1987 Map of Hu-Pwi Wash

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The Walker River Indian Reservation dominates the central landscape of this 1980s Mineral County survey, illustrating the intersection of protected lands and industrial history. The terrain is defined by the high elevations of the Gillis Range and the drainage systems of Hu-Pwi Wash and Hidden Wash. Evidence of early 20th-century transportation and resource extraction is clear through the prominent Old RR Grade cutting across the northern reaches and multiple mining sites. Prospectors and local historians can trace the locations of the Centipede Mine and the Red Granite Mine, alongside various unnamed prospect pits that pepper the hillsides. Significant natural landmarks like the expansive Dry Lake and the Pilot Cone Well indicate the arid character of this Basin and Range territory, where water sources and mineral deposits shaped human activity.