Mining, Minerals and Mayhem Auction

Obverse: Hub / Saloon / Yerington; reverse: Good For / 5 / In Trade.

Named for Henry Marvin Yerington, a railroad man, Yerington is in the agricultural Mason Valley.

14 tokens from the Mason Valley railroad town. John Benassi, Vic Bernard, F&P, Joe Dini and others.

Lot of 2. 1) Three bartenders stand behind an "L" shaped wood front bar. Very neatly organized liquor. Owl themed interior, with owl borders

Founded in 1883 by the Oregon and California Railroad, Medford is the county seat of Jackson County.

About three to four men attempt to help a fallen horse. Other men adjust the straps on the other two horses still attached to the stagecoach. A large

Lot of 3. 1) White border real photo post card with two men standing next to a mule carrying bags of water on its back. The scenery in the back seems

Named for Peter Skene Ogden, of Hudson's Bay Company, Ogden is the closest town to Promontory Point, where the golden spike was driven creating ...

Yes, they drink in Salt Lake City.

H. Toepelt was the proprietor of the Bank Saloon in Doty, Washington. Doty is on the Chehalis River and once boasted the largest sawmill in Lewis Coun

A gold strike in 1899 swelled the population of Index, located on the Skykomish River. By the time of the Great Depression, the town had mostly disapp

The capitol of Washington has a history of busy maritime commerce from its port on Puget Sound, making Charle's Saloon a popular place.

This piece is one of the finest known from Spokane.

1) Interior saloon. Two men lean on a beautifully designed wood front bar and a bartender on the other side. Lines of whiskey bottles behind him. Fair

Lot of 5. 1) Chromolithograph of a nude woman looking back at herself in the reflection of the mirror. Possibly hand painted with color, detailed desi

Made by Bussoz Constructor Bre S. G. D. G., 27 Rue Condorcet, Paris. Teleph. 1e Ligne 22808 or 2e Ligne 15671. It measures 18” wide, 27” in height,

Hardcover book. 8 ¾”x 6”. 183 pages that include 18 maps. The book lists shipping addresses to town and cities in the U.S. and Canada. Wear on...

Lot of 5. Edited by the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation and published by Matthew Bender, 1960-1973. The purpose of these books was to update an

Incorporated by the Legislature of Vermont; Certificate 1549 issued March 28, 1850 to “Bearer” for 10,000 shares; signed by L.E. Phelps as President a

One black and white and one colored topographical map. Atlas sheet 77B. The main place in these maps is Albuquerque. The mountain ranges are well do

2 Stocks issued to Fred Fell, one for 5 shares one for 20 shares 1934. Printed Signatures, certificates fine. U/C.

Lot of 19. 1) The House of the Dawn by Marah Ellis Ryan. Published in 1914, 407 pages. Brown hard cover book with silver and blue imprint. No dust jac

Wisconsin. Ashland. Mellen. Berkshire Mining & Development Co. Incorporated under the laws of the State of Minnesota. Certificate No. For 100 shar

2 certificates issued to Thomas Fell in 1893, one for 8 shares the other for 7 shares. Signed by Holmes B. Stevens as Secretary, Q.H. Goslme as Presid

Statistics of Mines and Mining in the States and Territories of the West of the Rocky Mountains; Being the Eight Annual Report of Rossiter W. Raymond

Collection of 39 items. 1) photograph taken during the 1910 Jefferies and Johnson fight. Measures 9”x 6 ¾” and 12 ¼” x 9 ½” on white ...

Brightly colored poster. Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway. Measures 27”x 15 ¼” mounted on white matte. Five vignettes of different rai...

Forwarding receipt from Chinese Camp for $935 in "(gold) dust". This is a rare receipt for gold sent to the Bank of San Francisco on July 19

Forwarding receipt from Chinese Camp for $600 in "(gold) dust". This is a rare receipt for gold sent to the Bank of San Francisco on August

1)Obverse: Centennial of the Beginning / Of The Great Cattle Trail Era; reverse: Chisholm Trail / 1867 1967 / Centennial Celebration Commission. Coppe

Marbled cover scrapbook of newspaper clippings on various subjects. Editorials, obituaries, death announcements, fiction stories, poems, and humorous

Lot of 4. One Motor Trend book and three Fawcett Books. 1) Classic Cars and Antiques, by H. Wieand Bowman and Robert J. Gottlieb. Trend Books no. 111,

Lot of over 300 items. Sixty-eight or more used RPC's, 17 with border and all divided backs but 5 undivided (2 are early 1900 Army Air postcards...

Portrait of James H. Crockwell on white border RPC. Contrast is medium, while focus is good. "JH Crockwell, Salt Lake City, Utah, Born March 21st

This group of documents regarding creamery and dairy papers includes records from a variety of businesses. The California-Nevada Creamery Company, Fa

About 200 book plate prints, probably printer's over run. Low quality. Generally fine.

Large box of ephemera including receipts, deeds, bonds, newspaper articles, magazines, letters, revenue stamps (too many to describe) dated from 18

Obverse: 999 / Fine / Value / $7.68 / Eagle / Mining Co.; reverse: Ozs / 5.94 / No. 335.

74 checks from Eastern banks; some unissued; forty-eight have no revenue stamps, the remainder have the following:RN-B4: American Exchange Nationa

39 checks from Eastern banks, all with revenue stamps: RN-F1: First National Bank of Boston (3) unissued. RN-X7: Farmers Deposit Bank (Ky) (1); North

Part I and Part II of Fiftieth Anniversary Volume, 1905-1955 edited by Alan M. Bateman. Published in October 1955 by the Economic Geology Publishing

2 encased pennies: 1) 1936, Cheviot Sales Store, 2) 1908, United Woolen Mills.

An 8 x 10” black and white real photo matted to 11 x 12 ½” size on gray matting board, showing a beautiful old convertible car with four men dr...

Lot of two. 1) Frisco Mining and Smelting Company. Issued to Jimmy N. Laurence on October 14, 1879 for 1 share. Signed by treasurer William S. Godbe

Front: J. C. Fremont Born Jan. 21, 1813. Includes engraving of Fremont. Obverse: Our Country with an eagle on a globe and 13 stars around the edge. Th

Lot of 4. One Harper & Row book, three Wiley Toppan books. 1) Geochemistry in Mineral Exploration, by H. E. Hawkes and J. S. Webb. Part of Harpe...

Lot of 16 books on geography and miscellaneous subjects. 1) Economic Evaluation and Investment Decision Methods, by Franklin J. Stermole and John M.

Lot of 3 1) 1957 reprint of The Divining Rod: A History of Water Witching by Arthur J. Ellis. Orange cover, measures 5 ¾”x 9 ¼”. Very l...

Lot of 4. 1) Volcanoes and their Activity by A Rittman. Hardcover book, 305 pages. 2) Field Geology by Frederic H. Lahee. Published by The Maple Press

Lot of five. 1) Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth by John Playfair. Softcover book, 528 pages. 2) The Birth and Development of the Ge