Mining, Minerals and Mayhem Auction

Lot of 3. 1) Devil’s Gate District. Silver Central Consolidated Mining Company, incorporated in 1875. No. 598, issued to Lucien Hermann, trustee in 18

Incorporated in Arizona about 1905, issued to C. B. Wingate in April, 1907 for 1000 shares, No. 359. Signed by A.M. Borgevin as president and O. F.

Lot of 9. Located in Esmeralda County, Nevada and about 30mi from Tonopah, this district produced both gold and silver beginning in about 1863. 1) Bla

Incorporated in Arizona. No. 202, issued for 10,000 shares in 1908. U/C. The town had many revivals through the decades, all the way through the 1960’

Lot of 2. 1) No. 89 for 1,000 shares, February 15, 1906. Certificate is highly decorated in gold-colored ink with black decorative text and a black vi

Incorporated in Nevada 1876. Issued to Mrs. E. W. Peet for 20 shares in 1876. No vignette. Fancy masthead with black border and decorative print. U/C

Image of locomotive 1150 stopped at station, with what looks like three railroad employees standing near the engine and three other men standing on th

Bolivia District, Humboldt Co., Nevada. Incorporated October, 1865. No. 46, issued to Fred M. Mills for 10 shares. Signed by T. D. Prescott as presid

Lot of 12. 1) Maynard & Flood, Bankers. July 17, 1863. Unnumbered check issued to John Coleman - for "labor on Alta Shaft," for $40.00.

Rare. Centennial Edition. A framed portion of the evening news which measures 6 1/2" x 9 3/4". The light brown wooden frame measures 10 1/...

Lot of 10. The first five are check No's 85, 96, 97, 98, & 106 of the Nevada Bank of San Francisco. Dated March 2, 1885, from the Chollar-No...

Savage Mining Company. Voucher no 25, and dated May 31 1880. Duplicate. Post Office stub attached, but is however dated June 2, 1880. A small letter t

Lot of 3 different bonds. 1) Comstock Tunnel Company bond #1555, in the amount of $1000, a 30-year first mortgage bond dated 1889. Two-plus pages of c

Lot of 7. 1) Mono Mining Company of Nevada certificate no. 316 for 500 shares issued to Gnsy. G. Homann and signed by Alan E. Stein (secretary) and J

Lot of 4. 1) Stock no. 4241, 4286 and 4300. Incorporated in Nevada. Issued to William Bloom on July 25, 1910 for 100 shares. Signed by president John

Incorporated in Arizona 1902. No. 380 issued on July 22, 1903 to J. S. McLear & Co for 100 shares. Signed by secretary F. and presiden

Total weight .5 oz. Watch fob with gold nuggets in pan, Tonopah on handle.

Gold Reef Mining District. Two volumes of unissued stock certificates. The first has stock numbers 43 through to 500. The second has numbers 3100 t

1) Virginia City High School Diploma for Mark Richard Averill, dated June 1883, and signed by Mills Van Wagenen, principal, and Board of Educ. Members

Designed by the renowned architect Morrill J. Curtis, architect for such famous buildings in Nevada such as the second Riverside Hotel, the Overland

2 boxes of ore specimens taken by Ed Slavin in the 1920s. Includes high grade silver minerals, including wire (leaf) silver. Box 1) five small boxe

Incorporated January 24th 1908 in Nevada. Certificate number 566. Principle office in Tonopah Nevada. Issued to George Wingfield for one thousand shar

By Edward N. Buck, written and published in Tonopah, 1910.

Lot of 11. 1 & 2. Small photographs of the Tonopah & Goldfield train depot. One with passengers walking next to the train. The other has track

Lot of 4 mining stocks. First stock is from the Mizpah Extension Company of Tonopah. Measures 11”x 8 ¼” . Incorporated under the laws of the ...

Antique office items, likely late 19th century, from the Tonopah Drug Store. Includes: Two staplers (Hotchkiss #1 and #4) Two large paper clamps: on

Lot of 8 assorted ephemora items: A stock certificate, a consigner's deceipt, a check, a note, two postcards, and two shipping receipts. Stock c...

Lot of 18 assorted epehmera items including covers, checks, invoices, deposit slips, notes, postcards, and a very interesting letter from Bert to his

Lot of 6 stocks and one Promissory Note. 1) Tonopah "76" Consolidated Mining Company Stock; Incorporated in Nevada in 1911. Certificate No.

Group of ephemora from five different tonopah mining companies: Mizpah Extenstion Company of Tonopah, Tonopah Extension Mining Company, MacNamara Mini

A variety of documents, ephemera, and decorative items. Among the most interesting are: 1) Two Brookfield insulators, one olivine (with wood screw pe

Register for the Tonopah Midway Mining Company. Hardback cover, peeling spine. First page has detail stub information to WJ Douglas, notably shoemaker

Lot of nine postcards, one photo, one assay certificate, and one stock. Postcards: Six chromolithograph post cards without borders of aerial vie

Lot of 3. 1) Tonopah and Great Western Mining Company Stock; Incorporated in Arizona. No. 300 issued on January 25, 1905 to F. B. Weir & Co. for

Lot of 8. 1) Tonopah Butte Development Company Stock; Incorporated in Delaware. No. 22 issued on July 15, 1908 to W. Hinckle Smith for 3000 shares. S

Lot of 5 stocks. 1) New Tonopah Dividend Mining Company Stock; Incorporated in Nevada in 1921. Certificate No. 5097 issued on April 28, 1927 to Albert

Lot of 4 rare stocks. 1) Ray Extension Mining Company Stock' Incorporated in Arizona in 1902. No. 210 issued on January 21, 1904 to George Wingf...

Lot of 3. 1) Tonopah & Mouth Butler Gold Mining Company. Incorporated in Arizona in 1903. No. 315 issued on July 7, 1903 to C. Sandifer for 50 sha

Lot of 7 stocks, one letter, and one cash report. 1) Tonopah North Star Tunnel And Development Company. Incorporated in Nevada in 1902. No. 6914 issue

Blank loose leaf ledger book for the Tonopah Victor Mining Co. Inside cover has U.S. patent for June 5, 1906. "Bound red Russia cowhide - cordur

Letters Regarding Tonopah-Goldfield Stock Swindle A group of five letters from clients of Sprague- Schwaikert, stockbrokers, of New York. In all of t

Lot of 2. 1) Lone Mountain Mining Co. Measures 12”x 6 ½” No mention of state law incorporation. No. 855 issued to Jas. J. Rutherford. On Ma...

Document between A. C. Brown and Richard Ryland for the sale of property, lots numbered 10 and 17 in Block A, lots 5 and 17 in Block B, lots numbered

Lot of 2 stocks. First is the Baldy Sour Mining Company. Measures 11” x 8 ¾”. Incorporated in New York. No. 59 issued to E. A. Robinson on Jun...

Small pamphlet measuring 7”x 6” on white paper. Some wear on the paper a crease is present down the middle. The little pamphlet features information

Modeled after Eberhardt and Aurora Mining Co. The Treasure Hill area was heavily financed by the British. No 102 issued February 17, 1886. Issued for

Lot of 2. Stock was incorporated in Philadelphia, PA in 1866. No. 361 issued on November 29, 1867 to William Hacker for 500 shares. Signed by secretar

Lot of 13. 1) Small folded manuscript correspondence with unaddressed cover. Letter is dated 1870. 2) Cover with single ring Treasure City, Nev. seal

Lot of 2. One stock certificate and one trust certificate.. 1) Nevada Freehold Properties Trust. Certificate of two pounds. L2. No. 9508. Dated on Nov

Lot of 2 stocks. 1) White Pine Mill and Mining Company of Nevada Stock; Incorporated in Pennsylvania. No. 119 issued on November 24, 1868 to A. D. Har