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.
If you want to view an enlarged image, click on the thumbnail image in the lower left of the main image.
You can download a higher resolution image by clicking on the title below the enlarged image.
You can request extra images to be added by contacting HWAC at uwe@fhwac.com or by calling 775-851-1859
Choose Your Layout > Switch to Grid View Switch to List View
1865 Report of United Reese River Silver Mining Co. (Austin, NV) by Benjamin Silliman11601865 Report of United Reese River Silver Mining Co. (Austin, NV) by Benjamin Silliman
Holabird Western Americana Collections
21 pages. "United Reese River Silver Mining Company, Situated in Austin, Lander County, Nevada. Report by B. Silliman, M.A., M.D., of Yale Coll...
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to w*******1 for (750.00 + 150.00BP) = 900.00
Starr-Grove Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate1161Starr-Grove Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Uncancelled stock, no. 1086 issued to Augustine Thomas, 100 shares, signed by Wm. S. Clark, President and John R. Rothurll, Secretary. Lewis District.
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 1*****c for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
Two Rare Mining Reports for Bullfrog w/ multiple maps1162Two Rare Mining Reports for Bullfrog w/ multiple maps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) 1905 typed report from W.A. Stanton, mining engineer, regarding the claims on Montgomery Mountain. 4 pages, signed by Stanton. Describes work at th
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to r*********r for (150.00 + 30.00BP) = 180.00
Gresham Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate (Cactus Springs, Nevada)1163Gresham Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate (Cactus Springs, Nevada)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Uncancelled, no 376 issued to Wilson J. Corroll, 1500 shares, signed by W. S. Kolak, president and F. G. Redden, secretary. The Cactus Springs distric
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to p*******m for (25.00 + 5.75BP) = 30.75
1893 Candelaria, Nevada Mining Letter w/ Corner Advertising Cover from Newspaper11641893 Candelaria, Nevada Mining Letter w/ Corner Advertising Cover from Newspaper
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Great postal history envelope with a corner advertising from "The Chloride Belt." Excellent double ring, large, magenta cancel. The Chlori...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to j***d for (425.00 + 97.75BP) = 522.75
Cornucopia Consolidated Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate1165Cornucopia Consolidated Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Uncancelled stock, no. 609 issued to J. W. Pew, Trustee, 50 shares, signed by Wm. M. Pierson, President and J. W. Pew, Secretary, 1877. Cornucopia was
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to F****e for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
Panther Mines Company, Inc. Stock Certificate (Cornucopia, Nevada)1166Panther Mines Company, Inc. Stock Certificate (Cornucopia, Nevada)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No. 359, issued to George Temperley, one hundred shares of capitol stock, signed by Roy R. Woods, President, and A. R. Cave, Secretary, August, 1929.
Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
Sold to t*******d for (10.00 + 2.00BP) = 12.00
The Original "Black Hawk Mining Company" Prospectus (Lincoln County, Nevada)1167The Original "Black Hawk Mining Company" Prospectus (Lincoln County, Nevada)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Prospectus on the newly secured possession of two valuable gold and silver mines in Eldorado Canyon. 16 pages. Nine small photographs and one map. Pen
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t*******d for (35.00 + 7.00BP) = 42.00
Ely Consolidated Mining Company Stock Certificate1168Ely Consolidated Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Uncancelled, no. 531, issued to B. L. Schmitt, Trustee 25 shares, signed by H. _. Lyons, president and T. W. Colburn, secretary. Incorporated 1871. Da
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to e*****r for (60.00 + 13.80BP) = 73.80
Oneota Mining Co. Stock Certificate (Esmeralda County, Nevada)1169Oneota Mining Co. Stock Certificate (Esmeralda County, Nevada)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Location: Oneota Mining District, Esmeralda County. Inc. in California, Jan. 27, 1876. No. 40. Issued for 1,000 shares to Parker Brittenden (?) on Feb
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to e*****r for (60.00 + 13.80BP) = 73.80
1907 Ten Page Goldfield, Nevada Letter with Great Content11701907 Ten Page Goldfield, Nevada Letter with Great Content
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The letter is from "Bill' to his wife and child in Joplin Missouri. "...I am in the tent house seated on a tin 5 gallon can with one o...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to j***d for (325.00 + 74.75BP) = 399.75
The Nevada Blue Ridge Mining Company Stock Certificate (Lander County)1171The Nevada Blue Ridge Mining Company Stock Certificate (Lander County)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Uncancelled stock, no. 45 issued to E. W. Wiggins, 50 shares, signed by J. F. Woodman, Vice-President and W. W. Wiggins, Secretary, 1880. Beautiful go
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to b*********r for (55.00 + 11.00BP) = 66.00
Mill City, Nevada Mining Crew Panorama1172Mill City, Nevada Mining Crew Panorama
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This panorama is most assuredly connected to the four from the Toulon / Nightingale / Mill City area. Has been noted on back "Crew at Mill City...
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to n********d for (70.00 + 14.00BP) = 84.00
Mill City, Nevada Photographs and Negatives1173Mill City, Nevada Photographs and Negatives
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Original group of five sets (about 75 total) of 4 x 5" photographs by Professor Paul Kerr of Columbia University. These photos show the mines a...
Estimate : 500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to j***d for (325.00 + 74.75BP) = 399.75
Never-Before-Seen Mineral Hill, Nevada Panoramic Photo Postcard1174Never-Before-Seen Mineral Hill, Nevada Panoramic Photo Postcard
Holabird Western Americana Collections
We have never seen this view of Mineral Hill. It is on a double post card (unused). 3.5 x 10". Taken by Photo Studio, Eureka, Nevada. At least ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to F****e for (180.00 + 36.00BP) = 216.00
Oreana and Mill City, Nevada Glass Slides1175Oreana and Mill City, Nevada Glass Slides
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Original group of approximately 64 4" x 5" glass slides of mine, mill, town and Mountain View's in this historic area of Humboldt Coun...
Estimate : 500.00 - 800.00
Sold to j***d for (275.00 + 63.25BP) = 338.25
Oreana, Golconda, and Wadsworth Photographs and Negatives1176Oreana, Golconda, and Wadsworth Photographs and Negatives
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A stray group of original negatives, both plastic and glass, of photographs in Nevada at Oreana, Golconda, and Wadsworth about 1940. These are from th
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to j***d for (110.00 + 25.30BP) = 135.30
19 Pioneer, Nevada Documents and Photographs117719 Pioneer, Nevada Documents and Photographs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This group of documents represent an attempt to reinvigorate this mining area. It revolves around the Indiana Mine and Mill. The stock holders of the
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to e*****r for (200.00 + 46.00BP) = 246.00
Continental Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate (Reveille, Nevada)1178Continental Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate (Reveille, Nevada)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Uncancelled stock, no. 531 issued to W. J. Lees, 150 shares, signed by Benjamin R. Western, President and W. A. Hull, Secretary, 1882. Reveille (Nye C
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to e******9 for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
Montgomery Shoshone Consolidated Mining Company Report to Stockholders (Rhyolite, Nevada)1179Montgomery Shoshone Consolidated Mining Company Report to Stockholders (Rhyolite, Nevada)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
12 x 9". 32 pages. Four full page black and white maps: Nevada and Montgomery Shoshone property. Two 2-page 1/2 height panorama photographs. Mi...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to r*********r for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00