HAWAII

386. Hawaii. Honolulu. &#x2018The Friend’ Newspaper. July 26, 1858. 8 3/4” x 11 1/2”, 8pp. This wonderful newspaper is in excellent condition. It contains stories on the Fraser River Gold Rush in British Columbia, which was the first of the many failed gold rushes on the heels of the California Gold Rush. &#x201CThe present rush for Fraser River reminds us of those early California Times. Judging from our San Francisco exchanges, we should infer the gold mania raged with great power. Reports from the new mining districts indicate a re-enactment of the same sad scenes…” Other articles describe the sugar business on the Hawaiian Islands; the advertisements seem to center upon the whaling business - “Notice to Whalemen,”… Whaleships in the Pacific Ocean.” Etc. Est. $200-400

IDAHO

Idaho. General. Please see the Maps and Atlases section

387. Alturas. Saw Tooth. Lucky Boy Gold & Silver Mining Co of Idaho. Cert. #206. Incorporated in NY in 1881. Issued to C.W. Cartright for 100 shares in 1882. Signed by president R. E. Peunter and secretary Pardee. Uncancelled. Nice masthead, no vignette. Black border, printed by Demison & Brown. 6” x 10”. The Sawtooth district is located in the Sawtooth Mountains near the crest of the Sawtooth range. The old town of Vienna, Idaho is the district’s camp. The Lucky Boy saw limited production through the time this certificate was issued. They shipped some $5,000 per ton ore about this time, which probably resulted in a flurry of stock sales, including this certificate. It is located near the Atlanta mine. [Burchard, 1882]. Xf. Est. $150-300

388. Idaho. Cassia. Albion. Olympia Mining & Milling Co. Cert #220. Incorporated in Idaho 1902. Issued to Charles C. Rosewater for 7500 shares in 1910. Signed by Frank Riblett secretary and C. M. Gilroy president. Vignette of a mining camp on treeless slope with two smaller vignettes of miners underground. Bronze border, seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11”. Not listed in the Copper Handbooks. The certificate indicates that the company, or at least the main office, is located in Albion, Idaho. Minor wear to fold creases. Extremely fine. Est. $75-150 (no illustration)

389. General. Deadwood Rainbow Mining Co. Cert #24. Incorporated in Idaho. Issued to Geo W. Blanchard for 1000 shares in 1905. Signed by Junus Wright president and secretary. Vignette of mining camp on treeless slope with two smaller vignettes of miners underground. Bronze border, seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11”. Datelined Boise, Idaho. Minor wear to fold creases. Very fine. Est. $75-150 (no illustration)

390. General. Idaho Continental Mining Co. Cert #126. Incorporated in Minnesota. $500 First Mortgage 5% Bond. Signed by D. S. Clark president and Joseph Fellwood secretary. Issued in 1903. Promoted by the Northwestern Trust Co of St. Paul, Minn. Vignette of the Capitol Building. Brown border. No coupons attached. Printer - Brown, Treacy & Sperry, St. Paul. 8 x 14”. Extremely fine. Est. $75-150 (no illustration)

391. General. Idaho Gold Mines Development Co. Cert #2097. Incorporated in Territory of Arizona. Issued to R. H. Hayes for 200 shares in 1904. Both signatures are illegible and appear stamped. Vignett at upper left of several miners underground with small vignettes at each corner. Black border with gilt seal and gold safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11”. Minor wear to fold creases with small tear on top edge. Very fine. Est. $50-100 (no illustration)

MONTANA

392. Beaverhead. Bannack. Dakota Mining Co, Ltd. Cert #72. Issued to H. W. Sheibley for 100 shares in 1881. Signed by C. C. Hancock treasurer and Geo Ziegler Jr chairman. Vignette of a spread winged eagle. Black border and print. Uncancelled. Datelined Philadelphia. The Dakota Lode was one of the first lode mines near Bannack, one of the early gold discoveries in 1862. About $3 million was mined through 1881 mostly from placer mines. The Dakota was a valuable lode mine “that produced large quantities of precious metal, and at one time was considered so valuable that 50 feet of it sold for $50,000.” [Burchard, 1881, p212]. While there was another Dakota mine in Colorado at the same time, it was not a good producer worthy of the 100 shares purchased here in Philadelphia for $500. Also at the end of 1881 it became part of the Mineral Mountain Mining Co. [Burchard, 1882, p553]. Appears to be trimmed tight, but it was how the certificates were printed. Extremely fine. Est. $150-300

393. Beaverhead. Monida. Great Northern Express Co Metal Sign, c.1900-1910. The sign is 14 x 20”. &#x201CGreat Northern Express Co” in white enamel with blue enamel background. The consignor acquired this sign from a man who unbolted them from the railroad depot in Monida, Montana. 2 inches in from center right edge is a 2 inch circular area where the enamel has been removed and is now rusted. Based on the radial pattern and circular impact at center, this was probably made by a bullet, but did not pierce metal. Area of rust and wear to edges. Very fine. Est. $600-1200

394. Beaverhead. Monida. Western Union Telegraph Metal Sign, c.1900-1910. this 12 x 24” metal sign with enamel paint is from a Western Union Telegraph Office. The sign has “Western Union Telegraph & Cable Office” printed in white enamel on both sides with blue enamel background. Mfg by Ing Rich, Beaver Falls, PA. The consignor acquired this sign from a man who unbolted them from the railroad depot in Monida, Montana. A few chips along edges. Minor wear to the bent metal mounting side. Extremely fine. Est. $600-1200

395. Chouteau. Spring Gulch. King & Queen Mining Co. Cert #1097. Incorporated Montana, 1905. Issued to C. W. Ott for 500 shares in 1910. Signed by Nelson Sheddle Jr. president and J. F. Hinckley secretary. Vignette of spread winged eagle at upper left corner. Red border with black print. Uncancelled. Printer - Western Bank Note, Chicago. 8 x 12”. &#x201CProperties Located Carter, Missoula Co, Montana” printed below title. Datelined Philadelphia, Pa. Although the certificate indicates that the company was in Missoula, the Mines Handbook (1918, p.1021), lists the company at Keystone, formerly known as Carter, in Chouteau County. The company owned 15 claims in the Spring Gulch district, 3.5 miles from Keystone, 9 miles northwest of Superior. Ore was of base metals averaging 4.5% copper and 12 ounce silver per ton, sometimes with gold values as high as 8 ounces per ton. In 1918, there were 40 men employed. In 1914, a 125 ton lead silver concentrator was built. Minor stain at left edge, otherwise very fine. Est. $75-150

396. Deer Lodge. Georgetown. Minnesota Gold Mining Co. Cert #135. Issued to Walter W. Webb for 5 shares in 1866. Signed by John Prince treasurer and H. H. Sibley president. Very attractive vignettes. One at top left of a prospector and his dog. Another vignette several miners working sluice boxes and handling ore gravels. Black border with black print on crème paper. Uncancelled. Printer - Hatch & Co, NY. 7 x 11. Trimmed tight along left edge. 25 cent adhesive revenue stamp affixed at right edge. Datelined St. Paul, Minn. The company built a 10 stamp mill, called the Harvey Mill, at a cost of $15,000. Although the ore had good values, the management was not able to make the mine pay. The stock was probably floated to pay for the mill, which was built in 1867, but the company seems to have failed by 1870 (Raymond, 1870, p.277). Very fine. Est. $500-800

397. Deer Lodge. Lion Mining Co. Cert. #709. Incorporated in Montana. Issued to M. O. Reed for 250 shares in 1890. Signed by president James H. Mills and secretary George S. Miller. Nice vignette of a lion in the bottom center, and a vignette of miners working underground at center under masthead. 9” x 11”. Brown border and print on yellow paper. Printed by New Northwest Litho. Vf, wrinkled, folds, edges a bit damaged. Est. $50-100 (no illustration)

398. Granite. Lord Nelson Mining Co. Cert #644. Incorporated in Montana, 1890. Issued to A. Sternfels for 100 shares in 1890. Signed by August Meyer president and Geo A. Carter secretary. Vignette of spread winged eagle. Brown border with silver colored seal. Uncancelled. Printer - Railway & Bankers Eng & Lith, NY. 7 x 11”. Datelined Granite, Montana. Extremely fine. Est. $75-150

399. Lewis & Clark. Helena. $1000 Interest Bond, Territory of Montana. Issue Limit $70,000. Cert. #1. Issued to Maxham & Vinhey for $1000 on January 1, 1880 to be redeemed in 1883. Redeemed. Signed by Territorial Auditor J.P. Woolman and Territorial Treasurer D. Weston. Countersigned by Governor of the Territory, B.J. Potts. Lovely certificate with three vignettes: one in the bottom left-hand corner, revealing an ore bucket being lowered into an underground mining scene, another at the top center depicting a steam train and Indians, and a third near the signatures with “E PLURIBUS UNIM” and the seal of the United States. Raised, embossed of the Territory of Montana. Black border and print with gilt underprint by New North West Lith. Agency. Includes 14 punched coupons in the amount of $35.00 each, all with gilt numbers in underprint: 7 thru 20. 13” x 15” (including coupons). Xf, folds. Est. $150-300

400. Silver Bow. Butte. Alice Gold & Silver Mining Co Annual Report, 1895. Consists of the President’s report, the Secretary’s report, the Superintendent’s report, and many financial, supply and other reports therein. For 1894-1895, bullion shipments for the year, including gold and silver totaled $455,631.08. 18 pages, soft bound and in mint condition. We had a similar lot in the Filer II sale, but not in nearly as good condition. The company’s office was located at Salt Lake City, Utah, but the mines and works were located at Walkerville. It was named so after the Walker family, prominent Salt Lake City bankers, who also served on the board of this company. 9” x 6 1/2”. Xf. Est. $50-150 (no illustration)

401. Silver Bow. Butte. Butte & Superior Mining Co. Cert. #NY22744. Incorporated in Arizona in 1908. Originally called the Butte & Superior Copper Co., the company changed its name to Butte & Superior Mining Co. in 1916, coinciding with the best year of production for the company: 195 million tons of zinc, 15 million pounds of lead, 2.5 million pounds of copper, 4 million ounces of silver and 6600 ounces of gold. After this banner year, the company began falling on less than profitable years. Several years of litigation resulted in the Butte and Superior MC, paying $2.5 million dollars to settle a lawsuit levied by the Elm Orlu MC. and its financier, the Clark Montana Realty Co. Butte and Superior were mining underneath their claims and extracting rich ore, not an uncommon practice by less scrupulous miners. To add insult to financial injury, the Mineral Separation Co. was also suing Butte and Superior for patent infringements of flotation extraction methods. The Butte and Superior also lost this suit, this one along with the other being resolved by the US Supreme Court in 1919. Following these ordeals, the company operated at a deficit until 1924. The remainder of the company holdings were purchased at a foreclosure sale in 1928 by North Butte Extension & Development Co. Olive green border, with a wonderful vignette of a spread-winged bald eagle, with mining operations at either side in the background. Printed by Republic Bank Note Co. 7 1/2” x 11”. Vf, folds, soiled. Est. $75-150 (no illustration)

402. Silver Bow. Butte. Davis-Daly Estates Copper Co. Cert. #C1251. Incorporated in Maine in 1909. Issued to John C. Tomlinson for 100 shares in 1909. Signed by president J.A. Coram and asst. treasurer Stickney. Uncancelled. The Davis-Daly Estates Copper Co was a company supported by lies and falsehoods. It is so difficult to paraphrase and summarize the wording offered by the editor, Stevens, of the Copper Handbook. And this is one of those cases. The description offered in 1908, p.618-620, is scathing and very matter of fact. &#x201CLands, circa 400 acres, ‘bought’ of the estates of A. J. Davis and Marcus Daly, or rather supposed to have been bought, though apparently the company secured only an undivided interest of six-elevenths in most of its properties, this not having been known to shareholders until after the smash…Some extremely and apparently deliberately misleading statements have appeared in the press regarding the size and value of the ore bodies of this company. In fact, most of the information appearing in the press has ranged from half-truths to nearly or complete falsehood. The Davis Daly Estates Copper Company is a swindle, and were justice done the people responsible for the frauds would be jailed.” There is more detailed offered in the Copper Handbook, and a photo copy of the pages is included with the certificate. Very fine. Est. $75-150

403. Silver Bow. Butte. Lexington Mine Assay Record Book, 1881-1905. Less than half filled, hard bound with gilt lettering on brown cover. 8 1/2” x 14”. Acquired between 1872 and 1876, the Lexington was one of Buttes major silver producers (The Battle For Butte, p.12). Leather spine and corners. Vf, with wear to leather accents. Est. $250-500 (no illustration)