Out at the mines

rginn · Oct 17, 2010

Or what's left of them anyway. Went over east of Leadville with the grandson, mainly to check out the tailings. Some guys have found a little, but I don't think I have yet.

DigginThePast · Oct 17, 2010

Very nice pics. :icon_thumright:

The first two (especially the second) look like paintings, cool effect.

Coil to Soil · Oct 17, 2010

Beautiful pics, the first two do look like paintings. You have a good eye. :headbang:

Mental Granny · Oct 17, 2010

Thats what I thought too! What setting did you use on your camera those are fantastic !

Kiwijohn · Oct 17, 2010

Beautiful pictures as always RGINN. Thanks for sharing. :icon_thumright:

That is a magnificent clutch and brake set-up on the winch drum.

fossis · Oct 17, 2010

Don't you wish you could 'bulldoze those tailings around a little', nice pic's.

Fossis..........

bobinsd · Oct 17, 2010

Take your camera to Bodie...fantastic.

Gunny71 · Oct 17, 2010

Awesome pics, what a place to explore!

rginn · Oct 18, 2010

We have been bulldozin those tailings around a little Fossis. Lots of guys are out there with the gold detectors and findin a little. My DFX doesn't seem to be quite as good, but I brought home a few rocks I got some good readings on. If there was a good water source, this would be a good place to pan, but it's about a 1,000 ft. down the mountain to the creek. Some of those guys told me they do a little better farther on over at the Little Johnny mine, but I haven't made it over there yet.

colorado14ers · Oct 18, 2010

heyyyyyyy! i know where that is and ive been there!

! couldnt get a good pic though :icon_scratch:

. very close to that mine i found a box of someones ashes :-[

. cool pic!!!! :thumbsup:

rginn · Oct 18, 2010

You're right Colorado14ers as I saw your pics of the big building. This is to the west and up on the hill. And in case Curbdiggercarl looks in, this is the place, around the falling apart building, that some of the boys working the tailings told me a couple of gold coins were found. Strange, they didn't have the slightest interest in coin detecting, so I suspect they are doin better in the tailings than they let on.

goldenlady · Oct 18, 2010

Beautiful pictures for sure. Been in the area a couple of times. Don't give up on checking tailings as I have friends that have found a couple of awesome (wish we had found them

) quartz and gold samples. They weren't small ones. Found them with metal detectors.

truckinbutch · Oct 18, 2010

Your pictures are always as good as your posts which will stand by themselves anytime . I lived in
the old town of Dillon as a kid .
Connie Lynn Offerson was my favorite girl and her little brother Jimmie was my buddie . She got
killed after we left and her stone is one of those pictured on Dillon's cemetary website of those moved when the water came up . Don't know what ever happened to Jimmie .
Jim