1951 Map of Osage SE

About this map

Sixmile Basin and the surrounding drainage of Skull Creek define this Wyoming landscape during the mid-century expansion of the Missouri River Basin project. The map reveals an industrial interior dominated by energy extraction, marked by a dense network of Oil Wells and a central Oil Pump Sta. While the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad cuts through the northeastern corner, the interior relies on a rugged infrastructure of Pipe Line routes and water management, including a series of Ditch segments and localized Windmill points. A unique environmental detail is the Hot Artesian Well (Polluted) near the Alum Creek headwaters. Local land use is further characterized by the solitary Boulden Ranch and several Gravel Pit operations, illustrating the transition from traditional ranching to a specialized mineral and oil economy.