Archives International Auctions Auction 95 July 23, 2024

Archives International Auctions - Sale 95 95 July 23, 2024 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Arizona Territory Historic mining stock certificate used on the cover of Garbani’s reference work on Arizona Mining 416 416 The Gold Mining Co., 1888, I/U Stock Certificate Rarity Arizona Territory, (Inc. in West Virginia with offices in Washington, D.C.), 1888. 1000 Shares Capital Stock I/U Certificate, Green printing with gold underprint, Mountain view of Arizona at top right corner and map of Arizona as underprint, S/N 599, VF to VF+ condition, Printed by A. Gadney. 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. 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, extremely fine 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. ������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $800-1600 California 417 417 Bodie Bluff Mining Co., 1879, I/U Stock Certificate San Francisco, California, 1879. 100 Shares I/U Capital Stock Cert., Black printing with simple geometric border, Company logo at top left corner and company title at very bottom of cert, Printed on small sized certificate, S/N 170, Signed by M.P. Minot as President, VF to XF condition, A Carlisle & Co. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $80-160 418 418 DaneyGold &Silver MiningCo., 1876 I/UStockCertificate California. (Offices in San Francisco, CA.), Daney Gold & Silver Mining Co., 1876 I/U Stock Certificate, 100 Shares Capital Stock, Black print on small check sized certificate, Allegorical woman underneath title, S/N 407, VF-XF condition. Britton, Rey & Co....... . ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $90-160 Colorado 419 419 Silver Plume Mining Co. 1883 I/U Stock Certificate Boulder, Colorado (Inc. in New Jersey), 1883. 500 Shares I/U Capital Stock Certificate, Black text with black border, men at work mining at top center. Fine condition with a couple of small tears in excess margin, National Bureau of Engraving. The Silver Plume Mine was located in Clear Creek County, and was named for the feathery veins of silver on the mountain where it was situated. It was one of the richest mines in the area until the Panic of 1893 and the resulting decline of the value of silver. AWWI era need for lead, often associated with silver deposits, kept the mine going for a while longer. Today, it is a historic site and often associated with the Georgetown Loop tourist experience in Colorado. ����� Est. $140-280 Idaho Territory 420 420 Mahogany Sold & Silver Mining Co., 1875, I/U Stock Certificate Owyhee, Idaho Territory, (Offices in San Francisco, CA.), 1875. 10 Shares Capital Stock I/U Certificate, Black printing with title at top and mine at bottom right, S/N 914, VF- XF condition. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $90-160