Great American Treasure Hunt

1921 stock certificate from the Cooperative Creamery Company, issued to S.C. Mitchell for 100 shares of capital stock, signed by W.E. Zoebel, Presiden

Stock no. 303 issued to George Kellis for 100 shares on December 10, 1906. The stock has a large tear down the right side that has resulted in a 1/3rd

Territorial stock #16! 20 shares to Louis Zenin(?) on August 22, 1863 - one full year before Nevada was granted statehood! Incorporated May 27, 1863.

1) Hard to Find Silverhorn Mining and Development Co. #616. Incorporated in Nevada in 1921. Issued to Bartlett Smith for 10 shares in 1923. Signed by

This rare certificate features 5 beautiful vignettes, above the masthead and inside the scrolled border. Litho is by the Broun-Green Co. of New York.

Incorporated April 15, 1905. Location of Mines, Bullfrog District. Datelined Goldfield, Nevada, May 18, 1906. #430. Uncancelled. Issued for 1000 share

Incorporated April 15, 1905 (does not specify where). No. 419 issued May 18, 1906 to Peter Neeson for 1000 shares. Signed by the President, Jno Cook a

This group contains a Prospectus and 2 subscription blanks for the Red Fox Mining Co. There is a stock certificate for the Revert Mining Co. It is No.

Issued in 1898 for 100 Shares, #7572 to Coffin Sanderson, Trustee. Signed by James Newlands, president and C. L. McCoy, secretary. Black border with A

Fantasy piece created c1960. Seal says incorporated 1905 and stock says 1921. Either way, the first millionaires from Virginia City silver were dead.

Certificate #5769 for 500 shares of Mining Company stock. Incorporated in South Dakota in 1907. Nice terra cotta borders, with a central vignette of C

1) Getchell Mines stock #39321 in 1960 signed by Wilcox and Wingfield. 2) Goldfield, Nevada Wells Fargo receipt from 1909. 3) Round Mountain Mining Co

Cert. #453, issued at New York in 1906 to Theo H. Price for 100 shares. Signed by Price as president and C.B. Moffat Jr. as secretary. Inc. in New Jer

Stock no. 11695, issued to Dean Witter & Co. on July 17, 1951 for 1 share. It was signed by the secretary and vice-president. This stock was cer...

Cert. #299, issued at Forth Worth, TX in 1902 for 312 shares to A. Calhoun. Signed by C.C. Wilson as president and W.A. Diboll as secretary. Inc. in T

Cert. #291, issued in 1892 at Provo City, Utah for 50 shares to Martha M. Bowen. Signed by Peter Stubbs as president and W.H. Freshwater as secretary.

Cert. #1082, issued in England in 1872. Signed by directors M. King and John Elwell and secretary Henry Downing. This was a ten pound share warrant. T

Cert. #903, issued in England in 1871. Share warrant to purchase one share for 5 pounds. After the Comstock Lode excitement, mining prospectus' ...

Group of six different Washington mining stocks.1)Pierre Lake Gold Mining Company, Northport, Wash. (WA), issued in 1901 for 500 shares. The Pierre La

A group of three different Wyoming miners. 1)The Portland Copper Mining Company (CO), issued at Denver, Colorado in 1906. The company's mine off...

Trust Certificate to Bearer. Inc. in New Mexico. Offices in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Certificate and coupons are undated. Ten dividend coupons attached

Group of 12 mining stocks from eastern states. 1)The Blue Bell Copper Mining Company (WV), issued at Cleveland, Ohio in 1901. Miners working undergrou

Seven mining stocks from foreign locales. 1)Colonial Copper Company (WV), issued at New York in 1900. Their mine offices were at Cape D'Or, Nova...

1) Oatman-Combination Mine. #838 in 1916. Mohave County, Arizona. After a few other names, the city and mining district of Oatman was named in the pos

5 page prospectus from the Quartz Creek Dredging Company operating on the Keewalik River Basin. Gold was discovered in 1921. Nice condition.

Wonderful foldout illustration of the California Gold Rush. Taken from Ballou's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion, pages 280 and 281. Illustratio...

Print showing three miners working gold over a small stream. Titled: "Gold-Washing in the Sierra Nevada." Back of print shows that it is a...

Mine was above 8,000 feet elevation. City: Alhambra County: Boulder County State: CO Date: 1895

1891 letter in which Bassett is purchasing from McFarlane of Central City. Bassett is not taking the engine and boiler just quite yet! The complete st

The Good Hope Mining, Milling, and Transportation Company Operated fron 1898 until 1930 but main production ended in 1902. City: Gunnison

"Map of Mining Claims adjoining Leadville/ Situate in / California Mining District/ Lake County, Colorado. Carefully compiled and drawn from of...

Check No 551 from The Ward Consolidated Mining Co. of Leadville, CO. Dateline Leadville, Col., July 10th, 1880. Pay to Robt. Heasman $8.95. Signed by

Located in Bear Creek Canyon at Ouray. City: Ouray County: Ouray County State: CO Date: 1916

The Opnia-Queens Gulch Silver Mines Co. located in Pitkin county south of Aspen City: Queens Gulch County: Pitkin County

1) 1905 Map of Underground Workings by W Lingren and FL Ransome. Drawn by JL Bruce. One rip at fold. 40" x 32". 2) 1903 Topographic map li...

The New Haven Gold Mining Corporate Seal. Manufactured by S. Carter, Denver. City: County: State: CO

1 1/4 pounds. The Bunker Hill Mine and Smelter), was a large smelter located in Kellogg, Idaho. When built, it was the largest smelting facility in th

By Nancy B. Schreier. Like new with dust cover! National was one of the richest gold camps in Nevada. Two prospectors made the initial gold discovery

Meant to accompany 1923 report to stockholders. Yellow Jacket Longitudinal Study, Maps of Sub-haulage levels measuring 33" x 11", Cross-cu...

Blank Certificate of Assay. Gold, silver, lead, zinc, etc. Around 100 sheets. City: Pioche County: White Pine State

These two "Appendix to State Journal" volumes are the key mining volumes. Both volumes are in nearly perfect condition and would make a gr...

Baker City, Oregon written on back. City: Baker City County: Baker State: OR Date:

The San Luis Mining Co. was organized in November of 1900 under the laws of the state of West Virginia. The main office was located in New York but mi

No markings. No markings. City: County: State: Date:

1898. Report by Superintendent Frank Kleppetko. Excellent condition. 12 pages - some blank. City: Butte County: Silver Bow

Number 501. These scales were adopted by the United States Government. Weight is fracturing. Does not work. City: County:

Number on arm shows charge for 1st class letters and second class newspapers. Seems to be in working condition. Partial Fairbanks Scale sticker still

These scales were adopted by the United States Government. Arm is broken and in three pieces. Number 716509 stamped on arm. Does not work. Could be us

Vol. I. Tewkesbury Publishers, Juneau, Alaska and Seattle, Wash. Copyrights, 1947. "Containing a biographical index of personal sketches of pro...

Photo re-printed edition of the 1876 edition. Paperback. Published by Sunny South Steam Book and Job Print, Atlanta. 298 pages. The piece has some sta

"Giving the Names, Occupations, Places of Business and Residences of the Adult Population of the Islands; also a Complete Classified Business R...

Directory McPherson County Kansas--Containing Names, Addresses, Townships and Location in Townships of Every Male Resident Over Twenty-one Years of Ag

Published by W. S. Adams & Co. Contains a table of contents, a general index, and an alphabetical index to businesses. Unlike the 1868 directory...

The first Brookline Directory. Compiled and published by Dudley & Greenough. “…containing a general directory of the citizens, town officers, co...

“…of the inhabitants, institutions, manufacturing establishments, societies, business firms, state census, maps, etc., etc.” Littlefield Directory Pub

“contains a complete resident and business directory of the town, names of streets and their location, town officers, schools, churches, societies, or

Price, Lee, & Co., and Sentinel Printing Company. “containing general directory of it citizens, business directory, new map, street directory, c...

See History & Directory of Needham (red binding) for information. This directory shows strong corner wear on covers. One large stain in middle o...

A. E. Foss & Company. “containing a complete resident, street and business directory ... also a history of the town from its first settlement to...

By C. Niles Haskell. “Containing the City Record, the Names of All the Citizens, a Business Directory, and an Almanac.” The town of Newburyport became

Volume XV. By the Drew Allis Company. Published by Sampson, Murdock, and Company. “General directory of the citizens, a numerical house directory of t

“containing a complete resident, street, and business directory, town officers, schools, societies, churches, post offices, library, etc. : census of

The Boston Almanac for the Year 1855. Volume XX. By Damrell & Moore and George Coolidge. Published by John P. Jewett & Co., 117 Washington S...

The Boston Almanac for the Year 1860. Volume XXV. By Damrell & Moore and George Coolidge. Published by Brown, Taggard, and Chase, Boston. Ex. Li...

"Containing a directory of the citizens, a business directory, and a list of the city officers, religious and other societies, &c." 25...

Resident, Street, and Business Directory and population statistics. Compiled and Published by A.E. Foss & Co., Hopkinton, Mass. 239 pages with a...

"Containing a complete resident, street, and business directory, town officers, schools, societies, churches, post offices, library, etc./ Cens...

Very scarce. No listings found on OCLC. "Containing a General Directory of the Citizens and Place of Residence, Business Directory, Calendar, T...

Includes the city ordinances. By Henry J. Howland. Printed by Henry J. Howlands, 199 Main Street. Worchester. 175 pages. Wraps. Fold-out map of the ci

No book listings for this year found on OCLC. W.A. Greenough & Co., Compilers, Printers and Publishers, Boston, Mass. No. 9. 1887. 461 pages. Pr...

No book listing found on OCLC. Business Directory and Business Man's Guide for the Year 1868. By Atwell & Co. B. Thurston & Co., Printer...

Nice historical reference book. Includes instructions on how to use the telephone. Public pay stations listed for each city. Title page is detached an

By J. R. Dodge and published by Dodge & Noyes. Hardcover. “A glimpse of the businesses and resource of thirty-one towns.” History, education, ac...

Containing general directories, business directories, official registers, & etc. Compiled and published by Dean Dudley. Includes index to advert...

Includes the New Hampshire Register, Framers’ Almanac, and Business directory, The Claremont Manufacturing Company, publishers and proprietors. Also s

"Pony Express Centennial." Reno-Sparks still listed first and Las Vegas is still in the back with 'other' cities. That would not l...

Gazetteer and Business Directory of Niagara County, N. Y. for 1869. Compiled and published by Hamilton Child. Table of contents in back of book. Map.

Gazetteer and business Directory of Wayne, County, N. Y. for 1867-8. Compiled and published by Hamilton Child. Contains table of contents, index to bu

Paperback. Copyright H. P. Phelps. “A STRANGERS' GUIDE AND RESIDENTS' MANUAL, Containing a Chronicle of Local Events; Information ABOUT THE ...

“Containing a plan of the city and suburbs, the names of the citizens alphabetically arranged, with their occupations and places of abode ....” includ

1863. Lindsay & Blakiston publishers. “to all public buildings, places of amusement, commercial, benevolent, and religious institutions, and chu...

Also a Farmer’s Almanac and a Business Directory. Railroad descriptions also in the back of the book. Each city has a list of officials and the post m

Second Appleton Directory. “Comprising an alphabetically arranged list of business firms and private citizens; a classified list of all trades, profes

This year not found on OCLC. "Containing an accurate list of all the newspapers and periodicals published in the United States and Territories,...

Geo. P. Rowell & Co., New York. 1872. 680 pages. Green cloth covers with gilt lettering. Copy of the Merchants' Exchange News Rooms in Portl...

Geo. P. Rowell & Co., New York. 1873. 608 pages. Green cloth covers with gilt lettering. From the personal library of S.H. Bauman. Bauman was th...

Published by J.W. Pike, Philadelphia. 74 pages plus multi-colored ad pages at the beginning and end. Classification of Advertisements and directory li

Orange cloth with gilt lettering on cover. 192 pages with advertisements. Index to special classifications. Index to advertisers. General directory (a

Not found on OCLC. Gazetteer of the Principal Cities in the United States, 1883-4. James H. Bartleet, Philadelphia. [20] 136 pages. Index to Ad

"Containing the Name, Number, and Location of Every Masonic Organization in the World so far as known…" Compiled by Robert Macoy & Isa...

Not found on OCLC. Refinery Markets, Tank Wagon Markets, Export Markets, Crude Prices. Compiled by National Petroleum New, Cleveland. Green covers wit

California, Oregon, Washington, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, South Dakota, Alaska, Idaho, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma , Utah,

S.M. Pettengill & Co., Publishers, New York. Brown boards with gilt lettering. 345 pages with many advertisements for printing businesses. Inclu...

No listing for this year found on OCLC. "Bankers, Investors, Trust Institutions and Railroad Officials Supplementing Poor's Manual of Railr...

R.G. Dun & Co. Mercantile Guide, 1884, Xerox. 522pp plus ads. Bound. Classic business reference for all towns in the United States and all the ...

Not found on OCLC. Published by the Offices of the Shoe and Leather Review. Red wraps. 492 pages. Index to advertisements and table of contents. Full

"And the Companies in which they are concerned, with such other particulars as are considered likely to be of use and interest." Red cloth...

No book listings found on OCLC. Published by Root & Tinker, New York. First Edition. 127 pages with full page advertisements. Black boards with ...

George, Milton. 480pp, green boards, gilt lettering front and spine, both fading. Cover and binding loose, broken at front seam. First 2 fly pages loo

The covers are tattered and have red wraps. This is a former library book. 308 pages Not listed in OCLC.Rarity: . City: Coun