Western Prospects: Discovering Americana & Numismatics

1) "Mining in Boulder County Colorado" Silver Jubilee Edition. Celebrating 50 years of mining, Lost of ads and many small photographs. Car...

Unusual prospectus for the El Dorado Mine and Milling Company. Looks like an advertisement for a medical cure, but it is a cure for those who have fal

Hazeltine in his book "Mines of Colorado" simply states the purpose of the company is in its title. Another rare stock. This 1866 stock is...

Very early! Hollister states that this is one of two mines working in the Buckskin area (the South Park Gold Mining and Exploring Company being the ot

Strong contrast. One can find tailings, frame buildings, tipples, apparatus, etc. 7 x 4 1/2". High on the hill above the mine is the No. 3 Sha...

Taken from Black Hawk. One can truly see the relationship of a mine to its city in this view. There are residences and business to the bottom, top, an

Gold mines have often been closed down and then re-opened after a couple of decades. But McFarlane had noticed that some mines that had been closed fo

20 pages. Blue paper cover. Contains the incorporation papers and by-laws. Gilpin County. Mills and mining works near Central City, Colorado. Located

24 pages. No map. Offices in Philadelphia, Organized under a special charter in Pennsylvania. Prospectus, Charter & By-Laws. President is John B...

Cert. #3, issued to Egbert Gurnsey for 2000 shares in 1879. Incorporated in New York. Signed by D.H. Baldwin as president and Thomas J. Barbour as sec

Nice Vignette of a Black Hawk Indian on a stream holding a rifle. #116 for 25 shares to Chris Fennell. Signed by Henry Haley(?) and P (?). 25c large r

Cert. #28, issued to Benj Walker for 100 shares, 10% of the authorized shares, at St.Louis, Mo. In 1889. The co. was incorporated in Missouri. The com

The Lucania Transportation, Tunnel, Mining and Drainage Company prospectus. 34 pages. Two pullouts: 15 x 21" map and 22 x 7" profile of th...

Very early Colorado stock certificate. Number 280 for 50 shares to Fanny Farguhar(?) in September of 1866. Signed by James Conner per CH Tyson and PW

The property was owned by Beloit college in Wisconsin, 1850-51. The certificate was filed by Hazen Cheney (1808-1877) on Dec. 3, 1864 for pre-emption

1) Corporation of American Miens, Clear Creek and Gilpin Tunnel. 35 pages. 1932 prospectus with small fold out map, photographs, copies of assays, etc

Lot of 4. 1) Booklet, "Mines, Mining, Milling. Clear Creek County, Colorado." Published by the Clear Creek County Metal Mining Association...

From the report: "The Franklin Lode is a lode well-known to every miner in Colorado. It is situated in Clear Creek county, in the Territory of ...

1) Clear Creek. 22 x 21". Stevens, Barbour & Company. Shows mine near Idaho Springs. Excellent condition. 2) Topographical Map of Gilpin Co...

Pamphlet includes letters, statements and affidavits. One of these men, George A. Jackson, a native of Missouri, penetrated into the mountains durin