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1915 Map of Lanes Creek

Name: 1915 Topographic Map of Lanes Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1948
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1948

About this map

Lanes Grave and the historic Landers Cutoff anchor this 1911-1912 survey of the high mountain valleys in Caribou County. The landscape is defined by a series of parallel northwest-trending ridges, including Rasmussen Ridge and the Wooley Range, which divide fertile ranching grounds like Wooley Valley and Enoch Valley. Early 20th-century settlement is centered around livestock operations, visible in the numerous family landmarks such as Enders Ranch, Stockings Ranch, and Home Ranch.

Along the upper reaches of Lanes Creek, a cluster of dairy sites—Upper Dairy, Middle Dairy, and Lower Dairy—suggest a specialized agricultural economy near the mining and ranching town of Williamsburg. The northern edge of the map reaches the shores of Grays Lake near Wayan, while the southern portion traces the course of the Blackfoot River as it passes through the narrow gorge known simply as The Narrows.