Gold mines: Lancaster, Antelope Valley, Neenach, Calif; RARE old report BIG maps

Description

Rare 1st edition locates
gold mines
near Neenach
and A
ntelope Valley Poppy Reserve, Calif.
Site of mini 1930s gold rush; million in gold at today's prices!!
Only 75 miles from downtown Los Angeles -- near Gorman, Lake Hughes
Tiny detail of BIG separate map from book shows major gold mine in Neenach Quadrangle, California -- near the Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve. Yes, "Au" is the abbreviation for gold.
Landmarks are intentionally blurred in scans to protect location of deposits. Landmarks are +NOT+ blurred on real maps.
T
his rare first-edition report has a BIG separate map that pinpoints gold mines near Neenach and Antelope Valley, California.
The scarce report estimates that
one mine produced a
stunning million in gold
at today's prices. In fact, the report estimates the ore was worth a whopping 00-00 a ton in today's prices. (Don't forget, gold back then was only going for a paltry 35 bucks an ounce.)
D
etail of gorgeous full-color geology map from report shows different rock types and faults near the Cluff Ranch and Woodchoppers Canyon. This map would look stunning framed if it wasn't so darn useful in the field
.
And these mines are only about 75 miles from Downtown Los Angeles and 35 miles from Lancaster. That's right! Who woulda guessed? Gold mines that were right around the corner. Sometimes the most interesting sites are right under your nose.
First edition is
hard to find
The Neenach quadrangle is so geologically interesting that it rated this ENTIRE 53-page hardcover report. This first-edition book is now harder to find than a snowball in Death Valley, especially in this condition, which is very good to near fine.
This is the
only
comprehensive government report ever published about the geology, mines and fossils of the Neenach quadrangle.
Has all the maps!
In almost 25 years of buying and selling on ebay, I have only seen a few of these books offered for sale. And almost all of those are in ragged shape, missing maps or both.
Of course, you should know by now that I'm not going to sell a book with missing maps. This copy has all FOUR big maps in the rear pocket. All are in very good condition. And definitely originals, NOT copies (see scans throughout ad).
So buy it now or forever hold your peace. Once it's gone; it's gone.
Has four pages of mineral
deposits, including gold prospects
This book has four pages of mineral deposits, including a named gold mine that contributed to a "small gold rush" in 1934.
"The gold occurs in quartz, with more or less pyrite and other sulfides, along the contact between quartz monzonite and metasediments."
Also described is another gold prospect, explored by the Pinon Hill Mining Company in 1941. Samples reportedly contained 0 a ton in gold, at today's prices. Skyrocketing gold prices have made once-subeconomic deposits very much worth mining today.
Both of these mines are plainly described in a short text description and also very plainly marked on the BIG separate included map: "Economic map of Neenach Quadrangle" (see map details throughout ad).
The report also includes a full-color big separate "Geologic Map of Neenach Quadrangle." Think you don't care about geology baloney? Think again, dude. The geology map is irreplaceable for matching existing gold deposits with similar geology conditions elsewhere in the quadrangle. Gold often occurs in many area locations where similar geology also occurs.
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Also described are locales for tin, possible iron in limonite, minor copper and scheelite-powellite, garnet, molybdenite, manganese silicate, marble, limestone, crushed rock, volcanic ash and possibly oil. Ground water has also been obtained from shallow wells and springs in this area. These descriptions run from a few lines to a paragraph, depending on importance of the deposit.
These locations are just the thing for history buffs, photographers, geologists, hikers, offroaders, rockhounds, prospectors, metal detector enthusiasts — just about anyone interested in exploring or learning about old mine sites in this historic area, amid some of the high desert's most spectacular scenery. (Be aware: Some of this area may have changed drastically since 1950, so please check locally to see what is now open to collecting, visiting and prospecting.)
Location map included
Yes, the area is a bit remote, but where did you expect to find undiscovered gold in California? Under a Santa Monica vacant lot? But not to worry. The report includes a small map that shows you where Neenach quadrangle is in relation to L.A. and Tehachapi.
4WD Not Needed
Don't have four-wheel-drive? Much of the area in this report is within striking distance of graded dirt roads. And it's a cinch to correlate the area in this report with the Auto Club's road map for this area.
Need to find the exact location of Neenach flow-banded GREEN volcanic glass? Nothing is more helpful that a photo showing exactly what the deposit looks like.
Book describes geology in detail
Because this is, after all, a book about mining
and
geology, it covers the latter topic in minute detail.
The rocks exposed in the Neenach quadrangle range in age from pre-Cambrian to recent. Metamorphosed sediments of pre-Cambrian and Paleozoic age, intruded by a plutonic igneous sequence of Jurassic age, make up most of the Tehachapi Mountains. "In this report, the Garlock fault zone is considered to include the two faults that outline the Pelona schist along the center of the Tehachapi Mountains. These faults are major structures."
Of course, the text contains far, far more detail about geology — especially how it relates to mineral deposits and their formations — than just the previous two paragraphs. Geology varies widely over an area the size of this quadrangle, so it is impossible to convey but the simplest geologic features in an ad.
Where is it?
Neenach is in Southern California, about 75 miles from downtown L.A., off 138 -- near Lancaster, Three Points and the Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve. The Arthur B. Ripley Desert Woodland State Park, Sandberg and Lake Hughes are also nearby.
The book:
Geology and mineral resources of the Neenach quadrangle California,
California Division of Mines, Bulletin 153,
first edition, March 1950 USGS, Mines); San Francisco, 53 pages, 6.25 by 9.25 inches, hardcover. Report is in near-new excellent condition. Looks like it was never opened until I got it.
Just gorgeous condition, with some very slight toning on inside pages. Library number on cover; some owner stamps on inside pages and maps.
Includes FOUR (four) oversize maps in rear pocket, originals NOT copies:
Geologic map of Neenach quadrangle, big, in eye-popping color.
Economic map of Neenach quadrangle, big, mine locations overlaid on vintage topo map.
Structure sketch map of Neenach quadrangle.
Geologic sections of Neenach quadrangle.
As always, I am
extremely
conservative about rating book condition and very detailed in listing any potential flaw, no matter how slight. You get what you pay for. If you want a trashed book — filled with scribbled notes, dog-eared pages and underlined passages that the seller just "somehow forgot" to tell you about in his ad — then look elsewhere on ebay.
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Do not
wait until you have bought the item to ask if it has pictures of Janis Joplin's last performance (it doesn't).
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Good luck and thanks for looking!
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Tiny detail of BIG separate map from book shows location of another gold mine and other mines in Neenach Quadrangle, California -- near the Arthur B. Ripley Desert Woodland State Park. Yes, "Au" is the abbreviation for gold.
Landmarks are intentionally blurred in scans to protect location of deposits. Landmarks are +NOT+ blurred on real maps.
Where is it?
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