"Wild West Wonders" Premier Live Auction (2025 August)

Lot of 5, all issued in 1864 and signed by Charles Bonner, who replaced Charles Strong as supt. after his disastrous handling of the company's m...

Lot of 5 Stateler & Arrington checks issued by the Gould & Curry Mine in 1864. Signed by Charles Bonner as supt. All have red S&A cance...

Lot of 3 different. Wells Fargo established a branch on the Comstock in 1860. 1) Very early Sept. 1861 check, green print, issued to WF Everett for $1

Lot of three different. 1) 1864 territorial Stateler & Arrington check issued from the Gould & Curry to Latrobe Tunnel & Mining Company,...

Lot of 8 different. Great RN group! Includes: Gould & Curry Mine 1869, RN-B plus printed green NV stamp, signed by Requa; 1870 Gould & Curry...

Lot of 5 different. Includes: 1866 Empire Mill & Mining Co. check issued to supt. RN Graves; 1876 Gould & Curry issued to David Bowie (earli...

Lot of 5. This is a study group in the cancels used on adhesive revenue stamps. Four of the checks have tied cancels (applied after the stamp was put

Lot of 11 different including 2 territorial. Includes: 1864 Stateler & Arrington, Gould & Curry; 1863 and 1866 Empire Mill & Mining Co.;...

Lot of 4 Gould & Curry Silver Mining Co. checks issued to various merchants in Virginia City. Includes: 1870 to Union Iron Works (with very rare...

Lot of 5 different. Includes: 1864 Wells Fargo / Empire Mill & Mining Co. to Union Scales, signed by Graves; Best & Belcher to Western Union...

Lot of 2 (two different styles). Both issued for "Coin." One issued in 1866, signed by Louis Janin as supt., with NV and US IR stamps. On...

Lot of 6 different. Includes: 1866 Empire Mill & Mining Co. with NV orange adhesive and US IR stamps; Gould & Curry 1870 with RN-C and orang...

Lot of 3 rare RN Virginia City checks. All have Nevada imprints. Includes: 1869 with RN-B and green Nevada 2 cent printed on the left border, signed

Lot of 7 different. This is a nice revenue study for the Comstock. Six are Gould & Curry (G&C) and one is Empire Mill & Mining Company. ...

Lot of 4 different Wells Fargo Comstock checks. Includes: very early 1861, Gould & Curry, signed by Charles Strong; 1863 Empire Mill & Minin...

Lot of 10; nine are territorial. All issued to lumber merchants serving the Comstock mines. Includes: 1861 check to (illegible) Lumber Co.; eight Stat

Lot of 5 different issued to the Virginia & Gold Hill Water Company. Includes early 1864 check, 1866 G&C, 1870 G&C with RN-B17b, 1871 wi...

Lot of 2 early checks issued to Comstock assayer DW Balch. Includes: 1864 territorial check signed by Charles Bonner as supt. and 1865 check signed by

Rare! Gould & Curry Silver Mining Co. check issued to W.C. Bousfield & Co. in 1871. Signed by CC Batterman as supt. Endorsed by Bousfield on...

Fantastic! Very rare. "The Comstock Illustrated. Souvenir of the Comstock: Embracing the Principal Views of Virginia City, Gold Hill, Silver Ci...

Photograph of the Hale & Norcross Mine in Virginia City, Nevada. This photograph was taken around 1900 by William Cann. St. Mary's and the ...

This is a nicely framed and presented pair of items: 1) Memorandum of Bullion for the Pacific Mill & Mining Company, Morgan Mill, 1879. Deposit ...

13 x 11" metal sign. "Danger / Unsafe Mine / Stay Out / Stay Alive" Lists dangers below (like loose rock, bad air, rattlesnakes, etc....

We sold one of these in our last auction, and it was the first we'd ever sold. This marks the second known. Used for a very short period of time...

DANGER. LOOK OUT FOR TROLLEY WIRE. 9.5 x 17.5" Probably mining related. Black, white, and red. Many dents and soiling. Please inspect. Unknown ...

1872. Wheeler, George M. PRELIMINARY REPORT CONTAINING EXPLORATIONS AND SURVEYS PRINCIPALLY IN NEVADA AND ARIZONA. Prosecuted in accordance with parag

This is Paher's first edition, first printed, and signed "Nevada Ghost Town and Mining Camps". Hardcover, tight, and has never been us...

Lot of 20. Includes: 1956 report on Three Kids Manganese Deposit, Clark County; 1947 report of investigations of Sultan Zinc-Lead Mine, Clark County;

Small box of documents (100+) representing correspondence and reports for the mining interests in the Applegate Mining District, located in Jackson Co

250pp leather bound journal of an Oregon gold miner. It is an unusual diary of sorts, with daily entries on what was done and by whom, how many hours

Souvenir spoon, Thermopolis, Wyoming mining scene. Teaspoon size. Die-struck in ladle. ^ Date: 1900 Country (if not USA): State: Wyoming City:

Framed mounted photograph taken by EA Sather of Dawson City, Alaska and Tacoma, Washington. Text at the bottom reads "The Miners Cradle. Berry ...

One of the first Maps to Show Mexico Silver Deposits (Data 1500s) Published by William Blaeu (1571-1638), one of the great early cartographers. Blaeu

Map of Principality of Piedmont, showing the Alps, France on the left, 1724-80. 20 x 23 ". Copper engraved, hand colored. Under the soldie...

Lot of 6 different. Includes: California Journal of Mines and Geology, July 1937, mining districts in Los Angeles County; Prospecting and Operating S

Illustrated Handbook of James Leffel's Water Wheel for 1883-1884, Springfield, OH, 1883. 4.75 x 7"160pp. Fully and well illustrated. Very R...

Ephemera from two choice mining companies. 1. Varney illustrated postal cover with pic of folding Varney, includes three separate pink 4pp advertising

This is a W & L.E. Gurley miner's compass or dip compass. It is 3.75 in. in diameter with an octagon mahogany carry case. Both are in excell...

This is a miner's dip needle compass made by W. S. Darley & Co. at 3.5 in. in diameter. with carry case. The interior shows minor oxidation....

This miner's dip compass was made by "J. Prentice/ New York" it is brass framed with a blue anodized needle and clever needle hold. In...

This is a miner's dip needle compass made by Jos. Pollard & Co. The main body is knurled aluminum with brass side rings. This one comes with...

This is a Jos. Pollard dip compass used in the mining industry. At 3.5 in. in diameter with carry case. In good condition. Please see photo for detail

This is a Jos. Pollard dip compass used in the mining industry. At 3.5 in. in diameter with carry case. In good condition. The bail wire has been expa

This miner's dip needle was made by Tycos of Rochester, New York. At 3.75 in. diameter with cover. Used to detect ore deposits under ground. In...

Inc. in Alabama. No. A135 issued for 32 shares to Cornelius Walker in Birmingham in 1887. Signed by president Joseph F. Johnston and secretary WE Hoop

Inc. in New York. Cert #318 for 300 shares issued to Thomas A. Scott in 1864. Signed by J Randall as secretary and N.M Hartley? as president. Great pi

Cerro-Colorado Mining District, Arizona Territory, c1876. No. 66, 200 shares, issued to John P. Arey Trustee, on Oct. 30, 1876. Signed by president an

"Mines Located in Pinal County, Arizona, Ter." printed under title. Inc. in Illinois. No. 111, issued for 500 shares to AH Geisel, company...

Issued 1869 stock and 1866 $100 bond with 2 coupons. 2 different vignettes. "Gold, Silver, and Copper Mines in Arizona." Very attractive e...

"Baltimore Ravine, Auburn, Pacer Co. Cal." printed at bottom center. Inc. in Connecticut. No. 55, issued for 8 shares to Philip J. Borcher...