LIVE AUCTION #23

NEW MEXICO-END

664. New Mexico. Bernalillo. Albuquerque. Constitution of the Society of Aborigines of America & Membership Card, c.1905. Lot of 2 pcs. Paper pamphlet, 6 pages, with black print on white paper, tied with red string. Established to “preserve, protect and promote the moral, material and intellectual welfare of Indians of North America and persons of Indian blood, by encouraging and promoting their civilization.” Cover has logo or seal of the society. Meas. 3.5 x 6.” Membership card has same logo, unissued, unsigned, dated 190x. 2.75 x 4.” Stained. Est. $75-150

665. New Mexico. Lincoln. Eagle Mining & Improvement Co of New Mexico. Cert. #3688. Incorporated in New Mexico Territory. Issued to O.F. Olsen in 1907 for 10,000 shares. Signed by A.B. Graham, president, and A.F. Andersen, secretary. Vignette of bald eagle with wings spread perched atop rock outcropping. Black border with gilt safety print and seal, and “Common” in red underprint. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 8 x 10. Datelined Chicago, Ill.

Possibly a spin-off or related to Eagle Mining and Milling in Eagle Creek Canyon in the Sierra Blanca Mts. Eagle M&M bought the Parson holdings, which were started in 1892 after R.C. Parsons made a gold strike there in 1886. [Ref: New Mexico Place Names, by T.M. Pearce, 1965, pgs. 50, 117.] VF. Folds.

Est. $50-100

666. New Mexico. Railroad. Pecos Valley Railway Co. Cert #00000. Specimen. Incorporated in New Mexico. Unissued, unsigned. Specimen in red along signature lines. Vignette of steam train at a depot. Brown border and underprint. Cancelled by hole punches. Printer - ABN. Datelined 18xx. Stub attached at left edge. Extremely fine. Est. $200-400

NEW YORK

667. New York. Erie. Buffalo. Pan American Expo Souvenir Book, 1901. Soft covered book of photographs of views of Buffalo where the Pan-American Exposition was held in 1901, and some views of Niagara Falls. Published by the James Bayne Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. 48 pgs. Soft black paper cover tied with green cord. Meas. 7 x 9.” Est. $50-100

668. New York. Fire. Firemen’s Assoc. Ribbons. Lot of 2 ribbons. 1) Greene County Firemen’s Ass’n. 44th Annual Convention, New Baltimore, N.Y., September 28-29, 1932—printed on red ribbon topped by “Harry C. Fuhrmann” handwritten on pin back. Gold colored circular pendant has pic oof fireman’s hat,

axe, and other items embossed on front. Mfg. by Bastian Bros., Rochester, N.Y. 4.5”. 2) Gilt pinback with label missing. White ribbon: Hudson-Mohawk / Volunteer / Firemen’s Ass’n. / 19th Annual / Convention / Maplewood / July 19-20, 1946. Celluloid pendant has red/gold picture of fireman’s hat, axe, ladder, and other items. Mfg. by St. Louis Button Co. 4” long. Est. $100-200

669. New York. Fire. Firemen’s Associations Convention Ribbons, 1916-65. Lot of 16 ribbons. A miscellaneous collection of firemen’s associations convention ribbons, mostly from New York, two from New Jersey, ranging in dates from 1919-1965. Various colored ribbons, most with pinbacks, most 4-5” long.

Est. $200-400 (no illustration)

NORTH CAROLINA

670. North Carolina. Land & Lumber Co of North Carolina. Cert #52. Incorporated in North Carolina, 1868. Issued to F. Parson for 50 shares in 1873. Signed by Theo Paxson president and W. B. Paxson secretary. Fabulous vignette of lumberjacks chopping down trees. Black border. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 8 x 11”. Datelined Philadelphia. Great certificate. Very fine. Est. $150-300

OKLAHOMA

671. Oklahoma. Kay. Ponca City. 101 Ranch Collection. Lot of 13 different pcs. 1-6) Postcards: 4 postcards of the Miller Brothers Wild West Show and Circus (two color lithos and two photographs), and 2 postcards of the “White House” ranch headquarters and stacking hay on the ranch. 7) Miller Brothers 101 Ranch “10 Bucks” note, “No Cash Value,” with buffalo vignette, green border, red print, No. 14120, Rounch Up Grounds / Marland-Oklahoma-Ponca City” on the reverse. 8) 1927 Schedule of 101 Ranch Wild West Show appearances on a postcard with orange and red ranch logo. 9-10) Two 101 Ranch Store tokens, 25 cents each, with bucking bronco on reverse. Rd, copper, 31mm. G and VG. 11) Check with 101 Ranch orange logo (#562), dated 1930 and signed by Z.T. Miller (Zack), son of founder George Miller. 12) Letter on 101 Ranch Wild West Show letterhead, handwritten, signed “Fred.” 13) 1960 issue of True West magazine with article on the 101 Ranch. Additional photocopied pages included with background information.

Colonel George W. Miller founded the 101 Ranch in northern Oklahoma in 1893, after having driving his first herd of Texas cattle northward to Oklahoma in 1871. He and his wife Molly, sons Joe, Zack and George, Jr. and daughter Alma helped established what became known as the “Largest Diversified Farm and Ranch in America.” The family also fielded the 101 Wild West Show and traveled the U.S. and the world from 1905 to 1931. Pioneers in moving making, some of the first western movies were filmed on the 101 Ranch, located in north central Oklahoma near Ponca City.

Presidents and celebrities were entertained at the ranch and the family home known as the “White House,” a palace on the Oklahoma prairie and headquarters to the 110,000 acre ranch empire. George, Sr. died in 1903 without seeing his magnificent home completed, and his sons Joe, Zack and George Jr. took over management of the ranch and Wild West Show. Eventually the ranch failed during the Great Depression and was sold off in parcels in 1936 after 43 years of operation. The headquarters site was listed as an Oklahoma Historic Site, placed on the National Register of Historic Places and became a National Historic Landmark in 1975. Buffalo Bill Cody worked at the ranch for a short while. [Ref: www.kaycounty.info/101_Ranch/101_oldtimers.html.] Est. $250-500

OREGON

672. Oregon. Grant. Cable Cove. Blue Mountain Mining Co. Lot of 2 bonds. Bond No. #100 and #177, dated 1913. Incorporated in Arizona. #100 (brown border) is for $100 and #177 (green border) is for $500. Signed by C.L. Arzeno, president, and Jos. Grever, secretary. Printer: Strobrridge Litho, Cin. O. Three $3 coupons still attached to #100 and 2 $15 coupons attached to #177. Mine offices located at Sumpter, Oregon.

Consisted of 27 claims, about 500 acres, located at head of the north fork of John Day River. Claims include the Baby McKee group, Annex, Last Chance and others, said to carry the Eagle, Rawson, Cloud, and Marty veins with gold-silver ore. Ore occurs in fissure veins; includes a 1900 ft. main working tunnel with a 262 ft. cross-cut at 1500 ft.

In 1916 company took a lease on the Imperial Gold MC property, 20 patented claims, of which the Blue Mountain holdings are an extension. The property carries 5 veins with ore shoots 100-200 ft. long…This assays 1.5 oz. Gold per ton, 12 oz. Silver, 7% lead, 8% zinc, 18% iron, 30% insol., 17.8% arsenic and 15% sulphur. “Company appears to have too small a capital to develop its property and is not in experienced mining hands.” [Ref: Mines Handbook, 1916, pgs.228-29.

Est. $50-100

673. Oregon. Multnomah. Portland. Oregon Electric Railway Co. Cert #00000. Specimen. Incorporated in Oregon. Unissued, unsigned. Specimen in red along signature lines. Vignette of two women seated flanked by a steam train and an electric street car. Green border and underprint. Cancelled by hole punches. Printer - ABN. 8 x 11.5”. Would have been issued 19xx. Company based in Portland, Oregon. Est. $100-200

674. Oregon. Multnomah. Portland. Oregon Groceteria Co Trade Token Trail Plate. Trial plate of both the obverse and reverse set in a rectangular piece of copper. Copper piece measures 1.25 x 2”. Oregon / Groceteria / Co. // GF / 10 / IT. Rd, 19mm. The obverse has no rim markings. The reverse has a beaded rim. Most of the tokens from this company are scarce. Rare, unique. Est. $50-100

675. Oregon. Yamhill. Dayton. Dayton Free Press, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1882. Two page newspaper, to be issued semi-monthly, touting itself as an “Independent Newspaper…to present to our readers all the home news as well as general items…” Foxing and discoloration around edges. 9 x 14” size. The Dayton Free Press was published semi-monthly from 1881-1885, then became the Dayton Herald until 1909. It’s possible that publication ceased after the first few issues and then started up again, so that Vol. 1, No. 1 would appear in 1882, but that is an unusual circumstance. Neither microfilm nor hard copy is possessed by the Oregon Historical Society, so corroboration is not available. [Ref: Bob Kingston, Oregon Historical Society, Portland.]. Dayton is located within Yamhill County on southern end of the Portland Metro area. McMinnville is the county seat. Est. $150-300

PENNSYLVANIA

676. Pennsylvania. Dauphin. Steelton. Bethlehem Steel Pay Check Token. Lot of 2 pcs. Cover has typed in red across front: “Enclosed you will find pay check MC-1 Belonging to G. H. Muth” Pay check MC-1 looks like a token, 8-sided with hole for stringing one side. Reads: “Bethlehem Mines Corporation” with “MC 1” in center. Reverse reads” Loss of this check should be reported to time department immediately. A charge of $100 for check and 25 cents for pin will be made if lost or not returned upon leaving the service of the company.” 1 1/2” diameter. Metal. Cover is torn at top with large piece missing lower left front. Est. $50-100

677. Pennsylvania. Philadelphia. Philadelphia. Jas. F. Cleary’s Saloon / S. W. Cor. 8th & Cherry Sts. / (pic of whiskey bottle, “Gibbons Pure Rye.”) / Phila. // Cleary’s Saloon / S.W. Cor. 8th / & Cherry Sts. Round, alum., 28mm. There is a rare embossed bottle that is somewhat similar to the bottle shown on the token, 8” tall, yellow amber. Only one has sold at public auction in the last 10 years. This is a choice pictorial token. It is very rare to see eastern establishments named Saloon. Est. $100-200

PHILIPPINES

678. Philippines. Check. Philippine Archipelago Check, 1904. Check #96767. Vignette at left of Gen Lawton. Datelined Philippine Archipelago, 1904. Issued to Geo H. Harrison, signed by J. Hamilton. Red stamp of “Philippines Local (crossed out) Currency.” Some foxing affecting right half of check. Fine.

Est. $50-100

PRESIDENTIAL

679. Presidential. Jefferson Davis Autograph & Framed Lithograph. Attractively framed. Lithograph: Jefferson Davis. From the original print by Chappel in the possession of the publishers, Johnson, Fry & Co Publishers, New York. Autograph card framed just below lithograph. Signature is light, but legible. Overall frame 12 x 18”. Litho 8 x 11”. Autograph card, 2 x 3.5”. Very fine. Est. $300-500

RAILROADIANA: Be sure not miss geographically placed Railroadiana found within this catalog, e.g. California, Colorado, Nevada & Oregon.

680. Railroad. Badge. Ore Nev Ca Fast Freight Badge. Shield shaped, metal badge or small sign with holes top and bottom for nails. Green border around edge and through the middle with Ore. Nev. Cal. In center in white, and “Fast Freight, Inc.” in red print. 2 x 2 1/2”. Some rust and discoloration.

Est. $50-100

681. Railroad. Book. Selected Views New Orleans-Los Angeles, Along the Southern Pacific-Sunset Route. Twelve photographs of scenes along the Southern Pacific route in a souvenir booklet. One page of introductory text. 12 pp. Published for Van Noy-Interstate Co., Kansas City, Mo. By The Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y. Paper cover, tied with brown cord. Original mailing envelope. Photos 6” x 7”. Good condition.

Est. $50-75

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682. Railroad. Certificate. Pacific Coast Co. Cert #00000. Specimen. Incorporated in New Jersey. Unissued, printed signatures. Specimen in red along signature lines. Vignette at upper left of train traveling along the coast; vignette at upper right of docks; vignette at bottom middle of steam cargo ship. Blue border and underprint. Cancelled by hole punches. Printer - ABN. 8 x 11.5”. Very fine. Est. $100-200

683. Railroad. Fob. Missouri Pacific Railway Fob. Metal (brass over copper). Stamped on face: Mo.Pac.Ry. / Local / 25156. Illegible printing at top of fob. Meas. 1.5” x 1.5.” “Chartered Aug. 9, 1909 under the laws of Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska…The original company which The Missouri Pacific Ry. Co. finally succeeded was incorporated by charter approved March 12, 1849, under the name of the Pacific R.R.” Its lines were primarily in Kansas and Missouri. The line was consolidated with and later consigned to various other entities, finally entering receivership in 1915, and reorganized in 1916. [Ref: Poore’s Manual of Railroads, 1917, pgs. 1629-1652.] Est. $50-75

684. Railroad. Lock. Colorado & Southern Railroad Key. Brass, stamped C&S on one side and on other, “Adlake” and 5297. 2 1/4” length. Est. $100-200

685. Railroad. Photograph. Pipe-Line/Railroad/Dredge Operation Photo Album, 1920’s, Midwest to West Coast. Twenty-three 6 1/2 x 8 1/2” photographs of men working on laying track, installing pipeline, constructing bridges, and dredging rivers. Trainmen standing beside A.T. & S.F. train #199008 shown in one photo. Three others show Olympian Dredging Company barges from San Francisco and Harbor Tug and Bargo Co. barge. Black construction paper cover and pages tied with brown cord. Fine.

Est. $200-400

686. Railroad. Photographs. Southern Pacific (and others) Locomotive Photographs, c.1930’s. 150-200 Photos of Train Engines, 1930’s. Most are Southern Pacific engines. 3 x 5” snapshots. Very clear. Est. $250-500

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687. Railroad. Souvenirs. Southern Pacific Lines Deck of Playing Cards. Complete deck with colorful picture of a Southern Pacific train going over a bridge with cotton farmers below waving to the engineer, on back. Each card has a different photo on its face of a scene along the SP’ route, and the photos of each suit are tinted a different color (greenish on the diamonds, gold on the clubs, etc.) In original cardboard box with SP logo on the front. Unique. Est. $75-150

Revenue Stamps. There are many important revenue stamped documents in this sale. Please see the Kimber archive in Colorado. Gilpin. for the best pieces. Also see the Nevada Revenue stamp collection found in the Nevada section.

SALOON: Please see also the token under Philadelphia, PA and the saloon spittoon in the Alaska section. There are many saloon tokens and good-for mirrors scattered throughout this sale.

688. Saloon. Hotel & Restaurant Employees & Bartenders International Union Saloon Sign, c.1900. Made of heavy cardboard with chain for hanging in place of business. Gold/black print border made to look like a frame. White background and green/black, gold and red/green printing. “Hotel & Restaurant Employees And Bartenders International Union / Affiliated with American Federation of Labor / Recognizes This House as A / UNION HOUSE / And Worthy of The Support of Organized Labor. Signed by General President H. Ernst and Secretary-Treasurer Ed. S. Miller. Gold seal at center left, date of 1891. Card is No. 116003. Story about the union is included on the reverse of the card. Meas. 6 x 11.” An original sign showing organized labor in the Hotel/Saloon industry. Est. $100-200

689. Saloon. Photograph. Court Saloon Original Matted Photograph, c.1900. Photo has crease at middle running from top to bottom. The Court Saloon is prominently placed in the middle ground with a row of 10 cowboys on horseback in foreground. Background shows a flat topographer with small permanent structures. Fine. Est. $100-200

TEXAS

690. Texas. Harris. Houston. Oil Well Patent Co, Owners of the Mack Process. Certificate #98 issued to Sam F. Drake for 5 shares signed by president J. O. Mack and secretary John W. Stapler. Uncancelled. Dated September 18, 1930. Vignette of a spread winged eagle atop an outcrop with some sort of berried flora clutched in his talons and an industrial city alongside a body of water beneath him. 10 3/4” x 8 1/2”. White paper with black print, vignette and border. Gilt safety print and seal and gold underprint. Folded with wear to folds, rust marks from paperclips along top mostly affecting reverse, VF.

Est. $50-100

UTAH

691. Utah. Beaver. Star. Red Warrior Mining Co. Cert #8890. Incorporated in Minnesota. Issued to Harris, Winthrop & Co for 25 shares in 1918. Signed by Alfred Merritt vice president and W. H. Bergen secretary. No vignette. Rust colored border. Uncancelled. Printer - Crostne, Duluth. 7 x 10”. Company owned 8 claims that carried silver and lead ore assaying at 21% lead, 1% zinc and 18 ounce silver per ton. There was an 812 ft shaft with drifts at 500 and 675 ft levels. (Mines Handbook, 1918, p.1343). Extremely fine. Est. $100-200

692. Utah. Grand. Cisco. Upper Cisco in Winter Stereocard, c.1895. Snowy mountain scene with wooden buildings partially covered by snow and freight train almost hidden by snow banks. Bearded man in bowler-type hat walks through deep snow in foreground; pine trees and mountain in background. “Upper Cisco in Winter” handwritten on yellow card beneath photos. Est. $70-150

693. Utah. Juab. Tintic. Chief Cons Mining Co Map of the Tintic District, 1916. The map was drafted by Chas. P. Brooks, in 1916, for the Chief Cons Mining Co. A complete colored claim map of the Tintic district with the town of Eureka at the middle. The 40.5 x 88” map is oriented in the long direction, nearly 8 feet vertically. Cloth backing. There are a few colored pencil marks surround certain claim blocks. At the lower left is a chart that lists the annual production of the district since 1876. Chief Cons MC was incorporated in 1909 and quickly began purchasing other companies. By 1918, the mine was operating at the 1800 foot level and had over 62,000 feet of workings. In 1916, the mine produced 1800 lbs copper, 18.5 million lbs lead, 880,000 lbs zinc, 8500 ounces gold and 1.7 million ounces silver with a net value of $1.3 million. (Mines Handbook, 1918, p.1403-04). Very fine. Est. $300-600

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694. Utah. Juab. Tintic. Cleveland Mining Co. Cert. #63. Incorporated in Utah Territory, 1892. Issued to D. F. Warnock, 1892 for 300 shares. Signed by T. P. Lewis, president, and J.R. Alexander, secretary. Vignette top center of underground mining scene. Black border with gilt seal. “Cancelled 1910” stamped across face. No printer noted. 9 x 11”. Printed on certificate “Mines Located in Tintic, Juab County, Utah.” Very fine. Est. $100-200

695. Utah. Mining. New York & Utah Prospecting & Mining Co. Cert #98. Incorporated in New York. Issued to Abram Quereau for 1000 shares in 1867. Signed by Joseph Wilde president and A. J. Huggins secretary. Vignette of a small camp in the woods. Black border. Uncancelled. Printer - Geo F. Nesbitt & Co, NY. 7 x 11”. Datelined New York. 25 cent adhesive revenue stamp affixed at left edge.

We were not able to located this company within our library. A thorough search of the internet for the people who signed the certificate turned up little information. The Quereau family had several members living in the Brooklyn area of New York. Joseph Wilde was also found listed to have been in New York in the 1860’s. No other information regarding the people was found. This would have been a very early mining attempt in Utah Territory. The first mining district was formed in 1862, named West Mountain. In 1869, the transcontinental railroad was completed in Utah. This allowed the more rapid and economical transport of ore allowing small mines to quickly become large mines. This certificate probably coincides with the known completion of the railroad. Minor foxing along edges. Extremely fine.

Est. $250-500

696. Utah. Salt Lake. Salt Lake. Argentine Mining Co. Cert #1. Incorporated in Territory of Utah. Issued to E. H. Uhlig for 66,000 shares in 1892. Signed by Alex Tuckerman president and C. F. Doying secretary. Gilt vignette and title. Black border printed on pink paper. Cancelled by black pen. Printer - Kaspinall & Bell, SLC. 7 x 11”. Original stub attached at left edge. Datelined Salt Lake City, Utah Territory.

We have been unsuccessful in locating this company’s operations, we assume it be in Utah. This is the No 1 certificate for a large number of shares. The stub indicates that Uhlig was from Bingham and it also shows that the 66,000 shares cost $198,000, a ton of money even today. Great certificate. Original stub attached at left edge. Very fine. Est. $150-300

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697. Utah. Salt Lake. Salt Lake. Diamond, Kyune & Castle Stone Co. Cert. #58. Incorporated 1889. Issued to M. H. Walker in 1894 for 500 shares. Signed by R. C. chambers, president, and G. P. Minor, secretary. No vignette but company’s name is in gilt printing. Blue border and print, embossed seal. Uncancelled. No printer noted. 5 1/2 x 10 1/2”. Datelined Salt Lake City. Two punch holes at left end. Typed in top margin: Charter Revoked 1914. This company was probably not a mining company, but rather might have dealt with quarry stone. Extremely fine. Est. $50-100

698. Utah. San Juan. Midas Canyon. Empress Oil & Uranium Corp. Cert. #3586. Incorporated in Utah. Issued to Max Yazza in 1956 for 1000 shares. Signed by E.S. O’Connor, president, and B. Leland Tanner, secretary. Vignette is drawn woman’s head, wearing tiara and jeweled necklace. Blue border and masthead. Uncancelled. Printer: Goes. 9 x 11”.

This company owned property in several different counties within Utah. The only property that was being actively worked was located in Midas Canyon, San Juan County. This property showed uranium prospects that had been drilled. Also owned property in the White Canyon district, Utah and in San Miguel County, Colorado. The company controlled a 1/2 interest in the Rocket Mining Co which had oil property in Wyoming. (Mines Register, 1956, p.155). Very fine. Est. $50-100

699. Utah. Summit. Park City. Park City Mining Stereocards, c.1890. Lot of two different cards. (1) A. E. Dickerson. Captioned “526 - Hoist at the Ontario Mine, Park City, Utah.” View is of the workings of the hoisting machinery. (2) A. E. Dickerson. Captioned “527 - Ontario Mine.” View is of the mine buildings with a heavy blanket of snow. The mine is set within a narrow canyon. The hills have very few trees, to be expected near an underground mine. Both views are exceptionally clear. Extremely fine. Est. $120-250

700. Utah. Summit. Uintah. Apex Cons Mining Co. Cert. #433. Incorporated in Montana Territory, 1887. Issued to Carroll E. Gates, 1887, for 25,000 shares. Signed by L.. William Adams, vice president, and Frank Chalenor, secretary. No vignette but elaborate designs around capital letters in mine name. Gilt border with pale pink safety print. Printer: Herald, Helena, Montana. 7 x 11”.

We believe this company is the same as listed in Burchard, 1884, p.639. The Apex Cons MC owned 50 acres with a tunnel that had been opened up 450 feet. This property was next to the Crescent property. In June of 1883, the mine made its first shipment with production of 5100 ounces of silver. What makes this certificate interesting is that it has all the appearances of having property in Montana. Extremely fine. Est. $150-300

VIRGINIA

701. Virginia. General. Standard Aluminum Reduction Co. Cert #1787. Incorporated in West Virginia. Issued to J. D. Herr for 500 shares in 1898. Signed by W. H. Brothers president and A. W. Ernse secretary. Vignette at upper left. Black border. Uncancelled. Printer - St. Louis. 9 x 11”. Bright gilt seal. 10 cent revenue at bottom center. Datelined St. Louis. Very fine to extremely fine. Est. $100-200

702. Virginia. Spotsylvania. Fredericksburg. Liberty Mining Co. Cert. #B 2906. Incorporated in Virginia. Issued in 1852 to “Bearer” for 5 shares. Signed by Committee members Riddell, Joseph Freeman, and Miller, and by H.H. Rood, secretary. Printed in blue ink. 7 x 8. Uncancelled. Printer: Lowe & Oliphant on Threadneedle Street in London. The mine had six shafts. Produced 556 ounces of gold in 1853. The mine was located one mile south of Rapidan River, 17 miles from Fredericksburg. It was discovered in 1832, and the English bought it in 1844. [Ref: Whitney, p.126] Est. $150-300

703. Virginia. Stafford. Rappahannock Gold Mining Co. Cert. #3006. Incorporated in New York. Issued to E.A. MacPherson for 100 shares in 1887. Signed by J.A. MacPherson, president and by secretary. Vignette in center of 7 miners working in above ground with an Indian brave in background, watching from a cliff above the scene. Bottom center is a small vignette of bald eagle perched atop a globe, and in the left right corner another vignette of an seated woman holding scales. Black border and print, thin crème paper. Printer: W.E. Badeau, N.Y. Uncancelled. Measures: 6 x 10 1/2.” Datelined New York. “Stafford County” printed on certificate below vignette at bottom left. 6 x 11.

This company’s property covered an area of 345 acres in Stafford County, Virginia. The ore was said to be free milling and valued at $12 per ton (about five ounces per ton). [Ref: Balch, 1882, p. 1145]. VF. Est. $100-200

WASHINGTON

704. Washington. Kittitas. Geologic Atlas of the United States, Snoqualmie Folio, Washington, 1906. Published by the USGS, 1906. Kittitas County, #139. 14 pgs. Text, 3 maps. Paper bound, some corners missing. Est. $75-100 (no illustration)

705. Washington. Ferry. Republic. Republic Cons Gold Mining Co. Cert #1704. Incorporated in Washington. Issued to James Hutchinson for 500 shares in 1899. Signed by A. J. Bifried vice president and Chas. S. Etuigi secretary. No vignette. Fancy masthead. Green border. Uncancelled. Printer - Blatchly Co, Tacoma. 7 x 10”. The company most likely was located near Republic in Ferry County. Extremely fine. Est. $75-150

706. Washington. General. Pocket Map of Washington and Coeur d’Alene District of Idaho, 1899. Rand McNally & Co.’s sectional map of Washington state and part of Idaho, with counties shown in varying colors. Folds into a 5 x 7” bound book, green cloth cover. When opened, map measures 40 x 58.” Shows railroads in operation and under construction, wagon roads and ferries, Indian and military reservations, Post Offices, mining districts and mines, and mountain peaks and passes. Holes at some fold corners and 3” tear on left margin. Est. $300-500

707. Washington. General. Washington Resources, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1893. Paper covered publication dealing with the natural resources of the state of Washington, 24 pgs. Articles and a few photographs regarding minerals, timber, agriculture and livestock interests. Cover is stained and coming away from binding but interior is intact and in excellent condition. Cover has a nice etching of masted sailing ships and a paddle wheeler in a bay among islands. A “Wow” find. Est. $150-300

708. Washington. King. Seattle. Empire Harvesting Machinery Catalog, 1890. Staver & Walker Co., located in Seattle, WA and Portland, OR were Pacific Coast Agents for J. F. Sieberling & Co.’s Empire harvesting machinery, including mowers, reapers and binders. Sierberling was based in Akron, Ohio. 24 pgs. in paper covered 7 x 10” booklet, colored cover, many illustrations. Printer: Beacon Publishing, Printers, Akron, Ohio. Some pages have stains and there is rust around the two staples which hold the catalog together. Lots of text and illustrations but no prices listed. Fine. Est. $100-200

709. Washington. King. Seattle. Geo Challoner’s Sons, Patent Shingle Machinery, Catalogue and Price List, 1889. Staver & Walker, Western Agents, in Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Wash. Are the suppliers for Farm, Dairy, Mill, Mining, & Marine Machinery. Catalog is paper covered in pinkish tan. Printer: AM Hicks Printing Co., Oshkosh, Wisc. 80 pgs with illustrations and pricing. VF.

Est. $150-300

710. Washington. King. Seattle. Gold Camp / Saloon / Dance Hall / and / Gambling / House // Souvenir / AYP [Alaska Yukon Prospectors Exhibition] / 1909. Rd, br, 26 mm. VF. Extremely Rare. Est. $150-300

711. Washington. King. Seattle. I. O. O. F. Pins, Seattle 1909 & I.O.O.F. Temple Dedication, Cincinnati 1894. Lot of 5. 1) Gilt pinback with I.O.O.F. and 3 links with F L T in center. Gilt pendant attached reads: S.G. Lodge Seattle / 1909 / (pic of temple) / West Virginia. Mfg. by Chas. M. Robbins Co. Attleboro Mass. Overall 2.75.” 2) Gilt banner: Seattle 1909. Rectangular gilt pendant reads: Arkansas / Banner Jurisdiction / (seal readings: I.O.O.F. Grand Lodge of Arkansas / Ins. Jun 11 1849) / Greatest Increase of Membership / I.O.O.F. / On The Continent. Meas. 2.75.” Mfg. by Robbins Co., Attleboro, Mass. 3) Gilt “Iowa” corn shaped pinback, with pewter pendant connected by chains: 85th / Annual Session / Sov. Grand Lodge / I.O.O.F. / Seattle / 1909. 4) Pinback is gilt “Kansas” corn cob with green and gold sunflower motif surrounding a black celluloid disc: Sovereign Grand / Lodge / I.O.O.F. / 1909 / Seattle, Wash. 3.75” overall length. Mfg. by Western Badge & Nov. Co., Saint Paul, Minn. 5) Pinback is bronze metal with Cincinnati embossed on front and 3 chain links below. Red and purple ribbon holding an alum. Pendant: Dedication/ I.O.O.F./ Temple / Souvenir / May 15th / 1894 / Cincinnati, O. // (pic of temple) I.O.O.F. Temple. Meas. 3.75” overall length. Mfg. by Wm. Beck & Sons, Cin. O. The Seattle Exposition in 1909 became Sea-Yukon Exposition that year to promote the Alaska and Yukon Gold Mine. Est. $150-300

712. Washington. Pierce. Tacoma. Buffalo Bill Cody Souvenir Photographs. Lot of 3 pcs. The two photos, one of head and chest and the other a 3/4 standing pose, are very faded. Each is pasted to a postcard-size card with blue ink “matting” and a signature replica

at bottom: Wm. Cody / “Buffalo Bill.” These were probably handed out as souvenirs at his Wild West Show. Photos meas. 2 1/4 x 3 1/2.” The third piece is a newspaper clipping from the Daily Ledger, Tacoma, Washington, September 15, 1910, advertising Buffalo Bill’s farewell show the following day. It includes some scenes and incidents and the cast of characters in the show. Est. $250-500

713. Washington. Pierce. Tacoma. Red Front Saloon / P. Leonard, Prop. / (cutout “L” in center) / South Tacoma / Wash. // GF 5 cents / IT. Rd. brass, 21mm. Rare. Est. $100-200

714. Washington. Pierce. Tacoma. Tacoma and Vicinity Promotional Book, 1888. Text and sketches describing Tacoma’s businesses, homes, waterfront, public buildings, and pictures of nearby scenic attractions in approximately 100 pages. Published by Allen C. Mason, Real Estate and Loan Broker in Tacoma. Hard cover. Cover is stained, corners dinged, but inside is very clean. 6 x 9.” A rare look at early Tacoma. Extremely rare. Est. $500-1000

715. Washington. Snohomish. Darrington. Mt. Whitehorse Area Photographs, 1914. Scenes of Mt. Whitehorse, Sauk River, Mt. Jumbo., Goat Lake, on a trek near Darrington, Washington in 1914. Each photo is captioned and quotes from letters sent home. Photos glued to 7 pages of album sheets. 9 x 12.” Whitehorse Mt., in the Cascade Range, is 3 miles SW of the town of Darrington on the Sauk River in Washington, and rises to 6852 ft. It is, even today, considered a very strenuous climb, taking experienced climbers an entire day. Darrington and Mt. Whitehorse are in the Seattle/ Bellevue general area.

Est. $350-700

716. Washington. Whatcom. Whatcom County, Fraser River Gold Rush and Early Railroads Etc. Whatcom County is the northern-most county of Washington, located along the border of British Columbia. This is a typed hardbound preliminary book in blue cloth, no author noted, undated. 29 pgs. Includes two typed articles from Emigrant Soldiers’ Gazette and Cape Horn Chronicle of January 29, 1859, and December 4, 1858. Meas. 9 x 13”.

The story is written in the first person by a lawyer, who traveled with his family from Miles City, Montana to Whatcom County, Washington Territory in 1883. It covers the early days in the new settlement and describes in some detail the hardships of homesteading a ranch In the wilderness on the shores of Samish Lake, later named Crescent Lake. There are interesting anecdotes, which are filled with the names of many community leaders and settlers. The author is probably W. H. Harris, Probate Judge of Whatcom County from 1884 until the time of statehood 8 years later. The book was probably written about 1924. A unique look at pioneering the American Northwest. Included is a reverse blue line map titled “The Mines of Northwest Washington,” (no date). The map is torn along folds in several places. Meas. 27 x 17.” A wonderful find. Est. $200-400

WESTERN

717. Western. Mission(?) Bell, c.1750-1850. Bell: brass, 13” tall, 14” diameter. Hanger: 6” wood block with two metal dowlings for suspension and swinging, nearly 27” across over all. Rusting to most of the metal brackets. Bell is fine condition. We were not able to locate any information about this style of bell. It has the appearance of a Mission bell, but there are no markings anywhere on the bell. The top of the bell resembles those seen at various California Mission websites. Maybe from California? A great piece. Est. $2000-4000

718. Western. Photograph. Working People Photographs, 1907-1917. Lot of 8 photos. 1-2) both photos show men in coveralls working inside a drilling structure. One shows 5 standing men and is labeled “Huntington Beach Oil Fields,” meas. 5 x 7” mounted on cardboard backing. Holes around perimeter from pinning to a wall. Second shows two men beside a large pulled and well casing being raised (or lowered). Photographer is Boston’s Photo Studio / El Dorado, Kans., meas. 5 x 6 1/2” on professional backing. 3) Un-mounted photo of a blacksmith in

beret and leather apron standing behind his enormous anvil. No dates. 7 x 9” 4) C.G. Sutherland Meat Market storefront with two women and a girl wearing hats and a man and a boy standing in front beside a buggy with two nice looking harnessed horses. A dog stands in front of the buggy. 6 x 7 1/2, mounted on hard backing. 5-6) Two interior photos of shops, one a saloon/bar, showing 2 salesmen behind the counter in aprons and 4 people at the bar (2 are boys). Meas. 7 x 9” mounted. The second photo is mounted on a professional backing and shows two men standing in front of the display shelves of a general store. Crockery is displayed on the shelves behind the counter. 8 x 10” overall, with lower left corner of photo torn off. 7) Five men standing outside around mining works, holding shovels and a hammer. 5 x 7” overall on mounting. 8) MulHall Hardware Co./ L.L. Whitely printed on window of a storefront,. A man stands on the doorstep and “city” clothes and a new hand-plow is displayed on the porch. “1907” is penned by hand on the backing, but on the reverse is handwritten, “Year 1905.” 6 x 8” overall. Est. $75-150

A Wonderful Collection of 1950’s Western Oil Exploration Maps.

719. Southern California Oil Regions. Includes San Luis Obispo and other California locations. Cleveland Oil Co Maps. 2 black leather bound volumes. 20 x 45” each. “General Petroleum Co” printed on maps. One volume contains about 75 maps. Scale ~1” = 2000’, showing parcel ownership and targets. Partial list of oil fields ocvered: Oro Loma, Lost Hills, Chowchilla, Coalinga, Kettleman Hills, Kern River, Paso Robles, etc. Volume 2 contains more lease and ownership maps, about 15 pcs. Kettleman, Coyama, etc. Generally, all maps are blue line, dated about 1952. Est. $300-600 (no illustration)

720. California Oil Exploration Maps, about 80 pcs. Three large rolls of maps used for oil exploration in southern California in the 1950’s by several different oil companies. The maps show geology, oil targets, ownership, leases and much more. The lot is comprised of three different rolls descibed as: Roll 1, Oil exploroation office maps. More than 40 large maps showing oil geology, targets, ownership, topography, cross sections, internal company date. Roll 44” long, 6” diameter. Roll 2: About 20 maps, same topic. Includes So Cal beach areas. Roll 3: About 20 maps, same topic. Also includes So Cal beach areas. Est. $300-600 (no illustration)

721. A fourth roll associated with the lot described above, but appears to be very early uranium prospects and mining. About 20 maps of the Kergon mine, Kern County, 1955. All by G. H. Schroter, geologist. Est. $200-300 (no illustration)

722. Oil Exploration Maps. About 60 misc maps for oil exploration, c.1950. Includes general geology, internal company maps, leases, property ownership, etc, all for western states: California, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, etc. Est. $150-300 (no illustration)

WISCONSIN

723. Wisconsin. General. Wisconsin and It’s Resources; with Lake Superior, Its Commerce and Navigation. By James S. Ritchie, Philadelphia, 1857. 312pp plus many of ads. Green boards with gilt Wisconsin state seal on front cover. Gilt lettered and pictured spine with wear at top and bottom. The map in the front is mostly torn out and gone. First edition. The book is one of the early descriptive texts on Wisconsin describing the mining, timber agricultural elements of the state and descriptions of the towns and life. A second part has the mines and mineral resources of the Lake Superior region. Contains several full page etchings. Binding broken at page 180, easily fixable. No harm to exterior. Est. $100-200

WYOMING

724. Wyoming. Carbon. Encampment. Three Forks Mining & Reduction Co. Cert. #155. Incorporated in Wyoming. Issued to J.B. Betz in 1900 for 52 shares. Signed by O.A. Pease, president, and L.A. Pease, secretary. Vignette at upper left of miners underground, one calling to surface to raise the ore bucket. Six small vignettes of individual miners around perimeter. Black border with gilt safety print and seal. Uncancelled. Printed on Goes form. 8 x 10”.

We believe this mine was located in Carbon Co., Wyoming as part of the Three Forks claims group, Encampment Copper District in the Sierra Madre Mountains. The date corresponds as well. VF. Folds. Est. $50-100

725. Wyoming. Laramie. Geologic Atlas of the United States, Laramie-Sherman Folio, Wyoming, 1910. Published by the USGS. By N.H. Darton, Eliot Blackwelder, and C.E. Siebenthal. Albany and Laramie counties, #173. 17 pgs. text and one columnar graph. Paper bound, with some edges chipped and missing. Est. $75-100 (no illustration)