1965 Map of Winston

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Winston and the nearby settlement of Chloride anchor this mid-1960s survey of Sierra County, New Mexico. The landscape is defined by its deep mining heritage, with numerous active and dormant sites dotting the terrain, including the U S Treasury Mine, Gold Hill Mine, and Wall Street Mine. These workings are concentrated along the canyon walls of Mineral Creek and Chloride Creek, reflecting a late-19th-century silver and gold rush that shaped the region's development within the eastern edge of the Gila National Forest. Evidence of local Catholic history is preserved at the Santo Niño Cem, while the remote Midnight Cabin and Stone Ranch suggest the isolation of high-altitude ranching and prospecting life. The topography is dominated by prominent heights like Hagins Peak and Way-Up Mountain, rising above a complex network of canyons and seasonal watercourses such as Cuchillo Negro Creek and Monument Creek.