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The first publication of the Arizona Bureau of Mines on
Arizona Gold Placers was written by Mr. M. A. Allen, then
geologist with the Bureau, and appeared in 1922 as Bulletin 118.
It was mainly a compilation of data already in print, but scattered
and difficult to find. It proved to be popular, and all copies
printed were distributed in four years. Mr. E. D. Wilson was
then commissioned to rewrite the bulletin, completely, adding
what new data could be obtained. Assisted by Mr. W. R. Hoffman
in the field, and further aided by the advice and suggestions
of Dr. Carl Lausen, then geologist with the Bureau, Mr. Wilson
completed his work in the summer of 1927, and a large edition
was published at once as Bulletin 124. Conditions with which
everyone is familiar have aroused so much interest in gold that
the demand for Bulletin 124 has been extremely heavy, and the
supply was exhausted before June first of this year. This new
bulletin has been prepared to meet the demand for information
on Arizona gold placers which shows no sign of abating. 114 p.