INTERNET AUCTION #26

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573. New Mexico. Albuquerque. Ku Klux Klan Documents, 1922-1977. Lot of 18pcs. (1) Manuscript letter, dated 1922, 2pps. Includes cover postmarked Santa Rita, NM. (2) Two different typed letters to members. Both mailed to Bert Webb and have original covers, 1924-25. (3) Donation receipt for $10 from Bert Webb, 1924. (4) Six different issues of the Klansman, 1976-77. (5) Framed poem with KKK theme. All fine condition. Est. $50-100

574. New Mexico. Bottles. New Mexico Embossed Port Wine Bottles. Lot of 4 different bottles. Each of these bottles represent New Mexico Bottlers from Roswell and Gallup. A unique collection of port bottles bottled in New Mexico. All American, with red, white and blue label, featuring grape bunches framing the masthead, and grape and vine design embossed on shoulders and lightly around Levers Bros embossing on back; Coronado California Port Wine, with a Spanish style paper label, full pint, and light grape and vine design across shoulders and around Levers Bros. embossing on back; La Fiesta Blackberry Wine, with a very pretty vignette of a Senorita strumming a guitar, and grape and vine design embossed throughout glass, Chas Ilfled Co., N.M. embossed on bottom; Winehaven California Port, with traditional label of gold leaf grapes and vine, and nice grape embossing throughout. All were bottled in New Mexico. Most are full pints, the first is the only 3/4 pint. Xf, with slight soiling to labels. Est. $180-275.

575. New Mexico. Grant. Silver City. Grant County District Court Filings, 1916-1931. Lot of 60 pcs. A collection of court documents filed in the district court for Grant County. The claims cover a broad range of topics. There are several mining related claims, bankruptcies, financial disputes, etc. A nice collection. Very fine. Est. $40-80

576. New York. General. New York World's Fair Souvenir Token, 1939. In 1939/ New York/ World's Fair/ (pic-sphere, flanked by tower)// Souvenir of the 150th Anniversary/ (pic-four men)/ George Washington/ Inauguration. Rd, br (gilt), hole through top for suspension (May have been issued without hole). Fine, gilt worn on both sides. Patent No engraved at bottom of obverse. 31mm. This piece is hinted at by HK and is unlisted but is similar to HK 491. Est. $10-20

577. New York. Lewis. Belfort. American Golden Sand Mining Co, c.1887. Prospectus. The company held claim to about 500 acres of land said to contain gold bearing sand beds, 40 to 150 thick, assaying from $5 to $450 gold per ton. "The richness of this quality of san is well known to practical and mining experts al over the world, and it may be said that in many districts where the sand is located in a figurative sense, of course, that it rivals the richness of the mines of King Solomon." 4 pages, 8.5 x 11". The prospectus has been folded several times and the creases are worn. Tears exist on the fold crease at left and right edge. The lower right corner has a minor crease. There is a blue pencil line drawn down the front page, perhaps made by a potential investor who chose not to buy stock. Fine. Est. $50-100

578. New York. New York. Scientific Toy Co Original Matted Photograph, c.1880. Shot is of a two story brick building. The first floor has a sign with "Scientific Toy Co." The second floor has "The Wood & Metal Finishing Co." Next to the building is a shop with "Jos. Martino, Shoe Maker & Repair. Best Work Done Cheap." Photo is captioned "No 245 E. 115th Street, New York." Slightly overexposed shot. Photo is 4.5 x 6.5", matte is 8 x 10". Very fine. Est. $50-100

579. New York. Steuben. Hornellsville. Manuscript Letter, 1831. The letter is datelined Hornellsville, Nov 30th, 1831. Written by Caleb Case to his brother Vitto who was living in Knoxville, Pennsylvania. The contents of the letter discusses some business transactions the Caleb (the author) is attempting to advance. He offers some advice on the purchase of a house that his brother had mentioned. Some wear to fold crease intersections. Excellent condition for the age of the document. Est. $50-100

580. Newspapers. Harper's Weekly advertising page from the May 31, 1873 supplement, for Wood Brothers Co., Carriage Manufacturers. Contains etching of the Wood Brothers Co. building at center, surrounded by 10 carriage models. 11 x 15.5. Foxing around edges and some staining, but a terrific piece nonetheless. Est. $25-50.

581. North Carolina. Caldwell. Morganton. Round Mountain & Hercules Gold Mine Reports, c.1902. Two different property reports made by W. L. Bishop, M. E. of Morganton for Robert P. Orr of Newport News, VA. The reports have been transposed into promotional flyers. The first is for the Hercules Gold mine and surrounding claim groups. The Hercules group included the Hercules, Atlas and Jupiter mines. Ore values from these mines $8 to $25. The second report is for the Round Mountain, which was located about 1 mile from the Hercules. This property had gold bearing veins and 6 shafts with ore returning $3-10 per ton. Each is one full typed pages. Edges slightly worn on both. Fine. Est. $40-80

582. North Carolina. Guilford. Pleasant Garden. Fentress Mining Co, 1902. Prospectus. The Fentress mine was first worked in 1845 by Frederick Fentress. Fentress hit water and copper ore at about 40 feet. (In the upper 40 feet, Fentress was mining gold ore.) The mine changed hands a few times prior to the Civil War, mostly mining the copper. Emmons comments on the mine in his 1860 report "The Midland Counties of North Carolina." The Fentress Mining Co had developed the property adding 4 shafts, the deepest being 165 feet with reported assays of 4.1% copper, 2 ounces gold per ton. The 2nd page has plat map of the workings which was compiled by W. U. Greene. The last page is a copy of an assay report from the New York Assay Office, 1901. 14 pages, 5.5 x 8.5". Original cover with black print. Extremely fine. Est. $300-600

583. North Carolina. Mecklenburg. Charlotte. Mineral & Other Properties For Sale, 1882. A property listing for mining and other properties located across North Carolina. S. J. Warren was the real estate agent and promoter of the properties. Property 1 is for a gold mine, 2.5 miles from Charlotte with "a fine lot of ore on the dump; engine, boiler, and pump on the ground, all new and in good order. $22,000." This is just one example from the listing. Other properties include a gold mine in Union County, a placer mine in Burke County, a gold mine in Cherokee, etc. 4 pages, 7.5 x 10". Printer - Atlas Printing Co. Tears long fold crease. Stained from exposure. Fine. Est. $100-200

584. North Carolina. Union. Monroe. Colossus Gold Mining & Milling Co, c.1900. Prospectus. The company was mining a 40 foot wide vein of shistose rock that had gold bearing quartz veins and shoots. Ore values were variable, ranging from $2-200 per ton, averaging around $4-6 per ton. The unique part of this prospectus is that the 7 photographs offer a tour of the operation starting with a shot of the mine leading to the gold concentrators. 6.5 x 9.5", original cover with blue print. Printer - W. F. Vanden Houten, New York. Extremely fine. Est. $100-200

585. Oklahoma. Garfield. Enid. Enid Restaurant Original Photograph. Two proprietors stand in front of building that has "Restaurant" painted on the side. There is no name visible, if any. Behind the men situated on brick sidewalk is a popcorn wagon with bags of popcorn visible behind the glass. At left are two boys. Behind the boys are broadsides announcing a race meeting, presumably horse races. On the broadside is Enid, Oklahoma, offering the location of this photo. No photographer noted. Photo is 4 x 6", matte is 7 x 9". Wear to matted edges and corners. Photo has small chip at upper right edge. Photo is slightly overexposed. Very fine. Est. $50-100

586. Oregon. Baker. Cornucopia. Cornucopia Gold Mines Archive, 1933-1950. Lot of 6 different pcs. Incorporated in Washington, 1930 as the successor to Cornucopia Mines Co. Property was located near Cornucopia, in Baker County. Also owned an interest in uranium property in Utah. Mines Register, 1956, p.126-127. The lot includes an Annual Report, 1949 and the rest are typed letters to stockholders. All very fine. Est. $50-100

587. Oregon. Baker. Sumpter. Sumpter Promotional Pamphlet, 1903. A promotional piece for the town of Sumpter titled "Cradle of Wealth". Contains a 3 page Business Directory; hotels and mining investments are the most prevalent. 5 pages of text the talk about the town and what Sumpter has to offer. On one side is the equivalent of 7 pages of photographs of sites in Sumpter: First National Bank building, Hotel Sumpter, Placer mining, North Pole mine, Golconda mine, etc. A 3 x 12" panorama of the townsite captioned Sumpter, population 1899 - 300, population 1903 - 3500. Printed by Sumpter American Print. Very fine. Est. $75-150

588. Oregon. Baker. Weatherby. Granite Mountain Gold Mining Co, c.1903. Prospectus. Incorporated in Oregon. The claims were located in the Weatherby district, 1 mile north of Weatherby Station, with Burnt Creek on the south and the Snake River on the east. At the time of the printing, an active dredge was operating on Burnt Creek. The Granite Mountain claims had 470 feet of tunnels and 130 feet of cross cuts and shallow shafts. Reported assays of $7 to $136 gold. 6 photographs and 2 maps of the district and claims. 15 pages, original green cover, 6 x 9". Front and rear covers are extremely faded from exposure. Fold crease from top to bottom that shows a little wear. Very fine. Est. $100-200

589. Oregon. Douglas. Bohemia. West Coast Mines Co, 1908. Prospectus. Incorporated in Oregon. This company formed in 1907 to take over all the property and operation of the Oregon Securities Co (which itself was a consolidation of several companies). The management of this company was the same as Oregon Securities. From this prospectus, it appears that the oxide ore zone that contained free milling gold had been exhausted, but had earned nearly $10,000+ per month since 1905. Oregon Securities began to hit the sulphide rich ores with chalcopyrite and pyrite with other typical base metal minerals. I suppose that this required the formation of a new company to begin a new mining plan that would require ore that needed to be smelted with copper as the final product. The company is listed in the Mines Handbook, 1918, but no production numbers are offered. It seems strange to have to form a new company just because the type of ore changed. But maybe this was necessary to raise enough funds to start extracting base metals. This prospectus was specifically designed for stockholders in the Oregon Securities Co. 8 pages, 8 x 11". Very fine. Est. $50-100

590. Oregon. Grant. Cable Cove. Crown Point Gold Mining Co, 1903. Prospectus. Incorporated in Colorado, 1896, promoted from Colorado. The Crown Point mine was located 10 miles from Sumpter with copper and gold ore that ran as high as $200, but lesser assays came back at $25 per ton. There was minimal development work. The prospectus claims that the mine was located in Baker County and based on the map shown in the Forest MC prospectus (see below), Crown Point was located on the county line. We chose to place the Cable Cove district in Grant County for the sake of convenience. The last page has a claim map. 14 pages, original gray cover with red print, 5.5 x 6.5". Extremely fine to near mint condition. Est. $75-150

591. Oregon. Grant. Cable Cove. Seattle Oregon Mining Co, 1903. Prospectus. Incorporated in Washington. Owned the Josie claim block in the Cable Cove district, located 5 miles from the North Pole mine, 12 miles from Sumpter. A tunnel had been driven to 160 by July 1, 1903 in a vein that ran from 80 cents to $95, averaging $32. 3 photographs and a claim map on the last page. The cover is a company's stock certificate, the back cover is the back of the same certificate. 18 pages, 6 x 8.5". Minor wear to binding edge. Very fine. Est. $75-150

592. Oregon. Grant. Cable Cove. Storm King Claim Group, c.1900-1905. Prospectus. The Storm King group of claims were located 15 miles from Sumpter. There was a 97 foot tunnel with extracted ore running at $10 to $70. There is no information regarding a company owned the property. The only info is that from an examination from Captain A. M. Paul, mining engineer. 4 pages, 6 x 3.5". Very fine. Est. $50-100

593. Oregon. Jackson/Douglas. Gold Hill/Bohemia. Gold Hill & Bohemia Mining Co, 1902. Lot of 2 different prospectuses. Incorporated in Oregon, promoted from Portland, OR. Owned 16 claims in the Gold Hill district located 5 miles from Gold Hill in Jackson County. Also owned 7 claims located in the Bohemia district in Douglas County. The major mines being developed were the Wall Street and the Red Oak claims with tunnels and open cuts. On page 7 is a map showing the Wall Street claim relative to other mines and mills; page 9 has a cross sectional view of the Red Oak. The back cover has a map showing the Bohemia and Gold Hill districts lying due south of Portland, very near Roseburg. 14 pages, original cover, 3.5 x 6". The second prospectus is an 8 page pamphlet of all text.3 x 5.5". Both very fine. Est. $100-200

594. Oregon. Josephine. Grant's Pass. Oregon & California Gold Fields Co, 1903. Prospectus. Incorporated in Oregon, promoted from Hartford, Conn. Owned nine claims located 37 miles west of Grant's Pass with an average assay on 400 tons sent to the mill of $11.50 per ton. There was a 10 stamp mill. One inch tear at bottom fold crease at right edge. 4 pages, 8.5 x 11". Very fine. Est. $50-100

595. Oregon. Josephine. Waldo(?). Oregon Hydraulic Mining Stereo Card, c.1900-1910. Hydraulic placer mining scene. The view is very similar to photographs that were within a prospectus that we offered in our Auction #16. This company was located near Waldo in Josephine County. Has descriptive narrative on reverse. Extremely fine. Est. $50-100

596. Oregon. Malheur. Huntington. Willow Creek Gold Mining Co, c.1903. Prospectus. Incorporated in Oregon. Owned placer property located 20 miles from Huntington, beginning at junction of Mormon Basin Creek and Willow Creek, extending 5 miles up Willow Creek. There was a 5 mile long ditch constructed to wash gold bearing gravels. The company promised to begin paying dividends on July 1, 1904. 8 pages, original brown cover with gilt and red print, 5 x 6". Extremely fine. Est. $100-200

597. Pennsylvania. Allegheny. Oakmont. Lot of 13 pcs. Incorporated in Pennsylvania. All issued, signed and cancelled. Every stub has documentary stamps affixed. Many of the stamps are Massachusetts revenues. Vignette of spread winged eagle. Green border. Printer - Republic Bank Note. 8 x 14", with stub. This company operated in Pennsylvania. Fine. Est. $75-150

598. Pennsylvania. Harrisburg. Bricklayers Union Parade Float Original Matted Photograph. The photograph shows two decorated wagons, probably for the Fourth of July. One of the wagons has 13 men dressed in all white proudly wearing their union ribbons. A sign reads "Bricklayers Plasterers Concreters Local Union No 37. The second, smaller wagon has just four men. The two wagons are parked in front of a building with a banner reading "Robt King, Brick Maker Contractor." We think this shot was taken in Harrisburg, PA, but not positive. No photographer noted. Photo is 6 x 8", matte is 8 x 10". Piece missing from lower right corner, does not affect photo. Wear and dings to edges and corners. Fine. Est. $75-150

599. Peru. Acari. Cerro de Pasco. Cerro de Pasco Tunnel & Mining Co, c.1902. Incorporated in Maine. Prospectus and stock subscription blank, 3 x 5 1/2, 20 pages. Printer: Evening Post Job Print, N.Y. Cover is light gray cardstock with red lettering. Prospectus forecasts future annual net income of $15 million from the project which consisted of a proposed 4,050-meter long (2.5 miles) drainage tunnel to extract ores from an estimated 50 million ton deposit. The Cerro de Pasco is a porphyry-copper type deposit, consisting of polymetallic replacement of carbonate rocks by zinc-lead, copper, silver and some gold. The deposit size (production plus resources) is 35 million tons of ore [Ref: Mutschler, 1999]. VF condition. Est. $75-150

600. Philatelic. Commemorative Color War Related Covers. Lot of 12 pcs. Mostly related to WWII era. All have color illustrations at left edge. Two are satirical. The others commemorate victims of WWII such as countries that were overrun by the Axis powers and military leaders. Nice starters lot or for the advanced collector. Extremely fine. Est. $75-150

601. Photograph. Farrier Original Matted Photograph. A young man is shown hammering a shoe on the hoof of a horse. The man is extremely well dressed, right down to his shoes. At right, a man is holding the reigns of the horse. Superimposed on the horse's hind area is a portrait of the farrier. We will let you decide what the photographer intended this to mean. Photo is 5 x 7", matte is 8 x 10". Minor wear to matte edges. Insignificant chips to edge of photo. Fine to very fine. Est. $50-100

602. Photographs. Uniformed Portrait Cabinet Cards. Lot of 3 pcs. (1) L. Alman, photographer, 172 5th Ave, NY and Newport, RI. Photo is of a young boy in a sailor's uniform. (2) Fisher & Monfort, photographer, Plainfield, N.C. Shot of a coronet player in his fraternal (?) uniform. (3) McGillvray, photographer, Ithaca, N.Y. Shot of young man in uniform, perhaps military school uniform. All three of the cabinet cards have illustrated advertisements for the photographers on the reverse. All very fine. Est. $50-100

603. Presidential. Bust. Abraham Lincoln Plaster Bust, c.1870-80. Bust sets on a square base. Bust is 11" tall, with base 16" tall. Two cracks are visible at bottom of the neck on the front. Crack at right running from base of bust to 1 inch below ear. Bottom right base corner has chip. Was once part of a set located in Philadelphia. Fine. Est. $75-150

604. Presidential. Washington CDV's. Lot of 2 pcs. One of the CDV is of George Washington. The other is of Martha Washington. Very minor foxing and spots. Very fine. Est. $75-150

605. Railroad. Hardgoods. Reading Railway System Ticket Board. Lot of 2 pcs. (1) The clip part of this item is made of brass and is in the shape of a locomotive and fuel car. The board is made of steel. 5 x 8". (2) New York Central System luggage bag. Paper tag has a string at left. One side of the tag is in color showing the company logo and a modern locomotive. Both very fine. Est. $50-100

606. Railroad. Locks. Misc Rail Locks. Lot of 2 pcs. Both are unmarked, except for one's maker, Yale. Large bronze, with dimpled pattern throughout body, keyhole safe and loop below for chain suspension, 4" x 3", Xf; Other is a small iron, 3" x 2", quite worn. Est. $25-50

607. Railroad. Michigan Central Railroad Co & Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Co Stock Certificates. 1) Michigan cert. #695. Incorporated in 1846. Signed by vice president and secretary but signatures obscured by cancellation holes. Nice vignette of railway station scene, with engine steaming down the track and workmen nearby. Green border with green underprint. Cancelled. Printer - American BNCo., New York. 10 x 15. VF. 2) Burlington Cert. #B592. Incorporated in Iowa. Issued to T.T. Howard in 1876 for 7 shares. Signed by Fred Taylor president and Alex Taylor treasurer. Cancelled by hole punches. Vignette of seated allegorical woman holding wheat shafts. Bald eagle vignette at bottom. Green border, black print. Printer - National BNCo. 6.5 x 10. Wrinkles, stains. Est. $20-40

608. Railroad. Northern Pacific Documents, 1887-1938. Lot of 3 pcs. (1) Northern Pacific Railroad Co memo sheet sent to Bi Metallic MC at Granite, Montana, 1887. The handwritten note reads "I have to inform you that N. P. car #2913 with lumber for your Co has been at Drummond since the 12th inst. We need the car and therefore have to request that you unload at once. Signed by A. S. Stokes, General Agent. (2) Northern Pacific Railway Co Lettersheet 1906. Typed letter to Bi Metallic Cons MC that refers to freight that had been delayed. (3) Northern Pacific Railway Co Bill of Lading, 1938, for 2 boxes of Novelty Mach loaded at Butte, Montana. All fine. Est. $50-100

609. Railroad. Southern Pacific and Union Pacific Play Card Decks. Lot of 2 pcs. (1) Southern Pacific Lines in gilt lettering on slip cover for the box holding the deck. The cards have a color image of a diesel locomotive pulling passenger cards. On the playing side of the card, each card has image of a site along the rail route such as: Vernal Falls, Yosemite; Mt. Whitney; Willamette River; Mt. Shasta; Mission San Xavier, Arizona, etc. (2) Union Pacific. Each card is marked with the UP company logo. Original box. These cards have been used. Est. $40-80

610. Texas. Tarrant. Ft. Worth. Continental Bank & Trust Co. Lot of 3 certs. Cert #145, 161 & 170. All issued. Signed by A. M. Young cashier and J. G. Wickinson president. Vignette at upper left of Lady Liberty with flag. Cancelled by red pen. Printer not noted. 8 x 10". All fine to very fine. Est. $40-80

611. Utah. Salt Lake. Bingham. United States MC. Lot of 8 pcs. Certs. A205, A206, A208, A210, A211, A216, A221, A222. Incorporated in Maine. All issued to Curtis & Motley for 100 shares in 1899. Signed by president and treasurer. Cancelled with shield-shaped hole punches over signatures. 25cent and $1 document stamps at upper left of each. Black border and print on yellow paper. No vignette. Printed by John A. Lowell & Co., Boston. 6" x 10". Xf. Est. $120-200.

612. Virginia. Colonial. Williamsburg, Virginia In Photographs, 1940. Published by Colonial Williamsburg, Inc. This hard cover book has 84 pages with a photograph reproduction on every other page. One the facing page to the photo is a brief history about the locale or the item featured. Cover and pages in Extremely fine condition. A Great Piece. Est. $80-160

613. Virginia. Fauquier. Linden Station. Carter Copper Co, 1902. Two different prospectuses for the Carter Copper Co. The first is 4 x 9" with original crème colored cover with gilt lettering that is tri-folded around the prospectus. The cover has a picture of a miner working ore with a pick, photo courtesy of the J. Eugene Geer, New York Herald. 12 pages with 2 photographs. At the end there is a very authentic looking assay report that is made to look like the original from the assayer. There is a concise two page map at the middle. The second prospectus has a rich red cover with gilt lettering, 5 x 6.5. Copper ore was reported to assay at around 4% on average. In 1903, the company was reorganized and renamed to Manassas-Gap Copper Mines. In the process of reorganization, Carter, the president of the Carter Copper Co, was removed from the board. Copper Handbook, 1910. (Please see the Manassas Gap Copper Mines below). Est. $150-300

614. Virginia. General. Piedmont Gold Mining Co. Cert #124. Incorporated in New Jersey. Issued to Warren N. Carpenter for 100 shares in 1882. Signed by F. H. Treat vice president and Sam Scholfield treasurer. Crude vignette at lower right of two miners double jacking (early drilling technique). Black border. Uncancelled. Printer - Nation Bureau of Engraving, Phila. 4.5 x 9. We could find no information regarding this company within our library. Very small tear at top edge along fold crease. Extremely fine. Est. $200-400

615. Virginia. General. Shenandoah Land & Anthracite Coal Co, 1875. Prospectus. Incorporated in New York, 1874. In 1875, the company purchased 93,000 acres in Rockingham, Augusta, Pendleton and Hardy Counties in Virginia. The company was planning on developing and shipping coal and iron. 8 pages, original purple cover, 5 x 8". Printed by Old Commonwealth Press, Harrisonburg, VA. The cover is stained to a brown by exposure or water. For its age, Very fine. Est. $250-500

616. Virginia. Greene. Elkton. High Top Copper Mining Co, 1903. Lot of 2 different prospectuses. The company owned about 1000 acres in Greene County employing about 125 men with ore running at 6% copper, 10 ounce silver and $15 gold per ton (Copper Handbook, 1905, p.464). The first prospectus has a black cover with copper gilt lettering measuring 4.5 x 6.5". Original string tie at binding and overall in fabulous condition. The second prospectus has the original gray cover with blue print with red outline, 3.5 x 7.5". This 15 page prospectus has 2 testimonials, one from Senator William P. Richardson of New York and the other by Professor George Treadwell. George Treadwell, especially his name, was very active in the turn of the century copper mining companies in Arizona. Every company Treadwell was involved was found to be a blatant scam and Treadwell himself was considered a bumbling idiot used as a front (Please see our Auction #12 Arizona Auction Catalog for more information.). Extremely fine. Est. $75-150

617. Washington. Adams. Rock Cut. Mogul Mining Co, 1912. Two letterheads, stock subscription blank and postmarked envelope from the Mogul Mining Co dated 1912. Below the letterhead is "Mines located at Rock Cut, Washington" and the agent was located in Ritzville, WA. Incorporated in Washington. The letters do not offer the type of ore being mined, but does mention that a tunnel was being driven and ore ran at $14 to $70 a ton. This would suggest a gold deposit or a very rich copper rich. The envelope is addressed to a man who lived in Ritzville. The town of Ritzville today is hardly a gas stop located in the southern portion of the Palouse (dry wheat farming region) in eastern Washington. Not listed in the Mines Handbooks. Very fine. Est. $40-80

618. Washington. Colville Reservation. Moses. Multnomah Mining, Milling & Development Co, 1902. Prospectus and market letters. Incorporated in Washington. Promoted from Michigan, but this office moved around the country through time (Copper & Mines Handbooks). The company owned 8 claims on the Colville Indian Reservation in east central Washington, near the town of Nespelem in the Moses district. Ore carried copper and gold values running between $6 and $40 per ton. The 1910 Copper Handbook, lists that the company had expanded its holdings to 600 acres including very favorable placer deposits and was employing 6 men. A dam was built in 1907 on the Nespelem River for power and 5 buildings had been erected. A tunnel had been driven from less than 10 feet in 1902 (prospectus) to over 1000 feet by 1910 with high grade copper and bold ore being encountered (p.1243). The company was idle by 1916. This is one of the few companies that we have seen that ran a somewhat successful business on an Indian Reservation. Typically, non Native American mining companies were forced off the reservation property. Includes several letterhead correspondences dated 1902 mostly sent to stockholders. Prospectus has one photograph on the first page. 16 pages, original gray cover with dark gray print, 4.5 x 9". Prospectus Xf, Letters Vf. Est. $75-150

619. Washington. Ferry. Eureka. Number One Consolidated Gold Mining Co, c.1901. Prospectus. Incorporated in Washington. Owned several claims on the Colville Indian Reservation, which was opened to mining by an "Act of Congress". Quartz veins carried gold valuing around $3 to $40 per ton. A 4 page prospectus with a map of the claims on the inside that runs across both pages and located along the top edge. The last page has sketch of the area. 8.5 x 11". Minor tears along edges. Fine to very fine. The 1910 Copper Handbook, p.1323, reports the company at Nighthawk, Okanogan County with property carrying a 33' vein with a 9' pay streak that had lead and copper. Company was presumably idle. Est. $75-150

620. Washington. Ferry. King Camp. Richmond Mining Co, 1902. Lot of 3 different prospectuses. Incorporated in West Virginia, promoted from New York. Company owned property in Ferry County, Washington and in the Windermere district, Kootenay, British Columbia. The property at King's Camp was located on the Colville Reservation known as the Richmond group with reported values of around $20 gold per ton. One of the prospectuses has the original gray cover, 3.5 x 8" with 8 pages. The second has the original green cover, 4 x 7", 8 pages with a photograph of a valley in the front and a map of the property in the back. The last item is a 4 page report on the Richmond MC, which appear to have been taken from another publication. 5.5 x 8.5". In 1905, this company was merged into the Richmond Eureka Cons MC that was controlled by the US Smelting. (Copper Handbook, 1906, p.859). All extremely fine. Est. $75-150

621. Washington. King. Red Mountain (Berlin). Co-operative Mining Syndicate, c.1900. A large format broadside, measuring 15.5 x 11.5". The first page has columns of text with a map insert, 7 x 6.5", at lower right of the Index district showing the claims. The middle 2 pages have 11 different photographs of the Index townsite, and the mines of the area, not necessarily those of the company. The last page has 7 photographs at the top with 3 columns of text below. These 4 pages are extracted from a publication entitled "The Wave". This was probably one of the prolific mining investment magazines that were published around the turn of the century. See lot above for more information. Extremely fine. Est. $75-150

622. Washington. King. Red Mountain (Berlin). Kimball Creek Mining Co, 1902. Prospectus. Owned 14 claims located about 2 miles from Berlin which we place in the Red Mountain district. The company had a bunk house and 2 blacksmith shops. The Red Mountain district is typically a copper producer, but this company reports gold and silver values with only minor amounts of copper. 4 photographs of adits on the properties and one map of the claims relative to the town of Berlin. In the 1908 Copper Handbook, p.847, the company was dead. 16 pages, original purple cover with silver gilt lettering. Cover is 4 x 9" but pages are 8 x 8.5". The cover has many spots from moisture and purple color has faded. Half of the back cover is torn and missing. The bottom edge of the cover and pages have several chips almost looking like a small furry critter took some bites. Fine. Est. $50-100

623. Washington. King. Red Mountain (Salmon). Golconda Mining Co, 1900. Prospectus. The company owned the Klondike and Little Emma mines located on the north slop of Red Mountain, King County. This area has had several different names for the districts including Berlin, Red Mountain and now, in this prospectus, Salmon. Red Mountain is the one the stuck as found in the Copper Handbooks. A testimonial from an engineer's report on the property claims that ore was of free milling gold with values between $1 and $160. Most of this prospectus contains various testimonials on the property. The second page has a poem written about the Golconda, a fabled region supposed to contain vast riches. The poem may have been written for any number of mines and mining companies with the Golconda name (there is even a town in Nevada named Golconda). The company is not listed in the Copper Handbooks. 16 pages, in original light gray cover with gilt lettering, 4 x 8". The front cover has a tri-fold. The inside fold has had its top half ripped off. The text is in blue print. Printed by H. W. Moulton. The cover is discolored from exposure. Fine to very fine. Est. $50-100

624. Washington. King. Seattle. Seattle Exposition Medals, 1962. Lot of 18 similar pcs. America's Space-Age World's Fair/ (pic-Space Needle) Seattle U.S.A. 1962/ Century 21 Exposition// GF One/ Dollar/ In Trade During America's Space-Age World's Fair/ Century 21 Exposition/ At the Exposition Grounds or at/ Any Cooperating Business in/ Washington State/ Through October 21, 1962. Rd, br (gilt), 37mm, Xf-BU, some gilt wearing off. Unlisted in HK. Est. $40-80

625. Washington. Laramie. Silver Crown. Great Standard Copper Mining Co, 1903. Lot of 2 different promotional flyers. The company had 17 claims in the Silver Crown district. One of the 2 items in this lot has a map of the claims, but only shows 15 claims. Next to the map are 2 photos, one of 4 miners standing on the dump and the second a shot of the dump. The reverse side of this is a sales pitch for investors to buy stock at 5 cents before the price goes up to 10 cents in just a few weeks. 8.5 x 12", with tears along the fold creases. The second item is a postcard sized mailer soliciting potential investors to purchase stock of the Great Standard Copper MC before the price jumps to 10 cents a share on August 18, 1903. The reverse side has a paragraph touting the newly discovered platinum deposits found near Laramie (but not necessarily found by the Great Standard). The company was listed as dead due to lack of funds (by 1906 (Copper Handbook, 1906, p.535). Both very fine. Est. $50-100

626. Washington. Okanogan. Baker Creek. Siwash Gold Mining & Leasing Co, 1902. Prospectus. Incorporated in New Jersey, promoted by Ellsworth Vail, New York. The company had a lease on 5 claims, leased to the company by the Siwash Indian Tribe and the property located on the Colville Reservation. Ore ran from $8 to $32 gold and silver. Company is not listed in the Copper or Mines Handbooks. Original brown cover with black print and red string at binding, 8 pages, 6 x 9". The prospectus has been folding with crease from top to bottom. Near mint. Est. $50-100.

627. Washington. Okanogan. Conconully. Mineral Hill Mining Co, 1902. Prospectus and letter. Incorporated in Washington, promoted from Connecticut. The property was located on Mineral Hill just outside of Conconully. Ore was reported to carry about $4 gold, $80 silver, $2 copper and $15 lead per ton. 9 photographs showing different scenes of the property. 20 pages. Original cover measuring 4 x 9" with the inner pages unfolding to 7 x 8.5". Minor wear and dirt stains along edges. Lot includes a typed letter, dated 1902, sent out to the stockholders. This company was reorganized as the Washington Tunnel & MC, which then became the Washington Consolidated Copper Co, then the Penn-Wash Consolidated Mines Co. The management apparently remained the same, with the Penn Wash Mines Co having the same officers as the Mineral Hill MC. (Copper Handbook, 1910, p.1174 & 1391). Extremely fine. Est. $50-100

628. Washington. Okanogan. Galena. Viola Gold & Copper Mining Co, c.1900. Prospectus. Incorporated in Washington, promoted from New York. 7 claims in the Aneas Mountains, Galena district, Okanogan County. Assays ran at $1 to $68 gold, with a trace to 76 ounces silver and "other values in Lead and Copper." Company listed as idle in 1908 (Copper Handbook, p.1401). Single sheet, bi-folded, making 6 pages with 4 of those with text, 6 x 3.5". Discoloration from light exposure affects one half of the front cover and all of the back page. Very fine. Est. $40-80.

629. Washington. Okanogan. Loomis. Six Eagles Mining Co, 1902. Prospectus and letter. Property located in the Palmer Mountain district (as reported by H. E. Dunham, the mining expert to examine the property) consisting of 8 claims known as the Six Eagles group situated on Little Chopaca Mountain. Ore contained copper, lead, gold and silver running from $10 to $60 per ton. The company was reorganized as the Little Chopaca MC with the same management as this company (Copper Handbook, 1910, p.1564). Prospectus is a single sheet, folded 4 times to 8.5 x 4", making 10 pages. Includes a 2 page typed letterhead. Very fine. Est. $50-100.

630. Washington. Okanogan. Oroville. Oroville Mines, Ltd, 1904. Circular. Incorporated in British Columbia, promoted from New York. Owned the Cobbler, Great Wonder, Similkameen, Freezeout and Ufford claims in Okanogan County located about 20 miles south of Camp McKinney. The prospectus is a little vague about the location of the properties, amount of development and value of the ores. 4 pages with an attached page inside. 8.5 x 14". Discoloration along edges, appears to be from wear. Not listed in the Copper Handbooks. Very fine. Est. $40-80.

631. Washington. Pierce. Carbon River. Montezuma Mining Co, 1900. These 2 prospectuses are companion pieces that were mailed together. The first item is a prospectus entitled "Ground Floor Ideas, Montezuma Mining Co, 1900" that covers justifications for investing in mining companies early on prior to full mine development. Original brown cover, 3.5 x 9", 4 pages. The second item is a true company prospectus. Property was located in 2 different districts, Carbon River and Tahoma. Real property owned outright was the Dakota, Ellis, Ellis Ext, Emma, Chicago and Nevada. But these properties were not development and were not the main focus of the company's plan. Rather, the leased Blue Star claim group was being actively tunneled claiming to be in a 4 foot wide pure chalcopyrite assaying at 32% copper. In the prospectus, the Blue Star property was leased from the Blue Star MC, which in the Copper Handbook, was listed as having property in Stevens County with no mention to the Blue Star group. On nearly every page is an illustration or photograph that is in a pink color. 20 pages, original green cover with gold sting at binding, 4 x 8". Both extremely fine. Est. $75-150.

632. Washington. Pierce. Carbon River. Montezuma Mining Co, 1902. Prospectus and letter to stockholders. Incorporated in Washington and promoted from New York. See lot above for detailed information about the company. In this prospectus, the company announces that it is in the process of acquiring property at Cape Nome, Alaska. 20 pages, original red cover, 4 x 8". Printed by Dearborn Printing Co, Seattle. The second item is the annual report from 1902, 3 x 6". This company is not listed in the Copper Handbook. Extremely fine. Est. $50-100.

633. Washington. Pierce. Steilacoom. Washington Smelter Co, c.1900. Prospectus. Incorporated in Washington, promoted from New York. This is a concise 3 page prospectus, 8.5 x 11". The company wanted to build a smelter for matter copper at Steilacoom, just outside Tacoma, to process copper. Also wanted to build smaller, 50-100 ton smelters, in each of the following mining districts in Pierce County: Carbon River, Summit, Glacier Basin, Mowich, Mashel and Mineral Creek. An advertisement cut out from a publication is attached at the upper left corner. Company not listed in the Copper Handbook suggesting that it never got off the ground. Discolored from contact with acid paper. Very fine. Est. $40-80.

634. Washington. Pierce. Summit. Medina Gold Mining Co, 1905. Lot of 2 different prospectuses and a market letter. Incorporated in Washington. The company owned property in Washington, California and Ontario. The Washington property was located on the west side of Crystal Mountain (now one of the West Coast's best ski resorts) in the Summit district. According the 1905 prospectus, the tunnel had driven nearly 600 feet, assaying at $30-$40 gold, silver and copper per ton. The California property was at Oro Fino, Siskiyou County. This property was under lease at a $1 royalty per ton ore retaining any profit on ore that ran $7. Ore that was more than $7, was to be split evenly to the leasers (doesn't sound like a great contract to me - vp). Finally, the property in Ontario was located in Hastings County was known as the El Dorado mine. Initially, this mine was developed for the rich hematite found at the surface. Below the iron zone, was copper mineralization being considered the only viable copper play in western Canada. There are 2 prospectuses in this lot. One is from 1901, 6 x 8.5" and has a newspaper advertisement attached on the last page, total of 12 pages. The second prospectus is from 1905, measures 8.5 x 11" with 4 pages. This prospectus has been through a little rougher handling with the front and rear pages detached, chips and small tears along edges and dirt stains along fold creases. The Copper Handbook, 1908, p.928, shows that the Medina Gold MC was succeeded by the Medina Copper MC in 1907 being operated by the same management and Syracuse, New York promoter. Medina Copper MC was only operating the El Dorado copper property in Ontario, Canada. Under the listing for this company (same page in Copper Handbook), is "practically as successor of the Medina gold Mining Co, which went out of business suddenly, after paying several dividends, presumably, unearned. Apparently has disposed somehow of its lands at El Dorado, to the Ontario Copper Co, which is practically under the same management. Is not regarded favorably." In the Copper Handbook, 1910, p.1346, lists the Ontario Copper Co as "Dead. Was a bad egg." Est. $75-150.

635. Washington. Snohomish. Index (Silver Creek). Bonanza Mining & Smelting Co, c.1900. Lot of 2 different prospectuses. Property consists of 12 claims that had 1200 feet in the Louise Tunnel, 185 feet on the White Rose lode, 350 feet on the Monarch lode and 200 feet on the Edison. There are 2 pages that have photographs of the adit entrance with miners and below are tables of the ore assay values. These were reported at 7-26% copper, or $2-$47, silver at $1-$320 and $1-$240 gold per ton. The page after the photo and assay chart has a property map of the claims owned. The Copper Handbook lists this company in operation until 1910, but no production noted. A single sheet that is tri folded to from 8 individual pages. 4 x 8, printed in black on crème paper. The second prospectus is 3 pages, in legal format layout, containing similar information as the professional prospectus but in a blue carbon copy type. Miner foxing along left edge. Very fine. Est. $50-100.

636. Washington. Snohomish. Index. Kittanning Copper Mining Co, 1900-1901. Lot of 2 different prospectuses. Owned the Marshall group, which included the L. M., Lone Star and Tip Top claims all located in the Index district. The first item is a prospectus from 1900, at which time no development work had been done, except minor surface digging to establish ore veins. As reported in the Annual Report, 1902 (the 2nd item in this lot), a 350 foot tunnel had been pushed on the Lone Star claim with ore values returning at about 5% copper with minor silver and gold. The company was named after the town of the same name in Pennsylvania, where most of the directors were located. The Copper Handbook, 1905, p. 499., lists that the company is probably dead. The prospectus was printed by Mensing-Muchmore Press, Seattle, has 4 fold creases that unfolds to form 10 individual, attached, pages, 3.5 x 5.5". The Annual Report is on yellow paper, has 3 fold creases unfolding to 8 pages, 3.5 x 6". Both extremely fine. Est. $50-100.

637. Washington. Snohomish. Index. Lakeside Gold Copper Mining Co, 1901. Prospectus. Owned 8 claims in the Index district including: Lakeside group, assaying at $21-$72 copper; Sioux group, surface float assayed $8; King & Knickerbocker group with fantastic assays of $45-$134 copper, silver and gold; and finally Douglas claim assaying at $8 gold only. The prospectus is a bi-folded sheet that unfolds to 6 individual sheets, 3.5 x 6.5". On one page is a map of the Index district showing the claims of the company in solid black. Stock purchases were to be directed to Sweetser-Bennet, Wholesale Jewelers, in Boston. Attached to the back page is a letter head from Sweetser Bennett informing the American Mines Journal of 3 corrections to the listing that was to be published. A copy proof of the listing is also attached behind the letterhead. Extremely fine. Est. $75-150.

638. Washington. Snohomish. Stillagaumish. Granite Falls Gold Mining Co, c.1898-1900. Prospectus. The company owned the Captain Smith and American Girl claims in the Stillagaumish district near Granite Falls, Snohomish County. The prospectus claims that the Tillicum MC had done work previously on this same property reporting ore values at $6 to $71 a ton. According to the company, no work had yet begun and was also looking to purchase other properties. A lackluster sales pitch and the company probably never really got off the ground. Not listed in the Copper Handbooks. The last page has a map of the region showing the location of Everett (where the major smelter was located) relative to Granite Falls, where the property was located. 4 pages, original red cover with black print, 4.5 x 6". Very minor wear to left edge. Xf. Est. $50-100.

639. Washington. Stevens. Bossburg. Old Hickory Gold Mining Co, 1904. Letter to the Stockholders. The company owned several properties on the Colville Reservation and along the Columbia River. These were essentially dropped to focus further development on the Victor and New York claims near Bossburg. The ore was said to be of gold, silver and copper, but no assays or values offered. 4 pages, only 2 pages typed. A letter to the stockholders of the company, 1904. Not listed in the Copper Handbook. Promoted from New York. Est. $35-70.

640. Washington. Stevens. Chewelah (New Era). Alice Gold Mining Co, c.1897-1900. The prospectus claims to own the Stella Mine in the New Era district, without offering the county or state. Headquarters were in Spokane. Interesting that the company has Gold in the title and the review of the property discusses the nature of the copper ore. The company is listed in the Copper Handbook, 1906, p.173, stating property as being 11 claims in the Chewelah district of Stevens County showing good values of gold and copper. Supposedly there were two 200 feet shafts and 2 short tunnels. Considered idle. The company was incorporated in 1896. 8 pages, 3.5 x 6". Extremely fine. Est. $40-80.

641. Washington. Stevens. Newport. Novi Mining & Development Co, 1901. Prospectus. Incorporated in Arizona, promoted from Chicago. Owned the Calispell claim group located about 17 miles north of Newport in the Newport district, on the east side of the Pend Oreille River. The company had extended a pre-existing tunnel to 215 feet at the bottom of a 158 foot shaft. Ore ran between 3 & 33% copper with varying amounts of silver. On the last page is a map that shows the company's property in relation to other companies and distances to Newport and other rail stops. As reported in the prospectus, the ore cost $14 to get one ton to the smelter. This would require an ore reserve of very rich assays. 10 pages, original gray cover with dark blue print. Cover is tri-folded, 3 x 5" that unfolds to 6 x 6". Printed by Mar-Har Printing Co, Chicago. Not listed in the Copper Handbooks. Minor dirt stains on front cover. Very fine. Est. $50-100.

642. Washington. Unknown. Wauconda Gold Mining Co, c.1900. A 4 page letter to the stockholders announcing that the capital stock was going to be increased from 1.5 million to 3 million shares. This step was taken after an agreement was reached between the Wauconda and the Rossman Reduction Works to build a mill at the mine location in exchange for shares in the Wauconda. The company had a 215 foot tunnel that had to be completed to 500 feet in order to have a sufficient amount of ore to feed a mill. Neither of these companies are listed in the Copper Handbook. 4 x 7.5". Discoloration along left edge. Very fine. Est. $40-80.

643. Weapons. Knives. Jaguar Locking Blade, Extremely Large. The gorgeous stainless locking blade is over 7.25" long and 2" wide. The blade is hand carved on both sides. One side shows a prospector with his pack mule walking through the desert with a saguaro cactus. The other side shows a pair of deer, both antlered. "Jaguar" stamped on side of blade; "Stainless" on other side. Handle is made of wood and stainless steel. The metal is also hand carved and signed by "Gene Consalir Hand engraved, NY, 2000." Handle is 9.5" long. Mint condition. Est. $100-300

644. Western. Saloon. Anheuser Busch Ad Sign, 1914. Wooden framed painting on tin advertising Anheuser Busch. 11 3/4" x 17 1/4". Depicts a dock scene with workers loading freight on the U.S. Mail Rob't. E. Lee paddle wheeler. Reads "St. Louis in Early Seventies" along bottom edge and "Copyright 1914 - Anheuser Busch Inc. St. Louis" along the bottom right edge. Fine, with worn area at upper left and surface scratches throughout. Black painted frame with wear to paint. Est. $200-400. .

645. Wyoming. Carbon. Upper Platte. William Penn Mining Co, 1903. The prospectus offers no specifics to the location nor assay values. The Copper Handbook (1906, p.1429) reports that the company had 3 claims showing a 4 foot vein "carrying carbonate ores and chalcopyrite, opened by a 75 foot shaft. Idle several years." The last page of the 4 page prospectus has a signature, but it does not match any of the names listed for the officers. Printed on stiff gold colored paper, 4 x 6". Stains at upper right corner. 3 fold creases. Very fine. Est. $50-100

646. Wyoming. General. Midwest Oil Co Panoramic Printed Photographs, c.1920. Collection of seven large panorama photographs (off-set prints) of various aspects of the Salt Creek Oil Field. 10 x 46" each. 1} View of Midwest Refining Co. refinery at Casper, Wyo. Looking north. 2) Salt Creek Oil Field looking west and showing Home Camp. 3) Salt Creek Oil Field showing one of main pumping stations. Home Camp and Franco Camp. 4) One of the Halfway stations of the Midwest Refining Co. 5) View of the Midwest Refining Co. at Casper looking west. 6) Salt Creek Oil Field showing at right, storage tanks and improvements on state school lease. 7) Salt Creek oil field looking north showing north pumping station, storage tanks, and other improvements. All are very fine to excellent. Est. $300-600.

647. Wyoming. Sweetwater. Reliance. Lincoln Reliance Mining Co. Cert #201. Incorporated in South Dakota. Issued to W. J. Tignor for 7 shares in 1909. Signed by Robert Byars president and C. W. Coulter secretary. Vignette of spread winged eagle with American flag. Green border and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 9 x 12". We are not sure where this company had its operations. There is a Reliance and Lincoln within the state of Wyoming. There is also a Reliance in South Dakota, but no Lincoln. Very fine. Est. $50-75.

648. Wyoming. Uinta. Evanston. Evanston Real Photo Postcards. Lot of 3 pcs. One shows the new high school built at Evanston in 1910. Second card shows the interior of the Wyoming Theater in 1912, with musicians in pit and performers on stage. The third card taken by Long & Osborne, Photographers, shows a group of men, women and young boys, dressed in coats and hats and standing in the snow in front of a building. Creases, foxing. Est. $25-50