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Auction 193, Lot 229
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"[Lot of 2] Map of Slate Creek Basin Sierra Co. California Northern Part [and] ... Southern Part"

Subject: Northern California, Gold

Period: 1874 (circa)

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Color: Black & White

Size:
7.3 x 13.1 inches
18.5 x 33.3 cm
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Two gold region maps that show the Slate Creek Basin of Sierra County, just to the north of Lake Tahoe. Together they present valuable details including the location of numerous mines, tunnels, and ditches along with saw mills, schools, and housing. From Rossiter Raymond’s scarce 1874 report on the Mining Industry of the States and Territories of the Rocky Mountains.

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Condition: A

Issued folding with a hint of toning along the fold lines.

Estimate: $200 - $230

Sold for: $70

Closed on 6/21/2023

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