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ALASKA

112. Alaska. Two Volumes by Pierre Burton on the Klondike. The Life and Death of the Last Great Gold Rush: Klondike. Hardcover with dust jacket (protected by plastic sleeve). Dust jacket has some creases and chips, otherwise very good. 157 pp including bibliography, with index, not illustrated, 6 x 9. A great historical telling of the rush to the Klondike. This is the Canadian printing of the book (also printed in US as The Klondike Fever). Published Oct. 20, 1958, reprinted ten times. Very good condition. The Klondike Quest: A Photographic Essay, 1897-1899. Hardcover with dust jacket (protected by plastic sleeve). Dust jacket shows minimal wear, a few small cracks. Copyright 1983 by Pierre Berton Enterprises Ltd. Published by Atlantic-Little, Brown Books. First American Edition. Large format book (11 x 13"), in many cases, photos take up the entire page or more! Relatively minimal text helps tell the story. Very fine. This book comes with a stereoview entitled "Bound for Klondike Gold Fields, Chilkoot, Alaska." Est. $75-100.

113. Alaska. Advertisement for the Pictorial History of the United States and Territories Series. This card has a map of Alaska on the front with illustrations of: Seals resting on ice; whale hunting; American Whalers caught in an ice field. Reports the area as 531,489 sq. miles and population of 33,426. Copyright 1889, Arbuckle Bros. NY. Very colorful. 3 x 5. Very fine. Est. $10-25

IDAHO

ADA COUNTY

114. Ada. Boise Basin. McKinley GMC. Incorporated in Arizona in 1907. Issued to C. R. Ridgeway for 100 shares in 1908. Uncancelled. Signed by president P. H. M. McKinley and secretary Geo. W. Cinder. Vignette of female allegorical figure holding scale of justice, flanked by male and female allegorical figure . Brown border and underprint, with spread-winged bald eagle stretched across bottom border. Datelined Kansas City, Mo. 8.5 x 10.25. Owns 700 acres on Jupiter Mountain in the Boise Basin of Ada County just 6 miles from Idaho City. By 1918, idle to due lack of funds. (Mines Handbook, 1918, p.744) Very fine. Est. $25-50

115. Ada. Boise. Boise Mining Badge, 1896. SOUVENIR on gilt hanger banner, suspended shield below: 2nd ANNUAL/ INTER MOUNTAIN FAIR/ OCT./ (pic Miners)/ BOISE CITY, IDAHO/ 1896. Gilt badge. Minor wear. 2.5" long, 1" wide. Est. $50-150.

116. Ada. Boise. Very rare "Natatorium" sterling spoon with working mechanical windlass. Silver "rope" wraps around handle and is connected to bucket at top of bowl of spoon. Artificial gold nugget at top of bowl and just underneath windlass. A picture of the Natatorium is engraved in the bowl along with the text. Nearly 6" long. Est. $500-1000.

ALTURAS COUNTY

Alturas. Wood River.
The following collection of rather spectacular mining photographs was found by a collector/dealer in Southern California a number of years ago. We are proud to offer this important collection. Many of the photographs here are possibly unique, and offer an outstanding view of life in the early days of Idaho's mining camps.
Gold was discovered in small quantities here just after the Boise Basin discoveries of 1862. Miners came in groups for about two years, but since nothing worthwhile was located, miners moved on. One prospector, Warren Callahan, found lead ore in the form of galena, a lead sulfide. Little did these miners know that this lead sulfide also carried silver.
Callahan came back in 1873 and 1874 for more prospecting. With Indian trouble and the Bannock war, miners stayed away until 1879. By then, metallurgists had unraveled the secrets of metal separation in the rich lead-silver ores in Eureka, Nevada. Prospectors began to return to the area, not so much for the gold, but now for the silver. Among the other early prospectors were David Ketcham and Frank Jacobs, W. Broadhead and others. Small towns began to develop-among them Ketchum, Hailey, Bellevue, Galena, Bullion City and Bradford. Ketchum was originally called Leadville, but the US Post Office rejected the name, and its founder soon became the namesake. Production started to take off in 1881 from mines such as the Queen of the Hills and Minnie Moore.
Idaho was quickly becoming known for its silver. In 1881, Idaho produced $1.3 million. Within a year, they were up to $2 million, though they were still ranked sixth in the United States behind Colorado (Leadville), Arizona, Utah, Nevada, and Montana, according to Albert Williams in Mineral Resources of the United States, 1883. The importance of the gold and silver mined in the USA to the world at the time was not understated by Williams: "One third of all the gold and one half of all the silver annually produced in the world are supplied by the mines of the United States."
Getting the mines of Idaho and the Wood River region off the ground was a difficult task. Though Idaho was producing silver and gold, western financiers were used to the massive riches of the Comstock and the California gold region. Idaho had to make it on its own. "The San Francisco people, to whom until recently miners had to look for capital to develop these mines, became utterly disgusted, and had no confidence in any mine inside the borders of Idaho. It is scarcely necessary to state that this condition of affairs was not the fault of the mines, but of the people who manipulated the stocks" or so thought Mr. C. G. Yale in his detailed report to Horatio Burchard, the Director of the Mint in 1881.
The photographers of the period were few and far between. Remote mining camps did not have much to offer in terms of revenue to photographers. They preferred established towns where a studio could produce daily revenue. Throughout the west, photographs of emerging mining camps are thus rare, and Idaho was no exception. Only a handful of photographers are reportedly known from the Wood River region during the first ten years.
A summary of the early photographers in Wood River can be assimilated from Carl Mautz's Biographies of Western Photographers, 1997. Professor Gilbert Butler was in Bellevue and Hailey. His gallery was on Main Street in 1883, and on the corner of First and Bullion in 1884. Frank M. Stamper was in Hailey in 1883, as was Charles Tate, who took photos for the Union Pacific photo
car. He was in Hailey in May to June of 1883, and Bullion, ID in August, and presumably in some of the other camps in between. Fred J. Pilliner was in Ketchum in 1889-90, and notably took pictures of the Wood River Winter of 1890. He also had galleries in CA and MT with his brother. W. C. Thompson had a gallery in 1905. In this collection, only 2 of the photos have photographers identified, and both are not local photographers. Curiously, there are no photographers listed in the 1883 McKenney Directory for the area.

The Collection:

117. Bellevue. Classic Street Scene. July 4, 1885 parade with hundreds of people. Numerous businesses visible by name. Clear. Good contrast. Image 3.75 x 7" mounted on crème mat, dark colored and chipped in three corners and in center bottom. Center of image unaffected. Very nice. On reverse is Bennett & Messerau, photographers, Main Street Opposite Masonic Hall Boise City, Idaho. Est. $300-500

118. Bellevue. Interior of the IXL Saloon. Happy bartender and two singing patrons at the bar. No slot machines. 5 x 7" on dark mat with 1.5" margins. Excellent. Est. $100-200

119. Bellevue. IXL Saloon shown in a wide street scene. Circa 1900. Winter scene with more than a dozen sled wagons. Very clear shot with good contrast. Image 4.5 x 6.5 on light brown mat. XF. Est. $150-300

120. Bellevue. Livery stable of Neil Campbell with stage coach to carry passengers for the International Hotel. Four men in front with horses. Campbell is probably the man in front of the coach. Image 5 x 7" with 1" trim of dark mat. Generally very fine. Labeled on reverse. Est. $200-300

121. Bellevue. Minnie Moore Mine. c. 1886. Image 7.5 x 8.5 on 11 x 14" crème mat. Fancy scroll border. On the reverse is inscribed: "Xmas 1886. Mr. Neil Campbell - With the best of all holiday good wishes, Thomas Carmichael." Also stamped is "George D. Campbell" apparently a relative of Neil. The view shows the Minnie Moore in winter, with acres of cord wood stacked in front of the mill building. The mat has a few spots, otherwise XF. Est. $200-500

122. Bellevue. Minnie Moore Mine. About 50 men standing in front of the mine and mill. Miners are in the front with their candlesticks, mill workers in back. Image 7 x 9.5" with a 1" border of mat. Mat spotted, as is the photo in a few places. Circa 1890. Est. $200-400

123. Bellevue. Minnie Moore Mine. Portrait view, circa 1891. Image 8 x 9" mounted on thick crème mat with beveled gilt trim. Est. $250-400

124. Bellevue. Palace Club and barber shop exterior. Bartenders, barber, and cowboy on horse in front. 5 small white spots on photo, lower right corner bent, but no harm. 5 x 7 image. Clear, good contrast. Circa 1895. Est. $100-200

125. Bellevue. Palace Club Interior. Shows bar and owners behind the bar. No patrons shown, perhaps an early morning shot when closed. Confection slot machine on counter. Wood backbar. Circa 1895. Image 5 x 6.5" Great contrast, focus and condition. The mat is unevenly trimmed. Est. $100-200

126. Hailey. Alturas Hotel Saloon and pool room. Circa 1895. Men playing cards in the back. Dog walking through photo. Many men. Clear, clean. 4 x 5.5" mounted on dark mat, 2" margin. Est. 100-300

127. Hailey. Bird's Eye view of the Wood River Valley. Circa 1886. 5 x 8". Mounted on crème mat. Shows a large town, fairly spread out. Est. $300-500

128. Hailey. Hailey community band, circa 1885. Clear and sharp. Men are identified on reverse. Image 5 x 8" on crème mat with 1" margin. Est. $150-300

129. Hailey. Interior scene of Woodman of the World fraternal conference attendees, all with lapel ribbons. Image 6 x 8" on mat with 1" margin. All are identified on the back. Hailey Times photo (?). circa 1895. Est. $100-200

130. Hailey. Old Mint Saloon Exterior, circa 1890. Bartender and patrons out front under the saloon sign. Boardwalk is beat up. Image is 5 x 7" mounted on dark mat. XF. Est. $150-300

131. Hailey. Old Mint Saloon Interior. Great shot with very clear image. In mirror are visible a Caille and Mills Operators bell slot machines against the back wall. Confectionery slot on the bar. 5 x 7" image mounted on dark board with 1.5" margins. Very nice. Circa 1895. Est. $150-300

132. Hailey. Rupert's Drug Store Interior. Druggist at left. Slightly faded. Image 4 x 7" on 8 x 10" mat. Large drugstore. Labeled on reverse. Rupert is listed in McKenney, 1886. Est. $100-200

133. Hailey. Snug Bar interior. Different kind of saloon without a large wood backbar. Clear, clean shot. 5 x 7" image mounted on dark board, 1" margins. Circa 1895. People are identified. Chas. Cuneo, bartender. Est. $150-300

134. Hailey. Star Brewery exterior. Sharp, clean, good contrast. Eight men in front with mugs of beer. One sticking out of the attic with same. 6.5 x 8" image on crème mat with 0.5" border. The proprietor was probably Geo W Kohlipp. c 1885. Est. $150-350

135. Hailey. Tracey's Drug Store interior, circa 1900. This store is cram packed with goodies. Image is 4 x 6" mounted on dark mat with 2" margins. Excellent. Est. $100-200

136. Hailey. W. Noble's General merchandise store, circa 1883. Street scene, men in front of Noble's Store. Noble is listed in the 1883 McKenney Directory. Image 4 x 7". Mounted on crème mat, lower left corner broken off. Slightly faded. Est. $150-400

137. Ketchum. Hathaway's Billiards and cigar store. Billiard tables visible in the back. Seven men and a clerk visible. Very clear, clean, sharp photo with good contrast. Mills Operators Bell slot machine on counter. Circa 1900. image 5 x 7" with 1" trim of dark mat. Est. $100-300

138. Ketchum. Ketchum Street Scene. Shows three businesses. One is a grocery. Classic boardwalk with wood boxes and kegs on the walkway. About 15 men out in front for the photo. This must have been an event when a photographer was in town because all these photos have all the merchants or miners out front. 4.5 x 8", on crème mat with 0.5" border. Border at left gone, but image fine. Bottom right corner was broken off and was repaired long ago. Circa 1885. Est. $200-400

139. Wood River District. Unknown Mine. 13 miners in front of a working adit. Timbers stacked all around. Trees freshly cut from the hillside. Image 5 x 7" on 7 x 10" mat. Clean. Reverse is G. Campbell's name. Circa 1890-1900. This could be a drainage or access tunnel. The scene is more reminiscent of miners driving to a target, rather than direct mining. Est. $100-200
140. Wood River District. Portrait of approximately 100 miners in front of large building. The two story building has no visible signage. Two women appear in the top room. Probably a mating house. No info on the reverse. Image is 10 x 12" with a 0.5 inch border of plain crème mat. Mat had a few holes from thumbtacks. Image is excellent. Good clarity. Some of the men in front have their lunch buckets. Possibly a mating house for one of the larger mines such as the Minnie Moore. Est. $200-500

141. Wood River District. Mine and mill with men working. Fairly substantial mine. Image is 6 x 9.5", mat 1" all around larger, except top, where top mat has been removed. Photo sharp, mat spotted. Attributed possibly to the Hailey Gold Belt Mine. Campbell's name on reverse. Est. $200-500

142. Wood River Region. Doniphan? Outstanding bird's eye view of a small town in a canyon. The image is crystal clear. The signs of merchants visible are: Shea Blackaby Merchandise, Alta House, Combination. I was unable to locate this town in the McKenney's 1883 Directory, but unfortunately it lists proprietors, instead of the name of the establishment. The same holds true for the McKenney 1886 Business directory. There are no signs of any mines on the hillsides. A review of regional newspapers of the period would nail this photograph. The image is 8 x 9.5", and generally very fine. 1" piece broken from lower left and repaired, no harm. Mounted on crème mat with 0.25" margin. On reverse is M. M. Hazeltine, Baker City, Oregon. Needless to say, this is not Baker City. Circa 1885. Est. $250-500

KOOTENAI COUNTY

143. Kootenai. Coeur d'Alene. Commemorative Coin, 75 Years of Mining in the Coeur d'Alenes, 1958. Round, silver plate, bead border / SILVER JUBILEE / COMMEMORATING / (lines) 75 (lines) / YEARS OF MINING / (lines) / IN THE / COEUR d'ALENES / 1883 - 1958 // bead border / (dot) WORLD'S SILVER MINING CAPITAL (dot) / comical picture of a miner and his mule / WALLACE, IDAHO. 38 mm. HK 515. Appears to be silver. BU. Est. $10-25

OWYHEE COUNTY

144. Owyhee. Carson. De Lamar MC. Issued to Mrs. Charlotte Leach for 5 shares, cert #2776, in 1894. Signed by Joseph G. Smith director and Chas Marimar secretary. Blue border and print. 11 X 11. Printer - Growther & Goodman Designers & Printers, London. Uncancelled. The certificate has Owyhee written in pencil. No other information was found. Excellent. Est. $100-200

145. Owyhee. Carson. De Lamar Company. Share Warrant to Bearer, cert #2891. Signed by Joseph G. Smith director and Chas Marimar secretary. Green border with blue print and brown underprint. Three shilling revenue stamp. 14 coupons cashed in of original 16. 12 X 18. The certificate has Owyhee district written in pencil. No other information was found. Very fine. Est. $100-200

MONTANA

146. Butte. Commemorative Coin, 50th Anniversary of the First National Bank, 1927. Round, IN COMMEMORATION / 50TH / ANNIVERSARY / (symbol) / FIRST / NATIONAL / BANK / (symbol) / BUTTE / MONTANA / to right of that is a picture of a modern hoist with MODERN HOIST next to it / 1927 at bottom // PRIMITIVE WINDLASS / picture of a miner working a windlass / 1877 at bottom. 31 mm. XF-AU. Est. $25-75.

147. Butte. Parrot Mine Medal. PARROT MINE/ (Pic of mine and mill)/ BUTTE// BUTTE MONTANA/ (pic miners tools, includes: pick, shovel, hoisting bucket, miners candlestick, drill, etc.)/ MINERS TOOLS. Copper. 1.5" diameter. XF with dirt spots and a few dings. Appears to have been in a three pronged holder, possibly a belt buckle or necklace. The Parrot was the predecessor mine to the Anaconda Company, who owned it and the Parrot corporation, later changing the name to the Anaconda Co. Circa 1895. Est $50-150.

148. Jefferson County. Whitehall district. Gold Coin Mining Co. Incorporated in Delaware in 1920. Certificate # 5508 issued to Simon Moll for 100 shares in 1929. Datelined Philadelphia, PA. Signed by President W. C. Short and Secretary W. N. Richards. Uncancelled. Brown border, safety print and underprint. 8 x 12. Printer - Republic Bank Note Co. Pittsburgh, PA. Incorporated in 1920 as the Mazuma Mining Co. and changed the name in 1921. Had the Gold Coin group of 160 acres in the Whitehall district on 2 veins carrying gold and silver values (Mines Handbook, 1931, pp. 1314-15) Very Fine. Est. $25-50

149. Misc. Anaconda Copper Mining Coin, 1896. Round, THE MONTANA HOTEL / picture of the hotel / ANACONDA // LOWER WORKS OF THE ANACONDA / picture of same / 1896 / COPPER MINING CO. 38 mm. AU. Classic advertising piece out of America's largest copper camp that owed its existence to the George Hearst, Lloyd Tevis, J. Haggin and Marcus Daly combine. Est. $50-150.

150. Misc. Four Pictorial History Cards of the Northern Rockies. Arbuckle Bros. Coffee Co. history cards for Montana, Idaho and Wyoming (all with brief histories on the back) and an advertisement for the series with a Montana map and gold mining scene on the front. The Montana history card has five illustrations on the front: Custer Massacre, Rosebud River, 1876; Custer's monument; Fur Trading, 1808; Gold Mining, 1861; Discovery of the Rocky Mountains by the Chevalier de la Verendrye, 1742-1743. The Wyoming card depicts Emigrant Train on the Way to the Pacific Coast; Great Falls of Yellowstone; Hunters of the Missouri Fur Co., 1810. The Idaho card shows "Cow-boys"; Meriwether Lewis and Shoshone Falls. All very fine. 3 x 5. Very colorful! Est. $50-100

151. No lot. Please see Western History and Mining Section on page 135 for a rare Montana Silver Medallion.

Also See Octagonal $50 Slug Facsimile Section under California for a Montana $50 facsimile slug.

OREGON

152. General. Oregon Club card. "Oregon hall" and W. Haywood, president, and O. Hudson, secretary below. Mint green surface, bordered with ribbon design. 1.5 x 2.5. Very fine. Circa 1865 Est. $25-50

153. General. Oregon Related Companies' Papers, Lot of Two. One stock certificate from Oregon & Pacific RR Construction Co. Incorporated in 1902. Also issued to Bond V. Thomas for 6 shares in 1902. Signed by president John Barth and secretary M.C. Morgan. Very nice certificate without a vignette, but fancy masthead. Black border and print. 6 x 11. This company built the California & Oregon Coast RR for which there are four rare pieces: two prospectuses and two extracts from engineering reports, one of each written in French. This company was incorporated in Nevada. The prospectuses give testimonials to support the construction of the Standard Gauge RR, which would extend a total of 178.5 miles. The lines would enable the shipment of lumber which "would certainly yield a handsome return for the amount expended in building the line," says H.L. Gilkey of the FIB of Southern Oregon. The extracts do much the same as the prospectuses, only these contain testimonials from the train engineers. " 'The principal items of freight will be lumber, supplies for mines and smelters, ore, marble, and lime, farm products and general supplies...There is not lacking the sources of traffic nor the plans of construction to make this Railroad a successful enterprise.' " We couldn't help but include these in the sale. They would truly add to anyone's collection! The prospectuses and extracts have some damage to the spines, but are otherwise in very fine condition. 14 x 8.5. Est. $200-400

154. Baker City. North American Mining Co. Coin, 1906. Round, NORTH AMERICAN MINING CO. / picture of their shaft house / SHAFT HOUSE // NORTH AMERICAN MINING CO. / D.W.C. NELSON / MANAGER / BAKER CITY, ORE. / (symbol) SAMPLE / BURKEMONT / COPPER / MAY 1906 / (star) SOUVENIR (star). 38 mm. XF. This medal was struck in the first part of 1906, perhaps for a shareholders meeting. It was dead within months, having been in existence for just one year. It was taken over by the North American Copper Co. The mine was at Burkemont. "The old management lied atrociously in its advertisements until the reorganization in 1905..." The new management couldn't overcome the past problems, hence the creation of the North American Copper Co. (Ref: 1908 Copper Hdbk). Est. $50-150.

155. Baker. Cracker Creek district. North Pole-Columbia mines. Three photographs; two showing the North Pole Mine and one of the Columbia. North Pole photos (5x7 & 4-1/2 x 8) taken from hillside show mill buildings in foreground and aerial tramway leading from mines upslope. Both are similar but taken from slightly different locations. Columbia mill and mine (4-1/2 x 8) shows 4 large mill buildings and probable office with dumps amid pine forest. These two mines were located near each other on the North Pole-Columbia lode, a vein traceable for nearly 5 miles across Cracker and Fruit Creeks in Baker County. Production from the North Pole between 1895 and 1908 amounted to $2.485 million and from the Columbia between 1897 and 1916 was $3.639 million. Recovered ounces of gold and silver were roughly the same for the North Pole and presumably the Columbia. Total production grade was about $15.63 per ton. Both mines were only intermittently worked after 1916 (Brooks & Ramp, 1968, pp. 60-61, 74). Glued to pages cut from scrap book; North Pole photos on opposite faces of same page. Est. $100-200

156. Baker. Cracker Creek district. Mammoth Mine. Photograph (5x6-1/2) of the hoist house, conveyor, mill buildings and office. Ground partially covered with light snow, conifers in background. The mine was developed by a 300 ft shaft and drifts, and production prior to 1931 was estimated at $40,000. Bullion was 500 to 600 fine produced from veins in granodiorite. Production from the Belle of Baker, located a few hundred feet west of the Mammoth and on the same vein, was about 10 times that of the Mammoth. Wire gold was locally recovered from thin quartz seams and fractures from the Bell of Baker. (Brooks & Ramp, 1968, pp. 72 & 76). Glued to page cut from scrap book; on opposite face is photo cut from magazine of the Bonanza Mill. Est. $75-150

157. Oregon Territory. Josephine County. Report of Road Drivers to County Commissioners. Dec. 2, 1857. Two handwritten pages (both sides of a single sheet) on blue, lined-stationery to the Board of County Commissioners regarding a proposed route of a wagon road between the residence of Abel George, via Vannoy's ferry to the Heap ranch on Appelgate Creek. Signed by Thomas Cruxton, Wesley K. Walker and James H. Troyoud. 7-1/4 x 9. Extremely fine. Est. $100-300

158. Josephine. Waldo MC stock certificate and maps. The company was incorporated in Colorado in 1902. The certificate is issued to Bond V. Thomas for 250 shares in 1902. Uncancelled. Signed by president and secretary. Vignette of two men working in mine, on using a sledge hammer and the other using a pick. Green border. Three revenue stamps in right margin. Two large tears at the crease where the certificate was folded, a tear at the bottom left corner, and a small tear at the upper right corner. 8.5 x 11.5. Both maps are blue line. One gives a portion of the Waldo Mining District. Scale is 1" = 800'. The map is vertical with the north pointing to the left. The Waldo CM is located just south of Stone Creek. Large tear down center where map folds. 14 x 24". The second map is a horizontal view of the Waldo Copper Mining District. The Waldo Copper Mine is located to the east of the Illinois River, near Takilma. Scale is 1"= 800'. Excellent condition. 38 x 26". Both maps are undated, but are presumably from around the same time as the stock certificate (1902). Est. $200-400

SOUTH DAKOTA

159. White Wood District. Homestake Mining Co. Incorporated in 1877. Issued to C. C. Roumage & Co. for 10 shares in 1905. Certificate number 11303. Signed by Vice-President F. G. Drum and Secretary Fred Clark. Cancelled. Large vignette top center of two Indians on bluff overlooking valley, viewing steam train, placer miners in river, suspension bridge over another river with boats below, farmland and distant city. Black border with blue underprint. 7 x 10. Printer - ABN. This company was founded by George Hearst, father of William Randolph Hearst. George became wealthy from his early involvement with the Comstock and other mining ventures in the west. He, along with several others bought a mine at Lead, South Dakota in 1876 that became the world famous Homestake mine. This mine operated from about 1877 through 1999; more than 120 years. During it first few years of operation, the mine made Hearst more than $4 million. The company still operates and has mines in Nevada and at many other locations throughout the world. One of their open pits is in Lake County at the McLaughlin deposit at Knoxville. Extremely fine. Est. $15-30

TEXAS

160. Hardman. Texas Copper & Refining Co. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Henry Bray for 5000 shares, cert #21, in 1917. Signed by Walter P. Dietz President and J. C. Strong Secretary. Vignette at top center of gold dredging scene; to left miners looking at ore; to right miner panning in stream. Black border with gold seal and underprint. Uncancelled. 8 X 11. Printer - Goes. The company reportedly owned 1200 acres of copper-bearing land in Hardman County, Texas. Minor tears along folds. Est. $25-50

UTAH

161. Utah. 50th Anniversary Medallion of the Settlement of Utah, 1897. Two small ring hole at top indicating this probably hung on a badge. Dug with dark spots. 50TH ANN. SETTLEMENT OF UTAH / picture of man's head / 1847 1897 / picture of what is probably Salt Lake City with horse-drawn wagon in foreground. Brass. Was suspended from hanger, possibly with ribbon backing. 38 mm. Est. $25-50

162. Juab. Tintic. Grand Central MC. Incorporated in Colorado 1902. Issued to John H. Brie for 200 shares, cert #148, in 1909. Signed by Holbrook vice president and John R. Twelves Secretary. Vignette at upper left of miners double jacking underground. Black border on yellow paper with gilt seal. Cancelled by rubber stamp. 3 X 7. Printer - Utah Litho, Salt Lake City. The Grand Central was the deepest mine in the Tintic district in 1920 reaching 2600' deep. They were chasing a 200' wide ore shoot that assayed 15-20% copper, 10% lead, 30 oz/ton silver and $3/ton gold. The 1910 production numbers are impressive resulting in 750,000 lbs copper, 2.5 million lbs lead, 300,000 oz silver, and $35,000 in gold. In 1909, a ten year litigation with the Mammoth MC ended with Grand Central receiving $175,000 judgment for ore illegally extracted. In 1922, purchased by the Chief Cons Co. (Mines Handbooks, 1910, 1918, 1931) Very fine. Est. $25-50

163. Salt Lake. Bingham. New England G&CMC. Incorporated in Colorado 1899. Issued to O. F. Jonasson & Co for 100 shares, cert #A712, in 1908. Signed by President Elmer E. Abercrombie and Secretary George. F. Bradstreet. Masthead of company name. Green border and underprint. Uncancelled. 8 X 11. Printer - John A. Lowell Bank Note Co., Boston. The company owned 9 claims in the Bingham district in porphyry country rock showing 3 veins averaging 30" in width and 1,000 ft in length. Ore averages 30% lead, 10% zinc with 15 oz silver and $4.50 gold per ton and small, variable values in copper. 1905 production was about 600,000 lbs lead, 20,000 oz. silver and 110 oz. gold.(Copper Handbook, 1906, p. 746) Very fine. Est. $25-75

164. Salt Lake City. 1902 Salt Lake Badge. This is possibly a miner's union badge. It is certainly a mining theme, as noted by the pack mule, "Rocky Mountain Canary." Suspension hangar in silver reads: Denver 17. Not connected to hanger below, probably missing small chain or center piece. The lower suspended piece is a Donkey shaped medal with ROCKY MOUNTAIN / CANARY across the donkey's body / SALT LAKE 1902. 50 x 59 mm. Silver. Choice. Est. $50-150

165. San Juan. ULA Uranium, Inc. Incorporated in Colorado in 1954. Issued to Allan C. Gordon for 1000 shares, cert #12373, in 1956. Signed by Dawson Thompson President and ? Secretary. Cancelled by rubber stamp of same. Vignette to left of Colorado State Sea. Gold border, seal and underprint. 8 X 11. Printer - Goes. The Company had 700 claims, half interest in a large camp, and 103 claims, including the Radium King and Ula # 1 mine in San Juan Co., Utah. The Ula mine was active at the time this certificate was issued, producing 40 tons per day. Plans for increasing production and adding equipment. (Mines Register, 1956, p. 429) Very fine. Est. $25-50

166. Summit. Park City. Park City Mining & Smelting Co. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to George G. Brooks for 100 shares, cert #B1685, in 1922. Vignette at upper left of woman kneeling aside circle with scene of a working mill site. Purple border and underprint. Cancelled by hole punches of same. 8 X 11. Printer - ABN. This company was merged into the Park Utah Cons. Mines Co. which absorbed many other companies as well. The property listing is extensive and overbearing for this space. The parent company is given a lengthy description the Mines Handbook, 1926, p 1521-22. Very fine. Est. $25-50

167. Utah. Beaver. Beaver Lake. Beaver Lake Copper Mining Co., incorporated in Utah (no date) issued to Greg Morris for 100 shares in 1897, signed by E. West as president and Phil Bentz as secretary. Vignette of the Utah state seal (sort of) at top center. "In Union is strength". Masthead is in gold (gilt), with gold border and seal. Stock shows much oxidation to seal and border. Uncancelled. 6 x 10". No printer shown. "Mines located in Beaver Lake District, Beaver County, Utah" Est. $100-200

168. Utah. Cal-Moab Uranium Corporation. Incorporated in Oklahoma. Issued to Anna Bernstein for 1000 shares in 1955. Corporate signatures are printed on certificate. Cancelled by rubber stamp. Vignette of Allegorical woman with lion. Purple border and underprint. 8-1/4 x 11-3/4. Printer - Columbian Bank Note Co. Moab, Utah was an important uranium mining center in the 1950's and 60's. Extremely fine. Est. $25-50

Utah. Salt Lake. Yosemite MC. See Mariposa County, California.

WYOMING

169. Albany. Centennial. Cliff Gold MC. Incorporated in Wyoming 1923. Issued to Henry Andrew Koch for 25 shares, cert #B190, in 1926. Signed by Alfred Daykin president and C. B. Laurett secretary. Ornate blue border. Uncancelled. 8 X 11. Printer - Goes. Took properties of the Colowyo GMC which was the successor of Park GMC. They owned 400 acres of lode claims and 320 acres of placers including the Colowyo Mine. The ore is mostly gold, but palladium and platinum are present. There was 1325' of tunnels to a depth of 750'. They also had extensive equipment and were very active in 1926. (Mines Handbook, 1926, p.1606-07) Very fine. Est. $25-50

170. Big Horn. Winona Gold-Copper Mining & Milling Co. Incorporated in Wyoming in 1903. Issued to Dr. William Thriens for 1000 shares, cert #556, in 1910. Signed by L. Cavnah as President and Wm. H. McAloney as Secretary. No vignette. Copper color border and seal, black print. Uncancelled. 7 X 11. Printer - W.H. Kistler Staty. Folds. Very fine. Located 12 miles east of Yellowstone Park. The company had 440 acres on Silver Creek in the Bear Tooth and Sulphur Mountains. The ore was auriferous and argentiferous chalcocite, bornite and chalcopyrite. (Copper Handbook 1908) Very fine. Est. $25-50

170A. Carbon. Encampment. Paymaster Copper MC. Incorporated in Wyoming 1900. Issued to T. J. Swanson for 1666 shares, cert #109, in 1901. Signed by B. McCaffery President and Secretary. Vignette miners working underground double jacking and loading ore. Brown border and underprint gilt seal. Three 10 cent and two 2 cent revenue stamps affixed to right edge. Datelined Grand Encampment, Wyoming. Uncancelled. 8 X 11. The company was dead by 1905 (Copper Handbook, 1905, p. 1106) Probably operated on copper gold veins similar to those of the Portland Mining Company, which see. Very fine. Est. $25-50

171. Carbon. Encampment. Portland Copper MC. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Guy Decker for 100 shares, cert #928, in 1906. Signed by J. C. Helmes President and T. C. Druary as Secretary. Fancy masthead. Black border and print. Datelined Denver, Colorado. Printer - W. H. Kistler Staty, Denver. Uncancelled 8 X 11. Claims reportedly traversed by 1800 ft of a system of veins, from 1 to 40 ft in width averaging 3% copper and some gold. In 1916, the company merged with the West Virginia-Wyoming Copper Mining Co. under the name Portland Consolidated Copper Co. the two properties were adjacent and the veins system mentioned above extended onto WV-WCM Co.'s ground. Estimated reserves for both properties in 1916 were 300,000 tons millable ore at 2-3% copper and 50,000 tons smelting ore containing 10-25% copper and $1-$6 gold per ton. PCC Co. was idle in 1925. (Mines Handbook, 1916, p. 937; 1925, p. 1854) Slight wear to folds. Very fine. Est. $25-50

172. Wyoming. San Juan Uranium Exploration, Inc. Incorporated in Colorado in 1954. Issued to Lilian Rathgeber for 1000 shares, cert #2871, in 1956. Signed by W. M. Gladwell President and S. A. Phillips Secretary. Vignette at top left of miners working underground. Vignettes at each corner of miners. Black border, gold seal and underprint. Uncancelled. 8 X 11. Printer - Goes. The company had 70 claims in San Juan County UT, 108 claims in Crooks Gap, Fremont Co. WY and 821 claims in the Pumpkin Buttes area of WY. These properties were leased to several producing mining companies. (Mines Register, 1956, p. 37). Folds. Excellent. Est. $25-50

173. Wyoming. Wyoming Platinum & GM Syndicate, beneficial interest certificate. Issued to B.R. Harrison for 5 units in 1930. Uncancelled. Signed by secretary and treasurer of the board of trustees, Andrew J. Hull. Vignette of female allegorical figure with back to viewer and head turned to profile in upper left corner. Black border. Very fine. 5.5 x 9.5.Very early platinum piece. One of the earliest platinum certificates we have seen. Est. $25-50

174. Yellowstone. Photo stereocard of "Old Faithful" Geyser erupting, with person standing nearby giving scale. Photographer - Works & Studios, Westwood, NJ. Publisher _ Underwood & Underwood. Offers information about Yellowstone National Park on reverse. Very fine. Est. $15-25