Description: Offered here for sale is a good complete copy of the USGS Map Folio #130 RICO FOLIO COLORADO by Whitman Cross and F.L. Ransome. DC: GPO, 1905. 21 3/4" X 18 1/2", 20 + 1 pages text; 1 sheet of illustrations; 5 pages of color maps; original wrappers. Spine tape reinforced, bottom edge of front cover has chipping and minor staining, stamp on front cover reads READING ROOM OF COPPER QUEEN CONSOLIDATED MINING CO else a good complete copy. The Rico folio covers an area southwest of Telluride and north of La Plata in the San Juan mountains of southwest Colorado. In 1879 rich oxidized silver ore was discovered on Newman Hill and the town of Rico sprang into existence. In October of 1887 the largest and richest of the blanket deposits was discovered in the Enterprise Shaft at a depth of 262'. The decline in the price of silver led to a depressing effect on this in other districts where silver formed a large part of the output. We combine shipping for additional items. All folios will be shipped flat. Thank you for looking!
Price: 59 USD
Location: Noblesville, Indiana
End Time: 2024-11-29T15:21:26.000Z
Shipping Cost: 6 USD
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