Also known as Von Trigger Springs, the spring and surrounding hills were first prospected in 1858 (some say the 1870s) by a German man named Erick Vontrigger for gold. He found a rich pocket of gold but kept his discovery secret. He died in San Francisco in 1880, taking his secret with him. The area wasn't worked again until 1891 when the nearby California Gold and Copper Mine (also known as the Vontrigger Mine) came into production. Though promoted as such, this mine is not thought to be Vontrigger's original discovery, so the location of the "Lost Vontrigger Mine" remains a mystery.
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Possibly one of the most well-known backcountry cabins in the Mojave National Preserve is Riley's Camp.
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Geer Camp
Geer Camp is one of my favorite places in the Mojave National Preserve. It is a small and cozy cabin with a great view and makes for an ideal place to camp if you are in the area.
Robert R. Geer built the small, one-room cabin in 1940 as a
Roger's Camp
A restored mining cabin known as Roger's Camp sits a little ways inside the Mojave National Preserve, with minor abandoned mine workings located just uphill.
Maurice Mulcahy of Dagget first stumbled upon traces of silver, lead, and tungsten deposits in the early 1900s. Later, three shafts were sunk