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Death Valley NP: Historic Resource Study (Table of Contents)http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/deva/contents.htm[7/26/2008 3:04:44 PM]
Death Valley
Historic Resource StudyA History of Mining
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume I — Part 1 of 2
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAPS — Volume I (Parts 1 and 2)I.INTRODUCTION TO DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL MONUMENT
A.Summary of Mining Activity1. Stow Beginnings2. A New Century Brings Renewed Interest in Metallic andNonmetallic Resources3. Attempts are Made to Regulate Mining Within the NationalMonument4. Validity Tests and Stricter Land-Use Regulations are Imposed5. Controversial Aspects of Mining in NPS Areas6. Death Valley National Monument Mining DivisionB.Setting1. Land of Varied Attractions2. Weather and Temperature3. Topography4. Panamint Range5. Amargosa Range6. Roads and Trails7. Water Hoies8. TourismC.A Note on Historical and Archeological Resources of DeathValley1. Limited Scope of Present Study2. Archeological Research and Fieldwork
Death Valley NP: Historic Resource Study (Table of Contents)http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/deva/contents.htm[7/26/2008 3:04:44 PM]
A.Coso, Russ, Telescope Peak, and Argus Mining Districts1. Darwin French Expedition2. S. G. George and New World Mining and ExplorationCompany Expeditions3. Indian Depredations and Crude Mining Methods HinderDevelopmentB.Lone Pine Mining District1. Rise and Fall of Cerro Gordo2. Reopening of Cerro GordoC.Panamint Mining District1. Panamint City2. BallaratD.New Coso Mining District1. Darwin2. Revitalization of the Darwin DistrictE.Lookout and Modoc Mining Districts1. Short Existence of Lookout2. Modoc District Supported by George C. HearstF.Summation
A.Southern Panamints and West Side Road1.Panamint Mining Districta) Formation and Establishment of Boundariesb) The District's Future Seems Assuredc) Mining Activity Spreads in Southern InyoCountyd) Interest in the Panamints Spreads to Nevadae) Consistent Production Continues into Late1900sf) Impact of Panamint and Other Early MiningDistricts on Southern Inyo and Death Valley
Death Valley NP: Historic Resource Study (Table of Contents)http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/deva/contents.htm[7/26/2008 3:04:44 PM]
Historyg) Panamint Cityh) Personalitiesi) Sites(1) Wonder (of the World?) Mine, Bob StewartLode, Mina Verde, and Sunnyside(2) Ino, Jim Davis, Hill Top, Alta, Comstock,Gold Star, World Beater, Big Bill, Elephant,Florence, Gem, General Lee, Gold Note, GoldenTerry, Little Till, Lookout, Mammoth, andSummit Mines(3) Mohawk Lode(4) Silver Queen Lode(5) Homestake Lode, Home Stake Lode(6) Sheba Lode(7) Sun Set Mine(8) Nellie M Mine(9) Star of the West Mine(10) Christmas Lode(11) Christmas Gift Mine and Co., No. 1 Mine(12) Exchequer Lode(13) North Star Mine(14) Argenta Lode(15) Uncle Sam Lode(16) Magnet Mine(17) Grand View Mine, Anaconda Mine(18) Willow Spring Mine(19) Mountain Girl Mine(20) Black Rock Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4(21) New York, Idaho, and Dolly Varden Mines(22) Republican Mine(23) Cooper and Mountain Boy Mines(24) Valley View Mine2.Gold Hill Mining Districta) History(1) Taylor Quartz Mine and Mill Site(2) Gold Hill Quartz Mine and Mill Site(3) Death Valley Mine(4) Treasure Quartz Mine(5) No. 1 (No One) Mine(6) Silver Reef (Reefe) Mine(7) Ibex Mine(8) May Mine(9) Breyfogle Mine(10) Oro Grande Mine(11) Beckerton Mine.(12) Georgia Mineb) Present Status(1) Gold Hill Area(2) Panamint Treasure Claim Groupc) Evaluation and Recommendations(1) Gold Hill Area
Death Valley NP Historic Resource Study of Mining vols 1 and 2
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« prev | next »- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- PREFACE
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAPS
- INTRODUCTION TO DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL MONUMENT
- A. Summary of Mining Activity
- B. Setting
- C. A Note on Historical and Archeological Resources of Death Valley
- A. Coso, Russ Telescope Peak and Argus Mining Districts
- B. Lone Pine Mining District
- C. Panamint Mining District
- D. New Coso Mining District
- E. Lookout and Modoc Mining Districts
- F. Summation
- INVENTORY OF HISTORICAL RESOURCES THE WEST SIDE
- A. Southern Panamints and West Side Road
- 1. Panamint Mining District
- 2. Gold Hill Mining District
- 3. Butte Valley Mining District
- 4. Anvil Spring Canyon
- 5. Wingate Wash
- 6. Panamint Mine
- 7. Warm Spring Canyon Talc Mines
- 8. Warm Spring Camp (Gold Hill Mill Site)
- 9. Pink Elephant Fluorite Claim
- 10. Other Mineral Deposits in Warm Spring Canyon
- 11. Montgomery (Panamint) Mine
- 12. Carbonate (Carbonite) and Queen of Sheba Mines
- 13. Galena Canyon Talc Mines
- 14. Hungry Bill's Ranch
- 15. Hanaupah Canyon Mines
- 16. Trail Canyon Mines
- B. Emigrant Wash and Wildrose Canyon
- 1. Thorndike Camp
- 2. Wild Rose Mining District
- C. Cottonwood Mountains
- 1. Hunter Cabin
- 2. Ubehebe Mining District
- 3. Skookum Mining District
- D. The Valley Floor
- 1. Presenting Death Valley to the World
- 2. Stovepipe Wells Hotel
- 3. Furnace Creek Inn
- 4. Furnace Creek Ranch
- 5. Nevares Cabin and Homestead
- 6. Corduroy Road
- 7. Shoveltown
- E. Furnace Creek
- 1. Borax Mining in Death Valley
- 2. Furnace Creek Wash
- Mining Laws of the Panamint Mining District
- Establishment of Rose Springs Mining District
- By-laws of Death Valley Borax and Salt Mining District, 25 May 1883
- INVENTORY OF HISTORIC RESOURCES--THE EAST SIDE
- A. The Bullfrog Hills
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Original Bullfrog Mine
- 3. Miscellaneous Bullfrogs and Tadpoles
- 4. Bullfrog West Extension Mine
- 5. Gold Bar Mine
- 6. Homestake-King Mine
- 7. Las Vegas & Tonopah Railroad
- 8. Leadfield
- 9. Miscellaneous Bullfrog Hills Properties
- B. The Funeral Range
- 2. Chloride Cliff
- 3. Keane Wonder Mine
- 4. Johnnie Cyty and the Big Bell Mine
- 5. South Bullfrog Mining District
- 6. Echo-Lee Mining District
- 7. Echo Canyon
- C. The Black Mountains
- 2. The Greenwater District
- 3. Greenwater District Mines
- 4. Greenwater Suburbs
- 5. Miscellaneous Black Mountain Properties
- D. South Death Valley and the Ibex Hills
- 2. The Ibex Springs Region
- 3. Gold and Nitrate
- 4. The Saratoga Springs Region
- A. General Proposals
- B. National Register Properties
- C. List of Classified Structures
- GLOSSARY
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
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