Mining, Minerals and Mayhem Auction

Incorporated in Washington, 1906; Cert. #16309 issued January 24, 1908 to L.A. Ludwig for 100 shares; signed by W.C. Meyer, President and J.J. Stewart

Incorporated in Washington, 1906. Cert. #4529 issued September 18, 1906 to Wrenn Bros. & Co. for 100 shares. Signed by M.B. Mattesons, Vice Presid

Incorporated in Washington, 1906. Cert. #3392 issued March 14, 1907 to John W. Curtis for 100 shares. Signed by W.C. Meyer as Vice President and Abel

Lot of 5. 1) Greenwater Red Boy Copper Company; Incorporated in Wyoming, 1906; Certificate 854 issued February 27, 1907 to Thomas W. Stapler for 200 s

Lot of 5. 1. Greenwater Copper Mining Syndicate leaflet; measures 3.75x9” and has four pages; brown ink on beige paper stock; contents includes: gener

Incorporated in Wyoming, 1906. No. 188 issued October 12, 1906 to F.E. Shuld for 1000 shares. Signed by H.T. Bragdon as President and Rob’t B. Todd ,

Incorporated in Wyoming 1906. No. 445 issued November 2, 1906 to William Israel for 1000 shares. Signed by H.F. Bragdon as Vice President and L.E. Goo

Group of 3 Greenwater Stocks Greenwater Copper Mines and Smelter Co. Incorporated in Delaware, 1906. No. 8786 issued June 22, 1909 to Henry E. Dra

Incorporated in Arizona, 1906. No. 115 issued November 24, 1906 to John Baird for 2500 shares. Signed by L. Markwell and S.F. Crandall, Secretary. No

Incorporated in South Dakota. No date. No. 4 issued March 25, 1907 to G.A. Webster for 42,178 shares. Signed by Sam F. Lindsay, president and J.A. Lar

Lot of 2. 1) Check No. 38 dated May 4, 1907 payable to J.A. Rogers for $142.50; Payable through John S. Cook, Bankers of Rhyolite; signed by an assist

Hayseed Mining Company. Incorporated in South Dakota, no date. No. 418 issued December 18, 1907 to S.J. Herstadt for 5000 shares. Signed by Sam T. Li

Incorporated in Arizona, 1906. Certificate No. 585 issued February 8, 1907 to Maynard Strader for 250 shares. Signed by M.H. Smith, Vice President and

“Memo of Agreement between E.H. Wedekind and John Keane, et al.” Dated December 4, 1905 at Tonopah; this is between E.H. Wedekind of Rhyolite, Nye C

Incorporated in the Territory of Arizona, 1906. No. 702 issued June 1, 1916 to Homer Wilson for 10,000 shares. Signed by W.H. Wells, Vice President an

Incorporated in the Territory of Arizona, 1906. No. 4135 issued January 12, 1914 to Peter B. Reed for 1000 shares. Signed by N.H.Nells, Vice President

Rail Road District. Incorporated 1872. Cert. #509, issued to C.E. Gillett for 250 shares. Signed by S. R. Rosarle as president and David Senning, secr

This mining company was one of the last to work the Cactus Springs area. It was incorporated in February of 1924 and gave up operations in 1927 due to

Lot of six. 1. Goldfield-Candelaria Cooperative Mining Company. Measures 10 ¾”x 8 ¼”. Incorporated under the laws of Nevada. No. 546 ...

Lot of 2 different stocks. 1) General Thomas Mines Company. Incorporated in Nevada in 1925. Cert. #580, issued to A.M. Murphy for 1000 shares. Signed

Pay Roll Register Book for the employees of the Holmes Mining Company, Candelaria, NV. The register begins in June of 1890 and ends with September 30,

Lot of over 100 Miscellaneous Documents. Carson City License documents. Various billheads to the Bullion Exchange Bank; Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett &...

Lot of one stock, four checks, and one account sheet. The California-Nevada Creamery Company Stock; incorporated in 1892. Certificate No. 66 issued on

A collection of documents relating to Carson City, including state and county paperwork, commerce forms, and general items. Letters included are from

Carson City Savings Bank Ledger [May 14, 1875- March 31, 1881]: shows checks from the bank and deposits over a period of nearly 6 years. Strong cover

J. & J. Raycraft billhead, advertising “Horses Boarded by Day, Week or Month on Reasonable Terms.” Vignette at left of a stagecoach carrying U.S.

A group of 9 warrants from the Controller’s Office in Carson City, Nevada, dating from 1869 to 1882, and measuring 9.5x5.25”. 1) #272 issued Februa

Eagle and Washoe Valley Mining District. Cert. #472 to A.J. McNeil for 45 shares. Signed by L. Wilson, president and A. Anderson, secretary. View of

Rare. Measures 10" x 5 3/4". Incorporated in 1875 in Nevada. "Certifies E.B. Yerington is entitled one hundred, sixty four & two th

Stock measures 10”x 5 ½” Incorporated under the laws of the state of Nevada. Stock number 371 issued to Mrs. C. Orwill for 500 shares on Febr...

One of the earliest Nevada state bonds issued to William Chapman Ralston for $1000 on December 20, 1864. It is signed by the first Governor of the Sta

$1000 Nevada Territory Bond. Signed by Territory Governor James W Nye. Nye took office March 2, 1861; his tenure ended December 5, 1864. Auditor H.H.

Ellis Ayres versus Edward M. Thompson "by virtue of a certain judgment and decree made and entered by the Second Judicial District Court of Nevad

Lot of 3 Carson City Wells Fargo exchanges. 1. Rare first of exchange issued 9 March 1872 for $60 in coin. Single seal stamp "PAID Mar 26 1872...

Lot of over 100. "The Western Union Telegraph Company. Incorporated. Cable Service to all the World." One of the telegrams is dated 6 July 1

Copper King District. Incorporated in Nevada in 1927. No. 61 signed by President Louis Thompson, who initially organized the company, and

Lot of 2. 1) Las Vegas Jockey Club: Class B Common Stock. Measures 11 3/4" x 7 7/8". Incorporated in Nevada March 26, 1953. Dated July 23, 1

Lot of 2. Ed Workman discovered gold and silver deposits at Orizaba in 1909. He soon began shipping ore from the mine to Millers, the milling center o

Measures 10 ¾” x 7”. Incorporated under the laws of the state of New York. Stock number A2582 issued to C. F. Martin on 24 June 1881 for 50 sh...

Columbus District. 1881. Cert. #78, issued at New York in 1881 for 50 shares. Location of Works: Columbus Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada pr

Lot of one. Incorporated in 1863. Certificate No. 123 issued on 13 October 1863 to E. C. Headrick for 10 shares. Signed by secretary F. L. Grosvenor a

Lot of one. Incorporated in 1864. Certificate No. 125 issued on June 28, 1864 to F. L. Grosvenor for 25 shares. Signed by secretary C. A. Witherell an

Como was about 12mi south of Dayton and directly south and on the opposite side of the Carson Valley from Virginia City. Geologic conditions and the c

Lot of one. Incorporated in 1863. Certificate No. 88 issued on December 11, 1863 to Emmett Grey for 5 shares. Signed by secretary W. G. Leo and presid

Lot of one. Incorporated in 1863. Certificate No. 30 issued on July 23, 1863 to F. L. Grosvenor for 10 shares. Signed by secretary Samuel D. Young and

Lot of 8 Wells Fargo/Pony Express stamps. 1. 143L2 green 4 dollar cancelled stamp. Vignette of Pony Express rider and horse with partial "…NY EXP

Lot of 1 white bordered RPC bird’s eye view. Dog eared on four corners. No writing or postage stamps or marks. Good condition.

Lot of 3. The town of Copperfield was located on the Western Pacific Railroad. 1) Nixon-Nevada Consolidated Mines Company certificate no. 1508 for 50

Incorporated in Nevada. Cert. #30 issued to M.J. Hough on October 10, 1906 for 2000 shares. Signed by Secretary Faye E. Saurnu. And President J. B.

Large ledger book filled with bills of sale from the historic Cortez Mines and Tenabo Mill and Mining Co. Bills are glued to the pages and cover three

Incorporated in New Jersey in 1883. Cert. #70, issued to Joshua B. Fitch for 1000 shares. Signed by George J. Wiggans, treasurer, and A.C.J. Carmer, p

Lot of one. Incorporated in 1863. Certificate No. 126 issued on December 17, 1863 to Birkford for 5 shares. Signed by secretary A.N. R and

The News Reporter, Dayton, NV, Thursday edition, November 18, 1886, Vol. I, No. 36 The News Reporter was founded on March 4, 1886 and stopped publica

Lot of 2: 1) Dayton Gold & Silver Mining Company, incorporated in 1872. Cert. #6085, issued to W.G. Crandall, Jr. for 50 shares. Signed by pres.

Photo measures 8" x 6" mounted on a tan colored matte that measures 9 7/8" x 7 7/8." The location of this dredge is unknown but ma

Lot of twenty stocks. All Measures 11”x 8 ½”. Incorporated under the laws of the state of Nevada. Stock numbers range from 2-92 and dates from ...

Lot of 4. 1) Diamondfield Black Butte Re-Organized Mining Company certificate no. C844 for 100 shares issued to Barnch & Co. And signed by L. K. K

Lot of 6. 1. Photo postcard of Diamondfield, Dec. 1904. On front printed "Miner's Drug Store, Inc., Tonopah, Nev." . Obverse: from Mrs...

Lot of 72 scenes, 29 photos, 43 RPCs, of Comstock mining life from 1858 to the 1930s. One humorously illustrated post card tells the story of how Virg

Dated on July 8 on folded, non ruled letter sheet. The mine was located at the place known as the Truckee River Coal Ledge on Dog Creek, Crystal Peak

Colorado District. Unissued. Incorporated in 1863. Mining in El Dorado Canyon began around 1857. Black Print on Crème Paper. Printed by Buswell...

No. 186 issued Oct. 18, 1864 to William Pixley for 50 shares. Signed by Josiah Applegate. One horizontal red R44 R4 hand tied stamp at bottom left. Th

Book of cash payments and deposits for the Depot Hotel Company in Elko, NV. Elko was the end of the line for the Central Railroad. Thus, Elko sprang u

Canvas map measures 69" x 66". Titled "Topographical Map/of the/Dutton Ranch/Elko Co., Nevada/Surveyed 1910./for Golconda Cattle Co./ S

Incorporated in California. Cert. #2526 issued to Cohe Uhler & Co. in 1876 for 50 shares. Signed by (illegible) as President and R.H. Brown as Sec

On the front; Fine 999.9, Jerritt Canyon Project, Elko County, Nevada, 1980, A Joint Venture of Freeport Gold Company, FMC Gold Corporation. This shin

Incorporated in California. Cert. #68, issued to H.H. Van Dyke for 200 shares. Signed by president J.W. Turner (possibly a secretarial signature) and

Lot of 2. 1) Personal letter from P. O. Tyle to Mr. & Mrs. T. F. Hughes, July 28, 1874. No cover. Letter is 4 pages in length and has a seal-stamp

Incorporated in Maine in 1906. Cert #27 issued for 525 shares to W. Hinckle Smith. Signed by Frank W. Holmes as president. The town site of East Ely w

Engine number 5 from the Northern Nevada Railway (side angle). The Northern Nevada Railway was built mostly to access the copper producing White Pine

The photo shows the clapboard-fronted office of the lumber company complete with a large sign over the door and 8-paned window facing the street. In f

Bond #11 in the amount of $1000, issued to T.B. Smith. Signed by: David Graham, Chairman Board of County Commissioners; J. Y. Atchison, County Auditor

Montezuma District. Cert. #47, issued for 2,000 shares in 1909. Incorporated in South Dakota in 1906. Signed by T.L. (Tasker) Oddie as president. The

Little is known of the Rising Sun Mining Company. It was located in the Lake District in Esmeralda County, Nevada. The Lake District was originally lo

Lot of 2. 1) F.J. Schneider, Druggist, Eureka, Nev. Is embossed on the side of this small clear medicine bottle, measuring 4 ¼” in height. A de...

Lot of 9 checks. 1. The Eureka County Bank. No. 154 issued to Rutherford Bros for $40.00. Signed by C.L. Broy. Dated July 25, 1888. White paper, dark

Incorporated 1897. No. 506 issued to Elijah Smith on February 3, 1898 for 5000 shares. Signed by secretary, J.H. last name illegible and president, J

Lot of 4 from the Hot Creek Mining District. 1) Sealed U.S.P.O.D. Registered Package No. 43 from Hot Creek, Dec 7 1904 to Eureka, Eureka County, Neva

Volume I, Number I. A weekly newspaper - pages 1-8. An article on page 1 is about approving a liquor business. Another article is about the re-opening

Includes: Monographs of the USGS: Paleontology of the Eureka District by Walcott, Charles Doolittle. Hardcover, indexed, 298 pages plus many additiona

Lot of 2 Eureka sodas, blob-tops, one light blue and one medium aqua, from H. Mau & Co. of Eureka. 7” tall. See previous Mau bottle listings for m

Lot of 2 teal blob tops from H. Mau & Co., Eureka NV (Eureka Co.). One is misspelled “Maw” and has a blister (large bubble) on the shoulder. Th

A clear shoofly flask embossed Max Oberfelder, Eureka, Nev. In a circular design on one side. The bottle is just beginning to turn purple. 7” tall,

Lot of 2. 1. An indenture made out on 5 December 1870 between W. W. McCoy and G. K. McCulloch and Sophia Williams for the sale of lots on the McCoy

Lot of 3 different bottles. 1) Clear medicine, flask-type bottle from F.J. Schneider, Druggist, Eureka, Nev. 5” tall with defined neck and rim formed

Lot of 3. 1) Churchill County In Focus by the Churchill County Museum Association. Vol. 11, No. 1. Published in 1997-98, 141 pages. Off white and gre

The Churchill County Eagle, Fallon, NV, Saturday edition, May 1, 1915, Vol. IX, No. 32 The Churchill County Eagle was founded October 6, 1906 and wou

Exceptional mining stock certificate. Certificate is in good condition with a border and decorative text. The entire certificate is dark gray with the

This paper is a note or an I. O. U. to Robert McBeth from C. S. Spargue for $1,000.00. It has two adhesive revenue stamps attached. One is a brown,

Located 12mi outside of Austin, this company was incorporated in 1918 and had folded by 1921 (Ref: http://www.nevadadventures.com/ghost%20towns/lander

By D. R. Hawkins, Toll Collector to Bryan & Co. Statement of account of the road running from Teasdale's Ranch to Slinkards Station from 1 ...

The Carson Valley News, Genoa, NV, Saturday edition, October 30, 1875, Vol. 1, No. 37 The Carson Valley News was founded by A.C. Pratt on February 20

Incorporated in South Dakota. Cert. #170, issued to Nathan A. Taylor for 2,250 shares at Chicago, Illinois in 1900. Signed by James N. North as presid

Measures 11”x 7 ½”. Incorporated under the laws of the State of Colorado. Stock number 869 issued to Robert. E. Hopkins Trustee on April 21. ...

Incorporated in 1863. Cert. #604, issued to O.A. Sanborn for 8 shares. Signed by Alex W. Baldwin, president and James Hale, secretary. Vignette of min

Extremely rare certificate from small mining company in the Gold Hill District. This certificate is pre-statehood and in wonderful condition. It is ce

Rare certificate with two adhesive revenue stamps on the left side. Certificate Number 1339 for 10 shares with a black border and deocrative text. No

Lot of 5, all located within the canyon. 1. Consolidated New York Mining Company. Incorporated in 1887. Cert. #1839, issued to Siguf, Copper & Red

A cover with a red, A 25, three-cent cancelled postal stamp from Gold Hill. The stamp is partially tied. There was also 6 cents of postage due on th

This is one of the few 1860's main lode mines of the Comstock Lode. It was incorporated July 19th, 1865 and had offices in San Francisco. This i...