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Ramshorn and Skylark Mines

The Ramshorn and Skylark mines cling to a steep mountainside at over 9,000 feet, connected by the remains of an aerial tramway that once carried ore down to the canyon floor. In the 1880s, silver here ran rich enough that miners packed it out by mule despite $47-per-ton transport costs. The bunkhouse still stands, and the tramway headhouse looks out over Bayhorse Creek far below.

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