Mining, Minerals and Mayhem Auction

Obverse: No. 544 / Riehn, Hemme / & CO. / Assayers // $2.40. / SILV. Charles F. Riehn and August Hemme opened an assaying business in late 1862 o

"Copy of San Francisco News Letter 60th Anniversary", California Advertiser. Vol. XCII, No. 4. San Francisco, Cal., July 20, 1916. Cover sho

San Francisco Chronicle Annual Calendar “A Half Century of Progress.” Calendar and black and white lithographs by “Langguth” on obverse. The reverse h

No. 2827 issued to Palmer Coor Meo (sp?) for $1,000 by P. A. Morse, D.J. Tallunt, W. Hooper, John W. Geary, and R Sands as commissioners. O

Lot of 2 Journals. 1) Vol. 1 No. III. The topic of the entire issue is the Gold Rush and the people who were there at the time James Marshall discover

Twenty-two pages. Some foxing around the edges, but bound and otherwise good condition. The oration was given by Col. Chas E. Travers and a poem is i

Broadside advertisement which promotes the Central Short Line from the Pacific Coast to Great Plains states of Kansas and Nebraska stopping along the

Lot of 2. 1) Diary of "The Sierra Division of the Sunset Outing Club." "Memoranda" stamped with fancy ornament on burlap cover. Da

Introduction The William Sharon silver dinner plate ingots were first described by us almost a decade ago. Lost to history for over a hundred yea

Lot of 3 rare blob-top bottles: 1) Fairmount Soda Works, S.F. is embossed on one side. Light aqua in color, 6 ¾” tall. D.J.C. 460 is embossed o...

Rare. Pre-dates the Babbitt Ingot. Weighs 4.0 oz. Has a length of 73.31 mm, width of 21.97 mm, and depth of 10.37 mm. Stamped on the front “Selby

Measures 9 ¼” x 2 ¼”. Made of soft fabric and tassels at the bottom. The tassels at the bottom consist of some sort of medal. The ribbo...

May 4, 1913 time schedule for the Pacific Coast Railway. This schedule details the schedule for 4 types of trains: 1) Passenger, 2) Mail and Express,

Salinas Mining District. Incorporated in 1864. Cert. #109 issued to Charles Fernald for 10 shares. Signed by D. F. Newsom, president and by Walter Mur

A rather mottled photo of the town showing multiple residences and a few commercial buildings. Photographers are Pierce & Cobb (printed on the mat

Incorporated in 1887. No. 355, issued to Ed. E. Trethewaif for 300 shares. Signed by Angle Busch, president, and by J.H. Kruithson, secretary. Vignett

From Q. David Bowers personal collection, purchased in Bowers and Merena's September 2001, this elegant "tree" of native gold sits on ...

Esmeralda District. Incorporated in 1863. Cert. #107 issued to Geo. C. Perkins for 15 shares. Signed by C.C. Kenworth, president and Geo. N. Peck, sec

Lot of four letters and three covers. All letters are addressed to Miss Nellie V. Barnum from a Jim, L, and illegible writer. Two of the three covers

Pennsylvania Lode. Incorporated in 1863. Cert. # 81 issued to Thomas Broun for 10 shares. Signed by S. Davidson, president, and by T.S. Broun, secreta

Very rare Wells Fargo franked cover with the Silveyville hand cancel. Appears to be a type 11 or 12 or Leutzinger. The cover has stains throughout and

A paid check drawn on the First National Bank of Los Angeles from the Skidoo Trading Company General Merchandise, Mining Supplies, Meat Market company

From the historic Gold Rush town. The First National Bank of Sonora was chartered 6 April 1904 and liquidated on 19 December 1932. On the bill is ...

Lot of 32 pieces. Each piece are colored peach, black and white. "Authentic Tahoe Queen Sternwheeler Cruise Currency" This voucher is a two

In all, there are approximately 90 documents in this lot. Collection of papers from the El Dorado Brewing Company. Little is known of this company, b

Red Mountain District. Incorporated in 1863. Cert. #27 issued to H. G. Balinger for 100 shares. Signed by F.J. Higgins, president, and by E.D. Kalishe

A letter written to D.L. Bliss from A.W. Von Schmidt (Stateline surveyor), who worked for James Lick of observatory fame. The letter is written on Tru

Lot of 2 Items. Taylorsville, CA Daily Register . They are 252 and 300 pages respectively, hardcover. As of the 2000 census, Taylorsville has a popula

Black and white RPC of Southern Pacific trestle along the Shasta route. Because it was constructed out of materials from the Dollarhide Mill, it was s

Stereoview has medium contrast and focus is sharp. Measures 7”x 3 ¼” on orange matte. Each picture measures 3”x 3”. Note on reverse, “Views A...

Photograph of Cascade Falls, Emerald Bay, California taken by well-known Truckee photographer, H.K. Gage. Cascade Falls is a site often visited by hik

Lot of 14. These letters discuss the Mineral King Mine and mining life for the women. The main writers were Rebecca Crabtree and Paulina Crabtree.

“Keep alive the Old-Time Spirit of California Hospitality” reads this small little informational booklet. Measures 9”x 6 ¼”. Paperback cove...

Detailed "Map of the/Mother Lode and Principal Quartz Mines/in the Counties of/TUOLUMNE AND CALAVERAS/Compiled By Eugene H. Barton, C.E. & M.

There are 23 letters, 1 post card and 1 cover in this grouping. The postcard is to Louie Earl Williams at 145 Truckee Street in Reno. It is postmarke

A rare piece of postal history. While the U. S. Congress had established the use of postal stamps by law in March of 1847, the rate continued to be f

A busy day at Sentinel Hotel. Groups of people standing under the roof. Horse drawn wagons going and coming from the hotel. A small building can be se

Incorporated May 28th, 1888. It was a short, 7.5, narrow gauge rail line between Yreka and Montague. The line had one locomotive, one passanger car,

Incorporated in New York in 1877. Cert. #1697, issued at New York in 1879 for 100 shares. U/C. Works in Yuba and Nevada Counties, Cal. Printed at the

Incorporated in New York. No. 217 issued to Sarah W. Brinton on 1 March by Justin A. Edwards, Secretary, and W. B. Dickerman, President, for 325 shar

No. 275 issued to Nancy Johnston for 2 shares. This extremely rare stock certificate from the early mining boom has one vertical red R44 R4 stamp tied

Incorporated in New York in 1873. Previously unknown to Holabird-Kagin. No. 2513 issued to Edwin Einstein by Ferdinand V. R. Gandil, Secretary, and

Lot of 3 cabinet cards. 1) Photo measures 3 3/4" x 5 2/8", mounted on a tan scalloped matte that measures 4 1/8" x 6 1/4". A man i

Incorporated in Wisconsin. No. 348 issued to Bertha Heth on November 1, 1899 for 500 shares. Signed by secretary D.G. Otteseu and president Otto Fris

No. 34 for 100 shares issued to Lewis Dodge and signed by Gil M. Barnard, secretary and D. B. Sailly(?), president April 3, 1883, U/C. It is believed

Incorporated in Colorado. Previously unknown to Holabird-Kagin. No. 2 issued to Harvey C. Gibson by Edward C. Lee, Treasurer, and W. W. Gibbs, Vice

Measures 11 ½ ”x 7”. Incorporated in Connecticut. Stock number A 87 for 6 shares issued to Frank S. Lewis on July 5, 1900. Signed by Secreta...

American City was larger than Nugget and File Hill City and a short distance north of Apex. File Hill City was located above timberline on the northea

This company owned the Argentum, M & Y, Juniata, Oriental, Caribou, Golden Fleece, Amazon, Jessie C., Emolite and Cameron mines. It also owned th

Lot of 2. 1. The Little Annie Mining Co. B. Clark Wheeler (1849-1814) grew up in the east, studied law and then followed the Black Hills Gold Rush i