Contents: Description of the Mother Lode district / F.L. Ransome, Geologist, April 1899 -- Topographic sheet 1 -- Topographic sheet 2 -- Claim sheet 1 -- Claim sheet 2 -- Economic geology sheet 1 -- Economic geology sheet 2 -- Structure-section sheet 1 -- Structure-section sheet 2. At head of title: Department of the Interior ; United States Geological Survey ; Charles D. Walcott, Director.On cover: Index Map.Text and illustrations on inside covers.Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Cover title. Lode divided into four sections, oriented Northwest/Southeast. The area covered is about 70 miles long and 6 miles wide. Two sections per plate. Ms. signature of "H.L. Smyth" on front cover. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: contour lines. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Polyconic. Printing Process: Lithography.
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
Extent
1 atlas ; printed col. ; 45 x 35 cm., sheet 56 x 47 cm.
Geology--California--Amador County--Maps Geology--California--Calaveras County--Maps Geology--California--Mariposa County--Maps Mines and mineral resources--California--Amador County--Maps Mines and mineral resources--California--Calaveras County--Maps Mines and mineral resources--California--Mariposa County--Maps Geology--California--Maps Mother Lode (Calif.)
Time Period
1900
Place
North America United States California Mother Lode Amador County Calaveras County Mariposa County W 120°55' W 120°10'/N 38°30' N 37°40'
Source
Huntington Rare Book Maps Maps, Huntington Digital Library
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