Little Fox, amateur archeologist

Hello Blog Pals,
Welcome to another episode of Little Fox, amateur archeologist.  Today, I a exploring an old community called Jawbone Flats.  It was a logging operation in the 1930s and logged a few logs in it's day.  The operation stalled when two trucks full of logs fell off the road into a canyon. I wonder if this is where the accident happened?

This looks like an old mine.  I wish I knew, I would have brought a flashlight.  I asked my roommates if I could use the flashlight on their cell phone and they both said "no".  Phooey.

As I wandered around the trail I saw reminders of the old logging operations. 

These gears came off the USS Oregon, which was scrapped for Iron.  I few things got left over for the loggers to use.

This is an old looking railroad track. 

As the hike continued I knew I was supposed to be on the lookout for an Opal pool.  

Nope, but the wild rhodies are blooming.

Long trail ahead.

Aha, this must be it!  Let me make a note in my archeology notebook. 

Well, this is intersting.  I came across an old ghost town.  Looks like a mining town.  

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Aha, the name of this old town is Jawbone Flats.  Jawbone Flats was a company mining town for about 140 years.  Mining everything from zinc to gold.  In 1992 mining ceased and it quickly became a ghost town. 

More mining equipment, I wonder which level makes this train run? 

An old stove, I wonder what kind of food was cooked on it.  Probably biscuits and bread.

Some sort of oven built into the ground.  Part of the mining I guess.

I might need a tetanus shot after this trip.

Hmm, I wonder when this truck was last in use?

Well, an interesting chapter for me, Little Fox, amateur archeologist.  Jawbone Flats is now a nature retreat.  A few cabins are available and in the $300 range to rent for a night.  A tad too much for this little fox.

This looks like a good place to update my archeology journal.  I wonder if the museum is interested in having me explore more of the area?