Name/Title
GEOLOGICAL RELIEF MAP OF THE PUENTE HILLSEntry/Object ID
2003.219.1.2Description
Color: Black; White
Map, "Geological Relief Map of the Puente Hills," California State Mining Bureau, 1898-1899. The map was conducted under the direction of Governor Henry T. Gage, supervised by state mineralogist A. S. Cooper, and prepared by W. L. Watts. It shows the area from Whittier and Santa Fe Springs on the west to Pomona, Chino, and Santa Ana Canyon on the east and from Puente on the north to Orange on the south. The title panel with a scale, compass, legend, and names of those involved in the map, is at the lower left. Rancho names and boundaries; roads; railroad lines; rivers and creeks; cities, towns, and communities; hill ranges; township boundaries; and other features are of note, but the main area of interest are oil fields in the Puente Hills and existing and test wells from Whittier through Chino, but mainly focusing on the western end near Whittier and the central section near Puente. These are marked as indicated in the legend. With light creases; minor yellowing; original folds; tears at the left where the map was detached from some publication; and stains and tarnish from these latter, the overall condition is good.Lexicon
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Two-dimensional, Maps, California State Mining Bureau, Oil fields--Los Angeles County (Calif.), Oil prospecting--Los Angeles County (Calif.), Topographical surveys--Los Angeles County (Calif.), Topographical drawing--Los Angeles County (Calif.)