Prospecting the West

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Welcome to our Prospecting the West Sale. This Two Day Sale is filled with over 2500 lots for you to choose from.

Day 1: The Allard Collection, and other Select Consignors and Estates
Jewelry (Gold, Navajo, Turquoise, Mexican)
Musical Instruments (Yamaha, Gibson, High Spirits)
Watches (Rolex, Cartier, Movado)
Bronzes and Paintings (Olaf Seltzer, Ace Powell, Gerard Curtis Delano, Josh Elliott, Cyrus Walker)
Indian Art (Artifacts, Beadwork, Baskets, Dolls, Rugs, Dresses, Pots, Trade Beads)
Eskimo Inuit Art (Baskets, Scrimshaw, Paintings and Drawings)

Day 2: The Paul Mogensen Collection
Rocks, Fossils, Minerals, Mining Artifacts, Hand Colored Mining Maps, Leica and Hasselblad Cameras, Mormon History Books, Mining and Western History Books, and an Extensive Firearm Collection.

Also featured is a complete collection of unpublished glass photo negatives documenting the 1898 Klondike Gold Rush by Wilhelm Hester. This collection is sold in its entirety with copyright privilege's going to the next owner.
A bid placed on our auctions is a legal contract – it cannot be revoked or cancelled for any reason. By registering for our auctions, you grant us permission to waive your right to execute any chargebacks against our company for any reason. Auctions will be sold with and without reserve. If a lot contains a reserve price, it will be clearly noted in the corresponding catalog. All items are sold as is, where is with no guarantees expressed or implied.
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Treatise on Metalliferous Minerals and Mining1099 - Treatise on Metalliferous Minerals and Mining
Davis Brothers Auction
D.C. Daives. 1886
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Mining, An International History1100 - Mining, An International History
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Written by John Temple, 1972
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Ancient Indian Artifact Arrowheads Points1100 - Ancient Indian Artifact Arrowheads Points
Davis Brothers Auction
Found near Fayetteville & Rodgers Arkansas.
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Ancient Indian Artifact Arrowheads Points1101 - Ancient Indian Artifact Arrowheads Points
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Found near Fayetteville & Rodgers Arkansas.
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Mining & General Telegraphic Code1101 - Mining & General Telegraphic Code
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Bedford Mcneill.
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The Early History of Gold in India1102 - The Early History of Gold in India
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Written by Rajni Nanda, 1992
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Ancient Indian Artifact Flint Cutting Blades1102 - Ancient Indian Artifact Flint Cutting Blades
Davis Brothers Auction
Nice grouping.
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Medieval Forged Iron Fire Lighter Steels1103 - Medieval Forged Iron Fire Lighter Steels
Davis Brothers Auction
Nice grouping. Found at the base of a Castle in Germany.
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The Geology and Mining Industries of Ulu Pahang1103 - The Geology and Mining Industries of Ulu Pahang
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With a Sketch Map Showing the Geological Structure of the Country. By: J.B. Scrivner
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Metallic Wealth of the United States1104 - Metallic Wealth of the United States
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Described and Compared With That of Other Countries. By: J.D. Whitney, 1854
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Flathead Indian Montana Stick Game Bones1104 - Flathead Indian Montana Stick Game Bones
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Second half of the 20th Century. Nice grouping.
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Flathead Indian Montana Stick Game Bones1105 - Flathead Indian Montana Stick Game Bones
Davis Brothers Auction
Second half of the 20th Century. Nice grouping.
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The Nature of Ore Deposits1105 - The Nature of Ore Deposits
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By: Dr. Richard Beck. Translated and Revised by: Walter Harvey Weed, E.M. First Edition - Third Impression, 1905
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Papers from the Notes of an Engineer1106 - Papers from the Notes of an Engineer
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Frederick Gleason Corning. 1889
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Ancient Columbia River Oregon Indian Pestles1106 - Ancient Columbia River Oregon Indian Pestles
Davis Brothers Auction
Nice grouping of pestles. Found near Portland Oregon.
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
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Ancient Indian Artifact Tools Columbia River1107 - Ancient Indian Artifact Tools Columbia River
Davis Brothers Auction
Very nice grouping of tools. Found near Portland Oregon.
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
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Mexico's Treasure House (Guanajuato)1107 - Mexico's Treasure House (Guanajuato)
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By: Percy F. Martin, F.R.G.S. 1906
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Prehistoric Copper Mining Lake Superior Region1108 - Prehistoric Copper Mining Lake Superior Region
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Drier & DuTemple 1965
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Indian Artifact Canoe Weight Columbia River1108 - Indian Artifact Canoe Weight Columbia River
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Found near Portland Oregon.
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Indian Artifact Stone Pestles Columbia River1109 - Indian Artifact Stone Pestles Columbia River
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Found near Portland Oregon.
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The Copper Mines of Lake Superior1109 - The Copper Mines of Lake Superior
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By: T. A. Rickard First Edition - First Thousand. 1905
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
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Boom Towns of the Great Basin1110 - Boom Towns of the Great Basin
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By: Frank C. Robertson & Beth Kay Harris. 1962 Torn Dust Jacket
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Ancient Indian Columbia River Grooved Stones1110 - Ancient Indian Columbia River Grooved Stones
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Found near Portland Oregon.
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Ancient Indian Columbia River Grooved Stones1111 - Ancient Indian Columbia River Grooved Stones
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Found near Portland Oregon.
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Memoirs Of Charles J. Stakel1111 - Memoirs Of Charles J. Stakel
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Cleveland-Cliffs Mining Engineer Mine Superintendent and Mining Manager Frances (Stakel) Nelson, Bruce K. Nelson, Robert W. Williams (editors) 1994
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Travels and Adventures of Raphael Pumpelly1112 - Travels and Adventures of Raphael Pumpelly
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Mining Engineer, Geologist, Archaeologist and Explorer By: Raphael Pumpelly. 1920
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Ancient Indian Columbia River Net Weights1112 - Ancient Indian Columbia River Net Weights
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Found near Portland Oregon.
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Ancient Indian Columbia River Net Weights1113 - Ancient Indian Columbia River Net Weights
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Found near Portland Oregon.
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The Peaks of Lyell1113 - The Peaks of Lyell
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By: Geoffrey Blainey 1959
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Digging Gold Among the Rockies1114 - Digging Gold Among the Rockies
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Exciting Adventures of Wild Camp Life In Leadville, Black Hills and the Gunnison Country By: G. Thomas Ingham, Esq. 1852
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Ancient Indian Artifact Stone Hoes Arkansas1114 - Ancient Indian Artifact Stone Hoes Arkansas
Davis Brothers Auction
From Arkansas.
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Ancient Indian Artifact Stone Hoes Arkansas1115 - Ancient Indian Artifact Stone Hoes Arkansas
Davis Brothers Auction
From Arkansas.
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Beyond the Hundredth Meridian1115 - Beyond the Hundredth Meridian
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John Wesley Powell and the Second Opening of the West. By: Wallace Stegner 1954
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Nigeria And Its Tin Fields1116 - Nigeria And Its Tin Fields
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By: Albert F. Calvert. 1910
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Ancient Indian Columbia River Grinding Stones1116 - Ancient Indian Columbia River Grinding Stones
Davis Brothers Auction
Nice grouping.
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Official History Improved Order of Red Men1117 - Official History Improved Order of Red Men
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1964 edition.
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Greenside, A Tale of Lakeland Miners1117 - Greenside, A Tale of Lakeland Miners
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By: Ian Tyler 1992
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Bergwerk = und Probierbuchlein1118 - Bergwerk = und Probierbuchlein
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A translation from the German of the Bergbuchlein, a sixteenth-century book on mining geology, by Anneliese Grunhaldt Sisco and Cyril Stanley Smith 19
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Ancient Indian Artifact Flint Hoe1118 - Ancient Indian Artifact Flint Hoe
Davis Brothers Auction
7" long. Nice artifact.
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Ancient Indian Artifact Flint Knives1119 - Ancient Indian Artifact Flint Knives
Davis Brothers Auction
Nice grouping.
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Scenery Science and Art1119 - Scenery Science and Art
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Being Extracts From The Note-Book of a Geologist and Mining Engineer. By Professor D.T. Ansted, M.A., F.R.S.,
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Treatise On Ore Deposits1120 - Treatise On Ore Deposits
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By: Frederick Prime, Jr 1870
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Ancient Indian Artifact Flint Blade Arkansas1120 - Ancient Indian Artifact Flint Blade Arkansas
Davis Brothers Auction
Nice large blade. 5 1/4" long.
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Ancient Indian Artifact Arrowheads Points Blades1121 - Ancient Indian Artifact Arrowheads Points Blades
Davis Brothers Auction
Nice grouping.
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
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The Imperial Quicksilver Works at Idria Krain1121 - The Imperial Quicksilver Works at Idria Krain
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Translated by: Samuel B. Christy 1884
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
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The Mining Districts Idaho Basin Boise Ridge Idaho1122 - The Mining Districts Idaho Basin Boise Ridge Idaho
Davis Brothers Auction
By: Waldemar Lindgren With: A Report on the Fossil Plants of the Payette Formation by Frank Hall Knowlton.
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Ancient Indian Artifact Arrowheads Points Blades1122 - Ancient Indian Artifact Arrowheads Points Blades
Davis Brothers Auction
Nice grouping.
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (85.00) = 85.00
 
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Ancient Indian Artifact Arrowheads Points Blades1123 - Ancient Indian Artifact Arrowheads Points Blades
Davis Brothers Auction
Nice grouping.
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
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Ore-Deposits1123 - Ore-Deposits
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By Samuel Franklin Emmons. 1913
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Bitterroot Range Clearwater Mountains Montana1124 - Bitterroot Range Clearwater Mountains Montana
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A Geological Reconnaissance across the Bitterroot Range and Clearwater Mountains in Montana and Idaho. Waldemar Lindgren 1904
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