2017-2-22 · Desert Fever: a 200 year history of mining in the California Desert- 1781-1981 - Free ebook download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read book online for free. This is the original manuscript as submitted to the BLM as part of their study of the California Desert Conservation Area. It is a concise history of 5 desert counties: Imperial, Riverside, San Bernardino, Kern, and Inyo counties.