Perry Canyon

BLM employees Brad Shipley, Gabe, Carla Jones and NBMG Hydrogeologist Lisa Shevenell in front of the Crown Prince dump, Perry Canyon, Pyramid district, Washoe County
Photographer: Jon Price 31-May-01

Yellow stain of iron oxyhyroxide in the creek bed at the road near the Crown Prince dump, Perry Canyon, Pyramid district, Washoe County
Photographer: Jon Price 31-May-01

Adit at the Jones Kincaid Mine, where water has pH of about 3.5, Perry Canyon, Pyramid district, Washoe County. The adit was nearly closed, with an opening of only approximately one foot in diameter.
Photographer: Jon Price 31-May-01

Looking southeast at the hills east of Perry Canyon, Pyramid district, Washoe County
Photographer: Jon Price 31-May-01

Looking south, across the alluvial fan, into Perry Canyon, Pyramid district, Washoe County
Photographer: Jon Price 31-May-01

Looking south from the hill east of the Jones Kincaid Mine toward the Crown Prince adit, Perry Canyon, Pyramid district, Washoe County
Photographer: Jon Price 31-May-01

Measuring pH (3.5) in the stream at Perry Canyon, Pyramid district, Washoe County
Photographer: Jon Price 31-May-01

Measuring pH (3.5) downstream from the Crown Prince adit, Perry Canyon, Pyramid district, Washoe County
Photographer: Jon Price 31-May-01

Blue-colored iron sulfate in streambed where pH equals 4.0, downstream from the Jones Kincaid dump, Perry Canyon, Pyramid district, Washoe County
Photographer: Jon Price 31-May-01

Measuring pH (4.0) downstream from the Jones Kincaid dump, Perry Canyon, Pyramid district, Washoe County
Photographer: Jon Price 31-May-01

At this site, where pH in the stream is 4.5, moss is growing in the streambed, Perry Canyon, Pyramid district, Washoe County
Photographer: Jon Price 31-May-01

Measuring pH (4.5) in the stream (barely any water flowing) in Perry Canyon, Pyramid district, Washoe County
Photographer: Jon Price 31-May-01

Looking south at the dump from the Jones Kincaid Mine, Perry Canyon, Pyramid district, Washoe County. At this site, pH in the stream is between 4.5 and 5.0.
Photographer: Jon Price 31-May-01

Looking west at the mine dump from the Jones Kincaid adit, Perry Canyon, Pyramid district, Washoe County. The pH of the water in the adit is 3.5.
Photographer: Jon Price 31-May-01

Looking south, across the alluvial fan, into Perry Canyon, Pyramid district, Washoe County
Photographer: Jon Price 31-May-01

Looking west at the mine dump of the Jones Kincaid adit, where pH of the water is 3.5, Perry Canyon, Pyramid district, Washoe County
Photographer: Jon Price 31-May-01

NBMG Director & State Geologist Jon Price at the Crown Prince adit, where pH of the water is between 2.5 and 3, Perry Canyon, Pyramid district, Washoe County
Photographer: Jon Price 31-May-01

Looking east from the dump at the Crown Price adit, Perry Canyon, Pyramid district, Washoe County. NBMG hydrogeologist Lisa Shevenell for scale.
Photographer: Jon Price 31-May-01

Site (1E) for possibly collecting groundwater, east of the Crown Prince dump (in background), Perry Canyon, Pyramid district, Washoe County
Photographer: Jon Price 31-May-01

Close-up view of possible groundwater-collecting site 1E, Perry Canyon, Pyramid district, Washoe County
Photographer: Jon Price 31-May-01

Site (2E) for possibly collecting groundwater, northeast side of the Crown Prince dump (in background), Perry Canyon, Pyramid district, Washoe County
Photographer: Jon Price 31-May-01

Close-up view of possible groundwater-collecting site 2E, Perry Canyon, Pyramid district, Washoe County
Photographer: Jon Price 31-May-01

Site (2E) for possibly collecting groundwater, Perry Canyon, Pyramid district, Washoe County. The stone house in the background was presumably built during the time of the mining operations in the canyon, in the late 1800s.
Photographer: Jon Price 31-May-01

Close-up view of possible groundwater-collecting site 3E, Perry Canyon, Pyramid district, Washoe County
Photographer: Jon Price 31-May-01

Site (4E) for possibly collecting groundwater, Perry Canyon, Pyramid district, Washoe County
Photographer: Jon Price 31-May-01

Close-up view of possible groundwater-collecting site 4E, Perry Canyon, Pyramid district, Washoe County
Photographer: Jon Price 31-May-01

Site (5E) for possibly collecting groundwater, Perry Canyon, Pyramid district, Washoe County
Photographer: Jon Price 31-May-01

Close-up view of possible groundwater-collecting site 5E, Perry Canyon, Pyramid district, Washoe County
Photographer: Jon Price 31-May-01

Possible water-well sampling location, looking east, on the alluvial fan downstream from Perry Canyon, Pyramid district, Washoe County
Photographer: Jon Price 31-May-01

Possible water-well sampling location, looking east, on the alluvial fan downstream from Perry Canyon, Pyramid district, Washoe County
Photographer: Jon Price 31-May-01

Close-up view of possible water-well sampling location, Perry Canyon, Pyramid district, Washoe County
Photographer: Jon Price 31-May-01

Possible water-well sampling location, looking north, on the alluvial fan downstream from Perry Canyon, Pyramid district, Washoe County
Photographer: Jon Price 31-May-01

Possible water-well sampling location, looking north, on the alluvial fan downstream from Perry Canyon, Pyramid district, Washoe County
Photographer: Jon Price 31-May-01

Possible water-well sampling location, looking east, on the alluvial fan downstream from Perry Canyon, Pyramid district, Washoe County
Photographer: Jon Price 31-May-01

Possible water-well sampling location, looking south, on the alluvial fan downstream from Perry Canyon, Pyramid district, Washoe County
Photographer: Jon Price 31-May-01

Possible water-well sampling location, looking west, on the alluvial fan downstream Perry Canyon, Pyramid district, Washoe County
Photographer: Jon Price 31-May-01

Possible water-well sampling location, looking north, on the alluvial fan downstream Perry Canyon, Pyramid district, Washoe County
Photographer: Jon Price 31-May-01

Possible water-well sampling location, looking south, on the alluvial fan downstream Perry Canyon, Pyramid district, Washoe County
Photographer: Jon Price 31-May-01

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