The Wild West Auction (July 2022)

Ten different stock certificate books from various mining companies, mostly in Idaho. These companies include the Sherman Lead Company (1943-44), Mars

Seven stock certificate books from the Tamarack and Custer Mining Company in Idaho. These books contain over 1000 certificates issued in 1913, 1916, 1

About 75 unissued Idaho mining stocks with duplicates. Sherman Lead, Roanoke, Custer Cons, King, Ambergris Cons, Phoenix Mining. Date: Country (if

Ashland was a small mining community that connected Virginia and Gild Hill. Not in any Nevada history books. Information came ONLY from the Virginia E

# 322 for 5 shares to John H Reggington. Signed by president Reddington (owner of 1st drug store in San Francisco) and Solon Patrick. Dateline San Fra

# 440 for 11 shares to Sol Carter. Signed by George S. Morton and William Hughes. Dateline Aurora August 20, 1864. Incorporated February 25, 1863. Not

Amador District, Lander County. Ledges: Coral 1,000 feet, Aspinwall 2,600 feet, Reese River, Nevada (printed in left border). Company was assuredly a

# (faded) for 50 shares to J Miller. Signed by PH Cumming and president JB Coppin. Dateline San Francisco 1864. Incorporated November 24, 1863. 25c Po

# 159 for 10 shares to S. A. Radcliff. Signed by S. K. Nichols and president Isaac S. Titus. Dateline Austin, N. T. 1864. (This is a rare Austin Datel

Not seen by HWAC before. Inc. in New York. No. 70, issued for 239 shares to A.F. Gay on Jan. 9th, 1867 in NY. Signed by president H. Henry Baxter (Cor

This is one of the most striking Nevada mining certs according to Holabird Western Americana. Number 20 issued for 10 shares to Julius Georgii on Apri

# 18 for 50 shares to A. K. Stearns. Signed by Lawrence C Owen and president FL Spring. Dateline San Francisco 1863. Incorporated September 21, 1863.

Number 126 for 25 1/2 shares to Samuel Bernhard. Signed by Julius Sichel secretary and H. H. Allen president. Dateline Austin, N. T. [The 'T'...

# 51 for 5 shares to Robert (?). Signed by William H. Knight (professional mining secretary) and C. N. Kellogg. Dateline 1863 San Francisco. Location:

# 20 for 10 shares to J. W. Hendrie (San Francisco clothier). Signed by H. H. Conghtey(?) and William B. Cooke as president. Dateline San Francisco 18

The most intriguing thing about this certificate is the dateline: Nevada. This is an unusual Nevada City, California dateline for an early Nevada sto

1) Bullfrog Keystone. Beatty. # 177 for 300 shares to CA Miller. March 16, 1906. Signed by Bradstreet as president and Reynolds. Upper left vignette o

"Columbus District, Esmeralda Co., Nev." (printed under title). # 4482 for 75 shares to Mrs. Abby Brown on October 29, 1889 in San Francis...

# 172 for 13 shares to William D. Messer (San Francisco Commission Agent) . Signed by secretary M Allison Wheeler (San Mateo Ranch) and president Henr

#48 for 32 shares to David Turner (arrived in S. F. August 18, 1849) and Comstock in 1860). Signed by RW Billet (with withering article about him by M

Include Gold Park M&M of Jackson MD (Rare), Zenoli Silver of Safford MD (Barth, Nevada), Lucky Nevada of Chief MD (Rare), Reese River Gold of Su...

# 304 for 400 shares to William L Corwin. Datelined New York 1866. Signed by secretary Robinson and president J Tumball Smith. Three mining vignettes

This company was incorporated in the more desirable year of 1862. # 24 for 100 shares to N. B. Mulville (Reverse has divided the stocks as 30 to Lynch

1) Milltown Mining. Number 56 for 1000 shares to John McMullan. Signed by George Wingfield and JM Fenwick. Fenwick was also secretary for the Jumbo a

All Eureka, Nevada. 1) Omega. Early number 25 for 100 shares to T. J. Hay trustee. Signed by secretary T. J. Hay and president George O. McMullen. Dat

# 21 for 10 shares to HH Flagg. Signed by OH Platt (gold Hill Stock Broker) and president HH Flagg (Gold Hill Banker). Dateline Gold Hill, 1863. Incor

Perhaps the most intriguing part of this certificate is the RARE vignette of miner with ore cart next to him; the ore cart has the company name printe

# 9 for 5 shares to J. J. Griffith. Signed by A. Lukin secretary (?) and president Joseph Laflower (Greyhound Saloon, Gold Hill). Dateline March 26, 1

Inc. under the laws of Nevada Territory. Gold Hill Mining Dist. (printed bottom center). No. 33965, issued for 50 shares to Zadig, Wollberg & Co...

# 509 for 7 shares to Thomas S. Mitchell (the 1863 Nevada Territorial Directory lists him as a mine in the North Ophir). Signed by S. B. Turney and pr

1) T. A. Cook Mining Company of Lida; Extremely rare. # 278 for 100 shares issued on July 14, 1905 to M. M. Loughrey. Signed by T. A. Cook as presiden

Location: Mount Rose Mining District, Humboldt Co., State of Nevada. # 106 for 500 shares issued to the company secretary on February 25, 1879 in San

Not seen before, per Holabird Western American Auctions. Dateline Reno. "Peavine Mining District, Nevada" printed under locomotive vignett...

Rare Nevada mining location. Dateline Reno. Number 46 for 500 shares to Alvaro Evans in 1883. Signed by brother Pierce Evans and president Chauncey De

Bullfrog Mining District. Clean. With the famous frog vignette. Incorporated under the laws of the Territory of Arizona. #2394 for 100 shares to G. K.

# 99 for 5 shares to E. W. Pratt. Signed by William H. Martin and president D. Q. Pipen(?). Dateline San Francisco 1863. Incorporated Feb. 19, 1863. 5

This mine was located very early on June 12, 1861. Incorporated March 11, 1863 and datelined Virginia, N. T. 1863. 920 for 10 shares to SC Hayden. Sig

# 7 - Early - for 170 shares to David D. Colton. Signed by Ralph C. Harrison and president M Blallock(?). Revenue stamp seems to be missing. Not cance

# 115 for 10 shares to O. H. Carpenter (in Nevada by 1861). Signed by William McCoy (Nevada Saloon, Virginia City)and William Ball (namesake of the mi

# 61 for 20 shares to H. H. Flagg. Signed by R. W. Billet (who Mark Twain called a highway robber) and President P. W. Hedley. Dateline March 25, 1863

# 44 for 5 shares to J. M. Bell. Signed by Levi Ross and N. W. Winton as president. Dateline Virginia, June 12, 1863. Incorporated May 1863. 25c wareh

# 23 for 10 shares to J. F. Long. Signed by Thomas Hannah and president John H. Mills. Dateline Virginia City, April 1, 1863. Incorporated March 20, 1

Rare and attractive certificates. 1) Wells Fargo Mining Co. #7309 issued Sept. 9, 1878. Great Wells Fargo Mining stage vignette. Virginia District, NV

Ultra rare stock. #103 issued Aug. 22, 1879 to DE McCarthy, who was editor of the Virginia Evening Chronicle newspaper. Mine is in Virginia District,

Lot of 16. 1) From the Comstock: Comstock Tunnel & Drainage Company bond (1919); Cons. Chollar Gould & Savage Mining Co. (1950); Gould &...

Utah Mining stocks. Atlanta Mining, 5x Zuma Mining, Grand Central, Utah Cons., Utah-Bingham, Utah-Apex, Triumph Dev., Arizona Antlers, Utah Copper.

25 mining stocks. Kettle-Curlew, Con Gold & Copper of SD, Great Northern Copper, Golden Rod, Mammoth Maglia,5x Great Divide Gold Mining, 5x Reed...

About 50 oil stocks. Beaver, Hail, Alberta Petroleum Cons., Community Drilling, Fergus Oil and Gas, Moffatt Meyers Dev., Reliance Oils, Western Petrol

About 1000 or more City of Los Angeles Street Improvement Bonds, issued January and April 1911. A box full! Date: Country (if not USA): State: C

Lot of two items related to early Sacramento and San Francisco history. A) Framed bond certificate from the Placerville and Sacramento Valley Railroad