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NV - Bullfrog,Nye County - Bullfrog Prospectus - Gil Schmidtmann Collection

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 300.00 USD
NV - Bullfrog,Nye County - Bullfrog Prospectus - Gil Schmidtmann Collection
Session D is a Mail-Bid Only Auction. Absentee bids will be accepted only. No live bidding will be allowed. All winners will be contacted after the auction. BIDDING ENDS MONDAY JUNE 27 AT 5PM PACIFIC TIME!!!
“The First Year’s Record of Bullfrog Nevada and Its Marvelous Mines,” published by the Forward Mining and Development Company, Suite 19, Toltec Building, Denver, Colorado; no date; printed by The App Co., Denver. The President was L.L. Patrick and the Secretary J.M. Patrick. This is a four-page leaflet; it measures 6x9” on crème paper with black ink and decorated with 16 green bullfrogs. The purpose of the prospectus is to encourage investments; the titles of the sections are: “A Good Field for Investment”, “The “Golden Horseshoe” and “Treasure Vaults”, “Eclipse Strike”, “Big Deals Daily Occurrence”, “Every Vein Carries Value”, “Bullfrog National Bank”, and “A Re-awakening in Nevada”. In 1905, L.L. Patrick was the head of a brokerage firm in Goldfield. Eventually he held mines in the Bullfrog district near Rhyolite. This Prospectus contains quotes from newspapers and experts, all promoting investments in Bullfrog.