1963 Map of Eureka South

About this map

Eureka serves as the northern anchor for this study of the upper Tobacco River valley in the early 1960s. The landscape is defined by the sharp transition between the river's path and the rising timberlands of the Kootenai National Forest. A high concentration of kettle lakes, including Othorp Lake, Thirsty Lake, and Alkali Lake, dot the glacial terrain north of Eureka Hill. To the west, the topography climbs toward peaks like Black Butte and Virginia Hill, where a Lookout Tower oversaw the vast forest tracts.