Western Prospects: Discovering Americana & Numismatics

Unused paychecks from the West End Chemical Company in Las Vegas, Nevada. Starts with No. 10906 and ends with 11000. Water damage to the right side of

This rare stock is numbered 558 for 50 shares in 1881 to Oliver Brightman and signed by president H. H. Allen and secretary R. Heath. Uncancelled. The

Lewis Mining District. Incorporated in New York, 1881. No. 260 for 100 shares issued to Eldridge & Straine Ransom and signed by John A. Mothrull...

1 sheet of four attached unissued stock certificates- Mountain City Mining Co., Cope District. This piece would look nice framed! Incorprated April 4,

Incorporated in 1863. No. 82 issued on October 5, 1863 to A. J. Williams for 10 shares. Signed by secretary George Greene and president (illegible). T

Incorporated in 1863. No. 29 issued on February 27, 1864 to G. A. Moore for 100 shares. Signed by secretary J. H. McFudden and president John McAlly.

The Dahlgren Mining Company filed for business in June of 1881. This certificate Is issued to Howard Eells and signed by Hutchinson and Masterson. It

One page advertisement in the San Francisco Chronicle, Sunday, April 19, 1908. The "Story of the Coalition," provides "The Invitation...

The Ray Consolidated Gold Mining Co. Certificate for 100 shares. Cert. # 323 issued to Annie M. O'Key on Sept. 8, 1905. Signed by M Makeover and...

This is a stock certificate issued by the Crittenden Gold & Silver Mining Company to H.K. Stearns and dated Dec. 29, 1863. It is for 100 shares ...

This is a stock certificate issued to Anna Eliza Sparks by the United States Mining Company for three shares at $50 per. It is signed by F.P. Steel, s

This is a lot of five documents pertaining to the Grizzly Mine in the Ruby Hill Mining District of White Pine County, Nevada. Included is a Notice of

#78 to Thomas Weathered for 600 shares in 1883. Signed by J. E. Jones and Mitchell. One assessment stamp on back signed by Jones. John Edward Jones w

A collection of 12 black and white post cards. Two are used and 10 are un-used. Various views of the open pit mine. Some are white border RPCs, some

This company had a capital of $2,000,000 and an issue of 20,000 shares. This is stock #2 for 9,000 shares issued to Frank Tagliabue. (Was stock certi

1) Stephens Searchlight Gold Mining Company, #91 for 500 shares to E. J. Phillips Jr. in 1907. 2) Santa Barbara-Searchlight Mining Company, #28 for 3

Stock no. 303 issued to George Kellis for 100 shares on December 10, 1906. The stock has a large tear down the right side that has resulted in a 1/3rd

This oversized publication (9x12") is entitled "Ore Deposits of the Silver Peak Triangle, Nevada" and is written by Josiah Edward Spu...

This Silver Star Mining District stock certificate is from a very rare location in Storey County, Nevada - home of the Comstock. This certificate in #

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This group contains a Prospectus and 2 subscription blanks for the Red Fox Mining Co. There is a stock certificate for the Revert Mining Co. It is No.

Sheet after sheet of lease information. Jameson and Paxson lessees. The March 30, 1929 'Nevada Mining News' reported Jameson and Paxson, who...

Gold Reef Mining District. Two volumes of unissued stock certificates. The first has stock numbers 43 through to 500. The second has numbers 3100 t

#949 for 1,000 shares to T. W. Kendall in 1907. Signed by secretary ? and president Tasker Oddie (future Nevada Governor and Senator). George Wingfiel

#107 Participation Certificate for H. L. H. Blair. Signed by president Jim Butler. Tonopah began circa 1900 with the discovery of gold and silver-rich

Ledger to record the transfer of stocks for the Hidden Treasure Mining Company. Entries range from 1895-1909. Many pages are blank. Some have other pa

Number 58 Issued in 1869 to G. Clem Uhler for 50 shares at $100 each. Endorsed on reverse. Signed by M.J. McDonald as president. Treasure Hill White P

Issued to James Rolph in 1895 for 100 shares #3714. Greek ladies, Indians and a spooky tunnel adorn the piece. City: Tuscarora State:

Lot of 3. Measures 5.5” x 3.5.” Medium contrast and focus is sharp. Little wear. Shows various mining camp scenes including a camp and a part of the U

Unionville Stock Group (9) area mines, 14 certificates- HUMBOLDT KING MINING CO./500 shares/No.85/1910. #2) ARIZONA EXTENSION SILVER MINES CO./100 sh

Unionville Stock Certificates (6)-SILVER REEF MINING CO./200 shares/1921 (2). #2) CONSOLIDATED MINING & REFINING CO./1500 shares/1922. #3) SHE...

Lot of 3. 1) Bacon Mill. 1870. #133. James Fair signature. To Paul Gross. 2c orange Nevada and US revenue stamps attached. Stamped 'Paid by Gold...

1) Union Consolidated, 1927. Cancelled. 2) Hale & Norcross. 1909. Cancelled. 3) Ophir. 1919. Cancelled. 4) Two Consolidated Virginia. 1935. Canc...

No. 965. Dateline Virginia, Nev., Nov. 5, 1873. Agency of the Bank of California. Pay the V&T Railroad $1174.80. Signed by James G. Fair. Rare R...

John Clark is entitled to 50 Shares at $100.00 each/vignette of eagle & flag top center City: Virginia City State: Nevada, Date:

100 shares at $100 per share to H. B. Parsons, Trustee. The California Mining Company was split from the major Consolidated Virginia Mining Company in

Dateline Virginia, Nev., Dec. 4, 1871. Pay $792 to Chamberlin & Tritle? Signed by James G. Fair. RN-C21. Spindle hole, light smudges, otherwise ...

Tiny leather-bound book, filled with hand-writen assay information, diagrams, ledger counts, assay amounts and records, plus other insriptions, all in

Lot of 17 stock certificatse in hardcover book (7 1/2" x 4"). Numbers 1 (issued to Crosby himself in 1896) through 17. 9 unissued stocks. ...

An interesting voucher for a discount on buffer by J.C. Flood paid to the "Agency of Nevada Bank." The sum of $18,000.00 dollars was depos...

One Brunswick-Gould & Curry. Issued to EG Fisher, trustee, for 100 shares, certificate number 105, in 1905. The Flowery Mines (2) issued in 192...

This lot contains six documents relating to the offices of Gould & Curry Silver Mining Company. Included is a assay receipt from the Savage Mini...

Dateline Virginia, Nev., July 3rd, 1875. No. 132. Gould & Curry Silver Mining Company. Agency of the Bank of California. Pay $70 to James Kitto....

Issued in 1878 at San Francisco to J W Tripp, Trustee for 100 shares at $100 each. Signed by J.W. Tripp on reverse. City: Virginia City Sta

100 shares of stock in the Original Keystone Mine which was part of the mining frenzy of the Comstock. Unusual vignette on left of two horses and mot

Lot of 2. 1. The first document is a stock certificate of the United States Mining Company. No. 487 is made out to William Baker for 25 shares on

Queen Mining Co. Stock in Flowery Mining District in Storey County. Printed by G. T. Brown & Company. Brown was an early African American prin...

28x34”. Black with color on canvas. Map of shafts for the Chollar-Potosi, Bullion, Exchequer, Alpha, and Con. Imperial. Shafts include the Julia, Bull

Lot of 2. 1). Two ledger sheets from the San Francisco Transfer Office of the Yellow Jacket Silver Mining Co. listing all stocks sold between Sept. 1

1) Eighth Annual Report of the Eureka Consolidated Mining Co., published in San Francisco, October 20th, 1877, 14 pages, paper covered. The company is

Beautifully scripted certificate incorporated and issued in 1881. 100 shares for Jamey Stringer. Dennison & Brown printers. City: State:

1&2) Silver Glance Mining Company of Nevada. #'s 323 and 400 issued in 1906. Both signed by president Douglass. 3) Tonopah Divide #18170 for...

Lot of 48. All signed by Nobel Getchell (Nevada mining tycoon and state senator). All cert. printed with green/black, top center depicts motif of eag

Lots include 1) three 1916 location of placer claim by J. R. Gilbert. 2) Gould & Curry 1919 stock. 3) Goldfield Favorite Mining Company 1900'...

Lot of 2: 1) Promotion Map, White River Oil Company, Nye County, Principal Office Goldfield, Nevada. 2) Map/ Scale Plan View Of The Comstock Undergro

Indian District. Incorporated in New York in 1879. Cert. # 529 issued to B. H. Franklin of New York. For 100 shares. Signed by James F. Casey, preside

First three are N. J. Zinc Co. and last three are New Jersey Zinc Co. 1) #1038, brass, round. 2) #1253, brass round. 3) #1122, brass, round. 4) # 2674

This is a lot of five assay receipts from Walter M. James, assayer of Engle, New Mexico. They are all dated, with two dated April 1, 1882, and the res

Extremely rare "The New Mexico Mining Company" document No. 47, hand-cancelled, certified to Fred W Risqué for 10 shares. Signed by t...

Lot of 3. All measure between 7” x 4” and 7” x 3.5.” Medium contrast and focus is sharp. Little wear, some light damage on one stereoview. Shows sever

Three letters from the Eureka And Excelsior Mines, to P. Basche, Baker City, Or. Dated 1896. City: Bourne State: Oregon, Date: 1

Lot of 12 fully executed certificates, non-sequentially numbered. All feature signatures by H. Earl Furman, president and W.J. Curtis, secretary. Date

Portland Consolidated Mining Co./100 shares/1880/No.284 #2) Monitor Mining Co./5000 shares/stamped cancelled/No. 94/1886/rendering of miners at work

Stock number 1207, issued to J.W. Pickhouse on October 15, 1903 for 90 shares. Incorprated under the laws of South Dakota. It measures 12" x9.&...

By Clarence Fenner. Reprinted from the School of Mines Quarterly, July 1893. Cover is detaching. City: Bingham Canon State: Utah, Da

Group of 5, all cancelled by stamp. 1) New Quincy Mining Company, incorporated under the laws of the State of Utah. No. 02976 issued for 400 shares, d

Number 4 from the Niagara Mining and Smelting Co. Incorporated in Utah. Issued to G. E Palen on March 4, 1892. Signed by secretary Howard Jahemerhorn

Harrisburg District. Washington County, Utah, incorporated under the laws of the Utah. No. 859 issued for 100 shares to A.M. Shedder. Datelined City o

1) Tintic Mining and Milling Company, #376, 9,949 shares, 1893, no president's signature. 2) Tintic Empire Mining Company, #3253, 1,000 shares, ...

1) Tintic Mining and Milling Company. Stock #417, issued in 1899 for 100 shares to John and William Griffith. Signed by CE Allen and JR Bowdle. Cancel

Group of five gold debenture income bonds, incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. Each dated February 1, 1912, with an eagle vignette a

Incorporated in the Republic of Ghana. No. BNY-2479, issued to Wilhelm Tell of Switzerland for 1 share. Signed by Kenneth A. Lopian, Senior vice Presi

From the Cinco Senores Gold and Silver Mining Co. of Copala, Sinaloa, Mexico. The company was incorporated in 1863 in S.F. Issued to Jacob Schreiber f

Lot of two typed letters and a cover, written on the letterhead of the San Toy Mining Company of Chihuahua, Mexico, one dated 31 December 1908 and the

Group of two, both organized under the laws of New York. 1) The Guadalajara Telephone Company, No. 99, 2 shares issued on June 20, 1882. Datelined Jal

Three Mexican Stocks, including: 1) Two from Compania Minera Durango, dated August, 1924, located in Monterrey, N.L. Mexico. Signed by Arthur Flynn as

Group of four including: 1) Two Compania Minera La Golondrina Y Anexas, S.A., Mineral Taxco, estado de Guerrero. No. 02890 and 0536, dated April 20, 1

Group of 4, incorporated under the laws of Delaware. Certificate No. 79-82, 8% gold bond. Signed by M.W. Ferris as President and Joseph Thorne as Sec

Comes from The Graphic in 1872. Print shows lots of action: mining, eating relaxing, and transporting with a wonderful backdrop of hills, tents, and l

Lot of 5. All measure 6.75” x 3.25” and 7” x 3.75.” Medium contrast and focus is sharp. Little wear, some light damage on a few. Shows several mining

9 1/2 x 13 1/2". This is a blank stock certificate from the Atlas Powder Company. There are a few cuts in the document. Rare. Inc. in Delaware....

Unique collection of high quality lab-created gem stones. Ther are 45 separate viles containing various faceted stones such as rubies, topaz, saphire,

This is a high quality controlled security assay bag, similar to the one we had a year ago for a Comstock assayer. It is made of heavy duty leather, r

Five FOBS. A) Gardner-Denver drill; B-D) 4 of the same Le-Roi underground drill machines. All  silver plated. All with original leather straps....

No book holdings found on OCLC. Red boards with gilt lettering. General Catalogue No. 102. "Machinery and Equipment of All Kinds/ General, Auto...

Automotive Supplies and Garage Equipment. 959 pages. Index at beginning by category.. Great source of information for early car tools and garage suppl

Distributors of Electrical Supplies and Equipment. Blue cover. The Electrical Jobbers Catalog Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Publishers. 560 pages.

Laboratory Supplies/ Scientific Apparatus and Chemicals For University, School, Industrial, Assay, Testing, and Mining Laboratories. Yellow covers. 48

For the Mill, Factory and Mine, Elevating-Conveying Crushing-Screening Power Transmission Machinery. The entry pages list several businesses using Jef

Annual Production of the Precious Metals in The United States by The United States Treasury, 1883. 871 pages- hardcover. This book provides 1883 info

Looking for historical research documents. This lot of nineteen includes: 1) Mining map of Yavapai County 1900. Original. 2) La Colorado workings 3) M

Compiled by David T. Day, Chief of Division of Mining and Mineral Resources for the Department of Interior's USGS report to the 58th Congress, D...

Fully titled: Reports Upon the Mineral Resources of the United States. This is the first of the series, written by Special Commissioners J. Ross Brown

Reports on the Mineral Resources of the United States. Report on J. Ross Browne of the Mineral Resources of the States and Territories West of the Ro

Lot of two great volumes listing information for mining companies including names and addresses of mining engineers, managers, and directors. Publicat

Lot of three. 1) Metal and Non-Metallic Mining Catalog. 1941. 2) Keystone Coal Buyers Manual. 1953. 3) Mine and Plant Costs. Compiled by Engineering...

An early liquor license, issued to Louis Blanco for three months at a cost of $15. Signed by county treasurer John A. Paxton. Blue paper with black pr

Exchange for $1000 San Francisco, CA. The receipt measures 4" x 8", has a small vignette on the left side of small ship which has an ornat...

Hand written letter sheet from R.P Buck of New York to Clark Sewall of Bath, Maine. Buck was informing Sewall that the gold dust sent by Sewall had b

James Gore King was born in 1791 in New York City and died 1853 in New Jersey. A Congressman from 1849 to 1851, he founded King & Gracie, a ban...