CONNECTICUT 1692. Bridgeport M&MC. Inc. in WA. Cert #209, issued to George W. Hall for 500 shares in 1892. Signed by pres. Frank L. Rogers and sec. E.E. Wheeler. Datelined Bridgeport. Bridgeport, Connecticut in embossed seal. Vignette at left of miners working underground, with one miner calling up to top of shaft for ore bucket to be drawn up. Striking certificate with green border and light red safety/underprint and fancy masthead. Printer – Homer Lee Bank Note. Uncancelled. 12 x 8 1/2. XF. We could not find reference to this company in our library. It could possibly be a Bridgeport stone mine. Est. $50-100 1693. Hartford. Bristol. Bristol Copper Mine Report, 1855 by Professors B. Silliman and John D. Whitney. The original cover is gone and the book has been rebound in a marbleized cardboard. A quick read of the report suggests that this was written as a promotional tool to sell shares in the Bristol Mining Co. At the end of the report is included the By-Laws of the Company which was formed in 1849. Within, the report, it is shown that from 1847-1855, nearly $500,000 was spent on the mine with only a $200,000 return. The geologists writing this report, after completing their investigation, suggest that there is nearly $1 million worth of ore left in the ground. The assays indicate as much as 20% Copper. Impressive, even compared to the immense modern day copper deposits of South America where high grade is 6%. The mine property was located just four miles from Bristol. Professor Silliman was a well respected “Mine Expert” of the East. John Whitney went on to become the Chief Geologist in California authoring many papers on the geology of the State. Very fine. Est. $250-500 1694. Hartford. Hartford, Providence and Fishkill Railroad Co., 1853. Incorporated in Connecticut. $1000 Mortgage and Convertible Bond, cert #1052. Signed by James W. Bunce president and E. M. Gorwich secretary. Small vignette at top center of the Connecticut State Seal(?). Full length vignette at left edge of an early steam train pulling two passenger cars and a luggage car. Black border and print with green seal. Cancelled by purple rubber stamp of “City of Hartford, 1878, Paid and Satisfied by the New York & New England Railroad Co.” Only three coupons remain of the original 32. Reverse has two rubber stamps indicated interest dividends for 1865, 1866. Printer - Press of Case, Tiffany & Co, Hartford, Conn. There is no listing for this lot within Whaco. Very fine. Est. $1000-Up 1695. Real photo post card of hydraulic gun in an open pit along the Connecticut river. Xf. Dated 1907. Sharp view, fold at upper right, no real harm. Est $25-50 DAKOTA 1696. General. Standard Mines &MC. Inc. in SD, 1902. Cert #2648, issued to Clarence Glanding for 500 shares in 1903. Signed by pres. John W. Cosloy and sec. Geo. D. Robertson. Vignette at top of mill site at river’s edge; two small circular vignettes at left and right of underground scenes. Green border, seal and underprint. Datelined New York City. Printer – William R. Ficke (Goes style certificate). Two folds, tears to tops and bottoms of folds, uncancelled. Very fine. Unable to find reference to this company in our library. Est. $25-50 LAWRENCE 1697. Lawrence. Black Hills. Great Eastern GMC of NY. Inc. in NY. Cert #4295, issued to W.B. Warren for 100 shares in 1880. Signed by pres. E.A. Farmington and sec. Silas C. Hay. Great vignette at center of hoisting works with several miners working nearby and mine buildings in background. Small vignette at bottom of a woman wearing a plumed helmet. Black border and print. Datelined New York. “Property Located at Black Hills, Lawrence County, South Dakota” printed on certificate. Printer – ABN. 11 1/2 x 8. Uncancelled. Several creases and wrinkles. Very fine. Lawrence County was touted by Burchard, 1883 (p434) as “possessing the most important mines in the Black Hills.” Est. $150-300 1698. Lawrence. Branch Mint M&MC. Incorporated in South Dakota, issued Philadelphia, 1903. $500 first mortgage gold bond. 10 x 14. Printed in blue ink. Uncancelled, though no coupons remain. Underground mining vignette in blue at top center. Signed by J. D. Hardin as president and E. M. Taylor as secretary. Extremely fine. The mine is in the Deadwood area in Bear Butte Canyon. Other nearby mines include the Red Cloud, Richmond-Sitting Bull and Florence. The ore trends northeast and dips steeply to the north. Silver was the chief product, carried in the galena, but gold occurs as a byproduct, chiefly from the pyrite. Horn silver was reported. It is unknown if J. Hardin was one of the sons of John Wesley Hardin, famous western outlaw. Hardin was the mine manager and/or owner of at least five different mining companies at the same time. Four of them bore his name. Most were in Two Bit, a mining camp in Lawrence County. Many of the Dakota mines had names playing off the gold coin theme, such as Branch Mint (here), Gold Coin, Gold Dollar, Golden Harvest, Gold Dust, Legal Tender, and so on. Very attractive. (Ref: Poole, Connolly & O’Harra, Allsman) Est. $35-50 1699. Lawrence. Deadwood. Two Deadwood postcards. 2 post card views of this gold mining camp that today is a gaming area. One shows the Deadbroke Mining Co. site, the other is of a downtown scene of Deadwood. Circa 1908-1930. Est $20-40 1700. Lawrence. Lead. Circa 1908 Postcards of Lead, SD or mining activities there. Lot of 4: 1.) colorized, scenes of the town with mill in background; 2.) colorized, placer mining; 3.) colorized, tier of railroads; 4.) b&w, Ellison Hoist. F-VF. Est $35-75 1701. Lawrence. Lead. Double Standard Mining Co. Incorporated in Dakota, 1887. Issued to M. Chapman for 5110 shares, cert #137, in 1888. Signed by G. G. Bennett president and H. E. May secretary. No vignette. Pink border with blue and pink print. Cancelled by rubber stamp of same across certificate. Printer not noted. 5 x 9. Extremely fine. Est. $50-100 1702. Lawrence. Lead. Homestake Mine, five post card views of underground operations. All by W.B. Perkins. All Flash Light photographs of underground workings: 1.) men operating drill; 2.) train loading from chute; 3.) pumping machinery; 4.) old way of drilling and new; 5.) Star station and motor. Fine –vf. Circa 1908. Est $50-75 1703. Lawrence. Lead. Homestake Mine, lot of 9 post card views, c1907-1920 of mining activity at the Homestake mine. Two are underground views, 2 mill scenes, and the rest are various shots of surface workings. F-vf. Est $75-150 1704. Lawrence. Lead. Hose Company No 1, Lead, South Dakota, Exempt Membership Certificate, 1903. This certificate was issued to Charles N. Varney in 1903 commemorating his 7th year of service in the Hose Company. This honor comes with the special privilege of exemption from serving in the military or jury duty except in time of rebellion, insurrection or invasion. Vignette at top center of two fire hydrants with hose attached and the words “Ever Ready”. Vignette at top left of an old style hydrant. Vignette at bottom center of a fireman blowing a bugle. Gilt seal with blue ribbon at lower left. 16 x 20. No fold creases. Staining along upper left edge of what appears to be glue marks. Extremely fine. Est. $100-200 1705. Lawrence. Lead. Real photo card of the workings of the Homestake. Circa 1920, xf. Good clarity. Est $25-50 1706. Lawrence. Lead. Real photo post card of underground miners at Lead, possibly at the Homestake mine, circa 1920. Vf. Est $25-50 1707. Lawrence. Lead. Views of the Homestake mine, lot of 13 postcards. Wide variety of postcard dates, c 1907-1930. All but one are scenes of the associated buildings. One shot of twin drifts, dated 1912. All vf. Est $75-150 1708. Lawrence. Lead City. Oro Hondo MC. Inc. in SD, 1902. Cert #684, issued to G.H. Rebenold for 50 shares in 1902. Signed by pres. James B. Orman and sec. Geo. D. Begole. Spread-winged bald eagle vignette at top left with “Oro Hondo” at top of it. Fancy brown border, black print and gilt seal and safety print. “Mines at Lead City, South Dakota” printed on certificate. Datelined Denver. Printer – C.F. Hoeckel, Denver. 12 x 8 1/2. Folds. Uncancelled. XF . Located in the same district as the famous Homestake mine. Est. $50-100 1709. Lawrence. Ruby Basin. Ruby Bell G&SMC. Incorporated in Dakota. Issued to D. La Chapelle for 500 shares, cert #292, in 1888. Signed by Seth Bullock president and secretary. Vignette of a miner set in light blue print in underprint. Brown and blue border with blue underprint. Cancelled by red pen of same. Printer- Times Steam Printing House, Deadwood. Place of Business, Deadwood, Dak. printed on certificate. Location of Mines: Ruby Basin, Dakota printed on certificate. Seth Bullock (1847-1919) was first sheriff of Deadwood, having been appointed by the governor. When he ceased being sheriff in 1878, he became involved in mining ventures. In 1884, when President Roosevelt visited the Dakotas, Bullock established a life-long friendship with him (Thrapp, 1988). Extremely fine. $200-400 1710. Lawrence. Ruby Basin. Ruby Bell G&SMC. Incorporated in Dakota. Issued to John Gray for 2500 shares, cert #189, in 1888. Signed by Seth Bullock president and M. O. Shields secretary. Vignette in blue underprint of a miner with a pickaxe. Blue and brown border with blue underprint. Location of mines: Ruby Basin, Dakota. Place of Business, Deadwood, Dakota. Cancelled by red pen of same written over signatures. Printer - Times Steam Printing House, Deadwood. 6 x 9. Trimmed tight at left edge. Fold creases. Very fine. Est. $200-400 1711. Lawrence. Two Bit. Hercules Gold Mining Co. Cert.#1192. Incorporated in South Dakota in 1897. Issued to J. A. Pritchett for 400 shares in 1898. Signed by president John Walker and secretary W. B. Jackson. Vignette of underground mining scene at left. Six small vignettes throughout black border. Gilt seal. Printer may be under two 4 cent document stamps. 8” x 10”. Xf. Hercules MC listed in Poole, 1898, in Two Bit, Lawrence County, South Dakota. This company employed 12 men and produced gold. (Ref; Poole, 1898, p736.) Est. $25-75 1712. Lawrence. Whitehead. Homestake Mining Co Annual Report, 1976. This special edition marking the 100th year of operation has a gold front cover with a picture of Deadwood in 1876. There several photographs of the early days of the Homestake Mine. Commemorative and collectable. Extremely fine. Est. $25-75 1713. Lawrence. Whitewood. Homestake MC. Second issue style certificate. Cert.# 2661. Incorporated in California in 1877. Issued W. Brenton Welling, Trustee for 15 shares in 1881. Cancelled by rubber stamp marks. Signed by president J.B. Haggin. Vignette of two Indians on hill, overlooking civilization. Black border. Printed by the American Bank Note Co. In 1877, George Hearst, along with J.B. Haggin and Lloyd Tevis (President of Wells Fargo & Co.) bought a group of mines at Lead, SD, which became the Homestake Mine. The Hearst group rapidly built the Homestake empire by buying claims including and surrounding the Manuel Mining Claim. For more a more detailed history of the Homestake, see the Alexandra Tilson Filer, Auction III catalog. 7” x 10 1/2”. Vf. Est. $75-150 1714. Lawrence. Whitewood. Homestake Mining Co. Third issue. Cert.#4513. Incorporated in California in 1877. Issued to Henry Dayton, Administrator for 10 shares in 1885. Cancelled by rubber stamp marks. Signed by president J. B. Haggin. Vignette of two Indians on hill, overlooking civilization. Black border and blue and black underprint. Printed by the American Bank Note Co. In 1877, George Hearst, along with J.B. Haggin and Lloyd Tevis (President of Wells Fargo & Co.) bought a group of mines at Lead, SD, which became the Homestake Mine. The Hearst group rapidly built the Homestake empire by buying claims including and surrounding the Manuel Mining Claim. For a more detailed history of the Homestake, see the Alexandra Tilson Filer, Auction III catalog. 7” x 10 1/2”. Vf. Est. $75-150. MINNEHAHA 1715. Minnehaha. Sioux Falls & Onio. Covers and Letters Collection, 1911-1930. Lot of 73 pcs. All are addressed to Della Green in either Sioux Falls, SD or Onio, ND. Fine to Very fine. Est. $200-400 OACAMA 1716. Oacoma. General Manganese Corp. Cert.#3495. Incorporated in Delaware in 1928. Issued to Frederick W. Franchere for 20 shares in 1931. Signed by Leite and secretary Miller. Vignette of spread-winged bald eagle atop globe. Brown border. Printed by Goes. 8 1/4” x 10 3/4”. Xf. Reports on the district indicated a manganiferous content of 25 to 40 lb per cu. Yd. Of shale at February 1930 prices of 60¢ to 90¢. Because of the cost of chemical recovery of the manganese, it was not certain as to the profit at prevailing prices of manganese. (Ref: Rand Sturgis, 1924, pp.1770-71). Est. $25-50 PENNINGTON 1717. Pennington(?). Black Hills. Cheyenne Consolidated Mining Co. Incorporated in New York, 1880. Issued to F. V. Welling for 100 shares, cert #294, in 1881. Signed by G. M. Jetten president and R. M. Wright secretary. Vignette of two men operating a hand crank hoist over a shaft. Black border. Uncancelled. Printer - John S. Hudin, NY. 7 x 11. Two pin holes near left edge. Very fine. Est. $100-200 1718. Pennington. Keystone. Tykoon MC of Keystone, South Dakota. Cert.#526. Incorporated in South Dakota. Issued to Miss Lucia Holuces for 325 shares in 1902. Signed by president E.J. Bealer. Vignette of Abraham Lincoln in masthead. Green border and underprint. This company was so obscure that it is not listed in any of our classic references. The Keystone district is on Battle Creek, 23 miles southwest of Rapid City. In more modern times it has been the site of fantastic mineral collecting in the pegmatites. The district was discovered in 1875, around the time of the Homestake. Gold and tin were mined there through the 1880’s, however, the Tykoon was most active around the turn of the century. In 1902, Sanford stated “The Tykoon mine is rapidly being developed under wise management.” It had a ten stamp mill that was “soon to be greatly enlarged.” The mine may have been purchased by the Homestake. (Ref: Sanford, Connolly & O’Harra). Xf, folds. Est. $250-350. FLORIDA 1719. Florida Souvenir Pieces. Lot of 10. 4 Fold-out souvenir postcards from Florida (3-Miami, 1-St. Augustine); 5 postcards from St. Augustine, and Daytona; Florida Tourist Book. All are relatively fine. Tourist book has large rip in cover, fold-outs are very nice. Est. $50-100 FOREIGN 1720. Australia. Melbourne. Broken Hill South LTD Document Archive, 200+ pages, 1904-1949. Most of these documents are from the 1920’s and deal with stock transfers and general mining business with other related items. Too many papers to list. Fine to very fine. Est. $75-200 1721. Brazil. Brazilian Diamond, Gold & Developing Co. of the US. Cert.#1253. Incorporated in South Dakota in 1903. Signed by president Nicoloy A. Greostad and secretary O.E. Ray. Vignette of spread-winged bald eagle atop globe. Black border. Printed by Goes. Vf, some foxing along bottom edge, folds. Datelined Chicago, IL. 9” x 11 1/4”. We could not find reference to this company in our library, but most likely this company exploited diamond mines in Brazil. Est. $25-75 CANADA 1722. British Columbia. British Columbia Mining Stock Collection, 1910-1941. Lot of 6 pcs. All are issued and uncancelled. Quesnelle Hydraulic Gold Mining Co, issued 1910 with a vignette of two nozzles washing a hillside, green border and underprint. Quesnelle Hydraulic Co, 1911 Bond, green border and safety print, no vignette. Caribou Cobalt Mines Co, issued 1913, vignette at bottom center of a caribou head, green border. Nechako River Mines, Inc, issued 1918, no vignette, green border and seal with blue reverse, two identical certificates, both have adhesive revenue stamps. Keewatin Exploration Ltd, issued 1941, no vignette, orange border and safety print. Very fine. Est. $75-150 1723. British Columbia. Cariboo. Grubstake Agreement, 1862. John J. Reily agrees to grubstake Thos. J. Smallfield by paying half of all of Smallfield’s expenses from the moment he left Victoria “in the prospecting for such gold claim or claims,” in the Cariboo district. Cariboo was discovered in the 1850’s roughly concurrently with the Fraser River gold rush. Black ink manuscript on blue paper. 7.5 x 10. Several spots affect paper. The spotting resembles bleach on dark colored clothes. Fine to very fine. Est. $100-200 1724. British Columbia. Cariboo. Moorehead Mines Inc, Reports, 1933. There is a three page description of the properties owned by the company. These include the Moorehead mine located in the Quesnel Mining Division within the Cariboo Mining district. The second property is the Golden Leaf mine located in Tuolumne County, CA. The lot includes a letter to the stockholders 1933 and a geologic report on the Moorehead Mine by Erle Annes, 1933. The company’s lifespan falls within the gaps of our library. Very fine. Est. $50-100 1725. British Columbia. Phoenix. Dominion Copper Co, Limited. Incorporated in British Columbia, 1899. Issued to Arthur Walker Reid for 5 shares, cert #E1335, in 1906. Signed by Warner Miller president and L. Herrmann secretary. Vignette of four miners working at the surface. Orange border and underprint. Uncancelled. Printer - American Bank Note. 8 x 12. Includes a 5/10 fractional scrip certificate issued and signed by same above. The Scrip has no vignette with brown border. Printer - Broun-Green Co, NY. Uncancelled. 6 x 10. Small pin holes at upper right corner on both pieces. The company was reorganized in 1906 with a new stock issuance. The company owned a 75% interest in the Montreal & Boston Cons. Mining & Smelting Co, Ltd. Property included the Phoenix, Deadwood, Wellington and Summit camps. At the end of 1907, there were nearly 8,200 feet of new openings with production of 2.9 million pounds of copper, 42,000 ounces of silver and 10,000 ounces of gold realizing in excess of $820,000. The profit for that year was only $80,000 though. In the Copper Handbook (1908, p. 634) Weed suggests from his own calculations that the cost per pound of copper produced was 13.5 cents and not the reported 8 cents, drastically changing the true profit. In June, 1908, the company failed to make an interest payment of $24,000 and was covered by the wealthier stockholders. By October, the company was placed into receivership. “…reorganization seems obligatory.” By 1910, the company was dead in bankruptcy. Extremely fine. Est. $75-150 1726. British Columbia. Slocum. Standard Silver-Lead Mining Co. Incorporated in Washington 1910. Issued to Miss Rosalie Samson for 300 shares, cert #A10558, in 1949. Rubber stamp signatures. Vignette of a mountainous scene with primitive roads and a stream. Light green border and underprint. Uncancelled. 9 x 12. This company initially owned property near Slocum Lake in British Columbia which offered rich silver ore. In 1912, the company posited a $500,000 profit which was paid out in dividends. By 1949, the company controlled the Slocum Mining Co. Also, the Standard Silver Lead MC only owned property in Montana. (Mines Handbook, 1918, 1523-24; Mines Register, 1949). Minor staining (foxing) along edges. Fold creases. Very fine. Est. $20-40 1727. British Columbia. Tacoma Co. Inc. in WA. Cert #1816, issued to J.H. King for 100 shares in 1902. Signed by pres. Henry Huntt Jr. and asst. sec. W.R. Andrews. Very attractive certificate. Vignette at top left of six miners underground, which is incorporated into a fancy masthead. In each corner is a small vignette of an arm and hammer, and at each side is a small vignette of miner wielding a pick. Green paper with darker green border, black print, gold underprint and safety print and gold seal. At the bottom of the seal is: “Tacoma, Wash.” Datelined Tacoma, Wash. Printer – not noted. Uncancelled. 11 x 8 1/2. The mine office was located at Van Anda, Texada Island, B.C. The lands included 640 acres, “crown-granted”, carrying gold and iron ore, located on Texada Island. They also owned the Marble Bay mine on Texada Island which consisted of 4,000 acres of coking-coal lands in Washington, 208 acres of iron ore lands on Redondo Island, B.C., a gold-copper mine at Darrington, Snohomish County, Washington and 7,000 acres of Washington timber lands. The principal property is the Marble Bay mine, about a quarter mile from the Van Anda. The $200,000 price of the mine was said to be paid from ore extracted in 1902-1904. Ore shipments were 6,370 tons in 1902 and about 15,000 tons in 1903. Ore was originally shipped to various points, but later went to Tacoma solely. The Marble Bay mine had a 600’ shaft with values holding, if not increasing, at depth. Ores were slightly auriferous and argentiferous bornite and chalcopyrite, averaging perhaps 5% to 6% copper, 2 oz. Silver and $1 gold per ton. Had steam power and a 150-ton concentrator, with shipping wharves and ore bunkers on Sturt Bay connected with the mine by an aerial tram. It appears that the company became the Tacoma Steel Co. by 1912-13. (Ref: Copper Hdbk, 1905, pp746-747; 1912-13, p855.) Est. $75-150 1728. British Columbia. Victoria(?). Victoria Gold Co. Issued to Alexander Hodges for 1000 shares, cert #25, in 1864. Signed by S. H. Brown president and W. H .Chessman treasurer. No vignette. Black border and print. Uncancelled. Printer - Cutter, Tower & Co, Boston. 6 x 7. 25 cent revenue stamp adhered at left edge. This is probably one of the early gold mining companies on the Fraser River near Vancouver, BC (Victoria is the capital of BC). The Fraser River rush began about 1857 and peaked about 1859. There was a location known as Victoria Bar in the Fraser River mining area during this period. Fold creases. Very fine. Est. $300-500 1729. Canada and Minnesota. Manitoba. Winnipeg. Selkirk. International Mining Smelting & Mfg. Co. Inc. in MN. Cert #376, issued to W.L. Jackson for 5 shares in 1886. Signed by pres. R.F. Lamburt and sec. (?). Vignette at top robed woman with cogs next to her in foreground and steam train and mill in background. Small vignette at left side of a shield with a crown and a buffalo on it and the word “Manitoba” above it. Another vignette at right of a farmer and bulls pulling a plow with the words “Etoile Du Nord” at top. Black border and print with embossed seal. Seal has “Winnipeg / Selkirk / Manitoba” at its center – which is most likely the location of the mine, though the smelting works may have been in Minnesota. Datelined Minneapolis, MN. Printer – Gugler Litho, Milwaukee & Boston. 11 x 8. Two folds, uncancelled. Extremely fine. Est. $150-300 1730. Canada/Washington State. Kettle River Mining & Lumber Co. Inc. in Delaware in 1915. Cert#669, issued to D.J. Whiteford for 40 shares in 1924. Signed by vp Jacob A. Schiffer and sec. Judd W. Stevens. No vignette, black border and print, copper seal. Printer – La Barre Ptg. Co., PA. 11 x 8. Uncancelled. XF. There is a Kettle River that runs 160 miles weaving in and out of Washington and British Columbia. Rises in B.C., flows south across Washington border, bends NE and enters BC again for a short distance, then turns south across the border again and joins the Columbia River in east Ferry County, Washington. We could find no direct reference to this company in our library. Est. $25-50 1731. General. Chicago British Columbia MC. Cert.#274. Incorporated in 1900. Issued to Chas. J. Stierlen for 2500 shares in 1906. Signed by president Wm. L. Springer and secretary Geo. W. Raithel. Uncancelled. Elaborate vignette of a spread-winged bald eagle with ship port and mining scene in background. Black border and gilt seal. No printer noted. A very nice certificate. Xf, small hole punch at top left corner. 8 1/4” x 10 1/2”. The company owned 177 acres about midway between the Granby and British Columbia Mines, opened by a 165’ 2-compartment vertical shaft with 75’ of crosscuts, exposing good ore. Had steam power and 6” x 8” Jenckes hoist. (Ref: Copper Hdbk, 1905, p318; Est. $100-150 1732. General. South Eastern MC of Canada. Cert.#757. 1863. Issued to Benjamin Cox Jr for 100 shares in 1863, signed by John L. Colby as president and James A. Dupee as treasurer pro tem in Boston. 25 cent adhesive revenue “certificate” at left. No vignette. 6 x 9”, uncancelled. “Acton Mine” printed on certificate. We have no info on this Canadian mine, but can say that 1860s Canadian certificates are very rare. Apparently not at Cariboo (Ref: Bancroft) Est. $200-500 1733. Manitoba. Gold Lake. Calumet-Corbin Mines Co. Incorporated in Michigan 1915. Issued to Clark Griffith & McWain for 100 shares, cert #5683, in 1915. Signed by Norman J. MacRaffas vice president and Euh Hander secretary. No vignette. Green border and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - American Bank Note Co, NY. 8 x 11. The company formed as a re-oganization of the Calumet-Corbin Mining Co. It owned the Gold Seal and Gold Pan claims. Free gold occurs in a vein of gray quartz in porphyry and schist. Ore samples were said to assay from $600 to $4880 per ton. The company had property in Montana, Idaho and Colorado, but were all lost to default. “It appears that the company had no real property and its stock represented nothing but paper. The sponsors for the stock were apparently interested in stock dealing, not mining, and caveat emptor applies to all stock buyers.” (Mines Handbook, 1920, p. 1557-58). Extremely fine. Est. $50-150 1734. Nova Scotia. Queen’s County. Mill Village. Gold Eagle MC. Inc.in WV, 1899. Cert #902, issued to T.H. Armstrong for 300 shares in 1901. Signed by pres. Edwin W. Baxter and treas. Geo. B. Holden. Vignette in gilt of bald eagle. Black border, gilt seal and print. Printer – Samuel Ward Co., Boston. 11 x 8. Uncancelled. Extremely fine. This lot includes 4 page prospectus. Location of the property is on the Port Medway River in the township of Mill Village… and about a 24 hour ride from Boston. According to the prospectus, they owned 500 acres of heavy lumber land, the water privileges of the Big Salmon Falls and Island Falls and 1700 acres of gold mineral land in “rich gold bearing mineral territory.” The prospectus further touts the property by stating that “The ore from this shaft will run from $8.00 to $200.00 per ton in gold, with average of $50 per ton, increasing in value and width as the shaft is sunk.” Further, it says, “A twenty stamp mill will crush about 40 tons of this ore per day (of 24 hours); this rock will average at least 2 1/2 oz gold per ton, value $50.00, making $2,000.00 gross daily. The maximum expense will not exceed $100.00 leaving a balance of $1900.00 net, or $47,500 per month.” Beautiful certificate with a prospectus. Est. $100-250 1735. Ontario. Coleman Cobalt and Toronto Cobalt, two cobalt stocks, both 1906, poor condition. Both were incorporated under the Ontario Mining Companies Incorporation Act. Both have the same underground vignette at the top, one with brown border, the other green. Both are datelined Toronto. Uncancelled. 11 x 9. Printer – Alexander & Cable Co., Ltd., Toronto (for Coleman Cobalt certificate only). Est $25-50 1736. Ontario. Kingston & Pembroke Iron Mining Co. Issued to Kissam, Whitney & Co. for 100 shares, cert #2577, in 1896. Signed by Henry Seibert president and G. Gibbons treasurer. Vignette at upper left of many miners posing underground. Vignette at bottom center of mine building with ore piled high all around. Fancy masthead. Black border with green background and orange underprint. Uncancelled. Printer - Henry Seibert & Bro. NY. 8 x 12. Signed by the prolific printer Henry Seibert. Rare signature of a non-mining man running a mining company. Left edge is uneven. Extremely fine. Est. $100-300 1737. Ontario. Sudbury. Great Lakes Copper Company. Incorporated in West Virginia in 1899. Cert. #372, issued to Wilbur F. Litch for 500 shares in 1899. Signed by president John McKinley and secretary Horace Williston. Vignette at top of underground mining scene and small vignette at bottom of three prospectors examining a rock. Reddish-brown border/seal. Printer - Goes. Some folds, very small chip upper right. One documentary stamp in upper left. 8 x 10 ½. Very fine. Stevens (1905, p. 439) reported the company controlled 4,000 acres near Sudbury, Algoma, Ontario, “…carrying nickeliferous chalcopyrite associated with iron pyrites. Has several shafts, deepest 150’, also an open-cut, with a considerable amount of ore in sight. The Graf smelting process was tried, but proved a failure. Property is mortgaged, affairs of corporation are in chaotic shape, and no information is furnished shareholders.” Est. $50-100 1738. Ontario. Timiskaming. Cobalt Central MC. Inc. in ME, 1906. Cert.#A87089, issued to Louis J. Schmidt for 100 shares in 1911. Signed by pres. J.S. Bradley and treas. J. Aeffelt (?). Photo-reproduction vignette at top of two miners operating drills. Green border and safety print. Printer – Globe Litho, NY. 11 x 7. Uncancelled. Small tear at top of left fold. Some smudges in margin. Fine. Cobalt is a mining town in the Timiskaming district of SE Ontario. Located 70 miles north of North Bay and just west of Lake Timiskaming. Extensive ore bodies containing silver and cobalt were found in Cobalt in 1903. This company employed 100 men, produced silver and cobalt, operated a steam and air compressor and had a 60- ton concentrating mill. (Ref: Int’l Mining Manual, 1909, p182; Webster’s New Geographical Dictionary, 1984, pp273-74.) Est. $25-50 1739. Ontario. Timiskaming. Cobalt Central MC. Inc. in ME. Cert #B8450, issued to Martha Kohn for 500 shares in 1908. Signed by vp P. Mulrun and asst. Sec (?). Vignette at top of two miners operating power drills. Brown border, under/safety print. Printer – Globe Litho, NY. 11 x 7. Uncancelled. Folds, tear at bottom of left fold, wrinkles along bottom. Very fine. See above for story. Est. $25-50 End Canada Section 1740. Central America. Honduras. West End Opoteca MC. Inc. in CA, 1920. Cert. #4477, issued to F.C. Ninnis for 1000 shares in 1954. Signed by Ninnis as president and Norman P. Ellin (?), sec. Underground mining scene at top. Brown border, safety print and seal. “Property in Honduras, Central America” printed on certificate. Printer – Mysell Robbins. Uncancelled. 11 1/2 x 9. Tape repairs along folds on front, two large tears at left and right sides, poor condition. This may have some relation to the West End Consolidated since Ninnis has signed this certificate as president. No info on this mine. Rare. Est $25-50 1741. Costa Rica. San Mateo. Aguacate Mines. Incorporated in Maine 1907. Issued to Wm. B. Grubb for 6 shares, cert #4320, in 1914. Signed by C. B. Humphrey vice president and Edgar H. Woodward asst treasurer. No vignette. Orange border and underprint. Uncancelled. Printer - Peck & Durham, NY. 8 x 11. This company owned the Quebrada Honda mine that had ore running $8/ton gold. In 1920, the deepest working level was 1000 feet. There was a cyanide plant that could treat 2000 tons per month. Although, by 1926, the company was in receivership in Costa Rica and the Maine charter in forfeiture, the Mines Handbook states, “…mention is made in this book because of the remarkable efforts of the President (of the company) to make a success out of the proposition.” In 1910, the president, W. F. White, visited the Quebrade mine to find that it was not as the engineer stated in the report of the initial sale to the company. White halted sale of stock and refunded several of the large share purchasers. He returned his $3 million worth of stock to the company to lower the indebtedness. In 1920, the mine caved in to the 1000 foot level. The company spent all its cash attempting to repair the mine. In 1925, an engineer was sent to inspect the mine on behalf of the company who found that things were not as they were said to be. This engineer promptly shut the mine down. With no cash reserves, the company entered receivership in Costa Rica. And in the final report to the stockholders, in 1926, White gave a lengthy apology and his sadness at failing to make the mine a go. (Mines Handbook, 1926, p.2036). Very fine. Est. $25-75 1742. Cuba. Bayatavo. Copper Mining and the Mines Marion and Ditson, 1845 by George Ditson. Rebound in marbled boards and now missing the original covers. This is a 28 page promotional paper advocating the Cuban Copper mines and the wealth to be made with them. It discusses the American prejudice against such ventures and how the English have capitalized on this fact. It also explains how Mr. Ditson had acquired rich and apparently inexhaustible copper mines and named one after himself. Nowhere within the text is there a solicitation to buy shares nor does it mention if a company has been formed for that reason. But it has all the ear marks of having been sent with a packet that probably did have solicitation. All in all, it makes for an interesting read. Very fine. Est. $100-200 1743. Finland. Abo. Kisko. Finnish-American Mining Co. Incorporated in Minnesota 1906. Issued to Johan Pyykkonen for 10 shares, cert #451, in 1907. Signed by John Daniell president and Oren J. Lasson secretary. Vignette at upper left of allegorical female holding up a wreath and holding a shield. Fancy masthead. Orange border and safety print with a gilt seal. Distinct fold creases. This company has its accounts set up with the Calumet State Bank in Calumet, Michigan. It owned the Orijarvi mine that showed copper, lead and zinc with zinc as the major sulphide. The company experienced “local trouble” that included “annoying taxation and innumerable petty interferences” that forced the suspension of work and having the affect of draining the bank account by mid 1910’s. (Mines Handbook, 1918, p.1811-1812). Minor tears at ends of folds. Stain at lower left corner. Fine to very fine. Est. $50-150 1744. France. French Token Collection, 1789-1876. Lot of 7 pcs. 1) Souvenir de L’Ascension, Token with Eiffel Tower. 2) Charm style, Commemoration of Bastille Day, Stamped 1789(?). 3) Charm style, Garibaldi Sa Ville Natalie, Nice. 4) Charm style, Republique Francois, Stamped 1848. 5) Ornate token, Reims, Rebulique Francois, 1876. 6) Centenaire Revolution, Republique Francois, 1789. 7) Medal, Connaissances Utiles…, 1851. Vf-Xf. Est. $25-75 1745. Great Britain. London. Debates in Both Houses of Parliament…1808, Relative to the Agreement Made by Government with Mr. Palmer for the Reform and Improvement of the Post-Office and its Revenue. Printed by T. C. Hansard, Peterboro’-Court, Fleet-Street. Approx. 180 pages. Soft bound. The pages appear to have gotten wet and are wrinkled. 5.5 x 8. Binding is worn with pieces missing. Text is intact. Fine. Est. $250-500 MEXICO 1746. Amecameca. W. H. Jackson Photographs of Mexico, c. 1895. Lot of 4 pcs. The first photo is mounted on light brown backing and is 4 x 6.5. Stamped on reverse W. H. Jackson, etc. The scene is of an overview of a small village with a tremendous snow capped mountain range in backgournd. At the bottom right is, “5620, Ixtaccihualt from Amecameca.” Iztaccihualt is probably the largest peak in this photo. The second photo is also stamped on reverse by W. H. Jackson, is 4 x 6.5 and mounted. The scene is of a Mexican standing at the base of a tree at least 15 feet in diameter. At the bottom left is, “5615, Montezuma Tree at Chapultepec.” Both of these villages are located south of Mexico City. The other two photos are of the same scene, one is little more washed out than the other. The reverse is not stamped, but the mounting and scenery is very similar to the stamped W. H. Jackson photos. Very fine. Est. $100-200 1747. Chihuahua. Batopilas Mining Company. Incorporated in New York 1887. $2000 Bond. Signed by the asst cashier at the Mechanics & Metals Nation Bank dated 1923. No vignette. Green border and safety print. Printer - Broun-Green. 8 x 11. This certificate was a receipt for a bond deposit with the bank to implement the preliminary steps to mortgage foreclosure and reorganization. The company first formed as a consolidation of over 10 different companies. Later, more property was purchased with total cost of $1.95 million. Improvements to the properties totaled more $2.7 million. In the early days, the property was a bonanza with an average silver output of $380,000 per year. In 1920, production amounted to just $100,000. The workings of the mines were very impressive with over 10 miles of adits and 77 miles of tunnels, etc. Very fine. Est. $25-50 1748. Chihuahua. Bravos. Erupcion MC. Cert. #14255. Incorporated in New Mexico. Issued to Louis E. Caldwell for 5 shares in 1927. Signed by vp JF Bankard and asst. sec. Geo. H. Gabbe. Brown border and safety print, embossed seal (weak), black print, no vignette. Two folds, printed by Goes, uncancelled, XF, 11 x 8. Inc. in 1916 as a holding company for the Cia. Minera Erupcion y Anexas, S.A. It owned 153 acres of mining land on Los Lamentos mountain in the Bravos district of Chihuahua. Controlled by Ahumada Lead Co. The mines of Ahumada and Erupcion are situated next to each other. Ahumada also equally shares with Erupcion the ownership of a 47-mile railroad which furnishes transportation to the properties. In 1925 Erupcion earned $2,345,118 gross with a total net income of $809,240, as compared to $2,611,374 with a total net income of $570,585 in 1924 In the Erupcion there are two known ore bodies, the Erupcion and Berrenda. The ore is lead carbonate mainly with some sulphate and sulphide. The Berrenda ore body is more irregular than Erupcion. In years past, the Erupcion averaged 27.4% lead and 5.5 ounces of silver to the ton. It 1925, it average 22.65% lead and 6.93 ounces silver to the ton. Development in 1925 proved that the ore was not confined to a rock bed less than 200’ wide and 10’ to 30’ thick as originally thought. Instead, ore was found through a width of 1000’ and a depth along fissures of over 100’. This complicated prospecting and necessitated a large amount of exploratory work. At the time the management debated whether the mineralization would produce ore bodies of sufficient size and richness to make it profitable. Erupcion was a regular producer from 1916, and by 1926, it showed its best production to date due to new management and better equipment. (Ref: Mines Hdbk. 1926, pp1919-1923, 1958) Est. $25-75 1749. Chihuahua. Ocampo. Sierra Cons. Mines Co. Cert. #A2392. Inc. in Terr. Of Arizona, 1909. Issued to Curtis & Sanger for 100 shares in 1910. Signed by vp E. R. Grochau and sec. J.R. McNady. Small vignette of several miners working underground. Orange-brown border, safety print and seal. Printed by Christie, Duluth. This certificate has much damage to the top quarter – tape repairs to back along top, creased and torn and stained, small piece missing at right fold. Fair. 10 1/4 x 8. Uncancelled. This company controlled the Sierra Mining Co., S.A. which was incorporated in 1908 and had offices in Ciudad, Jurez, Chihuahua. The property was located at Ocampo covering about 50 miles, 110 miles from Tomosachic, a station on the R.G., S.M. & P.R. RR. The company also owned over 100,000 acres of timber land in the same district, including water rights and timber thereon. Owned real estate in Ocampo along with valuable water rights and mill sites, mining concessions and rights. The company had reopened several of the old mines on the property and had done about 13,000’ of work when it was forced to cease operations in March, 1912 due to the revolution in Mexico. No work was done between that time and about 1915, although the company was ready to resume when conditions permitted. Six ore-shoots were reportedly developed that were likely to produce 100,000 tons of ore, averaging $12/ton in gold and silver. The silver-bearing mineral of the ore is largely argentite, with some associated gold, in a siliceous gangue; the ledge matter was an andesitic breccia cemented with quartz. It had the El Salto 20-stamp mill at the site and was working on a 40-stamp mill as well. Power was provided by a 300 horse-power steam-electric power plant at Duranzo, six miles northeast of Ocampo. (Ref; Mines Hdbk, 1916, p1034.) Est. $25-75 1750. Chihuahua. Rayon. Concheno. Greene Gold-Silver Company and Greene Consolidated Gold Co. Inc. in WV, 1900 and 1902, respectively. Greene Gold-Silver: Cert. #B2269, issued to Chas. Armbrecht for 20 shares in 1908. Signed by 2nd vp Chas. Mauay and sec. R.A. Jones. Underground drill scene. Brown border and underprint. Datelined New York. 10 1/2 x 7. Pinholes, several folds, a few light stains. Uncancelled. Very fine. Greene Consolidated: Cert. #10938, issued in 1905 to Greenleaf K. Sheridan, 100 shares, signed by v-pres. M.L. Sperry and asst. sec. J. Shuemartin (?). Vignette of miners using power drills underground, brown border and underprint, embossed seal, datelined New York. Printer – ABN. 10 1/2 x 7. Uncancelled. Folds, very fine. The company’s properties included the Concheno mine, its most important mine, the Balvanera group, the Guaynopita group at Mulatos, Sahuaripa, Sonora, the Matulera group at Ocampa, Chihuahua and miscellaneous properties including the Santa Brigida, Cerro Boluda group, Pinos Altos group, El Trigo group. La Trinidad group, El Colon mine, San Ramon group, Cueva Santa mine, La Lamosa group, Belen group, El Refugio group and the Santa Eduviges group and more. With all these properties, it is no surprise that the president of this company, Col. Wm. C. Greene, has quite a story behind him. “It is difficult to understand,” says Stevens, “how Col. Greene, a man of undoubted ability in many fields, should have allowed his mania for buying mines to have mastered him so completely as to have conducted the company’s affairs along such insane lines as were followed.” Near the end of this company’s existence, Greene borrowed $250,000 from his long-time friend, Pres. Diaz of Mexico, to help the company, but this amount could not save a company operated on such faulty plans of operation. Greene did not buy property outright and bought on option instead, which meant that at the first financial tightening, the whole company fell to pieces. Stevens assessment of the situation in 1908, was that the directors, who attempted to save the company when it was about to collapse, should have acted much sooner to put an end to Col. Greene’s buying frenzy. The Greene Gold-Silver Co. held title to its properties through a Mexican incorporation, but stock in that company was said to be “hypothecated” which meant that the American company had no value other than the furniture in its office. In order to satisfy the debts of the company, the property the company had acquired was to be sold. As Stevens put it: “The company bought entirely too many properties, and wasted its funds on further purchases, instead of securing those already held under partial payments. Col. Greene has not profited personally, and is said to have broken down completely, apparently from nervous prostration, but the responsibility for the complete collapse of the company rests solely with him. The only possible chance for salvage lies in the reorganization of the company, in which case the old shareholders will be nearly or quite wiped out, but small as may be the salvage, there will be none without drastic reorganization, if capital can be induced to go into the enterprise on any terms.” The Greene Consolidated Gold Company was related to the Greene Gold-Silver in some way, although none of the Handbooks make mention of it directly; the Greene Gold-Silver did apparently have several subsidiary companies, of which this may have been one. M.L. Sperry, the v.p. of Greene Gold-Silver, is also the v.p. of Greene Consolidated. (Ref: Copper Hdbk, 1908, p757-760.) Est. $50-100 1751. No Lot. 1752. General. American Mineral Reduction Co. Collection of documents c 1908. Lot of 6 pieces. This small collection has documents that relate the company and its revolutionary new smelter and roaster. The first piece is a 4 x 6 pamphlet promoting the company which indicates that the company has been granted a patent by Mexico and will lease its machines to the vast number of mines. This is a small newspaper clipping , 1908, advertising the book Origin of Ore Deposits by Etienne Ritter. The third and fourth pieces relate to the cost of stock in the American Mineral Reduction Co. The fifth piece is a promotional letter from the brokerage house of F. H. Johnston, Los Angeles, about the American Miner Red. Co. Finally, there are articles removed from the Mining World entitled A Theory of Ore Deposits, by J. E. Spurr, 1908. J. E. Spurr is considered a pioneer in the science of ore deposits. Extremely fine. Est. $25-75 1753. General. Cerro De Pasco Corp. Incorporated in Delaware. Cerro Lead Zinc Progress Reports from 1958-59. Cerro Lead-Zinc Exploration & Development Program, 1958. Cerro Fire Study, 1959. Cerro Lead Zinc Sulfide Inventory, 1959. Three volumes with hard bound bindings. Several authors. These reports outline detailed geologic studies of the Cerro de Pasco Lead Zinc Mine. Detailed reports on the individual levels, which appear as deep as 1000’, with plan maps of the workings, geology and ore grades. There are several detailed descriptions of conditions of such things as fire doors and the development of new cracks around those doors with their subsequent movement. One of the volumes is fascinating. It discusses the long standing problem of fires in the mine. These fires have been inherent for some time and are the result of chemical reactions. A cursory preview suggests that the Cerro De Pasco geologists believed there was an exothermic reaction being sphalerite and pyrite and subsequent reports to determine the causes. Professional Geologic Reports. Most maps are hand drawn. Extremely fine. Est. $75-150 1754. General. Consolidated MC. Inc. in AZ, 1907. Lot of two certificates. Cert #549, issued to Charlotte C. Nutting for 100 shares in 1909. Signed by pres. W.R. Ransdell and sec. John J. Kenzaskie. Vignette of mine site looking down hill and across valley. At left and right, small underground vignettes. Vignette of miner with tools incorporated into border. Green border, seal and underprint. “Guadalajara, Mexico” printed below company name. Printer – Broun-Green. 11 1/4 x 9 1/4. Two folds, small stain upper right, uncancelled. Cert. #1443, issued to S. Dexter Nutting for 600 shares in 1913. Signed by pres. W.R. Ransdell and sec. Jas. D. Dotson. Vignette at top of two allegorical figures with globes, beehive and capitol building. Orange border, safety/underprint. Printer – Broun-Green. 12 x 8 1/2. Uncancelled. Folds, very fine. Unable to find reference to this company in our library. Very attractive. Est. $50-150 1755. General. Esmeralda-Parral Mining Co. Incorporated in Delaware 1907. Issued to Walter J. Hingel for 150 shares, cert #2033, in 1935. Signed by William Hairman president and Joseph M. Peale asst treasurer. Vignette at top left of three miners working underground, at top center of a mountainous scene with a small mining camp, at top right of two miners working by miner’s light underground. Separating the vignettes are small vignettes of miner’s lamps. Brown border with vignettes of miners at left and right edge. Uncancelled. Printer - Broun-Green, NY. Not listed in the Mines Handbooks. Tears along fold crease about 1 inch long. Very fine. Est. $25-75 1756. General. Mexican Mining Syndicate of Chicago, Illinois Inc. in IL. Cert #77, issued to George Gillman for ten shares in 1885. Signed by pres. G.S. Prapahaus and sec. Thos. L. Barlow. Vignette at top of hillside with what could be an opening to a mine; vignette at left of three four miners working underground, one of which is calling up to the top for the ore bucket to be hoisted. Brown border and print with orange seal. Datelined Chicago. Printer – not noted. Folds, xf, uncancelled. No info in our library. None of the principals are in DAB. Est. $100-200 1757. General. San Pablo MC of Mexico. Inc. in AZ, 1906. Cert #2027, issued to Oliver P. Rose for 200 shares in 1910. Rubber-stamped signatures. Nice looking certificate. Vignette at left with mine site to left, train, buffalo and a mountain in the background with a cross in the side, a mark of superstitious good luck. Orange border, red seal. Printer – Smith & Thomson, NY. Two folds, uncancelled, very fine. 11 x 8. The closest reference I could find is Compania Minera de San Pablo, which had gold, silver and copper ores and employed 20 men. Not much of a thread to prove that this company was the U.S. holding company. Est. $35-75 1758. General. Sineloa G&S MC. Inc. in CA, 1894. Cert #26, issued to Warren T. Lockhart for 1000 shares in 1895. Signed by pres. L.J. Lockhart and sec. R.D. Noele. Vignette of California State Seal. Black border with green safety print. Datelined Los Angeles. Printer – J.C. Irvine, Lith. SF. (this is one of the great medallic makers of the west coast) 10 x 8. Uncancelled. Several staple holes along top margin. Folds. Very fine. Sinaloa is a state on the west coast of Mexico. Many mines there were promoted by southern Californians. Unable to find this company in our library. Est. $75-150 1759. Mexico (?) Consolidated America-Mexico MC. Inc. in AZ. Cert #251, issued to Jos. W. Mitchell for 200 shares in 1910. Signed by pres. George C. Hackstaff and asst. sec. Francis A. Richardson. Vignette at top of three allegorical figures. Orange border and seal with orange safety print. Printer – W.F. Robinson Prtg. Co., Denver. 11 x 8. Uncancelled. Two folds, very fine. Unable to find reference to this company in our library. Est. $25-50 1760. Mexico(?) Golfo Del Oro MC. Inc. in WY, 1901. Cert #224, issued to Anna E. Vest for 200 shares in 1904. Signed by pres. A.E. Vest and sec. B.B. Grover. Vignette at top showing two stopes and a shaft with miners working in each section. Orange border and seal. Datelined Colorado Springs. Printer – Gowdy-Simmons. 10 1/2 x 6 1/2. Uncancelled. Folds, extremely fine. Unable to find reference to this company. Not in any of our Colorado or Wyoming references. These two states along with Nevada, Arizona, and South Dakota competed for Corporate business by having lower corporation taxes. Est. $25-50 1761. Mexico(?) Los Cerrillos MC. Inc. in AZ. Cert #79, issued to Jes. N. Mitchell for 32 shares in 1916. Signed by pres. N.G. Pendleton and sec. R.L. Moore. Vignette at top of miners working with power drills underground. Two small vertical vignettes at each side of mining scenes. Very different. Green border. Red, 5 cent documentary stamp at upper left. No printer noted. Uncancelled. Two folds. Very fine. Unable to find reference to this company in our library. Est. $35-75 1762. Nayarit. Humboldt MC. Cert.#124. Inc. in DE, 1921. Issued to Howard C. Nixon for 1500 shares in 1923. Signed by vice-president Geo. H. Bailey and treasurer Caldwell. Vignette of spread-winged bald eagle. Brown border. Printed by Security Bank Note Co. Uncancelled. 8” x 12”. Fine, four tears. The Monjaras mines consist of 3 groups, on 215 acres near Ixtlan del Rio. In 1924, it was believed that the property was valuable, which could have been profitable with the Southern Pacific Rwy now reaching Ixtlan. The rebellion in Mexico had ceased operations, and it was unknown when work would resume. But it was presumed by the 1924 Mines Hdbk that the company was well financed, enabling its development to the production stage. (Ref: Weed, 1924, p.2197). Est. $25-50 1763. Oaxaca. Tuxtepec. Magdalena Smelting & MC. Certificate #C3612. Incorporated in NY, 1907. Issued to Charles H. Dickey for 100 shares in 1907. Signed by pres. Henry W. Catlin and asst. sec. K.L. Breeman. Nice detailed vignette at top of mill site with horse-drawn ore carts and several workers heading toward the mill. Brown border and safety print, black print, gilt seal, cancelled by rubber stamp and hole cancellations. Two folds, very fine. Printed by NY Bank Note Co. 11 x 8. The mine office was located at Magdalena, Tuxtepec in Oaxaca, Mexico. The lands consisted of 160 hectacres, showing mainly silver-lead carbonates. The reduction plant known as the Magdalena was the first modern smelter in the state of Oxaca, “blown in 1906,” capacity daily of 50 tons with plans to increase it to 150 tons. “In hands of receiver, August, 1908.” (Ref: Copper Hdbk, 1908, p898.) Est. $25-75 1764. Sonora. Altar. Aztec Consolidated Mining Co. Inc. in NM, 1916. Issued to Mr. M. Schram for 10 shares, cert #C31, in 1918. Signed by Frederick Emery president and W. W. Beckley secretary. No vignette. Blue border with green seal. Uncancelled. Printer - Western Bank Note, Chicago. 3 x 8. This company owned copper mines in the Altar district of Sonora. The Aztec group was comprised of 241 claims with 22 mines which were located some 17 miles northwest of Hermosillo. It also had the La Cobriza mine located near Puerto. Workings were reported to be in excess of 30,000 feet. Ore assays ran 3 to 15% copper. There was even a 100 ton hot-blast pyrite furnace that operated steadily. Mines Handbook, 1920, p1715). One inch piece missing along left edge but does not affect the border. Foxing and slight wear to fold creases. Very fine. Est. $25-50 1765. Sonora. Altar. Sonora Consolidated Mil & Mining Co. Incorporated in New York. Issued to G. W. Marston for 100 shares, cert #1025, in 1883. Signed by W. J. Welch president and E. P. Weelep secretary. Vignette of five miners working underground. Black border. Uncancelled. Printer - Hatch Lithographics, NY. 8 x 11. No corporate seal stamp. Alter Distric, State of Sonora, Mexico printed on certificate. No other information was found regarding this company. Several pin holes at left edge. Fold creases and slight wrinkling along edges. Very fine. Est. $50-100 1766. Sonora. Alamos. Salido Gold-Copper Co. Inc. in AZ, 1902. Cert #1152, issued to Theo. Chester for 1000 shares in 1906. Signature of president rubber stamped; signed by N.N. Deitz, sec. Vignette at top center of mill site at river’s edge; two small circular vignettes at left and right of underground mining scenes. Green border, seal and underprint. Datelined Los Angeles. Printer – Cunningham, Curtiss & Welch, Los Angeles. Several folds. Very fine. Uncancelled. Lands consisted of 30 hectacres and was essentially a twin of the Los Alamos Mining & Milling Co. Properties said to show a 60’ vein. In the words of Stevens: “Stock of the company was “insured” and “guaranteed” hence, of necessity, proved worthless, as any stock that is either “guaranteed” or “insured’ is dangerous, and one that is both “guaranteed” and “insured” may be considered practically hopeless. Idle and moribund.” (Ref: Copper Hdbk, 1905, p704, 1910-11, p1510.) Est. $25-50 1767. Sonora. Cananea. Eastern Cananea Development Co. Inc. in AZ, 1913. Cert #1210, issued to Martha Kohn for 2000 shares in 1913. Signed by pres. W. Jerico Connor and sec. A. H. Waed. Vignette of robed man sitting on throng with industry scene in background. Green border, seal and safety print. Printer – Albert B. King & Co., NY. 11 x 8. “This certificate is issued for the purchase of shares of the El Triunfo Consolidated Mining Company of Arizona…” rubber stamped on certificate. Two folds, very fine. Uncancelled. The mine was located about 18 miles N.E. of Cananea, Sonora, Mexico. The property was reported to show copper sulphide ore, developed by shaft. The property was held under lease and bond from M.L. Fay of Duluth, MN, who controls the Fay Cananea Copper Co., which owns the mine through the Cananea Eastern MC, S.A., a Mexican corp. In 1916, it was idle with no returns secured. None of the reference books indicate that either the El Triunfo or the Eastern Cananea had anything to do with each other, so the rubber stamp on the face of the certificate is a bit of a mystery. The only thread of a connection may have something to do with the fact that in 1913 the El Triunfo shut down “on account of unsettled political conditions and insecurity of property rights during revolution.” The El Triunfo was about 75 miles from Cananea. (Ref: Mines Hdbk, 1916, p461; Copper Hdbk, 1912-13, p340-41.) Est. $25-50 1768. Sonora. Sahuaripa. Cadena de Cobre MC. Inc. in Arizona. Cert #244, issued to H.L. Genner for 100 shares in 1905. Signed by pres. E.E. Hughes and Albert E. Zek. Vignette at top center of mill site at river’s edge, flanked by two small underground vignettes. Green border, seal and underprint. “Bisbee, Arizona” printed below masthead and in seal. Printer – Goes. Folds, three small stains, uncancelled. Very fine. The office of the company was is Bisbee, but the mines were in Sahuaripa, Sonora, Mexico. The former directors issued to themselves 550,000 shares of stock, and when this was learned, the old board resigned, suit was brought and all stock issued were cancelled. By 1910, all litigation had been settled. The company owned 84 hectacres in Los Chinos Mountains on the Yaqui River. The property showed iron outcrops up to 300’ in width. Developed by the 96’ Bisbee tunnel and showed ore assaying 4 to 25% copper with small gold and silver values. (Ref: Copper Hdbk, 1910-11, p510.) Est. $25-50 1769. Mining. Artistic and Colorful Foreign Mining and related Certificates, 4 pieces. Compagnie Des Mines de Bruay has vignettes at each side of people set in a gothic scene, blue border and print with green safety print. Charbonnages de Millau with a fancy masthead, vignette at bottom of four miners underground, green border and orange underprint. Compagnie Industrielle de Belgique with vignette two different trains on arched track at top, with industrial scenes at other edges, green border, print and safety print. Mines de Balia-Karaidin, vignette of a mining scene with mosques in background, a robed woman with miners lamp, blue border and green safety print. Some tears along edges. Very fine. Est. $75-150 1770. Mining. Artistic Foreign Mining Bond Certificates, 1910’s. Lot of 3 pcs. The first is for a mine located on the Ivory Coast with a black border on yellow paper with yellow underprint. Vignettes of placer mining and boats on a river. Only one coupon cashed in, the rest are attached. The second bond is for a mine in Katchkar. Very ornate red border with vignettes at the left and right edges of miners wearing older European style clothing. Green safety print and underprint. There are no coupons attached. The first two bonds are written in French. The third is written in a language similar to French but it is not. Extremely ornate brown border. Vignettes at each corner of oil scenes, including derricks, wells, refinery, and holding tanks. At left and right are two male figures who appear more as miners than oil explorers. One of them has a miner’s lamp in his hand and a small pick, the other has an ingot tool. Only four coupons attached. All very fine. Est. 75-150 1771. Philippines. Atlas Cons. Mining & Development Corp, Lot of 2 different certificates. Cert.#4496. Incorporated in the Republic of the Philippines. Issued to The First Boston Corp. for 5 shares in 1961. Printed signatures. Blue border, no vignette. Cancelled by hole punches and stamps. 8” x 12”. Cert.#FN117137. Incorporated in the Philippines in 1935. Issued to Merrill Lynch for 100 shares in 1969. Printed signatures. Cancelled by hole punches at sides. Vignette of allegorical figure bearing globe on shoulders. Green border. Printed by S.C.B. Co. 8 1/4” x 12”. Vf. The company emerged in 1935 as a merger of the Masbate Cons. MC, Antamok Goldfields MC and the IXL MC. Copper production began in Toledo and iron ore production began in the Mati mine, later in 1956. (Ref: Nightingale, 1962-63, p.42). Est. $25-50 1772. Philippines. Benquet. Antamok. Benguet Consolidated Mining Co. Report, 1925 by A. W. Stickney. This 35 page report is detailed and professional even discussing the vegetation. The company sold $3 million pesos in 1925. Detailed geologic report of this gold district. The mine produced $13 million pesos from 1915 to 1925. Report is within a brown paper cover that has tears and chips. 9 x 12. Fine. Est. $75-150 1773. South Africa. L’Africaine Banque D’Etudes Et D’Entreprises Coloniales. Fantastic vignette!! bordering entire certificate featuring robed woman with staff, two African children at lower right and scene of Africa. The vignette description does no justice to the actual piece itself. Tear along left edge that does not affect border. One coupon cashed in of 18. Very fine. Est. $50-100 1774. South Africa. Transvalia Land Exploration & Mining Co, Ltd. Lot of 2 pcs. One is for 10 shares, cert #84042 and the other is for 25 shares, no cert #, issued in 1889. Stamped with a judgment at Pretoria that the stock is worth 20% of face value. No vignette. One has blue background, the other has orange background. Both bonds have all coupons attached. Wrinkling along edges. Slight foxing. 14 x 18. Very fine. Est. $25-50 1775. Spain. New Rio Tinto Copper Co, Ltd. Incorporated in England. Issued to Bearer for 4 shares, cert #A235, in 1896. Fancy masthead with three different styles of foreign revenue stamps. Green border, background and underprint. Only two of 20 coupons cashed in. We could find no information regarding this company within our library. Printer - W. T. Allen, Lith, E. C. 17 x 18. Wrinkles along edges. This is the company that operated the famous copper mine in Spain. Very fine. Est. $25-75 1776. Wine Related. Egyptian Stock Certificates with Arabic and French print, lot of four (4). 1906-1950. Three of the certificates are wine related; the fourth is the Electric Light & Power Co. All are very fine. Est. $100-300 GENERAL (Please excuse our numbering error on the following 14 lots...) AVIATION 1763.5 Aviation. Aviation Corporation, 1940’s. Lot of 5 pcs. All are different colors and styles. Unique vignette of a map of the United States with the major cities marked. Attractive. Very fine. Est. $75-150 1764.5 Aviation. Aviation Stock Certificate Collection. 1950-60’s. Lot of 9 pcs. WTC Air Freight (1), Fairchild Engine & Airplane Corp (2), Aircraft Acceptance Corp (1), Pan American World Airways (5). Very fine. Est. $50-150 BANKING 1765.5 Banking. Bank Code Book, c. 1890. This code book is from an undetermined bank. The book has code words with the attendant meaning of the code next to it for the entire alphabet. There is a list of banks with alpha-numerical codes. Has hard bound cover. 5 x 7. Mint condition. Est. $50-150 1766.5 Banking. Banking & Investment Stock Certificate Collection. Lot of 25 pcs. 1935-1980’s. Maryland State Building & Loan Association Inc (1), BankAmerica Corp (1), Chase Manhattan Bank (3), John Blair & Co (6), Paul Revere Investors Inc (4), Nashua Corp (1), Transcoastal Industries Corp (1), Corroon & Black Corp (8). Very fine. Est. $50-150 1767.5 Banking. Farmers Deposit National Bank. Cert.#C1180. Incorporated in Pennsylvania. Issued to Florence G. Kennedy for 1 share in 1911. Great vignette of “Prince” the Staffordshire Terrier. Cancelled by stamps over signatures (hidden under stamps). Green border. Printed by American Bank Note Co. XF. 8” x 11 1/4”. Est. $25-50 1768.5 Banking. Perforating Machine Stamps “PAID”, c1880-1900. This device was used to mark checks and other financial documents “PAID” (the word was spelled out with small hole punches). It may also have cancelled Promissory notes and Bank loans. The base measures 14” x 6” and the machine is 10” high with the handle down, and 29” tall with the handle in the up position. It was manufactured by Cummins, Chicago-NY and is Model No. 16. Black with gold and red trim. Est. $500-800 17695. Banking. Scrip. Montgomery Ward & Co., 1933 three cents draft, uncashed. 3 x 7”, blue safety paper. Scarce. Fine with small tears in top border. Est $20-40 BOOKS 1770.5 Book. Appleton’s Cyclopedia of American Biography, 6 Volume Set, 1888. Published by D. Appleton & Co., New York, edited by James Grant Wilson and John Fiske. Illustrated. Hardbound, wear and some tears on spines, but binding good. This is an excellent set of references for researching people of the 19th century. Each volume approx. 800 pages. Est. $400-600. 1771.5 Book. Jesse James Bluff and Jesse James Battle for Freedom, 1908 by William Ward. Published by Arthur Westbrook Co, Cleveland. Jesse James Bluff: “After defeating the Pinkertons and several pursuing posses, Jesse James enters the Highbinders’ headquarters and secures the Imperial jewels, stolen from the palace at Peking during the siege.” Jesse James Battle for Freedom: “As a joke, the notorious desperado impersonates his friend Con Morley, the detective, and becomes involved in a series of thrilling adventures throughout which he shows remarkable aptitude as a manhunter. His pursuit of his quarry finally takes him into Mexico, whence, after a terrible fight against overwhelming odds, he and his two pals are forced to flee for their lives, without capturing their man.” Both books have staple bindings. 4 x 5. The paper is acidic and chipping along all edges. The paper is browned by this process. However, the text is readable. Scarce and original. Fine. Est. $50-100 1772.5 Book. List of Regular Lodges A. F. & A. M, 1909. This 140 page softbound book lists every lodge in U.S. by state for the Ancient, Free & Accepted Masons. Blue binding. Minor wear to right of front cover. Small tear at bottom edge of binding. Pages are crisp and clear. Printer - Pantagraph Printing and Stationary Co., Bloomington, Ill. 6 x 9. Almost mint condition. Est. $25-75 1773.5 Book. Mining. 27th Annual Review of the Silver Market, 1942, by Handy & Harman. This is a review of the Domestic as well as international silver market with detailed information. For example, in 1941 the US bought more silver from foreign sources than was produced domestically. But, these numbers dramatically changed in 1942. Other information like this is throughout this softbound pamphlet. 5 x 7. Extremely fine. Est. $25-75 1774.5 Book. Mining. An Early Mining Handbook or Textbook, c, 1925. There are at least 85 pages of which about half have photographic plates. The manual describes how to load a shot, shot movement, drilling, pump equipment and many other items related to everyday mining. There are great sequential photos of blasts, including the largest shot up to that time in the world. That shot was done by the Union Pacific with a load of 300,000 pounds of powder with the result of moving 1.5 million tons of rock at once (By today’s standards, this number seems small. The Phelps Dodge Morenci Copper mine in Arizona transports 1 million tons of rock a day, with shots well in excess of this.). The cover is a vinyl, 9 x 15, binder holding the pages together. Wear to cover with folds and creases. Very fine. Est. $75-150 1775.5 Book. Mining. Copps’ Hand Book of Mining Law, 1878, by Henry N. Copp, 4th edition. This book contains 163 pages, with 11 pages of advertisements, that outline mining law of 1872 as amended. Notable in the back is a list of all the patents for mining claims in each state, by county. 4.5 x 6. Black cloth cover, wear at extremeties, water stain along top, not affecting contents. The book has the bookstamp of J. E. Jones, Eureka, Nevada on front leaf. Very fine. Est. $100-200 1776.5 Book. Mining. Mineral Resources of the States and Territories, 1869, by Rossiter W. Raymond. Reports on the mining industry for California, Nevada, Montana, Idaho, Arizona, Utah, Panama and includes a write-up on mining laws of the U.S. 256 pps. Not indexed. Original hard binding. Wear to corners, binding shows wear with top coating missing. Very fine. Est. $50-150 1777. Book. Mining. Mineral Resources of the United States, 1867, by J. Ross Browne. Organized as West or East of the Rocky Mountains. 360 pps. Indexes. Original hard binding. Minor wear to corners, binding has minor tears. U.S. Government Bindery embossed on front cover along left edge. Extremely fine. Est. $100-300 1778. Book. Mining. Mines Register 1962-63. Volume XXVI. Edited by Geoffrey J. Nightingale. The Mines Register is one of our primary reference books. The series of volumes began as the Copper Handbooks, changed to the Mines Handbooks and then the Mines Register. Invaluable information on existing mines for the period of time covered by the specific volumes. There is a list of inactive mining companies at the end. Original hardbound cover, 584 pps. Extremely fine. Est. $50-100 1779. Book. Mining. Production of the Precious Metals in the United States, 1889, by James P. Kimball. Indexed. 246 pps. Original hard cover binding. Minor wear to cover. Excellent condition. Est. $75-150 1780. Book. Mining. Production of the Precious Metals in the United States, 1890, by Edward Leech. Indexed. 296 pps. Original hard cover binding. Minor wear to cover. Excellent to near mint condition. Est. $125-250 1781. Book. Mining. Production of the Precious Metals in the United States, 1881, by Horatio C. Burchard. Indexed. 443 pps. Missing cover and binding. Pages attached, except first 17 pages. Text and pages in very fine condition. Est. $50-150 1782. Book. Mining. Production of the Precious Metals in the United States, 1900, by Geo. Roberts. Indexed. 380 pps. Original hard cover binding. Minor wear to cover. Excellent condition. Est. $150-300 1783. Book. Mining. Report on Mineral Industries in the United States at the Eleventh Census: 1890, by David T. Day. Published by Government Printing Office, 1892. 858 pp, including index. Illustrated with photographs, graphs and maps. Provides state of the industry information for gold, silver and many other ores. Hardcover, binding good, 9 x 12. Est. $150-300 1784. Book. Mining. Reports on the Mineral Resources of the United States, 1867, 1868, 1869. 3 books. The 1867 and 1868 books by J. Ross Browne are the same ones we use often in researching early companies and what happened in particular areas during those years. Both of these are Ex-Libris. Binding is good, but the books show wear on spine The 1869 book is A Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury on mineral resources west of the Rockies. Another useful research tool. No front or back cover, binding good. Est. $300-500 1785. Book. Mining. Silver and The Science of Money, 1894, by Wm M. Stewart. This softbound book has comments on silver and its necessity in coinage. Congress had proposed a gold backed currency, and the abolishment of silver, which would have been the ruin of Nevada. This book is unlisted in Paher. 96 pps. Indexed. 6 x 9. There is a tear in the front cover at the bottom edge about 1.5 inches long. Binding is worn with missing chips. Paper has browned slightly. Very fine. Est. $200-400 1786. Book. Mormonism Exposed, No. 5 and Spiritualism Exposed, No. 35, Booklets, c1890. These small booklets appear to be part of a series of religious and spiritual frauds. In the booklet on Mormonism, the comments on this religion are less than flattering, actually downright bigoted. This was a common response to the newly formed “cult” religions that blossomed in the early to mid 19th century. The second booklet deals with the exposure of two young girls who were believed to be mediums that could communicate with the dead. These girls, Margaret, age 12, and Catherine, age 9, were somehow able to snap the tendons in their legs and wore lead weights under their dresses to produce strange sounds and vibrations that their father said was the dead responding to them. The first booklet on Mormonism has two adds on the last two pages. 3 x 4. Undated. No publishing information. Extremely fine. Est. $25-75 1787. Book. The ABC of Life Insurance, 1893, by Charles E. Willard. Published by The Spectator Co, NY, 3rd Edition. Soft bound, original cover. 3 x 5. 60 pps. Sticker on front top cover with “Wm. Beyer” written on it, probably the original owner. This book, as it sounds, outlines the Life Insurance business, the dos and don’ts, etc. Some separation of front and rear covers. Extremely fine. Est. $75-150 1788. Book. Transportation. Coast to Coast by Plane and Train, Illustrated Map, c. 1940. This is a gift booklet that would have been purchased when someone took a trip. The hardbound book has gilt lettering on the front, is 4 x 7, and folds out showing a map of the united states and the routes of travel. When turned over, the reverse has a more detailed map from coast to coast with selected cities highlighted around the border. Full color. Map is by Rand McNally. Most is in extremely fine condition except for on the presentation page, there is a large black stain that affects both pages there. Unknown source of stain. Est. $25-50 1789. Book. Western States. Mineral Resources of the States and Territories West of the Rocky Mountains, 1869. Authored by Rossiter W. Raymond. 256 pps. This copy is not in as good of condition as the above lot. Binding has tears near top. Corners are frayed. Text pages are unaffected. Very fine. See lot 1176 for illustration of title page. Est. $100-200 1790. Book. Western States. Mineral Resources of the States and Territories West of the Rocky Mountains, 1877. Authored by Rossiter W. Raymond. 519 pps. Indexed. Areas covered in this volume include California, Nevada, Idaho, Oregon, Montana, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming & Dakota, New Mexico and Arizona. Hardbound covers appear original but the binding itself appears professionally redone. Front and rear leaf pages appear newer than text pages. Very fine. Est. $150-300 BOTTLES 1791. Bottle. Midwestern. Medicine Bottles, Lot of 4 pcs. All embossed. The Nye-Galbraith, Drug Co. LTD, Boise, Idaho, No. 2, no cracks or chips, dirty inside, 4.5” tall. C. L. Peebles, Druggist, Ogden, pic of pharmacist’s crucible at top, no cracks or chips, 5” tall. Graham Drug Co, Prescription Chemists, 15th & Farham STS., Omaha, Neb., no chips or cracks, 5” tall. G. H. Lyon, Drug Co., Murray City, Utah., 3X11, no chips or cracks, 8” tall. All found and/or dug in Nevada Ghost Towns. Very fine. Est. $25-50 1792. Bottle. Mid-Western/Eastern States. Medicine Bottles & 1 Milk Bottle. Lot of 7 pcs. Embossed. 1) Wm T. Valentiner, Cincinnati, Ohio, 3iii at top, two chips to top rim, 5” tall. 2) Wm. C. Thompson, Prescription Druggist, Coastisville, PA, no chip or cracks, 5.25” tall. 3) Fruitopia on left edge, Pinus Medicine Co, Monticello, Ill, U. S. A. on right edge, paper label on front with top partially gone, no chips or cracks, 6.5” tall. 4) J. Y. Lewis & Co, 6th & Hamp Sts., Quincy, Ill, with pic of pharmacist’s crucible in circle with General Pharmacy surrounding located just below shoulders, chip on top right rim, 3.5” tall. 5) C. Schroeder, Druggist, N. W. Cor, Market & 14th Sts, St. Louis, with pic of company logo, chip in back side, 6” tall. 6) Weber & Judd Co., Druggists, Rochester, Minn., with pic of pharmacist’s crucible within wreath, chip on base ring at reverse, 6” tall. 7) Indianapolis, MBS, one quart milk bottle, impact chip on base ring. Est. $50-150 1793. Bottle. New England. Medicine Bottles, Lot of 4 pcs. Geo C. Frye, Portland, Me., with pic of pharmacist’s crucible within wreath, no chips or cracks, 4.5” tall. D. R. Young, Apothecary, Vercennes, Vt., with pic of company logo at left, top has three chips, 5.5” tall. Marvin Bros & Bartlett, Portsmouth, N. H., no chips or cracks, dirty inside, 4” tall. J. M. Nelson & Co, Cor Munroe & Wash Sts, Lynn, Mass., with pic at center of pharmacist’s crucible with Drug Store and wreath around, major break and piece of glass missing from left shoulder with cracks spider webbing away, chip to top. All these bottles were found and/or dug in Nevada Ghost Towns. Fine. Est. $25-50 1794. Bottle. Nursing Bottle, THE/GRADUATED/NURSING/BOTTLE embossed on it, with measurements embossed on reverse. 8 oz. 6 1/4” tall. Very small surface ding, very minor stain. Est. $25-50 1795. Bottle. Southern States. Medicine Bottles, Lot of 3. Embossed. McElroy’s, Orlando, Fla., minor chips to reverse shoulder, minor chips to reverse top, 5.5” tall. J. D. Humphrey & Son, Druggists, Huntsville, Ala., 3ii, cc increments at right edge, no chips or cracks, 4.5” tall, very clean. J. C. Means, Natchez, Miss., pic at center of cross with Rx in middle, no chips or cracks. All bottles found and/or dug in Nevada Ghost Towns. Very fine. Est. $25-50 CIVIL WAR 1796. Civil War. Civil War Covers & Letters Collection. Lot of 18 pcs. The covers are addressed to various people, mostly of Illinois. All fine to Very fine. Est. $100-200 1797. Civil War. Civil War token, 1863. The Flag of Our Union/ (flag)/ 1863//If anybody attempts to tear it down/shoot him/ on the spot/dix. Br, 21mm, rd. scratches, vf. Est $10-20 EXPRESS 1798. Express. Eastern States. United States & Canada Express forwarding label, from St. Albans, VT. 4 1/2 x 5 1/2”. Black print on orange paper, US flag at upper left, Canadian flag at upper right. Circa 1865. Chips and small folds, tears at left. We have no information on this company. Est. $50-150 1799. Express. Northern Express. Small red box (rectangle similar to small red wagon) with Northern Express printed at both of the long sides. Use unknown. Very fine. Est. $25-75 1800. Express. Wells Fargo Messenger, November, 1912. A monthly newsletter for Wells, Fargo employees. There are stories from and about employees from the different districts. An in depth story about the new Pueblo, Colorado office; a story of an agent in New Jersey saving a child’s life and much more. Severe water damage at top edge affects cover and binding with less severe staining of pages within and rear cover. Does not affect the readability of the text. Fine. Est. $25-75 1801. Express. Western Stage Co., Complimentary Pass, 1868. Unissued and unused. Blue ink on white paper. No locations or towns mentioned. At bottom it states that “This pass will not be accepted on Omnibus Lines.” Reverse has a legal disclaimer by company absolving it from liability in case of accident or injury. Blue print with 1868 in pink underprint. 2.5 x 4. Glue stains on left and right edges on reverse. Very fine. Unable to find any information on this company. Est. $50-100 GENERAL 1802. General. Eastern States. Business Cards, Lot of 6. First is for Flavius M. Wilder, Chicago, Chevalier Bayard Commandery No. 52, K. T (Kansas Territory) with royal blue, gold, red and bronze logo at left of a coat of arms with a horse with a banner of French words when translated don’t make much sense (sans peur reproche et sans). The second is for George E. Miller, Decatur, with a prominent gold and silver logo at left of a knight on horseback with uncolored foot soldiers embossed into card and Beaumanoir printed at top. Third is for John L. Davis, 32, Crawfordsville, Indiana, Crawfordsville Commandery, K. T. No. 25 Indiana Consistory, Indianapolis, Ind. with red and black logo at left of a two headed bird clutching a sword with banner at bottom, red and gold logo at right of crown surrounding a red cross. Fourth is for Charles H. King, Lynn, Mass, Olivet Commandery with bright and bold, red, gold and black logo at right of a knight on horseback holding a flag and a smaller logo of a red cross to right. Fifth is for A. H. Gates, Third Guard, Worcester, Mass, with bright, gold, black and red logo at left. Sixth is for B. J. Warner, Augusta, Maine, Trinity Commandery, No. 7, K. T. with colored gemmed crown with a red cross at left. All about 2.5 x 3.5. Extremely fine. Est. $75-150 1803. General. James Turnbull Whiskey Advertisement and Price List. 5 x 6. Price list is four pages. The inner two pages have the various varieties of whiskies offered and their pricing. Colorful and in extremely fine condition. Est. $25-75 1804. General. Misc. Stock Certificate Collection. 1899-1980. Lot of 36 pcs. Mexican Telephone Co (1), Paramount Pictures Corp (2), American Tobacco Co (1), Belmar Electric Co (6), Steve’s Ice Cream (1), Cerametal Industries LTD (3), Portland Cement Co (3), United States Homes Co (2), Western Biscuit Co (1), Bank of Wells (1), Erie Railroad (1), Terex Corp (1), Chemex Industries (3), Cryton Optics (3), Apollo Lasers (2), Carter Hawley Hale Stores (6). Very fine. Est. $125-250 1805. General. National Bank of Merit, c. 1860’s. “Four Shares of Stock to the Holder. God Offers Reward; My Teacher Also; They Both Encourage Me”. Signed by Fanny Van Claus, Teacher and Fanny R. Van, pupil. 2.5 x 5. Printer - B. Stradley & Co, NY. Essentially the entire certificate is one vignette printed in red ink. At upper right are two children (boy and girl) reading a book; at upper left is a young girl with a book and at bottom left is a steam train. This is a cute piece. It was probably given by a teacher to a pupil as a reward or encouragement. Left edge is not cut straight and is a little tight at top. Very fine. Est. $50-100 1806. General. Wizard Cigar Label, c1910. Very colorful whimsical label, featuring a Wizard in a colorful robe, commanding tobacco leaves out of their bales with a magic wand, and a cat in Halloween pose, with its hackles up, all in a puff at the wizard’s feet. Charming piece. 4” x 4 1/2”. Xf. Est. $25-50 MINING 1807. Mining. American Kaolin Co. Inc. in Delaware. Cert #22, issued to George A. Koenig for 50 shares in 1907. Signed by pres. Daniel W. Timhins and treas. August Koenig. Large vignette at top of spread-winged bald eagle on a crag with lightning bolts in the background. Brown border with green safety/underprint. Uncancelled. XF. 12 x 9 1/2. Ink line at bottom right edge. Kaolin is a type of clay. We could find no reference to this company in our library. Est. $25-50 1808. Mining. Anaconda Alloys Corporation Corporate Seal. Inc. in DE, 1943. This company is not listed in Marcosson, Copper Hdbk or the Mines Hdbk. The seal is approx. 6 x 8, manufactured by Broun-Green. Simple seal with no graphics. Est. $50-100 1809. Mining. Arizona Comstock. Inc. in NV. Cert. #RB227, issued to Henry Enders for 25 shares in 1933. Printed signatures. Vignette at top of spread winged bald eagle. Green border and underprint. Printer – Jefferson Bank Note. 11 x 8. Uncancelled. Folds. Very fine. Unable to find reference to this company in our library. Est. $25-50 1810. Mining. B. F. Leete Design for a Current Wheel, Nov. 20, 1889. Lot of 3 pcs. These are crude design “plan of wheel for utilization of currents” and the plan for the frame. Unique early schematics. Very fine. Est. $25-50 1811. Mining. British-American Diamond Co. Inc. in TX. Cert. #266, issued to Adolph Otten for 100 shares in 1927. Signed by pres. W.S. Brashon(?) and sec. E.J. Nash. Vignette at top of rail tracks running up to mill site. Black border which incorporates four small vignette of miners. Gilt seal (with Star of Texas at its center) with gilt safety print. Printer – Goes. 11 x 8. Uncancelled. XF. This company may have been an African venture for kimberlite exploration. Rare U.S. funded diamond stock. Est. $50-100. 1812. Mining. C. L. Hartsfield & Co. Catalog, Manufacturers and Dealers in Tramways, Hoisting and Pumping Machinery. This is a “Special Exposition Issue” that we believe is for the 1876 Centennial Exposition. This is an 8 page single folded sheet that opens to a full sized broadside illustrating several various pieces of mining equipment. The illustrations are too numerous to elaborate upon, but they’re great. The front sheet shows an equatorial country setting with a dressed native holding a rifle overseeing two nearly naked slaves(?) laying “Hartsfeld Patent” rail tracks. The rear sheet is a full size illustration of the “Hartsfeld Portable Smelting Furnace”. Slight staining along fold on front sheet. Extremely fine. Est. $150-300 1813. Mining. Dredging. American Dredging Co. Incorporated in 1867. Issued to William H. Cannon for 2 shares, cert #1086, in 1896. Signed by Sy Chennisham president and Jos. Kirpe secretary. Vignette at top center of a steamer in moderate seas. Vignette at left of a small dredge, vignette at lower right corner of a different style of dredge. Fancy masthead. Black border. Cancelled by hole punches in signatures and by red ink on certificate. Stub glued at left edge. Very fine. Est. $25-75 1814. Mining. Eastern States. Autograph. Jas. T. Ames (1810-1883) and the Ames Manufacturing Co.’s Ice Making Machine, 1867-1871 Correspondence. Jas T. Ames was an inventor and manufacturer. His brother organized the Ames Manufacturing Co in 1834 in Massachusetts. They started in cutlery and tools, but soon moved into military weapons. When JT’s brother died in 1847, he took over management of the company. The list of inventions is phenomenal, including early sewing machines, bicycles, etc. During the Civil War they had one of the largest. munitions plants. He had a fantastic mineral collection which probably went to Amherst college, where he got his Master’s in 1863 (honorary). This correspondence includes letters signed from following: 1) Wm Seymore Tyler, a professor at Amherst, 5/25/1868, regarding the ice making machine. Tyler is interested in the machine and sounds like a possible investor. 2) Letter from Geo. F. Wilson to Ames regarding the Thaddius Lowe patent of an ice making machine. He trusts the principals of the invention, but is questioning the marketability of the machine in the southern States. 3) H. K. Brown letter to Ames, May 26, 1867. Brown was a famous sculptor. Ames has again apparently shown Brown the ice making machine. – 2pp letter. 4) W. H. Howland 2 pp letter, 12/25/1869 to Ames regarding his unhappiness about his percentage for selling the ice machine. He is apparently working for Ames on commission. 2pp. 5) 11/9/1867 letter from Thaddius Lowe to Ames. He suggests market price of $2 per ton or less. On the reverse of the note, Lowe writes that there is much interest in the machine and that “plenty of capital can be raised.” Est. $400-600 1815. Mining. Eastern States. Autograph. Jas. T. Ames and the Ames Manufacturing Co., and Goodyear Rubber Co. March 29, 1859 letter from Washington to Ames from W. T. Hall regarding rubber in an invention. “I think the right to use vulcanized rubber for pumps is with one of the younger Goodyear…so far as Goodyear’s Patent is concerned.” Goodyear was not a scientist, but became a master of rubber. In 1858 he patented the vulcanizing process. This letter was written just after that, and Ames apparently had staff whom recognized the value of it for one of their products. This letter is certainly one of the earliest mentions of Goodyear. Est. $100-200 1816. Mining. Eastern States. Newton MC. Inc. in 1864. Cert# 36, issued to J.W. Cartwright for 500 shares in 1864. Signed by pres. W.L. Beat and treas. Geo. R. Hastings. No vignette, red border and print with green seal. Brown 25 cent documentary with Geo. Washington’s head at left. Datelined Boston, Mass. Light stains upper right. Trimmed tight at left. Uncancelled. Some light wrinkles, very fine. Printer – Alfred Mudge & Son, Boston. 5 1/2 x 4. We have extensively searched for this company, without success. It may be for an eastern mine, possibly lead or iron, hence its lack of inclusion in precious metals references. Est $150-300 1817. Mining. Explosives. Du Pont de Nemours Powder Co Instructional Pamphlets.. Lot of 9 pcs. Front cover states “To Obtain Best Results with this Explosive Use Nothing Weaker than the Du Pont No. 6 Blasting Cap or Victor No. 6 (Double Strength) Electric Fuze. For Instructions See Within.” Inside this pamphlet are two pages outlining the “Instructions and Rules for Transporting, Storing, Handling and Using High Explosives. Manufactured by the E. I. du Pont de Nemours Powder Co, Established 1802, Louviers, Colo, Hercules, Cal., Du Pont, Wash.” The instructions go on to explain how to make primers, tie fuses and loading holes. One thing repeated in the warnings are NOT TO USE FROZEN. The reverse cover has the same text as the front cover. Most are torn and dirty as a result of the miners just tossing these aside when they opened a new box of explosives later to be found within abandoned mines. Fine. Est. $50-100 1818. Mining. Grey Eagle Consolidated MC. Inc. in CO. Cert, #434, issued to Theodore Meren for 50 shares in 1880. Signed by pres. Dan’l E. Parks and sec. A.J. Woodside. Vignette below masthead of miners above ground, two at rest, several working in background. Eagle vignette at left. Black border with green safety/underprint. Datelined Denver. Printer – Collier & Cleaveland. 11 x 7. Uncancelled. Quite wrinkled. Fine. . Common name. 2 Gray Eagles in Colorado, both producing. One in Summit Co, the other in San Juan. (Burchard 1881). By 1883 there were even more. Wrinkled, probably by the owner when he found out the stock was worthless. Est. $150-300 1819. Mining. Hope Lorraine MC. Cert.#49. Incorporated in Delaware in 1917. Issued to W.J. Wollman for 100 shares in 1918. Signed by president and secretary M. Pisik. Vignette of mill at river’s edge, flanked by two smaller vignettes of underground mining scenes. Black border, gilt seal. Printed by J. Meyers. 5 1/2” x 10”. Xf, folds. We could not find reference to this company in our library, but we think it is probably Western. Est. $20-40 1820. Mining. Idaho Cons. G&SMC. Inc. in NY. Cert #910, issued to John O Hay, Jr., Treasurer for 100 shares in 1882. Signed by vp Edward G. Schegle (?) and sec. J.O Hay., Jr. Underground mining vignette. Green border and underprint. Datelined New York. Printer – Kendall Bank Note Co., NY. 11 x 8. Uncancelled. Extremely fine. To illustrate how difficult it is to look up old mining companies, there were at least a dozen different Idaho mines in the west from 1882-4, with at least one in nearly each of the western mining states. We found numerous Idaho Gold & Silver MC’s, but none incorporated in New York with these officers. We found no specific reference to Idaho Consolidated. Thus we cannot even guess which state it was located without going to the New York Secretary of State for the corporation records. There were two rich Idaho mines in Idaho, one in Custer county and one in Alturas county, according to Burchard in 1882. The Idaho in Grass Valley, California was a major mine. Est. $150-300 1821. Mining. Joseph Dixon Crucible Co. Lot of 25 certificates. Inc. in NJ. 1868. All issued and cancelled. Vignette at top of a man’s head, presumably Joseph Dixon. Blue border with black print. Glue stains at left on many. Very fine. 12 x 8. Est. $50-75 1822. Mining. Kitchner GMC. Inc. in SD, 1902. Cert.#A1033, issued to Andrew Hally for 100 shares in 1909. Signed by pres. Daniel B. Helm and sec. Geo. J. Wallan. Vignette at top of mill site at the edge of a river with mountains in background. Orange border, black print, embossed seal. No printer noted. 10 1/4 x 7 1/4. Uncancelled. XF. Kitchener, formerly Berlin, is an industrial city of the Waterloo municipal region in SE Ontario, Canada. Mining is not listed as an activity in this area, so it is difficult to make the jump to this Kitchener having anything to do with the Canadian Kitchener. (Ref: Webster’s New Geographical Dictionary, 1984, p616) Est. $25-50 1823. Mining. Mining Fair, 1898, Souvenir Sterling Spoon. 4.5” long. Mining Fair, 1898, is embossed in bowl. Ornate design embossed on stem. We could not determine which fair this might have been. Very fine. Est. $25-75 1824. Mining. Mining Stock Certificate Collection. 1918-1959. Lot of 11 pcs. Chromalloy Corp Specimen (1), Gila Copper Sulphide Co (1), Dama Gold Mines LTD (1), King of Pine Creek Mining Co (2), Concor-Chibougamau Mines LTD (1), Rae Consolidated Gold Dredging Co (1), Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co (1), American Chrome Co (3). Very fine. Est. $100-200 1825. Mining. Mutual Mining & Leasing Co. Inc. in AZ. Cert #1287, issued to S.Dexter Nutting for 525 shares in 1914. Signed by pres. C.F. Hall and sec. F.G. Stam. Vignette at top of mill. Two small vignettes at bottom left and right of miners working underground. Green border and safety print. Printer – Goes. 12 x 9. Uncancelled. Very fine. Unable to find reference to this company in the Mines Handbooks or Garbani, etc. Est. $25-50 1826. Mining. Ore Bag, light burlap, large – probably a sugar or flour sack originally stenciled in hand with “B. x Co./San Rafael”. We were unable to confirm if this bag is from a San Rafael merchant or refers to a mine name. Probably used as on ore bag underground. Found in White Pine County, Nevada. 19 x 33”, stains throughout. Circa 1915. Est. $50-100 1827. Mining. Phoenix MC. Inc. in MO. Cert #19, issued to Jas. A. Jackson for 10 shares in 1875. Signed by pres. Paris S. Pfonts and sec. Alex Davis. Vignette at top of men working underground filling ore car. At left, a small vignette of three robed women floating over a valley, one of which is holding a banner with the word “peace” on it. Revenue stamp in silver foil underprint. Black border and print. Printer – Western B.N. & Eng. Co., St. Louis. 10 x 8. Left edge trimmed unevenly, and partially into border. Uncancelled. Very fine. Very common mine name. Unable to specifically identify. Est. $150-300 1828. Mining. Red Cloud GM&MC. Inc. in ME, 1892. 8 Per Cent Bond, Cert.#122, 1892. Signed by pres. Frederick E. French and treas. L.A. Bigelow. Bald eagle vignette. Green border and underprint, gold seal, green and red underprint. No printer noted. 10 x 16. Stains at lower left, red wax at lower left as well. Folds. Very fine. Attractive certificate. Unable to find reference to this company in our library. Est. $100-200 1829. Mining. Standard Amalgamated Exploration Corporation. Inc. in NV, 1909. First Mortgage Six Percent Gold Bond, Cert.#781, 1913. Signed by pres. Alexander Cluble and treas. George Whiteford. No vignette, brown border and safety print with gold seal. One coupon attached at left. Printer – John A. Lowell Bank Note Co., Boston. 7 1/2 x 11 1/2. Right edge where coupons removed a bit rough, two small tears to left edge. Unable to find reference to this company in our library. Est. $25-50 1830. Mining. Sunburst MC. Inc. in AZ, 1906. Cert #2325, issued to Annie St. Thomas for 200 shares in 1907. Signed by pres. S.H. Watts and sec. E.T. McGaith. Underground mining scene at top of certificate, two small vignettes of miners incorporated into border and small vignette in gilt underprint at bottom of robed woman holding scales. Gilt border, seal and safety print. Printer – Goes. 11 x 8. Two folds. Crease at upper right corner. Uncancelled. XF. Unable to find reference to this company in our library. These certificates are usually western. Rare. Not listed in the Polk directory as having an office in Nevada. Not in Garbani. Est. $25-50 1831. Mining. Trust MC. Inc. in WA and B.C., 1897. Cert #76, issued to R.N. McLiam for 208 shares in 1897. Signed by pres. D. Holzman and sec. A.M. Phillips. Datelined Spokane, Wash., registered in British Columbia. Vignette at top left of robed woman holding flag and shield with a bald eagle at her side. Black border, green safety print, gold seal and gold lettering. Printer – not noted. Stub attached at left. Cancelled. 11 x 8. Very fine. Not listed in 1898 Int’l Mines Director or Copper Hdbk, 1905. Est. $25-50 1832. Mining. Vi King GMC. Inc. in AZ, 1906. Cert #98, issued to E.H. Rust for 5000 shares in 1908. Signed by pres. W.M. Flemming and sec. Charles E. Ford. Underground mining scene at top left, small vignette in gilt underprint at bottom of river winding through mountains. Gilt seal, border and safety print. Printer – John Plhemus Printing Co., NY. 11 x 8. Uncancelled. XF. Unable to find this company in our library. Great name. Est. $25-50 PHOTOGRAPHS AND POST CARDS 1833. Photograph. Family Photo Group. Five are featured from the Benner family of Gettysburg, PA, including three of women (one child), and two of the family farm. The Benner home was taken over after the first cannon crack in the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863. The last is a photo of Sadie Orchard of New Mexico. With her husband, Sadie operated a stage line, often driving the stage by herself. Rightfully, much has been written about this pioneering lady, 1886. All of the photos have damage problems, the Orchard one the worst. Est. $300-500. 1834. Photograph. Outlaw. Ed Stokes, CDV. Stokes, 1841-1901 was the murderer of Jim Fisk. Fisk was killed over Stokes’ jealousy over a woman, Josey Mansfield. Jim Fisk (1834-1872) was a capitalist. He had amassed a fortune by the Civil War, only to lose it right afterwards. By 1866 he was back in the cash, with support of Daniel Drew, founding the brokerage firm of Fisk & Belden. His rise after that was meteoric. He thwarted Vanderbilt’s efforts to take over the Erie Railroad, and with partners Drew and Jay Gould made millions. He and Gould became “public enemies” when they openly manipulated the stock of several important American companies, and the gold market as well. He bought an opera house, began producing French and other operas. His favorite actress and would-be girlfriend was Josie Mansfield, who worked in his theatre. Fisk was married at the time and was reportedly quite a skirt chaser. Edward Stokes shot Fisk at the Grand Central Hotel in Boston on Jan. 6, 1872 in a quarrel over business and Josie. The Dictionary of American Biography did not say what happened to Stokes. Est. $50-150 1835. Photograph. Revenue Stamped Photographs, 1860’s. Lot of 5 pcs. Unique. Portrait photos on 2 x 4 cards. The adhesive revenue stamps are affixed on CDV’s. Three of them are precancelled, one is tied. Very fine. Est. $50-100 1836. Photograph. Stereocard. African American Stereocards by B. L. Singley, Meadville, PA, 1902. Lot of 2 pcs. a) No. 12325 “Trouble behind” with lady and two children, one over her knee getting a spanking b) #12324 “Trouble ahead” mother making bread while one child sleeps in wood wheelbarrow and the other draws with chalk on the wall “Mammy” Generally fine plus. Est. $50-100 1837. Photograph. Washington Family, J.Q. Adams, and James Monroe, Printed portrait collection cards. Two are bust illustrations, the third of the entire Washington family. 3 3/4” x 2”. VF. Est. $200-400. 1838. Photograph. Western. Machine Shop photo, c1880 Black and white photo of three people standing in the doorway of a machine shop, (one woman, two men). Portable wood saw and water pump in front. Unknown location. Matted on gray matting. 7” x 9”. Fine-very fine. Est. $50-150 1839. Postcard. Women’s Suffrage postcards. Two feature an older woman in Uncle Sam garb, “Uncle Sam, Suffragee”. The other two are of a police woman and a woman dressed as a man feeding a child, “Suffragette Madonna”. All are wonderful. Est. $75-150. RAILROAD 1840. Railroad. Central Pacific Railroad Lock. The lock is in excellent condition. No key. C. P R. R. Co. stamped on reverse side. Key has sliding cover. Chain missing. Extremely rare. Est. $300-500 1841. Railroad. Eastern States. Chicago & South Western Rwy Co. Cert.#1161. Unissued. Very handsome certificate with a central vignette of a steam train. There are two smaller vignettes at the bottom corners of state seals (Iowa/Missouri?) Green border with orange imprinted revenue in underprint. Cancelled at signature lines. 7” x 10”. Xf. We could not find reference to this company in our library. Not listed in Moody’s. Est. $25-50 1842. Railroad. Eastern States. Cincinnati Washington & Baltimore RR Co. 1883 First Mortgage Bond Scrip, signed by Orland Smith as president. Cancelled 1884, cert #61. No vignette, scarce. Datelined Cincinnati. Printer – ABN. 11 1/4 x 6 3/4. Est $25-50 1843. Railroad. Lot of five different modern railroad timetables. Santa Fe, 1/15-4/24 1960; Burlington Route 5-10/1964; Missouri Pacific Lines 4/1965; Texas and Pacific Railway Missouri Pacific Lines 1962; New York Central Western 10/28/1962. All vf. Est $50-100 1844. Railroad. Pacific Northwest. Alaska, Canada and Washington Collection, Lot of 7. Alaska tourist guide, provided by Canadian Pacific RR, with color illustration of Alaskan life and totem pole on front; Across Canada, Annotated Guide. By Canadian Pacific RR, some stains; 6 Various Washington Postcards (State Cap., Forestry Bldg, etc.). All fine, some stains, bent corners/edges. Est. $75-100 SPOONS 1845. Spoon. Historical Places, Miscellaneous Spoons. Lot of 4. 1.) from the Memorial Arch in Hartford, Conn., sterling, 1891; 2.) John Quincy Adams Erie Canal Souvenir, featuring boat on canal; 3.) Transportation Building and 4.) the Old Jail in Carthage, IL, sterling, 1897. Three are in very fine condition with only minor tarnishing. The last has rust stains in bowl, gilt wearing off handle. Est. $50-100. 1846. Spoon. Mining. Glendive Mine Souvenir Spoon. 5” tall. Glendive Mine engraved in bowl. The stem is formed into the shape of an Indian with his arms stretched over his head. The reverse side of the stem has several different Indian artifacts. Very fine. Est. $25-75 TELEGRAPH 1847. Telegraph. Telegram Collection, 1882-1915. Lot of 21 pcs. Various telegraph companies included Western Union, Sunset Telephone & Telegraph Co, Pacific States Telephone & Telegraph Co, Postal Telegraph-Cable Co (w/Clarence Mackay as president). Most have tears along edges or small pieces missing. Fine. Est. $150-300 TOKENS 1848. Token. Bronze medal marking the 75th anniversary of the Crane Co., 1930. Recognizes R. T. Crane, founder. Obverse has portrait of Crane, 1855 Seventy Fifth Anniversary 1930/ Crane Co./ pic Crane/ R.T. Crane/ Founder//1930/ pic Crane Factories in Chicago/ Chicago/ July/ pic log cabin/ Fourth/ 1855. 2.5” diameter, vf. R. T. Crane is the namesake of the mechanical “crane”. His company was founded in 1855 as manufacturer of metal products. It was a very successful company. In 1911, Mr. Crane caused quite a stir when he called “all the universities and colleges in the United States booze resorts…”[ref: various internet sites]. Est. $25-50 1849. Token. Cigar Chip Pictorial Tokens, c. 1890. Lot of 3 pcs. M. Stachelbert & Co’s/(pic of a cigar/Cigars//(Same). One is burgundy, one is blue and one is yellow. Rd, 38 mm, wood(?). Very fine. Est. $25-50 1850. Token. Commemorative Coins that resemble $50 Gold Pieces. Lot of 2 pcs. Promotional Coin and Centennial Coin. The Giant/ American Savings/ Founded 1886/ Assets Over 2 1/4 Billion Dollars// Lady Liberty/ 1885. rd, br, AU, 36mm; Mariposa Court House Centennial/ (Pic-Court House)/ 1854-1954// Mariposa Gazette Centennial/ (Pic-paper press)/ 1854-1954. Oct, gilt, 41mm, Unc. Est. $25-50 1851. Token. Token Collection. Lot of 15 pcs. 1) (2 pcs.) C.F. Kneeland Trade Tokens. Good for 5¢ in trade. Br, rd, 21mm.; 2) (6 pcs.) Wheeler & Pusey Trade Tokens. Goof for 5¢ in trade. Br, rd, 21mm; 3) J.W. Powell-1869/ (pic-Green River)/ Green River, Wyo. Terr. 50¢ Commercial Redeemable Token for Chamber of Commerce; 4) Reader’s Digest Sweepstakes Bill. Rectangular paper money-shaped token. $125,000 Sweepsbill; 5) Seattle World’s Fair Souvenir Penny. Br, 36mm; 6) San Francisco Souvenir Penny; 7) California Pacific International Exposition Souvenir Penny; 8) Victory/ V-E Day May 8 /V-J Day Sept.2/ World Peace. Penny surrounded by aluminum. Rd, br/Al, 35mm; 9) World’s Largest Revolving Restaurant/ Space (pic-Space Needle) Needle/ 600 Feet in the Sky. Souvenir Token. 33mm, gilt; 10) Utah Sales Tax Token. Hole in center. 16mm, al. Est. $10-25 1852. Token. Trade Tokens. General collection of trade tokens, medals, tax tokens, coins. 29 pieces. Includes 50 cent Phillipine 1909, Peets octagonal token, Union Pacific RR 1939, others. Est $20-40 1853. Token. Western. California Tokens. Lot of 5 pcs.: San Diego Commemorative Medal. 1769-1969/ (Pic- Monk & Spaniard)/ San Diego 200th Anniversary// San Diego (& Pic.)/ Established 1769. Rd, WM, 33mm, AU; 1914 (pic- Beverly Hills Building) 1964// 50th/ Anniversary/ City of Beverly Hills/ 1914/1964. Rd, br, 38mm, AU; Seceded/ The Great/ Republic/ of/ Rough and Ready/ April 7, 1850// Over 25 Million Troy Ounces Gold/ (Pic-Hydraulic Mining Scene)/ Mined from Nevada County Since 1849. RD, br, 36mm, Unc; Mark Twain Centennial/ 1865 (pic-M.T.) 1965/ May 21 22 23/ 1965/ Celebrate Jumping Frog Calaveras County// International (pic-jumping frog)/ Frog Jump. Rd, br, 36mm, Unc; California Bicentennial/ (Pic- bear)/ 1769-1969// The Golden Land/ (Pic- eight men facing each other)/ (pic-pile of tools, industry equipment, and farming). Rd, WM, 63mm, AU. All are nice tokens, and would ad to any western token collection. Est. $25-50. 1854. Token. Western. Miscellaneous Western Tokens. Lot of 7 pcs. New Mexico Atoms for/ Peace Progress/ and People/ Los Alamos/ 1945-1970// Anniversary of the Atomic Age/ 25/ (pic-Mountain range and train bridge)/ Los Alamos New Mexico. Rd, br, 36mm, Unc; Leather Single-Token Case with picture of Horseshoe embossed in center. RD, brown smooth leather, 41mm, vf, leather is worn/dark; Clark. Boulder City: Hoover Dam/ 1935 (pic-dam) 60th 1995/ Anniversary// Construction/ (pic-train)/ To Build a Giant. Rd, br, 36mm, Unc; (2)Crudely Hand-Painted Buffalo Nickel. Black, brown, and maroon paint on one, and black, red, yellow and brown paint on the other. Rd, 21mm, fine; Montana: Battle of the Little Big Horn Commemorative Medal. Picture of Gen. George Armstrong Custer on obverse, and “Montana Territorial Centennial Statehood Diamond Jubilee” on reverse. RD, WM, 36mm, Unc; Wyoming. Greybull: First National Bank of Greybull, Wyoming Promotional Token. “1968 Greybull, Wyoming” on obverse, and picture of bull and “Greybull’s 60th Year” on reverse. Rd, br, 36mm, Unc. Nice set focusing on the central west. Est. $25-50. 1855. Tokens. Eastern States. Miscellaneous Eastern Tokens. Lot of 7 pcs. First Transatlantic Balloon Flight Double Eagle II Award Medal. Picture of three aviators on obverse, and hot air balloon and recognition statement on reverse. Rd, br, 36mm, Unc; New York/Vermont: Lake Champlain 350th Anniversary Souvenir Coin. Picture of white man and Indian arriving on boat on obverse. Rd, br, 36mm, Unc; Michigan: Grand Rapids Centennial Token. Detailed picture of “The Beginning of Grand Rapids” on obverse, and pictures of Louis Campau and Sophie DeMarsac Campau on reverse. Rd, br, 36mm, Unc; 1898-1948/ Seaside/ Golden Anniversary// Seaside Oil Company/ 50th/ year/ 1898. Rd, br, 28mm, AU; Connecticut. Putnam: 1955 Putnam Highschool Commemorative Token. “First Modern One Story High School” on obverse, and “A Great Past…..A Greater Future” on reverse. Rd, br, 31mm, AU; Wakefield: George Washington Bicentennial/ (pic- Geo. Washington)/ 1732-1932// Washington’s Birthplace/ (Pic-Wakefield)/ Wakefield. Row of stars at bottom. Rd, br, 30mm, xf; New York: Statue of Liberty Museum Medal. Obverse features Statue of :Liberty and NY cityscape. “Liberty Enlightening the World…” Reverse features immigrants at NY port, “American Museum of Immigration…” Rd, 63mm, Unc. Very nice collection of Eastern Commemorative tokens. Est. $25-50. TRANSPORTATION 1856. Transportation. Eastern States. Steamer Zephyr Pass Card, 1887. Issued to John L. Howard, signed by W. R. Ballard. 2.5 x 3.5. 1187 in light red underprint. Brown “plus” symbol designs in background. Very fine. Unable to find reference to this company. Est. $75-150 1857. Transportation. Eastern States. Steamship Pass Cards, 1885-1903. Lot of 20 pieces. All have vignettes of steamships and range from 1885-1903. Various colors of cards and print. Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Co, 1901; Lake Ontario & Bay of Quinte Steamboat Co, 1892; International Steamship Co, 1887; Peoples Line of Steamers (2), 1884 &1887; Keuka Line Navigation Co, 1893; Casco Bay Steamboat Co (2), 1894 & 1897; Seneca Lake Navigation Co, 1888; Pittsburg, Brownsville & Geneva Packet Co, 1894; Cleveland & Buffalo Transit Co, 1894; Boston & Bangor Steamship Co (2), 1885 & 1886; Adirondack Steamboat Co, 1897; Citizens’ Steamboat Co, 1887; Lake Michigan & Lake Superior Transportation Co, 1901; Detroit & Cleveland Steam Navigation Co (2), 1887 & 1902; Star Cole Lines Steamers, 1892; St. Louis & St. Paul Packet Co, 1885. Extremely fine. Est. $1000-2000 1858. Transportation. Letter from the Secretary of War, concerning Protection of the Routes Across the Continent to the Pacific from molestation by hostile Indians, 1867. This is a soft bound book from the House of Representatives of the 39th Congress with reports from U. S. Grant and W. T. Sherman. 55 pages. Front and rear cover missing. A diagonal knife(?) cut at lower left affects pages 49 to the end of the publication. The pieces are included but detached and are about 2 x 2. Fine. Est. $25-75 WANTED POSTERS 1859. Wanted Posters. Eleven pictorial full sized FBI wanted posters for bank robbers 1952-1956. 11 x 17” with three photos of suspect, names, aliases, description, criminal record, and cautionary notes. These were all mailed to the Hotel Beverly in Freeport, Ill. J. Edgar Hoover seems to have started this massive public plan to find criminals by distributing posters. These posters all carry a “Wanted Flyer” number on the bottom left corner, and all have numbers between 86 and 188, very low numbers, indicating these may be from the beginning of Hoover’s program. Great décor for a restaurant or for any western collection. Est $100-200 1860. Wanted Posters. FBI Wanted Posters for Bank robbery, kidnapping, murder, theft. Eight large 11 x 17” posters similar to the above lot except for other crimes. These also have low numbers, #85-135, indicating some of the first FBI posters of the series. Est $100-200 1861. Wanted Posters. Lot of 66 card FBI Wanted posters, 25 are pictorial, carrying the suspects fingerprints, signature and photographs. 8 x 8” each. These cards were mailed to post offices, major hotels, and other public places. Printed signature on bottom of J. Edgar Hoover. These all date from 1956-62, mailed to the Hotel Beverly in Freeport Illinois. They range from everything from bank robbery and murder to car theft. 41 of the cards are apprehension orders notifying the public that certain criminals had been caught or were discharged. All vf-xf. Est. $120-180 1862. Wanted Posters. Wanted Posters and matching wanted cards. Three different people with their matching mailer card with a duplicate poster, all dated about 1955. FBI low number posters for Ken Carpenter (bank robber), Charles Ranels (bank robber) and Charles Smith (embezzlement). Extra card for a bank robber included, thus eight pictorial pieces in all. Est $100-200 GEORGIA 1863. De Kalb. Stone Mountain. Stone Mountain Mirrored Souvenir. The front shows a scene of Stone Mountain which is a large granitic “monadnock”. The mountain is nearly 1700 feet high. As compared to the surrounding elevations, the 1700’ elevation of the mountain provides quite a contrast. The mountain has Confederate War Memorial carved into the northeast wall that was begun in 1912. this piece resembles a pinback button but with a mirror instead of a pinback. Oval shaped, 2.5 inch at its widest. Colored . Mirror is in excellent condition. Extremely fine. Est. $75-150 1864. Lumpkin. Dahlonega. Dahlonega Gold Mining Co. Incorporated in New York. Issued to C. J. Dowanei for 100 shares, cert #3704, in 1880. Signed by L. L. Lombard president and C. A. Fronbridge secretary. Vignette at top center of New York State Seal. Black border and print. Uncancelled. Printer - Wm. L. Allison, NY. Slight foxing along right edge. The company had its operations with the Dahlonega district in Lumpkin County. Balch, (1882), only outlines the gold slate district with general information and topography. However, there is a color plate of the district offered after page 128 that shows the properties of the major mines, including the Dahlonega GMC. Extremely fine. Est. $200-400 1865. Lumpkin. Dahlonega. Etowah Gold Mining Co. Incorporated in Georgia. Issued to Wm Thomas for 100 shares, cert #121, in 1906. Signed by E. L. Thomas treasurer with no president signature. Three different vignettes of different scenes of a complex conveyor belt system from the mine to the mill. Brown border and underprint. Cancelled by rubber stamp over president’s signature line. Fold crease at upper right corner. Minor wrinkling at lower left corner. Extremely fine. Est. $200-400 1866. Lumpkin. Dahlonega. Georgia Mining & Mfg. Co. Inc. in NY, 1881. Unissued, no cert. #. Vignette at top of miners filling an ore bucket. Small vignette at lower right of three pillars, soldier and Constitution across the top. Datelined New York, 188x. Black border and print. Printer – Grogan & Murtha, NY. 11 x 7 1/2. A few wrinkles along top, small chip too. Very fine. The Georgia gold rush began about 1828, and continued until about 1835, and on and off since that time. It did show the country that gold could be found, and created a batch of Georgia miners who ventured west to find their fortunes, among them Green Russell, the discoverer of gold in Colorado. Est. $50-100 IDAHO ADA 1867. Ada. Boise. Columbia G&SMC. Cert.#39. Incorporated in 1863. Issued to Wm. Abernathy for 10 shares in 1864. Signed by president Jno. Levakey(?) and secretary J..A. Davis. No vignette, but fancy print in masthead. 2 20 cent IRS Exchange stamps at left. Location: Placer District, Boise County, Idaho Territory printed on certificate. Xf. J. Ross Browne reports in 1867 that “The product of the placer mines in the Territory has been gradually diminishing for the past two years, though this falling off, if it have not already been, will soon be more than made up by the yield of quartz mines, which are beginning to be worked quite extensively.” He also reports that the mines of Idaho are mainly of auriferous quartz, although there were several rich silver-bearing claims. Columbia Gulch, a settlement near Blackeagle Creek, was named for the Columbia Mining Company, which had holdings in this gulch. Perhaps this company was a successor or predecessor of this company. (Ref: Min. Res. of the U.S., 1867, pp131-32; Idaho Place Names, 1988, p.88) Est. $200-400 1868. Ada. Boise Basin. McKinley GMC. Incorporated in Arizona in 1907. Cert. #4758, issued to A.W. Owens for 200 shares in1909. Uncancelled. Signed by sec. P. H. M. McKinley and pres. Anton McKinley. Vignette of female allegorical figure holding scale of justice, flanked by male and female allegorical figure . Brown border and safety print, with spread-winged bald eagle stretched across bottom border. Datelined Kansas City, Mo. 8.5 x 10.25. Owned 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 CASSIA 1869. Cassia. Juniper GMC. Inc. in NY, 1882. Cert #408, issued to J.H. Crombie for 100 shares in 1883. Signed by pres. B.W. Gorham and sec. John R. Murphy Jr. Unusual vignette of sluice and hydraulic mining scene. Black border, gilt safety print. “Cassia County, Idaho Territory” printed on certificate. Datelined New York. Printer – Collins & Cramm, NY. 10 1/2 x 6 1/2. Uncancelled. Tears at folds, professionally repaired by archival tape and small pieces of paper glue to reverse. Trimmed tight at left edge. Burchard, 1884-5 reported: “This county, lying east of Owyhee, is bounded on the north by the Snake River. …its mining resources are confined to placers on the Snake river…operated by Chinese.” While this is not a Chinese venture that is at least evident, it provides interesting background on the district. Fine. Est. $150-250 CUSTER 1870. Custer. Bonanza. Yankee Fork Placer Claims Report, c. 1930 by R. H. Humphrey. Mr. Humphrey conducted an in depth study of the claims including an very informative historical background to placer mining in Idaho. He determined that about 7 million yards have an average of $0.30/yard free gold. His recommendations are to proceed with procuring these claims and put the property into production as soon as possible. No date is offered for the report and the company for whom the report was prepared is not noted. 10 pages. Very fine. Est. $20-40 1871. Custer. Robinson Bar. Stanley Creek Geologic Report by J. B. Newsom, 1926. J. B. Newsom was hired to conduct an economic viability of placer mining a parcel along Stanley Creek above the Stanley Basin within the Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho. The report is nine pages and very thorough and professional. His conclusion is that the property is not economic. The company for whom he prepared this report is not indicated. This lot contains two copies of the original report. 8.5 x 14, inside legal blue paper cover. Very fine. Est. $20-40 IDAHO(?) 1872. Idaho(?) Sunrise Mines Co. Inc. in ID. Cert.#516, issued to Dorothy M. Stanton for 4038 shares in 1947. Signed by pres. D.D. Banco and sec. Frank R. Smith. Vignette at upper left of underground mining scene, six small vignettes of miners incorporated into border. Black border and print with gilt seal and safety print. Datelined Wallace, Idaho. Printer – Empire Printing Co., Spokane. 11 x 8. Uncancelled. XF. Unable to find reference to this company in our library. Est. $20-40 JOSEPH 1873. Joseph. Hammon Engineering Co. Correspondence, 1941. Lot of 4 pcs. David Turner is explaining placer claims that were located near the confluence of the Salmon and Snake Rivers in what today is informally known as the Riggins Valley. The claims appear to be near the base of the White Bird grade, which is a steep climb out of the valley on the infamous Camas prairie where Lewis & Clark were saved by the Nez Perce Indians. The letters claim that there is about 3 million yards with a $0.53/yd value. There are two typewritten letters with the original manuscript copies. The Snake River in this steep walled canyon is now a popular white water rafting destination with minor mining operations. Hammon Engineering later became Hammon Consolidated Gold Fields, one of the most successful gold dredging operations of modern times in California. Later this company sold to Yuba Goldfields. Very fine. Est. $25-50 LEMHI 1874. Lemhi. Pine Creek MC. Inc. in NJ, 1887. Cert #82, issued to John M. Erickson for 80 shares in 1887. Signed by pres. W.H. Elliott and treas. Wm. B. Wood. Vignette at top of two miners working underground; vignette at lower left side of cross-section of shaft. Black border and print. Gold seal. “Lemhi County, Idaho” printed below vignette at top. Datelined Camden, NJ. Printer – W.H. Hoskins, Phila. 11 1/2 x 7 1/2. Uncancelled. Folds, several pinholes, very fine. Two miners discovered gold here (Pine Creek) in 1881 Sam James and Pat O’Hara were prospecting the local country and stumbled upon placer gold. A small camp arose. [ref: Boone, Idaho Place Names] Very attractive. Est. $150-300 SHOSHONE 1875. Shoshone. Coeur d’Alene. Tamarack & Custer Consol. MC. Inc. in Nevada, 1913. Cert #841, issued to Marian H. Young for 500 shares in 1915. Signed by pres. J.J. Day and sec. H.L. Day. Vignette at top of miners working with power drills underground. Brown border and safety print. Datelined Wallace, Idaho. 12 x 10. Cancelled. Folds, small tear and creases at top of right fold. Red, ten cent documentary stamp on reverse. The net profits for 1914 were $187,063,for 1915, $346,796, and for 1916, $338,746. The company owned about 40 claims and fractions acquired from the old Tamarack and Chesapeake and Custer companies on Nine Mile Creek, Coeur d’Alene district, Shoshone County. The Hercules mine nearby was controlled by the same interests. The ore contained 9% lead and 7 oz. Silver, part direct smelting and part concentrating. Mill recovery was reported to be about 83% without flotation. The Tamarack & Custer, along with the Hercules interests, built and operated a lead smelter at Northport. It was reported that the gross ore reserves were about $9,000,000. One ore shoot on the Leonard tunnel level was reported to have been proved for at least 1500’ with ore on both faces. According to Weed, this company did not like to part with information about itself which resulted in some criticism. Early in 1917 the 500 ton Frisco mill at Gem was purchased from the Federal Mining Co. for $150,000. The company also purchased the 8000’ Hercules aerial tram, to which was added another 2 1/2 miles to connect the mill and mine. The company employed about 350 men and in July 1917, the mine produced 3,000 tons of crude ore and concentrate valued at $150,000. In 1919, production was 14,121 tons with a goss value of $1,044,753 and a net profit of $221,429, as compared to 1920 production of 22,889 tons with a gross value of $1,711,658 and a net profit of $169,371. The company was idle in 1921 and part of 1922 and production in 1922 resulted in a net loss of $66,161, but by 1923 it was back in the black with a net profit of $380,049. The net profit from 1902 to 1928 was $2,878,832. Rand and Sturgis commented in the 1931 Mines Handbook, “this company like the Hercules is controlled by the Day family and thus there was formerly some difficulty in getting direct information. A gradual change in this policy seems in progress. The development of the property has been pushed since 1925, perhaps due to the exhaustion of the Hercules mine. Until 1927 the development was not entirely encouraging but since that time the mine has taken a new lease on life, is increasing ore reserves and is a prominent producer. Shipping to Hercules mill will probably lower reduction costs.” (Mines Hdbk, 1918, p804-05; 1925, p984; 1931, p1124-1126.) Est. $25-50 1876. Shoshone. Osburn. Coeur D’Alene Mines Corp. Mineral Point Mine Maps, 1930. Lot of 3 pcs. Plan maps of the underground operations with assay data. Maps show the claim blocks. This company is not listed in the Mines Handbooks. Very fine. Est. $25-75 1877. Shoshone. Silver Valley. Snow Storm & Lucky Calumet Promotional Flyers, 1908-1909. Lot of 28 pcs. Don Campbell & Co of Chicago was very active promoting the new copper mines of the “Coeur D’Alenes”. The promotional pieces include excerpts from newspapers talking of the wealth made from these mines, the great jumps in stock value and testimonials from professors and geologists. Five of the pieces are in the form of newsletters of about 4 pages each. The other pieces are broadsides or mailers. Included are 12 pages of correspondence from Campbell & Co. Very fine. Est. $100-200 1878. Shoshone. Silver Valley. Stewart MC. Incorporated in Idaho, 1902. Cert. #B33267, issued to Harry D. Williar for 100 shares in 1916. Signed by vp and sec, both signatures illegible. Holes punched at left margin, appear not to be cancellation holes. The Stewart mine was in the Kellogg area. In 1915 the geology was reported as very difficult, rendering mining difficult as well. The mine produced about 500 tons per day through about 1915. (Ref: Bell) Est. $50-75 1879. Shoshone. Wallace. Valentine MC, Ltd. Inc. in ID, 1907. Cert #245, issued Ellen L. Brandt for 250 shares in 1917. Signed pres. J. Blang and sec. Otto Johnson. Unusual vignette at top left of a robed figure fighting a lion with his bare hands. Black border, gilt seal and safety/underprint. 11 x 8. Datelined Wallace, ID. Printer – Goes. Uncancelled. XF. Unable to find reference to this company in our library. This is a major silver district. This company was probably a prospect. Est. $25-50 1880. Shoshone. Wallace. Western Union MC. Lot of two certificates. Inc. in Idaho, 1916. Cert#1697 and 1701, both issued in 1921. One is signed by vp Erik Hagman, the other by pres. D.H. Anderson, both signed by sec. Benj. Collins. Vignette at top center of nine miners working underground. Two vignettes at either side of prospectors. Black border and print with gilt seal and safety print. One certificate has 8 red documentary stamps across the top, the other certificate has one. Both cancelled. Printer – Goes. 10 x 5 1/2. Fine. Good producing silver lead mine at Wallace. Obviously named after the famous telegraph company. Probably bought by the Bunker Hill. Est. $25-50 1881. Shoshone. Wardner. Caledonia MC. Inc. in ID, 1907. Lot of two pcs: Cert#4363, 8571. Issued to various for various shares in 1915, 1916. Signed by pres. Stanly A. Easton and sec. Chas. McKinnis. Vignette of several miners working underground. Brown border and underprint with embossed seal. Both are cancelled by rubber stamp. 11 x 7. Very fine. The company owned 5 unpatented claims, about 50 acres adjoining the property of Bunker Hill and Sullivan MC at Kellog. The property showed a strong fissure vein with an oreshoot 1000’ long and 50’ wide in places. It carried cupriferous silver-lead ore averaging 15 to 40 ox. Silver, with a little native copper. The mine was developed by a 500’ shaft and two tunnels with the lower tunnel being 4000’ in length. The 1000’ level was reported to show 7’ of shipping ore, though broken faulted ground was encountered. Reports from Feb. 1916 show a drift being run from the Keating level, 75’ below the 1000’ level to pick up the orebody.. The mine was in litigation and hence idle from 1912 to 1914 due to an apex rights battle with Bunker Hill & Sullivan. The two companies made a compromise with Bunker Hill & Sullivan taking 550,000 shares in the Caledonia. The company was virtually a subsidiary of Bunker Hill. The ore was treated at the mill of the Bunker Hill & Sullivan plan. The Caledonia employed about 35 men when active. The production in 1915 was 659,660 pounds of copper, 11,142,580 pounds of lead, 1,212,730 ounces of silver with a net profit of $760,324. (Mines Hdbk, 1916, p292-93.) Est. $25-75 THUNDER MOUNTAIN 1882. Thunder Mountain. Thunder Mountain Eldorado Mining Co. Incorporated in Washington 1902. Issued to Wm. E. Barnes for 400 shares, cert #78, in 1902. Signed by All Forman president and Joseph J. Cole secretary. Vignette of a woman standing who has wings, a woman is seated at her right holding a staff and a man seated at her left with parts of machines with the America printed below. Brown border and underprint with gilt seal. Uncancelled. Printer - Broun-Green, NY. 9 x 12. This company probably had their operations in the Thunder Mountain district located in central Idaho. The district was booming about this time. Fold creases. Very fine. Est. $25-75 ILLINOIS 1883. Cook. Chicago. Columbian Exposition Tokens. Lot of 5 pcs. Three have similar motifs with a Picture of a US government bldg. on obverse, giving the area, width and length of the building. Treasury Department/ World’s/ Columbian/ Exposition/ Chicago/ 1893. Rd, br, xf, dark toned in low spots. 36mm; three have similar motifs with a picture of Christopher Columbus on the obverse, with one of Columbus’s ships on the reverse. Two 1893, Rd, wm, 30mm, vf, dark toned on reverse of both; one 1986, Rd, wm, 36mm, Unc. Est. $75-150. IOWA 1884. Decorah. Meritol Adapa, Trade Mark, American Drug & Press Assn., Decorah, Iowa, U. S. A. Lot of 2. Embossed. The smaller bottle is 5” tall. The second bottle is a scarce 16 oz and 9”tall. Both dirty inside. No cracks or chips. Both found and/or dug in Nevada Ghost Towns. Very fine. Est. $25-50 KANSAS 1885. Douglas. Lecompton. Claim Debt of Kansas Territory, 1859. Issued Levi Woodward in the amount of $172.50, cert #634. Signed by H. I. Stickler auditor. Vignette at top of a steam train pulling passenger cars with trees, small hills and buildings in background. Smaller vignette at bottom of a dog laying down with a building in background. Orange border with black print. Uncancelled. Printer - Herald of Freedom Print, Lawrence, Kansas. Fold creases. Wrinkling near left edge. Water staining on reverse affecting left and right edges. Two small tape repairs on reverse. Fine. Est. $150-300 1886. Wyandotte. Kansas City. Landis Transfer & Livery Co Pictorial Letterhead, 1888. One of the more attractive pictorial letterheads we have listed. The vignette is at top center of an open carriage carrying two passengers with a coach driving a team of six horses set in the country. Surrounding the vignette is an attractive masthead of the company name. The vignette is by Gast of NY. The letter is datelined Kansas City, MO, 1888 and is written to Mr. Bell, Attorney at Law. Fold creases. Extremely fine. Est. $100-150 MAINE 1887. Androscoggin. Auburn. Maine & New Hampshire Granite Co. Inc. in ME. Cert #63, issued to Mrs. Mattie H. Wagg for 17 shares in 1895. Signed by pres. A. Cushman and sec. (obscured by line and hole cancellations). Great vignette of two steam trains on two different sets of tracks with small town in background, fancy masthead. Black border, embossed seal. Datelined Auburn, ME. Printer – L. Brooks Bank Check Co., Boston. 11 x 7. Some stains, very fine. Uncancelled. Located in Androscoggin County, Maine in the town of Auburn. The company had an open pit quarry with a mill. Granite companies are rarely public. (Ref: Poole, 1898, p475.). Est. $50-150 1888. Hancock(?). Sullivan(?). Liverpool Copper Mining Co. Incorporated in 1881. Issued to Geo. H. Starr for 5 shares, cert #14, in 1881. Signed by Geo. H. Starr president and W. C. G. Carney treasurer. No vignette. Fancy masthead in copper color. Copper border and print. Uncancelled. Printer - Arthur & Bonnell, NY. 4 x 10. We could find no direct evidence of this company. The certificate is datelined Portland, Maine. In the early 1880’s, Hancock County near Bar Harbor produced about 100,000 pounds of copper for a net worth of $13,000. Pumpelley (1886) indicates that copper mining in Maine is minor to insignificant with very limited transportation options. The Sullivan district which covers much of Hancock County, was also a silver producer at the same time. Balch (1882) states that silver was first discovered in the district in 1877 and a handful of mines were opened. Extremely fine. Est. $100-300 1889. Hancock. Sullivan(?). Copperopolis MC. Inc. in ME, 1881. Cert #625, issued to L.W. Hodgkins for 675 shares in 1883. Signed by pres. Geo. E. Harrington and secretary pro tem H.R. Gardner. Underground vignette. Pink border, black print, embossed seal. “Location: Hancock, ME” printed on certificate. Printer – F.C. Philbrick & Co., Boston. 11 x 6 1/2. Uncancelled. Folds, discoloration along top edge, on reverse, and at lower right corner and right half. Fine. We could find no direct evidence of this company. In the early 1880’s, Hancock County near Bar Harbor produced about 100,000 pounds of copper for a net worth of $13,000. Pumpelley (1886) indicates that copper mining in Maine is minor to insignificant with very limited transportation options. The Sullivan district, which covers much of Hancock County, was also a silver producer at the same time. Balch (1882) states that silver was first discovered in the district in 1877 and a handful of mines were opened. Not listed in Mines of Maine by Bartlett, 1880. Rare. Est. $150-300 1890. Maine? Snow Silver Smelting Co. No incorporation information. Cert #11, issued to E.L. Snow for 100 shares in 1879. Signed by Snow as president and Thos. H. Wagstaff, sec. Crude vignette at left of ranchers herding cattle. Black border and print on yellow paper, embossed seal. 10 x 5 1/2. Printer – Chas. F. Ketcham, NY. Uncancelled. XF. Obviously named after the company president E. Snow, the company must have had plans for a silver smelter. I usually assume Colorado for eastern financed silver processing operations, but this is no guarantee. Colorado operations were routinely eastern financed, while Nevada silver was generally western financed. We have looked extensively for this company and have no leads. It corresponds with the beginning of the Maine silver discoveries. Est $100-200 1891. Seal Harbor. Autograph. J. D. Rockefeller, Jr. Signed Letter, August 11, 1936. Typed letter signed on The Eyrie, Seal Harbor, Maine stationary, one page. To Major Edward Bowes. In part, “I have only recently secured a copy of the remarks which you made over the radio in connection with my father’s birthday and have read them with deep emotion and sincere appreciation. Because to me my father has always been and still is such a unique and extraordinary person…” This the same famous businessman and philanthropist who also built the Rockefeller Center. Fold creases with slight foxing along edges. Very fine. Est. $150-300 1892. Unity. Unity MC. Inc. in ME. Cert #576, unissued, 188x. Wonderful vignette taking up left quarter of certificate of a gravity feed flume powering a hydraulic nozzle, plus allowing water to run through to sluice the wash gravels, with mountains and cabins in background. Printer – Dresser, McLellan & Co. 12 1/2 x 7. “Mines at Unity, Maine” printed on certificate. Uncancelled. One of the many Maine silver prospects from the 1882-1885 silver and copper rush thought by some to be the next Tombstone. It was a complete bust. XF. Fabulous art. Scarce. Est. $50-100 MASSACHUSETTS 1893. Suffolk. Boston. S. N. Dickson Stock Card, c 1840. This is an advertising card that lists the different jobs the printing house can handle. At the bottom is an attractive vignette of a woman reading to a small child who is standing next to her. The woman is seated with a globe to her right and a gear to her left with trees and building in the background. Surrounding the print is an ornate border with a smaller vignette at top of a printer’s press. 3 x 5. Small tear at bottom. Reverse has some wear. Very fine. Est. $50-100 1894. Worcester. Fitchburg. Hotel Raymond Advertisement Mirror, c. 1880’s(?). The front is a scene of two hunting dogs with Meet Your Friends/At The/Hotel Raymond/J. Raymond, Prop/Fitchburg Mass./Good For 10 In Trade. 2” diameter. The reverse is a mirror with rust stains that form five streaks that are evenly spaced. These marks may be easily removed? The piece resembles a pinback button. Very fine. Est. $100-300 MICHIGAN Most of the following companies were collected by a Michigan Mining Stock Certificate collector either due to the officers involved with the company or the location of their business in Calumet. We were able to locate their operations and mines in other states than that of Michigan. Arizona & Michigan MC (Arizona), Calumet & Arizona MC (Arizona), Calumet-Corbin Mines Co (Canada), Houghton Development Co (Arizona), Superior & Montana MC (Montana) and Wolverine & Arizona MC (Arizona). BARAGA 1895. Baraga(?). L’Ansa(?). Calumet Mining & Milling Graphite Co. Incorporated in New Jersey 1903. Issued to D. J. Whiteford for 3000 shares, cert #199, in 1904. Signed by S. A. Whitaker president and L. A. Page treasurer. Vignette of capitol building at top center. Reverse has vignette of an elk’s head in ornate design. Green border and background with silver seal. Uncancelled. Printer. Adams & Grace, NY. 8 x 12. There is no listing for this company in the Mines Handbook, 1905 or later. Poole (1892) lists Baraga County as a location of graphite. A mining company operating within the county had 1000 ton open pit deposit; the company was also traded publicly (Lake Superior Graphite Co). Extremely fine. Est. $25-75 BROWN 1896. Brown. Green Bay. Territory of Michigan Indenture, 1834. Issued to Daniel and Emaniline Whitney for property purchased in the village of Navanno in Green Bay. Printer - Geo L. Whitney, Office of the Detroit Journal. There is the possibility that these two Whitneys, the printer and the purchaser, are related. Michigan first petitioned to become a state in 1833. The process took another two years due to border dispute with Iowa. The dispute nearly erupted into a war with armed men stationed on each of the border. The border dispute ended in Iowa’s favor and Michigan became a state in 1835 (Dunbar, 1965). The sheet would be 14 x 16 unfolded. The sheet is now in four pieces detached along fold lines. Tape would easily repair the document. Text and printing is bright and clear. Fine. Est. $300-500 CASS 1897. Cass. Dowagiac. City Bank of Dowagiac, 1900, check #94. Issued to H. Benner for $9. Signed by Caldwell and Harrison. Two (2) cent revenue stamp affixed at upper right. Extremely fine. Est. $50-100 GENERAL 1898. General. C. W. Lewis & Co, Post Coach Line of Stages, Ticket Stub. Not dated. The stub states that there are connections with G. R. V. R. R. and K. A. and G. R. Roads. The towns to travel from and to are difficult to read. It appears to be from Halyard to Middle?. We could not find towns listed in our geographical references. We do believe that G. R. V. R. R. stands for the Greene River Valley RR which was under the control of the New York Central Rail System in 1922 (Moody, 1922, p 1117). This rail had an A+ stock rating and was located in Michigan. 2 x 3.5. Extremely fine. Est. $50-100 1899. General. John Frink & Co Post Coach Line of Stages, Ticket Stub. Not dated, no towns indicated. Black print on pink paper. 1.5 x 2.5. Very fine. Est. $50-100 1900. General. Lake Superior Gold; An Amateur’s Guide to Prospecting in the Lake Superior Region, by Jim Dwyer. 88 pps. Indexed. Soft bound. This lot comes with two “gold” specimens in metamorphic schist with visible sulphides (pyrite, chalcopyrite, etc) from the Ropes Gold Mine located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The mine was discovered by Julius Ropes in 1881. Initially, the ore assayed as much as $442/ton. The Ropes Gold Mine Co was formed soon after the discovery. The company prospered until 1897, when the ore became to difficult to extract and process. During this 14 year period. The mine produced $647,902 worth of gold and silver (Segall, 1975 p 7-8). Extremely fine. Est. $25-75 1901. General. Medora Mining Co. Incorporated in Michigan 1848. Issued to Eugene Borda for 25 shares, cert #47, in 1864, Signed by Thos. Adoius president and James S. Cooper secretary. Several vignettes: left lower corner of three miners working underground with hand tools; center left edge of an Indian with a Mohawk and feathers; top center of a dog laying on a strong box; bottom left of company seal. Black border underprint of “Philadelphia Issue”. Not obviously cancelled, red pen at center of certificate stating “F. K. Womrath, Transfer Agent. Printer - Wm Schuchman Lith, Pittsburgh. 6 x 8. We do not belief that this certificate has been cancelled. 25 cent revenue stamp attached at top center. The company was in receivership and the property was sold in 1899 (Mines Handbook, 1918, p.106). Small tear just left of upper right corner. Very attractive. Extremely fine. Est. $600-900 1902. General. Northern Mining & Smelting Co. Incorporated in Michigan. Unissued. Unsigned. Ornate black border. Printer - King, Powle & Co, Printers. 7 x 9. No information was found within our library concerning this company. Mint. Est. $50-100 1903. General. Ossipee Mining Co. Incorporated in Michigan 1866. Issued to Wm B. Frue, Trustee for 10 shares, cert #40, in 1867. Signed by E. Loring president and La Fayette Burr treasurer. No vignette. Black border and print. Red seal that resembles a European revenue stamp. 25 cent revenue stamp attached at left. Cancelled by hole punches in president’s signature. No printer noted. 5 x 9. Reverse is signed by J. W. Clark, an officer or director of many of the Michigan mining companies. The only Ossipee we found was located in New Hampshire. We could find no other reference to this company in our library. Very fine. Est. $100-300 1904. General. State of Michigan, Mines and Mineral Statistics, 1889, by Charles D. Lawton. 251 pps. Indexed. Original hard binding. Cover in excellent condition. Inscribed on front page “Charles D. Lawton, Personal Copy”. Excellent to near mint condition. Est. $300-600 1905. General. State of Michigan, Mines and Mineral Statistics, 1890, by Charles D. Lawton. 181 pps. Indexed. Original hard binding. Cover in excellent condition. Inside front cover has attached sheet with printing of “Compliments of Edwin R. Winans, Governor of Michigan”. Minor wear to corners. Excellent to near mint condition. Est. $150-300 GOGEBIC 1906. Gogebic. Ironwood. Ironwood Mining Postcards, lot of 3. Two are circa 1910-20, underground scenes, color. One is postmarked Ironwood, Mich. This lot also includes an Arbuckle trade card map of Michigan and mining vignettes. These Arbuckle cards are extremely popular and tough to find (probably c 1890). Est. $25-50 1907. Gogebic. Wakefield. Wakefield Iron Mining Co. Unissued. Unsigned. Cert #23. No vignette. Black border and print. No printer noted. This certificate was sold for shares in the company before it had acquired the lease for the land that they wanted mine. Part of the sentence on the certificate that outlines this is “…to be formed when a lease shall have been procured on the S. W. 1-4 of Section 17, Town 47, Range 44 West, in the State of Michigan, and to be known as The Wakefield Iron Mining Company…”. Stub attached at left edge. 5 x 8. Wakefield is located within Gogebic County where 5 iron mining companies are listed as operating with various production numbers in Poole, 1892. Small red spots at upper left corner. Small tear at upper right corner. Lower right corner has some minor tears. Extremely fine. Est. $50-100 HOUGHTON 1908. Houghton. Calumet. Calumet & Hecla Cons. Copper Co. Cert.#NY119895. Incorporated in Michigan in 1923. Issued to Herschel C. Moss for 100 shares in 1946. Vignette of two Indians seated around fire. Brown border. Printed by American Bank Note Co. 19 Indiana Intangibles tax stamps across top and right side (5 cent, 15 cent, 25 cent, 50 cent and $1.00). Cancelled by hole punches at bottom right and at left. 8” x 12”. Vf. The company, as of Sept, 1923, was a consolidation of several mining companies, including Ahmeek, Osceola and Calumet & Hecla Companies. By 1946, the company had gobbled up a number of other companies, including the Peninsula Copper Co., and the La Salle Copper Co. Both companies had been under the partial control of the company prior to its complete absorption (Ref: Weed, 1925, pp.1012-1023; Mines Register, 1946, pp.69-70). Est. $25-75 1909. Houghton. Calumet. Calumet and Hecla Consolidated Copper Co. Lot of five, old style. Specimen of 100 shares orange, two green less than 100 share certificates, 1 orange 100 share cert, and one brown 100 share cert, all dated 1924-1941, cancelled. Est. $50-100 1910. Houghton. Calumet. Calumet and Hecla, Inc. Lot of nine certificates, 6 pink 100 share and three green less than 100 share certificates, all dated in the 1960’s, and cancelled. Est. $40-80 1911. Houghton. Calumet. Calumet & Hecla Mine. 5 post cards, 3 are c1907 and 2 are c1915. 1.) C& H No. 5 Shaft; 2.) underground shot showing timber sets; 3.) loaded man car going down; 4. & 5.) two different underground scenes. Vf. Est 50-100 1912. Houghton. Calumet. Calumet Mining Co. Incorporated in Michigan 1865. Issued to R. H. Rickard for 25 shares, cert #353, in 1868. Signed by Quincy A. Shaw president and Chas. W. Seabury treasurer. No vignette. 25 cent Imprinted Revenue at center. Cancelled by hole punches. 25 cent revenue stamp affixed at lower left corner. Printer - American Bank Note, NY. 8 x 9. This is the original company that operated the Hecla Mine which was later merged with the Hecla to the now infamous company of the same name. Glue stain along left edge due to stub. Stub now detached and included. Extremely fine. Est. $300-600 1913. Houghton. Calumet. Copper Country Printing Co. Issued to Matt Wainio for 1 shares, cert #410, in 1930. Signed by Issac Tumpire president and Henry R. Elki secretary. Vignette of the Michigan State Seal. Ornate green border and green seal. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 10. Trimmed tight all around. Fold creases. Est. $25-50 1914. Houghton. Calumet. Hecla Mining Co. Incorporated in Michigan 1865. Unissued. Signed by (?) president. Cert #142. No vignette. Black border with prominent green seal that resembles European Revenue stamp. Datelined Boston, 186x. Printer - Geo. C. Rand & Avery, Printers, Boston. 6 x 9. Cancelled by hole punches along signature line and obscuring president’s signature. Left edge includes small part of original stub. Mint. Est. $75-150 1915. Houghton. Calumet. La Salle Copper Co. Incorporated in Michigan 1906. Issued to Hines, Robertson & Co. for 100 shares, cert #A3519, in 1929. Signed by W. R. Barney asst. president and Chas. A. Hall asst. treasurer. Fancy masthead. Blue border, underprint and background. Uncancelled. Printer - John A. Lowell Bank Note Co. Boston. 8 x 11. The company owned 2,360 acres within Houghton County. Around 1910, the company bought out the Caldwell Copper Co and the Tecumseh Copper Co. The company, strapped for cash, sold 157,000 to Calumet & Hecla in return for $1 million in cash and the company is controlled by Calumet & Hecla. In 1925, the company was in the process of undertaking extensive exploratory work under the guidance of the Calumet & Hecla geologists and engineers. They were driving new shafts in excess of 1700’, in an attempt to reach the Houghton conglomerate, a copper bearing unit. Unfortunately, by 1930, there had not been any production, and the exploratory work was continuing (Mines Handbook, 1925, 1930, p.966-67). Left lower corner rough by wrinkles and foxing. Top edge near right corner shows wear from wrinkling and small tears. Fine to very fine. Est. $50-100 1916. Houghton. Calumet. Laurium Mining Co. Incorporated in Michigan 1889 . Issued to Peter Marie for 351 shares, cert #65, in 1889. Signed by J. Clark president and A. S. Bighton treasurer. No vignette. Black border and print. Cancelled by hole punches through signature line slightly obscuring signatures. No printer noted. 7 x 9. The company owned 575 acres and was working the Kearsarge unit. A shaft was not started until 1909. The strike that rocked through the Michigan Copper Mines resulted in complete closure of the mine in 1913. In addition, the workings at the 12th, 14th and 15th levels were in poor ground with very little copper shows which would not have helped in strike negotiations. The company was idle from about 1925 on. It is interesting to note that this certificate was cancelled in 1913 at the time of the strike (Mines Handbook, 1918, p.882-83). Trimmed a little tight along left edge. Fold creases. Pin holes near upper left corner. Very fine. Est. $100-300 1917. Houghton. Calumet. Laurium Mining Co. Incorporated in Michigan 1889. Issued to R. L. Cutting for 100 shares, cert #112, in 1889. Signed by J. Clarke president and A. S. Bighton treasurer. Not vignette. Black border and print. Cancelled by heart shaped hole punches through signatures which slightly obscure those signatures. No printer noted. 7 x 9. See above lot for the story. Stub glued at left edge. Extremely fine. Est. $200-400 1918. Houghton. Calumet. Laurium Mining Co. Incorporated in Michigan 1889. Issued to several of the Morgan family for 39 shares, cert #75, in 1889. Signed by J. Clarke president and A. S. Bighton treasurer. Not vignette. Black border and print. Cancelled by hole punches through treasurer’s signature. No printer noted. 7 x 9. See above lot for the story Several small pin holes at upper left corner. Extremely fine. Est. $250-500 1919. Houghton. Calumet. Ojibway Mining Co. Incorporated in Michigan 1907. Issued to Roy V. Heib for 5 shares, cert #b190, in 1909. Signed by E. R. Gorham president and F. R. Kennedy secretary. Vignette at top center of an Indian in full headdress with ornate design around. Thick green border, seal and underprint. Uncancelled. Printer - American Bank Note, NY. 8 x 11. Five assessment stamps on reverse. The company’s mine was located on the Kearsarge lode between the Cliff and Seneca mines. Various issues of the Mines Handbook state, “Development has been systematic, but the former management planned making a mine upon 5-drill cores, which, as has been proven, gave rather too favorable an indication of the richness of the lode. Work suspended in 1913 and date of resumption uncertain.” Extremely fine. Est. $100-200 1920. Houghton. Calumet. Tamarack Mining Co. Incorporated in Michigan 1882. Issued to Byron White for 25 shares, cert #7337, in 1891. Signed by A. S. Bigelow president and Thomas Nelson secretary. No vignette. Border made up of small black circles with a green background. Cancelled by hole punches through signatures. No printer noted. 7 x 10. The company owned 1,120 acres that included the Tamarack mine. The company also owned the Cliff mine in Keweenaw County. There were five shafts entering the Tamarack mine all exceeding 2500’ deep. The No. 3 shaft was 5,253’ deep. There were extensive buildings on the Tamarack property including a hospital that had “interior finish of selected quarter sawed Georgia pine”. The Tamarack also had a work shop that supplied all of the “Bigelow Mines”. The water for the mine was pumped from the shores of Lake Superior that was 700 feet lower than the mine. (Pumping the water up that much of a grade could not have been cheap.) The company management also controlled the Osceola and Isle Royale companies. In the early 1900’s, production exceeded 15 million pounds a year. (Mines Handbook, 1910, p.1298-1302) Rust stain at top center from a paper clip. Distinct fold creases. Left edge has small fold and wear. Very fine. Est. $100-200 1921. Houghton. Calumet. Tamarack Mining Co. Incorporated in Michigan 1882. Issued to Hermann Schrader for 5 shares, cert #11011, in 1894. Signed by A. S. Bigelow president and Thomas Nelson secretary. No vignette. Border made up of small black circles with a green background. Cancelled by rubber stamp on reverse. No cancellation holes. Rubber stamp on front of “A Final Dividend in Liquidation Declared March 18, 1907…”. No printer noted. 7 x 10. See lot above for the story. Minor rust stain at top center from a paper clip. Distinct fold creases. Extremely fine. Est. $200-400 1922. Houghton. Calumet. Tamarack Mining Co. Incorporated in Michigan. Issued to Daniel Peterson for 2 shares, cert #5892, in 1890. Signed by J. W. Clark president and A. S. Bigelow secretary. No vignette. Border composed of small blue circles; blue safety print. No cancellation holes. Blue rubber stamp with “A Final Dividend in Liquidation Declared March 16, 1917, - $60 per share has been paid on the Shares represented by this Certificate.” No printer noted. 6 x 10. See lot above for the story. Foxing and minor stains at right edge. Small rust stain to left of top center. Very fine to Extremely fine. Est. $200-400 1923. Houghton. Calumet. Tecumseh Copper Co. Incorporated in Michigan 1880. Issued to Chas. E. Legg & Co for 3 shares, cert #C1604, in 1905. Signed by J. C. Watson president and D. Denney secretary. Vignette at top center of Michigan State Seal; vignette at lower left corner of an Indian with a Mohawk, quiver bag and bow standing on a cliff overlooking harbor. Border, print and vignettes all in red. Cancelled by “E” shaped hole punches through signature lines and by red rubber stamp. Printer not noted. 7 x 11. The company was controlled through stock ownership by the La Salle Copper Co. It owned 500 acres south of the Osceola mine. New management took over after 1906 (evidenced by the different officers on the these two different lots) and with this so did production. In 1908, nearly 60,000 pounds of copper was produced from ore extracted by the former management (pre-1907). (Mines Handbook, 1910, p.1308-09). The company’s property was sold to La Salle Copper Co in 1910 for $1.6 million. The Stub attached at left edge by glue. Extremely fine. Est. $50-150 1924. Houghton. Calumet. Tecumseh Copper So. Incorporated in Michigan 1880. Issued to Las Salle Copper Co for 1 share, cert #E1464, in 1910. Signed by R. S. Agassiz president and G. A. Flagg secretary. No vignette. Fancy masthead. Red border and underprint. Uncancelled. Printer - John A. Lowell & Co, Boston. 8 x 11. See above lot for the story. Rare variation of certificate for this company. Extremely fine. Est. $200-400 1925. Houghton. Demmon. Franklin Mining Co. Incorporated in Michigan, 1917 Issued to Max Brunner for 41 shares, cert #G4621, in 1922. Signed R. M. Edwards president and A. L. Nyman secretary. No vignette. Fancy masthead. Orange border and underprint. Uncancelled. Printer John A. Lowell Bank Note, Boston. 8 x 11. Four assessment stamps on reverse that are all signed by Henry Johnson treasurer. Minor pin holes at left edge and bottom left corner. R. M. Edwards was not the president but director located in Boston. The Franklin MC re-incorporated three times, with the first in 1857, then 1887 and 1917. The company acquired the Rhode Island Copper Co. The mine was clearly successful lasting for more than 60 years. It owned 3,200 acres of the Franklin Jr. tract. In 1917, the mine produced 3.2 million pounds of copper. But by 1920, work was discontinued and the mine was entirely closed (Mines Handbook, 1925, p. 1035-37). It is interesting to note that the shares on this certificate were purchased when the mine was in closure. Extremely fine. Est. $50-150 1926. Houghton. Demmon. Oneco Copper Mining Co. Incorporated in Michigan 1898. Issued to Leo Gartner for 100 shares, cert #A877, in 1907. Signed by Geo. Napia Towle president (actually just a director, John D. Cuddihy was president for the life of the company) and John Brooks secretary. No vignette. Green border with black print. Uncancelled. Printer - Boston Bank Note. 6 x 8. One assessment stamp on reverse. The company owned 800 acres on the Keweenaw Formation. The property was originally known as the Hungarian mine and a shallow shaft was sunk in 1862. In 1890, Capt. Wm A Dunn discovered a rich outcrop of conglomerate, prior to the formation of this company, that turned out to just be glacial float and not in situ rock (Mines Handbook, 1910, p.1345-46). The mine shut down in 1900, reopened, shut down again in 1914 and has been idle since (Mines Handbook, 1918, p.898-899). Small tear at top of left fold crease. Extremely fine. Est. $100-200 1927. Houghton. Franklin Mine. Arcadian Consolidated Mining Co. Incorporated in Michigan 1919. Issued to Edward C. Des Rochers for 25 shares, cert #615, in 1920. Signed by R. H. Shields president and W. F. Miller secretary. Vignette of three miners operating a pneumatic drill underground. Blue border and under print. Uncancelled. Printer - John A. Lowell Bank Note Co, Boston. 8 x 11. This company formed as a merger between the New Arcadian and New Baltic MCs. The property included 3,500 acres with five old mines. There was 3500’ separating the 1250’ deep Baltic shaft from the 1805’ deep Arcadian shaft. Mines Handbook (1925, p. 1009) states “Arcadian appears to have excellent prospects of making a profitable mine.” Very fine. Est. $25-75 1928. Houghton. Hancock. Quincy Mining Co. Incorporated in Michigan 1848. Issued to Hiram. J. Spalding for 30 shares, cert #14, in 1851. Signed by Robt. B. Davidson president and Thom. Hale secretary. Vignette of a very early style eastern train pulling cars through trees and farmland. Black print on blue paper. Cancelled by black “X” across certificate that does not affect anything important. Printer not noted. 6 x 9. Neale (1926) indicates the Quincy is one of the oldest mining companies on the continent. “Its achievements make one of the brightest pages in copper history” One of the first companies to mine the rich amygdaloid belts, by 1925 Quincy had produced more than 726 million pounds of copper from nine shafts on the Pewabic amygdaloid. Trimmed tight at left. Extremely fine. Est. $600-900 1929. Houghton. Hancock. Quincy Mining Co. Incorporated in Michigan 1848. Issued to John B. North for 100 shares, cert #300, in 1854. Signed by Robt. B. Davidson president and Thom. Hale secretary. Vignette of a very early style eastern train pulling cars through trees and farmland. Black print on blue paper. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 6 x 9. Trimmed tight at left. Small area along bottom edge apparently affected by red wax seal on reverse. See lot above for the story. Extremely fine. Est. $700-900 1930. Houghton. Hancock. Quincy Mining Co. Incorporated in Michigan 1848. Issued to J. C. Cabot for 20 shares, cert #187, in 1858. Signed by Thos. F. Mason president and John Shirpkins secretary. Vignette of Michigan State Seal surrounded by a harbor scene to left and a city scene to right. Small vignette at bottom of man’s arm with sledge hammer. Uncancelled. Printer - R. C. Root. Anthony & Co, NY. 8 x 9. Trimmed a little tight at left edge. See lot above for the story. Extremely fine to mint. Est. $400-600 1931. Houghton. Hancock. Quincy Mining Co. Incorporated in Michigan 1848. Issued to James W. Fenno for 32 shares, cert #1260, in 1862. Signatures obscured by pen marks from cancellation. Cancelled is written in pen on left center of certificate. Vignette of Michigan State Seal surrounded by a harbor scene to left and a city scene to right. Small vignette at bottom of man’s arm with sledge hammer. Black border. Printer - R. C. Root, Anthony & Co, NY. 6 x 9. Trimmed tight along left and bottom edge. Fold creases. Extremely fine. Est. $100-300 1932. Houghton. Hancock. Quincy Mining Co. Incorporated in Michigan in 1848. Cert. #3951, issued in 1873 to John Homans for 20 shares. Signed by president William Angelow (?) and secretary Wm. Roger Todd. Vignette of state seal of Michigan flanked by two robed women with ships in background on left and train in background on right. Small vignette of arm and hammer at bottom. Black print on ivory paper. Revenue stamp in orange underprint. Printer - R.C. Root, Anthony & Co. NY. 7 ¾ x 9. Cancelled by ink across face of certificate. See lots above for the story. Extremely fine. Est. $75-150 1933. Houghton. Hancock. Quincy Mining Co. Two stock brokers’ power of attorney to transfer shares in the Quincy Mining Co., 1861. Written at the company’s Boston office one is issued to Sam Fairchild and the other Sam Gould. Extremely fine. Est. $25-50 1934. Houghton. Hancock. Quincy Mining Co Checks, 1869. Lot of 2 pcs. Both checks at datelined Hancock, Mich, with Quincy Mining Co printed along left edge. The first check has green print on crème paper with Q. M. Co. in white underprint and is for $20 with 2 cent revenue stamp affixed at left edge. A few small rust stains and holes right of center of the check from cancellation. 2 x 5. The second check has black print on green paper with Q. M. Co. in white underprint. Rust stains and small holes through center from top to bottom edge due to cancellation. 2x 5. Printer - J. J. Bloomfield, NY. Both have triple armed tear at middle for cancellation. Very fine to extremely fine. Rare. Est. $200-400 1935. Houghton. Hancock. Quincy Mining Co Checks. Lot of 7 pcs. All datelined Quincy Mine, Lake Superior. Five dated 1859. One dated 1870 and 1884. Vignette at left of single miner underground with a pick, five of them are blue print, two are black. Five have blue printing, two have black printing. Extremely fine. Est. $75-150 1936. Houghton. Hancock. Quincy Mining Co. Annual Reports 1865, 1867, 1875, 1884, 1892 & 1893. Some wear to covers and 1893 has some tape repairs to reverse cover. See lot above for the story. Very fine. Est. $300-500 1937. Houhgton. Hancock. Quincy Mine, lot of six postcards, 2 are c 1907, 3 are c1915. All outside views. See above lots for the story. Condition is fine only. Est $25-50 1938. Houghton. Houghton. Citizens Bank of Houghton. Incorporated in Michigan. Issued to Ed. C. Des Rochers Esq. For 15 shares, cert #149, in 1910. Vignette at top center of spread winged eagle clutching a shield and arrows. Black border with green seal, underprint and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11. Datelined Houghton, Mich. Fold creases. Extremely fine. Rare. Est. $100-300 1939. Houghton. Houghton. Conglomerate Mining Co. Incorporated in Michigan 1880. Issued to E. Pelloxey & Co for 25 shares, cert #279, in 1883. Signed by Edward Hoopes (?) president and Geo. H. Lewis treasurer. Vignette at top of three miners working underground; vignette at bottom center of Michigan State Seal. Ornate black border and masthead. Cancelled by red rubber stamp of same and hole punches through signature lines. Printer - American Bank Note Co. 7 x 11. The Conglomerate MC is listed in Lawton (1883, p. 215). His report is too well written to paraphrase, “The Conglomerate Mining Company is doing nothing in the way of mining; everything is as it has been for several years past; and it does not appear to be the present intention of the company to resume work in the mine. It is an old location but was never a prosperous one; far more money has been expended there than the copper has brought.” Total production from 1857 to 1882 was only 1,380 pounds of copper. Remnant of stub attached on left edge reverse. Trimmed tight at left edge. Extremely fine. Est. $150-300 1940. Houghton. Houghton. Copper Ingot Colorized Postcards, c. 1915. Lot of 3 pcs. Two of the scenes show a boat dock with piles of copper ingots that are to be loaded on steamers at Houghton, Mich. The third is also of a dock loaded with copper ingots to be loaded on a steamer but the location is at Dollar Bay, Mich, the caption at the bottom states that the copper ingots are from the Lake Superior Smelter. All three are published by Copr. Detroit Publishing. All are unused. All are extremely fine. Est. $30-60 1941. Houghton. Houghton. Henwood Mines. Incorporated in Michigan. Issued to James R. Young for 72 shares, cert #46, in 1864. Signed by W. B. Bigelow president and James R. Young secretary. Ornate black border. Unique vignette with a steam stream hauling ore in the foreground, a building and mill in middleground and low hills in the background. Smaller vignette at lower right corner of Michigan State Seal. Cancelled by hole punch of same at center right. 25 cent revenue stamp affixed at upper right corner. Printer - Lith of Henry Seibert & Bros, NY. 7 x 11. The Henwood is an old mine and it isn’t clear when the company that later came to be known as Henwood Mines was established. Previously known as the Douglass Houghton, the mine was first worked in 1846, work accelerated in 1850 but no production was made prior to 1860, when 13 ½ tons were mined. In 1864 the company reorganized, taking the name Henwood. The mine was idle for a time, but produced steadily from 1865 through 1868 yielding a total of about 70 tons copper. The company shut down after 1868 and the property was sold for taxes. In 1877 a little over 1 ½ tons copper was produced from the mine; probably by the individual who purchased it (Ref: Wright.). Stub attached at left. Slight foxing along edges. Extremely fine. Est. $300-600 1942. Houghton. Houghton. Henwood Mines. Incorporated in Michigan. Unissued. Unsigned. Cert #131. Ornate black border. Unique vignette with a steam stream hauling ore in the foreground, a building and mill in middleground and low hills in the background. Smaller vignette at lower right corner of Michigan State Seal. Printer - Lith of Henry Seibert & Bros, NY. 7 x 11. See above lot for the story. Stub attached at left. Slight foxing along top and right edge. Extremely fine. Est. $50-100 1943. Houghton. Houghton. Houghton Copper Co. Incorporated in Michigan 1910. Issued to Edward C. Des Rochers for 50 shares, cert #B10, in 1910. Signed by Chas. J. Paine Jr. president and A. E. Cloe treasurer. Vignette at upper right corner of Michigan State Seal. Fancy masthead. Orange border and underprint. Uncancelled. Printer - American Bank Note, NY. 8 x 11. Three assessment stamps stamped on reverse. The company was controlled by the St. Mary’s Mineral Land Co. (which also controlled the Champion Copper Co) Property included 160 acres between the Isle Royale mine and the Section 16 mine of the Atlantic. The workings were very new with only a 60 foot shaft sunk in 1910 (Mines Handbook, 1910, p.954). Fold creases. Extremely fine. Rare. Est. $150-300 1944. Houghton. Houghton. Houghton Copper Co. Incorporated in Michigan. Unissued. Unsigned. Cert #1852. Vignette at upper right of Michigan State Seal. Fancy masthead. Green border and underprint. Cancelled by hole punches of same along left edge. Printer - American Bank Note Co., NY. 8 x 11. Datelined Boston. See above lot for the story. Mint. Est. $50-100 1945. Houghton. Houghton. Hulbert Mining Co. Incorporated in Michigan 1863. Issued to Gilbert Attwood for 500 shares, cert #17, in 1864. Signed by Jas. Dodge president and A. S. Weeks treasurer. No Vignette. Company seal resembles European revenue stamp. Purpled border and printer with company name in redCancelled by hole punches through signatures. Printer - Geo C. Rand & Avery, Printing, Boston. 6 x 9. 25 cent revenue stamp attached at left center edge which is partially covered by attached stub which has been glued to certificate. The company owned mostly undeveloped property, much of which had been sold, with the company retaining the mineral rights. In 1910, the president was A. S. Bigelow who is involved in many other Michigan mining companies. Idle for many years. Extremely fine. Est. $300-600 1946. Houghton. Houghton. Miners’ Copper Co. Incorporated in New Jersey 1899. Issued to Frank E. Kneeland for 20 shares, cert #171, in 1899. Signed by Albert F. Surra— president and Charles D. Burnage secretary. No vignette. Fancy masthead. Green border and underprint. Cancelled by two red rubber stamps of same and by hole punches through signatures slightly obscuring them. 10 cent revenue stamp on reverse has been punched by cancellation holes. The company was bought out by the Isle Royale Copper Co in 1899 (Mines Handbook, 1918, p.108). Extremely fine. Est. $50-150 1947. Houghton. Houghton. New Baltic Copper Co. Incorporated in Michigan, 1909. Issued to John Leahy for 50 shares, cert #4792, in 1916. Signed by R. H. Shields president and John Edwards treasurer. No vignette. Fancy masthead. Black border and print. Uncancelled. Printer - John A. Lowell Bank Note Co, Boston. 8 x 10. The company owned 800 acres. Construction of a new shaft began in 1910 and was sunk to 300 feet. Near the 200’ level, the ground was devoid of copper. But at the 310’ level, rich copper ore was located. In 1917, the property looked very promising with a respected management. (Mines Handbook, 1918, p. 894-895) Left edge shows the perforation of the original stab attachment. Small quarter inch tear at top center edge. Extremely fine. Est. $200-400 1948. Houghton. Houghton. North Lake Mining Co. Incorporated in Michigan. Issued to Paine, Webber & Co for 5 shares, cert #B2792, in 1917. Signed by R. Edward president and J. L. Hyman secretary. Vignette of two miners operating a pneumatic drill underground. Green border, seal and underprint. Uncancelled. Printer - Franklin Lee Division - American Bank Note, Boston. 7 x 11. The company had property on the Lake amygdaloid bed and the Evergreen belt of amygdaloid beds. In 1925 the company had an extensive land holding and experienced management but a debt of $68,887 and cash assets of $651. Neale(1926) felt the property had promise and warranted the minor expenditures necessary to prove it up. It is interesting to note that this was exactly the same financial state of the Indiana Mine, of which Dow and Myman were officers. As was common during the mining booms in this country, various individuals were involved in numerous companies. Dow and Myman held these respective offices with the Corbin Copper Company as well. Neale (1926, p. 973) notes “The failure of S. R. Dow & Co., Sept., 1912, entailed a loss of $160,188 borrowed by its former president, S. R. Dow, and at the end of 1912 the company was $19,000 in debt. This indebtedness was wiped out by an assessment of $1 per share, levied April 18, 1913”. Its no wonder investing in mining stocks got such a bad reputation. Very fine. Est. $25-75 1949. Houghton. Houghton. Onondaga Copper Co. Incorporated in Michigan, 1912. Issued to Charles W. Keomeyer for 50 shares, cert #233, in 1915. Signed by R. C. Pryor president and James Duffney secretary. No vignette. Fancy masthead. Green border. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11. Fold creases. At the time this certificate was issued, the company had done several years worth of exploratory drilling, intersecting various lodes, but never encountering paying quantities of copper. Operations were stopped that year and 10 years later, the company remained dormant (Ref: various volumes of the Mines Handbook.). Very fine. Est. $25-75 1950. Houghton. Houghton. Onondaga Copper Co. Incorporated in Michigan, 1912. Issued to R. C. Pryor for 100 shares, cert #A942, in 1913. Signed by R. C. Pryor president and James Duffuey secretary. No vignette. Fancy masthead. Brown border. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11. See lot above for the story. Extremely fine to mint condition. Est. $25-75 1951. Houghton. Houghton. South Lake Mining Co. Incorporated in Michigan 1909. Issued to Charles A. Phelan & Co. for 100 shares, cert #C1546, in 1922. Signed by T. S. Woods president and Charles C. Paine secretary. Vignette of mountainous scene with a single cabin and power lines running along a rail line. Orange border and underprint. Uncancelled. Printer - John A. Lowell Bank Note Co, Boston. This company was incorporated as a reorganization of the Aztec Copper Co. which was incorporated in 1880. The company owned 500 acres adjoining the Lake Mine on the east and the Adventure on the west. Two suits were brought against the company in 1921 and resolved in 1925 with the outcome that the company pay a $16,000 property debt. Historically the mine produced in excess of 750,000 pounds of copper, but no production was limited in the early 1900’s. Between 1905 and 1911, the company was undertaking exploratory work. Not until 1917 was production again started on several lodes realized by exploratory work. Unfortunately, the mine was closed in 1918 with no further work or production. The hope was that the cost of copper would climb allowing for “…money to be recognized.” (Mines Handbook, 1931, p.1205) Mint condition. Est. $100-200 1952. Houghton. Kearsarge. Kearsarge Mining Co. Incorporated in Michigan. Issued to George F. Bemis for 500 shares, cert #7, in 1886. Signed by Chris Van Bryant president and A. S. Bigelord secretary. No vignette. Border made up of small black circles with orange background. Cancelled by hole punches through signatures, small C-shaped hole punches at upper right. In 1886, the company report (as printed in Lawton, 1887. p. 209), production for that year was of 27,000 pounds of refined copper worth only $3,300. The company was hopeful to expand ore extraction and eventually build its own mill and smelter. As of 1886, the company had just struck a deal with the Osceola for that purpose. The company was absorbed by the Osceola Consolidated MC in 1897 (Mines Handbook, 1910, p. 1018). Glue stain along left edge from stub. Very minor isolated foxing with small tears at lower right corner. Very fine. Est. $100-300 1953. Houghton. Kearsarge. Kearsarge Mining Co. Unissued, cert #9308. Unsigned. No vignette. Border is composed of small black discs with a bright orange safety print. Datelined Boston. 6 x 9. No printer noted. See above lot for the story. Extremely fine. Est. $25-75 1954. Houghton. Kearsarge. Wolverine Copper Mining Co. Annual Reports for 1904-1908 (Lot of three pieces, the reports were issued in two year increments). The mine originally failed. The company reorganized but had difficulty securing funds due to the earlier failure. John Stanton, treasurer of the company, advanced most of the capital needed from his own pocket. By, 1910, the Wolverine mine was the most productive mine in the Lake Superior district with net profits over $550,000 in 1908 (Mines Handbook). Printer - C. H. Clayton. Earliest issue shows wear along edges and the front and rear covers are detached. The other two editions are extremely fine. Est. $150-300 1955. Houghton. Mineral Range. Mayflower-Old Colony Copper Co. Incorporated in Michigan 1917. Issued to Jesse L. Tuttle for 30 shares, cert #10774, in 1923. Signed by H. F. Fay president and C. J. Morrissey secretary and J. M. Bird asst. secretary. No vignette. Green border, underprint and background. Uncancelled. Printed John A. Lowell Bank Note Co. Boston. 7.5 x 10.5. The company was formed by the consolidation of the Mayflower Mining Co and the Old Colony Copper Co. They owned 2,040 acres on Mineral Ridge south of the Kearsarge Mine and east of the Wolverine. The company did extensive exploratory work from 1917 until 1930 with only minor production. By 1929, drill information suggested that they had intercepted a rich vein 15 feet wide. The Mines Handbook (1930, p.1192) states, “This is a development mining enterprise, under capable and experienced management which gives promise of success.” Edges show foxing and have several wrinkles. Very fine. Est. $50-100 1956. Houghton. Mosquito Lake. Washington Copper Mining Co. Incorporated in Michigan. Issued to Stackpole Gay for 25 shares, cert #1791, in 1899. Signed by H. F. Fay president and Clark Becke secretary. No vignette. Black border with green safety print. Printer - Boston Bank Note Co. Uncancelled. The company is controlled by the Keweenaw Copper Co and was idle since 1901 “with no plans for resumption in near future.” (Mines Handbook, 1910, p. 1414). Extremely fine. Est. $300-600 1957. Houghton. Painesdale. Champion Copper Co. Incorporated in Michigan 1899. Unissued. Unsigned. Cert. #96. No vignette. Brown border with black print. Cancelled by hole punches of same along left edge. Printer - John A. Lowell & Co, Boston. 8 x 11. This company was controlled jointly by the Copper Range Cons. Co and the St. Mary’s Mineral Land Co. The 1918 balance sheet showed a surplus profit of over $2 million. The company owned 1240 acres and produced an average of 650,000 pounds of copper from 1906-1919. “The Champion is one of the largest and richest of Lake Superior mines and has been admirably managage.” (Mines Handbook, 1920, p. 773-775). Mint. Est. $50-100 1958. Houghton. Portage Lake. Isle Royale Copper Co. Incorporated in Michigan 1937. Issued to Mrs. Matilda S. Alt—- for 50 shares, cert #810, in 1938. Rubber stamp signatures. Vignette at top center of three minors with a drill and rock jack underground. Blue border and underprint. Uncancelled. Printer - American Bank Note Co. 7 x 11. This company was a good producer prior to 1888, but at that time, the property was idle. The Huron mine adjoins the property and was, in 1888, very successful. Isle Royale owned a mill located near the mine (Lawton, 1888, p.261). The company earned an $80,000 profit in 1944 and was running smoothly (Mines Register, 1942, p. 152). Assessment stamp on reverse. Staining at upper left corner. Very fine. Est. $50-150 1959. Houghton. Portage Lake. Pewabic Mining Co. Prospectus 1866. Mining began in 1855 and continued until at least 1880. The highlight of production occurred between 1861 and 1866 when an average of 2 million pounds of copper were produced. The company was very successful mitigating the volatile price of copper by production reductions but never having to close the mine. Near the end of the 1870’s, the company had exhausted much of the higher grade ore. By 1882, Poole lists the Franklin Mining Co as still in operation, but not the Pewabic. These two mines operated side-by-side from the onset of mining and were intimately related. It is possible that a merger of the two companies occurred. Printer - Innes & Niles. Minor foxing along borders. Very fine. Est. $250-500 1960. Houghton. Torch Lake(?). Copper Range Co. Incorporated in Michigan 1899. First is issued to Lydia L. Schneider for 22 shares, cert #B07702, in 1965. Rubber stamp signatures. Vignette of three allegorical males with various tools. Burgundy border, seal and underprint. The second is issued to Penington Colket & Co for 100 shares, cert #NY69289, in 1963. Green border, seal and underprint. Both cancelled by hole punches of same along right edge. Printer - American Bank Note. 8 x 12. This company was apparently owned or controlled by the Quincy Mining Co. (Mines Register, 1962). Very fine. Est. $25-75 1961. Houghton. Winona. Winona Copper Co. Incorporated in Michigan 1898. Issued to T. H. Perkins & Co for 5 shares, cert #6861, in 1908. Signed by Nathaniel Stone vice president and E. B. O’Conner secretary. No vignette. Fancy masthead. Green border and background. Uncancelled. Printer - John A. Lowell & Co, Boston. 8 x 12. The property, located on the Winona amygdaloid lode, was discovered in 1864 by a line of old Indian pits along the outcrop. Winona began production in 1902 and by 1915 had produced more than 11.5 million pounds of copper. The company continued to operate, more or less profitably until 1922. Distinct fold creases. Minor foxing along edges. Several assessment stamps on reverse. Fine to very fine. Est. $75-150 1962. Houghton. Winona. Winona Copper Co. Incorporated in Michigan 1898. Issued to Hines, Robertson & Co for 5 shares, cert #16282, in 1925. Signed by T. S. Woods president and Charles C. Paine secretary. No vignette. Fancy masthead. Green border. Uncancelled. Printer - John A. Lowell Bank Note Co, Boston. 8 x 12. See lot above for the story. Wrinkling to left third with small tears, minor wrinkling to right edge. Very fine. Est. $75-150 1963. Houghton. Winona. Winona Mining Co. Prospectus, 1864. Mining began on veins that had previously been worked. Little copper was recovered and by 1870, the company was idle (Wright, 1880). The mine was taken over by the Winona Copper Mining Co in 1898 (Mines Handbook, 1906). Printer - J. B. Chandler. 19 pps. 6 x 9. This was Thos. Formon’s Copy. Extremely fine. Est. $300-600 1964. Houghton. Winona. Wyandot Copper Co. Incorporated in Michigan. Issued to Frank H. Clifford for 100 shares, cert #A4029, in 1915. Signed by Ashley Watson president and illegible secretary. Fancy masthead. Brown border and underprint. Uncancelled. Printer - John A. Lowell Bank Note Co, Boston. 7 x 11. The company worked for nearly two decades on its property adjoining the Winona mine, but never profitably. In 1918, the property was idled by labor shortages, but it was felt by Neale (1926) that the company had not fully exhausted the possibilities on its property. Extremely fine. Est. $25-75 IRON 1965. Iron. Iron River. Munro Iron Mining Co Photopostcard, c. 1910. The reverse states that the photo is a large single deck cage built for the Munro Iron MC. Standing next to the cage is J. T. Gray, Plate Shop Foreman, who has worked for the company for 22 years. The company owned the Chicagoan, Rogers and Hiawatha mines located just outside of Iron River. There were two shafts, one 400’ and the other 1200’ deep with over 30,000’ of workings. Between 1913-1920, the company had average iron production of 330,000 tons and reported a reserve of over 1 million tons. The company was controlled by the Rogers-Brown Iron Co. (Mines Handbook, 1925, p.1057-58). Extremely fine. Est. $20-40 KEWEENAW 1966. Keweenaw(?). Delaware Copper Mining Co. Incorporated in Michigan 1876. Unissued. Unsigned. Cert #131. No vignette. Black border and print. No printer noted. 8 x 10. Datelined Philadelphia, 18xx. Left edge has erratic trim. Fold crease that angles from left edge to bottom edge. This company is not listed in Lawton. The Delaware MC continued under the same name until it sold its property. The Delaware Copper MC may have been a start up near the Delaware Mine and was just borrowing the famous name. Extremely fine to mint. Est. $50-100 1967. Keweenaw. Copper Falls. Arnold Mining Co. Incorporated in Michigan 1864. Issued to Titot Abbondio for 25 shares, cert #5875, in 1900. Signed by Chas. L. Davenport president and John Brooks secretary. Vignette of Michigan State Seal. Black border and print. Uncancelled. Printer - John A. Lowell & Co, Boston. The company controlled 3,300 acres in two tracts that included the Copper Falls and Arnold mines as well as having about three miles of Lake Superior frontage. The Copper Falls mine was first worked and opened around 1850 with production continuing until 1893. Ore was extracted from the Owl Creek Fissure with the mine producing 25.5 million pounds of copper during that time. The Arnold mine was first developed in 1864 within the Arnold ashbed. The Arnold closed in 1901 with an average of 0.8% copper and a 1000 foot shaft dipping at 26 degrees. The company is presently still working the Owl Creek Fissure with about 5-8 tons of copper per month, or as the Mines Handbook writes “…about 1 ton of copper per man per month…” Large masses of copper were being found with one weighing five tons. The Arnold MC, as of 1910, was operating and covering all expenses with five employees. The mine site also had a 2.5 mile long narrow gauge railroad known as the Arnold & Eagle Harbor (Mines Handbook, 1910, 372-372) 7 x 11. Two small stains at bottom center, also a slight fold near same location. Very fine. Est. $200-400 1968. Keweenaw. Copper Falls. Arnold Mining Co. Incorporated in Michigan. Issued to Titot Abbondio for 5 shares, cert #A16, in 1907. Signed by Chas. Howard Weston president and John Brook secretary. No vignette. Fancy masthead. Green border and underprint. Uncancelled. Printer - John A. Lowell Bank Note Co, Boston. 7 x 10. See above lot for the story. Extremely fine. Est. $150-300 1969. Keweenaw. Copper Falls. Humboldt Copper Co. Incorporated in Michigan. Issued to Foley Smith for 50 shares, cert #884, in 1898. Signed by J. C. Watson president and J. Brooks treasurer. Vignette at top center of Michigan State Seal. Black border and print. Uncancelled. Printer - Lucien Sanderson & Co, Boston. 6 x 10. Property located between the Arnold and Phoenix mines with the Eagle River to the south. The mine was opened in 1853, but was never a producer. A shaft of about 300 feet occasionally intersects rich ore. (Mines Handbook, 1910, p.799) Rare. Est. $200-400 1970. Keweenaw. Copper Falls. Meadow Mining Co. Incorporated in Michigan 1898. Issued to Michael J. Smith for 50 shares, cert #489, in 1899. Signed by M. Fitzgerald president and J. Brooks secretary. Vignette of Michigan State Seal. Uncancelled. Black border and print. Printer - John A. Lowell & Co, Boston. 7 x 11. The company owned 364 acres that adjoined the Humboldt and Phoenix mines. The property was first exploited in 1851, but little mining occurred prior to 1860. The Meadow Mining Co reorganized from the company of the same name that was incorporated in 1863. The property shows surface expression of ore where typically there are prehistoric workings. In 1918, the company was controlled by the Calumet & Hecla Cons. (Mines Handbook, 1918, p.867). Extremely fine. Est. $200-400 1971. Keweenaw. Kearsage. Ahmeek Mining Co of Michigan. Incorporated in Michigan 1880. Issued to William P. Raley for 125 shares, cert #10, in 1880. Signed by Jm. Clarke president and A. Bigelord secretary. Vignette of Michigan State Seal. Black border. Cancelled by hole punches through signatures which slightly obscures signatures. No printer noted. 6 x 8. The company owned 931 acres between the Mohawk and the Allouez Mines. The property was set off by the Seneca MC in 1880. Through mutual cooperation with the Mohawk and Allouez, in 1903, these companies exchanged tracts to better parallel the strike of the veins. The Ahmeek mined the Kearsage lode after the Mohawk mine disclosed its orientation. The company built a mill on Torch Lake near Hubbell and by 1917, the mill could handle up to 4,000 tons a day. The Ahmeek company was very successful, with projected productions of 30 million pounds of copper in 1918, already having achieved those numbers for three years (Mines Handbook, 1918, p. 827-830). Extremely fine. Est. $300-600 1972. Keweenaw. Kearsage. Ahmeek Mining Co. Lot of 2 pcs. Incorporated in Michigan 1880. The first is issued to Paine, Webber & Co for 5 shares, cert #B8629, in 1922. Signed by H. Burnette asst. president and G. S. Cudicoff asst. secretary. Vignette of two beavers gnawing on branch. Green border, seal and underprint. The second is issued to John H Denison for 100 shares, cert #C286, in 1915. Signed by S. McKean asst president and C. H. Bissell asst secretary. Vignette same as above. Orange border, seal and underprint. Two 10 cent, one 25 cent and 50 cent revenue stamp affixed along lower right edge. Both are cancelled by star shaped hole punches through signatures and by rubber stamp. Printer - John A. Lowell Bank Note Co, Boston. 8 x 11. See above lot for the story. Very fine. Est. $50-150 1973. Keweenaw. Kearsarge(?). Pennsylvania and Delaware Mine Checks. Five pieces. Each check is unique. 1863-1866. All have vignettes and revenues stamps affixed. All are cancelled by hole punches at right edge. Fine. Est. $50-150 1974. Keweenaw. Kearsarge(?). Pennsylvania Mining Co of Michigan. Incorporated 1861. Consolidated with Delaware Mining Co. 1866. Unissued, 18xx. Unsigned. No cert #. Vignette of a variation of the Pennsylvania State Seal. Red border, print and vignette. Printer - T. Sinclaire Lith, Phila. 7 x 10. The Pennsylvania Mining Company was but one step in a long series of failed operations. The company was formed through the reorganization of the failed Northwest Copper Company. Northwest itself was formed in 1849 from the previously existing Northwest Copper Mining Association formed in 1847. The Pennsylvania located new prospects in light of the poor return the previous mines had yielded. New mines were opened on the Eagle, the Branch and the Trotter veins. It seems probable the Trotter vein was named for George Trotter, to whom this certificate was issued, as an incentive to invest in the company. The new company fared no better that the last, however, and in 1863, a portion of the estate of the Pennsylvania was purchased by the Delaware Mining Company. This partnership ended in 1866 when the bondholders took possession of and operated the mines. Eventually, in 1876, a new company, the Delaware Copper Mining Company was formed which, in turn, was sold to the Conglomerate Mining company which was succeeded by the Lac La Belle Mining Company. (Wright, 1881). Stevens, in 1905, reports that the Delaware mine was an idle property on which sums aggregating about $3.3 million had been sunk by successive managements. One inch piece missing along left edge. Extremely fine to mint. Est. $50-150 1975. Keweenaw. Kearsarge. Mohawk Mining Co. Incorporated in Michigan 1888. Issued to Paine, Webber & Co. for 3 shares, cert #F6803, in 1919. Rubber stamp signatures. Vignette of an Indian wearing headdress of 8 feathers. Fancy masthead. Green border, seal and underprint. Cancelled by several hole punches of different shapes. Printer - John A. Lowell Bank Note Co, Boston. In 1918, the company owned 800 acres with production between 5 and 15 million pounds of copper annually. The mine closed briefly in 1913 due to the Western Federation of Miner’s strike. Weed (Mines Handbook, 1918, p. 891-92), estimated that the mine had 250 million pounds of copper that was extractable with a life span of another 22 years. By 1930, the company was a power house in the mining world. The company had acquired several other properties by buy outs and was producing 20 million pounds of copper at a cost of 8 cents/lb. There was an average of 184 pounds of copper produced for every share hold, considered one of the best ratios in the country. Its finances were in excellent shape and the future was bright (Mines Handbook, 1930, p.1193-95). Extremely fine. Est. $100-300 1976. Keweenaw. Mandan. Keweenaw Copper Co. Incorporated in Michigan 1905. Issued to Max Brunner for 25 shares, cert #A12957, in 1917. Signed by Thomas Hoatson 2nd vice president and C. A. Wright secretary. Vignette of Michigan State Seal. Green border and underprint. Uncancelled. Printer - American Bank Note, NY. 7 x 11. The company controls the Phoenix Consolidated Copper Co, Meadow Mining Co, Humboldt Mining Co, Washington Copper Co and Keweenaw Central Railroad Co. The company collectively owned 25,000 acres with too many individual mines to list. In 1917, there was significant exploratory work with 53 drill holes aggregating over 3,000 feet. Also in 1917, the company only produced 41,000 pounds of copper. Due to financial troubles and poor work force, the company was considering selling timber from the heavily forested lands it controlled (Mines Handbook, 1920, p. 796-98). Single assessment stamp on reverse. Extremely fine. Scarce. Est. $100-200 1977. Keweenaw. Mandan. Keweenaw Copper Co. Incorporated in Michigan 1906. Issued to George Durich for 2 shares, cert #A11282, in 1914. Signed by Spencer R. Hill vice president and C. A. Wright secretary. Vignette at top center of Michigan State Seal. Green border, seal and underprint. Uncancelled. Printer - American Bank Note, NY. 7 x 11. Two rubber stamp assessments on reverse. See above lot for the story. Slight purple staining along left edge. Reverse shows staining from what appears to be adhesive marks. Fold creases. Extremely fine. Est. $100-200 1978. Keweenaw. Mandan. Keweenaw Copper Co. Incorporated in Michigan 1906. Issued to Max Brunner for 100 shares, cert #4444, in 1914. Signed by Spencer R. Hill vice president and C. A. Wright secretary. Vignette at top center of Michigan State Seal. Red border, seal and underprint. Uncancelled. Printer - American Bank Note, NY. 7 x 11. Two rubber stamp assessments on reverse. See above lot for the story. Slight purple staining along left edge. Reverse shows staining from what appears to be adhesive marks. Fold creases. Extremely fine. Est. $50-150 1979. Keweenaw. Mohawk. Seneca Copper Corporation. Incorporated in New York 1916. $1000 Bond, cert #M100, issued 1923. Signed by T. L. Cole president and E. R Gochau secretary. Vignette at top center of two miners working pneumatic drill underground. Orange border and underprint. Cancelled by handwriting on reverse of same. Printer - American Bank Note Co, NY. 10 x 14. Only 5 coupons remain of original 20. This was the parent company of the Seneca Mining Co owning 11,960 of the 20,000 shares available. In 1925, the company was put into receivership and with the involvement of the U. S. Circuit Court, the holdings, assets and property was sold to the Seneca Copper Mining Co. (Mines Handbook, 1930p.1203). Some wear to edges. Fold creases. Very fine. Est. $25-75 1980. Keweenaw. Mohawk. Seneca Copper Mining Co. Incorporated in Delaware. Issued to Max Brunner for 100 shares, cert #B330, in 1925. Signed by Wm. Malcolm vice president and T. R. Kennedy secretary. Vignette of two miners operating a pneumatic drill underground. Orange border, seal and underprint. Uncancelled. Printer - American Bank Note. 7 x 11. The company controlled over 2,400 acres with several shafts that exceed 3,000 feet deep. The cost of new developments was over $4 million. “Seneca has experienced management and through reorganization has sufficient working capital to inaugurate production.” (Mines Handbook, 1931, p.1203-05). Extremely fine. Est. $25-75 1981. Keweenaw. Mohawk. Seneca Mining Co. Incorporated in Michigan 1853. Issued to Beck Brothers for 50 shares, cert #231, in 1863. Signed by John A. Kennedy president and R. A. Rickard secretary. Vignette at top center of an allegorical woman with arms pointing toward a crude, early headframe. Vignette at left of cross sectional view of an underground mine with workers both above and below ground. Black border and print. Cancelled by red pen. Printer - W. H. Arthur & Co. NY. 6 x 9. The company owned 1,880 acres which is less than originally when 1,500 acres were set off as the Ahmeek Mine. There were two shafts by 1900 both about 200’ deep. In 1910, stockholders voted to merge with the Calumet & Hecla with a 0.3:1 stock trade ratio. Water stains affecting the lower half of the certificate. Lower right corner is torn off with piece included. Very fine. Est. $75-150 1982. Keweenaw. Mohawk. Seneca Mining Co. Incorporated in Michigan 1853. Issued to W. S. Fletcher for 50 shares, cert #286, in 1876. Signed by R. H. Rickard president and J. M. Davis secretary. Vignette of woman with arms pointed towards crude, early headframe. Vignette at left edge of a cross sectional view of a mine with workers above and below ground. Black border. Cancelled by hole punches through signatures but does not obscure them. Printer - W. H. Arthur & Co, NY. 5 x 8. Trimmed tight at left and bottom edge. Minor water staining along lower third of certificate. Glue stain from stub at left. Very fine. Est. $100-300 1983. Keweenaw. Phoenix. Dana Copper Co. Incorporated in Michigan. Issued to G. B. Frazier for 100 shares, cert #66, in 1887. Signed by F. H. Raymond president and Burbank secretary. No vignette. Blue border, print and safety print. Cancelled by two hole punches in secretary’s signature line. Owned 640 acres bounded by the Arnold and by the Central. “Mine opened in 1851, and never was a producer, having been idle since 1857.” (Mines Handbook, 1910, 616-617) Staining at left edge from what appears to be glue from the stub being attached (stub not with certificate). Extremely fine. Est. $50-150 1984. Keweenaw. Phoenix. Phoenix Consolidated Copper Co. Incorporated in Michigan. Issued to Cameron Currie for 1000 shares, cert #292, in 1899. Signed by J. Charles Handley J. R. Stantou president, J. Charles Handley secretary and S. Cordant actuary. No vignette. Very fancy masthead. Green border with black print. Uncancelled. Printer - John A. Lowell & Co, Boston. 7 x 11. Four assessment stamps on reverse. The old Phoenix mine is included in the present operation famous for having produced the largest mass of native copper ever found, weighing upwards of 500 short tons. (Copper Handbook, 1906, 814). The Phoenix Copper Company bought the holdings of the Lake Superior Copper Company in 1849 and worked the Phoenix fissure from 1850 to 1853. The mine produced over 17 million pounds of copper and more than 25,000 ounces of silver, but no profit. Phoenix Copper became the Phoenix Consolidated in 1899 and was sold to the Keweenaw Copper Company in 1923 (Ref: Wilson & Dyl). Staining at left edge from pen bleed through from reverse. Four staples attached at left edge. Est. $75-150 1985. Keweenaw. Phoenix. Phoenix Consolidated Copper Co. Incorporated in Michigan. Issued to Louis H. Case for 100 shares, cert #A261, in 1899. Signed by J. R. Stantou president, Charles Handley secretary and E. A. Coffue treasurer. No vignette. Very fancy masthead. Brown border and underprint. Uncancelled. Printer - John A. Lowell & Co, Boston. 7 x 11. Five assessment stamps on reverse. Extremely fine to mint condition. Est. $100-200 1986. Keweenaw. Silver Creek(?). Silver Creek Mining Co. Incorporated in Michigan 1857. Issued to B. A. Hoopes for 400 shares, cert #59, in 1863. Signed by Jonathon W. Clark president and Heratio Bigelow treasurer. No vignette. Uncancelled. Printer - Evans & Co, Printers. 6 x 8. Company seal resembles European revenue stamp. 25 cent revenue stamp attached at left edge. We could not find any information on this company within our library. Clear tape repair at top of left fold crease. Glue stains on all edges of reverse. Clear tape repair along left fold crease. Certificate appears to have been mounted on stiffer paper at time of issuance. Reverse is signed by B. A. Hoopes. Small tears along fold creases. Very fine to extremely fine. Est. $250-500 MARQUETTE 1987. Marquette(?). Manhattan Mining Co. Incorporated in Michigan. Unissued. Unsigned. No cert #. Very attractive and unique vignette of a woman with her arms pointing towards a crude early headframe; a miner with a wheelbarrow is at the shaft. Ornate design along right edge. Ornate black border. Datelined New York, 186x. Printer - Lattmer Bros & Seymour, NY. 9 x 11. This company was probably involved in iron mining, maybe within Marquette County. The Manhattan mine is located just south of the Mastadon mine which produced decent ore assaying as high as 60% iron. The Manhattan is reported in Lawton (1885-1888) as being idle, but having some ore extracted in the past. The Mines Handbook, 1918, reports that the company’s property was sold by order of the court in 1900. Trimmed tight along left edge. Rough trim along bottom edge. An incomplete spiral water staining spots. Very fine to extremely fine. Est. $100-200 1988. Marquette. Michigan Souvenir Spoons. Lot of 2 pcs. Sterling silver spoon with a vignette of the “ore docks” in the bowl, circa 1890; and the second is a plain silver plate spoon with Michigan along the handle. VF-XF Est. $50-100 1989. Marquette. Marquette. Consolidated Lake Superior Co. Incorporated in Connecticut. Issued to Winthrop Smith & Co for 100 shares, cert #11370, in 1902. Signed by T. C. Search vice president and W. P. Douglas asst. treasurer. Vignette at top center of busy urban center with mill, steam train and ore carts. Green border and underprint. Uncancelled. Printer - Philadelphia Bank Note Co. 8 x 12. The Lake Superior Mine is located in the Marquette Range and was first opened in 1857. Extremely fine. Est. $50-150 1990. Marquette. Negaunee. Negaunee Mine Real Photo-postcard, c. 1908. Detailed view outside mine. Good contrast and condition except for browning at bottom center. Est $25-50 MINING 1991. Mining. Michigan Mining High Quality Color Postcards, c1915. Lot of 3 pcs. One shows a scene of the train that carried the miners underground. The other three are all of underground scenes. All unused. Mint. Est $25-50 1992. Mining. Michigan Mining Postcards, Lot of 12. 5 modern. 4 are c1907, of large copper nugget, 3 are c. 1915 and of miscellaneous nature. Fine to vf. Est $25-75 1993. Mining. Michigan Underground Mining Scene Postcards, Lot of 6. Five different scenes (i.e., there is one duplicate scene), c1908 postcards of underground mining scenes. None have mine identification, although a couple are identified as Ishpeming, Michigan. Est. $50-100 ONTONAGON 1994. Ontonagon. Greenland. Adventure Consolidated Copper Co. Incorporated in Michigan 1898. Issued Andrew C. Sears for 100 shares, cert #72, in 1899. Signed by Henry Mason president and Wm R. Todd secretary. Vignette at upper left of the Michigan State Seal. Greenish-blue border and underprint. Cancelled by I shaped hole punches through signatures and other places. Printer - American Bank Note, NY. 7 x 10. Several assessment stamps on reverse. One 25 cent and one 50 cent revenue affixed on reverse. Blue ink bleed through from reverse due to assessment stamp. The Adventure Consolidated Copper Co controlled a large block of land that included the Adventure, Knowlton, Hilton and Ohio mines. The Adventure was first opened in 1850 along a series of pits that indicated prehistoric mining with the best year producing 230,000 lbs/copper in 1857. The Knowlton, opened 1853, and the Hilton and Ohio, opened in 1863, collectively produced nearly 2 million pounds of copper prior to the consolidation under the Adventure Company. The production of the mines increased significantly under the new company with 25,000 lbs/copper in 1900 to a peak of 1.6 million lbs/copper in 1904. Production ceased in 1908 with the company operating at a loss for the next four years. In 1909-10, there was much exploratory work which resulted in the sinking of two new shafts (Mines Handbook, 1912, p. 12-14). The company was still operating in 1918, with an average of 300 tons per day being shipped to the Winona Mill (Mines Handbook, 1918, p.826-828). Very fine. Est. $50-150 1995. Ontonagon. Iron Mountain. Oliver Iron Mining Co Postcard. C. 1910. The scene is of the company’s Chapin Mine showing flumes and a smoke stack belching. The card has been postmarked Iron Mountain, Michigan with a note written to an England address. The company had operations in Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin. The Chapin mine was located within the Menominee Range and in 1916 had a production of 3.35 million tons (Mines Handbook, 1918, p.944-45). Est. 10-20 1996. Ontonagon. Lake Mine(?). Consolidated Copper Syndicate. Issued to J. R. Thomson for one interest, cert #21, 1881. Signed by Rob. B. Van Vleck secretary. No vignette. Black border. Cancelled by red ink that states “New York, June 9, 1885.” Delivered and received on account of the interest represented by this certificate sixteen hundred (1600) shares stock of the Grand Belt Copper Company.” Signed by Raymond Thomson and Rob B. Van Vleck Secy. Printer - American Bank Note. 6 x 9. Minimal wear at fold creases. A few small black spots at top edge near left corner. We could not find direct information about this company. There were a series a mines known as the Belt. Lawton, 1888, reports that all the mines in these districts were terrible failures. Mostly, these mine locations were part of stock swindles especially those in England. There is probably a connection there, we just can’t nail it. Extremely fine. Est. $50-150 1997. Ontonagon. Lake Mine. Algomah Mining Co. Incorporated in Michigan 1910. Issued to Ralph Paoli for 100 shares, cert #A3214, in 19xx (not dated by transfer agent). Signed by Stephen R. Dow president and L. Wyman secretary. Vignette of four miners operating various pneumatic drills underground. Brown border and underprint. Printer - Franklin Lee Bank Note Co. 8 x 11. The company owned outright 480 acres adjoining the Lake Mine which was paid for with 60,000 shares of company stock. There were 10,000 shares sold to the public. The property was acquired from a company of the same name that had “negative” results. Test ore from the shaft assayed at 24%. Before, 1914, much of the work done on the property was exploratory with only test ore being shipped. By 1918, the property was looked upon very favorably, but still just a prospect (Mines Handbook, 1918, p. 830-31). Left and right edges trimmed tight. Fold creases. Very fine. Est. $25-75 1998. Ontonagon. Lake Mine. Bohemia Mining Co. Incorporated in Michigan 1910. Issued to Hilda Huddleston for 25 shares, cert #372, in 1910. Signed by C. S. Louis vice president and R. H. Gross treasurer. Green border and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - American Bank Note Co, NY. 7 x 10. Temporary Certificate printed at top of certificate. Owned 960 acres formerly known as the Piscataqua then as the Henwood. The company was drilling in 1910, but suspended work in 1911. In the 1917 annual report, the company claimed to have $130,000 in cash and hoped that development work would resume soon. (Mines Handbook, 1918, p.834). Extremely fine. Est. $50-150 1999. Ontonagon. Lake Mine. Lake Copper Co. Incorporated in Michigan 1905. Issued to Bright, Sears & Co. for 8 shares, cert #29401, in 1922. Signed by Wm Abrams president and R. H. Gross secretary. Vignette at top center of seated woman with several miners working behind her. Thick green border, seal and underprint. Cancelled by rubber stamp and star shaped hole punches through signatures. Printer - Republic Bank Note, Pittsburgh. 8 x 11. The company owned 2,010 acres with a 1,500’ incline shaft and about 3500’ of workings. Between 1913 and 191, total copper production was 6.83 million pounds of copper. However, the company was idle from 1919. The property was still considered promising and the management was well thought of (Mines Handbook, 1926, p.965). Very fine. Est. $25-75 2000. Ontonagon. Mass. Ridge Copper Co. Incorporated in Michigan 1863. Issued to John Pickering & Moseley for 100 shares, cert #1285, in 1880. Signed by Thos F. Mason president and illegible secretary. No vignette. Black border and print. Cancelled by pen marks over signatures and black pen. Printer - J. J. Bloomfield Stationer. 6 x 9. Stub glued at left edge. The company owned the Ridge Mine which was first worked in 1855. Lawton reports (1887, p.154-158) that the company produced 87,000 pounds of copper ingot and was a quite large operation “for an Ontonagon Mine”. By 1910, the company’s stock was almost entirely owned by the Mass Consolidated MC. Ridge Copper was in the process of liquidating assets, paying off bills and transferring all property to the Mass Cons (Mines Handbook, 1910, p.1479). Foxing along bottom edge. Very fine. Est. $100-300 2001. Ontonagon. Mass. Ridge Copper Co. Incorporated in Michigan 1863. Issued to J. C. Watson for 100 shares, cert #1390, in 1880. Signed by Thos. F. Mason president and W. Clark Smith secretary. No vignette. Black border and print. Cancelled by purple pen of same and markings through signatures. Printer - J. J. Bloomfield Stationers, NY. 6 x 9. Stub attached not torn off, probably this certificate was written up, then cancelled and another certificate re-issued. See lot above for the story. Extremely fine. Est. $100-300 2002. Ontonagon. Ontonagon. Ontonagon Town Site Co. Incorporated in Michigan. Unissued. Unsigned. Red border with black print. Printer - Ontonagon Herald Print. 6 x 9. This company was probably in the business of selling lots within Ontonagon. Near Mint. Est. $50-150 2003. Ontonagon. Rockland. Michigan Copper Co. Incorporated in Michigan. Issued to Mary Burne for 30 shares, cert #F2179, in 1907. Signed by Gay as president and Wheeler Handley as secretary. Vignette at bottom center of two miners double jacking underground. Fancy masthead. Brownish red border and underprint. Cancelled by red rubber stamp on front and “D” shaped hole punches through signature lines and other shaped hole punches. Printer - International Banknote Co, NY. 7 x 11. Four assessment stamps on reverse. The company owned 4,870 acres including the Minnesota, Rockland and Superior mines. The Superior mine produced 567,331 pounds of copper between 1856-1879. The Rockland produced 6.2 million pounds of copper between 1853-70. And the Minnesota mine , between 1847-1870, produced nearly 35 million pounds. There were three main shafts, between 1200 and 1400 feet deep. In 1909, the mine closed and was leased out until 1913, when all work stopped. In 1915, the mine reopened under the company’s control with exploratory work discovered moderate to very good ore. The company owned two mills, one known as the Mass mill and the other was under construction located on the shores of Keweenaw Bay. As of 1918, this mill was not complete, requiring only minor investment to finish the project (Mines Handbook, 1918, p.889-890). Right edge shows some wear. Very fine. Est. $50-150 2004. Ontonagon. Rockland. Michigan Copper Mining Co. Annual Reports for 1906-09 (Lot of 4 pieces). Incorporated in Michigan 1899. The Michigan Copper MC was a very successful operation that controlled nearly 6700 acres by 1910 of which 4800 acres were mineral lands, 1500 timber and a 150 acre mill site. As reported in the Copper Handbook (1910) production between 1906-1910 yielded nearly 11 million pounds of copper but “the mine has proven a disappointment…” (p. 1166). Printer - C. H. Clayton. The early edition has the front and rear covers, but they are detached. The other three editions are missing their covers. Wilson & Dyl (1992) report, “The most productive amygdaloid lode in the Copper Country, the Kearsarge was discovered in 1874 and first opened by the Wolverine mine in 1882. The Wolverine Mining Company became the Wolverine Copper Mining Company in 1890 and was absorbed by the Mohawk Mining Company in 1923. the Wolverine Copper Mining Company operated four shafts on the Kearsarge lode and an exploratory shaft on the Osceola lode to the west.” Mohawk Mining Company closed the Wolverine mine in 1925. Fine to very fine. Est. $150-300 2005. Ontonagon. Rockland. National Mining Co. Incorporated in Michigan. Unissued. Unsigned. Cert #B98. Vignette at top center of a spread winged eagle clutching branches atop crag. Smaller vignette at bottom center of the Michigan State Seal. Bright red ornate border and red underprint. Cancelled by hole punches of same along left edge. Printer - Republican Bank Note, Pittsburgh, PA. 8 x 11. The first work was done in 1848 and continued nearly uninterrupted until 1871. The company resumed work in 1880. In the mid 1880’s, a lawsuit between the National and the Minnesota companies regarding the ownership of rich ore ground. The National won the case. In 1888-89, the National purchased the property of the Minnesota ending the controversy around the case (Lawton, 1888, p.205-06). The company was idle from 1893 on. Sometime in the late 1910’s, the company sold the Minnesota property to the Michigan Copper Mining Co. (Mines Handbook, 1925, p.1058). Mint. Est. $50-100 2006. Ontonagon. Rockland. National Mining Co. Incorporated in Michigan. Unissued. Unsigned. Cert #B104. Vignette at top center of a spread winged eagle clutching branches atop crag. Smaller vignette at bottom center of the Michigan State Seal. Bright red ornate border and red underprint. Cancelled by hole punches of same along left edge. Printer - Republican Bank Note, Pittsburgh, PA. 8 x 11. See lot above for the story. Mint. Est. $50-100 2007. Ontonagon. Rockland. Rockland Mining Co. Annual Report 1856. Incorporated in Michigan 1853. The company formed with the purchase of mineral lands adjacent to the infamous Minnesota mines with the hopes of the success of that mine. In 1855-56, a stamp mill was erected and production was near 280,000 pounds of copper ingot worth $68,000. Unfortunately, that year production costs were over $85,000. This trend continued for the Rockland MC and in 1870 the company shut down (Wright, 1880). Printer - Francis Wright. 6 x 9. Extremely fine. Est. $300-600 2008. Ontonogan. Vulcan. Vulcan Mining Co of New Jersey. Issued to James F. Cooke for 10 shares, cert #170, in 1848. Signed by Orren Hutchinson and William Clark Trustees and R. H. Shannon secretary. Three vignettes along left edge of allegorical woman with different animals. Vignette at top center of a seated man with wrap around the waist. Small vignette at bottom of farm tools. Black border. Uncancelled. Printer - Engd by J. Meignelle, NY. 5 x 8.5. The Vulcan Mining Co is listed in the Mines Handbook, 1918, as obsolete. It states, “Operated, 1848, on War Dept. lease No. 98, in Ontonagon Co, Mich.” Lawton (1888, p. 94-98) describes two mines with the name Vulcan located in the Menominee Range. However, from his write-ups, it appears production in this district did not begin until the late 1870’s. Trimmed tight all around. Extremely fine. Est. $400-700