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CarlosAK
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Conception Mine Pics
Being a newbie I wanted to learn how to properly post pics to the site. Using David K's instructions and working off my Ipad here are a few pics I
took out at the old Conception Mine last winter. Thank you David K
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bacquito
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Thanks, good photos. Where is Conception Mine?
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Mula
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Out on the Point of the Peninsula.
Was Active during WWII.
I heard at some point 7.000 people worked out there.
Great Photos, Carlos . . . . How did you get there - 4 wheelie, boat, hike, camp???
We go every May to camp out there for 3 or 4 days. Hot.
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David K
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Oh, thank you Carlos!
The Punta Concepcion mine has interested me since I read about it in Jim Hunter's 'Offbeat Baja' (1977). What I was wondering was why didn't Erle
Stanley Gardner mention it in his 1967 'Off the Beaten Track in Baja' after he extensively explored the Concepcion peninsula.
I still hope to get out there... it just that there still is so much Baja, and so little time!
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David K
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More on the mine...
From Pompano, with map pointing it out and photos from the sea: http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=71228
More...
| Quote: | Originally posted by rockman
There are several references to the Gavilan mine which produced manganese (not magnesium) for the US war effort during WWII. At that time, more than
6,000 people worked at the mine. It was operated by a Mexican subsidiary of the Homestake Mining Co. Lessened post-war demand diminished the
output, and the mine closed when a hurricane devistated much of the infrastucture in 1946. Although many of the foundations and concrete floors still
survive, all of the equipment was salvaged and moved to other operations. The ore consisted of veins of pyrolusite, traces of which can still be
picked up. There are great campsites, but the drive from the west side of the peninsula to the east can be quite challenging. High clearance is
mandatory.
Best References:
Baja Explorer magazine (Later called Baja Life), Nov-Dec, 1991. Article by Bob Vinton.
Manganese on Punta Concepcion, by James Noble, Calif Inst of Tech, in Economic Geology, v45#8, Dec, 1950. |
Here is the magazine cover, followed by the 4 pages of the article by Baja Bob (Bicycle Bob) Vinton!
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bajacalifornian
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Nice Carlos! You're at the top of the class with your posted images. Thank You!
American by birth, Mexican by choice.
Signature addendum: Danish physicist — Niels Bohr — who said, “The opposite of one profound truth may very well be another profound truth.
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CarlosAK
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Mula, I went out to the mine by boat. I did travel out to the rock paintings this year though. The road (if you call it that) was way worse than it
was two years previous. The rain storms of last year played havoc.
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bajacalifornian
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Carlos, are you talking about the paintings about half way up the bay on the east side . . . up the canyon? Lots of fish pictures?
American by birth, Mexican by choice.
Signature addendum: Danish physicist — Niels Bohr — who said, “The opposite of one profound truth may very well be another profound truth.
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Mulegena
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Mula
Out on the Point of the Peninsula.
Was Active during WWII.
I heard at some point 7.000 people worked out there.
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I think one of my husband's younger brothers was born out there in the 1970s. I'll ask the family and will
edit this post.
And yes, nice photos.
Such a pretty place. Good scuba diving out there, too.
"Raise your words, not your voice. It's rain that grows flowers, not thunder." ~Rumi
"It's the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." ~ Aristotle
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Vince
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We use that mine as a land mark for fishing spots, works well.
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Mula
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Carlos,
And a lot of the painting have fallen down in the last 5 to 8 years.
I want to take my mules out there and go to the mine.
Yes, Mulegena - any current info would be great. It is a fascinating place.
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Vince
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In about 1962 my brother and I with a few friends sailed from San Carlos to Conception Bay in a 23 foot sailboat named El Cuate. One of the places we
visited an abandoned rancho that sounds like El Salto, described by Bob Vinton in Baja Explorer article above. All the furniture was made with raw
hide and there was a corral for cattle. There were still a few cattle roaming around. We heard later from the owner of Las Casitas, where we were
staying in Mulege, that the family all died of tuberculosis a few months before. The nearby canyon was very beautiful with fresh water and a few
petroglyphs. One of these day's I'll go back to El Salto and that canyon.
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StuckSucks
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Is this it? Google Maps
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dtbushpilot
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Me and ged had a fun ride out there a few years ago, here's the trip report:
For some reason it comes up at the bottom of the report, you need to scroll to the top.
http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=51730#pid6038...
[Edited on 8-28-2014 by dtbushpilot]
"Life is tough".....It's even tougher if you're stupid.....
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Mula
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There was - a couple of years ago - a family from Mulege acitvely residing in El Salto and trying to operate a fledging cattle herd. Nothing there
this spring when we were there.
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CarlosAK
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bajacalfornian; yes,those are the paintings. Lots of fish and turtles, a few whales. I've hiked up the canyon a few times. Beautiful!
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chuckie
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Great report...Thanks...havnt been there in years.....Maybe will take a quad over in a boat from Mulege this year (concession to old age)....
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by StuckSucks
Is this it? Google Maps |
Yes
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David K
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Remove the #pid... so the link looks like this: http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=51730
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Mulegena
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| Quote: | Originally posted by chuckie
Great report...Thanks...havnt been there in years.....Maybe will take a quad over in a boat from Mulege this year (concession to old age)....
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I'm ridin' shotgun, Chuckie!!
You opened your mouth and I'm just sayin'!!
"Raise your words, not your voice. It's rain that grows flowers, not thunder." ~Rumi
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