Western Prospects: Discovering Americana & Numismatics

Empire Foundry, Manufacturers of Hoskin's Giant and Deflectors. Also Center Bolt Giants, Etc. Corner Fifth and F Streets, Marysville. Vignette u...

Cert. #746, issued in 1913 to Geo. C. Garrett for 500 shares. Signed by F.E. Garrett as president and Wm. H. Paul as secretary. Inc. in Nevada in 1908

Letters, estimates between Melones Mining Co. and Angels Iron Works and D. D. Demarest regarding equipment. City: Melones State: Califo

Dark brown cover with gold raised lettering (looks nice!). 16 pages on quality paper. A photograph on every page of the proposed mine site from variou

Printers overrun of underground workings of the Union Gold Mine and Milling Company. The took over the properties of Pacific Gold at Mokulumne Hill, C

Rare Mono County certificate. Issued to Ralph W Nye for 100 shares of the Casa Diablo Gold Mining Co. City: Mono County State: Califo

Two blank stock certificates (still connected) for this mining company located in Esmeralda, Mono County, California. Good condition, very nice vignet

Very rare Napa County quicksilver! Inc. March 11th, 1874. Location: Napa County, Cal. Dateline San Francisco April 21, 1875. No. 199, issued for 100 s

Longitudinal Section of the Champion Gold Mine, located in the Nevada City district in western Nevada County. Gold was first mined in this district in

A 50th anniversary edition. Includes history of the production of placer mines like the North Bloomfield (photo), quartz mines like the Omaha (photo),

Cisco Consolidated, property located at Meadow Lake Mining District Nevada County, CA., no. 309, one hundred shares (uncancelled) to Robert M. Reynold

Large lot of handwritten correspondence mostly concerning mining in the Nevada City area. Also 2 stock certificates from the Brunswick Consolidated Go

First National Bank of San Jose. Dateline is New Almaden, Sept. 9, 1904 (New Almaden stamped over San Jose). Pay to E. R. Wagner, M.D. $25. Folds and

Three unissued RN-G dividend checks for the Quicksilver Mining Company. Checks have New York dateline as that was the location of corporate offices. D

Over 100 pieces: letters, telegrams, estimates, invoices, etc. between Standard Amalgamated Exploration Co and D. D. Demarest Co. City: Oaklan

Four large mounted photographs and one postcard. For the photographs, the photographer is identified as Morris E. Phares, who Mautz notes was active i

Map of the Black-Hawk Placer Mine/Placer County, California. Other placer mines highlighted include the: Buckeye P.M. Rosedale P.M., Slope P.M., Pacif

Between Thomas Cooper, Township 4, Placer County, and Jacob Abeal. For mining grounds in Rattlesnake Ravine owned by the "Comet" Company. ...

Eighteen page report from H.P. Sellon for this mine located near Crescent Mills and the Indian River. Detailed discussion and description of the mines

Letters, estimates, and orders for equipment between Dutch-Sweeney Mining Company and D. D. Demarest Co. City: Quartz State: California

Various letters from pacific Coast Gold Mines to Angels Iron Works regarding equipment. City: Quartz State: California, Date: 19

Letters, receipts, orders between Railroad Flats (F. L. Harrington)and D. D. Demarest Co. Railroad flats, a historic mining town, elevation 2,600 feet

Lot of 28. 12 blue (Randsburg dateline) and 16 yellow (5 Randsburg, 11 Los Angeles). All have vignette of mine. Some have bent edges, but most are ver

Documents include: Assayer's reports and deposit memorandums, some are bound. “OF THE GREAT YELLOW ASTER MINE AT RANDSBURG the Bakersfield Cali...

Group of six certificates from the Rossland Silver and Gold Mining Co. issued in 1897. Incorporated in Washington. Five issued for 5000 shares each an

150 pieces. The Utica was purchased by three important people: C. D. Lane (Angels Camp), Alina Hayward (Comstock, Eureka Mine), and W. S. Hobart (Lake

Four pages of statements to R. Kirman & Co. in account with Mackintosh & Bacon, June 1881. City: San Francisco State: California, Da

The newspaper contains mining news from Butte County, Calaveras County, Napa County, Nevada County. City: San Francisco State: Californ

Uncancelled Independence stock no. 55, issued to J. Clem Uhler, Trustee, 50 shares at $100 each, signed by M. J. McDonald, president. The certificate

Lot of 8 unused assessment receipts. 186-, San Francisco dateline. Printed by Agnew & Deffebach Print, S.F. Measure 3" x 10" with stub...

Cert. #00000, Beautiful specimen stock certificate for the Quicksilver Mining Company, printed by the National Bank Note Co., New York. Inc. in New Yo

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

Cert. #23, issued to Jack Hany for 1000 shares. Signed by Otto Street as president. Streit was the resident agent in Goldfield, Nevada. Incorporated i

Likely a company copy of the formal sec document registering the company for an upcoming stock offering. The company was to offer 215,000 common share

Letters, estimates, specifications, etc. between South Eureka Mining Co. and D. D. Demarest Co. regarding equipment. City: Sutter Creek Sta

Various paperwork: letters, estimates, packing lists, payroll, etc. of Rio Tagus Mining Co. and between D. D. Demarest Co. and Rio Tagus. City:

Letters to Duffield Gold Mine from D. D. Demarest regarding mining equipment. City: Tuolumne State: California, Date: 1910/12

Over 100 pieces in this archive of Lundy B. Hogue. He may have served in the Civil War, 15th regiment, Ohio Infantry. Lot includes letters (many lett

Early Southern California land map on linen that features the mining districts (New York, Solo, Twenty-Nine Palms, Slate Range, etc.). Compiled and Pu

170 copies of the mining journal: "The West's Leading Domestic Mining Publication". June, 1975 issue:" IRS Bounty Hunters--a KGB-...

Small photo album (5.75" x 7.25") of mine photos and a list of equipment: good mill building, good retort house; one chili mill; one rock ...

Lot of eight. 1) South Idaho Cons. Mining and Milling Co. Grass Valley. 189-. Unissued. No vignette. Signed by President. 2) Honest Gold and Silver Mi

This ten item series features descriptions and reproductions of mining stock certificates. The series was issued by The Book Club of California in 197

Cert. #186, issued to Andrew Geisel for 500 shares at Denver, Colorado in 1889. Signed by Geo. F. Batchelder as president and Justus H. Vincent as sec

Miners of union 19 struck because of problems with Bull-Hill at Cripple Creek. It was a struggle for profit on one side, and for time and wages on the

Map of the Aspen Mining Belt, circa 1890. 42 x 20". D. Rholfing, Civil and Mining Engineer. Compliments of Arkell, MacMillan, & Stewart of ...

1) Annual Report for The Sheep Mountain Tunnel and Mining Co., Aspen, Colo. c.1894. Mines located on Sheep Mountain, Gunnison County. 16 pages (folded

Report Made to the Western Colorado Congress, held in Aspen, December 15, 16 and 17, 1891. Printed by the Aspen Times Publishing Co. "Mining, A...

Rare. In the form of a business card. White cardstock. Front lists company name and officers in gilt lettering. Reverse announces the annual meeting o

Oversized booklet (16 x 10 1/2") of 44 pages. Titled "Big Five In Pen and Pencil." Handwritten note says "Now North American Min...