1923 Map of Sawyers Bar

About this map

Klamath National Forest dominates this northern California terrain, where the early 20th-century landscape is defined by the convergence of the North Fork Salmon River and South Fork Salmon River. This 1910s era survey documents a remote mining economy centered around the Salmon Mountains, with the settlement of Sawyers Bar serving as a hub for the surrounding gulches. The density of mining claims, including the Black Bear Mine, King Solomon Mine, and Mary Blaine Mine, reveals an intensive pursuit of mineral wealth along the steep tributaries.