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David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
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Author:
Uren, Charles Edward
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Uren, Charles Edward
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Author:
Bradley & Co.
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Bradley & Co.
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Date:
1880
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1880
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Short Title:
Map of Bradley & Co's ditch property near Alta Station after the slide. E.C. Uren.
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Map of Bradley & Co's ditch property near Alta Station after the slide. E.C. Uren.
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Publisher:
Bradley & Co.
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Bradley & Co.
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Publisher Location:
Calif.
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Type:
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Manuscript Map
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Obj Height cm:
68
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Obj Width cm:
74
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316,800
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Note:
Hand colored manuscript map of two heavy slides of earth that obstructed the tracks of the Central Pacific Railway near Alta California. From historical records it appears that the map may detail two slides that occurred along the railroad. The largest slide occurred in the Spring of 1866 during construction of the railroad and is shown in the center of the map with damages and repairs to the various ditches that ran through the area. The April 21, 1866 edition of the Dutch Flat Enquirer mentions "LAND SLIDE.—A huge land slide occurred a few days since near Buckley's ranch, just above this place, on the line of the C. P. Railroad, damaging the ditches of the Dutch Flat Water Company to the amount of several thousand dollars, and rendering a change of the railroad bed necessary, which will also cost an immense sum. Nearly a quarter section, extending along a heavy fill of the railroad several hundred yards, suddenly gave way and moved off in a solid body, taking with it ditches, flumes and everything else that obstructed its course, and making a change from the original survey of the railroad at that point imperative. The material that gave way, it seems, was of a soapy or pipe clay formation, and the pressure from the railroad fill is assigned as the cause." We estimate the map was drawn by Uren in 1880, looking back at that 1866 slide and also showing the recent 1880 slide that blocked the tracks in the upper left part of the map. The 1880 slide was recorded in the Scientific American issue Volume 42, noting that hydraulic mining techniques were used to blast away the debris covering the tracks. The map is unusual in showing illustrations of two Chinese Camps near the railroad line. With decorative compass rose, oriented with the north to upper left margin. Map showing railroad, steam engine, two views of Chinese camps, slide areas and views of Flume and water ditches. Date estimated. Uren writes his name on the map as E.C. Uren while we believe he is Charles Edward Uren.
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Hand colored manuscript map of two heavy slides of earth that obstructed the tracks of the Central Pacific Railway near Alta California. From historical records it appears that the map may detail two slides that occurred along the railroad. The largest slide occurred in the Spring of 1866 during construction of the railroad and is shown in the center of the map with damages and repairs to the various ditches that ran through the area. The April 21, 1866 edition of the Dutch Flat Enquirer mentions "LAND SLIDE.—A huge land slide occurred a few days since near Buckley's ranch, just above this place, on the line of the C. P. Railroad, damaging the ditches of the Dutch Flat Water Company to the amount of several thousand dollars, and rendering a change of the railroad bed necessary, which will also cost an immense sum. Nearly a quarter section, extending along a heavy fill of the railroad several hundred yards, suddenly gave way and moved off in a solid body, taking with it ditches, flumes and everything else that obstructed its course, and making a change from the original survey of the railroad at that point imperative. The material that gave way, it seems, was of a soapy or pipe clay formation, and the pressure from the railroad fill is assigned as the cause." We estimate the map was drawn by Uren in 1880, looking back at that 1866 slide and also showing the recent 1880 slide that blocked the tracks in the upper left part of the map. The 1880 slide was recorded in the Scientific American issue Volume 42, noting that hydraulic mining techniques were used to blast away the debris covering the tracks. The map is unusual in showing illustrations of two Chinese Camps near the railroad line. With decorative compass rose, oriented with the north to upper left margin. Map showing railroad, steam engine, two views of Chinese camps, slide areas and views of Flume and water ditches. Date estimated. Uren writes his name on the map as E.C. Uren while we believe he is Charles Edward Uren.
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State/Province:
California
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California
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Subject:
Geology
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Subject:
Railroad
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Railroad
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Full Title:
Map of Bradley & Co's ditch property near Alta Station after the slide. E.C. Uren.
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Map of Bradley & Co's ditch property near Alta Station after the slide. E.C. Uren.
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11715.000
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Publication Author:
Uren, Charles Edward
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Uren, Charles Edward
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Publication Author:
Bradley & Co.
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Bradley & Co.
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Pub Date:
1880
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1880
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Pub Title:
Map of Bradley & Co's ditch property near Alta Station after the slide. E.C. Uren.
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Map of Bradley & Co's ditch property near Alta Station after the slide. E.C. Uren.
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See note field above.
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11715.000
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68
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Authors:
Uren, Charles Edward; Bradley & Co.
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