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NEVADA

873. Nevada. John Schilling's Wooden Nickel Collection. Fifty Eight (58) wooden nickels from all over, 1956-1972, mostly in the early to mid 1960's. They include such well known names as : Mickey Finn (Dixieland fame), Tombstone, The Ophir at Virginia City, Placerville, Texas, etc. Most are "good for's", offering good for a nickel, 5 cents on a quart of oil, 5 cents at Jubilee Headquarters, 50 cent glow worm, coffee, Ruth McPheeters nickel (for Stockton collectors), ten cents at the log cabin bar, etc. All in original coin album with 12 pieces to each page. These used to be more popular than trade tokens, particularly for kids. Tough to find a collection like this today, though not of substantive value. Est. $100-200

874. Nevada. The Great State of Nevada Medal. (Star) THE GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE OF (star) NEVADA around outside edge / (border of stars) / mining themed picture in center // VIARPAINTED / 14K / GOLD PLATED. Br (gold plating gone), rd, 38 mm, dog. Est. $5-10

CHURCHILL COUNTY

875. Churchill. Fairview. Nevada Hills Florence MC. Incorporated in Wyoming in 1903. Issued to the Treasurer of NV Hills MC for 120,000 shares in 1907. Uncancelled. Signed by S.L. Caldwell as president and St. Geo. Tucker as asst. secretary. No vignette, but fancy black print in masthead. Black print on crème paper. 7 x 10. The company probably had mine claims in the Nevada Hills area of the Fairview district. This certificate is an excellent example showing the mining people and money leaving Colorado for the new boom in Goldfield. This piece is datelined Colorado Springs, Colorado. Very fine. Est. $25-50.

ELKO COUNTY

876. Elko. Tuscarora. Commonwealth Consol. MC. #3707. Incorporated in 1877. Issued to James Rolph, Trustee for 100 shares in 1898. Uncancelled. Signed by president P.C. Hipman and secretary R.R. Grayson. Vignette at left of female royal figure with allegorical figure at feet. Black border and print on crème paper. "Veritas & All Alone mines, Tuscarora, Elko CO, Nevada" printed on certificate. Datelined San Francisco. The Commonwealth mine produced just under $700,000 in gold and silver through 1901. It was the fourth largest mine at Tuscarora, following the Grand Prize, Navajo and Dexter. (C& C) Folds, edges a bit rough, but otherwise fine. Est. $100-200

ESMERALDA COUNTY

877. Esmeralda. Topographic Map of the Amargosa Region, 1906, by R.H. Chapman and B.D. Stewart. This map shows the areas covered by the Goldfield and Bullfrog Special Maps. Goldfield is indicated by a darker box near in the northern section of the map. 29.5 x 23.5. Folds. Very fine. Est. $10-25.

878. Esmeralda. Candelaria. Photographic Albumen Print of the Carson & Colorado RR Engine at the Candelaria Station, 1895. Nine men present on platform and engine. Image 3.5 x 5 mounted on pink board. Fine. The Carson & Colorado RR hauled supplies into and silver bullion out of Candelaria for decades. This photo is a rare remnant of Candelaria's history. Est. $150-300

879. Esmeralda. Candelaria. The Chloride Belt Newspaper, Vol. I, #18, 1890, published by W. W. Booth. 4 pp. This paper only lasted until 1892. Has small piece missing in 2 places (rat damage). Rare. Not from the Bancroft Hoard. Candelaria is a silver camp in central western Nevada. It was discovered in the 1860's, but did not emerge as a major silver producer until the late 1870's. Mines were in production there until just recently. In modern times, Candelaria became the largest open pit silver mine. Est. $75-150.

Esmeralda. Candelaria. See Wells Fargo Medals at the end of the California section.

880. No Lot.

881. Esmeralda. Columbia. Trade Token. Columbia Club/Columbia,/Nev.//GF/12.5 c/IT al, rd, 21 mm, bent, scratches, rough. Est. $50-100

882. Esmeralda. Divide. Gold Divide Mining, Milling & Tunnel Co. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Elra C. Palmer for 10,200 shares, cert #68, in 1906. W. C. Upham president and J. E. Borland secretary. Vignette of underground scene. Black border and print on blue paper. Gilt seal and safety print. Uncancelled. 8 X 11. Printer - Western Eng Co, Denver. Minor wear to edges and folds. No information found within our library concerning this company. Very fine and attractive. Probably Nevada. We have never seen a piece with "divide" that was not a Divide district stock. Est. $25-50

883. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Geology & Ore Deposits of Goldfield, Nevada. USGS professional paper 66, by Fred Ransome, 1909. Professional hard bound cover, extremely nice copy- very unusual. Has all maps & plates. No foxing. Est. $150-300.

884. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Very rare Map of the Goldfield Mining District, by Elmer J. Chutes, 1907, Goldfield, NV. The map shows mining patents, where the claim groups are colored by company ownership. Note- This wonderful map is near mint, with only a few minor repairs on the reverse. 42" x 57", cloth backed , with wood ends at the top and bottom, but not set up as a wall rolling map. We've not had the pleasure of having a map like this before. Spectacular! Est. $750-1000.

885. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Map of Goldfield, 1907, by Classen Co, Denver. Color coded by town and mining co. (orange, green, dark green, yellow, and red). Has a list of mining companies in the left and right sides. 24 x 30". Some folds and one small rip where folded. Fine. Est. $300-400.

886. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Trade Token. 109 Ramsey St./(star)/Andy Bays/(star)/Goldfield, Nev.//B. Br, rd, 21 mm, wear to front, slight mottling to reverse. Est. $15-30

887. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Trade Token. Atlanta Bar/(three stars)/Ike McKay/& Son/(three stars)/Goldfield, Nev.//GF/6.25 c/IT/Atlanta Bar br, rd, 21 mm, vf. This company is named after the famous Atlanta Mine. Rare Est. $25-75

888. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Trade Token. The Balkan/Bar/Goldfield, Nev./L. A. Rub. Stamp Co.//GF/12.5 c/IT br, square with cutouts at corners, 27 mm, uncleaned. Est. 50-150

889. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Trade Token. The Bank/ Highly/ &/ Elliott/ Goldfield, Nev.//Good For 6 ¼ cent/ In Trade. Brass, 21mm., round. Est. $15-30.

890. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Trade Token. Bonanza Hotel Co./(star)/Goldfield,/Nev.//GF/5 c/IT br, rd, 21 mm, uncleaned. Est. $25-50

891. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Trade Token. Broadway/(star)/Baking Co./(star)/Goldfield, Nev.//GF/10 c/Loaf or Bread br, scalloped (8), 27 mm, bent, fine. Est. $25-50
892. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Trade Token. Brown Palace Café/10 c/(star)//Brown Palace Café/10 c/(star) br, rd, 27 mm, uncleaned. Previously attributed to Amargosa. Est. $25-75

893. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Trade Token. Cabin Bar/Walter Church Pro./328/No. Main St./Goldfield,/Nev./L. A. Rub. Stamp Co.//GF/12.5 c/IT br, scalloped (8), 27 mm, slight mottling. Rare. Est. $50-100

894. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Trade Token. Cactus Club/(ribbon)/Goldfield//GF/5 c/IT br, rd, 21 mm, vf. Est. $15-30

895. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Trade Token. Cannan Drug/&/Jewelry/Co./Goldfield/Nev.//GF/6.25 c/ IT br, rd, 21 mm, vf. J.C. Cannan ran the Cannan Drug Co., which later became the Charette Drug Co. [ref: 1912 Nev dir.] Est. $15-30

896. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Trade Token. Church's Place/Goldfield/Nevada//GF 6.25 c/IT br, rd, 2mm punch hole at center, 21 mm, clean, vf. Rare. Walter H. Church ran this saloon at 109 E. Crook. The previous directory entry in the 1912 directory is too good to pass up here. "Church, Frank M., Lawyer and Notary Crook nw cor 5th Ave." The directory forgot to put a period after Notary, rendering Frank a notorious crook! Est. $50-100

897. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Trade Token. Cobweb Saloon/ (design)/Goldfield,/(star)/Nevada./Moise Co. S.F.//GF/6.25 c/IT br, rd, 21 mm, mottled and pitted. Est. $50-100

898. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Trade Token. E.R.C.M. Co./Goldfield,/Nev./L. A. Rub. Stamp Co.//5 br, rd, 21 mm, scratches on obverse. Vf. We were unable to decipher these initials from our directories. Est. $15-30

899. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Trade Token. Elks Home Club/Goldfield, Nev.//Elks Home Club/(elks head) al, rect, 32x19, vf Est. $25-75

900. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Trade Token. Employee's Co-operative Association/Goldfield/-Nev-//GF/25 c/in merchandise al, rd, 23 mm, vf. Est. $15-30

901. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Trade Token. Employee's Co-operative Association/Goldfield/-Nev-//GF/10 c/in Merchandise al, rd, 21 mm, clean, vf. Est. $15-30

902. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Trade Token. Employee's Co-operative Association/Goldfield/-Nev-//GF/10 c/in Merchandise al, rd, 21 mm, clean, vf. Est. $15-30

903. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Trade Token. Employee's Co-operative Association/Goldfield/-Nev-//GF/5 c/in Merchandise al, rd, 18 mm, clean, vf. Est. $15-30

904. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Trade Token. Fifth Avenue/ Bakery/ 312/ Fifth Ave./ Goldfield, Nev.//Good For/ One/ Loaf/ of Bread. Brass, 28mm., 8 scallops, uncleaned. Est. $15-30.

905. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Trade Token. Goldfield Candy/Company//GF 6.25 c/ IT br, rd, 21 mm, 5 mm star shaped punch at middle, vf. Unlisted in Hoskins et al. Est. $25-75

906. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Trade Token. Goldfield Club/W & M/Goldfield/Nev.//GF/5 c/IT br, rd, 21 mm, uncleaned. Rare. Not listed in the 1907 or 1912 directories. Possibly pre-1907. Rare. Est. $50-100

907. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Token, Ceramic Cap and Brass Plaque. The cap is from the Goldfield Mercantile Co., illustrated in red writing. It was possibly used on a complimentary whiskey bottle, given out at Christmas, 1908, 1"dia. Token: "The Del Monte, Goldfield, Kapp & Revere," on reverse, "You Play" with reference to a slot machine play, c.1910, .75"dia. Goldfield Hotel brass plaque, which is new made to look old, .75" x 2". All very fine. Est. $25-50.

908. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Trade Token. Hotel Casey/6.25 c/Bar//Hotel Casey/6.25 c/Bar br, rd, 21 mm, mottled, uncleaned. Rare. James Casey may have run the Casey Hotel, but we are not sure. He ran the Java House in 1907. Possibly pre-1907. [ref: 1907 Nev. Dir.] Rare. Est. $25-75

909. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Trade Token. The Merger/Bar/Goldfield/Nev.//GF/12.5 c/IT br, scalloped (8), 28 mm, uncleaned, mottled. Est. $25-50.

910. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Trade Token. Montana/Bar/Goldfield, Nev.//GF/12.5 c/IT br, oct, 27mm, vf, slight bow to token. Est. $25-50

911. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Trade Token. Nelson-Gans/(two boxers)/Sep 3, 1906//The Del Monte/*/Goldfield/*/Kapp & Revere br, rd, 21 mm, unclean around letters, wear to lettering, vf C.F. Kapp and W.H. Revere ran a saloon at 410 Main through at least 1907. It was gone or sold by 1912. [ref: 1907, 1912 Nev. Dir.] This is considered one of the great western fight tokens. Est. $200-400

912. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Trade Token. Nevada Bar/(ribbon)/Goldfield.//GF/5 cent/IT. Br, rd, 21 mm, vf, uncleaned. Rare. Est. $25-50

913. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Trade Token. The Northern Inc./(design)/Goldfield,/Nev./ L. A. Rub. Stamp Co.//GF/2.5 c/IT al, rd, 21 mm, brass centered, vf. This is the Northern Saloon established at Goldfield in 1905 by Tex Rickard, a friend and associate of Wyatt and Virgil Earp when they both lived in Nome, Alaska, where Wyatt had owned the Dexter Saloon. There, Wyatt Earp had also worked for Tex Rickard as his floor boss, a fact that may stand behind the rumor that Wyatt Earp was partners with Rickard in Goldfield. That rumor is substantiated, but there is a strong likelihood that Wyatt and /or Virgil Earp were silent partners with Tex Rickard in Goldfield's Northern Saloon. Both of these brothers were professional saloon keepers as well as lawmen in their later years, though Wyatt had bowed out of direct involvement in the saloon game in his later years. Wyatt had promised his wife, Josie, that he would get out of the business before it killed him. But he may have had a hard time living up to that promise. When he sold the Dexter saloon in Nome, Alaska, he came away with $85,000 in his pocket. He and Josie moved to California, but soon packed up to follow the adventurous silver boom in Tonopah, Nevada. He came to town with his friend, Al Martin, driving a freight wagon, with the stated intention of starting a freight line with Martin, but their wagon was loaded with the "software" to run a saloon. Within eleven days the two of them had opened "Wyatt Earp's Northern Saloon" in Tonopah in February, 1902, two doors down from the Miners Union Hall on Main Street. Wyatt also served as U. S. Marshall while in Tonopah, but his main business was running the saloon, as well as an overland freight, hauling ore from Tonopah to the railroad. Wyatt left Nevada and returned to California later that year, but his wife Josie recalled later visits to the area, and meeting Tex Rickard and Virgil Earp in Goldfield on a number of occasions. Virgil Earp had owned a saloon in Vanderbilt, California, near Nevada's Searchlight mining district. Virgil and Wyatt owned some claims near Searchlight . Both Virgil Earp and Tex Rickard arrived in Goldfield in 1904, and Rickard opened the Northern Saloon in Goldfield, most likely with his good friend Earp as a silent partner. By this time, Virgil was well recovered from his wounds received during the 1881 gunfight in Tombstone at the OK Corral, though that healing process had taken a full four years. Virgil was sworn in as deputy sheriff of Esmeralda County, and also worked at the National Club as a "special officer". He was known associate of Rickard at the Northern Saloon as a family friend and a drinking buddy; whether he was silent partner in the saloon is speculative, but entirely consistent with his background and business propensities. That the saloon bore the same name as Wyatt's saloon of Tonopah, a name which hearkened back to the days Rickard and Wyatt Earp were associated in Nome, Alaska, is probably no coincidence. Virgil Earp died in Goldfield on October 19, 1905, one of many men stricken with pneumonia. Records show that two years after his death, though Goldfield continued to boom, the Northern Saloon was gone, and so was the Earps' friend, Tex Rickard. This is the second of the four known that we have offered in the past two years. Both are from long-time collectors. (Boyer, Kintop & Rocha) Est. $750-1500

914. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Trade Token. The/Northern/Inc.//GF/5 c/IT br, rd, slight mottling to obverse, mottling reverse, uncleaned. See lot above for the story. Est. $100-200

915. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Trade Token. Palm Restaurant/(star)/Goldfield/(star)/Nevada// br, rd, 21 mm, vf. Blank reverse. Cleaned. Rare The Palm was run by D.F. Cruise, and advertised as open all night. [ref: 1907 Nev dir.]Est. $50-100

916. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Trade Token. Rhodes/Cigar Stand/Goldfield, Nev.//GF/5 c/IT br, rd, 212 mm, outer rim worn and pitted. Reverse mottled. Est. $25-50

917. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Trade Token. S.F. Bakery/&/Coffee/House/Goldfield//5 br, rd, 21 mm, slightly bent, reverse pitted and uncleaned. Est. $15-30

918. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Trade Token. Sam McIntosh/(three stars)/Auto/Cigar Store/Goldfield,/Nev./L.A. Rub. Stamp Co.//GF/5 c/IT slight mottling to front and back. Vf, Est. $15-30

919. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Trade Token. San Francisco/Bakery/316/Columbia St./Goldfield, Nev.//GF/1/Malt Loaf al, scalloped (8), 28 mm, clean, vf. Scarce. Est. $25-75

920. Esmeralda. (Goldfield.) Trade Token. Texas Bar//GF/6.25 c/IT br, rd, 21 mm, 2 mm hole punch at center. slight mottling. Unlisted in Hoskins et al. The Texas Bar was run by Lay & McGee on the corner of North Main and Ramsey streets. [ref: 1912 Nev Dir.] Est. $10-30

921. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Diamondfield Black Butte RE-Organized MC. Incorporated in Nevada in 1910. Issued to Hendrickson, Hall & Co. for 100 shares in 1912. Uncancelled. Signed by president L. L. Patrick and secretary H.C. Clapp. Patrick was a mining man from Cripple Creek who made his fortune promoting stock investments, and who happened to be one of G. Rice's competitors. But unlike Rice, he never got caught. Vignette features seated female allegorical figure holding wreath up to sky, with Indian tribal scene and cityscape on either side, in background. Green border. Owned the Black Butte mine located in the Goldfield district. The primary ore shoots were the Faltand Quartzite veins that crosscut volcanic rocks. In 1918, most of the work was by lessees who did mine much below the 100' level. The property is described in detail in the USGS Prof. Paper 66. (Mines Hndbk, 1918, p. 1082-83) Top edge rough and quite dirty, but still very fine. Est. $25-50.

922. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Forward Mining Development Co Prospectus 1904. "'Facts' About Goldfield Nevada. The Greatest Gold Camp in the World" is written on the front. Vignette of female figure standing next to flag bearing company name. The prospectus first gives a history about the mine, and at the same time, cleverly, downplays their neighbor's, Tonopah, gold production. As was stated in the previous lot, Goldfield Mascot MC was one of Forward's subsidiaries. The brochure gives the company's production in 1903 ($2,000,000) to date, and predicts the production in 1904 as over $3,000,000. It then goes on to discuss the grade of ore (of course very high), proudly claiming its place in the "mineral belt". Many testimonials throughout, including the opinion of a Los Angeles Mining Engineer, who claims Goldfield to be "an abnormally rich camp". Many photos of the different mines owned by the company, including the Jumbo Mine, January Mine, and the Black Butte Mine. Very fine, and very well written. Black print on tan paper. 9 x 4". Est. $ 25-50.

923. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Goldfield Bull Dog Mines Corp. Incorporated in Wyoming 1906. Issued to J. Fletcher for 20 shares, cert #2132, in 1908. Signed by president and R. H. Pratt secretary. Vignette of cabin and covered wagon in woods with snow capped mountains as backdrop. Gold border, seal and background design. Uncancelled. 8 X 11. Minor wear to edges with some chips. We believe these companies are active in Goldfield, Nevada not Goldfield, Colorado. The timing is right for the major players and investors of Cripple Creek to begin flowing into the new booming town of Goldfield. We have never come across a bonafide Goldfield, Colorado stock certificate. There is a Bull Dog claim within the Goldfield, NV area. (Ransome, 1909) Fine. Est. $25-50

924. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Goldfield-Diamond MC. Incorporated in Arizona. Issued to H.W. Lyseter for 100 shares in 1905. Uncancelled. Signed by vice-president J.M. Miletrile (?) and secretary Albert Brady. Vignette of man pushing mine cart with ore out of the mine. Mill in distance. Brown border, and underprint, with two small vignettes of miners in lower corners. 7 x 12.25. Very fine. Est. $25-50

925. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Goldfield Emperor MC. Incorporated in Wyoming. Issued to Geo B. Stineman for 5000 shares, cert #210, in 1905. Signed by W. M. Downing president and C. M. Sumner secretary. Vignette of spread winged eagle. Orange border with green seal and background design. Uncancelled. 8 X 11. Letter included to Geo Stineman dated 1905. Very fine. Est. $25-50

926. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Goldfield Mascot MC Prospectus. Begins with an introduction about the company and its subsidization with the Forward Mining Development Co. It then goes on to talk about the property, how many claims the company owns, such as the Mascot, Creseus, Eugenia and Lady Roxburgh. Through professional appearance and writing, the company asserts its veracity, unlike some of the other prospectuses of the time. Gilt lettering on the cover, with three little bags labeled "gold". The print inside is red and black. Very good condition, only minor tearing at the bottom portion of the spine. 16 pp. 9 x 4". Est. $25-50.

927. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Goldfield Ruby Hill MC. Incorporated in Arizona. Issued to Paul E. Twitty for 1000 shares in 1907. Uncancelled. Signed by vice-president J.R. Young and secretary C.D. Weimer. No vignette, but fancy type in masthead. Black print on crème paper. Creases where certificate was folded into thirds. 6.5 x 10. The name refers to two great Nevada camps, Ruby Hill and Goldfield. But there is still a possibility that this is for a mine in Goldfield Colorado or Arizona. Not listed in Ransome. Very fine. Est. $25-50.

928. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Goldfield Sierra MC. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to James P. Morris for 500 shares in 1905. Uncancelled. Signed by E.A. Colburn as president and J.A. Wright as secretary. Colburn was an important Cripple Creek figure who owned part of the Strong Mine, & all of the Ajax Mine, a crossover from Cripple Creek financier to Goldfield. Very nice certificate with a vignette of Goldfield in the masthead. The certificate is lime green, with a cloudy treatment. Minor tearing at creases where the certificate was folded into thirds. This company had four claims in the heart of the Goldfield district (Clason, Mining claim map of 1907) Very fine. 8.5 x 11. Est. $300-500.

929. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Goldfield Souvenir Spoon. "Joshua Tree, Goldfield, Nev" with engraving of a Joshua Tree in the spoon's bowl. Gold pan and pack mule at the end of the handle, and hoist rope in silver wrapped around the handle. Very rare. The Joshua Tree is a curiosity to non-Nevadans, as it looks much like the yucca tree, but is rare and occurs nowhere else on the earth. 1 x 5.5. Est. $100-300.

930. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Goldfield Souvenir Spoon. Small spoon with silver hoist rope wrapped around the back of gold pan and down the handle. Miner's pack mule and "Goldfield" engrave in gold plated bowl. The top of the handle has a gold pan, displaying artificial nuggets, and a pack mule. Rare. Very fine. .75 x 4. Est. $100-300.

931. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Goldfield Sovereign MC. Incorporated in Wyoming. Issued to F.E. Horton & C. Spilles for 5000 shares in 1906. Transferred. Signed by president J.M. Downing and secretary Warwick Downing. No vignette. Gilt print and seal on crème paper. Stub attached at left. No cancellation corner tear. Some discoloration at bottom right corner. Very fine. 8 x 10. Est. $25-75.

932. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Goldfield Sovereign MC. Incorporated in Wyoming. Issued to Henry L. Gosling for 5000 shares, cert #920, in 1906. Signatures obscured. Gold company name and seal. Cancelled by black pen and large tear of lower right corner. 8 X 11. See above lot. Poor to fine. Est. $25-50

933. Esmeralda. Goldfield. January Jones Leasing & Developing Co. Incorporated in Arizona in 1905. Issued to Mary P. Heald for 200 shares in 1905. Cancelled. Signed by president Jno. Jones and secretary Harry Yeaman. Vignette of men working in mine, with one calling up shaft to raise the ore bucket. Four smaller vignettes in corner featuring miner using pickaxe, and two small vignettes at right and left borders featuring a miner holding mineral in hand. Black border and print. "Cancellation" written across certificate, and slashes across signatures in black ink. John Jones was a partner on one of the first leases of Goldfield mining properties. He and his partners L. L. Patrick and Zeb Kendall leased the January and February claims for one year, and mined more than $350,000 from them, producing some of the first rich gold ore of the district. Jones was a flamboyant character and his lease of the January property and subsequent fortune caused him to be regular front page news. Hence, just after his lease was up on the January claim, before the Goldfield MC took over, Jones formed the January Jones Leasing and Dev Co to do more of the same. Their profits would never make the books under that name because the ground they mined was always leased. (Zanjani) Very fine. 8 x 11. Est. $25-50.
934. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Mohawk-Florence Leasing & MC. Incorporated in Arizona in 1906. Issued to C.F. Jonasson & Co. for 100 shares in 1907. Uncancelled. Signed by 3rd vice-president J.F. (?) and asst. secretary J.E. Conlan. Spectacular certificate, with a spread-winged bald eagle perched atop an American shield in the main vignette, and two smaller vignettes in the lower corners of an Indian chief and a buffalo. Green border and masthead, with orange US design in underprint at the bottom. Very colorful! 9.5 x 12.5. Very fine, fold down center, with small rip at the top of the fold. The Mohawk and Florence are both well known mines. The Florence and Mohawk were both rich producers. This company probably leased the two properties. Est. $50-100.
935. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Mohawk Ledge MC. Incorporated in Arizona in 1907. Issued to G.B. Portis for 1000 shares in 1907. Uncancelled. Signed by president M.J. Monnette and secretary R.J. Shoemaker. Three mining vignettes, printed by Goes. Monnette is from Cripple Creek and is a prominent Goldfield figure. Black border. Discovery of the Mohawk mine on Monette's property was the real push for the Goldfield rush in 1906. Very fine. 5.5 x 10. Est. $25-50.
936. Esmeralda. Goldfield. South Goldfield Copper Co. Incorporated in Nevada in 1905. Certificate # 209 issued to S. H. Van Ness for 50 shares in 1908. Signed by President E. R Dodge and Secretary F. O. Norton. Vignette of bust of woman upper left corner. Black border with gold safety print and seal. 5 x 10. South Goldfield was located in the area of Preble Mountain south of the main Goldfield district. Very fine. Est. $25-50
937. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Tonopah and Goldfield related documents. One check for the First National Bank of Goldfield, unissued, 3 x 7.5"; check for E. Marks and Co., issued to Tom Lynch for $75 in 1905, 3.5 x 8.5", black print with fancy masthead; check and attached receipt from the Goldfield Con. MC, issued to Tonopah & Goldfield RR Co. for $40.99 in 1909; receipt signed by RR Co. Paid. Small piece torn away at top edge. 7.5 x 8.5". Black print on aqua paper. Est. $15-25.

EUREKA COUNTY

938. Eureka. Trade token. Italien Saloon/B. M./Eureka, Nev.//GF/12 1/2 cent/IT. Rd, br, 21 mm, XF. Rare saloon token from Eureka. This was one of seven saloons in Eureka at the time. Bernard Merialdo ran this saloon for several years. Rare. Est. $300-500

HUMBOLDT COUNTY

939. Humboldt. Hardin. Emerald Gold & Silver MC. Incorporated in 1867. Issued to George Allen in 1867 for 10 shares. Uncancelled. Signed by president J. Bidwell and secretary Jas. C. Martin. Small vignette of aboveground mine operations, featuring man driving a horse drawn cart full of ore. Black border and print. Extremely fine. 5 x 9. This is a sister certificate to the Chico G&SMC. This certificate is nearly identical other than where Emerald is printed, Chico is printed. The Hardin district is located at Black Rock and the district now has that name. Hardin City was at the center of the district, but it did not last more than a year or so. The Hardin district is not mentioned by Stretch (1866), White (1867-68), Browne or Lincoln. John Bidwell was a California Pioneer, and settle at Bidwell, now Chico. Bidwell worked for John Sutter, fought with him in the Mexican War of 1844 and later with Fremont. He was with Sutter right after Marshall's discovery and found gold on the Feather River. Bidwell was in politics, was a friend of the Indians and was a source of political and economic stability for the region. The Hardin district had a fair bit of prospecting in the 1860's but it did not continue much longer. Bidwell must have had great hope in Hardin, but any ore that may have been present was played out early. (Tingley, Bancroft, Thrapp). Extremely fine. Est. $400-600

940. Humboldt. Indian. Van De Water G&SMC of Nevada. Organized in New York. Issued to J.R. Mullany for 100 shares in 1881. Uncancelled. Signed by president James Casey and secretary Harry McGeory. Mines were located in Humboldt Co, in the Indian District. Black border. Fancy masthead. 6.5 x 11.5. Production in 1883 for the company was 1065 tons grossing $745,000 with about $400/ton profit after cost of production. (Burchard, 1884, p.530) Very fine. Est. $150-300
941. Humboldt. Unionville. Humboldt Register Newspaper, March 25,1865. Vol. 2, #48, 4pp. W.J. Forbes, editor. This paper is printed on a thin hard paper stock, slightly yellowed. At first glance it appeared not original because it is not on rag paper like most other papers of this era. But we checked an original, and even the ink imperfections in the masthead match. There are not as many ads as you might expect from Unionville. Blake & Co. assayers, Humboldt Express, and 2 hotels. Lists of Humboldt mining company meetings, incorporations, assessments, etc. Some folds, otherwise very fine. Extremely rare. Est. $300-500

LANDER COUNTY

942. Lander. Amador. Vedder Silver MC, incorporated in New York 1866, issued 1868 for 15 shares to James H. Pizer, signed by E. A. Cutler as president and W. T. Bingham as secretary. Underground mining vignette at upper left, and an underground open stope scene at lower right, uncancelled. 25 cent certificate adhesive revenue at left. EX. Fine. The Vedder was an active mine in the Amador district from at least 1867 to 1869, with minor production. It may have been bought by the Manhattan SMC. The principals are not listed in DAB. [ref: Raymond, 1868,9] Very nice. Rare. Est. $400-600

LINCOLN COUNTY

943. Lincoln. Nevada Land Deed describing the division the undivided share of a meadow between James Rice and Frank Walker of the Laughlin Claim. Rice sold his portion of the meadow to Hans Olson for $400 in 1881. The deed is signed by Henry Rice, possibly one of the original board of directors of Wells Fargo. Olson was the proprietor of a saloon bearing his name, The Hans Olson Saloon. There are known trade tokens from the saloon, which are very popular with token collectors. 14 x 8.5. Est. $50-100

944. Lincoln. Caliente. Trade Token. Nelson M. Cook/Caliente//GF 5 c/IT br, rd, 21 mm, 5 mm hole punch at center, vf. Est. $50-75

945. Lincoln. Hyko. Pah-Ranagat Mining District Coin, 1867. Round, FIRST PRODUCT / BY / MILL PROCESS / IN THE / PAH-RANAGAT / MINING DISTRICT / NEVADA / JANY (small dot under Y) 1867 // (star) F. PRENTIC MINING 26 PINE ST. (star) NEW YORK around outside of center picture of mill site. 31.5mm. This medal commemorated the first pour of silver from Pahranagat, a very remote silver camp in eastern Nevada. It had a short-lived boom in 1865-7, then fizzled, never again gaining decent production. It died even as a ghost town by 1900, with little or nothing left today. This specimen is one of the finest, if not the finest we have had in twenty years. It appears to be uncirculated, with clean fields and bright high spots. It is the only antiquarian mill product piece from Nevada. Est. $300-500.

946. Lincoln. Pioche. Trade Token. Clark's Place/(star)/Pioche,/Nevada/(star)/L. A. Rub. Stamp Co.//GF/5 c/IT br, rd, 21 mm, xf Est. $25-75

947. Lincoln. Pioche. The Heritage of the Desert, by E.L. Nores et al, of the Pioche Commercial Club. Copyright 1924. This report is a submission by the club for the development and production of the Pioche Mining District, detailing the possibilities for profit. Several photographs are printed of the of the mill, claiming a 250 ton ore extraction, and how that could be "enlarged to 500 tons with a small additional cost." Cover has an illustration of Indian figures on horseback with an eagle flying overhead. Staple and twine re-enforcement at spine. 11 x 8. Very fine. Est. $50-100

948. Linclon. Pioche. 14 photos from the Mendha-Nevada MC. These photos detail the mill construction of the mining co. from 1913. Each photo measures 3.25 x 5.5" in size, and is attached to the inside of a manila folder. 8 black and white photos of the mill construction, taken on June 13th and 14th, 1913. Each one shows a slightly different view of the partially build mill. The other folder contains 4 photos from May 20, 1913, when only the foundation had been built. The last two are larger at 8 x 9.5. One is of the furnace, and the other is of two men standing next to the furnace. All are in excellent condition. Est. $200-400.
949. Lincoln. Tem Piute. Tem Piute M&MC. Certificate number 92. Incorporated in Delaware in 1900. Issued to John P. McLearn for 1500 shares in 1909. Both corporate signatures are unintelligible. Bust portrait of Indian chief figure. Green border with black print. Four stock transfer stamps at upper right corner, around which there are three tears. 9 x 11. The district was discovered by D. Service and William Plumb in 1868. At one time it was thought than an immense vein of ore, the Inca Lode, ran through the district. The post office pulled out in 1883 and was all but dead until the Wah Chang Trading Co incorporated the entire district under the name of Black Rock MC. Base of operations for this company moved to Caliente in 1957 and once again the post office pulled. A quite place along the Extra Terrestrial Highway today. (Garlson, 1974, p231-32) Very fine. Est. $100-200

LYON COUNTY

950. Lyon. Dayton. Bert Barnoni O'Deon Saloon Token. (Star) / Bert Barnoni / (star) / Dayton, Nev / (in center) O'Deon / Saloon // GF / 12 1/2 / CTS. / IT. Br, rd, l/l, 20 mm, XF. Est. $75-150

951. Lyon. Yerington. Souvenir Plate. Spectacular color, hand painted plate. "Main Street by Moonlight, Yerington, Nevada." Octagonal, 7.25diam. Pink outer edge, with a gilt ring surrounding a hand painted, detailed view of the Main Street business section. c.1905. On back "Wheelock. Made in (scratched out) for Hudson G.R. Smith, Yerington, Nevada." Quality souvenir plates from Nevada from this period is extremely rare. This piece is mint. Est. $250-400.

MINERAL COUNTY

952. Mineral. Mina. Trade Token. Mina/(ribbon)/Hotel//GF/6.25 c/IT br, rd, 21mm, mottled obverse, uncleaned reverse, rare. Est. $25-75

953. Mineral. Rawhide. Rawhide Rustler, Illustrated Mid-Winter Edition, Jan. 23, 1909. Large format newspaper on better quality paper. Has photos & Stories on most of the mines of the period. 16pp. Front page has foxing and tears along folds. Outstanding reference. Rare. Est. $150-300

George Graham Rice: This special section includes a number of pieces signed by, issued to and involved with George Graham Rice. Rice was one of the biggest stock promoters and flim flam artists in the West. It wound him up in jail. The book lot offered below is the story as told by Rice of how easy it was swindle people.

954. Mineral. Regent. Rawhide Coalition MC. Incorporated in Nevada. Issued to C.F. Belser for 100 shares in 1910. Uncancelled. Signed by president E. W. King and secretary R. M. Van Dorn. Nice certificate with underground vignette of man working pneumatic drill, within a panoramic vignette of view of mining district. Green border and black print. 7.5 x 11. The Rawhide Coalition owned the 8 claims covering 160 acres located on Grutt Hill, Hooligan Hill and part of Balloon Hill and the ground in between. The initial discovery rush was in 1906 by a coalition of 8 prospectors. George Graham Rice soon was able to procure this ground for the Nat C. Goodwin & Co forming the Rawhide Coalition Co in 1907. The company was formed for both the purpose of stock promotion and to form a productive mine. Some of the early ore that came out this company's ground assayed at $2000/ton. The town boomed with even Tex Rickard opening another Northern Saloon at Rawhide. It is reported that the Northern brought in $2000 in liquor sales the first month and $25,000 in gambling receipts in the first day. The Goodwin Co and Rice soon learned the financial trouble the country was suffering in 1907 was not helping their promotional attempts. They decided that having the stock sold from Reno, Nevada was too far from the true American gamblers of the east. That is way on both of the certificates offered Reno, Nevada dateline is crossed out and New York is the dateline. The company went on to failure. The Rawhide district only produced some $2 million in ore in those early days. There is still active mining in that district today. (Rice) Very fine. Est. $50-100.

955. Mineral. Regent. Rawhide Coalition MC. Incorporated in Nevada. Issued to C.F. Belser for 100 shares in 1910. Uncancelled. Signed by president E.W. King and secretary R.M. Van Dorn. Nice certificate with underground vignette of man working pneumatic drill, within a panoramic vignette of view of mining district. Green border and black print. 7.5 x 11. See lot above. Very fine. Est. $50-100.

956. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Four different mining stock certificates signed by Geo. Graham Rice. Rice was a convicted mine swindler, for which he spent two separate occasions in prison, and had the feds on him constantly. Some of his ventures attempted to do well, but his reputation was so shaky that most people made for the exit when his name was uttered. Rice was a born promoter. He quickly learned that there was a fortune to be made in mining stock promotion, which proved to be easier and more profitable than gambling. Rice and partner L.L. Sullivan formed the Sullivan Trust in Goldfield, which failed in 1907, causing a west-wide financial panic, hurting the legitimate businessmen like George Wingfield and G. Nixon. Rice was a tricky devil who seldom operated in a legitimate manner. Most of his holdings were worthless. The trick was to show the property, take in as much "seed" money as possible, do as little work as possible, then try to sell the property to someone else, keeping the money. The shareholders never saw a dime. Their only hope, like dot com companies of today...if the stock went up, they made money. Finally Rice swindled one to many times, landing himself in prison. Monster Chief MC incorporated in Delaware in 1916. Issued to G.G. Rice for 100 shares in 1916. Uncancelled. Signed by president J.M.B. Ringley and secretary R.N. Sneron. Vignette of spread-winged bald eagle perched atop peak. Green border with black print on crème paper. Signed by Rice on back. 8 x 12. National Leasing Co. Incorporated in Delaware in 1917. Issued to G.G. Rice for 100 shares in 1918. Uncancelled. Signed by C.F. Belser as president and I.H. Weinberg as secretary. Brown border. Signed by Rice on the back. Very fine. 6 x 9.5. Rice Oil Co. Incorporated in Delaware in 1917. Issued to Chas. A. Stoneham & Co. for 100 shares in 1918. Uncancelled. Signed by G.G. Rice as president and F.R. Biggam as secretary. Vignette of spread-winged bald eagle perched atop peak. Orange border. Very fine. 8 x 12. Lampazos SMC. Incorporated in Delaware in 1918. Issued to G.G. Rice for 100 shares in 1918. Uncancelled. Signed by president (?) and secretary I.H. Weinberg. Signed by Rice on the reverse. Vignette of miner using pneumatic drill. Green border. Very fine. 8 x 12. Est. $100-200

957. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Eight different stock certificates both issued to and signed by G.G. Rice. See previous lot for story on Rice. Lampazos SMC. Incorporated in Delaware in 1918. Issued to G.G. Rice for 100 shares in 1918. Uncancelled. Signed by president (?) and secretary I.H. Weinberg. Vignette of man using pneumatic drill. Green border. Very fine. 8.5 x 11.5. Rice Oil Co. Incorporated in Delaware in 1917. Issued to Chas. A. Stoneham & Co. for 1 share in 1918. Uncancelled. Signed by G.G. Rice as president and F.R. Biggam as secretary. Vignette of spread-winged bald eagle perched atop peak. Green border. Very fine. 8 x 12. Incorporated in Delaware in 1917. Issued to Chas. A. Stoneham & Co. for 100 shares in 1918. Uncancelled. Signed by G.G. Rice as president and F.R. Biggam as secretary. Vignette of spread-winged bald eagle perched atop peak. Orange border. Very fine. 8 x 12. National Leasing Co. Incorporated in Delaware in 1917. Issued to G.G. Rice for 25 shares in 1918. Uncancelled. Signed by C.F. Belser as president and I.H. Weinberg as secretary. Blue border. Signed by Rice on the back. Very fine. 6 x 9.5. Incorporated in Delaware in 1917. Issued to G.G. Rice for 100 shares in 1918. Uncancelled. Signed by C.F. Belser as president and I.H. Weinberg as secretary. Brown border. Signed by Rice on the back. Very fine. 6 x 9.5. Monster Chief MC incorporated in Delaware in 1916. Issued to G.G. Rice for 100 shares in 1916. Uncancelled. Signed by president J.M.B. Ringley and secretary R.N. Sneron. Vignette of spread-winged bald eagle perched atop peak. Green border with black print on crème paper. Signed by Rice on back. 8 x 12. Monster Chief MC incorporated in Delaware in 1916. Issued to G.G. Rice for 500 shares in 1916. Uncancelled. Signed by president J.M.B. Ringley and secretary R.N. Sneron. Vignette of spread-winged bald eagle perched atop peak. Orange border with black print on crème paper. Signed by Rice on back. 8 x 12. Monster Chief MC incorporated in Delaware in 1916. Issued to G.G. Rice for 50 shares in 1916. Uncancelled. Signed by president J.M.B. Ringley and secretary R.N. Sneron. Vignette of spread-winged bald eagle perched atop peak. Blue border with black print on crème paper. Signed by Rice on back. 8 x 12. Very fine. Est. $200-400.

958. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Four stocks signed by G.G. Rice and one Goldfield Con. MC. Lampazos SMC. Inc. in DE, 1918. Issued to G.G. Rice for 100 shares in 1918. Uncancelled. Signed by pres (?) and sec. I.H. Weinberg. Rice signed on the reverse. Vignette of man working pneumatic drill. Green border. Very fine. 8.5 x 11.5. National Leasing Co. Inc. in DE,. Issued to G.G. Rice for 100 shares in 1918. Uncancelled. Signed by pres C.F. Belser and I.H. Weinberg, sec. Rice signed on the reverse. Brown border. Very fine. 6 x 9.5. Monster Chief MC. Inc. in DE, 1916. Issued to G.G. Rice for 100 shares in 1916. Uncancelled. Signed by pres J.M.B. Ringley and sec R.N. Sneron. Vignette of spread-winged bald eagle perched atop peak. Green border. Very fine. 8 x 11.5. Monster Chief MC. Incorporated in Delaware in 1916. Issued to G.G. Rice for 100 shares in 1916. Uncancelled. Signed by president J.M.B. Ringley and secretary R.N. Sneron. Vignette of spread-winged bald eagle perched atop peak. Green border. Very fine. 8 x 11.5. Both Monster Chief's are signed on the back by Rice. Goldfield Con. MC incorporated in Wyoming in 1906. Issued to Josephine M. Markle for 100 shares in 1929. Cancelled. Signed by president R.R. Crowley and secretary W. Ezocbel. Mine owned by Geo. Wingfield and Geo. Nixon, who started a warpath against Rice's scamming. Vignette of three men operating a pneumatic drill. Green border. 8 x 12.5. Fold down right side, cancellation stamp at bottom right. Est. $75-100.
959. Nevada. General. Five copies of My Adventures with Your Money, by George Graham Rice with introduction by Hugh Shamburger. Copyright 1968 by Stanley W. Paher. Nevada Publications, Las Vegas. Hardcover with dust jacket. "The color dust jacket is by Las Vegas artist Roy E. Purcell. Entitled, "The Promoter," the etching depicts a mining camp entrepreneur in a central Nevada mining camp during the height of speculation in 1907." Four of the five books are still in shrink-wrap. The opened copy shows surface wear and chips to dust jacket. 333 pp including index, 7 x 10". Illustrated with photos and original source material. This book was originally published in a series of articles in a magazine. Stan Paher printed it in book version for the first time. The stories written by Rice chronicle his life as a mine promoter par excellence. Rice typically would buy a mine, float stock, then sell the company, keeping the money. He spent several years in jail for fraud from his mining rackets, but never understood why he alone was prosecuted, and his competitors were not. (Nor do I. - fh) The book tells great stories about Nevada mining camps. Est. $75-125

End of George Graham Rice section.

960. Mineral. Sante Fe. Luning-Idaho MC. Incorporated in Nevada in 1910. Issued to Alice E. Clay for 200 shares in 1916. Uncancelled. Signed by Robert B. Todd as president and (?) Odd as secretary. Vignette of mill at water's edge, flanked by two smaller vignettes of men working in mines. Black border with gilt underprint and seal. Stamped "Treasury Stock" across center. 5.5 x 10. Owned 13 claims covering 260 acres in the Pilot Range, Sante Fe mining district, Mineral County. Mining veins in granite said to assay at 5.5% copper and 2 oz/ton silver. Several hundreds of feet of workings accessed by a 200' shaft. The company hoped to build a flotation mill. (Mines Hndbk, 1918, p.1148) Very fine. Est. $25-50

NYE COUNTY

961. Nye. Manhattan Isabella MC. 37 unissued certificates. Incorporated in Nevada, 190X. Vignette of spread-winged bald eagle in upper left corner. Black print, with gilt underprint and seal. 5 x 10. Very fine. Est. $50-100.

962. Nye. Bullfrog. Bullfrog Victor MC. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Clarence Edsall for 1000 shares in 1906. Uncancelled. Signed by Clarence Edsall as president and E.W. Sunders as secretary. Edsal was an important Cripple Creek figure as a mines promoter and a stock broker in Colorado Springs. No vignette, but fancy type in masthead. Black print on crème paper. This company is listed in Filer II catalog for known mining companies of the Bullfrog district. The location is unknown at this time. Very fine. 7 x 10. Est. $100-200.

963. Nye. Bullfrog. Bullfrog-Comstock M&MC. Incorporated in Arizona. Issued to John F. Green for 1500 shares in 1906. Uncancelled. Signed by vice-president P.S. Davis and secretary John H. Smith. Nice certificate with vignette of two men working in mine, loading ore cart, flanked by two mine buckets with mining tool stacked up against them. Each corner features a different underground mining scene. Brown border with black print. Two creases where certificate was folded into thirds. This company did not make the list of Bullfrog mining companies in the Filer II catalog. Very fine. 8.5 x 10. Est. $100-150.

964. Nye. Bullfrog. Four Aces MC. Incorporated in Arizona. Issued to Morris Brown & Co. for 100 shares in 1906. Uncancelled. Signed by president D.W. Samuel F. Kirkland and secretary G.W. Murray. Neat certificate with vignette, between the company name, of a hand holding four aces. Brown border. This company owned a patented claim near the Mayflower and Pioneer at the north end of the Bullfrog district. There was on small prospect pit there in the 1980's. If you were in New York, it might have sounded interesting, if you were in Nevada, it was no more than a joke, and a stock rip off. But the company did lease other property just west of the Montgomery Shoshone in the flat to enhance their market position. (Forward map) Very fine. 8 1/4 x 11 1/4. Est. $400-700.

965. Nye. Bullfrog. Lost Bethune MC. #103. Incorporated in South Dakota. Issued to A.E. Welch for 4000 shares in 1907. Uncancelled. Signed by S.A.M. Donald. Secretary signature is illegible. Vignette of facility at river's edge. Two smaller coin vignettes of men working in mine. Black border and print with gold underprint. 5.5 x 10. Datelined Rhyolite, Nev. This company is not listed in the Mines Handbooks. There is a possibility that mine operations were in, Lee, California and not the Bullfrog district. Very fine. Est. $100-200
966. Nye. Bullfrog. Rare Rhyolite check book. First National Bank check book with register, 1900's, on orange paper. This is the first time we have seen these in orange. 14 checks present. Each check has a vignette of the bank building in black litho. Top and bottom checks are a bit rough, but all in between are very fine; binding is damaged. 3 x 7.5. Est. $150-200

967. Nye. Bullfrog. Rhyolite Post Office registry return receipt, unissued. Pre-printed, black print on salmon colored paper. Is a bit water damaged, but otherwise very fine, 3 x 5. Est. $25-50

968. Nye. Bullfrog. Trade Token. Merchants/12 1/2/HOTEL//(pic of bullfrog rd, br, 21 mm, dark toned, XF-Au. Rare pictorial Bullfrog token from the Merchants Hotel in Bullfrog, probably the only hotel in this mining camp. The Rhyolite townsite was much more successful and Bullfrog faded away though the district retained the name. Est. $200-400

969. Nye. Bullfrog. US Geological Survey Bulletins. Numbers 303 and 407 regarding the Bullfrog District and Goldfield. Cover missing to #303, with only the top portion remaining, preserved between the 2nd and 3rd pages, entitled "Preliminary Account of Goldfield, Bullfrog, and Other Mining Districts in Southern Nevada." By Frederick Leslie Ransome, c.1905. Survey, typically, talks about the topography, production- having produced over $2,300,000 in 1904- and the geology of the area. Bulletin #407 is in excellent condition comparatively, with complete cover, with only minor damage to spine. By F.L Ransome, W.H. Emmons and G.H. Garrey, 1910. this bulletin covers the geology and ore deposits of the Bullfrog District, which talks about the same things as #303. The mines in the Bullfrog district in 1907 produced a total of $207,538, over $130,000 of that total in gold ore. Black and white photos of the different mines in the district, such as the Montgomery-Shoshone Mine, and also photos of actual veins from the district, such as banded quartz, rhyolite. 9 x 5.75". Est. $50-100.

970. Nye. Carrara. Trade Token. J.H.T./Carrera,/Nev.//GF/121/2 c/At the bar. Br, rd, 21mm, few mottled spots on obverse, reverse clean. Carrara was marble camp between Beatty and the Gold Ace Mine to the South. It was active about 191-25 and named after the famous Italian marble. In 1912 it had a population of 100. This token could have been for a saloon, hotel, or restaurant, or for the Carrara Amusement Co. We were unable to determine who "JHT" was. [ref: Nevada 1912 Directory] Est. $300-500

971. Nye. Johnnie. Pinback button. Newest/Richest/Johnnie/Gold/And/Copper/Camp pinback, rd, 30 mm, xf Rare Est. $50-150

972. Nye. Manhattan. Trade Token. Central Bar/Manhattan/Nevada.//GF/5 c/IT br, rd, 21 mm, mottled obverse, wear to reverse. Est. $25-75

973. Nye. Tonopah. Trade Token. Bank Saloon/(star)/W. J. Drysdale / Tonopah, /Nevada // GF/12.5 c/in/Trade br, rd, 23 mm, slight mottling to obverse, reverse clean, vf. Est. $25-75

974. Nye. Tonopah. Trade Token. Monte Carlo/Bar//GF/5 c/IT br, rd, 21mm, uncleaned, rare. Est. $15-25

975. Nye. Tonopah. MacNamara Mining Co. Incorporated in Arizona in 1903. Issued to George A. Curry for 200 shares in 1911. Certificate number 5468. Datelined San Francisco. Signed by President Jos. G Joseph and Secretary Emmett Eliot. Uncancelled. Black border on white paper. 4 x 9. Printer - Olsen Litho Co. S.F. Property consisted of two patented claims on 12 acres. The company completed a mill on its property in 1912 and the following year treated 28,000 tons of ore at a loss. The company was reorganized under the name MacNamara Mining and Milling Co. shortly afterwards. In 1914 the property operated 8 months, processing 15, 776 tons of ore. The mine shut down in 1915 owing to low silver prices, shortage of money and lack of development. Was producing about 1,500 tons per month when active. Intermittent production 1915 to 1920, produced 1920 -1922, idle in 1923, producing in 1924, but no activity through 1930. (Mines Handbook, various volumes 1916-1931). Tear at upper left corner, very fine. Est. $25-50
976. Nye. Tonopah & Goldfield RR Co. Lot of 4. Incorporated in Nevada in 1905. Unissued. Vignette of men working on rails and hand car with steam train passing in background. Olive green border, blue border, red border, blue border and similar color scheme underprints. The T&GRR had an 89 mile line from Tonopah Junction to Milltown with 12 miles of branches and spurs. The company was chartered as a consolidation of the Tonopah RR Co. and the Goldfield RR Co. In 1916 its rolling stock consisted of 10 locomotives, 5 passenger, 147 freight and 10 service cars. (Ref. Poor's Manual of Railroads, 1917, p.180). Extremely fine. 7 x 11. Est. $300-500

ORMSBY COUNTY

977. Ormsby. Carson. Bill Crow's Mint Gaming Token, 1966. REEDEMABLE ONLY BY PLAYER AND ONLY AT BILL CROW'S MINT (five stars) around outside edge / picture of two coins / Bill Crow's / Mint (as if in a sign) / CARSON CITY / NEVADA / c 1966 // (two stars) DOLLAR GAMING TOKEN (two stars) TO BE USED ONLY AT BILL CROW'S MINT (around outside edge)/ BILL CROW'S / MINT / picture of dice and cards / CARSON CITY, NEVADA. Wm, rd, 36 mm, BU. Est. $5-15

978. Ormsby. Carson. Billheads. J. & J. Raycraft horse boarding business, with a billhead addressed to Bullion & Exchange Bank, 1898. Vignette the daily stage carrying the United States Mail & Wells, Fargo & Co's Express. Two different billheads for E.B. Rail addressed to the Carson Savings bank for purchases made in 1877, and 1882. Both have a similar vignette of a man driving horse drawn mower, but the actual drawing has changed since the 1877 design. Very fine. All are 5 x 8.5. Est. $50-100

979. Ormsby. Carson. Carson City Centennial Trade Dollar, Limited to 5,000, 1964. 1864 CARSON CITY CENTENNIAL TRADE DOLLAR 1964 BATTLE BORN STATE around outside edge / (line border) / CARSON CITY / eagle / UNITED STATES MINT / picture of the state museum / NOW… STATE MUSEUM / THRU 12-31-64 / MINT MARK / CC // ALL FOR OUR COUNTRY / mining themed picture / 100 / YEARS / CENTENNIAL / OF THE STATE OF / NEVADA / 1864-1964. Wm, rd, b/l, 38mm, unc. Est. $5-10

980. Ormsby. Carson. Corbett Fight Medal, 1897. (bust of Corbett)/ Jas. J. Corbett// SOUVENIR/ FOR THE/ CHAMPIONSHIP/ OF THE/ WORLD/CARSON CITY,/ NEV./ MARCH 17,/ 1897/ CORBETT-FITZSIMMONS CONTEST. 1 5/16 inch diameter, brass, AU. This is perhaps the finest of the Corbett medals we have seen here in Nevada. Est. $200-500.

981. Ormsby. Carson. Fitzsimmons Fight Medal, 1897. (bust of Fitzsimmons)/ ROBT. FITZSIMMONS// SOUVENIR/ FOR THE/ CHAMPIONSHIP/ OF THE/ WORLD/CARSON CITY,/ NEV./ MARCH 17,/ 1897/ CORBETT-FITZSIMMONS CONTEST. 1 5/16 inch diameter, brass, Unc. Bold strike. This is perhaps the finest of the Fitzsimmons medals we have seen here in Nevada . Est. $200-500.

982. Ormsby. Carson. United States Silver Dollar 1878 CC. Morgan Dollar. Very fine. Est. $25-50

983. Ormsby. Carson. Trade token. Eli Barkley/Monarch/Saloon/Carson, Nev.//GF/12 1/2 cent/drink. Rd. wm, 21 mm. Au-unc. Est. $100-200

984. Ormsby. Carson. Trade token. Joe Rochon//GF/25/cents/IT. Rd, br, 28 mm. Au, toned. Est. $25-50
STOREY COUNTY

985. Storey. Virginia City. Ward Saloon, Virginia City Nevada Trade Token, c1910-15. This aluminum, 12 scallop token was thoroughly researched by Hal Dunn, who gave the research to John Schilling, who gave it to me, and then to the Historical Society. Unfortunately, I did not retain a copy. It is guaranteed Virginia City, Nevada. Est. $250-350

986. Storey. Virginia City. Williams & Prater, Virginia City, Nevada Trade Token, c1888-1898. Thomas T. Williams began a saloon business in Virginia City about 1880 at 3 South C Street. About 1885 Williams took on Mr. Jeffery as a partner, and two years later replaced Jefferys with N. C. Prater. The two ran the saloon business there for about ten years. In 1894 the business was worth from $1,000 to $2,000, according to the Pickens & Fulton Commercial Agency Book. By 1899, Williams was again on his own, but only for a short time before he sold out or retired. Prater started a general grocery store and did fairly well. During the heyday of Williams and Prater, Virginia City had nearly twenty saloons. This token is the only octagonal token from Virginia City and is very desirable. [refs: Bishop's Directory of VC, etc. 1878; Dun 1890; Bradstreet 1900; 1886 McKinney's Pacific Coast Dir.; 1883 McKinney's Dir.; Pickens & Fulton] Est. $100-200

987. Storey. Virginia. Trade token. The/Northern/Virginia/City/GF/12 1/2/cts/IT. Rd, br, 21 mm. Pitted. Est. $25-50

988. Storey. Gold Hill. Lady Jameson G&SMC. Incorporated in 1864. Issued to N.A. Chandler for 10 shares in 1864. Signed by president W.R. Morris and secretary A.S. McDowell. No vignette, but a small bald eagle emblem to the right. Black border and print. 25 cent revenue stamp at left margin. Extremely fine. 5 x 9.5. Chandler played an important role in Nevada's history. He took part in the 1860 expedition against the "Pah-Ute" after the burning of William's Station. As a poorly armed group who didn't believe the Indians would fight, they were defeated. Chandler may have been the only member of the volunteers to survive, which he did by jumping off a cliff into the Truckee River and hiding in the river, under bushes for hours in the middle of winter. Very fine. Est. $500-700

989. Storey. Virginia. Autograph. John MacKay. Agency of the Bank of California. (Check). Issued to W. Husgrove for $287.50 in 1869, by J. MacKay. Check Number 75 Uncancelled. Black, double lined border, two orange 2 cent US revenue and 2 cent Nevada state revenue stamps at left end. 3 x 8. No printer noted. One of the four "Bonanza Kings", MacKay went from a penniless placer miner in 1860 when he arrived on the Comstock. He quickly gained experience and bought into the Hale & Norcross with partner James C. Fair. Under their control the company soon began paying dividends. Their profits allowed them to secure other mines. He was intimately familiar with the details of the operations of his mines, making daily trips underground to observe first hand, the progress being made and was considered to be the most the most knowledgeable of the Comstock Lode. He also was known as a kind-hearted and generous man. (DeQuille, 1974, The Big Bonanza, p. 399-401) Money from his fortune funded the MacKay School of Mines at the University of Nevada, Reno. Slight yellowing at edges, extremely fine. Est. $50-100

990. Storey. Virginia City and NV Co., CA. Autograph Album of Henry Shaw, 1885-6, and Photo Album of daughter Frankie Shaw, Oakland, CA. c.1924). The Shaw family, J.B. and Ben, owned a furniture store in Virginia City. Ben Shaw, Henry's Uncle, later bought a drug store and photography business. The autograph album has signatures of a number of V.C. notables. Some are quite amusing, including one note written in Morse Code, dated 1885, probably from a telegraph. Other notes include wonderful artwork, such as a minstrel group dressed like a barbershop quartette, with the letters of Henry's name in their mouths, mimicking song. The photo album appears to be views of Frankie and family in the Bay Area, with numerous unlabeled mining shots of the same mine, possibly the Mountain House Drift Mine. Includes photos of J.B. Shaw, etc. Some photos are torn out of the album. 89 photos, 2" square to 3 x 5. At least 15 are of the mine and miner's cabins. Also Seven cabinet photographs circa 1880-90 of members of the Shaw family. Included 2 members of the Kelly family in VC (grass valley and San Jose photographers), Edgar Brown in VC by Cann (photo) in VC, 4 photos of the Shaw family by Noe, Noe & Lee, and Marceau (SF). Very fine. Est. $175-350.

991. Storey. Virginia City & Nevada Co., CA. Nevada Centennial Silver Coin, 1959. Round. (Crossed pick and shovel) NEVADA SILVER CENTENNIAL (crossed pick and shovel) 1 (dot) 8 (dot) 5 (dot) 9 - 1 (dot) 9 (dot) 5 (dot) 9 / VIRGINIA CITY / NEVADA CITY / NEVADA / JUNE 1959 // (star) THE GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE OF (star) NEVADA around outside / line border / border of stars and at bottom (symbol) ALL FOR OUR COUNTRY (symbol) / at center, picture of Nevada state seal. HK 552. 33.8 mm. Silver. AU-Unc. Est. $15-30.

992. Storey. Virginia City. Comstock Carnival Pin Back, 1903. Round, color pin back, black and yellow border / COMSTOCK CARNIVAL (red and white) / picture at center of woman with cone-shaped hat, two shovels crossed behind, cog / VIRGINIA / NEVADA / JULY 2nd JULY 4TH '03. Obverse is plain, rusty. 43 mm. Minor scuffing to celluloid obverse, slightly flattened. Est. $25-50.

993. Storey. Virginia. Comstock Golden Jubilee Pin Back, 1909. Brown, red, white and blue, round pin back, COMSTOCK GOLDEN JUBILEE / picture of miner with pick slung over shoulder and holding up a nugget / 1859 1909 near center / July 3 4, 5. Obverse is rusty. 31 mm. Slight cracking to celluloid. This badge is rare to Nevada collectors (first one of these I've had in 25 years-fh) Est. $25-50.

994. Storey. Virginia City. List of Members of Virginia Exempt-Fireman's Association, 1880. Some important names exist on this list, such as M.M. Frederick, a silver dealer, Alf. Doten, an editor, John Piper, a saloon and opera house proprietor, and Wm. Woodburn, a mill operator. Unfortunately there are also some notables missing, such as John Jones, John Mackay and Wm. Stewart. Two pages of names in extremely fine condition. Signed at the end of the list by J.M. Isaacs, E.F.A. secretary. 14 x 8.5. Est. $50-100

995. Storey. Virginia City. Sutro Tunnel Co. Issued to R.N. Graves for 250 shares in 1868. Cancelled. Fine certificate with a vignette at left featuring man holding a pickaxe. Signed by president Adolph Sutro. 25 cent Revenue stamp below vignette. Appears to have been stapled at one time in upper left corner. Black print and border. "Cancelled" written across certificate, and slashes over signature. Adolph Sutro came to California early in the Gold Rush. Sutro was active in real estate in San Francisco but soon left for Virginia City to get rich. He built a mill which soon burned down. This led to the grandiose idea that he could develop a way to dewater the tunnels of the Comstock to allow for deeper mining. In 1866, Sutro had begun financing the Sutro Tunnel Co and by 1869 work had begun on the tunnel itself. The large Comstock mining men with their influence with the Bank of California and the Nevada Bank of San Francisco decided that Sutro's tunnel was not what they wanted or they were very jealous of his potential success and managed to sabotage any further funding of the Sutro Tunnel Co. Sutro did manage to finish the tunnel in 1878, but the Comstock mining men reneged on their contracts with Sutro and took him to court. Sutro lost, sold his shares in the company and returned to San Francisco and the real estate business. The Sutro tunnel was the greatest engineering feat of the nineteenth century which connected all the mines of the Comstock at the 1850' level. (Filer II) This certificate does not have any damage or tears at the left edge and has the original 25 cent revenue stamp. Very fine. 6.5 x 11. Est. $1500-2500

WASHOE COUNTY

996. Washoe. Mustang Ranch Decanter Collection, c.1969-72. Nine decanters from the world's most famous brothel, The Mustang Ranch. There are three different mini decanters. Two pieces that say "Joe & Sally's Conforte's/ Mustang/ Ranch" with a blond female unicorn on hilltop, with a map to the ranch on the bottom, 5" tall. One piece that says "Old Bridge Ranch" with blond lady standing in river with bridge in background. Will easily repair. 5" tall (in original box). Two pieces "Mustang Bridge Ranch" with Sally Conforte riding a mustang (horse), 5" tall. "Joe Conforte" on back, map on the bottom. One in original box. Four fifth decanters of Lady Godiva seated on a horse "Joe Conforte's/ Mustang Ranch/ Mustang, Nevada", "Old Hoffman 12yr old…Kentucky Bourbon," full, sealed, and dated 1974 on the bottom. All 4 are in the original Mustang Ranch shipping box (1 box). The lot also includes "National Gun Owners Association" Gold Wolf fifth decanter, Dodge City, Kansas fifth decanter, and San Francisco Cable Car decanter. The Mustang Ranch decanters are extremely rare today. We have handled about 2000 decanters over the past 15 years without ever having handled any from the Mustang Ranch. Est. $500-1000.

997. Washoe. Reno. Ponderosa Hotel & Casino Gaming Token, 1967. (Star) ONE DOLLAR GAMING TOKEN (dot) FOR USE BY PLAYER ONLY (star) 1967 / PONDEROSA / (picture of pine tree branches) / HOTEL & CASINO // (symbol) ACCEPTABLE ONLY AT THE PONDEROSA HOTEL & CASINO, RENO / PONDEROSA with the number one (1) behind it. Wm, rd, 35mm, AC. Est. $5-10

998. Washoe. Reno. Riverside Hotel/Casino Gaming Token, 1967. Accepted Only at the Riverside, Reno (five stars) / Riverside / Hotel/Casino / Reno (in downtown arch) / Biggest Little City in the World // (star) / Half Dollar Gaming Token (dot) For Use By Player Only / (star) / 1967 / picture of the hotel at center. 30mm, round. Brilliant uncirculated brass. Proof-like Est. $10-25

999. Washoe. Reno. Riverside Hotel/Casino Gaming Token, 1965. (Star) DOLLAR GAMING TOKEN (star) TO BE USED ONLY AT THE RIVERSIDE (around outside edge) / Riverside / HOTEL/CASINO / picture of Reno Arch // REDEEMABLE ONLY BY PLAYER AND ONLY AT THE RIVERSIDE (very tiny numbers) 1965 / picture of the casino in center. Wm, rd., 36 mm, B.U. Est. $5-15

1000. Washoe. Reno. Riverside Hotel/Casino Sterling Gaming Token, 1967. (Five stars) ACCEPTABLE ONLY AT THE RIVERSIDE, RENO around outside edge / RIVERSIDE / HOTEL/CASINO / picture of Reno Arch // (star) FIVE DOLLAR GAMING TOKEN (dot) FOR USE BY PLAYER ONLY (star) 1967 around outside edge / picture of hotel in center / STERLING. Rd., 44 mm. Brilliant uncirculated, proof-like. Est. $15-30

1001. Washoe. Reno. Sierra Pacific Power Company. Incorporated in Nevada in 1965. Issued to Cede & Co. for 74 shares in 1969. Corporate signatures printed on certificate. Cancelled by hole punches. Vignette of power plant and power lines in background and allegorical seated man in foreground with roll of plans in hand (trying to locate the source of a blackout?). Blue underprint and pattern on left end, no border. 8 x 12. Printer - ABN. Large date stamp top center, otherwise extremely fine. Est. $5-25

1002. Washoe. Reno. The Waldorf & Tavern Whiskey Bottle. "The Waldorf/ &/ Tavern/ Reno, Nevada. Half pint slightly purple bottle. Very light interior stain, hardly noticeable. Tiny 1/4" flash in center on back, and tiny dish flash in base. This is the old variant, circa 1910. This is the most common of the Nevada whiskey bottles, but it should be noted that none of them are truly common (less than 30 known) The newer variant has the net contents embossed along the base on the front panel. Est. $250-500

WHITE PINE COUNTY

1003. White Pine. Nevada United MC. Incorporated in Arizona in 1906. Issued to J.C. Burger for 1000 shares in 1910. Uncancelled. Signed by president M.J. Chamberlain and secretary W.O. Temple. Vignette of seated allegorical figure with both arms resting on a staff. Orange border and underprint. 9.5 x 12.5. Owned 50 claims covering 600 acres located 18 miles from Ely, White Pine County. The contains lead, silver and iron. In 1917, it was reported that there was a daily output of 90 tons. (Mines Hndbk, 1918, p.1203) Three tears at bottom edge, but very fine. Est. $25-50

1004. White Pine. Cherry Creek. Vulcan Smelting and Refining Co. Incorporated in California in 1900. Issued to Alvin S. Henriksen for 5 shares in 1901. Signed by President F. K. Page and Secretary Harry L. Baker. Uncancelled. No vignette, cloud pattern behind masthead. Black border on vanilla paper. 10 cent documentary stamp upper left corner. 4-1/4 x 9-3/4. Possibly an affiliate of the Vulcan Mining, Smelting and Refining Co. that had properties in the Hunter district at Cherry Creek, White Pine County, Nevada. The mine was serviced by to shafts, 300 and 500 ft in depth and a 2600 ft tunnel with a total of 2000 ft of underground workings. The property had only minor production. (Ref. Weed, 1916, p. 1201). Folds, slight yellowing at edges, very fine. Est. $25-50

1005. White Pine. Ely. U. S. 25 Cent Piece (pocket piece). Counter stamped "1912/R.N.G.//Ely, Nev." We were unable to find an R.N.G. in the 1907, 1914 Ely, Nevada directories, either as a person or a company initials. It appears original. Est. $50-75

1006. White Pine. Osceolla. St. Lawrence MC. Incorporated in Nevada. Issued to F.B. Abbott for 500 shares in 1909. Uncancelled. Signed by T.C. Williams as president and John McGaraby. No vignette, but fancy masthead. Brown border and underprint. 9 x 11.5. There is a St. Lawrence MC that owned the St. Lawrence mine in White Pine County. The 1931 Mines Handbook states that there was activity at the St. Lawrence mine in the 1900's until 1912 and than not until 1928. Very fine. Est. $25-50