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Panamint and Bishop Area Mines Photo Archive, 1930s (123501)

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Mining Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 500.00 USD
Panamint and Bishop Area Mines Photo Archive, 1930s  (123501)
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This item SOLD at 2020 Dec 18 @ 09:53UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
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Fascinating archive consisting of well over 100 photos and personal documents from three mines, all apparently partially owned by the Flint family of Burbank, along with other local Los Angeles area investors. The mines: The Lotus Mine in the Panamints, aka Monte Christo or Keystone. Located by Panamint legend Carl mengel. In 1935 he sold it to the Monte Christo MC, who later that year or early 1936 sold it to the Lotus MC. Located in Goler Canyon of the Panamint Range, west of Panamint, in the old "Manson" territory. This was not a mine we looked at in the 70s-80s when we worked on mines in Jail, Happy and Surprise canyons (FH). The Lotus group built a cabin, cook house, mill and started mining. Results unknown. The archive here has 33 black and white photos of various sizes showing the operation. They interestingly ran mine track from the mine to the mill, which looks like it was at least a mile away, right down the throat of the canyon. The second group is for the Bishop Creek Mines Co. from the same period. There are 7 photos, listing it as the "Cardinal Mine". The Cardinal is near Aspendell on the east slope of the Sierra, about 10 miles west of Bishop, now a resort site.It was originally located in 1886 as the Tip Top Mine. In 1905 it became the Bishop Creek Gold Co. and later the Wilshire Bishop Creek MC (named after Wilshire, of "Wilshire Bvd" in LA). We've had stock certificates from both of these companies. The third mine the group was involved with was near Basalt, Nevada, near Montgomery Pass. There are just 2 photos from here. The lot also comes with a group of the Flint's checks and other papers.

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State: California
City: Inyo County
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