More details to come - all plans guaranteed to change.
Dates: February 22nd-February 26th
Cost: FREE, but you will be responsible for your own food and ride down there and back! We recommend joining our Facebook page and coordinating carpool with drivers.
Mojave Underground Inc is proud to announce the date and location of our annual February trip! The February trip is an exciting time to explore mines in the warmer part of the country. Groups from all over the US are invited. This is an excellent opportunity to beat the winter blues and spend some time underground with other like minded explorers.
This is a 5-day camping trip and you are responsible for your own food and transportation.
(Wikipedia) Prospectors first located mineral resources in the area in the 1840s, including silver, gold, lead, zinc, and turquoise. Chloride was founded about 1863, but mining was not widespread until the 1870s after a treaty was signed with the Hualapai Indians. The railway from Kingman, called the Arizona and Utah Railway, was inaugurated on August 16, 1899 - the last silver spike was driven by Miss May Krider. The town eventually grew to a peak of around 5,000 inhabitants, and at one time Chloride was the county seat. By 1917 the population had fallen to 2,000, and by 1944 it was nearly a ghost town. In the 1960s the community was briefly a counterculture magnet, with Roy Purcell, once a hippie artist, leaving behind the Chloride Murals outside of town. The Chloride Murals were restored from their 1960's condition in 2006 by the same artist, now widely known for his western etchings and other art which he refined while working as a curator for the Southern Nevada Museum in Henderson, Nevada and which were sold worldwide from nearby Las Vegas, Nevada casinos and shops.
Required Gear:
Tent or other shelter
Warm Sleeping Bag
Food for lunch and snacks
Warm jacket and cold weather wear (you never know)
Helmet with mounted lights (additional handhelds ok)
Strong gloves
Sturdy hiking boots
Extra batteries/lights
Backpack to take in the mine
Snacks/Lunch/Water
First Aid Kit including sprain kit
Recommended Gear:
Coveralls
Camera
Knee pads
Rock Hammer
You must be 18 years of age or older in order to participate.
RSVP size is limited, so please do not RSVP until you are sure you will make it.
Remember, Mojave Underground DOES NOT ALLOW the use of alcohol or drugs while exploring abandoned mines. Any use of these products underground, or participants found under the influence of these while underground, will be removed from the activity and not allowed to participate with Mojave Underground in any future activity.
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