So we're going to hike up this old mining road to see what's up here on top of this little hill.
There's the road right in front of me.
Here come Tom and Julie up the old mining road.
Approaching a bend here in the road. We are getting higher up.
There's an old tank down there. It's probably a water tank.
So here's this old truck full of bullet holes. There's a spare tire.
Look at that!
There's the handle, and it's still there.
It looks like it was a flatbed truck.
There are some wheels underneath, and this would have been the gas tank.
Here's a shot looking from the back end of it. There's the bumper -- it's falling off.
And there's the flatbed. Let's take a look at the driver's side.
Wow! That is a rat's nest!
Look at that!
So this is one of the cabins that they have rehabilitated
for people to stay in if you make it out this far. A few years back this had fallen into disrepair,
but they put in new windows and it looks like they fixed up the deck here.
And it should be open.
So, yes, you can stay here. You've got a fireplace.
That's cool! That's probably the original fireplace. You've
got some books and some canned food.
Here are the log books you can sign. Here's an old-time refrigerator. I bet that was a gas
powered refrigerator. Propane, maybe? Maybe not, but it's definitely old. Here is a big window.
You have a back door with a modern lock.
And I bet this goes back to the
bathroom. No, maybe not. Well, I am walking on tons of rodent droppings.
I can hear them crunching under my feet. It's kind of gross.
Wow! This is a pretty big cabin! It's definitely multi-room.
This is probably a bedroom. That's a nice view!
And here is
another smaller room with a window.
Here's the bathroom. You've got your toilet and you have a sink. The toilet seat is on the ground.
Yes, this is pretty gross. And then here is what would've been a shower stall, I'm assuming. Yes,
that would have been a shower stall. There is a hole in the floor for the drain probably.
And then
here is the backside of that refrigerator. I can't tell if that's electric or
powered by propane or whatever. Anyway, that's the backside of the kitchen.
This door is off its hinges, so i'm not going to open that one. I think
this goes back out into the main room. So that's the cabin. It's pretty big!
This is probably the foundation for the outhouse that was here at this cabin.
These are two 55,000 gallon water tanks that were used here at the mine.
The one on the right fell off its wooden platform. It's hanging off the edge of it. It
looks like they brought the metal for those tanks up in pieces --
rectangular, flat pieces -- and then they riveted them together to make the tanks.
Looking around here there is some waste rock,
a smaller tank up ahead, and then the mill foundation is right here. Or what's left of it.