Moho Mine

Moho Mine

This is a mine we went to at the end of a four-day trip to western Nevada a few years ago. It was a great trip, and we met up with Lewis, Bill, Cat and ghost town author Shawn Hall along the way. We covered some remote territory and hardly saw another soul out there.

On the way to the Moho, we stopped at the old ghost town of Marietta. Not much remains of old Marietta. All of the old stores and houses have fallen.

High on the mountain, the Moho mine was a gold and silver producer in the 1900s with a few thousand feet of workings, much of them caved now.

Moho Mine

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Little Huntoon Valley canyon — On the trail with Bill and Cat.

Little Huntoon Valley canyon — Bill's Xterra.

Little Huntoon Valley canyon — I'm in a tight spot.

Marietta — Little remains of Marietta.

Marietta — Ruins.

Marietta — General store.

Moho mine — We meet up with Shawn Hall at a spring at the base of the mountain. Lewis is riding with Bill.

Moho mine — Myself and Shawn Hall.

Moho mine — Shawn Hall.

Moho mine — We head uphill to the mine camp.

Moho mine — Looking down on the valley.

Moho mine — View of Teels Marsh.

Moho mine — What a view!

Moho mine — Machinery foundations.

Moho mine — Mine camp ruins.

Moho mine — We find a modern headframe.

Moho mine — Myself and a headframe.

Moho mine — Parked at the camp.

Moho mine — We do some scouting around the mine site. There used to be a dozen or more cabins up here.

Moho mine — Remains of the mine camp.

Moho mine — Ruins.

Moho mine — Only a few cabins remain standing.

Moho mine — Lonely cabin.

Moho mine — Lewis checks out a small prospect.

Moho mine — Barrel.

Moho mine — Tanks and caved adits.

Moho mine — View of the White Mountains in the distance.

Moho mine — Ruined cabin.

Moho mine — Miner's cabin.

Moho mine — An adit.

Moho mine — Parked at the upper adit.

Moho mine — The upper adit.

Moho mine — Open portal doors.

Moho mine — Cat, Lewis, Alysia and Shawn check out a blast curtain.

Moho mine — Danger.

Moho mine — Drift with air line and some roof bolts.

Moho mine — Escapeway.

Moho mine — Electrical station.

Moho mine — Ore chute and air line.

Moho mine — More drifts.

Moho mine — Work table.

Moho mine — Heading out.

Moho mine — Dark portal.

Moho mine — Shawn and Alysia are already outside.

Moho mine — Bill, myself and Cat watch Lewis hiking uphill. (Always a good time.)

Moho mine — Happy explorers.

Moho mine — Rails.

Moho mine — These stairs are not recommended.

Moho mine — We drive up higher on the mountain and find more ruins.

Moho mine — This cabin is made from heavy timber.

Moho mine — Bill and cabin. The roof has blown off.

Moho mine — We have a pretty nice view up here.

Moho mine — Nice view to wake up to every morning.

On our way out, we spot some burros.

And then, we see a few wild horses.

Wild horses.

They are watching me carefully.

Mono Lake — On our way home, we pass by Mono Lake at sunset.

Mono Lake — Rain and fading sunlight over the Sierras.

Mono Lake — Sunset over Mono Lake.

Mono Lake — A nice end to the trip.

Last Updated on August 2, 2020 by Guy Starbuck

Post date August 8, 2018
Post categories In Nevada, Western Nevada and Black Rock
TagsMining