Western Americana Auction April 2022

Group of about 18 Montana mining claim maps. They show various claims in several locations including the Home Lode, the Lower Hot Springs Mining Distr

Two blueprints of mining equipment from Montana. A) Blueprint of a Reverberatory Furnace at Zinc Casting Building drawn by William Wrath Jr. on Septem

Three mining geology maps from Montana. A) Two hand-drawn diagrams of the Syndicate Vein. They depict the location and a shaft of the Syndicate Vein.

Articles of Incorporation and annual reports. Paradise Mining, Pennmont Con Mining, Silver Bell Mining, Thompson Mining, United States Lead, Blue Win

Lot of four Montana mining reports: 1) 1900 Report of Referee of Combination Mining and Milling Company; 2) Triangle Mining and Development Company re

Five reports on the property of the Montana-Corbin Copper Company. Holdings included the "Hidden Treasure" and "Copper King" cla...

Pamphlet issued by the Bureau of Agriculture, Labor and Industry, Helena, Montana. Sixteen page report on Montana's mineral production in 1896. ...

Two volumes of hand written journals concerning the North Star Mine, written in the late 1800s. In light pencil are sketches of the tailings, dams, su

Typewritten five page stock prospectus from the Strawberry Mining Company whose claim was situated in Skelly Gulch, Lewis and Clark County, Montana.

Assay ledger of an unknown mill in Montana covering the years 1894-1897. This ledger shows the daily workings of this 60 stamp mill, . It also has the

Three annual reports from the Valley Forge Mining Company: 1907, 1908 & 1912-13. The Valley Forge mine was situated on the flank of the mountain...

Dramatic 48 page pamphlet entitled "Copper: Not a Romance but and interesting presentation of cold hard Facts," is a prospectus from the W...

Lot of 4 different assay memorandums for the Gold Hill Assay Office, operated by WS James. Includes assays for: Mexican Mill (1888), Justice Company (

Lot of 7 different including a territorial piece and two with imprinted revenue. Includes: Maynard & Flood, Imperial Silver MC (1863, territoria...

Original enlarged photo mounted on board, approx. 18 x 21 in an old frame about 30.5 x 27" overall. The photo is an original period enlargement...

Dateline July 13, 1908 letter from Rawhide Morning Star Mining to Mr. Christie. "Greatest quartz vein strike Nevada Murray shaft, -200 feet- di...

I you know mining in Reno, you know that George Wedekind had the only successful mine in the immediate area. Yet this letter suggests that Montana min

Lot of 8 different. All are dateline Virginia (City) Nevada. All are issued but one. All issued pieces are signed by Tahoe lumber magnate DL Bliss. Th

Lot of 8 different. 1) Rare pair of Comstock corner advertising covers: John Gillig (1884) (known for the Gillig mining lantern); and JC Hampton &a...

Ultra rare Comstock RN check. No. 1547, issued Feb. 5th, 1878 to Prescott & Co. for $2,203.50. Signed by "Bonanza King" James G. Fair ...