Montana Big Sky & Western Americana

Lot of nine. Includes letters to Golden West Plating Works and back. Four letters to John McClintock from John Taylor. Billhead. Mine report. (Ames C

Rare check issued Mar 31, 1898. Signed by John Singleton as president. Yellow aster RN facsimile. Upper left corner missing. (Prag Collection) City

Rare. Location: Clark Mining District, San Bernardino County. No. 30, issued for 20 shares to William Willis on Oct. 12, 1876. San Bernardino dateline

John A. Roebling's Sons Company of California catalog of wire rope and wire. Hardbound, 233 pages, 3 1/2 x 6". City: San Francisco Sta...

Five pieces of early San Jose history including an 1867 deed to Rancho Agua Caliente, an 1886 railroad right of way by the Quicksilver Mining Company,

Prospectus for this company which operated the Guadaloupe Quicksilver Mine located nine miles southwest of San Jose, adjacent to the New Almaden Quick

Lot of nine. Includes: Sierra-California Gold Mining Co. (1922, not cxl, heavy soiling), Transierra Exploration Co. (1958, punch cxl), Sierra Trading

Location of works: Sierra County, California. Inc. in New York. No. A212, issued for 100 shares to the company secretary (Wm. Lord) on Feb, 6, 1882. A

1) Uncas Mining Company. No. 22, issued for 5,000 shares to the company secretary (Gillett) in 1881. Also signed by Walker as president. Not cancelled

Three different. 1) The Monte Cristo Mining Company. No. 139, issued for 100 shares Aug. 1, 1877 in Stockton. Signed by Buck (president) and Humphrey

1) Alaska Mining Company. Location: Near Pike City, Sierra County, California. No. 1725, issued for 8 shares to P.H. Horn in 1886. Signed by the presi

Number 305 for 5 shares. Signed by A nightingale, M Browne and (?). This company had offices in London and San Francisco. The superintendent was E.S.

Very attractive four page prospectus with illustration of mine on front and color mining map inside. Mine located one mile from Stent. Describes how p

Lot of eight stock certificates. 1) Pair of share warrant certificates for Tuolumne Gold Mining Co. both issued in 1870. Not cancelled. Very thin, del

Three issued and two unissued stocks for the Yosemite Quartz Mining Company. Dateline Grass Valley, 1883 & 1884. No. 11, 18, and 19. Two are pen...

RARE! What a wonderful historical booklet and a more fabulous historical document. "W. P. Blake, New Haven, Conn." is stamped on the front...

California photographs and ribbon. 1) Group of miners at the Old Eureka Mill & Mining Co., Sutter Creek, Cal., 6x8 mounted. 2) Group of miners r...

Lot of eleven. Includes: Wilson Dredging & Mining Co. (1913 pen cxl and unissued, both with hydraulic mining vignette), Natomas Company (1937 &a...

Lot of 27 issued and unissued. Includes: Diamondville Blue Gravel Mining Co. (1870s uniss. pictorial), Marysville Tunnel & Quartz Mining Co. (18...

Five different. 1) Auburn & Rock Creek Gold Mining Company. No. 57, issued for 1,000 shares on May 21, 1880. Not cancelled. Crisp. 2) The South ...

Lot of four different. 1) The California King Gold Mines Company. Picacho, San Diego County. Issued for 100 shares on Dec. 12, 1902. Not cancelled. Vi

1) Vulcan Smelting and Refining Company. Stock issued for 5 shares in 1901. Not cancelled. Signed by the president (Page) and secretary (Baker). One I

Lot of ten certificates from two different Aspen mining companies. 1) The Statesman Mining Company. Five certificates, three unissued. Two issued are

Lot of three. 1) Two $25 Gold Production Warrants for Chain O'Mines Inc., "Largest Gold Mining Operation in the State of Colorado," Ce...

Location: Black Hawk, Gilpin County. Inc. in New York in 1867. No. 149. Not cancelled. Issued for 5 shares to John B. Bacon on July 19th, 1867. Signed

Lot of 4. 1) Two different $100 bonds issued 1907 for The Big Five Tunnel, Ore Reduction and Transportation Company. Not cancelled. 9" x 13.5&q...

Cert. #57, issued to Egbert Gurnsey for 150 shares in 1880. Incorporated in New York. Signed by D.H. Baldwin as president and Thomas J. Barbour as sec

Location of mines: Central City. Inc. in CO. No. 2216, issued for 100 shares to Albion Little on Dec. 18, 1891. Not cancelled. No vignette. Pink paper

Rare. Location of mines: Central City. Inc. in CO. No. 2472, issued for 500 shares to Albion Little on April 25, 1891. Signed by Marshall (president)

VERY EARLY Colorado prospectus. 17 pages. 8 3/4 x 5 3/4". No photographs or maps, but a lot of people tell you how great it is. Staining. Some ...

Inc. in New York. No. 1012, issued for 100 shares in 1880. Not cancelled. Vignette of five miners working underground. Soiling, rips, and folds. The R

Inc. in Colorado. No. 2607, issued for 1.20 shares (?) on March 4, 1927. Signed by the president and secretary. Not cancelled. Colorful vignette showi

Inc. in Illinois, mines in Clear Creek County, Colorado. No certificate number, but stock issued for 400 shares to the company president (Garrabraut)

Official Manual, Cripple Creek District, Colorado. Published by Fred Hills, Colorado Springs, Colorado,1900. Hard red cover, 11" x 8", 494...

Rare and classic Cripple Creek reference book by Warren and Stride in 1896. The book contains many original photographs of the Cripple Creek mining bo

Four different. 1) Unusual small certificate (6.75" x 9") for The Black Diamond Gold Mining Company. Issued 1894. Pen cancelled. Almost lo...

Lot of nine certificates for these two adjacent mines located on the east side of Globe Hill. 1) Sedan Gold Mining Company. Consecutive certs. issued

Two different. First is issued 1896, not cancelled, with a gold seal, brown border and mining vignette. Folds. The second was issued 1909, not cancell

Lot of five in poor to fair condition. 1) Two for The Able Lincoln Mines & Milling Company. Both issued 1906. Not cancelled. Gilt border, gold s...

Three different. 1) The Harvard Gold Mining Company. No. 352, issued for 200 shares to G.D. Chamberlain on March 13, 1896. Not cancelled. Maroon borde

Lot of 14. 1) Golden Cycle Mining & Reduction Company: ten stocks, five different types, issued 1915-1968. Most have vignette of large cyanide m...

Lot of seven different. Includes: The Colorado City & Manitou Mining & Milling Company (1905, not cancelled, mining vignette), The Dante Gol...

Lot of six. Includes: The Gould Consolidated Mining Co. (1901, not cxl), The LeClair Mines Co. (1928, pencil cxl), two $100 bonds for The Freeport &...

Lot of five. 1) The Atlanta, Cripple Creek and Creede Mining Company. Stock issued 1899. Not cancelled. Mining vignette and gold seal. Folds with sepa

Lot of four. 1) The Empire State Mines Company. Stocks issued 1902 and 1903. Pen cancelled. Green border and seal with mountain vignette. Inc. in Wyom

Lot of five. 1) The Doctor Jack Pot Mining Company. Three stocks issued 1905, 1916, and 1918. First two are punch cancelled. Three different president

Includes: The Clinton Consolidated MC (1903, not cxl), The Cripple Creek Drainage & Tunnel Co. (1907, not cxl), The Dante Gold MC (1908, not cxl...

Lot of three. 1) The Cripple Creek-Columbia Mining Company. A pair of certificates issued in 1901. Stamped paid from El Paso Stock Dividend. Gilt bord

Lot of three. Issued 1895 (Francis Boyd as President), 1898 (Geo. R. Buckman as Vice President) and 1900 (Geo. E. Lindley as President). All three hav

Five different. Includes: The Merrimac Consolidated Mines Company (1900, not cancelled, gilt border and seal, mining vignettes), The Arvilla Tunnel ...

Includes: The Harvard Gold Mining Company (1896, not cancelled) The Rose Nicol Gold Mining Company (1919, not cancelled), The Wheel of Fortune Consoli

Four different. Includes: The Merrimac Consolidated Mines Company (1900, stamp and punch cancelled, mining vignettes), The Old Gold Mining Company (18

1) The Montevideo Mining & Milling Company. Stock issued 1896, stamp cancelled. Gilt border and mining vignette. 2) The Carrie S. Gold Mining Co...

Includes: The Favorite Gold Mining Company (1899, stamp and punch cancelled, mountain vignette); The Potsdam Gold Mining Company (1895, not cancelled,

1) Penobscot Gold Mining & Milling Company. No. 305, issued for 5,000 shares to the president, JP Curtis, January 6th, 1896. Not cancelled. Eagl...

1) Detroit Gold Mining & Milling Company. 1899. Not cancelled. Folds. 2) The Bonzai Gold Mining Company. 1900. Not cancelled. Folds and light to...

Lot of four, two different types. Earlier two are both issued in 1905, punch and stamp cancelled for The McKinney Extension Gold Mining Company. Very

1) The Vindicator Gold Mining Company. Shows a steam engine leaving the mine. Postmarked 1909. 2) Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine. S-192. Photo by Sanborn.

#512 for 200 shares to Elroy H Davis in 1910. Signed by FA Joslin and J Jay Joslin. Fabulous Gold Hammer Vignette. By 1915 this company was defunct. T

Lot of four nice certificates. Inc. in Colorado. Issued February-November, 1900. No. 17, 21, 393, and 416. Either pen or stamp & punch cancelled...

Cert. #1235, issued at Colorado Springs in 1901. Navajo warrior at left. Cripple Creek Mining District printed at left. The co. incorporated in Iowa.

Lot of nine. 1) The Cresson Consolidated Gold Mining and Milling Company. Five certificates, four different. Issued 1919-1962. All but the latest is p

Lot of seven from two Cripple Creek mining companies. The Orphan mine was located next to the center of the Isabella Mine. 1) Two stocks for the Orpha

Lot of six foreign issue stock certificates for these two Cripple Creek mining companies. 1) The Rebecca Gold Mining Company. Four certificates with d

Three different trust certificates: 1, 5, and 25 shares, each different colors with the same mining vignette. All issued 1895, not cancelled with reve

Lot of four certificates for these two mines that were adjacent in Cripple Creek. Two different for The Rose Nicol Gold Mining Company: 1901 (gilt bor

Lot of seven from four different mining companies. Includes: The Cripple Creek Drainage & Tunnel Company (two issued 1910, not cancelled), The L...

Includes: Chicolo Cons. Gold Mining Co. (1906, not cxl, mining vignettes), Ophir Gold Mines Co. (1959, pen cxl), United Gold Mines Co. (1960, not cxl)

Includes: The Mary Murphy Gold Mining Company (1909, revenue imprint, not cancelled, mining vignette), The McKinley Gold Mining Company (1896, not can

Lot of three for these two mines that were nearly adjacent to each other on Bull Hill east of Altman. 1) Two certificates for The Favorite Gold Mining

Rare. Inc. in Colorado. No. 581, issued for 1,00o shares on June 3, 1896. Signed by the president and secretary. Not cancelled. Orange border with ora

Gorgeous certificate for this Cripple Creek mine! Inc. in Colorado. No. 1267, issued for 500 shares to John M. Linger on March 24, 1896. Signed by Cha

Rare. Inc. in Colorado. Cert. No. 574, issued for 1,000 shares to D.N. Bash, the company president, on May 28th, 1896. Not cancelled. Fabulous vignett

Lot of three, two different types. Earliest (1899) has gold seal and gilt border, issued for 1,000 shares, and not cancelled. Folds. The other two wer

Very rare. Inc. in Wyoming. Low number 6, issued for one share on May 6, 1915 in Cripple Creek, Colorado. Pen cancel. Gold seal and vignette of allego

Two different for this company located at the south edge of Cripple Creek. No. 1942, issued for 1,000 shares to J.M. Baines on June 20, 1901. Signed b

This company held multiple properties at Cripple Creek, some way outside of town. Two certificates: No. 32, issued for 3,00 shares November 2nd, 1896.

Three different. 1) The Hoosac Tunnel and Mining Company. No 2925, issued for 10 shares to J.A. Reinhardt on July 31st, 1906. Signed by the president

1) The Star of the West Mining & Milling Company. No. 99, issued for 1,000 shares to Mrs. Mary Baines on Dec. 30, 1895. Signed by White (preside...

1) The Arvilla Tunnel and Mining Company. Issued 1896 for 12,500 shares. Not cancelled. Eagle vignette. 2) The Merrimac Consolidated Mines Company. Is

Lot of three Anaconda Gold Mining Company stock certificates signed by Colorado railroad and mining tycoon David Moffat as president. Punch cancelled

Three Isabella Gold Mining Company stock certificates issued 1895-1896. All signed by J.J. Hagerman, an important Colorado railroad and mining figure

1) The Chicago Gold Mining Company. Inc. in Colorado. No. 46, issued for 1,000 shares Jan. 23, 1896. Signed by Cooper (president) and the secretary. N

1) The Chicago Gold Mining Company. Issued 1896, not cancelled, green border with mining vignette and gold seal. Folds and heavy creases. 2) The Gotha

Three different. 1) The Oro Grande Mining & Milling Company. Stock issued 1895 to the company president, John M Riley. Not cancelled. Ornate bor...

1) The Reno Mining & Milling Company of Colorado. Issued for 1,000 shares, Dec. 5, 1900. Not cancelled. Gold seal and eagle vignette. Folds and ...

1) Penobscot Gold Mining and Milling Company. Inc. in Colorado. No. 303, issued for 5,000 shares to the company president, JP Curtis, Jan. 1896. Also

1) The Beacon-Gold Hill Consolidated Mining Company. Issued in 1897 to the company president, William Clark. Not cancelled. Brown seal and allegorical

1) The Beacon-Gold Hill Cons. Mining Company. Issued 1897 to the company president, William Clark, for 5,000 shares. Not cancelled. Brown seal, ornate

The Montevideo Mining & Milling Company. Inc. in Colorado. No. 570, issued in 1896 for 1,000 shares. Not cancelled. Gold seal, gilt border and m...

Lot of two with different signatures. First is early 1892 issued stock to JE Hunter for 500 shares. Pen cancelled. Eagle vignette and gold seal. Secon

Mine located on Battle Mountain and Bull Hill. No. 363, issued for 1,000 shares in 1899. Not cancelled. Gilt border and vignette of mine on mountain.

Rare pair. 1) The Golden Stairs Mining & Leasing Company. No. 337, issued for 100 shares March 28th, 1896. Signed by the company president (Hugh...

1) The Orphan Bell Mining & Milling Company. Inc. in CO. No. 412, issued for 1,000 shares on Sept. 1, 1896. Signed by T.S. Hunter (president) an...

1) The Los Angeles Gold Mine Company. Inc. in Colorado. No. 728, issued for 500 shares on March 11, 1899 in Denver. Signed by the company president (E

1) The Golden Stairs Mining & Leasing Company. Inc. in Colorado. No. 336, issued for 100 shares on March 28th, 1896. Signed by Hughes (president...

Lot of 27 from multiple companies. Most pictorial. Companies included: Argonaut GMC (3), Sheriff GMC (5), Broker's GMC (4), Buena Vista GMC (3),...

Lot of five, two different types. 1) The first two were issued in 1902 and are signed by Warren Woods, noted Cripple Creek mining millionaire, as pres

Location: Summit Mining District, Rio Grande County. No. 37. Issued for 100 shares in Del Note, Colorado, 1875. Stamp cancelled left side and pen canc

Three Catalogs. 1] Culverts, The Colorado Ingot-Iron Pipe & Culvert Co. 2] Hendrie & Bolthoff Mfg. and Supply Co., 1941. 3] The Mine & S...