"Black Friday" November 2023 Timed Auction

Selby Smelthing & Lead Company documents including: 1) 11x Bullion receipts of Silver Bars, all for this company dated between 1895-1904, with 3...

London & San Francisco Bank Ltd, 1) #10 for $370 signed by John Bidwell on Feb 4, 1871. 2) #? for $50 signed by John Bidwell on Oct 3, 1874, pai...

Alpine county ephemera. 1864 Silver Mt. mining short letter. 1864 Board of Supervision letter. Alpine Chronicle 1878 statement. 1901 cover without sta

17 volumes of mostly 1935-61 assorted California geology publications. At least 3 are Inyo county area, legal guide for prospectors, minerals, mercury

Three (3) checks written on The Bank of California and signed by lumber magnate D.L. Bliss. One for $375 is made out to Michele E. Spooner, namesake o

Gold Dredging in California by Aubury, 120pp. Foldout maps and lots of dredge photos. Oroville and elsewhere. California

11 annual reports of California mineral production by California Division of Mines and Geology. 1909, 1937, 1943, 1945, 1947, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958,

This small handbook/ reference book was published in 1901 by the California State Mining Bureau, Ed. B. Preston describes the many techniques and equ

California Gold Practices by Preston, 1895 85pp, notes on gold milling in California, battery frame and rock breaker foldouts etc. Foxing inside both

10 California industrial mineral publications. Structural and Industrial Materials of California. Clay Resources and Ceramic Industry of California,.

Three softcover booklets relating to the California Miners' Association in 1899-1903. One book is the proceedings of the 1899 convention and ano...

1945 California Journal of Mines and Geology, State Mineralogist's Report, pp228-401 with several maps in back pocket, info on Inyo County tungs...

1947, Fifty Years of Operation by the Mountain Copper Co. in Shasta County with photos and drawings. Copper Resources of California by Aubury, 1905 an

Geologic History of Middle California by Howard with author inscription. 1979, 113pp with index, includes birdseye photos of California geologic areas

Personal field book of Arthur J Downing, with mining and prospecting data, c. 1896-1916. The first few pages appear to be missing. There is a folded i

Hints on Amalgamation and the Care of Gold Mills by WJ Adams, 1899, 111pp, signed by author. California Gold Mill Practices by Ed Preston, 1895, 85pp

USGS Folio #41, 1897, about 22 x 18", important folio of the southern motherlode. 4 pages of maps the rest text, last page bottom quarter is mi...

Lot of 3. Reddy's assay office was established in 1875. 1) Dated September 10th, 1891 for a sample taken from the Estelle lode for the McF &...

Laws of Gregory Diggings & Central Mining District. Nolle Mumey Reprints. Large folder about 12 1/2 by 17 inches. Bound in red paper over cardbo...

The Creede Chronicle, March 22, 1892. Articles on the big strike at Creede and Leadville mining accidents. In excellent condition and worth framing.

A collection of documents (19) related to the mining town of Cripple Creek, Colorado. Pieces include a bill for mining equipment from The Stearns-Roge

Lot of 2 different. 1) Underwood and Underwood. #10629. "Nightingale Mine, Bull Hill, Earth's richest gold field, Cripple Creek." Reve...

Rare. Four samples taken by this company on Oct. 1, 1902. Three on the Eagles and one on the Lincoln. Signed by HW Lamb, assayer. 6.25 x 7.5" ...

WS Moore Assayer, cloth assay bag. 14x6.25". We could not found any info on this assayer. Staining. Cripple Creek Colorado

Prospectus for Kingston Gold Mining and Milling, Gilpin County. located 10 miles west of Central City. 1897 cover and letterhead from Wm. B Root, Denv

Lot of 2. 1 ) Great business card for The Moore Mining and Smelting Company. Oversize at 3 x 5.5". "Special prices for ore high in lead an...

Lot of 4. 1-3) W.J. Chamberlain. 1891 value $194.80 to Sam Washington for the Good Enough Mine. 1893 value $111.76 to Alexander for the Trojan Mine. A

Water or Milk Tin from Leadville. 13" h x 6.5" dia. Brass Tag reads: Mfg. By / A. T. Schaefer / Leadville, Colo. Extremely Rare. Le...

Impeccable condtion Western Hardware Miner's Canteen from Leadville, Colorado. Brass Tag reads: Manufactured By / Western Hardware Co. /Leadvil...

About 30 c. 1901 Yak Mining Co. assay cards from Clarence Hersey, Leadville. Leadville Colorado

Pinback advertising Mineral Days in Salida Colorado, measures 1.5" and a promo badge for Columbus Ohio, extolling the great fishing and hunting...

Lot of 4. 1) Large Rio Grande Sampling Company receipt. Bought of Old Gold Mines Company 1903. 76 pounds of ore with a value of $909 of gold. 2-3) Eag

Cloth assayer bags-P B Dolah, Victor and Chas O Parker, Denver, about 12x6" with stains. 2 sample envelopes with contents from Mines Inc. in Cr...

18-page prospectus with seven photo illustrations and two maps of the mines and tunnel. Mine president was W. P. Daniels, secretary N.C. Merrill. Loc

1.) Two copies of the Rocky Mountain Herald Vol 1 No1 Denver May 5 1860 reproduction newspaper done by Colo historical society. A scarce and important

The Middletown mine is one of the earliest in mines in America. It operated in the 1600ís and was rediscovered in 1852. This 1853 report is 13 ...

Liberty Bell Buffalo Hump Gold Mining prospectus with rear folding map. Both covers have degradation, all pages stained. Please inspect. Grangeville

This document is an early claim to any tunnel rights developing or established on the southside of Jo's Daily Mountain, and any discoveries of ...

1) US Geological Survey foldout map from 1898 of Booneville, Black Jack and Trade Dollar Vein; Florida Mountain, Silver City in Idaho. The majority of

Two copies of a letter sent to "The Friends of Silver" dated June 28th, 1893, inviting interested and influential parties to meet in conve...

About 60 Anaconda Mine Union Agreement booklets, c. 1947-60. Some duplicates. Montana

Hussey, Dahler & Co. Bankers Check Datelined Helena Montana, 186_. Unused check on front but on the reverse is written, "First National Ban...

1895 Summit Placer Mining letter to SR Buford wit attachment. 1890 Copper Bell Mining 2pp letter to SR Buford. 1910 Apex Co. 2pp of letters to SR Buf

Excellent and rare Montana Mining reviews. 1) 1934-35 Mining Review of Greater Helena Region Discovery of "Last Chance Gulch"; 32 pages wi...

10 Montana placer gold mine annual statements and articles of incorporation. Marion Creek, Kennedy Creek, Deep Creek, Meadow Creek, Clark's Fork...

2 Comstock Sterling silver spoons. Ophir c. 1890's. C & C Shaft c. 1905. Virginia City Nebraska

Lot of three. 1) Letter from the Keystone Mill to the Isabella Silver Mining Company. For the reduction of 5 ∫ tons of sulfate ore $40.00 Inc

Rare Fortuna Grubstake Mining Co. prospectus. c. 1910's. Mine in Churchill County, NV. Churchill County Nevada

2 maps of the eureka district NV both from the USGS 1882 annual report, therefore rarely seen. 19.5 x 15" and 11.5 x 14". the USGS later p...

Lot of 3 different. 1) Rare pictorial check for HH Flagg, Banker, 1868. Issued to Mason & Huff for $1,912.25. Signed by Flagg. Rare green 5 cent...

Lot of Four. 1) Premier piece is a colored mining map of the Montgomery-Shoshone shafts. Includes the Main Shaft, Shoshone Shaft and Polaris Shaft. 14

Assorted Goldfield, NV mining promo ephemera. Goldfield Jupiter Mine, Goldfield Jupiter Illustrated with damage, Goldfield Favorite Mining cash subscr

10 grams. 7/8" x 7/8" a nice small example of high grade sleeper ore visible in both cut section and the rough. Gold/electrum distributed ...

Located on Pilot Hill, South Twin River Mining District. Dated January 24, 1866. Certified be EC Brearley, Deputy for Daniel Liggett recorder. Two sta

2 original Tonopah mine photos. Belmont surface equipment, 1913, 4x7.75", 2 small brown discolorations. Silver Top Mine night shift, 4.75x7.75&...

Group of Comstock related documents 1. Prospectus of the Savage G & S mining Co, Hale & Norcross Mining Co, Chollar Mining Co and Potosi Mi...

Lot of 5 different. Nevada became a territory in March 1861 and became a state on Oct. 31st, 1864. 1) Very early Sept. 1861 blue Wells Fargo & C...

Assay Office of the Consolidated California and Virginia Mining Company, Report of Ore Assays, Virginia, Nev. Jan. 13th, 1894. For Savage Mine ore dep

Lot of 3. All are from the Con. California & Virginia Mining Company. These two mines made up the Big Bonanza discovery. 1) Memorandum of Bullio...

Lot of 4 labor receipts from superintendent RH Morrow, all dated 1862, Virginia City, N.T. Black print on blue paper. 4 x 7.5" The White & ...

Blueprint style map. Undated. The claims were located in the vicinity of Walker Lake. Mines include the Carbonate Group, Montreal Group, Speculator Gr

15 x 26.5" map of the reese river mining district. Showing th evarious claims of specific claims of the broad reese river district including ya...

c. 1910 handwritten field book by assayer Herbert Leigh of Cottage Grove, Oregon. on page 51 are his notes on gold bullion. Cottage Grove Oregon

Proposal from the Norberg Company through Kaiser Steel for a Cylindrical Drum Mine Hoist for the Sunnyside Mine. Estimated shipping weight 171,000 pou

Hand drawn original multi color map from new coal mine to Skagit Division Fairhaven and Southern RR. T 35N R 5E, June 1890. 1'=2000 ". 19x9...

Sample comparison scale with gold beads inlaid, L M Pritchard, Boise, ID .75x3", glass is cracked. 2 pairs of assay weight tweezers, about 3.5-...

3 different Auto Lite carbide lamps. 1 has a 4" reflector, the other 2 are similar with different bases.

3 carbide lamps. Baldwin brass hardrock miner's cap lamp-dented top and reflector. 2 Buddy brass cap lamps.

c. 1902 prospectus, Chicago National Mines Development Co. There was gold at Ymir, British Columbia, powdery gold at Big Bar, British Columbia, Lillio

5 classic mining references. Biennial Report, Inspector of Mines 1907-08 2 different, 1909-10, Inspector of Mines 2x 1890.

E. Leitz microscope as would be used by a mining assayer to look at mine samples. Jim & Barbara Sherman Private Western Mining Museum

Three mercury crocks (flasks), 3", 6" and 7" tall, all with brown glaze from below the shoulder to the top. c 1920-1945

Rectangular wood cases with 11 weights, 1-200 grams. 5.25x2".

Mix of mining artifacts. Assay chemical clear jars-Arkansas Valley/Smelting Co./Leadville. 3.25". Pueblo Smelting/And Refining Co/Pueblo, Color...

Mix of mining artifacts. 5 small assayer crucibles, copper head soldering iron, Dupont blasting cap boxes, Hibbing, MN stereoview, tool head etc.

The economics of Mining by Rickard first edition 1905 hardcover red fabric, pp. 413, rounded corners solid binding very good condition; Mine Plant Des

3 different mining newspapers. Mining News Bureau 1908 and 1909-1909 has crease split. The Mining World 1899, Denver, CO. with gold drift and gossip.

About 16 mining related publications. S. Dakota School of Mines Mining Interests of the Black Hills Region. Fluourite Deposits of the Wild Cat Mountai

Methods of Mine Timbering by Storms second edition 1896 hardcover dark blue embossed cover, pp. 66, excellent construction drawings, very good condit

3 assay receipts. Unused J H Jones, Walkerville, Montana. 1898 pictorial Parrot Silver and Copper, silver and gold. Unnamed 1882 Engle, NM, silver and

Harper's Weekly single page with 6 illustrations of the inner works of the New York assay office, from assay to the weighing of bullion bar.s Ja...

Oxygen Generator used in assaying blow pipe analysis. Manganese dioxide is heated with potassium chlorate to produce the pure oxygen. Measures about

The Prospectors Guide-How to Find a Mine, Assay Your Own Ores etc. Undated, split spine, front and back cover chips. Chicago Manufacturing & Mil...

2 silver reference books. The Metallurgy of Silver by Eissler with attractive binding, 1889, 336pp with index, cover detached, pages in group of 2 hel

1) Tonopah Mining Co. of Nevada, 13th Annual Report, May 4, 1915 - Mines at Tonopah, Nye Co., Nevada ñ Balance Sheets, Dividend Statements, Pro...

Varney style "Russell" candlestick. While we may never know the reason for "Russell" stamping, we wonder if he was an employee a...

Varney Imperial candlestick, 12.25".

Varney style "Sierra" candlestick. These sticks held special significance to Mother Lode and Sierra Nevada miners. 12".

Rare Varney style Cleancut candlestick. In clean and excellent condition. 12".

4 c. 1903-04 issues of The Miners Magazine, by Western Federation of Miners. They were a major Western miners union and were serious trouble makers! T

This lot holds two Wolf Safety miner's lamps. No tags present. Each unit is 10 in tall. Two different designs shown; fair condition. Please see ...

1870 First Call of Shares of 5 shillings per share along with a letter from the company secretary explaining the company current financial position an

Lot of 30. Includes 3 varieties: preprinted 50 shares (20 certificates, 1907-1910); preprinted 100 shares (7 certificates, 1908-09); and manuscript 25

Lot of 59 issued certificates, 1900-04. All are black print on green paper. All are stamp cancelled. Famous Australian mining company! Broken Hill, 11

3x stock certificates from mining companies that operated in Canada. 1. The Gold Eagle Mining Company stock certificate 902, incorporated in West Vi

Location printed at top of certificate: El Taste & San Miguel Mines, San Xavier District, Sonora. No. 493, issued for four shares to (name cut o...

2 unissued Alaska mining stocks. Valdez Hydraulic & Gold Mining. Nome Exploration. Both have surface mining vignettes. Alaska

Issued and unissued Alaska stocks. 2x Ugashik Lakes Exploration Royalty Interest, Nome Exploration, Valdez Hydraulic & Gold, 2 different Solomon...

Number 3 for 500 shares to Daniel Rude. Signed by H Wright and president EC Bodley. Dateline San Jose 1879. Incorporated April 23, 1879. Not cancelled

Certificate No 46 for 1000 shares issued to BF Bivins in 1880. Signed by president Jacob J. Hitchler and Wm. J. Turner as treasurer. No printer noted,