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Alta Silver and Rock Eagle Mines

Alta Silver and Rock Eagle Mines

Way back in 2004, I met up with Dan, my dad, Micah, Lewis, his son Aaron, Werner, John, and his cousin for a trip to some out-of-the-way mines out in the Mojave desert. Some of these are very old mines. This mine was discovered by Frank Riggs, who worked the
Guy Starbuck May 7, 2013
Indian Springs Petroglyphs

Indian Springs Petroglyphs

Guy Starbuck Apr 27, 2013
Tyson Wash Petroglyphs

Tyson Wash Petroglyphs

Guy Starbuck Apr 26, 2013
Dripping Springs Petroglyphs

Dripping Springs Petroglyphs

Guy Starbuck Apr 25, 2013
Arcturus Mine and Buckwheat Wash Dunes

Arcturus Mine and Buckwheat Wash Dunes

Down in the southern end of Death Valley, a small group of mines lies hidden in a low set of hills. Also known as the Ibex, it was first prospected for copper and silver in the 1880s but was developed as a mine in 1914 by the Ibex Spring Mining
Guy Starbuck Apr 19, 2013
Caselton Mill

Caselton Mill

The mine, also known as the Combined Metals Mine, was first discovered in 1864 as a high-grade silver deposit. Prior to 1941, the ores were milled in Utah, which was costly to transport, but in 1937, an electric transmission line was put in from Hoover Dam just for the mines
Guy Starbuck Apr 11, 2013
Easy Pickings Cabin

Easy Pickings Cabin

This little, out-of-the-way cabin has been in pristine shape for a long time. I first visited the place in 2001 and was surprised to find the place so clean and in great shape. We made a return visit nine years later and found it to be in just as good
Guy Starbuck Apr 6, 2013

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