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Fantastic Old West SF California Ore Car Plate. Has broken tab on one side.

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Please see my other listings for rare and unusual mining stocks.

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This is an original 1892 book titled “Hercules Powder Mining Dynamite San Francisco Ca” by the California Powder Works. The book covers the topic of mining and specifically, the use of dynamite. It is a valuable collectible for those interested in the history of mining. Found in Montana- incredible piece. Please see photos for condition.

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In good condition, roughly 100 pages, please look at the table of contents for the length of the gold rush story.

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Ed History Sacramento San Francisco Gold Mining BEAUTIFUL. Rare first edition printing of the late 19. Century illustrated historical treatise entitled,’ A Memorial and Biographical History of Northern California. This work was part of the Lewis Publishing Company’s illustrated historical series on the American West, Pen Pictures from the Garden of the World. Collectively written by a variety of anonymous authors, these pictorial works of history provided exhaustive descriptions of various major cities, counties, prominent figures, and notable events. Each work in the series includes collection of engraved plates depicting the described contents. This specific work offers a historical overview of Northern California’s establishment of various counties and cities as well as a variety of biographical sketches of important figures. Contents cover the first 40 years of California’s development following its 1850 annexation as the 31. State in the US. Notable contents include descriptions of the California railroad systems, Indian and Mexican wars, gold mining, and the history of major cities such as Sacramento and San Francisco! Pen Pictures from the Garden of the World: Memorial and Biographical History of Northern California. Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1891. Vii, [1], 9-637, [1]. 16 leaves of plates (including frontispiece). Binding: Leather; tight and secure. 11.75in X 9.75in (29.5cm x 24.5cm).

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[MINING, SAN FRANCISCO, ADVENTURE]. A LA CALIFORNIA – Sketches of Life in the Golden State. Thick octavo (6.0 x 8.75). Re-bound in brown leather. Hinges tight and sound. Minor thumbing to some plates as shown. Overall, very good or better. A´ la California (1873) is a volume of reminiscences and anecdotal history published after Evans’s death at sea. He begins by taking his reader on a tour from the Sierra Morena through the San Andreas Valley, south to Pescadero and Santa Cruz, up the Napa Valley and Mount St. He offers several chapters on San Francisco, with special attention to the legends of the Barbary Coast and Chinatown and tales of miners in the Gold Rush. From the Family collection of William Henry Workman (1839 – 1918) two term Mayor of Los Angeles, banker, & pioneer settler of the Los Angeles & Boyle Heights area. We acquired some 300 volumes from the Estate of David J. Workman (1930 – 2020) who was a Los Angeles Judge and functioned as the Workman family historian. An important and rare opportunity to acquire items from one of the key families of early Los Angeles. This item is in the category “Books & Magazines\Antiquarian & Collectible”. The seller is “bibliomonster” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Subject: History
• Language: English
• Special Attributes: 1st Edition

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A duplicate receipt made out to Manhattan Silver Mining Co, from Conroy & O’Connor. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Paper\Correspondence\Pre-1900″. The seller is “calamityphoto” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Brand: Conroy & O’Connor
• Modified Item: No
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Time Period Manufactured: Pre-1900

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RARE 1907 Map of The Mining Districts of the Western States – Geological Survey. The mining districts of the Western or Cordilleran States are numerous and scattered over wide areas. The first attempt to locate all of them on a single map was carried out by the writer in 1907, with the aid of Mr. Hill and the statisticians in charge of the offices of the Survey at Denver, Salt Lake City, and San Francisco Messrs. This map of the Western States was included in the annual volume of Mineral Resources of the United States. The item “RARE 1907 Map of The Mining Districts of the Western States Geological Survey” is in sale since Monday, January 18, 2021. This item is in the category “Antiques\Maps, Atlases & Globes\North America Maps”. The seller is “ellebeeco” and is located in Sutter Creek, California. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Montserrat, Turks and caicos islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Viet nam, Uruguay.

• Type: Geological Map
• Year: 1907
• Format: Wall Map
• Cartographer/Publisher: US Geological Survey
• Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
• Date Range: 1900-1909
• Printing Technique: Copper Plate
• US State: Arizona
• City: San Francisco
• Country/Region: United States of America

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Here is a very interesting and hard to find copy of The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft. Volume XXIII: History of California, Vol. This leather bound book is in very good condition, some cover and spine wear, tight binding and hinges, pages are fairly clean. Check out some of the interesting contents in this book! It measures approximately 6 ¼ x 9 ¼ and contains 787 pages. A great book for any collection! The item “Old 1848-1859 HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA Leather Book 1888 GOLD RUSH MINING TREE CALF” is in sale since Monday, March 8, 2021. This item is in the category “Books & Magazines\Antiquarian & Collectible”. The seller is “animalvet52″ and is located in Neillsville, Wisconsin. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Topic: American (US)
• Binding: Leather
• Author: Hubert Howe Bancroft
• Subject: History
• Publisher: The History Company, Publishers
• Place of Publication: San Francisco

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Starlight is a 20 acre placer mining claim located just West of the Hassayampa River. It contains around 1000 feet of dry creek bed that runs almost all the way across the claim on the South side of the road. Starlight also has around 600 feet of dry creek bed on the North side of the road as well. The road runs through the entire claim and has a nice little “ramp” right down into the wash for easy access near the Eastern border. Starlight is a great claim for drywashing, metal detecting, rockhounding, and running a wet sluice. Gorgeous views of the Hassayampa River and the town of Wickenburg are in the distance, making this a tranquil spot for mining just far enough out of town for a peaceful day out on the claim. Starlight is located in the Black Hills area about 5 miles directly North of Wickenburg. There are places near the claim to camp if you want. It has great access and an interestingly bizarre amount of geologic activity for the amateur geologist to take in, from metamorphic to volcanic events and more. The dirt in this area has less iron and clay in it, which tends to make it easier to drywash. Wet washing is easier because there is less clay to thicken the water. Also noted is much more caliche, which acts as a barrier to keep gold from dropping further toward bedrock. As you will see in a picture toward the bottom, caliche traps the gold so nuggets are often found near the surface on top of the caliche. We did bring in a geologist that confirmed the presence of gold bearing quartz in the area trending from the Black Hills west at about 272 degrees. We have been exploring this area for nearly 14 years and always come up with some awesome specimens of gold and other minerals. In addition to gold………. Jasper, agate, green tourmaline, black tourmaline, topaz, garnet, epidot, and other minerals are pretty common in this area. The item “Placer gold mining claims for sale Wickenburg, AZ” is in sale since Friday, July 16, 2021. This item is in the category “Real Estate\Land”. The seller is “carsmi_1l6xr” and is located in San Carlos, California. This item can’t be shipped, the buyer must pick up the item.

• Seller State of Residence: California
• Featured Refinements: Gold Mining Claim
• City: San Francisco
• State/Province: California

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