Category: States & Countries
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Justh & Hunter, Assayers
Read more: Justh & Hunter, AssayersThe sinking of the S.S. Central America was an unmitigated disaster that resulted in devastating loss of life and had far-reaching economic consequences. It did, however, preserve a cache of Gold Rush-era treasure for present-day historians. That treasures serves as a time capsule, putting history in our hands. Beyond the thousands of coins and hundreds of gold…
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Chico Ledge
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Read more: Chico Ledge5.50 oz Chico Ledge Exhibition Ingot From the Chico Ledge. 5.50 ounces, 991 fine, $7.05. Chico Ledge, Echo District, Humboldt County, NT, circa 1863. There are three different mines carrying the Chico name in the western U.S. through about 1873. One is in Arizona, and another in New Mexico, but both are principally gold mines.…
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Candelaria Mine
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Read more: Candelaria MineThe history of the mine is an interesting one besides being a long and heart wrenching one. The mine was first located in 1783 by Juan Jose Zambrano, who was a storekeeper. The mine was near San Dimas, a small town “on the Guarisamé River” [Paulsen, 1981, 245]. Zambrano “built three tunnels to facilitate removal…
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J.W. Pringle and C.H. Pringle
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in ColoradoRead more: J.W. Pringle and C.H. PringleJames William Pringle was born in Scotland in 1838. Many members of the Pringle family immigrated to America for various mining rushes. James, along with other family members, first settled in New York. In 1857 he was off to California to seek a fortune in gold. According to his biography, he was “fairly successful” in…
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G. W. Bell, Assayer
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Read more: G. W. Bell, AssayerThe Assay Office of G.W. Bell, established in 1859, was located in Parrott’s Iron Building on California Street, one door west of Montgomery, in San Francisco. Trade directory advertisements noted that “Gold Dust, Ores & Minerals of Every Description Assayed. Returns Made at the Usual Rate of Commission with Correctness and Dispatch. For the convenience…
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Kellogg, Hewston & Co, Assayers
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Read more: Kellogg, Hewston & Co, AssayersJohn Grover Kellogg was a private assayer that went through several stages of business and historic partnerships: Many of Kellogg & Humbert bars were discovered on the SS Central America shipwreck as a testament to the scope of their operation and trust the community had in their work. In fact, of all the ingots discovered…
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S. Dowling, Assayer
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Read more: S. Dowling, Assayer27.00 oz S. Dowling Silver Bar, Gold Hill, NV – Storey County – c1870s A Discovery Ingot! Front of ingot reads; No 5087 / Oz 27.00 / Cold 15 Fine / Silv 587 Fine / S.Dowling / Gold$ 8.36 / Silver $20.49 / Val $28.86. Measures: 4.5″ X .5″ X 2.25″. Sam Dowling was a…
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Amie and Climax Mine
Read more: Amie and Climax Mine5.31 oz Jonathan Head, Amie and Climax Mine, Leadville Silver Ingot, CO – Leadville c1880 – “Presented to Jonathan Head by his friend John Gerians, foreman of the Amie and Climax mines.” “Leadville silver”. Size: 2” x 1” x 0.5”. Weight: 5.31 troy oz. The Amie and Climax mines are located on Fryer Hill at…
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Ontario Silver Mining Co.
Read more: Ontario Silver Mining Co.3.47 oz UT, Park City Utah, Ontario Silver Mining Co. Estimated: 1887-1920, but most likely late 1800’s. Obverse: ONTARIO . PARK CITY UTAH (around the oval) Middle: FINE / S. M. Co. / 708 (presumably fineness) Reverse: Blank The mining museum in Park City Utah mining museum have confirmed the authenticity but that they haven’t…