2020 June Auction Catalog

DAY 2 Fri June 26 Category / Sub Category DAY 2 Fri June 26 Stocks & Bonds / Other Lot# 2316 Los Angeles, California Three Lot# 2321 Wichita Falls, Texas 1919-1920s Rare Southern California Oil Stocks Lot Wichita Falls, Texas Oil Stocks & Ephemera includes: Acton Oil Refining Company, fully Lot of 15 items related to the Wichita Falls, issued for 3,000 shares and signed by Joseph Texas oil boom. 1) Includes 5 different stock H. Parker as president. This is the first stock certificates: Burk Cinch Oil Company (1919, certificate this describer has ever seen that oil vignette, not cancelled); T&B Pipe Line does not have a spot to enter the issue date. Company (1919, not cancelled); Burk-Cook However, the company incorporated in 1902 Oil Co. (1919, not cancelled); Goodnight Oil (printed on the gold seal) and this is low Co. (1919, oilfield vignette, not cancelled); certificate #10, so likely 1902 or 1903. Large and Electric-Burk Oil Co. (1920, oil vignette, not cancelled). 2) Other red underprint of a refining operation. Very related ephemera, incl. stock receipts from above companies, a cover, nice. 2) Southern California Oil Company, and two checks. The opening of the Electra oil field in 1911 made inc. in California and issued in 1920. Large Wichita Falls a booming oil town. This was followed by the discovery gusher at top left. Even though we are on of the Burkburnett fields in 1918. Est. $100-150 HWAC# 113237 the west coast, we have never seen this one before either. Fold split at top left fold and Lot# 2322 California Pacific National Co. tiny hole by the secretary’s signature. Lastly, Stock, California With Large Sailing Ships Balboa Oil Company, issued at San Diego in 1914. Likely operated near This certificate was issued in 1928 at Los Balboa Bay. Tight trim on top border. Est. $100-150 HWAC# 111795 Angeles. The company is not listed in Walker’s Manual of California Securities, 1919. We are guessing that this company was involved in the Lot# 2317 Los Angeles, California 1876 shipping business. The company’s office was Union Petroleum Stock with Oil Barrel listed in Beverly Hills, California in 1940. The Vignette with Company Name Here is company must have been successful to survive the Great Depression. where it all started! Early Southern California Nice vignette of a large sailing ship. Printed by Western Litho, Los Stock Certificate. # 8 for 50 shares to John Angeles. Uncancelled. Est. $80-120 HWAC# 111813 Whitney. Signed by George Riggs and Thomas Cliff. Location Los Angeles, California. Dateline San Francisco 1876. Lot# 2323 Bodie, California 1892 Bodie, Incorporated July 15, 1876. Oil barrel vignette with company logo. California, Ghost Town, Telephone and Oil field vignette. AL Bancroft & Co. printers. Not cancelled. Corner Telegraph Stock Certificate Bodie and issues: go ear and cut short. . Marvelous! Union Petroleum Company Hawthorne Telephone and Telegraph Company stock certificates survive as collectible reminders of an oil venture that stock certificate, No. 44, 20 shares issued to failed. However it was the first California oil well and launched the Richard Noonan on Oct. 15, 1892. This historic document was printed state’s petroleum industry with an 1876 gusher north of Los Angeles. by the H.S. Crocker Company and has an ornate border around it. This Est. $200-400 HWAC# 119394 item is hand signed by the Company’s President, Thomas Leggett and its Secretary. The certificate was signed on the reverse side by Lot# 2318 Mattole, California 1865 Early J.S. Cain for a dividend payment. Thomas Leggett and J.S. Cain were California Oil Stock Certificate, 1865 Early both on the Board of Directors for the company. The town of Bodie Humboldt County Oil Certificate. # 43 for 10 was a Boomtown in 1876, with a population of 5000-7000 by 1879. It shares to Thomas Wells. Signed by secretary became a ghost town by 1915, and is now a state historic park. J.S. Cain Heiser and president Palmer(?). Dateline came to Bodie at the age of 25 looking to make his fortune in business. Mattole, February 20, 1866. Printed at top, “200 He built an empire one piece at a time. One of his first businesses acres of land, Upper Mattole Valley, Humboldt County, Cal.”Britton & was barging timber across Mono Lake to Bodie. Cain successfully Rey printer. Oil rig vignette. 25c Power of Att’y revenue stamp. Some ran mines, including being President of the Southern Consolidated slight staining and three vertical folds. Cut unevenly left. Est. $200- Mining Co.; in 1890 he purchased the Bodie Bank from E. L. Benedict 300 HWAC# 119397 and began buying property around town. By the time California State Lot# 2319 Napa City, California 1865 Allen & Parks took over the town, the Cain family owned a majority of Bodie. Hand canceled, clean certificate. Ken Prag Collection Est. $150-200 Sutter Petroleum Comp’s stock - very early HWAC# 118048 California Oil Stock This is a simple certificate with color and history for a very short lived Lot# 2324 Los Angeles County, California company. # 407 for 100 shares to L Upson on South Coast Yacht Club Stock Certificate, Los November 24, 1865. Dateline Napa City. Signed Angeles, 1903 Cert. #54, issued for 1 share by secretary GW Towle and president WW to F.J. Whitney and signed by Eugene Overton Stillwagon. Small allegorical vignette. Red underprint “unassessable.” as secretary and Herbert Pease as president. Printed on bottom, “1440 acres of land in Humboldt Co., Cal.” By 1866 Issued at Los Angeles. The South Coast Yacht work had been suspended and there was no indication when or if Club was founded in 1901 and twenty years it might resume. “it is evident that stockholders are tired of paying later merged with the Los Angeles Motor Boat assessments, while those laboring are dissatisfied with not receiving Club to form the Los Angeles Yacht Club. The group built a “clubhouse” remuneration for their labor.”[Mining & Scientific Press, 1866] Est. on Terminal Island and rented the space of the Catalina Yacht Club $200-300 HWAC# 119398 from the Salt Lake Railroad. The South Coast Yacht Club held yacht races including a Transpacific race (info form Los Angeles Yacht Club Lot# 2320 Pontiac, Michigan 1865 China website). The certificate has and eagle vignette. Tight trim on top Petroleum Company Stock, Pontiac, border. Uncancelled. Rare. Est. $100-150 HWAC# 111757 Michigan - We Believe it is One of A Kind VERY EARLY AND VERY RARE MICHIGAN Lot# 2325 Mendocino County, California OIL.# 27 for 15 shares to H Castle on November Pacific Coast Redwood Stock, Mendocino 17, 1865! Dateline Pontiac, Michigan. Oil field County, California Very nice and scarce vignette! Six panels - one has been sun bleached. Est. $200-500 Mendocino County stock. Red pen cancels. VF. HWAC# 119396 Est. $70-100 HWAC# 111945 View complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at FHWAC.com 99

DAY 2 Fri, June 26 Category / Sub Category DAY 2 Fri June 26 Stocks & Bonds / Other Lot# 2326 Mendocino County, California Lot# 2331 San Francisco, California Pacific Noyo Grape Packing Co. Stock, Mendocino Coast Jockey Club Stock Certificate, Horse County, California Rare stock certificate Racing, San Francisco Cert. #A116, issued from Mendocino County with low certificate in 1923 to Freida Vocke Doak for one share. #5 issued for one share. There were very few Signed by Howard Spreckels as secretary and certificates ever issued by this company as it the vice president (illegible). Great vignette was incorporated in 1898, and our certificate of two horses and jockeys running neck and issued in 1922 is only #5! Signed by the company president and neck to the finish. Inc. in Delaware. The Pacific secretary. Uncancelled. Est. $80-120 HWAC# 111940 Coast Jockey Club opened Ingleside Racetrack in 1895. Horse racing in the bay area dated back to 1847, with the first formal race held Lot# 2327 Napa, California c1870’s Napa and near Mission Delores (outsidelands.org). The track was located in the Sonoma Wine Company Stock Certificates (2 southwestern part of San Francisco just off Ocean Road (later Ocean count) 2 half sheet crisp u/i stock certificates with Ave). After the turn of the century business declined and the track two women and leaves vignette. Circa 1872. No folds was sold to the California Jockey Club. The last races there were in or perforations. Est. $180-300 HWAC# 61760 Dec. 1905. The track never re-opened after the 1906 earthquake. The certificate is very rare and in very good condition. There is a small chit missing from the lower left corner. View photos. Uncancelled. Est. Lot# 2328 San Francisco, California January 1st, 1873 $400-800 HWAC# 111755 Board of Public Works Montgomery Avenue $1000 Bond No. 11 State of California Board of Public Works, Lot# 2332 San Francisco, California 1885 City & County of San Francisco Montgomery Avenue Schmidt Label & Lithographic Co. Stock Bond, No. 11 for $1000. Uncancelled. 47 coupons Great graphics from a famous San Francisco attached.Signed by Alexander Austin, Tax Collector; company known for good graphics. Issued to Richard H. Stretch, City & County Surveyor; William James H. Garrett for 20 shares of the Schmidt Alvord, President of the Board of Public Works & Label & Lithographic Co., Cancelled. Est. $100- Mayor of the City & County of San Francisco. 17” x 11”. Black print 200 HWAC# 119770 on tan paper with orange under print. Vignettes of City with Bay in distance at center, miner at right, laborer at left, Seal of City and Lot# 2333 San Francisco, California California County on top, monogram MAB at bottom, U.S. of American shield in Chinese Fireworks Stock Certificate With corners, thick, ornate decorative border. Embossed seal of the Board of Explosions, Dragons & Chinese Letters Public Works on bottom left. Square purple property stamp from the What a beautiful stock certificate. California University of California on top corners, faint and barely visible on right flag, a serpent, fireworks and Chinese letters corner. Wrinkles and creases, edges worn with some small chips on in purples, blues, reds and pink. Issued for 1 left edge, discoloration consistent with age. Protected in sealed plastic share. In EF condition. Small red Cancelled on archivist board, reverse not inspected. Several lawsuits resulted stamp at lower left corner. Est. $70-100 HWAC# 111944 due to the issuance and not payment of these bonds. The Act known as the “Montgomery Avenue Act allowed the City to take private lands Lot# 2334 San Jose, California 1900s for the development and straightening of Montgomery Avenue issuing California Bank Stock Certs A group of 19 these bonds for damages to private landholders. Rare. We have seen banking stock certificates from such California one other bond like this that sold in 2018, but in very poor condition. banking institutions as The Anglo California This is the finest example we know of. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 116897 National Bank, San Jose National Bank, The San Francisco National Ban and others. All are in Lot# 2329 San Francisco, California Tuna good condition. Est. $100-120 HWAC# 118844 Shark Corporation Stock, Bay Area, Lot# 2335 Stanislaus, California Tuna & Crab Fishing Interesting California 1853 Stanislaus California stock we have never encountered. A Central Bridge Company lease was awarded the Tuna Shark Corporation Stock Certificate (Gold by the Board of Port Commissioners for 420 Rush with Great Vignette!) square feet of office space in the Clay Street Nice Gold Rush Piece! Pier. The company is remodeling a war surplus Perhaps the most interesting vessel for tuna and other types of fishing (Oakland Board of Port part of the certificate is the Commissioners, 1949). The Tuna Shark was owned and skippered by vignettes by ‘Hyatt’ (a name Bernard M. Reaves, president of the Tuna Shark Corporation of San we don’t ever see!). Three Francisco. A converted submarine chaser, the craft is now equipped vignettes at top: paddle as a virtual floating crab processing ship (1952, Pacific Fisherman). steamer on river, horse- The certificate was issued in 1949 for 400 shares and signed by the drawn carriage crossing president, Arthur N. Miller. Uncanceled. Est. $80-120 HWAC# 111816 bridge, and locomotive at station. 50 year charter beginning in October Lot# 2330 San Francisco, California 1890 1852. No. 105, issued to Benjamin Moulton for one share on March Eureka Roller-Bearings Company with 4th, 1853 in Sonora. Signed by president Byrne and secretary Lewis C. Gunn. Not cancelled. Black print on thin paper. Printed by Dispatch unique vignette and tie to horse racing # Office, San Francisco. 6.5 x 9” Folds, creases, toning. The company’s 306 for 500 shares to RW Hunt. Signed by plan was to build an iron suspension bridge above the Stanislaus G Richard Layton and president AT Hatch. River. The company directors had not yet approved the completion Dateline San Francisco August 9, 1890. of the bridge and insisted that additional cables were needed, when, Incorporated April 10, 1889. Not cancelled. Vignette shows a train on a on November 19, 1853, the bridge collapsed as a wagon and team dock next to a steam ship. Extra nice - no edge, corner or discoloration of horses were crossing it. Augustin Hale and his partners paid the issues. An 1894 ad promoted their roller bearings as guaranteed for company’s debts with their own money. PO Byrne had operated a 25,000 miles, absolutely dust proof, can’t be tampered with, etc. But ferry across the Stanislaus as early as 1849. This crossing was known just exactly what were these bearing used for? “Records reduced two as Waterville and later Poker Flat (written about by Bret Harte). Est. and a half to five seconds with these bearings by all horses that have $500-700 HWAC# 119399 used sulkies fitted with them.” A good old-fashioned trotting race! Est. $80-150 HWAC# 119410 100 June & July 2020

DAY 2 Fri June 26 Category / Sub Category DAY 2 Fri June 26 Stocks & Bonds / Other Lot# 2336 Todd’s Valley, California 1854 Lot# 2338 Weaverville, California 1857 Todd’s Valley Water Company Stock # 5! Weaverville & Shasta Wagon Road Co. Stock For 3 1/3 shares of the 320 shares available. Certificate Rare Gold Rush. Usually unissued. To P Powell and Huber. Signed by HW Brown This is No. 90, issued for two shares to J. Goss and president Huber. Located in Placer County. & Co. on Oct. 3rd, 1857. Signed by president Reverse shows transfer of stock in 1865. Burch and secretary A. McPhee. Pen cancelled. Uncancelled, Small tears top and bottom edge. Very nice. Came with Black print on blue paper. 4 x 7.25” Cut unevenly on left. Folds, some this history, Todd’s Valley was first settled by Dr. Todd, who built a log toning. Signed on the back by the treasurer. The company built and house for a store and hotel, on the site of his present residence, at his operated a toll road in the Trinity Mountains in North California. ranch in the lower suburbs of the town, in June, 1849. The location at The road was surfaced with planks. The company is one of the that time was the most eligible one to be found north of the Middle earliest California turnpike companies. William Lowden formed the Fork of the American River, and was the proper distance from the river Weaverville and Shasta Wagon Road in 1857 to provide upgraded to catch all the travel from the old diggings in EI Dorado county to the thoroughfare over Trinity and Brown’s Mountains. Ken Prag Collection new placers at Stony Bar ,Horseshoe Bar and Rester’s Bar. We found Est. $200-500 HWAC# 103447 a reference to Todds Valley Ditch Company which built more than 12 miles of works with a 400 inch capacity operating between 1856 and Lot# 2339 Yuba County, 1859. The town of Todd’s Valley was nearly destroyed by a fire in 1859 California 1852 Very Early and eventually lost out much of its population to Yankee’s Fork, the Yuba County, CA Bond nearest town. Apparently the company stayed alive for some ten years, Early Yuba County bond. at least. Prag Collection Ken Prag Collection Est. $500-600 HWAC# 85241 #43 to Arthur S Barber $500 7%. Signed by Judge Henry Lot# 2337 Tuolumne County, California Tuolumne County Water P Ham. Neither Ham nor Company Stocks Issued to Barber are listed in Bancroft. California Pioneers Lot of four. “Yuba County was one of 1) W. J. Foster. Foster arrived in the original counties of 1847 with the army as part of the California, formed in 1850 at New York Volunteers. 2) John Sime the time of statehood. Parts of arrived as a 49er. He was an early the county’s territory were given to Placer County in 1851, to Nevada contractor, state legislature in the County in 1851 and to Sierra County in 1852. The county was named 1850’s and a San Francisco banker. after the Yuba River by Captain John Sutter for the Maidu village Yubu, 3) # 3394 to A. E. Hooker. He Yupu or Juba near the confluence of the Yuba and Feather rivers. served as a First Lieutenant int he General Mariano Vallejo stated that the river was named Uba by an Army in 1849 in California. 4) # 939 to John Stewart. Stewart arrived exploring expedition in 1824 because of the quantities of wild grapes in California in 1835 and stayed the rest of his life. Died in San Diego. which they found growing on its banks.” from wikipedia. Creases. Prag Emigrants who rushed to California after the discovery of gold in Collection. Ken Prag Collection Est. $250-1000 HWAC# 83214 1848 discovered an environment whose climate and geography were sharply different from home. It cycled between periods of wet and dry, drought and flood and quickly emphasized the importance water Lot# 2340 California Two Rare management. As well as its domestic importance, large quantities of California Telephone Stocks Both water were essential to large scale mining operations and the control Issued in 1900 Two very nice California telephone stocks. Includes the People’s of water became key. Miners were tied to the area by the availability Mutual Telephone Company, issued at of water, which eroded the gold from the mountains and deposited San Francisco in 1900. Inc. in California it in Columbia. Soon the control of water became the biggest and most complex struggle facing miners, and Columbia epitomized this in 1895. Very attractive and ornate stock. struggle. The Hildreth party has been given the credit for discovering Also, California Automatic Telephone gold in the area, although other evidence points toward a small Company, issued at San Francisco in settlement of miners from Mexico. Nevertheless, the Americans moved 1900. We have not seen either of these in quickly once they heard of the plentiful gold and a ready supply of stocks before, so they are rare. Both in water. After their arrival in March 1850 a typical hot and dry summer very good condition. Uncanceled. Est. followed. Winter brought miners back to the Columbia area following $120-200 HWAC# 111796 the rains and the return of the seasonal creek. Those merchants who managed to survive the summer quickly realized that maintaining Lot# 2341 California their business relied on a steady supply of water, and local miners California Stock Certs realized that a reliable supply of water was needed to find the gold all Including Paramount year around in this location. Together, they established to Tuolumne Pictures This is a great County Water Company (TCWC) in June of 1851. The Tuolumne County collection of 39 stock Water Company was set up as an employee owned and controlled certificates issued by various company. Founders went to surrounding areas raising expectations companies like San Francisco and investors. At the end of June 1951, 160 shares of stock had been Textile Mills, Miller California sold, the route had been surveyed, and workers were celebrating. Pie Corporation, South Bay Their efforts to tap into first Five Mile creek, then the south fork of the Consolidated Water and, for Stanislaus River was largely unsuccessful, as the creeks were dry and you showbiz buffs, Paramount the rivers were low as was usual in the summer months. After almost Pictures. Some are used and canceled, some not. A good deal. Est. a year water finally arrived, but there was not enough to sustain full $100-150 HWAC# 118845 mining operations, and the company was forced to borrow money for capital investments in sawmills, roads and equipment. The Tuolumne County Water Company incorporated in Septem Ken Prag Collection Est. $200-500 HWAC# 112041 View complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at FHWAC.com 101

DAY 2 Fri, June 26 Category / Sub Category DAY 2 Fri June 26 Stocks & Bonds / Other Lot# 2342 Colorado Georgetown Tunnel Lot# 2347 Hawaii 1900’s California-Hawaiian Transportation Co 2 stocks and 2 bonds Development Co. 2 certificates. Incorp. 1911 for Georgetown Tunnel Transportation California and operated the Ralston Divide Gravel Company. 1) 70 shares of Georgetown Tunnel Mine in Placer County, according to the California Transportation Co. cert # 559 issued to F. State Mining Bureau, 1922. The Ralston Divide lies H. Shoemaker on July 2, 1918. Signed by C. between Long Canyon and Middle Fork of American A. Bashe, sec. Green border with light green River. No. 292, I/U, 100 shares @ $1.00 par. Issued paper, gold company seal. Vignette of men with August, 1916.. Signed by president, secretary Green full train coming out of tunnel. Inc. CO.Printed: GOES. 2) 25 shares of border, and three different mining vignettes incl. a Georgetown Tunnel Transportation Co. cert. # 225 issued to Francis hydraulic mining scene, revenue stamp. Printed by H. Shoemaker on Nov 22, 1920. Signed by C.A. Basse, secy. orange the Union Litho Co., Oakland. EF, #997, U/U, dateline 19__. AU. Ken Prag border with light orange paper, gold company seal. Vignette of men Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 115999 with full train coming out of tunnel. Inc. CO. 3) $100 1st Mortgage 8% convertible Gold Bond Series A, # 305 of Georgetown Tunnel Lot# 2348 Hawaii 1900’s Hutchinson Transportation Company. Blue border and seal. Vignette of eagle with Sugar Plantation Co. One of the oldest spread wings at top center of certificate. 13 coupons. Signed C A Basse. sugar companies dating from the American Printed: Central Banknote Company Chicago. 4) $50 1st Mortgage Civil War period. The company was formed 8% Convertible Gold Bond Series A cert # 1143 of Georgetown in 1868 by Alexander Hutchinson, although Tunnel Transportation Company. Principal due May 1, 1937. Brown there were cane farms in the area before border and seal. Vignette of eagle with spread wings at top center of that. Link to history : http://www2.hawaii. certificate. 12 coupons. Signed C A Basse. Colorado tunnel through edu/~speccoll/p_kauhut.html. #39, I/C, issued 50 shares, not dated several mountains. 14.25” x 9.5” Location: Colorado. Printed: Central (dateline 19__) Green, “Honolulu Certificate” top. Embossed seal, Banknote Company, Chicago. Ken Prag Collection Est. $200-500 HWAC# Vignette top plantation and workers, bottom workers collecting cane. 77274 SHARES $15 EACH green underprint. Halpin Litho Co. VF. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 115997 Lot# 2343 Colorado 1875-1942 Ten Different Colorado Stock Certifiicates Mining Lot# 2349 Hawaii 1911 International Industrial Fuel Etc. Lot of ten different stock Immigration and Colonization Assoc., certificates from the State of Colorado, c1875- LTD Incorp Dec. 24, 1910 . Committee on 1942. Includes: El Paso County Industrial Immigration and Naturalization during Association, Colorado Springs, Colo, issued, 1911, entered into an agreement with the signed, 1875; Salina Mining & Milling Company International Immigration and Colonization of Boulder County, unissued, 1870’s; Unadilla Association for the introduction of small Mining Company, issued, signed, 1880; The parties of Russian immigrants. … During the Colorado Mine Developing Company, issued, signed, 1880; The Zephyr period in which the agreement existed, 266 Russians were brought Mining Company, issued, signed, canceled, 1881; The Pennsylvania into the Territory . Issued and Uncancelled, certificate # 5 for 5 shares Town Company, issued, signed, 1888; The Newfoundland Gold issued Jan. 30, 1911, Black, gold seal, Capitol limited to only 50 shs Mining Company, unissued, 1880’s; The Gold Exploration Company, of $1,000 each. Left vignette of a map of the Pacific with trade route issued, signed, canceled, 1899, with transfer stamps; The Out West lines all drawn toward the central point of Honolulu. Gold sunburst Trading Company, issued, signed, 1905; and The Rocky Mountain Fuel underprint. Goes printer. Rare. EF Ken Prag Collection Est. $80-150 Company, issued, signed, 1942. Many with vignettes. See photo for HWAC# 115887 more details. Ken Prag Collection Est. $150-250 HWAC# 117362 Lot# 2350 Hawaii 1911 International Lot# 2344 Dakota Territory County of Immigration and Colonization Assoc., Lawrence, DT Bonds (2) 2 paid $50 and $500 LTD Incorp Dec. 24, 1910 . Committee on refunding bonds. 1 top crease. 1883. Ken Prag Immigration and Naturalization during Collection Est. $150-250 HWAC# 80115 1911, entered into an agreement with the International Immigration and Colonization Association for the introduction of small parties of Russian immigrants. … During the period in which the agreement existed, 266 Russians were brought into the Territory . Issued and Uncancelled, certificate # 6 for 5 shares Lot# 2345 South Dakota Bond of the issued Jan. 30, 1911, Black, gold seal, Capitol limited to only 50 shs of $1,000 each. Left vignette of a map of the Pacific with trade route Lawrence County Dakota Territory This is a lines all drawn toward the central point of Honolulu. Gold sunburst bond certificate in the County of Lawrence in underprint. Goes printer. Rare. EF Ken Prag Collection Est. $80-150 the Territory of Dakota dated 1889. Please see HWAC# 115888 photos for details. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100- 200 HWAC# 110531 Lot# 2351 Hawaii 1904-13 American- Lot# 2346 Hawaii 1900’s American-Japanese Hawaiian Steam Ship Company 4 certificates Inc. in 1899 in New Jersey. . This company was Investment Co., LTD. 10 certificates. Incorp. formed in 1899 to carry cargos of sugar from 1917 Territory of Hawaiit, he company was Hawaii to the United States and manufactured formed for Japanese people in Hawaii to buy goods back to Hawaii. Brothers-in-law George home sites and invest in Hawaii.. Post WW1 and Dearborn and Lewis Henry Lapham were the pre-WWII issued certificates. Dates from 197-30. key players in the founding of the company began with three ships, Shares $1.00 ea. Green and Black, eagle vignette. operated nine by 1904 and was operating seventeen by 1911. During Some have revenue stamps. VF-EF condition. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 115995 World War II, twelve of the company’s ships were commissioned into the United States Navy, a further five were sunk by submarines or mines during the conflict. All certificates I/C, issued 1904-13, Green, embossed seal, vignette steamship undersail. Three certificates have revenue stamps. American Bank Note Co. printer, EF Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-220 HWAC# 115885 102 June & July 2020

DAY 2 Fri June 26 Category / Sub Category DAY 2 Fri June 26 Stocks & Bonds / Other Lot# 2352 Chicago, Illinois Lake Michigan & Lake Lot# 2359 New York National Life Preserver Superior Transportation Co. Stock Cert. #150, Company Stock Certificate, WWI U Boat issued to Wm. H. Crump for 4 shares in 1899. Inc. Rescue Cert. issued in 1922. The company in Illinois. Signed by Joseph Austrian as president made life preservers during WW I to protect and the company secretary. Nice vignette of a large against U Boat sinkings. This is a rarely seen passenger steamer at the top. The company for many certificate. Sone fold splits, but not bad. years operated passenger and freight steamers on Lake Uncancelled. Est. $80-120 HWAC# 111951 Michigan and Superior. The company was the oldest operator and grew quite large. It took control of the Lot# 2360 New York Bernard Madoff steamer Manitou, a large steamship, 295’ in length. The Investment Securities Stock Confirmation ship was quite costly and luxurious (Journal of the American Society Slip- Market Fraudster Bernie Madoff had of Naval Engineers, 1894). This rare certificate is very attractive and been the head of the N.A.S.D. and a respected unseen before by us. Tiny fold split at the bottom right fold. Uncanceled. member of the investment community. And Est. $400-800 HWAC# 119592 then, he committed the largest fraud in U.S. history. His clients at one point were down Lot# 2353 Maine 1907 National Automatic nearly $65 Billion before some of it was ultimately recovered years Arms & Ammunition Company Stock Printed later. It was basically a ponzi scheme. Get new money in and spend it by American Bank Note of Boston, issued 24th on yourself. When too many ask for their money back at the same time, of December 1907 to Lawrence B. Pinchery one there is no money. This is a trade confirmation for the purchase of 700 share of the par value of One Hundred Dollars Bell Atlantic shares for $57,400. It turns out that nearly every trade in the National Automatic Arms & Ammunition that Madoff Securities did never occurred. As a market maker, they Company. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 119772 could print the trade on the tape, even if it was a fake trade. The name and the address of the investor is blacked out to protect their identity. Lot# 2354 Boston, Massachusetts Samuel Madoff was arrested in December, 2008, eleven years after this trade Adams- Boston Beer Stock Certificate confirmation. Est. $100-150 HWAC# 111960 Beautiful certificate issued for 1 share of this wildly popular beer maker. Samuel Adams Lot# 2361 New York North American Wireless beer has become one of America’s favorites Corporation Bond Certificate, 1910 $100 Bond and this company has been a huge success. The Certificate #78 issued in 1910 from the North introduction of the company’s hard seltzer set American Wireless Corporation. The company was off another massive growth period for the company. The certificate is incorporated in Maine, with offices in New York very colorful. It shows Samuel Adams, Brewer, Patriot. In each corner City. The company operated Commercial Radio are green hops, used for brewing beer. The certificate is stamped, (wireless) telephone, sparkless (overland) wireless “Canceled” on the back and non-redeemable and non-transferable. In telegraph and all forms of wireless transmission. EF condition. Est. $150-250 HWAC# 111953 The company was capitalized with $10 Million and planned to amalgamate nearly a dozen wireless Lot# 2355 Northhampton, Massachusetts companies including DeForest Radio Telephone Company, Universal 1902 Williams Manufacturing Company Wireless Co, Atlantic Radio Co, Pacific Radio Co, and others. The Stock Great vignette of the baskets that this company held over 80 patents (Salt Lake City Herald Republican, company produced. Certificate #49, 213 shares 1910). “More men are now in prison or under indictment for selling issued to Henry L Williams who also signed stock in wireless telephone and telegraph companies than any other as President while Robert G. Williams was line of business.”, according to Munsey’s Magazine, 1912. This included Treasurer. Est. $150-300 HWAC# 119773 Lee De Forest, who was involved in this enterprise with his company Lot# 2356 Nebraska Nebraska Industrial Stock one of the participants. The bond is in very good condition. Signed by the company officers. Broun-Green, N.Y. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 111835 Certificates (2) Two stock certificates from Nebraska industrial companies. Includes: The Lot# 2362 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1801 Automatic Loom Company, 1899. In virtually all Asylum Company 1801 (YES 1801) stock automatic looms, the shuttle is replenished by certificate! # 685 to James Gibson. Signed by automatically replacing the exhausted bobbin secretary Gibson and president Archibald McCall. with a full one. Also, The Funk Grain & Elevator Torn/cut roughly However, the meat of the Company, 1920, Funk, Nebraska, signed by two certificate is untouched and in amazing condition Funks.Both certificates are uncancelled and in being over 200 years old. This was a land company very good condition. Est. $80-120 HWAC# 111793 that Robert Morris heavily invested in. Morris Lot# 2357 Nevada The Anchor Chain Inc. was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, Stock Certificate, Ocean Liner With Anchors became known as the financier of the Revolution, delegate to the second Continental Congress and United States Senator. in Each Corner Very unique stock from the He would go deeply in debt in land speculation during the Panic of Anchor Chain, Incorporated. Inc. in Nevada in 1796 and 97. Although Asylum Land was meant to be an endeavor by 1923. The title pretty much describes what this French émigrés, prominent Senator Robert Morris and Pennsylvania company manufactured. Great photographic Comptroller General John Nicholson created the Asylum Company in vignette of an ocean liner at top center, with April 1793. The company’s Articles of Agreement laid out the business an anchor in all four corners. Rare, not seen plan for an area that would consist of one million acres covering a before by us. Uncancelled. Est. $100-150 HWAC# 111756 large part of what are today Bradford, Sullivan, and Lycoming counties. Lot# 2358 Fort Stanton, New Mexico July 1, 1885 El The site of Asylum was a small fraction of this area, only sixteen hundred acres, but the company intended to sell the remaining land Capitan Lincoln County Stock Certificates Three to future French émigrés. Without the financial support of Morris and signed stock certs issued by The El Capitan Land & Nicholson, Asylum would not have been possible. The businessmen’s Cattle Company of Fort Stanton, Lincoln County, New financial risks and eventual bankruptcy, however, were also part of the Mexico. Signed by M.E. Richardson (President.) and colony’s demise. Est. $500-800 HWAC# 119420 C.S Thurber (Secretary). There are creases, but in very sharp condition. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 117181 View complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at FHWAC.com 103

DAY 2 Fri, June 26 Category / Sub Category DAY 2 Fri June 26 Stocks & Bonds / Other Lot# 2363 South Carolina 1865 Sea Island Lot# 2368 1865 American Express Company Company Stock with vignette of Slaves stock American Express Company, which was Picking Cotton and Signed by Alfred Ely # 34 formed in 1850 and disbanded by law in 1860, for 10 shares to Cody on December 1, 1865 in recapitalized in 1861. The pioneer service New York. This was an attempt by Northerners transported valuables, currency, mail and to make money in the south at the end of commodities across the country, expanding the war. It was formed to continue cotton to banking and tourism after 1869. # 1766, production on the islands of South Carolina. I/C, 4 shares @ $500 ea issued March 1865, Black, no seal, vignette Alfred Ely signs as President. During the Civil War Congressman eagle atop circle w/dog face train on left and ships on right. Signed Ely was one of the silly tourists that came out to watch the battle of by co-founder William G. Fargo later President of American Express Bull Run on a hill overlooking the battle. At this battle he was taken and founder of Wells Fargo, and Alexander Holland, the son-in-law of prisoner by the Confederates and sent to Libby Prison in Richmond, the third founder, John Butterfield. Also signed by John Butterfield as Virginia. Ely spent 6 months there. Est. $200-300 HWAC# 119412 V.P. founder of The Butterfield Overland Mail Company which was the longest stage line in the world. The line operated from 1858 to 1861 Lot# 2364 Utah Utah Non-Mining, Lumber and from Calif to the East Coast. EF Est. $600-900 HWAC# 117553 Irrigation 1. J. C. Weeter Lumber Company Stock - # 14 for 5 1/3 shares to Fred L Parker. Signed Lot# 2369 Liberty Loan Bond of 1917, $50 by HB Weeter and JC Weeter. Dateline Park City Denomination $50 Liberty Load Bond of 1898. Shares $125 each. Handwritten ‘Seal’ Salt 1917 in very fine condition. The United States Lake Litho printer. Pen cancelled. Discoloration of America, for Value Received Promises to left side. 2. Dry Creek Reservoir and Irrigation Pay To The Bearer The Sum of Fifty Dollars. Company Stock - # 44 for 30 shares to John W Lady Liberty at the right and Thomas Jefferson to the left. 53 coupons Taylor. Signed by William Fairbaum and Peter P attached. Est. $1000-1500 HWAC# 111826 Sorensen. Dateline Draper (rare) 1892. Located in Draper, Salt Lake County. Wheat vignette. Merchant Printing, Salt Lot# 2370 Orbital Sciences Stock Certificate Lake. Not cancelled. Issues, though small, throughout border. Ken Prag With Planets and the Galaxy Vignette Collection Est. $300-600 HWAC# 117909 Beautiful certificate from Orbital Sciences which merged with A.T.K. to become Orbital Lot# 2365 Virginia Confederate Bond, 1863, A.T.K. Then the company became part of $500 from Richmond, Virginia Very nice Northrup-Grumman. These certificates have confederate bond issued at Richmond, Virginia been prized by collectors for many years, and in 1863 for $500. In very fine condition. Seven it has been many years since you could get an issued one. Stunning coupons below. CR 124. Est. $200-300 HWAC# view of Saturn and the galaxy. Issued for 1 share. In VF, uncancelled 111932 condition. Est. $70-100 HWAC# 111957 Lot# 2371 Nome, Alaska Wild Goose Mining Lot# 2366 West Virginia 1877 Coal River Nav. & Trading Co Stock, Alaska, Signed by Bond Cert Unique bond certificate issued by The Charles D. Lane, Nome Founder Beautiful Navigation Company of Coal River, a West Virginia certificate from the Wild Goose Mining and company. All the payment tabs are in place and the Trading Company issued in 1902. Location of cert is cancelled. Piece is in very good condition. Ken Works: Alaska printed on the certificate. Two Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 117183 vignettes of sailing ships and a miner working the sluice box. Large underprint in orange of the “wild goose”. This is certificate #524, issued for 500 shares to George E. Roberts and signed by C.D. (Charles) Lane, one of the founders of Nome, Alaska. Gold was Lot# 2367 New discovered at Nome in 1898. Charles D. Lane, an experienced mining London, Wisconsin entrepreneur who had become wealthy from mining enterprises in the 1917 Thomas Lower 48, paid a sizeable price to buy into the gold rush. He arrived Edison signature in Nome in 1899 and established the Wild Goose Mining and Trading on Wisconsin Company with a capitalization of over $1 million. A prominent Nome Cabinet and Panel resident, he was president of the Company which had rich operations Company Stock in the Anvil Creek area, and he was instrumental in building and Signed as president operating the regions first railroad. In 1905, Charles Lane sold most of and endorsed on his holdings in the Wild Goose Mining and Trading Company, because back. Sheet that of dissatisfaction with his partners, although he apparently retained stays with book a cordial feeling toward the company (Nome News 1905). Other info is still attached from encyberpedia, BLM and oldcompany.com. Printed by Britton & and says the stock Rey, S.F. View to inspect condition. Very rare. Est. $400-800 HWAC# was made out to 111783 Thomas Edison. Also signed by Edison’s secretary H. F. Miller as secretary. Cut Lot# 2372 Rampart City, Alaska Rampart cancelled into both signatures, but back signature totally intact. Nice City Gold Mines Stock Certificate, Alaska, looking cert. This signature, and the company, are a direct reflection 1906 Cert. #1270, issued for 6,000 shares in 1906. Rampart, Alaska on the masthead. Three on the Edison phonograph. This certificate was signed in 1917; the mining vignettes. The Rampart mining district year that the United States joined World War I. One of Edison’s favorite was located in the Yukon River region. Gold was achievement was to help place a phonograph into most units where discovered in 1893 and the city was a trading American soldiers could listen to music they loved! Thomas Edison bought the Wisconsin Cabinet and Panel Company in New London, post. Located 650 miles down the Yukon River Wisconsin, to make phonograph cabinets and the fine veneers that from Dawson, Northwest Territory. The town had a rush in 1898. The covered the more expensive models. [Thomas Edison in West Orange certificate is in very good condition with a few small pinholes at top by Wirth] We just sold a heavily punched Edison signature on a stock left. Uncancelled. Est. $100-150 HWAC# 111954 for $2,600. Est. $2000-3000 HWAC# 119411 104 June & July 2020

DAY 2 Fri June 26 Category / Sub Category DAY 2 Fri June 26 Stocks & Bonds / Mining Lot# 2373 Alaska Alaska Mining Stock Collection Lot# 2378 Coconino, Francis, Arizona Val 1. Troy Mining & Development Co. - No. 44 for Verdi Copper Company Ltd. Stock Certificate 100 shares of 10,000 shares total to M Greenberg. Number 814 for 2 shares to Charles E Almy in Signed by secretary Otto Ryst and president Ernest 1899. Signed by GM Fennell and GS Upston(?). H Ludwig. Dateline 1897. Incorporated July 8, 1895 Only a pinhole and dogear upper right mar (handwritten). 2. Lot of 4. 1) Hubbard-Elliott Copper this excellent stock certificate. This company Company. Valdez Cordova County. Issued in 1918, owned the mine in Francis (4 shafts, 1000 feet, not cancelled. Orange border and black print, great surface vignette 50 miners), a smelter that processed the Blue Bell mine in Copper labelled “Elizabeth Mine.” Pinholes, folds. 2) Alaska-British Columbia Basin, the townsite of Val Verdi short railroad, water company, electric Metals Company. Issued in 1922, not cancelled. Brown border, company, etc. [Garbani] Est. $130-300 HWAC# 62963 black print, and eagle vignette. Folds, pinholes, soiling. 3) White Horse Mining Company. Issued in 1901, not cancelled. Black border Lot# 2379 Eureka District, Arizona 1864 and print, 3 mining vignettes. Heavy folds, creases, toning. 4) The Cocamunga Mining Company Stock Rare Northwestern Development Syndicate, Ltd. Issued in 1901 in Nelson, early Arizona mining stock with a very low British Columbia. Not cancelled. Black border and elk vignette. Folds, number. # 8 for 57 shares to Fitch. Signed creases. 3. Six Alaska 1897-1909 Mining Stock Certificates (6). Ken Prag by McComb and president Eugene Crowell. Collection Est. $400-900 HWAC# 117911 Dateline San Francisco 1864. Incorporated April of 1864. Small 5c and 20c revenue stamps. Not cancelled. Lot# 2374 Alaska Alaska Mining Stock Collection Harrison & Co San Francisco printer. We found no information on this 1. Early and lucky number 13 for 20 shares to mine with a quick search. Prag Collection Ken Prag Collection Est. $200- William T Coleman. Signed by Jonathan O’Brien and 600 HWAC# 86021 CC Kinsey president., Dateline San Francisco 1886. Lot# 2380 Gila County, Arizona 1881 Borva Incorporated April of 1884. Not cancelled. AJ Leary Copper Mining Company Stock # A13 for 10 printer. 2. Alaska Gold Mines Company. Inc. in Maine. shares to Mary Ringwalt. Signed by Charles Issued in 1926, not canceled. Orange border, black Brooks and president George W Dunn. Dateline print and eagle vignette.Heavy folds, pinholes, soiling. 3. North Midas New York 1881. Crisp and clear mining vignette Copper Company of Alaska. Mine at Berg Creek. Inc. in Maine. Issued of a double track tunnel (seldom seen). in 1917, not cancelled. Red border, black print, and mining vignette. Franklin Bank Note printer. Not cancelled. Multiple folds. 4. Group of 10 - Electra Mining & Milling Co. (1902 and Excellent condition. A few pinholes and one 1905); Pocahontas Copper Queen MC (1908, Weaver District); Arizona folded corner. A real looker! Balch reports the Borva owns the Borva, Copper Belt MC (1927, Black Rock District); Angel Cons. MC (two Chausin, Sunrise and Sunset mines. The mines reportedly improved different, 1903); Oro Grande Mines Co. (two different, 1910); Camp as work progressed and were operating steadily, taking out 70 tons of “B” MC (1950); and The Standard Dollar Mining & Milling Co. (1902). Please inspect. Ken Prag Collection Est. $400-1000 HWAC# 117912 are a day. The ore averaced 23% copper. An 1882 letter from the Globe District reported that all miners are armed with the Apache troubles. Lot# 2375 Alaska Yukon-Klondike and Prag Collection Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-300 HWAC# 77002 Tanana Valley Mining & Dev. Co Stock Lot# 2381 Gila County, Arizona 1902-1919 Gila Certificate, 1898 Cert. #125, issued for 25 County Mining Stock Certificates & Bonds Lot shares in 1898. The Yukon-Klondike gold rush of 7. Included: International Copper Co. stock in the Klondike region of the Yukon began (Miami, 1919, eagle vignette); Mazatzal Copper in 1896. Tanana Valley is located in Central Company stock (Payson, 1907, mining vignette); Alaska. The company likely operated in both Arizona Commercial Copper Company stock regions. The company was incorporated in (Saddle Mt., Black Hawk District, 1911, mining Maine. Certificate has three mining vignettes. This is a rare Alaska vignettes); Copper Springs Mining Company stock. Uncancelled. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 111802 stock (Pinal Mountains, 1916); London-Arizona Lot# 2376 Ajo Mining District, Arizona 1883 Copper Company (two $1,000 bonds, Chilito, Ajo Mining and Development Company 1912); and Gila-Pinal Mines Company (1902, eagle feeding chicks vignette). Please inspect. Ken Prag Collection Est. $70-200 HWAC# 106793 Stock # 111 for 160 shares to Miss Dohan. Signed by secretary EG Hamersly and president Lot# 2382 Globe, Arizona 1881 Silver Nugget JB Baker. Dateline 1883 Camden. Incorporated Mining Company Stock Certificate Pair Lot December 1882. Not cancelled (stamp across of two. 1) Number 195 for 100 shares to ML middle says ‘Issued for Property). Underground Earle in green. 1881. Signed by Alvin Hill and mining vignette. Theo Leonhardt & Son printer. Heavy folds. Extremely C Rodgers. Printed by Mining Record Litho of nice. Prag Collection Ken Prag Collection Est. $200-500 HWAC# 77012 New York. 2) Number 2177 for 100 shares to JG Sands in white. 1881. Signed by Alvin Hill Lot# 2377 Amole Mining District, Pima County, Arizona 1884 Buena Vista Mining and ML Earle. Vignette of underground miners. Printed by Mining Record Litho of New York. Company of Arizona Stock Certificate 1884. Located in the Richmond Basin, the Silver Amole District, Number 35 for 500 shares to Nugget was one of a number of mines operating in the Globe District HH Person. Signed by Daniel Buck and Thomas between 1878 and 1893. Tenney (1929, p73) cites the Globe City Caswell(?). One vertical fold. Slight discoloration along the bottom Chronicle that reported there were 20 organized companies in the border of the fold. Excellent condition. The Amole District was an district in 1880. Among these was the Silver Nugget which operated unorganized Pima County mining district. The Amole Mining District a 6-stamp mill. Burchard (1881, p117) reports the mine produced had small deposits of low grade ore although the only profit made $19,272 in bullion for the calendar year 1880. He also reports the there was from the sale of claims and not from mining.1 Minerals Silver Nugget the second most important in the district. Several veins sought in the district included copper, lead, silver, and molybdenum. were being explored, ranging from 1 to 8 feet in width. One 12 inch This company was patented in 1880 when the Southern Pacific vein comprised high grade ore. Over all in very nice condition. Ken Prag Railroad arrived in Tucson. This (and other mines) were hoping Collection Est. $70-200 HWAC# 110942 to take advantage of the increased metal prices and the cheaper transportation to a closer train stop. (Laguna Collection) Est. $100- 200 HWAC# 59683 View complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at FHWAC.com 105

DAY 2 Fri, June 26 Category / Sub Category DAY 2 Fri June 26 Stocks & Bonds/ Mining Lot# 2383 Globe District, Maricopa County, Lot# 2387 Mohave County, Owen Mining Arizona 1877 Champion Silver Mining District, Arizona 1877 McCrackin Consolidated Company Stock We have not seen the company Mining Company Stock Certificate Location: before! # 105 for 31 shares to Colin Campbell. Owen Mining District, Mohave Co., Arizona Signed b y Jacob Hardy and HH Laning (printed at upper right). Consolidated in 1876. president. Dateline San Francisco 1877. Incorporated September 25, No. 341, issued for 250 shares to HH Allen 1876. Noit cancelled. Miner with pick vignette. Stain upper left. One on Dec. 7th, 1877 in San Francisco. Signed by the vice-president (JC crooked vertical fold. No edge of corner issues. The only information Balinar?) and secretary H. Aug. Whiting. Not cancelled. Black border we found on this company was that they were involved in a lawsuit in and print. Lith. Britton & Rey, SF. Pinholes, folds. 4 x 8.75” The mine was 1878. The 1878 ‘Mining Record’ reported in 1878 assessments had discovered by Jackson McCracken (notice slight spelling difference) in been levied, but no distributions had been made. Prag Collection Ken 1874. Located twelve miles from Greenwood, six miles north from Bill Prag Collection Est. $120-300 HWAC# 77001 Williams Fork. Owned three claims: the Alta, Senator, and Palmetto, on the crest of a mountain. In 1879, it was reported as having a shaft Lot# 2384 La Paz County, Arizona 1904-1952 365 ft. deep, and the vein explored with many tunnels. The ore is La Paz County, Arizona Mining Stock Group described as “earthy, oxidized ore, dry and friable, easily mined and Lot of 8, most different. Included: Consolidated milled.” Assays run from $25-70 per ton. Weekly ore extraction is 600 Arizona Mines (1931 and 1936); United tons. They also have a 20 stamp mill. The mine is described favorably Mines of Arizona (Bouse, 1916); Centroid and promising. [Ref: United States Annual Mining Review and Stock Consolidated Mines (Cunningham Pass Ledger, 1879, pg 217] Ken Prag Collection Est. $80-250 HWAC# 107437 Mining District, 1952): Viking GMC (Plomosa District, 1904); Mariquita Mining & Milling Lot# 2388 Mohave, Cedar Valley Mining Co. (Quartzite, 1919); and Harcuvar Copper Company (two different, District, Arizona 1881 Arnold Gold & Silver 1909, Wenden). Fair to good condition. Please inspect. Ken Prag Mining Company Stock and Receipt This is Collection Est. $80-250 HWAC# 107463 unusual in several ways. This is stock number 147 for 180 shares to Philip L. Horn. Signed Lot# 2385 Maricopa, Cave Creek District, by A Isador and Edward P Bates.Britton & Arizona Cave Creek District Stock Certificates Rey lithographers. Unusual design. ‘ARNOLD’ (4 count) 1-2) Consecutively numbered dominates this small certificate. Unusual Phoenix Mining Company stocks. 1887. No in that the receipt for the stock is included! issues except fading through the ‘Arizona’ on Incorporated in California with a home base in San Francisco. The one stock. In 1892 Rothwell reported that the stock is in nice condition. Fold bottom right, and some coloring issues. company had finally settled its plans and was finally erecting a mill. Heavy ink on the top has run. The following are excerpts from the Page 101 in Garbani. 3) Kentucky-Arizona Copper Company. 1906. James A Pritchard Report on the Arnold in November of 1888. “On Successor to Kentucky-Arizona Consolidated in 1905. Ore shipments the Arnold mine there appears two ledges on the surface, distant from were always low grade. Page 95 in Garbani. 4) Grand Traverse and each other about 100 feet....The vein or ore channel extends nearly Arizona Mining Company. 1904. In 1906 the company was in high gear north and south, it is of great width and remarkable in extent, it being with assays at 5% to 35% copper, 8 to 12 ounces silver, and $8 to $120 traceable by bold croppings for a distance of six miles....The shaft is gold. Page 95 in Garbani. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 62948 110 feet deep or near 200 feet below the highest croppings of the ledge....The actual bullion produced by Ore crudely treated at the mine was at the average rate of $70.00 per ton.” (Laguna Collection) Est. Lot# 2386 Minnetonka, Arizona 1887 $100-200 HWAC# 59589 St. Louis & Yavapai Milling and Mining Company Stock Rare! # 2967 for 500 shares Lot# 2389 Myers Mining District, Pima, Arizona to C Cloud. Signed by AW Taussig and CB 1881 Mineral Bed Consolidated Mining Brunham. Dateline Minnetonka, Arizona 1887. Company of Arizona Stock Certificate Nice Underground mining vignette. Buxton & Skinner printer. Dog ear and colorful 1881 stock certificate. Number 154 rounded corners. Light staining on top right of vignette. Etc. Datelined for 400 shares to WW Thompson. Signed by Minnetonka, Arizona. Minnetonka is a suburb of Minneapolis, treasurer William J Turner and president Jacob Minnesota. It is not listed in Barnes’Arizona Place Names. The Only H Hitschler. Rough edges on top. One vertical thing even close in Yavapai is the Minnehaha district and Minnetata fold. Pink ‘MBCMCo’. Underground mining vignette. BV Bivins was the mine in the Groom Creek District, as listed by Hamilton. This could superintendent, [Arizona Weekly Citizen, April 3, 1881] Est. $100- easily be a transcription error by the printer. All this aside, the 180 HWAC# 60678 Engineering & Mining Journal reported on Jan 22, 1887 that the St. Louis and Yavapai M&MC shipped “five bars valued at $6500.” In Lot# 2390 Pima County, Arizona Total Wreck March, the paper report-ed that they would further develop the Mining and Milling Co Stock, Pima Co. Mervin (also spelled Merwin) mine, which apparently was near the Arizona, 1882 The name of the Total Wreck prior producing property. They had a ten stamp mill which they were mine is rooted in the origins of the mine’s hoping in 1887 to increase to 20 stamps. By mid-May, they had raised original founders. It is believed that one the money ($30,000) answer de-watering the Tip-Top. They had founder, J.T Dillon, remarked “well the mineral acquired the old Humbug Mill and were going to move it to the Tip- foundation is a total wreck” and the name Top mill site with the new set of 20 stamps. Clearly the company was stuck. This rare piece of history is stock number 750, issued to N.R. working a number of mines over a period of several years. Since the Vail in 1882 for 20 shares. It is signed by John McMillan, secretary, Tip Top district is somewhat near the Minnehaha district, we might and J.M. Requa, president. The mine and its operations spawned the suggest that the Minnetonka printed reference on the certificate really town around it, which had a post office and 4 saloons. The mine’s should have been Minnehaha. [E&MJ, Hodge] Prag Collecltion Ken Prag founders were Walter Vale, and J.T. Dillon, and was noted for its rich Collection Est. $150-250 HWAC# 77021 silver production in its heyday. Black borders and a central vignette of exploring miners. The claim was located on Walter Vail’s Empire Ranch and the silver mine made the wealthy Vail family ever more wealthy. By 1890, Total Wreck was on it’s way to becoming a ghost town. Very rare and desirable Arizona mining stock. EF. Uncancelled. Est. $400-800 HWAC# 111780 106 June & July 2020

DAY 2 Fri June 26 Category / Sub Category DAY 2 Fri June 26 Stocks & Bonds / Mining Lot# 2391 Pima, Oro Blanco, Arizona Orion Lot# 2394 Pinal County, Arizona 1866, 1869 Specie Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate Basis Mining Company Stock and Bond Choice Number 2832 for 500 shares to Charles mine with nice grouping of 1860’s stock and bond. Whitman in 1881. Signed by BF Hart and 1) Stock certificate. # 475 for 5000 shares to George Hamilton Distton. Cut unevenly, but no edge, Meicke. Signed by secretary William Allen and corner, color or pinhole issues. The company president RB Gitts. Not cancelled. 25c Insurance had decent ores and built a mill which ran intermittently for lack revenue stamp. Very attractive early certificate with of water. Disston as the son of a millionaire saw manufacturer in vignette of miners with headlamps and smaller US Philadelphia. He would make a dramatic purchase of 4,000,000 coin vignettes in the four corners of the border. acres of Florida swampland for 25c and acre. He would turn this into “Gold, silver and copper mines in Arizona.” FH says buildable land. [Grabani] Est. $130-250 HWAC# 63000 the name on this certificate is among the best in western American mines. 2) #386 $100 first mortgage interest warrant. 2 coupons Lot# 2392 Pima County, Arizona 1800”s attached. Same signatures. Waterfront vignette. “Gold, silver and Salero Mining & Manufacturing Co Incorp. copper mines in AZ.” Both have condition issues: Small tears, small Ohio . #2094, U/U, shares $100 par dateline holes. etc. Specie basis refers to an antiquated monetary payment 18__. Green, vignette John H Duyckinck Co methodology revolving around gold and silver, which were called printer. Receipt attached EF-AU. Mine located specie. The term specie basis refers to payment “in kind” or payment in Pima County Arizona Territory. Rich silver in gold or silver. Unable to find specific reference to the company in J. mine located on the Arivaca Ranch - Truman Ross Brown’s 50pp section on Arizona mines published in 1868. There Mining District. This was one of the earliest mines in Arizona Territory. is a strong possibility, however, that this company is directly related to Main picture shows a stagecoach in rugged terrain in the Sonoran the Specie Pay mine. In 1882, Burchard reported the Specie Pay mine Desert. Portrait at left shows company president, Henry Wells, who was driving a new ore tunnel in 1881 averaging $42 per ton. It had was previously president of the American Express Company and one apparently been reactivated after some time of dormancy. Hamilton, of the founders of the Wells Fargo Company. Near AU Est. $80-100 in 1884 cited this mine as the key mine in the district along with HWAC# 117575 the Alice mine. The ore was reported to run $30 per ton, and a mill Lot# 2393 Pinal County, Arizona 1903 Casa Grande was erected on the Alice about 1882, producing pay ore on a regular basis. Burchard had noted that the district was in desperate need of Mining & Smelting Co. Stock Certificate Pair Lot a custom mill, and the Alice mill must have been a welcome addition of 2 different. Rare. 1) No. 2494, issued for 50 shares after years of prospecting with no local reduction works. The district to Frank Hawes in 1903. Signed by president Geo. is about 15 miles northeast of Florence in central Arizona. The chances Jacoby and the treasurer Douglas. Not cancelled. of the Specie Basis Mining Co and a Specie Pay mine being related are Red border, black print, and two vignettes: elk extremely high. These are uncommon terms not used haphazardly. and mountains. New York Bank Note Co. Pinholes, This Gitts may be related to the Gitts of the Casa Grande scam. Prag folds, some toning/soiling. 2) No. C246, issued for Collection Est. $400-800 HWAC# 90528 500 shares to Hawes in 1903. Not cancelled. Same corporate signatures as other. Orange border and Lot# 2395 Arizona Specie Basis Mining seal, black print, and patriotic vignette. Deep folds, pinholes, some Co. bond Uncancelled $100 1st Mortgage soiling. This company was a swindle perpetuated by Douglas, Lacy & bond cert #369 with 2 coupons from Specie Co. The 1904 Mines Register states the office is at 66 Broadway in New Basis Mining Co issued in 1866. Gray ornate York. The mine office was in Casa Grande. It was organized on June 14, border. Vignette of mill along side river. Blue 1902. F. W. Pope, president; J. Douglass Taitt, secretary; H. H. Douglas, underprint “One Hundred Dollars.” Bottom of treasurer. The company had 165 acres 26 mile south of Casa Grande. the certificate says “Gold, Silver and Copper The mine shows the main shaft at 150’. Claims show 15,000 tons of 8% Mines in Arizona.” Incorp. PA on June 20, 1866. to 12% copper, which is probably overstated [‘Mines Register’ words Signed R. B. Gitts, pres. John E. Potter, trustee and William R. Allen, not ours]. Company is said to contemplate erection of a water jacket sec. Raised company seal. Specie Basis Mining Co is among well- smelter. The report ends with, “This is a Douglass-Lacey promotion, known mines in western America. “Specie basis” refers to an outdated and prospectus is filled with misleading statements!” Ken Prag Collection monetary payment revolving around gold and silver, which were called Est. $100-400 HWAC# 106921 specie. Term “specie basis” refers to payment “in kind” or payment in gold or silver. District located about 15 miles northeast of Florence in central Arizona. High Chance Specie Basis Mining Co and Specie Pay Mine are related. These are uncommon terms. Very rare. Gitts signing as president may be related to the Gitts of Casa Grande scam. Printed: Jas McGuigan Lith 3rd & Dock Sts. Phil. Est. $500-800 HWAC# 91027 Lot# 2396 Arizona 1866 Specie Basis Mining Warrant #386 $100 first mortgage interest warrant. 2 coupons attached. Waterfront vignette. Gold, silver and copper mines in AZ..3” tear on bottom Est. $200-275 HWAC# 89820 Lot# 2397 Pinal, Pioneer, Arizona Hastings Consolidated Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock Certificates (4 count) Lot of four. Numbers 82 and 83 are still attached. This would make a nice framed piece. Also numbers 86 and 87. All issued to ES Bolles for 500 shares in 1882. No edge, corner or color issues on any of the stocks. The town of Superior was laid out here in 1900. Est. $250-400 HWAC# 62969 View complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at FHWAC.com 107

DAY 2 Fri, June 26 Category / Sub Category DAY 2 Fri June 26 Stocks & Bonds / Mining Lot# 2398 Pioneer District, Pinal County, Lot# 2403 Santa Maria District, Arizona Arizona c1881 Hastings Consolidated Gold 1908 Big Stick Gold Mining Company Stock & Silver MIning Company Stock Certificate Choice, rare! Named for Teddy Roosevelt’s, Extra rare! Number 88 for 200 shares to EL “Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick.” Number Bolleo. Signed by secretary Charles H Mann 443 for 200 shares to Frederick E Hoyt Sr. and vice president LW Trenton. Incorporated Signed by H Leon Haynes and JB Girard. in 1881. Hastings Consolidated was located in Pinal County. Offices Vignette of a big stick. Choice with no apparent were on the corner of Montgomery and Sutter. Although we could condition issues! JB Girard is listed in Arizona’s find little information on this company, it does appear in McKenney’s “Who’s Who.” He started as Deputy Mineral Surveyor. Then ws the Pacific Coast Directory for 1884 with C. Mann as secretary. In the Assistant Chief Engineer of the Santa Fe and Grand Canyon Railway. 1884 Langley’s San Francisco Directory C. H. Mann is listed as the He started in mining at the Anita Copper. He held several other mining Manager of Hastings & Company. They were importers, manufacturers positions. In 12908 he was in charge of designing and constructing and retailers of clothing and gent’s furnishing goods. Located on the the twenty stamp gold mill and cyanide plant for the Big Stick. His list corner of Montgomery and Sutter. (Laguna Collection) Est. $180-300 of accomplishments are far too long to list here. The Big Stick Gold HWAC# 59480 MIning Company was located in the Santa Maria District about 20 miles northwest of Date Creek - the nearest railroad stop. In March Lot# 2399 Poland, Arizona 1902-1907 Poland, of 1909 the “Mining and Engineering World” reported 55 men were Arizona Mining Stock Certificates (4) Lot employed. Drifts were being run a the 200 foot level at shafts 2 and 4. of 4 different. Poland is in Yavapai County. 1) “The showings in all the openings are excellent!” (Laguna Collection) Arizona Mining and Milling Company. Stock No. Est. $300-400 HWAC# 59585 338 issued in 1907, not cancelled. Gold border and seal, allegorical vignette. 2) Buffalo- Lot# 2404 Tombstone District, Arizona 1882 Arizona Gold Mines Company. Stock no. 50, Anchor Consolidated Gold & Silver Mining issued in 1902, not cancelled. Plain design with Company Stock # 222 for 100 shares to JB scrollwork title. 3) Poland Mining Company. Stock no. 566 issued in McClure. Signed by president and incorporator 1902, not cancelled. Very attractive design with green border, fancy Lemuel C Stanley and secretary JB McClure. logo, and rare underground mine train vignette. Also Special Contract Dateline Chippewas Falls, Wisconsin 1882. $1,000 bond issued in 1902, not cancelled. Fair to good condition, This is a rare Wisconsin backed western Mining venture. Incorporated please inspect. Ken Prag Collection Est. $70-200 HWAC# 106923 May 18, 1881. Not cancelled. Nice anchor vignette. Pioneer Press of St. Paul printer. Two vertical folds. small spot bottom center. Very nice! Lot# 2400 Quijotoa Mining District, Arizona The Anchor claim was situated on the Anchor or Coyote fault near 1885 Extra Rare Peer Mining Company Stock the Lucky Cuss mine. Butler describes the ore as a very small body of Certificate Number 1079 for 500 shares to low grade. A tunnel was driven without finding workable ore and the George Grant, Trustee in 1885. Signed by Aug. venture was ended. Prag Collection Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-300 Waterman and RN Tollis. Printed by Britton & HWAC# 77011 Rey of San Francisco. Vignette of a place miner taking a break. The company was still going in 1891. It was reported Lot# 2405 Tombstone District, Arizona that ore had been transported to the mill last week. Next week they 1884 Cincinnati Gold and Silver Mining will start the mill up. Vignette has a placer miner taking a break. Grade Company Stock # 2025 for 500 shares to JC VF by PASS-CO. Est. $150-300 HWAC# 59474 McNaughten. Signed by William Maybaum and Adam Wauchman(?) Dateline 1884 Camden. Lot# 2401 San Pedro Mining District, Pinal, Incorporated May of 1880. Not cancelled. Arizona 1882 Ferre Mining Company Stock Small hole where stamp was applied. Border Certificate Number 92 for 600 shares to TW ter bottom left. Folded corners. Etc. Original directors were William Belcham. Signed by president P Whitmer and Wright, Henry Bingham, Edward Stock, W huey and Samuel Groome. secretary JC McFarland. Incorporated in Illinois Located on the Contention Lode. This was one of the best in Tombstone. with headquarters in Bloomington. Vignette of Although the claim had great potential, no ore was found. [Burhard, three underground miners and ore cart. Black 1881] Prag Collection Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-300 HWAC# 77014 border and print with green safety print on white paper. Very nice condition. Small dog ear lower left. Two vertical folds. The San Pedro Lot# 2406 Verde, Yavapai, Arizona 1901 Two District was originally in Pima County until its redistribution over a Different Standard Smelting & Refining Company period of 15 years. It was a copper and gold district in the early 1860’s Stock Certificates 1) Green. Certs are for exactly and extensively reported by Browne in 1868. Est. $120-300 HWAC# 100 shares. Number C394 for 100 shares to Albert H 60677 Collier. Signed by Brockett and Douglas. Rare vignette fo the actual mill. Also vignette of man feeding coal Lot# 2402 Santa Cruz County, Arizona to the furnace. 2) Same as number 1, but number of 1880 Patagonia Silver MIning Company shares is variable. This smelter would have been for Stock Number 86 for 100 shares to Walter copper mining. Number 371 for 25 shares to Helen A Hamlin trustee. Dateline New York 1880. Schaun. Both are in nice condition with no major Signed by Hamlin and president HH Honore. condition issues. (Laguna Collection) Est. $150-250 HWAC# 59484 Incorporated 1880. Printed by American Bank Note Company. Not cancelled. Two vignettes: underground mining and dog. Two pin holes are all that mar this cert. The original Patagonia was purchased from a Mexican back in 1858. Raymond reported that the Patagonias and Cerro Colorado were the best known mines in the county. When one of the old mines was cleaned out, two sacks of silver worth $7,000 was found. Skeletons were also found which lead to the story that the miners held up in here until they were murdered by Indians. Mines in this area are reported to go back to 1650 and are suppose to be the Planchas de Plate which contained about 5 tons of prime silver. Accounts are given in Mexican chronicles. Est. $200-500 HWAC# 91699 108 June & July 2020

DAY 2 Fri June 26 Category / Sub Category DAY 2 Fri June 26 Stocks & Bonds / Mining Lot# 2407 Yavapai County, Arizona 1906, Lot# 2411 Alameda County, California Borax 1908 Two Good Yavapai County, Arizona Smith Stock Certificate Group, Alameda Mining Stocks Lot of 2 different. 1) Big Stick County Companies Includes a signed Halifax Gold Mining Company. Named for Teddy Tonopah Mining Company stock issued in 1920 Roosevelt’s, “Speak Softly and Carry a Big with a nice clear signature. The other three Stick.” Number 439 for 1,000 shares to AH Wightman in 1908. Signed certificates are all connected and controlled by secretary H Leon Haynes and president JB Girard. Not cancelled. by Borax Smith. The Realty Syndicate owned Brown border and seal, black print. Vignette of a big stick. Folds, valuable property in Alameda and Contra Costa toning. JB Girard is listed in Arizona’s “Who’s Who.” He started as counties. The company also held a large interest Deputy Mineral Surveyor. Then was the Assistant Chief Engineer of in the Oakland Traction Company and the the Santa Fe and Grand Canyon Railway. He started in mining at the United Properties Company. All three of these certificates are in this Anita Copper. He held several other mining positions. In 1908, he was group. In addition, the Oakland Traction Company stock is issued to in charge of designing and constructing the twenty stamp gold mill Borax Smith and signed by vice president Dennis Searles. The United and cyanide plant for the Big Stick. His list of accomplishments are far Properties Company owned the S.F.- Oakland Terminal Railways too long to list here. The Big Stick Gold Mining Company was located in known as the Key Route. The certificates are all in very good condition. the Santa Maria District about 20 miles northwest of Date Creek - the Est. $150-300 HWAC# 111975 nearest railroad stop. In March of 1909 the “Mining and Engineering World” reported 55 men were employed. Drifts were being run a the Lot# 2412 Alpine County, California People’s 200 foot level at shafts 2 and 4. “The showings in all the openings are Gold & Silver Mining Co Stock, Monitor excellent!” 2) Great Belcher of Arizona Company. Providence. No. 862, District, 1865 Incorporated December issued for 100 shares in 1906. Signed by president Isaac Mason and 1863 and capitalized at $500,000; 100,000 secretary Noel. Not cancelled. Orange border, black print, and three shares at $5. Monitor Mining District, Alpine vignettes: cow plus two mining scenes. Deep folds, heavy toning and County. Certificate No. 1366, made out to some soiling. Successor to the Great Belcher Bullwhacker Gold Co. Eliz Zimmerman for two shares dated June The 1906 Mines Register reports it has a 700 ft. shaft, with 4,000 ft. of 19, 1865. Large mining buildings top right, 25 cent internal revenue underground workings. Ken Prag Collection Est. $80-250 HWAC# 107556 stamp at left. Black print. Red stamp “Fully Paid Stock, Unassessable” printed vertically. One inch fold split at bottom left fold. Uncancelled. Lot# 2408 Arizona 1877 Arizona Mining and Est. $300-400 HWAC# 111811 Milling Company - Rare Temporary Stock # 28 for 50 shares to Enoch Freeland trustee. Lot# 2413 Bodie, California c1863 Bodie Signed by secretary Freeland and president Bluff Consolidated Mining Stock, Leland Robert M Fryer. Dateline San Francisco 1877. Stanford Signature Fantastic unissued stock Incorporated in California February 1877. AL Bancroft printer. Heavy with President Leland Stanford signature. folds and staining along folds. We found no information on this mine. Vignette shows mountain with shaft depths Prag Collection Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-400 HWAC# 77016 superimposed: Cumberland 600’, Bunker Hill, North America, St. Charles, New Mexico, Main Top, Osceola, Mizen Lot# 2409 Arizona Arizonia Mining Stocks 1) Top, Fore Top, and Oneida at 1,000’ and Isabella 1500’s. .Black on Crocker Mining Company Stock- # 3003 for 50 yellow with pale red$1000 underprint. This is one of Stanford’s least shares to Cullmann & Company trustees. Signed known ventures and was prior to his involvement with Central Pacific by Aug. Waterman and WS Lyle president. Railroad. No edge, corner, pin hole or discoloration issues! Ken Prag Dateline San Francisco 1889. Incorporated Collection Est. $1000-2000 HWAC# 82022 January 17, 1884. Location Pima Co. Arizona. 2) Arizona Consolidated Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock- # 62 Lot# 2414 Bodie, California 1879 Isabella for 25 shares to DB Smith. Signed by Calkins and president LW Sapp. Consolidated Gold and Silver Mining Co. Dateline Cleveland 1879. Location Globe District, Arizona Ter. Quartz Incorp. July, 1879, located Bodie, Mono County, mining vignette. WJ Morgan & Co. Engravers, Cleveland. 3) Ruby Silver Calif. #17, I/U, 3635 shares @ $100 par issued Mining Company Stock- # 278 for 100 shares to WH penfield. Signed Sept, 4,1879. Signed by the secretary. Black, by EG Freeland and president Stephen Wing. Dateline San Francisco no seal, vignette left side miner w/pick and 1880. 4) Picacho Silver Mining Company Stock- Very early number 14 top horse-drawn cart and equipment shed. EF Est. $300-600 HWAC# for 5,333 shares to Jacob Hilschler. Date line Camden July 15, 1882, 117548 Incorporated July 8th, 1882. Ken Prag Collection Est. $400-1200 HWAC# 117851 Lot# 2415 Bodie, California 1879 Tiger Gold and Silver Mining Co. Stock Incorp. Jan 1879. Lot# 2410 Arizona Three Nice Arizona Stocks Located in Bodie, Calif. #210, I/U, dated March Includes the Quartz King Mine & A Cedar Valley 13, 1879 and is made out to the secretary of District Miner Nice lot includes Quartz King Mining the company, Ellis Edwards who also signed Co. 1905, Location of Works: Yuma, Arizona printed as secretary and A.J. Adams President. Black, at top left. At top right, printed, Location: Quartz King no seal, vignette top ove wavy title processing plant. Crocker & Co’s Mine. Great mining vignette. Uncancelled. Also, Arizona- printer. EF. Est. $300-600 HWAC# 117549 Southwestern Copper Company, issued 1907. Mines, Lot# 2416 Bodie, California 1881 Union Cedar Valley District, Mohave County, Arizona, printed Consolidated Mining Company of New York above the company name. Great vignette of a large Stock Bodie Mining District. Incorporated in millsite. Uncancelled. Lastly, National Power Company New York in 1880. Cert. #146, issued to HA stock, issued in 1909. Vignette of an allegorical female holding up a lit light bulb. Uncancelled. All three stocks in very good condition. Est. Dickenson in 1881 for 100 shares. Signed $100-150 HWAC# 111794 by Nat B. Freeman as president and by Chas. Chapman as secretary. Black on cream with embossed seal. U/C. Printer: Henry Koch, New York. Unusually large at 6.5” x 11.25” and in fine condition. (Hole at stamp and dog ear bottom right.) Extremely rare. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-400 HWAC# 86776 View complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at FHWAC.com 109

DAY 2 Fri, June 26 Category / Sub Category DAY 2 Fri June 26 Stocks & Bonds / Mining Lot# 2417 Bodie, California 1879 Metallic Consolidated Gold and Silver Mining Co. Incorp. August 1879 Calif. #1, I/U, 5 shares @ $100 ea issued F.M Adams August 1879, signed Ellis Edwards secretary. Black, no seal, vignette left Lady Justice, top foundry river background. EF. According to Sacramento Daily Union, Volume 8, Number 135, 15 August 1879, this company was formed to mine in the Bodie Mining District, Mono County, California. Est. $300-600 HWAC# 117551 Lot# 2420 Butte County, California c1857 Magnum Bonum Quartz Lot# 2418 Bodie, California 1879 Consolidated Pacific Mining Mining Co. Stock Certificate Never seen by us. This company Company Stock - Bodie, California operated on Poor Man’s Ledge near Spanishtown (now Yankee Hill) Number 2558 for 10 shares to G.B in Butte County in 1857. A July 31, 1857 Daily Alta California article Bayley, trustee. Signed by secretary FE calls the Magnum Bonum quartz lode “one of the richest in the state” Luty and vice president CN Atkinson. and that “a company has been formed who will shortly build a mill.” Printed by Britton & Rey, SF. 4” x 9”. The Yankee Hill Historical Society has a database of mining claims Two assessment stamps on back signed where we also found references to this company and other claims by Luty. One center fold and pinholes - owned by members of this company (D.H. Barney and H Childers) otherwise very nice. “This property was, until recently, owned by Judge on Poor Man’s Ledge, Feather River, at Yankee Hill and Deadwood. J. G. McClinton, who held it for over thirteen years. The claim is 1,400 One of the other claims is specifically mentioned as adjacent to the feet long by a width of 300 feet, and covers four distinct lodes, viz: The Magnum Bonum. All were also filed in 1857. This stock is No. 17, Pacific No. 1, the Pacific No. 2, the Pacific No. 3 and the Sharon lode, issued to secretary Daniel H. Barney for one share. No date. Signed by with their respective extensions south. Its location is most favorable, Barney and Childers. Not cancelled. Red print on light blue paper. 3.75 being contiguous to the famous Bodie, Bulwer and Belvidere claims. It x 8.25” Folds, stains. The stock states that the total number of shares is one of the four producing mines of the district. Considerable work is only 26, with Capitol Stock, $6,500. Yankee Hill was first called Rich has already been done on this property, and further developments will Gulch when it was settled in 1850. It was renamed Spanishtown with be vigorously pushed forward. On Pacific No. 1 lode, the most easterly the arrival of Chilean and Spanish miners in the 1850s. It was finally of the series, a shaft 50 feet deep has been sunk, showing good ore, the renamed Yankee Hill after an influx on New Englanders. {Ref: https:// vein varying from eighteen inches to three feet in thickness throughout yankeehillhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/YHHS-Index- its entire depth. The ground has been stoped from this shaft northerly Mining-claims-Butte-County-by-Date-8-16-16.pdf; CDNC] Ken Prag to the northern boundary of the claim. The ore here produced milled Collection Est. $700-2000 HWAC# 102170 from $40 to $200 per ton. On Pacific No. 2 lode a tunnel, commencing about 300 feet south from the northern boundary of the claim, has Lot# 2421 Calaveras County, California Spring been run northerly on the vein 215 feet. This tunnel, which connects Gulch Gold Mining Stock, San Andreas, Cal. with an air shaft located 125 feet from its mouth, is now being run 1895 Cert. #155, issued in 1895 at Oakland 20 feet further north, at which point a crosscut to Pacific No. 1 lode for 100 shares to E.C. Douglas. Signed by vice- will be made. On Pacific No. 3 lode some surface cuts have been made, president A.M. Burham and H.R. Thomas as showing a fine vein of low grade ore. On the Sharon lode a prospecting secretary. The company was incorporated shaft is now being sunk about 70 feet from the northern boundary, in California in 1893. Small vignette of which, at a depth of only ten feet, shows very good milling ore. The Eureka. Black on creme with green tint. The main working shaft has been located between Pacific No. 1 and Pacific Spring Gulch mine was located near San Andreas, California in the No. 2 lodes, 535 feet from the northern boundary of the claim, and Mokelumne Hill Mining District. The company was a small producer. is now being pushed rapidly downward. All the four lodes will be The ore produced was gold with waste material primarily made up of worked through this shaft. Ore will continue to be extracted through quartz (thediggings.com). Certificate is in very good condition and is the tunnel on Pacific No. 2 as at present. This main shaft is located uncanceled. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 111805 about 300 feet westerly from the Bodie shaft. As the ground is easily worked, operations can be advanced rapidly, and no trouble from Lot# 2422 Cherokee Flat, Butte County, water need be apprehended. About 40 tons of ore now at the mouth of California 1876 Spring Valley Mining & the tunnel. Ore taken from the shaft assayed $65, and some taken from Irrigating Company Stock Certificate the open cuts in the northern end of the veins assayed from $400 to Location: Cherokee Flat (printed at upper $800 per ton.” [Pacific Coast Annual Mining Review and Stock Ledger right). Inc. Aug. 1875. No. 98, issued for 1878, p.189] Est. $60-150 HWAC# 119392 103 shares to Mary Howard on Sept. 18th, 1876. Signed by president Richard Abbey and secretary Louis Glass. Lot# 2419 Butte Co., California 1863 Porter Not cancelled. Black border and print. Two vignettes: hydraulic Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Issued mining scene (left border) and dog next to safe (bottom center). No printer listed. Pinholes, folds, toning. This was a well-known gold to Porter Porter Gold &Silver Mining Co., specimen collecting region (according to FH). This company was the incorporated 1863, issued Dec 9, 1863 to J.G. Porter, signed by Victor reorganization of the Spring Valley Canal and Mining Company, inc. B. Masson as president, cancelled with red ink at left. The mines in in 1870. In 1880, it was merged with the Cherokee Flat Blue Gravel Butte County were generally centered around Table Mountain, which Company to form the Spring Valley Hydraulic Gold Company. Est. has a basalt layer that covers an important gold bearing Tertiary $120-200 HWAC# 113241 gravel. Important companies of the period included the Oregon Gulch, Cherokee Blue Gravel. Other mines were located at Forbestown, Wyandotte, Bangor and a few other locales. Raymond’s 1867 treatise does not mention the Porter, even though it discusses the active mines of the 1864 period. Mine specific design of vignette. we assume this Porter was the founder or a direct relative of the founder. Est. $300- 500 HWAC# 59502 110 June & July 2020

DAY 2 Fri June 26 Category / Sub Category DAY 2 Fri June 26 Stocks & Bonds / Mining Lot# 2423 Colusa County, California 1865 Lot# 2427 El Dorado County, California Monument Petroleum Company Stock Landecker Gold Mining Stock, Placerville, # 8 - VERY EARLY. 20 shares to William Cal. 1905 Very attractive mining certificate Keith. Datelined San Francisco July 11, 1865 #263 issued in 1905 for 2500 preferred shares. (one week after incorporation) . Signed by The Landecker Gold Mining Company was secretary WL Kirby and president Sam Little. one of the largest producers in the Placerville Incorporated July 6, 1865. Original trustees were Samuel Little and area around 1905. The mine dates back to the William McPherson, John W Schimp, George C King and JD Ramsey. 1850’s and the California Gold Rush with the mine producing over $10 William Kirby seems to be a San Francisco physician. Prag Collection million. Previously called the Big Cut mine, the mine was a placer gold Est. $300-600 HWAC# 81028 drift mine located 1 1/2 miles southeast of Placerville (Mines of El Dorado County, Noble, 2002). Miners working underground. Beautiful Lot# 2424 Contra Costa County, California Vigorit Powder Stock orange underprint stating that shares were $1.00. EF. Uncancelled. Certificate, California Dynamite, Est. $100-200 HWAC# 111972 1878 Very rare stock certificate from the Vigorit Powder Company issued in Lot# 2428 El Dorado County, Centerville, 1878 at San Francisco. Cert. #75, issued California 1863 El Dorado Excelsior Gold, to W.W. Hobart for 100 shares. The Silver and Copper Mining Company Stock # company operated a powder factory at 155 for 100 shares to DH Hogins. Signed by FS Hercules producing blasting powder Munford and president W Wootson. Dateline and other high explosives. One of it’s Folsom 1863. Incorporated May 1863. Not cancelled. 25c Protest main competitors was E.I. Dupont de revenue stamp. California seal vignette. Towne & Bacon printer. Nemours. In 1904, the Dupont Company Below stamp is a handwritten new number of shares. On The right offered shareholders of Vigorit the the signature from the back has bled through. Top right corner torn. opportunity to exchange their shares in Vigorit for shares of Dupont. Location El Dorado Excelsior Lode, Centerville District, El Dorado By January, 1907, Dupont controlled over 66% of the total shares. County. Original trustees were WO St. John, DH Hogins, and L Stein. Using it’s control position, Dupont then forced Vigorit to sell it’s plant Assessment No. 5 was levied on December 1, 1863. Ken Prag Collection and properties to Dupont. It then caused the company to liquidate Est. $200-600 HWAC# 90475 (Congressional Record- House, 1909). This is the most attractive powder company stock we have ever seen. Extremely rare, there are Lot# 2429 El Dorado County, California 1880 only three known to exist. Most shareholders after 1904 would have California Water and Mining Co. Incorp. swapped their shares for Dupont shares, and that’s why these are so New York. The company that had a the right to rare. This shareholder decided not to exchange these shares. Pink tint over 700 square miles of water rights on the to the paper, printed by Bacon & Co, San Francisco. Center vignette of a Georgetown Divide in Eldorado County, Ca, miner’s arm holding a hammer and a vignette at bottom left of a miner .also owns 16 placer mining properties.Besides pushing an ore car outside the portal. In VF condition. Uncancelled. the Georgetown mining area, the area includes Est. $600-1200 HWAC# 111978 Michigan Bar, Mormon Island and Volcanoville. #A109, I/U, 200 shares @ $20 par issued Nov 1880, signed Fred E. GIlbert president, Brown, Lot# 2425 Del Norte County, California 1863 embossed seal, vignette top eagle w/ monitor mining left and right two men digging. American Bank Note Co. printer. Very rare. EF Est. Occidental Copper Mining Company Stock $120-200 HWAC# 117572 Very nice looking cert. Black on off white with large red underprint “Capital Stock $660,000. Lot# 2430 Fairplay MD, El Dorado County, Early # 38 for 50 shares to MW Smith on July California 1863 Big Canon Copper Mining 9, 1863. Signed by Richard Dugan (president) Company Stock - NUMBER 1 Number 1 for and company secretary JK Johnson. Ledges include: Baxter, Mary- 10 shares to John A Gwin. Signed by Silas B Delphia, Santa Clara, North American, San Fernando, NB Johnson Smith and William Henson. Daterline 1863 and Homestead. Sailor and sailing ship vignette. Agnew & Deffebach Placerville. Incorporated October 15, 1863. A printer. Dog ear lower right, otherwise no edge, corner, pin hole or notice for the first annual meeting of Big Canon stock holders was to discoloration issues. This company probably had a prospect in the be held January 16, 1864 was founded in the Placerville newspaper. Soledad District, but was not a working mine in 1870. At that time Mountain river and St. Bernard vignettes. Mountain Democrat there was only a single mine left in the district. [Browne 1868]. (Placerville) printer. Not cancelled. Folds, discoloration throughout, President John Johnson was listed as a merchant in the 1862 San small rips. Very good condition. Big Canon was one the Stanislaus Francisco Directory. Est. $150-350 HWAC# 119419 River above Two Mile Bar. Prag Collection Est. $400-700 HWAC# 85427 Lot# 2426 El Dorado County, California Cedar Lot# 2431 Folsom, California 1860 American Creek Gold Mining Co Stock Certificates (2), River Water & Mining Company Bond El Dorado County, Cal. Cert. #67, issued in Rare. $500 bond. Low number 4, issued to 1903 and cert. #81, issued in 1905. The 1903 the Banking House of B.F. Hastings & Co. of certificate is signed by president Stephen Sacramento City on December 24th, 1860. Roberts, while the 1905 certificate is signed Signed by president Arrowsmith, secretary by Carter Bevis. Location of Mine: El Dorado CTH Palmer, and BF Hastings. Not cancelled. County, California, printed at the top of the Floral black border and print. Four coupons certificates. Cedar Creek Camp was a settlement in El Dorado County, attached. Folds, creases, tears, and soiling. 12 x 14” The American California. It was located 0.5 miles (0.80 km) east of Coyoteville. River Water and Mining Company was formed in 1854 to build a ditch Coyoteville was located between Bridgeport and Cedarville, on to divert water from the North Fork of the American River. The North the North Fork of Cedar Creek, tributary of the Consumnes River. It Fork Ditch was dug from 1854-1856, and provided water for drinking, is shown on Dolittle’s map, 1868 and on the USGS Placerville 1931 irrigation and mining operations to areas that are near Folsom. Palmer quadrangle (Gudde, California Gold Camps). The certificates are both was also a Folsom banker (Granite Banking House), as well as Wells in fine,uncancelled condition. Est. $80-120 HWAC# 111808 Fargo Agent and an assayer. Ken Prag Collection Est. $200-500 HWAC# 107482 View complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at FHWAC.com 111

DAY 2 Fri, June 26 Category / Sub Category DAY 2 Fri June 26 Stocks & Bonds / Mining Lot# 2432 Folsom, California American River Water & Mining Co Cancelled $4,000 (@ $100 ea) American River Water & Mining Co. cert. # 471, dated Sept. 7, 1859. Assigned. Signed C.T.H. Palmer, secy, a 49’er who became Folsom banker in the late 1860’s and A. T. Arrowsmith, pres. Allegorical vignette of man on rock with sailboat in background. Inc. Dec., 1854. Rare Gold Rush stock certificate. Dateline Folsom, CA. Company formed in 1854 to build a ditch to divert water from the North Fork of American River. North Fork Ditch was dug from 1854-1856 and provided water for drinking, irrigation and mining operations to areas that are near Folsom. Printed: Lith. Britton & Rey, S. F. Est. $200-300 HWAC# 91029 Lot# 2435 Grass Valley, California 1855 Helvetia & Lafayette Gold Lot# 2433 Fresno, California 1880 North Fresno Mining Company Stock Certificate Mining Co. Stock Certificate Extremely rare Gold Rush era; 2-3 known. Grass Valley, Nevada Co., Cal (printed under title). Dateline -- Number 1 Location: Fresno County, Cal. Grass Valley, Nevada Co., Cal., July 24th, 1855. No. 2286, issued for five (printed at top center). Inc. Jan. 1880. Stock shares to George A. Montgomery. Signed by president Carvill Conaway number one, issued to company president W.F. and the secretary (ink nearly gone). Not cancelled. Black print. Two Myers on Feb. 11th, 1880. Signed by Myers and secretary W. Allen. Not allegorical vignettes of women and a smaller vignette of an eagle. cancelled. Black border and print, mining vignette. Printed by Britton Printed by SF Butler. 3.5 x7.5” Significant condition issues: toning, & Rey. Tape repaired tear, areas of heavy toning. 4 x 9” No additional some foxing, large old tape repairs, small piece missing on left border. information located. Ken Prag Collection Est. $70-200 HWAC# 107017 According to Mining Magazine (1854), the company was formed in April 1852 with E.R. Baxter president. They had 12 claims (80 ft. each) on Lafayette Hill, as well as claims on Gold and Massachusetts Hills, along with an 18-stamp mill. The vein was originally located by a party of Frenchmen who noticed a small piece of gold-rich quartz. The quartz was buried and thus had been previously overlooked. From April to August 1852, $98,000 was taken out. From August 1852 to Dec. 1853, they took out $84,200 in gold. The Lafayette Hill vein is 2-3 feet in thickness and encased in greenstone, making blasting a necessity. Also contains large volumes of sulphuret of iron. [Ref: Mining Magazine Vol. 3, Tenney, 1854, pgs. 541-542] Ken Prag Collection Est. $800-2000 HWAC# 100905 Lot# 2436 Inyo County, California Greenwater & Death Valley Copper Co Stock, Inyo County, Cal. 1907 Cert. #A1423, issued to Oswald Lot# 2434 Georgetown, California 1853 Eureka Quartz Mining Kirkby for 100 shares. Signed by Donald B. Company Stock Eureka Quartz Mining Company stock certificate, Gillis as president. Tasker Oddie was one of the No. 97, for five shares of capital stock. Issued to William Jenkins company directors. Greenwater Copper Mines of Baltimore. Dateline 24 January 1853. Signed by E.H. Cornwall, & Smelters controlled 95% of the stock of the secretary, and James A. Shorb, president. Measures 11” x 6”. Vignette of company. This company actually had potential and was developing mill and miners top center. Uncancelled. VF. The Eureka Quartz Mining steadily in 1908, with 40 men employed. The company had 5 shafts Company was likely operating in Georgetown, California. There was a in the Greenwater district including the Copper Glance No. 2. The second Eureka Mine in Placerville, but it was not active until decades main shaft was 700’, with plans to go to 1600’ with crosscuts at the later. The Eureka quartz mine at Georgetown had a 130-foot deep 400’ and 500’ levels. The mine was systematically touted during the shaft in 1867. It was located immediately north of the Woodside on Greenwater boom, but the Copper Handbook noted that the company the same quartz vein, which was about two feet wide. They had a “is one of the few properties of promise in the district. Beautiful, steam hoist, but no mill. The vein had a NE-SW strike and easterly dip engraved certificate by American Bank Note, N.Y. This company spent averaging about $30 per ton, according to J. Ross Browne in Mineral extra on this fancy certificate, and it’s the only engraved certificate Resources West of the Rocky Mountains, 1868. By 1882, the mine was from Death Valley that we can think of other than the Montgomery 230 feet deep, inactive, and full of water, according to the History of El Shoshone (also a hugely successful mine). EF. Uncancelled. Est. $200- Dorado County, 1883. This is quite possibly the earliest known lode 400 HWAC# 111774 mining company stock certificate extant. Condition is very good: one small pin hole at fold interestion, some discoloration. Ken Prag Collection Lot# 2437 Inyo County, California Inyo Cerro Est. $800-2000 HWAC# 90496 Gordo Mining & Power Stock, Owned Cerro Gordo Mine, 1916 Cert. #1435, issued in 1916 to F.H. Howorth for 600 shares.This company took over the operations of the Four Metals Mining Company which included the Union mine at Cerro Gordo and was the principal owner of the Cerro Gordo Mines Company (1914). Signed by F.J. (Frank) Hambly as president. Hambley was president of both companies. The famous Cerro Gordo silver mine dates back to the 1860’s and partly financed early Los Angeles. The Four Metals Mining Company had built a smelter east of Keeler and an aerial tramway from the mine to the smelter. By 1917, the Cerro Gordo mine had become a large zinc producer and had over 28 miles of tunnels and drifts. In 1916, there were 60 men employed at the mine. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 79040 112 June & July 2020

DAY 2 Fri June 26 Category / Sub Category DAY 2 Fri June 26 Stocks & Bonds / Mining Lot# 2438 Inyo Lot# 2440 Inyo County, California Los County, California Angeles Mining & Potosi Mining Smelting Co. Stock, & Smelting Co Resting Springs, Stock, Cerro Inyo County, Cal. Gordo, Inyo 1888 Very rare stock County, 1876 certificate #186 issued Cert. #439, issued in 1888 to the company for 20 shares to president, F.R. Fast and Jacob Hardy in signed by Fast and C. 1876, and signed Walcutt as secretary. by the president Preston. Cerro Gordo, Inyo County, Cal. printed below Incorporated in New the company name. Mountain scene with miners moving around ore. York. Printed by From the company’s 1874 prospectus, “The argentiferous-galena Kendall Banknote Co., N.Y. After hearing about a rich strike of silver- mines of Cerro Gordo have been worked six years, with but little lead ore in the Resting Springs district in 1874, “Professor” William outside aid, on a contracted scale, almost without machinery, and D. Brown and his brother Robert D. headed to the Amargosa east of under the burden of an expensive transportation of 250 miles to Los Death Valley in 1875 to look for more. They found it just south of Angeles; yet in spite of all obstacles, these mines have paid in-that time Resting Springs on the old Spanish Trail. It was an “immense body a net profit of one million eight hundred thousand dollars. There is on of splendid ore” which they named the Balance (Lingenfelter). They the western slope of the Cerro Gordo Mountain, within a lineal distance promptly sold an interest to George Hearst and formed the Balance of four-fifths of a mile, the most remarkable concentration of parallel Cons. Gold and Silver Mining Company. Hearst had previously missed a veins of rich ores of silver and lead that can be found in this country. chance at the brother’s Darwin discoveries. Jonas Osborne, one of the Between what is called the lower town of Cerro Gordo and the summit first to arrive at the camp, bought some other claims from the Brown there are known to exist not less than ten parallel veins of ore, ranging brothers. By 1877, Osborne needed more capital to work the bulk in value from $25 to $200 per ton in silver, and carrying from 25 to ores but George Hearst had lost faith in the mines. So Osborne found 85 percent. of lead. The largest vein at the surface, the Buena Vista,is new investors in Los Angeles and formed the Los Angeles Mining and near the summit, and has the extraordinary width of one hundred feet. Smelting Company. He then bought the Balance properties along with Descending towards the town, the next vein is the Union Mine, which the Noonday and four other mines from the Brown brothers including has furnished a large proportion of the ore product of the district. one named the Gunsight. The Brown’s had started a town site they Others include the San Felipe, Omega, Jefferson, Cannan, Guadalupe called Brownsville, and Osborne bought it for $100 and renamed it and the Ignacio. The enterprise in which we are engaged, and to which Tecopa. He then sold town lots at Tecopa before moving on to Resting your attention is specially directed, is the Potosi Tunnel, the mouth of Springs, six miles away where he installed the “Davis Pulverizer”, a which is 4400’ from the Buena Vista lode at the summit. Thus in the newfangled rotary mill. He then started selling lots at Resting Springs. short space of 4,400 lineal feet, this tunnel will intersect ten known Osborne’s mining venture went through many fits and starts and rich mines, at an average depth of say 850 feet. Several of the veins he even tried building a mini-Sutro Tunnel to tap the Gunsight lode, intersected by the tunnel are owned by the company including the 800 feet below the surface croppings. With ore proving not to be Buena Vista, the First and Second lead mines, the extension of the San rich enough, and the shareholders not willing to pay another stock Benito, and the Alpha mine. The company was attempting to acquire assessment, the firm shut down in 1881. In 1883, Osborne bought the the Ignacio silver mine as well. The company’s smelting operation properties back and spent a lot of money and the next two decades was done at the mine in thirty-inch cupola furnaces. Fire-clay of trying to find a cheap way to get the ore to the smelter. He held on excellent quality is abundant at the mouth of the tunnel. It is mixed until 1906, when the Tonopah and Tidewater tracks came within 6 with pulverized quartz, moulded, sun-dried, and is then ready for use. miles of the mines. Osborne then sold his interest for $175,000. The The charges of ore, consisting of the sulphurets and carbonates of lead new owners eventually shipped $4 million of ore and it became the and silver, with a due proportion of ferruginous ore and argentiferous biggest metal mine in the whole of Death Valley and the Amargosa quartz, melt like wax in the furnace. An average run for twenty-four (Lingenfelter). Osborne likely carried on the company name through hours is 240 bars of bullion.” (wikipedia and oldcompany.com). The the twenty year period, so our certificate is from the second stage of certificate has extra folds and a couple of pinholes at the right. Very the company’s development. Very Rare. VF. Uncancelled. Est. $500- rare and uncancelled. Est. $500-1000 HWAC# 111781 1000 HWAC# 111768 Lot# 2439 Inyo County, California Owens Lake Soda Syndicate Stock Certificate, Inyo Lot# 2441 Inyo County, California Skookum, County, Cal. 1926 We have not seen this one Death Valley Mining Stock, Last Gold Excitement In Death Valley! A great story in before. Cert. #218, issued for 10 shares to Lingenfelter’s “Death Valley and the Amargosa”, Adolor Octave Belmore and signed by Fred Lingenfelter tells the tale of Chester R. Bunker, Field as vice-president and Frank J. Bartlett extreme mining promoter and ultimate as treasurer. Inc. in Massachusetts. Soda ash flim-flam man. Bunker’s World Exploration production began at Owens Lake in 1887 and the lake was the primary producer until the late 1920’s. At that Company bought a mine in the Last Chance point, Searles Lake production began (CA. Div. of Mines, Vol. 12 No. 10, range from Sol Camp, noted mining man and Goldfield stock broker. 1959). The Bartlett chemical plant and station on the Owens Valley Camp discovered gold at Skookum in 1924, but lost interest in it. The mine was located 10 miles south of Sand Springs. Bunker paid branch of the Southern Pacific R.R. near the west shore of Owens Lake $100,000 for controlling interest in the mine (Lingenfelter). Bunker and opposite Keeler, was named for Frank J. Bartlett, the company ran full page ads touting Skookum as “The Hope of the West for treasurer. Bartlett was also the treasurer of the Clark Chemical the mine of the Century!”. Our World Exploration Company stock Company (Chronology of the Death Valley Region in California, 1849- certificate was issued in 1928 and signed by Bunker as president. 1949, Theodore Sherman Palmer). The Division of Mines, 1959 report Millsite mining vignette at center with tiny mining vignettes around does not mention the Owens Lake Soda Syndicate company. As it was the perimeter. The certificate is in very good, uncancelled condition. A getting harder and harder to operate profitably in the late 1920’s, the company likely didn’t last long. The certificate was for convertible nice Death Valley piece. Est. $100-150 HWAC# 111955 preference stock and is uncancelled. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 111762 View complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at FHWAC.com 113

DAY 2 Fri, June 26 Category / Sub Category DAY 2 Fri June 26 Stocks & Bonds/ Mining Lot# 2442 Jackson, California 1800s-1900s Lot# 2447 Mariposa, California Ave Maria Gold Quartz Mother Lode Mine Stock Certs Group of 24 Mine Stocks (5) 5 i/u stocks. Undated but Gold Rush stock certificates, issued by various California era. According to the company’s description detailed on Mother Lode mine operations. Company issued the reverse of each stock, this London based association certs include Murray Creek Mining, Transierra held half the rights to the Ave Maria Gold Quartz Mine in Gold Mining, Carson Hill Mother Lode and The the Mariposa District, California which would be worked Kennedy Mine. Some have revenue stamps, under a lease with the owner of the other half. The Ave some are canceled, some unused. Est. $150- Maria’s place is verified by a letter written from John 200 HWAC# 118847 Duncan to John Fremont on December 26, 1851. In the letter he clearly states that the Ave Maria is located on Lot# 2443 Kern County, California Oshkosh the Mariposa Estate and on the Ave Maria River. [Ref: The Expeditions Gold Mining Stock Certificate, Randsburg, of John Charles Fremont, Volume 3, edited by Spence]. Today the Ave Cal. 1902 Cert. #99, signed by president G.P. Maria River is known as the Stockton Creek [Ref: Gudde]. There was Drew, issued for 8,000 shares to Francisca A. a small town by that name at the confluence of the Ave Maria and Jesurum. R.E. Doan was the superintendant Mariposa. Printed on onion paper with blue font. Each certificate is at the mine. The company was erecting a good for five shares. Signed by two member of the committee and the 4-stamp mill, new Standard concentrator, overshot water wheel, etc. company secretary. Ken Prag Collection Est. $300-800 HWAC# 105588 Development work was being prosectuted by 8 men (E.M.J. Volume 73, 1902). VF with the usual fold lines. Uncancelled. Est. $120-250 Lot# 2448 Mariposa, California c1851 HWAC# 111977 Ave Marie Gold Quartz Mine Blue version! Certificate for the Ave Maria Gold Quartz Mining Lot# 2444 Kern County, California Tehachapi Association. According to the company’s Coal Mining Co Stock Certificate, 1890, description detailed on the reverse of each Unseen by Us! Certificate #71, issued in stock, this London based association held half 1890 to J. Asher and signed by B.M. Denison the rights to the Ave Maria Gold Quartz Mine in as secretary. Location of Works: Kern County, the Mariposa District, California which would be worked under a lease California printed at the top. Who knew that there was coal mining with the owner of the other half. The Ave Maria’s place is verified by near Tehachapi! But in 1889, Fred Buhn, a miner, made a discovery a letter written from John Duncan to John Fremont on December 26, while prospecting on a mountainside near Tehachapi. Buhn had been 1851. In the letter he clearly states that the Ave Maria is located on working for a prospecting company which had been searching for the Mariposa Estate and on the Ave Maria River. [Ref: The Expeditions coal indications all around Tehacapi. The claim was located between of John Charles Fremont, Volume 3, edited by Spence]. Today the Ave Mojave and Tehacapi within easy reach of the Southern Pacific (Coal Maria River is known as the Stockton Creek [Ref: Gudde]. There was and Coal Trade Journal, 1889). We don’t know what happened with a small town by that name at the confluence of the Ave Maria and Buhn’s claim, but there was surely coal in the vicinity. This is a very Mariposa. Printed on onion paper with blue font. Good for five shares. rare certificate and could be the only one known. Small size certificate. Signed by two member of the committee and the company secretary. Uncancelled. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 111815 Not cancelled. Approx. 6.5” x 9.5”. Pin holes and discoloration on right side. Note in pen upper left. Prag Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# Lot# 2445 Lake County, California 1895 Great 80581 Western Quicksilver Mining Company Stock Certificate Location: Lake County, Cal. (printed Lot# 2449 Mariposa, under title). Inc. in 1872. No. 737, issued for California Mariposa 100 shares to LH Palache on April 12th, 1895 in Mining Stocks (3) San Francisco. Signed by president G. Palache ”Mariposa is where and secretary Abraham Halsey. Not cancelled. explorers John C. Black border and print. California state seal vignette. Printed by Alta Fremont and Kit Printing House. Pinholes, folds, glue residue on reverse. 5.5 x 9.5” This Carson found the famous mine was located 16 miles north of Calistoga in Lake County. rich Mariposa Vein Gilbert Palache worked as a bookkeeper and clerk for Wells Fargo & and opened the Co., was treasurer for the Presidio & Ferries Street Railway Co., and first mill to crush president of the California Northwestern Railway Company. Halsey ore and extract gold was a miner in Tuolumne County during the Gold Rush and later in California” from served as an attorney and judge in Stanislaus County. Est. $120-200 www.parks.ca.gov HWAC# 113264 1)Mariposa Land & Mining #1222 i/u to CA Collins, 100 shares, signed by vp Mark Lot# 2446 Lost Camp Mining District, Placer Brumagin, incorporated in CA 2)Mariposa Land & Mining #2425 i/u to County, California 1867 Redstone Quartz Mining Company Stock, Lost Camp Mining CA Collins 1876, signed by vp Haydenfeldt 3) Mariposa Company-likely John Freemont’s company,”The largest mine owned by the Mariposa District, Placer County # 8(?) for 25 shares Company -- the Princeton -- which is referred to as having become to Josiah C Huch(?). Datelined Dutch Flat 1867. unprofitable under the present manager, has not only been profitable, Signed by secretary Charles F (?) and president but more profitable under his management than it was immediately (?). Incorporated June 26, 1867. Printed by the Enquirer fo Dutch before. In no month has it paid as poorly as it did in the month before Flat. United States Warehouse Revenue Stamp. “Lost Camp District, he took it in hand. The whole amount of, quartz at present taken from Placer County, Cal.” Eagle and flag vignette. Some staining. Tears along the mine is richer, on an average, than the average yield during two corners. Hole at the juncture of horizontal and vertical folds. Faded. years before it came into the possession of the Mariposa Company.” Good Condition. Not in Filer. Lost Camp was in Central Placer and from NY Times 1864, #4781 i/u to Fellowes and Co 1870, 100 shares, Nevada counties. It Was in the vicinity of the towns of Emigrant Gap note toning spots. Est. $480-800 HWAC# 58925 and Blue Canyon. It was both a lode and placer mining area. Although no great production, there was work done here throughout the 1800’s and 1900’s. [Gold Districts of California by Clark] Prag Collection Est. $300-500 HWAC# 79232 114 June & July 2020

DAY 2 Fri June 26 Category / Sub Category DAY 2 Fri June 26 Stocks & Bonds / Mining Lot# 2450 Mariposa, California 1852 Lot# 2455 Napa County, California Twin Philadelphia and California Mining Peaks Quicksilver Mining Co Stock, Napa Company Stock - 1852! Very early California County, Cal. 1902 Cert. #17, issued in 1902 for Stock Certificate. # 2060 for 100 shares to 1,000 shares to Lillian M. McPike and signed by Theodore Waller. Signed by Solomon Alter and F.H. Smythe as president and Henry C. McPike president Parson Sewill. Dateline Philadelphia as secretary. The mine is located at 1,841’ in Napa County near the 1852. Incorporated 1851. Above ground quartz Corona mine. The Oat Hill mine trail is nearby. The Twin Peaks mine mining vignette. Not cancelled. Cut close on left. operated until the 1940’s. Unfortuneately, Lake Berryessa and Putah Light corner folds. Part of John C. Fremont’s Mariposa Estate and one of Creek have elevated levels of mercury as a result of the quicksilver the first Fremont leases to Americans. This appears to be the first of a mining there (Napa Valley Register). The certificate is a rare one and series of mining investments by Philadelphia parties in Western mines it’s uncancelled. Est. $160-250 HWAC# 111788 (see: Philadelphia & Arizona, Philadelphia & Nevada, Philadelphia & Montana, etc.). This is one of only three mining ventures of the 1850s Lot# 2456 Napa County, California Boston Quicksilver that was “hands on” for Fremont. 7.5’ x 9.75” Ken Prag Collection Est. Mining Co Stock, Napa County, California, 1899 Cert. $300-500 HWAC# 110945 #775, issued for 25 shares to Lee, Higginson & Co. The certificate was issued in Boston and the company Lot# 2451 Mariposa District, California incorporated in Wyoming. Location of Mine: Napa Co. Philadelphia and California Mining Stock California printed at the bottom. Vignette of a miner’s I/C #2048 Theodore Walker 100 shares 1852. pickaxe. There was quite an abundance of quicksilver Signed by Pearson Servill (president) and L. in several localities, and mines have been developed Alter (secretary). Great mining vignette at top: in this county second only to the New Almaden. The miners working a placer claim with a cabin and first discovery of cinnibar dates to 1861 in Napa bear in the background. Printer: Gratlan. Part of County (History of Napa & Lake Counties). The old Redington mine John C. Freemont’s Mariposa Estate and one of was renamed the Boston mine according to Mineral Resources of the the first Fremont leases to Americans. This appears to be the first of a United States, 1904. The mine was a steady producer. Nice certificate series of mining investments by Philadelphia parties in Western mines printed vertically. Black print on pink paper. Uncancelled. Est. $200- (see: Philadelphia & Arizona, Philadelphia & Nevada, Philadelphia & 400 HWAC# 111776 Montana, etc.). This is one of only three mining ventures of the 1850s that was “hands on” for Fremont. 7.5’ x 9.75” in fine condition. Lower Lot# 2457 Nevada right corner crease. Ken Prag Collection Est. $300-500 HWAC# 105584 City, California El Picacho Gold & Lot# 2452 Mariposa, California 1851-1853 Three Silver Mining Co. California Gold Rush Mining Stock Certificates All Stock Certificate, three are foreign investments int he California Gold Nevada City, Rush. 1) Ave Maria Gold Quartz. English. 2) Le Nouveau California, 1863 Monde. French with French stamp. 3) Anglo-California Rare and early. Gold Mining. English. Ken Prag Collection Est. $80-250 Dateline Nevada HWAC# 110950 City, April 20th, 1863. Low No. 8, issued for one share to H.B. Hosmer. Lot# 2453 Mattole District, Humboldt County, California 1865 Lyon Petroleum Company Signed by Wm. W. Cozzins, president and secretary E.H. Gaylord. Unusual design with Stock, Mattole District, Humboldt County # the same allegorical woman vignette on both the right and left sides 24 for 5 shares to HC Howard. Datelined San of the certificate. 25 cent IR stamp covering most of right vignette. No Francisco 1865. Signed by secretary James printer listed. Folds, some toning and soiling, ink showing thru from Monroe and president HC Howard. 25c Power of Atty Revenue stamp. Allegorical vignette on right and portrait of endorsement on reverse. Not in Filer or other Holabird indexes. H.B. Hosmer was an assemblyman in San Francisco during the 1850s. Est. ? on left. Uncancelled. Location listed as “Mattole District, Humboldt $500-1000 HWAC# 60627 County, Cal.” Original trustees were Minor Martin, HC Howard and Joshua Lyon (hence the name of the company). This stock has seen the wear of 150 + years. left side has been completely torn off. Prag Lot# 2458 Nevada County, California collection Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-425 HWAC# 79716 Consolidated St. Gothard Gold Mining Co Stock, Grizzly Ridge, Nevada Co. Cal. Lot# 2454 Mono Consolidated St. Gothard Gold Mining Company County, California stock issued at San Francisco in 1906.The 1879 East Mammoth company inc. in 1888. “ Nevada County, Cal. Gold and Silver Adjoining the Famous Delhi” printed at top Mining Co Incorp. left. Great vignette of a grizzly bear holding bags of gold coins with an 1878 Calif. Located allegorical figure above. Below the vignette it reads, “Grizzly Ridge”. in Mono County, Ca. Grizzly Ridge in Nevada County, is located on Grizzly Creek, between Lake District. #148, North San Juan and North Bloomfield. It is on the gravel deposit of the I/U, 50 shares @ $50 county. There was mining dating back to 1854, and in 1855, the Middle par to Ellis Edwards Yuba Canal Company built a ditch from Grizzly Canyon to supply Trustee and signed as North San Juan with water. Mining in the area continued until the mid secretary with president signature. Black, no seal, vignette mountain 1900’s. The St. Gothard mine was operated by the Delhi Mines Co. by scene moners moving ore, bear on bottom. EF Est. $300-600 HWAC# 1918, with A.A. Codd of Nevada mining fame as the Delhi company’s 117550 president. Very nice certificate printed by Britton & Rey, S.F. There are fold lines. Uncancelled. This is a rare certificate. Est. $140-250 HWAC# 111779 View complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at FHWAC.com 115

DAY 2 Fri, June 26 Category / Sub Category DAY 2 Fri June 26 Stocks & Bonds / Mining Lot# 2459 Nevada County, Indian Springs Lot# 2463 Placer County, California 1900’s District, California 1863 Manchester Gold, California-Hawaiian Development Co. 2 Silver and Copper Mining Co. Stock certificates. Incorp. 1911 California and operated Certificate # 120 for 1 shares to JW Freeman. the Ralston Divide Gravel Mine in Placer County, SIgned by GTH McFadden and president D according to the California State Mining Bureau, Hawkes. Dateline Timbuctoo, Yuba Co., Cal. 1922. The Ralston Divide lies between Long Canyon 1863. Incorporated July 1863. Not cancelled. Location of mine: Indian and Middle Fork of American River. No. 438, I/U, 100 Springs District, Nevada Co., Cal. 25c Certificate Revenue stamp. Bold shares @ $1.00 par. Issued August, 1916.. Signed orange ‘MANCHESTER’. Eagle vignette. WB Cooke & Co. printer. Cut by president, secretary Green border, and three roughly bottom. Rip middle right. Incorporated in July. By October different mining vignettes incl. a hydraulic mining there had already been two assessments. Ken Prag Collection Est. $200- scene, revenue stamp. Printed by the Union Litho Co., Oakland. EF, 500 HWAC# 80576 #999, U/U, dateline 19__. AU. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 115996 Lot# 2460 Owens Lake, Cartago, California 1920 California Alkali Lot# 2464 Placerville, California Company Stock Certificate 1852 South Fork Canal Company Extremely rare. This company Stock Certificate, California Gold mined soda ash at Cartago, now a Rush Very rare. Dateline Placerville, ghost town at Owens Lake in Inyo El Dorado County, Cal., December County. They operated 1917-1932, 15th, 1852. No. 142, issued for one eventually becoming the Inyo share to JC Bullious. Signed by B.F. Chemical Company (in 1924). They Reese, president, and A.T. Taylor, obtained their CO2 from vertical secretary. Not cancelled. Interesting “bookend” borders and vignette coke fired lime kilns using dolomite of dog outside next to safe with flume feeding a lake in the background. from the Western Inyo Mountains, or limestone from Cerro Gordo. Inc. Reverse has salmon-colored background of eagle and ornate design. in 1917. No. 303, issued for Thomas Treanor in 1920. Signed by the Printed on thin paper by Harmon & Springer, El Dorado News Office, vice president (Sherman?) and secretary Dickens. Not cancelled. Plain Placerville. 6 x 10.5” Has condition issues: pieces missing from left design with black print. 8.5 x 11.5” Folds, pinholes, some toning. Ken and right border, one inch tear, etc. Please inspect photo. Browne Prag Collection Est. $200-600 HWAC# 106707 (1868) reports a main ditch line of 34 miles carrying 600 inches of water 24 miles at a grade of 4.5 feet per mile from the south fork of the American River supplying Placerville and vicinity. Original cost Lot# 2461 Placer County, was $500,000 but the value in 1868 had dropped to $50,000. There California 1863 Fifty-One Union were 108 miles of lateral channels and three reservoirs: Silver Lake, Mining Company Stock, Virginia, Red, Lake, and Willow Valley, all of which held nearly 350 million cubic Placer County # 121 for 25 shares feet of water. They charged 25 cents per inch for mining and domestic to George D Aldrick. datelined use, and $7 per acre for vineyards. B.F. Keene was a physician, popular Virginia, California 1863. Signed California Mother Lode politician and once president pro-term of the by secretary William H Hunt and Senate. He died in 1856 while president of the State Medical Society. president Geo. Glass. Incorporated A.T. Taylor was a California pioneer and one of California’s earliest March 13, 1863. Printer HS historians and prolific writers. He came to California from China in Crocker. 25c US Certificate Revenue Stamp. Uncancelled. No edge, Sept. 1848. Bancroft consulted with Taylor for his monumental work corner, discoloration or pin hole issues. Vignette, showing a miner on the history of California. Ken Prag Collection Est. $200-500 HWAC# with a pick axe, in front of a mine entrance. And another of a woman at 107097 left. A red brown 25 cent “Protest” Internal Revenue stamp is affixed. Printed by H.S. Crocker & Co., Sacramento. Virginia (or Virginia town) was founded in June 1851. The want of water during the dry season Lot# 2465 Placerville District, Eldorado retarded the work of miners for two or three years subsequent, which County, California 1864 Harmon Gold and was finally remedied by the introduction of water by the same canal Silver Mining Company Stock # 435 for 5 which conveyed water into the Gold Hill district. In 1853, a company shares to Benjamin Hall. Signed by secretary of miners built a railroad track from Virginia Hill to the Auburn ‘ravine, Benjamin Hall and president George W Paget. for the transportation of ore. This road was certainly the pioneer Dateline San Francisco 1864. Incorporated May 15, 1863. Allegorical railroad of Placer, if not the first laid down in the State for any purpose. vignette. 1400 shares at $500 each - quite steep! Paper is dark, but The work was finally abandoned by the company, and its labor was easily read. Small 5c and 20c revenue stamp. Heavily faded. Green redirected towards the introduction of water, through canals, direct revenue imprint type art work on reverse. Torn in half and taped. to the tops of the various hills lying in and composing the Virginia Rips and heavy discoloration throughout. Paget was heavily involved district. [Ref: Bancroft] Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-425 HWAC# 79704 in politics - especially for the Union! In 1870 he was held to answer before the Grand Jury on three charges of Grand Larceny. In August of 1864 Hall was listed as being delinquent on paying assessment on Lot# 2462 Placer County, California 1863 a certificate for this company. This is another mining company that Sacramento Mining Company Stock seemed to collect assessment and not deliver a paying product. Prag Certificate Early number 43 for 25 shares to Collection Ken Prag Collection Est. $180-350 HWAC# 86045 DB Moore. Datelined Sacramento 1863. Signed Lot# 2466 Plumas County, California A by secretary Josiah Lowell and president Southern Eureka (Atlantic & Pacific) Mining SM Hey. Incorporated April 17, 1863. Mines Company stock certificate This is a stock located in Placer County. Printed by HS Crocker. Small 20c and 5c certificate in the Southern Eureka Mining Internal Revenue Agreement stamps. No edge, corner, discoloration or pin hole issues. Excellent!!! Hard to Find! Ken Prag Collection Est. $100- Company for 500 shares #154 dated 1880. 425 HWAC# 79702 Please see photos for details. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 110530 116 June & July 2020

DAY 2 Fri June 26 Category / Sub Category DAY 2 Fri June 26 Stocks & Bonds / Mining Lot# 2467 Plumas County, California Twelve- Lot# 2472 San Francisco, California Giant Mile Bar Gold Mining Stock, Plumas County, Powder Company Stock, California, Rare Cal. 1900 We’ve never seen this one before. Issued Certificate Although there are a Certificate #14, issued for 1,000 shares of number of unissued certificates from the Giant Twelve-Mile Bar Gold Mining Company at San Powder Company floating around, it is rare to Francisco in 1900. Twelve Mile bar is located find an issued certificate. The Giant Powder in Plumas County, on the East Branch of the North Fork of the Feather Company was the first company in America River. Recorded on Trask’s map, 1853. In 1862, The Mining Press to produce dynamite. The Giant Powder Company moved to Point reported new quartz lode discoveries at the location. In very good, Pinole around San Francisco in 1892 after merging with the Safety uncancelled condition. Rare. Est. $80-120 HWAC# 111797 Nitro Powder Co. and set up the company town of Giant, along with its plant to produce explosives used throughout the world in major Lot# 2468 Sacramento, earth moving efforts. This is certificate #10427, issued for 1 share to California 1863 Spread Weston B. Frome in 1932 and signed by the company officers. The Eagle Copper Mining Co. company incorporated in California in 1892. After 1916, the interests Stock Certificate, Saginaw of the Giant Powder Company were controlled by the Atlas Powder District, 1863 Saginaw Company as they had purchased controlling interest. The certificate District, Sacramento Co. has hole cancels through the officer’s signatures and the stub attached (printed under logo). Inc. at the left. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 111769 July 17, 1863. Dateline Sacramento, August 3, 1863. Lot# 2473 Trinity County, California Integral No. 53, issued for 20 shares to Richard Ireland. Signed by the president, Quicksilver Mining Co Stock, Altoona, FA Park, and secretary Chambers. Not cancelled. Patriotic vignettes Cinnabar District, Trinity Co. Cal. 1891 Cert. of an eagle and a flag-draped woman. Printed by H.S. Crocker & Co., #55, issued for 840 shares to Elizabeth McCaw Sacramento. Folds, creases corner, heavy toning. Not in Filer. We could and signed by J.S. Cameron as president and not easily locate more information about this company or the Saginaw William J. Simpson as secretary. Location of District of Sacramento County. We could find reference to a Spread Works: Altoona, Cinnabar Mining district, Eagle copper mine in Shasta County: “Twenty-two unpatented claims Trinity County, California printed at the top. The Integral mine, or in Sec. 13, T. 33, N., R. 6 W ; owned by W. C. Onn & Sons, of Copley. the Cinnabar mine was located 3.3 miles E of Ramshorn Summit, on About 1500 feet of tunnels, mainly driven by the Scottish American National Forest land (mindat.org). The property encompassed 45 Syndicate, of Denver, Col., under bond, show considerable bodies of patented claims and had Archibald B. McCaw, the well known mining ore, including some of excellent grade. The country rock is heavily engineer as it’s chief promoter. William Simpson was a well-known charged with sulphides.” [Ref: The Copper Resources of California, capitalist from New York City (Mining & Scientific Press, Vol. 67, Aubury, 1902] Est. $250-600 HWAC# 62923 1893). The certificate has a horizontal and a vertical fold (at one time folded into fourths). Looks good when laid flat. VF. Uncancelled. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 111765 Lot# 2469 San Francisco, California 1877 National Lot# 2474 Tuolumne County, California Prospecting and Mining Experimental Mining Co Stocks (2), Yankee Company Stock Issued to Hill, Tuolumne, Cal. 1899 Two certificates Edward P. Carpenter, Feb. from the Experimental Mining Company 19th, 1877, twenty shares issued in 1899. Located NNW of Yankee Hill of National Prospecting and and 3.1 km (1.9 miles) NNE of Columbia, along Mining Company. Britten & Experimental Gulch, in the Columbia district. Rey lithographers. Lower right corner torn. Est. $120-240 HWAC# 119771 Mine was initially developed 1854 and worked intermittently. The certificates were issued at San Jose, California. Certificates #41 and #42 Lot# 2470 San Francisco, California Phoenix both have a 5 ct. documentary stamp at top left. Uncancelled. Est. $80- Investment & Funding Co. Gold Coin Bond, 120 HWAC# 111832 San Francisco, Cal. 1904 Large, square certificate #4, issued in 1904. After the holder Lot# 2475 Yuba County - McCortney District, deposited $80 for this investment certificate, California 1863 Chollar Copper Mining it would later be exchanged for $130 in gold Company Stock Certificate Early # 17 for coin. The company was the successor to the 90 shares to Hasey. Signed by WL Kirby and Phoenix Diamond Company. This is a rare one president G King. Dateline 1864 San Francisco. for sure. Very good condition with no indication that the money was Incorporated July 1863. Not cancelled. No revenue stamp. California ever collected by the holder. Est. $80-120 HWAC# 111799 seal vignette, Towne & Bacon printers. Location: McCortney District, Yuba County. Rare district! No articles found on CDNC. Ken Prag Lot# 2471 San Francisco Mining District, Collection Est. $100-400 HWAC# 77039 California 1863 Suburban Mining Company Stock, San Francisco Mining District # 51 for Lot# 2476 Yuba, Brown’s Valley District, 3 shares to F Morrill. Datelined San Francisco California 1864 Yuba Gold & Silver Mining 1863. Signed by John B Feltis(?) as president Company Stock Certificate # 352 for 12 1/2 and secretary (?). incorporated July of 1863. shares to William Marble. Signed by Thomas Black border and print. Vignette of San Francisco seal. Towne & Bacon McCallan and president AN (?). Dateline San printer. United States 25c Insurance Revenue Stamp. Two inch rip Francisco 1864. Incorporated June 22, 1863. bottom center could use museum quality tape. By December 2 of 1863 25c Power of Att’y revenue stamp. Not cancelled. Location: Brown’s the Sacramento Daily Union noted, “Enterprise is a failure.” Extra rare Valley Dist., Yuba Co. Underprint red ‘$720,000.’ Eagle seal vignette. mining district! Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-425 HWAC# 79701 Robbins & Co. printer. Pin holes, wrinkles and light staining. According to an 1865 Marysville Daily Appeal article: “During three or four days’ past we notice teamsters shipping machinery from the storehouse of Knight & Gignoux for the Yuba Gold and Silver Mining Company at Brown’s Valley. It consists of an engine, pump, etc. which look as if they would do good service.” Ken Prag Collection Est. $200-500 HWAC# 77042 View complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at FHWAC.com 117

DAY 2 Fri, June 26 Category / Sub Category DAY 2 Fri June 26 Stocks & Bonds / Mining Lot# 2477 California 1900 Cal Gold Dredging Lot# 2483 Chaffee County, Colorado December Stock Certs A group of 19 mining stock certs 9th, 1904 Camilla Gold Mining Company including Natomas, Yuba Goldfields Inc and Stock Archuive (9 items) Three Camilla Gold many more. Some are canceled, some unused Mining Company Stocks to G. Studle for 500 and some have revenue stamps. A very colorful shares each, signed by L. G. Brewer, Secretary collection starter set. Est. $120-200 HWAC# and W. G. Smith, President. Punched with the 118843 number of shares at top center, but this does not appear to be a cancellation. Embossed Lot# 2478 California 1950’s California gold seal at lower left corner. Camilla GMC incorporated in Colorado. Company owned Mining Stock Certs This is a group of 12 property in Chaffee County with 240 acres at Hancock on Pomeroy mining stock certificates, some signed, some Mountain near Alpine Pass just a few miles from the Monarch Mining unused. They are from various companies, District. Managed by A. A. McNight. Approximately 10” x 6.5”. Tri- including Mugwump Gold Mines, New folded. Otherwise excellent condition. Six handwritten receipts from IdriaMining, Amuranium and more. Est. $80- 120 HWAC# 118842 Camilla Gold Mining Company Treasurer W. A. Reynolds for payments made towards purchase of stock shares by Gottlieb Studle. Est. $100- Lot# 2479 California California Mining Stocks 200 HWAC# 120036 (McGregor, El Picharcho) 1. # 50 for 20 shares to Lot# 2484 Clear Creek, Colorado 1864 Star Sophia D Folsom. Signed by Josiah Hewes president Gold Mining Company Stock #250 for 50 and secretary (?). Dateline 1863 San Francisco. shares to Julia Wadsworth. Datelined New Incorporated July 28, 1863. Not cancelled. 2. # 154 York 1864. Signed by secretary John N Power for 100 shares to JL Lombard. Signed by secretary and president Nathaniel Comsten(?). 25c Life ER Wiggins and president (?). Datedlined 1866. Insurance Revenue Stamp. Allegorical vignette. Incorporated in Massachusetts in June of 1864. Howe & Ferry printers. Not cancelled. No edge, Hillside mine and mill vignette. 3. Early New City corner, color or pin hole issues!!! Hollister [Mines of Colorado, 1867] stock, #5 C Hosmer 1 share 1863. Signed by Wm. W. writes “”The Star Gold Mining Company” own 1200 feet on the Crystal, Cozzins, president and secretary E.H. Gaylord. Unusual design with the west of Virginia Kanyon, from which they have run an adit west 200 same allegorical woman vignette on both the right and left sides of the feet, intersecting a shaft 153 feet deep, showing, said the agent to us* a certificate. 25 cent IR stamp covering most of right vignette. Ken Prag Collection Est. $500-1400 HWAC# 117843 fair crevice. Three hundred feet west is another shaft 123 feet deep, in cap; and 300 feet further is another 65 feet deep, also in cap. They have Lot# 2480 California 1896-1903 Four a water power 1500 feet long, 18 feet head, upper end of Payne’s Bar, 1900ish Mining Stocks from Death Valley, wooden mill building 55 by 100 feet, raised, and enclosed, machinery San Bernardino, Freshwater Lagoon, for forty stamps on the Missouri River. They have besides a great deal of lode property from Idaho to Empire, and other valuable water Picacho, Sierra County 1) Black Sand Mining powers.” Prag Collection Ken Prag Collection Est. $200-700 HWAC# 79741 Company. # 20 for 1000 shares. Located near Ferndale at Freshwater Lagoon Beach just Lot# 2485 Creede, Colorado Captive Inca north of Big Lagoon. 2) California King with Mining Co. Stock, Creede, Colorado, 1892 crown vignette. # 2842. San Diego County, Picacho. 3) Woodstock Cert. #42, issued to M. Garrett for 100 shares in Mining Company. # 136 for 1000 shares. Valley mining vignette. 1892 and signed by A.M. McGregor as president. Located at Death Valley, San Bernardino. 4) Kern River Gold Quartz Issued at Pueblo, Colorado. Nice vignette of an Mining Company. Kern County. # 311 for 500 shares. Mining vignette. Incan Chief at the top. The Captive Inca mine Est. $100-200 HWAC# 119415 was located at Creede, Colorado, adjacent to Lot# 2481 California Western Mining Stock the Batchelor-Amethyst vein (Mining Reporter, Dec. 31, 1903). The certificate has extra folds. Uncancelled. Est. $160-250 HWAC# 111804 Group, Mostly California (7) Stock in this lot include: The Newton Copper Company, 1910, Lot# 2486 Durango, Colorado Durango Land Mines in Amador County, Cal.; Pan-American & Coal Co Stock, Colorado, 1913 The town of Tungsten Company, 1919; Lucero Mining & Durango was organized in September 1881 by Milling Co (CA) 1910; Papago Mining Company the Durango Trust, a business group composed (CA) 1911; Basin Montana Tunnel Co. 1937 and largely of D&RG investors to serve the San Juan South Utah Mines & Smelters (2) 1911. Est. mining district. The D&RG chose a site south $100-150 HWAC# 111825 of Animas City for its depot after Animas City Lot# 2482 Chaffee County, Colorado Quincy refused to pay a dowry to the D&RG. In 1884, the Trust turned into Mining Co Stock, Chalk Creek District, a company, the Durango Land and Coal Company. The certificate is #120, issued for 2 shares to Pauline Happenstedt and signed by John Chaffee County, Colorado, 1886 Cert. #169, C. Soundstrom as secretary. (Durango Area Tourism Office, Wikipedia, issued to C. Hodsman for 100 shares and signed OldCompany.com). Colorado coal mining stocks are scarce. VF. by Alex Davis as president and Will H. Young Uncancelled. Est. $200-300 HWAC# 111766 as secretary. Location of mines: Chalk Creek District, Colorado, printed on the masthead. Lot# 2487 Georgetown, Colorado 1873 Snowdrift The Quincy mine was located in 1876 on Silver Mining and Reduction Company Stock Chrysolite Mountain, 6 miles from Alpine. A silver mine, it assayed Certificate We have not seen this stock certificate at 75 to 340 ou. silver per ton. The company had one forty foot shaft in 40 years. English Mortgage Debenture. To (Colorado Directory of Mines, Corbett, 1879). We don’t believe that we Frederick Connon of Scarsdale Villas, Kensington. have seen this one before. Nice mining vignette. Agast & Co. St. Louis & The Snowdrift seems to be one of the earliest N.Y. printer. VF. Uncancelled. Est. $200-300 HWAC# 111761 mines sold to an English company from Colorado. John Collom and the British and Colorado Bureau arranged this in 1871. Ernest Le Neve Foster and Captain Bennett seemed to be in charge of this mine and the Silver Plume during this time. [British Investments in the American Mining Frontier, by Spence] Est. $100-200 HWAC# 25761 118 June & July 2020

DAY 2 Fri June 26 Category / Sub Category DAY 2 Fri June 26 Stocks & Bonds / Mining Lot# 2488 Gilpin, Colorado Lot# 2492 Ouray, Colorado Vulcan Gold 1864 Cook Gold Mining & Silver Mining Stock, Ouray, Colorado, Company of Colorado Stock 1880 Cert. #27, issued to Shalor W. Eldridge We have never seen this one! for 500 shares in 1880. Incorporated in New Number 27 for 50 shares t RP York. Signed by Lewis Jones as president and Smith. Datelined Boston 1864. Meredith L. Jones as secretary. The company Signed by treasurer Joseph incorporated in 1879 in New York city. The Hayden and president Bay. Not company owned the Vulcan lode, 300 x 1500 feet; situated on the cancelled. 25c Life Insurance south slope of Potosi Mountain, 6 1/2 mi. sw of Ouray, Mt. Sneffles Revenue stamp. Organized in district. The lode was patented in 1879; vein a fissure from eight to Massachusetts in 1864. Compared to other Colorado stocks from this twelve feet wide, pay streak 12 inches, containing galena with some era, this is very plain, but quite striking. Printed by Mudge & Son. “The brittle and ruby silver in a quartz gangue, milling when sorted on Cook Gold Mining Company own 66 feet on the Gunnell ; have a shaft average fifty ounces of silver per ton. The Vulcan lode was developed 250 feet deep, and sinking — in cap at present. The surface has been by one tunnel 100 foot long on the vein and one fifteen-foot crosscut worked out to a depth of 150 feet. The shaft is doubtless on a pinch in (Corregan and Lingane, 1883). In very good, uncancelled condition. the vein, as well as in cap. There is on the mine an engine house, with Est. $80-120 HWAC# 111976 engine and hoisting machinery — no mill. Charles Crosby is the agent. The Company have some other slightly developed mining property.’ Lot# 2493 Rosita, Colorado 1882 [Mines of Colorado by Hollister] Prag Collection Ken Prag Collection Est. Game Ridge Consolidated Mining $200-700 HWAC# 79742 Company Stock Certificate Location of Mine: Rosita, Colorado. Inc. in New Lot# 2489 Leadville, Colorado York. No. 99, issued for 1,000 shares 1891 The Denver City to The Farmer’s Loan & Trust Co. Consolidated Silver Mining Co Trustee on Sept. 25, 1882. Signed Incorp. 1880 Colorado. #236, by the vice-president (Smith) and I/U, 100 shares @ $1.00 par secretary. Not cancelled. Excellent issued April 1891. Signed sect vignette of miner’s working with and pres. Black, embossed seal drill. Ornate border. Small creases on right, otherwise very fine. 7” x (very crisp imprint), vignette 10.5” Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 117373 Mountain w/cabin men w/ horse drawn carts, C&C Litho Co. Lot# 2494 Rosita, Colorado printer. Whitaker Wright made 1876-1879 Virginia Mining Co. a name for himself speculating of Rosita Stock & Bond Lot of 3. in Pennsylvania oil and moved west in 1879 to Leadville, Colorado. All issued to B. Paul. Inc. 1876. 1) Papers described him as representing Philadelphia capitalists, on the Stock no. 10, issued to 20 shares lookout for promising mining properties. Wright purchased a series of to B. Paul on August 23rd, 1876 claims adjoining a famous Leadville mine and floated the claims as the in Rosita. Signed by the president Denver City Consolidated Silver Mining Company. Very little silver ore and secretary. Not cancelled. was ever brought to the surface. The company owned interest in the Heavily toned, pinholes, folds, Denver City, Shamus O’Brien and Quadrilateral claims on Fryer Hill in pieces missing. 7.5 x 9” 2) $100 the California district. Certificate is considered rare and is very near AU except for folds. Est. $120-180 HWAC# 117569 bond No. 32, issued to B. Paul on Oct. 15th, 1877. Signed by president M. Cuthbert and secretary Thos. Parish. Not cancelled. Red border, Lot# 2490 Leadville, Colorado 1882 The Lee black print, and vignette including the Colorado state seal. 13 x 11” Pinholes, folds, some toning. 3) Manuscript promissory note to HS Basin Mining Co Incorp. 1882 Colorado. #539, Paul for $86.60, dated July 14th, 1879 in Philadelphia. 5 x 8” Fossett I/U, 100 shares @ $10 par issued Feb. 1882, (1880) reports that the Virginia has a shaft 355 ft. deep, 700 ft. of signed pres. and sect. Black, embossed seal, no levels, and 465 square fathoms of stoping (pg. 463). Ken Prag Collection vignette. Kendall Bank Note Co printer. Rare Est. $200-500 HWAC# 107079 and in EF condition. Est. $140-200 HWAC# 117571 Lot# 2495 Rosita, Colorado Lot# 2491 Leadville, Colorado Two Nice 1884 Chieftain Consolidated Leadville, Colorado Mining Stocks Issued Mining Company Colorado 1880-81 Two early Leadville, Colorado mining Indiana Stock Certificate stocks includes The Revenue Mining & Milling Co. Chieftain Consolidated Mining of Colorado, issued at Leadville, Co. in 1881, and Company had offices in Rosita, also The Lawrence Mining & Smelting Company, CO and Union City, IN. No. 120, issued in 1880. Both have nice vignettes. F.H. issued for 100 shares to Mina says he has not seen the Lawrence Mining & Barr on May 22, 1884. Signed Smelting certificate before. The Lawrence Mining by the company president and & Smelting Company owned the Arizona placer, secretary. Not cancelled. Gold 160 acres, and the Lawrence Group, 8 claims on Bald Mountain and seal, gilt border and vignette Printer Boy Hill. This was located in the California district, 3 miles of miners pushing ore cart. Printed by The Jones Litho. Co., Chicago. from Leadville (Corregan & Lingane). The Revenue Mining & Milling Very clean. 7” x 9.75” Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-150 HWAC# 117239 Co. owned the Revenue, Garfield and Clarendon placers located 1 1/2 miles above Alicante Station. Both certificates have some browning and the Lawrence has fold splits on the right fold. View photos to inspect. Est. $160-250 HWAC# 111812 View complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at FHWAC.com 119

DAY 2 Fri, June 26 Category / Sub Category DAY 2 Fri June 26 Stocks & Bonds / Mining Lot# 2496 South Park, Colorado 1870 Colorado Lot# 2500 Colorado Colorado Mining Stock Gold Mining Co. of Philadelphia Stock Collection 1) The Marquette Gold Mining Certificate Incorporated in Pennsylvania. & Milling Company. Located at Sunshine, Located at South Park. Certificate number 425, Gold Hill District, Boulder County, Colorado issued for 100 shares to Sam. Diehl on March (according to newspaper articles and E&MJ). 8th, 1870. Signed by president W. Haseltine No. 1171, issued for 20 shares in 1907 to and treasurer James Clayton. Not cancelled. Charles Heikkilo on June 25th, 1907. 2. 2) Black border and print, eagle vignette (center) and underground hoist Marquette and Arizona Mining Company. Inc. in Arizona. According vignette (left). Heavy folds and soiling, toning. Please inspect. 7 x 10.5” to Mining Magazine, Vol. 8 (1903), the Marquette Mine was located The company had 300 feet east of the Clark-Gardner, one shaft 250 feet near Bisbee, Arizona. No. 843, issued for 50 shares to Joseph Latowski deep, one 80 feet deep; a drift 220 feet from the surface, runs 25 feet on March 9th, 1903. 3. Alpine Consolidated Mining Co.- No. 30, issued from the surface, runs 25 feet either way, exposing a pay vein eighteen for 1,000 shares to Samuel Conger on Nov. 11th, 1880 in New York. inches in width. On the mine was an engine house with a small engine Signed by president Richard Reed and the secretary. Not cancelled. 4. for hoisting. They had a large stone mill in Nevada Gulch, 70 ft. By 70 ft., Peck Gold Mining Company - No. 72, issued for 998 shares to James exclusive of the engine house 34 by 35, an assay office 20 feet square, Peck (probable namesake of the company) on March 7th, 1865 in and a recess on one side for a quartz room. The company built a lean- Boston. Signed by president Linus Child and treasurer E.R. Sawyer. Not to on the side of the mill 25 by 112, and a brick muffle 80 feet long, 6 cancelled. Ken Prag Collection Est. $400-1000 HWAC# 117881 by 9 feet in size, with a stack 50 feet high. [Ref: Hollister, The Mines of Colorado, p. 182, 1867] Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-400 HWAC# 107151 Lot# 2501 Colorado Colorado Mining Stocks 1. Chicago & Denver Reduction Company Stock - # 22 Lot# 2497 Uniontown, Colorado 1863 (early) for 5 shares to William H Mardock (Mandock). Marshall Mining Company Stock Number Signed by secretary Edward F Hartley and Mardock. 9 for 20 shares to JW Bulgar. Signed by HK Dateline Chicago 1887. 2. Pioneer Mining Co. - Extra rare. Stowe and president WR Gallther(?). Dateline Inc. in Pennsylvania, March 31st, 1864. No. 528, issued 1863. Incorporated December 1, 1863, dated for 200 shares to Joseph Duckett on Sept. 22nd, 1866 in December 16, 1863. Office listed in Uniontown, Philadelphia. Signed by Ward B. Haseltine as president El Dorado County, Cal. Uniontown was named for the nearby Union and George P. Kimball as secretary. 3. Central Colorado mine and was located on Martinez Creek 2 miles southeast of El Prospecting and Mine Developing Company Stock - No. Dorado. United States Constitution with two hands shaking vignette. 475, issued for 25 shares to NC(W?) Weedles on February 12, 1880. Printer: H.S. Crocker & Co.’s. Large tears. Some discoloration. Good Signed by Weedles as president and Am Loomis as secretary. Not Condition. Prag Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 85248 cancelled. Vignette of three miners with headlamps. Ken Prag Collection Est. $400-900 HWAC# 117882 Lot# 2498 Colorado Colorado Mining Stock Certificate Group (10) Ten nice Colorado Lot# 2502 Colorado Colorado Mining Stocks mining stocks includes: Bruce Consolidated (Leadville, Cripple Creek) 1) Inc. in Colorado. No. Mining Company, Fall River Mining Company 6055, issued for 20 shares to Parish on Aug. 8, 1881 (Clear Creek County near Idaho Spgs.), Findlay in Denver. Signed by MM Pomeroy as president and Gold Mining Company (2), 1896, Cripple Creek secretary AS Whitaker. Not cancelled. Small certificate District, Denver Rock Drill Mfg. Company, designed to look like currency. Black border and print, maker of pnuematic mining drills, Cresson Consolidated Gold Mining & green background, and Colorado state seal vignette. 2) Milling Company, a huge producer at Cripple Creek district, Golconda- Inc. in Colorado. No. 21, issued for 19,700 shares to the San Juan Mines, Inc. (Silverton), and three unissued stocks from the company president, LW Nichols, on March 14th, 1889 in Parah Gold Mining Company, mines at Victor, Cripple Creek District. Denver. Signed by Nichols and the company secretary. Some with condition issues (Findlay’s and Fall River). View photos to Pen cancelled. 3) Inc. in Colorado. No. 163, issued for 1,000 shares inspect. Est. $100-150 HWAC# 111966 to the company secretary, J.D. Niederlitz, on Oct. 23, 1899. Signed by Niederlitz and the vice-president Mitchell. Not cancelled. 4) No. Lot# 2499 Colorado 180, issued for seven shares to John Sheehan. Not dated. Signed by Colorado Mining Stock president W.W. Grimes and secretary BB Evans. Ken Prag Collection Est. Collection 1. Reliance Gold $300-700 HWAC# 116990 and Silver Mining Company- This $100 bond was issued Lot# 2503 Colorado Colorado in 1867 and signed by Mining Stocks Various Locations secretary Armitage and 1) Colorado Mining Stocks for president Tucker. Early “United States” Companies (5 number 93. 18 x 16”. 2. Gold different). 2) Low certificate number Mountain Combination 7! Inc. in Colorado. No. 7, issued for Mining Company - Early 500 shares to Mary Durant on March Colorado stock certificate. 29th, 1882. Signed by president # 75 for 1500 shares to Thos. Adams and secretary James Michael (?). Signed by WH Durant. Stamp cancelled and hole Sturdevant and president punched on left border. 3) It is CW Ric-tsow. Dateline New printed on a waxy paper. One of the York 1865. Not cancelled. For the purpose of purchase and payment vignettes is a c.1870s illustration of mining property. 3. Gold Hammer Mines & Tunnel Company - One of mining in Arizona. The other is of the all-time great mining stock vignettes. Inc. in Colorado, 1902. No. an underground scene. Inc. Aug 1284, issued for 133 shares to LJ Mathewson on June 20th, 1911 in 6, 1883 in New Jersey. 4) Inc. in Denver. Signed by FA Joslin (secretary) and J Jay Joslin (president). Not Colorado. No. 83, issued for one cancelled. Ken Prag Collection Est. $400-1000 HWAC# 117880 share to Mrs. Kimball on January 9th, 1882 in Colorado Springs. Signed by president John Stanley and secretary E. Bartlett. Ken Prag Collection Est. $400-800 HWAC# 116991 120 June & July 2020

DAY 2 Fri June 26 Category / Sub Category DAY 2 Fri June 26 Stocks & Bonds / Mining Lot# 2504 Colorado Colorado Mining Stocks Lot# 2507 Deadwood, Dakotas New Reliance Various Locations 1) Location of Property: Gold Mining Stock, Deadwood, S.D. Stock Summit County, Colorado (printed at top With Stunning Vignette Beautiful share center). Inc. in NY. No. 273, issued for 100 certificate issued in 1915 to F.C.Bowman for shares to RH Hunter on June 9th, 1887. 2) Inc. 5000 pfd. shares. Large vignette at top left in New York. No. 76, issued to Geo. Chapman for shows the Plant of New Reliance. Deadwood, $500 on Dec. 1st, 1880. Signed by president J.R. S.D. printed on the masthead and the gold Bartlett and the secretary. Not cancelled. 3) #189 Charles Taukusley corporate seal. The company’s mine office was 1875. Pen cancels through signatures of president and secretary. at Trojan, Lawrence County. The company’s property, the Reliance Small vignette of allegorical woman. Ornate logo and border. 4) Extra mine showed gold ore in quartzite formation. The orebody had an rare. Issued during the Colorado Sheep & Cattle War period. Inc. in average width of 8’ over a distance of 1000’ and assayed $4 per ton. Connecticut. No. 115, issued for $1,000 to A.F. Freeman on Dec. 18th, The company had a 30 stamp mill treating 63 tons per day (1916 1878. Signed by president DW Sherwood and treasurer HB Hammond. Mines Handbook). In very good condition and uncancelled. Est. $140- Ken Prag Collection Est. $300-900 HWAC# 116992 250 HWAC# 111763 Lot# 2505 Colorado Colorado Lot# 2508 Galena, Dakotas Cora Silver Mining Mining Stocks Various and Smelting Co Stock, Dakota Territory, Locations 1. Extremely Rare! 1881 Inc. in New York. Cert. #31, issued for This certificate is sure to catch 5,000 shares to Harry H. Marks and signed your attention as an investor. by the company president and secretary. Inc. Large size. Four real photo in 1881 in Dakota (printed on the corporate vignettes. Fifty-four individual seal). The Cora Silver Mining Co. operated in mines listed in Circles on border. Deadwood, Dakota and their mines were in Gold Seal. Fancy Script. Number Galena, Dakota. Great vignette of miners working underground with 2078 for 20 shares to Sarah E their headlamps and mining candles. Printed by the Mining Record Brown. Signed by A Hayward Lithograph, N.Y. Three fold lines. F. View closeup. Uncancelled. Est. and president F Wilson. Dateline $200-400 HWAC# 111785 1906. The Smith Brooks Printing Company of Denver outdid themselves on this one! Uncancelled. Lot# 2509 Delaware Atlas Powder Company Heavy folds, staple holes three large holes for storage. Still a striking (Rare Specimen Proof) - Delaware 1925 In 1912, piece. Mining near Blackhawk on the Gregory, Fisk, Cook, Bobtail and Atlas Powder Company was created in Wilmington, Mammoth veins and their branches and on several minor veins has in Delaware, when DuPont Company sold two recent years been controlled by the Fifty Gold Mines Co. The properties explosives divisions, as mandated by “trust busting” under this management have been among the most productive in the enactments during the Theodore Roosevelt district but were unfortunately closed down. [Professional Paper - presidency. By 1916, the company had taken United States Geological Survey] The 1909 Moody’s said this about control of Giant Powder Company in California. the Fifty Gold Mines Corporation in 1909. The Fifty Gold Mines In the 1960s, Atlas Powder Company changed its Corporation is an enterprise which has gone through some difficulties corporate name to Atlas Chemical Industries. This but being a property which is well considered it has a chance to come is an extremely rare proof certificate, probably unique. Nice vignette out successfully thought it must have more capital. When a mine is of Atlas, holding a box of exploding Atlas powder on his shoulders. Est. in a difficult position it is more frequently brought to worse than $200-400 HWAC# 111770 better conditions. In 1910 the company was in bankruptcy court. Prag Lot# 2510 Auraria, Georgia 1868 Etowah Collection. 2. The two Invincible mines we found that make sense to & Battle Branch Hydraulic Hose Mining us were in Summit and Teller County in Colorado. Unfortunately the Company Stock Certificate EXTRA RARE! date of the stock is not easily readable, so the exact mine is difficult to Number 57 for 500 shares to AJ Mills in determine. # 177 for 25 shares to Smith. Signed by treasurer (?) and 1868. Signed by secretary and treasurer Silas president FB Ray. Datelined December 31, 18-- in Boston. Printed by L Loomis, president DE Soms(?). Vignette Mudge & Son. Minor discoloration near bottom. Otherwise very fine. Ken Prag Collection Est. $400-1500 HWAC# 117842 of placer miners. Hatch & Co. printer. Pen cancelled. Tears top, stain top right, small rips bottom. Large 25c US Certificate Revenue Stamp. This is one of the Lot# 2506 Colorado Ptarmigan Mining & best of all of the Georgia gold specimen mines! Placer work began at Milling Co Stock Certificate, Denver, CO. this mine in 1831. It was located at the original site of the Georgia 1896 Cert. #276, issued for 2,500 shares at gold discovery. It is on the Battle Branch; so called because a group of Denver in 1896 to M. Garrett and signed by Tennessee and Georgia miners engaged in a bloody battle for rights to W.H. Jacobs as president and J.A. Munson as this land. With the gold strike in California, this mine was abandoned secretary. Very attractive certificate with a by the miners. But by 1871 the mine was up and running again. Yeats vignette of a mountain scene with a miner’s reported that the mine had just closed. Mine has placer works, and pick and shovel on each side. We could find shafts! (Prag Collection) Est. $700-1000 HWAC# 81670 no specific information about this company’s operations. The company was likely named after the white-tailed Lot# 2511 Nacoochee, Georgia 1879 Nacoochee Gold Mining Company Stock # ptarmigan, native to Colorado’s subalpine tundra above 11,500 ft 138 for 10 shares to George A Root. Signed by elevation. They are also native to Alaska and Canada at high altitudes Wilcox and president Josiah Curtis. Dateline above the tree line (uplandways.com). The certificate has some fold splits, but still a great certificate. Uncanceled. Est. $80-120 HWAC# New York 1879. Miners on break vignette. 111810 Some foxing on top left. Very Nice Condition. Located near the gold discovery sites in Georgia. Dukes Creek (originally called Nacoochee Creek) is the creek in White County, Georgia, on which gold was found in 1828. Either Frank Logan or one of his slaves is typically given the credit for this find. The discovery of gold in White County and neighboring Lumpkin County led to the Georgia Gold Rush. Prag Collection Ken Prag Collection Est. $200-500 HWAC# 81960 View complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at FHWAC.com 121

DAY 2 Fri, June 26 Category / Sub Category DAY 2 Fri June 26 Stocks & Bonds / Mining Lot# 2512 Alturas Lot# 2516 Placer District, Idaho 1865 Great County, Idaho 1867 Cons. Boise River Gold & Silver Mining Columbia Gold & Co. Stock Certificate Placer District, Idaho Silver Mining Co. Territory (printer under title). Pioneer, Stock Certificate Lancaster, & Landon Ledges (printed to the Idaho Territory right of vignette). Ultra rare. No. 1596, issued (printed above the for 5 shares to JP Turner on April 26th, 1865 in San Francisco. Signed title). Later (1880s) by the president (illegible) and secretary Jos. N. Souther. Not cancelled. stocks for this Beautiful vignette of outdoor mine scene in the mountains. 25 cent company have had adhesive revenue stamp at left. Printed by Fishbournes Lithog. Co. the location printed 4.75 x 10” Folds, toning, large stains. Please inspect. This company as Saw Tooth District, took over the first quartz mine on Granite Creek called the Pioneer. Alturas County. Inc. The company purchased this mine and the Landon, as well as operated in New York. No. 317, other mines. The “poorest rock in the Pioneer assayed $62/ton and issued for 100 shares to (illegible) on July 12th, 1867 in New York. the best classes from $6,000 to $20,000.” Ore from the Landon was Signed by president Jas. M. Chesney and the secretary (illegible). Not crushed by “rigging ordinary sledge hammers on spring pole...1200 cancelled. Black border and print. Two vignettes: allegorical woman pounds were crushed.” It took one man three days to crush 300 with scythe (bottom right) and underground mining scene (top pounds. The company had a 5 stamp mill ready in Dec. 1863. This was center). Henry Seibert & Bros. Lith. Pinholes, folds, large stains, missing the beginning of the Idaho Gold Rush. [Ref: Bancroft] According to the bottom left corner. 7.5 x 11” 25 cent US IR stamp. Not mentioned in Sacramento Daily Union, June 25th, 1864, the company shipped two Browne (1868). Ken Prag Collection Est. $200-600 HWAC# 107076 thousand pounds of gold & silver quartz rock from its London ledge to San Francisco. According to the Daily Alta California, Nov. 16, 1864: Lot# 2513 Boise, Idaho 1902-1968 Eight “The mill belonging to the Great Consolidated Boise River Gold and Different Boise, Idaho Mining Stock Silver Mining Company, will be in operation on the London Ledge in a few days, with a supply of over two hundred tons of rock taken out Certificates Lot of 8 different issued at Boise. and ready at the mill. Stock is on the rise since the purchase by the Included: Profile Metals Company (1921); company of the remaining seven hundred feet in the discovery claims. Black Pearl Mining Company (1904, Native Hardly a piece of rock can be picked up in which gold is not visible to American vignette); Silver Star-Queens Mines, the naked eye, and the leads get richer as they go down. Mr. Williams, Inc. (1968, eagle vignette); Consolidated the company’s superintendent, has labored unceasingly since his Mines Syndicate (1927, allegorical vignette); arrival among us, and no doubt, in a few days, will report a good clean American Exploration Company, Co-Operative (1907, 3 mining up.” Numerous mentions/reports on CDNC. Ken Prag Collection Est. vignettes); Deadwood-Rainbow Mining Company (1904, 3 mining $200-600 HWAC# 107074 vignettes); Spofford Gold Mining Company, Ltd. (1911, 3 mining vignettes); and The South Boise Mining and Development Company Lot# 2517 Rocky Bar, Idaho 1868 Bonaparte (1902, 3 mining vignettes). Fair to good condition. Ken Prag Collection Hill Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Est. $80-300 HWAC# 107469 Certificate Inc. in New York. “Idaho” printed Lot# 2514 Owyhee County, Idaho DeLamar below title. No. 133, issued for 50 shares to Company, Delamar, Idaho, Beautiful company president Anson S. Brown on April 29th, 1868 in New York. Signed by Brown and Mining Purchase Warrant, 1902 This De also secretary Robinson. Not cancelled. Black Lamar Company, Ltd. share warrant was ornate border and print, small eagle vignette. Printed by Henry Seibert issued in 1902. The company raised money & Bros., NY. 25 cent US IR adhesive stamp at upper left. Pinholes, in London. Captain Joseph De Lamar acquired deep folds, stain from stamp being folded. 6 x 9.75” Not mentioned the properties in 1888 and built them up by Browne (1868). Raymond (1875) gives the location as the until disposing of them to this company in 1891 for $2 million. The Hardscrabble District, Alturas County. He reports that “everything has company held 40 claims on De Lamar Mountain and also owned the been very quiet since the Bonaparte Company stopped operations.” A De Lamar Hotel. DeLamar, Idaho is located nine miles from Silver City January 1894 Sausalito News article notes that the skeleton of William in Owyhee County (A Historical, Descriptive & Commercial Directory McKim, supt. of the Bonaparte Hill Mine at Rocky Bar, has been found of Owyhee, 1898). The company’s mine was a silver mine, which closed as an underground mine in 1916. The share warrant is in very in the river. It is believed he was killed by people robbing the mine. Ken Prag Collection Est. $200-600 HWAC# 107075 good condition with two coupons attached at the bottom. Uncancelled. Est. $80-120 HWAC# 111971 Lot# 2518 Idaho Castle Creek Gold Mining Stock, Idaho Territory, 1884 Cert. #1159, Lot# 2515 Pioneer City, Boise County, Idaho 1865 Elkhorn issued for 100 shares to Francis Bassett and Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock signed by A.P. Stanford as president and J.C. Hart as secretary. Nice vignette of a hydraulic Certificate Issued during the mining operation. The company operated in Boise Basin Gold Rush! Gorgeous Owyhee and Ada counties. Collins & Sesnon, lithographers, N.Y. Black and ultra rare certificate. Inc. Nov. print on creme. VF. Uncancelled. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 111778 1864. Location printed at the top: Pioneer City, Boise Co., Idaho. No. Lot# 2519 Idaho Idaho Mining Stocks 1) Alturas 173, issued for 5 shares to George County, Idaho (printed at bottom left). Inc. in Indiana. H. Hare on Nov. 4th, 1865 in Pioneer City. Signed by the president No. 40, issued for 100 shares in 1885. Signed by C.S. Harrington and secretary W.W. Chapman. Not cancelled. Red and president WP Johnson and secretary Jno. Richardson. blue print on white paper. Vignette of moose (not elk) (top center) 2 )Located at Soldier, Idaho, according to The Mining and eagle with shield (bottom left). Printed by Painter & Co. Very fine World, Vol. 22. Inc. in New York. No. 909, issued for 100 condition. 5.5 x 10” One of the pioneering mining companies in the shares to treasurer John O. Hayt on March 31st, 1882 Boise Basin. Discovered initially by placer miners, the association of in New York. Signed by Hayt and the vice-president. gold with quartz led to discoveries of lode deposits in veins along 3) Inc. in New York. No. 42, issued for 100 shares to Granite Creek. The better classes of rocks assayed between $6,000 and $20,00 to the ton. [Ref: Bancroft, p 415] Ken Prag Collection Est. $200- James T. Richards on May 24th, 1881 in NY. Signed 600 HWAC# 107073 by president Edward J. Curtis and secretary Samuel Pickey. Ken Prag Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 116953 122 June & July 2020

DAY 2 Fri June 26 Category / Sub Category DAY 2 Fri June 26 Stocks & Bonds / Mining Lot# 2520 Gouldsboro, Maine 1880 Lot# 2524 Keweenaw County, Gouldsboro Silver Mining Co. Stock Michigan Mohawk Mining Co Certificate, 1880 Beautiful certificate #331 Stock, Michigan, 1900, Green, issued in 1880 at Gouldsboro, Maine. Miners Very Rare, 1 Known Very early raising and lowering ore barrels down the date certificate from the Mohawk shaft. Issued to E.P. Baldwin and signed by Mining Company issued in 1900. Andrew P. Criswell as president and Walter C. Green with black on crème Bunnill as treasurer. Bright silver corporate paper. Printed by John Lowell, seal. This certificate was issued during Maine’s silver rush from 1878- Boston. Certificate MOHAMC-1 1882. Fold lines and some toning. Overall very attractive. Uncancelled. in Lee Degood’s Michigan Copper Est. $80-150 HWAC# 110043 Mining Stocks and Bonds book with only 1 known. Nice vignette of an Indian quiver full of arrows. Lot# 2521 Maine Maine Stock Group Mining The Mohawk Mining Company was a major copper mining company, and Railroad 1. State of Main is a big clue. based in the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan, that was established in Is this the Bisbee that the town in Arizona is November 1898 and lasted until 1932. The company, between 1906 name for? It seems not, DH Bisbee was a native and 1932, paid out more than $15 million in shareholder dividends. of Maine. As a matter of fact it isn’t even an The Mine is best known for the large amounts of mohawkite that were Arizona company! Bisbee was in the mining found on the property. The Mohawk mine operated until 1932; in business, sort of, as the 1880 census ways he 1934 it was purchased by the Copper Range Company (Encyberpedia). is in the explosives business. # 169 for 250 Condition is very good with hole and stamp cancels. View closeup to shares to WF Pictman. Singed by SQ Milliken inspect. Rare. Est. $400-800 HWAC# 111750 as secretary and transfer agent and DH Bisbee as president and treasurer. Surely a Mom and Pop type organization. Lot# 2525 Keweenaw County, Dateline 1880. Underground mining vignette. Arthur & Ronnell of Michigan Mohawk Mining Co New York printer. Not cancelled. Some staining top Center. 2 vertical Stock, Michigan, 1906, Brown, folds. Bisbee Copper operated on Blue Hill in Hancock County on the 100 Shares, Rare Very early coast of Maine near Mt. Desert Island. Frank Bartlett, state assayer, date certificate #A3760 from reporter, “At the present time there are six regular companies at the Mohawk Mining Company work. Among these may be mentioned the Bisbee, Blue Hill, Doaglass, issued in 1906. Brown with Atlantic and Stover Hill. These mines are so well known that an black on crème paper. Printed by extended description of them would be out of place.” Ore was shipped John Lowell, Boston. Certificate to Baltimore for smelting. The ore was such that there was little MOHAMC-2 in Lee Degood’s contaminants to hinder the process. 2. Portsmouth, Kittery and York Michigan Copper Mining Stocks St. Railway Cert. of Deposit- Unlisted. I/U #24 Ed Bailey $4000 1916 & Bonds book with only 1 known. Nice vignette of an Indian quiver signed by President Smith. “The line from Badgers Island to Kittery full of arrows. The Mohawk Mining Company was a major copper Point was opened on August 12, 1897 by the Portsmouth, Kittery, & mining company, based in the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan, York Street Railway. 3. 3 cancelled common stock certificates for Main that was established in November 1898 and lasted until 1932. The Central Railroad Co. Boston, MA for $100 each with train yard vignette company, between 1906 and 1932, paid out more than $15 million in on top center, raised brown seal and brown border, countersigned and registered. Incorporated state of Maine. Ken Prag Collection Est. $500- shareholder dividends. The Mine is best known for the large amounts 1200 HWAC# 117886 of mohawkite that were found on the property. The Mohawk mine operated until 1932; in 1934 it was purchased by the Copper Range Lot# 2522 Maine 1878 Lubec Silver Mining Company (Encyberpedia). Condition is very good with hole and stamp Co. of Maine Incorp. 1879 New York. #405, cancels. View closeup to inspect. Rare. Est. $400-800 HWAC# 111752 I/U, 800 shares @ $10 par signed by Oliver Barnes president and Chas. V. Ware secretary. Lot# 2526 Keweenaw County, Issued in 1878, which is early for a Maine silver Michigan Mohawk Mining Co rush stock. Embossed seal, Vignettes at each Stock, Michigan, 1924, Blue, side and an eagle at the bottom. Black “Full 100 Shares, Rare Nice engraved Paid and Unassessable” in red vertically printed on the certificate. M. stock certificate #A6899 for Thahnessinger Stationer, N.Y. printer. Rare, EF. Est. $100-150 HWAC# 100 shares from the Mohawk 117570 Mining Company issued in 1924. Printed by the John Lot# 2523 Maryland Maryland Lowell Banknote Company with Mining Stocks 1. # 358 for 1 share a vignette of an Indian chief. to D Thomas Sewell. Signed by Signed by the company officers. president Matthew St. Clair Clarke It is blue green with black on (see below). Dateline Washington white. Certificate MOHAMC-4 with a scarcity rating of R-6 (only 6 to 1838. Cut very unevenly. Rips 10 known) in Lee DeGood’s Michigan Copper Mining Stocks & Bonds. center left and lower left. Fair The Mohawk Mining Company was a major copper mining company, condition, but very early and based in the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan, that was established in very important historically. Not November 1898 and lasted until 1932. The company, between 1906 cancelled. 2. Silver Bell Mining and 1932, paid out more than $15 million in shareholder dividends. Company of Garrett County Stock The Mine is best known for the large amounts of mohawkite that were - Rare Maryland Silver MIning found on the property. The Mohawk mine operated until 1932; in Certificate. # 7494 for 1 share 1934 it was purchased by the Copper Range Company (Encyberpedia). to Henry M Broadwater. Signed Punch and stamp cancelled. View closeup for condition. Rare. Est. by RR Matheny and auto signed $400-800 HWAC# 111751 by president RM Boyd. Dateline 1891. Incorporated in 1891. Printed by The Review of Lonaconing Missouri. Incorporated in West Virginia. Ken Prag Collection Est. $300- 900 HWAC# 117871 View complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at FHWAC.com 123

DAY 2 Fri, June 26 Category / Sub Category DAY 2 Fri June 26 Stocks & Bonds / Mining Lot# 2527 Michigan Conglomerate Lot# 2530 Ontonagan County, Michigan Mining Co Stock, Keweenaw District, Michigan Copper Mining Co Stock, 1907, Michigan 1884 Cert. #316, issued for 100 Shares, Green Rare, issued certificate 1000 shares to George Burnham and #C671 from the Michigan Copper Mining signed by Edward Hoopes as pro tem Company, issued in 1907 for 100 shares. This president. Incorporated in Michigan in green variety is listed in DeGood as MICOMC-4, 1880. Nice vignette of miners working but the one pictured in the book is unissued. underground, one working a drill As this one is issued, it is rare. The company incorporated in 1899 in and one with a candle on his helmet. Michigan and their mine office was at Rockland, Ontonagan County. The company operated the Conglomerate mine and was the fourth Lands included 4,870 acres of mineral territory, 1,466 acres of timber company to operate at this location after the Northwest Company, and a 150 acre millsite. The Michigan lands included the Minnesota, the Pennsylvania Mining Company and the Delaware. The earlier Rockland and Superior mines. The company’s operations were vast companies worked in fissure veins south of the greenstone, and all of with the 1910 Copper Handbook devoting almost three full pages them, after exhausting their capital stock, in addition to expending the to the company. The certificate was printed by the International funds which were derived from the sales of copper produced, were Banknote Co., N.Y. In very good condition. View closeups to inspect. compelled to reorganize. There were 100,000 shares authorized and Punch and stamp cancelled. Very rare. Est. $400-800 HWAC# 111753 shares were $25 each. Printed by American Bank Note, Philadelphia. VF. Uncancelled. Est. $400-800 HWAC# 111787 Lot# 2531 Ontonagan County, Michigan Michigan Copper Mining Co Stock, 1915, Lot# 2528 Marquette, Michigan Jim Brown, 10 Shares Beautiful certificate #F7783 Pascoe Iron Company of Marquette, from the Michigan Copper Mining Company Michigan Stock Certificate, 1881 issued in 1915 for 10 shares. Lee Degood’s Cert. #87, issued for 50 shares at Michigan Copper Mining Stocks & Bonds book Marquette, Michigan and signed by lists this variety as MICOMC-3 - Rarity R-5 (only Alfred Kidder as president and C.H. 11 to 25 known). The company incorporated in 1899 in Michigan and Cady as secretary. Vignette of miners their mine office was at Rockland, Ontonagan County. Lands included at left and a paddlewheeler at the 4,870 acres of mineral territory, 1,466 acres of timber and a 150 acre right of the state seal. Incorporated in millsite. The Michigan lands included the Minnesota, Rockland and Michigan. This Company was organized in the fall of 1881. No recent Superior mines. The company’s operations were vast with the 1910 discovery in the Marquette iron region has attracted so much attention Copper Handbook devoting almost three full pages to the company. as this still celebrated “find.” It certainly gives promise of becoming The certificate was printed by the International Banknote Co., N.Y. a very large producer of medium quality hematite ore, averaging 60 In very good condition. View closeups to inspect. Punch and stamp % in metallic, 2 % silica, and 0.18 % phosphorus. The samples were cancelled. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 111754 taken along the vein the length of the property. (Annual Report of the Lot# 2532 Michigan 1909 Superior and Globe Commissioner Of Mineral Statistics of the State of Michigan, For 1881). Copper Stock I/U #556 Emma Knechtus 1909 About 30 men were working for the company under the supervision of 63 shares, signed by President Daniels. Upper Capt. John Foley. Alfred Kidder was appointed agent of the Champion right small dogear Est. $100-150 HWAC# 89928 Mine in October, 1874 and in January, 1881, was appointed agent of the Milwaukee Mine. He also opened the Dalliba Mines, and, together with Capt. Pascoe, of the Champion; organized the Jim Pascoe Iron Company. In VF condition. Uncancelled. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 111764 Lot# 2533 Butte, Montana Fourth of July Mining & Milling Stock, Montana, 1890 Lot# 2529 Ontonagan County, Michigan Carp Lake Mining Co Organized under the laws of Montana Territory. Stock Certificate, Ontonagon, Cert.#50, issued for 300 shares to J. Chauvil in Michigan 1863 Cert. #2, issued 1890. Signed by Fred Brown as president and to. L.E. Rice of New York for 100 Alex J. Johnston as secretary. Red underprint of shares and signed by A. Sanford as an eagle flying with an American flag and the president. Nice vignette of a lake, words “4th OF JULY” in large green bolt underprint. Butte, Montana presumably Carp Lake at center stamped on the corporate seal. Fantastic certificate. Very rare. and miners lowering a bucket Uncancelled. Est. $300-600 HWAC# 111767 to others down the shaft at left. 25 cent revenue stamp at left. “The Lot# 2534 Montana 1800s Six Pristine Mining Stock company’s property is in the County of Ontonagon,and includes over Certificates These are six unused stock certificates 900 acres of land, most of which is well-timbered, and of the best issued by the Penn Yan Mining Company offered at quality for agriculture. It is upon the celebrated Porcupine Ridge of $5 a share. Again, these certs are in pristine condition trap-rock, which, at the mine, is nearly 1,000 feet high, and extends and would be an ideal dealer purchase. See photos for parallel with the shore of Lake Superior. The northern slope is gradual, more detail. Ken Prag Collection Est. $150-250 HWAC# but to the south it descends precipitously to Carp Lake.Five or six 117187 veins have been traced running parallel, and dipping with the rocks. The vein is said to vary from two to four, and six feet in width, and to bear numerous masses and sheets of native copper, and considerable quantities of rich stamp work. The copper is chiefly found in one foot Lot# 2535 Montana 1879-1903 Montana Mining of the lower part of the vein, which is so soft as to be very easily and Stock & Two Dakota Bonds Two bonds and one cheaply worked. The hanging wall is a dark gray trap, like that of the stock certificate. 1) Legal Tender Mining Company Minnesota mine. The average of the ore is said to yield 10 per cent, stock, No. 1159 for 1000 shares issued April 13, 1882 of ingot copper. Native silver, in minute particles, has recently been to A.H. Porter, signed by president and secretary, reported” (The Mining Magazine and Journal of Geology,1860). Extra not canceled. 2) Two Territory of Dakota, County of fold lines and slight browning. Uncancelled. Est. $400-800 HWAC# Lawrence bonds include canceled and paid, issued 111786 in 1883 with one coupon, and another paid, issued in 1879. For more information, see photo. Ken Prag Collection Est. $150-200 HWAC# 118045 124 June & July 2020

DAY 2 Fri June 26 Category / Sub Category DAY 2 Fri June 26 Stocks & Bonds / Mining Lot# 2536 Austin, Nevada 1867 Lot# 2540 Carrara, Nevada American Carrera Mettacom Silver Mining Co.of Marble Co. Stock, Carrara, Nevada- Rare Reese River, Nevada Bond, Cert. #2707, issued to Florence Windhurst for 1867 $500 First Mortgage 35 preferred shares in 1920. Signed by R.V. Bond from the Mettacom Silver Perkins as president and the secretary. The Mining Company of Reese River. company operated a marble mine at Carrara, Certificate #5 issued in 1867. Nevada, just south of Beatty. The company was Four bond coupons attached comparing it’s marble to the famous carrara at the bottom. The Mettacom marble from Italy. Marble mining began in the hills south of Beatty was located on Lander Hill next in 1904. These original samples were too fractured; however, about to the Florida Mine. It was a seven years later, better quality deposits were located and the town regularly producing mine from was soon laid out. Serviced by the Las Vegas and Tonopah Railroad, 1866-69. Blake’s 1869 report by May 1913 the town was officially dedicated. The company built a says they produced 26 tons. The spur railway enabling marble to be efficiently brought to the main line. mill was not being used by the fall of 1869. Fuller & Lane refurbished Today, nothing remains at the site of Carrera except the old foundations, the mill to use as a custom mill. All the outside ores from the small the road and an abandoned quarry (Myrick). VF condition. A rare mines were going to the Manhattan Co.’s mill, and Fuller thought he certificate and most assuredly the only stock certificate ever issued at could force the Manhattan to keep their prices down if he kept the Carrera, Nevada! Uncancelled. Est. $150-300 HWAC# 111969 Mettcom open. It worked. A British company, The Pacific Mining Co., bought the Mettacom and mill in Oct. 1869. They were eventually Lot# 2541 Carson City, Nevada Cons. Carson bought by the Manhattan Co. in 1876. Est. $120-200 HWAC# 110039 River Dredging Stock With Dredger Vignette, Very Rare, 1888 The Consolidated Carson River Dredging Company went all out on this Lot# 2537 Belmont?, Nevada 1867 certificate, with a dredging ship vignette that Pennsylvania and Nevada Mining Company runs all across the top. Incorporated in Nevada in 1888. This was the predecessor company Stock # 56 for 350 shares to OP James. Signed to the Carson River Dredging Company, which incorporated in 1890 by George Lear and OP James as president. (Mills Along the Carson River, by Daniel Webster). Certificates from Dateline Doylestown, Bucks Co. August 10, this latter company are fairly common and we’ve had them before, and 1867. Vignette of underground mining and one they don’t even have a vignette. Not so with this certificate. This is a of two magnificent stallions and an eagle. These beauty and quite rare. The certificate #86 for 500 share issued to T.O.L. are the same certificate design, same state of origin, same names and Hillard, and signed by president Peter Forrester and the company the same date as the Quinterro stock also offered in this sale. This is treasurer. According to Webster’s book, the company was to dredge our only lead to where this company was located? Dog ear upper right. between 4 and 90 feet deep and tested for quicksilver, amalgam and Very small staining at center fold. 25c Certificate Revenue stamp. Not cancelled. Est. $140-200 HWAC# 85202 sulphurets. The company began building two 100 foot dredging skows in 1887. The certificate is in VF, uncancelled condition. Est. $400-800 Lot# 2538 Bullfrog, Nevada Bullfrog Water, HWAC# 111933 Light & Power Co. Bond, Nevada 1905 Lot# 2542 Comstock, Nevada 1889 Three First seen by us. Bond certificate from the Different Comstock Tunnel Company Stock Bullfrog Water, Light & Power Company Certificates Lot of 3 different for this later issued in 1905. River vignette at the left and reorganization of the Sutro Tunnel Company. 1) hydroelectric vignette at the right below Certificate by the Union Trust Company of New the company name. Bond was issued for York for $100 of First Mortgage Income Bonds of $100, due in 1910. Signed by W.F. Patrick the Comstock Tunnel Company. Issued Dec. 17, as president and Edw. Patrick as secretary. 1889 in New York. Signed by the president of the Printed by Denver Lith. Co. The Bullfrog Union Trust Co. Not cancelled. Pinholes, folds. 2) Water, Light and Power Company supplied Two different Comstock Tunnel Company stocks water and electricity to the towns of Bullfrog, signed by Theodore Sutro as president (brother of Adolph). Issued Beatty and Gold Center, and to the City of in 1889 for 100 and 500 shares, neither cancelled. Also signed by Rhyolite. Five coupons attached at the right. VF. Uncancelled. Est. $200-400 HWAC# secretary Thayer. Orange or red borders, eagle vignette. Pinholes, 111771 folds, some separation. Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-300 HWAC# 107238 Lot# 2543 Comstock, Flowery Lode, Nevada Lot# 2539 Bullfrog, Nevada Pioneer & 1877 Lady Bryan Mining Company Bond Mayflower Stocks, Bullfrog District, Nevada Printed by G.T. Brown Bonds for this company This lot has Bullfrog stocks with a couple more have not seen by us before! The Lady Bryan thrown in. 1) Bullfrog Mayflower Extension was a mine located on the Flowery District, Six Gold Mining Company, issued in 1906. Nice mng. Mile Canyon, Storey County. This 4100 bond, vignette. 2) Ruby- Frontier Mines Company, No. 169, is issued to Wheeler Hall & Co. on July issued in 1908. Pioneer district (Bullfrog), 9th, 1877. Signed by president Martin Jones and Nye County. 3) The Puritan Consolidated secretary John Crockett. Not cancelled. Printed Mining Company, issued in 1912. Principal by G.T. Brown & Co., S.F. Two bond coupons office: Pioneer, Nye County, Nevada. Plus two attached. G.T. Brown was a noted African-American lithographer in certificates from the Indian Mines Corporation, issued in 1932, and San Francisco. This bond is not listed in Chandler. Bond states that it 1933. Large Indian vignette. In 1930, the company purchased the Mary will be repaid from 1/10th of funds from assessments and bullion. 13 mine, on which Lucky Boy Divide MC has a long lease. The mill on the x 12.5” Horizontal and vertical folds. (Prag Collection) Est. $200-300 property was built by Indian Mines Corporation. Ken Prag Collection Est. HWAC# 91548 $150-400 HWAC# 110233 View complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at FHWAC.com 125

DAY 2 Fri, June 26 Category / Sub Category DAY 2 Fri June 26 Stocks & Bonds / Mining Lot# 2544 Comstock, Virginia City, Nevada Lot# 2549 Esmeralda County, Nevada 1882 Esmeralda 1888 Iowa Mining Co. Stock Certificate Scarce. County Mining Company Stock Certs This is a lot Virginia Mining District, Storey County, Nevada of three stock certs issued by State Line Gold Mining (printed under title). Early incorporation Nov. Companies 2, 3 and 4. They are all cancelled and in very 10th, 1862. No. 1369, issued for 100 shares to good condition.See photos for more detail., Ken Prag HL Van Wyck on May 10th, 1888 in San Francisco. Signed by president Collection Est. $300-400 HWAC# 117185 Charles Leavitt and secretary CB Higgins. Not cancelled. Black print on yellow paper. Vignette of dog next to safe (top center) and bald eagle with mining equipment (left border). Folds, pinhole, creases. 4 x 9.5” Bacon & Co. printers. HL Van Wyck (not to be confused with Lot# 2550 Esmeralda County, Nevada Misc. Comstock assayer Van Wyck) served on the San Francisco Stock & Nevada Mining Stocks Includes Rare Early Exchange Board. Charles Leavitt worked in Nevada City in the 1860s Date Goldfield Consolidated Mines, 1908 before becoming a broker in SF. The Iowa adjoined the Andes on the (9) Nine Nevada mining stocks includes rare north and was directly west of the Mexican and Union Consolidated. Goldfield Consolicdated Mines Stock from William C. Ralston was an early promoter of the company. Est. $100- 150 HWAC# 113267 1908. Extremely early date from this company plus another from 1917. Also, Mammon Mining Lot# 2545 Storey County, Nevada North Co. 1906 (Goldfield); Conqueror Cons. Mines Co. 1911, possibly Bonanza Mining Co Stock, Storey County, Goldfield; and three from Calument & Nevada Cons. Mines Company issued between 1910 and 1912. A nice group of Goldfield. Ken Prag Nevada, 1879 Cert.# 3856 for 50 shares to Collection Est. $80-120 HWAC# 111650 D.J.Yost & Co. trustees. Signed by Joseph Clark as president and (?). Issued at San Francisco in Lot# 2551 Esmeralda County, Nevada 1879. Incorporated September 11, 1878. The Flowery Mine is located Paymaster Mining Company of Nevada in the mining district that bears its name and is situated the northeast Stock, Esmeralda County, Nevada Rare of the Sierra Nevada Mine. Originally this location comprised 2,100 certificate #1143, issued for 500 shares in feet, but recently 1,000 feet were segregated and are now designated 1905 to R.S. Culverwell, Trustee, and signed by as the North Bonanza Mine property. It is near the northernmost N.H. Herman as president and Culverwell as secretary. The company extremity of the Comstock and is situated in one of most favored spots held 11 unpatented claims in the Lone Mountain district, Esmeralda in the vicinity. Work has begun towards development and will be County, and was a gold producer (Mines Directory, 1910). The Lone prosecuted vigorously. Great expectations are entertained both of this Mountain district predates the area that ultimately became Weepah. mine and the North Bonanza. The title to this entire claim including Location of Mine: Esmerada Co, Nevada is printed on the certificate. the North Bonanza is secured by US patent.” [United States Annual Condition is very good. Uncancelled. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 111807 Mining Review and Stock Ledger, 1879] Printed by WT Galloway, S.F. Uncancelled. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 111806 Lot# 2552 Esmeralda County, Nevada Silver Lot# 2546 Storey County, Nevada 1881 Peak Mining Stocks Include Two Signed Western Amalgamating and Reduction by Tasker Oddie Seven stocks from Silver Peak, Nevada. 1) Silver Peak and Drinkwater Co of New Jersey Stock A unique Comstock Gold Mining Company, issued to S.S. Oddie in amalgamating stock that we have not seen 1907 and signed by T.L. (Tasker) Oddie and before. We could not find any info on this president. Mines: Silver Peak, Nevada at the top. company. #3 I/U to ?H Chandler 50 shares No vignette. Unc. 2) Silver Peak Valcalda Gold 1881, signed by President Thompson. Creases, Mining Company, issued in 1908. Silver Peak Mining District printed lower left dogear. Est. $200-300 HWAC# 90609 on the masthead. Vignette of an elk at the top. 3) Blue Jay Silver Peak Lot# 2547 Elko County, Nevada Panther Mining Company, issued in 1907 and signed by T.L. (Tasker) Oddie. Mining Co Stock, Cornucopia District, Elko Mines: Silver Peak, Nevada printed on the masthead. Large eagle vignette. 4-6) Black Mammoth Cons. MC, 1927, 1945, and 1960. Three County, Nevada, 1877 Very nice G.T. Brown different formats. 7) Calumet Gold Mines Company, issued in 1945. lithographed stock certificate issued in 1877 Eagle vignette. Unc. The first three certificates in this lot, the rare ones for 100 shares. Great vignette of a black panther are in ex. condition. The last four in fair to average condition. Ken Prag at top left. Panther Mining Company operated Collection Est. $160-250 HWAC# 110232 in the Cornucopia district, Elko County, Nevada. The Panther mine is located east and adjoining the Hussey mine. During the past year new Lot# 2553 Eureka, Nevada 1882-1884 Eureka hoisting works have been erected and considerable dead work done. Mining & Tunnel Stock Certificates Lot of three, The main shaft has been sunk to a depth of 360 feet, and a crosscut run two different companies. 1) Eureka Tunnel and to the main ledge. Drifts are now being run east and west, following Mining Company. Inc. 1878. No. 1192, issued for the ledge, which is seven feet wide. Stringers of ore have been met 100 shares to ER Grant on Feb. 11, 1882 in Eureka. with, carrying mineral, from which good assays have been had. The Signed by president Wm. Bishop and the secretary. management hopes to find the same chute of ore at this depth as was Not cancelled. Black border and print, mining found on the upper level. Work is being vigorously pushed ahead at the vignette. HS Crocker, SF. Pinholes, folds. 4 x 8.75” present time. Total bullion product since incorporation, $21,720.45 2) Eureka Tunnel Consolidated Mining Company. (United States Annual Mining Review and Stock Ledger,1879). The Location: Prospect Mountain, Eureka, Nevada. certificate is uncancelled. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 111773 Two certificates, one unissued and one issued. No. 22, issued for 20 Lot# 2548 Esmeralda County, Nevada 3 shares to Huller on July 22, 1884 in Eureka. Signed by the president Diamondfield and 2 Hornsilver Nevada and secretary Pardy. One signature is pen cancelled. Black border and Mining Stocks Lot of 5. Three from print on yellow paper. Folds, some glue residue on reverse. 4 x 9” Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-250 HWAC# 107016 Diamondfield include: Butte Boys Cons. Mining Company, 1929 (2);and Black Bird Mining Company, 1906. Two from Hornsilver include Hornsilver M.C., issued but undated and Great Western Gold Mining & Millling Company, unissued. Ken Prag Collection Est. $80-200 HWAC# 111646 126 June & July 2020

DAY 2 Fri June 26 Category / Sub Category DAY 2 Fri June 26 Stocks & Bonds / Mining Lot# 2554 Gold Creek, Nevada 1897-1898 The Gold Lot# 2559 Goldfield, Creek, Nevada Townsite Co. Stock Certificates Lot of Nevada 1904-2004 Red 3. Inc. in Colorado. Located in Gold Creek, Elko County, Top Mining Company Nevada. 1) One is Gold Creek, Nevada Townsite Company. Stock Certificates & No. 816, issued for 10 shares to LC Hopkins on Feb 26th, Ephemera Lot of 5. 1) 1898. Signed by the president, Franklin Hopkins, and Very rare Red Top Mining the secretary, Francis Dickson. Not cancelled. Vignette of & Leasing Company stock surveyors overlooking a mining camp. Printed by ABN. certificate with large Folds, very fine. 2) The other two are for the Gold Creek, vignette of a red top. Nevada Consolidated Lodes Company. No. 473 (50,000 No. 1672, issued for 500 shares) and No. 98 (2,500 shares), both issued in 1897. Green border shares in 1909 to Clarence and print, underground mining vignette. ABN. Different corporate Bates. Signed by the signatures on each. Not cancelled. Folds, pinholes. Gold Creek was the president and secretary. name of an area close to Bruno City that was the center of a number Not cancelled. Multiple placer mining operations. In 1869, the first discoveries were made mining vignettes and a at a site called Island Mountain. This certificate dates to the second gold seal. Pinholes, folds, mining boom of 1896/97 for Gold Creek. Two newspapers, the Gold some toning. 2) Red Top Creek News and Mountain City News, sprung up and promoted the Extension Mining Company Reorganized stock certificate No. 245. community. The Gold Creek Townsite Co. was formed in Denver. The Issued for 100 shares in 1917. Signed by president Taylor and asst. town experienced a surge of activity that lasted until 1900. It is now secretary Johnson. Not cancelled. Brown border and two mining a ghost town with little left but a sidewalk. [Ref: In Pursuit of Gold, vignettes. Folds. 3) Invoice attached to company billhead, 1904, for Chung] Ken Prag Collection Est. $200-500 HWAC# 107318 tools and lumber. Approved by CD Taylor. 4) 1906 letterhead from Charles W. Chapman & Co., Stocks and Bonds, New York, to the Red Lot# 2555 Goldfield, Nevada 1906 Frances- Top Mining Co. Message is about them sending a stock for transfer. Mohawk Mining and Leasing Co. Promo 5) Modern color photo print showing the Red Top Open Pit. 7.5 x 11” materials, perspective map of Goldfield mining Charles D. Taylor was an important mining man in Goldfield. Taylor District from D. Mackenzie & CO. Inc. One piece located the second mining claim in Goldfield. He located the Jumbo, has photo of the Frances property on front Florence, Red King and Firelight claims on October 19, 1903. (He page. Envelope postmarked 1906 w/more would locate other claims later.) But it was the Jumbo and Florence promo materials . All are in good condition. that would make Taylor a millionaire. It started in the Fall of 1903 Est. $100-200 HWAC# 117564 when a rich pocket of gold was discovered while doing location work on the Jumbo. According to Church & Carpenter the Jumbo yielded Lot# 2556 Goldfield, Nevada General $1,371,165 between 1904 and 1909 and the Florence over $6,000,000. Washington Mining Co Stock, Goldfield, The Florence was located in MIlltown and the Jumbo in Jumbotown. Nevada General Washington Mining Company These were two early suburbs of Goldfield. He later became associated stock issued for 1000 shares to C.W. Martin with the Red Top Mine. The Red Top was consolidated with other and signed by Webb Parkinson as president. Goldfield properties under the Goldfield Consolidated Mines Company. Colorful vignette of General George Washington Est. $200-400 HWAC# 116135 in full dress uniform. The company operated at Goldfield, Nevada. Webb Parkinson was a broker in Goldfield who Lot# 2560 Goldfield, Nevada 1906 Rickard made his fortune and married Bonita, one of the most popular dancers Mohawk Leasing Co Promo flyers and letters in the tenderloin district. Webb’s fortunes faltered during the crash of to invest in the mines. Perspective map of the 1907. He then was trying to make his comeback. He was suspected, Goldfield Mining District. A prospectus for the properly so, of cheating on his wife. He took the bullets from Bonita’s Rickard Mohawk w/photos of the Mohawk mine, gun fearing what she might do. But she had spent long enough in the cash subscription voucher. All in good condition. tough environs of Goldfield to be smart enough to buy new bullets. Est. $90-100 HWAC# 117565 One night when Webb walked in, she unloaded the gun on Webb. All except the last bullet which she left for herself! (Goldfield by Zanjani). Great piece with a colorful wild west story. The certificate has two fold lines and is uncancelled. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 111775 Lot# 2561 Groom District- Area 51, Nevada 1902-1957 Rare Groom District, Area 51 Nevada Mining Lot# 2557 Goldfield, Nevada 1907 Goldfield Ledge Mining Company Stock Certificate Group Four certificates from the Very attractive, large size Goldfield, Nevada Groom district near Groom Lake in mining stock certificate. Fancy masthead the restricted Area 51. Lot includes: design with logo of “G, L, M, Co.”. States, “Mines Groom Creek Gold Mining Company, at Goldfield, Nevada. Issued for 250 shares issued 1902, three mining vignettes, to Albert G. Partridge in 1907. Signed by Groom Southend Mining Company, Boyd Shelton as vice-president. The co. inc.in issued 1916, Mines in Groom Arizona. The company had 12 patented claims in the Goldfield district District, Lincoln County, Nevada on with gold and silver ores (Mines Directory Vol. 1, 1910).Excellent the masthead. Also, two certificates from the Mullen-Buckley Uranium condition. Uncancelled. Est. $70-150 HWAC# 110048 Company issued in 1955 and 1957. Operated in the Groom range, Lincoln County, Nevada. The Groom district is off limits as it is in the Lot# 2558 Goldfield, Nevada 1907 Hayes- restricted Area 51. These certificates are extra rare! Ken Prag Collection Monette Special Leasing From Wm. Fife & Est. $80-300 HWAC# 110070 Company : prospectus for the Mohawk-Goldbar, perspective map of the Goldfield Mining District, letter of interest from investment group regarding Hayes-Monette Special Leasing for the Mohawk-Gold Bar Leasing and Mining Corp. Est. $70-100 HWAC# 117566 View complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at FHWAC.com 127

DAY 2 Fri, June 26 Category / Sub Category DAY 2 Fri June 26 Stocks & Bonds / Mining Lot# 2562 Humboldt County, Lot# 2566 Lander County, Reese Nevada Buena Vista Gold & River, Nevada 1863 Erie Gold & Silver Mining Stock, Prince Silver Mining Company Stock Royal District, Humboldt Co. Certificate Hooker Ledge, Reese N.T., 1863 One of the most River Mining District (printed attractive territorials we have to the left of vignette). Inc. April seen lately. The Buena Vista 20th, 1863. No. 111, issued for ten Gold & Silver Mining Company shares to Isaac Josephi on August 15th, 1863 in Austin, Lander Co., N.T. operated of the Fort PItt Ledge, Signed by president E.S. Davis and secretary Waterman. Not cancelled. Prince Royal district, Humboldt County, Nevada. Cert. #40, issued for Black border and print. Vignette of Native American warrior. Printed 5 shares to T.J. Jenkins on August 21, 1863 and signed by Geo. L. Kenny by Towne & Bacon, SF. 25 cent adhesive US IR stamp attached at left. as president and H.B. Minott as secretary. Nice vignette of a mining 4 x 9.” Folds, large creased corner, some soiling. No mentions found scene shows the mine portal and two miners at work. The Prince Royal on CDNC. We have seen unissued stocks from this company, but not district, also known as the Imlay district is located 6 miles south of issued. Isaac Josephi is listed in the 1864 Langley SF directory as in Imlay and 4 miles east of Humboldt City. The district adjoins the Star importer and jobber. He was also the president of Leeke Gold & Silver district on the west and the Echo district on the north. The north end of Mining Company of Reese River. Ken Prag Collection Est. $300-500 the district was the Prince Royal section. The district was organized in HWAC# 107053 1860 and Humboldt City had a population of 500 by 1863. Mining was unsucessful and the district was soon deserted (Geology and Mining Lot# 2567 Mineral County, Nevada Dictator Series, U.N.R. 1904). Fold lines with a heavy fold at the center, but still Cons. Mining Co. Stock & Photo, Hawthorne, VF. Printed by Dronallet, S.F. Rare. Est. $400-800 HWAC# 111784 Nevada, 1887, Rare Certificate #69, issued for 500 shares at Hawthorne, Nevada to Jacob Klein Lot# 2563 Humboldt County, in 1887. Signed by John Forbes as president and Nevada May 27, 1864 Eclipse secretary J.A. Yerington (son to famous Henry Tunnel Company Stock Yerington). The company’s mine location was Certificate A beautiful and at Hawthorne Mining District, Esmeralda unique stock certificate issued County, Nevada. Included is a mounted photo of in the midst of the Civil War, by Klein and Geo. Tufley at their Gas Company in the Eclipse Tunnel Company. Carson, Nevada (inscribed in pencil on the back). Photo is a little light. Humboldt County, Nevada The certificate has dark brown toning at bottom left. An unissued, but Territory. The cert has a 25 signed certificate from this company sold for $140 in our Oct. 2019 cent IRS tax stamp and is issued to Brown Irvin. This is piece is in auction. The certificate is uncancelled. Est. $200-300 HWAC# 111936 very good condition. The Sierra District was organized in 1863 across the Buena Vista Valley to the east of Star Peak at the north end of the Lot# 2568 Mineral County, Nevada United Gold East Humboldt Range, 10 miles northeast of Mill City. Dun Glen (later Range, Nevada Mining Bond, 1909 (Oper. N. of named Chafey—or Chaffey—for the mine there) was the business Teel’s Marsh) Rare bond we don’t believe we’ve center for the district. The district has been a continuous producer had before from the United Gold Range Corporation. and was fairly profitable. It was in Humboldt County, but with the Issued in 1909, this gold bond was issued for $25 redrawn county map, it is now in Pershing County. [nevadaobserver. and is uncancelled. The Gold Range district, or the com] Ken Prag Collection Est. $300-400 HWAC# 117186 Mina district was located in the Excelsior Mountains immediatedly north of Teel’s March, near Mina. Gold Lot# 2564 Lander, Nevada 1864 Mills, Post & was discovered in the Gold Range district in 1893, White Consolidated Silver Mining Company and there was production in the area of gold, silver and copper (Lincoln, pg. 155). The bond is in very good condition and Certificate I/U #118 to Harvey Mills in 1864 for 241 shares. Signed by President Davis and is uncancelled. Est. $80-120 HWAC# 111970 Secretary Pardy. Pen cancelled. Reese River Lot# 2569 Nye County, Nevada Five Tonopah Mining District, Lander County, N(evada) T(erritory) printed at the Mining Stock Signature Pieces Lot includes top. Enterprise Print. Black lettering with green and white underprint. Most of these are unissued. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 89955 Tonopah Gold Mountain, signed by Key Pittman; Tonopah “76” Mining Company, Lot# 2565 Lander County, Nevada 1865 New signed by Walter J. Harris (Tonopah Banker); York Silver Mining Co. of Nevada Stock Tonopah “76” Cons. Mining Co., also signed by Harris; and two signed by W.J. Douglass, Silver Certificate, 1865 Inc. in New York. No. 262. Glance M.C. of Nevada and Calipah Silver Mines Issued for 10 shares to D.W. Chambers on Co. Douglas was a prolific mining man involved with many companies September 21st, 1865. Signed by Thomas including the Tonopah Midway and the Silver Glance. This is a nice Sproull as president and S.R. Hutchinson as secretary. Not cancelled. group of scarce Tonopah. Ken Prag Collection Est. $160-250 HWAC# Unusual vignette at top center showing three miners working a drill into the surface. Second vignette at the bottom right showing miners 111647 lowering a windlass to other miners working underground. Printed Lot# 2570 Nye County, Nevada MacNamera by Henry Siebert & Bros. 25 cent revenue stamp attached lower left. Mining Stock Group, Tonopah, Nevada (5) Folds, very fine. This company is likely related to the New York & Austin Lot of five certificates. The companies all are SMC, the Plymouth SMC, and the New York & Boston SMC; all New York related. Macnamera Mining & Milling Co. (2), financed mines in Reese River at Austin. They leased the Troy Mine on 1914, one with missing corner; Macnamera Lander Hill in the gut of the district. It had a 500’ deep shaft in 1869. Crescent M.C. 1921; and two from Macnamera They produced 26 tons of ore with a yield of $6,500 between January Crescent Development Co. of Nevada, 1922. and July, 1869. The mine produced $83,000 through 1877. Not listed The co. held 9 claims adjacent to the West End, in Abbe, Brown, or Ross. [Ref: Raymond 1870]. Thomas Sproull was a and was attempting to locate an extension to the West End’s Ohio Vein theological professor, editor of the Reformed Presbyterian, and was (1924 Mines Handbook). Ken Prag Collection Est. $80-120 HWAC# 111655 well respected. His business interests clearly turned to mining but it is doubtful he would have made it out to Nevada. His name would have helped attract money to the company. Est. $250-400 HWAC# 60643 128 June & July 2020

DAY 2 Fri June 26 Category / Sub Category DAY 2 Fri June 26 Stocks & Bonds / Mining Lot# 2571 Nye County, Lot# 2575 Reese River, Nevada 1867 Big Nevada Nevada Mining Stock Smoky Silver Mining Company - early 1860’s Group, Tonopah, Goldfield Reese River stock certificate # 348 for 5 & Manhattan (15) Includes shares to Ellen M. Gibbs. Signed by president Goldfield Simmerone,1905, Chamberlain and secretary W Dudley (he was Goldfield Consolidated Mines, the man ruined, see below). Issued April 4, Tonopah Belmont, 1935, Tonopah 1867. 25c Power of Att’y revenue stamp. Allegorical lady and eagle Extension Mining Co., Manhattan vignette. Vertical and horizontal folds, small hole in center of stock Crescent, Atlantic & Pacific Mines where folds meet, some upper and lower edge, rip at left horizontal Co. Manhattan, Calumet & Nevada, fold. On July 26, 1866 they applied for a land patent for the Big Smoky Shoshone Tungsten M.C., 1912, Lode. They owned 6 1/2 acres. An article on April 30, 1868 tells the Yellow Top Leasing & Milling Co.1909 (presumed Nevada), Cons. grim story of this mine. This was a speculative venture that injures the Nevada Utah Corporation, Nevada Pacific Exploration Co. Consolidated reputation of the Reese River mines in the Eastern states. The mine Silvers (Unionville), International Silver Mines Co. (Unionville), was 12 miles southeast of Austin with a very large, very low grade of Hannapah Mining & Smelting Co. (Hannapah) and Oro Amigo Platino ore. It will likely never be worked for a profit. There has been a large M.C. (Goodsprings). All of the certificates are issued and in average outlay on the mine, but in reality it has not even been prospected yet. condition. Est. $140-250 HWAC# 111968 But the promise was there and for along time a share went for $40 to $45 on Wall Street. The ore they did show the public actually was purchased from other mines! By 1873 the mine had “petered out”, was Lot# 2572 Nye County, Nevada Rare Manhattan, Nevada Mining “worthless” and “ruined.” [Christian Leader, New York, November 29, 1873] Est. $200-300 HWAC# 119404 Stock Group (7) Manhattan Thanksgiving Mining Company Lot# 2576 Reese River, Nevada 1866 from 1907. Manhattan America Pennsylvania Nevada Mining Company # 32 Gold Mining Company, Manhattan for 5 shares to Mathan B Broombale. Datelined Yellow Horse Extension M.C., Doylestown, Bucks County [Pennsylvania] Manhattan Mammoth M.C. 1866. Signed by treasurer George Lear and Manhattan Pine Nut, Manhattan president O James. 25c Certificate Revenue Whale and Manhattan Yankee Boy! Look at the pictures of these. The stamp. Underground mining vignette on only ones you’ll ever see, and your only chance to get them. Ken Prag left. Pennsylvania state seal top center. Wm. F. Murphy and sons of Collection Est. $160-250 HWAC# 111662 Philadelphia printers. Not Cancelled. One vertical fold.No edge or corner issues. We could find no information on this company. However, Lot# 2573 Palmetto, Nevada investing in Nevada by Eastern firms either meant Lander County or Palmetto & Death Valley Gold Humboldt County. There was a Pennsylvania District in Lincoln County, but it wasn’t discovered until 1867 and no activity took place there Mining Co. Stock, 1906 # 125 for until 1871. [History of Nevada by Thompson and West and Mining 1,000 shares to Bert L Smith trustee. Districts of Nevada by Tingley] Prag Collection Ken Prag Collection Est. Signed by secretary Henry Stimler and president HC Stimler. Dateline $200-500 HWAC# 80405 1906. Incorporated July 28, 1905. Lot# 2577 Searchlight, Nevada Piute Mining “Principal Office: Goldfield, Nevada.” Company of Nevada Stock, Searchlight, Black and red on brown safety paper. 1906 Inc. in South Dakota. Cert. # 45, issued John Partridge, SF, printer. Mercurial vignette. Not cancelled. Palmetto for 1000 shares in 1906. Signed by W.A. Starr is right on the Nevada/California border. A revival occurred in as vice-president. Mining vignette at top left. Palmetto in 1906 when mines were reopened. People and businesses In 1907, the Nevada Secretary of State listed rushed back to town. Over 200 tents were put up on a town site one- the company’s office at Searchlight, Nevada. half mile west of Palmetto. A commercial street was laid out with The name, “Piute” was common to the area. stores, markets, feed yards, restaurants, lumber companies, saloons A mining company dating to 1870 called Piute, owned 130 mines in and doctors’ offices. The mines soon declined, and in the autumn of California and southeastern Nevada (Harry Reid, Searchlight). Also, in 1906, miners abandoned the town. In 1907 the Consolidated Nevada the early 1870’s, a town called Piute was to be the freight head for the Mines Syndicate took over this property [Mining World]. Stimler was Ivanpah mines. There was also the Piute mine located just across the an important name in 1900’s Tonopah/Goldfield history. Stimler and California border at Cima. The certificate is uncanceled. Est. $80-120 Marsh discovered three claims on Columbia Mountain which became the Goldfield district. A nice signature piece. Ken Prag Collection Est. HWAC# 111800 $100-200 HWAC# 111687 Lot# 2578 Tonopah, Nevada 1907-08 Golden Anchor Mining Co 2 certificates. Incorp. 1902 Lot# 2574 Pershing County, Nevada Arizona. #6843 (Brown) & C5170 ( Green), I/U, Rosebud Cons. Mines Company Stock, Rosebud, Nevada, 1914 shares $1.00 par issued 1907 and 1908, embossed seal, vignette top seated female holding olive Rosebud Cons. Mines Company branch a palm leaf. SHARES $1.00 EA in underprint, Stock issued for 50 shares in Republic Bank Note Co. printer. Tasker Oddie, 12 1914. Mines at Rosebud, Nevada the Governor of Nevada and past president of this printed on the masthead. Three company. In November 1900 Jim Butler returned mining vignettes. Rosebud, Nevada to his claims with his pals Tasker Oddie, and Will is located in Pershing County, 45 Brougher. Blasting two tons of rock earned them $500. Soon, he had miles north-northwest of Lovelock. miners doing the hard work while he reaped the benefits. But within Silver was discovered at Rosebud a year, he sold his claims for an astounding $336,000. Claim jumpers in 1906. With the boom, the town swelled to 5,000 residents. But were a constant threat and in 1903, Oddie was able to convince Wyatt by 1908, the town wilted (Paher, Nevada Ghost Towns and Mining Earp, famous for the gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Ariz., to Camps). Apparantly, our company was giving it another try. Paher come to Tonopah and work for the Tonopah Mining Company. Earp’s notes about Rosebud, “except for a few buildings of later construction, reputation preceded him, and it wasn’t long before those problems not a bloomin’ thing is left.” In very good condition. Two fold lines. ceased. Certificates are VF Est. $100-200 HWAC# 117574 Uncancelled. Est. $80-120 HWAC# 111798 View complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at FHWAC.com 129

DAY 2 Fri, June 26 Category / Sub Category DAY 2 Fri June 26 Stocks & Bonds / Mining Lot# 2579 White Pine County, Nevada Rare Lot# 2584 Nevada 1865 Manhattan, Nevada Stock Group #5 Rare stocks Eagle Mining Company of from Manhattan, Nevada. 1) Manhattan Pine Hill Nevada Stock Certificate, Mining Company, issued in 1906. Nice green and red 1865 Measures 12 1/8 lettering. Three mng. vignettes. Office at Tonopah. x 8”. Incorporated in Unc. 2) Manhattan Pine Nut Mining Company, Pennsylvania. Certifies issued at Tonopah in 1906. Eagle vignette. Unc. 3) John Pool is authorized The Manhattan Mammoth MC, issued in 1907. Three mng. vignettes. seventy-five shares. Unc. 4) Mustang Manhattan Reorganized Mining Company, issued at Signed by James Mae Goldfield, NV. in 1917. Mines at Manhattan, Nevada at top left. Three Nichol as Treasurer and mng. vignettes. Unc. 5) Manhattan Big Four Mining Company, issued Morehead as president. in 1919. Mines at Manhattan, Nevada printed at top left. Nice mng. Bald eagle vignette standing on a globe. Peach-colored print and vignette. Unc. 6) Manhattan Whale Mining and Milling Company, border. Large blue company seal. Red twenty-five cent revenue stamp. issued in 1906. Three mng. vignettes. Uncancelled. All of these are Manuscript cancelled. Illegible signature next to it. Endorsed on the seldom seen and are rare. Ken Prag Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# reverse by three different people. No 9. Very Fair condition, yellowing 110332 around the edges with small tears, stains and deep folds. There are two possibilities for this company. 1) The Eagle Mining Company Lot# 2580 White Pine Mining District, mmight be the same Eagle Company described by Hollister (Mines of Nevada 1869 Dolomite Consolidated Mining Colorado, 1867, p248-9) in the Union District near the town of Empire, Company Stock Certificate White Pine District not far from Georgetown, and now the gateway to Rocky Mountain (printed at top center). Inc. January 1869. No. National Park off I-70. They owned interest in several producing 17, issued for ten shares to Mrs. ML Leonard companies, inclusive of two mills. Their mines included: the Ben on Feb. 13th, 1869 in San Francisco. Signed by Franklin, Knapp, a third interest in the Pine Silver Mining Co. Their president JL Howard and secretary Wm. Higgins. Not cancelled. Black first year was marked with controversy, as the officers took home border and print. Mining vignette. Printed by RJ Betge, SF. 25 cent US $35,000 in salaries on little or no production, and then got booted IR adhesive stamp attached at upper left. Folds, light wear. 4.5 x 9” No out by shareholders. 2) Possibly Churchill County. There was a Gray additional information found. Not in Filer or other Holabird indexes. Eagle mine there at the same time that also had Philadelphia investors. Ken Prag Collection Est. $160-300 HWAC# 107033 Incorporated in Pennsylvania. No. 216, issued for 50 shares to John A Evers on May 20th, 1865. Signed by James Mae Nichol as treasurer Lot# 2581 Nevada Nevada Mining Stocks and Turner G. Morehead as president. 25c revenue stamp on front and Group #1 (6) This is a nice group of Nevada back. Bald eagle vignette standing on a globe. Peach-colored print and miners. All are issued and in good condition. border. Large blue company seal. Red twenty-five cent revenue stamps Includes: Old Keintuck-Goldfield Mining & on front and back. Stains, folds. Fading. Not to be confused with the Milling, 1908 (Goldfield), Elko Leadfields, Eagle Gold Mining Company of Colorado, also incorporated in 1865 in Ltd., 1947; Lucky Betty Mines, Inc. 1928, Pennsylvania. Est. $200-300 HWAC# 60640 Pittsburgh Silver Peak Gold Mining Co. 1912 (Silver Peak), Four Aces Mines Company, 1926, and Brunswick-Savage Mining Company, 1905 (Includes the famous Savage mine in Virginia City). Est. $120-250 Lot# 2585 Nevada Four HWAC# 111789 Rare Nevada Mining Stocks Lot# 2582 Nevada Nevada Mining Stocks Including Klondyke and Lida Stocks include Toquima Copper Group #2 (5) Nice group of Nevada Mining Co. 1906, offices in Manhattan, stocks, all are issued, uncancelled and in good NV. ; Tonopah Klondyke Mining condition. Lot includes: Tonopah Home Cons. Co. 1907; Wiley Gold Mining Co. Mines & Exploration Co. 1905 (Tonopah), 1906, mines at Lida, Nevada and a fantastic and rare certificate; Brunswick- Gold Mountain Hillside Mining Consolidated Virginia Mining Company, 1912 Co. 1907, mines possibly at Lida. (Rare Comstock certificate with the famous Con Virginia mine), Ken Prag Collection Est. $120-200 Tonopah Hasbrouck Mining Company, 1930; Old Kaintuck-Goldfield HWAC# 111648 Mining & Milling Co. 1908 (Goldfield), and Pittsburgh-Silver Peak Gold Mining Company, 1915 (Silver Peak). This is a very nice group. Est. $160-250 HWAC# 111790 Lot# 2586 Nevada 1866 Globe Silver Mining Company of Nevada Stock Certificate Inc. in Lot# 2583 Nevada 1922 Dogwood Gold New York. No. 50, issued for 25 shares to John Mining Company (of Nevada?) unique Bailey on Jan. 10th, 1866 in New York. Signed stock with unusual vignette. There are by president BG Bloss and secretary Brazier. more questions than answers for this stock Not cancelled. Black border and print. Three certificate. In December of 1923 the Nevada vignettes in red: mine hoisting scene (left), eagle on shield (center), Golden Feather Mining Company changed its and prospector (upper right). 25 cent US IR revenue stamp attached name to the Dogwood Mining Company. In at right. Printed by Corlies & Macy. Folds, creases. 6.5 x 11” The February of 1924 the Dogwood Gold Mining exact location of this company is unknown. An 1875 article in the Company was a default corporation!!! Other than that, we found no Sacramento Daily Union mentions that the “ten stamp mill of the mention of either company! So the certificate was issued in this name Globe Silver Mining Company, about fourteen miles from Hiko, with one year before an official change? Is it in Nevada. It is incorporated dwelling house, blacksmith shop, etc. will be sold at Sheriff’s sale in there on October 18, 1922. The original company name says ‘Nevada.’ Pioche...” No other information could be located. This stock was listed So we think it might be. We also think it is unique - which is highly in the Filer Collection, at which time it was hypothesized it could also plausible considering what a short time frame they were around and be a Gold Hill, Nevada mine. There was also a Globe Gold & Silver how unnoticed they have become. # 16 for 1 share to JN Saunders on Mining Company in 1869 located at Monitor in Alpine County. Ken Prag December 30, 1922. (My guess this should actually read 1923 which Collection Est. $200-600 HWAC# 106918 would put it at the time the company was changing names.) Signed by secretary MC Scott and president WS Turnfield(?). Vignette has central sluicing scene surrounded by two oval mine scenes and very fancy scroll work. Est. $100-150 HWAC# 119409 130 June & July 2020

DAY 2 Fri June 26 Category / Sub Category DAY 2 Fri June 26 Stocks & Bonds / Mining Lot# 2587 Nevada 1867 Lot# 2591 New Mexico 1871 Great Republic Gold & Silver New Mexico Mining Company Mining Company Bond Rare Stock Certificate ”In 1856, certificate. Operated gold a rich placer deposit was and silver mines in Nevada. discovered at Pinos Altos near #1847. 50 pound bond. 15.5” Bear Creek, northwest of Silver x 13” Heavy folds as you find City. It was so rich in gold that in bonds, but no intersection miners made $40 to $50 per day tears, no edge of corner just panning gold. Within three issues. Color is vibrant. Twelve months of its discovery, one thousand prospectors had come to live and attached coupons worth 1 work there. The mine at Bear Creek became the first corporate mining pound and fifteen shillings company to form in New Mexico. Miners at Bear Creek used rockers, sterling each, with redemption dates from Jan 1874 to July 1879. sluice boxes, and “long toms” along with their gold pans to separate Vignette of allegorical woman with eagle, flag, and U.S. Capitol in the gold from the rock. Gold-bearing ore was crushed in mills (arraste) background at center top; Queen Victoria at lower right; Abraham and also extracted from retorts. In retorts, mercury captures the gold, Lincoln at lower left, and smelting machinery at center bottom. This and the gold is left after the mercury is boiled to a vapor. This process first mortgage bond paid 7 Per Cent, with principal payable on July was done with a minimum of expenditure, but it killed the brain cells 25th, 1873. Printed by the Continental Bank Note Co., New York. of any miner who breathed the mercury fumes. The mill at Bear Creek Although this company reputedly operated several gold and silver closed three years after it opened. Miners ventured downstream to the mines in Nevada, their location could not be verified. Prag Collection San Vincente Creek Arroyo, where Silver City lies today, and found a Ken Prag Collection Est. $100-350 HWAC# 79244 rich silver deposit. There, at Chloride Flat, miners found horn silver, silver chloride. They named the mine, the Legal Tender, and this silver Lot# 2588 Nevada Three Nice Nevada mine burrowed anywhere from 50 to 200 feet below the surface. Mining Stocks from Rawhide, Hannapah Martin Beaman, a miner Page 3 of 3 who had a sawmill and experience using a steam engine, established the ore mill. The first miner of Silver and Grapevine Mountains Three scarce City, he had purchased the equipment used at Bear Creek for scrap. Nevada mining stocks include: Rawhide Royal The Legal Tender mine produced $2 million in two years with its high Hercules Mining Co. 1908; Nevada Logan grade silver ore. In 1894, the market for silver suffered a devastating Gold M.C. 1906, Hannapah, NV. and Grapevine crash, and silver fell from one dollar per ounce to thirty-nine cents Mining Company, issued in 1905, location Grapevine Mountain printed on the certificate (borders Death Valley). Ken Prag Collection Est. $120- per ounce.” from Evelath et. al. Vignette of placer mining. Number 674 200 HWAC# 111649 for 331 sharest to Margaret A Norment. Signed by secretary FW Jones and president John Kidwell (Ridwell). One diagonal fold, slight edge Lot# 2589 Mogollon toning. This comes with a one page letter explaining how it was sold Mountains, New Mexico legally in New York as it had unpaid assessments. It represents five 1896 Helen Mining Co. original stock certificates. It was auctioned by stock auctioneer FW Stock Certificate issued to Jones. Sold in January of 1872 to John L Ridwell. Est. $150-400 HWAC# David Moffat, 1896 Rare and 60272 desirable certificate. #275. 7.25” x 10.5”. I/U for 2,270 Lot# 2592 New Mexico 1882, 1885 shares to Colorado railroad Two New Mexico Bonds - Land and magnate & industrialist Mining 1) El Capitan Land and Cattle David Moffat in 1896 and has Company. Fabulous cattle vignette. # his signature is on reverse. 63 with a 6% per annum return. 1885. Signed by treasurer Graham Issued to Horace Thurber and signed and president D. H. Moffat. Small circular air drill vignette. Homer Lee by secretary CS Thurber. The Thurber’s Bank Note Company printer. Orange and black on white. Incorporated were involved with Joseph Lea in in West Virginia, printer in New York, dateline Colorado and mines building a catch empire. Location: at Mogolllon Mountains in New Mexico. No folds pin holes, edge, or Lincoln County. 2) Massachusetts discoloration issues. One lightly bent corner. Helen Mining Company and New Mexico Consolidated Mining operated the mines and the mill in Whitewater Canyon. The mill was Company. # 2466 for $100. Issued in powered mainly by electricity. The problem was it could not be built 1882. 13 coupons attached. Signed by close to the mines. The stream would dry up in the summer. The canyon president Tallmadge(?) and treasurer was very rough making building it higher in the canyon problematic. Abbott on March 25, 1882. Black Est. $400-800 HWAC# 119413 border, raised seal. Vignette of eagle Lot# 2590 Taos, New Mexico Taos, New with spread wings on globe and Mexico Mining Stock Certificate, Red River shield top center of certificate. Very striking orange underprint of ‘One Hundred Dollars.’ Good condition Stock issued in 1937 from the Buffalo-New with folds. Principle due 1889. Printed by Samuel Hobbs & Co. In Mexico Mines Company for 10 shares. Three 1881, Plymouth Rock Mining Co. merged with Massachusetts and mining vignettes. The company operated the New Mexico Consolidated Mining Company becoming Massachusetts Buffalo mine at Red River, New Mexico at an and New Mexico Consolidated Mining Company. Halftone with mines elevation of 10,200 ft. The certificate has a working in underground mine. Both certs have folds, but otherwise corner repair at the top left corner. Still, these in excellent condition. Ken Prag Collection Est. $80-250 HWAC# 110941 are seldom seen. Uncancelled. Est. $70-100 HWAC# 111950 View complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at FHWAC.com 131

DAY 2 Fri, June 26 Category / Sub Category DAY 2 Fri June 26 Stocks & Bonds/ Mining Lot# 2593 New York Lot# 2596 Pennsylvania Lackawanna Coal New York Mining and & Lumber Stocks, 1914 (2) Two certificates Industral Stocks 1. issued in 1914 from Lackawanna Coal & Lumber Tioga Coal, Iron, Mining Company. Inc. in West Virginia. Nice vignette & Manufacturing Co. - shows the operation of loading railcars with Incorporated April 9, coal. The Lackawanna coal mine was located in 1828 and March 26, Pennsylvania near Scranton, and was opened in 1833. Lot of two. 1) 1903 by the Continental Coal Company. The mine Early # 25, issued for closed in 1966 and was abandoned until 1978 220 shares to Joseph when it was converted into a museum. Wilbur & Fellows of Geneva, Hastings, lith., N.Y. Both are VF. Uncancelled. Est. $120-200 HWAC# Ontario County. Signed 111818 by WIlliam Young Jr and president B Lot# 2597 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Whiting. Vignettes Mining Collection 1. Charter Oak include horse. cow, train, Native American and two distinguished Mutual Coal Company Stock- # 1617 for looking gentleman. Printed by Draper, Toppan Longacre & Co. 2) 10 shares to E Ingraham. Signed by FA Number 203 for $1,000. Signed by Bowen Whitney, president, and Brown and Thomas Belknap president. HW Bostwick, treasurer. 8.25” x 10.5” Some staining on top border. Brown was city treasurer of Harford Very thin paper. According to the 1843 New York State Register, this and Belknap was president of the State company, along with the Tioga Navigation Co., merged to form the Bank of Hartford. 2. 1833 Version of Blossburg & Corning Railroad. The coal and iron mines were located in Lykens Valley Coal Company Stock- Yes, Blossburg, PA. 2. American Penny Express Company Stock Certificate NUMBER 1 for a 1933 stock certificate! - Rare. Inc. in South Dakota. No. 673, issued for 10 shares to Rev. Issued for 540 shares to Dora Nash. Augustine Quatman on November 11th, 1902. Signed by president Signatures are pen cancelled. Dateline Frederick Anderson and secretary James Ford. Not cancelled. 3. Ideal Dauphin County, 1833. Small holes were Barrel Company stock - Number 12 for 1 share to Byron Sutton in writing has bled through. Otherwise, 1914. Signed by secretary W Dean and president C Dean. Colonel F. very nice! 5.5” x 8.5”. Onion skin paper. Dean was an original incorporator. Ken Prag Collection Est. $400-1400 Vignette of a blacksmith shop. Vignettes HWAC# 117888 of Roman soldiers in each corner. 3. # 84 for 83 shares to Joseph D Murray. Lot# 2594 Cincinatti, Ohio 1847 Ohio & Signed by secretary Hung and president Missouri Mining Company Stock # 2500 to Matthew C Jenking(?). Slight edge JR Mott. Endorsed on reverse. Signed by Jno. issues on right. Not cancelled. John C Clark, Philadelphia printer. Provenance: The Hazleton Coal Company Kimball and Charles Van Schaiek(?). Dateline was eventually authorized to exercise all the privileges and powers CIncinnati 1847. Three allegorical vignettes granted by act of March 20, 1838 to the Laurel Hill Coal Company for and one of George Washington. Printed on side is “The mineral locations of this Co. have been selected expressly for copper and lead & the construction of a railroad from the Hazleton Railroad to the River are among the best.” Printer: Rawdon, Wright and Hatech, Cincinnati. Lehigh. Ken Prag Collection Est. $600-2000 HWAC# 117867 Not cancelled. Wrinkles upper left, blue coloring bottom left. Very nice condition otherwise. Incorporated in 1846 in Cincinnati, Ohio, the Lot# 2598 Pennsylvania Pittsburgh and company owned and operated copper and lead mines in the nearby Martinez Silver Mining Co Stock Certificate, area. They focused on lead mining activities in Missouri. The mine was 1865 Cert. #104, issued at New York in 1865 critical to the North in the Civil War for bullet and shot supply. Later for 1,000 shares to William H. Crump. Signed acquired by the Picher Lead Company. The Picher Lead Company of by John C. Risher as president and Aug. S. Missouri merged with the Eagle White Lead to form Eagle-Picher Lead Jerome as secretary. Nice vignette of miners shortly after the Civil War. Prag Collection Ken Prag Collection Est. $150- 500 HWAC# 81972 working underground with an ore car. Black on creme. Henry Seibert, N.Y. Lith. We could find no specific location for this company’s mining Lot# 2595 Wiconisco, Pennsylvania 1837, 1853 operations, but we believe it was a Pennsylvania miner. The company Two Lykens Valley Coal Company Stock - officers lived in Pittsburgh and New York. The company was involved in litigation by 1867 in New York state for not filing it’s Annual Report 1837! Two Lykens Valley Stock Certificates. One and defaulting on $12,000 in bonds. The company had been organized cancelled the other not. Lykens was located at back in 1848. The company’s operations were wound up by 1870. Bear Gap between Coal (or Thick) Mountain and Uncancelled. This is the first time we have seen this certificate. Est. Big Lick Mountain. Dauphin County. The tunnel $300-500 HWAC# 119590 of the Lykens Valley Coal Company, which went approximately 3300 feet into Coal Mountain. This Lot# 2599 Pennsylvania Pittsburgh and effort was made in order to reach the last vein Martinez Silver Mining Company Stock of coal. At the end of the tunnel, an air hole was Certificate, 1865 Cert. #98, issued at New York made to the surface. This air hole became somewhat legendary in that in 1865 for 5,000 shares to William H. Crump. miners and school children from Gratz and Lykens Township used it to Signed by John C. Risher as president and Aug. access the Bear Gap Tunnel and get to the Lykens side of the mountain. S. Jerome as secretary. Nice vignette of miners [Lykens Valley website] 1) 1837! Number 42 for 50 shares to CR working underground with an ore car. Black on creme. Henry Seibert, Thomson & Co. Signed by Isaac Prince and president Simon Gratz (as N.Y. Lith. We could find no specific location for this company’s mining in Gratz borough of which Simon was the founder!). Dateline 1837. operations, but we believe it was a Pennsylvania miner. The company Blacksmith shop vignette. 2) Same as number one. 1853. # 74 for 12 officers lived in Pittsburgh and New York. The company was involved shares to Amos Phillips. Signed by WIlliam Hankins and president in litigation by 1867 in New York state for not filing it’s Annual Report George E Hoffman. Cancelled 1857 written in pen. Prag Collection Ken Prag Collection Est. $150-500 HWAC# 81958 and defaulting on $12,000 in bonds. The company had been organized back in 1848. The company’s operations were wound up by 1870. Uncancelled. This is the first time we have seen this certificate. Est. $300-500 HWAC# 119594 132 June & July 2020

DAY 2 Fri June 26 Category / Sub Category DAY 2 Fri June 26 Stocks & Bonds / Mining Lot# 2600 South Carolina North Carolina and Lot# 2603 Union County, Tennessee 1860 South Carolina Mining Stocks 1. Wando Mining Southern Zinc Company Stock Certificate and Manufacturing Company Stock - # 195 for 5 #62 42, issued for 1,000 shares to Coman & Co. shares to Charles Listchgi. Signed by AB Cadler(?) on October 6th, 1860 in Baltimore. Signed by and president George E Gibbon president. Dateline the president Liggot and the secretary Henry Charleston 1873. Not Cancelled. Hay gathering Didier. Punch cancelled at left border. Green vignette. Printed by Walker, Evans and Cogswell. print and allegorical vignette with trains and Two vertical folds, one slight dog ear upper right clipper ships on thin paper. Folds, two punched holes for storage. and one very small nick lower left. Great condition. 6.5 x 10.25” There is an 1860 prospectus for the company available Unusual stamp “Wando Fertilizer Pure Bone online written by geologist William P. Blake. The company’s properties Phosphate “ in center. “The Wando clays and sands were located around were located on the left bank of the Powell River in Union County, Corn Hill above the Acabee Flats on the Ashley. These lands were most Tennessee. The location was known as Bald Hill, located 35 miles north extensively developed along the Foster Creek and Wando River. The of Knoxville. Read the full report here: https://archive.org/details/ clay is frequently stained red. These clays were extensively utilized in prospectsofsouth00blak/page/n1 Est. $80-160 HWAC# 119416 the manufacturing of brick.” 2. Davidson Copper Mining Company - This is the more common, but more striking of the two different certs. Lot# 2604 Beaver County, Utah Chicago # 771 for 100 shares to George Gootee trustee. Signed by Charles Calumet and Frisco Silver Mining Co Stock, Brooks and president John L Williams. Dateline 1867. Mill and mine Utah, 1883 Rare certificate #91, issued in vignette. printed by A Hoen & Co. 25c Insurance stamp on front and 1883 to Andrew Rehm, the company president on back. Not cancelled. Trimmed close on right. Very nice condition! for 25 shares. Inc. in Illinois. In 1883, Andrew dog ears or pinholes. Chartered by the North Carolina Legislature in Rehm conveyed the Niagara Lode claim to 1861 to mine and explore for copper, lead, gold, silver, etc. Located in the company. The Niagara Lode was located Davidson County. In 1868 the legislature of North Carolina allowed for in the San Francisco mining district, Beaver the increase of stock so they could extend the mine further, build a mill County, Utah Territory. Ownership of the Niagara was soon involved and build a line from the mine ot the North Carolina Rail Road. Ken Prag in litigation as to whether Rehm actually owned the claim. Very nice Collection Est. $300-600 HWAC# 117891 mining vignette and a large gold underprint stating shares “$10 Each”. Very nice. Uncancelled. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 119593 Lot# 2601 Lawrence County, South Dakota Homestake Mining Co. Stock, South Dakota, Lot# 2605 Tintic, Utah 1915 Chief Signed by Mining Giant Lloyd Tevis Very Consolidated Mining Company Stocks attractive certificate from this famous Dakota Lot (5 items) Arizona Territorial Stocks! * gold mine signed by legendary businessman Two Chief Consolidated Mining Company Lloyd Tevis. Cert. #7952, issued to Lounsbery Stock Certificates, both issued to G. Studle & Co. in 1897. The Homestake, one of for 10 shares on November 25th, 1914 and America’s greatest gold mines was discovered by Moses Manual and February 13th, 1915, datelined at Houghton, Hank Harney in 1876. The famous trio of George Hearst, Lloyd Tevis Michigan, Signed by W. P. Seager, Secretary and James Ben Ali Haggin took control in 1877. The mine produced and W. Fitch, President. Embossed seal on millions of ounces of gold until it finally closed in 2002. Lloyd Tevis lower left, registration stamp and signature from Houghton National (1824-1899) started the Pacific Union Express Company in 1868 Bank in Michigan. February 1914 certificate has pink 2 cent revenue along with D.O. Mills, Leland Stanford, Mark Hopkins and Charles stamp and date stamp on reverse. Both certificates tri-folded, but in Crocker. The company operated the route between Reno and Virginia otherwise excellent condition. Chief Consolidated MC incorporated City, Nevada, and immediately got express priveleges from the Central in 1909 in Territory of Arizona, with mining property in the Tintic Pacific Railroad (Loomis, Wells Fargo). In 1869, the Tevis group started District of Juab County in Utah, operating from the office in Eureka, accumulating shares of Wells Fargo after it had declined in price. After Utah. * Also included in lot is Chief Cons. MC 1915 cover from obtaining the controlling interest in Wells Fargo, the Pacific Union Houghton, Michigan Lock box addressed to Mr. G. Studle in Buena Visa, Express was consolidated into the company in 1870 (Loomis). Tevis Colorado with stamps and postmark cancellation, a typed note-card was named president of Wells Fargo in 1872 and was president of the that accompanied a dividend check and the Semi-Annual financial company for 20 years. Tevis made millions from his investments in report from 1915. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 120035 the Homestake and along with Haggin, Hearst and Marcus Daly owned Lot# 2606 Utah Utah Mining Stock Collection the great Anaconda mine in Montana. Tevis also had other ventures 1. # 138 for 1000 shares to Elizabeth Beekman. in California including the California Steam Navigation Company and Signed by James Cook and David Beekman. the Pacific Ice Company (Wikipedia). Nice clear signature of the great Dateline New York 1873. Three allegorical Tevis. The certificate has stamp and hole cancels. American Bank Note, N.Y. printer. EF. Est. $100-150 HWAC# 111963 and mining vignettes. Not cancelled. 2. 1) Silver King Coalition Mines Co., issued in Lot# 2602 Lead, South Dakota 1890 Double 1952. Three vignettes. Hole cxls. 2) The Star Standard Mining Company Stock Certificate of Utah Mining Company, issued 1928. Large Principal Place of Business: Lead City, D(akota) allegorical figure vignette. Very attractive. Unc. T(erritory) (printed at top). Inc. in Dakota, 3) Western Utah Copper Company, issued in 1918.Gold Hill Mines, 1887. No. 316, issued for 500 shares to JW Clifton Mining District printed on the certificate. Two holes punched Curran on March 14th, 1890 in Lead City. on left border area. Mng. vignette. Unc. 4) Pacific Cons. MC, issued Signed by president Ernest May and secretary 1936. Mng. vignette. Pen cxled. 5) White Canyon Mining Company, H. May. Pen cancelled. Red border, blue and red printing. Folds, creases, 1955. White Canyon, Utah. Inc. in Colorado. Unc. 6) Altamina Mining some staining. 5.25 x 8.5” Company held claims on Bald Mountain, 5 Corporation, UI. 7) Curtis Minerals, issued in 1969. Stamp cxled. 8) miles west of Lead. Ernest May moved to Deadwood in 1876 and mines Basic Resources Corporation, UI. 3. Two mining related stocks from the Wheeler Claim in Deadwood Gulch. He then opened a mercantile Utah. 1) International Copper Company, issued in 1920. Two revenue business in Lead, invested in land and mines, served as president of stamps at top right. Eagle vignette. Operated at Taylorsville, Beaver the First National Bank of Lead, was the mayor of Lead, and is credited Basin. Unc. 2) Metals Extraction and Refining Corporation, issued with the creation of the South Dakota state flag in 1909. Est. $100- in 1924. The company owned the so-called Croner process for 200 HWAC# 113268 recovering precious metals from placer gravel and refractory ores. The 1931 Mines Handbook noted that this company had made absurd and extravagant claims a few years prior. Ogden, Utah on the masthead. Ken Prag Collection Est. $300-500 HWAC# 117908 View complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at FHWAC.com 133

DAY 2 Fri, June 26 Category / Sub Category DAY 2 Fri June 26 Stocks & Bonds / Mining Lot# 2607 Utah Utah Mining Stock Group 1. Bull Lot# 2611 Washington Valley Gold Mines Company, cert. #8, issued for Washington Mining 159,999 shares to Andrew F. Gregerson in 1912. Stock Certificates 1. This was about 16% of the authorized float of 1 10 different. Included: million shares. The company operated at Goldstrike, Copper Independent Washington County, Utah. Signed by John T. Hodson Cons. MC (1902, mining as vice-president. Seven mining vignettes. According vignette); Copper to the 1918 Mines Handbook, the company adjoined Giant M&MC (Spokane, the Bull Valley Hassiampie Gold Mining Company’s 1902); Copper Bell Mill properties at Goldstrike. The district is located about & Mining Co. (1900, 35 miles northwest of St. George. The district was being actively mining vignettes); prospected by 1895 (Washington County H.S.). The certificate is Galena Copper MC pen cxled. 2. Atlanta Mining Company. Vignette of Atlas holding up (1905, mining vignette); the earth. Earth is in silver foil. Tintic Mining District. # 459 issued Fern Cliff Copper Co., in 1879 for 199 shares to trustee McGrew. Signed by secretary Jago Ltd. (Spokane, 1909, mining vignettes); Electrolytic Copper Co. and president Moon. Daly Mining Company. Location: Uintah Mining (1903, Clarkston, mining vignettes); Index-Peacock Copper MC (1905, District, Summit County, Utah Territory. Mine title in gold. Small Seattle, mining vignettes); United Copper MC (1908, Spokane, mining diamond mining vignette. # 451 for 10 shares to trustee Jones. 1887. vignettes); Q.S. Copper Co. (1914, Spokane, mining vignettes); and Signed by president Chambers and secretary. Cancelled. Both are in Crown Copper Co. (1907, mining vignettes). Please inspect. 2. 1) excellent condition. Ken Prag Collection Est. $240-420 HWAC# 117907 Pacific Coal & Transportation Company. $500 bond issued in 1901, not cancelled. 38 coupons attached. Mining vignette. 2) Snoqualmie Coal Lot# 2608 Vermont 1853 Vermont Copper & Coke Company. Stock issued in 1904, not cancelled. Mining vignette. Mining Company Stock Rare early copper 3) Consolidated Coal Company. Stock issued in 1903 in Seattle. Not mining stock. Issued to L. Elnathan Smith, 28 cancelled. Mining vignettes. 4) Consolidated Coal Mines. Stock issued shares of the Vermont Copper Mining Company, in 1942, not cancelled. 5) Pacific Coal & Oil Company. Stock issued in at New York Feb 7th, 1854. Est. $200-400 1903, not cancelled. Fair condition; please inspect. 3. Included: Great HWAC# 119769 Republic Copper & Gold Mining Company (1902 and 1905, mining vignettes); Republic Iron Mask Gold Mining Co. (unissued, mining vignettes); Stray Horse MC (1900, eagle vignette); The Great Republic Lot# 2609 Buckingham County, Virginia Gold Mining Company (1901, 3 mining vignettes); Premier Mining & 1854 Garnett and Moseley Gold Mining Co. Milling Company (1947, allegorical vignettes). Some have condition Stock Certificate One of the earliest issued issues. Please inspect. Ken Prag Collection Est. $300-800 HWAC# 117875 Appalachian gold mining certificates we have seen. Registered on January 17th, 1854. Certificate No. 24709, issued to John Dehumar (?) for five shares, No. 35541-35545, on June 6th, 1854. Signed by C. Boyle Lot# 2612 (director) and Wm. Boyle (secretary). Ornate border with company W ashingt on name along the left. Cut left edge. Very fine condition. 6.75”x 8.5” W ashi ngt on According to Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Mining Stock Virginia (1853), the company was formed to explore and mine gold, Certificates 1. Gold copper and other minerals in Buckingham County. Ken Prag Collection Hill Consolidated Est. $100-200 HWAC# 101407 Mining Company Lot# 2610 Shenandoah, Virginia 1859 Stony Man Mining Company (two different, Pool Stock Certificate 1 & 2, 1903); Gold with interesting Ledge Consolidated double tunnel Mining and Milling vignette Very Company (1901, mining vignettes); early. Number and Princess Maud Gold Mining Company (1898, mining vignette). 112, issued for 20 Good condition. Republic was the site of the big gold mining operations shares to Martha in this county. 2. 1) Union Mining & Milling Company, 1906. Issued for Barker on May 273,750 shares. Seven mng. vignettes. Unc.2-3) The Wolf Creek Mining 16th, 1859. Signed Co., issued in 1908 at Spokane. Three vignettes. Unc. 4) Inter Ocean MC, by secretary Tacoma, Washington, issued in 1904. No vignette but mountain scene William Danforth underprint in green and white. Unc. 5) Keywest Mining Company, and president 1928. Three vignettes. Unc. 6) Idaho Gold and Radium Mining Co., Josiah Barker. Not 1914. Three vignettes. Unc. 7) Cedar Creek Copper Co., issued at cancelled. Unusual underground mining vignette! Very nice condition Spokane, 1907. Mng. vignettes. Unc. 8-9) Mineral Development with no troubling edge, corner, pinhole or discoloration issues. Top Company, 1912, 1915. Mng. vignette. Unc. 10) Spokane National Mines, left has slight tear where detached from book.”In 1854 Samuel and Inc., 1969. Eagle vignette. Unc. Average condition. 3. Chespa-Blue Jay Maria Williams of Brooklyn, New York purchased 21,371 acres of Gold Mining Co. Stock Certificate - Inc. in Washington. No. 503, issued land in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia for $4,750. One year for 1,500 shares to HP Wright on Dec. 12th, 1899 in Spokane. Signed later the land was passed on to the Virginia Cliff Copper Company for by president Frank P. Hogan and secretary JW Douglas. Not cancelled. $1,000,000, although only $7,000 was ever actually tendered. Soon 4. Ora Tahoma MC (#1, 1935, mining vignettes); Conquest Cons. MC 5,371 acres of the tract were sold to the newly incorporated (January (Spokane, 1904, elk vignette); Byrne M&MC (1905, Spokane, mining 1858) Stony Man Mining Company for $550,000 of stockholder funds. vignettes); Planet G&S MC (1901, Seattle, mining vignette); Western In 1866, the Miners Lode Copper Company (incorporated in NYC GMC (1922, Seattle, mining vignettes); Prize MC (1903, Seattle, mining in 1865) purchased the property.” [nps.gov] Today this is all part of the Shenandoah National Park and Skyland. Est. $500-1000 HWAC# vignettes); National Gold Corp. (1928, mining vignette); Pacific Cons. 119407 MC (1910, Seattle); The Great Ledge MC (partially issued, mining vignettes); and Ymir Commodore MC (1941, Spokane, eagle vignette). Please inspect. Ken Prag Collection Est. $300-1000 HWAC# 117895 134 June & July 2020

DAY 2 Fri June 26 Category / Sub Category DAY 2 Fri June 26 Stocks & Bonds / Mining Lot# 2613 Washington Washington Lot# 2617 1864 International Gold Mining Stock Certificate Group 1. Includes: Amalgamating Company Stock # 337 for Gladstone Mining Company (1890, Northpoint 500 shares to August Motter(?). Datelined Mining District); Gladstone Mines & New York 1865. Used for the purpose of Reduction Company (1923, globe vignette); purchasing property. Signed by William Cobb Gladstone Mountain Mining Company (1925); president and Samuel Cooper treasurer. 25c Commodore Mines Corporation (1928, elk vignette); Little Giant Insurance Revenue stamp. Printed by Macoy & Mining, Milling & Smelting Company (1905, mining vignette); Meyers Herwig stationers. Not cancelled. Spectacular Falls Copper Company (1923, mining vignettes); and Germania Cons. condition: no edge, border, pinhole or discoloration issues. An 1865 Mines, Inc. (1947, mining vignettes). 2. All are unissued, but this can be resource puts the business office at 187 Broadway. We could not fin a good way to fill a hole in your collection (and sometimes issued pieces a location. Perhaps Colorado. Prag Collection Ken Prag Collection Est. are very rare). Includes: Lone Pine Surprise Consolidated Mining Co. $100-400 HWAC# 80476 (pine tree vignette); Bead Lake Mining Company (Newport District, mining vignettes); Farmer Jones Gold Mining Co. (mining vignette); Lot# 2618 1879 International Silver Mining Juniper Mining Co. (eagle vignette); Council Placer Mines Co. (eagle Company Stock Certificate 1 certificate vignette); Ora Tahoma Mining Co. (3 mining vignettes); Pearl Cons. total. Incorporated in Ontario, Canada, signed Mining Co. (mining vignette); Paymaster GM&MC (capitol building and NOT canceled out of Boston, Mass.; in vignette); and Messenger Mining Co. (allegorical vignette). 3. Darnell good condition, nice purple trim with a black Mining & Milling Co. (Kalama, Cowlitz County, 1902, mining vignettes); and white background, stock vignette of two New Silver Bell Mining Co., Inc. (1955, Lincoln County, mining miners at work. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 81070 vignettes); Western Iron, Coal and Coke Co. (Pierce County, 1904, Lot# 2619 Three Mining & Oil Stocks Lot mining vignette); Blewett Ridge Mines, Inc. (2 stocks, Chelan County, includes two bonds from Amalgamated Mining & 1941); Ruby Creek Mining Co. (1914, mining vignette); and Mineral Oil Company (NY) issued in 1907. Both with nice Creek Mining & Smelting Co. (Lewis County, 1904, mining vignette). mining and oil vignettes and coupons attached. 4. Gopher Gold Mining Co. (1897, not cxl, mining vignettes); Cleopatra VF. Also, an Eastern Consolidated Oil Company Mining Co. (1899, not cxl); Highland Light Gold Mining Co. (1896, stock issued in 1901. Inc. in Maine, but the mining vignettes, not cxl.); Iron Hope Mining & Milling Co. (1896, not company operated in the Kern River district in cxl, mining vignette); Canopy Smelting, Refining & Manufacturing Co. California. VF. Est. $80-120 HWAC# 111836 (1897, not cxl, waterfall vignette); and Index Independent Mining Co. (1899, not cxl., same waterfall vignette). Good to very good condition. Ken Prag Collection Est. $400-1000 HWAC# 117896 Lot# 2620 Quebec Golconda Gold Company Canada Stock Certificate, 1865 Cert. #444, Lot# 2614 Wisconsin Bessemer Consolidated issued to R.S. Whigham for 500 shares in Iron Company Bond, 1888 7%, 1st mortgage gold 1865. Signed by the president C.H.Tucker and by Joseph H. Tucker bond issued in 1888. Inc. in Wisconsin. Seventeen as secretary. Incorporated in New York. The Golconda Gold Mining coupons attached at the right on this $100 bond. In Company was organized in Ascot in 1863 by General Adams, with it’s 1887, the company gained control of the Iron King location at Sherbrooke in Quebec. In 1863, gold was found in many mine in the Gogebic range in Michigan, and the small brooks falling into the Magog River creating extraordinary other Burton group of mines (Mines and Mineral excitement. Well capitalized companies such as the Golconda Mining Statistics, 1887). The bond is in VF condition and is Company and the Ascott Gold Mine Company were formed as a result. uncancelled. Est. $80-120 HWAC# 111956 The Golconda Company extracted large amounts of gold from their Lot# 2615 Wisconsin Wisconsin Mining Stock Group 450 acre property. In the catalog of the Sherbrooke Exhibition in 1865, a specimen weighing 10 ounces was mentioned as coming from 1. Silverthorn Lead Mining and Smelting Stock - I/U this mine (Gold In The Province of Quebec, Canada, pg. 68, 1898). The #300 WJ Johnson 10 shares 1867. Signed by President certificate is black on creme. Stub attached at the bottom. Uncancelled. Geer. 25c revenue stamp. 3 fold chips. 2. 1) Hatch Electric Est. $300-600 HWAC# 119591 Smelting and Mining Company. Green Bay, Wisconsin. Inc. in Maine. No. 278, issued for 50 shares in 1904. Signed Lot# 2621 Quebec by president Hatch and secretary Graham. Not cancelled. Golconda Gold Company Green border, black print, and three different mining Canada Stock Certificate, vignettes. Folds, heavy toning, some tears. 2) Crawford 1865 Cert. #43, issued Copper Company. Inc. in Maine. No. 94, issued for 100 to R.S. Whigham for 500 shares in 1907. Signed by president Crawford and treasurer Safford. shares in 1865. Signed by Not cancelled. Gold border and seal, black print, and eagle vignette. the president C.H.Tucker Deep folds. Ken Prag Collection Est. $400-1000 HWAC# 117900 and by Joseph H. Tucker as Lot# 2616 Cheyenne, Wyoming c1905 Gold secretary. Incorporated in Queen Mining Company Stock Archive (14 New York. The Golconda Gold Mining Company was pieces!) * Five Gold Queen Mining Company organized in Ascot in 1863 stock certificates all issued to G. Studle in 1905 by General Adams, with for 2000 shares, uncancelled, signed by Percy it’s location at Sherbrooke Leonard, President and WM Scott, Secretary. in Quebec. In 1863, gold Incorporated in Wyoming, datelined Cheyenne. was found in many small Tri-folded, otherwise very good condition. * Six brooks falling into the Magog River creating extraordinary excitement. Gold Queen MC, handwritten receipts for payments made on purchase Well capitalized companies such as the Golconda Mining Company of stock shares. * Typed, signed letter and cover from Gold Queen MC and the Ascott Gold Mine Company were formed as a result. The confirming payment in full for stock purchase. Letter accompanied Golconda Company extracted large amounts of gold from their 450 Stock Certificates mailed to Gotlieb Studle in 1905., * Blank Application acre property. In the catalog of the Sherbrooke Exhibition in 1865, and Remittance Form from Gold Queen MC. * Misc. cover addressed a specimen weighing 10 ounces was mentioned as coming from this to Gottlieb Studle from Buena Vista, Colorado labelled “Mt. Olivet mine (Gold In The Province of Quebec, Canada, pg. 68, 1898). The Cemetery Deed” Est. $200-400 HWAC# 120037 certificate is black on creme. Stub attached at the bottom. Uncancelled. Est. $300-600 HWAC# 119595 View complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at FHWAC.com 135

DAY 2 Fri, June 26 Category / Sub Category DAY 2 Fri June 26 Stocks & Bonds / Mining Lot# 2622 Cobalt, Ontario, Big Six Silver Lot# 2627 Chihuahua, 1863 American & Cobalt Mines Ltd. Stock With Hydraulic Mexican Silver Mining Company $500 Bond Air Compressor Vignette Certificate issued Bond number 50. Signed by William Hickok in 1908 for 1 share. Inc. under the Ontario treasurer and Lyman W Gilbert president. Companies Act. The company operated in the Bonded in New York with mines in Chihuahua, Cobalt district. Hydraulic air compressors Mexico. Three of the coupons remain (although were used in the Cobalt district over 100 years cut unevenly at bottom). United States 25c ago. Nice looking certificate is in very good, uncancelled condition. brown Power of Attorney stamp. Faded green Est. $80-120 HWAC# 111823 seal. 15.5 x 13.75”. Holes at fold intersections - otherwise in good condition. We could find Lot# 2623 Bre-X Stock Certificate, Largest no information on this company. This company held the Setentrion Mining Hoax In History, 500 Shares, Very Mines in Chihuahua. It was originally incorporated as the American & Rare Bre-X Minerals, Ltd. stock certificate Mexican Mining Company. This company was also active in the Arivaca issued for 500 shares and uncancelled. The area of Arizona. Est. $360-800 HWAC# 62276 company announced in 1995 that they had discovered an enormous gold deposit at Lot# 2628 Delfina Silver and Copper Mining Busang, Indonesia of up to 200 million ounces. Stock Issued #261 An Baily 5 shares 1864, The Busang discovery made the Bre-X team including Mike de Guzman, signed by President Rankin. Left side damage the mining geologist a rock star in the mining world. When others Est. $150-300 HWAC# 90565 tried to confirm the deposit, they found nothing. The company had partnered with Freeport McMoran Copper and Gold Company, which Lot# 2629 1857 Mexican soon discovered that they had been duped. They called de Guzman to Pacific Coal & Iron, return immediately to Indonesia. Within days, Mike de Guzman threw Mining & Land Company himself out of a helicopter over the jungle. His body wasn’t found until Stock four days later after being eaten by wild boars. There is speculation to WOW! Early American incorporated this day that Mike de Guzman faked his own death as no DNA test was mining company on the ever done on the remains. How did Bre-X do it? Their crushed core Pacific Coast of Mexico. samples were salted with gold to create the most elaborate fraud in # 178 for 10 shares to the history of mining. Bre-X stock went from a penny stock to a peak William R Hanson. Signed of $286.50 per share Canadian and a total value of $6 Billion. Any by Samuel Brah(?) and certificate from Bre-X is rare, but this one is particularly so as it’s issued president John F Allen. for 500 shares. The unlucky shareholder had a peak value of $143,250 Dateline New York Canadian and rode it to zero (wikipedia, the canadianencyclopidia.ca. 1857. Pen Cancelled. Spanish writing on bottom of certificate. Three That hurts. The certificate is in VF condition and is uncancelled. This is the first time we have offered a Bre-X in a Holabird auction. Est. $400- vignettes: underground mining, steam ship and barge. Printed by 800 HWAC# 111759 Baldwin, Bald & Couslaud. Rips at fold edges. Some discoloration. Good Condition. _ American mining and land company exploration in Lot# 2624 Canadian Stock Group- 8 the states of Guerraro and Michoacan. Launched by Edward Lee Plumb Different mostly Mining With an Oil & in 1855 in New York. We could find no mention of this company in Motion Picture Machine Co. Great group of the 1860’s._ Prag Collection Ken Prag Collection Est. $250-1000 HWAC# Canadian stocks from the mining, oil, motion 81945 picture industries. Iincludes: Triplex Motion Picture Machine Company, 1921 (Quebec), Lot# 2630 Cape of Good Hope Diamond Crueger Gold Run Consolidated, Ltd. 1905 Mining Company Certificate, England, 1881 (Nova Scotia), Empire Cobalt Mines, Ltd. 1908 Warrant certificate #210 good for one share. (Cobalt district), Canadian Coal Consolidated, Ltd. 1910, Beaver Oils, Printed by the Blades East, London. There is a Limited 1915 (Alberta) with red beaver over the oil derricks vignette, red English One Shilling Six Pence Tax Stamp and East Canada Power & Pulp Company, 1911, Ainsworth Mining attached to the face. 35 coupons attached & Smelting Co. 1897 (British Columbia) with large cancel marks, on the bottom. An event of considerable 1910. Seven mining vignettes. Tiny piece missing at top left corner, commercial importance to the Cape Colony, and indeed to all of South & Waldman Silver MInes, Ltd. 1910 (Ontario). Est. $100-200 HWAC# Africa, was the amalgamation of the diamond-mining companies 111967 which was chiefly brought about by Cecil Rhodes, Alfred Beit and “Barney” Barnato in 1889. One of the principal and most beneficial Lot# 2625 Three Mexico Mining Stocks, results of the discovery and development of the diamond mines 1887-1912 From three different companies. was the great impetus that it gave to railway expansion. Lines were Includes: Sonora Silver Mining Company, opened up to Worcester, Beaufort West, Graham’s Town, Graaff Reinet, Limited, 1887; El Favor Mining Company, and Queenstown. Kimberley was reached in 1885. By 1892, the rails 1906; and El Carmen Gold Mining Company of reached Pretoria and Johannesburg. Vignette of a miner holding his Mexico, (Sinaloa) 1912. All in good shape. Est. shovel at top center and also imprinted on the corporate seal. We $80-120 HWAC# 111948 don’t see diamond mining certificates such as this one very often. It is uncancelled. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 111777 Lot# 2626 Three Sonora, Mexico Mining Stocks, 1898- 1905 Lot includes two certificates from Anita Mining & Milling Company, Mines at Sonora, Mexico issued in 1898. They are both issued at Ontario, California. Also, one from Angelus Sonora Mining Company issued at Los Angeles in 1905. All three in VF condition. Uncancelled. Est. $120-200 HWAC# 111801 136 June & July 2020

DAY 3 Sat, June 27 Category / Sub Category DAY 3 Sat, June 27 Minerals Lot# 3000 Spodumene from Lot# 3004 Fluorite and Calcite from China Afghanistan A fine example of the A brand new occurrence for fluorite in Fujian yellow “triphane” variety of the Province, China. This attractive specimen mineral spodumene. The varietal features a complex cluster of greenish term “triphane” is derived from fluorite crystals having a late-stage growth the Greek “triphanes”, meaning of purple fluorite as a near surface color- “appearing threefold”, pointing zone. In association are tabular, hexagonal to the mineral’s characteristically crystals of white calcite which have been threefold natural cleavages. The term partially overgrown with a surface coating of sugary-texture quartz. “triphane” was used in the 19th and A very pretty specimen. Dimensions (cm): 5.8 H x 8.8 W x 8 D. Minor 20th century, especially in French repair that is unnoticeable to lower right region. Location: Longyan mineralogical literature as a synonym Prefecture, Fujian Province, China Est. $300-1875 HWAC# 53133 for the proper name for the mineral species ... spodumene. Later, in the Lot# 3005 Fluorite and Quartz 20th century the term “triphane” from China This specimen features has been used, especially in USA, an extremely rare indigo-blue color as a colorless or yellowish colored of the mineral fluorite. Additionally, variety of spodumene. This yellow, transparent, lustrous spodumene the crystal habit is very unusual. The specimen was a recent discovery from the gem-bearing pegmatites crystals are largely cubic, with complex located in the Mawi valley, a small western branch of the Kolum valley. corner modifications “bevels” which Dimensions (cm): 7.5 H x 6 W x 3.5 D. 199.2 grams. Location: Mawi appear to be slightly curved and the pegmatite, Nilaw-Kolum pegmatite field, Du Ab District, Nuristan primary cubic crystal faces have deep Province, Afghanistan Est. $350-2250 HWAC# 53124 growth hillocks. The fluorite has crystallized upon a prismatic milky Lot# 3001 Elbaite (Tourmaline) from Brazil This fine quartz crystal. All in all a very unique elbaite (tourmaline) specimen from the famous Barra de and attractive mineral specimen. Salinas District (mouth of Salinas river) in the Coronel Dimensions (cm): 10.5 H x 7 W x 5 D. Murta district of Minas Gerais, Brazil exhibits some Location: No. 4 Mine, Huanggang Fe- dramatic and attractive color-zonation. The bottom of Sn deposit, Hexigten Banner, Ulanhad this prismatic tourmaline crystal features a light pink to League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China Est. $300-2250 yellowish green color and as we move toward the steep HWAC# 53005 termination of the crystal we see a steady gradation from light green to dark green. The luster is good on this Lot# 3006 Fluorite and Quartz from China specimen and this tourmaline is translucent. Brazilian Fluorite is a very popular mineral, and it tourmaline has been famous among collectors and gemologists naturally occurs in all colors of the spectrum. since the 16th century. Among the oldest and greatest of all Brazilian Pure fluorite is colorless; the color variations localities is the district of Barra de Salinas, encompassing a gem- are caused by various impurities. This specimen bearing pegmatite swarm that continues to yield superb specimens features several lustrous, transparent, light- today. This specimen was formerly in the private collection of a green, complex cubic crystals of fluorite on prominent Boston area mineral collector and dealer, Ernie Schlichter a bright white matrix of quartz crystals. A (1929-2007). Dimensions (cm): 8.5 H x 1.7 W x 1.6 D. Location: Barra superior, collector-quality mineral specimen from a deposit near the de Salinas District, Coronel Murta, Jequitinhonha Valley, Minas Gerais, southeast coast of mainland, China. Dimensions (cm): 4.5 H x 8.5 W Brazil Est. $300-1875 HWAC# 53010 x 7 D. Location: Fujian Province, China Est. $300-1875 HWAC# 53008 Lot# 3002 Beryl v. Aquamarine and Lot# 3007 Fluorite from Henan Province, Cassiterite from China A fantastic China A recent find from Henan Province are combination specimen featuring the three attractive, reniform masses of emerald-green most important collector species found at fluorite. The fluorite masses have small, but, Mt. Xuebaoding. The specimen features: well defined crystal faces, good luster and several gemmy, lustrous, tabular, light blue translucency. An interesting, “must have” aquamarine variety beryl crystals; three well- specimen for collectors specializing in the formed, lustrous, black cassiterite crystals; mineral fluorite. Dimensions (cm): 12 H x 7 W one small, bright orange, pseudo-octahedral crystal of scheelite; on a x 8 D. Location: Xinyang Prefecture, Henan Province, China Est. $300- matrix of silvery muscovite mica. This is a very attractive specimen 2250 HWAC# 53077 from a mining area now closed by the Chinese government due to its proximity to a Panda preserve. Dimensions (cm): 6.9 H x 10.5 W Lot# 3008 Fluorite from Huanggang Fe-Sn x 2.5 D. Location: Mt. Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang Prefecture, deposit, China The Huanggang Iron-Tin Deposit Sichuan Province, China Est. $300-1875 HWAC# 53064 in Inner Mongolia is perhaps the most prolific mineral specimen producing locality in China Lot# 3003 Calcite and Fluorite from today. The locality has been yielding wide array Xianghualing Mine, China An attractive of different mineral species, as well as many specimen featuring a “matrix” of light green colors and forms of the same species. This fluorite crystals upon which has grown a fluorite is a good example of that diversity. While fluorite is known to lustrous, flattened, translucent, colorless, be a isometric mineral, typically forming cubic or octahedral crystals, hexagonal crystal of calcite. This superb this fluorite specimen exhibits the botryoidal or “grape-like” habit of specimen was one of many harvested from crystallization. Additionally, the color of this specimen is different than a crystal pocket “purchased in place” by the the majority of Huanggaang fluorite specimens, featuring an attractive Collector’s Edge Minerals of Golden, Colorado and collected by a greenish-blue color. A must have piece for a fluorite collection. Chinese mining crew under the direction of Collector’s Edge Mine Dimensions (cm): 7.5 H x 13 W x 2.8 D. Location: Huanggang Fe-Sn Manager, Graham Sutton and Lead Miner, George Quist. Dimensions deposit, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China (cm): 5 H x 8.3 W x 6.5 D. Location: Xianghualing Mine, Linwu Co., Est. $120-750 HWAC# 53123 Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China Est. $150-900 HWAC# 53068 View complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at FHWAC.com 137

DAY 3 Sat, June 27 Category / Sub Category DAY 3 Sat, June 27 Minerals Lot# 3009 Fluorite from Jiangxi Province, Lot# 3014 Garnet v. Andradite from China China An unusual specimen of fluorite (light A very well-formed cluster of greenish-bronze, green), calcite and quartz from Jiangxi dodecahedral andradite (garnet) crystals. Province, China. located in the southeast of the The specimen is in outstanding condition and country. Jiangxi, located in the southeast of the possesses very strong luster. Andradite is a country, is rich in mineral resources, leading member of the garnet family, and although the provinces of China in deposits of copper, not as well-known as other garnets such as tungsten, gold, silver, uranium, thorium, Almandine or Spessartine, it is fairly abundant. tantalum, niobium, among others metals. Dimensions (cm): 6 H x 13.5 Andradite is named in honor of Josa Bonifa¡cio de Andrada e Silva W x 12 D. Location: Jiangxi Province, China Est. $300-2250 HWAC# (1763-1838), a Brazilian mineralogist, statesman, professor, and 53011 poet, famous for his discovery of Andradite as well as several other important minerals such as Spodumene. Dimensions (cm): 4.5 H x Lot# 3010 Fluorite from Xiefang Mine, China 12.5 W x 4.5 D. Location: Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Ulanhad League, The Xiefang Mine is a volcanic-hydrothermal Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China Est. $350-2250 HWAC# fluorite deposit possessing a fluorite vein 53127 system of 10 kilometers in length. The mine has yielded numerous fluorite specimens Lot# 3015 Manganoan Calcite and Quartz in a variety of colors and crystal habits, this from China Manganoan Calcite is a variety specimen is among the most attractive. It of calcite rich in manganese, which gives the features a “matrix” of light-green crystallized fluorite that has been mineral a pink color. This specimen features overgrown with a druze of bright-white quartz crystals followed by dozens of thin, “disk shaped” crystals of a 2nd generation of cube-octahedral crystals of light green fluorite, Manganoan Calcite stacked on top of each other The result of this multi-stage crystallization process is an aesthetically like a stack of poker chips. Associated with beautiful, sparkly fluorite specimen. Dimensions (cm): 11 H x 15.3 W the Manganoan Calcite are lustrous, colorless, x 5 D. Location: Xiefang Mine, Ruijin Co., Ganzhou Prefecture, Jiangxi clear, long prismatic quartz crystals. This recently mined specimen Province, China Est. $300-1875 HWAC# 53021 is from the prolific specimen producing locaiity of Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China. Interestingly, Manganoan Calcite is strongly Lot# 3011 Fluorite from Yaogangxian Mine, fluorescent under exposure to short-wave ultraviolet light. When China Numerous intergrown, lustrous, color- fluorescing the calcite is a very bright, orange-red color. Dimensions zoned (blue-purple), cubic fluorite crystals (cm): 8.5 H x 9 W x 4.5 D. Location: Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Ulanhad reaching 1” across which are associated with League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China Est. $300-1875 colorless quartz crystals on a beige rock matrix. HWAC# 53012 A superb specimen from the Yaogangxian tungsten-tin mine in Hunan Province, China. Lot# 3016 Manganoan Calcite from Dimensions (cm): 6.2 H x 10.2 W x 4.5 D. Location: Yaogangxian Mine, China Huge, rhombic crystals of light-pink, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China Est. $300- manganese-rich calcite crystals from the prolific 1875 HWAC# 53060 specimen producing mines at Huanggang, Inner Mongolia. The growth features resulting Lot# 3012 Fluorite from Yaogangxian Mine, from late stage crystallization on the surfaces China Yaogangxian is a huge, underground of large rhombic crystals is very complex and tungsten-tin deposit. The mine covers an area interesting. Dimensions (cm): 9.5 H x 14 W of about 4 x 2.5 km and includes two large x 8.5 D. Location: Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Ulanhad League, Inner deposits of distinct type and mineralization Mongolia Autonomous Region, China Est. $300-1875 HWAC# 53130 style. For collector’s, fluorite is among the most desirable mineral species which have Lot# 3017 Quartz and Calcite from been recovered from the mine. This is a Wuhuashan Mountain, China An attractive superb example of the fluorite from Yaogangxian. It features excellent combo specimen Wuhuashan Mountain. The transparency, sharp cubic crystal form, bright luster, and subtle specimen features a plate of hematite included almost pastel colors of blue and purple. The popularity of Yaogangxian (reddish-orange color) quartz points partially fluorites has increased dramatically in the last few years as mineral covered with a pinkish beige dolomite crystals. specimen production from the upper levels of the mine (where most of Overall this piece is colorful, well balanced, and the finest mineral specimens were recovered) has declined to almost would add a lovely touch of reddish-orange color to any cabinet of fine non-existent. Dimensions (cm): 4.2 H x 11 W x 8 D. Est. $350-2250 mineral specimens. Dimensions (cm): 3 H x 15.5 W x 8.5 D. Location: HWAC# 53129 Wuhuashan Mountain, Jiangxi Province, China Est. $200-1425 HWAC# 53101 Lot# 3013 Garnet v. Andradite from China An outstanding example of the garnet family Lot# 3018 Quartz and Calcite from Wuhuashan species, Andradite. Andradite is a calcium Mountain, China These fantastic quartz crystal iron nesosilicate mineral which occurs in clusters were first discovered and brought to the skarns developed in contact metamorphosed American mineral market within the last 10 years. impure limestones or calcic igneous rocks. It The terminations of the quartz are included with a was first described in 1868 for an occurrence thin layer of reddish-orange hematite (iron oxide). in Drammen, Buskerud, Norway. Andradite Small chalcopyrite crystals and pinkish-beige was named after the Brazilian statesman, naturalist, professor and dolomite crystals are also featured on this colorful poet Josa Bonifa¡cio de Andrade e Silva (1763 - 1838). This specimen specimen from the Wuhuashan Mountains of features well-formed dodecahedral crystals of andradite having a Jiangxi Province, China. Dimensions (cm): 9.5 H x 9 greenish bronze color and superior luster. A fine specimen from W x 6 D. Location: Wuhuashan Mountain, Jiangxi Province, China Est. one of China’s most prolific mineral specimen producing localities. $200-1425 HWAC# 53102 Dimensions (cm): 8.7 H x 12 W x 3.5 D. Location: Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China Est. $300-1875 HWAC# 53030 138 June & July 2020

DAY 3 Sat, June 27 Category / Sub Category DAY 3 Sat, June 27 Minerals Lot# 3019 Rhodochrosite and Fluorite Lot# 3024 Aegirine from Malawi Aegirine is a from Wutong Mine, China This specimen is member of the clinopyroxene group of inosilicates a cluster of highly-flattened, rhombohedral and is a sodium iron silicate. Aegirine occurs as crystals of bright reddish-pink rhodochrosite dark green, monoclinic, prismatic crystals. It has from the Wutong Mine. Opened in 1958 as a a glassy luster and perfect cleavage. Well-formed silver mine, the Wutong Mine gained worldwide macro crystal specimens of Aegirine have always attention in 2009 and 2010 when several spectacular pockets of been quite rare. However, the alkaline Pegmatites gigantic rhodochrosite crystals were encountered. Rhodochrosite is of the Zomba-Malosa complex of Malawi are one of the world’s most popular collectible mineral species and a good famous for their unique geology and mineralogy. example of the Wutong mine rhodochrosite is a must have additions The pegmatites of Mount Malosa have produced to a comprehensive suite of rhodochrosite from worldwide localities. the world’s finest Aegirines, with large free standing crystals up to 25 Dimensions (cm): 4.2 H x 13 W x 2.8 D. Location: Wutong Mine, Liubao, cm tall. This impressive specimen from Mt. Malosa features several Cangwu Co., Wuzhou Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, sharp, prismatic, dark green crystals to more than 3 cm in length. China Est. $300-2250 HWAC# 53056 Dimensions (cm): 6.7 H x 5.8 W x 4 D. Minor repair that is unnoticeable to upper left of specimen. Location: Mount Malosa, Zomba District, Lot# 3020 Scheelite and Muscovite from Malawi Est. $200-975 HWAC# 53078 China The world’s finest scheelite crystals have been produced from Mt. Xuebaoding Lot# 3025 Adamite from Ojuela Mine, in Sichuan Province, China. This is a superb Mexico Adamite is a zinc arsenate hydroxide example of the highly desirable, bright yellow- mineral which typically occurs in the oxidized orange scheelite crystals which occur at or weathered zone above zinc ore occurrences. the locality. Scheelite is a calcium tungstate Pure adamite is colorless, but, the vibrant mineral having a high luster and frequently yellow-green adamite crystal clusters from forming sharp crystals. This specimen features a bright yellow-orange the Ojuela Mine in Durango, Mexico are scheelite crystal on a matrix covered with silvery-gray muscovite considered to be a must-have “classic” for the mica crystals. Dimensions (cm): 3.3 H x 7 W x 5.5 D. Location: Mt. species. The yellow color in adamite is due to trace amounts of iron. Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang Prefecture, Sichuan Province, Adamite is strongly fluorescent (bright green)under exposure to both China Est. $250-1500 HWAC# 53128 short and long-wave ultraviolet light. Adamite was named after the French mineralogist Gilbert-Joseph Adam (1795-1881). This beautiful Lot# 3021 Sphalerite and Quartz from specimen has outstanding aesthetics, multiple radiating bundles of China This specimen features more than individual adamite crystals, strong luster, a bright yellow color, and ten gemmy, lustrous, sharp, reddish-orange is in excellent condition. Dimensions (cm): 5.5 H x 6.5 W x 2.5 D. sphalerite crystals which have grown on a Location: Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Mun. de Mapimi, Durango, Mexico Est. matrix covered with colorless druzy quartz $300-1875 HWAC# 53017 crystals and associated with white calcite and metallic-gray crystals of galena. The condition Lot# 3026 of the specimen is excellent and the overall Mimetite from aesthetics are superb. The Shuikoushan Mine is a skarn-type copper- Ojuela Mine, lead-zinc deposit, occurring in the contact zone of the Shuikoushan Mexico A superb, granodiorite lopolith with Carboniferous and Permian carbonatites. cry st al l ized Dimensions (cm): 3.4 H x 7 W x 7 D. Location: Shuikoushan Pb-Zn- bo tr y o i d al Cu Deposit, Hengyang Prefecture, Hunan Province, China Est. $300- crust of bright 1875 HWAC# 53054 yellow Mimetite. Mimetite is a Lot# 3022 Malachite from Mashanba West lead arsenate Mine, Democratic Republic of Congo Malachite chloride mineral is a bright green copper carbonate hydroxide which forms mineral which occurs in many crystal habits as a secondary and forms. This fantastic specimen features mineral in lead long (7 cm), slender, stalactiform masses of deposits, usually medium green malachite. Malachite results by the oxidation from the weathering (oxidation) of copper of galena and arsenopyrite. Industrially, mimetite is a minor ore of lead. ores. Open pit mining began at the Mashanba The chief use of mimetite is as a collector’s specimen. This beautiful West Mine in 1978. This specimen was formerly in the private mineral specimen was part of a small crystal pocket discovery in the Ojuela collection of Uli and Anka Bahmann of Johannesburg, South Africa. Mine at Mapimi around 2007. It is an excellent, damage free specimen Dimensions (cm): 7 H x 8 W x 5 D. Location: Mashamba West Mine, of mimetite, which is extremely popular with mineral collectors due to Kolwezi District, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga, Democratic its bright yellow color and relative rarity. Dimensions (cm): 2.8 H x 11 Republic of Congo Est. $300-1875 HWAC# 53069 W x 7.8 D. Location: Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Mun. de Mapimi, Durango, Mexico Est. $300-2250 HWAC# 53100 Lot# 3023 Apophyllite and Stilbite from India This attractive apophyllite specimen features well-formed, lustrous, transparent to Lot# 3027 Guerrero, Quartz & Amethyst translucent light green crystals that are blocky from Mexico Beautiful Quartz v. Amethyst in shape with steep terminations. Apophyllite from the Acatitlan Mine, Taxco de Alarcon, is typically found as a secondary mineral in Mun. de Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico. 6” x 5” x 2.5”. vesicles within basalt or other volcanic rocks. Indian traprock quarries in the vast Deccan Plateau have produced Est. $200-1000 HWAC# 57539 enormous quantities of apophyllite in all different shapes, sizes, and colors. Dimensions (cm): 12.5 H x 6 W x 7 D. Location: Pune District, Maharashtra, India Est. $300-1875 HWAC# 53076 View complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at FHWAC.com 139

DAY 3 Sat, June 27 Category / Sub Category DAY 3 Sat, June 27 Minerals Lot# 3028 Cerussite Lot# 3032 Quartz v. Amethyst, Smoky from from Namibia Cerussite Namibia Two doubly-terminated predominately is a favorite species of smoky-colored quartz crystals on a granitic mineral collectors. It is a matrix. The quartz has good luster and has a slight lead carbonate mineral hint of amethyst color. From recent production in and is an important ore of the Brandberg Complex. Dimensions (cm): 3.3 H lead. Cerussite crystallizes x 6.5 W x 4.5 D. Location: Brandberg Complex, in the orthorhombic Brandberg Area, Erongo Region, Namibia Est. system and frequently $50-225 HWAC# 53135 forms spectacular, intricate twinned crystals. Lot# 3033 Quartz v. Amethyst Three crystals are often from Namibia A superb, large, single twinned together on color-zoned crystal of quartz from two faces of the prism, producing six-rayed stellate groups with the the world famous deposit in the individual crystals intercrossing at angles of nearly 60°. The mineral is Goboboseb Mountains of Namibia. typically colorless or white, sometimes grey or greenish in tint and varies The quartz crystal features a strong from transparent to translucent with a glassy luster. This specimen amethyst color-zone, with colorless was discovered in the historically important, huge underground “rock crystal” quartz in the base Tsumeb Copper Mine in Namibia. The ore was polymetallic and from and termination of the crystal. The it copper, lead, silver, gold, arsenic and germanium were produced. exterior condition of the crystal is Many millions of tonnes of ore of spectacular grade were removed. outstanding having a classic prismatic The Tsumeb mine is also renowned amongst mineral collectors. It is form and glassy luster. As is typical noted for 243 valid minerals and is the type location for 56 mineral with Goboboseb amethyst crystals species. This specimen is in excellent condition and can be considered the crystal interior has some growth as a superior collector-quality specimen. Dimensions (cm): 4.8 H x 6 features of vacuum bubbles and W x 3 D. Location: Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia interrupted growth. The crystal has Est. $250-1500 HWAC# 53036 no attached matrix rock, but, these crystals occur within gas vesicles contained within basalts of volcanic Lot# 3029 Cerussite from Tsumeb Mine, origin. Dimensions (cm): 11.5 H x 4 W x 3 D. Location: Brandberg Area, Namibia A spectacular specimen of the Erongo Region, Namibia Est. $300-2250 HWAC# 53001 lead carbonate mineral Cerussite. Cerussite is popular with collectors worldwide as it frequently produces well formed, highly Lot# 3034 Quartz v. Amethyst from lustrous, transparent crystals. This specimen Namibia An attractive quartz variety amethyst was recovered at one of the world’s most specimen featuring a single, stout, prismatic, important mineral specimen producing mines, purple-colored quartz crystal on a basalt the now closed, but historically important rock matrix which is full of small gas vesicles. underground copper mine at Tsumeb, Namibia. Interestingly, this well-formed amethyst crystal Cerussite is an important ore of lead, but to mineral collectors it is grew within a slightly larger gas vesicle (gas prized for the complexity of its crystallization and its brilliance. Minor cavity) that was created within a basalt flow. repair that is unnoticeable to lower right region of specimen.Slight This specimen comes from Tafelkop is a small repair to lower left corner, unnoticeable. Dimensions (cm): 6.8 H x 7 volcanic mountain with a summit elevation of 3,300 feet. Tafelkop is W x 6 D. Location: Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia the remnant of a massive volcanic flow called the Entendeka Volcanic Est. $350-2100 HWAC# 53126 Field that once covered the region to a depth of several thousand feet. In parts of the original magma, gas bubbles created voids in Lot# 3030 Fluorite from Namibia An the solidifying basalt. With further cooling, contraction created attractive mineral specimen featuring dark broad networks of cracks and channels throughout the basalt which olive-green cube-octahedral fluorite crystals conveyed silica-rich solutions. Vugs in the basalt sometimes filled in association with “booklets” of yellowish with these solutions which then precipitated well-developed quartz muscovite mica and minor schorl (black crystals in the form of rock crystal, smoky quartz, and amethyst that tourmaline) crystals. The specimen was lined the vugs. The small-scale mining of amethyst has become a local produced from one of the many gem-bearing industry for the villagers of Uis. This specimen was formerly in the pegmatite veins in the Erongo Mountain area, private mineral collection of Uli and Anka Bahmann. Dimensions Namibia. This specimen was formerly in the private mineral collection (cm): 6.5 H x 7.5 W x 5.5 D. Location: Goboboseb Mts, Brandberg Area, of Uli & Anka Bahmann of Johannesburg, South Africa. Dimensions Erongo Region, Namibia Est. $300-1875 HWAC# 53028 (cm): 5 H x 9.8 W x 7.5 D. Location: Erongo Mountain, Usakos & Omaruru District, Namibia Est. $300-1875 HWAC# 53048 Lot# 3035 Schorl (Black Tourmaline) from Namibia The Erongo Mountain is 20 km north Lot# 3031 Fluorite from Okorusu Mine, of the town of Usakos in north central Namibia. Namibia Mined since around 1920, the Okorusu Erongo mountain is 65 km in diameter and has Mine is an open pit fluorite mine. The deposit significant mineral specimen production from is part of an alkaline igneous-carbonatite ring- pegmatite veins in and around the mountain. dike complex where fluorite has replaced The schorl (black tourmaline) specimens found pegmatitic carbonatite. The mine is famous for at Erongo Mountain rival the finest known producing outstanding blue and green fluorite worldwide. Erongo schorl crystals are well-formed, highly lustrous, crystals, often with phantoms. This specimen and well collected. This specimen is an attractive, bright cluster of features a plate of greenish-blue cubic crystals of fluorite associated large schorl crystals in excellent condition. The piece is worthy of any with a single, large, opaque barite crystal. Dimensions (cm): 9.5 H x 15 advanced mineral collection. Dimensions (cm): 4.5 H x 13.5 W x 12 D. W x 4.5 D. Location: Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo District, Otjozondjupa Location: Erongo Mountain, Usakos & Omaruru District, Namibia Est. Region, Namibia Est. $300-1800 HWAC# 53072 $300-1875 HWAC# 53121 140 June & July 2020

DAY 3 Sat, June 27 Category / Sub Category DAY 3 Sat, June 27 Minerals Lot# 3036 Apatite and Schorl from Pakistan Lot# 3040 Quartz v. Amethyst from South This specimen was recovered from one of Africa A very well balanced and attractive cluster the numerous, complex granitic pegmatites of amethyst quartz crystals which exhibiting in the area of Bulochi, Pakistan. Bulochi is a the “cactus quartz” habit made famous by the small village 4 kilometers south of the Indus specimen production from the small surface mine River. The specimen features a 2” tall, tabular, at Farm Boekenhoutshoek. In this instance the hexagonal crystal of pink apatite associated secondary druzy quartz has completely enveloped with schorl (black tourmaline) and minor the larger, primary prismatic quartz crystals. albite feldspar. Pink is a highly prized color for apatite, the specimen Dimensions (cm): 5.4 H x 7.6 W x 8.6 D. Location: has superb aesthetics, and the specimen is in excellent condition. Boekenhoutshoek area, Mkobola, Nkangala Dimensions (cm): 5 H x 4.2 W x 3.4 D. Location: Bulochi, Astor valley, District, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa Est. $300-2250 HWAC# Astor District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan Est. $300-1875 HWAC# 53062 53063 Lot# 3041 Coleman, Arkansas Quartz Crystal Lot# 3037 Topaz from Pakistan Cluster - 6.8 pounds This is an approximately This is a “jewel” of a topaz crystal, 6.8 pound cluster of many water-clear quartz possessing a strong color, glassy crystals, the largest being nearly an inch luster, and gem-quality transparency. between parallel faces and about two inches The crystal has textbook form, long above the mass. Base dimensions are superb faces and termination. It is approximately 10 x 7 inches. Geff Pollock complete all around. Dassu, Braldu Collection Est. $300-400 HWAC# 88602 Valley, Pakistan is the source of this specimen and is known for producing Lot# 3042 San Benito, California Neptunite extraordinary aquamarine and topaz from Benitoite Gem Mine, San Benito County, specimens from numerous complex California An attractive, classic specimen of granitic pegmatites in the area. this unusual silicate of potassium, sodium, Dimensions (cm): 4.3 H x 4.4 W x 3 D. lithium, iron, manganese, and titanium. The 108.1 grams. Location: Dassu, Braldu Benitoite Gem Mine (Dallas Gem Mine) has Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan Est. $300- produced the world’s finest known crystals 1875 HWAC# 53043 of neptunite. At the “macro scale” neptunite appears to be jet black in color, but, it is actually a deep maroon reddish-brown. This color is apparent when macro crystals are viewed Lot# 3038 Fluorite from South Africa A cluster of vibrant-green, octahedral fluorite in strong light at sharp angles, in microcrystals, or when prepared in crystals in superb condition from a surface thin section. When found most neptunite crystals from San Benito deposit located 3 km north of the village of Co., California are embedded in a thick vein-filling of the mineral Riemvasmaak. The cause of the beautiful natrolite. Specimens from this locale are prepared for collectors by green color is undetermined, however, the dissolving some of the surrounding Natrolite in acid to expose the Neptunite crystals. This specimen shows the rare, blackish, highly color may be related to traces of radioactive lustrous, prismatic neptunite crystals on a nicely contrasting white or rare-earth elements. Fluorite samples from colored natrolite covered matrix ... a very aesthetic mineral specimen. Riemvasmaak were tested and yielded surprising results; isotopes Dimensions (cm): 2.8 H x 4.7 W x 5 D. Location: Benitoite Gem Mine, in the rare-earth element lanthanide series; lanthanum, ytterbium, cerium, neodymium, samarium, europium, gadolinium and holmium San Benito County, California, USA Est. $300-1875 HWAC# 53032 were detected although amounts were not determined. When found, Lot# these spectacular green octahedral fluorite crystals are partially to 3043 Teller County, Colorado completely covered with druzy quartz crusts. The druzy quartz crusts Microcline v. are usually selectively removed by hydrofluoric acid to uncover the Amazonite and Quartz beauty of these fluorite specimens. Dimensions (cm): 7 H x 8 W x 2.5 D. v. Smoky from Smoky Location: Riemvasmaak, Kakamas, ZF Mgcawu District, Northern Cape Hawk Mine, Colorado Province, South Africa Est. $250-1500 HWAC# 53037 This superb amazonite Lot# 3039 Quartz v. Amethyst from South and smoky quartz specimen is from the Africa A very attractive and fascinating Smoky Hawk Mine, amethystine quartz crystal cluster from the Teller County, Colorado. Boekenhoutshoek area of South Africa. This Amazonite is a variety occurence of quartz has been termed “Spirit Quartz” and “Cactus Quartz”. Cactus Quartz is of microcline feldspar characterized by tiny, druzy second generation colored blue to green quartz crystals covering the entire shaft of by small amounts of interstructural lead, and possibly affected by its primary prismatic quartz points. The small second generation natural radiation over a long geological period. The Lake George/ crystals point away from the prism (resembling the orientation of Florissant area has produced some of the finest smoky quartz and amazonite specimens in the world. This bright blue-green amazonite needles on barrel cactus) and their orientation is not related to the crystal cluster exhibits some subtle white stripes and caps caused by crystallographic orientation of the central crystal. Often the tips of a late stage overgrowth of colorless microcline or albite feldspar. The the first generation crystals remain free. These quartz specimens are specimen also includes one well-formed dark brown crystal of smoky found in the Bushveld Complex rocks approximately 70 km northeast quartz. As is common with Colorado amazonite crystal clusters, the of Pretoria. The Bushveld Complex is a world famous polymetallic igneous complex, most well-known for its platinum and chrome specimen is repaired (2x) and restored (2x). Dimensions (cm): 3.5 H x deposits, which are the largest in the world. This specimen of “Cactus 6.2 W x 5.5 D. Location: Florissant, Teller County, Colorado, USA Est. Quartz” has a strong amethystine color, superb aesthetics, and bright $800-1500 HWAC# 53013 luster. Dimensions (cm): 5 H x 13 W x 7 D. Location: Boekenhoutshoek area, Mkobola, Nkangala District, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa Est. $300-1875 HWAC# 53015 View complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at FHWAC.com 141

DAY 3 Sat, June 27 Category / Sub Category DAY 3 Sat, June 27 Minerals Lot# 3044 Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan Copper from Keweenaw Lot# 3050 Mount Baldy Mining District, P eninsula, Marysvale, Piute County, Utah, USA, Utah 1993- Michigan An 1994 Deer Trail Gold-Silver-Base Metal Mine exceptionally Ore High Grade. Massive Pb-Zn-Ag-Au-Cu carbonate replacement ore well-crystallized hosted in the Permian Toroweap Formation-205 Stope. 4x5x5”. (This copper specimen specimen was found at the mine by a professional geologist who knew from the what to look for in ore specimens. c1990’s.) Est. $100-200 HWAC# h i s t o r i c all y 61102 i mpo r tant copper mining Lot# 3051 Mount Baldy Mining District, province of Marysvale, Piute County, Utah, USA, Utah 1993- the Keweenaw 1994 Deer Trail Gold-Silver-Base Metal Mine P eninsula, Ore Late-stage silicified and quartz-veined breccia with replacement Michigan. While Pb-Zn-Ag-Au-Cu ore breccia fragments. 5x6x4”. (This specimen was copper mining found at the mine by a professional geologist who knew what to look in Michigan for in ore specimens. c1990’s.) Est. $120-300 HWAC# 61111 originat ed Lot# 3052 Mount Baldy Mining District, thousands of years earlier with Native Americans, modern copper Marysvale, Piute County, Utah, USA, Utah 1993- mining in Michigan became an important industry in the 19th and 1994 Deer Trail Gold-Silver-Base Metal Mine early 20th centuries. The first mineral boom in the United States Ore High Grade. Massive Zn-Pb-Ag-Au-Cu carbonate replacement ore occurred in 1843 when people from all over the continent began to hosted in the Permian Toroweap Formation-205 Stope. 5x7x3”. (This chase the copper, silver and iron of Michigan’s upper peninsula. These specimen was found at the mine by a professional geologist who knew mines were in commercial operation for more than a hundred years. what to look for in ore specimens. c1990’s.) Est. $150-300 HWAC# Michigan has produced over 14 billion pounds of copper since mining 61104 began in 1844. This fantastic specimen of naturally crystallized copper features “fans” of branching, dendritic copper crystals and spinel- Lot# 3053 Cave Mine, Utah Travertine law twinned copper crystals. Dimensions (cm): 8 H x 12.5 W x 11.5 D. Location: Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, USA Est. $2600-6750 Stalactites from Cave Mine, UT 7 travertine stalactites from Cave Mine, UT. 7-20” long Geff HWAC# 53027 Pollock Collection Est. $90-200 HWAC# 87368 Lot# 3045 Midas District, (aka. Gold Circle, Lot# 3054 Ophir District, Utah Ophir Mine Summit), Elko County, Nevada, USA, Nevada 2000 Gold Crown Gold-Silver Vein Drill District, Utah, Mineral Specimens This is a collection of 22 specimens from the Ophir Core Drill core with crystalline calcite in vein, RMC-69, down-hole Mining District in the Oquirrh Mountains depth 546. 4 ft. 2.5” diameter. 4” long. (This specimen was found at of Tooele County, Utah. Most contain bright the mine by a professional geologist who knew what to look for in ore specimens. c1990’s.) Est. $100-200 HWAC# 61121 massive or crystalline pyrite and chalcopyrite. Some display light green copper staining. Total weight is more than 2.5 Lot# 3046 Rosebud Mining District, Pershing pounds and specimens range in size from thumb-size to small hand County, Nevada, USA, Nevada Early 1990’s samples. Geff Pollock Collection Est. $80-150 HWAC# 88614 Rosebud Gold-Silver Mine Drill Core Lot# 3055 Meade County, South Dakota Beautiful. Drill core with crystalline barite in vug, RL-264, down-hole Barite and Calcite from Elk Creek, South depth 833.3 ft. 2.5” diameter. 8.5” long. (This specimen was found at Dakota The Elk Creek, Meade County, South the mine by a professional geologist who knew what to look for in ore specimens. c1990’s.) Est. $300-500 HWAC# 61114 Dakota locality is well known for producing fabulous specimens of golden barite crystals Lot# 3047 Rosebud Mining District, Pershing on an attractively contrasting matrix of bright County, Nevada, USA, Nevada Mid 1990s yellow calcite crystals. Specimens of golden Rosebud Gold-Silver Mine Ore Clay altered barite from South Dakota are much sought rhyolite with marcasite ± barite-clay-gold mineralization on fractures. after by collectors and are represented in most major museums as 4x6x4.5”. Field Guide: staff. (This specimen was found at the mine by well as many private collections. This specimen features a single, a professional geologist who knew what to look for in ore specimens. lustrous, transparent, golden-amber colored barite crystal on 1 cm tall c1990’s.) Est. $200-400 HWAC# 61122 yellow calcite crystals. This classic specimen is in excellent condition. Dimensions (cm): 7.5 H x 5 W x 5 D. Location: Elk Creek, Meade County, Lot# 3048 Mount Baldy Mining District, South Dakota, USA Est. $120-750 HWAC# 53075 Marysvale, Piute County, Utah, USA, Utah 1999- 2000 Close In Alunite Mine and Mineral Lot# 3056 Carthage, Tennessee Calcite from Products Mine Specimens Probably Landside blocks containg Elmwood Mine, Tennessee First opened in banded potassium alunite-KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6-vein material very the 1970s, the Elmwood Mine (the Elmwood- similar to that found on Alunite Ridge. 4.5x8.5”. 2x5x2”. (This specimen Gordonsville-Cumberland mining complex) has was found at the mine by a professional geologist who knew what to produced some of the world’s finest calcite crystals, look for in ore specimens. c1990’s.) Est. $200-400 HWAC# 61118 many of which are twinned. Over the years, miners referred to the clear gemmy calcites observed Lot# 3049 Mount Baldy Mining District, on this specimen as “jewels”. This specimen is Marysvale, Piute County, Utah, USA, Utah 1993- from a pocket discovered in 2014. The specimen 1994 Deer Trail Gold-Silver-Base Metal Mine features one primary calcite crystal exhibiting the (Two Specimens) Massive Zn-Pb-Ag-Au-Cu carbonate replacement popular, strong amber-yellow color and several other calcite crystals ore hosted in the Permian Toroweap Formation-205 Stope. 5x3x3”. featuring a lighter yellow color. The calcite crystals on this specimen 4x3x2”. (This specimen was found at the mine by a professional are in good condition and have glassy luster. This is a superior quality geologist who knew what to look for in ore specimens. c1990’s.) Est. calcite specimen from a classic American locale. Dimensions (cm): 5.5 $120-250 HWAC# 61110 H x 11 W x 6.5 D. Location: Elmwood mine, Carthage, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA Est. $300-1875 HWAC# 53009 142 June & July 2020

DAY 3 Sat, June 27 Category / Sub Category DAY 3 Sat, June 27 Minerals / Gold Lot# 3057 Carthage, Tennessee Calcite from Elmwood Mine, Tennessee A superb calcite crystal on dolostone matrix from the Elmwood Mine, near Carthage, Tennessee. This large, twinned and doubly terminated calcite crystal has a bright amber-honey yellow color, has excellent transparency to translucency, and is in good condition. Many collectors are of the opinion that the Elmwood Mine and other mines surrounding Carthage, Tennessee are contenders for the title of producing the world’s finest calcite specimens. Dimensions (cm): 9 H x 12 W x 7 D. Lot# 3062 Twinned Crystal of Native Gold from Russia A large, Location: Elmwood mine, Carthage, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA Est. spectacular, water-worn, spinel-law twinned crystal of native gold. $300-2250 HWAC# 53049 This specimen was formerly part of the world-famous F. John Barlow Collection of Appleton, Wisconsin - FJB #4162. Over a period of 30 Lot# 3058 Carthage, Tennessee Fluorite years, Barlow assembled one of the premier private mineral collections in North America. Barlow had a passion for well-crystallized gold and Sphalerite from Elmwood Mine, specimens and gold nuggets. His collection included over 1,250 Tennessee This is a classic mineral gold specimens. Barlow’s Russian gold specimens were especially specimen from the Elmwood mine near noteworthy as he made 3 purchasing trips in the early 1980’s to select Carthage, Tennessee. The specimen hundreds of pieces from the gold vaults at the Soviet Union’s Ministry features light purple, cubic crystals of of Finance. Dimensions (cm): 5 H x 0.8 W x 0.3 D. 8.4 grams. Location: fluorite and lustrous reddish brown crystal Lena River Basin, Bulun District, Polar Yakutia, Sakha Republic, clusters of sphalerite (zinc ore). The several Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia Est. $3,000-7,500 HWAC# 53115 zinc mines around Carthage, Tennessee have been famous for many decades for producing superb, collector-quality examples of fluorite and sphalerite. The mines have operated in this area for nearly 50 years, however, over the past decade the mines have been open and closed several times due to low zinc prices. Dimensions (cm): 9.5 H x 7.5 W x 10 D. Location: Elmwood mine, Carthage, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA Est. $300-1875 HWAC# 53007 Lot# 3059 Ore Specimens from Chihuahua, Mexico Five labeled ore specimens from the Upchurch Collection representing various locations in Chihuahua, Mexico. Total weight is about two pounds for the five pieces. Mines represented include the Las Vigas Mine, Nica, Rosario Guadalupe y Calvo (2 pieces), and La Cobriza. All are clearly labeled with black ink on a painted white background. Minerals represented include pyrite, galena, and oxide copper minerals. Est. $50-100 HWAC# 88623 Lot# 3060 Located 115 km due east of Arica, Region 1, Northern Chile, Choqueiimpe Gold- Silver Mine Ore From Main Choque Ore Body. Stage II breccia with fragments of early vuggy silica and Stage I breccia. 5x3x.5”. (This specimen was found at the mine by a professional geologist who knew what to look for in ore specimens. c1990’s.) Est. $50-80 HWAC# 61142 Lot# 3061 Located 115 km due east of Arica, Region 1, Northern Chile, Choqueiimpe Gold- Silver Mine Ore Base metal ore sample with locally complex mineralogy, note galena in vugs & fractures. 4x2.5x2”. Lot# 3063 Choice Crystaline Gold with Lead/silver sulfides. 5.45 (This specimen was found at the mine by a professional geologist who knew what to look for in ore specimens. c1990’s.) Est. $70-140 troy Oz 2.25 x 1.5 x 1.5” specimen . Most quartz was removed by acid, HWAC# 61106 revealing a very attractive specimen . No location data. The specimen has one cut edge, exposing a very high percentage native gold. Est. $9,000-12,000 HWAC# 119015 View complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at FHWAC.com 143

DAY 3 Sat, June 27 Category / Sub Category DAY 3 Sat, June 27 Minerals / Gold Lot# 3064 Gold in Gray Quartz, Shale Native gold in quartz and calcite. 1.6” x 1” x .75”. 27 grams. While this specimen has the appearance of Georgia gold we’ve handled, there was no source recorded with it when it was purchased from an old collection. Analysis of a gold fragment may tell the tale, however, since Georgia gold is generally without much in trace elements. Est. $500- 900 HWAC# 117931 Lot# 3065 Gold in Quartz Milky white quartz with native gold “cluster” at the top, about ¾” square. 6.3 grams. Gold weight perhaps 80% of the weight. California, unknown mining district. Est. $300- 500 HWAC# 117932 Lot# 3067 Native Crystaline Gold in Quartz with lead/silver sulfides, 12.32 Troy ozs Large native gold specimen, the other part of 119015, with a flat cut side exposing a high percentage gold.about 1.5 x 1.5 x 3”. This specimen is a very heavy gold specimen, but it was improperly “cleaned” with acid, resulting in discoloration of some of the gold. It is a rather remarkable specimen in need of professional curation. Location unknown. Mined in the 1950s. Est. $10,000- 14,000 HWAC# 119016 Lot# 3068 Native Gold in Banded Quartz Cobble Fine native gold in banded quartz, location unknown. 3.86 ttroy, but gold content is very low compared to the other specimens here. This piece is very similar to the very fine grained native gold found at Goldfield, Nevada, but is not from there. less than ten percent by weight gold. about 2” cubed. Est. $500-1500 HWAC# 119014 Lot# 3066 Gold in Quartz Nugget, 2.15 troy Oz 1 x 1.75” x .75” thick. Possibly from Republic, Washington, mined in the 1950s. Perhaps 70% - plus by weight gold content. Est. $2500-4000 HWAC# 117938 144 June & July 2020

DAY 3 Sat, June 27 Category / Sub Category DAY 3 Sat, June 27 Gold / Mining Lot# 3071 Two Leaf Gold in Quartz Specimens, 1.16 Troy Oz Two raw pieces of gold in quartz about 1” square and 1/3” thick, possibly from republic, Washington, mined in the 1950s. The leaf nature of the free gold is very evident, and this specimen may warrant professional Lot# 3069 Native Gold in Quartz, 3.48 Troy Oz 2.5” long, 1.5” wide, curation. Est. $1,000-3,000 HWAC# 119013 .75” thick. Unknown western US location, mined in the 1950s. Some good crystal form is evident. This piece may warrant professional curation. Pehaps 65% by weight gold content, possibly higher Est. $3,000-5,000 HWAC# 117939 Lot# 3072 Alabama U.S. Geological Survey Folios for Alabama (Lot of 4) Four Alabama USGS Geological Survey folios. Includes Bessemer 1927; Gasen 1896; Gaffney 1931; Montevallo 1940. This group contains both one of the very first of the folios and one of the last. This appears to be all but two Alabama folios. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 110507 Lot# 3073 Alaska Alaska Coal Deposit Maps, c1900-1910 Five maps. Original pen and ink Mantanuska Coal Mining & Dev. Co. map, 1908, Chas S. Hubbell, about 20 x 30”; Sketch Map of Mantanuska Coal Fields by Hubbell, 1906, about 20 x 40” blueling with folds and tears; Coal claim og Grant Calhoun by McPherson, about 12 x 18”; Preliminary survey of the Herendeen Portage Railroad for the Pacific Alaska Transportation and Coal Co., 2 maps 1903, about 20 x 40; map of “non mineral” lands along the Bearing River. by Dwight Skinner, undated, about 1902, blueline. same size. All from the J.L. McPherson engineer files. No info could be found on the Herendeen railroad, and it may never have been built. Est. $300-500 HWAC# 112193 Lot# 3074 Alaska Alaska mining reference books This is a collection of Alaska mining books and topo maps. Grit Grief and Gold by F.B. Whiting MD written in 1933 reproduction Lot# 3070 Spectacular South Comstock Crystalline Gold in 1967; numerous Geological journals. Please Specimen The best crystalized specimen to come out of the Monarch see photos for details. Est. $150-250 HWAC# Mine about 1989-90. About 1” cubed, weighing 12.8 grams. The 116858 Monarch is part of the “South Comstock”, in the northern end of the Pine Nut range, just south of Dayton and east of Gardnerville. Est. Lot# 3075 Alaska 1897-1989 Early Papers of $2,000-3,500 HWAC# 117930 the Yukon Gold District Lot of 2. 1) Bulletin of the DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. No 16. Washington. May 1898. The Alaskan Goldfields and the opportunities they offer for capital and labor. By Sam C. Dunham. 2) Geology of the Yukon Gold District, Alaska, by Josiah Edward Spurr; with An introductory Chapter on the History and Condition of the District to 1897, by Harold Beach Goodrich. Est. $100-150 HWAC# 119499 View complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at FHWAC.com 145

DAY 3 Sat, June 27 Category / Sub Category DAY 3 Sat, June 27 Mining Lot# 3076 Alaska Four Views of Mining Lot# 3081 Butte County, California 1852 in Alaska Lot of 4. 1) 5 x 7” black and white Rare Oregon Gulch Gold Mining Company photograph of two miners and their dog 1852 Publication Oregon Gulch Gold Mining standing in front of their snow-buried cabin. Company of Butte County, California, 1852 handwritten publication Album paper stuck to back. 2) Underwood & with Certificate of Organization, followed by over 100 pages of the Underwood stereoview, c.1901, Dan’s Cabin, earliest Directors Meetings Notes and Shareholders Meetings Notes, “the most noted stopping place on the Klondike all written in script handwriting. Printed by Santa Susana Press, trail, Hootalinqua River, Alaska. Seven miners standing outside of store. California State University, Northridge Libraries in 1976. American 3) Real photo postcard showing an Alaskan Gold Dredge, unmailed. 4) Classics Facsimile, Series V; Norman E. Tanis, Series Editor; A U.S.A. 4.5 x 5.5” mounted photograph of two story wooden structure. Est. Bicentennial Publication . The Oregon Gulch Gold Mining Company $160-340 HWAC# 59069 was organized in Indiana under President Abrams M. Hendricks and Secretary William Wallace. At the end of this publication are several Lot# 3077 1492, Arizona handwritten statements, receipts and shareholder’s lists. This is a very Anamax Mining Company rare, early gold mining archive with information that is often lost to Sign Grey sign with black history for many of the smaller, short-lived Western mining operations lettering: “WARNING / of the mid 1800s, Most of the gold discovered in Butte County was Dangerous Condition / recovered by placer operations, from small-scale panning to large- Only Authorized Personnel scale dredge operations. Gold was discovered in the Feather River, / Shall enter This / Mining and the camp that was built as a result, grew up to be known as Ophir Operation / Unauthorized City. Oroville was the site of the biggest gold deposit and was Northern entry is a / Violation of California’s largest Boomtown through the end of the Century. Arizona / revised Statutes Eventually Placer mining gave way to hydraulic mining, which then 27-363 / Anamax Mining gave way to the huge dredges that created their own channels in the Company.” 14 x 12 inches. river. Oregon City, and the disappeared camp of Oregon Gulch, are both In 1976 Anamax sold its located just north of Oroville. Est. $100-150 HWAC# 117740 Eisenhower Project to Asarco. Est. $200-500 Lot# 3082 El Dorado County, HWAC# 45472 California Edward Vischer Signed Postcard Re: Placerville Lot# 3078 Arizona 1939-1950 Phelps Dodge Hydraulic Mining, 1878 Postal card datelined Placerville from Safety Books (3 count) 3- 6” x 4.5” softcover Edward Vischer to F.A. Bishop, Phelps Dodge safety books. 1939-green cover Esq. dated 1878. The message Safety Rules. 1943 gold cover General Rules details a visit by a committee and Instructions. 1950-yellow cover Smelter Division General Safety Rules and Information. including Jno. O. Earl to investigate Est. $80-200 HWAC# 61806 the entire canal enterprise. Vischer mentions the “high glee” in those quarters of securing the $10 Lot# 3079 Arizona ASARCO Safety Bulletins million investment and an upcoming glance at the hydraulics before a (3) and Daniel Jackling Book 3 ASARCO return to the city. Edward Vischer was a San Francisco merchant, but Safety Bulletins 1916-17, hardcover Daniel was best known as an artist of California scenes. His account of visits to Cowan Jackling 1954 Rotunda book with the Northern and Southern mines is illustrated with sketches showing foldout Jackling photo. Geff Pollock Collection Est. the methods of mining (Gudde, California Gold Camps). It appears that $120-160 HWAC# 86465 Vischer had been commissioned to view the canal and the hydraulics and to do two drawings. Nice clear signature by Edward Vischer. Many of the rich placer mines near Placerville were hydraulicked producing $25 million or more. The principal gravel channels around Placerville are described and mapped in Lindgren’s “Tertiary Gravels”. Hydraulic mining ended in 1884 in California by federal injunction. John Reynolds Collection Est. $200-500 HWAC# 111981 Lot# 3083 Grass Valley, California Gracie Mine Map, 1932 18 x 24” black ink on linen. “The Gracie Mine, Nevada City, Calif., scale 100 ft to the inch. Edw. C. Uren, ME, 1932” with a cross section in upper right corner. From the Lot# 3080 Bodie, California 1878 Bodie and Esmeralda By Jos. old Newmont files. Est. $240-400 HWAC# Wasson Original 1878 copy.”An account of the revival of affairs in 106452 two singularly interesting and important mining districts, including Lot# 3084 Grass Valley, California Grass something of their pasts.” With 2 folding maps. Rare pamphlet about Valley Region Geologic Maps Three the early history of these two California mining districts at the height published geologic maps and one proprietary of their boom. Profitable deposits of gold-bearing ore were discovered geologic map (1938) from the old Newmont in Bodie in 1876, and the population soared. This once small town files from the Grass Valley Office. The 1938 bustled with activity, boasting over 60 saloons spread along a one mile map was made to accompany a private report strip. Details on more than twenty mines, as well as tunnels, railroad by Mining Engineer Jouis Janin. the maps range routes, and other information useful for the prospective investor or from about 18 x 24” to 2’ x 3’. Est. $200-500 settler. 60pp. Est. $1200-2000 HWAC# 81412 HWAC# 106453 146 June & July 2020

DAY 3 Sat, June 27 Category / Sub Category DAY 3 Sat, June 27 Mining Lot# 3085 Grass Valley, California WYOD Lot# 3089 Marysville, California Handwritten Mill Ink Drawing, c1890 14 x 23” black ink Mineral Affidavit This is a fully handwritten, on linen, undated, no engineer shown. Four three page Mineral Affidavit, signed by L.B. views of the W.Y.O.D. Mill and two views of Ayer, Registrar. Document is in very good the Penn Mill (Pennsylvania), 1”=20’. From the condition, with fold marks. There is also the Newmont office in Grass Valley at closure.The faint impression of the registry mark. Est. WYOD shaft is immediately west of the Empire $80-160 HWAC# 56412 mine, and located right over the main line of the strike of the shaft. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 106451 Lot# 3086 Grass Valley, California 1928 Peabody Quartz Mine and Adjacent Claims Original Survey Map Tracing Map of the Peabody Quartz Mine and Adjacent Mining Claims; Grass Valley, Nevada County, California. Original Survey and map were made by J.A. Jenkins in 1902. This Tracing was made by Carol McGuire in 1928. Measures Approximately 40” X 52” Very large on heavy paper. Has been folded in 4ths but is in good condition for age. Est. $400-800 HWAC# 117749 Lot# 3087 Inyo County, California Rare Lot# 3090 Nevada City, California Providence Gold & Silver Mining 1938 Inyo County Mines Report With Great Co. litho, Framed Well done presentation from the Thomson & West Map Showing Location of 434 Mines! This History of Nevada County from the 1880’s. 17 x 33” framed. C.L. Smith is the holy grail of information about Inyo & Co., Oakland Litho. Est. $240-350 HWAC# 115506 County mines. Rare and highly sought after, this is the October, 1938, Volume 34, #4, California Journal of Mines and Geology, State Lot# 3091 Nevada Cty., California Malkoff Mineralogist’s Report. In addition to the great Diggins Photo Card Photo-lithograph card. map there is information about hundreds Hydraulic mining scene. 3.25 x 4.75”, 2 creases. of individual mines in the county all the way Est. $150-300 HWAC# 80104 from the Cerro Gordo mine to a special section about the Darwin Silver-Lead district. 195 pages of this book are all about the mines of Lot# 3092 Panamint, California 101 Inyo County. This is the only place you can Adventures of “Panamint Pete” Hardcover find most of this information. Also includes a 13 page list of all the Book Published by the Randsburg Times metal mines in the county individually totalling over 400 companies. It Hardcover book published in 1947 by the shows the last known owner of each mine, it’s location and the owner’s Randsburg Times, the newspaper of the address. A quick look through the alphabetical book index shows historic mining camp. The newspaper covered the Skidoo mine, the Panamint Mine, the Slate Range Mine, Argus many of the mining locales of the area including Mines, Balarat Mining Company, Big Bell mine, the Burro mine and Panamint and Ballarat. Written by Leonard F. Murnane. Murnane the Wildrose Mine. Hundreds more you’ve never heard of and dozens took over the Trona Argonaut, the newspaper at Trona by Searles more that you have. Information about each one of these companies. Lake. According to the introduction, he then made the acquaintance Mines in Death Valley are included as well. The map has an index that of “Panamint Pete”, who was considered “something of a character lists all the mines alphabetically so you can find them on the map. The even in Trona”. Each page has a tongue and cheek story of humorous back cover is trying to become detached due to the weight of the map content regarding Pete’s crazy exploits. It seems like Pete is a mythical in the sleeve. A small archival tape repair helps hold the back cover in place. Otherwise, a very nice copy. Est. $300-500 HWAC# 111943 figure, but it’s all in good fun and it’s a fun read. Very unusual Death Valley area collectible. Tightly bound copy with some water staining on the front and back cover, but the inside is good. Est. $100-150 Lot# 3088 Marysville, California 1850’s Four HWAC# 111941 Scarce California Gold Rush Documents Lot# 3093 Placer County, California c1900 Black Nice group of four. 1)Letter datelined Long Hawk Placer Mine Map Map of the Black-Hawk Bar, April 26, 1859 addressed to the Board of Placer Mine/Placer County, California. Other Supervisors of Yuba County. Content regards a placer mines highlighted include the: Buckeye petition to locate a county road through Smith’s P.M. Rosedale P.M., Slope P.M., Pacific P.M., and Valley and appoint the letter writer as road Mayflower P.M. L.F Warner/Auburn, CAL printed overseer. J.M. Crowell withdraws his petition as overseer, and hopes along lower right border. Warner was the Auburn the road will open at the earliest day possible. Signed, Humble Servant, city engineer, and later became the county surveyor. J.M. Crowell. The first gold found on the Yuba River was in 1848. The The Mayflower Tunnel is also at 4740 feet long, post office was transferred from Dry Creek in 1859, and the diggins was worked from 1888-1894, for a distance of 3 gave out in 1864 (Gudde). 2) Business licence to sell general goods miles, is also listed. It was reported in the San Francisco Call, Volume dated Marysville, Nov. 8, 1854. E. Brooks was to sell goods, wares and 102, Number 87, 26 August 1907, that :negotiations closed for the sale merchandise in Camptonville. License was from The Auditor of Yuba of a large area of mining ground north of Forest Hill to a Los Angeles County. 3) Sept. 1, 1857 Application for membership in the Stockton, syndicate. Mines covered include the Buckeye, Slope, Blackhawk, Cal. I.O.O.F., Charity Lodge #6. Signed by Frederick Moebus, the Brown, Rosedale and Pacific. The properties described cover an area applicant, proposed by Brother, Jacob Meyer. 4) Sacramento City Bank of about 1,300 acres, including some of the best ground of the Forest Check, datelined Shasta, June 18, 1852. Nice group in fine condition. Hill divide for drift mining. The mines have been prospected and Est. $300-500 HWAC# 78115 worked, with a reported purchase cost of $100,000. More research is needed as no other specific information could be identified concerning the earlier development of this area. Multi-colored, on linen paper, measures 41” x 29”, very good condition. Est. $200-300 HWAC# 61258 View complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at FHWAC.com 147

DAY 3 Sat, June 27 Category / Sub Category DAY 3 Sat, June 27 Mining Lot# 3094 Randsburg, California Randsburg Lot# 3099 Shasta County, California c1917 Mining District Reference Publications Greenhorn Mine/ Shasta County, California/ (2 Books) Excellent References on Southern Composite level Map/ Showing Geology/ California’s Randsburg Mining District., 1) Feb. 18 1929/ D.A. Hall./ Composite level Map/ Showing Geology/ Desert Bonanza, Early Randsburg, Mojave Desert Feb. 18 1929/ D.A. Hall. Maps Group of six from Greenhorn Mountain Mining Camp by Marcia Rittenhouse Wynn 1963. Copper Mine: 1) Map of the Greenhorn Mountain Copper Mine Publisher: Arthur H. Clark Co. 275 pages with 33 Shasta County California. Compiled by E.H. Scott 517 Crocker Bldg. illustrations and maps, plus complete index. 6.5” S.F. “Original map made by scott - 1917 brought to date by Hanford” x 9.5” hard bound with dust jacket in clear plastic written in pencil under title block . Measures 42” x 30”, multi-colored, book cover. Bibliographer E.I. Edwards stated repaired by tape, upper right corner missing, poor condition. 2) Map of the original 1949 edition: “Not too much has been written of the of the Greenhorn Mountain Copper Mine Shasta County California. great Mojave Desert...Marcia Wynn has salvaged from nearly complete Compiled by E.H. Scott 517 Crocker Bldg. S.F. No date listed. “#4 obscurity an extremely important chapter in California desert Scottis map (duplicate) 4 underground-greenhorn (no date)” written history...a well-written narrative...” Excellent condition., 2) A Road To in pencil on reverse. Measures 42” x 30”, multi-colored, repaired by Riches, The Randsburg Railway Co. By Phil Serpico. Published by Omni tape, lower right corner missing, poor condition. 3) Greenhorn Mine/ 2004. 8.5” x 11” hard bound. 112 pages profusely illustrated with Assay Plat Showing Sulphide Ore Development/ on 31/2, 4, 41/2, & 5 maps and many images of early Randsburg documents and ephemera, Levels. Compiled by Albert Hanford,/ 24 California St., San Francisco, as well as dozens of early photographs. Est. $70-100 HWAC# 119570 California./ August, 1942. Measures 42” x 30”, repaired by tape, upper R/L corners missing, some tears and foxing, fair condition. 4) Greenhorn Lot# 3095 Rosalie, California 2008 Large Mine/ Shasta County, California/ Composite level Map/ Showing Copper Ingot A large broken copper ingot, Geology/ Feb. 18 1929/ D.A. Hall. “Ack. Ans. File Refer Reconstruction originally over 12 inches long and six inches Finance Corporation Rec’d Jan 30 1935 Self-Liquidation Division” wide. The ingot weighs 49 pounds. It was found stamped on reverse. Measures 42” x 30”, repaired by tape, upper at a smelter site at Rosalie, San Bernardino corners missing, poor condition. 5) Greenhorn Mine/ Shasta County, County in 2008 by a metal detectorist. The site contained the Copper California/ Composite level Map/ Showing Geology/ Feb. 18 1929/ World Mine Smelter. The Ivanpah Smelting Company of Los Angeles D.A. Hall. “orig.Hall - Howland map” written on reverse. Measures 47” was the initial smelter in the district, built in 1898. The first two years x 28”, multi-colored, with foldlines and some water spots, otherwise of the operation produced 11,000 tons of ore at 13% copper. In 1902, good condition. 6) Assay Map/ Greenhorn Copper Mine/ Shasta Co., the mine started up again, but it only lasted a short while. In 1906, Calif/ No. 2 Level. No date or surveyor listed. Measures 401/2” x 29”, the mine and smelter were again put into production until 1908. It some tears along edges, otherwise fair-good condition. Discovered in went idle until a restart from 1916 to after World War II. Most of what 1901, the mine was worked from 1910-16, when it was acquired by was left was scrapped and cleaned up. This large ingot appears to be Greenhorn Mountain Copper Co., and in January 1919 was taken over remnants left behind and missed by that later clean up. This is a very by the Atascadero Copper Co., both defunct. Group included 14 claims, crude copper ingot, typical of an operation that was small, perhaps 280 acres of agricultural land, and a total of 540 acres. Patented on made during the first months of operation. It is a choice remnant of Greenhorn mountain in the French Gulch district, Shasta County, near San Bernardino mining history. _x000D_ Est. $300-500 HWAC# 43640 French Gulch (Mines Handbook, 1931). Est. $300-500 HWAC# 61246 Lot# 3096 San Francisco, California Selby Lot# 3100 Sierra County, California Smelting & Lead Co. Assay Memorandum, Sierra County, CA mining map of the 1882 Very rare. Selby took over for the English American Gold Mining Co. Kellogg & Houston assay operation. Gold This is a blueline map of the English bullion deposit (grains) on June 29, 1882 by H. American Mining Co. in Sierras County Severring. After melting, weighed 58.49 ounces, .9325 fineness, total Ca, dated 1904 by Geo. F . Taylor. Scale value $1,127.48. Vignette at left of the building at 416 Montgomery 500 ft to 1 inch. Est. $200-400 HWAC# Street. Britton & Rey, Lith. Binding holes on left side, folds. 5 x 12” We 117834 could not find a listing for H. Severring (or Sevenning?) in the 1882 Langley SF directory. Est. $160-300 HWAC# 57674 Lot# 3097 San Francisco, California 1882 Western Union Coded Telegrams Re: Comstock & Bodie Mining Stocks Lot of 13 Western Union Telegraph Company telegrams written in code. From the San Francisco office of Homer S. King & Co. to the bank in Carson City, Nevada. Messages relate to purchase or sales of mining stocks, mostly Comstock and Bodie. Companies mentioned: Oro, Savage, Hale & Lot# 3101 Sierra County, California Norcross, North Noonday, Bodie, Mt. Diablo, Yellow Plat of The Placer and Lode Claims of Jacket, California, Albion, Alta, Kentuck, Andes, Best the Pilgrim Mine Sierra Co. California & Belcher, and Ophir. Dated 1882. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 113252 Mr. George Goeppert, Jr. Accompanying the Report By Calvin H. Barkdull, Eng. Lot# 3098 Shasta County, California 1912 Map Seattle, Wa. 24” x 16” Dark blue map of Shasta County Showing Mining Claims showing the Pilgrim Mine. Very Good Approx. 41 x 61”, mounted on cloth. “Map of the Condition. Est. $300-600 HWAC# County of Shasta California”, Compiled from 117747 U.S. Geological and U.S. Land Surveys, Official and Private Surveys, etc. by CR Wiegel, Mining Engineer (Redding, CA), 1912. Printed by WD Walkup & Son, San Francisco. Heavy wear, including stains and a few spots rubbed off. Please inspect photo. Key has symbols for Mining Claims, Railroads, Roads, Flumes, etc. Est. $300-600 HWAC# 113223 148 June & July 2020