Western Frontiers Auction (October 2022)

Group of three different California mining reports. The first is for the Blue Tent Mines somewhere near Grass Valley. It was prepared by mining engine

Group of four framed photographs of California gold dredges. Dredges were able to extract gold from gravel and dirt by using water. A) Framed and mat

Six letters from the California Debris Commission written to Mr. W.W. Waggoner. Waggoner was appointed as an Assistant Engineer for the California Deb

This is a collection of letters written to J.L. Holland, a man involved in the mining industry. Holland was involved with the San Francisco and New Me

Two mining equipment auction broadsides. A) Broadside for the auction sale of mining and milling equipment from the Markall Machinery Company. This au

Lot of 2 different. 1) Boston & Colorado Smelting Company. Dateline Black Hawk, June 26th, 1871. Assay for H. Fuller showed 25.7 ounces of silve...

Issued by the Boulder Co. Metal Mining Assn. ~ Filled with ads & historic photos and descriptions of its precious metal mines ~ Nice copy of rar...

This is a great pictorial letterhead for the Black Belle Gold Mining Company, "Miners of Gold Ore from the Black Belle Mine, Cripple Creek, Col...

Lot of 4. 1) JS Neall & Co., Miner's Sampling Works pictorial billhead, 1898. Billed to the Mary McKinney MC for one assay of gold ore. Vign...

23 copies of Cripple Creek Bonanza, From Gold to Gambling by Cunningham. 218pp with index and lots of photos. Date: Country (if not USA): State:

About 120 copies of Rush to the Rockies, Pike's Peak or Bust! by Slifer, 31pp. History of the Colorado gold and silver rush as well as artwork ...

Lot of 7 different. 1) Pictorial billhead for famous firm of Hendrie & Bolthoff, Mining & Mill Machinery. 1889. Billed to GW Hall of Georget...

Lot of 4. All are for the Truax Manufacturing Company, located at 1723 Wazee Street in Denver, Colorado. Famous Western producer of mining ore cars. 1

Very rare Denver Fire Clay horn scoop. Marked "D.F.C. Co." on edge. The Denver Fire Clay Company made fire-resistant bricks for smelters. ...

Lot of 5. 1) Billhead for GW Hall & Co., Dealers in Gold, Silver & Lead Ores. 1889. Billed to the Colorado Central Cons. Mining Co. 2) Billh...

Lot of 7. 1) Rare color billhead for Ralston Springs Mines, Nicholls & Hoagland, 1880. For weighing of 3,150 lbs. rock. Rare Colorado coal mine ...

Lot of 3 different. 1) Bullion Mountain Mining Company. Needle Mountain Mining District. 5 claims. c.1903. 4pp, in the style of a typed-letter. 13 x 8

Map of the Leadville Mining District Compiled from Official Records and Other Reliable Sources by Chas. F. Saunders. January 1901. Scale 1200 Ft. to t

4 Emerald Lake Mining promotional papers. 2 promo brochures, detailed document describing 14 claims over 139 acres. Blueprint style map 33x17",...

Lot of 2. Pittsburg is a mining ghost town that was located 9 miles north of Crested Butte in Gunnison County. Letter is on Robinson's letterhea...

A) Geological Atlas of the United States, Folio 171, Engineer Mountain, Colorado, Field Edition. Published by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1910. This

Lot of 3. 1) Ophir King Gold Mining Company. Prospectus and bound copies of correspondence between the president and shareholders of the company. Loca

While our company is quite well-known for offering Virginia City, Nevada and Virginia City, Montana items, this was the first time we've handled...

Tourist's Guide to the Rocky Mtns. By Frank Fossett, published by C. G. Crawford, 1879 ~ Profusely Illustrated with 540 pages and four-fold-out...

Lot of 14. Nice group. Includes: HH Miller, Assayer & Chemist, billhead (Georgetown, 1910); WJ Chamberlain & Co.'s Sampling Works assay ...

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...

Lot of 12. 1) Scientific American, May, 9, 1891, with great illustration of the Bennett Dredge & Amalgamator machine! Illustration is 9.5 x 7&qu...

Lot of 4 different. 1) Jno. H. Husted, Agent of Vulcan Powder Company, Georgetown, 1889. Billed to the Colorado Cent. Cons. Mining Co. for powder, cap

Lot of 5 different. 1) Reprint of 1905 Map of the San Juan Triangle Mining Districts. With Index. Published by Western Reflections Publishing Company,

Lot of 7 different companies from 7 different Colorado towns. Includes: San Juan & New York Mining & Smelting Company (Mines at Silverton, d...

Lot of 3. 1) San Juan Smelting & Refining Company promotional flyer to stockholders. 1903. Includes three letters discussing state of the compan...

Butte Miners Union ribbon. 8", slight bottom fray, some left metal corrosion and dent. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Montana City: ...

Panorama is 27" x 10". First page has a map showing Hecla in middle of the west. Panorama shows mining ventures as well as mines like Prid...

Original shaving mug that belonged to Marcus Daly. Daly was a mining businessman who helped establish the Anaconda Copper Mine in Butte, Montana. Daly

1881-1897 ~ (No Duplicates) Date: Country (if not USA): State: Montana City: Provenance:

Hand written 1904 mining contract in Austin, NV. Lower right corner chip, .75" tear on bottom signature. Date: Country (if not USA): Stat...

Undated and unknown maker Goldfield-Columbia townsite map. c. 1905. 21.25x24". 3 left side tears, 1-4". Date: Country (if not USA): S...

Color 1905 Goldfield mineral map of Esmeralda and Nye counties. By W H Shearer. 24.5x23.5". 2 left tears, 3-4" and small crease tears. Da...

All Reproductions. 1) Sutro Tunnel Cross Section map. 20" x 24". A great look into the tunnel. 2) Framed Senate Concurrent Resolution No. ...

Color Tonopah Mining District map, 1905 by Bradford and Bradford. 24.5x25.5". 2 left side 1" tears and upper right crease. Date: Co...

Letter from attorneys to the claimants of the Wayne Mining Co,(MN Stone , CC Carson and others) on behalf of the owners of the Maria Ledge of the Vict

Wood framed Southern Nevada mine safety sign by Nevada State Printing Office, frame 21x8". Sign has tears and chips. Please inspect, sold as is...

Two miners' shirts found underground. The solid brown one was found in Candelaria, Nevada. The plaid button up shirt was found in the Wheeler Mi...

1880 check signed by Adolph Sutro to Sutro & Co., 1884 Montana check issued by Jno. Schuyler Crosby the 2nd territorial governor for clothing fo...

This collection is of mining certificates and cancelled checks. There is the stock certificate from The Central Placer Mining Company dated 1881 signe

Twelve large reproduction prints of antique photographs depicting miners and other Old West scenes. Interesting variety of photographs, circa 1880s-19

Group of about 23 pieces of mining ephemera. Includes postcards, checks, stock certificates, etc. Some mining companies represented in this lot are th

Warning sign for a train car that would have carried mining explosives. Explosives/ Handle Carefully/ Keep Fire Away. Bottom of the sign has a list of

Group of publications and reports related to mining. Includes Journal of the Association of Engineering Societies, Practical Short Cuts in Milling and

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

Anaconda, by Isaac F. Marcosson, publ. by Dodd, Mead & Co., N.Y., 1957 ~ Story of one of the largest mining co.'s in the world for much of t...

1) "A Manual of Mining", based on the course of lectures on mining delivered at the school of mines of the state of Colorado, by M. C. Ihl...

History of the San Francisco Stock & Exchange Board, by the Chairman, Jos. L. King, printed by the Stanley-Taylor Co., S.F. 1910 ~ (5" x 8&...

Lot of 15. 1881-1916 ~ (no duplicates) Please inspect. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:

1) "Investigations Relating Gold & Silver", by U.S.G.S., 1908 One plate, 8 figures ~ (6" x 9" HB, 80 pages) 2) "Interp...

Four different reference books related to gold, silver, and gems. A) Dictionary of Gems and Gemology by Robert M. Shipley. Sixth edition. Published i

by Rossiter W. Raymond, U.S. Commissioner of Mining Statistics, Washington Govt. Printing Office, 1870 ~ Covers states of Calif., Nev., Ore., Wash.,

White metal Lander, Frary & Clark 4x4.5". Copper Lampe-Pigeon with perforated bottom 7x3". Date: Country (if not USA): State: C...

Wood box assay kit with chemicals. Hand scale with 4/7 weights in wood case. Porcelain crucible with graphite top 5.25". Date: Country (if n...

About 15 1" mini crucibles, 7x 2.5" crucibles, 2x 3" crucible. Used condition. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Prov...

Rare portable leather assay kit with samples. Includes all sort of assay equipment in the bottom of the box. The top three shelves contain many differ

Wood sliding style scale, possible bone beam, missing weight, 12x3". 19th century , no maker mark brass scale without weights on wood bases wit...

Set of four stacked mining sieves made of brass. All sieves are about 8.25 inches in diameter. A) U.S.A. Standard Testing Sieve No. 12. Opening is 0.0

Brown wood cases Henry Troemner scale. 4Oz. capacity. Model W-33-CLA. 7.75x15x6". Also 35 pennyweight modern scale in box. Date: Country (i...

Complete in original case set of drafting instruments for a mining engineer by Morin, Paris. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provena

Black over brass ascent and descent gauge by Short de Mason, London. White metal DW Brunton miner's compass? Both in leather cases. Brass survey...

Surveyor's chain also known as a Gunter's chain. It is a measuring device used to measure the distance of plots of land. These surveyor chai...

Rare mining map making tool by Ernest Leitz, Wetzler in wood case 3x6x5.5". German made, c. early 1900's. Date: Country (if not USA): ...

Rare wall mounted oil lamp, maybe used in a caboose? 20". 3 canvas water bags-Pioneer Brand, Desert Brand x2. Union Carbide Miners Lamp can, 12...

Brass underground mining air speed gauge by Queen & Co., Phila. 4.5x1.25". Mechanism rotates freely. Date: Country (if not USA): State...

We have never seen this one before! Toledo acetylene lantern with outboard tank and clear globe with handle. No chips or cracks, 17.5" with han...

2 different miner safety lamps. Davis safety lamp with brass accents, c. 1880's. 9.5". Unmarked maker lamp with hanger hook, 14". Da...

Brass candle holder, miners reflective candle box lantern 6x3.5x2.225", D-Lite hand held railroad style lantern 17.5", Stonebridge Automat...

Rare Wolf carbide safety lamp with flexible neck and black covered handle. 15.5". Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:...

Group of five different carbide lanterns for underground mining, c. 1910s. Manufacturers include the Universal Lamp Co., Shanklin Manufacturing Co., J

A) Original box for an Auto Lite Carbide Lamp made by the Universal Lamp Co. in Chicago. Box only, does not include the carbide lamp. This paper box i

Group of four different oil wick lamps that were used by underground miners. This type of lamp replaced candlesticks in underground mines and were use

Group of three scarce carbide miners' lamps. A) The Springfield Lamp/ Patd. 12-3-73/ Others Pend'g. About 3.75 inches tall and 2.25 inches ...

Two mining oil lamps also known as "rooster" lamps. These lamps are from Mexico or South America. Only one has a maker's mark but it i...

Lot of six different pieces of mining blasting equipment. This lot includes a wooden holder used to lower dynamite caps into the shaft, a dynamite cap

Group of five different mining gold pans. Miners would use these pans to extract gold deposits from placer using water. Different sizes, smallest is 7

Two Klondike style gold pans. Pans similar to the larger one were originally used in the dairy business and many were converted into gold pans. The sm

Handmade wooden canary cage for underground mining. Canaries were used to gauge how much air was in an underground mine. This is a real, handcrafted c

Small metal mortar and pestle, drift pick head 12', wood handle hammer 13", tongs 15", hammering spike 25", hammer c. 1880-1910 1...

Moose Hide gold poke with draw string. This poke is reported by the collector to have come from the Yukon Saloon in Dawson City during the Klondike G

Copper water can 9.25x7', white CM Santa Fe and Pacific Railroad water can with handle lid and bail 14x8", white metal and rope prospectors...

Incorporated in Illinois. Mineral Park Mining District, Mohave, Arizona. This is not only a key Arizona Mine, but it is extra rare. Number 65 for 5 sh

Lot of 14. The Trombone Consolidated Mines is a key piece. Issued in 1906. Fabulous double mining vignette. Check it out! Two 1920 Tom Reed Gold issue

Inc. in Pennsylvania, 1866. No. 36, issued for 200 shares to Peter Hollis in Sept. 1866 in Philadelphia. Signed by president Chas. Richardson and trea

Very rare; we have not offered this before. Inc. in Colorado in 1885. No. 28, issued for 104 shares to SL Sharpless in Denver in 1886. Signed by presi

Rare Aspen stock! We have no records of selling this piece in (at least) the past 8 years. Inc. in Colorado, 1891. No. 1251, issued for 200 shares to

Inc. in Colorado. No. 2018, issued for 1200 shares to GD Thayer in 1894 in Aspen. Signed by President B. Clark Wheeler and EW Young (secretary). Not c

Mines at Aspen, Colorado (printed under logo). Inc. in Colorado. No. 3411, issued for 100 shares to Albion Little on Jan. 18th, 1892 in Denver. Signed

Inc. in New York. No. 2663, issued to Thomas L. Green for 100 shares on Jan. 27th, 1882. Signed by the president Edwin Lord and secretary Geo. Morriso

Very rare; we have no records of selling this in the past 8 years. Inc. in Colorado. No. 127, issued for 250 shares to John Hudson in St. Louis in 188

Very rare. Inc. in Colorado. "Buena Vista, Colorado" (printed under title). No. 75, issued for 10 shares to William P. Clark in Buena Vist...

"Property Located in Chaffee County Colorado" (printed above title). Organized in New York. No. 804, issued for 10 shares to S. Bayard Fis...

Inc. in Colorado. No. 2278, issued for 4 shares to H.H. Calkins on March 15th, 1881 in Denver. Signed by M.M. Pomeroy as president and A.S. Whitaker a

# 726 for 2134 shares to George A Alden of Boston. Signed by Peter Butler and president JP Whitney. Dateline 1875. Incorporated in Massachusetts. Not

"Clear Creek County: Colorado" (printed under vignette). Offices: Georgetown, Colo. and Boston, Mass. (printed at bottom). Inc. June 1882....