1970 Map of Deadman Spring NE

About this map

Ely Springs sits at the southern edge of a broad desert landscape where the high basin floor meets a prominent Dry Lake (Depression). Surveyed in 1969, the map reveals a remote Nevada terrain structured by the Base Line and intersected by a lonely Jeep Trail that skirts the base of the western hills. The geographic focus is on the vast Valley floor and distinctive geological markings like The Crack in the southeast. This document captures the region before extensive modern development, showing a landscape defined by its hydrography and basic surveying markers rather than dense settlement, making it a clear record of the high desert's natural state in the late twentieth century.