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Skidoo water-powered gold mill town
Ghost town Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Nails and fittings
Old bottlesAlso reported: Indian Head cents, cartridge cases, cans.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
1906-1917 Death Valley gold boomtown
Boomtown built on the Skidoo Mine, which produced about 75,000 ounces of gold between 1906 and 1917 using the only almost fully water-powered mill in the desert, fed by a pipeline from near Telescope Peak. The post office closed with the mine in 1917.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
mine shaftsUnstable mill structure, remote
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