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677. Mohave. Artillery. Blossoms Mining Co. Incorporated in Arizona 1903. Issued to John Blank for 25 shares, cert #17, in 1903. Signed by H. C. Alwan president and Thomas A. Carson treasurer. Vignette at upper left of miners working underground with smaller vignettes at each corner. Black border with brown seal and safety print. Red underprint of the word “Preferred”. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11. Not listed in the Copper Handbooks. There is a Blossom group of claims located in the Artillery district, located at the extreme southeast corner of Mohave County. (Welty et al, Mine Index…, 1985, p.45). Tear along left fold crease at top edge. Wear to fold creases in general. Very fine. Est. $25-50

678. Mohave. Bentley. Grand Gulch Mining Co. Incorporated in Utah 1874. Issued to Irene M Jennings for 5000 shares, cert #131, in 1908. Signed by Wm. H. McIntyre president and W. P. Jennings secretary. Vignette of two miners working underground. Black border and print. Uncancelled. Printer - Utah Litho Co, Salt Lake. Datelined Salt Lake City, Utah. &#x201Mines located in Mohave County, Arizona” printed on certificate. The company had 9 claims located in the Bentley district of Mohave County. The property is only accessible from southern Nevada due to the barrier imposed by the Grand Canyon. The copper ore is hosted by sandstone and limestone showing cuprite, melaconite, malachite, azurite and chalcocite. The bulk of mineralization is along bedding planes. The ore is said to have run 35% copper with 4 ounce silver per ton. There was a 500’ shaft. The mine was located 45 miles from St. Thomas and employed 70 men. Ore was being shipped that was returning values of 10-39% copper in 1916. (Mines Handbook, 1918, p.369). The Grand Gulch MC emplaced the second telegraph line in Arizona around 1871. The line ran from the mine to Pipe Spring and onto Kanab. Staple holes at upper left. Extremely fine. Est. $50-100

679. Mohave. Bentley. Grand Gulch Mining Co. Incorporated in Utah 1874. Stock certificate issued to Irene M. Jennings for 1636 shares, cert #269, in 1918. Signed Wm. H. McIntyre president and W. P. Jennings. Vignette of three miners working underground. Green border and seal. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 9 x 11. Datelined Salt Lake City, Utah. &#x201Mines located in Mohave County, Arizona” printed on certificate. See lot above for the story. Small tears at bottom edge. Staple holes at upper left. Very fine. Est. $25-50

680. Mohave. Bentley. Grand Gulch Mining Co. Lot of four pieces. All are receipts from the Grand Gulch Mining Company 1909. Signed by S. R. Callaway, superintendent. Size 7 X 8 1/2”. Fine. See lot above for the story. Est. $25-50

681. Mohave. Bentley. Grand Gulch Mining Co Document Collection 1900-1920. Lot of 100+ pieces. This company was incorporated in Utah 1874. The bulk of the documents are receipts for payments with the attendant cancelled checks. There are several shipment receipts for ore sacks. The Grand Gulch Mining Company operated the GG Mine on the Shivwits Plateau in northwest Arizona. All very fine. See lot below for the story. Est. $100-300

682. Mohave. Cedar. Arizona-Southwestern Copper Co. Lot of 2 different certificates. Incorporated in Arizona. One is issued to J. Walter Zelley for 300 shares, cert #1799, in 1916. Vignette of a mill, perhaps the actual operation of this company. Green border with one inch inset of green safety print. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 9 x 11. The other is issued to James H. Gay for 500 shares, cert #B103, in 1916. No vignette. Orange border and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - ABN. 8 x 11. Both certificates are signed by R. H. Weber president and J. H. Hoffman secretary. Mines, Cedar Valley District, Mohave County, Arizona printed at top of certificate. The company had 14 claims that included the Pittsburgh mine located in Crow Canyon, Cedar Valley district in the Hualapai Mountains 25 miles from Yucca. There were two shafts of about 500’ each and more 5000’ of workings. Reported assays were of 0.25% copper, 3% lead, 4% zinc, 10 ounces silver and $1 gold per ton. The Mines Handbook reports the following “Property has ore, bit it is complex, and mining, milling and freight charges high, so that the problem of dividends is one requiring great skill, courage and time, as well as ample funds.” (Mines Handbook, 1925, p.425). Both very fine. Est. $50-100

683. Mohave. Cedar. Benedictine Mining Co. Incorporated in Arizona 1908. Issued to B. Hayes Anderson for 360 shares, cert #322, in 1908. Signed by Wm. C. Codd vice president and Andrew J. Reilly treasurer. Vignette at top of spread winged eagle. Green border with gilt seal. Printer - Wm F. Murphy. 9 x 12. The company controlled the Cedar group in the Cedar district. The company suspended operation in 1907 and never got restarted. (Copper Handbook, 1908, p.364). Mount Benedict was settled as a small mining camp which was originally known as Gold Hill. The name was to changed to Benedict after an old prospector. (Barnes, Arizona Place Names, 1988, p.43). Tears along fold creases. Very fine. Est. $25-75

684. Mohave. Cedar. Gold Hill Mining Co. Incorporated in Territory of Arizona 1903. Issued to Richard Arnold for 100 shares, cert #55, in 1904. Signed by Richard Arnold president and Nathan F. Giffin secretary. Vignette of a the Capital Building in Washington, D.C. Green border . Uncancelled. Printer - Broun-Green NY. 9 x 11. Not listed in the Copper or Mines Handbooks. The company was probably located near Gold Hill, which was more formally known as Mount Benedict which was located 4 miles northeast of Nogales. There was once a ranch and a mining camp which is no longer there (Barnes, Arizona Place Names, 1988, p.43). Wear to folds with one inch tears on each fold crease at both top and bottom. Foxing along the fold creases and along top and bottom edges. Fine. Est. $25-50

685. Mohave. Cedar. Hope Mining Company of Arizona. Incorporated in Arizona in 1892. Certificate number 19 issued to Allan Emons for 1000 shares in 1893. Signed by Vice-President J. L. Cunningham and Secretary Willis A. Barnes. Printer not noted. Datelined New York. Vignette over masthead of bald eagle clutching arrows and shield. Uncancelled. Folds. Black border and print with orange safety print on white paper. 8 x 10. There were at least two Hope companies in Arizona. The first, this company, had the Hope mine in the Cedar Valley district. It became active about 1880, and Hamilton in Resources of Arizona (1884) considered it one of the top mines of the district. There may have been small production until taken over by the Hope Mining Co. of Arizona in 1893. We suspect activity was minimal, since the company was not listed in the 1892 (company not yet created) or 1898 editions of the Poole Bros. Mining Directories. A much later company formed about 1920, known as the Hope Mining & Milling Co., was active in the Turquoise District of Cochise Co., which owned the Humboldt, Mame and Mary mines. [Kieth, 1973] We do not believe these two companies were related. Est. $100-200

686. Mohave. Cedar. Leviathan Mines Co. Incorporated in Arizona 1914. Issued to M. W. Lee for 1000 shares, cert #2824, in 1918. Signed by Theo Hollister president and C. S. Tremelling asst. secretary. Vignette at left of spread winged eagle atop domed building. Black border with gilt seal and bronze safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11. Property included the Whale & Copper mines in Copper Canyon within the Cedar district. The ore was reported to assay at 2-4.5% molybdenum, 2-3% copper, 2-6 ounces silver and $1 gold per ton. There was a concentrating plant that had a 50-70 ton daily capacity. (Mines Handbook, 1918, p.371-72). Blue rubber stamp at right edge. Trimmed tight but appears to be from the printer in this fashion. Very fine. Est. $25-50

687. Mohave. Cedar. Leviathan Mines Co Prospectus 1915. The prospectus contains 35 pages and is 4 x 6. There are a few black and white photos, a cross-section of the mine, claim maps for the area and a generalized map of the major copper mines of Arizona. Pages 17-20 are detached from stapled binding. Very fine. Est. $50-150

688. Mohave. Cedar. Leviathan Mines Co. Incorporated in Arizona. Issued to F. E. Hayward for 100 shares, cert #1811, in 1917. Signed by A. J. Brawley vice president and Geo H. Prudden secretary. Vignette at left of miners underground. Black border with bronze seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 8 x 10. See lot above for the story. Very fine. Est. $25-50

689. Mohave. Cedar. Yucca Cyanide Mining & Milling Co. Inc. in Terr. of AZ, 1899. Issued to Theo Chester for 1000 shares, cert #1225, in 1904. Signed by W. F. Lewis pres and C. D. Pickering sec. Vignette at top center of a mill next to stream in a valley with two smaller vignettes of miners working underground at upper corners. Black border with gilt seal and gold safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 6 x 10. Not listed in the Copper Handbooks. The company owned the San Francisco group and operated a 10 stamp mill. The mill was capable of amalgamating, concentrating and cyanide treatment. There was a 600 foot shaft. (Mineral Resources, 1907, p.172). No fold creases. Extremely fine. Est. $25-50

690. Mohave. Cedar Valley. Arnold Gold & Silver Mining Company. Incorporated in California in 1877. Certificate number 147 issued to Philip L. Horn for 130 shares in 1881. Signed by President Edward P. Bates and Secretary A. Gordon. Printed by Britton & Rey, SF. No vignette. Uncancelled. &#x201Location Cedar Valley Mining District, Mohave Co., Arizona Terr.” Black border and print on white paper. 4 x 9. Includes assessment receipt from Horn for $255. Cedar Valley camp was located about 60 miles east of the Colorado River and about the same distance south of Mineral Park. Hamilton (1884, p. 225) reported the ore a sulphuret of silver in veins in granite. A 10-stamp mill was operating in the district and many of the mines had shown a large amount of development. The camp had produced over $60,000 with only “crude appliances for ore reduction”, and held great promise for continuous and steady shipment of bullion. The Arnold, Hibernia, Hope, Silver Queen and Bunker Hill were the principal mines operating at the time. Horn was a stevedore in San Francisco. Horn and Gordon were stevedores in San Francisco. [1875, 1879 SF dir] Est. $200-500

691. Mohave. Cedar Valley. Waldron MC. Cert. #95. Inc. in AZ, 1918. Issued to M. Peiffer for 1000 shares in 1918. Signed by pres George Hill and sec Chas H. Wagener. Uncancelled. Was a reorganization of the Arizona Venture Corp., which owned 5 groups and 12 claims, spread over nearly 240 acres. In 1915 the former company announced the production of “lenzite”, used for wireless telegraphy, which prompted the incorporation of the Lenzite Crustal Corp. However, the company was still under the watchful eye of Weed, who claimed that any commercial value still had to be proved. By 1925 the company was defunct (Ref: Weed, 1920, p.264; 1925, p.494). Vignette of men working in underground mining scene. Black border, orange underprint and gilt seal. No printer noted. 8” x 10 1/4”. Vf, tears at folds. Est. $25-50

692. Mohave. Cedar Valley. Yucca Mining Co. Incorporated in Arizona 1911. Issued to Theodore Chester for 100 shares, cert #2, in 1911. Signed by J. H. Coleman president and Theo Chester treasurer. Vignette of a mill next to a stream in a valley with smaller vignettes at each corner. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11. This is a founder’s share issued certificate. Not listed in the Copper Handbooks. There was the Yucca Arizona Copper Co that was mining copper and a Yucca Tungsten Co that was mining tungsten in Cedary Valley district. (Mines Handbook, 1918). Slight wear to folds. Extremely fine. Est. $50-100

693. Mohave. Cerbat Range. Mineral Deposits of the Cerbat Range, Black Mountains, and Grand Wash Cliffs, Mohave County, Arizona. Department of the Interior United States Geological Survey, George Otis Smith, Director, Bulletin 397, by F. C. Schrader. 1909. 226 pages. This bulletin covers the geology, mineral deposits, and mines in the Cerbat Range, Black Mountains, and Grand Wash Cliffs area. There are black and white pictures of some of the mines as well as ore samples. There are drawings showing claims, ore deposits, and underground workings. There are tables containing mine outputs. This bulletin is hard bound with a dark green cover, with gold writing on the binding edge. The bulletin pages are glossy white paper with black print. The first page is torn, with some smudging. One of the maps is torn also. Very good condition. Size.5 1/2 X 9”. Est. $50-100

694. Mohave. Cerbat. Altata Mining Company. Incorporated in Arizona. Twenty-five dollar, five year, six percent first mortgage gold bond number 424. Signed by President J. F. McBride and Secretary W. A. Barr. Printed by J. W. Middleton & Co., Chicago. Vignette of three allegorical figures. Folds. Three of 10 coupons remain. Brown border with black print on white paper. 9 x 14. The company is mentioned by Tenney (1929, p. 352) as one of several of the smaller mines in the Chloride, Cerbat, Mineral Park area that operated on a more or less regular basis after completion of the railroad to Chloride in 1899. [Weed, v12]. Very fine. Est. $50-100

695. Mohave. Cerbat. Altata Mining Co. Cert. #409. 6% First Mortgage Gold Bond. Incorporated in Arizona. For value received, 1906. Signed by president J.F. McBride and secretary W. Barr. Uncancelled. Ores carry gold, silver, lead and copper, with precious metals of predominating value. With plans to erect a concentrating plant, the Altata mine was opened by shaft and operated by gasoline power (Ref: Stevens, 1906, p.178). Vignette of an allegorical figure flanked by two lounging allegorical figures. Brown border, with spread-winged bald eagle across the top. Printed by J.W. Middleton & Co. Vf, folds. 14 3/4” x 9”. Est. $50-100

696. Mohave. Cerbat. Altata Mining & Milling Co Stock. Incorporated in Territory of Arizona 1909. Issued to George E. Payneer for 40 shares in 1909. Signed by Charles E. Rausch president and Nettie C. Kenner secretary. Vignette of several miners working underground. Orange border, seal, underprint and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11. There is no listing in the Copper or Mines Handbooks for this company. There is an Altata Mining Co that is listed in the Copper Handbooks has having its mine in Chloride. The officers for this company are different than those listed for the Altata MC. The Altata MC was dead by 1910. Perhaps the Altata Mining & Smelting Co may have formed as a subsidiary of the Altata MC. (Copper Handbook, 1908, p.289). Small tears along fold creases. Very fine. Est. $25-50

697. Mohave. Cerbat. Cerbat Mining Company. Incorporated in New York in 1879. Certificate number 109 issued to Harrie Webster for 100 shares in 1879. Signed by President A. W. ???? and Secretary F. S. Oakes. Datelined Cattaraugus, NY. Vignette upper left of bald eagle on rocky crag. Black border and print on white paper. &#x201Mines located in Mohave Co. Arizona”. The Cerbat district is located north of Kingman near Mineral Park. Some of the richest silver ore found in Arizona was mined from this district. A number of mines were operating at the time this certificate was issued, however we have been unable to determine which properties the company owned. Very fine. Est. $200-400

698. Mohave. Cerbat. Grand Cons Development Co. Incorporated in Arizona. Issued to Robert A. Neely for 2500 shares, cert #291, in 1908. Signed by Geo. W. Brown president and Jno. F. Firch secretary. Vignette at top center of a spread winged eagle with two circular vignettes of underground scenes with gargoyles. Ornate green border and safety print with gilt seal. Uncancelled. Printer - New York Bank Note. 8 x 11. Datelined Oakland, Cal. The company had a mine the gave assays of 34% copper, 9 ounces silver and $12 gold per ton. The mine office address was listed as Kingman, no other information was offered. The company also had claims near Cerbat, that gave assays of 70% lead, 12 ounces silver and $11 gold per ton. The company was idle and presumed dead by 1910. (Copper Handbook, 1910, p879). Several staple holes at top left. Slight foxing along edges. Extremely fine. Est. $75-150

699. Mohave. Cerbat. Horseshoe Gold Mining and Milling Company. Incorporated in Arizona in 1907. Certificate number 128 issued to J. P. Wilson in 1908 for 10,000 shares. Signed by President J. W. Thorn and Secretary J. W. Moore. Printed by the Neuner Co. Vignette top center of mill buildings and railroad along river; at top left, 3 miners inspecting rock sample; and top right of 4 miners working underground. Datelined Kingman, Arizona. Black print with green border and seal on white paper. 8.5 x 11. The company owned the Olympia, Alta, Owl, Owl No. 2, Esmeralda No. 2, Essex, Lookout, Suffolk and Montana claims in the Cerbat mining district. Of the mines listed on the company’s Mine Development Bond (which see) only the Esmeralda is mentioned in Wilson, et al (1967, p. 114) and Schrader (1909, p. 97). Neither author makes mention of the Horseshoe GM&MC, however. At the time of Schrader’s visit the mine was owned by the Ark and San Antonio Mining & Milling Co. Production from this mine reportedly was $90,000. The ore consisted of pyrite and chalcopyrite with gold and silver. One carload of concentrates shipped from the mine reportedly ran 13.42 ounces of gold and 40 ounces of silver to the ton. Very fine. Est. $25-75

700. Mohave. Cerbat. Horseshoe Gold Mining and Milling Company. Incorporated in Arizona in 1907. Certificate number 224 issued to Jno. P. Wilson in 1909 for 5,000 shares. Signed by President J. P. Wilson and Secretary Robt. P. Hardegen. Printed by the Neuner Co. Vignette top center of mine site below hills; at top left, 2 miners working underground; and top right of 5 miners working underground. Datelined Kingman, Arizona. Black print with gold border, safety print and seal on white paper. 8.5 x 11. See description of company above. Est. $25-75

701. Mohave. Cerbat. Horseshoe Gold Mining and Milling Company. Incorporated in Arizona in 1907. $1,000 Mine Development Bond number 1 issued to Jno. P. Wilson in 1909. Signed by President J. P. Wilson and Secretary Robt. P. Hardegen. Printer not noted. No vignette. Black print with brown border, underprint and seal on white paper. 10 x 15. See description of company above. Est. $25-75

702. Mohave. Chemehuevis. Big Bear Mining Co. Incorporated in Arizona. Issued to H. Haussner for 250 shares, cert #375, in 1907. Signed by H. W. Ferlong president and W. J. Codges secretary. Vignette of a mining camp on a treeless slope with two smaller vignettes of miners underground. Bronze border, seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer -Goes. 8 x 11. Chemehuevis was named so after a Shoshone tribe, who occupied territory from Bill Williams Fork to the Needles, also just west in CA, in Chemehuevi Valley (Ref: Arizona Place Names, Barnes, p.88-89; Arizona Mines Dir.). Very fine. Est. $25-75

703. Mohave. Chemehuevis. Owl Mining Co. Incorporated in Territory of Arizona. Issued to H. G. Crowe for 1000 shares, cert #438, in 1903. Signed by John Akins secretary and G. F. Hawks president. Vignette at upper left of two miners working underground. Gold border, seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11. This company is not listed in the Copper or Mines Handbooks. There is an Owl claim in the Chemehuevis district (Welty et al, Mines Index…, 1985). In Pinal County, there was an Owl Head mining district that named for two closely spaced peaks that resembled an owl’s head. There was a company by the name Owl Head MC that reorganized to Owl Copper Co. Small tears along fold creases. Very fine. Est. $25-50

Please see lots 694, 695 & 696 for three more Chloride pieces.

704. Mohave. Chloride. Arizona Magma Mining Co. Incorporated in Arizona 1925. Issued to Alma Bains Levering for 100 shares, cert #B162, in 1928. Signed by C. S. Carpenter president and Vic E. Harvey secretary. No vignette. Fancy masthead. Black border and print with bronze seal. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11. The company owned the Diana mine, Bella Union, George Washington Extension and the Spargo group all located around Chloride. The Diana was opened by a 500’ shaft and the George Washington by a 125’ shaft. There was a hoist, compressor, flotation plant and even a bunk house that was able to house 35 men. (Mines Handbook, 1931, p.256). Staple holes and staple at upper left. Two inch tears along fold creases. Chip and two inch tear just to the right of the left fold crease. Fine. Est. $25-50

705. Mohave. Chloride. Arizona Ore Reduction Co. Second Annual Report, 1918. 24pp, 6 x 8” with folding map in back of the properties. The company produced over 100,000 tons of ore at a value of about $29 per ton. Reserves shown. XF. Est $75-150.

706. Mohave. Chloride. Aztec Turquoise Co. Incorporated in West Virginia 1900. Issued to Jane B. Graw for 100 shares, cert #217, in 1904. Signed by John Elsey president an E. Graw secretary. No vignette. Blue border and print. Uncancelled. Printer - W. E. Badeau, NY. 6 x 10. Datelined New York. Not listed in the Copper or Mines Handbooks. The company employed 15 men and was located in the Chloride district. (Pacific Coast Mines Directory, 1906, p.52). Garbani indicates the company may have had their operations at Mineral Park. Fold crease at upper right corner. Turquoise district stocks are extremely rare. Extremely fine. Est. $50-150

707. Mohave. Chloride. Aztec Turquoise Co Turquoise Nugget. This nearly 6 pound turquoise nugget is reportedly a salesman’s sample form the Aztec Turquoise Co. The nugget has not been treated and is in its original state. There are several cracks but the nugget is sound. Approximately 8” in diameter, polished. Attractive. Fragile. Est. $500-1000

708. Mohave. Chloride. Cerbat Silver Mining & Milling Co. Incorporated in Delaware. Issued to Sidney S. Lenz for 100 shares, cert #601, in 1919. Signed by C. C. Perdoe president and F. E. Steele secretary. Vignette of a mill which may be the actual operations of the company. Uncancelled. Printer - Broun-Green Co. 9 x 12. Property was under a 10 year lease with a continued 10 years from the Elkhart Mining Co. Mines included the Elkhart, Argyle and Edgar which were located in the Chloride district. There were two shafts of 200 and 500 feet with over 2000 feet of workings. Ore reserves were stated at $500,000 with probable reserves of $1 million. (Mines Handbook, 1920, p.248). Wear to folds. Some wrinkling at edges. Very fine. Est. $50-100

709. Mohave. Chloride. Chloride Cons Mines Co. Incorporated in Arizona 1929. Issued to Mrs. Law Ryan for 100 shares, cert #362, in 1930. Signed by W. Donald Nickelson president and M. W. Shaw secretary. Vignette of a mining camp on a treeless slope with two smaller vignettes of miners underground. Gold border, seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11. The company owned property near Chloride. The company was planning on deepening the shaft to 500 feet and digging more than a 1000 feet of tunnels. (Mines Handbook, 1931, p.A-17). Extremely fine. Est. $25-75

710. Mohave. Chloride. Chloride Queen Mining Co. Incorporated in Arizona. Issued to Mark Butsworth for 100 shares, cert #731, in 1918. Signed by C. C. Thompson president and Robert A. Jarrott secretary. Vignette of a mill next to stream in a valley. Green border and seal. Uncancelled. Printer -Goes. 8 x 11. The company owned the Sunday School and Silver Mountain groups located near Chloride. (Mines Handbook, 1918, p.365). Three inch crease at bottom of left fold that runs to the right side of the embossed seal. A few chips along edges affecting right third. Very fine. Est. $25-50

711. Mohave. Chloride. Chloride X-Ray Mining Co. Incorporated in Arizona 1916. Issued to Mary E. Newcomer for 250 shares, cert #83, in 1917. Signed by Smith Chittick president and A. W. Galpin secretary. Vignette at upper left of a woman with an American flag, shield and a spread winged eagle. Black border with green seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11. Property included the Hillside group located at the base of the Rainbow Mountains in the Chloride district. The property had a 640 foot shaft that intercepts ore that assayed at $30 per ton with silver, gold and lead. (Mines Handbook, 1918, p.365-66). Extremely fine. Est. $25-50

712. Mohave. Chloride. Chloride-Arizona Copper Co. Incorporated in Arizona 1916. Gold 8% Convertible Note, cert #71, dated on reverse as 1917. Signed by M. Taylor Uler president and I. J. Whitney treasurer. No vignette. Gold border with swastikas at corner. Title in gold print, with black and red print. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. With the attached stub, the piece measures 8 x 13. Signed on reverse by Ross H. Blakely, Notary Public, Mohave County with embossed seal by him. Property included the Hidden Treasure, Revenue, Chenango and Oro Fino claims located 2.5 miles south of Chloride. There were several tunnels that were attempting to access the Treasure Hill and Oro Fino veins. This company is not listed in the Mines Handbooks. They may have had their operations in the Chloride area or the company was just a scam. Mint Condition. Est. $50-100

713. Mohave. Chloride. Elkhart Mining Company. Incorporated in Arizona in 1901. Certificate no. 74 issued to F.B. Haynes for 100 shares in 1907. Signed by Ezra Shelley, president and E. S. Forderer, secretary. Black border, gold safety print and seal, gold underprint “shares $1.00 each”, vignette of elk in upper left, uncancelled, 8 x 10, VF condition with folds. Company held silver-lead mine in Chloride district, Mohave county with a 100 ton per day mill. [Ref: 1906Pacific Coast Mines Directory, p.52]. Est. $25-50

714. Mohave. Chloride. Gold Bug Mining Co. Incorporated in Territory of Arizona 1905. Issued to Charles Pike for 500 shares, cert #350, in 1909. Signed by Herbert E. Young president and W. S. Otis treasurer. Vignette of four miners working underground. Brown border and underprint. Uncancelled. Printer - ABN. 7 x 11. Property located on the eastern slope of the Black Mountains about 30 miles northwest of Chloride. The mine was first discovered in 1893 with ore carrying gold in iron oxide. (Wilson et al, 1934, p.78, 137: Koschmann & Bergendahl, 1968, p.41; E&MJ, 1910, p.338). Not listed in the Copper or Mines Handbooks. Extremely fine. Est. $50-100

715. Mohave. Chloride. Gold Bug and Gold Center Mining Groups Prospectuses. These papers report on the geology of the area, description of the ore bodies, assay values, and mill installation costs. 10 pages. Size 8 1/2 X 11”. Very fine. Est. $50-100

716. Mohave. Chloride. Grand Boy Mining & Milling Co. Lot of 4 pcs. Incorporated in Territory of Arizona 1907. Issued to Chas. E. Patterson for 12,400 shares, cert #136, in 1909. Signed by Horace Lucy vice president and Wm. Batterman secretary. Vignette of several miners working underground. Brown border, seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11. Not listed in the Copper or Mines Handbooks. There are two documents that are powers of attorney handing over proxy votes in this company signed by the president of the company Chas E. Patterson, same as the issuee of this certificate. One of the documents is datelined Chloride, Arizona, 1908. Fold crease at left edge. Extremely fine. Est. $25-50

717. Mohave. Chloride. Kingman Zinc Mining Co. Incorporated in Arizona 1915. Issued to Arnold Rosewinkle for 100 shares, cert #182, in 1916. Signed by B. X. Dawson president and E. A. Dawson asst secretary. Vignette at upper left corner of a woman with an American flag, shield and spread winged eagle. Black border with green seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11. Datelined Kingman, Arizona. Two 0.5 cent U. S. documentary stamps affixed at bottom center. Property was located in the Chloride district some six miles from the AT&SFRR. The ore was of silver and zinc. &#x201Not favorably regarded, as the promotions of Mr. B. X. Dawson are looked upon with suspicion by many people.” (Mines Handbook, 1925, p.358). Zinc company certificates are rare. Extremely fine. Est. $50-150

718. Mohave. Chloride. Mines Operating & Leasing Co. Incorporated in Territory of Arizona. Issued Edwin H. Lowne for 500 shares, cert #162, in 1911. Signed by Fred John vice president and J. W. McCoy secretary. Vignette of spread winged eagle. Black border and gilt seal and gold safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 6 x 11. Not listed in the Copper or Mines Handbooks. Garbani places this company at Chloride. Extremely fine. Est. $25-50

719. Mohave. Chloride. Minnesota-Conner Mining & Milling Co. Incorporated in Arizona 1910. Issued to J. S. Freemann for 500 shares, cert #104, in 1912. Signed by H. J. Lewis president and J. S. Freemann secretary. Vignette of a spread winged eagle. Green border and underprint. Uncancelled. Printer - E. A. Wright Bank Note. 8 x 12. The company owned 13 claims located 1.5 miles from Chloride. There was a 725 foot vertical steel lined shaftwith four inclines. The property was said to show outcroppings of 17 different veins. Production totaled $1.5 million by the end of 1916, when the company shut down for lack of funds. (Mines Handbook, 1920, p.258). Foxing along left edge. Staining along top of right fold crease. Very fine. Est. $25-75

720. Mohave. Chloride. Rainbow Mountain Mining Company Correspondence, c.1914. Incorporated in 1907 in Arizona. Letter collection of 42 pages from files of D.D. Demarest Company, a mine supplier in San Francisco, California, 8 1/2 x 11, mostly carbon copies, one original of correspondence dated 1914, between the mine at Chloride, Arizona and Demarest. The mine was ordering mining parts from Demarest, and in particular, a pump to handle the water. An original letter signed by H.L. McCarn, general manager and treasurer, inquired of Demarest “Have pumps and equipment been shipped, if not when?” The letter ended with “An early reply will be appreciated, and for God’s sake get that stuff on the cars”. The Rainbow Mountain mine at Chloride was developed by a 440 ft. deep shaft in 1915, with much water encountered at the bottom. The mine had 4,000 ft. of workings including 780 ft. of tunnels. Company had blocked out 1,500 tons of ore averaging $20 in gold (1 ounce per ton), 10 ounces silver per ton, and 6% lead. The mine also had a 2-mile aerial tram. The mine made shipments to the Needles smelter at different times. Five of the letters were to Tom Reed Gold Mines Co., a gold-silver mine in the Oatman district, Arizona. One of the letters was to Ran Consolidated Copper Co. [1916CH, p.958]. Est. $25-75

721. Mohave. Chloride. Rainbow Mining & Milling Co. Telegram, 1914. Datelined San Francisco, 1914, from D.D. Demarest Co. 5” x 7”. Vf, three corners missing. Est. $10-20

722. Mohave. Chloride. Samoa Gold Mines Corp. Incorporated in Delaware. Issued to Robert Simpson for 100 shares, cert #207, in 1932. Printed signatures. Vignette of two miners operating a drill. Green border and underprint. Uncancelled. Printer - Hamilton Bank Note. 8 x 12. This company probably owned the Samoa mine that was locate 3.5 miles east of Chloride in the Wallapai district. No production numbers available. Extremely fine. Est. $25-50

723. Mohave. Chloride. Treasure Vault Gold Extension Inc. Incorporated in Arizona 1927. Issued to M. B. Dudley for 1000 shares, cert #401, in 1927. Signed by M. B. Dudley president and Chas. H. Maxcy secretary. Vignette at upper left corner of three miners working underground with an ore car behind. Bronze border, seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11. The company is not listed in the Mines Handbooks. However, the president, M. B. Dudley is also president of Katherine Treasure Vault Gold Inc and Treasure Vault Mining Co. The latter was formed to take over the Pilgrim mine located near Chloride. The Pilgrim mine was formerly owned by the Pilgrim Mines Inc. No other direct information offered for the Treasure Vault Gold Extension Inc. (Mines Handbook, 1931, p.440). Minor wear to fold creases. Some staining along edges. Very fine. Est. $20-40

724. Mohave. Cleopatra. New England Homestake Co. Incorporated in Arizona 1906. Issued to Charles A. McConville for 1000 shares, cert #156, in 1906. Signed by president and Edward F. Rice treasurer. Vignette of a mill next to a stream in a valley. Green border and seal. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11. We could find no listing for this company. There is a New England mine listed in ABM Bull 196 (1985) located in the Cleopatra district of Mohave County, but we found no reference linking this company to this mine. District from Garbani 2001. Extremely fine. Est. $ 25-50

EL DORADO CANYON.

The History of the Colorado Mining District.

Part of Arizona through 1867. Today, it is Nelson, Nevada.

Introduction

This district may be the oldest mining district in Nevada. Vanderburg reported: “old arastras and prospect holes…found in the area in the sixty’s (1860’s) indicate that mining was carried on by Spanish adventurers probably several hundred years ago.” Records of the district were recently uncovered and are now at the Mohave County Historical Society in Kingman. The Colorado district centers around the mining camp today known as Nelson, Nevada, south of Las Vegas. The Colorado District was included with New Mexico Territory until 1863, when it became part of Arizona Territory. In January, 1867, it was transferred by Congress to the State of Nevada, a full 2 years after statehood. [Koontz, A Political History of Nevada, 1965]

The Discovery and First Mining Claims

Joe Good and others discovered the district in April, 1861, according to H. R. Whitehill, in Biennial Report of the State Mineralogist (Nevada), 1871-2 (p98). He had come from Nevada County, the home of many of the men from the Comstock discovery in 1859. The first mill was erected in 1864 with ten stamps “but, being built of old machinery, picked up piece by piece at different times and places, it never did much good in the reduction of ores of this district.” He reported that the company owning most of the mines closed in the fall of 1869. At the time of his report, 18 men were working for an Elgin, Illinois company holding the Techutticup (note the spelling for later discussion), a silver mine, and the Montezuma, a gold mine.

The first deed recorded for mine transactions in the district is for an undivided fifty feet in the Spitspah, Invinceable, and Tyatt Company’s Teschatacup lode. The document is signed by John Moss of El Dorado Canyon, conveying the interest to William France, also of El Dorado Canyon for $250. C. A. Peck was the district recorder and N. S. Lewis deputy district recorder, as noted on the document dated March 10, 1862. At the time, the property was in New Mexico Territory.

The first ten deeds recorded (all 1862) include the names of: Jerry Stevens, Joseph W. Good, Calvin Stansbury, A. K. Pendelton, Augustus A. Spear, Elie B. Tryon, G. Freeman, G. W. Chase, N. S. Lewis, Abel Lowe, I. M. Bignall. Local miners France, Stevens and Lewis were several of the purchasers who were involved in more than one property. Property or company names from these first ten deeds are as follows: Potomac Lode of the Downieville Company, Oliphant or Eliphant Lode (sic) by the Eliphant Company, Colorado Lode of the El Dorado Company, Montezuma lode, Cross lode, Great Eastern Lode, Garabaldi (sic) Lode, Marietta Lode, Pioneer Lode, Keystone Lode of the Keystone Co., Cliff Lode of the Los Angeles Co.

The first book of claims recorded in the district has not been located, but a partial reconstruction is possible from the first Book of Deeds. The first claim filed in the district appears to be that of the Colorado Lode of the El Dorado Mining Co., as recorded on page 1 of the official district Book of Records. With it comes the earliest dated deed, December 12, 1861. The deed was probably recorded well after the discovery date which could be significantly before the claim was staked, in accordance with local custom and law. The involvement of the above mentioned Los Angeles Company may indicate that Los Angeles placer miners, a distinctive group of miners used to lower grade placer deposits, were active in the district.

A Mining District Is Formed

A set of district laws were emplaced by a vote of the miners at a “meeting of the miners of the Colorado District held at the San Juan Co’s house in El Dorado Canyon, January 8, 1863.” (as quoted from the original document.) This appears to be the first set of district officers recorded, as well as the first recordation of the District Mining Laws. Please note that this is not the first meeting, nor the first election of the miners. On page 7 of the Minutes it is stated that the miners “Moved and seconded that these laws go into force immediately and that all the laws heretofore passed by the Miners of this district be repealed, with the exception of the law which appertains to the Recorder, Mr. Lewis, elected June 1st, 1862.” We already know that Peck was the District Recorder in early 1862, succeeded by Lewis. Thus this is the first recorded election and district laws as known today. Wm. Caley was elected president, Mr. Wilder Vice President.

Based on the activity as recorded in the Book of Deeds, we can surmise that there were at least several dozen miners in El Dorado canyon in 1862. By 1863, news of activity there was published in the Mining and Scientific Press, which continued sporadically through at least 1864.

The Colorado district was known as the “Colorado of the West”. Much of the district was accessed by steamboat on the Colorado River, some operated by the Colorado Navigation Co. which held the government contract for freighting to military posts in the region. Most of the mineral “discoveries” of the Colorado district and surrounding area were made during 1863-4.[MiSciPr, 1/30/64]

There were numerous camps along or quite near the Colorado River. The chief center of civilization was La Paz, a number of miles north, which also served as the central point for the La Paz, Weaver, and other emerging mining districts. Much of the news of the day came out of Los Angeles, since a newspaper was not in the region until mid 1864. [MiSciPr 2/20/64

Early Press Accounts

Some of the first articles written for the mining presses, particularly the Mining and Scientific Press, were done by J. E. Clayton, mining engineer. Some of the early towns were Mineralport, White Mountain, Walker’s and others. [MiSciPr 3/12/64]

The usual touting of mines and their products took place. “Mr. Alling has submitted to our inspection a large number of specimens of silver sulphurets, which are fully equal, to all appearances, to the best we have ever met from Washoe (Virginia City). Among the lot of specimens exhibited was a very fine one from Mr. Lewis, the superintendent of the Techattecup mine, which is to be forwarded to Washington (Smithsonian.) Specimens were also exhibited from the Queen City…” &#x2The Techattecup Company have struck their lode in a tunnel 256 feet long, and at a depth of 130 feet from the surface. The lode is from 7 to 9 feet thick. They have a pile of very rich ore at the mouth of their tunnel. …The only mill now in this district is the Colorado Mill, put up for custom work, in the canyon on the west bank of the Colorado River, where a town has been laid out: also two towns further up the canyon, where several substantial stone buildings have already been erected. Mill sites and town lots have been taken up along the river for four miles above and below the mouth of the canyon.” The mill had been crushing gold ores from the Forest City Company and New Mexican company. It was noted that these were two of the only gold properties, the rest being silver. Reports of activity were also made for the Independence Co., Logan Co. with an incline of 160 feet on the Colorado Lode, The Adelaide Co, Tornado Co., and Waitt Co.[MiSciPress quotes the Los Angeles News 4/2/1864]

Mining Rush Creates New Districts

Other districts began to spring up after the discovery of El Dorado Canyon. Included in these are the Rock Springs district about 50 miles from El Dorado Canyon on the road to Los Angeles and the Macedonia district, which joins the Rock Springs on the north. The town of Silver Hill was at the center. [MiSciPr 4/9/1864] News of the Colorado District was slight. Mining promoters had to go to San Francisco to get access to editors of the Mining and Scientific Press, or to Los Angeles to access newspaper the Los Angeles News editors there. Either were long trips, generally taking one to two weeks each way. In April, 1864, the Arizona Miner became the first newspaper to publish in northern Arizona, headquartered at Fort Whipple, 170 miles east of El Dorado Canyon. It became a reporting mechanism for northern miners including these in the Colorado District. [MSP 4/9/1864] Other companies at El Dorado included the Enterprise G&SMC, Toronto G&SMC and hundreds of others, as documented in Jim Garbani’s 2001 edition of Arizona Mines.

A map of the Colorado mines was made by I. M. Blood from notes and surveys of Henry Ehrenberg. He put it on display in San Francisco during the week of June 4, 1864, but may not have published it. He was the superintendant of one of the mining companies. At one point, one writer for the Mining and Scientific Press claimed there was sufficient ore in El Dorado for 12 or more 40 stamp mills, quite an exaggeration![6/11/64] [MSP 6/4, 1864]

Vanderburg, in Mines of Clark County, 1937, states that the Techatticup mine was among the most important of the early mines. Note that the original spelling Teschatacup, as recorded in the first deed, was changed to the other spelling sometime later. The name appears to originate from a local Native American word for “plenty,” according to Vanderburg, though other authors cite a quite different meaning. Casebier mentions the meaning as “bread or something to eat.”

By 1864-5, when Joseph Pratt Allyn visited the area, there was a decided moribund nature of the activity in the district. “It has been our misfortune that those who have played the role of capitalists out here, have almost uniformly been those who preferred to mine in Montgomery or Wall Street (refers to the brokers on Montgomery Street in San Francisco), or, to speak more plainly, to speculate, not to mine. These men, for there is no use mincing words, are the bane of every legitimate enterprise, and the blighting curse of every country they touch...” as recorded in Allyn’s letters The Arizona of Joseph Pratt Allyn; Letters from a Pioneer judge; Observations and Travels 1863-1866; edited by John Nicholson. &#x201Real, bonafide capitalists are actually needed here, before the real wealth of the country can be known…”

Bullion Shipments

Bullion shipments from El Dorado were not well recorded. As might be expected, shipments were not made by the normal express company system that was typical of the Mother Lode and Comstock regions. They were made privately, hence a distinct lack of reporting. At least two early shipments were recorded. In June, 1864, it was reported that 101 pounds of bullion went to Los Angeles, and in December, 1865, it was reported that $20,000 in bullion had arrived in San Francisco creating quite a stir, according to Casebier in Camp El Dorado, Arizona Territory, 1970. About a year after the Allyn letters, the Federal Government established a military presence at El Dorado at Callville, well recorded by Casebier

An investigation of the early works mentioning Arizona failed to find information on El Dorado Canyon. Blake’s Mining Magazine of 1859-1860 carries no reference in either New Mexico, Arizona, or Nevada. Mowry’s 1864 account carries no reference. Bancroft’s Hand-Book Almanacs of 1863 and 1864, containing very valuable mining information, ignore the southern part of Nevada. Nevada State Mineralogist A. F. White’s 1867-8 Nevada State Mineralogist’s Report simply tells of the existence of the district without any information, claiming it was organized in 1861. Earlier editions of these reports do not include the district because it was still in Arizona. Browne (Mineral Resources West of the Rocky Mountains, 1868) sheds the first light on the El Dorado region and Colorado district written for the mining audience, rather than as a newspaper article or letter. He stated that two mills were erected (circa 1864) and several properties worked. The Tchatticup mine “is seven feet wide, well defined, yields good ore. Four hundred tons crushed averaged $70 to the ton. The Queen City, Indian Queen and other lodes have a good reputation. This part of Arizona has, by a vote of Congress, been set off to the state of Nevada, but its inhabitants protest against the change, and the legislature of Arizona has unanimously memorialized Congress to reconsider its vote.” (p461). A year later, in the Report of the State Mineralogist of the State of Nevada for the years 1869-1870, it was reported only that the El Dorado mill had ten stamps. Cashbier and other authors reported that the mines were all dead by the end of 1869.

One Hundred Years Later

Vanderburg reported that production from El Dorado from 1907 to 1935 was $1.6 million, nearly all from lode gold and silver mines. Some of these mines were still producing rich specimens when I visited the area about 1978 and again about 1980 as an exploration geologist. My first visit was a memorable event. Neil Upchurch and I were doing reconnaissance geology in the mountains around Nelson as part of an exploration project for porphyry copper deposits. Late one afternoon after a day of mapping, we came over a hill with numerous prospects and found a small fifth wheel trailer in a ravine as part of a small, neat campsite. It was in about as remote a site as you can imagine in the Nevada desert. Just for the heck of it we went into the camp to say hello. Out came a friendly, grizzled old prospector who invited us in for coffee. Inside the tiny trailer was a musician’s castle. The man had been a wood craftsman for most of his life. He had learned to make violins from a master and proceeded to show us his collection of highly finished fine violins. Amazingly, he had experimented with desert woods such as paloverde and greasewood, having made some amazing instruments. He noted that not all of the woods held or carried sound well, thus many were just show pieces. He proceeded to tell us a story about an attempted theft of his trailer. Seems one day a desert explorer happened on the trailer, hooked it up to his truck, and took off. The only problem was that our friend was still inside, where he patiently waited until the man stopped and came back to open the door, only to find our friend pointing a shotgun in the man’s face, exclaiming “take me right back or you’re a gonner!,” which he did immediately. Sometime later, when First National Bank published their coffee table book on Nevada, here was our friend and his violins pictured in all their glory.

Several years later, another mine inspection in the region, lessors were taking out native gold specimens. Excited at the prospect, we mapped the regional geology for several months. At another unrelated site, when I traversed a particularly attractive mineralized zone with no prospects in it, but showing all the right features of alteration and mineralogy, we took a series of channel chip samples over a 300 foot wide zone that yielded 0.2 ounces per ton gold. This was a remarkable discovery, but the property was hopelessly involved in litigation, even ten years later. Today, I wonder which mines or companies from the 1860’s covered these rich outcrops. (fh)

725. Mohave. Colorado. Beverly Consolidated Copper Mining Company. Incorporated in California in 1863. Certificate number 6 issued to J. H. Drake for 50 shares in 1863. Signed by President J. P. Bush and Secretary Jos. P. Nourse. Printed by Agnew & Deffebach, S.F. Vignette at right of allegorical woman holding flag and shield. Uncancelled. Folds. “Colorado District, El Dorado Canon” Datelined San Francisco. Black border and print on white paper. 4 x 9. This district was located on the western side of the Colorado River, 250 miles by land above Fort Yuma. The mines exploited rich copper and silver lodes. In 1864 its population was about 300 Mowry, 1864, p. 88). J. P. Bush was a physician in San Francisco. Joseph Nourse was a professional mining secretary there. [ref: 1862 SF Directory] Est. $700-1200

726. Mohave. Colorado. Independence Consolidated Gold and Silver Mining Company. Incorporated in California in 1863. Unissued. Printed by Buswell & Co. Vignette at right of mill building with ore cart dumping ore and ore wagon approaching. &#x201Cl Dorado Canon, Colorado District” &#x201Ledges: Independence, 1000 feet; Oro Fino, 1000 feet; Joe Porter, 800 feet.” Datelined Los Angeles. Black border and print on white paper. 5.5 x 9.5. The Independence mine was noted in articles of the Mining and Scientific Press of the period. Please see the introduction of this section for more information. The superintendent was H. R. Porter, who went to San Francisco on June 17, 1864 with “a large number of gold bricks – one hundred pounds and one ounce of bullion, the product of the mine.” “The sight of the oro has caused no slight change in the minds of the skeptics” which was negative. [6/18/1864 MiSciPr] In all of the assessment notices we reviewed in the 1864 editions of Mining and Scientific Press, we found no prominent names among the listed shareholders, while it was commonplace to see these names in prominent districts. Est. $700-1200

727. Mohave. Colorado. Monte Cristo Gold and Silver Mining Company. Incorporated in California in 1863. Certificate number 122 issued to M. Parker in 1864 for 10 shares. Signed by President C. S. James and Secretary J. B. Wooster. Printer not noted. No vignette. &#x201Cistrict of Colorado, El Dorado Canon, Territory of Arizona, One Foot to One Share” Datelined San Francisco. Black print and border on white paper. Two red 20-cent Internal Revenue Inl. Exchange stamps lower left. 5.5 x 10. Charles A. James was the agent for Eureka blasting powder in SF in 1865. J. B. Wooster was a partner in Weaver & Co., importers and wholesale grocers in SF in 1865. [ref: SF 1865 Dir] Est. $700-1200

728. Mohave. Colorado. Nelson Gulch Mining Co. Incorporated in Arizona 1906. Issued Mrs. K. Kilman for 100 shares, cert #631, in 1908. Signed by Frank P. Blair president and treasurer. Vignette of water flumes in an elaborate placer operation with two smaller vignettes of miners inspecting ore. Black border with brown seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11. This company was probably located in the El Dorado district of Mohave County. One inch square piece missing from upper left corner. 1 x 3 inch piece missing from lower left. Foxing and wrinkling prevalent. Poor. Est. $25-50

729. Mohave. Colorado. Niagara Consolidated Gold and Silver Mining Company. Incorporated in 1863 in California. Certificate number 1 issued to J. H. Drake in 1863 for 40 shares. Signed by President Geo. Fritch and Secretary M. G. Elmore. Printed by Agnew & Deffebach, S. F. Tiny vignette of locomotive, bottom center. Brown 25-cent certificate revenue stamp at left margin. Uncancelled. Folds. &#x201Cldorado Canon – Colorado District. Niagara and Red Lodes.” Datelined San Francisco. Black border and print on white paper. 4 x 9. The dominant mine was the Southwestern Mining Co., which had an active property from 1862 to about 1897. Vanderburg (Mines of Clark County, Nevada) claimed that they owned all of the better mines. George Fritch was a clerk working for James Doyle in San Francisco in a coal yard in 1862. Elmore was the owner of the Eureka Match factory in San Francisco. [ref: 1862 Langley’s SF Directory] Est. $700-1200

730. Mohave. Colorado. Ophir of the Colorado Number One Gold & Silver Mining Company. Incorporated in California in 1863. Certificate number 73 issued to Sheldon Littlefield for 30 shares in 1863. Signed by President Lewis Shumacher and Secretary Rodney Clark. Printed by Sterett. Vignette in center of mill building with overshot water wheel and at left of allegorical woman holding shield. Uncancelled. Folds. &#x201Cldorado Canon, Colorado District, Arizona Territory.” Datelined San Francisco. Black border and print on white paper. 5.5 x 10. The Ophir of the Colorado derived its name from the famous Ophir of the Comstock in Virginia City, Nevada. It was a well marketed company in San Francisco, but curiously fell on hard times by 1864, when a plethora of stock assessment sales were noted in the Mining and Scientific Press. This indicated that the company was out of money. Among the shareholders listed in the advertisements were Sheldon Littlefield, B. F. M. Packard, M. Parker, A. Goldthwaite, M. V. B. Stacey, and E. W. Clark Rodney Clark was still the secretary in 1864. The only stock quote I could find in 1864 was twenty five cents. [6/18/54 Mi Sci Press] This district was located on the western side of the Colorado River, 250 miles by land above Fort Yuma. Rodney Clark was a real estate agent in San Francisco in 1865, not listed in the 1862 directory. Shumacher doesn’t show up in the San Francisco directories of the period and may be from the El Dorado Canyon district. Littlefield was a commission merchant in SF in 1865. Both Littlefield and Clark may have been personally active in El Dorado Canyon in 1863. Est. $700-1200

731. Mohave. Colorado. Waitt Consolidated Gold and Silver Mining Company. Incorporated in California in 1863. Certificate number 170 issued to A. W. Miller in 1863 for 15 shares. Signed by President W. H. Culver and Secretary George R. Parbush. Printed by Agnew & Deffebach, S.F. Vignette at center of bust of woman holding a flower; at right of allegorical woman holding flag. Brown 25-cent revenue stamp at left margin. Uncancelled. Folds. &#x201Colorado District, El Dorado Canon.” Datelined San Francisco. Black border and print on white paper. 4 x 9. Wm. H. Culver was Justice of the Peace in the 2nd Township in SF in 1862. [ref: 1862 SF Dir] He later was a Tucson attorney, known as “Judge Culver.” Culver was also president the Arizona Narrow Gage Railroad, thought by some to be a million dollar scandal. [Reavis; Tucson’s Million Dollar Railroad to Nowhere; 1989] The Waitt was active in 1864, as noted in the Mining and Scientific Press: “The Waitt Consolidated Company has gone down 65 feet, and suspended work; but have now resumed again, in consequence of the improved condition of things growing out of the establishment of a reliable steam line on the river. There are now no idlers in the canyon, and whiskey and cards are almost unknown.” [4/2/1864] The reference to reliable water transportation came from the fact that the steamer company that had been operating on the Colorado had failed. The company was accused of overly excessive high rates, lost some important contracts, and in response, cut the rates, but went broke, as we surmised from other articles in the Press. Est. $700-1200

732. Mohave. Colorado. Central El Dorado Gold Mining Company. Incorporated in Arizona in 1910. Certificate number 3,098 issued to Le Porteur in 1910 for 20 shares. Signed by President E Masson and Secretary (Illegible). Printer not noted. Vignette atop masthead of bald eagle clutching arrows, shield and olive branch; at bottom center of “El Dorado” rail station and steam train. Datelined Phoenix, Arizona. Uncancelled. Folds, minor discoloration along fold at right edge of certificate. 20 of 20 coupons attached. Black print with gold seal and orange border and underprint on white paper. 9 x 12. We could find nothing on this company. Est. $25-50

733. Mohave. Colorado. Wide Awake Prospecting and Mining Co., incorporated in California in 1880, issued 1882 to O.P. Hayes for 150 shares, signed by M. A. Pachot as president and C. Hildebrandt as secretary. Underground mining scene vignette at left (low quality), miner at upper right. Crème paper, black border and print. Printed by Bancroft, SF. 4 x 8.5”. Uncancelled. Folds. “To operate in Arizona and Elsewhere.” Cert No.713. Balch listed this company as the Wide Awake Mining Co. with mines in Arizona in 1883, which shows the variability in names that can be used by the same officers. Balch does not discuss the exact location, but reference was made to the Wide Awake Company in El Dorado County in 1863-4 by Garbani. Est. $200-400

734. Mohave. Copper Mountain. Arizona Copper Mountain Mining Co. Incorporated in Utah 1901. Issued to John W. Merrill for 2000 shares, cert #62, in 1901. Signed by C. D. White president and B. T. MacMaster secretary. Vignette of a mining camp on a treeless slope with two smaller vignettes of miners underground. Gold border, seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11. Datelined Salt Lake City, Utah. One 1 dollar documentary stamp affixed at upper left with penned X on it. Owned 6 claims in the Copper Mountain district. There were four shafts, the deepest of 200 feet and over 1500 feet of workings. Ore was oxide and carbonate showing chalcocite that assayed with good copper values and $1.20 to $8.90 gold per ton. (Copper Handbook, 1906, p.214). Extremely fine. Est. $25-75

735. Mohave. Frisco. Frisco Mines Co. Incorporated in Arizona 1906. Issued to Mary W. Todd for 2000 shares, cert #147, in 1908. Signed by Geo. Glas president and A. W. Geduey treasurer. Vignette of an Indian with headdress. Black border with silver colored seal. Uncancelled. Printer - Broun-Green Co. 8 x 11. Not listed in the Copper Handbooks. There is a small mining camp and a mountain named Frisco that are located within Mohave County. (Barnes, Arizona Place Names, 1988, p.170). Two staple holes on bottom edge. Fabulous Vignette. Extremely fine. Est. $75-150

736. Mohave. General. Mohave County Map, circa 1929 of Mohave County. &#x201Crizona’s Entrance to Boulder Dam” compiled for Mohave County Miner by E. Ross Housholder of Kingman. This map shows the locations of roads, railroads, towns and ranches, mines, boundaries of mining districts and main drainages. The scale is approximately 12 miles to the inch and covers only the portion of the county south of the Colorado River. An inset shows the remainder of the county north of the river, but lacks detail. The towns of Kingman, the County Seat, Hackberry, Chloride, Oatman, Mineral Park, Yucca, White Hills, Topock and others are shown, as is the Boulder Dam Site. Only two crossings of the Colorado are indicated, one at Topock where the railroad crosses and the other a little upstream from the site of Boulder Dam. The Boulder Dam Reclamation Act was passed by Congress in 1928, and in 1930, President Hoover put the plan in motion. Work on the dam was begun in 1931 and it was completed in 1935. This map gives some interesting insights to the economy, cultural features and infrastructure of the time. E. Ross Housholder was a mining engineer who was active in the industry and its history in the 1930’s. In 1932 he leased the Roadside Mine in the Katherine District near Kingman (ABM Bull. 137, p. 104) Hole-punched at top margin with one tear at this edge mended with tape. 10.5 x 15.Est. $100-300

737. Mohave. General. Mining Company Letterheads. Lot of five different items. (1) Walkover Mining Company, Hackberry, Arizona, Dated 1918. List of Stockholders for the month beginning Jan. 24 to Feb 24, 1918, one page. (2) Arizona Venture Corporation, Notice of Stockholders Meeting, 1917, (3) Arizona Venture Corporation, Bulletin No. 9, 1917, (4) Arizona Venture Corporation, Proxy mailing, and (5) Gold Reed Mining & Milling Co., Mines at Oatman, Statement, 3 pages, 9 x 6, folded. All in VF condition with folds and staple holes. Est.$50-100

738. Mohave. General. Nevada Copper Co. No incorporation info. Issued to Moselle O. Bisco for 50 shares, cert #49506, in 1908. Signed by E. J. Ward president and Y. C. W. Stone treasurer. Vignette of a seated woman at upper left. Orange border, seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 9 x 12. This certificate has the title of the company handwritten with Arizona Mine written below title. The embossed seal is not for the company. Rather it reads “Leicester, Mass. Town Incorporated Feb 15, 1713” with an image of a school house. There are several Nevada Copper Companies listed in the Copper and Mines Handbooks, all of which have different officers than this company and as well, are all located in Nevada or Utah. The very high certificate number would suggest that the Copper Handbooks would have listed this one. Both signatures and other handwritten information appear to have been written by the same individual, suggesting this may have only been and example of what a proposed certificate might look like. This may have been a fictitious company. Wear to fold creases with minor tears. Foxing along top edge. Document tape repair on reverse at top of both fold creases. Fine to very fine. Est. $25-50

739. Mohave. Golconda. Golconda Cons Gold Mines Co. Incorporated in Arizona. Issued to Chas. C. Peasiani for 200 shares, cert #1026, in 1902. Signed by E. P. Meade president and Jas. H. Howood secretary. Vignette of spread winged eagle with shield in talons. Black border with gilt seal and green safety print. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 8 x 11. Datelined Milwaukie, Wis. This company is not listed in the Copper or Mines Handbooks. There was a Golconda mine located at Golconda, Mohave County. In the middle 1910’s, several companies were operating around this mine which was said to have produced $8 million by the end of 1916. Gold, silver and zinc were the major ore minerals. We were not able to ascertain when the Golconda mine was first opened. The Post Office did not open until 1909. (Mines Handbook, 1918, p.364-69; Arizona Place Names, 1988, p.180). Extremely fine. Est. $25-75

740. Mohave. Golconda. Golconda Mines Co. Inc. in AZ, 1908. Issued to E. A. Williamson for 16,666 shares, cert #101, in 1908. Signed by W. W. Hurt president and H. Gray secretary. Vignette of a mill next to a stream in a valley with two smaller vignettes of miners underground. Green border and seal. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11. Form by Stoll & Thayer, LA. This company is not listed in the Copper or Mines Handbook. There was a Golconda mine located at Golconda, Mohave County or Golconda, Nevada. The company may have had it operations at this mine or very nearby. A few small stains at right edge. Very fine. Est. $25-75

741. Mohave. Golconda. Middle Golconda Mines Co. Incorporated in Arizona. Issued to Clarence M. Smith for 500 shares, cert #414, in 1917. Signed by John Mulligan president and J. B. Speed secretary. Vignette at upper left of miners underground with smaller vignettes at each corner. Black border with brown seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11. The company owned 4 claims that adjoined the Golconda mine on the north. The property was without water or a campsite in 1917. (Mines Handbook, 1918, p. 372). Very fine. Est. $50-100

742. Mohave. Gold Basin. Eldorado Empire Mining Co. Incorporated in Arizona in 1907. Certificate no. 16 issued to C.E. L. Gresh for 10,000 shares in 1907. Signed by C.E.L. Gresh, president and Ben McLendon, secretary. Black border, gold safety print, three vignettes, underground miners upper left and right, vignette of mountain valley with smelters upper center, cancelled by pen handwriting, Printed by Goes, 6 x 10, VF to F condition with small blue paper, 1 x 2 inches affixed to upper left of back. This company may have operated the Eldorado mine. See lots below. Est. $25-50

743. Mohave. Gold Basin. Eldorado Empire Mining Co. Incorporated in Arizona in 1907. Certificate no. 197 issued to E.M. Hershey for 400 shares in 1909. Signed by C.E.L. Gresh, president and John M. Parlqerson, secretary. Black border, gold safety print, purple overprint stamp “treasury stock”, three vignettes, underground miners upper left and right, vignette of mountain valley with smelters upper center, uncancelled, Printed by Goes, 6 x 10, VF condition with folds. See lot above for the story. Est.$25-50

744. Mohave. Gold Basin. Eldorado Mining Company, Inc. in AZ. #153 issued to H.A. Sage for 1000 shares in 1904. Signed by B.F. Laphaw, vice president and W.H. Barnhart, secretary. Black border, green safety print, border contains vignettes of miner in corners and side center, vignette of underground mining scene upper left, uncancelled, 8 x 11, Printer - Goes. VF condition with folds. Probably the company that held the Eldorado mine that contained copper, lead, molybdenum, and gold mineralization in a 1 meter wide quartz vein in granodiorite. [Ref: Theodore, Ted G., 1987, USGS P.P. 1361, p.4, 137] Est. $25-75

745. Mohave. Gold Basin. Eldorado MC. Inc. in AZ. #45 issued to H.A. Sage for 200 shares in 1904. Signed by Walter D. Greene, president and W.H. Barnhart, secretary. Black border, green safety print, border contains vignettes of miner in corners and side center, vignette of underground mining scene upper left, uncancelled, printer - Goes, 8 x 11, See lot above for the story. VF condition with folds. Est. $25-75

746. Mohave. Gold Basin/Lost Basin. Mining Geology & Gold Mineralization of the Gold Basin-Lost Basin Mining Districts. Geological Survey Professional Paper, #1361. By Theodore, et al, 1987. 9” x 11”. Xf. Est. $50-150

747. Mohave. Gold Basin. Gold Basin Mining Co. Inc. in AZ, 1911. Issued to R. T. Allen for 500 shares, cert #233, in 1912. Signed by George F. Coleman pres and M. Van Buoskirk treas. Vignette of mountainous terrain with a mining camp within a small valley and two smaller vignettes at the upper corners of miners underground. Brown border and seal. Uncancelled. Printer - Broun-Green Co. 9 x 11. &#x201Promotion Stock” in purple rubber stamp near issuee line. This company is not listed in the Mines Handbooks and there is no Gold Basin listed in Arizona Place Names. Gold Basin is located about 12 miles from White Hills (Indian Secret) and about 20 miles north of Chloride (Tenney, History of Mining in Arizona, 1927, p.347-48). It was a sight of early mining in the region. Slight wear to fold creases. Secondary fold crease at angle to left fold crease. Very fine. Est. $50-100

748. Mohave. Gold Basin. Golden Rule Tunnel & MC. Cert. #171. Incorporated in West VA in 1897. Issued to C.W. McLellan for 1000 shares in 1899. Signed by McLellan as president and H.E. Clark as asst. secretary. Uncancelled. Vignette of bald eagle atop crag flanked by farming and industry scene on one side and waterfall on the other. Black border and tan underprint. Very handsome. Two tied 10¢ document stamps under the masthead, at left. Printed by A.B. King. 7 3/4” x 9 3/4”. Datelined New York. There are two documented Golden Rule mines in Arizona. One is in Cochise County and located near Dragoon Pass which has also been known as the Old Terrible. However, this mine was operated by the Golden Queen Cons Gold MC from 1897-1902. The second Golden Rule mine was located in Gold Basin, Mohave County. The ownership of this mine is not known until it was purchased by the Minnesota & Arizona MC in 1904. Another option is that there was a Golden Rule Copper Co located in Pima County that was a proven scam (which see). It is nearly impossible to determine if there is a relationship between this company. Therefore, we, by default, place this company in Mohave County, as Cochise County is not an option. (Tenney, History of Mining in Arizona, 1927, p.218, 366). Xf. Est. $50-150

749. Mohave. Gold Basin. Minnesota & Arizona Gold Mining Co. Incorporated in Arizona. Issued to Martha Haud for 5000 shares, cert #375, in 1904. Signed by F. L. Moffett president and Geo. Harold Smith secretary. Vignette at upper left of a woman wearing a hat. Beautiful masthead. Black border with bronze seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11. In 1904, the Minnesota & Arizona GMC acquired the El Dorado, O. K., Excelsior, Mascot and Golden Rule mines all located within Gold Basin, Mohave County. The company built a 30 ton cyanide plant in Wallapai Valley where ore was sent from every mine, especially the El Dorado until 1906, when the mill burnt down. Apparently the company never quite recovered from this catastrophe. (Tenney, History of Mining in Arizona, 1929, p.366). Slight wear to fold creases. Very fine. Est. $50-150

Mohave. Gold Road. See also Oatman and Tom Reed districts.

750. Mohave. Gold Road. Gold Ore Mining Co. Cert. #C1216. Incorporated in Arizona in 1911. Issued to G.C. Lambert for 1000 shares in 1918. Signed by vice-president A.C. Werden. Cancelled by stamps. Consisted of 6 claims, spread over 120 acres. Developed by a 560’ main shaft and over 2000’ drifts. Gold Road mill treated 2,300 tons of ore from this vein (Weed, 1918, p.484). The prospectus features a picture of the Gold Ore mine site on the cover, along with two others and a levels diagram inside. Certificate has a brown border and a vignette of a spread-winged bald eagle. Printed by W.P. Jeffries Co. 8” x 12”. Both very fine. Est. $25-50

751. Mohave. Gold Road. Gold Ore Mining Co Prospectus, 1918. Features the Gold Ore mine operations on cover. Consists mainly of mine photographs, and small claim maps. One in particular shows the section of the shaft and ore body. Back gives the “Map of Gold Ore MC and Adjacent Property…”. 8 x 11. 4 pages. Est. $50-100

752. Mohave. Gold Road. Gold Road Mines Co. Incorporated in Maine in 1911. Cert. #1. Issued to F.W. Batchelder for 1 share in 1910-11. Cancelled by hole punches. Originally signed by secretary Batchelder, but was written over by an illegible signature. Cancelled by cancellation stamps. Founder’s share. Gold Roads MC was entirely owned by U.S. SR&MC, which owned property from California to Utah. In 1916, Gold Roads was extracting ore from the 800’ level of the 1100’ total depth. The mine produced relatively low-grade ore, although hopes for larger and higher ore tender lied in potential yields from then currently unexplored territory. As of 1916, ore recovery averaged at $6.77 per ton (Ref: Weed, 1916, pp.528, 1155). Green border, no vignette. Printed by John A. Lowell BNC. Vf, wrinkled. 8” x 11”. Est. $50-100

753. Mohave. Gold Road. Gold Road Mines Co. Incorporated in Maine in 1911. Issued to United States Smelting, Refining & Mining Co. for 1 share, cert #16, in 1914. Signed by president C.G. Rice and secretary Batchelder. Cancelled by cancellation stamps. Green border, no vignette. Printed by John A. Lowell BNC. Vf, wrinkled. 8” x 11”. See above lot for story. Est. $25-50

754. Mohave. Gold Road. Hi Henry Gold Mines Co. Cert. #431. Incorporated in Arizona in 1915. Issued to W.R. Hall for 1000 shares in 1916. Datelined Oatman, AZ. Signed by president W.B. Ross and secretary H.A. Coss. Uncancelled. The company owned property in the Oatman district located in the southeastern part of the Tom Reed Gold Road district. (Tom Reed Gold Road District Claim Map, 1916). This was probably associated with these claims, although we cannot verify officers or property (Ref: Weed, 1920, p. 399). Vignette of bald eagle atop stars and stripes shield, clutching arrows and olive branch. Black border and yellow underprint. Printed by Grimes-Stassforth Stationary Co. 8” x 11”. Vf, minor tearing at folds. Est. $25-75

755. Mohave. Gold Road. Lazy Boy Gold Mining Co. Cert. #1101. Incorporated in Arizona in 1915. Issued to C.E. Woods for 1000 shares in 1916. Signed by Jas. L. McIver and secretary Geo. W. Long. Cancelled by hole punches and large checkmarks. Two surface veins were being developed by the 2-compartment Lazy Boy shaft, 300’ deep, in the year of this certificate. At this time it was considered of the most promising prospects of the camp, as one of the first with exposed ore (Ref: Weed, 1916, p.695). Vignette of Spread-winged bald eagle atop globe. Black border. Printed by Grimes-Stassforth Stationary Co. 8” x 11”. Glue stain at left edge where stub would have been attached. Other is Vf. Est. $25-50

756. Mohave. Gold Road. Lazy Boy Gold Mining Co. Cert #787. Issued to Francis M. Brooks for 500 shares in 1916. Signed by J. L. McIver president and Geo. W. Long secretary. Vignette of four miners working underground. Brown border and seal. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 8 x 11. See lot above for the story. Very fine. Est. $25-50

757. Mohave. Gold Road. Mossback Extension Mining Co. Incorporated in Arizona 1916. Issued to Beatrice Sewoods for 1000 shares, cert #113, in 1916. Signed by C. H. Burlock president and Earle A. Garrettson secretary. Vignette of a mill next to a stream in a valley with two smaller vignettes of miners underground. Green border and seal. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11. Surface tear where stamp was removed affecting smaller vignette at upper right. The Mossback or Moss Back mine is located 3 miles northwest of Gold Road. The deposit was first located in 1863 by the Barry Mining Company as the Blanco ledge, but abandoned shortly thereafter. In 1901 it was relocated by Charles H. Burlock and his wife of San Diego who formed the Moss Back Mining Company and was also the president of the Mossback Extension MC which was probably formed to develop mineralization found along the strike extension of the Moss Back vein.. The vein extended nearly half a mile in length and was 23’ in width at the surface, widening to 40 ft at the bottom of the mine. The ore was gold-bearing coarsely-crystalline calcite and adularia with pockets of “sugar quartz” that contained up to $2,000 in gold per ton (100 ounces per ton). Overall, the vein averaged about $31 in gold to the ton (1.5 ounces per ton). (Schrader, 1909, p. 168-170) Very fine. Est. $ 25-50

758. Mohave. Gold Road. Pasadena Boy MC. Cert. #364. Incorporated in Arizona in 1915. Datelined Oatman, AZ. Issued to Wm. D. Grannis for 5000 shares in 1916. Signed by president W.H. Reeves and secretary J.I. McKenna. Uncancelled. This company owned property in the Gold Road district. (Tom Reed Gold Road Claim Map, 1916). Vignette of road leading to mining camp, flanked by two vignettes of underground mining scenes. Gilt border and seal. Printed by Goes. 8” x 11”. It is possible that W. H. Reeves, the president of this company, was from Pasadena, CA. Vf, folds. Est. $25-75

Mohave. Gold Road. See also Oatman District and Tom Reed district.

759. Mohave. Gold Road. United States Mining Co. Incorporated in Maine 1899. Issued to Wm H. Coolidge for 1 shares, cert #1001, in 1906. Signed by Wm. H. Coolidge vice president and F. W. Batchelder treasurer. Vignette of a woman leaning on an oval with an eagle within. Small vignette at bottom center of three miners working underground. Ornate masthead. Blue border and underprint. Uncancelled. Printer - ABN. This is a founder’s share issue. Signed on reverse by Coolidge. This company expanded to a leading US mining company. Property was owned and mined in nearly every western state, with the bulk of activity in Bingham, Utah. The largest block of claims owned in Arizona were located at Gold Road, Mohave County. (Mines Handbook, 1925, p.147). Extremely fine. Est. $100-300

760. Mohave. Greenwood. McCracken Silver-Lead Mines Co. Incorporated in Arizona. Issued to Mrs. George I. Walker for 200 shares, cert #998, in 1919. Signed by W. B. Van Horn president and J. H. Hoffman secretary. Vignette at upper left of miners underground with smaller vignettes at each corner. Black border with bronze seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11. The company owned the Atlanta Extension group and controlled the Ostego mine in the Greenwood district of Mohave County. The property was developed by a 300 foot shaft with 2500 feet of workings. Ore reserves were stated as 400,000 tons at $15 per ton. A crude ore shipment returned values of 71% lead and 4.6 ounces silver per ton. (Mines Handbook, 1922, p.331). Wear to folds with one inch tear at center of left fold. Top edge has accurate tear that matches on each third when folded. Wear to every edge. Slight foxing on left and right edges. Fine. Est. $25-50

761. Mohave. Hackberry. Nevada-Arizona Mines Co. Incorporated in Arizona. Issued to F. E. Wells for 1000 shares, cert #393, in 1908. Signed by H. L. Stewart president and Duke Bates secretary. Vignette at upper left of a seated woman holding up a wreath. Orange border and seal. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11. The company owned 17 claims including the Lucknow and the Roosevelt Tunnel all located in the Music Mountains outside Hackberry. The ore was reported to assay at $10-50 per ton. The Lucknow had a 700 foot shaft and the Roosevelt Tunnel was also 700 feet. In 1915, the recently constructed mill allowed for gross earnings of $22,262 with a 95% recovery. (The high percentage sounds a little optimistic but possible - vp). (Mines Handbook, 1918, p.426). Minor foxing along edges. Very fine. Est. $25-50

762. Mohave. Hualapai [Cerbat.] Flores Consol. GMC, incorporated in new Jersey in 1887, issued 1892 to John Donnelly for 500 shares, cert #760, signed by Walter F. Smith as president and R. M. Smith as treasurer. Datelined Camden, NJ. Underground mining vignette, green underprint safety pattern, Uncancelled, printed by Breuker & Kessier, NY. The Flores was a prospect through about 1883, when a contract was let to sink a 100-foot shaft. Based on that work, this company was incorporated, and additional work done, which probably included sending some ore to a custom mill in Cerbat. [ref: Burchard 1885]. Est. $150-300

763. Mohave. Hualapai. Franklin Silver Mining Co. Incorporated in 1866 in Pennsylvania (?). Issued to J. Reed Yeager in 1867 for 25 shares. Signed by president Wm. Bailey and Silas Betts, Treasurer. Vignette, top center, of miner working underground, and at left of Benjamin Franklin. Uncancelled. White paper with green border and print. Datelined Philadelphia. Cert. No. 50. We have been unable to locate this company’s mines with any certainty, but feel the following probably refers to their holdings. An item in the Weekly Arizona Miner for Oct 7, 1871 recalls a visit to the Franklin Lode. &#x201We found this a well-defined lode, fully four feet between the walls, and containing rich carbonate ore. The owners – had sunk upon it to a depth of about seven feet.” Hamilton (1884) mentions the Franklin among others as being steadily worked and sending regular shipments yielding an average of $100 per ton silver. Ex. Rare. Est. $500-1000

764. Mohave. Katherine. Katherine Gold Mining District Map. “The Rand of America”. Circa 1917-18. Printed by Mohave county miner, Kingman, Arizona. This piece is a map of the mining groups of the Katherine Gold District, Mohave county ariz. And Clark County Nev. The map was compiled for Mohave County Chamber of Mines and Commerce. The Name “Gold Chain Mining Co. 1401-2 Merchants Natl. Bank Bldg. San Francisco, Cal. is stamped in purple on the map. The shaft depth at the bottom of the map. Surrounding the map is an article explaining the geology, as well as the main mines, mills, and production of the Katherine Gold District. This map was originally folded and has some tears at the bottom. The map is glued to white foam core. Map Size 18 X 24”. Overall size 20 X 26”. Est. 100-200.

765. Mohave. Katherine. Katherine Treasure Vault Gold Inc. Incorporated in Delaware 1921. Issued to M. K. Doumani for 500 shares, cert #601, in 1928. Signed by M. B. Dudley president and Chas. K. Maxcy secretary. Vignette of spread winged eagle. Brown border and seal. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11. Two blue rubber stamps on front; one at left and other at right edge. Reverse has several rubber stamps as well. Wear to folds with minor tears along creases. 3 inch tear that begins at top edge in right third of certificate that has been tape repaired on the reverse. 8 x 11. This company is listed as a subsidiary of the Treasure Vault Mining Co. The president ran this and two other companies. Treasure Vault MC was formed to take control of the Pilgrim mine located near Chloride. No other direct information was offered for this company (Mines Handbook, 1931, p.440). Fine. Est. $25-40

766. Mohave. Kingman. Arizona Gold Mines Co. Promotional Map. Map is compiled by O. H. Aikire, and drawn by Rollardet Co. Denver. Copyright 1907 by the American Mines Investment Company. The map shows parts of California, Nevada and Arizona. There is a red highlighted section of the map showing the “Greatest Mineral Belt in the World”, which extends from Nevada to Arizona. The name on the map is “The American Mines Investment Company, Promoters of The Arizona Gold Mines company, A successful Corporation operating the Bimetal Mine at Kingman, Arizona. The American Mines Investment Co. had offices in Denver and Canon City, Colorado. Printed on parchment like ivory colored paper in black and red ink. Folds. Very fine. Size 24 1/2 X 31 1/2”. Est. $200-500

767. Mohave. Kingman Eldorado Mines Co. Incorporated in Territory of Arizona 1906. Issued to Mary L. Wheeler for 1000 shares, cert #63, in 1906. Signed by W. A. Dearing president and J. E. Kelley secretary. Vignette of a mill next to a stream in a valley with two smaller vignettes of miners underground. Black border with gold seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 5 x 8. This company is not referenced within our library. Garbani places this company in Kingman (Garbani 2001). Very fine. Est. $25-50

768. Mohave. Kingman. Expansion Gold Mines Co. Incorporated in Territory of Arizona 1906. Issued to Fred H. Paddell for 1000 shares, cert #37, in 1906. Signed by Lester D. Rogers president and Frank B. Rogers secretary. Vignette of a mill next to a stream in steep walled valley with flowers at one side. Brown border with bronze seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Los Angeles Litho, LA. 9 x 11. Datelined Kingman, Arizona. This company is not listed in the Copper Handbooks. The dateline is fairly indicative that the company was located in the area. Slight wear to fold creases. Very fine. Est. $25-50

769. Mohave. Kingman. Great Western Mining Co. Cert. #35. Incorporated in West Virginia. Issued to J.M. Colton for 250 shares in 1902. Signed by president Hastings and secretary Thomas Peirce. Uncancelled. Vignette of seated allegorical figure, with bald eagle at side. Black border and orange underprint. No printer noted. 8” x 11”. Datelined Philadelphia, Pa. The company had a 2 stamp mill, 15 ton cyanide plant and employed 10 men (Pacific Coast Mines Directory, 1906, p.53). Xf. Est. $25-75

770. Mohave. Kingman. Mohave County Road and Mine Map. Compiled by E. Ross Housholder, Mining Engineer Kingman, Arizona. Compiled for Mohave County Chamber of Mines and Commerce, Kingman, Arizona. Circa 1930. Map is printed in black with red printing showing Mines and Mining Districts and how much each has produced in dollars. There is a black and white small photo showing the “upstream face of Boulder Dam showing the lake”. Map has folds and has been laminated. Size 17 X 24”. Est. $

771. Mohave. Kingman. Santa Ana Mining Co., incorporated in Territory of Arizona in 1898, issued 1900 to Lucile Dahaynin for one ordinary share, signed by Howard Kemper as vice president and Chas Metcalf as secretary. Gold seal. Printed by Crocker, SF. Blue border. American Flag, Arizona flag and coat of arms as a vignette in full color. Red underprint of “one ordinary share” Uncancelled. Datelined Kingman. Not found in any of the traditional references. We previously wrote this up as in Cochise County because of a similarity in names the Santa Ana Arizona Mining Co. but now believe that attribution to be in error. Several of these were found on the east coast two years ago. The Santa Ana Mining Co. also registered with the Nevada Secretary of State’s office on April 21, 1898, indicating the company also had properties across the border in Nevada. There were at least three different corporations with the exact same name, but only this one was incorporated in Arizona in 1898 (another in Goldfield, Nevada in 1907 and Mexico.) Needs more research. Est. $150-300

772. Mohave. La Paz. Apache Chief Second Northerly Extension Copper and SMC. Inc. 1863, CA. Certificate number 46 issued to J. L. Palmer for 26 shares in 1863. Signed by President H. Wheeler and Secretary Thos. Brownejohn. Printed by Sterett. Small vignette bottom center of Indian leaning against crates and grain sacks. &#x201Location of Claim, La Paz Mining District, Arizona Territory, One Foot to Each Share.” Datelined San Francisco. Black border and print on vanilla paper. Two red 5-cent Internal Revenue Inl. Exchange stamps at left. 5 x 9. This was the best known mine in La Paz, not to be confused with La Paz in Baja California. Apparently discovered in late 1863, it was regularly reported in the Mining and Scientific Press of 1864. Mowry (1864, pp. 88-89) reports the La Paz district was located on the east flank of the Colorado River 100 miles above Ft. Yuma. There were 500 men mining silver, copper and lead veins and gold placers. La Paz, the principal town of the district had 150 houses and some Mexican smelting furnaces operated there. Ore was also being regularly shipped to San Francisco, probably by boat down the Colorado to Ft Yuma (155 miles by river) then by clipper ship to San Francisco. &#x201There is not a good silver mill in the whole Colorado country, and not one mine is opened so that a large amount of ore could be supplied at a short time, but the vein stone is known to be good. The Apache Chief and the Providencia Mines, in the La Paz district, and the Carmel in the Eureka District, among others have shipped ores to this city.” Sam L. Palmer was a salesman with Treadwell & Co., importers and hardware merchants. This stock may have been issued in trade for goods. Wheeler was a real estate broker. Brownejohn was a bookkeeper for Horn & Co., all of the above in San Francisco in 1862, according to the 1862 SF Directory. Est. $700-1200

773. Mohave. Maynard. Arizona Tellurium Mines Co. Incorporated in Arizona. Issued to W. C. Pedlor for 9166.66 shares, cert #506, 1916. Signed by Thos H. Condon president and Geo. A. Shea secretary. Vignette of a mill next to a stream in a valley with two smaller vignettes of miners underground. Black border with gilt seal and gold safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 6 x 10. Property included 15 claims in the Maynard district located 15 miles east of Kingman. There was a 200 foot shaft and a tunnel. Presumed idle. (Mines Handbook, 1925, p.245). Tellerium is a silvery white to brownish mineral composed completely of the native element of Tellerium. Typically the mineral is found with sulphide minerals or with gold-tellurides. (Glossary of Geology, 1997). Very fine. Est. $25-50

774. Mohave. Maynard. Enterprise Mining, Reduction and Improvement Co. Incorporated in Territory of Arizona 1900. Issued to Mrs. Anna Cadwallader for 100 shares, cert #636, in 1905. Signed by W. A. Mensch president and A. R. Goodway secretary. Vignette of three miners working underground. Black border with bright green seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11. Property includes 15 claims on the American vein located within the Maynard district, Hualapai Mountains, 30 miles southeast of Kingman. There was a 300 foot shaft and over 1400 feet of workings. The company reported and ore reserve of 40,000 tons assaying at 7% copper, 25% lead, 206 ounces silver and $4-8 gold per ton, “which estimates are unduly high”. In 1910, the property was attached due to an outstanding debt of $2200, but the sheriff’s sale was avoided by settling the debt. Company considered idle. (Copper Handbook, 1910, p. 789). Small tears along fold creases at edges. Principal Office Kingman, Arizona printed on certificate. Very fine. Est. $25-75

775. Mohave. Mineral Park. Keystone Cons. Mining Co. Incorporated in Arizona 1916. Issued to P. Q. Perkins for 500 shares, cert #420, in 1917. Signed by G. Holmes president and T. H. Fitzgerald secretary. Vignette of spread winged eagle atop crag. Green border. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 9 x 12. The company owned the Keystone mine in Mineral Park within the Cerbat Range. The ore consisted of silver-lead-zinc assaying 2-4% copper, 12-24% zinc and over 30 ounces silver per ton. There was a 900 foot shaft and a 250 ton mill. The mill failed miserably and was being remodeled in 1917. The mine was looked upon favorably, but the mill was built to quickly when there was not a great need for it. In 1917, the company consolidated with the Silver Keystone Co. (Mines Handbook, 1918, p. 370-71). Slight foxing along edges with small chips in edges. Minor wear to along fold creases with one inch tears at edges. Very fine. Est. $25-75

776. Mohave. Mineral Park. Rural Mines Inc. Incorporated in Delaware 1919. Issued to Emil Goodkind for 300 shares, cert #135, in 1920. Signed by Samuel Ralmoniel president and Samuel T. Weil treasurer. Vignette of two miners working underground. Brown border and underprint. Uncancelled. Printer - Broun-Green NY. 8 x 12. This company was another of M. B. Dudley organizations. Dudley also controlled the Katherine Treasure Vault Gold Extension and Treasure Vault Gold. This company owned the Rural and Buckeye gold silver mines located in the Mineral Park district. There was a 200 foot shaft with 700 foot tunnel at the Rural mine (Mines Handbook, 1925, p.438). Left edge is slight worn. Extremely fine. Est. $25-50

777. Mohave. Muni Mountain. Gold Mining Co., incorporated in West Virginia in 1886, issued 1887 to Dr. Preston B. Scott for 600 shares, cert #323, signed by W. P. (illegible) as president and W. S. O’Dellas secretary. Datelined Washington, D.C. 7.5 x 15” Green border and print, striking gold underprint which is a map encompassing the entire certificate, vignette of the mine at upper right in gold. Ellen Jane printed at right edge and Tommanotto printed on left edge. Folds, very fine. Uncancelled. Printed by A. Gadney, Washington, D.C. The Muni Mountain district is located on the slopes of the Grand Wash Cliffs in the Music Mountains. Here a few prospects were located in the mid-1880’s within a limited mineralized area. The Gold Mining Company was the most important of the prospecting groups, working the Ellen Jane and Tommanotto properties. The work performed by this company appears to be of a prospecting nature. When they were reorganized in 1892, the new venture mined and processed 700 tons of ore at their mill. The mine was worked by lessees through the first part of the twentieth century until 1915 when the Lucknow and Music Mining Co. began further prospecting after tying up all the good properties in the district. The map and vignettes on this certificate tell all the story. The upper right corner of the certificate has a vignette drawing in gold of the mine site. The underprint of the entire certificate is a map showing the location of the mine and its relationship to neighboring mountains, railroads, stage routes, and mining camps. The Ellen Jane mine was accessed from a stage coach US Mail route that ran northwest of Hackberry, a community southeast of the Ellen Jane. The Ellen Jane and Tommanotto mines are nestled in the Music Mountains below Shipman Peak. The Atlantic & Pacific Railroad line is shown on the map as well, which stretches from south of Mineral Park eastward through Hualapai, Hackberry, and Truxton. The company was unable to produce significant quantities of precious metals to keep afloat. This extremely rare certificate was used for the cover of Garbani’s book because of its unusually attractive and artistic art work. Few certificates in America display this degree of artisanship. [ref: Tenney] A signed copy of Jim Garbani’s Arizona Mines First Edition goes with the lot. Please see the Arizona Gold Mines Co. promotional map in the Kingman section. Est. $3,000- $5,000

The Oatman District has at various times been called by many district names. These include the San Francisco, Tom Reed, Gold Road, Vivian, and perhaps others. The mining companies within this region of the county are filed by the district that they were known at the time of issue. Please therefore see the other corresponding districts for related material.

778. Mohave. Oatman. Argo Gold & Copper Mining Co. Incorporated in Arizona 1909. Issued to T. B. Chattman for 1000 shares, cert #12, in 1909. Signed by W. L .Wakefield president and Ira P. Lambing secretary. Vignette of three allegorical figures. Bronze border, seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 8 x 11. Datelined Tucson, Arizona. This company is not listed in the Copper or Mines Handbooks. There was a company with the name Argo Mines Co that had property in the Oatman district that was mining an extension of the Tom Reed vein. However, there was several subsidiary companies related to the extensive Argo Tunnel in Idaho Springs, Clear Creek County, Colorado. And, there was a company using the Argo name that had operations in British Columbia. (Copper Handbooks, 1908, 321-22; 1916, p.163). Extremely fine. Est. $50-100

779. Mohave. Oatman. Argo Mines Co. Cert. #283. Incorporated in Arizona in 1915. Issued to Smith & Amann for 100 shares in 1916. Signed by president S.S. Jones and secretary J.S. Withers. Uncancelled. Property consisted of 7 claims, showing a vein 40’ to 130’ wide on the surface, a supposed continuation of the Tom Reed vein, which produced an average of $24 per ton of gold (Ref: Weed, 1916, pp.163, 1111). Vignette of an underground mining scene, flanked by two vignettes of miners examining ore. Black border and gilt seal. Printed by Goes. 6” x 10”. Tied 2¢ stamp in upper right. Vf, folds and wrinkles. Est. $25-50

780. Mohave. Oatman. Captivity of the Oatman Girls. Being an Interesting Narrative of Life among The Apache and Mohave Indians. By R. B. Stratton. Published 1857. This is the second addition. 231 pages. Hinton, in his Handbook to Arizona, 1878, states that it is “one of the most historic places in Arizona, Here, an immigrant family, the Royse Oatman family from Texas, met their fate when they had been savagely attacked by Apaches. They killed both parents and four children, and carried off two girls. Another son, “Lorenzo, (publisher) was left for dead”. His sister Olive was released after “four years of horrible captivity”. Mowry in his late 1864 work on Arizona and Sonora, makes no mention of the Oatman family. J. Ross Browne, just a few years later (1868) in his work Apache Country, devotes a 12 page chapter to the tragedy. Browne states that Poston (who traveled with Mowry) “gathered up the bones and buried them in the wagon.” This book contains numerous edits in pencil, probably in preparation for a 3rd edition, thus it may be argued that it was one of the Stratton’ books. It is weakly inscribed on the front fly leaf “Presented by a friend of Lezzie”. Glued to the fly leaf is a printed statement that “of the original 5,000 copies printed, only three remain.” Dark green cover boards, gold gilt lettering. Spine is well worn with tears along extremities. Some water damage to edge, foxing of first plate of Olive Oatman, and the blank fly cover to the Olive Oatman Plate is gone. Size 5 X 7 1/2”. Extremely rare. Est. $2000-3000

781. Mohave. Oatman. Clarissa GMC. Cert. #344. Incorporated in Arizona. Unissued and uncancelled. Signed by president. Uncancelled. May be the same, or reorganized as Clarissa M&MC, but unknown. The latter was located in the Oatman mining district, consisting of 7 claims over 80 acres. Adjoined at the United Western on the north. As of 1916, the Clarissa was sinking an 80’ deep shaft (Ref: Weed, 1916, p.357). Still, the company listed here was not in any of our sources. Vignette of road leading to mining camp on hilltop, flanked by two vignettes of underground mining scenes. Gilt border and seal. Printed by Goes. 8 1/4” x 11”. Vf, minor tears around edges. Est. $10-20

782. Mohave. Oatman. Geology and Ore Deposits of the Oatman and Katherine Districts, Arizona University of Arizona Bulletin, Arizona Bureau of Mines. By Carl Lausen. June 15, 1931. Arizona Bureau of Mines, Geological Series No. 6. Bulletin No. 131. 126 pages. This bulletin covers the general geology, and the ore deposits of the Oatman and Katherine Districts. There are black and white pictures of mines and ore deposits, along with drawing of some of the mining claims and veins associated with them. There are tables of mine outputs, along with drawings of ore bodies and underground workings. The cover is gray heavy paper with black print. There is a tear in the upper left corner. The cover and first page are stamped “Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology”. The bulletin pages are glossy white paper with black print. The cover has folds at the corners. Very Good Condition. Size 6 X 9”. Est. $25-50

783. Mohave. Oatman. Geology of the Oatman Gold District, Arizona. By F. L. Ransome.1923. United States Geological Survey Bulletin 743, 58 pages. This bulletin covers the general geology, gold-bearing veins and mines on the Oatman District. The bulletin contains black and white pictures of some of the veins and mines. There are drawings of the mining claims and ore bodies. The bulletin is hard bound with a red cover with gold printing. The bulletin pages are white with black printing. &#x201Copy No. 4”, is written on the inside cover at the top. There is some wear on the left edge of the cover. Very good condition. Size 6 X 9 1/4”. Est. $50-100

784. Mohave. Oatman. Gilt Edge Mines Co. Cert. #285. Incorporated in Arizona in 1915. Datelined Kingman, AZ. Issued to T.L Murphy for 1000 shares in 1916. Signed by president E.A. Burns and secretary S.W. Klass. Uncancelled. At the time of this certificate’s issuance, Gilt Edge was producing $5 to $12 per ton of gold, produced from a vein opened for 50’ (Ref: Weed, 1916, p.516). Vignette of woman holding an American Flag, with an eagle at her feet. Two tied 2¢ document stamps in upper right margin on front. Reverse has six 2 cent tied documentary randomly placed. 8” x 11”. Fine, tears at folds. Est. $25-50

785. Mohave. Oatman. Gold Key MC. Cert. #191. Incorporated in Arizona in 1915. Issued to Francis C. Brooks for 500 shares in 1916. Signed by president Wm. H. Wise and asst. secretary Wm. Machendrick. Uncancelled. The Gold Key was developed by a 300’ shaft, in 1916 being sunk to the 500’ level. It was reported that 2’ of ore averaged $28.11 of gold per ton. Weed deemed the property a prospect, with a good vein, indications for success (Ref: Weed, 1916, p.526). Vignette of road leading to mining camp, flanked by two vignettes of underground mining scenes. Gilt border and seal. Printed by Goes. 8” x 11”. Vf, folds. Est. $25-50

786. Mohave. Oatman. Gold Mining and Milling in the Black Mountains, Western Mohave County, Ariz. By E. D. Gardner. September 1936, Department of the Interior, United States Bureau of Mines, John W. Finch, Director, Information Circular. I. C. 6901. 59 pages. This paper covers the history, production mills, mining, water supplies, etc. of the Oatman district, Katherine District, and other districts. There are some geologic maps, as well as tables of milling procedures. The cover is covered with clear plastic with red left binder. Some of the pages are falling out. There is some bleed through of the print. Fair condition. Size 8 X 10 1/2”. Est. $25-50

787. Mohave. Oatman. Ivanhoe Cons Mining Co & Postcard. Cert. #2128, and. Issued to A.M. Scott for 1000 shares in 1916. Signed by president C.C. Spicer and secretary Fred Fox. Uncancelled. The card features the mine and shaft on front, and company information on the back. Consisted of 5 claims and 2 fractions in the N.W. section of Oatman, covering 3000’ along the strike of the main vein. 5 veins total, showing an average of $9 per ton. Thought to be a promising prospect (Ref: Weed, 1916, p.641). Green border and seal. Printed by Goes. Vignette of mine and mill operations at water’s edge, flanked by two vignettes of underground mining scenes. 8” x 11”. Fine, discoloration at folds, adhesive damage at upper right corner. Card is Xf. Est. $25-75

788. Mohave. Oatman. Ivanhoe Gold Mining Co Reorganized. Inc. in AZ. Issued to A. M. Scott for 1000 shares, #C156, in 1918. Signed by C. F. Spilman vp and sec. Vignette of a spread winged eagle atop crag. Brown border. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 10 x 12. This was reorganization of the Ivanhoe Cons Mines Co. Owned 5 claims in the northwest part of the Oatman district. There was a 500 foot shaft with over 2500 feet of workings. Property was considered promising. (Mines Handbook, 1925, p.348). Tears along fold creases. Fine. Est. $25-75

789. Mohave. Oatman. Ivanhoe Mine Photo Postcard. Photo is black and white. The card is dated April 26, 1916. Post card has not been postmarked or address. There is some smudging on the picture, as well as a mark from scotch tape. The date is written on the bottom of the front of the card. Card is in fine condition. Size 3 1/2 X 5 1/2”. Est 75-150.

790. Mohave. Oatman. Lucky Boy MC of Pittsburgh, PA, incorporated in West Virginia in 1899, issued 1899 to Henry A. Laughlin for 2500 shares (cert no. 13), signed by Wm. B. Neal as secretary, no president signature. Brown seal, endorsed on reverse by Laughlin with revenue stamps. Uncancelled. Vignette of mining scene. This is not the Lucky Boy mine at Chloride, though it could be a neighbor. Schrader (p.63-64) reports that mine was owned by the Scott Lucky Boy Consolidated Mining Co of Norfolk, VA. We think this may be the Lucky Boy at Oatman. Attribution uncertain. 8 x 12” no printer shown. Very fine. Est. $50-150

791. Mohave. Oatman. Lucky Seven GMC. Cert. #69. Incorporated in Arizona in 1916. Datelined Oatman, AZ. Issued to John J. Shannon for 1000 shares in 1916. Signed by president Wm. L. Wilson and secretary Bauman. Uncancelled. Nothing much said about the property in Arizona, however, there is mention of property operations in Needles, CA, where several carloads of ore, averaging $37 per ton, were shipped (Ref: Weed, 1918, p.487). Vignette of 4 men in underground mining scene. Green border and orange seal. No printer noted. Vf, folds. 8” x 10”. Great gambling related name. Est. $25-75

792. Mohave. Oatman. Map of the “Heart of Oatman”. This map shows the course of producing veins, proven mines and nearby prospects. It was issued by Oatman Bureau of Mines around 1917.Black print on white paper. Folds with discoloring on the back side. Very Fine. Size 7 X 14”. Est. $25-75.

793. Mohave. Oatman. Mohave Gold Mining Co of Arizona. Cert. #1425. Incorporated in Delaware in 1902. Issued to Chas. D. Norton for 100 shares in 1903. Signed by vice-president John W. Woodside and treasurer Geo. Woodside. Green border with green underprint. Uncancelled. No listing but in the 1906 Pacific Coast Mines Dir. as suspended (Ref: p.56). Vignette is of “N.W. Side of Mohave Mountain, showing developing veins and tunnel #3” as printed under vignette. Printed by ABNC. Xf. 7” x 11”. Est. $50-100

794. Mohave. Oatman. Mohave Gold Mining Co of Arizona. Cert. #163. Incorporated in Delaware in 1902. Issued to S. C. Wheeler for 100 shares in 1902. Signed by president A. Turner and secretary Geo. Woodside. No vignette, black border. No printer noted. Uncancelled. Very fine. 9” x 10”. See other lot for further company description. Est. $25-50

795. Mohave. Oatman. Mohave Gold Mining Co of Arizona. Cert. #576. Incorporated in Delaware in 1902. Issued to Abel Taylor for 100 shares in 1902. Signed by president A. Turner and secretary Geo. Woodside. No vignette, black border. No printer noted. Uncancelled. Fine-Vf, repair along folds. 9” x 10”. See other lot for further company description. Est. $25-50

796. Mohave. Oatman. Mohave Tunnel Co. Cert. #130. Incorporated in Arizona in 1921. Issued to J.S. Conpal for 10,000 shares in 1926. Signed by president Henry Leeds and asst. treasurer W.E. Bruce. Uncancelled. In the Sam Francisco district, and was said to show free milling gold bearing veins with an average value of $15 per ton. Developed by a 100’ tunnel exposing a fissure vein reported to be 8’ wide. Weed deemed this property “A prospect” (Ref: Weed, 1926, p.320). Vignette of road leading to mining camp, flanked by two vignettes of underground mining scenes. Printed by Meyers Inc. Gilt border and seal. 8 1/2” x 11”. Xf. Est. $25-50

797. Mohave. Oatman. Oatman Apex MC. Cert. #245. Incorporated in Arizona in 1915. Datelined Oatman, AZ. Issued to J.E. Evans for 1000 shares in 1916. Signed by president H.D. Lore and secretary J.I. McKenna. Uncancelled. Vignette of Arizona state seal above masthead, and a small vignette of a gold-capped mountain in lower left. 2¢ document stamp in upper left corner. Black and peach border. No printer noted. 9” x 12”. This company presumably held the Apex mine near Oatman. The officers of this company also owned the Oatman Bonanza GMC. Xf, small staple punctures in upper left. Est. $50-100

798. Mohave. Oatman. Oatman Bonanza GMC. Cert. #346. Inc. in AZ, 1916. Datelined Oatman, AZ. Issued to James E. Evans for 1000 shares in 1916. Signed by president H.D. Lore and secretary J.I. McKenna. Uncancelled. Arizona state seal above masthead, and Oatman company logo of claim map in horseshoe in lower left. Black and peach border. No printer noted. 2¢ document stamp in upper left. 9” x 12”. Xf, small staple punctures in upper left. This company probably owned the Bonanza mine in the Oatman district. The owners of this company also owned the Oatman Apex MC. Est. $50-100

799. Mohave. Oatman. Oatman District Mining Claim Map. This map deals with the central portion of the Oatman District. The map is broken in half. The first half shows the mining claims by name, shafts, veins, and the mining companies who own them. This half is in color. The lower portion shows the depth of the shafts. The gold production to date figures for the main mining companies is shown in red at the top. The map was drawn by Herman C. Zulch, Mining Engineer, U. S. Mineral surveyor, Oatman, Arizona. Printed by Mohave Ptg. & Pub. Co., Kingman, Ariz. The map is glued to white foam core. Some tears along the bottom of the map. Map Size 17 X 28”. Overall size 19 X 30. Est. $200-400

800. Mohave. Oatman. Oatman Gold M&MC. Cert. #2276. Incorporated in Arizona in 1914. Issued to J.A. Heard for 1000 shares in 1924. Signed by president G.R. Turley and secretary H.P. Wilkins. Uncancelled. Picture vignette of craggy hillside at Oatman. Adjoins Oatman Combination Mine on the west. 500’ shaft and a 520’ 3-compartment shaft. Mining free milling gold in quartz. (Ref: Weed, 1916, p.334; Paher, 1970, pp.24-31; Sherman, 1980, p.106-08; Ransome, 1923, p.734; and Wilson, 1934, pp.80-100). Vf, wrinkles and folds. 8” x 11 1/2”. Est. $50-100

801. Mohave. Oatman. Oatman Mining Claims Map. This map is comprised of 6 X 8 3/4” size papers glued to a cloth backing showing all the mining claims in the Oatman area. The claims are drawn in blue ink on white paper. There is some smudging of the ink. There are also hand written notes on the claims. Some fraying of the cloth on the edges. Size 3’ X 3’. Fine. Est. $75-150.

802. Mohave. Oatman. Oatman North Star Mines Co. Cert. #715. Incorporated in Arizona in 1915. Datelined Oatman, AZ. Issued to A.C. Parsons for 250 shares in 1916. Signed by Parsons as president, secretary’s name is illegible. Uncancelled. Consisted of 17 claims, over 250 acres, claimed to carry an extension of the Tom Reed vein system. Plans to sink a 400’ shaft in 1916 (Ref: Weed, 1916, p.873). Four 2¢ document stamps down right border. Vignette of bald eagle atop stars and stripes shield, clutching arrows. Green border. Halpin Litho Co.-printers. 7” x 11”. Xf. Est. $25-50

803. Mohave. Oatman. Oatman-Combination MC. Lot of 2. Cert. #1831, 772. Incorporated in Arizona in 1915. Issued to W.K. Ridenour for 1000 shares in 1922, and W.P. Graff for 1000 shares in 1916. Signed by president R.L. Johns and secretary M. Grotyohn. The first is cancelled by hole punches. The other is uncancelled. First listed in the 1924 Mines Hndbk, Oatman consisted of over 80 acres, including the Hawkeye and Pilican claims. Cash Entry group was taken over by Cash Entry MC in 1916, for reasons not noted. The company was idle since 1917, but was reactivated in 1922, dates very near the years of these certificates. Drilling was begun at a 1200’, at which level there was said to be a 20’ vein (Ref: Weed, 1924, pp.404-05). Est. $25-50

804. Mohave. Oatman. Pittsburg Mining & Milling Co. Cert. #355. Inc. in AZ. Issued to H.P. Armstrong for 1000 shares in 1916. Signed by pres. L.P. Hansen and sec Jas. McLaughlan. Uncancelled. Consisted of 11 claims, on which showed three distinct veins bearing low-grade quartz-filled ore. 100’ 2-compartment shaft (Ref: Weed, 1916, pp.928-29). Vignette of road leading to mining camp, flanked by two vignettes of underground mining scenes. Gilt border and seal. Printed by Goes. Vf, top left corner missing. 8” x 11”. Est. $25-50

805. Mohave. Oatman. Pittsburg Standard MC. Cert. #74. Inc. in AZ, 1906. Issued to H.W. Case for 1000 shares in 1907. Signed by pres P. Knapp and sec H.W. Case. Uncancelled. Vignette of underground mining scene, at left, and several throughout border. Black border, with gilt seal. Printed by Jas. H. Matthews & Co. Vf, folds, small stain in right margin. 8 1/2” x 11”. Believed by Garbani to be located in Mohave, although we could find no reference to the company in any of our sources. Est. $25-75

806. Mohave. Oatman. Sunnyside Consol. MC. Cert. #2961. Incorporated in Arizona in 1926. Issued to Geo. S. Braun for 500 shares in 1928. Signed by president Chas. Palmer Jr. and secretary I.N. Zimmerman. Uncancelled. Took over the then defunct Sunnyside Gold Mines Co., at the same time purchasing the Telluride MM&DC. The Sunnyside group consisted of 3 claims, which sat on the Oatman section of the San Francisco district. Development of 2 parallel veins of variable width in andesite, implemented by a 555’ 2-compartment shaft. Ore was quartz, carrying free gold. But development of the Sunnyside group would cease as of 1929, further development deemed unwarranted. Future sights would be placed on the Gold Bar Mine — Snow Point-Allegheny district, Nevada City, CA — virtually shutting down any further work on the property in Arizona (Ref: Rand, 1931, pp.672-673). Vignette of two miners in underground mining scene. Green border. Printed by W.P Jeffries Co. 9” x 12”. Xf. Est. $25-5050

807. Mohave. Oatman. United Eastern MC. Cert. #N14761. Incorporated in Arizona in 1913. Issued to William V. Horner for 100 shares in 1921. Signed by president R.M. Kaiser and secretary G. Laffley. Uncancelled. With 27 claims spread over 300 acres, at which deposits consisted of a vein, irregularly banded with quartz , in andesite. The geology was considered rather complex, with gold occurring in brecciated rock fragments cemented by calcite or quartz, a virtual geologic mess. Even though difficult to mine, the property, and company alike, were regarded as efficient, as was its management. Was taken over by the United Eastern Mines Corp. in 1929 (Ref: Weed, 1920, pp. 279-80; 1931, p.443). Vignette of mine and mill site. Green border. Printed by NYBNC. 8” x 11”. Vf, folds. Est. $50-100

808. Mohave. Oatman. United Eastern MC Annual Report 1918. 20 pages. This annual report is typical of a company that is actually profitable. There are several pages of accounting outlined profits, mill costs, and mine addition and development costs. A few chips along right edge. Extremely fine. See above lot for story. Est. $50-100

809. Mohave. Oatman. United Eastern Mines Corp. Cert. #L2339. Incorporated in Delaware in 1929. Issued to Mrs. Ida Thorelius for 30 shares in 1929. Signed by secretary L.M. Hayrs, president’s signature illegible. Uncancelled. United Eastern Mines Corp. took over U.E. MC operations in 1929. As of 1931, the company had plans to develop and operate properties in addition to those represented in the U.E. MC holdings: Big Jim, Forest Allegheny MC, and Butters Copala (Ref: Weed, 1931, p.443-44). Blue border, no vignette. Printed by Goes. Vf, folds. Est. $25-50

810. Mohave. Oatman. United Northern MC. Cert. #551. Incorporated in Arizona in 1915. Issued to Truman Berry for 1000 shares in 1916. Signed by president Chas. T. Howland and secretary W.H. Thomas. Consisting of the Lion, Kennedy Fraction and Poorman Claims, spread over 40 acres, lying between United Eastern and Gold Road Mines. In 1916, there were plans for sinking a 2-compartment shaft for vein exploration. Also in 1916, production yielded $2 to $12 ore values (Ref: Weed, 1916, p.1151; 1918, p.493). Vignette of miner and horse crossing river. Green border. 2¢ tied document stamp over seal. Printed by W.P.J. Co. 9” x 12”. Vf, folds. Est. Est. $25-75

811. Mohave. Oatman. United Western Mines Co. Cert. #48. Incorporated in Arizona in 1915. Issued to Clara R. Akeley for 1000 shares in 1915. Signed by president H.K. Ridenour and secretary W.P. DeWolf. Uncancelled. The property adjoined the United Eastern Co., and consisted of 4 claims along which the U.E. main vein continued. Ore is free-milling gold, with very little silver. But in 1916, a water saturation at the lower 500’ level stopped work. It was suggested that simple drifting would enable further progress. Was eventually consumed by the United Western Mines Corp. Reorganized, and partially by the United Western Mining Co., in 1921-22 (Ref: Weed, 1916, p.1168; 1918, p.494). Light brown border, no vignette. Printer not noted. 9” x 11”. Vf, folds. Est. $25-50

812. Mohave. Oatman. United Western Mines Corp. Reorganized. Cert. #1637. Incorporated in Arizona in 1923. Datelined Oatman, AZ. Issued to F.R. McCain for 1000 shares in 1925. Signed by President Hand and secretary Ridenour. Cancelled by hole punches throughout. Incorporated as a reorganization of U.W. Mines Co., in 1923, gone defunct in 1921-22. Consisted of 4 claims, property adjoining U.E. property on the NW, along a continuation of a main ore zone of the same company. Ore occurred in a fissure vein, carrying gold in andesite, which was opened by a 700’shaft. With total workings of 2400’, the company was in the stage of development at this point. In 1927, the company was taken over by Western Apex MC, which in turn taken over by Imperial Mining Co.(Ref: Weed, 1926, p.404-405; 1931, p.456). Vignette of Bald eagle atop rocky slope. Blue border. No printer noted. Fine, several small tears about edges. 9” x 12”. Est. $25-50

813. Mohave. Oatman. Western Apex MC. Cert. #1937. Incorporated in Arizona in 1923. Issued to B. Howard for 100 shares in 1927. Signed by president W.K. Ridenour. Uncancelled. Part of successful vein development in Oatman. The company was a reorganization of the then defunct United Western Mines Corp, and was in turn taken over in 1929 by the Imperial MC. The holdings for the proceeding Imperial comprised two different groups of claims: Western Apex, 4 claims; and the Lexington-Arizona group, 15 claims. Average gold quartz assayed at $2-$14. The takeover enabled a development resurgence of two old mines in a well-known mining district, more of which was needed in order to maintain any considerable production (Ref: Rand, 1931, pp.466, 336-37). Vignette of Female allegorical figure resting on a staff. Orange border. Printed by Goes. 8 1/2” x 12”. Vf, minor tears at folds. Est. $25-75

814. Mohave. Ophir. Ophir Gold Mines Co. Incorporated in Territory of Arizona. Issued to James Simmons for 50 shares, cert #45, in 1898. Signed by James Isaacson president and H. S. Kirkhaw secretary. Vignette of several miners working underground. Orange border, seal, underprint and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11. Small tears along fold creases. 2 cent documentary stamp affixed at upper right corner. There is an Ophir district in Mohave County where this company may have had its operations. Very fine. Est. $50-100

815. Mohave. Rawhide. Rawhide Metals Co. Incorporated in Arizona. Issued to F. L. Browne for 100 shares, cert #252, in 1908. Signed by H. W. Martin president and Ira T. Wilson secretary. Vignette at upper left of a robed woman seated. Orange border, seal and underprint. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11. Not listed in the Copper Handbooks. Rawhide was a mine located near Rawhide Mountain north of the Bill Williams River. The mine was first discovered in 1879 by Bill Hearts. In 1909, the Tucson Star wrote that there was mill located 7 miles away on the Big Sandy and that ore was hauled from the mine on the backs of Mexican miners. Then the Calico mines opened and everyone left. (Barnes, Arizona Place Names, 1988, p.356). Minor foxing along edges. Slight wear to fold creases. Very fine. Est. $25-75

816. Mohave. San Francisco. Arizona-Jerome Copper Co. Incorporated in Arizona. Issued to H. J. Cashman for 100 shares, cert #185, in 1917. Signed by J. H. Tibby president and W. W. Karpe secretary. Vignette of a seated woman holding up a wreath. Orange border, seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11. Company claimed to own 5 claims in the San Francisco district, Mohave County and 21 claims in the Verde district of Yavapai County. The company’s property in Yavapai was in litigation and was lost in 1923 to the Verde Central Ext Copper Co and the Verde Syndicate Copper Co. Extremely fine. Est. $25-75

817. Mohave. San Francisco. German American Mining and Smelting Company. Incorporated in Arizona. No date. Certificate no. 43 issued to Robert D. Mills, secretary for 100 shares in 1916 at Payson, Arizona. Signed by James H. Burnett, president, and Robert D. Mills, secretary. Gold embossed border, gold safety print, gold seal, three vignettes, upper left and right of underground miners at work, top center of rolling mountain landscape, uncancelled, 8x11, Fine condition with folds, 1/2 inch tears at folds, and 2 inch tear left center edge. The company is probably related to the German mine and mill in the San Francisco district, 24 miles southwest of Kingman. The mine was developed by a shaft 600 feet deep with about 5,000 feet of lateral workings. The ore is quartz and calcite, with finely disseminated gold, which is amenable to fine grinding and cyanide processing. [Ref: Day, USGS 1905, p. 151]. Est. $25-50

818. Mohave. San Francisco. Kingman Silver-Gold Mines Co. Incorporated in Nevada 1919. Issued to T. G. Patton for 1000 shares, cert #2049, in 1923. Signed by Chas. Blumunthal president and M. Gratyohn secretary. No vignette. Ornate green border. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11. Datelined San Francisco, Cal. The company was a consolidation of the Gold Road Bonanza MC and the Tipperary MC. Property included the Gold Road Bonanza mine in the Oatman section of the San Francisco district and the Silver Era mine in the Cedar Valley district. The company also owned all the stock of the Red Cross MC which controlled the Red Cross mine at Dobbins in Yuba County, Cal. Production was only minor. (Mines Handbook, 1931, p.353). Very fine. Rare certificate is very issued, typically only unissued. Est. $25-50

819. Mohave. San Francisco. Moss Mines Co. Incorporated in Arizona 1916. Issued to Eugene G. Fossett for 2000 shares, cert #177, in 1918. Signed by A. C. Worden president and I. W. Worden secretary. Vignette at upper left of a woman with an American flag, shield and a spread winged eagle. Black border with bronze seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 7 x 11. The company owned but one claim in the San Francisco district, 6 miles northwest of Oatman. The Moss mine was famous producing exceptional gold ore which totaled $250,000, discovered in the early 1860’s. The present company was attempting to find commercial grade in the lower-grade ore being that the high grade had been mined out. (Mines Handbook, 1925, p.390). Extremely fine. Est. $25-50

820. Mohave. San Francisco. North Star Mining & Development Co. Cert. #5757. Incorporated in Arizona in 1922. Datelined Oatman, AZ. Issued to Axel E. Hector for 100 shares in 1929. Signed by president M.J. Kiely and secretary Geo. B. McDevitt. Uncancelled. Only a foot wide, ore extracted from the mines carried from $16.90 to $57.60 in gold. Had plans in 1924 to jointly develop the vein with United American Co. (Ref: Weed, 1925, pp.403-04). This was named after the famous North Star mine in Grass Valley, California. Vignette of miners in underground mining scene, at left, and several small vignettes throughout border. Black border and gilt seal. Printed by Goes. 8” x 11”. Vf, folds. Est. $25-50

821. Mohave. San Francisco. Record Lode Mining Company. Incorporated in Arizona in 1916. Certificate number 628 issued to Walter Robbins for 1000 shares in 1920. Signed by President Chas. A. L. Gehrmann and Secretary Lewis L. Wallace. Printed by Chipron & Co., L.A. Vignette top center of a spread-winged bald eagle. Uncancelled. Folds with minor tears at edges. Black border and print on white paper. 7 x 10. The company acquired the Midnight group of claims previously mined by the Mohave Gold Mining Company and located near the original discovery at the north end of the San Francisco district. The Mohave GMC had made moderate production from the property from about 1900 up until the time of Schrader’s visit in 1909 (Schrader, 1909, p. 194). According to a write-up in a 1919 issue of a Kingman mining publication, possibly the Mohave County Miner (an original copy of which is included), work by the Record Company was begun on the property in 1917 and by 1919 a 500-ft shaft and several drifts were completed. The average grade of the ore ran nearly $7.00 in gold per ton. The company reportedly was run by competent management and was glowingly touted as being “…destined to become one of the large producers of the district.” However, Ransome (1923, p. 50) visited the property in 1921 and reported that it had been idle for years and the workings were not accessible. No mention of the company is made in Tenney (1929) nor Wilson, et al, 1967. Est. $25-50

822. Mohave. San Francisco. Sheep Trail-Pyramid Mines Co. Incorporated in Arizona. Issued to Hemingway & Gilbert for 100 shares, cert #236, in 1917. Signed by Reidet vice president and Charles Oster secretary. Vignette of spread winged eagle atop crag. Green border and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Security Bank Note. This company is not listed in the Mines Handbooks. There were two separate companies that carried the respective names of the company above; Sheep Trail GMC and Pyramid Gold & Mining Co. Sheep Trail GMC held the Sheep Trail mine located within the Katherine section of the San Francisco district. The mine was first discovered in 1862 and was reported to have produced several thousand tons of ore. The Pyramid G&MC held the Pyramid mine located near the Colorado River and had an extension of the Katherine vein. These two companies were subsidiaries of the New Comstock Mining Corp. (Mines Handbook, 1931, p.383, 419). Slight staining along edges. Very fine. Est. $25-50

823. Mohave. San Francisco. Telluride Mining, Milling & Development Co. Cert. #40. Incorporated in Arizona in 1910. Issued to J.E. Ross for 5000 shares in 1910. Signed by president P.C. McDonald and secretary Geo. Buell. Cancelled by cancellation stamps throughout. Consisted of 10 on 200 acres at Oatman, with development including crosscutting and drifting on the 200’ and 400’ levels of the 500’ shaft, said to have carry gold ore of milling grade. Although the Telluride, listed, incorporated in 1915, has different officers than those referenced on the certificate, it may be either a reincorporation of the 1910 Telluride, or simply a typo (Ref: Weed, 1916, p.1091). Gilt border and seal. Vignette of road leading to mining camp, flanked by two smaller vignettes of underground mining scene. $1 tied document stamp in upper right. On reverse are two 10 cent, one 50 cent, one 25 cent and one 5 cent documentary stamps affixed at right edge all tied. 8” x 11”. Vf. Est. $25-50

824. Mohave. San Francisco. Tom Reed Junior Mining Company Prospectus, . Incorporated in Arizona in 1909. Prospectus on the company’s property in the San Francisco District. 7 pages. The Tom Reed Junior owned 6 claims on a 4’ to 12’ fissure vein in andesite that reportedly carried $4 to $ 15 per ton gold. The company did not reply to 1918 inquiries by Weed and was presumed idle (Weed, 1916, p. 1111-1112; Weed, 1920, p. 279). Est. $25-50

825. Mohave. San Francisco. Tom Reed Gold Mines Co. Cert. #18558. Incorporated in Arizona in 1906. Issued to Leo. G. MacLaughlin for 200 shares in 1929. Signed by president S.S. Wold and asst. secretary L.E. Pinkerton. Cancelled by cancellation stamps. Discovered in 1900, early development proved unsuccessful, resulting in the sale of the company in 1904. Subsequent buyers failed to meet financial obligations, forcing the Title Insurance & Title Co. to act on behalf of creditors owed $45,000. The present company was formed as a result. Production yielded an average of $9 per ton of gold ore, much of which was opened at the 1400’ level, at this rate primarily because of low milling costs. According to Weed, perpetual turnover in management caused tightlipedness, a severe disease afflicting the formerly loose-lipped. As of 1926, the company had surrendered its operations to lessees, due to the exhaustion of ore reserves, but after a short retirement, had decided to resume operations on its own account (Ref: Weed, 1920, p.277-79; 1926, p.387-88; 1931, p.437-39). Vignette of sluice, flanked by two vignettes of miners examining ore. Brown border. Printed by Goes. 8” x 11”. Vf, four small tears at right edge. Est. $25-50

826. Mohave. San Francisco. Tom Reed Gold Mines Co. Cert. #12942. Issued to W.C. Defriez for 1000 shares in 1919. Signed by president S.S. Wold and asst. secretary E.S. Harwood. Cancelled by cancellation stamps. See other lot for story. Certificate has a vignette of three miners examining ore in underground mining scene. Brown border. No printer noted. See lot above for the story. Vf, slight discoloration at top edge. 8” x 11”. Est. $25-50

827. Mohave. San Francisco. Tom Reed Gold Mines Co 11th Annual Report, 1919. Prospectus has a green and crème cover, dated 1919. See lot above for the story. Est. $50-150

828. Mohave. San Francisco. United American MC. Cert. #1817. Incorporated in Arizona in 1919. Issued to Arvilla F. Williams for 500 shares in 1930. Signed by president W.K. Ridenour and secretary L.G. Hand. Cancelled by hole punches. Development includes a 1025’ 3-compartment shaft. The main vein showed at 10’ to 30’ wide, with a pay streak of 2’ to 4’ wide and 150’ long, averaging about $20 per ton. Other promising veins ran into Tom Reed claims, to which the company leased its shaft. Reed developments had averaged $30 per ton of ore (Ref: Weed, 1931, p. 442). Vignette of seated allegorical figure leaning on staff. Green border. Printed by Goes. 9” x 12”. Vf. Est. $25-50

829. Mohave. Secret Pass. Wilhelm Group of Claims Mining Claim Map, c. 1920. Color claim map showing the geology, vein names and location, mine names mill locations, and ownership. The mining companies shown on the map are Secret Pass Gold Top Mining Co., Wilhelm Group, Eclipse Mining Co., and the Comedy Group. Very detailed piece. Folds and small tear at the bottom of one fold. Two small holes at the bottom that do not affect the map. Size 8 1/2 X 19 1/2” Circa 1920. These are not referenced in Lindgren “The Copper Deposits of the Clifton-Morenci District, Arizona. Est. $50-150

830. Mohave. Silver Creek. Silver Creek Bonanza MC. Cert. #276. Incorporated in Arizona in 1921. Issue to C.T. Wittenberg for 1000 shares in 1925. Signed by vice-president Luis L. Wallace and asst. secretary L.L. Connolly. Uncancelled. Located in the Silver Creek section of the San Francisco district, showing 30’ fissure veins in andesite with gold bearing quartz filling, developed by shaft (Ref: Weed, 1925, p.446). Vignette of mine and mill on water’s edge, flanked by two underground mining scenes. Black border and gilt seal. Printed by Goes. 6”x 10”. Vf, folds. Est. $25-50

831. Mohave. Stene’s Camp. R. M. Stene Mines Co Ltd. Incorporated in Arizona 1916. Issued to C. E. Newcomber for 10 shares, cert #514, in 1916. Signed by R. M. Stene president and M. M. Wolf acting secretary. Vignette of an antlered elk at upper left. Black border with gold seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11. this company is not listed in the Mines Handbooks. But the successor, Stene Cons Copper Co is listed. This company owned the Oregonian and the Riverside group of claims located in both Mohave and Yuma counties. The mine office was accessible through Congress Junction. In 1919, the company had ordered a steam shovel, drill and a 300 ton crusher. R. M. Stene was based in New York running the Stene Development Corp. (Mines Handbook, 1925, p.455). One tear along right fold crease at top edge. Very fine. Est. $25-50

832. Mohave. Stockton Hill. Arizona-Mexican Mining & Smelting Co. Incorporated in Arizona 1904. Issued to W. G. Bonneville for 1000 shares, cert #41, in 1905. Signed by H. C. Hartzel president and H. H. Godshall treasurer. Vignette of a mining camp on a treeless slope. Two smaller vignettes of miners working underground. Bronze border, seal and safety print. Cancelled by red pen at middle and by red pen through signatures. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11. The company had its office in Needles, San Bernardino, CA but owned the Infallible mine (later named the Banner Mine) on Stockton Hill, 12 miles north of Kingman, in Mohave County. They also owned property at Florence in Pinal County and in other locations in Arizona and California. The company was more noted for the construction of a smelter at Needles which was able to process 125 tons a day in 1908. The company was presumably idle by 1910 and only had limited production form its own properties. (Copper Handbook, 1908, p.333). Stub attached at left but has been trimmed flush with border. Very fine. Est. $25-50

833. Mohave. Stockton Hill. Kingman Cons. Mines Co. Incorporated in Delaware 1919. Issued to H. C. Miller for 131 shares, cert #A1226, in 1920. Signed by H. H. Patterson president and J. H. Palmer secretary. Vignette of spread winged eagle atop crag. Brown border and underprint. Uncancelled. Printer - Republic Bank Note. 8 x 11. The company owned the Stockton Hill group of claims which were formerly owned by the Needles Mining & Smelting Co. There was over 5000 feet of workings and the reported ore reserve was 300,000 tons at 5% zinc, 10% lead and 10 ounces silver per ton. A company reorganization was announced in 1923, but had not occurred by 1925. (Mines Handbook, 1925, p.357). Slight foxing on edges. Very fine. Est. $25-50

834. Mohave. Stockton Hill. Needles Mining & Smelting Co. Incorporated in Maine 1909. Issued to United States Smelting Refining & Mining Co. for 500,000 shares, cert #16, in 1910. Signed by W. G. Sharp president and T. M. Batchelder treasurer. No vignette. Brown border and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - John A. Lowell Bank Note Co. 8 x 11. This was a reorganization of the Arizona-Mexican Mining & Smelting Co. The preceding officers were the same. This certificate verifies the stock control by the U. S. Sm, Ref & MC. Primary mine properties were located in Chloride, Stockton Hill and Cerbat. By 1918, the company owned the Tennessee Mine at Chloride which produced over $18 million and the Champion Mines. The smelter at Needles was enlarged to 300 tons and the only smelter for a large area of well mineralized lands. (Mines Handbook, 1918, p.373). Extremely fine. Est. $25-50

Mohave. Tom Reed. See also Gold Road and Oatman.

835. Mohave. Tom Reed. Big Jim Consolidated MC. Cert. #A593. Inc. in AZ, 1917. Issued to H.S. Jordan for 100 shares in 1918. Signed by vice-president Dull and asst. secretary A.M. Scott. Uncancelled. Consisted of 7 unpatented claims. Ore occurs in gold-bearing andesite. The Big Jim GMC had shown no production, and was eventually absorbed by several companies, including U.E. MC and Big Jim Consol. Hopes to sink the 240’ shaft to 500’ would hold promise of finding the westerly extension of the U.E. orebody. However, no production had been reported at this time, as the company was still in the development stage (Ref: Weed, 1918, p.480-81). Vignette of the mine site. Blue border. W.P. Jeffries Co.-printers. 9” x 12”. Xf. Est. $50-100

836. Mohave. Tom Reed. Cone Mining & Milling Co. Cert. #378. Incorporated in Arizona in 1916. Issued to W.P. Graff for 500 shares in 1916. Signed by president J.P. Eaton and secretary Hugh Sparkman. Uncancelled. Consisted of 12 unpatented claims. Ore was found in veins in rhyolite dike, traversing ground, via a 235’ shaft (Ref: Weed, 1916, p.369). 10¢ document stamp in upper right. Vignette of road leading to mining camp, flanked by two vignettes of underground mining scenes. Gilt border and seal. Printed by Goes. Xf. 8” x 11”. Est. $25-50

837. Mohave. Tom Reed. Tom Reed-Gold Road Mining District Pamphlet. This pamphlet, compliments of A. H. Woolacott, lists the corporations in the district with information on each one. Has a Santa Fe Railway Time Card listing as well as an Auto Line Time Card Listing showing times of departure to get to the town Oatman, where this district is located. There is a small map showing the major routes to get to Oatman. There is also a map on the inside that shows all the claims in about a five mile radius of the town of Oatman. The pamphlet is printed in black, red, green brown, pink, with a black border on white paper. There is some red staining on the paper. There are some hand written notes on the map. Circa 1914. Folds Unfolded size 18 x 24”. Fine. Est. $50-150

838. Mohave. Tom Reed. Tom Reed Mine Claims Map. Map showing the claims of the Tom Reed Mine. Drawn in blue ink on white paper. There is some bleeding of the ink. Size 11 X 38”. Folds. Two pieces glued together. Fine. Est. $50-100

839. Mohave. Truxton. Wallapai Indian School at Truxton Chromo-litho Postcard. Photo is apparently misprinted Needles, Cal., Truxton, AZ written over. 3 1/2” x 5 1/2”. Vf, soiled around edges. Est. $25-75

840. Mohave. Union Pass (San Francisco). Katherine Gold Mining Co of Delaware. Incorporated in Delaware. Issued to George E. Weidman for 100 shares, cert #494, in 1927. Signed by R. L. Dimmick vice president and S. Evans asst. secretary. Vignette of two mines working a drill underground. One of the miners is dressed in pretty fancy clothes for underground work. Green border and underprint. Uncancelled. Printer - Security Bank Note. 8 x 11. This was a reorganization of the company by the same name that was incorporated in Arizona. The New Comstock Mining Co held control of the company. Property included the Katherine mine and 9 claims in the Union Pass district located 30 miles west of Kingman and 26 miles from Union Station. There were over 10,000 feet of workings with an ore reserve of nearly 286,000 tons with a value of $2.5 million. 38 men were employed in 1929. In 1927, monthly ore shipments were worth $40,000. Unfortunately the company was declared bankrupt by the end of 1929 (Mines Handbook, 1931, p.349-350). Two hole punches along left edge. Very fine. Est. $25-50

841. Mohave. Union Pass. Union Pass Gold Mining Co. Incorporated in Arizona, 1902. Issued to Wm McKnight for 1000 shares, cert #711, in 1908. Signed by H. K. Weiler president and Howard Russ treasurer. Vignette at top of antlered elk and vignette at bottom of beehive (similar to the Utah State image). Green border. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 8 x 10. This company is not listed in the Copper Handbooks. There is a Union Pass and a Union Mine located within Mohave County. Extremely fine. Est. $25-75

842. Mohave. Vivian. Gold Star Mining Company. Incorporated in Arizona. No date. Certificate no. 135 issued to John N. Bensen for 4,000 shares in 1902. Signed by president, name illegible, and Peter Brick, secretary. Black border, gold safety print and seal, with miner vignettes in corners and side centers, vignette of underground mining scene upper left, uncancelled, 8 x 11, VF condition with folds, crease along right edge. Company is probably one with properties in the Vivian district. The mineralization was described as free milling quartz ores, with 15 men working in 1906, under the direction of John W. Morse, superintendent. [Ref: 1906 Pacific Coast, p. 56] Est. $25-50

843. Mohave. Wallapai. Arizona Chloride Mining Co. Incorporated in Arizona. Issued to A. L. Ruiz for 100 shares, cert #17, in 1916. Signed by John B. Hughes president and J. M. Thompson secretary. No vignette. Silver border and masthead. Uncancelled. Printer - W. P. Jeffries Co, LA. 9 x 12. The company owned the Windy Point mine and the Bobby Burns group which were located in the Wallapai district. The Windy Point had a 145 foot shaft with ore of pyrite, arsenopyrite and chalcopyrite assaying at 3 ounce gold, 486 ounce silver and 21.5% copper per ton. The company reported at total of $300,000 at the end of 1916. (Mines Handbook, 1918, p.364). Slightly wrinkled. Very fine. Est. $25-50

844. Mohave. Wallapai. Arizona-Mexican Mining and Smelting Company. Incorporated in Arizona in 1904. Certificate number 3 issued to A. C. Godshall for 1 share in 1905. Founder’s Share. Signed by President H. K. Hartzell and Treasurer H. H. Godshall. Uncancelled. Vignette at top center of small mining operations among hills with town on hilltop; at left of two miners working underground; at right of six miners working underground and at bottom center of bust of a woman. Gold border, safety print and seal with black print on white paper. Printed by Goes. 8.5 x 11. The company owned the Banner and the Champion mines in Mohave County, Arizona and also had mines in Siam, Calif. The ores yielded lead, silver and a little gold and were shipped both as crude ore and as concentrates to the company’s smelter, located on the Colorado River at Needles, California. The smelter was designed to treat both the company’s ore and custom ores as well, and processed most of the lead ores produced in Mohave County at the time. The Arizona-Mexican was listed among the dead mining companies in volume XI of the Copper Handbook (Weed, 1913, p. 1363), its property having been sold in 1909 to the Needles Mining and Smelting Co. (Min. Resources of the US, 1907, pp. 172-3; Stevens, 1908, p. 333, ). Est. $50-100

845. Mohave. Wallapai. C. O. D. Mining & Leasing Co. Incorporated in Arizona. Issued to F. W. Champion for 1000 shares, cert #788, in 1907. Signed by A. F. Gray vice president and M. A. Gray secretary. Vignette of a mill next to a stream in a valley with two smaller vignettes at upper corners of miners underground. Black border with bronze seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 6 x 11. This company is not listed in Copper or Mines Handbooks. There was a C. O. D. mine located on the east range of the Cerbat Mountains that was mined extensively from 175 to 1892 when most of the high grade ore was extracted producing nearly $500,000. The COD Mines Co was formed in 1901 lasting until 1904 and producing $50,000. The COD M&LCo may have had their operations at this same location. There was also COD mining companies in New Mexico and Colorado. (Tenney, History of Mining in Arizona, p.352-53). Very fine. Est. $25-50

846. Mohave. Wallapai. Chloride Mining Co. Incorporated in Arizona. Issued to John Jenness Newcomb for 1250 shares, cert #4595, in 1927. Signed by W. B. Twitchell president and T. C. Smith secretary. Vignette of a mining camp on a treeless slope with two smaller vignettes of miners underground. Gold border with bronze seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11. Owned the Hidden Treasure mine, which as owned and operated for 17 years by Thomas Thornton who sold the property in 1915 to the Chloride Mining Co. In 1917, 400,000 shares were sold and in 1918, W. P. Bonbright & Co, bought 680,000 shares after an examination by their engineer. (Mines Handbook, 1920, p.248-49). By 1925, the company owned the Treasure, Revenue, Chenango and Oro Fino claims in the Cerbat Range, Wallapai district. (Mines Handbook, 1925, p.281). Green rubber stamp at right edge. Extremely fine. Est. $25-75

847. Mohave. Wallapai. Emerald Isle Copper Co Prospectus, 1922. This prospectus is a different company than the one listed above but probably owned the same property. This company had 12 claims situated at the foot of the Cerbat Range in the Wallapai district located 3.5 miles south of Chloride. The prospectus is 4 pages long and contains promotional write-ups of the geology and property. There are two black and white photos. The Mines Handbook (1925, p.305-06) that the mine closed down in 1919. This promotional prospectus was probably put together to raise funds to reopen. 7 x 7. Fold crease at middle. Extremely fine. Est. $50-100

848. Mohave. Wallapai. Emerald Isle Copper Co. Incorporated in Nevada 1939. Issued to Emil Mack for 250 shares, cert #962, in 1940. Signed by Ogden C. Chase president and C. S. Chase secretary. Vignette at top of a woman wearing a helmet with a bear at her side and other scenes behind her. Green border. Uncancelled. Printer - Western Litho Co, LA. Datelined Las Vegas, Nevada. 8 x 11. Property included 9 claims and a 300 ton leaching plant located 15 miles north of Kingman. (Mines Register, 1946, p.110). Staple holes at top left. Extremely fine. Est. $25-50

849. Mohave. Wallapai. Juno Mining Company. Incorporated in Arizona in 1899. Certificate number 19 issued to Lew E. Aubrey in 1900 for 500 shares. Signed by President E. F. Loy and Secretary H. N. Botsford. Vignette top center of three miners working underground. Uncancelled. Black border and print with green safety print and seal on white paper. &#x201Chloride, Arizona” Printed by Goes. 8 x 10. Folds with tears at edges. The Juno mine was located about 3/4 mile northwest of the town of Chloride. It was one of the early locations in the district and was worked intermittently until about 1904 when the shaft caved. It had been developed to a depth of 600’ and was equipped with a steam hoist. The mine was stated to have produced much good ore and was regarded as a good property, as several operators had derived good returns from it. (Schrader, 1909, p. 78). Est. $50-100

850. Mohave. Wallapai. Majestic Consolidated Zinc and Lead Company. Incorporated in Arizona in 1903. Certificate number 729 issued to William P Conover, Jr. for 100 shares in 1904. Signed by President S. Bentley and Secretary William. O. Wilkins. Uncancelled. No vignette. Green border and seal with black print on white paper. Printed by Thayer & Wilkins, Boston. 9 x 11.5. The company may be connected with the Majestic patented claim, one of five located in 1902 to form the core of the Hercules-Badger mine property. The property carried sphalerite, galena, chalcopyrite, pyrite, arsenopyrite, and molybdenite in veins in porphyry. The veins were up to 30 ft. wide and 1,600 ft long. The oxidized zones were reported to carry “much gold”. [Ref: USGS, Mrds database, Hercules-Badger site]Est. $35-75

851. Mohave. Wallapai. Minnesota Mines Co. Incorporated in Arizona. No date. Certificate no. 180 issued to Anna T. Smith for 52 shares in 1916. Signed by G.W. Bell, president and E.S. Sinclair, secretary. Printer - Pioneer. Orange border and seal, bald eagle vignette at top center, uncancelled, 8 x 10, VF condition with folds, 1 inch tears on two folds, chip upper right corner. We could find no reference to this company among our resources. District from Garbani verbal. Est.$25-50

852. Mohave. Wallapai. Mint Consolidated Mines. Incorporated in Pennsylvania (?) in 1934. Certificate number 264 issued to J. H. Haynes for 90 shares in 1936. Signed by President C. R. Perkins and Treasurer C. V. Brown. Uncancelled. Vignette top center of spread-winged bald eagle clutching shield, arrows and olive branch. Brown border and seal, black print on white paper. Printer identified by encircled letter “M”. 8.5 x 11. Folds, fine. The company may be connected with the Mint Mine, or Old Mint Mine, both located in the Wallapai district. The mines are lead-silver, with copper. Ore minerals consist of chalcopyrite, galena, sphalerite, argentite, and cerrusite in fissures in schist. [Ref: USGS, Mrds database, Mint Mine]Est. $20-40

853. Mohave. Wallapai. Monteoro Mining Co. Incorporated in Arizona 1908. Issued to Harry P. Carlton for 1 share, cert #4, in 1908. Signed by Harry P. Carlton president and R. B. Aye secretary. No vignette. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 5 x 11. This company is not listed in the Copper or Mines Handbooks. On the certificate is “Principal Place of Business, Oakland, Alameda County, California”. We are not sure if this is a California or Arizona company. You pick. This is a founder’s share issue. District from Garbani 2001. Extremely fine. Est. $25-50

854. Mohave. Wallapai. Philadelphia & Arizona Mining Co. Incorporated in Arizona 1900. Issued to Charles E. Coloney for 10,000 shares, cert #66, in 1901. Signed by Joseph M. Yazzaw president and E. F. Lukins treasurer. No vignette. Green border and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Wm F. Murphy. 8 x 12. Property included the Merrimac, Minnesota, Connor, Manzanita and other mines. Assay values for the various mines was 1-20% copper, 15 ounce silver and $6 gold per ton. There over 20 shafts with nearly 4000 feet of workings. The properties were viewed favorably and the management strong. (Copper Handbook, 1905, p.651). Company was idle by 1908. Purple rubber stamp at left. Attractive. Very fine. Est. $25-50

855. Mohave. Wallapai. Rainbow Mountain MC Telegraph, 1914. Datelined San Francisco, 1914, from D.D. Demarest Co. C.E. Walker, president, and B.F. Williams, secretary. The Rainbow consisted of 11 claims on Rainbow Mountain. Said to show a vein containing gold-silver-lead ore, developed by a 440’ shaft, nearly underwater. Ore averaged $20 per ton (Ref: Reed, 1916, p.958). 5” x 7”. Vf, bottom edge is damaged. Est. $10-20

856. Mohave. Wallapai. Treasure Hill Silver Mining Company. Incorporated in 1872. Certificate number 23 issued to B. N. Scott, trustee in 1872 for 40 shares. Signed by President Wm. H. Sears and Secretary A. C. Morse. Printed by Wheeler & Co. Vignette of Indian kneeling with rifle near stream. Black border and print on vanilla paper with green safety print. &#x201Location, Wallapai Dist., Mojave Co., Arizona”. Blue, 25-cent revenue stamp at left margin. 5 x 10. Raymond (1873, p. 315) states, “Besides the mines above mentioned, there are probably one hundred other locations, nearly as well developed, and giving promise of permanency and great value. Among them are …the Treasure Hill…etc.” No reference to this mine was made in subsequent volumes by Raymond nor Burchard, so it is likely the company failed within a few years after being organized. It is clearly named after the White Pine, Nevada Treasure Hill, which had a tremendous rush in 1868, thought to be the next Comstock discovery. Sears was a lawyer for Hoit & McKee in San Francisco. [SF 1875 dir] Est. $250-500

857. Mohave. Wallapai. Wallapai Mining and Milling Company. Incorporated in 1873 in California. Certificate number 2 issued to L. C. Welbourn in 1873 for 100 shares. Signed by President B. W. Mudge and Secretary Daniel Buck. Printed by Harrison. No vignette. Uncancelled. Black border and print on vanilla paper. Folds. 4 x 10. This company was probably organized to exploit mineralization in the Chloride, Mineral Park, Cerbat and Stockton region, collectively known as the Wallapai or Hualapai district, of the Cerbat Mountains. At the time this company was organized, Cerbat was the primary area of interest and several companies operated mills in the area at the time. Cerbat was primarily a silver and gold producer, but the ores also included lead, copper and other base metals (Ariz. Bur. Mines Bull 137, pp. 109-113). Buck was a professional mining secretary in San Francisco. [SF 1875 dir] Est. $250-500

858. Mohave. Wauba Yuma. Philadelphia and Arizona Mining Company. Incorporated in Pennsylvania in 1866. Certificate number 53 issued to Joseph S. Lovering in 1867 for 1000 shares. Signed by President T. Morris Perot and Treasurer Samuel Townsend. Printed by J. Haehnlan, Phila. Vignette top center of state seal of Pennsylvania. Uncancelled. Black border and print on white paper. 7.5 x 11. &#x201Wauba Yuma District, Arizona.” The Wauba Yuma district is located on the old road to Prescott, about 60 miles from the Colorado River. The geology of this district was distinctly different from most others in Arizona, since it was composed of quartz veins cutting metamorphic rocks. Some of the quartz was gold bearing, sometimes carrying copper and iron. Numerous prospects were located in Wauba Yuma by a writer corresponding with J. Ross Browne in 1867 for print in 1868. Among them were the Pride of the Pines, which was a 10’ wide quartz vein with a 36’ deep shaft, the Ben Franklin, the El Bonito and other lodes developed by a New York Company (related to this one?). The district is not listed in Garbani, nor is it listed nearly anywhere else that we could find, except Barnes, who places the district about 20 miles east of Hardyville. It was located at the head of the Bill Williams Fork. The district disappeared shortly after the only initial prospecting was done in the mid 1860’s. None of the mines there produced any reasonable or substantial ore, and fell out of existence nearly immediately. The mines at Wauba Yuma were reportedly of quartz in gneiss. Inn the American southwest, many of the gneiss regions are pre-Cambrian rocks, among the oldest rocks exposed on the earth’s surface. Typically the quartz veins in these rocks are formed in listric faults. This type of fault is formed from an extension crack in the earth’s surface. The cracks start out at a high vertical angle with some width, and then taper to narrow zones as they curve and begin to flatten with depth. They rarely produced significant quantities of ore. Wauba Yuma was an Indian chief. Rare. Est. $600-900

MOHAVE. THE WEAVER DISTRICT AT OLIVE CITY.

Notes on the early period of the district, c 1863-1868.

The Weaver district was one of the most important of the early Arizona mining districts. It is also one of three different Weaver districts throughout all of Arizona, and can easily be confused with other locations. Perhaps the most important thing about the Weaver District is that it is a copper district, one of the first in Arizona. Its geographic location near La Paz caused more intense exploration and prospecting than other districts that were much more remote, and thus subject to Apache attack. The Weaver held several mines that became commonplace names in Arizona publicity of the period, particularly the Olive mine on the Olive lode. Both were named for the little girl Olive Oatman who was captured by the Apache tribe that killed her parents. Her subsequent torture and disfigurement were the source of a book found in this sale in its first edition. Other copper deposits were also found at the Erataba district located between El Dorado Canyon and La Paz. Most of the claims at Weaver were apparently originally held by the men within Capt. J. Ives Fitch’s command at Fort Mohave, according to an article in the Mining and Scientific Press on January 16, 1864. Other districts nearby include the La Paz, Chimewawa, Walker’s, Freeman, and Williams Fork. The Weaver District itself was 20 miles southwest of La Paz on the east side of the river. In January (30) of 1864, The Mining and Scientific Press reported: “One company has already taken out enough ore to more than pay the expense of the extensive prospecting, and I do not mention it as an exception, but merely to show that the extravagant expectations before mentioned, have, and may again, be realized – but not as a rule.” By 1867 silver lodes were discovered at Weaver. At that point, mining engineer Henry Ehrenberg was making reports on properties there, according to J. Ross Browne in Mineral Resources West of the Rocky Mountains, 1868. The small mines continued to be prospected for another ten years or so, but never had significant production.

859. Mohave. Weaver. Arizona Silver and Copper Mining Company. Incorporated in 1863 in California. Certificate number 87 issued to William H. Knight for 30 shares in 1863. Signed by President S. B. Whipple and Secretary Thos. Brownejohn. Printed by Towne & Bacon, SF. Vignette top center of 5 money bags, one spilling coins from a split in the side. Uncancelled. Folds. Scrapbook stub attached at left. &#x201Cmerican Silver Ledge, Weaver District, Arizona Territory, One Foot to the Share.” Black border and print on white paper with silver safety print. 4 x 9. The Weaver district was located on the eastern side of the Colorado River, 90 miles above Fort Yuma. The principal city, 150 miles by river from Ft Yuma was Olive City, which had 20 houses. The mines produced copper, silver and gold and were located between 6 and 15 miles from the steamboat landing at Olive City. Stephen B. Whipple was a real estate broker. Brownejohn was a bookkeeper for Horn & Co., and a professional mining secretary. There were two Wm. H. Knight’s in San Francisco in 1862-5. One of them was a clerk for Bancroft, the other managed Kimball & Co.’s carriage and wagon business. It makes sense that the latter might have taken stock in trade for goods. [Browne, 1868; SF Dir. 1862] Est. $700-1200

860. Mohave. Weaver. Henry and Barnard Consolidated Gold, Silver and Copper Mining Company. Incorporated in California in 1863. Certificate number 531 issued to Christian Schreiber for 25 shares in 1864. Signed by President C. M. Blood and Secretary Geo. W. Gildersleeve. Printed by Harrison & Co., SF. Vignette of mill buildings along a river. Uncancelled. Folds. &#x201Location, Weaver District, Arizona Terr.; 5 ft to a share, Copper Mound Lode, Blue Bell, Barnard, Henry & Barnard, White Swan, Lord Byron. Mary J. Little, New York, Lindsay, Michigan, Flying Cloud, Pride of our Country, Vermont, Rachael, Henry.” Datelined San Francisco. Black border and print on white paper. 5.5 x 9.5. This company ran a copper mine at Weaver, ten miles from La Paz. In the 4/16/1864 edition of Mining and Scientific Press, the company reported ore at 40% copper, silver $26/ton, and a trace of gold. The company was reportedly offered an advance on ores mined from San Francisco concerns. They had utilized the media to show off the ores at a local San Francisco office, trying to raise cash to run a 200 foot tunnel to reach the ore at depth. The mine superintendent was I. M. Blood, brother of James Blood, president of the company. [MiSciPr 5/7/1864] This was one of the most active of the mining companies at Weaver, with prospecting at 15 different mines in the district. [MiSciPr 6/4/64] A number of mines, including the “ Henry Barnard”, were in operation at the time of Mowry’s visit in 1864 (Mowry, 1864, pp. 87-88). James Blood ran a coal and wood yard in SF. Gildersleve ran the Occidental coal & Wood Yard. Schreiber was a confectioner. [ref: 1862, 1865 SFR directories] Shareholders levied assessments that went unpaid in the H&B in May, 1864 were S. P. Taylor, Wallace Everson, John Landers, Geo W. Barnard, Geo. Bridges, Geo. Rowland. [MiSciPr 5/7/1864] Est. $700-1200

861. Mohave. Weaver. Olive City Copper Mining Company. Incorporated in 1863 in California. Certificate number 128 issued to Wm. H. Knight for 49 shares in 1863. Signed by President A.D. McDonald and Secretary Thos. Brownejohn. Printed by Towne & Bacon, SF. Small vignette of eagle clutching flag. Uncancelled. Folds. &#x201Location, Weaver District, Arizona Territory, Mount and Brown Ledges.” Datelined San Francisco. Black border and print with blue safety print on white paper. Red 25-cent Internal Revenue stamp at left margin. 4 x 9. Named for Olive Oatman, survivor of a vicious Apache attack and disfigurement. The mines produced copper, silver and gold and were located between 6 and 15 miles from the steamboat landing at Olive City. McDonald was a clerk or manager for J. Brittan, a stove dealer in SF. T. Brownejohn and Knight are listed with the Arizona Silver & Copper Co., please see. [ref: 1862 SF Dir] Est $700-1200