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1954 Map of Miners Delight

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Miners Delight
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

Miners Delight serves as the focal point of this mid-century survey of the Wyoming gold fields within the Shoshone National Forest. The landscape is a network of mining claims and rugged terrain, featuring the Miners Delight Mine, Gold Dollar Mine, and Caribou Mine. This era of the 1950s shows the region's transition from active extraction to a historical landscape, specifically preserved at Fort Stambaugh (Historical Site).

Water management and natural springs are vital to the area's character, with Tweed Ditch cutting across the slopes and several named gulches like Beer Garden Gulch and Little Atlantic Gulch draining the high ridges. High points like Young Mountain and Peabody Ridge overlook the small settlement and the nearby Miners Delight Cem, offering a detailed look at the infrastructure of the South Pass mining region before more modern developments.