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Delamar Ghost Town
The mining camp of Delamar started out as a small tent camp similar to Helene, just a few miles to the north and only a few months later. It was centered around the April Fool, Monitor, Gold Cup, Hog Pen, and a few other small mines. Captain Joseph De Lamar
Magnolia Mine (Helene)
Howe's Tank Petroglyphs
I made two trips in search of the petroglyphs at Howe’s Tank. I was close on the first trip but ran out of time just a few ways from the site. I went out a week later with Howe’s Tank as my main goal and found it after
Log Cabin Mine
Big Bell Mine
The Big Bell mine sits perched on the steep western slope of the Funeral Mountains, approximately halfway between the Keane Wonder and old Chloride Cliff mines, approximately 3,650 feet above Death Valley's floor. Discovered in 1904 during the rush that followed nearby Bullfrog strikes, this gold mine