1948 Map of Clipper Mills

About this map

Clipper Mills and its surrounding ridge lands represent a transitional era in Northern California, where high-altitude ranching and mining met emerging water management projects. Settled along the Mooreville Ridge, the community supported local education at the Clipper Mills School and provided a hub for nearby timber and ranching operations like Maynards Ranch and Bean Ranch. The map records a complex network of resource extraction and infrastructure, from the Triumph Mine (Inactive) and Monte de Oro Mine to the water-diversion systems of the Lost Creek Canal and the Forbestown Diversion Dam. The rugged drainage of the Middle Fork Feather River and the South Fork Feather River dominates the terrain, illustrating the geographic challenges faced by early settlements like Lumpkin and Bogerville as they established themselves within the Plumas National Forest.