Abandoned mining town pictures as promised

[ScottNewMexico]

As I posted before, I had so much trouble with my Explorer 2 (my fault - I am SO confused as to how to use it and my platypus coil) while I was in this area in the Mid-West that I recovered not a single thing. But anyway, for fun, I wanted to show everyone these pics I took! Enjoy and don't drool on the keyboard!

 

[ScottNewMexico]

More pics...

 

[ScottNewMexico]

More pics...

 

[ScottNewMexico]

More pics...this is a PUBLIC area on this particular photo (the bottom one) but it was a beautiful sight to see.

 

[ScottNewMexico]

Last one folks...

 

[chuckered]

Just wonder what type of mine was it gold, silver, coal, Looks neat and a nice find, got to be something there, good luck.

 

[Farmercal]

Nice Pictures! Reminds me of the old mines I visited in South Dakota years ago.

 

[snake35]

Great pics!

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

Scott,

very nice group of pics.

Must have been something to see, when
folks where around.

Did you do much research on the area
prior to your hunt? If so, what dates
was the location active? Do any looking
for dumps?

Again, thanks for posting, very nice.

have a good un............

 

[ScottNewMexico]

Yes, I did do some research on the area and found it to be active in 1853 to about 1867 or so. I did this after I found the area by accident! It was beautiful there and all that I thought of was the people there. Seems there were about 50 residents there that mined for gold. Apparently there was little recovered there during the time spent. It was literally like traveling back in time. There was NO trash there and no evidence of modern infiltration. My girlfriend found the top of a thick, light purple bottle that had broken from the rest of the bottle, but we couldn't find a dump in the town on our visit. It is there, just don't know where yet. I can't wait to return there to try finding these things!

Thanks for your compliment - it is truely appreciated!

Scott,

very nice group of pics.

Must have been something to see, when
folks where around.

Did you do much research on the area
prior to your hunt? If so, what dates
was the location active? Do any looking
for dumps?

Again, thanks for posting, very nice.

have a good un............

 

[ScottNewMexico]

Yep. Found it by accident. The only area not found by accident, as it was a public area was the second-to-last photo.

I don't understand the question: Did you take a jaunt over the bridge? The journey was indeed kind of long, but was for pleasure.

 

[gldhntr]

most early dumps i have located have all been below buildings/houses and usually in a ravine....

 

[ScottNewMexico]

I really wish that I could take you with me there Gldhntr. I honestly need help finding it if it is still there and undiscovered. It most likely is already discovered and cleaned out knowing my luck :-)

most early dumps i have located have all been below buildings/houses and usually in a ravine....

 

[gldhntr]

i have on the earlier places never found a trash pile uphill, never on level ground with buildings...ALWAYS downhill, usually if not always in the woods, and most often in a large ravine...sometimes quite a bit away but if it would be a hard climb back to the buildings the trash pile was not too far...also it was usually hauled in loads on wagon or skid so look for old pathways leading down and ending at or near woodline and keep going....if in ravine on slope bottles may be scattered all along quite a distance at bottom...........gldhntr

 

[ScottNewMexico]

Great info! There was a wagon trail that we followed for nearly a mile, but never followed it to the end. The trail, on the left side going away from the town was a steep uphill, forrested with large boulders. The end of the trail seemed to end at a beaver pond. The other end of that trail went downhill also, but we never follwed that side down at all. perhaps it was in that direction?

i have on the earlier places never found a trash pile uphill, never on level ground with buildings...ALWAYS downhill, usually if not always in the woods, and most often in a large ravine...sometimes quite a bit away but if it would be a hard climb back to the buildings the trash pile was not too far...also it was usually hauled in loads on wagon or skid so look for old pathways leading down and ending at or near woodline and keep going....if in ravine on slope bottles may be scattered all along quite a distance at bottom...........gldhntr

 

[ScottNewMexico]

Hey Cyn, that was a mining car bridge that ends at the right edge of the picture. Good guess, the ravine is nearly 200 feet deep at that spot! The bridge terminates as if never finished, OR it eventually crashed from rotting and was cleaned up a little bit. There are lots of wood planks lying below. The public area pictured in that particular image is just outside of Durango, Colorado. The rest of the images are quite a distance from there.

Yep. Found it by accident. The only area not found by accident, as it was a public area was the second-to-last photo.

I don't understand the question: Did you take a jaunt over the bridge? The journey was indeed kind of long, but was for pleasure.

I thought I saw a little bridge on the right in one over you pics. I imagined a 500' ravine below it...

Cyn

 

[IrishCharlieM]

Great Pics my friend. It would be hard to get me to leave that place.

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Awesome pictures and site, hope you get that detector figured out! HH, Mike

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Wow I dont know how I missed this post. These photos are great. I cant wait to see what you pull out of this place. That dump wont be far from those buildings. Locate the privys. Any chance of you getting photos when this place was in its hey day?
Check the floor board of the buildings for hidden loot.
Good Luck!

 

[Rusted_Iron]

Wow, great looking site. Thanks for sharing the pics. I hope you go back there and do some detecting!