2018 December Auction Catalog

DAY 3 Friday, Dec 7th Wells Fargo/Express Lot# 3501 Lot# 3506 Reno, Washoe, Nevada Hawleyville, ULTRA RARE Reno Adams Express Connecticut 1907- Safe Combination J Allenbach is 13 Rare Wells writing to his superior in San Francisco, W Elder. “When Mr. McMahon Fargo Livestock was here had him change the combination of safe. 20 - 68 - 39.” Partial Contract This “Reno / 10011 / Nev.” wax seal on back. You won’t find this again! The contract is for Adams Express Office (at least during this period) was only open a few James Shedden. It months! Inside the envelope one can find the new safe combination for is for shipping one the Adams Express Safe housed in Reno, Nevada. The Western Pacific dog. Four regular had just laid their branch line into Reno and opened an office using sized pages! Includes instructions how to ship horses, mules, cats, Adams Express. Mr. J. I. Allenbach was given management over this birds, guinea pigs, colts, elks, goats, etc. And the charge! Signed off by new office. However, he only held the position for a few months as this JO Bailey. 8 x 11”. (Potter Collection) Est. $200-600 HWAC# 58109 office was combined with another express office and Mr. Allenbach was quickly out of work. Extensive biography of Mr. Allenbach and his Lot# 3502 , Indiana express ties Est. $150-300 HWAC# 99621 Southern Indiana Express Co Stock #1 Lot# 3507 Virginia City, Nevada 1861 Early Wells Fargo Check Early Unissued #1, Folds, Virginia City Wells Fargo check to Ella significant lower ? signed by agent Wm. Graves 1864. corners damage. Small hole and left side tear. Est. Prag Collection. Est. $200-300 HWAC# $100-200 HWAC# 83300 83472 Lot# 3508 , Nevada Holladay’s Overland Express Envelope and Unused Special Deposit Slip 186-. In 1862, Ben Holladay purchased the bankrupt Overland Mail Company for $700,000 and renamed it the “Holladay Overland Mail & Express Company.” The company, which provided passenger Lot# 3503 Lincoln, Nebraska Wells service by stagecoach, also delivered mail from St. Louis, Missouri Fargo Express Canvas Bag 334 to Placerville, California. Holladay (1819 – 1887) was an American Wells Fargo canvas bag, labeled, transportation businessman responsible for creating the Overland “WELLS FARGO EXPRESS RETURN TO LINCOLN, NEBR. 334” in black Stage to California during the height of the 1849 California Gold Rush. letters 2.25 and 2 inches tall. Laid flat, the bag is 24 inches tall and Ben Holladay created a stagecoach empire and is known in history as 13.5 inches wide. A 1/4-inch cotton rope is threaded through a series the “Stagecoach King”. Extensive background information provided. of brass grommets that circle the open end. All appear to be authentic NOT IN FRAME Est. $180-300 HWAC# 99433 and original. Est. $300-500 HWAC# 86312 Lot# 3509 Gold Hill, Storey, Nevada Lot# 3504 Carson City, Nevada 1887 Territory Gold Hill, Wells Fargo Collection of Wells Fargo Consignee’s Territorial Certificate of Deposit Receipts from Carson City Bank Gold Hill, Nevada Territory. No. 838. Datelined May 9, 1863. Issued for shipping Gold Bars Lot of ten items $3,500 to Catharine Jones. Pen cancelled. 5 cent US IR adhesive stamp. from 1887 to 1888. All addressed to the Pinhole. 3.75” x 8”. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 99630 Anglo Cal Bank. All have the Anglo Cal Bank circular stamp. In 1887 and 1888 Lot# 3510 Virginia City, Storey, the Carson City Mint had been closed as Nevada Territory Virginia City, a minting operation. They were given Wells Fargo Territorial Certificate permission to smelt a limited number of of Deposit Virginia City, Wells Fargo Certificate of Deposits are rarer silver and gold bars. These were some than the Gold Hill. No. 2243. Virginia City, N.T. dateline, Nov. 20th, of those bars they smelted. From the Anglo Cal Bank the bars would 1862. Early territorial. Certificate for $100 issued to Geo. Krasser. have ended up in the San Francisco Mint one would assume. Why Stamped paid. Pinholes and light soiling. Delicate green paper. 3.75” x the Carson City partially opened mint did not send them to the San 8”. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 99629 Francisco Mint???? Bars range from one bar at $1,380 to three bars at $990 to one bar at $38. (Potter Collection) Est. $200-400 HWAC# Lot# 3511 Akron, Ohio 1919 WANTED 56040 Poster - American Railway Express Framed WANTED poster from American Lot# 3505 Gold Hill, Storey, Nevada Railway Express offering “$1000.00 RARE Two-Part Wells Fargo Form REWARD... for information leading to the 1867. Originated from Gold Hill and arrest and conviction of Benjamin Ericson sent to Folsom. Forwarded to the rare California town the Salmon Monroe formerly a clerk in its employe Falls, California. It is about a discrepancy in the amount of money at Akron, Ohio, who absconded from that owed on a bill. Henry Blauvelt of Gold Hill believes it is $290. However, city on or about June 19th, 1919, taking JS Campbell the agent in Folsom, who had moved to Salmon Falls, says valuable packages of the said company.” the original $230 is correct if received in U. S. Coin. Blauvelt was the Includes two photographs of a young Wells Fargo and Bank of California Agent on the Comstock. Campbell man and a facsimile of his signature and was an early Californian and a grocer and miner. Salmon Falls is now a handwriting sample. The poster is in a under Folsom Lake and has been washed away from history. Est. matted and glassed frame approximately $200-400 HWAC# 99632 13.5 x 18 inches with a matte opening of about 7.75 x 12.25 inches revealing the poster. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 86316 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 149

DAY 3 Friday, Dec 7th Wells Fargo/Express Lot# 3512 Harper’s Ferry, Virginia Lot# 3516 , Wells Fargo & Co 1865, 1802 Two Southern Express Express Sign Authentic diamond- Papers 1) Adams Express Company. shaped sign for WELLS FARGO & 1865. Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. CO EXPRESS with yellow letters in a From JL Russell to G Koonce & Son dark blue circle centered on a dark for $400. This was the scene of John red background. The entire sign is a Brown’s raid. The city changed hands square of approximately 14 inches eight times during the war. Delivered and is hung from one corner. The four months after the end of the Civil same design is on both sides. There War. 2) Old Southern Express 1802 is some wear on both sides, and delivery receipt from Lynchburg, about a square inch of red paint has Virginia. It was from Fords Depot chipped away on one side. The sign appears to be made of some kind on the SSRR and from Mr.s. Ford. of fiberboard and the entire perimeter is edged with a 1/4-inch metal Addressed to Mr. Ford. For 1 keg! frame. Est. $400-800 HWAC# 86315 Fords Depot was in Dinwiddie County and most probably named for Mr. Ford of our receipt. Est. $100-200 Lot# 3517 , Wells Fargo Books HWAC# 57322 and Historical Pamphlets This lot contains publications regarding Wells Fargo that include two hardbound books and six soft-cover Lot# 3513 , 1851-1868 Adams Express booklets about the company distributed by Wells Fargo Bank which Eastern Collection Group Lot of fourteen. are reprints from various historical society quarterly magazines 1851 package express from New York, including the California Historical Society Quarterly, the Historical 1865 express forwarders New York, Society of Southern California Quarterly, Journal of the West, and The 1868 express forwarders, 1859 express Western Historical Quarterly. A 37-page pamphlet titled, “Record forwarders from Plymouth, 1856 New of the Fargo Family” by John J. Giblin is also included. “Wells, Fargo York receipt (two), 1881 New York receipt, Detective: A Biography of James B. Hume” was written by Richard H. 1865 Philadelphia receipt, 1865 Baltimore Dillon and published by Coward–McCann, Inc. of New York in 1969 express forwarders with US Revenue as a biography of the famous Wells Fargo detective, James B. Hume Stamp, 1895 Philadelphia receipt. Four (1827–1904). “Wells Fargo : Advancing the American Frontier,” by unused papers: 187- from Philadelphia, Edward Hungerford, former Wells Fargo executive and transportation 186- receipt, 188- receipt from Chicago. This last piece is also unused, historian, describes the history of the company from 1851 through but rather spectacular. it is 185- from New York.It has a wonderful World War II. the book is illustrated with two maps and several black Adams & Co. Express vignette of one of their buildings (we presume) and white photographs. Est. $300-500 HWAC# 86303 with wagons, train, people and a dog.(Potter Collection) Est. $200- 500 HWAC# 56037 Lot# 3518 , Western Union Signal Lot# 3514 , 1934 Old Waybills Device This is a Western Union call - The Romance of Express device that would be installed in a Companies Harlow, Alvin F. Old customer’s place of business and wired directly to the local Western Waybills: the Romance of the Express Companies. D. Appleton-Century Union dispatch center. A customer would wind the small crank and Company, 1934. This fully indexed, 504-page contains extensive release it. A mainspring would then rotate it back while making a research on the establishment and operations of express delivery ringing sound like an alarm clock. Internally, a set of cams would send a coded electrical signal through the connected wires to the Western companies, their trials and successes, and the key individuals, both Union dispatch center which would identify the exact customer entrepreneurial and criminal, who shaped those enterprises. The text location. A courier would then be sent to that location to pick up a includes numerous black and white illustrations of famous people package for delivery by Western Union. The device is enclosed in a such as Henry Wells and William G. Fargo, the infamous Black Bart blue porcelain-enamel oval about 4.75 x 3 inches and 1.25 inches , and the Dalton Brothers. Included in this lot is a first-day cover for tall mounted on an insulating porcelain oval approximately 6.5 x “Overland Mail Centennial” bearing a five-cent stamp with the image of Sam Houston, postmarked November 1964. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 3.5 inches and .75 inches thick. Three brass electrical terminals are 86302 mounted on the white porcelain. Est. $250-400 HWAC# 86309 Lot# 3515 , Railway Express Lot# 3519 Elko, Elko, Nevada Garcia Silver Mounted Spurs & Agency This is a diamond-shaped Spur Pictorial Billhead Exceptional sign for the RAILWAY EXPRESS quality. Marked with the early small letters: “ ? S. Garcia/ Maker/ AGENCY, with off-white lettering Elko, Nev.” Nevada’s early and famous silversmith out of Elko, Nevada. against an orange-red background, In 1896, Garcia and his new bride, Saturina, came to Elko with two mounted in a square metal frame suitcases filled with bits, spurs, riatas, rawhide headstalls and reins. approximately 14-inches on a side. Garcia set up shop in corner of Charles Mayer’s old Gem Hotel and The sign shows some wear, but is in sold out the first evening. He soon opened his G.S. Garcia Harness and generally good condition. Railway Saddle Shop near Sixth and Commercial streets. By 1903, Garcia was Express Agency was established in filling custom orders throughout northern Nevada which his brother mid-1918 when the United States would deliver by wagon. He soon had catalog orders from around the Government consolidated all existing world and his impressive list of customers included such well-known railway express companies into one names as Will Rogers and Douglas Fairbanks. Garcia’s most famous entity after President Woodrow Wilson commandeered the nation’s saddle was one that brought home the gold medal from the 1904 railroads in order to move troops and coal around the country. In it’s St. Louis World’s Fair. These spurs are made in the original vaquero later years Railroad Express Agency faced growing competition from tradition. Silver shows on the outside of the spurs only. In-sized hearts United Parcel Service and the United States Postal Service Parcel Post and inlaid silver diagonals grace this fine pair. Definitely used. This is as well as litigation from railroad unions. It ceased operations and filed for bankruptcy in November of 1975. Est. $300-500 HWAC# 86314 one of the finest pairs of Garcia spurs we’ve seen in years. [Holabird Western Americana Auctions]. Includes a nice 1917 pictorial billhead of a spur. Lots of background notes are included. Est. $3000-4000 HWAC# 99446 150 December 2018

DAY 3 Friday, Dec 7th Firearms & Weaponry Lot# 3520 Fort Worth, Texas 1900’s Vintage Lot# 3527 , Showy Cowboy/ Stetson Hat & Boots 1)Pair of Justin Boots Cowgirl Calendar, Cosmo Cover, beautiful leather, small enough for women to Songbook and Print Junction City wear. 2) Vintage Jesse Fulp, OK, c. early 1900’s. Telephone Co 1944 calendar with cowgirl and guitar illustration, Hat has some staining. Please inspect. Est. $150- matted. San Antonio Song sheet music book with 2 cowboys around 200 HWAC# 84417 the campfire, 14x10.5”. Hearst Intl./Cosmopolitan October Cowgirl cover, matted. 8x11”. Est. $100-150 HWAC# 86418 Lot# 3528 Hartford, Connecticut 1836-1873 Colt Historical Prints - Set of Six 11x14-inches This is a Lot# 3521 , Texas early 1900’s Photos set of six black and white drawings of Horses, Cowboys, Roping Approx. of Colt revolvers from 1836 to 1873. 10 photos featuring cowboys “A Tough These prints were issued by the Colt’s Cowboy from Arizona” ; photo of Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Co. in Hartford, cowboys in chaps; Cowboy portrait, Connecticut in 1943. The original bet & pays with bottle of whiskey shipping envelope shows a postmark to another cowboy, c. 1918 to 1930. of November 1943. Each print is Interesting lot. Est. $100-200 HWAC# approximately 14 inches wide and 11 82064 inches tall. See picture for sample layout. These six prints are in near pristine condition and appear to have never been framed. The images Lot# 3522 , 1900’s Cabinet Cards of include the Colt Texas Paterson .40 cal. - 1836; Colt Walker Model .44 cal. - 1847; Colt Wells Fargo Model .31 cal. - 1848; Colt Navy Model .36 Cowboys & Horses 2 Cabinet Cards, cal. - 1851; Colt Army Model .44 cal. - 1860; and Colt Peacemaker .45 of cowboys on ranch. Written on back cal. - 1873 Est. $100-200 HWAC# 86318 in period ink is “For Rolland, Frank Hunnewell in front of Fremont’s cabin”, taken 1911. Est. $100-200 HWAC# Lot# 3529 , Utah Ammunition 82058 Boxes - Lot of 2 These are two wooden ammunition boxes, one from The Peters Cartridge Co and the other from Gamble’s S&G. Both are in good condition. See photo for labeling details. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 85734 Lot# 3530 , 1902 Model Officer’s Sword This is an Officer’s sword of the 1902 model designed for presentation only. The sword, made by N.S. Meyer Inc. of West Germany, is stainless and well appointed for etchd engraving with leather strap and frog. This particular sword was awarded to Frederich H. Uphoff (and his name is etched on the blade). He was the Lot# 3523 , Cody Photo and most decorated ROTC graduate in the United Sates in 1977; returning Ephemera Three pieces of Wild West to school after a tour of duty in Vietnam. It was awarded to him by the ephemera, original photo of “Buffalo United States Amour Association in 1978 by Major General Wallace Bill” with printed signature at base, Nutting. Est. $400-800 HWAC# 75651 3.5 x 5” (excellent); post card of the Cody gravesite; 1922 issue of the Lot# 3531 , c1860-1880 Black Wild West Weekly, a “dime novel” Powder Poke 7.5” black powder devoted to stories of the wild west. poke, no cap Est. $80-120 HWAC# Est. $240-400 HWAC# 85747 58707 Lot# 3524 , Cowboy Kids on Horseback Thirteen photos, various dates from 1880’s (cabinet cards) to real photo post cards, c 1920. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 82468 Lot# 3532 , Cane Gun air powered This is a cane gun with an ivory top. Lot# 3525 , Mini Sterling Silver The cane is attributed to John Blanch Belt Buckle Made by Keyston of London (1801-1900). The over-all length is 38 1/2 in. at about .40 silversmiths of San Francisco, this caliber. The complete set comes with a key for cocking the mechanism and an air pump. The brass covered end cap removes to reveal the vintage buckle will fit watch bands or belts up to one half inch wide. Est. ramrod. A small front sight and small buck-horn shaped rear sight $50-80 HWAC# 84713 is intact. This is a neat invention. The overall appearance is a wood stained cane when in reality it is a metal frame and barrel. No gun Lot# 3526 , Portrait of Pawnee Bill collection is complete without one of these inventive guns. This gun is an antique and no attempt has been made to fire this gun to confirm Framed oil portrait of Pawnee Bill its mechanical integrity. Nor should this gun be fired without the (Major Gordon Lillie) in 30 x 35 inch examination by a qualified gunsmith. Any attempt to fire an antique wooden frame. Repaired. No artist signature, but the style appears gun is at the risk of the owner and not consistent with the value of the to be late 19th century. On the reverse is painted “Pawnee Bill” and barely legible “Major Gordon Lillie.” Est. $850-1250 HWAC# 50901 firearm. No sales to California, New Jersey, New York City, or Hawaii. Check local ordinances before bidding. Est. $500-900 HWAC# 75644 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 151

DAY 3 Friday, Dec 7th Firearms & Weaponry Lot# 3533 , Collection of a Celtic Dagger and three Bowie knives Lot# 3538 , Model This is a lot of one Timber Wolf Celtic dagger and three Timber 1873 Springfield Wolf Bowie knives. The Celtic dagger is 13 in. OAL/ 8 in. with an carbine replica This un-sharpened blade. The blade is Damascus in a raindrop pattern- 1873 Springfield replica beautiful. The three Bowie knives are a Timber Wolf TW261 each is chambered for .45-70 with red and black scales 16 in. OAL/ 10 1/2 in. blades. Est. and made by Harrington $50-100 HWAC# 33445 & Richards (ca.1975) S/N S.A.31XX. The execution of craftsmanship of this gun is spectacular. It is a single band carbine with a 21 in. Lot# 3534 , group of eleven Bowie or Hunter style knives This barrel. The lock is highly polished as is the hammer. The trapdoor has group of eleven knives are Bowie style, bayonet, or hunters. Item BK a flawless release and catch for breach loading and is marked “Cavalry SN1 is a replica British Commando knife NIB. Two Items, BK893 is Model”. The bluing is 95% and it appears THIS GUN HAS NEVER BEEN FIRED, as no trace of brass transfer or powder exists. A saddle ring faux ivory handled Wolf Bowie knives. A BK 1337 stag bone Bowie and slide does double-duty as the lock side-plate. All metal and wood knife. A BK 866 model M7 bayonet, used on m-16 rifles NIB. A BK 894 faux ivory Eagle Bowie knife NIB. One BK 1335 saber sword parts, no plastics in construction. The straight grained wood shows with sheath. Three BK c-2 dagger knives with black pakkawood handling. The only wear on the gun is the heel of the butt-plate where handles. One BK 408 Big Foot Bowie knife with leather sheath 12 is has been scuffed on the ground. This is your chance to own a re- 3/4 in. long. Est. $75-125 HWAC# 33450 enactor or SASS gun. No sales to Ca., New York City, N.J., or Hi. Est. $1000-1200 HWAC# 75649 Lot# 3535 , group of Four Chipaway huning Knives This is a group of four hunters; two Chipaway model GW-2762-GPW knives. The 2762 Lot# 3539 , Pair of Denix Pirate Flintlock Pistols This is is 12 in. OAL/ 7 in. blade with a brass guard and green Pakkawood a pair of replica non-working flintlock pirate pistols made by grips. NIB with sheaths. The other knives are model CW-300 BLPW Denix of Spain. This is a very detailed design with lions head and and CW-300 BPW Chipaway knives at 13 in. OAL/ 7 1/4 in. blades. lanyard ring butt-cap. 14 in. OAL. Est. $50-100 HWAC# 33453 One has bone and black Pakkawood handles the other has a bone handle with green Pakkawood handles. NIB with sheaths. Est. $60-100 HWAC# 33462 Lot# 3540 , Parker SXS Shotgun, 12 gauge Black Powder A wonderful G grade or #2 grade Parker shotgun with a full pistol grip and horn cap excellent engraving with the birds in flight scene on side plates and birds landed on the floor plate. Extremely nice American walnut stock with shield. Very ornate fist-tail release accents this gun. Excellent bores. This Parker shotgun Lot# 3536 , Hall carbine in .58 cal. of 1852 This Hall carbine has 30 in. Damascus barrels chambered in 12 gauge black powder. chambered in .58 caliber has a 18 1/2 in. barrel with 2 bands. It is (It is not proofed for smokeless power). It is a grade #2 marked “G” stamped 1852 on the receiver. Marked “S. North Middleton, Conn.” It without hammers or ejectors built in 1891. The Damascus barrel is in excellent condition with some handling wear. The initials “MB” is is of the Turkish pattern is light but the pattern is visible. No color carved on the right side of the stock presumably by a previous owner. case hardening remains but the bird scene engraving is intact. The Metals show a grey patination. A slide bar saddle ring is functional. stock needs TLC and there is a broken edge on the toe of the butt- No visible serial numbers. An ordinance inspector’s initials (WAT) stock where the butt-plate has been filed to match. This looks like a William Anderson Thornton, is stamped in the cartouche on the one hundred year old repair. This makes a good survivor 12 ga. for right side of the stock at the receiver. The Hall rifle has a unique front the Parker collector. No sales to California, New Jersey, New York opening breach for loading that predates any metallic cartridge gun City, or Hawaii. Check local ordinances before bidding. This gun is of the Civil War. This is your chance to own a piece of fine and rare an antique and no attempt has been made to fire this gun to confirm firearms Americana. This gun is an antique and no attempt has been its mechanical integrity. Nor should this gun be fired without the made to fire this gun to confirm its mechanical integrity. Nor should examination by a qualified gunsmith. Any attempt to fire an antique this gun be fired without the examination by a qualified gunsmith. gun is at the risk of the owner and not consistent with the value of the Any attempt to fire an antique gun is at the risk of the owner and firearm. Est. $1000-1500 HWAC# 75647 not consistent with the value of the firearm. No sales to California, New Jersey, New York City, or Hawaii. Check local ordinances before Lot# 3541 , Remington bidding. Est. $3500-4500 HWAC# 75636 Model 1858 Army .44 cal. pistol This Remington model Lot# 3537 , Model 1855 1858 percussion pistol in Springfield Pistol .58 cal. This .44 cal. has been restored to is a model 1855 Springfield .58 its original glory. The gun is cal. single shot pistol. This one heavily engraved at C-D level is has a back-strap cut for half- for coverage and richly blued. stock mounting. The lock-plate The cylinder has two gold bands and one platinum band. S/N 10848x. is marked “U.S. Springfield This gun was reportedly carried during the Civil War. It now wears 1855”. An American eagle is two piece ivory grips that show patination and age without chips. also visible on the Maynard tape priming system cover plate. The This beautiful piece of American history wears an 8 in. barrel and barrel is marked “C.H.D.B.” and a “VP” and eagle proofing mark. The a beautiful case hardened hammer. It does not appear to have been barrel is mounted with a leaf rear sight. Overall condition is excellent fired since restoration. This gun is an antique and no attempt has been with handling marks. No serial number found on the piece; although made to fire this gun to confirm its mechanical integrity. Nor should 4021 units were originally produced. This would be the last single shot this gun be fired without the examination by a qualified gunsmith. pistol made for American troops to be replaced during the Civil War Any attempt to fire an antique gun is at the risk of the owner and with the revolver design. Est. $2200-4500 HWAC# 75637 not consistent with the value of the firearm. No sales to California, New Jersey, New York City, or Hawaii. Check local ordinances before bidding. Est. $5000-7000 HWAC# 75635 152 December 2018

DAY 3 Friday, Dec 7th Firearms & Weaponry Lot# 3542 Lot# 3548 , Winchester Model , Sharps New 1885 High Wall .32-40 This Model 1863 Winchester High Wall model 1885 3-band musket is a deluxe gun with special order features; double set triggers, a .52 cal. This Sharps Schutzen butt-plate, presentation grade #3 wood and finish, tang 3-band musket is sight, and 30 in. barrel. S/N 1140xx chambered for .32-40 cartridge. a .52 caliber percussion model 1863. It has a Hartford, Conn. address 99% condition and looks like it was made yesterday. This gun is an S/N 6173x . The barrel is 30 in. and has an electric blue colored lever antique and no attempt has been made to fire this gun to confirm action that appears to be all original. Some handling wear patterns, its mechanical integrity. Nor should this gun be fired without the in excellent condition with grey patination and some original case examination by a qualified gunsmith. Any attempt to fire an antique hardened bluing remaining. The butt-plate is stamped US. This gun gun is at the risk of the owner and not consistent with the value of does not fit the usual serial number range for US military contract the firearm. FFL or C&R transfer required. No sales to California, guns because it is a 3-band sporting rifle. Sharps made sporting rifles New Jersey, New York City, or Hawaii. Check local ordinances before if the rifles originally intended to fill Government contracts failed to bidding. Est. $8000-12000 HWAC# 75633 meet those specifications. There are no specific serial ranges for these guns but it is thought that only 16 of such guns exist (Sellers p.85). Lot# 3549 , Winchester Model This is your opportunity to own a truly rare and original firearm of the 9422 lever action rifle This civil war era. This gun is an antique and no attempt has been made to Winchester lever action .22 cal. was fire this gun to confirm its mechanical integrity. Nor should this gun be made in 1975 S/N F2128XX. The bluing is beautiful with 95% blue fired without the examination by a qualified gunsmith. Any attempt to remaining. This one is chambered for .22 cal. short, long, and long fire an antique gun is at the risk of the owner and not consistent with rifle. The front sight is unique where it is a bead under hood. This the value of the firearm. No sales to California, New Jersey, New York City, or Hawaii. Check local ordinances before bidding. Est. $4000- design was introduced originally on the model ‘71 and reintroduced 6000 HWAC# 75634 on this rifle. The rear sight is a semi-buckhorn and very easy to align. The action is very tight and shows the usual slide wear. The wood is straight grained and shows handling marks. The magazine is tubular Lot# 3543 , Three Chipaway feed. If you have never owned a .22 cal. lever gun; this is your chance. There has never been more fun than shooting a .22 lever action. No hunting knives GW-2762 CB This is sales to California, New Jersey, New York City, or Hawaii. Check local a grouping of three Chipaway 12 in. ordinances before bidding. Est. $800-1200 HWAC# 75648 hunters. The kniife is 12 in. OAL/ 7in. blade. Beautifully made with red Pakka-wood grips and a brass guard. NIB with leather sheaths. Est. $50-100 HWAC# 33461 Lot# 3544 , Three hunting/ survival knives This is a set of three knives for hunting or survival. The first is an 8 in. skinner knife with Ram horn scales DM1070; 4 1/4 in. Damascus blade with sheath. The second knife is a BK1485 Bush Patrol Survival knife 15 in. OAL/ 9 3/4 in. clip point blade 440 stainless steel. The third knife is a MAXAM hunting knife 8 1/2in. OAL 4 1/2’n. skinner blade with a Ram horn grips. Est. $50-100 HWAC# 33443 Lot# 3550 , Winchester Model 97 12 ga. guard/riot shotgun This Lot# 3545 , Turn of the Century is a Winchester model 1897 pump action shotgun. Chambered 12 gauge, a full choke barrel at 20 in. S/N 74605x (built in 1925). Bluing Peters .32 S&W cartridges This is about 40% with minor scratches and carry wear. Bore is without is a beautiful turn of the century any pitting. The butt-stock and forearm show handling wear. An two piece Peters cartridge box full of ammo. It is marked for .32 inventory number #79 is stamped below the S/N evidence of a guard S&W central-fire cartridges. Opened but complete with 50 rounds. A wonderful all original box for the .32 cal. Smith and Wesson revolver gun. The gun retains the original Winchester hard rubber butt-plate. collector. Est. $130-180 HWAC# 75653 The action is still quite tight including the take-down point. Est. $500- 700 HWAC# 75638 Lot# 3546 , Turn of the Century Peters .32 S&W cartridges This is a beautiful turn of the century two piece Peters cartridge box full of ammo. It is marked for .32 Lot# 3551 , WWII Japanese S&W central-fire cartridges. Opened but complete with 50 rounds. A Officer’s Dirk and sheath This is a wonderful all original box for the .32 cal. Smith and Wesson revolver beautifully constructed Officer’s dirk. collector. Est. $130-180 HWAC# 75654 It measures 12 1/2 in. with sheath and 11 1/2 in. overall without. There is also a beautifully constructed leather scabbard. The blade Lot# 3547 , UMC .32 ca. Auto Colt is 7 1/2 in. long and has a beautiful hamon or hardened edge section Cartridges This is an un-opened with a wave and milky appearance. The ha or edge is very sharp and two-piece box of 50 count .32 cal. unused. The knife is too short to be considered a tonto but has similar Automatic Colt Smokeless cartridges. The box has a green background construction. There is a sheath collar or habaki with an inscription marked “UMC” and “Remington” also “Remington Arms-Union Metallic on it; thought to be “divine wind” but unconfirmed. The handle is Cartridge Co.” The bottom of the box gives a guarantee endorsed by wood with bone trim. The blade has two narrow fullers on one side Remington Arms-UMC” but the most intriguing endorsement is from and a larger fuller on the other. This knife is unused and beautifully Colt explaining that this cartridge is made specifically for “the Colt constructed. This is thought to have been made about the time of the .32 Automatic Colt Pistol “ on the side.” It is signed by “Colt Patent second world war. Est. $800-1900 HWAC# 75645 Firearms Manuf. “ with the rampant Colt logo. Est. $175-275 HWAC# 75652 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 153

DAY 3 Friday, Dec 7th Saloon Lot# 3552 San Francisco, California 1890 San Lot# 3557 , New York c1900-1910 Francisco Breweries, Limited Stock # 38 for Jacob Hoffmann Brewing Print 5 shares to Capt. Charles Berthon of the Royal Colorful still life print. Compliments Artillery , Dublin. (Yes, this is an English stock.) of Jacob Hoffman Brewing, Oriental Brewing, New York. Hoffmann Dateline 1890. Not cancelled. Attractive blue on emigrated from Germany in 1854, and bought up various breweries white. Dog ear upper right. Multiple folds. The until Jacob Hoffmann Brewing Company was established in 1887. San Francisco Breweries, Limited Company would Print by J. Ottmann Litho Co. Approx 31 x 21”. Note 1”left side tear. buy breweries in the San Francisco area. Prag Est. $600-1200 HWAC# 85163 Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 85267 Lot# 3558 Gainsville, Texas Five Lot# 3553 , Montana North Coast assorted Merchants 1] Belmont Store, 2] Lindsey House Bar, 3] JR’s Limited Cigar Box Label 4x4” Truck Stop, 4] E. F. Kavanaugh, 5[ The Stag Club (unlisted) Est. $80- colorful embossed label, unused. Est. $50-80 HWAC# 86429 200 HWAC# 85349 Lot# 3554 Reno, Nevada 1918 Lot# 3559 Galveston, Texas Four Reno Brewing Company Wooden Establishments Establishments, The Pastime, Fremont Hotel Cigar Stand, Box This one hundred year old box Sonny’s Place, 214 E. FT. St. Est. $60- would have held quarts with paper labels. Writing is carved into 200 HWAC# 85346 box (RENO BR’G CO / RENO / NEV). ‘1918’ is stamped on box. It is a hundred years old, but actually in nice condition. “Reno need no longer send east for lager,” rejoiced one of the local papers upon the Lot# 3560 Victoria, Texas Henkes opening of the Reno Brewing Company in 1903. Located on the corner & Heller, Plus Three Four pieces, of E. 4th and Spokane Streets, the new company joined a number of Henkes & Heller, Ed Sitterle’s Place, existing breweries in Reno including the Buffalo Brewing Company, Elks Club # 729, and Dietz & Giffert Est. $60-200 HWAC# 85401 Riter’s Elite Steam Beer, and the Wieland Brewing Company. The new business was founded by a trio of men in their thirties. Master brewer Lot# 3561 , Texas 1904 Texas Jacob Hook had immigrated to the United States from Germany in Saloon Collectibles Rare. Buckhorn 1886, while John Maurer and Peter Dohr were second-generation Saloon of San Antonio TX pamphlet Germans originally from Wisconsin who moved to Reno from c. 1910 & post card dated 1910 of Montana. Their raw materials–corn, malt, and hops–were brought entrance to the saloon, & 3 color into town by rail, and an electricity-powered ice plant on the premises tinted postcards of the saloon; Real chilled the barrels in a vast refrigerator room. By 1907 the successful photo postcard “This is my saloon, company boasted a new five-story brick “annex” [Iconic metal sign how does it stack up, Walter” made between 1904 & 1918. Est. $80- form here] and produced three varieties of beer: Sierra Beer, Malt 100 HWAC# 82062 Rose, and Royal Lager. It was soon the largest brewery in the state, shipping its product from the nearby railroad tracks and delivering Lot# 3562 , Wisconsin 1908 Pabst locally in the company’s signature trucks. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 99173 Brewing Stocks (2) 2 Issued punched cancelled and signed by Lot# 3555 Reno, President Pabst. #1010 and 1011 Nevada 1903 Sierra both issued to Fred Pabst 1908. Nice Lager / Reno big brewery vignette. Prag Collection. Brewing Co. / Tin Est. $200-400 HWAC# 83318 Sign Very beautiful , and outstanding tin Lot# 3563 , 3 Unopened Parliment advertising sign. When Cigarette Packs 3 Unopened Parliment you look at this piece, Mouthpiece Cigarette Packs. Intact tax its like looking out seals. Small pencil written prices on your window, into the front. Est. $30-60 HWAC# 48541 past... on a hot summer day, and you want one of those beers!! Vivid spruce green colorization, and realistic brick colored buildings , with a lot of detail. Smoke stacks ...smoking, and flags waving in the wind ( How can you beat that ? ). The sign shows the Reno Brewing Company, advertising Sierra Lager Beer. It is 25” high x 37 3/4” long. Really Lot# 3564 , 5 Vintage Unopened good condition, except for 3 small repairs...about the size of a quarter. Cigarette Packs 5 Vintage Unopened Slight indentation on the upper right corner. Wood frame reverse is Cigarette Packs. Camel does not have a tax original. edges appears touched up, with fresh black. Manufactured by seal, all others have intact tax seals. Cort Badenrach/ S.F. , and highlighted in the lower right corner by “ Good King Size, Julep cork tip, Dunhill, Salome Luck/ Elk Mount / n Tard Mark “. Outstanding piece...( Come by, and Ideal Gold. Est. $50-100 HWAC# 48544 see it...if you can !! ) (RH). Est. $7500-10000 HWAC# 61450 Lot# 3556 , New York c1900-1910 Jacob Hoffman Brewing Print Colorful still life print. Compliments of Jacob Hoffman Brewing, Oriental Brewing, New York. Hoffmann emigrated from Germany in 1854, and bought up various breweries until Jacob Hoffmann Brewing Company was established in 1887. Print by J. Ottmann Litho Co. Approx 31 x 21”. Note 1”, 3” and 4” tears at top. Sold as is. Est. $600-1200 HWAC# 85162 154 December 2018

DAY 3 Friday, Dec 7th Gaming Lot# 3565 , Beer Foam Scrapers Lot# 3571 Clovis, California Gaming Chip - Mt. Washington Foam scrapers, Collection Lot of fourteen poker chips from: or beer combs, were at one time Bill’s Golden, the 500 Club and REX. Daniel fairly popular in taverns. Stopped being used due to sanitation rules. Manassillian Collection. Est. $100-200 HWAC# Scraper would be used on all glasses without cleaning in between 83908 uses. Beer glasses would be refilled and clean glasses not used. Est. $80-120 HWAC# 81864 Lot# 3566 , 1879-1883 German American Brewers Journals and Anheuser Bush Sheet Music German American Brewers Lot# 3572 Fresno, California Nisei Journals from 1879 and 1883, both illustrated Post #8499 V.F.W. Poker Chips with brewing and other ads. Both have liquid Lot of 69 red, white and blue poker stains, maybe beer? Sheet music-under the chips stamped “Nisei Post #8499 / V.F.W. / Fresno, California. Daniel Anheuser Bush by Harry Von Tilzer. paper Manassillian Collection. Est. $40-80 HWAC# 84030 coaster , Highlander Pale Ale, Missoula, MT Est. $150-250 HWAC# 86425 Lot# 3573 Friant, California Table Mountain Casino Gaming Chips Lot of 48 chips from the Table Mountain Lot# 3567 , Joy Cigarette Cutter Joy Cigarette Casino in Friant. 25c ,50c and $1 denominations.The Table Mountain Cutter with reverse glass advertising on the front. The Joy cigar tin at top has been cut down, and the Rancheria is a federally recognized tribe of Native American people reverse glass advertising is not in great condition, from the Chukchansi band of Yokuts and the Monache tribe. Daniel but the piece appears functional. three patent Manassillian Collection. Est. $100-150 HWAC# 84029 dates on top of the lever, 1902, 1906, 1906. Est. $120-200 HWAC# 85753 Lot# 3574 , California California / Nevada Gaming Chips Lot of 23 Central Valley Casino chips. Big Sandy Rancheria, Sundowner Reno, Sam Boyd’s Fremont, Las Lot# 3568 , Just Suits Cut Plug Tin Vegas; Chukchansi Gold; Eagle Just Suits Cut Plug Tin, Buchanan and Mountain; Jackson Rancheria. Daniel Lyle, New York, NY. Hinged top. Some Manassillian Collection. Est. $50-80 rust inside and outside. Approx 6 x 3.5 HWAC# 85510 x 3.5 inches. Est. $40-80 HWAC# 48358 Lot# 3575 Ovando, Montana Montana Old Town Photos (2) Framed and matted 5x9” photo of a MT town with a horse drawn WL Bailey transit trailer. 4x6” framed and matted repro of Orvando Hotel. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 86403 Lot# 3569 , Metal Pauline Hall Lot# 3576 Lake Tahoe, Nevada Dopey Norman’s Cigar Cutter Plate Metal front plate Gaming Chips One of the first casinos at Lake for a cigar cutter with .75” cigar hole. Tahoe. Eleven 25c red chips.Norman Reinburg Recessed red Pauline Hall Havana Cigar. 4.5x6”. Some rust. Est. $60- opened “Dopey Norman’s” in 1953, after running a 100 HWAC# 86417 club in Vallejo for sailors and shipbuilders during World War II. Daniel Manassillian Collection. Est. Lot# 3570 , 1850-1900 Pipe $100-150 HWAC# 85509 Collection / ( 6 Pieces ). Item # 1 of 6 : Complete pipe with stem. Perfect, early pottery type pipe. 5 1/4” long, embossed, but unclear. item # 2 of 6 Lot# 3577 White Pine, Nevada Rare : Complete pipe bowl, darker ripped White Pine, NV Library (8) McGill pattern, 1/1/2” high, needs stem. The Man The Town The Bar by Allen, And , needs cleaning. Perfect . Item A Salute to White Pines Gold Stars, Romancing Nevada’s Past by Hall, # 3 of 6: Reddish , Georgia clay type Pictorial History of White Pine County 1900-2000, 4 Vols White Pine pipe . Complete , end of stem replaced County Pictorial History Est. $200-250 HWAC# 86222 .Arrow design, maybe Indian, made, with arrows on the stem. 7 1/4” long and 2” tall pipe bowl. Very Lot# 3578 , Nevada Nevada Chips unusual. Item #4 of 6: Highly embossed with 3 men on thrones( left & Tokens Lot of eighteen pieces: side), Tobacco leaves in center, and a anchor with a chain on the right Fitzgerald’s, Luxor, Excaliber, Golden side. It is a sailor’s pipe, corn cob ribbing on the stem. 4 1/2” long, Nugget, Cal Neva Lodge Lake Tahoe, Desert Inn chips. Las Vegas Dollar. perfect and complete . Item #5 of 6: Strange looking pipe with a 4 Nevada Coin Minting token. Nevada Centennial 1964 silver medal. sided stem, and the bowl, has a small flake on it. Never used and had Four merchant tokens from Reno, Ely, Carson City. Est. $60-100 a label that says” smoke me” . 4 1/2” long, stem complete. Item #6 of HWAC# 85539 : damaged and re glued.Says T.D.( Which stood for Thomas Dwight, Glasgow, in Scotland. He was a famous pipe maker, in the 1850’s- Lot# 3579 , Early Ivory and Bone to 1870’s). Two large flakes on the bowl. Strange and interesting Gaming Items Five small bone dice, collection of early pipes. ( RH ). Est. $100-125 HWAC# 33528 about 1/3” square; ten early blank gaming chips, 1.3” diameter; three early gaming chips one with a fancy “5” inlay, a mother of pearl chip, and an ivory/bone chip with an engraved flower. Est. $150-200 HWAC# 85756 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 155

DAY 3 Friday, Dec 7th Gaming Lot# 3580 , Gaming Counters Two gaming Lot# 3585 Juneau, Alaska Jualin counters: one the size of a $10 gold piece dated Alaska Mines Company Twenty 1849; a Weil & Co. the size of a $20 gold piece. share of Jualin Alaska Mines Est. $100-150 HWAC# 84704 Company, number 0.207 dated October 1, 1919. Blue and white border, Eagle vignette. Great condition. Defunct gold mine located in Juneau, Alaska discovered by prospector Frank Cook in 1895. Mine operated on and off from 1896 to 1901 and from 1905 to 1908. In Lot# 3581 , Playing Card Deck 1912, purchased by a Belgian group. World War I stopped work on Assortment (65) 65 decks of cards mine. After war mine was purchased and named the Southeastern in original packages including many Alaska Mining Corporation. Work didn’t begin again until late 20th United Airlines, Western Airlines and other advertising decks. Est. century, when Coeur Alaska purchased mining rights. (Wikipedia) $100-200 HWAC# 86217 Printed: Ed. Besson. 17 Rue Des Petits-Champs, Paris. Ken Prag Lot# 3582 , United Major League collection. Est. $50-100 HWAC# 83677 Baseball Pinball Arcade Machine 1948 Lot# 3586 Nome, Alaska Nome classic baseball electro-mechanical pinball Region Original Photographs, machine. This machine is “museum c.1901, Alaska Gold Rush Lot quality”. It has been partially restored of 7 black and white and sepia and is in generally excellent condition, photographs of the Nome Region, fully operational and playable. There c.1901. They range in size from 3.75 are just a few ornamental parts missing. x 4” to 6.75 x 4.75.” Two views show This was apparently the second machine the same storefront, one with a sled made by united, the first in 1947. It was dog team in front. One view of a originally made for 5 cents play. That “sale” prospector with his dogs. Another of mechanism has been removed here, and it people standing on a boardwalk. Scenery, etc. Please inspect. Varying is thought this machine might have been contrast. Est. $80-160 HWAC# 59072 used in some form of gambling, since it has resided in Reno for most of its life. This is Lot# 3587 Yukon, Alaska 1909 the machine we guys all played on in the arcades when we were kids. Yukon Basin Gold Dredging It came out at a time of Ted Williams, Stan Musial, Joe DiMaggio and Company Stock with fantastic the near end of the Negro League era. 25 x 54” x 5.5’ Est. $600-1500 dredging vignette Five hundred shares of Yukon Basin Gold Dredging HWAC# 70078 Company, Ltd. number 9972 issued to Stewart Robertson, Investrara Scotland on November 15, 1909. Signed by E.A. Stephens, secretary Lot# 3583 , Unknown Gaming and president William Ogilire. Not cancelled. Gold Seal. Printed: Chips Thirty four gaming chips, Union Bank Note Co. Ken Prag collection. Est. $60-100 HWAC# 80568 many stamped “MB” probably from the Fresno area. Daniel Manassillian Lot# 3588 , Alaska Alaksan Gold Mines Co Collection. Est. $50-80 HWAC# 85511 stock Two stock certificates from Alaska Gold Mines Company. Vignette of eagle with spread wings. Peter Periconi, collection. 1) Ten shares of Alaska Gold Mines Company, number Lot# 3584 Holcomb Bay, Alaska 1897 Troy N.Y.O.7687 dated March 14, 1916 issued to Mining and Development Company Stock # 43 Edna S. Campbell, signed by J.J. Sherman, vice- for 100 shares (hand written) of 10,000 shares president, countersigned March 14, 1916. total to M Greenberg. Signed by secretary Otto 2) One hundred shares of Alaska Gold Mines Ryst and president Ernest H Ludwig. Dateline Company, number N.Y.15347 dated February 1897. Incorporated July 8, 1895 (handwritten). 23, 1921. Printed Republic Bank Note Co. Est. Printer Paydt, Epham & Co. of San Francisco. Not $100-200 HWAC# 82361 cancelled. Heavy folds, Nicks at borders. Good Condition. Reverse has handwritten confirmation Lot# 3589 , Alaska Alaska Calumet of two assessments paid. Original incorporators: Copper Company Twenty - five Max Greenberg, Emil Hirschfield and Emil Stezner thousand shares of capital stock of of Alameda; WF Miels of Holcomb Bay, Alaska; and Otto Ryst of San Alaska Calumet Copper Company, Francisco. Mines located in Holcomb Bay, Alaska per San Francisco Call number 298 issued to A Fuenman of November 30, 1898. It is at the entrance to Endcott Arm. Looking Evans. Signed A. Fuenman Evans, a photographs today - it looks far more suited to glaciers than mines. secretary on Sept 26, 1910. Letter accompanying the stock from the State Department of California Incorporated under the law of says the company was incorporated in 1895 and was forfeited in 1905 Washington state. Total of 25,000 for not paying taxes. The California newspapers speak of multiple shares in company. Stock on beige assessments, but no production! Prag Collection Est. $100-200 paper with gold seal. Calumet is HWAC# 86001 village in the state of Michigan’s upper peninsula. Was once the center of copper mining. Town was also known as Red Jacket. Calumet’s nickname was Copper Town U.S.A. Printed: Gull Printers, Seattle. Ken Prag collection. Est. $50-80 HWAC# 83674 156 December 2018

DAY 3 Friday, Dec 7th Mining - Alaska Lot# 3590 , alaska Alaska Lot# 3594 , Alaska Alaska Gold Consolidated Copper Company Two Syndicate Company Ten thousand different capital stock certificates and shares of capital stock of Alaska Gold one First Mortgage and Collateral Syndicate Company, number 979, Trust Convertible Gold Bond. 1) dated February 25, 1897. Signed by One hundred shares of Alaska E. H. Denslow, president. To attempt Copper Corporation number 1537 to stop Alaska from becoming a state issued to Tucker Anthony Leo dated and being ruled from Washington, and counter signed February 7, the “Alaska Syndicate,” was formed 1920. Green border. Large eagle in 1906 by J. P. Morgan and Simon vignette.Printed: Security Bank Note Company, Phila. 2) Fifty-five Guggenheim. They purchased the Kennicott-Bonanza copper thousand, six hundred shares of Alaska Copper Corporation number mine and had majority control of the Alaskan steamship and rail 1113 issued to Alaska Copper Corporation dated December 9, 1912. transportation. The syndicate also was in charge of a large part of the Countersigned December 10, 1912. Small eagle vignette. Orange salmon industry.Printed Hamilton Bank Note En’g & Ptg Company. border. Printed: H. C. Smith & Co. 3) First Mortgage and Collateral Ken Prag Collection. Est. $80-120 HWAC# 83615 Trust Convertible 6% Gold Bond, Payable March 1, 1927, signed James Dodd, Vice-president. Revenue stamp coupons. Ken Prag collection. Lot# 3595 , Alaska Alaska Gold- Est. $100-150 HWAC# 83663 Belt Company Five Hundred shares of Alaska Gold-Belt Company (mines Lot# 3591 , Alaska Alaska at Juneau, Alaska) interim receipt, Consolidated Gold Mining Co One number 602 issued to V. H. Lassen, share of Alaska Consolidated Gold signed by S. Makeevez, president. Mining Company, number 3 incorporated in territory of Arizona on Red seal from Alaska Gold Belt December 16, 1902, signed by H. C. Eirkimeier, president. Vignette of Company Incorporated 1915. Above ore being removed from mine by horses. Gold seal. Printed: Lowman the mines is the tourist destination and Manford Stationary & Printing Co. Ken Prag collection. Est. $100- called “The Cross.” Built in early 200 HWAC# 82373 1900’s by Father Brown and replaced numerous times. Used in many photographs of Juneau with the city in Lot# 3592 , Alaska Alaska Copper the background. Ken Prag collection. Est. $50-80 HWAC# 83661 Mining stock Three Alaska Copper Mining stock - very nice condition. 1) Lot# 3596 , Alaska Alaska One thousand shares of capital stock Goldfields Limited One hundred in Alaska United Copper Exploration shares ( number 142608 - 142707) of Company, number 1171, issued to Alaska Goldfields Limited, certificate Henry Palmer, dated June 17, 1912. number 3828, dated June 22, 1920. Incorporated under the laws of state Four stamps dated between January of Washington. Mining vignette. Gold 17, 1922 and April 16, 1924 reducing border and seal. 2) Three thousand worth of stock. Five stamps showing shares of North Midas Copper Company of Alaska, number 3118, company in liquidation dated from dated September 27, 1918. Incorporated under the laws of state of March 1, 1926 to April 13, 1932. Ken Maine. Two working miners vignette. Rust colored border and seal. Prag collection. Est. $50-100 HWAC# 3) One hundred shares of Alaska-Westover Copper Company, number 83660 196, issued to William T. McCall on July 10, 1916. Blue / grey border. Incorporated under the laws of the state of Washington. Ken Prag Lot# 3597 , alaska Alaska Mildred collection. Est. $80-150 HWAC# 83675 Gold Mining Company Three Lot# 3593 , Alaska Alaska Gold hundred and twelve shares of uncancelled capital shares, number Mine stocks and bond Two 49 issued to William Power Wilson. different Alaska Gold Mine stocks Alaska Mildred Gold Mining Company and one bond. 1) Uncancelled one is an Alaska Business Corporation hundred shares of Alaska Gold Mines filed on January 15, 1898 . Filing Company, number NY6272, dated status is listed as Voluntarily and countersigned November 24, Dissolved. Revenue stamps. Printed 1915 issued to Louis Ratenstern. Blatchly Co. Ken Prag Collection. Est. Blue border. Incorporated under the $70-150 HWAC# 83613 laws of State of Maine. 2) Cancelled fifty shares of Alaska Gold Mines Company, number NY012489, dated Lot# 3598 , Alaska Alaska Mining and countersigned February 19, 1917 issued to Eugene Springer. Scenes (Stereoviews & Postcards) Orange border. Incorporated under the laws of State of Maine. 3) Lot of 4. 1) Two stereoviews: Five hundred dollar Alaska Gold Mines Company ten-year, six percent Kilburn “Bird’s-eye view of Bennett convertible gold debenture Series A Trustee’s Certificate bonds with City, Alaska, c.1899” and Keystone coupons. Payable March 1, 1925. Eagle vignette. Brown border “Starting for the Gold Fields on with company seal. Vignette of eagle. Crease across bottom. Printed: Norway Sled, Haines, Alaska, c.1898. Republic Bank Note Company, Pittsburgh, PA. Ken Prag collection. Est. $50-80 HWAC# 83671 Both have nice contrast and are in very good condition. 2) Two early postcards. Front Street, Douglas, Alaska, unposted, Puget Sound News Co. Also Front Street, Ketchikan, Alaska, Oct. 5, 1905. Published by W.H. Case, Juneau. Mailed in Ketchikan, 1915. Est. $80-100 HWAC# 59023 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 157

DAY 3 Friday, Dec 7th Mining - Alaska Lot# 3599 , Alaska Alaska Lot# 3604 , Alaska American Petroleum & Coal Company stock Tin Mining Co of Alaska Stock One thousand shares of Alaska and financial report of American Petroleum & Coal Company, number Tin Mining Company of Alaska. 1) 10444, dated September 16, 1919 One thousand sixty-nine shares of issued to G. S. Clark. Assigned American Tin Mining Company of September 16, 1919. Drill rig, Alaska, number 690 issued to James gushing oil well, train and horse- L. Sellman on July 8, 1919, signed pulled wagon vignettes. Incorporated by F Plutting, president. Vignette under the laws of the state of of bridge crossing river with smoke stack in background. Raised Washington. Alaska Petroleum & Coal seal from company with incorporation date Printed: Schmidt Litho Company was an early Alaskan oil company. Grey border, gold seal. Co. 2) Assets and Liabilities from American Tin Mining Company of Ken Prag collection. Est. $50-80 HWAC# 83676 Alaska on December 31, 1917. Includes explanation of shipping issue due to weather and how and when it would be corrected. Ken Prag Lot# 3600 , Alaska Alaska collection. Est. $60-100 HWAC# 83658 Transportation, Trading, Mining & Manuf. Co Unissued shares of Alaska Lot# 3605 , Alaska Cook Inlet Coal Transportation, Trading, Mining & Fields Company Five shares of Manufacturing Company, number common stock, number A 709 dated 365. Ken Prag Collection. Est. $50- 100 HWAC# 83626 August 9, 1900 to F. M. Peck. Vignette of surveyors flanked by miner with pick and the state of West Virginia seal. Printed by American Bank Note Company. Ken Prag Collection. Est. Lot# 3601 , Alaska Alaska-Ebner Gold $80-150 HWAC# 83610 Mines Company Two different uncancelled stock certificates for Alaska-Ebner Gold Mines Lot# 3606 , Alaska Cook Inlet Coal Company, incorporated 1806. Vignette of miner Fields Company Twenty shares with a drill. Printed: International Bank Note of preferred stock for Cook Inlet Co. N.Y. 1) One hundred shares of Alaska-Ebner Coal Fields Company, number 75, Gold Mines Company with blue border, number dated March 31, 1900 issued to A200 issued to E. Mortimer Barnes, dated and Thos H. C. Allen. Countersigned and registered June 16, 1911. 2) Fifty shares of registered March 31, 1900. Unlisted Alaska-Ebner Gold Mines Company with orange in Hanscom. American Bank Note border, number 184 issued to W. A. Smith, Company. Ken Prag Collection. Est. dated and registered February 5, 1912. Ken Prag Collection. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 83611 $100-150 HWAC# 83662 Lot# 3607 , Alaska Cook Inlet Lot# 3602 , Alaska Alaskan Coal Fields Company Five share Bonanza Mining, Trading & of common stock for M. C. Conlsey, signed by E. A. Ryon, Vice President, Transportation Co $5 Profit-sharing dated April 3, 1899. Registered and Development Bonds of Alaskan Countersigned May 4, 1899. Ken Bonanza Mining, Trading and Prag Collection. Est. $80-150 HWAC# Transportation Company, number 21909 issued to Lervis Russell, 83612 incorporated in Illinois, dated September 13, 1897. Peter Periconi collection. Est. $80-100 HWAC# 82357 Lot# 3608 , Alaska David Ward Yukon Alaska Gold Mining Co Five Lot# 3603 , Alaska Alaska- shares of capital stock for Mr. Rickel, Snettisham Gold Mining number 2367 in David Ward Yukon Co Gold Bond Two First Alaska Gold Mining Company dated Mortgage 8% Gold Bonds May 20, 1898. Vignette, miners. Ken from Alaska-Snettisham Prag Collection. Est. $100-200 Gold Mining Company. HWAC# 83609 signed by Juiecy A. Shaw Jr, Vice President. Includes all but one coupon. Printed: Lot# 3609 , Alaska Detroit Alaska American Bank Note Co. Mining Company One thousands New York, Litho, 1) Five shares of Detroit Alaska Mining hundred dollar First Company, number 19 issued to H. C. Eichmeier, dated October Mortgage 8% Gold Bond, 21, 1902. Signed by Lee Burt, president. W. R. Laren, secretary. number 120, coupon. 2) One hundred dollar First Mortgage 8% Incorporated under the laws of Washington state. Three mining Gold Bond, number 210, The company began operations in 1899, vignettes, with gold seal. Ken Prag collection. Est. $60-100 HWAC# incorporated May 31, 1901. Worked two mines, the Friday (worked 82376 from 1899 - 1904) and Crystal (1895 - 1905). Company’s charter voided in 1907 due to taxes not being paid after death of owner who drown in 1905 in New York’s Harlem River. (Wikipedia) Ken Prag collection. Est. $100-150 HWAC# 83659 158 December 2018

DAY 3 Friday, Dec 7th Mining - Alaska Lot# 3610 , Alaska Detroit=Dukon Lot# 3614 , Alaska Four Alaskan Mining Company Two hundred Mining Stock Certificates Four shares of Detroit=Dukon Mining different Alaskan Mining Company Company number 102 issued to Russell H. Alger Jr. dated December certificates. 1) One hundred twenty- 8, 1904. Signed by Sigumond Rothschild, president. He was a cigar five shares of Alaska Gastineau manufacturer in Michigan Incorporated under laws of Michigan state. Mining Company, number 442 Three mining vignettes. Printed: The Richmond & Backus Company, dated May 28, 1912, countersigned Detroit. Ken Prag collection. Est. $60-100 HWAC# 82377 May 31, 1912 issued to Annie Mary Harris. Three vignettes, two of Lot# 3611 , Alaska Duluth-Alaska working miners and one of women Exploration Co. Five shares of capital outdoors. Worked the Alaska-Gastineau Mine and Perseverance Mine stock of Duluth-Alaska Exploration in the Silver Bow Basin Printed: Hamilton Bank Note Co., N.Y. 2) One Co, number 28 issued to Edward R. hundred shares of Alaska Handy Gold Mining Company, number 74 Ribeuack on June 24, 1908 signed dated June 11, 1921 issued to Z.F.G. Gratz. Three vignettes, two of by Edwin Ward, president. Vignette: working miners and one of women outdoors. 3) Five hundred shares Liberty. Ken Prag Collection. Est. of Southern Alaska Mining Company, number 67 dated November 8, $80-100 HWAC# 83617 1914, three mining vignettes, gold corporate seal. Printed: GOES. 4) Unissued shares of Alaska Goldfields Corporation, Printed: GOES 91. Three mining vignettes. Ken Prag Collection. Est. $100-150 HWAC# 83664 Lot# 3612 , alaska Ernst-Alaska Dredging Company stock/ letter 1) Lot# 3615 , Alaska Four Views of Two hundred fifty shares of capital Mining in Alaska Lot of 4. 1) 5 x stock of Ernst-Alaska Dredging 7” black and white photograph of Company, number 29 issued to Anna two miners and their dog standing E. Walter, dated June 20, 1911. Two in front of their snow-buried revenue stamps, gold company seal cabin. Album paper stuck to back. noted incorporated 1910 in Seattle, 2) Underwood & Underwood Washington. Three mining vignettes. stereoview, c.1901, Dan’s Cabin, Hand written note that these were cancelled July 30, 1915. 2) Letter “the most noted stopping place on from Joe Ernst to his brother A. B. letting him know of all the problems the Klondike trail, Hootalinqua River, Alaska. Seven miners standing that have held up production and added expenses, so don’t expect a outside of store. 3) Real photo postcard showing an Alaskan Gold dividend. He has hopes for the coming year as new or fixed equipment Dredge, unmailed. 4) 4.5 x 5.5” mounted photograph of two story comes on board. “Well this has been a pretty bum season. Longer and wooden structure. Est. $160-340 HWAC# 59069 harder work than ever before for the size of the output. Lots of rocks, extremely hard digging and a bucket-line too badly worn to stand the Lot# 3616 , Alaska Handsome Dan heavy strain of this kind of digging, all contributed to a great deal of Mining Company of Cape Nome lost time. To cap this climax the stormiest season in the history of Ten shares of Handsome Dan Mining Nome has kept the surf nagging at our flanks all summer and sanded Company of Cape Nome, number 7, dated April 10th, 1900, issued to us in completely twice.” Ken Prag collection. Est. $100-150 HWAC# Joseph L. Hallett. Pristine condition. Incorporatead under the laws of 83665 State of New York. Nice mining vignette. Printed: The Broun-Green Co, 40 Beaver, St N.Y. Ken Prag collection. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 81874 Lot# 3613 , Alaska 1897-1908 Five Alaska Mining Stock Certificates 1) Five hundred shares of Last Lot# 3617 , Alaska Joseph Ladue Chance Gold Mining Co. number 860. Signed by J Clark Nile, Assistant Gold Mining & Development Co Fifteen shares of Joseph Ladue Gold Treasurer and Reeder, President. 25 cent revenue stamp. 1897 gold Mining and Development Company incorporation seal. Bright pink safety paper. Vignette with miners of Yukon number 97 issued to working with sluice. Nice looking. Printed: The Broun-Green Co. 2) Knight’s Island Copper. Two hundred fifty uncancelled shares, Frank G. Rogers, dated February 18, number 48 issued to Mrs. M.A. Cook on October 6, 1906. Signed by 1898, countersigned February 18, Joseph Dierenger, secretary and (?). Excellent condition. Gold seal. 1898 . Incorporated in New Jersey. Dateline 1906 Valdez. Age of rocks Tertiary or younger. 3) Nome- Joseph Ladue was a prospector and Montana-New Mexico Mining Co. Uncancelled twenty-five hundred a businessman. He was founder shares, number 1368 issued to George Autenreith, signed by Alfred of Dawson City in the Yukon. New Jersey state building vignette. Printed: The Tucker Press. Peter Gaskell Jr., secretary, September 10, 1907. Printed: The H.H. West Co. 4) Five hundred shares of United Aliaska Copper Mining Company Periconi collection. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 82356 number 374 issued to J. N. Cocker on November 28,1908. Signed by Lot# 3618 , Alaska Kenai-Alaska Wames(?),president. Holes right border, stain bottom border, three Gold Company One hundred twenty- mining vignettes. 5) Nome River Ditch Company. One hundred twenty five thousand shares of Kenai Gold five shares number 222 dated December 19 1902, Los Angeles. Brown Company Capital stock, number 8 safety paper, gold seal. Vignete with men with fire hoses. 6) Unissued issued to Jas R. Hayden. Signed by L. Valdez Hydraulic & Gold Mining Co. number 208. Photographic Ray, Vice-president on December 19, vignette. Nice selection. Printed: Loman & Hanford Stationary & printing. Ken Prag collection. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 80566 1910. Incorporated under Territory of Alaska. Kenai is a city on the Kenai Peninsula Borough. Vignette of railroad running through valley with smoke rising on both sides. Silver border with gold seal. Ken Prag collection. Est. $50-80 HWAC# 83669 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 159

DAY 3 Friday, Dec 7th mining - Alaska Lot# 3619 , alaska Lot# 3626 , alaska North American Klondike-Alaska Transportation & Trading Co. Mining Company Two Ten shares capital stock of North hundred and fifty shares American Transportation and of capital stock, number Trading Company, number B925 1488, dated September dated June 5, 1900 with revenue 13, 1899. Two Revenue stamp. Signed by Michael Cudahy, stamps. Vignette: Large president and R.B. Snowdon, sluicing scene. Printed, Secretary. Counter Signed and Mount and Co. Ken Prag Registered on June 11, 1900. Stock has vignette of a train that is going Collection. Est. $80-120 around a lake with boats showing a mountain in the background. HWAC# 83608 Printed: Western Bank Note Co. Ken Prag Collection. Est. $100-100 HWAC# 83628 Lot# 3620 , Alaska Klondyke Lot# 3627 , alaska Northwest Consolidated Gold Fields stock Alaksa Prospecting Company Two Klondyke Consolidated Gold Fields shares of capital stock, number 160 Limited share warrant for five shares of stock with beautiful Shilling dated November 14, 1898 issued to stamp and coupons signed February 3, 1903. Ken Prag collection. Mrs. Sarah E. Luhden, revenue stamp. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 82366 Printed by Co-operative Printing Company. Ken Prag Collection. Est. Lot# 3621 , Alaska Klondyke $80-120 HWAC# 83606 Corporation stock One hundred shares of Klondyke Corporation Limited Capital stock, number 441 dated August 21, 1900 issued Lot# 3628 , Alaska Pande Basin to Charles L. P. Robinson of Littlethorpe, Ripson, signed H. Jonas, Gold Placer Company One trustee’s secretary. C.L.P. Robinson deed noted on stock. Ken Prag collection. certificate for Pande Basin Gold Est. $100-200 HWAC# 82367 Placer Company, number 263, issued Lot# 3622 , alaska Nome to John Elwell, printed by Edward Y. Brohaw & Bro., issued March 7, Exploration Company Cancelled 1899. Located on Baranof Island, one share of capital stock of Nome approximately 10 miles east of Sitka. Exploration Company, Number 1 issued to M. F. Mayhew on May 14, Company organized to gain access 1902. Incorporated under laws of state of Washington. First issue of to mineral land and real property on stock. Vignette of miners working and resting. Revenue stamps. Gold Baranoff Island. Ken Prag Collection. seal. Printed: Lowman & Manford Stationary and Printing Co. Ken Est. $80-150 HWAC# 83603 Prag collection. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 81876 Lot# 3623 , Alaska Nome Lot# 3629 , Alaska Pande Basin Exploration Company - unissued Gold Placer Company One Hundred capital shares of Pande Basin Gold stock Two different unissued stock Placer Company, number 656, certificates for Nome Exploration Company. Incorporated in State dated June 29, 1898, printed by of Washington On May 21, 1902 1) Number 22. Vignette of miners Louis Belcher issued to Maurice L. working and resting. Printed: Lowman & Hanford Stationary & Muhleman, trustee, who was also Printing. 2) Number 326 Mine pit vignette. Printed Tucker Hanford Co., Seattle. Ken Prag Collection. Est. $50-100 HWAC# 82364 a Deputy United States Assistant Treasurer and cashier of the local Lot# 3624 , Alaska Nome River Sub-Treasury. Ken Prag Collection. Gold Dredging Company Twelve Est. $100-200 HWAC# 83604 and 1/2 shares of capital stock in Lot# 3630 , Alaska Pande Basin Nome River Gold Dredging Company, Gold Placer Company stock Five number 152 issued to Liz Thom. E. hundred shares of Pande Basin Gold Samper, dated October 30, 1915, Placer Company stock, number 1459 signed by John Sclnick, president. issued to G. G. Berdan on February Incorporated in Washington 20, 1899. Countersigned on February state. Gold seal . Vignette of eagle. 21, 1899. Pande Basin Gold Placer Excellent condition. Ken Prag collection. Est. $50-100 HWAC# 83666 Company, under West Virginia laws, obtained, held and purchased mineral Lot# 3625 , Alaska Nome-Montana-New Mexico land on Baranoff Island, Alaska. Printed Louis Belcher. Ken Prag Mining Co Bond Fifty dollar None-Montana-New Collection. Est. $60-120 HWAC# 83605 Mexico Mining Company, Consolidated Mortgage Bond - Trustee’s Certificate, number 669, signed by A. Lot# 3631 , Alaska Port Clarence J. Moehl, Trustee. Coupons 3 - 10. Vignette page and eagle gignette. Printer: 101Ken Prag Collection. Est. Mining Company of Alaska One $50-80 HWAC# 83655 share of Port Clarence Mining Company of Alaska number 2 issued to H. E. Cowgill on December 26, 1900. Gold seal. Two Vignettes of miners and one mine. Ken Prag collection. Est. $60-100 HWAC# 82369 160 December 2018

DAY 3 Friday, Dec 7th Mining - Alaska Lot# 3632 , alaska Prince of Wales Lot# 3637 , Alaska Saly Alaska Mines Pk’g Co stock Two stock certificates ( Company Two stock certificates for Daly Alaska one issued and one unissued) for Prince Mines Company, incorporated under the laws of Wales Pk’g Co.located on Prince of of Washington state capital stock.Daly Alaska Wales Island, Alaska. 1) One hundred Mines Company Gold Seattle gold seal. 1) One shares of Prince of Wales Pk’g. Co., thousand shares of Daly Alaska Mines Company, number 37 issued to J. N. Adams on number 309 issued to Weir Brothers & Co. dated June 27, 1889 with revenue stamps. 2) September 28, 1922, signed by M. D. Banash, Vice- Unissued stock certificate for Prince of president. Seven vignettes of miners working. Wales Pk’g Co., number 91. Ken Prag 2) One hundred shares of Daly Alaska Mines Collection. Est. $150-300 HWAC# 83653 Company certificate for Treasury Stock number 924 issued to G. B. Hutchings, dated March 12, 1922, signed by G.B. Lot# 3633 , Alaska Rampart City Hutchings, Vice-president. Ken Prag collection. Est. $50-100 HWAC# Gold Mines Company Five hundred 83657 shares of uncancelled Rampart City Gold Mines Company, number 345 dated February 9, 1903 issued to Lot# 3638 , Alaska Scandia Mining Mijo Louise Stambaugh. Signed by Tho. J. Gillespie, president. Three Syndicate of Nome, Alaska Six mining vignettes on top of certificate. Countersigned and registered hundred twenty-five shares of February 12, 1903. City located in central Alaska on Yukon River. Scandia Mining Syndicate of Nome, Alaska, number 1383. Signed by These gold placer mines created a gold rush in 1898. Printed: Mount Richard Strut, president. Incorporated in state of South Dakota. Three & Co., Cleveland. Ken Prag Collection. Est. $60-100 HWAC# 82370 mining vignette. Gold seal. Printed J. W. Middleton & Co. Chicago. Ken Prag collection. Est. $60-120 HWAC# 82371 Lot# 3634 , Alaska Real Photo Postcards of Hydraulic Mining Lot# 3639 , Alaska Six Alaska in Alaska Lot of 7 with only one 1897-1909 Mining Stock duplicate view. Site unknown. All are Certificates Six Alaskan Mining postally unused. All are c.1904-1918 Stock Certificated. 1) Rowe Alaska Company. Ten shares, number 16, (based on the stamp box). Est. $80- signed by L. Segu, treasurer and W. Rowe, president (as in name of 160 HWAC# 58425 the company). Gold seal. Uncancelled. Incorporated 1903. Printed: The Brown-Green Company. 2) Lucky Star Mining Company. Fifty uncancelled shares, number 174, signed by Harry St. Clair. secretary and George Slatter, president issued to Mabel E. T. Hunter, on May 9, Lot# 3635 , Alaska Reynolds- 1903. Gold seal. Incorporated 1903, located in Candle Creek, Alaska. Alaska Development Company Three mining vignettes with miners working on left and right with One hundred shares of founders sluice vignette. Black and gold border. XF condition. 3) Reynolds- capital stock of Reynolds-Alaska Alaska Development Company. One hundred uncancelled shares, Development Company, number number A382, signed by P.M. Reynolds, treasurer ( as in name of A2578 issued to W. Blair Stewart. company). American pride vignette. Located on Prince William Sound Incorporated under laws of and Latouche Island. Gold seal. Printed: Albert B. King & Company. Washington. Vignette of lady with ) Nunina-Alaska Gold Mining Co. One hundred twenty uncancelled American flag and others. Mine was shares, number 1197. Incorporated 1897. Dated July 27, 1903. Signed developed in the early 1900s in the by S Thomas, secretary and Thomas Dunn(?), president. Vignettes Copper River district, Now inactive. of women and eagle. Gold seal. Printed: Albert B. King & Co. 5) Printed: Albert B. King & Co. N. Y. Peter Periconi collection. Est. Turnagain Arm Gold Mining Company, one hundred shares number $100-150 HWAC# 82358 1245. Signed by Joseph (?), president, dated July 24, 1901. Gold discovered in general area in 1895. Includes Gold seal, Uncancelled. Lot# 3636 , Alaska Reynolds-Alaska Eagle vignette. 6 Garfield Mining Trust. One thousand shares, number Development Company stock & letter One 32. Signed by trustees Garfield (as in name of company) Edward E. thousand shares of founder’s common stock of Lyon and N. Thatcher Hollis Uncancelled Ken Prag collection. Est. the Reynolds-Alaska Development Company, $200-400 HWAC# 80564 number A2033 issued to Frances L. Blackford on April 4, 1907 signed by Henry Reynolds, president Lot# 3640 , Alaska Three Gold and John G. Brady, treasurer. Reynolds-Alaska Mining stocks - Alaska Three Development Company was started in the early different gold mining stock in Alaska. 1900’s. Mined for minerals such as copper, zinc 1) Five hundred shares of Rambler and silver. Mine located at Prince William Sound Gold Mining Company, number 41 and Latouche Island in the state of Washington. issued to William Dullaghan on May Vignette of figures with American flag. Both of the corporate 29, 1912, signed by Ry Lowusen, signatures here are significant. Henry D. Reynolds was a famous president. Orange border, gold Alaska mining figure and promoter who arrived in Prince William seal. Vignette with miners working. Sound in 1901. John G. Brady (1847-1918) was governor of Alaska Organized under the state of South from 1897 to 1906. Being involved in this company was considered a Dakota. Printed News Ptg., Co, conflict of interest and he was forced from office. Also enclosed is a Aberdeen, S.D. 2) One thousand shares of Cameron-Johnson Gold letter to Mrs. Martha A. Oviatt of West Hartford, CT advising that 200 Mining Company, number 511 issued to Patrick Regan. Grey border, deferred shares on certificate #1975 was enclosed. Printed: Albert B. gold seal. Vignette of mountains with railroad running through center. King & Co. Ken Prag Collection. Est. $80-150 HWAC# 83651 Incorporated under the laws of the territory of Alaska. Also known as Valdez Gold Mining Company. 3) Thirty-two shares of Alaska Douglas Gold Mining Company, number 247 issued to A. E. Ashley on June 25, 1913 signed by A. B. Davis, vice-president. Gold border and seal. Vignette with miners working. Organized under state of Oregon. Ken Prag collection. Est. $80-120 HWAC# 83670 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 161

DAY 3 Friday, Dec 7th mining - Alaska Lot# 3641 , alaska Trans-Alaska Lot# 3646 , alaska Two Alaskan stocks Two Company Twenty-five shares of stocks from Alaskan mines: 1) Uncancelled Trans-Alaska Company, number 3, seventy-two shares of Founder’s capital stock dated November 27, 1901 for William of Reynolds-Alaska Development Company, J. Crocker, signed by F. Tillman, number A5008 issued to A. T. B Stauffer, dated president, George V. Steed, Secretary, April 1, 1916. One revenue stamp, gold seal. revenue stamps. Same officers as Incorporated in state of Washington. Gray border. Trans-Alaska Mercantile Company. Eagle vignette. Printed: The Broun Co., 18 John Ken Prag collection. Est. $60-200 Street, NY. 2) Temporary Stock Certificate for HWAC# 83625 two hundred shares of Alaska Mines Corporation, number T 1507 issued and countersigned to Chris Lot# 3642 , alaska Trans-Alaska Stegmaier Jr on February 21, 1917, registered February 23, 1917. Mercantile Company stock Fifty Green border. Incorporated under laws of state of Virginia. Printed shares of capital stock of the Trans- American Bank Note Company, New York. Ken Prag collection. Est. Alaska Mercantile Company stock, $50-100 HWAC# 83667 number 9, issued to William H. Crocker on October 22, 1901, signed Lot# 3647 , Alaska Two certificates of Alaskan by F. Tilbunam, president, Geo G. stock Two Alaskan stock certificates: 1) Two Steed, secretary. Revenue stamps. thousand shares of Alaska Windham Gold Incorporated September 27, 1901. Mining Company under the laws of the Territory Printed: 2160. Ken Prag Collection. of Alaska, number 108, dated January 5, 1935 Est. $100-150 HWAC# 83654 issued to E. F. O’Flynn. The company’s filing status is listed as involuntarily dissolved 2) Fifty Lot# 3643 , Alaska Treadwell shares of Alaska Mexican Gold Mining Company, Mine Postcards (8) ”The Treadwell number 8028, dated December 1, 1908. Filed gold mine was on the south side for incorporation on November 17, 1891. of Douglas Island, .5-mile (0.80 km) east of downtown Douglas Company’s filing status is listed as Involuntarily and southeast of downtown Juneau, owned and operated by John dissolved. Peter Periconi collection. Est. $100-120 HWAC# 82359 Treadwell. Composed of four sub-sites, Treadwell was in its time the largest hard rock gold mine in the world, employing over 2,000 Lot# 3648 , Alaska Two early Alaskan stocks people.[1] Between 1881 and 1922, over 3 million troy ounces of gold Two stocks from early 1900’s Alaska. 1) One were extracted. Not much remains today except for a few crumbling thousand shares of Alaska-Natazhat Consolidated buildings and a “glory hole”.” from wikipedia. B/W and chromolitho Mines Company, number 41, dated June 26, nine scene including main dining room, stamp mill, concentrator floor 1913 issued to E. L. White, signed F. Delario and more. Est. $60-100 HWAC# 571423 Puhraw, Vice President and Chandler M. Wood, treasurer. Nice vignette. Orange border and Lot# 3644 , Alaska 1905, 1909 Two seal noted incorporated in 1915 in Maine. bent Alaska Creek Mining Company corner. Mount Natazhat located in the Saint Elias Stocks 1) Union, Eagle and Clinton Mountains of Alaskat west of the border with Creeks Mining Co. One hundred uncancelled shares issued to Denny the Yukon Territory is 9,000 feet high. It lies on Murphy on May 19, 1905 in San Francisco. Signed by Peter Hollins, the northern edge of the range, south of the White River and north of secretary and C.H. Clark., president. Incorporated 1903. Eagle the Klutlan Glacier. Incorporated in state of Maine. 2) Five hundred vignette. Corner wrinkles. Very nice condition. Printed: H.S. Crocker shares of Southern Alaska Mining Company, number 75 issued to E. & Company 2) Pittsbugh-Dick Creek Mining Company. One hundred C. Grubinzhy, dated November 8, 1914. Gold border and seal. Three uncancelled shares issued to Oswald Hirsch. Gold seal. Three mining mining vignettes. Incorporated under the State of South Dakota. Ken vignettes. Signed by S Hessler, secretary and Henry Fisher, president. Prag collection. Est. $50-100 HWAC# 83668 on June 29, 1909. Printed: H.F. Ward, Washington, PA. Heavy tears! Ken Prag collection. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 80565 Lot# 3649 , alaska United Yukon Company Ltd Rare. Forty-five Lot# 3645 , Alaska 1900, 1907 Two shares of United Yukon Company, Ltd Alaska Dredging Stock Certificates number 2057 dated August 7, 1899 1) Milwaukee-Alaska Gold Dredge with revenue stamps issued to Rev Mining Company twenty shares, number 246 issued to Mrs. Louisa Stewart Roper Kersley. Incorporated J. Bennett. Incorporated in Livingston, Montana, dated May 1, 1900. under the laws of West Virginia. Signed by Wm. Heyink, secretary and P.H. Jobse. Gold seal, not Mining town vignette. Company cancelled. 5c document stamp. Small nicks at fold edges. Otherwise formed to combine the Yukon Trading extremely nice. Printed: Cameron, Ambers & Co, Chicago. 2) Nome Mining and Exploration Company Dredging & Mining Company. Two shares, number 26 issued to H.E. Limited, Yukon Mining and Dredging Company Limited, and the Yukon Cowgill, gold seal. Signed by secretary Cowgill and (?), president. Dog Mining and Milling Company. These companies which were formed ear lower right. Otherwise excellent. Ken Prag collection. Est. $120- in 1897 and 1898 trade and operate mining properties in the Yukon 200 HWAC# 80567 Mining District in Alaska. Printed: W.M.K. McAdams, 106 State St, Boston. Peter Periconi collection. Est. $150-200 HWAC# 82363 View High Resolution Images, Register, Place Bids, See Current Opening Bids Visit the online catalog at FHWAC.com 162 December 2018

DAY 3 Friday, Dec 7th Mining - Alaska Lot# 3650 , Alaska Unuk River Mining Bond and Stock Bond of Unuk River Mining, Smelting and Transportation Company and Unuk River Mining and Dredging Company stock certificate. 1) Five thousand shares of Unuk River Mining and Dredging Company, number 595 issued to J. M. Gaisen, dated December 28, 1900, signed by president and secretary . Gold seal and border. Vignette of eight miners working underground. Incorporated under the laws of state of Arizona. 2) One thousand of Series One Bond of Unuk River Mining, Smelting and Transportation Did you know? Company number 24 with coupons issued to Jeanette G. McCoy. Prag Collection. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 81875 Lot# 3651 , alaska White River & Tanana Mining stock Two stock certificates: 1) White River and Tanana Mining Company, one hundred shares, number 5 issued to Most lots open for bidding at W. H. Compton, signed May 28, 1904 by N. Y. Bees, treasurer. Printed: Albert B. King & Co., Litho, N.Y. Printed: Albert B. King & Co., Litho, just half the low estimate! N.Y. 2) The Tanana Associates, Inc., twenty shares, number 15 issued to Samuel C. Bushnell, signed by John G. Brady, president and Geo. Vale, treasurer, dated April 15, 1910. Ken Prag collection. Est. $100- 200 HWAC# 82372 Lot# 3652 , Alaska Yukon Crude Oil Company 100 shares of Yukon Crude Oil Company, number 163, dated November 8, 1899 in San Francisco for G. L Bresse, trustee. Incorporated November 1, 1899. Possibly earliest known oil stock. Ken Prag Collection. Many lots are dropped Est. $60-150 HWAC# 83602 even LOWER than that! Lot# 3653 , Alaska Yukon Mining Company Limited 100 shares of stock, Ken Prag Collection. Est. $80- * These podium deals 150 HWAC# 83600 are only available the day of the sale for those who join us Lot# 3654 , Alaska Yukon River Gold Mining Co of Alaska 10,000 LIVE shares of Capital Stock of Yukon River Gold Mining Company of Alaska, number 41, for F. P. Wilson, dated December 3, 1897, signed by A. T. Williams. Stock from Yukon Gold either in person, Mining Company of Alaska dated from early in Alaskan Gold Rush. Ken Prag Collection. Est. $80-120 HWAC# 83601 on the phone, or bidding live online! Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 163

DAY 4 Saturday, Dec 8th Mining Lot# 4000 , Lunch Pail Store Lot# 4005 , Nevada Nevada Sample Way-cute store sample Consolidated Copper v. Miners Lunch Pail. 2.5 x 3.5 x 3.5” Consolidated Coppermines with cup top, fully functional. black handle. Circa 1910 Est. $150-250 Counterclaim Summaries (7) Rare 7 volumes of legal counterclaims HWAC# 85754 briefs in US District Court in this suit. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 84807 Lot# 4001 , MSA Mine Rescue Kits Lot# 4006 Silver City, Carson, Utah Three locking carry-cases of MSA Territory Lucerne (Silver Hill) Mine rescue equipment. the smallest Mining Company Book of Abstracts is an Industrial gas mask, the next Seems to be an 1872 abstract authorized by John Mackey and James mine rescue equipment, and the last Fair in 1872 when they formed the Silver Hill Mining Company. The and largest is a heavy general mine Lucerne Mine formed part of the new Silver Hill Mine. The abstracts go rescue kit. please see photos. We dont back to 1860 when Nevada was part of Utah Territory. All claims listed see these very often at all. historic are arranged alphabetically and list both “Grantor” and “Grantee.” and important in the world of mine Some of the names of the original and early owners are prominent rescue and safety. Pollock Collection. The largest case is empty. Est. men of mining: John Bigler 3rd Governor of California, William Hickok $600-1200 HWAC# 84856 owner of the Pioneer Quartz Mill, PC Van Horn 1859 mine locator and Justice of the Peace, etc. This book probably belonged to the Donovan Lot# 4002 , Ore Bucket, Large family (historic Donovan Mill in Gold Hill) as they were the last Large ore bucket, about 3.5’ tall, caretakers and owners. 145 pages. First half contains claims bought 26” diameter, with large swinging and sold, leased, etc. About half of the pages have been cut out, so the hoist handle, riveted construction, no maker marks or tags. Excellent picture is not complete, but there is still a lot of VERY EARLY Nevada. condition. Est. $300-700 HWAC# 84838 There are anomalies within, a guest list for an “Electrical Workers Ball” dated May 8, 1914, poems and four 1914 receipts of sale. The book measures 13.75” x 8.5”. The covers are worn, but pages within are excellent. Rare and historical! Est. $250-500 HWAC# 99628 Lot# 4007 , Sulfuric Acid, Smelting and Related Books (9) 9 mostly hardcovers. Quantitative Analysis, Advances in Sulfide Smelting, Manufacture of Sulfuric Acid and more. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 86439 Lot# 4008 , Utah Three Carbide Barrels Three empty carbide shipping barrels, complete with lids, approximately two feet tall and one foot in diameter. The two blue barrels are labeled Union Carbide and the red one is labeled National Carbide. Before the advent of battery- powered electrical mine lamps, underground miners wore a small lamp on their helmet that burned acetylene gas generated by dripping water onto calcium carbide (CaC2). The burning gas produced a bright white flame. Lot# 4003 , Wood Ore Car Choice old wood ore car from a mine Mines purchased carbide in bulk in Utah, collected by Geff Pollock. This beauty is 36” long, 25” wide in metal barrels like those in this and 31” tall, with a pay load area of 11” deep. It held about one ton lot. Obviously, the carbide had to of high grade. The wood is well worn, reinforced along the edges by be kept dry before it was used in metal strips in the old style. Tilting, with old style wheels in working the miner’s lamp. Spelunkers and condition. Ore cars like this have tremendous “character” and eye underground explorers often still appeal, as well as at least 50 times rarer than the iron equivalent. Est. use carbide lamps today. Est. $300-600 HWAC# 85707 $800-1700 HWAC# 85772 Lot# 4004 , New York 1867 Lot# 4009 , Utah Wooden Fuse The Romance of the Age / The Box - Dreadnaught This box Discovery of Gold “The Romance originally held 6,000 feet of safety of the Age / The Discovery of Gold / fuse used in underground mines. California / Dunbar. Book by Edward The box is in good condition and E. Dunbar. Published by D. Appleton labeled “Dreadnaught” from Cost and Company, 1867. 7.25” x 4.5”. 134 Manufacturing Supply Company in pp. Dark red cover embossed title in Livermore, California. Est. $100-200 gold. Very good condition. Nice Illustrations. Est. $240-420 HWAC# HWAC# 85735 55176 164 December 2018

DAY 4 Saturday, Dec 8th Mining Lot# 4010 , Carbide Barrel One empty Lot# 4015 , Dynamite Box Mod as carbide shipping barrel, approximately two Blasting Cord Dispenser This is a feet tall and one foot in diameter, with lid. wooden dynamite box labeled for the Est. $100-200 HWAC# 85710 Giant Powder Co. that has been roughly modified to hold a spool of cord or cable. Est. $100-300 HWAC# 85714 Lot# 4016 , Dynamite Boxes - DuPont and Atlas - Lot of 8 Lot of eight wooden dynamite boxes in good condition from DuPont and Atlas in various sizes. See photo for labeling details. Some are dated, and those dates range from 1916 to 1940. Est. Lot# 4011 , DuPont Blasting $400-800 HWAC# 85713 Machine DuPont Blasting Machine, Model #100, sn K919. Lot# 4017 , Dynamite Boxes - Giant Powder Co. - Lot of 3 Three wooden oak construction. Pollock Collection. Est. $400-800 dynamite boxes from The Giant Powder HWAC# 84851 Co. Cons. in Giant, California in good condition. These probably came from underground mines in Utah in the first half of the 20th century. See photo for details. Est. $150-300 HWAC# 85716 Lot# 4012 , Dynamite / Blasting Cap Boxes - Lot of 3 This lot contains three wooden boxes that contained blasting materials for underground mining. See photo for labeling details. Products include Black Diamond explosives from Illinois Powder Mfg. Co., a box from Independent Explosives, and a blasting cap box from Western. The Independent box has finger joints, the other two are nailed together. Est. $300-500 HWAC# 85730 Lot# 4013 , Dynamite Box - Undetermined Origin This is a Lot# 4018 , Dynamite Boxes - Giant Powder Co. - Lot of 4 This is a wooden powder box with difficult- lot of four wooden dynamite boxes in fair to good condition labeled to-read labeling. One end appears to “GIANT AMMONIA” made by The Giant Powder Co. Cons. in Giant, have a date of May 26, 1868?, and the California. See picture for details. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 85715 words “San Francisco” can be made out on the other end. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 85732 Lot# 4019 , Dynamite Boxes - Lot# 4014 , Dynamite Box Biffy Hercules Powder - Dated Set, Lot of 8 A nice lot of eight Hercules Powder This is a wooden dynamite box from Boxes including dates of 1908, 1909, Hercules Powder Company which has 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, and been customized to function as an possibly 1915. All are in fair to good underground “comfort station” -- as condition 50-pound capacity boxes. comfortable as underground mining Est. $400-800 HWAC# 85721 might have been in the first half of the 20th century. There is a white porcelain “thunder mug” (not pictured) that we can include with this unusual item. Est. $100-300 HWAC# 85717 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 165

DAY 4 Saturday, Dec 8th Mining Lot# 4026 , Dynamite Boxes - Hercules Powder 60% - Lot of 5 Lot of five wooden powder boxes from Hercules Powder Company, Gelamite 60% Strength, in good condition. Est. $250-500 HWAC# 85725 Lot# 4027 , Dynamite Boxes - Independent Gelatin Lot of three wooden dynamite boxes, labeled “Fifty Pounds INDEPENDENT GELATIN” manufactured by the Independent Powerder Co. of Joplin, Missouri. All are in good condition. See Lot# 4020 , Dynamite Boxes - Hercules Powder - Lot of 10 A picture for details. Est. $150-300 HWAC# 85711 Hercules bonanza, this lot of ten Hercules Powder Boxes includes various label styles, and all are in good to excellent condition. One is nailed together rather than the more typical finger jointed construction. See photo for details. Est. $500-1000 HWAC# 85722 Lot# 4021 , Dynamite Boxes - Hercules Lot# 4028 , Dynamite Boxes - Various Three wooden dynamite boxes in good condition. One Powder - Lot of 15 Here you go! Fifteen from Columbia, and another from Illinois Powder Hercules No. 4, 60% Strength powder boxes Mfg Co., See photo for labeling details. Est. in fair to excellent condition. See photo $150-300 HWAC# 85712 for labeling details. These were probably retrieved from underground mining operations in Utah. Est. $750-1500 HWAC# 85720 Lot# 4022 , Dynamite Boxes - Lot# 4029 , Dynamite Boxes Giant Powder Co. - Lot of 7 This is a lot of seven Hercules Powder - Lot of 2 Lot of wooden powder boxes from the Giant two wooden, 25-pound powder boxes Powder Company. One box shows a date from Hercules Powder Company. Rare of April 22, 1937. See photo for labeling for their size and in good condition. details. One box shown on the lower left is Est. $200-400 HWAC# 85728 unusual in that it is labeled on the inside of the box as well as the outside. This may have been a manufacturing mistake in Lot# 4023 , Dynamite Boxes - Hercules building the box with that side mounted backwards. Est. $350-700 HWAC# 85718 Powder - Lot of 5 Lot of five wooden Hercules Powder boxes, all 40% Strength, Lot# 4030 , Nevada Chemical in fair to good condition. Est. $250-500 HWAC# 85724 Company stock Twenty Five shares of Nevada Chemical Company, number329, issued to E. A. Keenan, Trustee, dated May 19, 1919, registered to Tonopah Banking Corporation on may 19, 1918 . Signed by LE. A. Keenan, secretary. Printed: Security Bank Not Co., Phila., PA Est. $50-80 HWAC# 81865 Lot# 4031 , Lot# 4024 , Dynamite Boxes - Powder/Explosive Hercules Powder - Lot of 5 Lot of Box Ends and Sides five wooden powder boxes from Three boxes full of Hercules Powder. See photo for powder/explosive labeling details. Unusual in that the % Strength is not indicated. Est. $250- box sides and ends, 500 HWAC# 85726 all marked. About 74 pieces. This is a perfect lot for those Lot# 4025 , Dynamite Boxes - who might wish to Hercules Powder - Lot of 8 Another line a wall of a room, Hercules bonanza, this lot of eight or construct frames Hercules Powder boxes includes of powder box ends. various label styles and charge Pollock Collection, sizes, and all are in good to excellent mostly collected from condition. Two have dates from 1912, Utah mines. Various and two are nailed together rather dates and makers. than finger-jointed. Est. $400-800 Includes Hercules, HWAC# 85723 Giant, Trojan and other explosive manufacturers. Est. $1000-2000 HWAC# 84852 166 December 2018

DAY 4 Saturday, Dec 8th Mining Lot# 4032 , Lot# 4040 , Silver California Silver Souvenir Spoons Souvenir Spoons (10) No locations (9) Most are of given. These are Mining Theme. U.S. manufactured. Mostly smaller 7 have die cast sizes (smallest mining scenes in 3.5” & largest bowls. Largest is 6”) . None are 5.25”, smallest is engraved from 3.5”. Patina on each any of the classic to varying degree. mining towns. Nice collection, good condition. Est. $250-500 HWAC# 56707 Est. $200-400 HWAC# 56708 Lot# 4033 , Idaho Silver Mining Lot# 4041 Mobile, Alabama 1882 Spoons (3) 2 spoons from Wallace, Cedral Mining & Smelting Company Idaho; 1 spoon from Mullan, Idaho. Stock Certificate 1 We could find Some patina evident on small spoon little on this company, but believe it (4”); larger spoon has engraved man was possibly at the southern end of & woman with shield reading Esto the Appalachian gold belt. Number Perpetua and Shoshone Falls. 5.5”. 410 to Henry C MacEwan for thirty- Est. $150-250 HWAC# 56702 five shares. Signed by AA Winston president (earlier president’s name is crossed out) and CE Thames Lot# 4034 Virginia, Minnesota secretary. A. A. Winston was the president of the National Commercial Silver Spoons (2) 1 spoon from Iron Bank in Mobile around this time. Uncancelled. Dog ears on top left and Mine, Ishpeming, Mich., engraved bottomright. No pinholes, discoloration or other edge issues. Three bowl; 1 spoon from Virginia Minn., vertical folds. (There was also a Cedral Mine in Coahuila, Mexico that both are 5.5” Est. $100-150 HWAC# this stock could be referring to? The Cedral Mine was not far from the 56715 San Juan Mine which was also incorporated in Alabama.) Est. $80- 160 HWAC# 57303 Lot# 4035 Joplin, Missouri Silver Lot# 4042 Mobile, Alabama 1883 Souvenir Spoons (2) These came Cedral Mining & Smelting Company from the center of Lead/Tin Mining Stock Certificate 2 We could find in USA. 1 has the name Carroll little on this company, but believe it engraved on handle. Est. $100-150 was possibly at the southern end of HWAC# 56713 the Appalachian gold belt. Number 429 to H C MacEwan for thirty- Lot# 4036 , Montana Mining Souvenir Spoons five shares. Signed by AA Winston president and John Friend acting secretary. A. A. Winston was the (12) Attractive collection of 4 silver; 8 copper president of the National Commercial Bank in Mobile around this time. spoons. 6 of these spoons are die struck, 3 are Mobile Stationery printers. Uncancelled. No edge issues, discoloration, engraved. 4 are from Butte, 1 from Sheridan, 3 pinholes, dog ears, etc. Excellent condition. (There was also a Cedral Anaconda & 1 from Last Chance Gulch. Largest spoon is 6.25”; smallest 4.25”. Est. $300-500 Mine in Coahuila, Mexico that this stock could be referring to? The HWAC# 56712 Cedral Mine was not far from the San Juan Mine which was also incorporated in Alabama.) Est. $80-160 HWAC# 57304 Lot# 4043 , Alabama 1889 Extra Rare Alabama Gold Rush Stock Lot# 4037 Reno/Ely, Nevada Certifiate The Anna Howe Gold Mining Company of Birmingham, Nevada Souvenir Spoons (6) 4 Alabama. Number 1765 for 10 shares silver spoons engraved “Reno” 1 to BD Block (?) signed by secretary copper spoon (Ely, die cut) and 1 is “other”. All are approx. 4.5”. Est. AH Primms and vice president A $150-250 HWAC# 56709 Schreiber. Pink 4c United States adhesive stamp on top right. Very fine condition. Some discoloration on top left. Two vertical folds. The Anna Howe was one of the first gold bearing quartz discoveries Lot# 4038 , Copper Mining Spoons in the Arbacoochee district. It is a segregated or bedded vein of (7) 4 are standing miner, 3 are highly sulphuretted white quartz plentifully stained with iron and holding a nugget, the other holding partially porous and decomposed From the surface down a distance a gold pan. 3 have die struck mining scenes in bowl. Others are blank. of about 100 feet on an incline with the dip of the vein the country All have patina. Largest spoon is 5.5” the smallest is 4”. Est. $250-500 rock enclosing this ore body had much the same appearance of HWAC# 56706 decomposed schist and quicksand as is found in the placer diggings. The Anna Howe was a syndicate of New Orleans capitalists. A Lot# 4039 , Silver Mining Spoons Huntington Mill was erected to process the ore. The gold played (5) 1 silver spoon is from Canada, out early and by 1896 the mine and mill were silent. [Bulletin #5, 4 are unmarked. Various sizes. 1 Geological Survey of Alabama by Smith, 1896] Est. $80-240 HWAC# has small building, comes with handwritten note “Engine House at 57425 Copper Tin Mine in Pool, Cornwall England...” Largest spoon is 5.5”, has Montana engraved on it. Has patina. Est. $150-200 HWAC# 56705 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 167

DAY 4 Saturday, Dec 8th Mining Lot# 4044 , Alabama 1887 Sheffield Lot# 4049 Bisbee, Arizona Copper Queen and Birmingham Coal & Coke postcard Rare Copper Queen Mine postcard from Company Stock Very early # 14 for circa 1907. Pic of “Geo. Warren, discoverer of 272 shares to A Buckner. Signed by Bisbee.” Unused, published by Fly, Tombstone. Hate GW Crank and president (?). Dateline to say it, but this is the first Fly published card Montgomery 1887. Underground we’ve had! Est. $50-100 HWAC# 85739 coal mining vignette of two miners with a cart. William Mana printer. Not cancelled.Transfer stamps on back: five $1.00, one 25c, four 10c, two 2c. Paper clip stain on left, small nicks at fold edges, hand written ‘42’ inside oval, etc. Overall in very good condition. We found no Lot# 4050 Cedar Mining District, information on this company. Prag Collection Est. $60-200 HWAC# Mohave, Arizona 1902-1911 Four 81931 Mohave Mining Company Stock Certificates 1) Yucca Cyanide Mining & Milling. 1904. Number 1228 for Lot# 4045 Amole Mining District, 1000 shares to Theodore Chester. Pima County, Arizona 1884 Buena Signed by CD Pickering and NT Vista Mining Company of Arizona Lewis(?). Gold Star Mining Company. Stock Certificate 1884. Amole 1902. Number 135 for 4000 shares District, Number 35 for 500 shares issued to John N Bensen. Signed to HH Person. Signed by Daniel Buck by Peter Brick and SC Robinson. 3) and Thomas Caswell(?). One vertical Yucca Mining Company. 1911. Number 271 for 500 shares to Edward fold. Slight discoloration along the bottom border of the fold. Excellent E Truck. Signed by JH Coleman and (?). 4) Arizona Southwest Copper condition. The Amole District was an unorganized Pima County Company. 1907. Number 120 for 1000 shares to Daisy Hoffman. mining district. The Amole Mining District had small deposits of low Signed by JH Hoffman and George L Hibbs. These are all in extremely grade ore although the only profit made there was from the sale of nice condition. In 1907 the Cedar Valley Gold & Silver Company along claims and not from mining.1 Minerals sought in the district included with the Yucca Cyanide Mining & Milling Company reported that copper, lead, silver, and molybdenum. This company was patented in about 200 people lived in the town, within a decade later the site was 1880 when the Southern Pacific Railroad arrived in Tucson. This (and abandoned. A half mile area inside Cedar Valley is littered with stone other mines) were hoping to take advantage of the increased metal ruins and foundations of the mining buildings. [wikipedia] (Laguna prices and the cheaper transportation to a closer train stop. (Laguna Collection) Est. $100-150 HWAC# 59583 Collection) Est. $150-250 HWAC# 59683 Lot# 4051 Cedar Valley Mining District, Lot# 4046 Arivaca, Arizona Letter Involving Mohave County, Arizona 1881 Arnold Arivaca Grant, 1882 Letter and cover from Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock attorney Thomas Fitch to WF Witherell (assayer) and Receipt This is unusual in several saying he is about to start an action against ways. This is stock number 147 for claimants of the Arivaca grant. He stated he had 180 shares to Philip L. Horn. Signed by included witherell as a defendant but says he A Isador and Edward P Bates.Britton decided to drop Witherell off the suit. This should & Rey lithographers. Unusual design. be a good piece to research further to see if it ‘ARNOLD’ dominates this small certificate. involves any of the Peralta nonsense. Est. $100- Unusual in that the receipt for the stock 200 HWAC# 85740 is included! Incorporated in California with a home base in San Francisco. The stock is in nice condition. Lot# 4047 Aztec District, Arizona Fold bottom right, and some coloring issues. Heavy ink on the top has 1877 Aztec Gold & Silver Mining run. The following are excerpts from the James A Pritchard Report on Company Stock # 296 for 100 the Arnold in November of 1888. “On the Arnold mine there appears shares to Jonathan Wallace, trustee. two ledges on the surface, distant from each other about 100 feet.... Signed by Poage and president The vein or ore channel extends nearly north and south, it is of great Benedict. Dateline San Francisco width and remarkable in extent, it being traceable by bold croppings 1877. Incorporated on May 18, 1877. for a distance of six miles....The shaft is 110 feet deep or near 200 feet Location: Aztec Dist., Santa Rita Mountains, Arizona Territory. Native below the highest croppings of the ledge....The actual bullion produced American lass with bow & arrow. Britton & Rey printer. Torn bottom by Ore crudely treated at the mine was at the average rate of $70.00 left corner. Otherwise, very nice. The Arizona Weekly Citizen praised per ton.” (Laguna Collection) Est. $160-250 HWAC# 59589 the company for beginning work on the mine in less than five weeks from incorporation. By JUly 28, 1877 the had proceeded 78’ to a depth of 40’. Found a vein pitching south. Streaks of manganese and iron ore Lot# 4052 Cochise, Arizona 1881 are abundant. Prag Collection Est. $150-250 HWAC# 86008 Bond of the County of Cochise Very Lot# 4048 Bisbee, Arizona Bisbee nice looking bond. Fancy reddish orange border. Two United States Revenue looking “Dollars / 250 / Baseball Team, c 1915 7 x 10” Gold Coin”. Cochise County Court House Vignette. Stamped, Redeemed. black and white photo of the Bisbee Coupons 7 to 15 still attached. AL Bancroft & Co. printer. 20 x 19”. baseball team, possible the Copper # 120. However, if the certificate is very pleasing the issues are Queen Team, circa 1915.. The 17 people are all identified. Est. $100- significant. Large upper right that almost goes into the border. Several 150 HWAC# 85746 other rips and tears. Prag Collection Est. $200-300 HWAC# 86013 168 December 2018

DAY 4 Saturday, Dec 8th Mining Lot# 4053 Eureka District, Arizona 1864 Cocamunga Mining Company Stock Rare early Arizona mining stock with a very low number. # 8 for 57 shares to Fitch. Signed by McComb and president Eugene Crowell. Dateline San Francisco 1864. Incorporated April of 1864. Small 5c and 20c revenue stamps. Not cancelled. Harrison & Co San Francisco printer. We found no information on this mine with a quick search. Prag Collection Est. $500-1000 HWAC# 86021 Lot# 4054 Globe District, Arizona 1877 McMillan Silver Mining Company Stock Unissued. Pinal County. # 2830. Very light edge discoloration. Crocker & Co. printer. Lot# 4058 Muni Mountain District, Arizona 1895 THE GOLD MINING Hinton mentions the McMillan Camp and the COMPANY - Western United States Classic Stock Certificate discovery by McMillan & Company of a 6” Incorporated in West Virginia in 1886, issued 1895 to Lillie L vein of solid chloride worth $8 to $10 a pound. This would have been Broker(?) for 75 shares, cert #949,. Secretary and President’s names extremely rich and worth $20,000 a ton if accurate. Balch reports the difficult to read with the full size map. Datelined Washington, D.C. 7.5 company paid $90,000 by June of 1881, so it appears the vein was x 15”. Green border and print, striking gold underprint which is a map of substantial size and value. Prag Collection Est. $150-100 HWAC# encompassing the entire certificate, vignette of The Gold Mine at upper 86004 right in gold. Ellen Jane printed at right edge and Tommanotto printed on left edge. Folds, very fine. Uncancelled. Printed by A. Gadney, Lot# 4055 Maricopa County, Arizona 1910 Relief Gold Mining Washington, D.C. The Muni Mountain district is located on the slopes Company 2 Cert. #1038, issued in 1910 to Harold R Bristol for 11 of the Grand Wash Cliffs in the Music Mountains. Here a few prospects shares. Signed by William G. Leland as president and secretary James were located in the mid-1880 s within a limited mineralized area. Holdery(?). This later stock certificate has lost Treadwell’s name The Gold Mining Company was the most important of the prospecting as president, but gained a bright and bold gold seal! The George A. groups, working the Ellen Jane and Tommanotto. The work performed Treadwell MC was a scam, so this stock certificate was probably also by this company appears to be of a prospecting nature. When they a scam. However, a one page advertisement for the Relief doesn’t were reorganized in 1892, the new venture mined and processed 700 look anything like a scam. Especially with Professor Treadwell, a well tons of ore at their mill. The mine was worked by lessees through known geologist and metallurgist of Phoenix, testifying to the great the first part of the twentieth century until 1915 when the Lucknow profits soon to be had. This ad must have appeared in newspapers and Music Mining Co. began further prospecting after tying up all around the states. Company offices were listed as Phoenix. Inc. in West the good properties in the district. The map and vignettes on this Virginia. Very attractive certificate with a nice vignette of a miner certificate tell all the story. The upper right corner of the certificate holding his pick over his shoulder. Green rays emanating from the has a vignette drawing in gold of the mine site. The underprint of the bottom. VF. Unc. Est. $70-150 HWAC# 57431 entire certificate is a map showing the location of the mine and its relationship to neighboring mountains, railroads, stage routes, and Lot# 4056 Mineral Park, Arizona 1879 Fair mining camps. The Ellen Jane mine was accessed from a stage coach View Solver Mining Company NUMBER 3 US Mail route that ran northwest of Hackberry, a community southeast for 500 shares to Daniel Rude. Signed by H of the Ellen Jane. The Ellen Jane and Tommanotto mines are nestled Wright and president EC Bodley. Dateline San in the Music Mountains below Shipman Peak. The Atlantic & Pacific Jose 1879. Incorporated April 23, 1879. Not Railroad line is shown on the map as well, which stretches from south cancelled. Location of mines: Mineral Park, of Mineral Park eastward through Hualapai, Hackberry, and Truxton. Mohave, Arizona. Mall miner with pick vignette. LeCount Bros. of San The company was unable to produce significant quantities of precious Francisco printer. We found no reference to this mine with a quick metals to keep afloat. This extremely rare, extremely fine certificate search. Vertical and horizontal fold. No dog ear, edge, corner or pin was used for the cover of Garbani s book because of its unusually hole issues. Prag Collection Est. $150-250 HWAC# 86009 attractive and artistic art work. Few certificates in America display this degree of artisanship. [ref: Tenney] Est. $4000-7000 HWAC# 86002 Lot# 4057 Monarch, Arizona Golden West Cons. Mining & Milling Co. Stock Lot# 4059 Pima, Arizona 1881 Certificate, Monarch, AZ 1890 Rare. Inc. Horn Silver Mining and Milling in Illinois. No. 235, issued for 500 shares Company Number 35 for 1000 to C. Loss on Jan. 10th, 1890. Signed by shares to JS Fryer. Signed by John W the president (illegible) and secretary McCormick and Stewart as president. Thos. Layton. Not cancelled. Ornate logo Dateline Camden, New Jersey 1881. with a small vignette of a mountain scene with setting sun. Reverse Incorporated September 10, 1880. of certificate has a map of the claims, showing the Golden West Group Not cancelled. Location: Pima County, incl.Oliver B., Hanna, Climax, Gold Dust, and Golden West, along with Arizona for property purchased. a 20 stamp mill. Deep folds with some separation occurring, toning. Not cancelled. Pink underpring ‘10’ Printed by Buxton & Skinner, St. Louis. 8.5 x 10.75” According to a May Underground mining vignette. No printer. Dog ears on left. A quick 18, 1889 article in the Arizona Weekly Citizen, the company’s claims search revealed no information on this mine. Prag Collection Est. were located at Monarch and Christopher Loss was general manager $150-300 HWAC# 86010 and superintendent. Most of the work being done was on the Golden West. The formation was lime with some porphyry and slate. In the Golden West, the shaft was down 175 feet with over 400 feet of drifting completed and a working tunnel of 150 feet. The ore is free milling and should average at least $22 per ton. Water availability is a problem, and water must be brought in from a site two miles away. Est. $120-200 HWAC# 59033 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 169

DAY 4 Saturday, Dec 8th Mining Lot# 4060 Pinal, Arizona 1880 Gold Lot# 4064 San Francisco District, Eagle Very Early Mining Bond Early Arizona 1864 Skinner (Original certificate Number 21. Signed by Location) Gold and Silver Mining president and treasurer. Coupons 2, 3 Company Stock Very early 1860’s and 4 are still attached. Underground Arizona mining stock certificate. # mining vignette. 16.5 x 14.5”. Two small 38 for 10 shares to F Scott Stewart. pin holes.Overall in very nice condition. Signed by Robert Polk and WF I don’t think the owner fared that well. Walton. Dateline San Francisco “The Golden Eagle Mining Company of 1864. Incorporated Feb. 12, 1864. Pinal County, Arizona on May lst 1880 25c Power of Att’y Revenue Stamp. Location: San Francisco District, issued fifty bonds of $1000 each to JB Skinner Lode. The Skinner Lode was in the Silver Creek area of the Cornell payable on or before May 1st 1882. The company having made Oatman District (also known as the San Francisco District). Not default in the payment of principal or interest the property including cancelled. Skinner portrait vignette. Harrison & Co. printer. The the Golden Eagle, the Golden Star mines and the Golden Eagle mills is California Infantry stationed at Fort Mohave. Captain John Moss, to be sold at public auction in this city on June 15th.” [Engineering & Captain John Hardy and partner Frank Skinner had done well while Mining Journal May 27, 1882] But then again what do you expect when serving at the fort in 1863. It is said Moss extracted $200,000 before the interest is payable at the National Shoe and Leather Bank??? Est. selling to a San Francisco group for $78.000. This was always the best $240-450 HWAC# 86012 find and this certificate seems to be trying to catch onto this fame. [The Civil War in Arizona: The Story of the California Volunteers, Lot# 4061 Pinal, Arizona 1878 1861–1865 by Masich] Prag Collection Est. $500-1000 HWAC# 86017 Moonlight Mining Company Stock Certificate, Globe Mining District, Lot# 4065 San Pedro, Pinal, Arizona AZ One of the more interesting 1881 Ferre Mining Company Stock vignettes this describer has ever Certificate Number 89 for 20 catalogued. Location: Globe Mining shares to TW Belcham. Signed by District, Pinal County, Arizona president P Whitmer and secretary (printed on bottom of certificate). Inc. Feb. 18th, 1878. No. 38 - early, JC McFarland. Incorporated in Illinois issued for 500 shares to C.E. Gillett, company president, on Feb. 28th, with headquarters in Bloomington. 1881. Signed by Gillett and secretary Garnier. Not cancelled. Unusual Vignette of underground mines and silverfoil sphere (a “moon”) in center of a cloudy sky vignette. No ore cart. Black border and print with printer listed. Folds. Fine condition. 4.25 x 9” The property was on a green safety print on white paper. Very nice condition. Small dog ears vein south and running parallel with that of the Hercules. Known as upper right and upper left. Two heavy vertical folds. The San Pedro the Record Group consisting of eight claims: The Moonlight, Morning District was originally in Pima County until its redistribution over a Glory, Moonshine, Mayflower, Mountain King, Mystery, Badger, and period of 15 years. It was a copper and gold district in the early 1860’s Moonlight fraction. South of this company’s holding lie two claims and extensively reported by Browne in 1868. (Laguna Collection) Est. known as the O Neil property on which a tunnel has been run several $150-300 HWAC# 59591 hundred feet on the vein showing a low grade of carbonate ore for the last 150 feet. [Ref: Journal of the Northwest Mining Association, Lot# 4066 Silver King, Pioneer, Volumes 8-11, 1901] Est. $100-250 HWAC# 86022 Arizona 1881 Windsor Consolidated Mining Company Lot# 4062 Pioneer District, Pinal Stock Certificate RARE! Number 253 County, Arizona 1887 Silver Queen for 200 shares to A Masterton. 1881. Mining Company Stock # 548 Signed by James Hy. Greensward for 100 shares to Z Nye. Signed by and John M Masterton. Outside of PS Swain and president Nelson a few pin holes and a small color Morris. Dateline 1887. Incorporated stain on upper right border, this is February 1880 in New York. Located nearly perfect! Unusual mining vignette of ore cars being loaded from in the Pioneer District, Pinal County. a chute. Incorporated in Newy York. “In the vicinity of the King are Underground mining vignette. the Last Chance and Mount View owned by the Windsor Consolidated WE Badean printer. Not cancelled Mining Company. The former has a shaft 400 feet and has produced although Nye’s large, bold signature shows through. Dog ear upper ore worth $100 per ton. It is a four foot ledge. The Mount View is a right. One small stain bottom center. Overall very nice! The Silver three foot vein which has yielded $100 per ton.” [Resources of Arizona: Queen was the first deep shaft sunk on the famous Magma mine. The its MIneral... by Hamilton, 1884] (Laguna Collection) Est. $150-250 Silver Queen shipped 1000 tons of ore yearly c1883 and continued HWAC# 59587 shipping until 1893 [Burchard] . Today the mine is part of the Magma Mining Company. Prag Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 86015 Lot# 4067 Tomb, Arizona Emanuel Business Card A. H. Emanuel was Lot# 4063 Prescott, Yavapai the mine superintendent of the Lucky County, Arizona 1896 Sun Dance Cuss Mine at Tombstone. The Lucky Gold Mining Company Stock Cuss was another of Ed Scheiffelin’s Certificate Another rare Arizona mines. He was the “Lucky Cuss.” stock certificate. Number 121 for small hole right corner. Est. $80-120 5000 shares issued to GH Whitacre. HWAC# 85738 Signed by LA Davies and KL Hollister. They operated the Silver Traill and Lot# 4068 Tombstone, Arizona W. E. Thorne Gold MInes. (Laguna Four Framed Tombstone RPC’s Collection) Est. $150-250 HWAC# Four framed real photo post cards. 59685 Toughnut St with view of top of court house, c1908; Court House, Frasher style, c 1925; Court house, c1915; Scheiffelin Monument. No photographers shown. Est. $120-200 HWAC# 85751 170 December 2018

DAY 4 Saturday, Dec 8th Mining Lot# 4069 Tombstone, Arizona Lot# 4074 Tombstone, Arizona 1888 Gordon Mining Company Vickers Items, Tombstone Pioneer Stock Certificate Number 67 for John Van Vickers, born back east in 100 shares to Sarah O Ludborough. 1850, came out to Arizona in the 1870’s and was known as one of the Signed by JC Johnson and JM Pattee. Tombstone Pioneers. He was an exceptionally active businessman Vignette has been worked into the in politics, mining and ranching, where he bacame an Arizona cattle stock below the company name. Nice barron. Elected to office in Tombstone at least twice, he “retired” to underground scene of three miners California, where he became involved in issues of the Channel Islands, and an ore cart. Crisp brown on light where a few places bear his name to this day. Cover and check. 1881. brown safety paper. Spectacular! The Est. $100-150 HWAC# 85745 Gordon Mining Company developed into a sound, promising property. More impressively, it was under Lot# 4075 Tucson, Arizona Tucson female directorship, rare in western mining. In 1881, Canadian Autograph and Ephemera, 1800’s Martha A. Gordon organized the company to speculate. [http://legacy. Three pieces. Check on Jacobs bank to historycolorado.org] Large size stock. On nick bottom right. Two T.L. Stiles and signed by Tombstone Consolidated president EB Gage, vertical folds. Bottom left is dogeared. Otherwise this is a bright and 1878. signed by Stiles on the back. Stiles was the Tucson postmaster. clean stock certificate. (Laguna Collection) Est. $200-400 HWAC# Pima Co. Bank letter, 1882; Henderson Bank, Tucson post card to 59593 Jacobs in Tombstone, 1887. Est. $80-100 HWAC# 85743 Lot# 4070 Tombstone, Arizona Lot# 4076 Verde, Yavapai, Arizona 1881 Ingersoll Consolidated 1901 Gwo Different Standard Mining Company Stock # 515 for Smelting & Refining Company 50 shares to H Solomon Trustee. Stock Certificates 1) Green. Certs are for exactly 100 shares. Number Signed by C Meade and president C394 for 100 shares to Albert H Collier. Signed by Brockett and TE Jewell. Dateline San Francisco Douglas. Rare vignette fo the actual mill. Also vignette of man feeding 1881. Incorporated March 14, 1881. coal to the furnace. 2) Same as number 1, but number of shares is Location of mine Tombstone Dist., variable. This smelter would have been for copper mining. Number Pima Co., Arizona. Not cancelled. E Bosqui printer. Mill scene inside 371 for 25 shares to Helen Schaun. Both are in nice condition with no incorporation information. Pin holes, some staining (bottom center) major condition issues. (Laguna Collection) Est. $200-300 HWAC# and folds. Original trustees included Egbert Judson, Joseph Noland, TE 59484 Jewell, John Conly, FA Benjamin, WW Williams, and F Martin Smith. Lot# 4077 Vulture, Arizona The first assessment was in November of 1881. In December of 1882, Central Arizona Mining Co. Stock Solomon was delinquent of 259 stock certificates - each at least 50 Certificate, 1881 No. 3175, issued shares! He was in good company as original trustees Conly, Jewell, for 100 shares to D. Moff & Durant on Judson and Williams were also delinquent. Secretary C. Read was July 8, 1881. Signed by the president delinquent. When the trustees, president and secretary are delinquent on a stock, you know it was worthless! Prag Collection Est. $200-400 (James Seymour) and secretary (M.A. HWAC# 86019 Jones). Not cancelled. Ornate border and vignette of Native Americana Lot# 4071 Tombstone, Arizona 1882 pointing at a locomotive. Printed Knapp Silver Mining Company by American Bank Note Co. Folds and some toning. 6.5 x 11.25” The Stock # 30 for 500 shares to EW company owned the Vulture mine located 14 miles by road from Whitney. Signed by George Gordon Wickenburg at the southern margin of the Vulture Mountains, and and Hiram A Johnson. Dateline about 9 miles west of the Hassayampa River. The Vulture mine was New York 1882. Location of discovered in 1863 when a German named Henry Wickenburg and mines: Tombstone Mining District, several companions discovered a butte of quartz with traces of gold. Arizona Territory. Not Cancelled. Mr. Wickenburg processed rich portions of the outcrop in an arrastra Underground mining vignette. Collins at the Hassayampa River. The Apache Indians made mining difficult & Sesnon, Lane, New York printer. Dog ear lower right. Otherwise in and dangerous. In 1866, the Vulture MC acquired the property and Excellent condition. Here is another case of a mining company leaving built a 40-stamp amalgamation and concentration mill near the site no trace. Not found in any of our reference materials or in newspapers. of the present town of Wickenburg. All of the machinery for the mill com. EW Whitney was a well-known Universalist minister. Johnson was shipped from San Francisco by water to Fort Mohave, a landing was attached to several mines in Arizona during this time period. on the Colorado River, and hauled overland via Prescott. In 1873, P. Probably a mining secretary. Prag Collection Est. $150-250 HWAC# Smith and P.W. Taylor located a claim on the western extension of the 86003 Vulture lode and built a 5-stamp mill at the Hassayampa River. They operated for about six years and produced about $150,000 worth of Lot# 4072 Tombstone, Arizona gold bullion. In 1879, the Central Arizona MC was formed by James Tombstone Checks Two checks M. Seymour of New York to work the Vulture and Taylor-Smith mines. datelined Tombstone. RNG on Pima An 80-stamp mill was built at the mine. The company treated a large County Bank, 1880 to Jos Hoefler, a amount of low-grade gold ore. It is estimated the company produced Tombstone miners merchant; check about $2,000,000 worth of gold bullion during its operation. The on Pima Co Bank to Barnett & Block, company lost the ore body at the 300’ level and the mine closed again first store in Wickenburg. 1880. Est. in 1888. The Vulture mine had been the most productive of Arizona’s $80-100 HWAC# 85744 gold mines. The town of Seymour was named after James M. Seymour, signer of this certificate. (Ref: Browne, 1868, p477; Burchard, 1882, p302; Wilson, 1967, p137, 157; Dunning, pp62-3, 120-1; Barnes, p196; Lot# 4073 Tombstone, Arizona Sherman, p136-7, 164-5; Spude et al, p5-6.) Est. $100-200 HWAC# Tombstone Real Photo Postcards 60641 (3) Three framed real photo post cards of Tombstone. Allen St showing the Arlington Hotel and the County building, c 1907; Allen Street showing a large corner drug store, c 1915; Allen Street showing the Can Can Restaurant (famous locale). No photographers shown. Est. $120-200 HWAC# 85750 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 171

DAY 4 Saturday, Dec 8th mining Lot# 4078 Lot# 4082 Yavapai, Arizona 1884 Ida Wallapi District, Gold and SIlver Mining Company of Arizona 1872 Arizona Stock # 355 for 500 shares Mohave to Mrs. Anna Hamer(?). Signed by OJH Consolidated Wells and A Clement. Dateline 1884. Gold and Silver Incorporated in Wisconsin. Three Mining Company vignettes: two underground mining Stock # 79 for scenes and an allegorical woman. 110 shares to Brown underprint that resembles a Francisque fancy revenue stamp. $100 per share. Mondelet. Signed Shober & Carqueville printer, Two by Charles Stewart and president CP Hall. dateline San Francisco vertical folds and dog ear upper left. Very nice condition! Ida was part 1872. Incorporated May 9, 1872. 25c blue Int. Revenue Stamp. Mines of the Arizona Queen before it got split off or leased in 1884. It was in the Wallapi mining dist.’ Mohave County, Arizona. Wheeler & Co. one of the best timbered and watered areas in Arizona. A neighboring printer. Signed by TE Jewell on back (see Ingersoll Consolidated in this mine, the Chicago, was one of the best producing mines in the area. auction). One assessment on back. Mondelet was delinquent on this [Hamilton] Prag Collection Est. $150-250 HWAC# 86007 certificate in 1875. Prag Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 86020 Lot# 4083 Yavapai, Arizona 1879 Tip Top Silver Mining Company Lot# 4079 Wickenburg, Arizona Monarch Mining & Smelting # 3079 for 20 shares to A Blowers & Company trustees. Signed by Company 1913. Number 2822 for president Joseph Clark and secretary. 393 shares to M. Soloman. Signed Dateline San Francisco 1879. by James T Ross president and (?) Incorporated Sep. 20, 1877. Located secretary. Condition: small edge at Black Canon District, Gillette, Yavapai. Not cancelled. Crocker & Co. rips at folds, one pin hole, very light printer. Eight assessment stamps on reverse. Small dog ear lower left. staining along border, please see No pin holes, edge of discoloration issues. The Black Canon district photograph. No cancelled. Lands lies immediately east of Humbug and Pine Grove Districts, on the were known as the Ryland, or Three eastern slope of the Bradshaw Mountains. The ledges in this section Black Buttes group. Diorite and are almost exclusively gold-bearing ; the formation, slate and granite. schist carried copper, silver and gold ores, the latter valued at $3 to The Valanciana mine, the oldest location in the district, was discovered $15 per ton. Noted by Steven, a high figure of 1,000,000 tons of ore in 1860 by Hutchinson and Carpenter. It has yielded about $45,000. was estimated by management at 540’ levels (Ref: 1910-11, p.1198). The Iconoclast, owned by Wickenberg and Cochran, has a vein 1 6 Vignette of bald eagle perched atop dome. Black border and gilt seal. feet wide, which aver- ages $25 per ton. As the ore is crushed by an Goes-printers. Had “10 claims known as the Three Black Buttes. In arastra, only that which has been closely assorted is worked. This the Black Rock district 9 miles southeast of Wickenburg. Opened by gives $100 peton. The Clipper, owned by Curtis and Trotter, is also tunnel with circa 4,000 of workings. Ores are low in average tenor worked by an arastra, and yields $100 per ton. The Gillespie has a six- giving assays of 3 to 20 copper and to $15 gold per ton. Old 50 ton mill foot vein, which is said to average $40 per ton. Sufficient rock is taken burned April 1007. Was replaced 1908 by a 50 ton mill on same site. out to keep two arastras running. The Nigger Brown mine, owned [Mines Register Volume 8 and 9] Est. $40-80 HWAC# 56933 by John Anderson, has ore which pays about $25 per ton. There are altogether about sixty locations in the district, many of which have Lot# 4080 Wickenburg, Arizona been sufficiently prospected to prove that they possess good milling 1912 Monarch Mining & Smelting ore. No mills have yet been erected, all the ore being worked by the Company 1912. Number 2512 for slow process of arastras. Wood is scarce, and lumber has to be hauled 200 shares to WW Abel. Signed 25 miles. [“Arizona business directory and gazetteer..., 1881]Prag by James T Ross president and (?) Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 86018 secretary. Condition: small tears along one vertical fold, light foxing. Lot# 4084 Yuma, Arizona 1864 Not cancelled. Lands were known Silver Butte Consolidated Mining as the Ryland, or Three Black Buttes Company - Very Early 1864 group. Diorite and schist carried Very early Arizona! # 408 for 20 copper, silver and gold ores, the latter shares to Arnold Brothers. Signed valued at $3 to $15 per ton. Noted by Steven, a high figure of 1,000,000 by H Elmore and H Johnson as tons of ore was estimated by management at 540’ levels (Ref: 1910-11, president. Dateline San Francisco p.1198). Vignette of bald eagle perched atop dome. Black border and 1864. Incorporated July 2d, 1863. gilt seal. Goes-printers. Est. $40-80 HWAC# 56934 Location: Golden City Ledge, Golden City and Yosemite Companies. Four feet to each share. Not Lot# 4081 Wickenburg, Arizona cancelled. Two vignettes: Mill and Allegorical. Black on light purple 1939 Photo’s & Mine Lease from safety paper. Geo. B Hitchcock printer. Dog ears. OVer all quite South Vulture Mine This was a beautiful and striking. We assume the Silver Butte district was the famous mine in Arizona. Vulture Mine is a gold mine & abandoned Silver District located on the Colorado north of Eureka. “Most of the settlement nestled into the breathtaking landscape of the Sonoran lodes are located three or four miles from the river” according to J.Ross Desert in Arizona. The settlement, named Vulture City, was established Browne in 1868. Johnson was a photographer in SF in 1862. Elmore in 1866, and developed to meet the needs of Arizona’s most successful owned the Eureka Match Factory in SF. Brothers may have been active gold mine. The town population quickly rose to 5,000 residents. From in the district. [ref; 1862 SF Dir] Est. $500-1000 HWAC# 86016 1863 to 1942, the mine produced 340,000 oz. of gold & 260,000 oz. of silver & has been credited with founding the town of Wickenburg. 1) Lot# 4085 , Arizona Arizona Mining Lease with itemized chart of moneys required in January 1939. Lease Stock group Nine stocks, mostly AZ. between Mrs. Ray Siedletz a widow, of Los Angeles, CA & Lessor, & A.F. Two Tombstone Consolidated, 188x, Mercier of Los Angeles, CA. Lessee. 2) photos of the mine. From the unissued; Phelps Dodge, 1951; AZ united 1916; AZ Commercial 1925; Salvatore Falcone Collection. Est. $300-500 HWAC# 83574 Dominion Copper 1906; North Butte 1929; Tamarak & Chesapeak 1903; Coyote Creek, u/i Est. $80-100 HWAC# 85748 172 December 2018

DAY 4 Saturday, Dec 8th Mining Lot# 4086 , Arizona Arizona Town Lot# 4090 , Arizona 1898 National Ephemera Four pieces from Arizona Steam Laundry Stock Incorporated towns. Billhead from Washington in Arizona. Located ???. # 14 for Trading co at Washington, AZ, 1904; receipt from AZ-copper gold 100 shares to Henry L Russell. mines at Cherry, AZ 1909; assay receipt fro m Old Dominion at Globe; Handwritten title of company and assay bag (paper) from Humboldt, AZ (Consol AZ Smelting Co., 1920). gold seal. Different and deserves a Est. $100-150 HWAC# 85741 home and as story! Signed by Henry L Russell and secretary L Kennedy. Prag Lot# 4087 , Arizona Arizona Water Collection Est. $80-200 HWAC# 86024 Company Gold Bond Cancelled $1,000 General Mortgage Five Percent Income Gold Lot# 4091 , Arizona The Arizona, Bond Trustee’s Certificate for the state of Eastern & Montana Smelting, Ore Maine, number 341, issued to Middletown Purchasing & Development Co. National Bank, vignette of babies with Stock Certificate, 1900 Swindle! Inc. woman. Principal due 1919. Signed Arthur in West Virginia. No. 1610, issued for B. Siach, president. Printed: American Bank 100 shares to B.F. Small on March Note Co. Ken Prag Collection. Est. $60-150 1st, 1900. Signed by the president HWAC# 81862 and secretary (Willis). Not cancelled. Large, very attractive certificate with ornate logo and three vignettes: locomotive (upper right), miner (center) and smelter facility at Spokane (upper left). Pinholes, folds, Lot# 4088 , Arizona 1905-1910 very fine. 9.5 x 13” According to the Copper Handbook (Vol. 10), the Four Michigan Related Mining company was a swindle promoted by Dr. R.C. Flower who was arrested in 1904, escaped, and then caught in 1907. Est. $160-240 HWAC# Companies 1) Arizona & Michigan 59039 Mining Company number 73 for 10 shares to Frank Stickney. Signed by JC Lot# 4092 , Arizona Three Arizona Chymoweth and James Chymoweth. Mining Stock Certificates 1) The 2) Superior and Globe Copper Mineral Bed Consolidated Mining Company, Calumet, Michigan. Number Company of Arizona. Myers District, 5348 for 100 shares to Jerry Durand Pima Co., Arizona (printed under and signed by Charles Cynoweth and logo). No. 70, issued for 1,000 shares John Davies. 3) Michigan-Arizona in 1881. Not cancelled. Underground Mining Company number 209 for 20 shares to Minnie Furlong. Signed mining vignette and allegorical by Thomas Swift and SH Hamilton. 4) Wolverine and Arizona Mining woman with breast exposed. Folds, Company number 6467 for 25 shares to Ray B Krebs. Signed by Paul P ink stains. 2) The Santa Rita Copper Roehus and (?). Most of these certificates have rips at the fold edges. Mining and Smelting Company of Tucson, Arizona. No. 2764, issued for Some of them are over an inch. Some of these companies may have 100 shares in 1905. Three mining vignettes. Folds with separation. 3) had properties in both Michigan and Arizona! (Laguna Collection) Est. Sunny-side Gold & Copper Mining Company of Bisbee, Arizona. Issued $120-200 HWAC# 59490 in 1912, not cancelled. Eagle vignette. Deep folds. Est. $120-160 Lot# 4089 , Arizona 1910 Humboldt HWAC# 58581 Exploration Company Stock Lot# 4093 , Arizona Three Arizona Certificate Unique vignette is of Stocks One issued and two unissued. A. Von Humboldt. Number A264 1) Kentucky Standard Mining for 100 shares issued to William P Company. # 24 - early. For 360 shares Bartel. Signed by Henry Willey and to Vaughn. Signed by president (?). Incorporated in 1909 under the Hunter M Meriweather and secretary. Laws of Arizona - this company was Dateline Kansas City 1898. Three in search of fossils, especially in the mining and milling vignettes. 2) Kimmswick Limestone site for a Salero Mining & Milling. # 2201. Pima museum in St. Louis. [Archaeology County. 18--. 3) Maricopa Mining. in America: An Encyclopedia] This company may also have owned or 189-. # 247. Three vignettes. Prag Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# controlled the the following mining companies: Zumate - Esperanza 86023 Mining Co., La Gloria - Success Mining Co., Ste Ana de Capula Mining Co., Capula No. 2 Mining Co., Vizcayua Mining Co., and Willey - Cananea Lot# 4094 , Arizona 1901 Vede King Copper Co. These companies were south of the border in Mexico Copper Company Stock Certificate and produced gold, silver and copper ores. (Ref. The Mexican Year Verde King Copper Company. 1901. Book - Copyright 1911) Henry I Willey, president of the Humboldt Number 1043 for 1000 shares to AH Exploration Company, must be who the last mine was named for. Crowell. signed by Charles George [oldwesthistorystore.org] Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von and (?). The superintendent was Humboldt was a Prussian polymath, geographer, naturalist, explorer, Joseph Gray. The Verde King Copper and influential proponent of Romantic philosophy and science. He Company had 20 patented claims was the younger brother of the Prussian minister, philosopher, and adjoining the Cleopatra, said to have linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt. Humboldt’s quantitative work on about 3,000’ of workings, including botanical geography laid the foundation for the field of biogeography. a 200’ two-compartment shaft. A Humboldt’s advocacy of long-term systematic geophysical crosscut from a long tunnel exposed 16’ of low grade ore; carrying measurement laid the foundation for modern geomagnetic and copper, silver, and gold values. It didn’t amount to much and the tunnel meteorological monitoring. He is honored throughout Nevada was abandoned. Lands are considered well located, but the repeated (Humboldt River, Humboldt County, Humboldt Range, Humboldt Sink). excuses of the management, for the idleness of the property, are (Laguna Collection) Est. $80-150 HWAC# 59599 regarded as decidedly thin! (Laguna Collection) Est. $50-75 HWAC# 59597 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 173

DAY 4 Saturday, Dec 8th Mining Lot# 4095 Batesville, Arkansas Lot# 4098 , Arkansas 1854 1885 Keystone Manganese and Cincinnati and Little Rock Slate Iron Company Stock # 31 for 37 Company Stock # 717 for 50 shares shares to ASM Chapin. Signed by to PG Merritt. Signed by George Cyrus Elder and president James Jones and president William HH McMillen. Dateline Johnstown, Taylor. Dateline Cincinnati 1853. Pennsylvania 1885. Incorporated Incorporated in 1853. Six vignettes: 1885. Seal vignette. William Mann Native American, portrait, allegorical, printer. Not cancelled. Two vertical train, farming and mining. Danforth folds. No edge, corner, pinhole or Bald printer. Not cancelled. Some discoloration issues. “The Keystone Manganese & Iron Co as stated staining at folds and edges. Bottom by Penrose began work at the Southern mine in 1885. The company has tears at fold intersections. Good condition. Incorporated “for the operated this mine almost continuously until 1898 and produced from purpose of developing the resources of the State of Arkansas.” “But as it between 30,000 and 35,000 tons of high grade manganese ore which a basis of a calculation the Cincinnati and Little Rock Slate Company is almost one half of the total output of this class of ore for the entire can depend upon a solid mass of smooth slate of at least 75 feet in district .” [Geology of the York Tin Deposits, Alaska, Issues 731-734 by thickness above the bed of the river. Multiply this by the area of the Steidmann et al] Prag Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 81916 Company’s vein which is about 100,000 square feet and we have the immense aggregate of seven million five hundred thousand cubic feet Lot# 4096 Bear Hill, Arkansas 1890 of slate even by quarrying 75 feet deep. Multiply this by 4 and it swells New York Zinc and Lead Company the amount at a depth of 300 feet to thirty million cubic feet of slate. # 143 for 500 shares to Richard “ [Western Journal and Civilian 1853] Prag Collection Est. $300-600 Sidenberg. Signed by secretary (?) HWAC# 81942 and president (?). Dateline New York 1890. Incorporated in Illinois. Lot# 4099 Amador, California 1875 Underground mining vignette. Talisman Gold Mining Co. Stock We Gold Seal. Not cancelled. Nicks at could not find much info on this mine. fold edges. Otherwise in excellent I/U #24 John L?? 20 shares 1875. Inc. condition. “New York Zinc and Lead 1875. Signed by President Hyerfelt? Company had Mines located in in Marion County, Arkansas. Their Crease and corner chip. Est. $100- primary mine as the Bear Hill Mining Property. The Bear Hill Mine was 200 HWAC# 83315 located up George’s Creek in Bear Hill Hollow about four miles due north of the George’s Creek Cemetery about a mile and a quarter north Lot# 4100 Amador County, California of Joe Burleson Township’s. The mine had the main shaft reaching a South Eureka Mining Company depth of 160 feet with very rich veins of zinc blended ore leading off at Two thousand shares of capital stock different levels. There was a large steam operated mill. It is reported for South Eureka Mining Company, that in one year it produced over 100 tons of zinc ore.” [scripophily. number 635, dated June 16, 1898 net] Prag Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 83982 issued to E. C. Hutchinson, signed by Daniel E. Hayes, president. South Lot# 4097 Bear Mountain Mining District, Arkansas 1887 Lost Eureka Mine is a gold mine in Amador county, California. Printed: Louisiana Mining Company Stock - An American Myth # 1113 for Francis, Valentine & Co. Ken Prag Collection. Est. $60-150 HWAC# 100 shares to CG Grove. 81846 Signed by John Fulton and president Orson Hager. Lot# 4101 Baja, California Rare Dateline 1887. Incorporated Triunfo Gold & Silver Mining in Nebraska. Reverse states Certificate Very rare red printed, “This stock is base on the issued 1863 to Willer? #247 5 shares. East Golconda claims and Est. $200-400 HWAC# 56155 lodes known as the Old Spanish Digs size 600 by 1000 feet. Fancy gold Lot# 4102 Bodie, California underprint. Three mining 187- Bodie Lion Stock Unissued. and milling vignettes. Large Incorporated October of 1878. gold seal rests over left Britton & Rey printers. Dateline San vignette. Not cancelled. Francisco. Location: Bodie District, Seven holes punched as part of the stock certificate. Corner folds Mono County, Cal. Pristine. Prag and fold intersection nicks. Overall nice! “The Lost Louisiana Mine Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# is an American legend about buried Spanish treasure that has been 84536 sought since the Victorian era, primarily in Arkansas’s Ouachita and Ozark mountains regions. The legend’s core narrative is that a Lot# 4103 Bodie, California 1878- Spanish expedition concealed a rich gold mine in the wilderness of 1880 Bodie, CA Mining Stocks (2) Spain’s Louisiana colony (hence the name), and in returning to New I/U Maybelle Con. Mining Co #346 W Orleans, all but one of the party was killed by Indians. In the early Caudill? 5 shares 1878. Inc 1878. Signed twentieth century, variants of the legend attributed the treasure to by VP Wm H?. Rare, we could not find either Freemasons or Sephardic Jews exiled from Spain who brought info on this mine in our database. Dog a fortune in gold and jewels with them, or a Catholic or Aztec trove ear. I/C Tioga Con. Mining Co #5377 brought from Spanish Mexico. Such Spanish treasure legends were HB Parsons 4.6 shares 1880 signed by once part of a deeply anti-Spanish bias in Europe and North America, President illegible. Inc 1878. Rare, we referred to by historians as “The Black Legend,” which demonized could not find info on this mine in our Spanish empire-building.” [Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and database. Est. $400-600 HWAC# 83305 Culture online.] Prag Collection Est. $150-300 HWAC# 83966 174 December 2018

DAY 4 Saturday, Dec 8th Mining Lot# 4104 Bodie, California 1880-1906 Bodie, California Mining Lot# 4107 Bodie, California 1864 Empire Gold & Silver Mining Ephemera Lot of 5. 1) Best Company Bond Very early & rare Bodie piece! Not cancelled. is an 1880 handwritten Incorporated in New York. No. 363, issued in 1864. Signed by Alonozo promissory note for the Child (president) and Mono County Bank for $500 Henry K. Gates (secretary). in gold coin. Signed by TC Fourteen coupons still Sharp and WP Holmes. attached. Ornate border with Dateline Bodie, Cal March three vignettes (two mining 8th, 1880. Reverse has & one allegorical). Printed notations. Mono County by Wm. H. Arthur, NY. Bank is the rare bank for Folds, otherwise excellent Bodie collectibles. 5.25 x condition. Information on 8” 2) Two billheads for JS this company is difficult to Cain (1902 and 1905), who find, given how early it is. essentially ran Bodie at the However, J. Ross Browne turn of the last century and mentions it multiple times protected it until it became a park. These documents relate to banking during his account of his trip transactions with Carson City. 3) Cute highly detailed map of the Bodie to Bodie (“A Trip to Bodie Mining District taken from the 1882 Bradstreet Pocket Atlas. Great Bluff and the Dead Sea of reference. Measures approx 3 x 5.25 inches. Some toning and other the West” 1865). Browne wear. 4) Admission ticket for the Coming Men of America’s Literary notes that: “There are and Musical Entertainment, held at the Miners Union Hall, Monday, several companies engaged May 7th, 1906. While it does not have “Bodie” printed on it, this came in work ing the principal veins that extend through Bodie Bluff. Among directly from the JS Cain Estate. Printed on cardstock. Est. $150-300 those the largest interests are held by time “Empire Gold and Silver HWAC# 78642 Mining Company of New York,” whose possessions commence at the face of the Bluff and run a thousand feet along each ledge. The limits Lot# 4105 Bodie, California 1879 Boston Consolidated Mining are strictly defined, and no litigation has yet taken place, or is likely to Company Stock occur, inasmuch as the claims of each Company are duly surveyed and #1025 for 100 recorded, the boundaries accurately laid down, anti every precaution shares to ER Grant taken to prevent those contentions which have proved the ruin of so trustee. Signed many rich mineral districts in Nevada.” Browne’s account of Bodie 15 years before the 1879 rush is fascinating: “I pene trated more shafts by FE Luty and in the earth, was dragged through more dangerous pits and holes in vice president W wooden buckets, was forced to creep over more slippery ledges, rich in Atkinson. Dateline mineral de posits, and to climb up a greater number of rickety ladders San Francisco than I would like to undertake again for less than a thousand shares in October 24, 1879. the “Empire Gold and Silver Mining Company.” (Prag Collection) Est. Inc. in California, July 14, 1879. $300-500 HWAC# 84545 Location: Bodie District, Mono Co., Cal. Britton & Rey printer. Not cancelled. Reverse Lot# 4108 Bodie, California 1882 has two assessment stamps. Pinholes. No edge, corner or discoloration Extremely Rare Bodie Water issues. Reverse has two assessment stamps. Work on the Boston Company Stock Certificate We Consolidated was progressing rapidly in 1880, according to Burchard, know of only one other! #135 for with sufficient ore in the two drifts open to keep a 10-stamp mill busy. 50 shares to John Gilson. Signed by The Boston Consolidated was separated from the Last Chance by a TA Read and president TM Luther. double compartment incline shaft, which was 300 feet in depth. The Dateline Bodie, Cal., October 30, company was making arrangements to work the mine on an extensive 1882. Incorporated October 20, scale in 1880.Not easy to find. Prag Collection Est. $300-600 HWAC# 1879. Fountain vignette. No printer listed. Not cancelled. Reverse has 84533 two pen notes of dividends paid. Signed by George and John Gillson. Some staining along right vertical fold. Some red pen is seen fromt Lot# 4106 he reverse. Small rips at center fold edges. On November 8, 1879 the Bodie, California Bodie Standard reported that bis will be taken to build a reservoir 1886 Bulwer and lay pipe into Bodie. Enough money having being subscribed to Consolidated warrant such an endeavor. Gilson was a Bodie pioneer and proprietor Mining Company of the Gilson-Barber store. Interestingly, he was one of a group of men Stock # 5151 who found old William Bodey’s bones and had them reburied in 1879 for 20 shares to - twenty years after he had perished. Prag Collection Est. $500-1000 George Grant HWAC# 84543 Trustee. Signed by John Willis and Lot# 4109 Bodie, California 1878 president John F Boyd. Dateline San Francisco 1886. Incorporated Maybelle Consolidated Mining April 12, 1879. Not cancelled. One assessment stamp on reverse. Company Stock # 436 for 2 shares Countersigned by Grant on reverse. WST Galloway printer. Location: to James Wharton trustee. Signed by odie Mining District, Mono County, California. Pencil writing top right. William F Herrin vice president and Nice condition with no apparent corner, edge, pinhole or discoloration secretary (?). Dateline San Francisco issues. Only five companies at Bodie ever paid dividends: the Standard, December 4, 1878. Incorporated Sept. Bodie, Bulwer, Syndicate, and Mono. The Standard and the Bulwer 4th 1878. Location: Bodie Mining District, Mono County, Cal. Le Count were located on High Peak. Prag Collection Est. $300-500 HWAC# Bors. printer. Not Cancelled. Nine assessment stamps on reverse. 84540 Magenta ink on back has bled through in places. Age discoloration. Rare, we could not find info on this mine in our database. Dog ear. Prag Collection Est. $200-500 HWAC# 84535 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 175

DAY 4 Saturday, Dec 8th mining Lot# 4114 Bodie, California 1879 Sonora Consolidated Mining Company of Bodie District, California Rare. VERY EARLY NUMBER 10. It is hard to find low numbered Bodie stocks. For 1000 shares to HK Adams. Signed by HK Adams as secretary and OS Dawson(?) as president. Cut and pen cancelled. Dateline New York 1879. Incorporated September 1879. Underground mining vignette. Some discoloration on right. Edge and corners are excellent. Dawson was involved with over a alf of a dozen Bodie mining companies. Prag Collection Est. $200-500 HWAC# 84542 Lot# 4110 Bodie, California 1879 Mono and Cross Con Mining Stock A stock we have never seen before. I/C #242 JM Buffington 8897.5 shares 1879 signed by President Dolman. Bodie mining district, Mono and Cross Lodes at 1500 feet. Inc 1878.2 samall holes and 4 pinholes. Creases and wrinkles, please inspect. Prag Collection Est. $500-1000 HWAC# 83478 Lot# 4111 Bodie, California 1879 Mt. Clinton Mining Company Stock # 1462 for 20 shares to AW Blow & Company. Signed by William Lent and president AW (?). William Lent was one of the most important financiers for both Bodie and the Comstock. Dateline San Francisco March 28, 1878. Incorporated November 3, Lot# 4115 Bodie, California 1881 Spaulding Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock # 2168 for 20 shares to RB de Coursy trustee. Signed 1877. Not cancelled. Six assessment stamps on reverse. GT Brown by JN Pewe and presdient AP Redding. Vignette of miner pushing ore lithographer. GT Brown was the famous African American lithographer out of San Francisco. Prag Collection Est. $300-700 HWAC# 84538 cart to dump over the edge of the mountain. LeCount Bros. printer. Location: Bodie, Mono Co., Cal. Not cancelled. Pinholes, otherwise Lot# 4112 Bodie, California 1881 quite exceptional. “This company has run a shaft nearly 300 feet. Oro Mining Company Stock 1880 Are drifting north and south on the 230 ft level. Vein well defined stock certificate #2270 issued to of over five feet. Assays show an average of $200 per ton....Are now William Stuart, Trustee for 80 shares. timbering shafts and will commence sinking during August....Number ‘80’ has been painted in orange and of miners during August, 15 men. Mine was located by AF Bryant of purple on two different locations on Bridgeport. Amongst the leading men of the mine we find the Hon the stock. Signed by Charles Bank GK Porter of San Francisco N E Spaulding Esq of Boston Mass and the president and William Stuart secretary. Four assessment stamps on genial young Secretary Mr J Berolzhime late of Indiana but now a well reverse. Datelined San Francisco. Lith. Britton & Rey, S.F. Profitable known mining man of California Street. Mr WA Searles the President amounts of gold were discovered in Bodie in 1860, but the district of the company is a worker and his constant and close attention to the became much more important in 1877 after the incorporation of the interest of the company cannot help but make the Spaulding one of the Standard Mine produced over $1 million in 1883. Many companies leading mines of the district.” [United States Annual Mining Review, incorporated in the area, but was still considered a wildcat in 1878. 1879] #Prag Collection Est. $500-800 HWAC# 84541 The name of this company is consistent with the fact that most of the district’s miners were from Mexico (Ref: Burchard, 1884, p. 173-76) Prag Collection Est. $300-600 HWAC# 84537 Lot# 4113 Bodie, California 1879 Queen Bee Mining Company Stock # 957 for 100 shares to EE Dewey trustee. Signed by Thomas A White and president FK Bechtel. Bechtel was a judge and was the secretary of the Bodie BLuff when Leland Stanford was president. Dateline September 10, 1879 San Francisco. Incorporated August 21, 1878. Location: Bodie Mining District. Britton & Rey printer. Not cancelled. Small hole upper left and small stain bottom center. Nice specimen. Bodie “…the very geology of the region Lot# 4116 Bodie, California 1882 Summit Gold Mining Company is restless and full of upheaval. Bodie’s rocks are of volcanic origin. Stock with G. T. Brown Vignette of the Mountain One of the all- The current theory (which geologists caution is us subject to change in time great vignettes. A steam train heading into a tunnel under the the light of new discovery) is that an active magma chamber lay under mountain. # 2562 for 100 shares to E Grant trustee. SIgned by William the Bodie region, from which multiple volcanic vents formed. Those Lent and president (?). William Lent was one of the most important vents are known today as Bodie Bluff, Standard Hill, Queen Bee, and financiers of Bodie and the Comstock. Dateline San Francisco 1882, a few others. Shortly after these volcanoes stopped spewing, about Incorporated November 19, 1877. G. T. Brown lithographer. This is nine millions years ago, mineralization laid down gold in their internal one of Brown’s two most extravagant vignettes. San Francisco’s black fissures” [Bodie’s Gold, Tall Tales and True History From a California Lithographer. Pinholes left side, otherwise quite clean. Not cancelled. Mining Town, by Marguerite Sprague, UNR Press, 2003, pg. 3].The Prag Collection Est. $500-1000 HWAC# 84539 Queen Bee is also the name of a hill just outside Bodie, California. Prag Collection Est. $300-600 HWAC# 84534 176 December 2018

DAY 4 Saturday, Dec 8th mining Lot# 4117 Bodie, California 1892 Lot# 4121 & 1895 Two Bodie Billheads incl. Butte Co., the Bodie Brewery Lot of 2. Both California are rare, but have condition issues. Porter Gold 1) Extremely rare pictorial billhead and Silver for the Bodie Brewery operated by Mining Co. Nicholas Carion, Manufacturer of Certificate Beer, Porter, and Ale, South Main Street. Vignette at upper left of beer Choice barrels, crates, and cigar boxes. Dateline: Bodie, Cal., January 10th, issued and 1892. Bill for 20 gallons of beer sold to the Miners Union. Could this uncancelled have been the bill for a New Years celebration 10 days before? Reverse stock for the has signatures of Jas. Borland and an illegible name. Printer: Bodie Porter Gold Miner Job Pr. Condition: very poor. Heavy soiling, toning, two spindle and Silver holes, water damage, rough right and left edges, and portions of Mining Co, another document glued to the back. Even with these condition issues, Butte Co., Cal. Incorporated 1863 in San Francisco, issued to J. Chappie billheads from Bodie are tough to come by, and this one is a true rarity! for 5 shares, July 6, 1864, signed by Victor Masson as president and 2) W.E. Reading, General Merchandise. Dateline Bodie, Cal. March 4th, Thomas C.M. Callan as secretary. Lithography by Drouaillet, SF. Choice, 1895. Bill for oil to Rosamund, Kuhn & Co. (?) Red print. Condition: unfolded. Est. $400-800 HWAC# 59379 large bottom left corner cut off, as well as sections in the upper right. Punch hole, heavy staining. Reading established his store in 1892. The Lot# 4122 Butte County, California Bodie postoffice was located inside the store, and Reading became Gold Bank Mining & Milling Co. postmaster of Bodie beginning in 1898. Est. $150-300 HWAC# 78657 Stock Certificate, Butte County, CA, Lot# 4118 Boulder, California 1879 1890 Mine and mill at Forbestown, Caribou Consolidated Mining Butte County, California. Inc. in Colorado. No. 337, issued for 1,000 Company Stock This mine has ties shares to D.B. Cherry on May 13th, to sooo many famous people. # 54 1890 in Denver. Signed by the for 500 shares to HH Hochister(?). president, Drake, and secretary, Signed by John Graham and president Dean. Not cancelled. Gold seal and (?). Dateline 1879. Incorporated April underground mining vignette. Folds 23, 1879. Location: Grand Island with some separation occurring along fold lines. 7.75 x 10.5” Not in Mining District. In 1873 silver bricks Filer. According to History of Butte County by Mansfield, there was from the Caribou mine were laid extensive work being done at the Gold Bank Mine in 1890 including in front of the Teller House for the arrival of U. S. Grant. In 1876 the extending the Gold Bank crosscut tunnel 2,500 feet, and having the mine went bankrupt and was purchased by Jerome Chaffee and David shaft down to 320 feet with considerable stoping occurring. The ore Moffat. In 1879 Chaffee and Moffat sold the mine for $900,000 and the was being treated by Huntington centrifugal mills, concentrators, and mine was renamed the Caribou Consolidated (the time frome of our chlorination with great success. Owned by W.W. Stow until his death certificate). In 1880 the mine consolidated with several other mines. in 1895, then taken over by his family. This book calls it one of the Robert G Dun (namesake of Dun and Bradstreet) took the Caribou to biggest and most successful gold-producing quartz mines in California. court. His lawyer was Chester A Arthur - soon to be President of the Located 1/4 northeast of Forbestown. Est. $120-240 HWAC# 58415 United States. Dun won. What a history. Prag Collection Est. $100- 200 HWAC# 85219 Lot# 4123 Calaveras County, Lot# 4119 Butte Co., California California 1863 Folsom Gold, Silver and Copper Mining Company Porter G&S MC Certificate, 1864 Stock # 14 (early) for 10 shares Issued and cancelled stock for the to George M Folsom (namesake of Porter Gold and Silver Mining Co, mine?). Officer names are difficult Butte Co., Cal. Incorporated 1863 in to read. Dateline Campo Seco 1863. San Francisco, issued to S.L. Johnson Incorporated November 14, 1863. Not cancelled. Allegorical vignette. for 25 shares, October 6, 1863, WB Cooke printer. Small 5c and 20c revenue stamps. Located on Bull signed by Sidney L. Johnson as president and V. B. Post as secretary. Run Ledge, Spring Valley District, Calaveras County. Large rip upper Lithography by Drouaillet, SF. Red ink manuscript cancellation across left, fading, light foxing. Nice condition. This would turn out to be a face. Cert #23. Original stub still attached. The mines in Butte County copper mine first Near Spring Valley. Prag Collection Est. $400-700 were generally centered around Table Mountain, which has a basalt HWAC# 80571 layer that covers an important gold bearing Tertiary gravel. Important companies of the period included the Oregon Gulch, Cherokee Blue Lot# 4124 Calaveras Gravel. Other mines were located at Forbestown, Wyandotte, Bangor County, California and a few other locales. Raymond’s 1867 treatise does not mention the 1863 Gold Rock Gold Porter, even though it discusses the active mines of the 1864 period. and Silver Mining Est. $300-400 HWAC# 59500 Company Stock # 42 for 150 shares to A. Dubois. Signed Lot# 4120 Butte Co., California by Seward(?) and Porter G&S MC Stock Issued president William Goldsmith. Dateline to Porter, 1863 Porter G&S MC, 1863. Incorporated October 1, 1863. Location Murphy’s Camp. incorportaed 1863, issued Dec 9, Calaveras County (Daily Alta California). Not cancelled. Vignette of 1863 to J.G. Porter, signed by Victor B. miner holding a ‘Gold Rock’. Towne & Bacon printer. Small 5c revenue Masson as president, cancelled with stamp. Top left corner torn. Some small staining top. Overall very nice. red ink at left. Est. $400-700 HWAC# Another relatively unknown stock. Prag Collection Est. $400-700 59502 HWAC# 85279 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 177

DAY 4 Saturday, Dec 8th Mining Lot# 4125 Calaveras County, Lot# 4129 Columbia, California California 1862 (1863) Table Columbia 1868 Wells Fargo Stage Mountain Copper Mining Company Shipment Book Original Wells Fargo # 118 for 1 share to Durbin Van Express Waybill book kept by the agent, William Daegener, who was Vleck. (Van Vleck was a San Francisco the agent and gold buyer at Columbia, unarguably one of the most wood engraver and printed a few important California gold rush mining camps, now a State Park today. stocks on his own. Signed by M Gage This unpaginated book, with about 200 pages, 8.5 x 14”, has three Elmore and president Mike Calkin. sections, all sequentially numbered, for each year, with each year Dateline San Francisco 1863. Incorporated December 15, 1862. Not starting at Number 1. The book starts at #122 June 1, 1868, and ends Cancelled. Location: Stanislaus District, Calaveras Co., Cal. REd on light July 27 1870 at #142. Daegener built a 2 story brick building for WF green safety paper. This is a true table mountain vignette (wonder that still stands today. Many packages, probably treasure boxes, were if Van Vleck did engraved the vignette). Agnew & Deffebach printer. sent to San Francisco. All of the packages here were shipped on the Dog ear upper left. Border nicks. Original Board of Trustees included classic Wells, Fargo & Co. stage coaches of the Concord design. The Napoleon B Edmerson, Jacob Pike, Samuel Geddis, M. Gage Elmore, overly expensive shipments in the ledger were undoubtedly in the Mike Calkin. In February of 1864 they listed delinquent investors. classic green wood Wells Fargo treasure boxes. The probable treasure Samuel Geddis was one. I guess he lost faith in his own company. Prag boxes were very expensive and stand out in the ledger. In example, July Collection Est. $400-700 HWAC# 85278 12, 1868 entries 163 and 166 were for gold dust sent to the WF San Francisco office at a cost of $15.50 and $13,25 respectively, while the Lot# 4126 Calaveras County, other packages that day were all less than $3. Single gold bars shipped, California Three Different such as #277 on 11/15/1868 cost $4, and may have been included Calaveras County Mining Stock in the day’s treasure shipment under the seat of the driver. Many Certificates 1) Cataract & Wide West Gravel Mining Company. Located shipments show the ethnic diversity of the central gold fields - with in the Eho District, Calaveras Co. (printed at bottom). No. 865, issued Chinese, Italian, and Spanish surnames. The entries show shipments for 1,500 shares in 1889 to Wm. Lake, the company secretary. Also to towns all over the Mother Lode to San Francisco. This is one of the signed by president J.S. Josselyn. Not cancelled. Great hydraulic mining best waybill books we’ve ever handled, especially because it is from vignette. Some smearing of the red ink. 2) Calaveras Mother Lode Columbia, in the gut of the southern Mother Lode, just a few years Company. Issued in 1905 for 10 shares. Signed by the president and before Black Bart robbed the stages. Est. $3000-6000 HWAC# 84835 treasurer. Not cancelled. Native American vignette. Location printed on the bottom. Folds with tape repaired separations, pinholes, creases. Lot# 4130 Darwin, California 1910 Four Metals Mining & Smelting 3) Calaveras Water & Mining Company. Issued 1881 for 100 shares. Stock, Cerro Gordo Not cancelled. Folds, very fine. Est. $160-240 HWAC# 59034 Certificates Very rare certificate issued in Lot# 4127 Calaveras 1910. Cerro Gordo County, Blue Mountain District. Incorporated District, California 1863 in Arizona in 1906. Blue Mountain Peak Gold Cert. #324, issued for & Silver Mining Company 3285 shares to Mrs. Stock Another rare Lizzie H. Glide. Signed Calaveras County stock by President A.R. certificate. Number 23 Short and secretary for 35 shares to A Dubois. Edgar Pomeroy. Office Signed by Dreschfeld and at Keeler. Property president Alfred Borel(?). included the famous Dateline San Francisco 1863. Incorporated June 6, 1863. Not cancelled. Union mine at Cerro 25c Certificate Revenue stamp. 2,200 shares at $100 each. Mountain Gordo consolidated with the old Santa Maria mine and now called Mill vignette. Drouaillets printer. Pinholes and some light discoloration the Cerro Gordo mine. . Silver lead ore. Shipped ore from 600’ and at borders. Very nice! The only information we could find about this 800’ levels in 1910 (Copper Handbook, 1910). The Cerro Gordo mine company were the multiple assessments within the first year and lack was located near the summit of Cerro Gordo peak. The Four Metals of any production information. The company advertised an important company erected a smelter east of Keeler and built an aerial tramway meeting on March 26, 1864. THe last notice came on March 25. After from the mine to the smelter. There were said to be 28 miles of tunnels that there is no more information. (CDNC) The Blue Mountain district and drifts in the Cerro Goro mine. Very rare certificate. Vignette shows is in eastern Calaveras County about 10 miles southeast of West Point. aerial tramway running from the mountains down to the smelter. VF. The principal properties have been the Black Wonder, Gold King, and Uncanceled. Est. $300-600 HWAC# 79045 Heckendorn mines. Prag Collection Est. $400-700 HWAC# 80570 Lot# 4131 Darwin, California Lot# 4128 Cerro Gordo, California 1900’s Two Rare 1905-1908 Great Western Ore Cerro Gordo, Inyo County Mining Letterheads Purchasing & Reduction Stock, Both of these companies operated in the Cerro Cerro Gordo, Certificates Inc. in Gordo district near Keeler. The Inyo Cerro Gordo Arizona. Issued for 3260 shares in Mining & Power Company took over the properties 1905. Issued to Lizzie H. Glide, signed of the Four Metals Mining & Smelting Company by President Frank Everett and around 1912. The Inyo Cerro Gordo Mining & Power secretary S.A. Everett. The company Company incorporated in 1913, while the Cerro owned two mines at Cerro Gordo. 150 ton smelter built in 1906. The Gordo Mines Company incorporated in 1914, with smelter was located at Swansea (Copper Handbook, 1906, 1908). VF the Inyo Cerro Gordo Mining & Power Company with heavy folds. Another rare one. Uncanceled. Est. $100-300 HWAC# as it’s principal shareholder. The company’s main 79046 property was the Cerro Gordo mine which produced lead, silver, gold and zinc. The Cerro Gordo Mines Co. letterhead notes, “Mines at Cerro Gordo Near Keeler, California”. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 79074 178 December 2018

DAY 4 Saturday, Dec 8th mining Lot# 4132 Darwin, Inyo County, California 1876 Defiance Mining Lot# 4135 Fairplay MD, El Dorado Company Stock Certificate This stock certificate is considered the County, California 1863 Big Canon important for the Copper Mining Company Stock - Coso Mining District. NUMBER 1 Number 1 for 10 shares to John A Gwin. Signed by Silas B Number 344 for 100 Smith and William Henson. Daterline 1863 Placerville. Incorporated shares to Brooks & October 15, 1863. A notice for the first annual meeting of Big Canon Lee trustees. 1876. stock holders was to be held January 16, 1864 was founded in the SIgned by NG Hughes Placerville newspaper. Mountain river and St. Bernard vignettes. and GH Willard. Names Mountain Democrat (Placerville) printer. Not cancelled. Folds, are faded. Folding at discoloration throughout, small rips. Very good condition. Big Canon corners. PIn holes. was one the Stanislaus River above Two Mile Bar. Prag Collection Est. One small rip bottom $400-700 HWAC# 85427 left corner. Overall, good condition. This is a hard to find GT Brown, African American, lithographer out of San Francisco. He designed Lot# 4136 Georgetown, California this stock in 1875. One assessment stamp - paid. Brooks & Lee were Georgetown Eureka Mining Company stock brokers in San Francisco according to the Pacific Coast MInes Stock Certificate, Georgetown, CA, Stock Buyer Manual of 1870. The Defiance was the largest and most 1883 Ultra rare. Location printed on important mine at Darwin. At one point in the 1870’s through the the bottom of the stock as El Dorado early 1900’s the company was so large and having so many employees County, California. Inc. in New York. No. that separate small employee bunk houses were constructed all over 181, issued for 3,000 shares to company the hillside, below the mine, and in the upper part of Darwin.The mine president W.C. Baird on March 26, was probably discovered in the 1860’s, during the activity at Coso and 1883. Signed by Baird and the company Cerro Gordo about 1863. By 1875 the mine was the largest producing secretary. Not cancelled. Underground mining vignette. Printed by mine in Darwin with major mining and milling works. (Laguna ABN. Folds, one pinhole, light wear. Very fine. 7 x 10.5” Not in Filer. Collection) Est. $300-500 HWAC# 59687 The Eureka mine at Georgetown dates back to the Gold Rush days but was only active up to 1888. Three parallel veins of gold bearing quartz, six to ten feet wide, were developed by a 240-foot inclined shaft and Lot# 4133 Darwin, Inyo County, 500 feet of drifts. [Ref: Mines of El Dorado County by Noble] Est. California 1876 Loretto Mining $160-240 HWAC# 58547 Company Stock Certificate - a G. T. Brown Lithograph Another nice Lot# 4137 Georgetown, California Coso Mining District Stock Certificate. 1866 Georgetown, CA Check with Number 37 (early) for 100 shares Revenue Stamp Beautiful & rare to NG Hughes trustee. Signed by NG Georgetown with California Revenue Stamp. July 28, 1866, $400. No.” Hughes secretary and GH Willard president. This is the same secretary 202 of 3”, signed by John S. Spear, Agt. “Pay Mrs. Julia Barr or order”. and president of the Defiance Mining Company. Incorporated on Has foxing in creases, please inspect. Est. $150-300 HWAC# 84424 December 13, 1875. Located out of Darwin in the heat of Death Valley. Pat Reddy famed lawman and gunslinger) incorporated the Loretto Lot# 4138 Gold Hill, California Mining Company which he sold in January 1876. A few months prior 1883 Gold Hill California Checks to the incorporation, with the help of Inyo County Sheriff Elder, the (3) (Extra Rare) Extra Rare Belcher Reddy brothers wrestled control of the main Darwin mines from Silver Mining Company, Gold Hill Nevada, April 12, 1882, No. 45 Raphael Cuervo, their first proprietor (“Darwin, California” by Robert from the Bank of California payable to Sunday Gills(?) signed by Palazzo). This is a very fine specimen for this mine. No vertical folds, Superintendent S.S. Jones. (off Color) Revenue Stamps; 2) Agency pin holes, discoloring, dog ears rips, or tears. Of great importance to of the Nevada Bank of S.F., No. 1028 for $289.28, payable to Sierra this certificate it was a lithograph of G. T. Brown: the San Francisco Nevada Wood & Lumber Co., signed by President J. W. Eckley (off African-American lithographer. (Laguna Collection) Est. $300-600 color); 3)No. 33416 Agency of The Bank of California, April 8, 1875 HWAC# 59688 payable to Millikin Boot(?) for $600.; 4) No. 33350 Agency of The Bank of California, Gold Hill Nevada, April 5,1875, $72.63, payable to John Lot# 4134 El Dorado County, Friend. Revenue Stamps. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 84422 White Oak Township, California 1864 Enterprise Gold and Silver Lot# 4139 Grass Valley, California Mining Company Stock Office at 1878 Scadden Flat Gold Mining S. B. Pelton’s House in White Oak Co. Stock #11 I/C #11 AB Brady Township. Pilot Knob, Mud Springs 1878 100 shares signed by President and Mound Springs Mining Districts. Scadden. Allegorical vignette. Inc Incorporated June 20, 1863 and 1878. Henry Scadden discovered gold capitalized at $1,515,000; 30,300 shares at $50 per. Certificate #321 here in 1860. Upper left dogear. Prag issued March 20, 1864 to D. J. Robinson for 25 shares. Signed by E.C. Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 83211 Carr, secretary and Joseph Guigh [sp], president. American Eagle Vignette center. Two small 10c and one 5c revenue stamps. The Lot# 4140 Grass Valley, California districts lie in El Dorado County which was one of the first twenty- Two New York Hill Gold Mining seven counties of California. The township of El Dorado was named Co. Revenue Checks, Two F. Berton Mud Springs at its inception in 1849. In 1855, it was renamed El & Co. (one has Alfred Borel & Co. Dorado after the county. Mound Springs was near Diamond Springs. stamped above), RN-G, New York Hill [Gudde, California Place Names, 1949]. Purple print by H. S. Crocker, Gold Mining Co. checks. Both issued Sacramento. Smalll stain at bottom right fold. Four pin holes. Very fine. in San Francisco, 1883 & 1885. Both (Ref. HKA 11-30-11-2246 P325 4-2246) Est. $300-500 HWAC# 85249 are signed by the company president Robert Watt and John Blighton (secretary). The New York Hill Gold Mining Co. was a Grass Valley, Nevada County mine. F. Berton was once part of the San Francisco assay firm Hentsch & Berton. Est. $160-240 HWAC# 58563 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 179

DAY 4 Saturday, Dec 8th Mining Lot# 4141 Grass Valley, California Lot# 4145 Inyo, Greenwater, 1883 Two Yosemite Quartz Mining California South Greenwater Company Stock Certificates Two Copper Company Stock, Death certificates - one issued and one Valley, 1906. Cert. #20, issued unissued - for the Yosemite Quartz to John S. Hills for 15,000 shares Mining Company. Dateline Grass in 1906. Signed by John Hills Valley, 1883. # 5. Signed by H Uphoff as president and R.C. Moore as as president and Jacob Weissberg secretary. Tasker Oddie was a as secretary. Issued to Coleman director of this company. The Dunnington in 1883. For 3, 500 shares. Pen cancelled. Made to look company held 14 claims, 275 acres, like it is handwritten. 3” x 7.5” with folds and light soiling. This is known as the Miller group, at Miller a unique looking stock certificate for the collector and will get the Springs, 15 miles south of Greenwater, in Death Valley. It consisted of 3 attention of others looking through your collection. Herman Uphoff narrow shafts showing good assay values in copper. The 1908 Copper was a mine owner and merchant. He was a director and served as Handbook considered this property as above average of promise for president of the Yosemite Quartz Mining Company, incorporated in the district. The company maintained its corporate office in Tonopah 1883. He also owned a saloon at one time [Daily Alta California, 1885] and its mine office at Greenwater. Wear on right fold and top edge. Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 85250 Uncancelled. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 90586 Lot# 4142 Greenwater, California Lot# 4146 Iowa Hill, Placer County, 1907 Greenwater Bimetallic California 1863 (1865) Washington Copper Mining Company Stock Gold and Silver Mining Company Certificates Cert. #186, issued for Stock # 43 for 2 shares to WS 500 shares in 1907 to J. Obendorfer. Smith. Signed by AD Hendricks and Signed by the acting president president JH Neff. Dateline Iowa (ill). Inc. in A.T. Location of Mines: Hill, Placer Co. 1865. Incorporated Greenwater, Inyo County, California December 16, 1863. Location: printed on the masthead. Lands, 6 Washington Ledge, Iowa Hill, Table claims, adjoining the Furnace Creek Copper Co., showing a gossan Mountain District, Placer County. Not cancelled. Small 2c George up to 40’ wide, giving assays of 3.6 to 37.9% copper. Sounds great Washington stamp? Allegorical vignette with George Washington but the company was idle by 1908 (Copper Handbook). Death portrait. Wm. P. Harrison Co printer. Successor to Robbins & Co. Edges Valley was seized by a copper frenzy according to Lingenfelter in his not straight due to original cut. Folds. Otherwise no edge, corner, classic, “Death Valley and The Amargosa”. Heralded as “the greatest pinhole or discoloration issues. Est. $400-600 HWAC# 84576 copper belt the World has ever known!” George Graham Rice called Greenwater “the monumental mining-stock swindle of the century”. Lot# 4147 Kennet, California Fine condition. Uncanceled. City: Inyo/ Death Valley State: California. Copper Outlook Newspaper Est. $100-200 HWAC# 79041 Newspaper dated Saturday Jan 12, 1907 Kennet, Shasta County, Calif. various articles regarding the Lot# 4143 Homewood, California mining camp area. In overall poor condition, in protective sleeve. Est. Tahoe Treasure Mining Co. Stock, $50-100 HWAC# 8460033 West Shore Lake Tahoe, Cal. Cert. #166, issued to H.C. and V.B. Lot# 4148 Leadville, California Winslow for 49 shares in 1934 and 1883 Daisy Consolidated Mining signed by Winslow as president. Company Number 184 for 2,882 This mining company operated near shares to Henry Howell. signed by the west shore of Lake Tahoe above William Kemp president. Issued Homewood. The company held 13 1883. Incorporated 1880. Not claims in the mountains above the cancelled. Brown paper. William F west shore of Lake Tahoe at 7,000 Murphy of Philadelphia printer. Tear feet, located 1 1/2 miles west of the highway. The mines could be left center. They owned a number of reached via a fair mountain road from Homewood, a small settlement claims covering 65 acres in Big Evans Gulch on Mosquito Mountain in of hotels and summer resorts, 6 miles south of Tahoe City (Company the California district. Contact veins ran 1 to 6 feet in width. Yielded prospectus, 1935). Mining certificates from Tahoe are extremely rare 46 ounces per ton. Developments included 1500 feet of tunnels and and seldom seen. Small black pen cancellation. Some foxing and black 50 feet of drifts (Corregan & Lingane.) Prag Collection Est. $100-200 smudging. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 90588 HWAC# 85207 Lot# 4144 Inyo, Greenwater, Lot# 4149 Los Angeles, California California Greenwater Saratoga 1876 Union Petroleum Company Copper Stock Certificate, Inyo- Stock Here is where it all started! 1906 Cert. #446, issued to William Early Southern California Stock Israel for 1000 shares in 1906. Signed Certificate. # 17 for 25 shares to John by H.T. Bragdon, Vice-President, and Whitney. Signed by George Riggs and L.E. Goodberlet as asst. secretary. Thomas Cliff. Location Los ANgeles, Vignette of robed woman with California. Dateline San Francisco wreath and American shield, top left. Mines at Greenwater, Calif. 1876. Incorporated July 15, 1876. Oil in green print across face. Bragdon was president of Goldfield barrel vignette with company logo. Oil field vignette. AL Bancroft & Consolidated at one time. Saratoga Copper Company had five claims Co. printers. Not cancelled. No corner, edge, pinhole or discoloration next to Greenwater Red Boy. 550’ shaft. [Ref: Copper Handbook 19008, issues. Marvelous! Union Petroleum Company stock certificates pg.7645]. “Death Valley was seized by a copper frenzy” according to survive as collectible reminders of an oil venture that failed. However Lingenfelter in his classic, “Death Valley and The Amargosa”. Heralded it was the first California oil well and launched the state’s petroleum as “the greatest copper belt the World has ever known!” George industry with an 1876 gusher north of Los Angeles. Prag Collection Graham Rice called Greenwater “the monumental mining-stock Est. $200-400 HWAC# 84546 swindle of the century”. Small tear in left margin tape repaired on the verso. Uncancelled. Est. $80-200 HWAC# 90587 180 December 2018

DAY 4 Saturday, Dec 8th Mining Lot# 4150 Lot# 4153 Mariposa, Mariposa, California 1863 California Crown Lead Gold, c1851 Ave Silver and Copper Marie Gold Mining Company Quartz Mine Stpcl # 112 for 30 Orange shares to Alexander version! Dubois. (Dubois has Certificate purchased a lot of for the Ave different certs, but Maria Gold almost always listed Quartz Mining as A. Dubois.) Signed Association. by John W Gould and president A Austin. Dateline San Francisco According 1863. Incorporated March 10, 1863. Location of mines Merced River, to the company’s description detailed on the reverse of each stock, Mariposa Co., State of California. Not cancelled. Torn 25c Revenue this London based association held half the rights to the Ave Maria stamp. 5,750 feet; two shares to a foot. Circular mountain mining Gold Quartz Mine in the Mariposa District, California which would vignette. Alta Job Printer. Pin holes. One dog ear. Nice. The Crown Lead be worked under a lease with the owner of the other half. The Ave is a celebrated mine located on the North Bank of the Merced River on Maria’s place is verified by a letter written from John Duncan to John which a large silver vein has been recently discovered. It is on the Pine Fremont on December 26, 1851. In the letter he clearly states that Tree Lead which is the backbone of the Fremont Estate. The Crown the Ave Maria is located on the Mariposa Estate and on the Ave Maria Lead is just off of that estate. [Daily Alta California, January 19, 1861] River. [Ref: The Expeditions of John Charles Fremont, Volume 3, edited Prag Collection Est. $400-600 HWAC# 80580 by Spence]. Today the Ave Maria River is known as the Stockton Creek [Ref: Gudde]. There was a small town by that name at the confluence Lot# 4154 Mariposa, California of the Ave Maria and Mariposa. Printed on onion paper with orange Mariposa Mining Stocks (3) font. Good for twenty shares. Signed by two member of the committee ”Mariposa is where explorers John and the company secretary. Not cancelled. Approx. 6.5” x 9.5”. Two C. Fremont and Kit Carson found the small pinholes are all that mar this certificate. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 80579 rich Mariposa Vein and opened the first mill to crush ore and extract gold in California” from www.parks.ca.gov 1)Mariposa Land & Mining #1222 Lot# 4151 Mariposa, i/u to CA Collins, 100 shares, signed California c1851 Ave by vp Mark Brumagin, incorporated Marie Gold Quartz in CA 2)Mariposa Land & Mining #2425 i/u to CA Collins 1876, signed Mine Blue version! by vp Haydenfeldt 3) Mariposa Company-likely John Freemont’s Certificate for the Ave company,”The largest mine owned by the Mariposa Company -- the Maria Gold Quartz Princeton -- which is referred to as having become unprofitable under Mining Association. the present manager, has not only been profitable, but more profitable According to under his management than it was immediately before. In no month the company’s has it paid as poorly as it did in the month before he took it in hand. description detailed The whole amount of, quartz at present taken from the mine is richer, on the reverse of on an average, than the average yield during two years before it came each stock, this London based association held half the rights to the into the possession of the Mariposa Company.” from NY Times 1864, Ave Maria Gold Quartz Mine in the Mariposa District, California which #4781 i/u to Fellowes and Co 1870, 100 shares, note toning spots. would be worked under a lease with the owner of the other half. The Est. $480-800 HWAC# 58925 Ave Maria’s place is verified by a letter written from John Duncan to John Fremont on December 26, 1851. In the letter he clearly states Lot# 4155 Mariposa, that the Ave Maria is located on the Mariposa Estate and on the Ave California The Maria River. [Ref: The Expeditions of John Charles Fremont, Volume Philadelphia & 3, edited by Spence]. Today the Ave Maria River is known as the California Mining Stockton Creek [Ref: Gudde]. There was a small town by that name at Co. Stock Certificate, the confluence of the Ave Maria and Mariposa. Printed on onion paper Mariposa, 1859, with blue font. Good for five shares. Signed by two member of the California Gold Rush No. 2237, issued for committee and the company secretary. Not cancelled. Approx. 6.5” x 300 shares to T.W. 9.5”. Pin holes and discoloration on right side. Note in pen upper left. Prag Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 80581 Neill on Dec. 9th, 1859 in Philadelphia. Not Lot# 4152 Mariposa, California 1850 cancelled. Signed by president Pearson Compagnie Francaise & Americaine Servill and secretary de San-Francisco Stock # 63176 - Paul. Vignette of miners 63180 (five shares) in 1850 to (?). working at the surface. Ornate logo and border. Printed by E. Grattan. Signed by (?). Mining and the God 7.5 x 9.5” Folds, very fine. Part of the John C. Fremont Mariposa Estate Neptune vignette. Printer Appert fils and one of the first Fremont leases to Americans. This appears to et Vasnasseur. For the exploration be the first of a series of mining investments made by Philadelphia of the mines and rivers in California. parties in Western mines. This is one of only three mining ventures Some light discoloration upper border. Otherwise very nice. Prag of the 1850s that was “hands on” for Fremont. Est. $400-800 HWAC# Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 80583 58566 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 181

DAY 4 Saturday, Dec 8th Mining Lot# 4156 Mariposa (?), California Lot# 4160 Mokolumne River, 1850 Compagnie Francaise & California Choice Gold Rush Letter, Americane de San-Francisco Stock 1851 Original three page hand Certificate Very Early Gold Rush. written letter to Abagail Dunning in Harpswell, Maine from her son Measures 7 7/8 x 4 1/4”. Entire Benjamin P. Dunning, datelined Mokulumne River, Dec 21st, 1851. stock certificate is writing in French. Dunning mentions much about the group he traveled with, who all Vignette of Neptune pouring came via the Isthmus of Panama. Many died along the way from “the water into a river with four miners Isthmus Fever”, and he mentions the names. Several of his family working. Two vignettes at the sides include a group of miner tools: members are still sick as he notes. A portion of the group has “gone to wheelbarrow, spade, two different shovels, pick, and rope. Issued the Northern Mines”, the Nevada City area, as specifically mentioned. to bearer, signatures illegible. Black border on white paper. 4 x 8”. Ben discusses the difficulties of work and life in the mines, telling his Printer- Appert Fils et Vauasseur. Blue ink seal. This is the first stock mother that building a railroad is nothing compared to what they are certificate with a vignette from the California gold rush to date. A doing in California. He complained about the cost of coming across the French certificate which incorporates San Franciscans and French in Isthmus at over $300 extra. Ben is clearly excited about the gold that a joint venture to find gold, probably on or near the Mariposa estate. has been found by his friends and what he expects to find for himself. Exploitation des Mines & Rivieries de la Californie printed at top left. A very fine letter. Est. $1000-1500 HWAC# 84836 Great California gold rush piece. Blue stamp. Oval shaped embossed seal. Black border and ink. Left side appears to “cropped”. No 180,449. Lot# 4161 Mono County, California Cut roughly at edges. Wrinkles. Excellent condition. Est. $240-650 1879 Homer Mill & Mining HWAC# 58255 Company Stock Early number 375 for 250 shares to FE Luty trustee. Signed by FE Luty and president J McClinton. Datelined San Francisco 1879. Incorporated October 20, 1879. Lithograph by Britton & Roy, San Francisco. Uncancelled. Three assessment stamps and signatures of F.E. Luty on reverse. Approximately 4 x 8.75”. Black print on crème paper. Company name written in large, fancy print. “Homer Mining District, Mono Co., Cal.” printed above company name. No color edge or corner issues! C.H. Nye, L.L. Homer, and William Wasson formed the Homer Mill and Mining Company in October, 1879. In the same month, the Homer Mining District was set up by 62 miners. (Ref: monocomuseum.org/ newsletter, 1880). The property consisted of three patented claims situated on the northwestern slope of Mount Scowdan. The initial work consisted of a tunnel 500 ft. long, run southerly on a bunchy vein. Lot# 4157 Marysville, California Handwritten Mineral Affidavit This From the end of this tunnel one cross-cut ran W. 300 ft., and another E. is a fully handwritten, three page Mineral Affidavit, signed by L.B. Ayer, 80 ft. The country rock is a dark feldspar porphyrite, in places heavily Registrar. Document is in very good condition, with fold marks. There is also the faint impression of the registry mark. Est. $80-160 HWAC# mineralized with iron sulphurets. (Reference: California Journal of 56412 Mines and Geology, Volumes 12-13; 2nd Biennial 12th Report of State Mineralogist, p. 179) (Ref. HK 5-18-10-319 P265). Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 84501 Lot# 4158 Michigan Bluff, California Alfred Dixon, General Lot# 4162 Mono County, California Merchandise, Michigan Bluff Mono County ephemera lot contains Business Card Alfred Dixon had a miscellaneous maps and booklets: general merchandise store. You could Map of the Furnace Creek Quadrangle in excellent condition (1930), by hardware, corkery, dry goods, map of Mono County dated Jan 1909 in very poor condition (Heavy tinware, tobacco, hats, etc. But most crease and separation ), map of Candleraia, NV (ghost town) with importantly if you were a miner, he detailed information pertaining to location of buildings, build dates, would buy your gold dust! It was also who owned them or operated them, good condition ( by H.G. Garnier the office for Wells, Fargo & Company Express. One can only imagine it dated 1965), Mono National Forest Recreation Eat Half map , Mt. was a major part of Michigan Bluff town life! Pink border card. Dison Diablo Meridian, 1917 with information on the area in detail, good owned his store for 35 years. His principal business was supplying the condition. Est. $50-80 HWAC# 84625 mines between Michigan Bluff and Last Chance. He actually ran pack trains to deliver these supplies and the United State Mail. Dixon would Lot# 4163 Mono County, Jordan also own the largest share of ‘Big Gun’ placer mine. [National Register Mining District, California 1886 of Historic Places application for the Michigan Bluff - Last Chance Copper Mountain Consolidated Trail] Est. $120-240 HWAC# 57477 Mining Company Stock Rare. # 216 for 50 shares to WH Penfield. Signed by AL (?) and president Sinclair. Dateline San Francisco 1886. Lot# 4159 Mokelumne, California Incorporated February 18, 1884. Not cancelled. JJ Evans printer. 1863 Relief Gold and Silver Mining Located in the Jordan Mining District, Mono County, California. Company Stock # 35 for 8 shares Pinholes, light, small discoloration, heavy vertical fold. Still nice. to DC Staples. Signed by A (?) and president V Martin. Datelined San The Jordan Mining District was located east of Lundy Canyon and Francisco 1863. Incorporated July 29, 1863. Location Mokelumne the Mono mining district and south of Tioga Pass, during the late District, Amador County. Loomis vignette of two underground miners 1850’s (DeDecker, 1966). Production in the area began in 1871 at the with wheelbarrow and hand pushed ore cart. Second Loomis vignette Dunderberg mine near Castle Peak. Prag Collection Est. $300-500 of allegorical woman. Towne & Bacon printer. Underprinted faint HWAC# 84502 gray ‘Mokelumne Dist.’ Staining and tape residue. Nicks and a tear at edges. Part of the famous Mother Lode Gold Belt in the Sierra Nevada foothills of western Amador County. This district of the Mother Lode belt had an estimated total production of about $180 million (Clark, 1970) Prag Collection Est. $400-600 HWAC# 80306 182 December 2018

DAY 4 Saturday, Dec 8th mining Lot# 4164 Mono Lot# 4168 Nevada County, California County, Lake Selby Hill Mining Company Stock Mining District, Certificate, Nevada City, CA 1877 California 1879 (G.T. Brown Lith) Inc. in California, Hutchinson Nov. 1875. No. 268, issued for 1,000 Consolidated shares to H. Aug. Whiting, company Mining Company secretary, on Oct. 20th, 1877 in Stock # 42 for 100 San Francisco. Signed by president shares to Butler HH Pearson and Whiting. Location Burris trustee. Nevada Co., Cal. (printed at top of certificate). Ornate design and logo Signed by Butler Burris and president John Landers. Dateline San by African-American lithographer G.T. Brown & Co., SF. Folds, very fine. Francisco 1879. Incorporated May 28th 1879. Not cancelled. Fancy 5 x 9” Located one mile north of Nevada City. Very busy during the name plate and scroll work. Britton & Rey printer. Located at Lake period 1850-1870. Probably named after Thomas Selby, a SF metals Mining District in Mono Co., Cal. Staining bottom right. No other major dealer and smelter/refiner. Est. $160-320 HWAC# 59051 issues. Landers was also associated with the Bulwer in Mono County. Landers and Burris teamed up with other mining companies such as Lot# 4169 Nevada County, California 1852 the Andes. Prag Collection Est. $300-500 HWAC# 84503 York Mining Company Certificate No. 135 for 1 shares made out to Plesant Routon dated May 15th, 1852. Little York was located two miles Southwest of Dutch Flat and about 9 Lot# 4165 Nevada City, California miles Southeast of Nevada City. Active since El Picacho Gold & Silver Mining 1849, the town was organized in 1852 when Co. Stock Certificate, Nevada City, most of the miners that were there were from California, 1863 Rare and early. New York chose the name over St. Louis. Active Dateline Nevada City, April 20th, lode and hydraulic mining continued in the 1863. Low No. 8, issued for one share area till 1884 when the outlaw of hydraulic to H.B. Hosmer. Signed by Wm. W. mining forced closure of operations. The post office closed in 1886. Cozzins, president and secretary E.H. (Ref. Gudde – Gold Camps, p.196.) The Company was capitalized at Gaylord. Unusual design with the $20,000; 200 shares at $100 each and incorporated in California on same allegorical woman vignette April 27th of 1852. Signed by, Richard Savage President and John on both the right and left sides of the certificate. 25 cent IR stamp Chapman, Secretary. Duration of charter, 50 years. References: The covering most of right vignette. No printer listed. Folds, some toning History of the Gold Discoveries of the Northern Mines of California’s and soiling, ink showing thru from endorsement on reverse. Not in by Lewis J. Swindle 2000, p. 115 quoting the Daily Union April 28th, Filer or other Holabird indexes. H.B. Hosmer was an assemblyman in 1852 in a “Letter from Steep Hollow”: was formed for the purpose of San Francisco during the 1850s. Est. $500-1000 HWAC# 60627 bringing water from the Bear Ravine and Steep Hollow to the placer mines. The certificate is printed on one fourth of a sheet measuring 10 Lot# 4166 Nevada City, California x 16 ¾ inches in the form of a four-page letter sheet. Writing below 1863 El Pichacho Gold & Silver the certificate which is roughly 5” x 8 ½” documents the transfer of Mining Stock #5 Early New City the cert. to BF Pine on July 20, 1852. Transferred two more times in stock, #5 C Hosmer 1 share 1863. 1852; to Williamson & Company And the William Vail(?). On the inside Signed by Wm. W. Cozzins, president (back of certificate is another record of transfer to Joseph Gardiner and secretary E.H. Gaylord. Unusual November 5th, 1853. On back of the last page is a record of payment design with the same allegorical of eleven hundred dollars on Oct 31st, 1859. Black on blue; printed woman vignette on both the right by Herald Print, S.F. Some age toning and chipping at folds, otherwise and left sides of the certificate. 25 cent IR stamp covering most of right fine. Very rare early placer mining stock Est. $500-1000 HWAC# 80582 vignette. No printer listed. Folds, some toning and soiling, ink showing thru from endorsement on reverse. Not in Filer or other Holabird Lot# 4170 Nevada County, Indian indexes. H.B. Hosmer was an assemblyman in San Francisco during the Springs District, California 1863 1850s. Prag Collection. Est. $400-800 HWAC# 83476 Manchester Gold, Silver and Copper Mining Company Stock # 120 for 1 Lot# 4167 Nevada County, California shares to JW Freeman. SIgned by GTH New York & Boston Gold Mining Co. McFadden and president D Hawkes. Proof Stock Certificates, Nevada Dateline Timbuctoo, Yuba Co., Cal. County, CA Lot of 4. c.1880s. Two 1863. Incorporated July 1863. Not cancelled. Location of mine: Indian unissued proof certificates for the Springs District, Nevada Co., Cal. 25c Certificate Revenue stamp. Bold New York & Boston Gold Mining orange ‘MANCHESTER’. Eagle vignette. WB Cooke & Co. printer. Cut Company. Printed by American Bank roughly bottom. Rip middle right. EVery nice! condition. Incorporated Note Co. Nice underground mining in July. By October there had already been two assessments. Prag vignette. Both are marked May 1880 Collection Est. $400-600 HWAC# 80576 in the lower left. Included with these two finished products are the ABN Lot# 4171 Nevada County, Indian order form and the ABN template for the stock. The template identifies Springs District, California 1863 the company as operating in Nevada County, California and owning the North Star Gold, Silver and Wheal Jane, El Capitan, and Transcript mines. This is a unique group Copper Mining Company Stock for both mining and stock collectors. Mining company not listed in # 33 VERY EARLY. For20 shares to Filer. Est. $240-400 HWAC# 58546 HN Phillips. Signed by M Hatch and president C Leaman. One small 5c and two small 10 revenue stamps. Unusual combination. Dateline Indian Springs 1863. Incorporated October 5, 1863. Star vignette. HS Crocker & Co. printer. Not cancelled. Underprint $184,000 in gold. Location: Indian Springs District, Nevada County. Two small stain areas. Very nice! Exceptionally important mining stock certificate. Prag Collection Est. $400-700 HWAC# 80575 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 183

DAY 4 Saturday, Dec 8th mining Lot# 4172 New Almaden, California Lot# 4176 Placerville, California 1865 (1866) Santa Clara Mining 1863 Starkey Gold Silver and Company Stock Very early number Copper Mining Company Stock 9 for 380 shares to Edward M Clyner. This is a rather interesting and Signed by GM Birdsall and president mysterious stock certificate. R Lugar. Datelined New York 1866. Datelined Placerville, but we found Incorporated 1865. Mountain mining no information on this company. vignette. Two 25c Power of Att’y Issued to J. Starkey, but we found Revenue stamps. No edge, corner pin no definitive information on this person. Number 1442 for 10 shares hole of discoloration issues. Not cancelled, although there is a long to J Starkey. Signed by HN Bye and president GW Swan. (Swan was rectangular stamp in the middle of the stock about Dividends. The superintendent of the Central Turnpike - the road from Placerville, location is difficult to determine. We did find one history (local school through Strawberry Valley to Washoe.) Dateline Placerville 1863. history online) that talked about a Santa Clara Mine. “Back in the Incorporated May 5, 1863. 25c Certificate Revenue stamp. Eagle early mission days, Father Junipero Serra and the other Padres at the vignette. Printer Valentine of San Francisco. Folds and wrinkles. Nice Mission Santa Clara, visited the three tribes of Indians that lived in the condition. Est. $300-600 HWAC# 85246 area. Gradually the area and the creek became known as Guadalupe by the Padres. There is also a quicksilver mine near the creek, called Lot# 4177 Quartz, California Guadalupe Mines. In 1846 it was mined by the Indians until 1856. Western Federation of Miners From 1856-1875, it was mined by the Santa Clara Mining Company. Reverse Glass Sign 22.5 x 30.5”, Then for the next ten years, the Guadalupe Mining Company mined it. “Miners W.F.M. 73 Quartz, Cal. Union”. Gilt (gold) lettering on black This is the only reference to a Santa Clara Mine in 1865 that we found. background, dead mint and beautiful. Date and age unknown. The Prag collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 85244 Western Federation of Miners was the most powerful miners union active after 1900. The union was well known for its tremendous level Lot# 4173 Pike City, California of violence and murder. It centered on the states mining regions in Alaska Mining Company Stock, the Rockies, but spread over all US mining regions from California to Pike City, Sierra County This mine Michigan. We could find no records of any Quartz, California chapters is often referred to as the Sierra of the WFM. But, unfortunately, the Proceedings of the WFM do not Alaska Mining Company, Stock list the chapters by place or number, but do mention the locales, but # 1486 for 5shares to PL Horn. Quartz does not show up in the massive 200+pp 1904 volume. Est. Datelined San Francisco 1883. Signed $1500-2500 HWAC# 84870 by secretary (?) and president S Spencer. Native American mining vignette. Excellent condition. The Sierra Alaska property embraces the Lot# 4178 Randsburg, California 1917-1918 following claims: The Bates 11 acres, Spencer (like in the president’s Yellow Aster Mine Industrial Accident name) 11 acres, Phillips, 9 acres, Grizzly 17.18 acres. All patented. Also Reports (6) Employers First Report of the Hog Eye 20.65 acres, New Alaska Extension 20 acres, Parasite 20 Injury, State of California forms. Yellow Aster acres, and Lonesome Cub 20 acres which are unpatented. Includes Mine, July 9, 1918, 2 reports of hand injuries. two patented homesteads making a total of 480 acres. The Alaska Sept 15, 1917 and Jan. 28, 1917, 2 dynamite lode is covered for a length of 4600 and the Grizzly for 2600. There is blasting injuries. Also 2 blank accident some timber on the property. [California Journal of Mines and Geology, reports. unusual to find original mine injury Volume 16, Part 1]. Uncancelled. Est. $120-250 HWAC# 90591 reports. Est. $80-200 HWAC# 571525 Lot# 4174 Placer County, California 1864 Gold and Silver Mining Co Lot# 4179 San Francisco, California Stock I/U #17 L Marks 200 shares 1872-1877 Darius Ogden Mills 1864 signed by President Gardner. 25c revenue stamp. Eureka (Signed checks, Revenue Stamped) Revenue stamped, D.O. Mills signed. Darius Ogden Mills (September vignette. Mines in Red, White and Blue District , Juniper Creek. we could not find any online info on this mine. Creases Prag Collection. 25, 1825 – January 3, 1910) was a prominent American banker and Est. $400-800 HWAC# 83209 philanthropist. For a time, he was California’s wealthiest citizen. 3 checks. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 84427 Lot# 4175 Placerville, California 1864 Blue Bank Gold and Silver Lot# 4180 San Francisco, California Mining Company Stock # 142 for Riehn, Hemme & Co. Assay Office Memorandum, 1867, CTH Palmer 1 share to John Evans. Signed by Extra rare. For gold bullion deposit secretary G Chestor(?). No president’s by C.T.H. Palmer (of Folsom) at the signature. Dateline Weber Creek Riehn, Hemmer & Co. Assay Office 1864. Incorporated June 29, 1863. located at 434 Montgomery Street. Not cancelled. 25c Power of Att’y A 21 ounce gold bar worth $370. Revenue stamp. Mountain river vignette. HS Crocker printer. Ten feet Folds, pinhole, some very light soiling. Printed by Sterett & Cubery. to the share. Shares $50 each. Mine located in Greese Wood District. Office at J. Jurgen’s Store in Weber Creek. Weber Creek is Placerville - 5.25” x 10.75” August Hemme left New York for the Gold Rush and in a way. The city of Placerville got its start by way of Captain Weber arrived in California in May 1849. He tried his luck as a miner in the who was one of the first to make his way along today’s Weber Creek. Feather River, but soon realized he could be more successful in other industries and purchased large areas of farm land in San Ramon. In He and two others successfully mined the creek. Later, they mined 1863, he left San Ramon and moved to San Francisco where he started what is today’s Hangtown Creek where they struck it rich and the his partnership with Charles Riehn. An ingot from this firm went up camp of Dry Diggings was established. In 1849 the name was changed to Hangtown after three men were hung. In 1854 the city changed its for auction in 2005. Est. $240-400 HWAC# 57661 name once again, this time to Placerville. Prag Collection Est. $300- 500 HWAC# 85251 184 December 2018

DAY 4 Saturday, Dec 8th mining Lot# 4181 San Francisco, California San Lot# 4186 Silver Mountain, Francisco Assaying & Refining Works California 1864 Alabama Gold and Memorandum, Mineral Hill, Nevada Ore, Silver Mining Company Stock 1871 Dateline San Francisco, Jan. 19th, 1871. Alabama # 2 located on the Alabama Lode, Alpine District, Amador Four samples from “1st Class Live Yankee.” County. One foot to the share. # 68 for 20 shares to Joseph W Vernon. Bottom of form has “Mineral Hill Mining Co.” Signed by D Davidson and president R Thompson. Datelined San written. The four samples are labeled as “Night Francisco 1864. Incorporated Aug. 21, 1863. 25c Power of Att’y Jan 15th Mill,” “Night Jan. 15th, Williams,” “Day Revenue Stamp. Allegorical woman holding the American flag. WB Jan. 16th Mill,” and “Day Jan. 16th McDonald.” Cooke & Co. printer. Not cancelled. No discoloration, edge, corner Sample sizes range from 355-370 ozs. silver with or pinhole issues. Mentioned by Addison Curtiss in May, 1864 (see trace gold. Signed by John Hewston Jr. Chemist & Addison Curtiss Diaries, May 3, 1864). Donald Davidson was a San Supt. In 1871, the Mineral Hill Mining Co. had 41 mines/claims/ledges Franciscan financier. Chalmers called him a mine speculator. He went at Mineral Hill, Nevada including the Live Yankee, which was listed as on to say he is a swindler and the biggest liar out there. Most likely our one of its most important. 9.75” x 7.5” Folds. Est. $240-400 HWAC# secretary. However, there is also a Daniel Davidson who ran a meat 57677 market in 1870 and donated the lot for the jail. With Silver Mountain City on the downswing and Monitor on the upswing, he bought 50 Lot# 4182 San Francisco, California head of sheep and opened a meat market in the promising new Selby Smelting & Lead Co. town. He ran the Davidson Mill at Silver Creek near his house. Both Ephemera Lot of 4. 1) Pictorial would later be owned by Chalmers! The mill would be renamed the lettersheet dated Oct. 6, 1903 to the Exchequer. [Thank you to Karen Dustman, local historian and author State Bank & Trust Co. in Carson City, of the book “Silver Mountain City” (Clairitage Press) for background Nevada. Message is about a shipment information on the mine and signatures.] Prag Collection Est. $400- of concentrates from the Pine Grove 600 HWAC# 80303 Gold Mining Co. that has not yet arrived at the smelter. (Pine Grove Lot# 4187 Silver Mountain, is now a ghost town in Lyon County, California 1863 Alta Gold and Nevada). 2) Memorandum of Gold Bullion deposited by the State Bank Silver Mining Company Stock & Trust of Carson City on April 13, 1904. One silver bar weighing 205 with Kongberg Dateline Extremely rare Kongberg 1863 dateline. ounces, .932 fineness, worth $314.91. 3) Memo on official letterhead Incorporated in June of 1863. # 28 for 20 shares to Frank Cooper. to the Bullion & Exchange Bank, 1895 for returns on 46 sax of ore. Signed by OS Brown and president Ole Christenson (SIlver Mountain 4)1898 shipping receipt to the Calif. Safe Co. Est. $80-160 HWAC# was noted for their large Scandinavian population - rare in western 57658 mining camp). Loomis vignette of miner at winch. Printed by Towne Lot# 4183 San Francisco, California Two & Bacon. Not cancelled. Location Amador County, Cal. 25c Certificate Revenue stamp. Nicks at bottom edge and small discoloration at Geo. E. Rogers Assay Memorandums, upper right fold. Red Silver Mountain underprint! The Alta was 1868 Assay Office of Geo. E. Rogers, formed to work the Pennsylvania Ledge, in June 1863, with office at Successor to G.W. Bell. G.W. Bell had Silver Mountain (also known as Kongsberg). Frank Cooper was one an assay office in the Wells Fargo office of the original Commissioners charged with designating the election on California St. On April 16, 1866, a precincts in newly-formed Alpine Co. (1864 “Alpine County Bill”). nitroglycerine explosion killed Bell along [Thank you to Karen Dustman, local historian and author of the book with 15 others and nearly leveled half a city “Silver Mountain City” (Clairitage Press) for background information block. A leaking box was brought in on an on the mine and signatures.] Prag Collection Est. $400-600 HWAC# Eastern steamer and sent to the WF office 80305 for storage. This disaster swayed public opinion about nitroglycerine and caused Wells Fargo to no longer Lot# 4188 Silver Mountain, California 1863 Coast range Gold & carry it in their coaches. These pictorial memorandums are for gold Silver Mining bullion deposited by Hobart Dunbar & Co. in 1868. A 49.5 oz deposit Company Stock # (.801fineness) and a 62.45 oz deposit (.839 fineness). 5.25” x 10.5” 118 for 3 shares to Folds with light staining. Est. $480-800 HWAC# 57647 Frank Cooper. Signed by LA Britten and Lot# 4184 Sierra County, California president Frank 1888 Buffalo Con Gold Mining Cooper. Datelined Stock I/U #96 Josephine Farrow San Francisco 1863. 1000 shares 1887 signed by Incorporated July President Busch. Nice “xray” 1863. 25c Protest underground mine vignette. Mine in Revenue stamp. Sierra Mining District. Inc 1887. Prag Uncancelled. Sunset over the ocean with a mountain mining vignette Collection. Est. $120-200 HWAC# 83479 (hardly where this mine was located). Location Silver Mountain District, Amador County. A claim identified as being in the Silver Mountain Mining District in 1864 (per Calif. Division of Mines & Lot# 4185 Sierra County, California Geology listing in “Mines and Mineral Resources of Alpine County” by 1875 Monte Cristo Mining William B. Clark). The Coast Range was a lode at Silver Mountain; the Company Stock # 23 for 100 shares Consolidated Tunnel was designed to cut multiple ledges (Wisconsin; to John W Johnson. Signed by TG New York; Napa; El Dorado; Sierra Nevada; and Coast Range); the Humphrey and president P Buck. tunnel was to commence “in the rear and above Fisk’s hotel” (1865 Jan Dateline Stockton 1875. Incorporated 14 MG). Frank Cooper was one of the original Commissioners charged June 16th, 1875. Allegorical woman with designating the election precincts in newly-formed Alpine with scales and a sword. Pick and Co. (1864 “Alpine County Bill”. [Thank you to Karen Dustman, local shovel on left. DH Berdine Steam Job Printers of Stockton. Small tear at historian and author of the book “Silver Mountain City” (Clairitage upper right fold. A few small color spots. Est. $250-450 HWAC# 84574 Press) for background information on the mine and signatures.] Prag Collection Est. $400-600 HWAC# 80302 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 185

DAY 4 Saturday, Dec 8th mining Lot# 4189 Silver Mountain, Lot# 4192 Silver Mountain, California 1863 El Dorado Gold California 186- Pennsylvania Gold and SIlver Mining Company Stock and Silver Mining Company Stock Early number 9 for 20 shares to Frank Cooper. Signed by J Warren Unissued. Dateline Silver Mountain 186-. Seal vignette. Mining & Clark and RH Ford. Dateline San Francisco 1863. Incorporated July Scientific Press printer. Red Silver Mountain underprint. Cut roughly 1863. Location El Dorado Loade, SIlver Mountain. 25c Protest Revenue on left. Otherwise very fine! Located South of Scandinavian Cyn and Stamp. Allegorical cornucopia vignette. Towne & Bacon printer. at the head of Pennsylvania Cyn. This mine had a tunnel about 1,000 Uncancelled. No edge, corner, pin hole or discoloration issues. The feet long, piercing vein at about the 800’ level. It boasted ruby silver El Dorado was one of the most active claims near Silver Mountain, “in limited quantities”; but cost to reduce was prohibitive” (1873 circa August, 1863 (Jackson, p. 50). The El Dorado was a lode at Silver “Mineral Resources,” p. 2-). Mentioned in 1864 as having “struck Mountain; the Consolidated Tunnel was designed to cut multiple their ledge”(1864 Jan 2 Mining & Sci Press). The Company moved its ledges (Wisconsin; New York; Napa; El Dorado; Sierra Nevada; and headquarters from San Francisco to Silver Mountain, on May 4, 1865, Coast Range). The tunnel was to commence “in the rear and above and rented a headquarters building there for about $20 (Richard Fisk’s hotel” (1865 Jan 14 MG). Frank Cooper was one of the original Ferber article in “True West” magazine, Aug 1997). In 1867, the Commissioners charged with designating the election precincts Pennsylvania’s lower tunnel was in 525 feet with rock “difficult to in newly-formed Alpine Co. (1864 “Alpine County Bill”). J. Warren work”; the company was running two shifts, and making 7 to 11 feet Clark was also secretary of the El Dorado Gold & Silver, Silver Prize per week. (1867 Apr 7 Mining & Scientific Press). In July, 1867, a G&S, Mammoth G&S, Tip Top G&S, Napa G&S, George Washington delinquency list of shareholders was published, by John A. Johnson G&S, Sierra Nevada G&S, etc. Reverend RH Ford is something of a as Secretary and saying the company had its offices “in the W[ells] Silver Mountain icon. Reverend Ford was an early settler from New F[argo] building, Silver Mountain” (1867 July 6 Alpine Miner). John A Hampshire. The Ford Hotel (aka Silver Mountain Hotel or Alpine Johnson was a big-wig in the area. He was the county recorder and an House) was a landmark. This hotel was also a restaurant boarding officer in many of the local mines. By January, 1868, work was going house, stage stop and post office. Ford was a Justice of the Peace, and on “night and day” and the tunnel was in 589 feet “in the hardest superintendent of schools. Ford had no problem dabbling in mining kind of rock” and the paper was predicting “another hundred feet in stocks. When his hotel burned down in 1882 he finally left. [Thank the tunnel will probably strike the ledge” (1868 Jan 4 Chron). [Thank you to Karen Dustman, local historian and author of the book “Silver you to Karen Dustman, local historian and author of the book “Silver Mountain City” (Clairitage Press) for background information on the Mountain City” (Clairitage Press) for background information on the mine and signatures.] Prag Collection Est. $400-600 HWAC# 80301 mine and signatures.] Prag Collection Est. $60-150 HWAC# 80326 Lot# 4190 Silver Mountain, Lot# 4193 Trinity County, California California 186- Hancock Gold & Placers Hydrauliques De Junction Silver Mining Company Stock City Stock Number 2264 dated March Unissued. Location is Silver Mountain with what appears to be a 20, 1894 with capital of two million location specific vignette. HS Crocker & Co. printer. No discoloration, francs in Placers Hydrauliques De edge, corner issues. Hancock Gold & Silver Mining Company was Junction City. French mining stock from incorporated in July at San Francisco in 1863. It was a claim identified Trinity County California. Issued by the as being in the Silver Mountain Mining District in 1864 (per Calif. “siege social a paris”. Vignette of Lady Division of Mines & Geology listing in “Mines and Mineral Resources Liberty. Ken Prag Collection. Est. $60- of Alpine County” by William B. Clark). According to Bud Munck, 150 HWAC# 81852 the “Hancock” was the southern extension of the Pennsylvania (6/22/2013). [Thank you to Karen Dustman, local historian and Lot# 4194 Tuolumne County, author of the book “Silver Mountain City” (Clairitage Press) for California Grant Gold Mine One background information on the mine and signatures.] Prag Collection hundred shares of Grant Gold Est. $60-150 HWAC# 80307 Mine, number 480 issued to Albert Lavenson on May 11, 1897. Lot# 4191 Silver Mountain, Vignette of landing party. Mine California 1863 Illinois Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock was in Tuolumne County, California incorporated on September 4, 1893. NUMBER 1 Number 1 for 10 Ken Prag Collection. Est. $60-150 shares to Frank Cooper. Signed by HWAC# 81853 J Warren Clark and H J Hawkins as president. Dateline San Francisco Lot# 4195 Tuolumne County, 1863. Incorporated July 1863. Flaming eagle vignette. Towne & Bacon California 1873 Wonder Gold printer. 25c Protest Revenue Stamp. Very small stain upper left. No Mining Stock #85 DH Crocker 20 other discoloration, edge or corner issues. Frank Cooper was one of shares 1873 signed by President the original Commissioners charged with designating the election Armstrong. Miner vignette. Rear precincts in newly-formed Alpine Co. (1864 “Alpine County Bill”; see toning, front toning, center pinhole. 1864 Aug 11; see also Board of Supervisors Minutes, Book “A”, page Prag Collection. Est. $80-150 HWAC# 1; and see text of “Alpine County Bill” printed in 1864 July 30 MG). 83205 HJ Hawkins was listed as a delinquent shareholder in the George Washington Gold & Silver MC in November of 1867. [Mining and Lot# 4196 Vallejo, California Scientific Press, 1867] J Warren Clark was also secretary of the El 1869 Vallejo Central Homestead Dorado Gold & Silver, Silver Prize G&S, Mammoth G&S, Tip Top G&S, Association Stock # 260 for 1 share Napa G&S, George Washington G&S, Sierra Nevada G&S, etc. The to Miss Mary A Joy. Signed by William Illinois was a claim identified as being in the Silver Mountain Mining Mills (?) and president George District in 1864 (per Calif. Division of Mines & Geology listing in Rowland. Dateline Sacramento 1869. “Mines and Mineral Resources of Alpine County” by William B. Clark; Incorporated December 14, 1868. book is at Markleeville Museum). [Thank you to Karen Dustman, local Not cancelled. Waterfront, ship, train historian and author of the book “Silver Mountain City” (Clairitage vignette. Attributed to E. L. B. - unique?. 25c B ond Revenue stamp. Press) for background information on the mine and signatures.] Prag Printer Russell & Winterburn of Sacramento. List of installment dates Collection Est. $400-600 HWAC# 79779 for the $150 share on reverse. Prag Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 85262 186 December 2018

DAY 4 Saturday, Dec 8th Mining Lot# 4197 , California California Gold Rush Mining Lot# 4202 , California 1878 Golden Stocks (3) 1) Le Nouveau Monde-A French company Ophir Mining Co. Stock I/U #387 that operated the Josephine, Pine Tree and Mount JE Lewis 100 shares 1878 signed by Ophir mines near Mariposa CA. Nos 35226-35230, President Jones. Inc in 1878. Mine 5 shares 25 Francs each.2)Anglo-Californian Gold located in Greenwood mining district, Mining-” No. 6301 issued to Louisa Alaria 1853. Not Eldorado County, CA. We could not cancelled. According to Filer (Holabird), this was find any info on this rare mine in our the largest foreign issue of a California Gold Rush database. Est. $120-200 HWAC# 83306 venture that we know of. The company literally sold thousands of shares. The company began as the Anglo Lot# 4203 , California Hydraulic California Gold Mining & Dredging Co. in 1849., owned Mining Stereoview Fabulous by Luke Williams. It was the last of Williams “gold bubble company photograph with what happens promotions.” Williams sent Henry Vere Huntley to Calaveras River when the land is hydraulically mined. in 1849. Huntely was unsuccessful, so he hired miners of the Quartz Just look at the barren landscape! Rock Mariposa Gold Co. and arranged a deal with them. While he Written in pencil on the bottom says, was in America, the name of the company had changed. The lack “Hydraulic Gold Mining - Gold Fields.” of progress and name changing made the directors of the company The This is a Union Pacific Railroad very suspicious, and they forced Williams out in April 1851. The new stereoview titled, “West of Omaha” Gold fields west of Omaha sure directors decided to crush and process ore mined by others, and sent seem like they would be California. Est. $160-320 HWAC# 57473 two steam engines and crushing mills on the Augusta that year. [Ref: Lot# 4204 , California 1879 Lucky Filer and “Money Pits: British Mining Companies in the Californian Rock Gold Mining Stock Rare and Australian Gold Rushes of the 1850s, pg 76-77, Woodward] 3) Tuolumne local, we count not find Philadelphia and California Mining Co-founded on the basis of a land any info on this mine. I/U #175 Katie lease from John Fremont in the Mariposa River area, #1809 i/u to Theodore Walter 1852, 100 shares, nice miners vignette. Est. $400- Chase 1300 shares 1879. Inc. 1876 650 HWAC# 58922 signed by President Blood. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 83313 Lot# 4198 , California 1874 Columbia Con. Quicksilver Mining Lot# 4205 , california Soulsby Stock Rare mercury stock. I/U #95 Consolidated Gold Mining Co Five share of Soulsby Consolidated N. Steiner 500 shares 1874. Signed Gold Mining Company capital by President Kramer. Inc 1874. Mine stock, number 5, issued to Edward located in Lake Co., CA. Bottom stains. Est. $120-180 HWAC# 83308 W. Hebard, dated October 26, 1896, signed by Charles Hebard, Lot# 4199 , California Eclectic Group president. Incorporated June 3, 1896. of California and Mining Ephemera Soulsby Mine is a gold mine located A very nice eclectic group of rare items. in Tuolumne county, California. Cabinet card of a gold laden pan, Libby Vignette: Two miners drilling and shoveling. Printed: Western Bank Placer Mining Co in Jackson Amador Note Co., Ken Prag Collection. Est. $60-150 HWAC# 81860 County, CA. 7” X 5” B/W photo of large Lot# 4206 , california South Idaho gold nuggets from Rock Point Mine, Consolidated Mining & Milling Co Scott Bar, CA, hydraulically mined in an Sixty cancelled shares of South Idaho old gravel channel. 10” x 8” B/W photo Consolidated Mining and Milling of a glass case with contents including Company capital stock, number 278, bullets, fossils, medals and more. Cute issued to Mrs. Mary Quigley dated 7.5” x 6.25” framed B/W illustration of 3 children with tools in a mine May 27, 1896, signed by James M. wearing oil wick lamps. California Miners’ Association Annual 1990 book book. 255pp. Some waterstains on front cover. Est. $200-400 Canna, president. Printed: J.C. Irvine Lith, Ken Prag collection. Est. HWAC# 53645 $60-150 HWAC# 81847 Lot# 4200 , California 1863 Evoca Lot# 4207 , California Consolidated Copper Mining Co The Globe Mining Stock #4 I/C #4 to ? 25 shares 1863. Company Stock Certificate, 1850, Inc 1862 signed by President Moody. California Gold Rush Ship and eagle vignettes. We could One of the earliest find very little info on this mine online. Prag Collection. Est. $400- issued California Gold 800 HWAC# 83208 Rush stocks! Le Globe Comptoir des Mines d’Or. Lot# 4201 , california Golden Gate Raison Sociale (Corporate of California Ltd shares Twenty Five Name): Ch. Bouteiller shares of Golden Gate of California & Co. Issued in 1850 in stock, number 458 issued to Walter Paris. Rest of French text Smith dated March 2, 1894. Ken Prag on the stock translates Collection. Est. $60-150 HWAC# 81855 to: “Commercial Society with unlimited liability for the exportation, the search and purchase of gold in California and the exploitation of a machine and a license for the manufacture of clothes of all natures.” Ornate floral border with a blue company stamp lower left. 5.25 x 7” Minor wear, especially given its age! Est. $400-800 HWAC# 58550 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 187

DAY 4 Saturday, Dec 8th Mining Lot# 4208 , California Three Lot# 4213 Black Hawk District, Gilpin Different California Mining Stock County, Colorado 1906 MAGNIFICENT Certificates 1) Black Oak Gold Mines, Fifty Gold Mines Stock Certificate Consolidated. Issued for 100 shares Extremely Rare! This certificate is sure in 1905.Not cancelled. Folds, heavy to catch your attention as an investor. toning. Soulsbyville. 2) New Eureka Large size. Four real photo vignettes. Consolidated Gold Mining Company. Fifty-four individual mines listed in Grass Valley. Issued for 100 shares Circles on border. Gold Seal. Fancy in 1891. Not cancelled. 3) Orient Script. Number 2078 for 20 shares to Gold Placer Mining Company. Placer Sarah E Brown. Signed by A Hayward Mining District, Sierra County. Issued in North San Juan in 1892 for 10 and president F Wilson. Dateline 1906. shares. Not cancelled. Folds, one bent corner, otherwise very nice. Est. The Smith Brooks Printing Company of Denver outdid themselves on $100-160 HWAC# 59012 this one! Uncancelled. Heavy folds, staple holes three large holes for storage. Still a striking piece. Mining near Blackhawk on the Gregory, Lot# 4209 , california Trinity Fisk, Cook, Bobtail and Mammoth veins and their branches and on River Hydraulic Gold Mining Co. several minor veins has in recent years been controlled by the Fifty stock Two hundred fifty shares of Gold Mines Co. The properties under this management have been Trinity River Hydraulic Gold Mining among the most productive in the district but were unfortunately Company, number 137 issued to closed down. [Professional Paper - United States Geological Survey] William E. Palmer dated November The 1909 Moody’s said this about the Fifty Gold Mines Corporation 19, 1892, signed by Nm Gelder, in 1909. The Fifty Gold Mines Corporation is an enterprise which has president., vignette of snow covered gone through some difficulties but being a property which is well peaks and river. There are placer considered it has a chance to come out successfully thought it must deposits along the Trinity River. have more capital. When a mine is in a difficult position it is more Printed: The Denver Lith Co. Ken frequently brought to worse than better conditions. In 1910 the Prag Collection. Est. $60-150 HWAC# 81861 company was in bankruptcy court. Prag Collection. Est. $400-1000 HWAC# 81907 Lot# 4210 , California Two California Gold Mining Stock Certificates 1) Brunswick Gold Lot# 4214 Boulder, Colorado 1880 Mining Company. Grass Valley. No. 1177, issued Buena Gold Mining Company Stock for 100 shares to secretary James S. Evans on No. 1597 issued to Henry B Baueroft Feb. 16th, 1888. Also signed by president Henry and signed by Edwin Simpson, B. Murray. Not cancelled. Printed on yellow Secretary and Bensonl, President. Gilt paper. Pinholes, folds. 2) Gold Ship Mining underprint illustration of the mine Company. No. 242, issued for 100 shares in is spectacular. Uneven cot bottom 1908. Signed by president W.J. Graham and left. folds. No edge, corner, pin hole secretary Bailey. Not cancelled. Orange border, or discoloration issues. Extremely photo vignette of gold dredge. Folds. Est. attractive. Central Mining District. $100-120 HWAC# 59098 The Buena Mine, differs from the other mines in having a large Lot# 4211 , California/Nevada number of veins striking in various directions and in having ore in Geology of the Ivanpah Quadrangle large stockwork bodies at vein junctions. The mine was on the south side of a steep gulch, 2,000’ east of the top of Buena Mountain and USGS PP275, 1956, special custom about a mile N. 70 deg. W. of Jim Town. The workings range in altitude hard binding. by DF Hewitt. The from 7,500 to 8,050 ft . and comprise seven levels, with two extensive Ivanpah quadrangle covers most of crosscut tunnels, one small crosscut, and numerous raises, winzes, the Area from Baker, California to Las open cuts, and small shafts, totaling about 6,000 feet. The mine was Vegas. The area has a documented discovered in September 1879 and is generally credited with a total 141 mines and prospects which output valued at about $44,000,000 @ $400/oz gold. The output from includes Vanderbilt and Goodsprings. 1901 to 1942 has amounted to 36,794 oz. Gold ($14,717,600), 2,728 MAps included. Est. $70-100 HWAC# oz. Ag, and 205 pounds of Cu. The chief ore minerals in the mine are 59523 gold tellurides of which krennerite is the most abundant, sylvanite, and petzite. Shipments to the Boulder Sampler in 1879 and 1880 Lot# 4212 Arkansas Valley, Colorado 1882 Hortense Mining Company contained up to 268.4 oz. of gold and 54 ounces silver per ton. Most of the large tonnages ranged from 3 to 11 ounces of gold per ton. Prag Bond Very unique Green on Pink 6% Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 85214 mortgage bond. Very early number 15. Signed by president Robert Sewell Lot# 4215 Buena Vista, Colorado and secretary (?). Four coupons are 188- Early Silver Mining Company remaining - one attached by pin. Stock Unissued. Impossible to find Underground mining vignette. Two issued certs from this company. 188-. tiny holes at fold intersections. No Travelers, speculators, and miners edge, corner or discoloration issues. traveling up the Arkansas Valley Very Nice. The Hortense mine was discovered in 1872. No serious towards Leadville made Buena Vista a mining was done until 1877 when it was leased out. Later that year popular stagecoach stop, and railroad the mine was sold to a New York group and renamed the Hortense depot. Here we have its own ‘mining Mining Company. They erected nice houses for the superintendent stock.’ Buena Travelers, speculators, and manager. By 1881 a large amount of development work had been and miners traveling up the Arkansas Valley towards Leadville made done, but little ore had been processed. [History of the Arkansas Buena Vista a popular stagecoach stop, and railroad depot ista is Valley, Colorado; History of Chaffee County by Emerson. 1881] Prag now a ghost town. Underground mining vignette. Lehman & Bolton Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 83948 printers. Prag Collection Est. $50-100 HWAC# 85222 188 December 2018

DAY 4 Saturday, Dec 8th Mining Lot# 4216 Chaffee County, Colorado Lot# 4220 Cripple Creek, Colorado Cripple 1881 Chaffee County Mining Creek Mining Stocks (2) 1) Missouri Mining, Company Number 393 for 20 issued to Ella Kirkpatrick 1903, #2126 1000 shares to M Woodruff. Signed by shares, signed by president, incorporated in CO, BM Beckwith and president Reuben some toning and small crease tears 2) Missouri Laffery. Issued 1881. Incorporated Mining and Milling issued to HE Brink 1897, #76 1880. Interesting unique looking 250 shares, signed by president, incorporated in vignette. Collier & Cleveland of CO, small crease end tears Est. $80-120 HWAC# Denver printer. Not cancelled. Three 58734 vertical folds. One pinhole at vertical folds. Staining upper left. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 85206 Lot# 4221 Cripple Creek, Colorado Lot# 4217 Clear Creek, Gilpin Magna Charta Mining & Milling Co. County, Colorado 1865 North Stock Certificate, Cripple Creek, Clear Creek Gold & Silver Mining CO, 1901 Inc. in Colorado. No. 2061, Company # 199 for 5 shares to AT Nye. Signed by Erasmus Sterling issued for 1,000 shares to M.F. Stark, and president John A Dix(?). Dateline New York 1865. Incorporated company treasurer, on March 1st, 1864. 25c Revenue stamp. JO Seymour & Co,. printer, New York. Not 1901. Signed by C.B. Seldomridge, cancelled. Much staining - mostly coming from issues on the reverse. president, and Conacher, asst. One edge tear top and one bottom. Fair condition. George A. Jackson, secretary. Not cancelled. Gold a native of Missouri, penetrated into the mountains during the winter border and vignette of mountain of 1858 and discovered the hot soda springs near the present site of with mine on it. Nice condition. Printed by Gowdy-Simmons Co., the town of Idaho Springs, and shortly afterward, on January 7, 1859, Colorado Springs. Owned the Magna Charta, Quartzite, and Annex he washed fine gold from the gravels bordering Chicago Creek near its on Ironclad Hill; and the North Star Placer and JBS Lode on Mineral mouth. In early May 1859, John Hamilton Gregory, an Alabama-born Hill. Seldomridge is a name familiar to Cripple Creek historians. J.F. mule skinner on his way to the Jackson Diggings, turns up the North Seldomridge operated a grain business in Colorado Springs with his Fork of Clear Creek instead and, following a trail of color a half mile two sons (C.B. and Harry H.). It was this business that Bob Womack up a small gulch (soon to be named Gregory Gulch), discovers a rich put a large piece of ore on display that got noticed by Ed De La Vergne, oxidized vein of gold-bearing quartz feeding a placer below with bits mineralogist. He identified it as high-grade gold ore and the rush to of free gold. Other prospectors coming up North Clear Creek soon Cripple Creek began! Est. $80-150 HWAC# 60913 learned of his discovery, and the news spread and occasioned another Lot# 4222 Cripple Creek, Colorado rush, many hastening across the hills from Cherry Creek and from the 1894 Orphan Bell Mining and Jackson “diggings,” on South Clear Creek. Gregory sold his two claims Milling Company Stock Certificate for $21,000 in the summer of 1859 and soon afterward left the district. Prag Collection [More 1860’s Colorado stocks in the next auction] Est. Number 74 for 1,000 shares to $300-600 HWAC# 86029 WIlliam Clark in 1894. Signed by secretary DH Imler and president AD Jones. Certificate receipt is attached. Lot# 4218 Colorado Springs, Colorado 1880 Elk Mountain Gilt circle logo with a cowgirl roping (very unusual) over seal. Two vertical Mining Company # 70 for 1 share folds. Fantastic condition: no rips, tears, edge issue holes. 13 x 8.5”. to Charles Aiken. Signed by Edgar Est. $30-60 HWAC# 55072 T (?) and president JM Hurst. Dateline Colorado Springs 1880. Lot# 4223 Cripple Creek, Colorado Interesting Mountainous vignette The Cripple Creek Consolidated (it sure looks like Elk Mountain!) in Mining Company Stock Certificate, the Rockies with horse drawn ore wagons. Not cancelled. No corner, 1905 Main Office at Colorado edge, discoloration or pinhole issues. “Contractors on the property of Springs. Inc. in Colorado. No. 10214. the Elk Mountain Mining Company owners of a large group of claims Issued for 1,000 shares to Charles near Cement Creek have been pushing the cross cut into the mountain Taylor on January 4th, 1905. Signed Several veins have already been cut but the tunnel will be driven to by J.F. Humphrey as president its objective point said to be about 2,000 feet ahead.” [Biennial Report and Geo. W. Irwin, secretary. Not Issued by the Bureau of Mines of the State of Colorado, 1916] Prag cancelled. Gold border, maroon logo Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 85237 and mountain vignette. Folds and Lot# 4219 Cripple Creek, Colorado pinholes. 8.25 x 11” Reports indicate ore royalties of $1,879.56 for the Leland Stanford Mining Company years 1906 and 1907. They operated the Colorado Boss No. 1,2,3 on Stock Certificate, Cripple Creek, Gold Hill; Florence on Battle Mountain; the Dead Horse; the American Girl; and more. Est. $120-240 HWAC# 58579 1899 Location printed on certificate: Mines on Bull Hill, Cripple Creek. Lot# 4224 Cripple Creek, Colorado Inc. May 1899. No. 25, issued to John The Independence Town & Mining Devlin for 500 shares on May 18th, Co. Stock Certificate, Cripple Creek, 1899 in Colorado Springs. Signed CO 1898 Inc. in Colorado, 1894. No. by Charles F. Potter, president, and 526, issued for 100 shares to William A.O. Downs, secretary. Not cancelled. Ornate logo and border. No Banks Jr. on Sept. 19th, 1898. Signed vignette. Folds. 7 x 11” Owned the Leland Stanford, California, Ellis, by W.S. Montgomery, president, and and Whistler claims. [Ref: Cripple Creek Manual, 1900] Est. $120-240 the secretary. Not cancelled. Maroon HWAC# 58401 border and vignette of town and millsite. Printed by The Pueblo Litho & Print Co. Pinholes, folds, very fine. 7 x 10.5” The company owned the Hull City placer (38,894 acres) and the Reindeer Lode (0.184 acre) near the Independence townsite. Est. $120-240 HWAC# 58431 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 189

DAY 4 Saturday, Dec 8th Mining Lot# 4225 Cripple Creek, Colorado Lot# 4229 Denver, The Lady Campbell Gold Mining Colorado The Colorado Co. Stock Certificate, Cripple & New Mexico Cons. Creek, CO, 1902 Mines in the Mining & Smelting Co. Cripple Creek District (printed Stock Certificate, 1886 below logo). Inc. in Colorado. No. 90, Inc. in Colorado. No. 778, issued for 2,000 shares to J.S. Beeler issued for 5,000 shares on Feb. 26th, 1902. Signed by G.C. to H.H. Potter on March Blakey, president, and E.C. Babbitt 27th, 1886 in Denver. as secretary. Pen cancelled. Very Signed by president J.T. attractive design with maroon border ______ and Ira. Pendleton and print and a vignette portrait of Lady Campbell. Printed by The secretary. Not cancelled. Western Litho Co, Denver. 7.75 x 10.5” Folds, soiling (water damage?) Green background, ornate border. Two vignettes: mine/mill (top to bottom right (most evident on reverse of stock). The Lady Campbell center) and underground hoisting scene (bottom left). Printed by claim was located on Galena Hill. Also owned the Jorado (Galena Hill), Collier & Cleaveland Lith., Denver. 6.75” x 11” Fold, some toning the Emma Abbott (Womack Hill), and Jack the Ripper (Mineral Hill). around edges. Not in Filer. Est. $120-240 HWAC# 58577 [Ref: Cripple Creek Manual] Est. $160-320 HWAC# 58413 Lot# 4230 Eagle Lot# 4226 Cripple Creek, Colorado County, Colorado 1885 The Wilson Creek Consolidated El Capitan Mining and Mining & Milling Co. Stock Smelting Company Stock Certificate, Cripple Creek, 1900 Tennessee Pass District. Inc. in Colorado. No. 500, issued for Early # 12 for 100 shares 10 shares to W.D. Reid on June 2nd, to Eisenbeiz. Signed by 1900. Signed by president William P. WH Gerdes and president Sargent and the secretary RH Reid. FW Gerdes. Dateline Not cancelled. Ornate border and Pittsburg 1884. Eagle logo. Underground mining vignette. Vignette. No printer. Not Printed by Denver Lith. Co.Folds. Very cancelled. Cut close at left. fine. 9.25 x 12” According to the Cripple Creek Manual, they owned the No edge or corner issues. Minnie Bell, Little Effie, Little Dessie, Little Giant, and the Little Orphan Light toning on right. Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 85211 Boy situated in the SE 1-4 of section 20; also north one-half conflict with Gettysburg and of the Maud Helena No. 2. The company was involved in litigation since July 1899 with the Independence Town and Lot# 4231 Eagle River, Colorado Mining Company. Litigation was still pending at the time of this stock 1881 Eagle River Consolidated being issued. Est. $160-320 HWAC# 58426 Mining Company Stock # 1415 fir 100 shares to SC Wheeler. Signed by Lot# 4227 Cripple Creek, Colorado Marten Wealtur(?) and president C 1896-1899 Three Different Bull Hill T Halburd. Dateline New York 1881. Mining Stock Certificates, Cripple Incorporated 1880. “Mines locate in Creek, CO 1) Bull Hill Gold Tunnel Eagle River District.” Not cancelled. Company. No. 1295, issued for 5,000 Large Eagle vignette. American Bank shares to HA McIntrye on Oct. 24th, Note printer. Pin holes. Very small 1896. Signed by president Griffith and edge issues. Overall quite excellent. The rush for western Colorado secretary Robinson. Not cancelled. was soon in coming. The San Juans had already been invaded by Gold seal, gilt border, floral logo, and miners and now it was west-central Colorado’s turn. In the mid-1 vignette of Bull Hill. Folds, very fine. 2) 870s the upper Eagle River valley was settled. Redcliffe, Holy Cross The Bull Hill Mining Company. No. 246, City, and other towns were founded. By 1879, the Aspen region was issued for 1,000 shares to John Pedersen on Aug. 1st, 1899. Signed by under development and precious metal mining was established in the president Ponds and the secretary. Not cancelled. Green border, black high country. Coal mining also developed in the early 1880s to fuel print, and underground mining vignette. Pinholes, folds. 3) The Bull the smelters and towns that arose from silver extraction efforts. [“The Hill Mining Company. No. 293, issued for 1,00 0 shares to company Valley of opportunity : a history of West-Central Colorado” by Mehls] president John Pedersen on Oct. 30th, 1899. Signed by Pedersen and Eagle RIver is near Redcliff. Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# secretary Davis. Not cancelled. Very similar design to previous except 85236 maroon color. Folds. Est. $240-320 HWAC# 59095 Lot# 4228 Custer County, Colorado Custer County Consolidated Mining Company Stock Certificate, 1879 Inc. in Colorado. Mines in Custer Register, Bid, County, Colorado. No. 386, issued for 1,000 shares to Joseph Ross on November 24th, 1879. Signed by & view opening bids at Isaac Freese (?) as president and the company secretary. Not cancelled. FHWAC.com Underground mining vignette. Deep folds, pinholes, and light staining. 6.25 x 10.5” Est. $150-250 HWAC# 57638 190 December 2018

DAY 4 Saturday, Dec 8th mining Lot# 4232 Georgetown, Lot# 4235 Georgetown and Clear Colorado 1888 Colorado Central Creek, Colorado Colorado Mining Consolidated Mining Company Certificates (4) 2 from Steele Gold The stock certificate was sold in and Silver Mining#404 i/u to Evan Holland (very unusual!) as evidenced Julian 1881, 10 shares, #515 i/u ti by the circular stamp in the upper Evan Julian 1881, both signed by right corner. # A1121 for 3703 president, incorporated in CO. 2 from shares to Hyman. Signed by WE Democrat Mountain Tunnel, #43 i/u Mantius and (?) for president. Clear to G. Walker 1883 4 shares, #121 i/u Creek County. Like a bond there are to G. Walker 1888 119 shares, both signed by president Wheelock, attached coupons - numbers 37 to 50 still attached. Two mining tunnel incorporated in CO Est. $240-320 HWAC# 58904 vignettes. With attached coupons measures 12 x 11”. The Colorado Central is one of the great mother lodes of the State. Lot# 4236 Gibson Gulch, Colorado The Colorado Central Consolidated Mining Company has lately 1884 Bullion Mountain Silver been organized on the lodes and tunnels just described of which Company of Colorado Stock # the Colorado Central mine and the Marshall Tunnel are the most 694 for 25 shares to Theodore H prominent features. This is one of the most important combinations Wood. Signed by CC Ciscock and ever perfected in the Rocky Mountains and is destined to cut an president Lucien Allen Jr. Dateline important figure in the future silver product of the State. Reliable 1884 Boston. Incorporated 1880. authorities estimate an annual yield after a moderate amount Dog ear upper right. No other corner, of development has been done of half a million per annum. The edge, pinhole or discoloration issues. contiguous locality of the veins their unusual richness and the facilities Location: Park County. Not cancelled. afforded by the tunnel as an ore outlet ought to render a very large Underground mining vignette. JH Buffords Sons printer, Boston. The proportion of that sum clear profit. The foundation of all sound mining “Bullion Mountain Silver Mining Company owns the Chase property properties is of course both quantity and quality of ore This group of one of the most promising mines of the district. The Chase has a veins possesses both of these requisites. The average receipts of all ore tunnel 385 feet on the vein with 6 to 10 inches pay streak assay value shipped from the Colorado Central for one year was over $500 per ton as high as $1 3 00 per ton. Ore argentiferous galena with a small streak aggregating a yield of some $80,000. Before the advent of reduction of native silver and sulpharets of silver. A 95 foot shaft has been sunk works or railways at Georgetown the Compass and Square produced during the past summer, but little ore has been shipped from this ore so rich that the average selling price was nearly fifty cents a pound mine.” [Report of the Director of the Mint Upon the Production of the or nearly $1,000 a ton. This property is now included in Tunnel lode Precious Metals, 1883] Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 85225 No 5 and the Robeson. The OK has shown remarkably rich mineral in large quantities. [Colorado, Its Gold and Silver Mines by Fossett] `Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 85204 Lot# 4233 Georgetown, Colorado Georgetown, CO Mining Stocks, 7 Different 1) Crescent Silver Co. of Cincinnati-Mines in Argentine District, Clear Creek, Colorado. #44 i/v 1870 140 shares and #62 Issued to Peter Neff Jr 1872 1 share.2) Democrat Mountain Tunnel Co # 55 issued to Geo Walker 8 shares 1880, signed by president Wheelock. 3) Louisiana Mining Co #372 issued to D McDunbar 1881 10 shares signed by president Benis 4) Steele Gold and Silver Mining Co #398 i/u to Evan Julian 10 shares 1881, signed by president Naler. 5) Denver City Consolidated Silver Mining Lot# 4237 Gilpin County, Colorado 1869 Consolidated Gregory Co #429 issued to Mary Darbie 1891300 shares 6 and 7) Democrat Stock I/C # 1288 Frank Parmalee 100 shares 1869. 2 x25c revenue Mountain Tunnel Co #82 issued to G Walker 1884 20 shares, signed stamp, signed by President Loomis. “On May 6, John Hamilton Gregory by president Wheelock, right fold tear, #55 issued to Geo Walker 1800 made the first lode discovery in the Rockies, on the lode that bears 8 shares 8) Georgetown Mining, Power and Tunnel Transportation- his name, between the present sites of Blackhawk and Central City, provided transportation, ventilation, power and drainage to mines. #70 issued to EW Bechstein 1908 200 shares Est. $320-480 HWAC# in what became known as the Colorado Territory.” (Re: GEOLOGY OF 58745 GILPIN, CLEAR CREEK AND BOULDER COUNTIES, COLORADO, 1917, Page 68.) Nice condition. Prag Collection. Est. $500-1000 HWAC# 83474 Lot# 4234 Georgetown, Colorado 1876 Prospectus for The Cascade Mining Company of New York & Lot# 4238 Gilpin County, Colorado 1866 Nye Gold Mining Co Stock I/U Colorado Silver mine located in Clear #370 Chas ? 500 shares 1866 signed Creek County near Georgetown.1) 1876 prospectus. 20 pages. Begins by President Illegible. 25c revenue stamp, dog ear, small tears. Nye with description of Georgetown and Gold Mining Company is not listed the Cascade Claim (discovered in in Wallihan (1871), nor in Corbett 1868). Vein approx. 20-25 feet in width. Argues for the construction of (1879), nor in Hollister (1867). a mill. Includes selections from the Mining Review and Colorado Miner. Certificate includes a vertical vignette of a mining shaft with miners on Ends with by-laws. Printed by Wynkoop & Hallenbeck, New York. three levels. Est. $240-400 HWAC# 83329 Some toning to cover, pages clean on inside. 9” x 5.75” 2) 17 sheets of unused stock transfer forms c.1870s. Est. $80-240 HWAC# 34821 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 191

DAY 4 Saturday, Dec 8th Mining Lot# 4239 Gunnison County, Lot# 4243 Leadville, Colorado 1881 Colorado The Madeline Silver Cadillac Consolidated Mining Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Texas Company Early # 22 for 1000 Creek, CO, 1883 Ultra rare. Location shares to PJ Cunningham. Signed by printed on certificate: Mines at Texas CW Waite and president John Law. Creek, Gunnison Co. Principal Office Dateline Leadville 1881. Incorporated at Buena Vista. Inc. in Colorado. No. in 1881. Large, bright gold seal. Not 150, issued for 15,000 shares to the cancelled. Underground mining company secretary, Joseph Welch on vignette. J Knauber & Co. Milwaukee Dec. 27, 1883. Signed by Welch and printer. One small pinhole at fold intersection. No corner, edge or the company president, Sharpe. Not cancelled. Vignette of stacked discoloration issues. Signed on reverse by Cunningham. Mine locate at bullion bars (left). Rest of certificate is very ornate with a shiny the Trainer and Buffalo Girl Lodes. Also the P. J.C. Lode (as in Patrick J background. 7.5 x 11” Folds, very fine. According to 1885 Report of the Cunningham!) John Law was the county physician for Lake County in Mint, the Madeline was worked with good results in the summer with 1887. Patrick J Cunningham was a miner! Prag Collection Est. $100- two men constantly employed and ore shipped. Est. $120-240 HWAC# 20 HWAC# 85217 58402 Lot# 4244 Leadville, Colorado 1881 Lot# 4240 Hayden Creek Mining California & Colorado Consolidated District, Colorado Montezuma Gold Tunnel and Mining Company This Mining & Milling Corporation Stock certificate has the iconic Carbonate Certificate, Barnes City, CO, 1902 Inc. in Colorado. No. P119, issued Hill vignette. # 485 for 500 shares to for 200 shares to Colonel John Clery on March 26th, 1902. Signed by Clinton Bennett. Signed by J Ridgway N.E. Barnes, vice-president, and J. Macleau, secretary. Not cancelled. Might and vice president (?). Dateline Very attractive design with an ornate logo and vignette of hills Leadville 1881. Not cancelled. Collier with mine entrance. Printed by W.H. Kistler Stationery Co., Denver. & Cleveland, Denver printer. Two Horizontal and vertical folds, some small separation. Very fine. Branch vertical folds. Top left is heavy. No Office in London. Post Office in Canon City, Fremont County, Colorado. edge, corner, Pinhole or discoloration issues. President was William Not in Filer. The company was formed in 1901 by Noah E. Barnes and Austin Hamilton Loveland (1826-1894), a leading businessman and George Melville Boynton. They purchased 26 mining claims known railroad pioneer in Colorado, ran for the Democrats for the Senate and as the Montezuma Group in the Hayden Creek Mining District near the Governor’s post. (He does not sign this certificate.) Est. $100-200 Coaldale. Eventually a town was established, Barnces City. However, it HWAC# 85216 is believed Barnes “salted” the mine with high-grade ore from Cripple Creek in order to get more investors. The company did fail, and Barnes Lot# 4245 Leadville, Colorado 1882 spent years in the Colorado State Penitentiary in Canon City. Est. Carbonate Gold & Silver Mining & $160-320 HWAC# 58531 Milling Company Stock # 502 for 10 shares to HS Cariman. Signed by Lot# 4241 Independence, Colorado Clarke and president E Pratt. Dateline 1881 Farwell Consolidated Denver 188-. Incorporated 1882. Not Mining Company stock # 98 for cancelled. Exotic bird vignette. Red 100 shares to TE Smith. Signed by scroll border. Extensive damage at WIlliam Phillips and president WB the folds. Prag Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 80578 Dickerman. Dateline 1881 New York. Allegorical vignette. Incorporated Lot# 4246 Leadville, Colorado in New Yoirk, Colries, Macy & Co. 1882 Carbonate Hill Consolidated printers. Holes where seal was Mining Company Inc. in Colorado. punched. Otherwise no issues!!! No. 673, issued for 200 shares to Rare. Colorado ghost town. In 1881 the Farwell Consolidated Mining Ira W Pendleton on Jany 15, 1882. Company, a group of investors from Leadville, bought all the mining Signed by MC Brown (president) and claims and built a sawmill and stamp mill in Independence, Colorado. JM Dickey (secretary). Not cancelled. Just two years after gold was discovered, Independence was home to Vignette of group of miners working some five hundred residents with restaurants, saloons, a newspaper, underground. Printed by Collier & and other retail establishments. The mining company took out Cleveland, Denver. Very clean. The Carbonate Hill Consolidated owns $190,000 worth of ore over the next two years, almost five million in three claims on the northwest end of the Carbonate. The workings today’s dollars. 7” x 9.75”. Prag Collection Est. $80-120 HWAC# 81922 have been conducted on the Pocahontas claim. The shaft is 240 feet deep and at 180 feet contact was cut and drifts are being run southeast Lot# 4242 Jamestown, Colorado and east. The prospects of the mine are very good at present.” 1882 Crocker Process Ore [Engineering and Mining Journal, Volume 35, 1883] Prag Collection Reduction Company - to Eugene Est. $100-200 HWAC# 85218 Crocker! VERY EARLY #9 for 10 shares to Eugene A Crocker (as Lot# 4247 Leadville, Colorado 1881 in Crocker process!). Signed by Central Colorado Prospecting and Theodore Pease and president Mine Development Stock Number Henry Killam. Location: James Creek, 910 for 450 shares to WC Needles. Central Mining District. Dateline Signed by OL Matthews and AM 1882 Longmont. Eagle vignette. Loomis. Gold Seal (with tera). Not Collier & Cleveland printer, Denver. Orange and black on off white. Not cancelled. Underground mining cancelled. Folds, Dog ears. Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 85205 vignette. Green underprint with name of mine, city and state. Signed by Needles on reverse. Dog ear upper right and slight wrinkle lower left. Very nice! Est. $100-300 HWAC# 85203 192 December 2018

DAY 4 Saturday, Dec 8th Mining Lot# 4248 Leadville, Colorado 1880 Lot# 4252 Leadville, Colorado 1881 Central Colorado Prospecting and Del Monte Consolidated Mining Mine Development Stock # 273 Company Stock # 412 fir 250 shares for 5 shares to WC Needles. Signed to Charles R McDowell. Signed by by Am Loomis and president WC Marten Dahleu and president Charles Needles. Dateline Leadville 1880. Ewing. Issued 1881. Incorporated Incorporated 1879. Not cancelled. No 1880. Interesting vignette of a steam edge corner, pinhole or discoloration train passing a small settlement issues. Grey underprint with nestled under a large mountain. Company name! Mining vignette of work being done in two tunnels. Printed by American Bank Note. Not No printer. In the 1887 Leadville directory, a William Loomis is listed cancelled. Left vertical fold is stained. Dog ears. (Prag Collection) Est. as a bar keeper for C. Visscher & Compant. Prag Collection Est. $100- $100-300 HWAC# 85209 200 HWAC# 85223 Lot# 4253 Leadville, Colorado 1881 Lot# 4249 Leadville, Colorado 1880 Denver City Consolidated Silver Colorado Consolidated Mining Mining Company # 1278 for 100 & Tunnel Company Stock The shares to F Paxson & Company. Colorado Consolidated Mining & Signed by C Burnham and president J Tunnel Company. Inc. in Colorado. No. Whitaker Wright. Dateline New York 155, issued for 100 shares to John J 1881. Printed by Kendall Bank Note McGowan in Leadville, October 14, Company of New York. “Mines located 1882. Signed by the president O’Hara at Leadville, Colorado.” No vignette. and John McGowan (secretary). Not Not cancelled. Vertical folds, dogear cancelled. Vignette of miners working upper right, small nick at right top fold edge. Very nice! The Denver underground with headlamps. Grey border and seal. Printed by City Consolidated Silver Mining Co. was incorporated in Colorado Empire Lith. & Engr., NY. Folds and minor creases. Prag Collection Est. in 1880. The company owned interest in the Denver City, Shamus $100-200 HWAC# 85208 O’Brien and Quadrilateral claims on Fryer Hill in the California district. J. Whitaker Wright was a financier and speculative promoter of gold Lot# 4250 Leadville, Colorado mines during the late 19th century. Born in England, he gained some 1880 Colorado Mine Developing formal learning in chemistry and assaying in his youth. At the age of 21 Company with Interesting years he left England for a position as a mining assayer in the USA. He Vignette # 1554 for 100 shares to soon moved into the field of mine promotion and by 1875 was a leader FB Rice. Signed by John R Mathews in the mining boom at the Leadville center. He moved to Philadelphia and president John F Humphreys. where he continued his company speculations. He became a member Dateline 1880. Capital stock. of the New York Stock Exchange and, for a time, was chairman of the $150,000 has been hidden and a Philadelphia Mining Exchange. James Whitaker Wright, organizer fancy $200,000 has been added. of the British America Corporation, committed suicide in a London Interesting small mill, steam train courtroom following his conviction on charges of falsifying company and underground mining vignette. Woodward, Kernan & Hale of St. books. [scripophily.com] Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 85234 Louis printer. No pinho;e, edge, corner or discoloration issues. 1880 prospectus says, “Claims are on “the east face of Mt. Zion...with many Lot# 4254 Leadville, Colorado 1881 advantages of location, among which are freedom from water (the Diana Mining Company Stock # dread of the prospector), a fair supply of timber, immunity from heavy 93 for 4 shares to Edward Duraind. snows, and unusual facilities for cheap transportation.” Humphrey’s Signed by secretary JC Davie and bought the Robert E Lee mine at Leadville. It became a big producer. president Charles L Mudge. Dateline Humphrey’s would go on to become mayor of Leadville. [Holabird 1882. Incorporated July 1881 at Western Americana Collections] Prag Collection Est. $100-200 Newport, Kentucky. Incorporators HWAC# 85228 were WH Gunn, WO Davie, and WH Anderson. Not cancelled. No Lot# 4251 Leadville, Colorado 1881 vignette. Stamped seal. An article Commonwealth Consolidated in the Cincinnati Enquirer reports Mining Company Stock Leadville that things are looking good and mining will re-commence as soon Mining District. # 31 for 50 shares as the snow is off the mountains. The company has five claims about to Herman Hauser.Signed by A Kerr four miles from Leadville. One is patented. They are on the opposite and M J Watkins. Dateline Leadville side of the gulch and on the same geological formation as the Dyer 1881. Interesting horse drawn wagon mines which are turning out “pay-dirt.” Prag Collection Est. $100-300 vignette. There are mountains, trees HWAC# 85227 and a mill in the background. Collier & Cleveland of Denver printer. Not cancelled. Light staining. Vertical folds. No edge or corner issues. Very nice. Prag Collection Est. $100- 200 HWAC# 85224 View High Resolution Images, Register, Place Bids, See Current Opening Bids Visit the online catalog at FHWAC.com Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 193

DAY 4 Saturday, Dec 8th Mining Lot# 4255 Leadville, Colorado 1882 Eagle Lot# 4259 San Juan, Colorado 1881 Davenport Consolidated Mining Nest Hill Mining Company Stock # 165 for & Smelting Company Stock #A89 for 100 shares to CO Cooper. 10 shares to V. Baker. Signed by secretary Signed by Joseph C Baker and president (?). Dateline Leadville Todd and ES Douglas. 1882. Incorporated 1881. Not cancelled. No Dateline New York Vignette, but crisp and clean. Marred only by 1881. Underground a small dog ear bottom left. Unique reverse. mining vignette. “The property of this company is located Peter Hll printer. Not near Twin Lakes and consists of seven ful cancelled. Three pin claims. The Dutch Kate is developed by holes where it was a tunnel 160 feet in length. A vein of ore pinned to something. has been tapped which runs from $70 to $540 per ton. Three stamp Otherwise excellent! mills will be in operation at the lakes this season and this company “The Davenport in conjunction with the Falls lode will probably furnish from ten to Consolidated Mining twenty tons of ore per day. [Engineering and Mining Journal, Volumes and Smelting 35-36, 1883] Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 85233 Company owns the following locations Lot# 4256 Leadville, Colorado The of 1,500 feet each: the Wicker on the same vein as the Red Cloud, Silver Rock Mining Company the Davenport on the same vein as the Bill Young, the Ashtabula Stock Certificate, Leadville, CO, on Houghton mountain and the Palermo all lodes of great size and 1881 California Mining District, evident value. These are being opened by shafts and an adit is being Leadville, Lake County, Colorado. driven on the first. The Wicker has a vein of solid argentiferous galena No. 166, issued for 500 shares to four feet wide. It is said that the entire Palermo vein twenty inches James L. Greib on Sept. 19th, 1881 in wide averages 60 ounces in silver, but some of it has assayed as high as Leadville. Signed by president George 600 ounces. The Ashtabula pay vein is two feet wide. These three veins Magee and secretary W.J. Radcliffe. carry an average of 50 per cent of lead.” “The officers are ES Douglas Underground mining vignette. Not president, RDA Parrott vice president, Joseph C Todd treasurer, cancelled. Extra fine. 9 x12” The JL Cunningham secretary and Nathan Cornish superintendent” California Mining District was named for California Gulch. In 1860, [Colorado, Its Gold and Silver Mines: Farms and Stock Ranges, and prospector Abe Lee found gold nuggets in his pan in the gulch and Health and ... by Fossett, 1880] Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# declared “I’ve got California in the pan” naming the area in the process. 81914 General George Magee along with W.H. Vanderbilt and other Eastern capitalists visited Leadville in 1882. [Ref: Filer Pt. II] Est. $160-240 Lot# 4260 San Juan, Colorado San HWAC# 58541 Juan, CO Mining Stocks (3) ”The Lot# 4257 Park City, Colorado 1902 San Juan Mountains are a high and Daly-Judge Mining Company Stock rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado # 687 for 200 shares to Julius Joseph. and northwestern New Mexico. Signed by John J Daly president. 1902. The area is highly mineralized (the Hole cancelled. Fabulous multi-green Colorado Mineral Belt) and figured in star inside double circle vignette. the gold and silver mining industry Red mark upper right, otherwise in of early Colorado. Major towns, all old mining camps, include Creede, excellent condition. In 1885 John Lake City, Silverton, Ouray, and Telluride. Large scale mining has ended J. Daly formed the Daily Mining in the region, although independent prospectors still work claims Company, and later the Daly West. throughout the range. The last large scale mines were the Sunnyside The Daly-Judge (John Judge) Mining Mine near Silverton, which operated until late in the 20th century Company was formed in 1901, and consolidated its holdings in 1902. and the Idarado Mine on Red Mountain Pass that closed down in In 1881 John J. Daly was a miner at the Ontario Mine, having gained his the 1970s. Famous old San Juan mines include the Camp Bird and experience as a prospector and miner in Montana and Nevada. On his Smuggler Union mines, both located between Telluride and Ouray.” days off, he roamed the canyons and mountains around Park City; he from wikipedia. 1) New Little Dora Mining #271 i/u to James West developed a theory that the rich Ontario ore body extended west into 1891 200 shares, signed by president Pratt incorporated in IL 2) Inter Empire Canyon and gradually acquired 24 claims. It was later rumored Ocean Mining Co. of San Juan i/u to Alexander Fisk & Co 1875 1650 that Daly, to purchase the claims, received money from R. C. Chambers. shares, signed by president Reynolds, incorporated in IA 3) San Juan Daly left the Ontario Mine and began work on what became known Consolidated Mining #149 i/c to Charles Tillett 1875 100 shares, as the Central Tunnel. He soon struck the rich ore fissure he knew signed by president Est. $240-320 HWAC# 58747 he would find. He went on to acquire an additional 40 claims which would become the famous Daly West Mine. [From the Ground Up: The Lot# 4261 San Juan County, Colorado History of Mining in Utah] Prag Collection Est. $50-100 HWAC# 83972 1882 Cameron Gold and Silver Lot# 4258 Rico, Colorado 1883 Mining Company Stock # 57 for Thornburg Mining Company Stock 40 shares to JG Fuller. Signed by RA Olmstead and vice president Luther # 216 for 6 shares to GS Tenney. H Buell. Dateline New York 1882. Signed by John Bailey and president Incorporated September 13, 1881. Benjamin Lane. Incorporated in West Not cancelled. No vignette or printer. Virginia in 1879. Dateline Boston Staining bottom border and lightly 1883. Thornburg’s Portrait? vignette. along vertical folds. No other issues. Also underground mining. Printer Very nice! Prag Collection Est. $100-300 HWAC# 80577 FC Philbrick & Co. Not Cancelled. No edge, corner, pin hole of discoloration issues. Prag Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 83953 194 December 2018

DAY 4 Saturday, Dec 8th Mining Lot# 4262 San Juan County, Lot# 4266 Colorado The Natalie-Occidental Uniontown, Cons. Mining & Milling Co. Stock Colorado 1863 Certificate, Gladstone, CO 1903 Marshall Mining Inc. in Colorado. No. 151, issued for Company Stock 500 shares to George Henry Page on Number 9 for May 22, 1903 in New York. Signed by 20 shares to JW vice president Thomas J Tilney and Bulgar. Signed secretary. Not cancelled. Gold seal, by HK Stowe maroon border, and very detailed and president surface mining scene vignette. Printed by Palmer & Oliver, NY. Folds, WR Gallther(?). a few ink smudges. Very fine. 8 x 11.5” The 1906 Moodys reports Dateline 1863. Incorporated December 1, 1863, dated December 16, the company as owning 44 claims at Gladstone, Summit County and 1863. Office listed in Uniontown, El Dorado County, Cal. Uniontown being fully developed. The 1905 Mining Reporter mentions that the was named for the nearby Union mine and was located on Martinez company is running drifts on the Magnolia Vein, about a mile above Creek 2 miles southeast of El Dorado. United States Constitution with the Gold King Mill at Gladstone. M.M. Gregg is superintendent. Est. two hands shaking vignette. Printer: H.S. Crocker & Co.’s. Large tears. $120-240 HWAC# 58444 Some discoloration. Good Condition. Prag Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 85248 Lot# 4263 Silver Cliff, Colorado The Little Lot# 4267 , Colorado 1878 Catalogue of Minerals Bernice Gold Mining Found in Colorado Rare. By F.M. Endlich. Extracted Co. Stock Certificate, from the Tenth Annual Report of the Survey for the Silver Cliff, CO, 1903 year 1876. 25 pages. Lists minerals alphabetically No. 506, issued for 150 with descriptions and localities in Colorado. States shares to Chas. Whitlock that “Undoubtedly the most interesting mineral on July, 25th, 1903. occurrence in Colorado is that of the tellurides” Signed by Henry Link, and that “thus far but comparitively few epigene president, and G.H. Kerr, minerals have been found,” but that this will the company secretary. hopefully change as the mines get deeper. Softcover. Not cancelled. Multiple String binding. Back cover missing. Light wear. large allegorical Fantastic reference for the Colorado geology or mining enthusiast! vignettes and an ornate Est. $100-200 HWAC# 78648 green border. Printed by Aug. Gast Bank Note Co., St. Louis. 9.75 x 12” Bent rough right Lot# 4268 , Colorado 1881 edge, folds. Not in Filer. According to The Mining American Vol. 46, the Carpe Diem Mining, Milling and company owned the Valley View mine and were extracting good ore Prospecting Company Stock # 221 from it. They also operated the Little Bernice group of mines located for 10 shares to AS Patton. Signed by on Iron Mountain. The ore was running as high as 105 ounces silver B Mies and president George Keep(?). per ton. Est. $160-320 HWAC# 58533 Dateline Denver 1881. Organized January 25, 1881. Gold Seal. Underprint’$10.’ Vignette of a large Lot# 4264 Summit County, Colorado town from a hill (Denver?). No printer. Not cancelled. Light toning at 1883 Elk Mountain Mining and folds. Dog ear fold upper right. Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# Smelting Company Stock One of the 85221 great looking stock certificates! # 105 for 100 shares to Georg Mills. Signed Lot# 4269 , Colorado 1887 Cashier by SW Howell and president Mills. Mining Company of Colorado Stock Dateline Leadville 1883. Incorporated # 2529 for 250 shares to JM Rowan. 1881. Brown on light brown security Ferdinand V. R. Gandil, Secretary, paper. Gold Seal works well with and B. Lind (?), President on 27 this combination. Not cancelled. Great smelting vignette with horse June, 1887. Incorporated in 1878 in drawn ore wagons. No edge issues, corner issues, pinhole issues or New York. Uncancelled. Two mining discoloration issues. Just about perfect! Prag Collection Est. $100- vignettes. Snyder & Black, printer. 200 HWAC# 85212 Minor holes where stamp was Lot# 4265 Summit County, Colorado applied. No edge, corner or discoloration issues! Clean. It was reported The Square Deal Mining, Milling, in 1903 that the company owned the Cashier, North Cashier and South Cashier on Mammoth Hill, Gregory Mining District, Gilpin County. They Drainage Tunnel & Transportation had been defunct of a long time! [United States Investor, Volume 14, Co. Stock Certificate, 1912 Frisco, 1903] Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 85220 Summit County. Very rare and unique style mining stock. Vignette photos of Lot# 4270 , Colorado Chaffee the mine and machinery incorporated Consolidated Mining Company into the border. Orange underprint Stock # 199 for 100 shares to FL map.No. 2144, issued for 6,500 Bryant. Signed by Bryant and vice shares to William Walton on Jan. 9th, president DR Clay. Dateline Denver 1912. Signed by Frank E. Wire as 1882. Colorado seal vignette. no president and Seth Atwood as secretary. Not cancelled. Folds. Very printer. Not cancelled. Staining upper nice condition. 9 x 10.75” According to Mining American, 1908, the center. Corners not crisp. Seems to be company had recently installed an electrically-powered compressor referring to Jerome Chaffee, Colorado’s first United States Senator. Was plant and drills. Out of operation by 1915. Est. $160-320 HWAC# Chafee the president? Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 85226 58572 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 195

DAY 4 Saturday, Dec 8th Mining Lot# 4271 , Colorado Cherry Creek Lot# 4276 , Colorado 1879 Empress Placer Mining, Milling & Land Mining Company of Colorado Co. Stock Certificate, 1896 Inc. Stock # 75 for 100 shares to in Colorado. No. 63, issued for the Thomas Mackenzie. Signed by Junius huge amount of 45,000 shares to Schenck and Brooklyn Mayor James R.B. McPherson & Co. on Dec. 21st, Howell. Dateline New York 1881. 1896. Signed by the vice-president E. Incorporated 1879. Not Cancelled. Giddings Jr. and secretary F.F. Ruby. Black on green safety paper. Seal and Not cancelled. Brown border with quartz mining vignettes. Vertical folds eagle vignette. Folds. Not in Filer. with small rips at edges. The Empress Mine is situated on Mammoth Could not be located. Possibly the Hill in the Gregory district. It is about 1/4 mile from the Colorado Cherry Creek Mining district in White Pine County, Nevada. Or it could Central railway depot at Central. Part of Fisk vein. Embraces 1500 feet be the Cherry Creek Placer Mining Company which operated in Libby, in length and 150 feet in breadth. In 1879 extensive development and Montana. Est. $80-160 HWAC# 59021 exploration were going on. (Mines of Gilpin County by Fossett) Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 85210 Lot# 4272 , Colorado 1900-1910 Colorado Assay Ephemera Lot Lot# 4277 , Colorado 1893-1922 of 3. 1) Booklet. Commercial Ores: Four Different Mining Stock From Mine to Money. 1907. Issued Certificates (3 Colorado) 1) King by E.P. Welch, President of the Solomon Mining Company. Issued Colorado Assaying and Refining 1922. Not cancelled. Three mining Co., Denver, Colorado. 30pp. Heavy vignettes. 2) The Realito Mining toning. Somewhat brittle. 5.5 x 4.5” Company. Issued 1906, not cancelled. Describes different minerals and Mining vignette. Mexico. 3) The metals and the tests that are done for Rochester Consolidated Mining & them. Interesting! 2) Mailed cover Milling Company. Issued 1893. Not (1900) for the Aurum Assay Office, Box 72, Denver, Colorado to W.S. cancelled. Mining vignette. Ouray. 4) Wright, Esq. at the Palace Hotel in Antonito, Colorado. Antonito cancel Dante Gold Mining Company. Issued 1918, not cancelled. Operated on reverse. Soiling. 3) Billhead for Von Schulz & Low, Chemists and mines in Cripple Creek and near Alma, Colorado. Generally very good Assayers, Denver, 1910. Billed to the Goldfield Cons. Mining Co. in condition. Please inspect. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 60916 Goldfield, Nevada. Est. $120-240 HWAC# 57662 Lot# 4278 , Colorado 1865 Gold Lot# 4273 , Colorado Colorado Mountain Combination Mining Gold Dredging Company Stock Company of Colorado Stock Early Certificate, 1906 No. 316. Issued for Colorado stock certificate. # 75 for 1500 shares to Michael (?). Signed 100 shares to F.G. Moffat on Nov. 15, by WH Sturdevant and president CW Ric-tsow. Dateline New York 1906. Related to David Moffat? Signed 1865. Not cancelled. For the purpose of purchase and payment of by the vice president and treasurer. mining property. (Since we found no record of this company, we are Not cancelled. Allegorical vignette. not sure they ever really purchased anything?) Underground mining Maroon border. Unknown location. vignette, Native American vignette and allegorical vignette. Hatch & 9.5 x 11.5” Very fine. Est. $80-160 Co., New York, printer. No edge, corner pinhole or discoloration issues. HWAC# 58574 Quite excellent. Prag Collection [More 1860’s Colorado stocks in the next auction] Est. $300-600 HWAC# 86027 Lot# 4274 , Colorado 1886 Colorado Gold Mining Co. of Philadelphia Lot# 4279 , Colorado 1890 Gould Certificate, issued to Thomas A. Mining, Milling & Reduction Biddle Issued and uncancelled to Company Stock # 36 for 100 shares Thomas A. Biddle, #153 350 shares to PW French. Signed by Harry in 1886. “Thomas Alexander Biddle, Kimball and president PM French. Jr. (1814–1888). He was the senior Incorporated in Maine. Dateline partner of the firm of Thomas A. 1890. Bright orange seal. No vignette. Biddle & Co., bankers and brokers, Not cancelled. No edge, corner, and a director of the Cumberland Valley Railroad Company, the pinhole or discoloration issues! Exact Allentown Iron Company, the Equitable Life Insurance Company, and location is unknown! Prag Collection other corporations.” from wikipedia.com. Mine is in Buckskin Colorado Est. $60-100 HWAC# 81915 and John Parsons was the assayer. Page 299 in Hollister. Est. $320- 480 HWAC# 58615 Lot# 4280 , Colorado Ivanhoe Mining Company Stock Certificate, Lot# 4275 , Colorado 1890 Colorado Colorado, 1883 Mine not located. Silver Mining Company Stock # 1160 Many Ivanhoe mines in Colorado. for 50 shares to Isaac Waterhouse of Given the date, possibly Gilpin. Inc. Manchester (yes, its an English stock). in Colorado. No. 1276, issued for 10 Signed by Dawson Norris. Dateline 0shares to Geo. F. Green on July 8th, 1890. Some staining on left. Very nice. 1883 in Washington. Signed by B.F, (Prag Collection) Est. $100-200 HWAC# Grafton, vice-president, and J. Newton 85213 Baker, secretary. Not cancelled. Underground mining vignette. Printed by Columbian Bank Note. Folds, very fine. 7.25 x 10.5” Est. $120-240 HWAC# 58412 196 December 2018

DAY 4 Saturday, Dec 8th Mining Lot# 4281 , Colorado 1865 Mono Lot# 4286 Lime Rock, Connecticut 1864 Barnum Richardson and Cross Con Mining Stock Very Company Stock - NUMBER 1 # 1 issued to William H Barnum for rare. Signed by Trustees Harlan, 3,880 shares. Weaver and Keefer. I/U #31 William Signed by William Moore 10 shares 1865. 5c revenue H Barnum and stamp. Tape on rear creases. Crease WIlliam G Barnum as notches. Sold as is, please inspect. president. Dateline Prag Collection. Est. $400-800 1864. Industrial HWAC# 83477 vignette. Mining vignette on the left Lot# 4282 , Colorado 1869 Morris side. Printed by Mining Company of Colorado BF Corlies & Macy. Not cancelled. Stock Very early number 8. For Cut close on left. 100 shares to Frederick Deal. Signed by TT Crittendon and president No edge, corner James A Magruder. Dateline Washington City, District of Columbia or discoloration issues. William Henry Barnum was an important 1869. Incorporated November 1869. 1869. 25c Certificate Revenue industrialist in the 1860’s He started the Barnum Richardson Stamp. Not cancelled. Sluicing vignette. Incorporated in Colorado. Company (with Milo Barnum Richardson , a nephew). It was the Again we could not place the location of this mine. FT Deal stamp on leading company in the Salisbury iron district of that time, owning back bleeds through. No edge, corner, pinhole or discoloration issues. Prag Collection [More 1860’s Colorado stocks in the next auction] Est. or controlling iron mines, charcoal production resources, limestone $300-600 HWAC# 86028 quarries, and rail transportation. Barnum Richardson Company was also the preeminent manufacturer of railroad car wheels at a time Lot# 4283 , Colorado 1896-1899 when the railroad industry held a place in the economy analogous Three 1890s Colorado Mining to the computer industry today. [wikipedia] He partnered with Stocks with the Same Vignette Collis Huntington to form the Ensign Manufacturing Company which All have an ornate gold border with manufactured railroad freight cars. He is also known for defeating his mining vignettes and a central vignette third cousin P. T. Barnum for Congress. He would eventually become of a cabin and stagecoach in the the longest serving chair of the Democratic National Committee. mountains. 1) The Justine Gold Mining Great certificate: number 1 and issued to and signed by important Company. Mines at Cripple Creek. industrialist! Prag Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 81963 Issued for 250 shares to Mabel E. de Kay in 1896. Signed by the president Lot# 4287 Salisbury, Connecticut and secretary. Not cancelled. Folds 1868 Forbes Ore Bed Company with some separation. 2) The Adelle Mining & Concentrating Company. Stock # 60 for 5 shares to Charles Issued at Leadville in 1898 for 1,000 shares. Not cancelled. Folds. 3) E Bostwick of West Stockbridge. The Bull Hill Gold Mining & Tunnel Company. Mines at Cripple Creek, Signed by WIlliam Adams president. Issued for 2,000 shares in 1899. Not cancelled. Est. $240-400 HWAC# 58554 Pen Cancelled. Dateline 1868. Incorporated 1854. 25c Insurance Lot# 4284 , Colorado 1880 - 1891 Revenue Stamp which is trimmed. Blue seal. Black ink stain on bottom Three Coal Company Stocks 1) La left and middle center. Clue marks by stamp. Good Condition. “The Veta Coal & Mining # 343 for $100. Davis Ore Bed named after an early owner was originally called Signed by president Frederick and Hendricks Ore Bed and was owned before the organization of the town secretary Ingermann. Small. Location of Salisbury by Thomas Lamb one of the first settlers in the town. of mine is Colorado. Ledger Printing Ore was mined in this bed as early as 1730 or 1731 and was taken by House of Emporia, Kansas printer. Lamb to supply his forge at Lime Rock. It was in early days transported Hast to find cert. 2) Standard Coal in leathern bags on horses. This mine has been worked almost & Fuel. $754 for 300 shares. Green constantly since first opened showing an increased production. The background with underground mining average yearly yield at present is estimated to be about 15,000 tons. vignette with horse drawn coal cars. The property has passed through several ownerships the proprietors 1891. Incorporated 1890. 3) Southwestern Coal & Improvement # 11 are now incorporated under the name of Forbes Ore Bed Company.” signed by treasurer Colgate (?). Not issued. Green background with underground mining vignette. Est. $120-200 HWAC# 83957 [Transactions of the American Institute of Mining Engineers, 1878] Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 83949 Lot# 4285 Huntsville, Connecticut 1865 Hunts Lyman Iron Company Lot# 4288 Black Hills, Dakota Territory 1881, 1908 Two Dakota Mining Stocks 1) Cheyenne Stock # 21 (early) for 280 shares Consolidated Mining Company. # 281 for 100 to William H Barnum. Signed by shares to FT Nelling. SIgned by R McNaugle(?) Barnum as treasurer and president and president JM Tetter(?). Dateline New Moses Lyman (as in company name). York 1881. Inc in New York 1880. Hand winch Dateline Canaan Ct., 1865. 25c Power vignette. John S Hudin printer. One countersign of Att’y Revenue Stamp. Vignette is stamp. Pin holes. Excellent corners, edges and allegorical. Printer was Benjamin F no discoloration. 2) Gladiator Consolidated Gold Corlies of New York. Cancelled in pen Mines & Milling Company. # 3338 for 50 shares (certificate surrendered). Located in to Walter Scott Haskell. Signed by AE Martin and Huntsville (as in company name). Light foxing. Nice! The Huntsville president CH Cealitece(?). Four mining vignettes. Iowa Litho printer. furnace was located just east of Falls Village. It was a single, openstack Dateline 1908. Incorporated 1900 in South Dakota. Gold border and design. Iron from here was mainly used for railroad wheels. Sold in 1872 to Barnum (as in treasurer) and Richardson. Prag Collection Est. seal. Heavy vertical folds and dog ears. Located in South Dakota. Prag $100-300 HWAC# 81927 Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 83979 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 197

DAY 4 Saturday, Dec 8th Mining Lot# 4292 Carrollton, Georgia Bonner Mine Report by W. S. Yeates Two sided. 8 x 5.5” Horizontal fold, two pinholes, slight bend on bottom right corner. Overall in nice condition. Taken from the “State Geologist’s’ Report of the Gold Deposits of Georgia” by Yeates. In 1830, gold was discovered at Pine Mountain, near the future site of Villa Rica. Later the vein of gold was found to extend from the northeastern corner of the county to the southeastern corner. Some gold deposits were found near Carrollton on Oak Mountain, but the most important were discovered on the large plantation owned by Zadok Bonner, about eight miles southwest of Carrollton. The Bonner mines began operation about 1840, and more than a half million dollars in gold was removed before 1860, leaving the “Big Cut,” 350 feet long and 20 feet deep, near the Bonner residence. The placer method was used to sift the dirt for traces of gold. Zaddock Bonner, Jr., was one of the wealthiest men men in Georgia before 1860. He discovered Lot# 4289 Lawrence County, Dakota Territory Black Hills Gold what became known as the “Bonner Bonanza” when he hit gold in Mining Company Stock Certificate, Central City, Dakota Territory Carroll County, Georgia. He was known to have been worth over three 1877 Choice. Issued about the same year George Hearst started quarters of a million dollars before the “Civil War”. Gold from his mine the Homestake. Inc. under the laws of Wyoming Territory. No. 44, was used on the dome of the Georgia State Capitol. Est. $80-160 issued for 10 shares to J.S. Thompson on March 13th, 1877. Signed by HWAC# 57074 president M.E. Post and secretary Whipple. Not cancelled. Fantastic Lot# 4293 Dahlonega, Georgia 1881 vignette showing giant allegorical woman dropping coins from the Chestatee River Mining Company sky onto hills that are being worked by miners. Printed by the Major Stock # 240 for 100 shares. Signed & Knapp Eng. Mfg. & Lith. Co., NY. Pinholes, folds, light toning. 8 x by JD Hocum and president Jno. 10.75” Peak of the Black Hills Gold Rush. Jabez Chase and a group of N Pritchard. Dateline New York men formed The Black Hills Gold Mining Company in Cheyenne, WY, 1881. ‘Constitution’ dome vignette. and established the very first quartz mill on October 7th, 1876. Two of their earliest mines were The Hidden Treasure & Esmeralda Mines Thompson & Moreau printers. Fancy in Central City, South Dakota. The manager was Capt. C.V. Gardner. scroll work. Simple, yet elegant. Very light foxing upper right in border. The pulverizer on the quartz mill proved to be inadequate for the Excellent condition! Gold was first discovered in Georgia in 1829 in tonnage and had to be dismantled at the end of 1876. At that point, the placer deposits near Dahlonega on the Chestatee River. As mining company also entered litigation with the Aurora mine. Central City was progressed two northeast trending belts of gold mineralization and named after the Colorado town. [Ref: The Boom & Bust of Central City, South Dakota Historical Society, 1972] Est. $400-800 HWAC# 59064 attendant placer deposits were defined. Production was substantial enough that in 1838, the U. S. Government established a branch mint at Dahlonega that continued operation until 1861. Coinage in Lot# 4290 Spearfish, Dakota Territory excess of $6 million in value was minted during that period from this Buckeye Placer Gold Mining Co. branch. Placer operations continued to be productive well into the Stock Certificate, Spearfish, D.T., 20th century, but production from lode deposits exceeded those from placers sometime after the close of the Civil War [Yeates, et al, Jones] 1886 Inc. in Dakota Territory. No. 28, Prag Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 81938 issued for 200 shares to Anna S.M. Chapin on July 12th, 1886. Signed Lot# 4294 Dahlonega, Georgia 1881 Findley by president St. John, and secretary Gold Mining Co of Georgia Stocks (2) Morrell. Not cancelled. Vignette of #3617 and # 3617 both I/U for 100 shares to eagle perched on branch. Deep folds Geo Codington in 1881. Signed by secretary with some separation, pinholes, Peabody and president DA Brody. The Findley and other light wear. Printed by Jos. Eichbaum & Co. 8.75 x 10.75” Not in Filer. Est. $80-160 HWAC# 59042 Mine was an exceptionally important mine in the Georgia Gold Rush. The Findley Gold Lot# 4291 Gainesville, General Americana c1933 Mine was one of Dahlonega’s most famous and productive mines for almost a century. Opened The Loud Gold Mines Rare 8 page newspaper shortly before the Civil War and abandoned format historical data and prospectus. History of soon after the United States entered World Georgia gold. Some seam tears. Al Adams Collection. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 83324 War II. The celebrated Findley vein was discovered in 1858 by a man by the name of Charles Duncan, who was employed by Col. J. J. Findley to test for gold, and while thus employed found this rich vein. Prior to Duncan’s discovery, vein mining was still relatively new in the area. Gold had been discovered near the Chestatee River in 1828, but the miners who flocked to north Georgia hoping to strike it rich panned the streambeds using placer mining tools and techniques. The Findley Gold Mining Company owned this precious piece of land from 1878 to 1885 when it was sold in a sheriff’s sale. The Findley Ridge is considered the backbone of the Georgia Gold Belt. [Barnacles of Gold by Amerson]. Vertical creases. Est. $300-500 HWAC# 85626 198 December 2018