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Magnolia Mine (Helene)

Magnolia Mine (Helene)

The Magnolia Mine is an old one; it was discovered in 1891 and developed in 1892 mainly for silver. It is one of the first mines of the Ferguson (later Delamar) district. It was worked just before the larger Delamar Mine a few miles to the south. Over the next

Long Ore Bin Mine

Long Ore Bin Mine

I met up with my friend Ed, and we did a moderate hike to this nice metal cabin. I haven’t been able to find out the name or history of this place. The hike took the better part of the day and some route finding: up long sandy washes,

Sunny Slopes Stamp Mill

Sunny Slopes Stamp Mill

I have not been able to find much information on this mill. It looks like it is an old five-stamp mill that has been repurposed with some modern equipment. The stamp mortar box states: “Angels Iron Works. Stockton Cal 1906.” It is interesting that the stamps seem to have not

Mount Irish Petroglyphs

Mount Irish Petroglyphs

This is an impressive and large petroglyph area with three main clusters of petroglyphs; Paiute Rocks, Shaman Hill, and Shaman Knob. Archeologists think some of the petroglyphs here could date from 1000 BC. One very interesting and unique petroglyph repeated here is the so-called "Pahranagat Man." He shows

Jefferson Ghost Town

Jefferson Ghost Town

Jefferson is a very scenic area and usually has a nice little creek running down through the trees. Once an old mining town, mainly in the 1870s, it is split into two sections – Upper Jefferson and Lower Jefferson. The lower part of town had stores, houses, and two mills: the

San Antonio and Cimarron Mines

San Antonio and Cimarron Mines

Discoveries were first made here in 1863 by Mexican prospectors, possibly outfitted by Emanuel San Pedro. This camp never struck it rich, even though it had a few revivals over the years. The workings here look pretty poor, and I didn’t go underground. One interesting find was the arrastra,

Bass Camp

Bass Camp

I first read about this site years ago in a book about mine camps in Nevada. The book didn’t give its exact location, but it did give me an idea. With a little bit of research, I narrowed the camp down to two possible locations. I put them on