[Darwin, California]

[Palm Springs, CA]: [Desert Magazine], 1963. Manuscript map [21.5 cm x 36.5 cm] / [8.5" x 14.5"] ink on paper. Near fine. This map appears in the Desert Magazine issue for February of 1963 on page 18, and accompanies the article 'Mineral Mecca at Darwin' by Mary Francis Berkholz. This excellent map depicts the Darwin Hills mining district near Darwin, California. The Calcite Hole, Anaconda Company, Belle Union, Lucky Jim Mine, Christmas Gift Mine, Zinc Hill Mine, and Darwin Falls. Norton Allen (1909-1997) was an American artist and archaeologist who worked in the American Southwest. For nearly four decades he was one of the in-house draftsmen who drew the outstanding maps that appeared in many issues of Desert Magazine. Unique.

"A visit to the Darwin District is not complete without a stop at beautiful Darwin Falls. Here, from a sharp cleft in the barren hills, a ribbon of life-giving water dance down the fluted walls into the fern grotto and pool below. A quiet, peaceful, oasis hidden in the heart of one of the Mojave Desert's most arid regions.