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1918 Map of Hachita

Name: 1918 Topographic Map of Hachita
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Hachita serves as the central hub of this desert landscape during the late 1910s, situated at the junction of the El Paso and Southwestern and the Arizona and New Mexico railroads. The mining history of Grant and Hidalgo counties is evident in the transition from Old Hachita to the newer rail-aligned settlement, alongside active and inactive extraction sites like the Copper Dick Mine and the Apache Mine.

The map documents a network of high-desert ranching and water management, featuring isolated outposts like Ringbone Ranch, Hull Ranch, and Geo Winkler Ranch. Strategic water sources such as Fourmile Wells, Eightmile Wells, and Twelvemile Wells are plotted along the Hueco Alamo Road, illustrating the infrastructure required for travel and survival in the Hachita Valley. Further south, the decline of early mining camps is marked by Sylvanite (abandoned) near Granite Pass.