He could have made it to the town but we don’t want to push our luck seeing as he is also our home! Glad you enjoyed it Bernardo. Thanks for your support.
Andrea and Stephen, Ophir was a biblical port famous for it's wealth primarily Gold and Silver, part of which went to King Solomon. Hence the name of this ghost town. Cheers, Rik Spector
Thank you so much Dave! We are constantly learning new things and always attempting to improve with every video. We love doing this and sharing all the history and incredible places in our backyard.
Hi Andrea and Stephen hope you are well, another great video, love seeing these old mining settlements, I think that the large building is probably a stamp mill like you say, ore processing works here in the UK 🇬🇧, and looking at the square building it looks very similar to a cupola or lime kiln found around the Bakewell, Matlock area in Derbyshire for smelting lead or ore and lime kiln for making Hydrated lime, but more than likely used to smelt lead or silver, or possibly gold, it's a shame that the mines were a massive hike it would be great to see them, there's hundreds around Nevada,if you get to Colorado I have a buddy with an active gold mine he might let you have a look, keep safe both of you 😀
Thanks Tom. Haven’t been to Derbyshire or any mining operations in Uk yet. We will hopefully be going through Colorado when the weather warms up. Have pinned many locations there. Please email any info. looking forward to hearing from you
I'm running my battery down to nothing to watch your video's. I don't have my charger either I'm at work taking a short break. Thanks for sharing this with us that watch your channel. Outstanding job.
been close to this mine but never been up to it. thanks for the explore . the hot springs in the area were are destination. (spencer hot springs worth the soak).. happy trails always...
So amazing ,buildings ,can you imagine the time it took to do the back breaking job of picking up carrying them ,and fitting each rock Beautifully done too I might add.As usual thank you guys very much.👍🤗❤️
The cinematography is pretty cool I like how you guys just walk away from a camera or you take the time to go Place one and walk up to it then added extra effect that's really neat
Trying to imagine back in the day, when it was teeming with the life you described. Look at what Tonto traveled through to come near there. I can't even think of how isolated that mining town was. This was so very, very informative and interesting, Andrea and Steven... another winner 🏆 🌟🤗💛
I keep seeing these old maps that predate Columbus or are roughly contemporary with him. They show old castles and large buildings in the interior of North America , but with no real explanation as to who built them . This mansion has a medieval look that appears to be out of place among 1800’s mining town ruins . The stones looked so trimmed and there where even ancient looking turrets . Who knows? Anyway , thanks for going the extra mile(s) and taking us up the mountain side.
We believe that this was the old mill. Even so, we agree, it did look out of place. The construction was pretty amazing. If you have any suggestions for interesting places to explore, Ron, please email us. info4pinintheatlas@gmail.com As always, thanks for watching.
@@PinInTheAtlas Ha ha! I’m sure your right Andrea. Like y’all mentioned ; it seemed to be a disproportionate amount of time , energy and man power to build such a huge building in so far out of the way. 🤷♂️
A lot of hard labour went into building these towns. Especially when most of it was done by hand and the materials had to be brought up the canyon. We totally agree, Jeff - pretty incredible.
Beautiful video! The sun was pretty an very strange. Andrea looked like a ghost when she was at the top of the big chimney and you were looking up at her. I would have liked to camp at that place for a month. Wonder if theres arconic in the stream? Wonderful rock structure's. Thanks
If we would have taken Tonto all the way up, we definitely would have camped there as well! The camera can be very temperamental with the light does some strange things at times!
What a beautiful canyon. The buildings are amazing on how they built the walls with all the rock around and the stack with the square rocks was amazing too. Don't know how they did it back then. Love the adventure and as always be safe and God Bless. P.S. Hope you found and hot springs for that soak.
Hi Rose. It always amazes us how these places were constructed back in the day, especially as they are so far from civilisation, and with the technology they had. We never did get to the hot spring!!!
Wow. You guys get around. I haven't been to Ophir in a dozen years. The massive building is the Murphy Mill and Furnace. The Twin Creek mining district still has many active claims in the area. I own a vacation property just north of there in Kingston. You guys should explore Kingston Canyon, many historical ruins, including a stamp mill. I really enjoy your adventures.
Thanks, Angelo. We thought the large building must be something to do with the mining operation and not the mansion. We have been to Kingston Canyon - that's where the Horton mine is yes? We filmed it as part of our "Baths & Busts" video. So glad you are enjoying our pins. See you next time.
Yes, the Horton Mine is in Kingston Canyon. Not far from Groves Lake. Central Nevada is a Wild and Picturesque place, I'm glad you guys made it out this way. The Big Smoky Valley is full of Hot Springs and Caves
You both mention pain, joints and such. Try coral calcium. It is the easiest form of calcium for the body to absorb. It is said that all Americans are deficient in calcium. Try taking coral calcium daily for a week or more, and you may be surprised at how much of your joint pain goes away. Calcium is used throughout the body, even down to being used in every cell of the body. It is not just for bones. Check out Potassium and Magnesium as well. We all tend to be deficient in them as well. I'm 77 and have no joint problems. I have no arthritis, and I have full movement in all joints.
Ophir was a legendary city of gold and silver mentioned in the Bible. It is stated that King Solomon received a shipment from there every three years--it was a very difficult sea journey. There is some speculation that Ophir was located in what is now Somalia. There is a theory the Carthaginians, when escaping the powers of Rome, made their way to the area. I can certainly understand the hopeful naming of this town Ophir. I wonder if there is another named Punt?
When I worked for a mining company in NV we actually did some exploration around that area. It is administered by BLM and as such is open for mineral exploration and location. The Ophir Mine itself produced over 2 million dollars of gold and silver which justified building a $200,000 stone mason mill. So you were right. Mill building. It was a 20 stamp mill and the whole mill and of course the building was very elaborate for its day. At one time there were 400 people living up there in Ophir creek canyon, situated high in the Toquima mountain range. There is a historic grave yard up there and am surprised y'all didn't find it. As near as we could tell at that time (40+ years ago) that big building you 1st explored was a store/saloon downstairs with the 1st floor being the residence for the owner. Don't know if you caught that. Hence "mansion". Camped up there for 4 days and simply loved it. There are still minor amounts of gold/silver to be found up there.
We didn't find a graveyard up the mountain, but we did find one at the mouth of the canyon on a small hillside. Only a few markers, we paid our respects, just didn't film that part. It was such a peaceful location as normal high up in the Nevada mountains.
@@PinInTheAtlas it’s crazy how many mining towns there are in Nevada. I think I like the rocks more than the wood to make a cabin. And that mansion, wow, very interesting!!!
We never did find the mansion. Apparently, that huge building was the remains of the mill! You're right about ghost / mining towns in Nevada. We find them all over the place.
That were some impressive stone walls all the way up that narrow valley. Great that you showed us what Tonto had to deal with to get close, and impressive to think that people had to haul a lot of stuff up there to mine and live. At least they had running water and you had pleasant weather :-) Did you stay overnight nearby?
Thought you'd enjoy the intro. The amount of stone work was absolutely impressive in this place. If we would have taken Tonto all the way we definitely would have camped up there. We ended up several miles away looking for another explore and camped just outside that location.
What an interesting little ghost town you guys found. It must of taken some time to build those rock houses because they look nicely built and put together. I too would be worried about a rock slide, for the ground seems uneven and I would loose my house or is that where all the rocks came from ?
The whole mountain side looks like it has had several rock slides and helped demolish some of the structures. They sure spent a lot of time building these places though they were mighty impressive!
@@Jack-ne8vm I've been on a lot of these old mining roads. You need to gravel them. I have seen it in CO. where roads virtually impassable by jeep can be made fine for cars with gravel and a road grader. A couple I have driven in a Toyota at 40 mph after maintenance. A couple of years later they are impassible. The miners had to be able to get truck loads of ore out and they paid county taxes on the mine so the county had to maintain the roads. Even in the 19th century.
You might want to read about the mansion at Capital City CO. at 14,000 feet. Nothing there now, the last remains were washed away in the 70s. The owner decided he would be govenor of CO. and then President. He built his capital by his gold mine above Lake City. Then of course the gold ran out. Real estate speculators have invaded the area and people have built large houses up there, some are for sale and semi abandoned. They get 20 feet of snow in the winter and minus 30 degree temps. Don't remember if electric lines were laid in. Some were built for solar. One is on a mesa with a hanging bridge to it. Idiotic. No buyers in 30 years. I heard the county refused to issue a certificate of occupancy.
Really, that sounds incredibly intriguing! Will have to do some research on that forsure. Thanks Roger if there are an more details that you can think of or other places like that please email us at info4pinintheatlas@gmail.com
Ophir City was the location of the very first line of duty death of a lawman in Nye County, Nevada. Richard P. Ryan was gunned down on August 31, 1867 after being deputized less than one day earlier. He and the Constable of Ophir were collecting stolen mules from two brothers, when one of the brothers shot and killed him. Rest In Peace Deputy Richard P. Ryan.
Thank you for your info. We filmed this a long time ago. When we were there, there was an information sign at the bottom of the hill giving the history of the town and saying it was a mansion! We did have several other comments at the time saying it was a mill which does make sense! Thanks again for your comment.
I would guess the mansion is a mill. 20 stamps is sizable but a lot of the 19th century miners were delusional about the amount of ore present. They often overbuilt mills and towns only to have the ore run out and the site be abandoned. Its odd how some rock walls are intact and others have vanished. In England abandoned castles were often scavanged for rock to build other structures. This looks like a long way to go for scavangers. I would think your keep out sign should have a claims marker attached if it was valid. They would have used big steam powered equipment in the mill so apparently that has all been hauled off.
It doesn't make any sense to you.......makes a lot of sense to me if you're right there with your gold or silver or whatever and you're making multi-millionaire money..and pay the locals to do the work and build yourself a mansion right there I was able to live in style
There is a plaque at the bottom of the hill talking about a mansion. That huge building was a mill. So we're not sure where the mansion is supposed to be
Old rock buildings will make great photos with sun rise and sun set..love to exploring with you, from Namibia👋👌
Glad you came along on this explore, Johny.
Excellent job, guys! Love the background information you dig up and the camera work is excellent!
Thank you Chris. We still have a lot to learn. Glad you are enjoying our adventures.
Thanks for the tour!🙂👍
This is on my list....excited to see what you find!
It is a really cool place Jenni. Definitely worth and explore! Did you happen to get our comment with our email?
@@PinInTheAtlas no. and then dead battery took over...I bet it is on your about section maybe tho...
Yes it is on our about page also. info4pinintheatlas@gmail.com
Great to see Tonto strutting his stuff 🤙🏽🙌🏽 just love these dope abandoned areas way out in the bush. Awesome photography and explore guys🤙🏽
He could have made it to the town but we don’t want to push our luck seeing as he is also our home! Glad you enjoyed it Bernardo. Thanks for your support.
Andrea and Stephen,
Ophir was a biblical port famous for it's wealth primarily Gold and Silver, part of which went to King Solomon.
Hence the name of this ghost town.
Cheers,
Rik Spector
Thanks for the info Rik.
Love the sound of that stream. I could sit there all day listening. Very peaceful. I love Nevada.
It certainly was very peaceful up there, Debbie. The sound of water is always therapeutic!
you guys got it all, wonderful places, history, and most of all each other. The two of you. working together, brings your A game. thank you stay safe
Thank you so much Dave! We are constantly learning new things and always attempting to improve with every video. We love doing this and sharing all the history and incredible places in our backyard.
Hi Andrea and Stephen hope you are well, another great video, love seeing these old mining settlements, I think that the large building is probably a stamp mill like you say, ore processing works here in the UK 🇬🇧, and looking at the square building it looks very similar to a cupola or lime kiln found around the Bakewell, Matlock area in Derbyshire for smelting lead or ore and lime kiln for making Hydrated lime, but more than likely used to smelt lead or silver, or possibly gold, it's a shame that the mines were a massive hike it would be great to see them, there's hundreds around Nevada,if you get to Colorado I have a buddy with an active gold mine he might let you have a look, keep safe both of you 😀
Thanks Tom. Haven’t been to Derbyshire or any mining operations in Uk yet. We will hopefully be going through Colorado when the weather warms up. Have pinned many locations there. Please email any info. looking forward to hearing from you
What a cool mansion great job as always 👍
Thanks, Randall. We think it was the mill. Not sure where the so called mansion is! It was a fun explore though!
OMGosh, I haven't seen your channel in a while, I love your adventures💜have we met in person yet?
Awesome travels and video dears
Thanks. Happy you’re enjoying our pins. No we haven’t met.
You guys totally amaze me with the places you go!! Thank you so much
Thanks Paula. Glad you’re still enjoying our pins
Andrea, bumping your head must make you feel 6 feet tall. Loved it, and good video.
6 foot and a half, and that half an inch...lol
@@PinInTheAtlas Yes, that half inch made it to the roof.
I'm running my battery down to nothing to watch your video's. I don't have my charger either I'm at work taking a short break. Thanks for sharing this with us that watch your channel. Outstanding job.
Thanks for being so supportive, Edward. Maybe your boss might like to subscribe! lol!!!
YOU TWO ARE THE BEST SENDING LOVE TO YOU BOTH
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Sharlene, so good to hear form you! Much love back to you!
That's an amazing cabin, but can you imagine the smoke from that fire in there, in spite of the stovepipe?
It probably would get incredibly smoky inside!
Interesting as always. Thanks.
Interesting & I love the scenery
Very cool you both ....... Love your videos!
Thanks Bill, we are truly thankful for the support!
VERY OOL..WX LOOKS GREAT,ENJOY..SAFE TRAVELS..
Some very beautiful scenery. Thanks for the share. I like how you are setting up your shots/camera. Very pro and flows with your monologue.♥♥
Thank you, Jacob. Still have a lot to learn.
Thanks for this video very nice exploratin
Nicely done, good work!
been close to this mine but never been up to it. thanks for the explore . the hot springs in the area were are destination. (spencer hot springs worth the soak).. happy trails always...
We never made it to the hot springs on the day of filming, but have been to Spencer before. Glad you enjoyed our 'pin'. See you on our next adventure.
Another awesome adventure love the structures stone work is great
And coffee!
@@PinInTheAtlas Yupyupyup
So amazing ,buildings ,can you imagine the time it took to do the back breaking job of picking up carrying them ,and fitting each rock Beautifully done too I might add.As usual thank you guys very much.👍🤗❤️
It really is incredible the amount of work that went into this towns construction.
The cinematography is pretty cool I like how you guys just walk away from a camera or you take the time to go Place one and walk up to it then added extra effect that's really neat
Great view!
It certainly was Glenda!
Trying to imagine back in the day, when it was teeming with the life you described. Look at what Tonto traveled through to come near there. I can't even think of how isolated that mining town was. This was so very, very informative and interesting, Andrea and Steven... another winner 🏆 🌟🤗💛
It's funny, because it is pretty remote today so back then it was way out there. Glad you enjoy our explores Rhonda!
Awesome video!, Those "ax cuts" are actually referred to as "hand hewn timbers" in my neck of the woods,..... Danny in Alabama
Yes, sometimes words go on vacation while out on these explores! Thanks Danny!
I keep seeing these old maps that predate Columbus or are roughly contemporary with him. They show old castles and large buildings in the interior of North America , but with no real explanation as to who built them . This mansion has a medieval look that appears to be out of place among 1800’s mining town ruins . The stones looked so trimmed and there where even ancient looking turrets . Who knows? Anyway , thanks for going the extra mile(s) and taking us up the mountain side.
We believe that this was the old mill. Even so, we agree, it did look out of place. The construction was pretty amazing. If you have any suggestions for interesting places to explore, Ron, please email us. info4pinintheatlas@gmail.com As always, thanks for watching.
@@PinInTheAtlas Ha ha! I’m sure your right Andrea. Like y’all mentioned ; it seemed to be a disproportionate amount of time , energy and man power to build such a huge building in so far out of the way. 🤷♂️
Hard to imagine the number of man hours needed to build those massive rock walls. Pretty incredible.
A lot of hard labour went into building these towns. Especially when most of it was done by hand and the materials had to be brought up the canyon. We totally agree, Jeff - pretty incredible.
Beautiful video! The sun was pretty an very strange. Andrea looked like a ghost when she was at the top of the big chimney and you were looking up at her. I would have liked to camp at that place for a month. Wonder if theres arconic in the stream? Wonderful rock structure's. Thanks
If we would have taken Tonto all the way up, we definitely would have camped there as well! The camera can be very temperamental with the light does some strange things at times!
What a beautiful canyon. The buildings are amazing on how they built the walls with all the rock around and the stack with the square rocks was amazing too. Don't know how they did it back then. Love the adventure and as always be safe and God Bless. P.S. Hope you found and hot springs for that soak.
Hi Rose. It always amazes us how these places were constructed back in the day, especially as they are so far from civilisation, and with the technology they had.
We never did get to the hot spring!!!
Wow. You guys get around. I haven't been to Ophir in a dozen years. The massive building is the Murphy Mill and Furnace. The Twin Creek mining district still has many active claims in the area. I own a vacation property just north of there in Kingston. You guys should explore Kingston Canyon, many historical ruins, including a stamp mill. I really enjoy your adventures.
Thanks, Angelo. We thought the large building must be something to do with the mining operation and not the mansion. We have been to Kingston Canyon - that's where the Horton mine is yes? We filmed it as part of our "Baths & Busts" video. So glad you are enjoying our pins. See you next time.
Yes, the Horton Mine is in Kingston Canyon. Not far from Groves Lake. Central Nevada is a Wild and Picturesque place, I'm glad you guys made it out this way. The Big Smoky Valley is full of Hot Springs and Caves
kind a far from my location , but very interesting place, thank u for sharing
Good job very interesting history. The next thing is to get yourself a drone. And make beautiful videos from above those wonderful places.😀
Glad you enjoyed our explore, Serge. The drone is on the horizon when we can afford it and have the time to take the license.
You both mention pain, joints and such. Try coral calcium. It is the easiest form of calcium for the body to absorb. It is said that all Americans are deficient in calcium. Try taking coral calcium daily for a week or more, and you may be surprised at how much of your joint pain goes away. Calcium is used throughout the body, even down to being used in every cell of the body. It is not just for bones. Check out Potassium and Magnesium as well. We all tend to be deficient in them as well. I'm 77 and have no joint problems. I have no arthritis, and I have full movement in all joints.
Our aches and from injuries. Thanks for the info. We will definitely look into those. Haven’t heard of coral calcium.
Ophir was a legendary city of gold and silver mentioned in the Bible. It is stated that King Solomon received a shipment from there every three years--it was a very difficult sea journey. There is some speculation that Ophir was located in what is now Somalia. There is a theory the Carthaginians, when escaping the powers of Rome, made their way to the area. I can certainly understand the hopeful naming of this town Ophir. I wonder if there is another named Punt?
That is really interesting. Thanks for the info.
Ha! I said the same thing and then I saw your comment, label me redundant
but not everyone reads much beyond a few posts.:)
Cheers,
Rik Spector
@@rikspector We do our best to read and answer all comments Rik. We love hearing from our viewers.
the no trespassing sign is pretty new?
Yes, very new and there wasn't a 'claim' notice either.
Interesting video, I think that last structure was the mine building , likely was once full of machinery. Anyway good one keep up the good work👍
We agree, Tom. We read there were mansion remains there so we just wanted every structure to be that! The mill makes the most plausible sense though.
Well they definitely had water with the running book.
That they did. Not sure about the arsenic though!
When I worked for a mining company in NV we actually did some exploration around that area. It is administered by BLM and as such is open for mineral exploration and location. The Ophir Mine itself produced over 2 million dollars of gold and silver which justified building a $200,000 stone mason mill. So you were right. Mill building. It was a 20 stamp mill and the whole mill and of course the building was very elaborate for its day. At one time there were 400 people living up there in Ophir creek canyon, situated high in the Toquima mountain range. There is a historic grave yard up there and am surprised y'all didn't find it. As near as we could tell at that time (40+ years ago) that big building you 1st explored was a store/saloon downstairs with the 1st floor being the residence for the owner. Don't know if you caught that. Hence "mansion". Camped up there for 4 days and simply loved it. There are still minor amounts of gold/silver to be found up there.
We didn't find a graveyard up the mountain, but we did find one at the mouth of the canyon on a small hillside. Only a few markers, we paid our respects, just didn't film that part. It was such a peaceful location as normal high up in the Nevada mountains.
@@PinInTheAtlas glad you got the comment
Fun adventure that I want to explore, when were you there?
This was filmed at the end of October, Peter. Just before the winter really set in. Although there was some snow on the mountains.
I like the view that those cabins had. How close are you to CA?
The views were amazing, Kate. Ophir is nearer to Utah than Cali.
@@PinInTheAtlas it’s crazy how many mining towns there are in Nevada. I think I like the rocks more than the wood to make a cabin. And that mansion, wow, very interesting!!!
We never did find the mansion. Apparently, that huge building was the remains of the mill! You're right about ghost / mining towns in Nevada. We find them all over the place.
i believe bureau of mines should have current listings of mines.
That were some impressive stone walls all the way up that narrow valley. Great that you showed us what Tonto had to deal with to get close, and impressive to think that people had to haul a lot of stuff up there to mine and live. At least they had running water and you had pleasant weather :-) Did you stay overnight nearby?
Thought you'd enjoy the intro. The amount of stone work was absolutely impressive in this place. If we would have taken Tonto all the way we definitely would have camped up there. We ended up several miles away looking for another explore and camped just outside that location.
What an interesting little ghost town you guys found. It must of taken some time to build those rock houses because they look nicely built and put together. I too would be worried about a rock slide, for the ground seems uneven and I would loose my house or is that where all the rocks came from ?
The whole mountain side looks like it has had several rock slides and helped demolish some of the structures. They sure spent a lot of time building these places though they were mighty impressive!
You need to get a gravel spreader and maybe a road grader. Save on the shoe leather. Good shoes are expensive!
Make special truck bumpers - remove them, connect in a V shape, drag over washboard roads.
@@Jack-ne8vm I've been on a lot of these old mining roads. You need to gravel them. I have seen it in CO. where roads virtually impassable by jeep can be made fine for cars with gravel and a road grader. A couple I have driven in a Toyota at 40 mph after maintenance. A couple of years later they are impassible. The miners had to be able to get truck loads of ore out and they paid county taxes on the mine so the county had to maintain the roads. Even in the 19th century.
You might want to read about the mansion at Capital City CO. at 14,000 feet. Nothing there now, the last remains were washed away in the 70s. The owner decided he would be govenor of CO. and then President. He built his capital by his gold mine above Lake City. Then of course the gold ran out. Real estate speculators have invaded the area and people have built large houses up there, some are for sale and semi abandoned. They get 20 feet of snow in the winter and minus 30 degree temps. Don't remember if electric lines were laid in. Some were built for solar. One is on a mesa with a hanging bridge to it. Idiotic. No buyers in 30 years. I heard the county refused to issue a certificate of occupancy.
Really, that sounds incredibly intriguing! Will have to do some research on that forsure. Thanks Roger if there are an more details that you can think of or other places like that please email us at info4pinintheatlas@gmail.com
Ophir City was the location of the very first line of duty death of a lawman in Nye County, Nevada. Richard P. Ryan was gunned down on August 31, 1867 after being deputized less than one day earlier. He and the Constable of Ophir were collecting stolen mules from two brothers, when one of the brothers shot and killed him. Rest In Peace Deputy Richard P. Ryan.
Wow, how tragic, thank you for sharing that Thomas.
They could have run the mill off of the stream..... And those drive shafts were probably part of the whole deal
Yes, Donald. They did use the stream, plus there was a natural spring too.
Too risky to get over there mountaing leon. snakes. flat tires no celular conection..be carefull friends
Always, Jose. Thank you.
The "Mansion" is the mill site and office building. The mill site is Patented , privately owned and there are 3 other Patented claims near it.
Thank you for your info. We filmed this a long time ago. When we were there, there was an information sign at the bottom of the hill giving the history of the town and saying it was a mansion! We did have several other comments at the time saying it was a mill which does make sense! Thanks again for your comment.
What you are describing as the mansion could be the stamp mill.
We figured as much Bob. Not sure where the so called mansion was. It was mentioned on a history sign at the bottom of the canyon!
When was ghost town of Ophir city became abandoned and emptied?
It became a ghost town when the post office closed in 1893. But there were some mining operations off and on during the early years of 1900s
illegal signs destroy them
I think that substance on the wall was Mouse pee or cave rat mine rat GLY will know
Odd music for that video
We thought it very appropriate for the driving scene.
I would guess the mansion is a mill. 20 stamps is sizable but a lot of the 19th century miners were delusional about the amount of ore present. They often overbuilt mills and towns only to have the ore run out and the site be abandoned. Its odd how some rock walls are intact and others have vanished. In England abandoned castles were often scavanged for rock to build other structures. This looks like a long way to go for scavangers. I would think your keep out sign should have a claims marker attached if it was valid. They would have used big steam powered equipment in the mill so apparently that has all been hauled off.
Yes, we agree it was the mill. A lot of the rocks are still there. We wondered whether rock slides took some of the buildings out.
@@PinInTheAtlas If it was CO. I would speculate on heavy snowfall. It crushes old buildings.
It doesn't make any sense to you.......makes a lot of sense to me if you're right there with your gold or silver or whatever and you're making multi-millionaire money..and pay the locals to do the work and build yourself a mansion right there I was able to live in style
There is a plaque at the bottom of the hill talking about a mansion. That huge building was a mill. So we're not sure where the mansion is supposed to be