A found nugget with note in Granville Stuart's (1834-1918) own hand "Nugget found on Pioneer Bar, Mont. in 1857 near Gold Creek" with leather gold poke.

From Mary Stuart Abbott to Richard Flood

Weight is .99 oz. or 28 g.

Included is:
Diary And Sketchbook Of A Journey To "America" In 1866, & Return Trip Up The Missouri River To Fort Benton, Montana
By Stuart, Granville
Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop, 1963. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Fine condition. Fully illustrated with Stuart's black and white sketches. Includes map of his journey, account of his expenses and bibliography. No jacket. Stuart's diary was originally published in the Virginia City Montana Post, January 1867.

Lot 625, Sold $94,400
Brian Lebel's Mesa Old West Auction - January 21st & 22nd, 2022 - Mesa, AZ.

Magnificent gold pocket watch with gold nugget chain. Hunter cased sized 18, 15 jewel, lever set, adjusted, full plate. Case features a marvelous rose gold train engine with diamond lights, coming out of a tunnel on a diamond track. Yellow and green gold floral and leaf design beneath. Reverse of case has fancy rose gold monogram plate with initials “MP” (or PM). Face has roman numerals for hours and numbers to mark the minutes, with a second-hand inset. Face marked: "Hampden Watch Co." Works marked "Railway - Canton, Ohio" 605470. Case marked "ROY / Warranted / 14K / U.S. Assay / 87763”. Circa 1888-89.

Watch is attached to a gold nugget chain with 16 nuggets of varying sizes, along with button hole bar covered in small nuggets. The final and largest nugget features a gold shovel and pick with “NOME” marking. Button hole bar is 1 7/8" with back marked “S.H. / Nome / 14K”. We have not weighed the nugget chain, however the consignor states the weight is 2.75 ounces of nuggets.

Lot 181, Brian Lebel's Old West Auction - January 20, 2017, Mesa, AZ.
Sold $17,700

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