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Geologic guidebook along Highway 49 : Sierran Gold Belt : the Mother Lode country
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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No old shelf mark. Five county map in sections. Table of mines in each county. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS notes: 1890 California Geological map "The Mother Lode" counties.
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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.
266572 no.063
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Lists names of mines and their locations. "Compiled from Surveys specially plotted for the Mineral Exhibit of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company's Department of the French Exposition, 1900." Explanation at right. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography.
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No old shelf mark. There are two copies of this map in the same folder. One copy notes on verso there were originally three copies. Identical except for the verso note. Description of mining techniques. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS note: California. "The Mother Lode Belt." El Dorado and Amador Counties Geological Map (3 copies).
ephMPCALIF0192
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No old shelf mark. There are two copies of this map in the same folder. One copy notes on verso there were originally three copies. For images of map, see RB ephMPCALIF0192. Identical except for the verso note. Description of mining techniques. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography.
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