Letter to his mother. Rinker told his mother not to worry about him working in the mines. He explains how above ground work is safe and below ground work is where it is dangerous.
Scale [ca. 1:2,400] 1 in.=200 feet1 map ; col. ; 20 x 16 cm ; Eureka Con. Mine is in the Eureka Mining District in Nevada ; "Juliue Bien & Co. lith." ; "U.S. Geological Survey. Annual report 1883, pl. XXXIII"--Upper right margin ; Library's copy has "Nev." printed in pencil in upper right corner
Scale [ca. 1:15,600. 1 in. to approx. 1300 feet] ; 1 map : col. ; 60 x 64 cm ; Relief shown by hachures ; Copyright held by Bradford & Bradford ; Includes table of distances ; Library's copy has one section outlined in red pencil and Tonopah Victor printed on it in red pencil. Red pencil dots are on two other sections. 1905 printed in pencil and some unreadable words written in pencil near title of map ;