Books, mining stock
certificates, maps, prospectuses, pamphlets, photographs, etc. on mining in
Colorado and the West.
MINING
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THE MINES OF COLORADO
By Ovando J. Hollister (Late editor and
proprietor, Colorado Mining Journal)
Springfield, Mass.: Samuel Bowles &
Company, 1867)
First edition of this scarce Colorado
mining publication; in original brown cloth; gold print on spine; 450 pages;
with all advertisements. Plus, the very hard to find map:
Map of Colorado Territory, to accompany
Hollister's MINES OF COLORADO, 1866
Book is in near fine condition, with some
light wear to head and toe of spine; spine is strong and tight; pages are clean,
bright.
Map is in near fine to fine condition;
folded; some conservation reinforcement on back.
Map has been removed from front of back,
with no loss of paper, and is stored separately to protect it from damage.
Excellent detail on mining in the
Colorado Territory, which specifics on mines and mining companies in Gilpin,
Clear Creek, Boulder, Park, Lake, and Summit counties. Also, history of
the first gold rush to the Territory, mining and milling processes, development
and conditions of the mines.
Price:
$2,500.00
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THE BEN HUR MINING AND MILLING COMPANY
Issued 1899, uncancelled, two folds, near fine.
Stated on certificate: "Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County,
Colorado." W.H. Kistler, Stationery, Denver, Colorado. Mining
property on Globe Hill, Globe Hill, and Straub Mountain (re: Hills' OFFICIAL
MANUAL, CRIPPLE CREEK DISTRICT, 1900). Unique vignette. $1,550.00
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GENERAL CATALOG NO. 150, HENDRIE & BOLTHOFF
MFG. AND SUPPLY CO. Machinery and Equipment of All Kinds. General Automotive, Electrical
and Radio Supplies, Builders' Hardware. The Bowen Publishing Co., 1939,
Denver, Colorado. Original embossed blue cloth binding with gold
embossing; 959 pages. Extraordinary detail and illustrations -- halftone
photographs and steel-engravings. Condition: very good plus; binding
strong and tight; pages bright and clean.
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THE BOSTON AND CRIPPLE CREEK GOLD MINING
COMPANY OF COLORADO. Issued 1898, uncancelled. Condition: good plus; soiling
around edges; slightly age-worn. American Bank Note Co., Boston,
Litho. Property located on Tenderfoot Hill (re: Page 16 of CRIPPLE CREEK
UP-TO-DATE, 1896, by White). Originally thought to be a
"sharper" operation; however, in the late 1890s, Company actually hit
paying quantities of gold ore. Seal affixed in Cripple Creek,
Colorado. Price: $95.00
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(Cripple Creek, Colorado) THE OFFICIAL MANUAL OF
THE CRIPPLE CREEK DISTRICT, COLORADO, U.S.A., published by Fred
Hills, E.M., Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1900, first edition. Book is in
its original red cloth binding with gold embossing on cover and spine; 495
pages. Enamel-coated pages; maps and halftone illustrations.
This book was originally intended to be the ultimate in stock broker's
handbooks, providing details of several hundred operating and producing mines
and mining companies in the Cripple Creek Gold Mining District. T.A.
Rickard, State Geologist of Colorado, wrote an article, "The Cripple Creek
District: Its Past and Future," for the book; as well as George Rex
Buckman, "Cripple Creek from the Standpoint of Statistics."
Articles are accompanied by illustrations. Nearly all of the mining
companies have details such as organization, capitalization, property,
development, officers, and so on, along with a plat of mining claims. The
book was originally published with a fold-out map of the Cripple Creek District,
by Fred Hills, and copyrighted 1900. This copy is missing the original
map; however, another original map -- published for William A. Otis &
Company -- accompanies this volume. The Otis map, published in May 1896,
is five-color, larger than the original Hills' map -- 23 inches wide by 34
inches in length -- and more detailed (showing mining claims, towns, railroads,
topography, etc.). Condition of book: very good, with some binding
reinforcement; light soiling; some sunning to spine; bumped corners and a bit of
cloth fraying. Condition of map: good plus to very good; damp-staining in
upper left-hand area of map; weakness in spots; fraying along edges. Book
stated to be Volume 1; however, Hills did not publish another volume.
Hills did, though, publish a small stock broker's handbook in 1902.
Included with this book is a document signed by Fred Hills. Price:
$2,500.00
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(Winchell, B.L.) COLORADO'S GOLD: Under the Crust.
Turn the Soil and You Will Find All the Riches that are Needed by Man.
Secrets of the Earth Exposed for the Benefit of the Human Race. The Golden
Era Now Bursting on the United States. Fact and Legends of the Mountains
Woven in Narrative by the Passenger Department of the Gulf Road and The South
Park Line, Denver, Colorado, 1896. Publication is in its original
illustration and embossed covers; 128 pages, plus Map of Colorado;
square-bound. Profusely illustrated with halftones and drawings. Map
at back of publication: Colorado, tributary to the lines of the U.P., Denver
& Gulf (The Gulf Road) and Denver, Leadville & Gunnison Rys. (The
South Park Line). Pages are enamel-coated, bright and clean. Front
cover has signs of aging, with some very light soiling and several chips.
Spine is strong and tight; however, has been, in the past, reinforced by
cloth. Overall condition: very good. Book covers gold and silver
mining all over the state of Colorado, including, Cripple Creek, Aspen,
Telluride, Georgetown, Breckenridge, Central City, Leadville, Gold Hill, and
many, many more districts. Price:
$650.00
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(Cripple Creek, Colorado) THE VINDICATOR CONSOLIDATED GOLD MINING
COMPANY, Annual Report, 1914. Mines in Cripple Creek
District. Adolph J. Zang, president of company. Report is in its
original tan wrappers, brown printing; 11 pages. Several half-tone
illustrations. Joint report of the President and the Vice-President and
General manager. Production and dividend charts. Mill Flow
sheet. Report of Superintendent. Engineer's, Secretary and Treasurer
reports. Some writing on pages, contemporary with publication.
Overall condition: very good plus. Report on one of Cripple Creek's most
productive mines. $500.00
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Please view our other Mining web pages:
Mining
Mining Page Two
Mining Page Three
Mining Page Four -
Mining Prospectuses, Annual Reports, and Statements - Colorado Territory
Mining Page Five
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