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1964 Map of Sunbeam

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Sunbeam
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Lucky Boy Mine and a network of Mines overlook the high country of Challis National Forest, marking a landscape defined by the extraction of mineral wealth. The settlement of Bonanza sits along the Yankee Fork, where extensive Dredge Tailings track the path of heavy industrial gold dredging through the valley floor. This 1964 field-checked survey captures the area before modern reclamation, showing the raw impact of mining on the river's course near Preachers Cove.

Along the Salmon River to the south, the village of Sunbeam serves as a gateway to the mountains, supported by numerous recreational sites like Dutchman Flat Campground and Lower O'Brien Campground. Evidence of early administrative presence remains at the Bonanza Guard Sta, while a small Cem near the West Fork provides a genealogical anchor for the families who once worked these remote gulches and mountain peaks.