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Bill and I are planning a trip down to Nelson and would like to drop the shaft at the Wall Street Mine. So far I have not been able to locate any documentation as to how deep the shaft is, or the depth of the first level. I know how to change over from rappel to climbing, but if there aren't any drifts in the first 300 feet, then why waste time dropping the shaft? If anyone has information about the Wall Street, or any other "must see" mines in the area, please post a response!
This past weekend I jumped on my KLR650 and rode around the area. It's a pretty amazing place. Most of the mining happened from the 1860's on. Mineralogy reports I've read from 1906 indicate that mining was almost non-existent by that time. I was riding on a back road out in the middle of nowhere and found an old miner's camp. It looks somewhat recent and based on the items scattered in the area, I'm guessing 1920s to 1940s. (this guess is based on the old 4 legged metal "ice box" that is sitting down in a small ravine next to the cabin. There were a number of bunk beds (that are now home to pack rats), along with a main room about 8'x8' with a fireplace and small sink. Too bad the place was all shot up....
During the 1800's supplies, equipment, food and people were transported to the area on riverboats that plied the Colorado River. Yep, before the Colorado was "tamed", riverboats steamed up from the Gulf of Mexico. Years ago I was scuba diving in the Colorado river just upstream from Nelson when our group spotted what looked like the hull of a riverboat sunk in the bottom of the river. At the time I didn't know that riverboats had been on the river in the second half of the 19th century. Amazing what history there is to learn
There's lots to see in the area once you get off the main road!
Joanne
Bill and I are planning a trip down to Nelson and would like to drop the shaft at the Wall Street Mine. So far I have not been able to locate any documentation as to how deep the shaft is, or the depth of the first level. I know how to change over from rappel to climbing, but if there aren't any drifts in the first 300 feet, then why waste time dropping the shaft? If anyone has information about the Wall Street, or any other "must see" mines in the area, please post a response!
This past weekend I jumped on my KLR650 and rode around the area. It's a pretty amazing place. Most of the mining happened from the 1860's on. Mineralogy reports I've read from 1906 indicate that mining was almost non-existent by that time. I was riding on a back road out in the middle of nowhere and found an old miner's camp. It looks somewhat recent and based on the items scattered in the area, I'm guessing 1920s to 1940s. (this guess is based on the old 4 legged metal "ice box" that is sitting down in a small ravine next to the cabin. There were a number of bunk beds (that are now home to pack rats), along with a main room about 8'x8' with a fireplace and small sink. Too bad the place was all shot up....
During the 1800's supplies, equipment, food and people were transported to the area on riverboats that plied the Colorado River. Yep, before the Colorado was "tamed", riverboats steamed up from the Gulf of Mexico. Years ago I was scuba diving in the Colorado river just upstream from Nelson when our group spotted what looked like the hull of a riverboat sunk in the bottom of the river. At the time I didn't know that riverboats had been on the river in the second half of the 19th century. Amazing what history there is to learn
There's lots to see in the area once you get off the main road!
Joanne
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