LIVE AUCTION #23

ALASKA-BOTTLES

100. Alaska. Eagle. Ott & Scheele Letterhead, 1911. (purposefully out of order to coincide with the above lot with the original gold poke in it.) Wonderful letter from the Ott & Scheele Independent Store at Eagle, run by Charles Ott and John Scheele, 1911. “We are sending with Eli Verreau a poke of gold dust weighing 9 oz. 8 dwt valuation $162.00….” This is a very rare original reference to a poke of gold dust. Letter is stained, tears at right. Addressed to the Bank of British North America at Dawson, Y. T. (Yukon Territory). Est. $100-200

101. Alaska. Akun Island. Alaska Sulphur Co. Cert #909. Incorporated in Delaware. Issued to Rollin D. Salisbury for 50 shares in 1921. Signed by W. W. Johnston president and Otto L. Erickson asst secretary. Vignette of spread winged eagle. Orange border and underprint. Uncancelled. Printer - Security Bank Note. 8 x 11”. Owned a large sulphur deposit on Akun Island that was equipped with an aerial tramway and refining plant. Lack of reliable transportation had been hampering shipments. (Mines Handbook, 1925, p.173). Very fine. Est. $100-200

102. Alaska. Book. A Beautiful Collection of Alaska and Northwest Territory Views, Including Totems, Glaciers, The Great Treadwell Mine and Various Other Places of Interest in Alaska, Also a Trip To the Gold Fields of the Klondike. Published and Copyrights 1899 by J. B. Prather, Douglas, Alaska. Approximately 200 pgs., unnumbered, of photos and limited text, in a leather covered, photo-album format. Embossed gilt title and picture on cover and gilt page edges. 9 x 11”. Cover is worn and torn in spots. Spine is loose. Excellent early pictures of life in the Klondike. Est. $250-500

103. Alaska. Book. En route to the Klondike, a Series of Photographic Views, c.1900. Photographs by F. La Roche of the “Picturesque Land of Gold and Glaciers” with paragraph captions, published by W. B. Conkey Company, Chicago and New York. No cover. Described as: “A Practical Guide to those contemplating a trip to the Klondike Country; a series of striking interest to those who remain at home.” 8 x 11. Title page has tears and foxing. 12 pgs.

Est. $100-200

104. Alaska. Book. Life in Alaska. Letters of Mrs. Eugene S. Willard. Published in Philadelphia, 1884. 384pp, indexed. Green boards with black printed designs. Gilt lettered spine with black designs. Very fine to extremely fine. Great early book describing life and the people of Alaska with about 20 wood block prints scattered throughout. Rare. Est. $150-300

105. Alaska. Chicagoff Island. Chicagoff Mining Co Broadside, c.1910-20. Contains a notice to mine employees regarding keys for their lodging rooms, printed on white card stock, black print, measuring 6.5 x 8.” Slight staining on face and dirt smudges on reverse. The Chicagoff mine, better known as the De Groff mine, 60 miles from Stika, 125 from Juneau, carries high-grade, free milling gold in quartz, said to average better than $7 per ton. Reported to be shipping over $50,000 in bullion a month. The company owns a 30-stamp mill with tube mill section and daily capacity of 110 tons of ore…125 men employed. [Ref: Copper Handbook, 1918, pg, 322.] This is the only Alaska broadside we’ve had. Est. $150-300

106. Alaska. Dawson. Alaska Commercial Co Billhead, 1901. Printed in black on ledger paper, with red flag logo containing company’s initials. Datelined Dawson, Y.T., 1901. Meas. 5 x 8.” Alaska Commercial Company is a retail company which provides groceries and general merchandise in stores throughout Alaska. It was the successor to

the Russian Trading Company, after the United States purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867. From 1868 to the Gold Rush Days of the early 1900’s, Alaska Com. Co. was a provider of groceries and merchandise for trappers, explorers and gold seekers. The company served as the Post Office, community hall, courtroom, marriage parlor, funeral home and a safe haven for travelers. It also served as the bank, extending credit to customers, and accepting pelts, gold and fish in trade. The company is still in operation today.

Est. $50-100

107. Alaska. Dawson. Alaska Exploration Co Billhead, 1901. Billhead is a credit memo to Dawson Hardware Co., dated 1901. Upper left corner has blue pennant logo, with A.E.Co. printed on it. Piece measures 6 x 8.” and has two holes punched at top for a binder. The Alaska Exploration Co was under the management of H. Liebes & Co., 139 Post Street (in the Liebes Building), San Francisco. The company published map routes from San Francisco to Alaska, and the Klondike. Est. $50-100

108. Alaska. Dawson. Alaska Miner’s Ephemera, c. 1900. Lot of 8 different pcs. 1) Pocket mirror in wooden case with brass hinge and latch. Case meas. 2 3/4 x 5 1/2” and only 1/2” thick with oval mirror inset inside. 2) Wood shaving soap container, looks like burl, with domed lid. Inside lid is paper label, partially readable: International … // Cup // Shaving // Soap // Lan…..Meas. 2 3/4” across base, 1 3/4” tall. 3) Tin shaving soap container, oval, rusted. Meas. 2 1/4 x 3.” 4) Small folding tin cup inside original box from Bartell’s Prescription Drug Store in Seattle, Wash. Box is 1 1/2” square. 5) ADS Shaving Stick tin cylinder. 3 1/4” tall. 6) Graphite container, small cylinder-shape, dark brown, celluloid, 2” tall with screw on cap. 7) Ivory tongs or chop sticks, “hinged” at center. 6 1/4” long. 8) Gold poke or pouch of chamois material with cord drawstring. 11 1/2” long by 3 1/4” wide. Handwritten in ink at top is “Gold Pouch Alaska 1900 H.F.J.” An original handwritten note is included. Est. $350-600

109. Alaska. Dawson. Bank of British North America Stock Trading List, c.1905-8. A Temporary Trading List of the stocks of companies that may be traded on the floor of the New York Produce Exchange, published by the General Committee on Securities. Included are companies in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, Canada, Costa Rica and Mexico. One folded 11 x 14” page. Burned and foxed along one side. Est. $75-150

110. Alaska. Dawson. Blasting Cap Tin Box, 1924. Red metal box with black print on lid: 100 No. 6 / Canadian Industries, Limited (around an oval with “C-I-L” inside oval) / Blasting Caps / Dangerous / Made in Canada By / Canadian Industries Limited / Montreal / Patented 1922-1924. Each side has a warning on how to handle the caps. Meas. 2 1/4” x 2 1/2” long x 1 1/2” tall. From Dawson. Very fine. Est. $50-100

111. Alaska. Dawson. Chicken, Alaska to Dawson Manuscript Letters, 1911. Lot of 2 pcs. Both letters sent to Bank of British North America in Dawson, one specifically to Mr. Finelson, Manager. “I worked hard and steady all last winter….we took out a large dump and after we washed it up it hardly payed (sic) expenses.” One written on blue paper, 6 x 10,” the other on lined notebook paper, 8 x 10,”

The Community of Chicken is located in the southern portion of the Fortymile River Basin. The Fortymile River has a rich history of gold mining activity beginning with the discovery of gold at Franklin Gulch in l886. A rich find led to a minor “gold rush” and in l896 Bob Mathieson discovered gold on upper Chicken Creek, staked his claim and built a log cabin. It is believed that an earlier discovery was made when Frank Krell was mining on Meyers Creek in l891.

As more miners arrived and Chicken Community grew, a post office was established in l903 and has been in continual existence making it one of the oldest established post offices in the state. Unlike the typical mining camps, which grew rapidly and often abandoned overnight, Chicken survived the mad rush for gold. It was stabilized as the hub of activities for the southern portion of the Fortymile Mining District. Even with the famous l898 stampede to the Klondike gold fields, Chicken continued to grow.

As the story goes, the miners collectively decided to name their community “Ptarmigan” after the species of bird, which prevailed in the area. However, no one was certain of the correct spelling of “Ptarmigan”, and since the miners called the birds “tundra chickens”, they voted on naming the town CHICKEN!” (www.chickenak.com/history.html ). Est. $75-150

112. Alaska. Dawson. Dawson Amateur Hockey Trophy, 1932. Silver-plated trophy cup, shaped like a Grecian urn, with two handles, mounted on a black wooden pedestal. Cup has an applied decorative band around the body in an intricate leafy pattern, below which is engraved: “Presented To / The Dawson Amateur Hockey League / By / Dr. Franks and Dr. Snider / 1932.” Opposite side has a hockey player with stick and puck within a wreath of leaves, applied by small silver nails. On base: “EP Ans & C.” Cup measures 11 1/2” at highest point and wood

base is 3 1/2” high x 5 1/2” square. Base has a few glue smears. Very pretty condition. Est. $75-150

113. Alaska. Dawson. Dawson Billheads, 1901. Lot of 2 pcs. One from McLennan, McFeely & Co Ltd and the other from the Seattle Yukon Transportation Co. McLennan, McFeely & Co., Ltd., Dealers in Shelf and Heavy Hardware. Nice anvil vignette. Datelined Dawson, Y.T., 1901 (Incorporated 1895) This is the 1900 equivalent of an express company, but may have been one of the many paddlewheelers transporting goods and people to the Klondike and Alaska gold regions. 4.5 x 8.” Two punch holes at top. S-Y. T. Co. is datelined Dawson, Y.T., 1901. 5.5 x 11. Both in very nice shape. Est. $100-200

114. Alaska. Dawson. Dawson Prospectors Original Photograph, c.1900. Photo shows a group of about 20 men standing by or seated upon a woodpile, in front of a log building with tarpaper roof. Center two men are cooks with white aprons; others are roughly dressed, some holding tools. Handwritten in lower right is “Elmer Hilstrom.” Photo on matte with some corner damage. Photo has a few small spots. Photo measures 5 x 7”, 8 x 10” with matte. Est. $100-200

115. Alaska. Dawson. Dawson Related Documents. Lot of 4 pcs. One is a billhead of the North American Transportation and Trading Co., Yukon River, Dawson N.W.T., dated 1901. Second is a typed letter of 1906, with letterhead from the same company. Letter is burned around the edges and pieces are missing but letterhead is mostly intact. Third piece is a letter from the Forty-Mile Hotel, Y.T., dated 1906, A.P. Shulza & Co. Proprietors. It is also badly burned around edges with pieces missing. Fourth is a letter dated 1913 from A.J. Peck General Merchandise, dateline Bonanza, Y.T., to a bank in Dawson. Some foxing and stains on folds. Est. $75-150

116. Alaska. Dawson. Saloon Spittoon from Dawson. Bronze with silver finish. Top opening is 7” across and flared out above a narrow “neck,” which in turn widens out at the base. Two circular grooves around base, which is 8” diameter. Bottom is embossed: Albert Pick Co., Inc / Chicago / 401 / Solid Bronze (in raised lettering). Finish is scratched. C. 1900-1910. The real thing. Est. $200-400

117. Alaska. Fairbanks. Orr Stage Co. Letter, 1909. Letterhead of the Orr Stage Co., Inc. lists itself as Valdez-Fairbanks Winter Mail Service. Datelined Fairbanks, Alaska (Valdez is crossed out), Dec. 12, 1909, and addressed to E.O. Finlaison, Esq., Mgr. Bank of B.N.A., Dawson, Yukon Ter. One page. Signed by A. Browning (or Bruming). 2” piece missing along left margin, cuts into two lines of script. We are not sure if this was a wagon stage or an early auto stage. Regardless, it is an early stage piece from Alaska. Discolored along right margin. Folds. Est. $50-100

118. Alaska. General. Alaska Gold Mining Co. Cert #498. Incorporated in Indiana. Issued to A. M. Bushnell for 7 shares in 1899. Signed by S. N. Chambers president and Charles W. Moores secretary. Vignette of mill next to a stream with smaller vignettes of miners underground. Green border with copper seal. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 7 x 11”. We assume this company to have been operating in Alaska, but are not positive. We were unable to locate this specific company name in a dozen or so USGS Bulletins from the c1900-1920 period. It is also not a California or Colorado company, thus our assumption that it is Alaska. Very fine. Est. $100-200

119. Alaska. General. Alaska Lithograph Map, 1898. Fabulous lithograph map on canvas, 26 x 33” (vertical format) in black, blue and brown showing five separate maps by the Surveyor General’s Office, Department of the Interior, Ottawa, June 1898. Scale 1” = 6 miles. At top center: Price 25 cents. This is sheet No. 1 of what is shown as a series of ten maps, with this sheet arguably the most important by far. The five maps are the following: A) lower right. The Yukon River and Its Tributaries, Index to Sheets of the Yukon Map, about 1” = 100 miles. Shows all of Alaska and Yukon. About 8 x 11”. B) Center right. Town of Dawson, surveyed by Gibbon, Jan 7th, 1898. scale about 1” = 500’. Shows streets, town lots etc along the Yukon River. Complete town plat. 9 x 12”. C) Upper right. Lituya Bay and Cape Fairweather on the Pacific Ocean. No scale shown. 8 x 8”. Has shaded topography. D) Bonanza and Eldorado Creeks. Shows Dawson and the entire Bonanza Creek Drainage, about 1” = 1 mile, about 7 x 14” with shaded topography.

This is a major gold producing region. E) at left. Chilcoot and White Passes. Scale about 1” = 1.2 miles. Shows Skaguay (Skagway today) Dyea (completely gone today except for one wood wall still standing from the entire town) and the trails up to Chilcoot and White passes. Shows the aerial tram from Sheep Camp to Summit at Chilcoot. This map is one of the most important and significant of the Alaska gold rush made and published at the time of the gold rush. The only thing better would be lithographs of Dyea, Skagway and Dawson, and we do not know if these exist. Generally very fine. Est. $2000-3000

120. Alaska. General. Alaska Towns Letter Collection, 1907-12. Lot of 11 different pcs. All sent to Bank of British North America in Dawson, Yukon Territory, and dated 1907-1912. Three from Franklin, Alaska, 2 from Flat Creek, 2 from Steele Creek, 1 each from Kalalla, Bonanza and Dawson and 1 each from New York and Chicago. Some handwritten, some typed. Three from businesses. We were unable to find stories on these small towns or mining camps. Steele is probably named after Sam Steele, the man who ran law and order in Dawson with a steel fist. Bonanza may have been a town on Bonanza Creek, one of the key gold bearing tributaries of the Yukon River south of Dawson. We looked in dozens of references and were still unable to locate these, including early US Postal Guides 1900-1911. Est. $300-500

121. Alaska. General. G. A. R. 35th Annual Encampment, Department of Washington and Alaska Ribbon, 1917. Grand Army of the Republic ribbon: Souvenir / (pic American flag) / G.A. R. / and / Affiliated Organizations / 35th Annual / Encampment / (picture of George Washington) / Department of / Washington and Alaska / J.E. Gandy / Department Commander / Seattle, Washington / June 19th, 20th and 21st / 1917 / In Fraternity-Charity-Loyalty. White satin with colored flag and blue print. 2.75 x 9.” Pieces missing at bottom and top. Fragile. Est. $50-150

122. Alaska (?). General. Trade Token. Geo. A. Weckesser / Klondike Saloon / and / Restaurant // Good For / 5 cents / At the Bar. SC (4), AL, 28 mm. VF to XF. Some wear to high points, some dirt around lettering. Location unknown, unlisted.

Est. $200-400

123. Alaska. General. Gold Hunter Cigar Box Label, c.1898. Original box label with Gold Hunter at the top. The scene shows a well dressed prospector on his way to find his riches in the Klondike walking along railroad tracks. Captioned “The Independent Gold Hunter on His Way to Klondike. I Neither Borrow Nor Lend.” Printer - Geo. Schlegel, NY. A mileage sign next to the tracks reads “To New York 332 Miles. To Chicago 580 Miles. To Philadelphia 242. Klondike 4295.” Down the wood post reads “The Horse Shoe Bend.” Fabulous color lithograph. This is not the much more common square label, nor is it the common tall label. This label exactly fit on the inside lid of a cigar box. It is the first such Gold Hunter label we have seen of this nature. Extremely fine. Est. $300-600

124. Alaska. General. Yukon Expedition Series Maps, 1887-1888. Lot of 4 maps. (1) Index Map showing the routes followed by the Members of the Yukon Expedition, 1887-1888 By the Canada Geologic Survey Department, published 1890 Index Map is about 20 x 30”, red, black, blue, brown. Scale 40 miles per inch. Shows an area from Juneau at southwest corner to intersection of Yukon and Porcupine rivers at northwest, to Athabasca Lake in south east and Bathurst Inlet at north east. The sheets are shown in red outline following the expedition path starting at Athabasca Lake and proceeding north along the Slave river to the Mackenzie River, Porcupine River, Yukon River. Generally vf, minor split on left border only. Not folded. (2) Sheet 1 of the series, Yukon District, Northwest Territory. About 24 x 36”, folds and splits along folds. Has red written descriptions of the geology found along the way. Scale about 1” to 7 miles. (3-4) Two copies of map #3 in the series, showing Chilcoot pass and what later became the main route to Dawson. Many folds, some splits at folds. About 24 x 40”. These maps represent the best technical geologic information available at the time of the Alaska and Yukon gold rushes. They could have been carried by knowledgeable men in the pursuit of gold. They are from the edition of 1897, perfect timing for the massive invasion of miners into this region. Est. $200-400

125. Alaska. Hadley. Alaska Mines Securities Co. Cert. #3327. Incorporated in Washington State. Issued to Henry W. Schyke in 1908 for 100 shares. Signed by Samuel W. Erich as vice president and David Bettinall, assistant secretary. Uncancelled. Vignette at top center of 3 miners working. Brown border and underprint (Shares $5 Each). Printer: American BNC.

Alaska Mines Securities controlled three other mines (Hadley Consolidated Copper Co., Uncle Sam Copper Co., and the Big Tiger Gold Mining Co. of Nevada), all located near Hadley, Alaska in the extreme southeastern part of the state. Hadley Cons. Copper was formed in 1904 after the Wales Copper Mining Co. in

1905. 35,000 tons of ore was produced resulting in 2,000,000 lbs. Of copper. The Hadley mine was placed in receivership in 1907. The limited information available for the Uncle Sam Copper Co. describes appropriate mining buildings on site with an ore tramway leading to the water’s edge. No information is available within our library concerning the Big Tiger GMC. By 1910, it appears that all subsidiary and parent mines of the Alaska Mines Securities Co. were idle or bankrupt. Very fine. Est. $50-100

126. Alaska. Hadley. Alaska Mines Securities Co. Cert #00000. Proof. Incorporated in Washington. Unissued, unsigned. Vignette of three miners working above ground. Brown border and underprint. Cancelled by hole punches. Printer - ABN. 7 x 11”. Datelined New York. Stub attached at left edge. See lot above for the story. Extremely fine. Est. $100-200

127. Alaska. Hunker Creek. Hunker Creek Sale Agreement on Placer Claims Anderson Concession , 1907. Three handwritten pages (two are identical) regarding the sale of 1/4 interest in 24 placer claims located on the Right Limit of Hunker Creek adjoining the Anderson Concession, known as the Australian Hill Group, in 1907, for $60,000. Seller is Ethel S. Belcher. Australian Hill is one of the many bench placer gold deposits near Dawson, here at the confluence of Hunker Creek and the Klondike River. Fine condition. Est. $100-200

128. Alaska. Hunker Creek. Map of the Auriferous Gravels on Bonanza and Hunker Creeks, Klondike Mining District, Y.T., 1906. by McConnell. Scale about 1” = 2000 feet. Three geologic cross sections along the bottom margin. About 36 x 48”, color, top and bottom borders a bit squished from possible travel in map tubes. The map is notable, in that it attempts successfully to show the different gravel units including older units, similar to what Lindgren published for the Sierra, but more simplistic, perhaps because of the difficulties involved with doing surface geologic mapping in Alaska/ Yukon. The gravel units are well defined, and the pay streaks as known then are shown in typical red. All of the gold camps are shown, such as Gold Bottom, Dawson, Grand Forks. All of the geologic gold regions are shown and labeled as well, such as Australian Hill, Nuggett Hill, Whiskey Hill. This map would have been priceless to a trained geologist exploring for gold here at the time. Fantastic geologic map of the Dawson gold region. Est. $300-500

129. Alaska. Hyder. Daly Alaska Mines Co. Cert #1324. Incorporated in Washington. Issued to A. E. Geiger for 1000 shares in 1925. Signed by Jesse J. Kahn president and G. Cutching asst secretary. Vignette at upper left of miners underground with vignettes of miners at corners. Black border with copper seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11”. Owned the Eleven Mile claim group located on the Salmon River, Hyder district. The company experienced a short lived legal battle of property title, but prevailed. Property was leased in 1924 (Mines Handbook, 1925, p.184). Very fine. Est. $100-200

130. Alaska. Ketchikan. Alaska Gold Mining Assoc. Cert #22. Incorporated in Alaska. Issued to W. L. Barnes for 1000 shares in 1901. Signed only by George Clark secretary. Vignette of spread winged eagle atop crag. Black border, green underprint and orange seal. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 8 x 11”. Printed on certificate “Office: 315 Front St., Fort Wrangel. Branch Offices: Ketchikan and Windham Bay.” Very fine. Est. $100-200

131. Alaska. Ketchikan. Fo’c’sle Bar Cigarette Lighter & Brass Stove Plaque, c.1930-40. Lot of 2 pcs. Cigarette lighter has name of bar under picture of an Indian’s head, with Red and Jim Elkins at bottom. Bottom of lighter has “Barlow 854” and “Japan.” Silver metal. 1 1/2 x 2 1/4”. 2) Small brass plaque, rectangular, “Strong Stove… / Makers / Ketchikan / Alaska.” Beaded edge. 1 x 1/2”. Very rusted/corroded. Est. $50-100

132. Alaska. Map. Alaska Map, 1903. Compiled by E.C. Barnard and others under the director of geography R.U. Goode. Scale 40 mi. to one inch. Meas. 35 x 48.” Printed by Julius Bien & Co Photo Lith, New York. 1904. The map is topographic based, four color, showing virtually every geographic feature in Alaska as well as the neighboring locales just over the Yukon border such as Dawson. Very attractive. A map of this size and detail shows the difficulties of traveling throughout the state at the time of the gold rush. Fine.

Est. $100-300

133. Alaska. Nizina. Nizina District Topographic Map, 1911. Scale 1 inch = 1 mile. Surveyed 1908. From USGS Bulletin 448, plate II. Shows mines in upper left corner at Kennecott, Alaska. Nizina is a gold district. It began with the usual placer gold and hydraulic operations that were in full swing throughout the district by 1914 when Albert Brooks et al published the Mineral Resources of Alaska, 1915. (USGS Bull 622). It remained an important producer. Est. $50-75

134. Alaska. Nome. Gabriel Werntz Presentation Candlestick. and one copy from the “Mining Scientific Press” dated 1889, describing the Gabriel Werntz miner’s candlestick. Gabriel Werntz candlestick,10” overall. Four-piece construction, snuffer not present. Brown patina finish. Engraved on the spike, “Nome Alaska 1900-1901,” and on the back strap is “Chas. D. Lane” with a floral design on either side.

The Werntz presentation candle stick has “ALASKA”/ 1900-1903/ NOME” engraved on three of the panels of the point end. The handle has fancy floral patterns around the ring with “Chas. D. Lane” engraved in the middle. The stick is 10” long with the hook 3.25” high. Wilson & Bobrink’s Miner’s Candlesticks discusses this stick in detail (pp98-99). They comment that the snuffer “was usually discarded or not included in the first place.” Typical of this comment, the snuffer is not present on this stick, but the hole through which it sat is present. There is no damage nor does it appear that the snuffer was ever present. The pair also mention that some examples may only have one attachment post, but this example has both. The book cites the stick as extremely rare. We have not handled another in 20-plus years. For the complete story on Charles Lane, please see Auction #20, Lot #120. Est. $1500-3000

Alaska. Nome. Nome Brewing & Bottling Co Hutch Soda Bottle, please see the Bottle Section.

135. Alaska. Valdez. Alaska Pittsburgh Gold Mining Co. Cert #132. Incorporated in Delaware. Issued to Charles Artz for 1000 shares in 1917. Signed by B. C. Wiltse president and O. A. MacVay secretary. Vignette of treed foothills with vignettes on either side of miners underground. Brown border. Uncancelled. Printer - Broun Green, NY. 9.5 x 11”. Owned the Dailey Bennett mine located on Bettles Bay, Prince William Sound, Valdez district. Ore carried free gold and gold bearing sulphides averaging $13.59 per ton. (Mines Handbook, 1920, p.333). Very fine. Est. $100-200

136. Alaska. Yukon. Placer Gold Mining Pans, c.1898-1900. Lot of 2 pans. 1) Metal sieve with sloped sides, holes in bottom are punched out. Reinforced on four sides with wooden shims nailed to outside. Meas. 16 1/2” diameter. From the Klondike Gold Rush era. 2) Placer gold pan, brass plated or gold paint. Meas. 14” diameter, 4” deep. Est. $250-500

137. No Lot.

138. Alaska. Yukon. Yukon Territory Forest & Game Warden Pin, c.1920-40. Round copper, 1 5/8” diameter, with embossed beaver at the center. Border reads: Forest & Game Warden // Yukon Territory. On reverse is incised “10.” Est. $50-150

ARIZONA: We are fortunate to have received a large collection of FOBS dug and collected in Arizona mining camps. The best of this collection are offered in this sale. Many are much rarer than their associated trade tokens and represent a nearly unique opportunity to add to any choice western mining collection.

139. Arizona. Apache. Ganado. J. L. Hubbell Trading Post / 153 / Ganado, Arizona // GF / 50cents / In Merchandise. Rd., al., 32 mm. Rarity: Birt R-4. XF. Est. $100-200

140. Arizona. Cochise. Bisbee. Bisbee Advertising Fobs. Lot of 2 pcs. 1) Arrowhead shape: “1000 Club / Y.M.C.A. / Bisbee, / Ariz.” Brass. 2) O.K. Livery / & Transfer Co / 83 / Bisbee, AT. Rectangular. Est. $100-200

141. Arizona. Cochise. Bisbee. Laurence Wilson, Bisbee, Arizona Fob. Incised on face, shield shaped with slot for threading at top. 1 1/2 x 1 3/4.” Circa 1910. Est. $100-200

142. Arizona. Cochise. Bisbee. Arizona Dug Fobs. Lot of 4. Two are copper, one a replica of an Indian pot with crossed arrow design, and the other from B.P.O.E. #47 / Lodges of Arizona, depicting an Indian in loincloth and feathered headdress, holding a star with 47 on it, in front of an American flag, with prickly pear cactus around the edge. 1 1/2 x2” size. Two are silver colored metal: one has an ornate scroll design around the edge and on the reverse says: “Greetings / the Fair Store /Elks Bazaar and Fair / Feb. 1907 / Bisbee, Arizona.” The other is round with a picture of Roosevelt Dam on the front. Both about 1 1/2” diameter. Est. $150-300

143. Arizona. Cochise. Douglas. Douglas Advertising Fobs. Lot of 2 pcs. 1 ) Stockmens / Convention / Douglas, / Ariz. / Jan. 4, 5, 6, 1915 // In Copper We Trust / (pic of pack mule). Round, copper, 1 1/4” diam. 2) Reay & Johnson / Douglas, Ariz. / 185 / Claim Check. Copper/brass. Rectangular. Est. $150-300

144. Arizona. Cochise. Dragoon. Arizona United Mining Co. Cert. #00000. Specimen. Incorporated in Arizona Territory. Unissued, unsigned, undated. Vignette of spread-winged eagle next to stars and stripes shield at top center. Brown border and underprint (“Shares $10 Each”). “Specimen” stamped in red on signature lines. Holes punched on signature lines. Original stub attached. Printer: ABNCo., NY. Top right corner is stamped: “Issue…to be held for reference.” The printed date lines on this certificate read “190x”, which tells us that this was printed earlier than the Arizona United MC that was incorporated in Arizona Territory in 1910, and had a different looking certificate design. Presuming that it is the same company, and that this certificate is a very early sample, the company’s property was located 7 miles NE of Dragoon in the Johnson mining camp. It was developed by an 820’ shaft with about 6000’ of underground workings. The ore averaged about 4% copper with some native copper present and was slightly auriferous. [Ref: Stevens, 1918, p.420; Cooper, et al, 1964, pgs.136, 138, 416.] 7 x 10. VF. Est. $100-200

145. Arizona. Cochise. Paradise. King Copper Co. Cert. #1207. Incorporated in Arizona, 1917. Issued to Emily H. Watts in 1918 for 250 shares. Signed by David Snider, president, and W.F. Dreher, secretary. Vignette top center of miners underground working with drills. Uncancelled. Brown border. Printer: W.H. Kistler Stat’y Co., Denver. 8 x 11. Datelined Denver, Colo. 8 x 11. About 1000 acres in the Paradise district, 12 miles north of Rodeo, New Mexico. Assays as given are 5.2% copper, 8.6% lead, 2.5 oz. Silver per ton. Developed by 2000 ft. and 300 ft. shafts and numerous tunnels. Good grade ore reported on 300 ft. level (Mines Handbook, 1920, pg. 174). Small tears at fold edges. Fine. Est. $50-100

146. Arizona. Cochise. Tombstone. Contention Cons Mining Co Letterhead, Isaac E. James Signed Manuscript Letter, 1882. Datelined Tombstone, Cochise Co, A. T. Includes original envelope addressed to Miss Ettie James, Los Angeles, postmarked Tombstone, Ariz, 1882. Sent to “My Charming Ettie” noting that James wanted the letter to arrive on her wedding day and other subjects. Signed by Isaac E. James. James was an ambitious engineer who was on the Comstock in the very early days. He was a superintendent of the Sierra Nevada G&SMC when he was hired by William Sharon to survey the grade for the not yet built Virginia & Truckee RR. James had the grade surveyed in just 6 months. He went on to be the Surveyor General for the Comstock Lode, which position he held for nearly 20 years. He is credited with designing the irrigation system in Kern County, California. He is also noted as being the superintendent of the Yellow Jacket, Sierra Nevada, Contention mine of Tombstone, Carlisle mine in New Mexico and prospecting and mining near Julian, California. Letter has small tear along fold crease. Cover has right rag edge. Very fine. Est. $100-200

147. Arizona. Cochise. Tombstone. Silver Thread Cons Mining Co. Cert. #13. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to J.S. Riggs, 1885 for 14 shares. Signed by J.W. Pendleton, president, and F.H. Knight, secretary. Vignette in center of Colorado state seal, flanked by eagle perched atop mountain peak and miners working with picks. Uncancelled. Black print on white paper. No printer noted. 5 x 9.” Datelined Denver. The only reference we could locate on a Silver Thread MC was in Cochise County, AZ, located near the Empire mine [Burchard, 1884, p. 43]. Folds. Extremely fine. Est. $200-300

148. Arizona. Cochise. Tombstone. P. W. Smith Payment Notice. From the Cutting Packing Co, Manufacturers of Hermetically Sealed Goods, in San Francisco. Addressed to the Manager of Pima County Bank in Tombstone regarding P.W. Smith’s bill of $116. P.W. Smith was an old timer from Tombstone. Dated April 1881. Est. $50-80

149. Arizona. Coconino. Canyon Diablo. Meteor Crater Exploration & Mining Co. Cert #P59. Incorporated in Delaware. Issued to Wethered Woodworth for 1 share in 1928. Signed by Quincy A. Shaw president and Brandon Barringer treasurer. Vignette of spread winged eagle atop crag. Blue border and underprint. Uncancelled. Printer - Franklin Lee, ABN. 7 x 11”. The company formed in 1925 “to explore and mine meteoric (sic) metals which are believed to be contained in a meteorite.” Property was located at the site of a 4200 foot wide crater made by a meteorite, estimated to have weighed 10 million tons. Fragments of the meteorite assayed at 90% iron and 7% nickel which led D. M. Barringer, a Boston entrepreneur, to sink a 1600 foot shaft near the center of the crater in an attempt to locate the main body of the meteorite. The shaft encountered a heavy flow of water at 650’, requiring advanced pumping equipment. “Whether the main body will ever be found is an enigma.” The shaft is located at the bottom of the crater and is still visible from the rim today. “The ground had previously been operated by the probably defunct Meteor (sic.- should read Crater) MC, a subsidiary of U.S.S.R. & MC..”. See lot above.. (Mines Handbook, 1931, p.369).

The following account is from Norton, 1998, Rocks from Space. Although known for centuries by local Indians, the crater was first discovered by whites around 1870 and the first written account followed a year later. In the 1880’s sheepherders tried to sell some of the meteorite fragments found on the surface, thinking they were silver. In 1891 a prospector sent a sample to a mining company who passed it on to A. E. Foote, a Philadelphia mineral dealer. Foote immediately recognized the material as meteoritic and within a short time, left for Arizona to visit the site. Incredibly, he didn’t recognize the crater’s origin and its relation to the nickel-iron fragments lying nearby on the surface. Foote published an article on his findings that caught the attention of G. K. Gilbert, chief geologist of the USGS. Gilbert sent Willard D. Johnson to the site, probably looking for evidence to support his hypothesis of meteor impact versus volcanic origin for lunar craters. Johnson determined the crater originated from volcanic steam explosion. Not satisfied with this explanation, Gilbert visited the site himself, but also drew the same conclusion, publishing his results in 1896. In 1902, Daniel Moreau Barringer, a lawyer, geologist and mining engineer from Philadelphia saw the economic potential for mining a huge mass of nearly pure iron and the following year, filed a claim on the property without even having visited the site. Upon his first visit in 1905, he drilled a series of test holes and encountered fractured and pulverized rock and fragments of iron oxide containing nickel to a depth of 500’ At 1300’ he encountered undisturbed rock.

A decade later, Barringer secured funding for more extensive exploration and in 1920 began drilling again in the rim of the crater where, based on his examination of disruption of the wall rocks around the crater rim, where he felt the main mass was located. Unfortunately, however, the national attention given the site and the ongoing exploration drew the attention of several astronomers who concluded the meteorite likely disintegrated upon impact, and the likelihood of finding a large body of nickel-iron was remote. These announcements discouraged Barringer’s backers who were reluctant to invest further in the project. His last round of drilling was completed in 1928, but the stock market crash of 1929 ended further exploration. Barringer died the following year. The property is still owned by the Barringer family, but is under the management of Meteor Crater Enterprises which operates the museum and tourist center at the site. Very fine. Est. $400-600

150. Arizona. General. Anglo Mexican Land & Mining Bureau Assoc. Cert #38. Incorporated in 1877. Issued to Emil K. Stevenot for 50 shares in 1877. Signed by S .W. Bugbee secretary and Jos. Mosheimer president. Vignette by Loomis, signed at bottom right, of the Mexican Eagle atop cactus. Black border and print with light green underprint. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 6 x 9”. Printed on certificate “For the States and Territories of Arizona, Lower California and Western States of Mexico.” This was probably a mining bureau established to promote a region. Typically these bureaus formed in conjunction with a major exhibition. In 1878 such an exhibition was held in Paris, possibly why this association formed. The Stevenot family were an early mining family in Calaveras County, California. Today they are best known for another form of California gold, wine. Stevenot wines are among the best known in Calaveras today. Please see Calaveras, Chaparral Hill for a related lot. Very fine. Est. $300-600

151. Arizona. General. Arizona Operator’s License, Metal. #2-3966, State of Arizona. On reverse: If Found Return to / James H. Kerby / Secretary of State. Oval, copper, with beaded border. 1 3/4” oval. Est. $75-150

152. Arizona. General. Arizona Water Co. Cert. #00000. Specimen. Incorporated in Maine. Unissued, unsigned, undated. Vignette of elk in a mountain valley with Sitat Deus written below at top center. Green border and underprint (“Shares $100 each”). Printer: AMNCo.., NY. “Specimen” stamped in red on signature line, and holes punched on same line. At top right corner, stamped in purple ink: “To be held for Reference.” Original stub attached. Company was incorporated in 1898. We could find no information on this company. 7 x 10.5”plus stub. VF. Est. $100-200

153. Arizona. General. Arizona Water Co. Cert #00000. Specimen. Incorporated in Maine. Unissued, unsigned, undated. Same elk vignette as previous stock certificate, only at top left. Brown border, black print, on white paper. Printer: AMNCo., NY. “Specimen” stamped in red on signature line and two punched holes on the same line. Stamped in purple, top right corner: “To be held for Reference.” Original stub attached. Certificate is issued by New York Security and Trust Company. 7 x 10.5, plus stub. VF. Est. $75-150

154. Arizona. General. Arizona Dug Fobs. Lot of 7 different pcs. Copper, bronze and other metals. 1) Shaped like a cowboy hat: J.C.C. / Phoenix embossed on hat. Copper. 2) Arizona State Seal, 1912. Copper. 3) N.E.A. 1907 embossed on face below picture of a Mission. Round, bronze/brass. 4) Silver colored with holes for securing at four corners. Shows train scene on front, and reverse says: Crozier Canyon, Arizona. 5) Copper, octagonal. Shows Mexican with sombrero on burro beside a saguaro cactus. 6) Arizona Bankers Association //Honesty, Stability, Integrity encircles a pedestal/column with 1903 at base. Round. 7) New Mexico State Seal on copper, 1912. Shield shaped. Reverse says: Warranted 14K. Gold-plated on genuine bronze. Est. $150-300

155. Arizona. Gila. Globe. Geologic Atlas of the United States, Globe Folio, Arizona. This 1904 folio deals with the topography, water supplies, etc., of the Globe Quadrangle. Published by the Department of Interior, U.S.G.S. Globe Folio No. 111. It has 7 topo maps at the end. 17 pgs. of text. Blue and black print on heavy white paper with a black binding. Some smudges on the cover and the binding has come apart. Some of the pages have folds and tears on the right edge. 18 x 22.” Est. $50-150 (no illustration)

156. Arizona. Gila. Miami. Miami Copper Co. Cert #00000. Specimen. Incorporated in Delaware. Unissued, printed signatures. Vignette of deer with Saguaro cactus and miners working. Green border and underprint. Cancelled by hole punches along signature lines. Printer - ABN. 7 x 11”.

Miami was one of the most successful companies operating in the copper districts of Arizona, treating over a million tons of ore annually from 1912 through 1916 with reserves that year of over 16 million tons of 2.4% sulphide ore and 28 million tons of 1.06% sulphide ore (Mines Handbook, 1918, p.452-454). Miami Copper continued production and later became Cities Service. The mine continues production to this day. Extremely fine. Est. $100-200

157. Arizona. Graham. Bench Warrant for the Arrest of Charles Duke for Grand Larceny, 1893. Issued by the District Court of Graham County, A.T., November 1885 and signed by Edw. D. Tuttle, Clerk. On the back is a statement by Geo. A. Olney, Sheriff of Graham County, that Charles Duke “is not to be found,” as of Nov. 1893, and filed Dec. 1, 1893. “Bail fixed at $1000” signed Wm. W. Barnes, Deputy Judge of the District Court of Graham County. Charles Duke was a cattle rustler. Sheriff George Olney changed his name to Olney from Hill. His brother Joe Hill was a cattle rustler, from San Simon, and a friend of Ike Clanton of Tombstone fame. Will Barnes was a famous Arizona judge. “dead” is handwritten across outside of warrant, but whether this refers to the issue being dead or Charles Duke being dead, is unclear. This is a rare document. Est. $150-300

158. Arizona. Graham. Geologic Atlas of the United States, Clifton Folio, Arizona, 1905. Published by the USGS. Graham County, #129. 13 pgs. Text, 4 maps. Paper binding, chipping around edges. Est. $75-100 (no illustration)

159. Arizona. Graham. Clifton. Depositions of Chinese Miners and a Murder Confession at the Longfellow Mine, 1883. Seven handwritten pages of questions and answers held together by an original brad. Sworn before James Sias in 1883, and signed by Edw. D. Tuttle, Clk. of the Dist. Court., regarding the murder of Mock Ah Few, and the confession of his murderer Ah Dock, at the Longfellow Mine. Remarkable document involving the Chinese community in an Arizona mining camp. Very fine. Est. $300-500

160. Arizona. Graham. Clifton. Stevens Copper Co. Cert #255. Incorporated in Maine. Issued to S. C. Osborne for 5 shares in 1903. Signed by Thos P. Taylor vice president and Jno Hunt treasurer. Vignette of two miners, one sitting on an outcrop smoking a pipe. Black border. Uncancelled, but stub attached at left edge. Printer - J. Ottman, NY. 9 x 10”. Bright gilt seal. Datelined Portland, Maine. Company owned 39 claims that were located 2 miles from Metcalf. A small amount of ore was shipped in 1906 that averaged 12%-30% copper. Property and company considered promising, but was idle in 1906 (Copper Handbook, 1910, p.1609). Extremely fine. Est. $50-100

161. Arizona. Graham. Ft. Thomas. Michael A. Leahy Letterhead, 1891. Datelined Ft. Thomas, Ariz., Oct. 11, 1891, note addressed to F. Dysart, Clerk of the Dist. Court, re the Case of Arizona Territory vs. Mrs. ? Kiliner, and signed by Louis Reashall. Foxing and discoloration along left edge and top. 6 x 9. Est. $50-80

162. Arizona. Graham. Ft. Thomas. Mining Deed between J.H. O’Neil and Asa Turner, 1901. The deed assigns two mining claims located in the Stanley Butte Mining District in Graham County, A.T. to Asa Turner. The claims are the Lucky John and Narrow. J.H. O’Neil was a deputy sheriff and also owned and operated a saloon near Ft. Thomas in Graham County, A.T. Extremely fine. Est. $50-100

163. Arizona. Graham. Solomonville. Lucky John Claim and Narrow Claim Deposition, 1908. Signed by Asa Turner and John A. Owen. Deposition states that Owens has run the tunnel or drift on the westerly part of the Big Iron Ledge, on the Lucky John Claim, this work being the full assessment for the two claims (Lucky John and Narrow). Dated Jan 27/08. Handwritten. Several minor stains. Extremely fine.. Est. $50-100

164. Arizona. Graham. Solomonville. Solomonville Documents, 1896 & 1908. An 1896 License Tax Receipt and Jail Release Order, 1908. The tax receipt, # 17, certifies that I.E. Solomon has paid $30 for a liquor dealer license in Solomonville, Sept. 1896. Signed by Arthur A. Wight, Sheriff and H.L. Smith, Deputy, and Frank Dyson, Treasurer. The jail release is in the case of the Territory of Arizona vs. Frank Bailey, ordering the sheriff or jailer of Graham County to release Frank Bailey from jail as he paid his bond. Dated March 1908 and signed by A.H. Austen, J.P. of Precinct No. 5. The order is handwritten on an 8 1/2 x 11” piece of lined notebook paper torn in half. Isador E. Solomon was the founder of Solomonville, A.T. Est. $40-80

165. Arizona. Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon Drug Store Photopostcard at Williams, Arizona. Mounted man and woman in the dirt street in front of Grand Canyon Drug store in Williams, “The Gateway to the Grand Canyon,” Arizona. Est. $50-100

166. Arizona. Maricopa. Phoenix. Relief Gold Mining Co. Cert. #490. Incorporated in W. Virginia in 1901. Issued to C.A. Miller in 1904 for 9 shares. Signed by Geo. Treadwell, president and Schuyler S. Moore, secretary. Uncancelled. Vignette of miner standing with pick over his shoulder. Black border, green safety print. Printer: Henry Birgel Lith. N.Y. 7 1/2 x 11. Datelined New York.

Was probably a scam, as was the George A. Treadwell MC. Treadwell was revered as a doddering old scientist, used as a stalking-horse for various mining schemes. A professor, Treadwell claimed to have revolutionized the smelting process by constructing a hydrocarbon smelter, designed to burn petroleum and turn out blister copper from ore by a single fusion. For more on the Treadwell schemes, please see our Auction #12 Catalog. [Copper Handbook, 1908 pp.711-12]. The company is listed as having its office in Phoenix which may have been its only holdings. XF. Est. $50-100

167. Arizona. Maricopa. Wickenburg. Black Rock Mining & Development Co. Cert. #29. Incorporated in Arizona Territory. Issued to Lewis Cornelius in 1907 for 100 shares. Signed by Geo. Q. Adams, president, and Flora S. Adams, secretary. Vignette at top left of miners working underground and vignette of individual miners around the border, 6 total. Black border with green safety print and seal. Goes form, printed by: W. H. Kistler Stat’y Co., Denver. Uncancelled. 8 x 11”.

There are several mining companies with the name Black Rock, but we did not find this exact one. There is a Black Rock mine in Montana, but this was sold to Butte & Superior about the time of issuance of the cert. There is a Black Rock mine located just outside of Yerington, Nevada, but the mine was obviously publicly traded. The Black Rock mine located in the Bradshaw Mountains, about 17 miles from Wickenburg, is the most likely candidate for this company. Companies that are listed for controlling this mine were short lived, and unsuccessful. The mine had only minor development prior to 1908 and by 1918, there were two shafts, about 100 feet deep, and around 2400 feet of workings. (Copper and Mines Handbooks, several different years).

Est. $50-100

168. Arizona. Mohave. Signal. Report on the McCracken Hill Mines, Near Signal, Arizona, 1903. Eighteen typewritten pages, double spaced, and secured by brads to a paper folded cover.

“Property of the Lester Mining Company, San Francisco, California, 1903” typed beneath report title. The mines known as the “Alta” and “Senator” were discovered in 1874 by Jack Owens and located jointly with McCracken. A district was organized north of Bill Williams Fork and 30 miles east of the Colorado River—the mines becoming known as the McCracken Hill Mines. They were worked quite extensively beginning in 1876 but were closed down in 1879. In the ensuring years there was interest in reopening the mines and some immprovements were made to the property; however, they were not reopened. [Ref: www.southwest.library.arizona.edu]. This report predicts that reopening the mines would be costly but worthwhile. Very fine. Est. $75-150

169. Arizona. Pima. Papago Reservation. Gold Bar Mining Co Prospectus, 1941. Formerly called the Tombstone Mining Co. “Operating under lease the property known as the Allison Mine, consisting of thirteen lode mining claims in one contiguous group…located in Pima County, Arizona, about 21 miles southeast of Sells, Arizona, on the Papago Indian Reservation, and about 81 miles by road southwest of Tucson, Arizona.” Offices in the Valley National Bank building in Tucson. 9 x 12.” 4 pgs. A fraud?

Est. $75-150

170. Arizona. Pima. Tucson. L. M. Jacobs & Co. Check, 1878. Payable to John Turner for $25.00, and signed by E. B. Gage. Indian vignette at left. White paper, black print. E.B. Gage was a major Tombstone mining man and financier. He was chiefly responsible for putting together all the Tombstone mines and the formation of the Tombstone Consolidated.. Very fine. Est. $60-100

171. Arizona. Pima. Tucson. Pima County Bank Check, 1881. Check #2. Payable to John Wasson and signed by John Wasson, Surv. Gen’l, dated Nov. 21, 1881, for $30.00. Plain white paper, black print. John Wasson was an Arizona Surveyor General and an Indian fighter. Est. $50-80

172. Arizona. Pima. Tucson. Pima County Bank Check, 1882. Made payable to “Self” and signed by John Wasson. Dated 1882, for $318.90. Check is plain white paper, black print. Printer: Wm. Mann, Philadelphia.

Est. $40-80

173. Arizona. Pima. Tucson. Tucson Rapid Transit Co Bond and “Smoke Signal” Pamphlet. Lot of 2 pcs. The first piece is a mortgage sinking fund 6 per cent 22-year bond. Incorporated June 16, 1905, in the Territory of Arizona. Cert. #264, unissued, for $1000, dated 1906. Not signed. Forty four coupons attached to the bond. Printer: Denver Lith. Co. There is a vignette of an electric street car on rails in the upper middle of the bond. Uncancelled. No folds or tears. VF condition. Very wide, fancy blue border with very fancy corners. Black under print of $1000.” Black print on white paper. 10 1/2 x 16.” The second piece is a Spring 1971 issue of “The Smoke Signal,” published by the Tucson Corral of Westerners, with article, “Cars Stop Here A Brief History of Street Railways in Tucson, Arizona,” by John A. Haney and Cirino G. Scavone. It describes the history of the Tucson Rapid Transit Company from its beginning as the Tucson Street Railway until 1967 when it was sold to the American Transit Corporation of St. Louis, Missouri. 64 pgs. Binder holes punched in left side. There are some small tears around these holes and at the left corner. Color and black printing on white paper. 8 1/2 x 11.”.

The Tucson Rapid Transit Co. was incorporated by George F. Kitt, Mose Drachman, William W. Daily, Rosario Brena and Samuel L. Kingan. McClintock (1916, pp.40, 812, 356) cites that Samuel L. Kingan was a successful attorney in Tucson, opening his law office in 1900. He was one of five members from Pima County who served on the constitutional convention which drew up the state constitution under which Arizona was admitted to the Union. Mose Drachman was involved in cattle, mining, agriculture and real estate. He was appointed to the territorial board of equalization, and was elected to the state senate from Pima County, a two-year term from 1915. 15 x19” overall. It was reported that C. Meyer Zulick was the president of this company. He was the 7th Governor of Arizona Territory. Very fine. Est. $100-300

174. Arizona. Pima. Twin Buttes. Boston Mexican Mines Co. Cert #384. Incorporated in Arizona. Issued to Robert Gemmell for 100 shares in 1906. Signed by F. E. Otis president and A. S. Vanderford treasurer. Vignette of several miners underground. Rust colored border. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 9 x 12”.

Company owned property in the Twin Buttes district and at Hermisillo, Sonora, Mexico. Copper Beauty was the Twin Buttes property that assayed at 5-8.5% copper per ton. The Mexican property consisted of the El Sol, located 9 miles from Llana. The El Sol is probably near the San Francisco open pit mine that was operational from 1998-1999. Also in Mexico was the Carmen, Adriana, located on Black Mountain and La Azurena mine, located 3 miles from Cerro Azul. (Copper Handbook, 1908, p.400). Staple holes at upper left. Fine to very fine. Est. $50-100

175. Arizona. Pima. Twin Buttes. Copper Glance No. 2 Notice of Mining Location Quartz Claim. The notice describes location of the claim, “…runs parallel with the Oregon and Copper Glance mines.” Dated 1904, and is signed by Earl B. Rose for the Twin Buttes M & S Co. See information on the Copper Glance above. The county Recorder who signed the location claim is Chas. A. Slibell, a career Pima County employee. He was Pima county Sheriff in 1880 and the man who appointed Wyatt Earp as a deputy in Tombstone that July. 8 1/2 x 14.” VF. Est. $50-100

176. Arizona. Pima. Twin Buttes. Twin Buttes Mining & Smelting Co. Cert. #87. Incorporated in Arizona Territory in 1903. Issued to August Rebhau in 1903 for 1000 shares. Signed by president David S. Rose and secretary H.J. Blakeley. Black border with green safety print and seal, eagle vignette at top center. Cancelled by lines drawn through signatures and “Cancelled” written across face in black ink. Note at top left handwritten by David Rose: “This certificate was purchased back from Rebhau to protect the company’s interest & was then cancelled.” Printer: Cameron, Amberg & Co., Chicago. 8 x 11.

The company held 61 claims, some of which dated to 1880. Mines on the property included the Senator Morgan mine, the Copper Glance mine, and the Copper King. Overall, the underground workings were reported to total about 1 mile, with 50,000 tons of ore blocked out for mining and 10,000 tons on the dumps averaging 7% copper and 1.85 oz. Per ton silver, with traces of gold. The Senator Morgan mine was developed by a 200 ft. shaft with 550 ft. of workings to mine a vein deposit averaging 25 ft. wide by 300 ft. long. , to a depth of 95 ft. carrying sulfide copper values that averaged 10% copper. By 1931, the Senator Morgan had been developed to 900 ft. The Copper Glance was developed by a 415 ft. shaft and 450 ft. of drifts. The shaft cut 30 ft. of iron gossan and 200 ft. of carbonate ore. The Copper King mine had a 250 ft. shaft with 250 ft. of drifts with sulfides at the lower levels. The company had a private rail line named the Twin Buttes Railroad, completed in 1906 from Tucson to Twin Buttes, a distance of 27 miles. [Ref: 1906CH,p. 993, 1931CH, p. 441]. Very fine. Est. $50-100

177. Arizona. Pinal. Casa Grande & Maricopa. Julius Goldbaum Liquor Dealer Order Postcards, 1901-02. Lot of 2 pcs. Both cards deal with shipment and order of liquor to Julius Goldbaum in Tucson. One-Cent postcards with Jefferson imprint. Est. $50-100

178. Arizona. Pinal. Clifton. S. & S. Bottling Works Illustrated Letterhead, 1907. S & S were wholesale dealers in A.B.C. St. Louis Beers. The letterhead-vignette is very elaborate with a bald eagle, wings spread, atop a globe, with American flag and shield clutched in his talons and an “A.B.C.” ribbon in his beak. Clouds float below. The masthead is beautiful: “The American Brewing Co. of St. Louis.” At top right is a red printed vignette of Bohemian Beer bottle with cherubs at mouth and “Famous the World Over” printed beneath. Red and black print on ivory paper. Datelined Clifton, Arizona, 1907, but addressed to Mr. McAllister at Solomonville, Arizona. Signed by K. M. Schade. 8 1/2 x 11. Folds and some foxing along left edge and minor discoloration at the margin. Est. $40-80

179. Arizona. Pinal. Florence. Wells, Fargo & Co Inner-Office Correspondence Envelope, c.1880-90.. From the Division Supt’s Office in San Francisco to the Agent at Florence, A. T. Was in a Wells Fargo Express Bag, thus, no postage. A scarce item. Est. $50-100

180. Arizona. Pinal. Ray. Geologic Atlas of the United States, Ray Folio, Arizona. A 1923 folio published by the Department of Interior, U.S.G.S., by F.L. Ransome, #217. It deals with the topography, water supplies, etc. of the Ray Quadrangle. It has 4 topo maps at the end, 23 pgs. of text. Blue and black print on heavy white paper with a black binding. Some smudges on the cover with the name T. Bascow written in pencil in the upper right corner. 18 1/2 x 22.” Fine. Est. $75-150 (no illustration)

181. Arizona. Pinal. Ray. Geologic Atlas of the United States, Ray Folio, Arizona. Published in 1923 by the Department of Interior, USGS #217, by F.L. Ransome. Nice condition, but topo maps have markings from repair tape. This is duplicate to #9810 above. Not as nice as lot above. Est. $50-100 (no illustration)

182. Arizona. Yavapai. Bradshaw Mts. Geologic Atlas of the United States, Bradshaw Mountains Folio, 1905 Published by USGS. Yavapai County, Arizona, #126. 12 pgs. of text, 4 topo maps, and one page of photographs. Paper bound, pieces missing from cover, foxing on pages. Meas. 18 x 22. Fragile. Est. $75-100 (no illustration)

183. Arizona. Yavapai. Castle Creek. Copper Giant Mine Photo Postcard, c1910. Shows head frame and wooden structures, with several men and two women nearby. Written in ink across top of photo: Copper Giant Mine.

Hackberry-1913. Written by Henrietta to her mother, Mrs. Geo. Hartmann in Prescott. Postmark illegible except for “Arizona.” The Copper Giant Mine was incorporated in New York in 1882. Burchard wrote in 1882 that the Copper Giant vein was the largest of its kind in the county, at 4500 feet long. There were a number of companies working Copper Giant vein, which had rich copper ore with gold and silver as byproducts. Est. $70-140

184. Arizona. Yavapai. Chino Valley. Amalgamated Mining & Oil Co. Bond #11618. Issued to bearer, 1907. 20 Year Gold Bond. Signed by R. H. Goodman president and H. R. Fraser secretary. Vignette of an oil derrick and of an adit with an ore car in front. Green border. Only 1 of 80 coupons cashed in. Two sheets of coupons precede the bond. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 11 x 17”. Garbani lists this company as being located in Chino Valley, just north of Prescott. Very fine. Est. $50-100

185. Arizona. Yavapai. Poland. Poland Mine Mud Hole Shaft House Photopostcard, c.1909. A very clear photo showing the Mud Hole Shaft House of the Poland Mine at Walker, Arizona, dated July-10th-1909. Postmarked to Mr. Geo. Hartmann in Prescott, mother of Henrietta. Est. $80-$160

186. Arizona. Yavapai. Poland. Poland Mine Photo Postcards, c.1909. Lot of 2 cards. One shows a man herding 6 burros and is labeled in pencil: Poland Mine—Poland Arizona. Burros packing wood. Walker, Arizona, July-10th-1909. The second shows two burros with wood packs and is labeled in pencil: Poland Mine Burros packing wood From Henrietta and George Walker, Arizona, July-10th-1909. Not mailed. Clear and crisp, XF. Est. $100-150

187. Arizona. Yavapai. Prescott. Arizona Federation of Women’s Clubs, Prescott, 1911. Paper booklet of the Ninth Annual Convention held in Prescott January 18th, 19th and 20th, 1911. Lists officers and committee chairs, and the program for each day, reports to be given, discussions, etc. 5 pgs. Handwritten at top of cover is “From Tucson Woman’s Club, 1933.” The Arizona Federation was organized in 1901 and admitted to the General Federation of Women’s Clubs in 1902. 3 x 5.” Stamped on cover is Arizona Pioneers Historical Society. The booklet was purchased at the AHS archival sale about January 2000. Est. $30-60

188. Arizona. Yavapai. Prescott. Prescott, Arizona Street Scene Original Photograph, c. 1880. Black/white photo mounted on yellow CDV card of Hartmann home, Prescott, Arizona, 1880. Meas. 3 5/8 x 2.” On reverse in pencil: “...Once rented to Jas. Douglas and family before Lewis was born. House is situated before streets laid out—This became the alley & Geo Hartmann moved a house in front 126 N. Alarcoon” Geo. Hartmann was a mining engineer in Arizona. He started at Prescott, and later worked at Poland, Walker, and other areas. Provenance: Hartmann archive.

Est. $70-140

189. Arizona. Yavapai. Walker. Walker Mining Camp Photopostcard, c.1909. Penciled on front is July-1909, with an X marking the Mud-Hole Shaft House. Not mailed. Written by Henrietta Hartmann. Clear and crisp. Extremely fine. Est. $90-140

190. Arizona. Yuma. Parker. Cyprus Copperstone Gold Mine, 1987-1993 Plaque. Oak plaque in shape of state of Arizona, with two brass plaques, top and bottom: “Cyprus Copperstone / Gold Mine” and “1987-1993/ One Ounce Gold / 99.999.” A one-ounce gold button is attached. The Cyprus Copperstone Gold Corp., which was owned by Cyprus Minerals Co.) employed 120 people in 1993 at their mine near Parker, Arizona. At that time the mine was estimated to have a remaining life of only one year; however, this may well have been a souvenir of the closing of the mine. We suppose it is presently defunct. Most recipients removed the gold and sold it. Rare.

Est. $400-600

191. Arizona. Yuma. Yuma. Wells, Fargo & Co Express Receipt, 1877. At upper left corner “Please Send Answer By Wells, Fargo & Co’s Express.” Blue rubber stamp at middle from “Wells, Fargo & Co / Aug 1 / Yuma, A. T.” At lower right, blue rubber

stamp from “Farmers & Merchants Bank / Paid / Aug. 3 1877 / of / Los Angeles, Cal.” 2 cent blue revenue stamp at bottom center. Nice Arizona Territorial Wells, Fargo cancellation. Fine.

Est. $200-400

AUTOGRAPHS: There are many more autographed pieces throughout this sale, all sorted geographically by place of origin. Among the many fine pieces are autographs of Bill Lear (the Aviation and Motorola giant) James Flood, one of the Comstock Kings, F. L. A. Pioche, Leland Stanford, Alvord, and many others.

192. Autograph. Thomas Edison Autographed Photograph. The photograph is of a framed photograph of Edison. Edison signs at bottom center in green pen. 7 x 9”. Small chip at top edge, minor other edge problems. Fine. Est. $700-1100

BOOKS & PUBLICATIONS

193. Book. Equestrian. Complete Horse Tamer and Farrier Divided into two sections: Taming, Or Breaking The Horse By a New and Improved Method, c.1880-90, by J. S. Rarey, includes Rules For Selecting A Good Horse—For Feeding Horses, Etc. 64 pgs. Second section is The Complete Farrier or Horse Doctor, A Guide For The Treatment of Horses in All Diseases, by John C. Knowlson, also 64 pgs. Published by Dick & Fitzgerald, New York. No date listed. Hardcover but spine has pulled away from pages. Includes a section of Books on Games, and section in back of other publications by the publisher. 4.5 x 6.5.” About 30 pages toward the end have tears on the lower right margin. A unique and wonderful little volume. Est. $200-400

194. Book. Equestrian. Live Stock and Complete Stock Doctor A Cyclopedia. Includes the “Breeding, Care, Feeding and Management of Horses, Cattle, Swine, Sheep and Poultry, 1914 by A.H. Baker, M.D., V.S. Published by H.L. Baldwin Publishing Company, Minneapolis, Minn. With 1000 explanatory engravings. 1406 pgs. Including index. A.H. Baker was founder and for 27 years the Dean and Professor of Theory and Practice of Veterinary Medicine at Chicago Veterinary College. A rare find. Est. $100-200

195. Book. Equestrian. Romance of Pomona Ranch, c.1927. The story of the W. K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch at Pomona, California, published to promote the Arabian horse and Kellogg’s goals of improving both the breed and the quality of saddle horses for America. 32pgs. Paper covered, 6 x 6.5”. Many photographs. W.K. Kellogg is the founder of the cereal empire in Battle Creek, Michigan, beginning with his first product, Kellogg’s Corn Flakes. The Pomona Ranch is today part of California Polytechnic Institute. In later years (1930’-50’s) the Kellogg Ranch hosted an open house on weekends, with exhibitions by Arabian horses, displaying their beauty and versatility. Rare. Est. $50-100

196. Book. Geology (Minerals). A Catalogue of American Minerals, With Their Localities…Including…The United States and British Provinces, and Having The Towns, Counties, and Districts in Each State and Province Arranged Alphabetically. With An Appendix…, 1825, by Samuel Robinson, M.D., Member of the American Geological Society. Published in Boston by Cummings, Hilliard & Co. 316 pgs. Measures 5 1/2 x 9.” Staining throughout and foxing on some pages. Boards show stains, chipping and wear, but book is together and in good shape. Extremely Rare. Not listed in ABPC in last ten years. Est. $1000-2000

197. Book. Geology. Mineral Industry, Its Statistics, Technology & Trade, 1901, by Richard P. Rothwell and Joseph Struthers. Published by Scientific Publishing Co, New York. 986 pps. Red boards with gilt lettering. Indexed. 6.5 x 9.5”. Classic reference used for our research published annually. Ex-Libris Mackay School of Mines. Minor wear to spine, minor dings to boards. Very fine. Est. $75-150

198. Book. Geology. Will’s Tables for Qualitative Chemical Analysis, by Heinrich Will, Giessen, Germany. With an Introductory Chapter on the Course of Analysis. This is the second American edition, from the ninth German edition. Edited by Charles F. Himes, Professor of Natural Science, Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and published by Henry Carey Baird, Industrial Publisher of Philadelphia, 1874.

Heinrich Will was a well known German chemist. His German works were generally published in the 1850’s and 1860’s. His English translations are extremely rare. Surprisingly, no first American editions were located and only one other copy was located in Pennsylvania. The publisher, Henry Baird, was an accomplished author, writing works from about 1850-1872. This

work is inscribed to N.E. Wilson in 1899. Wilson was one of the most respected physicians in northern Nevada, who later owned a pharmacy with embossed drugstore bottles bearing his name. This book was apparently given to him by his chemistry professor, Walter Miller of Ohio State University, as inscribed. Printer: Collins, Philadelphia. Boards are warped, as are pages, but all together and very readable. Meas. Approximately 6 x 8 1/2”, and 75-100 pages (not numbered). Est. $70-100

199. Book. Periodical. Blacksmith & Wheelwright Journals & Power Magazine, 1912-15. Lot of 6. Five issues of Blacksmith & Wheelwright, dated 1912, 1913, and 1914 (3). Devoted to the interests of blacksmiths, wheelwrights, and wagon builders. Published by M.T. Richardson Co., New York. About 40 pgs. each, paper covered (orange), and filled with advertisements and articles on those crafts. Each 11 x 16”. One issue of Power Magazine Vol. XXI, No. 2, February, 1901, contains articles, illustrations and advertisements on machinery. Very stained and tattered, but readable. Est. $60-120

200. Book. Satire. Scraps No. 1, New Series. Sketched, Etched and Published by D. C. Johnston, Boston. 4pps, original wrap cover. 11 x 14”. Each page has satirical cartoons lithographed with tissue sheet between each page. The humor is contemporary to the period. Foxing and some spotting. Wear to spine, minor chips to wrap cover. Fine.

Est. $150-300

201. Book. Western. Prospector, Cowhand and Sodbuster, 1967. Historic Places Associated with the Mining, Ranching, and Farming in the Trans-Mississippi West, Volume XI. The book starts off with historical backgrounds of the more important locations of the west including the California Gold Rush, Open Range Cattle Era, etc. Discussed are some of the existing National Monuments which leads into sites and locations that were under consideration of being elevated to national monument or parks. The book is in mint condition, binding not cracked. Full of illustrations. We did not look through the book for specific citations because it appears to never have been opened. The book comes with the original box the book was purchased in. Est. $50-100

BOTTLES

202. Alaska. Nome. Nome Brewing & Bottling Co Hutch Soda Bottle. Embossed: NOME / BREWING / AND / BOTTLING CO. 7 13/16” tall Hutchinson aqua soda bottle, 4 piece mold, no embossing on bottom. The letters in “Nome” are 0.5” tall and striking in appearance. This is one of the rarest western hutches, and comes from one of the most famous of the western gold mining camps, where native gold was literally mined from beach sands on the Pacific Ocean. It dates from the 1895-1905 period, most likely contemporary with Tex Rickard’s Northern Saloon and Wyatt Earp’s Dexter Saloon. This bottle is as close to dead mint, or “attic” mint, as a collector could hope for. There are no stains, no scratches, no dings, no problems of any kind. The only thing of any possible notice with a magnifying glass is a tiny surface ping on the bottom edge less than 1mm. It also contains part of the original stopper. This bottle is very rare. There were three noted in P. B. Bates’s computer compilation reference on soda bottles (see Auction #22). There are no auction records in Brown’s Bottle Auction Prices, a compilation of auction sales records since 1989. Est. $1000-2000

Spittoon. Please see the original spittoon from Dawson listed in the Alaska section.

203. Bottle. Seltzer. Eastern Seltzer Bottles. Lot of three different bottles. (1) Harry Sheinbaum / Bronx, N.Y. / Contents 26 Oz / Registered. Etched in large circle, block letters. Just below circle: This Siphon Must Be Returned To The Owner Only. Shoulder has a red label with: “Good Health / The Salt Free Sugar Free Vichy, Harry Sheinbaum 9960 Park Ave Bronx, NY. Etched in large circle. Stamped on top: “Harry Scheinberg, NY 62 (note misspelling)”. Full glass stem. (2) A. Yaffee / Philadelphia, PA / Contents 26 Fl. Oz. / (A under Y monogram) / 1509 So. 6th St. / Registered. Top stamped with: “B. Nierenberg, Phila.53”. Full glass stem. Clean. Nicest seltzer in this lot. Has some inside stain. (3) Red pyro glazed: (top red circle with) Deposit / 25 / Cents. Charter Oak / Sparkling Water / Charter Oak / Bottling Co., Inc./ Hartford, Conn. / Cont. 35 Oz. Top stamped with: New York Seltzer, Inc. Full glass stem. Clean, some liquid left. None have obvious dings or chips. Est. $100-200

204. California. Los Angeles. Los Angeles. Sparkeeta Club Soda Seltzer Bottle. In black and red pyro glaze: Sparkeeta / Club Soda / (extensive pic of three horsemen) / Lithiated

and Carbonated by / Sparkletts / Drinking Water / Corp. / Net Cont. 35 oz. Reverse has embossed: Property of / Sparkletts Drinking Water Corp. / Los Angeles, Calif. Glass stem intact. Top has stamped “Same Green 63”. 12” tall, 4” base. This may be the first Sparkletts bottle. No dings or chips. Est. $100-200

205. California. San Francisco. San Francisco. Spruance, Stanley & Co Color Trade Cards, c1888-1892. Lot of 4 different cards. Reverse all have same print: “Spruance, Stanley & Co, Wholesale Liquor Dealers, 410 Front Street, San Francisco, Kohlberg, Agent.” The obverse are promoting African Stomach Bitters, but all have different scenes. Attractive. All four have some paper adhered on the reverse from placement in an album. The paper is removable with proper conservation. Spruance Stanley & Co. embossed bottles, including the whiskey fifths and flasks and African Stomach Bitters are well known to bottle collectors. Fine. Est. $100-200

206. Montana. Yellowstone. Billings. Coca Cola Seltzer Bottle. In red pyro glaze: Coca Cola / Bottling Company / Billings / Montana . Top has stamp of “Home Service Corp. 66”. On the back, apparently removed: Home / Service / Corp./ 71-31 73rd Place / Glendale, L. I. / Reg Conts. 26 oz. Full glass stem. Some liquid still present inside. The monogram is the official Coca Cola logo. Great and truly rare Coca-Cola seltzer. Est. $300-500

207. Nevada. Clark. Las Vegas. Coca Cola Best by a Dam Bottle. Embossed: The Best By A Dam Site (within top of diamond pattern) / Boulder / Products / Las Vegas / Nev. / Coca Cola Bottling Co. (within bottom part of diamond pattern). Embossed on reverse base rim: Net Contents 6 1/2 Fl Ozs. Some inside stain, case wear, some light rust. No significant chips or cracks. Aqua color. 7.5” tall, 2.25” base. The Best By A Dam Site Coke bottles are very popular among Coca Cola and Nevada collectors. They were made in 1936 and distributed upon the opening of Hoover Dam. Est. $100-200

208. Nevada. Clark. Las Vegas. Coca Cola (Dam Site) Seltzer Bottle. In red pyro glaze: Coca Cola/ Bottling Co./ Las Vegas, Nevada/ Contents One Quart. At top is pic of the Hoover dam. All in red circle 4” in diameter. Glass stem broken. Top marked C. C. Las Vegas. Inside stain throughout. Unique. This great seltzer bottle is perhaps one of the best Coca Cola seltzers, and certainly one of the best Nevada seltzers. Coming from the opening of Hoover Dam in 1936, it does not appear to be one of the seltzers found in the hoard found in the Bay Area in the 1980’s that resulted in the discovery of about 10,000 seltzers from all over America dating from about 1908-1925. This bottle is unique to my knowledge-fh. Est. $1500-3000

209. Nevada. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Jas. Gioga, Goldfield Glazed Clay Jug, c.1910-15. The name is made in blue ink. Name and exterior beige color is all glazed. No maker shown on bottom or along the bottom edge. James Gioga came to Goldfield just as the camp got to its most excited state. He was too late opening his saloon at 816 N. Main Street for the 1906 Goldfield Directory, but he made the 1907 Polk Nevada Directory. His saloon was at the east end of town, far away from the core saloon district, or the four corner saloons where the Mohawk, Northern etc. were located. The saloon was perfectly suited for thirsty, hot miners and prospectors coming into Goldfield from the south. By 1914, Gioga had added groceries to his liquor business. The 1914 Polk Nevada Directory shows the address as 815 N. Main, and it is unknown if this was a typographical error of if Gioga had in fact moved across the street.

When Gioga moved to town, George Wingfield had just started the Goldfield Consolidated Mining Company by purchasing the best gold properties in town for exorbitant sums. Wingfield virtually made his mark on Nevada with this move, and, along with partner and later Senator George Nixon, made millions off the Company.

The Gioga jug was unknown to the writer until recently. It sat secretly in the Wright collection until Nevada collector Frank Gafford purchased it from him for a record sum. It is reported as one of two different jugs from Nevada, but is the only one actually seen by this writer. The other is from an Ely merchant, Marcotte, of which there are a reported two specimens known.

This is an incredibly rare western jug, and a unique opportunity for whiskey, Nevada, or jug collectors. Est. $5,000-10,000

210. Nevada. Washoe. Reno. Reno Brewing Co Seltzer Bottle. Reno / Brewing Co./ Reno, Nevada. Clear, full glass stem, unmarked top. 12” tall, 3.75” base. Clean, mint. No pings.

The Reno Brewing Co. was formed in 1902 and was open for business by 1903. With the advent of prohibition, Reno Brewing was forced into the soda water market for survival. Thus in 1918 Reno Brewing converted its sales to “seltzers, soda water” etc., according to a lengthy article in the Henderson Home News October 19, 1995 by Phil Earl. The Reno Brewing seltzers may have been made prior to the complete conversion, as evidenced by their similarity in style to others from the 1908-1914 period. It makes sense that Reno Brewing was experimenting with the sales of soda water before prohibition took hold. There are two clear Reno Brew and two cobalt Reno Brew seltzers known to me-fh. Est. $250-500

211. Nevada. Washoe. Reno. Weiland Bottling Works Seltzer Bottle. Weiland / Bottling Works / Reno, Nev. Top unmarked. Clear, clean. 0.75” ping on back shoulder area, another on base. Block letters, full glass stem. 12” tall, 4” base. Sparkling mint appearance. The Weiland seltzers are rare and date from the 1908-1919 period. The name is from the famous Weiland beer, a staple in Reno for decades. In 1908 the Weiland plant began bottling soda water, and these seltzers and two different embossed soda bottles are the result. Est. $150-300

212. Whiskey. Western Liquor Bottles. Lot of 3. 1) Geo. Braun Bottler, San Francisco, amber quart beer with stopper (scarce). 4 piece mold. Name and address (2219 Pine St. S.F.) embossed in circle with shield and initials in center. 12” tall. 2) Buffalo Brewing Co., Sacramento, Cal. Amber quart beer with picture of buffalo (common). 12” tall. 3) Red-amber applied top whiskey with W.H. McBrayer Bourbon Whiskey paper label. 11” tall. Est. $50-150

213. Whiskey. Western Whiskey Bottle Group. Lot of 6 six bottles that include 3 round fifths and 3 rectangles, all amber. Fifths: 1) Americus / Club / Whiskey/ embossed on side. 11 1/2” tall, c. 1900-1915. [Barnett, “Western Whiskey Bottles No. 4,” Fig. #10]. 2) Crown Distilleries Company embossed in oval with crown & shield logo inside oval. 11 1/2” tall, c. 1901-11. [Ref: Barnett: Fig. #202]. 3) Dr. Warren’s/ Pure/ Ginger Brandy // Homer Williams & Co. // Proprietors // San Francisco, Cal. Embossed on side. 11” tall, c. 1895-1901 [Ref. Barnett #184]. Rectangles: 4) Sherman Rye // Hildebrandt, Posner & Co., Inc. // San Francisco, Cal. Embossed on side.10 1/2”, c. 1910-1917 [Ref: Barnett, #387]. 5) O’Hearn’s Whiskey // Full Quart embossed on side. 2 pc. Mold. “1919” embossed on bottom. [Ref: Barnett, similar to #601, variant]. 6) Lawton Rye embossed on one edge or narrow side, Roth & Co. // San Francisco embossed on one face, plain 1 1/2” circle embossed on opposite face, and Guaranteed Full Quart embossed on other edge (narrow side). 10 1/4” tall, c. 1900-1916 [Ref: Barnett #686]. Est. $75-110

Please see Cleary’s Saloon, Philadelphia for a related piece.

214. Whiskey. San Francisco. Billie Taylor Whiskey Flask & Original Box. Half pint embossed whiskey bottle with original paper label and original box. Unlisted and previously unknown. Rathjen Mercantile Co./ R. M. C./ Net Contents/ 6 oz.//paper label: Fine Old Billie Taylor Whiskey, a blend. Rathjen Mercantile Co. Distributors, San Francisco, Cal. Label has wear to lower extremities, no writing missing. Clear, mint, clear glass stopper in cork in a tooled top. Circa 1905-1915. The box is printed on all four sides. The front and back have the picture of an amber squatty Billie Taylor paper labeled whiskey bottle. One side is in poor condition. No top or bottom. Creases, splits and dings to the box.

Rathjen Mercantile was run by Henry Rathjen as president, and Martin Rathjen as secretary in their wholesale liquor and grocery business at 3249 Fillmore Street in San Francisco. Henry lived at 2103 Lombard, the curviest street in the world, but this address may not have been on the curvy section. The company handled Nuvida Mineral Water, Great Western Champagne, Quaker Whiskies, Old Government whiskey, Merry Widow wines, etc. The 1914 San Francisco Directory specifically listed the Billie Taylor whiskey, but that may have simply been a matter of budget and advertising space. [1911, 1914 SF Directories]. Est. $200-400

215. Whiskey. San Francisco. Borgfeldt Propfe Co Whiskey Bottle, c.1905-1912. Unlisted, previously unknown half-pint embossed pocket flask with white metal screw top. Deep purple, no dings, very light cloudiness. Borgefeldt-Propfe Co. / (BP Co. monogram) / San Francisco. Unlisted, previously unknown. We spoke to Bob Barnett who has never heard of nor had one of these flasks.

Chris Borgfeldt ran the wholesale liquor business from their 204 California Street location in 1911. By then, Borgfeldt’s partner Charles Propfe had died and his widow Matilda had taken on his responsibilities. In 1895 Propfe was a partner to Henry Aschen in the liquor business in San Francisco, while Chris Borgfeldt was not yet in San Francisco. [1895, 1911, 1915 San Francisco Directories]. No chips or dings.

The lip has some irregularities that may be from original manufacturing. Screw tap shows corrosion on one half, other half is bright chrome. Very fine. Est. $200-400

216. Whiskey. San Francisco. Claybrook Bourbon & Phoenix Bourbon Paper Label Whiskey Flasks. Two very rare pocket flasks: Embossed pint pocket flask “Claybrook Bourbon Whiskey” with original paper label on the back. The label has the upper left corner missing, affecting the “Clayb” of “Claybrook”. Screw top with white metal cap, clear and dead mint. We have not had this bottle before, nor has our friend Bob Barnett. This bottle was found with the following paper label only flask: Phoenix Bourbon, Naber, Alfs, & Brune, San Francisco. The label on the Phoenix is seriously worn with many pieces missing from the edges. Screw top, no metal top, mint. We assume that Claybrook is a San Francisco trademarked whiskey, but are unable to find it on the internet or within our Louisville or San Francisco directories for the period 1905-1915. Est. $150-300

217. Whiskey. San Francisco. San Francisco Whiskey Flask Bottles. Three different pocket whiskey flasks. Two are Americus Club. One is amber pint, “Americus Club/ star monogram/ Whiskey” tooled top. The other is clear (purple) “Americus Club/ star emblem/ Pure Whiskey” half pint, screw top. Both are mint, possibly never in the ground. Wilson claims that Henry Campe was the distributor. Campe ran a huge wholesale liquor house at 122-131 Second Street in San Francisco in 1911. There are at least three different fifths of Americus Club. The third bottle is an amber half pint: The F. Chevalier Co./ Whiskey Merchants/ San Francisco./ Net contents 5 oz.” Tooled top, mint. Est. $150-300

BRAZIL

218. Brazil. Railroad. Brazil Railway Co. Bond #24994. Incorporated in Maine. Issued to bearer in 1909. Signed by W. S. Lowe asst secretary and Percival Fringham president. Vignette of steam train crossing a trestle over a river. Ornate green border. Cancelled by rubber stamp. No coupons attached. Printer - Waterlow & Sons, London. 12 x 19”. The company was formed to operate railroads in Brazil, especially in the State of San Pao. In 1914, a U. S. Federal court placed the company in receivership, managed by Cameron Forbes. (Poor’s Manual of Railroads, 1917). Some wear and minor wrinkling to edges. Fine. Est. $100-200