Mining, Minerals and Mayhem Auction

Lot of 7 stocks, one letter, and one cash report. 1) Tonopah North Star Tunnel And Development Company. Incorporated in Nevada in 1902. No. 6914 issue

Blank loose leaf ledger book for the Tonopah Victor Mining Co. Inside cover has U.S. patent for June 5, 1906. "Bound red Russia cowhide - cordur

Letters Regarding Tonopah-Goldfield Stock Swindle A group of five letters from clients of Sprague- Schwaikert, stockbrokers, of New York. In all of t

Lot of 2. 1) Lone Mountain Mining Co. Measures 12”x 6 ½” No mention of state law incorporation. No. 855 issued to Jas. J. Rutherford. On Ma...

Document between A. C. Brown and Richard Ryland for the sale of property, lots numbered 10 and 17 in Block A, lots 5 and 17 in Block B, lots numbered

Lot of 2 stocks. First is the Baldy Sour Mining Company. Measures 11” x 8 ¾”. Incorporated in New York. No. 59 issued to E. A. Robinson on Jun...

Small pamphlet measuring 7”x 6” on white paper. Some wear on the paper a crease is present down the middle. The little pamphlet features information

Modeled after Eberhardt and Aurora Mining Co. The Treasure Hill area was heavily financed by the British. No 102 issued February 17, 1886. Issued for

Lot of 2. Stock was incorporated in Philadelphia, PA in 1866. No. 361 issued on November 29, 1867 to William Hacker for 500 shares. Signed by secretar

Lot of 13. 1) Small folded manuscript correspondence with unaddressed cover. Letter is dated 1870. 2) Cover with single ring Treasure City, Nev. seal

Lot of 2. One stock certificate and one trust certificate.. 1) Nevada Freehold Properties Trust. Certificate of two pounds. L2. No. 9508. Dated on Nov

Lot of 2 stocks. 1) White Pine Mill and Mining Company of Nevada Stock; Incorporated in Pennsylvania. No. 119 issued on November 24, 1868 to A. D. Har

Lot of 3. 1) Independence Consolidated Mining Company. Incorporated in 1869. No. 51 issued on April 26, 1869 to J. Clem Alher, Trustee for 50 shares.

Collection of 11. 1) a set (6) of unissued Seal of Nevada Mining Company stocks. All with a single printed green state seal at bottom middle. 2) Alame

Lot of 3 different mining stocks from the same area in Nevada. Incorporated in California. 1) Argenta Mining Co. No. 8925, issued to T.O. O.Connor, T

Photograph of 6 men, including two African Americans, taken with what appears to be finished and unfinished lumber in the foreground. Measures 3"

Lot of 9 excellent stock certificates from the Tuscarora District. 1) Argenta Mining Co. Incorporated in 1876, No. 9325, issued to Jno. Turnbull, Jr.

Two freight teams, possibly the High Stakers, haul ore out of Tuscarora. Cabinet card photograph measures 8 1/4"x 4 3/4", light tan single

Lot of 2. Extra rare revenue checks. 1) Dateline New York for the New York & Washoe Mining Company, No. 460. Unused. Printed by Wm. H. Arthur &a...

10 various documents from Tybo. 1) Shaft No. 3 Monthly report for December, 4pp. 2)Registry Bill, 11/29/03 from Eureka, NV. 3) Unused Tybo Consolidate

Lot of 2 checks. N. S. Trowbridge & Co. Extremely rare 1st and 2nd exchange checks. These checks were never issued, do not have dates or any other

The Humboldt Register, published weekly by W.J. Forbes. Volume II, Unionville, Nevada, Saturday, March 25, 1865, Number 48. Front page articles cover

Saturday edition, Vol. III, No. 51. The Humboldt Register was the first newspaper in Humboldt County and it was started with much fanfare by William J

Lot of 4 previously unknown documents. Incorporated in New York, 1864. 1) Stockholders letter sent from the "Head Office of Mount Vista Gold and

Lot of 6 covers, all different, postmarked Unionville. 1) The earliest dated 1874, addressed to Mrs. L.C. Thornton in San Francisco. 2) Next is dated

Lot of 6 stocks. 1) Sheba Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock; Incorporated in Utah. No. 239 issued on May23, 1902 to J Burgan Jr. For 100 shares.

Lot of 15 items—14 stock certificates and one printed report. Most of the certificates date to the 1920s. Mine names and dates are: 1) Consolidated Mi

Lot of 9 stock certificates from the following mines: 1) Universal Silvers Company, 6 certificates of which 5 are for 500 shares each and one for 100

Map of the Delaware Mining Company in the Vernon Mining District, Vernon Nevada nestled in Pershing County north of Lovelock. The map displays three p

Lot of antique tools and ephemera from the Bowman family of Virginia City. These tools were made by or belonged to Virginia City machinist E. Biddle.

3 assay receipts measuring 8”x3.75” black ink on crème paper. Company vignette on left border.1) #703 dated November 10, 1864 for 1466 ounces f...

Lot of 2. 1. Assignment, on legal sized ruled paper, from George Gisin to C. M. Allen on 31 March 1872. Allen received of T. B. Shaup, the Superint

This company was located on the Ophir Hill on the Comstock Lode. Offices were located in Virginia City. The president, D. Lachman, seems to have been

Lot of three rare checks 1. No. 356- 1February1875 made out to James Rowley for $67.25 by the Dayton Gold and Silver Mining Co. signed by Superintende

Located on the divide next to the Chollar on the Higginson Map of 1865, this company was incorporated on March 14, 1868 in Virginia, Nevada Territory.

Lot of 25 handwritten documents. Bonner was an early Superintendent of the Savage Mining Co. Some of the letters are from L. Rawlings another Savage S

Incorporated 1879. Issued to J.A. Leystus. Signed by F.A. Trible, President, and by Secretary T.L. Beale. Printer not noted. U/C. Measures 5.5 x 0.” C

Incorporated in 1864. Cert. #274 issued to P. Casson for 10 shares. Signed by Joseph L. Watkins, president, and W.B. Agard, secretary. Vignette of bee

No. 6524, unissued with a buff RNX, from a potentially heretofore unknown railroad company.

Lot of 19 bills, letters and legal documents. Included are a bills for oil cloth from C.A Fletcher, stationery bills from Fred Boegle a thank you lett

Over 100 receipts in this group. A great way to recount who worked for the company and how much they were paid for each day of work. The receipts st

Lot of 2. 1) A.B. Stewart & Co. Druggists, Gold Hill, Nev. And ABS monogram are embossed on one flattened side of a medicine bottle, clear, 6” tal

Lot of 2. 1) Wells Fargo No. 33 issued for $25. Signed by James Nye. January 30, 1862. Cut cancelled at center. Black on blue. 2) Hand written Wells F

Lot of 6 Virginia City/Wells Fargo. 1) $65 issued to John Howe on Dec. 31, 186? Signed by Graves. Green on crème. 2) No. 275 issued to John Kea...

Lot of 11 Items. 1) Cabinet card portrait of young lady with "Maggie" on a pin visible on her collar. "John S. Noe, Virginia City, Nev.

Green print, crème paper. From Savage Mining Company to Comstock Lode Assay Office, Dr. E.A. Martin & Co., Proprietors. Corner C. And Taylo...

Lot of 3, all located in the Gold Hill District. 1) Curtis Consolidated Mining Company. Incorporated in 1878. Cert. #668, issued to H. S. Stone, Trust

Longitudinal Vertical Projection of the Comstock Lode: Mine shown include Silver Hill, Justice- Alta, Benton, Caledonia, and Overman. Small key on the

Lot of three. 1. Henry Clay Gold and Silver Mining Company. Unissued. Incorporated in 1863. Vignette Portrait at top center. Printed by Democratic Sta

Lot of 2. These are the two largest mining companies on the Comstock, producing about $70 million in gold and silver. Virginia mining district. 1) Ca

From Langton’s Pioneer Express. Addressed to George Tufley of Carson City, Nevada Territory. Embossed red, three-cent postal stamp. partially tied w

Vintage 21 ½” x 28” poster of the 1891 Nevada state officers and Legislature of the 15th session. Includes Oval portraits of all Nevada State O...

Rare. 42 South C. Street. Con A. Ahern, Proprietor. Letter is as written, ". . .Please pay to the order of Con. A. Ahern the sum of twenty dollar

Friday Edition, Vol. I, No. 17. The Daily Safeguard first published on October 5, 1868. The paper was a political voice for the Democrats during the c

The Arrington’s sold land in Virginia City for $1,000.00 to the Best and Belcher Mining Company, a Corporation on 10 August. The lot also contains Os

Lot of 24 handwritten documents both from and to Fair as the Superintendent of the Savage Mining Co. Some of the people writing to him are Henry Eger

Morris M. Fredrick, of Virginia Nev., had a jewelry store that also sold silver flatware typical of the period. According to Fred Holabird, “Fredrick

Incorporated on July 6, 1863. No. 53 issued on October 3, 1863 to William H. Ladd for 100 shares. Signed by secretary Henry S. Dent and president Will

Virginia District. Incorporated in 1886. Cert. #1000, issued to Ray W. Wightman for 5000 shares. Signed by C. Kinney as president and by W. Spaulding,

Lot of 4 different stock certificates from the Gold Hill Mining District. 1) Yellow Jacket Silver Mining Co. Incorporated in Nevada in 1863. Cert. #3

Incorporated October 26th 1878. Issued to John Miller. Signed by Secretary John Brongary and President S. Brankiades. Endorsed on reverse. Embossed se

Exceptional stock certificate issued to the president of the company, Alpheus Bull, and signed by him. Certificate No. 3520 for 4 shares at $500 each.

This is an example of imprinted stamps on a check. No. 7214 was issued to William Sharon by Isaac Requa, the mine superintendent of the Gould & C

Five stapled pages of inventory lists of furniture in Hale & Norcross House Parlor. The first page consists of book cases, table cloths, and door

Incorporated in Nevada. No. 45 issued to C.P. Hamilton in 1886 for 100 shares. Signed by E.D. Breuli, president and W.G. Hyde, secretary.

One unused Bank of California check. Perforated on three sides. Measures 8" x 3 1/8". Unique check. Orange under print, diamond shaped 2c Un

Lot of 7 handwritten assignments on letter size, white, ruled paper, from Thomas Gracey to A. C. Hampton and Co. Gracey did work for Chollar-Norcross

Lot of 2. One image of frontier men and women. The other, a stamp and mill plant in Storey County. Both un-used.

Lot of 2 chromolithograph post cards with no border. Both show image of stamp mill in Storey County. One used, one un-used.

Little is known of this mining company other than it was incorporated May 21, 1863, but it appears that the president of the company, D. E. Hoff, owne

Group of 12 unissued checks from Nevada mills drawn on assorted banks. #1: 6 checks by the Savage Mining Company as an Agency of the Bank of Califor

Lot of 2. An agreement between the Virginia and Truckee Railroad and Savage Mining Company for 3,000 cords of wood for $6,000.00 paid upon execution

Lot of 8. Four unused checks, three are Wells, Fargo & Co, and one Agency the Bank of California. 5) Duplicate. Chollar-Potosi Mining Company. Dat

Early and rare billhead from Savage Gold & Silver Mining Co. to Nye's Jewelry Store on 1 June. Nye eventually sold out to M. M. Fredrick in...

An Official 1892 Presidential Election Ballot from Storey County, Nevada This original ballot measures 18 ½” x 11 ½” and has one vertical ...

Lot of 2 Ingots. Introduction This ingot pair came from an estate in the Eastern United States, uncovered this year. We had originally planned

Unissued stock certificates starting with number 70 and going through to number 500. Number 72 is missing on the first page, otherwise all the other

Lot of 2. 1. No. 5470 drawn on The Bank of California account of the Empire Mine. Made out to J. B. Stewart by R. W. Graves, Superintendent on 6 Ma

On a half paged of ruled paper. An I. O. U between Summit Mill Co. by O. S. Carrill and Palmer Knox & Co. of San Francisco for $804.58. Two adhe

Incorporated in New York in 1879. In the Report of the Director of the Mint for 1882, a Prospect Mine was reported as a mine in Storey County, Virgin

Six large receipt books for monies paid workers and contractors, from 1862 to 1879. Two volumes 1862, two volumes 1864 (Issac Requa, H.H. Day), one vo

Lot of 8 receipts (duplicates) all dated April 30, 1871 and received from James G. Fair, Superintendent. All have a pinhole in the center and are for

Lot of four documents . 1. A handwritten, marked duplicate, from Savage Mining Company to Guild and Curry Co. for an assessment done on both gold and

One of the earliest known ledgers from the mine that was situated between Gold Hill and Virginia City. Privately owned and recently offered up for au

Little is known of this company. It was incorporated Feb. 28, 1863, pre-Nevada statehood. It is certificate No. 106 for 10 shares at $500 each. The ce

Lot of one. Incorporated in 1863. Certificate No. 26 issued on April 10, 1863 to N. A. Chandler for 10 shares. Signed by secretary Monroe Thomson and

The mine was located on the Brunswick ledge. It incorporated on 25 March 1863. No. 24 issued to N. A. Chandler for 10 shares on 10 April by Monroe Th

Lot of three Storey County Nevada Bonds; The bonds include the following: 1) Blank Bond sheet originating from the City of Virginia Water Bonds. 2) Bo

Lot of 2. 1) The Comstock Tunnel Company. The Washoe County Bank, Reno Nevada. Safe Deposit Vaults Sutro, Nevada. Black print on crème paper. G...

Comstock mining district. Cert. #785 issued to A.H.R Schmidt for one share on June 3, 1871. Signed by Samuel Merritt as President and W.K. Van Alen as

The paper offered for sale here is the last month of the Footlight’s original run. We have twenty-two issues from January 3 to 31. Very Fragile. It

Lot of 15 X 7 black and white of Engine No. 25 near freight depot in Virginia City, Nevada. This is the second engine designated No. 25 by Virginia

Lot of 45. Stored in a cover marked “Wood, Timber, for the Month of March, 1886,” are 36 duplicate receipts for shipping cords of wood in 1886. Some

A railroad collectors delight! Original lantern has etched glass with the company insignia. It has one small crack about half way down one side. It

Lot of 24. A large variety of different billheads. Most are from Savage Mining Co. Only five are from Nevada Territory. 1. Virginia N.T. Sept 30, 1866

Lot of 4 original colorized pen and ink sketches, done by artist Alexander Hasse of Stateline, Nevada. Each 5x7 inches. Theodore Winters Home, St. Ma

Three original colorized pen and ink sketches, done by artist Alexander Hasse of Stateline, Nevada. Each 5" x 7". Piper's Opera House...

Lot of 3 from Wells Fargo and Company's Express. 1. Feb 18, 1869. Received by Savage Mining Co for 21 bars bullion, for a value of $36,212.69. S...

Lot of about 60 vouchers and miscellaneous other items from the following: Eagle Salt Works; Gould & Curry Milling Co.; Breed & Crosby; Bacon

Lot of 2. 1. Measures 8" x 4 7/8" mounted on a tan colored matte measuring 8 1/2" x 5". Three rows of twenty five people. All are