Mining, Minerals and Mayhem Auction

Auction Details

A Composium of Western Americana
Featuring the Bodie Collection and the Gottschalk Ore Specimen Collection.

Session D is a Mail-Bid Only Auction. Absentee bids will be accepted only. No live bidding will be allowed. All winners will be contacted after the auction.
Owl Drug Store Plaster Emblem Wall Hanging102Owl Drug Store Plaster Emblem Wall Hanging
Original wall hanging from the main Owl Drug Co. in San Francisco. Perfect condition, all original, complete with glass eyes. Considered the finest kn
Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimates : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold for (1,000.00 + 175.00) x 1 = 1,175.00
Owl Poison Cobalt Bottles103Owl Poison Cobalt Bottles
Lot of six. All different sizes. One wing owl with no slug plate. Owl with brows pointing out.
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold for (325.00 + 56.88) x 1 = 381.88
Owl Poison Cobalt Bottles104Owl Poison Cobalt Bottles
Lot of seven. Seven different sizes. One is 8oz., one is 6oz., one is 4oz., one is 3oz., one is 1 oz., one is 1/2 oz. and one is 1/4 oz. Two wing,
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold for (425.00 + 74.38) x 1 = 499.38
Owl Poison Cobalt Bottles105Owl Poison Cobalt Bottles
Lot of 2. One is 3 3/4 inches tall and the other is 1 3/4 inches tall. Both have owl with no slug plate. Both have brows pointing up. Both have wo
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimates : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold for (225.00 + 39.38) x 1 = 264.38
Owl Poison Cobalt Bottles106Owl Poison Cobalt Bottles
Lot of 2. One is 5 1/4 inches tall and the other is 4 3/4 inches tall. Both are rare owls.
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimates : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold for (500.00 + 87.50) x 1 = 587.50
Owl Poison Cobalt Bottles107Owl Poison Cobalt Bottles
Lot of 2. One is 5 1/4 inches tall, cobalt owl bottle. The other is a glass owl wax sealer 1 inch tall. Both have big eyes.
Start Price : 125.00 | Estimates : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold for (275.00 + 48.13) x 1 = 323.13
Owl Poison Cobalt Bottles108Owl Poison Cobalt Bottles
Lot of 4. All different sizes. Two wing owl poison bottles. Very clean and mint condition.
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimates : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold for (225.00 + 39.38) x 1 = 264.38
Owl Poison Cobalt Bottles109Owl Poison Cobalt Bottles
Lot of 5. One is 5 1/2 inches tall, one is 4 inches tall. One is 4 3/4 inches tall, one is 2 1/2 inches tall and one is 2 1/4 inches tall. All are d
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimates : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold for (325.00 + 56.88) x 1 = 381.88
Owl Poison Cobalt Bottles110Owl Poison Cobalt Bottles
Lot of 5. ABM duplicates. Three are 2 1/4 inches tall and the other two are 1 1/4 inches tall. Owl in slug plate. Large eyes.
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimates : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold for (275.00 + 48.13) x 1 = 323.13
Owl Poison Cobalt Bottles111Owl Poison Cobalt Bottles
Lot of 6. Variety of three different sized bottles. Two are 3 1/4 inches tall. Two are 1 1/2 inches tall and two are 1 5/8 inches tall. Owl in slu
Start Price : 125.00 | Estimates : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold for (425.00 + 74.38) x 1 = 499.38
Owl Poison Cobalt Bottles112Owl Poison Cobalt Bottles
Lot of 1. 2 1/2 inches tall. Owl in slug plate. Small eyes.
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimates : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold for (325.00 + 56.88) x 1 = 381.88
Owl Poison Cobalt Bottles113Owl Poison Cobalt Bottles
Lot of 2. One is 4 1/4 inches tall, the other is 1 and 5/8th. inches tall. Owl in slug plate with large eyes. Worn mold.
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimates : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold for (375.00 + 65.63) x 1 = 440.63
Owl Poison Cobalt Bottles114Owl Poison Cobalt Bottles
Lot of 5, all different sizes. One is 8 3/4 inches tall, one is 4 3/4 inches tall, one is 3 3/4 inches tall, one is 2 3/4 inches tall and the last is
Start Price : 500.00 | Estimates : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold for (1,050.00 + 183.75) x 1 = 1,233.75
Owl Poison Cobalt Bottles115Owl Poison Cobalt Bottles
Lot of 2 duplicates. One is 3 3/8 inches tall and the other is 1 7/8 inches tall. Both have owl with no slug plate. Both have brows pointing up.
Start Price : 38.00 | Estimates : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for (900.00 + 157.50) x 1 = 1,057.50
1790s - 1850s - Peterson's Complete Coin Book1161790s - 1850s - Peterson's Complete Coin Book
Rare book of coins. First page begins with 6 and ends with 16. It is followed by pages of ads which begins on page 43 and goes through 48. Detailed bl
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimates : 500.00 - 1,000.00
c1910 - Saloon RPC's, Original117c1910 - Saloon RPC's, Original
Lot of 2. 1) Sepia tone RPC, no border. A room with 5 aligned pool tables and four men standing beside them. Rows of bar stools are lined up against t
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimates : 200.00 - 300.00
c1900 - Silver Ingot118c1900 - Silver Ingot
SSCO square silver ingot. SSCO/999.0/5.10/OZS. TY. Approximately 1.25" X 1.25" X .5". Appears to be refined. May date around c1900.
Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimates : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold for (1,050.00 + 183.75) x 1 = 1,233.75
Southwest Desert Photographs119Southwest Desert Photographs
Bound photograph album with burgundy leather cover, measuring 15" x 12". Front/back cover and pages no longer bound together. Approximately
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00
1890 - St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Poster - Mueller Collection1201890 - St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Poster - Mueller Collection
Measures 21”x 7” mounted on white matte measures 23”x 9”. Black print on white paper. Vignette of a map of the Missouri and Arkansas with a wheel w
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimates : 500.00 - 1,000.00
c1850s - Stagecoach RPC121c1850s - Stagecoach RPC
A photo of a stagecoach pulled by two horses. Three elderly men and women sit on the inside. Five at the top, and a young boy sitting at the end next
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimates : 200.00 - 300.00
Thorne Mining & Refining Co. Ingot122Thorne Mining & Refining Co. Ingot
Obverse: Monetary Value/ 4 dols 48 cts / Contains/ 3.48 ozs. Troy / gold 000 / silver .9998 / seril no. 222; reverse: Blank.
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimates : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold for (1,250.00 + 218.75) x 1 = 1,468.75
Two Gold Books123Two Gold Books
Two books: "How and Where To Find Gold," and "Black Hills of Dakota," by Jenney
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold for (300.00 + 52.50) x 1 = 352.50
1914 - Wells Fargo & Co. Express Directory1241914 - Wells Fargo & Co. Express Directory
Booklet, Wells Fargo & Co. Express Official Directory, issued November 15, 1914. Softcover, measures 5 3/4" x 7". Indexed, 160 pages inc
Start Price : 375.00 | Estimates : 750.00 - 1,500.00
Sold for (400.00 + 70.00) x 1 = 470.00
c1906 - Western Union Telegraph Field Office Photograph125c1906 - Western Union Telegraph Field Office Photograph
Photo measures 6 1/2" x 4 3/4", mounted on a black bordered matte that measures 8 3/4" x 7". Eleven men standing in a dessert-like
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimates : 200.00 - 300.00
AK - 1895, 1931 - Alaska Gold Mining Stock Certificates - Fenske Collection126AK - 1895, 1931 - Alaska Gold Mining Stock Certificates - Fenske Collection
Lot of 2, including: 1) Alaska United Gold Mining Company, issued to Metropolitan Trust Company of the City of New York for 50 shares in 1895. Signatu
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimates : 150.00 - 250.00
AK - 1907, 1922, 1975 - Alaska Gold Mining Stock Certificates - Fenske Collection127AK - 1907, 1922, 1975 - Alaska Gold Mining Stock Certificates - Fenske Collection
Lot of 3, including: 1) Alaska Gold Mines Company, incorporated in Maine. Certificate No. N.Y. 17062 issued to S.B. Chapin & Co. For 100 shares, d
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimates : 150.00 - 300.00
AK - June 29 1898 - Alaska Petroleum Company Stock Certificate128AK - June 29 1898 - Alaska Petroleum Company Stock Certificate
Measures 11" x 8 3/4". No. 236 issued to Everett Smith for 500 shares in the same year as the Alaskan Gold Rush. Endorsed by L. H. Woolfalk,
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimates : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold for (70.00 + 12.25) x 1 = 82.25
AK - 1897 - Klondike Mining and Investment Company Stock129AK - 1897 - Klondike Mining and Investment Company Stock
Incorporated in West Virginia c1897, issued to H. Fell for 100 shares 1898, signed by D.A. Dangton as President and W.R. Drake as Secretary. U/C. Very
Start Price : 10.00
AK - c1900 - Miners "Rocking" Photograph - Mueller Collection130AK - c1900 - Miners "Rocking" Photograph - Mueller Collection
Thought to be from the Alaska diggings, the photo shows two miners working a rocker amidst piles of debris, logs, rocks, etc. “Rocking” is printed in
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimates : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold for (100.00 + 17.50) x 1 = 117.50
AK - 1897 - The Gold Hunters Sheet Music131AK - 1897 - The Gold Hunters Sheet Music
Rare! Sheet music for piano. 13” x 10 ½”. Titled “The Latest March Success. The Gold Hunters March Brillante. Chas D. Blake author of the Falc...
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimates : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold for (120.00 + 21.00) x 1 = 141.00
AK - Anvil Creek,Nome County - 1906 - Anvil Pioneer Mining Company Photograph Set - Mueller Collecti132AK - Anvil Creek,Nome County - 1906 - Anvil Pioneer Mining Company Photograph Set - Mueller Collecti
Set of 6 matted photographs by photographer Beverly Dobbs, showing various operations of the Pioneer Mining Company during the Alaska gold rush. Anvil
Start Price : 500.00 | Estimates : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold for (300.00 + 52.50) x 1 = 352.50
AK - Juneau,Juneau County - 1900 - Alaska Hydraulic Mining Photo - Mueller Collection133AK - Juneau,Juneau County - 1900 - Alaska Hydraulic Mining Photo - Mueller Collection
Silver Bow Basin. This is photo No. 86 taken by Winter & Pond Studios in Juneau, as part of their Alaska Views series. It is titled, “Hydraulic M
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimates : 200.00 - 400.00
AK - Killisnoo Island,Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon County - 1880s-1890 - Alaska Game Photograph - Mueller C134AK - Killisnoo Island,Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon County - 1880s-1890 - Alaska Game Photograph - Mueller C
This photo is No. 56 in a series titled “Picturesque Views of Alaska Scenery” and shows10 dead deer, both does and bucks. Four are hanging from the ea
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimates : 200.00 - 400.00
AK - Skagway County,1896-1902 - Dyea, Alaska Photograph - Mueller Collection135AK - Skagway County,1896-1902 - Dyea, Alaska Photograph - Mueller Collection
A very clear view of Dyea taken from a hillside above the town. The town is nestled at the foot of snowy mountains. In the foreground are a wharf and
Start Price : 125.00 | Estimates : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold for (250.00 + 43.75) x 1 = 293.75
AK - Snettisham,June 5, 1900 - Alaska-Snettisham Gold Mining Company Stock Certifcate136AK - Snettisham,June 5, 1900 - Alaska-Snettisham Gold Mining Company Stock Certifcate
Incorporated in New Jersey. Issued June 5, 1900 for 155 shares. Signed by pres. And secr. 4 brown horizontal R168 R15 tied stamps & 2 horizontal p
Start Price : 125.00 | Estimates : 250.00 - 500.00
AK - White Pass Trail,c1900 - Alaska Laundry Cabin Photo - Mueller Collection137AK - White Pass Trail,c1900 - Alaska Laundry Cabin Photo - Mueller Collection
The photo shows a sturdy log cabin with a man standing in its open doorway. A large “Laundry” sign hangs on the wall facing the trail. The photo is #1
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimates : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold for (100.00 + 17.50) x 1 = 117.50
AK - Yukon Territory,1908 - Yukon Basin Gold Dredging Company, Ltd., Stock Certificate *Territorial*138AK - Yukon Territory,1908 - Yukon Basin Gold Dredging Company, Ltd., Stock Certificate *Territorial*
Located along the Stewart River, incorporated under the laws of Arizona. Certificate No. 7185, issued to J.T. Vail for 100 shares. Datelined Kansas Ci
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimates : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (100.00 + 17.50) x 1 = 117.50
AL - 1900 - Northern Alabama Coal, Iron and Railway Stock Certificate - Fenske Collection139AL - 1900 - Northern Alabama Coal, Iron and Railway Stock Certificate - Fenske Collection
Stock no. 654. Measures 13 1/2"x 9 1/2". Incorporated under the laws of the state if New Jersey. Issued c. 1899, due January 1, 1940. Payab
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimates : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold for (40.00 + 7.00) x 1 = 47.00
AL - Talladega,1855 - Alabama Copper Stock Certificate140AL - Talladega,1855 - Alabama Copper Stock Certificate
No. 184 issued to Bearer by W. Taylor, secretary, and John M. Moore, president, on 2 July 1855. Datelined Talladega, Alabama. Hand written across th
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold for (170.00 + 29.75) x 1 = 199.75
AR - Bentonville,Benton County - February 1, 1898 - Indian Territory Mineral and Mining Company, Bon141AR - Bentonville,Benton County - February 1, 1898 - Indian Territory Mineral and Mining Company, Bon
A $500, 20-year Mortgage Bond, No. 3231. Signed by J.A. Rice, president, and L.H. McGill, secretary. Light brown border with black print and mining sc
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimates : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold for (75.00 + 13.13) x 1 = 88.13
AZ - 1886 - Arizona Copper Mining Co. Stock Certificate142AZ - 1886 - Arizona Copper Mining Co. Stock Certificate
No. 74 issued Jan. 22, 1886 to B.K. MacGrath for 100 shares. This is from the copper mining era after the completion of the railroad through the regio
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold for (200.00 + 35.00) x 1 = 235.00
AZ - Desert Mine Photograph143AZ - Desert Mine Photograph
Image of a large desert mine, possibly located in AZ based on background terrain. Measures 8" x 6", mounted on green matte measuring 10"
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimates : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (50.00 + 8.75) x 1 = 58.75
AZ - 1904 - Michigan Gold Company Stock Certificate *Territorial* - Fenske Collection144AZ - 1904 - Michigan Gold Company Stock Certificate *Territorial* - Fenske Collection
Incorporated under the laws of the Territory of Arizona. Certificate No. 390, issued to Irene and Otto Lutz for 60 shares. Datelined November 2, 1904.
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold for (100.00 + 17.50) x 1 = 117.50
AZ - 1881 - Nevada and New Mexico Prospecting, Developing and Mining Company Stock *Territorial* - F145AZ - 1881 - Nevada and New Mexico Prospecting, Developing and Mining Company Stock *Territorial* - F
Incorporated in New Jersey in 1881. Cert. #15 issued to S.H. Brown for 1000 shares. Signed by W. N. Gourlay, president, and J.A. Brounz, treasurer. Th
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold for (160.00 + 28.00) x 1 = 188.00
AZ - Amole,Pima County - 1884 - Buena Vista Mining Company Stock Certificate146AZ - Amole,Pima County - 1884 - Buena Vista Mining Company Stock Certificate
Stock Certificate. Amole District, Pima County, AZ. Incorporated in California in 1884, issued in 1884 to H.H. Pearson for 500 shares. 4”x9”. Printed
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimates : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold for (75.00 + 13.13) x 1 = 88.13
AZ - Arivaca,Pima County - September 19, 1863 - American and Mexican Silver Mining Company, Bond147AZ - Arivaca,Pima County - September 19, 1863 - American and Mexican Silver Mining Company, Bond
Located in Chihuahua, Mexico. Incorporated in New York in 1862. Bond #1 in the amount of $500. Signed by Lyman W. Gilbert, president, and by Wm. Hic
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00
AZ - Big Bug,Yavapai County - 1901, 1900 - Great Belcher Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate148AZ - Big Bug,Yavapai County - 1901, 1900 - Great Belcher Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate
2 stock certificates. Number C4, was issued to Mary R. Darling for 1000 shares of capital stock. Signed by Secretary BF Murphy and President Charles D
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimates : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold for (85.00 + 14.88) x 1 = 99.88
AZ - Bisbee,c1905 - Pioneer Soda Works Bottle149AZ - Bisbee,c1905 - Pioneer Soda Works Bottle
French man Theophil F. Metz immigrated to the US in 1890 and by 1894 he went into the soda manufacturing business. He started the Pioneer Soda works i
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimates : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold for (130.00 + 22.75) x 1 = 152.75
AZ - Casa Grande,Pinal County - 1903 - Casa Grande Mining and Smelting Company Stock Certificate *Te150AZ - Casa Grande,Pinal County - 1903 - Casa Grande Mining and Smelting Company Stock Certificate *Te
Incorporated in Arizona in 1902. Cert. #1592, issued to Edwin S. Evans for 250 shares. Signed by Geo. F. Jacoby, vice president, and H. Douglas, treas
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold for (100.00 + 17.50) x 1 = 117.50
AZ - Castle Creek,Yavapai County - Oct. 3, 1882 - Castle Creek Copper Co. Stock Certificate151AZ - Castle Creek,Yavapai County - Oct. 3, 1882 - Castle Creek Copper Co. Stock Certificate
Incorporated New York 1882. Certifies that George W. Girly is entitled to 49 shares. Signed by the secretary and vice president (both illegible). Embo
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimates : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold for (100.00 + 17.50) x 1 = 117.50