Death Valley Ghost Towns Volume 2 Guidebook
Continue exploring the forgotten settlements of the American West with Death Valley Ghost Towns Volume 2. This oversized, illustrated guide examines historic mining camps located in Death Valley and the rugged desert country immediately to the west.
Discover the stories behind Skidoo, Panamint City, Old Stovepipe Wells, Cerro Gordo, Darwin, Cartago, and other communities created during the region’s colorful mining era. Historical accounts and old-time photographs reveal what these remote settlements looked like when prospectors, miners, merchants, and railroad workers called them home.
In addition to its coverage of individual ghost towns, Volume 2 includes essays about the life of the prospector, the Tonopah & Tidewater Railroad, and practical desert-driving considerations.
Featured Ghost Towns and Mining Camps
Features
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Historical profiles of Death Valley ghost towns
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Covers mining camps west of Death Valley
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Illustrated with old-time photographs
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Essay about the lives of Western prospectors
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History of the Tonopah & Tidewater Railroad
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Helpful desert-driving information
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Large format for easier reading and photograph viewing
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Full-color cover
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Excellent companion to Death Valley Ghost Towns Volume 1
Explore Death Valley’s Mining Heritage
The mountains and deserts surrounding Death Valley attracted generations of prospectors searching for gold, silver, lead, borax, and other valuable minerals. Their discoveries produced camps and communities in some of the harshest terrain in North America. Some survived for years, while others disappeared almost as quickly as they were established.
Volume 2 preserves part of that history through photographs and concise accounts of the settlements, transportation routes, and people connected to the region’s mining industry.
A Useful Guide for Treasure Hunters
Historic ghost-town information can help researchers identify where miners lived, where businesses operated, and how people traveled between camps. This makes the guide an interesting resource for metal detectorists, gold prospectors, rockhounds, bottle collectors, and Old West history enthusiasts.
Many locations within Death Valley National Park are federally protected, and collecting artifacts or using a metal detector is generally prohibited. Other sites may be privately owned or located on active mining claims. Always verify land ownership, secure permission, and follow current regulations before exploring or searching any location.
Specifications
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Title: Death Valley Ghost Towns Volume 2
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Author: Stanley W. Paher
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Format: Oversized illustrated softcover guidebook
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Pages: 32
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Dimensions: Approximately 12" H × 9" W × 0.09" D
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Weight: Approximately 0.29 lb.
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Cover: Full color
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Interior: Historical text and old-time photographs
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Language: English
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Subject: Death Valley ghost towns, mining camps, prospectors, railroads, and Western history
Ideal For
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Ghost-town explorers
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Metal detectorists and treasure hunters
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Gold prospectors and rockhounds
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Death Valley visitors
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Railroad-history enthusiasts
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Mining-history researchers
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Desert travelers and photographers
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Collectors of Western history books
Explore the mining camps, prospectors, and transportation routes that helped shape the Death Valley region with Death Valley Ghost Towns Volume 2.
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32 pp., 9 x 12, Old-time photographs, Mining camps of Death Valley - Skidoo, Panamint City, and Old Stovepipe Wells- are joined by those immediately to the west, including Cerro Gordo, Darwin and Cartago. There are essays on the prospector, the Tonopah & Tidewater Railroad and desert driving hints. Color cover.
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