Mining, Minerals and Mayhem Auction

Lot includes 3 items: Report of the Bullard Mines, Pierce Mining District, Yavapai County, prepared by E.W. Durfee; 2) map of the Longitudinal Section

Incorporated in 1886. Cert. # 79, issued to Michael Kreiss for 50 shares. Signed by president R.P. Merillion and secretary Geo. L. Bramard. Black bord

2 piece mold, oval slug plate, mug base, with what appears to be an applied top with a bit of wear where the glass was rolled at the base of the top.

This is the rare clear variety, x-Grapentine. 2 piece mold tool top, circular slug plate. Purplish smokey color. A chip to the top on the back has bee

Sparkling mint, gem condition. This is certainly the finest known or at very least a tie with the finest known. 2 piece mold crown top. Rare aqua bott

Canyon Diablo. Incorporated in Maine in 1920. Cert. #5 issued to M.G. Connellan for one share. Signed by president and treasurer, although signatures

Brown’s mining district. Incorporated in Arizona in 1901. Cert. #157 issued to B.W. Simmons for 20 shares. Signed by Lee Crandall, president, and R.W.

Incorporated in New Jersey in 1881. Certificate #110, issued to Chas. T. Cobb for 250 shares in 1882. Signed by president Geo. W. Dickson, Jr. and sec

Silver Nugget Mining Company Incorporated in New York, 1881. Stock certificate 2164 issued to J.G. Sands for 100 shares of capital stock on August 10,

Lot of 5. 1) Stereoview photograph. Photo measures 6" x 3", mounted on a light gray matte that measures 7" x 3 1/2". Daguerreotype

White border RPC. Image is with two men and two horses on the dirt road called the Bright Angel Trail. Undivided back, used and cancelled (Los Angeles

Lot of 11. One letter is undated. All the letters are from Ella Shute to Lou (Louie Earle Williams). Many of the letters in this group are just catc

Incorporated under the Territory of Arizona in 1899. Cert. #613, issued to William Crockard for 500 shares at Pittsburgh, Pa. in 1905. Signed by R.A.T

Jerome is a mining town located just above the Verde Valley. This common aqua bottle is in good condition. Approx 7.75" tall.

Incorporated in Arizona January to March 1862, although dated 186_ on the certificate. Unissued 100-share certificate and unnumbered, but signed by Pr

Copper Emperial Mining Company certificate 126 for 25 shares. Printed by Henry Seibert & Bro, New York. U/C, Signed by Secretary JL Douglas and Pr

Gold Road District. Incorporated in Maine in 1911. Cert. #1, issued to F.W. Batchelder for one share. Signatures illegible due to cancellation punch h

The Grand Gulch Mining Company, located north of the Colorado River close to the borders of both Nevada and Utah, was incorporated circa 1876 in St. G

Lot of two. 1. No. 133 from the Minnesota Gold Mining Co. Issued to Walter W. Webb on March 19, 1866 for 5 shares. Signed by President H. H. Sibley (F

Scarce aqua variety. Vertical rectangular slug plate. ABM. 8" tall. Wear to the surface of "Purity" light rust on interior, easily remo

Lot of 6. 1.)Cone Mining and Milling Company Stock. Oatman. CertNo.#381 for 200 shares issued to M.P. Graff in 1916. Signed by Hugh Sparman, secretary

Tooled top 4 piece mold hutch. Clean, medium aqua. Minor casewear along the upper mold mark. 7" tall. Outlined title with 329 H on bottom. The c

Founded in 1913 by Howard M. Maxwell. The company was resold several times over the next few years and eventually became Celery-Vig Bottling operating

Proprietors M.E. Morin & R.P. Bicknell. Very common aqua variety. About 7.75" tall. Sparkling mint, a gem. This bottle has an unusual circula

This beautiful aqua-green bottle is in sparkling mint condition with heavy whittling, possibly the finest known example. Applied top hutch variety. Ap

Lot of 6. These letters are from John Shute to Louie. In 1877, Phoenix is beginning to take shape as a city. There is talk of installing an electri

Founded in 1910 by Arthur Francis and Mr. Baker. The company only lasted until 1911. 4 piece mold, crown top. Medium aqua, very light case wear to the

Scarce aqua bottle from a short lived bottling company, 1910-1911. Measures approx 7.75" tall.

Santo Domingo District. Incorporated in New York in 1880. Cert. #94, issued to M.L. Earle, Trustee for 100 shares. Signed by Wm. F. Turner, President,

Lot of 3 Items: Pinal, Mineral Creek, Arizona, Incorporated in Maine, all printed by the American Banknote Company 1) Certificate A5494 issued to Haro

Pioneer District. Incorporated in California in 1877. Cert. #53 issued to P.S. Swain, Trustee, for 100 shares. Signed by President A.W. Blair and Secr

Pioneer District. Incorporated in New York in 1880. Cert. # 891 issued to J.L. Gensler for 100 shares. Signed by Nelson Morril as president and P.S. S

The Beavers and Heisler partnership began in 1902 after the Arizona Soda Works was destroyed by fire and rebuilt. 2 piece mold, tooled top hutch, ligh

The Crystal Ice Company was founded by Wm. Mulveron about 1895 when he recognized the need for ice in prescott while working in a liquor store. Uncomm

George L. Merritt purchased the Soda Works previously owned by Beavers & Heisler in 1906. Merritt's Soda Works operated until 1920 when Geor...

The Prescott Bottling Works company was reopened by Morin in 1901 after a fire had previously destroyed the original company. It changed partnerships

4 piece mold. Ice blue to blue aqua variety. 8" tall. This is another essentially choice gem with only minor base case wear.

Medium aqua with some whittle. 2 piece mold, tooled top. Plain bottom. Nearly a gem bright and clean. Approx 6.25" tall

Aqua, 4 piece mold. Generally sparkling mint with the minor exception of a very light rust stain inside reverse, easily removable. Essentially a gem.

Incorporated in Kansas in 1882. Cert. #192, issued to Henry Hamilton for 5 shares. Signed by B.F. Simpson as president and C.H. Hand, secretary. Three

Lot of 3 photos. 1) An Indian woman is seated on the ground in front of her home, grinding meal with a traditional manor and metate. Several dogs sit

5” x 24”. Caption in White Reads “Montana Mine” Ruby, Arizona 1918. Ruby is considered by some to be one of the better preserved ghost towns in Arizon

Four handwritten letters of early Arizona Territory settlers between Ella Shute, Louie Earl, and Miriam Middleton. Very touching letters from one woma

This probably unique mining stock certificate is arguably one of the top four western autographed stock certificates in America. The other three are:

Incorporated in New York. Cert. #432 issued to William Temple for 50 shares. Signed by R.A. Sinclair, president, and S.R. Selden, secretary. Vignette

Rare clear variety from the Standard Bottling works. 7.5" tall. Chip on base

Light aqua, ABM, circular slug plate. "SBW" on bottom, essentially gem mint.

The Standard Bottling company was founded by Valencio T. Grado in 1916. They bottled a variety of soda's including Tokay Crush, Grape Ale, Schoo...

Lot of 3. 1) Two checks from the Office of E. B. Gage in Tombstone, Arizona and drawn on the First National Bank of Youngstown, Ohio: No. 15251 dated

Little is known about the Emerald Mining Company which was incorporated on March 22, 1882, but E. B. Gage, to whom the stock certificate was issued, w