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Posted by: dbx Nov 23 2019, 09:57 PM

I bought 3 of these from guy in Lakewood before
he moved. Having trouble finding an index of the rest.
Working at DFC, I should be able to go in person but not sure where.
( all maps from bldg. 810 are gone )
Cover says "prepared by U.S. Atomic Energy Commission ".
I have 1032-B, 1208, 1231.

Posted by: Clay Diggins Nov 27 2019, 09:11 AM

You can download any Geological Survey Bulletin or Report for free from the USGS.
Here's a link to browse the Bulletins:
https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/browse/Report/USGS%20Numbered%20Series/Bulletin/

Posted by: dbx Jan 12 2020, 10:27 AM

Well, I did check that out. Appreciate it.
B u t - I prefer hard copy. They're small
and fit nice in backpack for in the field reading.
The maps are better than I could print out.
And they smell old. ( weird, I know, just me)
So I continue to hunt for physical versions.

Posted by: Clay Diggins Jan 14 2020, 12:22 PM

You can still purchase these publications and maps in print form from the https://store.usgs.gov/books-reports-publications at a very reasonable price.

Posted by: dbx Jan 17 2020, 11:22 PM

You're probably better than me on these sites -
for example - https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/b1208
:
how do I buy this ? I see no price or details how.

Posted by: gold_tutor Feb 18 2020, 05:35 PM

You are correct, you do NOT see any way to purchase it from that site b/c there is none. HOWEVER, you have a couple of choices...print it out in PDF form, bind it and carry it with you, or contact a book seller of old stuff like this, such as ABE'S BOOKS, a big dude seller on Amazon.

Here's the problem you are facing:
These reports were designed to print somewhere around 50 copies and distribute to the Land Grant Colleges in the USA for safe storage in their libraries. About 30 yrs ago, these school began to purge those archaic documents and either microfiche first or just plain pitch them.

People like archivist Kerby Jackson of Oregon (his pen name) made a point of scooping up all he & his buddies could put their hands on, and have created quite a photocopy database, complete with covers they created, and listed them on Amazon here a few years back. Then Amazon changed THEIR model, and took the profit incentive away from Kerby and other's like him, and so they are pretty much sitting on them, unless people like me tell people like you about people like him.

So there are you 3 primary choices.

Last but not least, there is the Library of Congress copy (there are 2 as required by law) of each document the govt agencies published since Adam first swallowed some apple. They used to lend them to official lending libraries, such as the Baker City Library in Baker City OR. The hard copy index of all in print in the library of congress would make the NYC yellow pages look like a cheap basketball program. But it does exist. It's been so long since I borrowed from the Library of Congress (they give you 30 days and the librarian has to vouch for you) that I don't know what the current protocols are, but it's worth a shot if you don't want to reach out to Kerby, Abes Books, nor Print out your own PDFs.

I totally get what you are saying. The original maps are priceless, and the very same reason I wanted to see for myself.

One more footnote:
I was stunned to see on ebay here a couple years ago, some originals of these reports, pop loose from the City of London Public Library acc'd to the library stamp on the cover of the one I purchased which I'd been hunting for, like forever. Shocked me. So evidently, our govt distributed to the US land grant colleges AND other English Speaking nation's main libraries. I would think you'd be smart to cruise around Australia's library system while you're in a hunting mood.

Hope this info helps. Nice to meet another researcher!!!

Posted by: dbx Feb 18 2020, 07:16 PM

[quote name='gold_tutor' date='Feb 18 2020, 04:35 PM' post='48706']
You are correct, you do NOT see any way to purchase it from that site b/c there is none.
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So, these 3 I have are like GOLD.

damn ... was hoping for better availability.

I'm gonna poke around DFC and see what I turn up.

Thanks for info

Posted by: Clay Diggins Feb 19 2020, 12:31 AM

Or you could just https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/contact and ask for a copy. They will send you one if they are still on the shelf. I've gotten several from them just by asking and paying the postage. I imagine some may be no longer available but I haven't had that problem.

gold_tutor makes a good point. All of these are physically available at the Federal Depository Libraries. I usually use the https://www.nmt.edu/library/govdocs.php at the New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology (incredible collection and the librarian is a good friend!). You have a fine https://www.denverlibrary.org/federal-depository at the Denver Public Library.

The Federal Depository Libraries get the original reports right from the GPO, if it's not in the library you can order one through the Librarian.