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...