"Christmas Chronicles", 2023 December Live Auction

Rare Chinese Ticket for Silver to Hong Kong Chinese ticket regarding silver being shipped from California to Hong Kong! We have never seen anything li

Lot of 2. 1) Taylor & Brunton Sampling Works Company assay memorandum. Dateline Aspen, Colorado, Nov. 7, 1894. This piece has two important thin...

Framed 1881 photo of Bonanza, Colorado taken from Mineral Hill in 1881 by William Dulles as per back inscription. Mining camp buildings in a valley. P

Lot of 4 assay memorandums, 3 different styles, for the Boulder Agency of the Boston & Colorado & Smelting Co. Reports for mines are in Suns...

Stereoview by Underwood and Underwood. C. Bierstadt, Publisher. Sharp and contrast and clear photographs. Titled "Brownsville Mining Camp on th...

4 original patent plats, Griffith Mining District, Clear Creek county, Colorado. "In 1859 George and David Griffith found gold in the Georgetow...

Lot of three. 1) 1897 results for the Colorado Springs M&L Co., Roy Gold Crater Mining Company. SP Duff was treasurer of the Pride of the Rockie...

Hardcover 1895 Annual Report of the USGS to the Secretary of the Interior, Part II, Papers of an Economic Character, 598pp with index. Softcover 1906

Assorted Cripple Creek ephemera. Croesus Gold Mining stock, 1900. Bank of Goldfield 1902 pictorial check. 3 postcards. Arbuckle Coffee trade card. Cr

Stratton's Independence Mines Ephemera Lot of 6 items, all revolving around W.S. Stratton and his investments. Winfield Scott Stratton (1848- ...

Lot of 11. 1) A particularly excellent business card for R. R. Waitz, fire assays, electro-lixiviation, chemical analysis, etc. 2) Omaha Grant and Sme

Lot of 5. 1-2) 1887 assays. One for Hodges with five samples. Best had 0.20% gold and 0.24% silver. Company stamp. Second to Gregory Bowre. Five sampl

Lot of 4. Three different Georgetown assay works. 1) Rarest piece is 1872 Colorado Assay Office. Assay report for the Silver Wing in the Snake River D

Cabinet card photo of three miners, their stone cabin, and six fully loaded pack mules in the snow. Some discoloration. Crisp details. Revere has prin

Lot of 3 different. 1) Kilburn Bros. No. 4401. Looking down a main street. Nice contrast. 2) W. H. Jackson, Denver. No. 1720. Clear Creek Series. Ove

Colorado Gold Rush Stock Certificates and Ephemera, Gilpin District, Colorado. One of the the first gold mining companies on/near Gregory Gulch, part

Lot of 7. 1) J. J. Elliott Assay report with 18 lines. Although this is unused, it might be the most interesting for rarity. 1880s. 2) JJ Elliott blu

Very rare territorial claim document for Lake County dated July 18, 1865. Charles L. Wall discovery claim. Eldorado Lode. La Plata District. Lists 8 c

Lot of 3. 1) 1896. #2681. For the Silver Cord Mining Company (Royalty in Yak M&M). Net value $310.36. Signed by Ferree. 2) 1897. #933. For the Y...

Prospectus of the Chippewa Consolidated Mining Company Incorporated January 3, 1881. Capital stock, $2,500,00 in shares of $10 each. Leadville Co. ; F

Lot of 2 different. 1)J. Thurlow Photo, Manitou, Col. No. 188. "Chestnut street, looking west." Fantastic early view with easily readable ...

This is an original prospectus of the Consolidated Yankee and Breece Hill's Mining Company, Leadville, Colorado. Incorporated June 29, 1880. Cap...

Lot of two different receipts from scarce Colorado assayers. 1) Colorado Smelting Company. South Pueblo, Colorado. Assayer A. Wright, For the D. Wood

Rare printed map of Jessie & Dania Gold Mining Companies claims by Thos. Perry, Chicago, c. 1893. Claims are colored by "group". 9.5x1...

Shortly after gold was discovered in the Cripple Creek area, Victor was born. Although poorly processed, this 6.5 x 4.25" photograph clearly sh...

Seven documents from various smelting companies or sampling works, c 1897-1911. Includes ASARCO Denver (1900, Habendum MC, Leadville); Arkansas Valley

Colorado United Gold Mines Co., Colorado Springs, Feb. 1, 1911. ~ Letter to stockholder's announcing absence of dividends. Includes stamped cove...

Dated Feb. 10, 1883. The Captain has spoiled the author's chances in Virginia. It seems he wasn't willing to write a letter of support. The ...

"The Gold Regions. No. 20. Arrastre in Motion and Arrastre at Rest. Near Stirling, with snow-clad Mountain in the distance." Two early Arr...

Ramshorn Mining District ephemera group (30) The Ramshorn Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Custer County, Idaho at an elevation of 7,799 feet

Collection of Mining Documents from the Atlanta Lode out of Middle Boise Mining District, Idaho; All papers are regarding John H. Downing, a miner who

1863 report from Hampton Mining and Smelting. Located in boston, they formed in 1863 when it purchased lead mining properties in 1863. in North Hampto

5 Michigan mining reports with assets and liabilities, shaft info and expectations. 1886 Osceola Cons. Mining-vertical crease. 1886 Quincy Mining-vert

1896 and 1897 annual reports from Osceola Cons. Mining, a Michigan copper mining company. 1896 has foldout shaft map. 1897 has a vertical crease. Mi

3 reports from Tamarack Mining, 1886, 1896, 1897. Copper mining assets and liabilities, discussion of yields, machinery etc. Vertical creases. Michi

Thomas Couch was a Butte, Montana, miner and Great Falls, Montana, rancher and had mining interests all over the state, including the Huron, also know

Annual reports of Boston and Montana Cons. Copper and Silver Mining, 1890-92 and 1897-97. 1890-92 have foldout mine maps. They were a major Montana co

Collection of Butte Highlands Mining Co. ephemera. Maps, stock receipts, assay receipts, 1920's correspondences, bond agreement etc. Butte Mont...

About 40 pieces of Butte Highlands Mining ephemera. Includes promo sheets, map, correspondences, several mining reports with claim info etc. Butte M

Very rare letter to Henry Elling (later working for the USAO) on a SF Molitor letterhead in 1870's asking for an assayer job. Letter is unsigned...

About 75 correspondences in binder related to Garnet Gold Mining Co. c. 1909-17. Letterheads, receivership, legal proceedings as the company failed et

This is an original Annual Report for Alice Gold and Silver Mining Company, dated January 1, 1899. 26 pages (one sided). Each page has black print wit

Collection of 200 or more letters to and from Fred R. Merk Esq., c. 1890-1900. 200 or more letters c. 1869-1906 from Ella Merk to her parents. Fred Me

A fascinating and very historical archive of just under 60 (sixty) original mining claim documents from Bivins Gulch, Madison County, Montana. The doc

Assortment of mining papers with approximated counts. Missouri Mining Co, 1917, possibly in Norris, MT, 30 pieces. Eastern Mine and Mill, c. 1902, Vir

29 Montana mining incorporation papers. Mines include Orq Fino, Coeur D'Alene, National, Galena, Bearpaw, Orlando, Pennmont, Triangle, Mint, New...

About 25 pieces of Montana mining ephemera c. 1885-1935. Anaconda Copper, Elkhorn Mining, Nevada Crescent Gold Mines, Fraser Chalmers, Highland Cons.

North Horn Silver Mining stock issued to Thos. Couch, 1882. Couch wrote the included 12pp mine report with color maps. 1885 Couch note book with hand

Lot of 4 photos. Three are c.1920s similar bird's-eye views, 5 x 7". All from the NE Johnson Photograph Collection. Third is a modern copy ...

Lot includes three assay certificates for William Pardy from assay offices located in Austin, Nevada, professionally mounted and framed (glass feature

This is the best collection we have had up for sale so far: 11x checks from Austin with various imprinted revenue stamps. All in good to great conditi

Document of pledges signed by the United Merchants of Austin, Nevada for a “Sack of Flour” auctioned for the U.S. Sanitary Fund by R

Nevada and Colorado Mining District Prospectuses: 1. Advanced proof for Bullfrog Mining and Milling Co., incorporated in Nevada, pamphlet with 4 pag

Lot of two 1877 telegrams sent from San Francisco to Carson City, Nevada. Both messages addressed to Carson City Savings Bank and are in code because

Group of 10 Carson City Mint silver bullion receipts, c. 1885-1904. 1897"bars, dust etc." 10.3oz, 423F Ag, 238 F Gold from C H Peters thru...

A letter handwritten and signed by Christian Zabriskie who was the vice president of the Pacific Borax Company and the namesake of Zabriskie Point in

Delamar, Nevada is a ghost town today, but back in the late 1800s, it was booming goldmining town that produced $8.9 m Unfortunately, the gold in the

Assessment receipt from the San Francisco office for the Independent Gold & Silver Mining Company, June 22, 1864. Received of WC Ralston, $1,000...

Assessment of 11 mines. Listed by owner. Wilson & Brothers and A. J. Homes owned the mines with the greatest yield; over $11,000. Has a 5c green...

If you are looking for a Eureka mine you will find it here-From the famous to the forgotten. Eureka itself appears on map. Has to include near 250 min

G.W. Bell Assay Office, Savage Mine, Dalls Mill, Franktown, NV, 1864. Nevada territorial deposit of Silver Bars (bullion crossed out) deposited for th

CDV of Quartz Mills at Gold Hill, Nevada, photo circa 1863-4, sold in 1865. Fantastic CDV by Lawrence & Houseworth. "738. Quartz Mills at G...

No. 927. "Foreman[sic.] Shaft, Gold Hill, Nev." No photographer listed. Probably c.1900-10. 5 x 8" photo on 7.75 x 10.75" mount....

Stereoview of Nevada's mining history, overlooking "Gold Hill, from the Reservoir" by Watkins' New Series, Yosemite and Pacific Co...

Letter datelined San Francisco, January 23rd, 1860. Addressed to Jean Vignot in Gold Hill, Utah Territory, from notary public E. Dupree. Mentions prom

14.5 x 23.5" black and white litho by Oakley and Thomson Boston. Survey July 1864 Westcoatt on claims located in sept and oct of 1859. The map ...

This is a California mining stock issued to an important figure in California and Nevada mining history. Location: Nimshew, Butte County, California (

This was exactly the time that the Divide became the place to mine. It was between Goldfield and Tonopah. Forty different mines listed in index. Priva

The Florence was and still is the key gold producing mine in Goldfield, NV. It is one of the early discoveries well discussed in Zanjani's book ...

Goldfield ephemera collection of 19 pieces, including eight (8) picture postcards of the region, a check written by the Tonopah and Goldfield Railroa

Archive of about 23 assay reports from 1913 from mill screenings, "grabs" etc. up to about 7oz/ton of gold. Goldfield Nevada Franklin C...

For March of 1870. Three mines are listed by owner. The Ely & Raymond Ò one of Lincoln County's most famous mines Ò was the main p...

This is a letter to A.H. Lawry of Goldfield, Nevada and signed by George Wingfield. It basically tells Lawry to not remove ore samples from his mine

2 pictorial Bullfrog checks 1909 and 1910. 2x non pictorial Bullfrog Bank & Trust 1907. "The Bullfrog mining district was a boom for Nevada...

Handwritten letter from one Charles G. Aldridge of Schurz, Nevada to M.H. Poehlman, requesting help in securing a grubstake of $500 from George Wingfi

Lot of 2 different mills. These mills were in the vicinity of the original discovery site for the Comstock by the Grosh brothers. Both stereoviews are

Rare c. 1868 Silver City, NV stereoview by G L Hepburn showing buildings and a wood trestle. Some brown toning on both images, please inspect. Silver

Two old and historic steroviews. 1) GL Hepburn. Hand written No. 3, Silver City, Nevada. Shows mine in front of city. 2) Handwritten ‘Silver

A group of 36 assayer certificates of assay from R.H. Officer & Company, Jameson & Davidovich, Tonopah Assay Office and Electric Shop, The ...

Lot of 13. 1) Best is a Union Mill & Mining Company, Bank of California check issued to and signed by William Sharon for $50,000 (over $1 millio...

Very rare! Dateline Virginia, Nev., March 2nd, 1867. No. 1390. Pay $24 to L. Kuh. Signed by C.C. Thomas as superintendent. Orange Nevada and US IR sta

Down Memory Trail to The Comstock in Pictures - by John J. "Count" Mahoney. No date listed, but its publication is mentioned in the Nevada...

Bank of California promissory note for $20,000 issued in 1870 in San Francisco to A(lvinza) Hayward. Signed by Hayward on reverse. Signed by William S

Very rare gilded cover, Bonanza Mines and the Bonanza Kings of California by S P Dewey, Their Five Years Reign. 1879. 87pp. Spine wear, repaired fron

Includes EARLY Nevada! Over half the 3 page paper is mining. Includes notes on the Silver Region of western Utah (soon to be Nevada). He highlighted t

Lot of 4 different. Some of the largest Comstock mills were built along the Carson River from Empire to below Dayton. Harnessing the water for power (

Excellent early view of the main street in Virginia City, with Gillig, Mott & Co. hardware building identified on the right (makers of the famou...

31 x 56" black ink on velum original claim map, 1" to 100', for the Comstock Merger Mines Inc. this map shows the gut of the Comstock ...

Lot of 2 different, both rare. The California and Con. Virginia were adjacent mines controlled by the Bonanza Firm and the site of the Big Bonanza dis

Lot of 3. 1) Check-sized receipt for the Comstock Lode Assay Office, DW Balch Proprietor and Assayer. Virginia, Nev., March 10th, 1876. Deposit of 9,3

Original pen and ink on linen 17 x 30" dated Nov 1922 for the Comstock Merger Mines. This important document shows the comparison of multiple a...

Lot of 11. All have different supt. signatures! All have RNs or adhesive revenue stamps. This is a handpicked group of checks that represent all the g

Lot of 3 Wells Fargo & Co. Express bullion receipts for the Con. California & Virginia Mining Company, the mines that were the site of the B...

Memorandum of Bullion for the Woodworth Sluice ("Consolidated Virginia Mining" crossed out). Consolidated Virginia Assay Office, Virginia,...

Three cubes of dense compressed wood from the square set which was used to support the mine walls at the Cons. Virginia Mine. About 1.5x2.5x2.5"...

Extremely rare; we've only offered a few of these over the past decade. Report of Bullion from the Assay Office for the Consolidated Virginia Mi...

Consolidated Virginia Hoisting Works, Virginia City Stereoview. Pacific Coast Views, C.E. Watkins, San Francisco. c.1876-79. "Consolidated Virg...

Lot of 2. The Empire State Mill was located in Sixmile Canyon at foot of Sugarloaf. In the early 1870s, it had 15 stamps a 40-ton-a-day-capacity. The

Memorandum of Bullion from the Savage Mining Co. Assayed at the Gould & Curry Assay Office. February 1867. At this point, the Gould & Curry ...

Memorandum of Bullion from the Savage Mining Co. Assayed at the Gould & Curry Assay Office. February 1867. At this point, the Gould & Curry ...