NEVADA - General through Mineral County

GENERAL

 

995.        General.  Adele Reed Original Photographs.  Lot of about 30+ pcs.  These were used in her book We Dug Those Dumps.  The photos include Tybo, Delamar and other many others.  Negatives included.  Very fine.  Est. $50-100

996.        General.  Broken Hills MC of Nevada.  Inc. in NV, 1908.  Cert.#351, issued to Henry G. Root for 5000 shares in 1909.  Signed by pres. J. C. McCormack and sec. Walter E. Pratt.  Vignette at top of two miners working underground, one operating a drill, the other filling an ore bucket.  Green border, safety/underprint with black print.  Datelined Goldfield, Nevada.  Printer – Columbian Bank Note, Chicago.  11 x 8.  Uncancelled.  Two folds, one crease.  Small tears at tops and bottoms of folds.  Unable to find reference to this company in our library.  Est. $25-50
997.        General.  Frises Ranch. County unknown. Manuscript check to H. Leslie for $76 written through Rickey & Kirman, November 6th, 1876, signed by J. R. Wittington. We could find no info on any of the principals in Angel, Davis or Dandberg.  Possibly from the California side, but not in Gudde.  Est. $25-50

998.        General.  LCO, Inc.  Cert.#997.  Incorporated in Nevada.  Issued to Lloyd F. Gaines for 1000 shares in 1967.  Cancelled.  Printed signatures.  Vignette of spread-winged bald eagle.  Black and gold borders.  Printed by Goes.  8 1/2” x 11”.  Xf.  Est. $20-30

999.        General.  Nevada mining company correspondence and receipts, 17 pcs. These are mostly from the Comstock region, but include Austin and Tuscarora. Includes eleven different company stock assessment receipts (1878-1890) for the Justice, Crown Point, Ophir, Overman, Caledonia, Leeds, Independence (2 different), Goodman, Exchequer and Gould & Curry mining companies; 2 documents on the Manhattan SMC 1869, 1883; Calif. & Nevada Stage Co. 1896; Gold Hill Assay Office 1896; Hale & Norcross letter 1891; Edgerton mine supplies, 1888.  All vf. Est. 200-300

1000.      General.  Nevada State Map, 1944, reprinted from original 1922 map and data.  44 x 64.  Shows township, county and national forest boundaries, towns and railways.  Scale 1:500,000.  Very fine.  Est. $25-75

1001.      General.  Southwest Lumber Mills, Inc.  Cert.#712.  Incorporated in Nevada.  Issued to James G. McMary for 60 shares in 1935.  Cancelled by red cancellation across certificate.  Brown border, no vignette.  Printed by Goes.  8 1/2” x 11”.  Xf.  Est. $10-15

1001.5    General.  Telegram Collection, 1877-1916.  Lot of about 50 pcs.  The documents include cipher decoders and most involve the buying and selling of mining stock in Nevada.  About half are from the 1870’s.  Fine to very fine.  Est. $100-200

1002.      General.  Nevada or Colorado.  Wurtz Amalgamation Co.  Inc. in NY.  Cert#188, issued to Geo. G. Hastings for 50 shares in 1866.  Signed by pres. Jacob Goedel and pro-tem sec. Dave W. Teller.  Black border and print, fancy masthead, brown 25 cent revenue stamp adhered at left.  Datelined New York.  Printer –Wm. H. Arthur, NY.  Two folds.  Uncancelled.  XF.  10 x We were unable to find info on this company. About this time in 1866, many mining engineers were working diligently to find processing methods that worked for the Colorado mines, particularly at Black Hawk and Central City, where sulfide ores were problematic. My guess this company was for that purpose. A thorough scan of the Mining and Scientific press might yield more results. Est $150-300

HUMBOLDT

 

1003.      Humboldt.  Dyke.  Nevada Rainstorm GMC.  Cert.#255.  Incorporated in Nevada in 1908.  Issued to W.C. Newburn for 3000 shares in 1908.  Signed by president Geo. A. Lane and secretary Sam McKown.  Vignette of road leading to mining camp, flanked by two smaller vignettes of underground mining scenes.  Black print, gold border and seal.  Printed by Goes.  Florence and Boyd Basin were also known as the Dyke district in Humboldt County.  It is on the east slop of the Pine forest Range.  This company was based in Winnemucca, but had no record of production.  Another mine in the area was Homer Verne Mine.  George Lane was not a resident of Winnemucca for very long when this company was recorded, as he is not listed in the directories.  Florence never had a post office, and may have only lasted a few months.  Nonetheless, neither site is listed in Nevada Place Names.  (Ref: Tingley).  Est. $25-50

1004.      Humboldt.  First Mississippi Corp.  Specimen.  Specimen and holes punched through bottom.  Vignette of a woman in action, surrounded by energy symbol.  Blue border.  ABN Co., printers.  Vf.  Est. $10-25
1005.      Humboldt.  Hardin (Black Rock).  Chico G&SMC.  Cert.#76.  Incorporated in California 1867.  Issued in 1867 to H. Leslie for 10 share.  Vignette of miners cabin and mine.  Signed by president John Bidwell and secretary  AC Martin.  Black border on white paper.  5 x 9.  Extremely fine.  The Hardin District is located at Black Rock, and the district now has that name.  Hardin City was at the center of the district, but it did not last more than a year or so.  The Hardin District is not mentioned by Stretch 1866, White 1867-8, Browne or Lincoln.  John Bidwell was a California Pioneer, and settled at Bidwell, now Chico.  Bidwell worked for John Sutter, fought with him in the Mexican War in 1844, and later with Fremont.  He was with Sutter right after Marshall’s discovery, and found gold on the Feather River.  Bidwell was in politics, was a friend of the Indians, and was a source of political and economic stability for the region.  The Hardin District had a fair bit of prospecting in the 1860’s but it did not continue much longer.  Bidwell must have had great hope in Hardin, but any ore that may have been present was played out early.  (Ref: Tingley, Bancroft, Thrapp) Est. $400-600

1006.      Humboldt.  Humboldt.  Raymond’s Vacation Excursions Coupon for dinner at the Humboldt House, 1885.  This is a 2 x 4 ticket for a dinner at the Humboldt House offered by the Raymond Vacation Excursions printed in blue with a green background.  Printer - James S. Adams, Boston.  Ticket #87.  Extremely Rare.  Extremely fine.  Est. $25-50

1007.      Humboldt.  National.  National Leasing Co.  Cert#B4871.  Incorporated in Delaware in 1917.  Issued to G.G. Rice, the infamous stock swindler, for 100 shares in 1918.  Signed by Rice on the back.  Brown border, no vignette.  Due to his untimely imprisonment, National Leasing was not mentioned in Rice’s My Adventures With Your Money, the book he wrote while in lockup, before the company’s incorporation.  But by 1917, Rice was back in the saddle, and by 1920, had the cops hot on his tail once again.  But in spite of Rice’s shady business ventures, National remained an up and coming, high production mining camp, with $4 million in gold and silver between 1909 and 1940, mainly brought in by the National Mining Company.  By 1917, National Leasing company was obsolete, and all holdings were given to National MC.  Xf, small ink blotch at right.  6” x 9 1/2”.  Est. $10-25

1008.      Humboldt.  National.  Welchel Mines Co. Subscription Blank.  The front side has information for asubscriber to fill out in order to purchase stock.  There is a vignette of a bald eagle.  The other side says “Electrum” in red print above an illustration of a panner at water’s edge.  Blue border on yellow paper.  No printer noted.  11” x 8 1/2”.  The front of the information sheet indicates that at least their office was in National and they may have had their operations there as well.  Vf, small dark stains at the front right.  Est. $25-75

1009.      Humboldt.  Paradise Valley.  Paradise Valley Covers and Correspondence, 1928-1932.  Lot of 4 pcs.  All covers have their letters within.  One is dated from 1928, the others are from 1932.  Two have been torn at left edge from original opening of the letters.  The other two have small chips at corners.  Very fine.  Est. $25-75

1010.      Humboldt.  Potosi-Getchell.  Getchell Mine Inc.  Incorporated in Nevada 1936.  Issued Morton Levitch & Charlotte Levitch for 20 shares, cert #876, in 1949.  Signed by Noble Getchell vice president and T. Wilcox secretary.  No vignette.  Blue border and background with dark blue print.  Cancelled by hole punches of same.  Printer not noted.  8 x 11.  The district has been prospected since the 1880’s, but the first important discovery was made in 1933 and purchased shortly after by Noble Getchell.  His mine produced nearly $40 million in gold, arsenic and tungsten before 1970.  During the period 1939-1941, the Getchell mine was the leading gold producer in Nevada.  Between 1938 and 1963, the Potosi-Getchell district produced over 206,000 ounces of gold, 30,000 ounces of silver and nearly $30 million in tungsten.  Tear at left edge with adjacent small rip in certificate.  Several pin holes in upper left corner.  Very fine.  Est. $75-150

1011.      Humboldt.  Star.  Governor Bigler G&SMC.  Nevada Territorial.  Cert. #120.  Issued to J.M. Rychman for 25 shares in 1864.  Uncancelled.  Signed by president John Bigler and secretary J.A. Byers.  Vignette of Bigler at left.  Black print on crème paper.  Printed by Geo. H. Baker Lithography, S.F.  4” x 8 3/4”, xf. The Gov. Bigler was not listed by Stretch in his report of the Star District in 1865, published in 1866. There were other mines nearby with similar names, however, such as the Gov. Nye.  Bigler was a California ‘49er. He is credited with his wife and daughter as the first females to make it across the plains to California. He was elected to the California legislature in 1849. In 1852 he was elected California’s second governor, which office he held for two terms. He later became Minister to Chile. He returned to live in Sacramento as a lawyer. He was a proponent of the Pacific Railroad. [ref: Shuck, …Men of the Pacific…, 1869]  Est. $750-1250
1012.      Humboldt.  Winnemucca.  Bridge Street, Winnemucca Original Photopostcard. c.1907.  “Looking up Bridge Street  Winnemucca, Nev. 23A”  Several horse drawn wagons in view.  Snow on mountains in background.  Excellent condition.  Unused.  Est. $75-150

1013.      Humboldt.  Winnemucca.  Cowboy Covers, Correspondence & Ephemera, 1926-1930.  Lot of 6 pcs.  Three of the covers are from Hamley & Co, Manufacturers of Saddles and Cowboy Specialties, of Pendleton, Oregon, dated 1930.  At the left corner of the envelopes are color vignettes of cowboys riding horses.  One of the envelopes contains the original correspondence.  Two pieces are First National Bank covers from 1926 and 1928 that have advertisements for the Winnemucca Rodeo along the left edge.  Theses ads are in color with one in orange and the other in red.  The fifth piece is a business card for Tue Westerner, Everything for Horse and Rider, Harry Soulages, Reno, Nevada.  Vignette in green of a cowboy with a lariat.  The last piece is a check from the First National Bank of Winnemucca.  All very fine.  Est. $25-50

1014.      Humboldt.  Winnemucca.  E. Reinhart & Co, Shipping Tags, c. 1890.  Lot of 4 pieces.  One is a shipment tag from Mock Hill, Placer County to Reinhart.  The others are tags that Reinhart would attach to his product being shipped.  The Wells, Fargo tag is a bit rough with a piece missing at the upper left and lower right.  Fine to very fine.  Est. $50-100

1015.      Humboldt.  Winnemucca.  First National Bank of Winnemucca Documents, 1927-1932.  Lot of 6 pcs.  Four are checks with green paper, Livestock printed at left and 2.5 x 7.  One is dated 1927, the other three are from 1929.  There is a deposit book for Yvonne Siard that has but one entry for a deposit of $168.98 in 1932.  The book is in mint condition and is 2 x 4.  The last piece is a commemorative marking the first 45 years of bank.  The cover is blue with blue print and silver gilt.  At the time of publicatio George Wingfield was the president, 1931.  The seven pages offer historical highlights of the bank.  For example, the bank was held up for a loss of $40,000 by the notorious Butch Cassidy crowd and successful eluded capture or prosecution for this crime.  The commemorative is in extremely fine condition with a small water stain on front cover at bottom center edge.  Est. $50-75

1016.      Humboldt.  Winnemucca.  Humboldt County Hunting Licenses, 1928 & 1940.  Lot of 3 pcs.  There are two hunting licenses purchased by Rene Amah, 1928 and 1940.  Included is the unused deer tag for the 1940 license.  He early didn’t go hunting or he didn’t get his deer.  The deer tag is green, no 3114, and indicates that it was purchased from Reinharts, Inc.  Very fine.  Est. $25-50

1017.      Humboldt.  Winnemucca.  Mad Motha Mine Gold Specimen.  Thumbnail mount of a spectacular gold seam within calcite.  The calcite formed in an open space as small spars grew upward with vugs (space) between.  The gold must have been mobile when the calcite was liquid to form in the manner that it has.  Est. $75-150

1018.      Humboldt.  Winnemucca.  Silver State Chemical Co.  Cert. #158.  Incorporated in Nevada in 1920.  Issued to Mrs. J.R. Nelson for 10 shares in 1921.  Signed by president W.P. Stephenson and W.H. Zimmerman.  Vignette of train ore cars departing from mill, with mining camp in background.  Brown border, gilt seal.  Printed by Goes.  5 1/2” x 9 3/4”.  The company was virtually succeeded by the Humboldt Ore Reduction Co. by 1924, which was dead by 1949.  The company treated ore of all kinds, by operation of electrically-driven machinery.  It is unknown if the former company, Silver State Chemical, employed a different means of work.  They may have possibly provided mining companies with chemicals.  (Ref: Weed, 1925, p.1372).  Est. $25-50

1019.      Humboldt/Lander.  Battle Mountain.  Battle Mountain open pit gold mine Framed Photograph, circa 1960.  Black frame, 21 x 17 (including frame).  This photograph was part of the John Schilling collection.  Framed by Brudidge’s Custom Picture Framing, Reno, NV.  Est. $75-150

LANDER

 

1020.      Lander.  Austin.  Manhattan SMC Tax Receipts, 1876.  Lot of 4 pcs.  The tax is paid based on the amount of ore extracted.  The mines listed are the Manhattan, Whitlatch and Graycroft Incline.  All signed by S. Duncan, Assessor and Ex-Officio Mining Tax Collector.  4 x 7.5.  The four pieces are glued together at upper left corner.  All trimmed tight at left.  Very fine.  Est. $25-50
1021.      Lander.  Battle Mountain(?).  Mayer-Reber Mining, Leasing and Development Co.  Cert #14.  Incorporated in Nevada in 1909.  Issued to C.H. May for 1000 shares in 1909.  Uncancelled.  Signed by president G.W. Abel and secretary Frank L Reber.  Vignette of three men in tunnel examining ore, with ore cars in background.  Brown border.  Printed by Reno Printing.  8 1/2” x 10 1/4”.  Vf, four small tears at top and bottom edges.”  This company probably leased mining claims near Battle Mountain with the intent of developing ore and selling the lease or property.  Est. $50-*100

1022.      Lander.  Battle Mountain.  Nevada Mining Press, April 27, 1923 newspaper. Folds, generally very fine. Key article is on the Betty O’Neal mine, with picture of famous Nevada Mining Engineer Noble Getchell, discoverer of the Getchell mine. 4pp newspaper only published for a few years. Discusses many of the most active mines in Nevada.  Est. $25-75

1023.      Lander.  Bullion.  Tenabo Mining & Smelting Co.  Cert.#4250.  Incorporated in Nevada in 1908.  Issued to William Bloom for 1000 shares in 1910.  Signed by president Ferry and secretary John Janney.  Green border, no vignette.  Printed by Utah Litho Co.  Uncancelled.  The Tenabo was a copper mining company in possession of the Little Gem and other mining companies, with revenues less than $200,000.  (Ref: Copper Hndbk 1916, P.1092.).  9” x 12”.  Vf.  Est. $25-75

1024.      Lander.  Jackson.  Gold Park Consolidated Mines.  Inc. in Terr. Of AZ, 1903.  Cert. #68, issued to Geo. Christian for 200 shares in 1905.  Signed by pres. W.E. Winner and sec. J.E. Scweig.  Vignette at top left of miners working underground.  Six small vignettes of miners incorporated into border design.  Black border, gilt seal and safety print.  Printer – Goes.  11 x 8.  Uncancelled.  The seal has a gold bar in it.  Gold Park is in a beautiful wild rose lined canyon with meadows full of wild iris. The district dates back to the 1870’s when a small mining camp was there. It died fairly quickly, having a typical rebirth after 1900. A nice mill was built just after 1900 which operated for several years. Unfortunately, Couch & Carpenter missed the district when they wrote the production summary of the state in 1943. I spent two seasons working in the mines in that district, and have been in every mine there and can easily assure you that there are very large stopes quietly testifying of real production.-fh. This certificate is completely torn along the two folds, and there is tape residue along the left fold. We did not repair it, but would do so upon request at no cost.  Rare. Est $25-50

1025.      Lander.  Kimberly.  Kimberly Cons. MC.  Cert.#1071.  Incorporated in South Dakota in 1910.  Issued to Francis Murphy Brooks for 1000 shares in 1911.  Uncancelled.  Signed by president Frank Le Ban and secretary E. Ross Carnes.  Orange border, no vignette.  8 1/2” x 12”.  No printer noted.  Vf.  The Kimberly district later became known as Hilltop. This company was formed right after the initial boom of 1908, eventually producing over $160,000 from 1913-1919. This certificate has sometimes been attributed to the other Kimberly at White Pine, a copper district. It is not. This is the rare Lander site. [C&C, Lincoln) Est. $50-100

1026.      Lander.  Lewis.  Eagle Silver MC.  Cert#385.  Incorporated in NY in 1881.  Issued to John D. Hall for 100 shares in 1881.  Cancelled by hole punch at bottom and cancellation stamps at left.  Signed by president R. P. Lincoln and asst.-secretary Thomas L. Carpenter.  Vignette of a spread-winged bald eagle perched atop a stars and stripes shield, with farming and ship at sea in background.  Black border on crème paper.  Printed by ABN Co.  vf, small ink spot at bottom margin, and small stain at top margin.  The Lewis district is in northern Lander County.  Burchard noted in 1882 that the district had suffered for two years from stock manipulation without caring about production, and it had crippled the district.  The Starr Grove, Eagle, and Highland Chief were the three key mines in the district at the time, and were in production when this certificate was issued. (Burchard 1882).  7 1/4” x 10 3/4”.  Est. $100-200

1027.      Lander.  Lewis.  Starr-Grove SMC.  Inc. in NY, 1880.  Cert #999, issued to A.W. Hodge for 100 shares in 1881.  Signed by pres. Wm.S. Clark and sec. John R. Nottwell.  Vignette at top of a robed woman holding a shield with a landscape scene on it in on hand and a staff in the other, bald eagle at her side.  Small dog’s head vignette at bottom with the word “fidelity” on a banner beneath it.  Black border and print with embossed seal.  “Lewis District, Lander Co., Nevada” printed on certificate.  Datelined New York.  Printer – ABN.  Two folds.  Uncancelled.  Very fine.  In 1883, the businesses and mining in the Lewis district were reportedly “very dull” and many mines were idle.  (Ref: Burchard, 1883, p531.)  Scarce. Very Attractive. Est. $200-300
1028.      Lander.  Marie Muller G&SMC.  Nevada Territorial.  Cert. #38.  Incorporated in 1863.  Issued to T. Monroe for 10 shares in 1863, uncancelled.  Signed by president S. D. Wolfe and secretary William T. Stanford.  20¢ Exchange stamp at left (5cent stamp missing).  Vignette of female allegorical figure, seated, hold sledgehammer.  Small vignette of dog guarding safe at bottom center.  Black print on crème paper.  Kenny & Alexander, Stationers, printers (SF).  5 1/2” x 9 1/4”, vf, some dark tones at top and bottom edges. Datelined San Francisco. This is the first cert we have had from Kenny & Alexander, printer, who in the printing business in San Francisco only a short while. None of the principals here are listed in contemporary San Francisco or Nevada Territory directories, including Austin. The Marie Muller was not among the producing mines of Lander. William Stanford is probably one of Leland Stanford’s brothers. He had 6 brothers, none of whom were named by Bancroft, but Bancroft stated that all of his brothers were engaged in mining.  “Five of his brothers had arrived on the banks of the Sacramento, and were successfully engaged in mining and trade…” They “were anxious that Leland should join them,” stated Oscar Shuck in his Representative and Leading Men of the Pacific, 1869. Crisp. Est. $600-1000

1029.      Lander.  Mineral Hill.  Mineral Hill Mining Co Assay Reports from the San Francisco Assaying & Refining Works, 1870-71.  Lot of 6 pcs.  Assay reports for are from the Live Yankee and the Giant mines owned by the London based Mineral Hill MC located at Mineral Hill, Lander County.  The sheets show a variety of samples from various mine run samples to mill samples.  In 1872, the County Assessor reported the Live Yankee as producing , during the third quarter of 1871, 19 tons of ore yielding $323.  The mine was in a mineralized ore zone 300 feet wide containing base metals and silver bearing galena.  The Live Yankee and the Giant were adjacent properties.  Wells, Fargo reported shipping $701,000 in bullion from the district in 1871.  (Raymond, 1872, p. 180).  All are signed by John Hewston, Jr., Chemist & Supt.  Very fine.  Est. $150-300

1030.      Lander.  Peerless MC.  Inc. in NY.  Cert. #14, issued to Joseph H. McChesney for 200 shares in 1869.  Signed by pres. Gilbert Comstock and sec. Wm. J. Caumon (?).  Vignette at top left of bald eagle.  Black border and print.  Datelined New York.  Printer – A.B. Cochran, NY.  11 x 7.  Uncancelled.  Two tears at left edge, one repaired on reverse.  Several folds, about 10 pinholes on left side.  Very fine.  The Peerless was in the Amador district in the Reese River region, but only apparently active in 1869, the year this cert was issued.  The manager was Wm Lipp. Gilbert Comstock, the president, was of no known relation to H. T. P. Comstock, one of the early men on the Comstock lode and its namesake. [ref: Raymond, 1870] Very rare and mint. Est $400-600

1031.      Lander.  Piety Hill Gold & Silver Mining Co., 1882.  Letterhead datelined from State of New York, City of Troy, County of Rensselaur.  The manuscript letter indicates that on April 20, 1882, new directors were elected by popular vote.  The letter is written by the inspectors who verified the election.  The new elected officers are listed at the bottom of the sheet with their total vote count.  6.5 x 9.  Fold creases.  Very fine.  Est. $25-50

1032.      Lander.  Reese River.  Clyde Ledge.  Butte G&SMC.  Nevada Territorial.  Cert. #18.  Incorporated in California, 1863.  Issued to A.K. (or R) Stearns for 10 shares in 1863. Uncancelled.  Signed by president I.W. Felt and secretary Jas. S. Pond.  Fancy black type on crème paper.  Printed by Kenny & Alexander, Stationers, S.F.  25 ¢ Power of Attorney stamp at left  4” x 9”, xf. Rare. The Butte and Clyde are not among the producing mines listed by Holabird, 2000. The Company did not have an office in Austin in 1863. Felt was a salesman for Helbing, Greenebaum & Co. in SF.  James Pond was a bartender at the Bank Exchange Saloon in SF in 1862. Felt was a bookkeeper for Haynes & Lawton in SF. Stearns is not listed in SF or Nevada directories of the period, leading one to think this may be Abel Stearns of Los Angeles Fame. We were unable to find his middle initial. Stearns shipped the first California gold to the Philadelphia mint in 1844, several years before the gold rush began. He was one of the largEst. land holders in the Los Angeles region, but went broke. [ref: SF directories, 1862, 1865; NT directories 1862, 1863, Nadeau-City Makers; Los Angeles and Its Environs by the Historical Record Co, 1915] Est. $600-1000

1033.      Lander.  Reese River.  Erie Gold & Silver Mining Co.  Incorporated in 1863.  Lot of 2.  Unissued.  Vignette at top center of an Indian with a rifle overlooking a ledge.  Smaller vignette at left of crude miner with pick.  Black border and print with light brown safety print.  Printer - Towne & Bacon, SF.  Location, Hooker Ledge, Austin, Lander Co., N. T. printed on certificate.  The Erie is not a listed mine from the 1863 period.  It may have been a prospect that eventually sold out to the Manhattan SMC (Browne, Ross).  Extremely fine.  Est. $75-150
1034.      Lander.  Reese River.  Lander Silver Ledge Co.  Inc in 1863.  Issued to Mitchell & Adams for 20 shares, cert #34, in 1863.  Signed by Rob Mitchell president and Wm. W. Knight secretary.  Small vignette of a woman with a torn shirt with exposed breasts.  Black border.  Uncancelled.  Printer - Britton & Rey, SF.  4 x 9.  Reese River Mining Distr., Lander Coutny, N.T. printed on certificate.  William Knight was a professional mining secretary in San Francisco. Robert Mitchell was a partner in the wholesale wine & liquor business with an outlet in Virginia City. The Lander SLC was not one of the active companies listed in our research of Lander companies published in Filer III.  Est. $400-800

1035.      Lander.  Reese River.  Mills, Post & White Consolidated  SMC.  Cert.#16.  Incorporated 1863 in Nevada Territory, issued 1863 to N. J. Kingman for 22 shares  Signed by A.A. Simmonds as president and Geo. May as secretary.  5 x 11, green background with the company name as green underprint, printed by the Territorial Enterprise in Virginia City.  Simmonds may have been an Austin resident.  Davis went on to become Nevada Surveyor General.  There is no record of the company in Browne or Abbe.  (Ref: Lingenfelter & Gash, Kelley).  Xf.  Est. $400-500

1036.      Lander.  Reese River.  Nevada Central Railroad.  Incorporated in Nevada.  Unissued, 188x.  Vignette of steam train with steer and calf running from tracks with factory in background.  Green border, print and vignette.  Unsigned.  Printer - Bank Note Co, NY.  8 x 11.  Stub attached.  This company was a reorganization of the Nevada Central Railway Co which had its beginnings in Austin in 1880. They defaulted on some loans in 1885 and went into receivership.  The original founder, Anson Stokes (Stokes Castle) took over the new company in 1888.  The company owed its success to Stokes, who saw the need for important changes in the way Austin did their rail and mining business.  Stokes ran a tunnel 6000 feet underground under Lander Hill for exploration.  He also formed the Austin Mining Co. to mine ores. In 1897, Stokes built the Stokes castle just outside the Austin town limits for his son, a recent graduate of Columbia with a medical degree.  Tasker Oddie, later governor of Nevada, found that one of Stokes’ employees had embezzled $300,000. It stopped the Railroad dead for awhile.  Myrick, in Railroads of Nevada has a great story on this rail line. Very rare in any form.  Foxing along edges.  Very fine.  Est. $300-600

1037.      Lander.  Reese River.  Reese River Flouring Mill Co.  Incorporated in 1883.  Unissued.  Vignette of a woman carrying wheat stalks on her head.  Small vignette of wheat products at left.  Black border on yellow paper.  No printer noted.  5 1/4” x 10 1/2”.  Xf.  The great thing about this company is its location at Ledlie on the Nevada central railway, down at the foot of the canyon.  It was a flour mill instead of a silver mill. Est. $25-50

1038.      Lander.  Reese River.  Toiyabe Silver Mining Co., Copy of a Patent, 1866.  This is the legal papers of a patent on the Belle and Audubon lodes, located in the Reese River district, Lander County.  Includes an original pen and ink colorized claim locator map.  Typewritten on legal size onion-skin paper, 5 pages.  Extremely fine.  Est. $75-150

LINCOLN

 

1039.      Lincoln(?)  Nevada Anaconda MC.  Cert.#57.  Incorporated in Utah.  Issued to Allen M. Fleming for 1000 shares (no issue date).  Uncancelled.  Signed by vice-president W. Young and secretary D.C. Holcomb.  Vignette of miner holding pick at left.  Black border.  Printed by Goes.  8” x 10 1/2”.  Xf, folds.  We  found no data on this company, but it came with a batch of Lincoln county stocks.. Est. $25-50

1040.      Lincoln.  Alps Silver MC Letterhead, 1878.  Datelined San Francisco, March 30th, 1878.  T he Alps was a large silver producer in Lincoln County.  10” x 8.  vf.  Was a big silver producer in Lincoln County.  Est. $20-40

1041.      Lincoln.  Bristol Range (?)  Bristol Copper MC.  Cert.#726.  Incorporated in Wyoming.  Issued to H.H. Powers for 100 shares in 1901.  Signed by president Wm. Gelder and secretary M.E. Buffington.  Vignette of two tunnels in underground mining scene.  Orange border.  No printer noted.  5 cent document stamp in upper right.  7” x 11”.  Xf, folds.  “Mines Located in Lincoln County, Nevada” printed on certificate below masthead.  The Bristol Range is in north-central Lincoln county.  (Ref: NBM Bulletin 73, 1970, p91)  Est. $25-75
1042.      Lincoln.  Caliente.  Lincoln County Bank Account Book, Caliente, Nevada, for Chas. King.  Leather binding, 3 x 6.  J. B. Kine Co, Makers of the book.  No entries are made.  There appears to be a child’s handwriting on the front cover.  Very fine.  Est. $25-50

1043.      Lincoln.  Comet.  Lyndon Mines Co.  Inc. in AZ, 1907.  Cert.#192, issued to M.M. Mays for 500 shares in 1908.  Signed by pres. F.A. Morley and sec. J.H. Cardy.  Vignette at top of bald eagle with stars-and-stripes shield.  Black border and print.  “Mines at Comes District, Lincoln County, Nevada”  Datelined Los Angeles.  9 3/4 x 7 3/4.  Uncancelled.  XF.  The company owned 9 claims in the Comet district, nine miles west of Pioche, showing ore assaying up to 8% copper, 15% lead, 70 oz. Silver and $5 to $50 gold per ton.  Occasional sphalerite running up to 200 oz. Silver and 1 oz. Gold per ton.  Presumably idle.  Listed as a dead company in Mines Hdbk, 1916.  (Ref: Copper Hdbk,1910-11, p1099) Est. $50-100

1044.      Lincoln.  County Certificate, unofficially issued to Chas. Culverwell.  Cancelled.  This would be approved money by the Lincoln County Commissioners.  Vignette of three miners in an underground mining scene.  Green border.  Printed by Carlisle.  Xf.  3 3/4” x 8”.  Est. $25-50

1045.      Lincoln.  Groom.  Bank of Pioche, Inc.  Set of 3 checks from the Groom Southend MC.  Bank of Pioche logo on each.  All unused.  3” x 9”.  Xf.  Est. $20-40

1046.      Lincoln.  Groom.  Groom Southend MC.  Cert#122.  Incorporated in Nevada in 1910.  Issued to Isabel Osborne for 20,000 shares in 1916.  Uncancelled.  Signed by president Wm. Armstrong and secretary Osborne.  Vignette of three men working drill in underground mining scene.  Green border.  No printer noted.  The Groom district was founded in the 1860’s, acquired by Osborne, a Pioche attorney, in the 1870’s.  He worked the property for several years, but it eventually died out.  But after 1900, the property was resurrected and eventually produced about $1 million in silver and other metals.  Located within the Nevada Test Site, the land is still privately owned.  (Ref: Holabird, Tschanz & Pampeyan).  8 1/2” x 10 3/4”.  Vf, 1 1/2” rip at bottom edge.  Est. $75-150

1047.      Lincoln.  Highland.  Mendha-Nevada MC Letterhead, c.1916.  Addressed to Mr. Shearman regarding 1000 shares of stock on stock no.’s 71 & 72..  11” x 8 1/2”.  Vf, four rips, each at edge of crease.  Est. $10-20

1048.      Lincoln.  Highland.  Mendha-Nevada MC.  Cert.#72.  Incorporated in Utah.  Issued to Hans Olson for 1000 shares in 1907.  Uncanceelled.  Singed by president T.J. Osborne and secretary J.L. Peikes.  Vignette of spread-winged bald eagle atop a dome.  Black border and gilt seal.  Goes, printers.  Most collectors know the Olson name by his rare saloon token.  A big producer in Lincoln County, the Mendha mine was only recorded as having produced $150,000 in C&C, which probably didn’t include what was taken out of the underground stopes.  Historically, they reported more than $1 million from 1891 alone.  (Ref:C&C, Tschanz & Pampeyan).  8 1/4” x 11”.  Xf, creases where folded.  Est. $25-50

1049.      Lincoln.  Highland.  Merchants Bank Letterhead, 1916.  Datelined Nov. 17,1916.  Addressed to T.J. Osborne, of Mendha-Nevada MC regarding the stock addressed in the Mendha-Nevada MC letterhead described in the lot above.  Certificate No.’s 71 & 72.  11” x 8 1/2”.  Vf.  Est. $10-20

1050.      Lincoln.  Pahranagat.  Charles Love Ranch Photograph, 1911.  The photo is 6 x 8 mounted on cardboard backing.  The reverse has hand written “Charles Love his wife and daughter Alta upper ranch Pranicat Valley Nevada”.  Pranicat is an attempt to spell the difficult word Pahranagat.  Several small punches at the lower edge from an unknown item.  Photo is slightly washed out.  Fine.  Est. $50-150
1051.      Lincoln.  Pioche (Ely).  Silgoled MC of Nevada.  Cert#73.  Incorporated in Nevada in 1916.  Issued to E.W. Cooper for 5000 shares in 1917.  Uncancelled.  Signed by president John W. Hamilton.  Vignette of a bald eagle perched atop a stars and stripes shield.  Black border, and green underprint and seal.  Printed by Goes.  8 1/4” x 10 3/4”.  Vf, staple mark in upper left corner.  In control of the Ely Valley group, the Silgoled consisted of 9 patented claims.  Around 1919, management anticipated over 3,000 tons in ore reserves, with a planned 350’ core-drill in the same year.  (Weed, 1920, pp.1103-04).  Est. $25-75

1052.      Lincoln.  Pioche(?).  Nevada Silver Horn MC.  Cert.#2748.  Incorporated in Nevada 1920.  Issued in 1921 to C.F. Wittenberg for 1000 shares.  Signed by president F.A. Rumhauer.  Orange seal and underprint, black border, printed by HFL Co., eagle vignette.  Office at Pioche.  We found no information on this company.  Tears along folds.  Fine.  Est. $25-50

1053.      Lincoln.  Pioche.  Bank Book of T. J. Osborne client of W. E. Griffin, Banker and agent of Wells, Fargo & Co.  Entries are dated ranging from 1883-1887.  All entries are handwritten in pencil and black and red ink on lined ivory paper.  The cover is tanned leather.  Slight bending of the leather on reverse bottom edge.  Extremely fine to Mint.  Est. $75-150

1054.      Lincoln.  Pioche.  Bank of Pioche Account Book, 1917.  Leather bound, 3 x 7, with 3 pages of entries.  This deposit book belonged to the Culverwell Bros Co and had a balance of $159 in the beginning of 1918.  Extremely fine.  Est. $25-75

1055.      Lincoln.  Pioche.  James Morgan Check to Wells, Fargo, 1874.  Wells Fargo & Co logo at left edge.  4 x 7.  Signed at bottom right by W. S. Tobler.  Trimmed tight along left edge.  Fold creases.  Very fine.  Est. $75-150

1056.      Lincoln.  Pioche.  Meadow Valley Mining Co & Floral Springs Water Co., Manuscript Letter, 1875.  Letter is written to the Lincoln County Commissioners disputing the ownership of a spring located in the ‘Fenn of Pioche’.  Signed by Wm. W. Sablock, President Floral Springs Water Co and J. R. Elam.  Two pages.  Fold creases.  Minor foxing along top edges.  Very fine.  Est. $75-150

1057.      Lincoln.  Pioche.  Pioche Last Chance MC.  Stock application #176 and pending issuance receipt.  Both unissued.  Red and black print on pink paper.  Some foxing around edges, but otherwise very fine.  3 1/4” x 9”.  Est. $15-30

 

1058.      Lincoln.  Pioche.  Pioche Mines Co.  Cert#2899.  Incorporated in Nevada in 1927 (?).  Issued to Towson E. Smith for 1900 shares in 1927.  Cancelled.  Signed by president John Janney and secretary C. R. Peorsoll.  Orange border, no vignette.  Security Bank Note Co., printers.  8 1/2” x 11 1/4”.  Vf, two tears at top edge, rest of edges are a bit rough.  Eventually succeeded by the Pioche Mines Cons., Inc. in 1928, the Pioche MC had gold, silver and lead carrying ore.  See Pioche Mines Cons., Inc. lot for further story.  (Ref: Weed, 1924, p. 1453; Rand, Sturgis, 1931, p. 1568).  Est. $25-75

1059.      Lincoln.  Pioche.  Pioche Mines Cons., Inc.  Cert#810.  Incorporated in Nevada in 1928.  Issued to Thomas A. Clayton for 100 shares in 1929. Cancelled by hole punches along bottom.  Signed by president John Janney and secretary W.W. Grufy.  Vignette of a spread-winged bald eagle atop a peak.  Blue border.  ABN Co., printers.  8” x 11 3/4”.  Vf, hole punches and creases where folded.  Was the successor to the Pioche MC, on ground which was formerly operated by the non-operational Raymond Ely and Yuba Leasing and Development companies, ground which the Pioche Mines Cons. eventually in inherited.  By 1931, seven mines had developed over a 5 mile property.  (Ref: Rand, Sturgis, 1931, p.1568).  Est. $25-75

1060.      Lincoln.  Pioche.  Promissory note to the Bank of Pioche, promising to pay the amount of $122.00.  Datelined Pioche, NV., Dec. 16,1912.  Issued to and signed by Chas. Culverwell.  Vf.  3 1/5” x 7 1/2”.  Est. $20-40

1061.      Lincoln.  Pioche.  Sales Contract & Receipt for International Manufacturing Co. for 250 shares in stock.  Datelined Pioche, Nev. Dec.16, 1912.  No.229.  Issued to  and signed by F. Spencer Jr.  Vf, creases where folded.  3 3/4” x 7”.  Est. $25-50
1062.      Lincoln.  Pioche.  Virginia Louise MC.  Cert.#1417.  Incorporated in Nevada.  Issued to David Friedman for 1000 in 1934.  Uncancelled.  Signed by Naismith as secretary and Albert Kurriss as vice-president.  Vignette of spread-winged bald eagle atop a globe.  Orange border.  Printed by Goes.  8 1/2” x 11”.  This mine was located next to the famous Prince Mine, and had an output of nearly $1 million in silver.  Vf, ink smudge at bottom edge.  Est. $25-50

1063.      Lincoln.  Pioche.  Wells, Fargo & Co Check, 1884.  From W. E. Griffith who was the Wells, Fargo Agent and a banker in Pioche.  We sold the deed to Griffith’s building in one of our Filer sales, (2000).  Green print.  3 x 7.  Printer - B. D. Bacon, NY.  Extremely fine.  Est. $50-100

1064.      Lincoln.  Pioche.  Wells, Fargo & Co Stock Purchase Receipt, 1887.  Receipt for the purchase of 25 shares in the Northbeach & Mission RR at $84.00 per share.  The commission is 25% per share or $6.25, plus a $3.10 fee.  The total bill is of $2,109.35.  Signed by Andrew Baird.  Includes the envelope that the bill was mailed in to Osborne in Pioche with postmark.  Very fine.  Est. $50-100

1065.      Lincoln.  Tem Piute.  Wyandotte Silver MC stock certificate and accompanying picture book.  Cert.#50.  Incorporated in 1878.  Issued to E.C. Knight for 6750 shares.  The date was never filled in , presumably issued after incorporation date.  Signed by vice-president Thomas Cochran and secretary F.A. Pullinger.  Black border on yellow paper, no printer noted.  Wyandotte is featured in Brushwork Diary: Watercolors of Early Nevada, text and compilation by Michael J. Brodhead and James C. McCormick, with artwork by Walter S. Long.  Located in the Tem Piute Mining District of Lincoln County, the Wyandotte was a small producing mine, with a mere $720 in production recorded in Burchard in 1882.  Perhaps, though, the charm is caught in Long’s water color renderings.  Highlighted in his collection of paintings is a map of the mine and works, windlass, various shafts and a blacksmith shop.  All of these paintings capture the feel of “the mine” and “mining town” of the 19th century, recreating a landscape many artists of the 19th century would have loathed to attempt.  Full Color dust jacket, featuring a sample of the artwork, “Rescue Hose House”.  118 pp.  Both xf.  Est. $25-75

LYON

 

1066.      Lyon.  Blue Sulphur Spring.  Robinson MC.  Nevada Territorial.  Cert. #21.  Incorporated in Jan., 1864.  Issued to Rich Ross for 25 shares in 1864, uncancelled.  Signed by F. Tilford as president and W.W. Rice.  Black print on crème paper.  Commercial Print, printers.  25¢ Power of Attorney stamp at left.  5 1/4” x 9 1/2”, vf, edges a tiny bit rough. The Blue Sulphur Springs district is not listed in Stretch or Lincoln, or any other references we located, including the 1862 and 1863 Territorial directories. Their office was in Virginia City.  We were also unable to find a Robinson mine or sulphur spring in Lyon County. My tendency is to suspect the Palmyra area, but I have no proof. Often a group of miners would stake a batch of claims and call it their own district, usually with 15 or more claims comprising the district. The name may not have stuck, as the lack of specific reference material might indicate.  W. Price lived at the Virginia Hotel in VC, as did Rich Ross, a probable drinking buddy. Tilford was not a resident of the Virginia City area in 1863, but was an attorney in San Francisco. He was also a collections agent, thus was probably adept at getting money for his prospecting enterprise. Rare. Est. $600-1000

1067.      Lyon.  Carson River(?)  Carson River Placer Mining & Dredging Co.  Cert.#2859.  Incorporated in West Virginia in 1890.  Issued to Charles T. Falls for 20 shares in 1895.  Signed by president Peter Tomster and treasurer P. Haslteau.  Navy blue border, no vignette.  7” x 11 1/4”.  Vf, folded.  There is no organized district for this stock. Many of the important mills for the Comstock were on the Carson River between Gold Canyon and Empire.  Since their erection, the mills processed millions of tons of ore. But some of the gold and silver would escape in the tails, which were also mined and reprocessed. This company was one such company that went after the tailings. Rare. Est. $150-250

1068.      Lyon.  Carson River.  U-Nev-Ida Gold.  Cert.#C2096.  Incorporated in Delaware in 1917.  Issued to Edward F. Cragin for 100 shares in 1917.  Uncancelled.  Signed by president A.B. Lewis and secretary W. Kalslow.  Vignette of the “three states of gold”.  Green border.  Printed by NY Bank Note Co.  When former directors of the company formed the Comstock Lode Recovery Corp., U-Nev-Ida Gold went into litigation regarding the unethical attempts to sway land owners’ loyalty from U-Nev-Ida Gold to their new corporation.  One could see the potential problems that must have arose, as the company controlled much of the Carson River, where from gold recovery was proposed.  7 3/4” x 11”.  Est. $25-75
1069.      Lyon.  Dayton.  Rae Consolidated Gold Dredging Co.  Cert.#70.  Incorporated in Nevada in 1914.  Unissued, unsigned.  Vignette of a torch.  Brown border, printed by Goes.  This was a dredging operation. 8 1/4” x 12.  Xf.  Est. $15-25

1070.      Lyon.  Dayton.  Wells Fargo & Co’s/ Express/ Dayton, Nev. Wax sealer.  Appears to be walnut handle with brass debossed sealer used to mark red wax seals on envelopes and packages.  These wax seals acted as an important part of a chain of custody, since the package could not be entered without breaking the seal.  These are very rare and desirable.  4” tall, 1.25” diameter.  Probably dates from the 1870-1890 period.  Est. $750-1200

1071.      Lyon.  Devil’s Gate.  Avalanche Gold & Silver Mining Co. Lot of 2 pcs.  Incorporated in 1874.  Unissued, 187x.  Both signed by S. D. Brown president.  Vignette of steam train at upper right, vignette of a woman with bouquet.  Black border.  Location, Devil’s Gate District, Lyon County, Nevada printed on certificates.  Datelined Carson City, Nev.  Printer - Winterburn & Co’s Print.  5 x 10.  Stubs attached.  Not in Raymond, nor is it a patented claim shown in Becker.  Probably only a prospect.  Extremely fine.  Est. $50-100

1072.     Lyon.  Fallon.  Palace Club, Fallon, NV, tag key.  Circa 1939.  “Jerry & Riley’s/ Palace Club/ Fallon, Nev./ “The Winner’s Club”//If Found Drop In/ Mail Box/ 8796/ Postage Guaranteed.  The Palace Club was built by William Chapman Ralston.  There’s an ingot in this sale from the Palace Club, 1876.  Oval key tag, with hole for suspension at left.  Br, 31mm, vf, some dark spotting throughout.  Est. $50-150

1073.    yon.  Ludwig.  Nevada-Douglas Copper Co.  Cert.#A2298.  Incorporated in Utah in 1906.  Issued to William A. Combs for 50 shares in 1911.  Uncancelled.  Signed by president A.J. Orem and secretary W.V. Rice.  Brown border and gilt seal.  No vignette.  8” x 11 3/4”.  Printed by Utah Litho Co.  vf.  The company controlled a total of 30 claims, over 550 acres, including former holdings of the Ludwig Ocpper MC, the Douglas Copper MC, which succeeded the Douglas Mining & Smelting Co.  Current holdings, as of 1912-13 included the old Douglas Mine, the Amalgamated group, on which very little development had occurred, the Casting Copper mine and the Ludwig mine, most recently inducted into the company’s holdings.  In addition to containing high grade copper ore, the Ludwig also contained a large deposit of gypsum, which proved to be of high commercial value, being mined at a rate of 50 tons per day in 1913.  Total production averaged about 331 tons per day, 4.25% copper, which by 1913 had increased to over 6% fine copper ore.  (Copper Handbook, 1912-13, pp.633-38).  Est. $25-75

1074.      Lyon.  Mason Valley.  Mason Valley Telephone & Telegraph Co.  Cert.#152.  Incorporated in Nevada in 1913.  Unissued, uncancelled.  Vignette of phone lines lining the edge of a waterfall and river.  Black border with gilt underprint and seal.  Printed by Goes.  8 1/4” x 10 1/2”.  Xf.  In 1857 Mason Valley was settled and formed by rancher Henry “Hock” Mason, who ran cattle in the Charleston area.  (Ref: Carlson, 1974, p.164).  Est. $20-40

1075.      Lyon.  Minden.  Windmill Brand Milk Bottle & Silver State Seltzer Bottle.  Lot of 3 pcs.  The one quart milk bottle has red silkscreen of “Windmill Brand, Dairy Products, Manufactured by Minden Butter Manufacturing Co., Minden, Nevada” with pic of a Dutch boy and girl in front of a windmill on both front and reverse sides.  The seltzer is a 32 oz with green silkscreen of “Silver State Reno, Net Contents over 32 oz” with pic of the outline of the State of Nevada with a dot where Reno would be.  Top is excellent condition.  An unlabed one quart milk bottle is included.  All very fine.  Est. $50-100

1076.      Lyon.  Mound House.  Carson & Colorado Railroad, Corrections Sheets, 1897-99.  Lot of 3 pcs.  Corrections sheets for freight originating in Mound House.  Very fine.  Est. $50-100

1077.      Lyon.  Mound House.  Southern Pacific Railroad Documents, 1898-1905.  Referenced in these 6 documents are the C & C RR, V & T RR, Southern Pacific and Bishop, CA.  All are in very fine condition.  Est. $75-150
1078.      Lyon.  Mound House.  Virginia & Truckee RR Telegraphic Accident Report, 1905.  The report is a pre-printed questionnaire that is meant to be filled out by the conductors and immediately telegraphed to the main office.  In this case, a car jumped the track at Mound House due to a defective frog.  The aftermath is minor with the situation repaired within one hour.  There were 15 railroad ties broken though.  The report is signed by W. J. Box.  Slight foxing along folds.  Very fine.  Rare.  Est. $100-150

1079.      Lyon.  Palmyra.  Como MC.  Cert.#10344.  Incorporated in Nevada in 1929.  Issued to C. Carroll Seward for 100 shares in 1936.  Uncancelled.  Printed signatures.  Green border and underprint, no vignette.  Printed by Republic Bank Note Co.  vf.  8” x 11 /4”.  Company bought four claims from the Mount Lincoln Mines Co.  Controls claims, including the Lucky Sunday MC, North Rapidian and others.  The parent company, St. Joe Cons. Mines Corp., was partially consisted of the Haywood Group, 9 patented claims  which stretch into the Silver City District, Storey Co.  Est. $50-100

1080.      Lyon.  Pine Grove.  Pine Grove Ore Bag, Mrs. J.W.W./Pine Grove light burlap, originally a 50-lb sugar sack from a company in San Francisco (illegible), but written by hand on back. Along the edge is stenciled “C.H.K. Co./Reno, Nev.”.  This bag was found along with the next lot in a mine shaft in Pine Grove in 1993 by the consignor.  This is a typical shipping bag from the post-1890 period. The bag is used in the same manner as a package, and has been sent first to Reno, then to Pine Grove. 19 x 33”.  VF, stains. Est. $75-150

1081.      Lyon.  Silver City.  R. D. Jackson, Metallurgist Letterhead, 1900.  Manuscript letter written, and signed, by R. D. Jackson, datelined Washoe, requesting a pay off on the Dazert Mill in Silver City.  The letter is on R. D. Jackson letterhead.  2 pps.  5.5 x 9.  Very fine.  Est. $25-50

1082.      Lyon.  Wabuska.  Carson & Colorado Railroad Documents, 1897-99.  Lot of 3 pcs.  Two of the documents are Correction Sheets for freight shipped from Mound House to Wabuska.  The third is a “Short Freight Received” receipt also from Mound House to Wabuska.  Very fine.  Est. $50-100

1083.      Lyon.  Wabuska-Yerington.  Nevada Copperbelt Railway papers. 23 pieces. Freight bills, car certificates, delivery receipts and cash fares collected forms, all blank (unused). The Copper Belt Railway served the copper camps near Yerington, the largest of which became the Anaconda Company’s Weed Heights operation. Est $50-150

1084.      Lyon.  Yerington.  Weed Heights Pit, Anaconda Co Framed photograph, c1965-70.  Color photo, huge dump tracks carrying ore out of the pit.  Black frame, 21 x 17 (including frame).  This photograph was part of the John Schilling collection.  Framed by Brudidge’s Custom Picture Framing, Reno, NV.  Est. $75-150

1085.      Lyon.  Yerington.  Wells Fargo & Co. Consignee’s Receipt.  Datelined Yerington, NV., Aug. 8, 1907, for transportation from Carson to Yerington.  Vf, tears at folds.  3 1/2” x 8 1/2”.  Est. $20-40

1086.      Lyon.  Yerington.  Yerington Drilling Campaign, Winter 1913-1914.  Lot of 12 pcs.  Six holes were drilled during November, 1913 and April, 1914.  There is a sheet for each of the drill holes and the data which includes depths and assays.  There are four sheets where several of the drill holes were plotted and a interpretive cross section of the geologic was superposed.  There are two sheets that show the statistical cost and time required for the drilling campaign.  The drilling cost statement shows that in 1914, churn drilling cost $50 per foot.  That is hardly less than today’s costs when we can drill 200+ feet easily in an eight hour shift.  The other statistical sheet shows that in one shift (8-10 hours) only 13.90 feet was drilled.  Those numbers are so foreign today the exploration geologists.  One could almost hand dig that deep in one shift.  The company for whom the drilling campaign is noted on the sheets.  All are hand drawn on blue linen paper.  The single drill hole sheets have tears and pieces missing at the top of 5 of the 6 sheets.  Very fine.  Est. $100-300
1087.      Lyon.  Yerington.  Yerington Mountain Copper Co.  Inc. in Nevada, 1916.  Cert #N18152, issued to L.J. Kleczka for 100 shares in 1919.  Signed by pres. John G. Kirchen and sec. R.F. Lance.  Unusual vignette of miners working underground.  Gray border and underprint, embossed seal.  “Principal office, Tonopah, Nevada” printed on certificate.  Uncancelled.  XF. 10 1/2 x 7 1/2.  Printer – Union Litho Co., Denver.  The property consists of 46 claims on 920 acres in the Mountain View district about 12 miles east of Yerington.  Fissures in granodiorite ran North 40 degrees and dip 65 degrees.  Ore minerals were mainly chalcocite, with chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, malachite, cuprite and occasional native copper.  Ore assayed 4 1/2 % to 8 % copper, 2 to 4 oz silver and 80 cents to $2 gold per ton.  In July of 1916 the company bought the Adelaide mine near Golconda.  The Adelaide mine had a contact deposit in limestone and granite, opened by a 300 foot shaft and 1450 feet of tunnels with a total of 6500 feet of openings.  In August 1917, monthly shipments were 200 tons of 5% ore.  Production in 1916 was from 400 to 600 tons per month.  In 1918 a group of five gold-silver claims were obtained, located 100 miles northwest of Tonopah.  Operations were suspended in 1918 due to heavy water flow in lower workings.  Suspension was continued until 1923.  (Ref: Mines Hdbk, 1918, pp1141-42; 1931, p1651; 1925, p1541.)  Rare.  Est. $50-100

MINERAL

 

1088.      Mineral.  Basalt(?).  Miller Mountain MC.  Cert.#12.  Incorporated in Nevada in 1914.  Issued to E.C. Cullinan for 1000 shares in 1914.  Signed by Geo. E. Murphy as president and J.J. Trimble as secretary .  Three mining vignettes: central vignette features mill on water’s edge, flanked by two smaller vignettes of underground mining scene.  Black border on crème paper.  Printed by Goes.  5 1/2” x 10”.  Miller Mountain is located just north of Basalt just across the county line in Mineral County.  Several extant mining operations are visible in these mountains when driving on HY 95 and Candelaria is too far further to the north - vp.  Xf.  Est. $25-50

1089.      Mineral.  Bovard.  Bovard Cons. MC.  Cert.#D461.  Incorporated in Maine.  Issued to Godfrey Abrahams for 500 shares in 1909.  Vignette of a man operating a hydraulic drill in underground mining scene.  Brown border.  Printed by New York BNC.  8” x 11”.  Folds, foxing.  The Bovard Mining District was located about 22 miles NE of Hawthorne, near the Gabbs range.  Was organized in 1908 shortly after mineral discoveries made.  (Ref: Carlson, 1974, p.57).  Est. $25-50

1090.      Mineral.  Candelaria.  Goldfield-Candelaria Cooperative Mining Co.  Incorporated in Nevada1907.  Issued to E. J. Edwards for 100,000 shares, cert #1808, in 1907.  Signed by George Koening president and Christine Keeler secretary.  Vignette of three miners working underground.  Black border with gilt seal over green seal with green safety print.  Uncancelled.  8 x 11.  Printer - Goes.  This is a very interesting certificate.  The name in the title bar is different than that of the corporate seal which is Fairview-Clipper Mining Co.  Secondly, the number of shares is typed, yet the issued to and amount of shares is handwritten.  Thirdly, the secretary’s signature is that of a woman and is in purple pen ink.  All of these variations are rare to see on a certificate.  We could find no reference to either company within our library.  Super Mint Condition.  Est. $50-100

1091.      Mineral.  Garfield.  Mabel Mine Maps, 1928.  Lot of 10 sheets.  Maps of claims and plans of underground workings showing and progress of tunnel development, locations and values of ore samples.  Mostly blue line prints, some colored.  The Mabel Mine, located 26 miles from Mina was operated under lease by the West End Consolidated MC.  Two hundred tons were shipped of a gross value of $118/ton.  The vein is narrow but can be profitably worked with silver a $1/ounce (Sherwin, 1922, 110).  Very fine.  Est. $75-150

1092.      Mineral.  Hawthorne.  Jas. Cardwell Billhead, Hawthorne, 1882.  Jas. Cardwell, Wholesale and Retail Butcher.  Vignette at upper left of several steers, pigs, a ram and sheep.  Rare Hawthorne Billhead.  Very fine.  Est. $25-50

1093.      Mineral.  Luning.  Portland Luning Copper Co.  Cert.#18.  Incorporated in Nevada in 1907.  Issued to C. Gavin for 200 shares in 1907.  Signed by president Gavin and secretary C.R. Renno.  Vignette of underground mining scene.  Pritned by Goes.  Gilt border, underprint and seal.  8 1/2” x 11”.  Fine, tears at folds.  By 1908, it was reported that although the company had been slightly developed, it was idle and apparently moribund.  By 1910, it was considered dead.  (Ref: Weed, 1908, 1910-11).  Est. $25-50
1094.      Mineral.  Northern Belle M&M Co.  Cert. #12654.  Incorporated in 1874.  Issued to G.B. Bayley, Tr. for 100 shares in 1881, uncancelled.  Signed by president T. Lawton and secretary Withers.  Vignette of woman ice skating.  Black type and border on crème paper.  Printed by lithographers G.T. Brown & Co, S.F.  4” x 9”. Through 1882, this was the largest bullion producer in the Columbus District (Candelaria), paying 12 dividends. The mine was originally in Esmeralda County, until that county was divided sometime later.  The Northern Belle had produced $8 million from 1871-1878.  It continued to produce silver through modern times, though eluded many statisticians.  It became part of the huge Candelaria open pit mine, which was able to operate for a short period on one ounce per ton silver head grade ore. Pin holes at left. Grafton Brown was a noted African-American artist and lithographer. He engraved a number of certificates and billheads, as well as some of the outstanding western lithographs, including the first Nevada lithograph, a view of Fort Churchill. [ref: Burchard, C&C, Nevada State Archives] Est. $200-400

1095.      Mineral.  Oneota.  Louisiana Consolidated MC.  Lot of 2.  Cert.#3497, 1690.  Incorporated in Nevada.  Green and light brown border.  are issued to Wm. S. Dugan & Co., one for 100 shares in 1920 and the other for 60 shares in 1918.  The green is signed by the president, but the light brown is signed by the vice-president.  No vignette.  The green shows the printer, W.N. Perrin & Co., Inc.  7 1/4” x 11 1/2”.  Vf.  The company was said to have produced over $120,000, of which 75% was in gold and 25% in silver, all from above 120’ levels.  They also owned property in Kern County, the Pearl and Zenda silver-gold mines, with ore reserves averaging about 300,000 tons at about $3 per ton.  But the old Tybo mine, despite the glowing press reports, had run into debt forcing suspension in operations until 1919.  It was estimated that the Tybo had a 125 ton per day capacity, averaging at $15 per ton.  (Ref: Weed, 1920, pp.1060-61).  Est. $25-75

1096.      Mineral.  Quartz Mountain.  Exchequer Quartz Mountain MC.  Cert.#325.  Incorporated in Nevada in 1926.  Unissued, uncancelled.  Brown border, no vignette.  Republic Bank note Co., printers.  Signed by vice-president McCormick and secretary Zoebel.  The Quartz Mountain District was a late bloomer, producing about $175,000 in the late 1930’s.  7” x 10 1/2”.  Xf.  Est. $10-20

1097.      Mineral.  Rawhide.  1908 Copyrighted Photograph of Rawhide by NE Johnson.  Downtown Rawhide packed with people for the arrival of Tex Rickard’s drill for mining and water.  The photo shows the High Grade Bar, G&K Drug, the office of K.C. Stage Co., The Northern Saloon (which Rickard owned) and the Hermitage.  Mine buildings on the hill in the background.  5 x 7.  (See California.  Nevada.  Tahoe for a short biography of Johnson and more lots of his photographs.)  Est. $100-150

1098.      Mineral.  Rawhide.  H. E. Scott, Grocers, Blank Receipts, Rawhide, Nev., c. 191x.  Lot of 8 pcs.  Printer - Charles R. Hadley, LA.  4 x 6.  Some have tears at left edge.  Fine.  Est. $25-50

1099.     Mineral.  Rawhide.  Rawhide Chamber of Commerce & Mines Letter and Photopostcard, c. 1910.  The photopostcard shows a photo an old weather-beaten miner with the caption “Came to Rawhide in 1872”.  No photographer noted.  Unused.  The letter is written on blue paper with Rawhide Chamber of Commerce and Mines in blue print.  There are two pages but it seems from the text that there should be at least one more sheet.  The contents of the letter discuss a trip from Goldfield to Diamond Field to investigate some property.  The writer discussed how bad the Mr. Connor’s (guide?) horses are.  The letter goes on to talk of Mr. Connor showing them a property after their return to Goldfield and continued problems with the horses.  In fact, when Mr. Conner left the buggy to go find the stakes that marked the property, Mr. Richards (who was accompanying the writer) had the reins break free from the horses.  He jumped leaving the writer of the letter on the buggy and running down the trail and who apparently got bumped out or jumped.  This is where the text stops on the second page.  No signature or date offered.  Very fine.  Est. $75-150

1100.      Mineral.  Rhodes (Salt Marsh).  Borax Mine Checkbook with Stubs, 1890’s.  Most of the stubs of the issued checks are for payment of ore (borax) shipment, several by way of the V & T RR.  Only a quarter of the checks were used with the rest attached and unused.  The checks have a vignette at the left of a modified figure of “Justice”.  Front cover is missing and the rear cover has only half with the rest torn away.  3.5 x 11.  Fine.  Est $75-150

1101.      Mineral.  Western Union Telegrams to small towns in west central Nevada and Mono County, Cal, 1898.  Lot of 3 pcs.  The California piece was sent to E. Newman, in Independence, Cal.  One is sent to W. Douglas, Sodaville, Nev.  And the last was sent to J. S. Cain (of Bodie fame), Hawthorne, Nev.  Very fine.  Est. $25-50