Western Americana Auction April 2022

Anaconda Copper v. Pilot Butte Mining, 1914 lawsuit hearing. Bound, 1.25" thick. City: State:Montana Date:

Plats of those Mining Claims in Butte, Sold by Metes and Bounds, of which there are no Official Plats of Record. Contains blueprint maps of unplatted

Two prospectuses from copper mining companies: 1) Andes Copper Mining Company sixth annual report, for the year ended 1932. 2) Blackfoot Copper Co. of

Montana Territory County of Lewis and Clark recorder issued this discovery claim on the west 1/2 of the Merrimac Lode in the name of Clara Kennedy, si

Three annual reports from the Granite Mountain Mining Company whose mines and works were at Granite and Rumsey, Deer Lodge County Montana. Corporate o

Album full of approximately 100 mine safety posters. These posters were drawn by John Gowers for the Anaconda Mining Company in the 1950s. These poste

Lot of two maps of mines in Montana and Illinois. Both maps are original pen and ink maps. A) Map of an unnamed mine in Silver Bow County, Montana sur

A) Detail Drawings for new Mine Cage for the Montana Company, Limited by S.H. Macomber. Detailed engineering blueprint of the parts of a mine cage. Ap

Articles of Incorporation and annual reports. Cape Nome Copper Mining, Bonanza Copper Mining, Butte Coeur-d'Alene Copper Mining, Davis Copper Mi...

Articles of Incorporation and annual reports from Kennedy Creek Gold Mining, Dennemora Gold and Copper Mining, French Bar Gold Mining, Montana Homesta

Twelve photo negatives c1933, including seven 6-7/8 x 10-3/4-inch negatives and five 7-3/4 x 9-3/4-inch negatives. Four images are pictures of an unna

2" stack in protective sleeves of important and valuable info by professionals on various mine properties. The Bland Group, Butte. Mountain Vie...

Miscellaneous Montana mining lot. Mining and Scientific Press newspaper 1894; The Electrical Engineer (Harnessing the Missouri River near Helena) 1898

About 31 Montana mining and geology booklets. 10 Empire Lode Mining Claim. Mineral Industry Surveys of Montana 1957, 1964, 1967.Inspector of Mines Rep

Lot of over 30 checks from Montana mining companies, dating back to the 1880s. Butte, Great Falls, Helena, Cooke City, Clinton, Marysville. City: S

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 ...

Lot of 4 different. Group includes 3 important autographs. 1) Bacon Mill, 1874, RN-D, signed by mining millionaire & "Bonanza King" Jo...

Wells Fargo & Co. Express receipt for three bars of bullion received from Isaac Requa, supt. of the Gould & Curry Silver Mining Co. Valued a...

Nice miner group portrait at Gould and Curry Mines, Virginia, City, NV, c. 1890. Miners have their lunchboxes and candlesticks, getting ready to work.

This is the Holy Grail for Nevada check and RN collectors! Chollar Potosi Mining Company Check, Virginia City, Nevada with RN-B17d, the rarest of the

Lot of 15. Includes: Carson & Tahoe Lumber & Fluming Co. checks (1874, RN-D, and 1878, RN-G, both signed by DL Bliss); Gould & Curry Sil...

Lot of 10 different. This group has autographs, imprinted revenues, and a territorial piece. Includes: 1864 (territorial) Wells Fargo/Empire Mill; Con

Waybill for a shipment from Goldfield, Nevada to Humboldt Arizona from the Goldfield Consolidated Mines to the Consolidated Arizona Smelting Company.

Comstock history: 18 pages torn from the January 1861 issue of Harper's New Monthly Magazine, featuring an article entitled "A Peep At Was...

Lot of 5 different. All have maps. 1) Mining Districts & Mineral Resources of Nevada, Lincoln, 1982 pb. 2) Mining Districts of Nevada, Tingley, ...

Miscellaneous Quicksilver Mine Publications: 1) Quicksilver Deposits in Nevada, University of Nevada Bulletin, Vol. 38, No. 5., December 1944 Publ. by

Original master township plat showing Township 16 North, Range 19 East on the Mount Diablo Meridian. This is the Washoe Lake Little Valley Township. L

Two hand written journals of mining notes from W. E. Tracy in 1903. Mentioned are the Durant Mine, the German Mill, American Mill in Colorado. Notes

Five annual reports from the Alice Gold and Silver Mining Company. Offices were in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, but the mine was in Walkersville, S

U.S.G.S. Professional Papers for Utah: 1) The Gold Hill Mining District, PP-177, 1935 12 maps, 3 in pocket, 31 figures (9 x 11", 172 pgs.). ...

Twelve page prospectus for the Rustler Mining & Milling Company based in Spokane, Washington with properties in Flathead County Montana. City...