Ghosts of Empire Mine

Ghosts of Empire Mine

This room was perfectly preserved from 1956 when they closed the Mine and locked the doors for the last time! It was where they weighed and measured the gold. I see a ghost of Miners past…........................The Empire Mine is the site of the oldest, largest, and richest gold mine in California. From 1850 to its closing in 1956, it produced 5.8 million ounces of gold.This 5.8 million ounces of gold would fill a box 7 feet on each side. It is estimated that this represented only 20% of the available gold…80% remains. The Park contains many of the original mine buildings, the owners cottage and the restored gardens and grounds as well as the entrance to 367 miles (the equivalent of a round trip from Grass Valley to San Jose) of abandoned and flooded shafts and tunnels. The park consists of 845 acres of forested back country and 12 miles of trails for hikers, bikers and horseback riders.
Grass Valley, California.

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Abandoned Dark Creepy, Blast from the Past, Buyers R Us..., Goldrush and Ghost Towns, Just Brown, Mixed Media, Mysteries of the Common, Ruins, Ancient and Derelict Buildings, Sepia Only, The Wild West Show, Tools, United States, Western United States Artists and Photographers, Yer pullin' my leg ! and ~Lifting the Veil~ Paranormal Studies Available for sale as

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