Great American Treasure Hunt

1896. Hard to find billhead for the Inyo Marble Works. To the Utica Mining Company for two white slabs. The Inyo Marble Works was created and by 1887

190 John Taylor billheads for the Utica Mining Company for supplies. Here is a fabulous nearly complete record of what one mine bought from the John T

28 billheads to the Utica Mining Company for materials used. Bills include Don Battersea Crucibles, cyanide, manganese, borax, potash, bone ash, colle

67 pieces. Includes letter post master. Billheads include Manuel & Garland general merchandise, Manuel lumber, Valente boots, Fisk groceries, Un...

LARGE advertising on back: "SMOKE VISTA de ORO CIGARS" and "THE RIGI, AMERICA'S GREATEST CIGAR." One comes with a bill to F....

This Mutual Savings Bank pamphlet lists officers and directors. It is also an advertisement for why you should join. Located at 30 Montgomery Street.

1891. Picture shows the Gates Ore & Rock Crusher. To the Utica Mining Company. Includes a shipping receipt from the Southern Pacific Railroad. T...

Lot of 4: Crosett carpenters and mechanics, Williams Marvin boots and shoes, Pacific Hospital, and Murray & Ready employment agency. City:

H. Huddleston & Company price list for Japanese, English, Indian, Ceylon and Gunpowder teas. Coffees include San Salvador, Guatemala, Costa Rica...

Includes 8 assay sheets for the Hardenberg Mine and 45 bill heads for the Utica Mine. Bills are almost exclusively for rolled silver (after smelting).

1) 1893 freight shipped on the Columbian steamer "City of Para" from New York to Colon, U. S. C. From there it would be shipped by steamer...

49 pieces. Most to Mitchler and Lane. For cigars, whiskey, rum, beer, rails. Some to Martin at French Gulch. City: San Francisco

Wonderful collection of 25 SP shipping receipts with San Francisco billheads. Includes one receipt from John Taylor, assayer. Companies include Pelton

68 shipping receipts from the (1) California Navigation & Improvement Company, (2) California Transportation Company, and (3) Pacific Coast Stea...

1) John M. Klein's Electrical Works with a list of line materials and a full stock of Sunbeam Incandescent Lamps. Back is a bill for a Long Dist...

Smelting ore for Mr. A. E. Rau of Angels Camp. 3.43 troy ounces of gold. This is a smaller San Francisco refining company. Rau was a very important mi

W. C. Rumsey signed Stockton Business School, George Hornace real estate, Cary pianos and organs, and Aurora Flouring Mills. City: Stockt

Lot of nine. One hand bill dated 1899 with prices including gas. Eight billheads - two different varieties. City: Stockton Count

189- Sperry & Company, 2 unused J. Phelps, California Navigation & Improvement Co., 1919 Char. Haas with billhead, 1900 Stockton Woolen Mill...

1) Aurora Flouring Mills, 1902. Pictorial advertising cover with purple billhead. 2) John Quinn, 1894. Nice advertising corner cover. Both are address

Great picture of the Morris Bros general merchandise store. To the Peck Mining Company. Dateline is from "Chinese Camp"--very rare! City...

65+ pieces. Mostly Memorandum of Gold Bullion and Assay Reports. Several billheads from the mill - all with assay reports. Several indicate ore shippe

12 pieces. 6 Sonora Foundry billheads. Three different styles. Billheads for City Hotel, Carroll McTarnahan assayer, John Dorroh physician, Tuolumne S

Three from Scott Davis, & Co. All pertain to shipping sulphurets to the Utica Mine. One from Joseph Travelli asking for his Knights Templar swor...

Letter from Joyce Wash, fire ranger to Frank Mitchler. She talks about going from logging camp to railroad camp giving lectures on fire safety. Mentio

Big Trees, transit, carriage, The Wasp, musical instruments (with hand bills), Armour luncheon meats, steamships, etc. Please see the photo.

Two billheads from Milton. Four shipping receipts from Milton includes whiskey and cigar deliveries. Eleven expense accounts; mostly whiskey, beer, an

10 pieces: The Origin hard oil finish, Alabastine, the Victor Association Wild Olive cure, Stockton Woolen Mills, Milk Producers of Central California

1) Cheap Light Hobart Bowles Company. Tears along folds. 2) Sun Vapor street lights. City: County: State: CA

38 pieces: Four Madison Mining Company billheads, note signed by T. Lane, superintendent, labor costs signed by laborers, voucher, transportation char

1) Sanativo: The Wonderful Spanish Remedy. 2) D. Dierssen Company grocers prices. Sacramento, California. City: County:

11 pieces: Angels Camp 1901 cancel on Wells Fargo postal, Charles Smith of Los Angeles unused return envelope, John Schweyer of Chicago unused return,

39 pieces. Some duplicates. From places like Angels Camp, Murphy's, Stockton, Fresno, and San Francisco: Willard H. Miller, Parke & Lacy Co....

61 pieces. Here is a chance to get information on many local mines - some of which just may have been forgotten to history! 1) Dolling Mine 1912 repor

1) 1902 Stanislaus Milling & Power Company advertising cover. Oakdale. 2) One addressed, but not cancelled, Angels Hotel, Otto Dolling proprieto...

Front page advertises Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Inside has a two-page fold out of the warehouse and many of the 1,530 employees. Includes n...

This lot features 26 fun pieces perfect for any collector of "Buffalo Bill." There are 23 post cards that feature either images of "B...

Paper lists the cities to be visited by Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Pawnee Bill's Great East Shows. In 1908, Buffalo Bill needed a new back...

An amazing piece of Western history from one of the West's most iconic figures, "Buffalo Bill." This letter, written by Cody, comes on...

For many, the personification of the wild American West was the man and the ledged of William F."Buffalo Bill" Cody. Produced by Huston, t...

Like Buffalo Bill, Pawnee Bill was a colorful showman who entertained audiences with his cowboy acts. In 1908, Pawnee Bill and Buffalo Bill worked and

Post card of the famous Wild West showman! The post card was mailed to a Mary Park in Seattle on May 7, 1923 from E.S. Hookis. The post cards features

This is an extremely unique post card featuring the image of "Buffalo Bill" but put together with different western pieces. The post card ...

For many, the idea of the American west can be summed up in the image that was "Buffalo Bill." This lot has 3 post cards, including 1 rea...

Lot of 3. It features 2 post cards that show "Buffalo Bill" during the early and middle part of his life. There is also "Buffalo Bil...

This stereoview features Buffalo Bill mounted atop a horse ready to shoot! The photographer is idenitifed as C.W. Woodward of Rochester, NY. Each of t

This stereoview was produced by Woodward & Albert Publications in Rochester NY. Same view as previous lot. Each photo of the stereoview measures...

Titled "Buffalo Bill's Body Guard" this stereoview features images of Native People on horseback. The stereoview was produced by Under...

One of the many symbols of the American west was that of the cowboy and his gun riding along the trails of mountains. For many the name "Winche...

This is a lot of of 7 items perfect for any gun enthusiast! 1) Herter's Inc catalog from 1952. Based in Waseca, Minnesota, the company was one o...

This is a lot of 5 pieces from various companies. 1) Paper advertisement from the Waterville Cutlery Co. of Kansas City, MO. The ad features several k

This is a lot of 3 stocks, including 2 early Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Co.. 1) Stock no. A3929 issued to Edward W. Bill for 10 share...

For 70 years, the Parker gun was titled as "the world finest shotgun." This is an unused post card featuring the shotgun next to a small b...

This is a lot of 5 cards featuring the winners of the National Championship Asscoication Club. It even includes an image of the famous Count Gladstone

This is a lot of 5. 1) Stock no. C6004 issued to Mabon & Co. for 50 shares on December 6, 1946. Cancelled. 2) Stock no. A66913 issued to Jennie ...

Stock no. TCO 5, issued to Thomas G. Bernnett for 9 shares on March 8, 1929. Incorporated under the laws of Delaware. This is a non-cancelled stock th

This is a fractional interest of one-half of one share of a class "A" stock. This is stock no. SA 398, issued to Winchester Bennett on Mar...

This is a fractional interest of one-half of one share of the preferred stock. Stock no. SP 2218 issued to Fred and Clara Leach on April 24, 1929. Bes

This is a temporary stock, that would have been exchangeable for a permanent stock later. It is also a specialized stock that would have been used for

Temporary certificate exchangeable for permanent certificate when prepared. No. TP 22 issued to the Union & New Haven Trust Co., Trustee of Hann...

Temporary certificate exchangeable for permanent certificate when prepared. Class "A" Stock. Stock no. TAO 2835 issued to Fred and Clara L...

Lot of 2 great stocks issued to Winchester Bennett! 1) Temporary preferred stock. No. TP 124 for 100 shares issued on March 6, 1929. 2) Temporary clas

Lot of 3. 1) Electric Gun Corp, stock no. 1367 issued to Geo. Morris for 100 shares on April 10, 1918. Cancelled. 2) Maxim Munitions Corp., stock no.

Lot of 2. 1) Stock no. 161 issued to Bruce M. Griffing for 6 shares on April 11, 1918. Incorporated under the commonwealth of Massachusetts, trust cer

Stock no. 180 issued to J. M. Guiteau for 500 shares on August 1, 1857. What makes this stock special is the rare pictorial located on the left side o

Offered for sale from the Gordon Harris estate is the ultimate firearm for the Western collector: the Henry repeating rifle. Model 1860. Patent date:

Fabulous framed panorama of Juneau, Alaska. View shows the town site on the water. Lots of great detail. Sheelor Photo. In wooden frame. No matting. T

Unframed panorama of Ruby, Alaska shot by F.W. Sheelor. Half of view is dominated by the Ruby River. Paddleboat docked at town site. Buildings being c

Another wonderful panorama of Valdez, Alaska in 1916. View shows town with majestic mountains in the distance. Horse and buggy on street. Sheelor Phot

Fantastic framed panorama of Dawson City, Yukon Territory photographed by F.W. Sheelor. View from hill across the river that shows town and bend in ri

Photograph is c1856 just after Olive Oatman was released from captivity by Indians. The photograph shows Olive with the blue tattoos that she was give

Second edition. Only 5,000 books were printed in the first edition and 6,000 with this edition make this a rare find. The 1858 and 1859 editions are w

Rare larger size (75x on bottom) and rare light purple. Very clean Munger Brothers bottle from the Arizona Territory. Munger Brothers logo on bottle.

This stereoview was taken during George Wheeler's 1873 expedition with the Army Corps of Engineers. It shows Coyotero Apache Scouts on the shore...

The 1863 volume. 124pp. Typical 6 x 9”, brown boards, gilt lettering, professionally rebacked with replaced fly pages. A. Roman & Co., San Franc...

1864 Edition. 251pp. Harper Bros., New York. 5.25 x 7.75”. Brown boards, gilt lettered spine, fading. Separation beginning of spine cover. Two bookpla

Hodge, H. Arizona as It Is, or, The Coming Country. 1877. Hurd & Houghton, New York. 270pp plus index. Green boards, gilt lettered spine, minor ...

Clarence Dutton. 18.5 x 21.5". Front board loose. Lacking spine cloth. Edge wear. x-library. 23 atlas sheets. Beautiful colored atlas sheets of...

This scene depicts Civil War Confederate soldiers (5th Texas Mounted Rifles) in Arizona. Picacho Peak is in the background. This would put the place n

Formal detailed pencil drawing tiled “Scene in Arizona.” Shows miner navigating down a hillside with four loaded burros. Dated July 14, 1885. Signed b

This is a stereoview, taken T.H. O’Sullivan, showing an area of Cooley’s Ranch, 10 miles east of Apache, Arizona during the exploration and surveys he

Hinton, R. J.; signed. Lacking all covers and spine, torn corners first two, and last two pages. Inscribed by Hinton: "To general Carmen with t...

Hinton, R.J.; The Handbook to Arizona; 1878; Payot, Upham & Co., San francisco.431pp, plus 101pp appendix, plus 143pp advertisements. Red boards...

This is a document regarding unpaid taxes in the county of Alpine by a Warren Burright. Burright was summoned to the district court March 18, 1865 for

Rare unused pictorial lettersheet. Large folded paper. Main title: Jackson, Amador Co. Engravings: one large image, titled Jackson, shows historic tow

Rare. $500 Reward "offered for the arrest of Domenico Bacigalupi, an Italian, who is charged with the murder of his wife by poisoning in Amador...

January 1853. Middle Amador. Fabulous letter from J. Benjamin Howe to his father in New England. 6 pp. Includes description of a 15 foot dam design to

Photo # 926. Carson Spur, Alpine County, From the Amador Wagon Road. Side reads: CALIFORNIA. Reverse: Photographed and Published by Lawrence & H...

24 1/2" x 32 matted. Signed. This watercolor has two barely noticeable tears about 1". Repaired with tape on back of canvas. Dorner T. Sc...

13" tall and 36 " in diameter. Ovoid form with some chips around mouth and glaze flaws to be expected with this old of a primitive piece. ...

13 1/2" tall and 40" in diameter. Chinese writing on one side! Chips on lid. Excellent and rare example. Ovoid form with some chips around...

28" x 33" framed. Signed. Dorner T. Schueler (1904-1986) studied at the San Diego Academy of Art. He was a member of the West Coast Water...

33 1/2" x 26 1/2" matted. Signed. Dorner T. Schueler (1904-1986) studied at the San Diego Academy of Art. He was a member of the West Coa...

25 1/2" x 19" matted. Signed on back. Dorner T. Schueler (1904-1986) studied at the San Diego Academy of Art. He was a member of the West...

Lot of 2. 1) A colored pencil sketch of a stream-side mining scene: piles of river stones show claim locations and a long sluice box winds down into t

Elliott & Moore; Colusa County, California. Illustrations Descriptive of Its Scenery...; 1880; San Francisco. 15 x 12.5", black boards, gil...

The Ultimate Gold Rush Artifact This is literally a piece of history that changed the world... an original artifact from the California gold discove

William Pitt seemed normal and sane. He was born William II in Grafton Vermont in 1827. His family moved to Pierrepont, New York when he was young. Th

This is a view of the Hot Springs Hotel with the steamer the Governor Stanford docked in the bay. The photographer is identified as Carlton Watkins of

When one thinks of Lake Tahoe, hot springs do not necessarily come to mind. Yet there is one small spot in Lake Tahoe were the lake water is indeed a