| This is a short hike up to the adit at the lowest level. This level
has a couple of ore chutes and a ladder up into the workings but little
else. |
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| No desert mine site is complete without a rusting hulk riddled with
bullet holes. |
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| Across the ravine are these rock structures. At first I thought it
was a loading platform, but it faces the bottom of the ravine. I don't see how
a wagon could have gotten to it to load the ore. |
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| This track leads to workings further up the ridge. An ATV would be
ideal for this. If your rig can't make it all the way to the top, it's a LONG
way to back down. |
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| The adit is in good shape. I've used this mine a number of times to
introduce someone to mine exploration. The simple layout and typical mine
features make this a good "beginner" site. |
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| These ore chutes are typical of most of the mines in the area. |
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| This is about halfway along the drift. |
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| Here's the end of the drift. This is only a couple of hundred feet
from the adit. |
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| This ladder goes up into the upper workings. |
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| Me with one of my friends. |
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| Looking at the hillside there are quite a number of workings. The
tailings in the upper left indicate another adit. A quick exploration of those
upper workings leads me to believe that it is connected to the main workings
just below and to the right. |
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| The wooden structures look like there was an aerial tramway. It's
going to take another strenuous hike to find out for certain. |
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