
Bristol Lake and its industrial Salt Evaporators dominate the southern portion of this Mojave Desert landscape, where the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad tracks parallel a corridor of Pipelines and desert settlements. Small rail stops and outposts like Amboy, Saltus, Chambless, and Cadiz anchor the transportation network through the arid basin. The map reveals a land defined by extraction and passage, from the Oil Tanks near the rail line to the isolated mining operations tucked into the surrounding heights.
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3 editions found
1942 · Amboy
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1943 · Amboy
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1943 · Danby
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Cadiz Lake
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1954 · Needles
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1954 · Bristol Lake NW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1954 · Amboy Crater
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1955 · Lead Mtn. NE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1955 · Lead Mountain
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1956 · Needles
USGS Topo · 1:250,000