ALBUM 1)
CALICO GHOST TOWN, CALIFORNIA
Wednesday 23 and Thursday 24 Dec 2009
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ALBUM 1) CALICO GHOST TOWN, CALIFORNIA ALBUM 1) CALICO GHOST TOWN, CALIFORNIA %20Wed%2023%20Dec%20-%20Afternoon%2C%20Drving%20to%20Barstow%20(David%20Worked%20the%20Morning).JPG "a) Wed 23 Dec - Afternoon, Drving to Barstow (David Worked the Morning).JPG")
%20Getting%20Comfy%20at%20Comfort%20Suites%2C%20Barstow.JPG "b) Getting Comfy at Comfort Suites, Barstow.JPG")
%20Chilling%20Out%20After%20Dinner%20At%20Our%20Favorite%20Chili's%20-%20Barstow.JPG "c) Chilling Out After Dinner At Our Favorite Chili's - Barstow.JPG")
%20The%20Next%20Day%2C%20Thursday%2024-Dec%2C%20A%20Visit%20To%20GhostTown%20Calico.jpg "d) The Next Day, Thursday 24-Dec, A Visit To GhostTown Calico.jpg")
%20People%20Have%20Long%20Been%20Attracted%20To%20The%20Colorful%20Calico%20Mountains%20Area.JPG "e) People Have Long Been Attracted To The Colorful Calico Mountains Area.JPG")
%20And%20The%20Geologic%20Formations%20Give%20Visitors%20Today%20A%20WonderFul%20Scenic%20Backdrop%20....JPG "f) And The Geologic Formations Give Visitors Today A WonderFul Scenic Backdrop ....JPG")
%20...%20For%20Their%20Visit%20To%20Calico%20Ghost%20Town%20(Which%20We%20Choose%20to%20do%20so%20on%20The%20Day%20of%20Christmas%20Eve).JPG "g) ... For Their Visit To Calico Ghost Town (Which We Choose to do so on The Day of Christmas Eve).JPG")
%20Today%2C%20Calico%20is%20One%20of%20the%20Few%20Remaining%20Original%20Mining%20Towns%20of%20the%20Western%20United%20States.JPG "h) Today, Calico is One of the Few Remaining Original Mining Towns of the Western United States.JPG")
%20Nearly%20129%20Years%20Ago%2C%20The%20Town%20of%20Calico%20was%20Bustling%20With%20Prospectors%20Searching%20For%20Its%20Mineral%20Riches.JPG "i) Nearly 129 Years Ago, The Town of Calico was Bustling With Prospectors Searching For Its Mineral Riches.JPG")
%20Silver%20was%20King%20here%20and%20the%20Calico%20Mining%20District%20Became%20One%20of%20the%20Richest%20of%20the%20State.JPG "j) Silver was King here and the Calico Mining District Became One of the Richest of the State.JPG")
%20Born%20in%20March%2C%201881%2C%20Calico%20Could%20Boast%20Boomtown%20Status%2C%20Producing%20%2486%20Million%20in%20Silver%20and%20%2445%20Million%20in%20Borax.JPG "k) Born in March, 1881, Calico Could Boast Boomtown Status, Producing $86 Million in Silver and $45 Million in Borax.JPG")
%20A%20Town%20Population%20of%201200%20With%2022%20Saloons%2C%20China%20Town%20and%20a%20Red%20Light%20District.JPG "l) A Town Population of 1200 With 22 Saloons, China Town and a Red Light District.JPG")
%20Over%20500%20Mines%20were%20the%20Engines%20That%20Drove%20Calico's%20Great%20Wealth%20Between%20the%20Years%20of%201881%20and%201907.JPG "m) Over 500 Mines were the Engines That Drove Calico's Great Wealth Between the Years of 1881 and 1907.JPG")
%20Like%20Most%20Towns%20of%20the%20Early%20West%2C%20When%20The%20Price%20of%20Silver%20Dropped%2C%20Calico%20Became%20a%20Ghost%20of%20Its%20Former%20Self.JPG "n) Like Most Towns of the Early West, When The Price of Silver Dropped, Calico Became a Ghost of Its Former Self.JPG")
%20Mr.%20Walter%20Knott%2C%20Founder%20of%20Knott's%20Berry%20Farm%20(Anaheim)%2C%20Donated%20Calico%20to%20San%20Bernardino%20County%20in%20Nov%201966.JPG "o) Mr. Walter Knott, Founder of Knott's Berry Farm (Anaheim), Donated Calico to San Bernardino County in Nov 1966.JPG")
%20Steam%20Fire%20Engine%20Used%20In%20Los%20Angeles%20From%201889%20to%201991.JPG "p) Steam Fire Engine Used In Los Angeles From 1889 to 1991.JPG")
%20Vehicle%20That%20Could%20Have%20Been%20Used%20by%20the%20People%20of%20Old%20Calico%20in%201880-1890%20or%20in%20Nearby%20Towns%20in%20Same%20Time%20Period.JPG "q) Vehicle That Could Have Been Used by the People of Old Calico in 1880-1890 or in Nearby Towns in Same Time Period.JPG")
%20A%20Resident%20of%20Old%20Calico%20-%20Lucy%20Lane.jpg "r) A Resident of Old Calico - Lucy Lane.jpg")
%20The%20Lane%20Family%20That%20Lived%20Here%20from%20the%201920s%20to%20the%201960s.JPG "s) The Lane Family That Lived Here from the 1920s to the 1960s.JPG")
%20GhostTown%20-%20A%20Town%20Meant%20For%20Settlement%20But%20No%20Longer%20Keeps%20People%20In%20The%20Community.JPG "t) GhostTown - A Town Meant For Settlement But No Longer Keeps People In The Community.JPG")
%20But%20Artifacts%20Do%20Remain%20And%20Speak%20For%20The%20Long%20Gone%20Souls%20(Lucy%20Lane's%20House%20is%20One%20of%20the%205%20Original%20Buildings).JPG "u) But Artifacts Do Remain And Speak For The Long Gone Souls (Lucy Lane's House is One of the 5 Original Buildings).JPG")
%20Getting%20a%20Feeling%20and%20Closer%20Look%20of%20the%20Mines%20-%20Climbing%20Up%20the%20Hills%20(With%20Caution%20Of%20Course%20-%20Hiking%20Trail).JPG "v) Getting a Feeling and Closer Look of the Mines - Climbing Up the Hills (With Caution Of Course - Hiking Trail).JPG")
%20In%20the%20Mojave%20Desert%20of%201888%20....JPG "w) In the Mojave Desert of 1888 ....JPG")
%20The%20Rich%20Silver%20Deposits%20at%20Calico%20Turned%20the%20Town%20%2B%20the%20ShippingCenter%20of%20Daggett%20to%20be%20Hubs%20of%20Activity.JPG "x) The Rich Silver Deposits at Calico Turned the Town + the ShippingCenter of Daggett to be Hubs of Activity.JPG")
%20The%20Completion%20of%20the%20Atlantic%20%2B%20Pacific%20Railroad%20Brought%20Timber%20For%20the%20Mines%20and%20Coal%20For%20the%20Stamp%20Mills.JPG "y) The Completion of the Atlantic + Pacific Railroad Brought Timber For the Mines and Coal For the Stamp Mills.JPG")
%20Later%20Narrow-Gauge%20Railroads%20Hauled%20Ore%20and%20Borax%20Minerals%20From%20Calico%2BNearby%20Mines%20to%20the%20Mills%20in%20the%20Area.JPG "z) Later Narrow-Gauge Railroads Hauled Ore and Borax Minerals From Calico+Nearby Mines to the Mills in the Area.JPG")
%20The%20Decline%20of%20the%20Price%20of%20Silver%20Brought%20Silver%20Mining%20to%20a%20Halt%20at%20Calico%20by%201896.JPG "za) The Decline of the Price of Silver Brought Silver Mining to a Halt at Calico by 1896.JPG")
%20In%20About%2015%20Years%2C%20the%20Mines%20in%20the%20Calico%20Mountains%20Yielded%20Ore%20Worth%20Between%20%2413-20%20Million%20Dollars.JPG "zb) In About 15 Years, the Mines in the Calico Mountains Yielded Ore Worth Between $13-20 Million Dollars.JPG")
%20This%20Excursion%20Train%20is%20Reminiscent%20of%20the%20Narrow-Gauge%20Rail%20Systems%20Used%20at%20Calico%20Inside%2BOutside%20the%20Mines.JPG "zc) This Excursion Train is Reminiscent of the Narrow-Gauge Rail Systems Used at Calico Inside+Outside the Mines.JPG")
%20In%20Pliocene%20and%20Pleistocene%20Times.JPG "zd) In Pliocene and Pleistocene Times.JPG")
%20(So%2C%20in%20the%20Tertiary%20and%20Quaternary%20Period%20of%20the%20Cenozoic%20Era).JPG "ze) (So, in the Tertiary and Quaternary Period of the Cenozoic Era).JPG")
%20The%20Silver%20Ore%20was%20Concentrated%20by%20Ground%20Water%20and%20Deposited%20Along%20Veins%20and%20in%20Porous%20Rocks%20...JPG "zf) The Silver Ore was Concentrated by Ground Water and Deposited Along Veins and in Porous Rocks ...JPG")
%20...%20where%20it%20was%20Discovered%20By%20Prospectors%20in%20the%201880s.JPG "zg) ... where it was Discovered By Prospectors in the 1880s.JPG")
%20Look%20Who%20is%20There%20.....JPG "zh) Look Who is There .....JPG")
%20The%20Cranky%20Employee%20Who%20Expressed%20his%20Disapproval%20About%20Having%20To%20Work%20On%20The%20Day%20of%20Christmas%20Eve.JPG "zi) The Cranky Employee Who Expressed his Disapproval About Having To Work On The Day of Christmas Eve.JPG")
%20(MOVIE)Well%2C%20Glad%20his%20Shift%20is%20On!%20Cute%2BInformative%20Short%20Train%20MineTour.jpg "zj) (MOVIE)Well, Glad his Shift is On! Cute+Informative Short Train MineTour.jpg")
%20The%20Richest%20Deposits%20were%20near%20the%20Surface%20where%20Silver%20Chloride%20was%20Concentrated%20in%20Secondary%20Deposits.JPG "zk) The Richest Deposits were near the Surface where Silver Chloride was Concentrated in Secondary Deposits.JPG")
%20The%20Mine%20Workings%20Reflect%20Both%20the%20Quality%20of%20the%20Ore%20and%20the%20Ability%20of%20the%20Miners.JPG "zl) The Mine Workings Reflect Both the Quality of the Ore and the Ability of the Miners.JPG")
%20Molton%20Igneous%20(Volcanic)%20Rock%20Formed%20Granite%20in%20Late%20Mesozoic%20Times%2C%20100%20Million%20Years%20Ago%20.JPG "zm) Molton Igneous (Volcanic) Rock Formed Granite in Late Mesozoic Times, 100 Million Years Ago .JPG")
%20Just%20To%20Use%20As%20a%20Reference%20Again%20%3B-).JPG "zn) Just To Use As a Reference Again ;-).JPG")
%20The%20Eroded%20Surface%20of%20this%20Granite%20Was%20Covered%20By%20Lake%20Sediments%20Approximately%2015%20Million%20Years%20Ago.JPG "zo) The Eroded Surface of this Granite Was Covered By Lake Sediments Approximately 15 Million Years Ago.JPG")
%20Miocene%20(Fourth%20Epoch%20of%20the%20Tertiary%20Period)%20Igneous%20(Volcanic)%20Intrusions%20Broke%20Up%20the%20Stratified%20Sediments%20...JPG "zp) Miocene (Fourth Epoch of the Tertiary Period) Igneous (Volcanic) Intrusions Broke Up the Stratified Sediments ...JPG")
%20%20..%20and%20Deposited%20the%20Silver%20Ore%20in%20the%20Calico%20Mountains%20..JPG "zq) .. and Deposited the Silver Ore in the Calico Mountains ..JPG")
%20The%20Final%20Process%20-%20Gradual%20Uplifting%20of%20the%20Range%20by%20the%20Activities%20of%20Calico%20Fault%20(Runs%20S.E.%20-%20N.W.%20through%20Calico).JPG "zr) The Final Process - Gradual Uplifting of the Range by the Activities of Calico Fault (Runs S.E. - N.W. through Calico).JPG")
%20Fast%20Forward%20Up%20Until%20129%20Years%20Ago%2C%20March%201881.JPG "zs) Fast Forward Up Until 129 Years Ago, March 1881.JPG")
%20Small%20Tunnels%20...%20.JPG "zt) Small Tunnels ... .JPG")
%20...%20Connecting%20Rooms%20....JPG "zu) ... Connecting Rooms ....JPG")
%20Indicate%20that%20Miners%20Were%20Removing%20High%20Grad%20Ore%20and%20Ignoring%20The%20Low%20Grade.JPG "zv) Indicate that Miners Were Removing High Grad Ore and Ignoring The Low Grade.JPG")
%20Systematic%20Ore%20Removal%20at%20the%20Silver%20King%20Mine%20....JPG "zw) Systematic Ore Removal at the Silver King Mine ....JPG")
%20...%20Developed%20Deep%20Shafts%20to%20Reach%20Even%20the%20Low%20Grade%20Ore.JPG "zx) ... Developed Deep Shafts to Reach Even the Low Grade Ore.JPG")
%20The%20WaterLoo%20Mine%20(W%20of%20Town)%20Shipped%20a%20Mixture%20of%20Low%20Grade%2BHigh%20Grade%20Ores.JPG "zy) The WaterLoo Mine (W of Town) Shipped a Mixture of Low Grade+High Grade Ores.JPG")
%20..%20and%20Stayed%20in%20Production%20Longer%20Than%20the%20Other%20Silver%20Mines%20in%20the%20District.JPG "zz) .. and Stayed in Production Longer Than the Other Silver Mines in the District.JPG")
%20The%20Good%20Old%20Glory%20Days%20%3B-).JPG "zza) The Good Old Glory Days ;-).JPG")
%20Though%20Calico%20Is%20No%20Longer%20a%20Crumbling%20Ghost%20Town%20(Thanks%20to%20Walter%20Knott).JPG "zzb) Though Calico Is No Longer a Crumbling Ghost Town (Thanks to Walter Knott).JPG")
%20It%20Most%20Definitely%20Gives%20The%20Visitor%20a%20Feel%20of%20What%20Life%20Might%20Have%20Been%20Like%20During%20Those%20Old%20Mining%20Days...JPG "zzc) It Most Definitely Gives The Visitor a Feel of What Life Might Have Been Like During Those Old Mining Days...JPG")
%20Dave%2C%20the%20Miner%20..%20%3B-).JPG "zzd) Dave, the Miner .. ;-).JPG")
%20Right%20..%20Wrong%20Way%20(End%20of%20Trail).JPG "zze) Right .. Wrong Way (End of Trail).JPG")
%20Christmas%20Eve%2C%20The%20Day%20to%20Visit%20Calico!%20Not%20Crowded%20At%20All%20-%20Very%20Pleasant%20%3B-).JPG "zzf) Christmas Eve, The Day to Visit Calico! Not Crowded At All - Very Pleasant ;-).JPG")
%20Funny%20%3B-).JPG "zzg) Funny ;-).JPG")
%20After%20Exploring%20Some%20Cute%20GiftStores%20(BookMarks!)%2C%20It%20Was%20Time%20To%20Go.JPG "zzh) After Exploring Some Cute GiftStores (BookMarks!), It Was Time To Go.JPG")
%20Driving%20to%20Furnace%20Creek%20(DeathValley)%20-%2015%20E%2C%20then%20127%20N%20(Little%20Did%20we%20Know%20How%20Deserted%20that%20Road%20is%20at%20Night%20%3B-).JPG "zzi) Driving to Furnace Creek (DeathValley) - 15 E, then 127 N (Little Did we Know How Deserted that Road is at Night ;-).JPG")
%20Checking%20%2B%20Settling%20In%20(Cute%20Cabin)%20-%20Then%20Nice%20Dinner%20%40%20Wrangler%20Steakhouse%20%2B%20More%20Drinks%20at%20Corkscrew%20Saloon%20%3B-).JPG "zzj) Checking + Settling In (Cute Cabin) - Then Nice Dinner @ Wrangler Steakhouse + More Drinks at Corkscrew Saloon ;-).JPG")