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1913 Map of Lida

Name: 1913 Topographic Map of Lida
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1948
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1948

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Goldfield and the surrounding mining districts define this era of rapid extraction and desert settlement across the Nevada-California border. The map documents a dense network of specialized infrastructure required to sustain life and industry in the arid basins, from the Borax Mill in Lake Valley to the isolated Stewarts Mill on the edge of the Slate Ridge. Transportation is anchored by four competing railroads, including the Tonopah and Goldfield RR and the Las Vegas and Tonopah RR, which connect boomtowns like Columbia and Cuprite to the wider world.

Water sources are meticulously cataloged for travelers and prospectors, ranging from the Indian Garden Spring to several noted dry wells, such as Iron Tank. To the south, the boundary of Death Valley National Monument marks a transition into the stark terrain of the Last Chance Range, while named camps like Paymaster Camp and Old Camp suggest the transient nature of the region's early twentieth-century silver and gold rushes.