Mining, Minerals and Mayhem Auction

Lot of 3. 1) Johnnie Consolidated Gold Mining Company. Incorporated in Nevada, 1904. Certificate No. 3137 issued January 8, 1908 to Ernest Kennedy &...

Incorporated in the Territory of Arizona, 1905. No. 54. This certificate was never issued. There is no name, date or number of shares. It is signed by

Incorporated in Arizona, 1904. No. 380 issued November 21, 1906 to H. G. Lindsay for 1000 shares. Signed by G. P. Campbell, President and G. M Weisen

Incorporated in outh Dakota. No. 433 issued February 15, 1906 to Wm. G. Venable for five shares (at $100 each). Signed by W.H. Smith as President and

Auditor's report for Nye County. Document is signed by M. B. Howard and Joseph Stowr. Document has a 5-cent green revenue stamp on bottom left s...

Incorporated in the Territory of Arizona. No. 107 issued May 2, 1908 to Chas. T. Lundstone for 5000 shares. Signed by Edward C. Porter, President and

Letter discussing several localities in Nye County. Also mentions a "Mr. Smith" who passed away, and mentions "Mr. Newell" and Car

A handwritten letter written and signed by Joseph Stowe, County Recorder for Nye County, testifying that Samuel O. Hunt’s oath as a Notary Public and

Lot of 2. 1) Incorporated in Arizona Jan 1907. No. 6008 issued to E.M. Queen for 500 shares by C.S. Goon(sp?) as secretary and J.G. Bulter as presiden

Incorporated in Nevada, 1914. No. 226 issued October 16, 1916 to James Golden for 1000 shares. Signed by James Golden, President and C.J. Niehards, Se

Incorporated in Arizona. Johnnie Mining District. No. 1694. Unissued. No Date. However, it was endorsed by H.G. Schader, Secretary, and Robt. Atkinson

Incorporated in Arizona, 1906. No. 390 issued September 8, 1908 to J. S. Rice for 200 shares. Signed by Allen Webster, President and Charles I. Hubbar

Incorporated in Arizona, 1906; Certificate No. 397 issued September 15, 1908 to A. N. Elliott for 125 shares; signed by Allen Webster, President and C

Claim document for 1200ft on the Five Twenty Ledge at Pilot Hill. Claim was equally divided between E. C. Breavley, Daul Liggett, W. C. Humphrey, Jame

Lot of 2. 1) No. 66 for 100 shares issued to R. F. Kent, Trustee and was signed by the secretary, King, and president Hill Beachy, Sept 7th, 1872. The

Lot of 8. Altogether weigh 4.5 pounds. Three books are about the ghost town of Rhyolite. The first is Rhyolite, Death Valley’s Ghost City of Golde

Lot of 3 stocks. 1) Spanish Belle Mining Company unused stock certificate No. 369. Vignette of a woman in vale smelling a flower is present in the bot

Incorporated in South Dakota, January 7, 1907. No. 4914 issued March 12, 1913 to Walker D. Dunn for 300 shares. Signed by the Second Vice President (i

Incorporated under the laws of Arizona, 1905. No. 12409 issued November 20, 1912 to Laura S. Douglass for 200 shares. Signed by J. Henderson, 2nd Vice

Incorporated in Nevada, June 1908. No. 252 issued June 27, 1908 to E. Frank Vail for 500 shares. Signed by H. Lee Serovsh (?), President and Frank J.

Incorporated in South Dakota, April 1905. No. 310 issued March 24, 1906 to W.A. McGregor for 500 shares. Signed by Thomas Kearns, Vice President and E

Lot of 2. Rare. 1) Incorporated in New Jersey, 1902. No. 1797 issued to Ferdinand Herb for 100 shares on May 20 1904 by Clyde A. Heller(sp?) as treasu

Lot of 4. 1) Tonopah North Star Tunnel and Development Company. Larger-sized. No. 20191 issued to Sutro & Co for 200 shares on 5 June 1956 by the

Wells Fargo & Co. Express Consignee’s Receipt dated October 21, 1916, from Carb Lead Mines, Co. through the Zabriskie, Cal. Office; “Account ship

Incorporated in Nevada Territory in 1863. No. 196 issued on February 22, 1865 to C. Burke for 5 shares. Signatures of Secretary and Presid

Incorporated March 22, 1888. Cert. #106 issued to L. Sisenvine, Trustee for 100 shares at $100 each dated January 25, 1889. Signed by (illegible), Pre

Incorporated in 1863. No. 82 issued on October 5, 1863 to A. J. Williams for 10 shares. Signed by secretary George Greene and president (illegible). T

Incorporated in 1863. No. 29 issued on February 27, 1864 to G. A. Moore for 100 shares. Signed by secretary J. H. McFudden and president John McAlly.

Incorporated May 15, 1869. No. 18732. Issued to C. W. Fox Trustee on March 13, 1878 for 13 shares. Signed by president R. Wegener and secretary T.W. C

Number 20 issued to Clarence Cobb by E. Salisbury Smith, Secretary, and Loren B. Curtis, President on 7 September 1907 for 2,500 shares. On crè...

Regent District. No. 771 issued for 100 shares to Mary L. Macomber at Reno, Nevada in 1908. Signed by Charles Anden, president. U/C. Works and Mines L

Two RPCs, one used, of a mining operation and three teams of ore transporting wagons.

Street Scene Real Photo c.1907; Rawhide, Nevada, Regent Mining District. Fantastic real photo postcard, circa 1907 of early Rawhide, Nevada. “A Team

Incorporated in Arizona Territory. No. 45 issued to Isaac M. Williams for 1000 shares. Signed by W. C. K. Berlin, President, and by secretary. Vignett

Rare panoramic birds-eye-view photograph of Rawhide, NV. This 8”x 65” photograph sharply depicts the town Rawhide and its surrounding region. Labeled

Lot of 2 very nice photographs depicting the town of Rawhide rebuilding after the disastrous fire that swept through the mining community on September

Lot of 22. Exceptional group of mining stock from Rawhide. 1) The Rawhide Big Horn Mining Company certificate no. 222 for 100 shares issued to J. J. B

View of a booming Rawhide. Photograph measures 6 1/4”x4 1/4”, grey single matte 6 1/2”x5 1/2”, medium contrast—faded on the upper portion and slightl

$500 Bond Certificate, Reese River, Lander County, 1867. First Mortgage Bond cert. No. #5, issued at New York. Secured by a Deed of Trust holding the

A photo showing several tent buildings and two wood front buildings in a desert canyon. If this is the Nevada Scheelite mine or camp, it is located in

This photograph is a view of Reipetown, known during the first half of the 20th century as one of the wettest and toughest towns in the state. Photog

White border photograph measures 7" x 4 3/4", mounted on a black matte measuring 9" x 7". One man stands behind the counter, and t

Lot of 4 items from the Jim Jeffries vs. Jack Johnson heavyweight title fight in Reno, NV July 4, 1910. The fight was dubbed as the “Battle of the Cen

Lot of 2. 1) Directory of Dental Surgeons in Northern Nevada. Black hardcover book with red leather corners. Pages are numbered. Wear on the cover

35” x 8” birds-eye view of downtown Reno from the South Side. Despite the rough presence of a missing top left corner and a bold crease with tear at c

Incorporated in Nevada. No. 28. Unissued. Vignette of eagle with outstretched wings at top left, ornate brown border, bron embossed seal, brown underp

Lot of 3. 1) The Veta Grande Mining Company. No. 112 issued to M.L. McCray for 100 hares of Capital Stock. Transferred on September 26, 1928. Register

31” x 23” Promotional advertisement for the republican nominees in Washoe County and the State of Nevada for the 1910 election. The figureheads in the

Lot of 5. Ephemera from Reville and the Reville Mining District. The Reville Mining District was know for it's "rich but 'pockety' ...

Lot of 3. Rochester was a silver mining town located in Pershing County, north western Nevada. It was established in the 1860s when prospectors from R

Lot of 13. Round Mountain is located in Nye County, Nevada. Gold was discovered at Round Mountain in 1905 but it was not until earlier the following y

RPC appears to be a mill that was active in 1923.

Ultra rare certificate. District was located in Esmeralda County about thirty-six miles southwest of Belmont. Ore was discovered in 1863 by a party of

Incorporated in New York. Issued to E. H. Rockwood for 100 shares in 1879. Signed by president Wm. Van Powell and secretary Charles Cooker. Unusual u

Lot of 4. 1) No. 225 is from the Quartette Mining Company. Incorporated in West Virginia. 9 ¼” x 8 ¼”. Issued to B.B. Collins on February...

White border RPC, "Business Section, Searchlight, Nevada" printed in white along the bottom border. Cancelled on the front left. Postmarked

Incorporated in the Territory of Arizona. No. 552, issued for 400 shares at Seco, Nevada in August, 1911. Fantastic photographic vignette of the obsc

Located in what is now Pershing County, Nevada (as of 1919), this company was incorporated in 1907 in Utah. Offices were located in Provo. No. 1565 fo

Incorporated in New York. No. 571 issued in 1866 to Frank W. Tappan for 500 shares. One vertical red R44 R4 hand tied perf stamp at left. Signed by Y.

A collection of documents from the 1920s and 1930s from the Donovan Reduction Works in Silver City, Nevada. 1) Check Register dated April 1, 1935 to

Lot of 6 groups. 1) Five Order Books 10.5”x8.5” lined with variety of items ordered by the company. 2) Approximately 200 canceled checks drawn on th

Company located in the Devils Gate District near Silver City, Nevada. The offices of the company were located in Virginia City and was incorporated on

Lot of 3. 1) Devil’s Gate District. Silver Central Consolidated Mining Company, incorporated in 1875. No. 598, issued to Lucien Hermann, trustee in 18

Incorporated in Arizona about 1905, issued to C. B. Wingate in April, 1907 for 1000 shares, No. 359. Signed by A.M. Borgevin as president and O. F.

Lot of 9. Located in Esmeralda County, Nevada and about 30mi from Tonopah, this district produced both gold and silver beginning in about 1863. 1) Bla

Incorporated in Arizona. No. 202, issued for 10,000 shares in 1908. U/C. The town had many revivals through the decades, all the way through the 1960’

Lot of 2. 1) No. 89 for 1,000 shares, February 15, 1906. Certificate is highly decorated in gold-colored ink with black decorative text and a black vi

Incorporated in Nevada 1876. Issued to Mrs. E. W. Peet for 20 shares in 1876. No vignette. Fancy masthead with black border and decorative print. U/C

Image of locomotive 1150 stopped at station, with what looks like three railroad employees standing near the engine and three other men standing on th

Bolivia District, Humboldt Co., Nevada. Incorporated October, 1865. No. 46, issued to Fred M. Mills for 10 shares. Signed by T. D. Prescott as presid

Lot of 12. 1) Maynard & Flood, Bankers. July 17, 1863. Unnumbered check issued to John Coleman - for "labor on Alta Shaft," for $40.00.

Rare. Centennial Edition. A framed portion of the evening news which measures 6 1/2" x 9 3/4". The light brown wooden frame measures 10 1/...

Lot of 10. The first five are check No's 85, 96, 97, 98, & 106 of the Nevada Bank of San Francisco. Dated March 2, 1885, from the Chollar-No...

Savage Mining Company. Voucher no 25, and dated May 31 1880. Duplicate. Post Office stub attached, but is however dated June 2, 1880. A small letter t

Lot of 3 different bonds. 1) Comstock Tunnel Company bond #1555, in the amount of $1000, a 30-year first mortgage bond dated 1889. Two-plus pages of c

Lot of 7. 1) Mono Mining Company of Nevada certificate no. 316 for 500 shares issued to Gnsy. G. Homann and signed by Alan E. Stein (secretary) and J

Lot of 4. 1) Stock no. 4241, 4286 and 4300. Incorporated in Nevada. Issued to William Bloom on July 25, 1910 for 100 shares. Signed by president John

Incorporated in Arizona 1902. No. 380 issued on July 22, 1903 to J. S. McLear & Co for 100 shares. Signed by secretary F. and presiden

Total weight .5 oz. Watch fob with gold nuggets in pan, Tonopah on handle.

Gold Reef Mining District. Two volumes of unissued stock certificates. The first has stock numbers 43 through to 500. The second has numbers 3100 t

1) Virginia City High School Diploma for Mark Richard Averill, dated June 1883, and signed by Mills Van Wagenen, principal, and Board of Educ. Members

Designed by the renowned architect Morrill J. Curtis, architect for such famous buildings in Nevada such as the second Riverside Hotel, the Overland

2 boxes of ore specimens taken by Ed Slavin in the 1920s. Includes high grade silver minerals, including wire (leaf) silver. Box 1) five small boxe

Incorporated January 24th 1908 in Nevada. Certificate number 566. Principle office in Tonopah Nevada. Issued to George Wingfield for one thousand shar

By Edward N. Buck, written and published in Tonopah, 1910.

Lot of 11. 1 & 2. Small photographs of the Tonopah & Goldfield train depot. One with passengers walking next to the train. The other has track

Lot of 4 mining stocks. First stock is from the Mizpah Extension Company of Tonopah. Measures 11”x 8 ¼” . Incorporated under the laws of the ...

Antique office items, likely late 19th century, from the Tonopah Drug Store. Includes: Two staplers (Hotchkiss #1 and #4) Two large paper clamps: on

Lot of 8 assorted ephemora items: A stock certificate, a consigner's deceipt, a check, a note, two postcards, and two shipping receipts. Stock c...

Lot of 18 assorted epehmera items including covers, checks, invoices, deposit slips, notes, postcards, and a very interesting letter from Bert to his

Lot of 6 stocks and one Promissory Note. 1) Tonopah "76" Consolidated Mining Company Stock; Incorporated in Nevada in 1911. Certificate No.

Group of ephemora from five different tonopah mining companies: Mizpah Extenstion Company of Tonopah, Tonopah Extension Mining Company, MacNamara Mini

A variety of documents, ephemera, and decorative items. Among the most interesting are: 1) Two Brookfield insulators, one olivine (with wood screw pe

Register for the Tonopah Midway Mining Company. Hardback cover, peeling spine. First page has detail stub information to WJ Douglas, notably shoemaker

Lot of nine postcards, one photo, one assay certificate, and one stock. Postcards: Six chromolithograph post cards without borders of aerial vie

Lot of 3. 1) Tonopah and Great Western Mining Company Stock; Incorporated in Arizona. No. 300 issued on January 25, 1905 to F. B. Weir & Co. for

Lot of 8. 1) Tonopah Butte Development Company Stock; Incorporated in Delaware. No. 22 issued on July 15, 1908 to W. Hinckle Smith for 3000 shares. S

Lot of 5 stocks. 1) New Tonopah Dividend Mining Company Stock; Incorporated in Nevada in 1921. Certificate No. 5097 issued on April 28, 1927 to Albert

Lot of 4 rare stocks. 1) Ray Extension Mining Company Stock' Incorporated in Arizona in 1902. No. 210 issued on January 21, 1904 to George Wingf...

Lot of 3. 1) Tonopah & Mouth Butler Gold Mining Company. Incorporated in Arizona in 1903. No. 315 issued on July 7, 1903 to C. Sandifer for 50 sha