| A number of miles outside of Tonopah is this nice little mine. Looks like it will be a nice little explore. |  |
| Overall the collar is in decent condition considering its age. Some of the track is still in place. |
 |
| The
mine has a manway and a haul shaft. The construction of the haul shaft
indicates that there was a headframe at this mine during its production
years. The air line peeks out at the top of the shaft. The water line
is still in place a few feet below the surface. |
 |
| Some of the rail has been stripped off the tailings pile. Still a pretty neat view across the valley. |
 |
| Looking
back up the shaft from one of the levels. Doesn't look so far in the
photo but it's a long way when you climb up the ladder. It's actually
about a 100 foot shaft. |
 |
| Kelly steps off the ladder. Even with a ladder we use safety ropes until we know if they are solid. |
 |
| A ladder down to the lowest level. This mine has a lot of rubble in the bottom like so many old mines. |
 |
| The miners connected this level with an intermediate level just below. |
 |
| A ladder down into the intermediate level. |
 |
| Kelly climbed down and takes a quick look back up. |  |
| An old carbide can. Pretty common but fun to find anyway. |  |
| Ahhh,
an ore chute down to the lowest level. This is the only way into this
part of the lowest level since the drift is blocked by rubble. |  |
| Of
course we had to slide down to take a look. This is little prospect is
the lowest part of the mine. It looks like they ran out of profitable
ore. |
 |
| Back up to the upper level. |
 |
| At the far end of the drift, this level connects to the lower one. Gravity is a miner's friend. |
 |
| A neat old oil can. Can't really read much of the label though. I wish we knew what equipment was originally on site. |
 |
| Kelly inspects another ore chute. |  |
| Up into another small stope. |
 |
| "Wonder if I can climb up there?" |
 |
| Need is the mother of invention. A repurposed can turned into a sieve. |  |
| Up into another stope. The wood rot indicates moisture at this point in the mine. Most of the mine is very dry. |  |
| Very common in the old mines we explore. |  |
| Doesn't look like gold to me... |  |
| Stulls hold everything in place. |
 |
| It's been a fun explore but it's getting late. Time to pack up and head home. |
 |
| One last picture before we head towards home. Four hours back to Las Vegas. |
 |
