Engels Mine Traditional Cache
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This was a spur of the moment cache. I was going to Greenville from Antelope Lake and I saw this building and Mine. There was no cache near by so Now there is. It is a micro with a log and a GW for the FTF.
There is lots of history in this area and this was a big portion of it.
During the 1920’s and 1930’s, Plumas County was number one in state copper production. Engle Mine on Lights Creek in northern Indian Valley produced $25 million over its lifetime. And, Walker Mine, 15-miles south, put out $23 million. Jack and James Ford discovered copper outcroppings above the North Arm of Indian Valley during the Civil War, while others found similar deposits along Genesee Valley’s Ward Creek. The Chapman brothers, at their primitive smelter in Genesee Valley, further processed the rich, naturally concentrated metal. During more than 15 years of operations, Engle Mine yielded 117 million pounds of copper, along with substantial amounts in gold and silver.
In Plumas County during the 1900’s, gold was the lure for miners and copper was the bread and butter of the mineral industry. Now, little is left to be seen of these massive efforts. Secluded rock piles and overgrown hillside scars are pretty much all that remains.
If you travel up the river from Taylorsville past the Engel MIne you will see these "rock piles" along the river. This is a beautiful river valley, there are even a blow sand dunes in this area. This cache will not be available during the winter/snowy months.
Additional Hints
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