1896 Map of Shafter

About this map

Shafter serves as the central hub of this Trans-Pecos landscape, surrounded by the high peaks of the Chinati Mountains and the Cienega Mountains. Surveyed in 1895, the map documents a mining and ranching economy along the Rio Grande border, where the Ross Mine and other unnamed mining operations operated in the foothills west of the main settlement. The terrain is defined by a network of drainage systems like Cibolo Creek and Cienega Creek that dictated the placement of family holdings such as Cibolo Ranch and Daly's Ranch.