Jack Smith Draw and Lucky Draw carve through the high desert of Otero County, defining a landscape shaped by intermittent water and livestock management. This 2020 survey of the Cornucopia Ranch area illustrates a network of essential water resources, featuring a series of catchments including West Tanks, East Tank, and Double Tank. These features, along with Iron Tank and Rock Tank, suggest the ongoing importance of the ranching economy and the management of this arid terrain. The map also traces various backroads such as Co RD e038 and Co RD e028, which link the various draws and tanks. The systematic naming of these water points provides a clear record of land use and the adaptation of ranching operations to the New Mexico environment.
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This is the sole edition of this map. No revisions or reprints were ever made.
1954 · Carlsbad
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Carlsbad
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1963 · Hackberry Hill
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1963 · Cornucopia Ranch SE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1963 · Tanner Ranch
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1963 · Indian Draw
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1963 · Cleones Tank
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1969 · Lewis Canyon
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1970 · Shiloh Hills
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1970 · Van Winkle Lake
USGS Topo · 1:24,000