Thanks for the warm welcome! I would love to visit the Honerine and local area, but I am on a marathon business trip and won't be back until the 21st. You may want to visit a somewhat hidden mine above the Honerine in the same canyon. It has a number of little adits all over the hillside, as well as a very deep shaft that follows the fault line deep below the hillside. There is a small headframe and pulley that has almost totally fallen into the shaft. Pretty neat site off the beaten path. It is approximately 1/2 mile up from the Honerine. Take a good look at the area on Google Earth and you should find it, as well as being able to map-out a route as it is a bit tricky and you end-up walking down from the end of the trail.
If you have any free time during the week I know that the Utah State Historical Society Division of State History has listings for maps of the Honerine 600, 1000, 1200, 1400, and 1600 foot levels from the Combined Metals Reduction Co. published in 1927. (wish I had the URL) These are apparently copies of the originals. I found these in a map database search, but my printout of the listings dosen't have the URL and I don't remember exactly where to direct you to other than to the Division if State History. I have not had a chance to view these maps in person - state agency only open M-F 10:00 to 5:00.
These are suposed to be at 300 S. 455 W. (Rio Grande St.) ph. (801) 533-3500. Mabey worth the reaseach.
If that area dosen't pan-out, there are always the sites in Jacob City and at the mouth of Dry Canyon. Did you say that you had formally surveyed the "Crystal" mine? I would like to run up there sometime with my roll-a-tape and compass and make a cusrory map if you guys haven't already done that.
Take lots of pictures, and above all be safe!
If you have any free time during the week I know that the Utah State Historical Society Division of State History has listings for maps of the Honerine 600, 1000, 1200, 1400, and 1600 foot levels from the Combined Metals Reduction Co. published in 1927. (wish I had the URL) These are apparently copies of the originals. I found these in a map database search, but my printout of the listings dosen't have the URL and I don't remember exactly where to direct you to other than to the Division if State History. I have not had a chance to view these maps in person - state agency only open M-F 10:00 to 5:00.
These are suposed to be at 300 S. 455 W. (Rio Grande St.) ph. (801) 533-3500. Mabey worth the reaseach.
If that area dosen't pan-out, there are always the sites in Jacob City and at the mouth of Dry Canyon. Did you say that you had formally surveyed the "Crystal" mine? I would like to run up there sometime with my roll-a-tape and compass and make a cusrory map if you guys haven't already done that.
Take lots of pictures, and above all be safe!
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