"Time Flies in July" 2023 July Timed Auction

Red National Carbide Miners Lamp tin. 13x8". 4x4.5" dent and some rust. Please inspect.

Picture of an ore specimen taken from North Star Mine, Tonopah, Nevada. Photo is 6 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches on a 14 x 11 inch mat. Tonopah Nevada

Reprint of 1924 History of Placer and Nevada Counties California, with Biographical Sketches by Lardner and Brock. 1255pp biographical Gold Rush refer

5 California desert and prospecting books. 1925 Field Book of Common Rocks and Minerals by Loomis. Minerals for Atomic Energy by Nininger, Treasure Gu

Hardcover Harper's Magazine Vol 59 June to Nov. 1879, 960 pp, spine has 2 breaks. Harper's Magazine Vol. 60 Dec. 1879- May 1880 952pp, spine...

Rare, A Third of a Century in the Gold Fields by Charles D Ferguson. 1923 154pp. Experiences of a 49er, originally published in 1888. Both covers have

c1948-1970 by artist George Mathis. Overall measurement is 19x23 framed. "Sutter's Mill at Coloma, 1852" signed by artist at lower rig...

15 minerals and related books. Dana's Manual of Mineralogy Hurlbut, Minerals Yearbook 1965 vols 1 and 3, Roadside Geology of Montana, The Uraniu...

4 mining and bottle collecting books. Antique Mining Equipment and Collectibles by Pearson 2 different, Early Underground Mine Lamps by Pohs, Collecti

About 10 mining and western US history books-Cripple Creek, Denver and New Orleans by Jones, Pueblos color photo collection, Precious Dust by Marks, s

9 treasure and gold hunting publications. The Treasure of Pleasant Valley by Yerby. Modern Electronic Prospecting by Lagal. Gold Mining in the 1990&...

9 Western and mining publications. Gem Making as a Hobby, Minerals and Man by Hurlbut, The Worlds Finest Minerals and Crystals by Bancroft, California

4 Western desert books, Mines of the East Fork by Robinson, The Week-end Desert Rat by Ryan, Loafing Around Death Valley Trails by Caruthers, Gold on

4 Western mining hardcovers. Bodie Bonanza by Loose, 1971 first edition, 146pp. The Big Bonanza by Glasscock, 1931 368pp with index. Illustrated Minin

Five maps. Original pen and ink Mantanuska Coal Mining & Dev. Co. map, 1908, Chas S. Hubbell, about 20 x 30"; Sketch Map of Mantanuska Co...

Correspondence from J.D. Gardner Mining Co., Wickenburg Arizona between March 24, 1930 and May 9, 1930 reflects the increase in shares. Buckskin Mini

1905 cover and letter from Walter W Bradley, California State Mineralogist to Santa Barbara, CA. U395 envelope. Bodie California

Two page letter signed by James W. McCullough, who wants to talk to a Pittsburgh banker about a gold mine 16 miles from Summit Station. We think this

Payroll log of Miners name, time pay rates and monthly pay. August 1912 to August 1913. Interestingly the pay rates varied from $2.50 to $4.00 per day

Nice group of small family photos in 2 albums including early motorcycle, possibly a 1920's Henderson. San Juan Gold Quitclaim deed, other quitc...

Prospectus and 1903 cover letter and cover for Eddy Mine in Nevada City, CA. Nevada City California

Lot of 4. 1) Two Second of Exchanges from the Citizens Bank. Issued in 1890 (500 francs, bank in Switzerland) and 1891 (52 pounds sterling, bank in Lo

Unissued Lewiston Turnpike stock, memorandum of gold bullion deposited at San Francisco Assaying and Refining Works 1870 by K&E Shasta Weavervi...

Lot of fourteen. California Diamond Drill MIne Exploration Company NUMBER 7, Nettie Thomas # 8, Ravenna Development Company # 7, Golden Key # 27, Miri

Seventeenth Report of the State Mineralogist by California State Mining Bureau, 1920. A key volume for California mining, 562pp with index. Boards det

Map of mines and location in the Vicinity of Sierra Buttes by L P Goldstone, litho by Britton & Rey, S F. 13.75x16". Creases, back tape rep...

Colorado Assay Co paper tag, cover and assay charge list. Western Metallurgical Co scientific book and envelope. Hendrie & Bolthoff 1897 billhea...

Assorted Leadville ephemera. 9 topo maps, Scribner's Monthly 1879, Asarco brochure, 1927 USGS Geology and Ore DEposits of the Leadville Mining D...

3 Gold Hub Mines letterheads and covers, 1936-37, related to company stock and 1937 issued stock. Silverton Colorado

1) Standard Assay Office and Chemical Laboratory--Gold and Bullion melted and Assayed, Central City Colo.,1903; 2) two from Assay Office of J.R. Reedy

Lot of two. 1) Cloth State of Colorado Bureau of Mines Signals. Approved January 1, 1960 by G. A. Franz Jr., Deputy of Mines. 35" x 13". T...

Clear Creek, Gilpin, Boulder & San Juan Counties, Colorado. Beautiful 4 page presentation of the company's claims, shown in red, also includ...

5 Boston and Montana Cons. Copper and Silver Mining Co. reports, 1 1893, 2x 1896, 1897, 1898. Assets and liabilities, Superintendents report etc. Some

3 letters from Banking House of Story and Willson c. 1878 to Henry Elling. 2 letters are confirming sending packages of gold dust from Bozeman, MT . T

c. 1953 Butte, MT Jaycees copper leaf cover booklet with mine site on cover. 6x4.5" Butte Montana

Lot of 6. Includes 5 identical pictorial advertising pamphlets and one business card for Common Sense Sleighs, "Eight Sizes, Adapted to Farm or...

Rare order form from US Assay Office at Helena, 1895 for chisel handles, Atlantic Red Oil and more. Signed by assayer in charge Branden. Helena Monta

Two receipts from the assay office of C. L. Dahler, 1875, for gold. Also a billing receipt to Henry Elling from George Gohn of Metropolitan Meat Marke

c. 1947-57 Anaconda Mine Employee Club notebook. Early entries are hand written, latter entries are typed and glued to pages. 9.5x7.25". Mont...

Approx 35 1894 bill heads related to Anaconda, approx 20 8x10" b/w photos of a dinner with men in suits probably an Anaconda dinner. Anaconda t...

Anaconda Copper Mining Company, Colville WA, 5 page letter regarding drill holes and copper samples c 1953. 3 x c. 1960's letters from Anaconda...

About 60 Anaconda Mine Union Agreement booklets, c. 1947-60. Some duplicates. Montana

A detailed and fantastic 1891 letter to Boston & Montana C C and S M Co. on the progress of a smelter being built. 16pp with costs, constructio...

2 letters from American Detective Agency, 1901 to S R Buford, Virginia City, Mt. 8x11" letter is a general detective service letter with bottom...

1895 Summit Placer Mining letter to SR Buford wit attachment. 1890 Copper Bell Mining 2pp letter to SR Buford. 1910 Apex Co. 2pp of letters to SR Buf

About 30 pieces of Montana mining ephemera. Anaconda Copper, Bunker Hill Smelter, continuous converter and other patents, oil furnace blue print, mech

Approx 100 magazines from 1952-58 with some duplication. Bound editions 1980-86, 1991-92. Montana

Ephemera, contracts and files from Potosi Mine in Mineral Hill Mining District, c. 1930's. Montana

13 Bullion and Exchange bank ledgers, c. 1890-91. They used a stock broker on the San Francisco Stock and Exchange Board for these transaction, featur

30 Bullion and Exchange bank ledgers, c. 1880's-90's. They used a stock broker on the San Francisco Stock and Exchange Board for these trans...

About 50 Bullion and Exchange bank ledgers, c. 1884-89. They used a stock broker on the San Francisco Stock and Exchange Board for these transaction,

7 Bullion and Exchange bank ledgers, c. 1899. They used a stock broker on the San Francisco Stock and Exchange Board for these transaction, featuring

8 Bullion and Exchange bank ledgers, c. 1895-97. They used a stock broker on the San Francisco Stock and Exchange Board for these transaction, featuri

About 50 Carson City Savings Bank stock orders and telegraphic stock orders thru Bullion Exchange Bank. Mines include Lady Bryen, Flowery. Tioga, Bodi

Rare. No. 1312. Virginia (City), Nevada, Bank of California, check, 1879. Issued to Geo. Jaqua. Signed by P. Ennis for the Belcher Company. RN-G impri

Wow ! Here is some great bill heads ! Items # 1- #10 of 14: Goldfield Consolidated Milling & Transportation Co to: Midvale Steel ( With A Red S...

Lot of 7 Gould & Curry, Bank of California, Virginia City, checks issued in 1866. All signed by Louis Janin Jr. as superintendent. Six have Neva...

Lot of 4. 1) 1880 indenture for a timber contract to repair the "Tunnel Toll Road" between Gold Hill and Virginia City. Signed by E Nye, W...

3.5x4.75" Pacific Mill, Gold Hill photo. 2 RPC's-Mexican Mill, Comstock Lode Mines. S. Dowling pictorial business card. 1874 Savage Mine re...

Lot of 8 different. Includes: 1866 Gould & Curry signed by Janin (NV adhesive revenue stamp); 1869 Summit Mill signed by Smith (NV adhesive reve...

Lot of 12 incl. territorial pieces. Nice variety. Includes: Stateler & Arrington check issued in 1864, signed by Gould & Curry Mining Co. pr...

This typed letter is from Fred Piehl to his friend Howard Gunther. The letter is postmarked from Goodsprings, NV. Both knew each other having fought t

Group of 4 Nevada mining ephemera. 1864 Flowery, Virginia City, receipt. 1864 Pioneer Foundry receipt. 1868 Manhattan Silver Mining, Austin, ore recei

Nevada Silver Rush ephemera. c. 1880's cover to Carson City with VTRR written on lower left, condition issues, please inspect. 1907 Harbaugh &am...

Lot of 2. 1) 1885 receipt entitling FP Benis (or Bemis) to attend the Graduation Examinations in the course of Mining Engineering at the School of Min

Platt showing Sego Lily and Thanksgiving mines by Edward Jones. Borders the Horn Silver Mine. 14x14". Fold creases. Beaver County Utah

7 pieces of Bingham Canyon mining ephemera. Kennecott, Bingham Cons. Mining, Dalton and Lark ledger, photo, Utah Copper 1911 report. Bingham Canyon U

3 c. 1880's letters related to Prescott & Union Marble Quarry in Frisco, UT. 1887 receipt, 1881 lawsuit, 1881 Southern Hotel letterhead for ...

NOTICE OF LOCATION for a 1,500 x 600-foot mining claim in Camp Floyd, Utah Territory, dated September 30, 1895, executed by W.S. Tyler, W.J. Moorhead,

Blue paper letterhead with mining equipment on upper left. 1907, Silver Bros. Iron Works. SLC Utah

1899 letter on letterhead signed by E H Raddadtz, famous president of Tintic Mining Co. Utah

The company owned various mining properties in Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons. Includes 1927 letterhead (shipping about 25 tons per day, etc.), Sal

Six nice reproductions of the Tintic Type Cars for heavy cage service. 1924. Developed by the Ogden Iron Works, James W. Silver Manager. Patented in t

Approx 15 booklets on UT mining, minerals and geology Utah

About 20 pieces of Utah mining ephemera. Park City, SLC, Grand Gulch, etc. Billheads, letters and covers, photos, mine report, checks etc. Utah

9 pieces of Utah mining related stock ephemeras. La Coste & Co, J B Thompson, several Salt Lake Stock and Mining Exchange closing quotations, E ...

30" x 63" drawings of Natoma #4 dredge dated 1915. Detailed mechanical drawing of the dredge with some hand written notes.

3 ASARCO Safety Bulletins 1916-17, hardcover Daniel Cowan Jackling 1954 Rotunda book with foldout Jackling photo.

4 are standing miner, 3 are holding a nugget, the other holding a gold pan. 3 have die struck mining scenes in bowl. Others are blank. All have patin

1910 Dupont Blasting Supplies Price list. Blasting caps, fuses, blasting machine parts etc with illustrations. 20pp.

3 pieces of explosives ephemera. Atlas powder, 5.25x6.25", stained. Hercules Powder 5x7.75". Western Powder 7.25x8.5".

Fraser & Chalmers Wire Rope Tramways catalog. Undated, 18pp. Illustrations of tramways as would be used with mining buckets. Page chips, torn sp...

4 Gold Rush and Mining books. 1918 reprint Mines and Mineral Resources of Nevada County, Mother Lode Gold Belt of California by Logan1934, The Old Wes

1889 E. Schneider & Co., Manufacturer of Candles letterhead to S R Buford, Virginia City, MT for payment of an invoice. This company made miners...

2 rare pictorial letterheads from mining candle and glycerine companies, c. 1893-94. Goodwin Mfg. and E. Schneider with nice candle logo.

About 25 pieces of mining ephemera-Florence Mining, East Pacific Mining, California Powder Works, Pony Assay Office, Lowry and Shaw Hardware etc. Abou

4 Mining signs, all laminated. Telephone Call Code, 8.5x5.5". Safety Fuse, 3 Deeds to a Burial Plot, Please Don't Raid It, all 13.75x10&quo...

13 pieces of refining and smelting ephemera c. 1917-48. U S Smelting Refining and Mining employee time records-stains, Southern Pacific, J W Currie.

Engineering Drawing by French, Intro to Mine Surveying by Stanford, Theory and Practice of Surveying by Johnson, Mine Surveying by Durham, Standard Fi

These US Mint Reports discusses world precious metal production in detail, statistical production of US Mint branches and assay offices with state by

3 of the 5 key volumes of US Mint Reports. 1880, 1882 and 1884 by Burchard that describes mines of the West. Each is indexed geographically, by subjec

These US Mint Reports discusses world precious metal production in detail, statistical production of US Mint branches and assay offices with state by

These US Mint Reports discusses world precious metal production in detail, statistical production of US Mint branches and assay offices with state by

pendulum alidade in wood box, stamped USGS. box 36cm long. K&E New York, "USGS T-506". extra parts not present. 1850-1900

Probably down hole gamma ray logging probe lead. No instrument. No instructions, no extras. With original hard shell case. Probably 1970s.

Internal light powered by an electric cord, no maker or model other than the word Japan on the bottom. Several different additional eye pieces and var

Copy of 5x7" assayer photo. Original 4.5x8" miner photo. Framed stocks-Nevada County Lead and Zinc Mines, unissued. South Yuba Mining and...

Three miner's tools: A coal shovel labeled "East Street 2 Solid"with a wooden shaft and wooden handle, the business end is 11 x 9 inch...

Three embossers from three different mining companies. They are the Inyo-Nevada Milling Company, the Goldfield Biebeck Mining Company in Nevada, and t

Bauch & Lomb optical company, patent Jan 5, 1915. Three lenses, square plate, standard slide mount, 11 1/2 inches tall, missing bottom mirror. T...