ABSENTEE AUCTION #21

COLORADO

176.      Colorado.  Arapahoe.  Denver.  Public Lands Convention Delegate Badge, 1911.  At the center of the white metal badge is a cowboy on horseback noted as being Kit Carson.  At top is Delegate with Public Lands Convention around Kit Carson.  Dated Oct 3, 1911, Denver, Colo.  30 x 40mm.  Original pinback still attached.  Extremely fine.  Est. $50-75

177.      Colorado.  Boulder.  Ward.  Geology of the Ward Region, Boulder County, Colorado, Bulletin 21, 1920.  Colorado Geological Survey Report, by P.G. Worcester.  Printed by State Printers for Colorado, Denver.  Paper covered, 74 pgs. With index and fold-out map.  Good condition.  Est. $50-75

178.      Colorado.  Chaffee.  Banker Mining and Tunnel Co.  Cert. #1716, Inc. Colorado.  Issued to C.E. Mitchell, 1909, for 50 shares.  Signed by D. W. Harner, president and Jno A. Thompson, secretary. Six vignettes along right and left borders of miners working, and larger vignette, top left, of five miners working underground & one calling to surface for ore bucket to be hoisted; Black border and gold safety print. Uncancelled.  Printer: Goes. 8 x 10.” The company was located in Chaffee County (CSA).  Est. $50-100

179.      Colorado.  Clear Creek.  Georgetown.  Georgetown Deep Mining & Transportation Tunnel Co Prospectus and Contract, c.1903.  Lot of 2.  Pocket size blue paper covered prospectus, 6 pgs. “Kelly Tunnel” handwritten on cover.  3 1/2” x 6.”  Contract is for B.F. Kelly, Arapahoe County, Colorado, and “The Kelly Tunnel Site.” Not signed or filled out. Slight staining but every part readable and in good condition.  Est. $75-100

180.      Colorado.  Clear Creek.  Idaho Springs.  West Gold Mining Co.  Cert #5246.  Incorporated in Delaware.  Issued to Albert Cote for 100 shares in 1927.  Signed by N. S. Clarke president and O’Brien secretary.  No vignette.  Brown border.   Uncancelled.  Printer - Goes.  8 x 11”.  Company owned the West Gold group, known as the Sylvanite mine, that carried gold and silver assaying at $25 per ton.  N. S. Clarke, president of the company, died in 1927, leaving the company mired in legal and financial problems.  (Mines Handbook, 1931, p.885).  Very fine.  Est. $40-80

181.      Colorado.  Clear Creek.  Silver Plume.  Silver Plume 4th July Celebration Ribbon and Souvenir Spoons, 1898.  Ribbon is red/white/blue with silver print, gold metallic fringe.  2 1/2 x 8” size.  Spoon and fork have “shovel” handles, meas. 4” each. Bowl of spoon has “Silver Plume, Colorado, July 4, 1898” engraved.  Black box frame 8 x 12.”  Est. $200-300

182.      Colorado.  Clear Creek.  Silver Plume.  Southern Mining, Milling & Development Co Prospectus, c.1904.  The property was located in the West Argentine district, Clear Creek County, 6 miles southwest of Silver Plume on McClellan Mountain.  Ore carried gold and silver with assays as high as $520 per ton.  Content is based on sound geologic principals, with an understanding of rock deformation.  Soft gray paper cover, 20 pgs. 4 1/2 x 5 3/4” size. Some staining. Good condition.  Est. $75-150

183.      Colorado.  Clear Creek.  Statistical History of Clear Creek County, Colorado from 1859 to 1881, Inclusive, Showing The Gold and Silver Production and the Natural Advantages Possible as a Silver Mining District.  Cover is fragile with some chips.  Partially detached from staples.  Statistics found within charts with text description.  7 pgs. Contains map of district inside back cover.  Extremely Rare.  Est. $500-750

184.      Colorado.  Dolores.  United Rico Mining Co.  Cert. #A887.  Incorporated in Colorado.  Issued to Allen, McGraw & Co. for 100 shares in 1908.  Signed by 3rd vice president H. Godet and asst. secretary Cunningham.  Uncancelled.  Vignette of mine operations in valley, with miner walking in foreground, and river leading to snow-capped mountain in background.  Brown border.  Printed by Republic BNC.  Xf, folds.  9” x 12”.  Est. $25-50 248 18

185.      Colorado.  Eagle.  Holy Cross.  Holy Cross City and Surrounding Area Maps.  Lot of 5.  (1)  Cross section through French Mountain showing the Delphin (1400 ft), Pelican (600 ft) and Garfield shafts and the proposed Gold Park Tunnel to drain these other mines.  11.5 x 12”.  (2)  Pencil drawn claim and workings map.  Shows the Hecla, Shamrock, Australian and Grand Trunk.  10 x 19”.  (3)  A more broad claim map than map #2 with many more claims shown with the four of map #2 shown in the middle of the map.  16.5 x 22”.  (4)  Reverse blue line, 1931, of claims along Homestake Creek.  21 x 22.5”.  (5)  Same as map #4, but not reverse blue line.  Same size.  All mounted on foam board.  Est. $150-200

186.      Colorado.  Eagle.  Holy Cross.  Holy Cross City Maps.  Lot of 2.  (1)  Claim map of T1N, R71W, showing Hidden Treasure, Nil Desperandum, Lottie, Fiske, and others.  11 x 15”.  (2)  Map of T7S, R81W, showing the town of Holy Cross and Homestake Creek, Township Lines Surveyed by B. K. Kimberly, June 17, 1885.  14 x 17”  Both mounted on foam board.  Est. $50-100

187.      Colorado.  Eagle.  Holy Cross.  Holy Cross City Maps.  Lot of 6.  (1)  Two of the same maps mounted on one piece of foam board.  The maps are 14 x 16.5” reverse blue line, showing Township 7 N, Range 18 W.  (2)  4 maps mounted on one piece of foam board.  Each is 9 x 16”, one is a reverse blue line.  The maps show the claims Alice, Pelican, Calumet, etc.  (3)  One map, 16.5 x 41.5”, showing claims Hope, Stockholm Winze, Little Mollie and Combined.  (4)  This maps is nearly the same as the one just described, 17 x 43”.  (5)  Same as map #3.  (6)  Same as map #3.  Est. $200-400 (no illustration)

188.      Colorado.  Eagle.  Holy Cross.  Holy Cross City Maps. Lot of 6.  (1)  Reverse Blue line map showing Dodge Placer, Helen Placer, Summit Placer and others, all along 10 mile creek.  Section 2 T85N R79W.  26 x 36”.  (2)  True reverse blue line, shows series of claims including Mollie Primrose, Dexter, Chicago, etc.  28 x 36”.  (3)  Shows a series of claims along Flaney Creek and Center Creek.  Claims include the Grand Trunk, Grand Prize, Mollie Primrose, Dexter, etc.  28 x 36”.  (4)  Similar style to map #3, 27 x 36”.  (5)  Same as map #4, 28 x 35”.  (6)  Holy Cross Mining District, Eagle County, Colo, compiled for U. S. Surveys, 28 x 31”.  Shows the claims that are on the previous maps.  Est. $200-400 (no illustration)

189.      Colorado.  Eagle.  Holy Cross.  Holy Cross District Linen Maps, 1880’s.  Lot of 2.  (1)  Shows the Hecla, Shamrock, Australian and Grand Trunk claims as a plat map.  36 x 82”.  (2)  Same size as previous.  Shows some of the workings with the claims superposed.  Very fine. Est. $300-5009 (no illustration)

190.      Colorado.  Eagle.  Holy Cross.  Holy Cross Mining District Maps.  Lot of 5.  (1)  Plat of Sections 25, 26, 35 and 36, T6S, R77W, 6th P.M (Prime Meridian).  Blue line map showing the California and Carpenter Mining Districts with many claims attributed.  Swan River and Georgia Gulch are shown.  Breckenridge is to the east of the map.  14/5 x 17’.  (2 + 3)  Identical to previous maps, one is hand colored.  (4)  Holy Cross Mining District, showing French Creek, Homestake Creek and the Denver & Rio Grande Rail line..  11.5 x 12.5”.  (4)  Plat Showing Patented Claims in the NE 1/4 of Sec 29, T7S, R81W, Eagle County, Colorado.  Shows several claims, two of which are hand colored.  13 x 14”.  Est. $100-200

191.      Colorado.  El Paso.  Manitou.  Manitou Cliff Dwellings Company Pass.  No. C 273, issued 1913 in Colorado Springs, Colo. To Mr. C.L. Parker, wife and daughter. Provides entrance to the Ancient Cliff Dwellings and Cliff Dweller Relics museum, of the Taos Indian Pueblo  in Phantom Cliff Canon. 2 1/2 x 4.” Crème color, very wrinkled. Est. $35-75

192.      Colorado.  Gilpin.  Pine.  Gold Dipper Mines Inc.  Cert. #709.  Incorporated in Colorado in 1936.  Issued to C.G. Marquardt for 2500 shares in 1937.  Signed by president R.A. Patterson, with a secretary Curtis Johnson’s printed signature.  Uncancelled.  Property consisted of 7 claims, including the Semiprone and Bonnie Bell, with lease and bonds to Gold Quoin, the Gold Quad, the Gold Wheel, and others.  The Semi Prone and Louisiana veins were reported values of 1-4oz of gold per ton.  Developed by Semiprone tunnel and Louisiana shaft (Ref: Mines Register, 1937, p.357).  Vignette of allegorical figure holding wreath, with cornucopia and Colorado state seal at feet.  Orange border and seal.  No printer noted.  7” x 10”.  Xf, minor folds.  Est. $25-50

193.      Colorado.  Gunnison.  Sargents.  Callahan Zinc Lead Co.  Cert. H95956, incorporated Arizona, 1912 as Consol. Interstate Callahan Mining Co., changed to present name in 1921.  Issued to Clarence H. Fenstermacher and Agnes Q. Fenstermacher, 1947, 100 shares.  Signed by vice-president and asst. secretary.  Vignette of 3 miners with hydraulic drill underground. Brown border. Cancelled. Printer: ABNC. 8 x 10.”  Company produced zinc, lead, silver, owned various exploration projects in Idaho, Nevada,  and elsewhere. Employed about 100 people. [Ref: Mines Register, 1949, p. 82].  Very fine.  Est. $25-50

194.      Colorado.  Lake.  Breece Hill.  Anitock(?) Mine Time Logs, 1881 & 1882.  Lot of 2.  Two leather covered logs. 4 x 6 1/2” for noting miners’ work time.  The name of the company is written in pencil at the top of the first page of each book.  The handwriting is difficult to make out.  It appears to be Anatock or Anitock.  We have not heard of this mining company and found no reference from a quick search.  Both fine. Est. $100-300

195.      Colorado.  Lake.  Leadville.  Alleghany Mining Co.  Cert #303.  Incorporated in Colorado.  Issued to Thompson Rogers for 100 shares in 1888.  Signed by Jas. Marshall president and Geo O. Keeler secretary.  Vignette of a narrow treed valley with a small mining camp.  Black border.  Cancelled by rubber stamp and cuts through signature.  Printer - Collier & Cleaveland Co.  Datelined Leadville, Colo.  The property was located on Yankee Hill with five shafts, each 300 feet deep.  (Burchard, C & L).  Left edge had stub attached, but now has been trimmed away.  Very fine. Est. $50-100

196.      Colorado.  Lake.  Leadville.  B.P.O.E. Golden Jubilee Badge and Roster.  Lot of 2.  Pin top has “Golden Jubilee, 1914” and clock face across the bar with rectangular pendant depicting an elk standing on the shore of a mountain lake. “Leadville Highest Lodge in the World” is across bottom of pendant .  Made by Robbins Co., Attleboro for American Jl’y. Co.  Meas. 1 1/2”x 31/2”. Roster is 3 1/2 x 5 1/2”, paper covered, dated May 1921.  Est. $200-500

197.      Colorado.  Lake.  Leadville.  Brookland Mining Co.  Lot of 2 similar pcs.  (1)  Cert. #137, incorporated in Colorado, issued to Thomas D. Adams, May 1882, 5000 shares.  Signed by Thomas D. Adams, president, and by secretary James Dunn.  Small vignette of state seal on right side.  Black printed border on crème paper, embossed seal. Cancelled. No printer shown. Dateline New York. Reverse shows map of mine location in the Carbonate Hill district, East Leadville.  The Brookland belonged to the third division, those mines on the dip of the contact behind the apex claims. “The central part or Carbonate Hill, that is, the mines in the rear of the apex locations, will be large producers of carbonate ore for several years to come.” (pg. 346) “The Adams Mining Company was incorporated in December, 1883, and is a consolidation of the Saint Bernard and Brookland Mining Companies…which are proved to contain valuable ore deposits….The Brookland has a drift in 12 feet of ore 25 feet in.  It shipped about $14,000 worth of ore before the water became too strong.  The ore produced in both mines is the same, and will average from 10-12 ounces in silver, and 40 per cent lead, with very little silica.” (pgs.350-51). [Ref: Burchard, 1884. Report for 1883].  VF.  (2)  Cert #238.  Same style as previous.  Issued 1883, cancelled.  Very fine.  Est. $150-300

198.      Colorado.  Lake.  Leadville.  Crews Beggs Trading Co.  Cert. #8, Inc. Colorado.  Issued to W.M. Scott, 1902, for 200 shares.  Signed by R.N. Beggs, president, and C.G. Beggs, secretary.  No vignette. Black print border, gold embossed seal.  Cancelled written in red across face.  Printer: W.H. Kotler, Denver.  7 x 10.” Datelined Leadville.  Slight discoloration along top edge, crease lines. Good condition.  Est. $50-100

199.      Colorado.  Lake.  Leadville.  Forepaugh Mining Co.  Cert. #259, incorporated in Colorado, issued to Alice M. Wyman, October 1927, 833 shares.  Signed by Thos. H. Sandy, VP, and Charles S. Burton, secretary.  Two vignettes on either side of company name, or miners working underground.  Black printed border. Uncancelled. Printer: Kerting Litho. Co., Chicago. 8 1/2 x 11.” Dateline Chicago. Owned by the Enterprise Mining Company, on East Fryer Hill. “Shaft at 370 feet, carrying silver and gold in iron pyrites.  The ore is of a refractory nature.  The ore-body penetrated by the shaft shows a thickness of over 6 feet…This shaft is the deepest of any on Fryer Hill, the ore disclosed being different from anything heretofore found in this locality.” [Ref: Report of the Director of the Mint, 1883. 48th Congress, House of Representatives, Ex. Doc. No. 177, pg. 342].  Fine condition.  Est. $100-200

200.      Colorado.  Lake.  Leadville.  Geology and Mining Industry of Leadville, USGS, 1886.  Published by Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.  1886.  747 pgs. Plus numerous metallurgical plates and full index. Also contains an atlas by Samuel Franklin Emmons.  Measures 9 1/2” w. x 12” tall by 2 3/4” thick. Boards are worn but interior is good.  Est. $200-400

201.      Colorado.  Lake.  Leadville.  Geology and Ore Deposits of the Leadville Mining District, Colorado, 1927 Dept. of Interior Professional Paper 148.  With accompanying packet of maps.  Published by Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.. Authors: S.F. Emmons, J.D. Irving, and G.F. Loughlin.  Paper covered, 368 pgs. Numerous plates, photos, maps, drawings and graphs contained within publication and an additional packet of approximately 12 large maps in separate envelope.   9 x 11” size.  Stained covers, inside good.  Est. $100-200

202.      Colorado.  Lake.  Leadville.  Grafton Cons Mining Co.  Cert. #149, incorporated in Colorado, issued to Mrs. H.G. Curran, January 1901, 500 shares.  Signed by president A.D. ? And secretary John Ewing.  Vignette of Colorado State Seal.  Gold border with green underprint. Datelined Leadville, Colorado.  Uncancelled . 7 x 10.  Property located at Poverty Gulch. [Ref: E&MJ, vol. 23, #21, 1902, p.738.] Extremely fine.  Est. $75-100

203.      Colorado.  Lake.  Leadville.  Highland Chief Mining Co and Enterprise Mining & Production Co, 1881-1883.  Lot of 2 pcs.  Leather covered with “Lease” written across front cover. Oct. 1883-July 1884 dates. Size 5 1/4 x 7.” Pages soiled along edges, covered warped.  Leather covered time log for miners. Dated July 31, 1880-November 1882.  Size: 5 1/4 x 7”.  Wear along top and bottom edges.  Est. $300-500

204.      Colorado.  Lake.  Leadville.  Iron Silver Mining Co.  Cert. #A21476, incorporated N.Y. Issued to Louise T.D. Talmage for 100 shares, 1922.  Signed by Wm. R. Cobb, president, and secretary.  Vignette of four miners and a pack mule at a surface mine.  Orange order with black print on white paper.  Location of property Lake Co. Col. Printed on certificate.  Printer: ABN.  Mines included the Iron, Iron Hat, Luella, Tucson, Stone, Rock, Dome and Seventy-Six mines, located two miles east of Leadville.  (These are considered the most productive on Iron Hill.) Burchard (1882) states the Iron property is worked  through two inclines and the Rock and Stone through two inclines and a shaft.  At the eleventh level in the main incline, a large body of galena was disclosed in the lime formation. [Ref: Shannon, 1985; Blair, 1980, pp22, 26-7; Emmons, 1886, pp. 389, 394-395; Griswold, 1951, p.29.] 11 1/2 x 7. Cancelled. VF.  Est. $150-300

205.      Colorado.  Lake.  Leadville.  Lake County Silver Club Preamble Broadside, 1896.  “Our Motto, ‘Equal Rights for Gold and Silver, and Free Coinage for Both.’  Our Object, ‘To Use every Legitimate Means to Secure the Free Coinage of Silver.’” A single page, some stains around edge and in mid-part which do not interfere with the legibility.  Good condition. Est. $50-100

206.      Colorado.  Lake.  Leadville.  Lake County Topographic Map by Max Boehmer, 1880.  Shows the famous Leadville area and many ghost towns, mountain ranges, streams.  Brown wood frame, 18x22”, map measures 16 x 18.”  We are not sure which publication this map is from.  Map is torn along left edge and has sun stains across the top.  Est. $150-300

207.      Colorado.  Lake.  Leadville.  Leadville Gold Belt Map, framed, c.1895.  Mounted on white fiberboard in oak frame 16x20,” map shows silver and lead areas and gold, silver and lead areas east of Leadville, areas  partially developed and undeveloped. Map measures 10x12”, some foxing along left edge. Est. $75-150

208.      Colorado.  Lake.  Leadville.  Leadville Mining Claim Map, 1894.  Mounted on white fiberboard in oak frame 16x20,” map shows “The Mining Claims of Leadville, Colorado, 1894.”  Includes the Leadville Gold Belt. Actual map measures 11x14” with foxing along left edge. A few stain spots which do not inhibit readability. Est. $75-100

209.      Colorado.  Lake.  Leadville.  Man’s leather wallet, with Dupont advertisements.  Horace Havens Collection.  Black leather wallet, 3-fold. Dupont stamped inside, established 1802, and list of leading Dupont brands.  No other markings. 3x5”  He and his partner, John W. Beman, owned the largest lumber yard in Leadville, opening at the very beginning of the boom.  The office and yard were located at 114 E 6th Street near Harrison Ave.  (History of Leadville and Lake County, p.438).  Folded.  Worn.  Est. $40-80

210.      Colorado.  Lake.  Leadville.  Miners’ Exchange Bank Account Book.  Account of J.D. Ward, dated 1878. Light brown vellum, 4” x 6 3/4”. Printer: J W Middleton, Stationer/Printer.  Fine condition.  Est. $75-100

211.      Colorado.  Lake.  Leadville.  Morning Star Cons Mining Co Ore Production Book, 1902.  Book 35, dated March 11-September 13, 1902, Lots. 525-569.  Red leather boards with embossed mining company name, meas. 4 3/4” x 8 1/2” wide.  Very fine condition.  Est. $200-300

212.      Colorado.  Lake.  Leadville.  Revenue Leasing & Mining Co.  Cert.# 2012, incorporated in Colorado.  Issued to Royal B. Young and Co., May 1902, 100 shares.  Signed by William G. Reed, President, and Albert Mosenthal, Secretary. Datelined Leadville, Colorado. Vignette at upper left of a miner with wheelbarrow and another resting on rocks.  Green border and underprint.  Uncancelled.  7 1/2 x 11. Printer: Francis Doane & Co., Boston.  Mines at Leadville printed on certificate.  This company was a successor to the Revenue Mining & Milling Co.  They owned and leased out the Revenue placers and lodes in the Alicante District.  The mine was first developed about 1880 in quartz and galena ore, rich in silver. [Corregan & Lingane, 1883.] Extremely fine.  Est. $50-100

213.      Colorado.  Lake.  Leadville.  Rialto Leasing & Mining Co.  Cert. #1898, inc. Colorado.  Issued to C.H. Davies, 1901, for 1000 shares.  Signed by Bumbert, president, and William G. Reed, secretary.  No vignette.  Green border and underprint, black print.  Uncancelled.  Printer: Francis Doane & Co., Boston.  Datelined, Leadville, Colo.  VF.  Est. $50-100

214.      Colorado.  Lake.  Leadville.  Topographical Map of the Carbonate Regions, 1879.  “Showing location of mines and prominent prospects from actual surveys made in October 1879.”  by Max Boehmer.  Black frame, 16” x 20”,  map measures 12 x 16.”  Est. $150-300

215.      Colorado.  Lake.  Leadville.  Umbrella Cane belonging to Horace W. Havens, Leadville tycoon.  Black umbrella, Handle is briar and stag horn with ornate gold plated grip and tip, engraved “H.W. Havens.” Meas. 36” long.  Horace W. Havens was one of the early mercantile tycoons of Leadville.  He and his partner, John W. Beman, owned the largest lumber yard in Leadville, opening at the very beginning of the boom.  The office and yard were located at 114 E 6th Street near Harrison Ave.  (History of Leadville and Lake County, p.438).  Est. $300-600

216.      Colorado.  Las Animas.  Trinidad.  Souvenir Book and Classified Business Directory of Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado, 1915.  Pocket size red paper covered booklet.  Published by Chamber of Commerce.  About 25 pp.  Drawing of bison on the cover. 3 x 6” size. VF.  Est. $100-200

217.      Colorado.  Mining.  Bridgeport Gold Mining & Milling Co.  Cert #18.  Incorporated in Colorado.  Issued to George M. Chase for 2000 shares in 1896.  Signed by J. E. Fieldson president and George M. McConaughy secretary.  Vignette of a four miners working underground.  Brown border and safety print.  Uncancelled.  Printer - A. S. Carter, Denver.  8 x 11”.  Datelined Denver, Colo.  This company was probably named for Bridgeport, Connecticut, possibly where the financiers were from.  Very fine. Est. $75-150

218.      Colorado.  Mining.  Colorado Mining Association Membership Card, 1939.  No. 5611, issued to W.E. Van Voorhis, 1939.  Stamped signature of Jesse McDonald, president and Robert S. Palmer secretary.  Pale gold color. 2 1/2 x 4.”  Est. $100-200

219.      Colorado.  Mining.  Tungsten Mining, Milling & Exploration Co.  Cert. # 252, Inc. in Colorado.  Issued to Irwin Smith, 1907, for 2,212 shares.  Signed by A.V. Cluffs, president, and Gunther Carlberg, secretary.  Vignette, upper left, of miners working underground, and small vignettes of miners at each corner and middle right and left edges.  Black border with gold seal and underprint.  Cancelled written in red across face. Printer: W.H. Kistler Stat’y Co., Denver, and Goes. 9 x 12.  Not in the Mines Handbook, vols. 1912-1920.  Tungsten mining was active in Nevada about this time.  So this company could have been in Colorado or Nevada.  Slight tear at top along crease line.  VF.  Est. $25-50

220.      Colorado.  Mining.  Turret-Independence Mining Co.  Cert. #244, inc. in Colorado.  Unissued. Vignette above masthead, top center, of six miners working underground with shovels, drill, and pushing ore cart.  Black border, gold safety print. Printer not noted. Datelined Salida, Colorado. This company may have had its operations in Cripple Creek, but may not have.  Stained top left corner and over signature lines, otherwise good condition.  Est. $20-40

221.      Colorado.  Ouray.  Red Mountain.  Mono Baltic Mining & Smelting Co.  Inc. in CO, 1907.  6% Mortgage Convertible Gold Bond, Cert. #490.  Signed by pres. Edward Averill and sec. Stephen J. Ryan.  Vignette at top of four miners working underground.  Dark blue border, safety/underprint.  Printer: Franklin Lee BNC of NY. 19x 14. Attached at top is half-page of coupons.  Folds, stains, VF.  Mine office is in Red Mountain, but the Works office was in Ironton.  The company owned about 180 acres known as the Saratoga group in the Red Mountain district.  The property showed fissure veins and contact deposits having large ore bodies of oxidized silicious ores of low copper tenor, but carrying high silver values and some gold, and bornite and chalcopyrite associated with pyrite, all auriferous and argentiferous.  Assayed at 3.5% copper and 12 oz. copper per ton, with small gold values.  The property was developed by four shafts and several tunnels with workings totaling about two miles.  A smelter, planned to have been blown in July 1909, was not in blast in early 1913.[ Ref: Copper Hdbk., 1910-11, p. 1201]; 1912-13, p. 605-6].  Est. $50-100

222.      Colorado.  Park.  Alma.  Alma Lincoln Mining Co.  Cert. #8116, Inc. in Colorado.  Issued to Downs & Co. , 1936, 250 shares. Signed by C.M. Lyon, president, & J.A. Stucka, asst. sec’y. vignette of spread winged eagle atop stars and stripes shield.  Orange border.  Uncancelled. 7 x 11. Printer-Rocky Mountain Bank Note, Denver. No direct information was located. There is, however, a small town of Alma that was a center of mining activity starting with the Silver Rush of 1879.  A smelter was built there in the 1880’s.  Within the same area is Mount Lincoln straddling the county line of Park and Summit. [Eberhart, 1969] VF.  Est. $25-50

223.      Colorado.  Rio Blanco.  Cathedral Postmarked Postcard, 1911.  Colby Animal Series No. 2, drawing of kitten and puppy.  Published by The Colby Publ. Co., Milwaukee, Wis. Est. $50-75

224.      Colorado.  San Juan.  Silverton.  Bandora Mining & Milling Co.  Cert #1625.  $20 Gold Bond.  Incorporated in Colorado.  Issued in 1892.  Signed by D. M. Holden vice president and W. M. Harriott secretary.  Vignette of Colorado State Seal.  Brown border.  Printer - Gazette Printing, Colorado Springs.  12 x 14”.  In 1882, prospectors discovered ore along Mineral Creek and later in the nearby Ice Lake district.  Several rich claims were located and mining has continued intermittently to present day.  Nothing remains of the town of Bandora.  We were not able to locate a specific reference to this company.  Very fine.  Est. $100-300

225.      Colorado.  San Juan.  Silverton.  Silverton Bolo Tie.  Silver, turquoise and visible gold sample in quartz, leather tie with silver tips made from “mercury” dimes. 1940’s.  Hammered sterling silver free-form bolo with 8 pieces of matrix turquoise mounted around large centerpiece of quartz with visible gold, and six sterling “buttons” interspersed.  Rope edging on mounted stones and finer rope-like edge on entire piece.  Braided black leather ties and 2 1/2” silver tips with button ends made from Mercury” dimes.  Made by a miner from the Silverton, Colo. Area. “D L” incised on reverse. Prov: Horace Havens Estate.  Est. $300-600

226.      Colorado.  Summit.  Contention Gold Mines Co.  Cert. #175, incorporated in Arizona Territory, 1905.  Issued to Nathaniel C. Deane, 660 shares.  Signed by Sidney Stone, president and Landsford Butler, secretary.  Vignette of several miners working underground, and smaller vignette of heads of three wild horses.  Black border with copper-gilt seal and safety print.  Uncancelled.  Printer not noted.  8 x11.”  Dateline Denver.  No information found within our library concerning this company.  Butler was also secretary of Fisherman Gold Mines Co., which see.  Small crease in corner, slight foxing.  VF.  Est. $25-50

227.      Colorado.  Summit.  Summit County Map, c.1885.  Shows Breckenridge and many towns now gone. Shows borders of Grand, Clear Creek, Eale, Lake, and Park counties.  Mine locations are marked by crossed picks, but the mine names are not offered.  The map is probably a plate from a publication.  The publication is not noted on the map.  Clason Map Co., Denver. VF. Est. $25-50

228.      Colorado.  Teller.  Cripple Creek.  Anaconda Extension Gold Mining Co.  Cert.#49, incorporated in Colorado, issued to N.E. Guyot, 1000 shares, August 1892.  Signed by  H. A. W. Tabor, president, and by secretary.  No vignette, gold border and seal, gold safety print.  Cancelled.  No printer. 8 x 10 1/2.”  Dateline Denver. Two 2” pieces of white tape on reverse.  Horace W. Tabor came to (Kansas Territory) Colorado in 1855 as part of the New England Immigrant Aid Society.  In 1860, Tabor moved to California Gulch (Leadville).  He then opened up to mercantile stores at Malta and Oro City.  His success allowed for him to move his store to Leadville at the onset of the silver rush.  “On April 15, 1878, August Rische and George Hook walked into the Tabor store and asked to be grubstaked to the few items needed to go prospecting.”  These two men hit one of the many bonanza lodes, giving Tabor ownership to the Little Pittsburgh.  Horace Tabor went on financial roller coast ride for the next 20 years.  He went from one of the richest men in Colorado to bankrupt by 1898.  (Leadville Chamber of Commerce website).  Very fine.  Est. $750-1500

229.      Colorado.  Teller.  Cripple Creek.  Cripple Creek Mining Certificates & Reports, 1899-1911.  Lot of 4 different pcs.  (1)  Victor Gold Mining Co, Cert #D7114, signed, issued, uncancelled.  (2)  Golden Age No. 2 Mining & Milling Co, Cert #203,  Issued, signed, uncancelled.  1902.  Green border, mining vignette, two revenue stamps at upper right corner.  (3)  Abstract of Title, Surplus Fraction Lode Mining Claim, 1899, 17pps.  (4)  Abstract of Title, Gibraltar Lode, 1899.  25pps.  All fine to very fine.  Est. $100-250

230.      Colorado.  Teller.  Cripple Creek.  Double Eagle Hotel & Casino Gaming Chip Collection, 2000. Creek. A millennium gaming chip collection of the Double Eagle Casino located in Cripple Creek, Colorado set in an attractive Plexiglas frame.  Three metallic chips, $1, $2, $5, All have eagle at middle on obverse with eagle at center on reverse.  Four Nevada style gaming chips:  $1 (white), $2.50 (pink), $5 (red), $25 (green).  All have eagle at center on obverse with 2000 The Millennium on reverse.  Uncirculated.  Minimum bid of face value $41.50, (still live chips for the Double Eagle in Cripple Creek).  Est. $41.00-100

231.      Colorado.  Teller.  Cripple Creek.  Olympia Gold Mining & Milling Co Document.  Certificate of full paid capital stock.  1904.  10 cent document stamp at lower left.  Est. $25-50

232.      Colorado.  Teller.  Cripple Creek.  Portland Gold Mining Co.  Cert. #5614, Inc. Wyoming, 1905.  Issued to Arthur W. Butler, 1910, 100 shares.  Signed by Frank G. Peck, president, & Thos. F. Burns, sec’y.  Vignette in masthead of two miners working hydraulic drill underground.  Light brown border and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer: The Gowdy-Simmons Co., Colo. Springs, Co. 9 x 11 1/2.”  Mines included The Portland, Bobtail No. 2, Doubtful, Anna Lee, and 22 other mines on Battle Mountain.  Frank G. Peck (1862-1926) was a Colorado Springs cigar store owner.  He owned the Black Diamond GMC with J.R. McKinnie, and he gave it to the Portland GMC in exchange for stock.  Frank Peck took control of the company away from Frank Burns.  He became president of the company in 1910 and remained so until he died in 1926. The Portland GMC made Peck a millionaire by the time he was 37.  James A. Peck was most likely his brother.  The Portland GMC was the largest and richest of all of the Cripple Creek mines, and was known as the Queen of Cripple Creek.  At the time this certificate was issued its No. 2 shaft was 2,280’ deep, with 62 miles of underground workings.  The company also operated the Independence mine and mill which it purchased from the Stratton-Independence Company in 1915. [Ref: Hill, 1900, pp384-385; Levine, 1988, pp 73-81; Weed, 1920, pp 609-610.].  Est. $75-100

233.      Colorado.  Teller.  Cripple Creek.  United Gold Mining Co.  Cert. #5443.  Incorporated in Colorado in 1902.  Issued to Thomas Keely for 5000 shares in 1906.  Signed by president Warren Woods and secretary F.M. Woods.  Cancelled by hole punches over signatures.  No vignette, but fancy masthead.  Black border.  Printed by the Denver Litho Co.  9” x 11”.  Vf, folds, wrinkles.  Est. $75-150

234.      Colorado.  Teller.  Cripple Creek.  Yellow Gold Cripple Creek, Inc.  Lot of 100 pcs.  All issued in the late 1970’s-1980’s.  Cancelled.  Yellow border.  Vignette of miners underground.  Fine to very fine.  Est. $200-300