Duke's Camp
This was an amazing place. There used to be lot to see here, and it took us two trips in 2009 and 2010 to see it all. Sadly, it has been vandalized quite a bit.
There are a few other scattered cabins in the area, but Duke’s Camp takes
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Endowment Mine
This fairly remote and old silver, lead, and zinc (with some traces of gold and copper) mine is a pretty neat site. The old camp dates from the 1870s and was reworked in the 1920s.
The mine has four levels (not including the adit level) and a few thousand feet
Columbia #2 Mine
These are various photos from our trips over the years to the Columbia #2 mine in the Mojave Desert. It is part of the War Eagle complex of mines and is well-traveled.
Much of the remaining mining equipment has been stolen since my photos were taken. A May 25th,
North Star and Gold Coin Mines
Dan and I visited these mines in the autumn of 2008. I couldn’t find much history on either of these two small mines. They both look to have minor production and are seldom visited.
We found an oven or furnace at the end of our trip. Its origins and
Mohawk Mine
This medium-sized, multi-level mine had a fairly prolonged period of activity dating back to the 1920s. It is a more modern mine than we usually go check out, but we heard that a mining company was examining it to be mined as an open pit. We wanted to
Old Crump Flat
Dan and I had been wanting to go out here for some time. The site is not difficult to reach; we could just never seem to find the time to get out to this part of Death Valley.
The rock shelter at Old Crump Flat turned out to be somewhat
San Juan Chief Mill
This scenic ruined mill site was built in the late 1890s and never saw ore from its namesake, the San Juan Chief mine. It is the second mill to be built on this site. In 1900, it had two roasting furnaces and fifteen stamps.
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