Western Americana Signature Sale (May 2021 Auction)

The Part Played by the Yuba Manufacturing Co. in the Great Romance of Dredging for Placer Gold, Tin & Platinum – Printed for the Yuba Mfg....

"Champion Mine, Nevada City, Cal." and mine works engraved in bowl. Marked sterling. Engraved "1900" on reverse of handle. Appro...

Crystal Lake Gold Mining Co., Nevada Co., California - For Week Ending July 8, 1905. Crystal Lake is 2.25 miles east if Yuba gap, located in Nevada co

60”w x 32”h map shows company holdings that include the Ohio, Back Action, Harrison & Gold Blossom Claims, as well as 2 Mill Sites

This map shows the Hathaway, Eureka & Kirkland Claims – Inactive now, but In the 1930’s, subsurface Mine operations included a shaft

This lot is of a map Showing the Quartz Mining Properties belonging to the “Alameda Gold Mining Co.” situated in Placer Co., Califor

Two county and state tax receipts issued to The Mountaineer Gold Mine Company at Saw Pit in Plumas County. This is an extensive gold-bearing region

Memorandum of bullion deposited by Wheeler & Rodgers to Thomas Price, Analytical Chemist, Assay and Bullion Melter, at his office at 524 Sacrame...

Lot of 2. Hardbound book of issues of 1869, 426 pigs. Book cover has some separation, articles inside are in very good condition. White Pine County

Mining and Scientific Press paper Volume I.V. #11 dated Sept 10, 1887.. Lead story on the New Almaden Quicksilver Mine use of Henry Albert’s

Published by San Francisco Journal of Commerce. Inside: Articles on the Comstock Lode, Biographical info on important figures Adolph Sutro, William S

Lot of 5 different. This is an incredibly rare grouping; we've had very few of these catalogs in the past 40 years. The Pelton wheel was invente...

Three checks printed with Ralston & Grayson, Mines & Mining in the heading. Rare, RNX, they are unlisted in the Castelholz guide. The bottom...

Book, Tables of the Value of Gold and Silver by Thomas Price. A.J. Leary printing 1881. 9 3/8 x7”, Only three copies exist. Price operati

Mortgage between Robert P. Chase and Egbert Judson for $2,500 for the property known as the San Francisco Chemical Works to Judson on August 1st, 1856

20 Geologic & Economic Maps in Separate Map Pocket for Vacaville, Antioch, Mount Vaca, Carquinez, Mare Island, Sonoma, Santa Rosa, Petaluma &am...

18 Plates (in separate Vol.), 126 Figures, 17 Tables - (9” x 11 ½” SC`+ HC for Plates) Date: 1964 Country (if not USA):

Group of six from Greenhorn Mountain Copper Mine: 1) Map of the Greenhorn Mountain Copper Mine Shasta County California. Compiled by E.H. Scott 517 Cr

Interesting photo album with lots of interesting content. Album contains about 145 black and white photos from the 1920's-1930's. Pictures o...

Part 1: Detailed reports of the Foothill Copper Belt – Part 2: Economics & treatment of ores – Part 3: Tabulation of copper properti

1) Volume 34, No. 3, July, 1938 – Mineral Resources of El Dorado Co. with table of Placer Mines & Prospects & 24”x 18” fold

1) Volume 43, No.1, January, 1947 – Mines & Mineral Re- sources of Lake Co. showing locations of Principal Mineral Deposits on 19” x

1) Volume 41, No. 1, January 1945 – Quicksilver Deposits of Central San Benito & Northwestern Fresno Counties with 4 foldout maps –

1) Volume 31, No. 3, July, 1935 – Mines & Mineral Resources of Siskiyou Co. with 24”x 22”map showing location of principal

Lot of 4. 1) Handwritten pay document dated 1897 regarding work done on the Idaho Mine in Grass Valley, CA, signed by Joseph Goldsworthy. The Idaho wa

Nice mining company prospectus from The American Rand Mining & Milling Company. The company was comparing itself to the famous South African Ran...

Very nice framed photo of a miner at the mine portal with his dog. The Rockford Tunnel was a mine located at Fall River, Colorado, in Clear Creek Coun

Interesting, right of way deed between the Elkton Mining & Milling Company and the Midland Terminal Railway granting the railway an easement on ...

U.S.G.S., PP 54, by Waldemar & Frederick L. Ransom, 1906. 29 Plates (3 in Pocket), 64 Figures – (8 ½” x 11 ½

Lot of two. Both 1878. Both to City National Bank. Both signed by AS Webster. One for 52.39 ounces of gold for $821.43. The second for 16.77 ounces fo

Lot contains a letter written by the Leadville Attorneys Phelps & Pendery regarding a miners' strike and how it's affecting the local ec...

A campaign or convention ribbon from the Cloud City Miners' Union of Leadville, Colorado. The union was organized on May 9, 1895, according to t...

Two souvenir items from Leadville, Colorado. First we have an advertising piece, a tin drinking cup handed out as a promotional item by Powell &...

Two really great pieces from the mining town of Leadville, Colorado. First we have a miner's lunch bucket with exterior hooks to hold miner'...

This is an extra rare and beautiful shaving mug from The United Mine Workers of the Colorado miners (Struck coal in 1896). The cup stands 4" an...

Three nice stereos circa 1880 of views of Manitou, Colorado. The three views are all by different photographers: Gurnsey, Oldroyd and Stormer. Oldroy

Mrs. Cap Jack going prospecting with 2 mules(some paper adhered to rear). Well dressed ladies at Lava Beds at Gypsum. Date: Country (if not USA):

1) Selby Smelting & Lead Co., S.F. – Refining for the Bullion & Exchange Bank of Carson City – May 5th, 1902. 2) The Golden Cycl...

1) Cripple Creek Sampling & Ore Co., Cripple Creek, Colorado For “Old Gold Mining Co., (Brentlinger Lease) – 11/17/1908. 2) The Tayl

Original articles of incorporation dated 1900 for this Colorado miner signed by the three company officers: Boyer, King and Tallman. The document was

Lot includes two bonds from Mono-Baltic Mining and Smelting Company which operated at Ouray, Colorado issued in 1909. Some browning on center fold. Al

Lot of 4 different. 1) Large bronze gilt spoon, Colorado Springs, "Struck It At Last," figural handle. 6.5" long. 2) Mineral Palace, ...

Lot of 2 different sterling spoons. 1) Gold Coin Mine, Victor, Colorado. 5" with engraved bowl showing mine building. 2) Mineral Palace, Pueblo...

Nice group of Colorado material includes Vulcan Gold and Silver Mining Company stock dated 1880. The company operated at Ouray, Colorado. Also, a nice

Very rare, hard-bound prospectus by James Percival and Josiah D. Whitney, 1853, with litho of the mine works opposite the title page. This mine was po

Archive of 150 or more documents circa 1926 to 1939 regarding almost all aspects of mind production at the Belshazzar mine. This mine processed high-g

Lot of 6. 1) Sullivan Extension Mining Co. stock certificate. Yreka District, Idaho Territory. Issued in 1888 for 1,00 shares. Pen cancelled. Very fin

Carlisle 1923; Colchester 1919; Ditney 1902; Danville 1900; Galena 1916; Gillespie 1926; Murphysboro 1912; New Athens 1921; Patoka 1904; Tallula 1913;

Belleville 1915; Colchester 1919; Danville 1900; Ditney 1902; Galena 1916; Gillespie 1926; Murphysboro 1912; New Athens 1921; Tallula 1913; Date:

Color tin advertising sign for Green Arrow Kentucky Coal, "America's Finest Bituminous Coal." Copyright 1929, by the C. Reiss Coal Com...

This unique little coin case made of copper features the mine buildings around Shaft No. 2 of the Calumet Mine in the Copper Country of Michigan'...

Lot of 2 different. 1) View of 13 miners in front of buildings. Taken by Wm. Weaver, Carl Junction, Missouri. Mine not identified. Photo is 4.75 x 6.7

Brass, 34 x 40 mm, holed. Stamped: S / A. C. (M worn off) C. O. / 2249 / Lamp. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Montana City: Provenance:

Map is 29”x 36” on linen, folded into 3 ½” x 7 ½ “ hard-cover binder. Date: Country (if not U

U.S.G.S., PP 74, by Walter H. Weed – ( 9”x 11 ½” HB, 51 Plates, (27 in Pocket), 262 pages) Date: 1912 Country (if

This is a set of three mining maps of the Silver Grouse Mining claims out of Troy, Montana. Two are blue lines. Bimetallic mining. 1936 dates.C.H. Bar

This mill was in operation for seven short months, but this photograph shows all of its glory! gThe Bluestone mine is the oldest mine in the

Stock no. 218, issued in 1918 for 10,000 shares to WS McCornick. Not cancelled. The purpose was to conduct a general placer mining business in Utah an

9.5 x 12.5”, July 1, 1907. History of Ely camp, geology, etc. The booklet answers questions like “What are the prices of sleeping ac

Lot of 3. 1. Application for membership in lodge 9 F. & A.M., dated 1870 by Master Mason and favorably accepted. Cond. F. 2. Woodville Gold and ...

Constitution , By Laws and order of Business. Miners Union of Gold Hill, Nev. dated 1885. 19 pages not including cover. In excellent condition. Ve

Small archive of about 20 letters, documents and three personal diary/ledgers with mine notes from R.H. Downer, c1903-1912, plus one 1918 letter. This

Map of Goldfield, Nevada, 1907, by The Clason Map Co., publishers of Advertising & Reference Maps, Denver, Colorado. Includes an extensive alpha...

The quintessential compendium of Nevada mining from 1905, published by The W. H. Shearer Publishing Co. of San Francisco, Cal. Size is 5.75 x 8.75 inc

Letters come from all over the United States: from Oregon to Pennsylvania, from Missouri to Massachusetts. 8 pieces. “Please give me any info

Holbrook, Nevada Mine Document Collection, 1906-1915, Silver Glance District, Douglas County. A collection of approximately 20 items, consisting of lo

Group of 19 plates to accompany Geological Survey Professional Paper 459-B, Ore Deposits, Antler Peak Quadrangle, Nevada, Roberts and Arnold, publishe

Manhattan Mining District, Nye County, Nevada. Compiles and Published by William K. Moran, E.M., Photo. Lith. Halpin Litho Co, S.F. This map is in suc

These two albums contain photographs and diazo copies of photographs of the construction of the concentrator and smelter by Nevada Copper Corporation

A variety of ledgers, notebooks, and documents of historical, geological, and metallurgical noteworthiness from the Nevada Consolidated Copper Corpora

A collection of Western and mining memorabilia to get you started on a collection or to round out the one you already have. The highlight of the lot i

This 23 page prospectus is fabulous. It has a six panel fold out showing the Ophir in the middle of Nevada. Seven photographs and 4 maps. Includes a c

Before there was a Picohe, Nevada there was a Pioche, Utah Territory. So, although this says Utah Territory, it was actually very early Territorial Ne

Ask a blaster, you'll get very careful instructions about how to pack blasting powder into a hand-drilled hole in the rock face of mine drift yo...

This is a piece of refractory material coated with a thin layer of slag in which are incorporated small spherules of metallic gold and silver. The ori

Five letters, handwritten over several years at the turn of the 20th century, from a hard-rock miner, Bert, working in the Sonoma Mine at Sweetwater,

“TONAPAH” published by The Tonapah Bonanza press. Tells of the new mining camp discovered in 1900 by James L. Butler. In protectiv

This is a virtually pristine, original copy of a map of the Tonopah Mining District, compiled and published by William K. Moran, U.S. Mineral Surveyor

Located in Esmeralda County, this set of six photographs tells the story of Catteudal(?) and the mine where he hit the high grade and afterwards went

Lot of 2. 1. Comstock Carnival pin back Lady w/carnival har in center. Dated 1905. 2. Comstock Golden Jubilee, Miner in center holding up roc

This is one of the first works by the USGS written by George F Becker. Includes Ophir Ravine Assay, Mount Rose analysis, Clarence King information, Ju

Lot of 5. This is a nice group. 1) Two different assay memorandums for the Gold Hill Assay Office, WS James. 1889 and 1891. Both for deposits by the J

Lot of 4 different. 1) Very rare Sutro Tunnel Company Assay Office Memorandum. 1878. Two assay results from quartz seams in the tunnel. Signed by assa

Report of bullion produced for the Con-Virginia Mine received on January 7, 1878 from six different Comstock mills: The California, the Consolidated,

All assayed by Van Wyck in May of 1865. The mills were the Central, Island, Union and DeLand. (Rarer mill located half way down Six Mile Canyon. 15 st

This is a deposit slip for 2436 ounces of bullion made out to the Assay Office of Van Wyck & Co. by The Piute Mine. It's date September 26, ...

Lot of five. All for the Savage Mining Company. From May 3, 1865 to May 30, 1865. Largest bar was on May 8th. 1,465.5 ounces. $ 421.97 in gold and $1,

Soft bound booklet published by Comstock Quartz Mining Co. Articles on the “new” found gold camps and on the company. Rare and very

This is the Annual Report of the Consolidated Virginia Mining Company. This publication was sent out to stockholders, reporting the dividends for the

“Reports of Operations” (4): 1) Gould & Curry Mining Co. – For Week Ending July 6, 1888 2) Utah Consolidated Mining Co.

Certificate of Declaration of Change in the List of Officers of the Corporation of the Pacific Mill & Mining Company. Signed by John W. Mackay,...

Unique map showing the proposed Sutro Tunnel and printed in England. Because of the time period of the map, several towns and landmarks bear names th

Bound booklet “Sutro Tunnel” w/miner in gold print on cover. Testimony by Adolph Sutro before the House of Representatives April 2

1) The definitive resource to mining districts and mines and their production. 1922. Must have for any mining stock certificate collector or Nevada hi

1864. FIRST EDITION. This book contains the first widespread account of the Comstock. It was originally printed in Harper’s Weekly. Then it w

1) Mining Districts of Nevada by Church Lincoln. The authoritative work on the production of Nevada mines until 1920. Can’t do without kind o

Lot of 5. 1) Sheet from the Assay Office of the Eberhardt and Aurora Mining Company, 1878. Eberhardt City, Nevada. 13 x 8 .5" Ghost town. 2) Or...

Lot of nine. All from Norman Grey, attorney, Camden, New Jersey. All addressed to J. F. Miles, treasurer of Ely. All with content about lawsuit. (W. D

1) Geology of the Tonopah District, PP 42, 1905 – 24 Plates, 78 Figures – (9” x 12” HB, 287 Pages) 2) Geology & Or

Group of three Nevada mining artifacts from the miles collection, each with a specific tie to a place. Circa 1940 blacklight used by Rob Salvi during