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Here's another shiny example of technology;Sometimes Arizona is like the wardrobe that leads to Narnia.
I've ridde up and down this wash several times looking for some old mining remnants mentioned on a blog I follow (TRIPS).
I had never noticed the above corral before. While taking pics of it, I noticed a shelf road up on the ridge that it also escaped my notice previously.
While heading on down, I paid special attention to the right and sure enough there was a faint road heading up on the ridge. It split and dropped on down into a wash with some tailings piles in the distance. Once I got to the wash, first a decrepit old sign, and the telltale signs of junk meant I was onto something...
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Erosion and made a one and a half to 2 ft step up out of the wash that had to work a bit to get up...
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Up at the top, a mineshaft...
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I don't know for sure. I'd have to go to one of the websites like mine.dat to see, but those first few mines didn't appear on any topo map, so I don't know the names. In Arizona its generally copper, silver, or gold. There are a few asbestos mines in the state, but I don't think that's too common around hereWhat where they mining for.
Agree 💯Many of us follow you and a couple other member's ride photos. Several of you are forum star explorers and photographers judging from all the "likes" you get.
Hope you don't get tired of hearing this, but thanks for sharing. I really appreciate you bringing us along with you on your travels.Daylight fading. Once again, the lights of Hayden twinkle in the twilight, as I make a favorite stop on the way back to the trailer...
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Glad everyone enjoys it.Hope you don't get tired of hearing this, but thanks for sharing. I really appreciate you bringing us along with you on your travels.
Love the pics you post it sure is some beautiful country up there.Went for a ride this morning. Limited where I can go now without tracks
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Probably contained Carbide for their lamps.This can dump is near the old line shack I stop at often. I've just been assuming it was beans or something like that, but I finally took the time to pick up a can lid...and surprise...
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When I think of Union carbide, a naturally think of batteries and dead Indians. But also some type of chemicals. What was this? Blasting powder? It's probably a good mile or so from the florence-lead and silver mine, so why would it be down here?