Mining, Minerals and Mayhem Auction

Another gravitator soda from Bodie embossed with the following: Pearson Bros. Bodie. This bottle is in the average, normal color range of aqua; howeve

Pioneer Brewery, William Davison, proprietor, billhead, 1882. Folds, minor splits at fold ends and tape along part of the top edge. This rare billhead

"Map/of the/Principal Mines/in/Bodie Mining District,/Mono Co. Cal./May 1880./Scale 6 chains to one inch." Information on this map was &am...

"Bodie Mining Dist., Cal." printed at top left. Incorporated August 21, 1878. Certificate No. 559, issued for 40 shares to G.W. Fisher, Trus

Three rare Bodie Billheads, c1880-1. F. Weber, Blacksmith and wagon maker, 1880 and G. L. Porter, lumber and building material, c1880, C. H. Kilgore,

Incorporated September 3, 1878; Certificate No. 212 issued October 2, 1878 to Captain Paris Tustin (?) for 50 shares; signed by illegible President an

Sigourney G & S MC stock certificate, 1878, cert #143. Issued to O.R. Johnson for 100 shares and signed by J. Perry as president and G.C. Pratt a

Bodie Mining District, incorporated August 19th, 1878. Cert. #506, issued for 15 shares to A.G. Garnett & Co. Trs. Datelined San Francisco, Sept.

Incorporated 1877. Certificate No. 1135 issued on March 22, 1879 to W. G. Crandall Turstee for 450 shares. Signed by secretary C. A. Saukey and presid

South Standard and Standard Consolidated Document & Stock certificate. South Standard MC stock printed by Britton & Rey, signed by W. L. Palme

Photograph of 9 men and women sitting on or standing under overhang of multistory building. Measures 6 1/2" x 4 1/2", framed in a modern fra

Lot of two stocks both places in wood frame that measures 23”x 8”. First is a very rare stock, number 3125 measures 9” x 4” is from the Syndicate Mini

Syndicate Mining Co. letter, 1885. Printed letter sheet showing the company officers at the top, headed by none other than the president of the famous

"Bodie Mining District, Mono Co. California" printed at center bottom. Incorporated March 14th, 1878. Certificate No. 1265, issued for 5 sha

Two Scarce Bodie Pieces. Walker Lake & Bodie Toll Road receipt voucher, 1897 showing tolls collected from teamsters, buggies and “strangers” on th

Lot of 2 items. 1) Receipts For Tolls, Week ending Sept. 23, 1897. 8 1/2" x 7". Records include Date, Name of Teamster, Kind of Vehicle, No.

Lot of 2. 1) "Office of Wells, Fargo & Co's Express. Exchange Banking and Express Company." stationary, datelined Bodie, Aug. 15, ...

There are sixteen different editions in this grouping. Eleven are The Bodie Miner spanning the years 1898 to 1911. Five are The Bridgeport Chronicle

Lot of two letters sent from Bodie, addressed to J.W. Towle, Bridgeport. 1) Dated 3 Dec., 1877, from Tho. Steel. Much of the note discusses the sendin

White border RPC, with caption "Court House & Post Ofice. Bridgeport 41" along the bottom edge. The image shows a windy day downtown, w