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11/03/2021
The Grand Gulch Mine was a copper mine started in the early 1870’s by Samuel L. Adams and Richard Bentley, both from St. George, Utah. The road to the mine from St. George is about 80+ miles through the Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument and four wheel drive is recommended. Today, you can see two Euclid dump trucks that were used to carry ore along with a few scattered buildings, the smelter and an outhouse. The difficulty to reach the mine is mostly what kept it so well preserved. It is owned by the Bureau of Land Management and is a cultural heritage sight. Be sure to sign the guest book if you get a chance to visit. Just make sure to bring plenty of fuel and water.
There’s a lot of history in the Estrella Mountains. One of the stories I am working on involves murder and a wagon load of Spanish gold that’s never been recovered. I’ll post the story soon. Until then, here’s one of the trips I took for work in the Estrellas.
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