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

Cabinet Card of Nelson Tunnel showing workers at entrance of tunnel. Shack, rails and ore cart for disposal on material clearly shown. Eight officers

Fully Paid. Non-assessable. Capital $1,000,000. Shares $1.00 map attached to last page. Soft dark green cover, gold lettering (5" x 7")16 ...

Well read copy, thread bound. Clean. Single fold for envelope insertion. 12 pages. No cover. The Ruby Chief was in the Gunnison County. The mine was a

The Quarterly Sentinel, Volume 2, Number 1. Published by W. C. Calhoun. 113 pages. Many (most) pages have a photograph. Masny ads. Four page prospectu

1901 primary source material for Cripple Creek. Includes short synopsis of mines, organizations, and businesses. Many photographs. One samll fold out

All unused. 1) Elkton Mine in Cripple Creek, Colo. 2) Mine and railroad. Photo by Meinan(?), 1908. 3) Miners at work (in a tunnel). E-2. 4) Elkton Gol

Wonderful 18" x 16 1/2" map showing mines of the Cripple creek District on Bull Hill. Includes the Clionian, Little Ella, Minnie, Little M...

History and Description of the Cripple Creek Mining District. Mining and Business Directory. City of Cripple Creek and Adjacent Towns. Published by Ha

The upper area of map shows The Mining Investors Claim Map of the Cripple Creek District. Compiled and brought up to date by T.R. Countryman, U.S. Dep

Lot of 35. Ten this side address only. Six postmarked. Subject matter includes Golden Cycle Mine, Vindication Mine, El Paso Min, Bull Hill, Mary McKin

Lot of four. 1) The Sunset Eclipse Gold Mining Co. Inc. in Wyoming. No vignette. U/C. Issued for 1,000 shares in 1902 to A.L. Durcher & Co. Corp...

Lot of 11. Four have Cripple Creek cancels. One note says "Went down in this mine today (July 16, 1909). Another asks to have the a return post...

1) The Vindicator Gold Mining Company. Shows a steam engine leaving the mine. Postmarked 1909. 2) Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine. S-192. Photo by Sanborn.

Excellent photograph of the Isabella Mine and Bull Cliffs. See the postcard of the Portland Mine for more information on Skolas. (Prag Collection)

18 post cards. Sepia, color, black and white. Includes 2 Victor and Cripple Creek postmarks. Six white border early (pre-1908) post cards (same view).

Map highlights N.W. Side Line Bonanza, including: main shaft, engine room; and Burke, Donnelley, Claybill, Morris, and Worcester leases. The Gold Issu

1) Prospectus for the Omaha and Cripple Creek Mining and Leasing Company. The company plans to "go right into the heart of this Gold Belt [in C...

3/4 Inch Scale Detail of Front/ of the New City Hall/ Cripple Creek, Colo./ John J. Huddart, ARCH'T. One of the leading Denver architects at the...

February 1, 1896. Shows topographical features, cities, railroads, and mines. By The Williamson-Haffner Engraving Co., Sherman Building, Denver. One r

Lot of fifteen. Eleven are postmarked. Includes a striking Includes a striking 1909 Manitou 'Cave of the Winds.' Also Denver, Lajunta, Cripp...

Portland Mill identified on the post card. Photograph by Skolas. The photographer was Julia Skolas. She was born in Wisconsin in May 1863 of Norwegian

Two Cripple Creek Home MIning Company Seals, 1900. One reverse. City: Cripple Creek State: Colorado, Date: 1900 FHWAC#:

Issued by Seeing Colorado Publishing Co. A monthly publication with articles and advertisements. (10.25" x 6.75") Issues are from June, 1...

By-laws of the Federal Union Mining Company, Clear Creek County, Colorado, organized March 27, 1866. Capital stock $1000,000. Franklin Job Printing, G

"A Study in Industrial Evolution." By Benjamin McKie Rastall, Economic Expert, New York State Department of Labor. 166 pages. Softcover. D...

Soft cover booklet (7" x 5"), 48pp, by Wm. Y. Seaman. " 'Tis Twenty-five Years Since the Discovery of the Cripple Creek Gold Cam...

An unbelievable set of items from Cripple Creek. First, The Official Manual of the Cripple Creek District Colorado, U.S.A. Vol. I. A.D. 1900. Publishe

1) Examination of the Fairview Claim in Cripple Creek by Robert Billings, 1895. 2) Anaconda Extension Gold Mining Company Articles of Incorporation. C

1) A. R. Ritter to Edwin Gary. For $1 and other considerations. 2) WH Colburn to EK Guy. Again $1. St. Joseph Lode and Phoenix mining claim in Cripple

1) Prospectus for the Charlevoix Gold Mining Co. Inc. in Colorado in 1894. Principal office in Colorado Springs. c.1895. Written by H.P. Parmelee, geo