…you have remains of buildings and equipment covering nearly 100 years of activity side by side. Together with the number of camps, so close together, and the number of buildings still standing, makes for a very interesting place for any ghost town aficionado.
This year made the 8th year in a row for the expeditionutah.com Ghost Town Tour. I’d first like to thank…
Another short video trip report. Just taking it easy out on the desert for a couple of days.
The day before we left, I got a new metal detector. So I had to bring it with and see if I would get a chance to try it out… All from the same hole, I pulled a .22 shell, an old W.R.A. .250-3000 case, and, a silver dime!
So, it has been over a year since I’ve posted anything here on coyotestuff. Wow, time flies. And I’m lazy.…
…my Jeep emitted a NASTY snapping, grinding, breaking and broken metal sound. This can’t be good…
The White Pine district got it’s legs in the late 1860’s when the “White Pine fever” created the “White Pine rush”, with 13,000 claims filed in two year period. Spawning many short lived but colorful and vibrant camps and towns, including the Belmont mill, Shermantown, Eberhardt, Hamilton and Swansea and many others. At it’s peak in the early 1870’s the district was home to over 30,000 men.
So, off we went, navigating two tracks to get to the area that had looked promising from a distance. And eventually, we arrived. The Chuck Cathedral…
Problem… Truck was wedged/high centered front and back, stuck in the mud, under the water, absolutely no moving forward or back. Twenty miles to the nearest occupied ranch. Dang…
…drive from the three corners to the four corners. As much of it on dirt as possible. With a slight twist – no route planning ahead of time, just wing it…
