Pioneers & Patriots Auction: Americana, Militaria, Mining, & More (2025 March)

Manhattan Silver Mining Company of Nevada Austin. Stagecoach Robbery Letter, Silver Bars stolen. One page letter on the Manhattan Silver Mining Co.

Rare. Wells Fargo Carson City check issued in 1876 to the Scottish Commercial Co. RN-G imprinted revenue. Adhesive residue in two spots on reverse. Cu

Very early letter and cover from El Dorado Canyon, an important little known gold camp down by the Colorado River. This is dated 1886, quite early for

1884 The Miscellaneous Documents of the House of Representatives for the First Session of the Forty-Eight Congress, 1883-84, 200pp with index, some f

1962 USGS The Eureka Mining District, loaded with maps. 1884 USGS Silver Lead Deposits of Eureka Nevada by Curtis with color plates. 1892 Geology of t

Extremely rare. We have offered receipts from his Austin, NV office but not this office in Eureka. Deposit by John Perry on April 3rd, 1874. Valued at

Rare. We have not sold one of these billheads since 2014. Billhead for Gold Hill Assay Office, owned by W.S. James. Bullion and Ores Carefully Assayed

4 framed letters from notable Goldfield lawyers and brokers related to Goldfield stocks. 1919 Zadig & Co. regarding Goldfield Dev. Co. with ille...

11 c. 1903-04 mining camp letterheads. Tonopah, Potts, Belmont, Midas, Smoky Valley, Austin, Berlin. Very rare mining camps.

Handwritten letter from one Charles G. Aldridge of Schurz, Nevada to M.H. Poehlman, requesting help in securing a grubstake of $500 from George Wingfi

A two-page Arrowhead Development Company, Tonopah, Nevada, letter to stockholders informing them that a 1 cent assessment was approved. The letter als

Assay, framed and matted from Virginia City assayer Leopold Kuh, dated December 26, 1864. Piece measures 13"x 15" and is under UV protect...

Rare 1865 handwritten Quicksilver Mining Company receipt for the sale of 95 flasks of quicksilver to mines in Austin and the Comstock by agent CJ Bren

31 x 56" black ink on velum original claim map, 1" to 100', for the Comstock Merger Mines Inc. this map shows the gut of the Comstock ...

Undated map on vellum that shows claims patented by the California MC, Con. Virginia, Ophir, JB Overton, Union Consolidated, Mexican, and Central Silv

Down Memory Trail to The Comstock in Pictures - by John J. "Count" Mahoney. No date listed, but its publication is mentioned in the Nevada...

Bank of California Note to pay Union Mill & Mining Co. $40,000.00 dated November 20th, 1876 in Gold Coin with interest to accrue at one % per mo...

Noe's Views, No. 29 South C Street, Virginia, Nevada. Reverse has paper label identifying this as the Utah Mine Hoisting Works. The contrast is ...

Extremely rare Comstock autograph. Virginia & Truckee Railroad receipt, Carson, March 14th, 1872. Issued to E. Penrod for 9 7/8 cords of nut pin...

Group of 4 different checks, dating from 1867 to 1874, on the account of Walter S. Hobart for the Sapphire Mill. All in good condition. Checks include

1872 first edition, Report.... on the Sutro Tunnel, recommending a loan by the government in aid of the construction of said work. 988pp with index. B

1867 California State Telegraph signed by Alpheus Bull who president of Gould and Curry Mine in Virginia City and was a Comstock millionaire. Also, 18

1877 Western Union Telegraph, bottom portion missing. 1868 from Charles Bonner supt. of Savage Mine. 1864 California State Telegraph referencing McLan

(Describer error had this sorted with Nevada items) 1893 Report of State Mineralogist of California, Year ending 1892. Geology info all counties, fold

250pp leather bound journal of an Oregon gold miner. It is an unusual diary of sorts, with daily entries on what was done and by whom, how many hours

Issued 1934 stock, 1904 bond, 16pp prospectus, 2x 1933 assay receipts, undated letterhead. ^ Date: Country(if not USA): Mexico State: City: Pro

1 3/4 x 3" x 1" deep lead pour over a small Cominco ingot, a sort of "pseudomorph". circa post WW2. ^ Date: Country(if not USA...

9.25" and rusty 9.6" with possibly unoriginal Comstock Mining brass tag miners candle sticks. Original crooked 8" candlestick. ^ Date...

This portable scale was made by Henry Troemner a model 190 prepared for 1/2 oz. It is beautifully detailed with a glass top cover and the scale rests

Beautiful hardwood cased balance scale. Measures 2.5"x 9"x 9" and has some slight blemishes on wood. A very elegant piece. Please see...

W & T Avery scale set with original paper label inside lid. 4 nested brass weights. Wood case is 1.5x7x4". Right hinge hole in case is part...

The Miner's Guide & Metallurgists Directory 1849 by J.W. Orton. The table of contents has the book divided by the types of metal. Because ...

The Miner's Guide & Metallurgists Directory 1849 by J.W. Orton. The table of contents has the book divided by the types of metal. Because ...

Miner's Manual Arithmetic and Surveying, by William Rickard copyright 1859. Book is 225 pages, some bump damage on corners, embossing on boards ...

"United States Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel - Mining Industry," 1870. James D. Hague, with geological contributions by ...

The two classic, first-ever for the government reporting of mines and mining in the West. One of the great parts about these two volumes is that Cong

Eight volumes comprising 1869-1876, from the first report of the Mineral Commissioner to the Eighth Report by Ross Raymond. Raymond was a graduate of

Rare 1873 privately published Silver and Gold, an account of the mining and metallurgical industry of the US... by Rossiter Raymond. This volume has t

Horatio Burchard's follow-up to Ross Raymond's Minerals Resources West of the Rocky Mountains series. In this critical series, the Bureau co...

Hardcover, 541 pages. "Statistics and Technology of the Precious Metals," by S. F. Emmons and G. F. Becker. Washington Government Printing...

Not only talks about gold and silver production in the United states, but in the world. Statistics of each state by county. Nice section on mining in

These volumes are produced by the director of the United States mint, and have critical production reports of each of the minutes, from the production

Mineral Resources West of the Rocky Mountains, by Rossiter Raymond Eighth Annual Report Copywrite 1877, Hardcover, 519 pages. Mineral Resources of the

"The Copper Handbook: A Manual of the Copper Industry of the World." Three Volumes. Good variety for research. Vols. IV & IX Compiled ...

A pair of copper handbooks. Includes: "The Copper Handbook, a Manual of the Copper Industry of the World, Vol. X," Compiled and published ...

The Mineral Industry, Vo. IV, 1896, 1030pp. Mineral Resources of the US Part 1, 1930 US Bureau of Mines, 1142pp. Mineral Resources of the US Part 1, 1

Assay books include Sulphurets What They Are copyright 1867, 120 pages, Hints of Amalgamation 111 pages, copyright 1899, Western Mill& Smelter M...

A library of five standard texts on assaying: "A Manual of Practical Assaying," H. Van F. Furman, E.M., Fourth Edition, 1896. 437 pp. 6&qu...

Assaying group. 1888 Practical Metallurgy and Assaying by Hiorns, 471pp with index. Foxing, binding and corner wear, spine faded. 1893 The Assayers Gu

The Metallurgy of Gold: 1896 By Manuel Eissler. London Crosby Lockwood & Son Hardcover. A practical treatise on the Metallurgical Treatment of G...

"Interpretation of Leached Outcrops," Roland Blanchard, Mackay School of Mines, University of Nevada, 1968. Bulletin 66, Nevada Bureau of ...

A pair of books on ore analysis. Includes: "Technical Methods of Ore Analysis for Chemists and Colleges," Albert H. Low, Sc. D. 1933, 10th...

Ore Deposits of the United States by James Kemp, copyright 1895. There are 345 pages and 20 more of advertising. There is bump damage to the boards.

The Engineering and Mining Journal. Volume XXVIII. July to December 1879. Published by the Scientific Publishing Company, New York. Includes informati

Lot of two: 1) "Hydraulic and Placer Mining," by Eugene B. Wilson; hardcover, 234 pages; 1898. 2) "A Practical Treatise on Hydraulic ...

Rare 1914 Transactions of the American Institute of Mining Engineers Vol XLVI. Discussions of the Butte meeting and prevailing practices in mining and

1912 Hydraulic and Placer Mining by Eugene B Wilson, 355pp with index. Geology, placer mining evolution, dredges, North Carolina etc. Gilt binding. Bi

Four books and one booklet about mining, including: "Search for the Seven Cities, The Opening of the American Southwest." John Upton Terre...

Essay on "The New General and Mining Telegraph Code" by C. Algernon Moreing and Thomas Neal, "for use of the mining companies, mining...

A trio of books on mining and Western history. Includes: "Mountains of Ore and Rivers of Gold, Stories of a Contemporary Prospector," pape...

4 issued 1881 Silver Nugget Mining. Located in the Richmond Basin, the Silver Nugget was one of a number of mines operating in the Globe District betw

Issued-4x 1927 Oatman Gold Mining and Milling, 4x 1916 Oatman Standard Mining and Milling, 2x 1922 Oatman-Combination. ^ Date: Country(if not USA):

2 each except as noted, issued in 20th century. Arizona Ray green and brown, Pittsburgh-Jerome, Central Copper of Arizona, Superior and Boston, Arizon

Issued-1x 1929 blue and 2x 1929 violet Bagdad Copper, 1902 and 1904 Arizona Giant, brown-fair condition 1920 and 1921 Big Ledge, and green 1917 Arizon

17 different 1902-29 Arizona copper stocks. Bagdad, Columbus, Arizona Giant, Big Ledge, Arizona Bingham, Bisbee Coalition, green and brownish New Corn

Issued-1918 and 1919 Gold Point Cons., 1929 and 1930 Katherine Gold Mining of Delaware, 2x 1923 Kingman Silver-Gold, 1927 and 1928 Katherine Treasure

Issued November 4th, 1879. Metallic Consolidated Gold and Silver Mining stock. Issued to secretary Ellis Edwards, for five hundred shares. Lower righ

Oregon Gulch Gold Mining Company stock certificate, No. 66. Issued for 50 shares to W.J. Holliday on January 22, 1872 in Indianapolis. Signed by presi

Group of 8 Gold Rush-era Tuolumne County Water Company, Columbia, Calif., stock certificates, c1855-62. Nice vignette of mining, trees, mountains, and

A group of 5 stock certificates from the Tuolumne County Water Company, dated 1862. All are issued and signed by the company's secretary and pre...

Rare Combination Gold & Silver Mining Company cert printed in Red with yellow background. Incorporated Jul 24, 1861. Cert No 397 issued to B.F. ...

A stock certificate for 19.260 shares in the Homer Mill & Mining Company, made out in 1883 to F.E. Luty, the secretary of the company. No. 756 i...

Issued for five shares of one pound each in the I X L Gold and Silver Mining Company of Silver Mountain, California. Issued in London, Dec. 10, 1874.

100 shares made out to F. E. Luty, Trustee for the Company dated August 30, 1876. The Company was capitalized at $10,000,000; 100,000 shares at $100 e

About 30 1893-95 Isabella Gold Mining stocks, many with Percy Hagerman signatures. ^ Date: Country(if not USA): State: Colorado City: Cripple Cr

About 40 very early, 1893-95 Isabella Gold Mining stocks, many with Percy Hagerman signatures. ^ Date: 1893-95 Country(if not USA): State: Colorad

Mount Alpine Gold Company stock certificate - Griffith District, Georgetown, Colorado Territory, c1864. No. 442, 1000 shares, signed by J. Yeoman, pre

A stock certificate for 30 shares in the capital stock of the Great Consolidated Boise River Gold & Silver Mining Company, issued in 1864 to Mic...

Lot of (6) different Michigan Mining Stock Certificates. (1) Henwood Mines stock, new and unissued. (2) Seneca Mining Co. stocks, two different types.

A stock certificate for 43 shares in the Oneida Montana Gold & Silver Mining Company, issued in 1867 to Benjamin D. Gilbert. No. 91 issued. Unca...

Inc. in Pennsylvania. Issued for 50 shares to JL Hess on April 13th, 1866 in Philadelphia. Signed by president H.G. Sickel and treasurer John Thackera

Choice stock certificates from three difference Aurora mining companies from very early on. Includes: 1) Governor Quartz Lode Stock, Territorial Gover

Lot of 2 stock for Reese River district, datelined in Austin. Includes 1)Hobart Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock. This is a certificate with q...

All 4 certificate iterations from Stateline Gold Mining Company #1, Stateline Gold Mining Company #2, Stateline Gold Mining Company #3, and Stateline

Trojan Mining Company - Gold Hill Mining District, Storey County, NV - Certificate # 10336 for 100 shares made out to E. R. Grant, Trustee datelined S

4 better quality Yellow Jackets, 1883-89. The Gold Hill mine was made famous by the underground fire that started on April 7, 1869 on the 800 foot lev

1) Rey del Monte MC Stock. Dateline San Francisco. Early number 12 for 25 shares to Charles Hosmer. Signed by R. N. Van Brunt and president JD Fay(?).

2 issued West End Consolidated 1923 and 1926 stocks. Both signed by F.M. (Borax) Smith, the Borax King and are relatively scarce. The West End Consoli

Unissued Seal of Nevada MC with nice Nevada green state seal vignette and issued 1890 North Commonwealth MC. ^ Date: Country(if not USA): State:

Collection of mining stock from Tuscarora District, Elko County, Nevada: 1) Belle Isle Mining Company stock certificate, No. 2459, issued to E.R.

Issued-2x 1928 New Quincy, 2x 1922 green and 1x 1922 blue and 2x 1922 purple Park City Mining and Smelting, 2x 1916 Judge Mining, 2x 1924 South Park M

Lot of 11. Various mining stocks, all have coupons, some have revenue stamps imprinted & affixed. Printers include : American BNC, A. Gast &a...

Spectacular, I/U #166 to Nathaniel Page, 104 shares, 1864. Unique and interesting vignettes. Lower left chip. According to Daily Alta California, Vo

$1000 bond certificate from the Western Pacific Rail Road Company, dated 1865. No. 109 issued. Cancelled. Signed by county clerk, auditor, treasurer,

1865 Pacific Rail Road of San Francisco bond with 2 adhesive 50c Washington revenue stamps. ^ Date: Country(if not USA): State: California City:

One of Colorado's great rail financiers with incredible vision and business aptitude joined the several different rail companies operating throu...

Unissued c. 1850's Chicago and Rock Island R R stock signed by Henry Farnam as president. "In 1850 he moved to Illinois where he partnered ...

Pullman's Parlor Car Company stock certificate signed by George Pullman. It was issued to John L. Farrell on May 8, 1869 for 10 shares at $100 p...

10 issued 1835-40 Taunton Branch RR stocks. The Taunton Branch Railroad was one of the earliest railroads to be established in Massachusetts, United S

3x 1868 Flint and Pere Marquette Railway bonds with imprinted RN W and RN P on front, RN P on verso. Multiple cancel tears, bottom toning. Please insp