Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel
The Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel performed field work in the area between 1867 and 1872[1].
See Also
- Photography - Links to photographs from the survey.
References
Resources
- Wikipedia
- Henry Gannett, "A dictionary of altitudes in the United States," 1872. "Mud Lake Valley, King, 3862"
- Two members of King's expedition on one of the mounds in Pyramid Lake in Nevada. Photo by T.H. O'Sullivan.U.S. Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel (King Survey). See Pyramid Lake
- "Photographs of the High Rockies," p. 32, Nevada Historical Society Quarterly, Spring, 1972. Images reproduced from Harpers Weekly, 1869. The title is incorrect, these are images of Nevada from the Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel by King.