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1898 Map of Silver City

Name: 1898 Topographic Map of Silver City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

Silver City and the surrounding Owyhee mining district serve as the primary focus of this late 19th-century reconnaissance survey. The map details the concentrated industrial activity in the southern mountains, where the Poorman Mine, Trade Dollar Mine, and Black Jack Mine are situated near the settlements of De Lamar, Dewey, and Florida. These locations underscore the region's historical importance as a silver and gold producing center.

To the northeast, the landscape shifts toward the Snake River valley, where transportation and agriculture become more prominent. The river is a critical corridor, marked by the Warm Springs Ferry and Bernard Ferry at a time before modern bridge crossings. Settlements like Murphy and Reynolds anchor the foothill regions, while numerous peaks such as War Eagle Mt and Rooster Comb Peak dominate the topography.