2017 SoCal Spring Rally

[True Knight]

A few of us took the long way out and found some very old children's rock drawings. We also checked out the mine again, but now it is closed off with angle iron.

 

[Another Ahab]

A few of us took the long way out and found some very old children's rock drawings. We also checked out the mine again, but now it is closed off with angle iron.

We can't know of course, but a good guess is that children did not produce all that artwork.

Those are petroglyphs and later-era handiwork of whatever cultures called that area home at one time. That's pretty amazing.

What kind of mine was it that was worked there?

 

[True Knight]

I'm not sure if they did mine anything from this hole, as there are many small mines in this area on the map. But it's part of the Solcum mines. I found this info:

"Slocum Camp-Opal Camp
Slocum Camp, near Copper City, derives its name from Dr. Samuel Slocum. Dr. Slocum and his wife lived at the mine during the winter of 1910, and they employed 5 miners. He was the general manager of the Desert Chief Mining and Milling Company which had done 2,000 feet of development work, sunk a 300 foot shaft, developed water and constructed 8 buildings which formed the camp. In June, 1911, the company began drilling the mine to determine how extensive the ore body was. Drilling continued through December, 1911. In November, 1916, the Barstow Printer indicated the mine was being worked for copper and molybdenum. However, the report continued, “During cessation of work for a short period, a blood-sucking low-lived vandal broker into the mine buildings and carried away at least one thousand dollars worth of equipment.”283"

 

[NovacaineFix]

I'm not sure if they did mine anything from this hole, as there are many small mines in this area on the map. But it's part of the Solcum mines. I found this info:

Hopefully in the future they don't mine for any fool's gold that I left behind, they'll be in for a big surprise

 

[True Knight]

Ha ha yeah we all left quite a bit of that kind of gold out there.

 

[hillbilly willy]

Few pics from Saturday.

 

[hillbilly willy]

Few more of the trail drive.

 

[Another Ahab]

View attachment 674978Few pics from Saturday.

They don't call that lifting block a ""headache ball" for nothing.

It's my old construction safety background that says bump cap or hard hat when I see that thing. But I know that's not likely.

So just ignore me in the corner over here:

 

[hillbilly willy]

 

[hillbilly willy]

 

[Another Ahab]

That's some beautiful desert country.


Does anybody know what the elevation is (+/-) out that way, like the highest peak?

 

[armytruck63]

Generally 3000 to 4000 ft. Paste 35.139213,-117.05533 into Google Earth and happy exploring.

 

[Prospector GM]

Here's some photos

 

[Prospector GM]

Some more photos ,check out the fire wood pile and T-REX stopping by to say HI.

 

[Prospector GM]

And some more photos T-REX testing out the chair and Trial runs for the M69 Buggy.