COLORADO (See Late Additions for more Colorado material)

173.    Colorado. 104 Real Photo post cards from all over Colorado. All have a message from “Junior” to his mother on the back, dated 1943-1945. Many of the cards are spectacular. Mostly scenery around the towns, but there are also a number of street and town birds eye views. The approximate inventory: Grand Mesa area [21], Ouray [7], Colorado Springs [6], Denver [3],  Colorado National Monument [16], Million Dollar Highway [4], Estes Park, Silverton, San Juan Basin, Creede, Dolores, Grand Junction, Mesa Verde, Telluride etc. [47]  Mostly ex fine. This is a very fine historical photograph collection. $600.

174.    Colorado.  Colonial Timber & Coal Corp.  First Mortgage Bond.  Signed by Walter L. Sticnes as president and Ralph E. Sunderland as secretary.  Three coupons missing of 20 total.  Vignette of allegorical male holding a pronged staff and wearing a winged hat seated upon machinery, cornucopia at feet, factories in background.  Brown border, black print.  Printer - Western Bank Note.  8 X 12. Not a single Coal company is listed in Vanderwilt. With an office in Denver, we suspect this bond to be for a Colorado operation, but are unsure. Very fine.  $60

175.   SOLD    Colorado. 39 linen post cards from the WW II era that are Colorado Greeting cards.  Slogans such as “Greetings from Colorado” and Greetings from: Denver, Buckley Field, Camp Carson, Camp Hale Ft. Collins, Glenwood Springs, Greeley, La Junta, Lookout Mountain, Lowrey Field, Pikes Peak, Pueblo, etc. Very colorful, with scenes from the specific places around and in the large letters. $100

176.    Colorado. 1883 Mining Directory.  Corregan & Lingane. 908pp plus advertisements. Professionally rebound using the original gilt boards and end cloth. Pages not recut, still showing red on the page ends as originally made. 6 x 9”  Pp113-145 were never bound in the book, and have been reinserted in Xerox form. There are two prior mining directories for Colorado, and two much later directories. This is perhaps the most important directory since it covers all of the pre-1885 mining that was so important in the development of Colorado. It is organized alphabetically by County, then alphabetically by company. If the company had properties in more than one county, you must look in each section, and there is no notation of crossover, nor any index. Each entry discusses the company, officials, offices, mines and claims, location dates and other pertinent data, including production, if any. This is the quintessential Colorado mining directory for pre-Cripple Creek mining activity. It is the directory we quote most in our Colorado historical work. The directory is very rare and contains a wealth of information. $1850

177.    Colorado.  Scenic Colorado ca 1895.  A 13 page hardcover book containing photographs of scenic places in Colorado.  Several of the photos were shot from the back of a train.  Others are overlooks of towns such Glenwood Springs and Ouray.  Published by Chain & Hardy Co of Denver with photography by the W. H. Jackson Co of Denver.  Binding slightly worn.  Very fine.  Rare.  $400

178.   SOLD   Colorado. Black Bird GM&MC.  Stock Certificate.  Incorporated in Colorado 1888.  Issued to Mrs. Kate E. Mullis for 1000 shares in 1904.  Signed by president N. B. Smith and secretary G. Dolan.  Vignette in upper left corner of miners working underground.  Black border, gold background design.  Printer - W. H Kistler Stationary Co, Denver.  Uncancelled.  Nelson Smith is listed in the 1904 Denver Directory as president of the Nelson Smith Investment Co.  He was probably a professional mine stock promoter.  That leads us to believe that Dolan was probably a professional mine secretary, working for several different companies.  We could find no reference to this company.  Perhaps it never got off the ground.  Very fine.  $75

179.    Colorado. Bruce Cons MC.  Stock certificate.  Incorporated in Colorado .  Issued to Quinn Parker for 10 shares in 1938.  Signed by Wm. A. Lamb (rubber stamp) as president and George Randall as secretary.  Vignette of mill.  Orange border, underprint and background design.  Uncancelled.  Printer - Goes.  9 X 12.  Foxing along border and folds.  The company is listed as dead by 1946 (Mines Handbook).  Very fine.  $50

180.    Colorado. Nell’s Map of Colorado. Pocket map in brown covers, published by Kendrick Book & Stationery Co., Denver, Colorado, 1907. Folding map about 35 x 40”, color. Map splitting along fold seams. Water stain to front cover in top quarter. Minor stain to part of map in fold corner opposite the front cover only. Reverse cover stained, but map appears fine.  This map would make an outstanding framed wall piece. $175

181.    Colorado.  Village Belle GMC.  Stock certificate.  Incorporated in Colorado 1898.  Issued to Geo. A. Searles for 1000 shares in 1900.  Signed by Henry L. Faust as president and Charles (?) as secretary.  Vignette at upper left of a woman, gold print vignette at bottom center of eagle’s head.  Black border, gold seal and background design.  Cancelled by rubber stamp.  Printer - Montrose Clarke & Emmons.  8 X 10.  This company never got off the ground, since it is not listed in the list of corporations from 1893-1897 within the 1898 Colorado mining directory.  Very fine.  $65

182.    Colorado. Boulder. Orphan Boy Hill Consolidated MC. Stock certificate, incorporated in Colorado, issued 1886 to Ella Lell for 20 shares, signed by James Moynahan as president and Samuel Leach as secretary in Denver. Red border, vignette of state seal in center also in red. Paper clip stain at upper left corner. Uncancelled. 5.25 x 9”, light onionskin paper.  The company appears to be a takeoff on the famous Orphan Boy Mine in the Ward District, Boulder County, 9 to 13 miles northwest of Boulder.  Gold was found here in 1861, and total district production is estimated by Vanderwilt at $3 to $9 million in gold. The Orphan Boy contained rich free gold.  This company probably never produced a ton, but may have done prospecting near the orphan Boy. Moynahan was gone from Denver by 1902, and Leach had retired there. [ref: Vanderwilt, 1902 Denver Directory]  Rare. $200

183.   SOLD   Colorado. Boulder. Boulder. Albumen photograph of Boulder by J. B. Sturtevant, circa 1885-90. 5 x 8”. Very fine, very minor surface spots and scratches. Good contrast. The photo is taken from the hill behind Boulder looking down on the center of town. Very nice.  Joseph Sturtevant had a studio in Boulder from 1887-1901. He had several different partners during this period, but seemed to operate by himself after 1894. [ref: Mautz] $225.

184.   SOLD    Colorado. Clear Creek.  Federal Union Gold MC.  Prospectus outlines the by-laws of the newly formed Federal Union Gold Mining Co incorporated in Massachusetts, September 27, 1866.  The company planned to mine a placer deposit on South Clear Creek they call Colona Bar.  This must have been on of the first placer location near Black Hawk.  The document is in mint condition.  Extremely rare. 11 pp.  $450

185.    Colorado. Clear Creek.  Panama M & Reduction Co.  Stock certificate.  Incorporated in Illinois.  Issued to R. S. Garrabraut for 1085 shares in 1889.  Signed by J. L. Hyde as secretary and A. S. Peck as president.  Small vignette at bottom center of spread winged eagle with banner in beak stating State Sovereignty National Union. Uncancelled.  Black border and print.  Mines located Clear Creek County, Colorado printed under company name.  Not in Bastin & Hill or Corregan & Lingane. This was probably a promotional company.  Very fine.   $180

186.   SOLD    Colorado. Clear Creek. Shafter MC stock certificate, incorporated in New York circa 1890, issued in 1890 to Thomas Paton for 26 shares, signed by Thomas Paton as president and James L. Davis as secretary. No vignette. Uncancelled. Black on white. 5.5 x 9.5”  “Idaho Springs, Clear Creek County, Colorado.”  C. H. Jones, printer, New York. The Shafter patented mining claim covered the Shafter vein.  The vein was accessed by the Big Five Tunnel 4250 feet from the portal in later years.  The vein itself runs northwest across the middle of Hukill Gulch.  The Shafter, Summit, and Fairmont shafts, as well as the Adit and Waterbury tunnels access the ores. Several miles of underground workings were made through the 1920’s. Shipping grades in 1909-1910 were 1.14 oz/gold and 5.75 oz/ton silver. Total production is unknown. [ref: Bastin & Hill, 1917] Rare.  $175.

187.    Colorado, Clear Creek & Gilpin. Lucerne Mining Co., stock certificate, inc. in New York, signed by John Albertus, president and Roper, secretary.  Issued 1880. No vignette. 8 x 10”  Uncancelled.  The company produced gold and silver from properties in Clear Creek and Gilpin counties.  Owned the Lucerne and associated claims in Robinson Gulch, Idaho Springs, located from 1860-1863. Owns the Schiller lode on Mammoth Hill at the Gregory, near Black Hawk. Had an office in Central City and New York.  Also owned claims in Elk Hoen Gulch, Pleasant Valley, 3 miles from Central City 950 oz silver per ton). [ref: Corregan & Lingane 1883; Balch] $180.

188.   SOLD    Colorado. Clear Creek. Argentine.  Silver Plume Mines & Tunnel Co.  Promotional flyer: description of properties, brief history of mining in the Argentine district and 4 testimonials from Colo. men.  No listing for this company in the Mines Handbook.  The only dates are those on the testimonials that indicate 1906 for this flyer.  Several photos of mine adits and portals.  Excellent condition.  11 pp.  $150

189.    Colorado. Clear Creek. Idaho Springs. Original albumen photograph of Idaho Springs circa 1880-90. 5 x 8” No photographer shown. Only very minor scratches or spots. Generally excellent. Appears to be looking northwest. This town was an important center of mining activity throughout the nineteenth and 20th centuries. $225.

190.    Colorado. Clear Creek. Freeland.  Silver Leaf Metals Inc.  Stock certificate.  Incorporated in Colorado 1925.  Issued to James A. Rich for 25 shares in 1926.  Signed by E. N. Goodlett as president and F. E White as secretary.  Vignette at top center in silver of a leaf.  Several of the letters in the masthead have a silver overprint.  Blue border.  This company owned the Crazy Girl mine in Freeland six miles west of Idaho Springs.  They were chasing a 15 inch wide quartz vein with high grade sulfide ore that contained gold, silver, lead and copper.  There was a 200’ shaft and 800’ of tunnel (Mines Handbook, 1926).  8 X 12.  Uncancelled.  Very fine.  $275

191.   SOLD    Colorado. Clear Creek. Georgetown.  Kennedy Gold M&MC. Promotional Flyer.  Incorporated in Colorado.  This promotional flyer implies that the company has acquired numerous acres in and around the town of Georgetown.  Even the mineral rights to what lies underneath the town streets and buildings.  There are several testimonials.  We could not find any record in the Mines Handbooks regarding this company.  Excellent condition.  Some tearing along folds.  8 pp.  $60

192.   SOLD   Colorado. Clear Creek. Georgetown. Original albumen photograph of Georgetown by William Henry Jackson circa 1880. 5 x 8”. Generally excellent with minor rubbing to right edge. This is a birds eye view looking east, possibly from the railroad loop above town. Very clear view of the entire valley. The prominent mines seen on the hillsides today are just prospects in this photograph. Minor rubbing at right edge. Overall a clean sharp image. The reverse has Jackson’s logo from his Denver studio. Jackson was the most prominent photographer of the Rocky Mountain region.  He worked with the Hayden survey, later doing much work with Indians. He moved to a studio in Denver in 1879, becoming enchanted with the mines and the railroad system. He would ride flat cars to get photos from unusual places, and this is one of those photos. Jackson became so famous that he was invites to travel all over the world for various entities taking photographs.  He became a celebrity all over again when Pioneer Photographer was published in 1929. [ref: Mautz, Forsee] $350

193.  SOLD   Colorado. Clear Creek. Idaho Springs.  Gilson Gulch Bridge Survey Map, 1908.  A map surveyed by A. J. Veutress, county surveyor.  The land was earmarked for a new road and bridge crossing Clear Creek., original multicolor pen & ink blue linen map, filed Sept. 30, 1908.  Shows Colorado & Southern RR route along Clear Creek at Gizoom Gulch.  Excellent condition, 2 pp.  $125

194.    Colorado. El Paso. Colorado Springs.  Garden of the Gods. c. 1930.  Photo Book.  This is a fantastic photographic display of the outcrops found within Mushroom Park and the Garden of the Gods.  The parks were left to the city of Colorado Springs by the heirs of Charles Perkins former president of the Burlington Railroad.  The limited amount of text describes how to enjoy the park explaining that “automobiles, trolley cars or the old reliable steed will all suffice.”  A must for old photo collectors.  Excellent condition, soft cover, 33 pp.  $125

195.   SOLD   Colorado, El Paso. Manitou Springs. Four ceramic cork tops for mineral water bottles. There are two styles. One says “Original Manitou” in red and black; the other says “Original Manitou Table Water” all in red with a border.  These date from about 1905. $40

196.   SOLD   Colorado. Gilpin.  Fifty Gold Mines Corp.  Stock certificate.  Incorporated in Colorado.  Issued to L. H. Parker for 200 shares in 1907.  Signed by F. N. Gohuau(?) as secretary and H. A. Hecks as president.  Circular vignette at every corner each are photographs of mining scenes.  The border is composed of circles with the name of each mine (or shaft) the company operates.  There are 54 names (one might expect 50).  Gold border, seal and background design.  At bottom center is a vignette of a table with bullet shaped gold cones.  There is not listing for this company within our library, though they appear to own many mines in Gilpin County.   A unique certificate.  $500. 

197.    Colorado. Gilpin. Black Hawk.  Rocky Mountain GMC of Colorado $500 bond, incorporated in 1864 in New York, issued January 1, 1865 to the bearer. 7% Mortgage bond, signed by H. C. Beach as president and E. S. Bolles as secretary, Martin Howell and George Sutterly, trustees.  Uncancelled, though no coupons attached. “payment of this bond extended to…1872 with consent of the holder” stamped on obverse.  10.5 x 16.75”, printed entirely in red. This company owned several parcels. One was very close to the Consolidated Gregory  in Gregory Gulch at Black Hawk. They had several shafts on the property and a 20 stamp mill in Black Hawk that was inactive from 1863-1867 at least. They had no agent at Black Hawk during that time. They also held property on the Bates Lode, also in Gregory Gulch with three shafts and a crude mill in 1867. This was an important early company in the first lode gold region of Colorado, but with absentee ownership, little monies were forthcoming for operations and exploration. [ref; Hollister, 1867] This is an early, important gold mining company. We sold one of these bonds about three years ago. We know of about six, though all are in collections. $450.

198.    Colorado. Gilpin. Black Hawk.  Rose-City Ore Co.  Stock certificate.  Incorporated in Colorado 1926.  Issued to James A. Rich for 2000 shares in 1928.  Signed by president J. A. Craig (signature is rubber stamped) and secretary E. Tinsley.  Vignette of mill in narrow canyon, with two underground vignettes in upper corners, plus rose vignette in lower left corner over seal.  Green border, black print.  Printer - Goes.  The mill at Black hawk has been operating almost solely on ore from the Gold Dirt MC that operated the Ada Bell and Little Edith gold mines on the south side of Raven Hill in Teller Co. (Rand & Sturgis, 1931, pg 851) 8 X 11. Uncancelled. Very fine.   $125

199.   SOLD    Colorado. Gilpin. Russell.  Gilpin Gold & Silver MC.  Prospectus.  Incorporated in Pennsylvania 1866.  This report was published shortly after the incorporation.  John Buchannan was the president (he was also the treasurer of the Girard Gold and Silver Co).  The company held eight claims in Gilpin County and a mill site at the head of Excelsior Gulch.  The report boasts of $200 per ton of ore but offers only limited proof.  There are numerous testimonials, mostly promotional statements.  Printer - W. B. Selheimer.  Excellent condition, soft cover, 23 pp.  $450

200.    Colorado. Gilpin. Russell.  Girard Gold & Silver MC. Prospectus.  Incorporated in Pennsylvania 1866.  Operations were near Central City, Colorado including the Bob-tail, Rot Gut and Vulcan claims. The 1866 report states, “Two thousand feet is no unusual depth for mines working in America or Europe.”  It was actually very unusual.  At the time, there were no known mines that had reached those depths, including the Comstock.  Included within the report are incorporation and by-law statements.  Printer - W. B. Selheimer.  Excellent condition, soft cover, 20 pp.  $450

201.  SOLD    Colorado. Gilpin. Russell.  Gold Property  on the Topeka, Junction, Frank, Ohio, Pacific and others: A brief Description, by William Hickock, Jr., a noted mining engineer.  This promotional pamphlet does not include the proposed company name, only referring to the name of the properties to be prospected and/or mined.  There are several testimonials validating the rich ores of the properties.  Printed in 1865, this pamphlet does not try to solicit funds like so many contemporary flyers attempted.  Excellent condition with professional, new, semi-rigid cover, 27 pp.  $450

202.   SOLD   Colorado. Gilpin. Russell. Territory of Colorado claim notice, 1864 on the Wood Lode in the Russell District. Signed by B. Wade, claim owner and J. Fred Pierson, witness. Printed by the Register Print, Central City. This is one of the earliest imprints of the Territory. We sold one in our auction for $300 plus. This one has a slight tear to the bottom edge but it never gets within ¼ inch of the printed border, and would trim nicely. The Rockdale GMC had 600 feet of the Wood Lode, including the working properties. In 1867 there were several shafts developing the ore. The Keystone Co. had 100 feet, and the Fisher GMC also had a small claim. [ref: Hollister] $250.

203.   SOLD    Colorado. La Plata. La Plata.  Paragon Gold MC.  Promotional flyer for the Paragon Gold Mining Co. with a typewritten (printed) testimonial from Henry C.  Demming dated June 12, 1917. There is a two page spread of photographs in the middle of the flyer.  The company is not listed in the Mines Handbooks.  Very fine condition.  4 pp.  $45

204.   SOLD    Colorado. La Plata. Needleton. Emerald Lake Mining Property prospectus and papers, 1906.  Four copies of a prospectus, 10pp, folding map with property and a longitudinal section, about 18 x 36”, and the original signed mining engineer’s report of E. Lissner that was used for the prospectus. The company held 14 claims. They said the 300 ton dump ran $8 per ton, and that the ore was up to $40 per ton.  The mine had been developed by one shaft and two adits. They were proposing to lengthen the lower tunnel to intersect the ore zone. Very fine.  $150

205.   SOLD    Colorado. Lake. Leadville (California Dist).  Colorado Mine Devel Co.  Prospectus.  Incorporated in Colorado 1879.  The company owned several claims including:  Grey Fox, Red Fox, Honest John, War Eagle and Windsor.  These properties cover 43 acres on Mt. Zion in the California district 4 miles from Leadville, CO.  The prospectus describes the claims individually.  The pamphlet describes the stock offering for ten per cent of the company for a total of $2000. “the purchaser of these shares will in effect become a prospector.”  The president of this company, Hon Jno. F. Humphreys, was the mayor of Leadville at this time.  The vice president, J. L. Loomis, is listed as the general manager of the Robert E. Lee Mining Co.  Reference to this company was only found in the Colorado Mining Directory 1883.  No other reference was found within the library.  The Robert E. Lee Mining Co is listed in Poole (1898) as still operating.  4 X 5.  Printer - Democrat Printing, Leadville, Co.  Extremely fine condition, 2 pp.  $125

206.    Colorado. Lake. Leadville.  Brookland MC. Stock certificate.  Incorporated in Colorado 1882.  Issued to Wm. H. Gelshenan for 500 shares in 1882.  Signed by Ths. D. Adams as president and James Dunne as secretary.  Small vignette at right center of the Colorado State seal.  Black border and print.  Cancelled by hole at left center and rubber stamp of Cancelled.  Reverse side shows a plat map of the property of the Brookland MC on Carbonate Hill.  The Brookland never had legal access to mine the ores found in their shaft.  They lost an apex suit and the company never got off the ground.  Bottom edge worn.  Minor foxing along borders.  Fine.  We have several.  $85 each

207.   SOLD    Colorado. Lake. Leadville. The Black Sulphuret Silver Mining Co. stock certificate, incorporated in Colorado 1881. Issued  in 1881 to David Henlock in Philadelphia, signed by A. H. Woodward as president and A. K. Bonta as secretary. Printed by Breuker & Kessler, Litho., Philadelphia. Uncancelled. 8.5 x 12”, green border, mining vignettes of open stope at left and underground scene at top. “$10” in green underprint at center. Signed by Henlock on the reverse. Not listed in Corregan & Lingane, 1883. There was no patented claim with the Black Sulphuret name in Leadville, according to Emmons et al, 1927. Not in Burchard.  The lack of information on this company in these three very important references leads me to believe that this company was no more than a scam, a conclusion I rarely come to.  The name “Black sulphuret” refers to oxide minerals of silver. Minor folds, small chip from upper left corner, half inch tear in left edge about in the middle. Very attractive and very rare. $350

208.    No listing.

209.  SOLD    Colorado. Lake. Leadville.  Leadville correspondence from Phelps and Pendery, lawyers, 1893. Three long letters and one cover, dated Sept. 8 (2pp), Dec. 16, 1893 (2pp), and Feb. 9, 1895 addressed to Harmon Bell, attorney in Kansas City. All are on Pendery letterhead as city attorney for Leadville, except the first, which is on private firm letterhead, again from Leadville.  Pendery writes Bell regarding a serious problem of cashing a Boston check. He was unable to cash the check because of the difficulty in banking practices across state lines, and to pay a judgment to a client had to sell his own mining stock at a 2/3 discount to cover the amount.  The second letter discusses his father’s mining properties in Cripple Creek, the Lafayette, Ruby and 1/3 of the Combination lodes. The Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and Columbia lode claims on Taylor Hill, Eagle Co. are also mentioned.  He states that all the claims are under lease and describes the monies they are or hope to be receiving for lease payments.  Pendery is still trying to pay Bell’s client.  The third letter acknowledges payments made to Bell.

Interesting group of letters regarding early Cripple Creek mining matters and the difficulty in getting paying lessees inclusive of money transfers to others.  $225.

210.    Colorado. Lake. Lackawanna.  Wabash M&SMC.  Stock certificate.  Incorporated in New York 1880.  Issued to Joseph R. Bodwell for 500 shares in 1881.  Signed by A McDonald as president and Willis A. Barnes as secretary.  Vignette of horses pulling ore carts to two large wooden buildings (mill?) all surrounded by trees with a headframe visible to left - Very Attractive.  Black border and print.  Printer - Collins & Seshom.  7 X 10.  Two folds.  Extremely fine.  The company owned the Wabash group of eleven claims that were prospected for silver and copper in Lackawanna Gulch, at Lackawanna (Burchard).  $350 

211.   SOLD   Colorado. Las Animas. Cokedale. Carbon Coal & Coke blasting related trade tokens. Three different tokens. Brass, “C.C.C.” on the obverse (Carbon Coal & Coke Co.), good for one stick powder on the reverse, half dollar size; Carbon Coal & Coke Co., Good for 12 ½ cents worth powder, Carbon Coal & Coke Co., round, aluminum, half dollar size, small hole at top; similar but quarter size, also with hole, but appears uncirculated. Booklet of Cokedale Mercantile Co. paper tokens, contains 2 pp of 10 cent tokens, 3 pages of 5 cent tokens and four pages of 1 cent tokens, circa 1915-20. Lot of four items. $125.

212.    Colorado. Park. Buckskin. American Exploring Co. of Philadelphia. Stock certificate. Gorgeous certificate. The company was incorporated in Pennsylvania in 1865, issued 1866 to George Wood for 2 shares, signed by Stevens as president  and Haseltine as treasurer. Entirely printed in blue, with vignette of open stope at left and eagle at top. Uncancelled. 7 x 10.5”.  This is not the same W. H. Stevens that was a Confederate officer.  The American Exploring Co. was exploring for ores at Buckskin, but apparently never acquired any property, according to Hollister. The district is in the Alma placers area, located at an elevation of 10,000 to 12,500 feet. These placers have been the constant source of continuing work for over a century, since they contain a significant amount of placer gold, but remain uneconomic.  [ref: Hollister, Vanderwilt] $600

213.   SOLD   Colorado. Pikes Peak. Original albumen photograph of a prospector’s mule with equipment on the tracks of the Pike’s Peak railroad, 1891. on a board on the mule is “helped to build the Pikes Peak Railroad.” 5 x 8”, photo by Hook. Excellent. Reverse is blank. W. E. Hook had a studio in Manitou Springs from 1880-1890, Colorado Springs from 1891-7. It is probably from this studio that this image was published.  Great shot of a prospector’s getup. [ref: Mautz] $225.

214.    Colorado. San Juan. Eureka.  Inter Ocean MC of San Juan.  Stock certificate.  Incorporated in Iowa.  Issued to Victor Vogel for 50 shares in 1879.  Signed by James Reynold as president and Rob’t A. Payne as secretary.  In gilt underprint is ornate circular logo of the company name flanked by farming tolls and plants with a steam train in the background.  Black border and print.  Location : Eureka District, San Juan, Colorado printed at bottom center.  This company reportedly had property a few miles north of Silverton. The Gold King mine was one of the more important mines of the district. The Sunshine District in Boulder County, and another in the Gothic District in Gunnison County both had Inter-Ocean mines, but their relationship to this company is probably none, but unknown. The Inter Ocean appears to have never produced anything.  Not listed in Corregan & Lingane. The company is listed in Corbett, but no other info is given.  [ref: Burchard, Vanderwilt] 4 X 7. Uncancelled.  Very fine.  $175

215.    Colorado. San Miguel. Ophir (Iron Springs).  Argonaut GMC.  Stock certificate.  Incorporated in Arizona.  Issued to F. G. Huber for 1000 shares in 1906.  Signed by Geo. Dolf as president and G. M. Belisle as secretary.  Vignette in upper left corner of spread winged eagle.  Black border with gold seal and background design.  Uncancelled.  Printer - A. S. Carter, Stamps, Seals & Printing Denver.  8 X 11.  This district is nine miles southwest of Telluride.  It is an isolated district with difficult access that had little production before 1900.  Several important mines were located in this district, among them the Butterfly and San Bernardo.  Extremely fine. (Benson, Venderwilt).  $75

216.   SOLD   Colorado. Summit. Breckenridge. Union District. 2pp letter May 26, 1863 from William Newton addressed to Emma Crocker of Michigan, with original Civil War patriotic cover, datelined French Gulch. Newton writes in a fond tone to Emma, suggesting courtship. He tells her of the overall surroundings, that the snow “is 50 feet deep”.  He asks her to write to him c/o Denver City, Colorado Territory.”  The placer gold discovery in the Union district was among the earliest in Colorado. French Gulch had its share of rich lode gold, and a mill was built in 1865. Newton was probably prospecting here, and was clearly expecting to return to Denver City shortly. [ref: Hollister, Vanderwilt] $175.

217.   SOLD Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek.  A Prospector’s Guide: How to find a Mine; How to Assay Your Own Ores c.1895.  Published by the W. C. Calhoun Co of Denver and sold for $0.25.  Describes several different assaying procedures and how to locate mineralized rocks.  A rare piece from Cripple Creek.  Small piece missing from front lower right and from rear lower left.  Very fine.  16 pp.  $150

218.   SOLD   Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek.  American Eagle Gold Producers, Inc.  This 1933,  7 page promotional mailer set was designed to raise development financing at the American Eagle Gold Project.  The attempt was to sell a $10 option.  The mailer includes several pages of photographs.  There is a nice photo showing the American Eagle relative to other famous producing properties in the world famous (even then) Cripple Creek district of Colorado.  Very fine, illustrated, soft cover.  $60

219.   SOLD   Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek.  Cripple Creek Short Line Trip.  A brochure for a railway trip through the Cripple Creek mining district.  Every page has an illustrated picture of scenes along the trip and of the overall topography.  C. 1915.  Several color and black-white plates.  Excellent condition, 6 pp.  $30