"Christmas Chronicles", 2023 December Live Auction

Lot of 2 rare and valuable gold reference books for Alaska. 1. Geology of the Yukon Gold District, Alaska, by Josiah Edward Spurr. With an Introduct

Mining in Silver Bow photos (2) taken by Landerkin & Winters and Winters & Bond Photographers between 1890-1893, when the two split up. The ...

Collection of 11 technical books on Gold Mining in Alaska by the Department of the Interior United States Geological Survey: 1. The Fairhaven Gold Pla

c. 1880 7pp prospectus and foldout map for Telegraph Cons. Mining Co. of Pioneer District, Pinal County, Arizona. They owned several mining properties

About 25 documents from Twin Buttes Mining & Smelting and Railroad companies, c. 1903-16. Billheads, quit-claims, time check, indentures etc.&qu...

"Arizona Lode Gold Mines & Gold Mining", Bulletin 137, Vol. 5, No. 6, August 15, 1934, Publ. by University of Arizona Geologic map of ...

A stereoview of (1) "Mining Camp. Arizona" of the "American Series" publishers marked on side borders, buff colored mount front ...

This stereoview is marked "Griffith & Griffith, Phila., U.S.A." on the left edge, with "foreign and American Views" right ed...

These are two stereoviews of the Morenci mining area. On the left edge "Underwood & Underwood Publishers/ New York, London, Toronto-Canada,...

This stereoview is of the "Pioneer Mine looking North" by J.C. Burges c.1881-1883, Pinal County, Arizona. Mounted on oatmeal (or light ora...

This lot has two stereoviews of miners one mile underground in the Wilson Mine in Metcalf, Arizona, C.1903. On the left edge "Underwood & U...

This stereoview is by photographers Woodward & Woodward on a grey curved mount, c. 1903, marked "Woodward & Woodward Publishers New Yor...

Lot of 12. All appear to be from the Utica Mining Company. Includes: 1-2) Two memorandums of gold bullion, 1899 and 1900. 3) Smaller 1901 receipt for

A receipt dated 1859 for O.N. May & Company for mine construction supplies. The company declares that they have "lumber of all descriptions...

Bodie/Carson City ephemera collection (11), including bank receipts to J.S. Cain Company from The State Bank & Trust Company of Carson City (2),...

Bodie ephemera collection including a Mono County Tax Collector bill, handwritten letter from Bodie resident seeking the interest payment on her accou

RARE check from the town of Clinton, California, dated June 28, 1882 and made out to Matt Young to Harvey Boone of Bodie, California. Clinton is, like

Lot of 6. The Densmore Mine contains 59 acres extending southeastward from Stanislaus River up the steep east slope of the canyon to the

Possibly unique. James Mills and brother Edgar arrived in California first. Darius Ogden Mills followed. In 1850 the company was listed as Auction and

Rare 1879 prospectus from Maxwell Creek Group of Mines in Coulterville, Mariposa County in the Mother Lode near Pinon Blanco. Over 100 mines yielding

A report from one H.J. Wilkinson to a friend reporting his successes and failures at Emigrant Gap in Placer County on September 21, 1887. The handwrit

Forest Hill, CA, Placer County - Garrison, John G., Gold Dust Deposit Receipt dated October 17, 1865, for 8.5 oz. and 3 Dwt. of gold valued at $17.75

Forest Hill, CA, 1878 - Wells Fargo & Co. Gold Dust Purchase Card - Very rare gold dust purchased card where the Wells Fargo office at Forest Hi...

Very nice blueprint on linen map of a cross section of the gut of Grass Valley gold mines including Empire. Shows key gold veins. By Fred Miller, 1913

Nevada County Mining Review, published by the Daily Morning Union in 1905. Softcover edition shows profiles of businesses and residents of Nevada City

1880 Homer Mill & Mining stock. Inyo Development cover to H Yerington per W F and Co's Express, 1892 cover. Inyo and Mono County California

This unique item is the Port Wine Ledger, a General Store supplying mining companies, and others, from November 26, 1892 to December 28, 1895. Mining

Gold Gravel Mining Company, later known as Poker Flat Drift Prospect - A collection of early documents and a receipt booklet with tear out receipts: 1

13 c. 1864-67 checks from John Conly & Co., La Porte bankers. They held an account for Kleckner & Bro. in Port Wine, an important gold camp....

19 c. 1864-66 John Conly & Co. checks on Kleckner & Bro. account out of Port Wine. He was doing business with merchants and miners who were ...

7x Black & White Bell View Mine Photographs: 1) Photograph by G.H. Schubert Photography, "2319 Bellevue Mine near La Porte, Cal.", att...

Lithograph has been mounted on cloth backing, split at seems. Originally a fold out map from "The Mariposa Company". 28 x 21". Show...

Lot of 2. Possibly unique; extremely rare. 1) Memorandum of Gold Bullion Deposited in the Assay Office of Theall & Co. in Marysville, January 3r...

1. Aurora Hill Consolidated Mining Company, incorporated Aug 13, 1881; unissued stock certificate no. 500, San Francisco, 188-, Black border and print

Nevada City ephemera includes guest register pages from both The Union and National Exchange Hotels, a memorandum of ore assays from the Nevada City A

Nevada City, CA, 1862 - Banking House of H. Mackie & Co. Gold Dust Advertising Card and Gold Dust Receipt – “Successors to C.W. Mulf

Map of Champion Mines, Nevada City, CA on linen backing. C. 1890's. "Champion-Providence Mine was a consolidation of two adjoining gold min...

Nice Nevada City archive including assay reports, You Bet Mine, claim on unspecified name claim, 2X Selby Smelting gold bullion deposit slips, Wells F

Reports on a few of the mines in the Nevada City area including The Old King & Queen of Mount Oro Placer Mines, The Gracie Quartz Mine, The Empi...

This publication came out in 1895 and was published by the Daily Mining Union of Grass Valley, CA and is softcover with tears to cover and some pages.

Nevada County recruitment booklet. Published in 1910 by the Nevada County Promotion Committee. The small booklet praises the richness of the area mine

Philip Richards Banker - Nevada City, California ñ Memorandum of Gold Dust Purchased from: A. K. Cowger for Oz. 6.25 at $17.75 per oz., a total...

Gold Dust Receipt from Bank of Nevada County Nov. 18, 1874, Card 2.5 x 4 inches dated Nov. 18th, 1874; “Memorandum of Gold Dust Purchased fro

About 18 pieces of Nevada County mining ephemera, c. 1860-1905. Legal docs, assay card "not a trace on this cupel." Magenta Con. Gold 1883...

14 pieces of Nevada County ephemera. 2 8x10" photos of Gracie Mine, 1 has a corner chip. Murchie Ext. Gold Mining prospectus. 2x 3.25x5.25"...

1) Map of the Manzanita Mine. 1882. 18x14”. 2-4) Golden Sheaf Mining Company. Located Michigan Bluff, Placer County. 15 photos. 16 pages. 5)

Ledger and letter from Red Dog, a California gold rush mining town in Nevada County. The ledger is a time book from Red Dog Mine showing a list of min

Very rare; this is the only one we know of. Memorandum of Gold Bullion Deposited at CJ Arvidsson's Assay Office. Dateline Placerville, February ...

Lot of 8. Includes report on the Alturas Slate Creek Bed Placer and Gravel tailings Mine. 43 pages. Plates are missing. Also Smuggler Mining Company 1

A very rare Prairie City, California dateline. Promissory note No. 17, datelined Prairie City, Cal., March 25th, 1854. Promise to pay $893.73 to D.B.