Dynamite, Guns, and Gold

Obv.: Krumb School of Mines / 1864-1964; Rev. : Columbia School of Engineering and Applied Science / Centennial. 70mm, Bronze, 176 grams. State: C

3/4 x 1 3/4 inches. Neward Industrial Exposition / First Regiment Armory / May 13th to 25th 1912. State: City: Date:1912 ID#45033

Miner's clothes baskets. Collection of four different miner’s clothes baskets, probably all from eastern mines. These baskets typically hung fro...

Group of 39 choice 19th century stencil templates. These may be from London, because one of the templates says “shoewing the workings”, which is an En

5" x 6.5" x 6.5" with original ceramic water jug. Circuit 1900. State: City: Date: ID#46015

This is an original surveyor’s chain with brass handles. Circa 1900. This is how we used to measure distances. Historic and important. State: Cit

This is a professionally made model of a stamp mill with working parts inside. There are 10 stamps with separation tables below, and numerous wheel an

Patent number 220028. The design was significantly different than other stamp mills. For starters, it use two different kinds of stamps, one with a cu

Original tin can with red black and white, 6“ diameter, 7” tall with original bale handle. “Miners and Puddlers long hot smoking tobacco”, Milwaukee,

0.45 ounces. Collected in 2001. State:Alaska City:Nome Date: ID#44722

Very small nuggets. Weight is 0.53 troy ounces. State:Alaska City:Nome Date: ID#44723

Gold in vial. 0.51 troy ounces in total weight. State:Alaska City:Nome Date: ID#44724

Nome 2001 gold. 0.57 troy ounces in total weight. God in vial. State:Alaska City:Nome Date: ID#44725

0.52 troy ounces. Placer gold from Nome, Alaska. State:Alaska City:Nome Date: ID#44726

0.46 troy ounces. Small nuggets. Nome, Alaska State:Alaska City:Nome Date: ID#44727

1.40 troy ounces of 2001 Nome, Alaska gold. State:Alaska City:Nome Date: ID#44728

Eleven groups of very small nuggets taped to Alaska postcards. State:Alaska City: Date: ID#44731

Gold stick pin with 1" Malachite stone. Total weight 0.1 troy counces State:Arizona City:Bisbee Date:c1890's ID#46926

Approximately 80% gold. 0.21 troy ounces. 0.9 x 2.0 x 1.3 cm. The first known settlements in the Bradshaw Mountians were a group of Yavapai people, ca

Bradshaw Mountains find. 0.09 troy ounces. 0.5 x 1.3 x 1.0 cm. State:Arizona City:Bradshaw Mountians Date: ID#44711

Weaverville, Yavapai County, sprang to life when gold was discovered on Rich Hill. This magnificent nugget weighs 0.70 troy ounces. 0.8 x 3.0 x 1.4 cm

0.30 toy ounces. Approximately 70% gold. 0.8 x 2.2 x 1.4 cm. Gold with red ore. Nice coloring. The historic Dale Mining District is today one of Calif

Four pieces. largest is 1.7 cm long. Total weight is 0.18 ounces. State:California City:Deer Creek Date: ID#42616

0.25 troy ounces. Roughly 90% gold by weight. State:California City:Downieville Date: ID#42623

Nice group of small nuggets with one larger 1/2" nugget. 1.31 troy ozs. State:California City:Downieville Date: ID#41269

lot of elongated and flat nuggets (generally). 1.37 troy. State:California City:Downieville Date: ID#41273

Vial of fine gold from Ladies Canyon near Downieville. 1.27 oz. State:California City:Downieville Date: ID#42621

0.76 troy ounces. Ladies Canyon! State:California City:Downieville Date: ID#42625

From the middle fork near Forest Hill. 0.17 troy ounces. See Photo. State:California City:Grass Valley Date: ID#42633

1.31 troy ounces. Small nuggets. State:California City:Ladies Canyon Date: ID#6504

Small nuggets. 1.75 troy ounces. State:California City:Ladies Canyon Date: ID#46500

Smmall nuggets. 1.37 troy ounces State:California City:Ladies Canyon Date: ID#46501

1.08 troy ounces. Small nuggets. State:California City:Ladies Canyon Date: ID#46502

1.73 troy ounces. Small nuggets. State:California City:Ladies Canyon Date: ID#46503

1.05 ounces. Flakes. State:California City:Ladies Canyon Date: ID#46505

0.62 troy ounces. Flakes State:California City:Ladies Canyon Date: ID#46506

0.82 troy ounces. Flakes. State:California City:Ladies Canyon Date: ID#46507

0.78 ounces. Flakes State:California City:Ladies Canyon Date: ID#46509

Very small and delicate in nature. A nice pair. 0.8 cm long. Lode mining in the Michigan Bluff District began shortly after the discovery of gold in C

One roundish, one flat,and one horseshoe! 0.40 troy ounces. State:California City:Randsburg Date: ID#41769

Found in the El Paso Mountains. Largest is 0.4 x 1.4 x 1.3 cm. 0.50 ounces. Roughly 80% gold. State:California City:Randsburg Date: ID#42619

Five nice, small nuggets from the El Paso Mountains near Randsburg. Largest is 0.9 x 1.5 x 1.0 cm. State:California City:Randsburg Date: ID#426

13 very nice nuggets. Largest is 0.5 x 1.5 x 0.9 cm. Total weight is 0.8 ounces. State:California City:Randsburg Date: ID#42681

Ten nice nuggets from the San Gabriel River in Los Angeles County. This was part of the early 1830's-1840's discoveries prior to the 1848 go...

Five pieces. Total weight of 0.31 troy ounces. Largest is 1.7 x 1.0 cm. Found on the North Fork of the Yuba River. State:California City:Sierra C

Found in the North Fork of the Yuba River. 0.18 troy ounces. 0.9 x 1.8 x 1.2 cm. Baby Buffalo Gold. State:California City:Yuba River; North Fork

0.51 troy ounces in total weight. State:California City:Yuba River; North Fork Date: ID#44719

This contains a breccia where it appears that the quartz clasts are dissolving into matrix. 3.64 troy ounces. 2.2 x 11.5 x 6.3 cm. State:Hawaii Ci

1.16 ounces. 0.5 x 2.5 x 1.5". Contains native gold on Limonite Psuedomorph after pyrite. Gold was reportedly first discovered on the U.P. &...

This specimen from the area of the Oregon Mine contains silver sulfides, polybasite, stephanite, pyrargyrite, and tetrahedrite. 19.71 ounces. 5.3 x 10