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Form a panorama of Sunset Oil field, looking eastward from southeast corner of NW1/4 sec. 2, T.11 N., R. 24 W. Kern County, California. October 20, 1901. Plate 4-B in U.S. Geological Survey. Professional paper 116. 1920.
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Terrace near mouth of Santiago creek. Kern County, California. November 1912. Plate 12-A in U.S. Geological Survey. Professional paper 116. 1920.
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Form a panorama of Old Jewett & Blodgett Asphalt refinery south of Pioneer, looking north from hill above refinery in sec. 13, T.11 N., R. 24 W., note wells in Maricopa Flats in distance. Kern County, California. May 1916. Plate 13-A in U.S. Geological Survey. Professional paper 116. 1920.
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Form a panorama of Maricopa flat, Sunset Oil field, looking northward from sec. 5, T.11 N., R. 23 W. The low hill in the center is the topographic expression of the Thirty-five anticline; wells in sec. 4, T. 11 N., R. 23 W., are shown at the extreme right. Kern County, California. September 1914. Plate 33-B in U.S. Geological Survey. Professional paper 116. 1920.
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Form a panorama of terrace gravels along San Emigdio creek about 2 miles from edge of San Joaquin valley. Looking southwest across the canyon. The gravels here are almost 200 feet thick and lie horizontal. San Emigdio Mountain is the flat-topped mountain at the left of the center. Kern County, California. October 31, 1912. Plate 13-B in U.S. Geological Survey. Professional paper 116. 1920.
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Form a panorama of terrace gravels along San Emigdio creek about 2 miles from edge of San Joaquin valley. Looking southwest across the canyon. The gravels here are almost 200 feet thick and lie horizontal. San Emigdio Mountain is the flat-topped mountain at the left of the center. Kern County, California. October 31, 1912. Plate 13-B in U.S. Geological Survey. Professional paper 116. 1920.
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Terraces on Los Lobos creek; note terraces on several levels, the downward cutting below the lowest terrace shown at the extreme left has been accomplished mainly in the last 30 years. Kern County, California. October 24, 1912. Plate 12-B in U.S. Geological Survey. Professional paper 116. 1920.
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Unconformity between late Tertiary gravels and tilted Pleistocene or recent gravels in San Emigdio region, looking east across first arroyo west of San Emigdio creek. Kern County, California. November 3, 1912. Plate 14-A, with sketch, in U.S. Geological Survey. Professional paper 116. 1920.
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Bed filled with fossils at base of Etchegoin formation near Muddy creek, the fossiliferous bed is the one on which the man is standing in photo 280. Photo by R.G. Davies. Kern County, California. October 1912. Plate 11-B in U.S. Geological Survey. Professional paper 116. 1920.
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West end of San Emigdio Mountains, looking eastward from foothills 1 mile west of Pioneer; refinery at extreme left, higher part of San Emigdio Mountains at right. Kern County, California. October 1901. Plate 6-C in U.S. Geological Survey. Professional paper 116. 1920.
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Casings corroded by water in Midway Oil field, these were pulled from a well of the Honolulu Consolidated Oil Co. in Buena Vista Hills. They had been in the well only about 4 years, general view. Kern County, California. 1915. Plate 45-B in U.S. Geological Survey. Professional paper 116. 1920.
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Lakeview No. 2 gusher, this photograph was taken a few days after the well had come. Kern County, California. May 20, 1914. Plate 41-B in U.S. Geological Survey. Professional paper 116. 1920.
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Form a panorama of Sunset Oil field, looking eastward from southeast corner of NW1/4 sec. 2, T.11 N., R. 24 W. Kern County, California. October 20, 1901. Plate 4-B in U.S. Geological Survey. Professional paper 116. 1920.
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Unconformity between diatomaceous Maricopa shale and clay shale of Etchegoin formation in San Emigdio region; looking west across Muddy creek, the bedding of the diatomaceous shale is indicated by the hard calcareous layers, The bedding of the clay shale is practically parallel with the contact, which is shown by the sharp change in color. Kern County, California. November 3, 1912. Plate 10-B in U.S. Geological Survey. Professional paper 116. 1920.
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Flowing well being brought in, Sunset Oil field; well no. 30 of Ethel D. Oil Co. This well was soon controlled and flowed a few hundred barrels daily. Kern County, California. June 3, 1916. Plate 41-A in U.S. Geological Survey. Professional paper 116. 1920.
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Brea in arroyo near Muddy Creek, in San Emigdio region; note mass of brea occupying center of gulch above figure of man and small patch at right in foreground. The canyon has cut 10 or 12 feet below the level marked by this brea. Kern County, California. October 23, 1912. Plate 11-A in U.S. Geological Survey. Professional paper 116. 1920.
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Basal part of Tejon formation on Los Lobos creek in foothills of San Emigdio Mountains; interstratified arkosic sandstone and coarse boulder bed. Note small fault at base of exposure, Kern County, California. October 26, 1912. Plate 7-B in U.S. Geological Survey. Professional paper 116. 1920.
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Crude derrick over a well drilled in the (1890) nineties, this well furnished oil for the old refinery shown in plate 33-A. Kern County, California. June 1916. Plate 32-A in U.S. Geological Survey. Professional paper 116. 1920.
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Derrick and gas trap in Maricopa Flat, the derrick (at the left) is more than 100 feet high; note the difference between hit and shown in photo 506. Kern County, California. September 1914. Plate 32-B in U.S. Geological Survey. Professional paper 116. 1920.
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Form a panorama of Old Jewett & Blodgett Asphalt refinery south of Pioneer, looking north from hill above refinery in sec. 13, T.11 N., R. 24 W., note wells in Maricopa Flats in distance. Kern County, California. May 1916. Plate 13-A in U.S. Geological Survey. Professional paper 116. 1920.


map background search result map search result map Bed filled with fossils at base of Etchegoin formation near Muddy creek. Kern County, California. 1912. Bed filled with fossils at base of Etchegoin formation near Muddy creek. Kern County, California. 1912.