Summer Americana Auction--July 2019

9 small polished agates Date: State/Country: City/County:

Nice group of six semi-precious stones from the John Heizer estate, Nevada Mining Engineer. Beautiful jade sample with 2 cut, polished edges; two eu

5# of assorted slabbed agates. Moss, bacon ribbon, fortification, laguna, Fort Agate and more Date: State/Country: City/County:

Group of rocks, minerals and artifacts. copproloite, fluorite and other minerals from the Gottschalk Collection, gold specimen from pearl Idaho, about

6 x 6" smoky quartz crystals from the Heizer Collection. Location unknown. Date: State/Country: City/County:

Three groups of large stibnite crystals. On display in Nevada Mining engineer John Heizer's office. Needles to 6" Date: State/Country: ...

Leaf native gold with pin back. Appears to be from a mine in Jackson, CA. Engraved on reverse"Dorothy Gillis Queen 2 Ann'l Mining/ CE Lee/O...

THE MINERAL INDUSTRY, ITS STATISTICS, TECHNOLOGY AND TRADE FOR 1895, ANNUAL VOL. IV. by Rothwell, hardcover 849pp with index and advertising, front co

Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals by Pough, Danas Manual of Mineralogy by Ford, Mineralogy by Hunt, Textbook of Minerals by Dana and more, Gems and Ge

Hardcover. West of the Rocky Mountains. 360pp with index. Spine has wear and cracks Date: 1867 State/Country: City/County:

Hardcover ex Harvard library copy. 566pp with index Date: 1873 State/Country: City/County:

Chemists Handbook by ICS 1912 332pp, front board detaching, Metalliferous Minerals and Mining by Davies 1892 524pp with index plus ads, Gold-History a

Hardcover reference. 256pp with index, boards have light foxing Date: 1869 State/Country: City/County:

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Softcover 758pp with index. Front cover and title page loose, rear cover and spine missing. rare and sold as is Date: 1929 State/Country: Californi

1) Monte Cristo Gold Mining Co. # 390 for 105 shares to Hiram Hans. Signed by president Jacobs and secretary. 1904. Small tears at fold edges. Otherwi

This blue enameled-metal sign with white letters, approx 16x12-inches, gives the station signals for the skip that would carry men, equipment, and pos

No. 783 for 7500 shares. 1900. Issued to Daniel F. Houston. Signed by Henry Kile and William Reeker. Not cancelled. Red-brown border. Miners working w

1) Gypsy Queen Gold Mining Company. # 355 for 2000 shares to Elizabeth Tiernan. Signed by Ash and president William Lake. Not cancelled. Quartz mining

I/U/ No. 260 for 100 shares to W.E. Barnard, signed by M.J. Ruller(?) President. This is very early Nome, at the beginning! Good condition. Date: 19

I/U No. 19 shares of 1000 to H.J. Barnes. Early Mining Association (Union), would have had a lot of Nome members. Signed by George Clark, Secretary. U

1) Greater American. 1902. #378 for 100 shares to Mary Cadmus. Signed by Steiner and president Doremus. Not cancelled. Allegorical vignette. 5c docume

1) Flambeau-Hastings Company. # 594 for 2125 shares to SS Soule. Signed by president Ryan. Not cancelled. Dateline 1907. In 1904 the San Francisco Chr

Vignette shows a bear standing on a large gold rock (in gold) in front of place mining. We have seen a lot of stock certificates over 40 years, but th

I/U/ No. 1573 for 100 shares to Walter H. Cloudman, & signed by B.B. Ralphla(?). Stewart River is a tributary of Yukon River. Yukon Gold Dredge....

Letter and cover from Hollister, CA. James Parmer appointment letter and power of attorney 1898, Towle and Stetson stockholder report 1901, Towle sign

1) Cordova Copper. Vadex, Alaska. 2) Windham Chief Consolidated Gold Mining and Milling. 1908. Windham Bay. 3) Ear Mountain Tim Mining. Seward Alaska.

1) Cold Bay Exploration. Kodiak Island. NUMBER 3. 2) Ear Mountain Tim Mining. Seward. 1914. 3) Orange on white Ramble Gold Mining. 1912. Number 26. 4)

Nine different. 1) Copper Metals Company bond. # 543. President seems to be a rare woman - Ela Rawls Reader. 1910 bond. 2) Cobalt Exploration & ...

I/U #96 John Thompson 100 shares 1883. Signed by President Hag??? Date: 1883 State/Country: Alaska City/County:

Sopori Land and Mining Company Stock Certificate May 1st, 1858. "This Certifies that Samuel Pratt proprietor of 25 shares of the Sopori Land an...

Lot of 4 different. Two types with different colors. 1) 1911 and 1915 issued stocks, punch cancelled. "Location of Mine: Bisbee, Arizona."...

ARIZONA TERRITORIAL STOCK! Copper mining stock. Incorporated under the Laws of Arizona. Bisbee District of Cochise County. Certificate no. 46 for

Rare #91 Eric Weaver 1909, signed by Evans as president. Cherry is in Yavapai County and had a population of 400 in the 1907 peak. Ore contained gold

Rare early Arizona mining stock with a very low number. # 8 for 57 shares to Fitch. Signed by McComb and president Eugene Crowell. Dateline San Franci

# 81 for 100 shares to WR Hopkins. Signed by WR Hopkins and Robert Soulter. Both mentioned in the History of Arizona by Farish. Dateline New York 1860

I/U Boston and Gila River Cattle 1882, aqua color. Unissued Gila River Mining-toning Ken Prag Collection Date: State/Country: Arizona City/County:

# 619 fir 1000 shares to CE Gillette. SIgned by president DA Bennuell and Thomas A Atkinson. Dateline San Francisco 1878. Incorporated October 1877. L

Lot of 5, three different mining companies for the same property in Arizona. 1) Cactus Copper Company. Inc. in Minnesota. Mining property near Globe (

Lot of 4, all different. According to the Mines Register, 1911, the company was located at Copper Creek, Graham County, Arizona. Organized in 1910. 36

Lot of five. 1) Stock # 99 for 30,000 shares to Stephen Parrish. Signed by trustees Balbach, Day and Norman. Dateline New York 1897. Incorporated 1896

Lot of 4, three different. Issued 1918, 1922, and 1926 (x2). None cancelled. Plain style with different colored borders and backgrounds. Folds, toning

Unused. Signed by secretary James A Lucas and president Samuel G Jones. Some discoloration bleed. But the stock itself is in near perfect condition ot

Incorporated in West Virginia in 1886, issued 1895 to Lillie L Broker(?) for 75 shares, cert #949,. Secretary and President's names difficult t...

# 52 for 1000 shares to James Kennedy. Signed by E Beecher and JC Angell president. Dateline New York 1878. Incorporated November 1873. Not cancelled.

I/U #1241 L Miller 1250 shares 1905. Signed by president Scott. Vignette in blue of prickly pear cactus on left front, mill and underground mine worki

# 204 for 100 shares to Josiah Flowery trustee. Signed by Jossiah Flowery and president (?). Dateline 1878 San Francisco. Incorporated January 15, 187

I/U/ No. 91 for 500 shares to John Clyne(?) Signed by N.J. Hart, President. Nice condition. Date: 1896 State/Country: Arizona City/County: Prescot

Certificate no. 1590 for 1500 Shares. Issued to Cassatt & Co. Datelined Camden, N.J. January 10th, 1882. Signed by Wilson Loyd, Treasurer and Wi...

# 456 for 600 shares to George E Morse. Signed by Charles H Briggs and president Isaac Goddard. Dateline New York 1890. Incorporated 1887. Gold deal.

Collection of 19 blueprints: loading bin, Quenner disintegrator, carriage frame, concentration plant and many more Date: State/Country: Arizona Ci

I/U Boston and Gila River Cattle 1882. I/U Copper Belt Mining 1884. Silver Nugget Mining 1881. Copper King of Arizona 1899. Gold Cliff Mining and Redu

I/U #145 Moses Severy 44 shares 1880. Pick and shovel vignette. Date: 1880 State/Country: Arizona City/County:

The Picacho Silver Mining Company of Arizona, Incorporated under the Laws of New York, cert No. 72. Issued to Wm W. Shepard for 120 shares. Dated (Ne

#386 $100 first mortgage interest warrant. 2 coupons attached. Waterfront vignette. Gold, silver and copper mines in AZ..3" tear on bottom Dat...

75 shares @ $100 each of Zacatero Gold Mining Company cert # 131 issued to Mrs. L. B Dimon on August 4, 1874. Located in Alpine, Co., CA. Inc. Feb, 1

Rare I/U quicksilver stock. #44 Archibald McGaw 500 shares 1891 Date: State/Country: California City/County: Altoona

Lot of 25, some duplication. Includes: Moore MC (1922); Lopez Mining & Milling Corp. (Plymouth, 1929); Little Illinois GMC (1909); Amador Climax...

Lot of 4 different, most self-identified. 1) North Star Improvement Co. Issued in Sutter Creek, 1888, not cancelled. Very fine. 2) Valparaiso Mining C

Gold Rush-era Amador County! No. 50, issued for one share to WP Jones on April 2nd, 1855 in Herbertville. Signed by the president (illegible) and Sam

Incorporated in 1863. Cert. #33, issued to John Edwards for one share on May 30th, 1863 in Ione City. Signed by Geo. Withington, president, and Joseph

Key mine. 27pp. in softcovers. Printed by Mining Record Press, NY. Poor condition: heavy folds, toning/soiling, foxing, pencil notations, rips. But

# 87 for 500 shares to John Bermingham. Datelined New York 1880. Signed by secretary Charles Puwhaw(?) and president PM Bowen. Uncancelled. Printed by

Early # 42 for 2,000 shares to Charles Hegarty. Datelined Cherokee, Nevada County, Cal. 1888. This is a very rare (unique?) dateline. Signed by secret

Lot of 3 issued stocks, two varieties. Incorporated in New York in 1909. Best is cert. #598, issued March 22, 1910 to Chauncey M. Depew for 5,000 shar

I/U #5320 JA Baker 1882. JA Baker signed stock certificate. Located in the old Salt Springs area of Death Valley (Lingenfelter, 1986, Death Valley &...

Choice. A key California Gold Rush rarity! Inc. May 1st, 1851. No. 1632, issued to PB Fagen for one share. Not dated. Signed by the president (Loyell?

i/u Consolidated Pacific Mining #4332 ER Grant 100 shares 1884. i/u Bodie and Hawthorne Telephone and Telegraph #121 Standard Con Mining 95 shares 190

#1025 for 100 shares to ER Grant trustee. Signed by FE Luty and vice president W Atkinson. Dateline San Francisco October 24, 1879. Inc. in Californi

# 60 for 100 shares to J Cheney trustee. Signed by secretary and president. Dateline 1879 San Francisco. Incorporated February 1879. Not cancelled. Sm

# 1704 for 50 shares to James Coffin trustee. Signed by FE Lutz and vice president A Rinsou(?). Dateline San Francisco 1879. Incorporated August 22nd

Very early #19 for 7,000 shares to William Ward. Nice vignette in the lower right-hand corner of a miner swinging a pick with the text "Bodie D...

I/C #10 issued to illegible 2000 shares at $100 each equal to $2,000,000! Mine was located between Goodshaw and Bodie claims. One of the earliest clai

"of Bodie District, California" (printed under vignette). Rare! Inc. in New York. No. 247, issued for 500 shares to H.L. Underwood, truste...

Bodie Mining Dist., Cal. (printed upper left). Inc. August 1876, early for Bodie. No. 193, issued for 4,000 shares to FM Luce, trustee, on Jan. 13th,

Bodie Mining District. Incorporated in New York in 1880. Cert. #146, issued to HA Dickenson in 1881 for 100 shares. Signed by Nat B. Freeman as presid

Burns' Ranche Union Mining Company. Location: Mariposa County. Dateline San Francisco, April 2, 1851. No. 473. Issued to E.W. Kimball for one sh...

Lot of 7. Included: Shirt-Tail Gold Dredging Co. (1908, 3 mining vignettes); Genii Consolidated Mines Co., Ltd. (1931, mining vignette); Premier Metal

Located in Butte County, California (printed along the top). Inc. July 14, 1874. No. 177, issued for 25 shares to George Swift on January 25th, 1876.

Lot of 13 different. Included: Carson Hill GMC (Angels Camp, Specimen, photo vignette of mine); Calaveras Copper Co. (1912, mining vignette); Blazing

# 15 (early) for 10 shares to George M. Folsom (namesake of mine?). Officer names are difficult to read. Dateline Campo Seco 1863. Incorporated Novemb

Rich cobalt ore area. Photos-10, up to 7x8.5" of mine exteriors, workers, ore etc. Mar Johm Mines stock 1926. 1929 cobalt mine assays, unknown ...

Incorporated in the State of California. Certificate No. 1785, issued for one share to James Walton. No date listed, however most likely between 1852

Lot of 2 different, both self-identified. 1) Zacatero Gold Mining Company. West Point District (according to Raymond). No. 116, issued for 200 shares

Lot of 2 different. 1) Shenandoah Mining & Development Company. Mountain Ranch, Calaveras County (according to Minerals Yearbook, 1909). Inc. 18...

Lot of 2 different. 1) Stickle Quartz Mining Company. Angels Mining District, Calaveras Co., Cal. (printed under title). Inc. 1871. No. 48, issued for

Extra rare and very early. Melones and Stanislaus Gold, Silver & Copper Mining Company incorporated October 29, 1862. Stock is # 1124 datelined ...

No. 68 for 200 shares issued to Michael Reese. Amazing vignette is there. Takes the entire left side as water runs down the mountainside to the river

Rare. "Gopher District, Calaveras Co., Cal." (printed under vignette). Low number 3, issued for 50 shares to L.L. Bullock on Jan. 17, 1877...

Assortment of 4 stocks include: Calaveras Water and Mining Company, No. 557 for 100 shares to W. S. Rockwood signed by president H. Marshall. I/U; Rio

Rare location. Dateline Carrollton[sic.], Cal., January 28th, 1856. Low stock number THREE, issued for 25 shares to John W. Shaw. Signed by president

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Inc. in Arizona. No. 366, issued for 100 shares to Warner Miller on Nov. 22nd, 1905. Signed by vice president Chamberlain and secretary Goldbreth. Not

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Dateline Columbia, May 25th, 1855. No. 98, issued for one share to Adam Fairley. Signed by president John G. Sparks and secretary O. Bonney. Not cance

Place of Business: Sacramento City, Sacramento County, Cal. No. 115, issued for 10 shares to Philip Steiner on Oct. 2nd, 1899. Signed by the president

Extremely rare. I/U #20 Charles Stracey? 50 shares 1865. Mine in Calaveras. Signed by James M Latimer. RN stamp, underground miner vignette. Creases,

#141 for 50 shares to Robert Devine. Signed by John Wood(?) and president John (?). Dateline November 2, 1866. Incorporated 1865 in New York. Not canc

Lot of 5 different. 1) Furnace Creek South Extension Copper Company. Issued in 1906, not cancelled. Blue border, black print, ornate logo. Pinholes,

Lot of 5 different: four bonds and one stock certificate. Mines at Cima, San Bernardino County, California (printed on bonds). Inc. in Wyoming. 1) Sto