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1939 Map of Eugene Mountains Area

Name: 1939 Topographic Map of Eugene Mountains Area
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

The Eugene Mountains rise sharply above the Humboldt River in this 1939 survey of northwestern Nevada. The landscape is defined by a dense concentration of mining activity, most notably the Nevada Massachusetts Tungsten Mine, along with the Golden Eagle Mine, Marietta Mine, and Keystone Mine. These industrial sites are linked by a network of historic transportation routes, including the Southern Pacific railroad and the Victory Highway.

Along the river, the small settlements of Mill City and Imlay serve as focal points for the region's infrastructure, which includes a Diversion Canal and a Water Pipe Line cutting across the desert floor. The map also preserves the paths of the Emigrant Trail and the Old Stage Road, illustrating how mid-20th-century mining and rail networks overlaid the earlier routes used by pioneers and stagecoaches traveling through the Humboldt valley.