In 2009, I had a nice hike up this sandy canyon to check out some algae fossils and petroglyphs on limestone bedrock. Not much out here in these lonely hills of eastern Death Valley National Park.
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Lost Rhodes Mine
In 1886, Albert G. Rhodes and his partner located a promising silver prospect in the remote southeast end of the Black Mountains (Also, see the nearby Rhodes Spring Cabin). After hauling a single 1200-lb. load of ore to Daggett, Rhodes and a group of prospective investors vanished in the desert
Rhodes Spring Cabin
In 1886, Albert G. Rhodes and his partner discovered a promising silver deposit in the hills behind the spring that would come to bear his name. They extracted and transported 1,200 pounds of ore, worth approximately $800, before meeting a tragic fate on a return trip to the mine.
Salsberry Prospect
The Salsberry Prospect was a small mining operation on the shoulder of Salsberry Peak, which can be traced back to the Greenwater Valley copper boom of the early 1900s. Little is known today about the history of the mine, but it appears to have been owned by Jack Salsberry, a