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1904 Map of Mount Aix

Name: 1904 Topographic Map of Mount Aix
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1950
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1950

About this map

The high alpine country of the Cascade Range dominates this 1904 survey, defined by the headwaters of the American River and the Bumping River. Early industry is represented by the isolated Fifes Mine near Gold Hills, while the small settlement at Goose Prairie and the Russell Ranch provide evidence of early high-country habitation. The landscape is a network of water and ridges, featuring the sprawling Bumping Lake and numerous high-altitude basins like Twin Sister Lakes and Dewey Lake.

Transitioning from the late nineteenth-century wilderness, the map documents the eastern fringes of Mt. Rainier National Park. Pack trails and early crossings like Hells Crossing suggest the difficulty of traversing this terrain before modern highway development. Natural landmarks such as Mount Aix and Edgar Rock serve as primary anchors for surveyors A.H. Sylvester and S.S. Gannett, who mapped this region at the turn of the century.