1969 Map of Belshazzar Mtn

About this map

Colville National Forest dominates this northern frontier in the late 1960s, where the rugged topography of the Selkirk Mountains meets the international boundary between Washington and British Columbia. The map reveals a landscape defined by small-scale resource extraction and isolated outposts, centered around the Rose Ranch and several family or claim-named peaks. Prospecting history is etched into the terrain through sites like the Chief Joseph Mine and Abe Lincoln Mine near the northern border, and the Bullion Mine to the south.