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Tomboy Savage Basin gold camp
Ghost town Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Nails and fittings
Old bottlesAlso reported: Indian Head cents, mining tools, cartridge cases.
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
1894-1928 high-altitude gold mining camp
Camp at 11,509 feet in Savage Basin that grew around the Tomboy gold mine from 1894, with a store, school, stable, miners' cabins, a YMCA and tennis courts and a daily stage. The Rothschilds bought the mine in 1897 and it operated until 1928.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
extreme altitudeAvalanche terrain, 4WD road, mine openings
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