H354  GOLD RUSH SAINTS: CALIFORNIA MORMONS AND THE GREAT RUSH FOR RICHES by Kenneth N. Owens, 2004. This new and insightful work combines narrative history and documentary accounts to reveal a hidden wealth of California and Mormon history. These pioneer Mormon men and women left us with precious written accounts which provide a glimpse of a California before it paid the environmental cost of a gold mine. Early arrivals recall haunting images of “a most lovely country – a Gods country”, that was, as James Marshall recalled so aptly, “sowed with gold.” A handsome volume of 397 pages, embellished with illustrations and maps, bibliography and index, printed on acid-free paper and bound in blue linen cloth with two-color foil stamping to cover and spine. $42.50 postpaid.

HBC  HERCULES BLASTING CAP BOX – Yellow with black lettering, 100 No. 6 Blasting Caps. Hercules Powder Co. Inc. Wilmington, Delaware, USA with logo. Heavy cardboard with black metal reinforced corners. Like new condition. $15.95 postpaid.

H768  GOLD RUSH: THE BLACK HILLS STORY by John D. McDermott, 2002. GOLD RUSH explores the business and culture of the gold rush in the Black Hills from the “Days of 76” to the present. 144 pages, 51 black & white photos, soft cover. $19.95 postpaid.

H144  GOLD GAMBLE by Roberta Martin Starry, 2003. An exciting historical account of the gold mining days of the Rand District of California’s upper Mojave Desert. From the mining boom of the 1890’s to the bootleggers of the 1930’s, fascinating stories are told here, brought to life through 71 historical photographs. Large size, 164 pages, photos, soft cover. $24.95 postpaid.

H869  GOLD, GALS, GUNS, GUTS: A HISTORY OF DEADWOOD, LEAD, AND SPEARFISH, 1874-1976. Edited by Bob Lee, 2004. Beginning with the gold rush of 1876, the northern Black Hills became home to an assortment of prospectors, entrepreneurs, gamblers, and criminals. Gold brought them to the area. Gals followed the miners. Guns often ruled in the rough-and-tumble communities where it took

guts to succeed. 259 pages, 171 black & white photographs, 29 drawings, 3 maps, index, soft cover. $26.95 postpaid.

H699  RED GOLD & TARNISHED SILVER: MINES AND MINERALS OF THE LAKE SUPERIOR COPPER DISTRICT 2^nd ed. Revised and expanded 2001. Excellent information on the mines and minerals, along with maps, a listing of what minerals you will find at each mine, etc. Large size, 44 pages, photos, maps, soft cover, spiral binding. $11.95 postpaid.

U417  REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE MINT UPON PRODUCTION OF THE PRECIOUS METALS IN THE UNITED STATES DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 1887. Excellent information on the mines of Colorado, The Comstock Lode, Michigan, Arizona, California, Montana, etc. Information on what was happening at the mines. Tables, charts, index to mines, 373 pages, hard cover, (wear on spine, otherwise a good copy) Scarce! $49.00 postpaid.

H472  GOLD PROSPECTORS DIGEST by Jerry Keene, 1996. A fantastic collection of articles that reveal How, Where and What equipment to use for: gold panning, sluicing, dredging, concentrators, diving for gold, rock crushing, etc. Large size, full of photos, 51 pages, soft cover. $7.50 postpaid.

SC02  STOCK CERTIFICATE – THE DETROIT YUKON MINING COMPANY Incorporated under the laws of the state of Michigan 190… Detroit, Michigan, $25 Shares, Unissued, three nice mining vignettes, Black lettering on a beige background. No. 137. Excellent condition. $45.00 postpaid

SC03  STOCK CERTIFICATE – THE MINERAL MOUNTAIN MINING COMPANY. Incorporated under the laws of the state of Illinois. Unissued 189__. No. 224. Large vignette on top center of the stock certificate. Black printing on a white background. Excellent condition. $25.00 postpaid. (One available)

Geological Survey Bulletins (Reprints) Authoritative guides to placer locations. Maps of placer deposits included. Soft cover. Excellent information!!

H184  PLACER GOLD DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA 103 pages. $10.50 postpaid.

H186  PLACER GOLD DEPOSITS OF NEVADA 118 pages. $9.50 postpaid.

H187  PLACER GOLD DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO 46 pages. $7.50 postpaid.

H185  PLACER GOLD DEPOSITS OF UTAH 26 pages. $5.95 postpaid.

H330  WALL OF SILVER: A TREASURE HUNTER’S DREAM by Richard Kellogg, 2004. It’s 1700’s and a silver mine is discovered in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, possibly the “Mother Lode.” Relive the authors current day ventures into and about the lost mine. A “can’t put it down” read. After you’re done reading, you will want to jump in your car and go find the lost Wall of Silver mine. 192 pages, illustrations and supporting documents, soft cover. $18.95 postpaid.

H173  THE COMPLETE GUIDE BOOK ABOUT GEODES OF THE MIDWEST by Smith, 2003. Learn how to locate and collect, crack and open, clean and preserve, identify and classify, and show and display geodes from Illinois, Indiana, and Missouri. Includes color photos, charts and tips about geodes. 70Pages, soft cover. $17.95 postpaid.

H429  THE BOHEMIA MINING DISTRICT, OREGON by Alan H. Patera, 1994. The Bohemia mines were located at the crest of the Calapooya Mountains, a western off shoot of the main Cascade ridge. The major   mines of the district were all located at between 5,000 and 5,900 feet in elevation. Large size, photos, soft cover. $12.00 pp.

H868  THE GRIFFITH FAMILY AND THE FOUNDING OF GEORGETOWN by Liston E. Leyendecker, 2001. Liston Leyendecker tells the fascinating story of the Griffith family and their three and a half year struggle to develop the Griffith Mining District and establish the camp of Georgetown, Colorado. By May, 1861 the Griffiths had used their expertise gained in other frontier areas to establish a small, but functioning mining camp. They built a toll road from Central City with their own money to bring in supplies, and surveyed the districts boundaries. They were able to preempt a large number of claims, operate several mines, and bring one of the first stamp mills to the district. 106 pages, illustrated, glossary, bibliography, cloth binding. $47.00 postpaid.

CCIB – THE CLEVELAND-CLIFFS IRON CO. TILDEN MINE BADGE #34. The Cleveland Cliffs Iron Company logo is located below the #34. Black edge and printing with yellow background and plastic cover. An old scarce badge. $26.95 postpaid.

H730  THE GEM & MINERAL COLLECTOR’S GUIDE TO IDAHO by Lanny Ream, 2000. The updated combined edition of volumes one and two contains maps and directions to over 40 collection sites. Detailed maps, tips on proper tools, road and highway directions, and helpful text, will lead you to the best rock hounding sites for gems, minerals and fossils in Idaho. 80 pages, photographs, map, soft cover. $11.95 postpaid.

H182  THE STERLING LEGEND: THE FACTS BEHIND THE LOST DUTCHMAN MINE by Estee Conatser,1993. Facts, maps, and legends. “This book is the definitive work on the Lost Dutchman Mine..” (National Prospector’s Gazette). The best insiders guide to this famous mine. Discover new insights and ingeniously concealed figments of information to this lost treasure. Includes a fold-out map. 94 pages, photos, soft cover. $11.95 postpaid.

BSMC BAY STATE MINING COMPANY, EAGLE RIVER, MICHIGAN ONE DOLLAR SIGHT DRAFT, 1865. Very scarce! Two nice vignettes. Black lettering on a beige background. Large fancy $1 in center, printed in green color. $125.00 postpaid. (One available)

CMC  THE CENTRAL MINING COMPANY FIVE DOLLAR SIGHT DRAFT 1868. EAGLE HARBOR, MICH. Two large vignettes on this sight draft. Black lettering on a beige background. FIVE is printed in green. Round cancel, J. Stanton 23 Jun, 1868 (near center of check) Scarce!! $75.00 postpaid. (One available)

H721 THE MINING CAMPS SPEAK: NEW WAYS TO EXPLORE THE GHOST TOWNS OF THE AMERICAN WEST by Beth & Bill Sagstetter, 1998. Here is a book that you will really enjoy reading! If you have visited ghost town sites and were disappointed because there was “nothing left”, here is the book that you’ve been waiting for. An excellent text along with great photos. A book that you will really enjoy! Large size, 283 pages, index, photos, soft cover. $22.50 postpaid.

CRP  COPPER RANGE 10 YEAR PIN – Set in the top of the gold pin is a small blue stone. The Copper Range logo is in blue. Copper Range owned the White Pine Mine in White Pine, Michigan. Scarce! $39.95 postpaid. (One available)

ICC2 IRON CLIFFS CO. CHECK – 1877. Written on the Third National Bank of New York. Brown lettering on a white background with a neat documentary stamp embossed in the center of the check. $11.95 postpaid. (One available)

TMCC TRIMOUNTAIN MINING COMPANY CHECK – TRIMOUNTAIN, MICHIGAN, 1901. Black lettering on a yellow background. $5.00 postpaid.

RM2  ROCKS & MINERALS JAN/FEB 2000 – “Minerals of Brazil” A great article with numerous color photos. $10.00 postpaid. (Two available)

2006 CALENDAR!   This year again I am offering the 2006 CALENDAR OF FINE AGATES AND JASPERS. This calendar has become the most popular calendar that I have sold. Twelve  8½” x 11” full-color photographs of exceptional examples of favorite agates and jaspers desired by collectors. This is a calendar you do not want to pass up! Mailed to you postpaid for $13.95

H94  TOO TOUGH TO DIE: THE RISE, FALL AND RESURRECTION OF A SILVER CAMP, 1878 to 1990 by Lynn R. Bailey, 2004. During its developmental years Tombstone set a record for an Arizona silver district and ushered in a new era of legitimate, honest, and systematic mining. The camp let the world know that Arizona was one of the greatest mining centers on the North American  continent. 416 pages, 57 half-tones, line drawings & maps,, bibliography, end notes, soft cover. Edition limited to 1,500 copies. $28.00 postpaid.

H876  RHYOLITE’S DEMISE by Alan H. Patera, 2004. This book includes the Rise and Fall of Pioneer and Springdale. This book explores the reasons for Rhyolite’s demise. Moreover, it will encompass the entire north end of the Bullfrog Mining District, for the mines about Rhyolite were but part of the mining activity. Large size, photographs, 64 pages, soft cover. $14.00 pp.

H72   RHYOLITE, THE BOOM YEARS by Alan Patera, 1994. Rhyolite was indeed a phenomenon, building in three years from a few tents to a city of 3,500 people, the product of the great Bullfrog mining rush. Large size, 60 pages, excellent photos. A neat book! $12.00 postpaid.

H433  DK’s SMITHSONIAN HANDBOOK OF GEMSTONES by Cally Hall, 2002. This excellent book combines a precise description with annotated photographs to highlight the gemstones chief characteristics and distinguishing features. Additional color illustrations and photographs show uncut stones, color variations, and a wide range of popular cuts. Easy-to-use, color-coded bands provide at- a-glance facts for quick reference. Also included is a concise glossary, 160 pages, 800 vivid full-color photographs, flexible cover, glossary, index. $22.00 postpaid.

H524  FAITH OF FOOLS: A JOURNAL OF THE KLONDIKE GOLD RUSH by William Shape, 1998. “Shape’s well-written journal captures the sights and smells of mining camps, the grind of overland treks, and the personal quirks of the people he encountered.” This previously unpublished diary was compiled by a man with a keen photographer’s eye and an author’s attention to detail. 136 pages, photos, maps, soft cover. $26.95 postpaid.

H41   WIRED FOR SUCCESS: THE BUTTE, ANACONDA & PACIFIC RAILWAY 1892-1985 by Charles V. Mutschler, 2002.This lavishly illustrated story of technology, people, and commerce describes the Butte, Anaconda & Pacific Railway’s hauling of vast amounts of copper ore from Butte Hill, Montana, to smelter operations twenty-six miles west. This book also delineates the BA&P’s essential role in developing electric railroads in the United States. 192 pages, illustrations, photographs, maps, notes, bibliography, index, soft cover. $33.95 postpaid.

MP21  MARQUETTE ORE COMPANY CHECK – NEGAUNEE, MICHIGAN, 1928. Written on the Negaunee National Bank. Large size check, black lettering on a blue background. $6.00 postpaid. (One available)

H265  KING COAL: A PICTORIAL HERITAGE OF WEST VIRGINIA  COAL MINING, by Stan Cohen, 1999. No state in the Union has been more dominated by one product or natural resource than West Virginia. Since the beginnings of coal mining in the early 1800’s, the economy, welfare, and political life of West Virginia have been largely dependant upon its “black gold,” that underlies a great portion of the state. Large size, 152 pages, 250 photos, soft cover. $12.95 postpaid.

H655  RAILS ACROSS THE TUNDRA: A HISTORICAL ALBUM OF THE ALASKA RAILROAD by Stan Cohen, 2001. Unlike most of the nation’s railroads, the Alaska Railroad was totally financed and constructed by the United States government. Construction began at about the same time of the completion of the Panama Canal. Large size, 152 pages, 285 photos, maps, rolling stock drawings, soft cover. $14.95

GUIDE TO TREASURE IN….

Each of these popular Thomas Penfield guides lists sites in a state by county and recalls stories of treasure reported to have been hidden there. A separate section of each book lists the best metal detector sites for each county. (Please add $2.00 to your total order for shipping)

TG1  A GUIDE TO TREASURE IN ARIZONA 134 pages $9.95

TG2  A GUIDE TO TREASURE IN CALIFORNIA 160 pages. $11.95

TG3  A GUIDE TO TREASURE IN IDAHO 127 pages $11.95

TG4  A GUIDE TO TREASURE IN MONTANA & WYOMING 84 pages $7.95

TG5  A GUIDE TO TREASURE IN NEVADA 74 pages $9.95

TG6  A GUIDE TO TREASURE IN NEW MEXICO 109 pages $9.95

TG7  A GUIDE TO TREASURE IN TEXAS 141 pages $11.95

SC04  STOCK CERTIFICATE – INDUSTRIAL MINING, MANUFACTURING & DEVELOPING COMPANY. Incorporated under the laws of South Dakota with the business office located in Lancaster, Wisconsin, 1906. Gold & black printing on an off white background. Three mining vignettes at the top of the certificate. Gold stamp on the lower left corner. $1.00 shares, issued. Good condition. $55.00 pp.

SC05  STOCK  CERTIFICATE – CORBIN COPPER COMPANY. Incorporated under the general mining laws of Michigan, 1910. The mines were located in Montana. Green & black printing on a off white background. 100 shares, issued, large mining vignette at the top of the certificate. Excellent condition. $30.00 postpaid. (One available)

AMC ATLANTIC MINING COMPANY CHECK – Large size check written on The National Bank of Houghton, 1892. Black lettering on a pink background. The Atlantic Mining Co. was located in Atlantic Mine, Michigan. Excellent condition. $10.00 postpaid. (One available)

H878  TICKET TO TOLTEC: A MILE BY MILE GUIDE FOR THE CUMBRES & TOLTEC SCENIC RAILROAD by Doris B. Osterwald, 2004. This is your personal guide for America’s Longest and Highest Narrow Gauge Steam Railroad that takes you through the vastness of the southern San Juan Mountains in Colorado. Large size, black & white and color photos, maps, soft cover. This new edition gives a greatly expanded view of the history and operation of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad since 1970. $12.95 postpaid.

SC06  STOCK CERTIFICATE – MAYFLOWER OLD COLONY COPPER COMPANY Incorporated under the general mining laws of Michigan, 1922. Green and black lettering on a light green background. Issued, Less than 100 shares, Number 8634. Excellent condition. Very rare! $75.00 postpaid.

SC07  STOCK CERTIFICATE – MAYFLOWER OLD COLONY COPPER COMPANY Incorporated under the general mining laws of Michigan, 1918. Black and orange lettering on a white background. Issued, 100 shares, Number A 1736. Excellent condition. $75.00 postpaid.

WHAT’S HOT? In past Newsletters, the following books were top sellers.

H861  THE BELMONT MINE – 1953 by Bob Schlosser, 2003. 50 pages, 7 pen & ink drawings, spiral binding, laminated cover. $16.50 postpaid.

H662 A SILVER CAMP CALLED CREEDE: A CENTURY OF MINING by Richard C. Huston, 2004. 539 pages, 121 photos & illustrations, 19 maps, hard cover, dust jacket. $34.95 postpaid.

H867  MINES OF THE PEWABIC COUNTY OF MICHIGAN AND WISCONSIN VOLUME III WISCONSIN IRON by Bruce Cox, 2004. 150 pages, photos, index, spiral binding. $27.50 postpaid.

H877  THE WHITE PINE COPPER DEPOSIT, ONTONAGON COUNTY, MICHIGAN by Walter S. White and James C. Wright, 1954. (Reprint) 41 pages, maps, charts, soft cover. $8.95 postpaid.

V45    VIDEO – THE MAGIC OF HOMESTAKE VHS $22.95 postpaid. V47 DVD Format $23.95 pp.

H767  FROZEN GOLD: A TREATISE ON EARLY KLONDIKE MINING TECHNOLOGY, METHODS AND HISTORY by John A. Gould, 2001. Early mining in the north depended upon primitive methods and equipment, which possessed the double advantages of being inexpensive and of proven effectiveness. How they were used, and more importantly how they were adapted to the special problems of the north, are discussed in some detail. The many difficulties that the early sourdough miners faced in their struggle to extract gold are described. Large size, 112 pages, 108 photos, drawings, maps, soft cover. $12.95 postpaid.

H593  RAILS TO GOLD AND SILVER: LINES TO MONTANA’S MINING CAMPS VOLUME I: 1883-1887 by Bill & Jan Taylor. In 1883, with it’s mainline through Montana completed, the Northern Pacific’s restrictive language of its charter and the conservative nature of its management prevented it from building branch lines to the developing gold, silver and copper mining camps such as Rimini and Butte. James J. Hill of the Great Northern Railway recognized the omission and began building a railroad into the territory Large size, 148 pages, 150 photos, maps, profiles, newspaper accounts, soft cover. $24.95 postpaid.

H879  MINNESOTA-ONTARIO IRON ORE RAILROADS by Patrick C. Dorin, 2002. The author covers the wide variety of ore-hauling railroads in northwestern Minnesota and northwestern Ontario. These railroads fed iron ore through six sets of dock facilities from Duluth – Superior to Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. Large size, 103 pages, full of photos, soft cover. An excellent book! $28.95 postpaid.

H686  LUNDY by Alan H. Patera, 2000. Lundy, Mono County, California is situated in a rugged canyon near Mono Lake. Today, few visitors to Lundy are aware of the thriving town that Lundy once was. This book covers the mines and town. Large size, 88 pages, photos, soft cover. $15.00 plus $2.00 shipping.

H785  ANTIQUE MINING EQUIPMENT AND COLLECTIBLES by Pearson & Bommarito, 2002. Mining’s dramatic and dangerous nature is reflected in the hundreds of specialized tools and artifacts shown in over 450 color photographs and discussed in this fascinating book. Large size, 172 pages, soft cover. $32.95 postpaid.

NEVADA MINING BOOKS by William O. Vanderburg. Each book features past operation, extent of mineral deposits and geology.

H295  MINES OF CLARK COUNTY $16.95 postpaid.

H296  MINES OF HUMBOLDT AND PERSHING COUNTIES $16.95 postpaid.

H297  MINES OF LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES $16.95 postpaid.

H298  MINES OF CHURCHILL AND MINERAL COUNTIES $16.95 postpaid.

SMC  SCHOOLCRAFT MINING COMPANY, CALUMET, MI UNISSUED CHECK - FIVE DOLLARS. 187__. Unissued. “Pay to my own order Five Dollars Value received and charge to account of Company”. Ck. No. 185. The large 5 in the center of the check is green color. Black lettering on a white background. Very scarce! Excellent condition. $125.00 (One available)

TCC   TECUMSEH COPPER COMPANY CHECK – Calumet, Michigan. Unissued, large size, black lettering on a beige color background. Very Rare!! $100.00 postpaid. (One available)

CM43  THE MINERAL RANGE RAILROAD by Clarence J. Monette, 2004. This book has been updated and enlarged. An excellent text along with great photos, tells the story of this important railroad during the historic copper mining era in Michigan’s Copper Country. 144 pages, photos, list of rolling stock, soft cover. $8.50 postpaid.

CM50  CENTRAL MINE A GHOST TOWN by Clarence J. Monette. An informative book that covers both the Central Mine and the town. This Michigan mine was organized in 1853, and work was started in 1854. Numerous photos, 128 pages, soft cover. $5.00 postpaid.

H703  HYDRAULIC MINING IN CALIFORNIA: A TARNISHED LEGACY by Powell Greenland. This important first book-length study of the subject, provides a complete history of hydraulic mining, its background and eventual demise. Mining techniques prior to the hydraulic period are described, as are the inventions which followed. 320 pages with a glossary, appendixes, notes, bibliography and index. Embellished with twenty-two illustrations and maps. Bound in rich brown-colored linen cloth with foil stamped spine and front cover. Issued in an edition of 750 copies. $47.95 postpaid.

H512  DEATH VALLEY IN 49 by William Lewis Manly. Reprint of the 1894 book. This book has leather like covers, marbled boards inside, in the original box by the publisher Time-Life. There are several mentions of the author’s mining experiences from Mineral Point, Wisconsin to California. A fascinating book. 498 pages, photos. $29.95 postpaid. (Two available)

U350  USED BOOK – GOLD: HISTORY AND GENESIS OF DEPOSITS by R.W. Boyle, 1987. 676 pages of detailed information on gold, gold deposits, geochemistry of gold, etc. This is an excellent book! Hard cover, excellent condition. $65.00 postpaid. (One available)

M2  USED BOOK – MICHIGAN COPPER AND BOSTON DOLLARS by William B. Gates Jr., 1951. This is a real classic Michigan book that provides an economic history of the Michigan cooper mining industry. 301 pages, bibliography, index, hard cover, dust jacket. Very good condition. $79.95 postpaid.

H885  MISSOURI MINING HERITAGE GUIDE by John Park, 2005. This guide provides information on 421 mining-history-related points-of-interest, (mostly visitable sites), plus 110 special topics, on 279 pages, 160 photographs and103 maps illustrate the points-of-interest. This book has been described as “The only up to date, carefully researched guide to Missouri mining history.” You will want a copy of this book in your library! Soft cover, comb binding. $22.95 postpaid.