March 2018 Gold Rush Auction Catalog

DAY 4 Sunday, March 18th General Americana Lot #4337 Bodie, California, 1883 Three Lot #4342 Bodie, California, Bodie, Commandery Cards from Bodie (one in gold California Lumber Shipment via Carson edging) All are for the Triennial Conclave of the & Colorado Railroad, 1890 Handwritten Knights Templar in San Francisco in 1883. All account of lumber shipped by D.W. Earl & are Bodie Cards. 1) Fancy card for John Gillson. Co.’s team to Hawthorne to be shipped via Edges in gold and vignette is in color. Gillson was the C&C.R.R. (Carson & Colorado Railroad) an immigrant from Canada and became a citizen to Laws, Inyo County, Cal. Dateline Bodie, in Mono County in 1882. He worked as a clerk. 2) Cal, Oct. 24, 1890. Sixteen entries. Shipped David E Sparrow. He was also born in Canada. His Oct. 18th by A. Wilson and W. Morrow. 12.5” father was naturalized. He worked as a carpenter. x 8” with folds and light toning. Est. $ 100- 3) William Gill. He was a miner in Bodie. He was 200 HWAC#60376 born England and was naturalized in Mono County in 1879. (Potter Collection) Est. $ 200-500 Lot #4343 Bodie, California, Bodie & Mono County Ephemera Lot ofHWAC#56055 28. Includes: 1) 1890 letterhead from the SF office of the Mono Gold Mining Lot #4338 Bodie, California, 1884 Company to the Bullion Exchange - 1885 Bodie Lodge Records Six Bank in Carson City re: assessment. monthly reports for an unnamed Balch describes this company in detail. The company owned the south lodge. It is number 143 which would 750 feet of the same claims as the Bodie Consolidated Co. They teamed be Ancient Order of United Workmen. up together to sink the Lent Shaft, an attempt at accessing the Bodie veins at depth. 2) Bodie IOOF receipt, Members in good standing were 35 1896 signed by Harvey Boone. 3) 1893 Bodie fraternal receipt for Bodie Lodge No. 143. 4) illustrated August 1865 Harpers New Monthly or 36. Names of people suspended Magazine article, “A Trip to Bodie Bluff and the Dead Sea of the West” (heavily toned). 5) A pictorial invitation to attend the 1964 dedication or reinstated include EV Upton, WE of Bodie as National Historic Site and a State Historical Landmark. 6) a 1922 issued stock certificate for the Mono Mining Company of Nevada Carder, JE Patten, Curt Blanchard, JB (office at Sweetwater). 7) 22 postcards (incl. duplicate views) of Bodie as a State Park. Est. $ 120-200 HWAC#59900Barber, AJ Bean. One unused sheet. Recorded by Silas B Smith. Smithopened his first store in 1877. He moved his stock from his store in Lot #4344 Bodie, California,Aurora. [Bodie Facebook Page] (Potter Collection) Est. $ 100-200 1888-1904 Bodie Banker andHWAC#58351 Banking Collection Lot of seven, 1) Letterhead for EL Benedict, Lot #4339 Bodie, banker. 1889. Signed by Benedict. California, 1904 2) Letterhead for George W 1904 Fireman’s Ball Penter, banker. 1888. Signed by EL Admission Ticket Benedict as cashier. 3-7) Five JS This is truly a striking Cain letterheads - four different. piece. Background Two signed by Cain. THis is a nice green vignette of collection to trace banking in Bodie. a logo. Held at the Penter ran the bank in Bodie from ? to 1889. In 1889 his cashier Miner’s Union Hall Benedict had taken over the business. In 1890 J. S. Cain bought out (which you can still Benedict. (Potter Collection) Est. $ 150-300 HWAC#58335 visit today). Friday March 17, 1904. Lot #4345 Bodie,Twenty-sixth anniversary. Admission: two dollars. 8 x 11”. (The fire California, 1886-building is still standing also.) Slight scuffing in upper right. Very 1904 Bodienice looking and in overall excellent condition. (Potter Collection) Banking GroupEst. $ 300-900 HWAC#58107 Ten items. 1) 1886 letter from Lot #4340 Bodie, California, Very George Penter Rare Blue Bodie Bank Revenue to the Bullion & Check, 1880 Scarcest of the Bodie Exchange Bank checks. No. 13355, issued to McNeil per John Wagner. Bros. on Dec. 8th, 1880. Signed by 2) B&E letterhead W.H. Pope, Cashier. RN-G revenue to George Penter imprint. Black print on blue paper. in 1889. SignedAllegorical vignette. Cut cancel. Est. $ 100-200 HWAC#60377 by his cashier Benedict. 3) EL Lot #4341 Bodie, California, Bodie and Benedict, banker, Benton Railway Letter Bodie & Benton letterhead in Railway & Commercial Co. Letter from Bodie 1891. 4) B&E letterhead to JS Cain in 1901. 5-7) Statements to JS & Bodie operator E. L. Reese on the letterhead Cain from the B&E and later the State Bank & Trust. 8-10) JS Cain of the B&B addressed to H. M. Yerington in letterheads (two different) to the banks in Carson City. (Potter Carson City, Apr 29, 1890. The letter discusses Collection) Est. $ 200-400 HWAC#58337 interaction with the Carson & Colorado RR and the V&T RR. Est. $ 200-400 HWAC#59514 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 361

DAY 4 Sunday, March 18th General Americana Lot #4346 Bodie, California, Lot #4350 Bodie, California, 1896 - 1887-1903 Nine Bodie Banking 1907 J.S. Cain Archive Approximately Documents One small George W 170 pieces. Find famous names like Penter, Banker letterhead. Please RK Colcord (Nevada governor), Tasker send me by express $600 in gold Oddie (Nevada Governor), Isador Cohn, coin, 20’s and $400 in smaller gold AC Pratt, Adams & Miller, Burkham & coin. Six J. S. Cain banking ledgers. Son, George Kitzmeyer, JP Woodbury, EB Stamped from the State Bank & Trust Yerington, etc. Half are correspondence or Bullion & Exchange Bank. Two J. with the bank and the other half is S. Cain letterheads. One is a draft for a record of withdrawals and who Kirman & Rickey and the other is for was paid. There is a lot of fun andchecks for Cain and J. W. Wilson. ({Potter Collection) Est. $ 200-400 history to be had here. This archive ofHWAC#59407 material came from the Nevada State Bank & Trust and the Bullion & Exchange Bank. (Potter Collection) Lot #4347 Bodie, Est. $ 1000-2000 HWAC#58120 California, c1905 Bodie Collection: Lot #4351 Bodie, California, 1909- lot of 19 pieces 1) 1928 J.S. Cain Business Letters Bodie cancel from (Mostly Mining) These are all letters April 15, 1905. addressed to JS Cain or letters or Has an additional duplicates of letters from JS Cain 2c stamp as the (with his signature) to mining and envelope was businessmen around the state of stamped “Due Nevada. 1) Olympic Mines Company 2c. See photo for letterhead from OMCO. 1918. Asking condition issues. for suggestions about burning 2) George W. lime in the cyanide plant. 2) Pine Penter, Banker Grove Nevada Gold Mining Company letterhead. 1916. Pine Grove letterhead. 3-4) via Yerington. Looking for help finding a tungsten mine in Eastern1879. Two Bodie Bank purchases for stock. One is for 10 shares of Nevada. 3) Five pages between Cain and the State of Nevada aboutthe Consolidated Virginia in Nevada. John Singer wants to sell. The the Summit Water Company. 4) 1909 Samuel Platt letterhead. Applyother is for 125 shares in the Dudley and 500 shares in the Addenda $60 to the Elliott note. 5) Comstock Mining & Milling Company(Addender). John J Curry wants to sell. 5-19) J. S. Cain billheads and letterhead. Two pages. From Woodbury. Letter about selling property.letterheads. All to the Bullion & Exchange Bank. Seven different (font, 6) Douglas County Farmers Bank with American Flag in color. 1918.size, color). Notes include shipping $1,000 in gold coin, to RK Colcord From John Etchemendy. He will be in Cain’s country in two weeks.(Nevada governor) superintendent, Nevada Meat, Grimmon & Mack, 7) East Fork Hotel, Gardnerville letterhead. Again from Etchemendy.Comstock Mining & Milling, James David, etc. (Potter Collection) WIll be in Bodie soon to lease land. 8) Ben H Gordon 191- letterhead.Est. $ 500-1000 HWAC#58111 Horseshoeing. Shod 23 head for $2.50 each. 9) George A Montrose of Gardnerville. 1928 Letterhead. Lawyer. Do you have papers for Lot #4348 Bodie, California, 1889 Adolph Canonica in your possession? 10) ST Kelso County Recorder Bodie Consolidated Mining Company for Mineral. For recording deed to the Comstock MIning & Milling Assessment, Check, & Postcard 1) Company in 1913. We never knew he owned this property. 11) Adams Formed in 1863, this was the district’s & Miller Letterhead, Hawthorne. Bill for hay. 12) Walker RIver Bulletin. first corporation. This receipt from The Notice of Forfeiture in 1915. 13) Reading Brothers of Wellington Bullion & Exchange Bank stating that letterhead. 1918. Dispute over Bodie Shelves. Do the Reading Brothers Assessment No. 6 for $328.50 is enclosed own it or was it on loan to them. 1918. Includes Cain’s reply. 14) IOOF for 657 shares. The receipt is printed by membership in Lodge #6 in Aurora. 1913. 15) 1913 Carson City News Dutton & Partridge, 206 California, S.F. letterhead. Leasing the entire Standard Company plant. 16) Carson Foldlines with several small tears and City Assay Office 1918 letterhead. Woodbury can not run the assay as holes, otherwise very fine. 2) Unused he is running for sheriff. 17) 1913 letter from Bernard Floss asking 187- Gillson and Barber, Merchants check. Cain if he knows of any good mining property of sale. 18) Palace Hotel, Datelined Carson City with offices also San Francisco Pictorial Letterhead. 1913. Flew to San Francisco in anin Bodie. Mining vignette. 3) Frasher RPC of the old Bodie hearst. aeroplane. It was wonderful. Asking about the Brant-MacPherson trial.Est. $ 70-150 HWAC#49064 19) 1928 letter about taking down the mill in Aurora. 20) Bluestone Mining & Smelting Company of Mason, Nevada Letterhead. 1919. Cain Lot #4349 Bodie, California, 1878 Framed has asked for a set of crushing rolls. The one set they have left is too Bodie Standard Newspaper Bodie standard, small. 21) 1919 letter from JS Cain to the Humboldt County Tungsten volume 1 number 24, July 6, 1878. Framed Mill and Manufacturing Company. Again, Cain is asking for crushing newspaper. The entire front page tells the rolls. The SP agent at Thorne had asked the SP agent at Lovelock for story of the great Fourth of July parade in 1878 leads. Letterhead from the Humboldt Tungsten Mines letting Cain was quite an event. Framed; approximately 20 know they have no rolls. 22) JS Cain to Frank Bugbee in 1929. Bugbee x 30” Est. $ 100-200 HWAC#60648 has done hired assessment labor for the Good Luck, Golden Eagle and Dump claims near Yerington. Cain will get a check to him soon. Includes the Bugbee contract. Includes a Nevada Assembly Letterhead. 23) Bonds forwarded to Aurora via Wichman. Tag. 1919. 24) Although only a copy, perhaps the most interesting. Between Cain and SA KNapp of San Francisco who represents the Guggenheim interests. Includes six pages about the state of the Bodie mines in 1916. Est. $ 250-500 HWAC#59461362 March 15th, 16th, 17th, & 18th, 2018

DAY 4 Sunday, March 18th General Americana Lot #4352 Bodie, California, 1896- Lot #4356 Copperopolis, California, 1906 Small J. S. Cain Collection Lot 1865 Copperopolis One Day of five. Includes a letterhead from Promissory Note, Payable in the Bullion & Exchange Bank to Cain, GOLD Interesting and quite unique three small Cain letterheads, and one promissory note. “One day after full page bank statement to Cain from date I promise to pay to the order of the State Bank & Trust Company. Horace E Johanson seventy dollars Although Cain was not an early in U. S. coin...” Date is November 27, arrival in Bodie, he would become 1865. Signed by TA Davis. Witnessed Bodie’s biggest advocate. He would by by H Halsey. 5 cent United States adhesive EXPRESS document own the mines, mills, bank, stores - stamp. Unlike most of the mining towns in the Calaveras County, actually he would own most of Bodie Copperopolis’ claim to fame is not gold, but copper. It was foundedin the end (and much of Aurora). It was the Cain family that deeded in 1860 by William K. Reed, Dr. Allen Blatchly, and Thomas McCarty,the land to the state of California. (Potter Collection) Est. $ 100-200 at the site of the second major discovery of copper ore in the region.HWAC#58336 The town grew rapidly, as the need for copper during the Civil War for material was great. The copper was sent to Stockton and then to Lot #4353 Bodie, California, Bodie, San Francisco, where it was loaded onto ships and taken around Cape CA Library Six volumes, all excellent Horn before finally arriving in smelters on the East Coast. The Halsey condition, all with original dust jacket Claim lay on the east side of Table Mountain some twenty feet down and protection. Ghost towns and they found a twenty pound chunk of ore. That was about all that ever mining camps of California by Remi was found in the Halsey. It was the star copper claim of Tuolumne. Nadeau, 1965. Bodie Bonanza, by [The Prentrice Mulford Premium Collection] (Potter Collection) Warren Lewis, 1971. Mining Camp Est. $ 100-150 HWAC#56061 Days by Emil Philip, 1968. Bodie by Ella Kane, 1956. Bodie, 1859 Lot #4357 Colusa County, California, to 1900, by Frank wetters. Bodie, Prospectus for Willows Fruit Company, by Douglas McDonald, undated. c.1891 Located in Colusa County, California. (Potter Collection) Est. $ 200-400 Each Share Represents One Acre of Land HWAC#58964 and Ten Shares Represent a Subdivision of a Lot #4354 Bridgeport, California, Ten-Acre Home. Office at 415 Montgomery 1863-1906 Bridgeport Ephemera St., San Francisco. 7 pages with two maps. Collection Lot of twenty-nine. 1) The premier piece is an 1863 is 8.5 x 11” String bound. Some toning and justice court case. AM Wengate is asking $200 judgement against light soiling. The company has secured 450 Daniel Nysmanger(?). To be held for damages received. SIgned by WM acres three miles northeast of Willows. They Barney justice of the peace, Charles H Dodey and Charles W Barnes as plan to take 390 acres and split into 10-acre witnesses. 2) George Delury 1905letterhead to James Davis of Carson City. 3) 1906 D. Hays & Brother orchards and vineyards, including 5 acres ofstaple and fancy groceries. 4) Nineteen Joe A. Brown treasurer raisin vines and five acres of either prunes,letterheads to Carson City banks. Also 1896 letter signed by T. B. peaches, almonds or egg plums. Thus each shareholder will choose tenRickey, Wesley Stewart power-of-attorney, to collect on the coyotescalp bounty, four unused 188- tax documents, and one Mono County acres containing two kinds of fruit. Two maps are of the company’smap. (Potter Collection) Est. $ 300-500 HWAC#58348 property and then a zoomed-out layout of the county. Est. $ 100-200 Lot #4355 Vallecito, California, 1857 1857 HWAC#55547 Calaveras County Land Deed For James Gnathouse and his wife Lucinda for property Lot #4358 El Dorado County, on Coyote Creek at Vallecito, Calaveras County. California, 1867 River Road Purchased from Eli Mull. (Mull was a private in Company Tollkeeper Payment to the North Carolina Cavalry and was called “an the County JR Keefe, tollkeeper, of old and highly respected resident of Vallecto” the River Road Company is paying in the newspaper in 1911 when he passed away. Signed by Greathouse using his mark. El Dorado County $10.00 for one This house lot should not be mistaken for any ordinary house lot. Gold was discovered in box of mails and candles. Signed Coyote Creek in 1848 by the Murphy brothers. When a rich vein of gold-bearing ore was found by M Stoddard. (Potter Collection)in 1852, it didn’t take long for the camp (Vallecito) to grow into a townand become quite prosperous. Est. $ 100-200 HWAC#57411 Est. $ 100-200 HWAC#59401 Lot #4359 El Dorado County, California, 1878-1891 Three El Dorado Covers with Contents 1) Manuscript Fair Play. Manuscript killer. Written in purple. Smudged. “Can’t pay the rent”, “it was the way of big money”, ‘don’t have anything.’ 2) 1879 Placerville. Letter datelined Fair Play. Much easier to read. “snow”, “the mountains look splendid”. 3) 1891 saw tooth Cool. Settling accounts. (Potter Collection) Est. $ 60-90 HWAC#571528View High Resolution Images, Register, Place Bids, See Current Opening Bids Visit the online catalog at FHWAC.comBid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 363

DAY 4 Sunday, March 18th General Americana Lot #4360 Fosters Bar, California, Lot #4365 Lake Tahoe, California, 1854 1854 Liquor License at Lake Tahoe Postcard Collection Fosters Bar for John Sing Fosters Plus Early Tahoe Reprints 55 Bar was located on the North Fork items. 1) Lot of 46 postcards, most of the Yuba River. It is now covered early, including 14 real photo. Real by the Bullards Bar Reservoir. It was photo include a very rare view of one of the earliest and best known Meyers in the 1940s; a rare shot ofYuba diggings. The place was named after William M. Foster, miner the golf course at Glenbrook; an earlyand merchant, who opened a store here in 1849. Foster was a survivor fishing scene; plus multiple shots ofof the Donner Party. He was in partnership with Covillaud who would Tallac, Emerald Bay, two of Tahoebecome one of the founders of Marysville. A post office operated from Echo Summit, and a few other scenery. The other postcards areat Foster Bar from 1852 to 1866. [California Gold Camps by Gudde] mostly early printed cards of Glenbrook, Emerald Bay, Tallac, scenery,Est. $ 100-200 HWAC#57371 stage leaving Saints Rest on the road to Tahoe, etc. Twenty of cards were mailed, 1909-1946. A very nice collection! 2) Seven high-quality Lot #4361 Hobart Mills, reprints of early Lake Tahoe photographs. Three appear to show a California, Sierra Nevada family vacationing at the Lake in 1906 (as written on reverse), with Wood and Lumber Co. Archive two scenes of a horse-drawn carriage and one of the family eating Wonderful and historic archive at Emerald Bay. These three are 3.5 x 6” The other four photographs of the Sierra Nevada Wood & are larger (4.5 x 7”) and appear to be later (1930s or 40s?). Two Lumber Company, Truckee/ of Glenbrook (one from a boat, the other of a Comstock pier), one Hobart Mills, CA. Large lot. Very showing the front yard at the Tahoe Tavern, and the last shows people good condition. on a small boat at a dock. Also included are two negatives of much older Tahoe scenes: Glenbrook in logging heyday and half of a Central Pacific Stereoview showing a man sitting in the woods (with a print from that negative). Please inspect. Est. $ 150-300 HWAC#603711. Daily Reports of Logs Measured, June 1901. 80+ pages. Lot #4366 Lake Tahoe, California, 18812. Rules and Regulations, March 15, 1917. George D. Oliver, Tahoe Tattler: Volume 1, Number 47 Manager. Reno, Nevada: Nevada Press, 1917. 19 pp. 12mo. Tahoe’s premium newspaper collectable. It is Very rare! most noted for its advertisements (Steamer3. Letter by George D. Oliver, Manager, on the letterhead of the Leland Stanford, Grand Central Hotel, Tahoe SNW&L Co., Hobart Mills, June 27, 1916. Market, Tallac House, Tahoe House, R. E.4. Hobart Mills, from Box Factory Roof. Original mounted Wood photography, etc.) and jottings (fire at photograph by George D. Oliver. 3-1/8 x 4-1/4 inch photo Parker’s lodging house, Capt. Lapham caught on approximately 4-1/2 x 5-1/2 photo card. Est. $ 1000- five trout, Sierraville destroyed by fire - one 2000 HWAC#59511 child burned to death, photographs of Birdsall Cottage by R. E. Wood, etc.). Rips at top and Lot #4362 Idlewild, California, c. bottom folds. Tears on left. (Potter Collection) 1900’s Very Rare Idlewild and Est. $ 100-200 HWAC#56047 Coast Stage Line Trip Ticket A veryrare and previously unseen by us item. Unused and crisp! (Potter Lot #4367 Locke, California, Chinese Artifacts and EphemeraCollection) Est. $ 100-200 HWAC#59720 from Locke Lot of eight. Most (all) of these items seem to have come Lot #4363 Inyo County, California, from a Chinese Herb shop. Included Inyo by W Chalfant The story of are Chinese Herb Labels, Chinese Inyo by W Chalfant, 1933 edition, lottery tickets with a holder, Chinese hardbound, generally fine. Key letter or broadside (20 x 5”) and reference on the history of Inyo Chinese booklets stitched with thread - presumably related to herbs. County. This work has been Finally there are four container sof red dots with original delicate paper envelopes. These were recovered c 1920. (Potter Collection) reprinted many times, this is the Est. $ 200-500 HWAC#59429 second edition. (Potter Collection) Lot #4368 Los Angeles, California, 1897 Certificate of Knights Templar InductionEst. $ 60-100 HWAC#58976 Beautiful Certificate with gold seal Greeting Sir Sidney Allcutt Butler a Member of this Lot #4364 Knights Ferry, California, Commandery Five Shares of the Capital Stock of 1906 Calaveras County / Archie the Masonic Temple Association, A Life Member. Stevenot Glass Negative Collection- In 1889 he was made agent of the Wells Fargo -Gold Rush Pioneer Family These Company of Los Angeles, and worked there until three boxes of glass negatives are 1904, when he was transferred to San Francisco. from Archie Stevenot. Eight large In 1905 he was made assistant superintendent negatives (5x7) includes the Pabst for the Northwest region, and later named the Administrative Mansion and the office manager. Beautiful condition, ornateinside of an electrical plant. Many water scenes. Eighteen smaller vignettes, with crucifix, crosses, scrolls, knights’negatives (4x5): one set says Knights Ferry. Photo of a grave site, etc. armor, grapes, skull & cross bones & much more. On Mat Boards (notThe Stevenot family were true California Gold Rush pioneers. Archie adhered) with plastic covers. If mats are shipped then additionalStevenot was born in Carson Hill, He helped found the California shipping may apply. 14” x 17”. (Potter Collection) Est. $ 100-300Chamber of Commerce and his family established the borax industry HWAC#59303in the state. He also established the Mother Lode Highway Associationin 1919 which was primarily responsible for the creation of StateRoute 49. As a result, the bridge across the Stanislaus River betweenTuolumne and Calaveras counties on SR 49 is named the ArchieStevenot Bridge in his honor, and his birthplace has been declared aCalifornia Historical Landmark Est. $ 300-500 HWAC#22115364 March 15th, 16th, 17th, & 18th, 2018

DAY 4 Sunday, March 18th General Americana Lot #4369 Los Angeles, California, Lot #4374 Mayrsville, California, 1854 Two c. 1888 Los Angeles, CA Area 1854 Marysville Liquor and Billiards Prints (5) Five 12” x 16” prints Licenses. 1) Liquor license for G. Woodward. from Dewing Publishing Co. 1) 2) Liquor License for Brotherton & Bain. Photogravure, Los Angeles by Signed by county treasurer John A. Paxton. Thomas Hill 2) Under The Fan Palms This is the same John A. Paxton who was a by Albert Sterner-left creases 3) noted banker in Nevada (Virginia City, Eureka Eucalyptus Avenue by WC Fitler- and Austin). Est. $ 100-200 HWAC#57374 lower stains and creases 4) A Vista in the Valley by EJ Meeker-lower Lot #4375 Marysville, California, stain 5)Women in Water (Potter Early 1900’s Yuba County Billheads Collection) Est. $ 100-200 A nice selection of early 1900’s bill heads from Yuba County. Some dateHWAC#571542 from as early as 1881. there are also a few handwritten orders from Lot #4370 El Monte, California, 1854 Los the Hotel Elwood inn Wheatland Angeles 1854 Letter Sheet Written to ordering various liquor items. Also JW Britton of San Francisco and asking included is a judges order, allowing for supplies. Stamped “Adams & Co. / 1 percent beer is salable in a dry Express / Los Angeles” oval. Sent a $100 territory. (Al Adams Gold Rush Adams draft! From S. A. Knox & Company. Memorabilia Collection) Est. $ 100- This company of SA Knox and M Whisler would dissolve in 1856. [Los Angeles Star] 200 HWAC#56413 Letter is in shambles and needs some TLC to revive its content and history. (Potter Collection) Est. $ 200-300 HWAC#59426 Lot #4371 Los Angeles, California, Lot #4376 Monterey, California, 1843 1854 Spanish 1854 Note Date Zamorano Press 1843 Letterhead Los Angeles November 25, 1854. This is pre-Gold Rush. “Departmento de Mentions Don Bernardo Yorba, dicha las Californias” By Manuel Castanares. cantidad cenitida de San Francisco Castanares was of some importance. He was per Don Jose P Thompson. Bernardo the administrator of the Customs House in Yorba was a Californio (a native of Monterey. Small folio headed “Sello Primero Spanish/Mexican California), son Ocho Pesos.” and reading “Habilitado of Spanish soldier José Antonio provicionalmente por la Aduana Maritima delYorba. Bernardo became one of the most successful ranchers in Alta, puerto de Monterey, en el Departemento deCalifornia, with thousands of cattle and horses grazing on land grants las Californias, para el as normal de millésimetotaling more than 35,000 acres. Bernado Yorba built a large adobe ochocientos cuarenta y tres. / Micheltorena.hacienda, Hacienda de San Antonio near the present day city of Yorba Manuel Castanares.” Woodcut of the MontereyLinda, which is named in honor of Bernardo. (Potter Collection) Custom House seal beneath the printed name of Micheltorena andEst. $ 300-500 HWAC#58377 with the holographic rubric of Manuel Castanares penned in ink beneath his printed name. Legal size. Some tears at edges. Excellent Lot #4372 Marysville, California, condition. Watermarked. Est. $ 300-500 HWAC#56052 1855 1855 Letter to John C. Marshall from WIlliam Geller This Lot #4377 Napa, California, 1862- transcribed letter is for the sale of 1889 Napa, CA Ephemera The beef. When one thinks of the Gold Napa Hotel letterhead 1889. Tax Rush, one thinks of miners. But Payer record for Napa Township, ranchers and farmer were equally Capel? Valley Improvements on blue important, as this rush of men had paper. Signed by Napa tax collector. to eat. They often got top dollar for (Potter Collection) Est. $ 100-150 their products. Geller was a doctorin Marysville. Some larger rips and staining at folds. Est. $ 100-200 HWAC#571533HWAC#57365 Lot #4378 Napa Lot #4373 Marysville, California, Area, California, 1854 Unique 1854 Marysville c. 1888 Napa- Liquor License for an African Sonoma, CA Region American This 1854 liquor license Prints (3) 3 Dewing is for Galnie (Gabriel) Simms. He Publishing Co. opened the Franklin House on First Photogravures, Street near a cluster of other black 12” x 16” 1)Napaowned businesses. This was the only known African American hotel Soda Springs byin the region in the 1850’s. He got his money as one of the owners of Thomas Moessnerthe Sweet Vengeance Mine and as trustee of the Rare, Ripe Gold and 2) Russian RiverSilver Mining Company. Signed by treasurer John A Paxton who would Valley by Thomasbecome an important early Nevada banker (Virginia City, Austin, Moessner -someEureka). Est. $ 100-200 HWAC#57375 edge tonings 3)The Geysers by Julian Rix-edge toning (Potter Collection) Est. $ 100-150 HWAC#571543 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 365

DAY 4 Sunday, March 18th General Americana Lot #4379 New Lot #4383 Placer County, California, 1864 Legal Idria, California, Complaint for Todd Valley, Placer County 1858 1858 New Married Couple Dated Dec. 15, 1864 in the Idria note from District Court of Boise, Idaho Territory. Complaint noted California is between Mr. and Mrs. L.M. Ball, who were 49er This is an early married in Todd Valley, Placer County in 1857 1858 note associated and lived there until moving to Boise in 1864. with early California Mrs. Ball is suing her husband for perpetrating mercury mining. “harsh and tyrannical conduct towards her” once Note to David Gibb of they arrived in Boise. His behavior is described San Francisco to pay as “inhuman” and made her “fear for her life.” Mary Davis for $50. Yikes! Todd Valley is located 13 miles east of Signed by William Auburn. Est. $ 60-100 HWAC#58525 Neely Thompson.Thompson was a true California 49er. He came to California on Lot #4384 Placerville, California, 1866May 18th, 1849 on the ship the Grey Eagle. He joined the Society of Placerville (and area) Postal History TheCalifornia Pioneers on September 8, 1853. His occupation on their premier piece in this lot is the Placervillerecords is listed as “Miner”, and his address as New York. He was part 1866 legal sized envelope. Dated August 10,of the firm Blackburn & Thompson in San Francisco (c.1850), that 1866 (date is derived from note). Inside wasappears to have been a lumber or building company. He also appears a deed from R. E. Brown for property in Pilotto have been in San Francisco during 1851. The community of New Hill, El Dorado, California. There was goldIdria was established to support the New Idra Mine, which mainly here, but not much else. A plate of four 1 centextracted mercury. Mercury mining at the location began in 1854. At stamps is tied to the cover. 2) Cut USPODone time, the New Idria mines were America’s second most productive Registered Package. 1902 Georgetown.mines, with the New Almaden mines in the vicinity of San Jose, being 3) February 16, 1894 Garden Valley on athe first. The discovery of mercury ore at New Idria came soon after USPOD Registered Package. Garden Valleythe discovery of gold in the Sierra foothills, which began the California was originally called Johntown in honor ofgold rush. At that time, mercury was important in extracting gold from the sailor who discovered gold at this site. The name was changedgold ore. Before the New Idria and New Almaden Quicksilver Mines, to Garden Valley in recognition that marketing vegetables was morethe mercury came almost exclusively from Europe. The town of New lucrative than gold. (Potter Collection) Est. $ 60-90 HWAC#571529Idria began around 1857 and about 300 men were employed at themine by 1861. The first school opened in 1867 and the New Idria Post Lot #4385 Rich Bar / Taylorsville,Office opened in 1869, with Edward A. Morse as the first postmaster. California, 1869 Rich Bar CertificateThe New Idria Mine closed in 1972 and the town was abandoned. #8 from the F&AM in 1869 Printed[wikipedia / OAC] (Potter Collection) Est. $ 200-500 HWAC#58375 Rich Bar. That has been scratched out and Taylorsville has been hand Lot #4380 Nevada City and Grass Valley, written. J. T. T. has paid yearly dues California, 1865-1888 Nevada City and Grass to the Sincerity Lodge of the Free Valley, CA Documents (3) Nevada Daily Gazette and Accepted Masons. Signed by Jan. 1 1865 billhead. Centennial Mining Co, AJ Gifford and GW Boyden. This Nevada City. June 6, 1886 receipt. Gold Savings is certificate number 8, so one wonders if J. T. T. Taylor is somehow Works June 19, 1888 letter. Est. $ 80-100 attached to the name of the city. Printed at the office of the Quincy HWAC#58655 Union. Rich Bar was part of the Plumas County gold rush. It had rich placers on Indian Creek. (Potter Collection) Est. $ 40-80 HWAC#58114 Lot #4381 Nicolaus, California, Rare Nicolaus, CA Steamship Billhead Lot #4386 Rare Billhead from San Francisco Sacramento, to Nicolaus, Calif. June 3, 1889 to California, 1868 Steamers DE Knight and Knight for Citizenship Papers 7 Bales bags. Nicolaus is in Sutter from John Parsons County and is now part of Yuba City. John Parsons It was an important stop on the was a farmer in Feather River for steamers and was Sacramento County the county seat of Sutter County on in the 1870 census.and off in the 1850’s. Est. $ 100-150 HWAC#58652 He was born about 1826 in England. Lot #4382 Parks Bar, California, He passed away on 1854 1854 Liquor License for 26 September 1911 Hanna & framsey of Parks Bar A and is buried in the party of prospectors led by Dr. John Sylvan Cemetery Marsh discovered gold at Parks Bar in in Citrus Heights. 1848, and the site became known as Signed by clerk Marsh Diggings. Later in 1848, David WBC Brown and deputy clerk Harrison. 14 x 17”. Gold Seal. AmericanParks opened a store there and the site became known as Parks Bar. It Eagle holding shield and a California state seal vignettes. Folds, smallhad its own post office from approximately 1851 to 1858. Est. $ 100- rip at fold edge, some foxing. Heavy paper is in good condition overall.200 HWAC#57373 Est. $ 100-200 HWAC#57410366 March 15th, 16th, 17th, & 18th, 2018

DAY 4 Sunday, March 18th General Americana Lot #4387 Sacramento, California, Lot #4390 Sacramento & Vicinity, California, 1850 Map of Suisun & 1860 Chas. H. Holling Billhead with Vallejo Bays Very interesting map of Suisun & Vallejo Bays with the Pictorial of Celestial (Chinese) Tea Confluence of the Rivers Sacramento and San Joaquin California. The Merchant Great Chinese Piece. Holling is map has an old town by the name of New York of the Pacific, Martinez charging the Public Administrator $28.32. & Benecia as well as the town of Suisun. There are 3 beautiful Presumably for Blanchard & Williams vignettes of the View of Benicia from the Anchorage East of Seal Island, West Entrance Straits of who went bankrupt. Wonderful pictorial Carquinas, Navy Point, Pt. San Joaquin, Mt. Diablo (Mark for Tongue Shoal) Entrance to the Sacramento River showing a sloop on the river, of a Chinese merchant standing on boxes Montezuma House, Pt. Sacramento & more. There is no scale provided on this map! Very nice map with slight foxing on folds and a slight tear of Young Hyson Fine Black Tea. Young on upper middle of fold approx. 1” long. On Mat Board (not adhered) with plastic covers. If mats are shipped then additional shipping may Hyson is considered the highest grade of apply 31.5” x 21.5”. (Potter Collection) Est. $ 400-800 HWAC#59320 Chinese tea today. Hyson, or Lucky Dragon Lot #4391 Sacramento, California, 1850 c.1850 Chart of the Sacramento River Map of the Tea, is a Chinese green tea (today) that Sacramento River from Suisun City of the American River by Cadwalader Ringgold, Commander U.S. comes from the Anhui province of China. Navy. This charts the American River all the way to Suisun City. This map has 3 beautiful vignettesAmerican billheads in the 1800’s with a Chinese pictorial are very of boats going up river showing the West Fork, Middle Fork & the Sacramento River, tree lined.rare. Est. $ 50-100 HWAC#57353 Also vignette with “View of Sacramento City from the West Bank.” This map shows a town in north Lot #4388 Sacramento, Sacramento named “Boston” that is now known as California, 1856 John North Sacramento. Very interesting map. On Mat Bigler 1856 Mortgage for Board (not adhered) with plastic covers. If mats Sacramento Property John are shipped then additional shipping may apply. 20.5” x 32”. (Potter Bigler (1803-1871) was the Collection) Est. $ 400-800 HWAC#59318 first elected governor of the State of California (1852- Lot #4392 Sacramento City, 1856). Bigler ran a newspaper California, 1853 Alta California in Pennsylvania through 1835, Telegraph Company 1853 when he left to go to Law Stock Certificate Very rare! School. He came to California Pre-Transcontinental Telegraph! in 1849. He worked odd jobs Certificate No. 616. Signed by Justin in Sacramento, then turned E. Strong, president and H Hawkins, to politics, where he found secretary. Not issued to anyone, his calling. He was elected though the certificate is dated Dec. 1st, 1853 in Sacramento City. Not to the Sate Legislature in cancelled. No vignette. 9.5” x 5.25” Deep crease and fold along left side. 1849, became Speaker of the Rough bottom and right edge. Delicate paper. The company completed Assembly in 1850, and elected a line from Sacramento to Nevada City with subsequent connections California’s first Governor in to mining camps. Eventually, they headed towards the Bay Area which 1852. Bigler possessed and put them into direct competition with California State Telegraphpromoted anti-Chinese sentiment, primarily for immigration. He also Co. When Alta laid a line down from Oakland to San Franciscoworked to abolish unnecessary state offices. This is a Philadelphia (through the San Francisco Bay), they were sued by California StatePA mortgage from September, 1856 for property in Sacramento for Telegraph and lost. Eventually, they consolidated. The Sacramentothree town lots between I and H streets and 14th and 15th streets. Daily Union of August 24, 1852 had an article on the wonders of theJohn Bigler and his wife Elizabeth secured a loan for $4,250 from his “electric telegraph.” It went on to report that “Justin E. Strong andyounger brother William Bigler who was governor of PA during the John. K. Johnson. Jr.. both of Sacramento; in the State of California,same time span as John. Signed by John Bigler and Elizabeth Bigler. being desirous to organise a company under the general law forA very interesting original Bigler document from the California Gold incorporating Telegraph Companies in California, for the constructionRush period. 22.25”x 17.5””. Est. $ 300-600 HWAC#54429 of an Electric Telegraph line from Sacramento to Nevada [City] via Mormon Island,| Auburn and Centreville, and from Mormon Island to Lot #4389 Sacramento & Placerville via Coloma.” Est. $ 200-400 HWAC#57409 Vicinity, California, Map of Pre - Gold Rush California Lot #4393 San Bernardino, Sutters Fort Map of California California, 1858 Tax bill for the Military , 1847 Locations & estate of Aramata, 1858 Bill came to Staffing by P.S. Duval. This $906. Signed by William Tarleton for is black & white & shows Sheriff James W Mitchell. Mitchell did distances & number of men. not last a year as the District Attorney There is a note reading “In the was ordered to begin proceedings number of men stated at the against him for delinquent taxes! several posts, the Mormon (Potter Collection) Est. $ 300-500 Battallion are not included, as HWAC#58383 their term of service expires in July.”On Mat Boards (not adhered) with plastic covers. There is slight tearing from mid to upper left corner of border, does not encroach on map. If mats are shippedthen additional shipping may apply. 14” x 16”. (Potter Collection)Est. $ 200-400 HWAC#59305 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 367

DAY 4 Sunday, March 18th General Americana Lot #4394 San Francisco, California, Lot #4397 San Francisco, California, 1849 1849 San Francisco Property 1859 1859 Indenture of Sale for Grant This is a property grant for a Land in San Francisco Between real 49er. It was for a piece of land Paul R Dugan and William F Flick. on Post Street between James and On Howard Street 250 feet from Taylor and sold at public auction. Fourth Street. Has original signed Sold to Ard. Reynolds. Reynolds was notary public of Sam Hermann with the original Recording Clerk. Also faded red seal. 17 x 10”. Four pages signed by J Heron Foster and HL - first two are used. Est. $ 100-200 Dodge. Foster was secretary of the HWAC#57363 1849 legislative assembly on illnessof the appointed secretary. HL Dodge started his California career as a Lot #4398 San Francisco, California,clerk in the courts. He later became a lawyer and a merchant under the 1850’s Five 1850’s San Francisconame of Dodge, Sweeney & Company. He was a member of the state Billheads (Two Pictorial) 1)legislature and director of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce. Rutherford, Harris & Company.He was perhaps the ablest San Francisco Mint director. Foster and 1854(?). Leather and calf skins. ForDodge purchased lots together. Est. $ 300-500 HWAC#57350 sole leather. 2) SW Moore. 1857. Seeds, garden implements, drugs, Lot #4395 San Francisco, etc. 3) Pictorial Deeth & Star. “First California, 1849 Rare California premium Golden State Bread...” Territorial Document This VIgnette of steamer on left and bale is an Extremely Rare, printed of hay on right. 18858. 4) George H “California Territory” document. Munroe - dealer in flour grain, etc. In the beginning of 1849, after 1859. 5) Pictorial S James, stoves. the expiration of the town 1858. Vignette of a stove. Est. $ 120-200 HWAC#57366 council governance of San Francisco expired, new laws Lot #4399 San Francisco, California, were necessary to incorporate 1855 - 1857 Six James M. Moore the immense influx of new 1850’s San Francisco Billheads businesses due to the gold rush. Six pieces in various condition. Local politicians immediately Moore & Company had a store passed laws loyal to the U.S. at 110 California Street between and sent representatives Montgomery and Sansome. They to Washington D.C. to seek were dealers in field and garden Territorial status. After much seeds, perfumery, drugs & dye stuff. complication and the death of All made out to Thomas Swain for one of the key representatives things like oranges, wood, corn,rope, peach pitts [sic]. Est. $ 100-200 en route, the Californians HWAC#57356 arrived in Washington andsubmitted a proposal for Territorial organization to Congress. It was Lot #4400 San Francisco, California,recommended that the Territory be divided into ten districts, and in 1861 Four 1860 San Franciscothe minds of Californians, the “Territory” existed from about July of Billheads 1) Reynolds & Howell of 791849 through the first week or so of September, 1849, when President Davis Street. Produce commissionersTaylor agreed with Congress and advocated immediate statehood. according to the 860 San FranciscoPrinted documents with the slogan, “Territory of California” are Directory. 2) JK Prior, gas fixtureexceptionally rare, and this is perhaps the third held by us in thirty and plumbing. And like most earlyyears. This document regards the sale of a town lot in San Francisco billheads almost anything else youto Charles White for $110 for a piece of property located on the south can think of. For Mr. Dexter. 3) Jamesside of Ellis Street near the corner of Leavenworth. It is printed with Vantine, also a produce commissiona bold masthead on light blue paper with separations along folded merchant. 4) Hewood & Harmon lumber dealers. (Al Adams Goldedges, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Est. $ 2000-4000 HWAC#44036 Rush Memorabilia Collection) Est. $ 100-200 HWAC#57357 Lot #4396 San Francisco, California, Lot #4401 San Francisco, California, 1854 1854 View Map of San 1851 James King of William signed Francisco and the Bay A highly ‘San Francisco City Stocks’ Two appealing view map of San Francisco RARE San Francisco City Stocks dating to 1854. Published for the Certificates. Signed by King James of “History of the World” by Henry William, John W Geary, PA Morse, CJ Bill. Taken from the original 1852 Tallant, and William Hooper. Both are printing. Framed. Print is 15.75 x glued on a piece of paper, back-to- 9”. Folds - some with staining and back. Both have all of their coupons.creasing. Appears to be one small rip on left side of map. Over all All coupons have been redeemedin good condition. Map reveals San Francisco as seen from Nob Hill and the stock itself has been pen cancelled in red. These are for stocklooking down California Street. Telegraph Hill appears on the left. certificates number 1968 and 1969. John W Geary was the first mayorShows numerous buildings and ships throughout. The most important of San Francisco and the street was named in his honor. It is still abuildings and locations are identified numerically. These include major San Francisco street today! In 1850 Morse was the Chief JusticeNorth Bay, Contra Costa, Yerba Buena Island, the California Exchange, of the Superior Court. Be sure to see other King James of William lotsthe Plaza, Leanard’s Warehouse, Ricon Point, the Market Street for more ephemera from this historically important San FranciscanPier, California Street, Central Warf, the Catholic Church, the Marine (his murder in 1856 lead to the re-formation of the San FranciscoTelegraph, and Anjill Island. There are seven different printings of this Vigilance Committee) and and a biography. Paper and stock haveview, the earliest appearing in 1850 with subsequent editions in 1851, condition issues (warping, foxing, some rips and tears), but is rare and1852, 1854, 1855, 1856, and 1857. Est. $ 300-400 HWAC#48426 historically importnant. Est. $ 1000-2000 HWAC#57349368 March 15th, 16th, 17th, & 18th, 2018

DAY 4 Sunday, March 18th General Americana Lot #4402 San Lot #4404 San Francisco, California, 1868 Francisco, California, Clipper Card for the Alice M. Minott with c1850 James King of Howes, Master George D. Sutton’s Clipper Line. William Gold Rush New Extra-Built Clipper Ship. ON HER SECOND Ephemera with VOYAGE TO SAN FRANCISCO. (This would have Extremely RARE been a good sell as it wouldn’t be as beat up as Original Auction other ships who made multiple trips!) Pier 13, Catalog James King of East River, New York. Will set sail when nearly full. Moore & Company William (1822-1856) are consignees in San Francisco. On the back is handwritten “Capt. was a crusading San Lowell not Howes took her out on New York, Sep. 30, 1868.” An 1874 Francisco, California ad in the Daily Alta shows the Minott is still sailing. It advertises that newspaper editor the Alice M. Minott is leaving for Liverpool, Direct. Lowell is still the whose shooting death master. Some edge discoloration. Nice condition. (Al Adams Gold in 1856 resulted in Rush Memorabilia Collection) Est. $ 500-700 HWAC#57470the establishment of the second San Francisco Vigilance Committeeand changed the politics of the city. King was among the first Lot #4405 San Francisco, California, c1865 Clippernewspapermen to be honored by the California Journalism Hall of Card for the Asia with Cowen at the CommandFame. First Clipper for San Francisco. Only 896 tonsItems include: registered. Will sail full or not full. Small, sharp1) James King paid taxes to the [illegible] of Georgetown for real estate strictly first-class clipper ship. Loading on pier 11 ontaxes on 4 May 1848 in the amount of $2.87, signed by [illegible] the East River, New York. Cowen is the Commander.Jewell Coley. Cornelius Comstock & Company. Agents in San2) Rental agreement between Wm Holt and James King of William Francisco are Dibblee & Hyde. The Comstock Family25 February 1854. Holt agreed to pay King ten dollars a month so he papers show correspondance with Dibblee & Hydecould place a house on Kings lot no. 173 on Market Street. The lease from 1864 to 1866. Some staining. Good condition.stipulates that at any time, King could ask Holt to move the house and (Al Adams Gold Rush Memorabilia Collection)he would have to do so immediately. Est. $ 500-700 HWAC#574693) John Morrow and William Newton Meeks lease a room to King in abuilding at 276 Montgomery Street for a period of one year. The rent Lot #4406 San Francisco, California, c1850’swas $550.00 a month. King had to pay a down payment of $1650.00 Steamer Vanderbilt - The Pride of the Americanwith the rest of the rent to be paid on the first of the month until Navy This is a coverless, stampless letter. It was sentNovember 1850 when the “whole year shall have been paid in full. on November 2, 1858 from Glasgow, scotland to4-7) Four covers of various sizes Daniel Gibbs & Company of San Francisco. Has two* Notes of Month + year belonging to C. M. M. G; stamps: “PAID” and a circle “PAID / D / GLASGOW* Samuel Stettinius Esq. San Francisco by Mr. King; / NO2 / 58”. Inside is a letter on letterhead for Well* Mr. James King of William San Francisco California from Gilbert Park Brewery. There is a handwritten notationRodman. Rodman, along with Thomas Corwin, wrote a special report “Rec’d 15 Dec 1858.” The author writes that heto the U.S. Treasury in 1850 on revenue collection in California; has received an Exchange for 4320 pounds, 13 shillings and 4 pence.* 1912 one cent cancelled stamp mailed in San Francisco, in December He also states that he is dismayed that only 1/4 of the bulk arrivedwith an advertisement for the upcoming 1915 World’s Panama-Pacific in “sound condition.” The entire letter is three pages long and endsExposition. On the cover, “Documents concerning James King of Wm. with an inventory of what was shipped on the Pudel: 50 barrels D. BObtained Jan. 1913. The addressee’s name has been blocked out. One . Stout, etc. Wellpark Brewery is a brewery in Duke Street in the Eastpamphlet to Mission Dolores, no date, gives the history of the church, End of Glasgow near the Glasgow Cathedral. It was founded in 1740such as the first marriage, first baptism, and first burial. on the bank of the Molendinar Burn by Hugh and Robert Tennent.8) Original 1913 James King of William Auction Catalogue. Fourteen Letter is signed by G. A. Tennent, who would have been a grandson orpages. Lists ‘The Books, Letters, Papers, Pictures of James King, of great grandson of Hugh. Brewing had been going on at this locationWm. To Be Sold at Auction in the Sutter Street Salesroom” by H. Taylor since 1556 making it the oldest continuous concern in Glasgow toCurtis, Auctioneer. Numbers 56 & 62 in the auction are two of our this day. The firm originally brewed stout and strong export ales. Byitems. They were among 227 lots up for auction. Pamphlet has been the mid-19th century J&R Tennent was the world’s largest bottledfolded in half, the long way, and has a portion of the front page ripped beer exporter. [wikipedia] Daniel Gibbs & Company seems to be afrom the right corner. Inside the front page, the terms of sale are listed. San Francisco agent or transfer agent for bringing goods into theExtremely Rare. Est. $ 1500-3000 HWAC#56908 fledgling state of California. The steamer Vanderbilt had a very famous career. It was built for Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt c1857. It Lot #4403 San Francisco, California, would become the flagship of the North Atlantic Steamship Company 1865 Join the Clipper Ship Fearless making the San Francisco to British Isles run. It was built by Jeremiah on a voyage to San Francisco The Simonson. It was 340 feet long, 49 foot beam, 33 foot depth of hold Fearless is leaving Boston and headed and 526 tons. It was propelled by two engines of 2,500 horsepower to San Francisco.It includes one box each. However, it was not destined to be a transport for long. In 1861 of machinery? The box has been the United States went to war with the Confederate States. One of its sent by Denio & Roberts. An ad in strategies was to blockade Southern ports from receiving goods from the Boston Directory show us that England and France. But it had only 5 ships. President Lincoln sentthis was a Safe! It was picked up by HW Pierce. From the Glidden & out a call for volunteers and Vanderbilt gifted his ship to the UnitedWilliams Line, California Packets, from Lewis Wharf, office 114 State States Navy. It was described as “This magnificent vessel, the finestStreet. Gold, red on light greenish blue paper. STRIKING! Shows the man-of-war in our navy, was built at a cost of nearly a million dollars....wear of a 150 year old piece of light paper: some edge issues and notoriously the fastest vessel afloat was well as one of the strongest....”some discoloration, but overall in good condition. Under “Marks and [Western Express, Volume 8 and Harper’s Weekly, November 22, 1862]Numbers there is an interesting mark. It is a ‘P’ inside a ‘Diamond So this is a transcontinental letter sent via the flagship Vanderbilt, onBox.’ Does this stand for ‘Pierce?’ (Al Adams Gold Rush Memorabilia Glasgow letterhead, form the longest operating business in Glasgow,Collection) Est. $ 300-500 HWAC#57467 referencing a destroyed shipment of ale and stout, on a vessel that would become an important man-of-war in the United state mail! (Al Adams Gold Rush Memorabilia Collection) Est. $ 100-200 HWAC#58334Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 369

DAY 4 Sunday, March 18th General Americana Lot #4407 San Francisco, California, c1855 Lot #4411 San Francisco, California, Streamer Broadspire ‘Bound for San 1865 Sloop P. M. Randall Jr. Francisco’ North American Steamship Company. headed to San Francisco Delivering Leaves from Pier 29 on the North River in New 1920 sacks of wheat. Lewis Pierce York. Travel on the Fulton, Oregonian, Nevada, America, Dakota, Santiago de Cuba, etc. Via Company. Master is Amos Hewitt. Aspinwall and Panama. Contact D. N. Carrington, agent. VIgnette of a steamship. 8 x 5”. Advertises Rare to have a sloop. Vignette. 1865. that this is an “opposition to monopoly” of the NCSSC (North American Steam Ship Company). (Potter Collection) Est. $ 150-250 Some light foxing on bottom. (Potter Collection) Est. $ 500-1000 HWAC#56046 HWAC#59462 Lot #4408 San Francisco, California, 1854 Lot #4412 San Francisco, California, San Francisco Gold Rush Letter Re: Clipper 1852 1852 San Francisco Steamer Ship “Witchcraft” Datelined San Francisco, Heath Certificate for Arriving Dec. 22, 1854. Addressed to a firm in Boston, People “This is to certify that the the letter discusses two cases of merchandise bearer ____ was a passenger on Board consigned on the ship “Witchcraft” by Abernathy, Clark & Co. that went missing the Mail Steamship _____ that he has from the ship. Signed by Flint, Peabody & Co. Blue paper. Many folds. 8.5 x 11” The Clipper paid the Health Fee of One Dollar, ship Witchcraft was built in 1850 and made record passages from Rio de Janeiro to San required by city ordinance No. 215”. Francisco, and from San Francisco to Callao, With this certificate the holder is entitled to admission to the hospital Peru. In the year this letter was written as a city patient in case of sickness at any time within twelve months(1854), she had the fastest passages on record from New York to SanFrancisco (98 days) and San Francisco to Callao (32 days). Est. $ 100- from the date hereof. I guess the hospital didn’t want to take any sick200 HWAC#57634 foreigners or green horns. Unused, but extra rare! (Potter Collection) Est. $ 100-150 HWAC#58113 Lot #4413 San Francisco, California, 1897 Steamship Agent License 1897 steamship agent license in San Francisco. 1” left tear, top chip missing, water stain mostly visible on rear. Est. $ 60-100 HWAC#58654 Lot #4409 San Francisco, California, Lot #4414 San Francisco, California, 1852-1867 1875 Shipping Receipt for the Three Shipping Documents for Ships Headed Steamer “Gold Hunter’ from to San Francisco The ship Brother mastered by Boston to San Francisco This is a Reid. Anchored in the Thames. Heading to San pay load for the ship “Gold Hunter.” Francisco. This is forty twenty cases of alkali. What a great name! It is for 353 2) Ship Lookout mastered by August. Anchored bundles of iron and 98 bars of iron. i New York. Contains axes, shoes, scales, boots, Together they weighed 21,800 hardware, etc. Lookout made 16 passages to Sanpounds. Cost to ship: $132.85. Shipped by the company Hanfor & Francisco between 1854 and 1871. Her fastestCompany. This was a round the horn trip! Going to Corbett, Failing & was 108 days. On three voyages she met withCompany in Portland via San Francisco. In 1864, Josiah Failing turned unfavorable weather, her slowest trip beingthe business over to his son, Henry, who continued to run it until 1871, 157 days; however, her remaining 13 passageswhen he consolidated the business with that of Henry W. Corbett, his averaged 121 days, a very respectable showing.brother-in-law. That subsequent firm, Corbett, Failing, and Company, 3) Ship Cape Horn mastered by Bell. 1867. For twenty bales ofcontinued for 22 years. Henry Failing had numerous business and civic Merchandise. Leaving from Liverpool. (Potter Collection) Est. $ 150-interests. In 1869, he joined his father Josiah and Henry W. Corbett in 300 HWAC#59464purchasing a controlling interest in Portland’s First National Bank. Heserved as president of the bank until his death, and during his tenure Lot #4415 San Francisco, California,it became one of the strongest moneyed concerns in the northwest. Pacific Land Company StockFailing was also a principal in the Keystone Mining and Milling Certificate, 1863 Inc. February 26th,Company, the Oregon Iron Company of Oswego, and the Willamette 1863, less than a month before thisIron and Steel Works. He served three separate terms as mayor of certificate was issued. No. 64, issuedPortland, and during his first term a city charter was established. Also for 5 shares to Mary Woodruff Parkerduring his tenure a sorely needed system for street improvement was on March 17, 1863. Signed by theconceived which brought sewer lines to the city. (Potter Collection) president, J. Rowell, and secretary,Est. $ 200-400 HWAC#59456 H. White. Not cancelled. Vignette of allegorical woman at left and sidewheel steamship (top center). Printed by B.F. Butler’s Litho, SF. Lot #4410 San Francisco, California, 25c adhesive revenue stamp at top right. 5.25 x 9.5” Small ink stains 1868-1869 Shipping Receipts and creases, otherwise very fine. The company brokered lands for sale from H. & W. Pierce (4) 4 shipping in Oregon. Scarce. Est. $ 300-500 HWAC#55567 receipts from H. &W. Pierce to Liverpool, England on the steamships Alexander, Detroit and Heried for wheat shipments. Est. $ 150-250 HWAC#58660370 March 15th, 16th, 17th, & 18th, 2018

DAY 4 Sunday, March 18th General Americana Lot #4416 San Lot #4419 San Francisco, California, Francisco, California, California Gold Rush Cover with San Francisco Rare Stamp Usage October 1865 Savings Union mailed cover to Cornwall, England Archive, 1862- from San Francisco. “Via Panama” c1915 Rarely does written in upper left. Unusual vertical an original western pair of 24 cent stamps, Scott #78, banking archive come both attached upside down. Cover out of the woodwork, has soiling and was opened roughly. 3 and one has here. x 5.5” (Al Adams Gold Rush Memorabilia Collection) Est. $ 300-500 Not only that, it is an HWAC#58480important “first” as well. The San Francisco Savings Union was thefirst banking corporation formed after the Act of February, 1862, in Lot #4420 San Francisco, California, 1856which corporations who wished to be in the banking business were Fort Vigilant Pictorial Letter Sheet:better defined than previous unclear laws of the 1850’s in California. Baird 83 Shows two scenes. The first isIn the original law of 1853, it was unclear about the formation and the rooms used by the Vigilance committeeoperation of savings banks, and it took the Sate legislature a decade to on Sacramento Street. Gunnybags in front,work out new laws acceptable to banks and the public. One interesting soldier and cannons on roof, sign for Brownfacet of the new banking laws were the ability of women to make & Crowell, sign for Mills & Vantine stoves, etc.direct deposits. The San Francisco Savings Union was formerly formed The second is a mass meeting where the Actson June 18, 1862, just a few months after the official emplacement of the Vigilance Committee were endorsed.of the new Act by the California Legislature. It was the first bank Britton & Rey of San Francisco lithographers.to incorporate under the new laws. The first officers were: James Noisy Carier’s Book & Stationery Company.deFremery, president; Albert Miller, VP; and john Archbold as Cashier. Some slight border discoloration and a borderThe bank specialized in term deposits and loans associated with those tears. This was a dramatic and lawless timedeposits. Originally, deposits were limited to $1 to $600. The archive in San Francisco’s hsitory. A time where the people of the city tookcontains the first two ledger books, Vol. 1 and 2, with hundreds of control and enforced the laws - even as far as hangings. Overall in verypages each with attendant documents regarding later transfers, etc. nice condition. (Potter Collection) Est. $ 500-800 HWAC#56051They appear to be fully intact. Glancing through the books, we see aplethora of women depositors, something the bank had openly strives Lot #4421 San Francisco, California,to attain. We see depositors from mining camps, such as Moore’s Flat; 1853 Springfield, Tuolumnea depositor who was a clerk at the Bank of California; another who County pictorial Letter Sheet:was recommended by Mr. Sather of the Sather Bank; a baker from Baird 257 Very nice condition withMariposa; a servant in a SF household; and deposits for the Hibernia no apparent issues. G. H. GoddardLadies Savings Society. The group of papers also includes about 50+/- (appears as C. H. Goddard) of Sonora.voucher style loan/interest documents and correspondence regarding Lithograph by Britton & Rey of Santhe Bank’s involvement with another society. Fifteen deposit books Francisco. Shows main street with aare also present, 7 “Ordinary Deposits” and eight “term Deposit” church at the far end, town square,books. The large corporate seal is also part of the archive. Interestingly, scattered dwellings, goats on a knoll,the Bank was one of many destroyed in the earthquake of 1906. etc. Published by G. S. Wells in 1853. (Potter Collection) Est. $ 300-It went through a name change shortly after rebuilding.See Cross, 500 HWAC#56050Financing an Empire, v1, pp245-249. Est. $ 1500-3500 HWAC#59525 Lot #4422 , California 1967 Baird’s Lot #4417 San Francisco, Book “California’s Pictorial Letter California, San Francisco, Sheets” The go-to guide for collecting CA Post Office Framed and researching California Pictorial Lithograph Lithograph Letter Sheets. From Mud Springs of the San Francisco post to James King of William, from Fort office, 19th-century. Entitled Vigilance to El Dorado, from Bidwell’s post office, San Francisco, Bar to Sacramento, from Sackett’s California. By HF Cox of Hotel to Michigan City - it is all here. 342 plates with photographs and Delaware, lithograph of descriptions! Excellent condition. Est. $ 300-500 HWAC#56049 William Endicott and Company New York. The print Lot #4423 San Francisco, California, 1857 measures 14 x 18”, matted, in Mercantile Gazette & Shipping Register 21 x 25” frame. Nice original Lettersheet, Gold Rush No. 37. San Francisco, lithograph, nearly duotone. December 4th, 1857. Per Mail Steamer GoldenRare. (Potter Collection) Est. $ 800-1200 HWAC#59366 Age. Covers: Wholesale Prices & Duties; a Review of the Market (“Candles and American Lot #4418 San Francisco, California, Spirits continue exceedingly depressed...”); 1858-1862 California Gold Rush Produce Market Review; Money Market Collection Lot of four. 1) 1858 (“Since the recent rains the receipts of Gold treasurer’s report from Santa Clara Dust from the mines have steadily increased, County, To William Daniel. 2) 1862 but we doubt if sufficient water has yet fallen State Land Office to Alfred M Jamison to facilitate working in all parts of the dry for 20% down on 320 acres of STATE diggings”), the U.S. Branch Mint has recently SCHOOL LAND. Stockton. 3-4) reopened; Imports of Merchandise at this Port; Vessels on the Way to Unused 186- Alfred J Moulder San This Port; Vessels in Port; and concludes with the Shipping Register.Francisco controller receipts. Est. $ 50-100 HWAC#57359 8.5” x 12” Rough edges, some separation at fold. 4pp. Est. $ 200-400 HWAC#57627Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 371

DAY 4 Sunday, March 18th General Americana Lot #4424 San Francisco, California, Lot #4426 San Francisco, California, 1856 1851 Letter addressed to 16 Year Palmer, Cook & Company and Grand Theft Old Working on a Ship of Some Palmer, Cook & Company was established Sort 1851 letter from a father to his in 1849. It is said that no pirate or thief ever 16 year old son working on a ship matched this company for the amount of out of San Francisco. In care of GN money that was stolen. Without bonding laws Shaw & Company. This company was the bank set up its own insurance subsidiary Commission Merchants. And father’s enhancing its growing power. Through loans advince, “Have a good look out for and John C. Fremont’s poor business sense the yourself after earning money and bank obtained control of Fremont’s Mariposaskeep it safe...” The 1860 census lists a Thomas L. Merrill who was a Grant. This set the stage for the bank andcook on a ship under the command of JW Smith. A total of ten crew Fremont to con hundreds of thousands ofmembers were listed. He was 25, so he would have been 16 when dollars from unwary mining investors. Thesethis letter was written by his father. Since he was born in Maine, I will were investors who believed the bank’s exaggerated claims of theassume that this letter comes from Portland, Maine and not Portland, riches to be made and the legality of Fremont’s title. Failure of theoregon. Est. $ 100-300 HWAC#57367 respected Adams and Company Bank in 1855 resulted in a financial panic that reached into every county. It was an opportunity for Palmer, Lot #4425 Washington D. C., District Cook & Company to enjoy another looting spree. A crooked receiver of Columbia, 1851 1851 California for the failed Adams and Company, Alfred Cohen, made a midnight Gold Rush Letter 2+ page letter from transfer of $400,000 into the coffers of Palmer & Cook. Some of this a lawyer asking the recipient to be money ent to pay off special investors and the rest went into Palmer, prepared to pay “John” what is due Cook’s Coiffers. In 1856 Palmer & Cook was given the responsibility him. There is mention of a $5,000 for depositing funds in New York banks for financing California and Ward & Company bill for one thing. San Francisco city bonds. Secret stealing had begun four monthsIt starts “Before this reaches you, I trust that you have arrived in San before anew state treasurer was elected. All told partners Palmer,F. and it is my most sincere hope also that you will have already got Jones, Wright and Henry Bates (the new state treasurer) eventuallyyour bearings in good train for a satisfactory result.” “All of his [John’s] removed $250,000 from the vault of the state treasurer. Some of thehopes hang upon you....” It is a letter of great hope and deep dread. gold was immediately shipped east. Part of the treasure ensuredEst. $ 100-200 HWAC#57308 that Nathaniel Banks became the Speaker of the House. A portion helped their friend, John Fremont, win the Republican nomination for President. All this vote buying was aimed at passing laws to protect the bank’s various shady California land claims. On, of about, August 1, 1856 Palmer, Cook & Company was dissolved. [The Looting of California - Bankers, Corruption and Theft by William Mero] This is a letter on Palmer, Cook & Co. letterhead. It says that cash can not be advanced to the Honorable W. C. Kibbe at this time. We now know why! Also includes coupon number 1 for investment in New York from the state of California on January 1, 1856. Some of the stolen money from state coiffers? General Kibbe was also important and somewhat controversial in California history. He was quartermaster general c1852 to c1858. In 1861 he was the adjutant general. From October of 1858 to March of 1859 he lead the Northern Campaign against the local Indians. They operated on both sides of the Coastal Range and it was reported he killed over 100 Indians and capture hundreds more. (Al Adams Gold Rush Memorabilia Collection) Est. $ 300-500 HWAC#57453 Zoom in and see Lot #4427 San Francisco, California, 1868 close up detail Put’s Original California Songster Published High Resolution by D. Appleton & Co. San Francisco, 1868.Images of ALL LOTS Soiled cover, all pages in tact. A marvelous 64available online at page compendium of gold rush songs about the mining camps, drinking, gambling, gettingFHWAC.com lost, greenhorns, etc. The preface was written in 1855 and the songs carried forward. Classic goldrushiana. (Al Adams Gold Rush Memorabilia Collection) Est. $ 500-1000 HWAC#57447 Lot #4428 San Francisco, California, 1859 San Francisco Savings and Loan 1859 Installment Note You don’t see this everyday. Number 21. Published by Gillespie & Gray. Installment fo $52,60 on $1280.60. Signed by G. Street. Pictorial of building. Very fragile with rips and tears. Est. $ 100-400 HWAC#57405372 March 15th, 16th, 17th, & 18th, 2018

DAY 4 Sunday, March 18th General Americana Lot #4429 San Francisco, California, Lot #4432 San Francisco, California, 1853, 1854 Two Gold Rush San c1890’s Original Will and Fink Francisco Newspapers Both are Barbers Chair Will & Fink was San Francisco Daily Herald. Both are one of the West’s finest cutlery typically fragile for newsprint this manufacturers. This Will & Fink chair, old, and include small rips (1” or less) 19th century, has been beautifully at fold intersections. 1) November 13, refinished and reupholster with 1853. Main article is on real estate in velvet purple upholstery. The chairSan Francisco. Ads are a must! My favorite is JW Britton of Sacramento has all of the original features intactadvertising stoves. He has in stock 16 different varieties for a total of including the panel pushed tilt back3,250 stoves! He is planning on a lot influx of people to the Gold Rush to allow for easier shave position.sites! Somebody has added early American stamps across the top of Measures 25 inches across 44 inchesall four pages. It adds color and does not detract from the substance. tall and 27 inches deep. Excellent2) November 25, 1854. Legal notices, adds and a report of the San condition. Has the original gorgeousFrancisco Alderman. Once again, it is the ads that really add value brass plaque on the front thatto this paper. ‘San Francisco, Wells Fargo & Co. Express’ ovals have says Will and Frank Company, Sanbeen added. Might mean this paper was headed out of town. (Potter Francisco The base of the seat padCollection) Est. $ 150-300 HWAC#58355 also has the original Will and Fink paper label that says manufactured Lot #4430 San Francisco, California, by Fred Straub & Son 1914 Mission St. 1852, 1854 Two Rare Gold Rush exclusively for Will & Fink. Extremely Newspapers 1) Daily Alta. August rare, one of the most desirable of all 11, 1852. Main article is on the the Will & Fink artifacts. Straub was listed as an upholster for N. P. Cole immigration of Americans from in the 1871 San Francisco Directory. He was still in business in 1890. Panama and San Juan del Sud. “With Jacobitz collection. Shipping charges will depend on actual shipping every new case of suffering and costs for this over sized, eloquent item. Est. $ 2000-4000 HWAC#46034 wanton destruction of human life, wehave a violent outburst of public indignation....” City Sexton Nathaniel Lot #4433 SanGray has died. His hearse was pulled by four horses and tastefully Francisco, California,ornamented. It was lead by four colored boys. California Pioneers Shreve & Companygroup is gaining great speed. Adams & Co. has four brand new 20” Mirrored Traywagons. Three pages of hard-to-find advertisements and short notes. This incredible2) Daily California Chronicle. February 23, 1854. Pages are 27 x 21”. piece from one ofFront page article is on California Indians. It was a synopsis of Major San Francisco’sMcKinistry’s report. Second page is an editorial about the Indians. “If most renownedthere is not something frightful in the idea of slaughtering twenty- silversmithsfive human beings against whom there is no proof of anything wrong measures 20” fromwhich they had done or intended!” Lots of clipper ship news, ads and candle holder tonotes. Both are four pages and are typically fragile of newsprint t this candle holder.old. However, there are no major rips or tears. (Potter Collection) Incorporated inEst. $ 200-400 HWAC#58354 1894 by George Rodman and Albert J. Lewis; it is considered the oldest commercial Lot #4431 Yerba Buena, California, establishment in San Francisco. Scroll work on sconces and sconce 1847 “The California Star; Reprint bases. Hallmarked on the inside of one of the sconces, Shreve & of First Year Newspaper in 1847 Co / Sterling / 7038. You WILL impress when you serve on this. What a great early, pre-Gold Rush Est. $ 3000-5000 HWAC#58200 California reference work. This was published by Howell-North Books Lot #4434 San Francisco, California, of Berkeley in 1965. Yerba Buena William Sharon’s Palace Hotel , 2was the first name that San Francisco went by. Earliest volumes are Stereoviews by Watkins Williamdatelined Yerba Buena and the later ones San Francisco. Article about Sharon’s Palace Hotel . One exterior andthe illegality of holding Indians hostage for work, Indians are uniting one interior from the Watkins’ Pacificto make depredations on whites, lengthy article on the first attempt to Coast collection of stereo views. Theassist suffering emigrants on the California Mountains (Donner Party), Palace Hotel was built by San Franciscoetc. These articles from two random issues we turned to. Includes an banker and entrepreneur Williamindex and an index of advertisers. Est. $ 100-200 HWAC#60212 Chapman Ralston who heavily depended on his shaky banking empire to help Register, Bid, finance the $5 million project. William Sharon ended up in control of the hotel & view opening bids at after the collapse of the Bank of California and Ralston’s suicide. With 755 guest rooms, the original Palace Hotel FHWAC.com (also known colloquially as the “Bonanza Inn”) was at the time of its construction the largest hotel in the Western United States. The hotel burned after the great earthquake of 1906. Est. $ 200-400 HWAC#61211 Lot #4435 San Francisco, California, William Sharon’s Palace Hotel Stereoview by Watkins Exterior view, left image foxing. Est. $ 200- 400 HWAC#61212Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 373

DAY 4 Sunday, March 18th General Americana Lot #4436 San Jose, California, 1851 Lot #4441 San Pedro, California, Controller’s 1851 Receipt (when 1866 Letter signed by Jose L. the Capital was in San Jose) In Sepulveda (In Spanish) Jose Loreto 1851 the state capital was in San Sepulveda was the mayor of Los Jose! Number 2579 from the State Angeles from 1837 to 1848. He Treasurer’s office. For $136.70. For was the Grantee of the Rancho de James B Devoe on April 15, 1851. On los Palos Verde. Note is dated JuneMarch 31, 1851 Devoe was appointed state printer and held the office 14, 1866. This is an important andfor one year. This document is printed “J. Winchester State Printer.” historic California signature. Est. $Winchester, who had been legally appointed and held this position for 400-600 HWAC#58381a year, resigned on March 28th. Devoe is basically paying Devoe for hiswork. However, it is signed by the state controller. (Potter Collection) Lot #4442 , California pre 1870Est. $ 100-200 HWAC#56063 Dramatic Abel Stearns Signed Note in Spanish Very historical piece Lot #4437 San Jose, California, 1851 of paper signed by Abel Stearns. State Capital, State Printer, State In Spanish makes this even more Controller document J. Winchester interesting! Abel Stearns (1798 was the state printer in 1850. And – 1871) was a trader who came to the Pueblo de Los Angeles, Alta San Jose was the capital of California California in 1829 and became a major landowner, cattle rancher and in 1850 and 1851. He is being paide one of the area’s wealthiest citizens. In 1841, he married Arcadia $100. John S Houston was the first Bandini of the wealthy Bandini family. They lived and entertained at controller of the state of California their Los Angeles home, the historic Don Abel Stearns House. By 1860, holding the position from 1849 Stearns was the most important land owner in Southern California,to 1852. San Jose was the State Capital in 1850 and 1851. (Potter and owned Rancho La Habra, Rancho Los Coyotes, Rancho San JuanCollection) Est. $ 100-300 HWAC#58384 Cajón de Santa Ana, Rancho Las Bolsas, Rancho La Bolsa Chica, Rancho Jurupa and Rancho La Sierra (Sepulveda). Stearns was hit hard by the Lot #4438 San Mateo, California, drought of 1863-64, causing the loss of thousands of cattle. By 1868 San Mateo Coursing Association Stearns had suffered such financial reverses that he mortgaged all Stock Certificate, 1899 Coursing is his ranch assets in what were then Los Angeles and San Bernardino the pursuit of game or other animals counties. [wikipedia] (Potter Collection) Est. $ 400-800 HWAC#58376 by dogs—chiefly greyhounds and other sighthounds—catching their Lot #4443 Santa Cruz, California, prey by speed, running by sight, but 1876 Patent for Santa Cruz Saw not by scent. Coursing was a common Mill No. 147. Office of the U.S. hunting technique, practised by the Assistant Treasurer. Dateline San nobility, the landed and wealthy, and Francisco, Sept. 27, 1876. James S.commoners with sighthounds and lurchers. No. 18, issued for one Howe of Santa Cruz has depositedshare to Paul R. Lewis on Oct. 14th, 1899 in San Francisco. Signed by $15 on account of Patent Fees for apresident Samuel Newman and secretary M.J. Welch. Not cancelled. Saw Mill. Signed by Wm. Freeman,Eagle vignette and floral border. Folds, some toning and a paper clip U.S. Assistant Treasurer. 4.5 x 8” Stamped on the reverse. Very fine.stain. Est. $ 100-200 HWAC#60639 We can find additional patent listings for Howe in 1872 for Saw- Sharpening Swages. Howe built the saw mill with his brother Henry Lot #4439 San Pedro, California, Newcomb Howe in the 1850s after Henry had tried his luck in the 1866 Jose L Sepulveda Signature Gold Rush. Both had come to California in 1849 around the Horn Dated July 6, 1866. Signed by the from Maine. The two operated the saw mill until 1861 when James former mayor of Los Angeles and bought his brother out. They dammed Webb Creek to create Upper owner of the Palos Verdes estate. Lake for his pressure-drive mill. James S. Howe passed away on Oct. Addressed to Mr. Aug W. Timms of 19th, 1904 and was buried in Santa Cruz. {Ref: History of the State of San Pedro. One of the Sepulveda California, 1905 and Santa Cruz Sentinel, 1904] (Al Adams Gold Rush family, Diego Sepulveda, constructed Memorabilia Collection) Est. $ 80-100 HWAC#57665 a wharf on a point of land just belowthe government embarcadero and at the water’s edge from which he Lot #4444 Scott Valley, California, 1854 Scottran stage coaches to Los Angeles. Timms Point, as the promontory was Valley Land Purchase for ranch where thelater known, got its name from August W Timms who had come to Los Etna Brewery was Started O Asa White is sellingAngeles as an agent for several San Francisco firms. He towed in the his share of the ranch of White & Hartstrand tohulls of two ships that had gone aground and as they in turn attracted PA Hartstrand. The Hartstrand Ranch was locatedsand and silt a jetty formed to give protection to his docks. Timms three miles east of Etna. In 1868 Hartstrand soldPoint provided docks for Los Angeles in the first years of American his ranch to Charles Klapper who started the Etnaoccupation. Competing stage lines belonging to Sepulveda, Tomlinson Brewery on this ranch before moving its facilitiesand Timms and the firm of Alexander and Temple carried goods to the town of Etna. Est. $ 100-300 HWAC#57355and passengers back and forth between Los Angeles and San Pedro.(Potter Collection) Est. $ 400-600 HWAC#58378 Lot #4440 San Pedro, California, Lot #4445 Sierra City, California, 1866 Jose L. Sepulveda Spanish Stereoview of Sierra City #159 Note Jose Loreto Sepulveda was Sierra City, Cal. View from above the mayor of Los Angeles from 1837 town. Staining on right side of mat to 1848. He was the Grantee of the does not encroach on view & faint Rancho de los Palos Verde. Note foxing on stereoview. Est. $ 300-600 is dated July 10, 1866. This is an HWAC#59675 important and historic Californiasignature. (Potter Collection) Est. $ 400-600 HWAC#58380374 March 15th, 16th, 17th, & 18th, 2018

DAY 4 Sunday, March 18th General Americana Lot #4446 Smith’s Flat, California, Lot #4450 Suisun, California, 1868 1864 Smith’s Flat Toll Road Schooner Pictorial Billhead in Manuscript Receipt Received 1868 from Suisun to San Francisco from WN Harvey $200 on account Lewis Pierce Pictorial 1868 billhead. collected on the Smith’s Flat Toll The schooner W. E. Anderson is Road. Signed by JL Perkins for GW carrying wheat from the central Swan. March 1, 1864. Harvey must valley (Suisun) to San Francisco. have been the toll keeper for this Peter Anderson Master. Est. $ 100-200 HWAC#57370 road and this is the money made (minus his salary?) in February of Lot #4451 Topaz, Mono County,1864. Smith’s Flat was in El Dorado County about 2.5 miles east of California, 1887-1906 FabulousPlacerville. The Toll House and Hook & Ladder Mine was perhaps Topaz Archive: Rickey Cattlethe most famous near this toll road. Smiths Flat Road still exists Company Letters and Letterheadsand can easily be driven. It lies between Apple Hill and Placerville Large archive of Rickey Material.and is a stone’s throw from Highway 50 - the main road between Includes Rickey Land and CattlePlacerville and the Comstock. 1864 was the height of silver mining Company and Kirman & Rickey. Sixtyon the Comstock and more than one prospector and wagon full of ore items. All addressed to the Statemust have travelled through here that month. Swan ran more than Bank & Trust of Carson City, Nevada.one toll road in this area. His toll road in Strawberry Flat made him This material is for their generalten of thousands a year. (See Swans Toll Road in this auction.) (Potter merchandise store in Topaz. Thomas Brinley Rickey was a rancher andCollection) Est. $ 60-120 HWAC#56070 landholder in the late 19th century. At one point he owned nearly all of the Antelope Valley, straddling the border of Nevada and California, Lot #4447 Smith’s Flat, California, as well as other scattered holdings further to the south. He was 1866 Smith’s Flat Toll Road Taxes instrumental in the effort to reroute the Walker River and create Topaz (1866) near Placerville This is for Lake. He also got into banking later in his career, founding the Nevada the “Two and one half miles of Toll State Bank and Trust Company. His banks failed during a financial Road beginning at the Toll House on panic in 1907, and much of his land had to be sold. He is probably best Smiths flat and running E. to the Five known today for selling the land that the Nevada Governor’s Mansion Mile House. Also 2 mules, 2 harness & sits on to the state for $10. [carsonpedia] Letters mention paying (ie 1 wagon.” Valued at $4,520. Taxed at Frank Juarez of Bodie), but mostly just banking transactions. (Potter $143.73.6 See other Smith’s Flat Piece Collection) Est. $ 300-500 HWAC#58119 for description. (Potter Collection) Est. $ 100-200 HWAC#56068 Lot #4452 Truckee City, California, Stereoview American Views – Lot #4448 Stockton, California, Truckee City, Pacific Railroad 1852-1857 IOOF 1850’s Paperwork Unknown Photographer, slight Lot of eight. Four receipts (William staining on right margin with slight Olison, LJ Kellen, JY Brown, Charles foxing on stereo view. Est. $ 300- O Borton) for weekly dues. One 1853 600 HWAC#59676 certificate for Richard Fowler that he had attained fourth and fifth degrees. Lot #4453 Two receipts for services rendered to Wilmington, George Sanderson, secretary in 1853. California, 1869 One full page Charity Lodge C. W. Historic WilmingtonMartin application. He was found worthy! Est. $ 200-400 HWAC#57369 Billhead from Banning & Company Lot #4449 Strawberry Valley, Banning & Company, California, 1864 Swans Toll Road forwarding and in Strawberry Valley El Dorado commission County tax receipt for Swans Toll merchants. Received Road in Strawberry Valley. The road of JM Sanchez 10 bales was appraised at $44,065.00 and the of wool. Banning, tax was $4189.75. THOSE ARE SOME California is named for HEFTY NUMBERS FOR 1864! It ran Phineas Banning, stagecoach line owner and the “Father of the Port of east from the Western Summit Toll Los Angeles.” He was one of the founders of Wilmington. He operated House to the valley; a distance of ten a stagecoach and freighting business. In the late 1850s Banning and miles. Elliot Lord [Comstock Mining a group of Southern California investors purchased 640 acres of land and Miners, Volume 4] estimated the adjacent to San Pedro for port expansion. The land purchase was yearly revenue for this toll road to incorporated as Wilmington, after Banning’s Delaware birthplace, andbe about $2,000 to $3,000 a mile. The receipts from the toll house and this facility became known as Banning’s Landing. Banning investedroad were $40,000 to $70,000 yearly!!! Today it is a hiking trail. While the profits from his trade networks into the development of a morewalking, one will follow the Pony Express route, wagon route and sophisticated port complex and for the creation of roads, telegraphs,stagecoach route that the famous Hank Monk would have traversed. and other connections to Los Angeles. In 1859, the first ocean-goingIn other words, if you wanted to get from Placerville to Nevada, you vessel anchored in Los Angeles-Wilmington harbor, and the 1860s sawtook this road and paid this toll! (Potter Collection) Est. $ 100-300 the beginning of small-scale maritime trade between San Pedro andHWAC#58374 ships anchored in the deeper parts of the harbor. After government- funded dredging made a deep water harbor and breakwater a reality, the port continued to grow. (Potter Collection) Est. $ 200-400 HWAC#58379Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 375

DAY 4 Sunday, March 18th General Americana Lot #4454 Wine Country, California, 1860’s Lot #4460 , California 1855 Original Import Document from JE Rene of San Currier and Ives California Color Francisco for Barrigues Vin rouge Wine U. Print Original mid-1850s print by S. 25c Revenue Stamp is tied by a strong “J. E. Currier and Ives entitled on the Coast Rene / San Francisco” oval stamp. The 1865 of California. The view shows a cliff San Francisco Directory lists J Ernest Rene as region with mountains surrounding, an importer and agent of the French Board ships in the harbor in a village at the Underwriters at 716 Montgomery. Document edge of the mountain. The print is is in French. One rip at horizontal fold (1/2 approximately 11” x 15” in a frame inch). Est. $ 240-400 HWAC#57352 approximately 18 x 22”. On the Coast of California is not listed among the Lot #4455 Wine Country, California, prints shown in Harry Peters book Courier and Ives, Printmakers to 1862 Wine Country Tax Record the American people, 1942. The author discusses the thousands of This 1862 Tax Record is for Boone Fly different prints made by Currier and Ives but only illustrates about for $209.69. He had land on Carneros 150 of them. This is an original, not a reprint. The California views Creek. Fly was a rancher. Boone Fly are generally extremely rare. (Potter Collection) Est. $ 1000-2000 was the first person to grow grapes HWAC#59370 on this land. He was a man of some importance as Fly’s Landing was Lot #4461 , Currier & Ives named after him. Today it is known as Pictorial Reference The world of the Bouchaine Winery and owned by Currier and Ives by Roy King andDuPont Heir Gerret Copeland. One can still find the Boone Fly Cafe in Burke Davis. Large-format, 1.5 x 2’,the Carneros Inn. Est. $ 150-300 HWAC#57351 139 pages, indexed, full-size pictorial reference to the fabulous Currier and Lot #4456 Yosemite, California, 1888 Ives prints. This is a key reference Yosemite Region Prints 5 Dewing for any researcher on Currier and Publishing Co. Photogravures, 1) The Ives. Rare. (Al Adams Gold Rush Yosemite Falls by CD Robinson .5” left Memorabilia Collection) Est. $ 150-200 HWAC#56301 tear 2) Among the Big Trees of California by Henry Ihlefeld 3) Chilnooalna Falls Lot #4462 , California 1846 1846 Near Wawona, Yosemite by Thomas Map of Upper or New California Hill, upper toning 4) The Sentinel by This map was produced before the Julian Rix 5) Vernal and Nevada Falls by California Gold Rush and after 1840. Thomas Hill (Potter Collection) Est. $ Walker Pass is mention (c 1830). 120-200 HWAC#571544 No gold rush locations are mention (c1849). Lake Tahoe is still referred Lot #4457 Youngs Hill, California, to as “Mountain Lake.” “Sierra 1854 1854 Youngs Hill Liquor Nevada or Snowy Range.” This seems License for GW Barns. 1854 Youngs to be published by the Society for Hill was located on Beaver Creek, the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge in three miles north of Camptonville. England which issued this map which was one of the last of a series of Named for William Young, the first over 200 maps called “Central America II including Texas, California claimant in 1851. In 1852 it was and the Northern States of Mexico.” Besides those places named above mentioned as a big camp. In 1855 it contains a myriad of other interesting geographic places. This map is it had three hotels, four saloons from a book. 7.5 x 9.25”. Est. $ 200-500 HWAC#57407 (one owned by Barnes?) , threestores, etc. But it quickly began to diminish after that. Est. $ 100-200 Lot #4463 , California 1848HWAC#57372 Map, “California Gold & Quicksilver Mining Lot #4458 Yuba County, California, Survey, 1848” This is a 1854 1854 Yuba County Peddlers choice early California Gold License Issued to Jacob Weil. “sell’ Rush Map. The map points has been crossed out and ‘Peddle’ out three rivers where gold has been handwritten in. Signed by was found at this point: treasurer, and soon to be Virginia Feather River, American City, Nevada Banker, John A Paxton. River was far as Mountain Est. $ 100-200 HWAC#57376 Lake (Lake Tahoe), and Rio de los Cosumes. Gold was Lot #4459 , found on these streams: California pre-1856 Duckey Creek, Dry Creek, Gold Seekers Pine Creek, Deer Creek Protection Knife and Mill Creek. Sutter’s This 11” knife with a Fort is prominent. Other 6” blade is famous for locations include Daley’s its use by California Mill, Vacas Ranch, Dry Gold Rush gold Diggings, Mormon Camp,seekers. Beautiful etched design on one side of knife. Etching near tip Donner Pass, the road fromis worn. Signed “Joseph Elliot / Sheffield”. Joseph Elliot was a Sheffield, Placerville to Carson City,UK, maker of quality blades. In 1856 the name was changed to Joseph etc. (Potter Collection) Est. $ 600-1200 HWAC#56054Elliot & sons. Includes leather sheath. Est. $ 2000-3000 HWAC#45122376 March 15th, 16th, 17th, & 18th, 2018

DAY 4 Sunday, March 18th General Americana Lot #4464 , California 1848 Map of Lot #4468 , California 1860 Map of California Oregon & Upper California, Gold Rush by Counties Engraved & hand colored by Map of Oregon & Upper California from the Mitchell, p. 41, vivid color, very good condition surveys of John Charles Fremont and other (only slight tearing at left of map outside of authorities, “This important and beautifully the border, does not encroach on map). This drawn map became the model for many of interesting map shows a different spelling the later gold region maps.” by Carl I. Wheat, for Truckee Pass. It shows “Truckey’s [sic] Maps of the California Gold Region. This map Pass” & markedly omits Lake Tahoe. There is was from the surveys of John Charles Fremont an inset of the Settlement of the “Great Salt & other authorities/ Draw by Charles Preuss Lake Country. Utah” It shows the Great Salt Under the Order of the Senate of the United Lake. Map also has an inset of San Francisco States/ Washington City, 1848. Very beautiful Bay and Vicinity. On Mat Board (not adhered) map showing a very tiny gold region of El with plastic covers. If mats are shipped thenDorado County. On Mat Boards (not adhered) with plastic covers. additional shipping may apply. 12.5” x 15.5”. (Potter Collection)If mats are shipped then additional shipping may apply. 18” x 21”. Est. $ 200-400 HWAC#59352(Potter Collection) Est. $ 500-700 HWAC#59312 Lot #4469 , California/Nevada Lot #4465 , Western U.S. 1854 Map 1860 Map of California, Nevada, of Exploration of the West Map of Utah & Colorado Rare! Choice, Exploration of the West by John Charles shows western forts & military Fremont, Engraving by A. Zeese, 1854. preferred routes.Cartography & This map was Drawn and Engraved Color by Lithography, 1860, beautiful Expressly for Fremont’s Memoirs. condition. “Bureau of Topograph Beautiful map with Emigrant Route that of the War Department chiefly for is know known as Hwy.88 area. Lake Military purposes.”On Mat Board (not Tahoe is not on this map. There is also adhered) with plastic covers. If mats a probable site at Cold Springs Station are shipped then additional shipping may apply. 29.5” x 18.5”. (Potter of a Pony Express route in 1860. Also of Collection) Est. $ 200-500 HWAC#59309 note is the Humboldt River Route. On Mat Board (not adhered) with plastic covers. Lot #4470 , California/Nevada MapIf mats are shipped then additional shipping may apply. 26” x 25” of Public Surveys in California (Potter Collection) Est. $ 400-800 HWAC#59321 & Nevada Territory by Surveyor General in 1863 Map of public surveys Lot #4466 , California 1854 Map in California & Nevada : to Accompany of Public Surveys in California Report of Surveyor Genl., 1863. Lith. of Map has a reproduced signature J. Bien, N.Y. Surveyor General’s Office, of California Surveyor General San Francisco, California, June 30th, John (Coffee) Hays. This map was 1863. E.F. Beale, U.S. Survr. Genl. Cal.. produced after the Mexican War of 37 x 31” Scale: 18 miles to 1 inch. Folds, 1846-1848. This interesting map is some separation at folds, as expected.without reference to gold regions, (Sonora, Placerville & other notable Clean. Nevada was a year away fromgold rush regions). This map is of the Coastal Regions of California gaining statehood, and the Comstockfrom Oregon Border to Mexican Border. On Mat Board (not adhered) was booming. See also Lake Tahoe, not Lake Bigler. The Departmentwith plastic covers. If mats are shipped then additional shipping may of the Interior had designated it Tahoe in 1862, the legislature votedapply. Slight foxing in folds. 48” x 21”. (Potter Collection) Est. $ 400- on Bigler in 1870, but both names were in widespread use until it800 HWAC#59317 officially became Tahoe in 1945. Est. $ 500-900 HWAC#572016 Lot #4467 , California 1855 Map Lot #4471 , California/Nevada 1875 Map of of California by County Map California & Nevada Engraved & Hand Colored by engraving & color by J.H. Colton. Gray, double truck pp. 118 & 119. Map has Yosemite Vivid color, nice condition, only Inset, rare map. Very good condition. On Mat slight tearing at bottom of map, does Board (not adhered) with plastic covers. If mats not encroach on map. This map has are shipped then additional shipping may apply. an inset of San Francisco showing 17.5” x 27.5”. (Potter Collection) Est. $ 150-250 blocks & roads. Interestingly reads HWAC#59328 “Vill. Diggings & Co. Grass Valley. On Mat Board (not adhered) with Lot #4472 , California Central plastic covers. If mats are shipped Northern California Topo Maps, then additional shipping may apply. c1894-1915 Group of 24 older 14” x 17”. (Potter Collection) Est. $ topo maps of the mother lode 200-300 HWAC#59357 region and surrounds.most are the older 1:125,000 series, but a few qre 1:62,500. Includes: Lassen Peak, Bidwell Bar, Sierraville, Pyramid Peak, Colfax, Sonora, etc. A great group of the older maps, showing towns, mining camps, and other important geographic features not found on modern maps. Est. $ 150-300 HWAC#59521Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 377

DAY 4 Sunday, March 18th General Americana Lot #4473 , California Coastal and Lot #4479 , California Gold Rush Misc. California Old Topo Maps, Books by Ship (3) 1) The Log of c1894-1915 Group of 24 of the old Apollo, Joseph Perkins Beach’s 1:125,000 series topo maps, circa 1894-1915. Only a few are 1:62,500, Journal of the Voyage of the Ship Apollo, hardback; 2) Gold Fleet for and those are from the first period (1915-47). This is a wide variety of California, by Bateson, hardback; 3) California Gold Rush Voyages, places, from the Pasadena area to Napa and San Francisco. Includes: hardback. (Al Adams Gold Rush Memorabilia Collection) Est. $ 120-red Bluff, Shaasta, Napa, Karquines, Concord, Mt. Diablo, etc. Generally 150 HWAC#55103fine. Est. $ 200-300 HWAC#59522 Lot #4480 , California 1849 Holden’s Lot #4474 , California 1900 Map of California Dollar Magazine Book Holden’s Dollar & Nevada Multi color map dated 1900 by Geo. Magazine of criticisms biographies, F. Cram, Engraver and Publisher, from Chicago, sketches and essays. Volumes three and Illinois. This is a beautiful map with vibrant four, 1849, William Dietz publisher New color in excellent condition. The only blemish York. This key volume contains a number is far left portion of map with hole 2” x 2” that of articles related to the California enters the coastal portion of map and does not Gold Rush including original sketches. encroach on the California geography portion Articles or discussions can be found on of the map. This map also shows the coastal Sacramento, Monterey, wild horses an islands of Southern California. 36” x 24”. nteresting discussion on the abuse of Est. $ 200-400 HWAC#56749 money. Foxing throughout, ex- library, 768 pages. (Potter Collection) Est. $ 200- Lot #4475 , California 1942 Maps of the California Gold Regions by 400 HWAC#58968 Wheat A biblio-cartography of an important decade. Hardcover, 153pp Lot #4481 , California Letters of with index. (Potter Collection) Gold by Jesse Coburn Letters of Gold Est. $ 150-250 HWAC#59361 by Jesse Coburn, 1984, hardbound, 389 pages, original dust jacket. Early compendium of Goldrush covers, a classic and critical reference for any collector of them. (Potter Collection) Est. $ 100-300 HWAC#59364 Lot #4476 , California Western Lot #4482 , California Paddlewheel Gold Rush Prints Four beautifully Days in California by Jerry framed with cloth mats images of McMullen Paddlewheel Days in the goldrush. All of these are from California by Jerry McMullen with the 1855 railroad reports. Prints original dust jacket, Stanford press, include panorama of San Francisco; 1944, second printing. Excellent entrance of Livermore’s pass; Valley condition. Key reference for the of Bill Williams (Arizona); Valley of la steamers of California. Pictured on Questa real. A very nice group for the the cover is the Antelope, an important steamer in California that Western collector. Frames about 9 x carried the pony express mail. Rare. (Potter Collection) Est. $ 100- 12” (Potter Collection) Est. $ 100- 200 HWAC#58971 200 HWAC#59801 Lot #4483 , California “A Live Woman Lot #4477 , California Clifford in the Mines; or Pike County Ahead!” Collection Sale: The Most 1857 Gold Rush Play A Local Play in Important Gold Rush Material Ever Two Acts. By “Old Block “, (pseudonym This is a must have resource for any for Alonzo Delano). No. CXXX. The Minor serious California Gold Rush collector. [sic.] Drama. 36 pp. New York: Samuel Four items. 1) Hard cover “California French & Son, ca 1857. Covers loose and Pictorial Letter Sheets.” Back cover chipped. Pages corners are chipping and shows miner warping. Excellent! paper is becoming brittle. Alonzo Delano 2) Soft cover of same. Includes was an American humorist, pioneer prices and handwritten notes by town city father, and a California Gold some buyer of what he thought. In Rush Forty-niner. Delano’s sketches pencil. 3) Part two “California & the of gold rush camp life rivaled BretWest.”Again with pencil markings on the prices. 4) “The Zambrano Harte and Mark Twain in popularity.eighty.” Important pieces are in color in the middle of the book. All He also authored: (1853) Pen-Knifeof these contain 1994 prices and ALL have a significant description! Sketches. Or Chips of the Old Block. A(Potter Collection) Est. $ 400-600 HWAC#56045 Series of Original Letters, Written by One of California’s Pioneer Miners, and Lot #4478 , California Gold Fever Dedicated to That Class of Her Citizens by Ken Kutz Gold Fever by Ken Kutz, by the Author; (1854) Life on the Plains and Among the Diggings 1987. Hardbound with original dust (1856) Old Block’s sketch-book; or, Tales of California life. (One of the jacket, 400 pages, indexed a great select Zamorano 80 Best Books of California History). Very rare, not in discussion of the Gold Rush using Cowan. Est. $ 200-400 HWAC#58526 original philatelic postal covers and letters. Excellent condition (Potter Collection) Est. $ 100-200HWAC#59363378 March 15th, 16th, 17th, & 18th, 2018

DAY 4 Sunday, March 18th General Americana Lot #4484 , California c1849 “Pull Away Lot #4488 , California Gold Rush Era Gold Rush Cheerily! (The Gold Diggers Song)” Songs Book Put’s Golden Songster, “Containing Written and sung by Harry Lee Carter, in his the largest and most popular collection of entertainment of “The Two lands of Gold.” Also California Songs ever Published”. Some songs are sung by George Henry Russell. Composed by Sacramento Gals; He’s the Man for Me; California Henry Russell. Bank Robbers; California Stage Company; and so many more songs. This is not sheet music. It Pull away cheerily has the lyrics only. A delightful snapshot of the Not slow or wearily popular songs of the Gold Rush era of California. Rocking your cradles boys fast to and fro 62 pp. 3.75”x 6.75”. Est. $ 200-400 HWAC#56774 Working the hand about Sifting the sand about Lot #4489 , California Two Books Seeking for treasures that lie below, etc. of California Gold Rush Images Silver and Gold, cased images of theGreat gold digging vignette of men and children. Unique! Original California gold rush. 1998. Californiagold rush music is quite rare. These songs, and the articles in local Heritage, Oscar Lewis, 1949. Twonewspapers such as in the large towns like Philadelphia, were sure classic California gold rush visualto generate excitement. And when the gold came in from the family image reference books. (Al Adamsmembers in California, it all became a reality. (Al Adams Gold Rush Gold Rush Memorabilia Collection)Memorabilia Collection) Est. $ 400-800 HWAC#57445 Est. $ 80-100 HWAC#56303 Lot #4485 , California 1848 “The California Lot #4490 , California The Gold Diggers” Gold Rush Song Original Zamorano Eighty by Kraus sheet music printed in 1849, “The California Hardcover reprint of first edition. Gold Diggers” Song and chorus as sung by 1969. 66pp. “The Zamorano 80: the Hutchinsons and Barkers with rapturous A Selection of Distinguished applause the words by Jesse Hutchinson California Books Made by Members Jr. Music adapted and arranged by Nathan of the Zamorano Club. Los Angeles: Barker. S. W. Marsh Main Stret, Springfield. Zamorano Club, 1945. E. L. Walker, 160 Chestnut St., Philadelphia At the time of its founding in 1928, 1849. No cover, about 11 x 15”. Classic words: the purpose of the Zamorano Club “We’ve formed our band and we’re all mann’d was “to establish contact and encourage exchange of thought among To journey afar To the promised land. its members, who shall be men interested in Fine Books. To gather Where the golden ore Is rich in store and maintain a collection of books and other objects relating to orOn the banks Of the Sacramento to shore. illustrating the arts of the book. To produce occasionally such booksThen Ho, Boys ho! To California Go or pamphlets as will promote the aims of the Club.” During theThere’s plenty of gold in the world we’re told Club’s first year, all Club meetings were devoted to the printing arts.On the banks of the Sacramento. However, change was in the wind. In 1928, Leslie Bliss, Librarian ofHeigh-ho! And away we go the Huntington Library in San Marino, was one of the first individualsDigging up the gold on the Francisco admitted to the club after its founding. He was followed in 1929 byO, the gold is thar most any whar Phil Townsend Hanna, editor of Westways, and by Robert Cowan, theAnd they dig it out rich with an iron bar great bibliographer of the history of California. In 1931 Henry WagnerAnd where tis thick, with a spade or a pick was admitted to the Club. All these men were great western historians,They’ll take out lumps as “big as a brick!” and they began to create a new branch of interest in the ZamoranoThen ho, boys &c. Club.” from zamoranoclubla.org (Al Adams Gold Rush MemorabiliaOriginal gold rush music is quite rare. These songs, and the articles in Collection) Est. $ 100-150 HWAC#56500local newspapers such as in the large towns like Philadelphia, weresure to generate excitement. And when the gold came in from the Lot #4491 , California 1914 Afamily members in California, it all became a reality. (Al Adams Gold Tramp Through the Bret HartRush Memorabilia Collection) Est. $ 400-800 HWAC#57446 Country by Beasley, Rare Copy Rare private press printing with rag edge. Lot #4486 , California California Gold Rush Books (2) 2 hardcovers. Inscribed RL Fulton 1914. From the A Stroll Through The Diggings of California by Kelly, 1950, 206pp, first collection of the former President edition. Gold Rush April 2, 1849-July 20, 1851 by Read & Gaines, 1949 of the Nevada Historical Society, 794pp with index. Est. $ 200-400 HWAC#59772 Robert L. Fulton. Est. $ 150-250 Lot #4487 , California California HWAC#60813 Gold Rush Ephemera 1851 Sacrament receipt with large stain. Lot #4492 , California California History 3 1854 Auditor of Marysville Yuba Book Set Extremely important set of County license receipts.1853 Charity Bancroft’s works on the history of California, Lodge check. 1858 Anderson and in seven volumes, 1542 to 1890. This seven Co.Petaluma 1850 pictorial shipping volume set is the 1963 reprint with original receipt. billhead. 1854 Adams and dust jackets and protective plastic covers. It Co. San Francisco 1854 bank deposit also comes with the Zambrano club index of receipt. Est. $ 100-200 HWAC#58658 these seven volumes prepared at a later date in two volumes. This is quite simply the most important work on California history you can get and comes with the index to boot. If you don’t have this in your library it’s a must and rare. (Potter Collection) Est. $ 400-800 HWAC#58974Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 379

DAY 4 Sunday, March 18th General Americana Lot #4493 , California California Lot #4498 , California Set of Sterling Silver Souvenir Spoons (8) Lithographic Views of California 8 California souvenir spoons-teaspoon, Towns and other Book Club of Capistrano Mission. 7 small-San Gabriel California Ephemera 3 different Mission, Santa Barbara, Catalina, Santa sets of ephemera from The Book Barbara Mission, Hotel del Coronado, Club of California. 1) Lithographic Mission San Luis Obispo, San Gabriel Views of California Towns 1875- Mission Est. $ 140-200 HWAC#59754 1889, 10 sheets including Red Bluff, Napa, Healdsburg, San Jose, Santa Lot #4494 , California Cruz, Merced, San Buenaventure, 1881-1902 Great San Diego, 10 1+978 Keepsake Collection of California Series Early California Stock Certificates booklets including Wells Postmarks on USPOD Fargo, Santa Barbara College and more. 1991 Keepsakes Series 10 Registered Packages 29 Early California Trade catalogues. (Al Adams Gold Rush Memorabilia different postmarks from Collection) Est. $ 100-200 HWAC#58661 22 different locations. Best are Coarse Gold Lot #4499 , California 1851-1864 Three Early Gulch 1892 (1878-1895), Hand Written Receipts 1) April 17, 1851 early Greenwood, 1881 receipt issued to Henry Teschachaer during the purple Amador County liquidation of Simmins Hutchins & Company. Volcano, 1891 fancy Signed by a clerk named Walls. 2) 1862 Forest Groveland. Others are Hill. Receipt for 9,762 pounds of barley. Payment 1892 Merced, 1888 to Hardy Garrison and signed by Elijah Anderson.Hornitos, 1892 Fresno Flats with star killer, Jackson, Ione Valley, Big 3) 1864 Sonora. PJ Potter Company is receivingOak Flat straight line, Lemoore straighten registered, Fresno straight from A Oliver $11.15 for fees relating to theline registered, Mokelumne Hill 1888, Bigg’s Stgation addressed to Table Mountain Company vs. Stranahan et al.Mountain Ranch, 1902 Samoa, 1891 Raymond with a star in star killer, Table Mountain began when an old channel wasc1888 Valley Springs, 1881 double ring Glencoe, 1891 Jerseydale, six found bearing rish deposits. (Potter Collection)different Yosemite’s, and three different Madera’s. (Potter Collection) Est. $ 100-150 HWAC#56062Est. $ 300-700 HWAC#56053 Lot #4500 , California Two Lot #4495 , California 1862-1864 Interesting, California Corner Advertising Miscellaneous Early 1860’s California Lot 1) Covers 1) Preston K. Woodside / Lot of three. 1) Letter from Marysville, California Notary Public / 87 Merchant Street / in 1863. Acknowledging check received for $300/ San Francisco. Stamped San Francisco From Marcus(?) Brothers to JW Brown. 2) 1862 Wells Fargo cancel sith an oval Peters & Jackson Commission Agent billhead. “PAID’. 2) Arcade Hotel / @d St. bet. Stockton, California. 3) 1862 Alta California J & K / Sacramento / Thos Guinan, Newspaper Office. To Frederick MacCrellish & Prop. San F. & Ogden railroad cancel. Company. About the Guadalupe de los Angelos (Potter Copllection) Est. $ 100-150 Gold and Silver Mining Company. Includes part of HWAC#59423 the delinquent list they the Alta printed in their newspaper. Interesting! Datelined San Francisco. Lot #4501 , California c1858 Two Interesting Est. $ 100-200 HWAC#57368 California Postal History Envelopes 1) Depositions in the case of Frank K Lightstone vs. Henry Laurencil Lot #4496 , California Land and Pedro Lainsevain (names approximate). Bold Affidavit Documents 1860’s This San Francisco circular postmark with a “PAID 12” is a small group of land affidavits stamp. Back has the seal of ‘Armand Guyol, Notary and a declaration statement dated Public’. Addressed to Joseph P Vaughn, County Clerk, 1865/1867. They are handwritten Solano County, Benecia (sic), Cal. Benicia lost its and signed by Registrar S.B Ayer. Nice county seat status in 1858, so pre-1858. 2) ‘PAID” readable condition despite the age. oval stamp. Addressed to the Honorable D. B. Wilson (Al Adams Gold Rush Memorabilia in the State Senate in Sacramento. c1858. (Potter Collection) Est. $ 100-200 Collection) Est. $ 100-200 HWAC#59409 HWAC#56411 Lot #4502 , California/Nevada Lot #4497 , California 1880 Original c1910 Postcard Albums Postcards (3) & Anniversary Two original postcard albums from Admission to Society of California the historic Ayers family of Virginia Pioneers 3 postcards,(1 with note City and Reno. Each album contains on back to person in Gardnerville, approximately 100 pages with NV dated 1911); 1 Admission to 30th approximately three postcards per Anniversary of Society of California page, though many are missing or Pioneers program dated 1880. were never in place. Most of the Good condition. Est. $ 300-400 cards are mint and unused. The cards include Nevada, California and some East Coast locations as well as holiday cards. Probably 300 cards give or take, a nice group, not picked by us for the better material. Est. $ 200-300 HWAC#59805HWAC#56742380 March 15th, 16th, 17th, & 18th, 2018

DAY 4 Sunday, March 18th General Americana Lot #4503 , California Reagan 1974 Lot #4509 Stamps on Sheets 79 sheets of 20 Washington, each of Reagan’s Presidential stamp portraits on 37 cent US stamps from District of 1974. Unused, mint, never touched. Collected in Reagan’s home city of Columbia, Santa Barbara. $584.60 in face value. Est. $ 500-800 HWAC#56443 186- Office of Secretary ofLot #4504 Denver, Colorado, Colorado U. S. SenateGold Rush Books (3) 3 hardback books: Letterhead1) Gold Country 1828-1858 by Elma Dill Very hard toRussell Spencer c. 1958, 256 pp. 2) TheMines of Colorado by Ovando J. Hollister read letter450 pp.; 3)A Pioneer Denver Mint by NolieMumey, has black, white and color photos which seems to87 pp. 4) Pamphlet entitled Denver Cityand Auraria, the Commercial Emporium of be the secondthe Pike’s Peak Gold Regions in 1859. Liststhe businesses of that time. 44 pp. (Al part. Signed byAdams Gold Rush Memorabilia Collection)Est. $ 100-150 HWAC#58645 Hansen. There was no Hansen that was ever Secretary of the Senate, so it must have been someone who worked in that office. Three pages 8 x 5”. Someone with time can decipher it better. But it seems Jim has put his foot in it and is embarrassed. “Huntley, Hubble, and Collins have more influence over him.” (Potter Collection) Est. $ 100- 200 HWAC#58955 Lot #4505 San Luis, Colorado, San RETURN POLICY Luis Valley Irrigation Land & Power Co. Stock Certificate, 1906 All items are guaranteed to be authentic unless Inc. in Colorado. No. 83, issued for otherwise noted. If authenticity is challenged, 2,400 shares to M.F. Stark on Jan. please call our office for assistance. ALL SALES 22, 1906. Signed by S.S. Bernard, ARE FINAL. You may only return any piece president, and secretary Jordan. Not that was significantly inaccurately described cancelled. Locomotive vignette. Folds. by calling our office within 10 days of receipt Good condition. Organized in 1904. of item(s) and notifying us of the error Meant to address the issue of the and reason for return. We do not refund western side of the San Luis Valley postage or insurance. PLEASE CALL US IFbeing low on water for agriculture in the summer months. Owned the YOU REQUIRE A MORE SPECIFIC CONDITIONAlamosa Dam. Est. $ 100-200 HWAC#60914 REPORT. Any items that are returned must be returned in the exact, unaltered condition.  Lot #4506 , Colorado Colorado History Books When we receive your bids we will assume (4) Here They Dug the Gold by Willison, Cinders you have read the description in the catalog, and Smoke by Osterwald, The New Eldorado by viewed the image of the item, have contacted Dorset, The Carbonate Camp Called Leadville us regarding any questions you may have by Griswold (Al Adams Gold Rush Memorabilia on any lot and/or have previewed the lot in Collection) Est. $ 60-100 HWAC#58628 person. Lot #4507 , Colorado Colorado Territorial and Pre-territorial Postmarks by David Jarrett Colorado Territorial and Pre- territorial Postmarks by David Jarrett, 1976. Choice reference of Colorado postal history, 207 pages, hardbound, excellent condition and rare (PotterCollection) Est. $ 100-200 HWAC#58972 Lot #4508 Wolsey, Dakotas, 1886 Rare Dakota Philatelic Cover with Advertising Corner The Wolsey post office was established December 31, 1883. This legal sized cover was postmarked September 15, 1886. There is a corner advertising circularstamp for W. S. Farrington / Druggist, Books, Stationary. Wolsey is inSouth Dakota today. The first settlement at Wolsey was made in 1882.A post office has been in operation in Wolsey since 1883, the sameyear the town was platted. The township was organized the followingyear, in 1884. The town of Wolsey was named for Thomas Wolsey, anEnglish cardinal. (Potter Collection) Est. $ 60-120 HWAC#56074Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 381

DAY 4 Sunday, March 18th General Americana Georgia Land Grants Most of the fifteen Georgia Land Grants in this lost to environmental conditions, lost in the transferencecollection were purchased by Mr. Adams separately of files, or thrown out. In comparison, land grants fromover an approximate thirty year period. They came from the California Gold Rush region are exceptionally rare. Invarious sources, with no attendant information on the the same manner, original land grants from the Georgiaproperties. land lotteries are perhaps even rarer, particularly because they are twenty or more years older and from a damp Original Land grants, whether from the east granted climate that has a habit of destroying paper items in shortby specific states (such as Georgia, which sold land lots order. The little paper that survived the years was furtherillegally in the face of the US Supreme Court), or correctly subjected to the massive fires of the Civil War, where mostby the US Government, are wonderful documents. southern records were lost forever.These often have a map of the property, description,and signature of the President of the United States (or The medallions were probably made from dies madea secretary) or the Governor, in the case of Georgia. The by a private die sinker in Milledgeville or perhaps evenGeorgia land grants are unique because they each contain Philadelphia. There is no published record that they werea special seal 2.5” in diameter of the state of Georgia made by the US Mint, though it is certainly possible. Therebearing the date 1799 at the bottom in the fashion are no medals known from Georgia listed in R. W. Julian’sof a coin. These are weighted in the center somehow, book on US Medals struck by the US Mint c1792-1892.though I have not dismantled one to fully understand theconstruction. These medallions are die struck, with raised The medallions are usually difficult to read becauseletters and a rim, in the exact format of a metal medallion, they are die struck on a waxed parchment(?) with anthough appear to be made of early paper, texturally unknown material for a core. Their construction is withconsistent with Continental currency. The surface appears two outer layers of waxed parchment and a thickerto have been strengthened by the addition of wax, small center wafer or layer. This center wafer has an unknownparticles of which can be seen along the edges under material between the outside surface and the centermagnification using a binocular microscope. This may wafer in a sandwich effect rendering the medallionexplain the darkening of the edges, where handling or sturdy and durable. Some were handled extensively,compression would likely absorb coloration from human retaining significant oils from decades of human touch.hands or dirt from a document. The paper wraps around Others are much more pristine. The medals have anthe edge toward the center paper wafer from each side. obverse with “State of Georgia” along the top rim with aThe medallions would easily be collected as numismatic vignette of a state building at center, an artist’s conceptitems if separated from the land grants, but they are so of the Georgia capital, though not an exact likeness. Therare as is, I have not, nor has Mr. Adams, ever seen one words Constitution form an arch above the building, andoffered separately. “wisdom, justice, moderation are formed in ribboned patterns through the center of the building. The date 1799 Each land grant has two pages: a top page which is is centered below the building exactly in the fashion as athe survey itself signed by both the actual lot surveyor, coin. A raised rim outlines the piece. The reverse reads:sometimes noted as “D.S.”, or district surveyor, and the “Agriculture and commerce” along the top edge and thestate surveyor general. The second page is the deed itself, date 1799 at bottom center. The building vignette in thegenerated anywhere from the same year as the survey to center is generally weakly struck on all the medallions.a decade or more later. The Georgia governor signed the The state seal forming the obverse, was designed bydeed on the face of the document as well as on the top fold Daniel Sturges, the State Surveyor. It resulted from acovering the survey. public competition that was advertised by Georgia Governor James Jackson on February 26, 1799, generally Georgia Land Grants are notable because they authorized by the State Constitutional Convention ofcontain the original signatures of the Georgia Governor 1798. Sturges won a prize of $30 for his work, which hason a folded edge, folded up from the bottom, where remained the general format of the seal since that time,a ¼” ribbon is tied through the folded paper (as an though the date was later changed to 1776 to reflect theenforcement mechanism) and attached to the medallion. state’s status as one of the original 13 colonies in the yearMany of the Georgia gubernatorial signatures on these of independence. When the seal was designed, the stateland grants contain the names of important governors Capital was in Louisville, Georgia. In 1803, after a seriouswhose names now appear engraved in history as the malaria epidemic, the people looked elsewhere for a newnames of several of the counties in the gold region: site, and in 1804 chose Milledgeville, though the actualLumpkin, Forsythe, Gilmer, etc. Documents bearing their movement of records was not made until 1807. Thenames and original signatures are extremely rare. capital remained there through the Civil War, when the capital moved to Atlanta. [Georgia; Bernice McCullar, The existence of the land grants comes from the 1968, pp 53, 312.]original property files of a property owner. These grantsare exceptionally rare today, just as are any original landgrants from anywhere in the USA. Through time, these are382 March 15th, 16th, 17th, & 18th, 2018

DAY 4 Sunday, March 18th General Americana Lot #4510 Appling County, Georgia, 1821 Lot #4514 Cherokee County, Georgia, 1832 Georgia Land Grant: Lot 517, Appling County Georgia Land Grant: Lot 757, Cherokee County 1821. Lot for lot 517, surveyed April 10, 1821, 1832. Lot 757, 40 acres, first district, second 490 acres in the 13th district, Appling County, section in Cherokee County (today) won by James awarded to Thomas Taylor of Bibb County, signed Fielding, a resident of Dobbs in Hall County. This by Georgia Governor George Towns in 1848 and is a classic gold lottery lot, with the gold gravels surveyor general PM Compton. The survey shows sketched into the survey map along an unnamed Florida Creek running through the center of the east-west trending stream or river, possibly lot in a northerly trend. Stands of pine permeate the Little River. Trees were red oak and poplar. the land. The 1821 survey is printed on blue Georgia Governor Wilson Lumpkin signed the paper, a departure from the usual buff colored document on the bottom folded portion where the paper. The deed itself is detached along a fold pink ribbon and medallion are attached. The deed horizontally at center. No transfer stains from the was executed in 1834. Generally fine condition medallion, which is very well struck and much with a few splits art corners of folds. No printer shown for either lighter color than most.. The property is located document. This is one of the few surviving surveys with a sketch of just south of the Altamaha River, the site of some placer ground g1st classh land. (Al Adams Gold Rush Memorabilia of the earliest white man civilization in Georgia. Collection) Est. $ 1000-2000 HWAC#57033(Al Adams Gold Rush Memorabilia Collection) Est. $ 300-1000HWAC#57038 Lot #4515 Cherokee County, Georgia, 1832 Georgia Land Grant: Lot 823, Lot #4511 Cherokee County, Georgia, 1832 Cherokee County Two documents tied Georgia Land Grant: Lot 221, Cherokee by pink ribbon and die struck Georgia County Lot 221 in the 16th District, First section, medallion. Date of survey August 9, Cherokee County, now part of Union County, near 1832, lot 823, 40 acres (gold lottery), Blairsville in far north-central Georgia. The 3rd first district, second section, Cherokee class lot of chestnut and hickory was won by Mark County for land of 2nd quality. Two Desabaye who lived in Burke County, east of the creeks run thorugh this 40 acres. Signed original Georgia capital of Louisville in central boldly by Georgia Governor Charles eastern Georgia near the eastern state line. It J. McDonald on the bottom fold., also is signed by Charles J. McDonald, governor of signed by Alfred Horton, the Georgia Georgia, in 1839, according to the attached deed. Surveyor General. The form was printed The documents have the usual splitting along by P. L. Robinson (no city). The lot was folds, with little discoloration from the medallion drawn by Larkin Milsaps of the Nicoletransferred to the document. (Al Adams Gold Rush Memorabilia District in Fayette County, probably ofCollection) Est. $ 300-600 HWAC#57032 Fayetteville, Georgia. This lot is located Lot #4512 Cherokee County, Georgia, 1832 near the Chattahoochee River, possibly Georgia Land Grant: Lot 301, Cherokee County now under Lake Lanier. The second document, attached and behind Survey date, May 31, 1832, 160 acre lot in the the first, is the actual grant deed executed in 1841. The original lottery 22nd District, 2nd section, Cherokee County, survey is heavily folded with splits along the folds and a few chips. The Lot 301. The 3rd class lot with oak and hickory attendant deed is also heavily folded with some foxing. The foxing on (O & H) was awarded to William B. Parker. The the survey from the medallion is minimal, and the medallion itself is survey is signed by J. M. Compton, the Surveyor nearly readable. The survey and the deed do not state the word ”gold” General and by the Georgia Governor George anywhere, though the lot is clearly within the gold lottery districts, Crawford boldly along the bottom fold. The deed as evidenced by the Gold Districts map and the fact that the lot is 40 document, under the survey, is dated February acres in size, the smallest size allotted in the land lotteries specifically 1846, and is signed by Anderson. Parker was designed for the gold lots. (Al Adams Gold Rush Memorabilia then living in Bibb County, possibly in Macon. The Collection) Est. $ 400-800 HWAC#57027 seal medallion is quite dark, though very legible.The seal has caused the usual strong brown foxing in the shape of Lot #4516 Cherokee County (Cobb),the medallion on the survey document. This lot appears to be located Georgia, 1832 Georgia Land Grant: Lotnear Scudders in Forsythe County. (Al Adams Gold Rush Memorabilia 791, Cherokee County (now in CobbCollection) Est. $ 300-500 HWAC#57028 County) 1832. Lot 791, 1st district, 2nd Lot #4513 Cherokee County, Georgia, Georgia section, now part of Cobb County just Land Grant: Lot 564, Little River, Cherokee north of the Chattahoochee River. 40 County Survey date June 9, 1832 for Lot 564, a acre parcel of 2nd quality land as shown 40 acre parcel in the 16th District, 2nd Section on the survey. Creeks flow through the of “third quality” land of oak and Hickory trees land. This parcel was in an area where (O & H). Signed on the bottom fold boldly and it may have been subject to gambling on in large letters, by Wilson Lumpkin, the Georgia the hope that there was gold. Stands of Governor and namesake of Lumpkin County, the oak and hickory. Won by B. H. Moultrie. most famous of all the Georgia gold counties. No Signed by Georgia Governor George printer shown on the survey, which is significantly Crawford in 1846, according to the damaged by deterioration along folds and attached deed. Surveyor general PM discoloration in the same areas. Remarkably, there Compton and district surveyor Nathan is not foxing associated with the medallion. The Barnett also signed the survey. Strongdeed document was executed in 1834. The property was a gold lottery folds horizontally at center with somelot north of the Chattahoochee River In Cherokee County near the splits. Almost no discoloration from medallion, hung from whiteLittle River. Little River is an Etowah River tributary. (Al Adams Gold ribbon at bottom. (Al Adams Gold Rush Memorabilia Collection)Rush Memorabilia Collection) Est. $ 500-1000 HWAC#57029 Est. $ 300-500 HWAC#57036Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 383

DAY 4 Sunday, March 18th General Americana Lot #4517 Cherokee County (Cobb), Georgia, Lot #4521 Troup County, Georgia, 1827 Georgia 1832 Georgia Land Grant: Lot 889, Cherokee Land Grant: Lot 295, LaGrange, Troup County County (now in Cobb County) Lot 889, 40 Survey date: January 13, 1827. Map scale: 20 chains acres of 2nd quality land, awarded to Jackson to the inch. Lot 295, fifth district, third section, Gregory of Cobb County in 1st district, second Troup County. Signed by Samuel Reid, surveyor. section, now part of Cobb County just north The 2nd quality oak and hickory lot was drawn of the Chattahoochee River. Signed by Georgia at lottery to Charlotte Lockhart, a widow living in Governor George Crawford in 1845, according to the Jones District in Jefferson County, somewhere the attached deed. Also signed by PM Compton near Louisville, Georgia. Signed by Governor G. the surveyor general and Nathan Barnett, the M. Troup boldly along the bottom fold where the district surveyor (D.S.) A larger waterway flows ribbon and medallion are attached. Slight foxing through the lot as shown by the survey. Possible at center where medallion was touching the paper gold gravel beds? Includes stands of white oak and when folded over the last two centuries. The lotpine. The documents are in fine condition with few, if any problems. was 202.5 acres, designated as a non-gold lot, drawn five years beforeMedallion attached with white ribbon at bottom center. (Al Adams the gold lottery. This particular lot is in far eastern central GeorgiaGold Rush Memorabilia Collection) Est. $ 400-700 HWAC#57035 near the Chattahoochee River and what is today Lake LaGrange. It was near a place known as La Grange, Georgia. Governor George McIntosh Lot #4518 Cherokee County (Cobb), Georgia, Troup was Governor from 1823 to 1827 and twice a United States 1832 Georgia Land Grant: Lot 93, Cherokee Senator. His term was dominated by his attempt to remove Indians County (now Cobb County) 1832. Lot 93, 40 and open land for white settlers. In 1827 county surveyor Samuel Reid acres, First District, third section Cherokee laid out LaGrange, Troup County, Georgia. Samuel Reid was also justice County (Cobb County today), won by William of the Inferior Court at that time. He was the son of Alexander Reid a Jackson. The survey is dated May 8, 1832, deeded noted farmer and slave owner in Putnam County. Alexander moved to in 1837 and signed by Georgia Governor George Putnam County in 1806, where he continued his activities as a planter R. Gilmer, namesake of Gilmer County, in 1837, and owned a large retinue of slaves. He served one term in the State also governor in 1829-1831. Two creek branches Legislature, and was an active state’s rights democrat. This land grant are shown on the survey with the notation of 1st definitely shows its age (foxing, few tears, medallion is unreadable). class land. The property is is the very southern Please see photograph for details. (Al Adams Gold Rush Memorabilia part of the gold lottery sections. Trees include Collection) Est. $ 400-800 HWAC#57026 dogwood and oak. This document has split alonga horizontal fold, with many more splits and cracks. The second Lot #4522 Troup County, Georgia,document, the deed, is similarly affected, though no separation has 1827 Georgia Land Grant: Lot 135,taken place. There is attached with the usual pink ribbon. (Al Adams Troup County 1827. Lot 296 forGold Rush Memorabilia Collection) Est. $ 600-1000 HWAC#57034 202.5 acres awarded to Jesse Berry of Habersham County for land in the Lot #4519 Cherokee County (Gilmer), Georgia, fifth district, third section of Troup 1832 Georgia Land Grant: Lot 135, Cherokee county, near or under Lake Lapoint County 1832. Two documents tied by white today. Upland oak & hickory. Signed ribbon and medallion. Lot 135, Fifth District, by Georgia Governor G. M. Troup in First section, Cherokee County (now Gilmer), 1827, and the surveyor general Carlton 40 acres, “3rd quality O & H (oak & hickory) Wellborn. The actual surveyor of the land” Drawn by A. F. Sherwood of Bibb County land was Samuel Reid, of possible in the center of the state, probably near Macon. relation to the Reid family of Cabarrus Signed by the surveyor general James Butts and County, North Carolina where the by Georgia Governor George Town. No printer first gold nugget was found in 1799. shown for the survey. The attached deed behind Surveyed January 30, 1827. No printer the survey document was executed in 1850, shown. Well struck Seal with very signed by Georgia Governor J. M. Patton along readable detail attached with ribbon.the left edge. No printer shown. Both documents are particularly No associated stains. Generally very fine. (Al Adams Gold Rushand unusually clean, with the exception of foxing directly related to Memorabilia Collection) Est. $ 400-1000 HWAC#57039the medallion when the document was folded and stored over thecenturies. The document does not contain the word “Gold” though Lot #4523 Troup County, Georgia, 1827 Georgiait was clearly a gold lottery lot with a 40 acre parcel. Gilmer County Land Grant: Lot 307, Troup County 1827. Lotwas one of the gold counties where significant gold discoveries were 307, 220.5 acres, fifth district, Troup County formade. (Al Adams Gold Rush Memorabilia Collection) Est. $ 500-1000 second quality oak and hickory land, as notedHWAC#57030 on the survey. The lot is somewhat near the town of LaGrange, Troup County on the western Lot #4520 Lumpkin County, Georgia, 1832 border of Georgia along the road from Atlanta to Georgia Land Grant: Lot 301, Lumpkin County Montgomery, Alabama. Awarded to John Sandafur Lot 301 surveyed July 6, 1832 for a 160 acre lot in of Morgan County, probably near Madison. Signed the 17th district, First section, Cherokee County. by EH Pierce, surveyor general. The survey is Today in northeastern Lumpkin County. Two dated January 13, 1827 and was deeded 1828. creeks flow one these 40 acres. Trees include red Signed by Georgia Governor John Forsyth, oak, pine, and chestnut. Possible that the creeks namesake of Forsyth County, and other of the represent placer gold. The document is signed by important gold counties. Medallion attached by pink ribbon at bottom. Georgia Governor George Crawford in 1846, per The medallion is fairly dark, with a medium strike. (Al Adams Gold the deed on the second page. Medallion attached Rush Memorabilia Collection) Est. $ 200-400 HWAC#57040 at bottom by pink ribbon. The documents are particularly fine with minimal discoloration from the medallion imprint. This property is locatednorth of the Chestatee River. (Al Adams Gold Rush MemorabiliaCollection) Est. $ 400-800 HWAC#57031384 March 15th, 16th, 17th, & 18th, 2018

DAY 4 Sunday, March 18th General Americana Lot #4524 Wilkinson County, Lot #4527 Cherokee County, Georgia, Georgia, 1807 Georgia Land Grant: 1832 Georgia Gold Lottery Ticket 3 Lot 219, Wilkinson County 1807. “Gold Lottery, Lot 647, 3rd District, 2nd Lot 219 for 202.5 acres located in the Section drawn by A. Pratt.” 40 acres tenth district of Wilkinson County with an unnamed watercourse drawn near the center of Georgia, possibly diagonally through the center from upper near Irwinton. The survey shows a left to lower right. “Situated within 1/8th north trending river at the center of a mile of the Etowah River a creek of the lot, possibly identified as the from which runs through the lot. Is 2 “Little Ocmulgee River” Lines on each miles due North of the Alabama Road side of the water seem to indicate nearly adjoining the 14th District of “Land possible placer gold. Surrounded Districts.” Now in Cherokee County.” by pine forEst. $ The lot was won This is another gold lot possibly near theby Lenos Bronson. THis would have been near Irwinton, south of old mining town of Sixes. There were aMilledgeville. The date of the survey is March 6th, 1807, signed by number of mines in the area, includingGeorgia Governor John Forsyth in 1828, the year of the great gold the Cherokee mine, Bell mine and others.discoveries in Georgia. Signed by John Bethune as surveyor general Original gold lottery tickets, handwrittenand the surveyor William Lott, as well as the surveyor general PM in and for the 1832 Georgia Gold Lottery,Compton. The two documents, the deed and survey, are in excellent though not a single piece is dated. Each is acondition with almost no problems, excepting a small stain in the third of a regular 8 x 11 page, all formattedright margin. The documents are very sound and exemplary. This is in a similar manner to the later landfrom the first period of Georgia land lotteries. (Al Adams Gold Rush surveys with Lot number, district, section,Memorabilia Collection) Est. $ 400-1000 HWAC#57037 rough outline of the lot with acreage and Lot #4525 Bartow County (now Cass County), Georgia, approximate location. This lottery ticket 1832 Georgia Gold Lottery Ticket 1 These may be is for gold a lot near the Etowah River, one of the famous gold-bearing the only ‘key’ gold lottery tickets extant in private placer rivers. The Etowah flowed very closely to the Chestatee, with hands! “Gold Lottery, Lot No. 898, 17th District, 3rd the two rivers separated at one point only by the ridge extending from Section, drawn by OM Pratt”, 40 acres “situated ¾ of Dahlonega westerly with the old mining town of Auraria centered on a mile s(outh) of the Etowah River and 2 miles from its top. The Pigeon Roost and other important mines flanked the ridge the “Alabama Road”. No water marked upon it. Now in to the south draining into the Chestatee, and other mines of lesser Cass County”. This is now in Bartow County, created importance flanked the north slope which drained into the Etowah. December 6, 1861 during the Civil War. The lot is in the (Al Adams Gold Rush Memorabilia Collection) Est. $ 1000-2000 southwest quarter of the county. Excellent condition. HWAC#57043 Original gold lottery tickets, handwritten in and for Lot #4528 Powers Ferry, Georgia, 1832 the 1832 Georgia Gold Lottery, though not a single Georgia Gold Lottery Ticket 4 “Gold Lottery, piece is dated. Each is a third of a regular 8 x 11 page, Lot No. 566, 17th District, 2nd Section drawnall formatted in a similar manner to the later land surveys with Lot by James Conroy.” 40 acres, with numerousnumber, district, section, rough outline of the lot with acreage and unnamed watercourses bisecting the westapproximate location. This lottery ticket is for gold a lot near the half of the property. “Situated 3 ½ miles fromEtowah River, one of the famous gold-bearing placer rivers. The Powers Ferry on the Chattahoochee a roadEtowah flowed very closely to the Chestatee, with the two rivers from which passes 1 ½ miles southwest of theseparated at one point only by the ridge extending from Dahlonega lot. Is now in Cobb County. This lot is locatedwesterly with the old mining town of Auraria centered on its top. The along the eastern edge of Cobb County.Pigeon Roost and other important mines flanked the ridge to the south Original gold lottery tickets, handwritten indraining into the Chestatee, and other mines of lesser importance and for the 1832 Georgia Gold Lottery, thoughflanked the north slope which drained into the Etowah. (Al Adams not a single piece is dated. Each is a third of aGold Rush Memorabilia Collection) Est. $ 1000-2000 HWAC#57041 regular 8 x 11 page, all formatted in a similar Lot #4526 Sixes, Georgia, 1832 Georgia Gold Lottery manner to the later land surveys with Lot Ticket 2 “Gold Lottery, Lot No. 548, 15th District, 2nd number, district, section, rough outline of the Section, drawn by A. I. Pratt” 40 acres, showing an lot with acreage and approximate location. unnamed watercourse through the center. “Situated (Al Adams Gold Rush Memorabilia Collection) 1 ½ miles s(outh) of the Alabama Road and 5 miles Est. $ 1000-2000 HWAC#57044 south of the Etowah River and 22 miles in a direct Lot #4529 Ellefoy, Georgia, 1832 Georgia Gold Lottery line from the Chattahoochee & Hall. Now in Cherokee Ticket 5 “Land Lottery, Lot No. 154, 11th District, 2nd County”. Possibly near the old town of Sixes. Original Section drawn by CM Pratt” 160 acres with an unnamed gold lottery tickets, handwritten in and for the 1832 watercourse bisecting the center of the lot from north Georgia Gold Lottery, though not a single piece is dated. to south. “Situated within ½ mile of the Ellefoy River a Each is a third of a regular 8 x 11 page, all formatted road to the upper part of the section running through in a similar manner to the later land surveys with Lot the adjoining lot. Is about 11 miles east of the Turmsser number, district, section, rough outline of the lot with Line now in Gilmer County. Land of 2nd quality”. Originalacreage and approximate location. This lottery ticket is for gold a lot gold lottery tickets, handwritten in and for the 1832near the Etowah River, one of the famous gold-bearing placer rivers. Georgia Gold Lottery, though not a single piece is dated.The Etowah flowed very closely to the Chestatee, with the two rivers Each is a third of a regular 8 x 11 page, all formatted in aseparated at one point only by the ridge extending from Dahlonega similar manner to the later land surveys with Lot number,westerly with the old mining town of Auraria centered on its top. The district, section, rough outline of the lot with acreage andPigeon Roost and other important mines flanked the ridge to the south approximate location. (Al Adams Gold Rush Memorabilia Collection)draining into the Chestatee, and other mines of lesser importance Est. $ 1000-2000 HWAC#57045flanked the north slope which drained into the Etowah. (Al AdamsGold Rush Memorabilia Collection) Est. $ 1000-2000 HWAC#57042Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 385

DAY 4 Sunday, March 18th General Americana Lot #4530 Fort Gaines, Georgia, Lot #4534 Cobb County, Georgia, 1856 Fort Gaines Academy Lottery 1857, 1875, 1899 Three Deeds for Winners 8.5 x 10.5”. 1856. Ticket the same Property in Cobb County 12951 was a winner. So was 28,070. This file of deeds well illustrates A total of ten winning tickets are the title problems of the South. listed. Signed by manager (?) and Record keeping was problematic, approved by the State of Georgia. and a systematic approach was not Fort Gaines was first established as universal from county to county, an outpost on the western border of and each county recorder started Georgia about 1812-14, commanded the records in their own way. As a place on the developing frontier, it by Lieutenant Sands and named for is easy to see how and why the records were not regularly kept. TheBrigadier General Edmund Pendleton Gaines, who as a frontier army need for specific title was not as exact and necessary as it is today. Theofficer contributed greatly to the development of the United States. various county court houses needed to develop their own methodsFort Gaines Academy was established in 1831 to fill the need for by trial and error. In deed and property research, not all deeds are orhigher education in Clay County, Georgia. It served in this capacity were recorded. The necessity of this is a desire and requirement ofuntil 1903 when the county established a public school system. It was modern thought. Thus this file, for property in Cobb County, includes aestablished by an act of the Georgia Legislature. Lottery tickets come deed executed (fully signed by both parties) in 1876 but not filed withup for sale, but this winners list is rather different! Folds, wrinkles, the county until 1947, as reflected on the face of the document. It wasrips and holes. Still... (Al Adams Gold Rush Memorabilia Collection) not unusual for original deeds such as this to stay with the propertyEst. $ 50-100 HWAC#57063 owners, turned over to the next owner only after a sale. In this case, Lot #4531 , Georgia Georgia Land Lottery the parcel may have been held for a lengthy time in the same family, Books (4) The 1833 Land Lottery of Georgia, resulting in formal document transfer nearly a century later. Rarely The Third or 1820 Land Lottery of Georgia, did these documents last, subject to weather, fires, mold, mice and The 1832 Gold Lottery of Georgia, The 1832 other critters. This file contains three deeds for the same property. Cherokee Land Lottery of Georgia, The These deeds are for lot 547 in the 19th District, Second Section in Neighborhood Mint by Head. (Al Adams Gold Cobb County. They are dated 1857, 1875 and 1899. They may be the Rush Memorabilia Collection) Est. $ 240-400 only formal record extant of this portion of the parcel’s title. Family HWAC#58607 names are Reeves, Rutledge, and Walraven. (Al Adams Gold Rush Memorabilia Collection) Est. $ 300-500 HWAC#57046 Lot #4532 Acworth, Lot #4535 College Park, Georgia, Georgia, 2001 1920-1956 Doctor’s Bag & Three Carvings by Ephemera Doctor’s Bag with many Mike Collier Three pieces of ephemera owned by Dr. basswood carvings James L. Gurley of College Park, by Mike Collier. All Georgia. Bag is made of leather and are Indian figures: metal clasps to close the bag. Well 1) “Indian Medicine worn, it looks to have been used Man”, in wolf for many years. Marriage License headdress, 13” x 7” x enclosed of his marriage to Mary 4”; 2) “Indian Brave”, Eva Hix in 1920; includes life insurance papers, military papers & 13” x 6” x 3”; 3) much more. Interesting lot. 15.25” x 10”x 7”. (Al Adams Gold Rush Native American, 16” Memorabilia Collection) Est. $ 200-400 HWAC#57558 x 8” x 5”. (Al Adams Lot #4536 Dahlonega, Georgia, A NorthGold Rush Memorabilia Collection) Est. $ 200-300 HWAC#57868 Georgia Journal of History (4 Books) Lot of 4 books including 3 hardbacks, “A North Lot #4533 Auraria, Georgia, 1839 Auraria Georgia Journal of History” by Olin Jackson; Stampless Letter from JBC Quillian to MP Observations from a Peak in Lumpkin County by Quillian August 1, 1839. Stampless Postal Letter W. B. Townsend 467 pp. All in good condition. without cover. John is telling his brother that “the (Al Adams Gold Rush Memorabilia Collection) Bank” would be better off waiting until October Est. $ 200-300 HWAC#57536 when he could pay his debt than suing him and waiting 18 months for the suit to clear the courts. Lot #4537 Dahlonega, Georgia, He goes on to say that he hopes that for their Dahlonega History Group (9) interest (to say nothing of his own) that they will Numismatic Theatre Presentation comply with his request! Milligan Patrick Quillian on VHS tape, The Gold of Dahlonega was born on January 18, 1811 and passed away by Harshaw, Golden Memories of on February 24, 1894. John Bolton Chapel Quillian Dahlonega by Gaddis, The Best of I was a circuit-riding reverend and Milligan’s Remember Dahlonega by Amerson,brother. He was born on October 27, 1824 and passed away on May Dahlonega Georgia by Amerson,29, 1891. Both could have been related to Lewis W Quillian the Jamers Boisclair and His “Freedirector of the Dahlonega Mint under the Confederate States. Rips Jim” Gold Mine by Worick, Dahlonega’s Historic Public Square byat fold intersections. Two on the side without writing are extensive. Amerson, The Darien Bank by Sullivan, The Neighborhood Mint byRemains of red seal. Hand-written ‘6’ applied for the cost. 7.5 x 6”. Head (Al Adams Gold Rush Memorabilia Collection) Est. $ 150-250Two pages 7.5 x 12”. (Al Adams Gold Rush Memorabilia Collection) HWAC#58640Est. $ 100-200 HWAC#57056386 March 15th, 16th, 17th, & 18th, 2018

DAY 4 Sunday, March 18th General Americana Lot #4538 Lot #4542 Dahlonega, Dahlonega, Georgia, Georgia, 1861 Dahlonega Harrison Postcard Collection W. Riley Lot of four. 1) A tri-fold [ost (Scoundrel or card cancelled in 1912. Two Entrepreneur) sections are abird’s eye view of Dahlonega and the third section shows the N. G. A. Bill of SaleCollege (Northern Georgia Agricultural). As one would expect, heavy Harrison Rileyfolds, but strongly in tact. 2) Hand colored postcard of the Million was well knownDollar Plant of the Consolidated Gold Mining Corporation. Unused, in DahlonegaRounded corners. 3) Hand colored postcard of the N. G. A. College. and the area. TheUnused. Some staining 4) RPC of a large dredge boat. Operated on the court records are full of Riley’s trickery and gambling on his road toChestatee River. From the History Store in Dahlonega. (Al Adams Gold riches. One man sued the “General” for getting him drunk in a socialRush Memorabilia Collection) Est. $ 50-75 HWAC#57439 way and buying his land for nothing. A hog drover claimed that Riley Lot #4539 Dahlonega, Georgia, Dahlonega, bought his hogs for five cents per pound, with the stipulation that he GA History Books (4) I Remember Dahlonega tell everybody that the price was two cents per pound. When delivery By Amerson Volumes 1-4, softcovers. (Al was made Riley paid only two cents, saying that everybody knew that Adams Gold Rush Memorabilia Collection) it was the price agreed upon. Some disagreements ended in fights. Est. $ 100-200 HWAC#58638 One man asked for $5,000, claiming that “Harrison W. with force and arms, to wit with swords, knives, dirks, sticks, rocks, fists, hands, feet Lot #4540 Dahlonega, Georgia, and teeth, furiously and violently assaulted and beat your petitioner.” Dahlonega, Georgia History Books Another mentioned “a certain walking stick three feet long and one (5) The Gold of Dahlonega by Harshaw, inch in diameter of hickory wood,” that Riley carried with him and Dahlonega’s Historic Public Square by used freely in his arguments. Still the newspaper obituary concluded Amerson, The Darien Bank by Sullivan, with, “His remains were interred on yesterday...The utmost respect Numismatic Theatre Presentation on was shown the deceased. The business houses were all promptly VHS, The Neighborhood Mint by Head. closed and the citizens turned out en masse to attend the funeral.” (Al Adams Gold Rush Memorabilia One man, however, admitted that he wanted to see what the preacher Collection) Est. $ 100-150 HWAC#58651 could say about “the old cuss.” The “penniless orphan boy” was laid to rest beside his mother. Harrison’s epitaph read, “Let his faults be buried with his bones.”This is one of those court cases. A casual - very casual - perusal indicates this is about the mill and placer claims on 1051-12-1. Riley is pitted against Walter B Smith, Jesse R Duke, etc. It seems he is denying any wrongdoing, complains he has never seen the original court order, was given power-of-attorney by Jesse Duke when he joined the Confederate Army for the Civil War, and has kept all ditches and waterways in proper order. All of this seems contradictory to us, but there is organization here waiting for someone to decipher. This document is 6 pages on legal sized paper date August 17, 1861. There is an additional legal sized official document dated January 10, 1862 and signed by George D. Rice, Judge, S. C. (Al Adams Gold Rush Memorabilia Collection) Est. $ 600-1000 HWAC#57073 Lot #4541 Dahlonega, Georgia, Lot #4543 Dahlonega, Georgia, Dahlonega, Georgia, Books (5) 4 Prints Signed, Spring & Winter in paperback books by Anne Dismukes Dahlonega Nice prints on watercolor Amerson; 4 Volumes, “I Remember paper. Framed and matted prints Dahlongega” & a hardback book signed by Loraine Brewer marked “The Neighborhood Mint” by Sylvia 85/250, dated 12/19/1999. Frame Gailey Head & Elizabeth W. Etheridge. of Spring in Dahlonega is 19” x 29” 206 pp. Good condition. (Al Adams the print is 11.75” x 21.25”; The Gold Rush Memorabilia Collection) framed Winter in Dahlonega is 19” x Est. $ 100-200 HWAC#57535 27.75” the print is 11” x 20.5”. Frames are slightly marred on left side of both frames and small scratches on the right side of both frames. Register, Bid, Prints,matting, and glass are in excellent condition. (Al Adams Gold Rush Memorabilia Collection) Est. $ 300-500 HWAC#55127& view opening bids at Lot #4544 Dahlonega, Georgia, 4 Different Dahlonega Framed FHWAC.com Prints Rectangular street view signed by Winslow Crannel, 13” X 25.5”. Rectangular color Doors of Dohlonega-January 2000 with 3 levels of color doors in a collage. 14.5” x 29”. Photo of an old brick building with red, white and blue bunting. 15.5” x 20”. Arial view of Dahlonea with snow on the ground. 20” x 24”. (Al Adams Gold Rush Memorabilia Collection) Est. $ 200-400 HWAC#56133Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 387

DAY 4 Sunday, March 18th General Americana Lot #4545 Dahlonega, Georgia, Lot #4549 Lexington, Georgia, 1836 4 Different Signed Dahlonega 1836 Lexington, Georgia Stampless Prints 4 color prints, all are letter sheet addressed to George signed by artists. Gold Digger W Paschal Marked strongly with Road-Auraria-1834, #171/300 by a reddish brown canceland a ‘10’ John Kollack, 13 x 19”. “The Glory with the ‘0’ written over with a ‘2’. Hole”-Consolidated Gold Mine Addressed to George W Paschal of 1904, #659/1000 by John Kollack, Auraria. It would probably not be long 13” x 19”. Dahlonega snowy street before Paschal would move to the scene with gold museum and county seat of Dahlonega like Miltonother buildings. Signed by Lorraine Brewer, #166/250, 11.5” x 21”. H Gathright (see his cover). It is fromLumpkin County Courthouse circa 1849 color print by Daniel Shouse. W. M. Knigtly(?). He apologizes for#283/1000, 19” x 22”. (Al Adams Gold Rush Memorabilia Collection) the late return letter, but he just wasEst. $ 180-250 HWAC#56142 released from the army. He can not help Paschal and his brother in their Lot #4546 Dawsonville, Georgia, case against George Harden. Paschal c. 1919 Vintage Large Copper was born at Skull Shoals, Greene Still 62” tall hand built and hand County, Georgia, on November 23, soldered copper still with an 1812. He earned his way through the outboard copper double column State Academy at Athens by teaching and keeping books. He studied for unknown purposes. There is law and was admitted to the bar in 1832. Soon afterward he went a 36” copper downspout. This as an aide to Gen. John E. Wool to remove the Cherokees to Indian still was purchased at an antique Territory. (That is the enlistment he was talking about in his letter). auction in 1990 on the Lumpkin While on that expedition he married a full-blood Cherokee named and White county line. Probably Sarah, daughter of Chief John Ridge. He was known as an intense early Prohibition, c. 1919. It is Union man. He was one of Sam Houston’s supporters in opposition to believed to be from Dawsonville, secession and during the Civil War was jailed, threatened by a mob, GA in the heart of the Whiskey and held for trial by a court-martial because of reports of his Unionist bootlegging belt. Dawsonville sympathies. Later in life he was deeply involved with the Trail of is famous for Nascar Champion Tears as a lawyer representing the Cherokee. (Al Adams Gold Rush “Awesome Bill from Dawsonville” Memorabilia Collection) Est. $ 300-1000 HWAC#57444 Elliot. Stock car racing grew from bootleggers who would outfit Lot #4550 Lumpkin County, their cars with hidden tanks to Georgia, Heritage of Lumpkin illegally transport alcohol, usually County, Georgia 1832-1996 at night. Sometimes they were Hardcover 273pp (Al Adams Gold chased by police and the heavy Rush Memorabilia Collection) alcohol laden cars were slow and Est. $ 80-150 HWAC#58609 could not outrun the police. Soonthe bootleggers started modifying their cars to be faster to out run the Lot #4551 Lumpkin County, Georgia,police. Naturally racing evolved among the drivers who had a need for Lumpkin County Georgia Historyspeed. From the Al Adams Collection. Due to large size, local pickup is Books (3) Hardcovers. Observationspreferred or additional shipping charges will apply. (Al Adams Gold From a Peak in Lumpkin by Dean,Rush Memorabilia Collection) Est. $ 1000-2000 HWAC#59375 History of Lumpkin County for the First Hundred Years by Cain, The Lot #4547 Griffin, Georgia, 1857 W.W. Woodruff Neighborhood Mint by Head (Al & Co. Carriage Co. Lettersheet & Cover Illustrated Adams Gold Rush Memorabilia lettersheet advertising the various coaches offered Collection) Est. $ 200-300 HWAC#58629 by the W.W. Woodruff Carriage Repository in Griffin, Georgia. Includes a handwritten message to George Lot #4552 Lumpkin County, W. Gordon, esq, dated February 1857. Comes with Georgia, Lumpkin County, illustrated corner advertising cover. 10 x 7.75” Georgia History Books (3) Woodruff’s obituary says he was the prominent Lumpkin County Cemeteries carriage maker In Georgia but the Civil War by Brooke, History of destroyed his business, and he pivoted to become Lumpkin County for the First a pioneer fruit grower in Georgia. (Al Adams Gold Hundred Years by Cain, TheRush Memorabilia Collection) Est. $ 300-500 HWAC#58481 Neighborhood Mint by Head, Lumpkin County Pictorial Lot #4548 Jonesboro, Georgia, 1910 History Vol. 2 (Al Adams Gold Bank of Clayton County Stock Rush Memorabilia Collection) Certificate Number 69 for three Est. $ 200-300 HWAC#58616 shares to LZ Gilbert and signed by president Gilbert and secretary King. Bank seems to have been incorporated c1909 and run until at least 1919. One pin hole where seal was applied heaviely. Left side has part of receipt from stock book glued over the stock. No edge issues.No discoloration. Nice! (Al Adams Gold Rush Memorabilia Collection)Est. $ 60-150 HWAC#57089388 March 15th, 16th, 17th, & 18th, 2018

DAY 4 Sunday, March 18th General Americana Lot #4553 Milledgeville, Georgia, Lot #4558 , Georgia 2000 “Booger 1843 Milledgeville 1843 Stampless Masks” by Johnny Chattin “Booger Cover to Pigeon Roost’s Milton Masks” represents animals, people Gathright This stampless letter sheet used as part of a ‘Booger Dance’ while was sent on December 28, 1843 going from house to house spring, from Brown of Midgeville to Mllton joking and home purification. These H. Gathright of Dahlonega. Cast was two are hand carved poplar each ‘12’ as written on the letter sheet. Mr. about 17” x 9” x 6”, by Johnny Chattin. Brown has been offered lot 466om Chattin’s claim to be Cherokee has the 15th district. He has learned been debatable. (Al Adams Goldthat it is a ‘fair mining lot’ and wants to know it Gathright would be Rush Memorabilia Collection)willing to partner with him. He asks Gathright to respond to him at Est. $ 150-250 HWAC#57867Sanderville. Milton Gathright, lawyer, was Pigeon Roost and Auraria’s Lot #4559 , Georgia Georgia Historygreat believer. When it was found out that the county seat would go to Books Dahlonega’s Blue Ridge Ranges inupstart Dahlonega, Gathright during the 4th of July festivities in 1833 the Civil War by O’Kelley, The Neighborhoodtoasted the new government and its new county seat, “Our county Mint by Head, The Civil War in Georgia bysite; conceived in sin, brought forth in iniquity, cradled in corruption Lenz, Ghost Trains & Depots of Georgiaand located upon destruction,” and glasses were held high. However, (1833-1933) by Winn (Al Adams Gold Rushpeople left Auraria like rats deserting a sinking ship for Dahlonega. Memorabilia Collection) Est. $ 120-200In 1834 after the one newspaper in Auraria had been moved to HWAC#58635Dahlonega, Gathright bought the printing press and began his ownnewspaper titled the “Miners Recorder and Spy in the West”. It was Lot #4560 , Georgia 1989-1996 North Georgiaprinted by lawyer George W Paschal (see cover addressed to him) (4 Books) 3 Volumes of “A North Georgia Journalamong others.Gathright was one of the last to go, but he finally hung of History” by Olin Jackson; & a hardback bookup his shingle in Dahlonega also. Est. $ 300-500 HWAC#57443 “The Neighborhood Mint”, Dahlonega in the Age of Jackson, all 4 books in very nice condition.Est. $ 100-150 HWAC#56134 Lot #4554 Tallapoosa, Georgia, (Al Adams Gold Rush Memorabilia Collection) Color Print of Tallapoosa, Est. $ 100-150 HWAC#57537 GA Framed color print of 1892 Tallapoosa, GA looking northwEst. Lot #4561 , Georgia 1980 $ Bird’s eye view and notable town Sketches of Georgia buildings including Piedmont Glass by Ralph Mitchell Works, Tallapoosa Furnace, Lithia This binder contains Springs Hotel and More. 25” x 32.5”. 189 sketches by artist Frame has signs of wear. (Al Adams Ralph Mitchell in c1980. Gold Rush Memorabilia Collection) Mitchell’s subject for this portfolio is the Lot #4555 White County, Georgia, A state of Georgia. These History of White County, Georgia pencil sketches capture 1857-1980 Hardcover 389p (Al fine details and the Adams Gold Rush Memorabilia atmosphere of the Old Collection) Est. $ 80-150 South. A wonderful, historical collection. You can visit the placer gold HWAC#58610 mine area of Georgia, Frederica, Sea Board Costal Railroad, Prather’s Covered Bridge, Blind Susie Covered Bridge, lots more coveredLot #4556 , Georgia 1851 1851 bridges, Akins Mill at Statesboro, Governor’s Mansion in Midgeville,Cowperthwait Map of Georgia Thomas plantations, Fort Pulaski, etc. These are done on heavy card stock andCowperthwait map. Philadelphia. Excellent measure 8.5”x 11”. (Al Adams Gold Rush Memorabilia Collection) Est.example of Cowperthwait’s map of Georgia, $ 500-1000 HWAC#56431colored by county and showing towns,rivers, canals, roads, railroads etc. Also listssteamship routes and distances. IncludesClinch County which became a county in1850. (Al Adams Gold Rush MemorabiliaCollection) Est. $ 100-200 HWAC#55038 Lot #4557 , Georgia Mammouth Lot #4562 , Kansas 1857 Map of Kansas & Print of a 19th Century House Nebraska Map of Kansas & Nebraska, hand colored Mammoth print of an old house by Colton, double truck. This map shows the route possibly 1870’s. Possible Georgia to Platte River & Pikes Peak. Slight staining on upper location. The house has a white picket right of map. On Mat Board (not adhered) with fence, an elevated birdhouse and plastic covers. If mats are shipped then additional many family members posing. Wood shipping may apply. 17.5” x 28”. (Potter Collection) frame 20” x 24”, photo 11.5” 16”. Est. $ 150-300 HWAC#59325 Frame has signs of wear. (Al Adams Gold Rush Memorabilia Collection) Est. $ 300-500 HWAC#56141 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 389

DAY 4 Sunday, March 18th General AmericanaHWAC#59340 Lot #4563 , Kansas 1861 Map of Lot #4568 , Kansas & Neraska, Colorado & Massachusetts 1873- Idaho This map was made at the 1874 Original Ledger beginning of Colorado Gold rush Book from Westfield and shows Colorado Territory. Massachusets Original Engraving & color by Mitchell. ledger book from Beautiful condition. Vibrant color. Westfield Massachusetts, Ornate border. On Mat Board (not 1873 to 1874, used adhered) with plastic covers.If for the business of A. J. mats are shipped then additional Warren. This book contains hundreds of original bill heads, receipts, shipping may apply. 15.25” x 12” etc., mostly adhered into the book. A few of the bill heads have red (Potter Collection) Est. $ 200-400 coloration in conjunction with the black. Bill heads include Express, Lot #4564 , Maine 1888 Map of Maine provisions, lumbar and an assortment of things including several Rand, McNally’s Maine, graphics & color by printer bill heads which are very attractive. This is an unpicked Lithography. Shows mining districts in Maine. original 1870’s billhead book worthy of any significant collection. Excellent condition, vivid color. On Mat Board (Potter Collection) Est. $ 300-600 HWAC#58970 (not adhered) with plastic covers. If mats are Lot #4569 University City, Missouri, shipped then additional shipping may apply. 1902 Lewis Publishing Company 14.5” x 21”. (Potter Collection) Est. $ 100-200 Stock Certificate with Unusual HWAC#59347 Vignettes Number 1885 for 5 shares to Thomas Essex in 1902. Signed by Lot #4565 Boston, Massachusetts, 1845 WE Miller and E(dward) G(ardner) Convention in Boston Opposed to the Lewis president. Three vignettes. Annexation of Texas on Anti-Slavery Objections Middle shows the octagonal five story This is an anti-slavery document! Original 18 page building. The other two show their document from Eastburn’s Press, Boston. This is major publications: “The Woman’s the official publication of a convention on January Magazine” and “Woman’s Farm 29th, 1845 of delegates within Massachusetts Journal.” Reddish border. Major rips opposing the proposed Texas annexation. at folds. Condition issues, but not seen very often. Edward Gardner Fascinating reading material. Clean pages and Lewis (March 4, 1869 – August 10, 1950) was an American magazine cover, no tears, still well bound. Corners are publisher, land development promoter, and visionary political activist. worn. Rare! (Potter Collection) Est. $ 100-200 He was the founder of two planned communities that are now cities: HWAC#59402 University City, Missouri, and Atascadero, California. He created the American Woman’s League (1907), a benefits fund for women Lot #4566 Laurel Brook, Virginia, who sold magazine subscriptions, as well as the American Woman’s 1866 Four Page Letter about Republic (1911), a parallel organization designed to help women the Changes after the Civil War prepare themselves for a future in which they would have the right to (Slavery) Dated Laurel Brook, vote. He also founded the People’s University and its associated Art April 4, 1866. (This is almost one Academy in University City, as well as two daily newspapers and two year to the date of General Robert banks. (Al Adams Gold Rush Memorabilia Collection) Est. $ 80-150 E Lee’s surrender at Appomattox HWAC#55040 Court House.) Things are changing Lot #4570 Billings, Montana, Articles of in the South at this time; especially Association of the Coulson Land Association when it comes to the slaves. “...all The Colson Land Association was formed to of Negroes left here Christmas.” We market a large land parcel at or near Billings,are compelled to try and hire white labor;” which was difficult to do. Montana. It involved land held by the NorthernThey live right on the Notaway (sic) River and only one mile from Pacific Railroad north of Clarks Fork River, in thethe Petersburg & Weldon Railroad. One would think this would be an 1880s. From the Newbold estate, but we don’tideal place for a plantation, but they are thinking of moving north of see the name mentioned here. Est. $ 100-200Richmond sometime soon. Plenty of news about what is happening HWAC#56328in the area. On return address your letter to Mrs. RT Bendall at StonyCreek Depot, Sussex City. Pages are 7.5 x 4.75”. Excellent condition and Lot #4571 Butte, Montana, Large Butte,easy to read. (Potter Collection) Est. $ 100-200 HWAC#59437 MT Building Photo Photo of 2 Butte, MT storefronts with men and children Lot #4567 , 1845 Sale of a Twelve posing. Possibly a liquor or drug store. Year Old Negro Boy (Slave Sale) On Photo 9.25” x 7.25”. Mat 11” x 10” edge February 9, 1845 H Hull sold to John stains. (Potter Collection) Est. $ 200-300 H Newton a boy about twelve year HWAC#571522 sold for $400.00. (Potter Collection) Est. $ 100-150 HWAC#56064390 March 15th, 16th, 17th, & 18th, 2018

DAY 4 Sunday, March 18th General Americana Lot #4572 Wickes, Montana, Lot #4576 Aurora, Nevada, 1879 Framed 1907-1910 Wickes: Mining Ghost Esmeralda Herald Newspaper Volumes 4, Town American Yeomen Records Number 8. May 31, 1879. Datelined Aurora, Brotherhood of American Yeomen Esmeralda County, Nevada. Framed newspaper Homestead No. 777 dues book approximately 18 x 30”. Excellent conditio. records for some of the people in Front page talks about a new blasting the silver mining ghost town of compound and the death of Major Foot; as well Wickes Montana. About 25% used, as other articles on mining. An excellent, early and spans from 1907-1910. Wickes show and reference piece. The Esmeralda was one of Montana’s first boom Herald ran from 1877 to 1883. Frank Kenyontowns and the location of the Alta Silver Mine. It went bust when the owned the Herald. He had died at sea on hiscompany moved the smelter to East Helena, The Northern Pacific way to Guatemala to start an English paperRailroad cut off its line from Helena to Wickes and the Alta Mine shut earlier in the year and managing editor, Johndown. Est. $ 100-200 HWAC#40864 M Dormer, was running the paper for the Kenyon estate at this time. [Newspapers of Nevada by Lingenfelter and Rix Gash] Est. $ 100-200 Lot #4573 Aurora, Nevada, Aurora, HWAC#60649 Nevada 1865 Receipt Dateline Aurora, Dec. 1st, 1865. Addressed Lot #4577 Austin, Nevada, 1870 to Wm. P. Barrett, “Please pay J. Colorful Austin Billhead of Reese McMillan & Co. all money you may River Reveille Green, yellow, blue have in your hands belonging to and red on white. Manhattan Mining me after deducting your charges Company has been crossed out and for collection and take their receipt American Mining Company has been for the same.” Signed J. W. Nichols. handwritten. Receipt for money toOn the reverse is written the note dated 5 June 1866, “nine 60/100 run an ad in the newspaper. Thedollars paid J.W. Nichols & Co.” An orange Washington 2 cent Internal Reese River Reveille (Austin’s first newspaper) was one of the mostRevenue stamp is affixed with hand written cancellation dated 1865. important papers in Nevada in 1870 and probably the most importantWe can find references to a J.W. Nichols leasing property in Esmeralda paper outside of the Comstock. Vignette of small cherub reading.County in 1860 in the Records of Carson County Utah Nevada Territory “Plain and ornamental Job Printing executed with dispatch at the officeand an 1860 census of JW Nichols living in Jacks Valley, Utah Territory. of the Daily Reese River Reveille, Austin, Nev.” Oscar Fairchild becameThere is also a W. Nichols listed in Aurora in Kelly’s Second Nevada an apprentice in the Reese River Reveille in the early 1860’s. He tookTerritory Directory (1863). We could not locate the other names. 4.25 over the paper on October 3, 1863. Fairchild would sell out in 1871.x 7.5” Folds with tape repairs. Est. $ 80-120 HWAC#572067 In 1867 he began to publish the Silver Bend Reporter in Belmont (Belmont’s first paper) with his brother. He sold out to his brother Lot #4574 Aurora, Nevada, 1867 Mahlon in 1868. In the fall of 1877 he took over the Tuscarora Times Deed for the Exchange Stable in (Tuscarora’s first newspaper) after it had run only a few months. He Aurora, Nevada w/ 50 cent Nevada suspended this paper in 1897 (Now the Tuscarora Times Review) Revenue Stamp Very rare document ending his prolific newspaper career in Nevada. Fairchild began for this town which was once situated his career in Placerville, California during the Gold Rush. (Potter in both California and Nevada (near Collection) Est. $ 100-200 HWAC#58357 Bodie). A three-page document made on the 15th of January, 1867 between Lot #4578 James C. Burnett of Bridgeport, Candelaria, Nevada, Mono County, CA and S. G. Cobb of Candelaria, Nevada Aurora for property in the town - Correspondence“one half of that certain lot and building situate [sic] on the South Candelaria, Nevada.Side of Pine Street” “being known as the ‘Exchange Stable.’” Paid $400. Correspondence,Two adhesive revenue stamps are affixed. The first is a brown 50 billheads, time-rolls,cent Nevada stamp, perf., and the second is a 50 cent, R 58, R 5, Life etc. of the Carson &Insurance stamp, perf. The text is difficult to read because it is written Colorado Railroadin light blue ink. S.G. Cobb was listed as a lumberman in Aurora in both at Candelaria, NV,of Kelly’s Nevada Territory Directories (1862 and 1863). He is listed as 1882-1896. Fiveowning a livery in Aurora in Polk’s 1884 Nevada Gazetteer & Business items. The WhiteDirectory. Folds, rips with tape repairs, and soiling. Please inspect. Ex. Mountain WaterClint Maish Collection Est. $ 200-400 HWAC#58514 Co. charged the CArson & Colorado Lot #4575 Aurora, Nevada, 1873 RR 1/2 cents per Compiled Laws of Nevada, 1873, gallon for water “Office of District Attorney, use for the month Property of Nevada” This is a of November, 1882. professionally rebound copy of the The C&C RR agent, first volume on Nevada laws. The W.J. Chrch, was paid front cover states “Co. Assessor / $75 for the month Office of District Attorney / Property of September, 1899. of Esmeralda County.” D. Thompson One letter discusses 5 cases of cyanide shipped via C&C RR. Another is stamped on the inside. In the brief letter discusses sending hay from Fish Lake to Candelaria (Today, Fishtime Thompson was the county assessor, he left his mark on this book Lake hay is sold at a premium). Another letter discusses sending aforever! Thompson was appointed County Assessor on December 2, barrel of rocks to the US Govt, probably from a geologist working on1879. The office was declared vacant when he did not file a bond. On the Candelaria ore deposit. Est. $ 300-600 HWAC#59516January 6, 1880 G. H. Hatch was appointed to this position. Nicelyrebound and it would look good in any Nevada library. (BennettCollection) Est. $ 200-400 HWAC#60211Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 391

DAY 4 Sunday, March 18th General Americana Lot #4579 Carson City, Nevada, Truckee Lot #4582 Pine Grove, Nevada, River Pollution Incident, 1908 Long letter Original Hanging Dinner Bell adressing pollution at Floriston caused by Found in Pine Grove, Nevada Made the lumber mill there that killed fish, caused from drill steel in the old-style, this serious environmental damage, and was classic Western mining camp dinner the subject of a major lawsuit. Eight-page bell is the quintessential Nevada letter from San Francisco attorney W. E. F. mining artifact. 18 inch triangle. Deal addressed to Nevada Attorney General Located in Lyon County, gold & silver Richard C. Stoddard regarding pollution of was discovered in Pine Grove in 1866. the Truckee River, principally by the Floriston Est. $ 100-300 HWAC#56353 Pulp & Paper Co. at Floriston, CA, November Lot #4583 Reno, Nevada, 1898-1923 25, 1908. On the letterhead of W. E. F. Deal, Reno, Nevada Billhead Collection Mills Building, San Francisco, and signed by Lot of 28. Includes: 1899 letterheadDeal. Original letter. Very good condition. Born in Maryland on March for S. Jacobs Gent’s Furnishing8, 1949, William E. F. Deal arrived in California in September 1859, Goods with message to Tuscaroraand Nevada in May 1863. He was admitted to the Nevada Bar in March regarding property taxes; 18981865 and became a prominent mining attorney in Virginia City. He for C. Novacovich; 190- for Starwas elected a UNR Regent from 1894-1902 and was administrator of Barrel House (Liquors & Cigars);the multi-million-dollar John W. Mackay Estate in 1902. Deal moved pictorial cover and letterhead forhis legal practice to San Francisco in 1900 and died there in 1924. An The Riverside hotel, undated, withimportant detailed letter on early pollution of the Truckee River by a message from Bill to Thelma; fiveprominent pioneer attorney who had large businesses and law offices billheads for Eagle Salt Works, 1904-05; four 1904 billheads forfor decades on both sides of the Sierra. Est. $ 200-500 HWAC#59507 Nevada Meat Co.; 1904 and 1905 and 1906 billheads for Commercial Soap Co.; 1904 for Armour Packing Co; 1914 for Eddy Floral Co.; 1923 Lot #4580 Goldfield, Nevada, 1905 for Andrew Paterson; 1922 letterhead for the Truckee River General Goldfield Brewing Company Stock Electric Co. in Reno; and six unused lettersheets for Arthur’s Bike & Certificate, Number 3 Extremely Gun Shop. Plus one Tonopah billhead for the Tonopah Bonanza dated rare! Goldfield was known for mining. 1909. Est. $ 50-100 HWAC#60373 But with miners came gambling, Lot #4584 Reno, Nevada, Ayer Ranch women, and alcohol. This stock Ephemera A group of antiques from the certificate is to the later. It is number Jerome Ayer ranch in Reno, which was 3 for 500 shares to Louis Lienemann located on Alameda, now North Wells. in 1905. Signed by Lienemann as This group of antiques appears to date president and DH Kehoe as secretary. from the 1890s to about 1910. Ayres ran a Although mines thrived in Goldfield, commercial ranch, where he sold hay grainthe Goldfield Brewery didn’t. It opened in 1904 and closed in 1906. feed, rabbits, chickens and vegetables. ThisIt was a beer garden with a European flair. Dance hall girls and their group contains several original photograph‘escorts’ would frequent the place. But the beer tasted peculier and items from the Ayers family, and originalthe place did not last long. [“The Glory Days of Goldfield, Nevada’ by business card from Obadiah I are out ofZanjani] This may not be as exciting as a mining stock, but it sure is Reno circa 1876, a hanging thermometerrarer than most! (Bennett collection) Est. $ 200-400 HWAC#59874 in a wood holder for the chicken and rabbit business, to hanging brass scales, the best of which is a 20 pound Lot #4581 scale by Chettalain of New York. This scale measures approximately Goldfield/Reno, 10 inches long 4 inches wide and 2 inches deep. Smaller scale is also Nevada, Mason Chettalian scale, balance #2, Pattent date 1892 which is a 50 ounce Player Piano scale and is much more common than the larger balance. Nice group with 300 Music original collectibles from a historic Reno family. Est. $ 200-300 Rolls (Honk- HWAC#59806 Tonk Bar/ Lot #4585 Reno, Nevada, Reno City Saloon) Mason Directory, 1915 Nevada Directory Player Piano, Publishing Company. Directory of Reno beautifully and Sparks. With a Business Directory of refinished Carson, Gardnerville, Minden, Virginia City with light and Fallon, Nevada. 1915. Reno, Nevada: color finish. Nevada Directory Publishing Company, Comes with a 1915. 188 pp. 8vo. OP. Paher #1643. stool and 300 Leather bound. Very good condition. Est. $ 200-400 HWAC#59508 music rolls!! The Mason Lot #4586 Reno, Nevada, Washoe upright was a County Directory, 1932 Skaggs, Owen standard player M. Washoe County A to Z Directory and piano in early Guide Book, 1932-1932. Reno, Nevada: honky-tonk A to Z Directory Publishers, 1932. 88bars and saloons. The music rolls attest to this, with many jazz, blues pp. 8vo. Softbound. Paher #1805.and ragtime tunes. Of the approximate 300 rolls, a number of them Fine condition. Rare. Est. $ 100-150were purchased by the owner from the Los Angeles area restoration HWAC#59510company in the 1970’s and are probably not original to the date ofthe piano. 54” high, 59” long, 29” deep, with stool. The piano wasfully restored in 1976 by Carty Piano in Torrance, Cal. From thePatrick estate, a prominent Reno family that purchased many pieces offurniture from Goldfield, Nevada during the 1908-09 period of labortroubles. Est. $ 1500-3000 HWAC#49207392 March 15th, 16th, 17th, & 18th, 2018

DAY 4 Sunday, March 18th General Americana Lot #4587 Virginia City, Nevada, 1879-1898 Lot #4591 Virginia City, Nevada, Virginia City & Gold Hill, Nevada Firefighting 1872, 1885 Two interesting letters Documents (Comstock) Lot of 3. 1) Fantastic Include on Letter of Introduction group of 4 documents glued together that for a Mexican Delegation 1) Letter detail the transport of 2 box hose cart from addressed to George Senf, agent for the Reno to the Yellow Jacket Engine Co. in Gold Western Union Telegraph Company Hill, Nevada, 1879. Top document is a V&T in Virginia City. From San Francisco. shipping bill, dateline Gold Hill, to McMartin Please see to a “party of prominent for transport of the 2 box hose cart. Beneath Mexicans to see the mines on the this is a note to DA Bender in Reno from D. great Comstock Lode.”With corner Thorburn, secretary for the Yellow Jacket advertising envelope. 2) “I am waiting Engine Co., that references a note from D.L. to be sent or called somewhere where Bliss. Beneath this is the note (on Carson & workers are needed.”Mr. Eastman isTahoe letterhead) written for Bliss to McMartin saying Yerington expressing his troubles to Miss Eva Quinby of Sacramento. Postmarkwill transport the cart from Reno to Gold Hill free of charge. Signed is partial. Dated 1885. Cover is in poor condition. Est. $ 100-200Bottom document is a Virginia & Truckee Railroad voucher. Why was HWAC#60660Tahoe & Comstock lumber baron D.L. Bliss acting as the intermediary Lot #4592 , Nevada 1855 Map ofbetween the Gold Hill fire department and the Virginia & Truckee Humboldt River Valley to the Mud LakesRailroad and negotiating the transport of a fire engine to Gold Hill? Interesting map showing Pyramid Lake,Perhaps they had promised to save his lumber yard in case of a fire? Walker Lake, Humboldt River, Hastings2) Carson & Colorado Railway Company time-roll for November 1898 Road. After the start of the gold rush surveylisting the pay for five fireman for the railroad. 9 x 15.5” Folds with was made to look for best railroad route.some separation. 3) Pictorial draft/receipt for the Young America This map was made by the War DepartmentEngine Co. No. 2. Dateline Virginia, Nev, 1870s. Unused with stub of the Explorations & Surveys for a railroadattached. Vignette of horse-drawn fire wagon. Printed by JD Bethel & route from the Mississippi River to theCo. Printers, Virginia. 4 x 12.5” Est. $ 200-400 HWAC#60378 Pacific Ocean. Gray color on tan color paper. Slight discoloration on fold. Mat Board (not Lot #4588 Virginia City, Nevada, adhered) with plastic covers. If mats are c1930’s Large Correspondence shipped then additional shipping may apply. Collection of Jack Greenbaugh 19.5” x 22.5”. (Potter Collection) Est. $ 400-800 HWAC#59633 Much of this centers around his Lot #4593 , Nevada 1862 Map of years as the manager of the Joseph Public Surveys in Nevada Territory Fredericks Comstock Garage, Joseph Map shows Franktown, Washoe City, Fredericks Paint and Hardware Store, Virginia City, Gold Hill, Genoa. This is his association with the oddfellows, the first map that shows the boundary and personal letters. Includes between the 2 towns of Bodie & Virginia City Bank checks, John Aurora. The first time they surveyed Shaw Field Reno letterhead, Music they found the boundary was too farpamphlet, National War Fund Reno letter, Invitation to be an aid to the north. This map shows Lake Biglergrand marshal of the 1909 Independence day festivities in Virginia now known as Lake Tahoe.Map inCity, Ford official documents, Overland Hotel Reno letterhead, Storey good condition only slight foxing inCounty Clerk, a letter about selling the Arlington Hotel in Reno, etc. fold lines. On Mat Board (not adhered)Well over 50 envelopes and 100 papers! Est. $ 100-200 HWAC#59699 with plastic covers. If mats are shipped then additional shipping may250 HWAC#56323 Lot #4589 Virginia City, Nevada, apply. 22” x 32” (Potter Collection) Reprint of Virginia City, Nevada Est. $ 500-1000 HWAC#59319 Panorama by GT Brown, 1861 Circa 1990 reprint in black-and- Lot #4594 , Nevada Pre-1909 Nevada white. About 18 x 24”, this classic Map Dated by no Clark County. Probably Birdseye view, the original of which turn of the Century. Basalt is listed. Had a was about 3.5 x 5’, has about 30 of the post office in 1906. Canon City is listed. Lost businesses surrounding the Birdseye its post office in 1867. Hand colored. 13.5 view itself. It’s one of the all-time x 11”. Excellent condition. (Al Adams Gold great lithos! (Al Adams Gold Rush Rush Memorabilia Collection) Est. $ 60-100 Memorabilia Collection) Est. $ 100- HWAC#55039 Lot #4590 Virginia City, Nevada, Lot #4595 , Nevada Antique Territorial Enterprise Insurance Buttons from Nevada Mining Policy Territorial Enterprise, Camps This lot consists of several Virginia City, NV. Hartford $1,000 antique buttons discovered at various Nevada mining sites. Buttons fire insurance policy, Dec 14, 1896, are made from various materials and are in a variety of sizes. A gold on the office furniture, type cases, mine for re-enactors.. Est. $ 50-100 HWAC#56433 stands, imprinting stones, the two- story building and basement of the Enterprise Publishing Co. at 23 South “C” Street, Virginia City. Policy sold to the Enterprise Co. by Edwards &Haas, VC. Est. $ 100-300 HWAC#59515 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 393

DAY 4 Sunday, March 18th General Americana Lot #4596 , Nevada 1908-1932 Lot #4600 Gold Region, North Eleven Ribbons and Papers Carolina, c1844 Manuscript ‘GOLD Relating to Senator Key Pittman REGION’ North Carolina Postmark Political ribbons and paperwork. Gold Region received a post office Four pieces of paper. Three are for in 1844 and it continued until 1866 Key Pittman (United States Senator when the name was changed to from Nevada) for hunting and fishing Carters Mills. Manuscript. Manuscript licenses in Maryland, South Carolina paid ‘5’. To Miss Sarah E Smith, and Wyoming. Fourth paper is from Fernaly(?) College, Greensboro, North Carolina. Letter envelope.a Chinese pharmacy for Mrs. Pittman. From the Shanghai Sanitorium Contents missing. See photo for condition. (Al Adams Gold Rushand Hospital. Nine ribbons. Identified ribbons are for the Nevada State Memorabilia Collection) Est. $ 100-200 HWAC#57094Convention in Tonopah on August 31, 1908. Also a Nevada Expositionin Reno in 1926 and The “Southern Nevadans” Transcontinental HWAC#56871 Lot #4601 , North Carolina Wooden kegHighways Exposition in 1927. 1932 Roosevelt Party / Press. Grand from the G. Bauer Co., North Carolina 14Champion Steer at Fort Worth Exposition. Papers and ribbons are in inch diameter at the top, 16 inch diameter atvarious conditions of disrepair. Please see photo. All of these seen to center, 18 inches tall. Wood stave constructedrevolve around Sentaor Pittman. Est. $ 200-400 HWAC#59470 oak barrel with four concentric iron rings. Lot #4597 New York, New York, 1857 Head of the barrel marked “G. Bauer, 227.” 1857 New York Port Warden’s Receipts Three bungholes. G Bauer was the founder of Two receipts. One for August 19, 1857 the American Tobacco Co. from North Carolina. and one for August 21, 1857. One for Bauer had a tough life, married Cherokee $1.00 for certificate of rice paper and native Rachel Blythe, which was illegal in one for $2,00 for survey of flour on North Carolina law, causing him to locate the boats. By 1763 a Board of Wardens was business at another site. Rare. (Al Adams Gold created to regulate and license pilots Rush Memorabilia Collection) Est. $ 300-500 and to strengthen compulsory pilotage established by early acts. By 1860 there Lot #4602 Circleville, Ohio, 1837 Hard were 21 authorized New York pilot Times Handbill A handbill from broker boats. This was just about the time the SS Geo. D. Lounsbury of Circleville, Ohio that Central America set sail to Panama to pick he is buying “Bank Notes on most all of theup a stack of gold. It sank at the end of September. (Potter Collection) old Southern Banks...at their depreciatedEst. $ 100-200 HWAC#58956 value. These institutions are all closing up, Lot #4598 New York, New York, 1846 and those holding bills should hand them Steamer Oregon Lettersheet Cover in before they become worthless.” 6.75” x This letter sheet is addressed to Edward 7.5” with folds and some separation. This D Sohier of Boston. It is sent from handbill is significant because it is from the Whitward(?). Oval stamp “STEAMER Panic of 1837, a national financial depression. Newly elected President / 5 / OREGON” with a straight line Van Buren was given much of the blame even though the contributing “PAID.” Note written in pencil says that factors to the crisis (speculative lending practices in western states, a this came from New York to Boston via sharp decline in cotton prices, a collapsing land bubble, internationalthe Long Island Sound. The owner of the steamer was George Law. specie flows, and restrictive lending policies in Great Britain) predatedIt was the fastest on the Sound as it beat the C. Vanderbilt - twice! him. Est. $ 300-500 HWAC#50907Wikipedia adds that the Oregon was the first vessel built by Law.It was commissioned in 1846. Law would organize the U. S. Mail Lot #4603 Knox County, Ohio, 1838 1838Steamship Company and assumed contract to carry the U. S. Mails to Whig Letter This letter is written to theCalifornia. “Impressed by the returns from the short amount of line Honorable John H James. Nine citizens ofof William Henry Aspinwall’s Panama Railway, he acquired a large Knox County are petitioning Mr. Jamesinterest in the project in 1852. He went to the isthmus to examine to ignore a letter sent by Mr. Brown. Thethe route, and located the terminus at Aspinwall, where he began to undersigned ‘whigs’ of Knox County helpbuild the railroad depot next to the steamship wharf. Aspinwall soon us identify what Knox County. According tobecame the destination of the Panama steamships once the railroad the 1840 United States Census Irreal Dillonwas finished.” (Potter Collection) Est. $ 100-150 HWAC#59427 and Columbus Delano can both be found living in Harrison, Knox County, Ohio. Dan Lot #4599 Cerro Gordo, North Carolina, 1858 Norton lived in Mt. Vernon, Knox County, Cerro Gordo Manuscript Cancel and Letter Ohio. “Brown is the work of “some political Letter is proclaiming the great joy of Cerrogordo intended to injure us in your opinion...” [sic] at the election of two Democratic senators. “John Hough James (1800-1881) was a native of Urbana, Ohio and a Also, please appoint Samuel Strickland as Justice graduate of Cincinnati College. Referred to as the “Buckeye Titan” by of the Peace. (Other names are mentioned.) his biographers, William E. and Ophia D. Smith, James was a lawyer, Signed N.L. Williamson. “Cerro Gordo” was a banker, railroad builder, scientific farmer, stockbreeder, legislator, small community in Columbus County lying politician, editor, lecturer and writer. A friend of both Henry Clay and between Chadbourn and Fair Bluff. The town William Henry Harrison, James advised Whig leaders in the General name probably derived from the fact that the Assembly of Ohio and in the United States Congress in his work asrailway track being built west reached the site on date of the battle of a lawyer and politician. James was a pioneer in the developmentCerro Gordo during the War with Mexico. This 1858 manuscript cancel of western banking and transportation. He was treasurer andis very early. Nathan Lewis Williamson would stand by the Democrats president of the Mad River and Lake Erie Railroad, helping to buildas he enlisted in the Confederate army and was given a rank of one of the earliest railroads in the country. He also pursued farmingCaptain. Williamson was a farmer by trade. Cerro Gordo received its and stockbreeding. James founded Urbana University, the firstpost office in 1853. (Al Adams Gold Rush Memorabilia Collection) Swedenborgian college in the world, giving the land for the campusEst. $ 100-200 HWAC#57088 and serving as a lifelong trustee for the institution.” [Miami University Libraries: John H. James Collection) Est. $ 100-200 HWAC#59722394 March 15th, 16th, 17th, & 18th, 2018