NEW MEXICO

818. New Mexico. Canon de Chelle. Thomas O'sullivan Stereocard, 1873. The stereocard shows an Indian mother and child identified on reverse as ;Navajo Indian squaw and child at their home, in Canon de Chelle. On the front left is ;Expedition of 1873 and at right is ;1st Lieut. Geo M. Wheeler, Corp of Engineers Commanding. On reverse is ;War Department, Corps of Engineers, U.S.A. Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian. T. H. O'sullivan, Photo. No. 27. One of the West's top two photographers, O'sullivan captured the west in its infant state of development. He traveled with the Wheeler Expedition and was the official photographer. This photo is one of the most important Indian sites in the southwest. Some staining at left, very publishable. Date 1873. Very fine. Est. $150-300

819. New Mexico. Grant. Bear Mountain. Blanca Copper Mining Co. Cert #107. Incorporated in Territory of Arizona. Issued to Isaac Williams for 500 shares in 1906. Signed by Henry Izard president and A. E. Sanders secretary. Vignette of two miners working underground. Green border and unique, attractive green underprint. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 8 x 10. Datelined Denver, Colo. Owned 60 acres in the Bear Mountain district, about 8 miles from Silver City. ;Claimed to have old workings, and said to be reopening by a tunnel claimed to show auriferous and argentiferous copper ore of good assay value. This is one of the promotions of the Financial Security & Trust Co, of Denver, and probably is absolutely fraudulent, as this same company was the promoter of the Spanish Lost Bullion Mines, Geronimo Copper MC and Pizarro Copper MC, all of which claimed to have old Spanish workings. The Spanish Lost Bullion was proven in court to be an outright swindle, and presumably other promotions of the company are no better. (Copper Handbook, 1908, p.881). Very fine. Est. $100-200

820. New Mexico. McKinley. Gallup. Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial Broadside, 1934. Gorgeous color lithograph by Ed. Rawlins, 1924, depicting an Indian holding a rifle with the colorful mesas of New Mexico as a backdrop. ;Gallup, New Mexico Invites You To Attend its Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial August 29, 30 & 31, 1934. Printed by Donaldson Litho. Co., Newport, KY. No. 5280. Measures 14 x 22. Stains and wear confined to edges with a one inch tear at lower left— does not affect artwork. Minor dirt. Overall VF. Truly a beautiful piece. Est. $300-500

821. New Mexico. Santa Fe. Santa Fe. Second National Bank of New Mexico Letter, 1882. Letter from John Watts, Cashier, to D.H. Jackson, General Manager, Sierra City, NM, dated June 28, 1882. 7 3/4 x 9 3/4. Lower quarter of letter appears to have met liquid at one time which has resulted in slight bleeding of copy— otherwise very clean and legible, VF. Est. $75-150

822. New Mexico. Sante Fe. Dolores. New Mexico Mining Co. Cert #605. Incorporated in Territory of New Mexico. Issued to David H. Gildersleeve for 123 shares in 1868. Signed by Jno Kidwell president and F. W. Jones secretary. Attractive vignette of several miners in forest setting with two sluice boxes and one rocker, picking and shoveling gravel into the boxes and rocker. Black border. Uncancelled. Printer - Philip & Solomons, Washington D.C. 7 x 10. Datelined Washington, D. C. Mines included the Ortiz mine located about a mile from Dolores. The famous Ortiz gold quartz claim was discovered in 1833 on the property of Jose Francisco Ortiz. Hand sorted ore was crushed in arrastras and gold was amalgamated with mercury. By 1869, a tramway had been built from the shaft to the 40 stamp mill. This stamp mill was the first erected in New Mexico. Unfortunately the operation was not very profitable was shut down in the early 1880's. From 1833 to 1910, the Ortiz mine is estimated to have produced $2 million in gold. In 1900, Thomas Edison used the Ortiz mine to try out his prototype gold separating machine. It failed. Discoloration along left edge due to glue from stub, which is no longer attached. Very fine. Est. $200-400

823. New Mexico. Socorro. Mogollon. Deep Creek Mining Co. Cert #126. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to E. J. Morse for 1000 shares in 1901. Signed by C. H. White president and D. P. Sill secretary. No vignette. Brown border and print with gilt seal. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 7 x 10. ;Properties in the Mogollon District, Socorro County, New Mexico printed at top of certificate. Datelined Colorado Springs, Colo. Dark discoloration along bottom edge. Very fine. Est. $50-150

OREGON

824. Oregon. Baker. Burkemont. North American Mining Co / (pic of a mill building) / Shaft House // North American Mining Co / L. W. C. Nelson / Manager / Baker City, Ore. / Sample / Burkemont / Copper / May 1906 / Souvenir. Rd, copper, 39mm. Slight rim ding on reverse. Dark toned. Xf. In 1905, the company reorganized replacing the management due to the fact the previous directors ;lied atrociously in its advertisements Owned about 1500 acres in the Burkemont district with ore that ran at 10% copper with gold and silver values. (Copper Handbook, 1906, p.759). Est. $75-150

825. Oregon. Douglas. Roseburg. Lucky Queen Gold & Silver Mining Co. Cert. #761. Inc. Jan. 18, 1876. Issued to J. B. Noble, March 22, 1877, 500 shares. Signed by Wm. R. Willis, President and W. T. Bodley, Secretary. Vignette encompassing entire left end of certificate shows woman carrying sheaves of wheat and scythe. Vignette at top center showing miners and ore car at mouth of tunnel. Dog head vignette between signatures. Very thin paper, black print, with title in pink. ;Roseburg and ;Oregon printed. Uncancelled. Printer: E.M. Waite. 5 1/2 x 10. A true producer, the Lucky Queen was primarily a lode gold mine which eventually claimed 1,500’ of underground workings. Located at the junction of Jumpoff Joe and Shorthorn creeks, the company built a reduction mill nearby in 1886. Production is unreported, and the site is today abandoned. [Ref: McDonald, p. 18]. Condition: very minor browning in places. Est. $200-400

826. Oregon. General. Oregon Newspapers, 1876-81. Includes 9 issues of several Oregon papers. The first is ;The Democratic Times from Jacksonville dated January 28, 1876 (16 x 22 1/2). There are 2 issues of the ;Salem Daily Record dated February 2 and 3, 1875 (13 1/2 x 20). Two issues of ;The Daily Bulletin from Portland dated February 20 and 21, 1873 (17 3/4 x 24). One issue of ;The Weekly Standard from Portland on January 28, 1881 (15 3/4 x 22). One issue of ;Morning Oregonian from Portland dated Aug. 9, 1878 (17 1/2 x 23 1/2). One issue of ;The Coos Bay News from Marshfield on July 27, 1887 (18 x 24) and one issue of ;State Rights Democrat out of Albany dated June 15, 1877 (20 x 27). Three of these bear the ;L.P. Fisher's Advertising Agency stamp from San Francisco. All are folded, with wear and tear mostly to folds and edges. A couple have heavy staining, others some foxing and minor dirt. Papers largely have a high acid content with resultant browning around edges. Fine. Not all are pictured here. Est. $100-200

827. Oregon. Jackson. Jacksonville. J. W. Conkrite Lecture Broadside, 1886. Glass framed handbill, partially torn creases, foxing, tears in upper left and lower right corners, wood block type faces. ;Rev. J.W. Conkrite, will lecture on the subject of the Prophicies and Present Cricis (sic)! At the Court House, Friday evening, Sept. 4th at 6 o’clock. Admission Free! Come One! Come All! Note attached to glass reads, ;This handbill was found underneath Jacksonville's Beekman Bank. The lecture was given in the Jackson County Courthouse on September 4, 1886. Rev. Conkrite was a circuit riding minister. In 1888, he was killed by renegade Apaches in Arizona. Torn at middle. Bottom trimmed tight. Appears to have been displayed at a museum at one time based on the faint type at bottom. Poor to Good. Rare. Est. $200-400

828. Oregon. Lake. Hoag. Gold Bullion Bar Original Photo Postcard. A $10 Gold Coin is next to the gold ingot for a size comparison. Black/white photo postcard by Henry Wendt, New Pine Creek, Ore., ;Gold Brick from 7 1/2 Tons of Ore from Schauers & Bassler Lease Hoag Mining District, small crease top left corner, slightly dinged corners. Est. $150-250

829. Oregon. Multnomah. Portland. Oregon & California Rail Road Co Check, 1870. Check #24. Issued to Geo W. Wigler for $300. Company title at top. Vignette at left edge of a steam engine. Datelined Portland, O. Imprinted RN-B16 revenue. Signed by B. M .Holladay. Ben Holladay was the founder of Holladay Overland Express. For ten years, this company was the mail and express carrier linking the Pacific with the interior western frontier states, such as Idaho, Eastern Washington, etc. Holladay signs this check as president. The California & Oregon RR was organized in 1870, the year this check was issued, and had the rail line opened by 1872. The company took over the land grant of the defunct Oregon Central RR. The line ran from Portland to Corvallis. A very early autograph check. Extremely fine. Est. $100-300

830. Oregon. Railroad. Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co Pass Ticket, 1899. Issued to F. E. Jones for travel from Portland to Huntington. Pass is perforated with attached pass check. Printed on green safety print paper. 3 x 8, printed by ABN. Creases are now fragile, as is the perforated seam. Fine. Est. $50-100

831. Oregon. Railroad. Oregon Short Line Railroad Co Passes, 1906-1913. Lot of 4 different passes. All issued to J. P. Bowers and family. 1906, Oregon Short Line, Southern Pacific east of Sparks, Union Pacific west of Green River, Employee's Pass, printed on green paper with white underprint of 1906. 1909, Oregon Short Line Southern Pacific east of Sparks, Employee's Pass, printed on yellow paper with white underprint of 1909. 1913, Oregon Short Line Railroad Co Employee's Trip Pass, printed on green paper with green safety print. Valid from Granger to Pocatello. The last is from the United States Railroad Administration, good on Union Pacific RR, St. Joseph & Grand Island RR, Oregon Short Line RR, Los Angeles & Salt Lake RR. All fine to very fine. Est. $100-200

832. Oregon. Railroad. Oregon Short Line, Southern Pacific east of Sparks Railroad Pass, 1911. Issued to F. E. Jones, Trainmaster T & G RR (Tonopah & Goldfield). Typed issuance. Printed on orange-yellow paper. Very fine. Est. $100-200

UTAH

833. Utah. Beaver. Frisco. North Horn Silver Mining Co. Cert #1062. Incorporated in New York. Issued to F. M. Shattuck for 100 shares in 1881. Signed by F. M. Shattuck secretary and president. Vignette at lower left of several miners working underground. Black border and print. Uncancelled. Printer - ABN. 8 x 12. ;Mines Situate at Frisco, Utah printed below company title. Datelined New York. Very fine. Est. $200-400

834. Utah. Beaver. Saturn. Saturn Silver Mining Co of Utah, Ltd. Cert #906. Incorporated in England. Issued for 1 share in 1871. Signed by Wilkinson secretary and two different directors. No vignette. No border. Black print. Uncancelled. No printer noted. 8 x 9. One Schilling Revenue embossing at upper right corner. Very fine. Est. $100-300

835. Utah. Juab. Tintic. Atlanta Mining Co. Cert #489. Incorporated in California 1878. Issued to A. F. McGrew for 100 shares in 1879. Signed by Moon president and Jage secretary. Vignette of a man holding the world on his shoulders. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 5 x 10. Location West Tintic Mining District, Juab Co, Utah printed on lower part of certificate. Minor foxing along bottom edge. Pin holes at left edge. Fine to very fine. Est. $120-250

836. Utah. Juab. Tintic. Tintic & North Tintic District Map, 1932. Compiled by engineers of Chief Consol. MC, 1932. 4’ x 8’. Vf, edges are a bit rough. The Tintic district produced millions in silver bullion for more than 50 years and was one of the largest precious metal mines in Utah. Est. $300-500

837. Utah. Juab. Tintic. Tintic Co Specimen Proof. Cert #0000. Incorporated in Maine. Specimen. Unissued, unsigned. Vignette of spread winged eagle clutching stars and stripes shield. Purple border and underprint. ;Specimen printed in red on signature lines. Printer - ABN. 7 x 12. Only information offered ;Owns mining property in the Tintic district. (Mines Handbook, 1925, p.1760). Extremely fine. Est. $100-200

838. Utah. Mining. Comet Mining Co. Cert #8817. European style bond with all coupons attached. Fantastic vignettes on bond. Spread winged eagle at top. Nearly 6 inch tall vignettes at each side of the bond, one of a woman and the other of a miner. Uncancelled. 12 x 18. Art work signed by A. Renard. Company owned the Comet and Morrison mines. Very fine. Est. $100-200

839. Utah. Park. Park City. Airplane tail from 1929 crash of a mail plane in Park City, UT with letters and information about the plane crash. Airplane tail piece, painted canvas, with multiple tears and flaking paint, approximately 23 x 33. Includes partially burned envelope from crash, signed by pilot and the surviving passenger and two letters (dated 1931) with other items of information on the crash. Est. $100-300 (not illustrated)

840. Utah. Railroad. Bingham & Garfield Railway Co Pass, 1917. Pass #252. Issued to T. H. Perleywits. Two signatures at bottom. Printed on yellow paper. Company logo vignette at upper left. Minor discoloration along edges. Very fine. Est. $150-300

841. Utah. Railroad. Rio Grande Western Railway Co Passes, 1899. Both pieces issued to F. E. Jones or family. One piece is an issued pass with blue print on crème paper with company logo in blue and red with ;Great Salt Lake Route. The other is a temporary pass to Mrs F. E. Jones for travel from Grand Junction to Ogden, printed on yellow paper, with company logo at top left. Very fine. Est. $100-200

842. Utah. Railroad. Salt Lake & Utah Railroad Co Passes, 1921-1927. Lot of 3 different passes. All issued to J. P. Bowers and family, of the Oregon Short Line RR. One is from 1921, with black print on crème paper. Signed at bottom and on reverse. Creased at middle. 1926 pass has blue print on crème paper, minor wear to edges. 1927 pass has blue print on light blue paper. Some edge creases. All have a company logo vignette at upper left corner. Fine to very fine. Est. $150-300

843. Utah. Railroad. Southern Utah Railroad, 1908. Certificate #16 issued to Consolidated Fuel Co. for 195 shares on Sept. 18, 1908. Incorporated in Utah. Vignette at left of seated female figure holding a wreath out and above her head with her other hand resting on a shield bearing the U.S. flag. 11 x 8 1/4. White paper with orange border, safety print and embossed seal. Print and artwork in black. Folded with deep tears at folds, stained, dirty, adhesive residue at left edge. Fine. Est. $75-150

844. Utah. Railroad. Utah Central Railway Co Pass, 1898. Issued to F. E. Jones, Nevada Central RR. Printed on tan paper with brown company logo masthead. Very fine. Est. $100-200

845. Utah. Railroad. Utah Idaho Central Railroad Co Pass, 1924. Pass #1169. Issued to Mr. T. H. Perleywits and his daughters and wife. Printed at top in blue ;Utah Idaho Central Railroad Co. Cache Valley Route. Signed by Joseph Scowcroft president. Signed on reverse by Mrs. Perleywits. Very fine. Est. $100-200

846. Utah. Salt Lake. Bingham. Bingham New Haven Copper & Gold Mining Co. Cert #0000. Specimen. Unissued, unsigned. Vignette of several miners working underground. Green border and underprint. Cancelled by hole punches along signature lines. Printer - ABN. 7 x 12. Blank stub attached at left edge. ;Specimen printed in red along signature lines. Owned the Zemora mine at the head of Carr Fork with ore that ran 6% copper, 22% lead, 12% zinc, 8 ounces silver and varying amounts of gold per ton. There was an aerial tram from the tunnel to the loading bins along the Copper Belt rail line. By 1908, the mine had produced about $500,000 in ore. (Copper Handbook, 1908, p.373-74). Extremely fine. Est. $100-200

847. Utah. Salt Lake. Bingham. Boston Cons Mining Co Key & Tag c.1900-1910. Boston Con / Mining Co. / Porphyry Mine / 450 / Bingham, UT. Br, 1.5 x 1.5, but not perfectly square. Key is made of steel about 3.5 long. The company was taken over by Utah Copper Co in 1910. Extremely fine. Provenance: Holabird Key Tag Collection. Est. $100-200

848. Utah. Salt Lake. Bingham. Niagara Mining & Smelting Co, 1890-91. Lot of 3 pieces. White paper with green border. Print and artwork in black with embossed Liberty profile on seal in silver. Three vignettes. One at top center of Niagara Falls, one at lower left and one at lower right of miners at work underground. Printed by Wm. H. Hoskins Co. 12 1/2 x 8 1/2. All are folded, faded with small dings or tears at folds or along edges, fine to VF. Incorporated in October of 1888 in Utah. Each has adhesive residue along left edge with stubs present— not attached to first certificate— but are attached to others. Est. $150-300

849. Utah. Salt Lake. Bingham. Tintic Mining & Dev Co Specimen Proof. Cert #0000. Incorporated in West Virginia. Specimen. Unissued, unsigned. Vignette of three miners working underground. Brown border and underprint. ;Specimen printed in red on signature lines. Printer - ABN. 7 x 12. Company sold its Yampa mine to Utah Cons MC in 1918. (Mines Handbook, 1925, p.1768-69). Extremely fine. Est. $100-200

850. Utah. Salt Lake. Salt Lake City. Western Fuel Company Framed Stock Certificate and Corporate Seal, 1907. Lot of 2 pieces. Certificate #11 issued to W.J. Wolstenholm for 5 shares on June 17, 1907. Signed by president P.C. Kittle and secretary A. McFarland. Matted and framed, entire piece is 13 1/4 x 9. Cancelled in red pen at an angle across center. White paper with black print, border and artwork. Safety print and embossed seal in gilt gold. Has been folded and has minor stains and foxing. Handsomely matted and framed. Buyer should replace the cardboard backing with archival quality cardboard or similar material. VF. The second piece in this lot is the Western Fuel Company Corporate Seal. 5 1/2 x 9 3/4. VF. Est. $100-200

851. Utah. Summit. Ontario Silver Mining Co Annual Report, 1892. 26 pages of text and 9 fold out colored mine diagrams at the center. The directors of the company include some of the best known mining men of the west: L. T. Haggin, Lloyd Tevis, J. B. Haggin, W. B. Carr and others. The report details the individual shafts and levels associated with each of the three shafts. Fabulous fold cross sections of the mine. Report is 8 x 10. This is the company that made George Hearst his second million, after losing his first. This mine was extensive, beginning in the late 1870's and lasting through at least the turn of the century. In 1884, the mine employed 450 men, used 15,000 tons of coal and over 400,000 board feet of timber. The business team that developed at this mine led to the Butte boom. One of the mine managers at the Ontario was Marcus Daly. Daly earned the trust and respect of Hearst, Tevis and Haggin which allowed for these three men to concentrate on the development of the copper deposits of Butte. A fabulous piece of mining history. Some water staining and soiling on front cover. Cross sections extremely fine. Est. $200-400

852. Utah. Summit. Park. Park Utah Cons Mines Co Specimen Proof. Cert #0000. Incorporated in Delaware. Specimen. Unissued, unsigned. Vignette of snow capped mountains within circle with two robed women on either side. Red border and underprint. ;Specimen printed in red on signature lines. Printer - ABN. 8 x 11. Company was a major conglomeration of the best mines and mining companies in the Park City district of Summit County. (Mines Handbook, 1931, p.1878). Extremely fine. Est. $100-200

853. Washington. Railroad. Railroad Wheel Dog Co. Cert #201. Incorporated in Washington. Issued to H. A. Ammann for 40 shares in 1925. Signed by Ben. Stockwell president and Allstrum secretary. Vignette of George Washington. Green border. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 9 x 12. We don’t know what this company was all about, maybe you do. Great name. Tears along fold creases. Fine. Est. $100-200

855. Wyoming. Uinta. Ft. Bridger. Mary & Judge Carter Repro Photos & M. G. Carter Check, Framed, 1889. The bank draft on Mary Carter, dated Dec. 7, 1889, for $75, is signed boldly by Mary Carter. The repro photos are of Mary Carter and Judge Carter with small brass plaques beneath. Framed in wood, with photos and check under glass in separate matted openings. 18 x 23 overall. Judge Carter was an early settler in the Wyoming Territory is well known to historical researchers of Wyoming. He owned the trading post at Fort Bridger. He died in 1881, and his wife took over the business, running for another 20 years. A brave endeavor for a widow in the western frontier. Extremely fine. Est. $300-500