Great Americana Pow-Wow Auction (August 2020)

Item #1 of 7: Very unusual miners pick . 15 3/4"long head , with 4 sided, Plumb bob points !! Embossed in the center of the head, on front &...

Two large NO TRESPASSING signs from Utah mines. See photo for details. One has black lettering on white paint and artfully pierced by numerous bullet

Four semi-modern one hour self contained oxygen generating breathing apparatus for escape only. Made by Dragerwerk, Lubeck, Germany. MSHA approved. U

Items #1-#3 of 7: ( 3) Different colored ( red, yellow & Black ) underground " Wheat" miners lamps. They have about a 50" inch c...

this is a pocket geiger counter made in the 1950's by El-Tronics. Even though it hasn't been tested, it appears to be in good condition. See...

This is a collection of items related to the Alaska-Gastineau Mining Co., which operated a gold mining and milling operation on the outskirts of Junea

Two Bisbee Arizona Folios by F.L. Ransome. Fair condition, some foxing, a few chips out of corner. Please inspect. 18.5" x 22". Date: c1...

1) Arkansas & Arizona Copper Company, Jerome, Arizona Map 1915, shows 8 Claims and related property, also shown is adjoining United Verde Copper...

Three publications: U.S.G.S Arizona Bulletins for the years 1909, 1915, and 1923 Dept of the Interior, U.S.G.S.: 1) Bulletin 397- Mineral Deposits

Four U.S.G.S. Arizona Mining Publications 1) Bulletin 1027 -F: " Copper Deposits of Part of Helvetia Mining District, Pima County, Ari...

1) Geology & Ore Deposits of the Bisbee Qudrangle PP 21 By Frederick L. Ransome 1904, 9 x 11.5" hardbound, 29 plates, 3 in pocket, 5 figur...

Bodie Street Map, by Brill, 1955. About 43” x 35”, framed. Murray J. Brill, June 1955, 1” = 5‘. Shows all existing

With embossed content labels. 5Ó. All with ground glass stoppers. Were in use at Bodie. All Unique. Purchased from Hawthorne High School.

Lot of 4. 1) Mounted photograph showing two hunters underneath ridge. Back is labelled, "Sugar Loaf, Cherokee, California." 4.5 x 6.5"...

Lot of 7. 1) 1898 letter to Thos. M. Clark of Newark, NJ, to get his proxy to vote at a meeting for the California Water & Mining Co. 2) 1903 le...

Two F. Berton & Co. (one has Alfred Borel & Co. stamped above), RN-G, New York Hill Gold Mining Co. checks. Both issued in San Francisco, 18...

Framed hand colored sketch of mine buildings and water pipe system. "Mineralization is a vein deposit hosted in diabase and granodiorite. The o...

This has not been seen by us before. Compiled by Louis D. Rasor, US Mineral Surveyor for California, January 1923. Colored pencil notations on top to

Famous huge Mining Supply Company based in L.A. -"Braun-Knecht-Heimann-Co., Catalog 50 for "Laboratory, Apparatus Instruments and Supplies...

Lot of 2 different. 1) Lucky Strike Mining Company, La Joya Mine, Napa Co., Cal. (labelled bottom right). View shows outside of the mining and milling

California State Mining Bureau Bulletin No. 95, March, 1925 Geology and Ore Deposits of the Randsburg Quadrangle. Contains Fold out maps (5) Undergrou

This small handbook published in 1901 by the California State Mining Bureau, Ed. B. Preston describes the many techniques and equipment used to extra

2 California gold rush documents. 1) Memo of Gold Bullion deposited at assay office of S. Molitor & Co, 110 Montgomery St., San Francisco on Ma...

"Mine Drainage, Pumps, Etc." by Hans C. Behr, Mechanical Engineer, California State Mining Bureau, Bulletin No. 9, San Francisco, August ...

Gold Quartz Veins of teh Alleghany District, California, 1932 U.S. G.S. PP 172 By H. G. Ferguson & R. W. Gannett. 9 x 11.5" softbound bookl...

4" special spoon by Studio C with pan and nugget on top and underground miner on bow. #28/500 in case, nice item for display Date: Country i...

Takes in portions of Fresno, Kings, Kern, & San Luis Obispo Counties. 42 x 58" wide on onion skin. Folded but in great condition. Date: 2...

Thirteen pieces of mining history including letters and assay receipts from mining companies throughout California: Grass Valley, Damascus, Angels Cam

CDV by Carl Meinerth of Thomas Lunt Hale who is not listed in Bancroft. Also, The Log of a Forty-Niner by Hale about his 1840's and 1850's j...

Original canvas ore bag from the Ten Broeck Mine, about 14 x 24", hand sewn, perhaps 1880. The term Ten Broeck is an American surname, primaril...

Lot of 6. Deals with two Leadville mines. 1) Denver City Consolidated Mining Company. Includes: letter about stockholder's meeting; 1895 carbon ...

Nice group of 161943 indenture, small photos, original patent, 1906 mineral certificate during T Roosevelt offic, 1926 assay cert with tears, 1953 lo

3 hand-colored wood engravings show illustrations of Chestnut St., Interior of Shaf House and view from Harrison Avenue. Matted 14 x 18.5". Lot...

Lot of 5. 1) Cross section through French Mountains showing the Delphin (1400 ft), Pelican (600 ft) and Garfield shafts and the proposed Gold Park T

Annual report with cover foxing and staple rust Date: 1916 Country if not USA: State: Colorado City: Provenance: Fred Holabird Collection

Clear Creek, Gilpin, Boulder & San Juan Counties, Colorado. Beautiful 4 page presentation of the company's claims, shown in red, also includ...

1) The Downtown District of Leadville Bulletin 320, by Emmons & Irving 1907, 6" x 9" hardbound, 7 plates, 5 figures, 75 pages 2) Geol...

1) Geology and Ore Deposits of the Garfield Quadrangle , Colorado-1957 Professional Paper 289 (9 x 11 1/2" Booklet - 15 Plates in Pocket, 8 Fig...

1) Geology & Mining Industries of the Cripple Creek District, 16th Annual Report Part 2 1895, 8 x 11.5" rebound hardcover, 14 plates, 37 fi...

8" x 12" Booklet - Illustrated with photos & maps. 7" x 16" FO Claim map. Date: 1903 Country if not USA: State: Dakotas...

Geology & Ore Deposits of the Coeur D'Alene District, Idaho, U.S.G.S. PP 62 By F. L. Ransome & F. C. Calkins, 1908. 9 x 11.5" sof...

U.S.G.S Publications on Idaho MIning & Geology (3) 1917, 1924 and 1947 1) Geology & Gold Resources of North Central Idaho , Idaho Bureau o...

Lot of 2. Printed copies of a letter dateline New York, July 27th, 1878. States that the holder of mortgage bond No. 22 and No. 23 is entitled to 500

I/U #6823 and 6827 issue to Montana Senator Lee Mantel 1917 with Mantle signatures on reverses. Includes Mantle biographical info sheets. Date: 1917

Photograph of Family waiting to take underground tour of Gagnon Copper Mine. Note: Ladies holding candlesticks. 12 x 14" on cardboard. Worn ed...

U.S.G.S. Mining Reports for the State of Montana - (3) Publications Bulletin 26, 527 and Mining Bureau Montana Geology Memoir No. 32 1) U.S.G.S. Bul

U.S.G.S. Department of the Interior 1) Geology and Ore Deposits of the Elkhorn Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana by Walter Harvey Weed with

Lot of 4. Rare! Southern Pacific Company expense bills for the shipment of flasks of quicksilver from Almaden to the Mexican Mill, Brunswick Mill, Eur

Published by Haff & Colwell Bros. 14 x 32" Blueprint of Mining Claims on Linen with rollers. Date: 1914 Country if not USA: State: Nev...

Original Report of the Esmeralda County Auditor foe the first quarter, 1873 to the State. 18 x 21". Very rare, unique and original. Note that ...

Shows Lode Mining Claims in the Tule Canyon Mining District. Esmeralda County, Nevada. Located near Goldfield. Map measures 27 x 42". Date: 7...

The Eureka Mining District,Nevada U. S. G. S. PP 406, 1962. 9 x 11" hardbound, 11 plates, 15 figures, 2 tables, 78 pages. Date: 1962 Country ...

Original report of mine proceeds. This report lists 27 producing mines in Alpha order. . Eureka Consolidated was the largest producer at $245,035.

7.5 x 4.5" ledger, leatherbound, for unnamed mining operation near Gold Hill. Entries dated in 1895. About 15 pp. of entries plus many scattere...

29 line entries of producing mines in Lincoln County, mostly at Pioche. Gross yield for the quarter was about $513,000. The largest producers were Ra

1) Yellow. 29 x 3" Found near the Lodi, Nye County Compressor. 2) White. 18 x 3" Probably found at Candelaria. Two nice Nevada ghost towns...

What a great rarity! The actual Certificate of Incorporation for the Keokuk Gold and Silver Mining Company located in the Reese River District. 2c blu

Fantastic, original broadside, "The Laws of Gold Hill Mining District" with latest date in the text, 1873. The text is not showing at the ...

California Mill, Bank of California, Virginia, Nev, 1875, revenue check (RN-D) issued to the V&T Railroad Co. for $330.91. Signed by Comstock mi...

Territorial. Includes a California State Telegraph envelope address to Day. Telegram is dated July 6, 1864. "Send no more bars to Theall, loss ...

All assayed by Van Wyck in May of 1865. The mills were the Central, Island, Union and DeLand. (Rarer mill located half way down Six Mile Canyon. 15 st

The most sought-after Comstock autograph! Bank of California, RN-B with green NV revenue printed on the left border. Issued on May 3, 1870 to Wm. Veal

Rare. Bank of California, Virginia, Nev., April 9, 1874. Issued to M. Toban for $24.50. Signed by Comstock mining millionaire John Mackay. RN-D1. Viol

Letter is datelined In Franco, February 4, 1861. Cover has an address of Feb. 4. Yet how can a Wells Fargo cover come from France. and why has the cov

W.S. Hobart / Ophir Mill, Bank of California, revenue check, RN-B16a. Issued in 1872 in Virginia City to F. Birdsall & Co. for $62.34. Signed by...

Lot of 2. Nice pair of W.S. Hobart / Ophir Mill, Bank of California, revenue checks issued in Virginia City in 1872. One is signed by James G. Fair an

Rare. Sapphire Mill (Nevada and Atlas crossed out), Bank of California, Virginia, Nev., Sept. 24, 1868. Issued to (illegible), signed by W.S. Hobart.

Lot of five. All for the Savage Mining Company. From May 3, 1865 to May 30, 1865. Largest bar was on May 8th. 1,465.5 ounces. $ 421.97 in gold and $1,

No. 225, issued in May 31st, 1864 to DV Peck. Signed by Charles Bonner (as supt. for the Gould & Curry). Very bold red S&A cancel!!! Two cen...

Stateler & Arrington, Bankers, check issued May 20, 1864 to JM Douglass by Charles Bonner (as supt. for the Gould & Curry). Dateline Virgini...

Stateler & Arrington, Bankers, check issued March 5, 1864 to Pat Brophy. Signed by Charles Strong (as supt. for the Gould & Curry). Two cent...

Lot of 2. Consecutive numbered Stateler & Arrington checks issued to John and Pat Flynn, likely brothers. Signed by Charles Bonner as supt. of t...

Lot of 5. These are Stateler & Arrington checks issued in 1864 to people with famous Nevada last names. However, research did not show any relat...

Stateler & Arrington, Bankers, check No. 76. Issued to DW Balch on May 28, 1864. Signed by Charles Bonner (as supt for the Gould & Curry). N...

Lot of 3 different. All are issued to Wells Fargo & Co., probably for shipping gold/silver bullion. Signatures of Mackay and Fair, two of the fo...

Lot of 3 different. 1) Woodworth Mill, 1872, issued to J.G. Fair by James G. Fair. Signed by Fair on the reverse. Rare double signature! RN-E7. 2) Occ

Trench Mill, Bank of California, Virginia City, Nevada, revenue check (RN-C) issued to HM Yerington for $550 in 1871. Signed by mining millionaire Joh

Lot of 2 different. 1) Summit Mill check, 1869, signed by CB Smith. Nevada and IR adhesive revenue stamps. 2) Pacific Mill & Mining Company reve...

Lot of 2 different. 1) Belcher Silver Mining Company, Bank of California, Virginia, Nev., July 30, 1873. Issued to "Labor" for $1,000. Sig...

Bank of California promissory note for $80,495, issued to William Sharon by the Union Mill and Mining Company, Sept. 19th, 1872, San Francisco. Signed

Bank of California promissory note for $100,000, issued to William Sharon by the Union Mill and Mining Company,Feb. 14th, 1872, San Francisco. Signed

Bank of California promissory note for $100,000, issued to William Sharon by the Union Mill and Mining Company, Nov. 1st, 1871, San Francisco. Signed

Dateline Virginia City, Nov. 21st, 1864 (a month after NV became a state). No. 760 for a 2,293 ounce deposit of bullion from the Savage Silver Mining

Lot of two. 1) Union Mill. Gold $485.13 and silver $1,106.92. 2) Island Mill. Gold $712.74 and silver $1,621.22. We don't find reference to the ...

Lot of 5 different. Includes: HM Yerington, 1874, RN-D (buff), Signed by Yerington; Woodworth Mill, 1872, RN-E7, Signed by Fair; Gould & Curry, ...

A truly fabulous piece of Comstock and Nevada history: an original sign from a famous Gold Hill and Virginia City assayer, Conrad Wiegand & Co. ...

Rare double signature check! Woodworth Mill, Bank of California. RN-E7. No. 745, issued to J.G. Fair (Pay Roll) by James G. Fair. Signed on the revers

17 x 21". Color. Hale & Norcross and Potossi Mines Cross Section. Numbered Plate 10. Major rips and folds could use archival tape! Date: ...

This important document is unquestionably one of the most important mine production documents we've had. It is for the first quarter 1870, at th...

All from the Denver Fire Clay Company. In the original somewhat dilapidated cardboard box. Crucibles are in like new condition in original packing.

By Eliot Lord. 20 Chapters with 36 page appendix and 3 maps. 19.5 x 32.5" map of Washoe District Shows Mining Claims. Book is 9 x 11.5" ...

1) Geology & Ore Deposits of the Rochester District. Bulletin 762, by Adolph Knopf, 1924, 6" x 9" softbound, 4 plates, 5 figures, 78 p...

Deming Folio, New Mexico by N.H. Darton. 1917 George W. Stose, Editor of Geologic Maps, S.J. Kubel, Chief Engraver. Colorful maps & some photos....

Silver Hill Mine, Lexington, N.C., Feb. 27th, 1899. Written by Edward Hopkins and addressed to GF King in New York. They are sending King "one ...

"Manufactured From Pure Old North Carolina Leaf." Illustration shows miners operating a sluice. Printed by J. Ottmann, New York. 3 x 4.5&q...

This is a lot of two issues of The Mineral Resources of Oregon, October 1914 vol. 1 number 6 and May 1916 vol.2 number 1; published by the Oregon Bure

Lot of 12. 1) 1880 deed to James Brewster and Joseph Belliveau for 50 feet on the Mountain Girl Lode Mining Claim, situated 2 miles NE of Elkhorn City

Black letter on white bell signals with cloth backing. 47x23", right edge is heavily frayed. Sold as is, please inspect Date: c1910 Country i...

Vol. 1. Articles about the by-laws of the Star Mining District, Beaver County and "Proceedings of a Miner's Meeting Held on the 8th Day of ...

Geology and Ore Deposits of the Cottonwood-American Fork Area, Utah Geological Survey Professional Paper 201, United States Department of the Interior