Mayflower in Park City

[Danb]

Inside the Star Tunnel about 1989. Crap I'm getting old.

[ExpUt]

Thanks. I'm still not able to create and avatar. I shall remain a Ghost. I was behind the camera for all those photos...

Yes, the Star was supposedly super wet and flooded. They dropped a shaft at some point to connect it to a drainage tunnel in an effort to get the Star profitable. That shaft connects with the Mayflower. Also, somehow the Star connects with the Park Galena. I found this interesting blog post about hiking with the old Mayflower Superintendent who talked about climbing that shaft from Mayflower up 800ft to these other mines.

http://wewentwest.blogspot.com/2009/11/hiking-mayflower-mine.html

I would be surprised if the Star were not collapsed with how wet it was rumored to be. The Mayflower sure wasn't holding up well. I came across this site posting clippings about the Mayflower from Journals and news papers.

http://utahrails.net/mining/new-park-mining.php

Great info!

[Hawkeye-TP]

Awesome Danb! Thanks ExpUt. Definitely some good history with these mines!