1970 Map of P R Spring

About this map

Tomlinson Ranch stands as a lonely outpost on the high plateau along the border of Uintah and Grand counties. This 1970s landscape is defined by the high, flat-topped Horse Ridge, Seep Ridge, and Poge Ridge, which separate a complex network of deep drainages like Main Canyon and Black Horse Canyon. The presence of a remote Landing Strip and multiple drill holes indicates the region's mid-century shift toward energy exploration, formalizing into the Horse Point Gas Field and Westwater Gas Field. Evidence of earlier land use survives in the form of several corrals and a Pack Trail that once served the livestock operations centering on P R Spring. The map captures a moment when traditional ranching infrastructure began to coexist with a sprawling industrial Pipeline network.