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.
AZ - Bisbee,Cochise County - 1917 - Calument and Arizona Mining Company Stock Certificate - Fenske C4102AZ - Bisbee,Cochise County - 1917 - Calument and Arizona Mining Company Stock Certificate - Fenske C
Cert No. B71338 for 50 shares issued to Caspai J. Schultz in 1917. Cancelled. Signed by officers. Mines: The Irish Mag and other mines. This was a lar
Start Price : 12.00 | Estimates : 25.00 - 75.00
Sold for (55.00 + 9.63) x 1 = 64.63
AZ - Clifton,Graham County - 1907 - New England and Clifton Copper Company of Arizona Stock - Fenske4103AZ - Clifton,Graham County - 1907 - New England and Clifton Copper Company of Arizona Stock - Fenske
1904 ME. Cert. No.1766 for 20 shares, U/C.The lands were located 5 miles NW of Clifton, north side of the San Francisco River. The company was the con
Start Price : 12.00 | Estimates : 25.00 - 75.00
Sold for (26.00 + 4.55) x 1 = 30.55
AZ - Hot Springs,Mariposa County - 1925 - Hassayampa Placer Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate - 4104AZ - Hot Springs,Mariposa County - 1925 - Hassayampa Placer Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate -
Incorporated in AZ. Cert No. 91 for 500 shares issued to George J. Chamberlain in 1925. Signed by J.R. Boddie, assistant secretary and E.G.Dawes, pres
Start Price : 12.00 | Estimates : 25.00 - 75.00
Sold for (12.00 + 2.10) x 1 = 14.10
AZ - Humboldt,Yavapai County - 1919 - Arizona Binghampton Copper Company Stock Certificate - Fenske 4105AZ - Humboldt,Yavapai County - 1919 - Arizona Binghampton Copper Company Stock Certificate - Fenske
1919 AZ. Cert No.273 for 100 shares issued to George W. Johnson in 1919. The mines were discovered in 1882, and reopened by this company in 1916. Sign
Start Price : 12.00 | Estimates : 25.00 - 75.00
Sold for (12.00 + 2.10) x 1 = 14.10
AZ - Jerome,Yavapai County - 1916 - Arkansas and Arizona Copper Company Stock Certificate - Fenske C4106AZ - Jerome,Yavapai County - 1916 - Arkansas and Arizona Copper Company Stock Certificate - Fenske C
1906 Arizona. Cert No. C391 for 100 shares issued in 1916 to Steiner & Co. U/C. Mines; Arizona, Verde Mining District, Northwest of Jerome, Yavap
Start Price : 12.00 | Estimates : 25.00 - 75.00
Sold for (26.00 + 4.55) x 1 = 30.55
AZ - Oatman County,1928 - Black Range Mining Co. Stock - Clint Maish Collection4107AZ - Oatman County,1928 - Black Range Mining Co. Stock - Clint Maish Collection
Incorporated under the laws of the State of Arizona, October 1913; Certificate No. 2915 issued March 28, 1928 to B. M. Murray for 1000 shares; signed
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimates : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold for (25.00 + 4.38) x 1 = 29.38
AZ - Payson,Gila County - 1907 - Cracker Jack Mining Company Stock - Fenske Collection4108AZ - Payson,Gila County - 1907 - Cracker Jack Mining Company Stock - Fenske Collection
1906, AZ. No. 1625 for 100 shares issued to Kenneth Smellan in 1907. Mines: Arizona: A copper mining company located near Payson, Gila County. Smaller
Start Price : 12.00 | Estimates : 25.00 - 75.00
Sold for (12.00 + 2.10) x 1 = 14.10
AZ - Phoenix,Maricopa County - Jan 27 1910 - R.L. Balke Indian Trading Co. Letterhead4109AZ - Phoenix,Maricopa County - Jan 27 1910 - R.L. Balke Indian Trading Co. Letterhead
Measures 8 1/4" x 10 3/4". A letter to E.B. Mills from R.L. Balke concerning an Indian item that will be sent via Wells Fargo. Balke was a l
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimates : 50.00 - 100.00
AZ - Prescott,Yavapai County - 1920 - Arizona Tip Top Mines Company Stock Certificate - Fenske Colle4110AZ - Prescott,Yavapai County - 1920 - Arizona Tip Top Mines Company Stock Certificate - Fenske Colle
1920 AZ. Cert# 2559 for 100 shares issued to J. Franklin Crouthamel in 1920. The Tip top Mine was located about 25 miles south of Prescott, Bradshaw
Start Price : 12.00 | Estimates : 25.00 - 75.00
Sold for (12.00 + 2.10) x 1 = 14.10
AZ - Tucson,Pima County - 1966 - Geology of the Porphyry Copper Deposits Book4111AZ - Tucson,Pima County - 1966 - Geology of the Porphyry Copper Deposits Book
Hardcover book, Geology of the Porphyry Copper Deposits Southwestern North America. Edited by Spencer R. Titley and Carol L. Hicks. Produced by the U
Start Price : 12.00 | Estimates : 25.00 - 75.00
Sold for (26.00 + 4.55) x 1 = 30.55
AZ - Tucson,Pima County - 1984 - Gold And Silver Deposits of the Basin and Range Province Western U.4112AZ - Tucson,Pima County - 1984 - Gold And Silver Deposits of the Basin and Range Province Western U.
Gold And Silver Deposits of the Basin and Range Province Western U.S.A. Edited by Joe Wilkins JR. Volume XV. Produced by Arizona Geological Publicati
Start Price : 20.00 | Estimates : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold for (20.00 + 3.50) x 1 = 23.50
AZ - Tucson,Pima County - Jan 22 1908 - Red Hill Mining Co Stock Certificate - Fenske Collection4113AZ - Tucson,Pima County - Jan 22 1908 - Red Hill Mining Co Stock Certificate - Fenske Collection
Incorporated under the laws of Arizona in May, 1905. Certificate No. 2729, issued to Baruchy Bros. for 500 shares on January 22, 1908. Signed by R.L.
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimates : 50.00 - 75.00
AZ - Tucson,Pima County - January 28, 1904 - Twin Buttes Mining & Smelting Co. Stock Certificate4114AZ - Tucson,Pima County - January 28, 1904 - Twin Buttes Mining & Smelting Co. Stock Certificate
20 miles south of Tucson. Cert. No. 125 for 2000 shares issued to Chas. E. Lowley in 1904. Signed by Blakeley, secretary and David F. Hose, President.
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimates : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold for (25.00 + 4.38) x 1 = 29.38
AZ - Winkleman,Pinal County - 1908 - The Central Mining and Development Co. Stock Certificate - Fens4115AZ - Winkleman,Pinal County - 1908 - The Central Mining and Development Co. Stock Certificate - Fens
AZ, 1906. Cert No. 7037 for 200 shares issued to M. Gibbs in 1908. Signed by John B. Selvidge, secretary and S. H. Snider, President. Printed by Goes.
Start Price : 12.00 | Estimates : 25.00 - 75.00
Sold for (12.00 + 2.10) x 1 = 14.10
AZ - Yavapai,September 3, 1908 - Octave Mining Company Stock Certificate4116AZ - Yavapai,September 3, 1908 - Octave Mining Company Stock Certificate
Weaver District. Eagle Vignette. Issued to JW Taylor, signed by President CP Musse and Secretary Frank Tutle. Printed by Northern Bank Note Co., Chica
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimates : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold for (45.00 + 7.88) x 1 = 52.88
AZ - Yavapai,1907 - Oro Grande Extension Mining Co. Stock Certificate - Fenske Collection4117AZ - Yavapai,1907 - Oro Grande Extension Mining Co. Stock Certificate - Fenske Collection
Black Rock District. Certificate No.1 for 50 shares issued to Elda V.M. Sanders 1902. Signed by Donald S. Michelsen, secretary and Geo. E. Upton, pres
Start Price : 12.00 | Estimates : 25.00 - 75.00
Sold for (35.00 + 6.13) x 1 = 41.13
AZ - Yuma,c1917 - Yuma Ice Company Bottle4118AZ - Yuma,c1917 - Yuma Ice Company Bottle
Medium aqua, vertical rectangular slug plate, ABM. Light wear near shoulder and upper letter, otherwise sparkling.
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimates : 20.00 - 60.00
Sold for (50.00 + 8.75) x 1 = 58.75
AZ - Yuma County,1916/1927 - Arizona Mining Stock Certificates4119AZ - Yuma County,1916/1927 - Arizona Mining Stock Certificates
Lot of 2. 1.) Consolidated Arizona Mines Stock. 1925, Arizona. Cert No. 849 for 2500 shares issued to M.J.Bass in 1927. Green border and seal. Mines:
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimates : 50.00 - 100.00
CA - California History Books Grab Bag4120CA - California History Books Grab Bag
Six books and six pamphlets on the gold rush and California landmarks. 1) Brown, Allen. Golden Gate. 1965. 2) Cendras, Blaise. Sutter’s Gold. Trans. H
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimates : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (50.00 + 8.75) x 1 = 58.75
CA - c1890 - California Mother Lode River Photograph4121CA - c1890 - California Mother Lode River Photograph
4.75"x3.75" black and white photograph of the California Mother Lode River, circa 1890. The exact location from which the photo was taken i
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimates : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold for (50.00 + 8.75) x 1 = 58.75
CA - 1875-1972 - California Newspaper Grab Bag - Gil Schmidtmann Collection4122CA - 1875-1972 - California Newspaper Grab Bag - Gil Schmidtmann Collection
Wrapped in an unused 16” x 24” folding Garfield Hallmark Christmas card. 1) The Daily Times from San Bernardino, CA. Vol. 1, no. 48. The 26 October
Start Price : 38.00 | Estimates : 75.00 - 150.00
CA - 1914 - California Pocket Map - Gil Schmidtmann Collection4123CA - 1914 - California Pocket Map - Gil Schmidtmann Collection
A Rand-McNally Indexed (fold out, colored) Pocket Map and Shippers' Guide showing railroads and electric lines, counties, congressional townships, cit
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimates : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold for (70.00 + 12.25) x 1 = 82.25
CA - California Railroad Ephemera4124CA - California Railroad Ephemera
Lot contains various types of railroad ephemera ranging from waybills and correspondence to a photo of six railmen and one stereoscopic slide of the C
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimates : 100.00 - 200.00
CA - 1903 - California-Nevada Mining Company Stock Certificate - Fenske Collection4125CA - 1903 - California-Nevada Mining Company Stock Certificate - Fenske Collection
Measures 12 ¼”x 9 ¼”. Incorporated under the laws of the state of Nevada. Stock number 1627 issued to N.H. Jaquett on January 10, 1903 f...
Start Price : 38.00 | Estimates : 75.00 - 100.00
CA - Monterey County Documents4126CA - Monterey County Documents
A variety of types of documents. Correspondence to and from The El Dorado Brewing Co. (May 9, 1903 and May 12, 1908), E.C. Smith Notary Public, Sprec
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimates : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold for (25.00 + 4.38) x 1 = 29.38
CA - 1887 - 1948 - Mother Lode Country, Geologic Guidebook Along Highway 49 and Ledger Books4127CA - 1887 - 1948 - Mother Lode Country, Geologic Guidebook Along Highway 49 and Ledger Books
Lot of 3: 1) Geologic Guidebook Along Highway 49 - Sierran Gold Belt, Bulletin 141. The Mother Lode Country (Centennial Edition), 1948. State of Calif
Start Price : 38.00 | Estimates : 75.00 - 150.00
CA - c1960s - Northern California Mining Books4128CA - c1960s - Northern California Mining Books
Lot of 21. 1) Lassen Ledger: Journal of the Lassen County Historical Society by Corinne Graves Hoffpauir. Vol 2 No 1. Published Jan 1982, 18 pages. Wh
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimates : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold for (50.00 + 8.75) x 1 = 58.75
CA - Postcard of Central California - Gil Schmidtmann Collection4129CA - Postcard of Central California - Gil Schmidtmann Collection
26 postcards with a variety of scenes from Central California including Fresno, Tulare, San Bernardino, etc. ; one card has a green one-cent postage
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimates : 50.00 - 75.00
CA - Postcards from Nature - Gil Schmidtmann Collection4130CA - Postcards from Nature - Gil Schmidtmann Collection
10 colored postcards of flowers; 8 postcards of birds; 10 postcards of fruit, all in color.
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimates : 50.00 - 75.00
CA - Siskiyou County - Postcards of Mt. Shasta - Gil Schmidtmann Collection4131CA - Siskiyou County - Postcards of Mt. Shasta - Gil Schmidtmann Collection
Five real photographs attached to postcards, in color.
Start Price : 10.00
Sold for (10.00 + 1.75) x 1 = 11.75
CA - Southern California Check Collection - Gil Schmidtmann Collection4132CA - Southern California Check Collection - Gil Schmidtmann Collection
1) Consolidated Bank of Elsinore; 59 checks. 2) First National Bank of Elsinore; 66 checks. 3) First National Bank of Riverside checks # 60486, 60506
Start Price : 38.00 | Estimates : 75.00 - 150.00
Sold for (75.00 + 13.13) x 1 = 88.13
CA - 1942-2004 - Southern California Mining Country books - Gil Schmidtmann Collection4133CA - 1942-2004 - Southern California Mining Country books - Gil Schmidtmann Collection
Lot of 21. 1) First set, a series of 3 paperback quarterlies of "The High Country". Dates ranging from autumn 1971, autumn 1972 and fall 1
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimates : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold for (50.00 + 8.75) x 1 = 58.75
CA - Auburn,1899-1902 - Wells Fargo Receipt Books4134CA - Auburn,1899-1902 - Wells Fargo Receipt Books
Two receipt books, about 2 x 10", 1899-1902, about 100pp each. One full size receipt enclosed.
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimates : 100.00 - 300.00
CA - Balboa,Balboa Postcard4135CA - Balboa,Balboa Postcard
Unused. Picture on the front of the postcard is a crowded beach an arcade, apple stand, Pronto-Pups and Frostys businesses easily visible. The edges
Start Price : 5.00 | Estimates : 10.00 - 25.00
Sold for (10.00 + 1.75) x 1 = 11.75
CA - Dardanelle,Tuolumne County - c1940s - Dardanelle Post Office Photo - Mueller Collection4136CA - Dardanelle,Tuolumne County - c1940s - Dardanelle Post Office Photo - Mueller Collection
A group of perhaps 50-75 men and women are standing in front of the snow covered Dardanelle Post Office. Two cars are in the photo and the one at left
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimates : 50.00 - 100.00
CA - Denver,Denver County - Double Dividend Mining and Exploration Company Stock Certificate - Fensk4137CA - Denver,Denver County - Double Dividend Mining and Exploration Company Stock Certificate - Fensk
Incorporated in Wyoming. Cert. #110, issued at Denver to Sylvan Hayes Lauchheim for 100 shares. Likely a Colorado mining company but not listed in the
Start Price : 12.00 | Estimates : 25.00 - 50.00
CA - El Dorado County,1883 - El Dorado County Billheads4138CA - El Dorado County,1883 - El Dorado County Billheads
Two billheads from "Office County Clerk, El Dorado County," datelined Placerville, Cal., May 21, 1883. "County of Mono. To E.W. Witmer,
Start Price : 12.00 | Estimates : 25.00 - 50.00
CA - Fortuna,Humboldt County - Benson Billiard Parlor Token4139CA - Fortuna,Humboldt County - Benson Billiard Parlor Token
Front: Benson Billiard Parlor Fortuna, Calif. Obverse: Good for 5c in merchandise. Round token in white metal. Fortuna was originally named Slide, the
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimates : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (25.00 + 4.38) x 1 = 29.38
CA - Fresno,Fresno County - 1860-1870 - Fresno County Land Documents4140CA - Fresno,Fresno County - 1860-1870 - Fresno County Land Documents
Three fancy private entry land documents from Fresno County, California. All three of the documents are from Stockton, California and have section, t
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimates : 100.00 - 200.00
CA - Grass Valley,Nevada County - 1930 - Golden Center Mines, Inc. Stock4141CA - Grass Valley,Nevada County - 1930 - Golden Center Mines, Inc. Stock
Incorporated in Delaware 1901. No. C16102 issued March 27, 1930 to J.S. Bache & Co. for 100 shares. Signed by R.M (illegible) as Vice President a
Start Price : 38.00 | Estimates : 75.00 - 100.00
CA - Los Angeles,1898\99\1900 - First National Bank of Los Angeles Checks - Gil Schmidtmann Collecti4142CA - Los Angeles,1898\99\1900 - First National Bank of Los Angeles Checks - Gil Schmidtmann Collecti
Three checks drawn on the First National Bank of Los Angeles, all measuring 8”x 3” on black ink on gray paper. All have the Rose Gold Mining and Mill
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimates : 50.00 - 100.00
CA - Los Angeles,1912 - Los Angeles Area Postcards - Gil Schmidtmann Collection4143CA - Los Angeles,1912 - Los Angeles Area Postcards - Gil Schmidtmann Collection
Lot of 30 postcards of the Los Angeles/Orange County area, mostly undated. Of special interest: 3 sepia-toned views of Orange County scenes. Postcar
Start Price : 12.00 | Estimates : 25.00 - 75.00
CA - Los Angeles,Los Angeles Area Postcards - Gil Schmidtmann Collection4144CA - Los Angeles,Los Angeles Area Postcards - Gil Schmidtmann Collection
Thirteen postcards, twelve black and white, one color, of various locations around Los Angeles. All measure 5.5” x 3.5”. Included are: the Huntington
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimates : 50.00 - 150.00
CA - Los Angeles,c1940s - Street Improvement Bonds4145CA - Los Angeles,c1940s - Street Improvement Bonds
Lot of 10. Each measures 18 1/4" x 16 1/4" including the vouchers. All are cancelled. 1)Group of 3 issued to Bank of America National Trus
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimates : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold for (50.00 + 8.75) x 1 = 58.75
CA - Los Angeles County Los Angeles,Ocean Park Fire 1912, Postcards - Gil Schmidtmann Collection4146CA - Los Angeles County Los Angeles,Ocean Park Fire 1912, Postcards - Gil Schmidtmann Collection
Eleven photographed black and white postcards of the Ocean Park disaster in 1912. One postcard shows how the “million dollar pier” looked before the f
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimates : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold for (50.00 + 8.75) x 1 = 58.75
CA - Plumas County,1888 - Lone Star Mining and Milling Company, Articles of Incorporation4147CA - Plumas County,1888 - Lone Star Mining and Milling Company, Articles of Incorporation
Hand-written copy of the Articles of Incorporation of the Lone Star Mining and Milling Company, dated June 30, 1888. Notarized by F.B. Whiting in Plum
Start Price : 38.00 | Estimates : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for (38.00 + 6.65) x 1 = 44.65
CA - Randsburg,Kern County - c191_ - Yellow Aster Mining and Milling Company Group4148CA - Randsburg,Kern County - c191_ - Yellow Aster Mining and Milling Company Group
Lot 40 items, in three groups. 1) Yellow Aster Mining and Milling Company Deeds (blank, dated 190_). Folding document, four pages, measuring 14"
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimates : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (25.00 + 4.38) x 1 = 29.38
CA - Ransburg,Kern County - c1900 - Diaries and Code Booklet4149CA - Ransburg,Kern County - c1900 - Diaries and Code Booklet
Lot of 3. 1) Mahogany leather bound personal diary. Both front and back covers are no longer in tact with the contents. About the first 10 pages are f
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimates : 100.00 - 200.00
CA - Redlands,Redlands Real Estate Correspondence4150CA - Redlands,Redlands Real Estate Correspondence
Lot of 10 pieces of correspondence, both handwritten and typewritten, of real estate issues in Redlands, California. Redland, located in San Bernardi
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimates : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold for (100.00 + 17.50) x 1 = 117.50
CA - San Bernardino,1875 - Daily Times Newspaper, The - Gil Schmidtmann Collection4151CA - San Bernardino,1875 - Daily Times Newspaper, The - Gil Schmidtmann Collection
Two pages from the Wednesday edition of The Daily Times. Vol. 1, #49, dated Oct. 27, 1875. Edges are flaking, and paper is yellowing. Left and right
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimates : 100.00 - 150.00