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1967 Map of Encina

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Encina
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Mining and rail activity define this corner of Baker County during the late 1960s, where the Union Pacific railroad cuts a diagonal path through the high desert terrain. The settlement of Encina serves as a central point along this corridor, situated near the confluence of Dry Creek and Dry Gulch. To the southeast, Pleasant Valley marks the continuing route of the tracks and a secondary cluster of development.

Prospectors and local historians can trace a legacy of extraction through numerous named workings, including the White Swan Mine, Uncle Dan Mine, and Brazos Mine. The landscape is etched with the drainage patterns of Quartz Creek and Ebell Creek, while the southern portion of the map enters the Whitman Nat For. Cultural markers like the small Cem near Alder Creek and a network of Jeep Trails suggest the remote yet established nature of these rural communities and their reliance on the rugged land.