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Sound Democrat Mill
The Sound Democrat Mill is an awesome find and one of the highlights of the San Juan Mountains. The mine was first discovered in 1899. Gold and silver ore from the mine was packed on mules over a 13,000 ft ridge to the Sunnyside Mill in Eureka Gulch.
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Palmetto Wash Petroglyphs
Over the years, I have visited this small petroglyph site many times. Just off of highway NV 266, it makes for a nice spot to take a break from driving.
During a recent visit with my family, we were saddened to find some drill holes had been made into the
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
Marietta Mill
Silver Divide Mine
Silver Canyon Cabin
In the summer of 2014, at the end of an exploration trip in the White Mountains of eastern California, we decided to take a little side trip to a cabin I had heard about. From what scarce history I could find on the place, there didn’t seem to be