Frisco

Old Frisco

Frisco is a Ghost Town in Beaver County, Utah, United States, It was an active mining camp from 1879 to 1929.

History

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, Utah. The Horn Silver mine was discovered in 1875 and had produced $20,267,078 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.

With 23 Western saloons, Frisco was known as the wildest town in the Great Basin. Killings were common, and drinking water had to freighted in. The population reached 6000 in the early 1880s.

Frisco Today

Frisco's fortunes changed suddenly on February 13, 1885, when the Horn Silver Mine caved in completely. It was an unconventional mine, an open pit 900ft deep braced with timbers, and could have collapsed at any time.

In 1905 a Latter Day Saint ward was organized, but in 1911 with the closing of many of the mines, so many church members had left that the ward was discontinued.

Geography

38°27'20.94"N 113°15'31.87"W @ 6500'

Dangers

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 courteous of other users. Pick up your trash and make the area cleaner that it was when you arrived. Please respect the decaying buildings; they won't be here much longer.

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