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North London Mine
Miners first worked gold, silver, and lead from the London Mine in 1874. After it was developed, they decided to try to work the lode from the south side of London Mountain. The South London Mine was born in 1880, and it was fabulously wealthy and just around the corner.
Yankee Fork Gold Dredge
Lee Hilton Cabin
Also known as Macey’s Cabin and the Nelson Cabin, it was built for the Cerrussite Mine, which it sits next to. It is a cozy little spot we’ve been visiting since 1999.
Belden Arrastra and Mikiska Petroglyphs
I had looked for this arrastra some time ago but instead found another mining camp. That ended up being a good trip, even without finding my elusive target. Still, it wasn’t an arrastra.
Mine near the Endowment Mine
S and S Mine
Way back in 2009, we went hiking out into the middle of the white-hot heart of the Mojave Desert in search of a modern mining site. We found it. The operation had been inactive since at least the early 1980s, and the mining camp was nearly intact. Almost everything was