Down the creek from the cabin about 6 miles lies the old Timbaba Mining Company wash station, this unit ran on rails and was constructed in 100 foot sections so the 3/4 yard dragline could load ore into the hopper of the wash station and pull the wash plant along the creek as it needed, acording to the book of history I am reading here the mining operation started in 1933 and ran 24 hours a day (shut down in winter months) until the gooberment shut it down in 1942, and here it sets nuttin has changed . I have a pic of the large trommel inside that the hopper feed, the trommel had 1" diameter holes that all the fines setteled out in then down to riffelboxes where the gold settled out in, alot of water was used to make this work, the gold was picked up every 10 days from the riffel boxes where they would use mercury to attract all the placer gold into ***** , then the mercury was heated and this seperated the mercury from the gold, it has been documented of 35,000 ounces of gold was turned in from this wash plant over the years........interesting eh

 

I found an old indian sweat lodge too............jam bout 6 injuns in there and lite it on fire then see which one is the toughest heheheheeee...........ifin its too hot get out of the TEEPEE

 

 

Sure do wish we could have made our trip out there back in July. Would have been great to say howdy in person and put away a beer or two while sitting on the back porch. At least that's what I'd be doing every evening if it was my spread! Maybe someday.

 

A very narley tree !!!!

 

The cabin sportin its new stain job, new windows and painted up trim



and the before picture

 

check out this strange pile of rocks

 

Very nice....very, very nice....

 

looks brand new whit

 

You think there's Indian treasure under those rocks Whit?