy folds with some separation, toning, stains. 3) The Forest Lily Lot# 3538 Summit County, Colorado Mining Company. Issued in 1921, dateline Silverton. 1875 Greenleaf Mining Company Bond Not cancelled. Low number 4 issued to the company # 10 for $1000. 1000 total bonds to be president. Orange border, black print, mining vignette. sold. Coupons 9 through 20 attached. Rip Folds, pencil writing on the front. Ken Prag Collection at fold intersections. Bright and colorful! Est. $100-120 HWAC# 104226 Signed by AM Greenleaf as president. Greenleaf made his fame with water: Lot# 3534 South Park, Colorado ditches and flumes. For example in 1871 1870 Colorado Gold Mining Co. AM Greenleaf purchased all water rights of Philadelphia Stock Certificate of the Cooley and other gulches with the Incorporated in Pennsylvania. Located intent of conveying such water to Saw at South Park. Certificate number 425, Mill Gulch in the Gold Hill Mining District. issued for 100 shares to Sam. Diehl on He also incorporated the Springfield March 8th, 1870. Signed by president W. Mining, Ditching and Fluming Company; the Greeley Mining, Ditch Haseltine and treasurer James Clayton. and Fluming Company and the Fuller and Greenleaf Mining and Ditch Not cancelled. Black border and print, Company. Interesting Colorado personality. Ken Prag Collection Est. eagle vignette (center) and underground hoist vignette (left). Heavy $120-250 HWAC# 89428 folds and soiling, toning. Please inspect. 7 x 10.5” The company had 300 feet east of the Clark-Gardner, one shaft 250 feet deep, one 80 feet Lot# 3539 Summit County, Colorado deep; a drift 220 feet from the surface, runs 25 feet from the surface, 1881 Monte Cristo Mining & Milling runs 25 feet either way, exposing a pay vein eighteen inches in width. Co. Stock Certificate Inc. in Colorado. On the mine was an engine house with a small engine for hoisting. No. 6055, issued for 20 shares to Parish They had a large stone mill in Nevada Gulch, 70 ft. By 70 ft., exclusive of on Aug. 8, 1881 in Denver. Signed the engine house 34 by 35, an assay office 20 feet square, and a recess by MM Pomeroy as president and on one side for a quartz room. The company built a lean-to on the side secretary AS Whitaker. Not cancelled. of the mill 25 by 112, and a brick muffle 80 feet long, 6 by 9 feet in size, Small certificate designed to look like currency. Black border and with a stack 50 feet high. [Ref: Hollister, The Mines of Colorado, p. 182, print, green background, and Colorado state seal vignette. Printed 1867] Ken Prag Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 107151 by Collier & Cleaveland, Denver. 3.25 x 7.5” Folds, very fine. Mark “Brick” Pomeroy (1833-1896) was a newspaper tycoon who moved Lot# 3535 South Park, Colorado 1869 to Denver and started a new newspaper called The Great West. This Colorado Gold Mining Company of paper eventually had the largest readership in the Rocky Mountains. Philadelphia Stock # 337 for 500 His greatest undertaking was to build a five mile long tunnel between shares to William S Grant. Datelined Georgetown and the western flank of the Rocky Mountains to Denver; Philadelphia 1866. Signed by treasurer a tunnel that would find rich veins along the way and later serve as (?) and president Haseltine. JF a railroad tunnel. It was called the “Atlantic-Pacific Tunnel Co.” An Pinkeldey printed. Eagle vignette and estimated $3,000,000 was raised and construction was underway. one of miners mining underground and The giant project started well and one mile of tunnel was completed. using a bucket to get up and down. 25c Several ore bodies were found. Pomeroy’s three story mansion in Certificate Revenue stamp. Shares are$3. Not cancelled. Corners and Denver became the talk of Colorado and contained a theater, art and edges have no issues. Hollister (mines of Colorado, 1867) states that mineral gallery, lecture hall, and imported furnishings. The tunnel this is one of two mines working in the Buckskin area (the South Park project eventually came to a halt when technical problems occurred, Gold Mining and Exploring Company being the other). The Colorado followed by the Bank panic of 1893. Once Colorado’s most popular and Company is the only one of the two that has “gone on their nerve and wealthiest citizen, Pomeroy was left destitute and forgotten, dying a built a large mill.” They were currently working the Excelsior Lode few years later in 1896. An important western figure who was dubbed which they owned 1000 feet. They were only working 200 feet. Silver “Colorado’s Fabulous Failure” [Carl Swift]. Not listed in C&L. According and lead. Est. $300-500 HWAC# 106538 to a Feb. 19th, 1880 article in the Fairplay Flume announcing its incorporation, the company had purchased the Monte Cristo Mine Lot# 3536 St. Elmo, Chaffee County, and adjoining Comstock Mine in the Pollock District, Summit County, Colorado 1881 Schuyler Gold & Silver Colorado. The company also held bonds on the Alma and Warren, two Mining Company Stock Certificate adjacent claims.The properties were located at the headwaters of the ”Location of Mines and Works: St. Elmo, Blue. The Monte Cristo is described as having a vein of ore 300 feet Chaffee County, Colorado” (printed wide with 40 percent galena, 16 ounces of silver, and $6 of gold to under vignette). Inc. in Colorado. the ton. There are 80,000 tons of ore in sight. The article ends with No. 100, issued for 1,000 shares to this: “If this property is as represented, it is, in its richness, one of the John Robertson on Dec. 22nd, 1881. great marvels of Colorado.” Ken Prag Collection Est. $150-300 HWAC# Signed by president George Little 104450 and secretary Dwight Ray. Not cancelled. Gold border, black print, underground mining vignette, and RN facsimile underprint. Printed by Zeuch & Co., Chicago. Pinholes, folds, some toning. 6.75 x 9.75” They owned the Silver King and nine other lode claims on the west slope of Mammae Mountain, Chalk Creek Mining District. One of their claims contains thirty veins in granite rock, 30-50 ounces silver per ton. Developed by a 225 foot long cross-cut and a drift on the Silver King. [Corregan & Lingane, 1883, pgs. 108-109] Ken Prag Collection Est. $150-250 HWAC# 104300 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 213

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3540 Summit County, Colorado Lot# 3544 Summit County, Colorado 1881 Sancta Crux Mining Company 1880 Trophy Mining Company Stock Certificate Summit County, Stock Certificate Inc. in New York. Colorado (printed below vignette). No. 103, issued for 50 shares to JP Inc. in Colorado. No. 74, issued for 500 Hutchinson on Dec. 13th, 1880. Signed shares to George H. Taylor on Sept. 2nd, by the president (Blanchard) and 1881 in Leadville. Signed by president secretary (McKnight), stamp cancelled Jesse Pritcharon and secretary Daniel signatures. Black border and print, Sayer. Not cancelled. Gold border and vignette of miners working with lamps. Printed by ABN.6.75 x 11.5” black print. Vignette of miners using a drill. Printed by Herald Printing Folds, stub attached. According to E&MJ Vol. 34 (1882), the company Co., Leadville. Heavy folds with toning. 7 x 11” Not listed in Fossett or worked the Trophy and Seventy-Nine Lodes in the Leadville District. C&L or CHNC. No additional information found. Ken Prag Collection However, the company is described in the 1883 Colorado Mining Est. $100-200 HWAC# 104475 Directory as operating the same lodes in Summit County on Sheep Mountain. They own 9 claims: the Trophy, Seventy-nine and Yellow Lot# 3541 Summit County, Colorado Jacket, situated on the south slope of Sheep Mountain; and the Neusitz, 1881 Tabor Sheep Mountain Mining Lone Dane, St. Elmo, Little Bertie, Little Aldenburg, and Arctic Light on Co. Stock Certificate Inc. in Colorado. the SE slope, near Robinson in the Ten-mile District. Claims located No. 33, issued for 500 shares to HH in 1870. Developments include 20 shafts from 20-200 ft. deep plus Dean on Aug. 18th, 1881 in Leadville. several drifts [C&L, 1883, pg. 875] Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 Signed by JF Tabor (brother of Horace HWAC# 104272 Tabor) as president and John McGowan as secretary. Not cancelled. Black Lot# 3545 Summit County, Frisco, border and print, fancy title, gold RN Colorado 1912 Square Deal Mining, facsimile underprint, and two different Milling, Drainage Tunnel & mining vignette. Printed by Empire Lith. & Eng. Co., NY. 7.75 x 10” Transportation Co. Stock Certificate Pinhole, folds, some toning. Office in Leadville. Owned 8 claims, 40 Located at Frisco, Summit County. Very acres, on Sheep Mountain, Ten-mile District, Summit County, one mile rare and unique style mining stock from Robinson. Developed by 8 shafts (20-60 ft in depth). [Corregan that includes photo vignettes of the & Lingane, 1883, pg. 871] Ken Prag Collection Est. $200-500 HWAC# mine and machinery incorporated into 104332 the border and an orange underprint map! No. 2005, issued for 7,000 shares Lot# 3542 Summit County, Colorado to William Walton on Jan. 9th, 1912. The Square Deal Mining, Milling, Signed by Frank E. Wire as president and Seth Atwood as secretary. Drainage Tunnel & Transportation Not cancelled. Folds, glue residue on reverse. 9 x 10.75” According Co. Stock Certificate, 1912 Frisco, to Mining American, 1908, the company had recently installed an Summit County. Very rare and unique electrically-powered compressor plant and drills. Out of operation by style mining stock. Vignette photos of 1915. Ken Prag Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 104198 the mine and machinery incorporated into the border. Orange underprint Lot# 3546 Summit County, Ten- map.No. 2144, issued for 6,500 mile District, Colorado 1881 Sheep shares to William Walton on Jan. 9th, Mountain & 10 Mile Mining Co. Stock 1912. Signed by Frank E. Wire as Certificate Inc. in Colorado. No. 283, president and Seth Atwood as secretary. Not cancelled. Folds. Very issued for 500 shares to Sol Serg on nice condition. 9 x 10.75” According to Mining American, 1908, the July 30th, 1881 in Leadville. Signed by company had recently installed an electrically-powered compressor president James Shire and secretary plant and drills. Out of operation by 1915. Est. $160-320 HWAC# 58572 McGowan. Not cancelled. Black border and print, green and tan background, Lot# 3543 Summit County, Colorado vignette of miners with headlamps. 1881 Trophy Mining Company Printed by Empire Lith & Eng. Co., NY. Folds, clean. 8 x 10.5” Owned 7 Stock Certificate Inc. in New York. claims: Montezuma, Victor, Ella, Treasure Trove, Virginius, Last Dollar, No. 149, issued for 500 shares to E.A. Belle of the West, and Western Star. Located on Sheep Mountain, one Birchard on Mar. 21st, 1881. Signed mile from Robinson, Ten-mile District, Summit County. Assays are by the president (Blanchard) and 5-25 ounces of silver per ton. Developments include six shafts, 50-90 secretary (McKnight), stamp cancelled ft. [Corregan & Lingane, 1883, pg. 856] Ken Prag Collection Est. $150- signatures. Black border and print, 300 HWAC# 104296 vignette of miners working with lamps. Printed by ABN. 6.75 x 11.5” Folds, pinholes. According to E&MJ Vol. 34 (1882), the company worked the Trophy and Seventy-Nine Lodes in the Leadville District. However, the company is described in the 1883 Colorado Mining Directory as operating the same lodes in Summit County on Sheep Mountain. They own 9 claims: the Trophy, Seventy-nine and Yellow Jacket, situated on the south slope of Sheep Mountain; and the Neusitz, Lone Dane, St. Elmo, Little Bertie, Little Aldenburg, and Arctic Light on the SE slope, near Robinson in the Ten-mile District. Claims located in 1870. Developments include 20 shafts from 20-200 ft. deep plus several drifts [C&L, 1883, pg. 875] Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 104331 214 July 2019 Americana Auction

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3547 Summit County, Ten-mile Lot# 3552 Union District, Clear Creek District, Colorado 1881 Vermont County, Colorado 1864 Clear Creek & Colorado Mining Co. Stock Pre-Emption Mining Notice What Certificate Location of Mines: Ten Mile a unique piece of early Colorado Consolidated Mining District, Colorado mining history! This claim was (printed on either side of vignette). No. made by James P Jones. Number 15, 244, issued for 550 shares to JA Rollins Eastwardly of the discovery claim on July 13th, 1881 in Denver. Signed by Glasgow, Number 4. Situated in the president Edward H Goff and secretary Union District on Covode Mountain. HE Irvine. Not cancelled. Black border and print, underground mining Printer: Register Print of Central City. Stag vignette. Small 2c orange vignette. Printed by Hamilton Print, Boston. Deep horizontal and express stamp.Located near Georgetown. The Union Mining District vertical folds with 3 tears, toning. 7.5 x 11.5” Not listed in C&L or CHNC. is in an area that includes or borders most of the middle and lower An ad for the company in the July 14th, 1881 Vermont Standard states parts of Bard Creek, a tributary of the West Fork of South Clear that they have 160 acres near celebrated claims such as the Robinson Creek; originally bounded by the Montana district, the junction of the Consolidated, Wheel of Fortune, and White Quail. The Tenmile District South and Middle branches of Clear Creek, Douglas Mountain, and was first identified by Hollister (1867) and described as all the sections Columbia Mountain. [Colorado Mining Districts by Dunn]. Covode drained by Tenmile Creek. It was listed by Henderson (1926) as the Mountain and Silver Mountain cover the Georgetown Triangle. Consolidated Tenmile, and he included within it the Wilkinson, Frisco, Est. $300-400 HWAC# 103596 Robinson and Kokomo Districts. Ken Prag Collection Est. $150-250 HWAC# 104326 Lot# 3553 Windham, Ouray County, Colorado 1881 Windham Mining Lot# 3548 Summit Mining District, & Smelting Company Prospectus Colorado San Juan Con Mining Windham, Ouray County, Colorado. Stock #189 Charles Taukusley 1875. Organized in Connecticut. Green Pen cancels through signatures of softcover, string binding. 8 pp. Covers president and secretary. Small vignette detaching. Toning and foxing on of allegorical woman. Ornate logo and pages. 9 x 5.5” OA Dorman, Printer, border Ken Prag Collection Est. $120- New Haven. Mining property in the 150 HWAC# 105613 Uncompahgre Mining District of Ouray County. Smelting works located on the the Uncompahgre River, 3 miles Lot# 3549 Telluride, Colorado 1889 below Ouray. Plot includes the townsite of Windham. Mines include San Miguel Gold Placers CompanY the Olympia, the Little Balm of Gilead, the Zero, the Windham and Slide Stock # 1188 for 30 shares to Sereno iron flux mines, and the Nero lime flux wedge. Descriptions included D Hunt. Signed by John Bagley and of each mine. Ken Prag Collection Est. $150-250 HWAC# 104303 vice president parker. Dateline Denver 1889. Incorporated 1888. Not issued. Lot# 3554 Colorado 1901 “Ute” Great vignette of pipe coming down the Colorado Mining Stock & Bond Lot hillside to a water hose being used by of 2 different. 1) The Ute Gold Mining miners to blast away a hillside. Denver and Milling Company. Park County. Litho Co. printer. Border staining. One Stock No. 137, issued for 1,000 shares dog ear. Nice. Located at San Miguel River 5 miles west of Telluride. to CJ Watson on Aug. 31st, 1901. The company was reported to be operating two hydraulic giants Signed by president John Pedersen and (monitors) using over 6 million cubic feet of water with a 200 foot fall secretary A Woodward. Not cancelled. on “E’ Bar. One of eleven owned by this company, washing 5,000 cubic Orange border and seal, black print, yards of gravel daily. [Ref: Burchard 1884, EMJ Vol. 47 No. 20, Dallas underground mining vignette. Printed 1985] Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-250 HWAC# 89447 by Gowdy-Simmons Co., Colo. Springs. 6.75 x 10.5” Heavy folds, tape repairs on Lot# 3550 Telluride / Denver, Colorado reverse. 2) The Ute Smelting Company. c1900 Two Historic Metal Plaques $500 bond issued in 1901, not cancelled. Orange border, gold seal, Still attached to Original Wood 1) black print. Signed by president George Hackstaff and secretary “The Tomkins-Cristy Hdwe Co., Mine & Desmond Cary. 16 coupons attached. 10.75 x 14.5” Folds, creases, Mill Supplies, Telluride, Colo.” 4 x 1.5”. small tape repair. According to US Investor, the company bought land The building is now houses Patagonia belonging to a glass factory in Colorado City, but never went further. Sportswear. Originally built in 1892 for Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-180 HWAC# 104189 the San Juan Hardware Company, the Tomkins-Cristy Hardware Company Lot# 3555 Colorado 1922-1962 20 came along in 1896. They occupied the Colorado Mining Stock Certificates building until 1923 or 1924. 2) “Built Lot of 20, most different. Please inspect. by the, Traux Mfg. Co., 1722 29 Wazee St., Denver, Colo., 6697”. The Included: Hidalgo Gold Mines (1933); Pacific Coast Miner of 1903 reported that the Traux Mfg. Co. as busy American Eagle Gold Producers (1936); with orders from Montana, Idaho, Missouri, Dakota and Mexico. Est. Western States MC (1929); Assoc. $200-400 HWAC# 104504 Metal Mines Inc. (1931); Wet Mountain Mining (1956); Western Development Lot# 3551 Twin Lakes, Colorado & Metal Manufacturing Co. (1923); Ontario Mine Twin Lakes Bag Pack Progressive Mill & Smelter Co. (1962 x2); Crystal Gold Mining Co. mule sack to carry high grade ore from (1941); Silver Bell Mines Co. (1952, 1960, 1961); Sandy Boy Mines Inc. mine to mill. Est. $140-250 HWAC# (1946); Colorado Gold (1936); Colorado Mining & Leasing Co. (1922); 76075 Gold Mines Conso. Inc. (1938); Gold Empire Inc (1945); Trail Mines (1956); Joe Dandy MC (1951); and The Oklahoma MC (u.i). Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 103488 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 215

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3556 Colorado 1919-1971 20 Lot# 3561 Colorado 1903-1935 Different Colorado Mining Stock Colorado Gold Placer Mining Stock Certificates Lot of 20 different. Please Certificates & Bonds Lot of 10, most inspect. Included: Great Western different. Included: The Gold Nugget G&SMC (1945); Gold Empire Inc. Mining & Leasing Co. (stock issued (1955); Lupton MC (1946); Lucky 1903); The Snowstorm Hydraulic Discovery Gold (1934); Livingston GMC Co. (stock issued 1906); South Park (1922); Front Range Mines, Inc. (1958); Dredging Company (stock issued Stonewall Independent MC (u/i); Sun- 1922); Iver Placer Mines (uniss. stock); Hope MC (u/i); Roosevelt GMC (u/i); Colorado Gold Dredging Co. (stock State Mines Develop. Assoc. (1919); Frontier MC (1955); Globe Hill issued 1906); The Gold Pit Placer Co. MC (1971); Trail Mines, Inc. (1957); Joe Dandy MC (1948); Unity Gold (two different stocks, 1932 and 1935); and The Buffalo Placer Mining Corp (u/i); Triumph Gold (1960); US Beryllium Corp. (1963); Queen and Milling Company (three different bonds, $100 and $500, 1913). of the West SMC (u/i); United Empire GMC (1950); and Colorado Tri- Please inspect. Ken Prag Collection Est. $150-300 HWAC# 104183 State MC (1956). Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 103487 Lot# 3562 Colorado 1903-1916 Lot# 3557 Colorado 1900 Advance Gold Colorado Marble Mining Stock Dredging Co Bond #6 $500 bond with nice Certificates & Bond Lot of 3 different. gold dredge vignette. Office located In Colorado 1) International Onyx and Marble Springs. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 108093 Company stock certificate. No. 14, issued for 14,000 shares to company Lot# 3558 Colorado 1882 Colorado & president John F. Campion on March New England MC Bond Red underprint 9th, 1903. Signed by Campion and $500 bond 1882. Possibly in Leadville. secretary Buck. Not cancelled. Gold 2” tear and 5 smaller tears, creases Est. border. Allegorical vignette on back. Pinholes, folds, toning. 7 x 10.75” $200-400 HWAC# 106627 2) Colorado-Yule Marble Company stock. Issued in 1916, not cancelled. Brown border and vignette of Cheeseman Memorial in Denver, CO Lot# 3559 Colorado 1902-1920 built from marble from this company. Heavy folds, toning. 7.25 x 11” Colorado Coal & Related Mining 3) Colorado-Yule Marble Company $100 bond issued in 1913, not Stock Certificates Lot of 10, most cancelled. Eagle vignette. 40 coupons attached. Folds, toning. Ken Prag different. Included: Frontier Coal & Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 103490 Steel Company (unissued); Colorado Shale & Metals Company (1920); Lot# 3563 Colorado 1880 Colorado Colorado-Utah Mines & Oil Co. (issued Mining & Discovery Stock I/U #17 RW but no date); American Coal Refining Sparr 2 shares 1880. Very nice unique Co. (1917, mining vignettes); Moffat frontier vignette with Connestoga Coal Company (unissued); Rugby wagons, a concord stage coach, railroad Coal Company (issued in 1906 and and Indians in a canoe. Est. $200-500 unissued); Mid-West Metal Mining, Oil, Reduction, Development and HWAC# 108097 Holding Co. (1918, oil derrick vignette); Colorado Shales Corporation (issued in 1920, eagle vignette); and Colorado Fuel & Iron Company Lot# 3564 Colorado 1902-1953 Colorado (1902, mining vignette). Condition is fair to good with folds, some Mining Stocks for “United States” Companies separation, and toning. Please inspect. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100- Lot of 5 different. All have “United States” in 150 HWAC# 104206 their name. 1) United States Gold Corporation. Issued in 1904 in Boulder, Colorado for Lot# 3560 Colorado 1906-1917 Colorado 200 shares. Not cancelled. Gold border and Copper Mining Stock Certificates Lot of allegorical and state seal vignettes. Deep folds, 5 different. 1) The Hawkeye Copper Mining toning. 2) United States Mining and Milling Company. Issued in Denver in 1906, not Corporation. Two different stocks, issued in cancelled. Maroon border, mining vignette. 1941 and 1953, not cancelled. Silver Peak, Nevada but inc. in Colorado. Folds, bent corner. 2) The Consolidated Copper Folds. 3) The United States Mining Corporation. Two different, issued Mining, Milling and Smelting Company. Issued in 1902 (poor condition) and 1921. Neither cancelled. Not located. in 1909 in Denver, not cancelled. Green border, Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 104254 eagle vignette. Folds, toning. 3-4) The Western Slope Copper Mining and Smelting Company. Two varieties. One issued Lot# 3565 Colorado 1905-1971 in 1909, not cxl. Gold border and allegorical vignette. Heavy folds with Colorado Mining Stocks for Rarer some separation, toning. The other is issued in 190(?), not cxl, black Minerals Lot of 11 different for border and mining vignette. Water damage. 5) The Henrietta Copper companies mining minerals other than Mining Company. Issued in 1917, not cxl. Brown border, allegorical gold or silver. Included: US Beryllium vignette. Pinholes, heavy folds with some separation, toning. Ken Prag Corp. (1971, Pueblo); Colorado Collection Est. $80-150 HWAC# 103482 Manganese Mining & Smelting Co. (1915, mining vignettes); Pennsylvania Molybdenum Mines Co. (1918, mining vignette); Colorado Vanadium Corp. (1921); International Asbestos Mills & Power Co. (1911, mining vignette); Gem Lode Mining & Milling Co. (1920, mining vignette); Limonite Deep Mining & Tunnel Co. (1905); Chaffee County Fluorspar Corp. (1941, mining vignette); Molybdenum Mining Co. (1906, mining vignettes); American Beryl Corp. (1958); and the Seven Metals Mining Co. (1919). Please inspect. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 104253 216 July 2019 Americana Auction

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3566 Colorado 1902-1935 Lot# 3570 Colorado 1950s-1970s Colorado Mining Stocks with Native Colorado Uranium Mining Stock American Themes Lot of 4 different. Collection Lot of 26 with nice 1) The Navajo Cons. Mining Company. variety. Included: San Juan Uranium Cripple Creek Mining District (printed Exploration, Inc. (1955); Cons. Gold under title). No. 117, issued for 1,000 Uranium Corp. (1956); Santa Fe shares to FA Morath on Feb. 23, 1902. Uranium & Oil Co. (1958); Crusader Signed by vice president ED Marr and Oil and Uranium Co. (1955); Western secretary RE Avery. Not cancelled. Red Uranium and Placer Corp. (1921 plus border, print, and seal on yellow paper uniss.); Woods-Johns Uranium Corp. of Colorado (uniss.); Moreno with Native American vignette. Deep folds. Pueblo Litho & Printing. Uranium Corp. (1962); Big Horn Uranium and Oil (1958 and 1972); 6.75 x 11” 2) The Gilpin-Mohawk Gold Mining Company. Gilpin County. Lucky D Uranium Mining Co. (1954); Kirk Uranium Corp. (1950 No. 574, issued for 1,000 shares to Chas. A. Miller on Aug. 2nd, 1912. and 1953); Russell Gulch Uranium Co. (uniss.); So Big Uranium & Signed by president W. Shubert and secretary Knox. Not cancelled. Fissionable Materials Corp (1955); Sun Uranium MC (1955); North Black border and print, gold seal, Native American vignette. 8.25 American Uranium & Oil Corp. (1955); Trabella Uranium Mines, Inc. x 10.75” Pinholes, folds. 3) The Indiuta Mining & Power Company. (1954 and 1955); Uranium Co. of America (uniss.); Uranium Shares, A Golfdield, NV company that was a branch of the Florence MC. No. Inc. (1955); Ute Uranium, Inc. (1954x2); Union Uranium Co. 1956- 20, issued for 1,000 shares to CW Morgan on Aug. 21st, 1905. Signed 57); and Old Faithful Uranium, Inc. (1954). Please inspect. Ken Prag by president James Birch and the secretary. Not cancelled. Orange Collection Est. $100-300 HWAC# 103484 border and seal, black print, company logo in orange at the top. 8.25 x 10.75” Folds, toning. 4) Red Arrow Mines, Inc. Montezuma County. Lot# 3571 Colorado 1867 Crozier No. 1572, issued for 5,000 shares to Dr. C.M. Hazard on July 12th, Gold Mining Company of Colorado 1935. Not cancelled. Orange border, black print, logo with red arrow Stock # 76 for 500 shares to Daniels piercing through, eagle vignette. 8.5 x 10.75” Printed by Goes. Ken Crozier & Com[any. Signed by president Prag Collection Est. $200-300 HWAC# 104250 HP Crozier. Yes, stock, business, and person all identified! Also signed by Lot# 3567 Colorado Colorado secretary William B Daniels. Datelined Mining Stocks with Nice Vignettes New York 1867. Stock issued for the (5) 5 Colorado i/u mining stocks with purchase of mining property. Large red nice mining vignettes. Game Ridge seal. 25c Insurance revenue stamp cancelled with very strong Crozier Con mining #200 Francis Loan and Gold Mining Co. stamp.A second uncancelled 25c Insurance revenue Trust 100 shares 1882.Bonanza Chief stamp on back. Carlies & Macy printers. Very busy scene of miners Gold Mining #2515 WW Rossiter 100 with picks. The Crozier Gold Mining Company are mining in Quartz shares 1881. Paris Con Mining #57 Livesy Jr. 100 shares 1882-bottom Valley, on the Mitchell, of which they have 400 feet. They have also toning. Silver Cord Combination #4596 DH Dougan 100 shares 1890. 275 feet on the Des Moines, in Russell District, property on the Perrin, Carbonate Hill Con Mining #489 A Baker 2000 shares 1881. Ken Prag in Eureka, and much other undeveloped property, including 200 feet Collection Est. $500-800 HWAC# 105487 on the Freeland and 300 on the Vanderbilt, in Trail Run District, Clear Creek County. They have no mill nor machinery. H. M. Orahood, of Lot# 3568 Colorado Colorado Black Hawk, is their agent. [The Mines of Colorado by Hollister] Prag Stock Group (9) 8 issued, 1 unissued Collection Est. $350-700 HWAC# 79740 Colorado stocks. El Paso County Industrial Assoc 1875, Unadilla Mining Lot# 3572 Colorado 1892-1898 Five 1880, Game Ridge Con Mining 1882, 1890s Colorado Mining Stock with Brookside Water 1895, Pennsylvania Unknown Locations Lot of 5 different. Town 1888, Paris Con Mining 1882, These could not be located in our Wisconsin and Colorado Silver Mining Colorado resources including C&L, 1880’s, Zephyr Mining 1881, Colorado CDNC, newspapers.com, or the 1898 CO Mine Developing 1880 Ken Prag Collection Est. $300-500 HWAC# Mining Directory. Included: Amherst 105488 Mining Company (1892, Denver, not cxl, mining vignette); Bowling Green Lot# 3569 Colorado 1907-1930 Gold Mining & Milling Company (1896, Colorado Tungsten Mining Stock Colorado Springs, eagle vignette, not Certificates Lot of 11. 1) AB Tungsten cxl); Alta Vista Gold Mining Company Mining Company. Issued in 1910, not (1895, Colorado Springs, not cxl, eagle vignette); Big Bull Consolidated cancelled. Three mining vignettes. Mining Company (1898, Denver, not cxl, mining vignette); and the Fold, toning. 2) The Boulder Tungsten Belknap Mining Company (1896, Denver, stamp cxl, mining vignettes). Production Company. Two different. Fair to good condition. Please inspect. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100- One is issued in 1921, not cancelled. 200 HWAC# 107325 Gold border and state seal vignette. Deep folds. The other is issued in 1912, not cancelled. Gold border and state seal vignette. Pinholes, deep folds. 3) Tungsten Production Company, Inc. Three stocks issued 1926, 1927, and 1930. Not cancelled. Eagle vignette. Folds, toning. 4) National Tungsten Mining Company. Issued in 1916, not cancelled. Multiple mining vignettes. Folds with some separation. 5) Tungsten Mountain Mines Company. Two stocks issued in 1912 and 1917, not cancelled. Gold border and multiple mining vignettes. Folds, heavy toning. 6) Tungsten Mining, Milling, and Exploration Company. Issued in 1907, not cancelled. Multiple mining vignettes. Folds, stains. 7) United States Tungsten Company. Unissued but signed. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 104225 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 217

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3573 Colorado 1865 Gold Lot# 3577 Colorado 1892-1899 Mountain Combination Mining Six 1890s Colorado Mining Stocks Company of Colorado Stock Early w/ Unknown Locations Lot of six Colorado stock certificate. # 75 for different including a Number 1 issued. 1500 shares to Michael (?). Signed by These could not be located in our WH Sturdevant and president CW Ric- Colorado resources including C&L, tsow. Dateline New York 1865. Not Hills, CDNC, newspapers.com, or the cancelled. For the purpose of purchase 1898 CO Mining Directory. Included: and payment of mining property. (Since we found no record of this Amherst Mining Company (1892, company, we are not sure they ever really purchased anything?) Denver, stock NUMBER ONE, not cxl, Underground mining vignette, Native American vignette and mining vignette); Cash Rock Gravel allegorical vignette. Hatch & Co., New York, printer. No edge, corner Mining Company (1898, not cxl, pinhole or discoloration issues. Quite excellent. Prag Collection [More mining vignette); Arlingdale Gold Mining Company (1896, Colorado 1860’s Colorado stocks in the next auction] Ken Prag Collection Est. Springs, not cxl, mining vignette); Cheyenne Cyclone Mining & Tunnel $180-350 HWAC# 86027 Company (1897, Colorado Springs, not cxl, mining vignette); American Aluminum Company (1892, not cxl, eagle vignette); and the Aztec Lot# 3574 Colorado 1881 Ivanhoe Placer Mining Company (1899, Colorado Springs, not cxl). Fair to good Gold Mining, Crown Mining, Reliance condition. Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-200 HWAC# 107326 Gold & Silver Mining Stock Certs. 3 Stocks Certs. 1) Reliance Gold & Silver Lot# 3578 Colorado 1896-1899 Three Mining Co., Signed by F. E. Tucker, 1890s Colorado Mining Stocks with President, has revenue stamp, issued the Same Vignette All have an ornate for 50 shares, gray border, vignette of gold border with mining vignettes miner’s working, 12” x 9.5”; 2)Crown and a central vignette of a cabin and Mining Company, vignette of mountains stagecoach in the mountains. 1) The & miner’s working, slight staining at bottom, does not encroach on Justine Gold Mining Company. Mines at border. Issued, No. 89, for 1000 shares; 3) Ivanhoe Gold Mining Co., Cripple Creek. Issued for 250 shares to No. 372 for 100 shares, mines near Central City, Colorado, beautiful Mabel E. de Kay in 1896. Signed by the vignette of snow topped mountain with train running through. 12” x president and secretary. Not cancelled. 7.5”. Est. $130-200 HWAC# 76229 Folds with some separation. 2) The Adelle Mining & Concentrating Company. Issued at Leadville in 1898 for 1,000 shares. Not cancelled. Folds. 3) The Bull Hill Gold Mining & Tunnel Company. Mines at Cripple Creek, Issued for 2,000 shares in 1899. Not cancelled. Est. $240-400 HWAC# 58554 Lot# 3575 Colorado 1866 Rocky Mountain Gold MC of Colorado I/U Lot# 3579 Colorado 1903 & 1907 Two #317 Joseph Bejne Co 100 shares 1866, signed by president illegible. “Marquette” Mining Stock Certificates: Rising sun in gold color vignette. RN stamp on front, RN residue on Arizona and Colorado Lot of 2 different reverse, staple holes in corner, creases Est. $400-600 HWAC# 106625 with “Marquette” in their names and offices in Michigan. 1) The Marquette Gold Mining & Lot# 3576 Colorado 1885 Silver Milling Company. Located at Sunshine, Gold Hill Thread Consolidated Mining Co. District, Boulder County, Colorado (according to Stock Certificate Inc. in Colorado. Low newspaper articles and E&MJ). No. 1171, issued number two, issued for 100 shares for 20 shares in 1907 to Charles Heikkilo on to LB Pendleton on July 15th, 1885 June 25th, 1907. Signed by president William B. in Denver. Signed by president Ira W. LeVegne and the secretary. Not cancelled. Gold Pendleton and secretary AA Knight. border and seal, black print, mining vignette. Not cancelled. Simple design with black Deep folds with minor separation, some stains. border and print, Colorado state seal vignette. No printer listed. Folds, E&MJ reported in 1906 that they were planning on building a 500 toning. 5.5 x 9.5” Not in C&L. Not found on CHNC or newspapers.com. ft. tramway from their mine to their mill. 1905 newspaper articles Not located. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 104320 report a big strike in the company’s Baltimore shaft. 2) Marquette and Arizona Mining Company. Inc. in Arizona. According to Mining Magazine, Vol. 8 (1903), the Marquette Mine was located near Bisbee, Arizona. No. 843, issued for 50 shares to Joseph Latowski on March 9th, 1903. Signed by the president and secretary. Not cancelled. Gold border and seal, 3 mining vignettes. Folds, toning. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-120 HWAC# 104256 218 July 2019 Americana Auction

Lot# 3580 Colorado 1903 & 1910 Two “Mascot” DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Mining Company Stock Certificates Lot of two different Mascot mining companies; one Lot# 3584 Deadwood, Dakota in Colorado and one in Arizona. 1) The Mascot Territory 1887 Silver Coin Mining Company. No. 429, issued for 1,000 shares to Stock I/U #24 E Wingrose 500 shares Walter Smith in 1903. Signed by president JC 1887. Signed by President Wingrose Blaisdell and secretary FL Ream. Not cancelled. who may have operated an early Green border, gold seal and title, black print, and Deadwood grocery store. Est. $80-150 3 mining vignettes. Folds, toning. According to HWAC# 106220 the Salida Mail (March 11, 1904), the company owned the Columbine group of claims on Bear Lot# 3585 Dakota Territory Creek in the Cleora District, which was located in Chafee County. 2) Mascot Copper Company. No. Columbus Gold Mining of the Black 6607, issued in 1910 for 75 shares to EH Dettmer. Signed by president HH Evans and the secretary. Not cancelled. Blue border, black print, Hills I/U #83 RW Hamilton 200 shares and great birds-eye view vignette of the Mascot Mine in Arizona. Folds, creases, toning. According to the Los Angeles Herald (Jan. 4, 1910), the 1880, signed by Richards and Herkner, company operated at the mining camp of Dos Cabezas, 18 miles from Willcox. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 107293 nice underground miner vignette. Ken Lot# 3581 Colorado 1882 & 1892 Two Colorado Prag Collection Est. $120-150 HWAC# Mining Stock Certificates Lot of 2 different. 1) The Electro Magnetic Mining & Development 105616 Company of Denver, Colorado. No. 50, issued for 1,000 shares in 1882. Signed by president Lot# 3586 Dakota Territory c1884 Deadwood Robert Brown and the secretary. Not cancelled. Stock Certs (3) Albe Mining Company, I/U No. Black border and print. Allegorical vignettes 82 shares for 1000 to (signature illegible) signed and orange RN facsimile underprint. Deep folds by President Albe F. Erricks(?); Monitor Mining with soiling, small tears. 2) The Gregory Leasing Company I/C No. 226 for 2500 shares to D. M. Company. Black Hawk. No. 581, issued for 8,000 Laughlin, signed by President, D.M. Laughlin; shares to company president RC Bogg in 1899. General Crook Silver Mining Company I/U No. 222 Not cancelled. Green border, black print, eagle for 1396 shares to John Wringross(?) signed by vignette. Folds, toning. Ken Prag Collection Est. President S.M. Marukin(?). Est. $250-300 HWAC# $150-200 HWAC# 104357 108154 Lot# 3582 Colorado 1913-1969 20 Different Colorado Mining Stock Certificates Lot of 20 different. Included: American Eagle GMC (1936); American Gold, Inc. (1938); Imperial Cons. MC (two different, 1913 and 1920); Homestake-Le Roi MC (1946); Mystery GMC (1944); Mytus Gold Corp. (1939); Chain O’Mines Inc. (1930); Champion MC (1956); Canyon Gold, Inc. (1954): Canyon State MC (1969); Centennial Reduction Co. (1931); Bay City Gold Mines (u/i); Trail Mines, Inc. (1952); Lupton MC (1948); Gold Empire Inc. (1940); Joe Dandy MC (1949); Big Horn Mt. Gold & Uranium Co. (1956); Gold Mines Co. (1945); and Gold Producers, Inc. (1937). Please inspect. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 103489 Lot# 3583 Connecticut 1867 Charter Oak Copper Mining Company Stock # 38 for 100 shares to H Black. Signed by secretary Milspaugh and president (?). Issued in New York on March 1, 1867. Not cancelled. 25c Power of Att’y revenue stamp. Green on white. Vignette of oak tree and one of copper bars. Discoloration on left. Some wrinkling. Generally fine. By May of 1867 it was reported that one could not find this for less than $20.00 a share [Pittsburgh Daily Commercial]. We found no more reference to trading this stock after July of 1862.Seems to be in Connecticut. Est. $300-500 HWAC# 104005 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 219

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3587 Cherokee County, Georgia Lot# 3591 Alturas County, Idaho 1889 Georgiana Gold & Silver Mining Columbia Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate No. 39, Co, Idaho Territory Stock Located in issued for 689 shares to EE Jordy on the Saw Tooth District, Alturas County, February 2d, 1889 in New Orleans. based on a different stock we have sold Signed by the president and secretary. for this company that had the location Not cancelled. Black border and print, printed on it. #120 i/u to John ?lon no vignette. Deep folds, toning, glue 1866, 1000 shares, signed by president residue on reverse. 7.5 x 9.5” According Chesney, incorporated in NY. Pretty red to E&MJ (Vo. 49-50, 1890), the seal. Some toning, small crease and tiny chip on top, paper fracture on company operated in Cherokee County, Georgia. They report 16 men bottom. Est. $240-480 HWAC# 58906 working and the company using a Huntly mill which handles 8 tons/ day. Plans are to erect 3 more mills. The ore is “hard” and contains 20 Lot# 3592 Owyhee County, Idaho pennyweights/ton. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 107282 1865 New York & Oro Fino Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate Lot# 3588 Georgia 2 Dahlonega Mining Owyhee County, Idaho (printed under Lithographs 2 color lithographs, 13” x title). Inc. in New York. No. 74, issued 19” Gold Digger’s Road in Auraria with for 15 shares to Scott Harris on Nov. an action image of a stagecoach full of 3rd, 1865 in New York. Signed by men coming down a road, #13/300. The president William Grant and secretary Glory Hole at Consolidated Mine 1904 Silas Nay. Not cancelled. Black border and print. Very nice vignette of with underground miners drilling and miners using sluice boxes. Printed by JO Seymour & Co., NY. 25 cent at work. #660/1000. Both are signed US IR stamp attached on the bottom right. Folds, very fine. 6.5 x 11” by artist John Kollock. Est. $100-130 Not listed in Filer or Holabird indexes. Browne (1868) reports the HWAC# 56135 company sent 750 tons of rock to mills, with a value of bullion per ounce of $174.38 (pg. 527). He mentions they were milling ore for Lot# 3589 Georgia 1902-1910 Three Native the Poorman. He calls the Oro Fino “one of the most productive mines American Themed Mining Stock Certificates in Idaho” (pg. 522). An article in the Daily Alta California (April 21st, incl Georgia Lot of 3 different. 1) Powhatan Land 1866) notes that the New York & Oro Fino 10-stamp mill is located on & Mining Company. Unissued, c.1890s with Native the east side of War Eagle Mountain and will be completed early in American vignette. Punch cancelled. Rappahannock spring. Ken Prag Collection Est. $400-600 HWAC# 107077 River, Virginia. 2) Seminole Mining Company. Stock issued in 1902, not cancelled. Native American Lot# 3593 Owyhee County, Silver vignette. Folds, light wear. Signed by secretary City, Idaho 1865 Morning Star Gold William Mitchell and president W. Wiley. Although & Silver Tunnel Co. Stock Certificate mainly regarded as a copper mine, gold was a by- Inc. Aug. 1864. Dateline Silver City, product. United States Geological Survey Bulletin, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory, Sept. Issue 455 reports’ “The chief copper mine of 2nd, 1865. No. 407, issued for one Georgia is situated on the border between Wilkes share to RG Whitehouse. Signed by the and Lincoln counties in the northeastern part of the state, 12 miles president (illegible) and secretary John from Washington which place is accessible by the Georgia Railroad A. Post. Not cancelled. Black border, from Atlanta and Augusta. The mine was visited by the writer in 1904 red and black print. Vignette of mine (top center) plus small dog head and was being worked in January 1906.” The 1903 Copper Handbook vignette (bottom center). Oregon Farmer Print, Portland. 25 cent US confirms the existence of gold, “7.3% copper, 32% lead, with $4.00 IR stamp attached on the left. Folds, some toning, uneven edges. 6 x gold and $8.40 silver per ton.” 3) Quemahoning Coal Company. $1,000 9” The Morning Star had several operations in the vicinity of Silver bond issued in 1910. Not cancelled. Somerset County, PA. Pinholes, City, as shown on a map in Bancroft (Vol XXXI, pg. 417-418]. Silver City folds, toning. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 104276 was one of three towns that sprung up during the Owyhee silver rush. No additional info. located on CDNC or newspapers.com Ken Prag Lot# 3590 Alturas County, Idaho 1867 Collection Est. $400-600 HWAC# 107072 Columbia Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate Idaho Territory Lot# 3594 Owyhee County, (printed above the title). Later (1880s) Silver City, Idaho 1867 stocks for this company have had the Poorman Gold & Silver location printed as Saw Tooth District, Mining Company Bond FH Alturas County. Inc. in New York. No. says this bond is a must for 317, issued for 100 shares to (illegible) ingot collectors, as several on July 12th, 1867 in New York. Signed ingots are known (of F. by president Jas. M. Chesney and the secretary (illegible). Not cancelled. Blake) from the Poorman. Black border and print. Two vignettes: allegorical woman with scythe Major Silver City mine. (bottom right) and underground mining scene (top center). Henry Bond no. 369, issued for Seibert & Bros. Lith. Pinholes, folds, large stains, missing bottom $100 on Dec. 2nd, 1867. left corner. 7.5 x 11” 25 cent US IR stamp. Not mentioned in Browne Signed by president Hiram (1868). Ken Prag Collection Est. $400-600 HWAC# 107076 A. Johnson, treasurer H. Wells, and secretary Deater. Not cancelled. Ornate green border, black print and vignette of prospectors sluicing. Printed by Hatch & Co., NY. Poor condition. Heavy toning, large tape repairs, rough edges. 14 x 13.5” Five coupons remaining. Described in great detail by Browne (1868, See pgs. 523-528). It was discovered in the summer of 1865. Raymond (1877) reported that the Poorman and other Owyhee mines suffered because of the failure of the Bank of California. However, the mine had a good body of ore (pg. 226). Ken Prag Collection Est. $500- 1000 HWAC# 107078 220 July 2019 Americana Auction

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3595 Pioneer City, Boise County, Idaho Lot# 3598 Idaho 1890 Bellevue Idaho 1865 Elkhorn Gold & Silver Mining Co. MC Stock I/U #14 Chas Briggs 500 Stock Certificate Issued during the Boise shares 1890. 3 vignettes. Creases Est. Basin Gold Rush! Gorgeous and ultra rare $120-200 HWAC# 108101 certificate. Inc. Nov. 1864. Location printed at the top: Pioneer City, Boise Co., Idaho. No. 173, Lot# 3599 Idaho 1866 Columbia Gold issued for 5 shares to George H. Hare on Nov. 4th, 1865 in Pioneer City. and Silver Mining Stock I/U #118 Signed by the president C.S. Harrington and secretary W.W. Chapman. John Gordon 1000 shares 1866. Signed Not cancelled. Red and blue print on white paper. Vignette of moose by President Chesney. Probably located (not elk) (top center) and eagle with shield (bottom left). Printed in Boise Basin, ID. creases and foxing. by Painter & Co. Very fine condition. 5.5 x 10” One of the pioneering Est. $140-250 HWAC# 72050 mining companies in the Boise Basin. Discovered initially by placer miners, the association of gold with quartz led to discoveries of lode deposits in veins along Granite Creek. The better classes of rocks assayed between $6,000 and $20,00 to the ton. [Ref: Bancroft, p 415] Ken Prag Collection Est. $400-600 HWAC# 107073 Lot# 3596 Placer District, Idaho Lot# 3600 Idaho 1891-1897 Eight 1865 Great Cons. Boise River Gold Idaho Mining Stock Certificates Lot & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate of 8, seven different. Includes: The Gem Placer District, Idaho Territory (printer Water Co. (1891); Montana Copper MC, under title). Pioneer, Lancaster, & Ltd. (1899, mining vignette); Idaho Landon Ledges (printed to the right Exploring Co., Ltd. (1897); Boston Idaho of vignette). Ultra rare. No. 1596, Gold Improvement Co. (1897, mining issued for 5 shares to JP Turner on April 26th, 1865 in San Francisco. and color flag vignettes); Rae-Wallace Signed by the president (illegible) and secretary Jos. N. Souther. Not MC (unissued, mining vignette); Heath cancelled. Beautiful vignette of outdoor mine scene in the mountains. MC (unissued, Washington Co.); and 25 cent adhesive revenue stamp at left. Printed by Fishbournes Lithog. Eastern Idaho Mining & Water Co. (two Co. 4.75 x 10” Folds, toning, large stains. Please inspect. This company unissued, train vignette). Good condition overall. Please inspect. Ken took over the first quartz mine on Granite Creek called the Pioneer. Prag Collection Est. $150-250 HWAC# 104391 The company purchased this mine and the Landon, as well as operated other mines. The “poorest rock in the Pioneer assayed $62/ton and Lot# 3601 Idaho 1891-1896 Four the best classes from $6,000 to $20,000.” Ore from the Landon was Different Idaho Mining Stock crushed by “rigging ordinary sledge hammers on spring pole...1200 Certificates Lot of 4 different. pounds were crushed.” It took one man three days to crush 300 Included: Silver White Mica Mining pounds. The company had a 5 stamp mill ready in Dec. 1863. This was Company (1896, Moscow, not cxl, the beginning of the Idaho Gold Rush. [Ref: Bancroft] According to the mining vignette); The Cabinet Sacramento Daily Union, June 25th, 1864, the company shipped two Mountain Mining Company (1891, thousand pounds of gold & silver quartz rock from its London ledge Clark’s Fork, not cxl, mining and tree to San Francisco. According to the Daily Alta California, Nov. 16, 1864: vignette); Lemhi Mining & Milling Co. “The mill belonging to the Great Consolidated Boise River Gold and (unissued, 1890s, mining vignette); and Milwaukee Mining Company Silver Mining Company, will be in operation on the London Ledge in (Canyon Creek, unissued, mining vignette). Attractive group! Good to a few days, with a supply of over two hundred tons of rock taken out very good condition. Please inspect. Ken Prag Collection Est. $150- and ready at the mill. Stock is on the rise since the purchase by the 250 HWAC# 104390 company of the remaining seven hundred feet in the discovery claims. Hardly a piece of rock can be picked up in which gold is not visible to Lot# 3602 Idaho 1894 Idaho Big Annie the naked eye, and the leads get richer as they go down. Mr. Williams, Mining Company Stock # 428 for 500 the company’s superintendent, has labored unceasingly since his shares to Thomas Hardy. Signed by ZD arrival among us, and no doubt, in a few days, will report a good clean Lansing and president James Felden(?). up.” Numerous mentions/reports on CDNC. Ken Prag Collection Est. Dateline New York 1894. Not cancelled. $400-600 HWAC# 107074 Valley hydraulic mining vignette. Quite spectacular! Globe Stationary and Lot# 3597 Rocky Bar, Idaho 1868 Printing Company. Heavy folds, small Bonaparte Hill Gold & Silver Mining rips, edge wear. The only information Co. Stock Certificate Inc. in New we could find on this mine was in the York. “Idaho” printed below title. No. Prescott Weekly-Miner that articles of incorporation were filed on 133, issued for 50 shares to company October 25, 1893. Ken Prag Collection Est. $90-150 HWAC# 86014 president Anson S. Brown on April 29th, 1868 in New York. Signed by Lot# 3603 Idaho Idaho Mining Brown and also secretary Robinson. References Small library of eleven Not cancelled. Black ornate border and print, small eagle vignette. mining references for Idaho. Important Printed by Henry Seibert & Bros., NY. 25 cent US IR adhesive stamp group for any research library. Four at upper left. Pinholes, deep folds, stain from stamp being folded. 6 volumes of Idaho’s annual Mining x 9.75” Not mentioned by Browne (1868). Raymond (1875) gives Industry Reports, 1930, 31, 32, 34; the location as the Hardscrabble District, Alturas County. He reports Coeur D’Alene Diary; Idaho Place that “everything has been very quiet since the Bonaparte Company Names; Exploring Idaho Geology; stopped operations.” A January 1894 Sausalito News article notes that Gold Camps and Silver Cities; Idaho the skeleton of William McKim, supt. of the Bonaparte Hill Mine at Minerals, others. Est. $100-130 HWAC# 81516 Rocky Bar, has been found in the river. It is believed he was killed by people robbing the mine. Ken Prag Collection Est. $400-600 HWAC# 107075 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 221

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3604 Idaho Idaho Mining Stocks (3) 1)Idaho Lot# 3609 Maryland 1869 Baltimore Consolidated Mining #450 i/u to WJ Rockwood Copper Company Stock # 230 for 2500 shares, signed by president Rodgers, 4 shares issued to James(?) Justice incorporated in NY 2)Thunder Mountain Syndicate trustee. Signed by secretary William #225 i/u to Ferdinand Langbein 1902 500 shares, Keighton and president Henry signed by president Prarher, incorporated in WA 3) Wartin. Not cancelled. 25c Certificate Columbia Gold and SilverMining-Idaho Territory revenue stamp. Dateline April 2, 1869. #155 i/u to John Gordon 1867, signed by president Chartered in Maryland in 1844!!! Eagle McChesney, incorporated in NY Est. $240-400 with “Formerly the Baltimore and HWAC# 58924 Cuba Smelting Mining Co.” draped around it.aPrinter A. Hoen & Co. of Baltimore. Light corner fold upper left. Small discoloration on edge Lot# 3605 Idaho 1897-1899 Six lower right. Overall in excellent condition. The Baltimore and Cuba Different Idaho Mining Stock had a smelter works running by 1845 at Locust Point in Baltimore. The Certificates Lot of 6 different. plant was closed in 1851 and dismantled in 1854. A new find allowed Included: Last Chance Mining & Milling the owners to built a new and bigger plant in 1855. In 1864 the Co. (1897, Almo, not cxl, eagle and bee Baltimore and Cuba purchased the rival Baltimore Copper Smelting hive vignette); Panhandle Mining & and in 1868 formed the Baltimore Copper Company combining both Milling Co., Ltd. (1899, Wardner, not operations. At the time this stocks was issued the copper industry in cxl, mining vignette); Hoosier Mining the east was undergoing very hard times. Congress passed large taxes Company (1897, Dewey, not cxl, mining on copper and put the squeeze on an already floundering business. vignettes); Union Jack Mining Company The company survived, hower, late into the 1800’s. Ken Prag Collection (unissued 1890s, Coeur D’Alene); Est. $100-300 HWAC# 104003 Sullivan Extension Mining Co. (unissued, Yreka District); and Standard Mining Co. (unissued, 1890s, Payette, very attractive!). Good to very Lot# 3610 Boston, Massachusetts good condition. Please inspect. Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-200 1859 - 1874. Mining Bill Heads / 9 HWAC# 104392 pieces Item #1 of 9: Letter of credit from Dupee, Beck & Sayles in Boston to Lot# 3606 St. Louis, Illinois 1888 John Simpkins. ( Oct 28, 1859). Item # Calumet Silver Mining & Milling Co. 2 of 9: A corrected bill from the Ames Stock Certificate Not in Filer or other Mnfc Co to Homer Foot & Co. May 22, Holabird indexes. Inc. in Illinois. No. 38, 1862).Item # 3 of 9: From the Quincy issued for 500 shares to Isaac B. Hayes Mining Co, to the New York Steel Co( on Sept. 20th, 1888. Signed by president April 23, 1863 ). Item #4 of 9: From the William J Pomeroy and secretary Chas. Quincy Mnf Co to Wayne & Robinson ( October 28, 1863).Item #5 of 9: Gleason. Not cancelled. Brown border Quincy Mg. Co. to Buckley & Co / Produce. ( Sept. 3rd, 1863). Item #6 and print, gold seal, vignette of 4 miners of 9: From the Fulton Iron Works to Quincy Mining, and then to Wayne working underground. Printed by & Robinson( All kinds of stuff). ( November 5, 1864). #7 of 9 : Bill from Buxton & Skinner, St. Louis. Heavy folds the Ducharme & Prentis for hardware sold to Quincy Mining Co ( June with separation, pieces torn off, areas of heavy toning. Please inspect. 7, 1865). Item #8 of 9 : From The Quincy Mnf Co to R.J.Smith. ( March 9.5 x 12” Could not be located. Others have argued it is a Colorado 13, 1867) Has a nice stamp on it too ! . # 9 of 9: Receipt for Ropes and mine, noting that the Acacia Mining Co. of Cripple Creek absorbed a other stuff from the Sewall, day & Co. to Quincy Mining ( Oct. 9, 1874). Calumet MC, but 1888 would be too early for Cripple Creek. Searches All items, in really nice condition, and a good grouping (RH).Houghton on newspapers.com only turned up one mention of the incorporation Estate Collection Est. $150-250 HWAC# 105021 in 1888, but no location. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 104291 Lot# 3611 Calumet, Michigan 1917-1920 Insurance Policy / Michigan Michigan Fire & Lot# 3607 Illinois Shafer Iron Stock Marine Insurance Co. policy . Issued to Phillip I/U #58 Kirk Hiurod 1890 956 shares. Stefanich in Greeland Michigan. Coverage was for Signed by secretary Hiurod and the Adventure Mine. Nice vignette of 2 stags and President Hiurod. Corner crease and an eagle at the top. Part of the bottom missing. Also wrinkles.Houghton Estate Collection another, proxy card with a nice 10 cent revenue Est. $80-100 HWAC# 106343 stamp of a steamer, and signed by Kate Borch ( 1909). Nice pair of items. (RH).Houghton Estate Collection Est. $80-100 HWAC# 105043 Lot# 3608 Maine 190- Sunlight Mines Lot# 3612 Calumet, Michigan Calumet Company Stock Certificates Lot of six. Mining Group Ephemera Copper First five are Sunlight Mines. Includes a Country greeting card, 2 Calumet b/w NUMBER 1 with hand written company name. Issued to George Spear and stereoviews, National Metals Bank signed byu treasurer George Spear. 2) Also NUMBER 5. cancelled. 3) # 48 unused and unused envelope, 1886 unissued. 4) Number 41 not cancelled. Quincy Mining receipt, Cleveland and 5) Stock book receipt for # 47. 6) A Pittsburgh RR 1860 billhead for 300 Newark Mining and MIlling Company first mortgage gold bond. Incorporated boxes of mining candles. 6 assorted in Maine. Number 505. 1914. Coupons 1 and 2 attached. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 104016 billheads 1904-54.Houghton Estate Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 106333 222 July 2019 Americana Auction

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3613 Calumet, Michigan Lot# 3618 Hancock, Michigan 1860’s- 1900’s 1920’s Ephemera / Calumet 1915 Quincy Mine Archive / Hancock Michigan. / 4 Items. Item # 1 of Michigan / 4 items Item # 1 of 4: ( 4: Souvenir Booklet 1875-1975. 3) Insurance policies. Star Insurance ( Packed with great pictures and and 1886), Amity Insurance ( 1878 ), and information 8 1/2” high x 11” long. Imperial Fire Insurance ( 1879) (All Perfect condition. Item #2 of 4: 6 Perfect, and need to be framed and Picture Postcards, one with 5th street hung!! ). Item # 2 of 4: ( 2 pcs) Proxy snowed in .( 1912-1930’). Item # 3 of 4: stockholder document, signed and Merchants & Miners Bank deposit envelopes ( Date unknown ). Item witnessed. (1915). Dividend Check #4, # 4 of 4: A photo of 5th street, mounted on blank stock paper, and Fulton Bank ( with blue Washington tax a giant cardboard picture of the Albion Hotel built in 1898. it is 15” stamp, July 6, 1864 !! ). Item # 3 of 4: ( tall x 8 3/4” wide. Really nice, great if framed. ( RH).Houghton Estate 2 pcs) “The Copper Country” beautiful archive of mining pictures in Collection Est. $150-250 HWAC# 105044 Calumet & Hecla. Fine condition. Plus a photo of the Quincy Mine in Hancock, before # 6 shaft burned down in the late 50’s. Item # 4 of 4( Lot# 3614 Calumet, Michigan 1940 5 Pcs) Second National Bank Of Boston, deposit book, Quincy Mining to 1955 Mining Archive / Calumet Company. ( 1883) . Cancelled check from the Quincy Mining Company & Hecla Consolidated. Copper Co. ( May 10, 1867). Great vignette of Diana “ Goddess Of The Hunt”, Item #1: Annual report for 1948. Item known as “ Artemis”...and the virgin goddess of childbirth & women. #2: News & Views of 1947. Item #3: And lastly 3 colored mining picture postcards. Nice grouping of items. 2 Copper Sulfate freight statements ( RH).Houghton Estate Collection Est. $300-500 HWAC# 105045 from 1951. Item # 4 : 2 pink cancelled debit receipts from 1930. Item # 5 : 2 Lot# 3619 Erie Railway/Quincy Long Yellow payroll receipts. Item # 6: Mining Billheads 4 Erie Railway 17 pages of shipping information plus billheads 1860-1870. 2 1870 letters. Western Union Telegrams from 1954. Item # 7: 6 Picture postcards of 3 1860-1862 bills of lading. Houghton the mines and under ground work from 1901-1920’s. Item# 8: 3 paper Estate Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# items, Freight rates from 1952, Canadian custom form from 1954, & 106339 Personal letter from the Chemical Sales Manager from 1955. Item # 9: Defense bond savings booklet with a Calumet Division book marker Lot# 3620 Houghton, Michigan Early 1900’s from 1941-1945. Very nice grouping of all kinds of stuff, and some Scenic Guide Booklet / To “Copper Country”. should be framed and hung, on your wall !! ( RH).Houghton Estate Here is a really nice Item, a scenic guide.. When Collection Est. $150-250 HWAC# 105038 going to Michigan ( “ Copper Country” ), you will need a list of the “Points of Interest”. Here Lot# 3615 Detroit, Michigan July 12, it is. It shows all kinds of interesting places 1860 Mining Freight Bill / To Quincy to visit. Mines lumber yards, building, roads, Mining Co. Here is a nice freight bill factories, beaches, and a lot more. Published head. It is from New York. Going to the by the Superior Art Co, Houghton Michigan. Quincy Mining co. in Detroit, Michigan. Photos by E.V. Butler. 5 3/4”high x 8 3/4” long. Its for 5 bundles of shovels ( 335 ?). Very nice item, great condition. This booklet To be delivered by Portage, on Lake is a RARE publication. (RH).Houghton Estate Michigan. Steam / on the N.Y. & Erie Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 105025 Railroad. Signed by J.G. Oatman, agent. Perfect condition except for a 3/8” “ Lot# 3621 Marquette County, Michigan V” shaped tear, which happened when Hartford Mining Stock Rare I/U #68 B they tore the document, out of the book. Also, small vignette of train Neely 25 shares. Nice miner vignette. pulling 3 cars.( RH).Houghton Estate Collection Est. $80-120 HWAC# Signed by secretary Bell and president 105034 Noyer. Toning and creases.Houghton Estate Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# Lot# 3616 Eagle Harbor, Michigan 106344 1865 Central Mining Co Check Check 231 1865 to GH Satteler $10. Eagle and 3 women vignette.Houghton Estate Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 106335 Lot# 3617 Hancock, Michigan 1868, Lot# 3622 Painesdale, Michigan 1870, & 1871. Quincy Mine / Dividend Copper Ridge Co Archive Approx 80 Checks / 3 Items. Item #1 of 3: Copper Range Co checks c. 1941-1944, Dividend check from the Quincy mine approx 100 billheads, 1 Copper Range issued to A.S. Bird. Signed by Nancy Co stock 1921. Foxing issues thru out. Please inspectHoughton Estate Prior ( March 16, 68). Item # 2 of : Collection Est. $200-300 HWAC# 106330 Dividend statement from W. W. Warren to Quincy Mining Co. / New York to unknown person. ( July 1, 1870). Item# 3 of 3: Another dividend statement form Henry Perkins to Massachusetts jobbers.( Boston, Sept 14, 1871 ). All items good condition, and 5” high x 8” long. Nice grouping of early items ( RH).Houghton Estate Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 105020 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 223

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3623 Painesdale, Michigan 1955- Lot# 3628 Michigan 1912-1940’s. 1957. Ephemera / Copper Range Mining Ephemera / Michigan / 8 Company / Michigan. Here is a very Items. Item # 1 of 8: Calumet & Hecla unusual and interesting item. It is a News Views ( 1943). Item #2 of 8: 2 year archive, of the Copper Range 6 mining related notes and letters ( Company from Painsdale, Michigan. 1912+). Item # 3 of 8: 2 material n time There are about 190 different invoices, cards (1958). Item #4 of 8: 2 gas station from every type of business you can receipts and one from Montgomery imagine. The condition is pretty good, Wards ( 1966). Item # 5 of 8: 15 some of the corners have crumbled Picture postcards, mining and other stuff ( 1909-1940). Item # 6 of away, where they were once stapled. 8: 3 pieces..Mine Inspector’s report ( 1939), 5 shares of stock ( 1909), But the content receipts, even check & The Copper Country Picture guide booklet.Item # 7 of 8: 2 Seneca stubs are pretty good. A nice collection, Mining Company stocks, un issued and not cancelled . A Mohawk see what you can discover !(RH).Houghton Estate Collection Est. Mining stock...cancelled( 1920). Plus, a picture of Hamarach Mills $200-300 HWAC# 105057 (1938). Item # 8 of 8: Picture of Brier Hill Shaft in Norway, Michigan, and a cause way or feeder belt to a smelter. Nice collection of items. ( Lot# 3624 Michigan 1922 Analyses RH).Houghton Estate Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 105042 Book & Post Card / Mining Here is a nice book. It is embossed: M.A.Hanna Lot# 3629 Michigan 1900-1911. & Co/ Lake Superior/ Iron Ores/ Mining Receipts Archive / Superior Analyses/ 1922/ Cleveland O. 7” tall x & Globe, Arizona. Here is a nice 4” wide. Very interesting reading on the grouping of 14 mining papers. They charts. Perfect condition. Also picture are from the Superior & Globe Copper postcard of Pine Mt. Ski Slide/ Iron Mt. Company, which was in Michigan Mich./ N.F.S.7// On bent corner. Nice pair of interesting items.( RH). and Globe Arizona. Receipts from a Houghton Estate Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 105032 Blacksmith and Wagon maker, from Globe Hardware, and a pharmacy, the Lot# 3625 Michigan 1907 Booklet payroll master and a lot more !! Also, / Views of “ Copper Country”. ” The 2/3 of a stock certificate. Issued to Copper Country” is a great booklet. 9” Alex Verez . Issued for 100 shares. March 10, 1900. Signed by Charles high x 10 1/8” long. The pictures in Chynoweth...Secetary, & John Daniell...President. 2 other stocks this publication, jump right out at you certificates for 50 shares issued to Simons & Carver ( # 5582) in June !! There are the photos of the mining, 1900, & Frank J. Souther & Co ( # 7825 ) on Jan 13 1911. Very nice and smelting, and purifying of copper. interesting reading. ( RH).Houghton Estate Collection Est. $100-200 The mining college and other educational institutions. The business HWAC# 105040 enterprises of Copperdom.. Agriculture and fruit growing. Social & fraternal societies, and a lot more !! . Don’t miss the chance to go back Lot# 3630 Michigan 1907/ Unknown/ in time, and see what it was like.. Perfect condition, and a excellent 1928/ & 1929. Mining Stocks / presentation. (RH).Houghton Estate Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# Michigan / 4 Items Item # 1 of 4: The 105037 Hermania Mining Company, Limited. Province of Ontario No#2650, for 10 Lot# 3626 Michigan Detroit & Lake Shares. Issued to Joseph H. Dunsmore. Seneca Copper Pictorial Bills of June 28th, 1907. Issued at Calument, Lading (4) 4 pictorial bills of lading Mich. very nice with 7 vignettes of 1870-1874 for sending copper from miners. Registered by the Merchants & Detroit to NY thru Lake Superior. Miners bank,Registrar, Calument. Stephan Paul, Cashier. 8 1/8” high x Houghton Estate Collection Est. $120- 11” long, cancelled. Item #2 of 4: Seneca Mining Company, Michigan./ 200 HWAC# 106340 No # 1496. Un issued and unsigned by anyone. 2 nice mining vignettes, and a third with 2 Elks and an Eagle. 7 5/8” high x 11’ long. Item #3 of Lot# 3627 Michigan April 24, 1882. Mining 4: Mohawk Mining Company( Vignette of Chief). Number # F26312, Bill head/ Quincy Mining Company. Here is for 5 Shares.Incorporated in Michigan. Issued in New York, Oct. 23 a great bill head. It is from the Lake Michigan 1928. Issued to Parkinson & Burr. Printed by John A. Lowell, Bank & Lake Superior Transportation Co. It has a Note Co, Boston. 8 1/8” high x 11” long. Cancelled. Item # 4 of 4: great vignette of an early steamer ( Done by Indiana Mining Company.Incorporated in Michigan. Number #B3299. : A. Zeeske & Co ). They sailed all around the 25 Shares Issued to Estabrook & Co. Issued in Boston, Sep 26 1928. lakes delivering supplies of all kinds. This Signed by J.S Woods, President 7 1/2” high x 11 1/4” long. Printed trip was for one bundle & one box of iron by Franklin Lee Division- American Bank Note Co. Boston. Has nice nuts. To be delivered in Hancock. Michigan vignette of Indian chief on front and 4 revenue stamps on the reverse. depot. Received by Jno. Blelow & Sons. Good Cancelled. ( All items in fine to extra fine condition). Nice foursome of condition.Top left corner, torn away. And, two stocks. (RH).Houghton Estate Collection Est. $120-200 HWAC# 105015 tears at the base, 3/8” & 1/2”, which happened when torn away from the receipt book.( RH). Lot# 3631 Michigan Mohawk Mining Stocks Houghton Estate Collection Est. $80-120 HWAC# 105035 (2) 2 I/C 1928. Corner creases, 1 with spot. Houghton Estate Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 106338 224 July 2019 Americana Auction

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3632 Michigan Quincy Mine Checks (5) Lot# 3638 Basin, Montana 1912- 5 Quincy Mine checks 1852-1866, 2 pictorial. 1940 Basin, Montana Mining Stock 1 with corner tear. Houghton Estate Collection Certificates & One Prospectus Lot of 8, Est. $100-200 HWAC# 106341 most different. Stocks: Basin Goldfields, Limited (1940 plus unissued); Basin Lot# 3633 Michigan Quincy Mine Scrip Gold & Silver MC (1919); Royal Basin and Lake Michigan & Superior Billhead MC (1914); Basin Montana Tunnel 1883 pictorial billhead to Quincy Mine from Co. (two different, 1928 and 1935); Lake Michigan & Superior Transportation-4 and Basin-Montana Mines Co. (1920). tears. 3 Quincy Mine scrips 1869-1870. Prospectus is for Basin-Montana Mines Houghton Estate Collection Est. $120-220 Company. 15pp. c.1912. Poor condition. HWAC# 106331 Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-200 HWAC# 107113 Lot# 3634 Michigan Very Early ( 1900’s) Lot# 3639 Butte, Montana 1907- Souvenier Booklet / “ The Copper 1969 20 Butte, Montana Mining Country” Here is another great publication, Stock Certificates Lot of 20. All post- of the “ Copper Country “ ( Michigan ). This 1900. Included: Tuolumne Copper is the second addition, which includes several MC (2x1915); Anaconda Company of the old time photographs. There are a lot of (3, 1967-69); Anaconda Copper MC good pictures but, my favorite is of the 6,000 (6, 1929-1949, few varieties); Sheep pound copper nugget found with ancient tool Creek Gold & Silver MC (1920); Ardsley marks on it!! ( No, I am not Kidding!). 7” high x Butte Mines Corp. (1929); Great Butte 9” long. Published for O.F. Tyler, by The James Copper Co. (1918); Pauper’s Dream MC Bayne Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Page ends well worn, and (1907); Parrot Silver & Copper Co. (2, tattered. But, the photos inside are great. Very RARE booklet. Can you 1909-1910); Butte-Ballaklava Copper dig it ? ( RH).Houghton Estate Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 105026 Co. (1910); Porphyry Dike GMC (stock 1924, bond 1922). Please inspect. Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-200 HWAC# 107110 Lot# 3635 Michigan 1952-1965 Stocks/ Lot# 3640 Butte, Montana 1903-1933 Copper Range Co /4 items Item #1 of 22 “Butte” Mining Stock Certificates 4: Copper Range Company ( Archive). Lot of 22, most different, all post- Incorporated in the State of Michigan. Issued in 1900. Most are Montana located. New York or Boston. 10,300 share ( 100 ea). To Included: National Boston Montana a whole lot of people. ( 1963-1965) 8” high x Mines Corp. (1933); Bingham-Butte 12” long. Nice vignette of 3 Greek Gods ( 1963- Copper Co. (1910); North Butte 1965). Item # 2 of 4: Shipping rates on Copper Extension CMC (1908); North Butte Oxide as Copper Concentrates, from Lake Linden ( 2-9-52). Item # 3 MC (1929); Bullwhacker Copper Co. of 4: 2 Auto receipts from O.K. Auto parts( 1956), A copper Range bill (1906); Vermillion Placer MC (1904); head ( with 2 torn corners) n 2 envelopes ( Unused). Item # 4 of 4 : A Butte-Tonopah MC (1903); Park Copper Co. (1907); Ophir Copper Co. picture of a train, in the Lake Linden yard. A picture of Engine #701,In (1904); Davis-Daly Copper Co. (1924); Butte-Burlington MC (1925); Calumet, Michigan with names of men in front.Picture of a train wreck Tuolumne Copper Co. (1923); Butte Copper Exploration Co. (1906); with info( 1940-1950). and 2 train postcards. Really nice grouping, Butte-Ballaklava Copper Co. (1909); Butte & Zenith City MC (1920): and hours of fun to look at !! ( RH).Houghton Estate Collection Est. Keating GMC (1911); and more. Please inspect. Ken Prag Collection $300-500 HWAC# 105031 Est. $120-200 HWAC# 107109 Lot# 3636 Minnesota 1887 Central Lot# 3641 Butte, Montana 1886 Iron MC Stock I/U #124 Mary Buell Amy and Silversmith Consolidated 1000 shares 1887. Signed by president Mining Company Number 177 for CC Joslyn. Minnesota iron deposits Est. 3,074 shares to Marcus Daly. Daly was $120-200 HWAC# 108091 one of the three Copper Kings of Butte, Montana. He gained experience in Lot# 3637 Argenta, Montana 1890 the mines of the Comstock under the Argenta Gold & Silver Mining Co. direction of John William Mackay and Stock Certificate Wow! Mines located James G. Fair. Countesigned on back by at & near Argenta, Mont. (printed under Mrs. Margaret P Daly trustee under the title). Inc. in Montana. No. 99, issued for will of Marcus Daly, deceased. Dateline November 9, 1886. Daly passed 40 shares to Wonnenberg & Avis on Fed. away in 1900. Incorporated March 15, 1881. Three underground 17th, 1890 in Dillon, Montana. Signed mining vignettes. Breuker & Kessler lithographers. Cancelled in red by president Alex. Allen and secretary pen. Daly’s name was circled in pen before we received this cert. Folds. Howes. Not cancelled. Very attractive No edge or discoloration issues. In 1886 the stock was quoted at 25 design with black print, pink border and background, mining vignette, cents. [Butte Miner] Est. $300-800 HWAC# 103599 and five gold foil vignettes of US gold coins! Printed by Pioneer Press, St. Paul. Pinholes, folds. 6.25 x 9.25” The Argenta Mining District was located in Beaverhead County. This company appears to have been in a lawsuit with the PJ Kelly Placer & Quartz Mining & Reduction Company about disputes of property. Ken Prag Collection Est. $400- 800 HWAC# 104418 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 225

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3642 Butte, Montana 1903 Lot# 3646 Montana 5 Montana stock Brooklyn Bridge Mining & Milling certificates 5 stock certificates from Co. Stock Certificate Unique! “Butte, Montana: 1) 50 shares of Triangle Montana” printed below vignette. Inc. Mining and Development Co. @ in Montana. No. 22, issued for 300 $1 each, cert. # 276 issued to Sam shares to EW Mason on Sept. 23rd, Redmond, signed March 1, 1912. 1903. Signed by president John Krueger Inc. Missoula, MT. In business 1906- and secretary W. Dufresne. Punch 1923. Signed Frank Robb, pres and cancelled. Black border and print, gold Hy Gephart, secy. Assigned. Orange underprint design. Photo vignette of border and company seal. Mine near the Brooklyn Bridge. Printed by Pioneer Press, St. Paul. 8.75 x 12” Clinton, MT in Wallace Mining District. Heavy folds, some toning. According to Mining American, Volume 50, Vignette with 3 allegorical figures with 1904, the company’s property was 7 miles south of Helena. Ore is a torch, flag and staff and eagle. 2) Unissued and uncancelled stock of assaying at 22% iron, 6% copper, 114 ounces silver, $2.50 gold, 8% Montana Fire-Clay Co cert. # 221. Blue and red border. Box with eagle lead and 1% zinc. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 107115 on mountain. Office at Butte City, MT Printed: Inter Mountain Print. 3) 100 shares of Parrot Silver and Copper Co. Cancelled Nov 4, 1899, cert. Lot# 3643 Butte, Montana 1908- # 6912 issued to Albert C. Burage. Gray border, yellow background and 1923 Davis-Daly Copper Co. Stock raised company seal. 2 vignettes of a parrot and an arm and hammer. 3 Certificate Collection Lot of 6. 1) adhesive RN stamps. Printed: Western Bank Note Co. Chicago. 4) 1,000 Davis-Daly Copper Company. Four shares of Algonquin Co in MT Territory @ $10 each issued to David C. stocks issued 1916-1923, two different Spooner on Nov 7, 1881. Red border with raised company seal. Signed types. Red or blue border, three by F. Williams, secy and H. A. Stiles, pres. Vignette of working miners. vignettes (two mining and one of an 5) Unissued and uncancelled stock certificate from St. Helena Gold eagle). Either ABN or John A. Lowell Bank Note Co., Boston. Folds. 2) and Silver Mining Co. @ $10 each. Inc. MT. Mines located 3 miles from Davis-Daly Estates Copper Company. Two stocks issued in 1908, not Helena. 2 vignettes of working miners. Est. $160-200 HWAC# 100418 cancelled. Blue green border and background, vignette of miners using drill. ABN. Folds, pinholes. According to the Copper Handbook, Vol. Lot# 3647 Montana c1894-20th 8, the former company was a reorganization of the latter. The Davis- Century Anaconda Mine Ephemera Daly Estates Copper Co. claimed to have 400 acres bought from the Approx 35 1894 bill heads related estates of AJ Davis and Marcus Daly, though that claim was disputed. to Anaconda, approx 20 8x10” b/w “The Davis-Daly Estates Copper Co. is a swindle, and were justice done photos of a dinner with men in the people responsible for the frauds would be jailed.” [See long write- suits probably an Anaconda dinner. up in Copper Handbook, Vol. 8, pg. 618-620] Ken Prag Collection Est. Anaconda termination notice slip with $120-150 HWAC# 104259 carbons, 6 driller cards, 8 payroll cards, 1910 stock prospectus and more. Est. Lot# 3644 Helena, Montana 1910- $140-275 HWAC# 86400 1937 15 Different Helena-area, Montana Mining Stock Certificates Lot# 3648 Montana 1900-1910 Lot of 15 different. All post-1900. Montana Coal Mining Stock Included: Montana Cons. Mines Corp. Certificates Lot of 7 different. Includes: (1934); Montana Clinton Copper Co. Joliet Coal & Fuel Co. (1907, allegorical (1910 plus unissued); Montana Mines vignette); Republic Coal Company Company (unissued); Montana Mines (1910, mining vignettes); Montana Coal & Power Co. (1933); Montana Mines & Coke Co. (temporary stock 1906 and (2 diff. 1927); Montana Mines Corp. $1,000 1900 bond (with sheet of 24 (1929); Helena Gold & Iron Company coupons); and Montana Consolidated (1910); Rex MC (1937); Jefferson Mines Coal & Coke Company (temp. stock and Co. (1922); Jefferson & Teton MC (unissued); Helena Montana GMC two different other, 1907-1909, two coal mining vignettes). Good to (1916); Wickes-Corbin CMC (1917, poor condition); and Amalgamated very good condition. Nice group! Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-150 Silver MC (1918). Please inspect. Ken Prag Collection Est. $200-300 HWAC# 107246 HWAC# 107111 Lot# 3645 Virginia City, Montana Lot# 3649 Montana 1900-1929 1903-1928 Virginia City, Montana Montana Copper Mining Stock Mining Stock Certificates Lot of 5 Certificate Group Lot of 12 different. different. 1) Consolation Mining & Included: Albion Copper MC (Granite Milling Company. Self ID. Low number County, 1901, mining vignettes); 6, issued in 1908 to the secretary. Not Corbin Copper Co. (two different 1909); cancelled. Three mining vignettes. Amalgamated Copper MC (1919, eagle Folds, toning. 2) The Wilmont-Madison vignette); Jericho Mountain Copper Co. Company, Inc. Issued in 1928. Not (1907, mining vignette); Northwest cancelled. Three mining vignettes. Copper Co. (1929, mining vignette); Folds. 3) The Damour’s Gold Mining & United Copper Co. (1910, mining Milling Company. Two different stocks and eagle vignette); Baltimore Copper MC (1909, mining vignette); and one bond. Stocks issued in 1903 and 1905, neither cancelled, one Montana Copper MC (1900, eagle vignette); Montana Cons. Copper with mining vignette. Bond is 1904, not cancelled. Toning. Ken Prag Co. (1915, Nature vignette); Cabinet Range CMC (1923); and Montana Collection Est. $110-200 HWAC# 107116 Scotch Bonnet Copper & GMC (1922, vignette of woman). Fair to good condition. Please inspect. Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-200 HWAC# 107240 226 July 2019 Americana Auction

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3650 Montana 1894-1938 Lot# 3654 Montana 1919-1925 Montana Gold Mining Stock Montana Oil Stock Certificate Certificate Collection Lot of 14 Collection Lot of 16 pictorial, many different. Included: Boston & Montana different. Great derrick vignettes! Gold Dredging Co. (1907); Gold-Black Included: Southern Montana Oil Co. Sand MC (1926); Golden Sceptre GMC (1919, 1920); Mitchell Royalties Co. (1896); Lehigh GMC (1932); Gold Creek (1921); Highland Oil Co. (1920): MC (1930); Gold Butte MC (1935); New Musselshell Valley Oil Co. (1925); Tri- York-Montana GMC (1905); Douglas City Oil Co. (1919x2); Big Lehman Oil Creek Placer MC (#7, 1938); Old Glory Co. (1921); Stellar Oil & Gas Co. (1923); GM & Smelting Co. (1897); Crescent Greyhull and Montana Oil Co. (1919); Washington-Montana Oil Co. GMC (1905); Channel Gold Mines, Ltd. (1919); Red Rover Oil Co. (1921); Cream of the West Co. (1922); (1935); Pittsburg Gold & Tungsten MC (1907); Tremont Gold Mining Montana Spindle Top Oil Co. (1919); Cat-Creek Cons. Oil Co. (1920); & Milling Co (1894 bond); and the Lucky Tiger Combination GMC Great Western Oil Co. (1921). Poor to fair condition. Please inspect. (1944). Fair to good condition. Please inspect. Ken Prag Collection Est. Ken Prag Collection Est. $160-300 HWAC# 104435 $150-300 HWAC# 107241 Lot# 3655 Aurora, Nevada 1863 Lot# 3651 Montana 1899-1939 Caucasian Mining Company Stock Montana Mining Stock Certificate Certificate Inc. Jan. 27th, 1863. Collection Lot of 15 different. Includes: Dateline Aurora. Esmeralda, Feb. 21st, Basin Gold & Copper Mining Co. (1899); 1863. No. 17, issued for 50 shares Montana Mineral Land Development to Wm. Feast, company secretary. Co. (1901); New Departure MC (1907); Signed by Feast and also president JB Montana Cons. MC (1903); Montana (illegible). Not cancelled. Black border and print. Two vignettes: mine Chicago MC (1917); Montana Thermin (top center) and allegorical woman (left side). Printed by Agnew & Co. (1930); Montana Souther MC Deffebach Print, SF. Heavy folds, small stains, rough lower left edge. (1937); Montana Overland MC (1905); Montana Mining & Livestock 5.25 x 10.25” No additional information located on CDNC. According Co. (1919 and 1931); Delamar Mines of Montana, Inc. (1937); Eglanol to Aurora directories, William Feast lived at a cabin NE corner of MC (1902); Legal Tender Cons. MC (1919); Morning Star Mines, Inc. Silver and Del Monte St., lot on E side of Antelope. He was elected (1939;) and Rock O’Ages Gold Mines Inc. (1936). Please inspect. Ken Mono County Treasurer on 6/1/1861 (N81), and was also secretary Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 107317 Gibraltar G&SMCo. He died in Aurora in 1864. Ken Prag Collection Est. $400-800 HWAC# 107058 Lot# 3652 Montana 1897-1962 Montana Mining Stock Certificate Lot# 3656 Aurora, Nevada 1863 Collection Lot of 18. Included: Original Cayuga Gold and Silver MC Stock Bannack Mining Company (two issued I/U #89 Silas Fuller 10 shares 1863. 1916-17); United States Milling & Van Horn District. Above ground Minerals Corporation (two issued 1960 mine vignette, RN stamp. Signed by and 1962); Jib Cons. MC ( two different Geo Clarke president. Est. $400-800 1925); North Gould MC (two issued HWAC# 106606 1934 and 1936); Brown-eyed Queen MC (1910); Flint Creek MC (1897); Boston-Montana-Seattle Company Lot# 3657 Aurora, Nevada 1880 (1906); Boston-Montana MC (1925); Ben Hur MC, Ltd. (two different, Excelsior Consolidated Gold and 1908 & 1910); Beatrice M&MC (1905); Montana Ajax MC (1906); Silver Mining Company Stock This Montana Leasing Co. (1930); and Montana Metals MC (1910). Fair to certificate is steeped in Aurora and good condition. Please inspect. Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-200 Nevada history! First of all it stock HWAC# 107316 certificate NUMBER 1. Issued for 100 shares to John Neidy trustee (endorsed Lot# 3653 Montana 1904-1949 on back by Neidy). Signed by WP McIntosh and president DM Tyrrell. Montana Mining Stock Certificate Dateline Aurora June 1, 1880. Incorporated April 2, 1880. Not Collection Lot of 21 different! Fair to cancelled. Mining buildings vignette. Crocker & Co. of San Francisco good condition. All post 1900. Includes: printer. Location of mines: Esmeralda Mining District, Esmeralda Co., Basin Contract MC (1928); Progress MC Nev. Principal place of business: Aurora, Esmeralda Co. Nev. Heavy (1913); Anson Slate Co. (1909); Allport folds with small tears at edges. Overall nice. Neidy built one of the MC (1911); Pittsfield MC (1918); Great iconic brick stores on Pine Street. He arrived in 1860 and lived there Divide MC (1930); Sentinel Mines Inc. until his death in 1890 making him Auror’s longest resident. McIntosh (1942); Anaconda Mining & Milling was another important Aurora residence. When Governor Blasdel Co. (1932 and 1936); Alta Mines Corp. (Nevada’s first) came for a visit, it was McIntosh who gave a rousing (1939); Hover Cons. Royalties (1942); welcoming speech. David Monroe Tyrrell came to Aurora after acting Obelisk MC (1921); Meadow Creek MC as superintendent on the Overman Mine on the Comstock. He took (1906); Jardine MC (1948); Treasure over as superintendent of the Real del Monte. [Aurora, Nevada 1860- State Syndicate, Inc. (1940); Treasure State MC (1904); Glengarry MC 1960 by Shaw] Ken Prag Collection Est. $300-500 HWAC# 103585 (1928); Giant Sunrise MC (1935); True Fissure MC (1913); U.S. Grant MC (1949); and Bald Butte Gold Mines (1933). Ken Prag Collection Est. $150-250 HWAC# 107117 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 227

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3658 Aurora, Nevada 1863 Lot# 3662 Austin, Nevada 1863 Huguenot Gold & Silver Mining Chicago Gold and Silver MC Stock Co. Stock Certificate Inc. March I/U #187 HW Bradley 16 shares 1863. 20th, 1863. No. 68, issued for Henry Signed by president HW Bradley. Cheathann on Dec. 25th, 1863 in Choice clipper ship vignette. Reese Aurora. Signed by president A.W. River District. 2 RN’s. Creaes, dogears, Crocker and secretary JA Armstrong. .12” tear on bottom center crease Est. Black border and print with green $400-700 HWAC# 106619 underprint design. Nice vignette of two miners each with a cart (by Loomis). Vignette of woman covered by 25 cent US IR stamp. Towne & Lot# 3663 Austin, Nevada 1868 Bacon, printers, SF. Folds, creases, light wear. 5.5 x 10.25” No articles Consolidated Silver MC Stock I/U found on CDNC. Not listed in the 1863 Langley SF directory. Ken Prag #124 Silas Fuller 48 shares 1868, Collection Est. $400-800 HWAC# 107062 signed by president Che??? 2 vignettes, 1 with underground miners. RN stamp. Lot# 3659 Aurora, Nevada 1863 Nice condition. Reese River and Union Oxford Beta Tunnel & Mining Districts Est. $220-400 HWAC# 108090 Company Stock Certificate Location: Silver Hill, Esmeralda District, Mono Co., Lot# 3664 Austin, Nevada 1866 Cal. (printed to the left of the title). Inc. Magnolia Gold & Silver MC Stock July 1863. No. 94, issued for 15 shares I/U #136 Louisa Pours 4 shares 1866. to Geo. C. Perkins on Sept. 17th, 1863 Mill and train vignette. Chips and small in San Francisco. Signed by president tears. Est. $300-400 HWAC# 106612 C.C. Knowles and secretary Geo. H. Peck. Not cancelled. Black border and print, red underprint. Small California state seal vignette (center), Lot# 3665 Austin, Nevada Territory dog next to safe (bottom center), and bushel of hay (bottom right). No 1863 Cincinnati Silver Mining Stock printer listed. 25 cent US IR adhesive stamp on left side. Deep folds, I/U #95 George Haswell 20 shares light wear. 5.5 x 10” Not listed in Langley 1863 or 1864. According 1863. Reese River District, Lander to the Sacramento Daily Union, Jan. 8, 1867: “The Oxford Beta tunnel County. RN stamp.Native American is now in over one thousand feet, and is being vigorously worked by vignette. Signed by LK Mill president. Thomas Lytle day and night. They have gone through three ledges— Est. $400-500 HWAC# 106613 one about ten feet wide. One is forty feet and the other yet wider, with stratas of bed rock in it. It is said the rock in them will pay $40 to $50 Lot# 3666 Belmont?, Nevada 1867 to the ton.” Ken Prag Collection Est. $400-800 HWAC# 107068 Pennsylvania and Nevada Mining Company Stock # 56 for 350 shares Lot# 3660 Aurora, Nevada 1863 Sam to OP James. Signed by George Lear Wright Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock and OP James as president. Dateline Certificate Aurora, Mono County, Cal., Doylestown, Bucks Co. August 10, 1867. Silver Hill (printed above dateline). Vignette of underground mining and Inc. Sept. 27th, 1862. No. 172, issued one of two magnificent stallions and for five shares to E.F. Arnold. Signed an eagle. These are the same certificate by president Jas. Mathewson and design, same state of origin, same names and the same date as the secretary E. Worth. Not cancelled. Blue border and print on pink paper. Quinterro stock also offered in this sale. This is our only lead to where Vignette of George Washington (left) and eagle with chicks in nest this company was located? Dog ear upper right. Very small staining at (center). Printed by Agnew & Deffebach. 25 cent US IR adhesive stamp. center fold. 25c Certificate Revenue stamp. Not cancelled. Est. $140- Folds, pinholes, light wear. 5.25 x 10.5” Probably named after Samuel 200 HWAC# 85202 Cole Wright (September 29, 1842 – July 6, 1906) who was a sergeant in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The company office Lot# 3667 Brady’s Hot Springs, was at 547 Washington according to 1863 Langley. James Mathewson Nevada c1960 Broadsides for Nevada was an importer of watches. E.F. Arnold was a hay & grain dealer. Not Geothermal Power Wells Lot of 5 listed in Filer or Holabird indexes. Ken Prag Collection Est. $400-800 original broadsides advertising the HWAC# 107060 Geothermal Power Wells at Brady’s Hot Springs, located between Lovelock and Lot# 3661 Aurora, Nevada 1863 Fernley, Nevada on Hwy 40. Two wells Tennessee Gold & Silver Mining Co. have been drilled and capped. “They are one of the most interesting Stock Certificate Esmeralda District of Nature’s phenomena in Nevada.” The broadsides advocate further (in red underprint). Inc. Dec. 10, drilling to meet increased demand for electricity. One pink, four blue. 1863. No. 41, issued for 10 shares to 8.5 x 11”Heizer Estate Est. $80-120 HWAC# 107341 Charles Hosmer on April 15th, 1863 in San Francisco. Signed by president Lot# 3668 Bullfrog, Nevada Bullfrog Nevada Mining Van Reed and secretary JH Blood. Not Stocks (3) 3 I/U. Pioneer Con MC 1914, Amargosa cancelled. Very attractive design with ornate border and black print, Mining and Milling 1897-2 small tears, Mayflower locomotive vignette. Thin paper. 25 cent US IR adhesive stamp at Bullfrog Con MC 1906 Est. $100-150 HWAC# 108113 bottom left. Folds, light wear. 5.25 x 10” Van Reed was a real estate agent in San Francisco, and Blood was a professional mining secretary, per Langley, 1864. Chas. Hosmer owned several mining stocks, per Langley. Located at Office No. 7, Montgomery Block. Exact location of the mine could not be located. Ken Prag Collection Est. $400-800 HWAC# 107059 228 July 2019 Americana Auction

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3669 Bullfrog, Nevada 1906- Lot# 3674 Como, Nevada Territory 1909 Bullfrog, Nevada Mining 1864 Crosman Gold and Silver MC Stock Certificate Collection Lot Stock I/U #68 GL Grosvenor 10 shares of 4 different. 1) Four Aces Mining 1864. Signed by President Brooks. Company. Mines located at Bullfrog Mining District, Nevada. Issued in 1906 Indian Springs District, Lyon County. for 1,00 shares. Great vignette of hand holding four aces. Not cancelled. Not RN stamp. Mountain vignette Est. common. Pinholes, folds, some toning. $500-700 HWAC# 106617 2) The Lige Harris Bullfrog Gold Mining Company. Location printed on certificate. Issued in Goldfield in 1906. Lot# 3675 Devil’s Gate, Nevada Eagle vignette. Not cancelled. Signed by V. Hoggatt, one of the Bullfrog Territory 1863 Brennus Gold & Silver pioneers. Folds, toning, some separation, other light wear. 3) Bullfrog MC Stock Very rare. I/U #177 Sean Keystone Gold Mining Co. Issued 1906. Not cancelled. Multiple mining Claresy 10 shares 1863. Eldorado vignettes. Pinholes, folds. 4) Tramp Consolidated Mining Company. Issued 1909. Not cancelled. Underground mining vignette. Folds. Est. Ledge.Signed by president Simmons. $400-800 HWAC# 58403 Nice mine entrance vignette. Est. $500- Lot# 3670 Bullfrog, Nevada Bullfrog, 900 HWAC# 108105 NV Stock Suite (5) 5 I/U. Sunset MC 1919, Montgomery Shoshone Con Lot# 3676 Storey County, Nevada MC 1910, Diamond Queen MC 1908, Territory 1865 Belvedere Gold and Shoshone National Bank MC 1906, Silver MC Stock Rare Territorial, I/U Tramp Con MC 1909, Est. $200-300 #180 John Sroslon? 21 shares 1865 HWAC# 108112 signed by president Henry. RN stamp, Lot# 3671 Carlin, Nevada 1957 Maggie Creek Mining Company, Ltd. very nice condition Est. $400-600 Stock Certificate FH says this was the first of the low-grade open pit HWAC# 108102 gold mines in Nevada and the first in the Carlin trend. Bought by Newmont. Lot# 3677 Comstock, Nevada 1860 Very important! Inc. in Nevada, 1956. (1872) Cole Silver Mining Company Low stock number 2, issued to John M. Stock This is a rare 1860 Comstock Heizer for 1,000 shares on Feb. 15th, 1957. Signed by the president incorporation - December 27th. and secretary (illegible). Not cancelled. Black border and print, gold However, it was not issued until seal, and eagle vignette. Printed by Goes. Folds, clean. 5.75 x 10” Please September 27, 1872. # 1233 for 35 see our write-up on Heizer in the catalog. The Maggie Creek Mining shares to Charles Reed trustee. Signed District is located 7 miles NW of Carlin, first organized in the 1870s. by secretary Lightman(?) and president Huge producer!Heizer Estate Est. $100-200 HWAC# 107332 J (?). 25c blue US Revenue stamp. Not cancelled. Allegorical vignette with the word ‘WASHOE’ written on it. Britton & Co. printer. One small Lot# 3672 Carson City, Nevada c1863 corner fold. No real issues for this excellent cert. The Cole was most Amazon Gold and Silver Mining noted for striking the water source of the Virginia and Gold Hill water Company Stock I/U/#15 issued to Company at a great depth in 1867. With water gushing into the mine at (illegible), 50 shares. Signed stock by 1500 gallons per minute, the water company leased the water rights. President E.B. Rail. He also worked So this is a mining Utah Territory incorporated company issuing stock for Carson City Mint. Eagle & Washoe well into statehood for a company that was making it smoney of water Valley District, possibly the gold in the rights. Go figure! Est. $400-700 HWAC# 104004 Little Valley. Has revenue stamp & is cut tight at the left. Est. $400-600 HWAC# 106633 Lot# 3678 Comstock, Nevada 1870s-1930s Comstock Ephemera Lot# 3673 Cherry Creek, Nevada Collection (Virginia City & Gold 1906 Unique Gold Canon Mining Hill) Lot of about 40 pieces. Includes: Company Stock They say a picture Comstock Soda Works billhead ( 1912); is worth a thousand words, so please 1870 County Auditor’s Office check; look at the photo online. We have never Virginia & Gold Hill Water Co. billheads seen this cert before. We have never incl. pieces issued to jeweler MM seen anything like this cert before. Fredrick, John Gillig, the Delta Saloon, Although we could not pinpoint the and others; John S. Noe cabinet card of young man; state controller’s exact location, Cherry Creek seems like warrants to Comstock figures like Sam Davis and McCone; 1895 Bank the best fit. Articles about this mine could be found in newspapers. of Cal. promissory note to RP Keating; cover and letter to RP Keating; com in 1906 and 1910. No other mining location of this mine was Railway Express Agency receipts for Gold Hill; 5.5 x 9.5” birds-eye found in those years. # 422 for 300 shares to Frederick Beach. Signed view black and white photograph of Virginia City (enlargement by by secretary Hugh F Henry anbdpresdient Henry C (?). Incorporated Nevada Photo Service); two Wells Fargo covers including territorial in Arizona. Dateline April 3, 1906. (There was a Gold Canon Mining to Crittenden; Cholar-Potosi Assay Office sheet, 1892, for Savage Mine Company mentioned as working in 1896 Riverside, California. ore; 1881 Gold Hill High School commencement program (repaired (Vrendenburgh, 1900). The Engineering News mentions a Gold Canon with archival tape); 1903 Gold Hill Certificate of mining location; and Mining Co. in Gold Canon, Nevada in 1906.) Ken Prag Collection Est. more. Please inspect. (Sutro-Comstock Collection) Est. $150-300 $100-200 HWAC# 103590 HWAC# 107406 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 229

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3679 Comstock, Nevada 1903- Lot# 3682 Comstock, Nevada 1934 Large Comstock Mining Stock 1889 Three Different Certificate Collection Lot of 62. Mix Comstock Tunnel Company of issued and unissued. Major mines Stock Certificates Lot of represented. Included: Chollar G&S 3 different for this later Mining Co. (1932); Yellow Jacket reorganization of the Sutro Mining Co. (1903); Exchequer Mining Tunnel Company. 1) Certificate Co. (2 issued in 1919, 4 unissued); by the Union Trust Company Mexican G&S Mining Co. (6 issued of New York for $100 of First 1904-06, 9 unissued); Consolidated Virginia Mining Co. (21 unissued, Mortgage Income Bonds of the two types); Ophir Mining Co. (6 unissued); Alta SMC (1 issued in Comstock Tunnel Company. 1912, 3 unissued); Hale & Norcross (3 unissued); Industry G&S MC Issued Dec. 17, 1889 in New (unissued 1870s); Consolidated Virginia & Andes Corp. (3 issued in York. Signed by the president 1934); and Gold Hill Mines, Inc. (unissued). Please inspect. (Sutro- of the Union Trust Co. Not Comstock Collection) Est. $200-400 HWAC# 107397 cancelled. Pinholes, folds. 2) Two different Comstock Tunnel Lot# 3680 Comstock, Nevada 1886 Company stocks signed by Orleans Consolidated Mining Theodore Sutro as president Company Stock - Signed by president (brother of Adolph). Issued in 1889 for 100 and 500 shares, neither Fish # 185 for 1000 shares to J cancelled. Also signed by secretary Thayer. Orange or red borders, Stadtfeld Jr. trustee. Signed by Stadfeld eagle vignette. Pinholes, folds, some separation. Ken Prag Collection and president Charles H Fish. Dateline Est. $200-300 HWAC# 107238 San Francisco 1886. Incorporated June 9, 1879. Not cancelled. Location: Story County. A unique looking ‘O’ in Lot# 3683 Comstock, Nevada 1880- ‘Orleans’. AJ Leary printer. Assessments 1 and 2 paid on back. Folds. 90s Two Comstock Stock Certificates One pin hole. No edge, corner or discoloration issues. Charles H Fish (Gold Hill & Virginia City) Lot of 2 was the superintendent of the Consolidate Virginia. That was the different. 1) Curtis Consolidated Mining second largest producing mine on the Comstock and a very prestigious Company. Gold Hill Mining District, position. He was also Storey County Recorder when Storey County was Storey County, Nevada (printed at in the Utah Territory. The Orleans Consolidated was a consolidation of bottom center). No. 763, issued for 100 the Orleans Mining Company, Autocrat Mining Company and the Pluto shares to secretary NS Stone on March Mining Company. The Orleans mine was still in the newspaper in 1889 2nd, 1880. Also signed by president when it was announced that the mine was going to tunnel 100’ above Smith. Not cancelled. Black border and the floor of the shaft. It is expected in 400’ to intersect the silver and print. AJ Leary, SF. Light wear. 4 x 9.25” gold vein Ken Prag Collection Est. $90-150 HWAC# 88121 2) The Crosby Company. Unissued, 1890s, Virginia City. They were agents for the Rocky Mountain Coal Company. 4 x 7.25” Rare. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 104367 Lot# 3684 Comstock, Nevada Virginia City, NV Stocks (4) I/U Goodman Gold and Silver Mining 1881 unsigned. Unissued Governor Low Gold and Silver Mining. I/U Curtis Consolidated 1880. I/U Comstock Tunnel 1907 Ken Prag Collection Est. $200-250 HWAC# 105498 Lot# 3681 Comstock, Nevada 1875 Parkinson’s Pocket Map of the Lot# 3685 Comstock - Comstock Lode & Washoe Mining Claims (GT Brown Lith.) Extra Gold Hill District, Nevada rare. A must-have for Comstock collectors! 26 x 32” In red presentation 1963 Alpha Gold Hill covers with gold lettering. “Map of the Comstock Lode and the Mining Company Stock Washoe Mining Claims in Storey & Lyon Counties, Nevada. Compiled No. 20 for 10 shares from Official Surveys and other reliable data by T.D. Parkinson, C.E.” to . Signed by William “Entered according to an Act of Congress by TD Parkinson in 1875.” B Hickok president Claims outlines in color. Scale [1:12,000]. 1 in. = 1000 feet. Top has and Charles Foreman. longitudinal section of the Comstock Lode and Washoe mining claims Dateline Gold Hill 1863. (from Silver Hill to the Union Con), with the Sutro Tunnel level labeled. Incorporated Feb. 21st, Even shows shaded areas for “bonanzas” of Crown Point & Belcher, 1863. 25c Certificate and, of course, the Big Bonanza at the Con. Virginia/California. A great revenue stamp on front. Nice ore cart outside mine entrance vignette. visual of the crowded, overlapping nature of the Comstock mining This is a unique vignette of a mine at Gold Hill. Fishbourne printer. claims. Printed by G.T. Brown & Co. Lith., 640 Clay St. S.F. Grafton-Tyler Little wear and discoloration. The Alpha Gold Hill was listed in both Brown was a noted African-American lithographer in San Francisco Kelly (1863) and Collins (1864). Thompson and West (History of who designed many Western mining stocks and is the subject of a book Nevada) says that Foreman is one of the oldest and most practical by Robert Chandler. Attached to the inside cover is a List of Mineral mining superintendents. He has been superintendent of the Eclipse, Claims shown on the map, along with their feet and number of shares. Bacon, Paiute, and Confidence. Also the Vivian Mill. Est. $400-600 Condition: some toning, a few separations at map fold intersections, HWAC# 108061 rough bottom edge. Overall a great example!Heizer Estate Est. $2000- 4000 HWAC# 107348 230 July 2019 Americana Auction

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3686 Comstock - Gold Lot# 3689 Comstock, American Flat, Nevada 1864 Washoe Zephyr Hill District, Nevada 1864 Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate Great name! Rare Crescent Gold and Silver American Flat territorial. American Flat, Gold Hill District, Storey Mining Company Stock No. County, N.T. (printed under title). Inc. Dec. 5th, 1863. No. 58, issued 90 for 10 shares to A Servis. for ten shares to William Cruse on Jan. 18th, 1864. Signed by president Signed by president OH Platt William Nicoll and secretary W. Bremner. Not cancelled. Black border and (?) secretary. Dateline and print, small vignette of sailor standing next to an anchor. H.S. Gold Hill March 16th, 1864. Crocker & Co. print, Sacramento. 25 cent US IR stamp attached at Incorporated January 7, upper left. Folds, light wear. 4 x 9.25” Listed in Collins with Bremner 1864. Revenue stamp. Not as secretary. W. Cruse is listed as a carpenter at Benham & Heaton’s. cancelled. Allegorical and Eagle vignettes. Gold Hill News Print printer. Nicoll is listed as a shoemaker in Gold Hill. No articles found on CDNC. No other edge corner or discoloration issues. This company should Mark Twain had this great description of the Washoe Zephyr in not be confused by the companies with the same name at Esmeralda Roughing It: “a soaring dust-drift about the size of the United States and Silver Mountain. Plat was the Gold HIll pastmaster at this time? set up edgewise came with it, and the capital of Nevada Territory Est. $400-600 HWAC# 106533 disappeared from view. Still, there were sights to be seen which were not wholly uninteresting to newcomers; for the vast dust-cloud was Lot# 3687 Comstock, American Flat, thickly freckled with things strange to the upper air - things living Nevada 1875 American Flat Mining and dead, that flitted hither and thither, going and coming, appearing Company Stock Certificate Gold Hill and disappearing among the rolling billows of dust - hats, chickens, District, Storey Co., Nevada (printed and parasols sailing in the remote heavens; blankets, tin signs, sage- at top center). Inc. in 1872. No. 2748, brush, and shingles a shade lower; door-mats and buffalo-robes lower issued for 100 shares to T. Glazier & Co. still; shovels and coal-scuttles on the next grade; glass doors, cats, and on March 16th, 1875 in San Francisco. little children on the next; disrupted lumber yards, light buggies, and Signed by president Boyden and the secretary. Not cancelled. Black wheelbarrows on the next; and down only thirty or forty feet above border and print on thin paper. Mining vignette. Britton & Rey, SF. ground was a scurrying storm of emigrating roofs and vacant lots. It 4 x 9” Pinholes, folds, soiling. Located at American Flat, west of the was something to see that much. I could have seen more, if I could have Baltimore Consolidated and directly in line with the Rock Island. In kept the dust out of my eyes. But, seriously, a Washoe wind is by no 1876, it was being prospected through the shaft of the Baltimore Cons. means a trifling matter. It blows flimsy houses down, lifts shingle roofs [Annual Mining Review and Stock Ledger, 1876, pg. 36] Ken Prag occasionally, rolls up tin ones like sheet music, now and then blows Collection Est. $120-200 HWAC# 107019 a stage-coach over and spills the passengers; and tradition says the reason there are so many bald people there is, that the wind blows the Lot# 3688 Comstock, American Flat, hair off their heads while they are looking skyward after their hats. Nevada 1876 Florida Silver Mining Carson streets seldom look inactive on summer afternoons, because Company Stock Certificate Rare there are so many citizens skipping around their escaping hats, like American Flat mine. Storey Co., Nevada chambermaids trying to head off a spider. The “Washoe Zephyr” (printed at upper right). Inc. Dec. 1873. (Washoe is a pet nickname for Nevada) is a peculiarly Scriptural wind, No. 275, issued for 1,000 shares to in that no man knoweth “whence it cometh.” That is to say, where it E. Fisher on Aug. 22nd, 1876 in San originates. It comes right over the mountains from the West, but when Francisco. Signed by president EW one crosses the ridge he does not find any of it on the other side! It Leonard and secretary Lucien Herman. Not cancelled. Gold border, probably is manufactured on the mountaintop for the occasion, and black print, oval mining vignette. Printed by AL Bancroft, SF. Folds, starts from there. It is a pretty regular wind, in the summer-time. Its light wear. 5 x 9.5” The Florida was located in southern American Flat. office-hours are from two in the afternoon till two the next morning; It was originally called the Pony Express and was located in 1859. Work and anybody venturing abroad during those twelve hours needs to in the 1860s included a tunnel 500 ft. into the hill which encountered allow for the wind or he will bring up a mile or two to leeward of the low-grade ore. The Pony Express Co. spent $100,000 in development point he is aiming at. And yet the first complaint a Washoe visitor to but only yielded $20 in ore! In 1876, a shaft was sunk to 460 ft. A flood San Francisco makes, is that the sea-winds blow so, there! There is a of water was encountered when they hit the ledge, but machinery was good deal of human nature in that.” Ken Prag Collection Est. $500-900 put into place. [Annual Mining Review and Stock Ledger, 1876, pg. 47] Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 107006 HWAC# 107043 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 231

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3690 Comstock, Devil’s Gate Lot# 3693 Comstock, Devil’s Gate District, Nevada 1864 Anna Gold District, Nevada 1878 Industrial Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate Certificate Devil’s Gate District, Lyon -- Number 1 Devil’s Gate Mining County, N.T. (printed at the top). Spring District, Lyon County, Nevada (printed Valley (printed at left). Inc. January 9th, under title). Inc. Oct. 2nd, 1877. Stock 1864. No. 37, issued for 15 shares to number ONE, issued for 47,700 shares Jacob Mueller on January 27th, 1864. Rare Gold Hill dateline. Signed by to Charles F. Behau, company president, L.A. Hauck, secretary, and the president, Sig’d Ettlinger. Not cancelled. on Jan. 21st, 1878. Signed by Behau as president and secretary John Very ornate logo written on a ribbon vignette. Three other vignettes on E. Sissou. Not cancelled. Black border and print. Ornate company the stock: portrait of a woman (left); miner panning for gold (center); logo. Vignette of miner with ore cart next to him. The ore cart has and eagle’s head (bottom). Gold Hill News Print. Van Vleck Eng. Folds, the company name printed on it! Lith. Britton, Rey & Co., SF. 5.5 x toning, bottom left corner missing. 4.25 x 9.25” Mueller is not listed in 9.5” Folds, pinhole, light wear. The location of this site was in Silver the Collins 1864 directory. This company is listed in Collins with their City, but operations only lasted until 1883 (Holabird, 2000) Ken Prag office in Gold Hill. L.A. Hauck is listed as secretary for multiple mining Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 107065 companies and appears to be associated with Hart’s Saloon in Gold Hill also. Sig’d Ettlinger is listed as owning a grocery business with his Lot# 3694 Comstock, Devil’s Gate, brother in Virginia City. Not in Filer. Spring Valley was located below Nevada 1866 New Eden Gold & Silver City and three miles west of Dayton. Ansari notes two mills were Silver Mining Company Stock Cert. present: Dana Mill (1860s) and Spring Valley Mill (1870s). According A.S. Gould(not the same as Alva Gould to Nevada and Her Resources (1894): “The ledge is strong and has of Gould & Curry). NI/U/ No. 15 for been opened on the surface by well known gold producers at many 10 shares to G. Schwarzenegger(?), different points from Spring valley to Devil’s Gate a distance of about signed by Hicauaultz(?) president. Has two miles. A tunnel following the course of the ledge from Spring RN stamp. This cert. has some wear valley to Devil’s Gate would strike the Silver City mines at a depth of & small holes in crease. Some foxing. Please inspect. Est. $400-800 about 500 feet and would open an immense mineral section through HWAC# 106646 almost the entire length of which luring inducements would be offered the miner to prospect and it would afford employment to at least a Lot# 3695 Comstock, Flowery District, thousand men It is in every respect equal to the Pine Grove and Silver Nevada 1876 Alabama Mining Co. Peak properties.” Stretch, 1867, notes that several of the abandoned Stock Certificate (GT Brown Lith.) mines in the Spring Valley District are receiving new attention, with Flowery Mining District, Storey Co., some being relocated and a ten stamp mill being erected (pg. 14). Ken Nevada (printed at bottom center). Inc. Prag Collection Est. $400-800 HWAC# 107039 Dec. 6th, 1875. No. 1194, issued for 50 shares to company secretary Wm. H. Lot# 3691 Comstock, Devil’s Gate McClintock on April 10th, 1876 in San Francisco. Signed by McClintock District, Nevada 1880 Genesee Mining and president D. McDonald. Not cancelled. Ornate border and black Company Stock Certificate Location: print, shaded logo, and vignette of bald eagle. Printed by noted African- Devils Gate Dist., Lyon Co., Nev. American lithographer GT Brown, SF. Folds. 4 x 9” Segregated from (printed under title). Inc. 1872. No. 85, the Lady Bryan and from the Queen. A shaft was located 1,300 feet issued for 100 shares to John Gillig on from the works of the Lady Bryan. The vein is entirely unexplored. The Dec. 3rd, 1880. Gillig was a hardware nearest working is at the 380 ft. level of the Lady Bryan. Shaft will have store owner in Virginia City who sold the famous Grant lanterns. two compartments. They will share the water pumping machinery of Signed by president L. Reynolds and secretary Edward James. Not the Lady Bryan. [Annual Mining Review and Stock Ledger, 1876, pg. cancelled. Ornate border and logo, black print, no vignette. Britton & 35] Ken Prag Collection Est. $150-300 HWAC# 104456 Rey, SF. 4 x 9.5” Folds, pinholes, toning. The Genesee was west of and adjoined the Kossuth and east of the Glasgow. “There has been just Lot# 3696 Comstock, Flowery enough prospecting done to hold the claim, and prepare for future District, Nevada 1879 Flowery Mining developments.” [Annual Mining Review and Stock Ledger, 1876, pg. Company Stock Certificate Storey 48] Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 107009 County, State of Nevada (printed under title). Inc. 1878. No. 1570, issued for Lot# 3692 Comstock, Devil’s Gate 100 shares to SB Wakefield on Sept. District, Nevada 1874 Goodman Gold 5th, 1879 in San Francisco. Signed by & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate president Joseph Clark and secretary WW Stetson. Not cancelled. Devil’s Gate Mining District, Nevada Black border and print, no vignette. Printed by WT Galloway, SF. (printed top center). Inc. 1873. No. Pinholes, folds. 4 x 9” Located in the Flowery District, northeast of the 35, issued for 50 shares to JR Stuart Sierra Nevada Mine. Claim was for 2,100 feet but 1,000 ft. have been on March 13th, 1874 in Virginia split out to form the North Bonanza Claim. In 1879, work was about to City, Nevada. Signed by president John H. Mills and secretary Miles begin. [Ref: US Annual Mining Review & Stock Ledger, 1879, pg. 196] Goodman. Pen cancelled. Black print on thin paper, two vignettes of Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 107233 a prospector. Printed by HS Crocker & Co., SF. Folds, toning. 4 x 9” Not listed by Ansari. The Goodman held two patented claims just west of Lot# 3697 Comstock, Gold Hill, Nevada Silver City next to South End. The Goodman is named after the editor 1863 Consolidated Nevada Gold & and publisher of the Territorial Enterprise while Sam Clemens was a Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate writer. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 104457 Inc. March 12th, 1863. No.18, issued for 25 shares PH Hayden on May 23, 1863 in Gold Hill, N.T. Signed by president Mich Burns and secretary (illegible). Not cancelled. Black border and print. Patriotic vignette of man with flag and mines in the background by Loomis. No printer listed. 25 cent US IR stamp attached on the left. Heavy folds and creases with some separation, toning. 4 x 8.5” Not listed in Collins. No mentions found on CDNC. Ken Prag Collection Est. $400-800 HWAC# 107046 232 July 2019 Americana Auction

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3698 Comstock, Gold Hill, Nevada Lot# 3702 Comstock, Gold Hill, Nevada 1863 Echo Gold & Silver Mining Company 1864 Oneoto Consolidated Gold & Stock Certificate Gold Hill District, Nevada Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate Territory (printed under title). Inc. April Gold Hill District, Storey County, N.T. 22nd, 1863. No. 218, issued for five shares to (printed top and bottom at left). Inc. P. Cailue on Aug. 26th, 1863 in San Francisco. Nov. 20th, 1863. No. 141, issued for Signed by president Fred. L. Caslle and four shares to Tompson on Feb. 4th, secretary N. Shiverick. Not cancelled. Black border and print, vignette 1864 in Gold Hill. Signed by president of women sitting on hill with a mine in the distance. Lith. Britton & William (illegible) and secretary George Swenson. Not cancelled. Black Co., San Francisco. 25 cent US IR adhesive stamp attached on the left border and print. Vignette of explorer and Native American by Loomis border. Folds, creases, light toning. 5.5 x 9.5” Listed in 1864 Langley (top center) and allegorical woman (bottom left). Gold Hill News with office at 605 Clay. Listed in 1864 Collins with a different secretary Print. 25 cent US IR stamp attached at upper left. 5.25 x 9.75” Heavy (CC Harvey). Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) bought shares in this folds, stains. Listed in 1864 Collins. George Swenson is also listed as company, as evidenced by a Daily Alta California Nov. 26th, 1863 the superintendent of the Michigan Mine in Gold Hill. Tompson is not article that warns the public from buying certain certificates of the listed. No listings on CDNC. Ken Prag Collection Est. $400-800 HWAC# company that had been sold for assessments. S.L. Clemens is listed as 107042 owning certificates No. 114, 110, and 212 (just six before this one!). Ken Prag Collection Est. $400-800 HWAC# 107044 Lot# 3703 Gold Hill, Nevada Territory 1863 Badger State Gold and Silver Lot# 3699 Comstock, Gold Hill, Nevada MC Stock I/U #100 L Wentworth 15 1863 Gem Gold & Silver Mining shares 1863. Imperforate 25c RN stamp Company Stock Certificate Gold Hill in lower right, may not be original but District, N.T. (printed at top center). used to cover torn corner. Some foxing, Inc. in Nevada Territory, June 2nd, left margin tight trim.Please inspect 1863. No. 288, issued for 20 shares to A. Dubois on Nov. 24th, 1863 in Gold Est. $300-600 HWAC# 108099 Hill, N.T. Signed by president F. Chappeller and secretary V. Lemery. Not cancelled. Black border and print, allegorical vignette. Union Lot# 3704 Gold Hill, Nevada Territory Print. 25 cent US IR stamp attached on the right side. Pinholes, folds, 1864 Baltic Gold and Silver MC light wear. 4 x 9.25” The company and V. Lemery are listed in Collins stock I/U #795 Robert Morgenstern 1864 (Lemery is also the secretary of the Sapphire Mill). Chappeller 13 shares 1864. Signed by president is not listed. Dubois is not listed. No articles found on CDNC. Ken Prag Kennedy. RN stamp. Creases and toning. Collection Est. $400-700 HWAC# 107041 Est. $360-500 HWAC# 108095 Lot# 3700 Comstock, Gold Hill, Nevada 700 HWAC# 106624 Lot# 3705 Gold Hill, Nevada Territory 1874 Justice Mining Company Stock 1864 Colorado Gold and Silver MC Certificate (GT Brown Lith.) Inc. Stock I/U #120 to illegible 10 shares 1871. No. 142, issued for 10 shares 1864, signed by president HH Flagg, a to M. Connel & Co. on Sept 22, 1874 Gold Hill Banker. RN stamp. Heavy left in San Francisco. Signed by vice- creases. Est. $400-600 HWAC# 108096 president Wm. Schultz and secretary James Kennedy. Not cancelled. Black border and print, fancy company Lot# 3706 Gold Hill, Nevada Territory logo with allegorical vignette of woman holding a sword and scale. 1864 Yolo Gold and Silver MC Stock Lith. by GT Brown & Co., SF (noted African-American lithographer). Rare I/U #153 B Levinson 10 shares Many folds and creases, some soiling on reverse, many assessment 1864. Signed by president Long. Eagles stamps on reverse. 4 x 9” Located in Gold Hill south of the Overman. vignette. Levison came from Germany Encompasses the old Waller Defeat claim. Several ore bodies located, in 1864, and went from New York to including on the 300 ft. level of the Waller Defeat. [Ref: Annual Mining the Comstock and was an officer of the Review and Stock Ledger, 1876, pg. 52-53] By 1878, $3,000,000 had Gold Hill Masonic Lodge. Est. $400- been extracted. Lawsuits were waged from stockholders against Schultz and Kennedy for questionable expenditures. [Pacific Coast Lot# 3707 Gold Hill, Nevada 1863 Annual Mining Review, 1878, pg. 209-210] Ken Prag Collection Est. Christmas Gold and Silver MC Stock $200-400 HWAC# 104369 I/U #68 George Haskell 10 shares. Signed by president Youtz? RN Stamp Lot# 3701 Comstock, Gold Hill, Nevada 1863 covers missing corner. Sun light Lady Washington Gold & Silver Mining Co. vignette. Creases Est. $400-600 HWAC# Stock Certificate Granville Ledge (printed at 106621 top center). Inc. April 3rd, 1863. 3,300 feet. No. 83, issued for 25 shares to J. Springer on Lot# 3708 Gold Hill, Nevada 1863 May 26th, 1863 in Virginia City, N.T. Signed Combined Effort MC Stock Very rare. by president J. Noyes and secretary Wm. Van Bokkelen. Not cancelled. I/U #116 D Radlick 10 shares 1863. Attractive design with red and blue print and two vignettes: mine Signed by President Corey. RN stamp, with water wheel (center) and allegorical woman (left). Printed by HS soldier? vignette. Incorporated in 1860. Crocker & Co., Sacramento. Folds, stains, possible burn marks? 25 cent Est. $500-1000 HWAC# 106604 US IR stamp attached at upper left. 4.25 x 9.25” Listed in Collins 1864 as being in the Gold Hill District with an office at 22 S. C Street. Wm. Van Bokkelen and his brother Jacob were early prominent citizens of Virginia City. (Jacob Van Bokkelen died in a nitroglycerin explosion in Virginia City in 1873 that killed 10 people). Noyes and Springer are not listed in Collins. Ansari lists a Lady Washington mine in Silver City operating in the 1870s. Ken Prag Collection Est. $400-800 HWAC# 107049 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 233

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3709 Gold Hill, Nevada 1873(78) Lot# 3714 Comstock, Palmyra, Nevada Consolidated Washoe Mining 1882-1887 Como Eureka Gold & Company Stock This company was Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificates incorporated in 1873, but the stock Lot of 2. Inc. 1881. Palmyra and was issued in 1878. # 830 to Lucian Hermann trusteed. Signed by Hermann Indian Springs Mining District, Lyon and president HW (?) as president. Not cancelled. Tear upper right. Small County, Nev. (printed at the top of the tear lower center. Some discoloration. One small hole center. Mine certificate). 1) Stock No. 77, issued for beneath a railroad bridge (representing the Crown Point Trestle of the 500 shares to the company president, V&T?) vignette. George H Baker lithographer. Fancy scroll work! “The Consolidated Washoe adjoins the Caledonia on the south and west, and EW Leonard on Dec. 22nd, 1882 in San lies east of the Baltimore Con., American Flat. The only work done has been to comply with the law and hold the claim. It would be strange, Francisco. Signed by Leonard and the however, if the claim did strike some of the many ledges which lie in the vicinity.”[Annual Mining Review, 1876] Ken Prag Collection Est. secretary. Not cancelled. Gold Border, $250-500 HWAC# 103583 black print, no vignette. Crocker & Co.’s print, SF. Folds, wrinkling, toning. 4.25 x 9.75” 2) Handwritten stock certificate from the company office in Virginia City, January 22, 1887. No. 34, issued for 2000 shares to Bennett Symons. Signed by company president NN Stone and secretary Clayton Belknap. Pen cancelled. 6.25 x 8” Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 107308 Lot# 3710 Gold Hill, Nevada 1876 Lot# 3715 Comstock, Silver City, English Gold and Silver Mining Nevada 1881 Quinn Mill & Mining Company Stock # 42 for 1500 shares Company Stock Certificate Inc. Oct. to Francis Buckley trustee. Signed by 25th, 1881. No. 409, issued to TR Hofer CA Gould (Gould & Curry?) and Thomas (Carson City banker and once CC Mint L (?) president. Dateline San Francisco superintendent) on Dec. 17th, 1886 in 1876. Incorporated April 25, 1876. Not San Francisco. Signed by president TB cancelled. Location: Gold Hill, Storey Shannon and secretary W.W. Stetson. Not cancelled. Black border and County, Nevada. Repaired rips top border. Dog ears. Nice. Ken Prag print, fancy scrollwork. AJ Leary, SF. Folds, pinholes. 4 x 9.25” Location Collection Est. $120-200 HWAC# 88126 is simply given as “State of Nevada” and for a long time, this was a mystery. However, articles in the Yerington Times (1910) locate this Lot# 3711 Gold Hill, Nevada 1876- company in Silver City, Lyon County. Not listed by Ansari. No additional 1895 Gold Hill, NV Stocks (2) 2 rare information found. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 104375 Gold Hill stocks. Alpha Con. I/U Mill and Mining Co #7272 E Gauthier 100 1895 Lot# 3716 Comstock, Virginia City, shares signed by President illegible. Inc Nevada 1877 Andes Silver Mining Co. 1887. Creases. I/U Twin Peaks Mining Stock Certificate (GT Brown Lith.) Co. #111 50 shares JB Fleming 1876 Virginia Mining District, Storey County, signed by President Colburn. Creases. Nevada (printed adjacent to the title). We could not find any info on these Inc. Dec. 18th., 1873. No. 11304, issued mines in our database. Est. $100-140 for ten shares to Nat Stein on Dec. HWAC# 83303 10th, 1877 in San Francisco. Signed by president (General) George S Dodge and secretary M. Landers. Not cancelled. Black border and Lot# 3712 Gold Hill, Nevada 1864 print, ornate company logo. Printed by GT Brown & Co., SF (noted Jenny Lind Gold & Silver Mining African-American lithographer). Heavy folds, toning/soiling. 4 x Company Stock #31 for 10 shares to 9” Located within Virginia City, adjoining the rich Con. Virginia & D. H. Carpenter . Datelined Virginia California Mines. By 1876, the shaft had reached 400 ft. deep, with February 4th, 1864. Signed by M. J. drifts on the 150 and 350 ft. levels. Ore has been taken out. [Annual Power and W. Wayde? Incorporated Mining Review & Ledger, 1876, pg. 36] George Sullivan Dodge was Jan. 16, 1864. Mountain mining a decorated Civil War veteran, who was brought to the West Coast vignette. Printed by the Gold Hill News. about 1871 to manage the monstrous new silver company in Eureka, Located on the Arizona Ledge, Gold Hill Mining District. 2200 shares the Eureka Consolidated. The mine was so rich that it rivaled the best at $250 per share. Not cancelled. 25 cent revenue stamp. Collins lists of the Comstock, ultimately producing over $20 million from 1873 to the secretary as Power and his office was located at the Wells Fargo 1906 alone. Dodge’s office was in San Francisco, right in the center Building. The Jenny Lind was trading actively in the first months of of the Montgomery Street business section (Bank of California, etc.) 1864. Est. $400-800 HWAC# 108067 where most of the financial ends of the Comstock mining barons took place. Dodge appears to have been appointed the first president of the Lot# 3713 Comstock, Lyon County, Company, with the attendant job of getting the mine into profitable and Nevada 1880 Dayton Gravel Mining large scale production. He was in charge of hiring the best mining men Company Stock Certificate Inc. 1878. and putting together a mining crew to rival the best on the Comstock. Location: Lyon County, Nevada. No. In 1861 he was appointed Colonel in the Quartermaster’s Department 58, issued for 500 shares to company (Payroll). He was promoted to Brigadier General in January, 1865. secretary W.W. Scogin on July 12th, He served as Consul to Germany after the War before heading to San 1880 in Virginia City, Nevada. Also Francisco. Dodge retired from the Eureka Consolidated by the late signed by president J.J. Cooper. Not 1870’s, and lived the life of a mining capitalist. He and his wife moved cancelled. Black print on yellow paper. Patriotic eagle vignette and across the Bay, where he died in Oakland in 1881. We sold one of the prospector vignette. Folds, very nice. 5.25 x 9.75” According to E&MJ, fabulous William Sharon dinner silver ingots that was personally Vol. 29 (1880), the shaft of the company at the mouth of Gold Canyon engraved to Dodge. Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-180 HWAC# 107055 was down to bedrock (24 ft.). There was a 4 ft. streak of pay gravel which will average 20 cents to the pan. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100- 200 HWAC# 104368 234 July 2019 Americana Auction

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3717 Comstock, Virginia City, Lot# 3720 Virginia City, Nevada 1869 Nevada 1878 Consolidated Virginia 1869 Gould & Curry Stock Certificate Mining Company Stock Certificate Here is a special Comstock stock certificate. Site of Bonanza Discovery in 1873. Number 6414 for 8 shares on December Location: Virginia Mining Dist., Storey 28, 1969. Issued to Chaumond (?) trustee County, Nevada (printed at bottom). and signed by president Alpheus Bull. No. 48343, issued to Jas. Coffin on May 1, 1878 in San Francisco. The Gould & Curry was claimed in 1859 Signed by president Chas. Fish and secretary Havens. Not cancelled. and was between the Best & Belcher and Black border and print, ornate logo. Lith. Britton, Rey & Co., SF. Folds, Savage. Production form this mine from creases, toning. 4 x 9.5” Fish was an early arrival in Nevada and was 1860 to 1881 was $over $15,000,000. the first Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Masons in Nevada in Certificate has been cancelled (1871) in red 1865. The Con Virginia works had just been destroyed by the great fire ink and president and secretaries names of 1875. Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-200 HWAC# 104314 have been hole punched. Wrinkled, some edge knicks and bottom left corner torn. Four assessment stamps and Lot# 3718 Comstock, Virginia City, two dividends stamps on back. Still an early issue of a major Comstock Nevada 1883 Gold Lead Gold & Silver mine. [Middleton Gould & Curry Collection] Est. $500-750 HWAC# Mining Co. Stock Certificate Location 74494 Cedar Hill, Storey Co., Nev (printed at bottom center). Inc. Oct. 1878. No. 344, Lot# 3721 Virginia City, Nevada 1897 issued for 25 shares to John Miller on Early Gould and Curry Stock Issued Oct. 13th, 1883 in San Francisco. Signed #61268 to Rehfisch & Co 1897, 100 by president D. Frankiades and secretary J. Bronzan. Not cancelled. shares. Signed by President Fisher. In Black border and print, fancy scrollwork title. Printed by E. Bosqui & Pass-co fine holder. Est. $110-200 Co. SF. 4 x 9” Folds, toning. No information located on this company. HWAC# 79310 Cedar Hill is located at the north end of the Comstock Lode. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 104458 Lot# 3722 Comstock, Virginia City, Nevada 1880 Phil. Sheridan Gold & Lot# 3719 Comstock, Virginia City, Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate Nevada 1865 Gould & Curry Silver Virginia Mining District, Storey County, Mining Company Stock Certificate Nevada (printed at bottom center). Inc. This is one of the rare early Gould April 1872. No. 3466, issued for five & Curry stocks, one of possibly only shares to W. Smith on August 23, 1880. a dozen known. It was one of the Signed by president George W. Dixon and secretary David Wilder. Not key producers on the Comstock. cancelled. Black border and print on yellow paper. Vignette of Civil Incorporated on June 27, 1860. War general Sheridan. Lith. by W.T. Galloway, SF. Folds, light wear. Datelined San Francisco Jan. 14, 1865. Cert #3175 issued to I.E. de la 4 x 9.25” This claim was first staked in 1861. The mine was located Montanie for 4 shares. Signed by A. T. Lawton as president and J.M. between the Sierra Nevada and the Sacramento & Meredith. The first Shorwell, secretary. Black border and print. Vignette of Mt. Davidson at developments included running a tunnel one-third the distance from center. 25 cent US IR stamp with tied cancel. Priced based on condition the base to the summit of Cedar Hill, 540 ft. One hundred feet in, they issues: hole in vignette, pieces missing on left border, pinholes, toning. hit paying ground. In 1876, the shaft was down 150 ft. [Annual Mining 5.75 x 10.5” The Gould & Curry began as two adjacent mining claims Review & Stock Ledger, 1876, pg. 65] Ken Prag Collection Est. $150- of Gould & Co. and Curry & Co. located between the Savage and Best 300 HWAC# 104343 & Belcher mines in the central part of the Comstock lode. Located in early 1859 as one of the first Comstock claims, it is named after Lot# 3723 Comstock, Virginia City, Abram Curry, one of the first settlers into Carson City, and Alva Gould. Nevada 1877 Pride of Nevada Both men sold out their interest in the claim for an aggregate sum of Cons. Mining Company Official less than $10,000. The G&C was the first major mining company to Documents Lot of 2. Rare Comstock build their own mills, two in 1861 and one in 1863. The stock rose to paperwork for the creation of a mining $6300 per foot in June 1863, or about $1600 per share, after Comstock company. 1) Handwritten certificate of mine production went from $6 million in 1862 to $12 million in 1863. incorporation for the Pride of Nevada Among the original incorporators were George Hearst, Lloyd Tevis, Consolidated Mining Company, located John Earl, Alpheus Bull, Thos. Bell, A. Head, B.F. Sherwood, and Wm. in the Devil’s Gate and Chinatown Blanding. William Chapman Ralston was initially appointed treasurer, Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada. and Charles Strong the mine superintendent. Shareholders George The amount of capital stock of the corporation is set at $18 million, Hearst, William Lent and John Earl, would all go on to be instrumental divided into 180,000 shares. The corporation shall exist for 50 in the building of the new mill at the junction of Six and Seven Mile years. Trustees for the first 6 months are JB Lynds, GE Belmor, and canyons that was completed in 1863 and later sold and dismantled Frederick Kline. Signed by all 3 plus J. Siblee, Charles Maybush, and after 1870. The mine produced over $17 million in gold and silver and Fulton. Signed by notary public J A Graham on Feb. 6th, 1877. Green was the primary financial motivating machine in 1863 that changed seal attached. Heavy folds with separations (which could be repaired Virginia City from a good mining region to a great one. Ken Prag with archival tape), toning. 16 x 10.5” 2) Handwritten Official Oath of Collection Est. $400-800 HWAC# 107102 Office for J Sibley, secretary of Pride of Nevada Cons. Mining Company. February 14th, 1877. 12 x 8” Folds. (Sutro-Comstock Collection) Est. $150-300 HWAC# 107272 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 235

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3724 Comstock, Virginia City, Lot# 3728 Sutro, Nevada 1868 Sutro Nevada 1866-1891 Savage Mining Tunnel Mining Company issued to Company Ephemera (Virginia City, namesake of Emma Mine on the Nevada) Lot of 9. 1) 1868 Statement Comstock Here is a unique Nevada of ore produced for the quarter ending mining stock certificate for the Sept. 30th, 1868. 18,336 tons of ore discriminating collector. This Suro extracted from the mine. Amount of signed Sutro Tunnel cert is issued to gold & silver bars or bullion: 331,595 Miss Emma Sutro. Emma was Adolph’s ounces! 2) Three different Mine daughter and the Emma Mine on the Comstock was named for here. Reports: 1875 Daily report; 1876 store- It is # 94 for 25 shares. Signed by Sutro, but cancelled. Miner and house keeper’s daily report; and 1877 pick vignette by Torsch. (John W Torsch was a wood engraver born Daily Record of Operations (unused). 3) Multi-page billhead for goods in Maryland.) Leave it to Sutro to spend the extra money for a unique purchased from hardware dealers Doake, Hobart & Co., 1876. 4) Three vignette. Dateline December 7, 1868. 25c Certificate Revenue stamp. different paychecks: 1866 Chas Bonner, 1869 TB Shamp, and 1879 MG The Emma was a prospect named after Sutro’s daughter. It was near Gillette. 5) 1891 ore card for cars delivered by the mine to the Nevada the Sutro Tunnel entrance, located up in the hills near the #1 shaft Mill. (Sutro-Comstock Collection) Est. $120-200 HWAC# 107405 for the Tunnel. Although the plainest of the Sutro stocks, it is more important as it the earliest and the only stocks signed by Sutro Lot# 3725 Virginia City, Nevada 1882 himself! When money to build his tunnel dried up in Nevada, Sutro Savage Mining Company 1882 Stock headed east to find a revenue source. This is the result of this effort. Certificate Number 37653 for 20 Sutro first came up with the idea of the tunnel in 1860, got federal and shares to Martin Bacon trustee. Signed state approval in 1865, and construction began in 1869. He envisioned by secretary and president. PASS-Co the tunnel as taking care of the water problem that Comstock mining graded FINE. Another very rare major operations were encountering at depth. As Sutro said in his proposal, Comstock mine stock certificate. Total “the great obstacle to be encountered in mines is water; this is the fatal production of the Savage from 1863 agent, which makes it only a question of time, when a mine will have to 1909 was about $18,500,000. Two assessment stamps on front. to be abandoned, no matter how rich...” The tunnel was completed in Signed by Martin Bacon on reverse. In 1887 he was president of the 1878, too late to be of critical importance to the Comstock. Sutro sold San Francisco Stock Exchange. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 74498 his shares and moved to San Francisco, where he eventually became mayor. Ken Prag Collection Est. $1200-2400 HWAC# 85252 Lot# 3726 Comstock, Virginia City, Nevada 1864 Seneca Mining Company, Lot# 3729 Comstock, Virginia City, Consolidated, Stock Certificate Nevada 1878/79 Sutro Tunnel Virginia Mining District, Storey Co., N.T. Company Stock Certificate Issued (printed under title). No. 289, issued for soon after the tunnel was completed! five shares to JR Irvin on Jan. 20th, 1864 Inc. in California. No. F217, issued for in San Francisco. Signed by president 5 shares to W.W. Carnighan Jr. on Dec. Ward and secretary John Fowler. Not 6, 1878 or 79. Signed by Elliot J. Wood cancelled. Black border and print. Three vignettes: Native American as president and Pelham Ames as warrior (center), two allegorical women (bottom left) and woman secretary. Not cancelled. Brown border, holding scales (bottom right). Red underprint $2,600,000. Printed black print, two vignettes: Native American (top center) and mining by Robbins & Co. 25 cent US IR stamps on the front and reverse; the (bottom center). Printed by National Bank Note Co., New York. Heavy one on the front has a tied John Fowler, Agent, cancel. Deep folds and folds, small tape repairs. 7.5 x 12” This company was eventually saved creases, some separation, toning, hole beneath secretary signature, and reincorporated as the Comstock Tunnel Company by Theodore glue stain from stamp on reverse. 5.25 x 9.5” Listed in Collins 1864 Sutro. Construction began on the tunnel in 1869, completed in 1878. with Fowler as secretary, office at 326 Clay in SF. Ken Prag Collection Adolph Sutro resigned in 1879. Ken Prag Collection Est. $150-300 Est. $400-800 HWAC# 107047 HWAC# 103505 Lot# 3727 Sutro, Nevada 1868 Lot# 3730 Virginia City, Nevada Sutro Tunnel Company early Stock Comstock Lode Compressed Mine Certificate Although the plainest of Timber Very Rare sawn section of the Sutro stocks, it is more important Comstock Lode compressed timber. as it the earliest and the only stocks Presented by John A Fulton, President signed by Sutro himself! No. 15 for 25 of UNR, to Ott Heizer, a mining shares to A. H. Evans of Washington. geologist. On wood plaque with labels Datelined New York 1868. Signed from UNR Mackay School of Mines, compliments of John A Fulton, by authorized agent Adolph Sutro. When money to build his tunnel originally 12x12”. Plaque 6x12.5”. A nicely preserved sample of timber dried up in Nevada, Sutro headed west to find a revenue source. for the Comstock collector.Heizer Estate Est. $200-400 HWAC# 106495 This is the result of this effort. Vignette of miner with axe by Torsch. Rectangular ‘Sutro Tunnel, Nevada” imprint at bottom right. Lightly Lot# 3731 Virginia City, Nevada struck. NOT CANCELLED! Small nick on top right edge. Otherwise in Comstock Mining Stocks (2) Con. very nice condition. One of the nicest we have seen! Sutro first came Imperial MC 1881, Curtis Con MC 1880 up with the idea of the tunnel in 1860, got federal and state approval Est. $140-200 HWAC# 108114 in 1865, and construction began in 1869. He envisioned the tunnel as taking care of the water problem that Comstock mining operations were encountering at depth. As Sutro said in his proposal, “the great obstacle to be encountered in mines is water; this is the fatal agent, which makes it only a question of time, when a mine will have to be abandoned, no matter how rich...” The tunnel was completed in 1878, too late to be of critical importance to the Comstock. Sutro sold his shares and moved to San Francisco, where he eventually became mayor. Est. $1000-2000 HWAC# 108065 236 July 2019 Americana Auction

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3732 Virginia City, Nevada 1866 Lot# 3735 Comstock, Croton Gold & Silver MC Stock Rare Comstock. I/U #83 Octavius Knight 5 Virginia City, Nevada shares, Signed by Moore as secretary, and Pattee as president. RN stamp Est. 1862-1896 Adolph $300-600 HWAC# 106605 Sutro Archive Lot of Lot# 3733 Virginia City, Nevada 1864 Framed Potosi and Chollar Mines Extraction Shafts Print Framed below surface view of 21 pieces. An important transverse section through the extraction shafts of the Potos and Chollar Mines. Drawn by RH Stretch, 1864. With its riches first located discovery, this group in 1859, Virginia City’s Chollar Mine, later the Chollar-Potosi, was one of the leading producers on the Comstock. Over the next 80 years of material came for a miners blasted and carted out some $17 million in gold and silver. The Nevada Mill was erected here in 1887 to process the Chollar ore. long-time collection in Print 24.5x20”, frame 32x27”. Nice looking drawing. Est. $1000-2000 HWAC# 106488 Dayton. It highlights Lot# 3734 Virginia City, Nevada Sutro’s mining and Goodman Gold and Silver Mining Stock I/U Goodman Gold and Silver political life. 1) 1874 Mining #65 LH YOrk 300 shares 1874. Signed by Miles Goodman and illegible letter from Lazard Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 105499 Freres, important banker in Paris, to Adolph Sutro in London. Sutro travelled abroad to gain support and funding for the Sutro Tunnel. “You have means sufficient to work ahead without interruption for thirty months.” “We are at your disposal to telegraph whatever you think proper...” Also mentions elections for board members. 2) Letter datelined Virginia (City), July 19th, 1874 from John Nugent. Addressed to Sutro, it discusses the senate election where William Sharon and Sutro were competing to fill the seat of retiring William Stewart. “Last night the Republican County Committee met and...overwhelming majority for Sharon.” Sharon went on to win this election. 3) 1862 handwritten promissory note datelined San Francisco where Sutro is borrowing $654 from David Ubiger. Signed by Sutro. 4 x 7.75” 4) 1878 letter on United States Land Office letterhead to Sutro, 3pp. Letter discusses mining claims west of Mt. Davidson. “In my mind I am quite undetermined as to the real value of the locality....further than a strong belief that upon the sinking of a deep shaft and judicious explorations therefrom bonanzas are to be found.” “We are willing to give you a controlling interest in the whole matter.” 5) 1878 letter from San Mateo to Sutro regarding Sutro’s son Edgar. “Edgar’s slowness...gives us dissatisfaction also.” “The animal predominates--heedlissness is the rule.” Also mentions spelling and dance lessons, so this is likely his son’s teacher. A rare personal glimpse into his family life. 6) 18178 letter datelined Empire City, Nev to Sutro, from LM Coffin, regarding cords of wood to Sutro that “will not be turned over the Mexican Dam until you make the necessary arrangement..” 7) 1874 letter from John Ginn in Winnemucca to Sutro. Discusses that a hall has been set aside for Sutro to talk, and a popular assemblyman will be there with him. From Sutro’s failed senate run against Sharon. 8) 1878 letter on letterhead from Minnequa Springs to Sutro. Discusses invitation extended from Sutro for a visit, but how Sutro was abroad when the letter writer tried to visit. Sutro’s brother and family are at the health resort and have informed letter writer that Sutro is heading back to Nevada. Signature illegible. 9) 1878 letter from James Delavan of Virginia City to Sutro. Mentions the Mr. Thompson has a pump coming from Scotland via. Cape Horn to San Francisco. “With it he could handle all the water in the mines of the Comstock...that the Sutro Tunnel would not be needed for drainage.” This pump will take 5 years to complete to comply with “the agreement made between the Tunnel Co. and mining companies.” Delavan suspects Thompson is negotiating with mines. Also asks Sutro to hire his nephew, who is delivering the letter. 10) 1874 Western Union telegraph from Virginia City to Sutro. “Meeting last night opposed to amendment so far as obtaining patents only think it is advisable to let matter rest.” 11) Billhead from Wormley’s Hotel in Washington DC, 1876 to Sutro. 12) Two 1873 telegraph to Sutro at Willards Hotel, one regarding military committee. 13) 1873 Accounting sheet, dateline Sutro, listing bills of the Tunnel Company (dynamite, lumber, hardware, etc.) as well as payroll estimates. 14) 1873 Sutro voucher. 15) 1879 letter from Virginia City to HH Sheldon in Sutro, regarding wage disbursements. 16) 1894 court document for lawsuit between Comstock Tunnel Co. and Pierson & Mitchell. 17) 1879 issue of the Sutro Independent newspaper. Rough condition. 18) Handwritten sheet listing stock share allocation. Sutro’s name is on it. Possibly the tunnel company? 19) State Controllers warrant to George Ernst, an early advisor of Sutro. 20) Pamphlet, The California Monopolists Against the Sutro Tunnel. 6pp, 1874. Please inspect. (Sutro-Comstock Collection) Est. $1000-2000 HWAC# 107393 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 237

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3736 Comstock, Virginia City, Lot# 3739 Comstock, Virginia City, Nevada Nevada 1877-1896 Virginia City 1866-1871 Wells Fargo Gould & Curry Miner’s Union Documents Lot of Bullion Receipt & Two Mining Checks Lot of 3. Rare to find material from the 3. 1) Best is an 1870 Wells, Fargo & Company Virginia City Miner’s Union. 1) 1877 Express receipt for 5 bars of bullion valued handwritten document announcing at $11,861.28. Sent by supt. CC Batterman to trustees elected at the annual meeting: Gould & Curry Mining Co. president Alpheus A. Cook, AL Day, and M Norton. Signed Bull in San Francisco. Signed by agent Geo. by secretary Frank Norton. Attached Lane. Stub attached. 2) Two different Bank of to Storey County form. 2) Similar California Gould & Curry Mining Co. checks. item, but this time from 1880. M. 1866 signed by supt. Louis Janin, adhesive Abrahams, Mark Feeney, Robert Welsh, NV and IR revenue stamps. 1871 signed M Norton, and James Orre are elected by supt. CC Batterman. RN-C with red NV trustees. Also attached to Storey County form. 3) 1896 lists of dues imprint. (Sutro-Comstock Collection) Est. $150-300 HWAC# 107404 for M. Desmond for the AOUW, Storey Lodge, No. 3. (Sutro-Comstock Collection) Est. $100-200 HWAC# 107395 Lot# 3740 Virginia City, Nevada c1905 Hale & Norcross Mning Company Lot# 3737 Comstock, Virginia City, Letters & Cover Interesting letter, Nevada 1864 Gould & Curry Mine states in part: “We are saving some vs. North Potosi Mine--1864 Court ore as we advance our drift but it is Publication Ultra rare but with serious infernally hot the men can’t work to condition issues. Opinion of Referee, advantage caused by the hot water August 22, 1864, in the case of Gould pumped at the Sutro Tunnel by the Con & Curry Silver Mining Co., plaintiff, Va & Ward Shaft...steam arising from it vs. North Potosi Gold & Silver Mining comes into our mine...” Est. $100-200 Co., defendant, in the District Court, First Judicial District, Storey County, HWAC# 106648 Nevada Territory. Printed by Goodman & McCarthy, Enterprise Office, Virginia, N.T. 12 pp. 5.5 x 8.75” Orange Lot# 3741 Silver City, Nevada Silver wrappers. Very poor condition with heavy soiling, foxing, brittle City Mortar & Pestle Group of Nevada pages, binding loose, etc. Fragile. Please inspect. This case took on the items easily highlighted by a wonderful infamous “One-Ledge Theory” of the territorial days. The North Potosi Dressler Co., Silver City Nevada had been located on a blind ledge adjoining the Gould & Curry. When embossed mortar & Pestle, 8” diameter, the Potosi ran a tunnel and found a fissure of rich ore in the hanging 8” tall. Lot includes several of the old wall lying east of the Gould & Curry, they claimed it was a separate 1:125,000 topo maps (c1905ish) of vein. The Gould & Curry said it was one of the many vertical fissures Manhattan, Meadow Valley and Las in the hanging wall. The referee found that the Comstock was a true Vegas, plus two Goldfield Consolidate fissure vein, and that the North Potosi fissure was part of the Gould certificates. we’ve never had one of & Curry claims. The one-ledge theory had prevailed. (Sutro-Comstock these Dressler mortars before. Est. $300-600 HWAC# 106456 Collection) Est. $200-400 HWAC# 107396 Lot# 3742 Elko, Nevada Assay MAp for the Lot# 3738 Comstock, Virginia City, Gold Bug Mine, 1913 14 x 17” blueprint, Nevada 1863-64 Virginia City, Nevada cloth backed map for the gold bug mine Territorial Letters from the Scorpion in the Alder District. J.H. Winwood, 1913. Mine Lot of 2 with good content. 1) Heizer Archive. Est. $100-200 HWAC# Letter datelined Scorpion Tunnel, 25th November 63. Addressed to Wm. 106461 Martin, Esq, in San Francisco from H. Grand. The letter discusses how Lot# 3743 Elko, Nevada 1920 Pacific superintendent SL Bean is very sick and Karns Co. Stock Certificate (Mine “the contractors who are working into the tunnel and the workmen Drill) Rare mining drill stock. Inc. in at the shaft wish to have their pay...” The workers have advanced the Nevada, 1919. Principal office in Elko. tunnel 19 ft, 4 inches. Grand will take care of the payments. Supt. Bean No. 151, issued for 400 shares to JB is “very critical.” “I write you this in his cabin...his head is lost.” Letter Fayant on July 24th, 1920. Signed by then has a postscript from the next day that says Bean has died. 2) president Bride and secretary Otto Partial letter (first page missing), also from Grand to Martin in SF. Williams. Not cancelled. Brown border, Discusses mining in Virginia City. “Amongst the oldest and all mining black print, and photo vignette of mine works in Cedar Hill, nothing of any complete importance has really drill. Folds, creases, some toning. 9 been found yet; they are all looking for the the Comstock ledge which x 11.5” Later renamed the Elko Drilling Company.Heizer Estate Est. has not been found nowhere in the northerly direction of Virginia City.” $100-200 HWAC# 107331 “Hoping...you will have a fair examination with my views in regard of the future way of working the Scorpion ground.” Dated April 28, 1864, Virginia City. Postscript mentions the Indian Queen has found better indications. (Sutro-Comstock Collection) Est. $200-400 HWAC# 107394 238 July 2019 Americana Auction

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3744 Elko County, Cornucopia Lot# 3747 Mining District, Nevada 1879 Leopard Mining Company Stock Certificate Esmeralda, Nevada Inc. in Nevada in 1874. Mine in Cornucopia mining district near 1863 Antelope Jarbridge. No. 13453, issued for two shares to company secretary Dixon on Silver Mining August 5th, 1879 in San Francisco. Signed by president SB Boswell and Dixon. Not cancelled. Black border and print. Nice leopard vignette Company Stock from Britton & Rey. Pinholes, folds. Light discoloration. According to Thompson and West (1881, p. 393), silver ores were discovered and - Mark Twain the district was organized in 1872. The excitement led to the town of Cornucopia. The Leopard Mining Company built a 10 stamp mill which Related No. 3213 was destroyed by fire. There are two principal mines in the district, the Leopard and the Panther. The Leopard shaft was said to be 5OO for two shares to ft deep, but the deep workings are caved. (Emmons, 1910, p. 62). Ken Prag Collection Est. $150-250 HWAC# 107066 Alf Gamble. Share Lot# 3745 Elko County, Tuscarora numbers 444 to Mining District, Nevada 1891 Commonwealth Consolidated Mining 445. Signed by Co. Stock Certificate Tuscarora, Elko Co., Nev. “Veritas” & “All Alone” Mines. Solan Pateco and (printed on certificate). Inc. Oct. 1877. No. 3448, issued for 100 shares to president Alex Gamble. Dateline San Francisco 1863. According to the John Turnbull on Jan. 17, 1891 in San Francisco. Signed by vice president PC Hyman and secretary RR Sacramento Daily Union an Antelope Silver Mining Company of San Grayson. Not cancelled. Black border and print. Allegorical vignette of Francisco with the same $600,000 capital stock. This would actually women (left) and small vignette of mine entrance (bottom center). No put this stock certificate in the Utah Territory! Antelope vignette. printer listed. Folds, pinholes, tape repair, some toning. 5.25 x 9.5” Ken Britton & Co. printer. Mark Twain in a letter of May 4, 1862 writes Prag Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 107063 his brother, “Yesterday we took a spirit level and got the angle of the celebrated “Antelope” ledge, and tomorrow we shall commence a hunt after the second E. extension of it. We may find it and we may not. The thing has often been tried before, but with no success. If we find it, our fortunes are made - if we don’t, - they ain’t. I have 75 feet in a spur of the “Antelope,” which promises nothing save that it is an offshoot from a good family - and I am aristocrat enough to attach some importance to that sort of thing.” On May 5 he writes, “Hunted for “Antelope” today, and found a ledge - but hardly think it is the right one. Four of us boys have dug two trenches, each 20 feet long and 6 feet deep, to-day, in the gravelly hill side. Finally, if we do find the “Antelope,” we shan’t care a d—n any more.” [Letters from the Mark Twain Project] Est. $500- 1000 HWAC# 108063 Lot# 3746 Elko County, Tuscarora Lot# 3748 Esmeralda County, Mining District, Nevada 1887 Found Candelaria, Nevada 1889 Mt. Diablo Treasure Mining Company Stock Mill & Mining Company Stock Certificate Tuscarora Mining District, Certificate ”Columbus District, Elko Co., Nevada (printed at bottom Esmeralda Co., Nev.” (printed under left). Inc. June 9th, 1887. Low number title). Inc. Dec. 1875. No. 4482, issued 7, issued for 10 shares to Wood on for 75 shares to Mrs. Abby Brown on June 24th, 1887 in San Francisco. Signed by Charles Fish as president Oct. 29th, 1889 in San Francisco. Signed by president W. Norwood and and J. Stradtfeld as secretary. Not cancelled. Black print on yellow secretary Heath. Ornate border and fancy black font. Printed by GH paper, vignette of miner sitting next to his dog. Britton & Rey, SF. 4 Baker Lith., SF. 4 x 9” Pinholes, folds. In an 1892 report by the company x 9” Pinholes, folds. Fish was an early arrival in Nevada and was the secretary, the company had 4,170 ft. of drift, crosscuts, and winzes. first Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Masons in Nevada in Total bullion shipped in 1891 was $373,000. The mill crushed 9,695 1865. According to E&MJ Vol. 45-46 (1888), “some very rich ore has tons of ore from the Mt. Diablo claim. “The general appearance of the been extracted from time to time; is considered a fine property, ore averaging as high as $1,000 per ton for some shipments.” Ken Prag mine is less favorable” but “there is still a good deal of ore in sight.” Collection Est. $150-250 HWAC# 107008 Also mentions the mill had a number of “unavoidable accidents.” [Ref: Financial and Mining Record, Volume 31, pg. 13] Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-200 HWAC# 103504 Lot# 3749 Esmeralda County, Gold Mountain, Nevada State Line Gold Mining, 2 Different 2 i/u. Orange # 5381 Hagen 50 shares 1882 signed by illegible. Brown #5431 Hagen 1882. Ken Prag Collection Est. $150-200 HWAC# 105503 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 239

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3750 Esmeralda County, Oneota, Lot# 3754 Eureka, Nevada 1878 Nevada 1881 Indian Queen Mining & Hamburg Mining Company Stock Milling Co. Stock Certificate Choice. Certificate Inc. May 26, 1875. No. 447, Location: Esmeralda Co., Nevada issued for 50 shares to E.A. Richardson (above title). Inc. in New Jersey. No. on May 17th, 1878 in San Francisco. 290, issued for 400 shares on Thomas Signed by vice president Geo. F Bragg Russell on July 6th, 1881 in Jersey City. and secretary DA Jennings. Not Signed by president G. Washington cancelled. Black border and print, fancy logo. Printed by AJ Leary, SF. Warren and treasurer NO Dyer Jr. Not Pinholes, folds. 4 x 9” Property consisted of 50 acres covering parallel cancelled. Black print on yellow paper. Indian Queen vignette. No veins in the same ore channel as the Eureka Cons., Richmond, Phoenix, printer listed. 6.5 x 10.5” Folds, light wear. Located in the Oneota and others. Surface developments have yielded $200,000: 16-60 District, Esmeralda County according to Burchard 1883. The district percent lead, $40-80 per ton in gold and silver. They have 800 tons of was in the White Mountain Range, 25 miles SW from Candelaria. The ore in their dump. “Caves filled with rich ore have been discovered.” Indian Queen was the principal mine in the district, opened to a depth [Pacific Coast Annual Mining Review, 1878, pg. 201-202] Ken Prag of 400 ft. The ore is very refractory but also rich and processed by a Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 104459 5-stamp mill and Howell roasting furnace. [Burchard, 1883, pg. 149] Ken Prag Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 104371 Lot# 3755 Eureka County, Nevada 1878 Charter Tunnel & Mining Co. Lot# 3751 Esmeralda District, Nevada 1860 (61) Esmeralda Stock Certificate Inc. June 12th, 1878. Consolidation Gold and Silver MIning Company Stock # 101 for 20 Location: Eureka County, Nevada shares to AP Bouton. Signed by SB Hopkins and William D Robinson. (printed at bottom). Dateline Eureka, Dateline San Francisco January 19, 1861. Incorporated December 1, Nev. July 30th. No. 15, issued for 1860. Not cancelled. Shows some discoloration and wear. Eagle with 500 shares to JT Stewart. Signed by shield vignette. Black on green with white box ‘$600,000.’ The Daily president G.W.Sabin and secretary E.J. Butler. Pen cancelled. Small Alta California, May 20, 1863 confirms this company was located in vignette of prospector. Printed by Crocker & Co., SF. 4 x 9” Folds, light the Esmeralda District (Aurora). We found no other information on wear. The Charter Tunnel was the largest on Prospect Mountain. The this mine. Ken Prag Collection Est. $500-1000 HWAC# 103584 company held 38 claims. Work began in 1872, six years before the company was incorporated. [Ref: Mining Record, Vol. 4, 1878] Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 103502 Lot# 3756 Fairview Mining District, Nevada 1907 Fairview District Nevada Stock Cert. Fairview Silver King Mines Co. I/C No. 732 for 1000 shares to G.A. Webster signed by President (illegible signature). Est. $80-120 HWAC# 108156 Lot# 3752 Esmeralda County, Gold Mountain, Nevada c1881 Stateline Suite, 1-4 Stock Certs. State Line Gold Mining Company No. 1. I/U No. A1625 for 50 shares to D.F. Verdenal Trustee, signed by President (illegible signature);The Line Mining Company No. 2 I/U No. A3489 for 50 shares, signed by President (signature illegible); State Line Gold Mining Company No. 3, I/U No. A5376 for 50 shares to Magen & Billing signed by President Leo A. Shryock(?); State Line Gold Mining Company No. 4 I/U No. A2112 for 50 shares to L. Turnbull, signed by President Leo A. Shryock(?). Est. $300-500 HWAC# 108155 Lot# 3753 Eureka, Nevada 1882-1884 Eureka Mining & Tunnel Stock Certificates Lot of three, two different companies. 1) Eureka Tunnel and Mining Company. Inc. 1878. No. 1192, issued for 100 shares to ER Grant on Feb. 11, 1882 in Eureka. Signed by president Wm. Bishop and the secretary. Not cancelled. Black border and print, mining vignette. HS Crocker, SF. Pinholes, folds. 4 x 8.75” 2) Eureka Tunnel Consolidated Mining Company. Location: Prospect Mountain, Eureka, Nevada. Two certificates, one unissued and one issued. No. 22, issued for 20 shares to Huller on July 22, 1884 in Eureka. Signed by the president and secretary Pardy. One signature is pen cancelled. Black border and print on yellow paper. Folds, some glue residue on reverse. 4 x 9” Ken Prag Collection Est. $200-250 HWAC# 107016 240 July 2019 Americana Auction

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3757 Genoa, Lot# 3759 Gold Creek, Nevada 1897-1898 The Gold Creek, Nevada Townsite Co. Stock Certificates Nevada 1863 Sierra Lot of 3. Inc. in Colorado. Located in Gold Creek, Elko County, Nevada. 1) One is Gold Creek, Nevada Silver Mining Company Townsite Company. No. 816, issued for 10 shares to LC Hopkins on Feb 26th, 1898. Signed by the president, Stock Certificate Franklin Hopkins, and the secretary, Francis Dickson. Not cancelled. Vignette of surveyors overlooking --Genoa, Nevada a mining camp. Printed by ABN. Folds, very fine. 2) The other two are for the Gold Creek, Nevada Territory Extremely Consolidated Lodes Company. No. 473 (50,000 shares) and No. 98 (2,500 shares), both issued in rare Nevada mining 1897. Green border and print, underground mining vignette. ABN. Different corporate signatures on each. Not cancelled. location. According to Folds, pinholes. Gold Creek was the name of an area close to Bruno City that was the center of a number placer mining operations. In newspaper reports, 1869, the first discoveries were made at a site called Island Mountain. This certificate dates to the second mining boom of 1896/97 for this company was Gold Creek. Two newspapers, the Gold Creek News and Mountain City News, sprung up and promoted the community. The Gold Creek incorporated Oct. 25th, Townsite Co. was formed in Denver. The town experienced a surge of activity that lasted until 1900. It is now a ghost town with little left but 1860, and its mine location was Genoa, Utah Territory! This is the a sidewalk. [Ref: In Pursuit of Gold, Chung] Ken Prag Collection Est. $300-500 HWAC# 107318 only Prag territorial mining stock for a Genoa-based mining company Lot# 3760 Goldfield, Nevada 1905- we’ve ever seen. According to Tingley, the Genoa Mining District was 1920 Eleven Different Goldfield, Nevada Mining Stock Certificates organized in 1860 and was located in the mountains west of Genoa, 1 Lot of 11 different. Includes: Goldfield Mining & Ore Reduction Co. (1920); mile north of the town. Later expanded to include Kingsbury Grade. Goldfield Velvet Leasing & Mining Co. (1906); Goldfield Trotter MC (1907); Stock No. 742, issued for 12 shares to Isaac Pollard on Sept. 17th, Goldfield United Mines Co. (1907); Goldfield Leasing & Mining Co. (1907); 1863 in San Francisco. Signed by president H. Burns and secretary Jno. Goldfield Ledge MC (1906); Goldfield Lucky Boy MC (1907); Goldfield Pope. Not cancelled. Attractive design with black border and print, and Fargo MC (1907); Goldfield Nameless MC (1906); Goldfield Mutual Prospecting & Devel. Co. (1905); and vignette of a locomotive passing a group of Native Americans. Smaller Goldfield Fortune MC (1905). Fair to good condition. Please inspect. Ken Prag Collection Est. $200-250 HWAC# 107088 vignette of dog next to safe, with printed “Incorporated 1860.” Lith. Lot# 3761 Goldfield, Nevada 1904- Britton & Co., SF. 25 cent US IR adhesive stamp. Folds, creases, light 1912 Five Different Goldfield Mining Stock Certificates Lot of 5 different. stains. 4.75 x 9.5” Pollard is listed as a wagon & carriage manufacturer Included: C.O.D. Consolidated Mining Co. (1912, ruby vignette, not cxl); in the 1864 Langley. Notices of this company’s incorporation appear in Grapevine MC of Nevada (1905, mining vignettes, not cxl); Goldfield Storm King 1860 and 1861 newspapers. A March 14th, 1861 Daily Alta California Gold Mines Co. (1908, not cxl, vignette article includes a first-hand report from Genoa which highlights this of snow-capped mountain); Goldfield mine: “Our mines prospect better than the Comstock lead did, upon Somerset MC (1907, not cxl, mining vignette); and Goldfield King MC (1904, not cxl, mining vignettes). the surface, and I hesitate not to express the opinion that, in six Good to very good condition. Please inspect. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 107095 months from to-day, they will bring more in the market, and yield Lot# 3762 Goldfield, Nevada 1910 better returns upon the investment, than any mines in the Territory, Goldfield Con Mines Brass Fire Nozzle with Original Invoice Brass or in the world. Many tunnels have been commenced, and some few fire hose nozzle stenciled with Goldfield Con Mines and original 1910 invoice have penetrated the mountain three or four hundred feet. Among the for this nozzle for $43. Est. $150-300 HWAC# 106363 most enterprising companies at work, I will mention the Sierra, the Buena Ventura, and the Leroy. These companies are at work night and day, though neither of them expect to strike the lead for many months. The Sierra Company have struck a vein near the surface, which yields from three to ten thousand dollars per ton in gold and silver. Mr. O. W. Dunn, the agent of this company, assures me that every arrangement has been made to erect extensive quartz mills and saw mills as early as practicable in the spring. He has already expended large sums in purchasing timber lands, water privileges, etc. I learned also, from one of the trustees, residing in San Francisco, that the stock of the company sells readily at six hundred dollars per share of five feet, or ten dollars per inch...An accidental discovery organized the Sierra Silver Mining Company, which, in my opinion, will be, in six months’ time, one of the richest companies in the world.” A February 17th, 1864 Daily Alta California article lists Pope as the secretary, mining location as Genoa, and office at 113 California Street. A January 11th, 1863 article notes the company’s “lode is one of the richest in Nevada Territory, besides which the Company have splendid lumber lands, and a saw-mill in working order, capable of sawing 1,000 feet per hour.” S. Randall is superintendent. This mining company (and the Genoa mining district) are also discussed in Thompson & West’s History of Nevada. They note that the “Sierra Silver Mining, Saw & Quartz Mill Company did more toward the development of a mining property than any other company. A tunnel was run 1800 feet, and the ledge not reached. Five years of labor and a cash expenditure of $125,000 finally convinced the stockholders that the mining property they had located was of no value” (pg. 375). [Ref: Mining Districts of Nevada, Tingley, 1998; Thompson & West 1881; numerous Daily Alta California articles mentioned] Ken Prag Collection Est. $600-1200 HWAC# 107045 Lot# 3758 Golconda, Nevada 1904 Humboldt Smelting and Reduction Company (Stock Cert) Extra Rare! Golconda, Nevada stock cert I/U No. 45 for 7500 shares to K. Haldorn(?) signed by President Whalbadie(?) Est. $100- 200 HWAC# 108158 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 241

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3768 Goldfield, Nevada 1904- 1923 Ten Different Goldfield Mining Lot# 3763 Goldfield, Nevada 1897- Stock Certificates Lot of 10 different. 1921 Goldfield, Nevada Mining Included: Goldfield Hummer GMC Checks & Ephemera Lot of 29. 1) St. (stock number TWO, 1904); Goldfield Ives Gold Mining & Milling Company. Syndicate MC (1907); Grandma Cons. Eight pieces, 1905-06: vouchers/ Mines Co. (1923); Goldfield Daly West billheads to sheriff J Bradley (with MC (1906); Goldfield-Portland Co. check), Goldfield Merger Mining Co., (1907); Goldfield Red Hills Mining Oakley & Co. (with check), and the & Leasing Co. (1908); Comstock Golden Gate MC (1907); Goldfield Goldfield Assay Office. 2) Reorganized Spearhead Traction MC (1906); Goldfield Sovereign MC (1905); and Cracker Jack Mining Co. Four checks Goldfield Princeton GMC (1907). Poor to good condition; please issued in 1919. 3) Goldfield Cons. Mines Co. stock, issued 1920, inspect. Ken Prag Collection Est. $200-250 HWAC# 107094 punch cancelled.4) Palace Hardware & Grocer Co. billhead, 1921. 4) SL McNaughten billhead, 1906, plus 1897 State Controller’s Warrant Lot# 3769 Goldfield, Nevada 1905- issued to McNaughten. 5) Eleven unused Nye & Ormsby County bank 1929 Ten Different Goldfield Mining checks. 6) Nevada Newsletter letter, 1917, to Peter Somers, Charles Stock Certificates Lot of 10 different. S. Sprague Co., Goldfield. 7) Nevada Mining Service letterhead, 1919 Includes: Goldfield Hub Mining & to Reorganzied Pioneer Mines Co. (Sutro-Comstock Collection) Est. Milling Co. (1906); Grandma Cons. $100-150 HWAC# 107392 Mines Co. (1929); Goldfield Vencendor MC (1908); Goldfield Jupiter MC Lot# 3764 Goldfield, Nevada 1910 (1907); Goldfield Ruby Hill MC Goldfield-Silver Pick Stock Cert. (1) (1905); Goldfield Kewanas Extension Choice Stock Cert. Goldfield-Silver MC (1916); Kaiser-Goldfield MC (unissued); Jumping Jack Merger Pick Mining and Milling Company, I/U Mines (c.1912); Combined Mining & Leasing Co. (1908); and Chicago No. 4747 for 1000 shares to G. Arthur Goldfield Mines Co. (1910). Fair to good condition. Please inspect. Ken Church signed by Vice-President L. Prag Collection Est. $200-250 HWAC# 107093 Joannss(?) Est. $100-120 HWAC# 108157 Lot# 3770 Goldfield, Nevada Wingfield Receipt for Celebration dinner, 1906 From Lot# 3765 Goldfield, Nevada 1906- the Ott Heizer mining papers, possibly given 28 Ten Different Goldfield Mining from Wingfield to Heizer. “Dinner given to Stock Certificates Lot of 10 different. Goldfield Mining Exchange when Mohawk Includes: Nevada Boy Goldfield MC reached $15 ‘(per share). Dated Nov. 7, (unissued); Montezuma Silver Mines 1906, to Geo. Wingfield from the Palm Grill Corp. (1917); Pittsburgh-Goldfield for $1293.50. This must have been one Core-Drilling & MC (1907); Baltimore helluva celebration. While the label indicates Goldfield MC (1907); Goldfield Ruby the Mohawk reached $15, it also coincides Hill MC (1906); Goldfield Sovereign with Wingfield’s underwriting of Goldfield MC (1906, poor condition); Goldfield Kewanas MC (1906); Princeton- Consolidated, which was formerly formed Goldfield MC (1905); West Mines Corp. (1928); and Combined Mining only a month later. A look at this receipt shows & Leasing Co. (1908, buffalo vignette). Fair to good condition. Please how happy Wingfield was. “music $35. tips for same, $10.””tips to inspect. Ken Prag Collection Est. $150-250 HWAC# 107092 waiters $36” Banquet dinner $400, 9 cases wine $648, 7 boxes of .25 cent cigars, 100 cocktails, 100 cordials, etc. This is simply an incredible Lot# 3766 Goldfield, Nevada 1906- item. Est. $300-500 HWAC# 106464 1922 Ten Different Goldfield Mining Stock Certificates Lot of Lot# 3771 Goldfield, Nevada 1904- 10 different. Includes: Codd Mines 1912 Ten Different Goldfield Mining Co. (1914); Goldfield-Columbia MC Stock Certificates Lot of 10 different. (1906); Goldfield Grand Trunk MC Includes: Brewer Mining, Leasing & (1906); Goldfield Coming Nation Gold Investment Co. (1906); Goldfield Blue Mines Co. (1907); Lone Star Cons. MC Bell MC (1906); Goldfield Berkeley MC (1922); Stoneham-Moore-Griffiths (1908); Goldfield Belmont MC (1912); Mining & Leasing Co. (1909); Victor Mining & Leasing Co. (1908); Goldfield Blue Bell MC (1905); Goldfield Brown Bonanza MC (1908); Reorganized West Divide MC (1926); Coming Nation Gold Mines Co. (1904); and Lou Dillon Goldfield MC (1906). Good condition overall. Ken Prag Goldfield Amalgamated Mining & Leasing Co. (1907); Goldfield Mining Collection Est. $160-200 HWAC# 107085 & Milling Co. (1903); Goldfield Commonwealth MC (1905); and Goldfield Fairview MC (1905). Fair to good. Please inspect. Ken Prag Lot# 3767 Goldfield, Nevada 1905- Collection Est. $170-220 HWAC# 107086 1924 Ten Different Goldfield Mining Stock Certificates Lot of 10 different. Lot# 3772 Humboldt County, Nevada Included: Goldfield Comstock Mines 1916 10 Mile Road Toll Rates Sign Co. (1905); Goldfield Madonna MC on Cloth Framed Toll Rates for “Ten (1907); Goldfield Dominion MC (190-); Mile Road” running between Toulon Goldfield Dusky Diamond MC (1907); and Ragged Top Mines sign on cloth. Red Dog Gold Mining & Milling Co. Humboldt County Tungsten Mines and (stock number ONE, 1905); Butte Milling Co. Frame 25x25” Upper third Boys Cons. (1907)’ Goldfield Tomboy horizontal separation, center vertical MC (1906); Goldfield Grand Trunk MC separation, please inspectHeizer Estate (1908); Goldfield Ore Producing Co. Est. $300-600 HWAC# 106485 (1908); and Goldfield Mining & Ore Reduction Co. (1924). Fair to very good condition. Please inspect. Ken Prag Collection Est. $190-250 HWAC# 107087 242 July 2019 Americana Auction

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3773 Humboldt County, Nevada Lot# 3777 Humboldt County, Eclipse Tunnel Co Stock I/U Eclipse Sierra Mining District, Nevada 1866 Tunnel #177 Brown Irvin 1864 5 Humboldt River Gold & Silver Mining shares. Signed by John McHenry and Co. Stock Certificate Rare! “Situated in illegible. Located in Sierra District, Sierra Mining District Humboldt County Humbolt County, NT. Vignette of ore Nevada” (printed under vignette). Inc. cart being pushed out of the mouth in New York. No. 590, issued for 240 of a tunnel. The Sierra District was organized in 1863 across the shares to I. Grashon Herriot on Dec. Buena Vista Valley to the east of Star Peak at the north end of the 18th, 1866 in New York. Signed by East Humboldt Range, 10 miles northeast of Mill City. Dun Glen (later president Jno. Hogeboom and secretary F.F. Borrell. Not cancelled. named Chafey—or Chaffey—for the mine there) was the business Black border and print. Vignette of three prospectors working on the center for the district. The district has been a continuous producer surface. Smaller vignette of dog next to safe. Printed by ES Dodge & and fairly profitable. Ken Prag Collection Est. $300-400 HWAC# 105502 Co., NY. 7.75 x 11.5” Pinholes, folds. According to Thompson & West (1881), the Sierra District of Humboldt County “was organized in Lot# 3774 Humboldt County, Nevada January, 1863, and is one of the cluster in the vicinity of Unionville, 1864 Eclipse Tunnel Company Stock which is about twenty-three miles to the southwest. The Central Certificate Territorial Nevada stock Pacific Railroad and the Humboldt Canal run through the district. The issued in San Francisco on May 27th, town of Dun Glen, in the center of the district, is about five miles from 1864. Location printed on certificate: the river.” Ken Prag Collection Est. $500-1000 HWAC# 104443 Sierra District, Humboldt County, Nevada Territory. Ledges listed on the Lot# 3778 Humboldt County, side: Thomas Jefferson, Granite, Lady Washington, Lady Madison, Lady Unionville, Nevada 1863 Croesus Franklin, Eclipse, and Eclipse No. 1. Incorporated in 1863. Cert. #186, Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock issued to Brown Irvin for 5 shares. Signed by John M. Henry, president, Certificate Sierra District (printed top and by Wetzlan or Wetzlar as secretary. Vignette of ore cart being center). Inc. May 21st, 1863. No. 93, pushed out of the mouth of a tunnel. Black border on light pink safety issued for ten shares to GM Burnham printed paper, with black print. Uncancelled. Printer: Towne & Bacon, on July 3rd, 1863 in San Francisco. S.F. Applied 25ct revenue stamp at left. 5.5 x 10.5.” Very fine. The Signed by president Henry L. Davis and secretary could possibly be Gustavius Wetzlar. There is an Irvin Brown secretary E. Field. Not cancelled. Very ornate border, black print on listed as a real estate and money agent in Langley’s 1864 directory. grey background. Small vignette of mine in the mountains. Printed There are several listings for John M. Henry. This one was possibly a by Drouaillet’s Lithog., SF. 25 cent adhesive US IR stamp attached on street contractor, according to the same reference. The Sierra District the left. Pinholes, folds, small stains. 5.5 x 9.5” The Sacramento Daily was organized in 1863 across the Buena Vista Valley to the east of Star Union, March 23rd, 1863, has a letter from Unionville that mentions Peak at the north end of the East Humboldt Range, 10 miles northeast the newly created Sierra District and the Croesus mine. A July 13, of Mill City. Dun Glen (later named Chafey—or Chaffey—for the mine 1863 article includes another report from Unionville and mentions there) was the business center for the district. The district has been the Sierra District was formed because of the discovery of the Croesus a continuous producer and fairly profitable. Ken Prag Collection Est. gold-bearing ledge. Henry L. Davis is listed in the 1864 Langley SF $300-500 HWAC# 104378 directory as being the sheriff of the City and County of San Francisco. E.X. Field is listed as a mining secretary. GM Burnham is a lumber Lot# 3775 Humboldt County, Nevada dealer. Ken Prag Collection Est. $500-1000 HWAC# 107050 1877 Two Humboldt County, Nevada Mining Stock Certificates Lot of Lot# 3779 Humboldt County, 2 different. 1) Humboldt District Unionville, Nevada 1863 Gideon’s Agricultural, Mining & Mechanical Band Gold & Silver Mining Co. No. 1 Society. Rare! Inc. May 31st, 1875. Place Stock Certificate Dateline Unionville! of Business: Winnemucca, Humboldt Sierra District, Humboldt County, N.T. Co., Nevada. No. 251, issued for five (printed to the left of the vignette). Inc. shares to HC O’Havkee on Oct. 22nd, June 12, 1863. No. 152, issued for 20 1877. Signed by president CC Biles shares to C. Fagan on August 31st, 1863 (date on stamp). Signed by and secretary Chas. Chenowelt(?). Not president G.R. Nightingill and secretary Geo. Rusherford. Not cancelled. cancelled. Allegorical vignette with the Black border and print. Vignette of deer with antlers. Tiny vignette of Nevada state seal plus second vignette train. Printed by Kenny & Alexander. 25 cent US IR adhesive stamp of farm animals. Printed by AL Bancroft. Folds, a few stains. 5.5 x 9” 2) attached on the left. Deep folds, creases, some soiling. 4.5 x 9.25” The Hurricane Mining Company. Unissued stock, c.1870s. Location: Trinity Sierra District was organized in 1863 after the discovery of the gold- (Arabia), Humboldt Co., Nevada (printed at top). Allegorical vignette. bearing Croesus ledge. No mentions found on CDNC. Listings found for Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-150 HWAC# 104442 No. 2 company, whose stock features a bear. Ken Prag Collection Est. $500-1000 HWAC# 107051 Lot# 3776 Humboldt County, Sierra District, Nevada 1864 Original Croesus Gold and Silver Mining Company # 215 for 12 shares to HA Wickware. Signed by GM Burnham and president George Prescott. Dateline San Francisco October 17, 1864. Incorporated May 21, 1863. 25c Power of Att’y revenue stamp. Miner on his way to work vignette. Drouaillet lithographer. Trimmed. Small hole upper right. In Humboldt County in 1863; now in Pershing County. Largest mining camp in the area was Dun Glen. The district was located at the northern end of the East Range, [Mining Districts of Nevada by Tingley] This certificate was issued 4 days before statehood. Ken Prag Collection Est. $400-800 HWAC# 103588 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 243

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3780 Humboldt County, Lot# 3783 Lander County, Nevada Unionville, Nevada 1869 Tallulah 1863 Guttenberg Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate Mining Company Stock Certificate Sierra District, Humboldt Co., N.T. Guttenberg Ledge, Lander County, N.T. (printed under title). “Neptune (printed under title). Inc. August 12th, Tunneling Co. & Neptune Series” 1863. No. 36, issued for ten shares to (printed bottom center). Inc. June 19, I. Monroe on Oct. 22nd, 1863 in San 1863. No. 190, issued for 27 shares Francisco. Signed by president S. De to Michael Hooper on Jan. 22nd, 1869 in San Francisco. Signed by Wolfe and secretary William T. Stanford. Not cancelled. Black border president Geo. Gibbs and secretary George A. Hill. Not cancelled. Black and print, vignette of hunting dog in tall grass. Printed by Kenny & border and print. Beautiful vignette of prospectors next to a waterfall. Alexander, S.F. 25 cent US IR adhesive stamp attached at lower left. “Humboldt Co. NT” underprint. Lith. Britton * Co., San Francisco. Crease, light toning, uneven left border. 5.5 x 9.25” W.T. Stanford is Definitely a territorial stock form issued 5 years after Nevada had listed as a mining secretary with an office at 605 Clay in the 1864 become a state. 25 cent US IR stamp at lower left. 5.5 x 9.5” Folds, Langley SF directory. DeWolfe is listed as a stock and money broker. pinholes, ben corner. 1864 reports from San Francisco News letter and The company is not listed in Langley. No records found on CDNC. The Pacific Mining Journal state that the Great Basin Mining Company DeWolfe and Stanford were also the corporate officers of Batavia was working two extensions on the Tallulah Mine. Reports in that Gold & Silver Mining Company on the Guttenberg Ledge. Ken Prag publication also state that the Tallulah is a great prospect. Newspaper Collection Est. $500-900 HWAC# 107038 articles on CDNC for the company exist up until 1872. The 1869 Langley SF directory lists George W. Gibbs as a jobber and importer Lot# 3784 Lander County, Nevada of iron and steel. Michael Hooper is not listed. Ken Prag Collection Est. 1863 Olympic Gold & Silver Mining $400-600 HWAC# 107067 Company Stock Certificate Location: Roger and Wheeler Ledge, Lander Lot# 3781 Jarbidge, Nevada Elkoro County, N.T. (printed to the left of the Mines Records Group of records vignette). Inc. May 8th, 1863. No. 109, from the Elkoro Mines in Jarbidge. issued for 38 shares to W.D. Messer on c1918-1921. Approximately 300+ Oct. 15th, 1863. Signed by president William H. Stevens and secretary Material Requisition forms from S.C. Gallagher. Not cancelled. Black border and print on blue paper. 1918-1921 for virtually every part Underground mining vignette by Loomis, plus smaller prospector of the mining operation, including vignette at left. Printed by Towne & Bacon, SF. Two revenue stamps assay office and mine headquarters. (20 and 5 cent) attached on the left. 5.5 x 10.25” Folds, piece missing Another set of perhaps 700+ records on bottom border, some toning. No listings found on CDNC. Company of purchases over the same approximate dates. This large group listed in 1864 Langley with an office in the Government House. includes correspondence, invoices. Elkoro was owned by the Northern William H. Stevens is listed as the ex. Deputy Postmaster. William D. Commercial Co., formerly the Alaska Commercial Co., which ran stores Messer is a commission merchant. Ken Prag Collection Est. $400-700 throughout Alaska, especially the mining regions. The lot includes two HWAC# 107052 old blueprint copies of a town map of Jarbidge, 1920 Est. $500-1000 HWAC# 106532 Lot# 3785 Lander County, Nevada 1863 Veatch Silver Mining Company Lot# 3782 Amador Mining District, Stock Certificate Comet Ledge, Lander Nevada 1863 Delta Gold and Silver County (printed at top center). Inc. Mining Company Stock Lander March 1863. No. 164, issued for ten County, Nevada Territory (printed shares to S. Lubeck on Nov. 17th, 1863 below title). Incorporated Sept. 21, in San Francisco. Signed by secretary 1863. Dateline San Francisco, Dec. 24, S.T. King and the president (illegible). 1863. No. 44, issued for 100 shares to A.K. Stearns. Signed by president Not cancelled. Ornate design with black border and print, vignette of a FS Spring and secretary Lawrence Owen. Not cancelled. Black print comet with tail incorporated into the title, and bare breasted allegorical on green background. Two small vignettes: eagle on patriotic shield woman (at right). Lith. Britton & Co., SF. 25 cent US IR adhesive stamp (top center) and Native American portrait (bottom center). Printed by attached at bottom left, pen cancelled. Pinhole, folds, areas of heavy Franklin Office, 415 Washington St. 25 cent power of attorney adhesive toning. 5.5 x 9.75” The company is listed in Langley 1864 with an office revenue stamp attached on the left. Folds and light toning. Not listed at 712 Montgomery. ST King is listed as a stock broker, as is S. Lubeck. in Filer. Not listed in the 1863 Langley directory. FS Spring is listed Andrew Veatch worked in the mill of Central Company at Virginia City as a clerk with A.B. Grogan. Owen is listed as the Grand Secretary for as a chemist. He also had an assay office in Austin (Veatch & Co.). He the RAM Masonic Temple. Stearns is not listed. Est. $200-375 HWAC# is listed as one of the recorders for the Cortez Mining District. [Ref: 84562 Historical Archaeology in the Cortez Mining District, Erich Obermayr, Robert W. McQueen; Daily Alta California, May 28, 1863] Ken Prag Collection Est. $600-1000 HWAC# 107040 Lot# 3786 Lander County, Eureka District, Nevada 1873 Richmond Mining Company of Nevada Very early # 3 for 1 share to Thomas Wren. Endorsed by Wren on reverse. Thomas Wren wrote a History of Nevada. He was also a United States Representative from 1877 to 1879. In 1873 he removed from White Pine and headed to the promising Eureka Mining District. [Thompson & West] Since this is number 3 for only 1 share, one wonders if this were not a gift to the best mining lawyer in the district! Signed by M Howell and J Corrigan president. Dateline Eureka 1873. Incorporated Feb. 11, 1873. Pen cancelled. Shares $100 each. Native American and mill vignettes. Bancroft & Co. printer. Very nice condition with no real issues. This is a great signature piece! Ken Prag Collection Est. $90-180 HWAC# 88111 244 July 2019 Americana Auction

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3787 Lander County, Reese River, Lot# 3791 Lander County, Reese River, Nevada 1863 Atlantic Gold & Silver Nevada 1863 Lander County Gold & Mining Co. Stock Certificate Reese Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate River Mining District, Lander County, Reese River, Lander County, N.T. N.T. (printed to the left of the vignette). (printed to the left of the vignette). Inc. June 1863. Low stock number Inc. April 1863. No. 71, issued for five 9, issued for 20 shares to John Nosmann on Aug. 17th, 1863 in San shares to Benjamin Denison on Aug. Francisco. Signed by president PC Hyman and secretary Willis. Not 15th, 1863 in San Francisco. Signed by president William Wells and cancelled. Black border and print on gray underprint design. Vignette secretary A.S. Gould (NOT the same A. Gould of Comstock fame). Not of man with a spyglass leaning on the rail of ship (by Loomis). Towne cancelled. Black border and print on tan undeprint design. Circular & Bacon, Printers, SF. Heavy folds with some stains. 3.5 x 8.5” Listed vignette of man holding American flag. Towne & Bacon’s Print. 25 in the 1863 Langley SF directory with an office at 502 Montgomery. cent US IR adhesive stamp attached on the left. Folds, light wear. 3.75 There were mining companies with the same name operating in Mono x 8.75” Listed in the 1863 SF directory with an office at 528 Clay. County and on the Comstock. Ken Prag Collection Est. $400-600 Benjamin Dennison is listed a cigar dealer. Alfred S. Gould is listed as HWAC# 107057 a notary public and mining secretary at 528 Clay. Company not listed in the 1864 Langley. Ken Prag Collection Est. $400-600 HWAC# 107056 Lot# 3788 Lander County, Reese River, Nevada 1866 Consolidated Silver Lot# 3792 Lander County, Reese River, Mining Company Stock Certificate Nevada 1863 Leeke Gold & Silver Reese River and Union Districts, Mining Company Stock Certificate Nevada (printed under title). Inc. in Reese River District, Lander County, New York. No. 18, issued for 10 shares N.T. (printed to the left of vignette). Inc. to Albert S. Pratt on April 20th, 1866 Sept. 1863. Low stock number three, in New York. Signed by the president, issued to the company president Isaac John H (illegible) and secretary FF Gould. Not cancelled. Black S. Josephi on Sept. 25th, 1863 in San Francisco. Signed by president border and print. Two vignettes: mine hoisting scene (left side) and Josephi and secretary Wm. Atwood. Not cancelled. Black border and allegorical vignette with settlers, Native Americans and miners (top print, blue green background. Vignette of miners pushing ore cart out center). Printed by Slote & Janes, NY. 25 cent IR stamp with tied of mine by Boyd. Printed by Towne & Bacon, S.F. 25 cent adhesive US cancel attached on the right. Folds, light wear. 7 x 12” No additional IR stamp at left. Pinholes, folds, some foxing, wear to edges. 4 x 9” No information located. Est. $200-300 HWAC# 107320 articles found on CDNC. Company is listed in the 1864 Langley with an office at 224 Montgomery. Josephi is listed as an importer and jobber. Lot# 3789 Lander County, Reese Ken Prag Collection Est. $400-600 HWAC# 107054 River, Nevada 1863 Erie Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate Lot# 3793 Lander County, Reese River, Hooker Ledge, Reese River Mining Nevada 1864 Live Yankee Gold & District (printed to the left of vignette). Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate Inc. April 20th, 1863. No. 111, issued Live Yankee Ledge, Reese River District for ten shares to Isaac Josephi on (printed at left). Inc. Feb. 23rd, 1864. No. August 15th, 1863 in Austin, Lander Co., N.T. Signed by president 17, issued for 20 shares to Silas Fuller E.S. Davis and secretary Waterman. Not cancelled. Black border and on June 25th, 1864 in San Francisco. print. Vignette of Native American warrior. Printed by Towne & Bacon, Signed by president Noyles Dolveeny SF. 25 cent adhesive US IR stamp attached at left. 4 x 9.” Folds, large and secretary Jno. Hunt Jr. Not cancelled. creased corner, some soiling. No mentions found on CDNC. We have Black border and print. Two vignettes: seen unissued stocks from this company, but not issued. Isaac Josephi people standing next to river (upper is listed in the 1864 Langley SF directory as in importer and jobber. right) and patriotic vignette of man He was also the president of Leeke Gold & Silver Mining Company of holding an American flag (lower left). Reese River (see stock in this sale). Ken Prag Collection Est. $400-500 Printed by Francis, Valentine & Co. SF. 25 cent US IR adhesive stamp HWAC# 107053 attached at upper left. Folds, light wear. Very attractive. According to 1864 Langley, the company office was at 240 Montgomery. Silas Fuller Lot# 3790 Lander County, Reese is listed as a speculator. Ken Prag Collection Est. $400-800 HWAC# River, Nevada 1866 Keystone Silver 107061 Mining Company Stock Certificate ”Reese River Mining Dist. at Austin, Lot# 3794 Lander County, Reese River, Nevada” (printed under vignette). Nevada 1864 Mills, Post & White Inc. in New York. No. 543, issued for Consolidated Silver Mining Co. 200 shares to George Jacobson on Jan. Stock Certificate Reese River Mining 11th, 1866 in New York. Signed by District, Lander County, N.T. (printed vice-president CW Burton and secretary Robert Suter. Not cancelled. at top center). Many of these are blank Black border and print, vignette of miners working on the surface. or issued post-Nevada statehood. This Printed by Continental Bank Note Co., New York. 25 cent US IR stamp stock, No. 108, was issued for 15 shares to AN Smith in Austin, N.T. attached at bottom right. 5.75 x 9.75” Many folds. Browne (1868) on June 1st, 1864 (during Nevada Territory). Signed by president E.S. notes that the Keystone Mill “may be taken as a sample of its class, Davis and secretary William Pardy. Not cancelled. Green border and from its arrangement, construction, and class” (pg. 402). He also lists background, black print. 25 cent adhesive US IR stamp attached on the production for the quarter ending Dec. 31, 1866 as 2 tons, 350 pounds, left. Enterprise Print. 4 x 9” Folds, light wear. Ken Prag Collection Est. averaging $194.66 per ton (pg. 404). Ken Prag Collection Est. $200- $200-250 HWAC# 107101 300 HWAC# 104370 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 245

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3795 Lander County, Reese Lot# 3800 Lander, Reese River, Big River, Nevada 1863 Occidental Gold Creek, Nevada 1863 Gold Point Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate and Silver Mining Company Stock # Reese River Mining District, Lander Co., 33 for 2 shares to Charles Watrous(?). N.T. (printed at top center). Occidental Signed by M Allen Wheeler and Ledge (printed under title). Inc. in president Henry Brooks. Green Safety Nevada Territory, April 10th, 1863. Low number 8, issued for 25 shares paper. Dateline San Francisco Seprt. to Chas. Land on April 23rd, 1863 in Virginia (City), N.T. Signed by I.G. 30, 1863. Incorporated August 12, Messer as president and Lewis Goodwin as secretary. Not cancelled. 1863. Not cancelled. 25c Protest revenue stamp on back. One mining Black border and print, yellow/green background, allegorical vignette. and one milling vignette. Valentine & Co. printer. Green underprint Printed by Enterprise Print. “Occidental” printed in the background.25 ‘Reese River.’ Dog ear upper right. No other corner, edge, poin hole or cent IR adhesive stamp attached on the reverse, pen cancelled. 3.75 x discoloration issues. “The most prominent mining companies [in Big 9” Folds, light soiling. Charles Land is likely the Land of Land’s Quartz Creek} were the Gold Point Gold and Silver Mining Company, Monarch Mill, an early Comstock milling operation in Sevenmile Canyon. Messer Gold and SIlver Mining Company, Phuebus Gold and Silver Mining is not listed in the 1864 Comstock Directory. There is an L. Goodwin Company, Olympic Gold and Silver Mining Company, Seely Gold and listed as a clerk for Jone’s Lumber Yard. The Occidental is not listed in Silver Mining Company, Eureka Mill and Mining Company and the Collins. Ken Prag Collection Est. $400-600 HWAC# 107037 Astor Ledge Company. [Romancing Nevada’s past by Hall] Ken Prag Collection Est. $400-800 HWAC# 103582 Lot# 3796 Lander Hill, Reese River District, Nevada 1867 Midas Silver Lot# 3801 Lander, Reese River, Big Mining Company Stock Number 28 Creek, Nevada 1864 Lander County for 500 shares issued to JC Littell in Ophir Ledge and Company Stock # 1867. Signed by Secretary Shay and 104 for 5 shares to John Vance. Signed by President Trask. Three vignettes: William Knight and president William allegorical woman (top right), miners Madhaus. Dateline San Francisco March with headlamps (top center), and 15, 1864. Incorporated July 24, 1863. miners with ore bucket (left). Datelined New York 1867. Orange seal. Small 5c and 20c revenue stamps. Not Two tears: bottom left and centre left. Rip at center vertical fold top. cancelled. Deer vignette on left. Allegorical vignette with horn of Staining (two) near number of shares. Thompson and West states the plenty in center. Loomis vignette Towne & Bacon printer. Cut unevenly. mine was originally in the Amador District, incorporated in 1863, Very minor edge and corner flaws. Very nice! An assessment of 15c which was a few miles north of Austin Est. $200-350 HWAC# 79247 per share levied in August of 1863. Ken Prag Collection Est. $400-600 HWAC# 103580 Lot# 3797 Lander, Reese River, Nevada 1863 Lander SIlver Mining Company Lot# 3802 Lander, Reese River, Big Stock Lucky number 13 for 10 shares Creek, Nevada 1863 Moro Gold and to JB Marshall. Signed by R Van Runt(?) Silver Mining Company Stock # 38 and T Collier. Dateline San Francisco for 25 shares to Lawlor. Signed by RG June 22, 1863, Incorporated March Brush and president Gayle. Names 14, 1863. 25c Power of Att’y Revenue are difficult to read on safety paper. Stamp. Not cancelled. Dragon guarding his hoard vignette. Towne & Dateline August 26, 1863. Incorporated Bacon printer. Light discoloration and some wrinkling at border. Ken August 21, 1863. 25c Insurance Prag Collection Est. $400-600 HWAC# 103579 revenue stamp. Not cancelled. Female Native American vignette left. Mine to mill vignette center. Water Brothers printer. Red underprint Lot# 3798 Lander, Reese River, Nevada ‘Reese River.’ Green safety paper. Rounded corner, nicks on border. 1863 Niagara SIlver Mining Company Very nice. One assessment levied in 1864. Ken Prag Collection Est. Stock # 39 for 20 shares to William $400-800 HWAC# 103581 Rowland. Signed by MJ Newmark and president Jabatt (difficult to Lot# 3803 Reese River, Nevada read as written on safety paper). 1863 Butte Gold and Silver Mining Dateline July 6, 1863. Incorporated Company Stock Early number 17 to April 1863. Location: Niagara Ledge, 1400 feet and Columbia Ledge, AK Stearns for 10 shares, Signed by 1400 feet. Small miner vignette and larger Native American vignette. James L Pond and president JWE Felt. 25c Certificate revenue stamp. Not cancelled. Expected wear on Incorporated and datelined 1863. certificate this old. Newmark has already been seen as secretary on Location: Clyde Ledge, Reese River the Washington and Commerce Reese River certs in previous auctions. Mining District, Lander Co., N. T. 25c Power of Att’y Revenue Stamp. Ken Prag Collection Est. $400-600 HWAC# 103578 Not cancelled. Ornate logo and border, no vignette. Printed by Kenny & Alexander, SF. Pinholes left side. No edge, corner or discoloration Lot# 3799 Lander, Reese River, Big issues. A. K. Stearns was an original discoverer of the Clyde Ledge Creek, Nevada 1863 Cortez Gold and in the Amador Mining District. The oldest mining district in eastern Silver MIning Company # 51 for Nevada. The Amador portion, 6 miles north of Austin around New 40 shares to JE Marchand. Signed by York Canyon, joined and was later incorporated into the Reese River president NB Jacobs and secretary district. Stearns was a trustee of the Butte Gold & Silver mine. He William Knight. Dateline San Francisco was also a superintendent of the Stearns Gold & Silver mine in this August 14, 1863. Incorporated July 24, same area. Pond was a secretary of several Austin, Nevada mining 1863. Not cancelled. Small 5c and 20c companies. In 1876, with the help of London backers, he purchased revenue stamps. Two Loomis vignettes. One of Cortez and the other a large acreage of mining land on the Feather River. He became the allegorical. Location of mines: Big Creek District, Lander County, N. T. superintendent of the Tsabinda Mine. Prag Collection Est. $200-350 Purple color staining. No other major issues. Ken Prag Collection Est. HWAC# 84522 $400-800 HWAC# 103587 246 July 2019 Americana Auction

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3804 Reese River, Nevada Lot# 3808 Lyon County, Nevada 1863 Minnehaha Gold and Silver Brooks Gold and Silver Mining Stock Mining Company Stock # 52 for 10 I/U #85 AH Henrick 50 shares 1875. shares to John Lenhart. Datelined San Ore car vignette. Signed by President Francisco 1863. Signed by secretary FM Carr. Folds and edge curls. Framed Est. Truworthy and president John Cammet. $100-150 HWAC# 91302 Incorporated August 1863. Located at Lander County, Reese River, N. T. Great Lot# 3809 Midas, Nevada Jackson vignette of two miners coming out of two tunnels pushing barrows and Mine Quartz Vein with Visible Gold ore carts. Small 5c Exchange Revenue stamp (20c may have fallen off). Classic ribboned mineralized quartz Not cancelled. Staining on center right and left edges where it seems to vein with a noted particle of gold from the JAckson Mine in the Gold have been taped. One torn corner, small nick bottom left. Nice. Original Circle District. The JAckson is in the southern part of the district. trustees were Cammet, Truworthy, MJ Burke, William Murphy, and S specimen about 6 x 6” Est. $120-200 HWAC# 108219 Donnelly. Incorporated on August 18, 1863. The September 18, 1863 Marysville Daily Appeal reported that suddenly the Minnehaha Ledge Lot# 3810 Mill City, Nevada Mill has suddenly been resurrected. Rock that used to fo for $2 to $20 per City Tungsten Concentrate Bags foot now yields at the rate of $585 silver and $41.75 in gold. Hundreds Lot of 3. Two are labelled Nevada- of other ledges are sure to be resurrected in the same way not that Massachusetts / Company, Inc. / Mill everyone is found to be rich! This stock was sold one month after that City, Nevada / Tungsten Concentrates / article that probably was reprinted in newspapers around California. Lot No. The other has text in Spanish. Is that why this stock was purchased??? Ken Prag Collection Est. 6.5 x 4.25” Used bags with wear. $250-425 HWAC# 86061 Please inspect. Mill City is in Pershing County, Nevada. By 1925, the Nevada- Lot# 3805 Reese River, Nevada Massachusetts Company under Charles Segerstrom had purchased 1866 New York and Lander Mining and consolidated all of the Mill City main district properties and was Company Bond First mortgage sinking the sole operator at the Tungsten camp until 1958 when production bond. # 181. Signed by Prentis Dow, WC ceased. Heizer Estate Est. $100-200 HWAC# 107342 Riggs and Thomas (?). Seven coupons still attached. Very nice! Ken Prag Lot# 3811 Mill City, Nevada Old Collection Est. $120-300 HWAC# 88113 Mill, Central Canyon, near Mill City, Pershing Co. Mounted photo, c 1905- Lot# 3806 Lida, Nevada 1907 Lida 1915 of stone building referenced in Queen Mining Company Stock the title. From the Ott heizer mining Certificate Inc. in Arizona, 1905. No. archive. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 106463 781, issued for 5,000 shares to W. Croxall on Jan. 7th, 1907. Signed by president Lewis and the secretary. Not cancelled. Black border and print, gold seal, patriotic and allegorical vignette. Folds, toning, stain. 5.5 x 10.5” Seal says “San Luis Obispo, Cal.” Lida is located right near the California/Nevada border. This company operated on the Buster Ledge, originally known as the Fortunatus in the 1870s. The company was formed by a Tonopah druggist, Robert Prouty, and they bought the claim in 1905. [Ref: Death Valley and the Amargosa: A Land of Illusion, Lingenfelter, pg.343] Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 107143 Lot# 3807 Lovelock, Nevada Early, 1900’s Ephemera/ “ Ott F. Heizer” / Famous Nevada Mining Engineer /3 Items. Item #1 of 3: Outstanding, black n white diploma, of Ott F. Heizer ( 32nd Degree, Mason) as Assayer ( January 1907 ), and Signed by him as well.. Printed in Latin. Highly embellished with female type Sphinx Statues, on top of Corinthian Columns embossed with Egyptian Hieroglyphics, and signed by the Imperator Excelbus, Janis D Richardson ( 33rd Degree Mason, The highest you can get, without being a Grand Master). Also, has gold star seals. 25 1/4” high x 19 3/8” wide. Beautiful, but needs to be framed in black. Item # 2 of 3: Another great document, presented to Martha Ellen Madden ( The Wife of Ott F. Heizer)., from the Hospital For Children And Training School For Nurses / San Francisco ( March 1908 ).18” high x 21 1/2” wide and needs to be framed, as well. Item # 3 of 3 : “ Entitled “ Done In The Open “, is a book of sketches by Frederic Remington ( 1889-1902). 16 1/4” tall x 11 1/2” wide. Has Soldier on the front cover, and Ott F. Heizers name.. Fair condition, with excellent pictures inside, and a very rare item. Great trio of early items, 2 of them...One...Of...A...Kind. ( RH ) Est. $100-150 HWAC# 106249 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 247

DAY 3 Saturday, July 13 Mining Part I Lot# 3813 Nye County, Nevada 1867 La Plata Mining Company of Nevada Stock Certificate Location of Works: Nye Co., Nevada (under title). Incorporated 1865. Office in Reading, PA. Cert #689 issued to Michael Richards for five shares on May 22, 1867. Signed by secretary David S. Hunter and president Isaac Hoose. Not cancelled. Green seal. Single 25 cent adhesive U.S. certificate stamp located on the left side of the stock. Mining vignette. Printed by John Alexander. Heavy folds, burn mark? 7.5 x 11”The La Plata mill was built in early 1867 and located in a canyon on the eastern slopes of the Toiyabe range. A post office was built and in operation from January to November of 1886, then transferred to Junction. Plata is also the Spanish word for silver [Ref: Carlson, Nevada Place Names, 1974, pp. 152, 187]. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 107064 Lot# 3812 Mill City and More, Nevada Heizer Nevada Mining Lot# 3814 Nye County, Reveille Mining Archive The Ott and John Heizer Nevada Mining Archive District, Nevada 1875 Gila Silver Ott Heizer came west from West Virginia to find work. Instead Mining Company Stock Certificate he was reportedly in the first graduating class of Mackay School Location: Reveille Mining District, Nye of Mines and went on to a long career in mining in Nevada. His County, Nevada (printed under title). son John took a bit of a different path, first attending the college Inc. in 1875. No. 4952, issued for 25 of the Pacific, then taking a stab at the Hotel business after being shares to Lewis T. Haggin on Dec. turned down to work in his dream job of overseas work. Failing to 24th, 1875 in San Francisco. Signed graduate, the young John took a verbal beating from his father before by president Arthur Hawkins and secretary W. Knapp. Not cancelled. settling in at Stanford. Both had very successful mining careers Black border and print. Mine hoisting vignette. No printer listed. in Nevada, and John was best friends with John Livermore, the 5.25 x 10” Pinholes, folds. “The claim of this company, located above, “father” of the Carlin trend and modern open pit, heap leach mining. embracing several locations, aggregating 100,000 feet, has been but This archive follows parts of Ott’s career, then John’s after he partially prospected, but that little brought to light large bodies of began work with his father. Ott worked in Fairview, Seven Troughs, milling ore, which return average assays of $100. Assays have been and other places before settling in working on Tungsten and made high as $600. The mine is in a prosperous condition and work other producing mines and mills in north-central Nevada. Ott’s is pushed rapidly.” [Annual Mining Review and Stock Ledger, 1876, pg. experience quickly resulted in his rise to mine and mill manager 48] Ken Prag Collection Est. $150-250 HWAC# 107011 of major producing mines. Ott was backed by Sonora, California banker and financier Charles Segerstrom. Ott managed the Nevada- Lot# 3815 Ormsby County, Eldorado Massachusetts Mining Co. at Mill City and the mill at Sulfur, Nevada. Canyon, Nevada 1864 Cumberland The archive contains an excellent run of photographs, both single shots Coal Mining Company Stock and panoramas of the mines and mills where he worked, particularly Certificate Rare Nevada Territory Mill City and Sulfur. Additionally, the run of correspondence is among coal mining! Eldorado Canon, Ormsby the best in-house correspondence I’ve ever seen for any mine, with County (printed at left). Inc. March 8th, many letters of point-blank comments about running a mine and mill 1864. No. 38, issued for five shares to and the exploration work and development necessary for a successful A. Dubois on March 26th, 1864 in Virginia, N.T. Signed by president operation. Of particular interest are some letters re Paul F. Kerr, W.R. Rhodes and secretary H. Hugert. Not cancelled. Black border a mineralogy professor at Columbia in New York (while my Great and print on green background. Two allegorical vignettes. Fancy title. Aunt Belle Northrup was teaching art there). Kerr, with absolutely Enterprise Print (covered by stamp). One 20 and one 5 cent revenue no practical mining experience whatsoever, was trying to tell the stamps attached on the left. Pinholes, folds, wear to edges. 4.5 x 10” company what to do and how to do it. These sorts of problems have Listed in Collins 1864 Comstock directory with Hugert as secretary. plagued the industry for more than a hundred years. About the same Rhodes is also listed as the secretary for Centreville Mining Company. time, the same thing was happening to Homestake in South Dakota, There was also a Cumberland Coal Mining Company in Healdsburg, and it ultimately set the company back about a decade. There is a California in the 1860s. Eldorado Canyon is in the Pine Nut Mountains major archive from one of the early geologists there before 1930 between Carson City and Silver City of Dayton. Coal mining was done that is now housed at CSM, showing the open bickering between in this canyon as early as the early 1860’s. [“Nevada Heartland” by professional mining geologists and engineers and an argumentative Ansari] Ken Prag Collection Est. $600-1000 HWAC# 107048 consultant, who ultimately became president of the company. There are approximately 40 black & white photos from the 1930’s, Lot# 3816 Palmyra, Nevada perhaps 100pp of letters, along with some personal photos. Baltimore Gold & Silver MC Stock The lot also contains about half a cubic foot of correspondence, scrap I/U #50 FS Grosolnor 20 shares 1863. book, hotel stationery and photos from the early life of John Heizer, Dog vignette. Dayton dateline, mine in Mining Engineer. Heizer was the son of Nevada Mining Engineer Ott Palmyra(Como). Creases Est. $500- Heizer, manager of the Nevada-Massachusetts Tungsten operation at 800 HWAC# 108104 Mill City. Young Heizer tried his hand at College of the Pacific, accepted in 1929, but soon got the “wanderlust”. He tried his hand at the hotel Lot# 3817 Pioche, Lincoln County, business, ending up in San Francisco. The archive contains a number Nevada c1935 Mining Bell from of letters regarding his job search during a very difficult economic Pioche Mine This old Pre-World War time (market crash and Depression). There are many letters to the II Mining Bell out of a long deserted young John from Ott trying to encourage his son to “get it together” Pioche, Nevada Mine was probably (writer’s interpretation). Est. $1500-3000 HWAC# 106458 used for signalling the hoist. Great piece of rustic Western Mining Ephemera. All original. Rings like a bell. From the Pierce Powell Virginia, City Collection. Est. $150-250 HWAC# 108055 248 July 2019 Americana Auction