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Also featured is a complete collection of unpublished glass photo negatives documenting the 1898 Klondike Gold Rush by Wilhelm Hester.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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The Bridger Trail1261 - The Bridger Trail
Davis Brothers Auction
A viable alternative route to the gold fields of Montana Territory in 1864 James A Lowe 1999
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (20.00) = 20.00
 
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Drills and Mills1262 - Drills and Mills
Davis Brothers Auction
Precious Metal Mining and Milling Methods of the Frontier West Will Meyerriecks 2nd Edition
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Anaconda Reduction Works1263 - Anaconda Reduction Works
Davis Brothers Auction
Anaconda from mine to consumer by Anaconda Copper Mining Company
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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The Development of Ajo, Arizona Signed1264 - The Development of Ajo, Arizona Signed
Davis Brothers Auction
Exploring, Mining, Leaching and concentrating of copper ores as related to the development of Ajo, Arizona Forrest R Rickard 1996
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
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The Copper Mines of Butte1265 - The Copper Mines of Butte
Davis Brothers Auction
The Amalgamated Copper Company George L Walker 1900
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (110.00) = 110.00
 
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Geological Reconnaissance Bitterroot Range1266 - Geological Reconnaissance Bitterroot Range
Davis Brothers Auction
and Clearwater Mountains in Montana and Idaho Waldemar Lindgreen United States Geological Survey 1904
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (35.00) = 35.00
 
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Helena Mining Review 65th Anniversary1267 - Helena Mining Review 65th Anniversary
Davis Brothers Auction
of Gold Discovery in Last Chance 1929
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (65.00) = 65.00
 
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Round the World For Gold1268 - Round the World For Gold
Davis Brothers Auction
A Search for minerals from Kansas to Cathay Herbert W L Way 1912
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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Cripple Creek and Colorado Springs Illustrated1269 - Cripple Creek and Colorado Springs Illustrated
Davis Brothers Auction
Warren & Stride 1895
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold for (240.00) = 240.00
 
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Mines and Mineral Deposits1270 - Mines and Mineral Deposits
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Beaverhead County, Montana by R.D. Geach Bulletin 85 April 1972
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Bodie "The Mines Are Looking Well"1271 - Bodie "The Mines Are Looking Well"
Davis Brothers Auction
The History of the Bodie Mining District Mono County, California Michael H Piatt 2003 1st Edition
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
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History Eldorado County California 18831272 - History Eldorado County California 1883
Davis Brothers Auction
Historical Souvenir of Eldorado County California with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominentmen & Pioneers Oakland Cal 1883
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
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El Dorado or Adventure in the Path of Empire1273 - El Dorado or Adventure in the Path of Empire
Davis Brothers Auction
Bayard Taylor 1967
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White Mother in Africa1274 - White Mother in Africa
Davis Brothers Auction
Margaret Sally Eulick 1939
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
 
 
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The Colour of Class on the Copper Mines1275 - The Colour of Class on the Copper Mines
Davis Brothers Auction
Michael Burawoy 1972
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
 
 
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Copper Mining in North America1276 - Copper Mining in North America
Davis Brothers Auction
United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Mines Bulletin 405 1938
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
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The Dalys of the Bitter Root Signed1277 - The Dalys of the Bitter Root Signed
Davis Brothers Auction
Ada Powell 1989 number 85
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (30.00) = 30.00
 
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Everything Happened To Him1278 - Everything Happened To Him
Davis Brothers Auction
The Story of Tex Rickard by Mrs. Tex Rickard with Arch Oboler 1936
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (10.00) = 10.00
 
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The Devil Learns To Vote1279 - The Devil Learns To Vote
Davis Brothers Auction
The Story of Montana Christopher P Connolly 1938
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
 
 
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Patina Visual Reference Guide1280 - Patina Visual Reference Guide
Davis Brothers Auction
To Prehistoric Copper Use in the Western Great Lakes Region by Paul Schanen 1st Edition 2017
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (15.00) = 15.00
 
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