Western Prospects: Discovering Americana & Numismatics

35+ pieces. Calaveras County Bank. Checks, billheads ledger pages. All related to Utica Mining Company. City: Angels Camp State: Califo

Approximately 80 pieces. Includes notes, letters, and business correspondence. Lane was the superintendent of the Utica Mine. Items include a letter f

68 daily reports from 1885-1887. Includes day and night shifts. For example, in January of 1886, the day shift hoisted 62 oar cars and the night shift

Letters, estimates, orders, etc. between Dolling Mining Company and D. D. Demarest about equipment. Stockholders' statement. City: Angels Camp

1) Check from the Utica Mining Company for $5,000 for the purchase of the Peachey Place mine. Signed by Thomas and Harry Peachey. 2) Three Peachey &...

Two letter carbons from the Sultana Mining Co. and one from D. D. Demarest. City: Angels Camp State: California, Date: 1908/09

Cert. #52, issued in 1901 to L.M. Hardison for 468 shares. Signed by F.M. Edgar as president and R.H. Irvin as secretary. The company held a valuable

Placer County Bank Calendar/ Auburn California/ Branch: Newcastle. Months of July to December, 1922. Measures 311/2" x 211/2", with water ...

Cert. #30, issued for 12 shares on April 8, 1863. Datelined Aurora, Mono Co., Cal. This company had a small float of only 2,000 shares at $100 each. I

Rare! San Bernardino County Inc. in CA. No. 154, issued for 200 shares to Geo. Mohr on Jan. 31, 1911. Brown border and seal. Vignette of miners using

Location: Bodie Mining District, Mono Co., California. Inc. January 22, 1878. Uncancelled. No. 928, issued to Geo. B. Hill, cashier, 15 shares. Signed

Rare, first edition of book by Joseph Wasson. Published by Spaulding, Barto & Co., Steam book and job Printers, San Francisco, CA. (7" x 4...

This spectacular wall map is arguably one of the most sought-after pieces from Bodie. We were only able to find four such pieces in either private or

Three pieces. Two are Western Union Telegraph Co. messages to the Carson Bank written in code! Both mention Bodie. One reads: "Haven Bended ama...

Location: Bodie Mining District, Mono Co., Cal. Inc. in California, July 14, 1879. Dateline San Francisco, Sept. 11th, 1879. No. 843, issued for 500 s

Very early Bodie. Although the corporation formed in New York, the mine was in Bodie, CA. Gray colored ornate bond with a black border. $1,000 gold co

49 pages. 9" x 6." Staple binding. Mono County by H.A. Whiting. Written for the Eighth Annual Report of the State Mineralogist of Californ...

Location: Bodie Mining District, Mono County. Inc. in California, April 16th, 1879. No. 1397. Issued for 100 shares to E.A. Richardson on Aug. 5th, 18

1880 stock certificate #708 issued to William Stuart, Trustee for 100 shares. '100' has been painted in orange and purple on two different l...

Location: Bodie Mining District. Inc. Sept. 13, 1877. Uncancelled, no. 325, issued to James Coffin, Trustee, 100 shares, signed by Walesche Palmer, pr

Location: Bodie Mining District. Inc. in California, March 14th, 1878. No. 5698, issued for 100 shares to S.B. Wakefield & Co. in San Francisco....

1) Handwritten copy of 1880 agreement between S.B. Burkham and A.J. Nineuire (?) of Bodie and the firm of Bass and Cameron of Bodie. The first party p

Certificate #1390 issued for 100 shares of the Tanawah Gold Mining Company in 1914 to Edna J. Buck. Signed by D.W. Haskell as president. Inc. in Nevad

Set of 5 cabinet photos. Each measures 7 1/2" x 5 1/4." Five different views of mining scenes along the river. Miners are moving the river...

Mine was located 8 miles east of Mokelumne Hill. Small pamphlet Published by the principal office, San Francisco, CA. (6.25" x 4")8 pp. 2-...

Inc. in Arizona. San Bernardino County. A pair of certificates from the Standard Mines Company. No. 1089 and No. 1107, both from 1908. Ornate brown bo

Letters and estimates between Springfield tunnel and Development Co. and D. D. Demarest Co. regarding equipment. City: Columbia State:

Over 25 letters between north Fork Mining Co. and D. D. Demarest Co. about mining equipment. City: Coulterville State: California,

Lot of 3. All Keystone View Company. All have printed descriptions on the back. 1) Exterior view of Keane Wonder Mine, Mill, and Tramway. 37716. 2) In

A very rare set of 4 Keystone View Company stereoviews. 1) 37712. View of interior of Ryan Borax Mine. Reverse has text about this view, noting that...

First one seen by us! Inc. in 1866. No. 289. $100 First Mortgage Bond. Issued to trustees Henry Souther, ELisha Atkins, and Reuben E. Demmon on March

Located in Sierra County on Slate Creek. Detailed history of Placer Mining in California c1900. 16 pages. One fold out mining map about 9 1/2 x 15&q...

Eureka Quartz Mining Company stock certificate, No. 128, for one share of capital stock. The issuee line is blank, but the stock is dated 24 January 1

Cert. #186, issued to Mr. S.F. Scott for 500 shares in 1904. Signed by Thos W. Shapleigh as president and Henry P. Classen as treasurer. The Idaho Mar

One file by John Fulton, superintendent of the Idaho-Maryland Mine, Grass Valley, California. Includes: many letters (some correspondence favoring the

South Idaho Cons. Mining and Milling Company. Both dateline Grass Valley, Nevada County, Cal., in 1896. No. 301 and 309. No vignette. Pen cancelled. S

Lot of 30. From Nevada City: six checks from the Mayflower Mining Co., 1894-1896; draft from South Yuba Water & Mining Co., 1882; and an 1897 dr...

Stock certificate no. 105, to Sam J. Alderman for five shares, signed by _._. Dorsey, President and L. Dorsey, Secretary. Cancelled by issue of no. 24

Cert. #1319, issued for 100 shares to A. Peckham in 1881. Inc. in New York. Signed by J.D. Cartright as vice president and Jay Pardee. The Gold Stripe

Cert. #1035, issued for 100 shares to Wm. Thomson in 1880. Greenville, Plumas County, California printed on the masthead. Miners working underground.

Cert. #1254. Death Valley mining stock. Incorporated in Arizona in 1906. Attractive certificate printed by Utah Lithographing Co., S.L.C. Issued to Th

Cert. #1414, issued to Oswald Kirkby for 100 shares in 1907. Signed by Donald B. Gillis as president and James H. Monteath as ast. Secretary. Vignette

Rare views. Five different black and white photographs from a trip to a quicksilver mine in Guerneville in July 1947. Shows ore carts, cart track, min

A group of three different certificates from this mining company which operated near the west shore of Lake Tahoe at Homewood. All issued to Anna E. F

Letters and estimates from D. D. Demarest Co. to 1901 Mining Co. concerning equipment. City: Hornitos State: California, Date: 1

Bond no. 112 to E. C. Robinson, Trustee in the amount of $1000, signed by _. M. S. Corwin, President. Adhesive revenue stamp, six coupons attached. Ni

Interesting photo of dredging. The photo is damaged in upper right corner and has some staining. During the days of the Gold Rush, the miners knew th

54 pieces from expense accounts to Selby gold bullion deposits; from time sheets to logs and logging reports. Also a series of items purchased on bill

A group of over 70 letters, many from Capt W. A. Nevills, President to D. C. Demarest of Angels Iron Works and some to Rawhide mining and Milling Co.

Two RPC's depicting the town of Jordan before and after the avalanche of March 1911. The news paper articles stated: "People Perish in Terr...