Photos from Bernice, Hoyt Canyon, and the Blue Eagle Mine
1 First mill site, at the mouth of Bernice Canyon
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4 Looking up Bernice Canyon from the first mill site
5 The first mine
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8 The remains of some poor vehicle on the side of the road.
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10 A stone retaining wall
11 Flat area and possible second mill site
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13 From the mine, looking down the canyon
14 The upper opening of the mine
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16 Looking down again
17 Looking up the canyon towards Bernice town site
18 Inside the mine looking out
19 Tiny shack near some other mines on the way up the canyon.
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21 Another tiny mine hidden behind the brush
22 Abandoned dump truck
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24 We saw these cabins on an ealier trip to Bernice but not this time
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30 Remains of a building
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34 Some rail and ties left over for an ore cart
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36 One of many small roads cut into the mountain going to..... ????
37 Stone cabin
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42 Original mill site. The town site is above this on a small, flat sloping plain.
43 One of the two White-Howell roasters
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50 They look like this during happier times
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53 Next photos are some pretty boring shots of historical debris from the Bernice townsite. Not much left up there.
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57 Bits of broken glass
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61 Springs from a mattress or some furniture or perhaps a car seat
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71 This was dug out as a foundation, most likely
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74 Finally up to the Williams Mine. This is the ore chute, or what's left of it
75 The Williams Mine
76 No idea why there is an electric range up here
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80 Amazed this turned out at all. F stop at 3.4, one full second exposure, hand held, lit by Luis's LED flashlight.
81 View from the William's Mine
82 Closer to the chute
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84 We're not in Hoyt Canyon and here is a nice stone house
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86 Lots of cubby holes and nooks
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88 A view up the mountain for some reason
89 A solar panel on the side up the hill way up by the mine. Hmmmmm. Secret government stuff.
90 Couldn't really tell if this was a mine or a cave. But water was coming out of it.
91 Nice grassy wet area to attract animals for the mountain lions to feast upon.
92 Lots and lots and LOTS of bone piles from big animals up here.
93 Remains of another cabin-- wood and metal, this time-- a bit further down the canyon
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95 Looking towards Dixie Valley
96 Pappa john and Momma john?
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106 Someone's mid eighties Ford LTD stripped and abandoned. Left the 5.0 engine though- took all the name plates, VIN ID and stuff. Left on a small hill by the first mill, hit it with a little green paint to try to camouflage it, I guess.
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128 These are some shots from the Blue Eagle Mine up the other canyon near Bernice
