2013 April Treasures & Tribes Auction

This is a gold poke made from a heavier hide, possibly elk or moose. The tie thongs are still intact and the pouch measures 14" x 5.5". It...

This is a unique gold poke from the Alaska gold rush period. It’s made of leather and is marked 500 oz. It measures about 15"x 6" and is i...

This is a gold poke with a tag from the Fairbanks Banking Company still attached. The rough out moose hide pouch measures 14" x 5.25" and ...

Leather wallet embossed Miners and Merchants Bank / Of Alaska / Nome, Alaska. 5.75x4 closed, 7.5 open. Two interior pockets, slight tear on one pocket

One of the finest craftsmen of miner’s candlesticks, Charles Samuel Cleaves was practically born and raised by the California Gold Rush. The son of Ir

These are 2 great high grader sticks from the Trinity-Klamath region on California. The first is a fancy model and has similar characteristics of a C.

This is a tintype from the 1860s, mounted in a marble frame with gold colored frame. The oval image measures 3"x 2", while the overall siz...

Encased in a green painted metal box, approximately 3 x 7," with "Miners’ Improved Gold Scale" lettered on the top of the case. "...

Boxed pocket scale, complete. This balance scale is brass, with a hanger to place it. The brass weight set from the smallest 1/4 grain sheet, up throu

This stick measures 11" and is made out of cast steel. The stamp reading "MT. SHASTA" appears on the spike. This stick was made by th...

This is a lot for the mining enthusiast who likes to read an actual book. Included is a small hand carved wooden book titled Gold Bluffs June 14, 1890

No. 8 model ore bucket from the Mine Smelter Supply Company of Denver, Colorado. Bucket is 16 tall and about holds, according to the 1926 catalog, 1.

The right-handed example of this candlestick, measures 11 long, stamped California on the squared spike near the thimble. Made by the Missouri firm of

Lot of 2: 1 is a blacksmith-make round wire type, with the spike squared at the point, no hook. Hand-hammered thimble, workmanship is crude. Measures

Sid Yates, a blacksmith at the Leonard Mine in Butte, Montana, created four candlesticks c1905. This is a simple but beautiful candlestick with a nice

An abstract statement from the Assessment of the Mines for the quarter ending September 30, 1891. Lists number of tons, gross value, extracting costs,

From the Wingfield and Spradling estates are these 2 miners’ candlesticks. The first stick measures 10.5" and the second is 8" long. Both ...

This lot of Nevada mining relics includes 1) A 12 shiv wheel embossed A. Leschen Sons Rope Co. St. Louis USA 6228 and found in the Aurora mill. 2) A

This is a rare combination. The large tomb is the Mining Industry Vol III Geological Exploration of the Fourtieth Parallel, by Clarence King, Geologis

17 x 12 waxed paper survey of the area of the Independent shaft, the Justis Shart, and the boiler works and foundry in Gold Canon, between Silver City