CALIFORNIA - Death Valley through Lake County

DEATH VALLEY

213.        Death Valley.  Chloride Cliff.  Keane Wonder Mining Co.  Incorporated in Arizona.  Issued to L. L. Wnkelman & Co for 500 shares, cert #3285. 1917.  Signed by W. H. Miller vice president and S. R. Gaifton asst secretary.  Vignette at top center of the mine site and mill.  Brown border, underprint and safety print.  Uncancelled.  Printer not noted.  10 x 12.  The mine was discovered by Jack Keane in April, 1904, when he found rich gold in quartz ore at the surface in the Chloride Cliff district.  Keane was a prospector from Ballerat, a mining camp in the Panamint Range.  By July, 1904, the mine camp reportedly had 500 men, but they all soon departed for Bullfrog, discovered by Shorty Harris in September.  Keane brought in financiers, but the rich deals he cut couldn’t hold up and he suffered from the greed of having a good mine.  Even promoter L. L. Patrick tried his hand at the mine finding $1 million in ore, but not enough to justify the purchase price of $160,000.  Keane would not lower his price.  Finally in 1906, John Campbell offered up $250,000 to Keane.  They formed the Keane-Wonder MC with Keane as president.  The group sold out, and Keane began to fall apart getting involved in two shootings, killing someone and landing in prison.  They produced well and a small amount of a high grade ore still remains today.  Fold creases.  Minor wear to edges at fold creases.  Very fine.  Est. $300-600

214.        Death Valley.  Crackerjack.  Crackerjack Tomboy Mining Co.  Incorporated in South Dakota 1906.  Issued to R. S. Giles for 1000 shares, cert #152, in 1908.  Signed by L. S. Read president and E. W. Benkin.  Vignette at upper left of a mining camp in deep gorge along a stream with flowers adorned to right.  Green border and safety print with gold seal.  Uncancelled.  Printer - Los Angeles Litho Co.  10 x 12.  Crackerjack, a tiny short lived mining camp at the south end of Death Valley, was named after some prospectors who found two arrastras and prospects possibly dating from the 1870’s or earlier.  They felt they had found some lost Spanish mine and called it “a crackerjack find”.  The district was organized in October, 1906, and had a post office by early 1907, which closed about 18 months later.  There were rumors that W. A. Clark, of Butte and Chas Schwab, had financial involvement in the district but is unsubstantiated.  The T & T RR skirted the district which has no recorded production (Lingenfelter, Death Valley and the Armagos, 1986, p.331, 336).  Extremely fine.  Est. $75-150

215.        Death Valley.  Leadfield.  New Monte Cristo Mining Co.  Incorporated in Nevada.  Issued to Margaret Hills for 2 shares, cert #17641, in 1929.  Signed by C. C. Julian president and H. B. Flasher secretary.  No vignette.  Blue border and safety print.  Printer - Jeffries Lithograph, LA.  Uncancelled.  8 x 12.  C. C. Julian was a flamboyant Los Angeles oilman whose exploits led to the largest financial fiasco in Southern California history as documented in the book The Great Los Angeles Swindle.  Using wildly exaggerated advertising and tent shows to the oilfields, Julian created an investing frenzy.  Julian resigned as president from Julian Pete in 1924 and re-emerged with his new venture, The Western Lead Mines Co.  Julian ran ads shouting “Death Valley and Her Hidden Treasure - That’s My Baby Now” (Death Valley and The Armagosa, Lingenfelter, pp. 426).  Julian gained control of a large low-grade lead deposit called the March Story at the head of Titus Canyon.  The company began tunneling and laid out the company town of Leadfield.  Julian began to hype the stock, even running a trainload of investors to Leadfield for a free lunch.  The Julian Special ran from Los Angeles to Beatty and then transferred the 340 potential investors by 90 private autos.  Julian’s stock pumping led to an investigation by the California Corporation Commissioner and the stock tanked with police barricading Spring Coast Exchange to prevent the trading floor from being swarmed by angry investors.  Julian filed suit against the commissioner and the Los Angeles Times.  Julian decided it was time to acquire a few “real mines”, which included the Monte Cristo in Arizona.  He then consolidated these mines along with the Western Lead shares for shares in Julian Merger Mines Inc.  Fleecing investors again, the Corporation Commissioner again blamed the sale of stock in the company.  Julian quickly reorganized as the New Monte Cristo Mining Co. to take the investors one more time.  Fold creases.  Extremely fine.  Est. $75-150
216.        Death Valley.  Skookum.  World Exploration Co.  Incorporated in Delaware 1926.  Issued to E. S. Jones for 100 shares, cert #6744, in 1928.  Signed by Chester R. Bunker president and C. R. Lewis secretary.  Vignette at top center of a mill and tailings with rail lines.  Black border with gold seal and safety print.  Uncancelled.  Printer - Goes.  8 x 11.  The company operated at Skookum in the north end of the valley on Chuckawalla Hill, some 10 miles south of Sand Springs.  Nearly the last of the Death Valley excitement, Skookum was a fledgling camp in 1927.  The World Exploration Co was controlled by flim-flam man Chester R. Bunker.  Sol Camp, a Goldfield broker, sold a controlling interest in the mine for $100,000 to Bunker.  Bunker controlled claims in five states and was a promoter in the mold of C. C. Julian (see New Monte Cristo MC).  He ran full page ads touting “SKOOKUM” as Hope of the West for the Mine of the Century”.  Skookum was the last gold excitement in Death Valley proper (Death Valley and the Armagosa, Lingenfelter).  After pumping the stock, Bunker started touting a silver mine in Nevada and that was it for Skookum.  Bunker hauled away the machinery and moved on.  The following year Bunker was jailed for fraud.  Extremely fine.  Est. $50-100

DEL NORTE

 

217.        Del Norte.  Low Divide.  Occidental Copper MC.  Inc. in 1863.  Cert #43, issued to J.K. Johnson for 366 shares in 1863.  Signed by pres. Richard Dugan and by Johnson as secretary.  Three different liberty vignettes, small dog and safe vignette at bottom.  Black border and print with pink underprint.  Datelined Crescent City, Cal.  “Del Norte Co., California” printed below masthead.  Printer - - not noted.  10 x 5.  Uncancelled.  Extremely fine.  Probably from one of the copper bearing massive sulfides found in the peridotites in the Klamath River region.  This was a very remote region in the early 1860s.  This mine was in the Low Divide district, one of only two 1860s districts in the County.  It was located at the head of Copper Creek, 20 miles from Crescent City and 9 miles from Smith River.  The Occidental became later known as the Alta group.  The greatest production was during 1860-70.  Shipments of ore were made to Swansea and Germany in 1863-4 with returns of $41 to $102 per ton.  (Ref: Aubury – Copper Res. Of California, 1908, pp136-7.)  Est. $400-600

218.        Del Norte.  Siskiyou Fork.  Siskiyou Placer MC.  Inc. in WV, 1894.  Cert #275, issued to Edward E. Tucker for 500 shares in 1897.  Signed by pres. James H. Cameron and treas. William M. Middleton.  Very attractive and unique certificate.  At top left is a vignette of an Indian sitting on a pillar.  At right is a fair maiden holding up a banner with “Siskiyou” on it.  Orange border and underprint with fancy masthead.  Gold seal.  Datelined New York.  Printer – New York Bank Note Co.  Two folds, wrinkling at lower left corner.  Uncancelled.  11 x 8. Placer gold was discovered here on a fork of the Smith River about 1892 and the area was a hotbed of activity for a short while. [ref: Irelan, 1893, p196]  Extremely rare and attractive. Est. $150-300

EL DORADO

 

219.        El Dorado.  Coloma.  Dawn of Gold Photopostcard, c. 1882.  The front of the card states that the photo was taken in 1882 on the spot where Marshall discovered gold.  The card was reprinted for the 1910 California State Fair and was used as advertisement for Harold J. McCurry, Photographer.  Very fine.  Est. $25-50

220.        El Dorado.  Coloma.  Octagonal.  Centennial Celebration Discovery Of Gold In California/ (Pic- Miner)/ 1848-1948// (Pic- California State Seal).  Oct, Gilt, 38mm, Unc.  Est. $25-50

221.        El Dorado.  Diamond Springs.  Cosumnes Grove Copper Mining Co.  Incorporated in 1863.  Issued to A. J. McClure for 50 shares, cert #13, in 1863.  Signed by A. J. Adams president and J. D. Jackson secretary.  Vignette at top center of an early water wheel with a man and a pack animal on a bridge.  Vignette at left edge of woman with sword.  Black border.  25 cent adhesive revenue stamp affixed at upper left corner.  Uncancelled.  Printer - H. S. Crocker, Sacramento.  5 x 10.  This mine changed company ownership many times over the years. It lies in section 25, T9N, R12E.  After 1900, it was reported in Copper Resources of California by Aubury, 1906, that there were two tunnels with only a few hundred feet of workings.  The mine had 4% copper ore with gold and silver as a byproduct.  Extremely fine.  Est. $600-1000
222.        El Dorado.  Georgetown.  Frank Dilgard & Geo Dirnick Photograph, c. 1890.  Two miners are posing for this photograph.  On the reverse is their names at “Bear Creek near Georgetown, Cal.”  4 x 5.  Very fine.  Est. $25-75

223.        El Dorado.  Kelsey.  Blue Ledge Gold & Silver Quartz Mining Co.  Incorporated 1863.  Issued to C. D. Coon, Trustee for 10 shares, cert #3171, in 1866.  Signed by Chas. C. Testina president and J. W. Buffington secretary.  Vignette at top center of the California State Seal(?).  Black border and print with light brown safety print.  25 cent revenue stamp affixed at left edge.  Uncancelled.  Printer - Agnew & Deffebach.  The area was placer mined shortly after John Marshall’s 1848 gold discovery at Columa.  John Marshall spent his last days at Kelsey, named for Benjamin Kelsey who first settled there.  Total production from the district was about $1.5 million (Clark, 1970, p 84).  The bottom right corner has been ripped off and is missing.  Two small pin holes left edge.  Trimmed a little tight at left.  Other than the missing corner the certificate is very fine.  Est. $200-400

224.        El Dorado.  Mother Lode.  Golden Eagle Mining Co, 1884.  Prospectus.  Incorporated in Maine.  This 1884 promotional flyer outlines the plan for opening the Eagle Mine near the producing Mt. Pleasant Mine.  The company officials state that they will install a 5 stamp mill with the proceeds of the initial stock offering.  Right edge is missing chips.  One inch tear at upper left edge.  Fine to very fine.  Est. $50-100

225.        El Dorado.  New Montezuma Mining Co.  Incorporated in Colorado 1899.  Issued to Otto Koch for 500 shares, cert #137, in 1901.  Signed by John C. Spencer president and G. P. Rixford secretary.  No vignette.  Black border.  Uncancelled.  Printer - A. Carlisle & Co, SF.  25 cent adhesive revenue stamp affixed at top right center.  There were two Montezuma mines active during the period of this certificate, one in Inyo County and the other in El Dorado.  But we strongly think this certificate is for the Montezuma in El Dorado County because of the date.  The Montezuma, near Nashville, was active early in the gold rush, but the shaft was flooded from 1871-1899.  In 1899, the shaft was dewatered, a 10 stamp mill put in operation, and mining began continuing through 1907, all ostensibly from a public offering that funded the dewatering and exploration.  They also sunk a new shaft.  Production was sporadic through at least 1930.  The company may have been paying dividends, hence someone keeping the certificate. (ref: Logan).  Minor tear along left edge.  Some dirt staining along all edges.  Very fine.  Est. $25-50

226.        El Dorado.  Placerville.  Pearson’s/ Soda Works.  Circa 1905.  “Bottle Never Sold” at bottom.  12 oz. aqua soda bottle.  Rare.  Clean, mint.  Est. $25-50

227.        El Dorado.  Placerville.  South Fork Canal Company.  Cert.#322.  Incorporated in California in 1852.  Unissued.  Signed by President B. F. Keene and Secretary A. T. Taylor.  Dated Dec. 9, 1852.  Vignette of chest with dog laying in front with paw on key. Black print on extremely thin paper.  Red print on reverse side shows through.  5 x 9-3/4.  Printed in Placerville.  The South Fork is an important canal company which constructed ditches and flumes that supplied water to the hydraulic mines and placer gold deposits near Placerville, California, one of the earliest and most important gold rush communities.  The company had more than 34 miles of ditch, and 108 miles of lateral channel.  These ditches were critically important to placer and hydraulic mining.  Keene was a politician in the Mother Lode region.   Taylor was a clerk for the 2nd US Marshal for the southern district.  He was a California pioneer and a historian. (Bancroft, Browne).  This is one of the few early California gold rush companies floated in San Francisco during the early part of the Gold Rush.  Extremely fine.  Est. $400-600

228.        El Dorado.  Tahoe.  Rubicon Springs Photograph, c. 1885.  This is the bottling area at Rubicon Springs near Lake Tahoe.  View is of the spring house with about 50 people and lots of boxes for the bottled spring water.  Very sharp image.  Mounted.  9 x 11.  Est. $400-600

FRESNO

 

229.        Fresno.  Parlier.  Parlier Photographs, circa 1910-1919.  Lot of 2 pcs.  Mounted on matte board, both 7 x 9”  No photographer shown.  One is a general dry goods store interior with what appears to be the owner and two store clerks.  The other is of the Parlier post office with two early model Fords in front.  Parlier was established in 1898 and was small enough that it is not listed in our early California gazetteers. [ref: Gudde] Est. $150-300

GENERAL

 

230.        General.  A History of California and an Extended History of its Southern Coast Counties, 2 Volume  Set., 1907.  By J.M. Guinn, published by Historic Record Company.  Volume 1 includes the history of California, Criminals and Crime, Railroads, Political History, Mining Rushes, the Postal Service and Water System, plus about half the book is devoted to biographies of popular personalities.  1074 pages with illustrations.  Hardbound, cover worn, tape at outside corners.  Binding good.  The last several pages are stained and water damaged.  Interior overall quite good, but there are stains and wrinkling toward end of book.  Volume 2, 1907, re-bound, red hardcover, Title page is a copy, not original.  1104 pages, contents – biographies.  Est. $200-400

231.        General.  American River Water &MC.  Cert.#290.  Incorporated in 1854.  Issued to A.G. Kinsey for 10 shares in 1856.  Cancelled by black ink strikes through center.  Signed by president A.P. (?) and secretary C.T. H. Palmer.  Vignette of allegorical figure at shore looking to ship at sea.  Black border and print.  Britton & Rey, lithographers.  4 1/4” x 9 3/4”.  Vf.  Est. $

232.        General.  Bancroft’s Works, by Hubert Howe Bancroft.  This is the Seven Volumes of California History set from Bancroft’s Works of 39 volumes as published.  Each volume averages about 800 pps.  All but vol. III, has the original hard cover binding.  Vol. III has been professionally rebound.  The time period covered in these books ranges from 1542-1890.  Publication dates also vary from 1886-1890.  Overall in excellent condition.  An invaluable reference set of California.  Est. $300-500

233.        General.  California folding Atlas. C1908. Hard Bound Book with a huge 42” x 60” fold-out map entitled “California Road Map/ Wagon Road Map Of California”.  Map was compiled and engraved by W. Elliot Judge, The Complete Map Works, 24 California Street,  San Francisco”.  Map is made of a heavy linen type stock and it dates to around the 1906 – 1910 period.  An impressive looking map!  Colorful. Est. $150-350

234.        General.  California Gold Discovery, Imitation Gold Octagonal. Centennial Celebration, 1948. Uncirculated. Octagonal, 40mm, gold color. Est. $35-75

235.        General.  California Post Cards, Lot of 13 of various locations..  Four fold-out postcard books from China Town, LaJolla, Sacramento and Catalina Island.  Nine various postcards from Redondo Beach, San Bernardino, San Francisco and San Diego.  All chromo-litho, all very nice.  Est. $50-100.

236.        General.  California Sterling Souvenir Spoons.  Lot of 3 pcs.  a) Yosemite, no pic in bowl.  B) Vallejo engraved in bowl, California on handle with cutout of California poppy at top.  c) Ventura Mission with pic in bowl.  All circa 1925. Est. $75-125

237.        No Lot.
238.        General.  California Wonderland, c. 1910.  Published for the North Western Pacific News Co, by Albertype, NY.  The binding is string tied.  The cover shows small oval photographic copies of Alcatraz Island and the lookout at the top of Mt. Tamalpais, SF.  Moody’s (1922) list the North Western Pacific Railway as forming as a consolidation of many smaller railways in 1907.  It is probable that this is the same company.  There are 11 pages each with a photographic copy of scene from the “North Western Pacific”.  There are four pictures of Mt. Tamalpais, one of which shows a small train climbing the highest peak in the San Francisco area.  The binding is missing chips and pieces as well as the front and rear covers.  Pages inside are in very fine condition.  Est. $25-50

239.        General.  California’s Pictorial Letter Sheets, 1849-1869.  Authored by Joseph Armstrong Baird, Jr., 1967.  This book offers excellent copies of the Elizabeth Lyman Potter Collection.  There are 120 exquisite plates showing copies of pictorial letter sheets on full page art paper.  The plates are catalogued with descriptions.  Includes two pages of unrelated pictorial sheets.  Indexed.  171 pps.  Mint Condition.  Est. $150-300

240.        General.  Chollar Gould & Savage Mining Co.  Professionally framed stock certificate and assessment receipt.  Certificate:  Issued to Geo L. Broy for 50 shares, cert #5696, in 1937.  Rubber stamp signatures.  No vignette.  Blue border and safety print.  Cancelled by hole punches through signature lines and at left and right edges.  Assessment receipt from Chollar Mining Co, #8502, issued to Geo B. Rook for $7.30 in 1886.  Signed by Jms. E. Elliot secretary.  Printer - A. J. Leary Print, S.F.  Both are very fine.  Est. $50-150

241.        General.  Distilled Soda Water Co.  Cert.#18.  Incorporated in 1891.  Issued to J.W. Scott for 414 shares in 1893.  Signed by President Scott and secretary A.W. Rakee, Jr.  No printer noted.  Black border and print on crème paper.  4 1/4” x 9 3/4”.  Xf, folds.  Est. $25-75

242.        General.  Dos Palos Oil.  Inc. in CA, 1899.  Cert. #276, issued to G.A. Simall for 300 shares in1900.  Signed by pres. Martin Christian and sec. J.E. Place.  No vignette, fancy masthead, black border and print.  6 x 12.  Printer – H.S.Crocker, SF.  Uncancelled.  Folds, damage at folds.  Fine.  Early California oil. Est $50-100

243.        General.  Frank Patterson Original Photocards, c 1915-1925. Lot of 5 pcs.  a) On the Pacific Highway near Yreka, Cal 576.  b) Hotel Ft. Klamath K54.  c) Dr. Alders Hot Springs, Calistoga, Cal C30.  d) Loop the loop pacific Highway Siskiyou Mts  514.  f) At alpine lodge 8 c 27.  All xf. Est. $75-150

244.        General.  Lazard Fund, Inc.  Lot of 2.  Cert.#C032230,C77834.  Incorporated in Maryland in 1958.  Issued to Bernard Stempel & Mrs. Etta Stempel for 5 shares in 1960 and Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated for 100 shares in 1959.  Cancelled by hole punches at right.  Printed signatures.  Security-Columbian Bank Note Co., printers.  Vignette of female allegorical figure holding globe.  Blue and green borders.  8 1/4” x 12”.  Vf, 1/4” rip at left edge.  The company probably comes from a long line derived from the Lazard Freres barbers of San Francisco.  Est. $20-40

245.        General.  Miscellaneous Lot of three certificates: Inter-Californian Publishing Co. and two Shore Line Investment Co. certificates all dated 1911.  Shore Line certificates are black on yellow, no vignette, 5 x 10.  Inter-Californian certificate has a vignette of a robed woman holding a cornucopia with farm lands behind her, blue border, gilt seal, blue safety print, 11 x 8.  Fine condition – tears at folds.  The latter are datelined San Francisco. No info found on the companies. Est $15-50

246.        General.  Red Cross Medical tag, possibly Spanish American War. Co. A/ Battalion Heavy/ Artillery/ California/U.S. Vol./ 191//(cross) red, 28mm rd, al. hole at top Est $25-50
247.        General.  Solid Gold medal awarded by the California State Agricultural Society to J. H. Glide for best Shropshire Ewe 1904.  45mm, gold, au minus.  Obverse with the California State seal in fairly high relief – a striking visual pattern. The reverse with “Awarded By/ The California State/ Agricultural Society/ To [all embossed]/ J. H. Glide/ Best/ Shropshire Ewe/ 1904 [all engraved]/ wreath of grapes [left] and fruit [right]. Plain edge. No case. 1.61 Troy ounces.  J. H. Glide was a stock raiser in Sacramento, with his residence at 910 H Street. [Crocker Sacramento 1904 Directory] After he died, his wife donated a car to the American Field Service in France, 1914-1917 in the name of the J. H. Glide memorial. The California State Agricultural Society was formed in 1854 and sponsored the first state fair for the “exhibition of horses, cattle, mules...”  By 1860, their permanent home was Sacramento. A lengthy new book was published last year on the Society 1856-1902 by Ellen Halteman, Dustin Publications, Los Angeles, 2000. [ref: Crocker, Bancroft, internet].  This is a beautiful, well preserved gold medal.  See front cover for color illustrations of this piece.  Very Rare. Est. $1500-3000

248.        General.  Special Orders Military Division from the Headquarters of the Pacific in San Francisco at the headquarters of the Department of California.  1869-1873.  21st Infantry, each signed, having to do with personal transfers, leave of absences, pay, etc.  Hardbound, cover missing.  Spine and back cover in poor condition, pages in very fine condition.  The book contains about 150 separate orders, each an original, signed by an official or general.  Most of the book appears to be the book kept by the Commanding officer for the District of Arizona a unit within the California Department stationed at San Francisco. Many of the orders are noted on the obverse with notes related to the 21st Infantry, Drum Barracks. A number of the orders have a blue received stamp “Head Quarters Dep’t of Arizona/ Received” with date in center. Towards the back of the book are a few receipt marks from “Post Fort Vancouver.”
The book records all orders involving the 21st infantry at San Francisco. The men came and went, often to various spots in Arizona, particularly Fort Yuma. Most orders were short – perhaps two or three sentences involving only one individual. Occasionally, an order came through involving dozens of soldiers. In example, on Oct. 6, 1870, dozens of men were ordered out of various places to Fort Yuma, Camp Grant, Camp Mogollon, Camp Mojave, and Camp Lowell at Tucson.
                Among the Adjutant Generals who signed a few of the orders was John C. Kelton. Most of the orders were signed by William M. Wheny, Captain & Bvt. Colonel. At least one set of orders was completely hand written on two pages. Some of the orders are particularly interesting: April 6, 1871, Company K, First Cavalry was ordered to Fort Halleck, Nevada (near Elko) where Lieut. Wheeler’s Expedition was to receive replacements.  Another order involved two men at a hard labor camp with “a twelve pound ball attached to his leg 4 feet long” at Sitka, Alaska [8/30/1871.]  Colonel George Stoneman took over the Drum barracks in November, 1871, the same day that Phineas Banning was placed in charge of Wilmington, California.  The division replaced their Remingtons, Sharps, and Ward-Burton rifles with Springfields on June 2, 1873. And finally, a few of the orders referred to remote western camps in place for protection against Indians, such as Camp Independence [6/9/1873.]
We have seen these order books split up over the past twenty years because the orders themselves, all original signed documents, usually fetch a pretty price. This volume lacks the front hard cover, and the spine reads Special Orders/ Mil Div Pacif/ 1869 to 1873/ Hd. Qrs. 21st. Infanty. The contents are in excellent condition. Est. $1500-3000

249.        General.  Supreme Court of California Brief and Petition.  C. A. Luhrs v. Edward Kelly.  1885.  Two court transcripts for case #9639.  7 x 10.  The cover of the Brief has a small tear and a crease at the upper right front cover.  The Petition has no blemishes.  Extremely fine.  This case involved land debt.  Dierssen sold property to Kelly within 30 days of its bankruptcy, the debt for which Luhrs assumed.  Kelly was aware of the insolvency.  In turn, Luhrs sued Kelly to get his money back.  Not surprisingly, lawyers for Kelly used rather esoteric arguments.  Est. $50-100

250.        General.  Supreme Court of California Defendant’s Points on their Appeals & Defendants Brief in Reply.  Brenham et al v Davidson et al.  1874-75.  Binding of the Points is slightly worn.  The Reply is very fine.  In 1850 Peter Davidson purchased property.  Davidson’s ex-wife is suing him for the property, but Davidson holds that the title was his alone.  Est. $25-50

251.        General.  Supreme Court of California Petition for Hearing.  Hayward vs Manzer.  1886.  This case involves the early town establishment of Castro and Haywards.  Extremely fine.  Hayward was incorporated in 1876.  This is a case of disputed land which was sold to Hayward in 1857, on or near Castro Street in Hayward.  Est., $25-75

252.        General.  Supreme Court of California Transcript on Appeal & Petition for Plaintiff.  Merced County vs James E. Hicks et al.  1884.  Transcript shows wear along binding.  Very to Extremely fine.  This court case involved the 1877 Merced Co. election, which nominated and elected J.E. Hicks as county clerk, who later ended up pocketing the county’s money.  Est. $50-100
253.        General.  Supreme Court of California Transcript on Appeal & Points for Appellants.  J. Howard Smith vs J. B. Fargo et al.  1879-81.  This Fargo of Wells, Fargo & Co.  Both are extremely fine.  Smith bought stocks he couldn’t pay for from Fargo.  The real estate was seized for payout.  Fargo and Jost were suing Smith because they acted as guarantors when Smith defaulted.  Est. $50-100

254.        General.  Supreme Court of California Transcript on Appeal.  Franz A. Stohr vs San Francisco Musical Fund Society.  1886.  A case involving the unpaid dues to the Society.  Extremely fine.  Involves a former musician and member of the San Francisco Musical Fund Society suing the society for benefits promised.  Est. $25-50

255.        General.  Alameda.  Supreme Court of California Transcript on Appeal.  John Curry v Juan B. Alvarado et al.  1877.  A court case involving the property ownership of 35 acres located in Contra Costa County.  Slight wear to binding.  Extremely fine.  This case involves yet another land dispute.  Est. $50-100

 

256.        General.  Supreme Court of California Transcript on Appeal.  Ross L Beasely (infant) and John L. Beasely (guardian) vs San Jose Fruit Packing Co.  1890.  A negligence case involving an elevator accident.  Binding shows wear and is beginning to detach.  Creases and folds effect corners.  Very fine.  The factory actively “employed men, women, boys and girls”, certainly not the earliest case of child labor.  Est. $25-50

257.        General.  Supreme Court of California Transcript on Appeal.  Salinas City Bank vs J. E. Graves.  1886.  Binding shows slight wear.  Very fine.  Involves a dispute over who owned $17,000 in flour sold in 1884.  Est. $25-75

258.        General.  Supreme Court of California.  Three separate court cases involving banks.  State of California vs San Francisco Savings Union, 1884.  Bank of San Jose vs William A January, 1875.  Farmers & Merchants Bank vs L. A. Richards & George Loughead, 1896.  All are very to extremely fine.  This is a classic case of the Bank of San Jose Vs. the tax collector.  Est. $75-150

259.        General.  United States Circuit Court of Appeals.  People’s Development Co v Southern Pacific Co.  1921.  Two identical copies of the Reply Brief for Appellant.  Extremely fine.  Southern Pacific was involved in a land dispute.  Est. $25-50

260.        General.  Universal Sanitary Reduction & Power Co.  Cert.#62.  Incorporated in California in 1909.  Issued to Frank H Gould for 250 shares in 1909.  Signed by president Heald, for whom the shares were purchased, and secretary De Lay.  Uncancelled.  Vignette of a woman, seated atop a generator-type piece of machinery, holding an illuminated light bulb.  Black border, gilt seal.  Printed by Goes.  Vf.  8 1/2” x 11”.  Est. $20-40

261.        General.  Wanted Posters, 1910-1920’s.  Lot of 50+ pcs.  Photographs and physical descriptions of wanted men from across the state of California.  There are a few missing children posters as well.  Very interesting to read and look at.  Very fine.  Est. $200-300

GOLD RUSH

 

262.        Gold Rush.  Gold Pan, Early Style, pre 1880.  This is an early 1850’s style of gold pan probably from California.  The pan comes from the milk and cream industry.  There is ample evidence for this style of pan used in the Gold Rush era from daguerreotype photos.  This particular pan has been hand soldered.  The pan is in near mint condition.  We are not sure of the date on this piece but it is probably pre 1880.  Est. $150-250

HUMBOLDT

 

263.        Humboldt.  Eureka.  Bourbon Whiskey bottle with adhesive label.  “Pacific Pharmacy” at bottom of label, with J.V. Schnier, Prop.  “Fine Old Bourbon Whiskey…For Family Use”.  Three large bubbles around the circumference of the neck, approximately 2” apart from one another.  Others around body of bottle.  Two inch slice torn away from the bottom right edge.  Some water staining on label, but otherwise in very fine condition.  Black print on what was probably yellowish paper.  10” tall.  Slightly tapers towards bottom.  PCCW embossed on base.  Est. $25-50

264.        Humboldt.  Eureka(?).  Harry Brown and His Lumber Wagon Early Photograph,  c 1890, drawn by 6 horses on a residential street.  Thought to be taken by Nathan B. Strong of Eureka.  5.5 x 8.5”.  Three sets of railroad tracks visible in background.  VF.  Est. $100-200

 

265.        Humboldt.  Eureka.  Blacksmith Shop Interior Photograph, c. 1910.  7 x 9”.  Good quality.  Early car visible at right.  Location given from consignor.  Est. $75-150

266.        Humboldt.  Loleta.  Loleta Hotel/ Loleta,/ Cal.// GF/ 10 cents/ It.  Rd, br, 21mm.  Xf with dark spots on reverse.  Tiny town in northern Cal.  Rare.  Est. $50-100

267.        Humboldt. Eureka & Crescent City.  Frank Patterson Photo Cards.  Lot of 6 pcs.  All unused and in excellent (mint) condition, circa 1908-1920. a) Stump House, Eureka, Cal E. 17.  b) The Waterfront of Eureka, Cal E.16 (shows war ships).  c) The basket weaver at the pueblo Eureka E.36 (shows three finished northwest style baskets).  d) Redwood Highway Inspection Station. e) Quarry Crescent City, Cal C29.  f) Breakwater Crescent City C31.  Patterson was active all over northern California and southern Oregon according to Mautz.  Est. $100-200

268.        Humboldt. Eureka-Ferndale.  Eureka-Ferndale Original Photographs c 1890-1920.  Lot of 4 pcs.  a) 8x10 on mounted board of J. H. Spillers restaurant, c 1890 with Spiller and family in fromt. B) large dairy building with 5 wagons in front loading tins of milk. Faded. 7 x 9” c) photo of Vicco Erikson Chevrolet dealer, c 1920, 7 x 9”, some mildew d) Ferndale Iron Works, 7 x 9” 2 early cars in front of garage.  All f-vf. Est. $200-300

INYO

 

269.        Inyo.  Argus(?).  Santa Paula Mining & Reduction Co.  Incorporated in 1899.  Issued to L. M. Hardison for 2000 shares, cert.#61, in 1901.  Signed by F. W. Edgar president and R. H .Irwin secretary.  No vignette.  Black border and print on crème paper.  Place of Business, Santa Paula, Ventura Co., Cal. printed on certificate.  Datelined Santa Paula, Cal.  Uncancelled.  Printer - H. S. Crocker.  $1 dollar adhesive revenue affixed at top center.  6 x 11.  Fold creases.  Extremely fine.  We could find no information in any of our references.  Est. $150-350

270.        Inyo.  Ballerat.  Headquarter’s Saloon/Chris Wicht/Ballarat, Cal.//Good For 12 1/2c In Trade.  Rare Trade Token.  Aluminum, round, 21mm. XF.  Very rare town. A very few of these tokens turned up a few (15) years ago from a family member. They are a classic desert mining region saloon token. Ballerat is at the foot of the south end of the Panamint range.  It was a small mining camp associated with the World Beater gold deposit. When we mapped the deposit about 20 years ago, we were possibly the first there in years, Lots of artifacts. Good gold values too, but our boss wouldn’t bite, so the property went to a competitor. Est. $400-700

271.        Inyo.  Big Pine.  Hunting “Trophy” photograph, 1908. This photo was used in many Inyo/Mono publications throughout the years.  Measures 10” x 8” and mounted on a fancy dark gray-green matte board with black border.  Shows a days hunt by a group of 16 men with 2 kids consisting of ducks, geese, rabbits, and quail in great profusion  (about 100 ducks.)   The reverse identifies one of the children as Alan Hall, and the man next to him as Ed Oher of Fish & Game Commission. Very high quality image. Chipped at the lower corners, otherwise xf. Est. $150-300

272.        Inyo.  Bishop.  Bishop Billhead “Bought of J.H. Bulpitt, Dry and fancy Goods, Clothing, Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps, Groceries, Provisions, Drugs, Medicines, Etc..”.  Billlhead is datelined Bishop, Cal. July 14, 1894. Printed rather cheaply. Removed from invoice book, small stain at left edge. I wish there was a Bishop embossed drug store bottle from this guy-fh. Vf. Est. $25-50

273.        Inyo.  Bishop.  Bishop Billhead “Union Market Dealing In Fresh and Cured Meats, Sausages, Etc.” with a fancy vignette of a steer.  Billhead is datelined Bishop, Inyo Co., Cal. June 18, 1896.  xf. Est. $25-50

274.        Inyo.  Bishop.  Bishop Creek Billhead from Clark & Dunlap, Inyo Co., Cal.  March 19th, 1889, made out to a Wm Shimmins of Benton.  It has a fancy vignette of a Saddle and Cincha.  This is pictorial, with a saddle at left and cincha at right.  A few of their saddles may certainly be marled and exist today. Bishop Creek billheads are rare. Est. $25-50

275.        Inyo.  Bishop.  Bishop Fair ribbon  “Inyo County Fair/First Premium/Bishop, California/Sept 27,28,29  1923”.  Ribbon is 7” x 2” and is blue in color.  Has the attached paper tag showing Dept, Class, Lot No. Exhibitor, etc.  This was an award to Mrs. Hartwig for raspberry jam. Est. $25-75

276.        Inyo.  Bishop.  Bishop Power and Light Company, Small Porcelain Sign, 9” x 4”, green with white lettering “Voltage/BP&L.  Included with the sign is a small receipt from the Bishop Light & Power Co. dated 1904.  c1910-20. Bullet hole in center and minor damage to top center porcelain. Rare. Est. $75-150

277.        Inyo.  Bishop.  Bishop trade tokens, lot of 4.  Bishop Club/Poker-Lowball & Pan/151 No. Main Bishop//Good For Poker-Lowball & Pan/$1. Rd, al, 32mm  c1935.  vf with small brown spots.  Red Front/Bishop, Cal.//Good For 12 1/2c In Trade. Br, octagonal. 28mm. Vf, dark toned.  Vondy/Bishop, Cal..//Good For/12 1/2c in Trade.  Br, sc(8) 28mm. Dark toned with minor dirt. G.K. Collins/Bishop, Calif.//Good For/12 1/2c in Trade. Br, sc(8), 28mm, vf, mottled.   Reverse had some dirt in the upper scallops. Two of these tokens are common, and two scarce (Collins, Bishop Club).  Est. $75-150

278.        Inyo.  Bishop.  Bishop Union High School Yearbook, “El Pinon”, 1913 Issue.  69 pages, pictures, ads, articles. Very nice. Not the usual yearbook. Has many local ads and write-ups of the area. Est. $50-150

279.        Inyo.  Bishop.  Bishop’s First High School Building, Original Photo, , taken about 1888.  Photo measures about 8” x 5” and is mounted on a light brown matte board. Stains and pinholes with a few tears to extremities. High quality image, good contrast, no fading.  Photo by Jas. Crockwell, Traveling Photographer, of Salt Lake City, UT.  Crockwell (1855-1933) began his photography career in 1883 in Salt Lake City. He specialized in mining views, and spent considerable time in Virginia City, where he was a fairly prolific photographer. According to Carl Mautz in Biographies of Western Photographers, Crockwell supplemented his income by treating their teeth woes. His father was a dentist. About 1887 he opened a gallery in Bishop Creek, and in Virginia City the next year. He retired from photography in 1900. Rare. Est. $10-200

280.        Inyo.  Bishop.  Bishop’s School for Girls Commencement Poem, 1882.  Includes fancy embroidered graduation blue satin sash.  Fine to very fine.  Est. $25-50

281.        Inyo.  Bishop.  Bulpitt’s Hall, Ticket of Admission to the Grand Fourth of July Ball held in Bishop, 1895 (see Bullpit billhead, this section).  Ticket is made of heavy poster stock. 4” x 2 ½”. Red and blue print. Mint. Est. $25-50
282.        Inyo.  Bishop.  Chalfant, W.A., Incredibly historic letter to him from Lewis A. Spitzer, County Assessor of Santa Clara County, Oct 3rd, 1903, and one of the first party of white settlers into the Owens valley.  Spitzer was an early Inyo and Mono County Prospector who made his first trip through the Owens Valley in 1860 with Samuel Bishop and others exploring and prospecting.  In 1903, Chalfant had been trying to contact early pioneers and explorers to Inyo to provide material for writing “The Story of Inyo”, which he later published in 1922.  In the Story of Inyo, he writes “Lewis Spitzer, in after years Assessor of Santa Clara County, California; Sam Kelsey, Charles and Jerome Smith and Charles Lumro stopped and prospected in Owens Valley early in 1860, but without finding anything to keep them from going on to Monoville, their original destination.”  In this letter Spitzer describes this very trip, and Chalfant was quoting him directly. Chalfant took literary leave on the supposition of Monoville for Spitzer’s gold prospecting, however, since he said it was 8 miles north of Mono Lake, which is some distance from Monoville. Curiously, J. R. Hite tried to run him off his claim there. Hite was a tremendously successful miner at Mariposa, and several mines there still bear his name.  This original letter is of great importance to Inyo historians. It is entirely written on Santa Clara Co. Assessor’s stationery. Est. $300-500

283.        Inyo.  Bishop.  Inyo County 32-page promotional brochure “Inyo County California; Inyo The Peerless; Endowed With A Greater Variety Of Natural Resources than Any Other County” issued by the Owens Valley Chamber of Commerce, Bishop, California.  Brochure is fancy red rope bound with linen type cover stock. Circa 1908. The two page map in the front shows all of the early post-1900 mining camps  Loaded with pictures of farming, homes, mines, lakes, maps, etc. Printed by the Owens Valley Herald. Has articles on Inyo mining districts, Greenwater, etc.  Two photos of the Four Metals Co. buildings at Keeler. They were the operators of Cerro Gordo. This is a choice informational and photographic archive in book form. VF. Est. $150-300

284.        Inyo.  Bishop.  Inyo Good Road Club” Ribbon, fancy, 2” x 6”.  The Inyo Good Road Club was formed in 1910 in Bishop and was organized to help promote the Eastern Sierra leg (El Camino Sierra) of the famous El Camino Real Highway from Mexico to Canada.  This ribbon dates to 1910 as it was one of many items that the club gave out to help promote the club locally.  This is very rare. Est.   $50-150

285.        Inyo.  Bishop.  IOOF Ticket of Admission to an Anniversary Ball (in gilt) given by Inyo Lodge No 301, Independent Order of Odd Fellows in Bishop (or Independence) in 1889.  Ticket is made of heavy poster stock and measures about 4” x 2 ½”.  A nice early piece. Est. $50-150

286.        Inyo.  Bishop.  Spencer’s Hall, Ticket of Admission to the Grand Fourth of July Ball held in Bishop in 1890.  Ticket is fancy with a partial American Flag with Red, white and blue.  Ticket is made of heavy poster stock and measures about 4” x 2”.  A neat little piece! “BCBB” at bottom. The announcement on the card is written as if on a banner overlying a US flag, which is printed in color.  Both left and right edge show signs of early tape removal, perhaps from a family album. Very clean otherwise.  Est. $50-100

287.        Inyo.  Carson & Colorado Railroad payroll, 1887. Carson & Colorado Railroad Co. Pay-Roll.  Item is folded and folds out to 11 ½” x 18” and shows the payroll for Section Laborers for the month of December 1886 for all of its stations/sections between  Mound House, Nev. and Keeler, Cal.   Fancy writing, red printing, a nice piece! Est. $75-150

288.        Inyo.  Carson & Colorado Railroad, Lot of 2 pcs.  Time Book for the month of February 1881. Folds out to 14” x 8 ½” and shows “China Gang” (i.e. Chinese laborers) as laborers (189 hours) and “Foreman” (29 hours).  14 x 8 1/2.  XF.  “Time-Roll” card for A.R. Schireley and Saul Levy, dated 1899.  8 1/2 x 7.  XF.  The railroad construction had just been started only months before and probably wasn’t more than 100 miles out of Mound House.  Est. $50-100

289.        Inyo.  Cerro Gordo.  Cerro Gordo Mines Co.  Inc. in AZ, 1914.  Issued to Thomas E. O’Shea for 100 shares in 1918.  Signed by vp L.D. Gordon and asst. sec. A.L. Dornberger.  Vignette at top of spread-winged bald eagle with arrows, U.S. shield and E Pluribus Unum banner at its feet.  Olive border with black print, embossed seal.  Printer – Frank Lee Division, ABN, NY.  12 x 8.  Uncancelled.  Small chip at bottom, two folds, very fine.  The Cerro Gordo mines consisted of 35 claims located 8 miles from Keeler.  The Union mine was one of the company’s mine and was located on Cerro Gordo hill.  They had water power on Lone Pine Creek.  It formerly belonged to the Four Metals Smelting & Mining Co.  The Aries Consolidated group of 8 patented and 33 unpatented claims was purchased in 1916.  The Union was an “antigua” worked by Mexicans in the early days and opened to a depth of 1200’.  The principal ores produced were silver-lead, mostly carbonates, with some galena and lead sulphide; also zinc carbonate.  The zinc ore occurred from the surface to the 900’ level, and the silver-lead ore from the surface to the 1150’ lead.  The ores also contained gold and copper values.  The property was developed by the 900’ Belshaw shaft with a winze to the 1150’ level, and tunnels.  The Troeger tunnel was in over 6000’ by 1918 and it cut the vein system 1200’ below the workings of the Union mine.  Underground workings were said to aggregate 20 miles.  Production came from the 400’ and 700’ levels containing the downward extension of the Buena Vista orebody.  They used a Joshua Hendy 100 h.p. electric hoist and Imperial type 10 Ingersoll-Rand compressor.  Electric power was obtained from Southern Sierra Power Co.  The Swansea smelter had a 50-ton furnace.  Production in 1915 was 8,926 tons of ore producing 126 oz gold, 112,541 oz silver, 748,952 lbs of lead, 121,510 lbs of copper and 4,544,666 lbs of zinc, all of which were substantially higher than 1914 production.  The ore was shipped to the United States Smelting Co. at Salt Lake City.  The company employed about 70 men.  (Ref: Mines Hdbk, 1918, pp585-6.)  Est. $75-150

290.        Inyo.  Cerro Gordo.  Cerro Gordo Mining & Power Co, Ledger, 1914-1929.  250 pps.  The ledger contains all of the corporate records of who was issued how much stock, date, amount of cash investment, etc.  The ledger is also their business account ledger showing purchases of supplies for mining at Cerro Gordo.  On interesting note was that even though it was 1914, they still needed horses for hauling and transportation as evidenced in the transactions.  The ledger also shows payments received from US Smelting Co for bullion sold.  They were paid in $1250 increments with additional final statements weekly.  This is really a 500 pp ledger because each open face page is a two-page spread sheet.  The last entries are May 1929, when the company apparently closed.  Covers shows wear at corners and at the binding.  Leather marks these corners as well as the binding.  Gilt lettering on spine of “Cash Book, Cerro Gordo Mines Co.”  Very fine.  Est. $500-1000

291.        Inyo.  Cerro Gordo.  Four Metals Smelting & MC.  Cert.#855.  Incorporated in Arizona in 1906.  Issued to Lizzie C. Grassle for 120 shares in 1910.  Signed by president A.R. Shorb and secretary Pomeroy.  Vignette of mill and mining operations beneath the masthead.  Black border, gilt seal.  Printed by Goes.  The Company had offices at Keeler.  Their property control included the famous Union Mine at Cerro Gordo.  The company mined silver ore from an 800’ shaft from its 600’ and 800’ levels.  Vf, folds.  Est. $350-450

292.        Inyo.  Cerro Gordo.  Newtown Mining Co.  Lot of 3.  Cert.#120, 123, 119.  Unissued, uncancelled.  Black border, no vignette.  4” x 9 1/2”.  Xf.  .   No mines owned by this company are listed in the 1894 and 1896 volumes of the Calif. State Mining Bur. Reports of the State Mineralogist. The Newtown was a consolidation of many of the key Cerro Gordo mines. Extremely fine.  Est. $25-50

293.        Inyo.  Cerro Gordo.  Union Mine/Owenyo, Calif. Ore Bag, heavy burlap, stenciled in black.  The Union Mine was located in Cerro Gordo in the early 1860’s. After about 1895, the Union was run by a few different public companies, including the Four Metals Co., but was never again run under the name of “Union.”    This bag probably dates to around 1890.  The bag is old style construction and very crude.  13 x 22”, vf. Est. $150-300

294.        Inyo.  Darwin.  Darwin Ore Bag, heavy burlap, stenciled in black “Darwin Dev Corp.”.  The Darwin Development Corporation (1915-1917) was formed in 1915 in Darwin to consolidate the Lucky Jim, Promontory, Lane, and Columbia Mines and constructed a mill.  Two years later the company was reorganized as the Darwin Lead-Silver Co., adding the Defiance and Independence Mines.  The bag is of later construction typical of the later (and larger) bags I found in the Beatty area-fh. 16 x 28” [ref: Mines Handbooks] Est. $100-300.

295.        Inyo.  Darwin.  J.C. Cress Ore Bag, heavy burlap, written in black. This bag was found in a mine in the Southern Inyo County area years ago. He is found in the Darwin voting register of 1914.  He was a miner. 14 x 22” fine. [Palazzo] Est. $50-150

296.        Inyo.  Darwin.  V & T RR Way Bills for Coke, 1898.  Lot of 3 pcs.  Three way bills for Coke delivered to the mill at Darwin via the V & T and the C & C RR’s.  It appears that the cars originated in SF then to Mound House and onto Darwin, CA.  All the cards have missing pieces at the corners with several small tears along bottom edge.  3.5 x 9.  Fine to very fine.  Est. $50-150

297.        Inyo.  Death Valley.  Death Valley Talc Refining & Mfg. Co.  Cert.#94.  Incorporated in Nevada in 1920.  Issued to J. W. Draper for 500 shares in 1920.  Signed by vice-president John W. Jones and secretary Webb A Patton.  Vignette of bald eagle atop American Flag.  Black, orange and green border.  Printed by the Mysell Rollins Co.  Fine, folds, smudge at upper left and tear at fold.  8 3/4” x 11 1/4”.  We could find no information on this company.  Est. $25-50

298.        Inyo.  Death Valley.  Greenwater Mines & Smelter Co.  Lot of 2 varieties.  Cert.#7870, 17775.  Incorporated in Delaware in 1906.  One issued to John W. Maury for 100 shares in 1903, and the other is issued to Pennington, Colket & Co. for 1000 shares in 1914.  The earlier one is signed by president Chas. R. Miller and treasurer Lloyd E. Munden, and the latter is signed by 2nd vice-president Drayton and secretary Munden.  Both have black borders with green underprint.  No vignette.  No printer noted.  8 1/4” x 11 1/2” and 8” x 11 1/4”.  Vf, folds.  A securities holding company only, with offices in Tonopah, NV.  Owned stock in a number of Greenwater promotions all of which were dead by 1912.  Lost $170,000  through the failure in 1910 of a firm in which they had invested heavily.  Owned the OK and Supply groups, gold mines at Dale, CA.  Was later reorganized as Greenwater Copper Mining and Smelting Co.  All very fine.  Est. $50-100

299.        Inyo.  Greenwater.  Furnace Valley Copper Co.  Inc. in WA, 1906.  Cert.#1689, issued to Charles Head & Co. for 100 shares in 1906.  Signed by pres. Patrick Clark and sec. Abe. August.  Uncancelled.  XF.  11 x 8.  Signed by the notorious Patrick “Patsy” Clark, originator of the Greenwater boom and one of the most prolific stock promoters of the time.  For a detailed look at Patsy Clark, the Greenwater boom, and the history of the Furnace Valley Copper Co., see Lingenfelter’s “Death Valley & The Amargosa”.  The company owned eight claims two miles southwest of Furnace Creek Copper.  Four to 15% copper assays in limestone.  They developed the property by two shafts.  “Property considered worthless, and entire Greenwater camp is deserted.”  (Ref: Copper Hdbk, 1910, p834.)  Est. $100-200

299.5     Inyo.  Greenwater.  Furnace Valley Copper Co.  Inc. in WA, 1906.  Cert.#3395, issued to John W. Curtis for 100 shares in 1907.  Signed by vp W.C. Meyer and asst. sec. Abe. S. August.  Vignette of several miners working underground, shows timber sets and miners using candles on their hats.  Brown border and underprint with black print.  Printer – ABN.  11 x 8.  Uncancelled.  XF.  See above for story.  Est. $25-50

300.        Inyo.  Independence.  Inyo County Institute program, 1899.  Fancy 5” x 3 ½” pink & cloth bound “Programme/Inyo County Institute/Independence, Cal./Dec 19-22, 1899”.  This 6-page program is for Teachers of Inyo County covering the whole spectrum of academic programs, etc. 3.5 x 5”, mint. Est. $50-100

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