Holiday Auction: Mining, Philatelic, Americana, & More (December 2020)

1) 1886, Letter from H. Whirlow to Joe. "I would like to send the gold to you. have you take it to the mint and send back by W. F. & Co.&qu...

Original 1878 copy."An account of the revival of affairs in two singularly interesting and important mining districts, including something of t...

Birchville is a historic mining and agricultural community in Nevada County, California. Birchville is located about 10 miles northwest of Nevada City

By Clark and Lydon. Not hard bound, but in mint condition. 217 pages with illustrations and photographs throughout. Last 89 pages lists all of the min

1) Murphy's, Queen of the Sierra by Wood. Signed by Wood. 88 pages, Photos. One foldout map. Cover is rough, inside is excellent. 2) Brief Histo...

A rare Calico City, California commemorative book telling the history and notable features of the now famous ghost town. Published in 1941 by Barstow

By C. W. Merriam. Geological Survey Professional Paper # 408. 83 pages. Includes map in back cover pocket. Graphs throughout. A few photographs. Excel

Cerro Gordo Prospectus, c1908, "The Old Cerro Gordo", "issued by the Four Metals Mining Co." 3 x 9", 24pp, profusely illust...

Written to Charles Wells for $400.00. Number 84. 2c U. S. Revenue imprint! John Bidwell was a leader of the Bidwell-Bartleson Party. They are credited

James Mills and brother Edgar arrived in California first. Darius Ogden Mills followed. In 1850 the company was listed as Auction and Commission Agent

1) 1873. # 630. To Man Lee & Company. Signed by H Sevening. $100.00. 2) 1874. To Charles Bartmann. Signed by Sevening. $33.00. 3) 1877. To Hedg...

Views show mining at the very rich Columbia area - now a state park near Sonoma on the south end of the Mother Lode. Notice the lifting wheel in each

1) Death Valley in 49 by Manly. Autobiography of a pioneer. 2) Tungsten Deposits in the Tungsten Hills, Inyo County by Lemmon. U. S. Department of th

This lot includes a 22 page leather-bound Hayward Bank book used as a personal notebook by miner John Nicholls in Dutch Flat, California. Nicholls wor

Important Collection! If you have ever driven from Reno to San Francisco, you passed right by this place. 1) American Scenery Stereoview #749 Hydrauli

Payroll log of Miner’s name, time pay rates and monthly pay. August 1912 to August 1913. Interestingly the pay rates varied from $2.50 to $4.

1) A draft of the Forest Hill Slope Company's stock options: for tunnel mining, $28,000, 10 years, 56 shares, seven trustees named. Unique and O...

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

The first is a 4½ x 7¾“ by L. Reinhard showing a group of eight miners at the mine location, c1870’s.” L.

This is quite possibly the same gravel cliff seen near the Gold Run exit on I-80. Reilly #345. J. J. Reilly Stereoview – Views of American S

The plot of this Minor Drama was based on a man and woman who came West, fought hard times and eventually success. The characters were all based on pe

By W. J. Johnstone Jr. 1940. For an eighty year-old paper book, it is in very nice condition. A few minor back cover issues, but the binding is very s

Fascinating archive consisting of well over 100 photos and personal documents from three mines, all apparently partially owned by the Flint family of

1) Letterhead to F. Reichling, treasurer of Kennedy. Bar #3 for $6,037 on the way via Wells Fargo. Signed by J. Parks superintendent. 2) 1912 North St

Hand drawn longitudinal section map - very rare. Shows the ore bodies of the famous Kennedy Mine. Discovered in 1856 and producing up until 1942 reach

1) 1882, Dixon Brabbon cashier. To Sam Lewis & Co. for $50. 2) 1884. Signed by Snailesw for Brabbon. $36.43 to W. T. Ellis. Date: 1882, 188...

California Journal of Mines and Geology. Volume 53, 1 and 2. 1957. Includes an article on Mines and Mineral Deposits of Mariposa County by Bowen and G

New York, Wm. C. Bryant & Co., printers, 1863. 81 pp. 23x14.5 cm. (9x5¾"), plain paper wrappers. Elaborate prospectus for the mining p...

History of the area. rare hard bound edition. Excellent condition! Date: 1969 Country (if not USA): State: California City: Meadow Lake District

This is an important mine with a RARE fabulous photograph!!! The Great Western Quicksilver Mine was a mercury mine[2] in California, near Middletown i

1) # 16! for 249.92. To GN Montgomery. Signed by Henry Eno. 2) #10 for $150.00 to David Thompson. Signed by Wade Manson. Both are from 1854 and are ex

1) The Story of Early Mono County by Ella Cain. 166 pages. Photos. Excellent condition. 2) California Journal of Mines and Geology. April 1940. Articl

1) Nevada County Mining Review. Published by the Daily Morning Union, Grass Valley. It is a compendium of Mines and the people who work them. Great re

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

"Gold dust bought and advances made on dust for assay or coinage." To Laird & Chambers. For $100. Charles W. Mulford and Niles Searls ...

Extremely Rare 1st Edition in very good condition. 36 pages. Full of diagrams (14 with most having two views)and charts (15). The Pelton Wheel was use

New York Flat is southeast of Oroville. Contrast is superb. Lindgren was a famous mining engineer. Photograph is 4 x 5". Mount is 7 x 9". ...

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

1) Watkins Stereoview – Pacific Coast #1819 Malakoff Diggings – North Bloomfield Gravel Mining Co. Located 26 miles NE of Nevada Cit

#1405. Gold was discovered in the area in 1853 and the town of San Juan was settled by miners that worked the local placer deposits. The town continue

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

RARE! John Peterson - special deposit 1 bag containing 18 & 18/100 ounces of Gold dust forwarded to the San Francisco Mint for coinage. A very e...

1) This is an extra rare check, number one and Darius Ogden Mills start to financial growth. Pay “West for taking care of hogs since Rice[x=

RARE! 1850 is extremely early for Gold Rush Banking ephemera. No. 362 dated July 17, 1850 Sacramento City. 3.75 x 5.5" manuscript filled in ...

1) California Journal of Mines an Geology, Volume 49, Numbers 1 and 2. Article on Mines and Mineral Deposits of San Bernardino aby Wright, et al. 143

This is a stock collector's dream. All this information on one page!!! An early publication of the San Francisco Stock and Exchange Board just a...

Dated March 29, 1855 for 10 pounds sterling to the order of Charles Parsons, Esq. sent to Messrs Fred. Huth & Co., London England. Ornate and v...

Steamer is like those that sailed from New York to San Francisco pre-Panama route. # 6841 made out to Sam Jennings, a California Assemblyman, of $200.

1) Bank of California check to J. E. Butler for $400 on May 13, 1865, This check was issued about one year after the bank was founded. Signed by W. C.

1) 1854 EARLY Wells Fargo & Co., Bankers check. Dated Sept 28, 1854. Issued to Smart for $124.42. Folds. Some age discoloration. Sharp edges. Pr...

RARE1) 1855. Page, Bacon check with printed Nicaragua Steam Ship Company. C. K Garrison Nice steam ship vignette. To self for coin. $50.00. Page, Baco

Established in 1874 at Damon's Landing, on the San Leandro Creek, at an outlay of about one hundred thousand dollars. The broadside advertises t...

Extra rare! February 23, 1896. Sold to W. H. Reed of the Caroline Mine. 24 buckets for the 6' wheel. Date: 1896 Country (if not USA): S...

In 40 years, we have never seen this before! This four page annual report dated December 31, 1877 (San Francisco) shows the gold and silver produced i

Lot of 6. Includes two sets of documents that represent deposits of Shasta gold dust at the San Francisco Mint. Two Memorandum of Gold Bullion, 1874 a

A very rare panel of antique mining photos of H.A. Stewart's mining claim in Lucas Cañon with original writing describing the process and g...

Group of six from Greenhorn Mountain Copper Mine: 1) Map of the Greenhorn Mountain Copper Mine Shasta County California. Compiled by E.H. Scott 517 Cr

The Ruby is one of the most famous of the tertiary mines in Sierra County. 24pp. Rear civer detached, but present. Inserted descriptive leaflet, &qu...

The water flume would have been to provide water for elevated gravels. Smartsville is near Timbuctoo and just south of the Yuba River. During the Cali

1871. Yuba County. This stereoview shows the Blue Lead (lowest, richest of the 7 gravel units as defined by Whitney. It was taken after a major robber

By Hutchings & Rosenfield, Volume 2, Number 5 of Hutchings' California Magazine for November 1857. p. 193-240. Woodcut illustrations. 9½...

CHOICE stereoview with sharp corners and striking contrast. Title "Hydraulic Mining - The Tailings."3c green Washington IR stamp adhered o...

Three monitors (nozzles) are spraying a think gravel unit. This would be similar to the gravel cliffs you pass at Dutch Flat on I-80 sixty miles east

1) Lawerence & Hoseworth. Established 1855. Lawrence & Houseworth & Co. #798 California series - Timbuctoo Diggings, Yuba County –...

By Andre. Number 186 of 300 copies. Original gray wrap. "...becoming disillusioned by his experiences in that rugged location, the Frenchman ca...

Exceptionally Rare! By Robert J. Grace & Grace J. Slyter. Original 1963 edition. 163 pages with one map. First note is form 1849. "A compan...

1) Contract payment note to Dr. Henry DeGroot - Datelined Weaverville Dec. 5, 1879 for the sum of $2000 in the event of a sale of the Brown’s

One stereoview by Thomas Houseworth, One J. J. Reilly, one C. L. Pond and two John F. Soule. All choice! Date: Country (if not USA): State: Cal

159 pages. Thompson & West. Great history reference. Cover is coming detached. Pages are well worn. But if you don't have this edition, it w...

By Grove Karl Gilbert. Fold out maps, photographs, and diagrams throughout. This book has pencil notes in margins throughout from previous wonder. No

Choice! 1) Lawrence & Houseworth. Yellow. c1864. Shows a multi-hundred feet long tom in a deep channel which was cut into gravel. There is a bri...

1) California Gold Camps by Guude. THE BIBLE for research on mining camps in California. 2) California Gold Rush Camps. 1998. Book Club of California.

These two unique ceramic plates commemorate the California Gold Rush. Item one of two is an off-white 3 inch miniature plate featuring a dark brown tr

1) California Journal of Mines and Geology, Volume 50, Number 1. Includes an article by Carlson & Clark "Mineral resources of Amador County...

1) Quicksilver Resources of California, Bulletin 78. California Mining Bureau. 1913. Includes fold out maps and illustrations. 77 illustrations and 42

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

The journal covers the period of 1849 to 1851 and shows the troubles and experiences of a 'Forty-niner.' Soft cover, Excellent condition. D...

1) Mines of Julian by Ellsburg. san Diego area. 2) Along the rails from Lancaster to Mohave. Lancaster at the Mohave Desert. 3) Mines of the High Dese

By state mineralogist Lewis E. Aubrey. 70 illustrations. 120 pages. Four delicate maps and graph foldouts in front and back. Excellent condition. Dat

Lot of 2. Letter from the Calif. Packet Office regarding the prompt sailing of ships from Boston to San Francisco for freight /passengers and logisti

The long tom is a small sluice that uses less water than a regular sluice. It consists of a sloping trough 12 feet long, 15 to 20 inches wide at the u

This view shows hydraulic mining c1864. Three monitors, one hidden, are washing the banks to loosed the gravel. Shows a hand riveted pipe in the foreg

1) Small hydraulic cut. Two miners observe the monitor. Looks like foothill belt. Gravel n Schist of slate. Photograph is 4 x5". 2) Large bould...

1) 1892 Report of the State Mineralogist. Coal mines listed in index and by county. Other mines included. 612 pages. One fold out map in excellent co

1) Mines and Mineral Resources of Sierra County. 1920. 144 pages with index. By mining district. Mines in alphabetical order. Three fold outs. 2) The

1) Placer Mining for Gold In California. Division of Mines, Bulletin 135. by Averill. 1949. Mines Listed alphabetically by county. 357 pages. Last few

Lawrence & Houseworth. # 970 in Placer Mining Series. Title "Placer Mining, Panning Out." Notice the trees have been stripped in the ...

Lot of 2. 1) A real photo postcard from the isolated Mammoth Mine in Kennett, California, dated and postmarked August 18 and 19, 1909. Dimensions are

IMPORTANT EARLY MAP OF THE GOLD REGION IN CALIFORNIA, PUBLISHED SHORTLY AFTER DISCOVERY OF GOLD IN CALIFORNIA. Striking map of the gold region, showin

Lot of four. 1) Great Western Rock Breaker. Great drawing of the inner workings. 1890's. Three varieties, # 1 2-4 tons an hour, # 2 4-8 and # 3 ...

Alma was home to much silver in the late 1800's. Alma is the highest incorporated town in America at 10,578 feet. This receipt is for four ore s...

from Monographs of the United States Geological Survey, Volume XXXI. By Edward Spurr. S. F. Emmons, geologist in charge. 54 illustrations. Atlas is no

This piece has two important things going for it. 1) First it is from Aspen, Colorado. In 1879 the first prospectors arrived in what would soon become

Although we can't place a date on this, it seems to be as early as 1861. Photographers were Reed and McKenney, They were operating out of Centra...

Two early pieces. 1) 1865 letterhead from Buttrick to "My Dear Colonel." The letter introduces the bearer, Charles Hill as president of th...

Lot of Four. Mines are located in Sunshine, Salina and Boulder. The Boston & Colorado Smelting Works were located in the town of Black Hawk, Gil...

1903. By A. J. Mitchell. Rebound. Original front cover is torn. Six pages. Three fold out sketches included and in great condition. Date: 1903 C

Stereoview by Underwood and Underwood. Sharp and contrast and clear photographs. Titled "Brownsville Mining Camp on the C. C. R. R. Col." ...

Bullion at the railroad siding and protected by several men. A boxcar has been pulled up to hula the bars away. Back says "Buena Vista, Colorad...

Photograph by WH Jackson. Written in ink "Property of Miss Mary Mussina, PO Box, 67, Mt Gretua, Penna." and "9/5/1885. Contrast is go...