Gold Rush Auction

Two rare Gold Rush (English) stocks. No. 14361 & 99670. 1) Issued to George Edward Cottressl of Number 2 James Street at Buckingham Gate.January...

Location printed around logo: Gopher District, Calaveras County, Cal. No. 42, issued for 10 shares to C.L. Harington on Feb. 24, 1864 in San Francisco

Datelined Sept. 1, 1852. A purchase receipt from the Mokelumne Hill Canal and Mining Company: received of A.P. Breyton $250 dollars, it being the seco

Map of Mines around Sheep Ranch showing placer and quartz mines as well as mill sites. Among the sites located are the Fair Play Quartz mine, Rocky Ba

Datelined Stockton Aug 1, 1863, Cert #35. Issued to J. Churchill for 50 shares. Signed by H.L. Miller as president and secretary Wm Kiersri (spelling?

Wow! A boudoir print showing interior of a mill with mining workers (and a dog) at the refining end of the mining operation. Labeled The Calaveras Con

Water Scrip from the Mokelumne Hill and Campo Seco Canal and Mining Company. Dateline Campo Seco, Oct. 7th, 1867. No. 27, issued to Yee Sung (?) for $

Salt Spring Valley District, Calaveras County, Cal. (printed upper left). Incorporated January 1864. Dateline Jenny Lind, May 25th, 1864.No. 90, issue

1) New York and Calaveras County Gold Mining Company. Issued for 100 shares in 1879. Not cancelled. Gorgeous cert. with vignette of town and mine on

1) Cataract & Wide West Gravel Mining Company. Located in the Eho District, Calaveras Co. (printed at bottom). No. 865, issued for 1,500 shares ...

Location: Carson Hill, Calaveras County, California. Inc. Nov. 1862. Certificate No. 216, issued for 30 shares to Enos Taylor on Feb. 21, 1871. Signed

Early number 22 for 500 shares to James H Berry. Cancelled. Secretary and president signatures crossed out. Berry signs on back. These stocks have dif

Extra rare gold buyer. Issued to Mr. John Ryan for the balance of $10.72 in gold dust. Light blue paper "Gold Dust Bought. Quicksilver For Sale...

Number 185. Located in Inyo County. Signed by Wm. S. Corwin president and Miles Hudson secretary. Issued to E Robinson trustee. Coupons 2 through 9 at

Mariposa County. 1) The Virginia Mining Company. Mines Located Near Coulterville, Cal. (printed under logo). No. 47, issued for 100 shares to Peel on

Location of Works, Del Norte County, Cal. (printed at bottom). No. 147, issued for 250 shares on July 1st, 1880 in San Francisco. Signed by the presid

Very Rare Find. Halsey & Coffin Stereoview – Dutch Flat. Cal, - ‘The “Giant” Blue Gravel Co.” written on bottom. 1860’s Dr. Isaac Sherwood Halse...

Unknown Photographer Stereoview – “Dutch Flat Mining District, Cal. Undercurrents- Outlet to Hydraulic Mine” – Orange stock. Date: Location: Dut

Ever heard of hydraulic mining and wondered if it was environmentally friendly? Just take a look at these two photographs. The barren countryside says

Hart was Official Photographer for the Central Pacific Railroad. He also did much work for Lawrence & Houseworth & Co. in the 1860’s. The Du...

Unknown Photographer Stereoview – “Dutch Flat Mining District, Cal. - Hydraulic Mining – Pine Top Claims” hand written – Orange stock. Left image has

C. L. Pond - American Scenery Stereoview #749 Hydraulic Gold Mining at Dutch Flat, California – The Dutch Flat district is located in north-central Pl

Outlet to Hydraulic Mine, Dutch Flat District, Cal. – The Dutch Flat district is located in north-central Placer County. The district includes the Alt

Extra rare. A 42-page promotional pamphlet on a company that had a the right to over 700 square miles of water rights on the Georgetown Divide in Eldo

Pilot Knob Mining District, El Dorado County, Cal. (printed beneath logo). Extra rare dateline: Clarksville, Dec. 11, 1863. Incorporated Aug. 27, 1863

Two Photographs of Georgia Slide Mine, California – The first is a 4½ x 7¾“ by L. Reinhard showing a group of eight miners at the mine loc...

Rare Gold Rush stock certificate. Dateline Folsom, Cal. March 10, 1857. No. 317, issued for 55 shares to Samuel Hynema. Signed by the president and se

Location: Georgetown, El Dorado County. Stock Certificate No. 88 for 500 shares made out to John Sproston, Trustee dated, January 7th, 1880. The Compa

Ultra rare. Location printed on the bottom of the stock as El Dorado County, California. Inc. in New York. No. 181, issued for 3,000 shares to company

Views of American Scenery series - Hydraulic Mining at Gold Run C. P. R. R. – Orange stock. Date: Location: Gold Run, California HWAC# 60873

1890 bond signed by Littlefield and Thaecraft. Underground mining vignette. We believe this mine was a neighbor of the North Star. 17 x 11". In...

Datelined San Francisco Feb. 15, 1869. One of the oldest hydraulic mining operations just north of Grass Valley, CA. Levied on Jan 11, 1869 at a dolla

Inc. June 25th, 1867. No. 236, issued for 20 shares to Isaac Scholl on April 22, 1872. Signed by the president and secretary. Stamp and punch cancelle

1) Green Mountain Gold Mining Company. Grass Valley, Nevada Co., Cal. (printed on cert.). Issued in 1884 for 2 shares to Samuel Jones. Not cancelled.

Most of these you find are unissued. Two F. Berton & Co. (one has Alfred Borel & Co. stamped above), RN-G, New York Hill Gold Mining Co. che...

Extremely rare. One of the two most famous gold mines in California. Now part of the Empire Mine complex. No. 200 for 3 shares made out to A. E. Hill,

1) Orient Gold Placer Mining u/u 2) Empire Mill and Mining Co #8 issued to CD Miller 500 shares in 1878, 3)Oustomah Gold Mining #11 issued to GE Shaw

This mining claim document details a $300 transaction for a claim on a quartz ledge. Deep folds and separation. Blue paper with a 50 cent revenue stam

Signed by HC Stout. For Giant Powder, Box Caps, and 100 feet of fuse. For the Mountaineere (sic) Mining Company. Hand written . 5 x 7". Howland...

Inc. in Nevada. No. 1797, issued for 25 shares to Ida. E. Connell on Feb. 10th, 1903. Signed by the president and assistant secretary. Not cancelled.

This stock certificate is considered the important for the Coso Mining District. Number 344 for 100 shares to Brooks & Lee trustees. 1876. SIgne...

Another nice Coso Mining District Stock Certificate. Number 37 (early) for 100 shares to NG Hughes trustee. Signed by NG Hughes secretary and GH Willa

Greenwater is a ghost town in Inyo County, California located near Death Valley in the Funeral Mountains. Founded after copper discoveries in 1905. 1)

1) Greenwater Consolidated. Number 24 (early) for 1,100 shares to Charles H Rankin in 1906. Signed by Bonewitz and May West (really). Vignette of the

Very rare. Wild Rose Spring District, Inyo County, California. No. 142, issued for 100 shares to William Willis, Trustee on March 15th, 1876. Signed b

Inc. in New York, 1881. No. 706, issued for 100 shares to C.B. Sillich on Jan. 27th, 1882. Signed by president Mott and secretary Mur. Not cancelled.

Ultra rare. Incorporated in New York, 1881. Cert. #1280 issued to George Proudfoot, Trustee for 100 shares in 1882. Signed by N.G. Fairman, secretary

Location printed below logo: Inyo County, California. No. 30, issued for 100 shares to secretary W.G. Hughes on Jan. 5th, 1876. Signed by Hughes and a

Inc. in South Dakota. No. 2816, issued for 100 shares to CB Sloan on Sept. 28th, 1910. Signed by the 2nd vice-president and secretary. Not cancelled.

Train of Ore Wagons - photo 8” X 6” matted 10” X 8” Appears to be taken by a dry lake bed in Inyo California. No Photographer. Date: Location: I

Likely pre-1898. Scale 1 inch=300 feet. Shows location of seven shafts between the Kennedy South and North boundary lines, with the deepest reaching b

M. M. Hazeltine Stereoview – Sierra Nevada Mountains series – Stagecoach leaving town – “Near Johnsville, CA, Mining Camp” written on back 1870’s Oran

Although this is a much later stock certificate, we have never seen the map before. 1) Gold Producers Inc. Stock Certificate. Number 22,055 for 250 sh

Extra rare. Certificate for ten shares issued by this English company. Reverse has signature and date of 4/28/53 (1853). Signed by Wm. Clifford and a

RARE! Certificates for the Ave Maria Gold Quartz Mining Association. According to the company's description detailed on the reverse of each stoc...

Extremely rare. Bond certificate issued in 1875 at San Francisco. Signed by S. Heydenfeldt as president and (?) Leavitt as secretary. Top vignette of

Rare. Incorporated under the laws of the State of California. Issued to Hewitt Ryerson on October 16, 1879. Signed by S. Heydenfeldt as Vice President

Common stock certificate # A458 for 24 shares dated February 17th, 1880 made out to Charles H. King. Signed by Mark Baumagim, Vice President, and by R

"Mariposa is where explorers John C. Fremont and Kit Carson found the rich Mariposa Vein and opened the first mill to crush ore and extract gol...

1) Certificate number 1254 for 100 shares in 1852 to Bettle Paul. Signed by president Parson Servill and secretary L. Alter. Written on left is &quo...

No. 2237, issued for 300 shares to T.W. Neill on Dec. 9th, 1859 in Philadelphia. Not cancelled. Signed by president Pearson Servill and secretary Paul

Very Early Gold Rush. Measures 7 7/8 x 4 1/4". Entire stock certificate is writing in French. Vignette of Neptune pouring water into a river wi...

Incorporated in France by Acts dated 1850 and 1851. 1) EARLY # 21666 a' 21670 for 5 shares, to "Bearer." 2) # 175361 a' 175365 for...

This is a great stock for our Western collectors as it features a vignette of El Capitan in Yosemite. Inc. in New York. No. 697, issued for 100 shares

5” X 8” Boudoir card photo by noted western photographer, Carleton E. Watkins. Part of Watkin’s New Boudoir series # B-297. Mormon Bar was one of the

This is a fully handwritten, three page Mineral Affidavit, signed by L.B. Ayer, Registrar. Document is in very good condition, with fold marks. There

Alfred Dixon had a general merchandise store. You could by hardware, corkery, dry goods, tinware, tobacco, hats, etc. But most importantly if you were

This prospectus is 16 pages with photographs on each page. Gives a history of the area, gold production today and a report on the Golden Sheaf itself.

Incorporated in the State of California. Certificate No. 2670 issued for one share to Alfred Bell. Capitalized at $400,000; 4000 shares at $100. Per.

The stock certificate was fully issued with no date. Issued in 1854 or earlier as this particular share was part of a group involved in an Adams and C

Extremely rare to find one of these issued. Location printed on certificate: Dunderberg Lode, Mono County, California. No. 56, issued for 55 shares to

Map of General Riley's route through the California mining districts: July and Aug. 1849 / Copied from the original sketch by Lt. Derby in the O...

Number 14121. $25. All 80 coupons attached. Signed by W Fraser(?) secretary and Goodman president. Two vignettes: ore cart at mine entrance and oil ri

Inc. November 1864. No. 25, issued for one share to D. Crittenden on January 23rd, 1865 in Nevada City. Signed by president Charound (?) and secretary

Location: Willow Valley District, Nevada County, California. Dateline Nevada City, Cal., March 8th, 1877. No. 38, issued for 200 shares to O.A. Nelson

Rare and early. Dateline Nevada City, April 20th, 1863. Low No. 8, issued for one share to H.B. Hosmer. Signed by Wm. W. Cozzins, president and secret

1) The letter acknowledges the new bondholders of these mines (and others) and gives a quick history where things are. Dated November 1, 1909. "...

Location: Rough & Ready, Nevada County. Incorporated in 1874. Cert. #22 issued to Charles C. A. Duisenberg for 1 share. Signed by A.E. Eberhart,...

Inc. in California. Location printed on the top of the certificate: Meadow Lake District, California. No. 154, issued for 160 shares to Charles W. You

Examination of the Grand Channel of Auriferous Gravel in the Mining District of North Bloomfield, Nevada County, California by P. Huerne, Civil Engine

Lot of 4. c.1880s. Two unissued proof certificates for the New York & Boston Gold Mining Company. Printed by American Bank Note Co. Nice undergr...

Inc. in California, Nov. 1875. No. 268, issued for 1,000 shares to H. Aug. Whiting, company secretary, on Oct. 20th, 1877 in San Francisco. Signed by

No. 104 for 10 shares made out to Smith & Co. dated May 24th, 1852. Little York was located two miles Southwest of Dutch Flat and about 9 miles ...

#1404 Hydraulic Mining series – Hydraulic Mining near French Corral. Piping the Bank, (near view) Nevada County – Orange stock Date: Location: Ne

Hydraulic Mining series #1405 – Eureka Claim – North San Juan, Nevada County - Orange stock. Date: Location: Nevada County, California HWAC# 6

During a process of mountain building in the California Sierras, the gravels of ancient gold bearing river beds were partially buried by an extensive

Photograph is by Carleton Watkins. It is plate B180. Original! Photograph itself if 13.5 x 9.45". Shows two hoses washing away a hillside in th...

#1403– Hydraulic Mining Behind the Pipes, in the Kennebeck (Kennebec) Claim, Birchville, Nevada County. Original taken in 1866. Birchville is located

Popular Series Stereoview - Malakoff Diggings – N. Bloomfield Mining Co. Ca. Slight staining on upper right of mat, & bend in lower right (appro...

Watkins Stereoview – Pacific Coast #1819 Malakoff Diggings – North Bloomfield Gravel Mining Co. Located 26 miles NE of Nevada City, these hydraulic mi

Watkins Stereoview – Pacific Coast #1818 Malakoff Diggings – North Bloomfield Gravel Mining Co. - Yellow stock. Date: Location: Nevada County, Ca

Watkins Stereoview – Pacific Coast #1820 Malakoff Diggings – North Bloomfield Gravel Mining Co. Orange stock. Toning on top. Date: Location: Nev

8pp. Foldout photograph of mine plus two smaller photos inside. Century Mining Co. owned the Guadaloupe (Guadalupe) Quicksilver Mine, adjacent to the

The Quicksilver Mining Company Annual Report for 1874. Originally the New Almaden Mining Co. Incorporated by the state of New York, April 10, 1866. R

This 1867 photograph is titled, "The Town on the Hill, New Almaden." This San Francisco photographer proudly proclaims on the back of the ...

9 pages on folded blue lined paper. The Aurora Gold & Silver Mining Co. approves use of J.A. Bartoler's (? ) mill amalgamating patent for us...

Location of Mine: Placer County. Datelined Virginia, March 9th, 1864 (as in Virginia, California). Cert. #228 issued to John Bosquit on July 6, 1863 f

Incorporated in New York. No. 1042, issued for 100 shares to Sarah J. Horton on Nov. 15th, 1880. Signed by the company president H.C. Bidwell and the

Forest Hill Slope Company – Placer County, CA – Incorporation document for mining company January 20th, 1859 in the Forest Hill Township No.5 in Place

The tax is actually for 800 feet of iron pipe on the Buckeye Claim which was 2 1/2 miles southeast of Placerville. The value was estimated at $300.00.