Geology and Ore Deposits near Lake City, Colorado
by John Duer Irving and Howland Bancroft
John Duer Irving and Howland Bancroft set out the geology and ore deposits of the country around Lake City, Colorado. It describes the rock formations and mineral veins of the Hinsdale County district in the detail a working geologist needed, which is also what makes it useful to anyone tracing the mining history of the upper Lake Fork.
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- 978-1-932738-90-2
- Pages
- 148
- Place
- Lake City
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About this book
Geology and Ore Deposits near Lake City, Colorado is a reprint of a government geological report. The U.S. Geological Survey published the original in 1911 as Bulletin 478, credited to John Duer Irving and Howland Bancroft.
The description says it sets out the geology and ore deposits of the country around Lake City, in Hinsdale County. It covers the rock formations and the mineral veins in the detail a working geologist needed. That detail is also what makes it useful to anyone tracing the mining history of the upper Lake Fork.
The original is a technical survey, not a narrative history. If you want the ground truth of what the mines of the district were cut into, this is the document the profession used.
Who it is for
The book is for geologists, mining historians and prospectors with an interest in the Lake City district, and for local historians who want to understand why the mines were where they were. Readers with some geology will get the most from it. It is a 1911 survey, so it reflects the knowledge and the mine workings of that year.
Ways to use this book
Comparing the reprint with the original
Collectors and researchers sometimes want to check a reprint against the source. The USGS record lists the report's citation, so you can match the bibliographic details and see the original pages as the agency published them.
Tracing a family mining claim
If an ancestor worked a claim near Lake City, the county museum is a sensible first contact. Ask what local records and photographs it keeps and how to request research help, then use a report like this for the geologic setting.
Planning a stop in Lake City
The county site and the museum page both list current conditions and visitor details. Check them before you travel, since the town sits in remote mountain country.
Go deeper
This reprint covers the country around Lake City in Hinsdale County. The original federal report, the local museum and the county itself are the best places to see that landscape in a wider setting.
USGS Bulletin 478
The U.S. Geological Survey Publications Warehouse record for the 1911 report, with a link to the original scanned document and its citation.
Lake City Museum
The Hinsdale County Historical Society museum. According to its website, it is based in the Finley Block, an 1877 building with a mining map and mineral exhibit.
Hinsdale County
The county's official site describes its mountains, the Slumgullion Earth Flow and the lake it created, and the town of Lake City as its seat.
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