Western Prospects: Discovering Americana & Numismatics

Lot of 70+ pieces. Includes Western Union Telegraph receipts written in code! Perhaps you can decipher "Haunted cavern axle fin." Many pie...

Lot of five checks where five different mining superintendents are paying themselves. 1) Agency of the Bank of California. Dec. 22, 1870. John W. Mack

Various accounts payable, vouchers/receipts for supplies, transportation of merchandise, payroll, etc. Heavy soiling. City: Virginia City S

Agency of The Bank of California, Gould & Curry Silver Mining Company. July 3rd, 1874. Rare "buff" RN-D with James G. Fair's signa...

Bank of California, RN-B17c. Virginia, Dec. 17, 1869. Issued to Parke & Douglass for $6,324.35. Signed by Issac Requa as superintendent. Cut can...

No. 7747. Agency of The Bank of California, Gould & Curry Silver Mining Company. Virginia, May 3, 1870. RN-B and imprinted NV 2 cent on left ed...

Lot of nine Gould & Curry, Bank of California checks made out to Irish miners. All are from 1866, signed by Louis Janin Jr. as superintendent, a...

Inc. 1866. Issued to Alphonso Thill for 25 shares on Nov. 5th, 1868 in Philadelphia office. Three blue ten-cent revenue stamps lined up next to each o

Spectacular! Grafton Tyler Brown & Co. Map of the Comstock Lode and the Washoe Mining Claims in Storey & Lyon Counties, Nevada. Compiled fro...

Clean Pacific Mill and Mining Company check issued for $4,120 to California Mill Sluice on July 1, 1876. RN-G. Signed by James G. Fair. While payments

1873. Extremely rare certificate from the famous Comstock mine of Gould & Curry, with the signature of J.C. Flood. Flood was a Comstock financie...

A rarer variety of Gould & Curry check with the revenue imprint (RN-D) higher up on the check. August 10, 1875. Pay to the Virginia & Trucke...

Dateline Virginia, Dec. 28, 1872. Pay to Albert Lackey $250. RN-B. Signed by R.N. Graves a superintendent. Robert N. Graves was once superintendent of

Dateline Virginia, Nev. Dec. 5th, 1879. RN-G. Issued to Fred Boegle (noted Comstock printer). Signed by W.H. Patton as superintendent. Enterprise Prin

Lot of 12. 1) Gould & Curry Assay Office receipt, 1866, for 3 sacks bullion deposited by the Savage Mill. 2) Four different RN checks: 1876, RN-...

Lot of 38. Includes: 3 RN-G Wells Fargo, 1879, Gillette as supt.; 7 unused RN-G, Bank of California, 1876; 24 Bank of California, no RN, 1897-98, sign

Agency of The Bank of California, Savage Mining Company check, Virginia, Nev., Sept. 7th, 1897. Issued to noted Virginia City druggist A.M. Cole for $

1) Receipt , Sutro, NV. 1883 from Savage Mining Co. (Virginia City, NV) The Savage Mine in Virginia City, Nevada was an early and significant mine in

Lot of 36. Four superintendents are represented: Charles Bonner (1868), F.F. Osbiston (1876), A.C. Hamilton (1874) and T.B. Shamp (1869). There is als

Rare! California Steam Navigation Company, Steamer Yosemite, receipt of freight (600 boxes) transported for the Savage Mining Company of Virginia City

Lot of 46 unused receipts for stock purchases for the Sutro Tunnel Company, 187-. Printed by P.Bitter-Balto. Measure 3.75" x 8." Very good...

Lot of six Nevada Territory assessment receipts. All have Virginia dateline. Identical form for two different companies. Two are for the Santa Rosa Go

Four early pieces from Virginia City, all with the "N.T." designation. 1) Two documents from the Gould & Curry Silver Mining Co. One i...

Two different style Sapphire Mill, W.S. Hobart checks. 1) Aug. 8. 1868. Nevada, Sapphire and Alta Mills (Nevada and Alta crossed out), Agency of The B

Storey County invoice, for taxes paid on $25,000 of quicksilver for the Quicksilver Mining Co., attached to a handwritten invoice for the sale of 328

Nice pair! 1) Maynard & Flood, Bankers. Dateline Gold Hill, N.T., June 16, 1863. Pay to the order of C.McDermott $54. Signed by representative f...

1) No. 144. Dated Dec. 10, 1864 (less than 2 months after statehood). Pay to L. Janin Jr. $299. Signed by Charles Bonner. These men were involved with

Five checks signed by five of the most important figures of the Comstock. These five men shaped the history of the city, and, ultimately, Nevada. This

Purple/blue. Wells, Fargo & Co. Sept. 21st, 1861. Signed by R.N. Graves, who was superintendent of the Gould & Curry mine, Empire Mine and M...

Large (23" x 12") calendar (green with black text) featuring an illustrated yellow map of Nevada (12.5" x 9.5") featuring vigne...

Lot of 15 with nice variety. Billheads: 1866 Alta, California, Whitney & Co. for forwarding goods for the Savage Mine; and 1870 Giant Powder Co....

Lot of 4 documents with N.T. 1) Two pay receipts from R.H. Morrow, superintendent of the White & Murphy Gold & Silver Mining Co. One is for ...

Horizontal Map Virginia mine Workings, Comstock Lode./ Scale 100 feet to 1 inch. The map covers the ground from the Gould & Curry to the Bullion...

A pair of Woodworth Mill checks, one signed by John Mackay and the other by James G. Fair. They are perhaps the two most well-known names from the Com

Map of Comstock Miners and Miners Plate III., U. S. Geological surveys. Prepared under the direction of G.F. Becker. (32.5" x 19.5") ...

Identified as Ely on back of one postcard, but probably a satellite town of Ely. Looks like office buildings, dormitory, and other buildings. Nice Set

You will be hard-pressed to find any information about this company anywhere else! 8 pages. Foxing on pages, but in very nice condition.Sewn binding v

Letters, specifications and estimates for a Wet Grinding Tube Mill, stamp Mill, etc for Nevada Wonder MIning from D. D. Demarest Co. For the better pa

Twenty-five Lander County, Nevada abandoned property documents. Seven tax Deeds. A Statement and Report of the Hider-Nevada Copper Company. One cover

This 4" x 5" photograph shows six men sitting outside of a tent with stovepipe. There is another tent in the background (lower left) and s...

Two uncancelled stock certificates: No. 7573, issued to Eudorus Harden for 400 shares, signed by (illegible), May, 1908. No. 9521, issued to William H

Two annual reports for the mining companies. City: State: Nevada, Date: 1920/21 FHWAC#: 25249

Lot of 6 items. 1) Blueprint map titled "Plat of the Great Western Group. Round Mountain-Jefferson Mining District. Nye Co. Nev. Scale 1"=...

Lot of three. 1) Market Review for Patrick, Elliot & Camp, Inc, Bankers and Brokers in Goldfield, Nevada. Vol. II. April 17, 1906. Four pages of...

Letters between Nevada Mining, Reduction & Power Company and D. D. Demarest Co.; Nevada Construction Copper Co. letters; and other Nevada compan...

Document has red ribbon and red stamp (seal of the territorial auditor), authorizes the sale of 2,000,000 shares at one dollar each. City:

Two uncancelled stock certificates: Bovard Consolidated Mines Co., no. C2098, issued to Price & Co., 100 shares and no. C2073 issued to F. P. De...

Also signed by auditor Ross. Four (handwritten) stamps still connected. Blue 50 cent US Revenue stamp. Silver seal. Vignette of miner and mines. Also

Twelve stock certificates: nos. 80, 89, 97, 99, 100, 101, 104, 105, 502, 503, 505, 506 all signed by Frank W. Stall, Vice-President and Wm. Knight, Se

1) 1874 V&T bond for $1,000. Coupons 49-60 still attached. Signed by William Sharon as President, but cancelled through signature. Also signed b...

Vernal Mining Co. of Goldfield. They had 2 claims in Diamondfield. Washoe Mining Co. Big bold letters. Both circa 1900-1915. Very nice black fancy cas

1) Voucher Check (blank), the Goldfield Consolidated Mines Co. 2) Charles G. Walker, Assayer Receipt, Beatty, NV, 1933. 3) Tonopah Copper Mining and M

An Affidavit of Publisher naming Claude L. McKesson and Charles L. McKesson owners of the new corporation Nevada Portland Gold Mining Company. Four st

Lot of 12, 1) 1919 lease to purchase on letter head of C. T. Brown, mining engineer. 2) 1919 letter from Socorro State Bank with the $15,000 loan agre

Beautiful bird's eye map shows the Great Gold Fields of La Beille, New Mexico, by C. H. Amerine, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Measures 22" H...

Two different types of checks both with RN-G. All are issued by Carlisle Mining Company. 1) Six Porter & Crawford Bankers checks from 1882. 2) F...

Beautiful patent with ribbon and red seal (cracked at fold). Signed by M. W. Strong for William Taft.. For the Nineveh, Mammoth 2, Oro Fino, and Bucke

Socorro Mining Center of New Mexico, 1882, Socorro Miner Office. Small fold out map. Forerunner of today's magazines, advertising pages equal w...

Lot of three 1) Expenses for the Merritt Mining and Milling Company from September 1887 to January 1889. Mostly for the watchman. This was a Socorro f

Lists 80 mining districts on the side that are labelled on the map. From the Secretary of the Interior: labelled "Interior 56 2." Measures...

Group of 11 letters dated 1864-1876 and prospectus, 1864. Harry baker, Secretary of the company and a realtor, to JWL Brown, the field superintendent

Six page typewritten report by William Smith of Baker City Oregon September 18,1901. City: Big Bend State: Oregon, Date: 1901

51 copies of the Mineralogist published in Portland Oregon. "A National, Semi-technical Magazine Devoted to Minerology, Gem-Cutting and the Col...

126 copies of The Ore Bin, published by the Department of Geology and Mineral Industries. City: State: Oregon, Date: 1970's

Located in the Black Hills, South Dakota. "Telling of Untold Wealth…" Capital stock 1,000,000 shares, $1 per share. Property is located at...

Cert. #7954 issued in 1897 to Lounsberry & Co. for 100 shares at $100 each. Signed by Lloyd Tevis as President. The Homestake, one of America’s...

Uncancelled stock certificate, No. 801, issued to Charles B. Sloan, 65 shares of capital stock, signed by (illegible), President and H. W. Hayden, Sec

Duplicate pair of Keystone View Co. stereoview No. 33981. "The Largest Open-cut Copper Mine in the World is at Bingham, Utah, the Longest City ...

Rare view! No 746. Boarding Houses of the Dalton & Lark Mining Co., Larks, Utah. Published by A.E. Dickerson, Coshocton, Ohio. View of two men o...

Outstanding 14 page letter discusses 1000 miners in Utah and 20,000 mormons in town and 4000 gentiles in the mountains. "The mines will bring m...

Engraving at top reads: "Presented to Bert Seaboldt by Manuel Alvarez at (illegible) Cuba, Dec 13, 1904." Approx. 36.5" Silver cap. W...

One of the earliest issued Appalachian gold mining certificates we have seen. Registered on January 17th, 1854. Certificate No. 24712, issued to John

Four Pieces. 1) Alliance Mining Company First Mortgage Bond with revenue stamps, 2 & 3) Arlington Mining Corporation, 4) Spokane Tin Mines Co. ...

18 copies of Northwest Mineral News from 1950's published in Tacoma WA. City: Tacoma State: Washington, Date: 1950's FHWAC#:

1) United Copper Mining Company, 2) Index=Peacock Copper Mining Co., 3) Galena Copper Mining Comopany City: State: Washington, Date

Ethel Consolidated Mines # 1980 for 250 shares issued to R W Snyder. Also Comstock Gold Mining and Milling Co. # 650 for 5000 shares issued to J B Ro

The Judge Mining Company,Sunset Copper Mining Co., Standard Silver-Lead Mining, Sir Eagles Mining, Prize Mining Company, Olympic Mining, Keller &...

1) Goldstream Mines Company, 2) The Golden River Mining Company, 3)First Thought Gold Mines, Limited, 4 & 5) National Gold Corporation (2), 6) O...

Three pamphlets. 1] Marcy Open End Rod Mill of The Mine and Smelter Supply Company, Denver. 2] Gold and Silver Mill Machinery Catalog No. 1, Second Ed

Rare. Brown softcover. Published by The Laramie Mining and Stock Exchange, 1896. 51 pages with advertisements. Full title: "Albany County, Wyom...

1) The Continental Consolidated Mines Co., 2) The Tiger Group Mining and Milling Company, 3) The Commercial Gold Mining Company, 4) XL Gold Dredging C

1) The Big Five Mining Company, 2) The Union Copper Mining Company, 3) The Winona Pool Copper Company, 4) Evening Star Mining Company City:

Le Champ d'Or, French Gold, May 22, 1895. Share Warrant issued from London. Ten shares, nos. 125136 to 125145. Bearer no. 31677. Half of the cer...

On American Bank Note Company letterhead. By order of D. F. Verdenal, Secretary. for the Las Nueve Minas de Santa Maria Gold & Silver Mining Com...

In the Montezuma District. 11 pages. One small mining claims map. Principal office in Hamilton,Ohio. Incorporated in West Virginia. Some stains on cov

1865 bond from the states of Tamaulipas and San Luis Potosi. Description written in English and Spanish and has pictures of Lincoln and Washington. Fo

Nice collection of a stock and powers of attorney. Stock is issued to Solou Humphreys in 1889. It is number '7' for 3,000 shares. Signed by ...

Hardbound volume of the transactions of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, Volume LXXII. Containing papers and discussion o

Volume LXVIII, transactions and discussions of the Butte and Bisbee copper mines. Hardcover, 1209 pages. City: State: , Date: 1

Lot of three. 1) "Mineral Collectors Handbook" by Pearl. 1947. First edition. Excellent condition. 2) "The Book of Minerals" by ...

A New Process for the Extraction of Copper from Its Ores by Dr. T. Sterry Hunt, F.R.S.; and James Douglas, Jr. Esq. 13 pages, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2". ...

Lot of six items total. Includes four different carbide lamps, one container of calcium carbide, and one miner's hat for the lamp. Three of lamp...

1) "Mineralogical Dictionary" with 40 colored illustrations. 1948. 2) "Handbook for Prospectors and Operators of Small Mines." ...

Small clay piece (6" x 3.5" x 4.5') with old miner holding pan with gold in it. Signed: Vincent, 1984. Written on front: "Old Nug...

Three pages (one is duplicate) from Harper's, April 24, 1869. One is a news page that discusses the White Pine Mining District in Nevada; the ot...

Pail is rusted; top is drinking cup. City: State: , Date: FHWAC#: 27672

Lot of 4. 1) "Instructions for Setting Up and Operating Fairbanks-Morse Gasoline and Gas Engines." Includes fold-out part list and diagram...

Two carbide lamps (Autolite with large reflector), (Justrite with small reflector); "Welcome Nugget" Cigar Box Label 10 x 10" very sh...

Over 200 (some duplicates) terrific (great illustrations and news photos) brochures, newspaper ads, letters, agreements, newspaper articles of mining

A magazine of mining, metallurgy, engineering and geology. "A World Review for Busy Men." Articles from Mine Explosions and Earthquakes, R...