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1940 Map of Antler Peak

Name: 1940 Topographic Map of Antler Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

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Mining operations dominate the high desert terrain of the Battle Mountain range in this 1940 survey. Concentrated industrial activity is evident at Copper Basin, where a dense cluster of claims includes the Copper Queen Mine, Widow Mine, and Little Giant Mine. The landscape is a network of specialized extraction sites, from the Marigold Mine in the north to the Copper Canyon Placer Camp and Dahl Placer in the south.

Settlement patterns follow the water and ore, with residential clusters at Buckingham Camp and isolated dwellings like Healey Cabins. Agriculture persists along the drainage of Trout Creek at the Oyarbiade Ranch and Jory Ranch. Infrastructure of the era is represented by the Southern Pacific railroad and Victory Highway skirting the northeastern corner near Mote, while a prominent Pipe Line cuts across the western foothills of Buffalo Valley.