americana auction #13, part 11 Nevada part 2

NEVADA PART II
Mineral through White Pine Counties
MINERAL

735. Mineral. Bovard. Bovard Real Photo Postcard, c.1908. The card has an oval 2.5 x 3.25 inches that is set to the left. The rest of the card is white. The scene is captioned “Birth of Bovard” and shows a temporary camp with tents, autos, horse and carriage and lots of Nevada native flora (sagebrush). The card is postmarked Reno & Virginia RPO, 1908. Bovard was a short lived mining camp located about 20 miles northeast of Hawthorne. The town was organized May 1908 after discovery of mineral deposits (Carlson, Nevada Place Names, p.57). Two minor bends on top edge. Postmark impression shows on front of card. Extremely rare. Very fine. Est. $250-500

736. Mineral. Candelaria. Candelaria Photo Postcard. Lot of 2 different postcards. Real photo postcards of Candelaria life. “Swain & Ingalls Delivery, 1893,” featuring “W.A. Ingalls by side of wagon [and] Otis Ingalls on Seat,” the horse named Old Charlie. The other image was taken from the side of the road, looking up at the remains of Candelaria. 1950’s car in foreground. Both with white borders, both 3” x 5”. Xf, unused. Est. $75-150

737. Mineral. Hawthorne. El Capitan Casino Modern Postcard Collection. Lot of 20 different postcards. Color postcards, with three black and white photo postcards. And Excellent photo record of casino history. Features internal and external views. 3” x 5”, three used, postmarked Hawthorne, 1944 and 1961, and Bishop, 1971. Xf. Est. $50-150

738. Mineral. (Hawthorne). Mineral County Hunting & Fishing License, 1911. Hunting And Fishing/License/ 42/Mineral County/Nevada/$1.00/Expires February 28, 1912. Pitted on reverse as if the item had been punched. The reverse appears to have been cleaned by a wire brush. 43mm x 50mm. Alum. Vf. Est. $100-200

739. Mineral. Hawthorne. Globe/ (line dot line) / Hawthorne // GF / 5 (cents symbol) / IT. Rd, br, 21mm. Dark toned with dirt. Xf. The token predates 1907. In 1894 there were four saloons there, but all are listed by proprietor. More research is needed in newspapers to determine age, but we suspect the token to date near 1900. Est.$200-400

740. Mineral. Hawthorne. Hawthorne & Naval Ammunition Depot Photo Postcards. Lot of 11 different postcards. Nine real photo postcards of the Officers’ Quarters, Civilians’ Quarters, recreation area and others. One modern color postcard showing the entrance to the depot, and 1933 Marine Barracks Radio Transmitter card, used as postcard. Four are used, 2 postmarked June Lake, 1957, and Hawthorne, 1933. 3” x 5”. All Vf-Xf. Est. $100-300

741. Mineral. Hawthorne. Hawthorne Photo Postcards. Lot of 14 different postcards. Photo and modern color postcards of Hawthorne, including the Rocket Motel, Mineral County Courthouse, High School, and others. Three used, postmarked Hawthorne, 1949, 1944, and 1963. All are 3” x 5”, and in very fine to extremely fine condition. Est. $75-150

742. Mineral. Hawthorne. Hawthorne Photo Postcards. Lot of 3 different cards. One real photo postcard, circa 1940’s and two color cards circa, 1960’s. R.P.P. is view from outside of town showing billboards in foreground and snow capped Mt. Grant in background. Color cards of the El Capitan restaurant and gambling hall. Est. $25-50

743. Mineral. Hawthorne. Hawthorne Real Photo Postcards. Lot of 6 different postcards. Real photo postcard images, including “E” Street, Mt. Grant and Hawthorne, and men and women posing for photo on building steps. All 3” x 5”, all with white borders. Fine-Vf, soiling and wear. Est. $75-150

744. Mineral. Hawthorne. Hawthorne Street Scene Photo Postcards, 1940-1955. Lot of 11 different pcs. There are ten black and white photocards, including real photo postcards, and one modern color. All the cards have different street scenes of Hawthorne. The black and white cards are all from the 1940’s and have white borders. One of the cards has had its corners cut off for one reason or another. The color card is blurry. All very fine. Est. $200-400

745. Mineral. Hawthorne. Hawthorne Street Scene Postcards. Lot of 14 different postcards. Real photo and photo repro postcard views, including Hawthorne and Mt. Grant images, “E” Street, Nevada Club Café and general town views. All 3”x 5”, with white borders. Three used, postmarked Hawthorne 1941, Babbitt, NV 1945, and Long Beach, 1954, the fourth not postmarked. Vf-Xf. Est. $200-400

746. Mineral. Hawthorne. Hawthorne Town Photo Postcards. Lot of 2 different postcards. The first is a view of “E” St., with horse drawn wagons, and General store in the foreground. The second in an image of the Nucelus Hotel, with early automobile and horse-drawn carriage in the front. 3” x 5”. The first is postmarked 190x. Both Xf. Est. $50-75

747. Mineral. Hawthorne. Walker Lake & Naval Ammunition Depot Photo Postcards. Lot of 10 different postcards. Several real photo postcards, modern full color, and black and whites. All 3” x 5”, one postmarked 1968. Vf-Xf. Est. $50-150

748. Mineral. Hawthorne. Walker Lake Postcards. Lot of 28 different postcards. Includes real photo, color and printed postcards. All different views of the lake, including views taken from the highway, SP Depot, Dry Lake at Hawthorne, U.S. 95 nearing Hawthorne, and many others. Three are used, postmarked Hawthorne, 1940 and 1945, and Schurz, 1953. 3” x 5”. All are in very fine to extremely fine condition. Est $200-400

749. Mineral. Mina. Davis Hotel/ Mina// GF/ One/ Drink. Rd, br, 21mm, vf, weak strike in “vi”, toned. Est. $50-100

750. Mineral. Mina. Mina Club Token. GF/ 12 1/2/ Mina Club/ IT// 12 1/2. Rd, br, 21mm. Hole at top for suspension. Xf, toned. Est. $50-100

751. Mineral. Mina. Hotel Mina/ Mina/ Moise K. Co.// GF/ One/ Drink. Rd, br, 21mm. The Hotel Mina in Mineral County was owned by B. Frank Baker and boasted of 60 rooms, a diner and a first class bar in 1907. By 1914, Baker’s advertisements had not changed, nor had the size of the hotel. This token was good for on half bit, or a glass of cheap beer at the bar in the hotel’s saloon. It was given out in lieu of change as an incentive to come back to the bar. Mina was a small community on the Carson & Colorado RR that served local mining camps of Garfield, Moho and others. Xf, corroded and toned. Est. $50-100

752. Mineral. Mina. Mina Real Photo Postcard. Captioned “Mina, Nev. at middle of card. The photo is taken from a top a freight car. The remnants of this old rail depot is visible today, but its completely dilapidated. The card has been affected by water with pervasive ripples. Image has damage at the lower left and lower right corner from water. The reverse bottom half has staining from water. Fine. Est. $100-300

753. Mineral. Mina. Mina (Saloon) Tokens. Lot of 2 tokens. Palace Bar & Café/ Mina,/ Nev.// GF/ 12 1/2c/ IT, rd, wm, 21mm. Good For/ 5c/ Garage Bar/ Mina, Nev./ IT// 5, rd, br, 27mm. The first is very fine, toned and worn at high points, the second Xf, toned. Est. $50-100

Mineral. Oneota (Buena Vista). Please see the Oneota Mining District laws in Esmeralda. Oneota. This is an important lot containing the original hand written mining laws of this mining camp in the White Mountains on the California-Nevada border.

754. No Lot.

755. Mineral. Rawhide. Bradford Mill Pack Mule Team Real Photo Postcards. “Watt-Bradford Mill En Route to Rawhide.” Image of mule drawn train crossing desert. 3” x 5”. Xf, unused. Est. $150-300

756. Mineral. Rawhide. Hotel Rawhide/ GF/ 12 1/2 cents/ IT/ W.C. Hawkins, Prop.// (pic-rabbit). 4 scalloped, nickel, very strong strike. Circa 1908-1915. Toned, but Vf. This is considered one of the great Nevada (and western) trade tokens. I have always been fascinated by the rabbit on the reverse and wondered about its meaning. After an hour in the library reading old Rawhide newspapers, I was unable to unearth the story. The hotel probably was in Rawhide in early 1908 at the height of the boom. The town didn’t even make it into the 1907-8 Polk directory. The only hotel left in 1914 was run by W. C. Hawkins. [1914 directory] Please see inside back cover for color illustration of rabbit. Est. $400-800

757. Mineral. Rawhide. National Theatre Trade Token. National Theatre / (star) / Rawhide / (dot line dot) / Nev. / Moise S.F. // 12 1/2. Rd, br, 24mm. Dark toned reverse. Minor rust and corrosion along rim on obverse. Vf. Est. $150-300

758. Mineral. Rawhide. Nevada Scheelite Club/Rawhide,/Nevada//10/IT. Rd, alum, 26mm. BU. Est. $25-75

759. Mineral. Rawhide. Peoples/ Theatre// Lot of 4 denominations. 5 (Oct), 10 (diam), 40 (tri), 80 (4 sc). All al, 27mm, 31mm, 23mm, and 27mm. Poor to fine, with pitting and light to heavy corrosion. Est. $200-300

760. Mineral. (Rawhide). People’s/Theatre //5. Oct, alum, 28mm. Appears to have been cleaned with a wire brush. Xf. Est. $50-100

761. Mineral. (Rawhide). People’s/Theatre //10. Squ, alum, 24mm. Vf. Est. $50 100

762. Mineral. (Rawhide). People’s/Theatre //40. Triangular, alum, 26mm. Xf. Est. $50-100

763. Mineral. (Rawhide). People’s/Theatre //80. Scallop (4), alum, 29mm. Appears to have been cleaned with a wire brush. Xf. Est. $50-100

764. Mineral. Rawhide. Rawhide Assay Office Real Photo Postcard. The card shows three men in front of the Rawhide Assay Office. Winter setting. No white border. Postmarked, date illegible. 3” x 5”. Vf, two cracks at upper left corner. Est. $200-400

765. Mineral. Rawhide. Rawhide Auto Co. Real Photo Postcard. View of several early automobiles and people in front of Shurz-Rawhide Auto Co. building. Postmarked Schurz, 1908, cancelled in Highland, CA, 1908. Vf, front has 1” streak at top edge, and reverse is a bit soiled. Est. $150-300

766. Mineral. Rawhide. Rawhide Bank Checks. Lot of 2 pieces. First Exchange Bank, unissued no. 32. Red print on yellow paper. The second is from the Bank of Rawhide, no. 19, datelined Rawhide, 1908. Maroon print on lighter paper. 3” x 6” and 3” x 9”. Vf, lightly soiled. Est. $75-100

767. Mineral. Rawhide. Rawhide Bird’s Eye Real Photo Postcard. “Upper Squatterstown,” Rawhide. Bird’s eye view of town. “Johnson Photo” at bottom. Unused, but pencil writing in correspondence area. 3” x 5”, Xf. Est. $300-600

768. Mineral. Rawhide. Rawhide Bird’s Eye Real Photo Postcards Town and distant mountains in view, very clear. Postmarked Rawhide, 1909. 3” x 5”. Xf. Est. $200-400

769. Mineral. Rawhide. Rawhide Bird’s Eye Real Photo Postcard. Washed-out image of town and mountain. Postmarked Rawhide, 1908 and cancelled Osceola Mills, PA, 1908. 3” x 5”. Xf. Est. $200-400

770. Mineral. Rawhide. Rawhide Bread Line Real Photo Postcard. “Bread Line” at Rawhide. Features men an women standing outside of corrugated building. “Johnson Photo” at lower left. Unused. Vf, dark line at left from photo, and some wear to edges. Est. $250-500

771. Mineral. Rawhide. Rawhide Getting Mail Real Photo Postcards. View of folks “Getting Mail, Post Office, Rawhide.” Two long lines to either side of building. Postmarked 1908. Example of early use of white border. Vf, some cracking at edges. Est. $250-400

772. Mineral. Rawhide. Rawhide Leasing & Mining Co. Shaft Image. Features three miners at shaft, and early auto to left. Postmarked Rawhide (date illegible). 3” x 5”. Vf, some cracking on image. Est. $200-400

773. Mineral. Rawhide. Rawhide Mining Co Stock Certificates, 1910. Lot of 3 different pcs. One is issued and the other two are unissued. (1) Rawhide Queen Mines Co. Incorporated in Issued to Charles Brunner for 100 shares, cert #2519, in 1910. No vignette. Blue border and gilt seal. Datelined Reno, Signed by E. W. King president and G. Harrison asst. secretary. 7 x 11. Printed within masthead. “Location of Mines Rawhide, Regent Mining District, Nev.” Small hole/tear near upper left corner. (2) This are the same style certificates. Rawhide Hills Mining Co. Cert #898 & 809. Unissued. Unsigned. Vignette of an elaborate flume system. Black border with gilt seal and gold safety print. Red print in title. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11. All very fine. Est. $75-150

774. Mineral. Rawhide. Rawhide Nevada Document Collection. Lot of 5 different pieces. Includes letterhead from the Rawhide Queen Mines Co., Nevada New Mines Co., Rawhide cover, and two billheads. 1911-1915. All are Vf-xf, some foxing. Est. $100-200

775. Mineral. Rawhide. Rawhide Nevada Images. Lot of 5 postcards. Black and white, color, and chromo-litho cards of various Rawhide images, including the ghostown, a prospector and his pack mule, Mirage Desert and others. Unused, 3” x 5”. Vf, some soiling. Est. $100-200

776. Mineral. Rawhide. Rawhide Nevada Split Image Photo Postcards. The top image notes the size of the town in 1907, and the bottom notes the tremendous growth in 1908. Cancelled in Ogden, UT, 1908. Fine, front soiled. Est. $250-400

777. Mineral. Rawhide. Rawhide Northeast Johnson Real Photo Postcard. “N.E. Johnson Photo” of bagged shipping ore above a view of ore tracks. Postmarked Rawhide, 1907. 3” x 5”. Vf, edges a bit soft and worn. Est. $200-400

778. Mineral. Rawhide. Rawhide Real Photo Postcard. The card is captioned “Mouth of Tunell (sic) Grutt Bros Leece (sic) Rawhide, Nev.” The scene is of 6 miners standing at the portal entrance with 10 sacks of ore in front of them. The card has a 2 inch tear from the left edge into card. There are 6 spots on the card that look similar to White-Out. Fine. Est. $75-150

779. Mineral. Rawhide. Rawhide Printed Photo Postcards. Lot of 3 different postcards. Features view overlooking town, with image of people in line out to the street, entitled “Post Office Line Rawhide Nev,” postmarked 1908?. Autographed image of horse drawn ore train, signed J. Fitzpatrick, postmarked 1908. The third is an image of “Two Missionaries of the Desert…1908,” two children on mules. Note to addressee continues on front, above and below image, postmarked Rawhide, no date. All 3” x 5”. Vf, with some wear. Est. $100-300

780. Mineral. Rawhide. Rawhide Real Photo Postcard, c.1907-08. Captioned “Getting Mail Post Office Raw-Hide.” The scene shows two long lines waiting to get mail at the Rawhide post office. The card is postmarked Rawhide with a note stating that “This is a great camp and things are booming.” The Rawhide post office opened Oct 11, 1907 and remained open until 1941. Early example of white border. Extremely fine. Est. $200-400

781. Mineral. Rawhide. Rawhide/ S/ Nevada//GF/ 5/ cents/ IT. Rd, br, 21mm. Xf, dark spots. This could be one of numerous saloons in Rawhide and probably dates to about 1908-1909 at the height of the boom when there were about 25-50 saloons. In 1914, the Polk directory lists Chas. Stacy as the operator of a saloon, which could be this token. Est. $150-300

782. Mineral. Silver Dyke. Silver Dyke Mines Token. Silver Dyke/Mines// GF/12.5/IT. Rd, brass, 21mm. Silver Dyke mines were discovered about 1916 in silver bearing quartz veins cutting the excelsior formation in the Garfield hills west of Sodaville. The area immediately became an important source of silver and tungsten, producing more than $1.2 million by just after World War I even though Couch and Carpenter completely left them out of their report on the metal production of the state published in 1943. A camp sprang up there about 1915-6 but never had a post office. The token is extremely rare, with probably about 5 to ten pieces known. Toned. Xf. Est. $500-800

783. Mineral. Walker Lake. Sapp’s Camp Real Photo Postcards, c.1930-40. The card has a white border and shows a small store with “Sapp’s Camp on the side. A 1930’s style car is in front of the store. Minor stain at upper right corner. Very fine. Est. $25-75

NYE

784. Nye. Beatty. Beatty Postcards. Lot of 9 cards, 7 different views. One black and white printed and the remaining color postcards of scenes around the town of Beatty, circa 1940-1960. Est. $25-50

Nye. [Belmont] Barcelona. [Spanish Belt]. Introduction

Located just six miles northwest of the center of Belmont, the Barcelona was the key mine in the district for years. They appear to have processed about $200,000 in silver-gold ores from about 1870-1940, according to Kleinhampl & Ziony in Mineral Resources of Northern Nye County, 1984. In 1880, they only shipped three tons valued at $150 to a mill in Eureka, and Burchard guessed that they would build a mill near the mine soon. [Burchard 1880, p100, 1881p143] Benjamin Flint was the president of the Pacific Land & Trust Co. in SF. Chas. Buckingham was an agent for the Diamond Drill Co. [Langley, 1881 SF Dir]. The district name was later changed from Spanish Belt to Barcelona to reflect the importance of the mine. It is included within the Belmont district by several authors.

785. Nye. [Belmont] Spanish Belt. Barcelona Mining Co. Cert. #2571. Incorporated in 1886. Issued to A.J. Severance for 100 shares in 1887. Signed by president A.J. Severance and secretary Robert W. Prestidge. Vignette of female allegorical figure lounging against stars and stripes shield, with spread-winged bald eagle behind. Green border and underprint. Printed by Collins & Sesnull. 7” x 11 3/4”. See introductory story. Xf, three ink smudges at bottom margin. Est. $200-400

786. Nye. [Belmont] Spanish Belt. Barcelona Central Silver Mining Co. Cert. #212. Incorporated in Nevada 1876. Issued to Mrs. E. W. Peet for 20 shares in 1876. Signed by Benj. Flint president and C. S. Buckingham secretary. No vignette. Fancy masthead. Black border and print. Uncancelled. Printer - A. L. Bancroft. 4 x 9. “Nye County, Nevada” printed at top edge. Includes an envelope from the Barcelona Central SMC. See introductory story above. Extremely fine. Est. $200-400

787. Nye. [Belmont] Spanish Belt. Barcelona Cons Mining Co. Cert. #761. Incorporated in 1874. Issued to Henry H. Pearson for 1200 shares in 1877. Signed by Benj Flint president and J. Moore secretary. No vignette. Black border and print. Uncancelled. Printer - Lith Britton & Rey. 5 x 9. See introductory story above. Extremely fine. Est. $200-400

Nye. Belmont. Also see the Nye. Philadelphia District.

788. No Lot.

789. Nye. Belmont. Belmont Document Collection. Lot of 14 different pieces. Includes several pieces of correspondence on U.S. Post Office Letterhead, W. S. Bryden, Nye County Recorder, and other county papers, including State Bank and Trust Co. business license, and two money orders. 1883-1904. All are in relatively fine condition, some with minor tears. All are very rare. Mostly Vf. Est. $250-500

790. Nye. Belmont. Belmont Hall Association $10.00 Certificate. Cert. #17. Datelined Belmont, Issued to Robert Mullan for 1 share in 1872. Signed by Mullan as president and John Sharp as secretary. Small image of hawk’s head at bottom center. Red border and print. Printed by Edward Denny & Co. 4” x 9 1/2”. Vf, dark spot at top left, over certificate number, folds. Est. $150-300

791. Nye. Belmont. Belmont Mining & Dev. Co. Cert. #276. Incorporated in South Dakota. Issued to Lidimer Herold for 200 shares in 1903. Signed by J. C. Kennihan vice president and W. G. Zantiny. Vignette of a spread winged eagle clutching a globe. Orange border and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 8 x 11. Original ink stain above embossed seal. Very fine. Est. $25-75

792. Nye. Jackson. Gold Park M&MC. Cert. #8. Incorporated in Issued to Thos. Dalton for 3000 shares in 1901. Signed by Dalton as president and John W. Cliff as secretary. Uncancelled. Vignette of mine and mill operations at water’s edge, flanked by two smaller vignettes of miners working underground. Green border and seal. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8” x 11”. Gold Park is situated in a small valley once littered with native foliage, located in northern Nye County, where the first mines were worked in the late 1870’s. But the majority of the activity would be during the Tonopah-Goldfield Boom of c.1903-1915. This company owned the Star of the West and other mines. Extremely fine. Est. $50-100

793. Nye. Jackson. Gold Park Mining & Reduction Co Broadside, 1909. The broadside announced that the San Francisco, Star of the West, Arctic, Irene (Harry N. Mores Mines) mining claims located in the Jackson mining district, located in Gold Park, Nye and Lander Counties, were leased, for a two year term, by the Gold Park Mining & Reduction Co, April 1st, 1909. The main purpose of the broadside was to announce to the local workers that the new company was not responsible for work done on these properties with the statement: “Further notice is hereby given to all miners, mechanics, wood choppers, wood haulers, merchants, merchandise, storekeepers, and all other persons who may furnish any labor, goods, wares, merchandise, wood, hay, feed, or any material whatsoever for use of said above described mines…the undersigned…will be responsible for any work which may be done on said mines…” Printed at the bottom is : “Dated: Gold Park, Jackson Mining District, Counties of Nye and Lander, State of Nevada, April 2nd, 1909, Bank of Austin, Trustee.” The broadside is printed on cloth. There are several dark stains affecting the cloth but they do not detract from the piece. Very fine. Est. $300-600

794. Nye. Johnnie. Johnnie M. & M. Co./ Johnnie/ Nevada//GF/ 12 1/2c/ IT. Oct, br, 23mm. Fine, pitted, corroded on reverse. Est. $100-150

795. Nye. Manhattan. Manhattan Printed Photo Postcards, c.1908. Lot of 4 different pcs. Fabulous cross sectionsal views of early Manhattan. One of the cards is captioned Early Days, Manhattan, Nev.”, another has “Main Street, Manhattan, Nev.”, another “East End of Main Street, Manhattan, Nev.” and the last has “Looking up Erie Street, Manhattan, Nev.” Three of the cards have been used and have Manhattan postmarks dated 1908. All very fine. Est. $150-350

796. Nye. Manhattan. Manhattan Printed Photo Postcard, c.1907. The scene is of Manhattan with the caption “Manhattan, Nev. 6 Months Old” at bottom. The image is only 3.75 x 2.5 and is set to the upper left. Unused. Excellent shot of early Manhattan. Very fine. Est. $150-300

Nye. Midas (Ione). Introduction to Midas (Ione) Section

Midas was a mining camp 50 miles southwest of Austin. For some unknown reason to us, the camp of Ione was renamed Midas some time about 1885, and the name stuck for at least 20 years. It is considered by some as one of the remotest mining camps in the west. Only one store was listed there in 1907, a general merchandise store run by F. Schmalling. In 1894, Schmalling had a saloon in Ione and 2 other merchants ran general stores. [Bradstreet Directory, 1886; Commercial Agency Book, 1894; Polk 1907][Ruth Danner’s book Gabbs Valley, Nevada also carries some information on Midas]. Curiously (and remarkably), the names Ione and Midas are omitted from many of the key Nevada works, including Lincoln and Kleinhampl and Ziony. The town falls within the Union District, a very broad district encompassing Berlin to the south. The town was very active in the 1860’s through the early 1870’s, when known ore became depleted. After 1905 there was a revival, but Midas never regained its stature and that of neighboring Berlin, now a state park known for its fossils. The town was known for decades as one of Nevada’s classic ghost towns. The town never had much of a population. Johnson & Cirac’s Miner’s Exchange Saloon must have only lasted a short while, probably during the 1905-1910 period, judging from the appearance of the token. R. C. Johnson was listed as the only proprietor of the saloon in the 1914 Polk Directory. Schmalling still ran his general merchandise store and was also the postmaster. A mercury mining company was active there then as well. This is an extremely rare token, with perhaps four examples known that I am aware of. It is a rare example of a name change to a town that was used for more than 20 years, but never completely stuck. Indeed, the name Ione is the only one remembered today. Any original material from this important early mining camp is very rare.

797. Nye. Midas. Geo. Rosenfelt./ Midas, Nev.// GF 5 IT. Rd, br, 23, holed center. Xf. Est. $150-300

798. Nye. Midas. Miners Exchange/ Saloon/ Johnson &/ Cirac/ Midas.// GF/ One/ Drink/ or/ Cigar. Rd, br, 25mm. Vf, toned, high points worn. Extremely rare. Four reported known in the Nevada Trade Token Book. For the story on the saloon, please read the introduction above. Est. $750-1500

799. Nye. Midas. Midas Billhead, 1902. The billhead is from F. W. Schmaling, Dealers in General Merchandise, Boots, Shoes, Clothing, Etc. The billhead is actually a request of Crescenzo of Austin for 3 quilts signed by Schmaling. Extremely fine. Est. $50-100

800. Nye. Midas. Midas Datelined Letter to Soloman & Crescenzo of Austin, 1897. The letter is asking that Soloman & Crescenzo send some specific supplies with Mr. Mitchell when they are on their way to Midas. The letter is signed by Mrs. D. Brown and datelined Midas, Nye Co, Nevada, 1897. Extremely fine. Est. $25-50

801. Nye. Millett. Millett Winter Printed Postcard. Printed image of snow covered town, with cattle grazing in foreground. 1/4” white space along bottom of image. Unused, with 1 cent stamp. Millet is a small town located north of Round Mountain west of Alkali Flat. The town was first known as Scheel Ranch after Charles Scheel. When he died, his widow married Albion Bradbury Millet in the 1890’s. The newlyweds chose to live on the old Scheel ranch and the name of the town changed to Millett. In the early 1900’s, a mining boom allowed Mrs. Millet to open a store and a post office opened in 1906. The post office remained opened until 1930, when services were moved to Round Mountain. (Carlson, Nevada Place Names, p.168). This photo reproduction has remarkable photo-like quality. Xf, 3” x 5”. Est. $75-150

802. Nye. Monarch. Monarch/ Bar//GF/ 12 1/2c/ IT. (4) Sc, br, 27mm. Monarch was a mining town that was laid out on the Ralston Desert in 1906, about 12 miles south of Goldfield. Reverend Blanchard sold town lots and mining claims of dubious value. In 1906, a post office was ordered to open. The Western Pacific RR had located an alternate line to Monarch and considered Monarch an excellent division point. On October 18, 1906, the Reno Evening Gazette predicted that the town was to be a mere memory soon. The prophesy came true with Reverend Blanchard leaving debts amounting to $73,000 and stealing investors cash amounting to $75,000. The citizens were all gone by March 1907 and the post office never opened.

It is interesting to note that we have never found Monarch listed in any directory. The story of Monarch lends itself to a mining camp with a fleeting economy, leaving an historian wondering if a merchant who set up there for just a few months might use trade tokens. In all of my research in Nevada from the post-1900 mining camp booms, I can only find one Monarch Bar, and it was in Fairview, run by the Steinheimer Brothers “First Class Bar and Club Rooms.” While I cannot rule out Monarch as the place of origin for this token, it certainly deserves more research. Under any circumstances, it is a scarce token.-fh (Carlson, Nevada Place Names, p.170; 1907-8 Polk Directory). Vf, dark spots, red toning. Est. $150-300

803. Nye. Philadelphia. Monitor Belmont Mining Co. Cert. #562. Incorporated in Nevada in 1914. “Philadelphia Mining District”, and “Principal Office- Belmont Nye County, Nevada” at either side. Issued to Frank G. Allen for 1000 shares in 1916. Signed by president Geo. A. Nelson and secretary (illegible). Lloyd G. Nelson, Resident Agent (bottom center). The Monitor consisted of 21 claims, with profitable production, a number of which were worked years before the formation of this company, and considered most profitable. Work yielded silver ore, developed by 3 shafts at the 600’, 750’ and 1100’ levels, and a 10-stamp mill (Ref: Weed, 1916, p.790). Black border and fancy print. No vignette, monogram at left. 4” x 9”. Est. $50-150

804. Nye. Rhyolite. Bullfrog/Rhyolite Photo Postcards. Lot of 12 cards and 10 different scenes 2 white bordered real photo postcards; one of “Murphy’s Graveyard of relics of the past”, published by Los Angeles Photo Post Card Co.; the other of a team of 4 burros pulling a covered buckboard, publisher not identified. 2 chromolithographs of freight wagons and stage coaches, 5 color cards of 3 scenes of ruins, one card each of a prospector, trading post and plaque at the Bullfrog-Rhyolite Cemetery. Est. $40-80

805. Nye. Rhyolite. Rhyolite Bottle House Postcards. Lot of 7 cards, 6 different views Lot of 7 different cards of the famous bottle house in Rhyolite. One is a real photo postcard by Frashers, two other real photo postcards are not identified by photographer or publisher, the remaining 4 are color cards. Shows a nice progression of changes in the structure over time. The earlier photos show a chimney and cockscomb on the roof ridge which aren’t present in the later pictures. Est. $40-80

806. Nye. Rhyolite. Rhyolite Real Photo Postcards. Lot of 4 different cards. White bordered real photo postcards of ruins at Rhyolite,. Circa 1930’s and late 1950’s; and one, dated 1909, of the town in its heyday. Est. $50-150

807. Nye. Rhyolite. Rhyolite Train Depot Photo Postcards. Lot of 4 cards, three different views. One B&W real photo postcard and three color views of the station at various stages in its history. Est. $25-75

808. Nye. Rhyolite. Stock Exchange Token. Stock Exchange/ Rhyolite/ Nev.// GF/ 2 1/2 cents/ At The Bar. Rd, br, 21mm. Fine, worn/toned. Est. $300-600

809. Nye. Round Mountain. Sunnyside Club Tokens. Lot of 2 different varieties. The Sunnyside// GF 25c IT. Sunnyside Club/ Rd. Mt. Nev.// GF 12 1/2/ IT. Both Rd, br, each with a hole in center. 21mm, 25mm. Vf, toning. Sunnyside was a saloon and bordello section of town on the west side of Round Mountain proper. It is gone today, replaced by the open pit mine. Est. $100-300

810. Nye. Round Mountain. Sunnyside Club/ Rd. Mt. Nev.// GF 12 1/2/ IT. Rd, br, hole in center. 21mm. Vf, toned. Est. $75-150

Nye. Round Mountain. For Round Mountain Gold Specimens, please see the Gold section.

811. Nye. San Antonio. Liberty Silver Mining Co. Cert. #3. Incorporated in 1864. Issued to J. F. B. Perry for 10 shares in 1864. Signed by Geo. Seitz president and Lewis Hyndman secretary. Vignette at left edge of a woman holding up the American flag. Uncancelled. Printer - W. B. Cooke, SF. 4.5 x 9. 25 cent revenue stamp affixed at left bottom. “Location: San Antonio District, Nye County, N. T.” printed on certificate. Datelined Austin. The Liberty is the oldest mine in central They were active throughout the 1860’s as an active producing mine. Raymond in 1870 reported (p144) $35,000 in gold production from 1867 and about $38,000 in 1868 at an average value of about $102 per ton. Browne (1868, p418) also reported on the mine, indicating it had reached a depth of 200 feet by 1867 without encountering water. At that point, George Seitz was still in control. Vic Kral reported in 1951 that the mine may have been operated by Spanish, and was active by white men as early as 1854. The mine remained active throughout the next century, and indeed recorded production in the 1940’s. (Kleinhampl & Ziony, p183). This uncancelled certificate must have paid its owner some dividends, probably kept in the family too long until the ore temporarily ran out in the late 1800’s. None of the principals are listed in the Nevada 1863 Directory in Austin or Clifton, nor are listed in the San Francisco 1865 Directory. The 25 cent Power of Attorney is imperforated, signed by Hyndman on the date of issue. This is the most important 1860’s Central Nevada mine outside of Austin. This is an extremely rare certificate from this district. Wonderful Nevada Territorial. Extremely fine. Est. $600-900

812. Nye. Tonopah. Balkan Saloon/ Sam Unis/ Tonopah, Nev.//GF/ 5c/ IT. Rd, br, 21mm. Vf, wear to high points at obverse center. Est. $25-75

813. Nye. Tonopah. Balkan Saloon/ Sam Unis// GF/ 12 1/2c/ IT. Rd, br, 21mm. Vf, red toning. Est. $75-150

814. Nye. Tonopah. Bank Saloon Tokens. Lot of 2 different tokens. Bank Saloon/ 6 1/4 N Trade// Griffin & Holland/ Bank/ (cut out star)/ Saloon/ Tonopah/ Irvin, rd, br, 21mm, star cut out of center. Bank Saloon/ W.J. Drysdal (sic)/ Tonopah, Nevada// GF/ 12 1/2c/ In/ Trade, rd, br, 25mm. The first is worn at high points and toned, the second very corroded and worn. Both Fine. Est. $50-150

815. Nye. Tonopah. Boston Tonopah Mining Co. Cert. #187. Incorporated in Arizona. Issued to Joseph A. Tostitz for 50 shares in 1903. Signed by George Nixon as president and Geo Wingfield secretary. Vignette at top of a mill in a valley next to a stream with two smaller vignettes of miners underground inspecting ore. Black border with gilt seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 6 x 10. Boston Tonopah MC. The certificate was written by George Nixon himself and signed by Nixon and Wingfield, arguable the most powerful pair of on-site western mining financiers, though when this certificate was issued, they had not yet made their fortune at Goldfield or Tonopah. This company was the beginning of a seven year partnership that would make both men millionaires. It emanated from a claim the Wingfield himself staked, later purchasing surrounding ground, and forming the Boston-Tonopah MC. It was next to the Tonopah MC ground, some of the richest in the district. Wingfield, known as a gambler and saloon operator, met Nixon, earning his trust. Much has been written of the pair’s business ventures. “By far the most important of Wingfield’s Tonopah associates was George S. Nixon…The partnership between these two men, which began in October 1902, was to be a remarkable and personal success. It made both men millionaires, guaranteed Nixon’s political future, and transformed George Wingfield from a shrewd local gambler into a national businessman.” Wrote C. E. Raymond in her biography Wingfield, 1992 (p30). “By November 1902…Nixon and Wingfield, along with Wingfield’s fellow dealer from the Tonopah Club Jack Hennessy, were buying and selling stock in two mining companies, the Boston Tonopah and Montana Tonopah, of which William Andrews Clark was a major investor. Nixon also organized the Nye County Bank.” The Montana Tonopah was the first dividend paying mine in the district. The Boston Tonopah may have become part of the Montana Tonopah or another company at a later date. Little is written of the company, and we were unable to track their record. . This certificate is certainly one of the top autographed pieces seen from Tonopah or the post-1900 Nevada gold rush. Extremely fine. Great autograph piece. Est. $300-600

816. Nye. Tonopah. Cabinet Saloon / 129 / Main St. / Shoemaker / & Smith / Tonopah Nev. // GF / 6 1/4 / (arrow star arrow) / Cents. Rd, br, 21mm. Dark spots prevalent on reverse. Obverse has a few black spots. Xf. Est. $100-200

817. Nye. Tonopah. Cirac Mining Co. Cert. #282. Incorporated in Arizona 1905. Issued to Wingfield Nixon for 1670 shares in 1906. Signed by L. B. Cirac vice president and Gifford secretary. Vignette at left of an antlered elk. Black border with gilt seal, underprint and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 8 x 11. Datelined Tonopah, Probably a mine out of Stillwater or Berlin, Nevada with an office in Tonopah. W. F. Ford, the secretary, had the company office at 12 Nyco Building. Leon Cirac, meanwhile, was in Stillwater, listed as a “mining Promoter, while his family, Chas P. Cirac, ran the hotel, saloon, and was Postmaster. (1907 Polk directory). Charlie Cirac was likely the President, since he appears to have been the key source to the income. We know from other records that we have had from the family that Charlie operated a mine in Berlin, Nevada. Leon Cirac must have convinced Nixon & Wingfield, major Nevada mine financiers who would later go on to make a fortune in Goldfield, that this company had significant potential. About the time this certificate was issued, Nixon & Wingfield’s interests in Goldfield were taking off. Tears along fold creases. Water staining on reverse that only slightly bleeds through. Fine to very fine. Est. $100-200

818. Nye. Tonopah. City Bakery/ Tonopah// GF/ One/ Loaf Bread. Rd, br, 25mm. Rare piece. Vf, worn at high points. Est. $25-50

819. Nye. Tonopah. Decoration Day Bird’s Eye View Matted Photograph.. May 30th, 1906. Features parade traveling down people-lined street. Manhattan Stage & Freight Office, Tonopah Banking Corp, Vienna Bakery and Café, and other buildings in direct view. White-bordered photo mounted on gray matting, 10 x 12. Photo is 6 x 8. Matting is damaged at corners. Photo is extremely fine. Est. $300-600

820. Nye. (Tonopah). Europa/ Saloon//GF/ 6 1/4c/ IT. Rd, br, 21mm. Fine, heavily toned. Est. $50-100

821. Nye. Tonopah. Historic/ Tonopah Club/ Tonopah, Nevada// GF/ $1.00/ BET/ On 21 or Crap Game. 4 Scalloped, br, Unc. 39mm. This is a choice piece from one of Nevada’s great gambling houses. Est. $25-50

822. Nye. Tonopah. Hub Saloon Token Set. Lot of 2 varieties. At Hub’s/ Saloon// GF/ 5c/ IT, sc, al, 30mm. Hub/ Saloon/ GF/ 12 1/2/ Cts./ IT, Oct, 30mm. Similar condition at Vf, the first with wear to high points, and both with dark spotting. Est. $100-200

823. Nye. (Tonopah). Miners/Exchange/Saloon//GF/12.5/IT. Square with cut outs at the corners, alum, 23mm. Appears to have been cleaned with a wire brush. Xf. Davidovich and Plamenaz were the proprietors of this Main Street Saloon. [1907 Polk] Est. $50-75

824. Nye. Tonopah. Mizpah Hotel Key Tag. Room number 36. Square, br, with dark lettering. 35mm, with elongated oval at top for suspension. Vf, minor toning. This was one of the first hotels in Tonopah, and noted Nevada Senator Key Pittman once noted that he had to stand on a trunk to change his clothes because it was so crowded. [Israel, Nevada’s Senator Key Pittman, 1963] Est. $100-300

825. Nye. Tonopah. Mizpah Hotel Real Photo Postcard, c. 1910. A an overview shot looking west across town. The Mizpah Hotel is at the center. Postmarked Tonopah. Captioned on front with “General View - Tonopah, Nev.” Extremely fine. Est. $200-400

826. Nye. Tonopah. Monte Carlo/ Saloon/ Tonopah, Nev.// GF/ One/ Drink. RD, br, 23mm. Vf, edges damaged, toned. Est. $50-150

827. Nye. Tonopah. Nevada Industrial Safety Association Membership Certificate. Cert. #91. No incorporation information. “Associate Membership” Issued to West End Consol. MC for $15 due in 1915. Signed by president Tasker L. Oddie and William E. Wallace. Uncancelled. Vignette of spread-winged bald eagle. Black border, gilt seal. Printed by Goes. Vf, slight wrinkling at folds. 8” x 11”. Est. $75-150

828. Nye. Tonopah. Pittman, Key, Broadside. “Hear Senator Key Pittman, the Nation’s Financial Authority…Tonopah, Nev…”. 9 x 6. Black print on brown paper. Xf, three print smudges at left. Pittman had been elected to the US Senate in 1912. Pittman was one of the early prospectors to Tonopah, and established himself there as a mining lawyer instead. His keen sense and knowledge took him to the top quickly. [Israel, F., Nevada’s Key Pittman, 1963] Est. $50-100

829. Nye. Tonopah. State Bank & Trust Building Real Photo Postcard, c. 1905. This shot is earlier than the other card of the same building. In the shot, the building is still undergoing final detail completion. A horse drawn carriage is in the main street. “Tonopah” at bottom left corner. Written on the card is “My Room” with an X on the top floor. The reverse has a note stating that the new office is almost ready. Not mailed. White bordered. Very fine. Est. $100-300

830. Nye. Tonopah. State Bank & Trust Building, Tonopah, Real Photo Postcard, c.1907. “State Bank And Trust Co, Tonopah” written at top of card. There are several people milling about on the main street which is all dirt. This road is Hwy 95 today. The building still stands and this photo was shot from the Mizpah Hotel. Upper left corner has been bent. Postmarked Tonopah, 1907. Very fine. Est. $125-250

831. Nye. (Tonopah). Ticki/ Saloon//GF/ 12 1/2c/ IT. Oct, al, 25mm. Fine, pitting, dark spot on reverse. Not in 1907-8 directory. Est. $50-100

832. Nye. Tonopah. Tonopah & Goldfield Railroad Co. Cert. #A69. Incorporated in Unissued. Unsigned. Vignette of of several rail workers with a steam train traveling from left to right in background. Blue border and underprint. Printer - ABN. 7 x 11. The T & G RR had an 89 mile line from Tonopah Junction to Milltown with 12 miles of branches and spurs. The company was chartered as a consolidation of the Tonopah RR Co and the Goldfield RR Co. In 1916, its rolling stock consisted of 10 locomotives, 5 passenger cars, 147 freight cars and 10 service cars. (Poor’s Manual of Railroads, 1917, p.180). No fold creases. Extremely fine. Est. $100-200

833. Nye. Tonopah. Tonopah & Goldfield/(star)/R R Co //Waterbury Button Co/Waterbury Ct. Rd, brass, 23mm. This is a button from a coat of an engineer or conductor. The eye where the thread would be sewn on is bent over. Xf. Ex. Rare. Est. $200-300

834. Nye. Tonopah. Tonopah Bakery/Tonopah,/Nev.//GF/ One/ Loaf of Bread. 31mm. Scalloped, with points between, al, Vf, corrosion on reverse, a bit worn at high points. Est. $25-75

835. Nye. Tonopah. Tonopah Banking Corp. Trustee’s Certificate. Issued to Mrs. R.E. Haines for assets worth 40/2000 worth of capital stock. Issued and signed by Cashier Eugene Howell. Also signed by v. president W.J. Harris. Uncancelled. No vignette. Black border, orange seal, and green underprint. 8” x 11”. Vf, folds. Est. $100-200

836. Nye. Tonopah. Tonopah Bird’s Eye Panoramic Photos. Lot of 2 pieces. Both span in oposite directions, giving a larger panoramic view. “Tonopah #650/651 (H).” 3 1/2” x 11”. Xf. Est. $100-150

837. Nye. Tonopah. Tonopah Bird’s Eye Photo Repro Postcards. Lot of 6 different pieces. Different views and distances, each labeled “Tonopah.” Five are generally similar distances, taken from different areas, but the sixth view was taken from an airplane. All unused, with white borders, and 3” x 5”. Vf-xf, some soft corners. Est. $75-150

838. Nye. Tonopah. Tonopah Bird’s Eye View Matted Photograph, 1901. “Lynh Lease” and an arrow in pencil at left margin. Photo is 7 1/2” x 9 1/2”, matte is 9.5 x 12. Vf, some soiling on photo and on matting. The canvas tent dwellings far out number the permanent wood structures. One of the earliest photographs we have ever seen of Tonopah. Very rare. Est. $500-1000

839. Nye. Tonopah. Tonopah Bottle Collection. Lot of 4 different bottles. (1) Embossed with “Half Pint/ Tonopah/(triangle) /Nevada.” Half pint round milk bottle. 5.5 inches tall. Extremely fine. Clear. (2) Embossed with “Tonopah Drug Co./Tonopah, Nevada.” 3ii rectangular. 4.5 inches tall. Extremely fine. Purple tint. (3) Coca Cola embossed bottle with Tonopah, Nev embossed on bottom (this is the famous Tonopah coke bottle, very rare). 8 inches tall. Ding on lip. Several dings on bottom ring. Very fine. (4) Orange silkscreen of “Sanitary/Creamery/Phone 2216/Milk and Cream/Tonopah, Nevada//Fresh From/Dairy to You.” Round 1 quart milk bottle. Extremely fine. Clear. Est. $200-400

840. Nye. Tonopah. Tonopah Bottle House Real Photo Postcard. A bright and crisp shot captioned “Bottle House Tonopah, Nev.” Postmarked Tonopah, Nev. The bottle house no longer stands in Tonopah. In the 1970’s, Neil Force purchased the building. He promptly tore it down to sell the bottles to collectors. Great card. Extremely fine. Est. $100-300

841. Nye. Tonopah. Tonopah Dog License. License number 677, 1909. Star-shaped, br, loop at top for suspension. 37mm, fine, toned, corroded. Est. $50-100

842. Nye. Tonopah. Tonopah Extension MC Photo Postcard, c.1910. The card is captioned “Tonopah Extension” which would refer to the Tonopah Extension MC. The scene shows the mil, headframe and dumps. The card has been mailed and is postmarked on the front from Oakland 1911 and on reverse it is postmarked Tonopah, 1911. The Tonopah Extension was one of the early profitable mining companies in Tonopah. Very fine. Est. $150-300

843. Nye. Tonopah. Tonopah Extension Mining Company, incorporated in Arizona in 1902. Certificate no. 23788 issued to Roscoe B. Smith for 25 shares in 1921. Signed by M.R. Ward, president and J. Love, secretary. Brown border and safety print, vignette in underprint at center of certificate illustrating miners working on the surface, uncancelled, 7 x 11, Very fine condition. The company held two claims in the north central part of the district in the earliest days of mining, before consolidation, as shown on the Bradford & Bradford 1905 map of operating claims. Est.$25-50

844. Nye. Tonopah. Tonopah Fire Photo Repro Postcard. The image on this white bordered card shows the aftermath of a fire across the street from the Mizpah Hotel. There are only burnt remnants of the building that burned down. A building across the street also was involved in the fire. Extremely fine. Est. $150-300

845. Nye. Tonopah. Tonopah Mining Co of Lot of 35 certificates. Incorporated in Delaware in 1901. Brown border, underground mining vignette showing four miners operating a Burleigh drill with light by candlestick holders. Printer – Security Bank Note. Cancelled, 7 x 12., Certificates 63488, 63458, 63467, 63470,and 63474, with 2 cents to 20 cents tax revenue stamps Most certificates - Very fine condition, with folds, punch holes, and staples. One with 3 inch tear on edge. This was the first, and greatest mining company in Tonopah, founded by Jim Butler, Tasker Oddie, and Cal Brougher. By 1902 they had already mined $1.5 million, on the way to nearly $50 million by 1940. The discovery by Butler was phenomenal. He was looking for his burro that had wandered off in May 1900. He found an outcrop of mineralized rock. He had it assayed, didn’t believe the assay, and sent a sample to Tasker Oddie, then a lawyer, for his evaluation. That first sample ran 640 oz/ton silver and $206 in gold. A second sample they had submitted to a Klondike assayer was pronounced worthless. Meanwhile, the Klondike assayer ran a second sample, discovered his error, and took off in pursuit of Butler. But he was too late. Butler stayed up all night staking claims, and had all the ground covered by morning. In the first year alone, he received income of about $250,000 in lease payments. The mines in Tonopah went on to produce more than $150 million, ranking it as a world-class ore deposit. [Ref: Torrence, Spurr, Weed, Carpenter]. Est. $150-350

846. Nye. Tonopah. Tonopah Mining District Pocket Map. 1905. Compiled from field notes of S.K. Bradford, Mineral Surveyor. 13” x 36.5”. Vf, detached from 7 1/2” x 4” maroon paper cover. Vibrant, clear pink, blue, green, yellow and purple colors make this a fine collector’s map. Small inset map of Nye and Esmeralda counties at left. Printed by Britton & Rey. Est. $300-600

847. Nye. Tonopah. Tonopah Original Photographs, 1906-1933. Lot of 7 different pcs. (1) Photo showing a horse drawn Water Wagon, c. 1910. 4 x 5. (2) White bordered photo of the Tonopah Lumber Co building and the lumber stacked behind. Very crisp. 4 x 5. (3) Photo of the Tonopah School House with 3 young girls on the railing of the steps, c. 1910, 3.5 x 4.5. (4) Photo a building in Tonopah that is still standing today. 2.25 x 3.5 photo on large white paper. (5) Overview white bordered photo of Tonopah, 2.75 x 4.5, c.1930. (6) Photo with caption of reverse of “Up North Main from Bougher St., Tonopah, Nevada, Saturday, May 13, 1933. 2.5 x 4. (7) Photo with caption on reverse of “Up Bougher St., Tonopah, Nevada, Saturday, May 13, 1933. 2.25 x 4. All very fine. Est. $100-200

848. Nye. Tonopah. Tonopah Overview Real Photo Postcard, c.1925. A great overview of Tonopah after the town had established itself. Tonopah looks very several to this card today. A Model A(?) is visible at right. Bend crease affects the upper left corner. Very fine. Est. $200-400

849. Nye. Tonopah. Tonopah Real Photo Postcard, c.1906. The card is white bordered and shows very early permanent brick houses built in Tonopah. There is a mill at left. The house in the photo looks very similar to a house a rented when I was working in an open pit copper mine just north of Tonopah - VP. Written within white border is “Burros don’t show in this. X is our house. Its quite pretty. Will write you soon. M. J. Hedder.” A description not commonly heard today for Tonopah is “pretty”. Card is postmarked Tonopah, 1907. Very fine. Est. $100-300

850. Nye. Tonopah. Tonopah Real Photo Postcard, c. 1907. Lot of 2 different pcs. Both cards have a 2.5 x 3.5 oval that is set at upper left. The first card is captioned “Butler Mt., Nev. - Dann. This card is postmarked 1906. The second card is shows a snowy day in Tonopah and is captioned “Tonopah, Nevada - Dann.” This card is postmarked Los Angeles, 1906. Very fine. Est. $200-600

851. Nye. Tonopah. Tonopah Postcards. Lot of 3 different cards. Two printed cards and one chromo. View of the Nye County Court House in Tonopah, published by Pacific Novelty Co., San Francisco; Tonopah High School, published by A. H. Rounsevell, Tonopah, Nev., and of the Mizpah Shaft, operated by the Tonopah Mining Co., published by Gray News Co., Salt Lake City, Utah. Est. $20-40

852. Nye. Tonopah. Tonopah Photo Postcard. Lot of 4 different cards. Chromolithographs, #812, 816, 817, 819. Scenes are from around Tonopah, all published by Edward H. Mitchell, San Francisco. Scenes include a general view of the town looking north across down town at the mines in the background; the Mizpah Shaft operated by the Tonopah Mining Co.; the Tonopah Extension Mine; and the bottle house in town. Est. $25-50

853. Nye. Tonopah. Tonopah Postcards. Lot of 14 cards, 10 different views. Color postcards of Tonopah with views of various motels, hotels, street scenes, mines and one card with 4 photos of events at the annual Jim Butler Days celebration. Est. $40-80

854. Nye. Tonopah. Tonopah Postcards. Lot of 7 different cards. Chromolithographs, all by Newman Post Card Co., Los Angeles. Scenes include the State Bank and Trust Co. building; the public library; prospectors with their burros; a 12 mule team freight wagon pulling into town; “Jim Butler’s tent” and two cards with the same scene, but with different font and ink color on the title “Loading ore at Montana-Tonopah, Nevada Mine.” All circa 1907. Est. $50-100

855. Nye. Tonopah. Tonopah Railroad Station Real Photo Postcard, c.1920. The card is captioned “122 - Tonopah R. R. Station, Tonopah, Nev.” The scene is of a train at the depot with people milling about. Crisp and bright shot. Postmarked Tonopah, Nev., 1922. Extremely fine. Est. $100-300

856. Nye. Tonopah. Tonopah Real Photo Postcard, c.1907. This is a white bordered card that shows a rare view of Tonopah. It took us a minute to make sure that this was Tonopah. The scene shows an overview of the town, but the Mizpah is not in the shot. Rare. Postmarked Reno & Goldfield RPO, 1907. Pin hole at top of card. Minor dirt staining. Very fine. Est. $200-400

857. Nye. Tonopah. Tonopah Real Photo Postcard. Lot of 11 cards, 10 different scenes Real photo postcards of street scenes in and around Tonopah and local region. Includes picture of the Mizpah Hotel and Butler Theater, now the site of the Jim Butler Motel, the post office, two cards of the same photo of “Mine Shaft, Tonopah, Nevada”, a possible view of Paymaster Canyon, southwest of town and a team of 18 mules hauling two freight wagons loaded with machinery destined for the mines at Tonopah. No photographers nor publishers noted. Est. $100-200

858. Nye. Tonopah. Tonopah Suburbs Real Photo Postcard, c,1912. The card is white bordered. The scene is of a well dressed man standing in front a few sparse permanent houses in Tonopah. At the bottom in the white border, is written “Suburbs of Tonopah, 1912.” Very fine. Est. $100-300

859. Nye. Tonopah. Tonopah Water Co. Bookkeeper’s Desk, c.1905-20. The desk and chair set have been professionally refinished. The desk measures 72’’ long x 25’’ deep x 39’’ tall. Solid wood tongue and groove construction. Dark stain on oak(?). The desk top sits atop to end cabinets. One of the cabinets has four drawers. The other has a single door. Wonderful. Large and Heavy. Provenance: Ken Brooke, mining geologist. Shipping FOB. Very fine. Est. $500-1000

860. Nye. Tonopah. Tonopah’s Unique House Real Photo Postcard, c.1908. The card shows one of the most well known houses in Tonopah. This house is known as having the first ham radio in The house still stands today, but is not lived in. On the front of the card is written “Our next door neighbors.” Card is postmarked Tonopah, 1909. Very fine. Est. $100-200

861. Nye. Tonopah. Torino Saloon / (star) / Tonopah, / Nev./ L.A. Rub. Stamp Co. // GF / 12 1/2 (cents symbol) / IT. Rd, br, 21mm. Xf. Est. $25-50

862. Nye. Tonopah. U & I/ Saloon/ Tonopah, Nev.// GF/ 12 1/2/ c/ IT. Oct, br, 25mm. Vg, heavy mottling on obverse. Very attractively designed token. Listed in the 1914 Polk directory. Est. $50-100

863. Nye. Tonopah. Valley View Hotel Key Tag. Room number 110. Rd, br, 37mm. Hole at top for suspension. Fine, corrosion, dark spotting. Est. $100-300

864. Nye. Tonopah. W. J. Drysdale/ Tonopah,/ Nev.//GF/ 6 1/4 cents/ IT. Rd, br, 21mm. Vf, heavily toned on obverse. Walter J. Drysdale ran a saloon on Brougher Ave at St. Patrick, according to the 1914 Polk Directory. Est. $20-40

865. Nye. Tonopah. West End Cons Mine Real Photo Postcard. This is a white bordered card that shows the buildings of the West End Cons. MC. The reverse of the card has black paper attached around the edges. The card was probably mounted in an album. VF. Est. $150-300

866. Nye. Union. Webster Mines Corp. Cert. #117. Incorporated in Nevada in 1916. Issued to Harvey S. Mudd for 1000 shares in 1919. Signed by president W. J. Webster and secretary Isaac Fogg. Uncancelled. Vignette of men working in underground mining scene. Gilt seal and border. Printer - Goes. 8” x 11”. Harvey Mudd was a famous scientist and founder of the university in Claremont, California that bears his name. Seeley Mudd, presumably a relative, was one of the owners of the Emancipator Divide MC. The company owned the old Alexander or Webster mine located in the Union district about 55 miles east of Mina. The ore was reported to carry silver and lead. Assays were running 235-255 ounces silver and 33-40% lead per ton. The property was idle during WW I. The Union district is in the Shoshone Mountains north of Ione. Various mines there produced about $7 million, depending upon whose figures are cited. After 1907 it was mostly a mercury mining district. (Kleinhampl & Ziony; Mines Handbook, 1925, p.1528-1529). Two hole punches at left. No fold creases. Extremely fine. Est. $100-300

867. Nye. Wahmonie. Wahmonie Photo Postcard and Photograph, c.1928. Lot of 2 different pcs. The postcard is white bordered and shows 4 cars with 6 people milling about. Tents are visible in the background. The card was mailed and has a Beatty postmark. The card is spotted with small stains and has two small burn marks. The photograph is of a small tent city that has emerged with 100’s of people on the “main” street with a few cars visible. Wahmonie is hand written on the back. Wahmonie sprang up after two prospectors, McRae and Lefler, rediscovered silver at the Hornsilver mine in 1928. The post office of this boom town only lasted one year, 1928-29. (Carlson, Nevada Place Names, 1974, p.240). Both fine condition. Est. $100-200

ORMSBY

868. Ormsby. (Carson). Nevada Commemorative Silver Medal, 1876. This medal marks the Centennial of the Union. The obverse has the Nevada State Seal. The reverse shows two Minute Men standing on other side of the Liberty Bell. These medals were sold at the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia, where Nevada had an outstanding exhibit of her mines and minerals. Mackay and Fair sent classic huge ore specimens from the Con Virginia that they later donated to the Smithsonian. Minor tarnishing. This is the finest condition for this commemorative silver medal we have ever seen. Xf. Est. $300-600

869. Ormsby. Carson City. Arlington Tokens. Lot of 2. Arlington Hotel/ Carson/ City,/ Nev./ Moise K. Co. S.F.// GF/ 1/ Drink or Cigar; Arlington House/ Carson/ City/ Nev.// GF/ One/ Drink/ or Cigar. Both rd, br, the first quite toned, the second Xf. 21mm and 27mm. Est. $40-80

870. Ormsby. Carson City. Carson City Druggist Prescriptions, 1898. Lot of 2 different pcs. A. Huffaker, M.D., Carson City, on form with F.J. Steinmetz Druggist, opposite Post Office One prescription is for Mrs. Wilson, and another for Eugene Pironi., 5 x 4, folded and masking tape, upper back. Est. $25-50

Ormsby. Carson City. Carson City Mint. Please see our Coin Section.

871. No Lot.

872. Ormsby. Carson City. Carson City Postcard Images. Lot of 14 cards of 13 different scenes. 2 white bordered B&W real photo postcards by Frashers of the Carson River and the Capitol building in down town Carson. Also a real photo postcard of the Governor’s residence; no hotographer or publisher noted, and a chromolithograph of the state capitol. The remainder are color cards of other buildings and scenes around town, including the old Carson City Mint building, now the site of the state museum. Est. $25-75

873. Ormsby. Carson City. Carson City Tokens. Lot of 3. Dick’s Place/ Carson/ City/ Nev.// GF/ 1/ Drink; Golden West Hotel/ J. Anderson/ Prop./ Carson/ Patrick & Co. S.F// GF/ 5 cents/ IT; Park Hotel/ J.Rochon/ Prop./ Carson City// GF/ 10 Cents/ IT. All Rd, br, toned but Fine-Vf, 21mm. Est. $30-60

874. Ormsby. Carson City? Carson Pharmacy Token. Good For 5 cents/ Carson/ Pharmacy/ IT// 5 Cents. Rd, al, Unc. 25mm. This may be an unlisted Nevada piece. It is not from California to our knowledge, but we have never seen it before. There was not a Carson Pharmacy in any of our directories, including 1914, 1915, 1917, but the token may be a later piece. I personally have a hard time with this token, but cannot determine its origin one way or another without more information.-fh Est. $25-50

875. Ormsby. Carson City. Nevada Centennial Medals. Lot of 3. Two Centennial of the State of Nevada Medals, with pictures of miner and pack mule on obverse, and “Battle 36 Born” over Nevada map on reverse, rd, br (gilt) and wm, 40mm, AU. The third is also a Centennial of Nevada Medal, but of a different style, with miner leaning on pick-ax over Nevada map on obverse, and the Hoover Dam on the reverse. Rd, WM, 33mm, Unc. Est. $25-50

876. Ormsby. Carson City. Sacramento/ Saloon/ Carson City, Nev.// 5cents/ IT (over top of 5). Rd, br, 21mm. Vf, toned. Est. $30-60

877. Ormsby. Carson City. Territory of Nevada $1000 Bond. Issued to Emanuel Rerri, cert #4, in 1864. Signed by James W. Nye as Governor and L. L. Ross as auditor. Vignette of top center of a miner holding an American flay with mills in the background. Vignette at bottom center of (?). Black border with bright red underprint of “1000”. Silver gilt seal embossed with same design as the vignette at top center. Cancelled by three rows, top, center and bottom, of four hole punches and a blue rubber stamp of “PAID 1866”. Printer - Lith Britton & Co, San Fran. 13 x 16. All coupons have been cashed in. Extremely fine. See our story on these bonds in the Filer 2 and 3 sales. Est. $1200-1600

PERSHING

878. Pershing. Lovelock. Davin’s Rendezvous Paper Tokens. Lot of 4 different styles. All of these tokens are from the Rendezvous D. Davin proprietor. Each token is a slightly different style, but are all good for 12.5 cents in trade. 2.25 x 1.25 inches. All are blank print on red paper. Fine to Xf. Rare. Est. $100-300

879. Pershing. Lovelock. Depot Saloon/Lou’s Quilici/Lovelocks, Nev.//GF/12.5/Cents/IT. Rd, alum, 24mm. Token has a hole to right of top from a heat source that affects an area of about 4mm. Note the spelling of the town name. F-Vf. Est. $20-40

880. Pershing. Lovelock. Lovelock Pharmacy Real Photopostcard. Real photo postcard of the Lovelock Pharmacy in downtown Lovelock. Six vehicles and a number of people add interest to the photo. License plates on the vehicles are dated 1946. Est. $20-40

881. Pershing. Lovelock. Lovelock Photopostcard. Real photo postcard image of downtown lovelock, c.1910. No white border. Unused, Xf, minor damage to edges. 3” x 5”. Est. $200-400

882. Pershing. Lovelock. Lovelock Town Views Photopostcards. Lot of 3 different postcards. Two photo postcards, one featuring the “Sun Café,” the other looking down a main street with Greyhound, Nevada Club, the Big Meadow Club and other businesses in view. The third is a photocopied image (promotional) of Felton’s Motor Inn. All unused, the first two with white borders. 3” x 5”. Xf. Est. $50-100

883. Pershing. Mazuma. Eagle Bar/H & N/Mazuma//GF/12.5 cents/IT. Round, brass, 23 mm. Very fine. Mazuma was a small mining camp in the hills near Lovelock that served the prospectors and mines around Seven Troughs. The town was completely washed away in 1912 by a flash flood in the Seven Troughs Range, killing at least 8 people and carrying objects miles down the alluvial fan. Probably Holland & Morrison. Rare. Est. $150-300

884. Pershing. (Mazuma.) GF/12.5/H. L. & M./In/Trade//Redeemable/At The/Bar/Only. Scallop (8), alum, 28mm. Pitting, dirty, VF. Holland, Lynes & Morrison may have owned a cigar store and saloon c. 1909. This information comes from a cigar case that we offered in Auction #10 which was dug at Mazuma. This token was an unknown prior to the discovery of the cigar case. Est. $75-150

885. Pershing. Mazuma. Mazuma Hills/ Bar/ Mazuma/ Nev.// GF/ 12 1/2 cents/ IT. Rd, br, 21mm. Xf. Circa 1908-9. Est. $200-300

886. Pershing. (Rochester.) P. And B./Bar //GF/12.5/Cts./IT. Rd, brass, 21mm. Au. Est. $25-75

887. Pershing. Seven Troughs. Seven Troughs Real Photo Postcard. Borderless real photo postcard of the mining town of Seven Troughs in Western Lee Jellum photographer, postmarked Seven Troughs, 1908. Photo shows main street viewed from a nearby hilltop. A number of wooden structures, platform tents and out buildings are visible and a corrugated sheet metal covered mill building in the foreground. A small “X” has been marked on the roof of a nearby building. Message on the back reads “Dear Nola: Thouse with the cross on it (the “X”) is where I live. The big building in the foreground is where I will work. Will write in a day or two as soon as I can find time. M.C.” The card was addressed to Miss Nola Westfall, Lovelock, Rich gold ore was discovered here in 1905 and the first ore shipments were made the last day of December, 1907. A post office served the district from July 1907 through February 1918 and was in operation only a year when this card was mailed. The name is derived from a series of troughs placed by ranchers below some springs for watering stock. The spring emanated from a basalt dike that crossed the canyon at this point. (Carlson, p. 213). Est. $300-600

NEVADA RAILROADS

Special Nevada Railroad Bonds. These pieces cover several counties thus are listed as “Railroad”

The three following railroad Nevada railroad bonds are specimen proof trials from the American Bank Note Company archives. They may be the only examples of these bonds in existence.

888. Railroad. Nevada & Oregon Railroad Co. $1000 Second Mortgage 6% Bond. Unsigned. Cancelled by hole punches at signature lines. Vignette of steam train at upper left, and two caryatid/Sphinx figures at either bottom corner. Black border, printed by ABN. 15” x 10”. 10 coupons attached at left. This company was formed after much discussion and study of the need for rail service in western Nevada and Oregon. It was organized in June, 1880, with the intent of running from Reno south to Aurora and north to the Oregon line. Once again, Myrick noted much consternation in the construction of this rail, with constant arguing among directors and investors. It never got off the ground, and a new company was formed in 1881. Money troubles continued, though some track was laid. No train operated until 1882. The company again reorganized in 1885 as the Nevada California Railroad, and would later become the Nevada California Oregon Railroad. Fine, matting material to which bond is mounted is quite damaged, folds, minor tears at bottom edge. Est. $400-600

889. Railroad. Nevada California Oregon Railway Pass 1899. This pass was issued to F. E. Jones, Asst. General Manager of the Nevada Central Railroad. The pass was issued in 1899 and is signed by E. Gesl manager. Pass #28. Minor staining. Very fine. Est. $200-400

NEVADA RAILWAY

The Nevada Railway was organized in 1878 in San Francisco. The founders proposed to connect Austin with Battle Mountain and the Central Pacific Railroad. Allan Curtis of Austin, was one of the directors as well as manager of the Manhattan Silver Mining Company’s operations at Austin. They group was unable to borrow money from either the Bank of California or the Bank in Austin, run by Curtis. A year later, Anson Stokes became involved (viz: Stokes Castle at Austin). As an early partner in Phelps Dodge, he was keen on Nevada’s metal mining and an investor in the Manhattan SMC, according to Myrick in Railroads of Nevada and Eastern California, 1962. A year later, a new company was formed, breaking up the routes proposed originally into three portions, the Nevada Northern, Nevada Central, and Nevada Southern. The Nevada Central was first, completed in 1880, though the investors argued constantly on which route was to be first and which was more important. The Nevada Northern was to stretch from Battle Mountain north to the Idaho line, hoping to continue to the Columbia River. The Nevada Southern was to run south from Austin to Cloverdale, near Grantsville, hoping to continue south to Columbus and the Carson & Colorado Railroad.

Many stories exist about the various affairs of the three lines, including scandal and “all manner of allegations” according to Myrick. The roads saw no construction or positive movement during 1880. The Nevada Central was purchased by the Union Pacific in 1881. But the new ownership was short lived, and the rail was dumped by UPRR: “Mining railroads are a species of railroad gambling.” Stokes rekindled the railroad in 1888 under his control, changing the name to Nevada Central Railroad. The Nevada Southern and Nevada Northern never made it past the planning stage.

The following two lots are related pieces to the story above. Both are specimen proofs from the ABN archives and may be the only examples extant.

890. Railroad. Nevada Central Railway Bond. $1000 First Mortgage 6% Gold Bond. Full page of coupons attached at left, and folded. Specimen Proof. Accompanying reverse, tri-fold company letterhead display sheet. The Nevada Central RR had a line from Battle Mountain to Austin, a total track distance of 95.3 miles. The company owned a passenger car, 52 freight cars and 3 locomotives. In 1906, the company was operated at a minimal profit with assets equaling liabilities. (Poor’s Manual of Railroads, 1906, p.651). Vf, wrinkles, folds. Est. $500-1000

891. Railroad. Nevada Southern Railway Bond. First Mortgage 6% Sinking Fund Gold Bond. Specimen Proof. Vignette of steam train, flanked by two smaller vignettes of mining scenes. Black border, printed by ABN. See story above. Fine, several folds and wrinkles. Est. $500-1000

STOREY

892. Storey. Gold Hill. Bullion Mining Co. Cert #1496. Incorporated in Nevada 1863. Issued for 5 shares in 1867. Signed by Charles Boruts protem and M. Hopkins secretary. No vignette. Black print and border. Cancelled by black pen. Printer - Lith Britton. 4.5 x 9. “Located Gold Hill Dist” printed on certificate. One 25 cent Nevada revenue stamp and one 25 cent documentary stamp adhered at left edge. Brown stains at edges and at bottom. The Bullion was the first attempt of Mackay, Fair group (the Silver Kings) to take control of a mining company on the Comstock. Mackay reasoned that since it was in the middle of producing mines, that it had tremendous potential to give high grade ores at a greater depth than had been achieved so far. This step into market manipulation almost ruined them. Mining and ore deposits are not always as they seem. The Bullion is between the Exchequer and Potosi on the divide between Virginia City and Gold Hill. The Potosi produced over a million dollars, but the Bullion and Exchequer had only limited production. Very fine. Est. $250-500

893. Storey. Gold Hill. Gold Hill Merchant Billheads. Lot of 4 pieces. Includes billheads .from Thornburn (& Flemming crossed out), grocers, O.H. Gallub, tobacco dealer, W.N. Hall & Co., hardware dealer, and Jewett & Miller, painters. All dated 1877, the last with a nice vignette of two women in wheat field. Xf. Est. $50-100

894. Storey. Gold Hill. Gold Hill Postcard. Lot of 2 different cards. White bordered real photo postcards circa 1930’s. One by Frashers of the Miner’s Union and Liberty Fire Halls at Gold Hill, the other is a photo repro of a view of the entire town from a photo taken in 1878. Est. $25-50

895. Storey. Gold Hill. Maynard & Flood, Bankers Nevada Territorial Check. Datelined Gold Hill, 1863. 2 cent adhered revenue stamp at upper left. Uncancelled. Company name also at left. 3” x 8”. Vf, folds, busted through in center, but intact. Est. $50-100

896. Storey. Gold Hill. Wade’s Saloon Letterhead. Datelined Gold Hill, 1916. J.E. Wade, Proprietor. “A gentlemen’s resort, where none but the best of liquid refreshments are dispended.” Green print on tan paper. 5” x 5 1/2”. Bottom half is torn away. This is a great go-with for the Wade’s trade token. Vf. Est. $75-150

897. Storey. Silver City Silver City Photo Postcard. Real photo postcard image, taken from Hillside. 3” x 5”. Xf, unused. Est. $50-150

898. Storey. Silver City. Devil’s Gate Toll Road Co Billhead, 1875. This billhead is datelined Silver City, Nev, 1875 and is charging the Dayton Stage Co. Printed by Lyon County Times Print, Silver City, Nev. 3 x 8. Trimmed tight at bottom. Very fine. Rare. Est. $100-200

899. Storey. Virginia City. California Exchange Saloon Purchase Agreement, 1876. Geo D. Hodges owned the California Exchange Saloon in Virginia City. The letter is written to F. M. Zarwowski informing him that he (Hodges) had sold his saloon to Mr. Gardner. The letter also tells Mr. Zarwowski to turn over the books, papers and the key to the safe to Mr. Gardner. Extremely fine. Est. $100-300

900. Storey. Virginia City. Carney Bros./ Virginia City,/ Nev.// GF/ 25cents/ IT. Rd, wm, 24mm. Xf. Est. $50-100

901. Storey. Virginia City. Comstock Carnival Pinback, 1905. This colorful pinback is a souvenir from the Comstock Carnival held at Virginia, Nevada, July 2-4, 1905. The image shows a woman at center with a festive hat. Under her are two shovels and a pick. Comstock Carnival is printed in red on a green background. 43mm across. Extremely fine. Est. $50-100

902. No Lot.

903. Storey. Virginia City. Gem/ Saloon/ Virginia City, Nev.// GF/ 5 cents/ IT. Rd, br, 21mm. Vf, dark toned. Rare. Est. $200-400

904. Storey. (Virginia City). City Bakery Token. GF/ 1/ Large Loaf/ at the/ City Bakery// S.J. Grondono. Oct, al, fine, corroded. 27mm. Est. $75-150

905. Storey. Virginia City. Horse Wrangling Voucher. On Woodworth Mill Co. billhead, datelined Virginia, 1886. The charge was for “Hunting and bringing horses from Belcher Canon.” This is an extremely rare piece. We have seen thousands of billheads, but none regarding early wild horse wrangling. Xf, fold. 7” x 8”. Est. $100-200

906. Storey. (Virginia City). International/ Saloon/ Desiderio & Co.// GF/ 5 cents/ IT. Rd, br, 21mm. Xf, worn at high points. Est. $200-400

907. Storey. Virginia City. J. G. Gilchrist/ Virginia/ City, Nev.// GF/ 1/ Drink. Rd, br, 24mm. Fine, weak strike, toned. Est. $100-200

908. Storey. (Virginia City). Nevada/ Brewery// GF/ 5 cents/ IT. Rd, br, 21mm. Vf, toned. Est. $75-150

909. Storey. Virginia City. Northern/ Virginia City, Nev.// GF/ 12 1/2/ CTS/ IT. Rd, br, AU, dark toned. 21mm. Est. $50-150

910. Storey. Virginia City. Pacific Wood, Lumber & Flume Co. Incorporation certificate, dated 1879. Signed by president J. C. Flood and secretary Gager. Incorporated in S.F. 13 1/2” x 8 1/2”. Orange seal. Flood’s signature on documents is rare and are typically only found on checks. Vf, some foxing. Flood was a key partner to Mackay, Fair and O’Brien. Flood and O’Brien ran a saloon in San Francisco next door to the San Francisco Stock Exchange. It was from there that carefully placed rumors were placed causing the sale of stock. Flood & O’Brien were also responsible for buying supplies and providing other capital for the “Silver Kings” ventures. His signature is extremely rare, and considered one of the top Nevada and Comstock financier autographs. Est. $1000-3000

911. Storey. Virginia City. Reception Saloon Letterhead.. Datelined V.C. 1910. Thomas F. Short, Proprietor, addressed to Auditor. 5 1/2”(of 11” paper) x 8 1/2”. Vf, folds. This letterhead goes along with the T. Short token. Est. $75-150

912. Storey. Virginia City. S. Mariani/ Virginia City// GF/ 5 cents/ IT. Rd, br, 21mm. Vf, dark toned. Very rare. Est. $150-300

913. Storey. Virginia City. Sawdust Corner Saloon Letterhead. Arnold Klaus, Proprietor. Datelined Virginia, Nev, 1907. 8” x 11”. Vf, folds, soiled. Est. $75-150

914. Storey. Virginia City. Sawdust Corner Saloon/ Virginia/ Nevada/ Arnold Klaus/ Prop.// GF/ One/ Drink. Oct, al, strong strike. Vf, corrosion. 23mm. One of the great Virginia City trade tokens from one of the most famous saloons. Est. $300-500

915. Storey. Virginia City. Seneca MC, Consol. Letterhead. Virginia City, Nevada Territory piece. Letter to W. Martin regarding a house being erected over the Indian Queen Mine shaft. Dated 1864. The Seneca is not listed on Becker’s list of mining claims in Virginia City, 1883, nor Ansari’s list of mines and mills of the Comstock. They may have simply leased some property for promotion. Est. $75-150

916. Storey. (Virginia City). Smokery// GF/ 5cents/ IT. Rd, br, 21mm. Vf, toned. Est. $50-100

917. Storey. Virginia City. Stateler & Arrington Nevada Territorial Duplicate of Exchange, 1863. This duplicate of exchange is datelined Virginia, N.T., 1863. Issued to Lucy E. Moore for $250. Signed as Stateler & Arrington. A tied blue 2 cent revenue stamp affixed at left. We have never seen this Duplicate of Exchange. Unique and Rare. Extremely fine. Est. $300-600

918. Storey. (Virginia City). Sunset/ Telephone/ And/ Telegraph Co.// One/ Switch. Rd, wm, 21mm. Vf, worn at high points. Est. $20-40

919. Storey. Virginia City. Two Sutro Mill Receipts, 1862. Two loads of gold and silver received from Gould & Curry SMC. Dated Oct. 25, 1862. One load of gold and silver ore received from Leetz, Teamster. Signed by Sutro. Sutro processed G&C ore at this mill in Dayton. Ex. Rare. Est. $400-600

920. Storey. Virginia City. Sutro Tunnel Company. Cert #C2984. Incorporated in California 1866. Issued to Wm. Glading for 100 shares in 1879, datelined San Francisco. Signed by Elliott Fellowe, president and P.W. Ames, secretary. Green border on light green paper, vignette top center of Indian seated overlooking mining scenes. Vignette at bottom center of underground scene with miners and surveyor with transit. Printer – National Bank Note Co., NY. Uncancelled, 8 x 12 ½. Extremely fine condition. The Sutro tunnel began construction prior to 1870, its completion in 1877 came after the big Crown Point and Con Virginia bonanzas, at which time the mine interests no longer wanted to share their profits with anyone. Est. $200-400

921. Storey. (Virginia City). T.L. James// GF/ 5 cents/ IT. Rd, br, 21mm. Rust. Est. $50-150

922. Storey. Virginia City. Terrace/ (hole through No.1/ D Street)/ Virginia City, Nev.// 5 cents (hole through). Rd, br, 21mm. Vf, rust. Very Rare. Est. $100-200

923. Storey. Virginia City. Virginia & Truckee Railroad Photo Reproduction Postcard. Features several laborers and engineers next to train. “Comstock Ore Train…” 3” x 5”. Unused, Xf. Est. $25-75

924. Storey. Virginia City. Virginia & Truckee Railroad Train Register, 1877, Framed. This piece is framed in an attractive wooden frame with glass cover. The item is a Train Register, Time Table No. 11, August 28, 1877. The register shows the two main routes of the V & T RR. One route was from Reno to Huffakers to Steamboat to Washoe to Mill Station to Carson. The other route was Carson to Empire to Silver (City) to Scales to Gold Hill to Virginia. The register offers the train number, conductor, engineers and arrival and departure times for the particular train. Also included are indications of the type fo freight carried, how many cars and the consignees. The frame measures 26” x 22.5”. The register measures 24” x 17”. The register is in extremely fine condition and very rare. Est. $300-700

925. Storey. Virginia City. Railroad Ticket Stubs & Documents, 1872-1880’s, Framed. There are 19 different documents set on a black background with glass cover. Starting at upper left and working around clockwise are (1) A Central Pacific Train Ticket via the Virginia & Truckee RR from Reno to Virginia City, dated on reverse April 10, 1878. (2) Chicago, Burlington & Quincy RR Ticket Stub for First Class Passage from Reno to Virginia City, dated on reverse June 10, 1874. (3) Unused Virginia & Truckee RR Round Trip Ticket for Carson to Virginia City. Attached along perforation line. (4) Unused Virginia & Truckee RR Round Trip First Class Ticket to Gold Hill. Printed on pink paper. (5) V & T RR ticket stub for travel from Reno to Huffakers. (6) V & T RR ticket stub for travel from Reno to Steamboat. (7) V & T RR ticket stub for travel from Reno to Washoe. (8) V & T RR ticket stub for travel from Franktown to Carson City. (9) V & T RR ticket stub for travel from Mound House to Virginia City. (10) Unused V & T RR Round Trip ticket for travel from Reno to Bowers. (11) Unused V & T RR Round Trip ticket for travel from Carson City to Virginia City. (12) V & T RR Pay Stub indicating the F. Froley worked 8 days in the month of December, 1873. (13) V & T RR Requisition for Coal Oil, Lamp luminaries & lamp wicks received from the storekeeper at Steamboat, 1872. (14) C & C Side Track Pay Stub indicating that Martin Smith worked 2 days in the month of October, 1876. (15) Unused V & T RR Ticket for travel from Carson. Dated on reverse April 7, 1878. (16) V & T RR Ticket for travel from Gold Hill to Carson, dated on reverse June 25, 1878. (17) V & T RR Ticket for travel from Carson to Virginia, dated on reverse March 11, 1878. (18) V & T RR Ticket for travel from Virginia to Reno, dated on reverse April 5, 1878. (19) A Reproduction V & T RR Time Table for July 11, 1870. All pieces are attached to a black background and set underground glass. All very fine. Est. $300-400

926. Storey. Virginia City. Virginia City Building Interior Real Photo Postcards. Lot of 4 different cards. White bordered real photo postcards with views of chandeliers in Virginia City buildings. Two views of the famous crystal chandelier at the Crystal Bar. One of these cards is a Frashers. View of the chandelier at Piper’s Opera House and that in the St. Mary’s in the Mountains Church. Except for the one Frashers, none of the photographers or publishers is identified. Est. $40-80

927. Storey. Virginia City. Virginia City Enameled Photo. Image of two seated gentlemen, c. 1870’s. Photo is glued to an album card with “Hurd’s Gallery” printed below photo and “Enameled Cards by J. C. Brewster, 140 South C Street, Virginia City, Nev.” on back. Est. $10-25

928. Storey. Virginia City. Virginia City Original Photos. Lot of 4 different photos. Four original photos of scenes in Virginia City, c. 1900-1920, all with penciled notations on back identifying location and some individuals in picture. Two are winter scenes, two are summer. Est. $100-300

929. Storey. Virginia City. Virginia City Photo Repro Postcards. Lot of 5 different postcards. Real photo postcards of various Virginia City views, including the International Hotel, V & T RR Bridge, V.C. High school and others. All with white border, all 3” x 5”. Unused, Xf. Est. $35-75

930. Storey. Virginia City. Virginia City Photographs. Lot of 7 different photos. Nice view of St. Mary’s Church, with snow in the foreground; northern view of “C” St.; “Divide House Co. No.2” building; bird’s eye view taken from northern hillside; buildings lining “D” St.; and three other misc. views and buildings. All have white border, printed in 1938, 3” x 4”. Xf. Est. $50-100

931. Storey. Virginia City. Virginia City Postcards. Lot of 15 different cards. Color postcards, c. 1950-1970, of various scenes in and around Virginia City, showing historic buildings and the interiors of some, mines, the Masonic Cemetery and the steam locomotive Glenbrook. Est. $30-70

932. Storey. Virginia City. Virginia City Real Photo Postcard. Lot of 3 different cards. White bordered real photo postcards of Virginia City, circa 1930’s. Two views of town, one looking east by Frashers, the other, by Eastman’s Studio is looking west. The third is of a photo repro Wells Fargo stagecoach. Est. $30-60

933. Storey. Virginia City. Virginia City Real Photo Postcard. Lot of 3 different cards. White bordered real photo postcards circa 1920. Bird’s eye view of Virginia City from the summit of Sun Peak by the Museum of Memories; view of the Union shaft and view of the Jumbo Grade and the old town of Jumbo with the snow capped Sierra Nevada in the background. Est. $75-150

934. Storey. Virginia City. Virginia City Related Billheads. Lot of 6 pieces. Includes Schoenfeld & Heyman, Furniture Dealers, John Tassel, Shoe manufacturer, Breed & Crosby, gen’l merch., and others. 1877-1894. Two have nice vignettes of furniture arrangement and horse-drawn carriage. Fine-Vf, some with minor tears. Est. $50-75

935. Storey. Virginia City. Virginia City World Premier Souvenir Theatre Ticket with Token. Warner Brothers Production of “Virginia City”. Silver, with purple lettering. Dated 1940. Imagine paying $1.10 for a movie! 2 1/2” x 4 1/4”. Vf, folds. Token - Mined in V.C./ U.S. Mint (and pic.)/ Carson City, Nevada/ 1870-1893/ Minted in Carson City// Carson City/ Souvenir/ of the/ World’s Premiere/ “Virginia City”. Rd, br, 23mm. Unc. Est. $50-150

936. Storey. Virginia City. Virginia Property Transfer Deed, 1859. This is one of the earliest documents ever seen from Virginia City. Dated June 6, 1859. The deed is for the sale of property owned by James Kanana. He sold a “certain tunnel and claim, known as the Spring Tunnel on Ciment Hill (on the south side)…” J. B. H. Scheel and Fritz Marohn purchased the claim for $50. The document is signed by James Kanaha and Gustav Melsing. Extremely fine. This document came from the extensive Gould & Curry archive that we sold in the last sale. I held this letter out because it needed more research. This document is believed to be from Virginia City. It was written just a few days after the discovery , the date of which is uncertain, but seems to be about the week of June 1, 1859, which even DeGroot admitted to in his work. The exact date is unknown because of the shenanigans pulled by the first district recorder, William Campbell, who altered dates, switched pages, and otherwise conspired with others to obscure the course of history. Elliott Lord touched on it in Comstock Mining and Miners, and I have discussed it in detail in an upcoming book on the Gould & Curry after detailed inspection of the first recorder’s Book in the Virginia City Court House. The term Cement (spelled Ciment here) Hill was also used in the early records, but its location is unknown today. Many of the early names were changed early on. The term “spring” was used regularly by the early locators. Spring Hill, placer, etc were used by one of the Winters family and by another group of prospectors headed by A. G. Hammock et al. These principals were not found within the first dozen locations shown in the Recorder’s book, but a transaction of sale would not necessarily be found in the location book, but rather in a deed book, none of which exists from that period, which necessitated the many lawsuits over the next year regarding who sold what to who, when and for how much. Many of the original papers have been located and are in the possession of the University of Nevada today. Of particular note, none of the people on this document show up in Nevada City or Grass Valley registers, indicating that they were probably Gold Canyon miners. We were unable to locate a complete copy of Dolman’s records to see if their names appeared there. In summary, it would take additional research to tie these men directly and independently to the Comstock, but the mere presence of this document among the Gould & Curry archive, in addition to the specific date of the document is no mere coincidence. If we had a specific tie, this document would be the earliest document of the Comstock extant.-fh Est $500-1500

937. Storey. (Virginia City). Virginia Winery Token. GF/ 25/ Virginia/ Winery/ IT// 25. Rd, br, toned, corroded, but strong strike. Est. $75-150

938. Storey. (Virginia City). Virginia Winery Token. GR/ 5 cents/ Virginia/ Winery/ IT// 5. Rd, br, 21mm. Xf, toned. Run by Girando and Gremis, wholesale wines and liquors, 42 S. C Street. [Polk 1914] Est. $75-150

939. Storey. (Virginia City). Virginia/ Saloon// GF/ 10/ IT. Rd, br, 21mm. Fine, very dark toned. Very rare. Est. $150-300

WASHOE

940. Washoe. Pyramid. Pyramid Lake Photo Postcard. White bordered real photo postcard of the lake and island from which it derives its name. Photo by Eastman’s Studio. Est. $10-20

941. Washoe. Reno. J. E. Jordan/ GF/ 12.5/ Cents In Trade/ Reno, Nev. // same as obverse. Rd. brass, 23mm. This token was found at Rochester, Xf. Very Rare. Est. $15-30

942. Washoe. Reno. Carroll/ Reno//GF/ 12 1/2cents/ In/ Merchandise. Rd, br, 21mm. Fine, heavily toned. Est. $15-25

943. Washoe. Reno. Grand Lodge of the (pic-illuminated eye) State of Nevada/ (pic winged figure touching the hair of a woman)/ A.L. 5865// Commemorating/ The 100th/ Anniversary of the/ M.W. Grand Lodge/ F. & A.M./ of Nevada at/ Reno, Nevada/ On/ November 8-9, 1965. Silver, rd, 35mm. Unc, with toning around edges. Est. $20-40

944. Washoe. Reno. Jeffries-Johnson Fight Commemorative, 1910. The obverse has Jefferson Johnson at top with an image of two boxers set against a sunset over the ocean behind. Below the image is “California/1910/Geo Larson (illegible), Cal.” The reverse has “Kill Et California/World’s Main Event/Nevada/July 4, 1910.” This item was found at Rochester, Edge rough at bottom. Xf. Classic medallion from this very famous fight. Est. $100-200

945. Washoe. Reno. Mechanic’s Saloon/ V. Bony/ Prop./ Reno, Nev./ Moise S.F.// GF/ 5c/ IT. Rd, br, 25mm. Xf, toning, wear showing at high points on obverse. Extremely rare. Est. $150-300

946. Washoe. Reno. Mizpah Buffet/ Reno//GF/ 12 1/2/ IT. Rd, br, 21mm. Vf, toned, with dark spotting throughout. Est. $25-50

947. Washoe. Reno. Reno Area Postcards. Lot of 13 cards, of 12 different views 2 white bordered, real photo postcards of the Federal Building (Frashers) and the Susanville-Reno Highway (Eastman’s Studio). Two chromolithographs of the Overland Hotel and the County Court house. The remiander are color cards of the Mapes Hotel (2 identical cards) the Mackay School of Mines , the U.S. Post Office, and other scenes. Est. $20-40

948. Washoe. Reno. Reno Rodeo Jaycees Booster Garters & Buttons. Lot of 8 pieces. Two garters with red and white buttons, four blue and white buttons, and two white and red buttons. 1960’s. All are vf-xf. Est. $50-100

949. Washoe. Reno. Reno Rodeo Pinbacks, 1968. Lot of 2 pieces. Original brass medals: Reno/ Centennial/ 1868-1968/ Jaycees// City of Reno/ Corporate/ Seal/ Washoe County RD, with covered red, white and blue Reno Rodeo advertisement on hangar above. 30mm, 1 1/2” x 2 1/4”. BU. Est. $25-50

950. Washoe. Reno. Reno Stingaree Gulch Token. Good/ Anywhere/ In/ Stingaree/ Gulch// Nevada Round-Up/ 25/ ***/ Reno. Rd, al, 25 mm. Very corroded, rusted and dented, rendering some lettering illegible. Est. $25-50

951. Washoe. Reno. Riverside/ 1927/ Reno, Nev.//GF/ 12 1/2cents/ IT. Rd, br, 21mm. Vf, toned, corrosion. Est. $25-50

952. Washoe. Sparks. Sparks High School Student Real Photo Postcard, c.1908. Borderless, real photo postcard of Sparks High School Pupls in front of the school. 24 students, mostly girls, postmarked 190x. Est. $25-75

WHITE PINE

953. White Pine. Ely. Miners Club Token. Miners Club/Ely,/Nev.//GF/5/IT. Rd, brass, 21mm. Xf. Est. $15-25

954. White Pine. Ely. White Pine County Court House Photo Postcard. Real photo postcard of the County Court house building. Circa 1940’s. Est. $20-40

955. White Pine. Smelterville. Mike Basta & Co./S. V./Nev.//GF/5 cents/IT. Round, brass, 23 mm. Very fine. Mike Basta bought a tract of land near McGill and laid out a townsite, hoping to attract the workers of the copper smelters in McGill. He advertised in Ely and Kimberly newspapers to sell his lots, and advertise his store. The venture ultimately failed, but a few tokens remain to remind us of Basta. The token carries Basta’s name and the initials S. V. for Smelterville. Est. $50-100

956. White Pine. Treasure City. Treasure City Postmarked Cover, c. 1875. Postmarked Treasure Hill, NV. Addressed to Ms. Joes. Grandelynr, a well known metallurgist and lexicographer, who eventually found his fortune’s end at Hamilton. Treasure City was the camp that arose from the discovery of the Treasure Hill mine. The post office at Treasure City was opened in 1868 and closed in 1880. 3 cent stamp. Envelope torn along right edge, but otherwise Vf. Est. $25-75