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Updated: July 31, 2026

I had instructed the draughtsman, V. Wackenreuder, afterward connected with the State Geological Survey, to omit the name of Lake Bigler, which was on contemporary maps. I invited John S. Hittell, editor of the Alta California, a leading San Francisco daily, and Dr.

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