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1951 Map of Eagle Mtn

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Eagle Mtn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

Lila C Mine (Site) and the small settlement of Evelyn mark a landscape of early 20th-century extraction in Inyo County. This 1951 field-checked survey documents a transition period for the region's industrial infrastructure, most notably showing a Dismantled Railroad that once served the borax mining industry and the faint trace of the Old Traction Road crossing the northern wastes. These transportation relics follow the course of the Amargosa River, which cuts through the arid basin between the Greenwater Range and the Resting Spring Range.

The topography is dominated by high desert peaks and basins, from Brown Peak and Deadman Pass to the broad expanse of Alkali Flat. Water sources were critical for survival and industry in this environment, as evidenced by Miller Spring. The map is an essential record for researchers tracing the geography of the Death Valley region, capturing the physical remains of the mining era before further desert reclamation or decay occurred.