After visiting the Wyoming Mine we hiked into Marvel Canyon to explore the numerous mines located there. The first mine we visited was the Hemlock Mine, which was the largest silver producer during Panamint City’s hayday. The Hemlock was discovered around the same time as the Wyoming and was worked by the same company. It was connected to the Wyoming Mine by a wagon road where ore was shipped to the aerial tramway. The mine features tall stopes and a 300 foot long open cut where the bulk of the ore was removed. Inside the main adit we found part of a wooden ore car and some interesting carbide artwork.
The next mine we visited was the Marvel Mine. Although originally discovered in the 1870’s, this mine was not thoroughly developed until the 1940s when the American Silver Corporation dug a long adit to explore the vein. This company also reworked the Wyoming and Hemlock mines on a small scale.
The last mines featured in this video are the Little Molly and Little Chief Mines. They are located close to the mouth of Marvel Canyon. These mines exploited small pockets of high grade ore near the surface and were worked out early on during Panamint’s silver boom.
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