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Crescent Mill and the Rosey Mine
Panamint Wickiup #1
There are a few petroglyph sites high in the Panamint mountains, but the main attraction here is the village site with its lone remaining wickiup. I would bet there are more around.
We visited the area in 2007. The hike up to this area isn’t that bad, but you
Avalanche Stamp Mill
Not it's real name, I came across notes of this stamp mill years ago while doing my normal research. It was a small silver and gold mine with a stamp mill built before 1900. The mill was run by waterpower, and one source mentioned an avalanche destroyed the
Franklin Stamp Mill
This seems like the most improbable location for a stamp mill. It is right on a steep cliff, and there doesn't appear to be any mine workings here.
This is, however, the original site of the Chloride Cliff Mine. It was discovered by A. J. Franklin in 1871
Lucky S Mine Camp
We first visited this mining camp in 2002, not knowing what we would find there. A mining camp full of cabins was a great surprise. There are more than a half dozen buildings here.
Champion Spark Plug Mine
The Champion Spark Plug Mine is quite a place. High on the western flank of the White Mountains, at around 9,000 feet, miners spent a quarter century extracting a rare mineral called andalusite and hauling every pound of it down to the valley on the backs of mules. There