Mining was responsible for much of
the early development in Death Valley. |
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The beehive kilns at Wildrose
Canyon in the Panamint Range were constructed in the 1870s to provide
charcoal for smelting at lead and silver mines some 25 miles away, but
were only used for a few years.
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Harmony Borax Works near Furnace
Creek, operated for five years in the 1880s. |
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The pipeline ran from the
Panamint Range to the milling plant at Skidoo Mine, a gold mine which
operated from 1906-1917.
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The Cashier Mill at the Eureka
Mine, a shack at Aguereberry Camp, and remains of a car nearby.
Pete Aguereberry worked the area for forty years through to 1945.
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