Field notes, v1378
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R.E. Johnson 1968 March 12 so. Lassen Co., Calif. to Berkeley, Calif. (cont.) Journal that these latter holes are the ones referred to by Miller. On the other hand The 5 mine dumps appear to be all horizontal shafts (lower 2 are horizontal, the top 3 have caved in + snow covers the top one besides{can't be sure that the top ones are horizontal}.) Miller describes the 3 mines as being in Calif., however the 5 dumps & the upper 2 [illegible] shafts in the other sequence are all in Nevada according to a new yellow boundary marker + according to the topographic maps. On returning to Berkeley I located on old map (topo: Sierraville Quad, 1894) 30 min. which had Chats on it. Chats was located in the NE corners of sec. 9, T22N, R17E . Specimens collected at The mine have the designation 2 mi. S & 3 mi. E of Chats. Thus The location is clear. Following this on the maps indicates the general area near the mine but misses them a bit. This location lies in Calif. + along the route the road follows. No mines were seen in this area. My guess is that I was at the correct area & that it is in Nevada not Calif. However I only found 2, not 3 vertical shafts. My guesses on the caved ins could be incorrect & thus supply a 3rd shaft. Deer tracks were everywhere & 9 deer were seen. Bitterbush has been [illegible] browsed heavily.