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W. Rose's revised chart of the Comstock Mines and Sutro Tunnel, State of Nevada.

Description: Map shows late nineteenth century mining claims in Storey and Lyon counties in Nevada. Details include the location of mineral veins, roads, flumes, railroad lines, and the Sutro Tunnel; towns or settlements of Silver City, American Flat, Gold Hill Town, Virginia City, and Flowery Ridge; buildings, structures, roads, and mountain peaks in views. Includes two birdseye views and notes. Insets: [View of the area above] "Sutro Tunnel," and [View of] "The Mouth of Sutro Tunnel." Relief shown by hach… more
Date: 1878
Creator: Rose, W.
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Map of the Washoe District showing mining claims : Comstock mining and miners Plate III.

Description: Map shows mining claims by name, mine and shaft locations, flumes, roads, railroads, towns, businesses, ranches, and structures. Includes "explanation of lines." Relief shown by contours, hachures, and spot heights. Vertical contours at 50 feet intervals. Scale [1:18,000].
Date: 1881
Creator: Becker, George F. (George Ferdinand),1847-1919
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Map showing detailed topography of the country traversed by the reconnaissance expedition through southern & southeastern Nevada : in charge of Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, U.S. Engineers, assisted by Lieut. O.W. Lockwood, Corps of Engineers, U.S.A. ; P.W. Hamel, chief topographer and draughtsman, 1869.

Description: Map shows mining districts, camps, astronomical stations, railroads, wagon roads, trails, springs, settlements, counties, and watershed. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [1:760,320].
Date: 1870
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Map of public surveys in Nevada Territory: To accompany report of Surveyor Genl. 1862.

Description: Map shows township grid and "Lake Bigler" in western-most portion of Nevada Territory; roads, settlements, springs, buildings, ranches, mining activity, and mineral resources along western and southwestern border areas. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1:253,440].
Date: 1862
Creator: Beale, Edward Fitzgerald, 1822-1893
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Land classification map of parts of eastern Cal. and western Nev.: Atlas sheets 47(B) & 47(D)

Description: Map shows towns, railroads, roads, rivers, lakes, and mud flats; potential agricultural, timber, and grazing lands; mining activity. Includes text notes and key to land use potential. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [ 1:253,440].
Date: 1879
Creator: Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Map of the Washoe, Humboldt and Reese River Silver Mines in the State of Nevada.

Description: Map shows existing and proposed railroads, United States Mail route, Emigrant Road, military outposts, mining activity in Nevada and California, and counties in Nevada and Utah. Includes distances between major cities and mining district. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1865
Creator: Perry, E. W.
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Map of the gold region[s] of California: showing the routes via Chagres and Panama, Cape Horn, &c.

Description: Map shows historic routes of exploration, suggested routes of travel to California's Gold region, Oregon, areas of Native American habitation, and major cities. Includes text in lower panel: "Important directions to persons emigrating to California" and "Description of California, or the new gold region." Relief shown by hachures. Depths by soundings. Scale [ca. 1:6,000,000] and [ca. 1:40,000,000].
Date: 1849
Creator: Ensigns & Thayer
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

The Big Job: Basic Magnesium News Letter, Number 30, January 21, 1943

Description: Newsletter published by Basic Magnesium Inc. that discusses various topics regarding the company, the magnesium industry, and news local to the town in which the company is located. One article included is about the dormitory room decoration former Woman Airforce Service Pilot, Charlyne Creger.
Date: January 21, 1943
Creator: Basic Magnesium, Incorporated
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

A new map of the States of California and Nevada : exhibiting the rivers, lakes, bays, and islands, with the principal towns, roads, railroads, and transit routes to the silver mining districts : also meridian, standard, range and township lines as established : to which is added the county boundaries and United States land districts.

Description: Map shows mid-nineteenth century California and Nevada mines, mining districts, mineral resources, township grid, counties, roads, railroads, marshland, cities, towns, and military posts. Includes explanation, table of distances, and key to "United States land districts." Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [ca. 1:1,520,640].
Date: 1866
Creator: Ransom, Leander, 1800-1874
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Map of the Comstock Lode and the Washoe mining claims in Storey & Lyon Counties, Nevada.

Description: Map shows mining claims, railroads, roads, mine shaft locations, mills, tunnels, township grid numbers, graveyards, and toll roads. Includes "List of mineral claims shown upon Parkinson's map of the Comstock Lode" on accompanying pages. Insets: [Continuation of main map to show "Flowery Dist." in section 23] and "Longitudinal section of the Comstock Lode." Relief shown by hachures, spot heights, by profile, and pictorially. Scale [1:12,000].
Date: 1875
Creator: Parkinson, T. D.
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Horizontal Map Virginia Mine Workings, Comstock Lode.

Description: Map shows late nineteenth century configuration of mine shafts with lengths, degree of slope, mining companies names, and some mineral content of a portion of the Comstock Load. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,200].
Date: 1872
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[News Script: News]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of new fires which are developing in Reno, Nevada. New Cave-ins forced a delay in rescue operations. A federal grand jury has indicted Dale Anderson. Also, there is a prediction for traffic fatalities during the labor day weekend.
Date: August 24, 1973, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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