"Marvels of the West" 2024 January Auction

A wonderful grouping of tokens from Gallup. The first of 3 lots today._x000D_ _x000D_ NM457 Akers Hotel-Bar Good for 12 1/2 Cents in trade. 28mm R-7_x

Lot of five store cards: Rome Brass & Copper; Traphagen, Hunter & Co.; General Tom Thumb; L. W. Hall Whitehall, N. Y.; New York Central Rai...

Lot of eight tokens: Z. Spingarn Saloon; Columbus Hive No. 3 B. O. Bees; A. E. Hollander $10 Ingle token; Belmont Smoke House; H. P. B. Brunswick Balk

Brown viewing stone 8x7x8". China Chunlin Zhu Collection

Large specimen of scalenohedral calcite/dolomite crystals, milky pink in color at the tips, near-clear yellow at the bases. Interior crystalline core

River rock. 14 x 6 x 9î banded spherules bicolor China Chunlin Zhu Collection

12x6x16". Dark brown river rock view stone. China Chunlin Zhu Collection

Chinese Viewing Stone surface has deep erosion. Custom Stand. 10x5x12"and weighs 24 pounds. China Chunlin Zhu Collection

Gobi stone. 15x8x4ì. Medium gray. No base. China Chunlin Zhu Collection

Malachite, 1.25 x 1.25 x 1"; cluster of clear/white quartz crystals with small flecks of dark-green epidote crystals, 2.75 x 2.25 x 1.75";...

24 Pyrope garnets from 3/4" to 1" in diameter, 383 gr; two clusters of clear quartz crystals with dark-green epidote crystals, 4 x 3 x 1.7...

Two large citrine quartz crystal sprays of numerous, radiating spears, from 1/10th of an inch across up to 1 inch in diameter. Crystal lengths up to t

Giant selenite spheres 1î diam., no base. 10x8x13 inches China Chunlin Zhu Collection

Beautifully carved Chinese zodiac figures of the Rat, the Snake, and the Tiger. Each animal is approx. 4 x 5 inches, mounted on an ornamental backing,

3 mineral specimens. Chunlin Zhu Collection Chunlin Zhu Collection

Large polished block with yellow brown and cream 6.5 x 7 x 4"

Two clocks, each mounted on a fossilized fish plate. Largest has two fish with the clock, about19 x 12 inches; smaller has one fish with the clock, an

From the classic Green River Formation near Kemmerer in western Wyoming, comes this artfully prepared Asineops fish fossil. The fish is about 6.25 inc

Fish fossil measures about 10"x 16". What more can I say about a fish fossil, except that it's very old. Please see photos for more de...

A salesman sampler from Coast Manufacturing & Supply Company, showing the different types of lasting fuse that one might purchase, There are ni...

A set of crucible tongs. They measure 19" in length and are made of brass. Please see photos for more details.

Probably down hole gamma ray logging probe lead. No instrument. No instructions, no extras. With original hard shell case. Probably 1970s.

Two reports by J.S. Diller, one on the Topography of the Pacific Coast, the other, which is signed by the author Sandstone Dikes. Please see photos f

5 California desert and prospecting books. 1925 Field Book of Common Rocks and Minerals by Loomis. Minerals for Atomic Energy by Nininger, Treasure Gu

Very rare. The Denver Fire Clay Co./Denver Salt Lake/Bacteriological Supplies. 3.25". This bottle probably held assay chemicals. 1896 pictorial...

6.5 x 8.5" mounted photo by an unknown photographer of a North Star Mine ore specimen. c1925, from the Nevada Photo Collection. Tonopah Nev...

Item # 1 of 16: Mottled crucible, 6 1/2" tall . Items # 2 & #3 of 16 : Graphite gray crucibles, 5" tall & 4 1/2" tall , respe...

Here are a really nice pair, of miners lunch boxes. Item # 1 of 2: Embossed on the lower 1/3 of the body in front is : " LISK". This is a ...

Here is a great pair of "Early" miners lunch boxes. Item # 1 of 2: Embossed on the front & rear shoulder is : " National" ....

Ten publications mostly related to gold mining and the Gold Rush. A) Christie's Gold Rush Treasures from the SS Central America auction catalog ...

3 key references on copper and mines with info on operations large and small. The Mines Handbook, 1926, 2129pp, cover wear. The Copper Handbook, 1910-

Old Bardstown Bourbon Surface Miner decanter without contents, 13" tall. Avon 1987 The Gold Rush Stein with panning miner and Western street s...

Contains a number of correspondence and covers from the Hermosillo Copper Company in Hermosillo, Mexico. This typed correspondence includes letters

Prospectus for a Mexican mine. 9pp, toning Mexico 1903 Mexico

1968 reprint of 1865 Arizona letter to the Editor of the New York Tribune by Hon. Richard C. McCormick. He outlines the advantage of the counties and

1891 Newtown Mining in Inyo county ledger page. 1889 Bullion and Exchange Bank check, small livestock letter in fair condition. Inyo California

c. 1908-09 ledger book of The Sierra Queen Gold Mining Co. Motions seconded by E T R Powell who was a soda bottler. From the Powell Estate, Nevada Cit

Various letters from Pacific Coast Gold Mines to Angels Iron Works regarding equipment. Company owned mines at Quartz, south of Jamestown in Tuolumne

2 Sacket's Gulch original mining photos. See photo on page 334 in Garvis book. 4.75x7.75" photo of miners with their tools-wrinkle, small c...

1899 National Bank of D O Mills check with imprinted RN stamp. Stocks-1932 River Placers, unissued 1860's Rio Vista Gold and Silver, 1923 Grizzl...

1900 The Official Manual, Cripple Creek, 495 pp, complete except for missing map and in poor condition, but still a good historical reference. Sold as

4 panel 8.5x15.5", Thunder Mountain promo booklet with 2 panel map on verso. Mold, stains, chips and fold tear. Please inspect. Thunder Moun...

c. 1953 Butte, MT Jaycees copper leaf cover booklet with mine site on cover. 6x4.5" Montana Butte Butte Montana

1892 letter from Castle Mining to AM Holter Hardware regarding a pump, creased. 1891 letter to AM Holter Hardware regarding a safety(sic) valve. This

A time book and correspondence from the Helena & Victor Mining Company of Helena, Montana, from the 1880's. Please see photos for more detai...

Helena 1922 assay receipt for gold and silver dust. Stain on upper left. Helena Montana

1918 minutes of board of directors meeting. Trial balance sheets 1917-2/28, 3/31, 4/30, 5/31. Preliminary prospectus of Rocky Mountain Consolidating

1875 receipt and Memorandum US Assay Office NY.191.78 oz. Elling was paid in gold coin. Virginia City Montana

1874 Memorandum of Gold Bullion from US Assay Office at NY. 278.87 oz, 851 fine. Possible Alder Gulch gold. Elling was paid in gold bars and silver co

1873 Memorandum of Gold Bullion at US Assay Office NY. Deposit was for Montana amalgam by Elling/Shift and Co, Virginia City. Paid in gold bars and si

1873 receipt from Kountze Bros for Montana grains and Montana amalgam .838 fine. From Little Camp Creek in Silver Bow County, Montana and yielded most

1874 US Assay Office memorandum for Colorado Amalgam, 335.46 oz. Virginia City Montana

Black Friday Lode map measuring 34"x 42" and in readable shape, with some fold tearing. The Black Friday is a gold mine located in Broadwa...

8 Montana copper mine articles of incorporation and other corporate documents. Copper Bay, Anaconda-tape repairs, Regis, Bonanza, Coeur D'Alene...

Letter from The Diamond Queen Mining Company (Bullfrog Mining District), signed by F.L. Warburton. It comes with the cover and is addressed to Attorne

Very rare. We've only offered one of these over the past 10 years (and it was in poor condition). Assay memorandum for "sluice bullion"...

A collection of pages showing expenses and income for the Birdseye Creek section of the Nevada Mining Company in the early 1900s. All in nice conditio

Color panorama of the Kennecott copper works. Facts about the mine and its value included on the verso. Located in Bingham County. c1930 Bingham Ut

7 pieces of Bingham Canyon mining ephemera. Kennecott, Bingham Cons. Mining, Dalton and Lark ledger, photo, Utah Copper 1911 report. Utah Bingham

The company owned various mining properties in Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons. Includes 1927 letterhead (shipping about 25 tons per day, etc.), Sal

About 20 pieces of Utah mining ephemera. Park City, SLC, Grand Gulch, etc. Billheads, letters and covers, photos, mine report, checks etc. Utah

9 pieces of Utah mining related stock ephemeras. La Coste & Co, J B Thompson, several Salt Lake Stock and Mining Exchange closing quotations, E ...

3 Big Bonanza Mine Shadow Boxes. 7.25" x 6.5" blond wood frames, mine shaft entrance with tools, ore and trespassers shot and keep out sig...

Rare autographed letter Signed by Manager F. M. Smith, also known as "Borax" Smith. Letter is on Asarco letterhead 1907, regarding payment...

1931 Deister gold concentrating machine catalog, 17pp plus index and cover letter. Some mold, please inspect.

1-2) Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain region. 16 pages. A general treatise. 1876. 3) Gold Mines East of the Rocky Mountains by

Lot includes 18 photos of mining scenes and men. Two photos are duplicated. Includes: 1x 10x7.5" photo of four men standing on and around sluic...

Philadelphia Smelting and Refining 1897? assay report, Dawson YT 1905 Margaret Barrett savings bank note. Hardcover Deep Enough by Crampton 281pp, Har

Mining ephemera for the advanced collector. 1914 letter asking for smelter receipts for proof of production for the annual USGS report. 1923 United Co

13 pieces of refining and smelting ephemera c. 1917-48. U S Smelting Refining and Mining employee time records-stains, Southern Pacific, J W Currie.

33 stocks certificate # 27452 MINES D' OR DE L'ANDAVAKOERA, Part de Fondateur au Porteur. With a scale of Justice. Variety of coupons. Ver...

Two different capital stock certificates and one First Mortgage and Collateral Trust Convertible Gold Bond. 1) One hundred shares of Alaska Copper C

Phoenix Mining Syndicate blank stock certificate #1693. It is offering stock in the company for $1 per share. Please see photos for more details. A

Lot includes: 18x stock certificates, unissued, for the Pacific Gold Mining Company, incorporated December 31, 1883, No. 141-152 and 239-246. No. 239-

Lot of 4 different. 1) Humming Bug Mines, Inc. Issued in 1939, not cancelled. Eagle vignette. Staple holes, folds. 2) Spring Gulch Tunnel Company. Iss

10 Cripple Creek Mining stocks. Jackpot, Anaconda, Jennie Sample-2 different, Montrose, Findley, New Gold Dollar, Cresson, C & S, North American...

5 Cripple Creek in frames. Central Creek Central Railway, Gold Dollar Cons. Mining, Blanch Gold Mining, Portlant Gold. Altman Water bond. Cripple C

Rare. Inc. in Michigan. No. D2995, issued for 100 shares to Allan Ferguson on May 19, 1937. Printed signatures of president Howard Streeter and the se

Inc. in Colorado. No. 329, issued for 1,883 shares to HP Turner on Feb. 11th, 1896 in Denver. Signed by president EJ Warner and secretary AP Haasch. P

1) London Mining Company. $500 bond, No. 448. Issued in 1882. Pen cancelled. Signed by president George Blanchard and secretary H.S. Comstock. Three c

8 Colorado stocks. Yale Gold Mining, Zephyr Mining, 2x Argonaut Gold Mining, 2x Empire State Mines, Jackson Compressor, 2x Western States Mining.

1) Columbia and Beaver Silver Mining Company. # 2501 for 100 shares. 1882. Signed by secretary EH Haight and vice president Courtwright(?). Location o

Lot of 2. 1) Bond No. 930, issued for $10, January 2nd, 1896. Signed by the president (Happy?) and the secretary. Not cancelled. Green border and prin

Of Council Bluffs, Iowa Stock, 1897. Inc. in Iowa. Cert. #119, issued for 1000 shares in 1897. We could find no reference to this company or its opera

No. 10389, issued to Henry Clews & Co. for 400 shares in 1900. Possibly signed by Clews on reverse. Punch cancelled signatures. Black border and...

Located at Columbia, Humboldt County. This company was incorporated in the more desirable year of 1862. # 24 for 100 shares to N. B. Mulville (Reverse

1. Eureka-Croesus Mining Co, Incorporated State of Delaware 1917. Cert # 73140 for 100 shares(100 stamped in purple top) @$1 per share of common stock

About 33 later issued Goldfield Cons. Mines stocks. Issued 1960 and 1961, 2 varieties. Nevada Goldfield Goldfield Nevada

Rare stock. #103 issued Aug. 22, 1879. Mine is in Virginia District, NV. Virginia City Nevada

Chollar, Gould & Savage Stock Certificate, as well as Yuba Consolidated and United Western Mines Corporation Reorganized, All are cancelled. The...

Three stock certificates from the Comstock Lode: 1) 1880 Curtis Consolidated one hundred shares issued to H. S. Stone; Gold Hill Mining District of St

Five pieces of Western financial paper: 1) 1870 Curtis Consolidated Mining Company stock certificate for 100 shares issued to H. S. Stone, located in

Four pieces of Nevada paper: 1) 1880 Curtis Consolidated stock certificate, 100 shares issued to H. S. Stone, from the Gold Hill Mining district. 2) 1

Lot of three. All 1922. Eagle vignette. All to Jones & Baker. Incorporated in Virginia. Certificates are in fair to poor condition. New Mexic...

Tioga Coal, Iron Mining and Manufacturing Company Capital $150,000, with privelege of increasing to $250,000, in shares of $25 each. No. 202, Corning,

Lot of 8 mining related stocks from the support industry. Utah Fire, Utah Lime, Utah Fire Clay, Hyrum. 1900s. Utah Utah

Lot of 5. 1) Victoria Consolidated Mining Company (1911). Cancelled. 2) Victoria Mining Company (1900). 3) Cardiff Mining & Milling Company (195...

9 Utah stocks and 1 bond, issued and unissued. American Exploration, 2x Thomasville Mining, 2x Ucolo Uranium, Utah-Apex Mining-3 different, Hickox Min

International stocks (9) and bonds (2): 1) $500 Trustee's Certificate ,8% First Mortgage Gold Bond cert. # B. 681, 10 coupons. Payable July 1,...

Group of correspondence, about 8pcs, from the Mayne C. Parker Co. of Philadelphia soliciting the sale of stock in various mining and oil companies. Th