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Barron M. Jacobs and his brother, Lionel M. Jacobs, were Tucson's pioneer
bankers, organizing the Pima County Bank, the first banking institution of
Tucson. Some time later Sam Hughes, a leading pioneer, and a group of associates
organized the Santa Cruz Valley bank, which later merged with the bank of the
Jacobs brothers. At about the same time Safford, Hudson and Company organized a
bank, which was later purchased by David Henderson, through the failure of Lord
and Williams, a leading Tucson firm of wholesalers and post traders. Lord and
Williams had been directly connected with the Safford, Hudson bank. Henderson,
along with B. M. Jacobs and M. P. Freeman, were to organize the Consolidated Bank
of Tucson. Later the three men went on to organize the First National Bank,
which later changed its name to the Arizona National Bank.
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 1880 PIMA COUNTY BANK MEMORANDUM CHECK.
Tucson, A.T. 3 1/4” x 8 3/4”. As I have a few examples of this item. payee
may be different than that illustrated. Closed, non distracting spindle puncture, overall VG, (Az.99)
$65.
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 1880
PIMA COUNTY BANK CHECK—BARRON JACOBS SIGNED. Tucson, A.T. 3 3/8” x 8”.
Imprinted gold revenue, B.M. Jacobs signature. Barron M. Jacobs and his brother,
Lionel M. Jacobs, were Tucson's pioneer bankers, organizing the Pima County
Bank, the first banking institution of Tucson. I have a small number of these
checks, payee may be different than illustrated. All are in good condition, have
a closed, non distracting spindle puncture, and light diagonal crease. (Az.97)
$65.
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 1883 FIRST NATIONAL BANK CHECK, TUCSON A.T.
3 1/4” x 8 1/4” Strong graphic design of hard rock miners. Scarce in this
design format. Of note is the payee is Capt Chas Eagan, Captain of the Commissary
and Subsistence (later Brig Gen.; full bio will be sent)., and signed on verso
by Nathan Spaulding, Cal Pioneer and noted inventor (bio also sent). Imprinted
gold revenue, VG cond.(Az.103);$150.
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 1878
L.M. JACOBS & CO. CHECK.
Tucson, A.T.
3” x 8 1/4”. 1878 check, handsomely illustrated with Indian design left
side. Light fold lines, overall VG. (Az.105)$65.
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 1877 BILL OF LADING - James Barney, to Arizona Territory,
A.T. freighting
to Camp Mojave. Scarce imprinted bill of lading, 1877 received from James
M. Barney by Central Pacific Railroad, San Francisco, and to be delivered to
Barney at Colorado River, then transshipped to Camp Mojave, A.T. (pencil
inscribed as consignees). Though not stated, the goods were to be shipped James
Barney at his location in Ehrenburg,. (Az.69); $75.
Most shipments inland to Arizona were brought by steamer from San
Francisco to the mouth of the Colorado River, where transfer was made to river
going vessels, and then transported to either Ehrenberg or Yuma. At Ehrenberg,
there was the firm of David Neahr and Company, and James Barney, and at Yuma, W.
B. Hooper and Company, both forwarding agents. From this destination they were
transported overland.W. Barney was the principal mercantile firm
at Ehrenburg, one hundred and thirty miles above Yuma, and next to Yuma, the
largest shipping town on the Colorado River. Most of the freight for Prescott,
Wickenburg, and the country east is transshipped at this town.
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JOHNSON, ARIZONA GHOST TOWN STORE SCRIP. Johnson, Arizona, 2 3/8"
x 4 1/8", $1.00 Store Scrip of Fiege & Co Commissary and Meat Market. Almost
certainly Fiege & Co was a company store for the mines. Very scarce ghost
town ephemera.
Johnson, located in Cochise County, AZ, 19 miles NW of Benson, PO est. as
Johnson April 5 , 1900, and discont. Nov 20, 1029. Founded as the headquarters
for the Peabody Company in 1883, Johnson was the successor to nearby
Russellville. Mr. Johnson, the town's namesake, was general manager of the
company at that time. By July, 150 men were employed working the copper from the
Peabody Mine, and Johnson had a clustering of saloons, stores, and other
establishments. A mining slump followed the turn of the century, but work
resumed again about 1909, and Johnson accelerated its pace of development. By
1925 it had become a community of a thousand people.In addition to the Peabody,
there were many other companies working and developing the area's copper wealth.
Three other mines in the vicinity were the Black Prince Copper, Cochise Copper,
and Keystone.The mid-twenties were good years. Suddenly, the depression dropped
the price of copper, and Johnson's life ended. Not much is left of the town, a
few concrete foundations, and signs indicating previous mining.
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 PAY
TO TORBIO GARCIA. Redeemed 1902 (Paid) stamp on back. Some dampstaining
rt side, o/w VG+.(Az153); $200.
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 PAY TO JOSE SANCHEZ. Redeemed 1902
(Paid) stamp on back. Some dampstaining throughout, o/w G-VG.(Az152);
$150.
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 GOLD
STAR MINES. POLARIS, ARIZONA. Lot of
two . Golden Star Mines Co. Boarding House Meal Ticket, unused, 2 3/4" x 4
3/4" light lavender cardboard stock. Some minor age toning along edges, o/w
Fine cond. Also included is a Certificate of Assay, 6" x 9", 1909. Non
distracting spindle puncture holes, overall VG. I have three of these pieces,
cert of assay may be different than one illustrated. (Az.86); 165.
Polaris was the mining camp for the North Star, southeast of Quartzsite, had
short life; the P.O. established in 1909, and discontinued in 1914.
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 GOLDWATER & CO. FAIRBANK, ARIZONA. 1886
, J. Goldwater & Co. Importers and Wholesale Grocers. 10 1/4" x 7
1/2" . Letter to Springer, Cashier , Cochise County Bank, Tombstone,
A.T., signed by J. Goldwater. Original fold lines, VG+ cond.
(Az.63); $275.
The ghost town of Fairbank is in Cochise County, was founded in the 1880s,
and was named after Chicago investor Nathaniel Fairbank, who provided
funds to open the silver mines in nearby Tombstone. A few buildings survive
today .
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 1899 PHOENIX , ARIZONA SPANISH NEWSPAPER
LETTERHEAD. El Observador Mexicano, 1899. Addressed to Wm, Griffith,
U.S. Marshall, Tucson, A.T. Very scarce material regarding "The Only
Spanish Newspaper Published At The Capital Of The Territory". Two punch
holes on top, light original fold lines, slightly chipped along top rt edge,
overall VG. (Az.78); 245.
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 1891 PHOENIX, ARIZONA LETTERHEAD. St.
Claire & Pratt. 10 3/4" x 8 1/2", illustrated with the
"falls" along the Phoenix irrigation. Fold lines, small hole from
ink,1" close tear along edge, overall VG. (Az.76); $150.
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 ARIZONA AS IT IS. Hodge, Hiram C.. Arizona As It Is; or the Coming Country. New York: Hurd and Houghton, 1877. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Cloth. Good / No Jacket.
273pp., index. B/W two page map, B/W frontispiece. Book has wear around edges,
original spine has been laid back down, new endpapers, inscription on
ep(Az.142); $150.
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 SCHOOL HOUSE, FLORENCE ARIZ– BOUDOIR
PHOTOGRAPH. 5 1/2” x 8 1/2” Period pen inscription on verso “Grammer
(?) School Florence Arizona, In Marshall’s days”. No photographer’s
imprint. A couple of light stains in sky area, overall Fine. (Az. 139); $350.
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 1885 KINGMAN ARIZONA ILLUSTRATED BILLHEAD.
1” x 8 1/2” Billhead, Beecher & Co. , formerly Welton & Beecher
( as Welton’s name has been pen out.) Nice graphic of the establishment.
Overall VG– F cond. ( Az 109); $150.
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TOMBSTONE
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 BANK
OF TOMBSTONE. Tombstone, Arizona Feb 25, 1890. 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"
. Bold text letterhead, nice display. Light, original fold lines, light diagonal
crease, overall VG cond. (Az.128); $125.
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 TOMBSTONE CON'D GOLD & SILVER MINING CO STOCK.
Arizona. Cochise. Tombstone. Incorporated in 1881. Unissued , No vignette. Black
border and print. Printer LeCount Bros. 4” x 9". Datelined San Francisco.
"Tombstone Mining District, Cachise Co., A. T." printed on
certificate. (Note misspelling of Cochise). (Az.85 )$75.
I’m uncertain as to the complete story involving this stock. Some research has
suggested that this company's name wasn't affiliated with the famous Tombstone
Consolidated , which indeed was a very important silver producing mine, but
simply an attempt to sell stock with a name very similar to a real producing
mining company. From the 1881 book “The Resources of Arizona: Its Mineral,
Farming, and Grazing Lands, Towns, and Mining Camps; Its Rivers, Mountains,
Plains, and Mesas; With a Brief Summary of Its Indian Tribes, Early History,
Ancient Ruins, Climate, etc. etc. A Manual of Reliable Information Concerning
the Territory“, states that “The Tombstone Gold and Silver Mining
Company own the Lucky Cuss, the East Side, Tribute, and Owl's Nest. This group
constitutes one of the most valuable properties in the district…(and) this is
the first organized company in the district. Other research from Mindat.org (the
largest mineralogical reference website on the internet) indicates that the
Lucky Cuss Mine, which was discovered by A.E. Sheiffelin, in February, 1878.,
was owned at times, or in part, by the Tombstone Gold and Silver Mining Co.
(1881); the Tombstone Mill & Mining Co., Tombstone Consolidated Mines Co.,
Bunker Hill Mines Co., and the Tombstone Development Co. |
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 FIRST NATIONAL BANK. Tucson, A.
T. Feb 21st, 1885. 9" x 5 3/4" Addressed to A. Springer,
Cashier (Cochise County Bank) Tombstone, Ariz. 2" x 1 1/4"
oval rubber bank stamp on bottom. Light, original fold lines, overall fine
cond. (Az.117); $95.hold
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 PIMA
COUNTY BANK LETTERHEAD. Tombstone, A.T. June 12, 1882. Letter to
Treasurer of Last Chance Mine. Small stain top rigth corner, 1" tear
bottom, along with scotch tape on back. Overall Vg condition with nice large
type on letterhead. (Az. 126); $195.
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 TOMBSTONE
CONSOLIDATED MINES BOND. 1902 Contract Bond. 10 3/4" x 4 1/4"
opens to24 1/2"x 2 1/2" One page has the Terms and Conditions, another
page has the installment coupons (w/ design on verso), one half of last page has
bond. Overall Fine cond. (Az.130); $185.
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1880 PIMA COUNTY BANK MEMORANDUM CHECK
1880
PIMA COUNTY BANK CHECK—BARRON JACOBS SIGNED
1884 FIRST NATIONAL BANK CHECK, TUCSON A.T
1882 FIRST NATIONAL BANK CERTIFICATE OF
DEPOSIT. TUCSON A.T
CA. 1880 SAFFORD, HUDSON & Co. BANK
RECEIPT
1883 FIRST NATIONAL BANK CHECK, TUCSON A.T
1878
L.M. JACOBS & CO. CHECK
1877 BILL OF LADING
PAY
TO TORBIO GARCIA.
PAY TO JOSE SANCHEZ.
GOLD
STAR MINES. POLARIS, ARIZONA
GOLDWATER & CO. FAIRBANK, ARIZONA
1890 BONITA, ARIZONA MERCANTILE LETTERHEAD
1899 PHOENIX , ARIZONA SPANISH NEWSPAPER
LETTERHEAD
1891 PHOENIX, ARIZONA LETTERHEAD
1892 PHOENIX ARIZONA . LETTER TO R.H. PAUL,
U.S. MARSHALL.
1885 PHOENIX, ARIZONA MERCHANDISE AND LIQUOR
LETTERHEAD.
ARIZONA AS IT IS.
1897 TEMPE ARIZONA MERCANTILE
BILLHEAD
SCHOOL HOUSE, FLORENCE ARIZ– BOUDOIR
PHOTOGRAPH.
SHERIFF
OF YAVAPAI COUNTY LETTERHEAD
1885 KINGMAN ARIZONA ILLUSTRATED BILLHEAD.
1897
WILLCOX, ARIZONA MERCANTILE LETTERHEAD
BANK
OF TOMBSTONE.
TOMBSTONE CON'D GOLD & SILVER MINING CO STOCK
FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
PIMA
COUNTY BANK LETTERHEAD. 
TOMBSTONE
CONSOLIDATED MINES BOND.