LIVE AUCTION #23

COLORADO

299. Colorado. Arapahoe. Denver. Argentine Montezuma Investment Co. Lot of 5 similar pcs. Cert #7133, 7132, 7131, 7146, 7145. Incorporated in Colorado. All issued to Hopkins Bros for 10 shares each in 1910. Signed by J. N. Geijsbeck president and Ben Morris secretary. No vignette. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 8 x 11”. Datelined Denver, Colorado, USA. All very fine. Est. $70-140

300. Colorado. Arapahoe. Denver. Denver Mint Bullion Deposit Receipt, 1877. Receipt #879. “Memorandum of Gold Bullion Deposited at the Mint of the United States at Denver, Col, October 11, 1877.” Deposited by City National Bank, totaling $327.44. In the Description of Bullion is the word Retort. Retort refers to a process that involves the “cooking off” of the mercury. The resulting bullion is a “sponge” of gold and silver. Signed by M. H. Slater. Receipt is printed in red on a blue paper. 6 x 12”. Bullion deposits from the 1870’s are extremely rare for the Denver Mint. We have only had one in the last 20 years. Very fine. Est. $80-160

301. Colorado. Arapahoe. Denver. Denver Mint Bullion Deposit Receipt, 1878. Receipt #396. “Memorandum of Gold Bullion Deposited at the Mint of the United States at Denver, Col, July 19, 1878.” Deposited by City National Bank, totaling $1187.21. In the Description of Bullion are “Am” and “Grs”. Am refers to the word amalgam. Grs refers to grains, typically placer gold. Signed by A. S. Webster. Receipt is printed in red on a blue paper. 6 x 12”. Bullion deposits from the 1870’s are extremely rare for the Denver Mint. We have only had one in the last 20 years. Very fine. Est. $80-160

302. Colorado. Arapahoe. Denver. Match Holder and Stamp Dispenser. Silver plated wooden match holder. Engraved on top: “16 to 1 / compliments of / J. Summa, Bank Exchange / 1020 17th St. / Denver” with floral design at corners. Hinged. Obverse has

scored strip for striking matches. Measures 1 1/2 x 2 3/.” Inside has postage stamp dispenser marked: “Postage Stamps / Pat’d Qt. 1492” Inside is somewhat corroded. Fine to very fine.

Est. $75-150

303. Colorado. Arapahoe. Denver. Signal Ditch Co. Cert. # 27. Incorporated in 1885. Issued to George Richardson in 1888 for 10 shares. Signed by O.A. Whittenine, secretary (no president’s signature). Vignette in center of Colorado state seal flanked by eagle on pinnacle and miners working with picks. Black border on white paper. Voided in red ink across face. Printer: Smith & Ferl, Denver. 5 x 10. Stub is attached. XF. Datelined Denver.

We assume that this was the company responsible for the construction of Signal Ditch located with the Denver Metro area. The only reference we found to Signal Ditch was within a Denver City construction project document. The reference was made to a widening project between Washington St and Colorado Blvd along 136th Ave, westerly of Signal Ditch. We are sure that Colorado collectors are more familiar. Est. $150-300

304. Colorado. Arapahoe. Denver. Western Stores Co Scrip, 1906. Lot of 3 pcs. W.H. Howell, president 1929. G.F. Bartlett, Jr., Treasurer. General Merchandise, 321 E & C Bldg., Denver, Colorado. 1) 5 cents, #120887. 2) 10 cents, # 221750. 3)25 cents, #316450. All meas. 2.25 x 4.75”, are very worn and dirty, foxing along edges, wrinkled. Scrip number and denomination are printed in red. Rare Denver, Colorado scrip. Est. $350-700

305. Colorado. Bent. Arlington Springs. Pennsylvania Town Co. Cert #165. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Oliver H. Perry for 1 share in 1888. Signed by Oliver H. Perry president and G. M. Hunt secretary. Vignette of Colorado State Seal. Uncancelled. Brown border and print. Printer - Chieftain Print. 6 x 10”. Printed on certificate “Arlington, Bent Co, Colorado. Proprietors of Arlington Springs.” Minor foxing along bottom and right edge. Very fine.

Est. $150-300

306. Colorado. Book. Colorado: A Summer Trip, 1867, by Bayard Taylor and published by G.P. Putnam and Son, N.Y. in 1867. 185 pgs. Note on frontispiece reads: “These letters, originally published in the New York Tribune, are reproduced in this form, in order to meet the demands of a general interest in the regions they describe.” The table of contents takes the reader from Kansas, up the Smoky Hill Fork, across the Plains, to the Rocky Mountains and Denver, with side trips to Idaho, Ute Pass, Middle Park, et al., and then homeward through Nebraska. There are chapters on farming and mining in Colorado, also. Ex Libris the New Jersey Historical Society, but withdrawn sometime after 1988. Meas. 5 1/2 x 7 1/2.” in very nice condition. Chips on spine. Scarce. Est. $150-300

307. Colorado. Boulder. Boulder. Echo Mining & Milling Co. Cert #278. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to E. L. Fox for 3750 shares in 1891. Signed by L. S. Cook president and John J. Wyatt secretary. Vignette of a building in the woods with small headframe at left and horse drawn trucks in front. Dark brown border and print. Uncancelled. Printer Collier & Cleaveland, Denver. 7 x 10”. Datelined Denver, Colorado. Printed at left of vignette “Mines Boulder Co.” Very fine. Est. $150-300

308. Colorado. Chaffee. Turret. Ethel Gold Mining Co. Cert #1372. Incorporated in Wyoming. Issued to Mrs. Christine Strand for 10 shares in 1903. Signed by L. L. Miller president and A. O. Olson secretary. Fabulous vignette of the mill buildings at the mine location, captioned “The mill that treats our Turret ores.” Black border, attractive masthead, copper seal. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 8 x 10”.

Company owned property in three different districts: Cripple Creek, Elk Mountain and Turret Mountain. The Turret mine was reported to be the producing property (Copper Handbook, 1906, p.481). Very fine. Est. $100-200

309. No Lot.

310. Colorado. Clear Creek. Clear Creek. Clear Creek Mills Original Photographs. Lot of 4 photos. “Millsites 5, 6, 7 on

North Clear Creek” 1923. Four photographs of three different mill sites, probably the ones listed by Bastin & Hill at the time of his publication in 1917 and named in the story above. Three are 5 x 7” and the fourth is 2 x 4”. Chips, etc. Pair crudely mounted on board. Labeled. Est. $150-300

311. Colorado. Clear Creek. Clear Creek Gold Dredging Co. Lot of 2 certs. Certs. #B102 and #A71. Incorporated in Arizona Territory. Cert. #B102, orange border, issued to A.G. Macdonald in 1904 for 2 shares and cert.

#A71, green border, issued to William P. Bonbright & Co. in 1904 for 50 shares. Both signed by William A. Otis, vice president, and Geo. R. Buchanan, secretary. #B102 uncancelled; #A71 cancelled by hole punches. Printer: W. H. Kistler, Denver. 8 x 11. This company most likely operated placer mining on several of the gulches within Clear Creek County. Slight discoloration along edges. Fine. Est. $50-100

312. Colorado. Clear Creek. Georgetown. Clear Creek, Canon and Georgetown Railroad Scene Cabinet Cards. Lot of 3. Two cabinet cards, 5 x 8,” of Colorado railroading. One shows a train on High Bridge between Georgetown and Silver Plume, Colorado, and the other shows track beneath “Hanging Rock,” Clear Creek Canon, Colo. Fine condition. Probably taken by W. H. Jackson, c.1885-90. A third photo in stereo card style, shows a train on high bridge, captioned “The Great Loop Between Georgetown and Silver Plume, Colorado.” 3.5 x 7.” Worn. Est. $120-150

313. Colorado. Clear Creek. Georgetown. Snowdrift Silver Mining & Reduction Co Ltd. Bond #174. Signed by W. H. Forbes, secretary, and by two directors, John Young and another. 1873. This 10 Pound “Mortgage Debenture” was also convertible to 5 ordinary shares of stock in the company, which operated near Georgetown [Ref: Michael Veissid in London]. 17 x 21.” White paper, black print. 6 coupons attached. The property was located in 1863, and is situated on Republican Mountain in the Griffith mining district, two miles from Georgetown. The vein is a fissure 4’ wide, pay vein 9”. Mills at 1,000 ounces silver per ton. [Ref: Colorado Mining Directory, 1883, p. 121.] Operated by lessees, “…a system which throws the mines into the hands of poor men, who are forced to work them for a small but immediate production.” [Ref: Mines and Mining West of the Rocky Mountains, R.W. Raymond, 1876, pg.302.] VF. Est. $100-150

314. Colorado. Clear Creek. Idaho Springs. Idaho Springs Town Plat & Mining Claim Map, c.1905-15. Compiled by James Underhill. Blue line map, with some color accents along boundaries. 28 x 49”. Framed under glass with brown wood frame, light blue cloth matte surrounding map. Scale 1 inch = 200 ft. The Argo Tunnel is shown at top center. Big Five Tunnel at upper left. The claims surrounding the town are named and outlined. Individual plats are noted within the town, no ownership information. The condition appears to be fantastic. This map would display very nicely as is. Extremely fine.. Est. $500-1000

315. Colorado. Clear Creek. Union. Silver Glance Mining Co. Cert #44. Incorporated in Territory of Colorado. Issued to Joseph T. Broad for 5 shares in 1882. Signed by Andrew McClelland president and L. H. Shepard secretary. Vignette of Colorado State Seal. Black border and print. Uncancelled. Printer - Miner Print. 7 x 11”. Datelined Georgetown, Colorado.

Owned the Silver Glance lode located on Democrat Mountain in the Union district, three miles from Georgetown. The mine carried argentiferous galena with 150 to 300 ounces silver per ton. Produced $150,000 by 1883 (Colorado Mines Directory, 1883, p.167). Note attached to certificate that indicates that 2 of the 5 shares were transferred back to the company. The note is datelined Georgetown, 1886. Small black spots affect about one half of the certificate. Good. Est. $200-400

316. Colorado. Custer. Hardscrabble. Portage & Silver Cliff Gold & Silver Mining Co. Cert #62. Incorporated in Colorado, 1880. Issued to A. W. Raseau for 10 shares in 1881. Signed by James B. Taylor president and G. W. Morrison secretary. Vignette of three miners underground. Black border with attractive green underprint, resembles an imprinted revenue. Uncancelled. Printer - Shaber & Carqueville, Chicago. Datelined Portage. Printed on certificate “Principal Offices, Silver Cliff Custer Co. Colorado & Portage, Columbia Co. Wis.” Silver Cliff is located within the Hardscrabble district. Not listed in the Colorado Mines Directory, 1883. Minor wear to fold creases. Very fine. Est. $200-400

317. Colorado. Eagle. Fulford. Nolan Creek Mining Co. Cert. #123. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to T. H. Dudley, Jr. for 500 shares in 1891. Signed by B. Clark Wheeler, president, and J. Peck, Director. Green print on white paper. Uncancelled. No printer noted. 9 x 11. VF. Folds. Datelined Aspen, Colorado.

“The town was actually a combination of two separate but adjacent mining camps. One was called Nolan’s Creek Camp and the other Camp Fulford. Both were situated on a hillside, one above the other. Camp Fulford grew the fastest and in time absorbed Nolan’s Creek and they became one using the name Fulford. The

town had a population of several hundred people with a hotel, a few boarding houses, stores and a saloon. The town flourished through the 1890s and into the 1900s up to 1918 when the town began to fold as the mines pinched out. A most unusual aspect of some of the mines were the entrances. Some of the mines opened into natural cliffs. Miners gained entrance into the caves by being lowered from the top of the cliff. The Fulford cave remains a tourist attraction” (Henry Chenoweth, www.ghosttowns.com).

Est. $150-250

318. Colorado. El Paso. Colorado Springs. I. O. O. F. Colorado Pins, 1911-1915. Lot of 3 souvenir medals. (1) Copper colored metal pin. “State I.O.O.F. Session (within 3 chain links) / Denver Colo. / Oct. 16, 1911 / (picture of domed capitol building) / State Capitol. Mfg. by Colorado Badges & Nov. Co., Denver. 1.5” wide. (2) Bronze colored metal. Pinback shows mountain scene with Colorado Springs on banner beneath. Attached pendant is bordered: Annual Meeting Grand Lodge of Colorado 1915. Inside circular pendant are 4 circles with various lodge symbols. 2.75”. (3) Bronze colored metal. Pinback says 1924 above an embossed mountain scene, and Colorado Springs on banner beneath. Attached pendant is shield shape: top center is an eye with I.O.O.F. below. 3 circles and a shield within the pendant containing various lodge symbols. Both #s 2-3 mfg. by Whitehead and Hoag, Newark, N.J. Est. $120-250

319. No Lot.

320. Colorado. El Paso. Manitou Springs. Manitou Mineral Water Co. Bond #0000. Specimen. $1000 Bond. Unissued, unsigned. Vignette of two Indians perched on cliff overlooking wildlife in the woods. Green border and underprint. Cancelled by hole punches along signature lines. Would have been issued 1890. All 30 coupons attached. Printer - ABN. 9 x 14”. Very fine. Est. $200-400

321. Colorado. Fire. Fire Alarm Telegraph Operator Badge. Star-shaped, silver metal. 2 1/4” at widest point, with “Fire Alarm / Operator / Telegraph.” engraved on face. Pin missing but soldering site evident. An excavated piece not cleaned or polished. Date unknown. The badge comes from a vast Colorado collection and was probably found in the middle to southern part of the state. Est. $75-150

322. Colorado. Fremont. Canon City. I. O. O. F. Grand Lodge of Colorado Ribbons, 1912 & 1925. Lot of 3. 1 ) “May Spencer No.2” written on pin top, which is bordered in gilt. Red ribbon with Colorado I.O.O.F./ Canon City, Colo. / Oct. 19-20-21-22 / 1925. Medallion pendant is bordered in gilt with celluloid picture of the Odd Fellows Home in Canon City, Dedicated 1914. Mfg. by Sommer Badge Co., Newark, N.J. 4.5” 2) Identical to #1 only with “J.K. Spencer #8” written on pin top. 3) Pin top, edged in gilt has picture of Skyline Drive, showing horse and cart along a winding mountain drive. Red ribbon. “Grand Lodge / I.O.O.F./ Canon City / October 15-17, 1912. Pendant is edged in gilt: Independent Order of Odd Fellows / picture of eye with F L T inside 3 links where eyebrow would be). 5”. Mfg. by Myatt Co., Balto. MD. Very fine. Est. $120-200

323. Colorado. General. Colorado Buffalo Souvenir Nickel, 1919. Cast metal “Nickel”, 2.75” diameter. Lucky Nickel / (buffalo) / 1919 // Souvenir of / Colorado / (state seal) / (floral wreath around border). Est. $100-150

324. Colorado. General. Book. Address Before The Rocky Mountain Medical Association, June 6, 1877. Containing Some Observations of the Geological Age of the World…to Which is Appended A Synopsis of the Previous Addresses And Also Biographies of The Members of The Association. Written by J.M. Toner, MD, published for the Association in Washington D.C. in 1877. “The Rocky Mountain Medical Association had its origin in a desire to perpetuate and keep fresh the friendships formed among the physicians who actually crossed the Rocky Mountains to attend the meeting of the American Medical Association in San Francisco, California, in May, 1871.” 414 pgs. There are biographies of 123 doctors. 5 1/2 x 8.” VF. Front board stained top right edge, worn at bottom right corner slightly and smudged at top left. Est. $150-200

325. Colorado. General. G. V. B. Mining Co. Cert #39. Incorporated in New York. Issued to Robert J. Dean and Henry Aplugton for 500 shares in 1892. Signed by G. V. Bryan president and George B. Howard treasurer. Vignette at upper left of miners underground. Attractive masthead. Black border and print. Uncancelled. Printer - Railway & Bankers, NY. 7 x 11”. We are not sure where this company was in operation. A quick glance through Poole, 1892, did not list this company in Colorado or Montana. The certificate came to us from the Hamm Collection, who was an avid Colorado collector. G. V. B. are the initials of the president of the company - G. V. Bryan. Xf. Est. $100-200

326. Colorado. Gilpin. Black Hawk. Clear Creek Tunnel Co. Lot of 4 pcs. Three agreements and one uncancelled stock certificate, all from 1864-5. (1) Cert #266. Incorporated in Massachusetts. Issued to Isaac Story for 74 shares in 1865. Signed by Isaac Story treasurer and Jon Harrington president. No vignette. Light black border and print on light purple paper. Green seal, 25 cent revenue stamp affixed at left edge. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 6.5 x 7.5”. Datelined Boston. (2-4) Three different legal agreements datelined Boston, 1866. Each has a revenue stamp affixed.

The Clear Creek Company owned 600 feet of the Kinney Tunnel Lode at Black Hawk located on North Clear Creek. They also owned a mill site. They drove a drift into the mountain at creek level about 1864 and reportedly hit ore worth $600 per ton, but little work was done. Papers within the Kimber archive (see this sale) show that their claims were bought up by another company. The three agreements here are a great and unique glimpse of how eastern financiers raised money for these Colorado prospecting forays. The secretary of the Clear Creek Tunnel company contracted with an individual in Boston on a “hand-shake” style basis to raise money for the company. He was told that he could issue how ever many shares he felt necessary for any cash raised. Such non-specific arrangements are very rare – in fact I have never seen anything like this before – fh. All four documents have Federal revenue stamps (5 and 25 cent certificate stamps). (Hollister, 1867). Est. $400-600

Colorado. Gilpin. Central City. Kimber Family Archive & Correspondence, 1863-1922. Black Hawk, Central City, Denver, Santa Barbara, Berkeley, Ojai, San Diego.

Introduction

This collection is a remarkable surviving archive of correspondence, photographs, deeds and legal documents, production reports and banking data from one of Gilpin County’s leading mining families. The family life and story of their struggles with their key asset – the Gunnell Mine – is the story of strength and survival through decades and generations of changing times, including unsuccessful attacks by zealous litigants, constant mine and milling issues, changes in family management and modernization.

The Kimber Family

The story involves the Kimber family, starting with Job Kimber and his wife Virginia in Central City, Colorado in the 1860’s. The couple had several children of which Ben was the oldest and went on to manage the company. After Job died, Virginia ran the family finances with a steel fist, investing in municipal bonds, power companies, etc. The family acquired a large ranch in Santa Barbara, California that became the new family base after about 1895. Ben, and his wife May had a son, named after his grandfather Job, who became an electrical engineer through the University of California, Berkeley Electrical Engineering school. The regional engineering society was headed by his uncle, Ben’s brother. The correspondence between family members continued through WWI and through 1922 after the deaths of Job, Virginia, and others, with more than 200 letters preserving and detailing their lives. The correspondence shows an incredibly strong and loving bond between Ben and May as the couple live apart for decades as Ben struggles with management of the mine and disposition of assets after the death of his mother.

Job Kimber and the Gunnell Mine, Central City, Colorado.

The Gunnell Mine

The Gunnell Mine was discovered by Harry Gunnell in 1859 and was said to have produced up to $100 per pan in the surface dirt from the eastern part of the claims (Fossett, Mines of Colorado, 1880). It is on Gunnell Hill, a hill splitting two tributaries to North Clear Creek just above Central City, with Nevada Gulch and Nevadaville to the west and Eureka Gulch to the east.

By 1864, there were three companies controlling the Gunnell lode according to Hollister (Mines of Colorado, 1867): the Gunnell Gold Mining Co., the University Gold Mining Co., and the Central Gold Mining Co. By 1866, the main shaft was down 438’, and had been worked for 15 straight months. It was reportedly mined out to 300’, yielding 500 oz of gold per month. The company had a tough time operating with New York management, and after purchasing a 100 stamp mill and building a 50 x 175’ stone building in Black Hawk, they were forced to sell off much of the equipment and shut down production.

1871 saw the publishing of Wallihan’s Rocky Mountain Directory and Colorado Gazetteer, which described hundreds of mines in the Gilpin-Clear Creek area, and the Gunnell was not among them, having been relatively inactive because of the problems associated with incapable management.

Job Kimber and his friend William Fullerton recognized an opportunity with the Gunnell. Here sat an idle mine in great need of work. Kimber had been the mill superintendent and owner of a mill near the Gregory, the first gold lode discovered in Colorado on May 6 1859, and near the Gunnell. It is possible that Kimber was there with a brother, Charles, who may have been a miner in the Gunnell, living in the tiny mining camp next to Gunnell Hill, Eureka in 1870. (Wallihan, 1871).

Job Kimber and the Colorado Gold Rush

Kimber had moved to Colorado with the first gold rush that ensued after the discovery of lode gold at the Gregory. Born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania in 1823, Kimber was a steamboat man on the Missouri River. First he headed to California Gulch along with thousands of others in 1860. Leadville, as California Gulch is now known, was another great center of excitement. After a brief stay, he left for the Gregory Diggins and Central City.

Kimber learned quickly that one of the best ways to make money in Colorado was in the smooth running of heavy equipment in a mill. Certainly Kimber was used to big equipment with his experience in the operation of steamboats, and he set about to learn as much as possible about the milling process and the right equipment for the job. Within just a few years, Kimber ran what was thought by some as the best mill in the Territory. In 1871 Wallihan reported: “This mill runs constantly; on custom ores mostly, is in the charge of mill men of large experience…one of the best arranged and managed stamp mills in the territory.” He built the Polar Star mill in 1867, with two partners, Garrett and Buffington. The trio gradually improved the mill until it reached a size of 32

stamps, weighing 432 pounds each. It had 8 pans, Chilean style and could process 24 cords per week with reported returns of 3.5 to 10 ounces per cord (Wallihan). It appears the family sold the mill, or it was used in one of Frank Jones’ phony transactions about 1889. (Story on Jones later.)

Kimber went on to own all or part of other mills as well. The Polar Star was a custom mill, taking ores on contract from producing mines. It was a stone building, 65 x 96’, with an iron roof, 35 stamps, 30 horse engine, gold separating tables, pans, etc. located on north Clear Creek at the intersection of Chase gulch near Black Hawk with a capacity of 3 cords of ore per day. As one of the best mills in the Territory, their contracts were probably always full and included the much coveted Gregory ores. Kimber & Fullerton built another mill that became known as the Fullerton mill by 1879 when Corbett published the Colorado Directory of Mines. This mill could handle some of their Gunnell ore as well as other ores necessary to keep mill production at a full clip, ensuring profitability. It was one half mile from Black Hawk and could process 100 cords of ore per week. Kimber made about 1000 deposits with the Denver Mint from the gold he produced at his mills, according to the numbering system found on several remaining mint receipts.

Fullerton Enters the Scene

William Fullerton enters the Kimber archive in 1872. He is not the same William Fullerton, we think, as the William Fullerton described by Vickers in his History of Clear Creek and Boulder Valleys who came to Central City in 1874 becoming a lawyer. Unfortunately, it is only that Fullerton who is listed in the various directories, but it should also be noted that Kimber himself does not appear in three of the four pre-1881 directories.

Fullerton, relying on Kimber’s reputation, work ethic, and profit motives, had found a perfect partner. The pair operated the mill that bore their name for three decades.

Kimber and Fullerton set about to buy the Gunnell. After the great fire of May, 1874, Central City was in great need of an influx of new capital as well as in need of ridding its mines of incompetent management.

Acquisition of the Gunnell

The Gunnell needed more cash. Kimber brought in Richard Mackay and Ed Clinton. Together, the four leased the Gunnell, poured in the work, cash and expertise and began to make it pay. When the men got the main shaft to a depth of 700 feet, little ore was found. They followed the geology and struck “one of the finest bodies of ore ever opened in the county… in 25 months, they got $313,000,” with profits of about half that amount, according to Fossett in Mines of Colorado, 1880. The men bought the mine outright in 1876 for a reported $50,000, paid in part from the proceeds of the production, and the rest payable monthly. That year the shaft house burned and they rebuilt it with stone.

After the purchase, the men set about acquiring neighboring properties. One by one, other adjoining mines were brought into the company, until control was had of the Gunnell Lode. The lode was comprised of three or more parallel vein systems, striking east and west, dipping south about 40 degrees. Each of the main vein systems was pyretic in nature, separated by fifty to two hundred feet, pinching and swelling in the typical fashion. Gone were the tiny 50 x 100 foot claims, fractions, and neighboring mines. The owners began mining the property systematically, using all the shafts on the properties, perusing ore with great gusto. The mines produced two different ores, a hand sorted ore that ran from 2 to 10 ounces per ton gold, and another secondary ore that ran $35 per cord. (Corregan & Lingane, The Colorado Mining Directory, 1883; Bastin & Hill, Economic Geology of the Gilpin County…, 1917)

Problems ensued for the group. The mine was immediately successful. Ores were processed at both the Polar Star and Kimber and Fullerton mills, as well as at other mills. Records from these mills are present within the archive. When acquisition of neighboring properties slowed down, it caused production to stop when the mine workings reached the property boundaries. In several cases, this meant a shut down of months. Assessments were made of the partners to continue making the purchase payments while production was shut down. Mackay refused to pay his share and offered to sell his share to Kimber for $50,000.

Gunnell Produces Colorado’s Largest Gold Ingot in 1888

Along the way, Job taught his son Ben the mining business. More and more, as Job ran the company, Ben began to manage the mines. As Ben’s experience grew, so did the size of some of the shipments. In 1888, the Gunnell became the producer of the then-known largest gold ingot in Colorado history. Don Kemp related the story in Colorado’s Little Kingdom, 1949. “In October, 1888, Bennie Kimber, superintendent of the Gunnell and other mines on Gunnell Hill, produced the largest gold retort product ever in Colorado,” weighing just four ounces under 161 pounds. It was placed on display at the Denver National Bank. After processing by the Mint, it became the largest gold ingot ever there, at 2350 troy ounces., valued at $39,219.91.

The Gunnell went on to produce regularly. In later years after the Newhouse Tunnel (Argo Tunnel) was driven from Idaho Springs eastward under Central City, the Gunnell mines were worked from the tunnel which intersected the Gunnell lodes 1300 feet below the surface. From the tunnel, another shaft was sunk 500 feet deep, and ore hauled out to Idaho Springs for processing. The Gunnell shut down about the time of the first world war.

More problems ensued when partner Frank Jones, a Denver investment banker, tried to obtain control of some of the Kimber family mines under false pretenses. This led to years of lawsuits from about 1895-1906, at which time Ben tried to sell all the family mine holdings.

Bastin & Hill claimed that the production by the Kimber family from 1874 to 1911 was $2.76 million. In 1911, they still owned three mills: the Fullerton 40 stamp mill on north Clear Creek, the Mead mill in Black Hawk, and the Polar Star mill in Black Hawk, which was still operating in 1917. That year shipping ore ranged from about 1 to three ounces per ton gold with about a three to one silver to gold ratio.

Most of the Kimber archive is listed below. Other documents will follow in the next sale.

The Kimber Archive

327. Colorado. Gilpin. Blackhawk. Black Hawk Union League Ledger (and Kimber business), 1863. Important Ledger, 1863-1878 containing minutes of the Black Hawk Union League, 1863; The Kimber & Fullerton Mill receipts (1871-1878); Polar

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Star Mill records (1887); Pocahontas Mine records (1873), 200pp total. Some pages not used.

The Ledger contains 48pp of the Union League. First meeting of the group held May 12, 1863 at Black Hawk. The Coloradans’ later formed leagues at Central, Denver, and possibly other places. The long lists of men signing up for the league is a testament to the Union tie that Coloradans felt. The lists include the who’s who of the Gilpin mining region and mention speeches by Teller and others. The Union League was born in Philadelphia Dec 27, 1862 and held their first organized meeting January 22, 1863. The steadfast purpose of the group was and still is a non-partisan organization in favor of a United States, supporting the states of the Union and the current president of the United States, regardless of political affiliation. In their early meetings, “one of the original objectives of the Union League was to encourage a string of similar organizations across the country,” wrote Robert Mendte in The Union League of Philadelphia Celebrates 125 Years, 1987.

The ledger also contains detailed accounts of Kimber & Fullerton from 1871-1878, including the period when they first leased the Gunnell in 1874 and later bought it in 1878 for $50,000 with proceeds from the mines. Many of the entries for the Kimber & Fullerton ledger show the nature of the custom milling business at Black Hawk. Generally the accountant entered the names of the consignors, which are traceable through Hollister or Wallihan. Occasionally, though, he reversed himself and placed in directly the names of the mines for which they processed ores. These included the Bobtail and Pocahontas among many others. Receipts for ores were measured in cords, not tons. Scales were severely lacking in Gilpin, so a common means of measurement was necessary among mines and mills to measure ores shipped. A cord is a measured space of 4’ x 4’ x 8’, or one ore wagon full. An ore wagon was a large wagon with high sideboards that prevented spilling. One of the many regular consignors was Robert Mackay, who later accepted a partnership on the Gunnell, probably because of his abilities as an underground mining contractor. Two more pages are used expressly for expenses on the Pocahontas Lode, another of Kimber’s producing mines. (1873) The ledger also contains 2 pages of entries for the Polar Star mill, one of the important mills owned by Kimber.

While the ledger has 200pp, it has been used for the four different entities described here. 7.5 x 12”, marble boards, wear to extremities. This is an extremely important ledger describing in detail the activities of one of the best mills in Gilpin, the Kimber & Fullerton. It also contains important Civil War related material of Colorado, the Union League minutes for the Black Hawk chapter. Est. $1000-2000

328. Colorado. Gilpin. Blackhawk. Chase Creek Deed, 1863. Important early Colorado deed with important signatures. October 1863 deed between Ed O’Neill and J. E. Plummer on property at Chase Gulch, witnessed and signed by Colorado Pioneer D. C. Collier with his personal; Notary Public stamp at the bottom, printed by the Central City Register.

Collier was one of the few original prospectors/merchants who arrived in late 1858 at Denver, arriving on December 5th. He owns the distinction as Colorado’s first lawyer, “hanging his sign” there in January, 1859, according to Vickers in the History of Colorado, 1880. He also built the first house on the west side of Cherry Creek. He became a large property holder in Denver while he practiced there through 1862 before prospecting and exploring throughout the mountainous regions of the state for a few months in 1862.

He then settled in Central City. After establishing his law office, he helped Alfred Thompson start the Register, which explains why the Register Print legal form has been used, probably designed by Collier himself.. Collier went on to buy the Register, retiring in 1873. Collier probably designed all the legal forms printed by the Register during those years. 8.5 x 14”. 50 cent Conveyance Revenue stamp, R54. Est. $150-300

329. Colorado. Gilpin. Blackhawk. Important Revenue Stamped Document, 1867. Mining Deed with very rare R102 $200 red & green revenue stamp. The deed is by and between Melzar Hazen of Plainfield New Jersey and the Havilah Mining Co. of Colorado (not listed in Hollister) for $200,000 for a huge amount of property at Black Hawk including some owned by Tappan, Bates, including parts of the Bobtail Lode, Gregory Lode, Fisk Lode, and others. The document has been split along the center fold, but the stamp is fine. This document may be the only such Colorado document with a $200 R102 extant. Est. $1000-2000

330. Colorado. Gilpin. Blackhawk. Important Revenue Stamped Document, 1863. . Deed between Louis Tappan and the Gregory Gold Mining Co. of Colorado. Incredible document for the sale of the property for $950,000 with twenty (20) $50 green revenue stamps, R101. All of the stamps are unfolded. There are virtually three to four stamps per page adhered to the left margin on every page except the last, which has two stamps. This document details the transaction of important parts of the Bobtail, Gregory, Fisk and other mining claims. It is signed by Tappan , Warren Brown in New York. Tappan was an early Pioneer of Pike’s Peak, coming to the region in 1859 and was one of the early town organizers of Colorado City. The revenue stamps on this document book at $1800 alone. Est. $2000-4000

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331. Colorado. Gilpin. Blackhawk. United States Gold Mining Co Partial Ledger, 1864-68 Regards the Gregory Lode. Roughly 50 pages cut from a ledger. Appears complete. The ledger is the complete accounting ledger of expenses for the United States Gold Mining Co., based in New York. Their local agent was J. M. Smith, as shown in the ledger and shown in Hollister, which describes the contents pretty well. The company spent nearly $50,000 over a year trying to develop ores on the Gregory lode. It appears they were unsuccessful, as there are no receipts for gold sold shown in the cash received columns. Instead, they appear to have basically stopped work at the end of August, 1865 and laid off the miners that were costing them from $300 to $600 per month in payroll expenses. The ledger pages show who they bought supplies from and what regularity. After the crew was laid off, they began selling off equipment and the receipts are shown. They also rented their houses and buildings. Est. $300-600

332. Colorado. Gilpin. Blackhawk. Virginia Kimber Stakes a Mining Claim, 1863. Kimber stakes a claim on the Baltic Lode in the Eureka District at Central City and Job Kimber signs as witness. The document is the classic Register print “pre-emption” form with the deer at lower left. 5 cent red certificate revenue stamp in upper left. R24. This is the Kimber copy of the claim filed at The Gilpin County Recorder’s Office of Colorado Territory.

Est. $100-200

333. Colorado. Gilpin. Blackhawk. Black Hawk Mill Original Photograph, c.1887, of the Kimber & Fullerton or Polar Star Mill. Large Photo by Wells & King, Denver. 7 x 9.5” , matted on 10 x 12” custom board by Wells & King. Wells & King are not listed in the 1880 McKinney Colorado Directory. Mautz, in Biographies of Western Photographers, lists the firm as post-1886 through 1893. The photo is a very clear, crisp view of a stone mill building with a tin roof about 120 feet long and 50 feet wide. There are six men and a boy in front. Minor yellowing does not affect detail or reproducibility. Est. 250-500

334. Colorado. Gilpin. Blackhawk. Central City & Black Hawk Original Photos, c.1885-1890. Lot of 2 different photos. Interior of the Kimber & Fullerton or Polar Star Mill and interior of the Kimber House at Central City. Both views are 6 x 8” mounted on plain board 7 x 9” without photographer designation. Both are yellowed from an improperly short fix. The mill interior shot shows ten stamps of a multi-stamp battery with other equipment. The home interior shows lush furnishings and no people.

Est. $150-300

335. Colorado. Gilpin. Central City. Gunnell Mine Archive including a Gold Specimen, 1887-1890. The specimen is 2 x 6 x 3”, mostly sulfide minerals. The label in Ben’s writing states: Gold $1.32, silver 36.60, copper 17%. It weighs about one pound. The papers include three Denver Mint receipts of Gunnell retort amalgam, Jan-March, 1891, a 21pp geologic and mineral appraisal, numerous newspaper clippings, many about the suits against the Gunnell that were unsuccessful; cross sectional diagrams and ore calculations, leases, checks (2), agreements, etc.; 1894 superintendent’s book showing laborers, contract miners, production; 1887-1890 book with the same type contents. Original bankbook from the First National Bank of Central City. About 20 different pieces. Est. $750-1500

336. Colorado. Gilpin. Blackhawk. East Gunnell Mining Co Ledger, 1895. Contains the by-laws, Articles of Incorporation, copies of deeds, and minutes of the corporate meetings. 225 pp ledger, with only 28pp used. Fullerton, Ben Kimber and Job Kimber were the officers. Est. $150-300

337. Colorado. Gilpin. Blackhawk. Colorado Central Railroad Pass. Signed by Loveland as president. Issued to Job Kimber upon the celebration of the completion of the line to Central City from Denver. Includes one Excursion Ticket, 1895, for the Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf Railway. Includes 2 Pullman Palace Car Co tickets for travel from San Bernardino to Los Angeles, 1895. This has to be one of the great Colorado railroad passes, here issued to an important figure. Est. $400-700

338. Colorado. Gilpin. Blackhawk. Kimber Personal Diaries, 1878-80. Three important daily diaries of Job Kimber and the ore receipts of the Polar Star Mill at Black Hawk. Some personal notes included. This is a definitive record of throughput at his mill for these three years, possibly the only such definitive records extant.

J. V. Kimber Mill diary, 1878, shows daily shipments and receipts of ores in cords from various mines to Kimber’s mill in

Black Hawk, the Polar Star. Regular shippers included the Bobtail, some of the Gregory mines, the Gunnell (of course) and probably about 100 different mines over the course of the year.

1880 diary of Job Kimder. Polar Star Mill ore receipts listed daily with personal notes. Includes important notes on Richard Mackay’s split from the partnership. While they were not producing when under litigation, Mackay failed to make his share of the assessment payments. He offered his 2/9 share in the Gunnell to Kimber for $50,000.

Production diary from Kimber’s Polar Star mill at Black Hawk, showing the number of ounces of amalgam produced and often from what ores. 1888. All three are leather pocket diaries about 3.5 x 6” each. Est. $1000-2000

339. Colorado. Gilpin. Blackhawk. Kimber Family Archive, 1895-1922. Group of 200 or more letters between members of the Kimber Family, except Job. Includes about two dozen original photographs, some of the family, others of family and places, such as the Santa Barbara ranch. Of interest is a letter describing the new Ford of May’s in Santa Barbara and a sharp, crisp photo of her in the Ford. Also of interest are a long series of letters from son J. Kimber, namesake of Job Kimber, after he leaves home for advanced education at the University of California at Berkeley Engineering school. In the letters he describes many of the projects he is working on, such as an electrical railroad (street.) He also tries to enlist at the start of WWI, but gets rejected. He keeps trying through other avenues and finally lands a position in the Infantry and gets transferred to San Diego. The group has excellent content as most letters are multiple pages in detail. Included letters from other family members to and from Ben’s wife May and Ben as he tries to run the family businesses.

The original covers are all included where saved. Many of the envelopes contain two or three letters. Also includes about 100 documents and letters detailing the Kimber family investments, which Virginia ran with a steel fist. Includes family correspondence on Harry Kimber’s death in Cheyenne. Also includes a CDV of Job or Ben Kimber in Colorado, c 1871-1876 and an early tintype in case perhaps of Kimber’s mother or of Virginia’s mother.

Est. $500-1000

Two other lots are from the Kimber archive sorted elsewhere in this catalog: California. Nevada. Tahoe. Emerald Bay Camp Letterhead with Manuscript Letter, 1916. Please California Nevada Tahoe Section to view this lot. And:

California. Southern. Southern California Original Photographs, 1924. Please see California Southern section to view this lot.

End Kimber Archive. NOTE; THERE WILL BE MORE ITEMS FROM THE KIMBER ARCHIVE IN THE NEXT SALE. Among these will be the Polar Star archive and the Kimber & Fullerton mill archive, Kimber’s various mine investments and many deeds and leases.

340. Colorado. Gilpin. Central City. California Milling & Mining Co Ltd. Cert. #219. Incorporated in England. Issued to Colonel A.E. Downing in 1893 for 50 shares. Signed by H. Thompsen and another person as directors, and John Bonar, secretary. No vignette. Uncancelled. Attractive masthead in green, all print is in green. No printer noted. 9 x 12. Fossett states, “…it cleared more money in 1879 than any mine north of Leadville.” Originally, the mine was operated under the California Gold Mine Co. in 1881. Then it became the New California MC in 1886 and finally the California Milling & Mining Co. in 1893. [Spence, British Invasion and the American Frontier, 1995]. Trimmed tight at left edge where there is attractive green scroll design. XF. Est. $150-250

341. Colorado. Gilpin. Gilpin County Directory, 1897. by the Colorado Directory Co. Hardbound with peach boards and prolific advertising. 110pp. Original and complete. Ben Kimber’s copy with a few penciled notations inside. This is an individual directory for each town without any business directory in the back. Spine chipped at top and bottom, otherwise a clean and fine copy. Rare. Est. $1000-2000

342. Colorado. Gilpin. Gregory Bobtail Mining Co. Bond #0. Proof. Incorporated in Colorado. Unissued, unsigned. Vignette of 4 prospectors and on e horse with mountainous backdrop. Black border. Cancelled by hole punches in signature lines. Printer - Franklin Bank Note. 9 x 13”. Would have been issued 1886. 10 coupons attached along right edge. Minor foxing and some spotting. Fine to very fine. Est. $200-400

343. Colorado. Gilpin. Black Hawk. Bobtail Mine Stereocard, c.1898. Copyrighted 1898, B. L. Lingley, Keystone View. Captioned “9301 - In the ‘Bobtail’ Mine, Black Hawk Canyon, Colo, USA.” View is of four men underground in the mine. One is leading a horse pulling the ore car. One man is up a ladder near a stope. The other two are just there. Three of the men have their candlesticks with burning candles. The horse leader holds a lantern. The view is amazingly clear, one of the best we have ever seen. No text on reverse. Extremely fine. Est. $100-200

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344. Colorado. Gilpin. Blackhawk. Fisk Gold Mine Ltd Prospectus, 1893. “This company has been formed to purchase the whole of the Share Capital of the Fisk Gold Mining & Milling Company, of Blackhawk, Gilpin County, Colorado (U.S.A.)…” This is the opening sentence of the 4 page prospectus, 9 x 15”. Most of the 3 pages of text are based on a report by Mr. P. Coulson Bunn, Mining Engineer. The Fisk Gold Mine Ltd was a British company. Includes two subscription blanks. Edges worn, small tears along fold creases. Good. Est. $200-400

345. Colorado. Gilpin. Blackhawk. Fisk Gold Mining & Milling Co Archive, 1893-1895. Group of several hundred documents (400+/-, approximately 1000 pieces) consisting of mostly correspondence between lawyers and principals. Also includes dozens of agreements, proposed agreements and statements. The hundreds of letters are lengthy and establish the breadth of communication between British and American interests while at conflict. A prospectus, annual report of production, reports from the Superintendent, and correspondence from the mine in Central City also make up a significant part of this archive. About 1/2 cubic foot of documents.

The Fisk Gold Co. was one of the early locations at Black Hawk. The Fisk vein runs parallel to the Gregory, and had many locations made upon it during the 1859-1860 period. Numerous companies were formed to exploit the ores, many of which were mentioned in Hollister’s Mines of Colorado, 1867 and again in Frank Fossett’s Mines of Colorado, 1880. It was a good producer of gold for more than 40 years.

In the heart of the matter is the case: The Brits (we’ll call Fisk Ltd.) came to Colorado in summer of 1893 and engaged with Fisk Co. to buy the company. It was a producing mine. By December, the deal started to go south. Fisk Ltd. Had issued a bit of stock to see how it would fly in London, and it did not. Meanwhile, they were to have made a $216,000 payment to Fisk Co. but reneged. Upon renegotiation, they arranged for new payments of about $100,000 and $125,000 to be made 6 and 9 months out. This done, Fisk Ltd. Set about selling shares and the issue failed. Meanwhile the mine kept producing gold. The Fisk Co. tried to process the notes, which Fisk Co. would not now renegotiate with Fisk Ltd. The two original notes are present in the archive.

One of the final negotiations was that the Fisk Ltd. Directors all step down from the Board. A payment would be made to Fisk Ltd., and shares of stock exchanged. A printed summary of the negotiated settlement is present, dated 12/27/1894.

An important part of the archive are Superintendent’s Statements from the Fisk Co. from August to November, 1893. The Fisk Ltd., as a negotiating ploy, had claimed that Fisk Co. had “cooked the books” for September and October, 1893. Fisk Co. wondered why they waited a year to say anything. The two original October reports are present, and indeed, the Treasurer’s report differs substantially from the Superintendent’s report. The receipts from gold are the same, but the expenses are very different. Curiously, some of the Fisk ore was milled at the Polar Star Mill, a mill owned and operated by Ben Kimber and his father Job. Please see that entry in this catalog. Also of importance is a group of about 20 letters from the secretary of the Fisk Co. in Central City to the secretary of the Fisk Ltd in London, all 1894-1895. The Fisk Co. also had an office in Haverhill, Mass, with very attractive letterheads. (Speaking of letterheads, there are those from the Teller House in Central, and several of the great hotels in New York.).

A detailed report of the ore output along with receipts and expenses accompanies the archive for the year 1893. It shows gross production of $248,860.57 during the year, receipts of $241,000 and disbursements of the same amount inclusive of four dividend payments to shareholders totaling $75,000.

This is a great archive showing the difficulties of putting together an American mining company and a British company even while the mine continues to produce gold. In addition, it shows the weakness in the British market under those conditions, which seems surprising. Est. $1500-2000

346. Colorado. Gilpin/Clear Creek. Gilpin & Clear Creek Counties Mining District Map, 1906. Published by Clason Map Co, Denver. Fabulous hand colored claim map of Gilpin and Clear Creek Counties. 43.5 x 48”. Un-mounted, unframed. Originally was folded. As noted on the map, the original price was $1.00. Each of the colored claim blocks offers the name of the company was in control of that particular group, such as: Banner Cons Mines Co, Centurion GMC, Pewabic Cons GMC, Big Five Tunnel Co, Gold Leaf MM&DC, and many, many others. The town of Gold Hill is in the upper right corner, Nevadaville is located at right center. May have some tape repairs to fold creases, (map is protected by plastic wrap with foam core backing, not glued to backing). No possible repairs detract from this wonderful map. One inch chip at fold crease intersection near upper right corner. Some wear to fold creases. Very fine. Est. $300-600

347. Colorado. Huerfano. Geologic Atlas of the United States, Apishapa Folio, Colorado, 1912.. Published by the USGS. By George W. Stose. Huerfano County, Wyoming. 12 pgs. text, 3 maps, one page photographs. Est. $75-100 (no illustration)

348. Colorado. Huerfano. Geologic Atlas of the United States, Walsenburg Folio, Colorado, 1900. Published by the USGS. Huerfano County, Colorado. #68. Contains topography, historical geology, igneous geology, water, economic geology. 7 pgs. Text, 6 topo maps, and columnar graph. Paper covered with some chips from corners. Est. $75-100 (no illustration)

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349. Colorado. Huerfano. Walsenburg. American Baby Bonds Corp, 5 Cents and 2 Cents Promotional Scrip. Lot of 2 pcs. Cert. #2192 for 5 Cents. Baby Bonds: Miniature Bonds for Thrift and Savings for All. Vignette of Ben Franklin in center, designed to look like currency. Must be presented for deposit prior to Jan. 1932. Reverse has 4 vignettes, one in each corner, of “Home,” “Education,” “Vacation,” and “Travel.” Cert. #1404 for 2 Cents is identical on face and reverse. Meas. 2.5 x 4.75. Beautiful condition. Est. $200-400

350. Colorado. Jefferson. Golden. Colorado Company Consolidated. Cert #0. Proof. Unissued, unsigned. Fabulous vignette of Golden, Colorado with the snow covered Rocky Mountains in background. Black border. Cancelled by hole punches along signature lines. Red stamp with “Return To Issued Room To Be XXX For Reference.” Printer - Franklin Engraving & Printing, NY. 8 x 10”. Datelined New York. Extremely fine. Est. $120-250

351. Colorado. La Plata. California. Doyle Cons Mines Co. Cert. #6891. Incorporated in Arizona in 1907. Issued to Wm. F. Thomin in 1912 for 100 shares. Signed by president James Doyle and Asst.-Secretary H. Halverson. Uncancelled. Vignettes: top center of hills with mines at base and town at top; two flanking vignettes of miners working underground. Gold border, safety print and seal. 8 x 11. Printer - Goes.

A consolidation of the Mancos Mining and Development Co., the Cliff Dwellers Gold Mining Co. and the White Quail Copper Co. Had 31 claims in Rush Basin, part of the California mining district in Montezuma and La Plata counties, southeastern Colorado. “The property has thus far failed to fulfill the extravagant claims and promises of the White Quail promoters, or their successors.” (Mines Handbook, 1916, p. 446). See story on James Doyle in Cripple Creek section of our Auction #9, Vol. 2 catalog. Minor tears at fold edges, some discoloration along edges. VF. Est. $100-200

352. Colorado. Lake. Leadville. Adams Mining Co. Cert #5799. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Belly McMemamy for 50 shares in 1922. Signed by W. W. Sylvester president and W. H. Rule secretary. Vignette at upper left of miners underground; vignette at upper right of Colorado State seal. Unique corporate seal box. Brown border. Uncancelled. Printer - ABN. 6.5 x 10.5”. Datelined Kansas City, Mo. Printed around upper right vignette “Location of Mines Carbonate & Yankee Hills, Leadville, Col.”

Owned the Adams mine on Carbonate Hill. “Company is an old timer but, except for lessees’ work, mine has been idle since 1917.” (Mines Register, 1931, p.700). From the high number of this certificate and the year issued, the company was clearly better at selling stock than mining ore. Trimmed tight at top edge. Fine. Est. $150-300

353. Colorado. Lake. Leadville. Adams Mining Co. Bond #0000. Specimen. Incorporated in Colorado. $500 Bond. Unissued, unsigned. Specimen stamped in red on signature lines. Vignette of several miners underground. Green border. Cancelled by hole punches. Would have been issued 1887. 9 x 13”. Printer - ABN. 10 coupons attached along right edge. See story above. Very fine. Est. $200-400

354. 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.

Est. $200-300

355. Colorado. Las Animas. Geologic Atlas of the United States, Elmoro Folio, Colorado. Published by the USGS, 1899. Las Animas County, # 58. 5 pgs. Text, 5 maps, one page photographs. Paper bound, edge pieces missing. Fragile condition. Est. $75-100 (no illustration)

356. Colorado. Las Animas. Trinidad. Prowers & Hough Merchants Obverse Shell Card, c.1876-1880. Patd June 16, 1863 / Prowers & Hough / Wholesale / & / Retail Dealers / In / General / Merchandise / Trinidad, Colorado. Rd, al, 37mm. This type of item was probably the obverse of a shell card. This round portion would have been set within a metal business card like item.

Prowers & Hough were one of the earliest, if not the earliest, merchant in Trinidad. Both Prowers and Hough were prominent frontiersmen. Prowers came west as a teenager and worked at Bent’s Fort. He married the 13 year old daughter of an important Cheyenne chief and the

pair had nine children. Prowers was a powerful force in Colorado, forming the Bent County Bank in 1875 and was active in politics. John Hough moved to Trinidad in 1870 from Las Animas where the pair started a commission house (wholesale business). Hough built what was then the finest house in Trinidad in 1870, still standing today. The pair appears to have sold their business before 1880 as it is not listed in McKenney’s Colorado… Directory. The town of Trinidad was incorporated in 1876, but was first settled in 1862. Coal was discovered in 1872 and the town was put on the map in 1878 when the railroad arrived. This is extremely rare, perhaps only one known. Fine. There are numerous web sites discussing the fascinating history surrounding Trinidad, especially one sponsored by the local museum. Est. $1000-2000

357. Colorado. Las Animas. Trinidad. Trinidad Lodge Ribbons, 1897. Lot of 4 different ribbons. (1) Odd Fellows Encampment, Souvenir. Excelsior Encampment, No. 9. Trinidad, Colo. October 18, 1897. Purple ribbon, gilt print and pinback, with center celluloid disc: “Odd Fellows Encampment / (pic of tent and crossed staffs) and “F L T” within 3 chain links. Mfg. by Whitehead & Hoag, Newark, N.J. 6” long. (2) Green ribbon: Souvenir. / Unity / Rebekah Lodge, / No. 14, / Trinidad, Colo. / October 18, 1897. No pinback, 5” long. Mfg. Whitehead & Hoag. (3) Pink ribbon with gilt pinback and print. Celluloid pendant hangs from pinback. Pendant has dove with olive branch and “F L T” within 3 chain links and an eye. Reads: Annual Session / State Assembly, / D. Of R. / Trinidad, Colo. / October 18, 1897. 5” long. Mfg. by Whitehead & Hoag. (4) Red ribbon, no pinback: Souvenir / Trinidad Lodge / No. 17, / Elmoro Lodge / No. 106, (celluloid disc in center with I O O F over a globe) / Trinidad, Colo. / Oct. 19-21, 1897. 6” long. Est. $200-400

358. Colorado. Mesa Verde National Park. Mesa Verde Photographs, Postcard, and Magazine Pictures. Lot of 26 pcs. Fourteen different pictures (the rest are duplicates, all black/white except the color lithograph postcard. The two magazine photos have pictures on both sides showing: Far View House, The Quick and the Dead (man holding skeleton), road in Park, and Oak Tree House. All are scenes of Mesa Verde ruins. The snapshots were taken in 1922 and 1928 and most have inscriptions on the backs. The postcard shows “Balcony House”, #603, published by the Pueblo Wholesale News Co., Pueblo, Colo., and C.T. American Art Colored. Provenance: Byers Collection. Est. $50-100

359. Colorado. Mesa. Fruita. Labor Exchange Scrip. “Balance Due Bearer In Labor, Or The Products of Labor,” printed on front. 1/10 denomination. Branch No. 104, Fruita, Colorado 1896. Cert. #134. Vignette in center of a world globe with tiny sketches of laborers working in various sections. Bluish print. Reverse shows a sketch of train representing Progress, coal tender representing Labor Exchange, and passenger car representing Plenty stopped on the track by boulders of Gold and Silver at the Legal Tender Toll Gate. 3 x 5.75.” Soiled, creased, with foxing. Extremely Rare.

Est. $500-1000

360. Colorado. Mesa. Grand Junction. Indian Industrial School Photograph, c.1900. Photo shows a horse-drawn float with “U.S. Indian Ind’l. School” banner and 10 or 12 people seated and standing under canopies on the float, some working with tools. An American flag waves above the canopies. Mounted on a 5 x 7 card backing, photo measures 4 1/2 x 6 1/2. Printed on reverse: “From / The Grand Junction / Camera Studio. / Grand Junction Colo.” and handwritten “Indian Industrial School.” Some staining on face but picture is clear. Est. $40-80

361. No Lot.

362. Colorado. Otero. La Junta. Patrons of Husbandry, Wide Awake Grange Ribbons. Lot of 2 ribbons. (1) “Overseer” pin has gilt edged pinback with Overseer / Kind Words In Season / P. of H. holding blue ribbon: Wide Awake / Grange / No. 268 / (wheat sheaf and other symbols) / (handshake) / La Junta, Colorado / bordered by gold metal fringe. Mfg. by Bainbridge, Syracuse, N.Y. 8” long. (2) “L.A. Steward” is printed within gilt-edged pinback. Red/white/blue short ribbon with small round pendant attached (showing Patrons of Husbandry logo) overlays blue ribbon: Wide Awake / Grange / No. 268 / (handshake pic.) / La Junta, Colorado. Bordered by gold metal fringe. 8” long. Same manufacturer. Est. $120-250

363. Colorado. Otero. La Junta. Steward, Patrons of Husbandry, Wide Awake Grange Ribbon & Rebekah Lodge No. 20 Ribbon, 1898. Lot of 2 different ribbons. (1) Patrons of Husbandry ribbon has gilt pinback with “Steward P. of H.” printed inside. Red/white/blue over ribbon with small celluloid disc pendant: “Patrons of Husbandry” and pic of wheat sheaf, crossed staffs, hand plow and a

handshake. Large blue ribbon below bordered with gold metal fringe: “Wide Awake Grange, No. 268 / (pic of handshake) / La Junta, Colorado. Meas. 8” overall. Mfg. C.J. Bainbridge, Society Badges, Buttons. Syracuse, N.Y. (2) Pink/green ribbon with gilt edged pinback at top: Rebekah (pic of beehive) Degree. Ribbon is printed: Sarah / Rebekah Lodge / No. 20 / Durango / Colo. / Oct. 17, 1898. Pendant below is celluloid disc with picture of a dove holding olive branch and moon and stars. About 7” long.

Est. $120-250

364. Colorado. Ouray. Mount Sneffles. Atlas Mining & Milling Co. Cert #1677. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Lucy E. Thompson for 2000 shares in 1912. Signed by J. P. Sidwell president and Fred Carver secretary. No vignette. Brown border. Uncancelled. Printer -W. H. Kistler, Denver. 7 x 11”. Datelined Ouray, Colorado.

Company owned the Atlas and Crown Point mines. Ore ran at 9 ounce silver and 0.05 ounce gold per ton. In 1914, production was around 35,000 tons and in 1915, was at 40,000 tons. (Mines Handbook, 1918, p.690). Extremely fine.

Est. $100-200

365. Colorado. Ouray. Ouray. Ouray Mining Stereocards, 1898. Lot of two different cards. Both by Keystone View. (1) Captioned “9005 - Burro Train - Gold from the Virginius Mine new Ouray, Col, USA.” View of many burros loaded down with sacs and gear with three men on horse following up the pack. This view is very similar to the Harper’s Weekly piece we have offered in this sale. (2) Captioned “8010 - To the Gold Mines - Burro Supply Train, Colorado, USA. This view may not by Ouray, but still a fabulous scene of a young mining camp. Both cards are extremely clear and crisp. Extremely fine. Est. $100-200

366. Colorado. Park. Horseshoe. Emmons Mining Co. Cert #1846. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Chas H. Chandler for 1000 shares in 1892. Signed by Fred W. Jones president and Chandler secretary. No vignette. Masthead showing a horseshoe at center. Uncancelled. Printer - Collier & Cleaveland, Denver. 4 x 9”. Datelined Denver, Colorado. Printed within the horseshoe “Horseshoe District, Park & Lane Counties, Colo.” The company was probably named to honor of the famous USGS mining geologist, Sam Emmons. Very fine. Est. $120-250

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367. Colorado. Park. Mosquito. London Mining Co. Bond #350. Incorporated in New York. $500 Bond, issued 1882. Signed by president and H. Comstock, secretary. No vignette. Black border and print. Three coupons attached. Cancelled by red pen. 11 x 14. Owned the London and Hart to Beat claims on the north slope of London Mountain and on the North Fork of Mosquito Gulch. The ore was set in a quartz vein system along a major fault. The gold bearing quartz veins ran as high as $35/ton. There were nearly 5000 ft. of total workings and a 4500 ft. long tram to carry ore to the company’s mill in London Junction via a short 6-mile railroad. [Corregan & Lingane, 1883, p. 545-46]. XF. Est. $50-150

368. Colorado. Pitkin. Aspen. Park Tunnel Mining & Milling Co. Cert. #770. Incorporated in Colorado in 1917. Issued to Charles Peterson in 1921 for 120 shares. Signed by Robert Shard as president and Frank M. Yates, secretary. Vignette at upper left of miners working underground. Two small vignettes of miners at left and right edge. Black border with orange safety print and seal. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 8 x 11.

Property located at Tourtelotte Park, 2 miles south of Aspen. Included the Camp Bird, Iowa Chief, Best Friend, and Edison claims reportedly having produced $645,000. The Park tunnel was 3,162 ft. long and the Jenny Lind 2,000 ft. long [Mines Handbook, 1925, p. 768]. Small tear at left margin. VF.

Est. $40-80

369. Colorado. Pueblo. Geologic Atlas of the United States, Nepesta Folio, Colorado, 1906. Published by the USGS. Pueblo County, Colorado, #135. Covers topography, water, geology. 5 pgs. text, 3 maps. Paper bound, pieces missing from cover and corners of pages. Est. $75-100 (no illustration)

370. Colorado. Pueblo. Pueblo. Southern Colorado Pioneers Assoc Ribbon & I. O. O. F. Annual Meeting 50th Anniversary Grand Lodge of Colorado Ribbon, 1917. Lot of 3 ribbons. 1) “Pioneer” printed within gilt-edged ribbon holder, with red/white/blue ribbon attached, and 1 .75” round celluloid pendant: The Southern Colorado / (pic of stagecoach, rail tracks and telegraph poles with rising sun on horizon) / Pioneers Association. Meas. 3..5” overall length. Mfg. by Whitehead & Hoag Badges, Newark, N.J. 2-3) Curved bronze pinback with picture of an adobe pueblo and “Pueblo, Colo” embossed below. One has pink ribbon with green border and the second has a purple ribbon.

Pendants attached at bottom of ribbons are bronze , arrowhead shape. Top banner reads: Annual Meeting / Grand Lodge of Colorado / 1867 1917. Below the banner in the arrowhead are 4 circles within which are pictured various symbols. Point of arrowhead has “Fiftieth Anniversary.” Both measure 2.75” overall length. Very good condition. Est. $100-200

371. Colorado. Railroad. Crest & Chasm of the Continent, Illustrating the Scenic Wonders of the Rockies, Color Reproductions from Actual Photographs, c.1890-1900. Published by H. H. Tammen Co, printed by Williamson-Haffner Co. 16 pages, 12 color images, one per page. Each image is 6.25 x 8.25” glued to black paper. Front cover is green with gold colored lettering with image of “Looping the loop, Denver & Salt Lake R. R. (Moffat Road)”. Other images, in order: Summit of Pike’s Peak; Observation Car in Royal Gorge, Colorado; Gateway, Garden of the Gods, Colorado; Seven Falls, South Cheyenne Canon, Colorado; Mount of Holy Cross, Colorado; Royal Gorge, Colorado; A Steep Grade in Las Animas Canon, Colorado; Marshall Pass, Colorado; Georgetown Loop, Clear Creek Canon, Colorado; Balanced Rock, Garden of the Gods, Colorado; Toltec Gorge, Colorado; St. Peter’s Dome, Cripple Creek Short Line, Colorado; Looking East from Corona and Denver & Salt Lake RR (Moffat Road). The first and last pages have descriptions of the views shown and also have trivia facts about Colorado, such as mountain heights, elevations of towns, and other information. Red string binding. Some pages are partially detached from binding, but pages are not loose. 10 x 12”. Fine to very fine. Est. $100-200

372. Colorado. Railroad. London, South Park & Leadville Railroad Co. Bond #20. $1000 Bond, issued 1883. Signed by Herbert R. Smith vice president and H. J. Comstock secretary. Three vignettes: Center shows steam train crossing small trestle with flowing river underneath; flanked by vignettes of miners working underground and above ground. Green border. 20 of the original 50 coupons cashed in. Uncancelled. Printer - ABN. 9 x 13”. This rail was mostly likely a spur track built to haul ore from the London mine located near Leadville. We did find a reference to the Denver, South Park & Leadville RR, which began operation in 1882. This company may have changed its name. Very fine. Est. $300-600

373. Colorado. Railroad. Silver Railroad Pass, 1890. 2 x 3.25”. Made of silver, this pass has embossing at upper half of a mountainous scene with a train climbing at the upper left. The lower half has T. P. A. Convention Denver Colorado 1890 Pass Bearer. Denver & Rio Grande RR Colorado Midland RR Union Pacific RR. The annual convention of the Travelers’ Protective Association was held in Denver, 1890. Some accounts in the Denver newspapers state that the association had between 25,000 and 60,000 members, doubtful that many attended the convention. This silver pass was given to the delegates attending the conference. The exact number of passes handed out is not known, but they were good for all rails in Colorado, including the Santa Fe, which is not listed on the pass. These silver passes from Colorado are a unique feature to Colorado. They are a wonderful piece of ephemera related to the mining camps and are often considered ingots, though they are formally a railroad pass. As far as rarity of this pass, we got mixed reports. Perhaps the two most prominent western railroad pass dealers have never heard of or seen one of these passes, nor had I (fh). One Colorado dealer is aware of several. Regardless, most of us have never seen or heard of this silver pass. Est. $3000-5000

374. Colorado. Rio Blanco. Cathedral. Cathedral Postmark, 1911. Colby Animal Series No. 2, pencil or ink sketch of kitten and puppy looking at each other, with caption: “My But You Are Bashful.” “Bob” is handwritten underneath the puppy’s picture. On rough cardstock. Published by The Colby Publ. Co., Milwaukee, Wis. Addressed to Mrs. Robert Leonard and signed “M.L.” November 24, 1911. 5.5 x 3.5. Cathedral Bluffs, a cliff formation, is located in Rio Blanco County, Colorado Est. $50-75

375. Colorado. Rio Grande. Summitville. Gold Placer Mining Co. Cert. #2977. Incorporated in Connecticut. Issued to A.J.F. Hamilton in 18xx (not completed) for 100 shares. Signed by president Edmunds and secretary J. Banker. Registered Marach 10, 1880 in New York. Great vignette at top of hydraulic mining in operation, with a flume and sluice box. Black border and print. Printer: Glove Stat’y & Prtg. Co. 8 1/4 x 10 1/2. Uncancelled. Some discoloration on top edge and 3 of 4 corners missing a small piece that do not cut into border.

The Little Amie was the biggest mine in the district. San Juan Consol. Was also located at Summitville.[ Ref: Eberhart].

Est. $150-300

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376. Colorado. Saguache. Midland Mining & Milling Co. Cert #80. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to C. O. Shields for 3 shares in 1893. Signed by J. F. Onycoter vice president and T. S. Tains secretary. Vignette of miner underground. Black border. Uncancelled. Printer - Denver Litho, Denver. 4 x 8”. Datelined Gunnison, Colo. “Location of Mine: Saguache County, Colo.” printed on certificate. We were not able to find a reference to this company within our library. Extremely fine. Est. $100-200

377. Colorado. San Miguel. Telluride. Leather Cigarette Case. Two pieces, one slides into the other. Smooth, brown leather with “The ‘Diamond’ Telluride Colo. // Chas. Kayser, Propr.” embossed in gold on the front. When closed, measures 3 x 5.” Extremely fine.

Est. $75-150

378. Colorado. Summit. Delmonico Mine Stereocards, c.1885. Lot of two different cards. Both cards by A. E. Dickerson. (1) Captioned “11 - Interior of the Delmonico. Just arrived.” The scene shows two men in a “sinking bucket” holding their lit candlesticks. Two miners stand behind, also with lit candlesticks. The bucket the miners were in had many purposes. One was to lift out the ore, the other was as transport for the miners. It was, and still is, referred to as the “sinking bucket”. (2) Captioned 12 - Interior of the Delmonico. Dumping the ore.” This view shows the ore being dumped from the “sinking bucket”. We did not nail the exact location of this mine. But Delmonico is listed for two different locations in Colorado, including a series of companies that had Delmonico in their names, all from Colorado. There is also a Delmoninco mine in Stevens County, Washington, but production at this mine was not until about 1915. Both cards are very clear and crisp. Extremely fine. Est. $120-250

379. Colorado. Summit. Snake River. Silver King Mining Co. Cert #174. Incorporated in New York. Issued to Charles Dorhic for 100 shares in 1881. Signed by Ruloff Lyles president and W. F. Dana secretary. No vignette. Black border. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 6 x 9”. Printed at top center “Mine Located at Montezuma, Summit County, Colorado.” The Silver King mine was located on southeast slope of Glacier Mountain in the Snake River district. The mine was patented in the early part of 1881 containing a pay streak carrying “galena, gray copper, and ruby and native silver in quartz gangue.” Paid a $50,000 dividend in 1881, but there after reinvested profit into mine development. (Colorado Mining Directory, 1883, p.859). Trimmed tight at left edge. Very fine. Est. $200-400

380. Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek. Black Diamond Gold Mining Co. Cert. #234. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to James S. Harper in 1893 for 100 shares. Signed by J. R. McKinnie, president, and Frank G. Peck, secretary. Masthead with company name. Black border with gray background. Cancelled by red pen across face. 5 x 7. Has original stub reattached at left. Located on Battle Mountain.

James Renwick McKinnie had fought with the Union Army in the Civil War. Afterwards, he hunted buffalo and mined in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado. He taught school, married another schoolteacher, took up farming in Kansas until the grasshoppers and drought wiped him out. In 1890 he loaded his wife and 6 children into a covered wagon and relocated to Colorado Springs. He hauled supplies to Cripple Creek and staked some claims. Within ten years he was financially involved in 21 mining companies and was a millionaire by the age of 53. Frank G. Peck was a Colorado Sp[rings cigar store owner. He also staked some claims and became a millionaire by age 37. Frank Peck and his brother Harry owned the Woods Investment Company. In 1893, they brought J.R. McKinnie’s Mount Rosa Placer claim and laid out a townsite on it. They called it Victor after Victor C. Adams, the original homesteader of the adjacent Lawrence township. The lots sold so well they built the Victor Hotel. While grading for the hotel, they struck a gold vein which they traced to the Gold Coin mine and of course bought it. This mine earned them $50,000 a month. In gratitude they built a beautiful brick shaft house with stained glass windows. In 1892 the two men purchased the Black Diamond claim from Bill Fernay for $500. Over the next two years they made $70,000 from the mine’s 100 ft. shaft. These profits enabled them to buy into the Portland mine, from which they received regular quarterly payments. [Ref: Levine, pg.18-21; Sprague, 1953] Vf. Est. $100-200

381. Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek. Canon City & Cripple Creek Toll Road Passes, c.1895. Lot of 3 passes. One is orange, one crème, one yellow. The orange and crème are identical except for color. Numbers 1-31 border the top and bottom edges, and months of year are listed on right and left ends. “Good at Lower Gate on date punched.” Includes categories for types of vehicles—I.e. Horse and Rider, Trail Wagon, Loose Stock, Led Horses, 1-horse vehicle, 2-horse, etc. Yellow card says “Good for Return Trip” and spaces for type of rig and signature. All measure 2 x 3.5”.

Est. $200-400

382. Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek. Federal Mining & Leasing Co. Cert. #123. Incorporated in Wyoming, 1901. Issued to C. M. Miller, Agent, in 1901 for 1000 shares. Vignette at top of two stopes and a shaft, miners working in all 3 sections. Orange border and seal. Uncancelled. Printer: Gowdy-Simmons Co., Colo. Springs, Colo. 6 x 12. Not in Hills, Vanderwilt or Dunbar. VF. Est. $50-100

383. Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek. Isabella Gold Mining Co. Cert. #25860. Incorporated in Colorado, 1892. Issued to W. S. Stratton, Cripple Creek mining magnate, in 1900 for 500 shares. Signed by Nelson B. Williams, president, and J. F. Auger, secretary. Vignette of spread-winged eagle atop American shield and flag with Indian on horseback chasing buffalo in background. Orange border and safety print. Printer: New York BN Co. Cancelled by punch holes. 8 x 11. Datelined Colorado Springs, Col.

Company was incorporated in 1892 by the consolidation of several companies. It was the 400th anniversary of the visit of Christopher Columbus to America, so the company named itself Isabella in honor of the queen of Spain. In 1897 the number of feet of development was 7,138, and in 1898 the company completed 9,134 ft. of development. [Ref: Hills, 1900, Lindgren & Ransome, 1906, Sprague, 1953] 7 x 11. Fine. Est. $75-100

384. Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek. Los Angeles Gold Mine Co. Cert #1936. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to G. W. Tobin for 500 shares in 1902. Signed by B. Clark Wheeler president and Geo. B. Sherman secretary. No vignette. Black print. Uncancelled. Printer - Western Litho, Denver. 5.5 x 10”. Datelined Denver, Colo. “Cripple Creek Mining District” printed at top. Located between Bull and Battle Mountains (Dunbar, 1898). Listed as leased in Poole, 1898. We have never handled this certificate. Very fine. Est. $100-200

385. Colorado. Telluride. Prospect Basin. Prospect Basin Mining Co. Cert #84. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to J. A. MacKinnon for 500 shares in 1891. Signed by J. A. MacKinnon president and H G. Heffron secretary. No vignette. Black border and print. Cancelled by hole punches of same. Printer not noted. Datelined Denver, Colo. 7 x 10”, with original stub attached at left. The town of Telluride was founded in 1878. The name Telluride is taken from an ore combining the element tellurium with a high gold content and some silver.

The miners of Telluride worked deep below the surface in mines whose portals were as high as 12,000 feet above sea level. They worked ten or twelve hour shifts in mines and mills that ran around the clock. They lived in boarding houses precariously attached to plunging mountainsides. In the winter the snow buried the landscape and the trails down to the towns.

At the height of the gold rush, nearly 5,000 people inhabited this small town whose motto was, “Town without a Bellyache.” In fact, at the turn of the century, more millionaires (per capita) lived in Telluride than in New York City. By 1904, more than $360 million of gold was pulled out of Telluride’s mines.

Today the mines overlooking Telluride are silent. Aerial trams leading up the mountains do not carry ore and miners, but rather skiers up one of the world’s best ski mountains. Prospect Basin is the newest expansion area of ski lifts in Telluride. (source: consignor). Very fine. Est. $100-200

386. Costa Rica. San Mateo. Aguacate Mines. Lot of 2 pcs. Cert #A5376 & #4320. Incorporated in Maine. (1) Issued to F. Hazard Lippincott for 100 shares in 1914. Green border and underprint. Uncancelled. (2) Issued to Wm B. Grubb for 6 shares in 1914. Orange border. Uncancelled. Both signed by C. B. Humphrey vice president and Edgar J. Woodward asst treasurer. No vignette. Printer - Peck & Durham, NY. 8 x 11”.

Company owned the Quebrada Honda mine with ore that assayed at $8 gold per ton. In 1920, the deepest working level was 1000 feet. There was a cyanide plant that could treat 2000 tons per month. Although, by 1926, the company was in receivership in Costa Rica and the Maine charter in forfeiture. The Mine Handbook states “…mention is made in this book because of the remarkable efforts of the president (of the company) to make a success out of the proposition.” In 1910, the president, W. F. White, visited the Quebrade mine to find that it was not as the engineer stated in his report of the initial sale to the company. White halted sale of stock and refunded several of the large stock purchasers. He returned his $3 million worth of stock to the company to lower the indebtedness. In 1920, the mine caved in to the 1000 foot level. The company spent all its cash attempting to repair the mine. In 1925, an engineer was sent to inspect the mine on behalf of the company who found that things were not as they were said to be. This engineer promptly shut the mine down. With no cash reserves, the company entered receivership in Costa Rica. In the final report to the stockholders, in 1926, White gave a lengthy apology and his sadness at failing to make the mine a go. (Mines Handbook, 1926, p.2036). Very fine. Est. $60-120

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387. Dakota. Mandan. Mandan Stereocard, c.1890. Large brick 3-story building flanked by a building with “Wholesale Liquors” over a

covered porch, and other small businesses on a dirt street with a wooden sidewalk. Caption reads: “West on Main St., Mandan, D.T.; Northern Pacific Railway.” Published by American Scenery. Yellow card, 3 1/2 x 7.” Est. $75-150