Orizaba is a ghost town in Northern Nye County, Nevada, outside of Gabbs. The Orizaba mining claims were one of the region's largest producers and most developed mines. The claims changed hands multiple times, including a tenacious miner working the mine since he was a child. Orizaba has significant ruins, including the smelter end headframe, rock building and shops. Orizaba Mining ... VIEW POST
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Keane Wonder Mine, California
In 1904 Jack Keane and Domingo Etcharren, “the one-eyed Basque butcher of Ballarat", searched for silver deposits in Death Valley. They explored the Funeral Mountains on the east side of the valley. Domingo abandoned the search but Keane continued to scout the area. Instead of silver ore, he located a ledge of gold ore. Keane and Etcharren established and patented eighteen mining ... VIEW POST
Death Valley, California
I love visiting Death Valley during the winter. It's amazing how Beatty can be freezing cold while 40 miles away Death Valley can be crazy hot. Day 1 of our 2019 visit The day did not go as planned! We splurged and rented a Jeep to go 4-wheeling and see the sailing rocks. It was supposed to be the highlight of the trip. Instead, this is how my kids remember the day: "Remember the ... VIEW POST
Bishop Petroglyphs, California
Travel Update: Full Post to Follow On a family ghost town trip in the Eastern Sierras we came across petroglphys. In the Bishop area there are three separate groupings of petroglyphs: Fish Slough, Red Canyon and The Chidago. I would love to go back and explore the area more. Visited 6-2005, 2003 ... VIEW POST
Fairplay Mining District, Nevada
Fairplay Mining District is situated at the south end of Ione Valley at the west base of Paradise Range. The district has multiple mining claims, many owned by the same companies. Gold was discovered in 1901 by Okey Davis, George Duncan, E.A. McNaughton, and William Regan. The Fairplay Mining District was established in 1903 and the largest town in the district was Atwood, established in ... VIEW POST
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