I first read about this site years ago in a book about mine camps in Nevada. The book didn't give its exact location, but gave me an idea. With a little bit of research, I narrowed the camp down to two possible locations. I put them on my list of places to go, but never could seem to get out to the area. Finally, a trip came together and away we went.
The old miner's cabin was built in early 1900's by Andrew Bass. He and his wife lived in this remote location for many years. The mine was originally located for lead-silver, but gold and even uranium have been found in the area. Local miner, Roy Ladd also worked the claim after Bass had passed on (Bass died in 1934, his wife in 1930) and the mine had at least one more owner after that.
The road to reach the old mine site is steep, rough, narrow and a cliff hanger much of the way up. It is far more suited for ATVs than vehicles. And we did see alot of ATV tracks on the trail.

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