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CO - Boulder,Boulder County - 1894-1916 - Central Mining District Stock Group

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:75.00 USD Estimated At:150.00 - 250.00 USD
CO - Boulder,Boulder County - 1894-1916 - Central Mining District Stock Group
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 4. Two are of unknown districts.

1. The Golden Age No. 2 Mining and Milling Company, Central Mining District, Jim Town, Colorado. The 15 stamp No. 2 Golden Age Mill was constructed in 1877 on the lower part of Jim Creek, about a mile above its junction with Lefthand Creek. Later it was increased to 25 stamps. In 1879 the mill was running day and night, 12 tons per day. H.P. Walker was superintendent. During the month of April 1879, 12 miners were employed and 60 cords or over 400 tons of quartz were mined and milled with a yield of about $7,000 at $17.50 gold. Besides stamps and tables the mill contained two iron Bartola pans. The vein gangue is pure white milky quartz containing free gold. The most attractive specimens in Boulder County came from the Golden Age Mine. Assays as high as 2,285 oz./ton have been obtained. This mine was discovered by "Indian Jack" and was purchased by Hiram P. Walker. Both mine and mill were sold in 1879 to Messrs. Pike, Parmly, & Shedd, of Chicago for $194,000 [Ref: Boulder News & Courier, 1879; Cobb, Harrison, Prospecting Our Past, 1988; Fosset, Frank, Colorado Its Gold and Silver Mines, 1879; Lovering & Goddard, USGS, Prof. Paper 223, “Geology and Ore Deposits of the Front Range, Colorado,” 1950]. No. 657 issued to E. L. Root by M. B. Parorinagian, Treasurer and C. E. Hoadley, President. Punched and canceled 6 July 1904. Signed by Root on the reverse October 15, 1904. Vignette of miners pick axing underground. Crème paper with green border. Excellent condition.



2. The Rustler and Prima Donna Consolidated Gold Mining Company. No district or history listed. No. 222 issued Ina M. Glaser by Wm. O. [illegible], Secretary and Jay G. Kelley, President. Signed on reverse by Ina M. Glaser. Crème paper with green border. Vignette of miners working underground. The folds are wearing. Not canceled. Good condition.



3. The Springdale Gold Mining and Milling Company, Springdale, Central Mining District, Jim Creek. Springdale, according to Carl Swift, is located on James Creek and had a population of over 300 during the mining boom. The best mines in the district were the Grand Central, King William, Copper Blush, Gladiator, Big Blossom, and Rip Van Dam. The Gladiator was unusual in that the smelter paid for platinum as well as gold and silver [Ref: Eberhart, Guide to Colorado Ghost Towns and Mining Camps, 1959; Seeley, Report of Mines and Mineral Resources of Boulder County, Colorado on the line of the Colorado and Northwestern Railroad, 1906; The Hal Miller Files]. No. 5109 issued to F. D. Russell, Treasurer by Sidney Williams, Secretary and Logan Russell, President. Signed by F. D. Russell and W. P. Baker on reverse. White paper with black border. Vignette of a griffon clutching a globe between its front paws. Not canceled. Good condition.



4. The Tungsten Mountain Mines Company, no mining district. Carl Swift said, John G. Clark, (Jack), hitched a ride west on a freight train as a boy. He was employed in the Cardinal Silver Mine as a mucker. While working at the mine he was reported as saying that someday he would own the mine, which he did. In 1904 he was appointed Marshall of Eldora and in 1915 he was the vice-president of the Bank of Nedenland (sp?), Colorado. Jack owned and operated many mines in Boulder County. Among them were the Cardinal, Blue Bird, Boulder County, the Vasco and Barker group of tungsten mines, the Doolittle, Poorman, and Grand Republic gold mines. He owned a large mill at Tungsten, Colorado and employed over 1000 miners in the ferberite mines of Boulder County [Ref: The Hal Miller Files; Personal Communication with Jack Byron, Mineral Surveyor; Personal Communications with Al McGowan, Mill Superintendent; Personal Communications with Jack Clark; Annual Industrial Magazine, Tungsten edition: Supplement to the Boulder County Miner, 29 June 1916]. No. 2876 issued to C. R. Tignol by M. S. Brandt, Secretary and J. G. Clark, President. Signed on reverse by C. R. Tignol on 10 August 1916. Crème paper with gold border. Three vignettes, two of miners and one of a mill at the bottom of a mountain in the center. Not canceled. Excellent condition.