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1922 Map of Chrysotile

Name: 1922 Topographic Map of Chrysotile
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1922
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1922

About this map

Chrysotile and the surrounding Gila County backcountry appear here in a rapid reconnaissance survey by N.H. Darton. The landscape is defined by massive topographic features like Black Mesa and Crippled Horse Mesa, which rise above a network of drainages including Cherry Cr and Seven Mile Cr. The eastern portion of the map is dominated by the Fort Apache Reservation, showing the interaction between early resource management and indigenous lands.

Small settlements such as McMillanville, Livingstone, and Wheatfield are noted alongside infrastructure like the Alamo R.S. and the eastern reaches of the Roosevelt Reservoir. This survey highlights the era of asbestos mining at its namesake settlement and provides a glimpse of the remote ranching and mining camps such as Armer and Campbell before more modern road networks reached this complex section of the Salt River watershed.