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We are planning a trip to the old Frisco Mining town. Frisco, UT is located about 200miles SW of Utah County ( 38°27'41.54"N 113°14'42.79"W). Date planned is October 6th, 2007. Stops along the way include:
Meadow Hot Springs http://desertislands.org/meadow.htm
38°53'29.26"N 112°24'38.99"W
Lincoln Gold Mining Development http://www.desertislands.org/lincoln.htm 38°15'50.88"N 112°53'13.28"W
Gear Needed:
Hardhat
Flashlight w/extra batteries
Photo Gear (optional)
High Clearance Vehicle
Difficulty Level: 5 - While Frisco is relatively flat and easy to manuever through, there are a lot of dangers present. Certain mines are known to have Hydrogen Sulfide, a sour gas that can kill with a few wiffs. Luckily, it smells terrible and you know its there. Present are shafts, portals, old structures, barbed wiring, and very loose rock. Present conditions inside the mines are unknown. Please read Mine Safety located under Rules and Regulations.
Please be prepared to leave by 9:00am. We do not wait, so if you wish not to be left behind, be at the meeting location by 8:45 and no later. Maps will be passed out at that time. We do not plan on being back until around 10pm. A return time is not set.
About Frisco:Frisco developed as the post office and commercial center for the San Francisco Mining District, and was the terminus of the Utah Southern Railroad extension from Milford. The Horn Silver Mining Company was discovered in 1875, and had produced $20 267 078's worth of ore by 1910. By 1885 over $60 000 000 worth of zinc, copper, lead, silver, and gold had been transported from Frisco from the many mines in the area.
More Reading: http://www.legendsofamerica.com/UT-Frisco.html
Excerpt from Some Dreams Die by George A. Thompson, Dream Garden Press, Salt Lake City, ©1982 and 1999
"Murders were daily fare at Frisco. Two men killed each other over a 50¢ bet! As many as a dozen men were killed each night. If you doubt it, count the crosses on boothill! Finally, it got so out of hand that city fathers hired Marshal Pearson from Pioche, Nevada and gave him a free hand in cleaning out the outlaws and murderers. Pearson made his policy clear the first day. He would have no jail, make no arrests and there would be no bail or appeals. Outlaws were given two choices, get out or get shot! Some didn't think he meant business, but they changed their minds when he killed six men his first night on the job! He still had to convince a few, but most got the idea and left for easier pickings. Frisco and the San Francisco Mountains were named for St. Francis, Patron Saint of Wildlife. It was a good name, for Frisco certainly had plenty of wild life!"
Meadow Hot Springs http://desertislands.org/meadow.htm
38°53'29.26"N 112°24'38.99"WLincoln Gold Mining Development http://www.desertislands.org/lincoln.htm 38°15'50.88"N 112°53'13.28"W
Gear Needed:
Hardhat
Flashlight w/extra batteries
Photo Gear (optional)
High Clearance Vehicle
Difficulty Level: 5 - While Frisco is relatively flat and easy to manuever through, there are a lot of dangers present. Certain mines are known to have Hydrogen Sulfide, a sour gas that can kill with a few wiffs. Luckily, it smells terrible and you know its there. Present are shafts, portals, old structures, barbed wiring, and very loose rock. Present conditions inside the mines are unknown. Please read Mine Safety located under Rules and Regulations.
Please be prepared to leave by 9:00am. We do not wait, so if you wish not to be left behind, be at the meeting location by 8:45 and no later. Maps will be passed out at that time. We do not plan on being back until around 10pm. A return time is not set.
About Frisco:Frisco developed as the post office and commercial center for the San Francisco Mining District, and was the terminus of the Utah Southern Railroad extension from Milford. The Horn Silver Mining Company was discovered in 1875, and had produced $20 267 078's worth of ore by 1910. By 1885 over $60 000 000 worth of zinc, copper, lead, silver, and gold had been transported from Frisco from the many mines in the area.
More Reading: http://www.legendsofamerica.com/UT-Frisco.html
Excerpt from Some Dreams Die by George A. Thompson, Dream Garden Press, Salt Lake City, ©1982 and 1999
"Murders were daily fare at Frisco. Two men killed each other over a 50¢ bet! As many as a dozen men were killed each night. If you doubt it, count the crosses on boothill! Finally, it got so out of hand that city fathers hired Marshal Pearson from Pioche, Nevada and gave him a free hand in cleaning out the outlaws and murderers. Pearson made his policy clear the first day. He would have no jail, make no arrests and there would be no bail or appeals. Outlaws were given two choices, get out or get shot! Some didn't think he meant business, but they changed their minds when he killed six men his first night on the job! He still had to convince a few, but most got the idea and left for easier pickings. Frisco and the San Francisco Mountains were named for St. Francis, Patron Saint of Wildlife. It was a good name, for Frisco certainly had plenty of wild life!"
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