1952 Map of Ruby D-5

About this map

The Yukon River and the Melozitna River converge in this interior landscape, where the latter carves through the steep walls of the Melozitna Canyon. This 1952 topographic study, later updated with minor revisions, records a wilderness defined by its water routes and the early infrastructure of the north. An Abandoned Telegraph Line stretches across the terrain, serving as a relic of previous communication networks that once connected remote Alaskan outposts.