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COLORADO PART 5: El Paso County through Gilpin County

EL PASO COUNTY

We are pleased to offer an outstanding collection of early Colorado Springs bonds. Many are within the first 5 issued of each type. To our knowledge these have never been offered at public sale before.

1497. El Paso. Colorado Springs. City of Colorado Springs. Lot of 2. Water Bonds, cert #2 & 4, issued 1899 and 1901. #2 has vignette of allegorical woman in clouds with green border. #4 has vignette of Colorado State Seal with green border and underprint. Both signed by Robinson Mayor. Both cancelled by hole punches. Very fine. Est. $75-150

1498. El Paso. Colorado Springs. City of Colorado Springs. Lot of 2. City Hall Bond, cert #2, issued in 1903. Vignette at upper right of allegorical woman in clouds. Green border. 22 coupons cashed in of original 30. Cancelled by hole punches of same. Signed by Harris Mayor. City Hall Bond, cert #11, issued in 1901. Vignette of Indian woman with Colorado State Seal. Red border and underprint. 20 coupons cashed in of original 30. Cancelled by hole punches of same. Signed by Robinson Mayor. Wear to folds. Fine. Est. $50-100

1499. El Paso. Colorado Springs. City of Colorado Springs. Lot of 2. Gold Refunding Bond, cert #2 & 8, issued 1901 & 1904. #2 has vignette of Indian woman with shield of Colorado State Seal and green border and underprint. #8 has vignette of robed woman with shield of Colorado State Seal with green border. Both cancelled by hole punches. 11 X 14. Wear to folds. Fine. Est. $50-100

1500. El Paso. Colorado Springs. City of Colorado Springs. Lot of 2. Storm Sewer Bond, cert #33, issued 1921. 12 coupons cashed in of original 20. Brown border and underprint. Sanitary Sewer Bond, cert #11, issued in 1911. Vignette of a capitol building (Colorado Springs?). Green border. 26 coupons cashed in of original 30. Both are cancelled by hole punches. Signed by Mayor. Wear to folds. Fine. Est. $50-100

1501. El Paso. Colorado Springs. City of Colorado Springs. Lot of 2. Water Works Res. Bond, cert #F38, issued 1903. Water Works System Bond, cert #E1, issued 1903. Both have vignettes at upper left corner of allegorical woman floating in clouds with green borders and signed by Harris Mayor. Cancelled by hole punches. 11 X 14. Very fine. Est. $50-100

1502. El Paso. Colorado Springs. City of Colorado Springs. Lot of 3. Paving and Improvement Bonds, cert #1, 2 & 3, issued 1911 & 1923. #1 is has brown border and unsigned. #2 has green border and unsigned. #3 has green border and signed by Mayor. All cancelled by hole punches. Fine. Est. $75-150.

1503. El Paso. Colorado Springs. City of Colorado Springs. Lot of 3. Water Works Bonds, cert #1, 2 & 3. Issued 1897, 1900, 1906. #1 & 2 have a vignette of allegorical woman in clouds, green borders. #3 has vignette of capitol building with brown border. All cancelled by hole punches. Fine. Est. $100-200

1504. El Paso. Colorado Springs. City of Colorado Springs. Lot of 3. Wood Ave Improvement Bond, cert #29, issued in 1911. All 20 original coupons attached. Brown border and background. Cancelled by hole punches of same. Refunding Bond, cert #17, issued in 1904. Vignette of robed woman holding Colorado State Seal. Green border and background. Cancelled by hole punches of same. 24 coupons cashed in of original 40. Improvement Bond, cert #50, issued 1912. Vignette of spread winged eagle. Green border. Only 10 coupons remain. Cancelled by hole punches of same. Red staining along folds. All signed by Mayor of Colorado Springs. Fine. Est. $50-100

1505. El Paso. Colorado Springs. City of Colorado Springs. Lot of 4. Misc. Bonds, cert #A2, B2, D3, & C22. All issued 1902. All have green borders and underprint with vignette of spread winged eagle. Signed by Robinson Mayor. All cancelled by hole punches. 12 X 15. Fine. Est. $100-200

1506. El Paso. Colorado Springs. City of Colorado Springs. Lot of 4. Public Improvement Bond, cert #1, issued 1903. Vignette of Indian woman with Colorado State Seal. All original coupons attached. Green border and underprint. Paving and Improvement Bond, cert #2, issued in 1911. 3 coupons cashed in of original 20. Green border Public Improvement Bond, cert #11, issued 1918. 1 coupon cashed in of original 20. Brown border. Public Improvement Bond, cert #18, issued 1916. 5 coupons cashed in of original 20. Brown border and underprint. All are signed by the Mayor. All are cancelled by hole punches. All or 11 X 14. Fine. Est. $75-150

End of Colorado Springs Bond Section

1507. El Paso. Group of Four Stereoviews. Two of these views are from the Weitfle's Views on Line of Denver & Rio Grande RR, Garden of the Gods and Glen Eyrie - one entitled "Buena Vista Grotto, Garden of the Gods", the other, "The Gate, Garden of the Gods." The third stereo is of a small waterfall somewhere along the Pike's Peak Trail, part of the Turlow's Views of Colorado Scenery series, published at Manitou. This stereo has a large crease across the top right fourth of the card. The fourth stereo is in color and shows a woman standing at the Hanging Bridge, Royal Gorge. Est. $50-100.

1508. El Paso. Certificate of Appointment. Issued to William Ganstin for appointment of County Surveyor for El Paso in 1899. Vignette of Colorado State Seal with blue print. William Ganstin drew up many of the maps that are represented in these catalogs. Wear to right edge. Fine. Est. $20-40

1509. El Paso. Early Colorado Springs, Colorado Territory Documents. Lot of 4 pcs. Deed of Trust, 1874; Pioneer Building & Loan Assoc, 1874; Deed of Trust, 1874; Trustee's Deed, 1875. Very fine. Est. $50-100

1510. El Paso. El Paso Consol. GMC Agreement Letter, 1907. Letter is regarding permission to drive a drainage tunnel for use by El Paso Consol. and the Cripple Creek Drainage & Tunnel Co. Very fine. Est. $25-50

1511. El Paso. El Paso National Bank. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to J. C. Van Blarcon for 20 shares, cert #14, in 1900. Signed by William S. Jackson president and C. Manning cashier. Vignette of spread winged eagle clutching stars and stripes shield. Black border with gild seal and gold underprint. A 5 cent, 10 cent and 25 cent revenue stamp affixed to rear. Cancelled by hole punches. Stub glued along left edge. 8 X 11. Printer - Goes. Fine. Est. $25-75

1512. El Paso. Farmers Co-Operative Coal Co. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to D. S. Brent for 1 share, cert #425, in 1908. Signed by J. H. Crowley president and D. S. Schuck secretary. Vignette of miners operated a drill underground. Brown border. Uncancelled. 8 X 11. Printer - Franklin Press, Pueblo. Folds. Not on Stone's (1918) 1915 active coal mines list. Very fine. Est. $25-50

1513. El Paso(?). Gold State M&M Co. Incorporated in Colorado 1896. Unissued, 189x, cert #439. Vignette of miners working underground loading barrel with ore. Gold border and seal. 7 X 10. Listed as incorporated in 1896 with offices in Colorado Springs. (Dunbar, 1898) Extremely fine. Est. $20-40

1514. El Paso(?). Golden Conqueror Mines. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Irvin Kunkle for 500 shares, cert #2721, in 1936. Signed by Ade Marcony president and H. L. Ellis secretary. Very unique vignettes of knights in armor on horseback at each end of banner displaying company name. Orange border. Datelined at Manitou, Colorado. Uncancelled. 9 X 12. Printer - Rocky Mountain Bank Note. Listed as dead by 1946. No other information was found within our library concerning this company. (Mines Handbook, 1946) Extremely fine. Est. $25-75

1515. El Paso. Grand Army of the Republic Membership Certificate. Issued to Albert W. Dutton, 1897, certifying him as a member. Lists birthplace and date, signed by L. E Sherman and D. T. Ronk. 10 X 12. Printer - Burk & McFetridge, Philadelphia. Small tears along folds. Very fine. Est. $25-50

1516. El Paso. Manitou Cliff Dwellings Co. Incorporated in Colorado. Unissued, 19xx, cert #51. Black print on orange paper. Dateline of Colorado Springs, Colorado. 8 X 11. Printer - Out West Ptg & Sty, Colorado Springs. We could find no reference to this company among our resources. Extremely fine. Est. $15-30

1517. El Paso(?). Manitou MC. Incorporated in South Dakota. Issued to W. Williams for 70 shares, cert #1787, in 1909. Signed by W. L. Dich President and A. B. Orr asst Secretary. Vignette at top center of mill along stream edge in valley. Vignettes at each side of miners underground. Black border with gold seal and safety print. Uncancelled. 5 X 7. Printer - Goes. We could find no reference to this company among our resources. Very fine. Est. $25-50

1518. El Paso. Mexican National Coal, Timber & Iron Co. Issued to Chas. S. Hinchman for 15 shares, cert #259, in 1888. Datelined Colorado Springs. Signed by Lyman K. Bass President and C. Drake Asst-Secretary. No vignette. "Colorado - Mexico" printed in masthead. Black border and print. Uncancelled. 7 X 10. Printer - John C. Rankin Jr. NY. This company probably had some operations in Mexico, New Mexico and Colorado with offices in Colorado Springs. Small stain at bottom right. Very fine. Est. $100-200

1519. El Paso. Mount Blanca GMC. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Henry A Borill for 10,000 shares, cert #105, in 1896. Datelined Colorado Springs. Signed by H. H. Winchell President and W. Haller Secretary. Vignette of Colorado State Seal. Black border with green seal and safety print. Uncancelled. 8 X 11. Listed in Dunbar (1898) without any location. Possibly Cripple Creek. Crease at upper left corner. Very fine. Est. $50-150

1520. El Paso. Old National Whiskey Label. Berheim Bros. Distillers, Louisville, KY, Sold by Henry Coby, Colorado City, Colo. Gilt border with green background, fancy masthead and vignette of spread winged eagle on stars and stripe shield. All Color. Extremely fine. Est. $10-20

1521. El Paso. Palmer Lake & Manitou Park Toll Road Co. Incorporated in Colorado. Unissued, 18xx, cert #293. No vignette. Black border and print. Printer - Denver Litho Co Denver. Dateline Palmer Lake, Colo. Stub attached. Palmer Lake is a town at the northwest extremity of El Paso County and Manitou Park is a valley in Teller County. This was probably a wagon road between these two locations used to ship goods to mining towns north and west of Cripple Creek. Palmer Lake was (is) located on the Denver Rio Grande Railway. Very fine. Est. $25-50

1522. El Paso. Pikes Peak Cottage City Corp. Incorporated in Colorado. First Mortgage Bond, unissued 1920,cert #162. No vignette. Orange border and underprint. 9 X 11. Printer - Goes. We could find no reference to this company among our resources. Very fine. Est. $15-30

1523. El Paso. Pikes Peak Cottage City Corp. Inc. in Colorado. Issued to Leila Webb Davidson for 75 shares, cert #187, in 1961. Signed by M. J. Dynstra Pres and H. Bates Sec. No vignette. Black print. We could find no reference to this company among our resources. Cancelled by hole punches of same. Stub glued to left edge. 6 X 7. Folds. Very fine. Est. $15-30
1524. El Paso. Real Estate First Mortgage Bond. Believe this is a bond for the City of Colorado Springs. Issued to Alvin A. McGouney for $1200 in 1892, cert #1. Vignette of rocks that look very similar to Garden of the Gods (a park within Colorado Springs). Cancelled by pen. Black border and print. 9 X 12. Slight wear to edges. Very fine. Est. $25-50

1525. El Paso. Retriever Gold Mines Co. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Mrs. L. H. Francis for 5000 shares, cert #1852, in 1907. Signed by F. H. Forester Vice-President and Wm M. Boyles Secretary. Vignette in upper left of spread-winged eagle atop dome. Black border gold seal and underprint. Uncancelled. 4 X 7. Printer - Goes/S. G. Adams Stationer St Louis. We could find no reference to this company among our resources. Folds. Very fine. Est. $25-50

1526. El Paso. Summit of Pike's Peak Via the Cog Road, c. 1895-1905. Red soft cover, 4 X 6, 12 photo reproductions of the passenger car and engine ascending to the summit of Pike's Peak. Published and photographs by J. G. Hiestand, Proprietor Iron Springs Pavilion of Manitou Springs, Colo. The 'cog' road was conceived by Maj. John Hulbert in 1889, and in 1890, the company was formed. The ride to the summit was completed by 1892. By 1916, the Manitou & Pike's Peak Railway carried 69,159 passengers to the summit of Pike's Peak and had actually paid a 10% dividend to its shareholders. (Stone, vol. 1, p.377). Slight discoloration to front cover at upper right. Very fine. Est. $25-75

1527. El Paso. W. B. Thompson Dev. Corp. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Amy Eliza Veatch or E. L. Veatch for 100 shares, cert #89, in 1927. Datelined Colorado Springs. Signed by W. B. Thompson as President and K. L. Pickard as Secretary. Vignette of robed woman holding a wreath flanked by a cityscape to right and an array of teepees to left. Uncancelled. 9 X 12. Printer - Out West Prtg & Staty Colorado Springs. Slight wear at edges of folds. Very fine. Est. $25-50

1528. El Paso. Colorado Springs. Antlers Hotel Co. Registered First Mortgage Forty Year 5% Income Bond, issued to George H. Krause for $1000, cert #764, in 1943. Signed by secretary P.R. Finch. Black border and print on white paper. Cancelled by hole punches of same. 16 x 9. Folds. We could find no reference to this company among our resources. Very fine. Est. $25-50

1529. El Paso. Colorado Springs. Beaverdale Placer MC. Incorporated in Colorado. Unissued, 189x, cert #79. Datelined Colorado Springs. Fancy masthead. Black border with orange safety print. 8 x 10. Stub attached at left. No information was found. There is no Beaverdale place name in Colorado. Very fine. Est. $25-75

1530. El Paso. Colorado Springs. Bonnie Lou GMC. Organized in Colorado in 1929. Issued to R. J. Gwillim for 500 shares, cert #66, in 1931. Datelined Colorado Springs. Signed by president H. Frost and secretary C. E. Yaes. Black print. Uncancelled. 8 x 10. Printer - Goes. The company is listed as dead in Mines Handbook (1946). No other information was found within our library. Possibly Cripple Creek. Very fine. Est. $25-50

1531. El Paso. Colorado Springs. Broadmore / Hotel // GF / 5¢ / IM. B, rd, t/t, 21 mm. Center hole as made. Unc. Built by Spencer Penrose. Est. $25-50.

1532. El Paso. Colorado Springs. Brookside Water Co. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Wm. Thompson for 1 share, cert #93, in 1927. Datelined Colorado Springs. Signed by president J. H. Bruening and secretary J. H. Stubble. Small vignette of Colorado State Seal. Black border and print on pink paper. Cancelled by rubber stamp of same. 4 x 7. Printer - S. N. Francis, Colorado Springs. No information was found within our library. The certificate is printed as the Brookside Water and Investment Company, but "and Investment" has been neatly lined out with red ink. Foxing at right corner. Fine. Est. $25-50

1533. El Paso. Colorado Springs. City of Colorado Springs License, 1908. Business license for the Western Automobile Co lasting for one year. Black border and print with red seal. 6 X 7. Extremely fine. Est. $25-50
1534. El Paso. Colorado Springs. City of Colorado Springs License. Issued to James F. Burns, 1911. This may be an early car registration. See biography of Burns. Very fine. Est. $25-75

1535. El Paso. Colorado Springs. Colorado College Land Co. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to E. P. Tenney for 30 shares, cert #29, in 1882. Signed by E. P Tenney president and James B. Severy secretary. Vignette of university style building. Red border and underprint. Uncancelled. 7 X 7. Edward Payson Tenney was an enthusiastic clergyman who believed in the foundation of education. He was especially outspoken on frontier educational institutions. He served 8 years as president of the Colorado College at Colorado Springs. He secured funding and saved the institution later aiding in establishing colleges at Santa Fe and Salt Lake City. More detailed history included with certificate. Very fine. Est. $150-300

1536. El Paso. Colorado Springs. Colorado Heat & Fuel Saving Co. Incorporated in Colorado 1893. Issued to W. B. Boardman trustee for 45 shares, cert #54, in 1895. Signed by W. B. Boardman president and F. E. Vausmusen secretary. Vignette of miners working underground. Gold border and seal. Datelined Colorado Springs, Colorado. Uncancelled. 8 X 11. No information found within our library concerning this company. Very fine. Est. $50-150

1537. El Paso. Colorado Springs. Colorado Lottery Sales License. Issued to the Rustic Hills Hardware Co, Colorado Springs, cert #076024, in 1993. Green border, blue print. 3 X 6. Extremely fine. Est. $10-20

1538. El Paso. Colorado Springs. Colorado Springs. Lot of 57 various receipts from A.E. Carlton, circa 1912. This collection of receipts maps the purchases of Carlton throughout the year. It seemed that he frequented The El Paso Club for golf, dining, and cigars. Receipts from other businesses, such as Robert Rhea, Dr. Tires and Vulcanizing, Burgess Grocer, Strang Garages are in this lot. With nine pieces from Elite Laundry, this lot gives an intimate view into Carlton's life, with many of the receipts bearing Carlton's signature. All are very fine. 3 x 4.5" to 11 x 9.5". Est. $25-50.

1539. El Paso. Colorado Springs. Collection of four different Colorado Springs souvenir spoons. Two spoons engraved in bowl with "Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs" and a picture of the hotel. The Antlers Hotel spoons both have handles with mining scenes (different on each spoon) engraved on them. One has "Colorado Springs" engraved in bowl, and the handle has a horse-pulled wagon. Maker: Frankie Schoon. The fourth has an unengraved bowl. The handle is engraved with "Colorado Springs", "Antlers Hotel" and a picture of the hotel at the top of the handle. Approx. 5 1/2" long each. Est. $125 - 225.

1540. El Paso. Colorado Springs. Colorado Springs Check Collection. Lot of 10 pcs. Exchange NB, Colorado Springs, 1937; Bruin Inn, Colorado Springs, 1914; Empire Water & Power Co, Colorado Springs, 1919; First NB, Colorado Springs, 1897; Colorado Investment & Realty Co, Colorado Springs, unused; Delos Powell, Colorado Springs, 1901, 2 cent revenue stamp; Chas P. Bennett, Colorado Springs, unused; County of El Paso, Colorado Springs, unused; Peoples Bank of Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, 1899, two cent revenue stamp; People's Bank, Colorado Springs, 1877, two cent revenue stamp. VF. Est. $50-150

1541. El Paso. Colorado Springs. Colorado Springs Coliseum Assoc. Inc. in CO, 1894. Issued to A. B. Taylor for 10 shares, cert #16, in 1894. Signed by Buena president and R. B. Taylor secretary. Vignette of spread winged eagle clutching globe. Black border with gilt seal and gold background. Uncancelled. 8 X 11. Folds. Very fine. Est. $50-150

1542. El Paso. Colorado Springs. Colorado Springs and Florence Oil and Coal Co. Inc. in WY, 1901. Certificate # 168 issued to J. B. Cunningham for 1,000 shares in 1901. Datelined Colorado Springs. Signed by Pres J. W. Pring and Secretary E. V. Cumberford. Uncancelled. Vignette of robed woman wrapped in cloth with stars, holding wreath and shield. Black border with gold safety print and seal; seal has busy geometric pattern. 8 x 10. Printer not noted. Not listed in Polk (1927). Tears and checking at fold edges, 1/2" dia. brown stain top left corner. Est. $25-50
1543. El Paso. Colorado Springs. Dimmer Manuf Co. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to C. G. Lueker for 30 shares, cert #10, in 1924. Signed by C. G. Lueker president and James A. Merritt secretary. Vignette at upper left of spread winged eagle. Black border with gilt seal and brown underprint. Uncancelled. 8 X 11. Printer - Goes. Very fine. Est. $25-50

1544. El Paso. Colorado Springs. Elks Home 309 Token. ELKS HOME / (symbol) / 309 // AMUSEMENT / (symbol) / ONLY. Rd, 21mm. Est. $10-15

1545. El Paso. Colorado Springs. Flower Carnival 1897 Medal. COLORADO SPRINGS/ 1897/(PIC MULE AND Pike's Peak tram - The Old Way- The New Way)/ 5th ANNUAL/ FLOWER CARNIVAL// COLORADO/ (state seal) round, 1.5" diameter, gilt on brass, uncirculated. Holed at top for suspension from ribbon hanger. Rare. Est. $100-300.

1546. El Paso. Colorado Springs. Independent GM&MC. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to G. P. Robinson for 5000 shares, cert #133, in 1897. Datelined Colorado Springs. Signed by J. Woodworth President and M. S. Smith Secretary. Vignette of miners double jacking underground. Brown border and safety print. Uncancelled. 8 X 11. We could find no reference to this company among our resources. Folds. Very fine. Est. $50-150

1547. El Paso. Colorado Springs. Manitou Radio Mineral Springs Co. Incorporated in Colorado in 1914. Issued to W. J. Cook for 1 share, cert #1, in 1914. Signed by A. Jordan President and C. Barnard Secretary. Vignette of spread-winged eagle atop crag. Black border with green seal and safety print. Uncancelled. 8 X 11. Low numbered certificates for one share were commonly provided as honoraria to corporate officers or financiers who were instrumental in the launching of new companies. This is probably a bottling company or a health spa located near Colorado Springs. Very fine. Est. $50-100

1548. El Paso. Colorado Springs. Pecos Construction & Land Co. Incorporated in Colorado 1890. Issued to Thomas R. Rodman for 10 shares, cert #41, in 1890. Signed by Denny Buckwheat President and Henry C. Lawe Secretary. Vignette of steam train running on tracks. Black print on pink paper. Datelined Colorado Springs, Colorado. Uncancelled. 6 X 8. We could find no reference to this company among our resources. Slight tear within company stamp seal, otherwise extremely fine. Est. $50-150

1549. El Paso. Colorado Springs. Spencer Penrose / (pic Penrose) / 1918 // Broadmore / (pic Broadmore) / 1968. Bronze, 50 mm, rd, l/l. Please see Cripple Creek section for biography of Penrose. Est. $25-50.

1550. El Paso. Colorado Springs. Potomac Live Stock Co. Incorporated in Colorado(?). Issued to A. C. Van Cott for 3 shares, cert #28, in 1899. Datelined Colorado Springs. No signatures. Vignette of Colorado State Seal. Black print. Cancelled by red pen on front of certificate. 5 X 7. We cold find no reference to this company among our resources. Stub glued at left edge. Water damage and staining along top edge. Very fine. Est. $50-125

1551. El Paso. Colorado Springs. Standard Milling & Smelting Co. Incorporated in Colorado, 1900. Issued to Lizzie N. M. Bowman for 700 shares, cert #24, in 1900. Signed by Chas. Glint President and Spencer Penrose Secretary. Vignette of Colorado State Seal. Brown print and gilt seal. Datelined Colorado Springs. Colo. Uncancelled. 6 X 8. Printer - Gowdy-Simmons Co, Colo Springs, Colo. The company's main office was in Colorado Springs and it works were at Colorado City (Vigouroux, p. 187) located on the Colorado Midland and the Denver and Rio Grande railroads (Gannett, p. 46). Folds. Very fine. Please see lengthy bio of Penrose in Cripple Creek section. Est. $200-400

1552. El Paso. Colorado Springs. Colorado Springs Stock Chart, compiled by El Paso Blue Print, 1898. 40 x 72". Shows companies on the bottom at left, and amounts of shares sold each day and month, with plotted data in graph form. "Total Sales 21 Stocks About 25.49 Million Shares. Reverse blue print copy, 2 sheets. Est. $100-200.

1553. El Paso. Colorado Springs. Thornton-Sparey Co. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to E. H. Thornton for 54 shares, cert #3, in 1928. Signed by E. H. Thornton President and Howard I. Sparey Secretary. No vignette, masthead of company name. Black print no border. Datelined Colorado Springs, Colo. One 10 cent and one 50 cent revenue stamp affixed on reverse. Cancelled by black pen. 7 X 10. Printer - Out West. Folds. We could find no reference to this company among our resources. Extremely fine. Est. $25-50

1554. El Paso. Manitou Springs. Bank of Manitou. Lot of 3. Incorporated in Colorado in 1907. Issued to C.H. Austin for 4 shares in 1914, cert #9, issued to H. M. Ogilbee for 10 shares in 1934, cert #4 and issued to Reconstruction Finance Corp. for 10 shares in 1934, cert #21. All signed. One has orange border, second has brown border and third has green border with vignette at upper left of antlered elk. All cancelled. 8 x 11. Printer - Goes. Stubs attached at left. Very fine. Est. $75-150

1555. El Paso. Manitou. Bank of Manitou stock certificate book with one cancelled stock remaining and eleven stubs from the issued certificates showing to whom and date issued. 1934. Orange border. No vignette. Est. $75-150

1556. El Paso. Manitou. Bank of Manitou stock certificate book with one cancelled stock remaining and about ten stubs from the issued certificates showing to whom and date issued. 1934. Brown border. No vignette. On the fly leaf of the book are attached 3-$5, 13-$1, 7-50 cent, and 1-4 cent adhesive red revenue stamps with overprint "series 1941" in black. Est. $75-150

1557. El Paso. Manitou. J. J. Conway $5 Gold Restrike. Pikes Peak / 5 / from orig. obv. Die // J.J. Conway / & Co (stars) / Bankers. B, rd,t/t, 21mm, unc. Second coin in "goldine", also unc. Both in original Conway restrike Lucite holder. Est. $200-300.

1558. El Paso. Manitou. Two Zebulon Pike Medals. Zebulon Montgomery Pike 1779-1813 / (pic Pike) // Southwest Expedition Commemorative Medal / (pic Pike's Peak) / Colorado 1806-1906. B, rd, ld/sd, 34mm, au. Second medal is gray oxidized silver, vf-xf, identical to first. Made for the 1906 celebration of Sept, 23-29. Medal designed by C.E. Barber, made at the Philadelphia Mint. 4200 of the silver were made and 6250 of the bronze. The bronze sold for 50¢. The silver for $1. 65% of the silver were holed for suspension from ribbon. There is no plug visible on this coin. (HK - 336, 338) The silver without plug is noted as "very rare" by Hibler-Kappan. Est. $100-200.

1559. El Paso. Manitou Springs. Collection of Six Different Manitou Springs spoons. Four of the six are smaller sized at about 4", the other two are about 5 1/2". The four smaller spoons have different pictures of the Garden of the Gods engraved in the bowl, one of which does not actually have the words "Garden of the Gods" engraved along with it. All four have mining themed handles, one of which has an artificial gold nugget in a gold pan at the top (this spoon has a shovel shaped bowl). The two larger spoons have "Manitou" engraved in the bowl, one with a mining themed handle, the other with a local interest handle. Est. $150-250.

1560. El Paso. Manitou Springs. Manitou Springs Bottle Water Labels and Billhead. Lot of 3 pcs. Label of Pikes Peak Mineral Water Co with Manitou Colorado Natural Table Water, Each Cork branded Hiawatha, Bottle at the Base of Pikes Peak, Manitou, Colorado. Label of Manitou Springs Bottling Co, Manitou Springs, Colo., with a male Indian bent next to stream with headdress. Billhead of Ute Chief Mineral Water Co with vignette of an Indian standing next to stream. Nearly identical to the label vignette of Pikes Peak Mineral Water Co. Fine to very fine. Est. $25-50

1561. El Paso. Map of Colorado Springs, Colorado City, and Vicinity, by W.H, Craigue, 1898. 60" x 68" map with blue line on reverse on cloth backing. Single roll roller with hanging bar attached at the bottom. Shows town lots, street layouts, with subdivisions along the edges, such as Austin Bluffs, Grand View, Broadmoor, Ivywild, Knob Hill, Loraine, East End, Dixon Park Place, and walnut Hill. Very fine. Est. $500-1000.

1562. El Paso. Monument. Monument Post Office Letterhead. Letter written by postmaster Henry Limbach, 1889 at Monument, El Paso County. Monument was a post town on the Denver and Rio Grande and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railways. Population in 1900 was 156. Extremely fine. Est. $25-50

1563. El Paso. Pike's Peak. Two Pike's Peak spoons. Both spoons are similar with "US Signal Station, Altitude 14147 ft." engraved in bowl along with a picture of the station. One spoon is 4 1/2", the other is 5 1/2". "Pike's Peak…" and railway scene engraved on front of handle. "Manitou, Colorado" engraved on back of handle. Est. $100-200.

1564. El Paso. Pike's Peak. Collection of ten, antique Pike's Peak spoon and two modern spoons, a magnetic medallion and a key chain. Six of the spoons show views of the Pikes Peak Signal Station in their bowls. All of these six have mining themes engraved in the handles, except for one. One of these six spoons also has a twisted silver wire handle which bows into a medallic piece in the middle with an engraving of the Garden of the Gods. The smallest spoon in the group shows the summit of Pikes Peak in its bowl - this spoon measures about 3 1/2 inches. One spoon is engraved with a loaded burro and the words "I helped to build Pikes Peak Cog Road." One modern pewter spoon shows the Cog Wheel Route with railway cars at top and "road" traveling down handle. One modern and one antique spoon have no engravings in bowl, although both have engraved handles. Mostly 5 1/2". Est. $300-500.

1565. El Paso. Pike's Peak. Horace Greeley's trip to Colorado and California by stage coach, 1859, as it appeared in the New York Tribune. This is part of the series of articles that Greeley wrote that made him famous as a journalist. Greeley took off from New York in May of 1859, en route to California gold fields. Along the way, he had planned to go through the newly discovered gold fields of Colorado, known as Pike's Peak. Greeley wrote a wonderful series of articles that introduced New Yorkers to the American West. No other single journalist had taken the time to go to California, risking life in travel across the plains, visiting the various western outposts such as Pike' Peak, Salt Lake City, Nevada just as the Comstock was being discovered, and finally the gold rush territory in California. His last leg of the journey, from Carson to Placerville, was made on a stage coach driven by notorious Hank Monk, who shouted to Greeley "Hold your hat, Horace, you'll be on time", as they raced down the west side of the Sierra Nevada in a terrifying ride that Greeley wrote about for years afterward. Most of the articles are dated about a month after he wrote them, and several were published out of order, perhaps at his suggestion. Each article is a mini-book, generally taking up an entire page in the Tribune, sans advertising. Most of his articles are signed "H. G."
The lengthy articles on Colorado show his fascination with the west. While in Colorado, he continually ran into friends he knew in New York. He was perplexed by the life styles and habits, but mostly by the lack of the physical presence of gold, unlike California, where gold dust was the trading medium. "Here those who staid through the autumn and winter busied themselves in putting up log cabins, and writing home to their friends in the States accounts of the richness of this region of gold - a metal of which, except in very minute quantities, they had seen but with the eye of faith. I doubt three thousand dollars worth of gold in every shape had been taken out by the five or six hundred seekers who had come to this region in hot pursuit of it…" "But will disemboweling these mountains in the quest of gold pay? A very pregnant question. I answer - it will pay some, it will fail to pay others." Greeley also had much discussion of Gregory's (Black Hawk). This series was later reprinted in book form.
This lot has eleven issues: June 1, 1859, no. 2, Kansas; June 2, no. 3, More on Kansas; June 11, no. 6, The Plains; July 9, no. 10, Goodbye to the Desert; July 21, no. 15, Western Characters, datelined Denver, June 21, 1859; July 26, no. 16, Denver to Laramie; July 30, no. 13, Denver; August 16, no. 19, Ft. Bridger to Salt Lake City; August 17, no. 20, Emigration; August 24, no. 22, Mormons and Mormonism; August 27, no 24, Army of Utah. A rare original archive of this original account of Colorado by one of America's great journalists. The California part of this archive is listed in the Sacramento section of the California listings in this sale. $500-1000

FREMONT COUNTY

1566. Fremont. Raynolds Cattle Co. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Mrs. Helen C. Clark for 10 shares, cert #586, in 1887. Signed by F. A. Ransom President and Dana Lawrence Secretary. Vignette of large cow. Black border. Datelined Canon City, Fremont Co, Colorado. Cancelled by red ink on certificate - ink is smudged. 8 X 11. Printer- John Morris Co, Chicago. We could find no reference to this company among our resources. Very fine. Est. $50-1500

1567. Fremont. Retail Liquor License City of Florence. Issued to the Oasis Café and Bar, cert #G241, 1965. Allows for the consumption of Malt, Vinous and Spirituous Liquors on said premises. Signed by Charles Cristelli Mayor. Vignette of spread winged eagle atop crag. Brown border. 10 x 12. Printer - C. F. Hoeckel, Denver. Extremely fine. Est. $10-25

1568. Fremont. Canon City. Colorado State Penitentiary Billhead, 1896, noting the purchase and expected payment from Portland GMC for 21,000 lbs of lime. Attached to Portland GMC billhead. Datelined Feb. 24, 1896. Very fine. Est. $10-20.

1569. Fremont. Canon City. Ophir Mine Letterhead. Datelined Canon City, Colorado, 1910. Letter to First National Bank of Cripple Creek regarding an account. Oval vignette of miners loading ore in bucket to lift to surface. Very fine. Est. $15-30

1570. Fremont. Dawson. Red Metals MC Document, 1914. Legal document for sale of property situated in the Dawson Mining District. Very fine. Est. $25-50.

1571. Fremont. Florence. James A. McCandless Investment Co. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Joan Elizabeth Sutton for 234 shares, cert #9, in 1923. Florence, Colo. in corporate seal. Signed by Victor McCandless President and A. J. Kirk Secretary. Photo-vignette of James McCandless. Black border, gold seal and safety print. Uncancelled. 8 X 11. Printer - Goes/W. H. Kistler. James A. McCandless was an early settler who laid out this town site in 1872 after the Denver and Rio Grande Railway established Labran, a few miles distant. McCandless named the town Florence after his daughter. The town eventually outgrew Labran and became an important oil refining and ore reduction center (Benson, p. 70) Very fine. Est. $25-50

1572. Fremont. Hillside. Rito Alta Copper Co. Incorporated in Colorado 1898. Issued to Milton Powers for 100 shares, cert #909, in 1907. Signed by President and Secretary. Vignette at top of the Great Seal of Colorado. Brown border and underprint with gilt seal. Uncancelled. 10 X 10. Printer - Boston Bank Note Co. The company claimed to have 300 acres with 3-1/2 miles of underground workings and to be building a 50 ton reduction plant. None of these claims could be verified nor considered credible (Copper Handbook, 1908, p. 1186) Minor staining to central left and at top middle edge with minor chip. Very fine. Est. $25-50

1573. Fremont. Penrose. Western Distilleries, Inc. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Thomas J. Downen for 500 shares, cert #0040, in 1934. Datelined Penrose, Colorado. Signed by A. W. Payne as President and Chas. E. White as Secretary. Vignette of spread-winged eagle with stars and stripes shield. Black border and green underprint. Uncancelled. 8 X 11. Penrose, Colorado was established in 1908 by the Beaver Park Land & Water Co and was so named after Spencer Penrose who was the largest stockholder in that company. Note in red pencil at top of certificate reads: Dissolved Oct. 14, 1940. Printer - Goes. Very fine. Est. $25-75

1574. Fremont. Rockvale. Richardson / & / Camalio / Rockvale, Colo // GF / 5¢ / IT. Br, rd, l/t, 21 mm. Dug, appears to be pitted. Coal mining community. Rare. Est. $100-200.

1575. Fremont. Whitehorn. Whitehorn MC. Incorporated in New Mexico Territory. Issued to George B. Stineman for 1000 shares, cert #66, in 1898. Datelined Whitehorn, Colo. Signed by H. E. Crylie as President and Charles M. Kittridge as Secretary. Vignette of several men working underground loading ore. Rust colored border, seal and underprint. Uncancelled. 8 X 11. Printer - W.H. Kistler Co. The company owned two claims covering about 30 acres near this town. Had steam hoist and the most extensive buildings of any property in the district. Had two veins, the Chet and Bruce under development (Bogy, p. 65). Ore was discovered here by a railroad worker cutting wood for railroad ties. News brought numerous treasure seekers and in 1897 a camp was laid out and named for Arthur Whitehorn, an engineer and assayer who grubstaked many of the early prospectors. By 1900 Whitehorn was a city that boasted a schoolhouse, mill, several saloons a newspaper, two brothels and other businesses. The mines produced into the 20th century, but declined soon after. The post office was closed in 1918 and the property was sold in 1946 for back taxes. (Eberhart, p. 260) Very fine. Est. $50-150

GARFIELD COUNTY

1576. Garfield. Unknown. Glenwood Land Co. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Dr. A. H. Miller for 1 share, cert #141, in 1927. Signed by Harvey W. Wilson president and secretary. Vignette of spread winged eagle with capitol building in background. Orange border. Uncancelled. 8 X 11. Printer - Goes. Glenwood Springs is the county seat of Garfield County. Known as Glenwood train stop. Very fine. Est. $25-50

1577. Garfield. Glenwood Springs. "Hotel Colorado" / picture of hotel / "Glenwood Springs, Colo" in bowl. Small spoon: 4 1/2". Sterling. "MWB", personal initials engraved on back of handle. Est. $25-$50.

1578. Garfield. Glenwood Springs. Three different Glenwood Springs souvenir spoons. All three have "Glenwood Springs" engraved in bowl. One also has a strawberry engraved in bowl and a Navajo insignia at top. Another has a fancy scalloped shell bowl with a belt buckle at top. The third spoon has a generic bowl with a Colorado mining themed handle. 5 1/2" long each. Est. $125-175.

1579. Garfield. New Castle. New Castle Coal and Mineral Land Co. Incorporated in Colorado. Certificate # 139 issued to Elizabeth M. Conway for 192 shares in 1914. Datelined Cleveland, Ohio. Signed by President William A. Otis and Secretary O. Miller(?). Uncancelled. Vignette top center of spread-winged bald eagle clutching olive branch, arrows and shield. Black border on white paper with red underprint. 7 x 11. Printer not noted. The town of New Castle was first called Chapman and Grand Butte. Located on the Colorado River, it took the name from the noted English coal-mining community of Newcastle after coal was discovered in the area. The town's first Post Office operated under the name Chapman from 1884 to 1888 when it was changed to New Castle. (Benson, p. 154). Very fine. Est. $25-50

GILPIN COUNTY

Central City District
Central City was the site of the first lode gold discovery in Colorado, made by John H. Gregory in May of 1859. The town was named for its central location among the early mining camps, including Black Hawk, Mountain City and Nevadaville. In 1860, a stamp mill that had the name "Black Hawk" prominently painted on it was hauled into the Gregory diggings to process ore being mined there. The mill was made by the Black Hawk Co. in Illinois who had taken the name from the famous Sauk war chief. The name was soon applied to the new camp. Nevadaville was first named Nevada the a post office was established there in 1861. In 1869, the government changed the name to Bald Mountain, but local residents continued to use the old name Nevada, and commonly the two names would be combined -Nevada Bald Mountain - when referring to this area of the district.
Rollinsville was named after John Quincy Adams Rollins who arrived in the gold fields in 1860 from New Hampshire. He was a bold, pushy, organizing and civilizing frontiersman who soon amassed an empire of mining and farming property which became the nucleus of the town bearing his name.
The town of Russell and Russell Gulch were named for Georgia prospector William Green Russell who, with brothers J. Oliver and Levi, found gold on the South Platte River in 1858 and later that summer panned very small amounts of gold from Clear Creek and at Russell Gulch, on which Central City is now located. His discovery, although barely even modest, probably influenced Gregory's interest in the area. In 1863, Russell left Colorado in the fight for the Confederacy.
After Gregory's discovery, the ensuing rush attracted many notables to the district, including Horace Greeley, who came west to see many of the new mining districts for himself. Local miners salted a worthless claim with gold dust and had Greeley pan it himself. He was impressed and exclaimed he would spread the news around the world in his newspaper.
Among the famous people to visit Central City was Ulysses S. Grant, who visited twice. His first trip, when a general, was on a stage driven by "hot-rod" Billy Opdyke who knew the road like the back of his hand and drove it at breakneck speed; pushing, not only the physical limits of the stage coach and his team, but the fortitude of his passengers as well. He had already scared the wits out of the likes of Horace Greeley and Mark Twain, and Grant was no exception. He told Senator Teller he had better build a railroad into Central City to save wear and tear on the visitors. The railroad was finished when Grant made his next visit as President. For this momentous visit, the city fathers sent to Caribou for some silver bricks to line the entrance of the Teller House so Grant could walk on pure silver after alighting from the train. Henry Teller and Jerome Chaffee were two of Colorado's first senators. Both made their wealth in Central City and both had counties named for them.
Central City was primarily a gold district. Total gold production was about 4.5 million ounces, which amounted to about 85% of the $100 million total in metal values taken from the district through 1990. About 10% of the wealth produced was in silver and the remaining 5% comprised copper, lead, zinc and uranium.
Gold was produced from a number of sources, including pyritic gold veins and breccia pipes, polymetallic veins, gold-silver telluride veins and from placer deposits.
In the early days, rich surface diggings exploited oxidized, pyritic gold veins (gossons) outcropping in Gregory Gulch. Panning or sluicing surface gosson produced remarkable yields in the pioneering days of the district. (Benson; Eberhart; Davis & Streufert, others).

1580. Gilpin(?). Black Hawk Gold and Silver Mining, Milling and Developing Co. Incorporated in Iowa. Certificate # 167 issued to John Bauer for 100 shares in 1883. Datelined Ottumwa, Iowa. Signed by President E.G. Vorigz and Secretary Andy Slernch. Uncancelled. Vignette of Great Seal of Iowa. Black border on vanilla paper. 5 x 10. Printer- J. T. Bowles, Ottumwa, Iowa. Black Hawk is a common name for mines. During the 1880's mines by that name were located in Huerfano, Larimer, Ouray, Gunnison, Gilpin and Clear Creek Counties. We were unable to link this company to any specific location. Yellowing at edges, smudges, very fine. Probably Gilpin County. Est. $25-50

1581. Gilpin & San Juan. Unknown. Brooklyn Mining & Leasing Co. Incorporated in Colorado in 1905. Issued to S. H. Banner for 1000 shares, cert #17, in 1906. Signed by president W. B. Jenkins and secretary F. J. Webber. Vignette in underprint of Colorado State Seal. Black border and gilt seal. Uncancelled. 7 x 12. There are two possible locations for this company. One is within Gilpin County where the Brooklyn mine is located or within San Juan County where the Brooklyn MC had its operations until 1910. Very fine. Est. $25-50

1582. Gilpin. Economic Geology of Gilpin County and Adjacent Parts of Clear Creek & Boulder Counties, Colorado, by E.S. Bastin & J.M Hill, USGS PP 94, 1917. Softcover, 379 pp, 9 x 11 1/2, illustrated with maps, diagrams and photos. Includes 9 color maps in pocket at back of publication. Covers History of Mining; Genesis of the Primary Ores; Boulder County, Gilpin County, Clear Creek County and their mines and veins; and more! Very fine condition. Est. $75-150

1583. Gilpin(?). Fortunatus Mining and Milling Co. Incorporated in Colorado in 1891. Certificate # 758 issued to Frank S. Tisdale for 10 shares in 1893. Datelined Albany, NY. Signed by President C. E. Hawkins and Treasurer Thos. C. Murray. Uncancelled. Black border and underprint on pale blue paper with gold seal. 7 x 12. Printer - A. C. Goodwin Lith., Albany, NY. There are two Fortune Mines in Gilpin county. We suspect that one of these is related to this company. Very Fine. Est. $100-200

1584. Gilpin(?). Gilpin Hurricane GMC. Incorporated in Arizona. Issued to H. K. Giddings for 500 shares, cert #865, in 1910. Signed by J. E. La Shar president and M. Rawlings secretary. Vignette at upper left of miners underground. Gold border, seal and background design. Uncancelled. 8 X 11. Printer - Goes. Crease near right fold. No information found within our library concerning this company. Very fine. Est. $25-50

1585. Gilpin. The Gold Mining Investment Company, Russell Mining District, Gilpin County, Colorado. This is a wonderful four color piece (although not "full color"). Heavily illustrated with great photos of the mines, the towns, sluicing and hydraulic mining, among many other subjects. This is prospectus from the brokers to encourage investing in their properties. Some of the properties they represented were the Bob Tail Gregory, The Hidden Treasure, the Waurtoga, The Grinnell and others. Includes testimonials from happy customers. 11 x 8", 39 pp, softcover with gold embossed lettering on the front cover. Also, the State Seal of Colorado embossed on front cover. Cover tied with red, white and blue string. This is a fantastic piece! Very fine condition. Est. $150-300.
1586. Gilpin. Golden Treasure MC. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to N. R. Turtchell Trustee for 100 shares, cert #804, in 1895. Signed by Lawrence Wagner president and Louis Wagner secretary. Vignette of the Colorado State Seal. Black border and print. Location of Mines: Gilpin County, Colorado printed on certificate. Uncancelled. 8 X 11. Printer - Denver Litho Co. No information other than what is printed on certificate was found. Extremely fine. Est. $50-150

1587. Gilpin. Ledger Gold and Silver Mining Co. Incorporated in Colorado in 1881. Certificate number 40 issued to Dan'l S. Fuller for 2,000 shares in 1882. Datelined Philadelphia. Signed by President Wm Murphy and Secretary J. L. Frankes. Uncancelled. Vignette of two miners working underground. Location; Gilpin County Colorado printed below vignette. Black border on white paper. 7 x 10. We could find no reference to this company among our resources. Folds, chip in embossed corporate stamp. Est. $150-300

1588. Gilpin(?). Lincoln Boy Mining & Tunneling Co. Incorporated in Colorado 1893. Issued to F. P. Angell for 1000 shares, cert #214, in 1895. Signed by C. W. Walters President and Secretary. Bald eagle vignette at top. Brown border and underprint with black print. General office, Denver, Colo printed on certificate. Uncancelled. 8 X 11. We could find no reference to this company among our resources. Very fine. Est. $50-100

1589. Gilpin. Central City. Metal Sign (resembles a license plate). "Visit the Lost Gold Mine, Central City, Colorado" in black and orange litho. Litho of miner walking pack mule at left. c.1940. 4.25 x 9.75. Est. $25-50

1590. Gilpin & San Juan. Central City-Black Hawk and Silverton. Notaway G&C MC. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Joseph Hibbert for 500 shares, cert #603, in 1900. Signed by A. J. Vivian President and M. E. Buffington Secretary. Vignette of miners working underground. Brown border, seal and underprint. Datelined Denver, Colorado. Uncancelled. 8 X 11. The company had offices in Silverton, San Juan County and at Central City in Gilpin County. The Gilpin property had ores carrying gold, silver and copper and was outfitted with steam power. That at Silverton was developed by a 400 ft tunnel and was equipped with electric power. Reportedly idle in 1906. Apparently promoted mainly to sell stock. (Copper Handbook, 1906, p. 768) Extremely fine. Est. $25-75

1591. Gilpin. Black Hawk. Stereo card, "A Silver Mining Camp Nestled in the Mountains, Nevada" by the Keystone Co. This is the infamous "Nevada" card that no one was ever able to identify. Keystone probably had the photograph archived without identification, thus when published, was erroneously identified. Circa 1890. Est. $50-100.

1592. Gilpin. Central City. Central City Check Collection, 15 Different Checks. The fanciest of the group is a Rocky Mountain National Bank check, vignette at left of three men (blacksmith, sailor and farmer), in green underprint "Certificate of Deposit" and fancy lettering at top. This check is dated 1913. There is a second Rocky Mountain check that has a vignette at left of robed woman holding a ship, orange revenue, dated 1873. This check is stained with right edge missing. Eleven other Rocky Mountain checks, all different, but no vignette, more simple design, 1896 to 1906. Two different First National Bank checks, 1914 and 1918. Generally very fine. Est. $75-150.

1593. Gilpin. Central City. Central City Checks, 1866 and 1896. Lot of 3. One Rocky Mountain National Bank check for $50, 1866. One Warren Hussey & Co., Bankers check, 1869, with orange, Washington adhesive revenue stamp. One Kountze Brothers, Bankers check, dated 1866 with orange, Washington adhesive revenue stamp. Very fine. Est. $50-100

1594. Gilpin. Central City-Black Hawk. Bald Mountain Nevada MC. Incorporated in Colorado 1897. Issued to John P. Gillis for 500 shares, cert #77, in 1897. Datelined Denver. Signed by E. P. Ferguson president and W. O. Wertruber secretary. Vignette at top center of miners working underground. Ornate black border with gilt seal. Uncancelled. 8 X 11. Company listed in Dunbar as being incorporated in Colorado. We could find no other specific reference to this company, but Nevada Hill, Bald Mountain and the Nevadaville Bald Mountain PO are shown on the topographic maps of the Central City Quadrangle and the Central City
Mining District (Plates II and IV, respectively) in Bastin and Hill's 1917, USGS Professional Paper 94; Economic Geology of Gilpin County and Adjacent parts of Clear Creek and boulder Counties, Colorado. Located a couple miles west of Central City, Nevadaville was initially called Nevada when a Post Office was established there in 1861. In 1869, the government changed the name to Bald Mountain for this nearby geographic feature. Residents continued to use the name Nevada, which may have led to the use of both names together as on this certificate (Benson, p. 153-154). Many companies that operated in these three counties had offices in Denver, as does this one. We also pursued a search in Nevada, particularly references to Bald Mountain in White Pine County and the Nevada mine there, but any connection seemed even more remote than the one to the Central City District. Very fine. Est. $50-150

1595. Gilpin. Central City-Black Hawk. Banker Mining & Milling Co. Incorporated in Colorado 1897. Issued to Marshall Hayden for 100 shares, cert #507, in 1904. Signed by Peter Scherren president and William E. Garth secretary. Vignette at bottom center of three miners working at face underground. Orange border and underprint. Uncancelled. 8 X 14. Printer - ABN. Within 3 miles of Central City is the Banker Lode which falls within the Russell Gulch. This may be the same name as the company. (Hollister, p. 212) Very fine. Est. $25-50

1596. Gilpin. Central City-Black Hawk. Banker Mining & Tunnel Co. Incorporated in Colorado in 1902. Issued to Elam L. Burkhart for 100 shares, cert #441, in 1904. Signed by president D. W. Hanner and secretary Jno. A. Thompson. Vignette at upper left of miners underground with smaller vignettes at each corner of miners. Black border with green seal and background design. Uncancelled. 8 x 10. Printer - Goes. See above lot. Very fine. Est. $25-50

1597. Gilpin. Central City-Black Hawk. Banta-Hill Consolidated MC. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to William Curtiss for 2000 shares, cert #1410, in 1900. Signed by president Henry Smashen (?). Vignette of several miners working underground loading ore cars. Red border, seal and underprint. Uncancelled. 8 x 10. Printer - Goes. Most likely a consolidation effort of the local mines located on Banta Hill, which is near Central City in Gilpin County. In 1900, assayed at 0.2 oz gold, 20 oz silver, 24% lead and 4% zinc. (Bastin & Hill, p. 280) Very fine. Est. $25-75

1598. Gilpin. Central City-Black Hawk. Bates-Hunter MC. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Albion Little for 100 shares, cert #2215, in 1891. Signed by president C.E. Taylor and Geo. H. John. Black border and print on pink paper. Location of mines Central City, Colorado printed on certificate. Uncancelled. 4 x 10. Printer - Denver Lith. Co, Denver. There is a Bates mine and a Bates Hill located within Gilpin County near Central City. There is a Bates-Hunter mine describe in 1879. Located on Gregory Hill, Gregory Mining District within the limits of Central City. The ore is composed of iron and copper with gold. At that time there were two shafts and over 700' of workings yielding $200,000. (Bastin & Hill, p. 119, 224; Corbett, p. 196) Very fine. Est. $50-150

1599. Gilpin. Central City-Black Hawk. Brooklyn MC. Incorporated in Kentucky. Issued to M.L. Hightman for 100 shares, cert #1312, in 1910. Signed by president R. H. Ranky and secretary H. G. Romsini. Vignette at upper right of several miners loading ore into bucket. Green border and background. Uncancelled. 7 x 10. Printer - Dennison & Brown, Lith, NY. The Brooklyn mine is located between Mammoth and Bobtail Hills. No production numbers known. (Bastin & Hill, p.223-24) Very fine. Est. $150-300

1600. Gilpin. Central City-Black Hawk. Bruce Consolidated MC. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to William Donaldson for 100 shares, cert #1838, in 1935. Signed by president William A. Lamb and Geo. Randall secretary. Vignette of mining camp. Green border and background. Uncancelled. 8 X 11. There is a Bruce Lode located on the east side of the North Fork of Clear Creak near Black Hawk. In 1867, John P. Bruce (probably namesake) was working the Bruce Lode which had a 50' shaft and was "getting good-looking stuff". There was also a 12 mill stamp. (Hollister, 1868, p.206). Very fine. Est. $25-50

1601. Gilpin. Central City-Black Hawk. Cape Cod M&Red Co. Incorporated in Colorado. Unissued, 188x. Vignette of factory at upper left, vignette of chateau at upper right and vignette of cross sectional view of shaft with miners above and below ground. Black border. Datelined Golden, Colorado. 7 X 9. Printer - Collier & Cleaveland Lith, Denver. Attractive. Very fine. Est. $20-30

1602. Gilpin. Central City-Black Hawk. Central City Check Collection. Lot of 9 pcs. Water Rent receipt, Central City, 1909; Colorado Trading & Investment Co, Central City, 1903; Dr. C. M. Froid, Black Hawk, 1909; First NB, Central City, 1910; Rocky Mountain NB, Central City, 1910; First NB, Central City, 1900; Rocky Mountain NB, Central City, 1906; Rocky Mountain NB, Central City, 1899, 2 cent revenue stamp; Rocky Mountain NB, Central City, 1913; Rocky Mountain NB, Central City, 1889. All extremely fine. Est. $25-50

1603. Gilpin. Central City-Black Hawk. Central City Imprinted Revenue RN Checks. Lot of 4 pcs. Rocky Mountain NB, Central City, 1869, vignette of elk; Rocky Mountain NB, Central City, 1873, vignette of Indian fighting bear; Rocky Mountain NB, Central City, 1883; Harrington & Mellor, Bankers, Central City, 1881. Very fine. Est. $50-75.

1604. Gilpin. Central City-Black Hawk. Chaffee Mining & Sm Co. Incorporated in Colorado 1902. Issued to C. W. Schmidt for 1000 shares, cert #78, in 1902. Signed by Walter S. Wright president and Chas. Fox treasurer. Vignette of spread winged bald eagle with stars and stripes shield. Red border. Uncancelled. 9 X 12. Printer - Wm. F. Murphy's Sons. Philadelphia. The Chaffee mine is located near the Black Hawk district, Gilpin County. (Bastin & Hill, 1917) Very fine. Est. $25-75

1605. Gilpin. Central City-Black Hawk. Chain O'Mines Co. Incorporated in Nevada 1927. Issued to Stroehle Machinery Co, cert #4, 1935. No amount is written on certificate. Signed by Hart secretary. Photo-vignette of mill on hillside. Orange border. All ten original coupons attached. 8 X 14. The company controlled over 1000 claims covering 6000 acres in both Gilpin and Clear Creek Counties. The San Juan group, also known as the Patch, was the primary ore source. Workings included several tunnels (La Crosse, 1500' long; Quartz Hill tunnel, 3500' long; Argo tunnel, 1600' deep), drifts and shafts totaling over 30,000'. Estimated reserves in 1931 were 30 million tons. Production costs were only 50 cents/ton with assay of $4-5/ton. A nice little profit potential. The company was still active in 1946. (Mines Handbook, 1931,46, p.723) Very fine. Est. $25-75

1606. Gilpin. Central City-Black Hawk. Empress MC. Incorporated in New York 1879. Issued to Thomas Mackenzie for 100 shares, cert #70, in 1879. Signed by James Howell president and secretary. Vignette of miners working above ground. Green border and background. Uncancelled. 7 X 11. Printer - Snyder & Black, NY. Owns the Empress lode on Mammoth Mountain in Lake Gulch less than 1 mile from Central City. The ore contains gold-bearing quartz with iron and copper pyrites (chalcopyrite etc) with ore sent to the smelter worth $50-100/ton. There is a 400' deep shaft with over 500' of drifts. Just prior to 1883, they bought a 50 horse-power engine (must have been making money). (Corregan & Lingane, p.275-76) Very fine. Est. $150-300

1607. Gilpin. Central City-Black Hawk. Fermented Malt Beverage License. Issued to Mary Parteli dba Gold Coin Bar at Central City allowing for the sale of not more than 3.2% alcohol drinks, cert #1610, 1940. Black border with safety print. 9 X 12. Printer - Bradford-Robinson, Denver. Extremely fine. Est. $10-25

1608. Gilpin. Central City-Black Hawk. German MC. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Ph. Keller for 10 shares, cert #40, in 1896. Signed by John Schmidt president and Adolf Richter secretary. Red border with gilt seal. Uncancelled. 4 X 7. No direct evidence was found regarding this company. There is a German Mine located on the summit of Quartz Hill 1 mile from Central City, Gilpin County. The workings of this mine are connected with the Belcher Mine. If this was the mine it was most likely only a minor producer of gold, silver or copper. In 1917 (Bastin & Hill, p.242-43), production was of uraninite (uranium ore). Another possibility is that the company was named German after the heritage of the president and secretary (Adolph Richter and John Schmidt) Very fine. Est. $50-150

1609. Gilpin. Central City-Black Hawk. Gilpin County Mining Claims, by Walter A. (last name was printed on missing piece), c.1905. Scale 1"=300'. 68" x 80". Blue line on linen. Underground workings associated with the Argo Tunnel are shown in red. This map is important, as it shows all surveyed claims in the area of Central City. Major fold in the center, with associated cracks and small missing pieces. Significant wear along the bottom edge where map is attached to bottom roller. The top is attached to a single roll roller. Est. $500-1500.
1610. Gilpin. Central City-Black Hawk. Gregory Leasing Co. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to D. J. Fraser for 2500 shares, cert #72, in 1896. Signed by Ramsey Bogy president and L. W. Bogy secretary. Vignette of spread winged eagle clutching stars and stripes shield. Green border and background design. Uncancelled. 8 X 11. Printer - Reed Pub Co, Pioneer Bldg. Light staining at left third. Folds. Leased the Carbonate, Silver Cloud and Van Winkle claims from Gregory Gold MC. (Cripple Creek Handbook of Mines and Mining Co, 1899, p.34) Fine. Est. $50-150

1611. Gilpin. Central City-Black Hawk. Gregory-Bates MC. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to John. J. Newcomb & Co, Detroit, Michigan for 30 shares, cert #1974, in 1937. Signed by Douglas M. Todd president and J. Milton McKee secretary. Vignette of spread winged eagle clutching stars and stripes shield. Orange border and background. Uncancelled. 8 X 11. Printer - Bradford-Robinson Ptg, Denver. Listed as dead by 1946. (Mines Handbook, 1946) Bates Hill is on the northeast side of the Gregory Lode. The Gregory Lode was the first gold discovery in Colorado, 1859. (Bastin & Hill, 1917, p. 225-227) This and the next lot are issued to the same person and signed by the same president. Very fine. Est. $25-50

1612. Gilpin. Central City-Black Hawk. Gregory-Bobtail MC. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to John J. Newcomb for 1340 shares, cert #680, in 1938. Signed by Douglas M. Todd president and secretary. Vignette of spread winged eagle clutching stars and stripes shield. Brown border and background. Uncancelled. 8 X 11. Printer - Bradford-Robinson Ptg, Denver. The Bobtail mine and tunnel is located in the Gregory district. In 1883, the Consolidated Bobtail Co employed over 100 men and transported 125 tons a day to the mill. Gregory-Bobtail MC is listed as dead by 1946 (Corregane & Lingane, 1883, p.271; Mines Handbook, 1946) This and the lot above are issued to the same person and signed by the same president. Very fine. Est. $25-50

1613. Gilpin. Central City-Black Hawk. Jennie-Blanche GM&MC. Incorporated in Colorado 1897. Issued to H. L. Prentice for 500 shares, cert #142, in 1898. Signed by R. S. Roy President and H. L. Prentice Secretary. Vignette of cabin and covered wagon set in woods with snow capped mountains in background; small vignettes at each corner of miners working underground. Gold border, seal and safety print. Uncancelled. 8 X 11. Printer - Press of Reed Pub, Denver. Black Hawk was founded in the early 1860's and was located on North Clear Creek and two tributaries, Chase and Gregory Gulches. It was adjacent to Central City and was the terminus of the Colorado Central Railroad. It had several mills, concentration works and smelters (Osterberg, pp. 7-8) Tears along folds. Bottom edge slightly worn. Black Hawk, Gilpin County printed on certificate. Est. $50-150

1614. Gilpin. Central City-Black Hawk. Kansas Burroughs Cons MC. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to C. W. Franklin for 101,500 shares, cert #23, in 1898. Signed by Richard Sykes President and Granville Moore Secretary. Vignette of cabin with covered wagon and horse set in woods with snow capped mountains in background. Gold border, seal and safety print. Cancelled by red pen across certificate. 8 X 11. Printer - W. H. Kistler, Denver The mines carried gold, silver and copper ore. Developed by steam power (Copper Handbook, 1905, p. 493) Extremely fine. Est. $50-150

1615. Gilpin. Central City-Black Hawk. La Crosse GMC. Incorporated in New York. Issued to Geo. C. Howe for 100 shares, cert #4865, in 1897. Signed by Henry Biddle President and Edward T. Washell Secretary. Vignette of New York State Seal. Pink border, print and vignette. Uncancelled. 7 X 9. Printer - W. E. Badeau, NY. The La Crosse tunnel provided access to the San Juan mine. This mine produced gold and silver, averaging 2 oz and 6 oz per ton respectively. The San Juan was located about a mile southwest of Central City on the crest of Quartz Hill (Bastin and Hill, p. 234-235) Very fine. Est. $50-150

1616. Gilpin. Central City-Black Hawk. Paola Mining & Milling Co. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to J. A. Lind for 500 shares, cert #188, in 1910. Signed by W. S. Wood President and J. R. Dawson Secretary. Vignette of mining camp on treeless hillside with two small vignettes at each side of miners working underground. Gold border with gold seal and underprint. Uncancelled. 8 X 11. Printer- W. H. Kistler staty. Denver. Their mine was developed by shaft on auriferous copper ore. Powered by steam. We can only assume there was no stigma associated with this name as was to come half a century later with the "payola" scandals in the record industry of the 1950's. Mining had enough of a reputation as a risky investment that it would be suicidal to include the suggestion of unethical activity in the company name. Reported idle by Stevens in 1910-1911 (p. 1381) Folds. Very fine. Est. $25-50
1617. Gilpin. Central City-Black Hawk. Pittsburg Cons Mining, Milling, & Tunnel Co. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to F. W. Gravely for 80 shares, Cert #1448, in 1903. Signed by W. M. Laird Vice-President and Chas. H. Lloyd Secretary. Rare vignette at upper left of miners working underground. Red-brown border. Uncancelled. 9 X 12. This mine is on the north side of Russell Gulch. Not to be confused with the old Pittsburg mine in the upper Union district near Georgetown. It had a 1000' shaft and produced ores that ran about .5 oz/ton gold. Its primary period of activity was from 1894-1910 when it was about the fourth most productive mine in the district. (Bastin & Hill, 1917; Corregan & Lingane, 1883) Minor wear along folds. Very fine. Est. $50-75

1618. Gilpin. Central City-Black Hawk. Pittsburg Consol. GMC. Incorporated in Colorado 1923. Issued to Mrs. Ed Williamson for 10 shares, cert #1289, in 1925. Signed by H. J. Peacey Secretary and James Macey President. Vignette of miners working underground loading ore cars. Gold border, seal and underprint. Uncancelled. 8 X 11. Printer - Goes. This company succeeded the Pittsburg Calumet Mines Co. They owned the Pittsburg, East Notaway, West Notaway and Calumet & Hecla mines plus 20 other claims all located 1 mile from Black Hawk. Ore values from the mill ran about $20/ton with gold as the major ore mineral. (Mines Handbook, 1925, p.772) Small tape repairs at each fold edge resulting in small stains. Minor crease at bottom right, small tear at bottom left. Fine to very fine. Est. $25-50

1619. Gilpin. Central City-Black Hawk. Pittsburg Metals Mining & Milling Co. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Wm B. Neal for 100 shares, cert #C17, in 1907. Signed by D. C. Weir President and W. G. Pitts Secretary. Vignette of mill with stream train in background next to stream within valley with miner walking down road in foreground. Brown border and underprint. Uncancelled. 8 X 12. Printer - Republic Bank Note Co, Pittsburgh. Datelined Pittsburg, PA. This company was probably operating in same area as the Pittsburg Cons GMC (see lot above). Folds. Small stain at center right. Very fine. Est. $25-50

1620. Gilpin. Central City-Black Hawk. Pittsburg Mining & Milling Co. Incorporated in Colorado in 1902. Issued to J. J. Burns for 2000 shares, cert #6, in 1903. Signed by Lester Cohen President and Geo. W. Hoagland treasurer. Vignette at upper left of miners underground; smaller vignettes at each corner of miners. Black border with gold seal and underprint. Uncancelled. 8 X 11. Printer - Goes. Folds. We cold find no reference to this company among our resources. Includes note to Burns on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Co. letterhead containing important information about mine activities. The letter lists the Pittsburg group which is the same area as the above two lots had their operations. Very fine. Est. $25-50

1621. Gilpin. Central City-Black Hawk. Rockdale GMC. Incorporated in New York. Unissued, 186x, no cert #. Vignette at top center of three miners working placer and dredge operation in a stream. Vignette at left edge of cross sectional view mine shaft with underground and above ground miners. Small vignette of hound dog at bottom. 4 X 8. Printer - B. F. Corlies & Macy, NY. Large stain at right middle lower edge. Located near Central City. John Gregory discovered gold in 1859 in Gregory Gulch, later to be known as Central City. (Corbett, 1879). Fine to very fine. Est. $25-75

1622. Gilpin. Central City-Black Hawk. Rocky Mountain GMC of CO. Incorporated in New York in 1864. Mortgage Bond. Issued Jan 1, 1865, cert #34. Signed by H. Beach President and E. S. Bolles Secretary. Red border and print. Green seal. 11 X 14. The company had two claims on the Gregory Lode, opened by several shafts up to 200 ft deep and developing ore on veins 8 to 18 inches in width. They owned a 20 stamp mill at Blackhawk that had been closed since 1863. Nothing had been done on the mines since 1865, no agent having been in Colorado since that time until 1867. They also had property on the Bates lode in Gregory Gulch, opened by 3 shafts on 3 feet of ore. Equipment included a 40-hp engine for driving the mill, pumps and hoist. (Hollister, pp. 150 & 193) Folds. Extremely fine. Est. $300-500

1623. Gilpin. Black Hawk. Silver Mountain Mining Co. Incorporated in Colorado. Certificate # A1727 issued to R. Smith Gladding for 1,000 shares in 1921. Datelined Denver. Signed by President C. W. Sauers and Secretary D. C. Stratton. Uncancelled. Vignette top center of barren mountains with mill buildings, aerial tramway and RR tracks; flanking vignettes of miners working underground. Green border and seal. 9 x 12. Printer - Mysell - Rollins Co. Owned five and leased three claims on Silver Mountain. Exploited the Black Jack and Wheeler Tunnel veins up to 3ft wide that carried 0.3 oz. gold, 83 oz. silver and 12-1/2% lead. Development included a 260 ft shaft, crosscuts and considerable drifting. The mine was closed in 1923 as a result of expiration of the Pitman act. Yellowing at edges, minor tears at folds. Very fine. Est. $25-50
1624. Gilpin. Central City-Black Hawk. Swansea & Central City Wagon Road Co. Incorporated in Colorado. Unissued, 18xx, no cert #. Vignette of Colorado State Seal. Black print. 3 X 4. Printer - Miner Print. We could find no reference to this company among our resources. This certificate probably dates from the 1870's when wagon routes and roads were in the early stages of development. Extremely fine. Est. $25-50

1625. Gilpin. Central City-Blackhawk. U.S. Mining & Milling Co. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to D. M. Filson for 600 shares, cert #1323, in 1941. Signed by C. W. Savery President and Fay C. Hughes Secretary. No vignette. Blue border and underprint. 9 X 12. Printer - Goes. The Company was a consolidation of the holdings of Colorado Silver Mines Inc., and U.S. Molybdenum Corp and had an interest in the Great Western Gold & Silver Mines Corp. It owned a silver mine at Blackhawk, Colo. and a molybdenum property near Empire Colo.(Mines Register, 1946, p 285). Very fine. Est. $25-50

1626. Gilpin. Enterprise district. Little Kingdom Mining Co. Incorporated in Arizona. Certificate # 361 issued to James J. Rutherford for 520 shares in 1905. Datelined Denver. Signed by President. L. H. Flanders and Asst.-secretary R. F. Moore. Uncancelled. Vignette top center of man and woman with platform tent and covered wagon with log cabins and snow capped mountains in background; vignettes in each corner of mining scenes. Gold border, safety print and seal. 8 x 10. Printer not noted. Gilpin County was sometimes romantically referred to as the "Little Kingdom of Gilpin." (Kemp, p. 13; Eberhart, p. 19) Owned a number of patented claims in the Enterprise and Lake Gulch district, Gilpin County. The ore reportedly carried lead sulphide with varying amounts of silver. The company had not operated since 1915, but 3 claims were worked on lease in 1920. Company's flat rate taxes were reported in arrears in 1920 and it was dissolved shortly after, succeeded in 1922 by the Boston & Clear Creek Mining Co (Mines Handbook, 1920, p. 544; 1925, p. 742). Folds, very fine. Est. $50-100

1627. Gilpin. Gamble Gulch. Beacon M&MC. Incorporated in Colorado 1927. Promotional typed letter with envelope addressed to W. T. Sherman of Greeley, CO. The letter states the company's recent discovery at the Rex mine which adjoins the Beacon Mine, located in Gamble Gulch, near Rollinsville. The letter has an excerpt from the Denver Post, Aug. 24, 1928: "The Rex Development Company reports a phenomenal strike on its holdings near Rollinsville, ore saved from each day's shooting …gave 3.9 ounces of gold and 14.7 silver or $86.67 per ton…" The letter further states: "This strike by the Rex proves the Beacon will be a big wealth producer." The Rex Development Co is listed in the Mines Handbook (1931, p.847) as having continuous development 1925-28. The Beacon M&MC seems to making a leap of faith in their reliance on the strike at the Rex Mine. The company is listed as in operation with no information since 1928 (Mines Handbook, 1931). The letterhead has printed illustration of the mining district showing the Beacon Mine relative to other more famous (and wealthier) mines. Very attractive. Extremely fine. Est. $10-20

1628. Gilpin. Gilpin. Gold Mines Consolidated, Inc. Incorporated in Colorado. Certificate # 3361 issued to Quin Parker for 1238 shares in 1938. Signed by President K. Mohlder and Secretary John Ilgaudas. Uncancelled. Vignette top center of 3 miners underground with pneumatic jackleg, numerous drill steel, electric wiring and light bulb illumination. Black border on white paper with gold seal. 7 x 11. Printer not noted. Owned the War Eagle mine near Gilpin, the Golden Flint near Tip-Top, the Egyptian on Quartz Hill, the Donna Juanita near Idaho Springs; leased the Stanley; had control of the Joe Dandy and Commonwealth in Cripple Creek and the Sun-up group in La Plata Co. All were silver-lead-zinc-gold prospects with a total estimated reserve of $1.5 to $2 million. Employed 45 men, but were inactive at time of report owing to strikes (Mines Register, 1946, p. 127). Yellowing along folds, very fine. Est. $25-50

1629. Gilpin. Gregory. Claim Notice, Territory of Colorado, 1861. Issued to John Kip for the No. 1 claim on the Brooklyn Lode located in the Gregory District near the Kip Lode. Vignette of three dear in stream to left and small vignette at bottom of dog with safe and key. Black border and print, 5 cent revenue stamp attached. Very early printer - Register Print, Central. It would appear that John Kip was original discoverer within the Gregory district. The notice is signed by Cleaveland. This may be the same or relative of Collier & Cleaveland, Lith. of Denver that became a common printer name on many of the Colorado certificates. Extremely fine. Est. $100-200

1630. Gilpin. Nevadaville. Map of the Pozo Gilpin Co. and Adjacent Claims in Nevadaville Mining District, by W.A. Fink, Idaho Springs, c.1900. Map is canvas backed and its Scale is 1"=50'. Nevadaville is a famous gold camp just north of Central City. It was at one time known as the richest spot on the earth. This map shows the patented claims and the underground workings associated with the Pozo and Douglas shafts on the Pozo and Fraction claims, and the Germoe claim accessed from the Newhouse (Argo) Tunnel. Water stains at the bottom, with some repaired tears, but overall very fine. 52" x 75". Single wood roll bar. Est. $200-600.

1631. Gilpin. Nevadaville. Nevada Consol. Gold Mining & Milling Co. Incorporated in Wyoming. Issued to Fred Beautre for 1000 shares, cert #949, in 1904. Signed by Theo Marx President and J. Sleischon Secretary. Vignette at center of Wyoming State Seal. Gold seal and underprint. Gilpin County Mining District printed on certificate. Datelined Denver, Colorado. Uncancelled. 8 X 10. Printer - Denver Lith Co. The company had property in Gilpin County, possibly on Nevada Hill. This district was once called the richest town in the world. (Fossett, 1880) Folds. Excellent Est. $25-50

1632. Gilpin. North Gilpin. Phoenix Mining & Leasing Co. Incorporated in Colorado 1895. Unissued, 189x, cert #346. Vignette of miners working underground loading ore cars. Black border and print with gold underprint. 8 X 11. Phoenix was a small town near Rollinsville near the border with Boulder County. Includes copy of articles of incorporation. Very fine. Est. $10-25

1633. Gilpin. Pine Creek. Pine Creek Consol. MC. Incorporated in Colorado 1897. Issued to George B. Stineman for 5000 shares, cert #76, in 1897. Signed by Ramsay C. Bogy Vice-President and J. McGee Secretary. Attractive vignette of small cabin with covered wagon and horse set the woods with view of snow capped mountains. Small vignettes at each corner of miners underground. Pick and shovel part of masthead. Gold border and seal with gold underprint. Datelined Denver, Colorado. Uncancelled. 9 X 11. Printer - W. Robinson Prtg Co, Denver. The company owned ten claims on Perigo or Tip Top Hill in Gilpin County. These claims were being worked under lease without expense to the company. The claims were well located, being next to the Perigo and Dew Drop mines which properties have great records as producers. This favorable synopsis was printed in a handbook of the mines of Cripple Creek and other mining camps published by the Ramsay C. Bogy Investment Co. of Denver. Bogy was Vice-President of the Pine Creek Consol. MC. (Bogy, p. 51) Folds. Slight wear to edges. Very fine. Est. $50-150

1634. Gilpin. Pine Creek. Tamarack GMC. Inc. in Co, 1896. Issued to George B. Stineman for 3000 shares, cert #178, in 1897. Signed by Calvin Bullrey President and J. McGee Secretary. Fancy masthead of company name. Silver seal with gray highlights. Uncancelled. 6 X 8. Printer - Western Litho Co., Denver. The company owned 10 claims on Perigo or Tip Top Hill in the Pine Creek district near the town of Apex a few miles from Central City. These claims were being worked under lease without expense to the company. The claims were well located, being next to the Perigo and Dew Drop mines which properties have great records as producers. This favorable synopsis was printed in a handbook of the mines of Cripple Creek and other mining camps published by the Ramsay C. Bogy Investment Co. of Denver. Bogy was a partner with J. McGee on several mining company ventures (Bogy, p. 60; Eberhart, p. 65) Folds. Very fine. Est. $50-150

1635. Gilpin. Pine Creek. Ward Mining & Milling Co. Inc.in CO, 1917. Issued to Salvatore Cannava for 100 shares, cert #3774, in 1919. Signed by J. E. Lauck as Vice-President and U. G. Voyau as Secretary. Vignette of a robed woman floating over farmland and a dam. Dark rust color border and design below vignette. Uncancelled, 8 X 11. Printer M. E. Cunningham Co., Pittsburgh. The company owned 14 claims at Tolland opened by 150 ft shaft and 100 ft drifts. The ore was claimed to have assayed over $100 per ton in gold and silver. Operated in 1919, but no activity since. (Mines Hdbk, 1925, p. 823). Very fine. Est. $25-50

1636. Gilpin. Prosser Gulch. Gilpin Eureka Cons. Mines, Inc. Inc. in MO. Cert # 171 issued to Noah G. Fann for 10 shares, 1935. Signed by Pres Joseph A. Egle & Sec J. C. Burbey. Uncancelled. Vignettes: top center of mill buildings, headframe, mine rail lines, trestles and ore cars; at left 2 miners working underground; at right 3 miners inspecting specimen. Black border, gold safety print and seal. 6 x 10. Printer - Goes. Probably a reorganization of the Gilpin-Eureka Mines Co. which was a reorganization of the Gilpin-Eureka Mining and Milling Co. Property was developed by a 1,000 ft shaft connecting with the Argo or Newhouse tunnel affording drainage and ore transportation. Property was considered well situated and the ore carried gold, silver and lead (Mines Hdbk, 1931, p. 76) VF. Est. $25-50
1637. Gilpin. Quartz Valley. Gilpin & Boston GMC. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Joseph A. Daggett for 400 shares, cert #35, in 1899. Signed by Edgar S. Moulton president and Geo. W. Caskell secretary. Vignette of mill along stream in valley; two smaller vignettes at each side of miners underground. Green border an seal. Uncancelled. 8 X 11. Printer - Lyman B. Brooks, Boston. Wear along folds. There is a possibility that Boston only refers to the backers of this company. Alternatively, in the Quartz Valley district, the Boston mine was discovered in 1872. Assays ran 40 oz/ton with access by a 30' shaft (Corregan & Lingane, 1883, p.265) Fine to very fine. Est. $50-150

1638. Gilpin. Rollinsville. Golden Slipper M&M Co. Incorporated in Wyoming. Issued to Geo Wilkes for 2000 shares, cert #344, in 1904. Signed by Edwin B. Goodwin president and Geo B. Anderson secretary. Vignette of mill along stream in valley. Vignettes at each corner of miners underground. Copper colored border, seal and safety print. Uncancelled. 8 X 11. Printer - W. H. Kistler Denver. Located along Boulder Creek about two miles west of Rollinsville. (Bastin & Hill, 1917) Very fine. Est. $25-50

1639. Gilpin. Rollinsville. Travis Gulch MC. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Fred O. Noyes for 1000 shares, cert #455, in 1926. Signed by Fred Harvey President and J. N. Caldwell Secretary. Vignette of two men operating drill underground flanked by fancy masthead. Brown border with gold seal. Uncancelled. 8 X 11. The company owned the Free Gold group of claims comprising over 100 acres. Developed on a 15 ft gold bearing vein. The company began operations in 1925 and carried on development work till 1928 when lack of funds caused them to curtail mining activities. (Mines Handbook, 1931, p. 872.) Folds. Very fine. Est. $25-50

1640. Gilpin. Russell Gulch. Decatur Silver MC. Incorporated in New York 1880. Issued to A. J. Bowers Jr. for 100 shares, cert #2299, in 1883. Signed by W. K. Marvin president and Chas. Guffin secretary. Vignette of four miners working underground. Green border with black print. Location Willis Creek, Russell District, Gilpin County, Colorado. Helmer Lode 3000 feet, Decatur, Herschel & Paul, 5 acres mill site & 22 acres gold placer all printed on certificate. Uncancelled. 7 X 11. Printer - Hosford & Sons, NY. The mines listed above are located in Willis Gulch within the Russell mining district two miles from Central City. Assayed 5-150 oz/ton gold and smelting ore offering $100/ton. (Corregan & Lingane, p.272) Extremely fine. Est. $150-250

1641. Gilpin. Russell Gulch district. Pilgrim Gold, Silver and Copper Mining Co. Incorporated in Delaware in 1918. Certificate # 899 issued to Allen Arnold & Co. for 100 shares in 1919. Signed by President M. E. Cohen and Treasurer H. C. Harris. Uncancelled. Orange border. 8 x 11. Printer - Goes. Owned the Two-Forty group of claims developed by a 1,000 ft tunnel and 320 ft shaft. In 1926 a suit was brought against the company calling for the cancellation of the deed to the property because of failure to make the $50,000 payment. The company was presumed dead in 1931. (Mines Handbook, 1931, p. 832). Smudges, chipping and tears at top edge. Est. $25-50

1642. Gilpin. Russell Gulch. Prompt Pay Gold Mining & Dev Co. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to John P. Akolt for 1 share, cert #3, in 1917. Signed by Robert F. Armstrong President and John P. Akolt Secretary. Vignette of miners operating a drill underground with electric lighting. Brown border and seal. Datelined Denver, Colorado. Cancelled by red pen across certificate. 8 X 11. Printer - W. H Kistler Staty, Denver. Low numbered certificates for one share were commonly provided as honoraria to corporate officers or financiers who were instrumental in the launching of new companies. The Prompt Pay mine was located 1/4 mile northwest of Russell Gulch on a NE trending vein just south of the Jefferson-Calhoun vein. At the time this certificate was issued, it had a 175 ft deep shaft connecting with four short levels. The mine had been idle since 1905. The ores were gold, silver, lead & copper bearing. Total production from about 1895 to 1917 was about $30,000. (Bastin & Hill, p. 247.)Tear at top edge, crease to bottom right, stains along right edge. Fine to very fine. Est. $25-75

1643. Gilpin. Tolland(?). Golden Sun Tunnel & MC. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to James A. Morrison for 1100 shares, cert #354,k in 1918. Signed by vice president and E. J. Butler secretary. Vignette of spread winged bald eagle. Outer black border with inner gold border, seal and underprint. Uncancelled. 8 X 11. Printer - Goes. I think that this company and the lot above are related. They are both signed by the same secretary with very similar names. Very fine. Est. $25-50
1644. Gilpin. Tolland. Golden Sun M&M Co. Incorporated in Wyoming. Issued to Geo B. Stineman for 15,000 shares, cert #746, in 1905. Signed by L. L. Morris president and E. J. Butler secretary. Vignette of miners underground loading ore into barrel. Gold border and seal. Uncancelled. 8 X 11. The company mined auriferous (gold) and argentiferous (silver) copper ore. There was a 200-ton mill built at a cost of $15,000 and expected to begin production in 1910. (Mines Handbook, 1910, p.868) Very fine. Est. $25-75

1645. Gilpin(?). Waldorf(?). Waldorf Gold, Inc. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to W. E. McCullough for 1250 shares, cert #93, in 1935. Signed by Frank W. Mason as Vice-President and J. L. Boch as Secretary. Vignette of spread-winged eagle atop rocks with metropolis in background. Outer black border with inner gold border, seal and underprint. Uncancelled. 8 X 11. Printer - Goes. Listed as inactive or dormant in the 1946 Mines Register (p. 494) Could find no other reference to the company. May have had property in the old site of Waldorf, near Georgetown. Extremely fine. Est. $25-50