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1922 Map of Seiad

Name: 1922 Topographic Map of Seiad
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1922
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1922

About this map

The Klamath River carves a winding path through this corner of Siskiyou County, serving as the central artery for a landscape defined by gold mining and early mountain settlement. Surveyed just before the Great War, the map reveals a network of remote mining operations like the Blue Ledge Mine near the California Oregon Boundary Line and the Bunker Hill Mine further south. These industrial pockets are linked by river crossings such as Gordons Ferry and isolated outposts like Whites Stage Sta.

Educational life in these steep canyons is documented through several rural schoolhouses, including the Nolton School and Lowden School, which served the scattered families of the Seiad Valley and Hamburg districts. The terrain is a complex maze of high peaks like Pyramid Pk and Kings Castle, with deep gulches and alpine water bodies such as Ukonom Lake and Spirit Lake tucked away in the high country of the Crater National Forest.