Death Valley Ghost Towns: As They Appear Today

by Robert C. Jones

Death Valley has a fascinating mining history. Miners first passed through here in 1849 during the California gold rush, not realizing that there were vast deposits of gold and borax just waiting to be taken out of the mountains and Valley floor. By the late 19th century though, large scale gold and borax mining operations were in full swing. In the 20th century, talc mining would join borax as the two most important minerals mined in the Death Valley...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1453788638
• ISBN13: 9781453788639
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 158 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"