Western Americana Signature Sale (May 2021 Auction)

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