
The Denver and Rio Grande Railroad serves as the industrial spine of this southwestern Colorado landscape, following the Animas River south through the regional hub of Durango. This early 20th-century survey documents a transition from mountain mining and timber extraction to river-valley settlement, evidenced by the presence of Browns Sawmill and the Old Fish Hatchery north of Hermosa. To the south, the map illustrates the administrative landscape of the Ute Indian Agency near Ignacio, where the Southern Railroad crosses the Los Pinos River.
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