1963 Map of Soup Creek

About this map

Bowman Ranch and a network of remote timber-related sites define this high-altitude landscape within the Modoc National Forest. The map documents a rugged terrain shaped by the tributaries of Fitzhugh Creek and the headwaters of Soup Creek, revealing the infrastructure of early mid-century land use. Loggers and early settlers left their mark at Cantrall Mill and Brooks Mill, while the natural topography is punctuated by distinctive family-named features like Flournoy Swale, Hacker Flat, and Henderson Meadow. The southeastern corner transitions into the more open expanse of Jess Valley, where the drainage of Mill Creek passes over Mill Creek Falls near Clear Lake. This 1963 field-checked survey preserves the layout of primitive transportation, tracing a web of telephone lines and jeep trails that connected isolated mountain outposts before modern infrastructure reached these higher elevations.