Travel
Our host here at Delia's Trailer Park is Bonnie. We're the only ones here just now, so she offered to take us in her Jeep up into the mountains south of Etzatlan to an old mining town. The El Amparo mine was one of the most successful silver mines in the state of Jalisco. The mine was originally started up in 1904, but had it's heyday between in the 1920's.
It's difficult to find all the information online, but it seems that the still productive mine was shut down around 1940 because of a combination of poor management and the unreasonable demands of the unionized miners.
All that remains are the ruins.
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Alamos, Mexico was a colonial silver mining town from 1685 until it's gradual decline in the early 1900's. At one point, there were 30,000 people living here, and in the 1920's there were only several hundred left. Many of the mansions and...
- A Little Tour Of Where We're Staying. And A Dinner Invite!
The first time we arrived in San Miguel with the motorhome, there was a hotel and RV park right on the outskirts of town. A year later, that property had been sold and shut down with big plans for development, but it now sits as just an empty lot. There...
- The Most Interesting Thing You'll See That Day.
If you visit the Gold King Mine and Ghost Town, located only a mile up the road from Jerome, Arizona, it will be without a doubt the most interesting thing you'll see that day. We had asked the owner, Don Robertson, if we could park overnight in their...
- Almost Bit Off More Than We Could Chew...
Yesterday, we had signed up for the 1:00pm shuttle that would take us to a trailhead on the Senita Basin leading to the Milton Mine and the Baker Mine at Organ Pipe National Monument. We had a trail map, and enough supplies, but I still thought it was...
- Tough Drive, But Worth It!
(Written April 2, 8:00am) We didn’t really want to leave Delia’s Trailer Park in Etzatlan. But Shermanwanted to test out his new engine battery, so eventually we got things packed up and said goodbye to Bonnie. Of course Shermanfired right up, and...
Travel
El Amparo mine and ghost town
Our host here at Delia's Trailer Park is Bonnie. We're the only ones here just now, so she offered to take us in her Jeep up into the mountains south of Etzatlan to an old mining town. The El Amparo mine was one of the most successful silver mines in the state of Jalisco. The mine was originally started up in 1904, but had it's heyday between in the 1920's.
It's difficult to find all the information online, but it seems that the still productive mine was shut down around 1940 because of a combination of poor management and the unreasonable demands of the unionized miners.
All that remains are the ruins.
Click here to read more...
- Wandering Around Alamos, Mexico
Alamos, Mexico was a colonial silver mining town from 1685 until it's gradual decline in the early 1900's. At one point, there were 30,000 people living here, and in the 1920's there were only several hundred left. Many of the mansions and...
- A Little Tour Of Where We're Staying. And A Dinner Invite!
The first time we arrived in San Miguel with the motorhome, there was a hotel and RV park right on the outskirts of town. A year later, that property had been sold and shut down with big plans for development, but it now sits as just an empty lot. There...
- The Most Interesting Thing You'll See That Day.
If you visit the Gold King Mine and Ghost Town, located only a mile up the road from Jerome, Arizona, it will be without a doubt the most interesting thing you'll see that day. We had asked the owner, Don Robertson, if we could park overnight in their...
- Almost Bit Off More Than We Could Chew...
Yesterday, we had signed up for the 1:00pm shuttle that would take us to a trailhead on the Senita Basin leading to the Milton Mine and the Baker Mine at Organ Pipe National Monument. We had a trail map, and enough supplies, but I still thought it was...
- Tough Drive, But Worth It!
(Written April 2, 8:00am) We didn’t really want to leave Delia’s Trailer Park in Etzatlan. But Shermanwanted to test out his new engine battery, so eventually we got things packed up and said goodbye to Bonnie. Of course Shermanfired right up, and...