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1900 Map of Sawtooth

Name: 1900 Topographic Map of Sawtooth
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1948
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1948

About this map

The Sawtooth Mountains and surrounding ranges dominate this late nineteenth-century landscape, a region defined by high-altitude mining operations and the headwaters of major Idaho rivers. Settled at the intersections of steep gulches and creek beds, small outposts like Vienna and Galena serve as hubs for silver and gold extraction. The map reveals a cluster of activity in the south, where the King of the West Mine, Stormy Galore Mine, and Silver Star Mine sit near the settlement of Carrietown.

Further north, the Columbia Mill stands near the namesake settlement of Sawtooth, indicating the industrial processing of ores from nearby peaks. Natural thermal features such as Worswick Hot Springs and Hot Springs on the Salmon River suggest early interest in the area's geological wonders. This survey, conducted by E.T. Perkins Jr. and W.T. Griswold, provides a detailed record of the early infrastructure of the Boise and Sawtooth National Forests before twentieth-century modernization.