Western Trails & Treasures Auction (February 2022)

# 12,029 for 100 shares to MC Bell on February2, 1916. Signed by president Lippy and secretary Charles D Dairs. Oil field vignette. Also intricate bor

Inc. in Connecticut. No. 1221, issued for 100 shares to PA Filbert on May 7th, 1881. Signed by president Burnham, secretary Corbin, and Gallagher. Not

Inc. in Connecticut. No. A2571, issued for 500 shares to PA Filbert on Dec. 27th, 1884. Signed by president Burnham and asst. treasurer JWW Elwee. Not

Gorgeous and rare. Incorporated in Illinois in 1886. No. 1457, issued for 10 shares to DR. RH King on July 15th, 1889. Signed by the president (illeg

Some rarities here including Arizona Giant Copper Mining Company. Pinal County, Arizona. Issued for 343,995 shares at $5 each to the company president

Extremely rare. $1,000 bond certificate issued in 1875 at San Francisco. Signed by S. Heydenfeldt as president and (?) Leavitt as secretary. Top vigne

Nice, early date certificate #24, issued for 200 shares to Thomas E. Davis at Forest City, California in 1864. Signed by M. Redding as president and W

Mount Sneffles Terrible Mining Company stock certificate. Mine near Ouray, CO. Cert #53, 1000 shares @ $10 each. Issued 1886. Signed by President

Lot of nine. Number c1900. Lot of nine. Two in nice condition and seven have major tears on the bottom right. For example #1877 for 200 shares to John

Stock certificate and correspondence related to the Guy Silver Mining Company in Idaho. A) Guy Silver Mining Company stock certificate issued on Apri

2 bonds from Seneca Copper Corporation including one for $500 and the other for $1000. Issued in 1923. Both with a few coupons on the back. The Seneca

Certificate of stocks books from the early 1900's for The Butte Mining Company. They're, as near as I can tell, receipts for shares issued t...

Lot of 3. Moulton Mining Company (MT) stock certs. Two signed by renowned MT financier and company President W. A. Clark. All three unissued. Date

Lot of 3 fully issued Moulton Mining Company (MT) Stock Certificates signed by famed company President W. A. Clark. Dated 1881, 1881 and 1885. Date:

Lot of 3. Moulton Mining Company (MT) stock certs signed by renowned MT financier and Moulton company President W. A. Clark. Fully issued. Dated 188

The Antelope Mines Company, issued in 1930 to H. J. Bridges. Attractive certificates with a nice mining vignette. The company operated at Antelope Spr

Number 178 for 600 shares issued to Peter W. French on February 10, 1906. Dateline Ogden, Utah. Signed by O. A. Kennedy and R. P. Hunter president. Th

Quartz Lode claim for 200 feet to Governor James W Nye in the Esmeralda Mining District. 1861. A search by the holder believes this is a fantasy piece

This is actually an assessment for numbers 1 and 2 issued on May 8, 1863! Esmeralda Mining District. Issued to James Whitehead who was listed as a min

Number 22 for 36 shares to Charles Hosmer. Datelined San Francisco 1863. Signed by secretary Blood and president Van Reed. Incorporated December 10, 1

Stock certificate issued in 1864 by the United States Tunnel Mining Co. to C. Huber, 25 shares @ $100 each, signed by Alex Cleurs (sp?)/President. Co

One stock cert issued by West Wind Mining Company of Aurora, Mono County, California dated 1863. Cert #6, 50 shares @$250 each, signed by Secretary

Reese River Mining District. 1) Morris & Cable. #11 issued in 1867 from Philadelphia. Raymond (1871) lists the production as 2,000 pounds with a...

Number 32 for 10 shares to P Monroe. Datelined San Francisco 1863. Signed by secretary William T Stanford and president S DeWolfe. Incorporated Aug. 1

Number 34 for 5 shares to William Rowland (carpenter). Datelined San Francisco 1863. Signed by secretary MJ Newmark )lawyer) and president SW Boring (

RARE! Reese River and Union Districts stock certificate. We found little mention of this company except an 1866 Reese River article about the use of m

Lander County, Nevada Territory (printed below title). Incorporated Sept. 21, 1863. Dateline San Francisco, Dec. 24, 1863. No. 45, issued for 100 shar

Unused Erie Gold and Silver Mining Company. Austin, Lander County. Hooker Ledge in the Reese River District. Towne & Bacon printers. Incorporate...

This is a certificate with questions! Number 113(?) for 20 shares to Winslow Crocker. Datelined Austin, Lander Co. N. T. (in fancy script), 1863. Sign

Number 103 for 12 shares to WD Messer. Datelined San Francisco 1863. Signed by secretary M Allison Wheeler and president William H Sterns. Incorporate

Very rare to have a "LEDGE" company and not a "MINING" company. Number 78 for 5 shares to GT Keys. Datelined Stockton 1864. Sign...

Number 260, issued in 1866 for 10 shares to Samuel J. Reeves. Mining works near Austin, Nevada printed on the bottom. Amador Mining District. This is

Number 49 for 25 shares to John Lenhart. Datelined San Francisco 1863. Signed by secretary FM Truworthy and president John Cammet. Incorporated August

Territorial. Number 84 for 3 1/2 shares to Williams. Datelined San Francisco 1864. Signed by secretary Drinkhouse and president Asaph Gray(?). Incorpo

Mining scams were not uncommon in Nevada, but this scam is for woodland properties near Austin, Nevada by an English firm. They obviously did not visi

New England and Nevada Silver Mining Company stock certificate Number 373, issued to W.G. Blakely, for 100 shares on November 8, 1866, signed by treas

Reese River MD. Number 22 for 50 shares to GL Church. Church was in The Utah Territory (Nevada) by 1860, In 1864 he was the first Esmeralda County Tre

Was this mining company named for Nevada's Territorial Indian agent? Number 134 for 15 shares to Henry S Brooks. Datelined San Francisco 1863. S...

3 Certificates and 1unissued check! #496 Is signed by Wm. S. Clark. #486 is the earliest dated 1881. The named would be changed to the Eagle Silver Mi

Located in the Bellehelen Mining District. Number 283 for 2,000 shares issued to Howard F. Crocker in 1911. Incorporated May 8, 1908. Signed by secret

Number 777 for 50 shares to E. A. Richardson, trustee. Signed by M. W. Hopkins as secretary and Oliver Eldridge as president. Dateline San Francisco 1

Number 192 for 20 shares to J Moore trustee. Signed by secretary J. B. Moore (unscrupulous) and Richard Hornfray (Get rich for doing nothing president

Early number 10 for 11 shares to Durbin Van Vleck. Datelined San Francisco 1863. Signed by M Allison Wheeler and president SH Parker. Incorporated Aug

Lot of 4 different. 1) Spearhead Bullfrog Mining Company. Issued in 1906, not cancelled, blue border and allegorical vignette. In PASS-CO holder. 2) B

Lot of 6 different. Five issued, one unissued. Includes: Montgomery Shoshone Cons. Mining Company (drilling vignette, stamp cancelled, no date); Bullf

Lot of 4 different. 1) Shoshone National Bank Mining Company. Issued in 1906, not cancelled. Pinholes, folds. 2)Sunset Mining & Development Comp...

Inc. in South Dakota. No. 4362, issued to Kate Mullis on June 9th, 1910 in Rhyolite, Nevada. Signed by the vice president (CJ Welsh?) and secretary Ry

Choice! Number 2532, issued for 100 shares to John J. Welsh in San Francisco on April 17th, 1906 (the day before the earthquake!). Signed by the 2nd v

Lot of 4 different for this Bullfrog mining company. Originally known as the Keystone Bullfrog. They were still working at this mine in 1916. Located

#612 for 100 shares to CE Gillett. Signed by DF Verdinal and James Reyea vice president. Dateline August 31, 1876. Cherry Creek Mining District. Incor