Technical reports
Found in 24 Collections and/or Records:
Northeast Nevada cooperative land use study
Report provides information on Nevada land classified according to use capability. The northeastern region of Nevada extends from Silver Creek quadrangle east to the Utah/Nevada border and from the Idaho border south to Tenabo, Nevada. Created by the United States Soil Conservation Service in 1939.
Claude Dukes Collection of Federal Water Master's Office Records
Collection contains papers from the Federal Water Master's Office, Reno, Nevada, 1926-1982. Included are office operational records, correspondence; also water data, reports, maps and printed material relating to water in the Truckee and Carson River Basins, Nevada and California.
Earth Science Consultants Associated Soil Reports
Economic feasibility of upper-stream storage on the Humboldt River watershed
A report to the Upper-Humboldt River Water Storage Committee to provide information regarding the economic feasibility of implementing the Army Engineers' proposed flood control and irrigation project of 1948 which was authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1950.
Economic Use and Administration of Range Resources of Northeastern Nevada
Charles W. Fulton Snow Survey Papers
Charles W. Fulton was a Mono County, California, county surveyor and participated in snow surveying in the Walker River, Carson River, and Mono Lake drainage areas of California and Nevada from 1913-1937. The collection primarily consists of correspondence to Fulton from Dr. James E. Church and Horace Prentiss Boardman beginning in 1913 and covering Charles W. Fulton's surveying assignments of the Walker River Basin, Carson River area, and Mono Lake in Nevada and California.
Geological report on the Belcher, Crown Point and Yellow Jacket Mines located at Gold Hill, Nevada
Report includes sections on a resume of U.S.G.S. monograph III on the geology of the Comstock, rock formations at various levels in the mines, and summary with reference to points of economic interest. Created by Henry R. Putnam, mining engineer who became a consultant, in 1912.
A Brief Description of the Geology and Ore Deposits of Sod House and French Canyons, Cortez Mountains, Eureka County, Nevada
Report on copper and iron ore mining in Sod House Canyon and French Canyon, accompanied by a copper assay made at the Mexican Gold and Silver Company for Mr. Eichberg. The collection contains material from 1913 created by R. Z. Marold.
Report of the Hiko Silver Mining Company's Mines, Pahranagat Mining District, Lincoln County
The Hiko Silver Mining Company was located in the Pahranagat Mining District in Lincoln County, Nevada. It was established in 1865 by William Raymond and failed around 1869. The collection contains a report by John H. Forster regarding an inspection trip to Hiko [then Hyko] Silver mines in the Pahranagat Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada.
Michael Jordan Reports
Michael Jordan was a Nevada forestry specialist. Report discusses growth and habitat of pinyon and juniper trees in Nevada and their commercial potential in terms of harvesting of pine nuts; use of trees for Christmas trees, fence posts, and firewood; and derivative products such as veneer, particle board, charcoal, and pulp.