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- Title:
- Approved Mineral Surveys Of The Principal Mining Districts In Boulder County Colorado. 1916. Published By The Clason Map Co. 1515 Tremont Place, Denver, Colo Copyrighted 1916 by The Clason Map Co. Denver, Colo
- Alternate Title:
- Mining Districts In Boulder County Colorado
- Corporate Author:
- Clason Map Company
- Publisher:
- Clason Map Company
- Topic:
- Mining
- Physical Description:
- 1 map ; 97 x 83 cm
- Publication Info:
- Denver
- Date:
- 1916
- Place created:
- Denver
- Imprint:
- Denver : Clason Map Company, 1916
- Genre:
- Pocket Map and Maps
- Identifier:
- 4504.002 and 4504002
- Notes:
- A very detailed map of mining claims in Boulder County. Folded into beige card board covers 17x10 printed with "Clason Map Of The Boulder County Mining District Colorado. Gold -- Silver Tungsten Price $1.00 The Clason Map Co. Publishers Denver, Colorado."
- Collection:
- David Rumsey Map Collection at Stanford University Libraries
- Title:
- Map of Butte and Vicinity. Silver Bow County, Montana
- Physical Description:
- 1 map : uncolored ; 22 x 23 in
- Publication Info:
- Butte, Montana
- Date:
- 1915
- Place created:
- Butte, Montana
- Imprint:
- Butte, Montana, 1915
- Genre:
- Map, Maps, and Maps
- Notes:
-
- Detailed pocket map of Butte, Montana, showing the original townsite, additional subdivisions, neighboring townships and other fine details. Highly detailed and unusual map of the area around Butte, Montana. While mining maps of the Butte area appear occasionally on the market, this wall map is one of the earliest maps to focus on townships, subdivisions and other above land features. This map was prepared by Harper & McDonald, the primary publishers of a the series of Butte maps which began in 1885 and continued f for more than 30 years. Butte began as a mining town in the 18070s, in the Silver Bow Creek Valley. In 1879, the central business district burned to the ground and the town was thereafter reconstructed from the ground up, using brick and stone. While initially only gold and silver were mined in the area, the advent of electricity created a massive demand for copper, which was abundant in the area. The resulting boom turned Butte into "the Richest Hill on Earth". Three men fought for control of Butte's mining wealth. These three "Copper Kings" were William A. Clark, Marcus Daly, and F. Augustus Heinze. In 1899, Daly joined with William Rockefeller, Henry H. Rogers, and Thomas W. Lawson to organize the Amalgamated Copper Mining Company. Not long after, the company changed its name to Anaconda Copper Mining Company (ACM). Over the years, Anaconda was owned by assorted larger corporations. In the 1920s, it had a virtual monopoly over the mines in and around Butte.
- Map shows Plains, Rocky Mountains.
- Stanford copy: Folding map in original printed covers.
- Collection:
- The Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection
- Title:
- Map of Part of Metaline Mining District Pend Oreille County Washington And Southnern Portion of Kootenay Mining District British Columbia Canada . . .
- Physical Description:
- 1 map : colored ; 14 x 5.5 in
- Publication Info:
- Spokane, Washington
- Date:
- [ca. 1915]
- Place created:
- Spokane, Washington
- Imprint:
- Spokane, Washington, [ca. 1915]
- Genre:
- Map, Maps, and Maps
- Notes:
-
- Rare separately issued map showing the Metaline Mining District, onthe Pend Oreille River, in Northeastern Washington and the adjoining part of Kootenay Mining District. The map identifies a number of different mining interests, the line of the Chicago, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad, and the course of the Pend Oreille River, as far north as the Salmon River and Russian Creek. The map is apparently rare. We have located two maps by the same title on OCLC (Yale and SMU), but this would appear to be a variant edition, pubished by Goodsell & Karlsten, Mining Engineers. The recorded editions both list only Charles H. Goodsell as the source of the map.
- Map shows Northwest, Canada.
- Collection:
- The Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection
- Title:
- Map of the Coeur D'Alene Silver Lead Mines Shoshone Co. Idaho. Compiled by James M. Porter C.E. & M.E. . . . 1915
- Physical Description:
- 1 map : uncolored ; 36 x 15 in
- Publication Info:
- Spokane, Washington
- Date:
- 1915
- Place created:
- Spokane, Washington
- Imprint:
- Spokane, Washington, 1915
- Genre:
- Map, Maps, and Maps
- Notes:
-
- Extremely rare (unrecorded?) map of the Coeur D'Alene Silver Lead Mines, published by James McDill Porter, Mining Engineer. The map extends from the confluence of the South Fork and the North Fork of the Coeur D'Alene River in the west to the Bitter Root Mountains and the Montana State Boundary line in the east. Along with the extensive mining detail, the map shows townships, several railroad lines, and other early details. Along the South Fork of the Coeur D'Alene River, the towns of Wallace, Mullan, Osburn, Kellog and Kingston are shown, following the railroad line along the river. Coeur D'Alene's mining history is one of the most fascinating, violent and enduring in the American West. The Coeur D'Alene Mining District was the richest silver district ever discovered in America and major mining operations continued for over 100 years. It is also the site of one of the biggest Superfund clean up projects in modern American history. The history of mining in the region began with the discovery of galena (lead ore) region by Noah Kellog in September 1885, which became the Bunker Hill and Sullivan Mines. The discovery spawned a strong and sustaining industry in the area. By 1887, as a result of a pay cut by the Bunker Hill Mining Company, the miner's organized the first union in November 1887 and the ultimate formation of the Western Federation of Miners in 1888. In 1892, the miner's declared a strike, with the mine owners hiring the Pinkertons and the Thiel Detective Agency to break the strike. The resulting confrontation led to a declaration of marshall law by the Governor which lasted 4 months. In 1899, a second confrontation occurred, when the Bunker Hill Mining Company hired the Pinkertons to spy on the miners and fired 17 union members. In response, the miners dynamited one of the Bunker Hill mining mills. At the request of the Governor, President McKinley sent the US Army to Wardner, Idaho and over 1,000 miners were held captive for an extended period of time. It was later claimed that Governor Frank Steuenberg had received a $35,000 bribe from the mine operators to intervene on their behalf. The map is of the utmost rarity. We have located no recorded examples of this map, althoug we did find a larger map of the same title published by Porter in 1900 and revised in 1908, which is in the collection of the University of California, San Diego, the only recorded example of any of the maps, although we also note what appears to be a 1923 edition of the map as item 586 / 388.00 in the Wallace District Mining Museum list of Archived Maps and Diagrams. http://wallaceminingmuseum.org/maps.pdf
- Map shows Rocky Mountains, Northwest.
- Collection:
- The Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection
- Title:
- Topography, Leadville Mining District, Lake County, Colorado
- Author:
- Davis, E. P. (E. Philip), 1957- and Taylor, S. E.
- Corporate Author:
- Geological Survey (U.S.)
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 map.
- Publication Info:
- dcu
- Date:
- 1913
- Imprint:
- District of Columbia, 1913
- Genre:
- map
- Notes:
- Includes "Index to shafts."
- Title:
- (View) Panoramic View of Butte, Montana
- Author:
- Anonymous.
- Publisher:
- [Publisher not identified],
- Topic:
- Pictorial map
- Physical Description:
- 1 map ; 0 maps ; 14 x 90 cm.
- Publication Info:
- xx and [Place of publication not identified] :
- Date:
- 1913 and 1913.
- Imprint:
- 1913; [Place of publication not identified] : [Publisher not identified], 1913.
- Genre:
- map, cartographic image, and Maps
- Notes:
-
- Date estimated. Color. Printing on back says, "Made in Germany".
- View.
- Collection:
- David Rumsey Map Collection at Stanford University Libraries
- Title:
- Arizona (Gila County), Miami copper belt
- Alternate Title:
- Miami copper belt
- Corporate Author:
- Geological Survey (U.S.)
- Publisher:
- Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey
- Topic:
- Mines and mineral resources, Maps, and Maps, Topographic
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 map : col. ; 37 x 51 cm.
- Publication Info:
- dcu and [Washington, D.C.]
- Date:
- [1912]
- Place created:
- [Washington, D.C.]
- Imprint:
- Ed. of Mar., 1912. - [Washington, D.C.] : Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, [1912]
- Genre:
- map
- Notes:
-
- Relief shown by contours and spot heights.
- "Surveyed in 1910."
- "T.G. Gerdine, Geographer in charge. Topography by R.W. Pike."
- Title:
- Breckenridge special [map, Summit County, Colorado]
- Alternate Title:
- Breckenridge special map
- Author:
- Cooke, Chas. E. (Charles E.) and Moor, D. F. C.
- Corporate Author:
- Geological Survey (U.S.)
- Publisher:
- The Survey
- Topic:
- Mines and mineral resources
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 map : col. ; 47 x 43 cm.
- Publication Info:
- dcu and [Washington, D.C.]
- Date:
- 1910
- Place created:
- [Washington, D.C.]
- Imprint:
- [Washington, D.C.] : The Survey, 1910
- Genre:
- map, Maps, Topographic, and Maps, Topographic
- Notes:
-
- Relief shown by contours and spot heights.
- "Surveyed in 1908. Edition of Apr. 1910. Approximate mean declination, 1908."
- Alternate title: Colorado (Summit County) Breckenridge special map.
- "Topography" in upper margin.
- Text on verso.
- Shows mining activity.
- Includes authorship area map.
- Title:
- Map of Helena Montana, Mining District
- Physical Description:
- 1 map : uncolored ; 22 x 18 in
- Publication Info:
- Helena, MT
- Date:
- [ca. 1910]
- Place created:
- Helena, MT
- Imprint:
- Helena, MT, [ca. 1910]
- Genre:
- Map, Maps, and Maps
- Notes:
-
- Excellent regional map prepared for the Biggs Investment Company, depciting the mining regions in the area between Lake Sewell and York to the West and Elliston in the East, centered on Helena. The map is quite unusual, in that is shows the location of claims on a much larger scale map, covering hundreds of square miles. The lines of the Northern Pacific Railroad, Great Northern Railroad and Red Mountain Railway are shown along with many other details. OCLC locates only one copy (Montana Historical Society) and dates the map to "1900s." John Gilman Bullard was born in Helena in 1874 and appears to be the source of the map. Bullard did a larger map for the Biggs Investment Company (137x 104 cm) in about 1910 which is also known in a single copy at the University of Chicago.
- Map shows Rocky Mountains.
- Stanford copy: Folding map in original printed covers with illustration on veso. Detached from folder. Two minor fold breaks.
- Collection:
- The Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection
- Title:
- Santa Fe Planet Mountain Survey Map Showing Lines To Mines In Vicinity Of Planet Mountain And Bill Williams Fork . . . December 10, 1908 (with manuscript additions)
- Physical Description:
- 1 map : uncolored ; 30.5 x 20 in
- Publication Info:
- Prescott, Arizona
- Date:
- 1908
- Place created:
- Prescott, Arizona
- Imprint:
- Prescott, Arizona, 1908
- Genre:
- Map, Maps, and Maps
- Notes:
-
- Detailed blue print map of southwestern Arizona, focusing in on the lines of transportation to the mining regions around Planet Mountain and Bill Williams Fork, prepared by the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad in 1908. The map includes parts of Mojave County, Yuma County, Yavapai County & Maricopa County, focusing on topographical details, mines, wagon roads, existing and proposed railroad lines, reservoirs, ranches and local Indian Reservations. The map extends from the Colorado River and Parker, Arizona in the west to the area just west of Prescott and Phoenix. The map was produced at the height of the Copper Mining boom in the region. In both Mohave and Yuma counties, there are rich deposits of copper. In the Bill Williams Fork district, the Planet mine produced a significant amount of copper ore. At the time, the Santa Fe Railroad was actively adding lines to the region to support the mining boom. Bill Williams Fork is named for the legendary western trapper, guide and trader Bill Williams, who made several expeditions down the River in the 1830s from Colorado.
- Map shows Southwest.
- Collection:
- The Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection
- Title:
- Arizona (Cochise County), Tombstone special map
- Alternate Title:
- Tombstone special map and Arizona, Tombstone special map
- Author:
- Douglas, E. M. (Edward Morehouse), 1855-1932, Sargent, R. H., and Bannon, T. N.
- Corporate Author:
- Geological Survey (U.S.)
- Publisher:
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Topic:
- Mines and mineral resources, Maps, Mines and mineral resources, Maps, Maps, Topographic, and Maps, Topographic
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 map : col. ; 35 x 39 cm.
- Publication Info:
- dcu and [Washington, D.C.]
- Date:
- [1906]
- Place created:
- [Washington, D.C.]
- Imprint:
- Ed. of Mar. 1906. - [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Geological Survey, [1906]
- Genre:
- map and government publication
- Notes:
-
- Relief shown by contours and spot heights.
- "E.M. Douglas, Geographer in charge. Topography by R.H. Sargent. Triangulation by T.M. Bannon. Surveyed in 1904-1905."
- Title:
- Colorado (Clear Creek County), Silver Plume special map
- Alternate Title:
- Silver Plume special map and (Clear Creek County) Silver Plume special map
- Author:
- Chapman, Pearson.
- Corporate Author:
- Geological Survey (U.S.)
- Publisher:
- The Survey
- Topic:
- Mines and mineral resources
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 map : col. ; 14 x 29 cm.
- Publication Info:
- dcu and [Washington, D.C.]
- Date:
- 1906
- Place created:
- [Washington, D.C.]
- Imprint:
- [Washington, D.C.] : The Survey, 1906
- Genre:
- map, government publication, Maps, Topographic, Maps, Topographic, and Maps, Topographic
- Notes:
-
- Contour interval 50 feet.
- "Surveyed in 1904. Edition of May 1906. Approximate mean declination 1904. Engraved Feb. 1906 by U.S.G.S."
- Shows mining activity.
- Title:
- Cripple Creek, Colorado
- Alternate Title:
- Colorado (Teller County), Cripple Creek quadrangle and Cripple Creek quadrangle
- Corporate Author:
- Geological Survey (U.S.)
- Publisher:
- Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey
- Topic:
- Mines and mineral resources, Maps, Maps, Topographic, and Maps, Topographic
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 map : col. ; 45 x 39 cm.
- Publication Info:
- dcu and [Washington, D.C.]
- Date:
- 1925, 1906
- Place created:
- [Washington, D.C.]
- Imprint:
- Ed. of 1906. - [Washington, D.C.] : Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 1925 1906
- Genre:
- map
- Notes:
-
- Relief shown by contours and spot heights.
- Shows mining activities.
- Title in upper right hand corner: Colorado (Teller County), Cripple Creek quadrangle.
- "Surveyed in 1894."
- "Triangulation by E.M. Douglas."
- "Datum is mean sea level. To place on North American datum move projection lines 100 feet north and 900 feet east."
- Title:
- Map of the Bullfrog Mining District, Nye County, Nevada
- Alternate Title:
- Bullfrog Mining District, Nye County, Nevada
- Corporate Author:
- Patrick Investment Company, Forward Mining Development Company, and Williamson-Haffner Co
- Publisher:
- Patrick Investment Co.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 map : col. ; 45 x 38 cm
- Publication Info:
- cou and [Denver, Colo.?]
- Date:
- [between 1905 and 1912], [1905-1912?]
- Place created:
- [Denver, Colo.?]
- Imprint:
- [Denver, Colo.?] : Patrick Investment Co. [between 1905 and 1912] [1905 - 1912?]
- Genre:
- map, Maps, and Maps
- Notes:
-
- Relief shown by hachures.
- "Compliments of the Forward Mining Development Co., 19 Toltec Block, Denver, Colorado."
- Properties owned by Patrick Investment Company are marked in red.
- Shows railroads, roads, and pipelines.
- Title:
- Butte quadrangle, Montana
- Alternate Title:
- Montana, Butte quadrangle map and Butte, Mont
- Author:
- Gannett, Henry, 1846-1914, Chapman, R. H. (Robert Hamilton), and Douglas, E. M. (Edward Morehouse), 1855-1932
- Corporate Author:
- Geological Survey (U.S.)
- Publisher:
- Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey
- Topic:
- Mines and mineral resources, Maps, and Maps, Topographic
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 map : col. ; 43 x 84 cm.
- Publication Info:
- dcu and [Washington, D.C.]
- Date:
- 1904
- Place created:
- [Washington, D.C.]
- Imprint:
- Ed. of 1904. - [Washington, D.C.] : Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 1904
- Genre:
- map
- Notes:
-
- Relief shown by contours, hachures, and spot heights.
- Contour interval 20 ft.
- "Datum is mean sea level based upon elevation of bridge 87 of NPRR taken at 55l6 feet."
- Title in lower right margin: Butte, Mont.
- Shows roads, railroads, trolley lines, buildings, tunnels, townships sections, triangulation stations, shafts and hoists, prospect holes and water features.
- "Surveyed in 1895, revised and extended in 1903 by R.H. Chapman."
- Title of earlier printing: Butte special map.
- On verso: "Description of the topographic map of the United States," with conventional signs.
- Title:
- Map of Part of Seneca Mining Distr. Yuma Co. Arizona. Compliments of Colonial Investment Co. Kansas City, Mo
- Physical Description:
- 1 map : Blueprint Map ; 14.5 x 10 in
- Publication Info:
- Prescott, Arizona
- Date:
- [ca. 1900]
- Place created:
- Prescott, Arizona
- Imprint:
- Prescott, Arizona, [ca. 1900]
- Genre:
- Map, Maps, and Maps
- Notes:
-
- Early blueprint copy of part of the Seneca Mining District in Yuma County, showing the lands south of the Bill Williams Fork and east of the Colorado River.
- Map shows California, Southwest.
- Collection:
- The Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection
- Title:
- R.L. Polk & Co.'s Map of Helena Mont. 1900. Compiled and Drawn From Official Sources and County Records
- Physical Description:
- 1 map : outline color ; 40 x 24 in
- Publication Info:
- n.p.
- Date:
- 1900
- Place created:
- n.p.
- Imprint:
- n.p. 1900
- Genre:
- Map, Maps, and Maps
- Notes:
-
- Large separately issued map of Helena Montana. Shows railroads, passenger depots, roads, streets, pubic buildings, hotels, parks, subdivisions, lot and block numbers, etc. One of the earliest obtainable maps of Helena and certainly one of the most detailed for the period.
- Map shows Plains, Rocky Mountains, Western US.
- Collection:
- The Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection
- Title:
- Colorado (Dolores County), Rico special map
- Alternate Title:
- Rico special map
- Author:
- Beaman, W. M.
- Corporate Author:
- Geological Survey (U.S.)
- Publisher:
- The Survey
- Topic:
- Mines and mineral resources, Maps, Topographic, and Maps, Topographic
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 map : col. ; 37 x 44 cm.
- Publication Info:
- dcu and [Washington, D.C.]
- Date:
- 1899
- Place created:
- [Washington, D.C.]
- Imprint:
- [Washington, D.C.] : The Survey, 1899
- Genre:
- map and government publication
- Notes:
-
- Relief shown by contours and spot heights.
- "Surveyed in 1898. Edition of 1899."
- Includes mining activities, "Conventional signs." Text on verso.
- Title:
- Colorado : Aspen special map
- Alternate Title:
- Aspen special map
- Corporate Author:
- Geological Survey (U.S.)
- Publisher:
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 map : col. ; 45 x 39 cm.
- Publication Info:
- dcu and [Washington, D.C.]
- Date:
- 1898
- Place created:
- [Washington, D.C.]
- Imprint:
- Ed. of Jan. 1894. - [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Geological Survey, 1898
- Genre:
- map, government publication, Maps, Topographic, and Maps, Topographic
- Notes:
-
- Relief shown by contours and spot heights.
- "A.H. Thompson, Geographer; Morris Bien, Topographer in charge; triangulation by Morris Bien; topography by F.E. Gove; surveyed in 1891."
- Alternate title: Aspen special map.
- "... reprinted Nov. 1898."
- Title:
- (Covers to) Department Of The Interior, United States Geological Survey, Charles D Walcott, Director. Atlas To Accompany Monograph XXXI On The Geology Of The Aspen District Colorado By Josiah Edward Spurr, Samuel Franklin Emmons, Geologist In Charge. Washington 1898 Julius Bien & Co. Lith. N.Y.
- Alternate Title:
- Covers: Atlas to the Geology Of The Aspen District.
- Author:
- Spurr, Josiah Edward, Emmons, S.F., Bien, Morris., Chapman, R.H., Douglas, E.M., Douglas, F.M., Gorse, W.B., Grove, F.F., McKinney, R.C., Thompson, A.H., and Tower, G.W.
- Author (no Collectors):
- Spurr, Josiah Edward, Emmons, S.F., Bien, Morris., Chapman, R.H., Douglas, E.M., Douglas, F.M., Gorse, W.B., Grove, F.F., McKinney, R.C., Thompson, A.H., and Tower, G.W.
- Publisher:
- United States Geological Survey
- Topic:
- Geology and Mining
- Physical Description:
- 55 x 48 cm
- Publication Info:
- Washington (D.C.)
- Date:
- 1898
- Place created:
- Washington (D.C.)
- Imprint:
- Washington (D.C.) : United States Geological Survey, 1898
- Genre:
- Covers
- Identifier:
- 0942A and 0942A
- Notes:
- Bound in original dark brown cloth covered boards with "United States Geological Survey, Charles D. Walcott, Director. Atlas To Accompany Monograph XXXI On The Geology Of The Aspen District Colorado. Josiah Edward Spurr" stamped in gilt.
- Collection:
- David Rumsey Map Collection at Stanford University Libraries
- Title:
- Department Of The Interior, United States Geological Survey, Charles D. Walcott, Director. Atlas To Accompany Monograph XXXI On The Geology Of The Aspen District Colorado By Josiah Edward Spurr, Samuel Franklin Emmons, Geologist In Charge. Washington 1898. Julius Bien & Co. Lith. N.Y
- Author:
- Spurr, Josiah Edward., Bien, Morris., Chapman, R. H., Douglas, E.M., Douglas, F.M., Emmons, S.F., Gorse, W.B., Grove, F.F., McKinney, R.C., Thompson, A.H., and Tower, G.W.
- Publisher:
- U.S. [J. Bien],
- Topic:
- Atlases, Geology, Maps, Maps, and Maps
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 atlas : 27 maps ; 55 x 48 cm
- Publication Info:
- dcu and Washington :
- Date:
- 1898 and 1898.
- Imprint:
- District of Columbia, 1898; Washington : U.S. [J. Bien], 1898.
- Genre:
- map, cartographic image, Atlases., Maps., and Geological maps.
- Notes:
-
- Excellent coverage of early Aspen developement. Printed color. Bound in dark brown cloth covered boards with "United States Geological Survey, Charles D. Walcott, Director. Atlas To Accompany Monograph XXXI On The Geology Of The Aspen District Colorado. Josiah Edward Spurr" stamped in gilt. Atlas accompanies the monograph (see our #5552).
- Geologic Atlas.
- References: P1474.
- Collection:
- David Rumsey Map Collection at Stanford University Libraries
- Title:
- Map of the Klondike and Indian River Gold fields Drawn by Tappan Adney from personal surveys, and information supplied by miners; original, upon scale of three inches to the mile, in the Mining Exchange at Dawson. Corrected to September, 1898. (Original Manuscript / Proof Copy!)
- Physical Description:
- 1 map : Pen & Ink ; 18.5 x 14.5 in
- Publication Info:
- Dawson, Yukon Territory
- Date:
- 1898
- Place created:
- Dawson, Yukon Territory
- Imprint:
- Dawson, Yukon Territory, 1898
- Genre:
- Map, Maps, and Maps
- Notes:
-
- Original manuscript proof of Tappan Adney's map of the Klondike and Indian River Gold Regions, drawn during his visit to the Yukon in 1897-98. The present map is an exceptionally detailed cartographic record of the mining operations, trails, outposts and settlements in the Klondike region of the Yukon, as they appeared during the summer of 1898, as reported by Tappan Adney, perhaps the single important chronicler of the Klondike Gold Rush. The level of detail is so great that Adney’s statement that the map is based “on personal surveys and information supplied by miners” clearly holds true. This manuscript proof formed the basis of the printed map contained in Adney’s important account of the gold rush, The Klondike Stampede abou the Klondike Gold Rush, published by Harper & Bros. in New York in 1900. The present map is significantly larger than the map that appeared in the book, which was approximately 8 x 10 inches. The map embraces virtually all of the productive area of the Klondike Gold Rush, which was largely confined to the Klondike and Indian Rivers and the Bonanza and Hunker Creks and their tributaries. These rivers met the mighty Yukon River just above Dawson City, the brand new boomtown that was the only settlement of any kind in this rugged subarctic region. Adney’s map presents one of the most detailed and authentic records of the extensive mining operations that had sprung up in barely two seasons. It names every single creek and tributary, and topographical relief is expressed with hachures. Intermittent crossed lines mark the trails used by the miners to access their claims, while the various numbers located at the terminus of each tributary identifies each individual mining claim. ‘Discovery Claims,’ or those points where gold was first discovered in the early days of the rush, are noted by crossed circles. Other details, such as the locations of ‘Road Houses’ and mileage markers along the rivers noting the distance from the Yukon River only add to the map’s sense of authenticity. The map is a finely drafted proof, based on rough field sketches, and prepared specifically for the publication of Adney’s book. While it is not certain that the map was drafted by Adney personally, it is known that Adney had previously drawn maps to illustrate is "First Trip To New Brunswick . . . " a manuscript Journal kept by Adney as an 18 year old exploring his native New Brunswick. As Adney was an accomplished artist, clearly had the ability to produce such a refined work. Indicative of the nature of the proof-making process at the time, several creeks previously extending toward the upper-right corner of the map have been erased in favor of including the inset detailing Dawson City. In the same vein, the title ‘Klondike and Indian River Gold Fields’ has been printed on a separate piece of paper and pasted onto the map, presumably correcting an earlier version of the title. The map also includes the tell tale blue pencil marks added by the editor to note the areas where corrections should be made in the next draft. The Klondike Gold Rush (1896-99) was one of the most sensational events of the fin de siècle period. Gold was fist discovered in the Klondike in what was then Canada’s Northwest Territory on August 16, 1896. News quickly spread across North America from what was about the most remote corner of the continent. Newspapers exaggerated the potential of the bonanza in an effort to sell copies, and a mass sensation was born. Over 100,000 people headed towards the Yukon, however, the region proved so inaccessible only 30,000 prospectors and ‘entrepreneurs’ actually arrived in the area near Dawson City. Nevertheless, as shown on the map, for three years this migration utterly transformed the area that was caught up in an atmosphere of frenetic ambition and frontier lawlessness. While the Yukon proved be nothing like the El Dorado promised by the newspapers, the ‘Klondike’ has since occupied a cherished place in North American lore. Edwin Tappan Adney (1868-1950) was an artist, a writer, a photographer and the man credited with saving the art of birchbark canoe construction. He built more than 100 models of different types, which are now housed at the Mariners' Museum in Newport News, Virginia. Adney was one of the first photojournalists to pass safely through British Columbia. As a freelance correspondent for Harper's Weekly, he was sent with his camera to the Yukon from 1897 to 1898. His classic illustrated book The Klondike Stampede about the Klondike Gold Rush chronicles his experiences in the Yukon and is generally regarded as perhaps the single best first hand published account of life in the Klondike Gold region. His original photographs of the Klondike Gold are preserved at the McCord Museum in Montreal, and are available online. In 1916, Adney joined the Royal Canadian Engineers. He spent his World War I career as an engineering officer at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario (1916 -1919) constructing scale models of fortifications for training purposes. After the war, he created a set of three-dimensional shields of the Canadian provinces that adorn Currie Hall at Royal Military College of Canada. In Montreal, Quebec he created heraldic art, worked for the Museum of McGill University as a consultant on aboriginal lore, and consulted to McCord Museum on canoes 1920-33. The lobby of the Hudson's Bay Company store in Winnipeg, Manitoba c. 1925 was decorated with immense murals depicting scenes of the Company's early history by Adney. Although one mural was removed, "The Pioneer" at Fort Garry, 1861, remains to this day. The present map is a unique and highly important artifact detailing the Klondike Gold Rush, prepared by one its most influential characters. While Adney's original photographs are known to have survived, this would appear to be his only survivng original map.
- Map shows Alaska, Canada.
- Stanford copy: Pen and ink on drafting linen, some of which may be printed, with a paste down title and some manuscript notes, corrections, and printer's directions in blue pencil. The whole pasted on a slightly larger sheet of contemporary paper.
- Collection:
- The Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection
- Title:
- Utah : Tintic mining map
- Alternate Title:
- Tintic mining map
- Corporate Author:
- Geological Survey (U.S.)
- Publisher:
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Topic:
- Maps, Topographic and Maps, Topographic
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 map : col. ; 77 x 45 cm.
- Publication Info:
- dcu and [Washington, D.C.]
- Date:
- 1898
- Place created:
- [Washington, D.C.]
- Imprint:
- Ed. of Aug. 1898 / - [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Geological Survey, 1898
- Genre:
- map
- Notes:
-
- Relief shown by contours, hachures, and spot heights.
- "Surveyed in 1896-1897."
- "R.U. Goode, Geographer in charge. Triangulation by S.S. Gannett. Topography by W.T. Griswold and R.B. Marshall."
- "Datum is mean sea level, based upon elevation of Oregon Short Line R.R. Station at Eureka taken as 6387 feet."
- Includes responsibility diagram.