DAKOTA

1774. Dakota. Lawrence. Lead. Galena Ridge Mining Co. Cert #106. Incorporated in South Dakota. Issued to J. W. Freeman for 1000 shares in 1903. Signed by Grier president and Kuess secretary. Vignette of several miners working underground with smaller vignettes at each corner. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11”. Datelined Lead, South Dakota. This company was most likely located around Lead or in Whitewood. Very fine. Est. $25-75

IDAHO

1775. Idaho. Adams. Landore. Seven Devils Copper Co. Cert #165. Incorporated in Arizona. Issued to W. H. Hawley for 1000 shares in 1908. Signed by John Bell Jr. president and Fred D. Smith treasurer. Vignette at upper left of spread winged eagle. Black border with bronze seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11”. Company owned the Arkansaw, Margaret and Decorah mines. The workings were all by tunnels and drifts with ore that average 5% copper, 2 ounce silver and $1 gold per ton. In 1915, financial difficulties forced a cessation of work with the management hoping to acquire the necessary funding to start up again. (Mines Handbook, 1918, p.738). Very fine. Est. $50-100

1776. Idaho. Bingham. Blackfoot. Eastern Idaho Mining & Water Co. Incorporated in the Territory of Idaho in 1883. Cert. #1069. Unissued, unsigned and uncancelled. Vignette of train, with bridge and mountains in the distance. Black border. Red “Common Stock” in underprint. Printed by A. Gast & Co. 8” x 11”. Datelined Blackfoot, Idaho. Blackfoot is located near American Falls Reservoir. Xf. Est. $20-40

1777. Idaho. Custer. Mackay. White Knob Copper & Development Co Ltd. Cert #A32 issued to Percy R. Carroll for 7 shares on May 31, 1905. Signed by president (illegible) and secretary L. Pearsall. Incorporated in Maine. Printed by American Bank Note Company, New York. White paper with dark green-blue border and safety print. Lettering in black. 10 1/2” x 7 1/2”. Folded with wear and staining to folds. Bottom edge damaged at fold, otherwise VF. Est. $10-30

1778. Idaho. Custer. Mackay. White Knob Copper Co. Ltd. Cert. #5384. Incorporated in New Jersey in 1900. Issued to W.H. Granbery & Co. for 100 shares in 1904. Signed by president H.J.L. and asst. secretary (illegible). Uncancelled. Vignette of extensive mining operations. Orange border, printed by American BNC. 8”x 11”. Reorganized in 1904 in New Jersey, the mine consisted of 32 claims, 3 mill sites and the 90-acre townsite of Mackay. The average tenor of the ore apparently is about 2-3% copper only, with correspondingly reduced gold and silver values. In November, 1903, the smelter was said to be treating 300-500 tons of ore daily, making circa 15,000 lbs. Fine copper, 800 oz. Fine silver and 20 oz. Fine gold. The policy of White Knob has been consistent in the utter inconsistency of its management. Whether the mine is valuable or worthless, nobody knows. The best opinion seems to be that the mine has considerable ore, but is dangerously low in grade. Now owned by the Empire Copper Company. (The Copper Handbook, Vol. VI, pgs. 1051-52, and Vol. X, pg. 1818). Vf, folds, wrinkles. Est. $75-150

1779. Idaho. General. A.E. Love Wanted Poster, by the Warden of Idaho State Penitentiary, 1906. Poster offers a $100 reward for the arrest and detention of Convict No. 1141, A.E. Love. Shows photos of the prisoner and gives description and aliases. Contact is E.L. Whitney, Warden, Idaho State Penitentiary. Creases and wrinkles. Est. $50-100

1780. Idaho. Idaho. Orogrande. North Hill Mining Co. Lot of 16 certificates. All issued in 1933. Signed by J. M. McLean president and Ralston McCaig secretary. Vignettes of miners. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11”. This company was the predecessor to Summit Flat Mining Co listed below. Owned the Summit Flat group in the Orogrande district. All fine. Est. $75-150 (not illustrated)

1781. Idaho. Idaho. Orogrande. Summit Flat Mining Co. Lot of 12 certificates. Incorporated in Idaho, 1934. All issued to H. A. Ammann in 1935. Signed by D. R. Glasgow president and P. C. Haynes secretary. Vignettes, black border, bronze seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 6 x 10”. Company probably owned the Summit Flat group in the Orogrande district of Idaho County. Very fine. Est. $50-100

1782. Idaho. Lemhi. Gilmore. Gilmore Gold, Silver & Lead Mining Co. Cert #92, incorporated in Minnesota, dated 18th August 1919, to Robert Krozer, 100 shares. Signed by J.H. Lanyan, President, and A.J. Lanyon, Secretary. Vignette of deer, top left. Green floral border on cream paper, and embossed green seal. Worn along fold creases. 8” x 10” size. We are not positive, but this company probably had its operation near Gilmore, Idaho, where the ore contained gold, silver and lead. There were a few companies that were based in Minnesota, that had operations at Gilmore. (Mines Register, 1937). Fine. Est. $25-50

1783. Idaho. Lemhi. Gilmore. Pittsburgh-Idaho Company, Ltd. Lot of 4 pieces. Cert #644, #645, #900 & #995 3 issued, one unissued. First three issued certificates are signed by vice president Robert B. Little and treasurer W.A. McCutcheon. White paper with green border and underprint. Black print. 12” x 8 1/4” Three are folded, one is not, all have some dirt and fading and are cancelled with purple and blue ink and hole punches. Fine-VF. Est. $20-40

1784. Idaho. Mining. Dyke Gold Mining & Milling Co. Cert. #81. Incorporated in Idaho. Unissued, uncancelled. Nice piece, with orange border and seal. No vignette. Printed by Goes. 8” x 11”. Xf. Est. $25-50

1785. Idaho. Mining. Idaho Mining Co Certificates. Lot of 8 pcs, 4 different companies. Spring Bar Placer Co, issued in 1928, uncancelled, signed, vignettes, printed by Goes, 6 x 10”, 4 pcs. Idaho Hewer Mines Inc, issued in 1826, uncancelled, signed, printed by Goes, vignettes, 6 x 10”, 2 pcs. Idaho Goldfields Inc, issued in 1931, signed, uncancelled, no vignette, printed by Goes, 7 x 10”, 1 pc. Echo Bay Lead Silver Mines Inc, issued in 1947, datelined Wallace, signed, uncancelled, vignette, printed by Goes, 8 x 11’, 1 pc. All fine. Est. $50-150

1786. Idaho. Mining. Lucky Ridge Mining Co, Ltd. Cert. #908. Incorporated in Idaho. Datelined Boise, ID. Issued to James J. Rutherford for 300 shares in 1907. Signed by president E.E. Rodgers and secretary Frank C. Rogers. Uncancelled. Vignette of miners working underground to left of vignettes, with several small vignettes of miners throughout the border. Black border, gilt seal. Printed by Goes. 8” x 11”. Xf, folds. Est. $25-50

1787. Idaho. Mining. Sherman Howe Mining Co. Cert. #34. Incorporated in Idaho. Issued to Swift Riche for 3,125 shares in 1929. Signed by president A.W. Walker and secretary J.W. David. Uncancelled. Vignette of two miners working underground. Brown border. Printer not noted. 8” x 11”. Vf, folds, creases. Est. $30-60

1788. Idaho. Shoshone. Coeur D’Alene. Milwaukee Mining Co. Cert. #189. Incorporated in Idaho. &#x201CProperty Situated on Canyon Creek, Shoshone Co., Idaho.” Unissued, uncancelled. Vignette of two miners picking at wall, with one miner loading ore into car, and another miner working in a separate tunnel in the background. Black border, printed by the Gugler Lith Co. 8” x 12”. Xf. Est. $25-50

1789. Idaho. Shoshone. Coeur D’Alene. Tamarack & Custer Cons Mining Co. Lot of 31 pcs. All issued and cancelled certificates, 1924. Incorporated in Nevada. Signed by Vice President and Asst. Secretary R. J. Maggy. All certificates on cream paper, with brown printed border and top center vignette of miners working underground. Cancelled. No printer shown. Measure 9 1/4” x 11 1/2.” Est. $65-100

1790. Idaho. Shoshone. Lelande. Ajax Mining Co. Lot of 20 certificates. Inc in ID. Issued, signed by T. Mariarty president and J. A. Havinghorst secretary. Vignette of a lion at upper left corner. Black border with bronze seal and safety print and orange underprint. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11”. Datelined Wallace, Idaho. Company owned 15 claims in Gorge Gulch, near Burke in the Lelande district of the Coeur D’Alene Region. Ore of lead and silver (Mines Handbook, 1931, p.897). Very fine. Est. $75-150

1791. Idaho. Shoshone. Mullan. Ivanhoe Mining Co, Ltd. Cert #612, incorporated in Idaho, dated 22 June, 1917, to R.G. Jones, 2000 shares. Signed by Jas A. Beau, President. Vignette of woman’s head, center bottom. Three vignette across top: left of miners working underground; center shows mountains and mine site; right shows another underground mining scene. Cream paper, gold border, safety print and embossed seal. Uncancelled. Printed by Shaw & Borden Co., #125207. Size 8” x 11.” Two vertical fold creases. Fine. Est. $25-50

1792. Idaho. Shoshone. Wallace. Terror Cons Mining & Milling Co. Cert #76. Incorporated in Idaho. Issued to Henry Gregory for 10,000 shares in 1911. Signed by S. W. Osborne president and Henry Gregory secretary. Vignette of a mill. Black border with gilt seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 8 x 11”. Datelined Wallace, Idaho. There is a town in Idaho named Osborne. The Osborne that signed this certificate may be related to the founders of Osborne. Extremely fine. Est. $50-100

1793. Idaho. Mining. Twentieth Century Mining & Power Co. Cert. #3669. Incorporated in South Dakota. Issued to Seila Hope Cameron for 1000 shares in 1906. Signed by president J.A. Harris and secretary W. Culp. Uncancelled. &#x201CProperty, Roosevelt, Idaho.” Vignette of miners working underground, with several vignettes of miners throughout border. Black border, gilt seal. Printed by Mount & Co. 8” x 11”. Xf, folds. Est. $30-60

1794. Idaho. Mining. Yellow Jacket Gold Mining Co. Cert. #1050. Incorporated in Arizona in 1909. Issued to Chas. A. Stoneham & Co. for 50 shares in 1912. Signed by president (illegible) and secretary Chas Wolf. Large vignette of spread-winged bald eagle. Orange border, printed by Republic BNC. 8” x 11”. Vf, slightly soiled, wrinkled. Est. $30-60

MONTANA

1795. Montana. Beaverhead. Dillon. Dillon Downtown Original Matted Photograph, c.1890. Horses and buggies, people standing in groups and flags flying. Identifiable store signs are Crawford Drug store and Nicodemus Confectioner. A note on the back sug

gests this might be Dillon, MT, but the consignor was not able to confirm this with a couple of hour’s research at the MT Historical Society. No photographer identified. Image is approx 4 7/8” x 3 3/4”, mounted on a black mat approx 6.5” x 5.5”. Edges of mat are worn. Very fine. Est. $75-100

1796. Montana. Butte. Butte County Documents. Lot of 3 pieces. Butte County Citrus Association receipt, 1933; two Real Estate agreements, 1954-58 All very fine, folds, soiled. Est. $25-50

1797. Montana. Cascade. Neihart. Cascade Silver Mines & Mills Co. Cert #C2275. Incorporated in Montana. Issued to Ernest H. Taylor for 100 shares in 1920. Signed by Geo Hale Brabrook president and L. B. Hatcher secretary. Vignette of a miner emptying an ore car. Red border. Cancelled by rubber stamp on secretary’s signature. Printer - New York Bank Note. 8 x 12”. Owned 10 patented claims including the Moulton mine, Rochester mine, Broadwater group and Empire claims near Neihart in the Little Belt Mountains of Cascade County. Ore was sulphide based with 20 ounce silver, 5% lead and 3% zinc. In 1918, production was 174 ounces gold, 108,629 silver and 470,000 pounds lead. In October of that same year, the property was leased to Cascade Cons Silver Mines Co for 3 years. The mill was operated until June 1920, when a court injunction shut down the operation. In 1921, the company wanted to increase the capitalization to buy out the lease to Cascade Cons. A suit by the stockholders ensued with the company eventually prevailing in1923 (Mines Handbook, 1925, p.1200). Very fine. Est. $50-100

1798. Montana. Greene. Basin. Basin Gold & Silver Mining Co. Cert #28. Incorporated in Montana. Issued to O. L. Gulbro for 5 shares in 1919. Signed by Allin Carlson treasurer and G. J. Johnson president. Vignette of four miners working underground with electric lamps on hard hats. Black border with orange safety print. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 8 x 11”. Basin, Montana found within the embossed seal. Basin was a gold placer district. Very fine. Est. $25-50 (not illustrated)

1799. Montana. Jefferson. Frohner Gold & Silver Mining Co. Cert #9. $500 First Mortgage Note Bond. Issued to bearer in 1888. Signed by Charles Linda president and E. C. Prosser secretary. No vignette. Black border and print. Printer not noted. 8 x 13”. 10 original coupons attached. Datelined Helena, Montana Territory. &#x201CFrohner Patented Mine in Jefferson County, Montana” printed within text of bond. This style of bond is unusual for mining companies, rather more used by real estate companies. Very fine. Est. $75-150

1800. Montana. Lewis & Clark. Helena. Banking Corp of Montana Paperweight. The Banking Corporation of Montana / (pic of Montana State Seal) / At Helena // Five Hundred Thousand Dollars / (pic of the bank building) / Paid Up Capital. 3” diameter. Very fine. Est. $50-100

1801. Montana. Lewis & Clark. Helena. Helena Gas Light & Coke Co. Cert. #162. No incorporation date. Issued to the Estate of C.A. Broadwater for 230 shares in 1894. Signed by president and secretary Walker. Uncancelled. Vignette of cylindrical brick building. Green border. Printed by the Krebs Litho Co. 7”x 10”. Xf. Est. $50-100

1802. Montana. Lewis and Clark. Helena. Helena Return Registered-Letter Receipt, 1875. Mailed by the First National Bank to Calaway & Wood, Virginia MT. Signed by J. E. Callaway. Postmarked Virginia, M.T., Mar.10. 5” x 5”. Vf, small tear at left top. Est. $20-40

1803. Montana. Madison. Pony. Pony Assay Office Assay Sheets, 1908 & 1909. Lot of 2 similar pcs. Both assay reports are from the Pony Assay Office and Chemical Laboratory located at Pony, Montana. The 1908 receipt is for M S. Bank for samples from the Boss Weed, signed by O. P. Chrisholm Jr. The 1909 receipt is for the Mineral Leasing Co for samples from the Boss Tweed, signed by W. W. Strange. Both extremely fine. Est. $25-75

1804. Montana. Mineral. Saltese. Le Roy Gold & Copper Mining Co, Ltd. Cert. #332. Incorporated in Idaho in 1897. Issued to Henry Sonderegger for 5000 shares in 1913. Signed by president Herman J. Rossi and secretary Clarke. Uncancelled. Vignette of buck on hillside. Black border, gilt seal. Printed by Goes. 8” x 11”. Company owned the Monitor mine in Mineral County, Montana. (Mines Handbook, 1918, p.1051). Xf. Est. $25-50

1805. Montana. Mining. Montana Mining Co Stock Certificate Collection. Lot of 18 pcs. Rock O’ Ages, 10 pcs, issued in 1936, signed, vignette, black print on white paper, uncancelled, printer Spokane Lith Co, 8 x 11”. Glacier Silver Lead Mining Co, issued in 1935, signed, vignette, bronze seal and safety print, uncancelled, printer Goes, 8 x 11”, datelined Libby, Montana. Jefferson Cons Mines, 2 pcs, issued in 1938, signed, vignettes, gilt seal, uncancelled, printer Goes, 8 x 11”. Heleene Mining Co, 5 pcs, issued in 1940, signed, vignettes, gilt seal, uncancelled, printer Goes, 8 x 11”. Fine to very fine. Est. $100-200 (not illustrated)

1806. Montana. Mining. Photo of Mill and Smelter next to railroad tracks. Mine dump in upper left corner. A donken engine can be seen on the tracks above the left end of the buildings. No name seen on any or the buildings, and no photographer information. Image is approx 7.5 x 4.75 in., mounted on a black mat approx 11 x 8 in. Corners of the mat are chipped. Image has a small chip in sky area near upper left edge. Excellent detailed image. Very fine. Mine dump in upper left corner. A donken engine can be seen on the tracks above the left end of the buildings. No name seen on any of the buildings, and no photographer information. Image is approx 7.5 x 4.75 in., mounted on a black mat approx 11 x 8 in. Corners of the mat are chipped. Image has a small chip in sky area near upper left edge. Northern Pacific is legible on the side of the rail box cars. The Northern Pacific ran through several of the mining camps of Montana as well as running through Wallace, Idaho. We are not sure where this mine is located, but probably Idaho or Montana. Excellent detailed image. Very fine. Est. $50-150

1807. Montana. Missoula. Clinton. Copper Bell Mining Co. Cert #102. Incorporated in Montana, 1889. Issued to T. H. Kleinschmidt for 500 shares in 1890. Signed by Sam Word president and secretary. Vignette of four miners working underground. Brown border with small gilt seal and brown underprint. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 6 x 9”. Datelined Helena, Montana. The company probably had property in Missoula County near Clinton. A Copper Bell M&MC is listed in the 1905 Copper Handbook, probably a property successor. Kleinschmidt was the first cashier of the First National Bank at Helena in 1866. Later, he was elected mayor of Helena and went on to invent an adding machine - (dm). Extremely fine. Est. $50-150

1808. Montana. Montana Documents, 1905-1909. Lot of 10. Includes four Butte pieces, c. 1909; one from Missoula, c. 1909; four Holiday cards postmarked Butte, 1909-10; one original claim location, 1905. Est. $25-50

1809. Montana. Park. Natural Bridge. Milwaukee Montana Natural Bridge Gold & Copper Mining Co. Cert #981. Incorporated in South Dakota. Issued to Albert Adams for 200 shares in 1901. Signed by A. D. McGrutty president and A. C. Adams secretary. Vignette of two miners underground. Black border with green safety print. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 8 x 11”. Datelined Milwaukee, Wis. &#x201CMines located in Natural Bridge Mining District, Montana” printed at top of certificate. Ore carried gold, silver and copper and had a 5 stamp mill employing about 20 men. (Copper Handbook, 1905, p.554). No mention of where the property was located. Small tears along fold creases. Very fine.

Est. $50-100

1810. Montana. Silver Bow. Butte. Butte & London Copper Development Co. Cert #16425. Incorporated in Arizona. Issued to George A. Haines for 400 shares in 1915. Signed by John Hainger president and Reynolds secretary. Vignette at upper left corner of miners underground with several smaller vignettes at each corner. Black border with bronze seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11”. Owned the Greendale placer claims “lying immediately north of the Pittsburgh & Montana in the valley of Silver Bow Creek, east of Butte. Ore assayed at 2% copper, 50 ounce silver and $2 gold per ton. After a take over and name change to Greendale Exploration Co, the property failed to offer economic quantities of ore and was closed down in 1912. (Copper Handbook, 1918, p.998). Small tears along fold creases. Fine to very fine. Est. $25-50

1811. Montana. Silver Bow. Butte. Butte City Manuscript Letters & Harmony Lodge No. 10 Letterhead, 1898. Lot of 2. Two manuscript letters from Butte City, Montana, dated 1898, informing Mr. Demming that Mrs. John Pearce, writer of the letter, is paying her assessment. Letterhead of “Harmony Lodge No. 10, Independent Order, Daughters of St. George” , measuring 8 3/8” x 10 1/2”, signed by Rachel Williams, the second on folded 7” x 9” paper, signed by Annie Pearce. Est. $50-100

1812. Montana. Silver Bow. Butte. Butte Electric Railway Co. Cert #31. Incorporated in West Virginia. Issued to William A. Clark Jr for 2000 shares in 1928. Signed by W. A. Clark Jr. president secretary. Vignette of an electric street car. Blue border and print. Cancelled by hole punches through signature lines and pen marks. Printer - ABN. 7 x 11”. Datelined New York City. We have never had this certificate issued. William A. Clark Jr was the son of the famous mining financier William A. Clark. Extremely rare. Est. $75-150

1813. Montana. Silver Bow. Butte. Kroger Bros Hutch Bottle. Kroger Bros./ Butte, M.T. Montana Territory, scarce. Unique screw design on outside of the blob. Crack/repaired lip, some case wear, displays nicely. Est. $50-150

1814. Montana. Silver Bow. Butte. Parrot Mine Commemorative Copper (Brass?) Medal, 1896. Parrot / Mine / (pic of the Parrot Mine building) / Butte // Butte Montana 1896 / (pic of miners tools) / Miners Tools. Rd, copper, 38mm. The Parrot mine was sold to Anaconda prior to 1910 and went on to be a major producer of copper. Rare. Wear to high points. F-Vf. Est. $50-100

1815. Montana. Silver Bow. Butte. Parrot Mine Souvenir Spoon. Bowl has Butte Mont. Parrot Mine and a view of the mine buildings engraved in the bowl. At the top of the handle, Butte is engraved, with Montana engraved on reverse side of handle. 5.5” long. Very fine. Est. $60-120

1816. Montana. Silver Bow. Butte. Rocky Mountain Bottling Bottle. Rocky Mountain/ Bottling Co./ Butte/ Mont. Aqua blob top. Very nice, near mint. Est. $40-60

1817. Montana. Silver Bow. Summit Valley. Butte Copper Czar Mining Co. Cert #800. Incorporated in Montana. Issued to T. C. Touscott for 600 shares in 1918. Signed by vice president and Sanders secretary. Vignette of miners working underground. Brown border and seal. Cancelled by rubber stamp. Printer - Mysell Rollins. 9 x 12”. 4 cent revenue stamp affixed at right center. Owned the Copper Czar, Sunflower and Mayflower claims in the Summit Valley district, east of Butte. The company reorganized in 1923-24, but kept the same name. When the company reorganized, C. F. Murphy sat on the board, he was president of Anaconda. (Mines Handbook, 1926, p.1048). Very fine. Est. $50-100

1818. Montana. Silver Bow. Summit Valley. South Butte Copper Co. Cert #1332. Incorporated in Territory of Arizona. Issued to James W. McLane for 1000 shares in 1908. Signed by James Davidson president and F. E. Whitehead secretary. Vignette at upper left of miners working underground. Gold border, seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes, distributed by McKee Printing, Butte. 8 x 11”. Owned 8 claims in the Summit Valley district, 2 miles south of Butte. High grade ore assayed at 14% copper, 11 ounce silver and $2 gold per ton. An $83,000 bond was due in 1909, which must have broken the company as it was listed as dead by 1910. (Copper Handbook, 1908, p.1252-53). Wear and small tears to fold creases. Fine to very fine. Est. $50-100

1819. Montana. Yellowstone. Montana and Yellowstone National Park 1881. &#x201CFacts and experiences on the Farming, Stock Raising, Mining, Lumbering, and Other Industries of Montana, and Notes on the Climate, Scenery, Game, Fish and Mineral Springs…Applicable to the Wants of the Capitalist, Homeseeker, or Tourist,” by Robert E. Strayhorn. Publisher: Ramsey, Millet & Hudson, Kansas City, 1881.191 pp. Boards very stained and warped. Poor condition. Est. $50-100