More from the canyon.

Some bones sticking out of the side wall of the canyon.
Below is something that came from the side wall. Who knows what it is. Phillip put it up on this old tree to get s better picture of it.

We went out to the area again today. Checked out a couple of old mine sites near by. Lots of old junk around. The forest service has burnt the old houses and trailer houses and people have been dismantaling the buildings for the materials. All big machinery has been removed. Still haven't found where the actual mine was. Just see ore rock around the place. The fireplace in one of the houses was made out of rust stained ore rock.

It has fallen down since the house was burnt. Phillip took pictures of it. Still lots of waterlines left around the place. I'm surprised someone hasn't taken all the pipe apart and took it. I turned on one faucet and water came out. Must be tapped into a spring way up a wash or something since all the pumps and stuff have been removed.
We want to explore another old mine site another time. We have looked at it on google. Maybe we will find the old dump. The dump at the one we explored today was covered over. The older stuff was probable just thrown in to the creek as Phillip found old stuff all along the creek when he hiked down it for 3 1/2 miles. Lots of old workings down the creek. All the old dumps had been searched but he did find Indian encampments on some of the benches and found arrowheads.

I looked for arrowheads today while Phillip took a hike to one old mine site. He looked around a bit and found an old dump. Said I can make it to the site without a problem.
We will do this some other time. I found 1 whole arrowhead a 2 broken ones today.

I'm tired and it's my bedtime.

Granny