Cowboys & Indians & Miners

Auction Details

This premier two-day sale includes a General George Custer collection featuring an Indian Capture carbine; other very rare firearms; choice Western ingots, gold nuggets and ore samples; rare numismatic items related to the SS Central America; rare Western tokens; mining reports from the 1830s-1880s; a world class offering of mining spoons; mining-related correspondence, photographs, and ephemera; a great selection of Native American baskets, rugs, and artifacts; saddles and spurs; and General Americana.

DAY 1: Mining Reports, Photographs, Ephemera and Spoons
DAY 2: Native Americana, Cowboy, Firearms (incl. Custer Collection), Numismatics, and General Americana.
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Nevada Mine Photograph Archive from Prof. Paul Kerr1190Nevada Mine Photograph Archive from Prof. Paul Kerr
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Original group of approximately one hundred photographs from places such as American Canyon, Virginia City, the Pilot Range, Black Mule Mine, Sodavill
Estimate : 700.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to j***d for (375.00 + 86.25BP) = 461.25
Nevada Mining Reports / Prospectuses (Comstock, Pioche, Yerington)1191Nevada Mining Reports / Prospectuses (Comstock, Pioche, Yerington)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of four. 1) 1916 Report of Savage Gold & Silver Mining Co, Hale & Norcross Mining Co., Chollar Mining Co. and Potosi Mining Co. on the C...
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to b******a for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
Colossal Mining Company Archive (Apache Mining District, New Mexico)1192Colossal Mining Company Archive (Apache Mining District, New Mexico)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 12. 1) 1919 lease to purchase on letterhead of C. T. Brown, mining engineer. 2) 1919 letter from Socorro State Bank with the $15,000 loan agree
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Engle, New Mexico Assay Receipts1193Engle, New Mexico Assay Receipts
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a lot of five rare assay receipts from Walter M. James, assayer of Engle, New Mexico. They are all dated, with two dated April 1, 1882, and th
Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to b*****s for (70.00 + 14.00BP) = 84.00
Mimbres Mining Company Letter Book (Georgetown, New Mexico)1194Mimbres Mining Company Letter Book (Georgetown, New Mexico)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Wow! 28 letters mostly on Mimbres letterhead from Thomas B Pheby talking about his work on the lease. The Mimbres was formed around 1870 and ended ope
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to 6*****b for (10,000.00 + 2,000.00BP) = 12,000.00
Silver City Mining & Milling Company Large Map (Silver City, New Mexico)1195Silver City Mining & Milling Company Large Map (Silver City, New Mexico)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Original 30 x 30" map of the mines, mill and property of the Silver City Mining and Milling Company, Grant County, New Mexico. The lithograph i...
Estimate : 600.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to m****2 for (475.00 + 109.25BP) = 584.25
Mining Center of New Mexico (Mining Magazine)1196Mining Center of New Mexico (Mining Magazine)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Socorro Mining Center of New Mexico, 1882, Socorro Miner Office. Small fold out map. Forerunner of today's magazines, advertising pages equal wr...
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8******m for (275.00 + 63.25BP) = 338.25
New Mexico Mining Documents1197New Mexico Mining Documents
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three. 1) Expenses for the Merritt Mining and Milling Company from September 1887 to January 1889. Mostly for the watchman. This was a Socorro
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
New Mexico Mining Letters1198New Mexico Mining Letters
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of seven. 1) 1880 location of the Bonanza Mine and 1500 linear feet of gold silver, and copper bearing ore. Located by Rufus Bennett. 2-3) Jura-Tr
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to l*******c for (80.00 + 18.40BP) = 98.40
1872 Tilly Foster Iron Mines Report (Brewsters, New York)11991872 Tilly Foster Iron Mines Report (Brewsters, New York)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Report and Analysis of the Tilly Foster Iron Mines" , Brewsters, New York. John H. Cheever, Treasurer. Signed by Andrew Kosgriff, Superin...
Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to 2******d for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00