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1969 Map of Shingle Pass SE

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Shingle Pass SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

Cave Valley is the dominant geographic feature of this high-desert landscape in Lincoln County, where the 1960s cattle ranching and water management infrastructure is clearly documented. The map details a network of vital water sources necessary for survival and industry in the arid basin, including Quartzite Spring and a series of strategically placed wells. These include the Harris Well, Sawmill Well, and the Cave Valley Seeding Well, which suggest active range improvement efforts during this period.

Transportation throughout the valley and into the neighboring foothills is restricted to a system of a Jeep Trail, providing access to remote drainage areas like Big Spring Wash and the steep terrain of Sawmill Canyon. The lack of permanent structures and primary roads emphasizes the area's use as seasonal grazing land or remote resource territory, where land management boundaries between T. 9 N. and T. 8 N. were essential for tracking range rights.