Great Americana Pow-Wow Auction (August 2020)

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