Lindgren, Waldemar & Ransome, Frederick Leslie; Geology and Gold Deposits of the Cripple Creek District, Colorado. USGS Professional Paper 54, Washington, GPO, 1906. Quarto, pp. xix, 516, v, 3 folded maps at rear, 26 additional plates, maps, 64 test figures.
The work is complete with all maps and plates present. In a contemporary tan cloth with gilt spine titles on leather and original owner’s name in gilt on lower spine, marbled text block edges. The binding is tight and clean, titles bright, old narrow pencil or ink black line on upper part of spine. Visible in image. The text and all plates are very clean and bright. Original presentation inscription on front paste down ( Burton L. French, 1875-1974 ). French was a politician serving Idaho in Congress from 1903 to 1909, 1911 to 1915 and 1917 to 1933. He presented this book to the Idaho State Mine Inspectors Office and Stewart Campbell who was the Idaho State Mine Inspector at the time. Campbell acknowledged French’s donation covering the binding cost. An embossed seal is also on the upper outer edge of the title page. A very good copy with a unique provenance.
The Cripple Creek District remains one of the most famous gold districts in the world. The Cripple Creek gold deposits, discovered in 1891, and the USGS geologists Cross and Penrose, completed an initial survey in 1894. The comprehensive survey on which the above professional paper is based was carried out by Lindgren and Ramsone. The USGS geologists and crews completed new topographic surveys, updated and resurveyed the geology, stratigraphy and ore deposits and completed a thorough study of the extensive mine workings opened since the earlier survey. The study remains a classic work on the origins, and occurrences of gold deposits.
