Scale [ca.1:12,804. 1 in. to approx. 1,067 ft.] ; 1 map ; on sheet 92 x 106 cm ; Relief shown by hachures ; Title supplied by cataloger ; Probably a preliminary black and white edition of the colored map copyrighted by Bradford and Bradford in 1905
Black and white image of Olive Lake and two others, presumed to be Herbert Squires and his father, Charles P. Squires, at the Squires' mine at Mount Charleston near Las Vegas. Transcribed notes from Special Collections photo inventory: “Charleston 1912. Olive, Herbert, & Dad at his mine, 2 miles on up the Canyon.”
The end product, blister copper, is being poured from holding furnace into conveyor belt molds. Each bar weighs approximately 400 pounds and contains 99.4 percent copper.