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CA - 1887 - 1948 - Mother Lode Country, Geologic Guidebook Along Highway 49 and Ledger Books

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:38.00 USD Estimated At:75.00 - 150.00 USD
CA - 1887 - 1948 - Mother Lode Country, Geologic Guidebook Along Highway 49 and Ledger Books
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. BIDDING ENDS MONDAY JUNE 27 AT 5PM PACIFIC TIME!!!
Lot of 3: 1) Geologic Guidebook Along Highway 49 - Sierran Gold Belt, Bulletin 141. The Mother Lode Country (Centennial Edition), 1948. State of California Department of Natural resources, Division of Mines, Ferry Building, San Francisco. Hardcover, indexed, 164 pages including numerous photographs, maps, and illustrations. Addressed "To His Excellency The Honorable Earl Warren, Governor of the State of California." 2) Ledger book, 7 1/2" x 12 1/2". About 25% of pages used, the rest blank. Dates typically listed around 1887. Information includes: client names, dates, services or items sold, and money collected. 3) Ledger book with dates from 1905-07. Headings include: Assay Expense, Balance Sheets, Cash and Expenses, Company Organization, Mine Supplies & Powder, and Patent Expense (provisions, groceries, board supplies). Approximately 10% of pages used. Also included is information pertaining to the Braganza, originally called Broganza, mine claims. Patented in 10/30/1906, it is located in Summit County, in the Peru mining district.