Desert fever
Subtitle: an overview of mining in the California desert
By: Larry M. Vredenburgh, Gary L. Shumway, Russell D. Hartill.
Contributors: Shumway, Gary L.; Hartill, Russell D.
Edition: Special 1st ed.
Publisher: Living West Press
Published: 1981
Place of publication: Canoga Park, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 323
Subjects: Mines and mineral resources -- California -- History.
First sentence: On August 20, 1896, D. A. Blue began walking carefully along the bottom of a gully on the east side of Rand Mountain. Blue had learned of the exciting discovery of the Yellow Aster Mine the previous year, and now of several additional promising locations in this same vicinity in eastern Kern County, California.
Notes: Limited edition of 1000 copies.

Map of mines and ghost towns in pocket at end.

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 284-298.