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1952 Map of Spirit

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Spirit
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

Mining operations and remote homesteads define the high country of the Colville National Forest in this mid-century survey. The landscape is a network of vertical extraction points, from the Stonewall Mine on the slopes of Stoddard Mountain to the Copper King Mine and Magma Mine further south. These sites, along with the Goldfield Mill and Marble Quarry, suggest an era of active hard-rock mineral exploration in northeastern Washington.

Social life in the small settlement of Spirit centered around the Spirit School and the South Fork Grange, located near the confluence of the North Fork and South Fork rivers. The road network, including Waymire Road and Koski Road, follows the natural contours of the drainage systems, connecting isolated family-named landmarks like Koski Hill and Fredrickson Hill to the valley floor. Water sources such as Deep Creek and Lime Creek provided the necessary resources for both the mines and the scattered mountain residents.