The North or right-hand wall of Buckskin Gulch, and the foot of Mount Bross. Park County, Colorado. 1873.
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1873
Summary
The North or right-hand wall of Buckskin Gulch, and the foot of Mount Bross, showing, in a well-defined section, the contact of the quartzites with the gneissic rocks below, and the limestones above. Park County, Colorado. 1872. Descriptive Catalog of the Photographs of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories, W. H. Jackson, Photographer, Second Edition, Illustrated, 1872 Series, page 39, Nos. 374-379: Clear Creek Cañon. The route of the Colorado Central Narrow-Gauge Railroad to Blackhawk and Georgetown. One of the grandest and most picturesque cañons of the many which cut the Foot Hill range at right angles. The views extend up the cañon about eight miles, that being the end of grading at the time they were made. [...]
Summary
The North or right-hand wall of Buckskin Gulch, and the foot of Mount Bross, showing, in a well-defined section, the contact of the quartzites with the gneissic rocks below, and the limestones above. Park County, Colorado. 1872.
Descriptive Catalog of the Photographs of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories, W. H. Jackson, Photographer, Second Edition, Illustrated, 1872 Series, page 39, Nos. 374-379: Clear Creek Cañon. The route of the Colorado Central Narrow-Gauge Railroad to Blackhawk and Georgetown. One of the grandest and most picturesque cañons of the many which cut the Foot Hill range at right angles. The views extend up the cañon about eight miles, that being the end of grading at the time they were made.
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Descriptive catalogue of the photographs of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories for the years 1869 to 1875, inclusive: Miscellaneous publications - No. 5
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