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Western Mine

Western Mine

In 2003, I met up with a couple of friends at this great old cinnabar mine. It was worked for a long time and is an exciting place. We had a great day exploring the ruins and some underground tunnels. This cinnabar mine once had a tram, roasting furnace. No
Guy Starbuck Mar 3, 2003
Mystery Stamp Mill

Mystery Stamp Mill

This forgotten stamp mill site was a great find. The mining district was formed in the 1880s, and this was a significant mine of the district. Early work on this gold and silver mine started in 1882 or 1883 and continued up until about 1925. There is an interesting contradiction
Guy Starbuck Mar 3, 2002
Coso Petroglyphs

Coso Petroglyphs

Also known as Renegade Canyon or Little Petroglyph Canyon, the Coso Petroglyph Site is the largest concentration of petroglyphs in North America. The canyon has more than 20,000 pecked petroglyphs in a 1- 1/2 mile section. Possibly even more amazing is about half of them are of bighorn
Guy Starbuck Aug 9, 2000

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