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6/14/2014 - In Search of Potosi Mine
06-14-2014, 11:38 PM (This post was last modified: 06-14-2014 11:40 PM by got2go.)
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6/14/2014 - In Search of Potosi Mine
I wanted to go check out Potosi mine.

It is Nevada's oldest mine (1847).
Lead, silver, zinc...
It has a long history, and several cycles of activity/inactivity.


Customary pit stop at the Saloon...
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Somewhere along the way...
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Water collection tanks setup for the birds to drink from...
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Potosi mine...Nevada's oldest mine (1847)....zinc...
End of the trail...the rest is a hike all the way to the top...you can see one of the mine entrances at the top/right of the picture...
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View back from the end of the trail leading to the mine...
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Found some fixer-uppers..Anyone interested ?
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Wild burro keeping an eye on me...
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Old A-Frame with an "electric fence"..Riiight...
Fence is not isolated from the ground...
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And this is supposed to be the source of electricity for the fence...
A 2 foot long piece of cable with one end buried on the ground and the other taped to the fence using HVAC duct tape.
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Watering hole...
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The water comes out from here...
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This little guy was drinking water...
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Foundations from the old mine cable pulley/tramway system that moved material and men to/from the mine site...
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And I found a pirate's treasure...X marks the spot, right? That's how the pirate maps mark the spot!
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06-14-2014, 11:45 PM
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RE: 6/14/2014 - In Search of Potosi Mine
whos got a dirt bike I can buy fo a doller?

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06-14-2014, 11:51 PM
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(06-14-2014 11:45 PM)ars0n Wrote:  whos got a dirt bike I can buy fo a doller?

LOL...
Craigs list!

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06-14-2014, 11:51 PM
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RE: 6/14/2014 - In Search of Potosi Mine
thats a quick way to get kidnapped good sir!

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06-14-2014, 11:52 PM
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(06-14-2014 11:51 PM)ars0n Wrote:  thats a quick way to get kidnapped good sir!

But theres a small chance of it being legit...
Don't be a wuss, take chances in life..

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06-14-2014, 11:53 PM
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i have. i am dating a red head.

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06-14-2014, 11:56 PM
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(06-14-2014 11:53 PM)ars0n Wrote:  i have. i am dating a red head.

There is that...

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06-15-2014, 02:42 AM
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lol =D

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06-15-2014, 06:41 AM
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RE: 6/14/2014 - In Search of Potosi Mine
Nice pics.

I might be to old to cut the mustard, but I can still lick the jar.
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