CRIPPLE CREEK,
COLORADO
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HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION OF THE CRIPPLE CREEK
MINING DISTRICT, MINING AND BUSINESS DIRECTORY. CITY OF CRIPPLE CREEK AND
ADJACENT TOWNS
1894
Cripple Creek, Colo., May 1, 1894. Hazeltine & Company, Publishers
Original black boards with gold print and black cloth spine;
161 pages, complete with advertisements. Condition: very good plus; print
on covers worn; spine strong; small portion of second advertisement page
missing. History of District; biographies of mining men; details and
development of important gold producers; development of towns and cities;
transportation and milling operations.
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THE CRIPPLE CREEK DISTRICT DIRECTORY
1912 - 1913
FOR
ALL THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF THE DISTRICT
CONTAINING COMPLETE LISTS OF THE INHABITANTS, INSTITUTIONS,
INCORPORATED COMPANIES, MINING COMPANIES, MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS, BUSINESS
FIRMS, ETC.
IN THE CITIES OF CRIPPLE CREEK, VICTOR, ANACONDA, ALTMAN,
ELKTON, GOLDFIELD, CAMERON AND INDEPENDENCE
THE GAZETTEER PUBLISHING CO., 1912, JAS. R. IVES, MANAGER
In original printed boards and red leather, gold-printed
binding
459 pages, complete
Condition: boards are worn, yet strong; spine shows some wear,
but is generally complete and strong
Interior pages in very good condition, with
little or no wear or damage.
Overall, book is in very good condition.
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THE
PORTLAND: COLORADO'S RICHEST GOLD MINE
THE
PORTLAND: COLORADO'S RICHEST GOLD MINE, by Joe Vanderwalker and Brian
Levine. Syzygy Gold Mining Company, Victor, Colorado, 1989. One of 150 hardback, dust-jacketed copies. Photography by Joe
Vanderwalker.
Text by Brian Levine. Book signed by Brian Levine. Book is in its
original black cloth binding with gold-embossing on cover; 64 pages.
Included with this copy is an original Portland Gold Mining Company check,
issued 1924, and signed by Thomas F. Burns and Irving Howbert. Also,
original PORTLAND GOLD MINING COMPANY stock certificate tipped in, issued 1895,
cancelled, signed by James F. Burns, as president; and, James Doyle, secretary. Condition:
fine; strong, tight spine; bright, fresh, clean pages. Price:
$350.00
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THE PORTLAND GOLD MINING COMPANY
Issued 1895, cancelled, light folds, very light bit of staining
on left border. Condition: very good. Signed by the discoverers of
this highly significant Cripple Creek mining property: James F. Burns, as
president; and, James Doyle, as secretary. The most important issue on
this 3-million ounce gold producer. James Burns continued to live in
wealth after the discovery of this property, and died in 1917. James Doyle
lost his fortune, attempted to regain wealth and status through a variety of
mining ventures, but died in 1954 in modest circumstances. W.S. Stratton
and Verner Z. Reed, also owners of the Portland, died wealthy men.
(Certificate similar to that pictured above.) Price:
$250.00
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Ask us about historical Cripple Creek
checks. We have many to offer: important signatures; revenue imprints;
various mining companies, etc.
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