At top of map: 'Reconnaissance Maps, Department of California.' 'In charge of, Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, U.S. Engineers; assisted by Lieut. D.W. Lockwood, Corps of Engineers,U.S.A., 1969.' 'P.W. Hamel, chief topographer and draugthsman.' 'Traced 11-13-67.' 'BGS'; the G is enclosed in an arrowhead shape. 'Officially compiled and published at the Engineer Office, Head Quarters Department of California in 1869 and 70 by order of Brigadier General E.O.C. Ord. Comm'dg. [signed] Geo. M. Wheeler, Lieutenant of Engineers In Charge, Head Quarters Dept. of Cal. Oct. 26th, 1870.' Includes information from railroad maps, the United States Geological Survey of the 40th parallel and from Lieutenant Ives' explorations along the Colorado. Map includes camps, astronomical stations, good and bad wagon roads, trails, springs, settlements, mining districts, state and county boundaries and the watershed between the Humboldt and Colorado Basin. Shows most of eastern half of Nevada. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale indeterminable. (W 117°00´--W 113°00´/N 41°45´--N 35°45´). Series: Reconnaissance maps. Military map / Department of Californiano. 1. Reproduction. Map is printed in purple. Scale of original map: [1:760,320]. 1 in. to approx. 12 miles. Includes dots hand-colored with red pencil marking Indian rancherias.
An image of the Mount Whitney Highway across Owens Valley in Lone Pine, California. Transcribed upon the bottom of the image: "View from new Mt. Whitney Highway across Owens Valley, Alabama Hills, oldest formations in U.S. middle distance, Lone Pine, California."
'Office of Chief Engineer, Los Angeles, Cal., Feb. 16, 1905.' '2-18-17' hand-printed in lower right corner. Proposed pipeline is printed in red. Scale [1:6,000]. 1 inch to 500 feet. San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company. Office of Chief Engineer
'Being part of Township 20 S. R.61 E. MT. D. B.&.M, containing 1864.49 acres. Division engineer's office at the front, AMB, September 15th, 1904. A.L. Jones, Division Engineer. Surveyed by W.G. Watson, Assistant Engineer. Dwg. 30296.' Includes traverse table. Shows land owned by the San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad, its right of way and the right of way for the Las Vegas & Tonopah Railroad, land owned by the Las Vegas Land & Water Company including Clark's Las Vegas Townsite with the Bucks Addition and the Wardie Addition, and parcels sold from the Las Vegas Land & Water Company land. Scale: [1:9,600]. 1 in. to 800 feet. Library's copies 1 and 4 have land owned by the San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad hand-colored in pink and the rest of the Las Vegas Rancho not owned by the Las Vegas Land & Water Company hand-colored in green. Library's copy 2 has buildings of the Stewart Ranch drawn in and labeled in pencil. Library's copy 3 has addition and subtraction problems in pencil on the verso. Library's copy 4 has "Original purchase--1864.49 acres R.R.C. + L.V.L. + W. Co.--In colors." written in pencil on the verso followed by "(1904)" in red pencil. Library's copy 4 also has label on verson made of brown paper with "No 5 Las Vegas Ranch being part township ( 1904)" typed on it.
58 x 47 cm., on sheet 74 x 84 cm., folded in envelope 30 x 24 cm. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. "Bedrock geology mapped by B.C. Burchfiel, 1961, and by E.J. McKay and K.A. Sargent, 1965-66. Surficial geology mapped by A.T. Fernald, 1968." Includes cross sections, description of map units, and location map. "Prepared in cooperation with the U. S. Atomic Commission." Original publisher: Interior, Geological Survey, Series: Geologic quadrangle map GQ, Scale: 1:24 000.
58 x 46 cm., on sheet 84 x 88 cm., folded in envelope 30 x 24 cm. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. "Geology mapped in 1962-63." Includes description of map units, colored columnar section, 3 colored cross sections, and quadrangle location map. "Prepared in cooperation with the U. S. Atomic Commission." Original publisher: Interior, Geological Survey, Series: Geologic quadrangle map GQ, Scale: 1:24 000.
58 x 46 cm., on sheet 84 x 81 cm., folded in envelope 30 x 24 cm. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. "Geology by P.P. Orkild, 1959-60, paleotopography by D.L. Healey and C.H. Miller, 1959-60." Series statement from envelope. Includes description of map units, 2 col. cross sections, and quadrangle location map. "Prepared in cooperation with the U. S. Atomic Commission." Original publisher: Interior, Geological Survey, Series: Geologic quadrangle map GQ, Scale: 1:24 000.
58 x 46 cm., on sheet 84 x 100 cm., folded in envelope 30 x 24 cm. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. "Base by U.S. Geological Survey, 1961." "Geology mapped in 1961-65." "Contour interval 20 feet." Includes 3 col. cross sections, 1 index map, text with bibliography, and quadrangle location map. "Prepared in cooperation with the U. S. Atomic Commission." Original publisher: Interior, Geological Survey, Series: Geologic quadrangle map GQ, Scale: 1:24 000.