(CALIFORNIA.) Hutchings' California Scenes--Methods of Mining. Illustrated full-page unused lettersheet, 10 3/4 x...
(CALIFORNIA.) Hutchings' California Scenes--Methods of Mining. Illustrated full-page unused lettersheet, 10 3/4 x 8 1/4 inches, plus integral blank, lined for letter-writing on verso and on the facing blank; minimal wear. San Francisco, CA: James M. Hutchings, 1855
The nicely executed woodcut illustrations show miners at work using a variety of techniques, including a Chinese miner in traditional garb "rocking the cradle." Some are signed in the plate by Charles Nahl as artist and T.C. Boyd as engraver. The text describes 12 mining techniques, and adds a long list of colorful names for mining camps such as "Humbug Gulch," "Hell's Delight," and "Ragged Breeches Bar."
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(CALIFORNIA.) Hutchings' California Scenes--Methods of Mining. Illustrated full-page unused lettersheet, 10 3/4 x 8 1/4 inches, plus integral blank, lined for letter-writing on verso and on the facing blank; minimal wear. San Francisco, CA: James M. Hutchings, 1855
The nicely executed woodcut illustrations show miners at work using a variety of techniques, including a Chinese miner in traditional garb "rocking the cradle." Some are signed in the plate by Charles Nahl as artist and T.C. Boyd as engraver. The text describes 12 mining techniques, and adds a long list of colorful names for mining camps such as "Humbug Gulch," "Hell's Delight," and "Ragged Breeches Bar."
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