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Situated high in the Sierras in the most
scenic of settings, the Tioga Mining District about Tioga
Pass was lively between 1880 and 1884. Dana village, on the
very crest of the mountains, was abandoned in favor of Bennettville,
as the Great Sierra Consolidated Mining Co. ran a tunnel 1,700
feet to tap the famed Sheepherder vein. Bennettville's post
office (1882-84) was the highest elevation post office California
was ever to see at 9,700 feet.
In this book you can read about the discovery and development
of these mines, and stories of the hardy men who worked
them. There are skiing adventures, an avalanche disaster
and heroic rescues. Read the story of Ah Wee, the Chinaman
who died three times!
Bennettville still has remnant buildings, and Dana Village
has even more. Both can be reached only on foot; Bennettville
is a delightful, nearly level walk of a little over a mile.
Dana Village is for the more hardy, a two mile trail jaunt
including some uphill from Tioga Pass to the rock village
at 10,700 feet.
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and Shootists of Bodie |
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Bodie is perhaps the most famous of all Western ghost towns.
It boomed in 1878 and within two years had a population of
6,000, Now a California State Park, it contains over 130 original
buildings kept in a state of arrested decay.
Shopkeepers
and Shootists is not a traditional history. It is a book
that gives you a tour of Main Street, telling stories of
the merchants and the saloonkeepers, and of the many shootings
that took place there. With numerous photographs old and
new, this book enables you to imagine Bodie the way it was
-- and on a visit you can stand upon the very spot where
the described activities took place!
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Situated
in a rugged canyon near California's Mono Lake, few visitors
to Lundy today are aware of the thriving town Lundy once was.
It had a real business district, with stores, saloons, and
a variety of businesses and professional men. It also had
the Homer Mining Index, a well-conducted weekly newspaper
to provide us with a chronicle of events in Lundy during its
heyday (1880-1884).
In
addition to rich mines and beautiful scenery, Lundy had some
excitement, such as a shootout on Main Street, and the avalanche
that buried some of the town buildings. You can read about
the mines, the social life and the events of this fascinating
mining camp in this well-researched publication.
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