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| View of Golden Tunnel Mine From Below - Photo Courtesy Aaron G. |
10/10/2012 Update - Many thanks to Aaron G. who sent me the photos of the Golden Tunnel Mine from his recent visit.
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| Golden Tunnel Mine Location from Overlook - Photo Courtesy Aaron G. |
"There weren't too many more artifacts laying around, just a flattened ore bucket outside the mine (cave) entrance. I've had location information for approximately 2 years, and tried 2 unsuccessful attempts last year, and made it on my 2nd attempt this year (4th total). The 1st attempt this year was foiled by thick fog that ended with us spending the night on a cliff a few thousand feet below the mine. The site is very interesting, and we were very excited to finally make it, but the "hike" (or more appropriately climb/scramble) is a bear. We ended up completing the trip in 10 3/4 hours (8 hours of hiking)." Aaron G.
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| Closer View of Golden Tunnel Mine - Photo Courtesy Aaron G. |
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| View From Mouth of Tunnel - Photo Courtesy Aaron G. |
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| Old Stove - Photo Courtesy Aaron G. |
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| Tram Wheel - Photo Courtesy Aaron G. |
Hey, I'm curious about the makeup of the tunnel. I've seen a picture of some quartz crystals from there so is there a lot of mineralization or is it just a lot of plain old rock?
ReplyDeleteI have never been there. From what I heard there isn't much left to see. You might check out the area in the creek below. Apparently there is something there.
ReplyDeleteWe have a new update, someone with very bad language and fantastic claims has commented on this post. Here is the cleaned up version. "Just went up there this weekend (post from 9/21/15) and camped out with a couple of buddies of mine. If you're saying there's nothing to see there, you're just the result of being lied to by somebody who knows how to get there and wants people to stay out. I've pulled crystals out of that place that would make you sh** your pants. Literally. We got caught in a rain storm on the way in and the way out, and had to hike through that intensely thick fog that always lingers around the area. If you don't know somebody that has that hike completely wired that will take you there, you will never find that mind (mine). Let me repeat that, you will NEVER find it. There are such unique crystals there, you just have to know how to go about finding them. Like I said, if I posted pics of the sh** me and my friends have dug out of there since we found it last summer, you'd be in shock and awe. Trying to sleep in there sucks though, the entire thing is on a huge slope.
ReplyDeleteI am 60+ years old, and as I said previously, I would never make it to that mine, I can only rely on what I am told. This poster is saying there is something there. I will let you be the judge of what is there and is not there. The fun is in the looking and finding!